Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §49
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 49 of 268.
Source (Persian)
فی الحقيقه کنز حقيقی از برای انسان علم اوست و اوست علّت عزّت و نعمت و فرح و نشاط و بهجت و انبساط * طوبی لمن تمسّک به و ويل للغافلين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In truth, knowledge is a veritable treasure for man, and a source of glory, of bounty, of joy, of exaltation, of cheer and gladness unto him. Happy the man that cleaveth unto it, and woe betide the heedless.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the treasurygleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
SE rendered الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh), کنز (knz), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), از (iz), برای (bráy), انسان (insán), علم (ʿlm), اوست (iwst), اوست (iwst), علّت (ʿllt) as “truth, treasure, veritable, for, man, knowledge, a source, of”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh), کنز (knz), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), از (iz), برای (bráy), انسان (insán), علم (ʿlm), اوست (iwst), اوست (iwst), علّت (ʿllt) as “truth, treasure, veritable, for, man, knowledge, a source, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: whereforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto mangleaningsGWB §391: inherent in man himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Son of Manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: desire communionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mangleaningsGWB §563: conversingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of all worldsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §589: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: have realizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered برای (bráy), انسان (insán), علم (ʿlm), اوست (iwst), اوست (iwst), علّت (ʿllt), عزّت (ʿzzt), نعمت (nʿmt), فرح (frḥ), نشاط (nsháṭ) as “for, man, knowledge, a source, of, glory, bounty, joy, exaltation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, thefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: greater honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: sources of authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
gift 18% welfare 9% bounty 9% prosperity 9% preeminent 9% sign 9% grace 9% precious 9% spirit 9% bounties 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessednessgleaningsGWB §465: favored Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: a precious benefitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the temporal benefitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: welfaregleaningsGWB §673: benefitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the everlasting gifts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §30: into blissful joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: have been so filledwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: joys ofgleaningsGWB §340: such joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Exultation
exaltation 50% ecstasy 50%
This form usually rendered as “cheer” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: cheerfire-tabletFire §13: gladnessgleaningsGWB §79: the gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and increasedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: rejoicegleaningsGWB §46: Blissfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: gladdenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §11: orderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unfoldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: stretched outthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the CourtgleaningsGWB §40: plenteous mercieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: thy bed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessednessgleaningsGWB §205: the blessedness we now enjoy.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Blessed are
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §418: adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §396: cleave ye tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: woe betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: “Woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: woe betide himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: and woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Woe betide theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Woe, then
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §35: perversitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: to be forgetfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: waywardnessgleaningsGWB §362: ignoring
