The Hidden Words — §3
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾
أَحَبُّ الأَشْيَاءِ عِنْدِي الإنْصافُ. لَا تَرْغَبْ عَنْهُ إِنْ تَكُنْ إِلَيَّ راغِبًا وَلَا تَغْفَلْ مِنْهُ لِتَكُونَ لِي أَمِينًا وَأَنْتَ تُوَفَّقُ بِذلِكَ أَنْ تُشَاهِدَ الأَشْياءَ بِعَيْنِكَ لا بِعَيْنِ العِبادِ وَتَعْرِفَها بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ لا بِمَعْرِفَةِ أَحَدٍ فِي البِلادِ. فَكِّرْ فِي ذلِكَ كَيْفَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونَ. ذلِكَ مِنْ عَطِيَّتِي عَلَيْكَ وَعِنايَتي لَكَ فَاجْعَلْهُ أَمامَ عَيْنَيْكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(2) O SON OF SPIRIT!
The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: builtgleaningsGWB §424: ones of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §222: rear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §109: Jesus, the Spirit of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: the odourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their spiritstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §477: thou lovestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: with Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: whogleaningsGWB §468: no circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: Thou hast willedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “in My sight”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: atgleaningsGWB §386: when compared tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: in comparisontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: with their own concerns
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: fair-minded mengleaningsGWB §195: Judge ye fairlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: unswervingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Judge fairlygleaningsGWB §61: did ye but judge it fairly
This form usually rendered as “turn” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastgleaningsGWB §405: to choose askitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the world and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: the essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedlessgleaningsGWB §463: be not carelesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have failed to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: of them that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §78: they are unaware of it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: in safetygleaningsGWB §530: have already recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy peacetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protect
SE rendered لِي (lí), أَمِينًا (ʾamínan), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), تُوَفَّقُ (túaffaq), بِذلِكَ (bidhlik), تُشَاهِدَ (tusháhid) as “in thee, confide, thou shalt, By its aid, see”
aid 28% assist 14% graciously 12% thou 9% concord 9% may 9% unity 7% unanimously 5% fellowship 4% unitedly 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: unitygleaningsGWB §356: strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: as attested byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: to graciously assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §19: unanimouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: estranged from UsgleaningsGWB §414: He may graciously vouchsafe His grace
This form usually rendered as “beholdest”, “see”, “couldst” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with thine own eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §505: thine eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unknownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §35: these peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: a servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon others
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the fragrance of whichgleaningsGWB §463: Thou shalt, after thy departure, discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: inscrutabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge
SE rendered بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ (bimaʿrifatik), بِمَعْرِفَةِ (bimaʿrifah), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), البِلادِ (al-bilád), فَكِّرْ (fakkir) as “of thine own knowledge, through the knowledge, of thy neighbor, Ponder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §507: No one of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: Thy retreats on hightablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §469: others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred CitygleaningsGWB §467: the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: regionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: in Thy realmsgleaningsGWB §267: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upongleaningsGWB §240: Would that ye might ponderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and ponder in his heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflectgleaningsGWB §695: insight!…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §481: ill beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “gift” (1 occurrences)
bounty 42% generosity 13% bounteousness 10% favors 10% bestow 6% favor 6% munificence 3% show 3% conferreth 3% giving 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: conferrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giverthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bounty
SE expanded to “and the sign of My loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: interpretedfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §550: Divine mysterieskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Set it then”
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §459: ye have, at the last, made Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: they carriedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presencefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §513: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: communitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
