The Hidden Words — §17
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 17 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(١٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ النُّورِ ﴾
انْسَ دُونِي وَآنِسْ بِرُوحِي، هذا مِنْ جَوْهَرِ أَمْري فَأَقْبِلْ إِلَيْهِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(16) O SON OF LIGHT!
Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §222: rearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the SongleaningsGWB §454: the descendant
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: into lightfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §440: shine uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: flood histablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
This form usually rendered as “fellowship”, “men”, “enjoyed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
SE expanded to “all save Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §621: every defilementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §387: besides Him
SE expanded to “with My spirit”
SE expanded to “of My command”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: enjoinfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §619: creation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turnedfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §713: recentkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: turned their face unto itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: ere thistablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
