Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §185
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 185 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “rustling”, “conduct”, “behavior” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), حکمت (ḥkmt), متحيّر (mtḥíḥr), ايا (iyá), چه (chh), واقع (wáqʿ), حزب (ḥzb), شيعه (shíʿh), اعلم (iʿlm) as “of knowledge, wisdom, sore perplexed, the Shí‘ah sect, the most learned”
This form usually rendered as “most” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “which regarded itself”
SE expanded to “of His Revelation”
SE expanded to “hath turned aside”
SE rendered ميشمردند (míshmrdnd), يوم (yúm), ظهور (ẓhúr), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نمودند (nmúdnd), ظلمی (ẓlmí), از (iz), حزب (ḥzb), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “which regarded itself, the Day, of His Revelation, hath turned aside, a cruelty, hath shown”
SE expanded to “hath never been experienced”
SE rendered شبه (shbh), نداشته (ndáshth), ندارد (ndárd), الجمله (al-jmlh), تفکّر (tfkkr), لازم (lázm), از (iz), اوّل (iwwl), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “such as, hath never been experienced, to reflect, It is incumbent upon thee, From the inception”
literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary, required
SE expanded to “It is incumbent upon thee”
This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “hath” (119 occurrences)
SE expanded to “From the inception”
SE rendered اوّل (iwwl), ظهور (ẓhúr), حزب (ḥzb), حين (ḥín), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), علماء (ʿlmáʾ), امدند (imdnd), يکنفس (yknfs) as “From the inception, a while, the divines, that have appeared, none of whom”
SE expanded to “that have appeared”
SE expanded to “they are oblivious”
This form usually rendered as “would”, “cleft” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from the ocean”
SE expanded to “they may attain unto”
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), برشحی (brshḥí), از (iz), بحر (bḥr), علم (ʿlm), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), بيابند (bíábnd), انچه (inchh), اليوم (al-yúm) as “that haply, a sprinkling, from the ocean, of knowledge, they may attain unto, discover the things, in this day”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “discover”, “apprehend” (11 occurrences)