Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §165
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 165 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “is necessary to”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “nothing”, “command” (72 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cling” (82 occurrences)
SE expanded to “take fast hold”
SE rendered عدل (ʿdl), راستی (rástí), تمسّک (tmssk), نمايند (nmáynd), جناب (jnáb), حاجی (ḥájí), شيخ (shíkh), محمّد (mḥmmd), عليه (ʿlíh), بهاء (bháʾ) as “justice, truthfulness, take fast hold, may, Ḥájí, Shaykh, praise, upon, glory”
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “well-known”, “have” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recent”, “late” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered ايّام (iyyám), اخيره (ikhírh), سفارت (sfárt), ايران (iyrán), استانه (istánh), سرّ (srr), سرّ (srr), بتحريک (btḥrík) as “long ago, Finally, Embassy, in, secretly, stirring up”
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), مقبل (mqbl), صادق (ṣádq), پريشان (príshán), ديدهاند (dídhánd), انکه (inkh), شبی (shbí), از (iz), شبها (shbhá) as “in, sincere, soul, distressed, he, night, into”
6 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered بحر (bḥr), انداخت (indákht), از (iz), قضا (qḍá), جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz), عباد (ʿbád), حاضر (ḥáḍr), اخذ (ikhdh) as “the sea, threw, of, some, men, upon, rescued”
This form usually rendered as “number”, “many”, “great” (31 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “attend”, “ready”, “met” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نمودند (nmúdnd), عمل (ʿml), هر (hr), حزبی (ḥzbí), تعبيری (tʿbírí), نمود (nmúd), ذکری (dhkrí), کرد (krd) as “rescued, hath, interpretations, will”
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نمودند (nmúdnd), عمل (ʿml), هر (hr), حزبی (ḥzbí), تعبيری (tʿbírí), نمود (nmúd), ذکری (dhkrí), کرد (krd) as “rescued, hath, interpretations, will”
This form usually rendered as “interpretations” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تعبيری (tʿbírí), نمود (nmúd), ذکری (dhkrí), کرد (krd), انکه (inkh), مرّة (mrrh), اخری (ikhrí), شبی (shbí), از (iz), شبها (shbhá), جامعی (jámʿí) as “interpretations, will, hath, he, other, night, of, mosque”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “fled”, “delivered” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “man”, “true”, “body” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “kept”, “hath” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered داشت (dásht), صبح (ṣbḥ), بمناجات (bmnáját), دعا (dʿá), عجز (ʿjz), ابتهال (ibthál), مشغول (mshghúl), ذکرش (dhkrsh), قطع (qṭʿ) as “kept, different people, prayers, supplications, occupied, devotions, cease”
SE rendered صبح (ṣbḥ), بمناجات (bmnáját), دعا (dʿá), عجز (ʿjz), ابتهال (ibthál), مشغول (mshghúl), ذکرش (dhkrsh), قطع (qṭʿ) as “different people, prayers, supplications, occupied, devotions, cease”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “resignation”, “resigned”, “submit” (22 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “indicative”, “revealed”, “indicate” (16 occurrences)
SE rendered نزدش (nzdsh), ديده (dídh), مشعر (mshʿr), بر (br), اينکه (iynkh), سمّ (smm), خورده (khúrdh), باری (bárí), بکمال (bkmál), تحيّر (tḥíḥr), قوم (qúm) as “unto, found, indicating, upon, poisoned, Briefly, greatly astonished, Exalted, people”
This form usually rendered as “foiled” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wonder”, “perplexity”, “sore” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “knowledge”, “aware” (25 occurrences)
SE rendered قوم (qúm), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), داد (dád), دو (dú), وصيّت (wṣíṣt), نامه (námh), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), امّا (immá) as “people, news, left, two, testaments, of, first”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered وصيّت (wṣíṣt), نامه (námh), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), امّا (immá), اوّل (iwwl), مشعر (mshʿr), بر (br), اقرار (iqrár) as “testaments, of, first, Upon, confessed”
This form usually rendered as “such”, “like”, “similar” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “purity”, “detached”, “exalted” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “own”, “reality” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered الامثال (al-ámthál), تنزيه (tnzíh), کينونته (kínúnth), الاوصاف (al-áwṣáf), الاذکار (adh-dhkár), الاقوال (al-áqúál), الاقرار (al-áqrár) as “equal, description, was, glorification, words, testified”
This form usually rendered as “chosen”, “loved”, “holy” (16 occurrences)
SE rendered نموده (nmúdh), عبد (ʿbd), اولياء (iwlíáʾ), متحيّر (mtḥíḥr), ماندهاند (mándhánd), چه (chh), يک (yk), مقام (mqám), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí) as “had, servant, loved, perplexed, on the one hand, one, hand the, Pen, Most High”
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
SE expanded to “these most sublime words”
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “one” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered جهت (jht), ديگر (dígr), مشاهده (msháhdh), مفترين (mftrín), بکلماتی (bklmátí), نطق (nṭq), مينمايند (mínmáynd), قوّه (qúqh), بشری (bshrí), از (iz), حمل (ḥml) as “other, calumnies, strength, human, of, bear”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “endured”, “borne” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered بشری (bshrí), از (iz), حمل (ḥml), اصغاء (iṣgháʾ), عاجز (ʿájz), قاصر (qáṣr), لذا (ldhá), عبد (ʿbd), ذنب (dhnb) as “human, of, bear, endure, therefore, servant, sin”
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “grace”, “vineyard” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered کرم (krm), الهی (al-hí), سماء (smáʾ), رحمت (rḥmt), ربّانی (rbbání), سائل (sáʾl), املم (imlm), جريرات (jrírát), عبد (ʿbd) as “and, heaven, mercy, Divine, hope, servant”
SE rendered رحمت (rḥmt), ربّانی (rbbání), سائل (sáʾl), املم (imlm), جريرات (jrírát), عبد (ʿbd), از (iz), قلم (qlm), فضل (fḍl) as “mercy, Divine, hope, servant, of, pen, grace”
SE rendered عبد (ʿbd), از (iz), قلم (qlm), فضل (fḍl), عطا (ʿṭá), محو (mḥú), فرمايد (frmáyd), سيّئات (sísʾát), بسيار (bsíár), خطايا (khṭáyá) as “servant, of, pen, grace, blot, he, transgressions, manifold, evil-doings”
SE rendered خطايا (khṭáyá), بيشمار (bíshmár), لکن (lkn), بحبل (bḥbl), جودش (júdsh), متمسّکم (mtmsskm), بذيل (bdhíl), کرمش (krmsh), متشبّث (mtshbbth) as “evil-doings, unnumbered, yet, cord of His bounty, cling, hem of His generosity, cleave tenaciously”
SE expanded to “hem of His generosity”
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “clinging”, “clung”, “cling” (24 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “aware”, “cognizant”, “recognize” (31 occurrences)
SE rendered مقرّبان (mqrrbán), درگاه (drgáh), اگاه (igáh), عبد (ʿbd), قادر (qádr), بر (br), اصغاء (iṣgháʾ), مقالات (mqálát), مغلّين (mghllín), نبوده (nbúdh) as “nigh, Threshold, know, servant, hear, tales, perfidious, was”
This form usually rendered as “envious”, “malevolent” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered عمل (ʿml), ارتکاب (irtkáb), نمود (nmúd), لو (lú), يعذّبنی (yʿdhdhbní), محمود (mḥmúd), فعله (fʿlh), لو (lú) as “act, committed, if, praised, doeth”
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “what”, “act” (10 occurrences)