Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §266
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 266 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و قال رسول اللّه - صلّی اللّه عليه و سلّم - من نظر بالبحر عند الزّوال و کبّر اللّه عند الغروب غفر اللّه له ذنوبه و لو کانت مثل رمل عالج و من عدّ اربعين موجة و هو يکبّر اللّه تعالی غفر اللّه له ما تقدّم من ذنبه و ما تأخّر *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Apostle of God - may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him - hath also said: "He that looketh upon the sea at eventide, and saith: ‘God is Most Great!' at sunset, God will forgive his sins, though they be heaped as piles of sand. And he that counteth forty waves, while repeating: ‘God is Most Great!' - exalted be He - God will forgive his sins, both past and future."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: crying outgleaningsGWB §355: hath been saidkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: He also saith:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: and sweet is His speechtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent downgleaningsGWB §107: the Messengers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Apostle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: towards Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §267: Vouchsafe Thy blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: are glorifiedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: blessingsgleaningsGWB §665: will be interceding for youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: blessed byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: to warm youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: Do Thou bless
salutations 91% ladder 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutationsgleaningsGWB §477: over them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Surrendering Our will to Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §461: greetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: unquestionable
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE expanded to “upon the sea”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “zenith”, “glory” (12 occurrences)
everlasting 20% zenith 20% glory 10% declineth 10% eventide 10% incorruptible 10% noon 10% imperishable 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §385: hath from everlasting beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: vanishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: continue to remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: glorygleaningsGWB §116: endless
This form usually rendered as “arrogance”, “pride”, “glorified” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supremegleaningsGWB §198: and the greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: sunsetfire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §160: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: setting pointsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §375: implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: I ask pardon of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his trespassesgleaningsGWB §655: of such as transgress against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: sinsgleaningsGWB §243: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered ذنوبه (dhnúbh), لو (lú), مثل (mthl), رمل (rml), عالج (ʿálj), عدّ (ʿdd), اربعين (irbʿín), موجة (mújh) as “sins, though, as, piles of sand, counteth, forty, waves”
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the billowsgleaningsGWB §563: rushingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: restless wavesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the oceangleaningsGWB §684: surgingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: are let looseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billows
SE expanded to “exalted be He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §57: of Him Who is the Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: feetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
