The Hidden Words — §24
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 24 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٢٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ العَماءِ ﴾
أَدْعُوكَ إِلَى الْبَقَاءِ وَأَنْتَ تَبْتَغِي الْفَنَاءَ، بِمَ أَعْرَضْتَ عَمَّا نُحِبُّ وَأَقْبَلْتَ إِلَى مَا تُحِبُّ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(23) O SON OF THE SUPREME!
To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own?
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “OF THE SUPREME”
SE expanded to “I call thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summonethgleaningsGWB §426: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have summonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: a name
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (56 occurrences)
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §311: its survivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Immortality
gleaningsGWB §621: and corrupt inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelledgleaningsGWB §572: your own lustsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemly
This form usually rendered as “expire”, “extinction”, “death” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that which perisheth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §675: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: survivethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himselfgleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veil
SE expanded to “What hath made”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “turned”, “perverting” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thee turn away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: do not protestgleaningsGWB §712: shall turn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: malevolent opposerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: opposedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: they that have turned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §120: love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: through their lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
SE rendered أَعْرَضْتَ (ʾaʿraḍt), نُحِبُّ (nuḥibb), وَأَقْبَلْتَ (waʾaqbalt), تُحِبُّ (tuḥibb) as “thee turn away, Our desire, and, seek thine own”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turn towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §631: Acceptkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: yesterday,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: I have turned myselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
