Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §178
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 178 of 268.
Source (Persian)
* حال نفس غافل بحبل روضه خوانی تمسّک جسته لعمر اللّه انّه فی کذب مبين * چه که اين حزب را اعتقاد انکه در ظهور حضرت قائم ائمّه سلام اللّه عليهم از قبور بر خاسته‌اند هذا حقّ لا ريب فيه * از حقّ ميطلبيم متوهّمين را از کوثر ايقان که از معين قلم اعلی جاريست قسمت عطا فرمايد تا کلّ فائز شوند بانچه که سزاوار ايّام اوست *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This heedless one hath now clung to the practice of Rawdih-khani (traditional lamentation for the Imam Ḥusayn). He - I swear by God - is in evident error. For it is the belief of this people that during the Revelation of the Qá’im, the Imams - may the peace of God be upon them - have arisen from their sepulchres. This verily is the truth, and no doubt is there about it. We beseech God to bestow upon the superstitious a portion of the living waters of certitude which are streaming from the wellspring of the Most Sublime Pen, that all may attain unto that which becometh these days.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turngleaningsGWB §211: countenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
SE expanded to “This heedless one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: such mengleaningsGWB §173: he thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wish
SE rendered حال (ḥál), نفس (nfs), غافل (gháfl), بحبل (bḥbl), روضه (rúḍh), خوانی (khúání) as “now, This heedless one, clung to, practice of Rawdih-khani”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: careless onegleaningsGWB §78: they are unaware of itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: who have strayed far from Thy paththe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayedgleaningsGWB §457: your heedlessness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
SE rendered حال (ḥál), نفس (nfs), غافل (gháfl), بحبل (bḥbl), روضه (rúḍh), خوانی (khúání), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته (jsth), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh) as “now, This heedless one, clung to, practice of Rawdih-khani, I swear, God”
garden 75% rawdih-khani 25%
SE rendered حال (ḥál), نفس (nfs), غافل (gháfl), بحبل (bḥbl), روضه (rúḍh), خوانی (khúání), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته (jsth), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), کذب (kdhb) as “now, This heedless one, clung to, practice of Rawdih-khani, I swear, God, evident error”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: cleave fastgleaningsGWB §524: hold ye fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: must this wretched soul clingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clung togleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
SE rendered بحبل (bḥbl), روضه (rúḍh), خوانی (khúání), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته (jsth), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), کذب (kdhb) as “clung to, practice of Rawdih-khani, I swear, God, evident error”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: they have seized upongleaningsGWB §130: eschewedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: nor soughtwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clinggleaningsGWB §148: to shunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: ceased to cherishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have ascended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: By My lifegleaningsGWB §482: aggrandizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequentedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §541: God’s”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), کذب (kdhb), مبين (mbín), چه (chh), حزب (ḥzb), اعتقاد (iʿtqád) as “I swear, God, evident error, For, people, belief”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the ornament of utterancefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §171: counselskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: hath been compassed withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followersgleaningsGWB §175: O peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: peoplesgleaningsGWB §69: My peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: the peoples
conviction 67% belief 33%
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 §185: of His Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §95: hath not been outwardly manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the middle of the same dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: will be demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
SE rendered حزب (ḥzb), اعتقاد (iʿtqád), انکه (inkh), ظهور (ẓhúr), حضرت (ḥḍrt), قائم (qáʾm), ائمّه (iʾmmh), سلام (slám), اللّه (al-lh), عليهم (ʿlíhm) as “people, belief, Revelation, Qá’im, Imams, peace, God, be upon them”
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: thosegleaningsGWB §487: to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Abrahamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy highnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: in thy possessiongleaningsGWB §462: in the presence of
qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: as he that standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §125: will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: in such wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: leaderfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: mother.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §490: them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: peaceful cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrenderedgleaningsGWB §477: over them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Surrendering Our will to His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: their sepulchresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the tombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: those who are in their graves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: doubtergleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspiciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: doubtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: doubter.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: beseechgleaningsGWB §553: seekerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: they that thirstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: its contentsgleaningsGWB §684: the eagerness of his searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §374: their idle fancieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: after the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: that thou mayest be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §224: With a certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: believedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: and are persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certaintygleaningsGWB §286: certain
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “distinct”, “appoint” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: in the eyegleaningsGWB §548: hath been ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: with divine insightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waterstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §174: writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: loudlyfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §338: that rank above themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to glorifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: streamedgleaningsGWB §505: been movedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and is now flowing outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath flowed out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: beareth Me witnessgleaningsGWB §34: How oftenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: can share thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §345: systemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: such wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bounteousness
SE rendered معين (mʿín), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), جاريست (járíst), قسمت (qsmt), عطا (ʿṭá), فرمايد (frmáyd), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), بانچه (bánchh) as “wellspring, Pen, Most Sublime, are streaming, portion, bestow, attain, that which”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: assist UsgleaningsGWB §625: His object is tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: spokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gavewill-and-testamentW&T §24: towards themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to sanctifygleaningsGWB §148: He hath revealed
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §391: partakenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: hath, verily, attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgiven
SE rendered قسمت (qsmt), عطا (ʿṭá), فرمايد (frmáyd), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), بانچه (bánchh), سزاوار (száwár), ايّام (iyyám), اوست (iwst) as “portion, bestow, attain, that which, becometh, days, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have beengleaningsGWB §501: advancingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: they wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laidwill-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behoovethgleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destinyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becomethgleaningsGWB §145: best befittedgleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their stationgleaningsGWB §363: worthygleaningsGWB §395: beseemethgleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the daygleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the Judgment Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day when
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
