Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §192
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 192 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ از هر جهتی از جهات عباد اعت راضاتی نمودهاند که قلم از تحرير ان استغفار مينمايد مع ذلک نظر برحمت کبری جواب علی قدر مراتب ناس داده شد که شايد از نار نفی و انکار بنور اثبات و اقرار منوّر گردند * انصاف کمياب و عدل مفقود *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Protests have been voiced against Us from every side - protests such as Our pen craveth pardon for setting down. Nevertheless, by reason of Our great mercy, We have replied unto them, in accordance with the understanding of men, that haply they may be delivered from the fire of negation and denial, and become illumined with the light of affirmation and acceptance. Equity is rarely to be found, and justice hath ceased to exist.
Translation Notes
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), از (iz), هر (hr), جهتی (jhtí), از (iz), جهات (jhát), عباد (ʿbád), اعت (iʿt), راضاتی (ráḍátí) as “Shaykh, from, every, side, Protests, protests”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sidegleaningsGWB §130: for this reasonkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: handgleaningsGWB §439: directionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: things
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), از (iz), هر (hr), جهتی (jhtí), از (iz), جهات (jhát), عباد (ʿbád), اعت (iʿt), راضاتی (ráḍátí), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), قلم (qlm) as “Shaykh, from, every, side, Protests, protests, have been voiced, pen”
SE usually renders this root as “turned”, “have”, “turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §148: turn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: and the frowardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: afflicted
SE expanded to “have been voiced”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted
pardon 50% forgiveness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: wash away
This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “setteth”, “maketh” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Behold yefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §534: visionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: owing to lack ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: to fix his gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
SE rendered استغفار (istghfár), مينمايد (mínmáyd), نظر (nẓr), برحمت (brḥmt), کبری (kbrí), جواب (júáb), قدر (qdr), مراتب (mrátb), ناس (nás), داده (dádh) as “pardon, craveth, by reason, great mercy, replied, understanding, men, delivered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: grandeurgleaningsGWB §148: do ye swell with pridekitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: mightierwill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: a most glorious martyrdomgleaningsGWB §407: all attachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: arrogancewill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Great City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: ready to answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §594: an answererkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: in replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hath remained unansweredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answeredgleaningsGWB §700: and answered
SE rendered نظر (nẓr), برحمت (brḥmt), کبری (kbrí), جواب (júáb), قدر (qdr), مراتب (mrátb), ناس (nás), داده (dádh), شايد (sháyd), از (iz) as “by reason, great mercy, replied, understanding, men, delivered, haply, from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §627: Whose power pervadethkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thine almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the ordinancegleaningsGWB §94: intensitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: leveltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §305: were they to ponderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “equity”, “have” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “repudiated”, “denied”, “repudiate” (16 occurrences)
repudiated 21% denied 14% repudiate 14% denial 7% rejected 7% deniest 7% faithlessness 7% deny 7% protested 7% reproaches 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the deniersgleaningsGWB §80: aggressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: faithlessnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: have repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have deniedgleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the splendorsfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §226: Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by the lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §126: maintainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: confirmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: Thou hast demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “confessed” (23 occurrences)
acknowledged 19% confess 13% confessed 13% recognize 13% acceptance 13% credence 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledging 6% confession 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to judge equitablygleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: of the BayángleaningsGWB §466: justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: fair-minded person
This form usually rendered as “rarely” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fairgleaningsGWB §473: and of justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §28: to rival
forgotten 21% thing 14% lost 14% forsook 7% hath 7% withdrawn 7% complete 7% oblivion 7% dissipated 7% nothingness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §386: are as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: oblivionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: lostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §682: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgotten
