Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §166

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 166 of 268.

Source (Persian)

حال جناب شيخ در نفوذ کلمه تفکّر نمايد شايد از شمال وهم بيمين يقين توجّه کند * اين مظلوم در امر الهی با احدی مداهنه ننموده و کلمه حقّ را امام وجوه خلق باعلی النّداء ذکر کرده من شاء فليقبل و من شاء فليعرض * و لکن اگر اين امور ظاهره واضحه مشهوده انکار شود چه امری نزد متبصّرين بطراز قبول و اقرار مزيّن گردد ؟ انّا نسأل اللّه تبارک و تعالی ان يغفر للمذکور و يبدّل سيّئاته بالحسنات انّه هو المقتدر العزيز الوهّاب *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ponder, now, O Shaykh, the influence of the word of God, that haply thou mayest turn from the left hand of idle fancy unto the right hand of certitude. This Wronged One hath never acted hypocritically towards any one, in the Cause of God, and hath loudly proclaimed the Word of God before the face of His creatures. Let him who wisheth turn thereunto, and let him who wisheth turn aside. If these things, however, that are so clear, so manifest and indubitable, be denied, what else can be deemed acceptable and worthy of credence in the estimation of men of insight? We beseech God - blessed and glorified be He - to forgive the aforementioned person (Ḥájí Shaykh Muḥammad-‘Alí), and change his evil deeds into good ones. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Bounteous.

Translation Notes

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thee”

literal: excellency

thee 41% thou 38% one 3% thyself 3% wert 3% shaykh 3% excellency 3% mullá 3% honour 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to gleaningsGWB §674: taste kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: Mullá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: excellence will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Thou art thyself gleaningsGWB §577: Eschew

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 96% thou 2% s̱hayḵh 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the Shaykh gleaningsGWB §708: S̱hayḵh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh

نفوذ

nfúdh n-f-dh → “potency”

literal: penetration; penetrating

potency 29% penetrative 14% influence 14% pervading 14% compelling 14% energizing 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: irresistible gleaningsGWB §682: potency kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: compelling force the-hidden-wordsHW §13: binding will-and-testamentW&T §25: executive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive

نمايد

nmáyd nmúdn → “thou mayest turn”

literal: do; to do; show

SE expanded to “thou mayest turn”

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: to show thee gleaningsGWB §361: remained kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: may encompass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §19: hath chosen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: issued

شايد

sháyd sháyd → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance

شمال

shmál sh-m-l → “left hand”

literal: left/north; left

left 75% north 13% such 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: left hand gleaningsGWB §128: such remoteness will-and-testamentW&T §23: extended to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North gleaningsGWB §409: shall most certainly aid him will-and-testamentW&T §23: shine upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the left hand will-and-testamentW&T §22: include

وهم

whm w-h-m → “idle fancy”

literal: fancy

vain 43% fancy 29% idle 14% doubt 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: imagined fire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginings gleaningsGWB §125: vain hopes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusion the-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCY will-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion

بيمين

bímín y-m-n → “right hand”

literal: right; right hand; right-hand

right 86% right-hand 6% draw 3% towards 3% into 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-hand gleaningsGWB §192: my right hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: towards the right hand will-and-testamentW&T §5: the right epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right hand gleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand side

يقين

yqín y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certainty; certitude; be certain

certitude 48% certainty 24% assurance 5% fully 5% undoubted 5% certain 5% acute 2% assuredly 2% faith 2% steadfast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assured fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §555: and certitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: embraced the Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: I can have no doubt the-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully gleaningsGWB §353: believe with undoubting faith

وجوه

wjúh w-j-h → “face”

literal: face

faces 50% face 27% favored 5% eyes 5% before 5% countenances 5% countenance 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: turn fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §59: and turn thou towards kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his face kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: hath turned his face unto Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards

کند

knd krdn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)

stocks 18% must 18% would 18% meditate 9% can 9% will 9% offer 9% hath 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: made gleaningsGWB §551: must kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: thou observest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §40: wrought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: is

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spirit kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no one tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “any one”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §483: no kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rival tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no man gleaningsGWB §670: Should any man

مداهنه

mdáhnh d-h-n → “fuel” Distinctive

literal: oil; deceit, flattery; hypocrisy/flattery

This form usually rendered as “dealt”, “acted” (2 occurrences)

dealt 50% acted 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: dealt deceitfully prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: a fuel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the oil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: with the fuel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: acted hypocritically

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “of god”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: One True God gleaningsGWB §496: Almighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a reality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §5: after Truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute

امام

imám ʾ-m-m → “before”

literal: before

before 81% presence 4% leader 4% imam 4% face 4% standing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: amidst the nations fire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earth gleaningsGWB §628: of all nations kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nations the-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’s will-and-testamentW&T §5: following

باعلی

báʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most”

literal: highest; exalted; high

most 47% high 15% glory 9% supreme 6% loftiest 5% exalted 5% celestial 4% aloud 3% highest 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: and exalt fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §486: so eminent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyond prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: clothed with tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble will-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory

النّداء

an-ndáʾ n-d-y

literal: call; called; call/voice

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), امام (imám), وجوه (wjúh), خلق (khlq), باعلی (báʿlí), النّداء (an-ndáʾ), ذکر (dhkr), کرده (krdh), شاء (sháʾ), فليقبل (flíqbl) as “of God, before, the face, His creatures, loudly proclaimed, hath, turn thereunto”

voice 47% call 17% cry 10% cried 7% proclaim 3% divine 3% lift 3% prayer 3% through 3% howling 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice calling fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §366: to the voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloud prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: crieth out to Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He was called to

للمذکور

llmdhkúr dh-k-r → “aforementioned”

literal: mention; mentioned

recorded 23% mentioned 17% hath 11% spoken 9% referred 9% aforementioned 6% revealed 6% which 6% made 6% foretold 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: quote gleaningsGWB §711: verily kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §393: that they may remember me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

شاء

sháʾ sh-y-ʾ

literal: will

SE rendered خلق (khlq), باعلی (báʿlí), النّداء (an-ndáʾ), ذکر (dhkr), کرده (krdh), شاء (sháʾ), فليقبل (flíqbl), شاء (sháʾ), فليعرض (flíʿrḍ) as “His creatures, loudly proclaimed, hath, turn thereunto, turn aside”

willeth 17% who 13% wisheth 13% pleased 13% willing 9% will 9% pleaseth 9% desireth 9% hath 4% wish 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth Thee gleaningsGWB §134: is His wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thy sovereign will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

فليقبل

flíqbl q-b-l → “turn thereunto”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

let 40% unto 20% turn 20% acknowledge 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: before thee fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §696: will welcome kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: ago kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their face toward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: exposed to its rays tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

فليعرض

flíʿrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turn aside”

literal: turn away; turning away

let 60% turn 40%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth aside gleaningsGWB §108: against Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: cavilings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have turned away from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that turned aside from Me

ظاهره

ẓáhrh ẓ-h-r → “manifest”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conspicuous fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §612: I revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Manifestations of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidences tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being

واضحه

wáḍḥh w-ḍ-ḥ → “clear”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: so manifest gleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: clearly the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §38: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident

مشهوده

mshhúdh sh-h-d → “testify” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)

evident 23% manifest 23% can 10% made 10% revealed 6% found 6% shineth 6% clear 6% witnessed 6% perspicuous 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visible fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §386: pronounced kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: even as ye witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

انکار

inkár n-k-r → “denied”

literal: denial; deny; denier

denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: denied Him gleaningsGWB §593: of the deniers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: who have repudiated will-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest Me gleaningsGWB §577: condemn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denials

نزد

nzd zdn → “in the estimation”

literal: near; strike; near, with

SE expanded to “in the estimation”

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Whenever kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: likened the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence will-and-testamentW&T §13: raise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: before the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me

متبصّرين

mtbṣṣrín b-ṣ-r → “men of insight”

literal: sight; insight

SE expanded to “men of insight”

eyes 28% sight 15% insight 15% eye 12% discerning 12% vision 5% discernment 5% all 4% gaze 3% all-seeing 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insight gleaningsGWB §198: your sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: will ye not then prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyes gleaningsGWB §293: the gaze

بطراز

bṭráz ṭ-r-z

literal: ornament; adornment

SE rendered چه (chh), امری (imrí), نزد (nzd), متبصّرين (mtbṣṣrín), بطراز (bṭráz), قبول (qbúl), اقرار (iqrár) as “what, else, in the estimation, men of insight, acceptable, worthy of credence”

ornament 59% adornment 17% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 2% raiment 2% wherewith 2% jewel 2% glory 2% beneficial 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornment gleaningsGWB §717: an ornament kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: vesture gleaningsGWB §698: and the ornament of every goodly act

اقرار

iqrár q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “recognize” (23 occurrences)

acknowledged 18% confess 18% recognize 12% acceptance 12% recognition 12% credence 6% recognized 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledgment 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reported gleaningsGWB §30: established upon thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: If their contention be true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: the product tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abide will-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless

مزيّن

mzízn z-y-n

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

SE rendered متبصّرين (mtbṣṣrín), بطراز (bṭráz), قبول (qbúl), اقرار (iqrár), مزيّن (mzízn), گردد (grdd), نسأل (nsʾal), اللّه (al-lh), تبارک (tbárk) as “men of insight, acceptable, worthy of credence, beseech, God, blessed”