Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §81
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا ملک اسمع النّداء من هذه النّار المشتعلة من هذه الشّجرة الخضراء فی هذا الطّور المرتفع علی البقعة المقدّسة البيضاء خلف قُلزُم البقاء انّه لا اله الّا انا الغفور الرّحيم * قد ارسلنا من ايّدناه بروح القدس ليخبرکم بهذا النّور الّذی اشرق من افق مشيّة ربّکم العلیّ الابهی و ظهرت فی الغرب اثاره توجّهوا اليه فی هذا اليوم الّذی جعله اللّه غرّة الايّام و فيه تجلّی الرّحمن علی من فی السّموات و الارضين * قم علی خدمة اللّه و نصرة امره انّه يؤيّدک بجنود الغيب و الشّهادة و يجعلک سلطانا علی ما تطلع الشّمس عليه انّ ربّک هو المقتدر القدير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Give ear, O King, unto the Voice that calleth from the Fire which burneth in this verdant Tree, on this Sinai which hath been raised above the hallowed and snow-white Spot, beyond the Everlasting City; ‘Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!' We, in truth, have sent Him Whom We aided with the Holy Spirit (Jesus Christ) that He may announce unto you this Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of the will of your Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and Whose signs have been revealed in the West. Set your faces towards Him (Bahá’u’lláh), on this Day which God hath exalted above all other days, and whereon the All-Merciful hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glory upon all who are in heaven and all who are on earth. Arise thou to serve God and help His Cause. He, verily, will assist thee with the hosts of the seen and unseen, and will set thee king over all that whereon the sun riseth. Thy Lord, in truth, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thosegleaningsGWB §340: Him Who is the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
This form usually rendered as “hear”, “hearken”, “let” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and saying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: fire—their endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: grew fiercerfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §700: be kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: hath set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: TreegleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the treeswill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the tree of humilitygleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the same Tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the behaviorgleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: anothergleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another time
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §297: profanekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dwellers of the habitations of holinessgleaningsGWB §685: lofty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: whitegleaningsGWB §36: with the white handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned whiteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: snow-whitegleaningsGWB §494: snow-white Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: brightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: opposegleaningsGWB §189: in conflict withkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §58: revoltepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: differences
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §247: may endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine eternitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgivefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §463: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive megleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pityfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: plenteous mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: will show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath sentgleaningsGWB §99: Messengers.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sent
This form usually rendered as “strengthened” (2 occurrences)
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assistedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §610: hath aidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Aid them
This form usually rendered as “warneth”, “announce” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the All-InformedgleaningsGWB §280: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §279: warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
SE rendered بروح (brúḥ), القدس (al-qds), ليخبرکم (líkhbrkm), بهذا (bhdhá), النّور (an-núr), اشرق (ishrq), افق (ifq), مشيّة (mshíhh), ربّکم (rbbkm) as “Spirit, Holy, announce, this Light, shone forth, horizon, will, Lord”
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: twinfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §118: matchless Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Thy lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgencefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §696: appear like the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: revelation of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath shone forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: HorizongleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §154: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: and exaltfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Belovedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: to Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: seizethfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: exponentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thou didst show forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §163: the wondrous signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokenswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §441: The evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
SE expanded to “Set your faces”
SE rendered اثاره (ithárh), توجّهوا (tújjhúá), اليه (al-yh), اليوم (al-yúm), جعله (jʿlh), اللّه (al-lh), غرّة (ghrrh) as “signs, Set your faces, towards Him, hath exalted, God, all other days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §417: blessed Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: Empowerthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
This form usually rendered as “all”, “luminous”, “ornament” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §462: flagrant pridekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vaingloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: vanitygleaningsGWB §471: disdainful arrogance
SE expanded to “shed the splendor”
revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §328: reflectethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §383: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: Our namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earthgleaningsGWB §186: their corrupt passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy landthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilgleaningsGWB §460: upon His earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: that they may shakefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §235: My glorious stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §419: servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: arise to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: aidedfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §169: triumphkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: undisputed ascendancywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to aid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: pietygleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Thine invisible hostswill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hostsgleaningsGWB §277: powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §280: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secrettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §280: absence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: We testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §591: Methinks thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the testimoniestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE rendered الغيب (al-ghíb), الشّهادة (ash-shhádh), يجعلک (yjʿlk), سلطانا (slṭáná), تطلع (tṭlʿ), الشّمس (ash-shms), عليه (ʿlíh) as “unseen, seen, set thee king, riseth, sun, whereon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereignsgleaningsGWB §319: Ideal Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Divine and sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §549: graspedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: haply thou mayest comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: highgleaningsGWB §234: thee in His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: upon usgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed thee
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
