The Hidden Words — §33
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ العَماءِ ﴾
جَعَلْتُ لَكَ الْمَوْتَ بِشَارَةً، كَيْفَ تَحْزَنُ مِنْهُ. وَجَعَلْتُ النُّورَ لَكَ ضِياءً، كَيْفَ تَحْتَجِبُ عَنْهُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(32) O SON OF THE SUPREME!
I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “OF THE SUPREME”
SE expanded to “I have made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §457: and joined you withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: Thou hast suffered methe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dead antgleaningsGWB §465: the Slayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the deadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §588: to perish
This form usually rendered as “gladness”, “messenger” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announcegleaningsGWB §31: rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: was manifestedthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MANwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladnessgleaningsGWB §667: joyous and beaming with light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the splendorsfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §234: His glory be on theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: the fragrance of His lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: illumined with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §532: the radianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: hath shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased awayfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §307: shine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veilsgleaningsGWB §287: wrapt inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: utterly deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veilgleaningsGWB §8: shut out itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: mysterious sayings
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §28: and beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §155: from the
