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
الغافل
literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “oblivious”, “unaware” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “who hast gone astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §720: bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: naught may be discoveredthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardgleaningsGWB §611: the seen
SE expanded to “associated with Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religiongleaningsGWB §719: Members ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communedthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: communewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: ConsortgleaningsGWB §400: leaders
This form usually rendered as “perceive” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §324: essence of mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: pleasure in the companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Every mangleaningsGWB §599: menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: reunion
SE rendered رأيتني (rʾaytní), عاشرت (ʿáshrt), آنست (ánst), معی (mʿí), اقلّ (iqll), فکيف (fkíf), امرت (imrt), النّاس (an-nás) as “seen Me, associated with Me, been My companion, the fraction, How is it, then, thou hast bidden, men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with itgleaningsGWB §150: thoughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: And yetepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: AlthoughgleaningsGWB §265: are associated with theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: In view ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstandinggleaningsGWB §311: With them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fractionfire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §533: for lesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: less than a momentthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: lessfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
SE expanded to “How is it, then”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more whenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the naturegleaningsGWB §242: why is it, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
SE expanded to “thou hast bidden”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §188: decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and of Thy Revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peopleswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §466: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people
SE expanded to “to curse Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: to cursegleaningsGWB §286: andkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: impartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: causethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: leadeth
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: bear allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §696: faithfully obeyed by all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §692: passions and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse
SE expanded to “didst thou obey thy Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We praygleaningsGWB §603: If anyone should refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: with Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the LordgleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: signsgleaningsGWB §609: the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and in Thy signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signgleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: or what theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §537: verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §474: nor truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the truth!’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: recognizegleaningsGWB §541: said
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: wouldst bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §532: testify to the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have suffered martyrdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §629: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have rejectedgleaningsGWB §432: forsakethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: LawgleaningsGWB §668: the ancient Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the dispensationswill-and-testamentW&T §25: legislativeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribedgleaningsGWB §711: to the lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: path
SE expanded to “behind thy back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: over Mine own SelfgleaningsGWB §684: whisperingskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trustwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: taughtfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §112: I knowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Object ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
SE rendered نفسک (nfsk), يعزب (yʿzb), علمه (ʿlmh), شیء (shíʾ), الفرد (al-frd), الخبير (al-khbír) as “thy passions, escapeth, knowledge, Incomparable, the All-Informed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §49: the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: newsgleaningsGWB §280: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the warningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bring you tidingsgleaningsGWB §74: He Who is the All-Informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: prophesied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Hearkenfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §211: Couldst thou have beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: sharetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst send Him downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’ánfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §556: distinguish thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: someprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: star
SE rendered الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), الفرقان (al-frqán), تَقُولُوا (taqúlúá), لِمَنْ (liman), أَلْقَی (ʾalqay), إِلَيْکُمْ (ʾilaykum) as “Merciful, the Qur’án, every one who, meeteth, you with”
“say 50% contradict 50%
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
SE expanded to “every one who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: meetethfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §37: beholdingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of the “Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: to meet Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §154: yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him wholewill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §124: sane mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: “Peace be
SE rendered أَلْقَی (ʾalqay), إِلَيْکُمْ (ʾilaykum), السَّلَامَ (as-salám), لَسْتَ (last), مُؤْمِنًا (muʾminan), کذلک (kdhlk), حکم (ḥkm) as “meeteth, you with, a greeting, believer, Thus hath He decreed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §174: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is givengleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: can anything deterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not
believer 50% disbelieved 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: trusted onesgleaningsGWB §473: that which hath been committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: in safetythe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and secureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §290: securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in
SE expanded to “Thus hath He decreed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: ThusgleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “hath” (124 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createthfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §449: hath created theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and maketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Woe, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: woe betide himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: “Woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Woe betide theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: and woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: woe betideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: woe
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: evident doubtgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspiciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: doubtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addressethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies
SE rendered الغافل (al-gháfl), المريب (al-mríb), لو (lú), تنکرنی (tnkrní), بایّ (báyy), برهان (brhán), يثبت (ythbt), عندک (ʿndk) as “one, that doubtest, deniest Me, by what, proof, canst thou vindicate, dost possess”
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: repudiate the True OnegleaningsGWB §68: admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Promised Onewill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: soughtgleaningsGWB §293: His proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: TestimonygleaningsGWB §140: nakednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly
SE expanded to “canst thou vindicate”
demonstrated 17% maintained 17% canst 8% establish 8% vindicate 8% confirm 8% will 8% imply 8% recognized 8% becometh 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §39: were confirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: set firmthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §40: provenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrate
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “mouth” (53 occurrences)
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: HisgleaningsGWB §432: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: through Whosethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: belong unto GodgleaningsGWB §239: all ye possess
SE expanded to “who hast joined partners”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §113: disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: such of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partnersgleaningsGWB §164: perverse
turned 38% who 13% withdrawn 6% strayed 6% disbelieved 6% cast 6% repudiate 6% rejected 6% repudiated 6% faithful 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my protestsgleaningsGWB §629: renouncedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: malevolent opposerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §390: embracethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: have compassed me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me about
