Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §9
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ اعلم انّ مفتريات العباد و اعراضهم و اعتراضهم لا تضرّ من تمسّک بحبل العناية و تشبّث باذيال رحمة مالک البريّة لعمر اللّه انّ البهاء ما نطق عن الهوی قد انطقه الّذی انطق الاشياء بذکره و ثنائه لا اله الّا هو الفرد الواحد المقتدر المختار *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
" O Shaykh! Know thou that neither the calumnies which men may utter, nor their denials, nor any cavils they may raise, can harm him that hath clung to the cord of the grace, and seized the hem of the mercy, of the Lord of creation. By God! He, the Glory of God (Bahá), hath spoken not from mere impulse. He that hath given Him a voice is He that hath given a voice unto all things, that they may praise and glorify Him. There is none other God but Him, the One, the Incomparable, the Lord of strength, the Unconditioned.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: the peoples of the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §314: ecclesiasticalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
calumnies 83% calumniators 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §149: the exercise of their devotionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: among Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §711: againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: The denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §525: may inducetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §441: distresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my crying needstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will harmgleaningsGWB §644: ills and troubles
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §411: take firm holdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and seizedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §647: Cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessionsgleaningsGWB §632: His kingshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the rangetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
This form usually rendered as “men”, “mankind”, “through” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §155: Through Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §156: healedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankind
This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy lifegleaningsGWB §615: By Mine own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §712: prosperityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: uttering His praisefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §32: hath been moved to disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: to celebratewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declaredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath My tongue spoken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §405: corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: of Thy wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
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 §103: through thy remembrancegleaningsGWB §231: Ṭákitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: to be mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: from extolling Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §273: Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter lonelinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: afire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §102: essentially one and the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: extolleth Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (212 occurrences)
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 §123: chosegleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the good thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §691: good
