Kitáb-i-Íqán — §73

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 73 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس، از اين معانی مبرهن شد که قبل از ظهور هر يک از مرايای احديّه علامات آن ظهور در آسمان ظاهر و آسمان باطن که محلّ شمس علم و قمر حکمت و انجم معانی و بيان است ظاهر می شود و آن ظهورِ انسان کامل است قبل از هر ظهور برای تربيت و استعداد عباد از برای لقای آن شمس هويّه و قمر احديّه.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

From all that We have stated it hath become clear and manifest that before the revelation of each of the Mirrors reflecting the divine Essence, the signs heralding their advent must needs be revealed in the visible heaven as well as in the invisible, wherein is the seat of the sun of knowledge, of the moon of wisdom, and of the stars of understanding and utterance. The sign of the invisible heaven must needs be revealed in the person of that perfect man who, before each Manifestation appeareth, educateth, and prepareth the souls of men for the advent of the divine Luminary, the Light of the unity of God amongst men.

Translation Notes

معانی

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

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)

meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §29: hast bestowed upon me Thy bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: understanding—it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: and partake of Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favor will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

مبرهن

mbrhn b-r-h-n

literal: proof; evidence; proven

SE rendered پس، (ps،), از (iz), معانی (mʿání), مبرهن (mbrhn), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), هر (hr), يک (yk), از (iz) as “From, of, have stated, revelation, each”

indubitable 20% fully 20% demonstrate 20% demonstrated 20% clear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Testimony gleaningsGWB §63: His proof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: clear and manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy proof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: proof gleaningsGWB §632: My proof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: demonstrated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thy testimony

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

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 §230: the time of the Revelation fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §117: the evidences kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: proved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: be distinguished tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth

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 §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each

مرايای

mráyáy r-ʾ-y → “mirrors”

literal: mirror

mirrors 90% mirror 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §305: thou hast seen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Who beholdest all things the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: a dream

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “divine”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

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 §207: no man gleaningsGWB §584: of no one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the One tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other man gleaningsGWB §670: Should any man

علامات

ʿlámát ʿ-l-m → “signs”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

signs 74% tokens 17% sign 4% testimonies 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priests fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §586: and written down the knowledge kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §393: the ensigns tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

آسمان

ásmán ásmán → “heaven”

literal: heaven; heaven, sky; heaven/sky

heaven 76% heights 6% firmament 6% heavens 6% invisible 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: heaven gleaningsGWB §145: heights kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmament kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: from heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisible

باطن

báṭn b-ṭ-n → “invisible”

literal: inward; inner; hidden

inner 27% inwardly 27% invisible 23% spiritual 8% inward 8% secretly 4% hidden 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: inwardly gleaningsGWB §248: wombs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretly gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the hidden

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l → “seat”

literal: place; place, location

place 19% seat 19% recipient 12% recipients 12% targets 8% path 8% within 8% object 8% one 4% another 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in one quarter gleaningsGWB §300: decreed as lawful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: subject prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: a place the-hidden-wordsHW §78: Whither will-and-testamentW&T §25: resolved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Hill gleaningsGWB §95: within the tabernacles

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 52% daystar 23% light 7% day-star 6% luminary 4% “sun” 4% sunlight 1% orb 1% terms 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun in gleaningsGWB §357: Light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: this sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlight gleaningsGWB §401: the splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “Suns,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one

قمر

qmr q-m-r → “moon”

literal: moon; moon, its moon; moons

moon 55% “moon” 21% “moon 10% ‘moon’ 7% moon.” 3% light 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: moon gleaningsGWB §425: the Moon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: and the moon shall not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: moon.’”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: moon.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘moon’kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the Light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: and the moon

انجم

injm n-j-m → “stars”

literal: star; stars

stars 89% stars?” 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: stars gleaningsGWB §594: a sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Stars epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the stars thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: astronomer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: His star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: its star

کامل

káml k-m-l → “perfect”

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

perfect 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: whole gleaningsGWB §111: unmistakable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: utter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfect the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: utmost gleaningsGWB §35: incomplete

تربيت

trbít r-b-y → “educateth”

literal: education; training; educator

education 26% educate 16% disciplined 16% trained 11% nurtured 5% teachings 5% influence 5% enlightened 5% development 5% educative 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought up gleaningsGWB §44: trained kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: being nurtured in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: educative influence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: for the edification the-hidden-wordsHW §104: training will-and-testamentW&T §21: edify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurtured

استعداد

istʿdád ʿ-d-d → “few” Distinctive

literal: capacity

This form usually rendered as “capacity” (5 occurrences)

few 30% capacity 17% number 13% manifold 9% counteth 9% reckon 4% several 4% “prepare 4% numerous 4% immeasurable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: A few gleaningsGWB §176: hath been endued with the capacity kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: counteth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: number prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: ready will-and-testamentW&T §7: many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: to but a few gleaningsGWB §200: These

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “of men”

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 §85: the oppressed fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §218: Our servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto men

لقای

lqáy l-q-y → “presence”

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

presence 24% attainment 14% attain 10% shall 10% behold 10% sow 10% sowed 10% attaining 5% convey 5% proclamation 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have spoken fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §67: We reveal to thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attain unto the Presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Me will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “desires”

literal: desire; passion

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 §7: firmament fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §40: Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: their corrupt inclinations tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament of will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

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