The Hidden Words — §54
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 54 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٥٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
إِنْ يَمَسَّكَ الفَقْرُ لَا تَحْزَنْ، لأَنَّ سُلْطانَ الغِنى يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْكَ فِي مَدَى الأَيَّامِ. وَمِنَ الذِّلَّةِ لَا تَخَفْ، لِأَنَّ الْعِزَّةَ تُصِيبُكَ فِي مَدَى الزَّمانِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(53) O SON OF BEING!
If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: existencefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §463: shalt findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: OFwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “overtake” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §619: that hath befallenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: if thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: trials afflict theegleaningsGWB §509: have triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: touched methe-hidden-wordsHW §54: overtake
This form usually rendered as “grieve”, “grieved”, “dost” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sorrowfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §487: My sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: Grieve Thou
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §63: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “dispense” (42 occurrences)
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §153: afford to dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: rich enoughtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: being richepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
This form usually rendered as “would”, “abaseth”, “showered” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §234: hath made mentionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
This form usually rendered as “one” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §462: nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
SE rendered عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), مَدَى (madá), الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám), وَمِنَ (wamin), الذِّلَّةِ (adh-dhillah), تَخَفْ، (takhaf،) as “on thee, time, abasement, Fear”
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §501: outward humiliationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: shameful circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Abaserthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §225: ashamed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: full of feargleaningsGWB §246: fearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: ceased to affrightthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: fearfulgleaningsGWB §246: am afraidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: greater honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: to look uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
تُصِيبُكَ
literal: calamity; calamity, affliction; calamities/afflictions
This form usually rendered as “rest” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تُصِيبُكَ (tuṣíbuk), مَدَى (madá), الزَّمانِ (az-zamán) as “rest, one day”
