The Hidden Words — §23

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 23 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ خَلَقْتُكَ عَالِيًا، جَعَلْتَ نَفْسَكَ دانِيَةً؛ فَاصْعَدْ إِلى ما خُلِقْتَ لَهُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(22) O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

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 §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by 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 §194: foundations gleaningsGWB §222: structures

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 §149: breath of life fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §488: the pleasures kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go prayers-and-meditationsP&M §698: repose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §135: Holy

خَلَقْتُكَ

khalaqtuk kh-l-q → “i created thee”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “I created thee”

created 80% have 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §621: were created kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: Thine own creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures

عَالِيًا،

ʿáliyan، ʿ-l-w → “noble”

literal: exalted

exalted 43% most 14% noble 14% preeminent 7% immensely 7% lofty 7% pre-eminent 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Me fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §163: whatsoever hath befallen me kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Concourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: through the ennobling influence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

نَفْسَكَ

nafsak n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

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 §7: dictates of my passions gleaningsGWB §713: impostor kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: satanic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: for Thy purpose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §142: passion will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

دانِيَةً؛

dáníahan؛ d-n-w → “world” Distinctive

literal: world; world/this life

This form usually rendered as “sordid”, “abased” (2 occurrences)

sordid 50% abased 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this world gleaningsGWB §34: low kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that the world the-hidden-wordsHW §125: things below epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desire gleaningsGWB §699: all earthly things

فَاصْعَدْ

fáṣʿad ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

rise 50% ascend 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §312: attaineth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: ascended tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise will-and-testamentW&T §51: setting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised gleaningsGWB §319: ascension

The Hidden Words — §23

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

Will and Testament