Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §236

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 236 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا اهل بيان لعمر اللّه اين مظلوم خيالی نداشته الّا اظهار امريکه بان مامور بوده * اگر بسمع فطرت توجّه نمائيد از جميع ارکان و اعضاء و عروق حتّی از موهای مظلوم اصغا مينمائيد انچه را که سبب توجّه و انجذاب ملأ اعلی و ناسوت انشا است *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O people of the Bayán! I swear by God! This Wronged One hath had no other intention except to manifest the Cause He was commissioned to reveal. Were ye to incline your inner ears unto Him, ye would hear from every limb and member and vein and even from every single hair of this Wronged One that which would stir and enrapture the Concourse on high and the world of creation.

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: peoples of the earth gleaningsGWB §41: infidel kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jeweller prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: men

بيان

bíán b-y-n → “of the bayán”

literal: utterance

SE expanded to “of the Bayán”

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Resplendent fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §348: speech kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: unto all that are in the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §12: glorious

لعمر

lʿmr ʿ-m-r → “i swear”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

righteousness 31% swear 23% life 14% god 14% declining 3% years 3% age 3% days 3% “as 3% lives 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear by God gleaningsGWB §367: days of your lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your own gleaningsGWB §482: aggrandize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “by god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §560: is

خيالی

khíálí kh-y-l → “fancy”

literal: fancy, imagination

fancy 50% intention 25% desire 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: intention gleaningsGWB §503: fancy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: idle thoughts gleaningsGWB §153: desire

نداشته

ndáshth d-ʾ-sh-t → “hath had no”

literal: have; had; to have

SE expanded to “hath had no”

hath 30% have 20% beyond 10% cherished 10% will 10% never 10% devoid 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: contemplated gleaningsGWB §116: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: manifested will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is beyond gleaningsGWB §649: have I been able kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: thou will-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise

اظهار

iẓhár ẓ-h-r → “manifest”

literal: manifestation; manifest

manifest 17% proclaim 13% may 13% revealing 10% breathed 10% unveil 10% revealed 7% reveal 7% show 7% proclaiming 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: prevailed fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §25: the return kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of God’s Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and empowered me to reveal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

امريکه

imríkh ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: command/cause

This form usually rendered as “revelation” (1 occurrences)

cause 56% revelation 17% behest 8% things 6% affairs 3% mission 2% had 2% decree 2% faith 2% any 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: mission gleaningsGWB §135: this process of progressive Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this wondrous Cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: His bidding will-and-testamentW&T §5: Cause of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Revelation gleaningsGWB §476: affairs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of divine Revelation

مامور

mámúr ʾ-m-r → “commissioned”

literal: command

bidden 17% officials 17% commissioned 17% enjoined 17% entrusted 17% summoned 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: ordered gleaningsGWB §702: this duty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: Thou didst enjoin tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: authority gleaningsGWB §285: bidding

بسمع

bsmʿ s-m-ʿ → “inner ears”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

ears 23% hearing 23% heard 10% ear 10% inner 10% sense 6% hearkeneth 6% hearkened 6% senses 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Incline your ears fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §463: with the hearing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: make prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heard tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

فطرت

fṭrt f-ṭ-r → “creator” Distinctive

literal: creator

This form usually rendered as “true”, “inner”, “souls” (8 occurrences)

true 33% inner 33% souls 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the Maker gleaningsGWB §300: the nature kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: split asunder tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashioner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: true nature gleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiece kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving

توجّه

tújjh w-j-h → “incline” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceed fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §135: enveloping the Face kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: fixed his gaze upon Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

نمائيد

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: craveth gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: promote prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chose

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered بسمع (bsmʿ), فطرت (fṭrt), توجّه (tújjh), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), ارکان (irkán), اعضاء (iʿḍáʾ), عروق (ʿrúq) as “inner ears, incline, ye would hear, from, every, member, limb, vein”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

ارکان

irkán r-k-n → “limbs”

literal: pillar; pillars; pillar/foundation

foundations 50% limbs 17% member 8% pillars 8% members 8% every 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundations gleaningsGWB §70: every pillar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbs gleaningsGWB §163: My limbs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your limbs gleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole being

اعضاء

iʿḍáʾ ʿ-ḍ-w → “limb”

literal: limb

limb 67% rest 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: member gleaningsGWB §527: rest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: my limbs will-and-testamentW&T §17: members epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: limb prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: the members will-and-testamentW&T §38: those of England epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: limb of My body

عروق

ʿrúq ʿ-r-q → “veins”

literal: vein; veins

veins 33% vein 17% every 17% arabian 17% lineage 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: vein fire-tabletFire §50: veins prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my veins tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: Arabian will-and-testamentW&T §18: lineage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every pulsating vein

موهای

múháy m-w-y → “every”

literal: hair

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: every single hair

اصغا

iṣghá ṣ-gh-w

literal: listening, hearing

SE rendered عروق (ʿrúq), از (iz), موهای (múháy), مظلوم (mẓlúm), اصغا (iṣghá), مينمائيد (mínmáʾíd), انچه (inchh), سبب (sbb) as “vein, from, every single hair, of this Wronged One, that which, would stir”