Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §74

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 74 of 268.

Source (Persian)

مقصود از ذکر الوهيّت و ربوبيّت را عباد ملتفت نشده‌اند چه اگر بيابند از مقام خود قيام کنند و بکلمه تبنا الی اللّه ناطق گردند * حضرت خاتم روح ما سواه فداه ميفرمايد [ لنا مع اللّه حالاتٌ نحن فيها هو و هو نحن و هو هو و نحن نحن ]

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Men have failed to perceive Our purpose in the references We have made to Divinity and Godhood. Were they to apprehend it, they would arise from their places, and cry out: "We, verily, ask pardon of God!" The Seal of the Prophets - may the souls of all else but Him be offered up for His sake - saith: "Manifold are Our relationships with God. At one time, We are He Himself, and He is We Ourself. At another He is that He is, and We are that We are."

Translation Notes

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Ultimate Goal gleaningsGWB §562: ambition kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my constant Aim the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purpose

از

iz ʾ-z → “in”

literal: from

SE rendered مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr), الوهيّت (al-whíht), ربوبيّت (rbúbíbt), عباد (ʿbád) as “purpose, in, references, Divinity, Godhood, Men”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “references” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: spoke gleaningsGWB §247: as a warning kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: glorify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: such a mention tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

الوهيّت

al-whíht ʾ-l-h → “divinity”

literal: God; divine; god

divinity 71% godhead 14% realm 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §204: her God

ربوبيّت

rbúbíbt r-b-b → “godhood” Distinctive

literal: Lord; lord; divine

This form usually rendered as “godhead”, “lordship”, “divinity” (12 occurrences)

godhead 27% lordship 27% divinity 18% godhood 9% sovereignty 9% sovereign 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine gleaningsGWB §163: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creatures fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §220: they have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thine tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

ملتفت

mltft l-f-t → “turn” Distinctive

literal: turn

This form usually rendered as “unaware”, “failed”, “behold” (14 occurrences)

unaware 18% failed 9% behold 9% utterly 9% take 9% realize 9% taken 9% consider 9% grasp 9% reflect 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unaware gleaningsGWB §40: Behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: not realize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: to look epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failed to perceive gleaningsGWB §40: utterly unaware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turn

نشده‌اند

nshdh‌ánd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered ربوبيّت (rbúbíbt), عباد (ʿbád), ملتفت (mltft), نشده‌اند (nshdh‌ánd), چه (chh), بيابند (bíábnd), از (iz), مقام (mqám) as “Godhood, Men, failed to perceive, apprehend, from, places”

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: written gleaningsGWB §640: will have appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: find prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be instituted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: hath

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered ربوبيّت (rbúbíbt), عباد (ʿbád), ملتفت (mltft), نشده‌اند (nshdh‌ánd), چه (chh), بيابند (bíábnd), از (iz), مقام (mqám), قيام (qíám) as “Godhood, Men, failed to perceive, apprehend, from, places, arise”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

بيابند

bíábnd y-ʾ-b → “may”

literal: find; to find; finds

may 50% find 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: discover gleaningsGWB §556: perceive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: find will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: they may find gleaningsGWB §622: tasted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fathom

کنند

knnd k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)

appreciate 14% lead 14% after 14% themselves 14% toward 14% should 14% give 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: acted gleaningsGWB §334: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: have spent the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: feeleth gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate

بکلمه

bklmh k-l-m

literal: word; words

SE rendered بيابند (bíábnd), از (iz), مقام (mqám), قيام (qíám), کنند (knnd), بکلمه (bklmh), تبنا (tbná), اللّه (al-lh), ناطق (náṭq) as “apprehend, from, places, arise, made, ask pardon, God, cry out”

word 54% words 21% through 8% most 3% every 3% one 3% hath 2% sayings 2% third 2% divinity 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathe fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §668: Word of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: by Thy word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Word

تبنا

tbná t-w-b → “ask pardon”

literal: repent; repentant; repentance

repent 37% ask 16% forgiving 11% such 5% repentance 5% implore 5% pray 5% recant 5% have 5% forgiven 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: repent gleaningsGWB §257: and repent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repentance gleaningsGWB §616: and ask pardon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: they repent gleaningsGWB §502: he repent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Forgiving

ناطق

náṭq n-ṭ-q → “cry out” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “utterance” (52 occurrences)

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: crieth out these words fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §646: utter kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: enable me to magnify will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: exclaimed

گردند

grdnd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered تبنا (tbná), اللّه (al-lh), ناطق (náṭq), گردند (grdnd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خاتم (khátm), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh) as “ask pardon, God, cry out, Seal, souls, Him, be offered up”

become 29% wouldst 14% may 14% thou 14% themselves 14% repent 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hath gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: did prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §3: His neck epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §680: chase

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence, majesty

SE rendered تبنا (tbná), اللّه (al-lh), ناطق (náṭq), گردند (grdnd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خاتم (khátm), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “ask pardon, God, cry out, Seal, souls, Him, be offered up, saith”