Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §241

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 241 of 268.

Source (Persian)

حال صريخ حضرت نقطه را از بيانش ادراک نما عرض ميکند [ الهی اگر از اين سدره که ان وجود مبارک باشد ثمری يا ورقی يا غصنی ظاهر شود که بتو ايمان نياورد او را اين حين قطع نما ] و همچنين ميفرمايد [ اگر نفسی کلمه ای بگويد من غير برهان ردّش ننمائيد ] و حال با صد جلد کتاب ردّش کرده ای و مسروری *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Apprehend now the cry of Him Who is the Point as raised by His utterance. He supplicateth God that if there should appear from this Tree - which is His blessed Self - any fruit, or leaf, or branch that would fail to believe in Him, God should cut it off forthwith. And likewise, He saith: "Should any one make a statement, and fail to support it by any proof, reject him not." And yet, now, though supported by a hundred books, thou hast rejected Him and rejoicest therein!

Translation Notes

حال

ḥ-w-l → “now”

literal: state; condition; circumstance

صريخ

ṣ-r-kh → “cry”

literal: cry; outcry; clamour; to cry out

حضرت

ḥ-ḍ-r → “of Him”

literal: presence; majesty; His/Your Excellency

نقطه

n-q-ṭ → “Point”

literal: point; dot; spot; region; area

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

از

ʾ-z → “by His” Distinctive

literal: from

بيانش

b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident

ادراک

d-r-k → “Apprehend”

literal: to overtake; to catch; to reach; to attain; to perceive; to comprehend

عرض

ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned away” Distinctive

literal: to turn away; to avert; to abstain; heedless

الهی

ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

اگر

ʾ-g-r → “were they”

literal: although; even if; though; notwithstanding

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

سدره

s-d-r → “Tree”

literal: lote-tree; divine tree

که

k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

ان

ʾ-n → “is His” Distinctive

literal: that; those; he; she; it

وجود

w-j-d

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

مبارک

b-r-k → “blessed”

literal: blessed; auspicious; fruitful; blest; blessed word

باشد

b-w-d → “is”

literal: to be; to exist; to have been

ثمری

th-m-r → “fruit”

literal: fruit; the fruit

يا

y-ʾ → “or”

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

ورقی

w-r-q → “leaf”

literal: leaf, page, sheet, parchment, document

غصنی

gh-ṣ-n → “branch”

literal: branch; twig

ظاهر

ẓ-h-r → “appear”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

شود

sh-w-d → “there should” Distinctive

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

بتو

t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

ايمان

ʾ-m-n → “believe” Distinctive

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

نياورد

ʾ-w-r → “refuse” Distinctive

literal: bring; to bring; to_bring