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 §143: attestedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §710: manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: these sciencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: calumniatorsfire-tabletFire §30: of slandergleaningsGWB §466: to slander Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: forgedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: under the influence of calumniatorsgleaningsGWB §461: having slanderedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: calumniating
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §600: and them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: upon Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast withdrawn thyself fromgleaningsGWB §25: have strayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the exigenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: had broken off fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Disputest
This form usually rendered as “can” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §441: distresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: in the afflictionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §501: the affliction from which I suffer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and clingingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §396: cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unto the hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: hemgleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robe
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the KinggleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: O Thou Who art the Lord oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Czar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §585: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: BygleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear bygleaningsGWB §350: ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: The firethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: O thou who assumest the voicefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §725: their crykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can unloosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §467: in his waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of divine mightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: and to their corrupt desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: pleasethgleaningsGWB §706: His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: that they may remember TheegleaningsGWB §259: Tell outkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: the glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: or to extol Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: the Onefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the unionfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §287: your belief in the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: as have proclaimed Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: for the choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §8: be the well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §252: best
