As to your question about the meaning in the Arabic Hidden
Words, "...couldst thou but see with Mine eye": When man reacheth the
station of selflessness, and his love of self is entirely wiped out, his
existence becometh like unto non- existence, and a ray from God's presence
sheddeth its light upon him. Then he can see with the eye of God, and can hear
with His ear. This is like iron in the fire. The qualities of the iron, its
coldness, darkness and hardness are concealed, and it manifests heat,
luminosity, and fluidity, which are the qualities of the fire.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá (From a Tablet to an individual -- translated from the Persian; Compilation
‘Hidden Words: References of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi’, prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
