Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §169
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 169 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the power”
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Self-Subsisting”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “obtain”, “perceive” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “capable” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ادراکش (idráksh), عاجزند (ʿájznd), کمر (kmr), همّت (hmmt), محکم (mḥkm), نما (nmá), قصد (qṣd), ملکوت (mlkút), اعلی (iʿlí), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd) as “comprehending, capable, the loins, endeavor, Gird up, direct, Most Sublime Kingdom, haply”
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Most Sublime Kingdom”
SE rendered همّت (hmmt), محکم (mḥkm), نما (nmá), قصد (qṣd), ملکوت (mlkút), اعلی (iʿlí), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd), حين (ḥín), تنزيل (tnzíl), نفحات (nfḥát) as “endeavor, Gird up, direct, Most Sublime Kingdom, haply, descend, breaths”
SE rendered نما (nmá), قصد (qṣd), ملکوت (mlkút), اعلی (iʿlí), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd), حين (ḥín), تنزيل (tnzíl), نفحات (nfḥát), وحی (wḥí) as “Gird up, direct, Most Sublime Kingdom, haply, descend, breaths, Revelation”
SE rendered قصد (qṣd), ملکوت (mlkút), اعلی (iʿlí), کن (kn), شايد (sháyd), حين (ḥín), تنزيل (tnzíl), نفحات (nfḥát), وحی (wḥí), الهام (al-hám) as “direct, Most Sublime Kingdom, haply, descend, breaths, Revelation, inspiration”
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wilt”, “thou” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Cause of God”
SE rendered از (iz), برای (bráy), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), شبه (shbh), مثلی (mthlí), نبوده (nbúdh), نيست (níst), حجبات (ḥjbát), اوهام (iwhám), خرق (khrq), نما (nmá) as “of, Cause of God, hath never had, peer, equal, hath it now, veils, idle fancies, Rend asunder, will”
This form usually rendered as “reinforce” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “token of His grace”
This form usually rendered as “when”, “before”, “sight” (162 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “can” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بريّه (brírh), باعلی (báʿlí), النّداء (an-ndáʾ), ناطق (náṭq), منع (mnʿ), منما (mnmá), توکّل (túkkl) as “men, calling aloud, deprived, hath, trust”
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “seest”, “beholdest” (89 occurrences)
SE rendered شبهه (shbhh), تری (trí), رأت (rʾat), العيون (al-ʿíwn), الابصار (al-ábṣár), ايا (iyá), از (iz), بيان (bíán), از (iz), برای (bráy) as “doubt, gaze, eye, of, exposition, for”
SE rendered از (iz), بيان (bíán), از (iz), برای (bráy), احدی (iḥdí), حجّتی (ḥjjtí), باقيست (báqíst), نفس (nfs), اللّه (al-lh), القائمة (al-qáʾmh) as “of, exposition, for, any room, remain, thyself, God, standeth over His Cause”
SE expanded to “On this day”
SE expanded to “in the verse "The day”
SE expanded to “Render thou thanksgiving”