Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §126
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 126 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered شيخ (shíkh), وارد (wárd), بر (br), مظلوم (mẓlúm), انچه (inchh), شبه (shbh), مثل (mthl) as “Shaykh, touched, Wronged One, That which, compare, equal”
This form usually rendered as “like”, “peer”, “such” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)
SE rendered بکمال (bkmál), تسليم (tslím), رضا (rḍá), لاجل (lájl), تهذيب (thdhíb), نفوس (nfús), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), کلمة (klmh), اللّه (al-lh) as “the utmost, resignation, willingness, so that, edified, souls, exalted, Word, God”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “said”, “appointed” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “spent”, “have” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “into the hands”
SE rendered يک (yk), يوم (yúm), بدست (bdst), علما (ʿlmá), دادند (dádnd), ديگر (dígr), معلومست (mʿlúmst), چه (chh), وارد (wárd) as “one, day, into the hands, divines, delivered, canst well imagine, what, befell”
SE rendered جناب (jnáb), انبار (inbár), حضرت (ḥḍrt), سلطان (slṭán), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), نائب (náʾb), رئيس (rʾís), محلّ (mḥll), بطلبند (bṭlbnd) as “thee, dungeon, His Majesty, Sháh, happen to visit, of, director, chief jailer, ask”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “director”, “one” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), نائب (náʾb), رئيس (rʾís), محلّ (mḥll), بطلبند (bṭlbnd), دو (dú), زنجير (znjír) as “happen to visit, of, director, chief jailer, ask, two, chains”
1 occurrence in corpus
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “is known as”
This form usually rendered as “four” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “anguish”, “woe”, “new” (5 occurrences)