Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §216
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 216 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ اگر نفحات بيان را اقلّ از سمّ ابره بيابی عالم و عالميان را بگذاری و بانوار وجه حضرت مقصود توجّه نمائی * باری در کلمات حضرت روح معانی لا تحصی مستور ذکر امور کثيره فرموده و لکن نظر بعدم وجود سامعين و ناظرين اکثری را ستر نموده چنانچه ميفرمايد [ و لکن لا تستطيعون ان تحتملوا الآن ] * ان مطلع وحی ميفرمايد در ان يوم اخبار بعد را حضرت موعود ذکر ميفرمايد چنانچه در کتاب اقدس و الواح حضرات ملوک و لوح رئيس و لوح فؤاد از قلم اعلی اکثر اموری که در ارض واقع از قبل جاری و نازل گشته *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Wert thou to perceive, be it less than a needle's eye, the breaths of Mine utterance, thou wouldst abandon the world and all that is therein, and wouldst set thy face towards the lights of the countenance of the Desired One. Briefly, in the sayings of Him Who is the Spirit (Jesus) unnumbered significances lie concealed. Unto many things did He refer, but as He found none possessed of a hearing ear or a seeing eye He chose to conceal most of these things. Even as He saith: "But ye cannot bear them now." That Dawning-Place of Revelation saith that on that Day He Who is the Promised One will reveal the things which are to come. Accordingly in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, and in the Tablets to the Kings, and in the Lawh-i-Ra'is, and in the Lawh-i-Fu'ad, most of the things which have come to pass on this earth have been announced and prophesied by the Most Sublime Pen.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “breezes”, “sweet”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §618: the fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savorswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §506: and have withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragrances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Usfire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §295: My Book, the Bayánkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Utterance,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: to suffer patiently in theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: lessfire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §552: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: to an imperceptible degreethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the bitternessfire-tabletFire §34: the poisoninggleaningsGWB §672: bitternesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonouswill-and-testamentW&T §17: poisonedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: needle’s eyegleaningsGWB §551: a deadly poison
SE rendered نفحات (nfḥát), بيان (bíán), اقلّ (iqll), از (iz), سمّ (smm), ابره (ibrh), بيابی (bíábí), عالم (ʿálm), عالميان (ʿálmíán), بگذاری (bgdhárí) as “breaths, utterance, less, than, needle's eye, perceive, world, all that is therein, abandon”
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “fathom” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evidentfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §99: of Divine knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: whole creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §234: His glory be on theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined and inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the splendors of thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §596: eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fix my gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wash”, “callest” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon MegleaningsGWB §708: the wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: thoughtsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Word of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: conversed with GodgleaningsGWB §563: that was heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §683: Firekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the Holy Spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: by the fragrancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: His loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
countless 67% unnumbered 33%
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealerfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §434: unrevealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me away
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: relategleaningsGWB §298: recountkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: attempt to describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have commandedgleaningsGWB §241: own deviceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the commandmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: biddengleaningsGWB §508: bidden you observe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Most ofgleaningsGWB §493: most of the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: greater partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: mostgleaningsGWB §224: bountifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how manyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: majoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: most of them
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: discernmentfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §18: have been waitingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: owing to lack ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: turntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §374: as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: been bornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §669: of utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: owing to their failure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §490: Let thine ear be attentivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: Who hearesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), لکن (lkn), تستطيعون (tstṭíʿún), تحتملوا (tḥtmlúá), الآن (an-n), مطلع (mṭlʿ) as “Even as, saith, "But, bear, now, Dawning-Place”
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §266: obeyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou arttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “WillinglygleaningsGWB §264: to be obeyed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sustaingleaningsGWB §286: means and instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Bearers ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bearwill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §623: hath He labored
This form usually rendered as “now”, “verily”, “moment” (21 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the dawning-placesfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §311: Maids ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: those countenancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
revelation 83% voice 17%
SE rendered مطلع (mṭlʿ), وحی (wḥí), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), يوم (yúm), اخبار (ikhbár), حضرت (ḥḍrt), موعود (múʿúd), ذکر (dhkr), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “Dawning-Place, Revelation, He, Day, He Who, Promised One, reveal”
traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §96: All-Wise.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bring you tidingsgleaningsGWB §452: hath ever recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the promisegleaningsGWB §89: ye were promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: promise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: and the
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “holy”, “kitáb-i-aqdas” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §20: most holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: removed far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §227: sanctity.…
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §286: exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Preserved Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §39: the allusions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: dominiongleaningsGWB §612: and all their glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: Earth and heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
This form usually rendered as “chief”, “after”, “head” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: leadershipgleaningsGWB §247: its governors and elderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chieftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §25: headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the leadersgleaningsGWB §438: them who are in authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: leaders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §1: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: illumined heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: the heartsgleaningsGWB §537: the minds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thywill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen
SE expanded to “come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fellgleaningsGWB §44: brought aboutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: it cometh to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shonethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episode
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §17: streamedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: ascribeth glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §454: their conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath not sent downgleaningsGWB §288: My Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: may befalltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), واقع (wáqʿ), از (iz), جاری (járí), نازل (názl), گشته (gshth) as “earth, come to pass, by, been announced, prophesied”
