Kitáb-i-Íqán — §166

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 166 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری، در هر حال اکسير کامل مادّه نحاسی را در آنی به مقام ذهبی می رساند و منازل هفتاد ساله را به آنی طيّ نمايد. آيا آن ذهب را بعد می توان گفت که نحاس است و يا به عالم ذهبی نرسيده و حال آنکه محک در ميان است و صفات ذهبی را از نحا سی معيّن و واضح می نمايد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be that as it may, the real elixir will, in one instant, cause the substance of copper to attain the state of gold, and will traverse the seventy-year stages in a single moment. Could this gold be called copper? Could it be claimed that it hath not attained the state of gold, whilst the touch-stone is at hand to assay it and distinguish it from copper?

Translation Notes

باری،

bárí، b-r-y → “briefly”

literal: in short; in short, anyway

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% resume 7% may 7% even 7% virtue 7% early 7% how 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: Such will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: It will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered باری، (bárí،), هر (hr), حال (ḥál), اکسير (iksír), کامل (káml), مادّه (máddh), نحاسی (nḥásí) as “Be that as it may, real elixir, substance, copper”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “state” Distinctive

literal: state; now

This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our state gleaningsGWB §482: year kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: His person tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

اکسير

iksír إكسير (non-Arabic) → “real elixir”

literal: elixir

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §404: Elixir

کامل

káml k-m-l

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

SE rendered باری، (bárí،), هر (hr), حال (ḥál), اکسير (iksír), کامل (káml), مادّه (máddh), نحاسی (nḥásí), آنی (ání), مقام (mqám) as “Be that as it may, real elixir, substance, copper, one instant, attain the state”

perfect 36% all-powerful 18% full 18% incomplete 9% consummate 9% fulfilled 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: full gleaningsGWB §667: most kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: accomplished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievously the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §53: greatest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfect gleaningsGWB §496: so sanctified

مادّه

máddh m-d-d → “substance”

literal: period; ink; extended

ink 26% period 16% extended 11% long 11% substance 11% will 5% reinforce 5% treasures 5% lifted 5% assist 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereof gleaningsGWB §347: considerable lapse of time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: all this time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this time the-hidden-wordsHW §104: with the clay will-and-testamentW&T §3: a period epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: will stretch forth gleaningsGWB §322: period

نحاسی

nḥásí n-ḥ-s → “copper”

literal: copper; brass/copper; copper (part 1 of نحاسی split)

copper 60% dross 10% copper?” 10% brass-like 10% crude 10%

gleaningsGWB §397: copper?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of copper prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: crude metal gleaningsGWB §365: dross gleaningsGWB §505: brass-like gleaningsGWB §397: copper

آنی

ání ʾ-n-n → “thee” Distinctive

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)

thee 21% verily 14% thou 14% now 7% moment 7% admit 7% recognize 7% “there 7% “verily 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §161: for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §722: to sigh will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: I will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §2: And if

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “attain the state” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)

SE expanded to “attain the state”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: rose up fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §457: shake off kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling might tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

می

mí m-y-y → “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

رساند

rsánd r-s-n

literal: cause-to-reach

SE rendered آنی (ání), مقام (mqám), ذهبی (dhhbí), می (mí), رساند (rsánd), منازل (mnázl), هفتاد (hftád), ساله (sálh), آنی (ání) as “in a single moment, attain the state, gold, stages, seventy-year”

attain 29% causing 14% led 14% make 14% leadeth 14% contracted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: contracted gleaningsGWB §336: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: led kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: to make kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: nor exhaust their

منازل

mnázl n-z-l → “sent” Distinctive

literal: send down; descending; descend

This form usually rendered as “across”, “stages”, “immeasurable” (4 occurrences)

across 25% stages 25% immeasurable 25% grades 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: abaseth gleaningsGWB §583: shall descend kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with

هفتاد

hftád h-f-t → “seventh” Distinctive

literal: seventh; seventy

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

seventh 50% seventy 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: seventy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seventh

ساله

sálh s-n-h → “seventy-year”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 88% seventy-year 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuries

طيّ

ṭíṭ ṭ-y-y → “traverse”

literal: traverse

traverse 50% enclosed 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: traverse will-and-testamentW&T §9: enclosed

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Meditate gleaningsGWB §45: make the kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: beaconing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chose

آيا

áyá ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

verse 57% sign 19% mighty 5% how 5% “smoke” 5% what 5% utterances 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §232: His signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses

توان

túán t-w-n

literal: can; to be able; power

SE rendered طيّ (ṭíṭ), نمايد (nmáyd), آيا (áyá), ذهب (dhhb), می (mí), توان (túán), گفت (gft), نحاس (nḥás) as “traverse, Could, gold, be claimed, copper”

dare 33% claim 33% almighty 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: Almighty will-and-testamentW&T §39: power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: weak creatures will-and-testamentW&T §9: cannot any more explain.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: canst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: strength

گفت

gft g-f-t

literal: say; to say; said

SE rendered آيا (áyá), ذهب (dhhb), می (mí), توان (túán), گفت (gft), نحاس (nḥás), عالم (ʿálm), ذهبی (dhhbí) as “Could, gold, be claimed, copper, of gold”

said 23% say 23% spoken 8% state 8% hath 8% maintain 8% expounded 8% motive 8% given 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: state gleaningsGWB §147: sayings kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: what will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: they have said gleaningsGWB §40: say kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered نحاس (nḥás), عالم (ʿálm), ذهبی (dhhbí), نرسيده (nrsídh), حال (ḥál), آنکه (ánkh), محک (mḥk) as “copper, of gold, not attained, the state, whilst, touch-stone”

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 §32: “arts and sciences fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §272: all worlds.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of true knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

نرسيده

nrsídh r-s-d → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

have 17% ceased 17% reached 17% attained 17% existing 17% naught 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: reached gleaningsGWB §348: How much greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: approached the-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attain will-and-testamentW&T §5: aloft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: ceased to reach gleaningsGWB §364: how much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: naught but dross

آنکه

ánkh 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 §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They

محک

mḥk m-ḥ-k → “touchstone”

literal: touchstone; touchstone, test

touchstone 80% touch-stone 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: touch-stone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: touchstone

ميان

míán m-y-n → “midst”

literal: midst

midst 40% amongst 20% conversation 10% hand 10% amidst 10% companions 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: conversation turned upon gleaningsGWB §440: amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: midst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: from amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their midst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: companions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: among the

صفات

ṣfát w-ṣ-f

literal: attributes; attribute

SE rendered حال (ḥál), آنکه (ánkh), محک (mḥk), ميان (míán), صفات (ṣfát), ذهبی (dhhbí), از (iz), نحا (nḥá), سی (sí), معيّن (mʿíʿn) as “the state, whilst, touch-stone, at hand, from, copper, distinguish”

attributes 94% all 5% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe gleaningsGWB §548: attribute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: being praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §627: and of Thine attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered محک (mḥk), ميان (míán), صفات (ṣfát), ذهبی (dhhbí), از (iz), نحا (nḥá), سی (sí), معيّن (mʿíʿn), واضح (wáḍḥ), می (mí), نمايد (nmáyd) as “touch-stone, at hand, from, copper, distinguish, assay, will”