The Hidden Words — §50
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 50 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾
الْمُحِبُّ الصَّادِقُ يَرْجُو الْبَلاءَ كَرَجاءِ الْعاصِي إِلَى الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالمُذْنِبِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَةِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(49) O SON OF MAN!
The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §337: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §541: fellowship and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: dearest wishtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the true onegleaningsGWB §461: truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: acknowledged and embracedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: affirmethgleaningsGWB §39: is true
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: hopethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration
tribulation 42% adversity 13% woe 13% affliction 8% tribulations 8% troubles 4% trials 4% orient 4% afflictions 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: testedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §498: We have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thou hast afflicted themthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: are but a
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: every trace of sinfulnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §491: transgressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: a sinnerwill-and-testamentW&T §17: against himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousnessgleaningsGWB §491: revolt
ever-forgiving 40% forgive 18% forgiveness 12% forgiving 9% pardon 6% forgiven 5% pardoner 2% will 2% wash 2% ask 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the ForgivinggleaningsGWB §463: forgiven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: singleaningsGWB §650: transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My singleaningsGWB §167: of having transgressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: forgive sins.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
