Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §125
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 125 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ از قبل حضرت ذبيح يکنفس بوده و حال اين مظلوم ظاهر نمود از برای شما انچه را که علّت حيرت منصفين است * انصف باللّه و قم علی خدمة ربّک انّه يجزيک جزاء لا تعادله کنوز الارض و لا خزائن الملوک و السّلاطين * توکّل فی کلّ الامور علی اللّه و فوّضها اليه انّه يعطيک اجرا کان فی الکتاب عظيما * و در اين دو روزه عمر باعمالی مشغول شو که عرف رضا از ان متضوّع گردد و بطراز قبول مزيّن شود * حضرت بلال حبشی چون عملش مقبول افتاد سين او از شين عالم سبقت گرفت * امروز بايد جميع احزاب بنور اتّحاد و اتّفاق منوّر گردند * باری کبر و غرور بعضی از احزاب عالم دانائی را خراب کرده و بيت عدل و داد را ويران نموده *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! In former times he that was chosen to be slain was but one person, whereas now this Wronged One hath produced for thee that which causeth every fair-minded man to marvel. Judge fairly, I adjure thee, and arise to serve thy Lord. He, verily, shall reward thee with a reward which neither the treasures of the earth nor all the possessions of kings and rulers can equal. In all thine affairs put thy reliance in God, and commit them unto Him. He will render thee a reward which the Book hath ordained as great. Occupy thyself, during these fleeting days of thy life, with such deeds as will diffuse the fragrance of Divine good-pleasure, and will be adorned with the ornament of His acceptance. The acts of his honor, Balal, the Ethiopian, were so acceptable in the sight of God that the "sin" of his stuttering tongue excelled the "shin" pronounced by all the world. This is the day whereon all peoples should shed the light of unity and concord. In brief, the pride and vanity of certain of the peoples of the world have made havoc of true understanding, and laid waste the home of justice and of equity.
Translation Notes
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: summongleaningsGWB §347: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: upon Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: He (Moses)gleaningsGWB §482: thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: your naturegleaningsGWB §35: Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: of any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: at all timesgleaningsGWB §633: around Whomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: have come intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: glaring injusticefire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §180: He Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: O wronged Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instilledfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §200: the revealerskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: the sign of His manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: brought me forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: show themgleaningsGWB §443: to dedicate themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: caused themselves to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ye areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: to show thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: What could have causedgleaningsGWB §300: the reasonkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: aversionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: am sickthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §312: a motive power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §321: wonder and amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: marvellethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: would know notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: astonishedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: marvel at
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be fairgleaningsGWB §466: of them who are justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: every fair-minded mangleaningsGWB §412: Observe equity in your judgment
SE expanded to “I adjure thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: attainmentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §256: dominatethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: such stationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in servinggleaningsGWB §598: to aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the servant of His thresholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ministergleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my LordgleaningsGWB §127: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
shall 26% reward 22% recompense 22% tribute 4% retribution 4% judgment 4% punishment 4% thanks 4% own 4% rewardest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shall rewardgleaningsGWB §67: rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §246: shall recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §244: and shall be repaidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the retribution
This form usually rendered as “can” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy justicegleaningsGWB §79: can compare unto itkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: with the eye of justicegleaningsGWB §28: can never hope to rival it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is treasuredgleaningsGWB §627: obtaining their share ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAIDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §480: lay up richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions
SE expanded to “all the possessions”
treasuries 40% treasures 15% all 10% within 10% stronghold 5% treasury 5% out 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: treasures ofgleaningsGWB §558: lie hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasurygleaningsGWB §630: stronghold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdomsgleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Governortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth low
SE expanded to “put thy reliance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Wholly reliantgleaningsGWB §246: have I placed My trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: put their trust inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: placedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: put thy reliance
This form usually rendered as “render” (1 occurrences)
bounty 25% great 20% thou 11% hast 9% all-bountiful 9% favor 7% give 5% bestow 5% all-bounteous 5% giveth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: givegleaningsGWB §578: He bestoweth His giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §31: All-Bounteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast given megleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: Divine gifts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rewardgleaningsGWB §243: have sought youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: meedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the recompensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the rewardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his due recompensegleaningsGWB §243: refused to receive Usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: I will recompense
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §445: the battalionskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §37: most weightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great
SE rendered الکتاب (al-ktáb), عظيما (ʿẓímá), دو (dú), روزه (rúzh), عمر (ʿmr), باعمالی (báʿmálí), مشغول (mshghúl), شو (shú) as “the Book, great, thy life, such deeds, Occupy”
SE rendered الکتاب (al-ktáb), عظيما (ʿẓímá), دو (dú), روزه (rúzh), عمر (ʿmr), باعمالی (báʿmálí), مشغول (mshghúl), شو (shú), عرف (ʿrf) as “the Book, great, thy life, such deeds, Occupy, the fragrance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: daysgleaningsGWB §144: the agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the daywill-and-testamentW&T §57: by dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §12: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: one daywill-and-testamentW&T §42: ever since the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §410: the days of My lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: lifegleaningsGWB §511: advancementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: carry outgleaningsGWB §345: usekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to performtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “engaged” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: occupiedgleaningsGWB §74: are accorded full freedom to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: to be busied withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: is busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §712: labor diligently
SE rendered دو (dú), روزه (rúzh), عمر (ʿmr), باعمالی (báʿmálí), مشغول (mshghúl), شو (shú), عرف (ʿrf), رضا (rḍá), از (iz), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), گردد (grdd) as “thy life, such deeds, Occupy, the fragrance, Divine good-pleasure, of, diffuse, was”
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of every man of understandinggleaningsGWB §236: to be unacquaintedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to know Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: men of understanding
resigned 18% contentment 9% divine 9% willingness 9% good-pleasure 9% preferred 9% favour 9% resignation 9% submission 9% content 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingnessfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: resignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: sheddingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §210: caused thee to diffuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §655: and diffused
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornmentgleaningsGWB §216: with the jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornmentgleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image
accepted 32% acceptance 23% accept 14% reconcile 5% have 5% acceptable 5% repudiate 5% acquiesced 5% embraceth 5% may 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Turning, then,fire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §189: would have gladly kissedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in former daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: made acceptabletablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn themfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §159: adornethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forththe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adorned
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: apparentfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §486: and taught theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: unletteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: firmly believetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: hath precededthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old
SE rendered افتاد (iftád), سين (sín), از (iz), شين (shín), عالم (ʿálm), سبقت (sbqt), گرفت (grft), امروز (imrúz), بايد (báyd), جميع (jmíʿ), احزاب (iḥzáb), بنور (bnúr) as “were, "sin, of, "shin, world, excelled, This is the day, should, all peoples, the peoples, the light”
SE expanded to “This is the day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §170: in this daykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this daygleaningsGWB §429: its present-dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the daygleaningsGWB §418: day
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: somegleaningsGWB §423: ye have amassedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Gather ye around
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: a peoplegleaningsGWB §69: My peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the kindredsgleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindredsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindreds
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
unity 57% harmony 10% union 7% fellowship 7% unite 3% all 3% harmonizing 3% towards 3% unto 3% unifying 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §287: your belief in the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: the one Godtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
concord 25% unity 20% unanimously 15% fellowship 10% unitedly 5% harmony 5% peace 5% spirit 5% union 5% firmly 5%
This form usually rendered as “become”, “may”, “wouldst” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: treat him not disdainfullygleaningsGWB §282: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ye swell with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: the greeting “Alláh-u-Abhá,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: proudgleaningsGWB §471: arrogancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: Their pridethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §428: luminous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understandinggleaningsGWB §429: in His unerring wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: ignorancegleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: follyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: true understanding
This form usually rendered as “desolate”, “havoc”, “separation” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §545: can never destroykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §712: of desolationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: most desolategleaningsGWB §482: at the expenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid waste
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: indeedgleaningsGWB §541: were to meditatekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: we may notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §15: provedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: housegleaningsGWB §543: your habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §222: an edificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §25: Houses
1 occurrence in corpus
