Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §73
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 73 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ نفحات وحی از دونش ممتاز و بيان الهی ما بين کتب بمثابه افتاب مشرق و لائح طوبی لمن وجد و عرف و قال لک الحمد يا مقصود العالم و لک الشّکر يا محبوب افئدة المخلصين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! No breeze can compare with the breezes of Divine Revelation, whilst the Word which is uttered by God shineth and flasheth as the sun amidst the books of men. Happy the man that hath discovered it, and recognized it, and said: "Praised be Thou, Who art the Desire of the world, and thanks be to Thee, O Well-Beloved of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee!"
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §151: carried away by the ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the holy breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §28: the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragrances
revelation 83% voice 17%
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), نفحات (nfḥát), وحی (wḥí), از (iz), دونش (dúnsh), ممتاز (mmtáz), بيان (bíán), الهی (al-hí) as “Shaykh, breezes, Divine Revelation, can compare with, the Word, God”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §621: every defilementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: unlikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: all save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §94: withheld from
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), نفحات (nfḥát), وحی (wḥí), از (iz), دونش (dúnsh), ممتاز (mmtáz), بيان (bíán), الهی (al-hí), کتب (ktb), بمثابه (bmthábh) as “Shaykh, breezes, Divine Revelation, can compare with, the Word, God, the books, as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a mangleaningsGWB §121: freekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discernprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: distinct and separate charactergleaningsGWB §605: distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: perceivegleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: conspicuousfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §398: established amongst menkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: out of allthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §45: set forth clearly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: worksgleaningsGWB §39: holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book
SE rendered بيان (bíán), الهی (al-hí), کتب (ktb), بمثابه (bmthábh), افتاب (iftáb), مشرق (mshrq), لائح (láʾḥ), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn) as “the Word, God, the books, as, the sun, shineth and flasheth, is uttered, Happy the man, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §438: Consider for instancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: For instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: comparethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: imageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: even as thatgleaningsGWB §99: such as these
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shineth and flasheth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Lightfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §289: the Sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “easts”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that are shiningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: daysprings
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “manifest”, “brightly” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §347: prominentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: uncovered,—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: ingleaningsGWB §189: the Tablets of God
SE expanded to “Happy the man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessednessgleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §205: the blessedness we now enjoy.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Blessed
SE rendered بمثابه (bmthábh), افتاب (iftáb), مشرق (mshrq), لائح (láʾḥ), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), وجد (wjd), عرف (ʿrf), قال (qál), لک (lk), الحمد (al-ḥmd) as “as, the sun, shineth and flasheth, is uttered, Happy the man, that, hath discovered, recognized, said, Thee, "Praised be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: man’s lifefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §190: findeth itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: holy beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: I cannottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He saidgleaningsGWB §572: professing their faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: with His words—exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §401: of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: sufficiently praise Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §163: time Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: GoalgleaningsGWB §672: Haste forth untokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Desired One
SE expanded to “of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §48: that dwell thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §319: the thankfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: Lauded and glorifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks be
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 §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §363: devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thou pleasesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
SE expanded to “of the hearts”
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver themfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who are devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devoted
