The Hidden Words — §27
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٢٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
كَيْفَ نَسِيتَ عُيوبَ نَفْسِكَ وَاشْتَغَلْتَ بِعُيُوبِ عِبادِي. مَنْ كانَ عَلى ذلِكَ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةٌ مِنِّي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(26) O SON OF BEING!
How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §665: meetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, then
This form usually rendered as “have”, “forgotten”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “couldst thou forget”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §250: forget notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §463: forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: have forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forget
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy SelfgleaningsGWB §544: for himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: of Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “people”, “men” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered عِبادِي (ʿibádí), فَعَلَيْهِ (faʿalayh), لَعْنَةٌ (laʿnahun), مِنِّي (minní) as “others, accursed, of Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: highgleaningsGWB §167: unto you
curse 18% revile 9% cursed 9% slander 9% malison 9% opprobrium 9% execration 9% execrate 9% confound 9% accursed 9%
This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)
