The Hidden Words — §57
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 57 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٥٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
أَنْتَ تُريدُ الذَّهَبَ وَأَنا أُريدُ تَنْزيهَكَ عَنْهُ، وَأَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ غَنَاءَ نَفْسِكَ فِيهِ، وَأَنَا عَرَفْتُ الْغَناءَ فِي تَقْدِيسِكَ عَنْهُ. وَعَمْري هَذا عِلْمِي وَذلِكَ ظَنُّكَ؛ كَيْفَ يَجْتَمِعُ أَمْرِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(56) O SON OF MAN!
Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edificegleaningsGWB §454: the descendantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the SongleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
SE expanded to “dost wish for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §275: to seek itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: as seektablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: hath hadgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve
This form usually rendered as “have”, “behold”, “will” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that
This form usually rendered as “sanctify”, “sanctity”, “freedom” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §155: from the
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “made”, “knew” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: know HimgleaningsGWB §634: of understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: men’s apprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize
This form usually rendered as “wealth”, “lord”, “affluent” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “rich in its possession”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §66: crieth outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §812: Theretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passionsgleaningsGWB §669: this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: ways and desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: pureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §328: independent of, and transcendeth
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: rearedgleaningsGWB §183: to build anewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By GodgleaningsGWB §529: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
SE expanded to “is My knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §183: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of all menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: world of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered عَنْهُ (ʿanh), وَعَمْري (waʿamrí), عِلْمِي (ʿilmí), وَذلِكَ (wadhlik), ظَنُّكَ؛ (ẓannuka؛), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَجْتَمِعُ (yajtamiʿ) as “therefrom, By My life, is My knowledge, and that, is thy fancy, how, can My way accord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purposegleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto thisgleaningsGWB §182: To this
SE expanded to “is thy fancy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more whenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittingly
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “can My way accord”
SE rendered ظَنُّكَ؛ (ẓannuka؛), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَجْتَمِعُ (yajtamiʿ), أَمْرِي (ʾamrí) as “is thy fancy, how, can My way accord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Revelationfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §478: All creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
