Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §218
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 218 of 268.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), لوح (lúḥ), فؤاد (fʾád), لوح (lúḥ), پاريس (párís), الواح (al-wáḥ), اخری (ikhrí), نازل (názl) as “likewise, the Tablet, Paris, Tablets, other, revealed”
This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “would be made”
SE expanded to “On this day”
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)
SE rendered لکنّ (lknn), اليوم (al-yúm), منع (mnʿ), النّاس (an-nás), اعراضهم (iʿráḍhm), ادراک (idrák), نزّل (nzzl), بالحقّ (bálḥqq) as “however, On this day, prevented, men's repudiation, understanding, sent down, in truth”
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
SE rendered لدن (ldn), منزل (mnzl), قديم (qdím), سبحان (sbḥán), اللّه (al-lh), آيات (áyát), باهرات (báhrát), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), جهات (jhát) as “Who is, Revealer, the Ancient of Days, Gracious God, signs, Perspicuous, of, every, side”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have appeared on”
SE rendered از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), ميطلبم (míṭlbm), توفيق (túfíq), عطا (ʿṭá), فرمايد (frmáyd), جميع (jmíʿ), بر (br), لالی (lálí), مستوره (mstúrh) as “of, God, beseech, aid, bestow, all men, pearls, lie hid”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اصداف (iṣdáf), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), اگاه (igáh), شوند (shúnd), لک (lk), الحمد (al-ḥmd), اله (al-h), العالم (al-ʿálm), ناطق (náṭq), گردند (grdnd) as “shells, Ocean, Most Great, recognize, "Praised, God, of the world, exclaim, be Thou”
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “utterance” (52 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “become”, “wouldst”, “may” (19 occurrences)