Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §188
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 188 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در اکثری از الواح اين نصيحت کبری از سماء رحمت سابقه نازل قلنا يا معشر الامراء و العلماء اسمعوا النّداء من افق عکّاء انّه يرشدکم و يقرّبکم و يهديکم الی مقام جعله اللّه مطلع الوحی و مشرق الانوار * يا اهل العالم قد اتی الاسم الاعظم من لدن مالک القدم و بشّر العباد بهذا الظّهور الّذی کان مکنونا فی العلم و مخزونا فی کنز العصمة و مرقوما من القلم الاعلی فی صحف اللّه ربّ الارباب * يا اهل الشّين أنسيتم عنايتی و رحمتی الّتی سبقت الاشياء من لدی اللّه مالک الرّقاب ؟
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In most of Our Tablets this most weighty exhortation hath been sent down from the heaven of His all-encompassing mercy. We said: "O concourse of rulers and divines! Incline your ears unto the Voice calling from the horizon of ‘Akká. Verily, it aideth you to proceed aright, and draweth you nigh unto Him, and directeth your steps towards the station which God hath made the dayspring of His Revelation and the Dawning-Place of His splendors. O peoples of the world! He Who is the Most Great Name is come, on the part of the Ancient King, and hath announced unto men this Revelation which lay hid in His knowledge, and was preserved in the treasury of His protection, and was written down by the Most Sublime Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of Lords. O people of Shin (Shíráz)! Have ye forgotten My loving-kindness and My mercy that have surpassed all created things, and which proceeded from God Who layeth low the necks of men?"
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: manygleaningsGWB §176: generalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: many and diversprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: a multitudetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: most ofgleaningsGWB §99: of plurality
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §347: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfolded
This form usually rendered as “admonished”, “exhorted”, “counsel” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonishedgleaningsGWB §519: We have revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortationgleaningsGWB §206: the Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: CounsellorgleaningsGWB §452: have rejected
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §568: the nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: as the bearer of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Thy tendertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §683: permeatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone agesthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §257: surpassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreed and written downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: which have been sent down upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: calledgleaningsGWB §464: spoken bykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: the saying:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: and exclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: ConsortgleaningsGWB §461: We have never met each otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-the-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have not associated with MegleaningsGWB §222: companions
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §151: the learned menkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Incline your ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: thou wouldst hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §537: Heard it ye everkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Callfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: Thy voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voice
This form usually rendered as “aideth”, “guide” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: it aideth you to proceed arightgleaningsGWB §472: right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §250: that pursue a right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: true learninggleaningsGWB §521: the right coursegleaningsGWB §360: illuminedgleaningsGWB §506: guide you
SE expanded to “draweth you nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: approachingfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §453: of them who are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: have enjoyed near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “directeth your steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §291: by the Lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Thy guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §671: stood fastkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and standeth overtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Thou hast graciously enabledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §102: appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: by Him Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
الوحی
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
revelation 92% divine 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightnessfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §666: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: resplendentfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §66: the Source of eternal light!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: the glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoplesfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §163: the well-favored denizenskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: recognized expoundersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cominggleaningsGWB §259: Producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall give outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: was fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §76: hath given outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Didst thou visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
SE rendered العالم (al-ʿálm), اتی (ití), الاسم (as-sm), الاعظم (al-áʿẓm), لدن (ldn), مالک (málk), القدم (al-qdm), بشّر (bshshr), العباد (al-ʿbád), بهذا (bhdhá) as “world, come, Name, Most Great, of, King, Ancient, announced unto men, men, this”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: as decreed bygleaningsGWB §286: consequenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: from Our presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: proceeded fromgleaningsGWB §576: Him Who is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: landgleaningsGWB §64: and in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: Supreme Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: \‘The Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §120: so enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: God’s imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: pacewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “man”, “hath”, “mankind” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “announced unto men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankindgleaningsGWB §121: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: shall act as a harbingerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and announcedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §553: Object of all adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: before Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servant
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 §144: hidgleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §630: treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §520: your treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §480: lay up richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §52: Gemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine integritygleaningsGWB §534: one to defend or to protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: through Thine unfailing protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §87: can protect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: inscribedgleaningsGWB §300: as decreed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: hath distinctly writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: are writ and recordedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: written downgleaningsGWB §689: in his writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: laid downwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §174: exalt the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: exalted is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: BookgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §586: Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: the Repositories
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §606: and to this thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Lord
SE expanded to “Have ye forgotten”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §550: oblivionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: forgotten quite!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: have forgotten
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered رحمتی (rḥmtí), سبقت (sbqt), الاشياء (ash-shíáʾ), لدی (ldí), اللّه (al-lh), مالک (málk), الرّقاب (ar-rqáb) as “mercy, surpassed, all created things, from, God, layeth low, necks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: in the face ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the faceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight
