Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §239

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 239 of 268.

Source (Persian)

جميع اين حزب ميدانند که سيّد محمّد يکی از خدّام بوده * در ايّاميکه حسب الخواهش دولت عليّه عثمانی بان شطر توجّه نموديم همراه بوده و بعد از او ظاهر شد انچه که لعمر اللّه قلم اعلی گريست و لوح نوحه نمود لذا طردش نموديم و بميرزا يحيی پيوست و عمل نمود انچه را که هيچ ظالمی ننمود ترکناه و قلنا اخرج يا غافل * بعد از ظهور اين کلمه بمولوی خانه رفته با انها بوده الی ان جاء امر الخروج *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Every one of this people well knoweth that Siyyid Muḥammad was but one of Our servants. In the days when, as requested by the Imperial Ottoman Government, We proceeded to their Capital, he accompanied Us. Subsequently, he committed that which - I swear by God - hath caused the Pen of the Most High to weep and His Tablet to groan. We, therefore, cast him out; whereupon, he joined Mírzá Yaḥyá, and did what no tyrant hath ever done. We abandoned him, and said unto him: "Begone, O heedless one!" After these words had been uttered, he joined the order of the Mawlavis, and remained in their company until the time when We were summoned to depart.

Translation Notes

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 73% sect 11% followers 7% number 2% mine 2% who 2% each 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sect gleaningsGWB §69: My people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earth will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversaries gleaningsGWB §25: peoples and nations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: a number of the faithful

ميدانند

mídánnd dánstn → “well knoweth”

literal: know; to know

believed 17% well 17% others 17% have 17% believe 17% can 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the field gleaningsGWB §430: They can neither discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: know not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: know gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowing not

يکی

ykí w-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; oneness

one 80% anyone 10% certain 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unity fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §384: belief in the unity kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who have believed in Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

خدّام

khddám kh-d-m → “our servants”

literal: service; servant; serve

servants 75% servant 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: serve gleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfare kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servants will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in serving gleaningsGWB §499: endeavor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went

ايّاميکه

iyyámíkh y-w-m → “days when”

literal: day; days

day 59% days 31% time 2% daytime 2% today 2% one 1% every 1% all 1% now 1% each 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own days tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by day

حسب

ḥsb ḥ-s-b → “as”

literal: according; reckoned; reckoning

SE rendered از (iz), خدّام (khddám), ايّاميکه (iyyámíkh), حسب (ḥsb), الخواهش (al-khúáhsh), دولت (dúlt), عليّه (ʿlílh), عثمانی (ʿthmání) as “of, Our servants, the days when, as, requested, Government, Imperial, Ottoman”

literally 67% seeming 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: accounted gleaningsGWB §314: numbered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: literally the-hidden-wordsHW §120: are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: through whose hands it had passed gleaningsGWB §695: Think not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: reckoning.”the-hidden-wordsHW §32: summoned to a reckoning

الخواهش

al-khúáhsh kh-w-h → “requested”

literal: request

requested 50% request 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: request the-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher the-hidden-wordsHW §93: never desire will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishers

دولت

dúlt d-w-l → “government”

literal: state; government; dominion

government 69% governments 8% state 4% fortune 4% dawlat 4% persian 4% wealth 4% dominion 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: governments gleaningsGWB §511: Powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of government the-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: two Nations the-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: Every nation the-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereignty

شطر

shṭr sh-ṭ-r → “to their capital” Distinctive

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

This form usually rendered as “direction”, “towards”, “court” (92 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to their Capital”

direction 36% towards 30% court 8% toward 7% capital 3% proceeding 3% upon 3% land 3% turning 3% source 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: land prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia gleaningsGWB §638: your prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople

توجّه

tújjh w-j-h → “proceeded” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 16% set 13% setting 9% hath 9% turned 8% directing 5% proceeded 4% fix 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: faces of men fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §494: lead kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: for Thy sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine

نمود

nmúd nmúdn → “hath caused”

literal: do; to do; show

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: hath acted gleaningsGWB §329: conceived kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: denounce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gone will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: can never

همراه

hmráh h-m-r-ʾ-h → “accompanied”

literal: companion

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: accompanied

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: happened fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §260: fulfill kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: shineth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: Thy manifold tests assail them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

لعمر

lʿmr ʿ-m-r → “i swear”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

righteousness 35% swear 26% life 13% years 6% god 3% age 3% precious 3% days 3% beareth 3% witness! 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy life gleaningsGWB §511: advancement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented the-hidden-wordsHW §95: lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By God gleaningsGWB §562: revive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thy Divine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 96% finger 1% written 1% whose 1% any 1% appear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the Pen gleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen will-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pens gleaningsGWB §174: written prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Pen—a

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most high”

literal: highest; exalted; high

most 47% high 15% glory 9% supreme 6% loftiest 5% exalted 5% celestial 4% aloud 3% highest 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublime fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §290: Inaccessible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: hast remained far above tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One

گريست

gríst grístn → “weep”

literal: weep; wept; to weep

weep 43% wept 29% bewailing 29%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: Bewailing gleaningsGWB §168: wailed will-and-testamentW&T §5: bewailed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: weep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wept

نوحه

núḥh n-w-ḥ → “groan”

literal: lament; lamentation; lamented

groan 21% lament 16% wailing 16% lamented 11% bewail 11% groaned 5% sigh 5% groanings 5% prayerfully 5% lamenting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: to groan aloud fire-tabletFire §47: wailing gleaningsGWB §271: to cry out and be sore pained with grief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: crieth will-and-testamentW&T §5: lamenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: groanings fire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wail

طردش

ṭrdsh ṭ-r-d → “cast him out”

literal: cast out

SE expanded to “cast him out”

cast 55% drive 16% outcast 6% have 3% abandoned 3% banishment 3% thrust 3% reject 3% driven 3% wilt 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them out gleaningsGWB §243: Our banishment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: to cast me not away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandoned gleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Cast me

پيوست

píwst píwst → “joined”

literal: join; to join

joined 67% threw 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: joined epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: threw in her lot with

عمل

ʿml ʿ-m-l → “did what” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds; work

This form usually rendered as “act”, “work”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)

act 23% work 17% deeds 13% conduct 10% committed 7% acted 7% observe 7% deed 7% hath 7% which 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committed gleaningsGWB §501: commit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: followed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to perform tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observe will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: That which was done

هيچ

hích hích → “no”

literal: any, none; any

SE rendered پيوست (píwst), عمل (ʿml), نمود (nmúd), انچه (inchh), هيچ (hích), ظالمی (ẓálmí), ننمود (nnmúd), ترکناه (trknáh), قلنا (qlná), اخرج (ikhrj) as “joined, did what, he, no, tyrant, hath ever done, abandoned him, said unto him, "Begone”

any 67% ever 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: ever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No

ظالمی

ẓálmí ẓ-l-m → “wronged” Distinctive

literal: wronged

This form usually rendered as “tyrant”, “brutal” (2 occurrences)

tyrant 50% brutal 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrant fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §221: unfeigned severity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflicted the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §34: hath wrought the most glaring cruelty upon Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: Wronged One

قلنا

qlná q-w-l → “said unto him”

literal: said

SE expanded to “said unto him”

have 72% said 22% made 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath addressed Me saying gleaningsGWB §670: Know thou of a certainty kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I answered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: He hath said tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded her the-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly

اخرج

ikhrj kh-r-j → ““begone”

literal: exit; go out; outside

draw 17% “begone 17% emerge 17% unseal 17% put 17% left 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: altereth gleaningsGWB §704: causeth man to overstep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: come forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: that he may draw forth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departure

غافل

gháfl gh-f-l → “heedless one”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedless 37% oblivious 23% unaware 14% forgetful 7% hath 5% who 5% careless 2% wholly 2% erred 2% ignorant 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedless gleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We knew not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: Wayward though we be the-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCE epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayed gleaningsGWB §542: that are gone astray

بمولوی

bmúlúy w-l-y → “lord” Distinctive

literal: lord

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

lord 31% loved 24% chosen 15% guardian 12% ye 4% holy 3% men 3% guardianship 3% saints 3% dear 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy ones gleaningsGWB §278: their Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His saints prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §35: mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the loved ones of God gleaningsGWB §95: chosen Ones of God

خانه

khánh khánh

literal: house

SE rendered از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), کلمه (klmh), بمولوی (bmúlúy), خانه (khánh), رفته (rfth), انها (inhá), جاء (jáʾ) as “uttered, words, order of the Mawlavis, joined, their company, were summoned”