The Hidden Words — §89
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 89 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(١٥) ﴿ ای پسر روح ﴾
وقتی آيد که بلبل قدس معنوی از بيان اسرار معانی ممنوع شود و جميع از نغمه رحمانی و ندای سبحانی ممنوع گرديد*
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(15) O SON OF SPIRIT!
The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness will no longer unfold the inner mysteries and ye will all be bereft of the celestial melody and of the voice from on high.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How verygleaningsGWB §168: Sonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifoldthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDRENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: help Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of
nightingales 50% nightingale 50%
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §330: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctifygleaningsGWB §651: His Presence
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), وقتی (wqtí), آيد (áyd), بلبل (blbl), قدس (qds), معنوی (mʿnúy), از (iz), بيان (bíán), اسرار (isrár), معانی (mʿání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ) as “OF SPIRIT, The time, cometh, the nightingale, of holiness, unfold, the inner mysteries, no longer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: through the gracefire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §29: bestowed upon me Thy bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of heavenly delightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered وقتی (wqtí), آيد (áyd), بلبل (blbl), قدس (qds), معنوی (mʿnúy), از (iz), بيان (bíán), اسرار (isrár), معانی (mʿání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ) as “The time, cometh, the nightingale, of holiness, unfold, the inner mysteries, no longer”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “bayán”, “words” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §358: hath been saidkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: before all that are inthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: secretlygleaningsGWB §67: privatelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh andwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Rejoicest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Withholdertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not hinder
SE expanded to “ye will all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of allgleaningsGWB §72: The whole human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: the accents of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §210: ceaseless strains the melody
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-merciful”, “heavenly” (23 occurrences)
divine 20% all-merciful 13% heavenly 13% mercy 13% irrefutable 7% eternal 7% glory 7% breath 7% celestial 7% god 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §27: declarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: proclaimethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and saying
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-glorious”, “kindness” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Unto Thee be praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exalted
SE rendered رحمانی (rḥmání), ندای (ndáy), سبحانی (sbḥání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), گرديد* (grdíd*) as “celestial, voice, from on high, be bereft”
