Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §267
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 267 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و قال رسول اللّه - صلّی اللّه عليه و سلّم - من نظر الی البحر ليلة کاملة کان افضل من شهرين کاملين بين الرّکن و المقام * و من تربّی فی السّواحل خير ممّن تربّی فی غيرها * و النّائم فی السّواحل کالقائم فی غيرها انتهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Apostle of God - may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him - hath said: "He that looketh upon the sea a full night is better than he who passeth two whole months betwixt the Rukn and the Maqam. And he that hath been brought up on the shores of the sea is better than he that hath been brought up elsewhere. And he that lieth on the shore is as he that standeth elsewhere."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: “SaygleaningsGWB §31: “Call outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: concerning His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sentgleaningsGWB §113: the Cause of His Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let a breath passtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatch
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
peace 29% resignation 22% salutations 22% recognized 7% greeting 4% submit 4% safety 4% surrendered 2% heart 2% sane 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrenderedgleaningsGWB §264: unreservedly submitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: resignprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: healthwill-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §195: sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation unto
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytimegleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Night and dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Day and nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “perfected”, “incomplete” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “two whole months”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reputationgleaningsGWB §482: monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §13: renownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: to a placegleaningsGWB §452: year, and every monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: renowned
SE rendered ليلة (lílh), کاملة (kámlh), افضل (ifḍl), شهرين (shhrín), کاملين (kámlín), الرّکن (ar-rkn), المقام (al-mqám) as “night, full, better, two whole months, Rukn, Maqam”
perfect 24% utmost 15% full 9% most 9% consummate 9% have 9% hath 6% all-powerful 6% greatest 6% utter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: fullgleaningsGWB §405: the plenitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilledgleaningsGWB §37: fulfill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §70: every pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire being
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: to such a passfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §125: will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “edification” (3 occurrences)
hath 50% edification 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurturedgleaningsGWB §44: trainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: enlightenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: for the edificationthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought upgleaningsGWB §17: education
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: shoregleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §690: shall be betterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of the universethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §183: hath drained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be comparedfire-tabletFire §27: honorgleaningsGWB §118: notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: none otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: elsewhere
SE rendered السّواحل (as-súáḥl), کالقائم (kálqáʾm), غيرها (ghírhá), انتهی (inthí) as “shore, as he that standeth, elsewhere”
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 §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §111: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: prohibitionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the supreme aspirationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
