The Hidden Words — §28

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 28 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَنَفَّسْ بِخَطَأِ أَحَدٍ مَا دُمْتَ خاطِئًا، وَإِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مَلْعُونٌ أَنْتَ، وَأَنَا شاهِدٌ بِذَلِكَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(27) O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.

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 §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §272: “My son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the son the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §17: beginning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundations gleaningsGWB §222: rear

الإِنْسانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man”

literal: human; man

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all men gleaningsGWB §306: his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delight the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the comforters gleaningsGWB §373: mortal man

تَنَفَّسْ

tanaffas n-f-s → “breathe”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 20% souls 14% self 13% soul 11% thyself 9% myself 8% thee 7% himself 6% one 6% yourselves 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one person gleaningsGWB §250: ye have devised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: to be the same as tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathe will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselves

بِخَطَأِ

bikhaṭaʾ kh-ṭ-ʾ → “sins”

literal: sin; sins

sins 29% grievous 14% transgression 14% what 14% sinfulness 14% all 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrous deeds gleaningsGWB §136: iniquities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sins prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a sin gleaningsGWB §655: iniquity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: transgression

أَحَدٍ

ʾaḥadin ʾ-ḥ-d → “others” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)

one 27% any 22% man 18% anyone 14% none 6% others 3% neighbor 3% who 2% incomparable 2% other 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: none gleaningsGWB §400: the man amongst you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: transcendent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighbor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §604: His most august Revelation

دُمْتَ

dumt d-w-m → “so long as”

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; continuously

SE expanded to “so long as”

long 48% everlasting 17% throughout 7% ever 7% endure 3% unchangeable 3% eternal 3% through 3% perisheth 3% continually 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §385: unchangeable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance of the-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth not will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity

تَفْعَلْ

tafʿal f-ʿ-l → “deeds” Distinctive

literal: do; deed; do/act

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “doeth”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)

thou 45% doeth 18% wilt 9% do 9% doest 9% transgress 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine acts gleaningsGWB §615: have committed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: I did it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy handiwork the-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast dealt gleaningsGWB §254: ye have done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: manners

بِغَيْرِ

bighayr gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered خاطِئًا، (kháṭiʾan،), تَفْعَلْ (tafʿal), بِغَيْرِ (bighayr), مَلْعُونٌ (malʿúnun) as “sinner, transgress, accursed”

others 19% other 19% without 10% all 10% except 10% unseemly 9% another 7% different 5% any 5% infinite 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Others are fire-tabletFire §27: and honor gleaningsGWB §200: unhesitatingly kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyone but prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: except Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §28: this command will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things

مَلْعُونٌ

malʿúnun l-ʿ-n → “accursed”

literal: curse; cursed; accursed

curse 30% accursed 25% execration 10% revile 5% cursed 5% ye 5% upon 5% slander 5% malison 5% execrate 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: curse gleaningsGWB §40: they were accursed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: slander kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: and execrate the-hidden-wordsHW §26: confound epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: cursed gleaningsGWB §453: Ye utter your imprecations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: execration

شاهِدٌ

sháhidun sh-h-d → “bear witness”

literal: witness; witnessed

witness 41% testifieth 26% well 11% beareth 7% aware 4% mankind 4% who 4% bear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: honey fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §59: of the seen kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: observest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

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