Kitáb-i-Íqán — §248

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 248 of 291.

Source (Persian)

از آن جمله جناب ملّا حسين است که محلّ اشراق شمس ظهور شدند. لَو لاهُ مَا استَوَی اللّهُ عَلی عَرشِ رَحمانِيَّتِهِ و ما استَقَرَّ علی کُرسِيِّ صَمَدانِيَّتِهِ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Among them was Mullá Husayn, who became the recipient of the effulgent glory of the Sun of divine Revelation. But for him, God would not have been established upon the seat of His mercy, nor ascended the throne of eternal glory. Among them also was Siyyid Yahyá, that unique and peerless figure of his age,

Translation Notes

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

جمله

jmlh j-m-l

literal: beauty; totality; beautiful

SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), جناب (jnáb), ملّا (mllá), حسين (ḥsín), محلّ (mḥll) as “Among, Mullá, Husayn, recipient”

among 38% partially 15% others 8% briefly 8% within 8% while 8% one 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Beneficent gleaningsGWB §594: an ornament kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beauty will-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty

جناب

jnáb j-n-b

literal: excellency

SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), جناب (jnáb), ملّا (mllá), حسين (ḥsín), محلّ (mḥll), اشراق (ishráq) as “Among, Mullá, Husayn, recipient, of”

thee 39% thou 29% thyself 7% one 4% godly 4% upon 4% wert 4% shaykh 4% excellency 4% brother 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Mírzá gleaningsGWB §334: Motion kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §17: turned aside from God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Wert thou gleaningsGWB §100: to thee

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 §97: the most excellent titles gleaningsGWB §473: that act generously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Excellent gleaningsGWB §539: His bounties

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l → “recipient”

literal: place; place, location

place 24% seat 24% recipient 14% recipients 10% quarter 5% another 5% dungeon 5% abode 5% victim 5% focal 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: quarter gleaningsGWB §95: Daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: points prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: vesture the-hidden-wordsHW §102: dwelling will-and-testamentW&T §39: a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeon gleaningsGWB §158: decree as lawful

اشراق

ishráq sh-r-q → “of the effulgent glory of” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of the effulgent glory of”

radiance 20% shining 11% shineth 11% shone 9% night 9% light 9% effulgent 9% revelation 9% rise 9% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dayspring fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning Place gleaningsGWB §696: appear like the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: rise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: shed its radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §103: realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: testify gleaningsGWB §93: Light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: divine Luminaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sun gleaningsGWB §35: Sun of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: made fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §357: that revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: shone forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: as the Manifestation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

شدند

shdnd sh-d → “became”

literal: become; to become; became

have 29% became 14% become 14% apprehended 7% clothed 7% each 7% faced 7% scattered 7% suffered 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hath been gleaningsGWB §170: We have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §15: scattered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: is gleaningsGWB §142: waver

لَو

law l-w → “but for”

literal: if

SE rendered محلّ (mḥll), اشراق (ishráq), شمس (shms), ظهور (ẓhúr), شدند (shdnd), لَو (law), لاهُ (láh), استَوَی (istaway), اللّهُ (al-lh) as “recipient, of, Sun, Revelation, became, But for, him, been established, God”