Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §29

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 29 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ انّا سمعنا انّ جنابک اعرضت عنّا و اعترضت علينا حيث امرت النّاس بسبّي و افتيت علی سفک دماء العباد * للّه درّ من قال \[ طَوْعًا لِقَاضٍ أَتَی فِی حُکْمِهِ عَجَبًا أَفْتَی بِسَفْکِ دَمِی فِی الحِلِّ وَ الحَرَمِ ] براستی ميگويم انچه در سبيل الهی وارد شود محبوب جان است و مقصود روان * سمّ مهلک در سبيلش شهديست فائق و عذابش عذبيست لائق * در لوح حضرت سلطان ذکر شده و نفسه الحقّ لا اجزع من البلايا فی سبيله و لا من الرّزايا فی حبّه قد جعل اللّه البلاء غادية لهذه الدّسکرة الخضراء و ذبالة لمصباحه الّذی به اشرقت الارض و السّماء *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Shaykh! We have learned that thou hast turned away from Us, and protested against Us, in such wise that thou hast bidden the people to curse Me, and decreed that the blood of the servants of God be shed. God requite him who said: "Willingly will I obey the judge who hath so strangely decreed that my blood be spilt at Hill and at Haram!" Verily I say: Whatever befalleth in the path of God is the beloved of the soul and the desire of the heart. Deadly poison in His path is pure honey, and every tribulation a draught of crystal water. In the Tablet to His Majesty the Sháh it is written: "By Him Who is the Truth! I fear no tribulation in His path, nor any affliction in My love for Him. Verily God hath made adversity as a morning dew upon His green pasture, and a wick for His lamp which lighteth earth and heaven."

Translation Notes

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 96% thou 2% s̱hayḵh 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh gleaningsGWB §708: S̱hayḵh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh

سمعنا

smʿná s-m-ʿ → “have learned”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

have 50% heard 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: heareth fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §650: was told kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: ear to hear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are uttered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearing will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

جنابک

jnábk j-n-b → “thou”

literal: excellency

unto 25% thou 25% thee 25% excellence 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: thyself gleaningsGWB §674: taste kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: foreign countries gleaningsGWB §195: towards

اعرضت

iʿrḍt ʿ-r-ḍ → “hast turned away”

literal: turn away; turning away

SE expanded to “hast turned away”

hast 29% turned 14% have 14% perverting 14% withdrawn 14% thee 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicateth gleaningsGWB §150: denied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: refusal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast withdrawn thyself from

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 36% people 32% mankind 8% others 8% all 6% amongst 3% neighbor 3% man 2% souls 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §626: your fellowmen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Some will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §347: existing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the world

بسبّي

bsbbí s-b-b → “to curse me”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

SE expanded to “to curse Me”

cause 30% means 15% instrument 11% conducive 11% caused 9% through 6% hath 6% reason 5% curse 3% will 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: a means gleaningsGWB §366: whatsoever kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: execration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §157: secret will-and-testamentW&T §17: that he may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Instrument

افتيت

iftít f-t-y → “decreed”

literal: decree; pronounce judgment

thou 25% judgment 25% decreed 25% didst 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: pronounced against Him such a judgment gleaningsGWB §461: didst thou pronounce thy verdict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Youth will-and-testamentW&T §6: decreeing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: decreed gleaningsGWB §150: pronounced the sentence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast pronounced sentence gleaningsGWB §568: condemned

سفک

sfk s-f-k → “shed”

literal: shed; shedding; shed/spill

shed 69% shedding 15% spilt 8% have 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: be spilt gleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shed gleaningsGWB §507: have shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spilt gleaningsGWB §574: refrain from shedding

دماء

dmáʾ d-m-y → “blood”

literal: blood

blood 89% bloodshed 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the blood gleaningsGWB §189: my blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: sounded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy blood the-hidden-wordsHW §144: breaketh will-and-testamentW&T §10: with my blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: blood gleaningsGWB §170: breathed

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: men fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §387: those that serve Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thine tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloisters

قال

qál q-w-l → “said”

literal: say; said; saying

said 48% hath 17% saith 9% say 6% made 5% have 3% stated 3% then 3% exclaimed 3% answered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: named gleaningsGWB §612: Say: O kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: added prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their calumnies tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made reply tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded her the-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly

طَوْعًا

ṭawʿan ṭ-w-ʿ → “obey” Distinctive

literal: obeyed

This form usually rendered as “"willingly” (1 occurrences)

obey 35% obeyed 12% obedient 12% art 8% obedience 8% allegiance 8% devout 8% “obey 4% shall 4% ye 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannot gleaningsGWB §564: all-compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: is to be obeyed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be able the-hidden-wordsHW §72: canst will-and-testamentW&T §7: obedient epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyest

لِقَاضٍ

liqáḍin q-ḍ-y → “decree” Distinctive

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

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

decree 43% hath 11% irrevocable 10% thou 8% have 6% ordained 5% irrevocably 5% ordain 5% fulfilled 4% passed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §107: that would conform to the requirements of the occasion kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Having accomplished the-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordain will-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies

أَتَی

ʾatay ʾ-t-y

literal: come; came

SE rendered قال (qál), طَوْعًا (ṭawʿan), لِقَاضٍ (liqáḍin), أَتَی (ʾatay), حُکْمِهِ (ḥukmih), عَجَبًا (ʿajaban) as “said, "Willingly, judge, strangely”

come 47% came 16% hath 11% appeared 9% coming 7% fulfilled 4% will 2% did 2% now 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: broken loose gleaningsGWB §81: The day is approaching kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall give out prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: given the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: bring you gleaningsGWB §425: hath ushered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present us

حُکْمِهِ

ḥukmih ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; judgment

SE rendered طَوْعًا (ṭawʿan), لِقَاضٍ (liqáḍin), أَتَی (ʾatay), حُکْمِهِ (ḥukmih), عَجَبًا (ʿajaban), أَفْتَی (ʾaftay) as “"Willingly, judge, strangely, decreed”

wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision gleaningsGWB §242: to judge fairly between men kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: incorruptible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: shouldst Thou decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusively

عَجَبًا

ʿajaban ʿ-j-b → “strangely”

literal: strange

how 40% strangely 20% marvellous 20% “marvel 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: How very strange gleaningsGWB §370: wonder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: marvellous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: How marvelous the-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: How strange gleaningsGWB §363: marvelous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: thou dost marvel

الحِلِّ

al-ḥill ḥ-l-l → “place” Distinctive

literal: place; place, location; lawful

This form usually rendered as “"lawful”, “hill”, “unravelled” (4 occurrences)

“lawful 25% hill 25% unravelled 25% resolved 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeon gleaningsGWB §13: beneath their feet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: victim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: vesture the-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitation will-and-testamentW&T §39: a certain place epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: place gleaningsGWB §357: a direct evidence

الحَرَمِ

al-ḥaram ḥ-r-m → “deprived” Distinctive

literal: deprived; deprive; sanctuary

This form usually rendered as “sanctuary”, “tabernacle”, “forbidden” (27 occurrences)

sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: them that have attained and revolve round gleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctity kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: can never scent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: deprive me the-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeit will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived

براستی

brástí r-s-t → “verily”

literal: truth

verily 73% truth 20% rectitude 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: are the fruits of will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”

ميگويم

mígúym gftn → “i say”

literal: say; to say

say 86% repeat 7% declare 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saying gleaningsGWB §653: and tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to say the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: contend gleaningsGWB §325: to contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: said.”

سبيل

sbíl s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 68% way 12% sake 11% ways 2% straight 1% road 1% means 1% cause 1% door 1% path!” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading gleaningsGWB §9: for its sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: approach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy sake tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: in this path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: path

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “befalleth” Distinctive

literal: entering; came upon

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

inflicted 25% befell 10% have 10% enter 10% hath 8% inflict 8% attain 8% came 6% entered 6% befallen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: committed gleaningsGWB §220: hath wrought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: that have touched Him will-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: the things that have befallen gleaningsGWB §619: the things which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide within

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §342: highly meritorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: pleaseth Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribed will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

جان

ján ján → “soul”

literal: soul; life; soul, life

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life gleaningsGWB §674: of your souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §376: your own life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: our lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “desire”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: direct themselves towards gleaningsGWB §363: any desire kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the purpose thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have sought the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Desired One

روان

rúán rúán

literal: soul

SE rendered محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), سمّ (smm), مهلک (mhlk), سبيلش (sbílsh), شهديست (shhdíst) as “beloved, soul, desire, poison, Deadly, path, honey”

7 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §674: souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: the being

سمّ

smm s-m-m → “poison”

literal: poison; eye (of needle), hole; eye/hole

bitterness 36% poison 18% poisoned 9% eye 9% infinitesimal 9% venom 9% poisonous 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: poisoned fire-tabletFire §34: the poisoning gleaningsGWB §135: infinitesimal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the bitterness gleaningsGWB §672: bitterness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: poison

مهلک

mhlk h-l-k → “deadly”

literal: destruction; destroy; deadly

deadly 33% destroyer 17% perilous 17% consuming 17% lead 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Deadly fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §381: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: consuming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: hath destroyed me tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: consumed the-hidden-wordsHW §142: that lead unto destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth

شهديست

shhdíst sh-h-d → “testify” Distinctive

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

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

testify 26% bear 15% witness 12% visible 11% martyrdom 8% testifieth 8% behold 8% beareth 6% have 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: I bear witness fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §198: that ye may perceive its glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: readily recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the pleasant tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

فائق

fáʾq f-w-q → “above” Distinctive

literal: above; above, over; above/beyond

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

above 35% over 19% transcendeth 12% exalted 8% beyond 8% surmounted 4% pure 4% overshadowed 4% begemmed 4% when 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: pure gleaningsGWB §523: excessive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: exalted above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: excelled the-hidden-wordsHW §9: and above epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: surmounted by gleaningsGWB §200: above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most

عذابش

ʿdhábsh ʿ-dh-b → “chastisement” Distinctive

literal: punishment; torment; tormented

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

chastisement 26% tormented 20% torment 20% punishment 9% chastise 6% fresh 6% torments 6% afflictions 3% terror 3% tribulation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: tormented gleaningsGWB §614: refresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: afflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How plenteous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: draught of crystal water gleaningsGWB §683: with which I can chastise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: suffering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: woeful tribulation

لائق

láʾq l-y-q

literal: worthy; befit; befits

SE rendered شهديست (shhdíst), فائق (fáʾq), عذابش (ʿdhábsh), عذبيست (ʿdhbíst), لائق (láʾq), لوح (lúḥ), حضرت (ḥḍrt), سلطان (slṭán), ذکر (dhkr) as “honey, pure, tribulation, draught of crystal water, Tablet, Majesty, Sháh”

worthy 33% unworthy 24% best 10% beseemeth 10% deserveth 5% befitting 5% fit 5% well 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthy gleaningsGWB §481: is unworthy of kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: however much they fall short of the-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: deserveth gleaningsGWB §395: is worthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and beseemed not

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence/holiness

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: came to see Him gleaningsGWB §482: thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: led Him away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: to Thee for shelter the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §7: His Majesty’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The Imam gleaningsGWB §347: He

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “sháh”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 42% sovereignty 19% sháh 12% sovereign 11% through 5% lord 4% power 2% majesty 2% virtue 2% excelleth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His might gleaningsGWB §63: through the power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: by Thy sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered عذبيست (ʿdhbíst), لائق (láʾq), لوح (lúḥ), حضرت (ḥḍrt), سلطان (slṭán), ذکر (dhkr), نفسه (nfsh), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), اجزع (ijzʿ) as “draught of crystal water, Tablet, Majesty, Sháh, I, Truth, fear”