Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §12

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 268.

Source (Persian)

استدعا انکه در انچه ظاهر شده تفکّر نمايند و بعدل و انصاف تکلّم فرمايند شايد تجلّيات انوار افتاب صدق و صفا پرتو افکند و از تاريکی نادانی نجات بخشد و عالم را بنور دانائی روشن فرمايد * اين مظلوم مدارس نرفته مباحث نديده لعمری انّی ما اظهرت نفسی بل اللّه اظهرنی کيف اراد * در لوح حضرت سلطان ايّده اللّه تبارک و تعالی اين کلمات از لسان مظلوم جاری *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We beseech God to aid thee to be just and fair-minded, and to acquaint thee with the things that were hidden from the eyes of men. He, in truth, is the Mighty, the Unconstrained. We ask thee to reflect upon that which hath been revealed, and to be fair and just in thy speech, that perchance the splendors of the day-star of truthfulness and sincerity may shine forth, and may deliver thee from the darkness of ignorance, and illumine the world with the light of knowledge. This Wronged One hath frequented no school, neither hath He attended the controversies of the learned. By My life! Not of Mine own volition have I revealed Myself, but God, of His own choosing, hath manifested Me. In the Tablet, addressed to His Majesty the Sháh - may God, blessed and glorified be He, assist him - these words have streamed from the tongue of this Wronged One:

Translation Notes

استدعا

istdʿá d-ʿ-w → “beseech”

literal: call; invitation; claim

beseech 40% entreat 40% asked 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoning gleaningsGWB §461: cry kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimants the-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: summoneth you

انکه

inkh 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 §157: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “been revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: appearance fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §305: lieth hidden kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: dawn of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: Thy tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “reflect”

literal: reflection; reflect

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 §222: “Ponder gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thought will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflect

نمايند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “may”

literal: do; show; make

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: peruse gleaningsGWB §687: found kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: view prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: ye

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fair gleaningsGWB §466: just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: far from being gleaningsGWB §180: injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: and again, be fair

تکلّم

tkllm k-l-m → “speech” Distinctive

literal: speak

This form usually rendered as “spoke”, “breathe”, “conversing” (17 occurrences)

spoke 18% breathe 9% conversing 9% unloosed 9% heard 9% uttering 9% tongue 9% utter 9% uttereth 9% speak 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: Divinity fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §401: utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: by a word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: speak forth

فرمايند

frmáynd f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “wilt”, “deal” (29 occurrences)

ponder 10% wilt 10% deal 10% exert 10% would 10% taught 10% establish 10% proclaim 10% expound 10% speak 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: acquiesced gleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, saying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: hath been specifically recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: wilt gleaningsGWB §107: be their utterance

شايد

sháyd sh-y-d → “perchance”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

تجلّيات

tjllíát j-l-w

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

SE rendered انصاف (inṣáf), تکلّم (tkllm), فرمايند (frmáynd), شايد (sháyd), تجلّيات (tjllíát), انوار (inúár), افتاب (iftáb), صدق (ṣdq), صفا (ṣfá), پرتو (prtú) as “fair, speech, He, perchance, the splendors, day-star, truthfulness, sincerity, shine forth”

effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §357: the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: are poured the-hidden-wordsHW §140: open characters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §328: is reflected in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

انوار

inúár n-w-r → “splendors”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Light fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light gleaningsGWB §460: His light kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Luminous tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

افتاب

iftáb ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “sun”

literal: sun; by-sun

sun 50% day-star 17% all-resplendent 17% daystar 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Day-Star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: sun the-hidden-wordsHW §146: daystar will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the sun

صفا

ṣfá ṣ-f-w → “sincerity”

literal: purity

sincerity 50% purity 25% goodwill 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen ones fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §451: hath chosen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: pure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: Thine attributes the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clear

پرتو

prtú p-r-t → “radiance”

literal: ray

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: radiance

افکند

ifknd f-k-n

literal: cast, throw; cast

SE rendered انوار (inúár), افتاب (iftáb), صدق (ṣdq), صفا (ṣfá), پرتو (prtú), افکند (ifknd), از (iz), تاريکی (táríkí), نادانی (nádání), نجات (nját) as “the splendors, day-star, truthfulness, sincerity, shine forth, from, darkness, ignorance, deliver”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: hath shed

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

تاريکی

táríkí ẓ-l-m → “darkness” Distinctive

literal: darkness

This form usually rendered as “darkened” (1 occurrences)

wronged 55% darkness 11% tyranny 9% cruelty 6% oppressors 4% oppressor 4% oppression 3% injustice 2% iniquity 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darkness fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §452: your cruelty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: cruelties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: hath been darkened the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression

نادانی

nádání d-ʾ-n → “ignorance”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

ignorance 67% perversity 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: to be gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: even regarded the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: ignorance gleaningsGWB §44: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowing not

نجات

nját n-j-w → “deliver”

literal: salvation; salvation/deliverance

deliver 55% delivered 9% save 9% rescuing 9% escape 9% salvation 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: this prayer fire-tabletFire §25: Savior gleaningsGWB §119: rescuing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: delivered you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: salvation the-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safe epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: save fire-tabletFire §25: of Thy salvation

بخشد

bkhshd b-kh-sh

literal: bestow

SE rendered از (iz), تاريکی (táríkí), نادانی (nádání), نجات (nját), بخشد (bkhshd), عالم (ʿálm), بنور (bnúr), دانائی (dánáʾí), روشن (rúshn) as “from, darkness, ignorance, deliver, world, the light, knowledge, illumine”

deliver 29% bestoweth 29% bestow 29% succour 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: deliver gleaningsGWB §332: grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: fruitless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be made the-hidden-wordsHW §104: bestowals will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: signs fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §289: His knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

روشن

rúshn r-w-sh → “illumined”

literal: bright; brightness; method

illumined 33% burning 11% resplendent 11% kindled 11% illumination 11% light 11% luminous 11%

gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: kindled the-hidden-wordsHW §99: luminous will-and-testamentW&T §54: conduct and behaviour gleaningsGWB §309: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined with the-hidden-wordsHW §93: radiant gleaningsGWB §333: burning

مدارس

mdárs d-r-s → “schools”

literal: school; schools

schools 33% frequented 17% school 17% unschooled 17% any 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: schools gleaningsGWB §111: unschooled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: school gleaningsGWB §403: any school epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: frequented no school

نرفته

nrfth r-f-t

literal: go; to go; gone

SE rendered روشن (rúshn), فرمايد (frmáyd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), مدارس (mdárs), نرفته (nrfth), مباحث (mbáḥth), نديده (ndídh), لعمری (lʿmrí), انّی (inní) as “illumine, He, hath, frequented no school, attended the controversies, By My life, thee”

fled 10% deal 10% repaired 10% gone 10% joined 10% left 10% visited 10% bearer 10% manner 10% act 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited gleaningsGWB §39: go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: hath ascended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §145: treatment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: repaired gleaningsGWB §144: manner

مباحث

mbáḥth b-ḥ-th → “attended”

literal: controversy, debate; discussion; discussions

attended 25% dissertations 25% disputations 25% any 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: attended the controversies gleaningsGWB §403: any of your dissertations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: dissertations gleaningsGWB §111: the disputations

نديده

ndídh d-y-d

literal: see; to see; seen

SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), مدارس (mdárs), نرفته (nrfth), مباحث (mbáḥth), نديده (ndídh), لعمری (lʿmrí), انّی (inní), اظهرت (iẓhrt), نفسی (nfsí) as “hath, frequented no school, attended the controversies, By My life, thee, revealed, Myself”

seen 40% saw 20% could 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: found gleaningsGWB §685: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: feel We will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: met gleaningsGWB §364: hast witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath beheld epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saw

لعمری

lʿmrí ʿ-m-r → “by my life”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE expanded to “By My life”

life 84% righteousness 4% self 4% myself 4% verily 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: reared gleaningsGWB §675: lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy life gleaningsGWB §183: to build anew prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

انّی

inní ʾ-n-n → “thee” Distinctive

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)

thee 21% verily 14% thou 14% now 7% moment 7% admit 7% recognize 7% “there 7% “verily 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §724: He, verily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §722: to sigh will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §82: We prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §11: Verily

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “myself”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: whoever gleaningsGWB §406: any gift kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

کيف

kíf k-y-f

literal: how

SE rendered اظهرت (iẓhrt), نفسی (nfsí), اللّه (al-lh), اظهرنی (iẓhrní), کيف (kíf), اراد (irád), لوح (lúḥ), حضرت (ḥḍrt), سلطان (slṭán), ايّده (iyydh) as “revealed, Myself, God, hath manifested Me, Tablet, His Majesty, Sháh, assist”

how 57% why 14% wherefore 11% “how 3% pleaseth 3% much 3% “what 3% into 3% pen 3% whithersoever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How gleaningsGWB §197: how much more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with the-hidden-wordsHW §15: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the nature gleaningsGWB §453: Why, then prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, then

اراد

irád r-y-d

literal: will

hath 38% will 14% purpose 10% seeketh 10% purposed 5% wish 5% decided 5% attain 5% chosen 5% ordain 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek Thee gleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: are now seeking tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: hath had gleaningsGWB §706: Purpose

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “sháh”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King gleaningsGWB §43: His earthly sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: heavenly King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: before Thy sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty

ايّده

iyydh ʾ-y-d → “assist”

literal: may aid

assist 50% may 17% aid 17% “seal.” 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”

تبارک

tbárk b-r-k → “blessed”

literal: blessed; bless; to be blessed

blessed 50% sanctified 14% \‘blessed 7% exalted 7% hallowed 7% glorified 7% sanctify 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorified gleaningsGWB §195: Hallowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servants tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred Spot gleaningsGWB §32: Sanctified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blest

تعالی

tʿálí ʿ-l-w → “glorified”

literal: highest; exalted

exalted 39% glorified 30% magnified 11% immeasurably 5% all 5% saith 2% one 2% how 2% far 2% he—“and 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: against him fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §139: to the extent kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: whether high prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, be tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “speech”

literal: word; words

SE rendered ايّده (iyydh), اللّه (al-lh), تبارک (tbárk), تعالی (tʿálí), کلمات (klmát), از (iz), لسان (lsán), مظلوم (mẓlúm), جاری (járí) as “assist, God, blessed, glorified, from, tongue, this Wronged One, streamed”