Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §18

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 18 of 268.

Source (Persian)

اليوم دين اللّه و مذهب اللّه انکه مذاهب مختلفه و سبل متعدّده را سبب و علّت بغضاء ننمايند اين اصول و قوانين و راههای محکم متين از مطلع واحد ظاهر و از مشرق واحد مشرق و اين اختلافات نظر بمصالح وقت و زمان و قرون و اعصار بوده *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

That the divers communions of the earth, and the manifold systems of religious belief, should never be allowed to foster the feelings of animosity among men, is, in this Day, of the essence of the Faith of God and His Religion. These principles and laws, these firmly-established and mighty systems, have proceeded from one Source, and are rays of one Light. That they differ one from another is to be attributed to the varying requirements of the ages in which they were promulgated.

Translation Notes

اليوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §39: all the days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and in the will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great day gleaningsGWB §28: Day, the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people

دين

dín d-y-n → “faith”

literal: religion; religions

faith 63% religion 17% reckoning 3% muḥammadan 3% cause 3% all-glorious 3% true 3% god’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Religions gleaningsGWB §696: every religion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religions will-and-testamentW&T §1: All-Glorious Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Faith gleaningsGWB §299: the Cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause

مذهب

mdhhb dh-h-b → “religion”

literal: religion; religion, doctrine

religion 57% faith 29% creeds 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: and gleaningsGWB §193: will ultimately be united kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and is carried away the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §260: “Go kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds

انکه

inkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered اليوم (al-yúm), دين (dín), اللّه (al-lh), مذهب (mdhhb), اللّه (al-lh), انکه (inkh), مذاهب (mdháhb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), سبل (sbl), متعدّده (mtʿdddh) as “Day, Faith, God, Religion, and, divers, systems of religious belief, manifold”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the

مختلفه

mkhtlfh kh-l-f → “divers”

literal: different; difference

divers 45% diverge 10% varying 10% different 5% confusion 5% any 5% changes 5% various 5% peoples 5% difference 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behind gleaningsGWB §44: opposer kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: breach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided the-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behind will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers

سبل

sbl s-b-l → “systems of religious belief”

literal: path; way; path/way

SE expanded to “systems of religious belief”

ways 27% systems 18% path 18% barred 9% right 9% way 9% paths 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way gleaningsGWB §623: sake of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: self and desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path gleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasure

متعدّده

mtʿdddh ʿ-d-d → “few” Distinctive

literal: numbered; number; capacity

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “several”, “have” (5 occurrences)

manifold 33% several 33% have 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: A few gleaningsGWB §330: multiplicity kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: and counteth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have multiplied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: years will-and-testamentW&T §7: slanderous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: several gleaningsGWB §100: immeasurable

سبب

sbb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

SE rendered مذاهب (mdháhb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), سبل (sbl), متعدّده (mtʿdddh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اصول (iṣúl) as “and, divers, systems of religious belief, manifold, animosity, they, principles”

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: means of gleaningsGWB §324: instruments kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: privily they would vilify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §11: by reason epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: by reason of

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered مختلفه (mkhtlfh), سبل (sbl), متعدّده (mtʿdddh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اصول (iṣúl), قوانين (qúánín) as “divers, systems of religious belief, manifold, animosity, they, principles, laws”

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: motive gleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: causes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: of gleaningsGWB §441: source

بغضاء

bghḍáʾ b-gh-ḍ → “animosity”

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity

hatred 71% enmity 14% animosity 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: for thee fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatred the-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhor will-and-testamentW&T §12: envy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animosity gleaningsGWB §600: strife

ننمايند

nnmáynd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; to do; do/make

have 35% hath 12% recorded 8% spoke 8% can 8% illumined 8% had 8% having 8% gathered 4% arrested 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: extended gleaningsGWB §654: having enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: asked the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated gleaningsGWB §708: fulfill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: fancied

اصول

iṣúl ʾ-ṣ-l → “essence” Distinctive

literal: origin, essence

This form usually rendered as “foundations”, “statutes” (5 occurrences)

foundations 50% statutes 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutes gleaningsGWB §352: essence of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stems epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence gleaningsGWB §159: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentials epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundations

قوانين

qúánín q-n-n → “laws”

literal: laws, rules; law

laws 75% ordinances 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: laws gleaningsGWB §694: the highest peaks will-and-testamentW&T §25: ordinances

راههای

ráhháy r-ʾ-h → “show” Distinctive

literal: way; way/path; ways

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

show 17% led 17% means 17% thus 17% enter 17% pathway 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: is led gleaningsGWB §144: means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Thus the-hidden-wordsHW §145: enter will-and-testamentW&T §15: pathway epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: show Thy way

محکم

mḥkm ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “firmly-established” (29 occurrences)

perspicuous 23% gird 15% firmly-established 8% mighty 8% resistless 8% fortified 8% fully 8% firmly 8% emphatically 8% impregnable 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: commandments gleaningsGWB §44: pronounce kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: well-founded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

متين

mtín m-t-n → “mighty”

literal: firm; strong, mighty; strong

mighty 23% which 15% immovable 8% safe 8% afflictive 8% grievous 8% inviolable 8% none 8% strong 8% firm 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mighty gleaningsGWB §221: afflictive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strong epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: immovable gleaningsGWB §719: which no man can sever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surest

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “have proceeded” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the revelation fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §411: hath assumed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: surged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: didst manifest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

مشرق

mshrq sh-r-q → “light” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Dawning-Place fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §603: the light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shining

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered مشرق (mshrq), واحد (wáḥd), مشرق (mshrq), اختلافات (ikhtláfát), نظر (nẓr), بمصالح (bmṣálḥ), وقت (wqt), زمان (zmán) as “Light, one, requirements, the ages, earth”