Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §12

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 16.

Source (Persian)

محبّت أغصان بر کل لازم و لکن ما قدّر اللّه لهم حقّا فی أموال النّاس *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is enjoined upon everyone to manifest love towards the Aghṣán, but God hath not granted them any right to the property of others.

Translation Notes

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §342: highly meritorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: such as love Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Me

أغصان

ʾaghṣán gh-ṣ-n → “aghṣán”

literal: branch; branches; boughs

branches 50% aghṣán 40% boughs 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: branch gleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Tree kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Branches will-and-testamentW&T §19: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: boughs gleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branch kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branches

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

لازم

lázm l-z-m

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary/binding

SE rendered محبّت (mḥbbt), أغصان (ʾaghṣán), بر (br), لازم (lázm), لکن (lkn), قدّر (qddr), اللّه (al-lh), حقّا (ḥqqá) as “love, Aghṣán, upon, but, granted, God, right”

incumbent 39% necessary 30% must 4% behooveth 4% needeth 4% can 4% obligatory 4% resteth 4% requisite 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: incumbent gleaningsGWB §605: resteth kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: must needs gleaningsGWB §418: essential epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: It is necessary

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “but”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered محبّت (mḥbbt), أغصان (ʾaghṣán), بر (br), لازم (lázm), لکن (lkn), قدّر (qddr), اللّه (al-lh), حقّا (ḥqqá), أموال (ʾamúál) as “love, Aghṣán, upon, but, granted, God, right, property”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but

قدّر

qddr q-d-r → “granted” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the aid fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §348: numerous and far-reaching kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: through Thine irrevocable appointment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mystic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §10: His

حقّا

ḥqqá ḥ-q-q → “right” Distinctive

literal: truth; true; right

This form usually rendered as “truth”, “god”, “true” (319 occurrences)

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute gleaningsGWB §669: He is kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of God?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth

أموال

ʾamúál m-w-l → “property”

literal: property; wealth, property

substance 40% property 27% treasures 20% goods 7% mortal 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: possessions gleaningsGWB §361: substance and kindred kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: sacrifice our substance the-hidden-wordsHW §58: My wealth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessions gleaningsGWB §406: the treasures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: goods

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “others”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §622: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people gleaningsGWB §702: hearers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men

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