Will and Testament — §9
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 59.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “likewise”, “also”, “similarly” (52 occurrences)
SE expanded to “like manner, the”
This form usually rendered as “meditate”, “thought”, “reflect” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to death”
This form usually rendered as “light”, “resplendent”, “rays” (3 occurrences)
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”
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “demonstrated”, “recognized” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the utmost subtlety”
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”
This form usually rendered as “reside”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
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”
This form usually rendered as “letter” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered مکتوبست (mktúbst), مرقوم (mrqúm), داشته (dáshth), هر (hr), مسبّب (msbbb), اختلاف (ikhtláf), نفرین (nfrín) as “letter, written by, hath kindled, every, curse”
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”
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”
This form usually rendered as “curse” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “plead” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will” (3 occurrences)
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”
This form usually rendered as “ere” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered امیدوارم (imídúárm), بزودی (bzúdí), مظهر (mẓhr), یبعث (ybʿth), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اگرچه (igrchh), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “I hope, ere long, manifest”
SE rendered بغیر (bghír), لباس (lbás), مشهود (mshhúd), نمیتوانم (nmítúánm) as “another garb, cannot any more explain.””
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”
SE expanded to “cannot any more explain.””
This form usually rendered as “innumerable”, “wax”, “fully” (6 occurrences)
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”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “laid” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “layeth a claim”
This form usually rendered as “phrase” (1 occurrences)
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”
This form usually rendered as “realize” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “schemes” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “purpose” (1 occurrences)
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”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fall into alien hands”
This form usually rendered as “tested” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “poisoned”, “foiled” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “foretelling good tidings”
This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “entered”, “found”, “last” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have been made”