Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §50

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 50 of 268.

Source (Persian)

ان جناب بايد در جميع احوال عباد را بانچه سبب ظهور اخلاق روحانيّه و اعمال طيّبه است دعوت فرمايند تا کلّ اگاه شوند بانچه که سبب ارتفاع وجود است و بهمّت کامل قصد مقام اعلی و ذروه عليا نمايند * و انچه سبب اوّل است از برای تربيت خلق خشية اللّه بوده طوبی للفائزين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is incumbent upon thee to summon the people, under all conditions, to whatever will cause them to show forth spiritual characteristics and goodly deeds, so that all may become aware of that which is the cause of human upliftment, and may, with the utmost endeavor, direct themselves towards the most sublime Station and the Pinnacle of Glory. The fear of God hath ever been the prime factor in the education of His creatures. Well is it with them that have attained thereunto!

Translation Notes

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thee”

literal: excellency

thee 39% thou 29% thyself 7% one 4% godly 4% upon 4% wert 4% shaykh 4% excellency 4% brother 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Mírzá gleaningsGWB §569: against Thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: ideal King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §55: shun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto thee gleaningsGWB §708: beside

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “is incumbent”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §564: should

احوال

iḥúál ḥ-w-l → “, under”

literal: state

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: It is now gleaningsGWB §204: How piteous was her plight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: hath come in tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloisters fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §627: these servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Object prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

بانچه

bánchh b-ch-h → “whatever”

literal: by what

1 occurrence in corpus

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “will cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reason of gleaningsGWB §129: should be attributed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: casting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: nothing

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “show forth” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: and to manifest fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §135: none kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the letter thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have been shed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

اخلاق

ikhláq kh-l-q → “characteristics”

literal: creation; create; created

character 65% conduct 13% virtues 4% characteristics 4% saintly 4% righteousness 4% attributes 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creatures fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §616: hath formed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things

روحانيّه

rúḥánính r-w-ḥ → “spiritual”

literal: spirit; spiritual

spirit 30% spiritual 22% celestial 13% mystic 9% holy 4% deprive 4% saintly 4% heavenly 4% spiritually 4% eternal 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the souls fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §716: tenderness kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-minded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: musk tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit

اعمال

iʿmál ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: deed; deeds; work

deeds 44% doings 13% acts 8% works 8% all 8% behavior 4% deed 4% words 4% men’s 4% man’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct gleaningsGWB §463: all thy doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordingly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taught

طيّبه

ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b → “goodly”

literal: good; good, pure

goodly 22% good 22% righteous 11% rich 11% sacred 11% pure 11% holy 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: goodly gleaningsGWB §172: pure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: good the-hidden-wordsHW §108: sacred gleaningsGWB §598: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: rich the-hidden-wordsHW §155: holy

دعوت

dʿút d-ʿ-w → “summon”

literal: call; invitation

summoned 42% summon 19% have 12% called 8% hath 4% summoning 4% invited 4% empowered 4% caused 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: called gleaningsGWB §584: and summon kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: claimeth to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: summon

فرمايند

frmáynd f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered اعمال (iʿmál), طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), دعوت (dʿút), فرمايند (frmáynd), اگاه (igáh), شوند (shúnd), بانچه (bánchh), سبب (sbb) as “deeds, goodly, summon, aware, may become, that which, cause”

ponder 10% wilt 10% deal 10% exert 10% would 10% taught 10% establish 10% proclaim 10% expound 10% speak 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said gleaningsGWB §100: proclaim saying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: referred to in the saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: establish gleaningsGWB §142: moved Me

اگاه

igáh ʾ-g-h → “aware”

literal: aware; awareness; aware/informed

cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: cognizant gleaningsGWB §145: understood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informed gleaningsGWB §333: take heed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquainted gleaningsGWB §389: understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: unaware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: become aware

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d → “may become” Distinctive

literal: become; to become

This form usually rendered as “again”, “would”, “feed” (38 occurrences)

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: to become gleaningsGWB §685: ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in unraveling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: planted

ارتفاع

irtfáʿ r-f-ʿ → “upliftment” Distinctive

literal: elevation

This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “exalt”, “exalted” (36 occurrences)

exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will uplift fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §613: heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: annulled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are raised up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “human” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealed fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §240: shall be found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: learning tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

بهمّت

bhmmt h-m-m → “with the utmost endeavor”

literal: endeavor

SE expanded to “with the utmost endeavor”

exert 18% endeavor 18% resolve 12% endeavors 12% endeavour 12% through 6% strive 6% striven 6% vigor 6% utmost 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: Their concern fire-tabletFire §13: Anguish gleaningsGWB §439: endeavors exerted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: my grief tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: grief the-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavors will-and-testamentW&T §14: importance

کامل

káml k-m-l

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

SE rendered سبب (sbb), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), وجود (wjúd), بهمّت (bhmmt), کامل (káml), قصد (qṣd), مقام (mqám), اعلی (iʿlí), ذروه (dhrúh), عليا (ʿlíá) as “cause, upliftment, human, with the utmost endeavor, direct, Station, most sublime, Pinnacle, Glory”

perfect 36% all-powerful 18% full 18% incomplete 9% consummate 9% fulfilled 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinite gleaningsGWB §13: absolute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gravest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: that have been perfected the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §52: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: full gleaningsGWB §724: with mighty confidence

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most sublime”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Most Exalted One fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §312: while kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He uplifted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: equal to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee

ذروه

dhrúh dh-r-w → “pinnacle”

literal: summit; pinnacle; peak, summit

summit 27% pinnacle 27% most 9% sublime 9% highest 9% heights 9% unto 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the summit gleaningsGWB §725: Summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the highest goal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Most Sublime Pinnacle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the summit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Sublime Summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: heights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: Pinnacle

نمايند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “may”

literal: do; show; make

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §340: be filled kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse

انچه

inchh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered اعلی (iʿlí), ذروه (dhrúh), عليا (ʿlíá), نمايند (nmáynd), انچه (inchh), سبب (sbb), اوّل (iwwl), از (iz), برای (bráy), تربيت (trbít) as “most sublime, Pinnacle, Glory, may, the prime factor, education”

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 §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l

literal: first; firstness; beginning

SE rendered ذروه (dhrúh), عليا (ʿlíá), نمايند (nmáynd), انچه (inchh), سبب (sbb), اوّل (iwwl), از (iz), برای (bráy), تربيت (trbít), خلق (khlq), خشية (khshíh) as “Pinnacle, Glory, may, the prime factor, education, His creatures, The fear”

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginning gleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: interpretation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinners gleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawn

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd), انچه (inchh), سبب (sbb), اوّل (iwwl), از (iz), برای (bráy), تربيت (trbít), خلق (khlq), خشية (khshíh), اللّه (al-lh) as “may, the prime factor, education, His creatures, The fear, God”