Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §187
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 187 of 268.
Source (Persian)
قلوب مقرّبين از اين کلمات محترق و زفرات مخلصين از ان متصاعد * مکرّر علمای اعلام را لوجه اللّه نصيحت نموديم و بافق اعلی دعوت فرموديم که شايد در ايّام ظهور از امواج بحر بيان مقصود عالميان قسمت برند و بالمرّه محروم نمانند *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The hearts of them that enjoy near access to God are consumed by these words, and from them the cries of such as are devoted to Him are raised. Time and again have We, for the sake of God, admonished the distinguished divines, and summoned them unto the Most Sublime Horizon, that perchance they might, in the days of His Revelation, obtain their portion of the ocean of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of the world, and remain not utterly deprived thereof.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §486: more than one heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and be drawntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: draw her nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §573: give you a safe approachkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: causest to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon Mefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §537: speak yekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: one Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: all wordstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt upgleaningsGWB §720: devourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: consumed metablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: were consumedgleaningsGWB §30: fast consuming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: sighgleaningsGWB §30: tearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and the sighs I utterwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sighs and lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: with a sore lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: sighing
SE expanded to “such as are devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §724: are wholly devoted to His Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: and such as are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §685: resume its flightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: to attain untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
SE expanded to “Time and again”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: againgleaningsGWB §494: Oncekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: repeatedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: Latterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: once againepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: oftenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Time and againepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: have been repeatedly
divines 52% leaders 16% learned 10% commentators 6% divine 5% learning 3% christian 3% distinguished 2% spiritual 2% among 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: made clearfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §222: all worldskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: showethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known of nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “for the sake of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §512: may journeykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: directing his stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §56: God’s,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: admonisher togleaningsGWB §249: the counsels which this Servant giveth youthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortationsgleaningsGWB §452: have rejectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: My duty to admonishgleaningsGWB §594: an admonisher
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Supremefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: through the ennobling influencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoninggleaningsGWB §281: Cast awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
SE rendered نصيحت (nṣíḥt), نموديم (nmúdím), بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), دعوت (dʿút), فرموديم (frmúdím), شايد (sháyd), ايّام (iyyám), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz) as “admonished, have We, unto the, Most Sublime, summoned, perchance, the days, of His Revelation, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
SE expanded to “of His Revelation”
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 §32: surgedgleaningsGWB §375: the waves and billowskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: to surgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billowsgleaningsGWB §652: surgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: are let looseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), ايّام (iyyám), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz), امواج (imúáj), بحر (bḥr), بيان (bíán), مقصود (mqṣúd), عالميان (ʿálmíán), قسمت (qsmt), برند (brnd) as “perchance, the days, of His Revelation, of, the ocean, the utterance, the Desire, of the world, their portion, obtain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
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 §64: aim ofgleaningsGWB §127: purpose ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: all that seek Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: direct themselves towards
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 §129: At one timegleaningsGWB §279: flee awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: meetingthe-hidden-wordsHW §105: wafted over theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: again andgleaningsGWB §439: blowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: were being wafted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarredgleaningsGWB §685: hinderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: to denythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: may remaingleaningsGWB §44: becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: may not remainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: keptwill-and-testamentW&T §56: how can we deprive ourselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: mayest not remaingleaningsGWB §550: bereft
