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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §61

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 61 of 268.

Source (Persian)

باری اين مظلوم در جميع انچه وارد اورده‌اند و گفته‌اند صابر و صامت چه که اراده انکه از عنايت حقّ جلّ جلاله و رحمت مسبوقه حکم جدال و نزاع و سفک دماء را از عالم بقوّه بيان محو نمائيم * در جميع احوال در انچه گفته‌اند بصبر جميل تمسّک جسته‌ايم و بحقّ گذارده‌ايم و لکن در جواب اين فقره ذکر نموديم اگر فی الحقيقه در انچه ذکر نموده صادق است بايد مالک وجود و سلطان غيب و شهود را شکر نمايد که نفسی را از ايران مبعوث فرموده که در سجن من غير ناصر و معين ايران را تصرّف فرموده و يک ماليات هر سنه از ان اخذ ميفرمايد * اين مقام ستايش است نه نکوهش لو يکون من المنصفين * و اگر نفسی اراده نمايد بر امور اين مظلوم واقف شود جواب اين است که در بعضی از ليالی و ايّام اسرای عالم و مظلومهای امم بی قوت شب را بروز اورده‌اند و روز را بشب * اين اذکار را دوست نداشته و نداريم و از گوينده هم شکايت ننموده و نمی نمائيم * در اين سجن شخص معزّزی چندی از سنگ تراشی کسب معاش مينمود و در بعضی از اوقات هم بعضی بطعام اللّه مرزوق يعنی جوع * نسأل اللّه تبارک و تعالی ان يؤيّد الکلّ علی العدل و الانصاف و يوفّقهم علی الانابة و الرّجوع انّه هو السّامع المجيب *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Briefly, this Wronged One hath, in the face of all that hath befallen Him at their hands, and all that hath been said of Him, endured patiently, and held His peace, inasmuch as it is Our purpose, through the loving providence of God - exalted be His glory - and His surpassing mercy, to abolish, through the force of Our utterance, all disputes, war, and bloodshed, from the face of the earth. Under all conditions We have, in spite of what they have said, endured with seemly patience, and have left them to God. In answer to this particular imputation, however, We have replied, that if that which he affirmeth be true, it behooveth him to be thankful to Him Who is the Lord of all being, and the King of the seen and unseen, for having raised up in Persia One Who, though a prisoner and with none to help and assist Him, hath succeeded in establishing His ascendency over that land, and in drawing from it a yearly revenue. Such an achievement should be praised rather than censured, if he be of them that judge equitably. Should anyone seek to be acquainted with the condition of this Wronged One, let him be told that these captives whom the world hath persecuted and the nations wronged have, for days and nights, been entirely denied the barest means of subsistence. We are loth to mention such things, neither have We had, nor do We have now, any desire to complain against Our accuser. Within the walls of this prison a highly-esteemed man was for some time obliged to break stones that he might earn a living, whilst others had, at times, to nourish themselves with that Divine sustenance which is hunger! We entreat God - exalted and glorified be He - to aid all men to be just and fair-minded, and to graciously assist them to repent and return unto Him. He, verily, heareth, and is ready to answer.

Translation Notes

مسبوقه
msbúqh s-b-q

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

SE rendered از (iz), عنايت (ʿnáyt), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), رحمت (rḥmt), مسبوقه (msbúqh), حکم (ḥkm), جدال (jdál), نزاع (nzáʿ), سفک (sfk), دماء (dmáʾ) as “through, loving providence, God, exalted, glory, surpassing mercy, disputes, war, bloodshed”

حکم
ḥkm ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; judgment

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), رحمت (rḥmt), مسبوقه (msbúqh), حکم (ḥkm), جدال (jdál), نزاع (nzáʿ), سفک (sfk), دماء (dmáʾ), از (iz) as “God, exalted, glory, surpassing mercy, disputes, war, bloodshed, from”

سفک
sfk s-f-k

literal: shed; shedding; shed/spill

SE rendered رحمت (rḥmt), مسبوقه (msbúqh), حکم (ḥkm), جدال (jdál), نزاع (nzáʿ), سفک (sfk), دماء (dmáʾ), از (iz), عالم (ʿálm), بقوّه (bqúqh), بيان (bíán) as “surpassing mercy, disputes, war, bloodshed, from, face of the earth, through the force, utterance”

shed 69% shedding 15% spilt 8% have 8%
تمسّک
tmssk m-s-k

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

SE rendered انچه (inchh), گفته‌اند (gfth‌ánd), بصبر (bṣbr), جميل (jmíl), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته‌ايم (jsth‌áym), بحقّ (bḥqq), گذارده‌ايم (gdhárdh‌áym) as “what they, have said, endured with, seemly, to God, have left them”

cleave 30% clung 21% cling 10% cleaveth 8% hold 8% take 7% lay 5% clinging 5% have 3% seized 3%
جسته‌ايم
jsth‌áym j-s-t

literal: seek; to seek; search

SE rendered انچه (inchh), گفته‌اند (gfth‌ánd), بصبر (bṣbr), جميل (jmíl), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته‌ايم (jsth‌áym), بحقّ (bḥqq), گذارده‌ايم (gdhárdh‌áym), لکن (lkn) as “what they, have said, endured with, seemly, to God, have left them, however”

seek 22% long 11% lay 11% inviting 11% cleave 11% testimony 11% seeketh 11% watch 11%
گذارده‌ايم
gdhárdh‌áym gdhárdháym → “have”

literal: left

1 occurrence in corpus

فقره
fqrh f-q-r

literal: poor; poverty; matter

SE rendered گذارده‌ايم (gdhárdh‌áym), لکن (lkn), جواب (júáb), فقره (fqrh), ذکر (dhkr), نموديم (nmúdím), الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh) as “have left them, however, answer to, mention, have replied, true”

مبعوث
mbʿúth b-ʿ-th

literal: sent

SE rendered شکر (shkr), نمايد (nmáyd), نفسی (nfsí), از (iz), ايران (iyrán), مبعوث (mbʿúth), فرموده (frmúdh), سجن (sjn), غير (ghír), ناصر (náṣr) as “be thankful, hath, One, in, Persia, having raised up, prisoner, none, help”

sent 29% made 18% speed 12% raised 6% commissioned 6% have 6% risen 6% invested 6% arise 6% reveal 6%
يک
yk y-k → “a”

literal: one; with/to-one

SE rendered معين (mʿín), ايران (iyrán), تصرّف (tṣrrf), فرموده (frmúdh), يک (yk), ماليات (málíát), هر (hr), سنه (snh), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “assist, that land, establishing His ascendency, said, a, yearly, from, in drawing, he”

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%
ماليات
málíát m-l-y → “revenue”

literal: tax

1 occurrence in corpus

هر
hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/each

SE rendered تصرّف (tṣrrf), فرموده (frmúdh), يک (yk), ماليات (málíát), هر (hr), سنه (snh), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “establishing His ascendency, said, a, yearly, from, in drawing, he”

سنه
snh s-n-h

literal: year; years

SE rendered تصرّف (tṣrrf), فرموده (frmúdh), يک (yk), ماليات (málíát), هر (hr), سنه (snh), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd) as “establishing His ascendency, said, a, yearly, from, in drawing, he”

years 61% year 16% each 6% yearly 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% “the 3% present 3%
مقام
mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), مقام (mqám), ستايش (stáysh), نه (nh), نکوهش (nkúhsh), لو (lú), يکون (ykún) as “from, in drawing, he, praised, censured, if, be”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%
نکوهش
nkúhsh k-w-h → “censured”

literal: censure

1 occurrence in corpus

يکون
ykún k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered ستايش (stáysh), نه (nh), نکوهش (nkúhsh), لو (lú), يکون (ykún), المنصفين (al-mnṣfín), نفسی (nfsí), اراده (irádh) as “praised, censured, if, be, of them that judge equitably, anyone, seek to”

will 25% future 19% may 14% should 8% can 8% had 6% could 6% would 6% hath 6% shall 3%
بعضی
bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ

literal: some; part; some, part

SE rendered واقف (wáqf), جواب (júáb), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), ليالی (líálí), ايّام (iyyám), اسرای (isráy), عالم (ʿálm) as “be acquainted, nights, days, captives, the world”

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%
بی
bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered ايّام (iyyám), اسرای (isráy), عالم (ʿálm), مظلومهای (mẓlúmháy), امم (imm), بی (bí), قوت (qút), شب (shb), بروز (brúz), اورده‌اند (iwrdh‌ánd) as “days, captives, the world, the nations wronged, the barest means of subsistence, been entirely denied”

شب
shb shb

literal: night

SE rendered اسرای (isráy), عالم (ʿálm), مظلومهای (mẓlúmháy), امم (imm), بی (bí), قوت (qút), شب (shb), بروز (brúz), اورده‌اند (iwrdh‌ánd) as “captives, the world, the nations wronged, the barest means of subsistence, been entirely denied”

night 43% whole 14% night-season 14% darkness 14% nights 14%
بروز
brúz b-r-z

literal: manifestation

SE rendered مظلومهای (mẓlúmháy), امم (imm), بی (bí), قوت (qút), شب (shb), بروز (brúz), اورده‌اند (iwrdh‌ánd), روز (rúz), بشب (bshb) as “the nations wronged, the barest means of subsistence, been entirely denied”

روز
rúz rúz

literal: day; day, daytime

SE rendered قوت (qút), شب (shb), بروز (brúz), اورده‌اند (iwrdh‌ánd), روز (rúz), بشب (bshb) as “the barest means of subsistence, been entirely denied”

day 28% every 22% days 17% age 11% now 6% daytime 6% day-time 6% each 6%
بشب
bshb sh-b-b

literal: night; youth

SE rendered اورده‌اند (iwrdh‌ánd), روز (rúz), بشب (bshb), اذکار (idhkár), دوست (dúst), نداشته (ndáshth) as “been entirely denied, neither have”

2 occurrences in corpus

گوينده
gúyndh gúyndh

literal: speaker; utterance/speech

SE rendered نداشته (ndáshth), نداريم (ndárím), از (iz), گوينده (gúyndh), شکايت (shkáyt), ننموده (nnmúdh) as “neither have, do We have, to complain against Our accuser”

accuser 50% lord 50%
نمی
nmí n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered شکايت (shkáyt), ننموده (nnmúdh), نمی (nmí), نمائيم (nmáʾím), سجن (sjn), شخص (shkhṣ), معزّزی (mʿzzzí) as “to complain against Our accuser, prison, highly-esteemed man, was”

سنگ
sng sng → “stones”

literal: stone

1 occurrence in corpus

تراشی
tráshí t-r-sh → “break”

literal: cutting

1 occurrence in corpus

مرزوق
mrzúq r-z-q

literal: provide; sustenance; provided

SE rendered از (iz), اوقات (iwqát), بعضی (bʿḍí), بطعام (bṭʿám), اللّه (al-lh), مرزوق (mrzúq), يعنی (yʿní), جوع (júʿ), نسأل (nsʾal), اللّه (al-lh), تبارک (tbárk) as “at times, had,, that Divine sustenance, God, which is, hunger, We entreat, - exalted”

partake 25% partaken 17% nourish 8% taste 8% attain 8% touching 8% all 8% upon 8% drunk 8%
جوع
júʿ j-w-ʿ → “hunger”

literal: hunger

3 occurrences in corpus

الرّجوع
ar-rjúʿ r-j-ʿ

literal: return; returning; to return

SE rendered يوفّقهم (yúffqhm), الانابة (an-nábh), الرّجوع (ar-rjúʿ), السّامع (as-sámʿ), المجيب (al-mjíb) as “to graciously assist them, repent and return, heareth, is ready to answer”

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

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