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 ابْنَ ibn b-n-y → “son” literal: son; sons son 93% scion 3% descendant 2% sons 1% daughter 1% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: SongleaningsGWB §453: a Scionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the son ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §452: their sons الإِنْسانِ an-nsán ʾ-n-s → “of man” literal: human; man man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’sgleaningsGWB §410: among human virtueskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §634: amongst men الْمُحِبُّ al-muḥibb ḥ-b-b → “lover” literal: love; beloved; beloved ones love 60% lover 20% loving-kindness 10% affectionate 10% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §708: for My Beauty’s sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One الصَّادِقُ aṣ-ṣádiq ṣ-d-q → “true” literal: truth; truthful; true 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 §167: recognizegleaningsGWB §39: testifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: men of truth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: if thou art one of the truthfulgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truth يَرْجُو yarjú r-j-w → “hope” literal: hope; hope, desire; hope/desire hopeth 67% yearneth 33% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: Aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration الْبَلاءَ al-baláʾ b-l-w → “tribulation” literal: tribulation; affliction; trial 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 §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §185: and through the cruelties I have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: or that the woes I sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrows الْعاصِي al-ʿáṣí ʿ-ṣ-y → “rebel” literal: disobedience; disobedient; disobey sinner 67% rebellious 11% transgressor 11% rebel 11% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: sinfulnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §665: the sinfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: rebelliousthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: REBELLIOUS ONESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelleth against him and against themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousness الْمَغْفِرَةِ al-maghfirah gh-f-r → “forgiveness” literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive forgive 50% forgiveness 50% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: to forgive Himfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §552: remissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness وَالمُذْنِبِ wálmudhnib dh-n-b → “sinful” literal: sin having 50% sinful 50% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his trespassesgleaningsGWB §650: transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: of sinnersgleaningsGWB §655: of such as transgress against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’ الرَّحْمَةِ ar-raḥmah r-ḥ-m → “mercy” literal: mercy; merciful 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 §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §548: eternalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy