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 §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §222: structureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: from Baníprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughterthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §272: mine own son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivedgleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: have fellowshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of reunionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §373: mortal man
This form usually rendered as “neglect” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: discardedfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §240: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: wilt Thou forsake methe-hidden-wordsHW §20: hast thou forsaken Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned himfire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
SE expanded to “if thou lovest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: and as a token of your lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: they who love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a whilegleaningsGWB §125: My beauteous Namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Thy most effulgent Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §250: forget notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: a thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: it cannot be forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: forgotten quite!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: forgetfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: enjoineth on yougleaningsGWB §621: Such are the counsels which I bequeath unto youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: their chosen Onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Who hath commanded themwill-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you sayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: Thou hast admonishedgleaningsGWB §295: He admonished
ابْتِغاءً
literal: befit; transgression; befit, be proper
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “eagerness”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §235: behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: wickednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled against TheegleaningsGWB §311: nor is it meet and permissiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: iniquity
SE expanded to “My good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §36: holy will and pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: preferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willing
