Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §5
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 16.
Source (Persian)
ای اهل عالم مذهب الهی از برای محبّت و اتّحاد است او را سبب عداوت و اختلاف منمائيد * نزد صاحبان بصر و اهل منظر اکبر آنچه سبب حفظ و علّت راحت و آسايش عباد است از قلم اعلی نازل شده و لکن جهّال ارض چون مربّای نفس و هوسند از حکمتهای بالغه حکيم حقيقی غافلند و بظنون و اوهام ناطق و عامل *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes of men of insight and the beholders of the Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever are the effective means for safeguarding and promoting the happiness and welfare of the children of men have already been revealed by the Pen of Glory. But the foolish ones of the earth, being nurtured in evil passions and desires, have remained heedless of the consummate wisdom of Him Who is, in truth, the All-Wise, while their words and deeds are prompted by idle fancies and vain imaginings.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE expanded to “dwell on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §112: I know notkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: them allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: have realizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for His sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: His own affections upon Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
unity 57% harmony 10% union 7% fellowship 7% unite 3% all 3% harmonizing 3% towards 3% unto 3% unifying 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the unionfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §102: essentially one and the samekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: His lonelinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: a meansgleaningsGWB §205: shall cheerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: execrationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §56: draweth unto usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: would stir
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thine enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §218: violencekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: His enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §58: whatsoever else
This form usually rendered as “discord”, “differences”, “difference” (34 occurrences)
discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: differentgleaningsGWB §461: hast indeed forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth him notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the diversgleaningsGWB §316: variationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the divergent
SE rendered سبب (sbb), عداوت (ʿdáwt), اختلاف (ikhtláf), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), نزد (nzd), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), بصر (bṣr), اهل (ihl), منظر (mnẓr) as “cause, enmity, dissension, make, In, men of insight, eyes, beholders of, Most Sublime Vision”
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: tokitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: came to visitthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presencewill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they inflict aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: visitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: in the eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me
This form usually rendered as “who”, “have”, “whose” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eyegleaningsGWB §563: discerning eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: men of insightgleaningsGWB §376: whose eyes
SE expanded to “Most Sublime Vision”
vision 26% scene 21% eyes 11% towards 11% beauty 11% sublime 5% countenance 5% mighty 5% habitation 5%
SE rendered نزد (nzd), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), بصر (bṣr), اهل (ihl), منظر (mnẓr), اکبر (ikbr), آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb), حفظ (ḥfẓ), علّت (ʿllt), راحت (ráḥt) as “In, men of insight, eyes, beholders of, Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever, effective means, safeguarding, promoting, happiness”
protection 22% protect 19% guard 14% security 8% protected 8% preservation 8% watch 6% shield 6% safeguarding 6% about 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preservedgleaningsGWB §567: for the preservationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy caretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
This form usually rendered as “tranquillity”, “peace”, “ease” (16 occurrences)
tranquillity 21% peace 14% ease 14% rest 14% assurance 7% undisturbed 7% happiness 7% own 7% repose 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: smellfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §337: human soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: He Who is Thy Spirit (Jesus)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: well-beinggleaningsGWB §287: taste ye the sweetness of restkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: welfarewill-and-testamentW&T §56: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-beinggleaningsGWB §144: peace and tranquillityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: tranquilitygleaningsGWB §697: well-being and tranquillity
SE expanded to “children of men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §578: faithful servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: and to magnifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE expanded to “have already been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Him Who is the RevealergleaningsGWB §219: shallkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Send down, thentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolishgleaningsGWB §221: those very persons who, though so foolishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: foolishlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §5: foolish areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorantgleaningsGWB §374: foolish ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §210: and all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: peoplegleaningsGWB §448: thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: homicideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: of Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: God the True OnegleaningsGWB §176: one truekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: truth?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious end
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayedgleaningsGWB §530: ye have shut out yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: to be forgetfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: heedless onegleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Hast thou fondly imaginedfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: we deemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: mine own fancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Didst thou imagine
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: have exclaimed, sayingfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §535: that speaketh the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: had aforetime proclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “carry”, “committed” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: carry outgleaningsGWB §125: evil doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the works we have performedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator of this deed
