Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §214
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 214 of 268.
Source (Persian)
اين فقرات احتياج بتفسير ندارد بمثابه افتاب مشرق و ظاهر و بمثابه نور ساطع و لامع * هر منصفی از عرف اين بيان بحديقه عرفان راه يابد و فائز شود بانچه اکثر اهل عالم از ان محجوب و ممنوعند * قل اتّقوا اللّه يا قوم و لا تتّبعوا شبهات النّاعقين الّذين نقضوا عهد اللّه و ميثاقه و انکروا رحمته الّتي سبقت من فی السّموات و الارضين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These passages stand in need of no commentary. They are shining and manifest as the sun, and glowing and luminous as light itself. Every fair-minded person is led, by the fragrance of these words, unto the garden of understanding, and attaineth unto that from which most men are veiled and debarred. Say: Fear God, O people, and follow not the doubts of such as shout aloud, who have broken the Covenant of God and His Testament, and denied His mercy that hath preceded all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §148: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: mine own povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: poverty
interpreted 33% interpret 17% interpretation 17% commentary 8% qur’án 8% misconstrued 8% referring 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: inquiregleaningsGWB §665: suffer him to recountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: misconstrued its meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: of no commentarygleaningsGWB §168: was askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have soughtgleaningsGWB §36: quenchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: inner meaning
SE rendered فقرات (fqrát), احتياج (iḥtíáj), بتفسير (btfsír), ندارد (ndárd), بمثابه (bmthábh), افتاب (iftáb), مشرق (mshrq), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بمثابه (bmthábh) as “passages, stand, in need, of no, as, the sun, shining, manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: such as are like himgleaningsGWB §150: Considerkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudesthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as
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 §151: the radiance of My lightfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §641: shed its radiance upon the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rising above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: the shiningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §440: shine uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of His lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: orbtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: glowinggleaningsGWB §418: in all its splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: all-encompassingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: effulgentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: is shedgleaningsGWB §233: have breathed
This form usually rendered as “every”, “unbiased” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: “Judge thou fairlygleaningsGWB §455: if ye but judge fairlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: every fair-minded persongleaningsGWB §682: Were ye to be fair in your judgment
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is rightgleaningsGWB §118: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: knowledge and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: have borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sweet savors
SE rendered لامع (lámʿ), هر (hr), منصفی (mnṣfí), از (iz), عرف (ʿrf), بيان (bíán), بحديقه (bḥdíqh), عرفان (ʿrfán), راه (ráh), يابد (yábd), فائز (fáʾz) as “luminous, Every, fair-minded person, of, fragrance, unto the garden, understanding, is led, attaineth”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
SE expanded to “unto the garden”
SE rendered عرف (ʿrf), بيان (bíán), بحديقه (bḥdíqh), عرفان (ʿrfán), راه (ráh), يابد (yábd), فائز (fáʾz), بانچه (bánchh), اکثر (ikthr), اهل (ihl) as “fragrance, unto the garden, understanding, is led, attaineth, that, most, men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: can fathomgleaningsGWB §622: tastedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §50: hath causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §90: understandwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: We have kept
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: attaingleaningsGWB §291: gained admittancekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: were endued withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: hath, verily, attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the living watersgleaningsGWB §111: the greater part ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: multitudeprayers-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 §218: the most partgleaningsGWB §549: the majority
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: familyfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §393: dwellerskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: who is endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE rendered فائز (fáʾz), بانچه (bánchh), اکثر (ikthr), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), محجوب (mḥjúb), ممنوعند (mmnúʿnd), قل (ql) as “attaineth, that, most, men, from, veiled, debarred, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standardsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: earthly lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: found outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §8: shut out itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: was he deterredgleaningsGWB §199: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: have failed to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He shall saygleaningsGWB §702: his wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: idle talkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §149: have been devoutly engagedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I should dare to standtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §238: to keepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: bear allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §706: Were men to observe
This form usually rendered as “such”, “enemy”, “foreboders” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: such as shout aloudgleaningsGWB §605: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: clamorous impostorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: foreboders of evilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: prattlergleaningsGWB §619: loud clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: clamor of mengleaningsGWB §605: enemy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokengleaningsGWB §687: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violationgleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: who have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §41: breaking
covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: pledgeth HimselfgleaningsGWB §110: Dispensationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the object of our expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: His covenantthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §122: age
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenantfire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §687: pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: TestamentgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: ye deny Me notgleaningsGWB §149: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is wronggleaningsGWB §361: faithlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: reject
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: will have no mercy upon themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §683: permeatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: preceded methe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast surpassed themgleaningsGWB §485: that were before theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthier
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: by virtue of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “all that are on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
