The Hidden Words — §69
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 69 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٦٨) ﴿ يَا أَبْناءَ الإِنْسانِ﴾
هَلْ عَرَفْتُمْ لِمَ خَلَقْناكُمْ مِنْ تُرابٍ واحِدٍ؛ لِئَلاَّ يَفْتَخِرَ أَحَدٌ عَلى أَحَدٍ. وَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ فِي خَلْقِ أَنْفُسِكُم؛ إِذاً يَنْبَغِي كَما خَلَقْناكُم مِنْ شَيْءٍ واحِدٍ أَنْ تَكُونُوا كَنَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ، بِحَيْثُ تَمْشُونَ عَلى رِجْلٍ واحِدَةٍ، وَتَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ فَمٍ واحِدٍ، وَتَسْكُنُونَ فِي أَرْضٍ واحِدَةٍ؛ حَتَّى تَظْهَرَ مِنْ كَيْنُوناتِكُمْ وَأَعْمالِكُمْ وَأَفْعالِكُمْ آياتُ التَّوْحِيدِ وَجَواهِرُ التَّجْرِيدِ. هذا نُصْحِي عَلَيْكُم يا مَلأَ الأَنْوارِ، فَانْتَصِحُوا مِنْهُ لِتَجِدُوا ثَمَراتِ القُدْسِ مِنْ شَجَرِ عِزٍّ مَنيعٍ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(68) O CHILDREN OF MEN!
Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soulgleaningsGWB §338: unitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of reunionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: humangleaningsGWB §324: of man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: such as had known HimgleaningsGWB §652: bear witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: all that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insight
This form usually rendered as “created”, “have” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §311: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §488: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: their resting-placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: groundthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dustgleaningsGWB §122: pertaining to the world of matterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “single” (66 occurrences)
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §384: belief in the unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “proudly”, “vaunt” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §513: to pride himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: should exalt himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §520: vaunt yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: adorn themselves
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
SE expanded to “himself over the other”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §467: elevenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §584: of no one
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “own”, “souls” (66 occurrences)
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: itgleaningsGWB §287: your selfish desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §481: ill beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: possessionsgleaningsGWB §161: to all created things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “such” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsgleaningsGWB §358: “Hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE rendered كَنَفْسٍ (kanafsin), واحِدَةٍ، (wáḥidahin،), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), تَمْشُونَ (tamshún), رِجْلٍ (rijlin) as “even as one soul, to walk, the same feet”
SE expanded to “with the same mouth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: quenchfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §48: mutenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: dwell withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: they who abide aroundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §725: In itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “thou”, “appear” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may be made manifest”
This form usually rendered as “works”, “own”, “every” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by your deeds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in doing thisgleaningsGWB §458: troublingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator of this deed
This form usually rendered as “misdeeds”, “deeds”, “acts” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §615: have committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to dothe-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath dealtgleaningsGWB §458: your behaviorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: These versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: signs andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: verses ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy most resplendent signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
This form usually rendered as “gems”, “gem-like”, “glory” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himselfgleaningsGWB §207: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and within the precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my Shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonishedgleaningsGWB §206: the Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortationgleaningsGWB §270: might admonish himthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: counselleth theegleaningsGWB §252: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §359: chiefskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can filltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the Celestial Concourse
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The twin shining lightsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §25: with the effulgent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the radiancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “found”, “disregard”, “can” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that ye may obtain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §325: derived from itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: the foundations of the entire universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: fruitgleaningsGWB §548: for every fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: the fruits thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: beartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the fruitsgleaningsGWB §310: the fruit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §192: Holy Ghostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied
SE expanded to “of wondrous glory”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, thegleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Thy glory beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
SE rendered القُدْسِ (al-quds), شَجَرِ (shajar), عِزٍّ (ʿizzin), مَنيعٍ (maníʿin) as “of holiness, the tree, of wondrous glory”
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: bangleaningsGWB §32: Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: from attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: kepttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: deter
