Will and Testament — §51

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 51 of 59.

Source (Persian)

ای دوستان حقیقی صمیمی باوفای این مظلوم در نزد کل معلوم و مشهود است که این مظلوم مسجون بعد از صعود نیّر آفاق با نهایت احتراق از فراق در چه مصائب و بلائی از دست ناقضین میثاق افتاد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye the true, the sincere, the faithful friends of this wronged one! Everyone knoweth and believeth what calamities and afflictions have befallen this wronged one, this prisoner, at the hands of those who have broken the Covenant at the time when, after the setting of the Day-Star of the world, his heart was consumed with the flame of his bereavement.

Translation Notes

دوستان

dústán d-w-s-t → “friends”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friends 78% loved 11% well-beloved 6% lover 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendship gleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved ones the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

حقیقی

ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q → “true”

literal: truth; true

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One gleaningsGWB §319: Divine kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast confirmed the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §19: be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the

صمیمی

ṣmímí ṣ-m-m → “sincere”

literal: sincere

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §51: sincere

باوفای

báwfáy w-f-y → “faithfulness”

literal: faithfulness; faithful

faithfulness 50% foolish 10% conclusive 10% come 10% fidelity 10% faithful 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish gleaningsGWB §36: of faithfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusive will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are come will-and-testamentW&T §24: fidelity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: faithfulness

نزد

nzd n-z-d

literal: near; near, with; near/with

SE rendered حقیقی (ḥqíqí), صمیمی (ṣmímí), باوفای (báwfáy), مظلوم (mẓlúm), نزد (nzd), معلوم (mʿlúm), مشهود (mshhúd) as “true, sincere, faithful, wronged one, Everyone knoweth, believeth”

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: all gleaningsGWB §674: before the kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: compared the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the hour will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: estimation gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “everyone knoweth” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)

evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: discovered fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §266: Thine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may know prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “testify” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “evident”, “visible” (68 occurrences)

manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: found fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §298: will testify kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: evinced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: “I bear witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

مسجون

msjún s-j-n → “this prisoner”

literal: prison; imprisoned; imprisonment

prisoner 50% imprisoned 8% imprisonment 8% captive 8% hath 8% cast 8% incarcerated 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: prison gleaningsGWB §448: My imprisonment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: prison-city of will-and-testamentW&T §4: this, the Most Great Prison epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: imprisonment gleaningsGWB §459: a prisoner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-house will-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered مشهود (mshhúd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), مسجون (msjún), از (iz), صعود (ṣʿúd), نیّر (nínr), آفاق (áfáq), نهایت (nháyt), احتراق (iḥtráq) as “believeth, wronged one, this prisoner, of, setting, the Day-Star, of the world, the flame”

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

صعود

ṣʿúd ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

ascend 15% ascension 15% ascent 15% ever 8% when 8% attaineth 8% resume 8% scale 8% soar 8% setting 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised gleaningsGWB §685: resume its flight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: attain tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise will-and-testamentW&T §51: setting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §202: and cause

نیّر

nínr n-w-r → “day-star”

literal: light; lights; luminous

sun 27% daystar 27% day-star 18% light 9% resplendent 9% luminary 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: enlightening fire-tabletFire §1: of the light gleaningsGWB §682: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: and enlighten tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

آفاق

áfáq ʾ-f-q → “of the world”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE expanded to “of the world”

world 47% whole 13% everywhere 7% earth 7% horizon 7% all 7% dominions 7% hast 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: world fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the world gleaningsGWB §385: the realms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation

نهایت

nháyt n-h-y

literal: utmost; end

SE rendered از (iz), صعود (ṣʿúd), نیّر (nínr), آفاق (áfáq), نهایت (nháyt), احتراق (iḥtráq), از (iz), فراق (fráq), چه (chh), مصائب (mṣáʾb) as “of, setting, the Day-Star, of the world, the flame, bereavement, calamities”

utmost 33% shameful 13% greatest 13% without 7% ineffable 7% ultimate 7% ascendancy 7% how 7% grievously 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: not gleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its range kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ineffable gladness the-hidden-wordsHW §100: immeasurable will-and-testamentW&T §57: greatest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: forbidden gleaningsGWB §389: limitless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ended

احتراق

iḥtráq ḥ-r-q → “consumed” Distinctive

literal: burn; burned; burning

This form usually rendered as “melting”, “fire”, “heat” (7 occurrences)

melting 20% fire 20% heat 20% burning 20% flame 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumed gleaningsGWB §118: consuming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burnt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: may consume will-and-testamentW&T §51: the flame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt up gleaningsGWB §651: The fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: to

فراق

fráq f-r-q → “bereavement”

literal: separation

separation 33% passing 22% bereavement 22% remoteness 11% separated 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separated fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §99: distinction do We make kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: of the Muhammadan Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its separation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: separate the gathering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived

چه

chh ch-h

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

SE rendered آفاق (áfáq), نهایت (nháyt), احتراق (iḥtráq), از (iz), فراق (fráq), چه (chh), مصائب (mṣáʾb), بلائی (bláʾí), از (iz), دست (dst), ناقضین (náqḍín) as “of the world, the flame, of, bereavement, calamities, afflictions, the hands, those who have broken”