Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §235
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 235 of 268.
Source (Persian)
حال در شکايت نقطه اولی از مرايا تفکّر نمائيد شايد سبب انتباه گردد و عباد از شمال اوهام و ظنون بيمين ايمان و ايقان توجّه نمايند و اگاه گردند بانچه که از او محجوبند مع انکه از عالم نيستی بهستی مخصوص عرفان اين امر اعظم امدهاند * و همچنين ميفرمايد [ و اجعل اللّهمّ تلک الشّجرة کلّها له ليظهرنّ منها ثمرات ما قد خلق اللّه فيها لمن قد اراد اللّه ان يظهر به ما اراد فانّني انا و عزّتک ما اردت ان يکون علی تلک الشّجرة من غصن و لا ورق و لا ثمر لن يسجد له يوم ظهوره و لا يسبّحک به بما ينبغی لعلوّ علوّ ظهوره و سموّ سموّ بطونه و ان شهدت يا الهی عَلَیَّ من غصن او ورق او ثمر لم يسجد له يوم ظهوره فاقطعه اللّهمّ عن تلک الشّجرة فانّه لم يکن منّی و لا يرجع إِلَیَّ ] انتهی *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ponder now upon the complaint of the Primal Point against the Mirrors, that haply men may be awakened, and may turn from the left hand of idle fancies and imaginings unto the right hand of faith and certitude, and may be made cognizant of that wherefrom they are veiled. It is indeed for the purpose of recognizing this Most Great Cause that they have come out of the world of non-existence into the world of being. And likewise He saith: "Consecrate Thou, O my God, the whole of this Tree unto Him, that from it may be revealed all the fruits created by God within it for Him through Whom God hath willed to reveal all that He pleaseth. By Thy glory! I have not wished that this Tree should ever bear any branch, leaf, or fruit that would fail to bow down before Him, on the day of His Revelation, or refuse to laud Thee through Him, as beseemeth the glory of His all-glorious Revelation, and the sublimity of His most sublime Concealment. And shouldst Thou behold, O my God, any branch, leaf, or fruit upon Me that hath failed to bow down before Him, on the day of His Revelation, cut it off, O My God, from that Tree, for it is not of Me, nor shall it return unto Me."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the PointgleaningsGWB §3: Centerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the Point of TruthgleaningsGWB §99: the Point ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the focal centerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the Primal Point
SE rendered حال (ḥál), شکايت (shkáyt), نقطه (nqṭh), اولی (iwlí), از (iz), مرايا (mráyá), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), شايد (sháyd) as “now, complaint, Primal Point, of, Mirrors, Ponder, may, haply”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inceptiongleaningsGWB §364: First Leaderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the formerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: onegleaningsGWB §41: early days
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Mirror of My generosityfire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest MegleaningsGWB §466: thou seest Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: Thou dost considerwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: a dreamfire-tabletFire §14: Thou seest
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pondergleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), مرايا (mráyá), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), شايد (sháyd), سبب (sbb), انتباه (intbáh), گردد (grdd), عباد (ʿbád), از (iz), شمال (shmál) as “from, Mirrors, Ponder, may, haply, awakened, men, left hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: cursedgleaningsGWB §137: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to the perversityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §7: soepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Suffer
This form usually rendered as “awakened” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), شايد (sháyd), سبب (sbb), انتباه (intbáh), گردد (grdd), عباد (ʿbád), از (iz), شمال (shmál), اوهام (iwhám), ظنون (ẓnún) as “Ponder, may, haply, awakened, men, from, left hand, idle fancies, imaginings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §619: those of Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §170: vain and worthless people.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “fancy”, “fancies” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §448: thou hast imaginedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the soul-devouring doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: imaginings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §192: my right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: bear Him allegiancegleaningsGWB §461: believer’.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: will they believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: for Thy trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believedgleaningsGWB §666: Faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: true believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certaintygleaningsGWB §151: and certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Shouldest thouwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: certitudegleaningsGWB §370: certitude ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: know of a certaintyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully aware
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: setfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §470: Set thy heart firmlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: visiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: unawaregleaningsGWB §333: take heedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceivegleaningsGWB §389: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: knowgleaningsGWB §145: understoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: became cognizant
SE rendered توجّه (tújjh), نمايند (nmáynd), اگاه (igáh), گردند (grdnd), بانچه (bánchh), از (iz), محجوبند (mḥjúbnd), انکه (inkh), از (iz) as “turn, may, cognizant, that, of, veiled, He”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veilgleaningsGWB §563: concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: be veiledthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: wrapped in agleaningsGWB §373: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: this densest of all veils
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §150: learned menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
10 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “existence”, “still”, “self-assertion” (16 occurrences)
SE rendered انکه (inkh), از (iz), عالم (ʿálm), نيستی (nístí), بهستی (bhstí), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), عرفان (ʿrfán), امر (imr), اعظم (iʿẓm), امدهاند (imdhánd) as “He, of, world, non-existence, are, recognizing, Most Great Cause, come”
specially 23% confined 15% especially 8% special 8% particularly 8% specifically 8% distinct 8% specific 8% refer 8% none 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: specialgleaningsGWB §728: As to thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: specially designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hast endowedthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: for this purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: specifically revealedgleaningsGWB §343: hath singled out
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizethgleaningsGWB §286: iskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: comprehendingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend
SE expanded to “Most Great Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: all-compelling summonsgleaningsGWB §305: the thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: enterpriseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: At the biddinggleaningsGWB §508: prescribed
SE rendered بهستی (bhstí), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), عرفان (ʿrfán), امر (imr), اعظم (iʿẓm), امدهاند (imdhánd), همچنين (hmchnín), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “are, recognizing, Most Great Cause, come, likewise, saith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §183: most mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §486: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is saidgleaningsGWB §107: be their utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: enjoiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be taughtgleaningsGWB §220: hath forbidden
This form usually rendered as “make”, “grant”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the tree of humilitygleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Treeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: of BlessednessgleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: trees
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §656: the multitudekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: whatsoever Thou hast giventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordialfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upongleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: no fruitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: their fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: fruit
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: He hath createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: creation,—evenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conduct
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desiredgleaningsGWB §472: askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §460: Seek ye
This form usually rendered as ““verily” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §604: most augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine almighty favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §682: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt wishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desireth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I layfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §211: had envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou didsttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: of Thy Branches (sons)gleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branch
leaf 41% leaves 12% page 6% newspapers 6% first 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the booksfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of its leavestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: scrolls ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the leaves
SE expanded to “bow down before”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §668: bow the kneekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: instantly prostratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselves, before HimgleaningsGWB §613: worship and prostrate yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: these dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
This form usually rendered as “laud” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Laudedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §115: adequatelykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §702: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: secretlygleaningsGWB §710: Inner Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: His Concealmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: inwardlygleaningsGWB §562: their inward lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §672: sweetnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: visible and invisible—fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: things visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE expanded to “cut it off”
detachment 19% rid 18% detached 18% renunciation 12% have 10% wholly 6% cease 5% detach 5% severed 5% cut 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detachedgleaningsGWB §471: and have detached themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsake themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it off
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to returngleaningsGWB §313: sinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: return unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sightwill-and-testamentW&T §38: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned
SE rendered يکن (ykn), منّی (mnní), يرجع (yrjʿ), انتهی (inthí) as “being, Me, return”
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §669: are butkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: deep their contemplationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
