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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §222: structureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughterthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the SongleaningsGWB §453: Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Faithful Spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §176: saintly and pious lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: the spirit of life
This form usually rendered as “true”, “manifestation”, “truth” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truthgleaningsGWB §246: His truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §715: “greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
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 37% have 11% caused 11% forgotten 11% forgetful 5% oblivion 5% forgetfulness 5% hath 5% negligence 5% couldst 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: caused to forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: its forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §357: forgetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgottengleaningsGWB §250: forget not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mercygleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §486: august
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”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Best-Beloved of the nationsfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and for love of Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §28: overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: according towill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: within theegleaningsGWB §218: in the days to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: in mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §350: all that existedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: is as nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §440: Luminarykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: with the firetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
5 occurrences in corpus
manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: is awarefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §467: will bear witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: visible and invisible—fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
SE rendered وَنُوري (wanúrí), لَكَ (lak), مَشْهُودٌ (mashhúdun), يَخْفى (yakhfى) as “light, to thee, manifest”
hidden 23% secrets 15% conceal 8% latent 8% concealment 8% passed 8% concealed 8% long 8% unrevealed 8% mysterious 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §137: hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: concealedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseengleaningsGWB §555: the hidden mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long as
