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 §108: sonsgleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with the childrengleaningsGWB §272: mine own son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto mangleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §412: the characteristics that distinguish man’s station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: pleaseth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
true 45% sincere 12% faithful 6% unquestionable 6% would 6% man 6% resplendent 6% applicable 6% speaketh 3% condemneth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the true onegleaningsGWB §705: We approve of libertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: of unquestionable sincerityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truthgleaningsGWB §246: the truthful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §631: suppliantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: my greatest longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopeth
tribulation 37% adversity 13% tribulations 13% affliction 10% woe 10% woes 7% troubles 3% trials 3% afflictions 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: to be tried by manifold adversitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: My tribulations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: transgressedfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §651: the sinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and trespassesthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: REBELLIOUS ONESwill-and-testamentW&T §58: not obeyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: sinfulness
forgive 50% forgiveness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: , thefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §159: Forgive, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: So God forgave Himfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §650: “the All-Merciful”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy mercifulnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
