Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §212
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 212 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ در اين بيان مقصود عالميان که بعاموص فرموده تفکّر نما قوله [ فاستعدّ للقاء الهک يا اسرائيل فانّه هو ذا الّذي صنع الجبال و خلق الرّيح و اخبر الانسان ما هو فکره الّذی يجعل الفجر ظلاما و يمشی علی مشارف الارض يهوه اله الجنود اسمه ] ميفرمايد فجر را تاريک مينمايد مقصود انکه اگر در حين ظهور مکلّم طور نفسی خود را صبح صادق داند بقوّت و قدرت الهی تاريک ميشود صبح کاذبست و خود را صادق ميداند ويل له و ويل لمن اتّبعه من دون بيّنة من اللّه ربّ العالمين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Reflect upon these words addressed by Him Who is the Desire of the world to Amos. He saith: "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel, for, lo, He that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name." He saith that He maketh the morning darkness. By this is meant that if, at the time of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai anyone were to regard himself as the true morn, he will, through the might and power of God, be turned into darkness. He truly is the false dawn, though believing himself to be the true one. Woe unto him, and woe unto such as follow him without a clear token from God, the Lord of the worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my DesiregleaningsGWB §596: My objectkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: aim
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: understandingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §151: were destitute of all learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted and learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
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 §14: to pondergleaningsGWB §172: thoughtskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: mindswill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pondergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)
SE rendered بعاموص (bʿámúṣ), فرموده (frmúdh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), قوله (qúlh), فاستعدّ (fástʿdd), للقاء (llqáʾ), الهک (al-hk), اسرائيل (isráʾíl) as “Amos, saith, Reflect, will, "Prepare, to meet, thy God, Israel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: declaregleaningsGWB §68: themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: are their sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “"prepare” (1 occurrences)
few 25% capacity 25% number 10% counteth 10% reckon 5% manifold 5% several 5% “prepare 5% immeasurable 5% multiplicity 5%
This form usually rendered as “presence”, ““attainment”, “long” (26 occurrences)
presence 39% “attainment 17% long 6% concerning 6% divine 6% attainment 6% attained 6% “divine 6% imparted 6% face—the 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: castfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §233: of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We impartedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: to look upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: HegleaningsGWB §414: thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Who artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: They, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: if thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: howepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: He, verily
SE rendered للقاء (llqáʾ), الهک (al-hk), اسرائيل (isráʾíl), فانّه (fánnh), ذا (dhá), صنع (ṣnʿ), الجبال (al-jbál), خلق (khlq), الرّيح (ar-ríḥ) as “to meet, thy God, Israel, He, formeth, the mountains, createth, the wind”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §276: the immovable mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountaingleaningsGWB §395: every mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mountain of iniquity
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristicsfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §616: hath formedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation?’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “announced”, “declareth” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: newsgleaningsGWB §279: warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §452: hath ever recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §636: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: hast decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: impiousgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Dayspring ofgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: wicked doer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppressionfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §507: oppressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: eclipsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: grievous and oppressive
This form usually rendered as “walketh”, “doth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: highgleaningsGWB §357: the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: supreme distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: the excellencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredwill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublimegleaningsGWB §358: noblest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hostsgleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our hostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thywill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: is a powerful forcegleaningsGWB §169: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism
SE expanded to “is His name”
SE rendered فجر (fjr), تاريک (tárík), مينمايد (mínmáyd), مقصود (mqṣúd), انکه (inkh), حين (ḥín), ظهور (ẓhúr), مکلّم (mkllm), طور (ṭúr) as “the morning, darkness, He maketh, By this is meant, that, the time, the Manifestation, Who conversed, on Sinai”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: have proceededfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §360: most resplendentkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: unveilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: to shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: these most sublime wordsgleaningsGWB §708: the wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: that termthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §9: the phraseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: speakethgleaningsGWB §563: that was heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the behaviorgleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountain sidegleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclinationgleaningsGWB §170: mere actkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: within themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lampfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §555: resplendent as the mornkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: break of dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: dawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: different peoplefire-tabletFire §22: Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §621: with truthfulnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: who shall bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: uprightnessgleaningsGWB §39: is true
SE expanded to “were to regard”
know 22% considered 13% understanding 13% ignorance 9% knowledge 9% true 9% regard 9% knowing 9% failed 4% knowest 4%
SE expanded to “through the might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the powergleaningsGWB §19: endowed with a potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: potentgleaningsGWB §718: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seeking to exterminateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: through the might
SE expanded to “power of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §657: hath powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: would be powerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: strength is immensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “affirm”, “bringeth”, “conscripted” (23 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “truly” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §376: ye have indeed chargedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: liarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: He truly isgleaningsGWB §707: erred grievouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: that deny and repudiateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: imposturegleaningsGWB §192: false
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: woe betide himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: “Woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: woe betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Woe betide theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Woe, thenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: and woe
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §226: walked in the way ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §638: and keepeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighborgleaningsGWB §298: through otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: aught else except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §702: Without it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
