Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §153

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 153 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ از حقّ بطلب آذان و ابصار و افئده عالم را مقدّس فرمايد و از هوای نفس حفظ نمايد چه که غرض مرضيست بزرگ انسانرا از عرفان حضرت موجود محروم مينمايد و از تجلّيات انوار نيّر ايقان ممنوع ميسازد * از فضل و رحمت الهی سائل و امل که اين مانع اکبر را از ميان بردارد * انّه هو القویّ الغالب القدير *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Shaykh! Entreat thou the one true God to sanctify the ears, and the eyes, and the hearts of mankind, and to protect them from the desires of a corrupt inclination. For malice is a grievous malady which depriveth man from recognizing the Great Being, and debarreth him from the splendors of the sun of certitude. We pray and hope that through the grace and mercy of God He may remove this mighty obstacle. He, verily, is the Potent, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.

Translation Notes

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 97% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “one true god”

literal: truth; true; right

SE expanded to “one true God”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right gleaningsGWB §716: His kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: real prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truth the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: to Him

بطلب

bṭlb ṭ-l-b → “entreat” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)

search 19% seeking 15% eagerness 15% asked 8% ask 8% pursue 8% quest 8% pray 8% seek 8% forgive 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: to forgive gleaningsGWB §554: and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Goal the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: ask gleaningsGWB §687: it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: object

آذان

ádhán ʾ-dh-n → “ears”

literal: ear; ears

hearing 67% ears 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hearing ears gleaningsGWB §661: purge thine ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: by Thy leave tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own ears tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: their ears

ابصار

ibṣár b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 49% insight 14% sight 11% all 11% vision 9% seeing 3% observer 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sight gleaningsGWB §74: their eyes kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyes gleaningsGWB §286: uttered

افئده

ifʾdh f-ʾ-d → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts; hearts, souls

hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s hearts gleaningsGWB §176: men’s hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: pure in heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: my heart the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hearts gleaningsGWB §575: the heart

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “mankind”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the world fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §513: one country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all that tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “sanctify” Distinctive

literal: holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity gleaningsGWB §6: the Holy of Holies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehended tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §120: pure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness gleaningsGWB §187: of sanctity

فرمايد

frmáyd f-r-m → “to”

literal: say; says

SE rendered ابصار (ibṣár), افئده (ifʾdh), عالم (ʿálm), مقدّس (mqdds), فرمايد (frmáyd), از (iz), هوای (húáy), نفس (nfs), حفظ (ḥfẓ), نمايد (nmáyd), چه (chh) as “eyes, hearts, mankind, sanctify, to, desires, a corrupt inclination, protect, For”

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §418: entrusted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: stated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to gleaningsGWB §697: is addressing

هوای

húáy h-w-y → “desires”

literal: desire

selfish 45% desire 27% covetous 9% own 9% soar 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires gleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: passion will-and-testamentW&T §15: self epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heat gleaningsGWB §41: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: their own fancy

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “corrupt inclination” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: utterances gleaningsGWB §170: the forces kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: their lives tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

حفظ

ḥfẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “protect”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: protect gleaningsGWB §9: Guard kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: attempt to save tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sheltered

مينمايد

mínmáyd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “setteth”, “maketh” (12 occurrences)

craveth 25% setteth 25% maketh 25% deterreth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: summoned gleaningsGWB §40: pronouncing kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: arrested

چه

chh ch-h → “for”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered فرمايد (frmáyd), از (iz), هوای (húáy), نفس (nfs), حفظ (ḥfẓ), نمايد (nmáyd), چه (chh), غرض (ghrḍ), مرضيست (mrḍíst), بزرگ (bzrg), انسانرا (insánrá), از (iz) as “to, from, desires, a corrupt inclination, protect, For, malice, grievous malady, man”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

غرض

ghrḍ gh-r-ḍ → “malice”

literal: purpose/malice; self-interest, malice

3 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: malice

مرضيست

mrḍíst m-r-ḍ → “sickness” Distinctive

literal: sick

This form usually rendered as “grievous” (1 occurrences)

sickness 18% sick 18% ills 18% maladies 12% suffering 6% grievous 6% divers 6% infirmity 6% illness 6% every 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: with divers ailments gleaningsGWB §307: every malady kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the sicknesses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the suffering gleaningsGWB §594: a balm to the suffering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: spiritual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the sick

بزرگ

bzrg b-z-r-g

literal: great; greatness; great/big

SE rendered حفظ (ḥfẓ), نمايد (nmáyd), چه (chh), غرض (ghrḍ), مرضيست (mrḍíst), بزرگ (bzrg), انسانرا (insánrá), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), حضرت (ḥḍrt), موجود (mújúd) as “protect, to, For, malice, grievous malady, man, from, recognizing, the Great, Being”

great 25% mighty 13% exalted 13% lofty 13% mightier 13% magnificence 13% sure 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: high dignitaries gleaningsGWB §141: very foundation kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mighty gleaningsGWB §336: the greatness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: leaders gleaningsGWB §336: exalted character

انسانرا

insánrá ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; man; man/human

man 69% mankind 7% men 7% human 6% all 2% perceive 2% unto 2% every 2% adapt 2% essence 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceive gleaningsGWB §391: inherent in man himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §96: desire communion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Every man gleaningsGWB §326: human kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: reunion

عرفان

ʿrfán ʿ-r-f → “recognizing” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciate gleaningsGWB §197: can perceive kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be made

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “great” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “muhammad”, “honor” (240 occurrences)

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: came to see Him gleaningsGWB §41: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: face!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: highness the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §292: the lips of

موجود

mújúd w-j-d → “all” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7% could 7% recipient 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath discovered fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §370: being that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: within tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

تجلّيات

tjllíát j-l-w → “splendors”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §383: of the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the sacred splendors the-hidden-wordsHW §100: beam epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §563: hath shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

نيّر

nínr n-w-r → “sun”

literal: light; lights; luminous

sun 27% daystar 27% day-star 18% light 9% resplendent 9% luminary 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts fire-tabletFire §48: and with the gleaningsGWB §440: the effulgence kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illumined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: the brightness of the light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light

ايقان

iyqán y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certainty; certitude; certain

certitude 81% discern 6% belief 6% faith 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully aware gleaningsGWB §224: With a certitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: of certitude will-and-testamentW&T §56: Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certainty gleaningsGWB §557: discern the wonders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acknowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: certitude

ممنوع

mmnúʿ m-n-ʿ → “debarreth” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “forbidden”, “ceased” (38 occurrences)

hinder 20% forbidden 13% ceased 13% deprive 13% debarreth 7% strayed 7% unlawful 7% denied 7% deprived 7% deterred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbidden gleaningsGWB §511: prevent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: deprive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: have withheld tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereft will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarred

ميسازد

mísázd s-ʾ-z

literal: make; make/construct; to make

SE rendered تجلّيات (tjllíát), انوار (inúár), نيّر (nínr), ايقان (iyqán), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), ميسازد (mísázd), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), رحمت (rḥmt), الهی (al-hí), سائل (sáʾl) as “splendors, sun, certitude, debarreth, through the, grace, mercy, God, pray”

illuminate 40% envelop 20% themselves 20% deprived 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §443: envelop kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: being deprived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: themselves

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 70% bounty 11% token 5% gracious 4% essence 2% concerning 2% merit 2% divine 2% favors 2% great 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy grace gleaningsGWB §10: favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and the virtue tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §204: her God

سائل

sáʾl s-ʾ-l → “beseech” Distinctive

literal: ask; question; to ask

This form usually rendered as “seeker”, “pray” (3 occurrences)

seeker 67% pray 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: “I gleaningsGWB §300: question kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: asketh gleaningsGWB §322: Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questionings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Withhold not, I beseech Thee

امل

iml ʾ-m-l → “hope”

literal: hope; hope, aspiration; I hope

desire 67% hope 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hope gleaningsGWB §602: aspirations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: things the-hidden-wordsHW §109: desire will-and-testamentW&T §10: my hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hope

اکبر

ikbr k-b-r → “mighty” Distinctive

literal: greatest; greater

This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “transcendent” (50 occurrences)

most 25% greater 20% transcendent 10% surest 10% great 10% mighty 5% lesser 5% excel 5% greet 5% “greater 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: old gleaningsGWB §198: and the great kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: pride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: disdained tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

ميان

míán m-y-n

literal: midst

SE rendered امل (iml), مانع (mánʿ), اکبر (ikbr), از (iz), ميان (míán), بردارد (brdárd), القویّ (al-qúyy), الغالب (al-ghálb) as “hope, obstacle, mighty, remove, Potent, All-Subduing”