Tablet catalog
ای کنیز عزیز الهی تا امتحان بمیان نیاید و محک صدق بکار نرود ذهب آبریز از نحاس
OOL 05 30346 Phelps: AB 03178
AB 03178•‘Abdu’l-Bahá•Persian
210 words

ای کنیز عزیز الهی تا امتحان بمیان نیاید و محک صدق بکار نرود ذهب آبریز از نحاس

Translation:
Provisional translation
O beloved handmaid of God! Until the test is brought forth and the touchstone of sincerity is applied, pure gold cannot be distinguished from brass [3.5s]
MMK. Muntakhabátí az Makátíb-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá' (6 vols.). Bahá’í World Centre, 1979 and 1984; Bahá'í-Verlag, 1992-2005. Vol. 1 = SWAB; vol. 3: topics in divine philosophy; vol. 4: life and station of Bahá’u’lláh; vol. 5: life and station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; vol. 6: references to the Qur’án. Page images: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Typescripts: https://oceanoflights.org/table/abdul-baha-selections-writings01-fa/ [replace 01 in the url with other volume numbers through 06]
MMK3#223 p.162
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SWA3/swa3-164.html