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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §52

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 268.

Source (Persian)

کلمه ثانی که در ورق ثانی از فردوس ذکر نموديم اين است * قلم بيان در اين حين مظاهر قدرت و مشارق اقتدار يعنی حضرات ملوک و سلاطين ايّدهم اللّه را نصيحت مينمايد و به دين و تمسّک بان وصيّت ميکند اوست سبب بزرگ از برای نظم جهان و اطمينان من فی الامکان * سستی ارکان دين سبب قوّت جهّال و جرئت و جسارت شده * براستی ميگويم انچه از مقام بلند دين کاست بر غفلت اشرار افزود و نتيجه بالآخره هرج و مرج است * اسمعوا يا اولی الابصار ثمّ اعتبروا يا اولی الانظار *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The second word We have recorded on the second leaf of Paradise is the following: "The Pen of the Divine Expounder exhorteth, at this moment, the manifestations of authority and the sources of power, namely the kings and rulers of the earth - may God assist them - and enjoineth them to uphold the cause of religion, and to cleave unto it. Religion is, verily, the chief instrument for the establishment of order in the world, and of tranquillity amongst its peoples. The weakening of the pillars of religion hath strengthened the foolish, and emboldened them, and made them more arrogant. Verily I say: The greater the decline of religion, the more grievous the waywardness of the ungodly. This cannot but lead in the end to chaos and confusion. Hear Me, O men of insight, and be warned, ye who are endued with discernment!"

Translation Notes

حضرات
ḥḍrát ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

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”

بزرگ
bzrg b-z-r-g

literal: great; greatness; great/big

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”

great 25% mighty 13% exalted 13% lofty 13% mightier 13% magnificence 13% sure 13%
سستی

literal: weakness/looseness

1 occurrence in corpus

انچه
inchh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

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”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%
مقام
mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

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”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%
کاست

literal: decrease/decline

1 occurrence in corpus

بر
br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

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”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
افزود

literal: increase/add; increase; to-increase

3 occurrences in corpus

هرج

literal: chaos/disorder

2 occurrences in corpus

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

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