Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §250
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 250 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين ميفرمايد [ چه بسا ناری را که خدا نور ميکند بمن يظهره اللّه و چه بسا نوری را که نار ميفرمايد باو و ميبينم ظهور او را مثل اين شمس در وسط السّماء و غروب کلّ را بمثل نجوم ليل در نهار ] انتهی * يا عالم هل لک اذن لتسمع نداء الحقّ و تنصف فی هذا الظّهور الّذی اذ ظهر نطق الطّور قد اتی مکلّمی بآيات واضحات و براهين لائحات رغما لکلّ غافل بعيد و کلّ مفتر کذّاب الّذين ارادوا ان يطفئوا نور اللّه بمفترياتهم و يمحوا آثار اللّه بغلّهم أَلَا انّهم من الظّالمين فی کتاب اللّه ربّ العالمين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And, likewise, He saith: "How many the fires which God converteth into light through Him Whom God shall make manifest; and how numerous the lights which are turned into fire through Him! I behold His appearance even as the sun in the midmost heaven, and the disappearance of all even as that of the stars of the night by day." Hast thou ears, O world, wherewith to hear the voice of the True One, and to judge equitably this Revelation Which, as soon as it appeared, Sinai exclaimed: "He that discoursed upon Me is come with evident signs and resplendent tokens, in spite of every heedless one that hath gone far astray, and of every lying calumniator, who hath wished to quench the light of God with his calumnies, and blot out the signs of God through his malice. They, verily, are of such as have acted unjustly in the Book of God, the Lord of the worlds."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: LikewisegleaningsGWB §340: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Similarlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: This truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: alsokitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: a grievous chastisementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Even as
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: firegleaningsGWB §36: the flameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “fire”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Lightfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §23: envelopkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
This form usually rendered as “converteth”, “recount”, “feeleth” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shall make manifest”
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: bring forthfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §322: have resultedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Manifestations ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Them Who aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: even as thatgleaningsGWB §438: Consider for instancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: like itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: the same likenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: imageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear asgleaningsGWB §598: as clear and manifest as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sungleaningsGWB §357: resplendent the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun of TruthgleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
This form usually rendered as “set”, “setting”, “disappearance” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the strangerfire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §594: a home for the strangerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: or toward the westprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: settethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Night and daygleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: daygleaningsGWB §281: streamskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §492: In the day timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the streaming riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with its rivers
SE rendered بمثل (bmthl), نجوم (njúm), ليل (líl), نهار (nhár), انتهی (inthí), عالم (ʿálm), هل (hl), لک (lk), اذن (idhn), لتسمع (ltsmʿ) as “even as that, stars, night, day, world, Hast thou, ears, to hear”
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 §48: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: highest stationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evidentfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §40: Jewish divineskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered نهار (nhár), انتهی (inthí), عالم (ʿálm), هل (hl), لک (lk), اذن (idhn), لتسمع (ltsmʿ), نداء (ndáʾ), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), تنصف (tnṣf) as “day, world, Hast thou, ears, to hear, voice, the True One, to judge equitably”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: have learnedfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §298: perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §168: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out
SE expanded to “the True One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitablegleaningsGWB §2: the inmost essencekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Him that speakethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against methe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to that
SE expanded to “to judge equitably”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fairgleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: fair-minded mangleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-minded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountain sidegleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Mount rising abovegleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: utter His VoicegleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: is comegleaningsGWB §250: in the thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: came to pass
This form usually rendered as “"he” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon MegleaningsGWB §97: their callkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: termthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Word of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: sayingsgleaningsGWB §382: the truth of the words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
perspicuous 50% evident 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attestedgleaningsGWB §91: is evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evidentgleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: manifestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous
This form usually rendered as “testimonies”, “tokens” (3 occurrences)
testimonies 50% tokens 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: proofgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: infallible proof
tablet 42% tablets 37% scriptures 4% resplendent 3% allusions 3% symbolic 3% hath 3% preserved 2% page 1% implication 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §689: writings
SE expanded to “in spite of”
4 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §692: turneth away from themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: failed to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §247: their total disregard
SE expanded to “gone far astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: after Mefire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §275: him that seekethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: with such trialswill-and-testamentW&T §18: his successorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: far
This form usually rendered as “impostor” (2 occurrences)
calumnies 27% calumny 18% calumniators 9% hath 9% impostor 9% calumniating 9% dust 5% slanderer 5% calumniator 5% slandered 5%
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §608: seekethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Ever-Desiredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §499: hast no desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: put out His lightgleaningsGWB §600: quenchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quenchedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: must cease from burningwill-and-testamentW&T §47: stayedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: put outgleaningsGWB §458: putting outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: extinguish
SE expanded to “with his calumnies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: calumniatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: sheer calumnywill-and-testamentW&T §4: raised a great clamourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: calumniatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: clamorously protestedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: calumniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: with his calumnies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipategleaningsGWB §178: blotted outkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and effacementwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot outgleaningsGWB §600: completely obliterated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §289: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: can movewill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §441: The evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
SE expanded to “through his malice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fettersgleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: fettered.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their envyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malicegleaningsGWB §685: envykitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envy
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as have acted unjustly”
oppressors 27% act 18% oppressor 18% unjust 9% have 5% every 5% wrongdoers 5% tyranny.” 5% tyranny!” 5% people 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: sinnedfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §222: Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: hath been darkenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: tyrants
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §451: His unerring Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: best-known booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ExaltedgleaningsGWB §127: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
