Will and Testament — §26
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 26 of 59.
Source (Persian)
ربّ وفّق احبّائک علی الثّبوت علی دینک و السّلوک فی سبیلک و الاستقامة علی امرک و ایّدهم علی مقاومة النّفس و الهوی و اتّباع نور الهدی انّک انت المقتدر العزیز القیّوم و انّک انت الکریم الرّحیم العزیز الوهّاب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Lord, my God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith, to walk in Thy ways, to be steadfast in Thy Cause. Give them Thy grace to withstand the onslaught of self and passion, to follow the light of Divine Guidance. Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Self-Subsisting, the Bestower, the Compassionate, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §585: and the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: with Thy lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establishgleaningsGWB §288: inscribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: confirmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: imply an assertionthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the 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 §39: pietygleaningsGWB §340: all Faiths.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §623: sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: for Thy sakethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the pathgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some servicefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: cleaveth steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: commandeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §3: by Thy decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: summonstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assisted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soulgleaningsGWB §96: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: unto mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desires”, “desire” (71 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §656: the limitless immensitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the holy atmospherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §359: followedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherence
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 §109: radiancefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §440: the effulgencekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: light of divine knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §668: rescuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: leadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §366: guideth
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pompfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §684: glorious bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: to look uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
This form usually rendered as “all-bounteous”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
