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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Now is the momentgleaningsGWB §30: circleth around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: distracttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: irresistiblegleaningsGWB §682: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: compelling forcethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: penetrative influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the compelling powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: executive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §411: such wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed
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 §10: pondergleaningsGWB §172: thoughtskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: mindswill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to pondergleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: his thought
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thou mayest turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: preventedgleaningsGWB §178: We havekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: can never attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: madewill-and-testamentW&T §24: towards themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: ordered
SE rendered نفوذ (nfúdh), کلمه (klmh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمايد (nmáyd), شايد (sháyd), از (iz), شمال (shmál), وهم (whm), بيمين (bímín), يقين (yqín), توجّه (tújjh), کند (knd) as “influence, word, Ponder, thou mayest turn, haply, from, the left hand, idle fancy, the right hand, certitude, hath”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: nothingfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §668: vain and emptykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §485: right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: be persuadedfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §338: faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assuredgleaningsGWB §286: such power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §619: inclinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: Unto Thee have I turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “have”, “perceive”, “offer” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: RevelationgleaningsGWB §316: functionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in rankprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: that whichgleaningsGWB §615: commandment
This form usually rendered as “dealt”, “acted” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: dealt deceitfullygleaningsGWB §684: oilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: with the fuelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: acted hypocriticallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: into a fuelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the oil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: whogleaningsGWB §313: faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wraththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nationsgleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: nationsgleaningsGWB §311: the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the Imams
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §463: them that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: creation no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and maketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was called
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: He crieth out, summoningtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the voice
mentioned 22% recorded 17% mention 13% aforementioned 9% foretold 9% above-mentioned 9% hath 9% revealed 4% referred 4% characterized 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to remember TheegleaningsGWB §372: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: His thought of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the willgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: aforetimefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §629: and setkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: agreed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: ere thistablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicatethgleaningsGWB §158: to questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: rejection of the Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turned away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: occurredfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §357: that revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: as the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attestedgleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: clearlythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: cleargleaningsGWB §91: is evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “evident”, “visible” (68 occurrences)
manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%
repudiated 21% denied 14% repudiate 14% denial 7% rejected 7% deniest 7% faithlessness 7% deny 7% protested 7% reproaches 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Me notgleaningsGWB §129: repudiatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern business.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: reproacheswill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: repudiate the True OnegleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: faithlessness
what 50% whatsoever 50%
SE expanded to “men of insight”
eyes 31% insight 17% eye 14% sight 13% discerning 8% discernment 4% vision 4% all 4% all-seeing 3% power 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: eyes togleaningsGWB §70: all eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a seeing eyegleaningsGWB §466: them who have discerned
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornmentgleaningsGWB §216: with the jewelkitab-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 §28: with the ornament ofgleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptable
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “confessed” (23 occurrences)
acknowledged 19% confess 13% confessed 13% recognize 13% acceptance 13% credence 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledging 6% confession 6%
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”
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: in thisgleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sacredgleaningsGWB §534: Glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: \‘Blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountifulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the ForgivinggleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: convertedgleaningsGWB §470: alterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sought to exchangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turnedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: change
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §579: kindly mannerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: graciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §473: God hath been bounteous
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
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 §150: precious in my estimationfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §481: noble and worthy of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: onethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
