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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §26

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 26 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين ميفرمايد * [ ای پسر دنيا ] بسا سحرگاهان تجلّی عنايت من از مشرق لا مکان بمکان تو امد و ترا در بستر راحت بغير مشغول ديد و چون برق روحانی بمقرّ عزّ نورانی رجوع نمود و در مکامن قرب نزد جنود قدس اظهار نداشتم و خجلت ترا نپسنديدم *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And also He saith: "O essence of desire! At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory, and breathed it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness."

Translation Notes

همچنين
ch-n-n → “also” Distinctive

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

ميفرمايد
f-r-m → “He”

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

ای
ʾ-y-y → “signs” Distinctive

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

پسر
b-s-r → “SON”

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

دنيا
d-n-w → “world”

literal: this world; earthly life; temporal realm; lowest; base; mean; of little account; to know; to be acquainted with

بسا
b-s-y → “greatly”

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

سحرگاهان
s-ḥ-r → “dawn”

literal: dawn, daybreak; morning hour

تجلّی
j-l-w

literal: effulgence; manifestation; revelation

عنايت
ʿ-n-y

literal: bounty; loving-kindness; grace; divine care; attention

من
m-n → “I” Distinctive

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

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

مشرق
sh-r-q → “Dayspring”

literal: radiance; splendor; dawn; illumination

لا
l-ʾ → “or”

literal: no; not; negation particle

مکان
m-k-n → “Placeless”

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

تو
t-w-w

literal: you

امد
ʾ-m-d → “came”

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

ترا
t-r-r → “thee”

literal: to see; to perceive; to look; to see, to observe, to behold; to view; vision; dream; sight; ل is prefix; verb تری (you see) is from ر-ا-ي

در
d-r-r → “on”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

بستر
b-s-t → “fettered” Distinctive

literal: much; many; very; greatly

راحت
r-w-ḥ → “ease”

literal: rest; comfort; ease; relief

بغير
gh-y-r → “others”

literal: without; besides; other than; except; other; different

مشغول
sh-gh-l → “busied”

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

ديد
d-y-d → “seen”

literal: to give; to grant; to present; justice; judgment; to see; sight; eye; seen

چون
ch-w-n → “As”

literal: since; when; as

برق
b-r-q → “flash”

literal: lightning; to flash; swiftness

بمقرّ
q-r-r → “acknowledged” Distinctive

literal: stability; firmness; establishment

عزّ
ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

نورانی
n-w-r → “light” Distinctive

literal: light; illumination

رجوع
r-j-ʿ → “returned”

literal: return; reference; place of return; resort

نمود
n-m-ʾ → “I” Distinctive

literal: to become; to be

مکامن
k-m-n → “repository” Distinctive

literal: repository; hiding-place; hiding place

قرب
q-r-b

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

نزد
n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; beside; with; in the presence of

جنود
j-n-d → “hosts”

literal: hosts, armies, troops

قدس
q-d-s → “of holiness”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

اظهار
ẓ-h-r → “breathed”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

نداشتم
d-ʾ-sh-t → “not”

literal: to have; to hold; to keep

خجلت
kh-j-l

literal: shame; ashamed; ashamed, embarrassed

نپسنديدم
p-s-n-d

literal: to like; to approve; to be pleased with

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

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