Kitáb-i-Íqán — §179

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 179 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين نغمه جمال ازلی، حسين بن عليّ را ادراک نما که به سلمان می فرمايد که مضمون آن اين است: بودم با الف آدم که فاصله هر آدم به آدم بعد خمسين الف سنه بود و با هر يک ولايت پدرم را عرض نمودم. و تفصيلی ذکر می فرمايد تا آنکه می فرمايد: الف مرّه جهاد نمودم در سبيل الهی که اصغر و کوچک تر ازهمه مثل غزوه خيبر بود که پدرم با کفّار محاربه و مجادله نمود. حال اسرار ختم و رجع و لا اوّليّت و لا آخريّت صنع، همه را از اين دو روايت ادراک فرما.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Likewise, strive thou to comprehend the meaning of the melody of that eternal beauty, Husayn, son of ‘Alí, who, addressing Salmán, spoke words such as these: “I was with a thousand Adams, the interval between each and the next Adam was fifty thousand years, and to each one of these I declared the Successorship conferred upon my father.” He then recounteth certain details, until he saith: “I have fought one thousand battles in the path of God, the least and most insignificant of which was like the battle of Khaybar, in which battle my father fought and contended against the infidels.” Endeavour now to apprehend from these two traditions the mysteries of “end,” “return,” and “creation without beginning or end.”

Translation Notes

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise, strive”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §150: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like manner gleaningsGWB §122: similarly

نغمه

nghmh n-gh-m → “melody”

literal: melody; melodies; melodies, tunes

melody 73% song 7% voice 7% songs 7% any 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §199: the sweet melodies of His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: with the sweet melodies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §103: accents

ازلی،

izlí، ʾ-z-l → “eternal”

literal: eternal; eternity; eternities

eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%

gleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §40: Eternal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do

SE rendered ازلی، (izlí،), حسين (ḥsín), بن (bn), ادراک (idrák), نما (nmá), سلمان (slmán), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), مضمون (mḍmún) as “eternal, Husayn, son of, to comprehend, Salmán, spoke, the meaning”

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: didst not gleaningsGWB §437: will kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: endeavour to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: ye gleaningsGWB §333: take heed, lest kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made

فرمايد

frmáyd frmúdn → “spoke” Distinctive

literal: say; says

This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)

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 §212: addressed gleaningsGWB §288: I have caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: He hath revealed:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: He hath gleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced

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 §91: similar will-and-testamentW&T §7: text kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Similar statements kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: such as these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: The purport kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: The implication kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: reference

بودم

búdm búdn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; to be; been

This form usually rendered as “had”, ““i”, “have” (12 occurrences)

had 50% “i 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirement gleaningsGWB §725: was raised kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: have existed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I was the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were confined

الف

al-f ʾ-l-f → “a thousand”

literal: thousand; thousands

thousand 69% myriad 13% friendliness 6% one 6% joined 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: ye have composed gleaningsGWB §16: strive ye to knit together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: uniteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: joined and united the-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not with will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: a thousand gleaningsGWB §178: concord

فاصله

fáṣlh f-ṣ-l → “separated” Distinctive

literal: separate; separated

This form usually rendered as “before”, “interval”, “away” (4 occurrences)

before 33% interval 33% away 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account gleaningsGWB §696: the meaning of His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: seasons of the year prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: set forth with clearness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

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 §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both

خمسين

khmsín kh-m-s → “fifty”

literal: fifty

fifty 50% five 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: five kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fifty

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years

years 61% year 16% each 6% yearly 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% “the 3% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: In the year 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 §256: two years gleaningsGWB §44: for generations

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

ولايت

wláyt w-l-y → “lord” Distinctive

literal: guardian; lord

This form usually rendered as “guardianship”, “successorship” (3 occurrences)

guardianship 67% successorship 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved ones gleaningsGWB §211: companion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Turn Thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: befriend the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: the Mission of gleaningsGWB §471: and before His loved ones

پدرم

pdrm pdrm → “father.””

literal: father

father.” 50% father 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: my father.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: my father

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 §136: who hast turned away gleaningsGWB §150: denied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: They caviled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: such of Thy creatures as have turned their backs to Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside from the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: do not protest

نمودم

nmúdm nmúdn → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 56% “i 6% chose 6% caused 6% surrendering 6% would 6% made 6% waited 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: have replied gleaningsGWB §263: Wert thou to scan kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: strive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §156: wilt thou will-and-testamentW&T §18: to appoint epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would hear

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered پدرم (pdrm), عرض (ʿrḍ), نمودم (nmúdm), تفصيلی (tfṣílí), ذکر (dhkr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), آنکه (ánkh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “my father.”, declared, have, certain details, saith, he”

mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His praise gleaningsGWB §689: through his pen kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: of the words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

مرّه

mrrh m-r-r → “wafted” Distinctive

literal: pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “one”, “again”, “once” (39 occurrences)

one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: utterly gleaningsGWB §163: In a later age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: battles prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: At another time the-hidden-wordsHW §105: wafted over thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: one time gleaningsGWB §212: hath gone forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: were being wafted

جهاد

jhád j-h-d → “strive” Distinctive

literal: striving; striver

This form usually rendered as “war” (3 occurrences)

strive 37% exert 14% war 9% true 9% utmost 6% wayfarers 6% maketh 6% earnest 6% valiantly 6% striving 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: strive gleaningsGWB §548: in consequence of the efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: judgments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly the-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive then will-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: are striving their utmost gleaningsGWB §684: efforts he hath exerted

سبيل

sbíl s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 68% way 12% sake 11% ways 2% straight 1% road 1% means 1% cause 1% door 1% path!” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way gleaningsGWB §590: him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §20: the one true God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

اصغر

iṣghr ṣ-gh-r → “young” Distinctive

literal: small; become small; children

This form usually rendered as “lesser”, ““lesser”, “least” (4 occurrences)

lesser 50% “lesser 25% least 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: children gleaningsGWB §715: “lesser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: least prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: the Lesser epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: young gleaningsGWB §524: Lesser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: low epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the young

کوچک

kúchk kúchk → “most”

literal: small

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: most insignificant

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “like”

literal: like; likeness; example

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as gleaningsGWB §126: identical kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: as one and the same 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 §75: same as

غزوه

ghzúh gh-z-w → “war” Distinctive

literal: battle; warfare

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

war 50% battle 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the war kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the battle of

کفّار

kffár k-f-r → “infidels.””

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

infidels 50% infidels.” 25% unbelievers 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: denied gleaningsGWB §572: refused to acknowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: believed not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: have repudiated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye deny epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny not gleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: infidels.”

محاربه

mḥárbh ḥ-r-b → “contended” Distinctive

literal: war; warfare

This form usually rendered as “conflicts”, “war”, “conflict” (10 occurrences)

conflicts 14% war 14% conflict 14% wars 14% fought 14% assail 14% against 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contended gleaningsGWB §74: wars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assail prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: to assail him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflict gleaningsGWB §579: contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: contended with Thee

مجادله

mjádlh j-d-l → “conflict” Distinctive

literal: dispute; contention; disputation

This form usually rendered as “controversies”, “dispute”, “contentions” (6 occurrences)

controversies 20% dispute 20% contentions 20% contended 20% disputeth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: conflict gleaningsGWB §16: contention kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviled the-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentions will-and-testamentW&T §17: disputed with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: disputes gleaningsGWB §109: disputed

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 85% secrets 5% hidden 2% through 1% verities 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% divine 1% secret 1% discover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries gleaningsGWB §726: filled with gladness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: inmost being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: whose secrets tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladness will-and-testamentW&T §42: darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries

ختم

khtm kh-t-m → ““end,””

literal: seal; sealed; end

seal 40% unsealed 13% end 13% hath 13% concludeth 7% “seal 7% “end 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Seal gleaningsGWB §65: He concludeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: sealed-up the-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: my end epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ring gleaningsGWB §552: his own end

رجع

rjʿ r-j-ʿ → ““return,””

literal: return; returning; to return

returned 38% “return 25% retold 13% eventually 13% thus 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside gleaningsGWB §557: “return”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: applicable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befit the-hidden-wordsHW §22: Return then will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto Him gleaningsGWB §319: attain

اوّليّت

iwwlílt ʾ-w-l → “beginning” Distinctive

literal: first; beginning; firstness

This form usually rendered as ““first””, “first”, ““first.”” (10 occurrences)

“first” 50% first 25% “first.” 13% beginning 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: primarily fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §453: however far ye may look back kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: endowed with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Source of my being the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Letters

آخريّت

ákhrírt ʾ-kh-r → “end.”” Distinctive

literal: end

This form usually rendered as ““last””, “last”, ““last”—when” (12 occurrences)

“last” 33% last 22% “last”—when 11% “last.” 11% “last 11% end.” 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the end gleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the last prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Lastness the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: recent gleaningsGWB §111: now

صنع،

ṣnʿ، ṣ-n-ʿ → “handiwork”

literal: handiwork

handiwork 60% formeth 10% creation 10% “creation 10% hath 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thine handiwork gleaningsGWB §117: His creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: token of Thy handiwork the-hidden-wordsHW §13: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: forging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: formeth gleaningsGWB §287: My handiwork

همه

hmh h-m-h

literal: all; every/all

SE rendered اوّليّت (iwwlílt), آخريّت (ákhrírt), صنع، (ṣnʿ،), همه (hmh), از (iz), دو (dú), روايت (rúáyt), ادراک (idrák) as “beginning, end.”, “creation, from, two, traditions, apprehend”