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 → “be that as it may” Distinctive

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

This form usually rendered as “briefly”, “now”, “meanwhile” (54 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Be that as it may”

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: Such will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/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 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “state” Distinctive

literal: now; state

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

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: And now gleaningsGWB §406: in close association kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: how great is the change prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: Whatever betide us tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment

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 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: whole gleaningsGWB §667: most kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: utter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been perfected the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §18: learning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: greatly gleaningsGWB §707: the excellence and perfection

مادّه

máddh m-d-d → “substance”

literal: period; ink; extended

ink 23% long 14% extended 9% assist 9% period 9% substance 9% whose 9% shadoweth 9% will 5% reinforce 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Extended gleaningsGWB §347: considerable lapse of time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: asked the help prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: and whose flame Thou feedest the-hidden-wordsHW §104: with will-and-testamentW&T §30: for a long time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: lifted up gleaningsGWB §41: ink

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 §397: copper gleaningsGWB §505: brass-like

مقام

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

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)

SE expanded to “attain the state”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such a pass fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §368: Inasmuch as kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: cling steadfastly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless

ذهبی

dhhbí dh-h-b → “gold”

literal: gold; go

gold 48% religion 10% religious 10% faith 8% communions 5% pure 5% will 5% go 5% unbelief 3% “go 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Religion gleaningsGWB §364: faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: go the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: communions gleaningsGWB §506: “I go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: but gold

نرسيده

nrsídh rsídn → “not attained” Distinctive

literal: reach; to reach

This form usually rendered as “might”, “ceased”, “reached” (8 occurrences)

might 14% ceased 14% reached 14% hath 14% attained 14% still 14% naught 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxed gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: is unrivalled the-hidden-wordsHW §154: was pronounced will-and-testamentW&T §5: became epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: inflicted gleaningsGWB §348: How much greater must have been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: until

منازل

mnázl n-z-l → “sent” Distinctive

literal: send down; descending; descend

This form usually rendered as “distances”, “stages”, “grades” (4 occurrences)

distances 50% stages 25% grades 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: it hath been sent down gleaningsGWB §219: indignities upon it kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: coming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: were sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home

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

ساله

sálh s-n-h → “seventy-year”

literal: year; years

years 82% two 9% seventy-year 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearly gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year 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 §117: years gleaningsGWB §44: for generations

طيّ

ṭíṭ ṭ-y-y → “traverse”

literal: traverse

ta 40% traverse 40% full 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Ta (Ṭihrán)gleaningsGWB §527: full rein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: traverse

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 §232: will address gleaningsGWB §438: cease kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: causeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §156: wilt thou will-and-testamentW&T §43: cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceed

توان

túán t-w-n

literal: can; can/ability; 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”

how 50% dare 25% could 25%

gleaningsGWB §140: through the power of His might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: Could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: weak creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: how can prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: dare kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: How could

گفت

gft gftn

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 36% say 18% spoken 9% hath 9% words 5% state 5% maintain 5% maintained 5% called 5% wert 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §653: and tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: They confidently assert the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim will-and-testamentW&T §7: deemed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: continue to say gleaningsGWB §431: lift up your voices kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: nor promise

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 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 §114: man of understanding fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §150: learned men kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: knew that they did so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: from Whose knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

محک

mḥk m-ḥ-k → “touchstone”

literal: touchstone; touchstone, test

touchstone 86% touch-stone 14%

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

ميان

míán míán → “amongst”

literal: midst; between; midst, between

amongst 26% midst 26% among 16% amidst 11% unto 5% between 5% hand 5% sight 5%

gleaningsGWB §140: From among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: from amongst gleaningsGWB §142: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their midst gleaningsGWB §92: unto all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: at hand gleaningsGWB §174: amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: amidst

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”