The Hidden Words — §20

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 20 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ المَنْظَرِ الأَعْلى ﴾ أَوْدَعْتُ فِيكَ رُوحًا مِنِّي لِتَكُونَ حَبِيبًا لِي؛ لِمَ تَرَكْتَنِي وَطَلَبْتَ مَحْبُوبًا سِوائِي.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(19) O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’ud gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §272: “My son

المَنْظَرِ

al-manẓar n-ẓ-r → “of”

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), المَنْظَرِ (al-manẓar), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), أَوْدَعْتُ (ʾawdaʿt), فِيكَ (fík) as “SON, OF, THE WONDROUS, breathed, within thee”

most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: whose eyes are fixed fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §188: anticipate kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: aim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Look Thou tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes

الأَعْلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w → “most”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: glorified fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §385: most exalted seats kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He uplifted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the exaltation of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

أَوْدَعْتُ

ʾawdaʿt w-d-ʿ → “cast” Distinctive

literal: leave; deposit; deposited

This form usually rendered as “have”, “hast”, “committed” (7 occurrences)

have 29% hast 14% committed 14% thou 14% strength 14% breathed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: cast away gleaningsGWB §266: committed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Let prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Leave me the-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathed will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Abandon gleaningsGWB §475: resign

رُوحًا

rúḥan r-w-ḥ → “breath” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)

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 §253: may the souls fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §367: perfect fellowship kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the winds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §9: peace

مِنِّي

minní m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the feet of the erring fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §291: Others kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: Some will-and-testamentW&T §29: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him

لِتَكُونَ

litakún k-w-n → “that thou mayest be”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “that thou mayest be”

thou 40% wilt 17% art 10% remain 10% might 7% numbered 3% who 3% mightest 3% mayest 3% patiently 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: ye be fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §453: Was He not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: should prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: one else tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

حَبِيبًا

ḥabíban ḥ-b-b → “my lover”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

lover 36% beloved 21% well-beloved 7% friend 7% exultation 7% unto 7% god 7% most 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Best-Beloved of the nations fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §163: my Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: all them that love Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved

لِي؛

lí؛ ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered مِنِّي (minní), لِتَكُونَ (litakún), حَبِيبًا (ḥabíban), لِي؛ (lí؛), تَرَكْتَنِي (taraktaní), وَطَلَبْتَ (waṭalabt) as “of My own, that thou mayest be, My lover, hast thou forsaken Me, and sought”