Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §215
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 215 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered القلوب (al-qlúb), تشدّدوا (tshdddúá), تخافوا (tkháfúá), ذا (dhá), إلهکم (ʾilhkm), انتهی (inthí), آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh) as “fearful heart, be strong, fear not, your God, verse, blessed”
SE rendered تشدّدوا (tshdddúá), تخافوا (tkháfúá), ذا (dhá), إلهکم (ʾilhkm), انتهی (inthí), آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh), دليل (dlíl), بر (br) as “be strong, fear not, your God, verse, blessed, is a proof, of”
SE expanded to “is a proof”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “leaveth”, “which” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “must needs spread”
This form usually rendered as “supplicateth”, “doing”, “converteth” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Well is it”
SE expanded to “with him who”
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will not hinder”
This form usually rendered as “alarm” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk), نطق (nṭq), لسان (lsán), البيان (al-bíán), امرا (imrá), لدی (ldí), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), القویّ (al-qúyy) as “Thus, spoken, Tongue, Utterance, as bidden by, Him Who is the, All-Powerful, Strong”
This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the”
SE expanded to “It is now”
SE expanded to “them who are endowed”
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “sight”, “insight” (44 occurrences)
SE rendered کلمات (klmát), عاليات (ʿálíát), هر (hr), يک (yk), بحور (bḥúr), معانی (mʿání), بيان (bíán), مستور (mstúr), تفکّر (tfkkr) as “words, sublime, in each, oceans, inner meaning, explanation, hidden, to ponder”
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the utmost”
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “breath” (201 occurrences)
SE rendered بمقصد (bmqṣd), اقصی (iqṣí), ذروه (dhrúh), عليا (ʿlíá), مطلع (mṭlʿ), افق (ifq), نداست (ndást), فائز (fáʾz), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “Goal, Supreme, Sublime Summit, - the, dawning-place, Voice, attain, may enable”