The Hidden Words — §70

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 70 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٩) ﴿ يَا أَبْناءَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ أَنْتُمْ خَزائِني، لأَنَّ فِيكُم كَنَزْتُ لآلِئَ أَسْرارِي وَجَوَاهِرَ عِلْمِي، فَاحْفَظُوها لِئَلاَّ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهَا أَغْيارُ عِبادِي وَأَشْرارُ خَلْقِي.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(69) O YE SONS OF SPIRIT! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge. Guard them from the strangers amidst My servants and from the ungodly amongst My people.

Translation Notes

أَبْناءَ

ʾabnáʾ b-n-y → “sons”

literal: son; sons

children 75% ye 13% sons 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundations gleaningsGWB §222: rear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the son the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant

الرُّوحِ

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “of spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the souls fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §199: savors kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the infinite Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit

خَزائِني،

khazáʾiní، kh-z-n → “treasury”

literal: treasury; treasuries

treasuries 34% treasury 18% treasures 14% repositories 9% preserved 5% treasured 5% all 4% lay 4% hidden 4% enshrined 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repository gleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gems kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: His inviolable treasuries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure the-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehouses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositories gleaningsGWB §520: your treasuries

فِيكُم

fíkum k-m-m → “how”

literal: how many

how 60% many 20% would 10% iniquity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: how numerous gleaningsGWB §240: Would that ye might prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: How many gleaningsGWB §453: iniquity waxed greater and greater prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and how numerous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: and many

لآلِئَ

láliʾ l-ʾ-l → “pearls”

literal: pearl; pearls

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the pearls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: pearls

أَسْرارِي

ʾasrárí s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 53% mystery 12% joy 9% secret 5% secrets 5% throne 4% heads 3% hidden 3% secretly 2% rejoicest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secret gleaningsGWB §550: sanctuary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seat prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: conscience tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: heads

وَجَوَاهِرَ

wajawáhir j-w-r → “gems”

literal: essence

gems 25% gem-like 25% glory 13% essences 13% have 13% essence 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive gleaningsGWB §5: glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: precincts of Thy court tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearness the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm will-and-testamentW&T §32: Helper gleaningsGWB §92: Gems

عِلْمِي،

ʿilmí، ʿ-l-m → “knowledge”

literal: knowledge

knowledge 54% divine 15% science 8% learning 8% recognize 8% banner 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the knowledge fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §170: worldwide regeneration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

فَاحْفَظُوها

fáḥfaẓúhá ḥ-f-ẓ → “guard”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

protect 23% guard 17% shield 15% protection 14% preserve 7% protected 5% keep 5% care 5% preserved 4% watch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve gleaningsGWB §525: to safeguard kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: for my protection tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preserved

لِئَلاَّ

liʾalál l-y-l → “from”

literal: night; nights; the nights

SE rendered عِلْمِي، (ʿilmí،), فَاحْفَظُوها (fáḥfaẓúhá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَطَّلِعَ (yaṭṭaliʿ), عَلَيْهَا (ʿalayhá), أَغْيارُ (ʾaghyár) as “knowledge, Guard, from, strangers”

night 62% night-season 23% nights 8% day 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night season gleaningsGWB §492: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytime prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night

يَطَّلِعَ

yaṭṭaliʿ ṭ-l-ʿ

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

SE rendered فَاحْفَظُوها (fáḥfaẓúhá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَطَّلِعَ (yaṭṭaliʿ), عَلَيْهَا (ʿalayhá), أَغْيارُ (ʾaghyár), عِبادِي (ʿibádí) as “Guard, from, strangers, servants”

may 50% rise 25% told 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the source fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §549: grasped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §93: the Manifestation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

عَلَيْهَا

ʿalayhá ʿ-l-y

literal: on

SE rendered فَاحْفَظُوها (fáḥfaẓúhá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَطَّلِعَ (yaṭṭaliʿ), عَلَيْهَا (ʿalayhá), أَغْيارُ (ʾaghyár), عِبادِي (ʿibádí), وَأَشْرارُ (waʾashrár) as “Guard, from, strangers, servants, ungodly”