Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §179
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 179 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ در بحبوحه بلايا اين مظلوم بتحرير اين کلمات مشغول * از جميع جهات نار ظلم و اعتساف مشهود * از يک جهت خبر رسيده اوليا را در ارض طا اخذ نموده‌اند مع انکه افتاب و ماه و برّ و بحر گواه که اين حزب بطراز وفا مزيّنند و جز بارتفاع دولت و نظم مملکت و راحت ملّت بامری تمسّک نجسته و نخواهند جست *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! While hemmed in by tribulations this Wronged One is occupied in setting down these words. On every side the flame of oppression and tyranny can be discerned. On the one hand, tidings have reached Us that Our loved ones have been arrested in the land of Ta (Ṭihrán) and this notwithstanding that the sun, and the moon, and the land, and the sea all testify that this people are adorned with the adornment of fidelity, and have clung and will cling to naught except that which can ensure the exaltation of the government, and the maintenance of order within the nation, and the tranquillity of the people.
Translation Notes
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §211: sufferingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: sorely afflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the woes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyrannyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §453: Your iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: been darkenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: injustice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busiedgleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: would have the power to keep me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: been occupiedgleaningsGWB §362: Immersed
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: othersgleaningsGWB §686: so great ankitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: were to be leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §22: bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gather together
side 36% direction 23% created 9% country 5% regions 5% every 5% directions 5% things 5% attachment 5% earth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §109: into firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HellgleaningsGWB §558: without fire
tyranny 27% injustice 20% cruelty 13% transgressions 7% through 7% cruelly 7% oppressor 7% grievously 7% iniquitous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through thy crueltygleaningsGWB §220: oppressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: grievously wronged themwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and their wrong-doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the transgressionswill-and-testamentW&T §5: iniquitousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: injustice
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: on Myfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §259: testify,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
proclaim 14% announced 14% tidings 14% warning 14% ignorance 7% informing 7% prophecies 7% recorded 7% prophesied 7% report 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: that He may announce unto yougleaningsGWB §91: All-Perceiving.”…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: have been foreshadowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: prophesyinggleaningsGWB §111: prophecies
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “men”, “chosen” (22 occurrences)
ye 17% men 17% chosen 17% loved 11% endowed 11% outrivalled 6% who 6% hands 6% rulers 6% discerning 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the LordgleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Turn Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: for Thy loved onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rained upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Mine own MissiongleaningsGWB §439: their rulers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §202: this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: city
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will have been transmuted intofire-tabletFire §15: overcomegleaningsGWB §353: to choose therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: acquiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: that it may take her awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forgleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: borne witnessgleaningsGWB §171: readily admitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: a witnessgleaningsGWB §222: bear Us witnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: testifiethgleaningsGWB §596: will testifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: beareth Me witnessgleaningsGWB §562: attest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindredsgleaningsGWB §175: O peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followersgleaningsGWB §211: enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: still others
SE expanded to “with the adornment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: crown togleaningsGWB §717: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: with the adornment ofgleaningsGWB §116: the ornament of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a preserver of the sanctityfire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §419: of demonstrating to him their abiding loyaltykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn themfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §362: gratifykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: DawlatgleaningsGWB §511: Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereigntyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of Statethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the Governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealth
nation 75% government 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarchgleaningsGWB §31: and the company of the most exalted angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: by Thine overruling decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of
tranquillity 21% peace 14% ease 14% rest 14% assurance 7% undisturbed 7% happiness 7% own 7% repose 7%
SE rendered دولت (dúlt), نظم (nẓm), مملکت (mmlkt), راحت (ráḥt), ملّت (mllt), بامری (bámrí), تمسّک (tmssk), نجسته (njsth), نخواهند (nkhúáhnd) as “government, order, nation, tranquillity, people, clung, will cling”
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §192: in my powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: divine Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thy verdicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the one who is in miserytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: seek to justify themselves
SE rendered مملکت (mmlkt), راحت (ráḥt), ملّت (mllt), بامری (bámrí), تمسّک (tmssk), نجسته (njsth), نخواهند (nkhúáhnd) as “nation, tranquillity, people, clung, will cling”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will yegleaningsGWB §191: norkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: nor will they everthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I have not desired for youwill-and-testamentW&T §38: noepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will clinggleaningsGWB §381: wouldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: nor will ever be made manifest
