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Will and Testament — §7

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 7 of 59.

Source (Persian)

که چند ماه پیش بالاتّفاق ناقض میثاق با جمعی لائحه‌ئی ترتیب دادند و از افترا و بهتان چیزی باقی نگذاشتند و عبدالبهآء را نعوذاً باللّه عدوّ صائل و بدخواه مرکز سلطنت عظمی گفتند و از این قبیل مفتریات عدیدۀ شدیده بسیار و حکومت شهریاریرا سبب تشویش افکار گشتند نهایت هیئت تفتیش از مرکز حکومت اعلیحضرت شهریاری آمد و مخالف عدل و انصاف تاجداری بلکه در نهایت اعتساف تفتیش کردند یعنی بدخواهان حقّ هیئت را احاطه نمودند و مضمون لائحه را بلکه زیاده شرح و تفصیل دادند و آنان نیز من‌دون تحقیق تصدیق کردند که معاذاللّه این عبد علمی در اینمدینه برافراخت و ناس را باجتماع در زیر علم دعوت نمود و تأسیس سلطنت جدیده کرده و در کوه کرمل قلعه انشاء نموده و جمیع اهالی اینصفحات را تابع و مطیع کرده و دین اسلام را تفریق نموده و با مسیحیان عقد پیوند نموده و معاذاللّه قصد آن کرده که در سلطنت عظمی رخنۀ کبری اندازد و از این قبیل مفتریات اعاذنا اللّه من هذا الافک العظیم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

A few months ago, in concert with others, he that hath broken the Covenant hath prepared a document teeming with calumny and slander wherein, the Lord forbid, among many similar slanderous charges, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá is deemed a deadly enemy, the ill-wisher of the Crown. They so perturbed the minds of the members of the Imperial Government that at last a Committee of Investigation was sent from the seat of His Majesty’s Government which, violating every rule of justice and equity that befitteth His Imperial Majesty, nay, with the most glaring injustice, proceeded with its investigations. The ill-wishers of the One True God surrounded them on every side and explained and excessively enlarged upon the text of the document whilst they (the members of the Committee) in their turn blindly acquiesced. One of their many calumnies was that this servant had raised aloft a banner in this city, had summoned the people together under it, had established a new sovereignty for himself, had erected upon Mount Carmel a mighty stronghold, had rallied around him all the peoples of the land and made them obedient to him, had caused disruption in the Faith of Islám, had covenanted with the following of Christ and, God forbid, had purposed to cause the gravest breach in the mighty power of the Crown. May the Lord protect us from such atrocious falsehoods!

Translation Notes

پیش
písh p-y-sh “before”

literal: before

4 occurrences in corpus

باقی
báqí b-q-y

literal: remaining; remain

SE rendered ترتیب (trtíb)دادند (dádnd)از (iz)افترا (iftrá)بهتان (bhtán)چیزی (chízí)باقی (báqí)نگذاشتند (ngdháshtnd)عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ)نعوذاً (nʿúdháan)باللّه (bálllh) as “prepared, of, calumny, slander, charges, among many, the Lord forbid”

نگذاشتند
ngdháshtnd g-dh-ار

literal: to leave; placed; place

SE rendered از (iz)افترا (iftrá)بهتان (bhtán)چیزی (chízí)باقی (báqí)نگذاشتند (ngdháshtnd)عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ)نعوذاً (nʿúdháan)باللّه (bálllh) as “of, calumny, slander, charges, among many, the Lord forbid”

4 occurrences in corpus

صائل
ṣáʾl ṣ-w-l “deadly”

literal: assailant

1 occurrence in corpus

قبیل
qbíl q-b-l

literal: before; acceptance; approach

SE rendered عظمی (ʿẓmí)گفتند (gftnd)از (iz)قبیل (qbíl)مفتریات (mftríát)عدیدۀ (ʿdídۀ) as “Crown, deemed, of, calumnies, slanderous”

company 40% such 20% peoples 20% sense 20%
شدیده
shdídh sh-d-d

literal: severe

SE rendered از (iz)قبیل (qbíl)مفتریات (mftríát)عدیدۀ (ʿdídۀ)شدیده (shdídh)بسیار (bsíár)حکومت (ḥkúmt)شهریاریرا (shhríárírá)سبب (sbb) as “of, calumnies, slanderous, Government, so”

severe 40% deeds 20% grievous 20% intense 20%
بسیار
bsíár b-s-r

literal: many

SE rendered قبیل (qbíl)مفتریات (mftríát)عدیدۀ (ʿdídۀ)شدیده (shdídh)بسیار (bsíár)حکومت (ḥkúmt)شهریاریرا (shhríárírá)سبب (sbb)تشویش (tshúysh) as “calumnies, slanderous, Government, so, perturbed”

manifold 20% how 10% divers 10% unnumbered 10% frequently 10% cherish 10% many 10% old 10% meditate 10%
سبب
sbb s-b-b “so”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

SE rendered حکومت (ḥkúmt)شهریاریرا (shhríárírá)سبب (sbb)تشویش (tshúysh)افکار (ifkár)گشتند (gshtnd)نهایت (nháyt)هیئت (híʾt) as “Government, so, perturbed, minds, at last, a Committee”

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%
تشویش
tshúysh sh-w-sh “troubled” Distinctive

literal: to confuse; disturbance

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

گشتند
gshtnd g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered سبب (sbb)تشویش (tshúysh)افکار (ifkár)گشتند (gshtnd)نهایت (nháyt)هیئت (híʾt)تفتیش (tftísh)از (iz)مرکز (mrkz) as “so, perturbed, minds, at last, a Committee, Investigation, from, the seat”

remained 33% have 33% clothed 33%
هیئت

literal: committee

4 occurrences in corpus

تاجداری
tájdárí t-w-j “crowned” Distinctive

literal: crown; imperial

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

crowned 33% crown 33% imperial 33%
یعنی
yʿní ʿ-n-y

literal: meaning

SE rendered نهایت (nháyt)اعتساف (iʿtsáf)تفتیش (tftísh)کردند (krdnd)یعنی (yʿní)بدخواهان (bdkhúáhán)حقّ (ḥqq)هیئت (híʾt)احاطه (iḥáṭh) as “the most, injustice, investigations, proceeded, ill-wishers, One True God, Committee, surrounded”

who 40% meant 40% meaneth 20%
تفصیل
tfṣíl f-ṣ-l

literal: detail; separated; separation

SE rendered لائحه (láʾḥh)بلکه (blkh)زیاده (zíádh)شرح (shrḥ)تفصیل (tfṣíl)دادند (dádnd)آنان (ánán)نیز (níz)من‌دون (mn‌dún)تحقیق (tḥqíq) as “document, enlarged, explained, they, God”

آنان
ánán n-ʾ-n “earthly”

literal: bread

1 occurrence in corpus

نیز
níz n-y-z

literal: need

SE rendered زیاده (zíádh)شرح (shrḥ)تفصیل (tfṣíl)دادند (dádnd)آنان (ánán)نیز (níz)من‌دون (mn‌dún)تحقیق (tḥqíq)تصدیق (tṣdíq)کردند (krdnd) as “enlarged, explained, they, God, acquiesced”

1 occurrence in corpus

من‌دون
mn‌dún d-w-n

literal: besides; below; without

SE rendered شرح (shrḥ)تفصیل (tfṣíl)دادند (dádnd)آنان (ánán)نیز (níz)من‌دون (mn‌dún)تحقیق (tḥqíq)تصدیق (tṣdíq)کردند (krdnd) as “explained, they, God, acquiesced”

all 22% except 17% any 14% without 12% thee 8% aught 6% save 6% others 5% besides 5% beside 5%
نمود
nmúd n-m-ʾ

literal: make

SE rendered باجتماع (bájtmáʿ)زیر (zír)علم (ʿlm)دعوت (dʿút)نمود (nmúd)تأسیس (tʾasís)سلطنت (slṭnt)جدیده (jdídh)کرده (krdh) as “together, under, summoned, established, sovereignty, new”

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%
کوه
kúh k-w-h “censured” Distinctive

literal: mountain; censure

This form usually rendered as “mount” (2 occurrences)

censured 50% mount 50%
قلعه

literal: citadel; uprooting; fortress

3 occurrences in corpus

اینصفحات
iynṣfḥát ṣ-f-ḥ “pages” Distinctive

literal: page

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

pages 50% land 50%
تابع
tábʿ t-b-ʿ

literal: follow; following; to follow

SE rendered نموده (nmúdh)جمیع (jmíʿ)اهالی (ihálí)اینصفحات (iynṣfḥát)تابع (tábʿ)مطیع (mṭíʿ)کرده (krdh)دین (dín)اسلام (islám) as “They, all, peoples, land, obedient, made, Faith, Islám”

followed 33% borne 33% bear 33%
پیوند
píwnd p-y-w-n-d

literal: bond

SE rendered تفریق (tfríq)نموده (nmúdh)مسیحیان (msíḥíán)عقد (ʿqd)پیوند (píwnd)نموده (nmúdh)معاذاللّه (mʿádhálllh)قصد (qṣd) as “disruption, had, the following of Christ, covenanted, purposed”

1 occurrence in corpus

رخنۀ
rkhnۀ r-kh-n “disruption” Distinctive

literal: breach

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

اندازد

literal: to throw/cast; measure; overthrow

4 occurrences in corpus

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