Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §2
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 268.
Source (Persian)
الحمد للّه الباقی بلا فناء و الدّائم بلا زوال و القائم بلا انتقال المهيمن بسلطانه و الظّاهر بآياته و الباطن باسراره الّذی بامره ارتفعت راية الکلمة العليا فی ناسوت الانشاء و نصب علم يفعل ما يشاء بين الوری * هو الّذی اظهر امره لهداية خلقه و انزل آياته اظهارا لحجّته و برهانه و زيّن ديباج کتاب الانسان بالبيان بقوله ﴿الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَّمَ القُرانَ خَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ عَلَّمَهُ البَيَانَ﴾ لا اله الّا هو الفرد الواحد المقتدر العزيز المنّان *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to God, the Eternal that perisheth not, the Everlasting that declineth not, the Self-Subsisting that altereth not. He it is Who is transcendent in His sovereignty, Who is manifest through His signs, and is hidden through His mysteries. He it is at Whose bidding the standard of the Most Exalted Word hath been lifted up in the world of creation, and the banner of "He doeth whatsoever He willeth" raised amidst all peoples. He it is Who hath revealed His Cause for the guidance of His creatures, and sent down His verses to demonstrate His Proof and His Testimony, and embellished the preface of the Book of Man with the ornament of utterance through His saying: "The God of Mercy hath taught the Qur’án, hath created man, and taught him articulate speech." No God is there but Him, the One, the Peerless, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beneficent.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §717: All praise bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thine act praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: have preservedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained
SE rendered الحمد (al-ḥmd), للّه (lllh), الباقی (al-báqí), بلا (blá), فناء (fnáʾ), الدّائم (ad-dáʾm), بلا (blá), زوال (zúál), القائم (al-qáʾm) as “Praise, to God, Eternal, perisheth not, Everlasting, declineth not, Self-Subsisting”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: are but afire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §724: griefs and afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: any afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §486: transitorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the entire creation would perishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfadingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §50: expire
everlasting 83% continually 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuancewill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “declineth”, “eventide” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: will through eternity continueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: andthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealthwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…
This form usually rendered as “standing”, “standeth”, “have” (33 occurrences)
standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: attain a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: authoritytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the GuardiangleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §43: His earthly sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: show forthfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §29: unveilingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joygleaningsGWB §63: of the unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh andwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His mysteries
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: at Hisfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §125: Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy powertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE expanded to “hath been lifted up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Him Who conversedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §14: conversingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: crieth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §648: and withkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: is He—“Andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: in Thy Faithtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the world ofgleaningsGWB §453: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: generationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: possessedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: mengleaningsGWB §703: the pettiness of men’s mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: wicked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine inventionwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §655: be unfurledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §149: failed
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: awarefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §170: this perverse generationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is obviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: actgleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §572: your conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wrought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §32: all mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §256: the lives of themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mengleaningsGWB §278: of all being
SE expanded to “for the guidance of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §226: rightly guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: lead metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §594: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have We sent downgleaningsGWB §505: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: caused manna to descendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidencegleaningsGWB §585: the testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surest testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His ProofgleaningsGWB §97: evidences
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: indubitablegleaningsGWB §238: your proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and Thine infallible Proofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Proof)gleaningsGWB §632: My proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: glorious evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy proof
This form usually rendered as “adorn”, “attire”, “adorned” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “AdorngleaningsGWB §26: Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst adorn
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My BookgleaningsGWB §222: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Book and in Thy Tabletsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
SE expanded to “ornament of utterance”
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
SE expanded to “through His saying”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: She made replygleaningsGWB §280: Letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE expanded to “"The God of Mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: readgleaningsGWB §85: Perused ye notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: recitedgleaningsGWB §85: Read ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Chant itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Peruse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §605: the Manifestation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: unique
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmonyfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §183: in the Unity of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: though not whollyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §135: had been definitely foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: greater honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might
whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%
