Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §90
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 90 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و اعلم انّ الرّعيّة امانات اللّه بينکم احفظوهم کما تحفظون انفسکم ايّاکم ان تجعلوا الذّئاب رعاة الاغنام و ان يمنعکم الغرور و الاستکبار عن التّوجّه الی الفقراء و المساکين * اطلع من افق الانقطاع باسمی ثمّ اقبل الی الملکوت بامر ربّک المقتدر القدير
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Know of a truth that your subjects are God's trust amongst you. Watch ye, therefore, over them as ye watch over your own selves. Beware that ye allow not wolves to become the shepherds of the fold, or pride and conceit to deter you from turning unto the poor and the desolate. Arise thou, in My name, above the horizon of renunciation, and set, then, thy face towards the Kingdom, at the bidding of thy Lord, the Lord of strength and of might."
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §178: dwell on earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: knew that they did soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: holding aloft the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fidelitygleaningsGWB §475: entrust them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: believe’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: Thy trusted ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §383: the hand of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: such an expositionfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §692: and divine utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: that which hath been mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: testimoniestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
SE expanded to “Watch ye, therefore, over”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: ProtectorgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: could have kept it safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
SE expanded to “your own selves”
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His own SelfgleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: over any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by its very naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “divest”, “withhold” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: and enable thee to becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: to numbertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the foldgleaningsGWB §673: precious athe-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 flockgleaningsGWB §692: Hasten to drink your fill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §572: and hinder youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: kepttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: vanitygleaningsGWB §428: the luminous ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: Their pridethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: made thee proudgleaningsGWB §471: arrogance
vainglory 20% pride 20% conceit 10% arrogance 10% wax 10% haughtiness 10% disdainfully 10% haughty 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pridegleaningsGWB §533: and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: Thy grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: extreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Set your faces towards Himfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §445: unfurledkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: these poor creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: certaingleaningsGWB §408: poor thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’
This form usually rendered as “desolate”, “peace”, “wretched” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the wretchedfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §624: They who dwell withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: hath been made to dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “inscrutable”, “aware”, “informed” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §331: Him Who is the Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: recallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barredgleaningsGWB §551: detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth shortprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and be so detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselves
SE expanded to “in My name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: from the Name of Godfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §387: of supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered افق (ifq), الانقطاع (an-nqṭáʿ), باسمی (básmí), اقبل (iqbl), الملکوت (al-mlkút), بامر (bámr), ربّک (rbbk), المقتدر (al-mqtdr) as “horizon, renunciation, in My name, Kingdom, at the bidding, thy Lord, strength”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be unworthyfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §689: face and withstandkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kingsgleaningsGWB §189: the All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the angels
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at the bidding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: It is Thine to commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §531: your Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: fateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: in revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §564: Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
