Will and Testament — §42
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 42 of 59.
Source (Persian)
سبحان‌اللّه میرزا بدیع‌اللّه بعد از آنکه بخطّ خویش نقض این شخص را اعلان نمود و تحریف کتاب او را اعلان کرد چون ایمان و پیمان و متابعت عهد و میثاق را موافق اجرای هوای نفسانی خویش نیافت پشیمان شد و اظهار ندامت کرد و در سرّ خواست که اوراق مطبوع خویش را جمع نماید و با مرکز نقض سرّاً مؤانست جست و حوادث در خانه و اندرون را یومیاً باو میرساند و در این فسادهای اخیر مدخل کلّی دارد الحمد للّه امور منتظم شده بود و یاران قدری راحت شده بودند از روزیکه دوباره داخل ما شد فساد دوباره از سر گرفت و بعضی اطوار و تحریکات فسادیّۀ او در ورق مخصوص مرقوم میگردد
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gracious God! After Mírzá Badí‘u’lláh had declared in his own handwriting that this man (Muḥammad-‘Alí) had broken the Covenant and had proclaimed his falsification of the Holy Text, he realized that to return to the True Faith and pay allegiance to the Covenant and Testament would in no wise promote his selfish desires. He thus repented and regretted the thing he had done and attempted privily to gather in his printed confessions, plotted darkly with the Centre of Sedition against me and informed him daily of all the happenings within my household. He hath even taken a leading part in the mischievous deeds that have of late been committed. Praise be to God, affairs recovered their former stability and the loved ones obtained partial peace. But ever since the day he entered again into our midst, he began afresh to sow the seeds of sore sedition. Some of his machinations and intrigues will be recorded in a separate leaflet.
Translation Notes
glorified 42% lauded 11% praised 8% gracious 7% praise 7% glory 6% immeasurably 6% all-glorious 4% veils 4% magnified 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: far from Thy glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: Magnifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: The copy in the handwriting ofgleaningsGWB §657: to read or writetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: in the midmost heart of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characterswill-and-testamentW&T §52: written withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: ingleaningsGWB §480: undeviatingwill-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwriting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokengleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath brokengleaningsGWB §687: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: who have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: by his repudiation of
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §359: they sought to demonstratekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: doth suffice to adornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: have afflicted
This form usually rendered as “perverted”, ““corruption””, ““perverting”” (18 occurrences)
perverted 18% “corruption” 18% “perverting” 12% corruption 12% falsifying 12% corrupted 6% corrupting 6% “modification 6% interpolate 6% falsification 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wordsgleaningsGWB §163: an intimationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: not a single letterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: One single letterthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §40: corruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §238: however insignificant
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My BookgleaningsGWB §234: in the Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: nor associated with HimgleaningsGWB §111: ponderingkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: renounce himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: acted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: on My belief in HimgleaningsGWB §290: abiding securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: A true believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: who hath believed in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §644: walk not afterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: who have followed Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §245: Walk
covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §109: Testamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: His covenantthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: CovenantgleaningsGWB §560: age and dispensation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy Testamentfire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §687: pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: TestamentgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenant
This form usually rendered as “variance”, “agree”, “estranged” (14 occurrences)
variance 17% agree 17% estranged 8% disapproved 8% lamentably 8% blended 8% attested 8% inconsistent 8% according 8% enforce 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §396: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: be graciously aidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: graciously aid usthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §7: in concertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmonygleaningsGWB §601: fellowship
This form usually rendered as “carry”, “promote” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §649: fast pouring downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: hath streamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: had been ordained for himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: floweth
SE expanded to “his selfish desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §685: your evil passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE rendered میثاق (mítháq), موافق (múáfq), اجرای (ijráy), هوای (húáy), نفسانی (nfsání), خویش (khúysh), نیافت (níáft), پشیمان (pshímán) as “Testament, in no wise, promote, his selfish desires, realized, repented”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: charactergleaningsGWB §463: over thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy life
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “brought” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Were they to apprehend itgleaningsGWB §334: hath deprived himself therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they findprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: decideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceive
SE rendered نیافت (níáft), پشیمان (pshímán), اظهار (iẓhár), ندامت (ndámt), کرد (krd), سرّ (srr), خواست (khúást) as “realized, repented, regretted, attempted”
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “privily” (57 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: secretlygleaningsGWB §555: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy blissepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secrets
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “wish”, “asked” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the leavesfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: In every leafprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the Celestial Dovewill-and-testamentW&T §9: letterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: leafgleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereof
SE rendered سرّ (srr), خواست (khúást), اوراق (iwráq), مطبوع (mṭbúʿ), خویش (khúysh), جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), مرکز (mrkz) as “attempted, his printed confessions, gather in, Centre”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the wholegleaningsGWB §473: Gather around theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: all theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: a troop
SE rendered جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), مرکز (mrkz), نقض (nqḍ), سرّاً (srráan), مؤانست (mʾánst), جست (jst), حوادث (ḥúádth), خانه (khánh), اندرون (indrún) as “gather in, Centre, Sedition, plotted darkly, happenings, household, within”
fellowship 50% plotted 50%
SE rendered مرکز (mrkz), نقض (nqḍ), سرّاً (srráan), مؤانست (mʾánst), جست (jst), حوادث (ḥúádth), خانه (khánh), اندرون (indrún) as “Centre, Sedition, plotted darkly, happenings, household, within”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have ascendedgleaningsGWB §148: to shunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clungwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: togleaningsGWB §130: eschewedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: have repudiatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: have clung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: increaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: such traditionsgleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “day”, “one”, “time” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §649: the Day whereonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: His last daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days
SE rendered خانه (khánh), اندرون (indrún), یومیاً (yúmíáan), باو (báw), میرساند (mírsánd), فسادهای (fsádháy), اخیر (ikhír), مدخل (mdkhl) as “household, within, daily, informed him, mischievous deeds, of late, leading part”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxedgleaningsGWB §348: How much greater must have beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: leadeththe-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §5: receivedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: ceased to reachgleaningsGWB §118: can never reachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Cause
This form usually rendered as “mischievous” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: spread disordergleaningsGWB §467: corruptedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §43: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: seditiongleaningsGWB §468: those that wrought disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of sedition
This form usually rendered as “recent”, “late” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “part” (1 occurrences)
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
SE rendered فسادهای (fsádháy), اخیر (ikhír), مدخل (mdkhl), کلّی (kllí), دارد (dárd), الحمد (al-ḥmd), للّه (lllh), امور (imúr), منتظم (mntẓm) as “mischievous deeds, of late, leading part, all, Praise be, God, affairs, recovered their former stability”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: can hidegleaningsGWB §552: notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: keepwill-and-testamentW&T §5: did he neglect to grievously inflict upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have nogleaningsGWB §686: have
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: “Praised betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: at the biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §297: the things He doth possesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: by Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “former” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “while”, “awhile”, “little” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §74: One Who is the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measure ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
tranquillity 21% peace 14% ease 14% rest 14% assurance 7% undisturbed 7% happiness 7% own 7% repose 7%
This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: who have beengleaningsGWB §173: Gird yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have never known
This form usually rendered as “ever” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “again” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered داخل (dákhl), فساد (fsád), دوباره (dúbárh), از (iz), سر (sr), گرفت (grft), بعضی (bʿḍí), اطوار (iṭúár), تحریکات (tḥríkát) as “entered, sedition, afresh, since, Some, machinations, intrigues”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: manygleaningsGWB §451: part at leastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: certain soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: timeswill-and-testamentW&T §34: falsifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: certain individualsgleaningsGWB §181: Certain oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: part of
This form usually rendered as “rustling”, “conduct”, “behavior” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: they that have recognized the splendors of SinaigleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: for having soaredthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: the sacred Mountwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the mountaingleaningsGWB §587: they that have recognized the radiance of the Sinaitic splendor
This form usually rendered as “intrigues” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: departurefire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §324: motionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: move in no directionthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: is powerless
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §94: vouchsafed speciallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hast, moreover, allottedthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: secondaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §198: have chosen you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: wrotegleaningsGWB §300: as decreed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedwill-and-testamentW&T §40: are writ and recordedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: written downgleaningsGWB §586: bearing the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: hath distinctly writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §52: written
SE rendered ورق (wrq), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), مرقوم (mrqúm), میگردد (mígrdd) as “leaflet, separate, recorded”
