Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §267
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 267 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و قال رسول اللّه - صلّی اللّه عليه و سلّم - من نظر الی البحر ليلة کاملة کان افضل من شهرين کاملين بين الرّکن و المقام * و من تربّی فی السّواحل خير ممّن تربّی فی غيرها * و النّائم فی السّواحل کالقائم فی غيرها انتهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Apostle of God - may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him - hath said: "He that looketh upon the sea a full night is better than he who passeth two whole months betwixt the Rukn and the Maqam. And he that hath been brought up on the shores of the sea is better than he that hath been brought up elsewhere. And he that lieth on the shore is as he that standeth elsewhere."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: We have saidgleaningsGWB §96: Knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of GodgleaningsGWB §107: of Messengershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: against their Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and hast entrusted Them with Thy messagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §270: the truth of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §267: Vouchsafe Thy blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: blessed byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: blessingsgleaningsGWB §665: will be interceding for youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: are glorifiedepistle-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 §82: soundgleaningsGWB §475: such as profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrenderedgleaningsGWB §523: ye deliver your wardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: recognized as authentic
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: Regardfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §564: close his eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: the seat of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seagleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
perfect 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: wholegleaningsGWB §43: in utter lowlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: and most perfectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §18: learningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmostgleaningsGWB §109: extreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §50: as a token of Our gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE expanded to “two whole months”
well-known 21% month 13% city 13% thou 8% cities 8% widely 8% spread 8% well 8% fame 8% allowances 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: allowancesgleaningsGWB §668: better knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: Thou hast noised abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §7: Imperialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred MonthgleaningsGWB §453: spread abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: well-known
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §584: shall arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to such heightstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE expanded to “hath been brought up”
hath 67% edification 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought upgleaningsGWB §44: disciplinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: educatethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: developprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: and whom Thou hast rearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurtured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seagleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: the shores of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §224: goodlykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: what is best for themwill-and-testamentW&T §8: be the well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: unfairfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §630: all else but Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: anyone save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: with anotherwill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumbergleaningsGWB §305: thy state when asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: sleepethwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: he that liethgleaningsGWB §347: became known askitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep
SE rendered السّواحل (as-súáḥl), کالقائم (kálqáʾm), غيرها (ghírhá), انتهی (inthí) as “shore, as he that standeth, elsewhere”
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurablefire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §301: no endkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: prohibitionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: uttertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
