Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §5

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 16.

Source (Persian)

ای اهل عالم مذهب الهی از برای محبّت و اتّحاد است او را سبب عداوت و اختلاف منمائيد * نزد صاحبان بصر و اهل منظر اکبر آنچه سبب حفظ و علّت راحت و آسايش عباد است از قلم اعلی نازل شده و لکن جهّال ارض چون مربّای نفس و هوسند از حکمتهای بالغه حکيم حقيقی غافلند و بظنون و اوهام ناطق و عامل *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes of men of insight and the beholders of the Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever are the effective means for safeguarding and promoting the happiness and welfare of the children of men have already been revealed by the Pen of Glory. But the foolish ones of the earth, being nurtured in evil passions and desires, have remained heedless of the consummate wisdom of Him Who is, in truth, the All-Wise, while their words and deeds are prompted by idle fancies and vain imaginings.

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “ye” Distinctive

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the proud gleaningsGWB §556: the jeweler kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jeweller prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as have

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “dwell on earth”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “dwell on earth”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but know fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §74: Its sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: studies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realms tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

مذهب

mdhhb dh-h-b → “religion”

literal: religion; religion, doctrine

religion 57% faith 29% creeds 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: gold gleaningsGWB §506: “I go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: into purest gold the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Religion gleaningsGWB §260: “Go kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مذهب (mdhhb), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), برای (bráy), محبّت (mḥbbt), اتّحاد (ittḥád) as “ye, dwell on earth, religion, God, of, for, love, unity”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

برای

bráy b-r-y → “for”

literal: for

SE rendered اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مذهب (mdhhb), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), برای (bráy), محبّت (mḥbbt), اتّحاد (ittḥád), سبب (sbb) as “ye, dwell on earth, religion, God, of, for, love, unity, cause”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grain fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §203: great love for thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: for love of tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: nothing gleaningsGWB §317: these causes kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reason of

عداوت

ʿdáwt ʿ-d-w → “enmity”

literal: enmity

enmity 80% utmost 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the enemy fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §158: a transgressor kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: of Thine adversaries the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity

اختلاف

ikhtláf kh-l-f → “dissension” Distinctive

literal: different; difference

This form usually rendered as “discord”, “differences”, “difference” (34 occurrences)

discord 22% differences 17% difference 13% strife 13% contention 9% dissension 9% dissensions 4% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different gleaningsGWB §599: differ kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beneath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided the-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behind will-and-testamentW&T §7: violating epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contention

منمائيد

mnmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “extinguish”, “suffer”, “become” (7 occurrences)

extinguish 25% suffer 25% become 25% made 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some service gleaningsGWB §711: mayest kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: encompassed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §18: to succeed him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: revealed

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “in”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

SE rendered سبب (sbb), عداوت (ʿdáwt), اختلاف (ikhtláf), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), نزد (nzd), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), بصر (bṣr), اهل (ihl), منظر (mnẓr) as “cause, enmity, dissension, make, In, men of insight, eyes, beholders of, Most Sublime Vision”

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: unto gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: in the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §96: near will-and-testamentW&T §6: possession epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: all gleaningsGWB §674: before the

صاحبان

ṣáḥbán ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions” Distinctive

literal: companions; companion

This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)

people 20% whose 10% who 10% scientists 10% thirsty 10% men 10% illumined 10% have 10% masters 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: scientists gleaningsGWB §38: disciples kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: small number prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art my the-hidden-wordsHW §133: fellowship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of its owner gleaningsGWB §340: followers

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 24% insight 19% sight 17% eye 14% discerning 7% power 7% vision 5% uttered 2% hearing 2% blindness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insight gleaningsGWB §327: contemplation kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eye gleaningsGWB §720: truth

منظر

mnẓr n-ẓ-r → “most sublime vision”

literal: look; looking; view

SE expanded to “Most Sublime Vision”

most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Wait fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §78: are gazing around them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: waiteth in expectation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: from gazing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

اکبر

ikbr k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater

SE rendered نزد (nzd), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), بصر (bṣr), اهل (ihl), منظر (mnẓr), اکبر (ikbr), آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb), حفظ (ḥfẓ), علّت (ʿllt), راحت (ráḥt) as “In, men of insight, eyes, beholders of, Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever, effective means, safeguarding, promoting, happiness”

most 25% greater 20% transcendent 10% surest 10% great 10% mighty 5% lesser 5% excel 5% greet 5% “greater 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceit gleaningsGWB §523: Yet, how disdainfully ye look kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: surest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: transcendent tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else

حفظ

ḥfẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “safeguarding” Distinctive

literal: protection; protect; preserve

This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “protected” (56 occurrences)

protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve gleaningsGWB §525: to safeguard kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: enfold tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Law epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l → “cause”

literal: cause; reason

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: causeth gleaningsGWB §441: source kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: goal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §411: to fix

راحت

ráḥt r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual

This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)

ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Spirit of God fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §541: undisturbed peace kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: odour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Cause me to rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

آسايش

ásáysh ʾ-s-y → “well-being”

literal: comfort, ease; rest, comfort; peace

well-being 33% sweetness 33% real 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-being gleaningsGWB §287: the sweetness of rest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real peace

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “children of men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE expanded to “children of men”

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a slave fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §175: creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshipped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored One tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy Pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: Sublime Pen gleaningsGWB §66: exclaimeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “of glory”

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 §11: on high fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §656: of kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how could tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

نازل

názl n-z-l → “have already been revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE expanded to “have already been revealed”

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: even as gleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declineth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “but”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered از (iz), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), نازل (názl), لکن (lkn), جهّال (jhhál), ارض (irḍ), چون (chún), مربّای (mrbbáy), نفس (nfs) as “by, Pen, of Glory, have already been revealed, But, foolish ones, earth, nurtured, evil passions”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but

جهّال

jhhál j-h-l → “foolish ones”

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

foolish 60% ignorant 30% who 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine ignorance gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: foolishly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: foolish gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Ta gleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: on earth gleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: on

چون

chún ch-w-n

literal: when; as

SE rendered اعلی (iʿlí), نازل (názl), لکن (lkn), جهّال (jhhál), ارض (irḍ), چون (chún), مربّای (mrbbáy), نفس (nfs), هوسند (húsnd), از (iz), حکمتهای (ḥkmtháy) as “of Glory, have already been revealed, But, foolish ones, earth, nurtured, evil passions, desires, of, wisdom”