The Hidden Words — §10

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 10 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ حُبِّي حِصْني مَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهِ نَجا وَأَمِنَ وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ غَوَى وَهَلَكَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(9) O SON OF BEING! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the Son gleaningsGWB §222: rear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been built the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’ud gleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart from

الوُجُودِ

al-wujúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

all 32% creation 23% created 10% world 10% existence 10% into 3% mankind 3% human 3% any 3% nothing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: find fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §693: taste kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

حُبِّي

ḥubbí ḥ-b-b → “my love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 91% loving 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §120: love Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: dear ones tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me

حِصْني

ḥiṣní ḥ-ṣ-n → “my stronghold”

literal: fortress; fortified; married

stronghold 67% sanctuary 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: stronghold gleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: and the Stronghold the-hidden-wordsHW §10: My stronghold will-and-testamentW&T §10: the mighty Stronghold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Strong kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married woman

دَخَلَ

dakhal d-kh-l → “entereth”

literal: enter; entered; entering

have 38% entereth 25% city 13% hath 13% gained 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: not entered gleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embrace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: entering the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §12: shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: conducted along gleaningsGWB §43: refused to embrace

نَجا

najá n-j-w → “deliver” Distinctive

literal: salvation/deliverance

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

deliver 35% prayer 15% delivered 10% salvation 10% prayers 5% voice 5% saved 5% save 5% sorrowful 5% secretly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: save fire-tabletFire §25: of Thy salvation gleaningsGWB §119: rescuing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escape prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: that the offering of the-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safe epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: this prayer fire-tabletFire §25: Savior

وَأَمِنَ

waʾamin ʾ-m-n → “faith” Distinctive

literal: faith; believe

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “believed”, “security” (9 occurrences)

hath 25% believed 13% security 13% had 13% believeth 13% safety 13% secure 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed gleaningsGWB §611: hast truly believed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have believed the-hidden-wordsHW §3: confide epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthy gleaningsGWB §621: with the ornament of honesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth

وَمَنْ

waman m-n → “whosoever”

literal: who

whosoever 23% above 16% all 16% who 10% such 10% man 6% whoso 6% unto 6% feet 3% without 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the man fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §227: to kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: with all will-and-testamentW&T §2: after my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: by

أَعْرَضَ

ʾaʿraḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turneth away”

literal: turn away; turning away

turned 39% turneth 23% turn 13% renounce 6% withdraw 3% withdrawn 3% have 3% standeth 3% turns 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turned away gleaningsGWB §551: renounce the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: cavil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have repudiated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of Thee

غَوَى

ghawá gh-w-y → “desire” Distinctive

literal: goal; lead astray; end/limit/height

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

desire 20% highest 20% made 10% height 10% ultimate 10% cherished 10% dearest 10% surely 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to err fire-tabletFire §8: height gleaningsGWB §725: Desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the highest aspiration the-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely stray prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire

وَهَلَكَ

wahalak h-l-k → “and perish”

literal: perish

perisheth 50% perish 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §137: tormented and to perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: perilous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast destroyed the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and perish gleaningsGWB §29: consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: confound

The Hidden Words — §10

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

Will and Testament