Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §258

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 258 of 268.

Source (Persian)

در اين مقام لازم شد احاديثی که در شان اين مدينه مبارکهء مشرّفه يعنی عکّا وارد شده ذکر شود * لعلّک تتّخذ يا هادی الی الصّدق طريقا و الی اللّه سبيلا *﴿ بسم اللّه الرّحمن الرّحيم ﴾

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In this connection it hath been deemed necessary to mention such traditions as have been recorded regarding the blessed and honored city of ‘Akká, that haply thou mayest, O Hádí, seek a path unto the Truth, and a road leading unto God. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Translation Notes

لازم

lázm l-z-m → “necessary”

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary/binding

incumbent 39% necessary 30% must 4% behooveth 4% needeth 4% can 4% obligatory 4% resteth 4% requisite 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: behooveth thee gleaningsGWB §404: can ever restore kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: It is necessary gleaningsGWB §605: resteth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: needeth

احاديثی

iḥádíthí ḥ-d-th → “traditions”

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

traditions 50% tradition 31% changes 6% tale 2% lengthy 2% history 2% occurred 2% hath 2% transient 2% events 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto us gleaningsGWB §122: tradition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: impending events prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversation the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §42: happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the tradition gleaningsGWB §436: changes and chances

شان

shán sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

SE rendered مقام (mqám), لازم (lázm), احاديثی (iḥádíthí), شان (shán), مدينه (mdính), مبارکهء (mbárkhʾ), مشرّفه (mshrrfh), يعنی (yʿní) as “connection, necessary, traditions, city, blessed, honored, of”

such 24% station 18% honor 12% through 12% neither 6% people 6% glory 6% dignity 6% low 6% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §254: stations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: exaltation the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §314: stature prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: so

مدينه

mdính m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 82% cities 5% great 4% habitation 4% persian 2% word 2% tabernacle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadels gleaningsGWB §230: native city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the Great City gleaningsGWB §558: that City prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: city gleaningsGWB §560: the Word

مبارکهء

mbárkhʾ b-r-k → “blessed”

literal: blessed; bless; to be blessed

blessed 36% blest 15% holy 13% bless 10% sacred 8% hallowed 5% sanctified 5% \‘blessed 3% exalted 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: bless gleaningsGWB §32: Sanctified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servants tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blest gleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessed

مشرّفه

mshrrfh sh-r-f → “honored”

literal: honor; honored

honored 20% honoured 20% endowed 20% honour 20% glory 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublime gleaningsGWB §641: His holy court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath been honored tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honoured will-and-testamentW&T §18: glorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: high gleaningsGWB §358: noblest

يعنی

yʿní ʿ-n-y → “of”

literal: meaning

SE rendered مدينه (mdính), مبارکهء (mbárkhʾ), مشرّفه (mshrrfh), يعنی (yʿní), عکّا (ʿkká), وارد (wárd), ذکر (dhkr), لعلّک (lʿllk) as “city, blessed, honored, of, ‘Akká, have been recorded, mention, that haply”

who 40% meant 40% meaneth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordial gleaningsGWB §674: celestial kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: attention kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: sustenance the-hidden-wordsHW §75: spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: significances gleaningsGWB §391: most loving providence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: providence

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “have been recorded”

literal: entering

SE expanded to “have been recorded”

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: endured gleaningsGWB §466: Mine arrival kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: attain the meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: hath fallen will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: fathoming gleaningsGWB §462: receive such hurt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: is

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mention”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: praise gleaningsGWB §356: Of these truths some kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: may magnify tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

لعلّک

lʿllk l-ʿ-l → “that haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 67% “haply 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply

تتّخذ

tttkhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “have” Distinctive

literal: take; take/seize; seize

This form usually rendered as “obtain”, “mayest” (2 occurrences)

obtain 50% mayest 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: taken fire-tabletFire §12: afflicted gleaningsGWB §226: preferred to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have refused to seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: carried away tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou the-hidden-wordsHW §38: lest

هادی

hádí h-d-y

literal: guidance; guide; guided

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), لعلّک (lʿllk), تتّخذ (tttkhdh), هادی (hádí), الصّدق (aṣ-ṣdq), طريقا (ṭríqá), اللّه (al-lh) as “mention, that haply, mayest, O Hádí, seek, Truth, a path, God”