Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §209
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 209 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ امر عظيم است و نبأ عظيم * بصبر و سکون در آيات باهرات و کلمات عاليات و ما ظهر فی هذه الايّام تفکّر نما شايد اسرار مکنونه در کتب را بيابی و بر هدايت عباد همّت نمائی * ندای ارميا را بسمع حقيقی بشنو ميفرمايد [ آه لانّ ذلک اليوم عظيم و ليس مثله ] اگر ان جناب بانصاف نظر نمايند بر عظمت يوم اگاه شوند * اسمع نداء هذا النّاصح العليم و لا تجعل نفسک محرومة عن الرّحمة الّتی سبقت الوجود من الغيب و الشّهود * نغمه حضرت داود را بشنو ميفرمايد [ من يقودنی الی المدينة المحصّنة ] مدينه محصّنه عکّا است که سجن اعظم ناميده شده و دارای حصن و قلعه محکم است *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Great is the Cause, and great the Announcement! Patiently and calmly ponder thou upon the resplendent signs and the sublime words, and all that hath been revealed in these days, that haply thou mayest fathom the mysteries that are hid in the Books, and mayest strive to guide His servants. Hearken with thine inner ear unto the Voice of Jeremiah, Who saith: "Oh, for great is that Day, and it hath no equal." Wert thou to observe with the eye of fairness, thou wouldst perceive the greatness of the Day. Incline thine ear unto the Voice of this All-Knowing Counsellor, and suffer not thyself to be deprived of the mercy that hath surpassed all created things, visible and invisible. Lend an ear unto the song of David. He saith: "Who will bring me into the Strong City?" The Strong City is ‘Akká, which hath been named the Most Great Prison, and which possesseth a fortress and mighty ramparts.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreedgleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: transitory and sordid thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: plightgleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §721: gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §476: highest good
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: promised Prophettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §74: Thus warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Prophets and chosen Ones
patience 48% patient 13% long-suffering 9% patiently 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% must 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% waited 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have been patientfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: steadfastly enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy steadfastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: tarry notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: PatientlygleaningsGWB §408: endure patiently
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: abasefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §280: stilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: tranquiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: desolate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: PerspicuousgleaningsGWB §173: Springtimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destituteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminousgleaningsGWB §173: How high the rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: do justice toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evidentgleaningsGWB §103: revealed
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: backfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §389: is endowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: outwardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the daysgleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §417: blessed Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Consider
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: headsgleaningsGWB §18: the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfaction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy BookgleaningsGWB §622: Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: Thou hast writtenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Divine Books
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “fathom” (3 occurrences)
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §684: Divine guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: thereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: lead metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §366: guideth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §388: the adored Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: among Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §700: Our voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and summonedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
This form usually rendered as “ears”, “hearing”, “heard” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thine inner ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: hearestfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §216: will incline His earkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE rendered نمائی (nmáʾí), ندای (ndáy), ارميا (irmíá), بسمع (bsmʿ), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), بشنو (bshnú), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), آه (áh) as “hath, Voice, Jeremiah, thine inner ear, Hearken, saith, "Oh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seekergleaningsGWB §719: revealed the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: Itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Inevitable
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered آه (áh), اليوم (al-yúm), عظيم (ʿẓím), ليس (lís), مثله (mthlh), جناب (jnáb), بانصاف (bánṣáf), نظر (nẓr) as “"Oh, Day, great, no, equal, thou, fairness, observe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is nogleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: nogleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to judge equitablygleaningsGWB §181: claim to be justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: unfair onesgleaningsGWB §466: justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-minded
cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: cognizantgleaningsGWB §389: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: awaregleaningsGWB §145: understoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquaintedgleaningsGWB §333: take heedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: become awareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informed
SE rendered نظر (nẓr), نمايند (nmáynd), بر (br), عظمت (ʿẓmt), يوم (yúm), اگاه (igáh), شوند (shúnd), اسمع (ismʿ), نداء (ndáʾ), النّاصح (an-náṣḥ), العليم (al-ʿlím) as “observe, hath, greatness, Day, perceive, Incline, Voice, Counsellor, All-Knowing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be madegleaningsGWB §103: have been heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be institutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: bringeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: counselsgleaningsGWB §452: His counselkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: exhortgleaningsGWB §522: the counsel giventhe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hidden and preserved knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: MegleaningsGWB §619: its very heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unletteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: wherewith Thou praisest Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §577: upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Deprive methe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone agesthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hastenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §539: have rainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: “His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We found themfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §460: can ye findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can feeltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §278: of things hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: God, the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the secret thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §254: secrets
This form usually rendered as “melody”, “song”, “myriad” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §588: voice, the anthemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: Thy sweet melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §103: accents
SE rendered الغيب (al-ghíb), الشّهود (ash-shhúd), نغمه (nghmh), حضرت (ḥḍrt), داود (dáwd), بشنو (bshnú), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “invisible, visible, song, David, Lend, saith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the Desired OnegleaningsGWB §41: pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: standing byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: his honorgleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye together
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §247: in the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §560: the Word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the strongholdgleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §34: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: impregnableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Strongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married woman
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: HisgleaningsGWB §221: this Prison Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our prisongleaningsGWB §448: My imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: hath been exiledwill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisoner
repository 67% possessed 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: possessedgleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatchgleaningsGWB §316: not susceptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: withhold
SE rendered اعظم (iʿẓm), ناميده (námídh), دارای (dáráy), حصن (ḥṣn), قلعه (qlʿh), محکم (mḥkm) as “Most Great, named, possesseth, fortress, mighty”
3 occurrences in corpus
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 §56: edictsgleaningsGWB §320: the unsearchable wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fundamental and bindingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: He commandethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
