Kitáb-i-Íqán — §249

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 249 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و ملّا محمّد علی زنجانی و ملّا علی بسطامی و ملّا سعيد بارفروشی و ملّا نعمة اللّه مازندرانی و ملّا يوسف اردبيلی و ملّا مهدی خوئی و آقا سيّد حسين ترشيزی و ملّا مهدی کندی و برادر او ملّا باقر و ملّا عبد الخالق يزدی و ملّا علی برقانی و امثال آنها که قريب چهارصد نفر بودند که اسامی جميع در لوح محفوظ الهی ثبت شده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Mullá Muhammad ‘Alíy-i-Zanjání Mullá ‘Alíy-i-Bastamí Mullá Sa’íd-i-Barfurúshí Mullá Ni’matu’lláh-i-Mázindarání Mullá Yúsúf-i-Ardibílí Mullá Mihdíy-i-Khú’í Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshízí Mullá Mihdíy-i-Kandí Mullá Báqir Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Kháliq-i-Yazdí Mullá ‘Alíy-i-Baraqání and others, well nigh four hundred in number, whose names are all inscribed upon the “Guarded Tablet” of God.

Translation Notes

ملّا

mllá m-l-ʾ → “concourse”

literal: assembly; assembly/people

concourse 45% people 22% ye 12% peoples 4% followers 4% celestial 4% inmates 3% believers 3% chiefs 3% entire 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich ones fire-tabletFire §45: are filled gleaningsGWB §188: Followers of the Gospel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblage tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse will-and-testamentW&T §34: filling

سعيد

sʿíd s-ʿ-d → “good”

literal: blessed; blessed/fortunate

good 20% righteous 20% just 20% blessed 20% happy 20%

gleaningsGWB §374: good kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: righteous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be aided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: happiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: Happy indeed is the man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: felicity

نعمة

nʿmh n-ʿ-m → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: bounty; favor

This form usually rendered as “favors”, “prosperity”, “favor” (19 occurrences)

favors 21% prosperity 16% favor 16% bounty 16% delights 5% ni’matu 5% gift 5% benefits 5% gifts 5% divine 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: great is his blessedness gleaningsGWB §391: of this highest gift kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herd prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §128: a wondrous gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the favor gleaningsGWB §573: bounties kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: blessing

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §2: Thee, O my God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

آقا

áqá ʾ-q-ʾ

literal: master

SE rendered يوسف (yúsf), اردبيلی (irdbílí), ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), خوئی (khúʾí), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), حسين (ḥsín), ترشيزی (trshízí), ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), کندی (kndí) as “Yúsúf-i-Ardibílí, Mullá, Mihdíy-i-Khú’í, Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí, Mihdíy-i-Kandí”

1 occurrence in corpus

برادر

brádr b-r-d

literal: brother

SE rendered حسين (ḥsín), ترشيزی (trshízí), ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), کندی (kndí), برادر (brádr), ملّا (mllá), باقر (báqr), ملّا (mllá), عبد (ʿbd), الخالق (al-khálq), يزدی (yzdí) as “Husayn-i-Turshízí, Mullá, Mihdíy-i-Kandí, Báqir, ‘Abdu’l-Kháliq-i-Yazdí”

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: brothers fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §713: seek kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: forbearing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel Thy mystery the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Us fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

عبد

ʿbd ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 76% one 6% man 6% guardian 2% abdu’-salam 2% man’s 2% servant” 2% ‘abdu 2% servant’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servants fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §163: Thy people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adored prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §35: me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: one

الخالق

al-khálq kh-l-q → “creatures” Distinctive

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creator”, “fashioner”, “lord” (17 occurrences)

creator 59% fashioner 18% lord 6% maker 6% fountain 6% thou 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy character fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §463: them that dwell on earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: I would not have created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men

قريب

qríb q-r-b → “well nigh”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

nigh 15% well 15% well-nigh 15% hand 8% nearly 8% soon 8% having 8% some 8% draweth 8% near 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: to draw thee nigh fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §624: established kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: some prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Thy court tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

نفر

nfr n-f-r → “men”

literal: person

men 18% nine 18% ones 9% two 9% souls 9% single 9% understanding 9% number 9% persons 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: souls will-and-testamentW&T §19: persons kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: two will-and-testamentW&T §9: curse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: understanding will-and-testamentW&T §5: detested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: in number

بودند

búdnd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered امثال (imthál), آنها (ánhá), قريب (qríb), چهارصد (chhárṣd), نفر (nfr), بودند (búdnd), اسامی (isámí), جميع (jmíʿ), لوح (lúḥ) as “others, well nigh, four, hundred in number, names, all, “Guarded Tablet””