Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §52
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 268.
Source (Persian)
کلمه ثانی که در ورق ثانی از فردوس ذکر نموديم اين است * قلم بيان در اين حين مظاهر قدرت و مشارق اقتدار يعنی حضرات ملوک و سلاطين ايّدهم اللّه را نصيحت مينمايد و به دين و تمسّک بان وصيّت ميکند اوست سبب بزرگ از برای نظم جهان و اطمينان من فی الامکان * سستی ارکان دين سبب قوّت جهّال و جرئت و جسارت شده * براستی ميگويم انچه از مقام بلند دين کاست بر غفلت اشرار افزود و نتيجه بالآخره هرج و مرج است * اسمعوا يا اولی الابصار ثمّ اعتبروا يا اولی الانظار *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The second word We have recorded on the second leaf of Paradise is the following: "The Pen of the Divine Expounder exhorteth, at this moment, the manifestations of authority and the sources of power, namely the kings and rulers of the earth - may God assist them - and enjoineth them to uphold the cause of religion, and to cleave unto it. Religion is, verily, the chief instrument for the establishment of order in the world, and of tranquillity amongst its peoples. The weakening of the pillars of religion hath strengthened the foolish, and emboldened them, and made them more arrogant. Verily I say: The greater the decline of religion, the more grievous the waywardness of the ungodly. This cannot but lead in the end to chaos and confusion. Hear Me, O men of insight, and be warned, ye who are endued with discernment!"
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §426: through a wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: all wordstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: secondgleaningsGWB §654: Thy praiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: and from magnifying Thy namewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
leaf 44% leaves 11% page 6% newspapers 6% one 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: newspapersfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: in these pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: the scrollswill-and-testamentW&T §40: leafletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the books of the worldgleaningsGWB §56: foliage
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: spokegleaningsGWB §64: call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: of my remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: leavethgleaningsGWB §417: not yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have offeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ye areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: conducted themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §174: writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any pen
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: At this momentgleaningsGWB §372: Thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: daygleaningsGWB §303: the hour at whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one moment
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: to disclosefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the day of the manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “daysprings”, “manifestations”, “dawning-places” (22 occurrences)
daysprings 38% manifestations 24% dawning-places 5% sources 5% emblems 5% repositories 5% ye 5% day-springs 5% easts 5% lights 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Dayspringfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §279: tomorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shine brightly over all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE rendered قدرت (qdrt), مشارق (mshárq), اقتدار (iqtdár), يعنی (yʿní), حضرات (ḥḍrát), ملوک (mlúk), سلاطين (sláṭín), ايّدهم (iyydhm), اللّه (al-lh) as “authority, sources, power, namely, kings, rulers, assist, God”
people 50% addressing 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the LordgleaningsGWB §31: and heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: surpassing sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aid themgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: may be graciously aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §25: reinforceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: may God assist himgleaningsGWB §112: to enable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “admonished”, “exhorted”, “counsel” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: admonitionsgleaningsGWB §519: pay no heedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhortedgleaningsGWB §476: and observethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: admonisher togleaningsGWB §519: We have revealed
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §340: all Faiths.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: a divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the peoples of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: citygleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the Faith of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §295: ye producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and cleaving steadfastlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: cleavethgleaningsGWB §655: the fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example
This form usually rendered as “admonished”, “thou”, “testaments” (11 occurrences)
admonished 20% thou 10% testaments 10% enjoineth 10% exhorted 10% will 10% exhort 10% directions 10% counsel 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testamentsgleaningsGWB §493: counselskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: We further admonish youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Who hath commanded themwill-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you sayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: viceregentgleaningsGWB §493: exhorted
This form usually rendered as “supplicateth”, “doing”, “converteth” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: an instrumentgleaningsGWB §316: causeskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: hath been the causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §9: him that hath kindledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: would stir
SE rendered تمسّک (tmssk), وصيّت (wṣíṣt), ميکند (míknd), اوست (iwst), سبب (sbb), بزرگ (bzrg), از (iz), برای (bráy), نظم (nẓm), جهان (jhán), اطمينان (iṭmínán) as “cleave, enjoineth, is, cause, amongst, for, order, world, tranquillity”
This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)
assurance 21% confidence 16% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certitude 11% certainty 11% security 5% rest 5% faith 5% into 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assuredgleaningsGWB §479: Place not thy reliancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: assurethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §27: to place his whole trust
This form usually rendered as “all”, “world”, “entire” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placelessfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §387: the whole of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: all the passagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the whole creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: can
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §571: your entire beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: whole characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: pillarsgleaningsGWB §70: every pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: Pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundations
This form usually rendered as “power”, “through”, “might” (24 occurrences)
power 26% through 22% might 17% force 9% assiduously 4% strengthened 4% strength 4% ascendancy 4% forces 4% exertion 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: StronggleaningsGWB §193: sustained by the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: by Thy powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: potentgleaningsGWB §647: All-Compelling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolishgleaningsGWB §221: those very persons who, though so foolishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: foolishlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: though ignorantthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: foolish amongst themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: follygleaningsGWB §552: none knoweth
SE rendered براستی (brástí), ميگويم (mígúym), انچه (inchh), از (iz), مقام (mqám), بلند (blnd), دين (dín), کاست (kást), بر (br), غفلت (ghflt), اشرار (ishrár) as “Verily, say, of, greater, religion, decline, waywardness, ungodly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the purpose offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §320: stageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: its own stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Tabernacletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: heedless onegleaningsGWB §530: ye have shut out yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: my failurethe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: They that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §415: careless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the maleficencethe-hidden-wordsHW §134: suchwill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: ungodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: in the endgleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: He will, however, respite themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: futuregleaningsGWB §257: or of the future
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: thine inner earfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §575: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to hearkentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: were ye to perceive itgleaningsGWB §111: with a penetrating visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: understanding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §637: comprehend it
This form usually rendered as “take”, “warned”, “profit” (4 occurrences)
