Kitáb-i-Íqán — §157

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 157 of 291.

Source (Persian)

از جمله اينکه روزی جمعی از مجاحدان آن جمال بی مثال و محرومان از کعبه لايزال از روی استهزاء عرض نمودند: "إنَّ اللّهَ عَهِدَ إلَينَا ألَّا نُؤمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتّی يَأتِيَنَا بقربانٍ تَأکُلُهُ النَّارُ." مضمون آن اين است که پروردگار عهد کرده است به ما که ايمان نياوريم به رسولی مگر آنکه معجزه هابيل و قابيل را ظاهر فرمايد، يعنی قربانی کند و آتشی از آسمان بيايد و آن را بسوزاند، چنانچه در حکايت هابيل شنيدهاند و در کتب مذکور است. آن حضرت در جواب فرمودند: "قَد جَاءَکُمْ رُسُلٌ مِن قَبْلِی بِالبَيِّنَاتِ وَ بِالَّذی قُلْتُم فَلِمَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ إنْ کُنتُمْ صَادِقينَ." ترجمه آن اين است که آن حضرت فرمودند: آمد به سوی شما پيش از من رسول های پروردگار با بيّنات ظاهرات و به آنچه شما می طلبيد، پس چرا کُشتيد آن رسل پروردگار را اگر هستيد راست گويان؟ حال انصاف دهيد، بر حسب ظاهر آن عباد که در عصر و عهد آن حضرت بودهاند کجا در عهد آدم يا انبيای ديگر بودند که چند هزار سال فاصله بود از عهد آدم تا آن زمان؟ مع ذلک چرا آن جوهر صدق نسبت قتل هابيل و يا انبيای ديگر را به عباد زمان خود فرمود؟ چاره نداری يا اينکه نعوذ باللّه نسبت کذب و يا کلام لغو به آن حضرت بدهی يا بگوئی آن اشقياء همان اشقياء بودند که در هر عصری با نبييّن و مرسلين معارضه می نمودند تا آنکه بالاخره همه را شهيد نمودند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And it came to pass that on a certain day a number of the opponents of that peerless Beauty, those that had strayed far from God’s imperishable Sanctuary, scornfully spoke these words unto Muhammad: “Verily, God hath entered into a covenant with us that we are not to credit an apostle until he present us a sacrifice which fire out of heaven shall devour.” The purport of this verse is that God hath covenanted with them that they should not believe in any messenger unless he work the miracle of Abel and Cain, that is, offer a sacrifice, and the fire from heaven consume it; even as they had heard it recounted in the story of Abel, which story is recorded in the scriptures. To this, Muhammad, answering, said: “Already have Apostles before me come to you with sure testimonies, and with that of which ye speak. Wherefore slew ye them? Tell me, if ye are men of truth.” And now, be fair; How could those people living in the days of Muhammad have existed, thousands of years before, in the age of Adam or other Prophets? Why should Muhammad, that Essence of truthfulness, have charged the people of His day with the murder of Abel or other Prophets? Thou hast none other alternative except to regard Muhammad as an impostor or a fool—which God forbid!—or to maintain that those people of wickedness were the self-same people who in every age opposed and caviled at the Prophets and Messengers of God, till they finally caused them all to suffer martyrdom.

Translation Notes

روزی

rúzí r-w-z

literal: day; today; by-day

SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), اينکه (iynkh), روزی (rúzí), جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz), مجاحدان (mjáḥdán), جمال (jmál) as “of, that on a certain day, a number, the opponents, Beauty”

one 50% certain 40% day 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: on that Day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain day will-and-testamentW&T §42: ever since the day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: This is the day whereon gleaningsGWB §12: This is the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the day will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day

جمعی

jmʿí j-m-ʿ → “number”

literal: all; all, entire; group

number 23% many 19% great 12% some 12% others 8% considerable 8% several 8% large 4% troop 4% certain 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: every gleaningsGWB §148: one and all kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: were to be leagued the-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord with will-and-testamentW&T §17: congregation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: A number of men

مجاحدان

mjáḥdán j-ḥ-d → “gainsaid” Distinctive

literal: denied; deny; denied-him

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

gainsaid 22% ye 11% opponents 11% rejected 11% repudiated 11% who 11% denieth 11% denied 11%

gleaningsGWB §86: ye gainsay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: rejected prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: them who gainsaid will-and-testamentW&T §17: denieth him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the opponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: gainsaid will-and-testamentW&T §17: denied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and repudiated

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz), مجاحدان (mjáḥdán), جمال (jmál), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), محرومان (mḥrúmán), از (iz), کعبه (kʿbh), لايزال (láyzál) as “a number, from, the opponents, Beauty, peerless, those that, God’s imperishable Sanctuary, far”

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

مثال

mthál m-th-l → “peerless”

literal: like; likeness; example

peerless 50% none 13% unto 13% comparisons 13% matchless 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a one gleaningsGWB §576: he is regarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: like it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: for such as are like unto us the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §17: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: equal

محرومان

mḥrúmán ḥ-r-m → “deprived” Distinctive

literal: deprived; deprive

This form usually rendered as “destitute”, “had”, “spiritually” (4 occurrences)

destitute 50% had 25% spiritually 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarred gleaningsGWB §677: hinder it not kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withhold the-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeit will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honor

کعبه

kʿbh k-ʿ-b → “god’s imperishable sanctuary”

literal: kaaba/lodestar

SE expanded to “God’s imperishable Sanctuary”

adored 31% sanctuary 25% celestial 6% ka‘b 6% court 6% object 6% tabernacle 6% attaining 6% lodestar 6%

gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaaba kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuary gleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘b prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adoration gleaningsGWB §661: the court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the adored sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacle

لايزال

láyzál z-w-l → “everlasting”

literal: cease; to cease; ceased

everlastingly 18% any 9% end 9% everlasting 9% will 9% unchangeable 9% imperishable 9% immortal 9% through 9% ancient 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass away gleaningsGWB §321: hath everlastingly existed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: zenith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: unto eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §85: lasting will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventide gleaningsGWB §130: everlasting

روی

rúy rúy → “surface”

literal: face; face, surface

surface 33% beauty 17% scornfully 17% countenance 17% world 17%

gleaningsGWB §350: on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: countenance will-and-testamentW&T §22: surface gleaningsGWB §672: beauty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: scornfully will-and-testamentW&T §24: from the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: by kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the surface of

استهزاء

isthzáʾ h-z-ʾ → “mock” Distinctive

literal: mockery; mock; mockery, derision

This form usually rendered as “derision”, “deride”, “derisively” (12 occurrences)

derision 22% deride 11% derisively 11% scoffed 11% scoff 11% would 11% laugh 11% malevolently 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: scorn gleaningsGWB §665: mock kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: deride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in derision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: derisively prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: mock him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: to ridicule kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: scoff

عرض

ʿrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

This form usually rendered as “asked”, “supplicateth”, “conferred” (15 occurrences)

asked 10% supplicateth 10% conferred 10% replied 10% remarked 10% spoke 10% declared 10% seek 10% said 10% made 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: froward gleaningsGWB §461: perverting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: disbelieved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: are turned back from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned aside

نمودند

nmúdnd nmúdn → “spoke these words unto” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “suffered” (152 occurrences)

SE expanded to “spoke these words unto”

have 45% hath 11% suffered 8% sought 8% spoke 5% caused 5% arose 5% put 5% winged 5% arrested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Wert gleaningsGWB §93: are but expressions kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: can never attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gone will-and-testamentW&T §17: will he seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: mayest strive

اللّهَ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

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 §144: O God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §111: Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

عَهِدَ

ʿahid ʿ-h-d → “entered into a covenant”

literal: covenant; age

SE expanded to “entered into a covenant”

covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: pledgeth Himself gleaningsGWB §560: In the days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In the days of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants Thou hast made the-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenant will-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: covenanted gleaningsGWB §560: age and dispensation

نُؤمِنَ

nuʾmin ʾ-m-n → “faith” Distinctive

literal: faith

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

faith 24% have 13% believe 11% faithful 10% trust 8% believer 8% trusted 8% trustworthiness 6% belief 6% believed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: believe in gleaningsGWB §568: had believed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: A true believer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: and by the Bearers of Thy Trust tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believed the-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide therein will-and-testamentW&T §28: loyalty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: in safety

لِرَسُولٍ

lirasúlin r-s-l → “apostle”

literal: messenger; messengers

apostle 58% messenger 31% prophet 7% apostle?” 2% messengers 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him down gleaningsGWB §101: the Apostles kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: his works prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thou didst send me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forth the-hidden-wordsHW §71: wafted will-and-testamentW&T §3: transferred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them unto

يَأتِيَنَا

yaʾatíaná ʾ-t-y → “come” Distinctive

literal: come

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

come 38% hath 14% came 13% produce 7% appeared 6% bring 5% gave 5% coming 5% shall 5% will 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: gave gleaningsGWB §135: hath been identified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: and He Who the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Upon Our arrival gleaningsGWB §87: hath come down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: He bestoweth His grace

بقربانٍ

bqrbánin q-r-b → “draw” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

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

draw 22% nearness 16% nigh 11% presence 11% who 8% kindred 8% such 7% approach 7% have 6% favored 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: above fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §700: them that shall be brought nigh unto Us kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: offer a sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: access tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

تَأکُلُهُ

taʾakuluh ʾ-k-l → “eat” Distinctive

literal: eat; to eat

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “shall” (2 occurrences)

thou 50% shall 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou wilt consume gleaningsGWB §520: food and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: its fruit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: consume not gleaningsGWB §573: Eat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: eateth gleaningsGWB §353: share with them their food

النَّارُ

an-nár n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 64% flame 17% flames 5% into 3% hell 3% former 3% latter 3% afire 1% set 1% utter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the fire gleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of the latter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: fire gleaningsGWB §175: the flame

مضمون

mḍmún ḍ-m-n → “similar”

literal: meaning; content/meaning

similar 25% theme 13% such 13% purport 13% meaning 13% implication 13% text 13%

gleaningsGWB §151: this theme kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: such as these will-and-testamentW&T §7: text kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the meaning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: The implication kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: The purport kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: similar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: reference

پروردگار

prúrdgár prúrdgár → “lord”

literal: lord; lord, nurturer; lord/nurturer

lord 36% providence 18% almighty 9% who 9% creator 9% god 9% divine 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: O Providence gleaningsGWB §687: Creator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Providence will-and-testamentW&T §23: of Divine Providence gleaningsGWB §653: Him Who is the Sovereign Lord gleaningsGWB §334: Almighty gleaningsGWB §389: Lord

کرده

krdh krdn → “hath”

literal: do; to do; do/make

hath 37% made 16% have 11% summoned 5% hast 5% take 5% do 5% waxed 5% show 5% attempted 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Act not gleaningsGWB §724: would kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: have spent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §40: wrought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: acted

نياوريم

níáwrím ʾ-w-r

literal: bring; to bring; bring-out/gather

SE rendered عهد (ʿhd), کرده (krdh), ايمان (iymán), نياوريم (níáwrím), رسولی (rsúlí), مگر (mgr), آنکه (ánkh), معجزه (mʿjzh), هابيل (hábíl) as “hath covenanted, hath, not believe, any messenger, unless, the miracle, Abel”

refuse 11% raised 11% would 11% produce 11% give 11% believed 11% breathe 11% hath 11% gather 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: would fail to believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: produce the-hidden-wordsHW §151: gather epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: refuse to put kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: give us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: raised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: hath been inflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed

معجزه

mʿjzh ʿ-j-z → “miracle”

literal: unable; powerlessness; inability

powerlessness 33% can 15% powerless 11% helplessness 9% impotence 9% impotent 7% failed 4% incapable 4% none 4% fail 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: with tearful eyes gleaningsGWB §327: futility kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: are impotent will-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: can gleaningsGWB §117: failure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracle

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered معجزه (mʿjzh), هابيل (hábíl), قابيل (qábíl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), فرمايد، (frmáyd،), يعنی (yʿní), قربانی (qrbání) as “the miracle, Abel, he work, is, offer a sacrifice”

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: evinced fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §666: the faults of one another kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: with every subsequent one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: which Thou wilt manifest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth

فرمايد،

frmáyd، frmúdn → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 40% hath 15% said 13% revealed 12% will 6% may 3% spoken 3% recorded 3% bestow 2% inflict 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: had taught gleaningsGWB §442: We cherish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: of which it is said:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §100: not a will-and-testamentW&T §5: He layeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enable gleaningsGWB §148: awhile

آتشی

átshí ʾ-t-sh → “fire”

literal: fire

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the fire

آسمان

ásmán ásmán → “from 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 §73: the invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: heavens

بيايد

bíáyd ʾ-m-d

literal: come; to come; hope

SE rendered قربانی (qrbání), کند (knd), آتشی (átshí), از (iz), آسمان (ásmán), بيايد (bíáyd), بسوزاند، (bsúzánd،), چنانچه (chnánchh) as “offer a sacrifice, the fire, from heaven, consume it, even as”

made 18% fain 14% have 14% attain 9% coming 9% hope 9% can 9% may 9% mentioned 5% exist 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have been gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: be made manifest the-hidden-wordsHW §150: thou mayest emerge will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope gleaningsGWB §118: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: can

بسوزاند،

bsúzánd، súkhtn → “consume it”

literal: burn; to burn; burned

consume 33% consumed 33% upon 11% have 11% flames 11%

gleaningsGWB §552: consume kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to the flames the-hidden-wordsHW §109: not consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: consume it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Upon its ashes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: have been burnt with fire

حکايت

ḥkáyt ḥ-k-y → “story”

literal: story; reflection

story 29% expressions 14% attempt 7% tell 7% exponents 7% impart 7% episode 7% reflect 7% reflected 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: attempt upon the life gleaningsGWB §92: tell of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: in the likeness of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: attest gleaningsGWB §358: testify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: episode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a sign gleaningsGWB §93: expressions

شنيدهاند

shnídhánd shnídn → “they had heard it” Distinctive

literal: hear; heard; to hear

This form usually rendered as “must”, “familiar.”, “uttered” (9 occurrences)

SE expanded to “they had heard it”

must 22% familiar. 11% uttered 11% dictates 11% had 11% thou 11% commonly 11% have 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §41: are well aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: sayings the-hidden-wordsHW §120: that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend an ear unto gleaningsGWB §557: hear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: gleaned from the-hidden-wordsHW §139: thou mayest hearken

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “muhammad” Distinctive

literal: presence/holiness

This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §287: in the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: assembled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: gathered will-and-testamentW&T §17: His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: He Who gleaningsGWB §370: Best-Beloved

جواب

júáb j-w-b → “answering, said”

literal: answer; answerer; answer, reply

answer 46% reply 17% replied 8% answered 4% make 4% replies 4% answering 4% made 4% answers 4% what 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ready to answer fire-tabletFire §4: Answerer gleaningsGWB §594: an answerer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: answers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §650: to answer the prayers of all men tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkened will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: and We answered thee

جَاءَکُمْ

jáʾakum j-y-ʾ

literal: come; to come

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), جواب (júáb), فرمودند (frmúdnd), جَاءَکُمْ (jáʾakum), رُسُلٌ (rusulun), قَبْلِی (qablí), بِالبَيِّنَاتِ (biálbayyinát) as “Muhammad, answering, said, Apostles, before me, with sure testimonies”

hath 44% cometh 33% when 11% come 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reached gleaningsGWB §427: Our mission kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: divers sources prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: came to pass the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abide epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: have come unto him gleaningsGWB §671: arriveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to you

قَبْلِی

qablí q-b-l → “before me” Distinctive

literal: before

This form usually rendered as “came”, “bygone”, “which” (5 occurrences)

came 25% bygone 25% which 25% before 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Qiblih fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §235: visiteth kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a former Dispensation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath set his face towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

بِالبَيِّنَاتِ

biálbayyinát b-y-n → “with sure testimonies” Distinctive

literal: clear

This form usually rendered as “clear”, “manifest”, “proofs” (15 occurrences)

SE expanded to “with sure testimonies”

clear 40% manifest 20% proofs 7% undoubted 7% signs 7% sure 7% revealeth 7% glorious 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Utterance fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §567: compassed Me about kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: been revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: glorified tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

قُلْتُم

qultum q-w-l

literal: say; said; saying

SE rendered بِالبَيِّنَاتِ (biálbayyinát), بِالَّذی (biálladhí), قُلْتُم (qultum), فَلِمَ (falim) as “with sure testimonies, with that of which, Wherefore slew”

say 46% said 14% words 11% saith 10% have 6% hath 4% saying 3% word 2% sayings 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: saying gleaningsGWB §312: have testified kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: these words which He hath revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimeth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made reply tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

قتل

qtl q-t-l → “murder”

literal: kill; killing; killed

death 42% murder 13% put 13% massacre 8% murdered 4% wage 4% shed 4% take 4% lost 4% martyrdom 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: to wage holy war gleaningsGWB §270: to put him to death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: fought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: offered them up will-and-testamentW&T §3: manslayers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: murdered gleaningsGWB §148: and slay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe unto

کُنتُمْ

kuntum k-w-n → “ye are”

literal: be; was; to be

ye 76% could 12% have 4% persisted 4% sunk 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dwelt gleaningsGWB §485: can kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the same tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become

صَادِقينَ

ṣádiqín ṣ-d-q

literal: truth; truthful

SE rendered کُنتُمْ (kuntum), صَادِقينَ (ṣádiqín), ترجمه (trjmh), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “ye are, Muhammad”

truthful 43% thou 14% sincere 14% speak 14% truth!’” 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: true gleaningsGWB §39: is true kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: recognized the truth of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §19: assent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulness gleaningsGWB §100: speaketh the truth

ترجمه

trjmh t-r-j-m

literal: translation

SE rendered کُنتُمْ (kuntum), صَادِقينَ (ṣádiqín), ترجمه (trjmh), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “ye are, Muhammad”

translated 25% translation 25% purport 25% rendered 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: translation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Rendered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: be translated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: The purport

آمد

ámd ámdn → “come to you”

literal: come; came; to come

SE expanded to “come to you”

came 21% come 16% hath 16% turned 11% now 11% appeared 5% befallen 5% arose 5% approaching 5% made 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hast thou come gleaningsGWB §334: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: arose the-hidden-wordsHW §104: when will-and-testamentW&T §7: sent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: came unto gleaningsGWB §672: now is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came

پيش

písh písh

literal: before

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), فرمودند (frmúdnd), آمد (ámd), سوی (súy), پيش (písh), از (iz) as “Muhammad, come to you, of”

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: before Us

طلبيد،

ṭlbíd، ṭ-l-b

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

SE rendered می (mí), طلبيد، (ṭlbíd،), پس (ps), چرا (chrá), کُشتيد (kushtíd), رسل (rsl), پروردگار (prúrdgár) as “God”

seeker 16% beseech 13% ask 12% theme 10% seek 9% search 9% seekers 7% desire 7% object 7% eagerness 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: asked gleaningsGWB §22: hath thirsted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: yearning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §20: and sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: We beg of Thee gleaningsGWB §115: search kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: “To seek

چرا

chrá chrá → “why should”

literal: why

4 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: why kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Why should

کُشتيد

kushtíd k-sh-t

literal: kill; to kill; to_kill

SE rendered می (mí), طلبيد، (ṭlbíd،), پس (ps), چرا (chrá), کُشتيد (kushtíd), رسل (rsl), پروردگار (prúrdgár), هستيد (hstíd) as “God, are”

killed 11% rather 11% suffered 11% kill 11% planted 11% sown 11% others.” 11% put 11% plant 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: planted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: put to death the-hidden-wordsHW §77: plant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: suffered themselves to be killed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: others.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: killed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: rather than kill

هستيد

hstíd h-s-t → “am” Distinctive

literal: are; be; is

This form usually rendered as “ye” (4 occurrences)

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 §127: still reside gleaningsGWB §93: They are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: are they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: is gleaningsGWB §126: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: are gleaningsGWB §100: am

راست

rást r-s-t → “men of truth.””

literal: truth

SE expanded to “men of truth.””

verily 65% truth 18% men 6% fruits 6% rectitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: are the fruits of will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”

گويان؟

gúyán؟ gúyán

literal: speaker; speaker, sayer; speaking

SE rendered پروردگار (prúrdgár), هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást), گويان؟ (gúyán؟), حال (ḥál), انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد، (dhíd،) as “God, are, men of truth.”, And now, be fair”

3 occurrences in corpus

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “be fair” Distinctive

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

This form usually rendered as “equity”, “fairness”, “justice” (74 occurrences)

equity 28% fairness 19% justice 17% fair 16% fair-minded 8% fairly 5% injustice 3% equitable 2% equitably 2% just 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Judge fairly gleaningsGWB §180: injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitably the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright will-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Judge thou fairly gleaningsGWB §516: if ye judge fairly

دهيد،

dhíd، dádn → “have” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “save”, “announce”, “proclaim” (16 occurrences)

save 20% announce 20% proclaim 20% wilt 20% judge 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have their heads cut off gleaningsGWB §146: justice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: imparted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §7: explained and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: broke gleaningsGWB §684: oil

حسب

ḥsb ḥ-s-b

literal: according; reckoned; reckoning

SE rendered راست (rást), گويان؟ (gúyán؟), حال (ḥál), انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد، (dhíd،), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), عباد (ʿbád), عصر (ʿṣr) as “men of truth.”, And now, be fair, those people, the days”

literally 67% seeming 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: through whose hands it had passed gleaningsGWB §78: mistake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: thereunto the-hidden-wordsHW §120: are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: expecting a reward gleaningsGWB §461: deemest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: judged the-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteem yourselves

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “those people”

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 §232: ye worship fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §171: worshipers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy sincere servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creatures

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r → “days”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 69% dispensation 7% day 7% one 4% generation 2% any 2% century 2% days 2% living 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age gleaningsGWB §110: At no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: of that age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: of the ages gleaningsGWB §279: your lost centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one time gleaningsGWB §28: and centuries

بودهاند

búdhánd búdn → “have existed”

literal: be; to be; been

have 89% who 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: it signifieth gleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hide kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: We have been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hast

کجا

kjá kjá → “how”

literal: where

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: How

انبيای

inbíáy n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 86% manifestations 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the Prophet gleaningsGWB §312: Prophets of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great Announcement gleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement

ديگر

dígr dígr → “other”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: other gleaningsGWB §39: separate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: And also the-hidden-wordsHW §160: now will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Others gleaningsGWB §429: can never be the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Moreover

چند

chnd chnd → “number”

literal: several; how many, several; some

number 33% certain 33% few 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: certain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: number of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: few

هزار

hzár h-z-r

literal: thousand

SE rendered انبيای (inbíáy), ديگر (dígr), بودند (búdnd), چند (chnd), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), فاصله (fáṣlh), از (iz) as “Prophets, other, thousands of years, before”

myriad 30% thousand 30% one 10% myriads 10% thousands 10% many 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: thousands will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: one thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads

سال

sál s-n-h

literal: year; years

years 82% two 9% seventy-year 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each year gleaningsGWB §44: for generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two years gleaningsGWB §139: year

فاصله

fáṣlh f-ṣ-l

literal: detail; separate; separated

SE rendered ديگر (dígr), بودند (búdnd), چند (chnd), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), فاصله (fáṣlh), از (iz), عهد (ʿhd), آدم (ádm), زمان؟ (zmán؟) as “other, thousands of years, before, of Muhammad”

before 33% interval 33% away 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account gleaningsGWB §425: expounded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: divided tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §41: many other things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision

زمان؟

zmán؟ z-m-n → “days”

literal: time; time, era; time, age

days 20% time 20% day 20% age 12% whenever 8% countless 4% life 4% cycle 4% when 4% faith 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §312: contingent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §54: one day will-and-testamentW&T §39: the conditions gleaningsGWB §650: whenever

جوهر

júhr j-w-h-r → “essence of truthfulness”

literal: essence; essences; essence, jewel

SE expanded to “Essence of truthfulness”

essence 57% substance 10% gem-like 7% gem 7% greatest 3% essential 3% most 3% ultimate 3% inmost 3% worth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewel gleaningsGWB §119: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: quintessence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: inmost spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like words gleaningsGWB §603: a jewel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Substance

نسبت

nsbt n-s-b → “have charged” Distinctive

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)

relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: charges gleaningsGWB §313: faithful kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: regarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: whom Thou hast related will-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the relatives gleaningsGWB §4: are related

چاره

chárh chárh

literal: remedy; remedy, alternative

SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), زمان (zmán), فرمود؟ (frmúd؟), چاره (chárh), نداری (ndárí), اينکه (iynkh), نعوذ (nʿúdh), باللّه (bálllh) as “the people of, His day, God forbid!—or”

desperate 25% remedy 25% alternative 25% release 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: desperate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: alternative kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: release kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: remedy

نداری

ndárí dáshtn

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), زمان (zmán), فرمود؟ (frmúd؟), چاره (chárh), نداری (ndárí), اينکه (iynkh), نعوذ (nʿúdh), باللّه (bálllh), نسبت (nsbt), کذب (kdhb) as “the people of, His day, God forbid!—or, as an impostor”