The Hidden Words — §98

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 98 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٣) ﴿ ای اهل ديار عشق ﴾ شمع باقی را ارياح فانی احاطه نموده و جمال غلام روحانی در غبار تيره ظلمانی مستور مانده * سلطان سلاطين عشق در دست رعايای ظلم مظلوم و حمامه قدسی در دست جغدان گرفتار * جميع اهل سرادق ابهی و ملأ اعلی نوحه و ندبه مينمايند و شما در کمال راحت در ارض غفلت اقامت نموده‌ايد و خود را هم از دوستان خالص محسوب داشته‌ايد * فباطل ما أنتم تظنّون *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(23) O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle, and the beauty of the celestial Youth is veiled in the darkness of dust. The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. The dwellers in the pavilion of glory and the celestial concourse bewail and lament, while ye repose in the realm of negligence, and esteem yourselves as of the true friends. How vain are your imaginings!

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “dwellers”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people gleaningsGWB §556: the jeweler kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: detached prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people

ديار

díár d-w-r → “far” Distinctive

literal: far; lands

This form usually rendered as “land”, “countries”, “cities” (16 occurrences)

land 27% countries 18% cities 18% lands 9% would 9% habitation 9% city 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Constantinople gleaningsGWB §335: away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: their homes the-hidden-wordsHW §98: CITY will-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of cities gleaningsGWB §288: far

عشق

ʿshq ʿ-sh-q → “love”

literal: lover; love; lovers

love 94% passionate 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: true lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the lover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers gleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion

شمع

shmʿ sh-m-ʿ → “candle”

literal: candle

6 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §121: the candle the-hidden-wordsHW §98: candle

ارياح

iríáḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual

This form usually rendered as “winds”, “gentle”, “breezes” (33 occurrences)

winds 48% gentle 15% breezes 7% wind 7% contrary 4% tempest 4% breath 4% gales 4% subjected 4% tempests 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §233: sweet savors kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: lie down to rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §9: peace

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illumination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: encompass the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), باقی (báqí), ارياح (iríáḥ), فانی (fání), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), جمال (jmál), غلام (ghlám), روحانی (rúḥání), غبار (ghbár) as “candle, everlasting, blasts, Mortal, beset, beauty, Youth, celestial, dust”

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: revealed gleaningsGWB §312: actuated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: have imagined the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: said gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder

غلام

ghlám gh-l-m → “youth”

literal: youth; servant; youth, boy

youth 74% officers 5% mine 5% celestial 5% servant 5% such 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youth fire-tabletFire §36: This gleaningsGWB §135: of the Youth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a man epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both men gleaningsGWB §191: mine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers

غبار

ghbár gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; with-dust

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §493: dust of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: have caused fire-tabletFire §30: the gleaningsGWB §74: The dust gleaningsGWB §173: clouds gleaningsGWB §677: dust of vain desires

تيره

tírh t-y-r → “obscured”

literal: dark

obscured 17% dark 17% gloom 17% dust 17% darkness 17% dart 17%

gleaningsGWB §680: gloom the-hidden-wordsHW §149: darkness will-and-testamentW&T §3: dart gleaningsGWB §121: obscured gleaningsGWB §44: dark gleaningsGWB §680: dust

ظلمانی

ẓlmání ẓ-l-m → “darkness”

literal: darkness

darkness 27% dark 27% pitch-black 9% abject 9% darkened 9% obscure 9% gloom 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darkness fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §419: wronged, this oppressed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darkness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: transgress the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: for their cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: made by them to

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “veiled” Distinctive

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

This form usually rendered as “hidden”, “concealed”, “hid” (64 occurrences)

hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Veil fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §135: of concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: in tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: may conceal

مانده

mándh m-ʾ-n

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered غبار (ghbár), تيره (tírh), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), مستور (mstúr), مانده (mándh), سلطان (slṭán), سلاطين (sláṭín), عشق (ʿshq), دست (dst) as “dust, darkness, veiled, chief, monarchs, love, talons”

postponed 17% left 17% strayed 17% endure 17% have 17% knowledge 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: remain gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: endure the-hidden-wordsHW §122: kept will-and-testamentW&T §5: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: leaveth no gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: remained

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers gleaningsGWB §40: King in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings

دست

dst d-s-t → “hand”

literal: hand; hands; to hand

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the hands gleaningsGWB §312: unto their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: into the grasp the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §9: fall into alien hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hand gleaningsGWB §624: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: hands!”

رعايای

rʿáyáy r-ʿ-y → “subjects” Distinctive

literal: subjects

This form usually rendered as “people” (1 occurrences)

subjects 29% shepherds 12% shepherd 12% peoples 12% habitations 6% mere 6% reverence 6% every 6% beneath 6% show 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitations gleaningsGWB §511: every people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subject the-hidden-wordsHW §98: people will-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: shepherds gleaningsGWB §519: those beneath you will-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonoured

حمامه

ḥmámh ḥ-m-m → “dove”

literal: dove; doves

dove 33% bird 33% mystic 17% immortal 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Doves gleaningsGWB §82: a black smoke kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Bird of Eternity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the hour gleaningsGWB §168: certain doves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: immortal Bird epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Dove gleaningsGWB §240: or help

قدسی

qdsí q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

holiness 48% holy 24% manifestations 5% sanctified 5% glory 5% sacred 5% sanctifying 2% heaven 2% earthly 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge gleaningsGWB §546: is exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §120: pure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy gleaningsGWB §635: most blessed

جغدان

jghdán j-gh-d → “owls”

literal: owls

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §98: owls

گرفتار

grftár g-r-f-t-ʾ-r → “oppressed”

literal: caught; caught, trapped

oppressed 50% raging 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: oppressed will-and-testamentW&T §8: is raging around

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “the”

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered قدسی (qdsí), دست (dst), جغدان (jghdán), گرفتار (grftár), جميع (jmíʿ), اهل (ihl), سرادق (srádq), ابهی (ibhí), ملأ (mlʾ), اعلی (iʿlí) as “holiness, owls, prisoned, The, dwellers, pavilion, glory, concourse, celestial”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: in every way gleaningsGWB §163: into the kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: band tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereof will-and-testamentW&T §36: all trials

سرادق

srádq s-r-d-q → “pavilion”

literal: pavilion; pavilion, tent; pavilion/tabernacle

tabernacle 54% veil 12% pavilion 12% tabernacles 8% all-glorious 4% enter 4% unseen 4% sanctuary 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Tabernacles gleaningsGWB §656: Tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enter the Tabernacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilion the-hidden-wordsHW §122: pavilion will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Pavilion gleaningsGWB §661: the Tabernacle

ابهی

ibhí b-h-w → “glory” Distinctive

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “glorious” (62 occurrences)

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendor gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §14: Abhá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glory gleaningsGWB §273: My glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “celestial” Distinctive

literal: highest; exalted

This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Most Exalted One fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §163: into the ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: the highest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

نوحه

núḥh n-w-ḥ → “bewail” Distinctive

literal: lament; lamentation

This form usually rendered as “groan”, “lament”, “lamented” (20 occurrences)

groan 24% lament 18% lamented 12% bewail 12% groaned 6% sigh 6% groanings 6% wailing 6% testify 6% prayerfully 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: maketh My heart fire-tabletFire §47: I gleaningsGWB §652: testify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: spent in lamentation will-and-testamentW&T §5: lamenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wept fire-tabletFire §47: wailing

ندبه

ndbh n-d-b → “lament”

literal: lamentation

lament 44% lamentations 11% unsearchable 11% weeping 11% lamentation 11% bewail 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: lament gleaningsGWB §650: lamentation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: bewail prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my lamentations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: lamentations gleaningsGWB §168: weeping gleaningsGWB §118: unsearchable

مينمايند

mínmáynd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “speak”, “reciting”, “pronouncing” (7 occurrences)

speak 33% reciting 33% pronouncing 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: withheld gleaningsGWB §335: hindered kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: turned away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §18: to succeed him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He setteth forth

کمال

kmál k-m-l

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

SE rendered نوحه (núḥh), ندبه (ndbh), مينمايند (mínmáynd), کمال (kmál), راحت (ráḥt), ارض (irḍ), غفلت (ghflt), اقامت (iqámt) as “bewail, lament, , while, realm, negligence, repose”

utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmost gleaningsGWB §118: ardent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learning the-hidden-wordsHW §152: full will-and-testamentW&T §18: learning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: greatly astonished gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: the plenitude

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth gleaningsGWB §23: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: earth gleaningsGWB §372: “Earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “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 §93: of the wayward gleaningsGWB §35: perversity kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived prayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: to be forgetful the-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unaware gleaningsGWB §509: Neglect

اقامت

iqámt q-y-m → “station” Distinctive

literal: station

This form usually rendered as “repose” (1 occurrences)

station 20% self-subsisting 20% cause 20% repose 20% doom 20%

gleaningsGWB §153: station prayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: cause us to become steadfast the-hidden-wordsHW §98: repose will-and-testamentW&T §53: Doom gleaningsGWB §77: the Self-Subsisting

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered اقامت (iqámt), نموده‌ايد (nmúdh‌áyd), از (iz), دوستان (dústán), خالص (khálṣ), محسوب (mḥsúb) as “repose, OF, friends, true, esteem”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

دوستان

dústán d-w-s-t → “friends”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friends 78% loved 11% well-beloved 6% lover 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

خالص

khálṣ kh-l-ṣ → “true” Distinctive

literal: pure

This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “essence”, “pure” (27 occurrences)

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §572: Disencumber yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: entirely devoted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere

محسوب

mḥsúb ḥ-s-b → “accounted”

literal: according to; according; reckoned

accounted 50% numbered 20% reckoned 10% account 10% esteem 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: “In accordance gleaningsGWB §314: numbered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: to account the-hidden-wordsHW §120: are will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: taketh count gleaningsGWB §483: summoned to a reckoning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these

داشته‌ايد

dáshth‌áyd d-ʾ-sh-t

literal: have; had; to have

SE rendered از (iz), دوستان (dústán), خالص (khálṣ), محسوب (mḥsúb), داشته‌ايد (dáshth‌áyd), فباطل (fbáṭl), تظنّون (tẓnnún) as “OF, friends, true, esteem, vain, imaginings”