The Hidden Words — §46
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 46 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
اسْتَشْهِدْ فِي سَبِيلي رَاضِيًا عَنّي وَشاكِرًا لِقَضائِي، لِتَسْتَريحَ مَعِي فِي قِبابِ العَظَمَةِ خَلْفَ سُرادِقِ الْعِزَّةِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(45) O SON OF BEING!
Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: humanfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §441: are apparentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: his whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: cause of my beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
SE expanded to “Seek a martyr’s death”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the martyrsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §557: discernkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: how it testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the pathgleaningsGWB §574: the footstepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy path
رَاضِيًا
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; satisfied
SE expanded to “content with My pleasure”
satisfied 22% content 17% refuse 11% willing 11% contentment 11% pleased 6% name 6% countenanced 6% consent 6% acquiesce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refusefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §598: acceptable in His sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: preferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: and in fulfilling that which is well-pleasing unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasing unto God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks befire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §282: the thankful.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and to yield Thee thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
SE expanded to “for that which I ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §665: Decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: the assaults launched against methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
SE expanded to “thou mayest repose”
6 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §533: His majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: with strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §58: Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Sanctuary
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glorygleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
