Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §25

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 25 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين ميفرمايد * [ ای بظاهر اراسته و بباطن کاسته ] مثل تو مثل اب تلخ صافيست که کمال لطافت و صفا از ان در ظاهر مشاهده شود و چون بدست صرّاف ذائقه احديّه افتد قطره ای از ان را قبول نفرمايد * تجلّی افتاب در تراب و مرات هر دو موجود و لکن از فرقدان تا ارض فرق دان بلکه فرق بی منتهی در ميان *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And likewise He saith: "O ye seeming fair yet inwardly foul! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the Divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea, the sunbeam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!"

Translation Notes

ميفرمايد

mífrmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: say; command; says

saith 86% said 4% declareth 3% hath 3% turned 1% guardeth 1% addressing 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enable gleaningsGWB §39: declared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: risen to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: wilt gleaningsGWB §120: hath focused

بظاهر

bẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “seeming” 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 §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §391: is the kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: apparent and manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: hoisted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

اراسته

irásth r-s-t → “verily” Distinctive

literal: truth; truly; salvation

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

verily 55% truth 20% truthfulness 5% fair 5% men 5% prosperity 5% rectitude 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair

بباطن

bbáṭn b-ṭ-n → “inwardly”

literal: inward; hidden

inwardly 50% hidden 17% secretly 17% most 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: inwardly gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: secretly gleaningsGWB §324: suspension kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”

کاسته

kásth k-s-t → “foul”

literal: deficient

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: foul

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “like” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness; example

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)

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 §250: even as that gleaningsGWB §26: as steadfast and immovable as kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Other Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: comparison the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: equal gleaningsGWB §99: such as these

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

اب

ib m-w-h → “water”

literal: water

water 67% waters 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: water gleaningsGWB §12: waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: the water the-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the waters gleaningsGWB §36: such water prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: by reason of

تلخ

tlkh t-l-kh → “bitter”

literal: bitter

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: bitter

صافيست

ṣáfíst ṣ-f-w → “chosen” Distinctive

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

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

chosen 72% attributes 8% crystal 4% thou 4% sincerity 3% purity 3% ones 3% didst 3% clear 1% messengers 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clear fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §22: Divine Messenger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: chosen me the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purity

کمال

kmál k-m-l → “utmost”

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: the utmost gleaningsGWB §287: perfected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: pregnant the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent will-and-testamentW&T §18: learning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: utmost kindness gleaningsGWB §287: the excellence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learning

لطافت

lṭáft l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: kindness; subtle; kindness, grace

This form usually rendered as “crystal” (2 occurrences)

favors 28% loving-kindness 15% bounties 10% gifts 10% bounty 8% tender 8% most 6% bountiful 6% favor 6% manifold 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §547: the refinement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: excellent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and Thy favors the-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal pure gleaningsGWB §655: the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered تلخ (tlkh), صافيست (ṣáfíst), کمال (kmál), لطافت (lṭáft), صفا (ṣfá), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشاهده (msháhdh), چون (chún) as “bitter, clear, to outward seeming, crystal pure, of, when”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered لطافت (lṭáft), صفا (ṣfá), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشاهده (msháhdh), چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh) as “crystal pure, of, when, by, Divine, Assayer”

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: beareth Me witness fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §672: gaze kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: didst bear witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

چون

chún ch-w-n → ““when”

literal: when; as

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as

بدست

bdst d-s-t → “by”

literal: hand; hands; to hand

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشاهده (msháhdh), چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh), احديّه (iḥdídh), افتد (iftd), قطره (qṭrh) as “when, by, Divine, Assayer, tested, drop”

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: by his gleaningsGWB §624: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: His hand.”the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §312: unto their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: the grasp

صرّاف

ṣrráf ṣ-r-f → “lay” Distinctive

literal: assayer

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “assayer” (2 occurrences)

divine 50% assayer 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §68: alter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: pure abstraction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §104: loving-kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §103: Supreme

ذائقه

dháʾqh dh-w-q → “assayer”

literal: taste; tasted; taster

tasted 22% rapture 17% have 17% assayer 11% longing 6% ecstatic 6% proffered 6% “taste 6% cause 6% tasteth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Assayer gleaningsGWB §363: rapture kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of ecstatic delight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: have tasted will-and-testamentW&T §10: quaff my fill gleaningsGWB §555: of longing desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: “Taste prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: taste

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh), احديّه (iḥdídh), افتد (iftd), قطره (qṭrh), از (iz), قبول (qbúl) as “when, by, Divine, Assayer, tested, drop, accepted”

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 §89: no other man gleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singleness the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: like gleaningsGWB §326: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestial

افتد

iftd f-t-y → “decreed” Distinctive

literal: decreed

This form usually rendered as “tested” (2 occurrences)

decreed 50% tested 25% flamelike 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: this flamelike Youth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: tested

قطره

qṭrh q-ṭ-r → “drop”

literal: drop

drop 69% dewdrop 13% one 6% single 6% every 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: lands gleaningsGWB §581: dewdrop kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single drop prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop gleaningsGWB §357: a drop prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every drop epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regions

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §118: revelations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: are poured the-hidden-wordsHW §100: beam epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: shed the splendor gleaningsGWB §383: of the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

افتاب

iftáb ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “sunbeam”

literal: sun; by-sun

sun 50% day-star 17% all-resplendent 17% daystar 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Day-Star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: sun the-hidden-wordsHW §146: daystar will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the sun

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dust gleaningsGWB §13: of dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earth gleaningsGWB §168: upon the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: clay

مرات

mrát r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirror 45% mirrors 27% perceiveth 9% behold 9% “beholdest 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirror gleaningsGWB §718: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: “Beholdest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mirrors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Mirrors

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), افتاب (iftáb), تراب (tráb), مرات (mrát), هر (hr), دو (dú), موجود (mújúd), لکن (lkn), از (iz), فرقدان (frqdán) as “the sunbeam, dust, mirror, yet, star”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

دو

dú d-w

literal: two

SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), افتاب (iftáb), تراب (tráb), مرات (mrát), هر (hr), دو (dú), موجود (mújúd), لکن (lkn), از (iz), فرقدان (frqdán), ارض (irḍ) as “the sunbeam, dust, mirror, yet, star, earth”

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two months

موجود

mújúd w-j-d

literal: existence; existent

SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), افتاب (iftáb), تراب (tráb), مرات (mrát), هر (hr), دو (dú), موجود (mújúd), لکن (lkn), از (iz), فرقدان (frqdán), ارض (irḍ), فرق (frq) as “the sunbeam, dust, mirror, yet, star, earth, differ they in reflection”

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7% could 7% recipient 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: hath fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §706: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: creation.”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vain will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “yet”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered تراب (tráb), مرات (mrát), هر (hr), دو (dú), موجود (mújúd), لکن (lkn), از (iz), فرقدان (frqdán), ارض (irḍ), فرق (frq), دان (dán), بلکه (blkh) as “dust, mirror, yet, star, earth, differ they in reflection, nay”

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

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

فرقدان

frqdán f-r-q → “star”

literal: separation; criterion; difference

separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurable is the difference fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §188: Bayán kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and dissolve asunder tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: separate the gathering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “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 §125: the earth gleaningsGWB §650: the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: field prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil gleaningsGWB §541: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: hearts

دان

dán d-ʾ-n

literal: know; to know; knowledge

SE rendered لکن (lkn), از (iz), فرقدان (frqdán), ارض (irḍ), فرق (frq), دان (dán), بلکه (blkh), فرق (frq) as “yet, star, earth, immeasurable is the difference, nay”