Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §93
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 93 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “We have said”
This form usually rendered as “deal” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “men”, “people”, “mankind” (132 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “things”, “hath” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Most Generous”
SE expanded to “with the swords”
This form usually rendered as “prompted” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by their desires”
SE rendered الّذين (adh-dhín), يجادلون (yjádlún), باهواء (báhúáʾ), انفسهم (infshm), اولئک (iwlʾk), حجاب (ḥjáb), مبين (mbín), قل (ql), سيف (síf) as “They that, dispute, by their desires, a palpable veil, Say, The sword”
SE rendered باهواء (báhúáʾ), انفسهم (infshm), اولئک (iwlʾk), حجاب (ḥjáb), مبين (mbín), قل (ql), سيف (síf), الحکمة (al-ḥkmh), احرّ (iḥrr), الصّيف (aṣ-ṣíf) as “by their desires, a palpable veil, Say, The sword, wisdom, hotter than, summer heat”
This form usually rendered as “hotter” (1 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “single” (66 occurrences)
SE rendered احرّ (iḥrr), الصّيف (aṣ-ṣíf), واحدّ (wáḥdd), سيف (síf), الحديد (al-ḥdíd), لو (lú), کنتم (kntm), العارفين (al-ʿárfín), اخرجوه (ikhrjúh) as “hotter than, summer heat, sharper, blades of steel, if, ye do but, understand, Draw it forth”
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “banished”, “unsheathe”, “come” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Draw it forth”
SE expanded to “in My name”
SE expanded to “through the power of”
SE expanded to “of the All-Glorious”
SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk), يامرکم (yámrkm), قلم (qlm), الابهی (al-ábhí), جالسا (jálsá), سيوف (síwf), الغافلين (al-gháflín), اطّلعتم (iṭṭlʿtm) as “Thus, biddeth you, the Pen, of the All-Glorious, the swords, of the wayward, become aware”
SE expanded to “of the wayward”
literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “girded” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ye rich ones”
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “can”, “perceived” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “treat”, “swell” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ye were created”
1 occurrence in corpus