Kitáb-i-Íqán — §165

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 165 of 291.

Source (Persian)

مثلاً در مادّه نحاسی ملاحظه فرمائيد که اگر در معدن خود از غلبه يبوست محفوظ بماند در مدّت هفتاد سنه به مقام ذهبی می رسد. اگر چه، بعضی خود نحاس را ذهب می دانند که به واسطه غلبه يبوست مريض شده و به مقام خود نرسيده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

For instance, consider the substance of copper. Were it to be protected in its own mine from becoming solidified, it would, within the space of seventy years, attain to the state of gold. There are some, however, who maintain that copper itself is gold, which by becoming solidified is in a diseased condition, and hath not therefore reached its own state.

Translation Notes

مثلاً

mthláan m-th-l → “for instance”

literal: like; likeness; example

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as gleaningsGWB §453: your like kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §17: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are like thee

مادّه

máddh m-d-d → “substance”

literal: period; ink; extended

ink 23% long 14% extended 9% assist 9% period 9% substance 9% whose 9% shadoweth 9% will 5% reinforce 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: assist gleaningsGWB §286: in the course of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: asked the help prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: and whose flame Thou feedest the-hidden-wordsHW §104: with will-and-testamentW&T §3: a period epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Extended gleaningsGWB §228: long

نحاسی

nḥásí n-ḥ-s → “of copper”

literal: copper; brass/copper; copper (part 1 of نحاسی split)

copper 60% dross 10% copper?” 10% brass-like 10% crude 10%

gleaningsGWB §505: brass-like kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of copper prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: crude metal gleaningsGWB §397: copper?”gleaningsGWB §397: copper gleaningsGWB §365: dross

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 44% behold 14% observe 11% reflect 9% discover 8% regard 4% witness 3% witnessed 3% carefully 2% eye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: high regard gleaningsGWB §308: should be likened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: beheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glance the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: behold gleaningsGWB §39: doth recognize

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say

This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)

conceive 17% hath 17% sayest 17% awhile 8% behold 8% attentively 8% about 8% implication 8% do 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: declareth gleaningsGWB §116: had kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: may prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same example epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded in gleaningsGWB §178: have

معدن

mʿdn ʿ-d-n → “mine”

literal: mine, source; mine; mine, repository

mine 75% wellspring 13% who 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the mine gleaningsGWB §95: Treasuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: minerals gleaningsGWB §356: and to Him Who is the Fountain thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: Mines gleaningsGWB §286: the Wellspring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: Source gleaningsGWB §540: mine

يبوست

ybúst y-b-s → “solidified”

literal: dry; dryness, solidification; dry/dried

sere 25% solidified 25% wither 13% solitary 13% hath 13% corrupt 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: the solitary place gleaningsGWB §378: that hath rot and dried up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: solidified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: corrupt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: sere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: wither

محفوظ

mḥfúẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “protected”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

guarded 21% protected 14% preserved 14% protect 7% shield 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee gleaningsGWB §125: shield themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Do Thou preserve tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian the-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee

بماند

bmánd mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered معدن (mʿdn), از (iz), غلبه (ghlbh), يبوست (ybúst), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), بماند (bmánd), مدّت (mddt), هفتاد (hftád), سنه (snh), مقام (mqám) as “mine, from, becoming, solidified, protected, space, seventy, years, state”

have 18% left 9% leaving 9% strayed 9% endureth 9% still 9% would 9% may 9% knowledge 9% shall 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: are gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: at no time have they been proof against the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thou didst remain will-and-testamentW&T §17: shall remain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: no longer gleaningsGWB §551: endureth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: have remained

هفتاد

hftád h-f-t → “seventh” Distinctive

literal: seventh; seventy

This form usually rendered as “seventy” (1 occurrences)

seventh 50% seventy 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: seventy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seventh

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years

years 61% year 16% each 6% yearly 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% “the 3% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two years gleaningsGWB §176: In the year kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each year gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “state” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: My people fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §107: the occasion kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy transcendent sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose

نرسيده

nrsídh rsídn → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

might 14% ceased 14% reached 14% hath 14% attained 14% still 14% naught 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: ceased to reach gleaningsGWB §145: can ever hope to reach kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: can never fail the-hidden-wordsHW §109: is come will-and-testamentW&T §5: waved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxed gleaningsGWB §118: can never reach kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: to make

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a few gleaningsGWB §481: while others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: part of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: some of gleaningsGWB §480: none among them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a few among

دانند

dánnd dánstn → “have” Distinctive

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

This form usually rendered as “regard”, “thou”, “know” (14 occurrences)

regard 25% thou 8% know 8% mayest 8% confusing 8% may 8% regarded 8% maintain 8% recognize 8% consider 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: considered gleaningsGWB §44: have come to regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: consider the-hidden-wordsHW §136: know ye will-and-testamentW&T §54: arena epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: know gleaningsGWB §312: believe them to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: to regard themselves

واسطه

wásṭh w-s-ṭ

literal: middle; middle, midst; between

SE rendered نحاس (nḥás), ذهب (dhhb), می (mí), دانند (dánnd), واسطه (wásṭh), غلبه (ghlbh), يبوست (ybúst), مريض (mríḍ), مقام (mqám) as “copper, gold, is, maintain, solidified, is in a diseased, state”