Will and Testament — §35
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 35 of 59.
Source (Persian)
تری یا الهی یبکی علیّ کلّ الأشیآء و یفرح ببلائی ذوو القربی فوعزّتک یا الهی بعض الأعدآء رثوا علی ضرّی و بلائی و بکوا بعض الحسّاد علی کربتی و غربتی و ابتلائی لأنّهم لم یروا منّی الّا کلّ مودّة و اعتنآء و لم یشاهدوا من عبدک الّا الرّأفة و الولآء فلمّا رأونی خائضاً فی عباب المصائب و البلآء و هدفاً لسهام القضآء رقّوا لی و تدمّعت اعینهم بالبکآء و قالوا نشهد باللّه بأنّنا ما رأینا منه الّا وفآء و عطآء و الرّأفة الکبری ولکنّ النّاقضین النّاعقین زادوا فی البغضآء و استبشروا بوقوعی فی المحنة العظمی و شمّروا عن السّاق و اهتزّوا طرباً من حصول حوادث محزنة للقلوب و الأرواح
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lord! Thou seest all things weeping me, and my kindred rejoicing in my woes. By Thy Glory, O my God! Even amongst mine enemies, some have lamented my troubles and my distress, and of the envious ones a number have shed tears because of my cares, my exile and my afflictions. They did this because they found naught in me but affection and care and witnessed naught but kindliness and mercy. As they saw me swept into the flood of tribulation and adversity and exposed even as a target to the arrows of fate, their hearts were moved with compassion, tears came to their eyes and they testified declaring: “The Lord is our witness; naught have we seen from him but faithfulness, generosity and extreme compassion.” The Covenant-breakers, foreboders of evil, however, waxed fiercer in their rancour, rejoiced as I fell a victim to the most grievous ordeal, bestirred themselves against me and made merry over the heart-rending happenings around me.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold itfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: beholdingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: I have sustainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: O Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §189: the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepeth soregleaningsGWB §67: wouldst weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weepinggleaningsGWB §619: weepethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to weep
SE rendered تری (trí), الهی (al-hí), یبکی (ybkí), الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), یفرح (yfrḥ), ببلائی (bbláʾí), ذوو (dhúw) as “Thou seest, my God, weeping, rejoicing, in my woes, my kindred”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §128: pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §666: Our heart will assuredly rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are cheeredwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: gladgleaningsGWB §30: into blissful joy
SE expanded to “in my woes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: afflictedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §410: have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: manifold trialsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I suffer
SE rendered الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), یفرح (yfrḥ), ببلائی (bbláʾí), ذوو (dhúw), القربی (al-qrbí), فوعزّتک (fúʿzztk), الهی (al-hí), الأعدآء (al-ʾaʿdáʾ) as “rejoicing, in my woes, my kindred, By Thy Glory, mine enemies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: nearer accessfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §46: fast approachingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: suffer me to enjoy near access to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “By Thy Glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: and to this Thy glory beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §501: the affliction from which I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: to the wrongs Thou didst suffertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harmgleaningsGWB §469: the burden of Our woe
This form usually rendered as “envious” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: as Karbilá’igleaningsGWB §594: for the distressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Cherubimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: mine anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: distressthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: dwellers of the realms abovewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my caresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the distressed
exile 67% banishment 33%
This form usually rendered as “affection” (1 occurrences)
loving 20% fellowship 20% friendliness 13% loving!” 7% mercy 7% tenderness 7% generosity 7% all-loving 7% god 7% loved 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendlinessgleaningsGWB §60: and of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §282: All-Lovingwill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §259: the Lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: God of mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Loving
This form usually rendered as “care” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: I bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §650: perceivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Having testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
SE rendered مودّة (múddh), اعتنآء (iʿtnáʾ), یشاهدوا (ysháhdúá), عبدک (ʿbdk), الرّأفة (ar-rʾafh), الولآء (al-wláʾ), فلمّا (flmmá) as “affection, care, witnessed, kindliness, mercy, As”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: all menfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §234: unto His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whom I worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men
kindliness 67% compassion 33%
gleaningsGWB §60: kindlinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: loving providencewill-and-testamentW&T §35: compassiongleaningsGWB §109: meeknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: the Most Compassionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: tender mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thy compassionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Thy tender mercies
This form usually rendered as “mercy” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the LordgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rained upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved onesgleaningsGWB §91: discerning
This form usually rendered as “immersed”, “swept” (2 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “woes”, “grievous” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the darts
This form usually rendered as “decree”, “irrevocable”, “god’s” (27 occurrences)
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §239: consignedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accidentallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thou didst ordain for methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
This form usually rendered as “hearts” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy slavesgleaningsGWB §119: subtlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: bondsmenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: for Their lowly servantsgleaningsGWB §627: Thy thrallskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: most subtleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: upon Thy servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: eyegleaningsGWB §609: His eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: with divine insightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He shall saygleaningsGWB §53: is it thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: discoursesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity
SE rendered وفآء (wfáʾ), عطآء (ʿṭáʾ), الرّأفة (ar-rʾafh), الکبری (al-kbrí), ولکنّ (wlknn), النّاقضین (an-náqḍín), النّاعقین (an-náʿqín) as “faithfulness, generosity, extreme compassion.”, however, The Covenant-breakers, foreboders of evil”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceitgleaningsGWB §240: having disdainfully rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: glorified bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: their pride
covenant-breakers 67% who 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokengleaningsGWB §687: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §33: they have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violationgleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: who have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have broken
This form usually rendered as “such”, “enemy”, “foreboders” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: such as shout aloudgleaningsGWB §619: loud clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: clamorous impostorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: foreboders of evilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: prattlergleaningsGWB §605: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: clamor of mengleaningsGWB §605: enemy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: so arduouslygleaningsGWB §320: manykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: waxeth hotter and hotterwill-and-testamentW&T §9: any moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: add fresh recruitsgleaningsGWB §228: waxethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance
This form usually rendered as “hate”, “hatred”, “cruelty” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hatergleaningsGWB §464: ill-wishersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: a haterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: hategleaningsGWB §462: ill-will against theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of My ForerunnergleaningsGWB §667: joyouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: shall act as a harbingerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and announcedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announce
SE expanded to “I fell a victim”
fell 17% have 17% come 13% occurred 10% hath 10% recipients 10% brought 7% repositories 7% exponents 7% actually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involvedgleaningsGWB §93: Repositorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: declaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: beholdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abodethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episode
SE rendered استبشروا (istbshrúá), بوقوعی (búqúʿí), المحنة (al-mḥnh), العظمی (al-ʿẓmí), شمّروا (shmmrúá), السّاق (as-sáq), اهتزّوا (ihtzzúá) as “rejoiced, I fell a victim, the most grievous ordeal, bestirred, themselves, made merry”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §600: most sublimekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §310: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime
This form usually rendered as “bestirred” (1 occurrences)
regard 19% count 19% unnumbered 13% seize 13% which 6% allow 6% even 6% take 6% accounting 6% hath 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itselfgleaningsGWB §553: countkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accounting himselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: Have ye thoughtwill-and-testamentW&T §35: bestirred themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Regard Him notgleaningsGWB §330: allowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regarded
This form usually rendered as “impelled”, “adversities”, “unbearable” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “made” (1 occurrences)
stirred 19% hath 19% transports 13% shaken 13% vibrateth 6% have 6% trembleth 6% throw 6% overshadow 6% stirrings 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §29: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been quickenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been quickenedgleaningsGWB §652: overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: was shaken
SE rendered شمّروا (shmmrúá), السّاق (as-sáq), اهتزّوا (ihtzzúá), طرباً (ṭrbáan), حصول (ḥṣúl), حوادث (ḥúádth), محزنة (mḥznh), للقلوب (llqlúb) as “bestirred, themselves, made merry, heart-rending happenings, hearts”
SE rendered السّاق (as-sáq), اهتزّوا (ihtzzúá), طرباً (ṭrbáan), حصول (ḥṣúl), حوادث (ḥúádth), محزنة (mḥznh), للقلوب (llqlúb) as “themselves, made merry, heart-rending happenings, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: occurredgleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: increaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §375: contingent
SE rendered اهتزّوا (ihtzzúá), طرباً (ṭrbáan), حصول (ḥṣúl), حوادث (ḥúádth), محزنة (mḥznh), للقلوب (llqlúb) as “made merry, heart-rending happenings, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: sadnessfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §649: afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the anguish of my soultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefswill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealingsgleaningsGWB §344: vast changeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will turn wholly towardstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heart
SE rendered حصول (ḥṣúl), حوادث (ḥúádth), محزنة (mḥznh), للقلوب (llqlúb), الأرواح (ar-rúáḥ) as “heart-rending happenings, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritualfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §164: Thy Breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: that it may assuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease
