Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §78

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 78 of 268.

Source (Persian)

از اين بيان ايشان معلوم شد مقصود اين عبد را اصلاح امور ظاهره دانسته‌اند لذا آياتی باسم ايشان در سوره هيکل نازل بعضی از ان ذکر ميشود تا ان جناب بدانند که امر اين مظلوم للّه و من عند اللّه بوده *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

From his words it became apparent that he understood the purpose of this Servant to have been a request for material assistance. We, therefore, revealed in his (Napoleon III's) name verses in the Súratu’l-Haykal, some of which We now quote, that thou mayest know that the Cause of this Wronged One hath been revealed for the sake of God, and hath come from Him:

Translation Notes

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered از (iz), بيان (bíán), ايشان (iyshán), معلوم (mʿlúm), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “From, words, apparent, purpose”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

بيان

bíán b-y-n → “words”

literal: utterance

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: between Him fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §488: and them kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: with steadfast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: them the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §12: glorious

ايشان

iyshán ʾ-y-sh

literal: they; they, them; they/them

SE rendered از (iz), بيان (bíán), ايشان (iyshán), معلوم (mʿlúm), مقصود (mqṣúd), عبد (ʿbd) as “From, words, apparent, purpose, Servant”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §145: Prophets

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)

evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the worlds fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §174: race kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: desire of the world gleaningsGWB §563: seeketh kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the terms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scorned the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: purpose

عبد

ʿbd ʿ-b-d → “servant”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 82% one 8% god 3% man’s 3% servant” 3% servant’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored One fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §74: the hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: affairs gleaningsGWB §440: ordinances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: decreed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Our decree gleaningsGWB §35: acts.…

ظاهره

ẓáhrh ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered مقصود (mqṣúd), عبد (ʿbd), اصلاح (iṣláḥ), امور (imúr), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), دانسته‌اند (dánsth‌ánd), لذا (ldhá), آياتی (áyátí), باسم (básm) as “purpose, Servant, request for material assistance, understood, therefore, verses, in his (Napoleon III's) name”

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: be set fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §135: We sent forth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath been made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: raise them up to tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

دانسته‌اند

dánsth‌ánd d-ʾ-n → “know” Distinctive

literal: know; to know; knowledge

This form usually rendered as “considered”, “understood”, “have” (5 occurrences)

considered 33% understood 33% have 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: knowledge gleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: even regarded the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: knoweth gleaningsGWB §430: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowing not

لذا

ldhá l-dh-ʾ → “therefore”

literal: therefore

therefore 84% reason 11% hence 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: therefore gleaningsGWB §287: I kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: Hence gleaningsGWB §122: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Therefore, whosoever gleaningsGWB §124: For this reason

آياتی

áyátí ʾ-y-y → “verses”

literal: verse; verses

verses 50% which 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: verses gleaningsGWB §363: what kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verses will-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: beware, beware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed verses will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signs

باسم

básm s-m-w → “in his (napoleon iii’s) name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “in his (Napoleon III's) name”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublime fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §213: the names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

سوره

súrh s-w-r

literal: chapter; surah; other

SE rendered دانسته‌اند (dánsth‌ánd), لذا (ldhá), آياتی (áyátí), باسم (básm), ايشان (iyshán), سوره (súrh), هيکل (híkl), نازل (názl), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr), ميشود (míshúd) as “understood, therefore, verses, in his (Napoleon III's) name, Súratu’l-Haykal, revealed, some, of, quote, now”