The Hidden Words — §160
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 160 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “by the grace”
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “beneath” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “veiling” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ورای (wráy), پردههای (prdhháy), بيان (bíán), مستور (mstúr), پنهان (pnhán), بعنايت (bʿnáyt), الهی (al-hí), الطاف (aṭ-ṭáf) as “beneath, the veiling, utterance, hidden, by the grace, God, divine favor”
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounties”, “providence” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “light”, “resplendent”, “rays” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), الطاف (aṭ-ṭáf), ربّانی (rbbání), چون (chún), شعاع (shʿáʿ), منير (mnír), جمال (jmál), دوست (dúst), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “God, divine favor, even as, resplendent light, beauty, Beloved, manifest”
SE rendered شعاع (shʿáʿ), منير (mnír), جمال (jmál), دوست (dúst), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هويدا (húydá), شهادت (shhádt), ميدهم (mídhm), دوستان (dústán) as “resplendent light, beauty, Beloved, manifest, bear witness, friends”
This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)
SE rendered دوست (dúst), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هويدا (húydá), شهادت (shhádt), ميدهم (mídhm), دوستان (dústán), نعمت (nʿmt), تمام (tmám), حجّت (ḥjjt) as “Beloved, manifest, bear witness, friends, favor, complete, argument”
This form usually rendered as “gift”, “welfare”, “bounty” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered کامل (káml), برهان (brhán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), دليل (dlíl), ثابت (thábt), آمد (ámd), ديگر (dígr), همّت (hmmt), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “fulfilled, proof, manifest, evidence, established, endeavors, in, path, detachment”
SE rendered برهان (brhán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), دليل (dlíl), ثابت (thábt), آمد (ámd), ديگر (dígr), همّت (hmmt), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “proof, manifest, evidence, established, endeavors, in, path, detachment”
SE rendered دليل (dlíl), ثابت (thábt), آمد (ámd), ديگر (dígr), همّت (hmmt), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), چه (chh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نمايد (nmáyd) as “evidence, established, endeavors, in, path, detachment, what, will reveal”
23 occurrences in corpus