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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edificegleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-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 §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §306: man
SE expanded to “OF THE SUPREME”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §37: of her own handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: make themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §306: his deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: dead manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one deadgleaningsGWB §530: confound
This form usually rendered as “gladness”, “messenger” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: hath announcedgleaningsGWB §57: “Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: Appriseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How, then,gleaningsGWB §242: why is it, then,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: What ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity withthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: howgleaningsGWB §197: how much morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: nature
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will indeed be saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §650: chagrined and sorrowfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefswill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiancefire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §440: the effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: into the brightness oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
illumination 67% light 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §287: wrapt inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: wrapt in veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled
