Kitáb-i-Íqán — §282

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 282 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ملاحظه فرمائيد که در اخبار، سنه ظهور آن هويّه نور را هم ذکر فرمودهاند مع ذلک شاعر نشدهاند و در نَفَسی از هوای نفس منقطع نگشتهاند. فِی حَديثِ المُفَضَّل "سَئَلَ عن الصّادق فَکيفَ يا مولايَ فی ظُهورِهِ؟ فَقال عَلَيه السّلامُ : فی سَنَةِ السّتّينِ يَظهَرُ اَمرُه و يعلُو ذکره."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider, that even the year in which that Quintessence of Light is to be made manifest hath been specifically recorded in the traditions, yet they still remain unmindful, nor do they for one moment cease to pursue their selfish desires. According to the tradition, Mufaddál asked Sádiq saying: “What of the sign of His manifestation, O my master?” He made reply: “In the year sixty, His Cause shall be made manifest, and His Name shall be proclaimed.”

Translation Notes

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look gleaningsGWB §683: contemplate kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: see prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped out gleaningsGWB §106: to behold

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd f-r-m → “hath been specifically recorded” Distinctive

literal: say

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “reflect” (44 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath been specifically recorded”

consider 29% behold 12% reflect 12% sayest 12% inform 6% awhile 6% about 6% implication 6% do 6% observe 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: purposed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected gleaningsGWB §40: caused

اخبار،

ikhbár، kh-b-r → “traditions”

literal: inform; informed

traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: “I announce gleaningsGWB §280: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: informing gleaningsGWB §219: have We given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditions

سنه

snh s-n-h → “year”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: seventy-year

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “made manifest” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: manifested fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §300: occur kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: obvious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that concerneth the revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “quintessence” Distinctive

literal: desire; passion

This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desires”, “desire” (71 occurrences)

corrupt 22% desires 20% desire 18% evil 11% passion 7% self 7% essence 7% passions 4% promptings 2% mere 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §656: the limitless immensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: Quintessence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclination the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse

ذکره

dhkrh dh-k-r → “his name” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealed gleaningsGWB §298: recount kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: forth Thy praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

شاعر

sháʿr sh-ʿ-r → “consciousness” Distinctive

literal: indicating; hair; perceive

This form usually rendered as “know”, “oblivious”, “unaware” (7 occurrences)

know 25% oblivious 25% unaware 25% unmindful 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: of gleaningsGWB §413: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: bear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every hair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicating gleaningsGWB §77: recognize them not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: oblivious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Fane

نشدهاند

nshdhánd sh-w-d → “have”

literal: become; to become; became

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: now gleaningsGWB §39: be said kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: feed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: have become

نَفَسی

nafasí n-f-s → “for one moment”

literal: self; soul; souls

SE expanded to “for one moment”

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: name gleaningsGWB §567: their own security kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: fleeting breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thee belong tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of self will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered شاعر (sháʿr), نشدهاند (nshdhánd), نَفَسی (nafasí), از (iz), هوای (húáy), نفس (nfs), منقطع (mnqṭʿ) as “unmindful, remain, for one moment, selfish desires, cease”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

هوای

húáy h-w-y → “selfish desires”

literal: desire

selfish 45% desire 27% covetous 9% own 9% soar 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desires gleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: would the-hidden-wordsHW §107: passion will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires gleaningsGWB §362: selfish desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heaven

منقطع

mnqṭʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “cease” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)

rid 24% detached 24% wholly 18% withheld 9% absolute 6% detach 6% completely 3% withdrew 3% must 3% complete 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cease gleaningsGWB §476: touch or hurt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth short prayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: that they may rid tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrew

نگشتهاند

ngshthánd g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered نَفَسی (nafasí), از (iz), هوای (húáy), نفس (nfs), منقطع (mnqṭʿ), نگشتهاند (ngshthánd), حَديثِ (ḥadíth), المُفَضَّل (al-mufaḍḍal) as “for one moment, selfish desires, cease, tradition, Mufaddál”

have 32% hath 18% made 14% returned 9% attained 5% forsook 5% remained 5% unto 5% manifested 5% illumined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have been gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: opened the-hidden-wordsHW §113: hath will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: returned gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: adapted

حَديثِ

ḥadíth ḥ-d-th → “tradition”

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

tradition 56% traditions 22% tale 4% lengthy 4% history 4% words 4% certain 4% intimate 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the tradition gleaningsGWB §350: events kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: chances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell out the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §42: happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a lengthy tradition gleaningsGWB §122: tradition

المُفَضَّل

al-mufaḍḍal f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 77% bounty 6% through 4% gracious 3% mercy 3% token 2% better 2% tender 2% great 1% favor 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §464: and of His grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

سَئَلَ

saʾal s-y-l → “rained”

literal: flowing (wire); to flow

2 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §34: rained

الصّادق

aṣ-ṣádq ṣ-d-q → “truth” Distinctive

literal: truth; truthful; true

This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)

true 46% sincere 11% faithful 7% truth 7% speaketh 7% speak 7% soul 4% affirmeth 4% unquestionable 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truth gleaningsGWB §621: with truthfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: truly declared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §19: assenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: soul gleaningsGWB §341: acknowledged

مولايَ

múláy w-l-y → “lord” Distinctive

literal: lord

This form usually rendered as “ideal”, “master?”” (2 occurrences)

ideal 50% master?” 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious gleaningsGWB §353: authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: incessant afflictions will-and-testamentW&T §35: mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the Mawlavis gleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous

فَقال

faqál q-w-l → “he made reply” Distinctive

literal: say; said; saying

This form usually rendered as “said”, “hath”, “saith” (92 occurrences)

SE expanded to “He made reply”

said 57% hath 12% saith 10% say 7% have 3% answered 3% made 3% doth 2% reply 2% replied 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: saith gleaningsGWB §355: disclose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: idle talk prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “O tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

عَلَيه

ʿalayh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered مولايَ (múláy), ظُهورِهِ؟ (ẓuhúrihi؟), فَقال (faqál), عَلَيه (ʿalayh), السّلامُ (as-slám), سَنَةِ (sanah), السّتّينِ (as-sttín) as “master?”, manifestation, He made reply, year, sixty”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exalt gleaningsGWB §635: encompassed thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: the world the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is gleaningsGWB §532: to your aid

السّلامُ

as-slám s-l-m

literal: peace; greeted

SE rendered ظُهورِهِ؟ (ẓuhúrihi؟), فَقال (faqál), عَلَيه (ʿalayh), السّلامُ (as-slám), سَنَةِ (sanah), السّتّينِ (as-sttín) as “manifestation, He made reply, year, sixty”