Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §103
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 103 of 268.
Source (Persian)
( الی ان قلنا ) انّا نذکرک لوجه اللّه و نحبّ ان يعلو اسمک بذکر ربّک خالق الارض و السّماء انّه علی ما اقول شهيد * قد بلغنا انّک منعت بيع الغلمان و الاماء هذا ما حکم به اللّه فی هذا الظّهور البديع * قد کتب اللّه لک جزاء ذلک انّه موفّی اجور المحسنات و المحسنين ان تتّبعی ما ارسل اليک من لدن عليم خبير * انّ الّذی اعرض و استکبر بعد ما جاءته البيّنات من لدن منزل الآيات ليحبط اللّه عمله انّه علی کلّ شیء قدير * انّ الاعمال تقبل بعد الاقبال * من اعرض عن الحقّ انّه من احجب الخلق کذلک قدّر من لدن عزيز قدير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And further We said: "We make mention of thee for the sake of God, and desire that thy name may be exalted through thy remembrance of God, the Creator of earth and of heaven. He, verily, is witness unto that which I say. We have been informed that thou hast forbidden the trading in slaves, both men and women. This, verily, is what God hath enjoined in this wondrous Revelation. God hath, truly, destined a reward for thee, because of this. He, verily, will pay the doer of good, whether man or woman, his due recompense, wert thou to follow what hath been sent unto thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. As to him who turneth aside, and swelleth with pride, after that the clear tokens have come unto him, from the Revealer of signs, his work shall God bring to naught. He, in truth, hath power over all things. Man's actions are acceptable after his having recognized (the Manifestation). He that turneth aside from the True One is indeed the most veiled amongst His creatures. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: saidgleaningsGWB §503: they saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: answering saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His mentiongleaningsGWB §18: lift the veil thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: referred to hereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: to be rememberedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “for the sake”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Set your facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §724: Our friendskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: all that are deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
SE expanded to “may be exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: upon himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §292: against Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: effulgent glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §719: hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: by Thy name, the All-Glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §585: and the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §35: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §295: or in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §286: every human frame
witness 33% suffered 19% beareth 10% testifieth 10% who 5% cruel 5% witness.… 5% sufficient 5% testify 5% will 5%
This form usually rendered as “informed” (1 occurrences)
teach 18% attain 15% proclaim 13% hath 13% attained 10% reached 10% thou 5% inscrutable 5% consummate 5% wise 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §224: perfect and consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: liberal effusionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath fathomedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed
SE expanded to “thou hast forbidden”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §35: ceasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I find myself over-poweredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officersfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §133: Myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both mengleaningsGWB §79: the Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youth
This form usually rendered as “women” (1 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the manifestationsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §73: have been unfoldedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: laying baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered حکم (ḥkm), اللّه (al-lh), الظّهور (aẓ-ẓhúr), البديع (al-bdíʿ), کتب (ktb), اللّه (al-lh), لک (lk), جزاء (jzáʾ) as “hath enjoined, God, wondrous Revelation, destined, for thee, a reward”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: universegleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: new and everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §116: wonders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §127: heavenly Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Kitáb-i-Íqán
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §239: and shall be repaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §472: recompenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §67: recompense thee
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: preserver offire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §279: securekitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: hast been truetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Whereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
This form usually rendered as “doer” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whether” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §477: with whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §712: receive his reward
SE expanded to “wert thou to follow”
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
SE expanded to “hath been sent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: ApostlegleaningsGWB §261: camekitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: were sent downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: all menfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §20: well imaginedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted and learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiationgleaningsGWB §461: pervertingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: mere oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: strayed so grievously fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: they that have turned
SE expanded to “swelleth with pride”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: supremegleaningsGWB §124: excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the disdainful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: have proudly rejectedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
SE expanded to “have come unto him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §48: should ever reach mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Thy promise cameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §572: He came unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: comethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: reached
SE expanded to “the clear tokens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: amongst youfire-tabletFire §38: wordsgleaningsGWB §295: be it inkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: set forth the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: before all who are inthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
SE expanded to “Revealer of signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: send downgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
SE rendered جاءته (jáʾth), البيّنات (al-bíbnát), لدن (ldn), منزل (mnzl), الآيات (al-áyát), ليحبط (líḥbṭ), اللّه (al-lh), عمله (ʿmlh) as “have come unto him, the clear tokens, the, Revealer of signs, shall God bring to, his work”
This form usually rendered as “act”, “conduct”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §468: circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with Thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §525: a measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: Thine irrevocable Purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as shall befire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §344: that have precededkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: bygoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “the True One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolutegleaningsGWB §719: revealed the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against methe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiledgleaningsGWB §8: shut out itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: utterly deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: power to shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves outgleaningsGWB §48: No veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: thisgleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings
SE expanded to “is the Almighty”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted andfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy transcendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
