Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §257
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 257 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و جناب ديّان عليه بهاء اللّه و رحمته بحضور فائز مطابق انچه از قلم نقطه اولی ظاهر شد * نسأل اللّه ان يؤيّد الغافلين علی التّوجّه اليه و المعرضين علی الاقبال الی شطره و المنکرين علی التّصديق علی هذا الامر الّذی اذ ظهر نطقت الاشياء کلّها قد اتی من کان مکنونا فی کنز العلم و مرقوما من القلم الاعلی فی الکتب و الصّحف و الزّبر و الالواح *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
As to Dayyan - upon him be the glory of God and His mercy - he attained Our presence in accordance with that which had been revealed by the pen of the Primal Point. We pray God to aid the heedless to turn unto Him, and such as have turned aside to direct themselves towards Him, and them that have denied Him to acknowledge this Cause, which, no sooner did it appear than all created things proclaimed: "He that was hidden in the Treasury of Knowledge, and inscribed by the Pen of the Most High in His Books, and His Scriptures, and His Scrolls, and His Tablets, is come!"
Translation Notes
SE rendered جناب (jnáb), ديّان (dídán), عليه (ʿlíh), بهاء (bháʾ), اللّه (al-lh), رحمته (rḥmth) as “Dayyan, upon, the glory, God, mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionsgleaningsGWB §364: holy Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Muhammadan Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: religiongleaningsGWB §340: all Faiths.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §207: the glory of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Ithe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §273: My glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §383: the hand of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §451: the source of His mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: Have pity upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “attained Our presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Most ExaltedgleaningsGWB §355: be considered as suited to the capacity ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: onlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: to Thee for shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §7: His Majesty’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His ExcellencygleaningsGWB §513: The Great Being
SE rendered عليه (ʿlíh), بهاء (bháʾ), اللّه (al-lh), رحمته (rḥmth), بحضور (bḥḍúr), فائز (fáʾz), مطابق (mṭábq), انچه (inchh), از (iz), قلم (qlm), نقطه (nqṭh), اولی (iwlí) as “upon, the glory, God, mercy, attained Our presence, in accordance with, that which, pen, Primal”
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §439: favorably regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: been ledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered
SE expanded to “in accordance with”
conform 18% accordance 18% conforms 18% irrelevant 9% attested 9% accord 9% inconsistent 9% conformity 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: in accordance withgleaningsGWB §362: conformskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: as attested bywill-and-testamentW&T §13: the dustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the depthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: conforms with theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: spherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: irrelevant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most august Penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: to Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the PointgleaningsGWB §99: the Point ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: one pointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmswill-and-testamentW&T §52: partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the Primal PointgleaningsGWB §19: He Who is the Heart and Center ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Point
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §410: the most fundamentalkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: though it hath no beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Letters
SE expanded to “had been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath manifested Mefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §495: of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and may declaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §679: obtain admittance intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how could it beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: that Thou wilt graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: approachwill-and-testamentW&T §25: reinforceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aid themgleaningsGWB §729: that He may graciously assist him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayed from His wayskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and my heedlessnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Turning Our facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: the one that turneth towards Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE expanded to “have turned aside”
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that have turned asidegleaningsGWB §658: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: cavil at himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: oppose
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Not long agofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §306: suchkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: seekersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: that they may turn towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §78: to attain the court ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: throughout Thy dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §470: uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
have 33% denied 11% deniers 11% such 11% denier 6% faithless 6% all 6% repudiated 6% repudiate 6% misbelievers 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §109: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: those that repudiateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have deniedgleaningsGWB §79: such as have repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: reject
acknowledge 25% truth 15% sanction 15% acknowledged 10% assent 10% recognize 5% faith 5% testified 5% unless 5% admit 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: truthfulgleaningsGWB §39: testifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: acceptingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §239: the undoubted truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: will I obeygleaningsGWB §463: have been given theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: should come downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: to producegleaningsGWB §506: and come again untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §32: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: He that was hidden from mortal eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasured thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §354: all the things that lie enshrinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §305: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §99: of Divine knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: those signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §393: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “written”, “recorded”, “what” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: recordedgleaningsGWB §300: as decreed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: writtenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: what had been written downgleaningsGWB §692: hath fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: hath writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §338: that rank above themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §149: the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the scribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scripturesgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: the Repositories
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My ScrollsgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: ScrollsgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forthgleaningsGWB §598: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and Thy Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §689: writings
