Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §4

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 16.

Source (Persian)

هر مقبلی اليوم عرف قميص را يافت و بقلب طاهر بافق اعلی توجّه نمود او از اهل بها در صحيفه حمراء مذکور * خذ قدح عنايتی باسمی ثمّ اشرب منه بذکري العزيز البديع *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Every receptive soul who hath in this Day inhaled the fragrance of His garment and hath, with a pure heart, set his face towards the all-glorious Horizon is reckoned among the people of Bahá in the Crimson Book. Grasp ye, in My Name, the chalice of My loving-kindness, drink then your fill in My glorious and wondrous remembrance.

Translation Notes

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although

مقبلی

mqblí q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before

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

before 15% ere 12% turned 10% turn 10% hath 10% old 10% have 9% set 8% acceptable 8% former 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: of old fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §391: recognized kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have clung prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

اليوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “this day”

literal: day; days; today

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: days gleaningsGWB §279: your bygone days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day gleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet

قميص

qmíṣ q-m-ṣ → “garment”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

robe 37% raiment 30% garment 17% arrayed 3% all 3% smell 3% garments 3% robes 3%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §257: the robe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My robe will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §589: robe

يافت

yáft y-f-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: found

This form usually rendered as “entered”, “found”, “last” (10 occurrences)

entered 25% found 25% last 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: entered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: have kept both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: be will-and-testamentW&T §3: last kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: been

طاهر

ṭáhr ṭ-h-r

literal: purify; pure; purified

SE rendered اليوم (al-yúm), عرف (ʿrf), قميص (qmíṣ), يافت (yáft), بقلب (bqlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), توجّه (tújjh), نمود (nmúd) as “this Day, fragrance, garment, inhaled, a pure heart, all-glorious Horizon, towards the, set his face, is”

pure 53% cleanse 6% purified 6% men!” 6% holy 6% innocent 6% sacred 6% sanctify 6% stainless 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansed gleaningsGWB §423: Wash prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: shall wash them the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleanse gleaningsGWB §192: sullied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: Purge the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless

بافق

báfq ʾ-f-q → “all-glorious horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; to-the-horizon

horizon 72% dayspring 7% most 5% supreme 2% unto 2% fountain 2% heaven 2% above 2% heights 2% mansions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: unto the gleaningsGWB §357: in the world kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: all-glorious Horizon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-spring the-hidden-wordsHW §76: most effulgent horizon will-and-testamentW&T §34: throughout all regions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: fountain gleaningsGWB §23: earth

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Supreme fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §648: and with kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: and them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

توجّه

tújjh w-j-h → “set his face”

literal: face; turning

SE expanded to “set his face”

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: incline fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §709: every trace kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: them tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “is”

literal: make

SE rendered بقلب (bqlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), توجّه (tújjh), نمود (nmúd), از (iz), اهل (ihl), صحيفه (ṣḥífh), حمراء (ḥmráʾ) as “a pure heart, all-glorious Horizon, towards the, set his face, is, people, Book, Crimson”

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: have appeared gleaningsGWB §711: mayest kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Consider

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), توجّه (tújjh), نمود (nmúd), از (iz), اهل (ihl), صحيفه (ṣḥífh), حمراء (ḥmráʾ), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “all-glorious Horizon, towards the, set his face, is, people, Book, Crimson, reckoned”