The Hidden Words — §43

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ كُنْ لِي خاضِعًا لأَكُونَ لَكَ مُتَواضِعًا، وَكُنْ لأَمْري ناصِرًا لِتَكُونَ فِي المُلْكِ مَنْصُورًا.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(42) O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 93% scion 3% descendant 2% sons 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the son of gleaningsGWB §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: scion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with the children gleaningsGWB §272: mine own son

الإِنْسانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man”

literal: human; man

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto man gleaningsGWB §306: his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §96: I desire communion with thee will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceive gleaningsGWB §373: mortal man

خاضِعًا

kháḍiʿan kh-ḍ-ʿ

literal: humble; submissive

SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), الإِنْسانِ (an-nsán), كُنْ (kun), لِي (lí), خاضِعًا (kháḍiʿan), لأَكُونَ (lʾakún), لَكَ (lak), مُتَواضِعًا، (mutawáḍiʿan،) as “SON, OF MAN, Humble, before Me, that I, thee, graciously visit”

submissive 18% show 18% humble 18% lowly 9% walketh 9% who 9% humbly 9% bow 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: humility gleaningsGWB §628: who have bowed their necks kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: to bow down the-hidden-wordsHW §41: in submission will-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: bowed down before them gleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Will

مُتَواضِعًا،

mutawáḍiʿan، w-ḍ-ʿ → “low” Distinctive

literal: lowly

This form usually rendered as “graciously” (1 occurrences)

low 27% cast 23% lay 14% hath 9% press 5% abandoned 5% forsake 5% abandoning 5% perverse 5% will 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: low gleaningsGWB §241: cast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: instances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: hast established the-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visit will-and-testamentW&T §39: hath power to enact epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Cast away gleaningsGWB §63: will cast away

لأَمْري

lʾamrí ʾ-m-r → “triumph of my cause”

literal: command; cause

SE expanded to “triumph of My cause”

cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: such a thing fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §423: ordained kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: behaviour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: hadst commanded them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command

مَنْصُورًا

manṣúran n-ṣ-r → “victory” Distinctive

literal: victory

This form usually rendered as “which”, “champion”, “obtain” (3 occurrences)

which 33% champion 33% obtain 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: shall render Thee victorious fire-tabletFire §28: championed gleaningsGWB §598: That which can ensure the victory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assisting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Give, therefore the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victory will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance

المُلْكِ

al-mulk m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered لأَمْري (lʾamrí), ناصِرًا (náṣiran), لِتَكُونَ (litakún), المُلْكِ (al-mulk), مَنْصُورًا (manṣúran) as “triumph of My cause, that, the victory”