Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §144
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 144 of 268.
Source (Persian)
الهی الهی و سيّدی و سندی و مقصودی و محبوبی * اسألک بالاسرار الّتی کانت مکنونة فی علمک و بالآيات الّتی منها تضوّع عرف عنايتک و بامواج بحر عطائک و سماء فضلک و کرمک و بالدّماء الّتی سفکت فی سبيلک و بالاکباد الّتی ذابت فی حبّک ان تؤيّد حضرة السّلطان بقدرتک و سلطانک ليظهر منه ما يکون باقيا فی کتبک و صحفک و الواحک * ای ربّ خذ يده بيد اقتدارک و نوّره بنور معرفتک و زيّنه بطراز اخلاقک انّک انت المقتدر علی ما تشاء و فی قبضتک زمام الاشياء لا اله الّا انت الغفور الکريم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O God, my God, and my Master, and my Mainstay, and my Desire, and my Beloved! I ask Thee by the mysteries which were hid in Thy knowledge, and by the signs which have diffused the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness, and by the billows of the ocean of Thy bounty, and by the heaven of Thy grace and generosity, and by the blood spilt in Thy path, and by the hearts consumed in their love for Thee, to assist His Majesty the Sháh with Thy power and Thy sovereignty, that from him may be manifested that which will everlastingly endure in Thy Books, and Thy Scriptures, and Thy Tablets. Hold Thou his hand, O my Lord, with the hand of Thine omnipotence, and illuminate him with the light of Thy knowledge, and adorn him with the adornment of Thy virtues. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all created things. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bounteous.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §668: set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: SiyyidgleaningsGWB §125: the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Princeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cynosure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purposegleaningsGWB §426: the Desire of all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Desired Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Goal of my desire
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I ask Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE expanded to “by the mysteries”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoicegleaningsGWB §410: in secretkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secrets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §717: of all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the realm oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE expanded to “by the signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: versegleaningsGWB §327: that Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: the sweetness of Thine utterancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: attainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with clear tokensgleaningsGWB §547: of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: blessed verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §211: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: sweet smellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §232: hath been shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernmentgleaningsGWB §277: hath recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst reveal Thyself unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: for perversityfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: inner meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: and merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
SE expanded to “by the billows”
SE expanded to “of the ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bountyfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thy most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: sea
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giverthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bounteousness
SE expanded to “by the heaven”
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
SE expanded to “by the blood”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: bloodshedgleaningsGWB §170: breathedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy bloodwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: bloodgleaningsGWB §189: my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the blood of anyone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spiltgleaningsGWB §574: sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: spilledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shedgleaningsGWB §507: have shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: shedgleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the StraightgleaningsGWB §317: means of admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: path but the pathprayers-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 §132: straightgleaningsGWB §509: the state
SE expanded to “by the hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heartsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: have meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath causedgleaningsGWB §644: melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are melted
This form usually rendered as “graciously”, “thou” (4 occurrences)
graciously 67% thou 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: assistgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: togleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: and their wills strengthenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: may God assist
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: attendgleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they ledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: to appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: Enter thou My presencegleaningsGWB §43: His Faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §484: every kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: Authortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
SE expanded to “with Thy power”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
SE expanded to “may be manifested”
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the time of the Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §683: fiercenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: and material learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: hoistedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “will everlastingly endure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §299: and who arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: hast beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered سلطانک (slṭánk), ليظهر (líẓhr), يکون (ykún), باقيا (báqíá), کتبک (ktbk), صحفک (ṣḥfk), الواحک (al-wáḥk) as “Thy sovereignty, may be manifested, will everlastingly endure, Thy Books, Thy Scriptures, Thy Tablets”
everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and Thine omnipotence will lasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the BookgleaningsGWB §609: thy written supplicationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: BookgleaningsGWB §586: the sealed and mystic Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and a scrollepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: yougleaningsGWB §583: chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Book
tablets 88% scriptures 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: brightlygleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfolded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §293: Lord, your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: handsgleaningsGWB §508: into your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My grasp
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Lightfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §152: wonderskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §480: deckkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: decked forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedgleaningsGWB §591: I was adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forth
SE expanded to “with the adornment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornmentgleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptablekitab-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 §91: raimentgleaningsGWB §717: an ornament
SE expanded to “of Thy virtues”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §171: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created thingsgleaningsGWB §317: thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: grasp ofgleaningsGWB §78: His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: holdeth in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgavefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the ForgivinggleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardon
