Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §175

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 175 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ فکر نما و بانصاف تکلّم کن حزب شيخ احسائی باعانت الهی عارف شدند بانچه که دون ان حزب از ان محروم و محجوب مشاهده گشتند * باری در هر عصری و هر قرنی ايّام ظهور مشارق وحی و مطالع الهام و مهابط علم الهی اختلاف ظاهر و سبب و علّت ان نفوس کاذبه ملحده بوده‌اند * شرح اين مقام جائز نه ان جناب خود اعرف و اعلمند باوهام متوهّمين و ظنون مريبين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Meditate, O Shaykh, and be fair in what thou sayest. The followers of Shaykh-i-Ahsa'i (Shaykh Aḥmad) have, by the aid of God, apprehended that which was veiled from the comprehension of others, and of which they remained deprived. Briefly, in every age and century differences have arisen in the days of the manifestation of the Daysprings of Revelation, and the Dawning-Places of inspiration, and the Repositories of Divine knowledge, differences which have been caused and provoked by lying and impious souls. To expatiate on this is not permissible. Thou art thyself better acquainted and more familiar with the idle fancies of the superstitious and the vain imaginings of the doubters.

Translation Notes

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 96% thou 2% s̱hayḵh 2%

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

فکر

fkr f-k-r → “meditate”

literal: reflection; reflect; thought

ponder 29% reflect 21% meditate 14% what 7% thoughts 7% do 7% thought 7% purposed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflect gleaningsGWB §305: Consider thy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: wert thou to meditate upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: muse the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon gleaningsGWB §695: insight!…

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do

SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), فکر (fkr), نما (nmá), بانصاف (bánṣáf), تکلّم (tkllm), کن (kn), حزب (ḥzb), شيخ (shíkh), احسائی (iḥsáʾí) as “Shaykh, Meditate, fair, in what thou sayest, be, followers, Shaykh-i-Ahsa'i”

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: ye gleaningsGWB §333: take heed, lest kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: endeavour to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Gird up gleaningsGWB §165: this emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made

بانصاف

bánṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 28% fairness 19% justice 17% fair 16% fair-minded 8% fairly 5% injustice 3% equitable 2% equitably 2% just 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the fair-minded gleaningsGWB §195: Judge ye fairly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: unswerving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to act equitably the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright will-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: fair-minded men gleaningsGWB §412: unjust in his judgment

تکلّم

tkllm k-l-m → “word” Distinctive

literal: word; words; speak

This form usually rendered as “utter”, “breathe”, “speak” (30 occurrences)

utter 19% breathe 13% speak 13% spoke 13% talk 13% speech 6% what 6% answer 6% converse 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: in the One Who conversed with God (Moses)fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §697: one Will kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine utterances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith

کن

kn k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), فکر (fkr), نما (nmá), بانصاف (bánṣáf), تکلّم (tkllm), کن (kn), حزب (ḥzb), شيخ (shíkh), احسائی (iḥsáʾí), باعانت (báʿánt), الهی (al-hí), عارف (ʿárf), شدند (shdnd) as “Shaykh, Meditate, fair, in what thou sayest, be, followers, Shaykh-i-Ahsa'i, by the aid, God, apprehended”

thou 56% \‘be 8% have 8% such 4% verily 4% truly 4% days 4% meditate 4% dwelt 4% preserve 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: be thou gleaningsGWB §467: mightest be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: These Magi prayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: My heart tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “followers”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 73% sect 11% followers 7% number 2% mine 2% who 2% each 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: people gleaningsGWB §175: peoples and kindreds of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each one will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sect gleaningsGWB §175: O people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the kindreds

باعانت

báʿánt ʿ-w-n → “by the aid”

literal: helper; help; assistance

SE expanded to “by the aid”

aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: Succorer gleaningsGWB §45: by God’s invisible assistance kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to Him We cry for help prayers-and-meditationsP&M §698: imploring will-and-testamentW&T §40: associates epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-Mulk gleaningsGWB §9: with the aid of

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 §159: God hath fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §564: of Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

عارف

ʿárf ʿ-r-f → “apprehended” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “man”, “endued”, “comprehended” (24 occurrences)

man 19% endued 13% comprehended 13% recognize 13% comprehend 13% godly 6% every 6% apprehended 6% all-perceiving 6% understanding 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known gleaningsGWB §3: the most learned of men kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: whereby they can recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze

شدند

shdnd shdn → “have”

literal: become; to become; became

have 28% became 17% clothed 11% become 11% could 6% fell 6% whilst 6% did 6% each 6% suffered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: should be acquired gleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye together kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: hath not been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §53: arose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: have

دون

dún d-w-n → “from the comprehension of others” Distinctive

literal: without

This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “none” (29 occurrences)

SE expanded to “from the comprehension of others”

without 30% except 20% none 10% otherwise 10% else 5% all 5% though 5% unless 5% depart 5% refuse 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decree gleaningsGWB §621: every defilement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: none except Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but Him gleaningsGWB §505: from all else but

محروم

mḥrúm ḥ-r-m → “deprived”

literal: deprived; deprive

deprived 60% deprive 16% bereft 5% deny 5% depriveth 3% debarred 3% remained 3% withheld 2% utterly 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived gleaningsGWB §438: despair kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garb of pilgrimage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: Deny me not the-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeit will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbidden

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered محروم (mḥrúm), محجوب (mḥjúb), مشاهده (msháhdh), گشتند (gshtnd), باری (bárí), هر (hr), عصری (ʿṣrí) as “deprived, veiled, remained, Briefly, every, age”

behold 31% witness 14% perceive 11% consider 9% found 8% beholding 6% will 6% witnessed 6% discover 5% beheld 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath borne fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §45: beholding kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: proved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: my recognition tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto

گشتند

gshtnd gshtn → “have”

literal: became

remained 20% have 20% would 20% became 20% perturbed 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: enable thee gleaningsGWB §118: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: thou mayest the-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst be will-and-testamentW&T §3: He was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §370: life-vein,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wilt not return

باری

bárí b-r-y → “briefly”

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: To resume will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Concerning him

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although

عصری

ʿṣrí ʿ-ṣ-r → “age”

literal: age; age, era; ages

every 60% age 20% time 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §28: and centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: of the age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one time gleaningsGWB §122: dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: in every age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: of the ages gleaningsGWB §363: any age

قرنی

qrní q-r-n → “century”

literal: century; century, age; centuries

ages 29% centuries 25% century 13% like 8% generations 4% revolution 4% time 4% fast 4% have 4% union 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuries gleaningsGWB §108: generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit together the-hidden-wordsHW §84: like will-and-testamentW&T §16: union epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §349: time

ايّام

iyyám y-w-m → “days”

literal: day; days; today

days 60% day 21% daytime 5% time 5% many 2% day-time 2% all 2% life 2% past 2% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the world gleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their lives long tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the days

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: revealed fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §625: in manifesting Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: its manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to unveil tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth

وحی

wḥí w-ḥ-y → “revelation”

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

revelation 90% voice 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation gleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspiration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: inspiration epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation

الهام

al-hám l-h-m → “inspiration”

literal: inspiration; inspire; inspired

inspiration 74% inspire 13% will 5% inspired 3% divine 3% didst 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspiration gleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and Thine inspiration epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine Inspiration gleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul gleaningsGWB §635: will inspire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspiration

مهابط

mhábṭ h-b-ṭ → “repositories”

literal: place of descent; descend; descent-place

repositories 67% daysprings 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Repository prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: place epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Repositories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Daysprings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: descend

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “caused”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: that which will insure gleaningsGWB §286: the means and instruments kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §154: Why will-and-testamentW&T §56: draweth unto us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the means

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), اختلاف (ikhtláf), ظاهر (ẓáhr), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), نفوس (nfús), کاذبه (kádhbh), ملحده (mlḥdh), بوده‌اند (búdh‌ánd) as “knowledge, Divine, differences, arisen, caused, souls, lying, impious, have been”

cause 23% motive 14% source 14% caused 9% instrument 9% reason 9% cannot 9% acted 5% what 5% causeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the source gleaningsGWB §171: are responsible for kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: causes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: causeth gleaningsGWB §300: the reason

کاذبه

kádhbh k-dh-b → “lying”

literal: liar; falsehood

lying 29% false 29% liar 29% imposter 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: error gleaningsGWB §359: liars.’”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: deny tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false ones will-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falsely epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: lying gleaningsGWB §707: erred grievously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: denying

ملحده

mlḥdh l-ḥ-d → “impious”

literal: impious

impious 20% irreligion 20% vault 20% “grave 20% tomb 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: impious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: vault of the grave epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of irreligion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “grave,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: tomb

بوده‌اند

búdh‌ánd búdn → “have been”

literal: be; to be; been

have 89% who 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: sojourned gleaningsGWB §725: was destined kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: not be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have never known

شرح

shrḥ sh-r-ḥ → “dilated” Distinctive

literal: explanation; dilated; dilated, expanded

This form usually rendered as “circumstances”, “explain”, “expatiate” (7 occurrences)

circumstances 29% explain 29% expatiate 14% exposition 14% explained 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exposition gleaningsGWB §40: the circumstances attending kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the circumstances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: or number them will-and-testamentW&T §9: explain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: a detailed will-and-testamentW&T §12: gladden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: dilated

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “this”

literal: station; place

SE rendered کاذبه (kádhbh), ملحده (mlḥdh), بوده‌اند (búdh‌ánd), شرح (shrḥ), مقام (mqám), جائز (jáʾz), نه (nh), جناب (jnáb), اعرف (iʿrf) as “lying, impious, have been, expatiate, this, permissible, not, Thou, acquainted”