Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §134
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 134 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا ايّها الغافل انّک ما رأيتني و ما عاشرت و ما آنست معی فی اقلّ من آنٍ فکيف امرت النّاس بسبّی هل اتّبعت فی ذلک هواک ام مولاک ؟ فأت بآية ان انت من الصّادقين * نشهد انّک نبذت شريعة اللّه وراءک و اخذت شريعة نفسک انّه لا يعزب عن علمه من شیء انّه هو الفرد الخبير * يا ايّها الغافل اسمع ما انزله الرّحمن فی الفرقان ﴿ لَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَی إِلَيْکُمْ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا ﴾ کذلک حکم من في قبضته ملکوت الامر و الخلق ان انت من السّامعين * انّک نبذت حکم اللّه و اخذت حکم نفسک فويل لک يا ايّها الغافل المريب * انّک لو تنکرنی بایّ برهان يثبت ما عندک ؟ فأت به يا ايّها المشرک باللّه و المعرض عن سلطانه الّذی احاط العالمين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"O thou who hast gone astray! Thou hast neither seen Me, nor associated with Me, nor been My companion for the fraction of a moment. How is it, then, that thou hast bidden men to curse Me? Didst thou, in this, follow the promptings of thine own desires, or didst thou obey thy Lord? Produce thou a sign, if thou art one of the truthful. We testify that thou hast cast behind thy back the Law of God, and laid hold on the dictates of thy passions. Nothing, in truth, escapeth His knowledge; He, verily, is the Incomparable, the All-Informed. O heedless one! Hearken unto that which the Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: ‘Say not to every one who meeteth you with a greeting, "Thou art not a believer."' Thus hath He decreed in Whose grasp are the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation, if thou be of them that hearken. Thou hast set aside the commandment of God, and clung unto the promptings of thine own desire. Woe, then, unto thee, O careless one that doubtest! If thou deniest Me, by what proof canst thou vindicate the truth of that which thou dost possess? Produce it, then, O thou who hast joined partners with God, and turned aside from His sovereignty that hath encompassed the worlds!
Translation Notes
الغافل
literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “oblivious”, “unaware” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “who hast gone astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: who art gone astraygleaningsGWB §73: blindkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be obliviousthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §415: error
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §134: mirrors capable of reflecting the glory of these Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: Who—as Thou beholdestthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that thou mayest behold
SE expanded to “associated with Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: associategleaningsGWB §222: companionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: a scorethe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of earthly delightsgleaningsGWB §338: fellowship
SE expanded to “been My companion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §338: unitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: be my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soulgleaningsGWB §441: No two men
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
SE expanded to “How is it, then”
SE expanded to “thou hast bidden”
SE expanded to “to curse Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: cursedgleaningsGWB §205: shall cheerkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the criterionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: Whywill-and-testamentW&T §52: madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: The true cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §696: they must be faithfully obeyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §427: followeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their personal desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §473: desires of a corrupt inclinationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “didst thou obey thy Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: setgleaningsGWB §412: ye men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: every discerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: with Thy loved onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Mine own MissiongleaningsGWB §91: discerning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: that which escaped themgleaningsGWB §257: have escapedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: have escaped themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: differenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: escapedgleaningsGWB §248: numbered andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: which hath escapedgleaningsGWB §279: hath escaped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §368: this high endowmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: truthfulgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: of unquestionable sincerityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §205: the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: shouldst Thou beholdfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §38: to ponderkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: is overshadowedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have cast away thegleaningsGWB §504: hath forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: they cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou hast set asidegleaningsGWB §524: ye have refusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind their backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: cast awaygleaningsGWB §432: forsaketh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: rivergleaningsGWB §477: His lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: have been promulgatedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: dispensationgleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the river
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “behind thy back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §28: beyond themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: WhoevergleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Thy Godhead was manifestedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: ye shall come to knowfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §2: Knower of all thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: certain knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered نفسک (nfsk), يعزب (yʿzb), علمه (ʿlmh), شیء (shíʾ), الفرد (al-frd), الخبير (al-khbír) as “thy passions, escapeth, knowledge, Incomparable, the All-Informed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: if it be His WillgleaningsGWB §408: may please to bestowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §385: without peer or equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: unity,—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: the One
all-informed 43% all-wise 14% who 14% informed 9% all-knowing 6% omniscient 3% understanding 3% observant 3% all-perceiving.”… 3% all-wise.” 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ignorance ofgleaningsGWB §452: hath ever recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: We, verily, have announced untogleaningsGWB §672: Proclaim
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: hearestfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §563: attentive earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: been revealedgleaningsGWB §219: shallkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: caused manna to descendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sendeth downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), الفرقان (al-frqán), تَقُولُوا (taqúlúá), لِمَنْ (liman), أَلْقَی (ʾalqay), إِلَيْکُمْ (ʾilaykum) as “Merciful, the Qur’án, every one who, meeteth, you with”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “SayinggleaningsGWB §568: through the operation of My Willkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: thou shouldst sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “Otablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §305: that which We have revealed unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: adventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: entrance into Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peacegleaningsGWB §457: them that have resigned themselves to Him (Muslims)kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him wholewill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §264: all must unreservedly submitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: submission
SE rendered أَلْقَی (ʾalqay), إِلَيْکُمْ (ʾilaykum), السَّلَامَ (as-salám), لَسْتَ (last), مُؤْمِنًا (muʾminan), کذلک (kdhlk), حکم (ḥkm) as “meeteth, you with, a greeting, believer, Thus hath He decreed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: NonegleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the rightgleaningsGWB §355: can never beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: none can be foundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: consisted not
believer 35% true 17% believe 13% faithful 9% am 4% disbelieved 4% believest 4% believeth 4% believer’.” 4% believing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hath believedgleaningsGWB §134: We, verily, believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they might believe
SE expanded to “Thus hath He decreed”
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: were held firmlygleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: in Thy hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth lowgleaningsGWB §122: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: the empiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: of a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §598: conduct and characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: who were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: doubt Our truthgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fanciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: and doubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: doubter.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: from the doubters
denied 24% deny 16% have 12% denial 10% rejected 9% repudiated 7% denier 7% denieth 5% reject 5% disbelieved 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evilgleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: such as have denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: GainsayestgleaningsGWB §149: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determination
SE expanded to “canst thou vindicate”
revealed 17% demonstrated 17% canst 8% maintained 8% establish 8% might 8% confirm 8% order 8% will 8% would 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably establishedgleaningsGWB §126: maintainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: demonstrating the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: been demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in the sightgleaningsGWB §468: the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: pertaineth unto Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: at
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “infidel”, “infidels” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “who hast joined partners”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: misbeliefgleaningsGWB §382: have joined partners with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §387: association
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: denialsgleaningsGWB §711: be leagued against theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: perversityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: turn them awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turning away from Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §368: the sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one king
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §488: with which We are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervadedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: supreme overthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
