The Hidden Words — §58
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 58 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٥٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
أَنْفِقْ مالِي عَلى فُقَرائِي لِتُنْفِقَ فِي السَّمآءِ مِنْ كُنُوزِ عِزِّ لا تَفْنى وَخَزائِنِ مَجْدٍ لا تَبْلى؛ وَلكِنْ وَعَمْري إِنْفاقَ الرُّوحِ أَجْمَلُ لَوْ تُشاهِدْ بِعَيْني.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(57) O SON OF MAN!
Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: “O son of mangleaningsGWB §452: their sons
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §666: All-Bountifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: seditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the dissensionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: sacrificed
This form usually rendered as “wealth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our possessionsgleaningsGWB §406: the treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: their substancethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: My wealthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: possessionsgleaningsGWB §361: propertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: sacrifice our substance
poor 46% poverty 29% paupers 6% destitute 6% passages 4% destitution 3% misery 3% matter 1% subject 1% perversity 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the treasurygleaningsGWB §20: the treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a hidden Treasure
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 §223: mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §683: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: Thine own mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
This form usually rendered as “perish”, “must”, “unfading” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §250: bring to naughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: their deathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thy perishingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §680: covetous
treasuries 47% treasures 16% all 11% within 5% treasury 5% inviolable 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: treasuriesgleaningsGWB §230: Treasurekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Treasuries of Thy knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repositorygleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: great glorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy most excellent majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of Thy majesty
This form usually rendered as “imperishable” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Yeaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the tribulationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: outwornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Indeedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: imperishableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Yeaepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Yea
SE rendered وَخَزائِنِ (wakhazáʾin), مَجْدٍ (majdin), تَبْلى؛ (tablى؛), وَلكِنْ (walkin), وَعَمْري (waʿamrí), إِنْفاقَ (ʾinfáq), الرُّوحِ (ar-rúḥ) as “treasures, glory, imperishable, But, by My life, To offer up, thy soul”
SE expanded to “by My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: lifegleaningsGWB §712: inhabitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §95: Essenceskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy Spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue
This form usually rendered as “more” (1 occurrences)
beauty 85% countenance 3% ancient 3% among 2% glory 2% beneficent 1% beauteous 1% ornament 1% seemly 1% promised 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: othersgleaningsGWB §616: His Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §532: ye would readily perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: have testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE expanded to “with Mine eye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointedgleaningsGWB §167: with your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: with Thine own eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
