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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §50

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 50 of 268.

Source (Persian)

ان جناب بايد در جميع احوال عباد را بانچه سبب ظهور اخلاق روحانيّه و اعمال طيّبه است دعوت فرمايند تا کلّ اگاه شوند بانچه که سبب ارتفاع وجود است و بهمّت کامل قصد مقام اعلی و ذروه عليا نمايند * و انچه سبب اوّل است از برای تربيت خلق خشية اللّه بوده طوبی للفائزين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is incumbent upon thee to summon the people, under all conditions, to whatever will cause them to show forth spiritual characteristics and goodly deeds, so that all may become aware of that which is the cause of human upliftment, and may, with the utmost endeavor, direct themselves towards the most sublime Station and the Pinnacle of Glory. The fear of God hath ever been the prime factor in the education of His creatures. Well is it with them that have attained thereunto!

Translation Notes

ان
ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

جناب
j-n-b → “thee”

literal: to avoid; to shun; to keep away from

بايد
b-y-d → “is incumbent” Distinctive

literal: by hand; with hands; eternal; perpetual; everlasting

در
d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

جميع
j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

احوال
ḥ-w-l → “, under” Distinctive

literal: states; conditions; circumstances; situations; affairs

عباد
ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

بانچه
b-ch-h → “whatever”

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

سبب
s-b-b → “will cause”

literal: cause; reason; means; instrument

ظهور
ẓ-h-r → “show forth” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

اخلاق
kh-l-q → “characteristics”

literal: character; moral traits; disposition; conduct

روحانيّه
r-w-ḥ → “spiritual”

literal: to go; to depart; to rest; spirit; soul

اعمال
ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

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

طيّبه
ṭ-y-b → “goodly”

literal: good; pure; sweet; fragrant; virtuous

است
b-w-d → “is”

literal: to be; are (third person plural present copula)

دعوت
d-ʿ-w → “summon”

literal: call; invitation; claim

فرمايند
f-r-m

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

تا
t-y-y

literal: so that/until

کلّ
k-l-l → “all”

literal: for us; to us

اگاه
ʾ-g-h → “aware”

literal: aware; cognizant; informed; apprised; awareness; knowledge; consciousness

شوند
sh-w-d → “may become” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

ارتفاع
r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: to be raised, elevated, exalted, lifted up

وجود
w-j-d → “being”

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

بهمّت
h-m-m → “with the utmost endeavor”

literal: intention; endeavor; determination; zeal

کامل
k-m-l

literal: desire; appetite; lust; will; heap; hill; mound

قصد
q-ṣ-d → “direct”

literal: intention; purpose; aim; goal; to seek; to direct oneself

مقام
q-w-m → “Station”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

اعلی
ʿ-l-w → “most sublime” Distinctive

literal: highest; most high; supreme

ذروه
dh-r-w → “Pinnacle”

literal: peak; apex; pinnacle; summit

نمايند
n-m-ʾ → “may”

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

اوّل
ʾ-w-l

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

از
ʾ-z

literal: from

برای
b-r-y

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

تربيت
r-b-y → “education”

literal: education; upbringing; training; cultivation

خشية
kh-sh-y → “fear”

literal: fear; awe; reverence

اللّه
ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

طوبی
ṭ-w-b → “Well is it”

literal: happiness; blessedness; felicity

للفائزين
f-w-z → “them that have attained thereunto”

literal: triumphant; victorious; successful

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

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