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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §233

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 233 of 268.

Source (Persian)

* حال در اين کلمات که عرف ياس از ان متضوّع تفکّر نمائيد فی مناجاته مع الاحزان الی اللّه ربّ العالمين قوله [ سبحانک اللّهمّ فاشهد بانّي بذلک الکتاب قد اخذت عهد ولاية من تظهرنّه عن کلّ شیء قبل عهد ولايتی و کفی بک و بمن آمن بآياتک عَلَیَّ شهداء و انّک انت حسبی عليک توکّلت و انّک کنت علی کلّ شیء حسيبا ] *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now, meditate upon these words, which diffuse the breath of despair, in His sorrowful invocation unto God, the Lord of the worlds. He saith: "Glorified art Thou, O My God! Bear Thou witness that, through this Book, I have covenanted with all created things concerning the Mission of Him Whom Thou shalt make manifest, ere the covenant concerning Mine own Mission had been established. Sufficient witness art Thou and they that have believed in Thy signs. Thou, verily, sufficest Me. In Thee have I placed My trust, and Thou, verily, taketh count of all things."

Translation Notes

حال
ḥ-w-l → “And now”

literal: state; condition; circumstance

در
d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

اين
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

کلمات
k-l-m → “words”

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

که
k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

عرف
ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

ياس
y-ʾ-s → “despair”

literal: despair; despaired; despairing

از
ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

ان
ʾ-n → “the”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

متضوّع
ḍ-w-ʿ → “diffuse”

literal: emitting fragrance; diffusing; exuding

تفکّر
f-k-r → “meditate”

literal: thoughts; ideas; fancies; opinions; to think; to reflect; to contemplate

نمائيد
n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

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

فی
f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

مناجاته
n-j-w → “deliver” Distinctive

literal: saved; rescued; surviving; supplication; intimate communion; private prayer; invocation

مع
m-ʿ

literal: with; together with; alongside

الاحزان
ḥ-z-n

literal: sorrow; grief; sadness; anguish; to grieve; to sorrow; to be sad

الی
ʾ-l-y → “towards”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

اللّه
ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

ربّ
r-b-b → “Lord”

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

العالمين
ʿ-l-m → “worlds”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

قوله
q-w-l → “saith”

literal: speech; utterance; saying; word

سبحانک
s-b-ḥ → ““Glorified”

literal: glorified; the All-Praised; exalted; dawn; daybreak; morning

فاشهد
sh-h-d → “Bear Thou witness” Distinctive

literal: witnessed; observed; seen; evident; manifest

بانّي
ʾ-n-n

literal: building, structure, edifice; to build, construct; structure, edifice

بذلک
dh-l-k

literal: that; this; it; by that

الکتاب
k-t-b → “Book”

literal: book; scripture; writing

قد
q-d → “We have been”

literal: verily; indeed; certainly (particle of emphasis)

اخذت
ʾ-kh-dh → “laid hold”

literal: to take; to seize; to affect; to grasp

عهد
ʿ-h-d → “covenant concerning Mine own Mission”

literal: covenant; testament; promise; command

ولاية
w-l-y

literal: guardian; protector; friend; ally; lord; helper; first; primary; original

من
m-n → “Him Whom” Distinctive

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

تظهرنّه
ẓ-h-r → “make manifest”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

عن
ʿ-n → “from”

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

کلّ
k-l-l → “all created things”

literal: for us; to us

شیء
sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal

قبل
q-b-l → “ere”

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

کفی
k-f-y → “Sufficient witness”

literal: to be content; to suffice; to be satisfied

بمن
m-n-y → “through Him Whom God”

literal: through whom; remain; from

آمن
ʾ-m-n → “believed”

literal: to believe; to have faith; to be secure; trust; trustworthiness; covenant; deposit; believer, faithful

بآياتک
ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof; sign, verse, miracle, token, indication; ayah; he; him; it

علی
ʿ-l-w → “all things” Distinctive

literal: highest; most high; supreme

انّک
ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: building, structure, edifice; to build, construct; structure, edifice

انت
ʾ-n-t

literal: you (masculine singular)

حسبی
ḥ-s-b → “accounted” Distinctive

literal: according to; in accordance with; as regards

عليک
ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

توکّلت
w-k-l → “placed My trust” Distinctive

literal: agency; representation; trusteeship; delegated authority; to rely; to trust; to place trust in

کنت
k-w-n

literal: to do; to make; to perform; to be; was

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

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