Kitáb-i-Íqán — §224

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 224 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و اوّل کتاب می فرمايد: "الم ذلِکَ الکتابُ لا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ هُدیً لِلْمُتَّقِينَ." در حروف مقطّعه فرقان اسرار هويّه مستورگشته و لئالی احديّه در صدف اين حروف مخزون شده که اين مقام مجال ذکر آن نه و ليکن بر حسب ظاهر مقصود خود آن حضرت است که به او خطاب می فرمايد: يا محمّد، اين کتاب مُنزل از سماء احديّه، نيست ريبی و شکّی در آن، هدايتی است برای پرهيزکاران. ملاحظه فرمائيد که همين فرقان را مقرّر و مقدّر فرموده برای هدايت کلّ من فی السّموات و الارض و بنفسه آن ذات احديّه و غيب هويّه شهادت داده بر آنکه شکّ و شبهه در آن نيست که هادی عباد است الی يوم معاد. آيا انصاف هست ثقل اعظم را که خدا شهادت بر حقّيّت آن داده و حکم بر حقّيّت آن فرموده، اين عباد در آن شکّ نمايند و يا شبهه کنند و يا امری را که او سبب هدايت و وصول به معارج معرفت قرار فرموده، از آن اعراض نمايند و امر ديگر طلب نمايند و يا به حرف مزخرف ناس تشکيک نمايند که فلان چنين گفته و فلان امر ظاهر نشده و حال آنکه اگر امری يا احداثی غير کتاب الهی علّت و دليل برای هدايت خلق بود البتّه در آيه مذکور می شد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In the beginning of His Book He saith: “Alif. Lám. Mím. No doubt is there about this Book: It is a guidance unto the God-fearing.” In the disconnected letters of the Qur’án the mysteries of the divine Essence are enshrined, and within their shells the pearls of His Unity are treasured. For lack of space We do not dwell upon them at this moment. Outwardly they signify Muhammad Himself, Whom God addresseth saying: “O Muhammad, there is no doubt nor uncertainty about this Book which hath been sent down from the heaven of divine Unity. In it is guidance unto them that fear God.” Consider, how He hath appointed and decreed this self-same Book, the Qur’án, as a guidance unto all that are in heaven and on earth. He, the divine Being, and unknowable Essence, hath, Himself, testified that this Book is, beyond all doubt and uncertainty, the guide of all mankind until the Day of Resurrection. And now, We ask, is it fair for this people to view with doubt and misgiving this most weighty Testimony, the divine origin of which God hath proclaimed, and pronounced it to be the embodiment of truth? Is it fair for them to turn away from the thing which He hath appointed as the supreme Instrument of guidance for attainment unto the loftiest summits of knowledge, and to seek aught else but that Book? How can they allow men’s absurd and foolish sayings to sow the seeds of distrust in their minds? How can they any longer idly contend that a certain person hath spoken this or that way, or that a certain thing did not come to pass? Had there been anything conceivable besides the Book of God which could prove a more potent instrument and a surer guide to mankind, would He have failed to reveal it in that verse?

Translation Notes

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “beginning”

literal: first; beginning; firstness

first 49% beginning 19% hath 9% early 7% former 3% earliest 3% ever 3% inception 2% prime 2% “beginning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: first fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §135: the Manifestation of Adam kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “first”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: all in this world and the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one

کتاب

ktáb k-t-b → “book”

literal: book; books; write

book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Book gleaningsGWB §312: holy Writ kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this Book prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Books the-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for thee will-and-testamentW&T §6: letters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down

فرمايد

frmáyd frmúdn → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 40% hath 15% said 13% revealed 12% will 6% may 3% spoken 3% recorded 3% bestow 2% inflict 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: accepted it gleaningsGWB §39: testified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: freely and joyously prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §100: not a will-and-testamentW&T §5: He layeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: to appoint gleaningsGWB §558: conferreth

رَيْبَ

rayb r-y-b → “doubt”

literal: doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

doubt 67% doubteth 13% misgivings 13% doubts 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: The doubters gleaningsGWB §555: and misgivings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspicious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: doubt Our truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: doubter.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies

هُدیً

hudyan h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 28% divine 28% light 11% guide 6% righteousness 6% presents 6% gift 6% way 6% heavenly 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidance gleaningsGWB §682: direct their steps kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: presents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Thy guidance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §485: approach kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders of men

لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

lilmuttaqín w-q-y → “unto the god-fearing.”” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “act”, “walk”, “lead” (4 occurrences)

SE expanded to “unto the God-fearing.””

act 25% walk 25% lead 25% tread 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §598: upright conduct kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: unto the God-fearing.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: “Fear ye the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected

حروف

ḥrúf ḥ-r-f → “letters”

literal: letter

letters 67% divine 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with words gleaningsGWB §193: through the agency of but one Letter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: with one letter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Letters the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letter will-and-testamentW&T §5: pass out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have perverted gleaningsGWB §453: eyes away

مقطّعه

mqṭṭʿh q-ṭ-ʿ → “rid” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached; severed

This form usually rendered as “disconnected” (2 occurrences)

rid 19% detached 17% detachment 16% have 14% renunciation 10% cease 6% detach 5% wholly 5% absolute 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciation gleaningsGWB §428: who will detach himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: rid us of all attachment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severed gleaningsGWB §299: the emblems of true detachment.”

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 85% secrets 5% hidden 2% through 1% verities 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% divine 1% secret 1% discover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries gleaningsGWB §40: privily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy bliss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: secretly

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “essence” Distinctive

literal: desire; passion

This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their personal desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §313: to self and passion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: worldly desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: evil desires tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

مستورگشته

mstúrgshth mstúrgshth → “enshrined”

literal: concealed

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: are enshrined

لئالی

lʾálí l-y-l → “night”

literal: night; nights; the nights

night 69% night-season 15% nights 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: night gleaningsGWB §320: dream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by night kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §469: others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of one tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighbor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto one gleaningsGWB §116: His

صدف

ṣdf ṣ-d-f → “shells”

literal: shell; shells

lay 33% shells 33% shell 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the shells gleaningsGWB §686: that lay concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: shell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: within the shells kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: shells

مخزون

mkhzún kh-z-n → “treasured”

literal: treasury; treasuries

preserved 21% treasured 21% enshrined 17% lay 8% hidden 8% lie 8% smolder 4% treasure 4% concealed 4% which 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasury gleaningsGWB §479: thy treasures kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrined the-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehouses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositories gleaningsGWB §520: your treasuries

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “moment” 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 §55: the depths of fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §381: this privilege kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: such stations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein

مجال

mjál m-j-l → “able”

literal: possibility

able 33% room 33% possibility 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: able epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: possibility epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: room

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

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 §82: with remembrance of Me gleaningsGWB §319: depict kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: speaking of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: and have not ceased to extol tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

حسب

ḥsb ḥ-s-b → “reckoning” Distinctive

literal: reckoned; reckoning

This form usually rendered as “literally”, “seeming” (21 occurrences)

literally 67% seeming 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Reckoning gleaningsGWB §382: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: reckoning,—with the-hidden-wordsHW §32: account epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sufficest gleaningsGWB §461: deemest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Do men think the-hidden-wordsHW §134: infernal

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be manifested fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §495: of the earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: His Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: made known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: direct themselves towards gleaningsGWB §118: wayfarers kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: imply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: cherished the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth make epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Goal

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence/holiness

SE rendered ليکن (líkn), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقصود (mqṣúd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), خطاب (khṭáb), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “Muhammad, “O, there, which, about”

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 §112: His Excellency gleaningsGWB §355: is come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: summoned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: summon me to be present the-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presence will-and-testamentW&T §10: by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the Desired One gleaningsGWB §271: No sooner did she behold

خطاب

khṭáb kh-ṭ-b → “addresseth”

literal: address; addresses; addressing

addresseth 33% address 17% clear 17% decisive 17% holy 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: addresseth gleaningsGWB §696: decisive decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: discourses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: would address me will-and-testamentW&T §34: Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: address gleaningsGWB §595: Whose utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: addresseth me

مُنزل

munzl n-z-l → “in”

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered فرمايد (frmáyd), محمّد، (mḥmmd،), کتاب (ktáb), مُنزل (munzl), از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), احديّه، (iḥdídh،), نيست (níst), ريبی (ríbí) as “about, from, Unity, In, it, guidance, fear, how”

revealer 27% revealed 21% who 12% which 9% home 9% sent 6% have 6% even 3% eye 3% abode 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent down gleaningsGWB §379: have been set down kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: hath it been revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: for having sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth

شکّی

shkkí sh-k-k → “doubt”

literal: doubt; doubting; uncertainty

doubt 50% indubitable 25% uncertainty 25%

gleaningsGWB §88: any doubt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: hesitation the-hidden-wordsHW §13: Question it not gleaningsGWB §124: doubt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: dispute gleaningsGWB §555: of doubts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: misgivings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: misdoubt

پرهيزکاران

prhízkárán prhízkárán → “fear”

literal: god-fearing

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God

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 §54: Concern gleaningsGWB §689: view kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: the perusal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: with the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped out gleaningsGWB §321: Witness

مقرّر

mqrrr q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: established

This form usually rendered as “laid”, “ordained”, “appointed” (17 occurrences)

laid 17% ordained 17% appointed 17% definitely 8% singled 8% prescribed 8% appointing 8% established 8% destined 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: still gleaningsGWB §337: who have entered and been established within kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: real abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: hath confessed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the court will-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden

مقدّر

mqddr q-d-r → “power” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “destined”, “decree”, “ordainer” (17 occurrences)

destined 23% decree 15% ordainer 8% hath 8% preordained 8% implied 8% bestowed 8% divine 8% predestined 8% provided 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: largely fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §264: is able kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of His providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: through the power of His might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is

الارض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §435: in every land kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth

بنفسه

bnfsh n-f-s → “to”

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), الارض (ar-rḍ), بنفسه (bnfsh), ذات (dhát), احديّه (iḥdídh), غيب (ghíb), هويّه (húyyh) as “Testimony, divine, to, embodiment, pronounced, truth”

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sake gleaningsGWB §494: your evil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature or tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: five

ذات

dhát dh-w-t → “essence”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being

essence 38% person 13% self 9% ancient 9% own 9% divine 6% unchangeable 6% exalted 3% mystery 3% himself 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Essence gleaningsGWB §126: the Divine Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thine immemorial Being will-and-testamentW&T §25: in person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: being gleaningsGWB §387: His Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being

غيب

ghíb gh-y-b

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; invisible

SE rendered الارض (ar-rḍ), بنفسه (bnfsh), ذات (dhát), احديّه (iḥdídh), غيب (ghíb), هويّه (húyyh), شهادت (shhádt), داده (dádh), بر (br), آنکه (ánkh), شکّ (shkk) as “divine, to, embodiment, pronounced, truth, Is, fair, them, turn”

invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisible gleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: immemorial tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absent the-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detraction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisible gleaningsGWB §122: the spiritual

شهادت

shhádt sh-h-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)

martyrdom 32% testify 23% testimony 23% attest 5% denunciations 5% bear 5% death 2% witness 2% solemnly 2% admit 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perspicuous fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §533: ye can discover kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: fact prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see

داده

dádh dádn → “have”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 33% have 13% laid 7% yielded 7% equity 7% broke 7% brought 7% imputest 7% made 7% justice 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §131: the oil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: wilt readily testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: proclaim gleaningsGWB §146: justice

شبهه

shbhh sh-b-h → “doubt”

literal: doubts; likeness

doubt 33% like 17% night 8% doubted 8% shadow 8% obscurities 8% uncertainty 8% misgiving 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: such gleaningsGWB §107: doubt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the doubts will-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: all comparison gleaningsGWB §126: peers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: incomparable

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §600: and them that serve Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of God

معاد

mʿád ʿ-w-d → “resurrection”

literal: return; habit; be ready/acquire capacity

resurrection 17% habits 17% prodigies 8% fresh 8% capacity 8% transmuted 8% will 8% who 8% ways 8% again 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: prodigies gleaningsGWB §471: who will return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: revert gleaningsGWB §397: be transmuted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of Resurrection gleaningsGWB §471: will We return you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: ways gleaningsGWB §358: capacity

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 28% fairness 19% justice 17% fair 16% fair-minded 8% fairly 5% injustice 3% equitable 2% equitably 2% just 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fair gleaningsGWB §61: did ye but judge it fairly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: unswerving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: fair-minded soul the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright will-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: will equitably consider gleaningsGWB §181: just

ثقل

thql th-q-l → “burdens”

literal: weight; burdens; burden

weighty 67% burden 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: burden gleaningsGWB §76: her burdens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: twin weighty testimonies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: both worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §48: of both worlds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: weighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: weighty Revelation

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

most 70% greater 8% supreme 5% greatest 4% more 4% mightier 3% how 2% transcendeth 2% mightiest 2% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great gleaningsGWB §239: superior to you in rank kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpowering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeur the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §38: very great epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness

خدا

khdá khdá → “god”

literal: god

god 95% god’s 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: God gleaningsGWB §124: God’s

حقّيّت

ḥqqíqt ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth

divine 33% embodiment 33% truth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable gleaningsGWB §191: hath appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: Him Who is the one true God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realities

نمايند

nmáynd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: He maketh gleaningsGWB §362: in ignoring kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: have ye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attain will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Meditate

کنند

knnd krdn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “would”, “appreciate”, “witnessed” (39 occurrences)

would 20% appreciate 10% witnessed 10% vainly 10% toward 10% should 10% uttered 10% give 10% indulge 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: made gleaningsGWB §39: come again kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: hath made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §56: give epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: stocks

امری

imrí ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: as bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §261: happening kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

سبب

sbb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

SE rendered بر (br), حقّيّت (ḥqqíqt), فرموده، (frmúdh،), عباد (ʿbád), شکّ (shkk), نمايند (nmáynd), شبهه (shbhh), کنند (knnd), امری (imrí), سبب (sbb) as “conceivable”

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause gleaningsGWB §175: result in kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: order of things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made of it will-and-testamentW&T §27: causeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: means

وصول

wṣúl w-ṣ-l

literal: union; reach; reunion

SE rendered بر (br), حقّيّت (ḥqqíqt), فرموده، (frmúdh،), عباد (ʿbád), شکّ (shkk), نمايند (nmáynd), شبهه (shbhh), کنند (knnd), امری (imrí), سبب (sbb), هدايت (hdáyt), وصول (wṣúl) as “conceivable”