Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §31

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا شيخ براستی ميگويم ختم رحيق مختوم باسم قيّوم برداشته شد خود را محروم منما * اين مظلوم لوجه اللّه ميگويد تو هم لوجه اللّه در انچه نازل شده و ظاهر گشته تفکّر نما شايد از فيوضات فيّاض حقيقی در اين يوم مبارک نصيب برداری و محروم نمانی ليس هذا علی اللّه بعزيز * ادم خاکی از کلمه الهی عرشی شد و صيّاد ماهی دارای حکمت ربّانی گشت حضرت ابوذر راعی غنم بود سيّد امم شد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Shaykh! Verily I say, the seal of the Choice Wine hath, in the name of Him Who is the Self-Subsisting, been broken; withhold not thyself therefrom. This Wronged One speaketh wholly for the sake of God; thou too shouldst, likewise, for the sake of God, meditate upon those things that have been sent down and manifested, that haply thou mayest, on this blessed Day, take thy portion of the liberal effusions of Him Who is truly the All-Bountiful, and mayest not remain deprived thereof. This indeed would not be hard for God. Dust-made Adam was raised up, through the Word of God, to the heavenly throne, and a mere fisherman was made the repository of Divine wisdom, and Abu Dhar, the shepherd, became a prince of the nations!

Translation Notes

شيخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 97% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh

براستی

brástí r-s-t → “verily”

literal: truth

verily 65% truth 24% truthfulness 6% rectitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness

ميگويم

mígúym g-w-y → “i say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% declare 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they give gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: saying the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

ختم

khtm kh-t-m → “seal”

literal: seal; sealed; end

seal 23% end 15% words 8% unsealed 8% “last” 8% “seal 8% “end 8% hath 8% sealed 8% bearing 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Seal gleaningsGWB §25: The seal of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Set the-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: last hour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Sealed gleaningsGWB §114: “Seal

رحيق

rḥíq r-ḥ-q → “choice wine”

literal: wine; pure wine/nectar

wine 46% choice 31% sealed 4% glorious 4% unto 4% pure 4% save 4% cup 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice Wine gleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chalice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverage epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed Wine gleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed Wine gleaningsGWB §233: the wine

باسم

básm s-m-w → “in the name of”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “in the name of”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §292: in the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the heaven tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

قيّوم

qíqúm q-w-m → “self-subsisting”

literal: station; people; place

self-subsisting 90% self-subsisting!” 3% self-subsisting.” 3% all-compelling 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: this fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §602: this station kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thereupon I arose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

برداشته

brdáshth b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother; take

This form usually rendered as “snatched”, “take” (2 occurrences)

snatched 50% take 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §563: may attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: grasped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §142: My forbearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: taken fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

منما

mnmá n-m-ʾ → “hath”

literal: do; show; make

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: chose to gleaningsGWB §395: Suffer not kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: to turn away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Him

لوجه

lújh w-j-h → “for the sake of”

literal: face

SE expanded to “for the sake of”

sake 57% face 19% countenance 12% wholly 2% bright 2% whose 2% friendly 2% light 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hast set thy face fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §562: all men kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: fixed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

انچه

inchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

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 §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

نازل

názl n-z-l → “have been sent down”

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE expanded to “have been sent down”

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealed gleaningsGWB §556: across immeasurable distances kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “manifested”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

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 §138: now manifested fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §115: testimonies kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: emanated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thou revealest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

گشته

gshth g-sh-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; became; to become

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: manifested gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: did not actually occur the-hidden-wordsHW §97: failed will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: remained gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselves

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “meditate”

literal: reflection; reflect

ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon gleaningsGWB §148: to meditate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancy will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder

شايد

sháyd sh-y-d → “haply”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered نازل (názl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), گشته (gshth), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), شايد (sháyd), از (iz), فيوضات (fíwḍát), فيّاض (fífáḍ), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), يوم (yúm) as “have been sent down, manifested, meditate, haply, effusions, All-Bountiful, truly, Day”

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

فيوضات

fíwḍát f-y-ḍ → “grace” Distinctive

literal: grace; outpourings

This form usually rendered as “outpourings”, “manifold”, “bounties” (12 occurrences)

outpourings 27% manifold 18% bounties 18% effusions 9% favors 9% liberal 9% heavenly 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §464: the bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpourings will-and-testamentW&T §17: unerring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace abounding gleaningsGWB §40: flow of God’s all-encompassing grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming grace

فيّاض

fífáḍ f-y-ḍ → “all-bountiful”

literal: grace; grace, bounty; bountiful

all-bountiful 75% grace 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: effusions gleaningsGWB §35: All-Bountiful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: outpourings of gleaningsGWB §35: grace of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: from the grace gleaningsGWB §686: outpouring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the All-Bountiful gleaningsGWB §116: grace

حقيقی

ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q → “truly” Distinctive

literal: truth; true

This form usually rendered as “true”, “ideal”, “truth” (54 occurrences)

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable gleaningsGWB §484: due kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a reality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §27: (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trust

يوم

yúm y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the Day gleaningsGWB §279: your bygone days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Judgment Day will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days gleaningsGWB §245: Your days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet

مبارک

mbárk b-r-k → “blessed”

literal: blessed; blessing

blessed 61% holy 19% sacred 6% hallowed 6% hand 3% blest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: His hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waters the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed be will-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: \‘Blessed, therefore, be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacred will-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §96: glorified

نصيب

nṣíb n-ṣ-b → “portion”

literal: portion; share; share, portion

share 42% portion 33% partake 8% favour 8% deprive 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portion gleaningsGWB §655: be unfurled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: partake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portion the-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive them will-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raised gleaningsGWB §157: upon

نمانی

nmání m-ʾ-n → “remain”

literal: remain; remained; to remain

remain 21% have 21% leaveth 7% postponed 7% left 7% strayed 7% failed 7% deprived 7% linger 7% endure 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: left gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open the-hidden-wordsHW §122: kept will-and-testamentW&T §5: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: remain not gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: have

ليس

lís l-y-s → “not”

literal: not

SE rendered مبارک (mbárk), نصيب (nṣíb), برداری (brdárí), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانی (nmání), ليس (lís), اللّه (al-lh), بعزيز (bʿzíz), ادم (idm), خاکی (khákí) as “blessed, portion, take, deprived, remain, not, God, hard, Adam, Dust-made”

can 29% none 14% have 14% nothing 7% there 7% given 7% sorrow 7% possessed 7% cannot 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not been gleaningsGWB §174: not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: is gleaningsGWB §48: have I allowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is given

بعزيز

bʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “hard” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §624: who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy might the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of

خاکی

khákí kh-ʾ-k → “dust-made”

literal: dust

dust 78% dust-made 11% world 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Dust-made gleaningsGWB §203: dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: world the-hidden-wordsHW §125: to dust

عرشی

ʿrshí ʿ-r-sh → “throne”

literal: throne; the Throne

throne 85% mighty 4% seat 3% pillar 2% realities 1% presence 1% celestial 1% desires 1% throne.” 1% “behind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: throne gleaningsGWB §51: the seat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of Thy throne the-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Mighty gleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne above kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”

صيّاد

ṣíṣád ṣ-y-d → “fisherman”

literal: fisherman

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: fisherman

ماهی

máhí m-ʾ-h

literal: month; fish; moon

SE rendered کلمه (klmh), الهی (al-hí), عرشی (ʿrshí), صيّاد (ṣíṣád), ماهی (máhí), دارای (dáráy), حکمت (ḥkmt), ربّانی (rbbání), گشت (gsht), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “Word, God, throne, fisherman, repository, wisdom, Divine, was made, Him”

moon 50% months 50%

gleaningsGWB §143: moon will-and-testamentW&T §7: months

دارای

dáráy d-ʾ-r → “repository”

literal: possessor

repository 67% possessed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: repository gleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: withhold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §111: keep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: hide gleaningsGWB §336: All-Possessing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: not

حکمت

ḥkmt ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom

wisdom 84% divine 5% pronounced 3% observe 3% mysteries 3% exercise 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: wisdom gleaningsGWB §154: sages kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: ordaineth whatsoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: governance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence, majesty

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: those gleaningsGWB §547: creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: summoned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: ready the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §5: His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: them gleaningsGWB §482: thee

راعی

ráʿí r-ʿ-y → “shepherd”

literal: shepherd

mere 50% shepherd 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitations gleaningsGWB §552: show kindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subject the-hidden-wordsHW §98: people will-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonoured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: shepherds gleaningsGWB §511: every people will-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness

غنم

ghnm gh-n-m

literal: sheep; treasure; booty

SE rendered ربّانی (rbbání), گشت (gsht), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ابوذر (ibúdhr), راعی (ráʿí), غنم (ghnm), سيّد (sísd), امم (imm) as “Divine, was made, Him, Abu Dhar, shepherd, prince, nations”