Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §171
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 171 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Ponder a while”
SE expanded to “concerning the Divine Presence”
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
SE rendered فرقان (frqán), نازل (názl), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), شايد (sháyd), راه (ráh), مستقيم (mstqím), بيابی (bíábí), سبب (sbb) as “Qur’án, sent down, may, perchance, Straight Path, discover”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “obtain”, “perceive” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), راه (ráh), مستقيم (mstqím), بيابی (bíábí), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), هدايت (hdáyt), خلق (khlq), شوی (shúy), مثل (mthl) as “perchance, Straight Path, discover, guidance of, creatures, hath been, Such a one”
SE rendered مستقيم (mstqím), بيابی (bíábí), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), هدايت (hdáyt), خلق (khlq), شوی (shúy), مثل (mthl), امروز (imrúz) as “Straight Path, discover, guidance of, creatures, hath been, Such a one, day”
This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wilt”, “thou” (22 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Such a one”
SE rendered ذلّت (dhllt), مظلوم (mẓlúm), عزّت (ʿzzt), هر (hr), دو (dú), بفنا (bfná), راجع (rájʿ), جهد (jhd), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd), فائز (fáʾz), شوی (shúy) as “abasement of, Wronged One, glory, both, pass away, Strive, was, haply, achieve, hath been”
This form usually rendered as “pass”, “which” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), عزّت (ʿzzt), هر (hr), دو (dú), بفنا (bfná), راجع (rájʿ), جهد (jhd), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd), فائز (fáʾz), شوی (shúy), بعمليکه (bʿmlíkh) as “Wronged One, glory, both, pass away, Strive, was, haply, achieve, hath been, deed”
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “attained”, “invested” (88 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “all-wise” (121 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “country”, “cease”, “fade” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered انچه (inchh), از (iz), برای (bráy), منکرين (mnkrín), مجال (mjál), رد (rd), عدم (ʿdm), قبول (qbúl), نمانده (nmándh), نيست (níst) as “what, of, denier, refute, repudiate, was”
SE rendered از (iz), برای (bráy), منکرين (mnkrín), مجال (mjál), رد (rd), عدم (ʿdm), قبول (qbúl), نمانده (nmándh), نيست (níst), قوله (qúlh), تبارک (tbárk) as “of, denier, refute, repudiate, was, saith, blessed”
This form usually rendered as “accepted”, “acceptance”, “accept” (32 occurrences)
SE rendered منکرين (mnkrín), مجال (mjál), رد (rd), عدم (ʿdm), قبول (qbúl), نمانده (nmándh), نيست (níst), قوله (qúlh), تبارک (tbárk), تعالی (tʿálí) as “denier, refute, repudiate, was, saith, blessed, exalted”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quencheth”, “reared” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thou canst behold”
This form usually rendered as “imposed”, “shall” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “flow”, “floweth”, “traveleth” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered مُسَمًّی (musammaní), يُدَبِّرُ (yudabbir), الأَمْرَ (al-ʾamr), يُفَصِّلُ (yufaṣṣil), الآياتِ (al-áyát), لَعَلَّکُمْ (laʿallakum), بِلِقَاءِ (biliqáʾ) as “appointed, ordereth, all things, signs, Presence”
literal: certainty; certitude; be certain
This form usually rendered as “ye” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have firm faith”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
literal: error; error, misguidance; error/misguidance
SE expanded to “we shall have lain hidden”
This form usually rendered as “all-encompassing”, “overshadoweth”, “aware” (9 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “find”, “surrendered” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “rest on it”
This form usually rendered as “abode” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “deeds” (1 occurrences)
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
This form usually rendered as “revealed”, “shall”, “sent” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “might” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “vain” (1 occurrences)
literal: recompense; reward; reward/recompense
This form usually rendered as “reward” (1 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “scorn”, “ridicule” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “therefore”, “put” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بَيْنَهُمَا (baynahumá), بِالحَقِّ (biálḥaqq), أَجَلٍ (ʾajalin), مُسَمًّی (musammaní) as “between, term”
SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), يَظُنُّ (yaẓunn), أُوْلَئِکَ (ʾúlaʾik), أَنَّهُمْ (ʾannahum), مَبْعُوثُونَ (mabʿúthún) as “likewise, saith, their, He, raised”
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “ye” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shall” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sincerity”, “purity”, “goodwill” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered صَفًّا﴾ (ṣaffan﴾), همچنين (hmchnín), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), ﴿يُرِيدُونَ (﴿yurídún), لِيُطْفِئُوا (líuṭfiʾúá), نُورَ (núr), اللّهِ (al-lh) as “." And, likewise, saith, put out, light, God”
This form usually rendered as “once”, “latter” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “journeying” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “side”, “ideal” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “warm” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), آتاهَا (átáhá), نُودِی (núdí), شَاطِئِ (sháṭiʾ), الوَادِی (al-wádí), الأَيْمَن (al-ʾayman) as “when, cried, Vale, right side”
SE rendered الوَادِی (al-wádí), الأَيْمَن (al-ʾayman), البُقْعَةِ (al-buqʿah), المُبَارَکَةِ (al-mubárakah), الشَّجَرَةِ (ash-shajarah) as “Vale, right side, sacred Spot, : ‘O”