Kitáb-i-Íqán — §21

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 21 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و بعد اصحاب و تلاميذ آن حضرت استدعا نمودند که علامت رجعت و ظهور چيست و چه وقت اين ظاهر خواهد شد؟ و در چند مقام اين سؤال را از آن طلعت بی مثال نمودند و آن حضرت در هر مقام علامتی ذکر فرمودند چنانچه در اناجيل اربعه مسطور است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Afterwards, the companions and disciples of Jesus asked Him concerning those signs that must needs signalize the return of His manifestation. When, they asked, shall these things be? Several times they questioned that peerless Beauty, and, every time He made reply, He set forth a special sign that should herald the advent of the promised Dispensation. To this testify the records of the four Gospels.

Translation Notes

تلاميذ

tlámídh t-l-m → “disciples”

literal: disciples

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: disciples

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence/holiness

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His Majesty gleaningsGWB §163: and deposited it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: highness the-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint gleaningsGWB §287: in the Day

استدعا

istdʿá d-ʿ-w → “summon” Distinctive

literal: call; invitation; claim

This form usually rendered as “entreat”, “ask”, “beseech” (6 occurrences)

entreat 50% ask 17% beseech 17% asked 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: called gleaningsGWB §521: your resolution to see that they do not kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: Summoner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast summoned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimants the-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summon will-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee

نمودند

nmúdnd nmúdn → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 45% hath 11% suffered 8% sought 8% spoke 5% caused 5% arose 5% put 5% winged 5% arrested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had gleaningsGWB §45: make the kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: may encompass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waited will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: lay

علامت

ʿlámt ʿ-l-m → “signs”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

sign 56% signs 33% symbol 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: banner fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §312: that kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: exponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: Thou knowest full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

رجعت

rjʿt r-j-ʿ → “return”

literal: return; returning; to return

“return” 44% repaired 22% thou 11% return 11% made 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to return gleaningsGWB §319: return and be gathered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pertaineth unto Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returning will-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confounded epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto Him gleaningsGWB §168: hath repaired

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: Whom God shall make manifest fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §113: pertaineth unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: expounded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: recognized tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth

وقت

wqt w-q-t → “times”

literal: time; appointed time; appointed-time

time 30% hour 17% thereupon 9% moment 9% days 9% age 9% timely 4% hitherto 4% now 4% day 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: at times gleaningsGWB §206: of these days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in those days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the time which Thou hast fixed the-hidden-wordsHW §116: chance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: time gleaningsGWB §708: to its duration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: And now

خواهد

khúáhd khúástn → “shall”

literal: will; to want/will

will 59% shall 11% endure 4% can 4% ever 4% desireth 4% purpose 4% could 4% would 4% wishing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will ye gleaningsGWB §124: will continue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: could the-hidden-wordsHW §106: Wouldst thou have will-and-testamentW&T §20: seek epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §549: shall ever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: tread no

چند

chnd chnd → “number”

literal: several; how many, several; some

number 33% certain 33% few 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: few kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: number of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: certain

سؤال

sʾál s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; question; ask/beseech

SE rendered خواهد (khúáhd), چند (chnd), مقام (mqám), سؤال (sʾál), از (iz), طلعت (ṭlʿt), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “shall, Several, Beauty, peerless, questioned”

asked 33% question 17% questioned 17% sought 8% inquire 4% thou 4% any 4% questions 4% asking 4% ask 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I implore gleaningsGWB §259: questioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreat epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: asking gleaningsGWB §489: be asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Thee

طلعت

ṭlʿt ṭ-l-ʿ → “beauty”

literal: countenance

countenance 43% beauty 14% presence 7% another 7% last 7% “first 7% “last” 7% beholding 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §58: He Who is the Revealer kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: aware prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: They Who are the Exponents tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

بی

bí b-y → “absurdity”

literal: without; is

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

مثال

mthál m-th-l → “peerless”

literal: like; likeness; example

peerless 50% none 13% unto 13% comparisons 13% matchless 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble thee gleaningsGWB §379: uttered such unseemly kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: likeneth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: and nature as themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchless will-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footsteps epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “set forth” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)

mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: mentioned gleaningsGWB §519: a monition kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: been established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and of remembrance of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

فرمودند

frmúdnd frmúdn

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), هر (hr), مقام (mqám), علامتی (ʿlámtí), ذکر (dhkr), فرمودند (frmúdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), اناجيل (inájíl), اربعه (irbʿh), مسطور (msṭúr) as “every, time, sign, set forth, To this testify, Gospels, four, records”