Will and Testament — §53
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 53 of 59.
Source (Persian)
این بود که احبّای الهی در کمال ثبوت و وثوق مبعوث شدند و بقوّتی ملکوتی و قدرتی جبروتی و تأییدی آسمانی و توفیقی صمدانی و موهبتی ربّانی مقاومت اعدای میثاق نمودند و رسالۀ شبهات و اوراق ناریّه را ببراهین قاطعه و ادلّۀ واضحه و نصوص الهیّه قریب به هفتاد رساله جواب دادند فرجع کید مرکز النّقض الی نحره و بآء بغضب من اللّه و ضربت علیه الذّلّة و الهوان الی یوم القیام فتبّاً و سحقاً و ذلّاً لقوم سوء اخسرین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thereupon the loved ones of the Lord arose, inspired with the greatest confidence and constancy, and aided by the power of the Kingdom, by Divine Strength, by heavenly Grace, by the unfailing help and Celestial Bounty, they withstood the enemies of the Covenant in well-nigh three score and ten treatises, and supported by conclusive proofs, unmistakable evidences and clear texts from the Holy Writ, they refuted their scrolls of doubt and mischief-kindling leaflets. The Centre of Sedition was thus confounded in his craftiness, afflicted by the wrath of God, sunk into a degradation and infamy that shall be lasting until the Day of Doom. Base and wretched is the plight of the people of evil deeds, they that are in grievous loss!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §694: for the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: O my Godtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)
utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: greatgleaningsGWB §650: with a sorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: fullwill-and-testamentW&T §18: learningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: to outward seeminggleaningsGWB §707: the excellence and perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete
This form usually rendered as “firm”, “firmness”, “constancy” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establishgleaningsGWB §368: been madekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: firmly establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: be maintainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: confidenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
This form usually rendered as “constancy” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy Testamentfire-tabletFire §41: ofgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: CovenantgleaningsGWB §687: pledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §193: hath been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §176: gathering togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and were begotten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine energygleaningsGWB §246: and His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and to Whose dominionthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: OmnipotentgleaningsGWB §404: vitality
SE expanded to “of the Kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: layethgleaningsGWB §511: any kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Possessortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
This form usually rendered as “divine” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §521: kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: heavenly dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
This form usually rendered as “grace” (1 occurrences)
aid 19% graciously 19% inspired 13% assist 13% hands 6% may 6% having 6% strengthen 6% thou 6% wills 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: may God assistgleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: and their wills strengthenedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: inspiredgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: Do Thou graciously aidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: assist
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §7: empyreankitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: Thine All-Glorious Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
This form usually rendered as “unfailing” (1 occurrences)
aid 33% assist 15% unity 11% concord 9% graciously 7% may 7% thou 7% fellowship 4% unitedly 4% strengthen 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: aidgleaningsGWB §395: perfect fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: aid and assistwill-and-testamentW&T §19: unanimouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to graciously assist themgleaningsGWB §414: vouchsafe His gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: according to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
SE rendered توفیقی (túfíqí), صمدانی (ṣmdání), موهبتی (múhbtí), ربّانی (rbbání), مقاومت (mqáwmt), اعدای (iʿdáy), میثاق (mítháq), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “unfailing help, Celestial, Bounty, withstood, enemies, Covenant, they”
divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §279: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that mostfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: came to passtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
enemies 86% adversaries 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: an enemyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §318: incapable of apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: of Thine adversariesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §58: whatsoever else
This form usually rendered as “treatises” (1 occurrences)
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the ApostlegleaningsGWB §122: apostle?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: let them be strickentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath sent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: all comparisongleaningsGWB §452: the like of whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: comparedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likewisegleaningsGWB §289: will always remain distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: so utterly unlike
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the leavesfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: the wings of the dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §42: his printed confessionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: leaf
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §36: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §558: without fire
SE expanded to “by conclusive proofs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonywill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: TestimonygleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: incontrovertible proof
SE rendered اوراق (iwráq), ناریّه (nárírh), ببراهین (bbráhín), قاطعه (qáṭʿh), ادلّۀ (idllۀ), واضحه (wáḍḥh), نصوص (nṣúṣ), الهیّه (al-híhh) as “scrolls, mischief-kindling, by conclusive proofs, evidences, unmistakable, texts, the Holy Writ”
detachment 19% rid 18% detached 18% renunciation 12% have 10% wholly 6% cease 5% detach 5% severed 5% cut 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrewgleaningsGWB §490: cut offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: rich enough to dispensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detached
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §196: testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicativeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek to establishgleaningsGWB §387: an embodimentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: and similar proofs
This form usually rendered as “clear”, “evident”, “clearly” (70 occurrences)
clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: cleargleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attestedgleaningsGWB §559: surestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: was manifestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident
This form usually rendered as “seventy” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered الهیّه (al-híhh), قریب (qríb), هفتاد (hftád), رساله (rsálh), جواب (júáb), دادند (dádnd), فرجع (frjʿ), کید (kíd), مرکز (mrkz), النّقض (an-nqḍ) as “the Holy Writ, well-nigh, three score and ten, refuted, confounded, craftiness, Centre, Sedition”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §39: the answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and art ready to answertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: answerer togleaningsGWB §594: an answerer
This form usually rendered as “delivered”, “regarded”, “offer” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §357: are applicable tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: turnethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: carried backtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sightwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokengleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Covenant-breakersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §11: of Seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: The Covenant-breakers
SE rendered دادند (dádnd), فرجع (frjʿ), کید (kíd), مرکز (mrkz), النّقض (an-nqḍ), نحره (nḥrh), بآء (báʾ), بغضب (bghḍb), اللّه (al-lh), ضربت (ḍrbt) as “refuted, confounded, craftiness, Centre, Sedition, afflicted, the wrath, God, sunk”
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatred burned highgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §5: wrath of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: wrathgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the rod
This form usually rendered as “heavy”, “sunk” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: he became so perturbedgleaningsGWB §102: perplexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: perplexitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: heavy blow
SE rendered بآء (báʾ), بغضب (bghḍb), اللّه (al-lh), ضربت (ḍrbt), علیه (ʿlíh), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), الهوان (al-húán), یوم (yúm), القیام (al-qíám) as “afflicted, the wrath, God, sunk, degradation, infamy, Day, Doom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: - peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §689: the Cause of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §271: to dothe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §451: on him
This form usually rendered as “abasement”, “wretchedness”, “abased” (29 occurrences)
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §225: ashamedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Abaserthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasementwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliationgleaningsGWB §471: or low
This form usually rendered as “infamy” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “base” (1 occurrences)
exterminate 50% wretched 50%
SE expanded to “in grievous loss”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lost onesgleaningsGWB §318: error.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: perdition.”will-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: plainly erredgleaningsGWB §194: grievous losswill-and-testamentW&T §53: in grievous lossepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: loss
