Will and Testament — §16
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 16 of 59.
Source (Persian)
ای یاران مهربان بعد از مفقودی این مظلوم باید اغصان و افنان سدرۀ مبارکه و ایادی امر اللّه و احبّای جمال ابهی توجّه بفرع دو سدره که از دو شجرۀ مقدّسۀ مبارکه انبات شده و از اقتران دو فرع دوحۀ رحمانیّه بوجود آمده یعنی شوقی افندی نمایند زیرا آیت اللّه و غصن ممتاز و ولیّ امر اللّه و مرجع جمیع اغصان و افنان و ایادی امر اللّه و احبّآء اللّه است و مبیّن آیات اللّه و من بعده بکراً بعد بکر یعنی در سلالۀ او
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my loving friends! After the passing away of this wronged one, it is incumbent upon the Aghṣán (Branches), the Afnán (Twigs) of the Sacred Lote-Tree, the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God and the loved ones of the Abhá Beauty to turn unto Shoghi Effendi—the youthful branch branched from the two hallowed and sacred Lote-Trees and the fruit grown from the union of the two offshoots of the Tree of Holiness—as he is the sign of God, the chosen branch, the Guardian of the Cause of God, he unto whom all the Aghṣán, the Afnán, the Hands of the Cause of God and His loved ones must turn. He is the expounder of the words of God and after him will succeed the first-born of his lineal descendants.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “passing” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §386: are as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: is dissipatedwill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §682: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the loss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: oppressedfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §518: ye deal not unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: The transgressionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with unbearable crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: gloomy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbentgleaningsGWB §709: It behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the handswill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: mustgleaningsGWB §146: needeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the branchesgleaningsGWB §501: to one ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: Aghṣánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: He Who is Thy Branchwill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’lkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bushprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “holy”, “sacred” (79 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: blessgleaningsGWB §633: extolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: lakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §27: Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: glorified be He
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands ofwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §459: your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: all thatfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §475: the ordinanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the authority to commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §61: Him, the one alone Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: of all who adore Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the fairest and most comely of womengleaningsGWB §56: of Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its excellencegleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §207: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §259: Our presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
This form usually rendered as “unto” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §177: its brancheskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: oppressorwill-and-testamentW&T §57: twiggleaningsGWB §267: and the flesh of the proud oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Pharaonicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: offshootswill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto Shoghi Effendi—the youthful branch
SE rendered توجّه (tújjh), بفرع (bfrʿ), دو (dú), سدره (sdrh), از (iz), دو (dú), شجرۀ (shjrۀ), مقدّسۀ (mqddsۀ), مبارکه (mbárkh), انبات (inbát), از (iz) as “turn, branch branched, two, Lote-Trees, from, sacred, hallowed”
tree 80% lote-trees 20%
This form usually rendered as “hallowed”, “most” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above the reach and ken of the understandingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed
SE rendered از (iz), دو (dú), شجرۀ (shjrۀ), مقدّسۀ (mqddsۀ), مبارکه (mbárkh), انبات (inbát), از (iz), اقتران (iqtrán), دو (dú), فرع (frʿ), دوحۀ (dúḥۀ) as “from, two, sacred, hallowed, union, offshoots, Tree”
This form usually rendered as “union” (1 occurrences)
ages 29% centuries 25% century 13% like 8% generations 4% revolution 4% time 4% fast 4% have 4% union 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuriesgleaningsGWB §349: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: likewill-and-testamentW&T §16: unionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: centurygleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ages
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-merciful”, “heavenly” (25 occurrences)
divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §729: will deal mercilessly with himkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §706: they would, of a certainty, attain untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
SE rendered فرع (frʿ), دوحۀ (dúḥۀ), رحمانیّه (rḥmánính), بوجود (bújúd), آمده (ámdh), یعنی (yʿní), شوقی (shúqí), افندی (ifndí), نمایند (nmáynd) as “offshoots, Tree, Holiness—as, grown, Shoghi, Effendi—the, will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hast thou comegleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: was madethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: whenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: have raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: that have appearedgleaningsGWB §672: now iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: reveal a
This form usually rendered as “eagerness”, “mine” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: those who yearn towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would heargleaningsGWB §201: thou wouldstkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: in their heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay handswill-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: can
This form usually rendered as “bring” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §259: produce.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: and caused them to bring forththe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: brought it to theegleaningsGWB §506: He did come againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: singled outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discernethwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §604: supreme distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discern
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: successivegleaningsGWB §679: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His saintsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: ImamsgleaningsGWB §353: of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: to address theegleaningsGWB §245: did returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: and singled me out forthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §319: concerning
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collectgleaningsGWB §115: whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the whole
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: the revealed verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thy most mighty signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
after 50% when 16% remoteness 9% then 5% notwithstanding 4% since 4% subsequent 4% future 4% subsequently 3% later 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Following Ourfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §372: removeth it farkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since Moses was made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: because of their remotenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at morngleaningsGWB §67: dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: into lightwill-and-testamentW&T §16: first-bornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: first-fruits ofgleaningsGWB §633: the night seasonwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the first-bornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: at dawn
This form usually rendered as “lineal” (1 occurrences)
