Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §255

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 255 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين آقا سيّد ابراهيم که در باره‌اش از قلم نقطه اولی اين کلمات جاری قوله تعالی [ ان يا خليلی فی الصّحف و ان يا ذکری فی الکتب من بعد الصّحف و ان يا اسمی فی البيان ] انتهی او و ديّان را ابو الشّرور و ابو الدّواهی ناميده * حال انصاف ده که بر اين مظلومها چه وارد شده مع انکه يکی در خدمتش مشغول و ديگری بر او وارد * باری لعمر اللّه باعمالی عامل بوده که قلم حيا ميکند از ذکرش *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In like manner, Siyyid Ibrahim, concerning whom these words have flowed from the Pen of the Primal Point - magnified be His utterance: "O thou who art mentioned as My friend in My scriptures, and as My remembrance in My books, next to My scriptures, and as My name in the Bayán" - such a one, together with Dayyan, hath been surnamed by him (Mírzá Yaḥyá) Father of Iniquities and Father of Calamities. Judge thou fairly, how grievous hath been the plight of these oppressed ones, and this notwithstanding that one of them was occupied in serving him, whilst the other was his guest. Briefly, I swear by God, the deeds he committed were such that Our Pen is ashamed to recount.

Translation Notes

همچنين

hmchnín ch-n-n

literal: likewise

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), ابراهيم (ibráhím), باره‌اش (bárh‌ásh) as “Siyyid, Ibrahim, such”

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call

آقا

áqá ʾ-q-ʾ

literal: master

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), ابراهيم (ibráhím), باره‌اش (bárh‌ásh) as “Siyyid, Ibrahim, such”

1 occurrence in corpus

سيّد

sísd s-y-d → “siyyid”

literal: lord; master/lord

siyyid 29% lord 29% prince 14% cynosure 14% “prince 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Master gleaningsGWB §125: the Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Prince prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: my God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Siyyid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cynosure

باره‌اش

bárh‌ásh b-r-y → “such” Distinctive

literal: in short; in short, anyway; indeed

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

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% all 7% concerning 7% men 7% creation 7% resume 7% may 7% even 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Concerning him gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: And now will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: But will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered سيّد (sísd), ابراهيم (ibráhím), باره‌اش (bárh‌ásh), از (iz), قلم (qlm), نقطه (nqṭh), اولی (iwlí), کلمات (klmát), جاری (járí) as “Siyyid, Ibrahim, such, from the, Point, Primal, words, have flowed”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “from the pen of”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

SE expanded to “from the Pen of”

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pen gleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: Sublime Pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy

نقطه

nqṭh n-q-ṭ → “point”

literal: point; point, dot; points

point 46% primal 29% center 4% “point 4% muhammad 4% different 4% focal 4% realms 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the Primal Point gleaningsGWB §3: Center kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: a different point prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the Point of Truth gleaningsGWB §99: the Point of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the focal center epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Point

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “words”

literal: word; words

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: A word gleaningsGWB §708: the words kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: vain sayings the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §9: the phrase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: exclaimed gleaningsGWB §103: utterance

جاری

járí j-r-y → “have flowed”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

have 13% floweth 13% streamed 13% hath 13% streaming 13% stream 13% flowed 6% flowing 6% gush 6% uttered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed gleaningsGWB §152: gush kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: ascribeth glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maiden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowed gleaningsGWB §26: hath gone forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced

قوله

qúlh q-w-l → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (84 occurrences)

words 27% saith 22% through 10% word 10% utterance 7% saying 5% speech 5% theme 5% sayings 5% argument 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: tell gleaningsGWB §499: exclaim: O kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: uttered such calumnies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

تعالی

tʿálí ʿ-l-w → “magnified be his”

literal: highest; exalted

SE expanded to “magnified be His”

exalted 39% glorified 30% magnified 11% immeasurably 5% all 5% saith 2% one 2% how 2% far 2% he—“and 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the exaltation fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §546: immensely exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Concourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how could tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble

خليلی

khlílí kh-l-l → “friend”

literal: friend

friend 80% loss 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: friend will-and-testamentW&T §5: loss

الصّحف

aṣ-ṣḥf ṣ-ḥ-f → “scriptures”

literal: scriptures; book

scriptures 67% books 17% sacred 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: you gleaningsGWB §586: the sealed and mystic Scroll kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistles prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: Thy Tablets and Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scriptures gleaningsGWB §583: chalice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Scriptures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Book

ذکری

dhkrí dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 17% mention 17% praise 17% warning 8% account 8% give 8% remember 8% remembered 8% mentioned 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the mention gleaningsGWB §228: disclose kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Which of my tribulations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

الکتب

al-ktb k-t-b → “books”

literal: book; books; write

books 44% scriptures 22% sacred 7% holy 6% book 6% all 4% works 4% hath 4% destined 2% divine 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We gleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Books kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Book the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documents epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Book

البيان

al-bíán b-y-n → “bayán”

literal: utterance

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 §51: sure fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §253: unto them kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: of the Bayán prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: among Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

انتهی

inthí n-h-y → ““ -” Distinctive

literal: end; ended

This form usually rendered as “ended” (19 occurrences)

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 §228: unnumbered fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §321: limitations kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: eschew prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the supreme aspiration tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

ديّان

dídán d-y-n → “faith”

literal: religion, faith

faith 32% religion 14% religions 14% revelation 11% piety 7% true 7% time 4% city 4% looked 4% dinars?” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the city gleaningsGWB §364: Faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: divine Revelation will-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Law epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: piety kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: dinars?”will-and-testamentW&T §5: true Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: looked

ابو

ibú ʾ-b-w → “father”

literal: father; fathers

fathers 46% father 38% sires 8% sire” 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Father gleaningsGWB §585: of your sires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our fathers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fathers will-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: father of gleaningsGWB §293: your fathers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: fathers

الشّرور

ash-shrúr sh-r-r → “mischief” Distinctive

literal: evil; wicked; wicked ones

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

mischief 26% wicked 22% ungodly 19% evil 11% iniquities 4% wickedness 4% most 4% maleficence 4% perverse 4% evils 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities fire-tabletFire §40: the wicked gleaningsGWB §475: the wickedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wicked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the maleficence the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodly will-and-testamentW&T §12: evils epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: ungodly

الدّواهی

ad-dúáhí d-w-h → “calamities”

literal: calamities

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Calamities

ناميده

námídh n-ʾ-m → “surnamed”

literal: name; named

named 50% surnamed 25% name 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: surnamed gleaningsGWB §362: honor?…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: called epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: named gleaningsGWB §142: letter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed gleaningsGWB §37: laid claim to gleaningsGWB §173: name

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered الشّرور (ash-shrúr), ابو (ibú), الدّواهی (ad-dúáhí), ناميده (námídh), حال (ḥál), انصاف (inṣáf), ده (dh), بر (br), مظلومها (mẓlúmhá) as “Iniquities, Father, Calamities, surnamed, fairly, Judge, oppressed ones”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surround gleaningsGWB §410: If anyone should now kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: Thy power and Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fairly”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to judge equitably gleaningsGWB §181: claim to be just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and justice gleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: far from being

ده

dh d-ʾ-d → “hath”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 20% have 20% delivered 13% equity 7% allowed 7% laid 7% regarded 7% applicable 7% offer 7% accused 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: of equity gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: imparted will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon

مظلومها

mẓlúmhá ẓ-l-m → “oppressed ones”

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

victims 50% oppressed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: tyrants fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §419: wronged, this oppressed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: injustice have they committed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injustice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: that act unjustly

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered انصاف (inṣáf), ده (dh), بر (br), مظلومها (mẓlúmhá), چه (chh), وارد (wárd), انکه (inkh), يکی (ykí), خدمتش (khdmtsh) as “fairly, Judge, oppressed ones, hath been, that, one, in serving”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “hath been” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: arrival gleaningsGWB §711: guide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partaking prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath touched will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: inflicted gleaningsGWB §217: lamenteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: enter

انکه

inkh ʾ-n → “that”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered مظلومها (mẓlúmhá), چه (chh), وارد (wárd), انکه (inkh), يکی (ykí), خدمتش (khdmtsh), مشغول (mshghúl), ديگری (dígrí), بر (br) as “oppressed ones, hath been, that, one, in serving, occupied, other, was his”

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 §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will

يکی

ykí w-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; oneness

one 82% other 9% distinguished 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizing fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §540: Through a word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: such as adore Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

خدمتش

khdmtsh kh-d-m → “in serving”

literal: service; servant; serve

serve 57% service 17% servants 6% serving 6% served 2% guardian 2% seek 2% promote 2% endeavor 2% best 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of serving gleaningsGWB §205: seek diligently to serve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servants will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: served gleaningsGWB §419: serving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service

مشغول

mshghúl sh-gh-l → “occupied”

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 8% immersed 8% engaged 6% busying 6% occupy 3% have 3% stained 3% endeavor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreading gleaningsGWB §697: “Address yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: eagerness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be occupied the-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselves gleaningsGWB §172: busy

ديگری

dígrí d-g-r → “other”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

other 67% another 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: others will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another

لعمر

lʿmr ʿ-m-r → “i swear by god”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE expanded to “I swear by God”

righteousness 31% swear 23% life 14% god 14% declining 3% years 3% age 3% days 3% “as 3% lives 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: By gleaningsGWB §367: days of your lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstruction gleaningsGWB §482: aggrandize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered ديگری (dígrí), بر (br), وارد (wárd), باری (bárí), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), باعمالی (báʿmálí), عامل (ʿáml), قلم (qlm), حيا (ḥíá) as “other, was his, guest, Briefly, I swear by God, deeds, committed, Pen, ashamed”