Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §60
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 60 of 268.
Source (Persian)
* سبحان اللّه امروز روزيست که عقلاء از اين مظلوم اخذ رای نمايند و از حقّ بطلبند انچه را که سبب عزّت و اسايش است * و لکن کلّ بر عکس بر اطفاء اين نور ساطع لميع جاهد و ساعی و هر نفسی در صدد ان است که تقصيری ثابت نمايد و يا ايرادی وارد اورد * امر بمقامی رسيده که از جميع اطوار اين مظلوم اظهار نمودهاند انچه را که ذکر ان شايسته نيست * يکی از دوستان از نفسی از نفوس مجتمعه در مدينه کبيره ذکر نموده که گفته در هر سنه مبلغ پنجاه هزار تومان از وطن بعکّا ميرود و بکمال افسوس اين فقره را ذکر نمود معلوم نشد محاسب که بوده و دفتر دار که *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gracious God! This is the day whereon the wise should seek the advice of this Wronged One, and ask Him Who is the Truth what things are conducive to the glory and tranquillity of men. And yet, all are earnestly striving to put out this glorious and shining light, and are diligently seeking either to establish Our guilt, or to voice their protest against Us. Matters have come to such a pass, that the conduct of this Wronged One hath, in every way, been grossly misrepresented, and in a manner which it would be unseemly to mention. One of Our friends hath reported that among the residents of the Great City (Constantinople) he had heard with the greatest regret someone state that, each year, a sum of fifty thousand túmáns was being despatched from his native land to ‘Akká! It hath not, however, been made clear who had disbursed the sum, nor through whose hands it had passed!
Translation Notes
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
SE expanded to “is the day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this daygleaningsGWB §144: the agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankindwill-and-testamentW&T §57: by dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this daygleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeededkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: in this day
This form usually rendered as “men”, “wise” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §117: mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: intellectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §35: understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: contemplateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy crueltyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §477: oppress themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: wronged themthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppression
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “seize”, “hath” (29 occurrences)
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: to seize theegleaningsGWB §282: transportedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: takeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriatedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: holdeth fastgleaningsGWB §74: hath clouded
This form usually rendered as “views”, “saw”, “advice” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy trusted onesgleaningsGWB §358: have I perceivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: they shall seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: gazedwill-and-testamentW&T §19: voteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: seestgleaningsGWB §83: lo, mankind hath swoonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: a meansgleaningsGWB §316: external causeskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: causethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: means
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Preciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
SE rendered سبب (sbb), عزّت (ʿzzt), اسايش (isáysh), لکن (lkn), بر (br), عکس (ʿks), بر (br), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), نور (núr) as “conducive to, the glory, tranquillity, yet, put out, light”
SE rendered عزّت (ʿzzt), اسايش (isáysh), لکن (lkn), بر (br), عکس (ʿks), بر (br), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), نور (núr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), لميع (lmíʿ) as “the glory, tranquillity, yet, put out, light, glorious, shining”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
SE rendered اسايش (isáysh), لکن (lkn), بر (br), عکس (ʿks), بر (br), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), نور (núr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), لميع (lmíʿ) as “tranquillity, yet, put out, light, glorious, shining”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: put outgleaningsGWB §600: quenchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quenchedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: extinguishwill-and-testamentW&T §47: stayedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: put out His lightgleaningsGWB §458: putting outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: must cease from burning
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 §79: of lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §156: beaming with lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “revelation”, “deeds—from” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “striving” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: strivinggleaningsGWB §547: exertedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantlygleaningsGWB §554: a true seekerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: wayfarersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be waged
strive 50% diligently 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: hasteninggleaningsGWB §547: effortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly and assiduouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: Strivewill-and-testamentW&T §41: strivingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to strivegleaningsGWB §528: hath strivenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: strove
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: This heedless onegleaningsGWB §618: thine own soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE rendered لميع (lmíʿ), جاهد (jáhd), ساعی (sáʿí), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), صدد (ṣdd), تقصيری (tqṣírí), ثابت (thábt), نمايد (nmáyd) as “shining, striving, diligently seeking, guilt, establish, hath”
This form usually rendered as “guilt”, “only” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: fallen shortgleaningsGWB §466: against himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: brevityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: falleth shorttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their palacesgleaningsGWB §523: palaceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guilt
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establishgleaningsGWB §368: been madekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: confirmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and inscribethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: befallethgleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: partakenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: hath beengleaningsGWB §711: guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: not to inflict
SE rendered ثابت (thábt), نمايد (nmáyd), ايرادی (iyrádí), وارد (wárd), اورد (iwrd), امر (imr), بمقامی (bmqámí), رسيده (rsídh), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ) as “establish, hath, protest, voice, Matters, to such a pass, have come, of, in every way”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: eventsgleaningsGWB §659: do We devolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: At the biddinggleaningsGWB §615: this Faith
SE expanded to “to such a pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §399: Self-Subsisting!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: station—the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: They rosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “now”, “waxed” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in every way”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: theirgleaningsGWB §326: These diversekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togethertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §32: flock
This form usually rendered as “rustling”, “behavior”, “machinations” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountain sidegleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: anothergleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another time
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: and to manifestfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §135: nonekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universal Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: that I may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
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 §166: aforementionedgleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: all human praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “befit” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “do”, “now”, “god” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: is troddengleaningsGWB §111: not being accountedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: havethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: with thewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: it signifiethgleaningsGWB §287: not been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nonefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §381: The true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: unity and onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §622: Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: manwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable FriendgleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §247: in the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: citygleaningsGWB §560: the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §555: from the City
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), مجتمعه (mjtmʿh), مدينه (mdính), کبيره (kbírh), ذکر (dhkr), نموده (nmúdh), گفته (gfth), هر (hr), سنه (snh) as “someone, of, residents, the Great City, reported, hath, state, each, year”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §212: transcendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: immeasurabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: yeargleaningsGWB §176: year sixtykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §176: twenty yearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year
This form usually rendered as “sum” (1 occurrences)
teach 18% attain 15% proclaim 13% hath 13% attained 10% reached 10% thou 5% inscrutable 5% consummate 5% wise 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §457: and caused you tokitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: endueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and so fiercely opposed mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain
SE expanded to “his native land”
This form usually rendered as “despatched” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §387: His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: He choosethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seek to
utmost 29% greatest 12% perfect 12% utter 12% infinite 6% unmistakable 6% absolute 6% extreme 6% plenitude 6% sanctified 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the utmostgleaningsGWB §358: most perfectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §53: greatestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerfulgleaningsGWB §111: in an unmistakable language
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered بعکّا (bʿkká), ميرود (mírúd), بکمال (bkmál), افسوس (ifsús), فقره (fqrh), ذکر (dhkr), نمود (nmúd), معلوم (mʿlúm), نشد (nshd), محاسب (mḥásb) as “‘Akká, was being despatched, the greatest, regret, hath, clear, been made, disbursed”
poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passagesgleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §104: destitutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the passages
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)
evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: divinesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §170: this perverse generationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “occurred”, “never”, “did” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darknessgleaningsGWB §622: turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: becameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: defiledwill-and-testamentW&T §15: suffered glorious martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: joinedgleaningsGWB §73: can shake off its torpor
This form usually rendered as “disbursed” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “scroll” (1 occurrences)
scriptures 50% scroll 50%
SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), نشد (nshd), محاسب (mḥásb), دفتر (dftr), دار (dár) as “clear, been made, disbursed, the sum”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §287: have grievously failed tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: divestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: hath borne roundthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: IngleaningsGWB §335: away
