The Hidden Words — §63

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 63 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ قَدْ مَضى عَلَيْكَ أَيَّامٌ، وَاشْتَغَلْتَ فِيها بِمَا تَهْوى بِهِ نَفْسُكَ مِنَ الظُّنُونِ وَالأَوْهَامِ. إِلَى مَتَى تَكُونُ راقِدًا عَلَى بِساطِكَ. ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ عَنِ النَّوْمِ؛ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ ارْتَفَعَتْ فِي وَسَطِ الزَّوالِ، لَعَلَّ تُشْرِقُ عَلَيْكَ بِأَنْوارِ الْجَمالِ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(62) O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

Translation Notes

ابْنَ

ibn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been built the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §222: rear

الإِنْسَانِ

an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man”

literal: man; human

man 90% men 5% two 2% within 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companion gleaningsGWB §358: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my solace the-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: man gleaningsGWB §441: No two men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself

مَضى

maḍى m-ḍ-y → “passed”

literal: pass

hath 50% passed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passed gleaningsGWB §279: have been consecrated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: irrevocable purpose gleaningsGWB §250: far spent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: past tense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: decree gleaningsGWB §248: your chance is well-nigh

عَلَيْكَ

ʿalayk ʿ-l-y → “over thee”

literal: upon; on

thee 30% upon 20% tribulation 10% envelop 10% sovereignty 10% encompassed 10% reveal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: high gleaningsGWB §167: the Exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the path the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: against gleaningsGWB §532: to your aid

أَيَّامٌ،

ʾayyámun، y-w-m → “many a day”

literal: day; days; today

SE expanded to “Many a day”

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime gleaningsGWB §256: Our days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: in Thy days will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: which gleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His days

وَاشْتَغَلْتَ

wáshtaghalt sh-gh-l → “hast busied”

literal: busy

hast 50% busied 25% busy 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busying gleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: are engaged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied only the-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyself will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreading gleaningsGWB §573: your absorption

تَهْوى

tahwى h-w-y

literal: desire

SE rendered وَاشْتَغَلْتَ (wáshtaghalt), تَهْوى (tahwى), نَفْسُكَ (nafsuk), الظُّنُونِ (aẓ-ẓunún) as “hast busied, thyself, thy fancies”

accord 33% desire 33% thou 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §278: of their evil desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: ancient glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: of Thy wisdom the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passions

نَفْسُكَ

nafsuk n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: Myself gleaningsGWB §295: for His Manifestation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unlettered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: Alone and unaided tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Me will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

الظُّنُونِ

aẓ-ẓunún ẓ-n-n → “thy fancies”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 43% fancy 23% fancies 13% vain 8% imaginings 8% imaginations 3% all 3% superstitions 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of your idle fancies fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §450: imagine about Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: fancied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belief tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: deemed

وَالأَوْهَامِ

wálʾawhám w-h-m → “and idle imaginings”

literal: fancy

SE expanded to “and idle imaginings”

vain 51% idle 33% imaginings 4% fancies 4% vague 2% corrupt 2% imaginations 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: imaginings fire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginings gleaningsGWB §149: vain imaginations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusion the-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubt will-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion

تَكُونُ

takún k-w-n → “art thou to”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “art thou to”

thou 40% wilt 17% art 10% remain 10% might 7% numbered 3% who 3% mightest 3% mayest 3% patiently 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hast fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §467: We dwelt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: and is begotten tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

راقِدًا

ráqidan r-q-d → “slumber”

literal: sleep

asleep 44% slumber 22% others 11% fast 11% slumberer 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumber prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumberer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: beds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: all that lay asleep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: others prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: have slumbered

بِساطِكَ

bisáṭik b-s-ṭ → “thy bed”

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

bed 67% court 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §118: mystery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: lengthy gleaningsGWB §100: throne kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unfolded

ارْفَعْ

irfaʿ r-f-ʿ → “lift up”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

lift 60% exalted 20% may 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: exalteth fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §232: hath been pitched kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: firmly established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: O my Lord tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

رَأْسَكَ

raʾasak r-ʾ-s → “thy head”

literal: head; heads

head 53% heads 21% mountain-top 5% top 5% beheaded 5% fountain-head 5% diadem 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: top gleaningsGWB §719: their heads the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine head gleaningsGWB §163: I be beheaded epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: head gleaningsGWB §163: my head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top

النَّوْمِ؛

an-nawmi؛ n-w-m → “slumber”

literal: sleep; sleeping

slumber 38% sleep 38% sleeping 13% little 6% when 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumber gleaningsGWB §305: when asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: to sleep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: sleep of gleaningsGWB §555: the slumber kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: honour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: from

الشَّمْسَ

ash-shams sh-m-s → “the sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: suns gleaningsGWB §97: Daystars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-Star gleaningsGWB §484: as the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar

وَسَطِ

wasaṭ w-s-ṭ → “to the zenith”

literal: middle; middle, midst

SE expanded to “to the zenith”

zenith 40% meridian 20% midmost 20% middle 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the midmost gleaningsGWB §307: due to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in its the-hidden-wordsHW §63: to the zenith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Mediator gleaningsGWB §469: to induce thee to intercede kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our all.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: middle

الزَّوالِ،

az-zawáli، z-w-l

literal: decline

SE rendered ارْتَفَعَتْ (irtafaʿat), وَسَطِ (wasaṭ), الزَّوالِ، (az-zawáli،), لَعَلَّ (laʿall), تُشْرِقُ (tushriq), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk) as “hath risen, to the zenith, haply, it may shine, upon thee”