The Hidden Words — §40
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 40 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
لا تَتْرُكْ أَوامِرِي حُبًّا لِجَمَالِي، وَلا تَنْسَ وَصَايَايَ ابْتِغاءً لِرِضائِي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(39) O SON OF MAN!
Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §453: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the SongleaningsGWB §452: their sons
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunion
This form usually rendered as “neglect” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: cast awayfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §541: its perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thou abandonest themthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: discardedfire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §125: commandmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou hadst prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE expanded to “if thou lovest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: their lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §103: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: immortal Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thy wondrous Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §85: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: have forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §492: forgetfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencegleaningsGWB §357: caused to forget
This form usually rendered as “counsels”, “wishes” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testamentsgleaningsGWB §493: exhortedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: admonitionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you sayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: viceregentgleaningsGWB §493: admonishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitions
ابْتِغاءً
literal: befit; transgression; befit, be proper
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “eagerness”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
لِرِضائِي
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
SE expanded to “My good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §656: Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: be contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: pleasure
