Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §182

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 182 of 268.

Source (Persian)

در وصف اهل بها از قلم اعلی اين کلمات نازل * انّهم رجال لو يمرّون علی مدائن الذّهب لا يلتفتون اليها و لو يمرّون علی ملکوت الجمال لا يتوجّهون اليه کذلک نزّل من القلم الاعلی لاهل البهاء من لدن ناصح عليم * و در آخر لوح حضرت امپراطور پاريس اين کلمه عليا نازل * هل تفرح بما عندک من الزّخارف بعد اذ تعلم انّها ستفنی او تسرّ بما تحکم علی شبر من الارض بعد اذ کلّها لم تکن عند اهل البهاء الّا کسواد عين نملة ميّتة ؟ دعها لاهلها ثمّ اقبل الی مقصود العالمين

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Describing the people of Bahá, the Most Sublime Pen hath sent down these words: "These, verily, are men who if they come to cities of pure gold will consider them not; and if they meet the fairest and most comely of women will turn aside." Thus hath it been sent down by the Most Sublime Pen for the people of Bahá, on the part of Him Who is the Counsellor, the Omniscient. In the concluding passages of the Tablet to His Majesty the Emperor of Paris (Napoleon III) these exalted words have been revealed: "Exultest thou over the treasures thou dost possess, knowing they shall perish? Rejoicest thou in that thou rulest a span of earth, when the whole world, in the estimation of the people of Bahá, is worth as much as the black in the eye of a dead ant? Abandon it unto such as have set their affections upon it, and turn thou unto Him Who is the Desire of the world."

Translation Notes

وصف

wṣf w-ṣ-f → “describing”

literal: attributes; description; attribute

description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §357: the attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: conception epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the description gleaningsGWB §120: one of His attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: description

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people of bahá”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

SE expanded to “people of Bahá”

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people gleaningsGWB §299: the inhabitants kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: detached prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered وصف (wṣf), اهل (ihl), از (iz), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), کلمات (klmát), نازل (názl), انّهم (innhm) as “Describing, people of Bahá, Pen, Most Sublime, words, sent down, "These, verily, are”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime Pen gleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of the gleaningsGWB §375: of His Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most sublime”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Most High fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §139: unto Muḥammad kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: above all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “words”

literal: word; words

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: exclaimed gleaningsGWB §708: the words kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: thoughts the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §27: His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: Who conversed gleaningsGWB §382: the truth of the words

نازل

názl n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me down gleaningsGWB §195: sent kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: by the words: “coming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: attained tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

انّهم

innhm ʾ-n-n → ““these, verily, are” Distinctive

literal: indeed; verily

This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)

SE expanded to “"These, verily, are”

verily 20% indeed 10% knight 10% “for 10% truly 10% reported 10% say 10% who 10% how 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: He gleaningsGWB §414: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: how epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: That knight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: if this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Who art epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I truly

رجال

rjál r-j-l → “men”

literal: men

men 67% through 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: two men gleaningsGWB §505: thy feet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: among you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their footsteps the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same feet will-and-testamentW&T §1: through the aid of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: men gleaningsGWB §106: feet

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

يمرّون

ymrrún m-r-r → “one” Distinctive

literal: pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “come”, “meet”, “pass” (6 occurrences)

come 17% meet 17% pass 17% passing 17% meeting 17% follow 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: one time gleaningsGWB §227: aloof as a cloud kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totally prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: at another the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: utterly gleaningsGWB §87: passed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness

مدائن

mdáʾn m-d-n → “cities”

literal: cities

cities 85% citadels 10% everlasting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian gleaningsGWB §230: native city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadels gleaningsGWB §438: civilization prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadels gleaningsGWB §558: that City

الذّهب

adh-dhhb dh-h-b → “gold”

literal: gold

gold 87% purest 7% into 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §260: “Go kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and is carried away the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: gold gleaningsGWB §228: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold

يلتفتون

yltftún l-f-t → “consider them not”

literal: attentive; turn; attentive, aware

SE expanded to “consider them not”

turn 25% unaware 13% consider 13% behold 13% failed 6% utterly 6% take 6% realize 6% taken 6% grasp 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unaware gleaningsGWB §40: utterly unaware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failed to perceive gleaningsGWB §40: Behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: taken notice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turn

اليها

al-yhá ʾ-l-y → “unto” Distinctive

literal: to

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

until 23% towards 23% unto 15% further 8% upon 8% such 8% need 8% turn 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: unto gleaningsGWB §156: towards Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: to an prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: Further, in gleaningsGWB §227: Such a one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: in need prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: unto Thee

ملکوت

mlkút m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered يلتفتون (yltftún), اليها (al-yhá), لو (lú), يمرّون (ymrrún), ملکوت (mlkút), الجمال (al-jmál), يتوجّهون (ytújjhún), اليه (al-yh), کذلک (kdhlk) as “consider them not, unto, if, they meet, fairest and most comely, turn aside, Thus”

kingdom 73% kingdoms 13% heaven 4% empire 4% heavens 2% glory 1% realm 1% whole 1% realms 1% dominion 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “Earth gleaningsGWB §466: of the King kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thine own Kingdom endureth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §116: this world will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

الجمال

al-jmál j-m-l → “fairest and most comely” Distinctive

literal: beauty; beautiful

This form usually rendered as “beauty”, “ancient”, “countenance” (146 occurrences)

SE expanded to “fairest and most comely”

beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Beauty gleaningsGWB §612: the Manifestation of kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the beauty of the rose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy countenance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beauty will-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty

يتوجّهون

ytújjhún w-j-h → “turn aside”

literal: turning

turn 71% set 14% cause 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: gone fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §422: lift up your faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: us tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine

اليه

al-yh ʾ-l-y → “towards”

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered ملکوت (mlkút), الجمال (al-jmál), يتوجّهون (ytújjhún), اليه (al-yh), کذلک (kdhlk), نزّل (nzzl), القلم (al-qlm), الاعلی (al-áʿlí) as “fairest and most comely, turn aside, Thus, sent down, Pen, Most Sublime”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §161: In like manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings

لاهل

láhl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, family; people/folk

people 42% dwellers 14% peoples 11% inmates 9% all 8% denizens 5% unto 3% learned 3% dwell 3% concourse 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: such as have set fire-tabletFire §22: the Syrians gleaningsGWB §187: all the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: Concourse tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §92: children will-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones

البهاء

al-bháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §186: the Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious

لدن

ldn l-d-n → “divine” Distinctive

literal: divine

This form usually rendered as “who”, “unto”, “part” (47 occurrences)

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: as decreed by gleaningsGWB §286: consequences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the gleaningsGWB §113: the future kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”

ناصح

náṣḥ n-ṣ-ḥ → “counsellor”

literal: counsel

admonisher 33% counsellor 33% counselor 17% true 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortations gleaningsGWB §522: the counsel given kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: admonitions gleaningsGWB §638: My counsel the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel

آخر

ákhr 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 §463: latter part kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the last prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: the latter generations will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: end gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: Reflect

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “his majesty”

literal: presence, majesty

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: to Him gleaningsGWB §259: the court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: craving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: on Thy face the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of His Majesty gleaningsGWB §311: attaineth

امپراطور

impráṭúr ʾ-m-b-r → “czar”

literal: emperor

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §96: the Czar of Russia

هل

hl h-l → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)

“hath 33% know 33% think 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: “Hath gleaningsGWB §282: Think kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people gleaningsGWB §282: Know

تفرح

tfrḥ f-r-ḥ

literal: rejoice; joy, gladness

SE rendered پاريس (párís), کلمه (klmh), عليا (ʿlíá), نازل (názl), هل (hl), تفرح (tfrḥ), عندک (ʿndk), الزّخارف (az-zkhárf) as “Paris (Napoleon III), words, exalted, been revealed, "Exultest, possess, treasures”