Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §63
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 63 of 268.
Source (Persian)
* اين ايّام بعضی از عدل و انصاف گذشته‌اند و با سيف ضغينه و سنان بغضاء هجوم نموده‌اند و حال انکه شان منصفين انکه مردود عالم و مطرود امم را اعانت نمايند و به برّ و تقوی تمسّک جويند * اکثری الی حين ندانسته‌اند که اراده اين مظلوم چيست و بچه جهت حمل بلايای لا تحصی نموده * باری لسان قلب به يا ليت قومی يعلمون ناطق * و مظلوم منقطعا عن الکلّ باين کلمه عليا متکلّم * قد احاطت الامواج سفينة اللّه المهيمن القيّوم * انّک يا ملّاح لا تضطرب عن الارياح انّ فالق الاصباح معک فی هذه الظّلمة الّتی بها اضطربت افئدة العباد الّا من شاء اللّه العزيز المختار *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In these days there are some who, far from being just and fair-minded, have assaulted Me with the sword of hatred and the spear of enmity, forgetting that it behooveth every fair-minded person to succor Him Whom the world hath cast away and the nations abandoned, and to lay hold on piety and righteousness. Most men have until now failed to discover the purpose of this Wronged One, nor have they known the reason for which He hath been willing to endure countless afflictions. Meanwhile, the voice of Mine heart crieth out these words: "O that My people knew!" This Wronged One, rid of attachment unto all things, uttereth these exalted words: "Waves have encompassed the Ark of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Fear not the tempestuous gales, O Mariner! He Who causeth the dawn to appear is, verily, with Thee in this darkness that hath struck terror into the hearts of all men, except such as God, the Almighty, the Unconstrained, hath been pleased to spare."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day
SE expanded to “there are some”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: equitablygleaningsGWB §195: Judge ye fairlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath judged fairlygleaningsGWB §682: Were ye to be fair in your judgment
SE rendered ايّام (iyyám), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), عدل (ʿdl), انصاف (inṣáf), گذشته‌اند (gdhshthánd), سيف (síf), ضغينه (ḍghính), سنان (snán), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ) as “days, there are some, just, far from being, the sword, hatred, spear, enmity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renouncedgleaningsGWB §364: will in no wise relinquishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: It behooveth us not to waivethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandonedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: We descendedgleaningsGWB §364: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: blades
This form usually rendered as “spears”, “spear”, “darts” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse hatergleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: a haterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animositygleaningsGWB §464: ill-wishersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §287: I havekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: they raisedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waitedwill-and-testamentW&T §40: peruseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Concern yourselves
SE rendered سنان (snán), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ), هجوم (hjúm), نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd), حال (ḥál), انکه (inkh), شان (shán), منصفين (mnṣfín), انکه (inkh), مردود (mrdúd) as “spear, enmity, have assaulted, have, He, it behooveth every, fair-minded person, hath cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: at the present timegleaningsGWB §163: my plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: regardingfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §408: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
outcast 20% rejected 20% hath 10% reprehensible 10% can 10% discarded 10% contemptible 10% reprobate 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: refutinggleaningsGWB §469: from inflictingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: annulwill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: rejectgleaningsGWB §244: none can put backkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: denounce Him to their followers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: throughout the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: The world beyondkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: The chief priestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §253: all creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: to cast not awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Cast not away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §498: all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “help”, “raised” (15 occurrences)
aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy helperkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to Him We cry for helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §569: to whom all cry for helpwill-and-testamentW&T §5: his associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: raised funds to supportgleaningsGWB §452: and sole sustainer
fear 48% piety 14% god-fearing 5% purity 5% righteousness 5% chaste 5% spotless 5% righteous 5% righteous.… 5% upright 5%
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cling” (82 occurrences)
SE expanded to “lay hold on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actedgleaningsGWB §686: musk-ladenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
This form usually rendered as “men” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: Were men togleaningsGWB §552: nor allowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: seekingthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: findethgleaningsGWB §106: How much more grievous would it bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they seek noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: long to
SE rendered تقوی (tqúy), تمسّک (tmssk), جويند (júynd), اکثری (ikthrí), حين (ḥín), ندانسته‌اند (ndánsthánd), اراده (irádh) as “piety, lay hold on, have, Most men, forgetting, purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: At all timesgleaningsGWB §303: the hour at whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the timegleaningsGWB §555: At that hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that
1 occurrence in corpus
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Fain would theygleaningsGWB §465: through the operation of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: through the operation of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §722: to the Will
SE expanded to “This Wronged One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: by reason of the crueltyfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §462: of the wicked doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: by the wrongthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of such as act unjustly
SE rendered اراده (irádh), مظلوم (mẓlúm), چيست (chíst), بچه (bchh), جهت (jht), حمل (ḥml), بلايای (bláyáy), تحصی (tḥṣí), نموده (nmúdh) as “purpose, reason for which, hath been willing to endure, countless afflictions, they”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: because ofgleaningsGWB §130: It is for this reason thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: purposewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: othergleaningsGWB §636: by virtue of
SE expanded to “hath been willing to endure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hath enduredgleaningsGWB §138: sustain the weight ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: suffered and enduredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bearwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: enduregleaningsGWB §623: carried
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: We have proved theefire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: the woes I sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: their woes
SE rendered بچه (bchh), جهت (jht), حمل (ḥml), بلايای (bláyáy), تحصی (tḥṣí), نموده (nmúdh), باری (bárí), لسان (lsán), قلب (qlb) as “reason for which, hath been willing to endure, countless afflictions, they, Meanwhile, the voice, heart”
This form usually rendered as “tongue”, “language”, “languages” (91 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tonguegleaningsGWB §636: the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: my bodily tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voicegleaningsGWB §464: mouths
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartsgleaningsGWB §282: your whole heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have stood upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §465: the placekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to servetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “crieth out these words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: made mentionfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §595: from Whose lips have gone outkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: unloose his tonguetablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
SE expanded to “rid of attachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath severedgleaningsGWB §255: are detached from all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: and detach myself fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detachgleaningsGWB §75: and who have detached themselves
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: All thatgleaningsGWB §669: The meditationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: those whose heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: EverythinggleaningsGWB §544: For every
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have spokenfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §689: the sayings and writingskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unfoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: of Thy mouthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered منقطعا (mnqṭʿá), الکلّ (al-kll), باين (báyn), کلمه (klmh), عليا (ʿlíá), متکلّم (mtkllm), احاطت (iḥáṭt), الامواج (al-ámúáj) as “rid of attachment, all things, these exalted words, uttereth, have encompassed, "Waves”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §424: hasten ye untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the glorification oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelopfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §66: the All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me about
This form usually rendered as “billows”, “billowing”, “ocean” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the billowsgleaningsGWB §62: in their fullnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: restlessnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the waves thereofgleaningsGWB §692: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: are let looseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: surgeth
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and hast caused to overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
This form usually rendered as “tempestuous”, “made”, “thou” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §161: Dismayed and overpoweredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: feel perturbedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §5: blow
SE rendered ملّاح (mlláḥ), تضطرب (tḍṭrb), الارياح (ar-ríáḥ), فالق (fálq), الاصباح (aṣ-ṣbáḥ), معک (mʿk) as “Mariner, tempestuous gales, Who causeth, the dawn to appear, with Thee”
SE expanded to “the dawn to appear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lampfire-tabletFire §22: LightgleaningsGWB §712: the Dawn of Divine Guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: the morning lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: every lampthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: My lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the dawnfire-tabletFire §27: lamps
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §484: everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and the Object of their adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
This form usually rendered as “willeth”, “who”, “wisheth” (31 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been pleased to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §465: ye pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
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 §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §65: the Most Excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: that which will profit themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §439: profitable
