Will and Testament — §55

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 55 of 59.

Source (Persian)

لهذا باید احبّای الهی بکلّی از آنان اجتناب و احتراز نمایند و دسایس و وساوس ایشانرا مقاومت کنند و شریعت اللّه و دین اللّه را محافظه نمایند و جمیع یاران بنشر نفحات اللّه پردازند و بتبلیغ کوشند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Hence, the beloved of the Lord must entirely shun them, avoid them, foil their machinations and evil whisperings, guard the Law of God and His religion, engage one and all in diffusing widely the sweet savours of God and to the best of their endeavour proclaim His Teachings.

Translation Notes

لهذا

lhdhá l-dh-ʾ → “therefore”

literal: therefore

therefore 79% reason 14% hence 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: therefore gleaningsGWB §124: For this reason kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Therefore, whosoever gleaningsGWB §122: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: Hence gleaningsGWB §287: I

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §564: should

احبّای

iḥbbáy ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

loved 41% beloved 26% ye 15% love 6% followers 3% friends 3% such 3% steadfast 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishest fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §17: for His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: most dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “of the lord” Distinctive

literal: God; divine; god

This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of the Lord”

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 §245: grace gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §560: is

بکلّی

bkllí k-l-l → “entirely” Distinctive

literal: all; all, every

This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “all-embracing”, “utterly” (13 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: day gleaningsGWB §24: the entire company kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: so tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered لهذا (lhdhá), باید (báyd), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), بکلّی (bkllí), از (iz), آنان (ánán), اجتناب (ijtnáb), احتراز (iḥtráz), نمایند (nmáynd) as “Hence, must, the beloved, of the Lord, entirely, them, shun, avoid”

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

آنان

ánán n-ʾ-n → “earthly”

literal: bread

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: earthly riches

اجتناب

ijtnáb j-n-b → “shun” Distinctive

literal: excellency; side; presence

This form usually rendered as “avoid”, “refrain”, “keep” (5 occurrences)

avoid 25% refrain 25% keep 25% shun 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: O Shaykh gleaningsGWB §577: Eschew kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: ideal King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §17: turned aside from God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: to gleaningsGWB §179: avoid

احتراز

iḥtráz ḥ-r-z → “avoid”

literal: avoidance; avoidance, repudiation

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

gleaningsGWB §474: deter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: aversion gleaningsGWB §364: repudiated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: avoid gleaningsGWB §475: Shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: avoidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: turn him away from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: refrain

نمایند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: never gleaningsGWB §443: to dedicate themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: endeavour to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show their epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: hath caused

دسایس

dsáys d-s-s → “machinations”

literal: intrigue

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §55: machinations

وساوس

wsáws w-s-w-s → “evil whisperings”

literal: whisper; whisperings; whisper/temptation

whisperings 67% evil 33%

fire-tabletFire §20: of gleaningsGWB §505: the assaults kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: the whisperings will-and-testamentW&T §34: breathe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: whisper will-and-testamentW&T §55: evil whisperings

مقاومت

mqáwmt q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered دسایس (dsáys), وساوس (wsáws), ایشانرا (iyshánrá), مقاومت (mqáwmt), کنند (knnd), شریعت (shríʿt), اللّه (al-lh), دین (dín) as “machinations, evil whisperings, foil their, the Law, of God, His religion”

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 §189: the Self-Subsisting fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §396: rank kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Day of Resurrection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: stir up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

کنند

knnd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

appreciate 14% lead 14% after 14% themselves 14% toward 14% should 14% give 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: be gleaningsGWB §143: acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §5: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departed gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: hath

شریعت

shríʿt sh-r-ʿ → “law”

literal: law; law, religious law

law 52% faith 13% dispensation 9% revelation 9% lawgiver 4% “the 4% law.” 4% most 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Law gleaningsGWB §668: the ancient Faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: law proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Law will-and-testamentW&T §25: legislative epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set down gleaningsGWB §148: the truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Law.”

دین

dín d-y-n → “his religion”

literal: religion; religions

faith 63% religion 17% reckoning 3% muḥammadan 3% cause 3% all-glorious 3% true 3% god’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Reckoning gleaningsGWB §693: Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: my debts will-and-testamentW&T §3: God’s Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Faith gleaningsGWB §636: are the cities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute

محافظه

mḥáfẓh ḥ-f-ẓ → “guard” Distinctive

literal: protection; protect

This form usually rendered as “protect”, “shielded”, “shield” (4 occurrences)

protect 25% shielded 25% shield 25% guard 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protection gleaningsGWB §300: guarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst preserve tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sheltered

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “one and all”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “one and all”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the whole gleaningsGWB §248: amassing kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather together tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereof will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things

یاران

yárán y-ʾ-r

literal: friend

SE rendered محافظه (mḥáfẓh), نمایند (nmáynd), جمیع (jmíʿ), یاران (yárán), بنشر (bnshr), نفحات (nfḥát), اللّه (al-lh), پردازند (prdáznd) as “guard, one and all, diffusing, the sweet savours, of God, engage”

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

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

بنشر

bnshr n-sh-r → “spread”

literal: spreading; spread; diffusion

diffuse 30% diffusion 20% spreading 20% propagation 10% revival 10% diffusing 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: propagation gleaningsGWB §187: the signs and tokens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revival prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been noised abroad will-and-testamentW&T §2: diffused epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminate gleaningsGWB §232: have been diffused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroad

نفحات

nfḥát n-f-ḥ → “sweet savours”

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

breezes 20% sweet 20% fragrances 17% fragrance 12% breath 11% breaths 9% savors 5% holy 3% carried 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breaths gleaningsGWB §203: savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the holy breaths will-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savours epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezes gleaningsGWB §214: sweet savors prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell

پردازند

prdáznd p-r-d-ʾ-z → “occupied”

literal: occupied, engaged

3 occurrences in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §104: occupied

بتبلیغ

btblígh b-l-gh → “endeavour proclaim” Distinctive

literal: reach; reached; attainment

This form usually rendered as “teach”, “teaching”, “disseminate” (22 occurrences)

teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §27: disseminate kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: doctors of mature wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: deliver will-and-testamentW&T §14: Teaching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed

کوشند

kúshnd k-w-sh

literal: strive; effort; strove

SE rendered نفحات (nfḥát), اللّه (al-lh), پردازند (prdáznd), بتبلیغ (btblígh), کوشند (kúshnd) as “the sweet savours, of God, engage, endeavour proclaim”