The Hidden Words — §13
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(١٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
صَنَعْتُكَ بِأَيادِي الْقُوَّةِ وَخَلَقْتُكَ بِأَنامِلِ الْقُدْرَةِ، وَأَوْدَعْتُ فِيْكَ جَوْهَرَ نُوري فَاسْتَغْنِ بِهِ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ، لأَنَّ صُنْعي كامِلٌ وَحُكْمي نافِذٌ لا تَشُكَّ فِيهِ وَلَا تَكُنْ فِيهِ مُرِيبًا.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(12) O SON OF BEING!
With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath discoveredfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §706: tastedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: Althoughprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: the foundations of the entire universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsgleaningsGWB §707: workkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: will performprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: sweet inventionthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §286: the manifold arts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §410: mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §404: vitalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: and Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: into the sensegleaningsGWB §389: these powers
SE rendered بِأَيادِي (biʾayádí), الْقُوَّةِ (al-qúqah), وَخَلَقْتُكَ (wakhalaqtuk), بِأَنامِلِ (biʾanámil), الْقُدْرَةِ، (al-qudrahi،) as “hands, of power, created, fingers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §586: created in the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou didst causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §583: hath it been foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §504: of strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §637: Cast them awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst cast me into
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like wordsgleaningsGWB §674: the very essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasuresthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: worthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §603: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the Essence thereof
SE expanded to “of My light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §124: these resplendent Lightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “Be thou content”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §275: Self-Sufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being richwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: if it be His WillgleaningsGWB §536: losskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and through the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
perfect 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfectgleaningsGWB §391: most lovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most accomplishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: how consummatethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §23: perfectionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinitegleaningsGWB §358: most accomplished
This form usually rendered as “theme”, “ancient”, “new” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: through the power of wisdomgleaningsGWB §686: consummate power and wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: according to the verdictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: of Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
This form usually rendered as “irresistible”, “energizing”, “most” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the potencygleaningsGWB §682: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the energizing influencethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: irresistibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: and the energizing influences
This form usually rendered as “question” (1 occurrences)
doubt 38% doubts 13% any 6% misdoubt 6% indubitable 6% uncertainty 6% doubter 6% hesitation 6% misgivings 6% dispute 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: of them whogleaningsGWB §649: thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: doubtgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubtersthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: The doubterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: misgivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspicious
