Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §254

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 254 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا هادی کتابش نزد تو حاضر است انکه اسمش را مستيقظ گذارده بخوان اگر چه ديده ای و لکن مکرّر مشاهده نما لعلّک تتّخذ لنفسک فی خباء الصّدق مقاما رفيعا *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Hádí! His book which he hath entitled "Mustayqiz" is in thy possession. Read it. Although thou hast seen the book, peruse it again, that haply thou mayest obtain for thyself a lofty seat beneath the canopy of truth.

Translation Notes

هادی

hádí h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guide 33% guidance 33% leaders 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guide gleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: direct tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §668: rescue

کتابش

ktábsh k-t-b → “his book”

literal: book; books; Book

book 57% books 18% scriptures 11% heavenly 3% sacred 2% records 2% word 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% mother 1% lucid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will write down gleaningsGWB §19: written confession kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Book—the will-and-testamentW&T §9: letter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Books gleaningsGWB §288: heavenly Books kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: wondrous Book

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: unto everyone gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: before the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the hour will-and-testamentW&T §6: possession epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the gleaningsGWB §674: before the

تو

tú t-w-w

literal: you

SE rendered هادی (hádí), کتابش (ktábsh), نزد (nzd), تو (tú), حاضر (ḥáḍr), انکه (inkh), اسمش (ismsh), مستيقظ (mstíqẓ) as “Hádí, His book, in thy possession, which he hath entitled, "Mustayqiz”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

حاضر

ḥáḍr ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

attend 25% met 8% sent 8% upon 8% laden 8% gather 8% led 8% craving 8% ready 8% presence 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: summon gleaningsGWB §271: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and to stand the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His Majesty gleaningsGWB §482: thee

انکه

inkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered هادی (hádí), کتابش (ktábsh), نزد (nzd), تو (tú), حاضر (ḥáḍr), انکه (inkh), اسمش (ismsh), مستيقظ (mstíqẓ), گذارده (gdhárdh), بخوان (bkhúán) as “Hádí, His book, in thy possession, which he hath entitled, "Mustayqiz, Read it”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They

اسمش

ismsh s-m-w → “which he hath entitled”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “which he hath entitled”

what 33% which 33% name 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our Tablet fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §139: in the person of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

مستيقظ

mstíqẓ y-q-ẓ → ““mustayqiz”

literal: awakened

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “Mustayqiz

گذارده

gdhárdh g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered انکه (inkh), اسمش (ismsh), مستيقظ (mstíqẓ), گذارده (gdhárdh), بخوان (bkhúán), چه (chh), ديده (dídh) as “which he hath entitled, "Mustayqiz, Read it, seen”

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: leave gleaningsGWB §145: before kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Beside prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §115: deprive not thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ended

بخوان

bkhúán kh-w-ان → “read”

literal: read

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: Read it

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered اسمش (ismsh), مستيقظ (mstíqẓ), گذارده (gdhárdh), بخوان (bkhúán), چه (chh), ديده (dídh), لکن (lkn), مکرّر (mkrrr), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “which he hath entitled, "Mustayqiz, Read it, seen, again, peruse”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

ديده

dídh d-y-d → “seen”

literal: see; to see; seen

witnessed 33% seen 17% found 17% saw 17% dreamed 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: seen gleaningsGWB §364: hast witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dreamed will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: found gleaningsGWB §685: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: could offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saw

لکن

lkn l-k-n

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered بخوان (bkhúán), چه (chh), ديده (dídh), لکن (lkn), مکرّر (mkrrr), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), لعلّک (lʿllk), تتّخذ (tttkhdh) as “Read it, seen, again, peruse, that haply thou mayest, obtain”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet

مکرّر

mkrrr k-r-r → “time”

literal: repeated; repeatedly; times

time 43% repeatedly 29% often 14% again 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Time and again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: repeatedly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: often returned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: again

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “testify” Distinctive

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: perceiveth fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §287: fully revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: witnesses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: gaze on tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

SE rendered ديده (dídh), لکن (lkn), مکرّر (mkrrr), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), لعلّک (lʿllk), تتّخذ (tttkhdh), لنفسک (lnfsk), خباء (khbáʾ), الصّدق (aṣ-ṣdq) as “seen, again, peruse, that haply thou mayest, obtain, for thyself, beneath the canopy, of truth”