Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §118

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 118 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ قلم حيا ميکند از ذکر انچه واقع شده * و در ارض صاد نار ظلم مشتعل بشانيکه هر منصفی نوحه نمود * لعمرک از مدائن علم و معرفت نحيب و بکاء مرتفع بقسميکه اکباد اهل برّ و تقوی محترق * نورين نيّرين حسنين در ان ارض رايگان جان فدا نمودند دولت و ثروت و عزّت ايشانرا منع ننمود * اللّه يعلم ما ورد عليهما و القوم اکثرهم لا يعلمون *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Shaykh! My Pen is abashed to recount what actually took place. In the land of Sad (Iṣfahán) the fire of tyranny burned with such a hot flame that every fair-minded person groaned aloud. By thy life! The cities of knowledge and of understanding wept with such a weeping that the souls of the pious and of the God-fearing were melted. The twin shining lights, Ḥasan and Ḥusayn (The King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs) offered up spontaneously their lives in that city. Neither fortune, nor wealth, nor glory, could deter them! God knoweth the things which befell them and yet the people are, for the most part, unaware!

Translation Notes

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 97% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “my pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme Pen gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Abhá gleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Pen

حيا

ḥíá ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life; living; shame

This form usually rendered as “living”, “shame”, “abashed” (12 occurrences)

living 38% shame 38% abashed 13% hath 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashed fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §555: new life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thou didst stir up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

ميکند

míknd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), قلم (qlm), حيا (ḥíá), ميکند (míknd), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr), انچه (inchh), واقع (wáqʿ) as “Shaykh, My Pen, abashed, to, recount, what, actually took”

converteth 25% recount 25% feeleth 25% prescribeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: reflect gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: knoweth the-hidden-wordsHW §93: sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §56: give epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: feeleth gleaningsGWB §263: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: lead

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “recount” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to remember Thee gleaningsGWB §43: the words kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: glorification tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

انچه

inchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that

واقع

wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “have”

literal: occurring; occurred

occurred 22% have 17% come 17% brought 11% actually 6% episode 6% involved 6% hidden 6% ordained 6% befell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have happened gleaningsGWB §93: Repositories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Recipients prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: in gazing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: fell upon the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §32: sunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “land”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth gleaningsGWB §529: all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy land the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world gleaningsGWB §346: a land kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”

نار

nár n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 67% flame 16% flames 4% hell 3% afire 1% utter 1% fires 1% “hell 1% “fire” 1% “hell.” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afire gleaningsGWB §558: without fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §312: hell fire

ظلم

ẓlm ẓ-l-m → “tyranny”

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

tyranny 31% cruelty 15% darkness 15% oppression 13% injustice 8% iniquity 5% wrongs 5% unjustly 3% manifest 3% unjust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustly and cruelly fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §363: unjustly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: cruelties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: the Pharaonic cruelties the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: this Wronged One

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

منصفی

mnṣfí n-ṣ-f → “fair-minded person”

literal: fairness

fair-minded 67% unbiased 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: judge with fairness gleaningsGWB §181: claim to be just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-minded gleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-minded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Judge ye equitably

نوحه

núḥh n-w-ḥ → “groaned”

literal: lament; lamentation

groan 24% lament 18% lamented 12% bewail 12% groaned 6% sigh 6% groanings 6% wailing 6% testify 6% prayerfully 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: groan fire-tabletFire §47: wailing gleaningsGWB §652: testify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: crieth will-and-testamentW&T §5: lamenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: to sigh fire-tabletFire §47: I

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceeded gleaningsGWB §711: will have the power kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: endeavour to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §24: show your epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choose

لعمرک

lʿmrk ʿ-m-r → “by thy life”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE expanded to “By thy life”

life 43% righteousness 19% swear 13% god 8% build 6% lives 5% flourish 2% declining 2% edifices 2% reared 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your own gleaningsGWB §712: inhabited kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstruction gleaningsGWB §615: By Mine own Self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up

مدائن

mdáʾn m-d-n → “cities”

literal: cities

cities 85% citadels 10% everlasting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the City gleaningsGWB §560: the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: city gleaningsGWB §438: civilization prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian gleaningsGWB §230: native city

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f → “understanding”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known as gleaningsGWB §267: testified kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: utter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: understand

نحيب

nḥíb n-ḥ-b → “weeping”

literal: wailing; sobbing/wailing

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weeping

بکاء

bkáʾ b-k-y

literal: weeping; weep

SE rendered از (iz), مدائن (mdáʾn), علم (ʿlm), معرفت (mʿrft), نحيب (nḥíb), بکاء (bkáʾ), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), بقسميکه (bqsmíkh), اکباد (ikbád), اهل (ihl), برّ (brr) as “with, The cities, knowledge, understanding, weeping, wept, the souls, the pious”

weeping 50% shed 50%

will-and-testamentW&T §35: weeping will-and-testamentW&T §35: shed

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

raised 29% established 14% have 10% stilled 10% hoisted 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5% upraised 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: reared fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §410: was spread abroad on kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §679: the All-Highest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

بقسميکه

bqsmíkh q-s-m

literal: manner; oath; oath, swear

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), معرفت (mʿrft), نحيب (nḥíb), بکاء (bkáʾ), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), بقسميکه (bqsmíkh), اکباد (ikbád), اهل (ihl), برّ (brr), تقوی (tqúy), محترق (mḥtrq) as “knowledge, understanding, weeping, wept, the souls, the pious, the God-fearing, were melted”

swear 43% such 21% portion 9% adjure 6% great 6% beareth 4% share 4% divided 2% system 2% potent 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: divided gleaningsGWB §381: for instance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: By the righteousness of God the-hidden-wordsHW §130: By the will-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beauty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: swear gleaningsGWB §361: Such was their faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: So much so

اکباد

ikbád k-b-d → “souls”

literal: liver, heart

hearts 50% souls 25% heart 8% reins 8% have 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul gleaningsGWB §456: heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: have melted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the hearts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my heart within me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the souls

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

SE rendered مرتفع (mrtfʿ), بقسميکه (bqsmíkh), اکباد (ikbád), اهل (ihl), برّ (brr), تقوی (tqúy), محترق (mḥtrq), نورين (núrín), نيّرين (nínrín) as “wept, the souls, the pious, the God-fearing, were melted, twin, shining”