Will and Testament — §15

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 15 of 59.

Source (Persian)

حواریّون حضرت روح بکلّی خود را و جمیع شئونرا فراموش نمودند و ترک سر و سامان کردند و مقدّس و منزّه از هوی و هوس گشتند و از هر تعلّقی بیزار شدند و در ممالک و دیار منتشر شدند و بهدایت من علی الأرض پرداختند تا جهانرا جهان دیگر کردند و عالم خاک را تابناک نمودند و بپایان زندگانی در ره آن دلبر رحمانی جانفشانی کردند و هر یک در دیاری شهید شدند فبمثل هذا فلیعمل العاملون

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The disciples of Christ forgot themselves and all earthly things, forsook all their cares and belongings, purged themselves of self and passion and with absolute detachment scattered far and wide and engaged in calling the peoples of the world to the Divine Guidance, till at last they made the world another world, illumined the surface of the earth and even to their last hour proved self-sacrificing in the pathway of that Beloved One of God. Finally in various lands they suffered glorious martyrdom. Let them that are men of action follow in their footsteps!

Translation Notes

حواریّون

ḥúárírún ḥ-w-r → “maid” Distinctive

literal: maiden; maidens

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

maid 36% maids 21% black-eyed 14% favored 7% immortal 7% disciples 7% centre 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the black-eyed gleaningsGWB §168: the Maid of Heaven tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: the immortal maids will-and-testamentW&T §6: Centre gleaningsGWB §273: the Maids of Heaven tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: maid will-and-testamentW&T §15: disciples gleaningsGWB §588: Maid of Heaven

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “of”

literal: presence, majesty

SE rendered حواریّون (ḥúárírún), حضرت (ḥḍrt), روح (rúḥ), بکلّی (bkllí), جمیع (jmíʿ), شئونرا (shʾúnrá) as “disciples, of, Christ, all, all earthly things”

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: Enter thou My presence gleaningsGWB §210: thou reachest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: Jesus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: stood before the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The Commander gleaningsGWB §292: the lips of

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: joy fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §307: his soul kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the Holy Spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the tempests of trials tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide

بکلّی

bkllí k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; all, every

wholly 30% all-embracing 20% utterly 20% all 10% firmly 10% entirely 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: all the Prophets gleaningsGWB §1: can befittingly magnify kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: all them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all earthly things”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “all earthly things”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gather together gleaningsGWB §162: manifold kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: all these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: reunited tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §54: everyone

شئونرا

shʾúnrá sh-ʾ-n → “state” Distinctive

literal: affairs; affair; matter

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

state 15% manifold 15% changes 10% station 10% rank 10% tokens 10% glory 10% excellence 10% distinction 5% worldly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction gleaningsGWB §278: they are powerless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: excellence will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances gleaningsGWB §369: magnified be His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: way

فراموش

frámúsh f-r-sh → “bed”

literal: bed; bed/couch

bed 36% couch 29% pitched 7% bedding 7% carnal 7% couches 7% pillow 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding gleaningsGWB §690: couches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitched gleaningsGWB §362: carnal desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bed

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; to do; do/make

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: have We gleaningsGWB §654: having enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: have the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: spoke gleaningsGWB §145: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: interpreted

ترک

trk t-r-k

literal: abandon

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), شئونرا (shʾúnrá), فراموش (frámúsh), نمودند (nmúdnd), ترک (trk), سر (sr), سامان (sámán), کردند (krdnd), مقدّس (mqdds) as “all earthly things, forgot, forsook, cares, belongings, purged”

renounce 17% abandoned 17% noted 17% forsook 17% perversity 17% have 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: discarded fire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken gleaningsGWB §241: cast behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have left undone the-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglect epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have forsaken fire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned

سر

sr s-r-r → “mysteries” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “secretly” (57 occurrences)

mystery 39% secret 19% secretly 10% privily 10% hidden 6% heads 3% innermost 3% am 3% inwardly 3% infinitesimal 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joy gleaningsGWB §163: of Thy glorious unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: conscience tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §66: hidden will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: heads

سامان

sámán s-ʾ-m → “belongings”

literal: provision

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §15: belongings

کردند

krdnd k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do

This form usually rendered as “ordered”, “done”, “acted” (16 occurrences)

ordered 13% done 13% acted 13% made 13% proved 13% offered 13% proceeded 13% acquiesced 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Act not gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: in Him the-hidden-wordsHW §116: loose will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not left gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: could never

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “purged” Distinctive

literal: holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His gleaningsGWB §297: profane kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: God’s holy grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: infinitely exalted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §118: been

منزّه

mnzzh n-z-h → “sanctified”

literal: exaltation; exalted

sanctified 27% exalted 18% immeasurably 18% purify 18% concealed 9% free 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sanctified fire-tabletFire §31: Thy gleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: free prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: is holy the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedom will-and-testamentW&T §21: detached epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: description

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered سامان (sámán), کردند (krdnd), مقدّس (mqdds), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), هوی (húy), هوس (hús), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), هر (hr) as “belongings, purged, themselves, of, self, passion, absolute detachment”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

هوی

húy h-w-y → “desire”

literal: desire; passion

desire 28% passion 20% essence 12% corrupt 8% desires 8% divine 8% evil 4% glory 4% heaven 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desires gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: glory the-hidden-wordsHW §107: passion will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heat gleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: covetous

هوس

hús h-w-s → “passion”

literal: whim, lust

1 occurrence in corpus

گشتند

gshtnd g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered مقدّس (mqdds), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), هوی (húy), هوس (hús), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), هر (hr), تعلّقی (tʿllqí), بیزار (bízár), شدند (shdnd) as “purged, themselves, of, self, passion, absolute detachment, scattered”

remained 33% have 33% clothed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsook gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: did not actually occur

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

تعلّقی

tʿllqí ʿ-l-q

literal: suspended; attachment; hang

SE rendered از (iz), هوی (húy), هوس (hús), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), هر (hr), تعلّقی (tʿllqí), بیزار (bízár), شدند (shdnd), ممالک (mmálk), دیار (díár) as “of, self, passion, absolute detachment, scattered, the peoples, far”

dependent 19% hanging 13% suspended 13% depend 13% attachments 13% impending 6% such 6% conditioned 6% limitations 6% dependeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §163: I was suspended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: worldly affections the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §568: regarded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: affections gleaningsGWB §198: depend not

بیزار

bízár b-z-r

literal: greatness; great; disgusted

SE rendered هوس (hús), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), هر (hr), تعلّقی (tʿllqí), بیزار (bízár), شدند (shdnd), ممالک (mmálk), دیار (díár) as “passion, of, absolute detachment, scattered, the peoples, far”

contemptuous 33% weary 33% aside 33%

gleaningsGWB §173: great glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: grievous the-hidden-wordsHW §95: weary will-and-testamentW&T §5: aside gleaningsGWB §140: greatness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: contemptuous

شدند

shdnd sh-d → “have”

literal: become; to become; became

have 29% became 14% become 14% apprehended 7% clothed 7% each 7% faced 7% scattered 7% suffered 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: made gleaningsGWB §140: made him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: were denounced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §5: unfurled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: mentioned gleaningsGWB §417: may be firmly established

ممالک

mmálk m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdoms 27% realms 18% provinces 9% range 9% destinies 9% invention 9% all 9% worlds 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Eternal King gleaningsGWB §313: heavenly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: in the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

دیار

díár d-w-r → “far” Distinctive

literal: far; lands

This form usually rendered as “land”, “countries”, “cities” (16 occurrences)

land 27% countries 18% cities 18% lands 9% would 9% habitation 9% city 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of cities gleaningsGWB §334: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: astray prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: hath been made to revolve the-hidden-wordsHW §91: habitation will-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the gleaningsGWB §288: far

منتشر

mntshr n-sh-r

literal: spreading; spread; diffusion

SE rendered شدند (shdnd), ممالک (mmálk), دیار (díár), منتشر (mntshr), شدند (shdnd), بهدایت (bhdáyt), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “scattered, the peoples, far, Divine Guidance, of the world”

shed 50% disperse 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminate gleaningsGWB §261: noised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revival prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: to blazon will-and-testamentW&T §2: diffused epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spread gleaningsGWB §81: Spread abroad prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad

بهدایت

bhdáyt h-d-y → “divine guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 72% divine 22% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: guidance gleaningsGWB §493: His guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown gleaningsGWB §389: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of divine Guidance gleaningsGWB §556: Divine guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: guide gleaningsGWB §556: of guidance

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “of the world”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

SE expanded to “of the world”

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earth the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §218: Land

پرداختند

prdákhtnd p-r-d-kh-t → “engaged”

literal: engage

1 occurrence in corpus

جهانرا

jhánrá j-h-ʾ-n → “world”

literal: world

world 80% ever-changing 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the world gleaningsGWB §144: ever-changing world will-and-testamentW&T §24: world

دیگر

dígr d-g-r → “another”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Furthermore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “earth”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: know fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §246: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

خاک

khák kh-ʾ-k → “dust”

literal: dust

dust 78% dust-made 11% world 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Dust-made gleaningsGWB §203: dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: world the-hidden-wordsHW §125: to dust

تابناک

tábnák t-ʾ-b → “orb” Distinctive

literal: sun; shining; world-shining

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

orb 20% sun 20% luminaries 20% shed 20% illumined 20%

gleaningsGWB §335: sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: luminaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: shed will-and-testamentW&T §15: illumined gleaningsGWB §122: Orb

بپایان

bpáyán p-ʾ-y → “feet” Distinctive

literal: end; foot; unstable

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

feet 50% last 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: feet will-and-testamentW&T §15: to their last hour

زندگانی

zndgání z-n-d-g → “tasted” Distinctive

literal: life; alive

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

tasted 33% quicken 33% last 33%

gleaningsGWB §335: tasted the-hidden-wordsHW §135: quicken will-and-testamentW&T §15: to their last hour

ره

rh r-w-h → “access” Distinctive

literal: path; way; path, way

This form usually rendered as “another” (3 occurrences)

access 33% led 33% another 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: no access prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: led will-and-testamentW&T §54: another path

دلبر

dlbr d-l → “beloved”

literal: beloved

heart 33% hearts 14% soul 10% beloved 10% affections 10% blindly 5% eagerness 5% heart’s 5% sorrowful 5% delight 5%

gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §107: of thine heart will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §550: blindly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §674: Beloved

رحمانی

rḥmání r-ḥ-m → “of god” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-merciful”, “heavenly” (23 occurrences)

divine 20% all-merciful 13% heavenly 13% mercy 13% irrefutable 7% eternal 7% glory 7% breath 7% celestial 7% god 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §729: will deal kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: Most Merciful tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

جانفشانی

jánfshání j-ʾ-n → “lives” Distinctive

literal: soul; life; beloved

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

lives 26% soul 21% life 14% heart 12% beloved 9% soul-stirring 7% hearts 5% spirit 2% own 2% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §364: life, their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the city of the Well-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friend will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §556: human soul

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

دیاری

díárí d-y-r → “abode” Distinctive

literal: land; abode/house

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

abode 33% country 17% paths 17% shades 17% lands 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: the paths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the Abode of Peace the-hidden-wordsHW §87: shades will-and-testamentW&T §15: lands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: an Abode of Peace

شهید

shhíd sh-h-d → “suffered glorious martyrdom”

literal: witness; witnessed

SE expanded to “suffered glorious martyrdom”

witness 33% suffered 19% beareth 10% testifieth 10% who 5% cruel 5% witness.… 5% sufficient 5% testify 5% will 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §411: manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: the martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: proclaim tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

فبمثل

fbmthl m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered هر (hr), یک (yk), دیاری (díárí), شهید (shhíd), شدند (shdnd), فبمثل (fbmthl), فلیعمل (flíʿml), العاملون (al-ʿámlún) as “various, lands, suffered glorious martyrdom, follow, them that are men of action”