Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §10
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 10 of 268.
Source (Persian)
صاحبان ابصار حديده و اذان واعيه و قلوب منيره و صدور منشرحه صدق را از کذب بشناسند و تميز دهند اين مناجات را که از لسان مظلوم جاری شده قرائت نمائيد و بقلب فارغ و سمع طاهر مقدّس در ان تفکّر فرمائيد شايد نفحات انقطاع را بيابيد و بر خود و عباد رحم کنيد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They whose sight is keen, whose ears are retentive, whose hearts are enlightened, and whose breasts are dilated, recognize both truth and falsehood, and distinguish the one from the other. Recite thou this prayer that hath flowed from the tongue of this Wronged One, and ponder thereon with a heart rid of all attachment, and with ears that are pure and sanctified, be attentive to its meaning, that haply thou mayest inhale the breath of detachment and have pity upon thyself and upon others:
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: CompanionsgleaningsGWB §192: O peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the companionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mythe-hidden-wordsHW §86: MANepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: scientistsgleaningsGWB §552: companionship
This form usually rendered as “sharp”, “discernment”, “chains” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacitygleaningsGWB §44: limitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: comparisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limits
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: earsgleaningsGWB §661: purge thine earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: be permitted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hearing earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: by Thy leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §555: a new heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §308: the source of that lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: the fragrance of His lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
breasts 36% dilated 7% shining 7% bosoms 7% bosom 7% out 7% sores 7% sicknesses 7% revelation 7% heart 7%
This form usually rendered as “dilated” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: expositiongleaningsGWB §40: circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the circumstanceswill-and-testamentW&T §7: explainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: expatiatewill-and-testamentW&T §12: gladdenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: a detailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: dilated
truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: acknowledgegleaningsGWB §238: that speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: dependentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §39: true
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: lyinggleaningsGWB §707: erred grievouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: that deny and repudiateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: evident errorgleaningsGWB §376: ye have indeed chargedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: as liesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §36: of falsehood
distinguish 60% distinguished 40%
SE rendered صدق (ṣdq), از (iz), کذب (kdhb), بشناسند (bshnásnd), تميز (tmíz), دهند (dhnd), مناجات (mnáját), از (iz), لسان (lsán), مظلوم (mẓlúm) as “truth, from, falsehood, recognize, distinguish, prayer, tongue, Wronged One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowful invocationfire-tabletFire §25: SaviorgleaningsGWB §159: enable you to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: that the offering ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: secretly communing with Himfire-tabletFire §25: of Thy salvation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of mine iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §467: of the unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of the people of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: transgressthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressors
This form usually rendered as “have”, “floweth”, “streamed” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §680: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: floweth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowinggleaningsGWB §477: arise to enforcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be
SE rendered از (iz), لسان (lsán), مظلوم (mẓlúm), جاری (járí), قرائت (qráʾt), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), بقلب (bqlb), فارغ (fárgh), سمع (smʿ), طاهر (ṭáhr) as “from, tongue, Wronged One, flowed, Recite, heart, rid of all attachment, ears, pure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: recitedgleaningsGWB §85: Read ye its versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Chant itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: PerusegleaningsGWB §85: Perused ye nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: read
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §335: hinderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: had proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayestwill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hearestfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §110: knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: hast seen and heardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §546: is exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thy holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dwellers of the habitations of holinessgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifying
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thoughtwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflectgleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “reflect” (44 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “breezes”, “sweet”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §203: savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §111: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barredgleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: unquestionableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: they have sunderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: country
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adorationfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: these peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
This form usually rendered as “mercy”, “have”, “tender” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §391: token of His all-encompassing mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
This form usually rendered as “do”, “reflect”, “sanctify” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: not, thengleaningsGWB §563: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: have spentthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: loosewill-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: orderedgleaningsGWB §334: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: themselves therein
