Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §125
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 125 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ از قبل حضرت ذبيح يکنفس بوده و حال اين مظلوم ظاهر نمود از برای شما انچه را که علّت حيرت منصفين است * انصف باللّه و قم علی خدمة ربّک انّه يجزيک جزاء لا تعادله کنوز الارض و لا خزائن الملوک و السّلاطين * توکّل فی کلّ الامور علی اللّه و فوّضها اليه انّه يعطيک اجرا کان فی الکتاب عظيما * و در اين دو روزه عمر باعمالی مشغول شو که عرف رضا از ان متضوّع گردد و بطراز قبول مزيّن شود * حضرت بلال حبشی چون عملش مقبول افتاد سين او از شين عالم سبقت گرفت * امروز بايد جميع احزاب بنور اتّحاد و اتّفاق منوّر گردند * باری کبر و غرور بعضی از احزاب عالم دانائی را خراب کرده و بيت عدل و داد را ويران نموده *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! In former times he that was chosen to be slain was but one person, whereas now this Wronged One hath produced for thee that which causeth every fair-minded man to marvel. Judge fairly, I adjure thee, and arise to serve thy Lord. He, verily, shall reward thee with a reward which neither the treasures of the earth nor all the possessions of kings and rulers can equal. In all thine affairs put thy reliance in God, and commit them unto Him. He will render thee a reward which the Book hath ordained as great. Occupy thyself, during these fleeting days of thy life, with such deeds as will diffuse the fragrance of Divine good-pleasure, and will be adorned with the ornament of His acceptance. The acts of his honor, Balal, the Ethiopian, were so acceptable in the sight of God that the "sin" of his stuttering tongue excelled the "shin" pronounced by all the world. This is the day whereon all peoples should shed the light of unity and concord. In brief, the pride and vanity of certain of the peoples of the world have made havoc of true understanding, and laid waste the home of justice and of equity.
Translation Notes
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ذبيح (dhbíḥ), يکنفس (yknfs), حال (ḥál) as “Shaykh, In, Him, slain, one person, now”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: Him Who wasgleaningsGWB §311: attainethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and to standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Most ExaltedgleaningsGWB §482: thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine owngleaningsGWB §135: in personkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Dayyanfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §452: unjust doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: by the wrongsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §6: this wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: others similarly wronged
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of His Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §423: tremblekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: renderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: as the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “wherefore”, “light” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: whereforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: thesethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard
This form usually rendered as “bewilderment” (3 occurrences)
perplexed 31% sore 13% how 13% astounded 6% bewildering 6% perplexity 6% amazement 6% marveled 6% lost 6% marvelled 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: stand aghast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: fair-minded persongleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: fair-minded mangleaningsGWB §181: claim to be justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of the fair-minded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Pathfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §114: its high stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: quickentablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §480: that serve theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in servinggleaningsGWB §112: to serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §293: Lord, your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §67: recompense theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §239: and shall be repaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §246: shall recompense
This form usually rendered as “rival”, “equal” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §20: the treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a hidden Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §627: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §79: earthlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: allthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth
SE expanded to “all the possessions”
treasuries 47% treasures 16% all 11% within 5% treasury 5% inviolable 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasurygleaningsGWB §230: Treasurekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thine enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §520: your treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §189: had allowed me to possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: Thy realmtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: Lord and King oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of
SE expanded to “put thy reliance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: representativesgleaningsGWB §264: confidently abidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: reliancewill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: placed My trustgleaningsGWB §395: him who willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: put thy reliance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: bade Mefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §485: thine affairs of statekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: Thou shouldst bid metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “carry” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §680: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: running down—thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §492: and to observe His commandmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §350: historical recordskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former times
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §174: most effectivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: supreme achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §511: the Great Powers
SE rendered الکتاب (al-ktáb), عظيما (ʿẓímá), دو (dú), روزه (rúzh), عمر (ʿmr), باعمالی (báʿmálí), مشغول (mshghúl), شو (shú) as “the Book, great, thy life, such deeds, Occupy”
SE expanded to “This is the day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: daysgleaningsGWB §145: stagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: one daywill-and-testamentW&T §57: by dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the daygleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeededkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: “This
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: lifegleaningsGWB §675: liveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By GodgleaningsGWB §529: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actionsgleaningsGWB §556: the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to performtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: been occupiedgleaningsGWB §106: to be busiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: are engagedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: to deter themthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §370: is stained with
SE rendered دو (dú), روزه (rúzh), عمر (ʿmr), باعمالی (báʿmálí), مشغول (mshghúl), شو (shú), عرف (ʿrf), رضا (rḍá), از (iz), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), گردد (grdd) as “thy life, such deeds, Occupy, the fragrance, Divine good-pleasure, of, diffuse, was”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: have becomegleaningsGWB §40: be madekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in the clouds of heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §3: was madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightenedgleaningsGWB §127: know hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: confessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrance of Thy praise
This form usually rendered as “contentment”, “willingness”, “favour” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: remain unsatisfiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §211: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: been waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §367: degradeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornmentgleaningsGWB §184: wherewithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornmentgleaningsGWB §717: an ornament
acceptance 28% accepted 28% reconcile 6% have 6% acceptable 6% acquiesced 6% embraceth 6% turned 6% submitted 6% embrace 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: acceptedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §405: Object of the adorationkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: acceptance of the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: hath been willingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adornfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §719: have deckedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adornedgleaningsGWB §700: forgoethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast adorned
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered مزيّن (mzízn), حضرت (ḥḍrt), بلال (blál), حبشی (ḥbshí), چون (chún), عملش (ʿmlsh), مقبول (mqbúl), افتاد (iftád), سين (sín), از (iz) as “adorned, his honor, Balal, the Ethiopian, acts of, acceptable, were, "sin, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Teacherfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §498: may knowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the realm oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
SE rendered افتاد (iftád), سين (sín), از (iz), شين (shín), عالم (ʿálm), سبقت (sbqt), گرفت (grft), امروز (imrúz), بايد (báyd), جميع (jmíʿ), احزاب (iḥzáb), بنور (bnúr) as “were, "sin, of, "shin, world, excelled, This is the day, should, all peoples, the peoples, the light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: AssemblygleaningsGWB §324: each of thesekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: leaguedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: throughout the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: still othersgleaningsGWB §175: people of Justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wronged peoplegleaningsGWB §562: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: the Shí‘ahsgleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds
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 §161: lightsfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §307: its radiancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of the splendors oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
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 §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §411: establish the unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
unity 26% concord 21% fellowship 11% unanimously 11% unitedly 5% harmony 5% peace 5% perfect 5% union 5% leagued 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistedgleaningsGWB §441: unionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: hath recognizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: Help themwill-and-testamentW&T §19: unanimouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin KhángleaningsGWB §642: high honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: most grievouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: treat himgleaningsGWB §407: all attachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: supremewill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Great City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: pridegleaningsGWB §446: ornamentkitab-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 §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §528: with pride
This form usually rendered as “desolate”, “havoc”, “separation” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §545: destroykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §523: rob themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §183: most desolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolate
This form usually rendered as “house”, “habitation”, “most” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §618: his chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the HousegleaningsGWB §210: most great Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
1 occurrence in corpus
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
