The Hidden Words — §112

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 112 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(در سطر اوّل لوح مذکور و مسطورست و در سرادق حفظ اللّه مستور)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In the first line of the Tablet it is recorded and written, and within the sanctuary of the tabernacle of God is hidden:

Translation Notes

سطر

sṭr s-ṭ-r → “line”

literal: line

line 33% lines 33% traced 17% foretold 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: traced the-hidden-wordsHW §124: lines epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recorded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: testifieth the record prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been set down the-hidden-wordsHW §94: most holy

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “first”

literal: first; firstness; beginning

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinners gleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “first”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginning gleaningsGWB §702: ere he

مذکور

mdhkúr dh-k-r → “recorded”

literal: mention; mentioned

recorded 33% referred 21% mentioned 13% have 8% reported 4% stated 4% verily 4% spoken 4% foretold 4% cited 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: suggested gleaningsGWB §546: the praise kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referred the-hidden-wordsHW §143: remember will-and-testamentW&T §39: deliberate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with remembrance of Me gleaningsGWB §192: to associate itself

سرادق

srádq s-r-d-q → “sanctuary of the tabernacle”

literal: pavilion; pavilion, tent; pavilion/tabernacle

SE expanded to “sanctuary of the 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 §34: the veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilion the-hidden-wordsHW §112: the sanctuary of the tabernacle will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Pavilion gleaningsGWB §661: the Tabernacle

حفظ

ḥfẓ ḥ-f-ẓ

literal: protection; protect; preserve

SE rendered مذکور (mdhkúr), مسطورست (msṭúrst), سرادق (srádq), حفظ (ḥfẓ), اللّه (al-lh), مستور (mstúr) as “recorded, written, the sanctuary of the tabernacle, God, hidden”

protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, over gleaningsGWB §36: the preservation kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: protect us tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §17: impregnable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protection

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

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 §93: may conceal fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §665: remain veiled kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: didst veil tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hid

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