Will and Testament — §24
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 24 of 59.
Source (Persian)
پس ای یاران مهربان با جمیع ملل و طوائف و ادیان بکمال راستی و درستی و وفاپرستی و مهربانی و خیرخواهی و دوستی معامله نمائید تا جهان هستی سرمست جام فیض بهائی گردد و نادانی و دشمنی و بغض و کین از روی زمین زائل شود ظلمت بیگانگی از جمیع شعوب و قبائل بانوار یگانگی مبدّل گردد اگر طوائف و ملل سائره جفا کنند شما وفا نمائید ظلم کنند عدل بنمائید اجتناب کنند اجتذاب کنید دشمنی بنمایند دوستی بفرمائید زهر بدهند شهد ببخشید زخم بزنند مرهم بنهید هذا صفة المخلصین و سمة الصّادقین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wherefore, O my loving friends! Consort with all the peoples, kindreds and religions of the world with the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, goodwill and friendliness, that all the world of being may be filled with the holy ecstasy of the grace of Bahá, that ignorance, enmity, hate and rancour may vanish from the world and the darkness of estrangement amidst the peoples and kindreds of the world may give way to the Light of Unity. Should other peoples and nations be unfaithful to you, show your fidelity unto them; should they be unjust toward you, show justice towards them; should they keep aloof from you, attract them to yourselves; should they show their enmity, be friendly towards them; should they poison your lives, sweeten their souls; should they inflict a wound upon you, be a salve to their sores. Such are the attributes of the sincere! Such are the attributes of the truthful!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “kindliness” (2 occurrences)
sincere 50% kindliness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: wholegleaningsGWB §316: no wisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me abouttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §54: everyone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nationgleaningsGWB §174: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §22: nations and governmentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: peoplegleaningsGWB §362: standardwill-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: foreigners
This form usually rendered as “peoples”, “kindreds” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §633: revolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: have circled roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §219: circle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: pietygleaningsGWB §364: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: faith butwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: divine Revelationwill-and-testamentW&T §55: His religionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Faith
utmost 29% greatest 12% perfect 12% utter 12% infinite 6% unmistakable 6% absolute 6% extreme 6% plenitude 6% sanctified 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilledgleaningsGWB §358: most accomplishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfectedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinitegleaningsGWB §358: most perfect
straightforwardness 67% uprightness 33%
faithfulness 50% fidelity 50%
goodwill 50% well-wishers 50%
This form usually rendered as “consort” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: conductgleaningsGWB §497: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committed
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
world 75% ever-changing 25%
This form usually rendered as “existence”, “still”, “self-assertion” (16 occurrences)
inebriated 50% holy 50%
SE rendered معامله (mʿámlh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), جهان (jhán), هستی (hstí), سرمست (srmst), جام (jám), فیض (fíḍ), بهائی (bháʾí), گردد (grdd), نادانی (nádání), دشمنی (dshmní) as “Consort, world, being, holy ecstasy, grace, Bahá, may be filled, ignorance, enmity”
grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §13: the blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: unto the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §111: effusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His grace
This form usually rendered as “glory” (2 occurrences)
all-glorious 38% glory 35% most 8% splendor 4% glorious 4% abhá 4% effulgent 3% (bloodmoney) 1% lights 1% verily 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious
SE expanded to “may be filled”
ignorance 67% perversity 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse haterfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §67: and the maliciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: for theegleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatred
This form usually rendered as “rancour” (2 occurrences)
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نادانی (nádání), دشمنی (dshmní), بغض (bghḍ), کین (kín), از (iz), روی (rúy), زمین (zmín), زائل (záʾl), ظلمت (ẓlmt), بیگانگی (bígángí), از (iz) as “ignorance, enmity, hate, rancour, amidst, world, may vanish, darkness, estrangement”
scornfully 50% over 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: inclinationsgleaningsGWB §147: springkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: over the surfacewill-and-testamentW&T §13: branchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: intentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: scornfullywill-and-testamentW&T §5: ensigns of Holinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: blossom
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “world”, “underground” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earthgleaningsGWB §545: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the time of His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a timethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: itwill-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetimegleaningsGWB §148: every Dispensation
This form usually rendered as “dispelled”, “eliminate”, “deprive” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: Thou hast beenthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyrannyfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §270: so unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “peoples” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §423: peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of old?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: unworthy of Thy highnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §152: wonderskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: into the brightnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
This form usually rendered as “unity” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turnest”, “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: changegleaningsGWB §614: repaidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: exchangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: changesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §34: fraudulently alterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were converted
This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: will payfire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §489: repaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: irrefutableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Whereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
This form usually rendered as “avoid”, “refrain”, “keep” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §558: blissful rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: carried awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedgleaningsGWB §575: may attractkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
This form usually rendered as “towards” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “poison” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossom askitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: sparklingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §17: Beware, bewareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: abundantlywill-and-testamentW&T §24: poisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossomwill-and-testamentW&T §41: Beware
This form usually rendered as “accused”, “should” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 22% have 17% testified 11% borne 11% testifieth 11% witnesseth 6% pronounced 6% who 6% sweetness 6% pleasant 6%
This form usually rendered as “souls” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “should” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered شهد (shhd), ببخشید (bbkhshíd), زخم (zkhm), بزنند (bznnd), مرهم (mrhm), بنهید (bnhíd), صفة (ṣfh), المخلصین (al-mkhlṣín), سمة (smh), الصّادقین (aṣ-ṣádqín) as “sweeten, their souls, wound, should they inflict a, salve, be a, attributes, sincere, truthful”
7 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “description”, “praise”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §213: and attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: expressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §5: affirm of Thee, or attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: ascribe toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: all attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver themfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §572: Disencumber yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: devoted to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §541: saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: acknowledged and embracedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §205: the truth
