Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §139

شيخ

literal: elder/shaykh

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh gleaningsGWB §708: S̱hayḵh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the Shaykh

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “certain”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: others gleaningsGWB §94: unto certain Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a few among prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: other gleaningsGWB §481: while others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: part of

شهدای

shhdáy sh-h-d → “martyrs”

literal: witness; witnessed

martyrs 67% witnesses 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: death fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelled to admit kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: happened fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §115: testimonies kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: shown forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mention”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

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 §166: the aforementioned person gleaningsGWB §640: calleth to remembrance kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: such terms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: describe them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §150: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §122: similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: again gleaningsGWB §340: while

آيات

áyát ʾ-y-y → “verses”

literal: sign; verse; signs

signs 50% verses 38% words 3% tokens 2% most 1% perspicuous 1% revealed 1% utterance 1% holy 1% clear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §376: signs of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: signs and tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain thereto will-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings

ملکوت

mlkút m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdom 74% kingdoms 10% heaven 6% empire 4% into 1% all 1% glory 1% realm 1% whole 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the sovereign Lord of all gleaningsGWB §189: the All-Possessing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: of the downtrodden tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord

بيان

bíán b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: utterance

utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: every one fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §467: didst ask for no explanation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: all that hath been said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy clear tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

نازل

názl n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: descending; descend

revealed 45% sent 26% have 8% hath 8% descended 5% recorded 3% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% rained 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath revealed gleaningsGWB §323: We have formerly uttered kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: had been sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home

اميد

imíd imíd → “hope”

literal: hope

hope 82% fain 9% hoped 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: Our hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: hoped will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: We fain would hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: hope

منقطعا

mnqṭʿá q-ṭ-ʿ → “rid”

literal: detachment; detached

rid 28% detached 23% wholly 15% detach 10% withheld 8% absolute 5% completely 3% withdrew 3% complete 3% falleth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fade gleaningsGWB §685: rid yourselves of attachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: rid us of all attachment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment gleaningsGWB §656: detached from all else but Thee

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: O world fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §397: Our kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: these signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the universe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “ponder”

literal: reflection; reflect

ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §50: were ye to ponder in your hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and ponder in his heart the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Meditate gleaningsGWB §196: that ponder

فرمايند

frmáynd frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “wilt”, “appoint”, “wert” (32 occurrences)

wilt 10% appoint 10% wert 10% would 10% enforce 10% proclaim 10% sent 10% may 10% speak 10% remained 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is gleaningsGWB §122: To this testifieth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: shalt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: would gleaningsGWB §511: hath written

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §139

Source (Persian)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament