The Hidden Words — §62

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 62 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ اصْعَدْ إِلى سَمائِي لِكَيْ تَرى وِصالِي؛ لِتَشْرَبَ مِنْ زُلالِ خَمْرٍ لا مِثالَ وَكُؤُبِ مَجْدٍ لا زَوالَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(61) O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 93% scion 3% descendant 2% sons 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the children gleaningsGWB §306: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been built the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her son gleaningsGWB §682: the foundations

الإِنْسَانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; man

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soul gleaningsGWB §118: Thy Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and wedded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the comforters gleaningsGWB §540: mankind

اصْعَدْ

iṣʿad ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

rise 50% ascend 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §171: to advance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: outsoar tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto the the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise then will-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised

سَمائِي

samáʾí s-m-w → “my heaven”

literal: heaven

heaven 67% which 17% lofty 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimity fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §286: the knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fame prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast called tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

تَرى

tarى r-ʾ-y → “thou mayest obtain”

literal: see; to see

SE expanded to “thou mayest obtain”

thou 63% seest 19% beholdest 8% canst 3% behold 3% wert 1% lo 1% gaze 1% wouldst 1% now 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §258: have witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Thou dost consider the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest

وِصالِي؛

wiṣálí؛ w-ṣ-l → “joy of reunion”

literal: union; reunion

SE expanded to “joy of reunion”

presence 26% attain 23% reunion 20% have 5% reach 5% attainment 5% meeting 5% thou 4% divine 4% whose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presence fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §135: hath linked kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: light of Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me

لِتَشْرَبَ

litashrab sh-r-b → “quaff”

literal: drink; drank; to drink

drink 23% give 17% quaffed 15% quaff 12% hath 7% have 7% make 6% draught 4% drunk 4% hast 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the draught gleaningsGWB §467: given to kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: drink deep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: and make me drink the-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drink epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunk gleaningsGWB §353: and their drink

زُلالِ

zulál z-l-l

literal: pure water; pure-water

SE rendered تَرى (tarى), وِصالِي؛ (wiṣálí؛), لِتَشْرَبَ (litashrab), زُلالِ (zulál), خَمْرٍ (khamrin), مِثالَ (mithál), وَكُؤُبِ (wakuʾub) as “thou mayest obtain, the joy of reunion, quaff, wine, the chalice”

crystal 36% pure 36% clear 9% waters 9% living 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Commotions gleaningsGWB §157: cause you to slip kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: living prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the pure milk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have slipped gleaningsGWB §424: pure waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: clear waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: slip

خَمْرٍ

khamrin kh-m-r → “wine”

literal: wine; wine, draught

wine 75% draught 6% pride 3% words 3% drunkenness 3% manifold 3% partake 3% dregs 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the wine gleaningsGWB §528: with pride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the wine the-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregs gleaningsGWB §383: the wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine gleaningsGWB §467: wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdom

مِثالَ

mithál m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered لِتَشْرَبَ (litashrab), زُلالِ (zulál), خَمْرٍ (khamrin), مِثالَ (mithál), وَكُؤُبِ (wakuʾub), مَجْدٍ (majdin) as “quaff, wine, the chalice, glory”