Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §225
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در اين کلمه عليا تفکّر نمائيد ميفرمايد [ انّی مؤمن به و بدينه و بکتابه و بادلّائه و بمناهجه و بما يظهر من عنده فی کلّ ذلک مفتخرا بنسبتی اليه و متعزّزا بايمانی به ] و همچنين ميفرمايد [ ان يا کلّ شیء فی البيان فلتعرفنّ حدّ انفسکم فانّ مثل نقطة البيان يؤمن بمن يظهره اللّه قبل کلّ شیء و انّنی انا بذلک افتخرنّ علی من فی ملکوت السّموات و الارض ] انتهی * لعمر اللّه جميع ذرّات کائنات بنوحه و ندبه مشغولند از ظلم معرضين بيان * ايا صاحبان ابصار و آذان کجا رفتند ؟ نسأل اللّه تبارک و تعالی ان يحضرهم و ينصحهم بما ينفعهم و يمنعهم عمّا يضرّهم انّه هو القویّ الغالب القدير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Meditate upon these sublime words. He saith: "I, verily, am a believer in Him, and in His Faith, and in His Book, and in His Testimonies, and in His Ways, and in all that proceedeth from Him concerning them. I glory in My kinship with Him, and pride Myself on My belief in Him." And likewise, He saith: "O congregation of the Bayán and all who are therein! Recognize ye the limits imposed upon you, for such a One as the Point of the Bayán Himself hath believed in Him Whom God shall make manifest, before all things were created. Therein, verily, do I glory before all who are in the kingdom of heaven and earth." By God! All the atoms of the universe groan and lament at the cruelty perpetrated by the froward among the people of the Bayán. Whither are gone they who are endued with insight and hearing? We beseech God - blessed and glorified be He - to summon them and exhort them unto that which will profit them, and withhold them from that which will harm them. He, in truth, is the Strong, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “inaccessible” (137 occurrences)
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to meditategleaningsGWB §663: Wert thou to considerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reflectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: and were he to musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “PondergleaningsGWB §111: pondering
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)
believer 35% true 17% believe 13% faithful 9% am 4% disbelieved 4% believest 4% believeth 4% believer’.” 4% believing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fidelitygleaningsGWB §287: the faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: am a believer
SE expanded to “in His Faith”
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: pietygleaningsGWB §87: of every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: in Thy Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: RevelationgleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: Dispensations
SE expanded to “in His Book”
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
SE expanded to “in His Testimonies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §106: evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unmistakably testify toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §117: expressivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicative
SE expanded to “in His Ways”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His WaysgleaningsGWB §485: wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and walk in the ways ofgleaningsGWB §228: Its perversityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and Thy good pleasuregleaningsGWB §467: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: in the ways
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: show forthfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §286: the direct consequences of the Revelation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: of the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessionsgleaningsGWB §50: Our grace unto menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: when beholdingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: amongst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §174: boastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §520: ye pride yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: honoured with
SE expanded to “in My kinship”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: to relategleaningsGWB §669: tiekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: bear allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: that bindeth mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: attributingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: chargegleaningsGWB §186: and claim to be
glory 30% all-glorious 20% almighty 11% swear 10% mighty 7% transcendent 6% might 5% most 4% exalted 4% gracious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: StronggleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and through the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Every man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §236: to be unacquaintedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §825: the comprehension of aught elsetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is right
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharpergleaningsGWB §44: limitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: describeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: brasstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the bounds that have been set
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “own”, “souls” (66 occurrences)
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him whogleaningsGWB §562: verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine own
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such a One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PointgleaningsGWB §19: He Who is the Heart and Center ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: a different pointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmswill-and-testamentW&T §52: partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the Primal PointgleaningsGWB §99: the Point ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: one point
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By the righteousness of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §465: no Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: landgleaningsGWB §29: Possessorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to be offeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarch
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §295: in the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
SE rendered ملکوت (mlkút), السّموات (as-smúát), الارض (ar-rḍ), انتهی (inthí), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), جميع (jmíʿ), ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát) as “kingdom, heaven, earth, By, God, All, atoms, universe”
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurablefire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §304: countlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: their Endtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), الارض (ar-rḍ), انتهی (inthí), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), جميع (jmíʿ), ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát), بنوحه (bnúḥh) as “heaven, earth, By, God, All, atoms, universe, groan”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: By thy lifegleaningsGWB §622: is Our witness!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequentedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy lifegleaningsGWB §410: the days of My lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a great manygleaningsGWB §683: all-embracingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all the peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have unitedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: crowded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §556: however smallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the atomsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §357: an atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: of the earth
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “entire” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: all wouldgleaningsGWB §387: be regardedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: attaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have mournedfire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wailgleaningsGWB §217: bewailethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: spent in lamentationwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: to sighfire-tabletFire §47: wailing
SE rendered ذرّات (dhrrát), کائنات (káʾnát), بنوحه (bnúḥh), ندبه (ndbh), مشغولند (mshghúlnd), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), معرضين (mʿrḍín), بيان (bíán) as “atoms, universe, groan, lament, cruelty, froward, Bayán”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §650: wept and mournedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: engagedgleaningsGWB §244: ye are occupied
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §366: of Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: his unfairnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyranny
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: turn asidegleaningsGWB §362: these faithless soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: apostatizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: asked
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
This form usually rendered as “who”, “have”, “whose” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: them who are endowedgleaningsGWB §407: the followerskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: the wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Possessorthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sinceregleaningsGWB §527: elected representatives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §288: with both your inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: with discernmentgleaningsGWB §197: the light of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsgleaningsGWB §619: his earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by anytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be granted
This form usually rendered as “gone” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessedgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: glorified be He
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in Our presencegleaningsGWB §244: ye shall, most certainly, be summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: readythe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §7: His Majesty’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: thosegleaningsGWB §355: is come
counsel 34% counsels 18% admonitions 8% exhorted 8% admonisher 5% counsellor 5% admonished 5% exhort 5% counselor 5% have 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: My duty to admonishgleaningsGWB §249: the counsels which this Servant giveth youthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: to dissuadegleaningsGWB §594: an admonisherthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhortedgleaningsGWB §452: have rejected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: profiteth mengleaningsGWB §523: profitethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: profiteth me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: profitable unto mangleaningsGWB §284: that which shall profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: benefit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §314: refused to allowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been forbidden them
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §19: is endowed with a potency superior tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: energygleaningsGWB §404: into heavenly power
all-subduing 45% all-compelling 10% victorious 10% triumphing 5% equal 5% invincible 5% dominant 5% full 5% transcendent 5% conqueror 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed overgleaningsGWB §129: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: subjugatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: transcendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §31: all-conqueringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: pervading powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: didst rule
