Will and Testament — §8
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 8 of 59.
Source (Persian)
و حال آنکه بنصوص الهیّه ما ممنوع از فسادیم و مأمور بصلح و صلاح و مجبور براستی و درستی و آشتی بجمیع اقوام و امم آفاق و اطاعت و خیرخواهی حکومات خیانت بسلطنت عادله خیانت بحقّست و بدخواهی حکومت تمرّد از امر اللّه با وجود این نصوص قاطعه چگونه این مسجونان چنین تصوّر باطلی کنند و با وجود مسجونی در این زندان چنین خیانتی توانند ولی چه فائده که هیئت تفتیش تصدیق این مفتریات اخوی و بدخواهان نمود و تقدیم حضور پادشاهی کرد حال این مسجون در طوفان اعظم گرفتار تا ارادۀ حضرت سلطان ایّده اللّه علی العدل صادر گردد امّا لی و امّا علیّ در هر حال عبدالبهآء در نهایت سکون و قرار بجانفشانی مهیّا و در نهایت تسلیم و رضا حال چه انحرافی اشنع و افظع و اقبح از این
Shoghi Effendi Translation
According to the direct and sacred command of God we are forbidden to utter slander, are commanded to show forth peace and amity, are exhorted to rectitude of conduct, straightforwardness and harmony with all the kindreds and peoples of the world. We must obey and be the well-wishers of the governments of the land, regard disloyalty unto a just king as disloyalty to God Himself and wishing evil to the government a transgression of the Cause of God. With these final and decisive words, how can it be that these imprisoned ones should indulge in such vain fancies; incarcerated, how could they show forth such disloyalty? But alas! The Committee of Investigation hath approved and confirmed these calumnies of my brother and ill-wishers and submitted them to the presence of His Majesty the Sovereign. Now at this moment a fierce storm is raging around this prisoner who awaiteth, be it favourable or unfavourable, the gracious will of His Majesty, may the Lord aid him by His grace to be just. In whatsoever condition he may be, with absolute calm and quietness, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá is ready for self-sacrifice and is wholly resigned and submitted to His Will. What transgression can be more abominable, more odious, more wicked than this!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turngleaningsGWB §338: state and conditionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: What “oppression” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §324: will be deprived of the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: neithertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most High
This form usually rendered as “utter” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: seditiongleaningsGWB §577: the mischief-makerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: disordergleaningsGWB §644: sowers of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §8: utter slander
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such as thesefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §318: impellethkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: to the power of Whose authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
SE expanded to “to show forth peace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: converted into instruments of peacegleaningsGWB §666: for the redemptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §38: customaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: request
This form usually rendered as “exhorted” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §267: oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of Thy Dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
straightforwardness 67% uprightness 33%
1 occurrence in corpus
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 §165: mosquegleaningsGWB §168: the Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy manifoldthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §8: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Gather ye around
This form usually rendered as “kindreds” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §291: rebelledkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Grant, then, that they may go straight ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §311: of its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE expanded to “of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: horizonsfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §597: the whole of the human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and recognize this most luminous Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannotgleaningsGWB §718: hath the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: they will not obeyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and 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 §143: obey
SE expanded to “be the well-wishers”
goodwill 50% well-wishers 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: good thingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantage
SE expanded to “of the governments”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: commandmentgleaningsGWB §628: of Thy lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: can be regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy lawstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
disloyalty 67% dishonesty 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the treacherousgleaningsGWB §474: will, also, act treacherously towardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: disloyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: deceitfulgleaningsGWB §474: acteth treacherouslywill-and-testamentW&T §3: their life-blood
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “dominion”, “crown” (60 occurrences)
SE expanded to “unto a just king”
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §628: and of Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: before Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereignty
SE expanded to “to be just”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §473: and of justicekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: man of equitythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §480: justly
SE expanded to “to God Himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: as it behooveth yougleaningsGWB §286: supreme and most exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §19: must be carriedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “disobey”, “transgression” (2 occurrences)
disobey 50% transgression 50%
SE rendered حکومت (ḥkúmt), تمرّد (tmrrd), از (iz), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), وجود (wjúd), نصوص (nṣúṣ), قاطعه (qáṭʿh), چگونه (chgúnh), مسجونان (msjúnán) as “to the government, transgression, to, of the Cause of God, final and decisive words, how, imprisoned ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: inhalefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §463: shalt findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Were they to discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
SE rendered از (iz), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh), وجود (wjúd), نصوص (nṣúṣ), قاطعه (qáṭʿh), چگونه (chgúnh), مسجونان (msjúnán), چنین (chnín), تصوّر (tṣúṣr) as “to, of the Cause of God, final and decisive words, how, imprisoned ones, such, indulge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: will rid himself of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath severedgleaningsGWB §310: into pieces
prison 56% prisoner 12% imprisonment 9% prison-city 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% imprisoned 2% captivity 2% hath 2% cast 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §163: the prison-cellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut upwill-and-testamentW&T §8: these imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: prison-house
This form usually rendered as “imagined”, “consideration”, “think” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of othersgleaningsGWB §511: If this be donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “trumpet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and the Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §40: imaginedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BuglegleaningsGWB §321: howeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: on the trumpet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: come to naughtgleaningsGWB §585: render your works vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: wrongfullygleaningsGWB §363: false
This form usually rendered as “would”, “appreciate”, “witnessed” (39 occurrences)
SE rendered کنند (knnd), وجود (wjúd), مسجونی (msjúní), زندان (zndán), چنین (chnín), خیانتی (khíántí), توانند (túánnd), ولی (wlí) as “hath, incarcerated, such, disloyalty, how could they, But”
SE expanded to “how could they”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: you cangleaningsGWB §145: almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §39: will then have powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: could then claimgleaningsGWB §669: can neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: couldwill-and-testamentW&T §8: could they show forth
SE rendered زندان (zndán), چنین (chnín), خیانتی (khíántí), توانند (túánnd), ولی (wlí), چه (chh), فائده (fáʾdh), هیئت (híʾt), تفتیش (tftísh), تصدیق (tṣdíq) as “such, disloyalty, how could they, But, alas, The Committee, Investigation, approved and confirmed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §439: their rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: to which they turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: his Masterthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the LordgleaningsGWB §123: His chosen Ones
investigation 67% investigations 33%
acknowledge 25% truth 15% sanction 15% acknowledged 10% assent 10% recognize 5% faith 5% testified 5% unless 5% admit 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §474: nor truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §362: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: calumniesfire-tabletFire §30: of slandergleaningsGWB §292: hath uttered slanderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: forgedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fresh calumniesgleaningsGWB §461: having slanderedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: hurled their calumnies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: brothergleaningsGWB §666: neighborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: their brotherwill-and-testamentW&T §8: my brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sisterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: one of the sistersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our brother
This form usually rendered as “ill-wishers” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §411: establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: preventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is notthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §18: must he (the Guardian of the Cause of God) chooseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some service
This form usually rendered as “submitted” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §174: Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: Thine ancienttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: your footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “to the presence”
This form usually rendered as “majesty” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “deluge”, “storm” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circledgleaningsGWB §633: revolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and to circletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which
SE rendered حال (ḥál), مسجون (msjún), طوفان (ṭúfán), اعظم (iʿẓm), گرفتار (grftár), ارادۀ (irádۀ), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “Now, fierce storm, is raging around, the gracious will, of His Majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: than every great onethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: wishestthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Fain would theygleaningsGWB §361: one aim
SE expanded to “may the Lord aid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assistgleaningsGWB §729: that He may graciously assist himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: assist me by Thy strengthening gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistgleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
SE rendered ایّده (iyydh), اللّه (al-lh), العدل (al-ʿdl), صادر (ṣádr), گردد (grdd), امّا (immá), لی (lí), امّا (immá) as “may the Lord aid, to be just, unfavourable”
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “shameful”, “most” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Muntahafire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §439: may bekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: highesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE rendered هر (hr), حال (ḥál), عبدالبهآء (ʿbdálbháʾ), نهایت (nháyt), سکون (skún), قرار (qrár), بجانفشانی (bjánfshání), مهیّا (mhíhá) as “whatsoever condition, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, calm, quietness, ready for self-sacrifice”
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: serenityfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §724: of serpentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is inscribedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: Through His immovable constancytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: It was agreedgleaningsGWB §382: bear witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: appointingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: seat—thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
This form usually rendered as “self-sacrifice” (1 occurrences)
sow 50% self-sacrifice 50%
resignation 48% resigned 10% submit 10% surrendered 5% accepted 5% all 5% resign 5% submission 5% submissive 5% surrendering 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutationsgleaningsGWB §618: righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignationwill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §372: attestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: recognized as authentic
This form usually rendered as “resigned”, “contentment”, “divine” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “submitted to His Will”
resigned 18% contentment 9% divine 9% willingness 9% good-pleasure 9% preferred 9% favour 9% resignation 9% submission 9% content 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentmentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §417: their contentmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: acceptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: and to conform unto that which shall please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: LettergleaningsGWB §238: however insignificantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: corruptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and pervertedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §5: falsifiedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: deflectedgleaningsGWB §168: whilst the second letter was pronounced
2 occurrences in corpus
