Pain is a treasure, for it holds mercies.

What it means

A sick man thanks God that his illness keeps him awake to prayer. Rumi compares pain to scraping off a hard rind to reach the fresh kernel. Ask what the hard season is uncovering in you.

The source

"Pain is a treasure, for it holds mercies." Rumi said it in Masnavi II, The Prophet visits the sick man. Translated by E. H. Whinfield, 1898.

"Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies ; The kernel is soft when the rind is scraped off."

E. H. Whinfield, 1898, Masnavi II, The Prophet visits the sick man. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Rumi (1207–1273). Persian poet and Sufi teacher, born near Balkh and settled in Konya. His Masnavi, six books of rhyming couplets, opens with the song of a reed flute.

Questions

What does "Pain is a treasure, for it holds mercies." mean?

A sick man thanks God that his illness keeps him awake to prayer. Rumi compares pain to scraping off a hard rind to reach the fresh kernel. Ask what the hard season is uncovering in you.

Who said "Pain is a treasure, for it holds mercies."?

Rumi (1207–1273). Source: Masnavi II, The Prophet visits the sick man.

What is the original wording?

Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies ; The kernel is soft when the rind is scraped off (E. H. Whinfield, 1898). Translated by E. H. Whinfield, 1898.

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