Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §143
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 143 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “exalted be He”
This form usually rendered as “wilt”, “appoint”, “wert” (32 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “leaveth”, “which” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “can”, “should”, “will” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “advice”, “have”, “judgment” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), نشود (nshúd), مغاير (mgháyr), رای (ráy), جهان (jhán), ارای (iráy), حضرت (ḥḍrt), سلطانی (slṭání), باشد (báshd), هر (hr), ملّتی (mlltí) as “show forth, nothing, conflict, views, world-adorning, His Majesty, was, Every, nation”
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “observe” (153 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “carry”, “committed” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dealt”, “acted” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), مداهنه (mdáhnh), ننموده (nnmúdh), بر (br), فقره (fqrh), شاهد (sháhd), گواهند (gúáhnd), لکن (lkn) as “anyone, dealt deceitfully, will, upon, witness, unto it., Regard”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “clear” (86 occurrences)
SE rendered انبياء (inbíáʾ), اولياء (iwlíáʾ), واضح (wáḍḥ), معلوم (mʿlúm), خدمت (khdmt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), روح (rúḥ), عليه (ʿlíh), السّلام (as-slám), عرض (ʿrḍ) as “Prophets, chosen ones, clearly attested, well aware, him, Spirit, peace, asked”
This form usually rendered as “asked”, “supplicateth”, “conferred” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “lawful” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), اللّه (al-lh), يجوز (yjúz), تعطی (tʿṭí), جزيةٌ (jzíhun), لقيصر (lqíṣr), قال (qál), بلی (blí), لقيصر (lqíṣr), لقيصر (lqíṣr) as “Spirit, God, Is it lawful, give tribute, Caesar, reply, "Yea”
This form usually rendered as “said”, “hath”, “saith” (92 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
SE rendered للّه (lllh), للّه (lllh), منع (mnʿ), نفرمودند (nfrmúdnd), دو (dú), کلمه (klmh), يکی (ykí), نزد (nzd), متبصّرين (mtbṣṣrín), چه (chh) as “God, forbade it, He, sayings, one, estimation, insight, for”
This form usually rendered as “men” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered اولو (iwlú), الامر (al-ámr), مقام (mqám), اوّل (iwwl), رتبه (rtbh), اولی (iwlí), ائمّه (iʾmmh), صلوات (ṣlúát), اللّه (al-lh), عليهم (ʿlíhm) as “those, authority, primarily and, especially, Imams, blessings, God, rest upon”
This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)
SE expanded to “one true God”