Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §134
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 134 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا ايّها الغافل انّک ما رأيتني و ما عاشرت و ما آنست معی فی اقلّ من آنٍ فکيف امرت النّاس بسبّی هل اتّبعت فی ذلک هواک ام مولاک ؟ فأت بآية ان انت من الصّادقين * نشهد انّک نبذت شريعة اللّه وراءک و اخذت شريعة نفسک انّه لا يعزب عن علمه من شیء انّه هو الفرد الخبير * يا ايّها الغافل اسمع ما انزله الرّحمن فی الفرقان ﴿ لَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَی إِلَيْکُمْ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا ﴾ کذلک حکم من في قبضته ملکوت الامر و الخلق ان انت من السّامعين * انّک نبذت حکم اللّه و اخذت حکم نفسک فويل لک يا ايّها الغافل المريب * انّک لو تنکرنی بایّ برهان يثبت ما عندک ؟ فأت به يا ايّها المشرک باللّه و المعرض عن سلطانه الّذی احاط العالمين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"O thou who hast gone astray! Thou hast neither seen Me, nor associated with Me, nor been My companion for the fraction of a moment. How is it, then, that thou hast bidden men to curse Me? Didst thou, in this, follow the promptings of thine own desires, or didst thou obey thy Lord? Produce thou a sign, if thou art one of the truthful. We testify that thou hast cast behind thy back the Law of God, and laid hold on the dictates of thy passions. Nothing, in truth, escapeth His knowledge; He, verily, is the Incomparable, the All-Informed. O heedless one! Hearken unto that which the Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: \‘Say not to every one who meeteth you with a greeting, "Thou art not a believer."' Thus hath He decreed in Whose grasp are the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation, if thou be of them that hearken. Thou hast set aside the commandment of God, and clung unto the promptings of thine own desire. Woe, then, unto thee, O careless one that doubtest! If thou deniest Me, by what proof canst thou vindicate the truth of that which thou dost possess? Produce it, then, O thou who hast joined partners with God, and turned aside from His sovereignty that hath encompassed the worlds!
Translation Notes
عاشرت
literal: association; companionship; social interaction; عشرين (twenty) is from numeral root ع-ش-ر, distinct from ‘association’ meaning
امرت
literal: command; cause; matter; affair; Cause (of God); to command; to order
مولاک
literal: guardian; protector; friend; ally; lord; helper; first; primary; original
الصّادقين
literal: to confirm; to verify; to acknowledge; to testify to truth
السَّلَامَ
literal: resignation; submission; surrender; submissiveness
مُؤْمِنًا
literal: to believe; to have faith; to be secure; trust; trustworthiness; covenant; deposit; believer, faithful
