The Hidden Words — §59

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 59 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَشَرِ ﴾ هَيْكَلُ الْوُجُودِ عَرْشي، نَظِّفْهُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لاِسْتِوائِي بِهِ وَاسْتِقْرارِي عَلَيْهِ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(58) O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide.

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 §137: Son gleaningsGWB §272: mine own son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: “O son of man gleaningsGWB §222: structures

البَشَرِ

al-bashar b-sh-r → “of man”

literal: human

man 44% mankind 22% unto 11% human 11% apprise 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announce gleaningsGWB §176: heralded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: rejoiceth the-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MAN will-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoiced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald gleaningsGWB §31: rejoice

هَيْكَلُ

haykal h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; form; temples

temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment of fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §168: immortal Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: bodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

الْوُجُودِ

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 §66: nothing fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §344: exist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: I cannot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §6: extant

عَرْشي،

ʿarshí، ʿ-r-sh → “throne”

literal: throne; the Throne

throne 85% mighty 4% seat 3% pillar 2% realities 1% presence 1% celestial 1% desires 1% throne.” 1% “behind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar of gleaningsGWB §279: His throne kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne of the-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on high gleaningsGWB §118: realities of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat

نَظِّفْهُ

naẓẓifh n-ẓ-f → “defilement” Distinctive

literal: clean; cleanse

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

defilement 50% cleanse 50%

gleaningsGWB §550: defilement the-hidden-wordsHW §59: cleanse

شَيْءٍ

shayʾin sh-y-ʾ → “things”

literal: thing; things

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: things gleaningsGWB §698: ordained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: pleasest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever

لاِسْتِوائِي

láistiwáʾí s-w-y → “i may be established”

literal: other than; other-than; besides

SE expanded to “I may be established”

except 23% all 18% any 10% besides 8% aught 8% save 8% established 7% else 7% thee 7% naught 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §246: of no one except Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besides prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thyself.”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §302: besides Him

وَاسْتِقْرارِي

wástiqrárí q-r-r → “i may abide”

literal: abode; place; established

SE expanded to “I may abide”

seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 13% habitation 11% confessed 8% hath 8% have 8% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realms gleaningsGWB §390: center kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: stablished tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solaced will-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless

عَلَيْهِ

ʿalayh ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on; exalted

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exalt gleaningsGWB §167: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloud the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that gleaningsGWB §478: in thine affairs

The Hidden Words — §59

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