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Will and Testament — §9

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 59.

Source (Persian)

و همچنین مرکز بغضا در فکر قتل عبدالبهآء و این بخطّ میرزا شعاع که در طیّ این وصیّت است ثابت و واضح و محقّق که بکمال تدبیر در صدد قتل هستند و این نصّ عبارت میرزا شعاع در مکتوبست که مرقوم داشته "هر آن مسبّب این اختلاف را نفرین میکنم و بربّ لا یرحمه ناطقم و امیدوارم بزودی مظهر یبعث ظاهر شود اگرچه ظاهر شده و بغیر لباس مشهود نمیتوانم زیاده شرح دهم" مقصود از این عبارت آیۀ مبارکۀ من ادّعی قبل الألف است ملاحظه شود که چگونه در صدد قتل عبدالبهآء هستند از کلمۀ نمیتوانم زیاده شرح دهم بفراست بفهمید که چه تمهید و تدبیر در اینخصوص نموده‌اند که زیاده اگر بیان نمایند شاید ورقه بدست افتد و آن تمهید و تدبیر بهم خورد این عبارت مجرّد تبشیر است که در این خصوص قرار و تدبیر لازم تحقّق یافت

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In like manner, the focal Centre of Hate hath purposed to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to death and this is supported by the testimony written by Mírzá Shu‘á‘u’lláh himself and is here enclosed. It is evident and indisputable that they are privily and with the utmost subtlety engaged in conspiring against me. The following are his very words written by him in this letter: “I curse at every moment him that hath kindled this discord, imprecate in these words ‘Lord! Have no mercy upon him’, and I hope ere long God will make manifest the one that shall have no pity on him, who now weareth another garb and about whom I cannot any more explain.” Reference he doth make by these words to the sacred verse that beginneth as followeth: “He that layeth a claim ere the passing of a thousand years…” Reflect! How intent they are upon the death of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá! Ponder in your hearts upon the phrase “I cannot any more explain” and realize what schemes they are devising for this purpose. They fear lest, too fully explained, the letter might fall into alien hands and their schemes be foiled and frustrated. The phrase is only foretelling good tidings to come, namely that regarding this all requisite arrangements have been made.

Translation Notes

وصیّت
wṣíṣt w-ṣ-y

literal: admonition; admonish; testament

SE rendered بخطّ (bkhṭṭ)میرزا (mírzá)شعاع (shʿáʿ)طیّ (ṭíṭ)وصیّت (wṣíṣt)ثابت (thábt)واضح (wáḍḥ)محقّق (mḥqqq) as “testimony written, Mírzá, Shu‘á‘u’lláh, enclosed, supported, evident, indisputable”

تدبیر
tdbír d-b-r

literal: management; scheme; reflect

SE rendered ثابت (thábt)واضح (wáḍḥ)محقّق (mḥqqq)بکمال (bkmál)تدبیر (tdbír)صدد (ṣdd)قتل (qtl)هستند (hstnd) as “supported, evident, indisputable, with the utmost subtlety, engaged in conspiring, they are”

نصّ
nṣṣ n-ṣ-ṣ

literal: text; text, explicit statement; texts

SE rendered صدد (ṣdd)قتل (qtl)هستند (hstnd)نصّ (nṣṣ)عبارت (ʿbárt)میرزا (mírzá)شعاع (shʿáʿ)مکتوبست (mktúbst) as “engaged in conspiring, they are, very words, letter”

explicit 57% text 29% accordance 14%
هر
hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered مکتوبست (mktúbst)مرقوم (mrqúm)داشته (dáshth)هر (hr)مسبّب (msbbb)اختلاف (ikhtláf)نفرین (nfrín) as “letter, written by, hath kindled, every, curse”

مسبّب
msbbb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

SE rendered مکتوبست (mktúbst)مرقوم (mrqúm)داشته (dáshth)هر (hr)مسبّب (msbbb)اختلاف (ikhtláf)نفرین (nfrín)میکنم (míknm) as “letter, written by, hath kindled, every, curse, hath”

cause 33% means 17% caused 13% conducive 10% reason 7% curse 6% through 4% will 4% instrument 4% most 3%
اختلاف
ikhtláf kh-l-f

literal: different; difference

SE rendered مرقوم (mrqúm)داشته (dáshth)هر (hr)مسبّب (msbbb)اختلاف (ikhtláf)نفرین (nfrín)میکنم (míknm)بربّ (brbb) as “written by, hath kindled, every, curse, hath, ‘Lord”

ناطقم
náṭqm n-ṭ-q

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

SE rendered نفرین (nfrín)میکنم (míknm)بربّ (brbb)یرحمه (yrḥmh)ناطقم (náṭqm)امیدوارم (imídúárm)بزودی (bzúdí) as “curse, hath, ‘Lord, mercy, I hope, ere long”

امیدوارم
imídúárm w-ʾ-r “i hope”

literal: I hope

1 occurrence in corpus

یبعث
ybʿth b-ʿ-th

literal: send

SE rendered امیدوارم (imídúárm)بزودی (bzúdí)مظهر (mẓhr)یبعث (ybʿth)ظاهر (ẓáhr)اگرچه (igrchh)ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “I hope, ere long, manifest”

will 40% raise 20% god 20% send 20%
مشهود
mshhúd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered بغیر (bghír)لباس (lbás)مشهود (mshhúd)نمیتوانم (nmítúánm)زیاده (zíádh)شرح (shrḥ)دهم (dhm)مقصود (mqṣúd) as “another garb, cannot any more explain.”, Reference”

دهم
dhm d-h-n

literal: give

SE rendered نمیتوانم (nmítúánm)زیاده (zíádh)شرح (shrḥ)دهم (dhm)مقصود (mqṣúd)از (iz)عبارت (ʿbárt)آیۀ (áyۀ)مبارکۀ (mbárkۀ) as “cannot any more explain.”, Reference, by, words, sacred verse, God”

oil 38% dealt 13% acted 13% given 13% into 13% fuel 13%
بفراست
bfrást f-r-s

literal: send; Persian; contemplate

SE rendered کلمۀ (klmۀ)نمیتوانم (nmítúánm)زیاده (zíádh)شرح (shrḥ)دهم (dhm)بفراست (bfrást)بفهمید (bfhmíd)چه (chh)تمهید (tmhíd) as “the phrase, “I cannot any more explain”, explained, realize, what schemes, upon”

بیان
bíán b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered اینخصوص (iynkhṣúṣ)نموده‌اند (nmúdh‌ánd)زیاده (zíádh)بیان (bíán)نمایند (nmáynd)شاید (sháyd)ورقه (wrqh)بدست (bdst)افتد (iftd) as “for this purpose, they are devising, too fully, will, might, letter, fall into alien hands, and their”

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%
افتد
iftd f-t-y “decreed” Distinctive

literal: decreed

This form usually rendered as “tested” (2 occurrences)

decreed 50% tested 25% flamelike 25%

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