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 §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “failed”, “believed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §656: acknowledged whatkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: noised abroadtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: acquainted
This form usually rendered as “have”, “why”, “created” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created theefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §594: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dustgleaningsGWB §717: world of dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §168: upon the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: clay
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “second” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §374: piouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: by the onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasongleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §244: ye boast yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: pride themselves thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vauntingthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §174: boastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: being honoured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §684: no one be
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “souls”, “own” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulgleaningsGWB §541: every understanding heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thine all-glorious Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of
SE rendered أَنْفُسِكُم؛ (ʾanfusikum؛), يَنْبَغِي (yanbaghí), كَما (kamá), خَلَقْناكُم (khalaqnákum), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), واحِدٍ (wáḥidin) as “your hearts, it is incumbent, created you, substance, all from one same”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §408: may pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “like” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §720: discernethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: placetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: that
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 §122: calmfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §724: of serpentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: dwell withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: will calmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: abase
SE expanded to “may be made manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §584: shall be manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: already been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: and at the tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “works”, “all”, “acts” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by your deeds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have actedgleaningsGWB §604: observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to performtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §661: My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy 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 §149: admonisher togleaningsGWB §452: His counselkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: CounsellorgleaningsGWB §441: the True Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ingleaningsGWB §256: that wronged Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: abovegleaningsGWB §684: in proportion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesgleaningsGWB §188: Followers of Muḥammadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §188: Followers of the Gospelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Sunfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §25: effulgent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “disregard”, “can” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that ye may obtain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thou mayest perceivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §95: illuminated Soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upongleaningsGWB §36: of the fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: no fruitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: its fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §685: loftykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My homeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §359: Manifestations
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
SE expanded to “of wondrous glory”
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 §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy transcendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
SE rendered القُدْسِ (al-quds), شَجَرِ (shajar), عِزٍّ (ʿizzin), مَنيعٍ (maníʿin) as “of holiness, the tree, of wondrous glory”
most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §194: withholdeth himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and were hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withhold
