Will and Testament — §43

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 59.

Source (Persian)

مقصود این است که یاران عهد و پیمان باید بیدار باشند که مبادا بعد از اینمظلوم این شخص محرّک متحرّک رخنه نماید و سرّاً القای شبهات و فساد کند و بکلّی امر اللّه را از ریشه براندازد البتّه صد البتّه از معاشرت او احتراز نمائید و دقّت نمائید و متوجّه باشید و جستجو و فحص نمائید که اگر نفسی را سرّاً جهراً با او ادنی مناسبتی آنشخص را نیز از میان خودتان خارج کنید زیرا فساد و فتن میشود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

My purpose is, however, to show that it is incumbent upon the friends that are fast and firm in the Covenant and Testament to be ever wakeful lest after this wronged one is gone this alert and active worker of mischief may cause disruption, privily sow the seeds of doubt and sedition and utterly root out the Cause of God. A thousand times shun his company. Take heed and be on your guard. Watch and examine; should anyone, openly or privily, have the least connection with him, cast him out from your midst, for he will surely cause disruption and mischief.

Translation Notes

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: seeking gleaningsGWB §128: His purpose kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Desire the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: intention

یاران

yárán y-ʾ-r → “friends”

literal: friend

friends 40% beloved 20% loving 20% loved 20%

gleaningsGWB §141: aided by the grace the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of His robe will-and-testamentW&T §24: loving friends the-hidden-wordsHW §120: sigh will-and-testamentW&T §13: friends will-and-testamentW&T §42: loved ones will-and-testamentW&T §14: beloved

پیمان

pímán p-y-m → “testament”

literal: covenant; covenant/promise; covenant, treaty

covenant 60% testament 40%

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

باید

báyd b-y-d → “incumbent”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should

باشند

báshnd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “must”, “under” (18 occurrences)

must 50% under 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: remained unaware gleaningsGWB §556: be dwelling kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “I was the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §20: be under epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have been gleaningsGWB §345: were unknown

مبادا

mbádá b-d-w → “lest”

literal: lest

hasty 20% lest 20% dawn 10% wilderness 10% wilds 10% nonfulfilment 10% creation 10% wastes 10%

gleaningsGWB §334: dawn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: nonfulfilment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: creation the-hidden-wordsHW §104: the wastes gleaningsGWB §725: wilderness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: wilds gleaningsGWB §550: lest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: of hasty judgment

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered باید (báyd), بیدار (bídár), باشند (báshnd), مبادا (mbádá), از (iz), اینمظلوم (iynmẓlúm), شخص (shkhṣ), محرّک (mḥrrk), متحرّک (mtḥrrk) as “incumbent, wakeful, be, lest, of, this wronged one, worker, alert, active”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

اینمظلوم

iynmẓlúm ẓ-l-m → “this wronged one”

literal: wronged

SE expanded to “this wronged one”

wronged 55% darkness 11% tyranny 9% cruelty 6% oppressors 4% oppressor 4% oppression 3% injustice 2% iniquity 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: this darkness fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §244: of every oppressor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of the people of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of cruelty the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their cruelty

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 §41: generation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: a will-and-testamentW&T §43: him gleaningsGWB §306: personality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: he that will-and-testamentW&T §42: man (Muḥammad-‘Alí)gleaningsGWB §44: Man

محرّک

mḥrrk ḥ-r-k → “stirred” Distinctive

literal: move; movement; mover

This form usually rendered as “mover” (2 occurrences)

stirred 18% move 14% movement 14% mover 11% stirring 7% moving 7% through 7% hath 7% have 7% may 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: move fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §537: have raised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: comply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the restlessness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: standeth will-and-testamentW&T §10: and senseless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring up

متحرّک

mtḥrrk ḥ-r-k → “move” Distinctive

literal: movement

This form usually rendered as “moving”, “active” (2 occurrences)

moving 50% active 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: stirred gleaningsGWB §722: subservient the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §43: active epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conduct will-and-testamentW&T §43: alert epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through the motion will-and-testamentW&T §42: intrigues

رخنه

rkhnh r-kh-n → “disruption”

literal: breach

disruption 67% breach 33%

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

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)

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 §126: the gleaningsGWB §395: yourselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: endeavour to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Consider

سرّاً

srráan s-r-r → “privily” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “secretly” (57 occurrences)

mystery 39% secret 19% secretly 10% privily 10% hidden 6% heads 3% innermost 3% am 3% inwardly 3% infinitesimal 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secret gleaningsGWB §683: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joy tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soul will-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in

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 §134: meeteth fire-tabletFire §1: of Thy Countenance gleaningsGWB §582: sent down unto thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §56: to look upon Thy face tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Me 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 §111: distrust gleaningsGWB §452: the like of which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Book prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the doubts will-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: such gleaningsGWB §432: all other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities

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 §108: of fomenting discord gleaningsGWB §395: strife kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischief will-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of sedition gleaningsGWB §16: dissension will-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of sedition epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit disorders

کند

knd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered سرّاً (srráan), القای (al-qáy), شبهات (shbhát), فساد (fsád), کند (knd), بکلّی (bkllí), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), از (iz), ریشه (ríshh) as “privily, sow, doubt, mischief, utterly, Cause, God, of, root”

have 33% perceive 33% offer 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: ordered gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: lead the-hidden-wordsHW §116: loose will-and-testamentW&T §56: give epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: plead gleaningsGWB §563: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself

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 §5: the dumb gleaningsGWB §286: word kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Existence itself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §58: he

ریشه

ríshh r-y-sh → “root”

literal: root

2 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §43: root

براندازد

brándázd ʾ-n-d-z

literal: throw; overthrow; measure

SE rendered بکلّی (bkllí), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), از (iz), ریشه (ríshh), براندازد (brándázd), البتّه (al-btth), صد (ṣd), البتّه (al-btth), از (iz), معاشرت (mʿáshrt) as “utterly, Cause, God, of, root, times, A thousand, company”

thou 50% banish 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thou dost abase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to banish

البتّه

al-btth b-t-t → “assuredly”

literal: certainly; certainly, definitely

assuredly 20% doubt 13% unfailingly 13% verily 13% there 7% certainly 7% certainty 7% would 7% surely 7% thou 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: no doubt gleaningsGWB §104: complete kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: verily the-hidden-wordsHW §117: thou wouldst will-and-testamentW&T §43: times gleaningsGWB §124: There can be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: would unhesitatingly the-hidden-wordsHW §80: shall never

صد

ṣd ṣ-d → “hundred”

literal: hundred

hundred 50% thousand 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §43: A thousand

معاشرت

mʿáshrt ʿ-sh-r → “company” Distinctive

literal: association; associate

This form usually rendered as “associated”, “consort”, “associate” (7 occurrences)

associated 17% consort 17% associate 17% mingleth 17% intercourse 17% company 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: concourse gleaningsGWB §260: ye congregation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: consorted the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of His gleaningsGWB §422: kings

احتراز

iḥtráz ḥ-r-z → “shun”

literal: avoidance; avoidance, repudiation

repudiated 17% shunned 17% avoid 17% shun 17% refrain 8% turn 8% aversion 8% avoidance 8%

gleaningsGWB §475: Shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: turned away gleaningsGWB §364: repudiated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: avoidance gleaningsGWB §474: deter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: shun and reject kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: turn him away from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: shunned

دقّت

dqqt d-q-q

literal: moment; strike; care

SE rendered از (iz), معاشرت (mʿáshrt), احتراز (iḥtráz), نمائید (nmáʾíd), دقّت (dqqt), نمائید (nmáʾíd), متوجّه (mtújjh), باشید (báshíd), جستجو (jstjú) as “of, company, shun, will, on your guard, be, Watch”

moment 33% ring 11% toll 11% refined 11% mysterious 11% ringing 11% subtleties 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: toll it out gleaningsGWB §119: refined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: subtleties will-and-testamentW&T §14: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ring gleaningsGWB §57: ringing will-and-testamentW&T §13: for a moment gleaningsGWB §122: mysterious

متوجّه

mtújjh w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “hast”, “turned”, “fixed” (9 occurrences)

hast 20% turned 20% fixed 20% faces 20% set 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towards fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §28: turned kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the light tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

جستجو

jstjú j-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: seek; sought; to seek

This form usually rendered as “watch” (1 occurrences)

have 18% ascended 9% eschewed 9% shun 9% inviting 9% conceived 9% sought 9% clinging 9% cling 9% seek 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §148: to shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §673: inviting them

فحص

fḥṣ f-ḥ-ṣ → “investigation” Distinctive

literal: investigation; to examine, investigate; examine

This form usually rendered as “examine” (1 occurrences)

investigation 20% investigate 20% searched 20% searchest 20% examine 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: investigation gleaningsGWB §467: investigate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: searched the-hidden-wordsHW §16: searchest will-and-testamentW&T §43: examine

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “anyone”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and souls gleaningsGWB §689: whosoever standeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

جهراً

jhráan j-h-r → “openly”

literal: openly; open

openly 75% outwardly 25%

gleaningsGWB §93: Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my body tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: the essence will-and-testamentW&T §5: outwardly and inwardly gleaningsGWB §410: openly gleaningsGWB §63: and of the seen gleaningsGWB §569: Outwardly gleaningsGWB §2: the Quintessence

ادنی

idní 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 §249: this world gleaningsGWB §426: the things of this world kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: downtrodden the-hidden-wordsHW §23: abased epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §595: mortal man

مناسبتی

mnásbtí n-s-b → “relationship” Distinctive

literal: relation

This form usually rendered as “connection” (2 occurrences)

relationship 22% related 15% kinship 11% ascribed 7% charges 7% have 7% attributed 7% accusations 7% impute 7% kindred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: charges gleaningsGWB §41: accusations kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: comparison prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: the bond the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §43: connection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: who, though they bear

نیز

níz n-y-z

literal: need

SE rendered ادنی (idní), مناسبتی (mnásbtí), آنشخص (ánshkhṣ), نیز (níz), از (iz), میان (míán), خودتان (khúdtán), خارج (khárj), کنید (kníd), زیرا (zírá) as “least, connection, him, midst, your, out from, for”