Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §173

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 173 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا ايّها المعروف بالعلم مُرِ العباد بالمعروف و لا تکن من المتوقّفين * ببصر حديد نظر نما افتاب حقيقت بامر مالک ملکوت بيان و سلطان جبروت عرفان از افق سماء سجن عکّاء مشرق و لائح اعراض او را محجوب ننمود و صفوف و الوف منعش نکرد از برای ان جناب هيچ عذری باقی نمانده يا بايد اقرار نمائی و يا نعوذ باللّه بر انکار کلّ قيام کنی*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O thou who art reputed for thy learning! Bid men to do that which is praiseworthy, and be not of such as tarry. Observe thou with a keen eye. The Sun of Truth shineth resplendently, at the bidding of the Lord of the kingdom of utterance, and the King of the heaven of knowledge, above the horizon of the prison-city of ‘Akká. Repudiation hath not veiled it, and ten thousand hosts arrayed against it were powerless to withhold it from shining. Thou canst excuse thyself no longer. Either thou must recognize it, or - God forbid - arise and deny all the Prophets!

Translation Notes

المعروف

al-mʿrúf ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)

known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned gleaningsGWB §289: are they that have recognized kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: seize the significance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst reveal Thyself unto me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt know epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand

بالعلم

bálʿlm ʿ-l-m → “for thy learning”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “for thy learning”

knowledge 70% learning 10% standard 4% divine 4% wisdom 2% understanding 2% true 2% divines 2% banner 1% science 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: all men fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §242: observer kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: one of the signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: then tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

مُرِ

mur m-r-r → “wafted” Distinctive

literal: pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “one”, “again”, “once” (39 occurrences)

one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Following this gleaningsGWB §614: Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: passing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: which saileth the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: “Again I say gleaningsGWB §712: bloweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: passed

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: one fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §668: your neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: of all mankind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §35: me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: man

تکن

tkn k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered بالعلم (bálʿlm), مُرِ (mur), العباد (al-ʿbád), بالمعروف (bálmʿrúf), تکن (tkn), المتوقّفين (al-mtúqqfín), ببصر (bbṣr), حديد (ḥdíd), نظر (nẓr) as “for thy learning, ! Bid, men, be, tarry, a keen, Observe thou”

thou 36% have 18% worth 18% hidden 9% hold 9% withhold 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: it were gleaningsGWB §236: believed Thee to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: which is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide

المتوقّفين

al-mtúqqfín w-q-f → “hesitate” Distinctive

literal: aware; standing; stop

This form usually rendered as “such” (1 occurrences)

hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillation fire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen halt gleaningsGWB §338: are fully aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: grasped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: amongst epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of such as tarry gleaningsGWB §62: tarry not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is written

ببصر

bbṣr b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eye 31% penetrating 13% sight 13% discernment 6% keen 6% carefully 6% outward 6% mine 6% both 6% gaze 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: were ye to perceive it gleaningsGWB §538: eyewitness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: perception prayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insight tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: carefully gleaningsGWB §327: mature contemplation

حديد

ḥdíd ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered تکن (tkn), المتوقّفين (al-mtúqqfín), ببصر (bbṣr), حديد (ḥdíd), نظر (nẓr), نما (nmá), افتاب (iftáb), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), بامر (bámr), مالک (málk) as “be, tarry, a keen, Observe thou, hath, The Sun, of Truth, at the bidding, the Lord”

sharp 19% keen 13% steel 13% penetrating 13% discernment 13% chains 13% discerning 6% steeled 6% brass 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limits gleaningsGWB §514: bounds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: brass tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: according to its capacity

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “observe thou”

literal: look; looking; view

observe 13% eye 13% because 13% beholding 13% sight 10% behold 10% owing 10% consider 6% ponder 6% considering 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: for reasons of their own fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §353: reading kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: their eyes fixed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ → “suffer” Distinctive

literal: do

This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: have appeared gleaningsGWB §164: a faint reflection, a mere emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: Reflect the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut it off gleaningsGWB §143: appeareth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

افتاب

iftáb áftáb → “sun”

literal: sun

sun 58% day-star 15% daystar 12% sunbeam 4% orb 4% luminaries 4% light 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: the sun gleaningsGWB §122: Orb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: light will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: day-star gleaningsGWB §357: luminaries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: the sunbeam gleaningsGWB §108: Daystar

بامر

bámr ʾ-m-r → “at the bidding” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)

SE expanded to “at the bidding”

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Whose Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §395: the Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: admonished them to hold fast unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Faith tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “king”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 42% sovereignty 19% sháh 12% sovereign 11% through 5% lord 4% power 2% majesty 2% virtue 2% excelleth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty gleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: ruleth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: overruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His might

جبروت

jbrút j-b-r → “of the heaven”

literal: dominion

SE expanded to “of the heaven”

heaven 27% realm 15% dominion 15% kingdom 15% realms 12% kingdoms 5% highest 5% eternal 2% sovereignty 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Glory fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §486: realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: and the compelling power of Thy might tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominion will-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine

افق

ifq ʾ-f-q → “above the horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE expanded to “above the horizon”

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 8% heaven 3% realm 3% towards 3% orient 2% fountain 1% source 1% dawning-place 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: above the horizon fire-tabletFire §19: men gleaningsGWB §286: works kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: above will-and-testamentW&T §34: this world

سماء

smáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered سلطان (slṭán), جبروت (jbrút), عرفان (ʿrfán), از (iz), افق (ifq), سماء (smáʾ), سجن (sjn), عکّاء (ʿkkáʾ), مشرق (mshrq), لائح (láʾḥ), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “the King, of the heaven, of knowledge, above the horizon, of the prison-city, of ‘Akká, shineth resplendently, Repudiation”

heaven 74% heavens 16% “heaven 3% “heaven” 2% all 2% heavenly 1% into 1% out 1% towards 0% who 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: in his name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §528: confessedly so kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

سجن

sjn s-j-n → “of the prison-city”

literal: prison; imprisoned; imprisonment

SE expanded to “of the prison-city”

prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prison gleaningsGWB §501: The imprisonment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prison will-and-testamentW&T §3: the Most Great Prison epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: prisoner gleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-city

مشرق

mshrq sh-r-q → “shineth resplendently” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §286: issueth forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rising above the dayspring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: and the Dawning-Place tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiant will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

لائح

láʾḥ l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets; allusion

SE rendered افق (ifq), سماء (smáʾ), سجن (sjn), عکّاء (ʿkkáʾ), مشرق (mshrq), لائح (láʾḥ), اعراض (iʿráḍ), محجوب (mḥjúb) as “above the horizon, of the prison-city, of ‘Akká, shineth resplendently, Repudiation, not veiled”

manifest 29% resplendent 18% sure 12% shone 6% shineth 6% flasheth 6% hath 6% shed 6% clear 6% attested 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Tablet gleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: the holy Tablets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scriptures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: a document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illumined gleaningsGWB §41: page

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “repudiation” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)

turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Disputest gleaningsGWB §614: and be willing to forgo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: who hath turned his back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside from the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiation

ننمود

nnmúd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered مشرق (mshrq), لائح (láʾḥ), اعراض (iʿráḍ), محجوب (mḥjúb), ننمود (nnmúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), الوف (al-wf), منعش (mnʿsh), نکرد (nkrd) as “shineth resplendently, Repudiation, not veiled, ten thousand, powerless to withhold, do”

hath 55% never 7% failed 7% none 7% have 7% could 3% neither 3% hesitated 3% can 3% cannot 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: given gleaningsGWB §559: will receive kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: have failed to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §119: Walk ye will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: they have been

صفوف

ṣfúf ṣ-f-f → “rank” Distinctive

literal: rank; ranks

This form usually rendered as “hosts” (3 occurrences)

rank 40% hosts 20% things 20% purge 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: hosts arrayed against it gleaningsGWB §464: the things which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Purge out thoroughly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rank epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: on rank

الوف

al-wf ʾ-l-f

literal: thousand; thousands; intimacy

SE rendered محجوب (mḥjúb), ننمود (nnmúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), الوف (al-wf), منعش (mnʿsh), نکرد (nkrd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جناب (jnáb), هيچ (hích) as “not veiled, ten thousand, powerless to withhold, do, Thou canst excuse thyself, no”

ten 50% countless 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: ye have composed gleaningsGWB §16: strive ye to knit together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: joined and united the-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not with will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: thousand gleaningsGWB §178: concord

منعش

mnʿsh m-n-ʿ → “powerless to withhold”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE expanded to “powerless to withhold”

withhold 33% hinder 33% hindered 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most High gleaningsGWB §573: to intervene between him and God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: highly exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: were not deterred tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold

نکرد

nkrd krdn → “do” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “act”, “grieve”, “moment” (11 occurrences)

act 33% grieve 33% moment 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: doing gleaningsGWB §287: taste ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: witnessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: them to yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: have made

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thou canst excuse thyself”

literal: excellency

SE expanded to “Thou canst excuse thyself”

thee 41% thou 38% one 3% thyself 3% wert 3% shaykh 3% excellency 3% mullá 3% honour 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its side gleaningsGWB §100: to thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: excellence will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto thee gleaningsGWB §174: shun

هيچ

hích hích → “any”

literal: any, none; any

any 67% ever 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: ever

عذری

ʿdhrí ʿ-dh-r

literal: excuse; excused

SE rendered منعش (mnʿsh), نکرد (nkrd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جناب (jnáb), هيچ (hích), عذری (ʿdhrí), باقی (báqí), نمانده (nmándh), بايد (báyd), اقرار (iqrár) as “powerless to withhold, do, Thou canst excuse thyself, no, must, recognize”

excuse 25% such 25% pleading 25% evade 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: excuse thyself gleaningsGWB §53: thy pleading prayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: evade gleaningsGWB §287: such a plea

باقی

báqí b-q-y

literal: remaining; eternity

SE rendered نکرد (nkrd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جناب (jnáb), هيچ (hích), عذری (ʿdhrí), باقی (báqí), نمانده (nmándh), بايد (báyd), اقرار (iqrár) as “do, Thou canst excuse thyself, no, must, recognize”

everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: everlastingly endure fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §452: were made orphans kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and discovered the eternity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §148: remaineth

نمانده

nmándh mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered جناب (jnáb), هيچ (hích), عذری (ʿdhrí), باقی (báqí), نمانده (nmándh), بايد (báyd), اقرار (iqrár), نمائی (nmáʾí), نعوذ (nʿúdh) as “Thou canst excuse thyself, no, must, recognize, God forbid”

longer 33% leaveth 33% hath 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: no longer gleaningsGWB §675: are still yours kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hath become the-hidden-wordsHW §149: knowledge will-and-testamentW&T §17: shall remain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: left gleaningsGWB §166: leaving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: We have digressed

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §146: needeth

اقرار

iqrár q-r-r → “recognize”

literal: abode; place; established

acknowledged 18% confess 18% recognize 12% acceptance 12% recognition 12% credence 6% recognized 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledgment 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realms gleaningsGWB §285: habitation kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: accept prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: have been firmly established tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solaced will-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated

نعوذ

nʿúdh ʿ-w-dh → “god forbid”

literal: we seek refuge; seek-refuge; we-seek-refuge

god 60% take 20% lord 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: take refuge gleaningsGWB §41: God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: God forbiddeth will-and-testamentW&T §7: May the Lord protect epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: God forbid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: We take refuge will-and-testamentW&T §7: the Lord forbid

باللّه

bálllh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; o god

SE rendered بايد (báyd), اقرار (iqrár), نمائی (nmáʾí), نعوذ (nʿúdh), باللّه (bálllh), بر (br), انکار (inkár), قيام (qíám) as “must, recognize, God forbid, deny, arise”