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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §176

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 176 of 268.

Source (Persian)

اليوم اين مظلوم از ان جناب و سائر علماء که از کاس علم الهی نوشيده‌اند و از کلمات انوار نيّر عدل منوّرند مسئلت مينمايد نفسی را معيّن فرمايند من دون اطّلاع احدی و او را به اين جهات بفرستند و چندی در جزيره قبرص توقّف نمايد و با ميرزا يحيی معاشر شود شايد بر اصل امر و مصدر اوامر و احکام الهی اگاه گردد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In this day, this Wronged One requesteth thee and the other divines who have drunk of the cup of the knowledge of God, and are illumined by the shining words of the Day-Star of Justice, to appoint some person, without informing any one, and despatch him to these regions, and enable him to remain a while in the island of Cyprus, and associate with Mírzá Yaḥyá, perchance he may become aware of the fundamentals of this Faith and of the source of the Divine laws and commandments.

Translation Notes

اليوم
y-w-m → “In this day”

literal: day; age; period; era; a day

اين
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

مظلوم
ẓ-l-m → “Wronged One”

literal: wrongedness, oppression, meekness; state of being wronged or oppressed

از
ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

ان
ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

جناب
j-n-b → “thee”

literal: to avoid; to shun; to keep away from

سائر
s-y-r → “journeying” Distinctive

literal: captive; prisoner; captivity; to journey; to move; course

علماء
ʿ-l-m → “divines”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

که
k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

کاس
k-ʾ-s → “cup”

literal: cup; chalice; goblet

الهی
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

نوشيده‌اند
n-w-sh → “have drunk”

literal: drink; to drink; write

کلمات
k-l-m → “words”

literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses

نيّر
n-w-r → “Day-Star”

literal: fires; blazes; luminary; celestial body; light-giver

عدل
ʿ-d-l → “Justice”

literal: justice; equity

مسئلت
s-ʾ-l → “beseech” Distinctive

literal: question; problem; issue; matter; asking; petition; request

مينمايد
n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: to show, to display, to manifest, to exhibit; to manifest; to display; to show

نفسی
n-f-s → “some person” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

معيّن
ʿ-y-n → “appoint”

literal: eye; fountain; spring; essence; to appoint; to designate; to specify; to determine

فرمايند
f-r-m → “he” Distinctive

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

من
m-n

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

دون
d-w-n → “without”

literal: below; lower than; beneath

اطّلاع
ṭ-l-ʿ → “Dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation

احدی
ʾ-ḥ-d → “any one” Distinctive

literal: oneness; unity; absolute unicity; singleness of divine essence

او
h-w-w → “is”

literal: he; it (third person pronoun); refuge; shelter; dwelling place; abode; lamentation, cry, woe; melody, song

به
b-h → “to”

literal: by it; by him; with it

جهات
j-h-t → “side”

literal: direction; aspect; side; regard

بفرستند
f-r-s-t → “despatch”

literal: Persian; Persia

چندی
ch-n-d → “while”

literal: some; several; a few; how many

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

جزيره
j-z-r → “island”

literal: island

توقّف
w-q-f → “hesitated”

literal: to stop; to halt; to pause; to hesitate

با
b-ʾ-ʾ → “with”

literal: to; with; by

يحيی
ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life; living; shame

معاشر
ʿ-sh-r → “associate”

literal: association; companionship; social interaction

شود
sh-w-d

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

شايد
sh-y-d → “perchance”

literal: perhaps, perchance, haply, maybe, possibly; to become; to be; to happen; to occur

بر
b-r-r

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

اصل
ʾ-ṣ-l → “essence”

literal: evening; afternoon; noble; ancient; nightfall; genesis

امر
ʾ-m-r → “Faith” Distinctive

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

مصدر
ṣ-d-r → “source”

literal: to issue, emanate, proceed; issued, emanating

احکام
ḥ-k-m → “laws”

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom

اگاه
ʾ-g-h → “become aware”

literal: aware; cognizant; informed; apprised; awareness; knowledge; consciousness

گردد
g-r-d

literal: become; to become; make

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

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