Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §163
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 163 of 268.
Source (Persian)
عن قريب انچه در افئده و قلوب مستور مشاهده گردد * يوم يوميست که حضرت لقمان از برای ابنش ذکر فرموده و ربّ العزّه از ان خبر داده و حبيبش را اگاه نموده بقوله تعالی ﴿ يَا بُنَیَّ إِنَّهَا إِنْ تَکُنْ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَکُنْ فِی صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِی السَّمَوَاتِ أَوْ فِی الأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللّهُ إِنَّ اللّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ ﴾ * امروز خائنه اعين و خافيه صدور کلّ امام کرسيّ ظهور ظاهر و هويدا لا يعزب عن علمه من شیء يسمع و يری و هو السّميع البصير * بسيار عجبست که امين و خائن را از هم فرقی نه *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The time is at hand when whatsoever lieth hid in the souls and hearts of men will be disclosed. This Day is the Day whereof Luqman spoke unto his son, the Day which the Lord of Glory announced and with which He acquainted Him Who was His Friend (Muḥammad) through these, His words - exalted be He: - "O my son! Verily, God will bring everything to light, though it were but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and hidden in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth; for God is Subtile, informed of all." This Day the deceitful of eye, and all that men's breasts conceal, are made known and laid bare before the throne of His Revelation. Nothing whatsoever can escape His knowledge. He heareth and seeth, and He, in truth, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. How very strange that they discern not between the trustworthy and the treacherous!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Hethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §111: radiant heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Veilfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §168: unveiledkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: all veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integrity
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: bearethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §365: hath been foundkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: which he may seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: testifiesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: daysgleaningsGWB §111: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: entergleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Abrahamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The CommandergleaningsGWB §657: unto thee
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §325: acteth in dependencekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered يوم (yúm), يوميست (yúmíst), حضرت (ḥḍrt), لقمان (lqmán), از (iz), برای (bráy), ابنش (ibnsh), ذکر (dhkr), فرموده (frmúdh), ربّ (rbb), العزّه (al-ʿzzh) as “This Day, the Day, Him, Luqman, of, son, spoke, He, Lord, Glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas
son 79% children 7% foundations 3% sons 3% edifice 2% descendant 2% baní-háshim 2% foundation 2% “o 1% rear 1%
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 §146: referencesgleaningsGWB §356: Of these truths somekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: set forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ExaltedgleaningsGWB §163: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-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 §229: I have nurtured
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Thy Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
This form usually rendered as “tidings”, “telegraph”, “ignorance” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), ربّ (rbb), العزّه (al-ʿzzh), از (iz), خبر (khbr), داده (dádh), حبيبش (ḥbíbsh), اگاه (igáh), نموده (nmúdh), بقوله (bqúlh) as “He, Lord, Glory, through, announced, Friend, acquainted, they, words”
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquaintedgleaningsGWB §333: take heedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceivegleaningsGWB §389: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informedgleaningsGWB §145: understoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: became cognizant
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: utterancegleaningsGWB §2: I describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE expanded to “exalted be He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the sake of thefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §290: Inaccessiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: above alltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §249: is entirely submissivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: that they may betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “weight” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §670: the like of whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: like itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the sunthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: imageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: such as are like theegleaningsGWB §707: comparisons
This form usually rendered as “grain” (2 occurrences)
6 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce it, thengleaningsGWB §238: bring forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appearedgleaningsGWB §506: He did come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst come
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: of Thy bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §569: of Thy manifold blessings
deceitful 50% treacherous 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: treacherousgleaningsGWB §474: act treacherouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §477: the mischief of the treacherouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §34: the facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §12: watchful eye
This form usually rendered as “conceal” (1 occurrences)
hidden 23% secrets 15% conceal 8% latent 8% concealment 8% passed 8% concealed 8% long 8% unrevealed 8% mysterious 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §555: the hidden mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: secretstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseengleaningsGWB §137: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: the hidden things
breasts 36% dilated 7% shining 7% bosoms 7% bosom 7% out 7% sores 7% sicknesses 7% revelation 7% heart 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the mothergleaningsGWB §312: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: beforegleaningsGWB §172: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leadersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the nations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: thronegleaningsGWB §127: seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: and the seatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: throne of Thy justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the seatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Throne
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: displayedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §70: His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the means for the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “manifest” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heatgleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: and desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §114: soar into the firmamentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: selfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desiresgleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: truly learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §291: the All-Wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §439: Please Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: have heardfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §725: hearkenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §187: may recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: assigneththe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seethgleaningsGWB §78: they behold
all-seeing 67% seeth 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insightgleaningsGWB §491: momentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: will ye not then beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: perceive itgleaningsGWB §389: power of vision
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “how”, “divers” (11 occurrences)
manifold 20% how 10% divers 10% unnumbered 10% frequently 10% cherish 10% many 10% old 10% meditate 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essencegleaningsGWB §168: Sonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDRENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: How very strangegleaningsGWB §523: How strange, how very strangekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: marvelloustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: wondrousthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: strangelygleaningsGWB §363: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Our amazement
discern 50% difference 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: starfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §113: maketh the slightest possible differencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: differenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its separationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §20: breachepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Qur’án
SE rendered امين (imín), خائن (kháʾn), از (iz), فرقی (frqí), نه (nh) as “trustworthy, treacherous, between, discern, not”
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: eschewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
