Will and Testament — §2
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 59.
Source (Persian)
و التّحیّة و الثّنآء و الصّلاة و البهآء علی اوّل غصن مبارک خَضِلٍ نَضِرٍ ریّانٍ من السّدرة المقدّسة الرّحمانیّة منشعب من کلتی الشّجرتین الرّبّانیّتین و ابدع جوهرة فریدة عصمآء تتلألأ من خلال البحرین المتلاطمین و علی فروع دوحة القدس و افنان سدرة الحقّ الّذین ثبتوا علی المیثاق فی یوم الطّلاق و علی ایادی امر اللّه الّذین نشروا نفحات اللّه و نطقوا بحجج اللّه و بلّغوا دین اللّه و روّجوا شریعة اللّه و انقطعوا عن غیر اللّه و زهدوا فی الدّنیا و اجّجوا نیران محبّة اللّه بین الضّلوع و الأحشآء من عباد اللّه و علی الّذین آمنوا و اطمأنّوا و ثبتوا علی میثاق اللّه و اتّبعوا النّور الّذی یلوح و یضیء من فجر الهدی من بعدی الا و هو فرع مقدّس مبارک منشعب من الشّجرتین المبارکتین طوبی لمن استظلّ فی ظلّه الممدود علی العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Salutation and praise, blessing and glory rest upon that primal branch of the Divine and Sacred Lote-Tree, grown out, blest, tender, verdant and flourishing from the Twin Holy Trees; the most wondrous, unique and priceless pearl that doth gleam from out the Twin surging seas; upon the offshoots of the Tree of Holiness, the twigs of the Celestial Tree, they that in the Day of the Great Dividing have stood fast and firm in the Covenant; upon the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God that have diffused widely the Divine Fragrances, declared His Proofs, proclaimed His Faith, published abroad His Law, detached themselves from all things but Him, stood for righteousness in the world, and kindled the fire of the love of God in the very hearts and souls of His servants; upon them that have believed, rested assured, stood steadfast in His Covenant and followed the Light that after my passing shineth from the Dayspring of Divine Guidance—for behold! he is the blest and sacred bough that hath branched out from the Twin Holy Trees. Well is it with him that seeketh the shelter of his shade that shadoweth all mankind.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “salutation” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: shamefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: recreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: from celebrating Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: declare Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration
blessing 67% benediction 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: blessedgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: prayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: may the blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: benedictionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent
This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “early” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: earlygleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of oldgleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: branchgleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: blessed andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacredthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: \‘Blessed, therefore, bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waterswill-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §96: glorified
1 occurrence in corpus
brightness 50% verdant 50%
This form usually rendered as “flourishing” (1 occurrences)
standard 24% traditions 24% ensign 14% tradition 10% standards 5% banner 5% yielded 5% countenance 5% clothed 5% flourishing 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Burning BushgleaningsGWB §168: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: that sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush
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 §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: earthly abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §326: Immeasurably exalted
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 §7: canopy of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
This form usually rendered as “twin” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: all the afflictionsgleaningsGWB §575: the wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: most of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”
This form usually rendered as “holy” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §569: the wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: new and everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: over the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: this mightygleaningsGWB §286: truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: The essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic GemsgleaningsGWB §312: Gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Substance
This form usually rendered as “lonely”, “utter”, “forlorn” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §545: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy unity,—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: alone
This form usually rendered as “priceless” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §87: protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: chastitywill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integritygleaningsGWB §77: secure
This form usually rendered as “gleam” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered جوهرة (júhrh), فریدة (frídh), عصمآء (ʿṣmáʾ), تتلألأ (ttlʾalʾ), خلال (khlál), البحرین (al-bḥrín), المتلاطمین (al-mtláṭmín), فروع (frúʿ) as “pearl, unique, priceless, gleam, Twin, surging, offshoots”
This form usually rendered as “twin” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thy most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the sea
This form usually rendered as “surging” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “stood fast and firm”
established 20% firmly 13% steadfast 13% firm 10% demonstrate 8% demonstrated 8% affirmation 8% establish 8% have 8% confirmed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrategleaningsGWB §100: firmlykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: definitely establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: been demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy Testamentfire-tabletFire §41: ofgleaningsGWB §687: pledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: TestamentgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledge
This form usually rendered as “divorce”, “judgment”, “great” (5 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §106: slightest whisperingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the slightestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Great DividinggleaningsGWB §37: divorcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §184: at the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: resurrectiongleaningsGWB §261: noisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §13: diffuseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §187: the signs and tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §187: the sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: inhaled the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §506: and have withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the holy fragrances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: ḤájígleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §585: the testimony
attained 50% proclaimed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teachfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §457: and caused you tokitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: to help them attainwill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: ReligionsgleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the peoples of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: religiongleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause
This form usually rendered as “published” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: have been promulgatedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribedgleaningsGWB §711: to the lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: renunciationgleaningsGWB §310: cut into pieceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: unquestionableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid
This form usually rendered as “other”, “without”, “another” (106 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “righteousness” (1 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §597: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didst wishtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “souls” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: faithgleaningsGWB §247: unto them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: will they believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the Refugetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: TrusteesgleaningsGWB §530: have already recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: believe’
confidence 20% assurance 16% assured 12% rest 8% peace 8% tranquillity 8% confident 8% assure 8% certainty 8% rely 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of assurancegleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: and certitudewill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §561: confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §605: observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §253: transgress not
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §234: His glory be on theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: Thou didst illuminetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE rendered اللّه (al-lh), اتّبعوا (ittbʿúá), النّور (an-núr), یلوح (ylúḥ), یضیء (yḍíʾ), فجر (fjr), الهدی (al-hdí), بعدی (bʿdí) as “His, followed, Light, shineth, Dayspring, Guidance—for, passing”
tablet 42% tablets 37% scriptures 4% resplendent 3% allusions 3% symbolic 3% hath 3% preserved 2% page 1% implication 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: solemnlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §189: the Tablets of God
This form usually rendered as “shineth” (1 occurrences)
dayspring 38% morning 13% dawn 13% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6% dawning 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawning-lightgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: wicked doerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the morninggleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have burst forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §668: rescuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: hath guided them arighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §485: approach
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorifiedgleaningsGWB §402: Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred SpotgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sacred
SE expanded to “Well is it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §30: Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: WellgleaningsGWB §234: Blessed be the manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §490: beneath thy shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: a shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §43: the shelter
This form usually rendered as “extended”, “shadoweth” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: assistgleaningsGWB §322: periodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: all this timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this timethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: with the claywill-and-testamentW&T §3: a periodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §228: Its
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
