Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s
authorized English translation. Paragraph 16 of 268.
Source (Persian)
عدلوانصافدوحارسند از برای حفظعبادوازاين دو کلماتمحکمهمبارکهکهعلّتصلاحعالمو حفظ امم است ظاهر گردد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Justiceandequity are twinGuardiansthat watch over men. Fromthem arerevealed such blessedandperspicuouswords as are the cause of the well-being of the worldand the protection of the nations