Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §2

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 16.

Source (Persian)

گنج نگذاشتيم و بر رنج نيفزوديم * ايم اللّه در ثروت خوف مستور و خطر مکنون * انظروا ثمّ اذکروا مَا أَنْزَلَهُ الرّحمن فی الفرقان ﴿ وَيْلٌ لِکُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالاً وَ عَدَّدَهُ ﴾ ثروت عالم را وفائی نه * آنچه را فنا اخذ نمايد و تغيير پذيرد لايق اعتنا نبوده و نيست مگر علی قدر معلوم *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Earthly treasures We have not bequeathed, nor have We added such cares as they entail. By God! In earthly riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed. Consider ye and call to mind that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: ‘Woe betide every slanderer and defamer, him that layeth up riches and counteth them.' Fleeting are the riches of the world; all that perisheth and changeth is not, and hath never been, worthy of attention, except to a recognized measure

Translation Notes

گنج

gnj gnj → “earthly”

literal: treasure

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Earthly treasures

نگذاشتيم

ngdháshtím ngdháshtím → “have”

literal: place

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: have not bequeathed

رنج

rnj rnj → “such”

literal: pain

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: such cares

نيفزوديم

nífzúdím f-z-ʾ → “have”

literal: increase; to-increase

have 50% kindleth 50%

kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: nor have We added kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: kindleth

ايم

iym h-s-t → “am”

literal: are; be; is

am 18% still 9% into 9% ye 9% source 9% existence 9% hath 9% destitute 9% have 9% neither 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: It is gleaningsGWB §126: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: are they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: are gleaningsGWB §100: am kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: neither epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: a source gleaningsGWB §93: They are

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered نگذاشتيم (ngdháshtím), بر (br), رنج (rnj), نيفزوديم (nífzúdím), ايم (iym), اللّه (al-lh), ثروت (thrút), خوف (khúf), مستور (mstúr), خطر (khṭr), مکنون (mknún) as “have not bequeathed, such cares, have We added, By God, earthly riches, fear, hidden, peril, concealed”

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By the righteousness of God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §379: Holy kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

ثروت

thrút th-r-w → “earthly riches”

literal: wealth; prosperity; wealth, riches

riches 40% wealth 30% prosperity 10% affluence 10% earthly 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: prosperity gleaningsGWB §363: riches kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: earthly riches epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: wealth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: affluence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: for the prosperity

خوف

khúf kh-w-f → “fear”

literal: fear; fearful

fear 80% timidity 7% afraid 7% affright 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: fearful gleaningsGWB §70: Fear ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: whom the hosts of tyranny have been powerless to affright the-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thou will-and-testamentW&T §34: fear fell upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: be not afraid gleaningsGWB §246: shall be afraid

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Veil fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §323: recorded kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: lie as yet unravelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: lay hid the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulation

خطر

khṭr kh-ṭ-r → “peril”

literal: danger; mind; momentous

peril 67% reach 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentous gleaningsGWB §363: such momentous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their idle fancy hath carved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: I am reminded the-hidden-wordsHW §142: perilous will-and-testamentW&T §38: danger epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: challenging gleaningsGWB §528: and challenging

مکنون

mknún k-n-n → “concealed”

literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured

hidden 65% hid 13% concealed 11% lie 2% who 2% “hidden 2% lay 2% wrapt 2% which 2% invisible 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hidden gleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisibles kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smouldereth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: had been wrapt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: hid gleaningsGWB §56: Whose secret no one hath discovered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden

انظروا

inẓrúá n-ẓ-r → “consider”

literal: look; looking

consider 31% regard 19% behold 19% “consider 6% “regard 6% look 6% keep 6% fix 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the eyes of men fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §493: fix their gaze upon kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: end in view prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Look, then, upon him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §154: waited expectant

اذکروا

idhkrúá dh-k-r → “call to mind”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE expanded to “call to mind”

celebrate 50% call 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: uttereth praises gleaningsGWB §370: its Creator kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: connected with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thee will I magnify tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

أَنْزَلَهُ

ʾanzalah n-z-l → “revealed” Distinctive

literal: send down

This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)

send 55% hath 15% sent 9% rain 9% revealed 6% pour 4% caused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sent down gleaningsGWB §655: rain down kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: will show them mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §234: and mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving providence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

وَيْلٌ

waylun w-y-l → “‘woe betide”

literal: woe; woe, calamity; woe, destruction

woe 94% ‘woe 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: woe betide him gleaningsGWB §297: Woe be to you!kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: ‘Woe betide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewail prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and woe betide will-and-testamentW&T §4: tumult epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: woe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: “Woe

لِکُلِّ

likull k-l-l → “every”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the whole gleaningsGWB §286: Every word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: all of them the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the whole world gleaningsGWB §575: the words

هُمَزَةٍ

humazahin h-m-z → “promptings” Distinctive

literal: slanderer

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

promptings 50% slanderer 50%

gleaningsGWB §590: promptings kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: slanderer

لُمَزَةٍ

lumazahin l-m-z → “defamer”

literal: defamer

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: defamer

جَمَعَ

jamaʿ j-m-ʿ → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “unity”, “speech” (30 occurrences)

gather 20% unity 20% speech 13% gathered 7% great 7% number 7% laying 7% collect 7% meet 7% rolled 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: A number of men gleaningsGWB §532: ye summon kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: they may gather together the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §13: every meeting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: others

مَالاً

máláan m-w-l → “substance”

literal: property; property, wealth

substance 62% property 15% possessions 8% riches 8% swallowed 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our possessions gleaningsGWB §361: their substance kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: goods the-hidden-wordsHW §130: ON MORTAL RICHES epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the property gleaningsGWB §423: The treasures ye have laid up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: his possessions

عَدَّدَهُ

ʿaddadah ʿ-d-d → “counteth them”

literal: numbered; capacity; number

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 §51: to but 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 §428: some of whom will-and-testamentW&T §7: many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: few gleaningsGWB §434: capacity

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: taught Me fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §110: the learned of their age kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: these signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

وفائی

wfáʾí w-f-y → “faithfulness” Distinctive

literal: faithfulness; fidelity

This form usually rendered as “fidelity”, “fleeting” (2 occurrences)

fidelity 50% fleeting 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish fire-tabletFire §18: Trust gleaningsGWB §211: and bless thy fidelity kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleeting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: hast been true the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithful will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful

فنا

fná f-n-y → “perisheth” Distinctive

literal: perishing

This form usually rendered as “death”, “effaced”, “transient” (17 occurrences)

death 27% effaced 13% transient 13% ultimate 7% extinction 7% complete 7% perisheth 7% which 7% poverty 7% detachment 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §520: perishable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: poor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: temporal the-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfading epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §361: that which perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vain

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “seize” Distinctive

literal: take; taking; seize

This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)

arrested 19% hath 15% seek 12% seized 8% have 8% seize 8% usurp 8% clung 8% receive 8% bewildered 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Have ye clung unto fire-tabletFire §16: made captive gleaningsGWB §82: They have been seized kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: overtaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: can succor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou

نمايد

nmáyd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: hath shed gleaningsGWB §110: hast kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: may encompass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attain will-and-testamentW&T §6: without epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: We have

تغيير

tghíyr gh-y-r → “any” Distinctive

literal: change

This form usually rendered as “changes”, “altered”, “changed” (16 occurrences)

changes 15% altered 15% changed 15% dulled 8% alter 8% changeth 8% violate 8% unchanged 8% annulment 8% corrupt 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: different fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §106: any kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: contrary to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: anyone but Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §28: this command will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting

پذيرد

pdhírd pdhírftn

literal: accept; to accept; to-accept

SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), فنا (fná), اخذ (ikhdh), نمايد (nmáyd), تغيير (tghíyr), پذيرد (pdhírd), لايق (láyq), اعتنا (iʿtná), نبوده (nbúdh), نيست (níst), مگر (mgr) as “all that, perisheth, changeth, worthy, attention, except”

accept 40% have 20% accepted 20% changeth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have acknowledged kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth the-hidden-wordsHW §110: accept epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: accepted

لايق

láyq l-y-q → “worthy”

literal: worthy; befit; befits

worthy 33% unworthy 24% best 10% beseemeth 10% deserveth 5% befitting 5% fit 5% well 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fit gleaningsGWB §312: best befitteth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth short the-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthy gleaningsGWB §72: well beseemeth its station prayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseem

اعتنا

iʿtná ʿ-n-y → “attention”

literal: meaning; care; meanings

attention 33% disdainfully 33% regardless 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §674: celestial kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providence the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

نبوده

nbúdh búdn

literal: be; to be

SE rendered تغيير (tghíyr), پذيرد (pdhírd), لايق (láyq), اعتنا (iʿtná), نبوده (nbúdh), نيست (níst), مگر (mgr), قدر (qdr) as “changeth, worthy, attention, except, recognized measure”