Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §219

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 219 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا معشر المنصفين در امواج بحر بيان و علم الهی نظر نمائيد و تفکّر کنيد تا بلسان ظاهر و باطن شهادت دهيد بانّ عنده علم کلّ شیء فی الکتاب لا يعزب عن علمه من شیء انّه اظهر ما کان مکنونا اذ استوی علی عرش البيان فی الماب * انچه نازل شده کلمه بکلمه در ارض ظاهر گشته و ميشود از برای احدی مجال اعراض و اعتراض نه و لکن چون انصاف مخذول و مستور اکثری باوهامات خود تکلّم مينمايند *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O concourse of the fair-minded! Observe and reflect upon the billows of the ocean of the utterance and knowledge of God, so that ye may testify with your inner and outer tongues that with Him is the knowledge of all that is in the Book. Nothing escapeth His knowledge. He, verily, hath manifested that which was hidden, when He, upon His return, mounted the throne of the Bayán. All that hath been sent down hath and will come to pass, word for word, upon earth. No possibility is left for anyone either to turn aside or protest. As fairness, however, is disgraced and concealed, most men speak as prompted by their own idle fancies.

Translation Notes

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r → “concourse”

literal: assembly; association; associate

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religion gleaningsGWB §697: mingleth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: consorted the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of His gleaningsGWB §507: Twenty

المنصفين

al-mnṣfín n-ṣ-f → “of the fair-minded”

literal: fairness

SE expanded to “of the fair-minded”

fair-minded 46% judge 23% unfair 8% blessed 8% happy 8% just 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Judge ye equitably gleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-minded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: of justice gleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: of them that judge equitably

امواج

imúáj m-w-j → “billows”

literal: wave; waves

billows 29% ocean 18% billowing 12% waves 12% restlessness 12% “waves 6% rushing 6% tumult 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billows gleaningsGWB §61: that surgeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: restless waves the-hidden-wordsHW §76: billowing seas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor gleaningsGWB §180: ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: surge

بحر

bḥr b-ḥ-r → “of the ocean”

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

SE expanded to “of the ocean”

ocean 76% sea 16% waters 2% most 1% billowing 1% where 1% outpouring 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% seeking 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean fire-tabletFire §3: Where gleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every sea tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient sea will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the sea

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “of god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §668: set

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “observe”

literal: look; looking; view

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: turned towards fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §640: Pay thou no heed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: feel inclined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

نمائيد

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Him gleaningsGWB §333: deliver kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they have uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “reflect”

literal: reflection; reflect

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 §212: his thought gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thought will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Meditate gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder

کنيد

kníd k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “do”, “reflect”, “sanctify” (18 occurrences)

do 40% reflect 20% sanctify 20% yourselves 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: not, then gleaningsGWB §334: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: misconstrued the-hidden-wordsHW §116: loose will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: not gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate

بلسان

blsán l-s-n → “tongues”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 55% language 14% tongues 9% through 5% sword 5% stammering 5% voice 5% any 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voice gleaningsGWB §167: and My tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: and with their tongues the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: an utterly truthful tongue gleaningsGWB §471: warning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “outer” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: demonstrate fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §362: outward behavior kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: temporal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: called into being tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

باطن

báṭn b-ṭ-n → “inner”

literal: inward; inner

inwardly 32% inner 27% invisible 23% spiritual 9% inward 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: secretly gleaningsGWB §562: their inward life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: inner gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner

شهادت

shhádt sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; witnessed

martyrdom 33% testify 23% testimony 21% denunciations 5% bear 5% suffered 3% death 3% wouldst 3% attest 3% solemnly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have borne fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §307: showeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: gaze on tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

دهيد

dhíd d-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “fair”, “testify”, “readily” (10 occurrences)

fair 50% testify 25% readily 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: will lead gleaningsGWB §340: experience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: hurled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: cut off gleaningsGWB §140: hath served

عنده

ʿndh ʿ-n-d → “thee” Distinctive

literal: at

This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)

when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: possessest gleaningsGWB §300: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: pertaineth unto Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sight will-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: possessed gleaningsGWB §386: when compared to

شیء

shíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “will” Distinctive

literal: thing; will; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will gleaningsGWB §592: it pleaseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thou willest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleaseth

الکتاب

al-ktáb k-t-b → “the book”

literal: book; books; write

book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy Book gleaningsGWB §622: His kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: holy scriptures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Write us up the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Book

يعزب

yʿzb ʿ-z-b → “escapeth”

literal: escape; escape/be hidden; escapes

escapeth 71% escape 29%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: escapeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: escape

مکنونا

mknúná k-n-n → “hidden”

literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured

hidden 64% hid 23% concealed 3% “he 3% whom 3% scriptures 3% wrapped 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hidden gleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hid gleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealed gleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hidden

استوی

istúy s-w-y → “except” Distinctive

literal: other than; other-than; besides

This form usually rendered as “stablished”, “mounted”, “established” (3 occurrences)

stablished 33% mounted 33% established 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §552: else save kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besides prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: hast been established tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §246: of no one except Him

الماب

al-máb ʾ-w-b

literal: return

SE rendered استوی (istúy), عرش (ʿrsh), البيان (al-bíán), الماب (al-máb), انچه (inchh), نازل (názl), کلمه (klmh), بکلمه (bklmh) as “mounted, throne, the Bayán, All that, been sent down, word, for word”

2 occurrences in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the end

انچه

inchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily

نازل

názl n-z-l → “been sent down”

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE expanded to “been sent down”

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: descended gleaningsGWB §428: the very eye kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and didst vouchsafe tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “upon earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth gleaningsGWB §346: a land kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”

گشته

gshth g-sh-t → “hath”

literal: become; became; to become

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: was made gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: they risen the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: remained gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: opened

ميشود

míshúd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered کلمه (klmh), بکلمه (bklmh), ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), گشته (gshth), ميشود (míshúd), از (iz), برای (bráy), احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “word, for word, upon earth, come to pass, hath, for, anyone, possibility, turn aside”

affirm 14% bringeth 14% conscripted 14% now 14% shall 14% ascribed 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: written gleaningsGWB §40: be made kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: cease to be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: have become

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered بکلمه (bklmh), ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), گشته (gshth), ميشود (míshúd), از (iz), برای (bráy), احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ) as “for word, upon earth, come to pass, hath, for, anyone, possibility, turn aside, protest”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

برای

bráy b-r-y → “for”

literal: for

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), گشته (gshth), ميشود (míshúd), از (iz), برای (bráy), احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), نه (nh) as “upon earth, come to pass, hath, for, anyone, possibility, turn aside, protest, No”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “anyone”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: any one gleaningsGWB §684: divinely ordained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: of the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: that the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: one gleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: agitate the soul

مجال

mjál m-j-l → “room”

literal: room

room 50% possibility 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: room epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: possibility

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turn aside”

literal: turn away; turning away

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of Thee gleaningsGWB §129: question kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their back prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by will-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turning away from Thee

نه

nh n-h-y → “no”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered برای (bráy), احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), نه (nh), لکن (lkn), چون (chún), انصاف (inṣáf), مخذول (mkhdhúl), مستور (mstúr) as “for, anyone, possibility, turn aside, protest, No, however, As, fairness, disgraced, concealed”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: end fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §458: cease kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: curbed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet

چون

chún ch-w-n → “as”

literal: when; as

SE rendered مجال (mjál), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), نه (nh), لکن (lkn), چون (chún), انصاف (inṣáf), مخذول (mkhdhúl), مستور (mstúr), اکثری (ikthrí), باوهامات (báwhámát) as “possibility, turn aside, protest, No, however, As, fairness, disgraced, concealed, most, by their own idle fancies”