Will and Testament — §58
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 58 of 59.
Source (Persian)
زیرا اوست ولیّ امر اللّه بعد از عبدالبهآء و جمیع افنان و ایادی و احبّای الهی باید اطاعت او نمایند و توجّه باو کنند من عصی امره فقد عصی اللّه و من اعرض عنه اعرض عن اللّه و من انکره فقد انکر الحقّ این کلمات را مبادا کسی تأویل نماید و مانند بعد از صعود هر ناقض ناکثی بهانه‌ئی کند و علم مخالفت برافرازد و خودرأیی کند و باب اجتهاد باز نماید نفسی را حقّ رأیی و اعتقاد مخصوصی نه باید کل اقتباس از مرکز امر و بیت عدل نمایند و ما عداهما کلّ مخالف فی ضلال مبین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
For he is, after ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, the Guardian of the Cause of God; the Afnán, the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God and the beloved of the Lord must obey him and turn unto him. He that obeyeth him not, hath not obeyed God; he that turneth away from him, hath turned away from God and he that denieth him, hath denied the True One. Beware lest anyone falsely interpret these words, and like unto them that have broken the Covenant after the Day of Ascension (of Bahá’u’lláh) advance a pretext, raise the standard of revolt, wax stubborn and open wide the door of false interpretation. To none is given the right to put forth his own opinion or express his particular conviction. All must seek guidance and turn unto the Centre of the Cause and the House of Justice. And he that turneth unto whatsoever else is indeed in grievous error.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: It isgleaningsGWB §126: hath ever beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “There standepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: aregleaningsGWB §100: amkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: destitute of allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: into the world of beinggleaningsGWB §93: They are
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O ye men ofgleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: every discerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thy dear onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rained upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: mine affairsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: commandment to declare Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §30: himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants
SE rendered امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), از (iz), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), جمیع (jmíʿ), افنان (ifnán), ایادی (iyádí), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí) as “Cause, God, of, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Afnán, Hands, beloved, the Lord”
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 §33: crowdedgleaningsGWB §541: “All thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: a number of peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: many
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §448: within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Handwill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §718: Hand ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §203: great love for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: and for my loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: It beseemethgleaningsGWB §709: It behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upongleaningsGWB §146: needeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §492: to be obedient unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: if Thou canstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: art to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannot
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Confer with themgleaningsGWB §361: remainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: refuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay handswill-and-testamentW&T §43: causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: should never be allowed to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fledfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §641: turned their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: from setting their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sinful”, “rebelled”, “obeyeth” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: afflictedgleaningsGWB §486: withdrawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: turned back from Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: them that have denied HimgleaningsGWB §488: can rejectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: such as have denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §510: all them that repudiate His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
SE expanded to “the True One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: speak forthfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §346: spokekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “interpretation”, “true”, “meaning” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ascend”, “ascent”, “death” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Day of Ascension”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascentgleaningsGWB §337: strivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: scaletablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up
SE rendered تأویل (tʾawíl), نماید (nmáyd), مانند (mánnd), از (iz), صعود (ṣʿúd), هر (hr), ناقض (náqḍ), ناکثی (nákthí), بهانه‌ئی (bhánhʾí), کند (knd), علم (ʿlm) as “falsely interpret, like unto, of, Day of Ascension, have broken, a pretext, advance, standard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokengleaningsGWB §687: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: is bowedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: they that have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violationgleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: who have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §33: they have broken
SE rendered مانند (mánnd), از (iz), صعود (ṣʿúd), هر (hr), ناقض (náqḍ), ناکثی (nákthí), بهانه‌ئی (bhánhʾí), کند (knd), علم (ʿlm), مخالفت (mkhálft) as “like unto, of, Day of Ascension, have broken, a pretext, advance, standard, revolt”
This form usually rendered as “various”, “any”, “pretext” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinguishedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §107: domainkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall be thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §346: arose.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §39: alteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissensiongleaningsGWB §440: the sowers of dissension amongst youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: caliphs.”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “wax” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §461: metkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: they shall seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: hath never gazed uponwill-and-testamentW&T §33: Thou seest themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: seestgleaningsGWB §358: I perceivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: which doth not perceive Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: through the waters ofgleaningsGWB §563: Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: at the doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ChaptergleaningsGWB §463: gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the gate
This form usually rendered as “judgments”, “false” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: are earnestly strivinggleaningsGWB §395: exert yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be wagedgleaningsGWB §17: energies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: namegleaningsGWB §198: Our Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thy most exalted Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him who
conviction 67% belief 33%
specially 15% confined 15% vouchsafed 12% thou 12% purpose 8% specifically 8% singled 8% have 8% hath 8% supreme 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: shown His specialgleaningsGWB §39: attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: such giftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hast, moreover, allottedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: belong only towill-and-testamentW&T §36: Single me out forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose ofgleaningsGWB §198: have chosen you
This form usually rendered as “seek” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: housegleaningsGWB §543: your habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §512: his own homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justicegleaningsGWB §480: justlykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of those who judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: justgleaningsGWB §482: strive thou to rule with equity
This form usually rendered as “whatsoever” (1 occurrences)
enemies 60% adversaries 14% foes 5% enemy 5% mine 5% enmity 4% transgressor 2% aggressor 2% all 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at the hands of His enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §318: utterly incapablekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleadergleaningsGWB §692: have erred grievouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astraygleaningsGWB §47: frowardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardness
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: such an expositionfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §584: before the gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: that which hath been mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: testimonytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
