Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §105
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 105 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered اصحاب (iṣḥáb), المجالس (al-mjáls), هناک (hnák), ديار (díár), اخری (ikhrí), تدبّروا (tdbbrúá) as “members, of, Assemblies, land, other, Take ye counsel together”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Take ye counsel together”
SE rendered هناک (hnák), ديار (díár), اخری (ikhrí), تدبّروا (tdbbrúá), تکلّموا (tkllmúá), فيما (fímá), يصلح (yṣlḥ), العالم (al-ʿálm), حاله (ḥálh), لو (lú) as “Assemblies, land, other, Take ye counsel together, that which, profiteth, mankind, the condition thereof, if”
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “them that scan heedfully”
This form usually rendered as “human” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered المتوسّمين (al-mtússmín), انظروا (inẓrúá), العالم (al-ʿálm), کهيکل (khíkl), انسان (insán), خلق (khlq), صحيحا (ṣḥíḥá), کاملا (kámlá), اعترته (iʿtrth) as “them that scan heedfully, Regard, world, as the human body, creation, whole, perfect, afflicted”
This form usually rendered as “afflicted” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through various causes”
SE rendered کاملا (kámlá), اعترته (iʿtrth), الامراض (al-ámráḍ), بالاسباب (bálásbáb), المختلفة (al-mkhtlfh), المتغايرة (al-mtgháyrh), طابت (ṭábt), نفسه (nfsh), يوما (yúmá) as “perfect, afflicted, maladies, through various causes, gain, it, day”
SE rendered الامراض (al-ámráḍ), بالاسباب (bálásbáb), المختلفة (al-mkhtlfh), المتغايرة (al-mtgháyrh), طابت (ṭábt), نفسه (nfsh), يوما (yúmá), اشتدّ (ishtdd) as “maladies, through various causes, gain, it, day, waxed more severe”
SE expanded to “waxed more severe”
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “gave full rein”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered کانوا (kánúá), الهائمين (al-háʾmín), شاء (sháʾ), اللّه (al-lh), ربّ (rbb), العالمين (al-ʿálmín), طاب (ṭáb) as “was, grievously, healed”
SE rendered کانوا (kánúá), الهائمين (al-háʾmín), شاء (sháʾ), اللّه (al-lh), ربّ (rbb), العالمين (al-ʿálmín), طاب (ṭáb), عضو (ʿḍú) as “was, grievously, healed, member”
SE rendered الهائمين (al-háʾmín), شاء (sháʾ), اللّه (al-lh), ربّ (rbb), العالمين (al-ʿálmín), طاب (ṭáb), عضو (ʿḍú) as “grievously, healed, member”
This form usually rendered as “informeth”, “instruction” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “We behold it”
SE rendered الخبير (al-khbír), اليوم (al-yúm), نراه (nráh), ايادي (iyádí), الّذين (adh-dhín), اخذهم (ikhdhhm), سکر (skr), خمر (khmr), الغرور (al-ghrúr) as “All-Wise, in this day, We behold it, rulers, drunk with, pride”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “laid” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered نراه (nráh), ايادي (iyádí), الّذين (adh-dhín), اخذهم (ikhdhhm), سکر (skr), خمر (khmr), الغرور (al-ghrúr), بحيث (bḥíth), يعرفون (yʿrfún), خير (khír) as “We behold it, rulers, drunk with, pride, that, discern, best advantage”
SE rendered ايادي (iyádí), الّذين (adh-dhín), اخذهم (ikhdhhm), سکر (skr), خمر (khmr), الغرور (al-ghrúr), بحيث (bḥíth), يعرفون (yʿrfún), خير (khír), انفسهم (infshm) as “rulers, drunk with, pride, that, discern, best advantage, their own”
SE expanded to “bewildering and challenging”
2 occurrences in corpus