Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §31
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ براستی ميگويم ختم رحيق مختوم باسم قيّوم برداشته شد خود را محروم منما * اين مظلوم لوجه اللّه ميگويد تو هم لوجه اللّه در انچه نازل شده و ظاهر گشته تفکّر نما شايد از فيوضات فيّاض حقيقی در اين يوم مبارک نصيب برداری و محروم نمانی ليس هذا علی اللّه بعزيز * ادم خاکی از کلمه الهی عرشی شد و صيّاد ماهی دارای حکمت ربّانی گشت حضرت ابوذر راعی غنم بود سيّد امم شد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Verily I say, the seal of the Choice Wine hath, in the name of Him Who is the Self-Subsisting, been broken; withhold not thyself therefrom. This Wronged One speaketh wholly for the sake of God; thou too shouldst, likewise, for the sake of God, meditate upon those things that have been sent down and manifested, that haply thou mayest, on this blessed Day, take thy portion of the liberal effusions of Him Who is truly the All-Bountiful, and mayest not remain deprived thereof. This indeed would not be hard for God. Dust-made Adam was raised up, through the Word of God, to the heavenly throne, and a mere fisherman was made the repository of Divine wisdom, and Abu Dhar, the shepherd, became a prince of the nations!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: With these wordsgleaningsGWB §325: to contendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: wert thou to saythe-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloudwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declaregleaningsGWB §707: maintainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: saying:
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §552: his own endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Sealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: with the ornamentthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the SealgleaningsGWB §65: He concludeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the cupepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
SE expanded to “in the name of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: this Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: the knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: those exalted gradesfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: arisen totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “snatched”, “take” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §577: or dishonorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: one wrongedfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §462: of the wicked doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: his unfairnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: oppressors
SE expanded to “for the sake of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath directed his stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §641: turned their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §176: to the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “have been sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: would fallgleaningsGWB §91: descentkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: showers ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Send down, thentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the exponentsfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §300: accomplishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: letterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: worthy of any noticetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: were revealedgleaningsGWB §123: appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: nor do they seem to havethe-hidden-wordsHW §87: returnwill-and-testamentW&T §18: may not ariseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: remainedgleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: themselves
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §695: Meditate upon thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: mindthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: what is his thoughtgleaningsGWB §172: your thoughts
This form usually rendered as “outpourings”, “manifold”, “grace” (21 occurrences)
outpourings 17% manifold 17% grace 17% liberal 11% effusions 11% favors 6% outpouring 6% bounties 6% source 6% heavenly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §111: effusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: liberal effusionsgleaningsGWB §358: through the outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bounties
This form usually rendered as “true”, “ideal”, “truth” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitablegleaningsGWB §246: His truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: undisputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Verily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in those daysgleaningsGWB §439: dailykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: will not blessgleaningsGWB §378: most blessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §149: failed in the end to recognize, and partake of the grace ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §612: shall be set
This form usually rendered as “mayest” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: mayest not remaingleaningsGWB §550: bereftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: may not remainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: keptwill-and-testamentW&T §56: how can we deprive ourselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: may remaingleaningsGWB §44: become
SE rendered مبارک (mbárk), نصيب (nṣíb), برداری (brdárí), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانی (nmání), ليس (lís), اللّه (al-lh), بعزيز (bʿzíz), ادم (idm), خاکی (khákí) as “blessed, portion, take, deprived, remain, not, God, hard, Adam, Dust-made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: notgleaningsGWB §227: is not to be numberedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: onlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou art not
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: of Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
SE rendered کلمه (klmh), الهی (al-hí), عرشی (ʿrshí), صيّاد (ṣíṣád), ماهی (máhí), دارای (dáráy), حکمت (ḥkmt), ربّانی (rbbání), گشت (gsht), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “Word, God, throne, fisherman, repository, wisdom, Divine, was made, Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is beyondgleaningsGWB §440: will continue to entertain nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: did notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: I havewill-and-testamentW&T §5: did he neglect to grievously inflict upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: withoutgleaningsGWB §440: hath, ever since the early days of His life, cherished none
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my LordgleaningsGWB §30: Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine
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 §216: countenancegleaningsGWB §210: When thou reachestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: onlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: were there to appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the Desired OnegleaningsGWB §506: did ye seek His Presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitationsgleaningsGWB §552: show kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: shepherdgleaningsGWB §475: to become the shepherdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subjectwill-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonoured
SE rendered ربّانی (rbbání), گشت (gsht), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ابوذر (ibúdhr), راعی (ráʿí), غنم (ghnm), سيّد (sísd), امم (imm) as “Divine, was made, Him, Abu Dhar, shepherd, prince, nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: before thefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §697: and kindredskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
