The Hidden Words — §47
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 47 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
فَكِّرْ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَتَدَبَّرْ فِي فِعْلِكَ. أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ تَمُوتَ عَلَى الْفِراشِ أَوْ تُسْتَشْهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِي عَلَى التُّرابِ، وَتَكُونَ مَطْلِعَ أَمْرِي وَمَظْهَرَ نُوري فِي أَعْلَى الْفِرْدَوْسِ، فَأَنْصِفْ يا عَبْدُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(46) O SON OF MAN!
Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §453: a Scion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: comfortersthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself
This form usually rendered as “meditate”, “thought”, “reflect” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thoughtwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to pondergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “reflect” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: affectinggleaningsGWB §163: are continually plotting to instillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: ledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: measuresgleaningsGWB §362: aimskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: designs
SE rendered وَتَدَبَّرْ (watadabbar), فِعْلِكَ (fiʿlik), أَتُحِبُّ (ʾatuḥibb), تَمُوتَ (tamút) as “reflect, thy, Is it thy wish, die”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §486: Strive, therefore, to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: doest whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §556: mighty deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deeds
SE expanded to “Is it thy wish”
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: them that love metablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §530: confoundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: dead manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the deadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallengleaningsGWB §465: the Slayer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §690: coucheskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §362: couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding
This form usually rendered as “martyr” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earthgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §488: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §91: Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thy verdict would betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §42: may be informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: may shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: proceededfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §719: I revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: actualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §725: unfading splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and my Lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: exalted abovefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: How great, how very greatkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: blesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble
الْفِرْدَوْسِ،
literal: paradise; paradise, highest heaven; Paradise
SE expanded to “Judge thou aright”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: fairlygleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: judgeth with fairness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creaturesfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §149: the exercise of their devotionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: your father’s worship.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Consider nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
