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Will and Testament — §22

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 22 of 59.

Source (Persian)

و این مجمع ایادی در تحت ادارۀ ولیّ امر اللّه است که باید آنانرا دائماً بسعی و کوشش و جهد در نشر نفحات اللّه و هدایت من علی الأرض بگمارد زیرا بنور هدایت جمیع عوالم روشن گردد و دقیقه‌ئی در این امر مفروض بر کلّ نفوس فتور جائز نه تا عالم وجود جنّت ابهی گردد و روی زمین بهشت برین شود و نزاع و جدال امم و ملل و شعوب و قبائل و دول از میان برخیزد کلّ من علی الأرض ملّت واحده و جنس واحد و وطن واحد گردد و اگر اختلافی حاصل شود محکمۀ عمومی که شامل اعضا از جمیع دول و ملل است فصل دعوی کند و حکم قاطع نماید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This body of the Hands of the Cause of God is under the direction of the Guardian of the Cause of God. He must continually urge them to strive and endeavour to the utmost of their ability to diffuse the sweet savours of God, and to guide all the peoples of the world, for it is the light of Divine Guidance that causeth all the universe to be illumined. To disregard, though it be for a moment, this absolute command which is binding upon everyone, is in no wise permitted, that the existent world may become even as the Abhá Paradise, that the surface of the earth may become heavenly, that contention and conflict amidst peoples, kindreds, nations and governments may disappear, that all the dwellers on earth may become one people and one race, that the world may become even as one home. Should differences arise, they shall be amicably and conclusively settled by the Supreme Tribunal, that shall include members from all the governments and peoples of the world.

Translation Notes

کوشش
kúshsh k-w-sh “strive” Distinctive

literal: strive

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

strive 43% exertions 14% labor 14% persevere 14% striven 14%
جهد
jhd j-h-d

literal: effort; striving; striver

SE rendered آنانرا (ánánrá)دائماً (dáʾmáan)بسعی (bsʿí)کوشش (kúshsh)جهد (jhd)نشر (nshr)نفحات (nfḥát)اللّه (al-lh)هدایت (hdáyt) as “them, continually, strive, endeavour, diffuse, sweet savours, God, guide”

strive 45% exert 18% energies 9% efforts 9% all 9% ways 9%
بگمارد
bgmárd g-m-r “waywardness” Distinctive

literal: misguidance; error/going astray; astray

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

waywardness 33% err 33% urge 33%
زیرا
zírá z-y-r “for”

literal: under

SE rendered هدایت (hdáyt)الأرض (ar-rḍ)بگمارد (bgmárd)زیرا (zírá)بنور (bnúr)هدایت (hdáyt)جمیع (jmíʿ)عوالم (ʿúálm)روشن (rúshn) as “Divine Guidance, peoples, urge, for, the light, all the universe, world, illumined”

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%
نفوس
nfús n-f-s

literal: soul; souls

SE rendered دقیقه‌ئی (dqíqh‌ʾí)امر (imr)مفروض (mfrúḍ)بر (br)نفوس (nfús)فتور (ftúr)جائز (jáʾz)نه (nh)عالم (ʿálm)وجود (wjúd) as “for a moment, absolute command, binding, upon, disregard, in no wise permitted, existent world, world”

souls 61% men 15% soul 8% people 3% every 3% peoples 2% faithful 2% ones 2% officials 2% residents 2%
فتور
ftúr f-t-r “calumniator” Distinctive

literal: slanderer; slander; laxity

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

نه
nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered مفروض (mfrúḍ)بر (br)نفوس (nfús)فتور (ftúr)جائز (jáʾz)نه (nh)عالم (ʿálm)وجود (wjúd)جنّت (jnnt)ابهی (ibhí)گردد (grdd) as “binding, upon, disregard, in no wise permitted, existent world, world, Paradise, Abhá, may become”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
زمین
zmín z-m-n

literal: earth

SE rendered وجود (wjúd)جنّت (jnnt)ابهی (ibhí)گردد (grdd)روی (rúy)زمین (zmín)بهشت (bhsht)برین (brín)نزاع (nzáʿ)جدال (jdál) as “world, Paradise, Abhá, may become, surface of the earth, heavenly, contention, conflict”

earth 71% world 14% underground 14%
بهشت

literal: paradise

1 occurrence in corpus

شعوب
shʿúb sh-ʿ-b

literal: branched; branched, diverged; Shuaib

SE rendered نزاع (nzáʿ)جدال (jdál)امم (imm)ملل (mll)شعوب (shʿúb)قبائل (qbáʾl)دول (dúl)از (iz)میان (míán)برخیزد (brkhízd) as “contention, conflict, peoples, nations and governments, kindreds, amidst, disappear”

branched 40% hath 20% grown 20% peoples 20%
از

literal: from

SE rendered امم (imm)ملل (mll)شعوب (shʿúb)قبائل (qbáʾl)دول (dúl)از (iz)میان (míán)برخیزد (brkhízd)الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “peoples, nations and governments, kindreds, amidst, disappear, earth”

23 occurrences in corpus

جنس
jns j-n-s “race”

literal: race

2 occurrences in corpus

حاصل
ḥáṣl ḥ-ṣ-l

literal: obtained; result; acquisition

SE rendered وطن (wṭn)واحد (wáḥd)گردد (grdd)اختلافی (ikhtláfí)حاصل (ḥáṣl)محکمۀ (mḥkmۀ)عمومی (ʿmúmí)شامل (sháml)اعضا (iʿḍá) as “home, one, may become, differences, Tribunal, Supreme, include, members”

attained 33% having 17% object 17% impossible 17% attain 17%
دعوی
dʿúy d-ʿ-w

literal: claim

SE rendered از (iz)جمیع (jmíʿ)دول (dúl)ملل (mll)فصل (fṣl)دعوی (dʿúy)کند (knd)حکم (ḥkm)قاطع (qáṭʿ)نماید (nmáyd) as “from, all, governments, peoples, settled, conclusively, may”

claim 40% name 20% claims 20% guise 20%
کند
knd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ)دول (dúl)ملل (mll)فصل (fṣl)دعوی (dʿúy)کند (knd)حکم (ḥkm)قاطع (qáṭʿ)نماید (nmáyd) as “all, governments, peoples, settled, conclusively, may”

have 33% perceive 33% offer 33%
قاطع
qáṭʿ q-ṭ-ʿ

literal: detachment; detached; severed

SE rendered ملل (mll)فصل (fṣl)دعوی (dʿúy)کند (knd)حکم (ḥkm)قاطع (qáṭʿ)نماید (nmáyd) as “peoples, settled, conclusively, may”

detachment 19% rid 18% detached 18% renunciation 12% have 10% wholly 6% cease 5% detach 5% severed 5% cut 4%

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