The Hidden Words — §52

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ بَلاَئِي عِنايَتي، ظاهِرُهُ نارٌ وَنِقْمَةٌ وَباطِنُهُ نُورٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ. فاسْتَبِقْ إِلَيْهِ لِتَكُونَ نُورًا أَزَلِيًّا وَرُوحًا قِدَمِيًّا، وَهُوَ أَمْري فَاعْرِفْهُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(51) O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §452: their sons kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughter the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §272: mine own son

الإِنْسَانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man”

literal: man; human

man 90% men 5% two 2% within 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companion gleaningsGWB §620: of man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companion the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: man gleaningsGWB §358: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delight the-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN

بَلاَئِي

baláaʾí b-l-w → “calamity”

literal: tribulation; affliction; trial

tribulations 33% trials 17% calamity 17% distress 17% afflictions 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulations fire-tabletFire §39: calamity gleaningsGWB §67: afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: woes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and the afflictions I suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §154: tried will-and-testamentW&T §3: a victim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials

عِنايَتي،

ʿináyatí، ʿ-n-y → “is”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), الإِنْسَانِ (an-nsán), بَلاَئِي (baláaʾí), عِنايَتي، (ʿináyatí،), ظاهِرُهُ (ẓáhiruh), نارٌ (nárun), وَنِقْمَةٌ (waniqmahun) as “SON, OF MAN, calamity, is, providence, outwardly, fire and vengeance”

loving-kindness 70% loving 10% sign 10% favor 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Ma’ani fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: hidden meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: hidden meanings the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that is will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

ظاهِرُهُ

ẓáhiruh ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: said fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §258: hath appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: observed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: risen up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

نارٌ

nárun n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 67% flame 16% flames 4% hell 3% afire 1% utter 1% fires 1% “hell 1% “fire” 1% “hell.” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Hell gleaningsGWB §36: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: undying fires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell

وَنِقْمَةٌ

waniqmahun n-q-m → “fire and vengeance” Distinctive

literal: vengeance

This form usually rendered as “incurred”, “evil”, “evidence” (7 occurrences)

SE expanded to “fire and vengeance”

incurred 14% evil 14% evidence 14% well-beseeming 14% trials 14% fire 14% vengeance 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisement fire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeance gleaningsGWB §189: incurred His malediction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: avenging prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: the breaths the-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeance will-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revenger

وَباطِنُهُ

wabáṭinuh b-ṭ-n → “inwardly”

literal: inward; hidden

inwardly 50% hidden 17% secretly 17% most 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hidden gleaningsGWB §324: spiritual perceptions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the womb prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: inner gleaningsGWB §137: invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”

وَرَحْمَةٌ

waraḥmahun r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 72% have 7% tender 7% pity 3% god’s 3% compassion 3% tenderness 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §519: Have mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who show tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

فاسْتَبِقْ

fástabiq s-b-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

This form usually rendered as “hasten” (1 occurrences)

hath 46% surpassed 16% preceded 14% have 5% encompasseth 5% excelled 3% committed 3% escaped 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: surpassed gleaningsGWB §683: permeated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassed gleaningsGWB §257: surpasseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass

إِلَيْهِ

ʾilayh ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: besmirch

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

لِتَكُونَ

litakún k-w-n → “that thou mayest become”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “that thou mayest become”

thou 40% wilt 17% art 10% remain 10% might 7% numbered 3% who 3% mightest 3% mayest 3% patiently 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: that be fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §482: be unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: been supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

أَزَلِيًّا

ʾazaliyyan ʾ-z-l

literal: eternity; eternities; eternal

SE rendered إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), لِتَكُونَ (litakún), نُورًا (núran), أَزَلِيًّا (ʾazaliyyan), وَرُوحًا (warúḥan), قِدَمِيًّا، (qidamiyyan،), وَهُوَ (wahú) as “thereunto, that thou mayest become, an eternal light, an immortal spirit, This is”

everlasting 30% eternal 30% abiding 20% immortal 10% ancient 10%

gleaningsGWB §258: before kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: from eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §56: from everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: through all eternity gleaningsGWB §6: forever

وَرُوحًا

warúḥan r-w-ḥ → “immortal spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: winds fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §712: the wind kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Thy life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

قِدَمِيًّا،

qidamiyyan، q-d-m

literal: ancient

SE rendered نُورًا (núran), أَزَلِيًّا (ʾazaliyyan), وَرُوحًا (warúḥan), قِدَمِيًّا، (qidamiyyan،), وَهُوَ (wahú), أَمْري (ʾamrí), فَاعْرِفْهُ (fáʿrifh) as “an eternal light, an immortal spirit, This is, My command unto thee, do thou observe it”

ancient 60% imperishable 20% one 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: eternal fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §40: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: stepped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfading tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

وَهُوَ

wahú h-w → “this is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered وَرُوحًا (warúḥan), قِدَمِيًّا، (qidamiyyan،), وَهُوَ (wahú), أَمْري (ʾamrí), فَاعْرِفْهُ (fáʿrifh) as “an immortal spirit, This is, My command unto thee, do thou observe it”