The Hidden Words — §90

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 90 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٦) ﴿ ای جوهر غفلت ﴾ دريغ که صد هزار لسان معنوی در لسانی ناطق و صد هزار معانی غيبی در لحنی ظاهر و لکن گوشی نه تا بشنود و قلبی نه تا حرفی بيابد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(16) O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE! Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech, and myriads of hidden mysteries are revealed in a single melody; yet, alas, there is no ear to hear, nor heart to understand.

Translation Notes

جوهر

júhr j-w-h-r → “essence”

literal: essence; essences

essence 55% substance 10% gem-like 7% gem 7% “of 3% purpose 3% essential 3% most 3% desire 3% inmost 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like gleaningsGWB §119: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: The essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: realities the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substance gleaningsGWB §100: Essences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: Gems of knowledge

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “of negligence”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 26% negligence 18% evil 3% erred 3% human 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% wayward 3% neglect 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have said gleaningsGWB §476: escape kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: that we may utterly forget the-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from Him gleaningsGWB §279: have utterly neglected

دريغ

drígh d-r-gh → “alas”

literal: withhold; withholding, regret

4 occurrences in corpus

صد

ṣd ṣ-d → “hundred”

literal: hundred

hundred 50% thousand 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §43: A thousand

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “myriads”

literal: thousand

myriad 25% thousand 25% twelve 17% myriads 17% about 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: twelve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: about a thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “tongues”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: language gleaningsGWB §464: mouths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: His voice the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tongue gleaningsGWB §40: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y → “mystic”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

spiritual 33% mystic 33% invisible 11% heavenly 11% birds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §169: My loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: mystic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

ناطق

náṭq n-ṭ-q → “utterance”

literal: speak; speaking

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: speech fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §365: is summoning kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: unloosed will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: recite

غيبی

ghíbí gh-y-b → “hidden”

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible

invisible 40% unseen 27% hidden 13% god 7% unassisted 7% inscrutable 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseen gleaningsGWB §188: things unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: in seclusion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absent the-hidden-wordsHW §90: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visible gleaningsGWB §552: backbiting

لحنی

lḥní l-ḥ-n → “melody”

literal: melody; melody/tone

voice 17% melody 17% meaning 8% manifold 8% verses 8% sweetest 8% melodies 8% sweet 8% call 8% understanding 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: meaning gleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: melodies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sweet melodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Voice the-hidden-wordsHW §85: melody gleaningsGWB §591: Voice

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: show fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §325: derived kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worship tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “yet”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered صد (ṣd), هزار (hzár), معانی (mʿání), غيبی (ghíbí), لحنی (lḥní), ظاهر (ẓáhr), لکن (lkn), گوشی (gúshí), نه (nh), بشنود (bshnúd), قلبی (qlbí), نه (nh) as “myriads, mysteries, hidden, melody, revealed, yet, ear, no, hear, heart”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however

گوشی

gúshí g-w-sh → “ear”

literal: ear

ear 40% ears 40% inner 10% hearing 5% heed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ear gleaningsGWB §142: ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: Heed gleaningsGWB §493: inner ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their ears

نه

nh n-h-y → “no”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered غيبی (ghíbí), لحنی (lḥní), ظاهر (ẓáhr), لکن (lkn), گوشی (gúshí), نه (nh), بشنود (bshnúd), قلبی (qlbí), نه (nh), حرفی (ḥrfí), بيابد (bíábd) as “hidden, melody, revealed, yet, ear, no, hear, heart, understand”