The Hidden Words — §21

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 21 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ حَقِّي عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرٌ لا يُنْسَى، وَفَضْلِي بِكَ عَظيمٌ لا يُغْشى، وَحُبِّي فِيكَ مَوْجُودٌ لا يُغَطَّى، وَنُوري لَكَ مَشْهُودٌ لا يَخْفى.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(20) O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 93% scion 3% descendant 2% sons 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her son gleaningsGWB §272: mine own son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughter the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the children gleaningsGWB §272: “My son

الرُّوحِ

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 69% soul 10% breath 4% life 4% souls 3% who 3% joy 2% holy 2% jesus 2% ghost 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §488: the pleasures in which they delight kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: by the fragrances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease

حَقِّي

ḥaqqí ḥ-q-q → “claim” Distinctive

literal: truth; true

This form usually rendered as “against”, “true”, “manifestation” (7 occurrences)

against 33% true 17% manifestation 17% truth 17% claim 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right gleaningsGWB §191: hath appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of God?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: established the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestial epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth

كَبِيرٌ

kabírun k-b-r → “great”

literal: greatest; greater; great

great 53% exalted 12% clear 6% aged 6% supreme 6% old 6% grievous 6% long 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supreme gleaningsGWB §171: grievous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: immeasurable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire the-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtiness will-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring

يُنْسَى،

yunsá، n-s-y

literal: forget; forgot; forgetfulness

SE rendered حَقِّي (ḥaqqí), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), كَبِيرٌ (kabírun), يُنْسَى، (yunsá،), وَفَضْلِي (wafaḍlí), بِكَ (bik), عَظيمٌ (ʿaẓímun) as “claim, on thee, great, grace, to thee, plenteous”

forget 42% forgotten 13% oblivion 13% have 8% whom 4% forgetful 4% ye 4% caused 4% ignored 4% thing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgotten gleaningsGWB §550: oblivion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: forgotten quite!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgotten the-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forget gleaningsGWB §463: forgotten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: a thing forgotten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: have forgotten

وَفَضْلِي

wafaḍlí f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 73% bounty 7% through 4% token 3% gracious 3% mercy 3% favor 2% better 2% tender 2% excellence 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is better than gleaningsGWB §406: of His grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful

عَظيمٌ

ʿaẓímun ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest gleaningsGWB §118: most gracious kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leading prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §5: bitter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiest

يُغْشى،

yughshى، gh-sh-y

literal: cover; cover, veil; covers

SE rendered وَفَضْلِي (wafaḍlí), بِكَ (bik), عَظيمٌ (ʿaẓímun), يُغْشى، (yughshى،), وَحُبِّي (waḥubbí), فِيكَ (fík), مَوْجُودٌ (mawjúdun) as “grace, to thee, plenteous, love, in thee, has made”

shall 33% fadeth 33% veiled 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall enshroud the-hidden-wordsHW §21: be veiled the-hidden-wordsHW §15: fadeth not

وَحُبِّي

waḥubbí ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 93% loving 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishest fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §708: for My Beauty’s sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: in his love towards Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire will-and-testamentW&T §6: their

مَوْجُودٌ

mawjúdun w-j-d → “all” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% evident 7% witnessed 7% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could find fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §120: all that liveth and moveth therein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: despite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Begetter tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhale the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §22: existent

يُغَطَّى،

yughaṭṭá، gh-ṭ-y

literal: cover; cover, conceal; covers

SE rendered وَحُبِّي (waḥubbí), فِيكَ (fík), مَوْجُودٌ (mawjúdun), يُغَطَّى، (yughaṭṭá،), وَنُوري (wanúrí), لَكَ (lak), مَشْهُودٌ (mashhúdun) as “love, in thee, has made, light, to thee, manifest”