Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §204
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 204 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ قصد شاطیء بحر اعظم فرما ثمّ ادخل فی السّفينة الحمراء الّتي قدّرها اللّه لاهل البهاء فی قيّوم الاسماء و انّها تمرّ علی البرّ و البحر من دخل فيها نجی و من اعرض هلک * اذا دخلت و فزت ولّ وجهک شطر کعبة اللّه المهيمن القيّوم و قل : اللّهمّ انّی اسألک من بهائک بأبهاه و کلّ بهائک بهیّ * اذا تفتح علی وجهک ابواب الملکوت و تری ما لا رأت العيون و تسمع ما لا سمعت الآذان * انّ المظلوم يعظک کما وعظک و ما اراد لک الّا الدّخول فی بحر احديّة اللّه ربّ العالمين * هذا يوم فيه تنادی کلّ الاشياء و تبشّر النّاس بهذا الظّهور الّذی به ظهر ما کان مکنونا مخزونا فی علم اللّه العزيز الحميد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Seek thou the shore of the Most Great Ocean, and enter, then, the Crimson Ark which God hath ordained in the Qayyum-i-Asmá’ for the people of Bahá. Verily, it passeth over land and sea. He that entereth therein is saved, and he that turneth aside perisheth. Shouldst thou enter therein and attain unto it, set thy face towards the Kaaba of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and say: "O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy most glorious light, and all Thy lights are verily glorious." Thereupon, will the doors of the Kingdom be flung wide before thy face, and thou wilt behold what eyes have never beheld, and hear what ears have never heard. This Wronged One exhorteth thee as He hath exhorted thee before, and hath never had any wish for thee save that thou shouldst enter the ocean of the unity of God, the Lord of the worlds. This is the day whereon all created things cry out, and announce unto men this Revelation, through which hath appeared what was concealed and preserved in the knowledge of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “goal”, “seeking” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shoresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §656: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of
SE expanded to “Most Great Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forgleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), قصد (qṣd), شاطیء (sháṭíʾ), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), فرما (frmá), ادخل (idkhl), السّفينة (as-sfính) as “Shaykh, Seek, shore, the Most Great Ocean, He, enter, Ark”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §118: most graciouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is saidgleaningsGWB §333: disobediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: striveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: meddlegleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: entered thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: not enteredgleaningsGWB §43: embrace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimsonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: assesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: with metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: of the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimsonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Crimsonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: dyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: tinge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §193: I swear by the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the peoplefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §583: Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §207: the glory of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: and whatsoeverthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glory
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “who”, “qayyum” (66 occurrences)
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “The Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §126: mouthpiecekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: every timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose servicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (141 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “passeth”, “flee”, “blow” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: oncegleaningsGWB §665: ever watcheth overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: battlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: been directedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: followepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: were waftedgleaningsGWB §163: In a later agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: were being wafted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wildernessgleaningsGWB §575: good counselkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: IN THE HIGHEST PARADISEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: landgleaningsGWB §482: and of the upright in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: he is piousthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: the immensity
This form usually rendered as “saved” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowful invocationfire-tabletFire §25: SaviorgleaningsGWB §159: and enable you to attain unto salvationkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: salvationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the offering of prayerthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: delivered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning awaygleaningsGWB §111: rejected His authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: ye turn aside!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: who hath turned his backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: perditionfire-tabletFire §10: DestroyergleaningsGWB §29: hath well nigh consumed mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: confoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast destroyedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: consumedthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: that lead unto destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Deadly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §360: been invested with the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: been invested with the honourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain unto
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §412: ye men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: and the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §16: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §467: Governor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §64: proceedingkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and have turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §109: from place to placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationgleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationgleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacle
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §300: Guardianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have saidgleaningsGWB §219: spokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: They have so traducedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §306: Thou hast asked Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: can conquerfire-tabletFire §33: UnlockergleaningsGWB §428: to unlockkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: and opened wideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: been openedfire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §564: render him victorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: LordgleaningsGWB §64: and in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: Thou Who art the Possessortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdestfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §134: reflecting naught else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: Aynu’l-Baqar (The SpringgleaningsGWB §124: personalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Thee with Thine own eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: We heard thee sayfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §547: will testifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: these earsgleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Thou hast sufferedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: as ordainedgleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasure
SE expanded to “This Wronged One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: injusticefire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §545: Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by reason of their cruelty
exhorteth 20% counsels 20% counselleth 10% hath 10% through 10% admonisheth 10% counseleth 10% most 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: exhortethgleaningsGWB §283: counselethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: He hath exhorted thee beforegleaningsGWB §579: and most convincing exhortationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: exhorteth theegleaningsGWB §595: counselsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counsellethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: admonisheth you
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “had any wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: and according to Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §499: hast no desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §219: allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §40: of eternal glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy LordgleaningsGWB §285: the Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who knowethfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §40: the commentatorskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: the one Object of their questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the 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 “calleth”, “calling”, “crieth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §405: Heraldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §509: who willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of My ForerunnergleaningsGWB §57: “Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: announced His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Heraldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankind
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: He that was hidden from mortal eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: treasures ofgleaningsGWB §693: treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: out of the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: treasuriesgleaningsGWB §52: hidden and treasured
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory ofgleaningsGWB §494: unfading glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: stupendoustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §427: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: I offer unto Thee, therefore, most high praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §266: glorified
