Will and Testament — §55

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 55 of 59.

Source (Persian)

لهذا باید احبّای الهی بکلّی از آنان اجتناب و احتراز نمایند و دسایس و وساوس ایشانرا مقاومت کنند و شریعت اللّه و دین اللّه را محافظه نمایند و جمیع یاران بنشر نفحات اللّه پردازند و بتبلیغ کوشند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Hence, the beloved of the Lord must entirely shun them, avoid them, foil their machinations and evil whisperings, guard the Law of God and His religion, engage one and all in diffusing widely the sweet savours of God and to the best of their endeavour proclaim His Teachings.

Translation Notes

لهذا

lhdhá l-dh-ʾ → “therefore”

literal: therefore

therefore 63% since 13% reason 13% owing 13%

gleaningsGWB §287: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: therefore gleaningsGWB §122: since kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: owing to the fact that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: For this reason

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §146: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §564: let him

احبّای

iḥbbáy ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

loved 39% beloved 25% ye 17% love 6% disdainfully 3% followers 3% friends 3% such 3% steadfast 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindness fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §623: lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee will-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “of the lord”

literal: god; divine; o god

SE expanded to “of the Lord”

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §189: the Almighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: Providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

بکلّی

bkllí k-l-l → “entirely” Distinctive

literal: all; all, every

This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “wholly”, “all-embracing” (22 occurrences)

utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudes gleaningsGWB §210: ceaseless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: All have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: every manner of the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every one gleaningsGWB §31: and to carry to each one

آنان

ánán n-ʾ-n → “earthly”

literal: bread

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: earthly riches

اجتناب

ijtnáb j-n-b → “shun”

literal: avoidance

shun 50% avoid 17% refrain 17% keep 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to gleaningsGWB §708: beside kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: Mullá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: excellence will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its side gleaningsGWB §179: avoid

احتراز

iḥtráz ḥ-r-z → “avoid” Distinctive

literal: avoidance; avoidance, abstaining; avoidance, abstention

This form usually rendered as “repudiated”, “refrain”, “turn” (16 occurrences)

repudiated 13% refrain 13% turn 13% shunned 13% avoid 13% shun 13% turned 6% terror 6% aversion 6% avoidance 6%

gleaningsGWB §474: deter such a man from evil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: terror gleaningsGWB §364: repudiated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: turn him away from gleaningsGWB §475: Shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: turned away gleaningsGWB §34: turned away from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: avoidance

نمایند

nmáynd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: thee gleaningsGWB §335: hindered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: informed Us prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §135: doth will-and-testamentW&T §52: sowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed

دسایس

dsáys d-s-s → “machinations”

literal: intrigue

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §55: machinations

وساوس

wsáws w-s-w-s → “evil whisperings”

literal: whisper; whisper/temptation

whisperings 75% evil 25%

fire-tabletFire §20: The whisperings gleaningsGWB §505: that whisper in men’s breasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: who whisper will-and-testamentW&T §55: evil whisperings will-and-testamentW&T §34: breathe his evil whisperings

مقاومت

mqáwmt q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered دسایس (dsáys), وساوس (wsáws), ایشانرا (iyshánrá), مقاومت (mqáwmt), کنند (knnd), شریعت (shríʿt), اللّه (al-lh), دین (dín) as “machinations, evil whisperings, foil their, the Law, of God, His religion”

withstood 50% foil 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Spot fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §561: fixed resolve kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: people,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose

کنند

knnd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

would 20% appreciate 10% witnessed 10% vainly 10% toward 10% should 10% uttered 10% give 10% indulge 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: to do so gleaningsGWB §263: thou wouldst kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: by them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §40: wrought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: indeed

شریعت

shríʿt sh-r-ʿ → “law”

literal: law; law, religious law

law 60% faith 15% dispensation 10% lawgiver 5% law.” 5% divine 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribed gleaningsGWB §50: We have, then, called into being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the dispensations of Thy providence will-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set down gleaningsGWB §148: the truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Law.”

محافظه

mḥáfẓh ḥ-f-ẓ → “guard”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

guard 50% shielded 25% shield 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee gleaningsGWB §545: which shall protect you kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: graciousness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian the-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “one and all”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “one and all”

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several others gleaningsGWB §11: rolled up kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: all that is therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: all the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: A number of men

یاران

yárán yár

literal: friend; friends

SE rendered محافظه (mḥáfẓh), نمایند (nmáynd), جمیع (jmíʿ), یاران (yárán), بنشر (bnshr), نفحات (nfḥát), اللّه (al-lh), پردازند (prdáznd) as “guard, one and all, diffusing, the sweet savours, of God, engage”

friends 75% loved 17% beloved 8%

gleaningsGWB §672: your Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: who would dare the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His will-and-testamentW&T §42: loved ones gleaningsGWB §672: friends kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: could possibly the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of His robe will-and-testamentW&T §14: beloved

بنشر

bnshr n-sh-r → “spread”

literal: spread; spreading; diffusion

diffuse 27% diffusion 18% spreading 18% propagation 9% resurrection 9% revival 9% diffusing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminate gleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revival prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroad will-and-testamentW&T §27: diffusion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreading gleaningsGWB §232: have been diffused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad

نفحات

nfḥát n-f-ḥ → “sweet savours”

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breath gleaningsGWB §116: a breath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: the sweet smell of will-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezes gleaningsGWB §111: sweet fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours

پردازند

prdáznd prdákhtn → “indulge” Distinctive

literal: engage; engage in, indulge; engaged

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

indulge 17% occupied 17% engaged 17% am 17% hide 17% engage 17%

gleaningsGWB §142: indulge the-hidden-wordsHW §104: occupied thyself with will-and-testamentW&T §55: engage will-and-testamentW&T §38: I am thus constrained to will-and-testamentW&T §15: engaged in will-and-testamentW&T §52: hide

بتبلیغ

btblígh b-l-gh → “endeavour proclaim”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teach fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §712: for its propagation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: to understand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath fathomed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: message tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reached the-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully

کوشند

kúshnd kúshídn

literal: labor

SE rendered نفحات (nfḥát), اللّه (al-lh), پردازند (prdáznd), بتبلیغ (btblígh), کوشند (kúshnd) as “the sweet savours, of God, engage, endeavour proclaim”