Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §38
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 38 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و بعضی از بيانات که در الواح مخصوص اين حزب نازل ذکر ميشود تا بيقين مبين کلّ بدانند که اين مظلوم عمل نموده انچه را که نزد عقلاء و مظاهر عدل و انصاف محبوب و مقبول بوده
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We shall herewith cite a few passages from Tablets specifically revealed to this people, so that every one may know of a certainty that this Wronged One hath acted in a manner which hath been pleasing and acceptable unto men endued with insight, and unto such as are the exponents of justice and equity
Translation Notes
SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), الواح (al-wáḥ), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ) as “few, from, passages, Tablets, specifically revealed”
23 occurrences in corpus
utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: is utteredgleaningsGWB §278: a Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: symbolic termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: pages of the booktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §286: comprehend
This form usually rendered as “specially”, “confined”, “especially” (27 occurrences)
specially 23% confined 15% especially 8% special 8% particularly 8% specifically 8% distinct 8% specific 8% refer 8% none 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindredsgleaningsGWB §562: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §175: people of Justiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds
SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), حزب (ḥzb), نازل (názl), ذکر (dhkr), ميشود (míshúd), بيقين (bíqín), مبين (mbín) as “Tablets, specifically revealed, people, to, cite, shall, of a certainty, every one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and describedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: by the words: “comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: its Revealertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
This form usually rendered as “affirm”, “bringeth”, “conscripted” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of a certainty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: certaintygleaningsGWB §370: certitude ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: of certitudewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully awaregleaningsGWB §557: discern the wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Shouldest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: be well assured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppressionfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §452: your crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: of wrongful doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustly and cruelly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committedgleaningsGWB §463: all thy doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Dotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine acts
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold
This form usually rendered as “men”, “wise” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §124: conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §445: wisdom.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding
SE expanded to “such as are the exponents”
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: My manifestationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §70: His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: outer seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Them Who are the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fairgleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Judge thou fairlygleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fairness
This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “well-beloved”, “best-beloved” (113 occurrences)
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: lovesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: are acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §548: face to facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: futureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and set himself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
