Will and Testament — §20
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 20 of 59.
Source (Persian)
ای یاران ایادی امر اللّه را باید ولیّ امر اللّه تسمیه و تعیین کند جمیع باید در ظلّ او باشند و در تحت حکم او اگر نفسی از ایادی و غیر ایادی تمرّد نمود و انشقاق خواست علیه غضب اللّه و قهره زیرا سبب تفریق دین اللّه گردد
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O friends! The Hands of the Cause of God must be nominated and appointed by the Guardian of the Cause of God. All must be under his shadow and obey his command. Should any, within or without the company of the Hands of the Cause of God, disobey and seek division, the wrath of God and His vengeance will be upon him, for he will have caused a breach in the true Faith of God.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Hands of the Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: from the handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
SE rendered یاران (yárán), ایادی (iyádí), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), باید (báyd), ولیّ (wlíl), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh) as “friends, Hands of the Cause, God, must, Guardian of the Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §578: empirekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upongleaningsGWB §146: needethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: mustgleaningsGWB §564: let him
SE expanded to “Guardian of the Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §38: To them that are endowed withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: of them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friendsgleaningsGWB §211: companion
This form usually rendered as “nominated” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: appointgleaningsGWB §622: with his inner eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “behoveth”, “let” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: hadgleaningsGWB §285: existedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: hath ever appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: We were in no wise
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: selfgleaningsGWB §463: over thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: for Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: others
This form usually rendered as “disobey”, “transgression” (2 occurrences)
disobey 50% transgression 50%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: chose togleaningsGWB §669: have said or writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: didstwill-and-testamentW&T §6: advancedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: share it with them
This form usually rendered as “division” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: rent asundergleaningsGWB §623: anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: blossomsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was rent in twaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: trialswill-and-testamentW&T §10: discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: contention
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “wish”, “asked” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: executionersgleaningsGWB §412: of His wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the wrathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatredgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: anger
This form usually rendered as “fury”, “violence”, “tormented” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Conqueringfire-tabletFire §6: ChastisergleaningsGWB §76: fury ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thine angerwill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §534: the fury of the wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: that are conducivegleaningsGWB §412: hath emboldened His creatureskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: Whywill-and-testamentW&T §7: soepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: revile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separatedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §99: No distinction do We makekitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: because of its separation from Thy Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruption
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: them that acknowledgegleaningsGWB §340: all Faiths.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a citygleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: dinars?”
