Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §161
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 161 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)
SE rendered باين (báyn), کلمات (klmát), عاليات (ʿálíát), متمسّک (mtmssk), شويم (shúym), الهی (al-hí), الهی (al-hí), سراج (sráj), امرت (imrt), بدهن (bdhn) as “unto these, words, most sublime, cleave, God, my God, lamp, Cause, with the oil”
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered بدهن (bdhn), حکمت (ḥkmt), برافروختی (bráfrúkhtí), از (iz), ارياح (iríáḥ), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), حفظش (ḥfẓsh), نما (nmá), سراج (sráj), از (iz), تو (tú), زجاج (zjáj), از (iz) as “with the oil, wisdom, Thou hast lighted, of, contrary winds, protect, do, lamp, Thine, glass”
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “benefits” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the motion”
This form usually rendered as “victory”, “aid”, “help” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “render Thy Cause victorious”
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “men”, “chosen” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered مبرمت (mbrmt), نصرت (nṣrt), فرمودی (frmúdí), اوليا (iwlíá), راه (ráh), نمودی (nmúdí), توئی (túʾí), مالک (málk), قدرت (qdrt), مليک (mlík) as “irresistible, aided, loved ones, guided aright, Thou art, Possessor of power, King of might”
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Possessor of power”
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Say thou also”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “having”, “caused” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered يد (yd), عطاء (ʿṭáʾ), اسمک (ismk), القيّوم (al-qíqúm), رحيقک (rḥíqk), المختوم (al-mkhtúm), اسألک (isʾalk), بانوار (bánúár), فجر (fjr), ظهورک (ẓhúrk) as “hand, bounty, Name, Self-Subsisting, Sealed Wine, I entreat Thee, the splendors, Dayspring of, Revelation”
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
SE expanded to “all created things”
SE expanded to “draw nigh unto”
SE expanded to “with the hosts”