The Hidden Words — §5
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
أَحْبَبْتُ خَلْقَكَ فَخَلَقْتُكَ، فَأَحْبِبْني كَيْ أَذْكُرَكَ، وَفِي رُوحِ الْحَياةِ أُثَبِّتُكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(4) O SON OF MAN!
I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §337: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: of Thy fellowshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §122: Loverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: for the saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
أَذْكُرَكَ،
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “make”, “mention”, “proclaim” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “name thy name”
SE rendered فَأَحْبِبْني (faʾaḥbibní), كَيْ (kay), أَذْكُرَكَ، (ʾadhkuraka،), وَفِي (wafí), رُوحِ (rúḥ), الْحَياةِ (al-ḥayáh), أُثَبِّتُكَ (ʾuthabbituk) as “do thou love Me, that I may, name thy name, and, the spirit of life, fill”
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §28: overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: atwill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in thisgleaningsGWB §363: after Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: though Himself a prisonerwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
SE expanded to “spirit of life”
SE rendered كَيْ (kay), أَذْكُرَكَ، (ʾadhkuraka،), وَفِي (wafí), رُوحِ (rúḥ), الْحَياةِ (al-ḥayáh), أُثَبِّتُكَ (ʾuthabbituk) as “that I may, name thy name, and, the spirit of life, fill”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §609: of the Livingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: quicken metablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “fill” (1 occurrences)
established 20% firmly 13% steadfast 13% firm 10% demonstrate 8% demonstrated 8% affirmation 8% establish 8% have 8% confirmed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §421: gravenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: will enable me tothe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrate
