Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §13
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 16.
Source (Persian)
يا أغصانی و أفنانی و ذوی قرابتی نوصيکم بتقوی اللّه و بمعروف و بما ينبغی و بما يرتفع به مقاماتکم * براستی ميگويم تقوی سردار اعظم است از برای نصرت امر الهی * و جنوديکه لايق اين سردار است اخلاق و اعمال طيّبه طاهره مرضيّه بوده و هست *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O ye My Aghṣán, My Afnán and My Kindred! We exhort you to fear God, to perform praiseworthy deeds and to do that which is meet and seemly and serveth to exalt your station. Verily I say, fear of God is the greatest commander that can render the Cause of God victorious, and the hosts which best befit this commander have ever been and are an upright character and pure and goodly deeds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: My Branches (sons)gleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: He Who is Thy Branchwill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: of Thy BranchesgleaningsGWB §501: to one ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branches
SE rendered أغصانی (ʾaghṣání), أفنانی (ʾafnání), ذوی (dhúy), قرابتی (qrábtí), نوصيکم (núṣíkm), بتقوی (btqúy), اللّه (al-lh) as “Aghṣán, Afnán, Kindred, We exhort you, to fear, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §60: those that are nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: such as have drawn nigh unto Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “We exhort you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: enjoineth on yougleaningsGWB §493: exhortedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: directionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: commandedwill-and-testamentW&T §4: exhortationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testamentsgleaningsGWB §612: admonish you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §137: that the truth may be revealed unto theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §9: befittinglykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §569: will have been made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
This form usually rendered as “would”, “will”, “exalted” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “serveth to exalt”
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arosefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §318: pervadethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: In itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and hast endued me with Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: With these wordsgleaningsGWB §39: Were it to saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloudwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: were held to begleaningsGWB §707: maintainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: repeat
fear 48% piety 14% god-fearing 5% purity 5% righteousness 5% chaste 5% spotless 5% righteous 5% righteous.… 5% upright 5%
This form usually rendered as “sardár” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: diregleaningsGWB §93: dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “triumph”, “thou” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: Helpfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §478: would surely aid theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to succorthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: Peacefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §297: the things He doth possesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: forms and mannersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hostsgleaningsGWB §445: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hoststablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: of the hostsgleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroism
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: deservethgleaningsGWB §395: is worthykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: they be deemed worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §486: befittethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befit
character 38% conduct 13% righteousness 8% praiseworthy 8% goodly 8% saintly 8% virtues 4% characteristics 4% virtuous 4% behavior 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creationfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §116: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: are created of Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thou the Shapertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: that which thou hast wroughtgleaningsGWB §554: hath fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: have observedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: done
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §195: innocentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §577: purifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: didst sanctify
upright 18% praiseworthy 18% pleasing 9% goodly 9% divine 9% shall 9% acceptable 9% saintly 9% have 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: countenancedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: and for Thy pleasure’s sakethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Divine good-pleasure
