Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §168
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 168 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “who hath turned aside”
SE rendered باری (bárí), هر (hr), معرضی (mʿrḍí), کلمه (klmh), تمسّک (tmssk), نموده (nmúdh), بر (br), حقّ (ḥqq), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), کرده (krdh) as “We, Every one, who hath turned aside, clung to, hath, voiced his objections, to Him, Who is the Truth”
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “benefits” (33 occurrences)
SE rendered اسباب (isbáb), اعراض (iʿráḍ), انکار (inkár), قرار (qrár), دادهاند (dádhánd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), صادق (ṣádq), فرموده (frmúdh), العبوديّة (al-ʿbúdídh) as “a cause, denial, repudiation, made, The Imam, Sadiq, hath said, "Servitude”
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “commander” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “simple” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered قوّة (qúqh), لاهوتيّة (láhútíth), جوهرة (júhrh), بسيطة (bsíṭh), حيّة (ḥíḥh), بالذّات (báldhdhát), قال (qál) as “divine energy, God, a substance, simple, self-subsistent, said”
SE expanded to “peace be upon him”
SE rendered فهی (fhí), ذات (dhát), اللّه (al-lh), العليا (al-ʿlíá), شجرة (shjrh), طوبی (ṭúbí), سدرة (sdrh), المنتهی (al-mnthí), جنّة (jnnh), المأوی (al-mʾawí) as “it is, the Most Sublime Essence, God, the Tree, of Blessedness, the Lote-Tree, the Garden, Repose”
SE rendered العليا (al-ʿlíá), شجرة (shjrh), طوبی (ṭúbí), سدرة (sdrh), المنتهی (al-mnthí), جنّة (jnnh), المأوی (al-mʾawí), حضرت (ḥḍrt), صادق (ṣádq) as “the Tree, of Blessedness, the Lote-Tree, the Garden, Repose, The Imam, Sadiq”
SE expanded to “with the light”
SE rendered عليه (ʿlíh), السّلام (as-slám), حديث (ḥdíth), طويلی (ṭúylí), ذکر (dhkr), از (iz) as “- peace be upon him, a lengthy tradition, mentioned, from”
SE rendered حديث (ḥdíth), طويلی (ṭúylí), ذکر (dhkr), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), نصوص (nṣúṣ), حديث (ḥdíth), مذکور (mdhkúr), کلمه (klmh) as “a lengthy tradition, mentioned, from, words”
SE rendered حديث (ḥdíth), طويلی (ṭúylí), ذکر (dhkr), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), نصوص (nṣúṣ), حديث (ḥdíth), مذکور (mdhkúr), کلمه (klmh), عليا (ʿlíá) as “a lengthy tradition, mentioned, from, words”
This form usually rendered as “when”, “before”, “sight” (162 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “descend” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “exalted and glorified be He”
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “glorified”, “magnified” (50 occurrences)
SE rendered الملائکة (al-mláʾkh), القرآن (al-qrán), العظيم (al-ʿẓím), ﴿هَلْ (﴿hal), يَنظُرُونَ (yanẓurún) as “the angels, mighty Qur’án, "What, can such expect”
SE expanded to “can such expect”
This form usually rendered as “mufaddal” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “assist” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered يده (ydh), المبارکة (al-mbárkh), فتری (ftrí), بيضاء (bíḍáʾ), غير (ghír), سوء (súʾ), يقول (yqúl), يد (yd), اللّه (al-lh), يمين (ymín) as “His hand, lo, snow-white, unhurt, He shall say, the hand, God, the right hand”
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “meant”, “significance” (42 occurrences)
SE rendered احاديث (iḥádíth), معنی (mʿní), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), اثار (ithár), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), معنی (mʿní), نمايند (nmáynd) as “manner, interpreted, Pen, Most Sublime, interpret”
SE rendered امير (imír), فرموده (frmúdh), يقع (yqʿ), عليه (ʿlíh), اسم (ism), صفة (ṣfh), همچنين (hmchnín) as “(Imam ‘Alí), hath said, named, described." And, likewise”
This form usually rendered as “before”, “presence”, “leader” (30 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Unseen, the Unknowable”
This form usually rendered as “taketh”, “unknowable”, “recognize” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered باطنی (báṭní), غيبٌ (ghíbun), يدرک (ydrk), قال (qál), ابو (ibú), جعفر (jʿfr), الطّوسی (aṭ-ṭúsí), قلت (qlt), لابی (lábí), عبداللّه (ʿbdálllh) as “I, Unseen, the Unknowable, perceived, said, Abu-Ja'far-i-Tusi, "I said, Abi Abdi'llah”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered غيبٌ (ghíbun), يدرک (ydrk), قال (qál), ابو (ibú), جعفر (jʿfr), الطّوسی (aṭ-ṭúsí), قلت (qlt), لابی (lábí), عبداللّه (ʿbdálllh) as “Unseen, the Unknowable, perceived, said, Abu-Ja'far-i-Tusi, "I said, Abi Abdi'llah”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered قال (qál), ابو (ibú), جعفر (jʿfr), الطّوسی (aṭ-ṭúsí), قلت (qlt), لابی (lábí), عبداللّه (ʿbdálllh), الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ), کتاب (ktáb) as “said, Abu-Ja'far-i-Tusi, "I said, Abi Abdi'llah, Way, Book”
This form usually rendered as “ere”, “old”, “before” (216 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “divine”, “eloquence” (60 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “unacquainted”, “make” (21 occurrences)
SE usually renders this root as “like”, “such”, “peerless”
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to join partners”
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “whatsoever”, “willeth” (18 occurrences)