Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §237

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 237 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا هادی حميّه جاهليّه قبل عباد بيچاره را از صراط مستقيم منع نمود * در حزب شيعه تفکّر نما هزار و دويست سنه يا قائم گفتند و بالآخره جميع بر شهادتش فتوی دادند و شهيدش نمودند مع انکه بحقّ جلّ جلاله و حضرت خاتم و اوصياء قائل و مقرّ و معترف بودند * حال قدری فکر لازم که شايد معلوم شود سببی که ما بين حقّ و خلق حائل شد چه بوده و علّت اعتراض و انکار چه عملی شده *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Hádí! The blind fanaticism of former times hath withheld the hapless creatures from the Straight Path. Meditate on the Shí‘ah sect. For twelve hundred years they have cried "O Qá’im!", until in the end all pronounced the sentence of His death, and caused Him to suffer martyrdom, notwithstanding their belief in, and their acceptance and acknowledgment of, the True One - exalted be His glory - and of the Seal of the Prophets, and of the Chosen Ones. It is now necessary to reflect a while, that haply that which hath come between the True One and His creatures may be discovered, and the deeds which have been the cause of protest and denial be made known.

Translation Notes

هادی

hádí h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guide 33% guidance 33% leaders 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guide gleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: the way of guidance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §485: approach

حميّه

ḥmímh ḥ-m-y → “fanaticism”

literal: zeal, fanaticism

fanaticism 50% guarded 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: fanaticism will-and-testamentW&T §5: guarded and preserved

جاهليّه

jáhlílh j-h-l → “foolish” Distinctive

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

This form usually rendered as “former”, “ignorant”, “preceded” (4 occurrences)

former 25% ignorant 25% preceded 25% foolish 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorant gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: who, like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former times gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “hapless creatures” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servant tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

بيچاره

bíchárh b-ch-r-h → “hapless creatures”

literal: helpless

1 occurrence in corpus

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered حميّه (ḥmímh), جاهليّه (jáhlílh), عباد (ʿbád), بيچاره (bíchárh), از (iz), صراط (ṣráṭ), مستقيم (mstqím), منع (mnʿ), نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb) as “fanaticism, former times, hapless creatures, from, Straight Path, withheld, sect”

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

صراط

ṣráṭ ṣ-r-ṭ → “straight path”

literal: path; path/way; way

path 32% straight 29% way 25% guiding 4% sirát 4% “sirat 4% right 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: path gleaningsGWB §471: the path kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: Sirát prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Way gleaningsGWB §85: the Straight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy path

مستقيم

mstqím q-w-m → “straight path”

literal: station; people; place

steadfast 35% straight 25% path 15% which 5% sound 5% cleave 5% cause 5% behold 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to face fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §615: ye rebelled kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: that tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

منع

mnʿ m-n-ʿ → “withheld” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)

withhold 14% have 14% hindered 14% withheld 11% prevented 8% deter 8% hinder 8% hath 8% prevent 8% can 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad gleaningsGWB §563: be denied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: hath deterred tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have forbidden you

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: will gleaningsGWB §40: quench kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: Observe

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “sect” Distinctive

literal: party; parties; party, group

This form usually rendered as “people”, “followers”, “shí‘ah” (50 occurrences)

people 71% followers 8% shí‘ah 5% sect 5% wronged 3% mine 3% shí‘ahs 3% peoples 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: peoples gleaningsGWB §440: contending prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the peoples gleaningsGWB §25: certain peoples and nations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindreds gleaningsGWB §175: contending peoples

شيعه

shíʿh sh-y-ʿ → “shí‘ahs”

literal: Shia; followers; follower

shí‘ahs 33% hapless 33% shí’ihs 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hapless Shí‘ahs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Shí’ihs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Shí‘ahs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: fellow-Shí’ihs

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “meditate”

literal: reflection; reflect

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 §222: “Ponder gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why should will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: his thought

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “twelve”

literal: thousand

myriad 25% thousand 25% twelve 17% myriads 17% about 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: twelve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: about a thousand

دويست

dúyst d-w → “two” Distinctive

literal: two

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

two 62% sought 8% twofold 8% hastened 8% hundred 8% again 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two months

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons

گفتند

gftnd g-f-t → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 15% saying 15% protested 15% cried 8% exclaimed 8% affirmed 8% what 8% uttered 8% denounced 8% accused 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: make gleaningsGWB §142: truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been said will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: cried gleaningsGWB §325: to maintain kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say

بالآخره

bálákhrh ʾ-kh-r → “in the end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

SE expanded to “in the end”

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: other gleaningsGWB §68: tone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: respite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: and in the life beyond will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: again gleaningsGWB §70: of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “End

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered قائم (qáʾm), گفتند (gftnd), بالآخره (bálákhrh), جميع (jmíʿ), بر (br), شهادتش (shhádtsh), فتوی (ftúy), دادند (dádnd), شهيدش (shhídsh), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “Qá’im, cried, in the end, all, sentence of His death, pronounced, martyrdom, hath”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

شهادتش

shhádtsh sh-h-d → “sentence of his death”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE expanded to “sentence of His death”

testify 25% witness 17% bear 15% visible 8% testifieth 8% beareth 7% martyrdom 7% behold 6% have 4% witnessed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: testifieth fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §115: appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: which he may see prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: proclaim tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

فتوی

ftúy f-t-w

literal: legal opinion, ruling; decree; pronounce-judgment

SE rendered گفتند (gftnd), بالآخره (bálákhrh), جميع (jmíʿ), بر (br), شهادتش (shhádtsh), فتوی (ftúy), دادند (dádnd), شهيدش (shhídsh), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “cried, in the end, all, sentence of His death, pronounced, martyrdom, hath”

have 50% sentence 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through the decree pronounced gleaningsGWB §44: sentence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: pronounced sentence gleaningsGWB §220: have pronounced

دادند

dádnd d-ʾ-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “delivered”, “regarded”, “offer” (15 occurrences)

delivered 17% regarded 17% offer 17% warned 17% announced 17% refuted 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: warned will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “have”, “arrested” (50 occurrences)

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: said gleaningsGWB §288: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: fancied the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: informed gleaningsGWB §654: having enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: failed

انکه

inkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered دادند (dádnd), شهيدش (shhídsh), نمودند (nmúdnd), انکه (inkh), بحقّ (bḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خاتم (khátm) as “pronounced, martyrdom, hath, the True One, exalted, glory, Him, Seal”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

بحقّ

bḥqq ḥ-q-q → “true one”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who gleaningsGWB §669: He is kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: “I prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §19: be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One

جلّ

jll j-l-l → “exalted”

literal: exalted; glory

exalted 76% glorified 9% magnified 6% glory 3% god—glorified 3% god 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glory gleaningsGWB §47: majesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublime gleaningsGWB §222: magnified be His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: God—glorified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence, majesty

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: to Him gleaningsGWB §287: the presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of Providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: highness the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: those gleaningsGWB §43: His Faith

خاتم

khátm kh-t-m → “seal”

literal: seal; sealed; end

seal 56% “seal 20% end 8% ring 4% ‘seal 4% sealed 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ring gleaningsGWB §686: unsealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: ‘Seal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: with the-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: my end epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Sealed gleaningsGWB §65: With these words He concludeth

اوصياء

iwṣíáʾ w-ṣ-y → “testaments” Distinctive

literal: testament

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

testaments 10% chosen 10% viceregent 10% admonished 10% exhorted 10% counsels 10% exhort 10% wishes 10% admonitions 10% counsel 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: viceregent gleaningsGWB §493: admonished kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitions will-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you saying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testaments gleaningsGWB §493: counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: admonitions

قائل

qáʾl q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

“saying 33% belief 33% saying 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: \‘Say gleaningsGWB §451: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: hath spoken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and proclaim tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

مقرّ

mqrr q-r-r → “acceptance” Distinctive

literal: abode; place

This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “place” (96 occurrences)

seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the residence gleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye together kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: was established tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solaced will-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements

معترف

mʿtrf ʿ-r-f → “acknowledgment”

literal: knowledge; know

acknowledging 38% acknowledgment 13% recognize 13% acknowledgeth 13% confessing 13% acknowledge 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: and gleaningsGWB §61: it kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: them that have recognized tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: Know

بودند

búdnd b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered اوصياء (iwṣíáʾ), قائل (qáʾl), مقرّ (mqrr), معترف (mʿtrf), بودند (búdnd), حال (ḥál), قدری (qdrí), فکر (fkr), لازم (lázm), شايد (sháyd) as “Chosen Ones, belief in, acceptance, acknowledgment, now, while, reflect, necessary, haply”

have 33% had 33% passed 11% lived 11% appeared 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: is gleaningsGWB §140: nonexistence kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: you should the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: played no part gleaningsGWB §556: be dwelling

قدری

qdrí q-d-r → “while”

literal: power; powerful; amount

while 36% ponder 14% awhile 14% little 9% reflect 5% now 5% providence 5% according 5% least 5% men 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: and of might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §161: sustain kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: strength and power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

لازم

lázm l-z-m → “necessary”

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary/binding

incumbent 39% necessary 30% must 4% behooveth 4% needeth 4% can 4% obligatory 4% resteth 4% requisite 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: incumbent gleaningsGWB §512: obligatory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: must needs gleaningsGWB §407: is incumbent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: needeth

شايد

sháyd sh-y-d → “haply”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)

evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: worlds fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §11: present-day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: learnings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensigns tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

سببی

sbbí s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason

cause 50% through 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mightiest instrument gleaningsGWB §307: the hindrances kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: hath been the cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: means

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “his creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §97: heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: essentially created by Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), خلق (khlq), حائل (ḥáʾl), چه (chh), علّت (ʿllt), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), انکار (inkár) as “True One, His creatures, hath come, caused, protest, denial”