The Hidden Words — §91

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 91 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٧) ﴿ ای همگنان ﴾ ابواب لامکان باز گشته و ديار جانان از دم عاشقان زينت يافته و جميع از اين شهر روحانی محروم مانده‌اند الّا قليلی و از آن قليل هم با قلب طاهر و نفس مقدّس مشهود نگشت الّا اقلّ قليلی*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(17) O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.

Translation Notes

همگنان

hmgnán h-m-g → “comrades”

literal: all; companion

2 occurrences in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §91: COMRADES

ابواب

ibúáb b-w-b → “gates”

literal: door; doors; door/gate

doors 45% portals 29% gates 21% door 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favor gleaningsGWB §118: portals kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: door gleaningsGWB §34: the portals kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from

لامکان

lámkán m-k-n → “placeless”

literal: place

earth 29% world 29% placeless 29% universe 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abode gleaningsGWB §92: beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the world of being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: world the-hidden-wordsHW §102: abode will-and-testamentW&T §23: earthly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: all created things gleaningsGWB §649: creation

باز

báz b-ʾ-z → “whence”

literal: open; back, open

whence 17% likewise 17% outstretched 17% opened 17% notwithstanding 17% open 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: whence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: outstretched will-and-testamentW&T §58: open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Likewise, hath will-and-testamentW&T §4: notwithstanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: consume

گشته

gshth g-sh-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; became; to become

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsook gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: forsaken the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have been gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: adapted

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 §220: Thy lands gleaningsGWB §334: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: astray prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: hath been made to revolve the-hidden-wordsHW §98: CITY will-and-testamentW&T §22: direction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of cities gleaningsGWB §147: eschew

جانان

jánán j-ʾ-n → “lives” Distinctive

literal: beloved

This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “best-beloved”, “beauty” (11 occurrences)

beloved 44% best-beloved 11% beauty 11% city 11% friend 11% loved 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §118: lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the depth of His being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §674: hearts

از

iz ʾ-z → “with”

literal: from

SE rendered لامکان (lámkán), باز (báz), گشته (gshth), ديار (díár), جانان (jánán), از (iz), دم (dm), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), زينت (zínt), يافته (yáfth), جميع (jmíʿ) as “Placeless, open, stand wide, habitation, the loved one, with, blood, lovers’, adorned, all”

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

دم

dm d-m-m → “blood”

literal: blood

blood 71% bleeding 14% sacred 14%

gleaningsGWB §220: the blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: blood will-and-testamentW&T §4: moment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: bleeding will-and-testamentW&T §4: sacred blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: that blood

عاشقان

ʿáshqán ʿ-sh-q → “lovers’”

literal: lover; love; lovers

lovers 67% lovers’ 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §673: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all them that love Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his beloved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers gleaningsGWB §687: lover

زينت

zínt z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

didst 23% adorned 15% thou 15% adorning 8% embellished 8% beautify 8% adorn 8% decked 8% attire 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §480: deck kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adorn gleaningsGWB §719: have decked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst adorn

يافته

yáfth y-ʾ-f

literal: found

SE rendered ديار (díár), جانان (jánán), از (iz), دم (dm), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), زينت (zínt), يافته (yáfth), جميع (jmíʿ), از (iz), شهر (shhr), روحانی (rúḥání) as “habitation, the loved one, of, blood, lovers’, adorned, all, city, celestial”