The Hidden Words — §55
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 55 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٥٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾
إِنْ تُحِبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّوْلَةَ الباقِيَةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ وَهذِهِ الْحَياةَ الْقِدَمِيَّةَ الأَزَلِيَّةَ، فَاتْرُكْ هذِهِ الدَّوْلَةَ الْفانِيَةَ الزَّائِلَةَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(54) O SON OF BEING!
If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and fleeting sovereignty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §222: structures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Our possessionfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §312: existence iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: OFwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §552: lovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: for the saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Persian GovernmentgleaningsGWB §511: the Great Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: imperishable dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §22: governmentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Ottoman GovernmentgleaningsGWB §174: stationthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the last tracefire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the endlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: goneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: liveth in God
This form usually rendered as “incorruptible”, “ever-abiding”, “eternal” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered الباقِيَةَ (al-báqíah), الأَبَدِيَّةَ (al-ʾabadídah), وَهذِهِ (wahdhih), الْحَياةَ (al-ḥayáh), الْقِدَمِيَّةَ (al-qidamímah) as “imperishable, eternal, and this, life, ancient”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: Livingfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: the true lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “forsake” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: cast awayfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §463: noted downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thou abandonest themthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned himfire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
This form usually rendered as “transitory”, “sure”, “evanescent” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §50: expirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: the doortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: fleetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §622: vain
This form usually rendered as “dispelled”, “eliminate”, “deprive” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: eliminategleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: wilt to everlasting remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternity
