Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §52
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “bayán”, “words” (68 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “daysprings”, “manifestations”, “day-springs” (22 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “who”, “meant”, “meaneth” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered قدرت (qdrt), مشارق (mshárq), اقتدار (iqtdár), يعنی (yʿní), حضرات (ḥḍrát), ملوک (mlúk), سلاطين (sláṭín), ايّدهم (iyydhm), اللّه (al-lh) as “authority, sources, power, namely, kings, rulers, assist, God”
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “give” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “admonished”, “exhorted”, “counsel” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “converteth”, “recount”, “feeleth” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered تمسّک (tmssk), وصيّت (wṣíṣt), ميکند (míknd), اوست (iwst), سبب (sbb), بزرگ (bzrg), از (iz), برای (bráy), نظم (nẓm), جهان (jhán), اطمينان (iṭmínán) as “cleave, enjoineth, is, cause, amongst, for, order, world, tranquillity”
This form usually rendered as “wherefore”, “light” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “foundations”, “limbs”, “member” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered جسارت (jsárt), براستی (brástí), ميگويم (mígúym), انچه (inchh), از (iz), مقام (mqám), بلند (blnd), دين (dín), کاست (kást), بر (br), غفلت (ghflt) as “them, Verily, say, of, greater, religion, decline, waywardness”
SE rendered براستی (brástí), ميگويم (mígúym), انچه (inchh), از (iz), مقام (mqám), بلند (blnd), دين (dín), کاست (kást), بر (br), غفلت (ghflt), اشرار (ishrár) as “Verily, say, of, greater, religion, decline, waywardness, ungodly”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered ميگويم (mígúym), انچه (inchh), از (iz), مقام (mqám), بلند (blnd), دين (dín), کاست (kást), بر (br), غفلت (ghflt), اشرار (ishrár), افزود (ifzúd), نتيجه (ntíjh), بالآخره (bálákhrh) as “say, of, greater, religion, decline, waywardness, ungodly, more grievous, lead, end”
3 occurrences in corpus
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “primal”, “especially”, “one” (26 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “take”, “warned”, “profit” (4 occurrences)