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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §181

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 181 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و از جهت ديگر دائره سفارت ايران در مدينه کبيره بتمام قدرت و قوّت بتضييع اين مظلومان مشغول انّهم ارادوا امرا و اللّه اراد امرا آخر * حال تفکّر فرمائيد در انچه بر امنای حقّ در هر ديار وارد شده گاهی نسبت سرقت و دزدی داده‌اند و هنگامی بمفترياتی تکلّم نموده‌اند که در عالم شبه و مثل نداشته * حال ان جناب بانصاف تکلّم فرمايند ايا نسبت سرقتی که از جانب سفارت کبری برعيّت خود داده ثمر و اثرش در ممالک خارجه چيست ؟ از اين فقره اين مظلوم خجل شد نه از جهت انکه سبب و علّت تضييع اين عبد بوده بلکه علّت خجلت اطّلاع سفرای اجنبيّه بر مراتب تدبير و ادراک جمعی از معتبرين ايران در سفارت کبری بوده * [ متّهم داری کسانی را که حقّ           کرد امين مخزن هفتم طبق ] باری از مقاميکه بايد مقامات عاليه طلب نمايند و اخذ رای کنند در اطفاء نورش ساعی و جاهدند * و لکن در ظهور اين فقره از قرار مذکور جناب سفير کبير معين الملک ميرزا محسن خان ايّده اللّه در استانه تشريف نداشته‌اند * و اين امور نظر بان است که حضرت پادشاه ايران ايّده الرّحمن را از محرمان حرم عرفان مکدّر ميدانند حقّ شاهد و گواه که اين مظلوم لا زال باسبابيکه سبب عزّت دولت و ملّت است متمسّک بوده و کفی باللّه شهيدا *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

On the other hand, the officials of the Persian Embassy in the Great City (Constantinople) are energetically and assiduously seeking to exterminate these wronged ones. They desire one thing, and God desireth another. Consider now what hath befallen the trusted ones of God in every land. At one time they have been accused of theft and larceny; at another they have been calumniated in a manner without parallel in this world. Answer thou fairly. What could be the results and consequences, in foreign countries, of the accusation of theft brought by the Persian Embassy against its own subjects? If this Wronged One was ashamed, it was not because of the humiliation it brought this servant, but rather because of the shame of its becoming known to the Ambassadors of foreign countries how incompetent and lacking in understanding are several eminent officials of the Persian Embassy. "Flingest thou thy calumnies into the face of Them Whom the one true God hath made the Trustees of the treasures of His seventh sphere?" Briefly, instead of seeking, as they should, through Him Who occupieth this sublime station, to attain unto the most exalted ranks, and to obtain His advice, they have exerted themselves and are striving their utmost to put out His light. However, according to what hath been reported, His Excellency the Ambassador Mu'inu'l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin Khán - may God assist him - was, at that time, absent from Constantinople. Such things have happened because it was believed that His Majesty the Sháh of Persia - may the All-Merciful assist him - was angry with them that have attained and revolve round the Sanctuary of Wisdom. God well knoweth and testifieth that this Wronged One hath, at all times, been cleaving fast unto whatever would be conducive to the glory of both the government and the people. God, verily, is sufficient Witness.

Translation Notes

دائره
dáʾrh d-w-r → “the”

literal: far; abode; land

SE rendered از (iz), جهت (jht), ديگر (dígr), دائره (dáʾrh), سفارت (sfárt), ايران (iyrán), مدينه (mdính), کبيره (kbírh) as “the, other, hand, officials, of, Persian, Embassy”

officials 50% fall 50%
قدرت
qdrt q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered ايران (iyrán), مدينه (mdính), کبيره (kbírh), بتمام (btmám), قدرت (qdrt), قوّت (qúqt), بتضييع (btḍíyʿ), مظلومان (mẓlúmán) as “of, Persian, Embassy, energetically and assiduously, seeking to exterminate, wronged ones”

power 44% thou 30% might 8% dominion 3% omnipotence 2% through 2% didst 2% divine 2% ordained 2% hast 2%
بتضييع
btḍíyʿ ḍ-y-ʿ

literal: waste; wasted

SE rendered مدينه (mdính), کبيره (kbírh), بتمام (btmám), قدرت (qdrt), قوّت (qúqt), بتضييع (btḍíyʿ), مظلومان (mẓlúmán), مشغول (mshghúl), انّهم (innhm) as “Persian, Embassy, energetically and assiduously, seeking to exterminate, wronged ones, They”

مشغول
mshghúl sh-gh-l

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

SE rendered قوّت (qúqt), بتضييع (btḍíyʿ), مظلومان (mẓlúmán), مشغول (mshghúl), انّهم (innhm), ارادوا (irádúá), امرا (imrá), اللّه (al-lh) as “seeking to exterminate, wronged ones, They, desire, one thing, God”

busied 31% occupied 24% engaged 7% busy 7% immersed 7% have 5% busying 5% hath 5% strive 5% commune 5%
ديار
díár díár

literal: land; lands

SE rendered انچه (inchh), بر (br), امنای (imnáy), حقّ (ḥqq), هر (hr), ديار (díár), وارد (wárd), گاهی (gáhí), نسبت (nsbt), سرقت (srqt) as “what, land, trusted ones, God, every, hath befallen, At one time, of, theft and larceny”

land 40% country 10% paths 10% would 10% habitation 10% city 10% far 10%
دزدی
dzdí d-z-d

literal: thievery

SE rendered وارد (wárd), گاهی (gáhí), نسبت (nsbt), سرقت (srqt), دزدی (dzdí), داده‌اند (dádh‌ánd), هنگامی (hngámí), بمفترياتی (bmftríátí) as “hath befallen, At one time, of, theft and larceny, another, calumniated”

1 occurrence in corpus

هنگامی
hngámí hngámí → “another”

literal: time; time, moment

2 occurrences in corpus

تکلّم
tkllm k-l-m

literal: speak

SE rendered هنگامی (hngámí), بمفترياتی (bmftríátí), تکلّم (tkllm), نموده‌اند (nmúdh‌ánd), عالم (ʿálm), شبه (shbh) as “another, calumniated, have, this world, parallel”

utter 19% breathe 13% speak 13% spoke 13% talk 13% speech 6% what 6% answer 6% converse 6% have 6%
مثل
mthl m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered نموده‌اند (nmúdh‌ánd), عالم (ʿálm), شبه (shbh), مثل (mthl), نداشته (ndáshth), حال (ḥál), جناب (jnáb), بانصاف (bánṣáf) as “have, this world, parallel, without, Answer, thou, fairly”

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%
اثرش
ithrsh ʾ-th-r

literal: traces; effect; trace

SE rendered سفارت (sfárt), کبری (kbrí), برعيّت (brʿíʿt), داده (dádh), ثمر (thmr), اثرش (ithrsh), ممالک (mmálk), خارجه (khárjh), چيست (chíst), از (iz) as “Embassy, against, brought, results and consequences, foreign countries, What, the”

فقره
fqrh f-q-r

literal: poor; poverty; matter

SE rendered ممالک (mmálk), خارجه (khárjh), چيست (chíst), از (iz), فقره (fqrh), مظلوم (mẓlúm), خجل (khjl), نه (nh), از (iz) as “foreign countries, What, the, Wronged One, ashamed, not”

سبب
sbb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), خجل (khjl), نه (nh), از (iz), جهت (jht), انکه (inkh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), تضييع (tḍíyʿ), عبد (ʿbd), بلکه (blkh) as “Wronged One, ashamed, not, the, servant, but”

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%
متّهم
mtthm t-h-m → “calumnies” Distinctive

literal: accusation; accused; accuser

This form usually rendered as “flingest” (2 occurrences)

نورش
núrsh n-w-r

literal: light; lights

SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd), اخذ (ikhdh), رای (ráy), کنند (knnd), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), نورش (núrsh), ساعی (sáʿí), جاهدند (jáhdnd), لکن (lkn) as “may, obtain His advice, hath, put out His light, striving”

جاهدند
jáhdnd j-h-d

literal: striving; striver

SE rendered کنند (knnd), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), نورش (núrsh), ساعی (sáʿí), جاهدند (jáhdnd), لکن (lkn), ظهور (ẓhúr), فقره (fqrh), از (iz) as “hath, put out His light, striving, the”

strive 37% exert 14% war 9% true 9% utmost 6% wayfarers 6% maketh 6% earnest 6% valiantly 6% striving 3%
ظهور
ẓhúr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered ساعی (sáʿí), جاهدند (jáhdnd), لکن (lkn), ظهور (ẓhúr), فقره (fqrh), از (iz), قرار (qrár), مذکور (mdhkúr), جناب (jnáb) as “striving, the, reported, Excellency the Ambassador”

قرار
qrár q-r-r

literal: established

SE rendered لکن (lkn), ظهور (ẓhúr), فقره (fqrh), از (iz), قرار (qrár), مذکور (mdhkúr), جناب (jnáb), سفير (sfír), کبير (kbír) as “the, reported, Excellency the Ambassador, Mu'inu'l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin Khán”

معين
mʿín ʿ-y-n

literal: appointed

SE rendered از (iz), قرار (qrár), مذکور (mdhkúr), جناب (jnáb), سفير (sfír), کبير (kbír), معين (mʿín), الملک (al-mlk), ميرزا (mírzá), محسن (mḥsn), خان (khán), ايّده (iyydh) as “the, reported, Excellency the Ambassador, Mu'inu'l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin Khán, assist him”

محسن
mḥsn ḥ-s-n

literal: best; beautiful; kindness

SE rendered کبير (kbír), معين (mʿín), الملک (al-mlk), ميرزا (mírzá), محسن (mḥsn), خان (khán), ايّده (iyydh), اللّه (al-lh), استانه (istánh) as “Mu'inu'l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin Khán, assist him, God, Constantinople”

muhsin 50% righteous 50%
خان
khán kh-w-n

literal: betray; blood; betrayal, disloyalty

SE rendered کبير (kbír), معين (mʿín), الملک (al-mlk), ميرزا (mírzá), محسن (mḥsn), خان (khán), ايّده (iyydh), اللّه (al-lh), استانه (istánh) as “Mu'inu'l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin Khán, assist him, God, Constantinople”

khán 50% acteth 50%
تشريف
tshríf sh-r-f

literal: honor; honored; noble

SE rendered ايّده (iyydh), اللّه (al-lh), استانه (istánh), تشريف (tshríf), نداشته‌اند (ndáshth‌ánd), امور (imúr) as “assist him, God, Constantinople, absent from, Such things”

high 25% honored 11% hath 11% having 11% glory 11% honoured 11% noblest 7% distinction 7% came 4% most 4%
نظر
nẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered نداشته‌اند (ndáshth‌ánd), امور (imúr), نظر (nẓr), حضرت (ḥḍrt), پادشاه (pádsháh), ايران (iyrán) as “absent from, Such things, His Majesty, Sháh of Persia, - may the”

observe 13% eye 13% because 13% beholding 13% sight 10% behold 10% owing 10% consider 6% ponder 6% considering 6%
الرّحمن
ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), پادشاه (pádsháh), ايران (iyrán), ايّده (iyydh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), از (iz), محرمان (mḥrmán), حرم (ḥrm), عرفان (ʿrfán), مکدّر (mkddr) as “His Majesty, Sháh of Persia, - may the, All-Merciful assist him, the, Sanctuary of Wisdom, angry”

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%
عرفان
ʿrfán ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered از (iz), محرمان (mḥrmán), حرم (ḥrm), عرفان (ʿrfán), مکدّر (mkddr), ميدانند (mídánnd), حقّ (ḥqq), شاهد (sháhd) as “the, Sanctuary of Wisdom, angry, believed, God, testifieth”

گواه
gúáh gúáh

literal: witness; testimony; testimony/witness

SE rendered مکدّر (mkddr), ميدانند (mídánnd), حقّ (ḥqq), شاهد (sháhd), گواه (gúáh), مظلوم (mẓlúm), زال (zál) as “angry, believed, God, testifieth, this Wronged One, at all times”

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

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