Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §248

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 248 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا هادی گويا بسبب اين بيانات حقّه است اراده نموده ای بيان را محو کنی * بشنو ندای مظلوم را و از اين ظلم که ارکان بيان از ان مضطرب است بگذر * من در چهريق نبوده‌ام و در ماه‌کو نبوده‌ام حال مابين مريدهای شما حرفها ظاهر شده بعينه انچه حزب شيعه ميگفتند که اين قرآن تمام نيست حضرات هم ميگويند اين بيان ان بيان نيست خطّ جناب آقا سيّد حسين موجود خط ميرزا احمد موجود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Hádí! Methinks it is by reason of these indubitable utterances that thou hast determined to blot out the Bayán. Give ear unto the voice of this Wronged One, and renounce this oppression that hath made the pillars of the Bayán to tremble. I have been neither in Chihriq nor in Máh-Kú. At the present time statements have been circulated among thy disciples identical with those made by the Shí‘ahs who have said that the Qur’án is unfinished. These people also contend that this Bayán is not the original one. The copy in the handwriting of Siyyid Ḥusayn is extant, as is also the copy in the handwriting of Mírzá Aḥmad.

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 §11: to guide gleaningsGWB §366: guideth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guided tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance of gleaningsGWB §361: guided

گويا

gúyá g-w-y → “methinks”

literal: say; to say; as-if

methinks 80% though 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: been said gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: give the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utter the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

بسبب

bsbb s-b-b → “by reason of” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)

SE expanded to “by reason of”

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the supreme instrument gleaningsGWB §692: highest means kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: visible order prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §7: so epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: is conducive

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n → “utterances”

literal: utterance

utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the utterance fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §253: unto them kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: to extol the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

حقّه

ḥqqh ḥ-q-q → “truth”

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 §117: committed everything unto gleaningsGWB §245: the one true kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable

اراده

irádh r-w-d → “determined” Distinctive

literal: will; desire

This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “desire” (66 occurrences)

will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposed gleaningsGWB §682: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and wisdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desired the-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze upon will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purpose

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), حقّه (ḥqqh), اراده (irádh), نموده (nmúdh), بيان (bíán), محو (mḥú), کنی (kní), بشنو (bshnú) as “utterances, indubitable, determined, Bayán, blot out, made, Give ear”

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: acted gleaningsGWB §288: ye may kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: expressed the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: tampered gleaningsGWB §329: conceived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: have inserted

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w → “blot out”

literal: effaced; effacement

effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: abolish gleaningsGWB §421: blotted kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: fadeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: who hath blotted out will-and-testamentW&T §5: destroyed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipate gleaningsGWB §697: be blotted out

کنی

kní k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “discover” (6 occurrences)

made 21% have 16% do 16% conduct 11% hath 11% arisen 5% ordered 5% done 5% reflect 5% hast 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: be not gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: could never the-hidden-wordsHW §93: sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiesced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: not gleaningsGWB §687: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself

بشنو

bshnú sh-n-w → “give ear”

literal: hear; to hear; heard

hearken 38% give 25% unto 13% lend 13% power 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: heard the the-hidden-wordsHW §85: hearken unto will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto the gleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: they had heard it

ندای

ndáy n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call; called; call, voice

voice 89% call 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: called fire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet call gleaningsGWB §27: declare kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and cry out tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered محو (mḥú), کنی (kní), بشنو (bshnú), ندای (ndáy), مظلوم (mẓlúm), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), ارکان (irkán), بيان (bíán) as “blot out, made, Give ear, voice, Wronged One, oppression, pillars, Bayán”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

ارکان

irkán r-k-n → “pillars” Distinctive

literal: pillar; pillars; pillar/foundation

This form usually rendered as “foundations”, “limbs”, “member” (17 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbs gleaningsGWB §70: every pillar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbs gleaningsGWB §571: your entire being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your limbs gleaningsGWB §244: the limbs

مضطرب

mḍṭrb ḍ-r-b → “tremble”

literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

tremble 30% perplexed 20% confusion 10% dismay 10% troubled 10% sore-vexed 10% sore 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: tremble gleaningsGWB §70: shall tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: remained unmoved tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smote the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbed will-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged

بگذر

bgdhr g-dh-r → “renounce”

literal: pass; passed

renounce 67% pass 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: leave gleaningsGWB §418: bequeathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: pass by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Pass beyond epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: past gleaningsGWB §364: relinquish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloof

نبوده‌ام

nbúdh‌ám b-w-d → “have been neither”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “have been neither”

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: you gleaningsGWB §687: be not kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: thou hast asked the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §20: be under epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never lived gleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hide

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “at the present time”

literal: state; now

SE expanded to “At the present time”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: about gleaningsGWB §113: their acts and manners kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: through His power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: round Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

مريدهای

mrídháy r-y-d → “thou” Distinctive

literal: want; desire; will

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

thou 20% wish 15% desire 13% hath 12% pleaseth 8% will 7% purpose 7% seek 7% have 6% seeketh 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desired gleaningsGWB §275: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: didst desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desireth gleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordain

حرفها

ḥrfhá ḥ-r-f → “letter” Distinctive

literal: letter

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

letter 24% deviation 24% letters 19% word 6% single 6% contention 5% “corruption” 5% transgression 5% words 3% “perverting” 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: words gleaningsGWB §168: the first letter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thy Letters tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a word will-and-testamentW&T §42: falsification epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with gleaningsGWB §610: every other Letter

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Outwardly fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §425: hath been brought kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Embodiments of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and manifested tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

انچه

inchh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered مريدهای (mrídháy), حرفها (ḥrfhá), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بعينه (bʿính), انچه (inchh), حزب (ḥzb), شيعه (shíʿh), ميگفتند (mígftnd), قرآن (qrán) as “disciples, statements, circulated, identical, the Shí‘ahs, who, have said, Qur’án”

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: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “shí‘ahs”

literal: party; parties; party, group

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 §111: the kindreds gleaningsGWB §22: divers kindreds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversaries gleaningsGWB §175: people of Justice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wronged people gleaningsGWB §25: certain peoples and nations

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

ميگفتند

mígftnd g-f-t → “have said”

literal: said

say 21% said 18% words 11% have 11% saying 11% spoken 7% hath 7% protested 7% tales 4% stated 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: cried gleaningsGWB §40: say kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: what will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: words gleaningsGWB §40: that kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say

قرآن

qrán q-r-ʾ → “read”

literal: read; reading

read 46% recited 15% “peruse 8% peruse 8% perused 8% chant 8% one 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: read gleaningsGWB §85: Read it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recited tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Chant it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: “Peruse gleaningsGWB §85: Perused ye not tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Peruse

حضرات

ḥḍrát ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “people”, “addressing” (9 occurrences)

people 50% addressing 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His Majesty gleaningsGWB §355: is come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: summon me to be the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: attained Our presence gleaningsGWB §43: His Faith

خطّ

khṭṭ kh-ṭ-ṭ → “handwriting”

literal: handwriting; script

handwriting 31% own 23% script 15% undeviating 8% read 8% clear 8% testimony 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: handwriting gleaningsGWB §657: to read or write the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characters will-and-testamentW&T §9: testimony written epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: his own handwriting gleaningsGWB §348: writing will-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwriting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: script

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thou”

literal: excellency

thee 39% thou 29% thyself 7% one 4% godly 4% upon 4% wert 4% shaykh 4% excellency 4% brother 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upon the conduct of gleaningsGWB §577: Eschew kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §55: shun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: thee gleaningsGWB §100: to thee

آقا

áqá ʾ-q-ʾ

literal: master

SE rendered بيان (bíán), بيان (bíán), نيست (níst), خطّ (khṭṭ), جناب (jnáb), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), حسين (ḥsín), موجود (mújúd), خط (khṭ), ميرزا (mírzá), احمد (iḥmd) as “Bayán, is not, handwriting, thou, Siyyid, Ḥusayn, is extant, Mírzá, Aḥmad”