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 “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §151: the ecstasy ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: the blastwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §433: to assail youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: onefire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §167: even though for onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: smallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: to an imperceptible degreethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: but for a fewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fractionfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: eyefire-tabletFire §34: the poisoninggleaningsGWB §135: infinitesimalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: poisongleaningsGWB §672: bitternessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: poisoned
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: mayest inhalegleaningsGWB §141: attainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: thou wilt of a certainty findprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: hath beenwill-and-testamentW&T §14: notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: discover
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: understandingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §356: truthskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: with the pursuit of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
1 occurrence in corpus
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §567: the eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: with my face settablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meantgleaningsGWB §59: He Who is the Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the purpose thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant the
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “mayest”, “show” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §424: He Who held converse with Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Words of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: through the potency of the Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have We set downgleaningsGWB §322: considerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: estimate their numberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: hast reckoned upthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: stonegleaningsGWB §305: can search
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to be concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §357: shine inkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: cloudthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: curtains
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: attributedgleaningsGWB §257: remindkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whisperingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: that they may magnify Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: His behest was utteredfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §699: the sake of the Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: commandment to declare Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: constantgleaningsGWB §406: Many akitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: numbersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: a rivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the living watersgleaningsGWB §361: most of them
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: proclaimgleaningsGWB §441: saith:kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: to bestowgleaningsGWB §39: Conceive
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §540: Lackkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: neverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: is as nothingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §37: refusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: utter destruction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §350: existingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: all beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
This form usually rendered as “hearken”, “possessed”, “did” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §362: worthy of attentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to hearkentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: shall be obeyedgleaningsGWB §266: and art to be obeyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: they will not obeyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: art to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “Willingly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: enduregleaningsGWB §441: denouncedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bearwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearergleaningsGWB §298: sustaining its weight
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: risefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §102: appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: and of the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
revelation 90% voice 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: In the daygleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: in every dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the Judgment Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the world
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 42% prophecies 11% have 11% prophesying 5% announced 5% sayings 5% prophesied 5% foretold 5% chronicles 5% informed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: tidingsgleaningsGWB §280: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: The reportprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §219: have We given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Promised OnegleaningsGWB §51: that hath been promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: he threatenethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: didst promise
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: holy scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and hath graventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: their Books
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctitygleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou hast Thyself immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Lawh-igleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: “Tabletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §689: writings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §176: one landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: among Thy nationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: or themselves
This form usually rendered as “chief”, “ra'is”, “leadership” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His headgleaningsGWB §498: rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: leadershipgleaningsGWB §428: the fountain-headkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they that have occupied the seats of authority
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: in the hearts of mengleaningsGWB §483: hearts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §174: men’s hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: loftiestfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §154: transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to glorifytablet-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 §101: In those regionsfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §650: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land
SE expanded to “come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episodegleaningsGWB §44: brought aboutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: beholdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreatsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: was
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §255: such will it remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: rainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been made to flowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: carry out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: would fallgleaningsGWB §583: shall descendkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: unrestrained effusionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), واقع (wáqʿ), از (iz), جاری (járí), نازل (názl), گشته (gshth) as “earth, come to pass, by, been announced, prophesied”
