Will and Testament — §41

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 41 of 59.

Source (Persian)

باری این شخص بنصّ الهی بادنی انحراف ساقطست تا چه رسد بهدم بنیان و نقض عهد و پیمان و تحریف کتاب و القای شبهات و افترای بر عبدالبهآء و ادّعاهای ما انزل اللّه بها من سلطان و القای فساد و سعی در سفک دم عبدالبهآء و تفاصیل دیگر که کل مطّلعید دیگر معلومست که این شخص اگر رخنه‌ئی در امر نماید بکلّی امر اللّه را محو و نابود نماید زنهار از تقرّب باین شخص که از تقرّب بنار بدتر است

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In short, according to the explicit Divine Text the least transgression shall make of this man a fallen creature, and what transgression is more grievous than attempting to destroy the Divine Edifice, breaking the Covenant, erring from the Testament, falsifying the Holy Text, sowing the seeds of doubt, calumniating ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, advancing claims for which God hath sent down no warrant, kindling mischief and striving to shed the very blood of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, and many other things whereof ye are all aware! It is thus evident that should this man succeed in bringing disruption into the Cause of God, he will utterly destroy and exterminate it. Beware lest ye approach this man, for to approach him is worse than approaching fire!

Translation Notes

باری

bárí b-r-y → “in short”

literal: in short; in short, anyway

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% resume 7% may 7% even 7% virtue 7% early 7% how 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: And now will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Concerning him gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: To resume will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon

شخص

shkhṣ sh-kh-ṣ → “man”

literal: person; personality/identity; stare

man 56% highly-esteemed 11% true 11% one 11% worker 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed man gleaningsGWB §70: shall stare up with terror kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: a will-and-testamentW&T §43: him gleaningsGWB §306: personality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: herald will-and-testamentW&T §42: man (Muḥammad-‘Alí)gleaningsGWB §44: Man

بنصّ

bnṣṣ n-ṣ-ṣ → “text”

literal: text; text, explicit statement; texts

explicit 57% text 29% accordance 14%

gleaningsGWB §364: explicit text kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: explicitly stated will-and-testamentW&T §38: expressly recorded therein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: text of the Book will-and-testamentW&T §39: expressly recorded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: explicit will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive words will-and-testamentW&T §25: Text

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: God; divine; 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 §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

بادنی

bádní d-n-w → “least”

literal: world; world/this life; lowest

least 50% abject 17% lowliest 17% less 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §227: on things of the earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §22: less good epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the world gleaningsGWB §675: that which

انحراف

inḥráf ḥ-r-f → “transgression” Distinctive

literal: deviation

This form usually rendered as “deviation”, “away”, “interpolation” (5 occurrences)

deviation 40% away 20% interpolation 20% transgression 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: words gleaningsGWB §650: word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: “Modification prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: by that Letter tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a word will-and-testamentW&T §5: pass out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: deflected gleaningsGWB §237: all things

ساقطست

sáqṭst s-q-ṭ → “fallen creature”

literal: fall; fallen; fallen, lapsed

fallen 50% have 30% fall 10% hath 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have fallen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: fall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have caused to fall will-and-testamentW&T §11: hath grievously fallen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: fallen will-and-testamentW&T §41: fallen creature

چه

chh ch-h → “what”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

رسد

rsd r-s-d → “reached” Distinctive

literal: reach; to reach

This form usually rendered as “how”, “attaineth”, “ended” (19 occurrences)

how 30% attaineth 20% ended 10% much 10% unto 10% offereth 10% more 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxed gleaningsGWB §622: much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: perished the-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attain will-and-testamentW&T §5: received epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: reached gleaningsGWB §165: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: unto his fellow-man

بهدم

bhdm h-d-m → “will” Distinctive

literal: demolish; demolition; demolished

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “demolition”, “destroy” (4 occurrences)

hath 25% demolition 25% destroy 25% ruin 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: and demolition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have been abolished will-and-testamentW&T §52: ruin kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: will demolish will-and-testamentW&T §1: to subvert kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath demolished will-and-testamentW&T §41: destroy the Divine Edifice

بنیان

bníán b-n-y

literal: foundation

SE rendered انحراف (inḥráf), ساقطست (sáqṭst), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بهدم (bhdm), بنیان (bníán), نقض (nqḍ), عهد (ʿhd), پیمان (pímán), تحریف (tḥríf) as “transgression, fallen creature, more grievous than, destroy the Divine Edifice, breaking, Covenant, Testament, falsifying”

foundations 67% foundation 17% edifice 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Son gleaningsGWB §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Son of Mary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’ud gleaningsGWB §272: “My son

نقض

nqḍ n-q-ḍ → “breaking”

literal: break; violation; breaking

sedition 58% breaking 17% broken 17% violation 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath broken gleaningsGWB §296: They broke prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and broken will-and-testamentW&T §40: Covenant-breakers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: broken will-and-testamentW&T §35: The Covenant-breakers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violation will-and-testamentW&T §33: they have broken

پیمان

pímán p-y-m → “testament”

literal: covenant; covenant/promise; covenant, treaty

covenant 60% testament 40%

will-and-testamentW&T §54: Covenant will-and-testamentW&T §13: the Covenant will-and-testamentW&T §43: Testament will-and-testamentW&T §54: walked

کتاب

ktáb k-t-b → “text” Distinctive

literal: book; books; write

This form usually rendered as “book”, “kitáb-i-íqán”, “tablet” (110 occurrences)

book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book gleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptures kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Book the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Kitáb-i-Íqán

القای

al-qáy l-q-y → “presence”

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

presence 23% attain 23% convey 8% proclamation 8% face 8% behold 8% long 8% sowing 8% kindling 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presence fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §582: sent down unto thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: who forsook tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: engraved will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

شبهات

shbhát sh-b-h → “doubt”

literal: doubts

doubt 41% doubts 32% doubtfulness 9% distrust 5% vain 5% such 5% seeds 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: peer gleaningsGWB §452: the like of which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: so utterly unlike prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: such doubts will-and-testamentW&T §12: doubtfulness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: or gleaningsGWB §675: Night hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocal

افترای

iftráy f-r-y → “calumniating”

literal: calumny; calumnies

calumnies 27% calumny 18% calumniators 9% hath 9% impostor 9% calumniating 9% dust 5% slanderer 5% calumniator 5% slandered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: calumny fire-tabletFire §30: dust of slander gleaningsGWB §292: hath uttered slanders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: clamoured will-and-testamentW&T §34: hurled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: calumnies gleaningsGWB §258: hath devised will-and-testamentW&T §41: calumniating

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered کتاب (ktáb), القای (al-qáy), شبهات (shbhát), افترای (iftráy), بر (br), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), ادّعاهای (iddʿáháy), انزل (inzl) as “Text, sowing the seeds, doubt, calumniating, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, advancing claims, hath sent down”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

عبدالبهآء

ʿbdálbháʾ ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 49% servant 16% men 13% people 11% worship 3% adored 3% object 1% adore 1% all 1% unto 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servant fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §578: Our faithful servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

ادّعاهای

iddʿáháy d-ʿ-y → “advancing claims”

literal: claim; claims

claims 15% layeth 15% claim 15% hast 8% profess 8% laid 8% idle 8% call 8% presumeth 8% lay 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hast laid claim gleaningsGWB §501: claims prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that presumeth the-hidden-wordsHW §25: claim will-and-testamentW&T §6: of his claim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: profess gleaningsGWB §605: idle pretender prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: lay claim

انزل

inzl n-z-l → “hath sent down”

literal: send down

SE expanded to “hath sent down”

send 53% hath 20% sent 10% rain 8% pour 4% revealed 2% caused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have We sent down gleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and described kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: home prayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers gleaningsGWB §492: and beseemeth thy sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: set over them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers

فساد

fsád f-s-d → “mischief”

literal: corruption; corrupt; corrupter

mischief 48% sedition 19% dissension 10% strife 10% fomenting 5% up 5% stir 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: to spread disorder gleaningsGWB §468: disorders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischief will-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mischief gleaningsGWB §454: sowers of dissension amongst men will-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of sedition epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit disorders

سعی

sʿí s-ʿ-y → “strive”

literal: effort; striving

strive 29% hath 14% effort 14% bestir 14% ceaselessly 14% striving 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: diligently seeking gleaningsGWB §528: hath striven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly and assiduously the-hidden-wordsHW §153: Strive will-and-testamentW&T §41: striving epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to strive gleaningsGWB §621: dissipated their efforts will-and-testamentW&T §34: strove

سفک

sfk s-f-k → “shed”

literal: shed; shedding

shed 78% have 11% shedding 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spilt gleaningsGWB §507: have shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: shed gleaningsGWB §574: shedding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shed gleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed

دم

dm d-m-m → “blood”

literal: blood

blood 71% bleeding 14% sacred 14%

gleaningsGWB §220: the blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: bleeding will-and-testamentW&T §4: moment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: blood will-and-testamentW&T §4: sacred blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: that blood

تفاصیل

tfáṣíl f-ṣ-l

literal: detail

SE rendered سعی (sʿí), سفک (sfk), دم (dm), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), تفاصیل (tfáṣíl), دیگر (dígr) as “striving, shed, blood, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, many other things”

separated 18% distinction 14% hath 14% have 9% differentiation 9% unfolded 9% details 9% set 9% circumstantial 5% differentiated 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account gleaningsGWB §469: have set forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: distinguished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast divided tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §22: settled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth

دیگر

dígr d-g-r → “many other things”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE expanded to “many other things”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: else will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand

مطّلعید

mṭṭlʿíd ṭ-l-ʿ

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

SE rendered عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), تفاصیل (tfáṣíl), دیگر (dígr), مطّلعید (mṭṭlʿíd), دیگر (dígr), معلومست (mʿlúmst), شخص (shkhṣ) as “‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, many other things, is thus evident, man”

dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: Day-Star fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §612: the revealers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: haply thou mayest comprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: face tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

معلومست

mʿlúmst ʿ-l-m → “is thus evident”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “is thus evident”

canst 33% evident 33% thus 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its knowledge fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §151: the learned men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worlds tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

رخنه‌ئی

rkhnh‌ʾí r-kh-n → “disruption”

literal: breach

disruption 67% breach 33%

will-and-testamentW&T §41: disruption will-and-testamentW&T §7: breach

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: that which gleaningsGWB §508: bidden you observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: wondrous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: rulers gleaningsGWB §508: prescribed

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “succeed in bringing”

literal: do; show; make

SE expanded to “succeed in bringing”

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: ordered gleaningsGWB §164: Uncover kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: again utter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: recorded

بکلّی

bkllí k-l-l → “utterly”

literal: all; all, every

wholly 30% all-embracing 20% utterly 20% all 10% firmly 10% entirely 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Every single gleaningsGWB §15: whole kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: that all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w → “destroy”

literal: effaced; effacement

effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipate gleaningsGWB §178: blotted out kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: vanish prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: who hath blotted out will-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot out gleaningsGWB §421: blotted

نابود

nábúd n-b-d → “fleeting”

literal: fleeting

fleeting 33% exterminate 33% exterminated 33%

the-hidden-wordsHW §83: FLEETING will-and-testamentW&T §41: exterminate will-and-testamentW&T §5: exterminated

زنهار

znhár z-h-r → “beware”

literal: beware

beware 30% blossom 20% abundantly 10% sparkling 10% flowers 10% poison 10% venom 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: abundantly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: sparkling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: flowers will-and-testamentW&T §24: poison epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossom will-and-testamentW&T §5: venom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossom as will-and-testamentW&T §17: Beware, beware

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

تقرّب

tqrrb q-r-b → “approach”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

approach 22% draw 17% approaching 17% drawing 11% thou 6% draweth 6% causest 6% near 6% having 6% drawest 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: proximity fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto God kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: swifter tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

باین

báyn b-y-n → “this”

literal: utterance; explanation; between

SE rendered نابود (nábúd), نماید (nmáyd), زنهار (znhár), از (iz), تقرّب (tqrrb), باین (báyn), شخص (shkhṣ), از (iz), تقرّب (tqrrb), بنار (bnár), بدتر (bdtr) as “exterminate, will, Beware, approaching, approach, this, man, fire, worse”