Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §68
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 68 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا سلطان لو تسمع صرير القلم الاعلی و هدير ورقاء البقاء علی افنان سدرة المنتهی فی ذکر اللّه موجد الاسماء و خالق الارض و السّماء ليبلّغک الی مقام لا تری فی الوجود الّا تجلّی حضرة المعبود و تری الملک احقر شیء عندک تضعه لمن اراد و تتوجّه الی افق کان بانوار الوجه مضيئا و لا تحمل ثقل الملک ابدا الّا لنصرة ربّک العليّ الاعلی * اذا يُصَلِّی عليک الملأ الاعلی حبّذا هذا المقام الاسنی لو ترتقی اليه بسلطان کان باسم اللّه معروفا *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"O King! Wert thou to incline thine ears unto the shrill voice of the Pen of Glory and the cooing of the Dove of Eternity, which on the branches of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, uttereth praises to God, the Maker of all Names and the Creator of earth and heaven, thou wouldst attain unto a station from which thou wouldst behold in the world of being naught save the effulgence of the Adored One, and wouldst regard thy sovereignty as the most contemptible of thy possessions, abandoning it to whosoever might desire it, and setting thy face toward the Horizon aglow with the light of His countenance. Neither wouldst thou ever be willing to bear the burden of dominion save for the purpose of helping thy Lord, the Exalted, the Most High. Then would the Concourse on high bless thee. O how excellent is this most sublime station, couldst thou ascend thereunto through the power of a sovereignty recognized as derived from the Name of God!"
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §536: Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: by Thy 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 §150: of Thy sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hearest”, “hear” (28 occurrences)
SE expanded to “incline thine ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Who hearestfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §56: proclaimskitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: reachedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “shrill”, “shrilling”, “voice” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: shrill voicegleaningsGWB §168: urgedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: He urgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and persistently striventablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: shrilling voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: voicegleaningsGWB §82: in their gross violationgleaningsGWB §29: and the shrilling voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: to Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §633: most exalted mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
cooing 50% hearkening 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: leaffire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §263: the leaf thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: in these pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of its leaveswill-and-testamentW&T §30: written paperepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: documentsgleaningsGWB §494: Scroll
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §285: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: the continuance of lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’lkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bushprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush
SE expanded to “beyond which there is no passing”
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: as far back asfire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: forbiddestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: preceding His last daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
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 §122: recordedgleaningsGWB §725: stigmatizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: sing their praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “begetter”, “maker”, “creator” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §227: can inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: move and have their beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Begettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §120: creation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §205: Land ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
SE expanded to “thou wouldst attain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §702: proclaimeth His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: be made aware oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: rose upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §10: thosekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: As to the matter ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever seenfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §77: We seekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I discoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §138: releasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the splendorsgleaningsGWB §368: His sovereignty
SE rendered تری (trí), الوجود (al-wjúd), تجلّی (tjllí), حضرة (ḥḍrh), المعبود (al-mʿbúd), تری (trí), الملک (al-mlk), احقر (iḥqr) as “regard, world of being, effulgence, Adored One, sovereignty, most contemptible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in Our presencegleaningsGWB §557: of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy highnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §10: byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Present thyselfgleaningsGWB §244: ye shall, most certainly, be summoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored Onefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §388: The tie of servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worship
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “EarthgleaningsGWB §434: the kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the different countries
SE rendered المعبود (al-mʿbúd), تری (trí), الملک (al-mlk), احقر (iḥqr), شیء (shíʾ), عندک (ʿndk), تضعه (tḍʿh), لمن (lmn), اراد (irád), تتوجّه (ttújjh) as “Adored One, regard, sovereignty, most contemptible, possessions, abandoning, whosoever, desire, setting thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We wishgleaningsGWB §636: any share whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessionsgleaningsGWB §450: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: possessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon
This form usually rendered as “abandoning”, “deliver” (2 occurrences)
abandoning 50% deliver 50%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “setting thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §453: His eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: and guard their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: shiningfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §124: these resplendent Lightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Anvar,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “aglow”, “shining” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglowfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §307: to shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to illuminatethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: beargleaningsGWB §312: sufferedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: explainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath sufferedgleaningsGWB §161: the intensity of its revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: nevergleaningsGWB §288: incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §26: for evermorewill-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: Helperfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §629: Help Thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to succor themthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: blessingsgleaningsGWB §646: We will most certainly bless youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Bless themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: blessedgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: prayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: people offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §531: O ye that are numbered withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “august” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: In the yeargleaningsGWB §549: however longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: most augusttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: most sublimegleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: all-highest
This form usually rendered as “couldst” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascendedgleaningsGWB §173: spiritual progresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I wouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascendedgleaningsGWB §453: waxed greater and greaterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: soarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the exaltation
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
SE expanded to “recognized as derived”
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessedgleaningsGWB §544: could ye but perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: they who aspire to know Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
