Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §89
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 89 of 268.
Source (Persian)
( الی ان قلنا ) کلّما ازداد البلاء زاد البهاء فی حبّ اللّه و امره بحيث ما منعنی ما ورد عَلَیَّ من جنود الغافلين * لو يستروننی فی اطباق التّراب يجدوننی راکبا علی السّحاب و داعيا الی اللّه المقتدر القدير * انّی فديت بنفسی فی سبيل اللّه و اشتاق البلايا فی حبّه و رضائه يشهد بذلک ما انا فيه من البلايا الّتی ما حملها احد من العالمين و ينطق کلّ شعر من شعراتی بما نطق شجر الطّور و کلّ عرق من عروقی يدعو اللّه و يقول ياليت قطعت فی سبيلک لحياة العالم و اتّحاد من فيه کذلک قضی الامر من لدن عليم خبير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And further We have said: "As My tribulations multiplied, so did My love for God and for His Cause increase, in such wise that all that befell Me from the hosts of the wayward was powerless to deter Me from My purpose. Should they hide Me away in the depths of the earth, yet would they find Me riding aloft on the clouds, and calling out unto God, the Lord of strength and of might. I have offered Myself up in the way of God, and I yearn after tribulations in My love for Him, and for the sake of His good-pleasure. Unto this bear witness the woes which now afflict Me, the like of which no other man hath suffered. Every single hair of Mine head calleth out that which the Burning Bush uttered on Sinai, and each vein of My body invoketh God and saith: ‘O would I had been severed in Thy path, so that the world might be quickened, and all its peoples be united!' Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “And further We have said”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He saidgleaningsGWB §612: Say: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: he answeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have sotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “more”, “waxed”, “manifested” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woesgleaningsGWB §254: will addkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: manifested a fuller measurewill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §160: increaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath added
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: any afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulation
SE rendered قلنا (qlná), کلّما (kllmá), ازداد (izdád), البلاء (al-bláʾ), زاد (zád), البهاء (al-bháʾ), حبّ (ḥbb), اللّه (al-lh), امره (imrh), بحيث (bḥíth) as “And further We have said, "As My tribulations multiplied, so, increase, did My, love, Cause, in such wise that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §174: “Lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thou pleasesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will cease
SE expanded to “was powerless to deter Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §493: unlawfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aided by the hostsgleaningsGWB §63: the multitude of the hostskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by Thine invisible hostswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by the Hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: of HostsgleaningsGWB §86: a drowned hostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: onegleaningsGWB §279: have utterly neglectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: who art gone astraygleaningsGWB §9: disregard
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “they hide Me away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hidfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §277: is concealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Impenetrable Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils and curtains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: in accordance withgleaningsGWB §362: conforms withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: conforms with theirwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the dustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: accord withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the depthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: in conformity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §13: of dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dustgleaningsGWB §717: world of dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
SE expanded to “would they find”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Makerfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §116: all beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “riding” (2 occurrences)
committed 21% perpetrated 17% commit 17% have 17% gave 7% ye 7% riding 3% followeth 3% transgressions 3% used 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committedgleaningsGWB §300: have wittingly brokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: been so harassedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: committed thatgleaningsGWB §570: do the very deeds
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: invokethgleaningsGWB §461: crykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have called upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast summoned
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (212 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Lord of strength”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: can neverfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §586: the destinieskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the weighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “offered Myself up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: To have sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: offered up for themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
SE rendered المقتدر (al-mqtdr), القدير (al-qdír), انّی (inní), فديت (fdít), بنفسی (bnfsí), سبيل (sbíl), اللّه (al-lh), اشتاق (ishtáq), البلايا (al-bláyá) as “the Lord of strength, of might, I have, offered Myself up, the way, God, I yearn after, tribulations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: neither Myself nor My lifegleaningsGWB §548: every mankitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: for Whose saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “I yearn after”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearnfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
رضائه
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingnessfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §564: acceptablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: of Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
This form usually rendered as “testifieth”, “beareth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Unto this bear witness”
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
This form usually rendered as “burden” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §98: Bearerskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: take upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bearwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: bearergleaningsGWB §623: hath He labored
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “anyone” (82 occurrences)
SE expanded to “no other man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §467: elevenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: knowledge of Godfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §153: all creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of Scienceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “hair” (4 occurrences)
consciousness 16% perceive 16% comprehend 11% expressive 11% indicate 11% indicative 11% hair 11% understand 5% indicating 5% mental 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: ofgleaningsGWB §618: remain unawarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: indicativeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every hairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand notgleaningsGWB §261: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: foolishly interpretedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: hair
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 §229: neither of the EastgleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the divine Treeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: SinaigleaningsGWB §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
SE rendered شعراتی (shʿrátí), نطق (nṭq), شجر (shjr), الطّور (aṭ-ṭúr), عرق (ʿrq), عروقی (ʿrúqí), يدعو (ydʿú), اللّه (al-lh), يقول (yqúl) as “hair, uttered, the Burning Bush, on Sinai, invoketh, God, saith”
SE expanded to “I had been severed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments ofgleaningsGWB §202: may detachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: rid themselves of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: broke the grasp
This form usually rendered as “unity”, “harmony”, “union” (30 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all its peoples be united”
unity 52% harmony 15% union 7% fellowship 4% concord 4% unite 4% all 4% harmonizing 4% towards 4% cleave 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahid of the Bayánfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §99: the essential unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: such as adore Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE expanded to “hath it been decreed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §509: have befallenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of His decreethe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made
SE expanded to “Him Who is”
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §718: instructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: “I announcegleaningsGWB §452: hath ever recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditions
