Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §217
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 217 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
SE rendered کتاب (ktáb), اقدس (iqds), نازل (názl), ارض (irḍ), الطّاء (aṭ-ṭáʾ), تحزنی (tḥzní), شیء (shíʾ), جعلک (jʿlk), اللّه (al-lh), مطلع (mṭlʿ), فرح (frḥ) as “the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, hath been revealed, Land, Ta (Ṭihrán), will, chosen thee to be, God, source, joy”
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “chosen thee to be”
SE expanded to “turn his face towards”
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “substance”, “gem-like” (30 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in the sight of”
This form usually rendered as “asketh” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “what”, “desirest” (30 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “who”, “all-hearing”, “hearing” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ready to answer”
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “conferred”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “all-encompassing”, “overshadoweth”, “aware” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Rest thou assured”
SE rendered اطمئنّی (iṭmʾnní), بفضل (bfḍl), ربّک (rbbk), تنقطع (tnqṭʿ), عنک (ʿnk), لحظات (lḥẓát), الالطاف (al-lṭáf), سوف (súf), ياخذک (yákhdhk) as “Rest thou assured, gracious favor, Lord, loving-kindness, approaching, transmuted”
SE rendered بفضل (bfḍl), ربّک (rbbk), تنقطع (tnqṭʿ), عنک (ʿnk), لحظات (lḥẓát), الالطاف (al-lṭáf), سوف (súf), ياخذک (yákhdhk), الاطمئنان (aṭ-ṭmʾnán) as “gracious favor, Lord, loving-kindness, approaching, transmuted, peace and quiet calm”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “thou”, “come” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fear”, “perturbed”, “fearful” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “fulfilled” (30 occurrences)