Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §174

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 174 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ در حزب شيعه تفکّر نما چه مقدار عمارتها که بايادی ظنون و اوهام تعمير نمودند و چه شهرها بنا نهادند بالآخره ان اوهام برصاص تبديل شد و بر سيّد عالم وارد و يکنفس از رؤسای ان حزب در يوم ظهور اقبال ننمود * نزد ذکر اسم مبارک کلّ بعجّل اللّه فرجه ناطق و لکن در يوم ظهور ان شمس حقيقت کلّ بعجّل اللّه فی نقمته متکلّم و ناطق چنانچه ديده شد ساذج وجود و مالک غيب و شهود را اويختند و عمل نمودند انچه را که لوح گريست و قلم نوحه نمود و زفرات مخلصين مرتفع و عبرات مقرّبين نازل *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Reflect, O Shaykh, upon the Shí‘ah sect. How many the edifices which they reared with the hands of idle fancies and vain imaginings, and how numerous the cities which they built! At length those vain imaginings were converted into bullets and aimed at Him Who is the Prince of the world. Not one single soul among the leaders of that sect acknowledged Him in the Day of His Revelation! Whenever His blessed name was mentioned, all would say: "May God hasten the joy His coming will bring!" On the day of the Revelation of that Sun of Truth, however, all, as hath been observed, have exclaimed, saying: "May God hasten His chastisement!" He Who was the Essence of being and Lord of the seen and unseen they suspended, and committed what made the Tablet to weep, and the Pen to groan, and the cries of the sincere to break forth, and the tears of the favored ones to flow.

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

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “shí‘ah sect”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 71% followers 8% shí‘ah 5% sect 5% wronged 3% mine 3% shí‘ahs 3% peoples 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followers gleaningsGWB §175: people of Justice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: still others gleaningsGWB §175: contending peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Shí‘ah sect gleaningsGWB §562: the people

شيعه

shíʿh sh-y-ʿ

literal: Shia; followers; follower

SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), حزب (ḥzb), شيعه (shíʿh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), عمارتها (ʿmárthá) as “Shaykh, the Shí‘ah sect, May, How, many, the edifices”

shí‘ahs 33% hapless 33% shí’ihs 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hapless Shí‘ahs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Shí’ihs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Shí‘ahs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: fellow-Shí’ihs

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r

literal: reflection; reflect

SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), حزب (ḥzb), شيعه (shíʿh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), عمارتها (ʿmárthá), بايادی (báyádí) as “Shaykh, the Shí‘ah sect, May, How, many, the edifices, with the hands”

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 §159: Consider gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditation will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §148: to meditate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)

thou 13% meditate 13% behold 13% strive 13% reflect 13% gird 7% uncover 7% mind 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: never gleaningsGWB §336: Bestir kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: display prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: didst not

چه

chh ch-h → “what”

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

what 50% whatsoever 50%

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

مقدار

mqdár q-d-r → “many”

literal: power; powerful; amount

many 27% how 23% multitude 9% abundant 9% capacity 9% magnitude 5% number 5% wondrous 5% manifold 5% much 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: can know fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §214: exaltation kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and the potency tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

عمارتها

ʿmárthá ʿ-m-r → “life” Distinctive

literal: life; by my life; by the life

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

life 43% righteousness 19% swear 13% god 8% build 6% lives 5% flourish 2% declining 2% edifices 2% reared 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousness gleaningsGWB §611: Fane kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: his declining years gleaningsGWB §615: By Mine own Self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

بايادی

báyádí y-d-y → “with the hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “with the hands”

hands 81% hand 5% through 3% into 3% longing 3% grace 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hands gleaningsGWB §167: hold within My grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod

ظنون

ẓnún ẓ-n-n → “idle fancies”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 43% fancy 23% fancies 13% vain 8% imaginings 8% imaginations 3% all 3% superstitions 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fancies fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §448: thou hast imagined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: doubtful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fancies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: idle fancies

اوهام

iwhám w-h-m → “vain imaginings”

literal: fancy

vain 51% idle 33% imaginings 4% fancies 4% vague 2% corrupt 2% imaginations 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the vain imaginings fire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginings gleaningsGWB §440: your vain imaginings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conception prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusion the-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubt will-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; to do; do/make

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gathered gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: imagined the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: have We gleaningsGWB §192: consented to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: apprehend

شهرها

shhrhá sh-h-r → “cities”

literal: city; famous; month

city 26% well-known 15% months 7% reputed 7% cities 7% month 7% widely 7% spread 7% well 7% fame 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the cities gleaningsGWB §668: better known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: well-known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §13: renown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: widely known gleaningsGWB §482: month kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: renowned

بنا

bná b-n-y

literal: son; foundation; sons

SE rendered اوهام (iwhám), تعمير (tʿmír), نمودند (nmúdnd), چه (chh), شهرها (shhrhá), بنا (bná), نهادند (nhádnd), بالآخره (bálákhrh), اوهام (iwhám), برصاص (brṣáṣ) as “vain imaginings, reared, they, how, the cities, built, At length, bullets”

son 79% children 7% foundations 3% sons 3% edifice 2% descendant 2% baní-háshim 2% foundation 2% “o 1% rear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the children gleaningsGWB §453: Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the son the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §272: mine own son

نهادند

nhádnd n-h-d → “built”

literal: place; placed; place, put

built 50% enacteth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: built will-and-testamentW&T §39: enacteth

بالآخره

bálákhrh ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: other gleaningsGWB §68: tone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the last prayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: and of the next will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: after gleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: latter

برصاص

brṣáṣ r-ṣ-ṣ → “bullets”

literal: bullet; bullets, lead

bullets 50% mightiest 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: bullets gleaningsGWB §395: mightiest structures

تبديل

tbdíl b-d-l → “were converted”

literal: change; transformation

converted 12% barter 12% turned 12% transformation 12% bartered 12% unchanged 12% changed 12% tampered 6% repeal 6% become 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were converted gleaningsGWB §221: transformed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: was turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: changest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §36: wash away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

سيّد

sísd s-y-d → “master” Distinctive

literal: master; lord; master/lord

This form usually rendered as “siyyid”, “lord”, “prince” (9 occurrences)

siyyid 29% lord 29% prince 14% cynosure 14% “prince 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Master gleaningsGWB §125: the Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Prince kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Prince prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: O my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Siyyid

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “of the world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “of the world”

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 §111: know not fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §655: can proclaim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallen gleaningsGWB §236: Thine arrival kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: inflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: they may will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have touched gleaningsGWB §466: did ye afflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons of

يکنفس

yknfs n-f-s → “not one single soul”

literal: soul

SE expanded to “Not one single soul”

one 67% none 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soul gleaningsGWB §195: deprive kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: of corrupt desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §158: are they will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

رؤسای

rʾsáy r-ʾ-s → “leaders”

literal: chiefs; leadership

leaders 40% who 20% all 20% chief 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: leadership gleaningsGWB §202: after worldly leadership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: heads tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: heaven will-and-testamentW&T §25: head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: mine head gleaningsGWB §498: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: rank and dignity

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instilled fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Manifestation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: and show forth Thy sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

اقبال

iqbál q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before; acceptance

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “having” (42 occurrences)

turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as shall be fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §35: turned away kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: submitted to His truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: and turned tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: surrounded gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: compared the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the hour will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: all gleaningsGWB §674: before the

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mentioned”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: mention gleaningsGWB §471: uttered kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: hath been recounted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall remember tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

مبارک

mbárk b-r-k → “blessed”

literal: blessed; blessing

blessed 61% holy 19% sacred 6% hallowed 6% hand 3% blest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: holy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waters the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed be will-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: hallowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacred will-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God

بعجّل

bʿjjl ʿ-j-l → “hasten”

literal: hasten

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: hasten

فرجه

frjh f-r-j → “joy”

literal: joy/relief

joy 50% salvation 25% dispel 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: joy fire-tabletFire §8: Thy succor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: contemplate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: Dispel tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: remove fire-tabletFire §8: Salvation

ناطق

náṭq n-ṭ-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “utterance” (52 occurrences)

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: exclaim fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §415: magnify ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Inspirer will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: utterance

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-Star gleaningsGWB §286: birth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun in gleaningsGWB §44: Luminary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by

نقمته

nqmth n-q-m → “chastisement”

literal: vengeance; avenger; punishment

chastisement 50% curse 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisement fire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeance gleaningsGWB §189: incurred His malediction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: do ye not disavow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and vengeance the-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeance will-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revenger

متکلّم

mtkllm k-l-m → “words” Distinctive

literal: word; words

This form usually rendered as “exclaimed”, “uttereth” (2 occurrences)

exclaimed 50% uttereth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: exclaimed gleaningsGWB §563: that was heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the utterances the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §5: Word of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: sayings gleaningsGWB §687: mouth proceedeth

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: likewise

This form usually rendered as “even”, “thus”, “thou” (18 occurrences)

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since

ديده

dídh d-y-d

literal: see; to see; seen

SE rendered نقمته (nqmth), متکلّم (mtkllm), ناطق (náṭq), چنانچه (chnánchh), ديده (dídh), ساذج (sádhj), وجود (wjúd), مالک (málk), غيب (ghíb) as “chastisement, exclaimed, , have, as hath been observed, Essence, being, Lord, unseen”