Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §133
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 133 of 268.
Source (Persian)
انصف باللّه بایّ برهان استدلّ علماء اليهود و افتوا به علی الرّوح اذ اتی بالحقّ و بایّ حجّة انکر الفريسيّون و علماء الاصنام اذ اتی محمّدٌ رسول اللّه بکتاب حکم بين الحقّ و الباطل بعدل اضاء بنوره ظلمات الارض و انجذبت قلوب العارفين * و انّک استدللت اليوم بما استدلّ به علماء الجهل فی ذاک العصر يشهد بذلک مالک مصر الفضل فی هذا السّجن العظيم * انّک اقتديت بهم بل سبقتهم فی الظّلم و ظننت انّک نصرت الدّين و دفعت عن شريعة اللّه العليم الحکيم * و نفسه الحقّ ينوح من ظلمک النّاموس الاکبر و تصيح شريعة اللّه الّتی بها سرت نسمات العدل علی من فی السّموات و الارضين * هل ظننت انّک ربحت فيما افتيت لا و سلطان الاسماء يشهد بخسرانک من عنده علم کلّ شیء فی لوح حفيظ *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Judge thou fairly, I adjure thee by God. What proof did the Jewish doctors adduce wherewith to condemn Him Who was the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ), when He came unto them with truth? What could have been the evidence produced by the Pharisees and the idolatrous priests to justify their denial of Muḥammad, the Apostle of God when He came unto them with a Book that judged between truth and falsehood with a justice which turned into light the darkness of the earth, and enraptured the hearts of such as had known Him? Indeed thou hast produced, in this day, the same proofs which the foolish divines advanced in that age. Unto this testifieth He Who is the King of the realm of grace in this great Prison. Thou hast, truly, walked in their ways, nay, hast surpassed them in their cruelty, and hast deemed thyself to be helping the Faith and defending the Law of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. By Him Who is the Truth! Thine iniquity hath made Gabriel to groan, and hath drawn tears from the Law of God, through which the breezes of justice have been wafted over all who are in heaven and on earth. Hast thou fondly imagined that the judgment thou didst pronounce hath profited thee? Nay, by Him Who is the King of all Names! Unto thy loss testifieth He with Whom is the knowledge of all things as recorded in the preserved Tablet.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “"Judge thou fairly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: of justicegleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-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 §122: judgeth with fairnessgleaningsGWB §516: if ye judge fairly
SE expanded to “I adjure thee by God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: towards Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §296: testimonykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly doth it demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy testimonywill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §412: precision
This form usually rendered as “adduce”, “advanced” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adducegleaningsGWB §382: testifiethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: are indicativeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show megleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: supporting their arguments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §414: the world and all that is thereinkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of Scienceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thou art awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast pronounced sentencegleaningsGWB §719: pronounced the sentence of My deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Youthwill-and-testamentW&T §6: decreeingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the judgment thou didst pronouncegleaningsGWB §461: didst thou pronounce thy verdictepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: to condemngleaningsGWB §719: have condemned to death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath comegleaningsGWB §691: be the authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall give outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: was fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the things given unto yougleaningsGWB §56: is made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: should come down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truthgleaningsGWB §189: deservedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Assuredlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: of the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: proven
This form usually rendered as “testimony”, “proof”, “pilgrimage” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofsgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: ḤájígleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the deniersgleaningsGWB §488: can rejectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: He was rejectedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have deniedgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them untogleaningsGWB §107: of Messengershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: And He shall sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and entrustedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: the Prophet Himself
SE expanded to “with a Book”
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 §45: My BookgleaningsGWB §39: holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: sacred booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: judgegleaningsGWB §592: and doethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: can be regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §334: to ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vaingleaningsGWB §585: render your works vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: wrongprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: come to naughtgleaningsGWB §675: dissipated and lost
SE expanded to “with a justice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: with the eye of justicegleaningsGWB §189: the Equitablekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §480: Deal
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “chased”, “sheddeth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightnessfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §80: lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: to brightenthe-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turned
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §697: Illuminekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be enlightenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
wronged 55% darkness 12% tyranny 8% oppressors 5% cruelty 5% oppressor 4% oppression 3% have 3% injustice 3% iniquity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darknessfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §231: with such crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: oppressive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §541: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth
enraptured 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonefire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: transportepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §708: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §764: have been enraptured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heartgleaningsGWB §122: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such as had known Him”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightenedgleaningsGWB §87: could ye but comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the recognition
SE expanded to “in this day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: In the daygleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: follygleaningsGWB §236: one of the ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: those that preceded Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: their ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself of all learningwill-and-testamentW&T §5: foolish areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former timesgleaningsGWB §552: none knoweth
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the martyrsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §650: discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of Martyrsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: I would be forced to admittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the sovereign Lord of allgleaningsGWB §536: cleave ye their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth low
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §8: these imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the prison-citygleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-house
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §721: gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “hath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: precededgleaningsGWB §635: encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: hath excelledthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §683: permeatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “imagined”, “thou” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: imaginedfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §236: thoughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: false imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Didst thou imagine
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “triumph”, “thou” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidestfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §419: whosoever will aid themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: help Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: FaithgleaningsGWB §364: holy Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the peoples of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the FaithgleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: dinars?”
This form usually rendered as “defending” (1 occurrences)
self-defence 10% repel 10% defending 10% arms 10% given 10% decimate 10% against 10% suppression 10% keep 10% dispelled 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: repelgleaningsGWB §130: decimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: against itwill-and-testamentW&T §32: keep awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: be givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: their suppressionwill-and-testamentW&T §32: dispelledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: self-defence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the dictatesgleaningsGWB §148: the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: followers thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §101: Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passionsgleaningsGWB §519: and onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: the sametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: groanedfire-tabletFire §47: shall I wailgleaningsGWB §231: bemoan their plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: have weptwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: to sighfire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wail
SE rendered الحقّ (al-ḥqq), ينوح (ynúḥ), ظلمک (ẓlmk), النّاموس (an-námús), الاکبر (al-ákbr), تصيح (tṣíḥ), شريعة (shríʿh), اللّه (al-lh) as “Truth, groan, iniquity, Gabriel, drawn tears, Law, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: most weightygleaningsGWB §273: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: and Thy grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: haughty and rebellious
This form usually rendered as “drawn” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath cried outfire-tabletFire §47: shall I weepgleaningsGWB §619: and is sore distressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: a great crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: “Raise a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: cry outgleaningsGWB §78: The shouttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: cried aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: Authortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
This form usually rendered as “when”, “before”, “sight” (162 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: that which pertaineth untogleaningsGWB §250: all the things ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: in the facetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in the possession
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: willgleaningsGWB §7: the Divine Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
tablet 79% lawh 4% tablets 4% lawh-i 2% communications 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% most 2% mystic 2% tablet” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §424: the holy Writ
SE rendered عنده (ʿndh), علم (ʿlm), شیء (shíʾ), لوح (lúḥ), حفيظ (ḥfíẓ) as “with Whom, knowledge, things, preserved Tablet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memorygleaningsGWB §705: for their protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: caretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
