Will and Testament — §57

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 57 of 59.

Source (Persian)

ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهآء باید فرع دو شجرۀ مبارکه و ثمرۀ دو سدرۀ رحمانیّه شوقی افندی را نهایت مواظبت نمائید که غبار کدر و حزنی بر خاطر نورانیش ننشیند و روز بروز فرح و سرور و روحانیّتش زیاده گردد تا شجرۀ بارور شود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye the faithful loved ones of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá! It is incumbent upon you to take the greatest care of Shoghi Effendi, the twig that hath branched from and the fruit given forth by the two hallowed and Divine Lote-Trees, that no dust of despondency and sorrow may stain his radiant nature, that day by day he may wax greater in happiness, in joy and spirituality, and may grow to become even as a fruitful tree.

Translation Notes

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

باوفای

báwfáy w-f-y

literal: faithfulness; faithful

SE rendered یاران (yárán), باوفای (báwfáy), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), باید (báyd), فرع (frʿ), دو (dú), شجرۀ (shjrۀ) as “ye the faithful loved ones, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, It is incumbent upon, twig, two, Lote-Trees”

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 §70: are come will-and-testamentW&T §24: fidelity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusive will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: faithfulness

عبدالبهآء

ʿbdálbháʾ ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 49% servant 16% men 13% people 11% worship 3% adored 3% object 1% adore 1% all 1% unto 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §166: I kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored One tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

باید

báyd b-y-d → “it is incumbent upon”

literal: must; must, should

SE expanded to “It is incumbent upon”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §564: should 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 §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

فرع

frʿ f-r-ʿ → “offshoots”

literal: Pharaoh; branch; pharaoh

offshoots 25% youthful 25% bough 25% twig 25%

gleaningsGWB §607: secondary and subordinate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Pharaonic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: offshoots will-and-testamentW&T §17: youthful gleaningsGWB §267: the proud ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: branches will-and-testamentW&T §2: bough will-and-testamentW&T §57: twig

دو

dú d-w → “two”

literal: two

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two

شجرۀ

shjrۀ sh-j-r → “lote-trees”

literal: tree; trees

tree 75% lote-trees 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: neither of the East gleaningsGWB §36: of the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the same Tree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt tree will-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the tree gleaningsGWB §36: blessed Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—which

مبارکه

mbárkh b-r-k → “hallowed” Distinctive

literal: blessed; blessing

This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “holy”, “sacred” (44 occurrences)

blessed 61% holy 19% sacred 6% hallowed 6% hand 3% blest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §96: glorified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacred the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed be will-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waters will-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: blessed and

ثمرۀ

thmrۀ th-m-r → “fruit given forth”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

SE expanded to “fruit given forth”

fruit 52% fruits 34% results 2% have 2% effects 2% tasted 2% glory 2% immortal 2% fruits—the 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences gleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: fruits—the fruits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: the fruits tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruiting will-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justice

سدرۀ

sdrۀ s-d-r

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

SE rendered فرع (frʿ), دو (dú), شجرۀ (shjrۀ), مبارکه (mbárkh), ثمرۀ (thmrۀ), دو (dú), سدرۀ (sdrۀ), رحمانیّه (rḥmánính), شوقی (shúqí), افندی (ifndí), نهایت (nháyt) as “twig, two, Lote-Trees, hallowed, fruit given forth, Divine, Shoghi, Effendi, greatest”

tree 50% sacred 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-Muntaha gleaningsGWB §168: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Burning Bush gleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush

رحمانیّه

rḥmánính r-ḥ-m → “divine”

literal: mercy; merciful

divine 20% all-merciful 13% heavenly 13% mercy 13% irrefutable 7% eternal 7% glory 7% breath 7% celestial 7% god 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon me fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §120: enduring a bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: Compassionate tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

شوقی

shúqí sh-w-q → “longing” Distinctive

literal: longing; longing, yearning

This form usually rendered as “eagerness”, “irrepressible” (2 occurrences)

eagerness 50% irrepressible 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §38: bereavement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of their longing the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn

نهایت

nháyt n-h-y → “greatest”

literal: utmost; end

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 §45: forbidden gleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its range kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: utmost the-hidden-wordsHW §100: immeasurable will-and-testamentW&T §3: grievously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: not gleaningsGWB §389: limitless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: ultimate object

مواظبت

múáẓbt w-ẓ-b → “care”

literal: care

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §57: care

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: aloud gleaningsGWB §410: hath sustained kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: not understood?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show their epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the

غبار

ghbár gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; with-dust

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §30: the gleaningsGWB §677: dust of vain desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: have caused fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §173: clouds gleaningsGWB §74: The dust gleaningsGWB §493: dust of

کدر

kdr k-d-r → “angry” Distinctive

literal: obscured

This form usually rendered as “obscured”, “despondency” (2 occurrences)

obscured 50% despondency 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: angry kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: causeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: resented the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §57: despondency kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: obscured

حزنی

ḥzní ḥ-z-n → “sorrow”

literal: sorrow

sorrow 40% “my 20% afflictions 20% anguish 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: sadness fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §582: grieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: be put to grief tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grief

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered مواظبت (múáẓbt), نمائید (nmáʾíd), غبار (ghbár), کدر (kdr), حزنی (ḥzní), بر (br), خاطر (kháṭr), نورانیش (núránísh), ننشیند (nnshínd), روز (rúz), بروز (brúz) as “care, to take, dust, despondency, sorrow, nature, radiant, stain, day, by day”