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The Hidden Words — §64

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 64 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ أَشْرَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ النُّورَ مِنْ أُفُقِ الطُّورِ، وَنَفَخْتَ رُوحَ السَّناءِ في سِيناءِ قَلْبِكَ؛ فَأَفْرِغْ نَفْسَكَ عَنِ الحُجُباتِ وَالظُّنُوناتِ، ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ عَلَى البِساطِ لِتَكُونَ قابِلاً لِلْبَقاءِ وَلائِقًا لِلِّقاءِ، كَيْ لا يَأْخُذَكَ مَوْتٌ وَلا نَصْبٌ وَلا لَغُوبٌ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(63) O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble.

Translation Notes

يَا
y-ʾ → “O”

literal: O; or

ابْنَ
b-n-y → “SON”

literal: son

الإِنْسَانِ
ʾ-n-s → “MAN”

literal: familiar; intimate; companionship; to be acquainted with; companion; intimate friend; to be intimate with; to keep company; to console

أَشْرَقْتُ
sh-r-q → “shone”

literal: radiance; splendor; dawn; illumination

عَلَيْكَ
ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

النُّورَ
n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; illumination

مِنْ
m-n → “from”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

أُفُقِ
ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; sphere; realm; quarter

الطُّورِ،
ṭ-w-r → “rustling” Distinctive

literal: states; conditions; stages; modes; phases; manner

وَنَفَخْتَ
n-f-kh → “breathed in”

literal: breath; breathed; blown

رُوحَ
r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: to go; to depart; to rest; spirit; soul

السَّناءِ
s-n-w → “years” Distinctive

literal: arrow; pointed weapon; spear-point; edge

في
f-y

literal: in; in-it; in it

سِيناءِ
s-y-n → “breasts”

literal: Sinai; Sina; breast

قَلْبِكَ؛
q-l-b → “heart”

literal: heart; to turn; to overturn

فَأَفْرِغْ
f-r-gh → “free”

literal: free; empty; freedom

نَفْسَكَ
n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

عَنِ
ʿ-n → “from”

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

الحُجُباتِ
ḥ-j-b → “veils”

literal: path, way; clear path

وَالظُّنُوناتِ،
ẓ-n-n → “idle fancies”

literal: fancy; supposition; vain imagination; idle conjecture

ثُمَّ
th-m-m

literal: then; thereafter; next; moreover

ادْخُلْ
d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: to enter; to admit; to bring in

عَلَى
ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

البِساطِ
b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: how many, many a; carpet, expanse

لِتَكُونَ
k-w-n → “that thou mayest be”

literal: to do; to make; to perform; to be; was

قابِلاً
q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

لِلْبَقاءِ
b-q-y → “for everlasting life” Distinctive

literal: remaining; everlasting; eternal; immortal; permanence; duration; continuance

وَلائِقًا
l-y-q → “worthy”

literal: worthy, befitting, appropriate, suitable

لِلِّقاءِ،
l-q-y → “to meet Me” Distinctive

literal: opposite; facing; in front of; towards

كَيْ
k-w → “unto Him”

literal: street

لا
l-ʾ → “not”

literal: no; not; negation particle

يَأْخُذَكَ
ʾ-kh-dh → “laid hold” Distinctive

literal: to take; to seize; to affect; to grasp

مَوْتٌ
m-w-t → “death”

literal: death; dead; to die

وَلا
w-l-y → “Lord” Distinctive

literal: friend; lord; guardian

نَصْبٌ
n-ṣ-b → “portion” Distinctive

literal: share; portion; lot; fate

لَغُوبٌ.
l-gh-b → “trouble”

literal: fatigue

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words

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