The Hidden Words — §37
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 37 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
افْرَحْ بِسُرُورِ قَلْبِكَ، لِتَكُونَ قابِلاً لِلِقائِي وَمِرآةً لِجَمالِي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(36) O SON OF MAN!
Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §452: their sonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edificegleaningsGWB §272: “My son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Exultest thou overfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §340: such joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a fountain of gladness.”will-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: joygleaningsGWB §423: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: cause all hearts to exult
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joygleaningsGWB §712: or pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the thronetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soulwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secret
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heartgleaningsGWB §111: radiant heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
SE expanded to “that thou mayest be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §484: inherentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: and His essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: former agesfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §272: to attainkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have clungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: sufferedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “to meet Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: deliveredfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §486: revealing to thee thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: and from beholding Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
SE expanded to “and to mirror forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §279: ye claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: he will regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest megleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §694: beauty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
