Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §123
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 123 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در ابا بديع تفکّر نمائيد ان مظلوم را اخذ نمودند و بسبّ و لعن اين مظلوم امر کردند * و لکن بعنايت الهی و رحمت ربّانی شهادت اختيار نمود و بان فائز گشت * ان تعدّوا الشّهداء فی سبيل اللّه لا تحصوهم * در حضرت سيّد اسماعيل عليه سلام اللّه و عنايته نظر نمائيد که قبل از فجر باب بيت را با عمّامه خود جاروب نمود و بعد در کنار شطّ مقبلا الی البيت بدست خود جان نثار نمود *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Remember the father of Badi. They arrested that wronged one, and ordered him to curse and revile his Faith. He, however, through the grace of God and the mercy of his Lord, chose martyrdom, and attained thereunto. If ye would reckon up the martyrs in the path of God, ye could not count them. Consider his honor Siyyid Ismá’íl - upon him be the peace of God, and His loving-kindness - how, before daybreak he was wont to dust, with his own turban, the doorstep of My house, and in the end, whilst standing on the banks of the river, with his eyes fixed on that same house, offered up, by his own hand, his life.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: fathersgleaningsGWB §293: your fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our fatherstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fatherswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: father ofgleaningsGWB §585: of your siresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Father
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §477: the wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy created realmsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §116: wonders
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 §159: ConsidergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why shouldwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflectgleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: wrongedfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §153: victim of tyrannykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of the people of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of the oppressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: gloomy
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: conducive togleaningsGWB §169: ensurekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: cursesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: by reason of
curse 18% revile 9% cursed 9% slander 9% malison 9% opprobrium 9% execration 9% execrate 9% confound 9% accursed 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have commandedgleaningsGWB §241: own deviceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officialsgleaningsGWB §170: the omnipotent Ordainer
This form usually rendered as “ordered”, “done”, “acted” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §386: other God
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §689: approach suchkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Have pitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “divinely” (65 occurrences)
divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §370: His revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §59: of the seenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: to suffer martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the good thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §74: been tranquillizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: supreme distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: and enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissfulgleaningsGWB §696: and apprehended
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reckon” (1 occurrences)
few 25% capacity 25% number 10% counteth 10% reckon 5% manifold 5% several 5% “prepare 5% immeasurable 5% multiplicity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy waygleaningsGWB §317: means of admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy pathgleaningsGWB §599: systems
This form usually rendered as “count” (1 occurrences)
reckon 25% number 19% can 13% stone 6% count 6% have 6% canst 6% search 6% innumerable 6% concentrate 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: countgleaningsGWB §684: innumerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: measurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: stonegleaningsGWB §135: reckonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: hast reckoned up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: to HimgleaningsGWB §259: had delegated to meetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they ledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: attained Our presencegleaningsGWB §657: unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: MastergleaningsGWB §125: the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Princeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Siyyidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Prince
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever heardfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §490: Let thine ear be attentivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are utteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutationsgleaningsGWB §154: yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: under Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the peacegleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: submit
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
SE rendered اللّه (al-lh), عنايته (ʿnáyth), نظر (nẓr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), از (iz), فجر (fjr), باب (báb), بيت (bít), عمّامه (ʿmmámh) as “God, His loving-kindness, Consider, daybreak, doorstep, house, with his”
23 occurrences in corpus
dayspring 38% morning 13% dawn 13% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6% dawning 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawning-lightgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have burst forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the morninggleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: dawntide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the HousegleaningsGWB §86: their housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §545: housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Frequented Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
SE rendered از (iz), فجر (fjr), باب (báb), بيت (bít), عمّامه (ʿmmámh), جاروب (járúb), نمود (nmúd), کنار (knár) as “daybreak, doorstep, house, with his, dust, banks”
all 27% universal 20% “of 7% ocean 7% generality 7% “universal 7% high 7% hath 7% universally 7% supreme 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: “Of what ask theygleaningsGWB §697: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: hath encompassed all thingswill-and-testamentW&T §17: Universalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: high and lowlywill-and-testamentW&T §22: Supreme
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered کنار (knár), شطّ (shṭṭ), مقبلا (mqblá), البيت (al-bít), بدست (bdst), جان (ján), نثار (nthár), نمود (nmúd) as “banks, river, fixed on, that same house, by his, life, offered up”
