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 §174: builtgleaningsGWB §272: mine own sonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: son ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §682: the foundations
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”
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: daygleaningsGWB §19: the combined forces of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: and supply us with everythe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: him thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: eachgleaningsGWB §286: Every word
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §621: anyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: may pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §322: physical worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: he becometh acquainted withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thou art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: of them that love Theetablet-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 “patience”, “patient”, “long-suffering” (26 occurrences)
patience 50% patient 13% long-suffering 8% patiently 4% seemly 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% endue 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: such as have been patientfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: they that are patientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: be forbearingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy long-suffering
This form usually rendered as “which”, “under” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy decreefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §162: of Thy inscrutable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: the vicissitudes of fortunethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “ills”, “under” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the afflictionsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §185: and through the cruelties I have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: every manner of adversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
