The Hidden Words — §19

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 19 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ لَا تَطْلُبْ مِنِّي مَا لَا نُحِبُّهُ لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْضَ بِما قَضَيْنَا لِوَجْهِكَ، لِأَنَّ مَا يَنْفَعُكَ هَذَا إِنْ تَكُنْ بِهِ راضِيًا.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(18) O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.

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 §159: the children gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: “O son of man gleaningsGWB §453: Him

الرُّوحِ

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our souls fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §417: instilleth assurance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue

تَطْلُبْ

taṭlub ṭ-l-b → “ask” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “seekest”, “seek” (4 occurrences)

craveth 25% seekest 25% seek 25% ask 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreat gleaningsGWB §115: search kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: yearn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my goal the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek gleaningsGWB §554: and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: call

مِنِّي

minní m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: without fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §575: of his mouth kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: from the hands will-and-testamentW&T §29: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: yet

نُحِبُّهُ

nuḥibbuh ḥ-b-b → “desire”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

desire 43% wish 29% love 14% can 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §174: “Love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dear One tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set

لِنَفْسِكَ،

linafsika، n-f-s → “for thee” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thy soul gleaningsGWB §537: His own kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: my self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

ارْضَ

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §713: lands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: heaven gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth

قَضَيْنَا

qaḍayná q-ḍ-y → “have ordained”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

ordain 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §217: Grant kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of His decree the-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided

لِوَجْهِكَ،

liwajhika، w-j-h → “for thy sake”

literal: face

SE expanded to “for thy sake”

sake 43% face 21% upon 7% self 7% countenance 7% whose 7% thee 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: set thy face fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §697: His eyes kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: set our faces toward tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

يَنْفَعُكَ

yanfaʿuk n-f-ʿ → “profiteth thee”

literal: benefit; beneficial; benefited

profit 50% profiteth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: weal gleaningsGWB §279: shall profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will help the-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth thee will-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common weal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: profit thee gleaningsGWB §471: and profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me

تَكُنْ

takun k-w-n → “thou dost”

literal: be; to be

thou 33% worth 17% before 17% withhold 17% have 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: ye are fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §482: be unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will remain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

راضِيًا

ráḍiyan r-ḍ-y → “content thyself”

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction

satisfied 27% content 27% willing 9% contentment 9% entirely 9% wholly 9% surrender 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §656: Thy Will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: remain unsatisfied the-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasure will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness

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