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Will and Testament — §6

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 6 of 59.

Source (Persian)

چه انحرافی اعظم از نقض میثاق اللّهست چه انحرافی اعظم از تحریف آیات و اسقاط آیات و کلماتست در اعلان میرزا بدیع‌اللّه دقّت نمائید چه انحرافی اعظم از افترای بر مرکز پیمانست چه انحرافی اکبر از نشر اراجیف در حقّ هیکل عهد است چه انحرافی اشدّ از فتوای بر قتل محور میثاقست که مستدلّ بآیۀ من یدّعی قبل الألف شده و حال آنکه خود حیا ننموده در ایّام مبارک ادّعا نموده و جمال مبارک ردّ ادّعای او فرمودند بعنوانی که از پیش گذشت و الآن ادّعای او بخطّ و ختم او موجود چه انحرافی اتمّ از کذب و بهتان بر احبّاء اللّهست چه انحرافی اسوء از سبب شدن حبس و سجن احبّای ربّانیست چه انحرافی اصعب از تسلیم آیات و کلمات و مکاتیب بحکومت است که بر قتل این مظلوم قیام نمایند چه انحرافی اشدّ از تضییع امر اللّه و تصنیع و تزویر مکاتیب و مراسلات افترائیّه است که سبب وحشت و دهشت حکومت شود و نتیجه سفک دم این مظلوم گردد و آن مکاتیب در نزد حکومت است چه انحرافی اشنع از ظلم و طغیانست چه انحرافی ارذل از تشتیت شمل فرقۀ ناجیه است چه انحرافی افضح از القاء شبهات است چه انحرافی افظع از تأویلات رکیکۀ اهل ارتیابست چه انحرافی اخبث از اتّفاق با اعدای الهی و بیگانگانست

Shoghi Effendi Translation

What deviation can be greater than breaking the Covenant of God! What deviation can be greater than interpolating and falsifying the words and verses of the Sacred Text, even as testified and declared by Mírzá Badí‘u’lláh! What deviation can be greater than calumniating the Centre of the Covenant himself! What deviation can be more glaring than spreading broadcast false and foolish reports touching the Temple of God’s Testament! What deviation can be more grievous than decreeing the death of the Centre of the Covenant, supported by the holy verse “He that layeth a claim ere the passing of a thousand years…”, whilst he (Muḥammad-‘Alí) without shame in the days of the Blessed Beauty had advanced such a claim as this and been confuted by Him in the aforementioned manner, the text of his claim being still extant in his own handwriting and bearing his own seal. What deviation can be more complete than falsely accusing the loved ones of God! What deviation can be more evil than causing their imprisonment and incarceration! What deviation can be more severe than delivering into the hands of the government the Holy Writings and Epistles, that haply they (the government) might arise intent upon the death of this wronged one! What deviation can be more violent than threatening the ruin of the Cause of God, forging and slanderously falsifying letters and documents so that this might perturb and alarm the government and lead to the shedding of the blood of this wronged one, such letters and documents being now in the possession of the government! What deviation can be more odious than his iniquity and rebellion! What deviation can be more shameful than dispersing the gathering of the people of salvation! What deviation can be more infamous than the vain and feeble interpretations of the people of doubt! What deviation can be more wicked than joining hands with strangers and with the enemies of God!

Translation Notes

اسقاط
isqáṭ s-q-ṭ

literal: fall; fallen; fallen, lapsed

SE rendered انحرافی (inḥráfí)اعظم (iʿẓm)از (iz)تحریف (tḥríf)آیات (áyát)اسقاط (isqáṭ)آیات (áyát)کلماتست (klmátst)اعلان (iʿlán)میرزا (mírzá) as “deviation, greater, than, interpolating and falsifying, verses, words, testified and declared, Mírzá”

fallen 50% have 30% fall 10% hath 10%
اعلان
iʿlán ʿ-l-n “committed” Distinctive

literal: declaration; proclamation/declaration

This form usually rendered as “declared”, “proclaimed”, “testified” (3 occurrences)

دقّت
dqqt d-q-q

literal: moment; strike; care

SE rendered اعلان (iʿlán)میرزا (mírzá)بدیع‌اللّه (bdíʿ‌álllh)دقّت (dqqt)نمائید (nmáʾíd)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)اعظم (iʿẓm)از (iz) as “testified and declared, Mírzá, Badí‘u’lláh, What, deviation, greater, than”

moment 33% ring 11% toll 11% refined 11% mysterious 11% ringing 11% subtleties 11%
نمائید
nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered اعلان (iʿlán)میرزا (mírzá)بدیع‌اللّه (bdíʿ‌álllh)دقّت (dqqt)نمائید (nmáʾíd)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)اعظم (iʿẓm)از (iz)افترای (iftráy)بر (br) as “testified and declared, Mírzá, Badí‘u’lláh, What, deviation, greater, than, calumniating, upon”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%
پیمانست
pímánst n-th-q “covenant”

literal: covenant

1 occurrence in corpus

اراجیف
irájíf r-j-f “shall” Distinctive

literal: tremble; falsehoods

This form usually rendered as “foolish” (1 occurrences)

shall 50% foolish 50%
پیش
písh p-y-sh

literal: before

SE rendered ادّعای (iddʿáy)فرمودند (frmúdnd)بعنوانی (bʿnúání)از (iz)پیش (písh)گذشت (gdhsht)الآن (an-n)ادّعای (iddʿáy)بخطّ (bkhṭṭ) as “of his claim, by Him, in the aforementioned manner, now, in his own handwriting”

4 occurrences in corpus

گذشت
gdhsht g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered فرمودند (frmúdnd)بعنوانی (bʿnúání)از (iz)پیش (písh)گذشت (gdhsht)الآن (an-n)ادّعای (iddʿáy)بخطّ (bkhṭṭ)ختم (khtm) as “by Him, in the aforementioned manner, now, of his claim, in his own handwriting, bearing his own seal”

have 25% past 13% renounced 13% before 13% ended 13% beside 13% abandoned 13%
بهتان
bhtán b-h-t

literal: slander

SE rendered چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)اتمّ (itmm)از (iz)کذب (kdhb)بهتان (bhtán)بر (br)احبّاء (iḥbbáʾ)اللّهست (al-lhst)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí) as “What, deviation, complete, than, falsely accusing, loved ones, of God”

slander 67% gross 33%
ربّانیست
rbbáníst r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord; divine

SE rendered از (iz)سبب (sbb)شدن (shdn)حبس (ḥbs)سجن (sjn)احبّای (iḥbbáy)ربّانیست (rbbáníst)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)اصعب (iṣʿb)از (iz)تسلیم (tslím)آیات (áyát) as “than, causing, been, imprisonment, incarceration, What, deviation, severe, delivering, the Holy Writings”

افترائیّه
iftráʾíʾh f-r-y “calumniating”

literal: calumnies; slanderer; calumny

SE rendered تزویر (tzúyr)مکاتیب (mkátíb)مراسلات (mráslát)افترائیّه (iftráʾíʾh)سبب (sbb)وحشت (wḥsht)دهشت (dhsht)حکومت (ḥkúmt) as “slanderously falsifying, letters and documents, documents, perturb and alarm, government”

دهشت
dhsht d-h-sh

literal: bewildered; bewildered/dazed; amazed/awe-struck

SE rendered وحشت (wḥsht)دهشت (dhsht)حکومت (ḥkúmt)نتیجه (ntíjh)سفک (sfk)دم (dm)مظلوم (mẓlúm) as “perturb and alarm, government, lead, shedding, blood, this wronged”

اشنع
ishnʿ sh-n-ʿ “wretched” Distinctive

literal: more abominable; vile/abominable; wretched

This form usually rendered as “odious”, “abominable” (2 occurrences)

طغیانست
ṭghíánst ṭ-gh-y “rebellion”

literal: rebellion/transgression; rebellion

2 occurrences in corpus

ناجیه
nájíh n-j-y “people”

literal: salvation; saved

2 occurrences in corpus

افضح

literal: more scandalous

1 occurrence in corpus

القاء
al-qáʾ l-q-y

literal: meeting; meeting, encounter

SE rendered فرقۀ (frqۀ)ناجیه (nájíh)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)افضح (ifḍḥ)از (iz)القاء (al-qáʾ)شبهات (shbhát)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí) as “the people of salvation, What, deviation, infamous, than, doubt”

افظع
ifẓʿ f-ẓ-ʿ

literal: more horrible; more hideous

SE rendered از (iz)القاء (al-qáʾ)شبهات (shbhát)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)افظع (ifẓʿ)از (iz)تأویلات (tʾawílát)رکیکۀ (rkíkۀ)اهل (ihl) as “than, doubt, What, deviation, interpretations, vain and feeble, the people”

2 occurrences in corpus

رکیکۀ
rkíkۀ r-k-k “vain”

literal: feeble

1 occurrence in corpus

ارتیابست
irtíábst r-y-b

literal: doubt; doubter; suspicion

SE rendered تأویلات (tʾawílát)رکیکۀ (rkíkۀ)اهل (ihl)ارتیابست (irtíábst)چه (chh)انحرافی (inḥráfí)اخبث (ikhbth)از (iz)اتّفاق (ittfáq) as “interpretations, vain and feeble, the people, wicked, than, joining hands”

doubt 57% doubters 14% doubter.” 14% doubts 14%
اخبث
ikhbth kh-b-th “bad” Distinctive

literal: wicked; wicked, evil; be bad, corrupt

This form usually rendered as “wicked” (1 occurrences)

bad 50% wicked 50%

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