The Hidden Words — §56

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 56 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ لَا تَشْتَغِل بِالدُّنْيا؛ لِأَنَّ بِالنَّارِ نَمْتَحِنُ الذَّهَبَ، وَبِالذَّهَبِ نَمْتَحِنُ العِبادَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(55) O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

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 §55: “O son of man gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man

الوُجُودِ

al-wujúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

all 32% creation 23% created 10% world 10% existence 10% into 3% mankind 3% human 3% any 3% nothing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: possessed fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §190: findeth it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can feel tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

تَشْتَغِل

tashtaghil sh-gh-l → “busy” Distinctive

literal: busy

This form usually rendered as “engross”, “dost” (4 occurrences)

engross 50% dost 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselves gleaningsGWB §573: your absorption kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: are engaged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: keep me back the-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: in gleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself from

بِالدُّنْيا؛

biálddunyá؛ d-n-w → “with this world”

literal: world; world/this life

SE expanded to “with this world”

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: world gleaningsGWB §573: “the world”kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §278: of the earth

بِالنَّارِ

biálnnár n-w-r → “with fire”

literal: light; lights; luminous

fire 40% flame 40% fires 10% fiery 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminate fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §588: flame kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: by the light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

نَمْتَحِنُ

namtaḥin m-ḥ-n → “test”

literal: test; tested

trials 28% test 17% tests 17% hath 6% proved 6% sore 6% commotions 6% touchstone 6% grievous 6% tried 6%

gleaningsGWB §215: hath proved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: test prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: of tests the-hidden-wordsHW §147: toil will-and-testamentW&T §35: the most grievous ordeal gleaningsGWB §24: proved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: touchstone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: try

الذَّهَبَ،

adh-dhahaba، dh-h-b → “the gold”

literal: gold

gold 87% purest 7% into 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Religion gleaningsGWB §404: purest gold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and is carried away the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §260: “Go kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds

العِبادَ

al-ʿibád ʿ-b-d → “our servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: others fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §289: of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

The Hidden Words — §56

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

Will and Testament