Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §54
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 54 of 268.
Source (Persian)
در صحيفه بيان اين کلمه عليا مسطور و مرقوم * بگو ای دوستان جهد نمائيد شايد مصيباتيکه فی سبيل اللّه بر مظلوم و شما وارد شده بين ناس ضايع نشود بذيل عفّت تمسّک نمائيد و همچنين بحبل امانت و ديانت صلاح عالم را ملاحظه نمائيد نه هوای نفس را * يا حزب المظلوم شمائيد رعاة عالم اغنام را از ذئب نفس و هوی مقدّس داريد و بطراز تقوی اللّه مزيّن نمائيد اين است حکم محکم که از قلم قدم در اين حين جاری شده * لعمر اللّه سيف الاخلاق و الآداب احدّ من سيوف الحديد * انّ الفطرة فی هذا الحين تنادی و تقول يا قوم قد اتی اليوم و اظهرنی ربّی بنور کسفت عند اشراقه شموس البيان اتّقوا الرّحمن و لا تکونوا من الغافلين *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In the Book of Utterance these exalted words have been written down and recorded: "Say, O friends! Strive that haply the tribulations suffered by this Wronged One and by you, in the path of God, may not prove to have been in vain. Cling ye to the hem of virtue, and hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness and piety. Concern yourselves with the things that benefit mankind, and not with your corrupt and selfish desires. O ye followers of this Wronged One! Ye are the shepherds of mankind; liberate ye your flocks from the wolves of evil passions and desires, and adorn them with the ornament of the fear of God. This is the firm commandment which hath, at this moment, flowed out from the Pen of Him Who is the Ancient of Days. By the righteousness of God! The sword of a virtuous character and upright conduct is sharper than blades of steel. The voice of the true Faith calleth aloud, at this moment, and saith: O people! Verily, the Day is come, and My Lord hath made Me to shine forth with a light whose splendor hath eclipsed the suns of utterance. Fear ye the Merciful, and be not of them that have gone astray."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scripturesgleaningsGWB §347: Sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “BookgleaningsGWB §583: chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: Thy Tablets and Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Divine utterancefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §334: recognizingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: fallen intothe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronouncefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: crieth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of his are but talesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: linethe-hidden-wordsHW §136: engravedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: testifieth the recordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §94: most holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: writtengleaningsGWB §692: hath fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: hath writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: wrotegleaningsGWB §56: hath imprinted the testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: laid downepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: recorded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’swill-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable FriendgleaningsGWB §672: loverthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to wargleaningsGWB §548: effortskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: endeavoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: StrivegleaningsGWB §687: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: seekerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), مصيباتيکه (mṣíbátíkh), سبيل (sbíl), اللّه (al-lh), بر (br), مظلوم (mẓlúm), وارد (wárd) as “haply, tribulations, path, God, by, Wronged One, suffered”
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 §8: of mine iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §363: unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: been sore oppressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: darksomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: with manifest injustice
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered بر (br), مظلوم (mẓlúm), وارد (wárd), ناس (nás), ضايع (ḍáyʿ), نشود (nshúd), بذيل (bdhíl), عفّت (ʿfft), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائيد (nmáʾíd) as “by, Wronged One, suffered, in vain, been, hem, virtue, Cling, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §626: your fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §625: all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind
This form usually rendered as “perish” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “should”, “nothing”, “shall” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: hath held fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §418: adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example
SE rendered نشود (nshúd), بذيل (bdhíl), عفّت (ʿfft), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), همچنين (hmchnín), بحبل (bḥbl), امانت (imánt), ديانت (díánt), صلاح (ṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm) as “been, hem, virtue, Cling, hath, cord, trustworthiness, piety, benefit, mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: every tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: trustgleaningsGWB §251: the faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: they have believedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: believergleaningsGWB §471: to the faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: at the timegleaningsGWB §364: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Muhammadan Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: true Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: faith butwill-and-testamentW&T §55: His religionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Revelation
This form usually rendered as “amity”, “well-being”, “uprightness” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: rehabilitatinggleaningsGWB §666: uprightnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: had been well-orderedgleaningsGWB §511: the world’s Great Peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: clearfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: Who knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §111: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most kindlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: utter abasementtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anyonegleaningsGWB §357: their own selves.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sectgleaningsGWB §175: people of Justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §440: contendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wronged peoplegleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the foldgleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the timethe-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seizewill-and-testamentW&T §52: profitingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: flocksgleaningsGWB §417: the chanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock
SE rendered المظلوم (al-mẓlúm), شمائيد (shmáʾíd), رعاة (rʿáh), عالم (ʿálm), اغنام (ighnám), از (iz), ذئب (dhʾb), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مقدّس (mqdds), داريد (dáríd) as “Wronged One, are, shepherds, mankind, flocks, wolves, passions, desires, liberate”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy valegleaningsGWB §584: within the Holy Veil
SE rendered ذئب (dhʾb), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مقدّس (mqdds), داريد (dáríd), بطراز (bṭráz), تقوی (tqúy), اللّه (al-lh), مزيّن (mzízn) as “wolves, passions, desires, liberate, ornament, fear of, God, adorn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the ornamentgleaningsGWB §210: thy jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornmentgleaningsGWB §717: an ornament
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attirefire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §179: illuminatekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “AdorngleaningsGWB §573: its apparelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adorned
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “hath” (124 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: No pengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §375: the Eternalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantagewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “have”, “floweth”, “streamed” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §412: Eternalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were showeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §662: gush out and flowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced
SE expanded to “By the righteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §523: to rearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §675: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §636: annulled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of menfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §697: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy servantstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §667: the undying Firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §181: commoners
This form usually rendered as “sharp”, “discernment”, “chains” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keengleaningsGWB §35: petty-mindednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: narrow-minded exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: that have been set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cleft asundergleaningsGWB §423: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Callfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: whotablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: She made replygleaningsGWB §210: and saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: concerning the Presencefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §101: respectkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: that shouldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: producegleaningsGWB §250: in the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came downthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: comethgleaningsGWB §101: We gaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great daygleaningsGWB §256: Our dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my lifewill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: the guisefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §448: to manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: blossomethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thou didst show forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: and enlightentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Lightfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §44: shineth forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Dawning-Place
luminaries 46% suns 19% sun 8% sun-like 4% countless 4% daystars 4% day-star 4% manifestations 4% truth 4% “suns” 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-like MirrorsgleaningsGWB §357: Most Great Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: terms “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-StargleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: infinite gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: Have mercy, then, upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “like” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have gone astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §242: be foundedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: abodetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered اتّقوا (ittqúá), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), تکونوا (tkúnúá), الغافلين (al-gháflín) as “Fear, Merciful, have gone astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §281: slumberkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: onegleaningsGWB §73: the human heart
