The Hidden Words — §29

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 29 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ أَيْقِنْ بِأَنَّ الَّذي يَأْمُرُ النَّاسَ بِالْعَدْلِ وَيَرْتَكِبُ الْفَحْشَاءَ فِي نَفْسِهِ، إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَوْ كَانَ عَلَى اسْمِي.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(28) O SON OF SPIRIT! Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just and himself committeth iniquity is not of Me, even though he bear My name.

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 §98: the Son gleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §271: her son

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 §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §233: sweet savors kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath

أَيْقِنْ

ʾayqin y-q-n → “know thou”

literal: certainty; certitude

know 38% well 13% thou 13% certainty 13% persuaded 13% assured 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assured fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §299: that hast truly believed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certainty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: of confidence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assured gleaningsGWB §312: and readily

يَأْمُرُ

yaʾamur ʾ-m-r → “biddeth”

literal: command; matter; cause

biddeth 40% prescribed 20% enjoineth 20% everything 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §467: the commandments kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy commandment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

النَّاسَ

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “men”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §474: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherents will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §305: were they to ponder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men

بِالْعَدْلِ

biálʿadl ʿ-d-l → “be just”

literal: justice; just

justice 83% just 7% equity 3% fairness 2% pure 1% fair 1% manifest 1% equitably 1% unjust 1% resemblance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: equal gleaningsGWB §507: equitably prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: excelleth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rival the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §7: justice and equity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: pure justice gleaningsGWB §578: Be fair

وَيَرْتَكِبُ

wayartakib r-k-b → “committeth” Distinctive

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

This form usually rendered as “followed”, “do”, “committed” (5 occurrences)

followed 25% do 25% committed 25% committeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committed gleaningsGWB §292: and used as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: perpetrated gleaningsGWB §569: have committed

الْفَحْشَاءَ

al-faḥsháʾ f-ḥ-sh → “wickedness”

literal: indecency, wickedness

wickedness 33% cruelties 8% mundane 8% committed 8% covetous 8% corrupt 8% carnal 8% iniquity 8% wrong 8%

gleaningsGWB §227: mundane desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: rebellion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: and wickedness the-hidden-wordsHW §29: iniquity will-and-testamentW&T §36: wrong gleaningsGWB §467: committed wickedness gleaningsGWB §220: wickedness gleaningsGWB §572: and covetous desires

نَفْسِهِ،

nafsihi، n-f-s → “himself”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy passions gleaningsGWB §205: these men kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: unto mine own self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §158: are they will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

لَيْسَ

lays l-y-s → “is not”

literal: not

SE rendered الْفَحْشَاءَ (al-faḥsháʾ), نَفْسِهِ، (nafsihi،), لَيْسَ (lays), مِنِّي (minní), وَلَوْ (walaw) as “iniquity, himself, is not, of Me, even though”