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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §77

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 77 of 268.

Source (Persian)

از حقّ اذان واعيه و ابصار حديده و صدور منشرحه و قلوب مقبله مسئلت نمائيد شايد عباد مقصود را بيابند و بشطر دوست توجّه نمايند *بلايائی بر اين مظلوم وارد شد که شبه ان را عيون مشاهده نکرده و در اظهار امر بهيچوجه توقّف ننمود و بحضرات ملوک و سلاطين ايّدهم اللّه تعالی القا نمود انچه را که سبب اسايش و اتّحاد و اتّفاق و عمار عالم و راحت امم است * از جمله دو کلمه از ناپليون ثالث اصغا شد و ان سبب شد که در ادرنه لوحی باو ارسال نموديم جواب نفرمودند و بعد از ورود در سجن اعظم از وزير ايشان نامه و دستخطّی رسيد اوّل ان بخطّ عجمی و اخر ان را بخطّ خودشان مرقوم داشته بودند و اظهار عنايت فرموده بودند و مذکور داشتند که نامه را حسب الخواهش رساندم و الی حين جوابی نفرموده‌اند و لکن بوزير مختار خودمان در عليّه و قونسلوس ان اراضی سفارش نموديم هر مطلبی باشد اظهار فرمائيد اجراء ميگردد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Beseech God to grant unto men hearing ears, and sharp sight, and dilated breasts, and receptive hearts, that haply His servants may attain unto their hearts' Desire, and set their faces towards their Beloved. Troubles, such as no eye hath beheld, have touched this Wronged One. In proclaiming His Cause, He, in no wise, hesitated. Addressing Himself unto the kings and rulers of the earth - may God, exalted be He, assist them - He imparted unto them that which is the cause of the well-being, the unity, the harmony, and the reconstruction of the world, and of the tranquillity of the nations. Among them was Napoleon III, who is reported to have made a certain statement, as a result of which We sent him Our Tablet while in Adrianople. To this, however, he did not reply. After Our arrival in the Most Great Prison there reached Us a letter from his Minister, the first part of which was in Persian, and the latter in his own handwriting. In it he was cordial, and wrote the following: "I have, as requested by you, delivered your letter, and until now have received no answer. We have, however, issued the necessary recommendations to our Minister in Constantinople and our consuls in those regions. If there be anything you wish done, inform us, and we will carry it out."

Translation Notes

واعيه
wáʿíh w-ʿ-y

literal: attentive; attentive, receptive

SE rendered از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), اذان (idhán), واعيه (wáʿíh), ابصار (ibṣár), حديده (ḥdídh), صدور (ṣdúr), منشرحه (mnshrḥh) as “Beseech, God, hearing ears, sight, sharp, dilated breasts”

منشرحه
mnshrḥh sh-r-ḥ

literal: dilated; dilated, expanded

SE rendered ابصار (ibṣár), حديده (ḥdídh), صدور (ṣdúr), منشرحه (mnshrḥh), قلوب (qlúb), مقبله (mqblh), مسئلت (msʾlt), نمائيد (nmáʾíd) as “sight, sharp, dilated breasts, receptive hearts, grant”

مقبله
mqblh q-b-l

literal: before; acceptance; approach

SE rendered حديده (ḥdídh), صدور (ṣdúr), منشرحه (mnshrḥh), قلوب (qlúb), مقبله (mqblh), مسئلت (msʾlt), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), شايد (sháyd), عباد (ʿbád), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “sharp, dilated breasts, receptive hearts, grant, haply, His servants, their hearts' Desire”

turn 23% face 14% turning 9% turned 9% seeker 9% set 9% caused 9% have 9% eyes 5% believing 5%
مسئلت
msʾlt s-ʾ-l

literal: ask/beseech

SE rendered صدور (ṣdúr), منشرحه (mnshrḥh), قلوب (qlúb), مقبله (mqblh), مسئلت (msʾlt), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), شايد (sháyd), عباد (ʿbád), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “dilated breasts, receptive hearts, grant, haply, His servants, their hearts' Desire”

beseech 50% entreaty 50%
عيون
ʿíwn ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), وارد (wárd), شبه (shbh), عيون (ʿíwn), مشاهده (msháhdh), نکرده (nkrdh), اظهار (iẓhár) as “Wronged One, have touched, such, beheld, hath, proclaiming His Cause”

eyes 56% eye 19% springs 11% waters 4% all 4% when 4% tears 4%
امر
imr ʾ-m-r

literal: command; matter; cause

SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), نکرده (nkrdh), اظهار (iẓhár), امر (imr), بهيچوجه (bhíchújh), توقّف (túqqf), ننمود (nnmúd), بحضرات (bḥḍrát) as “beheld, hath, proclaiming His Cause, in no wise, hesitated, may, Addressing Himself unto the”

سلاطين
sláṭín s-l-ṭ

literal: sovereignty; king

SE rendered توقّف (túqqf), ننمود (nnmúd), بحضرات (bḥḍrát), ملوک (mlúk), سلاطين (sláṭín), ايّدهم (iyydhm), اللّه (al-lh), تعالی (tʿálí), القا (al-qá), نمود (nmúd) as “hesitated, may, Addressing Himself unto the, kings and rulers, assist, God, exalted be He, imparted, unto them”

kings 36% rulers 25% sovereigns 18% king 7% monarchs 7% higher 4% powers 4%
جمله
jmlh j-m-l

literal: beauty; totality; beautiful

SE rendered عمار (ʿmár), عالم (ʿálm), راحت (ráḥt), امم (imm), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), دو (dú), کلمه (klmh), از (iz), ناپليون (náplíwn), ثالث (thálth), اصغا (iṣghá) as “the reconstruction, the world, the tranquillity, the nations, Among, a certain statement, Napoleon III, , who, is reported”

among 57% while 7% one 7% partially 7% amongst 4% briefly 4% glimmer 4% came 4% all 4% none 4%
دو
dú d-w

literal: two

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), راحت (ráḥt), امم (imm), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), دو (dú), کلمه (klmh), از (iz), ناپليون (náplíwn), ثالث (thálth), اصغا (iṣghá) as “the world, the tranquillity, the nations, Among, a certain statement, Napoleon III, , who, is reported”

two 82% twofold 9% both 9%
ارسال
irsál r-s-l

literal: messenger; send; messengers

SE rendered ادرنه (idrnh), لوحی (lúḥí), باو (báw), ارسال (irsál), نموديم (nmúdím), جواب (júáb), نفرمودند (nfrmúdnd), از (iz) as “Adrianople, Tablet, We sent him, not reply, He, In”

اعظم
iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered نفرمودند (nfrmúdnd), از (iz), ورود (wrúd), سجن (sjn), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), وزير (wzír), ايشان (iyshán), نامه (námh), دستخطّی (dstkhṭṭí) as “He, In, Our arrival, Most Great Prison, Minister, his, letter, his own handwriting”

نامه
námh n-m-h → “letter”

literal: letter

2 occurrences in corpus

داشته
dáshth dáshtn

literal: have; to have

SE rendered اخر (ikhr), بخطّ (bkhṭṭ), خودشان (khúdshán), مرقوم (mrqúm), داشته (dáshth), بودند (búdnd), اظهار (iẓhár), عنايت (ʿnáyt), فرموده (frmúdh) as “the latter, their, wrote, was, cordial, He”

hath 50% kept 10% made 10% have 10% manifested 10% love 10%
مختار
mkhtár kh-y-r

literal: good; better; choice

SE rendered جوابی (júábí), نفرموده‌اند (nfrmúdh‌ánd), لکن (lkn), بوزير (búzír), مختار (mkhtár), خودمان (khúdmán), عليّه (ʿlílh), قونسلوس (qúnslús) as “answer, have received, however, Minister, Constantinople, consuls”

هر
hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/each

SE rendered قونسلوس (qúnslús), اراضی (iráḍí), سفارش (sfársh), نموديم (nmúdím), هر (hr), مطلبی (mṭlbí), باشد (báshd), اظهار (iẓhár), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), اجراء (ijráʾ) as “consuls, those regions, recommendations, issued, anything, you, inform, will carry it out”

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

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