The Hidden Words — §4
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
كُنْتُ فِي قِدَمِ ذاتِي وَأَزَلِيَّةِ كَيْنُونَتِي؛ عَرَفْتُ حُبّي فِيكَ خَلَقْتُكَ، وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مِثالِي وَأَظْهَرْتُ لَكَ جَمَالي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(3) O SON OF MAN!
Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: SongleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: hath spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfadingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §132: advancewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “entire”, “myself”, “may” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: their own naturewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
وَأَزَلِيَّةِ
literal: eternity; eternities; eternal
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “eternal”, “abiding” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §381: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: placetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “made”, “knew” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §61: itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: for themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creatorfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §536: every single name hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creatures
This form usually rendered as “have”, “infused”, “engraved” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: reunion withfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §305: revealed unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: when face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
This form usually rendered as “incomparable”, “image” (2 occurrences)
incomparable 50% image 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear asgleaningsGWB §26: as steadfast and immovable askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: comparisonthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: imageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: similar to thatgleaningsGWB §607: Among them are
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: committedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §286: whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to perpetrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: liftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: charmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
