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 ch-n-n → “likewise, strive”

literal: likewise

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: a grievous chastisement epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: when

نغمه

nghmh n-gh-m → “melody”

literal: melody; melodies; song

melody 79% song 7% myriad 7% any 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: strains prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Divine sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies gleaningsGWB §103: accents

ازلی،

izlí، ʾ-z-l → “eternal”

literal: eternal; eternity; eternal, primordial

eternal 39% everlasting 17% eternity 11% unfading 6% immortal 6% heavenly 6% unchangeable 6% bird 6% absolute 6%

gleaningsGWB §358: eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: unchangeable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity gleaningsGWB §93: unfading kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternally gleaningsGWB §92: Ancient of Days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: heavenly gleaningsGWB §37: everlasting

حسين

ḥsín ḥ-s-n → “most”

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

most 36% good 13% bounty 10% goodly 8% bountiful 8% excellent 5% do 5% best 5% which 5% kindly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deeds gleaningsGWB §473: Be bounteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providence the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titles gleaningsGWB §702: upright and praiseworthy

ادراک

idrák d-r-k → “to comprehend”

literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding

comprehend 25% apprehend 19% understanding 17% comprehension 8% grasp 8% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4% attain 4% fathom 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: compensate gleaningsGWB §288: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: fathom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: taketh in gleaningsGWB §201: comprehension kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have failed to grasp epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: apprehending gleaningsGWB §331: unknowable

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

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”

thou 13% meditate 13% behold 13% strive 13% reflect 13% gird 7% uncover 7% mind 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: craveth gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: display prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §24: show your epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered up

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered ادراک (idrák), نما (nmá), سلمان (slmán), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), مضمون (mḍmún) as “to comprehend, Salmán, spoke, the meaning”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

فرمايد

frmáyd f-r-m → “spoke” Distinctive

literal: say; says

This form usually rendered as “saith”, “said”, “revealed” (162 occurrences)

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Consider gleaningsGWB §148: awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: directed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was gleaningsGWB §708: commandeth

مضمون

mḍmún ḍ-m-n → “purport”

literal: meaning; content/meaning

purport 20% meaning 20% gods 20% smoke 20% text 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: gods for will-and-testamentW&T §7: text kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: The purport kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: smoke kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the meaning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: reference

بودم

búdm b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “had”, ““i” (11 occurrences)

had 67% “i 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: is it now gleaningsGWB §94: are not kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: imply the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §16: must turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: stood gleaningsGWB §110: they passed through

الف

al-f ʾ-l-f → “a thousand”

literal: thousand; thousands

thousand 89% one 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: thousand gleaningsGWB §394: countless lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “A prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combined will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: a thousand gleaningsGWB §178: concord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousand

فاصله

fáṣlh f-ṣ-l → “separated” Distinctive

literal: separated; separation

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

interval 50% away 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §154: unfolded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the records prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: discriminating tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguished the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut off epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

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: Whosoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

خمسين

khmsín kh-m-s → “fifty”

literal: fifty

fifty 50% five 50%

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

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: a

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

ولايت

wláyt w-l-y → “loved” Distinctive

literal: guardianship

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

guardianship 67% successorship 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: men gleaningsGWB §107: Guardianship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: and will-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Imams gleaningsGWB §718: Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: the people will-and-testamentW&T §20: Guardian of the Cause

پدرم

pdrm p-d-r → “my father.””

literal: father; fathers

father.” 50% father 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: father kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: our fathers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fathers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: my father.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: my father kitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: fatherless

عرض

ʿrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

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

answered 20% asked 10% supplicateth 10% conferred 10% replied 10% spoke 10% declared 10% seek 10% made 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned aside gleaningsGWB §295: contend not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: reporting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: turn them away tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: who hast withdrawn

نمودم

nmúdm n-m-w → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% “i 25% revealed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon gleaningsGWB §148: will continue to intervene kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: never laid the-hidden-wordsHW §107: forget it not will-and-testamentW&T §30: were epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decided gleaningsGWB §263: would kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: imagined

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”

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: references gleaningsGWB §583: maketh mention kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: description tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

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 §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His

مرّه

mrrh m-r-r → “one”

literal: pass; passed

one 25% once 17% again 17% utterly 13% another 8% “again 4% subsequent 4% battles 4% passed 4% totally 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they meet gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: battles prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: been directed the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: once gleaningsGWB §665: ever watcheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: passing

جهاد

jhád j-h-d → “strive” Distinctive

literal: striving; striver

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

war 67% fought 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war gleaningsGWB §17: energies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Make haste prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly gleaningsGWB §550: true seeker kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: endeavour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert

سبيل

sbíl s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 72% way 12% straight 3% sake 3% road 2% means 2% state 2% door 2% self 2% path!” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy path gleaningsGWB §394: of its kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: for the sake of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: for Thy sake the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path gleaningsGWB §97: door

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 §102: God gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desire 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 §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

اصغر

iṣghr ṣ-gh-r → “young” Distinctive

literal: the young

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

“lesser 33% least 33% lesser 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the young gleaningsGWB §261: contemptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: low their estate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: the Lesser epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: young gleaningsGWB §715: “lesser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: least gleaningsGWB §282: small and petty one

کوچک

kúchk k-w-ch-k → “most”

literal: small

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: most insignificant

تر

tr t-r-r

literal: more (comparative suffix)

SE rendered سبيل (sbíl), الهی (al-hí), اصغر (iṣghr), کوچک (kúchk), تر (tr), ازهمه (izhmh), مثل (mthl), غزوه (ghzúh), خيبر (khíbr), پدرم (pdrm) as “the path, God, least, most insignificant, like, the battle of, Khaybar, my father”

2 occurrences in corpus

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “like” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness; example

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: as gleaningsGWB §684: likened kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: others prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the sun the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as gleaningsGWB §150: Consider

غزوه

ghzúh gh-z-w → “war” Distinctive

literal: warfare; battle

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

war 33% beginning 33% battle 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the war gleaningsGWB §334: Beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the battle of

خيبر

khíbr kh-b-r → “all-informed”

literal: inform; informed

all-informed 23% traditions 17% announced 11% informed 11% warneth 9% informing 6% tidings 6% news 6% hath 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: news gleaningsGWB §279: warneth you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: prophesied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: discernment gleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears

کفّار

kffár k-f-r → “infidels.””

literal: unbelief

infidels.” 33% infidels 33% unbelievers 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impiety gleaningsGWB §97: disbelieveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: disbelieve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou denied gleaningsGWB §97: disbelieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their misbelief gleaningsGWB §568: rejected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: unbelief

محاربه

mḥárbh ḥ-r-b → “contended” Distinctive

literal: war; warfare

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

conflicts 17% war 17% conflict 17% convulsed 17% contended 17% against 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: war gleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contended gleaningsGWB §584: rise up and war prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: against epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conflicts gleaningsGWB §296: contended with

مجادله

mjádlh j-d-l → “conflict” Distinctive

literal: dispute; contention; disputation

This form usually rendered as “controversies”, “agitated”, “fought” (6 occurrences)

controversies 25% agitated 25% fought 25% disputeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: gainsaid gleaningsGWB §109: disputed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviled the-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentions will-and-testamentW&T §17: disputed with God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissension gleaningsGWB §68: contending

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 81% secrets 6% divine 4% glorious 1% one 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% secret 1% discover 1% inner 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His mysteries gleaningsGWB §30: into gladness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: openly and privily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the throne tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joy

رجع

rjʿ r-j-ʿ → ““return,””

literal: return; returning; to return

returned 33% “return 33% retold 17% come 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return gleaningsGWB §193: will all return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: went up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: the object tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back to will-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside

اوّليّت

iwwlílt ʾ-w-l → “beginning”

literal: first; beginning

“first” 80% beginning 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of old gleaningsGWB §702: ere he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “first”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundation gleaningsGWB §41: early days

آخريّت

ákhrírt ʾ-kh-r → “end.”” Distinctive

literal: end

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

“last” 43% “last”—when 14% “last.” 14% “last 14% end.” 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: other gleaningsGWB §471: time.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Lastness the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: end gleaningsGWB §540: more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last.”

صنع،

ṣnʿ، ṣ-n-ʿ → “handiwork”

literal: handiwork

handiwork 33% everlasting 22% formeth 11% creative 11% “creation 11% hath 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmen gleaningsGWB §286: this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy handiwork the-hidden-wordsHW §13: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: forging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: formeth gleaningsGWB §286: generate

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”