Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §20
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 20 of 268.
Source (Persian)
مشکاة بيان را اين کلمه بمثابه مصباح است * ای اهل عالم همه بار يک داريد و برگ يک شاخسار بکمال محبّت و اتّحاد و مودّت و اتّفاق سلوک نمائيد قسم بافتاب حقيقت نور اتّفاق افاق را روشن و منوّر سازد * حقّ اگاه گواه اين گفتار بوده و هست
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light are these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. He Who is the Day-Star of Truth beareth Me witness! So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. The One true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these words.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: is a lampgleaningsGWB §489: We render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: inmost chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the nicheepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: complaingleaningsGWB §487: to make My plaintkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: complainingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: complaint
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 §76: fullyfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §113: between their personskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: by virtue of their utterances andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: these wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §689: the sayings and writingskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: through Whose wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered مشکاة (mshkáh), بيان (bíán), کلمه (klmh), بمثابه (bmthábh), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh) as “The utterance, of God, is a lamp, ye, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §670: the like of whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: and the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: resemblethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as
SE rendered مشکاة (mshkáh), بيان (bíán), کلمه (klmh), بمثابه (bmthábh), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh), بار (bár), يک (yk) as “The utterance, of God, is a lamp, ye, all, fruits, one”
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them who dwell withinfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §635: themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
SE rendered اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh), بار (bár), يک (yk), داريد (dáríd), برگ (brg), يک (yk) as “ye, all, fruits, one, tree, leaves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: truly learnedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §628: of allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: is evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: all the world’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “cherish”, “tree”, “keep” (10 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: highly accomplishedgleaningsGWB §405: completelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: and most perfectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: become imperfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfectedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: will have elapsedgleaningsGWB §111: unmistakable
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: I lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §597: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of Thy loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
unity 57% harmony 10% union 7% fellowship 7% unite 3% all 3% harmonizing 3% towards 3% unto 3% unifying 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §569: My lonelinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: in my lowlinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
friendliness 50% fellowship 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §60: and of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: generositywill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendlinessgleaningsGWB §259: the Lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §282: All-Lovingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Loving
This form usually rendered as “concord”, “unity”, “unanimously” (28 occurrences)
concord 25% unity 20% unanimously 15% fellowship 10% unitedly 5% harmony 5% peace 5% spirit 5% union 5% firmly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmonygleaningsGWB §356: strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inconsistentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: to grantthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §396: strengthened
SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), مودّت (múddt), اتّفاق (ittfáq), سلوک (slúk), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), قسم (qsm), بافتاب (báftáb), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), نور (núr), اتّفاق (ittfáq) as “harmony, friendliness, unity, Deal, beareth Me witness, Day-Star, Truth, light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have heardgleaningsGWB §263: Wert thou to scankitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: will continue toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is notthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: may not appearwill-and-testamentW&T §52: sowedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He setteth forth
SE expanded to “beareth Me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: dividedgleaningsGWB §555: suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: By the righteousness ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: sweargleaningsGWB §684: benefitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: adjured
This form usually rendered as “daystar” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §670: the Daystar of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-StargleaningsGWB §357: Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these Luminaries of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious endgleaningsGWB §502: that speaketh the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: incontrovertibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lightsfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Their shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: the Daystartablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: heavenfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §597: the whole of the human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%
This form usually rendered as “aware”, “cognizant”, “recognize” (31 occurrences)
aware 24% cognizant 19% recognize 14% acquainted 10% who 10% well-informed 5% become 5% know 5% unaware 5% fully 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy guidancegleaningsGWB §173: Watch over yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: acquaint yourselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceivegleaningsGWB §389: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: awakenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: He Who knoweth all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: testifiethgleaningsGWB §222: bear Us witnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: testifygleaningsGWB §596: will testifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: a witnessgleaningsGWB §171: readily admitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: borne witnessgleaningsGWB §389: the chief instrument
