Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §255

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 255 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين آقا سيّد ابراهيم که در باره‌اش از قلم نقطه اولی اين کلمات جاری قوله تعالی [ ان يا خليلی فی الصّحف و ان يا ذکری فی الکتب من بعد الصّحف و ان يا اسمی فی البيان ] انتهی او و ديّان را ابو الشّرور و ابو الدّواهی ناميده * حال انصاف ده که بر اين مظلومها چه وارد شده مع انکه يکی در خدمتش مشغول و ديگری بر او وارد * باری لعمر اللّه باعمالی عامل بوده که قلم حيا ميکند از ذکرش *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In like manner, Siyyid Ibrahim, concerning whom these words have flowed from the Pen of the Primal Point - magnified be His utterance: "O thou who art mentioned as My friend in My scriptures, and as My remembrance in My books, next to My scriptures, and as My name in the Bayán" - such a one, together with Dayyan, hath been surnamed by him (Mírzá Yaḥyá) Father of Iniquities and Father of Calamities. Judge thou fairly, how grievous hath been the plight of these oppressed ones, and this notwithstanding that one of them was occupied in serving him, whilst the other was his guest. Briefly, I swear by God, the deeds he committed were such that Our Pen is ashamed to recount.

Translation Notes

همچنين

ch-n-n

literal: always; ever; forever; at all times; constantly

آقا

ʾ-q-ʾ

literal: establishment; setting up; standing firm

سيّد

s-y-d → “Siyyid”

literal: master; lord; chief; my master

که

k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

در

d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

باره‌اش

b-r-y → “such” Distinctive

literal: concerning; in the matter of

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

قلم

q-l-m → “from the Pen of”

literal: pen; writing instrument

نقطه

n-q-ṭ → “Point”

literal: point; dot; spot; region; area

اولی

ʾ-w-l → “Primal”

literal: first; beginning; at first; the first; former; possessors of; those who have; masters of

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

کلمات

k-l-m → “words”

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

جاری

j-r-y → “have flowed” Distinctive

literal: to flow; to run; to be in effect; flowing

قوله

q-w-l → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: speech; utterance; saying; word

تعالی

ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

يا

y-ʾ → “O ye”

literal: greeting; salutation; tribute

خليلی

kh-l-l → “friend”

literal: defect; breach; disturbance

فی

f-y

literal: in; in-it; in it

الصّحف

ṣ-ḥ-f → “scriptures”

literal: page; tablet; scroll; book

ذکری

dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

الکتب

k-t-b → “books”

literal: book; scripture; writing

من

m-n → “from”

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

بعد

b-ʿ-d

literal: after; behind; distance

اسمی

s-m-w → “name”

literal: heaven; sky

البيان

b-y-n → “Bayán”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

انتهی

n-h-y → ““ -” Distinctive

literal: end, limit, utmost, extreme; final; the end, limit, utmost bound; Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing; end; limit; terminus

او

h-w-w → “is”

literal: he; it (third person pronoun); refuge; shelter; dwelling place; abode; lamentation, cry, woe; melody, song

ديّان

d-y-n → “religions”

literal: religion; faith; creed; belief

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

ابو

ʾ-b-w → “Father”

literal: father; to father; Abú Dharr (companion of Prophet Muhammad)

الشّرور

sh-r-r → “ungodly” Distinctive

literal: evil; wicked; wicked ones

الدّواهی

d-w-h → “Calamities”

literal: calamity; disaster; affliction

ناميده

n-ʾ-m → “surnamed”

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

حال

ḥ-w-l

literal: state; condition; circumstance

انصاف

n-ṣ-f → “fairly” Distinctive

literal: justice; fairness; equity

ده

d-ʾ-d → “of equity” Distinctive

literal: میدهند is Persian verb from دادن (to give), not Arabic د-و-ن

بر

b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

مظلومها

ẓ-l-m → “oppressed ones”

literal: wrongedness, oppression, meekness; state of being wronged or oppressed

چه

ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

وارد

w-r-d → “hath been” Distinctive

literal: to enter, to come, to befall, to arrive

شده

sh-d → “hath been”

literal: to become; to be

مع

m-ʿ → “notwithstanding”

literal: with; together with; alongside

انکه

ʾ-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

يکی

w-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; any; each

خدمتش

kh-d-m → “serve” Distinctive

literal: service; servitude; to serve

مشغول

sh-gh-l → “occupied”

literal: to occupy; to engage; to busy; occupation

ديگری

d-g-r → “other”

literal: other; another; different

لعمر

ʿ-m-r → “I swear by God”

literal: life; age; duration; by the life of (oath)

اللّه

ʾ-l-h

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

باعمالی

ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: to work; to act; to do; to perform

بوده

b-w-d → “were” Distinctive

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

حيا

ḥ-y-y → “ashamed”

literal: greeting; salutation; tribute

ميکند

k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

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