The Hidden Words — §28

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 28 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَنَفَّسْ بِخَطَأِ أَحَدٍ مَا دُمْتَ خاطِئًا، وَإِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مَلْعُونٌ أَنْتَ، وَأَنَا شاهِدٌ بِذَلِكَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(27) O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.

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 §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the son the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the Son gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant

الإِنْسانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man”

literal: man; human

man 90% men 5% two 2% within 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: man gleaningsGWB §358: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companion gleaningsGWB §620: of man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delight the-hidden-wordsHW §93: life

تَنَفَّسْ

tanaffas n-f-s → “breathe”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 21% souls 16% self 14% soul 13% thyself 9% myself 7% himself 6% one 5% thee 5% yourselves 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residents gleaningsGWB §636: Who is Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

بِخَطَأِ

bikhaṭaʾ kh-ṭ-ʾ → “grievous”

literal: sins; sin

grievous 50% all 25% sins 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a sin gleaningsGWB §106: grievous transgression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all sins the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrous deeds gleaningsGWB §136: iniquities the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinner gleaningsGWB §137: transgressions

أَحَدٍ

ʾaḥadin ʾ-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one of gleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the oneness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Incomparable gleaningsGWB §103: Divine Being

دُمْتَ

dumt d-w-m → “so long as”

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; everlasting

SE expanded to “so long as”

long 36% everlasting 23% throughout 9% endure 5% second 5% eternal 5% ever 5% own 5% through 5% continually 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §144: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting

تَفْعَلْ

tafʿal f-ʿ-l → “deeds” Distinctive

literal: do; deed

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “doeth”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)

thou 44% doeth 22% wilt 11% doest 11% transgress 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §656: Deal with me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: doings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: act gleaningsGWB §469: hast done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed

بِغَيْرِ

bighayr gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered خاطِئًا، (kháṭiʾan،), تَفْعَلْ (tafʿal), بِغَيْرِ (bighayr), مَلْعُونٌ (malʿúnun) as “sinner, transgress, accursed”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: conflict fire-tabletFire §27: purity gleaningsGWB §106: else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transformation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that overtake it the-hidden-wordsHW §101: stranger will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: none

مَلْعُونٌ

malʿúnun l-ʿ-n → “accursed”

literal: curse; cursed; accursed

accursed 29% curse 24% revile 6% cursed 6% ye 6% upon 6% slander 6% “the 6% malison 6% opprobrium 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: curse gleaningsGWB §453: Ye utter your imprecations kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: slander kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: and execrate the-hidden-wordsHW §26: confound epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: cursed gleaningsGWB §40: accursed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: “The curse

وَأَنَا

waʾaná ʾ-n → “and to this i” Distinctive

literal: that; indeed; that, to

This form usually rendered as “have”, “behold”, “will” (30 occurrences)

SE expanded to “and to this I”

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the

شاهِدٌ

sháhidun sh-h-d → “bear witness”

literal: witness; witnessed

witness 60% testifieth 20% aware 5% beareth 5% truthfulness 5% bear 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: beareth Me witness fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §231: laid down their lives kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: proclaim tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

بِذَلِكَ

bidhalik dh-l-k → “this command”

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered وَأَنَا (waʾaná), شاهِدٌ (sháhidun), بِذَلِكَ (bidhalik) as “and to this I, bear witness”

thereupon 33% wherefore 13% unto 7% yet 7% purpose 7% such 7% schemings 7% lám 7% “such 7% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto this gleaningsGWB §721: other things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §161: In like manner

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