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 §104: edificegleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her songleaningsGWB §454: the descendant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: if We inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: I cannottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “cherishest”, “lovest” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thine heart be set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §38: the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “government”, “every”, “powers” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: of the GovernmentgleaningsGWB §511: Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Persian Governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §44: been blindlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: all that which remainethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the establishmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §124: to everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §16: notwill-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §220: everlasting lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: He maketh men alivetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%
gleaningsGWB §93: unfadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §92: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: throughout eternity
This form usually rendered as “forsake” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have forsakenfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §541: its perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: they shall be let aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: cast them away from methe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglect notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: darknessfire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
This form usually rendered as “evanescent”, “transitory”, “perishable” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eliminate”, “deprive”, “dispelled” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §301: will continue to exist foreverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: will continue unto everlastingthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: eliminategleaningsGWB §385: hath from everlasting been
