Will and Testament — §33

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 59.

Source (Persian)

ولکنّهم یا الهی تراهم بعینک الّتی لا تنام نقضوا المیثاق و نکصوا علی الأعقاب و نکثوا العهد بکلّ بغض و شقاق و قاموا علی النّفاق

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Yet now Thou seest them, O Lord, my God! with Thine eye that sleepeth not, how that they have broken Thy Covenant and turned their backs thereon, how with hate and rebelliousness they have erred from Thy Testament and have arisen intent upon malice.

Translation Notes

ولکنّهم

wlknnhm l-k-n → “yet now”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

however 45% yet 27% regard 5% when 5% pursuance 5% oh! 5% pearls 5% whereas 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “lord, my god”

literal: God; divine; god

SE expanded to “Lord, my God”

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

تراهم

tráhm r-ʾ-y → “thou seest them”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE expanded to “Thou seest them”

thou 50% behold 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazed fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §692: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: maketh any distinction the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest me gleaningsGWB §720: bring

بعینک

bʿínk ʿ-y-n → “with thine eye”

literal: eye; eyes

SE expanded to “with Thine eye”

own 42% eye 33% eyes 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the well-spring gleaningsGWB §562: a reflection kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made will-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen

تنام

tnám n-w-m → “sleepeth”

literal: sleep; sleeping

sleep 33% slumber 30% sleeping 7% sleepeth 7% lieth 4% little 4% mankind 4% fast 4% when 4% dream 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: little sleep gleaningsGWB §555: the slumber kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: to sleep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: sleep of gleaningsGWB §305: thy dream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleeping prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: my sleep

نقضوا

nqḍúá n-q-ḍ → “they have broken”

literal: break; violation; breaking

SE expanded to “they have broken”

have 50% broken 40% broke 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violation gleaningsGWB §296: They broke prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and broken will-and-testamentW&T §33: they have broken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: broken will-and-testamentW&T §11: of Sedition epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath broken will-and-testamentW&T §35: The Covenant-breakers

المیثاق

al-mítháq w-th-q → “thy covenant”

literal: covenant; testament; covenant/pact

covenant 74% testament 22% pledge 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: Testament fire-tabletFire §41: of gleaningsGWB §611: thy pledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenant will-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenant gleaningsGWB §687: pledge

نکصوا

nkṣúá n-k-ṣ → “turned their backs thereon”

literal: retreated/turned back; turn back

SE expanded to “turned their backs thereon”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §692: turned back will-and-testamentW&T §33: turned their backs thereon

الأعقاب

al-ʾaʿqáb ʿ-q-b

literal: behind; heels; height

SE rendered نقضوا (nqḍúá), المیثاق (al-mítháq), نکصوا (nkṣúá), الأعقاب (al-ʾaʿqáb), نکثوا (nkthúá), العهد (al-ʿhd), بکلّ (bkll), بغض (bghḍ), شقاق (shqáq) as “they have broken, Thy Covenant, turned their backs thereon, they have erred from, Thy Testament, with, hate, rebelliousness”

followed 13% hill 13% footsteps 13% retribution 13% awaiteth 13% emerald 7% end 7% heels 7% must 7% punishing 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: followed gleaningsGWB §421: retribution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: heels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: issue the-hidden-wordsHW §122: footsteps will-and-testamentW&T §3: Later on gleaningsGWB §439: end the-hidden-wordsHW §154: hill

نکثوا

nkthúá n-k-th → “violated”

literal: violator; broke/violated; violators

violated 50% have 50%

gleaningsGWB §692: violated will-and-testamentW&T §47: turned their backs on will-and-testamentW&T §33: they have erred from will-and-testamentW&T §10: these Covenant-breakers

العهد

al-ʿhd ʿ-h-d → “thy testament” Distinctive

literal: covenant; age

This form usually rendered as “covenant”, “dispensation”, “days” (63 occurrences)

covenant 43% dispensation 16% days 14% testament 8% time 5% pledgeth 3% age 3% qur’án 3% cycle 3% entered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy Testament gleaningsGWB §109: Testament kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: hath covenanted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants the-hidden-wordsHW §141: is will-and-testamentW&T §33: Thy Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: Covenant gleaningsGWB §560: In the days

بکلّ

bkll k-l-l → “with”

literal: all; every; all, every

SE rendered نکثوا (nkthúá), العهد (al-ʿhd), بکلّ (bkll), بغض (bghḍ), شقاق (shqáq), قاموا (qámúá), النّفاق (an-nfáq) as “they have erred from, Thy Testament, with, hate, rebelliousness, have arisen, malice”