Kitáb-i-Íqán — §249

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

Source (Persian)

و جناب آقا سيّد يحيی که وحيد عصر و فريد زمان خود بودند 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

جناب

jnáb j-n-b

literal: excellency

SE rendered جناب (jnáb), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí”

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 §173: Thou canst excuse thyself gleaningsGWB §100: to thee 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 §92: Eschew it gleaningsGWB §569: against Thee

آقا

áqá ʾ-q-ʾ

literal: master

SE rendered آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí”

1 occurrence in corpus

سيّد

sísd s-y-d → “siyyid”

literal: lord; master/lord

siyyid 29% lord 29% prince 14% cynosure 14% “prince 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Siyyid gleaningsGWB §125: the Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: O my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cynosure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Prince prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Prince

يحيی

yḥíy ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “may”, “maketh”, “recreate” (3 occurrences)

may 33% maketh 33% recreate 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: quicken fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §167: revived Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: will quicken tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

وحيد

wḥíd w-ḥ-d

literal: one

SE rendered سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy), وحيد (wḥíd), عصر (ʿṣr), فريد (fríd), زمان (zmán), بودند (búdnd) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí, are”

alone 33% lone 33% forsaken 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto Thy unity fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §99: is one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r

literal: age; age, era; ages

SE rendered سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy), وحيد (wḥíd), عصر (ʿṣr), فريد (fríd), زمان (zmán), بودند (búdnd), ملّا (mllá) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí, are, Mullá”

age 76% day 7% time 5% dispensation 5% days 5% generation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §150: day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the age tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time gleaningsGWB §670: bygone ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age

فريد

fríd f-r-d

literal: unique

SE rendered سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy), وحيد (wḥíd), عصر (ʿṣr), فريد (fríd), زمان (zmán), بودند (búdnd), ملّا (mllá), محمّد (mḥmmd) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí, are, Mullá, Muhammad”

lonely 20% utter 20% forlorn 20% unique 20% alone 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the One fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §2: of oneness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter loneliness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §49: alone

زمان

zmán z-m-n

literal: time; time, era

SE rendered سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy), وحيد (wḥíd), عصر (ʿṣr), فريد (fríd), زمان (zmán), بودند (búdnd), ملّا (mllá), محمّد (mḥmmd), زنجانی (znjání) as “Siyyid, Husayn-i-Turshízí, are, Mullá, Muhammad, ‘Alíy-i-Zanjání”

days 24% day 19% time 19% age 10% revolution 5% life 5% cycle 5% muhammad 5% eternity 5% things 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §436: revolution of countless centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §45: us

بودند

búdnd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “passed” (43 occurrences)

have 33% had 33% passed 11% lived 11% appeared 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: are found gleaningsGWB §389: remain kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: art the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §5: been in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: never been gleaningsGWB §122: can be

ملّا

mllá m-l-ʾ → “concourse”

literal: assembly/people; concourse

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concourse gleaningsGWB §464: congregation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich ones gleaningsGWB §568: the people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people

محمّد

mḥmmd ḥ-m-d → “thanks”

literal: praise; Muhammad; praised

thanks 36% praise 26% all-praised 10% all 7% praised 7% give 5% glory 2% magnified 2% glorious 2% “praised 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise be gleaningsGWB §266: glorified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: and extol Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised be God gleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks

زنجانی

znjání z-n-j → “‘alíy-i-zanjání”

literal: Zanjani; chain

1 occurrence in corpus

بسطامی

bsṭámí b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

court 26% gladness 13% throne 9% couch 9% pomp 9% outstretched 9% unfolded 9% bed 9% simple 4% lengthy 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §279: pomp and glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: outstretched prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowly the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercy gleaningsGWB §124: pervasive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spread

سعيد

sʿíd s-ʿ-d → “good”

literal: happy, fortunate; fortunate; Sa’id

good 33% righteous 33% blessed 33%

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

اردبيلی

irdbílí ʾ-r-d → “will”

literal: will

will 50% decided 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: decided epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: will

مهدی

mhdí m-h-d → “couch”

literal: couch

couch 43% upon 14% cradle 14% bed 14% schemes 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cradle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: the bed will-and-testamentW&T §9: schemes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: upon

خوئی

khúʾí kh-w-y → “servants”

literal: Khui; self

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §27: His servants

حسين

ḥsín ḥ-s-n

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

SE rendered ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), خوئی (khúʾí), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), حسين (ḥsín), ترشيزی (trshízí), ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), کندی (kndí) as “Mullá, Mihdíy-i-Khú’í, Mihdíy-i-Kandí”

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 §665: the righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: through Thy graciousness the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deeds gleaningsGWB §67: generous

ترشيزی

trshízí t-r-sh

literal: cutting; Turshizi

SE rendered مهدی (mhdí), خوئی (khúʾí), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), حسين (ḥsín), ترشيزی (trshízí), ملّا (mllá), مهدی (mhdí), کندی (kndí) as “Mihdíy-i-Khú’í, Mullá, Mihdíy-i-Kandí”

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: break

کندی

kndí k-n-d → “plucked”

literal: dig; make; Kandi

plucked 50% made 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: plucked out will-and-testamentW&T §3: made fast

برادر

brádr b-r-d

literal: brother

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

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §556: cold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: apprehendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

باقر

báqr b-q-r → “cow”

literal: the cow; cow/cattle

cow 75% aynu’l-baqar 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the Cow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Cow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: of Aynu’l-Baqar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: of the Cow

عبد

ʿbd ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 82% one 8% god 3% man’s 3% servant” 3% servant’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored One fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §200: My servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: no one tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

الخالق

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

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creator”, “fashioner”, “lord” (15 occurrences)

creator 53% fashioner 20% lord 7% maker 7% fountain 7% shaper 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §594: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: this unworthy people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: been fixed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created

يزدی

yzdí y-z-d → “divine”

literal: divine; divine, of God

divine 67% god 33%

gleaningsGWB §686: God and His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: God gleaningsGWB §146: Divine

برقانی

brqání b-r-q → “splendors”

literal: lightning; flashes; flashes, lightning

splendors 33% flash 13% lightning 13% swiftness 13% swift 7% brightness 7% effulgence 7% mere 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flash gleaningsGWB §552: lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the splendors the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightness the-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupful

امثال

imthál m-th-l → “others” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness

This form usually rendered as “such”, “like”, “similar” (49 occurrences)

such 33% like 27% similar 15% likeness 6% resemble 3% how 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3% others 3% other 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: even as that gleaningsGWB §438: Consider for instance kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: comparison the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: such things gleaningsGWB §302: what

آنها

ánhá null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered ملّا (mllá), برقانی (brqání), امثال (imthál), آنها (ánhá), قريب (qríb), چهارصد (chhárṣd), نفر (nfr), بودند (búdnd) as “Mullá, ‘Alíy-i-Baraqání, others, well nigh, four hundred, in number, , whose”