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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §122

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 122 of 268.

Source (Persian)

در مازندران جمع کثيری از عباد اللّه را تمام نمودند حاکم بمفتريات جمعی را تاراج کرد * از جمله ذکر نمود حضرات اسلحه جمع کرده‌اند و بعد از تفحّص ملاحظه شد يک لوله تفنگ من غير اسباب بوده * سبحان اللّه اين حزب بسلاح محتاج نه چه که کمر همّت لاجل اصلاح عالم بسته‌اند * جندشان اعمال طيّبه سلاحشان اخلاق مرضيّه و سردارشان تقوی اللّه * طوبی لمن انصف * لعمر اللّه اين حزب از صبر و سکون و تسليم و رضا مظاهر عدل شده‌اند و در اصطبار بمقامی رسيده‌اند که کشته شده‌اند و نکشته‌اند مع انکه بر مظلومهای ارض وارد شد انچه که تاريخ عالم شبه ان را ذکر ننموده و چشم امم مثلش را نديده * ايا سبب انکه اين بلايای عظيمه را قبول نموده‌اند و در دفع ان دست در نياورده‌اند چه بوده و علّت تسليم و سکون چه ؟ سبب منع قلم اعلی در صباح و مساء و اخذ زمام امور بقدرت و قوّت مولی الوری *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In Mázindarán a vast number of the servants of God were exterminated. The Governor, under the influence of calumniators, robbed a great many of all that they possessed. Among the charges he laid against them was that they had been laying up arms, whereas upon investigation it was found out that they had nothing but an unloaded rifle! Gracious God! This people need no weapons of destruction, inasmuch as they have girded themselves to reconstruct the world. Their hosts are the hosts of goodly deeds, and their arms the arms of upright conduct, and their commander the fear of God. Blessed that one that judgeth with fairness. By the righteousness of God! Such hath been the patience, the calm, the resignation and contentment of this people that they have become the exponents of justice, and so great hath been their forbearance, that they have suffered themselves to be killed rather than kill, and this notwithstanding that these whom the world hath wronged have endured tribulations the like of which the history of the world hath never recorded, nor the eyes of any nation witnessed. What is it that could have induced them to reconcile themselves to these grievous trials, and to refuse to put forth a hand to repel them? What could have caused such resignation and serenity? The true cause is to be found in the ban which the Pen of Glory hath, day and night, chosen to impose, and in Our assumption of the reins of authority, through the power and might of Him Who is the Lord of all mankind.

Translation Notes

لوله
lúlh l-w-l “rifle”

literal: tube; if-not; not-for-you

4 occurrences in corpus

تفنگ

literal: rifle

1 occurrence in corpus

غير
ghír gh-y-r “but”

literal: other; other than

SE rendered تفحّص (tfḥḥṣ)ملاحظه (mláḥẓh)يک (yk)لوله (lúlh)تفنگ (tfng)غير (ghír)اسباب (isbáb)سبحان (sbḥán)اللّه (al-lh) as “investigation, found out, an, rifle, but, nothing, Gracious, God”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%
نه
nh n-h-y “no”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán)اللّه (al-lh)حزب (ḥzb)بسلاح (bsláḥ)محتاج (mḥtáj)نه (nh)چه (chh)کمر (kmr)همّت (hmmt)لاجل (lájl)اصلاح (iṣláḥ)عالم (ʿálm) as “Gracious, God, people, weapons, need, no, inasmuch, girded, to, reconstruct, world”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
لاجل
lájl ʾ-j-l “to”

literal: sake; term; for the sake of

SE rendered بسلاح (bsláḥ)محتاج (mḥtáj)نه (nh)چه (chh)کمر (kmr)همّت (hmmt)لاجل (lájl)اصلاح (iṣláḥ)عالم (ʿálm)بسته‌اند (bsth‌ánd)جندشان (jndshán) as “weapons, need, no, inasmuch, girded, to, reconstruct, world, . Their, hosts”

inasmuch 33% own 33% death 33%
رسيده‌اند
rsídh‌ánd r-s-d

literal: reach; to reach; arrive

SE rendered شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd)اصطبار (iṣṭbár)بمقامی (bmqámí)رسيده‌اند (rsídh‌ánd)کشته (kshth)شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd)نکشته‌اند (nkshth‌ánd) as “was, forbearance, so great, killed, kill”

reached 21% have 16% how 16% attaineth 11% now 11% transmit 5% waxed 5% hath 5% ended 5% ceased 5%
تاريخ
táríkh t-r-kh “history”

literal: history

1 occurrence in corpus

مثلش
mthlsh m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr)ننموده (nnmúdh)چشم (chshm)امم (imm)مثلش (mthlsh)نديده (ndídh)ايا (iyá)سبب (sbb)انکه (inkh) as “recorded, eyes, nation, witnessed, What, cause”

like 25% such 21% consider 11% even 9% similar 9% likeness 6% same 6% peerless 5% instance 5% equal 4%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

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