The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER TWELVE
Divisions 361-385
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
361.
We once again refer unto some of the sublime words revealed in the Tablet to His Majesty the Sháh,
so that thou mayest know of a certainty that whatever hath been mentioned hath come from God:
362.
“O King!
I was but a man like others, asleep upon My couch,
when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over Me,
and taught Me the knowledge of all that hath been.
363.
This thing is not from Me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing.
364.
And He bade Me lift up My voice between earth and heaven,
and for this there befell Me what hath caused the tears of every man of understanding to flow.
365.
The learning current amongst men I studied not;
their schools I entered not.
366.
Ask of the city wherein I dwelt,
that thou mayest be well assured that I am not of them who speak falsely.
367.
This is but a leaf which the winds of the will of thy Lord,
the Almighty, the All-Praised, have stirred.
368.
Can it be still when the tempestuous winds are blowing?
369.
Nay, by Him Who is the Lord of all Names and Attributes!
They move it as they list.
370.
The evanescent is as nothing before Him Who is the Ever-Abiding.
371.
His all-compelling summons hath reached Me,
and caused Me to speak His praise amidst all people.
372.
I was indeed as one dead when His behest was uttered.
373.
The hand of the will of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Merciful,
transformed Me.
374.
Can anyone speak forth of his own accord
that for which all men, both high and low, will protest against him?
375.
Nay, by Him Who taught the Pen the eternal mysteries,
save him whom the grace of the Almighty, the All-Powerful, hath strengthened.
376.
“Look upon this Wronged One, O King, with the eyes of justice;
judge thou, then, with truth concerning what hath befallen Him.
377.
Of a verity, God hath made thee His shadow amongst men,
and the sign of His power unto all that dwell on earth.
378.
Judge thou between Us and them that have wronged Us
without proof and without an enlightening Book.
379.
They that surround thee love thee for their own sakes,
whereas this Youth loveth thee for thine own sake,
and hath had no desire except to draw thee nigh unto the seat of grace,
and to turn thee toward the right-hand of justice.
Thy Lord beareth witness unto that which I declare.
380.
“O King!
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Wert thou to incline thine ears unto the shrill voice of the Pen of Glory
and the cooing of the Dove of Eternity,
which on the branches of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing,
uttereth praises to God, the Maker of all Names and the Creator of earth and heaven,
381.
thou wouldst attain unto a station from which thou wouldst behold in the world of being
naught save the effulgence of the Adored One,
and wouldst regard thy sovereignty as the most contemptible of thy possessions,
abandoning it to whosoever might desire it,
and setting thy face toward the Horizon aglow with the light of His visage.
382.
Neither wouldst thou ever be willing to bear the burden of dominion
save for the purpose of helping thy Lord, the Exalted, the Most High.
Then would the Concourse on high bless thee.
383.
O how excellent is this most sublime station,
couldst thou ascend thereunto
through the power of a sovereignty recognized as derived from the Name of God!”
384.
Either thou or someone else hath said:
“Let the Súrih of Tawhíd ( ) be translated,
so that all may know and be fully persuaded
that the one true God begetteth not, nor is He begotten.
385.
Moreover, the Bábís believe in his Divinity and Godhood.”
The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Divisions 386-420
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
386.
O Sheik!
This station is the station in which one dieth to himself and liveth in God.
387.
Divinity, whenever I mention it, indicateth My complete and absolute self-effacement.
388.
This is the station in which I have no control over mine own weal or woe
nor over my life nor over my resurrection.
389.
O Sheik!
How do the divines of this age account for the effulgent glory which the Sadrah of Utterance hath shed upon the Son of ‘Imrán (Moses) on the Sinai of Divine knowledge?
390.
He (Moses) hearkened unto the Word which the Burning Bush had uttered, and accepted it;
and yet most men are bereft of the power of comprehending this, inasmuch as they have busied themselves with their own concerns, and are unaware of the things which belong unto God.
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391.
Referring to this, the Siyyid of Findirisk hath well said:
“This theme no mortal mind can fathom; be it even that of Abú-Nasr, or Abú-‘Alí Síná (Avicenna).”
392.
What explanation can they give concerning that which the Seal of the Prophets (Muhammad)
—may the souls of all else but Him be offered up for His sake—hath said?:
“Ye, verily, shall behold your Lord as ye behold the full moon on its 14th night.”
393.
The Commander of the Faithful (Imám ‘Alí)—peace be upon him—
moreover, saith in the Khutbiy-i-Tutúnjíyyih:
“Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses from the Burning Bush on Sinai.”
394.
Husayn, the son of ‘Alí—peace be upon him—likewise saith:
“Will there be vouchsafed unto anyone besides Thee a Revelation which hath not been vouchsafed unto Thyself—
A Revelation Whose Revealer will be He Who revealed Thee.
395.
Blind be the eye that seeth Thee not!”
396.
Similar sayings from the Imáms—the blessings of God be upon them—
have been recorded and are widely known, and are embodied in books worthy of credence.
397.
Blessed is he that perceiveth, and speaketh the pure truth.
398.
Well is it with him who, aided by the living waters of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of all men, hath purified himself from idle fancies and vain imaginings,
399.
and torn away the veils of doubt, in the name of the All-Possessing, the Most High,
and renounced the world and all that is therein,
and directed himself towards the Most Great Prison.
400.
O Sheik!
No breeze can compare with the breezes of Divine Revelation, whilst the Word which is uttered by God shineth and flasheth as the sun amidst the books of men.
401.
Happy the man that hath discovered it, and recognized it, and said:
402.
“Praised be Thou, Who art the Desire of the world,
and thanks be to Thee, O Well-Beloved of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee!”
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403.
Men have failed to perceive Our purpose in the references We have made to Divinity and Godhood.
404.
Were they to apprehend it, they would arise from their places, and cry out:
“We, verily, ask pardon of God!”
405.
The Seal of the Prophets—may the souls of all else but Him be offered up for His sake—saith:
“Manifold are Our relationships with God.
406.
At one time, We are He Himself, and He is We Ourself.
407.
At another He is that He is, and We are that We are.”
408.
Aside from this, why is it that thou didst not mention those other stations which the Abhá Pen hath disclosed?
409.
The tongue of this Wronged One hath, many a day and night, given utterance to these sublime words:
410.
“O God, my God!
I bear witness to Thy unity and Thy oneness,
and that Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee.
411.
Thou hast everlastingly been sanctified above the mention of any one but Thee and the praise of all else except Thyself, and Thou wilt everlastingly continue to be the same as Thou wast from the beginning and hast ever been.
412.
I beseech Thee, O King of Eternity, by the Most Great Name,
and by the effulgences of the Daystar of Thy Revelation upon the Sinai of Utterance,
and by the billows of the Ocean of Thy knowledge among all created things,
to graciously assist Me in that which will draw Me nigh unto Thee,
and will detach Me from all except Thee.
413.
By Thy glory, O Lord of all being, and the Desire of all creation!
414.
I would love to [walk] on every place of your world,
that perchance I might be honored by the place ennobled by the footsteps of God's loved ones!”
415.
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.
416.
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!
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417.
Every man of discernment, while walking upon the earth, feeleth indeed humbled,
inasmuch as he is fully aware that the things which are the source of his prosperity,
his wealth, his might, his exaltation, his advancement and power
is, as ordained by God, [yea] the very earth which is trodden beneath the feet of all men.
418.
There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth,
is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory.
419.
Whatever hath been said, hath come from God.
420.
Unto this, He, verily, hath borne, and beareth now, witness,
and He, in truth, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
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