Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §24

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 24 of 268.

Source (Persian)

\[ ای بی وفايان ] چرا در ظاهر دعوی شبانی کنيد و در باطن ذئب اغنام من شده‌ايد * مثل شما مثل ستاره قبل از صبح است که در ظاهر درّی و روشن است و در باطن سبب اضلال و هلاکت کاروانهای مدينه و ديار منست *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

"O ye that are foolish, yet have a name to be wise! Wherefore do ye wear the guise of the shepherd, when inwardly ye have become wolves, intent upon My flock? Ye are even as the star, which riseth ere the dawn, and which, though it seem radiant and luminous, leadeth the wayfarers of My city astray into the paths of perdition."

Translation Notes

بی

bí b-y → “foolish”

literal: is

5 occurrences in corpus

وفايان

wfáyán w-f-y → “faithfulness” Distinctive

literal: faithfulness; faithful

This form usually rendered as “foolish” (1 occurrences)

faithfulness 50% foolish 10% conclusive 10% come 10% fidelity 10% faithful 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish gleaningsGWB §36: of faithfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusive will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are come will-and-testamentW&T §24: fidelity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: faithfulness

چرا

chrá ch-r-ʾ → “why”

literal: why

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: why kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Why should

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “guise” 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 §185: hath shown fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §116: stream kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: earthly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst raise Him up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

دعوی

dʿúy d-ʿ-w → “summoned” Distinctive

literal: claim

This form usually rendered as “claim”, “name”, “claims” (6 occurrences)

claim 40% name 20% claims 20% guise 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: summoneth gleaningsGWB §426: is summoning kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claims prayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: caused me to turn tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling out

شبانی

shbání sh-b-n → “shepherd”

literal: shepherd; shepherds

shepherd 50% shepherds 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: the shepherd prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: A dewdrop the-hidden-wordsHW §99: shepherds

کنيد

kníd k-r-d → “do ye wear”

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE expanded to “do ye wear”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: feeleth gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: hath the-hidden-wordsHW §93: sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: converteth gleaningsGWB §143: acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself

باطن

báṭn b-ṭ-n → “inwardly”

literal: inward; inner

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: inwardly gleaningsGWB §324: suspension kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: bellies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I gleaningsGWB §248: mothers’ wombs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”

ذئب

dhʾb dh-ʾ-b → “wolves”

literal: wolf; wolves

wolves 75% wolf 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: wolves gleaningsGWB §475: wolf

اغنام

ighnám gh-n-m → “my flock”

literal: sheep; treasure; booty

flock 71% flocks 14% fold 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: flock gleaningsGWB §432: Haste ye to win kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock gleaningsGWB §673: precious a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the fold

شده‌ايد

shdh‌áyd sh-w-d → “have become”

literal: become; to become

have 67% planted 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: hath been gleaningsGWB §368: is obliterated.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: made

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “even as”

literal: like; likeness; example

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are gleaningsGWB §453: your like kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as gleaningsGWB §150: Consider

ستاره

stárh s-t-r → “hidden” Distinctive

literal: hidden; concealed

This form usually rendered as “concealer”, “thou”, “stars” (6 occurrences)

concealer 20% thou 20% stars 20% star 20% concealest 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hid fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §135: of concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me away

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered شده‌ايد (shdh‌áyd), مثل (mthl), مثل (mthl), ستاره (stárh), از (iz), صبح (ṣbḥ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), درّی (drrí) as “have become, even as, the star, dawn, seem radiant, luminous”

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

صبح

ṣbḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “dawn” Distinctive

literal: morning; morning, dawn

This form usually rendered as “morn”, “resplendent”, “dayspring” (32 occurrences)

morn 44% resplendent 15% dayspring 7% morning 7% dawn 7% different 4% true 4% false 4% through 4% break 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: different people fire-tabletFire §2: morn gleaningsGWB §211: is the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: the light the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: day fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light

درّی

drrí d-r-r → “luminous”

literal: in; radiant

luminous 50% irradiant 25% radiant 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian gleaningsGWB §620: irradiant and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: at tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the the-hidden-wordsHW §99: radiant will-and-testamentW&T §9: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: beneath

روشن

rúshn r-w-sh

literal: bright; brightness; method

SE rendered صبح (ṣbḥ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), درّی (drrí), روشن (rúshn), باطن (báṭn), سبب (sbb), اضلال (iḍlál) as “dawn, seem radiant, luminous, leadeth, astray”