Will and Testament — §5
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 59.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “stand fast and firm”
This form usually rendered as “discord”, “contention”, “rebelliousness” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “deflected”, “passed”, “pass” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “verses”, “words” (179 occurrences)
SE rendered نقض (nqḍ), میثاق (mítháq), نمود (nmúd), تحریف (tḥríf), آیات (áyát), کتاب (ktáb), کرد (krd), خلل (khll), عظیم (ʿẓím), دین (dín), اللّه (al-lh) as “broken, the Covenant, hath, falsified, the Holy Text, loss, grievous, true Faith, of God”
This form usually rendered as “loss” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “breach”, “scattered”, “dispersing” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hate”, “hatred”, “cruelty” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “resurrection”, “arose” (82 occurrences)
SE rendered اذیّت (idhíht), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), کرد (krd), بعداوت (bʿdáwt), بینهایت (bínháyt), بر (br), عبد (ʿbd), آستان (ástán), مقدّس (mqdds), هجوم (hjúm) as “hurt, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, hath, the utmost enmity, upon, servant, the Sacred Threshold, holy, assailed”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “breast” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “ensigns of Holiness”
This form usually rendered as “venom” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “selfish”, “life” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “poisoned” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “most holy Abhá Beauty”
SE rendered قسم (qsm), بجمال (bjmál), اقدس (iqds), ابهی (ibhí), نور (núr), مشرق (mshrq), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), اعلی (iʿlí), روحی (rúḥí) as “swear, the most holy Abhá Beauty, exalted, have, Light shining, from, His Holiness the Exalted One, my soul”
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His Holiness the Exalted One”
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “glorified”, “how” (62 occurrences)
SE rendered نور (núr), مشرق (mshrq), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), اعلی (iʿlí), روحی (rúḥí), لأرقّائهم (lʾarqqáʾhm), الفدآء (al-fdáʾ), از (iz) as “Light shining, of, His Holiness the Exalted One, my soul, sacrifice for Their lowly servants)”
SE expanded to “sacrifice for Their lowly servants)”
SE rendered الفدآء (al-fdáʾ), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), اهل (ihl), سرادق (srádq), ملکوت (mlkút), ابهی (ibhí), گریستند (grístnd) as “sacrifice for Their lowly servants), of, the Pavilion, the Abhá Kingdom, have, bewailed”
SE rendered گریستند (grístnd), ملأ (mlʾ), اعلی (iʿlí), نوحه (núḥh), ندبه (ndbh), نمایند (nmáynd), حوریّات (ḥúrírát), فردوس (frdús), بجزع (bjzʿ) as “bewailed, Celestial Concourse, lamenting, may, the All-Highest Paradise, have”
SE rendered ملأ (mlʾ), اعلی (iʿlí), نوحه (núḥh), ندبه (ndbh), نمایند (nmáynd), حوریّات (ḥúrírát), فردوس (frdús), بجزع (bjzʿ), فزع (fzʿ), آمدند (ámdnd) as “Celestial Concourse, lamenting, may, the All-Highest Paradise, have, raised their plaintive cries”
This form usually rendered as “dismay”, “plaintive” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “consternation”, “caused”, “terror” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “raised their plaintive cries”
SE rendered حوریّات (ḥúrírát), فردوس (frdús), بجزع (bjzʿ), فزع (fzʿ), آمدند (ámdnd), طلعات (ṭlʿát), مقدّسه (mqddsh), ناله (nálh), فغان (fghán) as “the All-Highest Paradise, have, raised their plaintive cries, the angelic company, sighed, uttered”
This form usually rendered as “countenances”, “revealers”, “beings” (16 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered فغان (fghán), کنند (knnd), ظلم (ẓlm), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), بیانصاف (bíánṣáf), بدرجهئی (bdrjhʾí), رسید (rsíd), تیشه (tíshh), بر (br), ریشۀ (ríshۀ) as “uttered, hath, deeds, iniquitous, became, axe, upon, root”
SE rendered ظلم (ẓlm), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), بیانصاف (bíánṣáf), بدرجهئی (bdrjhʾí), رسید (rsíd), تیشه (tíshh), بر (br), ریشۀ (ríshۀ) as “deeds, iniquitous, became, axe, upon, root”
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “come”, “hath” (33 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered رسید (rsíd), تیشه (tíshh), بر (br), ریشۀ (ríshۀ), شجرۀ (shjrۀ), مبارکه (mbárkh), زد (zd), ضربت (ḍrbt), شدیده (shdídh), بر (br) as “became, axe, upon, root, Blessed Tree, struck, heavy blow, grievous”
This form usually rendered as “strengthen” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “blow”, “sunk” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “terrible”, “how”, “great” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered شدیده (shdídh), بر (br), هیکل (híkl), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), وارد (wárd), آورد (áwrd), دوستان (dústán), جمال (jmál), مبارک (mbárk), سرشک (srshk) as “grievous, upon, Temple, Cause of God, God, dealt a, loved ones, Blessed Beauty, tears”
This form usually rendered as “one” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered دیده (dídh), جاری (járí), کرد (krd), دشمنان (dshmnán), حقّرا (ḥqqrá), خوشنود (khúshnúd), شادمان (shádmán), نمود (nmúd), بسا (bsá) as “eyes, deluged, enemies, True, cheered and encouraged, may, many a seeker after Truth”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered شادمان (shádmán), نمود (nmúd), بسا (bsá), طالبان (ṭálbán), حقیقت (ḥqíqt), بنقض (bnqḍ), عهد (ʿhd), از (iz), امر (imr) as “cheered and encouraged, may, many a seeker after Truth, the Covenant, from, the Cause”
This form usually rendered as “contemptuous”, “weary”, “absolute” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “followers”, “following” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), بیزار (bízár), کرد (krd), امّت (immt), مأیوس (mʾayús), یحیی (yḥíy), امیدوار (imídúár), نمود (nmúd), خویشتن (khúyshtn) as “from, the Cause, aside, turned, following, Yaḥyá’s, blighted hopes of, revived, himself”
This form usually rendered as “blighted” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “detested” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
SE rendered دشمنان (dshmnán), اسم (ism), اعظم (iʿẓm), جری (jrí), جسور (jsúr), نمود (nmúd), آیات (áyát), محکماترا (mḥkmátrá), بگذاشت (bgdhásht) as “enemies of the Greatest Name, Heaven, audacious and arrogant, will, firm and conclusive verses, put aside”
SE rendered جری (jrí), جسور (jsúr), نمود (nmúd), آیات (áyát), محکماترا (mḥkmátrá), بگذاشت (bgdhásht), القای (al-qáy), شبهات (shbhát), کرد (krd) as “audacious and arrogant, will, firm and conclusive verses, put aside, sowed the seeds, of doubt, and”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “attainment”, “attain” (30 occurrences)
SE expanded to “sowed the seeds”
SE rendered القای (al-qáy), شبهات (shbhát), کرد (krd), تأییدات (tʾayídát), موعودۀ (múʿúdۀ), جمال (jmál), قدم (qdm), پی (pí), پی (pí), باین (báyn) as “sowed the seeds, of doubt, and, promised aid, Ancient Beauty, at every moment, words”
SE rendered کرد (krd), تأییدات (tʾayídát), موعودۀ (múʿúdۀ), جمال (jmál), قدم (qdm), پی (pí), پی (pí), باین (báyn) as “and, promised aid, Ancient Beauty, at every moment, words”
SE rendered جمال (jmál), قدم (qdm), پی (pí), پی (pí), باین (báyn), لاشیء (láshíʾ), نمیرسید (nmírsíd), بکلّی (bkllí), امر (imr) as “Ancient Beauty, at every moment, words, utterly, Cause of God”
SE rendered محو (mḥú), نابود (nábúd), مینمود (mínmúd), بنیان (bníán), رحمانی (rḥmání), از (iz), اساس (isás), برمیانداخت (brmíándákht), ولی (wlí) as “destroyed, exterminated, hath, Divine Edifice, of, but”
SE rendered مینمود (mínmúd), بنیان (bníán), رحمانی (rḥmání), از (iz), اساس (isás), برمیانداخت (brmíándákht), ولی (wlí), الحمد (al-ḥmd) as “hath, Divine Edifice, of, but, the Lord”
SE rendered بنیان (bníán), رحمانی (rḥmání), از (iz), اساس (isás), برمیانداخت (brmíándákht), ولی (wlí), الحمد (al-ḥmd), للّه (lllh), نصرت (nṣrt), ملکوت (mlkút) as “Divine Edifice, of, but, the Lord, triumphant assistance, Abhá Kingdom”
This form usually rendered as “guardian”, “viceregent”, “friend” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hosts of the Realm above”
This form usually rendered as “let”, “thou”, “did” (18 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “Word of God”
This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “ears” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
SE rendered مرتفع (mrtfʿ), رایات (ráyát), تقدیس (tqdís), باوج (báwj), اثیر (ithír), رسید (rsíd), آیات (áyát), توحید (túḥíd), ترتیل (trtíl), گردید (grdíd) as “was, ensigns of Holiness, aloft, verses celebrating His Divine Unity, One, chanted, were”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered آیات (áyát), توحید (túḥíd), ترتیل (trtíl), گردید (grdíd), حال (ḥál), محض (mḥḍ), حفظ (ḥfẓ), صیانت (ṣíánt), دین (dín), اللّه (al-lh) as “verses celebrating His Divine Unity, One, chanted, were, Now, shielded and protected, true Faith, of God”
SE expanded to “shielded and protected”
SE expanded to “safe and secure”
SE rendered حفظ (ḥfẓ), صیانت (ṣíánt), دین (dín), اللّه (al-lh), وقایه (wqáyh), حمایت (ḥmáyt), شریعت (shríʿt), اللّه (al-lh), مصونیّت (mṣúnínt) as “shielded and protected, true Faith, of God, guarded and preserved, His Law, safe and secure”
SE expanded to “guarded and preserved”
SE expanded to “be ever imagined”
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““My foolish loved ones”
This form usually rendered as “treated”, “have”, “regarded” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “who”, “such” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
SE rendered کانوا (kánúá), المفسدین (al-mfsdín), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), ناس (nás), جاهلند (jáhlnd), نفوسیکه (nfúsíkh) as “was, the mischief-makers.”, Consider, the people, They that”
SE rendered المفسدین (al-mfsdín), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), ناس (nás), جاهلند (jáhlnd), نفوسیکه (nfúsíkh), تلقاء (tlqáʾ), حضور (ḥḍúr) as “the mischief-makers.”, Consider, the people, They that, His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presence”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered نفوسیکه (nfúsíkh), تلقاء (tlqáʾ), حضور (ḥḍúr), بودهاند (búdhánd), معذلک (mʿdhlk), رفتهاند (rfthánd), چنین (chnín), سخنها (skhnhá), اشتهار (ishthár) as “They that, His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presence, been in, even as, idle talk, such”
SE rendered حضور (ḥḍúr), بودهاند (búdhánd), معذلک (mʿdhlk), رفتهاند (rfthánd), چنین (chnín), سخنها (skhnhá), اشتهار (ishthár), دادهاند (dádhánd) as “His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presence, been in, even as, idle talk, such, noised abroad”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “spread”, “noised” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered اشتهار (ishthár), دادهاند (dádhánd), قال (qál), جلّت (jllt), صراحته (ṣráḥth), آنی (ání), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), امر (imr) as “such, noised abroad, explicit, now, from, under the shadow, the Cause”
SE rendered از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), امر (imr), منحرف (mnḥrf), معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), خواهد (khúáhd), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائید (frmáʾíd), چه (chh) as “from, under the shadow, the Cause, pass out, brought to naught.”, shall, Reflect, he, What stress”
This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)
SE rendered ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائید (frmáʾíd), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), تأکید (tʾakíd), آنی (ání), انحراف (inḥráf), تصریح (tṣríḥ), فرموده (frmúdh) as “Reflect, he, What stress, deviation”
SE rendered انحراف (inḥráf), تصریح (tṣríḥ), فرموده (frmúdh), زیرا (zírá), بمقدار (bmqdár), رأس (rʾas), شعر (shʿr), بیمین (bímín), یسار (ysár), میل (míl) as “deviation, he, hair, the right, the left, incline”
SE rendered شعر (shʿr), بیمین (bímín), یسار (ysár), میل (míl), حاصل (ḥáṣl), انحراف (inḥráf), تحقّق (tḥqqq), یابد (yábd), میفرماید (mífrmáyd) as “hair, the right, the left, incline, deviation, clearly established, he”
SE rendered میل (míl), حاصل (ḥáṣl), انحراف (inḥráf), تحقّق (tḥqqq), یابد (yábd), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), معدوم (mʿdúm) as “incline, deviation, clearly established, he, utter nothingness”
SE expanded to “wrath of God”
SE rendered بانعدامست (bánʿdámst), فسوف (fsúf), ترونه (trúnh), اعوانه (iʿúánh), سرّاً (srráan), جهاراً (jháráan), خسران (khsrán), مبین (mbín) as “speeding towards destruction, Ere long, behold him, his associates, outwardly and inwardly, utter ruin”
SE expanded to “outwardly and inwardly”
SE rendered اعوانه (iʿúánh), سرّاً (srráan), جهاراً (jháráan), خسران (khsrán), مبین (mbín) as “his associates, outwardly and inwardly, utter ruin”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)