Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §225
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در اين کلمه عليا تفکّر نمائيد ميفرمايد [ انّی مؤمن به و بدينه و بکتابه و بادلّائه و بمناهجه و بما يظهر من عنده فی کلّ ذلک مفتخرا بنسبتی اليه و متعزّزا بايمانی به ] و همچنين ميفرمايد [ ان يا کلّ شیء فی البيان فلتعرفنّ حدّ انفسکم فانّ مثل نقطة البيان يؤمن بمن يظهره اللّه قبل کلّ شیء و انّنی انا بذلک افتخرنّ علی من فی ملکوت السّموات و الارض ] انتهی * لعمر اللّه جميع ذرّات کائنات بنوحه و ندبه مشغولند از ظلم معرضين بيان * ايا صاحبان ابصار و آذان کجا رفتند ؟ نسأل اللّه تبارک و تعالی ان يحضرهم و ينصحهم بما ينفعهم و يمنعهم عمّا يضرّهم انّه هو القویّ الغالب القدير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Meditate upon these sublime words. He saith: "I, verily, am a believer in Him, and in His Faith, and in His Book, and in His Testimonies, and in His Ways, and in all that proceedeth from Him concerning them. I glory in My kinship with Him, and pride Myself on My belief in Him." And likewise, He saith: "O congregation of the Bayán and all who are therein! Recognize ye the limits imposed upon you, for such a One as the Point of the Bayán Himself hath believed in Him Whom God shall make manifest, before all things were created. Therein, verily, do I glory before all who are in the kingdom of heaven and earth." By God! All the atoms of the universe groan and lament at the cruelty perpetrated by the froward among the people of the Bayán. Whither are gone they who are endued with insight and hearing? We beseech God - blessed and glorified be He - to summon them and exhort them unto that which will profit them, and withhold them from that which will harm them. He, in truth, is the Strong, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §102: the expressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Who conversedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: word
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “upon” (345 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §611: Thykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: upon theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: through the ennobling influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
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 thoughtgleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancywill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Meditate
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: worthy ofgleaningsGWB §90: beliefkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: they have believedwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §471: to the faithful
SE expanded to “in His Faith”
SE expanded to “in His Book”
book 82% sacred 4% kitáb-i-aqdas 2% mother 2% lucid 2% books 2% kitáb-i-íqán 2% word 2% scriptures 2% book—the 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)gleaningsGWB §419: prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookwill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Lucid BookgleaningsGWB §288: heavenly Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: wondrous Book
SE expanded to “in His Testimonies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §561: directedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: foreshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever is alien towill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek to establishgleaningsGWB §359: demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: contend
SE expanded to “in His Ways”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: hath revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §309: shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: revealed and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Author of alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
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 §189: current amongst yougleaningsGWB §386: when compared tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: they themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: with HimgleaningsGWB §279: from Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §551: every trace of pridekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: gloriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vauntingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: That no one shouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §463: Glory notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: glory therein
SE expanded to “in My kinship”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: relate yourselvesgleaningsGWB §324: relationshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: accusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by virtue of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: towill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: kinship
glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: most excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: TrusteesgleaningsGWB §247: unto them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: faithgleaningsGWB §666: Faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: things
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: evidentfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §65: of His undoubted proofskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: expoundingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: at the mercy ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be madegleaningsGWB §312: apprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharpgleaningsGWB §122: limitationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: narrow-minded exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: of chainstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “souls”, “own” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soulgleaningsGWB §287: any mankitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: to this Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “such a One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §286: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §234: land of the heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §163: on the plain of Karbilá
SE rendered ملکوت (mlkút), السّموات (as-smúát), الارض (ar-rḍ), انتهی (inthí), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), جميع (jmíʿ), ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát) as “kingdom, heaven, earth, By, God, All, atoms, universe”
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: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §115: never-endingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: forbiddestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), الارض (ar-rḍ), انتهی (inthí), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), جميع (jmíʿ), ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát), بنوحه (bnúḥh) as “heaven, earth, By, God, All, atoms, universe, groan”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §511: advancementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the edificesgleaningsGWB §675: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collectgleaningsGWB §677: encompasseth all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: The whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: combinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §54: everyone
This form usually rendered as “universe”, “things”, “beings” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát), بنوحه (bnúḥh), ندبه (ndbh), مشغولند (mshghúlnd), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), معرضين (mʿrḍín), بيان (bíán) as “atoms, universe, groan, lament, cruelty, froward, Bayán”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §410: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: keep me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §573: your absorption
SE rendered کائنات (káʾnát), بنوحه (bnúḥh), ندبه (ndbh), مشغولند (mshghúlnd), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), معرضين (mʿrḍín), بيان (bíán), ايا (iyá), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán) as “universe, groan, lament, cruelty, froward, Bayán, they”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppressionfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §231: with such crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: hath been darkenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the cruelty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: cavilsgleaningsGWB §151: and rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: fixing their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputed
SE rendered ظلم (ẓlm), معرضين (mʿrḍín), بيان (bíán), ايا (iyá), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), ابصار (ibṣár), آذان (ádhán), کجا (kjá), رفتند (rftnd) as “cruelty, froward, Bayán, they, insight, hearing, Whither, are gone”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §232: His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: earsgleaningsGWB §661: purge thine earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: permittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: by Thy leave
This form usually rendered as “gone” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: Find outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blestgleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: in thisgleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessed
counsel 32% counsels 18% admonitions 9% exhortations 6% admonisher 6% counsellor 6% admonished 6% exhort 6% exhorted 6% counseleth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortationsgleaningsGWB §594: an admonisherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonishedgleaningsGWB §252: counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: to profit therefromgleaningsGWB §629: shall profit themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theewill-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common wealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: is unprofitable unto yougleaningsGWB §471: and profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §686: remain unendowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: stilltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessible
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §644: ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: or harmtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §569: the tribulation
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: strengthgleaningsGWB §238: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine energygleaningsGWB §390: ascendancy
all-subduing 33% all-compelling 17% triumphing 8% equal 8% invincible 8% dominant 8% victorious 8% name 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §307: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: triumphant mightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: rulethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §458: He is equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Lordfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: a preordained measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the All-Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
