Will and Testament — §14

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 14 of 59.

Source (Persian)

در این ایّام اهمّ امور هدایت ملل و امم است باید امر تبلیغ را مهم شمرد زیرا اسّ اساس است این عبد مظلوم شب و روز بترویج و تشویق مشغول گردید دقیقه‌ئی آرام نیافت تا آنکه صیت امر اللّه آفاقرا احاطه نمود و آوازۀ ملکوت ابهی خاور و باختر را بیدار کرد یاران الهی نیز چنین باید بفرمایند اینست شرط وفا و اینست مقتضای عبودیّت آستان بها

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In these days, the most important of all things is the guidance of the nations and peoples of the world. Teaching the Cause is of utmost importance for it is the head cornerstone of the foundation itself. This wronged servant hath spent his days and nights in promoting the Cause and urging the peoples to service. He rested not a moment, till the fame of the Cause of God was noised abroad in the world and the celestial strains from the Abhá Kingdom roused the East and the West. The beloved of God must also follow the same example. This is the secret of faithfulness, this is the requirement of servitude to the Threshold of Bahá!

Translation Notes

ایّام

iyyám y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered ایّام (iyyám), اهمّ (ihmm), امور (imúr), هدایت (hdáyt), ملل (mll), امم (imm) as “most important, things, guidance, nations, peoples”

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the Day gleaningsGWB §548: Days of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Day will-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribes gleaningsGWB §245: Your days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that day

اهمّ

ihmm h-m-m → “exert” Distinctive

literal: endeavor; effort; also

This form usually rendered as “most” (1 occurrences)

exert 13% endeavor 13% grief 13% all 13% sorrowful 9% anguish 9% resolve 9% endeavors 9% endeavour 9% aimed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Exert fire-tabletFire §13: Anguish gleaningsGWB §652: thy tribulation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: endeavour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: my grief tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: grief the-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavors will-and-testamentW&T §54: vigour, exertion

هدایت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance of gleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: hath guided them aright tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guide gleaningsGWB §485: approach

ملل

mll m-l-l → “nations”

literal: nation; nations

peoples 31% nations 31% foreigners 8% past 8% divers 8% kindreds 8% people 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: people gleaningsGWB §68: kindreds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faith will-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nation gleaningsGWB §382: the divers peoples will-and-testamentW&T §22: nations and governments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: foreigners

بیدار

bídár b-y-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: must; must, should; awake

This form usually rendered as “awake”, “quickened”, “awaken” (4 occurrences)

awake 25% quickened 25% awaken 25% watchful 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

تبلیغ

tblígh b-l-gh → “teaching”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teach fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §327: to attain kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: passionately prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: wise will-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sum

شمرد

shmrd sh-m-r → “regard” Distinctive

literal: count; to count

This form usually rendered as “made”, “accounting”, “knowledge” (11 occurrences)

made 17% accounting 17% knowledge 17% regard 17% seize 17% utmost 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §622: made light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accounting the-hidden-wordsHW §95: count will-and-testamentW&T §35: bestirred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itself gleaningsGWB §673: belittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time

زیرا

zírá z-y-r → “for”

literal: under

SE rendered باید (báyd), امر (imr), تبلیغ (tblígh), مهم (mhm), شمرد (shmrd), زیرا (zírá), اسّ (iss), اساس (isás), عبد (ʿbd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), شب (shb) as “is, Cause, Teaching, importance, of utmost, for, head cornerstone, foundation, servant, wronged, days and nights”

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

gleaningsGWB §13: beneath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: inasmuch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: looking upon Thy face will-and-testamentW&T §7: under kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: For

اساس

isás ʾ-s-s → “foundation”

literal: foundation; foundation, base; foundation, basis

foundation 75% fundamental 25%

gleaningsGWB §436: foundation will-and-testamentW&T §40: fundamental principles gleaningsGWB §90: established will-and-testamentW&T §38: the foundation will-and-testamentW&T §25: enacteth will-and-testamentW&T §14: head cornerstone

عبد

ʿbd ʿ-b-d → “servant”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 82% one 8% god 3% man’s 3% servant” 3% servant’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitude fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshipped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy people tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

شب

shb sh-b → “days and nights”

literal: night; nights

SE expanded to “days and nights”

night 50% night-season 25% darkness 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: night gleaningsGWB §362: night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: in the night-season epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: One night kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the darkness of the

روز

rúz r-w-z

literal: day; today; that-day

SE rendered اساس (isás), عبد (ʿbd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), شب (shb), روز (rúz), بترویج (btrúyj), تشویق (tshúyq), مشغول (mshghúl), گردید (grdíd) as “foundation, servant, wronged, days and nights, promoting, urging, hath spent”

day 64% days 9% stage 9% daytime 9% day-time 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: in this day gleaningsGWB §145: stage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: one day will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: days gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: is the day

بترویج

btrúyj r-w-j → “promulgate” Distinctive

literal: promotion; promoter; promoting

This form usually rendered as “advance”, “promote”, “promoting” (5 occurrences)

advance 50% promote 25% promoting 25%

gleaningsGWB §40: advance will-and-testamentW&T §13: promote gleaningsGWB §37: promulgate will-and-testamentW&T §14: promoting will-and-testamentW&T §2: published abroad

تشویق

tshúyq sh-w-q → “longing” Distinctive

literal: longing; longing, yearning

This form usually rendered as “urging” (1 occurrences)

longing 43% yearning 10% yearn 9% long 9% desire 7% such 5% vehement 5% who 5% bereavement 3% eagerness 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §708: joy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: their longing the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn

مشغول

mshghúl sh-gh-l → “busied”

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 8% immersed 8% engaged 6% busying 6% occupy 3% have 3% stained 3% endeavor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busied gleaningsGWB §471: engross kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will keep them back the-hidden-wordsHW §157: engage will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselves gleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war

گردید

grdíd g-r-d → “hath spent” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; make

This form usually rendered as “shine”, “thou”, “did” (17 occurrences)

shine 25% thou 25% did 25% hath 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §680: chase

دقیقه‌ئی

dqíqh‌ʾí d-q-q → “moment”

literal: moment

moment 33% ring 11% toll 11% refined 11% mysterious 11% ringing 11% subtleties 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: toll it out gleaningsGWB §119: refined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: subtleties will-and-testamentW&T §14: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ring gleaningsGWB §57: ringing will-and-testamentW&T §13: for a moment gleaningsGWB §122: mysterious

آرام

árám r-w-m → “stillness”

literal: stillness; rest

stillness 67% rest 33%

gleaningsGWB §334: Stillness will-and-testamentW&T §13: rest

نیافت

níáft y-ʾ-f → “not”

literal: found

SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), گردید (grdíd), دقیقه‌ئی (dqíqh‌ʾí), آرام (árám), نیافت (níáft), آنکه (ánkh), صیت (ṣít), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), آفاقرا (áfáqrá) as “hath spent, moment, rested, not, He, fame, Cause, God, world”

found 50% realized 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: apprehend gleaningsGWB §141: attained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: found no will-and-testamentW&T §42: realized epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain gleaningsGWB §362: imprisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: been epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth

صیت

ṣít ṣ-y-t → “fame”

literal: fame; fame, call

fame 50% call 50%

will-and-testamentW&T §14: fame will-and-testamentW&T §5: call of the True One

آفاقرا

áfáqrá ʾ-f-q → “world”

literal: horizon; horizons; to-the-horizon

horizon 64% world 9% whole 6% dayspring 6% most 4% heaven 4% supreme 2% horizons 2% unto 2% fountain 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: horizon gleaningsGWB §603: is kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: all-glorious Horizon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summit the-hidden-wordsHW §76: most effulgent horizon will-and-testamentW&T §34: this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: world gleaningsGWB §220: the

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §629: whom trials and tribulations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: surrounded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: encompass the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Him gleaningsGWB §679: set aglow kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: withheld

آوازۀ

áwázۀ ʾ-w-z → “celestial”

literal: voice

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §14: celestial strains

ملکوت

mlkút m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdom 73% kingdoms 13% heaven 4% empire 4% heavens 2% glory 1% realm 1% whole 1% realms 1% dominion 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nation gleaningsGWB §122: earthly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Governor tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possess will-and-testamentW&T §48: of the

ابهی

ibhí b-h-w → “abhá” Distinctive

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “glorious” (62 occurrences)

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious light gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious

خاور

kháwr kh-w-r → “daystar” Distinctive

literal: sun; eat; consumed

This form usually rendered as “east” (1 occurrences)

daystar 18% poisoned 9% never 9% feed 9% shameful 9% sun 9% thorns 9% unconstrained 9% unrestrained 9% east 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: never dealt gleaningsGWB §145: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: thorns prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: the Unconstrained will-and-testamentW&T §14: East epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: poisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Thine unrestrained authority

باختر

bákhtr b-kh-t → “west”

literal: west

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §14: West

کرد

krd k-r-d → “made”

literal: do; to do; do, make

made 21% have 14% hath 14% hast 7% departed 7% left 7% do 7% roused 7% show 7% deluged 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: be gleaningsGWB §143: acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: misconstrued the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §24: them to yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: arisen gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: after

یاران

yárán y-ʾ-r → “friends”

literal: friend

friends 40% beloved 20% loving 20% loved 20%

gleaningsGWB §141: aided by the grace the-hidden-wordsHW §120: sigh will-and-testamentW&T §14: beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of His robe will-and-testamentW&T §24: loving friends will-and-testamentW&T §13: friends will-and-testamentW&T §42: loved ones

نیز

níz n-y-z → “also”

literal: need

1 occurrence in corpus

چنین

chnín ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: likewise

This form usually rendered as “also”, “such” (3 occurrences)

also 50% such 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: This truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call

بفرمایند

bfrmáynd f-r-m

literal: say; says

SE rendered یاران (yárán), الهی (al-hí), نیز (níz), چنین (chnín), باید (báyd), بفرمایند (bfrmáynd), اینست (iynst), شرط (shrṭ), وفا (wfá), اینست (iynst), مقتضای (mqtḍáy) as “beloved, God, also, follow the same example, must, is, secret, faithfulness, requirement”

utterance 33% saying 33% say 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronounced gleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ascendancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: wilt gleaningsGWB §558: conferreth

اینست

iynst h-s-t → “is”

literal: is; be; are

SE rendered الهی (al-hí), نیز (níz), چنین (chnín), باید (báyd), بفرمایند (bfrmáynd), اینست (iynst), شرط (shrṭ), وفا (wfá), اینست (iynst), مقتضای (mqtḍáy), عبودیّت (ʿbúdídt) as “God, also, follow the same example, must, is, secret, faithfulness, requirement, servitude”