Kitáb-i-Íqán — §70

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 70 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و کانوا قائلين: "اَينَ هُوَ المولُود مَلِکُ اليَهود؟ لاَنّا قَد رَاَينا نَجمَهُ فِی المَشرِقِ وَوافَينا لِنَسجُدَ لَه." و بعد از تفحّص معلوم نمودند که در بيت اللّحم يهودا آن طفل متولّد شد. اين علامت در سماء ظاهره. و علامت در سماء باطنه که سماء علم و معانی باشد ظهور يحيی بن زکريّا بود که مردم را بشارت می داد به ظهور آن حضرت. چنانچه می فرمايد: "انَّ اللّهَ يُبَشِّرُکَ بِيَحيی مُصَدِّقاً بِکَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللّه و سَيِّداً و حَصُوراً." مقصود از کلمه، حضرت عيسی است که يحيی مبشّر به ظهور او بود. و در الواح سماوی هم مسطور است: "کانَ يُوحَنّا يَکرزُ فی بَرِّيَّةِ يَهودا قائِلاً تُوبُوا فَقَدِ اقتَرَبَ مَلَکُوتُ السّمواتِ." و مقصود از يوحنّا، يحيی است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

These Magi said: “Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east and are come to worship Him!” When they had searched, they found out that in Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, the Child had been born. This was the sign that was manifested in the visible heaven. As to the sign in the invisible heaven—the heaven of divine knowledge and understanding—it was Yahyá, son of Zachariah, who gave unto the people the tidings of the Manifestation of Jesus. Even as He hath revealed: “God announceth Yahyá to thee, who shall bear witness unto the Word from God, and a great one and chaste.” By the term “Word” is meant Jesus, Whose coming Yahyá foretold. Moreover, in the heavenly Scriptures it is written: “John the Baptist was preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” By John is meant Yahyá.

Translation Notes

کانوا

kánúá k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; was; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “joined” (36 occurrences)

have 40% who 20% joined 10% occupy 10% represented 10% busied 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: being fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §230: past kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: was regarded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

قائلين

qáʾlín q-w-l → “said”

literal: said

say 46% said 16% saith 10% words 9% have 6% saying 3% hath 3% word 3% made 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Said Moses gleaningsGWB §219: We have written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

المولُود

al-múlúd w-l-d → “born”

literal: born; be born

born 36% children 14% mother 7% begetteth 7% begotten 7% father 7% given 7% had 7% “the 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: born gleaningsGWB §248: were born kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is born will-and-testamentW&T §18: “The child epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: begetteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: given birth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: mother kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: had been born

اليَهود؟

al-yahúd؟ y-h-d → “people”

literal: Jews; the Jews

people 40% israel 20% jews 20% jewish 20%

gleaningsGWB §37: people of Israel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: Jewish gleaningsGWB §37: Israel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Jews

لاَنّا

láanná ʾ-n → “for”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered المولُود (al-múlúd), مَلِکُ (malik), اليَهود؟ (al-yahúd؟), لاَنّا (láanná), رَاَينا (ráayná), نَجمَهُ (najmah) as “born, King, of the Jews, for, we have seen, His star”

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verily

رَاَينا

ráayná r-ʾ-y → “we have seen” Distinctive

literal: see; to see

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

SE expanded to “we have seen”

thou 47% seest 11% behold 10% see 9% beholdest 7% may 4% regard 3% beheld 3% recognize 3% seen 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest behold fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §187: may recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrained the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see gleaningsGWB §359: judgment

نَجمَهُ

najmah n-j-m → “his star”

literal: star; stars; the stars

star 50% sun 25% appearance 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: stars gleaningsGWB §594: a sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: appearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancement gleaningsGWB §334: End kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘stars’kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: as stars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Stars

المَشرِقِ

al-mashriq sh-r-q → “the east” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawn fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §670: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: shone forth above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: the radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: neither of the East

وَوافَينا

wawáfayná w-f-y → “faithfulness” Distinctive

literal: faithfulness; faithful

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

faithfulness 50% foolish 10% conclusive 10% come 10% fidelity 10% faithful 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish gleaningsGWB §36: of faithfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusive will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: faithfulness will-and-testamentW&T §24: fidelity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are come

لِنَسجُدَ

linasjud s-j-d → “to worship”

literal: prostrate; mosque; prostrated

worship 28% bow 22% prostrate 11% mosque 6% prostrated 6% bowed 6% adoreth 6% mosque.” 6% suppliant 6% instantly 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down before gleaningsGWB §668: bow the knee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: worship the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the knee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselves, before Him gleaningsGWB §70: prostrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered وَوافَينا (wawáfayná), لِنَسجُدَ (linasjud), از (iz), تفحّص (tfḥḥṣ), معلوم (mʿlúm), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “are come, to worship, searched, found out, they”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

تفحّص

tfḥḥṣ f-ḥ-ṣ → “investigation”

literal: investigation

investigation 33% searched 33% searchest 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: investigation gleaningsGWB §467: investigate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: searched the-hidden-wordsHW §16: searchest will-and-testamentW&T §43: examine

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)

evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unaware fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §728: The knowledge thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: the fate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I am tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; to do; do/make

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: have We gleaningsGWB §145: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have been the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: guided aright gleaningsGWB §669: can penetrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: clamour

بيت

bít b-y-t

literal: house; houses; house/home

SE rendered تفحّص (tfḥḥṣ), معلوم (mʿlúm), نمودند (nmúdnd), بيت (bít), اللّحم (al-lḥm), يهودا (yhúdá), طفل (ṭfl), متولّد (mtúlld) as “searched, found out, they, Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, Child, had been born”

house 79% habitation 11% most 5% chamber 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his house gleaningsGWB §219: Our House prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my home will-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same house gleaningsGWB §543: your habitations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitation will-and-testamentW&T §47: conspired

اللّحم

al-lḥm l-ḥ-m → “flesh”

literal: flesh

flesh 67% harmony 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: flesh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: my flesh will-and-testamentW&T §25: harmony

يهودا

yhúdá y-h-d → “jews”

literal: Jews; Jew

jews 67% jew 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: the Jews kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Jew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Jews

طفل

ṭfl ṭ-f-l → “child”

literal: child; children; childhood

children 33% child 33% childhood 17% babe 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: childhood gleaningsGWB §247: as children kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: Child epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: children kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: Babe

سماء

smáʾ s-m-w → “visible” Distinctive

literal: heaven

This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “heavens”, ““heaven” (290 occurrences)

heaven 76% heavens 14% “heaven 4% “heaven” 2% visible 1% heavenly 1% tablet 0% exaltation 0% ascended 0% creation 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: earth fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §217: of Names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §121: call

ظاهره

ẓáhrh ẓ-h-r → “manifested”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: make manifest fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §319: are made manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: resplendent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: mighty Manifestation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

باطنه

báṭnh b-ṭ-n → “invisible”

literal: inward; inner

inwardly 32% inner 27% invisible 23% spiritual 9% inward 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I gleaningsGWB §137: invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: inwardly gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: bellies

معانی

mʿání ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)

meaning 21% inner 14% divine 11% mysteries 11% ma’ani 7% glory 7% knowledge 7% truths 7% hidden 7% spirit 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: His loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §555: the manifold favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: loving kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that is will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

باشد

báshd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)

may 20% self 10% dwelling 10% interpreted 10% true 10% regarded 10% should 10% sincerely 10% required 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: nothing gleaningsGWB §725: have wandered kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: failed the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busied gleaningsGWB §687: be not

يحيی

yḥíy ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “may”, “maketh”, “recreate” (3 occurrences)

may 33% maketh 33% recreate 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would have fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §291: of everlasting life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thou didst stir up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered زکريّا (zkrírá), مردم (mrdm), بشارت (bshárt), می (mí), داد (dád), ظهور (ẓhúr), حضرت (ḥḍrt), چنانچه (chnánchh) as “Zachariah, the people, the tidings, gave, Jesus, Even as”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

داد

dád d-ʾ-d → “hath”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 29% equity 14% have 14% applicable 14% imparted 14% had 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: hath been uttered will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “jesus” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “muhammad”, “honor” (240 occurrences)

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Most Exalted gleaningsGWB §41: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have, at Thy bidding, met the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint gleaningsGWB §657: unto thee

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n → “even as”

literal: as

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: In like manner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus

فرمايد

frmáyd f-r-m → “he hath revealed”

literal: say; says

SE expanded to “He hath revealed”

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to gleaningsGWB §540: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: unto the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt

بِيَحيی

bíaḥíy ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

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

life 56% ashamed 8% lifetime 8% everlasting 4% regeneration 4% trumpet-call 4% liveth 4% “life” 4% immortal 4% quicken 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: is ashamed gleaningsGWB §220: everlasting life kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regeneration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: liveth will-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: ashamed gleaningsGWB §43: the lifetime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life”

مُصَدِّقاً

muṣaddiqáan ṣ-d-q → “truth” Distinctive

literal: truth; truthful

This form usually rendered as “acknowledge”, “attested”, “who” (6 occurrences)

acknowledge 33% attested 17% who 17% assenting 17% dissenting 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: faithful gleaningsGWB §39: true kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: who shall bear witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: affirmeth gleaningsGWB §341: acknowledged

بِکَلِمَةٍ

bikalimahin k-l-m → “word”

literal: word; words

word 54% words 21% through 8% most 3% every 3% one 3% hath 2% sayings 2% third 2% divinity 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §20: exalted words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: With every tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with God

سَيِّداً

sayyidáan s-y-d → “siyyid”

literal: lord; master, lord

siyyid 38% prince 13% “prince 13% lord 13% most 13% great 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: prince kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: most distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Siyyid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: a great one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: “Prince of Martyrs,”

حَصُوراً

ḥaṣúráan ḥ-ṣ-r → “confined”

literal: confined; confined, besieged

confined 50% reduced 25% chaste.” 25%

gleaningsGWB §312: reduced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: confined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: chaste.”

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: aim of gleaningsGWB §562: ambition kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: the heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the ardent desire the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purpose

الواح

al-wáḥ l-w-ḥ → “the heavenly scriptures” Distinctive

literal: tablet; tablets

This form usually rendered as “tablets”, “pages”, “tablet” (48 occurrences)

SE expanded to “the heavenly Scriptures”

tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the Lawh-i-Burhan (Tablet gleaningsGWB §689: writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: a document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: in gleaningsGWB §286: No

مسطور

msṭúr s-ṭ-r → “is written”

literal: written; written/recorded

recorded 24% written 19% inscribed 14% records 14% spoken 5% revealed 5% testifieth 5% testify 5% foretold 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been set down the-hidden-wordsHW §94: most holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: inscribed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: traced the-hidden-wordsHW §124: lines

يَکرزُ

yakrz k-r-z → “preaching”

literal: preach

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: was preaching

بَرِّيَّةِ

barrírah b-r-ʾ → “people” Distinctive

literal: creation; creation/creatures; creatures

This form usually rendered as “mankind”, “cure” (3 occurrences)

mankind 50% cure 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: men gleaningsGWB §156: healed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recovery gleaningsGWB §155: Through Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankind

تُوبُوا

túbúá t-w-b → “repent ye”

literal: repent; repentant; repentance

repent 75% pray 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: implore Thy pardon gleaningsGWB §502: he repent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: they repent gleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: repent gleaningsGWB §195: Pray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repent ye

فَقَدِ

faqad q-d-d

literal: then-indeed; already; indeed

SE rendered بَرِّيَّةِ (barrírah), يَهودا (yahúdá), قائِلاً (qáʾiláan), تُوبُوا (túbúá), فَقَدِ (faqad), اقتَرَبَ (iqtarab), مَلَکُوتُ (malakút), السّمواتِ (as-smúát) as “wilderness, Judea, saying, Repent ye, is at hand.”, Kingdom, of heaven”