The Hidden Words — §31
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
لَا تَحْرِمْ وَجْهَ عَبْدِي إِذَا سَأَلَكَ فِي شَيْءٍ؛ لأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ وَجْهِي فَاخْجَلْ مِنِّي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(30) O SON OF MAN!
Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §337: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: withholdgleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprived
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §200: My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
This form usually rendered as “wandered”, “follow”, “wayfarer” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His willgleaningsGWB §592: it pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoever
This form usually rendered as “greater”, “then” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my shamegleaningsGWB §611: hast refused to shameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: whatsoever shameththe-hidden-wordsHW §31: be then abashedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: abashedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: are ashamedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ashamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: blush and feel ashamed
This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)
