Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §249

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 249 of 268.

Source (Persian)

* نفسی که يک لطمه در دنيا نخورده و هميشه پنج نفس از اماء اللّه نزدش بوده او را مظلوم ميگوئی و حقّ که از اوّل عمر تا بحال دست اعدا بوده و ببدترين عذابهای عالم معذّب گشته باو نسبت داده ای انچه را که يهود در حقّ مسيح نگفته * اسمع نداء المظلوم و لا تکن من الاخسرين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Regardest thou as one wronged he who in this world was never dealt a single blow, and who was continually surrounded by five of the handmaidens of God? And imputest thou unto the True One, Who, from His earliest years until the present day, hath been in the hands of His enemies, and been tormented with the worst afflictions in the world, such charges as the Jews did not ascribe unto Christ? Hearken unto the voice of this Wronged One, and be not of them that are in utter loss.

Translation Notes

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference

لطمه

lṭmh l-ṭ-m → “blow”

literal: blow; blow, slap

blow 25% beat 25% surging 25% blows 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: blow tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: beat will-and-testamentW&T §49: blows will-and-testamentW&T §2: surging

دنيا

dníá d-n-w → “this world”

literal: world; world/this life

world 78% life 6% things 4% earth 4% earthly 2% world’s 1% desire 1% worldliness 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: The life of the present world gleaningsGWB §322: earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: least the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §278: of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid

نخورده

nkhúrdh khúrdn → “never”

literal: eat; consumed; eat, receive, suffer

never 25% vary 25% feed 25% foiled 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: never dealt gleaningsGWB §143: vary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: feed will-and-testamentW&T §9: foiled and frustrated

هميشه

hmíshh hmíshh → “continually”

literal: always, continually

all 40% continually 20% every 20% time 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: continually kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: From time immemorial kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: in every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: at all times

اماء

imáʾ ʾ-m-y → “handmaidens”

literal: handmaidens; handmaiden; handmaid

handmaidens 56% handmaiden 22% unlettered 6% handmaid 6% handmaids 6% such 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered One gleaningsGWB §266: handmaid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaiden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidens gleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaids prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: for such of Thy handmaidens epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidens gleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine

المظلوم

al-mẓlúm ẓ-l-m → “this wronged one”

literal: wronged

SE expanded to “this Wronged One”

wronged 89% whom 3% oppressed 2% victim 1% one 1% downtrodden 1% who 1% men 1% sore 1% sorely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: act unjustly fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §658: His oppressors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Whom the world hath wronged the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wronged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: these oppressed ones

ميگوئی

mígúʾí gftn → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; to say

This form usually rendered as “regardest” (1 occurrences)

say 43% said 14% maintain 10% have 8% hath 6% saying 5% claim 5% called 3% spoken 3% declare 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: cried gleaningsGWB §707: maintained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: hath he said:the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath been said of Him gleaningsGWB §312: are acclaimed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: It revealeth

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “earliest” Distinctive

literal: first; beginning; firstness

This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “hath” (119 occurrences)

first 49% beginning 19% hath 9% early 7% former 3% earliest 3% ever 3% inception 2% prime 2% “beginning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: such as are endued with fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §257: of the past kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: In the beginning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: all in this world and the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret

عمر

ʿmr ʿ-m-r → “years” Distinctive

literal: life; by my life; by the life

This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (39 occurrences)

righteousness 35% swear 26% life 13% years 6% god 3% age 3% precious 3% days 3% beareth 3% witness! 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy life gleaningsGWB §350: age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your life gleaningsGWB §712: inhabited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up

دست

dst dst → “in the hands”

literal: hand; hand, grasp

SE expanded to “in the hands”

hand 38% hands 29% slumber 4% clutches 4% within 4% power 4% hath 4% forfeit 4% tyranny 4% grip 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: of slumber gleaningsGWB §168: within the claws kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: His hand.”the-hidden-wordsHW §98: in the talons of will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the hands gleaningsGWB §9: forfeit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: willingly

اعدا

iʿdá ʿ-d-w → “enemies”

literal: enemy; enemies

enemies 75% mine 13% prepared 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at the hands of His enemies fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §184: of Mine enemies kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: prepared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: all their adversaries the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §52: the enemies

ببدترين

bbdtrín b-d → “most”

literal: bad; ill-wisher; necessary/must

most 33% must 33% ill-wishers 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: most hideously gleaningsGWB §43: must needs will-and-testamentW&T §8: ill-wishers

عذابهای

ʿdhábháy ʿ-dh-b → “chastisement” Distinctive

literal: punishment; torment; tormented

This form usually rendered as “afflictions” (1 occurrences)

chastisement 26% tormented 20% torment 20% punishment 9% chastise 6% fresh 6% torments 6% afflictions 3% terror 3% tribulation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: chastisement gleaningsGWB §519: Divine chastisement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: a painful punishment.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: tormented gleaningsGWB §683: with which I can chastise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: death prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: chastise

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “in the world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “in the world”

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knower fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §586: and written down the knowledge kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thou art aware tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

گشته

gshth gshtn → “have”

literal: become; became; to become

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: hath been gleaningsGWB §362: are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: kept the-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst be will-and-testamentW&T §3: His neck epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou attainest not gleaningsGWB §370: life-vein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: enter

نسبت

nsbt n-s-b → “charges” Distinctive

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)

relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the relatives gleaningsGWB §4: are related kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: accuse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: that bindeth me will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusation gleaningsGWB §114: ordained

داده

dádh dádn → “have”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 33% have 13% laid 7% yielded 7% equity 7% broke 7% brought 7% imputest 7% made 7% justice 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: broke gleaningsGWB §381: sustaineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: be regarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §119: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: imputest gleaningsGWB §551: must never

مسيح

msíḥ m-s-ḥ → “messiah”

literal: messiah

messiah 44% bruise 22% rubbeth 11% christendom 11% following 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rubbeth gleaningsGWB §361: bruise will-and-testamentW&T §7: the following of Christ gleaningsGWB §37: Messiah gleaningsGWB §506: of Christendom

اسمع

ismʿ s-m-ʿ → “hearken”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

hear 29% hearken 21% let 13% give 8% incline 8% “hearken 4% may 4% “give 4% methinks 4% can 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: hear fire-tabletFire §37: have heard gleaningsGWB §419: hearkeneth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are uttered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearing will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

نداء

ndáʾ n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call; called; call/voice

voice 47% call 17% cry 10% cried 7% proclaim 3% divine 3% lift 3% prayer 3% through 3% howling 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §66: voiceth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloud prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voice

تکن

tkn k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered نگفته (ngfth), اسمع (ismʿ), نداء (ndáʾ), المظلوم (al-mẓlúm), تکن (tkn), الاخسرين (al-ákhsrín) as “did not ascribe, Hearken, voice, this Wronged One, be, loss”