The Hidden Words — §72
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 72 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٧١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
اكتُبْ كُلَّ مَا أَلْقَيْنَاكَ مِنْ مِدَادِ النُّورِ عَلَى لَوْحِ الرُّوحِ. وَإِنْ لَنْ تَقْدِرَ عَلَى ذلِكَ فاجْعَلِ المِدَادَ مِنْ جَوْهَرِ الفُؤادِ، وَإِنْ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ فَاكْتُبْ مِنَ المِدَادِ الأَحْمَرِ الَّذِي سُفِكَ فِي سَبيلي؛ إِنَّهُ أَحْلَى عِنْدِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، لِيَثْبُتَ نُورُهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(71) O SON OF MAN!
Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure for ever.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the booksgleaningsGWB §691: prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Kitáb-i-Íqán
أَلْقَيْنَاكَ
literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter
SE expanded to “We have revealed unto thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: reunion withfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §34: His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: assistgleaningsGWB §328: from Him is derivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: asked the helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this timethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: with the claywill-and-testamentW&T §3: a periodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: lifted upgleaningsGWB §228: Its
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §594: a luminarykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and have set their facestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §286: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the heavenly Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine irrevocable Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §449: and made theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: they carriedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecrate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasuresthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: finely temperedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §603: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: heartsgleaningsGWB §91: illuminated heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: thoughtsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §176: men’s hearts
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “WillinglygleaningsGWB §418: obediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou arttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §718: be found
philosopher’s 50% crimson 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: CrimsongleaningsGWB §337: Crimson Arkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: dye the earth with metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: most loftywill-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimsonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimsonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: asses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shedgleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: shedgleaningsGWB §574: sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: spilledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spiltgleaningsGWB §507: have shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: sweetgleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnessgleaningsGWB §152: sweetness
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: in the estimationgleaningsGWB §461: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: Thy mouththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: unto GodgleaningsGWB §50: Our grace unto men
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “maintained”, “canst” (17 occurrences)
demonstrated 17% maintained 17% canst 8% establish 8% vindicate 8% confirm 8% will 8% imply 8% recognized 8% becometh 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §531: for the purpose of vindicatingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: recognizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
SE rendered لِيَثْبُتَ (líathbut), نُورُهُ (núruh), الأَبَدِ (al-ʾabad) as “may endure, light”
