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 §135: the spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §367: in a spirit of perfect fellowshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reinforcinggleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: impliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: aid hergleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
nightingales 60% nightingale 40%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowedgleaningsGWB §35: of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied
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”
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §67: privatelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy blissepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Rejoicest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §194: withholdeth himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: hath been hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: to be deprived
SE expanded to “ye will all”
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: wholegleaningsGWB §115: whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consentthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: a considerable number of people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §199: the sweet melodies of His
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-merciful”, “heavenly” (25 occurrences)
divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: latefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: O Thou Who art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and proclaimethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He was called to
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “ancient”, “god” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §597: burn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: immeasurably far, art Thou exalted above all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE rendered رحمانی (rḥmání), ندای (ndáy), سبحانی (sbḥání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), گرديد* (grdíd*) as “celestial, voice, from on high, be bereft”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: remainedgleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have turnedthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst bewill-and-testamentW&T §7: perturbedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou attainest notgleaningsGWB §440: letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: necks
