Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §156

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 156 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا ايّها الغافل ان کنت فی ريب ممّا نحن عليه انّا نشهد بما شهد اللّه قبل خلق السّموات و الارض انّه لا اله الّا هو العزيز الوهّاب و نشهد انّه کان واحدا فی ذاته و واحدا فی صفاته لم يکن له شبه فی الابداع و لا شريک فی الاختراع قد ارسل الرّسل و انزل الکتب ليبشّروا الخلق الی سواء الصّراط *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

"O thou who art gone astray! If thou hast any doubt concerning Our conduct, know thou that We bear witness unto that whereunto God hath Himself borne witness ere the creation of the heavens and of the earth, that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Bounteous. We testify that He is One in His Essence, One in His Attributes. He hath none to equal Him in the whole universe, nor any partner in all creation. He hath sent forth His Messengers, and sent down His Books, that they may announce unto His creatures the Straight Path.

Translation Notes

الغافل

al-gháfl gh-f-l → “who art gone astray” Distinctive

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “oblivious”, “unaware” (53 occurrences)

SE expanded to “who art gone astray”

heedless 33% oblivious 26% unaware 14% who 5% one 5% erred 5% forgetful 5% hath 2% strayed 2% disregard 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unaware gleaningsGWB §453: all the time unaware kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: error prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forget the-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the wayward gleaningsGWB §530: shut out

ريب

ríb r-y-b → “doubt”

literal: doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

doubt 56% doubteth 22% evident 11% misgivings 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: doubter gleaningsGWB §555: and misgivings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspicious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: and doubted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addresseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubters

عليه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on; exalted

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath power over gleaningsGWB §217: Thy tribulation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: round the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: us gleaningsGWB §532: to your aid

نشهد

nshhd sh-h-d → “bear witness”

literal: witness

testify 64% bear 18% recognize 9% testified 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: discover fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §327: Having recognized kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §668: set

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “creation”

literal: creation; create; created

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §457: created you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: creation no end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and make tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created

السّموات

as-smúát s-m-w → “heavens”

literal: heaven

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: this Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §210: in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: beareth Thy name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

الارض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §218: Land prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earth the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth

اله

al-h ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: and the God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: O Lord

العزيز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “almighty”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §488: of honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory

الوهّاب

al-whháb w-h-b → “all-bounteous”

literal: gift; bestower; gifts

all-bounteous 57% all-bountiful 14% generous 14% most 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts gleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favors prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy gifts will-and-testamentW&T §56: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: favors will-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty

ذاته

dháth dh-w-t → “essence”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence/self

essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Essence gleaningsGWB §303: Ancient Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: and fashion will-and-testamentW&T §25: in person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His Essence gleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person

صفاته

ṣfáth w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 94% all 5% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: nor gleaningsGWB §387: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and Thine attributes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe gleaningsGWB §101: characterized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: ascribe to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: extolling Thy virtues

شبه

shbh sh-b-h → “equal” Distinctive

literal: resemblance; likeness

This form usually rendered as “like”, “peer”, “such” (19 occurrences)

like 21% peer 14% such 14% compare 7% parallel 7% foul 7% incomparable 7% resemble 7% equal 7% comparison 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likewise gleaningsGWB §675: Night hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: the like will-and-testamentW&T §12: doubtfulness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: such gleaningsGWB §375: likened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Book

الابداع

al-ábdáʿ b-d-ʿ → “universe” Distinctive

literal: creation

This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)

creation 38% entire 17% created 13% universe 8% world 4% all 4% east 4% things 4% thereof 4% fire 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to create gleaningsGWB §286: and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: bountiful favors the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have created will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: new gleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works

شريک

shrík sh-r-k → “partner”

literal: partner

partner 50% associates 10% peers 10% associate 10% association 10% peer 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partner gleaningsGWB §684: ungodly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: common prayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partners gleaningsGWB §159: infidels

الاختراع

al-ákhtráʿ kh-r-ʿ → “creation”

literal: invention/creation; creation, invention

creation 33% universe 17% devised 8% all 8% world 8% created 8% whole 8% realm 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devised gleaningsGWB §696: all creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: the universe Thou hast fashioned the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wrought gleaningsGWB §281: creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: the creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of the universe

ارسل

irsl r-s-l → “sent forth”

literal: send

sent 40% send 20% hath 13% came 7% entrusted 7% let 7% communion 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicate gleaningsGWB §107: of Messengership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: send prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and entrusted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengers the-hidden-wordsHW §71: wafted will-and-testamentW&T §3: transferred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sent

انزل

inzl n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: send down

send 53% hath 20% sent 10% rain 8% pour 4% revealed 2% caused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealed gleaningsGWB §538: have revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: spoken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou didst send down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal

الکتب

al-ktb k-t-b → “books”

literal: book; books; write

books 44% scriptures 22% sacred 7% holy 6% book 6% all 4% works 4% hath 4% destined 2% divine 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writing gleaningsGWB §238: a Book kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Qur’án prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: of these Books the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy Books

ليبشّروا

líbshshrúá b-sh-r → “may announce”

literal: human; glad-tidings; herald

announce 23% man 16% human 12% announced 9% forerunner 9% rejoice 9% mankind 7% herald 5% hath 5% tidings 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: announced unto men gleaningsGWB §585: announce unto them tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the tidings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: didst announce the-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidings gleaningsGWB §230: announce unto thee

سواء

súáʾ s-w-y

literal: other than; other-than; besides

SE rendered انزل (inzl), الکتب (al-ktb), ليبشّروا (líbshshrúá), الخلق (al-khlq), سواء (súáʾ), الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ) as “sent down, Books, may announce, creatures, Straight Path”