Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §76
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 76 of 268.
Source (Persian)
* لعمر اللّه اوهام عباد را از افق ايقان محروم نموده و ظنون از رحيق مختوم منع کرده * براستی ميگويم و لوجه اللّه ميگويم اين عبد و اين مظلوم شرم دارد خود را بهستی و وجود نسبت دهد تا چه رسد بمقامات فوق ان * انسان بصير هر هنگام بر ارض مشی مينمايد خود را خجل مشاهده ميکند چه که بيقين مبين ميداند که علّت نعمت و ثروت و عزّت و علوّ و سموّ و اقتدار او باذن اللّه ارضی است که تحت جميع اقدام عالم است * و نفسيکه باين مقام اگاه شد البتّه از نخوت و کبر و غرور مقدّس و مبرّاست انچه گفته شد من عند اللّه بوده انّه شهد و يشهد و هو العليم الخبير*
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of God! Idle fancies have debarred men from the Horizon of Certitude, and vain imaginings withheld them from the Choice Sealed Wine. In truth I say, and for the sake of God I declare: This Servant, this Wronged One, is abashed to claim for Himself any existence whatever, how much more those exalted grades of being! Every man of discernment, while walking upon the earth, feeleth indeed abashed, inasmuch as he is fully aware that the thing which is the source of his prosperity, his wealth, his might, his exaltation, his advancement and power is, as ordained by God, the very earth which is trodden beneath the feet of all men. There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory. Whatever hath been said hath come from God. Unto this, He, verily, hath borne, and beareth now, witness, and He, in truth, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By the righteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: BygleaningsGWB §435: beareth Me witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §262: By My Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §270: the truth of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: superstitiousfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §413: what their own hearts have devisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst menfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §683: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §601: Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and recognize this most luminous Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §5: regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that ye may have firm faithfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §239: undoubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: embraced the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: I can have no doubtthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: certaintygleaningsGWB §459: a certainty
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprivegleaningsGWB §214: sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: Deny notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: conducted themselvesgleaningsGWB §657: continue to bekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: have contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: Walk yewill-and-testamentW&T §19: hath chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: have debarred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thoufire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §362: fancieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: we deemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor the thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have they no thought
SE expanded to “Choice Sealed Wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and of the pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
SE rendered محروم (mḥrúm), نموده (nmúdh), ظنون (ẓnún), از (iz), رحيق (rḥíq), مختوم (mkhtúm), منع (mnʿ), کرده (krdh), براستی (brástí), ميگويم (mígúym) as “debarred, have, vain imaginings, from, Choice Sealed Wine, withheld, hath, In truth, I say”
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred megleaningsGWB §507: restrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: were not kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thou hast forbidden
SE expanded to “for the sake”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §30: before thy facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: to fix his gazetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wrongedfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §459: a fresh injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of the oppressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darkness
SE rendered ميگويم (mígúym), عبد (ʿbd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), شرم (shrm), دارد (dárd), بهستی (bhstí) as “I declare, Servant, Wronged One, abashed, existence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath had nogleaningsGWB §709: be washed from thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: manifestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destined for theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: did he neglect to grievously inflict upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: nor hath He nowgleaningsGWB §168: made
This form usually rendered as “into”, “existence” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), شرم (shrm), دارد (dárd), بهستی (bhstí), وجود (wjúd), نسبت (nsbt), دهد (dhd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بمقامات (bmqámát) as “Wronged One, abashed, existence, those exalted grades”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §67: could be foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: This is evidenced byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
SE rendered شرم (shrm), دارد (dárd), بهستی (bhstí), وجود (wjúd), نسبت (nsbt), دهد (dhd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بمقامات (bmqámát) as “abashed, existence, those exalted grades”
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusedgleaningsGWB §324: relationshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: is due toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: to any of Thy creatureswill-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: chargegleaningsGWB §259: ascribe
SE rendered بهستی (bhstí), وجود (wjúd), نسبت (nsbt), دهد (dhd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بمقامات (bmqámát) as “existence, those exalted grades”
SE rendered بهستی (bhstí), وجود (wjúd), نسبت (nsbt), دهد (dhd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بمقامات (bmqámát), انسان (insán), بصير (bṣír) as “existence, those exalted grades, Every man, of discernment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: reachedgleaningsGWB §73: hath becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: attain tothe-hidden-wordsHW §154: was pronouncedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: receivedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reached UsgleaningsGWB §285: how superior must be the destinykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: can never fail
SE expanded to “those exalted grades”
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou arisestfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §295: people!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: bidden me to occupytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §412: the characteristics that distinguish man’s stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: dearly-lovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: communewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eyegleaningsGWB §327: mature contemplationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: understanding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §505: thy sight
SE rendered بمقامات (bmqámát), انسان (insán), بصير (bṣír), هر (hr), هنگام (hngám), بر (br), ارض (irḍ), مشی (mshí), مينمايد (mínmáyd) as “those exalted grades, Every man, of discernment, while, the earth, walking upon, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ashamedgleaningsGWB §611: hast refused to shame Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: blush and feel ashamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: be then abashedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: abashedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: greater shameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: shameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: whatsoever shameth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: “I testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §130: have failed to recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Resplendent Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
SE rendered خجل (khjl), مشاهده (msháhdh), ميکند (míknd), چه (chh), بيقين (bíqín), مبين (mbín), ميداند (mídánd), علّت (ʿllt), نعمت (nʿmt), ثروت (thrút) as “abashed, witness, feeleth, fully aware, the source, prosperity, wealth”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), ميکند (míknd), چه (chh), بيقين (bíqín), مبين (mbín), ميداند (mídánd), علّت (ʿllt), نعمت (nʿmt), ثروت (thrút), عزّت (ʿzzt) as “witness, feeleth, fully aware, the source, prosperity, wealth, might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the fieldgleaningsGWB §312: have recognized the excellence, and admittedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they have recognizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: know yewill-and-testamentW&T §40: ye are all awareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: he is fully awaregleaningsGWB §144: providekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “precious”, “welfare” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thou hast showed me this gracegleaningsGWB §465: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: delightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: of Thy mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: the divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Blessed isgleaningsGWB §614: the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: like unto the brutes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the MightygleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Precioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified befire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §338: that rank above themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 29% exaltation 12% inaccessible 12% transcendent 12% most 6% noble 6% advancement 6% promote 6% glory 6% station 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancementfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §311: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: the atmosphere oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
leave 31% ear 24% permission 21% attentive 3% ordained 3% will 3% acceptance 3% bounds 3% sanction 3% any 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the ear of mangleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: unless I be permitted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasure
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: signsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §99: of Divine knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: yourselvesgleaningsGWB §20: these soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: resideth withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a man
aware 24% cognizant 19% recognize 14% acquainted 10% who 10% well-informed 5% become 5% know 5% unaware 5% fully 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: wholly unversedgleaningsGWB §173: Watch over yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: acquaint yourselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fully acquaintedgleaningsGWB §333: Gird yourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: awakenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquainted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: glorified begleaningsGWB §552: boastfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: Vain and haughtyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath puffed me upgleaningsGWB §471: arrogancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §428: luminous
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctitygleaningsGWB §290: eternal holinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied
This form usually rendered as “cleansed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: CreatorgleaningsGWB §379: The peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: disownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: all Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: cleansedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Briefly
all-informed 43% all-wise 14% who 14% informed 9% all-knowing 6% omniscient 3% understanding 3% observant 3% all-perceiving.”… 3% all-wise.” 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: hath announcedgleaningsGWB §96: All-Wise.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: prophesiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: declarethgleaningsGWB §527: the All-Wise
