Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §7
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 7 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
SE expanded to “by reason of mine iniquity”
SE expanded to “fruits of the tree of Thy justice”
SE expanded to “fruits of the tree of Thy justice”
SE expanded to “fruits of the tree of Thy justice”
SE expanded to “through the fire of my rebelliousness”
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as enjoy near access to Thee”
SE expanded to “souls of the sincere among Thy servants”
literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones
SE expanded to “souls of the sincere among Thy servants”
This form usually rendered as “wretched” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “after”, “remoteness”, “passing” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for my waywardness”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
SE expanded to “to harm Thee”
SE expanded to “to harm them that Thou didst trust”
SE expanded to “graciously remember me”
This form usually rendered as “didst” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have acknowledged Thy unity”
literal: detachment; detached; severed
SE expanded to “them that are rid of all attachment to any save Thee”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
SE expanded to “dictates of my passions”
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “veil of mine integrity”
This form usually rendered as “mine” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath rent asunder”
SE expanded to “covering cast over mine honor”
SE expanded to “depths of the earth”
SE expanded to “depths of the earth”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath turned towards”
SE expanded to “dawning-place of Thy forgiveness”
SE expanded to “dawning-place of Thy forgiveness”
SE expanded to “mountain of iniquity”
SE expanded to “heaven of Thy mercy”
SE expanded to “heaven of Thy mercy”
SE expanded to “swear by the greatness of Thy majesty”
SE expanded to “have prevented me”
SE expanded to “court of Thy mercy”
This form usually rendered as “monstrous”, “trespasses”, “mighty” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered بساط (bsáṭ), رحمتک (rḥmtk), خطيئاتي (khṭíʾátí), الکبری (al-kbrí), ابعدتنی (ibʿdtní), ساحة (sáḥh), قربک (qrbk) as “court of Thy mercy, monstrous deeds, sanctuary of Thy presence”
SE expanded to “sanctuary of Thy presence”
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Covenant and Thy Testament”
SE expanded to “Covenant and Thy Testament”
SE expanded to “cities of Thy justice”
SE expanded to “in Thy realms”
SE expanded to “have put away”
SE expanded to “have cast away the”
This form usually rendered as “laws”, “precepts”, “law” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “statutes of Thy Book”
This form usually rendered as “desires”, “selfish”, “after” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “book of mine own desire”
SE expanded to “waxed greater and greater”
SE expanded to “desire of the world”
SE expanded to “desire of the world”
SE expanded to “Best-Beloved of the nations”
SE expanded to “Best-Beloved of the nations”
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath emboldened me”
SE expanded to “tears that my shame have caused to flow”
SE rendered شجّعنی (shjjʿní), تری (trí), الهی (al-hí), عبراتی (ʿbrátí), خجلتی (khjltí), زفراتی (zfrátí), غفلتی (ghfltí), عظمتک (ʿẓmtk) as “hath emboldened me, Thou beholdest, God, the tears that my shame have caused to flow, the sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utter, swear by the greatness of Thy majesty”
literal: sigh; sighs; sighing
SE expanded to “sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utter”
SE expanded to “shadow of the court of Thy bounty”
SE expanded to “shadow of the court of Thy bounty”
SE expanded to “canopy of Thy mercy”
6 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “sea of despair and of hopelessness”
SE expanded to “sea of despair and of hopelessness”
This form usually rendered as “despair” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “didst cause me to hear”
SE expanded to “Thy words "Despair not”
SE expanded to “cord of my hope”
SE rendered ظلمی (ẓlmí), قطع (qṭʿ), حبل (ḥbl), املی (imlí), عصيانی (ʿṣíání), سوّد (súsd), وجهی (wjhí), امام (imám), کرسيّ (krsís), عدلک (ʿdlk), ربّ (rbb) as “My sore injustice, hath severed, cord of my hope, hath darkened, my face, before, throne of Thy justice, God”
SE expanded to “throne of Thy justice”
SE expanded to “him who is as one dead fallen”
SE rendered کرسيّ (krsís), عدلک (ʿdlk), ربّ (rbb), تری (trí), الميّت (al-mímt), مطروحا (mṭrúḥá), لدی (ldí), باب (báb), عطائک (ʿṭáʾk), يستحيی (ystḥíy) as “throne of Thy justice, God, Thou beholdest, him who is as one dead fallen, at, door of Thy favor, ashamed”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ربّ (rbb), تری (trí), الميّت (al-mímt), مطروحا (mṭrúḥá), لدی (ldí), باب (báb), عطائک (ʿṭáʾk), يستحيی (ystḥíy), يطلب (yṭlb) as “God, Thou beholdest, him who is as one dead fallen, at, door of Thy favor, ashamed, seek”
SE expanded to “door of Thy favor”
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
SE expanded to “living waters of Thy pardon”
SE expanded to “hand of Thy loving-kindness”
SE expanded to “hast given me”
This form usually rendered as “celebration” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “spoken”, “spoke” (43 occurrences)
literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants
SE expanded to “dwellers of the habitations of holiness”
SE expanded to “dwellers of the habitations of holiness”
SE expanded to “witness Thy signs”
SE expanded to “behold Thy verses”
SE expanded to “revelations of Thine handiwork”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “sent” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to blaspheme against”
SE expanded to “among the dwellers of Thy realm”
SE expanded to “billowing ocean of Thy favor”
SE expanded to “billowing ocean of Thy favor”
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
SE expanded to “suns of Thy goodly gifts”
SE expanded to “suns of Thy goodly gifts”
SE expanded to “suns of Thy goodly gifts”
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)