Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §11
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 11 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “soul”, “lives”, “all” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered جانها (jánhá), از (iz), تو (tú), اقتدارها (iqtdárhá), قبضه (qbḍh), قدرت (qdrt), تو (tú), هر (hr), بلند (blnd) as “All life, all power, omnipotence, Whosoever, exaltest”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pondering”, “shouldst” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “‘Verily, We uplifted”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “inaccessible” (137 occurrences)
SE expanded to “on high!'; and”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered بيندازی (bíndází), از (iz), خاک (khák), پستتر (psttr), بلکه (blkh), هيچ (hích), از (iz), بهتر (bhtr), پروردگارا (prúrdgárá), تباهکاری (tbáhkárí) as “dost, dust, made lower, nay, less than nothing, Divine Providence, wicked”
SE expanded to “less than nothing”
1 occurrence in corpus
3 occurrences in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered تباهکاری (tbáhkárí), گناهکاری (gnáhkárí), عدم (ʿdm), پرهيزکاری (prhízkárí), مقعد (mqʿd), صدق (ṣdq), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím) as “wicked, sinful, intemperate, ‘seat, truth, still seek”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “divine”, ““attainment” (36 occurrences)
SE expanded to “long to behold”
SE rendered صدق (ṣdq), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím), لقاء (lqáʾ), اوليائت (iwlíáʾt), ميجوئيم (míjúʾím), امر (imr), امر (imr), تو (tú), حکم (ḥkm), تو (tú), عالم (ʿálm) as “truth, still seek, long to behold, the countenance, command, sovereignty belongeth to Thee, the realm of”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE rendered اوليائت (iwlíáʾt), ميجوئيم (míjúʾím), امر (imr), امر (imr), تو (tú), حکم (ḥkm), تو (tú), عالم (ʿálm), قدرت (qdrt), زير (zír), فرمان (frmán) as “the countenance, command, sovereignty belongeth to Thee, the realm of, might boweth before Thy, behest”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
SE rendered تو (tú), عالم (ʿálm), قدرت (qdrt), زير (zír), فرمان (frmán), تو (tú), هر (hr), چه (chh), کنی (kní), عدل (ʿdl) as “sovereignty belongeth to Thee, the realm of, might boweth before Thy, behest, Everything, doest, pure justice”
SE rendered فرمان (frmán), تو (tú), هر (hr), چه (chh), کنی (kní), عدل (ʿdl), صرف (ṣrf), فضل (fḍl), محض (mḥḍ), يک (yk), تجلّی (tjllí) as “behest, Everything, doest, pure justice, very essence, One, gleam”
SE rendered هر (hr), چه (chh), کنی (kní), عدل (ʿdl), صرف (ṣrf), فضل (fḍl), محض (mḥḍ), يک (yk), تجلّی (tjllí), از (iz), تجلّيات (tjllíát), اسم (ism) as “Everything, doest, pure justice, very essence, One, gleam, splendors, Name”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “breeze”, “sweet”, “single” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with a fresh attire”
SE rendered نسائم (nsáʾm), يوم (yúm), ظهورت (ẓhúrt), عالم (ʿálm), بخلعت (bkhlʿt), تازه (tázh), مزيّن (mzízn), نمايد (nmáyd), توانا (túáná), ناتوانانرا (nátúánánrá) as “breezes, Day, Revelation, all, with a fresh attire, adorn, is enough to, Almighty, Thy weak”
SE rendered ناتوانانرا (nátúánánrá), توانائی (túánáʾí), بخش (bkhsh), مردگانرا (mrdgánrá), زندگی (zndgí), عطا (ʿṭá), فرما (frmá), شايد (sháyd) as “Thy weak, strength, Vouchsafe, quicken, haply”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “bestow”, “bounteousness”, “show” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “discover”, “apprehend” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may be led unto”
SE rendered مستقيم (mstqím), مانند (mánnd), از (iz), لغات (lghát), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), عالم (ʿálm), عرف (ʿrf), ثنای (thnáy), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ) as “remain steadfast, divers tongues, the world, fragrance, praise, be shed abroad”
SE expanded to “be shed abroad”
SE rendered عرف (ʿrf), ثنای (thnáy), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازی (tází) as “fragrance, praise, be shed abroad, any, East”
SE rendered ثنای (thnáy), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازی (tází), چه (chh), پارسی (pársí) as “praise, be shed abroad, any, East, West”
SE rendered همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازی (tází), چه (chh), پارسی (pársí) as “any, East, West”
7 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “out” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تازی (tází), چه (chh), پارسی (pársí), از (iz), محروم (mḥrúm), ماند (mánd), قابل (qábl), ذکر (dhkr), نه (nh), چه (chh), الفاظ (al-fáẓ), چه (chh), معانی (mʿání) as “East, West, deprived, unworthy, any mention, word, thought”
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “mayest”, “shalt” (17 occurrences)