Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §13
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا سلطان انّی کنت کاحد من العباد و راقدا علی المهاد مرّت عليّ نسائم السّبحان و علّمنی علم ما کان ليس هذا من عندی بل من لدن عزيز عليم * و امرنی بالنّداء بين الارض و السّماء بذلک ورد عَلَیَّ ما ذرفت به دموع العارفين * ما قرأت ما عند النّاس من العلوم و ما دخلت المدارس فاسأل المدينة الّتی کنت فيها لتوقن بانّی لست من الکاذبين * هذه ورقة حرّکتها ارياح مشيّة ربّک العزيز الحميد هل لها استقرار عند هبوب ارياح عاصفات لا و مالک الاسماء و الصّفات بل تحرّکها کيف تريد * ليس للعدم وجود تلقاء القدم قد جاء امره المبرم و انطقنی بذکره بين العالمين * انّی لم اکن الّا کالميّت تلقاء امره قلّبتنی يد ارادة ربّک الرّحمن الرّحيم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"O King! I was but a man like others, asleep upon My couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over Me, and taught Me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from Me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing. And He bade Me lift up My voice between earth and heaven, and for this there befell Me what hath caused the tears of every man of understanding to flow. The learning current amongst men I studied not; their schools I entered not. Ask of the city wherein I dwelt, that thou mayest be well assured that I am not of them who speak falsely. This is but a leaf which the winds of the will of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Praised, have stirred. Can it be still when the tempestuous winds are blowing? Nay, by Him Who is the Lord of all Names and Attributes! They move it as they list. The evanescent is as nothing before Him Who is the Ever-Abiding. His all-compelling summons hath reached Me, and caused Me to speak His praise amidst all people. I was indeed as one dead when His behest was uttered. The hand of the will of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Merciful, transformed Me."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered سلطان (slṭán), انّی (inní), کاحد (káḥd), العباد (al-ʿbád), راقدا (ráqdá), المهاد (al-mhád) as “King, I, but, man, others, upon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nonefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §386: of His unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-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 “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §717: the Object of the adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshippedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: all 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 §13: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: all that lay asleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: off the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fast asleepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumberer
This form usually rendered as “passed”, “wafted”, “couch” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they meetgleaningsGWB §77: have passed awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: meetingthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: followepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: again andgleaningsGWB §694: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breezegleaningsGWB §212: the Breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breeze
السّبحان
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “immeasurably” (94 occurrences)
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: Exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: thatfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §356: the Root of Knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §158: is givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: nogleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (10 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: affairsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §696: My decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: didst commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE expanded to “lift up My voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: calledfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: I cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and saying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §222: territories
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §188: Such
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: hath beengleaningsGWB §462: receive such hurtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: from attainingwill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: touchedgleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: recorded
SE expanded to “tears of every man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: tearsgleaningsGWB §410: weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: their tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: tears cameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tears they shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and by the tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: tears of every manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: the tears
This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derivedgleaningsGWB §161: of human understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy knowledgetablet-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 “studied” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered العارفين (al-ʿárfín), قرأت (qrʾat), النّاس (an-nás), العلوم (al-ʿlúm), دخلت (dkhlt), المدارس (al-mdárs) as “understanding, studied, learning, entered, schools”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peopleswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §466: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: generationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instillgleaningsGWB §634: and enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: gather them togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: made UsgleaningsGWB §257: have been called
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §337: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §558: that Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §247: in the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadelsgleaningsGWB §555: from the City
SE expanded to “thou mayest be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §397: assure himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: with a certaintytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §388: true
SE expanded to “them who speak falsely”
leaf 41% leaves 12% page 6% newspapers 6% first 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the booksfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Birdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the Heavenly Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: scrolls ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: documents
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §358: move and have their beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: unmovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herselfwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §492: as it pleaseth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: the Lord yourtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Praise be to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §62: “Praise
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: onrushing windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: stirringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: fierce winds
tempestuous 67% winds 33%
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “possessor”, “king” (124 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “EarthgleaningsGWB §511: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thine own kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §627: and of Thine attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thine attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §94: These attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: all names and attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much morethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the naturegleaningsGWB §374: how much lessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §119: naughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: wantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: may be entirely mortifiedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §669: of utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: utter destruction
SE rendered تحرّکها (tḥrrkhá), کيف (kíf), تريد (tríd), ليس (lís), للعدم (llʿdm), وجود (wjúd), تلقاء (tlqáʾ), القدم (al-qdm), جاء (jáʾ), امره (imrh) as “move, as, list, is as nothing, evanescent, before, Who is, hath reached, His all-compelling summons”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §358: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: I would still find myselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Presence offire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §285: entrustedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: faced withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: with the footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §375: the Eternalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: roseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by Thy footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantagewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §48: should ever reach mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Who came unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §585: I am come to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: comethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: reached
SE rendered تلقاء (tlqáʾ), القدم (al-qdm), جاء (jáʾ), امره (imrh), المبرم (al-mbrm), انطقنی (inṭqní), بذکره (bdhkrh), العالمين (al-ʿálmín) as “before, Who is, hath reached, His all-compelling summons, caused Me to speak, His praise, all people”
irresistible 36% resistless 27% all-compelling 9% inscrutable 9% divinely-appointed 9% inescapable 9%
SE expanded to “caused Me to speak”
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 §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §471: and be filledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: He hath settablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “as one dead”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallengleaningsGWB §279: accounted among the deadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: biteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the deadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §465: the Slayer
This form usually rendered as “transformed”, “have” (3 occurrences)
transformed 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §228: agitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: hath been transmutedthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: their handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §581: With the hands
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast gonegleaningsGWB §468: intentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: goprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: sole aimtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §537: more mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: mercy the most mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
