The Hidden Words — §49
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 49 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلامَةٌ؛ وَعَلامَةُ الْحُبِّ الصَّبْرُ فِي قَضَائِي وَالاصْطِبارُ فِي بَلائِي.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(48) O SON OF MAN!
For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §453: a Scionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: andthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §424: ye proud ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
SE rendered ابْنَ (ibn), الإِنْسانِ (an-nsán), لِكُلِّ (likull), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), عَلامَةٌ؛ (ʿalámahun؛), وَعَلامَةُ (waʿalámah) as “SON, OF MAN, For, everything, a sign, The sign”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: all thatgleaningsGWB §1: can befittingly magnifykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: in the full glory oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §33: with
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctorsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §172: of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §202: of God, my Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
This form usually rendered as “patience”, “patient”, “long-suffering” (25 occurrences)
patience 48% patient 13% long-suffering 9% patiently 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% must 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% waited 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: fortitudefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §408: endure patientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: of Thy forbearancethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WaitgleaningsGWB §551: resignation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision madefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §162: revelations of Thy inscrutable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to fulfillthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §413: entangledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: was castthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: overwhelmed
