Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §86
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 86 of 268.
Source (Persian)
بما فعلت تختلف الامور فی مملکتک و يخرج الملک من کفّک جزاء عملک اذا تجد نفسک في خسران مبين و تأخذ الزّلازل کلّ القبائل هناک الّا بان تقوم علی نصرة هذا الامر و تتّبع الرّوح فی هذا السّبيل المستقيم * اعزّک غرّک لعمری انّه لا يدوم و سوف يزول الّا بان تتمسّک بهذا الحبل المتين * قد نری الذّلّة تسعی وراءک و انت من الغافلين * ينبغی لک اذا سمعت النّداء من شطر الکبرياء تدع ما عندک و تقول لبّيک يا اله من فی السّموات و الارضين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into confusion, and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a punishment for that which thou hast wrought. Then wilt thou know how thou hast plainly erred. Commotions shall seize all the people in that land, unless thou arisest to help this Cause, and followest Him Who is the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) in this, the Straight Path. Hath thy pomp made thee proud? By My Life! It shall not endure; nay, it shall soon pass away, unless thou holdest fast by this firm Cord. We see abasement hastening after thee, whilst thou art of the heedless. It behooveth thee when thou hearest His Voice calling from the seat of glory to cast away all that thou possessest, and cry out: ‘Here am I, O Lord of all that is in heaven and all that is on earth!'
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “thou hast done”
This form usually rendered as “shall” (1 occurrences)
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissensiongleaningsGWB §461: hast indeed forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: againstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the signs of universal discord appearedwill-and-testamentW&T §58: revoltepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: variousgleaningsGWB §350: differedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnant
This form usually rendered as “realm”, “land”, “dominion” (39 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and of Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarch
This form usually rendered as “spring”, “altereth”, “shall” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: releasegleaningsGWB §320: egresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: that he may draw forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: Unsheathe
This form usually rendered as “recompense”, “reward”, “punishment” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: tributegleaningsGWB §712: his own punishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §67: recompense theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the retributiongleaningsGWB §537: thanksepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their reward
This form usually rendered as “which” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committedgleaningsGWB §532: your workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: such a deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: praiseworthy deeds
SE expanded to “wilt thou know”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: nothingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §239: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whomgleaningsGWB §650: one of My followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: for themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: accounted as lostgleaningsGWB §195: those who perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their own perditionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: they that are in grievous lossepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: perishedgleaningsGWB §225: the lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: in grievous losswill-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopeless
SE rendered عملک (ʿmlk), تجد (tjd), نفسک (nfsk), خسران (khsrán), مبين (mbín), تأخذ (tʾakhdh), الزّلازل (az-zlázl), القبائل (al-qbáʾl) as “thou hast wrought, wilt thou know, thou, plainly erred, Commotions shall seize, the people”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
SE expanded to “Commotions shall seize”
SE rendered تجد (tjd), نفسک (nfsk), خسران (khsrán), مبين (mbín), تأخذ (tʾakhdh), الزّلازل (az-zlázl), القبائل (al-qbáʾl), هناک (hnák) as “wilt thou know, thou, plainly erred, Commotions shall seize, the people, in that land”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §86: hath quaked with a great quakingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: perplex the mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Most Grievous Convulsionwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: EarthquakesgleaningsGWB §102: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: wavering
This form usually rendered as “kindreds”, “tribes”, “people” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: Turn yourselves towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §427: haste ye to gain admittance intokitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: turned towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §372: sayingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: the heightstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: render Thy Cause victoriousfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §240: befriendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have sought no helperthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §245: Walk not in the paths ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: observanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §467: and followed
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Spirit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: Himfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §522: may attain unto tranquillity and peacekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waygleaningsGWB §554: In Our Wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path of
SE expanded to “Hath thy pomp”
glory 30% all-glorious 20% almighty 11% swear 10% mighty 7% transcendent 6% might 5% most 4% exalted 4% gracious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §512: gracious and almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
SE expanded to “made thee proud”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: made thee proudgleaningsGWB §471: arrogancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and who have been so deludedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §428: the luminous ornament
SE expanded to “By My Life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear bygleaningsGWB §712: prosperitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By GodgleaningsGWB §523: to rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
This form usually rendered as “endure” (1 occurrences)
long 48% everlasting 17% throughout 7% ever 7% endure 3% unchangeable 3% eternal 3% through 3% perisheth 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long askitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: throughout the length ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §385: unchangeable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: everprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: From eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §200: Ancient
SE expanded to “thou holdest fast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §396: tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: lay holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: clinggleaningsGWB §125: adheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: seek to justify themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
SE rendered تتمسّک (ttmssk), بهذا (bhdhá), الحبل (al-ḥbl), المتين (al-mtín), نری (nrí), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), تسعی (tsʿí), وراءک (wráʾk) as “thou holdest fast, by this, firm Cord, see, abasement, hastening, after thee”
firm 20% mighty 20% immovable 13% safe 7% afflictive 7% cord 7% grievous 7% which 7% inviolable 7% none 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: firmgleaningsGWB §647: a Cord which none can severkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can severwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mightygleaningsGWB §718: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §86: Will ye not recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: didst unveil to His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: gaze
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
This form usually rendered as “hastening” (1 occurrences)
strive 23% efforts 15% have 8% diligently 8% hastening 8% hasten 8% hath 8% effort 8% bestir 8% assiduously 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §503: from theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §719: sunk in heedlessnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: erring and waywardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and my heedlessnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast gone astraygleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §544: paramount duty iskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: have never heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §323: hath hearkened tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hearing themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: hast inclined mine ear totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: It callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §27: declare the glory ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thine enthralling calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lift up its voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §226: inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and turned my face in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: turning in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrousgleaningsGWB §551: vainglorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §32: unsurpassed
SE expanded to “to cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §266: Thou hast committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §250: Put away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: HisgleaningsGWB §474: neither trustworthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: pertaineth unto Himtablet-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 §121: pertain unto
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “saying”, “exclaimeth” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: according to the wordsgleaningsGWB §292: denounced askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: discoursesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word of commandtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to “‘Here am I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §49: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: as the bearer of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “all that is on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §460: upon His earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
