The Hidden Words — §52

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ بَلاَئِي عِنايَتي، ظاهِرُهُ نارٌ وَنِقْمَةٌ وَباطِنُهُ نُورٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ. فاسْتَبِقْ إِلَيْهِ لِتَكُونَ نُورًا أَزَلِيًّا وَرُوحًا قِدَمِيًّا، وَهُوَ أَمْري فَاعْرِفْهُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(51) O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

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 §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §272: O my son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: son of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §17: beginning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant

الإِنْسَانِ

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 §105: human gleaningsGWB §441: No two men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §93: life will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soul gleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with another

بَلاَئِي

baláaʾí b-l-w → “calamity” Distinctive

literal: tribulation; affliction

This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “ills”, “under” (8 occurrences)

tribulations 38% ills 13% under 13% calamity 13% distress 13% afflictions 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulation fire-tabletFire §39: calamity gleaningsGWB §211: sufferings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: the ills that I suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trials will-and-testamentW&T §3: the trials epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulations

عِنايَتي،

ʿináyatí، ʿ-n-y → “is”

literal: meaning; care; meanings

SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), الإِنْسَانِ (an-nsán), بَلاَئِي (baláaʾí), عِنايَتي، (ʿináyatí،), ظاهِرُهُ (ẓáhiruh), نارٌ (nárun), وَنِقْمَةٌ (waniqmahun) as “SON, OF MAN, calamity, is, providence, outwardly, fire and vengeance”

loving-kindness 71% loving 7% such 7% providence 7% favor 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §211: tender mercies kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: of divine guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

ظاهِرُهُ

ẓáhiruh ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: its evident meaning fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §91: corporeal existence kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: through their Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: and of Thy tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest

نارٌ

nárun n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 64% flame 17% flames 5% into 3% hell 3% former 3% latter 3% afire 1% set 1% utter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §551: former kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “hell.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: its tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own fire gleaningsGWB §551: latter

وَنِقْمَةٌ

waniqmahun n-q-m → “fire and vengeance”

literal: vengeance

SE expanded to “fire and vengeance”

vengeance 29% wrath 14% great 14% trouble 14% well-beseeming 14% trials 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisement fire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeance gleaningsGWB §189: wrath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: are the fire of vengeance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and well-beseeming Thy chastisement will-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revenger gleaningsGWB §720: great evil

وَباطِنُهُ

wabáṭinuh b-ṭ-n → “inwardly”

literal: inward; hidden

inwardly 50% hidden 17% secretly 17% most 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: inwardly gleaningsGWB §49: unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: invisible heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretly gleaningsGWB §248: wombs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”

نُورٌ

núrun n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shed fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §135: glimmer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendors tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

وَرَحْمَةٌ

waraḥmahun r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Him Who is the All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §372: of God the All-Merciful kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy mercifulness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

فاسْتَبِقْ

fástabiq s-b-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

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

hath 41% surpassed 15% preceded 11% all-encompassing 7% can 4% surpasseth 4% before 4% have 4% encompasseth 4% encompassed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before Me gleaningsGWB §539: have rained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthier prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hadst the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereunto epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassed gleaningsGWB §60: pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old

لِتَكُونَ

litakún k-w-n → “that thou mayest become”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “that thou mayest become”

thou 40% remain 15% wilt 15% art 8% become 6% haply 4% might 4% abide 4% numbered 2% believed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: ye are gleaningsGWB §506: and persisted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of Thine Essence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being

أَزَلِيًّا

ʾazaliyyan ʾ-z-l

literal: eternal; eternity; eternities

SE rendered إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), لِتَكُونَ (litakún), نُورًا (núran), أَزَلِيًّا (ʾazaliyyan), وَرُوحًا (warúḥan), قِدَمِيًّا، (qidamiyyan،), وَهُوَ (wahú) as “thereunto, that thou mayest become, an eternal light, an immortal spirit, This is”

eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%

gleaningsGWB §41: immortal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §56: from everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: heavenly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: for ever

وَرُوحًا

warúḥan r-w-ḥ → “immortal spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 69% soul 10% breath 4% life 4% souls 3% who 3% joy 2% holy 2% jesus 2% ghost 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: tranquillity fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §526: find rest kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and rapture tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit

قِدَمِيًّا،

qidamiyyan، q-d-m

literal: ancient

SE rendered نُورًا (núran), أَزَلِيًّا (ʾazaliyyan), وَرُوحًا (warúḥan), قِدَمِيًّا، (qidamiyyan،), وَهُوَ (wahú), أَمْري (ʾamrí), فَاعْرِفْهُ (fáʿrifh) as “an eternal light, an immortal spirit, This is, My command unto thee, do thou observe it”