Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §135
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 135 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “all else besides Me”
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
SE expanded to “My wondrous utterance”
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نزّل (nzzl), ملکوت (mlkút), بيانی (bíání), البديع (al-bdíʿ), بمنزلة (bmnzlh), البصر (al-bṣr), للبشر (llbshr) as “taken, hath been sent down, the Kingdom, My wondrous utterance, even as, an eye, unto mankind”
SE expanded to “caused him to arise”
SE expanded to “His great and mighty Cause”
SE rendered اقامه (iqámh), خدمة (khdmh), امره (imrh), العزيز (al-ʿzíz), العظيم (al-ʿẓím), يصلّی (yṣllí), عليه (ʿlíh), الملأ (al-mlʾ), الاعلی (al-áʿlí) as “caused him to arise, serve, His great and mighty Cause, blessed, Concourse, on high”
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them who dwell”
SE rendered الکبرياء (al-kbríáʾ), الّذين (adh-dhín), شربوا (shrbúá), رحيقی (rḥíqí), المختوم (al-mkhtúm), باسمی (básmí), القویّ (al-qúyy), القدير (al-qdír) as “of Grandeur, who, quaffed, sealed Wine, in My Name, Omnipotent, All-Powerful”
SE expanded to “in My Name”
This form usually rendered as “strong”, “all-powerful”, “almighty” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “might” (84 occurrences)
SE rendered المقام (al-mqám), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), فأت (fʾat), بآية (báyh), لدی (ldí), اللّه (al-lh), فاطر (fáṭr), السّماء (as-smáʾ), عرفت (ʿrft) as “sublime station, produce, a sign, God, the Creator, the heavens, recognize”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
6 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “foundered” (1 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “disputest” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the will”
This form usually rendered as “crieth”, “speech”, “raised” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “things” (90 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such as are like thee”
SE rendered تدعو (tdʿú), الکلّ (al-kll), سدرة (sdrh), المنتهی (al-mnthí), الافق (al-áfq), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), طوبی (ṭúbí), لنفس (lnfs) as “summoneth, all men, Sadratu'l-Muntaha, Supreme Horizon, Blessed, the soul”
SE expanded to “most sweet Voice”
SE rendered لاذن (ládhn), سمعت (smʿt), نداءها (ndáʾhá), الاحلی (al-áḥlí), ويل (wíl), لکلّ (lkll), معرض (mʿrḍ), اثيم (ithím) as “the ear, heard, most sweet Voice, woe, to, turned aside, done wickedly”