Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §210
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 210 of 268.
Source (Persian)
يا شيخ اقرأ ما نطق به اشعيا فی کتابه قوله [ علی جبل عال اصعدي يا مبشّرة صهيون ارفعی صوتک بقوّة يا مبشّرة اورشليم ارفعی لا تخافی قولی لمدن يهوذا هو ذا الهک هو ذا السّيّد الرّبّ بقوّة يأتی و ذراعه تحکم له ] * امروز جميع علامات نمودار مدينه بزرگی از اسمان نازل شده و صهيون از ظهور حقّ مهتزّ و مسرور چه که نداء اللّه را از کلّ جهات اصغا نموده * امروز اورشليم ببشارت جديد فائز چه که مقام جميّز سرو ازاد ايستاده * اورشليم محلّ زيارت جميع احزاب عالم است و بقدس ناميده شده و ان و صهيون و فلسطين جميع در اين اراضی واقع اينست که ميفرمايد [طوبی لمن هاجر الی عکّاء ] *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Shaykh! Peruse that which Isaiah hath spoken in His Book. He saith: "Get thee up into the high mountain, O Zion, that bringest good tidings; lift up Thy Voice with strength, O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings. Lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: ‘Behold your God! Behold the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him.'" This Day all the signs have appeared. A Great City hath descended from heaven, and Zion trembleth and exulteth with joy at the Revelation of God, for it hath heard the Voice of God on every side. This Day Jerusalem hath attained unto a new Evangel, for in the stead of the sycamore standeth the cedar. Jerusalem is the place of pilgrimage for all the peoples of the world, and hath been named the Holy City. Together with Zion and Palestine, they are all included within these regions. Wherefore, hath it been said: "Blessed is the man that hath migrated to ‘Akká."
