The Hidden Words — §36
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 36 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
لَا تَحْزَنْ إِلاّ فِي بُعْدِكَ عَنَّا، وَلا تَفْرَحْ إِلاّ فِي قُرْبِكَ بِنا وَالرُّجُوعِ إِلَيْنا.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(35) O SON OF MAN!
Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself
This form usually rendered as “grieve”, “grieved”, “dost” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: grievefire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §30: thy sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the anguish of mytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sorrow
after 47% remoteness 13% far 12% when 9% then 5% notwithstanding 3% upon 3% subsequent 3% future 3% since 2%
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §572: from enteringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §467: as well as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: joys offire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §78: ye rejoiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: will gladdenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Exultest thou overgleaningsGWB §208: Rejoice with great joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: or gladness
This form usually rendered as “nearness”, “presence”, “whose” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §168: hath repairedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: befit onlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside
