Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §48
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 48 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در تجلّی سوم از کتاب تجلّيات ذکر نموديم سبب علوّ وجود و سموّ ان علوم و فنون و صنايع است * علم بمنزله جناح است از برای وجود و مرقات است از برای صعود تحصيلش بر کلّ لازم و لکن علوميکه اهل ارض از ان منتفع شوند نه علوميکه از حرف ابتدا شود و بحرف منتهی گردد * صاحبان علوم و صنايع را حقّ عظيم است بر اهل عالم * يشهد بذلک امّ البيان فی هذا المقام المبين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In the third Tajallí (effulgence) of the Book of Tajallíyát (Book of Effulgences) We have mentioned: "Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world. Unto this beareth witness the Mother Book in this conspicuous station."
Translation Notes
revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: shed the splendorgleaningsGWB §118: revelationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thou didst revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §357: the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
23 occurrences in corpus
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 §144: Thy BooksgleaningsGWB §725: sacred Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), سوم (súm), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), تجلّيات (tjllíát), ذکر (dhkr), نموديم (nmúdím), سبب (sbb), علوّ (ʿlúl), وجود (wjúd), سموّ (smúm), علوم (ʿlúm) as “Tajallí, third, of, Book, Tajallíyát, mentioned, conducive, uplift the world of being, exaltation, sciences”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: chief causegleaningsGWB §436: a sourcekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: impartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §7: soepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §370: being thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the recognition ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my begettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: amongst all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: names andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: other namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evidentfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §412: knoweth wellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: “Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: believetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its boughsgleaningsGWB §66: its blissful bowerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Afnánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: the branchestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: twigswill-and-testamentW&T §16: Afnánepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your arts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: revelations of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §286: generatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath performedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thy handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §286: been
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), فنون (fnún), صنايع (ṣnáyʿ), علم (ʿlm), بمنزله (bmnzlh), جناح (jnáḥ), از (iz), برای (bráy), وجود (wjúd), مرقات (mrqát) as “sciences, "Arts, crafts, Knowledge, as, wings, to, man's life, ladder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou didst send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinfultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wings
This form usually rendered as “wherefore”, “light” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: whereforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may
This form usually rendered as “ladder” (1 occurrences)
ascended 20% ascend 20% ascension 13% advancement 7% ladder 7% have 7% attained 7% spiritual 7% separation 7% promotion 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: advancementgleaningsGWB §552: ascensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: them to scaleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: laddergleaningsGWB §394: promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I wouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascended
SE rendered برای (bráy), وجود (wjúd), مرقات (mrqát), از (iz), برای (bráy), صعود (ṣʿúd), تحصيلش (tḥṣílsh), بر (br), لازم (lázm), لکن (lkn), علوميکه (ʿlúmíkh) as “his ascent, man's life, ladder, for, acquisition, upon, incumbent, however, knowledge of such sciences”
This form usually rendered as “acquisition” (1 occurrences)
attained 18% having 9% acquisition 9% found 9% object 9% impossible 9% pursuit 9% hath 9% such 9% failed 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtainedgleaningsGWB §603: your object is attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: are impossiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisitiongleaningsGWB §356: foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attained
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upongleaningsGWB §482: of the uprightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of spacewill-and-testamentW&T §25: inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wildernessgleaningsGWB §11: Beseech yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: necessarygleaningsGWB §512: obligatorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wantswill-and-testamentW&T §9: requisiteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: must needsgleaningsGWB §605: restethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: It is incumbent upon thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: peoplesgleaningsGWB §583: Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: people of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: profitethgleaningsGWB §564: profiteth himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will helpthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theewill-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common wealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: to profit therefromgleaningsGWB §595: can profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me
This form usually rendered as “again”, “would”, “feed” (38 occurrences)
SE expanded to “should be acquired”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §612: Did We not forbidkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most kindlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: attain their final consummationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “letter”, “letters”, “contention” (40 occurrences)
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §286: hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: pervertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Letterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §41: falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: withgleaningsGWB §168: the first letter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §352: the source thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: proceedethgleaningsGWB §720: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their OrigingleaningsGWB §124: a beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art my
This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “god”, “true” (319 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true GodgleaningsGWB §176: true libertykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: truth?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: proven
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §169: How vastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §404: transcendeth
This form usually rendered as “testifieth”, “beareth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §690: hasten to His assistancekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
