The Hidden Words — §30

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 30 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ لَا تَنْسِبْ إِلَى نَفْسٍ مَا لَا تُحِبُّهُ لِنَفْسِكَ، وَلَا تَقُلْ مَا لَا تَفْعَل. هَذَا أَمْرِي عَلَيْكَ فَاعْمَلْ بِهِ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(29) O SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

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 §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughter the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant

الوُجُودِ

al-wujúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

all 32% creation 23% created 10% world 10% existence 10% into 3% mankind 3% human 3% any 3% nothing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: found fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §85: ye may find kitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Notwithstanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

تَنْسِبْ

tansib n-s-b → “to”

literal: relation

SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd), تَنْسِبْ (tansib), نَفْسٍ (nafsin) as “SON, OF BEING, to, soul”

relationship 22% related 15% kinship 11% ascribed 7% charges 7% have 7% attributed 7% accusations 7% impute 7% kindred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: charges gleaningsGWB §122: resemblance kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: declared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: pertain unto the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the relatives

نَفْسٍ

nafsin n-f-s → “soul”

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 §125: one person gleaningsGWB §305: thy proper self kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: for Whose sake tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

تُحِبُّهُ

tuḥibbuh ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered تَنْسِبْ (tansib), نَفْسٍ (nafsin), تُحِبُّهُ (tuḥibbuh), لِنَفْسِكَ، (linafsika،), تَقُلْ (taqul) as “to, soul, thee, say”

cherishest 17% lovest 17% what 8% will 8% thou 8% desirest 8% pleasing 8% love 8% seek 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Beloved fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §28: All glory be to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: or tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

تَفْعَل

tafʿal f-ʿ-l → “thou doest not”

literal: do

SE expanded to “thou doest not”

thou 44% doeth 22% wilt 11% doest 11% transgress 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §453: ye have perpetrated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: achievement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: doest what the-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: done gleaningsGWB §168: are doing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed

أَمْرِي

ʾamrí ʾ-m-r → “my command”

literal: command; cause

cause 45% command 25% mission 5% word 5% thing 5% meaning 5% revelation 5% triumph 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: occupations fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §479: whatever thou doest kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: prone to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

عَلَيْكَ

ʿalayk ʿ-l-y → “unto thee”

literal: upon; on

thee 30% upon 20% tribulation 10% envelop 10% sovereignty 10% encompassed 10% reveal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: unto gleaningsGWB §256: Our trials kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: upon me the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: rest upon gleaningsGWB §615: at your hands

فَاعْمَلْ

fáʿmal ʿ-m-l → “do thou observe”

literal: deed; deeds; work

SE expanded to “do thou observe”

do 67% deal 17% walk 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness gleaningsGWB §556: great works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my action tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuits epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: applied

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