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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §183

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 183 of 268.

Source (Persian)

* جز حقّ جلّ جلاله احدی بر انچه بر اين مظلوم وارد شده اگاه نه * در هر يوم ذکری در دائره سفارت کبری در استانه اصغا ميشود * سبحان اللّه جميع تدابير منحصر شده به اسبابی که سبب و علّت تضييع اين عبد است غافل از انکه ذلّت در سبيل الهی نفس عزّتست * در ورقه اخبار اين کلمات مذکور قوله [ در تقلّبکاری بعضی از منفيّان عکّا و تعدّياتی که از انان بر بعضی وارد شده ] الی آخر قوله نزد مظاهر عدل و مطالع انصاف قصدش معلوم و مقصودش واضح * باری بانواع اذيّت و ظلم و اعتساف قيام نمود * لعمر اللّه اين مظلوم اين منفا را بوطن اعلی تبديل نمينمايد * نزد اهل بصر انچه در سبيل الهی وارد شود عزّيست مبين و مقاميست کبير * از قبل گفتيم سبحانک يا الهی لو لا البلايا فی سبيلک من اين يظهر مقام عاشقيک * و لو لا الرّزايا فی حبّک بایّ شیء يثبت شان مشتاقيک *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

God alone - exalted be His glory - is cognizant of the things which befell this Wronged One. Every day bringeth a fresh report of stories current against Us at the Embassy in Constantinople. Gracious God! The sole aim of their machinations is to bring about the extermination of this servant. They are, however, oblivious of the fact that abasement in the path of God is My true glory. In the newspapers the following hath been recorded: "Touching the fraudulent dealings of some of the exiles of ‘Akká, and the excesses committed by them against several people, etc...." Unto them who are the exponents of justice and the daysprings of equity the intention of the writer is evident and his purpose clear. Briefly, he arose and inflicted upon Me divers tribulations, and treated Me with injustice and cruelty. By God! This Wronged One would not barter this place of exile for the Most Sublime Habitation. In the estimation of men of insight whatsoever befalleth in the path of God is manifest glory and a supreme attainment. Already We have said: "Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path, how could Thy true lovers be recognized; and were it not for the trials which are borne for love of Thee, how could the station of such as yearn for Thee be revealed?"

Translation Notes

احدی
iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d “his”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered جز (jz)حقّ (ḥqq)جلّ (jll)جلاله (jlálh)احدی (iḥdí)بر (br)انچه (inchh)بر (br)مظلوم (mẓlúm)وارد (wárd) as “alone, God, exalted, be, His, of, he, Wronged One, befell”

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%
نه
nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered انچه (inchh)بر (br)مظلوم (mẓlúm)وارد (wárd)اگاه (igáh)نه (nh)هر (hr)يوم (yúm)ذکری (dhkrí)دائره (dáʾrh)سفارت (sfárt) as “he, of, Wronged One, befell, cognizant, Every, day, report, Embassy”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
دائره
dáʾrh d-w-r

literal: in; far; lands

SE rendered اگاه (igáh)نه (nh)هر (hr)يوم (yúm)ذکری (dhkrí)دائره (dáʾrh)سفارت (sfárt)کبری (kbrí)استانه (istánh)اصغا (iṣghá) as “cognizant, Every, day, report, Embassy, Constantinople, against”

far 28% land 12% hath 12% countries 8% lands 8% cities 8% strayed 8% homes 8% hurried 4% paraded 4%
کبری
kbrí k-b-r

literal: greatest; great; greater

SE rendered هر (hr)يوم (yúm)ذکری (dhkrí)دائره (dáʾrh)سفارت (sfárt)کبری (kbrí)استانه (istánh)اصغا (iṣghá)ميشود (míshúd)سبحان (sbḥán) as “Every, day, report, Embassy, Constantinople, against, bringeth, Gracious God”

most 22% embassy 22% abasement 11% supreme 11% high 11% exalted 11% gravest 11%
منحصر
mnḥṣr ḥ-ṣ-r

literal: confined; confined, besieged

SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán)اللّه (al-lh)جميع (jmíʿ)تدابير (tdábír)منحصر (mnḥṣr) as “Gracious God, their, machinations”

confined 67% reduced 33%
اسبابی
isbábí s-b-b

literal: means

SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ)تدابير (tdábír)منحصر (mnḥṣr)اسبابی (isbábí)سبب (sbb)علّت (ʿllt)تضييع (tḍíyʿ)عبد (ʿbd) as “their, machinations, extermination, servant”

cause 33% means 17% caused 13% conducive 10% reason 7% curse 6% through 4% will 4% instrument 4% most 3%
علّت
ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered اسبابی (isbábí)سبب (sbb)علّت (ʿllt)تضييع (tḍíyʿ)عبد (ʿbd)غافل (gháfl)از (iz) as “extermination, servant, oblivious, of”

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%
نفس
nfs n-f-s “my”

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered غافل (gháfl)از (iz)انکه (inkh)ذلّت (dhllt)سبيل (sbíl)الهی (al-hí)نفس (nfs)عزّتست (ʿzztst)ورقه (wrqh) as “oblivious, of, abasement, path, God, My, true glory, newspapers”

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%
اخبار
ikhbár kh-b-r

literal: inform; informed

SE rendered الهی (al-hí)نفس (nfs)عزّتست (ʿzztst)ورقه (wrqh)اخبار (ikhbár)کلمات (klmát)مذکور (mdhkúr)قوله (qúlh) as “God, My, true glory, newspapers, recorded”

کلمات
klmát k-l-m

literal: word; words

SE rendered عزّتست (ʿzztst)ورقه (wrqh)اخبار (ikhbár)کلمات (klmát)مذکور (mdhkúr)قوله (qúlh)تقلّبکاری (tqllbkárí) as “true glory, newspapers, recorded, fraudulent”

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%
قوله
qúlh q-w-l

literal: say; saying

SE rendered ورقه (wrqh)اخبار (ikhbár)کلمات (klmát)مذکور (mdhkúr)قوله (qúlh)تقلّبکاری (tqllbkárí)بعضی (bʿḍí)از (iz)منفيّان (mnfífán) as “newspapers, recorded, fraudulent, some, of, exiles”

words 27% saith 22% through 10% word 10% utterance 7% saying 5% speech 5% theme 5% sayings 5% argument 5%
انان
inán n-ʾ-n

literal: bread

SE rendered منفيّان (mnfífán)عکّا (ʿkká)تعدّياتی (tʿddíátí)از (iz)انان (inán)بر (br)بعضی (bʿḍí)وارد (wárd) as “exiles, ‘Akká, excesses, of, upon, committed”

1 occurrence in corpus

آخر
ákhr ʾ-kh-r

literal: end; hereafter; other

SE rendered بر (br)بعضی (bʿḍí)وارد (wárd)آخر (ákhr)قوله (qúlh)نزد (nzd)مظاهر (mẓáhr)عدل (ʿdl)مطالع (mṭálʿ) as “upon, committed, Unto, exponents, justice, daysprings”

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%
اعلی
iʿlí ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted

SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm)منفا (mnfá)بوطن (búṭn)اعلی (iʿlí)تبديل (tbdíl)نمينمايد (nmínmáyd)نزد (nzd)اهل (ihl)بصر (bṣr) as “Wronged One, exile, the Most Sublime Habitation, barter, In, men, insight”

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%
مبين
mbín b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered سبيل (sbíl)الهی (al-hí)وارد (wárd)عزّيست (ʿzzíst)مبين (mbín)مقاميست (mqámíst)کبير (kbír)از (iz)گفتيم (gftím) as “path, God, befalleth, manifest glory, supreme attainment, of, said”

بایّ
báyy ʾ-y-y

literal: sign; signs; which

SE rendered لو (lú)الرّزايا (ar-rzáyá)حبّک (ḥbbk)بایّ (báyy)شیء (shíʾ)يثبت (ythbt)شان (shán)مشتاقيک (mshtáqík) as “were, trials, love, things, yearn”

what 38% sign 23% most 8% how 8% which 8% “wherefore 8% verse 8%
يثبت
ythbt th-b-t

literal: established; establish

SE rendered الرّزايا (ar-rzáyá)حبّک (ḥbbk)بایّ (báyy)شیء (shíʾ)يثبت (ythbt)شان (shán)مشتاقيک (mshtáqík) as “trials, love, things, yearn”

شان
shán sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

SE rendered الرّزايا (ar-rzáyá)حبّک (ḥbbk)بایّ (báyy)شیء (shíʾ)يثبت (ythbt)شان (shán)مشتاقيک (mshtáqík) as “trials, love, things, yearn”

such 24% station 18% honor 12% through 12% neither 6% people 6% glory 6% dignity 6% low 6% splendor 6%

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

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