The Hidden Words — §103
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 103 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٢٨) ﴿ ای جوهر هوی ﴾
بسا سحرگاهان که از مشرق لا مکان بمکان تو آمدم و ترا در بستر راحت بغير خود مشغول يافتم و چون برق روحانی بغمام عزّ سلطانی رجوع نمودم و در مکامن قرب خود نزد جنود قدس اظهار نداشتم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
. (28) O ESSENCE OF DESIRE!
At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory and breathed it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §313: gemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: essential purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and the gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §128: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: The essence
SE rendered جوهر (júhr), هوی (húy), بسا (bsá), سحرگاهان (sḥrgáhán), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq) as “ESSENCE, OF, many a, dawn, from, realms”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their personal desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §668: unmortified passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: evil desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §211: envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: Him Who is the Dayspring oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §595: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: all-pervadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability
SE expanded to “have I turned”
tranquillity 21% peace 14% ease 14% rest 14% assurance 7% undisturbed 7% happiness 7% own 7% repose 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Others arefire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §461: any otherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: aught elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: aught else except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §697: “Address yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: busied HimselfgleaningsGWB §499: enterprise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceivegleaningsGWB §334: hath deprived himself therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: hath been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: telegraphedgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Even as the swiftness of lightningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraphgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning
SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), يافتم (yáftm), چون (chún), برق (brq), روحانی (rúḥání), بغمام (bghmám), عزّ (ʿzz), سلطانی (slṭání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمودم (nmúdm) as “busied, found, even as, flash, spirit, glory, celestial, returned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with cloudsgleaningsGWB §309: the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the agony of my soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: sorrowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: cloudsgleaningsGWB §650: disconsolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: mists
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightgleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: glory of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereignsgleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: Thou art that Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: returngleaningsGWB §683: Retrace your stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “return”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: cause them to returnthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §470: shalt most certainly return
SE rendered روحانی (rúḥání), بغمام (bghmám), عزّ (ʿzz), سلطانی (slṭání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمودم (nmúdm), مکامن (mkámn), قرب (qrb), نزد (nzd), جنود (jnúd) as “spirit, glory, celestial, returned, retreats, unto, hosts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: they have madegleaningsGWB §622: will neverkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: may cease to contendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §54: they mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: leaveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §288: from the Habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the retreatstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: shrineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: retreatsgleaningsGWB §546: habitation
SE rendered سلطانی (slṭání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمودم (nmúdm), مکامن (mkámn), قرب (qrb), نزد (nzd), جنود (jnúd), قدس (qds), اظهار (iẓhár), نداشتم (ndáshtm) as “celestial, returned, retreats, unto, hosts, holiness, breathed, not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: as are nigh unto Theefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §31: the favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited herkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: to Usthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presencewill-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Wheneverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sightthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: is a powerful forcegleaningsGWB §69: My armykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: of the hostsgleaningsGWB §277: powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §651: His Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Ever-Blessedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy City
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
SE rendered نزد (nzd), جنود (jnúd), قدس (qds), اظهار (iẓhár), نداشتم (ndáshtm) as “unto, hosts, holiness, breathed, not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: at all timesgleaningsGWB §552: neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: they areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: hath lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise borneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: can hidegleaningsGWB §440: hath, ever since the early days of His life, cherished none
