Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §46
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 46 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و در مقام ديگر * امروز روز ذکر و ثناء و روز خدمتست خود را محروم منمائيد شمائيد حروفات کلمات و کلمات کتاب و شما نهالهائی هستيد که از دست عنايت در ارض رحمت کشته شدهايد و از امطار کرم نموّ نمودهايد شما را از عاصفات شرک و قاصفات کفر حفظ فرمود و بايادی شفقت تربيت نمود * حال وقت اثمار و اوراق است و اثمار سدره انسانی اعمال طيّبه و اخلاق مرضيّه بوده و هست اين اثمار را از غافلين منع منمائيد اگر پذيرفتند مقصود حاصل و حيات ظاهر و الّا ذروهم فی خوضهم يلعبون * يا حزب اللّه جهد نمائيد شايد قلوب احزاب مختلفه عالم باب بردباری و شفقت شما از ضغينه و بغضاء پاک و پاکيزه شود و قابل و لائق تجلّيات افتاب حقيقت گردد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And still again in another connection: "This is the day to make mention of God, to celebrate His praise, and to serve Him; deprive not yourselves thereof. Ye are the letters of the words, and the words of the Book. Ye are the saplings which the hand of Loving-kindness hath planted in the soil of mercy, and which the showers of bounty have made to flourish. He hath protected you from the mighty winds of misbelief, and the tempestuous gales of impiety, and nurtured you with the hands of His loving providence. Now is the time for you to put forth your leaves, and yield your fruit. The fruits of the tree of man have ever been and are goodly deeds and a praiseworthy character. Withhold not these fruits from the heedless. If they be accepted, your end is attained, and the purpose of life achieved. If not, leave them in their pastime of vain disputes. Strive, O people of God, that haply the hearts of the divers kindreds of the earth may, through the waters of your forbearance and loving-kindness, be cleansed and sanctified from animosity and hatred, and be made worthy and befitting recipients of the splendors of the Sun of Truth."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: glory and sublimityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §602: station, the stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: any one of themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: passagewill-and-testamentW&T §54: another wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrancegleaningsGWB §312: references madekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: to extolepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
SE expanded to “to serve Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §419: servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §513: the best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §578: withhold notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: to prevent themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and he is truly deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbidden
This form usually rendered as “extinguish”, “suffer”, “become” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: these most sublime wordsgleaningsGWB §708: the wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: that termthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §9: the phraseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: Who conversedgleaningsGWB §103: utterance
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 §218: writinggleaningsGWB §631: Forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: holy scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: through the gracefire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §124: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (211 occurrences)
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
SE expanded to “have made to flourish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: We havegleaningsGWB §148: will continue to intervenekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: protestedthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §30: wereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “I havegleaningsGWB §334: allowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: winged His flight
SE expanded to “have made to flourish”
This form usually rendered as “tempestuous”, “winds” (3 occurrences)
tempestuous 67% winds 33%
This form usually rendered as “act”, “blasphemy”, “naught” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: naught but open blasphemythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partnersgleaningsGWB §387: association
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “repudiated”, “misbelief” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the unbelievers.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: and have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §296: rejected
protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: shieldgleaningsGWB §684: protect itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: in which account istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect me
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §184: at the hands
SE expanded to “His loving providence”
loving 20% kindliness 20% mercy 10% good-will 10% kindly 10% few 10% tender-heartedness 10% compassion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: His loving providencegleaningsGWB §649: tendernessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: a fewgleaningsGWB §206: the Compassionateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: lovinggleaningsGWB §689: loving sympathyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: good-willgleaningsGWB §109: tender-heartedness
education 36% trained 9% disciplined 9% enlightened 9% development 9% educative 9% training 9% edify 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: EducatorgleaningsGWB §484: fostereth the growthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: developmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: enable it to flourishthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurturedgleaningsGWB §44: trained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Hearken, nowgleaningsGWB §527: bettereth the condition thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: by Thy helptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruitsgleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: their fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: pagefire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: Mystic Birdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: as a leaftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §53: scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §168: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntaháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Tree beyond whichgleaningsGWB §310: the tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: desire communionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mankindgleaningsGWB §556: the mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Son of Man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taughtgleaningsGWB §698: all goodly deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have committed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §154: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures
مرضيّه
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “upright”, “praiseworthy”, “goodly” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §716: failed to deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: have failed to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessible
This form usually rendered as “accepted” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ DesiregleaningsGWB §562: ambitionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Their aimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: goal excelleth every other goal
SE rendered منع (mnʿ), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), پذيرفتند (pdhírftnd), مقصود (mqṣúd), حاصل (ḥáṣl), حيات (ḥíát), ظاهر (ẓáhr), ذروهم (dhrúhm) as “Withhold, accepted, end is attained, life, achieved, leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attainedgleaningsGWB §356: foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtainedgleaningsGWB §603: your object is attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: shamefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §465: the Quickenerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: will quickentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gloryfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §550: embodimentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: my outer beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “leave” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §456: descendantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §32: all the atomskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms
cavilings!” 50% entertain 50%
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), ذروهم (dhrúhm), خوضهم (khúḍhm), يلعبون (ylʿbún), حزب (ḥzb), اللّه (al-lh), جهد (jhd), نمائيد (nmáʾíd) as “achieved, leave, vain disputes, people, God, Strive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: playinggleaningsGWB §247: and disporting themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have jestedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: disportestgleaningsGWB §612: as a play andgleaningsGWB §82: disporting themselvesgleaningsGWB §506: with your pastimes andgleaningsGWB §78: are disporting themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of the peoplesgleaningsGWB §175: contending peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: peoplegleaningsGWB §22: divers kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followersgleaningsGWB §175: people of Justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §191: God’s
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be wagedgleaningsGWB §548: effortskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: wayfarersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to wargleaningsGWB §554: the wayfarerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: endeavourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: striving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §656: that I may turnkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: opposegleaningsGWB §495: run counterkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §58: revoltepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary to decency
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: discoveredfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §74: Its sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: knowableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: the ensigns of Thy guidancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), قلوب (qlúb), احزاب (iḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), عالم (ʿálm), باب (báb), بردباری (brdbárí), شفقت (shfqt), از (iz), ضغينه (ḍghính) as “haply, hearts, kindreds, divers, earth, forbearance and loving-kindness, animosity”
SE expanded to “forbearance and loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse haterfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: hategleaningsGWB §192: ill-wishers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that set their facesfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §401: would draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: for having turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: unworthy of Thy highnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §492: and beseemeth thy sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth shortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §395: is worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: to bestowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthy
effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §621: of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §140: open charactersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §377: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
truth 69% reality 10% true 3% truth-seeker 3% sun 3% nature 3% essence 3% verities 3% significance 3% symbolic 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: trulygleaningsGWB §208: God hath made theekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: “Iprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto that
SE rendered لائق (láʾq), تجلّيات (tjllíát), افتاب (iftáb), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), گردد (grdd) as “befitting, splendors, Sun, Truth”
