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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §42

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 42 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و در مقام ديگر * لا تسبّوا احدا بينکم قد جئنا لاتّحاد من علی الارض و اتّفاقهم يشهد بذلک ما ظهر من بحر بيانی بين العباد و لکنّ القوم اکثرهم فی بعد مبين * ان يسبّکم احدٌ او يمسّکم ضرٌّ فی سبيل اللّه اصبروا و توکّلوا علی السّامع البصير * انّه يشهد و يری و يعمل ما اراد بسلطان من عنده انّه هو المقتدر القدير * قد منعتم عن النّزاع و الجدال فی کتاب اللّه العزيز العظيم * تمسّکوا بما تنتفع به انفسکم و اهل العالم کذلک يامرکم مالک القدم الظّاهر بالاسم الاعظم انّه هو الامر الحکيم*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And again in another connection: "Revile ye not one another. We, verily, have come to unite and weld together all that dwell on earth. Unto this beareth witness what the ocean of Mine utterance hath revealed amongst men, and yet most of the people have gone astray. If anyone revile you, or trouble touch you, in the path of God, be patient, and put your trust in Him Who heareth, Who seeth. He, in truth, witnesseth, and perceiveth, and doeth what He pleaseth, through the power of His sovereignty. He, verily, is the Lord of strength, and of might. In the Book of God, the Mighty, the Great, ye have been forbidden to engage in contention and conflict. Lay fast hold on whatever will profit you, and profit the peoples of the world. Thus commandeth you the King of Eternity, Who is manifest in His Most Great Name. He, verily, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise."

Translation Notes

لکنّ
lknn l-k-n “yet”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered ظهر (ẓhr)بحر (bḥr)بيانی (bíání)العباد (al-ʿbád)لکنّ (lknn)القوم (al-qúm)اکثرهم (ikthrhm)مبين (mbín) as “revealed, ocean, utterance, men, yet, people, most”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%
عنده
ʿndh ʿ-n-d “his”

literal: at

SE rendered يری (yrí)يعمل (yʿml)اراد (irád)بسلطان (bslṭán)عنده (ʿndh)المقتدر (al-mqtdr)القدير (al-qdír) as “perceiveth, doeth, pleaseth, sovereignty, His, Lord of strength, and of might”

when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
بالاسم
bálásm s-m-w “in”

literal: name; names

SE rendered يامرکم (yámrkm)مالک (málk)القدم (al-qdm)الظّاهر (aẓ-ẓáhr)بالاسم (bálásm)الاعظم (al-áʿẓm)الامر (al-ámr)الحکيم* (al-ḥkím*) as “commandeth, the King, Eternity, manifest, in, Most Great, Ordainer, All-Wise”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

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

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