Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §129
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “have been sent down”
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “troubles” (53 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “hath”, “rose” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “At one time”
SE expanded to “By the righteousness”
SE expanded to “uttering His praise”
SE expanded to “engaged in remembering”
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; satisfied
SE expanded to “satisfied with His pleasure”
SE expanded to “lowly and submissive”
SE rendered ذاکرا (dhákrá), متوجّها (mtújjhá), راضيا (ráḍíá), خاضعا (kháḍʿá), خاشعا (kháshʿá), الاحوال (al-áḥúál), کذلک (kdhlk), مضت (mḍt) as “engaged in remembering, directed towards, satisfied with His pleasure, lowly and submissive, times, So, passed”
SE rendered خاضعا (kháḍʿá), خاشعا (kháshʿá), الاحوال (al-áḥúál), کذلک (kdhlk), مضت (mḍt), ايّامی (iyyámí), انتهت (intht) as “lowly and submissive, times, So, passed, days”
SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk), مضت (mḍt), ايّامی (iyyámí), انتهت (intht), السّجن (as-sjn), تزلزلت (tzlzlt) as “So, passed, days, Prison, made the earth to tremble”
SE expanded to “made the earth to tremble”
This form usually rendered as “lamented”, “wail”, “groan” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “informed” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered الاعظم (al-áʿẓm), لکن (lkn), القوم (al-qúm), سکر (skr), عجاب (ʿjáb) as “Most Great, yet, people, state of strange stupor”