Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §147
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 268.
Source (Persian)
اگر ان جناب يکساعت لوجه اللّه در اموری که از قبل و بعد ظاهر شده تفکّر فرمايند از ما عنده بما عند اللّه توجّه نمايند و سبب اعلاء کلمة اللّه گردند * ايا از اوّل ابداع الی حين از مشرق اراده الهی نوری و يا ظهوری اشراق نموده که قبائل ارض او را قبول نموده و امرش را پذيرفتهاند ان که بوده و اسمش چه ؟ از حضرت خاتم روح ما سواه فداه و من قبله حضرت روح الی ان ينتهی الی البديع الاوّل در احيان ظهور کلّ مبتلی بودهاند بعضی را مجنون گفتهاند و برخی را کذّاب ناميدهاند و عمل نمودهاند انچه را که قلم حيا ميکند از ذکرش * لعمر اللّه ورد عليهم ما ناحت به الاشياء کلّها و لکن القوم اکثرهم فی جهل مبين * نسأل اللّه ان يؤيّدهم علی الرّجوع اليه و الانابة لدی باب رحمته انّه علی کلّ شیء قدير
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wert thou, for the sake of God, to ponder, though it be but for an hour, upon the things which have occurred in former times and more recently, thou wouldst turn away from the things thou dost possess unto the things which belong unto God, and wouldst become a means for the exaltation of His Word. Hath, from the foundation of the world until the present day, any Light or Revelation shone forth from the dayspring of the will of God which the kindreds of the earth have accepted, and Whose Cause they have acknowledged? Where is it to be found, and what is its name? Since the Seal of the Prophets (Muḥammad) - may all else but Him be His sacrifice - and before Him the Spirit of God (Jesus), as far back as the First Manifestation, all have at the time of Their appearance suffered grievously. Some were held to be possessed, others were called impostors, and were treated in a manner that the pen is ashamed to describe. By God! There befell Them what hath made all created things to sigh, and yet the people are, for the most part, sunk in manifest ignorance! We pray God to assist them to return unto Him, and to repent before the door of His mercy. Potent is He over all things.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hour” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for the sake of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: setfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: turnethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fix my gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
cause 55% revelation 13% things 12% faith 5% command 3% commandments 3% bidding 3% affairs 2% bidden 2% authority 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hath commandedgleaningsGWB §659: do We devolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: commandethgleaningsGWB §316: functions
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: manifested Mefire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §394: establishmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: His Latter Manifestation—atablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: MeditategleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thoughtwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “PondergleaningsGWB §172: thoughtskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember
SE rendered از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), تفکّر (tfkkr), فرمايند (frmáynd), از (iz), عنده (ʿndh) as “from, have occurred, to ponder, thou dost possess”
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thou dost possess”
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the thingsgleaningsGWB §342: in the sight of God.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: pertaineth unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pertain untogleaningsGWB §409: in the sight of God
This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: revilegleaningsGWB §324: instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: could have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §7: soepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: leadeth
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: upon himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §548: and all honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: The highest facultiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronouncefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §341: any of the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: Speak Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: these exalted words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §115: signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy most resplendent signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginninggleaningsGWB §364: First Leaderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: In the beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: beginninggleaningsGWB §440: the early
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §548: wondrous gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: the wonders of Thy mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §286: and
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus fargleaningsGWB §163: I render thanks unto Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: nowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: momentgleaningsGWB §168: and nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: our bodies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiancefire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §44: shineth forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: were shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawn
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: togleaningsGWB §300: hath pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: brightnessfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §638: your lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: with the effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §62: Draw nearkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast consentedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “of the earth”
SE expanded to “what is its name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §85: are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: Thy heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
SE rendered پذيرفتهاند (pdhírfthánd), اسمش (ismsh), چه (chh), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خاتم (khátm), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh) as “have acknowledged, what is its name, Since, Him, the Seal, be His sacrifice”
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: He WhogleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: Thy loftinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: his honor, AzimgleaningsGWB §292: the lips of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: SealgleaningsGWB §114: “Sealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and been closedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: bearing his own sealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §686: unsealed
SE rendered اسمش (ismsh), چه (chh), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خاتم (khátm), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh), قبله (qblh), حضرت (ḥḍrt), روح (rúḥ) as “what is its name, Since, Him, the Seal, the Spirit, be His sacrifice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §358: else besides thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §680: none except
SE expanded to “be His sacrifice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: to offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
SE rendered قبله (qblh), حضرت (ḥḍrt), روح (rúḥ), ينتهی (ynthí), البديع (al-bdíʿ), الاوّل (al-áwwl), احيان (iḥíán) as “the Spirit, the First, at the time”
everlastingly 50% preceded 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §17: incalculablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utterlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: highesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), ينتهی (ynthí), البديع (al-bdíʿ), الاوّل (al-áwwl), احيان (iḥíán), ظهور (ẓhúr), مبتلی (mbtlí) as “the Spirit, the First, at the time, appearance, suffered grievously”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: thegleaningsGWB §174: oldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “Beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and inwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the firstgleaningsGWB §423: your ultimate objectivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: Beginning that hath no beginning”
This form usually rendered as “suffered”, “perpetually”, “overwhelmed” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I sufferfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §179: naykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: every tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievously
This form usually rendered as “have” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “held” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §55: gardenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: held to be possessedgleaningsGWB §591: the whole Paradise
SE rendered مبتلی (mbtlí), بودهاند (búdhánd), بعضی (bʿḍí), مجنون (mjnún), گفتهاند (gfthánd), برخی (brkhí), کذّاب (kdhdháb) as “suffered grievously, are, Some, held to be possessed, others, were called impostors”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “were called impostors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: liesgleaningsGWB §296: treated His testimony as falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disbelievetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §359: liars.’”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: treated
SE rendered برخی (brkhí), کذّاب (kdhdháb), ناميدهاند (námídhánd), عمل (ʿml), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), انچه (inchh) as “others, were called impostors, were treated, have, a manner”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actsgleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my actiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: done
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exaltedwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: shamefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §395: the very lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thou didst stir uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “converteth”, “recount”, “feeleth” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “dare”, “can” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: By thy lifegleaningsGWB §712: prosperitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §511: advancementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
SE rendered لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), ورد (wrd), عليهم (ʿlíhm), ناحت (náḥt), الاشياء (ash-shíáʾ), کلّها (kllhá), لکن (lkn), القوم (al-qúm) as “By God, There befell, Them, all created things, to sigh,, yet, the people”
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §29: things.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
SE rendered ناحت (náḥt), الاشياء (ash-shíáʾ), کلّها (kllhá), لکن (lkn), القوم (al-qúm), اکثرهم (ikthrhm), جهل (jhl) as “all created things, to sigh,, yet, the people, for the most part, manifest ignorance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: as he that standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §85: Saykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: constancy in Thy Causetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE expanded to “for the most part”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Most ofgleaningsGWB §493: most of the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: How strangeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: mostgleaningsGWB §224: bountifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all inordinate desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: majoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: greater part
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: manifest ignorancegleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorancekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: foolish leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: foolishgleaningsGWB §155: ignorance
SE rendered لکن (lkn), القوم (al-qúm), اکثرهم (ikthrhm), جهل (jhl), مبين (mbín), نسأل (nsʾal), اللّه (al-lh), يؤيّدهم (yʾíʾdhm) as “yet, the people, for the most part, manifest ignorance, We pray, God, assist them”
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “strengthen” (2 occurrences)
aid 19% graciously 19% inspired 13% assist 13% hands 6% may 6% having 6% strengthen 6% thou 6% wills 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: may God assistgleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thou wilt graciously assistwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: assistgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: graciously aidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: inspired
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §261: come backkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: repairedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: cause them to returntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sightwill-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: acting as the representativesgleaningsGWB §166: waskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: camewill-and-testamentW&T §25: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: repent and returngleaningsGWB §121: These energiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: repentgleaningsGWB §36: Consider
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: doorsgleaningsGWB §463: gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: BábígleaningsGWB §176: bright and shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from
SE expanded to “of His mercy”
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who showtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
SE rendered باب (báb), رحمته (rḥmth), شیء (shíʾ), قدير (qdír) as “the door, of His mercy”
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §362: Divine decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
