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The Hidden Words — §92

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 92 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٨) ﴿ ای اهل فردوس برين ﴾ اهل يقين را اخبار نمائيد که در فضای قدس قرب رضوان روضه جديدی ظاهر گشته و جميع اهل عالين و هياکل خلد برين طائف حول آن گشته‌اند * پس جهدی نمائيد تا بآن مقام درآئيد و حقائق اسرار عشق را از شقايقش جوئيد و جميع حکمتهای بالغه احديّه را از اثمار باقيه‌اش بيابيد * قرّت أبصار الّذين هم دخلوا فيه آمنين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(18) O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE! Proclaim unto the children of assurance that within the realms of holiness, nigh unto the celestial paradise, a new garden hath appeared, round which circle the denizens of the realm on high and the immortal dwellers of the exalted paradise. Strive, then, that ye may attain that station, that ye may unravel the mysteries of love from its wind-flowers and learn the secret of divine and consummate wisdom from its eternal fruits. Solaced are the eyes of them that enter and abide therein!

Translation Notes

ای
ʾ-y-y → “signs” Distinctive

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

اهل
ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; inhabitants; family; kin; worthy; deserving; my family; my people; my kin

فردوس
f-r-d-w-s → “IN” Distinctive

literal: paradise; garden

برين
b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: high; exalted; upper; to adorn; to arrange; to prepare; banners; standards

يقين
y-q-n → “assurance”

literal: certainty; certitude; conviction; faith

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

اخبار
kh-b-r → “All-Informed” Distinctive

literal: news; inform; informed

نمائيد
n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: to show, to display, to manifest, to exhibit; to manifest; to display; to show

که
k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

فضای
f-ḍ-w → “realms”

literal: space; expanse; void

قدس
q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

قرب
q-r-b → “nigh” Distinctive

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

رضوان
r-ḍ-w → “paradise”

literal: good-pleasure, consent, satisfaction; satisfaction; pleasure; approval; contentment

روضه
r-w-ḍ → “garden”

literal: garden; meadow; enclosed garden

جديدی
j-d-d → “new”

literal: new, novel, renewed; novelty, innovation

ظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “appeared”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

گشته
g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

جميع
j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

عالين
ʿ-l-w → “realm on high”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

هياکل
h-y-k-l → “form” Distinctive

literal: temple; body; edifice; structure

خلد
kh-l-d

literal: eternity, immortality, permanence

طائف
ṭ-w-f → “circle”

literal: the letter Ṭá; refers to Ṭihrán (also spelled Ṭehran)

حول
ḥ-w-l → “round”

literal: states; conditions; circumstances; situations; affairs

آن
ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

پس
p-s → “From”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

جهدی
j-h-d → “Strive” Distinctive

literal: effort; striving; exertion; endeavor

تا
t-y-y → “so that”

literal: so that/until

بآن
ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: that; indeed; moment

مقام
q-w-m → “station”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

درآئيد
ʾ-y-d → “assist” Distinctive

literal: to enter; to admit; to bring in

حقائق
ḥ-q-q → “truth” Distinctive

literal: truth; right; that which is true or just

اسرار
s-r-r → “secret”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

عشق
ʿ-sh-q → “love”

literal: love, passion, ardor

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

شقايقش
sh-q-q → “discord” Distinctive

literal: split; hardship; discord

جوئيد
j-s-t → “have clung” Distinctive

literal: seek; sought; to seek

حکمتهای
ḥ-k-m

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

بالغه
b-l-gh → “consummate”

literal: to reach; to attain; to deliver; to proclaim

احديّه
ʾ-ḥ-d → “divine” Distinctive

literal: oneness; uniqueness; absolute unity; singularity of God

اثمار
th-m-r → “fruits”

literal: fruit; the fruit

باقيه‌اش
b-q-y → “eternal”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

بيابيد
y-ʾ-f-t → “inhale”

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

قرّت
q-r-r → “acknowledged” Distinctive

literal: coolness; comfort; delight; comfort of the eye

أبصار
b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

الّذين
l-dh-y → “that”

literal: those who; the ones who (relative pronoun)

هم
h-m-m → “endeavor” Distinctive

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

دخلوا
d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: to enter; to admit; to bring in

فيه
f-y → “in” Distinctive

literal: alas; woe; oh

آمنين
ʾ-m-n

literal: faith; believe; trustworthy

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words

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