Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §27

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 268.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين ميفرمايد * [ ای مدّعی دوستی من ] در سحرگاهان نسيم عنايت من بر تو مرور نمود و ترا در فراش غفلت خفته يافت و بر حال تو گريست و باز گشت *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And again He saith: "O bond slave of the world! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness wafted over thee and found thee upon the bed of heedlessness fast asleep. Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence it came."

Translation Notes

همچنين

hmchnín ch-n-n → “likewise”

literal: likewise

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Even as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover

ميفرمايد

mífrmáyd f-r-m → “he saith”

literal: say; command; says

saith 86% said 4% declareth 3% hath 3% turned 1% guardeth 1% addressing 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: confer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt

مدّعی

mddʿí d-ʿ-y → “claims”

literal: claim; claimant; claims

hast 50% claims 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: profess gleaningsGWB §623: call yourselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: lay claim the-hidden-wordsHW §25: claim will-and-testamentW&T §6: such a claim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hast laid claim gleaningsGWB §729: layeth claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that presumeth

دوستی

dústí d-w-s-t

literal: friend; friends; friendship

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), مدّعی (mddʿí), دوستی (dústí), سحرگاهان (sḥrgáhán), نسيم (nsím), عنايت (ʿnáyt) as “again, He saith, bond slave, Many a dawn, breeze, loving-kindness”

friendship 40% love 20% friendliness 20% friendly 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §622: Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendship gleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved ones the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s

سحرگاهان

sḥrgáhán s-ḥ-r → “many a dawn”

literal: dawn

SE expanded to “Many a dawn”

many 50% dawn 25% break 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreak gleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawn the-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: dawn gleaningsGWB §395: at the break of day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawn

نسيم

nsím n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 55% breath 15% sweet 15% fragrance 5% musk-laden 5% gales 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breeze gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breeze gleaningsGWB §152: sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the musk-laden breeze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrances

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

مرور

mrúr m-r-r → “wafted”

literal: pass; time; passed

one 19% wafted 19% once 13% again 13% passed 13% utterly 9% another 6% “again 3% couch 3% come 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: wafted gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: at another the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they come gleaningsGWB §279: flee away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: battles

ترا

trá r-ʾ-ʾ → “thee”

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

13 occurrences in corpus

فراش

frásh f-r-sh → “bed”

literal: bed; bed/couch

bed 40% couch 30% bedding 10% carnal 10% couches 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bed gleaningsGWB §362: couch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding gleaningsGWB §362: carnal desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitched

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “heedlessness”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 26% negligence 18% evil 3% erred 3% human 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% wayward 3% neglect 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayed gleaningsGWB §35: perversity kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perdition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: to be forgetful the-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have said gleaningsGWB §73: the human heart

خفته

khfth kh-w-b → “fast asleep”

literal: sleeping; good, advisable; good/well

fast 43% advisable 14% well 14% truly 14% dream 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: well gleaningsGWB §431: are fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: truly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: It is advisable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: fast asleep

يافت

yáft y-f-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: found

This form usually rendered as “entered”, “found”, “last” (10 occurrences)

entered 25% found 25% last 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: have kept both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: found prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: be will-and-testamentW&T §3: last kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: been

گريست

gríst g-r-y → “weep”

literal: weep

weep 50% wept 25% bewailing 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: weep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wept epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: Bewailing

باز

báz b-ʾ-z → “whence”

literal: open; back, open

whence 17% likewise 17% outstretched 17% opened 17% notwithstanding 17% open 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: whence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: opened will-and-testamentW&T §4: notwithstanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: consume will-and-testamentW&T §58: open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Likewise, hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: outstretched

گشت

gsht g-sh-t → “returned”

literal: become; became; to become

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsook gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: have the-hidden-wordsHW §113: hath will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have been gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: felt

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