Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §86

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 86 of 268.

Source (Persian)

بما فعلت تختلف الامور فی مملکتک و يخرج الملک من کفّک جزاء عملک اذا تجد نفسک في خسران مبين و تأخذ الزّلازل کلّ القبائل هناک الّا بان تقوم علی نصرة هذا الامر و تتّبع الرّوح فی هذا السّبيل المستقيم * اعزّک غرّک لعمری انّه لا يدوم و سوف يزول الّا بان تتمسّک بهذا الحبل المتين * قد نری الذّلّة تسعی وراءک و انت من الغافلين * ينبغی لک اذا سمعت النّداء من شطر الکبرياء تدع ما عندک و تقول لبّيک يا اله من فی السّموات و الارضين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

"For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into confusion, and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a punishment for that which thou hast wrought. Then wilt thou know how thou hast plainly erred. Commotions shall seize all the people in that land, unless thou arisest to help this Cause, and followest Him Who is the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) in this, the Straight Path. Hath thy pomp made thee proud? By My Life! It shall not endure; nay, it shall soon pass away, unless thou holdest fast by this firm Cord. We see abasement hastening after thee, whilst thou art of the heedless. It behooveth thee when thou hearest His Voice calling from the seat of glory to cast away all that thou possessest, and cry out: ‘Here am I, O Lord of all that is in heaven and all that is on earth!'

Translation Notes

فعلت

fʿlt f-ʿ-l → “thou hast done”

literal: do

SE expanded to “thou hast done”

thou 75% done 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activities gleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: doest what the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and actions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: done gleaningsGWB §188: Do kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wrought

تختلف

tkhtlf kh-l-f → “thrown into confusion” Distinctive

literal: different; behind; difference

SE usually renders this root as “contrary”, “behind”, “differences”

SE expanded to “thrown into confusion”

contrary 21% behind 15% differences 15% divers 15% discord 8% difference 6% strife 6% contention 5% conflict 5% enemy 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers gleaningsGWB §102: diverge and differ kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behind will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different

الامر

al-ámr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Revelation fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §459: your affairs kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

مملکتک

mmlktk m-l-k → “thy kingdom” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; king

This form usually rendered as “realm”, “land”, “among” (39 occurrences)

realm 52% land 30% among 7% kingdom 7% majesty 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy land gleaningsGWB §122: earthly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: supreme dominion tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: in the-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may be will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

يخرج

ykhrj kh-r-j → “have” Distinctive

literal: go out

This form usually rendered as “spring”, “altereth”, “empire” (12 occurrences)

spring 29% altereth 14% empire 14% proceedeth 14% go 14% proceed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: banished gleaningsGWB §292: have uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: expelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hath proceeded out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: hastened forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §25: expel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Come ye out

کفّک

kffk k-f-f → “handful” Distinctive

literal: hand

This form usually rendered as “hands” (3 occurrences)

handful 29% hands 14% palm 14% worthless 14% abstained 14% hollow 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine hands gleaningsGWB §613: handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: in the hollow gleaningsGWB §637: as worthless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abstained gleaningsGWB §15: palm of a man’s hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: a handful

جزاء

jzáʾ j-z-y → “recompense”

literal: recompense; reward; reward/recompense

recompense 71% reward 14% punishment 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishment gleaningsGWB §472: recompense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompense epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a reward gleaningsGWB §67: recompense thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Judgment gleaningsGWB §246: shall recompense

عملک

ʿmlk ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: deed; deeds

deeds 32% works 13% act 11% acts 9% doings 8% all 7% conduct 5% deed 5% have 5% do 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: deed gleaningsGWB §238: have done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to perform tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observe will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: acted

تجد

tjd w-j-d → “wilt thou know”

literal: existence; find; existent

SE expanded to “wilt thou know”

thou 38% will 25% wilt 13% shalt 13% disbelieveth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: wilt thou know fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §239: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: have their being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the universe tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

نفسک

nfsk n-f-s → “thou” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person gleaningsGWB §574: your neighbor kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of self will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

خسران

khsrán kh-s-r → “loss” Distinctive

literal: loss

This form usually rendered as “grievous”, “clear”, “plainly” (7 occurrences)

grievous 40% clear 20% plainly 20% error.… 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: loss gleaningsGWB §225: the lost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: perdition.”will-and-testamentW&T §53: in grievous loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: accounted as lost gleaningsGWB §195: perish will-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lost ones

مبين

mbín b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered عملک (ʿmlk), تجد (tjd), نفسک (nfsk), خسران (khsrán), مبين (mbín), تأخذ (tʾakhdh), الزّلازل (az-zlázl), القبائل (al-qbáʾl) as “thou hast wrought, wilt thou know, thou, plainly erred, Commotions shall seize, the people”

resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Bayán fire-tabletFire §41: the Covenant gleaningsGWB §232: the evidences kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Utterance,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: compassed the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §45: set forth clearly

تأخذ

tʾakhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “commotions shall seize”

literal: seize

SE expanded to “Commotions shall seize”

commotions 33% lay 33% succor 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: laid hold fire-tabletFire §12: afflicted gleaningsGWB §63: cling, with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: amass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: treated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou the-hidden-wordsHW §64: come upon thee

الزّلازل

az-zlázl z-l-z-l

literal: earthquakes

SE rendered تجد (tjd), نفسک (nfsk), خسران (khsrán), مبين (mbín), تأخذ (tʾakhdh), الزّلازل (az-zlázl), القبائل (al-qbáʾl), هناک (hnák) as “wilt thou know, thou, plainly erred, Commotions shall seize, the people, in that land”

earthquakes 50% tremble 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremble gleaningsGWB §423: tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waver prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have been made to tremble will-and-testamentW&T §34: convulsed and shaken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Earthquakes gleaningsGWB §86: quaked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: wavering

القبائل

al-qbáʾl q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before

This form usually rendered as “kindreds”, “tribes”, “people” (12 occurrences)

kindreds 50% tribes 30% people 10% peoples 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribes fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §713: recent kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: such as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been set tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

هناک

hnák h-n-k → “assemblies”

literal: there

3 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: Assemblies

تقوم

tqúm q-w-m → “thou arisest”

literal: station; people; place

thou 50% mayest 25% stand 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: them fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §689: the loftiness of his station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: raise me up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

نصرة

nṣrh n-ṣ-r → “help”

literal: help; victory; helper

victory 30% aid 15% help 15% triumph 10% render 5% ascendancy 5% helping 5% aided 5% cause 5% duty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: helper fire-tabletFire §28: championed gleaningsGWB §68: seek kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of Thy triumph will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy victory

تتّبع

tttbʿ t-b-ʿ → “followest”

literal: follow; following; to follow

followest 33% follow 33% walk 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to follow gleaningsGWB §253: transgress not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: bear allegiance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedient will-and-testamentW&T §42: allegiance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: follow gleaningsGWB §359: followed

الرّوح

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “him who is the spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE expanded to “Him Who is the Spirit”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritual fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §152: deprive kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: Ghost prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

السّبيل

as-sbíl s-b-l → “the straight”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 72% way 12% straight 3% sake 3% road 2% means 2% state 2% door 2% self 2% path!” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the Straight gleaningsGWB §9: for its sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight gleaningsGWB §97: door

اعزّک

iʿzzk ʿ-z-z → “hath thy pomp”

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE expanded to “Hath thy pomp”

glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §481: noble and worthy of honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory

غرّک

ghrrk gh-r-r → “pride” Distinctive

literal: pride

This form usually rendered as “made” (1 occurrences)

pride 42% vainglory 21% luminous 8% vanity 4% hath 4% all 4% made 4% ornament 4% flagrant 4% disdainful 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: all other days gleaningsGWB §568: was so misled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: deceitfulness the-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVES will-and-testamentW&T §17: vainglorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath puffed me up gleaningsGWB §462: flagrant pride

لعمری

lʿmrí ʿ-m-r → “by my life”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE expanded to “By My Life”

life 84% righteousness 4% self 4% myself 4% verily 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By God gleaningsGWB §615: By Mine own Self kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I swear gleaningsGWB §712: prosperity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

يدوم

ydúm d-w-m → “long” Distinctive

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; everlasting

This form usually rendered as “endure” (1 occurrences)

long 36% everlasting 23% throughout 9% endure 5% second 5% eternal 5% ever 5% own 5% through 5% continually 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: so long as will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §144: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal

سوف

súf s-w-f → “ere”

literal: will; soon; shall

ere 25% erelong 25% day 25% approaching 13% ye 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approaching gleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelong kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpierced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long will gleaningsGWB §510: The day is approaching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Erelong gleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching when gleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shall

يزول

yzúl z-w-l → “pass away”

literal: cease; to cease; decline

pass 50% perisheth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all times gleaningsGWB §213: still kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: remain the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all times gleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained

تتمسّک

ttmssk m-s-k → “thou holdest fast”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

SE expanded to “thou holdest fast”

cleave 23% holding 18% clung 16% have 11% hold 9% cleaveth 6% clinging 5% lay 4% take 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fast gleaningsGWB §7: strict observance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: clinging tenaciously tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast hold gleaningsGWB §367: take ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling

بهذا

bhdhá h-dh-ʾ → “this”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered سوف (súf), يزول (yzúl), تتمسّک (ttmssk), بهذا (bhdhá), الحبل (al-ḥbl), المتين (al-mtín), نری (nrí), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh) as “it shall soon, pass away, thou holdest fast, by this, firm Cord, see, abasement”

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: This gleaningsGWB §86: This is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this will-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For this gleaningsGWB §468: the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein

الحبل

al-ḥbl ḥ-b-l → “firm cord”

literal: rope/cord; cord

cord 78% firm 8% clung 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% tie 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung to gleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hope gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Cord gleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord

المتين

al-mtín m-t-n

literal: firm; strong, mighty; strong

SE rendered تتمسّک (ttmssk), بهذا (bhdhá), الحبل (al-ḥbl), المتين (al-mtín), نری (nrí), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), تسعی (tsʿí), وراءک (wráʾk) as “thou holdest fast, by this, firm Cord, see, abasement, hastening, after thee”