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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §79

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 79 of 268.

Source (Persian)

يا ملک باريس نبّئ القسّيس ان لا يدقّ النّواقيس * تاللّه الحقّ قد ظهر النّاقوس الافخم علی هيکل الاسم الاعظم و تدقّه اصابع مشيّة ربّک العلیّ الاعلی فی جبروت البقاء باسمه الابهی * کذلک نزّلت آيات ربّک الکبری تارّة اخری لتقوم علی ذکر اللّه فاطر الارض و السّماء فی هذه الايّام الّتی فيها ناحت قبائل الارض کلّها و تزلزلت ارکان البلاد و غشّت العباد غبرة الالحاد الّا من شاء ربّک العليم الحکيم * قل قد اتی المختار فی ظلل الانوار ليحيی الاکوان من نفحات اسمه الرّحمن و يتّحد العالم و يجتمعوا علی هذه المائدة الّتی نزلت من السّماء * ايّاکم ان تکفروا بنعمة اللّه بعد انزالها هذا خير لکم ممّا عندکم لانّه سيفنی و ما عند اللّه يبقی انّه هو الحاکم علی ما يريد * قد هبّت نسمات الغفران من شطر ربّکم الرّحمن * من اقبل اليها طهّرته عن العصيان و عن کلّ داء و سقم طوبی لمن اقبل اليها و ويل للمعرضين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O King of Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him Who is the Most Great Name, and the fingers of the will of Thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in the heaven of Immortality, in His name, the All-Glorious. Thus have the mighty verses of Thy Lord been again sent down unto thee, that thou mayest arise to remember God, the Creator of earth and heaven, in these days when all the tribes of the earth have mourned, and the foundations of the cities have trembled, and the dust of irreligion hath enwrapped all men, except such as God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was pleased to spare. Say: He Who is the Unconditioned is come, in the clouds of light, that He may quicken all created things with the breezes of His Name, the Most Merciful, and unify the world, and gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down from heaven. Beware that ye deny not the favor of God after it hath been sent down unto you. Better is this for you than that which ye possess; for that which is yours perisheth, whilst that which is with God endureth. He, in truth, ordaineth what He pleaseth. Verily, the breezes of forgiveness have been wafted from the direction of your Lord, the God of Mercy; whoso turneth thereunto, shall be cleansed of his sins, and of all pain and sickness. Happy the man that hath turned towards them, and woe betide him that hath turned aside. "

Translation Notes

نبّئ
nbbʾ n-b-ʾ

literal: prophet; prophets

SE rendered ملک (mlk)باريس (bárís)نبّئ (nbbʾ)القسّيس (al-qssís)يدقّ (ydqq)النّواقيس (an-núáqís) as “King, of Paris, Tell, ring, the bells”

القسّيس
al-qssís q-s-s “tell”

literal: priest

1 occurrence in corpus

الافخم
al-áfkhm f-kh-m

literal: most mighty

SE rendered تاللّه (tálllh)الحقّ (al-ḥqq)ظهر (ẓhr)النّاقوس (an-náqús)الافخم (al-áfkhm)هيکل (híkl)الاسم (as-sm)الاعظم (al-áʿẓm)تدقّه (tdqqh) as “By, God, the True One, appeared, The Most Mighty Bell, the form, the Most Great Name, toll it out”

1 occurrence in corpus

الاعظم
al-áʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered النّاقوس (an-náqús)الافخم (al-áfkhm)هيکل (híkl)الاسم (as-sm)الاعظم (al-áʿẓm)تدقّه (tdqqh)اصابع (iṣábʿ)مشيّة (mshíhh)ربّک (rbbk) as “The Most Mighty Bell, the form, the Most Great Name, toll it out, the fingers, of the will, of Thy Lord”

الکبری
al-kbrí k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater; grandeur

SE rendered الابهی (al-ábhí)کذلک (kdhlk)نزّلت (nzzlt)آيات (áyát)ربّک (rbbk)الکبری (al-kbrí)تارّة (tárrh)اخری (ikhrí)لتقوم (ltqúm)ذکر (dhkr) as “the All-Glorious, Thus, sent down, the mighty verses, of Thy Lord, again, mayest arise, remember”

تارّة
tárrh t-w-r

literal: Torah; time; Torah, Pentateuch

SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk)نزّلت (nzzlt)آيات (áyát)ربّک (rbbk)الکبری (al-kbrí)تارّة (tárrh)اخری (ikhrí)لتقوم (ltqúm)ذکر (dhkr)اللّه (al-lh)فاطر (fáṭr) as “Thus, sent down, the mighty verses, of Thy Lord, again, mayest arise, remember, God, the Creator”

second 50% again 50%
لکم

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

لانّه
lánnh ʾ-n-n

literal: moment

SE rendered انزالها (inzálhá)خير (khír)لکم (lkm)عندکم (ʿndkm)لانّه (lánnh)سيفنی (sífní)اللّه (al-lh)يبقی (ybqí) as “it hath been sent down, Better is, unto you, that which ye possess, yours perisheth, God, endureth”

moment 40% such 20% should 20% how 20%

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

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