Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §5
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered قل (ql), الهی (al-hí), الهی (al-hí), مقصودی (mqṣúdí), معبودی (mʿbúdí) as “"O God, my God, my Desire, my Adored One”
SE expanded to “"O God, my God”
SE expanded to “my Adored One”
SE expanded to “my utmost Hope”
This form usually rendered as “hope”, “heart’s”, “wish” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my supreme Aspiration”
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
SE expanded to “didst not take”
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “peer”, “able”, “such” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “All created things”
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “greatness”, “glory” (64 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the sore athirst”
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “through” (103 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dumb”, “stammering”, “falter” (4 occurrences)