The Hidden Words — §39
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 39 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
اعْمَلْ حُدُودِي حُبًّا لِي، ثُمَّ انْهِ نَفْسَكَ عَمّا تَهْوى طَلَبًا لِرِضائِي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(38) O SON OF BEING!
Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §350: all that existedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: he would unfailingly discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
This form usually rendered as “do”, “deal”, “walk” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil deedsgleaningsGWB §178: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Dotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: were treated
This form usually rendered as “designated”, “laws”, “commandments” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §694: commandmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: usgleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: himgleaningsGWB §532: to your aid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulgleaningsGWB §222: Every one of Our companionskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Thou Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §656: the limitless immensitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the sublimitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires
This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “if thou seekest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: EntreatgleaningsGWB §537: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: His good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: and soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: askgleaningsGWB §128: they who seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: expectation
لِرِضائِي
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: for the sake ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: them that are contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
