Kitáb-i-Íqán — §251

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 251 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال انصاف دهيد که شهادت اينها مقبول و مسموع است که قولشان و فعلشان موافق و ظاهرشان و باطنشان مطابق به نحوی که تاهَتِ العُقُولُ فی اَفعالِهِمْ و تَحَيَّرَتِ النُّفُوسُ فِی اصْطِبارِهِم و بِماحَمَلَتْ اَجسادُهُم و يا شهادت اين معرضين که بجز هوای نفس نفسی بر نيارند و از قفس ظنونات باطله نجاتی نيافتهاند؟ و در يوم سر از فراش برندارند مگر چون خفّاش ظلمانی در طلب دنيای فانيه کوشند و در ليل راحت نشوند مگر در تدبيرات امورات دانيه کوشند. به تدبير نفسانی مشغول گشته و از تقدير الهی غافل شدهاند. روز به جان در تلاش معاشند و شب در تزيين اسباب فراش. آيا در هيچ شرع و ملّتی جايز است که به اعراض اين نفوس محدوده متمسّک شوند و از اقبال و تصديق نفوسی که از جان و مال و اسم و رسم و ننگ و نام در رضای حقّ گذشتهاند اغفال نمايند؟

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be fair: Is the testimony of those acceptable and worthy of attention whose deeds agree with their words, whose outward behaviour conforms with their inner life? The mind is bewildered at their deeds, and the soul marvelleth at their fortitude and bodily endurance. Or is the testimony of these faithless souls who breathe naught but the breath of selfish desire, and who lie imprisoned in the cage of their idle fancies, acceptable? Like the bats of darkness, they lift not their heads from their couch except to pursue the transient things of the world, and find no rest by night except as they labour to advance the aims of their sordid life. Immersed in their selfish schemes, they are oblivious of the divine Decree. In the day-time they strive with all their soul after worldly benefits, and in the night-season their sole occupation is to gratify their carnal desires. By what law or standard could men be justified in cleaving to the denials of such petty-minded souls, and in ignoring the faith of them that have renounced, for the sake of the good-pleasure of God, their life, and substance, their fame and renown, their reputation and honour?

Translation Notes

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered حال (ḥál), انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد (dhíd), شهادت (shhádt), اينها (iynhá), مقبول (mqbúl) as “Be fair, the testimony, of those, acceptable”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: At present gleaningsGWB §527: bettereth the condition thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Therefore prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: distract tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “be fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: justice gleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-minded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to judge equitably gleaningsGWB §412: unjust in his judgment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fair

دهيد

dhíd d-h

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد (dhíd), شهادت (shhádt), اينها (iynhá), مقبول (mqbúl) as “Be fair, the testimony, of those, acceptable”

fair 50% testify 25% readily 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §140: hath served kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: listen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded up gleaningsGWB §171: admit

شهادت

shhádt sh-h-d → “testimony”

literal: witness; witnessed

martyrdom 33% testify 23% testimony 21% denunciations 5% bear 5% suffered 3% death 3% wouldst 3% attest 3% solemnly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: testified fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §106: have considered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the visible tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

اينها

iynhá ʾ-y-n → “chapter”

literal: this; where; these

chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: It kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: this sense kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Whereunto

مقبول

mqbúl q-b-l → “acceptable”

literal: acceptance

acceptable 54% aspireth 8% regarded 8% inadmissible 8% infinitely 8% indeed 8% praised 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Previous fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §717: unworthy kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: future prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy good pleasure tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

مسموع

msmúʿ s-m-ʿ

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE rendered شهادت (shhádt), اينها (iynhá), مقبول (mqbúl), مسموع (msmúʿ), قولشان (qúlshán), فعلشان (fʿlshán), موافق (múáfq) as “the testimony, of those, acceptable, their words, deeds, agree with”

heard 20% hearken 18% hear 18% incline 10% hearing 8% ears 7% hearest 7% have 4% give 4% thou 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: thou wouldst hear fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §724: the All-Hearing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listener prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the ears tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

قولشان

qúlshán q-w-l → “their words”

literal: say; said; saying

say 46% said 16% saith 10% words 9% have 6% saying 3% hath 3% word 3% made 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: martyrdom gleaningsGWB §464: ye say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: idle sayings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast said tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

فعلشان

fʿlshán f-ʿ-l → “deeds”

literal: deed

deeds 29% doeth 16% thou 9% do 9% acts 8% doings 8% done 6% works 6% act 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine acts gleaningsGWB §453: hath inflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: works”the-hidden-wordsHW §154: doing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §387: His works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—from

موافق

múáfq w-f-q → “aid” Distinctive

literal: agreement

This form usually rendered as “according”, “toward”, “correspond” (16 occurrences)

according 22% toward 11% correspond 11% variance 11% inconsistent 11% agree 11% consonance 11% wise 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: unitedly gleaningsGWB §414: vouchsafe His grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: in consonance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: graciously aid me will-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailing help epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: toward Us gleaningsGWB §395: may be enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: favoured

ظاهرشان

ẓáhrshán ẓ-h-r → “outward behaviour”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 29% manifestation 16% manifestations 13% manifest 11% revealed 8% hath 6% manifested 5% appeared 5% made 4% revelations 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: the guise fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §25: the return kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: as a token tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

باطنشان

báṭnshán b-ṭ-n → “inner life”

literal: inner

inner 24% inwardly 24% concealment 13% invisible 11% spiritual 7% hidden 4% secretly 4% inward 4% womb 4% mothers’ 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: secretly gleaningsGWB §391: spiritual kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I gleaningsGWB §465: My inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”

مطابق

mṭábq ṭ-b-q → “conforms with their”

literal: conforming; conforming, matching

SE expanded to “conforms with their”

conform 20% accordance 20% conforms 20% irrelevant 10% accord 10% inconsistent 10% conformity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sphere gleaningsGWB §362: conforms with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: conforms with their will-and-testamentW&T §13: the dust epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the depths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: accord with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: in accordance with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: inconsistent

نحوی

nḥúy n-ḥ-w

literal: manner; manner, way; mode, manner

SE rendered ظاهرشان (ẓáhrshán), باطنشان (báṭnshán), مطابق (mṭábq), نحوی (nḥúy), تاهَتِ (táhat), العُقُولُ (al-ʿuqúl), اَفعالِهِمْ (afʿálihim) as “outward behaviour, inner life, conforms with their, is bewildered, The mind, their deeds”

manner 25% degree 25% kind 25% universally 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: manner gleaningsGWB §357: to a degree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: kind will-and-testamentW&T §23: and universally extended

تاهَتِ

táhat t-w-h → “is bewildered”

literal: bewildered/confused; became bewildered

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §362: bewildered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: is bewildered

العُقُولُ

al-ʿuqúl ʿ-q-l → “the mind”

literal: intellect; minds; understand

mind 45% minds 20% understanding 10% every 5% limited 5% intellect 5% sound 5% intelligence 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgment gleaningsGWB §457: refuse to reflect kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wise gleaningsGWB §124: sane mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: inconceivable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding

تَحَيَّرَتِ

taḥayyarat ḥ-y-r → “perplexed” Distinctive

literal: perplexed

This form usually rendered as “marvel”, “have” (3 occurrences)

marvel 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astounded gleaningsGWB §159: perplexity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewilderment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: marvel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexed gleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewilderment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: stand aghast

النُّفُوسُ

an-nufús n-f-s → “the soul”

literal: soul; souls

souls 61% men 15% soul 8% people 3% every 3% peoples 2% faithful 2% ones 2% officials 2% residents 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for their own sakes gleaningsGWB §689: whosoever standeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

اصْطِبارِهِم

iṣṭibárihim ṣ-b-r → “their fortitude”

literal: patience; be patient; patient

patience 35% patient 20% fortitude 10% long-suffering 8% tarry 8% forbearance 6% have 4% endure 4% resignation 4% wait 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: patience fire-tabletFire §40: to bear and endure gleaningsGWB §551: resignation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitude prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and patience the-hidden-wordsHW §148: waited epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy long-suffering gleaningsGWB §569: have patiently sustained

بِماحَمَلَتْ

bimáḥamalat ḥ-m-l → “bear” Distinctive

literal: bearing

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

bear 23% hath 19% bearer 10% borne 10% endured 6% sustain 6% suffered 6% sustained 6% burden 6% bearers 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hath endured gleaningsGWB §286: means and instruments kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustaining kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the Treasuries of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bear will-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bear gleaningsGWB §13: bearing

اَجسادُهُم

ajsáduhum j-s-d

literal: bodies

SE rendered اصْطِبارِهِم (iṣṭibárihim), بِماحَمَلَتْ (bimáḥamalat), اَجسادُهُم (ajsáduhum), شهادت (shhádt), معرضين (mʿrḍín), بجز (bjz) as “their fortitude, and bodily endurance, the testimony, faithless, naught but”

bodies 67% bodily 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: bodies gleaningsGWB §679: heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: dead corpse tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her body the-hidden-wordsHW §120: frame will-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the body of mankind

معرضين

mʿrḍín ʿ-r-ḍ → “faithless” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

This form usually rendered as “have”, “turned”, “froward” (33 occurrences)

have 24% turned 24% froward 19% such 10% faithless 10% disbelievers 5% reject 5% opposers 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turned away gleaningsGWB §551: renounce the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: seek enlightenment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: fixing their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn from

بجز

bjz j-z → “apart”

literal: except

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from

هوای

húáy h-w-y → “selfish desire”

literal: desire

selfish 45% desire 27% covetous 9% own 9% soar 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of the-hidden-wordsHW §114: soar into the firmament will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires gleaningsGWB §41: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: their own fancy

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

نيارند

níárnd ʾ-w-r → “refuse” Distinctive

literal: bring; to bring; to_bring

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

refuse 14% fail 14% breathe 14% hath 14% performed 14% brought 14% gather 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: refuse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: breathe the-hidden-wordsHW §151: gather epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: fail kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: performed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: brought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: hath been inflicted

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered بجز (bjz), هوای (húáy), نفس (nfs), نفسی (nfsí), بر (br), نيارند (níárnd), از (iz), قفس (qfs), ظنونات (ẓnúnát), باطله (báṭlh), نجاتی (njátí), نيافتهاند؟ (níáfthánd؟) as “naught but, selfish desire, the breath, souls, who, breathe, the cage, idle fancies, imprisoned”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

قفس

qfs q-f-ṣ → “cage”

literal: cage

cage 83% prison-cage 17%

gleaningsGWB §362: cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: prison-cage

ظنونات

ẓnúnát ẓ-n-n → “idle fancies”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 50% fancy 14% imaginings 14% ways 7% soul-devouring 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thou fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §450: imagine about Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: fancied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fancies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: imaginings

باطله

báṭlh b-ṭ-l

literal: falsehood; vain; false, vain

SE rendered بر (br), نيارند (níárnd), از (iz), قفس (qfs), ظنونات (ẓnúnát), باطله (báṭlh), نجاتی (njátí), نيافتهاند؟ (níáfthánd؟), يوم (yúm), سر (sr) as “who, breathe, the cage, idle fancies, imprisoned, their heads”

falsehood 50% false 17% naught 6% wretched 6% dissipated 6% vain 6% superseded 6% wrong 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: wrongfully gleaningsGWB §195: bring to naught kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and empty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: error epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehood gleaningsGWB §359: falsity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsity

نجاتی

njátí n-j-y

literal: salvation; saved

SE rendered نيارند (níárnd), از (iz), قفس (qfs), ظنونات (ẓnúnát), باطله (báṭlh), نجاتی (njátí), نيافتهاند؟ (níáfthánd؟), يوم (yúm), سر (sr) as “breathe, the cage, idle fancies, imprisoned, their heads”

2 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §6: the people of salvation

نيافتهاند؟

níáfthánd؟ y-ʾ-f → “imprisoned”

literal: find; to find; found

found 38% imprisoned 15% obtain 8% perceive 8% apprehend 8% attained 8% discerned 8% realized 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: found gleaningsGWB §362: imprisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: found the will-and-testamentW&T §42: realized epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: apprehend gleaningsGWB §141: attained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: discerned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain

يوم

yúm y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered نيافتهاند؟ (níáfthánd؟), يوم (yúm), سر (sr), از (iz), فراش (frásh), برندارند (brndárnd), مگر (mgr) as “imprisoned, their heads, their couch, lift not, except”

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night season gleaningsGWB §111: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-season gleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day

سر

sr s-r-r → “their heads” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “secretly” (57 occurrences)

mystery 39% secret 19% secretly 10% privily 10% hidden 6% heads 3% innermost 3% am 3% inwardly 3% infinitesimal 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secrets gleaningsGWB §163: of Thy glorious unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the divine mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secret tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Rejoicest

فراش

frásh f-r-sh → “their couch”

literal: bed; bed/couch

bed 40% couch 30% bedding 10% carnal 10% couches 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding gleaningsGWB §362: carnal desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bed gleaningsGWB §690: couches prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitched

برندارند

brndárnd b-r-d-ʾ-r → “lift”

literal: lift; lift, raise

lift 50% root 50%

gleaningsGWB §440: root out gleaningsGWB §362: lift not

مگر

mgr m-g-r → “save”

literal: except; except/unless

save 50% other 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: save through kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: no other than

چون

chún ch-w-n

literal: when; as

SE rendered سر (sr), از (iz), فراش (frásh), برندارند (brndárnd), مگر (mgr), چون (chún), خفّاش (khffásh), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), طلب (ṭlb), دنيای (dníáy) as “their heads, their couch, lift not, except, the bats, of darkness, to pursue, world”

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such

خفّاش

khffásh kh-f-sh → “bats”

literal: bat

bats 50% bat 50%

gleaningsGWB §362: bats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: bat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the bats

ظلمانی

ẓlmání ẓ-l-m → “of darkness”

literal: darkness

darkness 27% dark 27% pitch-black 9% abject 9% darkened 9% obscure 9% gloom 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: this Wronged One fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §45: dark kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: the Pharaonic cruelties the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injustice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: sinned

طلب

ṭlb ṭ-l-b → “to pursue” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)

search 19% seeking 15% eagerness 15% asked 8% ask 8% pursue 8% quest 8% pray 8% seek 8% forgive 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requesteth gleaningsGWB §362: pursue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: yearning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: We beg of the-hidden-wordsHW §20: and sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: besought gleaningsGWB §130: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: ask for

دنيای

dníáy d-n-w → “world”

literal: world; world/this life

world 75% which 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in its gleaningsGWB §675: that which kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this world gleaningsGWB §573: “the world”

فانيه

fáníh f-n-y

literal: perish; perishing

SE rendered خفّاش (khffásh), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), طلب (ṭlb), دنيای (dníáy), فانيه (fáníh), کوشند (kúshnd), ليل (líl), راحت (ráḥt), نشوند (nshúnd), مگر (mgr) as “the bats, of darkness, to pursue, world, strive, night, rest, except”

transient 15% die 15% mortal 15% nothingness 8% surrender 8% perisheth 8% every 8% covetous 8% transitory 8% vanities 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §104: self-effacement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: transient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §152: mortal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §250: bring to naught

کوشند

kúshnd k-w-sh → “strive” Distinctive

literal: strive

This form usually rendered as “labor” (5 occurrences)

strive 43% exertions 14% labor 14% persevere 14% striven 14%

gleaningsGWB §145: Strive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: persevere the-hidden-wordsHW §97: striven gleaningsGWB §147: exertions gleaningsGWB §362: labor

ليل

líl l-y-l → “night”

literal: night; nights; the nights

night 62% night-season 23% nights 8% day 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night season gleaningsGWB §492: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the day-time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime

راحت

ráḥt r-w-ḥ → “rest” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)

ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our souls fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §646: the sweet smelling savor kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue

نشوند

nshúnd sh-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered کوشند (kúshnd), ليل (líl), راحت (ráḥt), نشوند (nshúnd), مگر (mgr), تدبيرات (tdbírát), امورات (imúrát), دانيه (dáníh) as “strive, night, rest, except, aims, sordid”

have 36% hath 14% may 14% made 12% become 5% mayest 5% can 5% will 3% mentioned 3% had 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: regarded gleaningsGWB §622: turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: may be unravelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §93: defiled will-and-testamentW&T §15: suffered glorious martyrdom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: death gleaningsGWB §596: can never be achieved

تدبير

tdbír d-b-r → “selfish schemes”

literal: scheme

selfish 40% incompetent 20% rehabilitation 20% designs 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: ordereth gleaningsGWB §362: aims kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: strive to grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providence the-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflect epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: measures gleaningsGWB §458: devices kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: led

امورات

imúrát ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: cause

This form usually rendered as “events”, “deeds”, “aims” (10 occurrences)

events 14% deeds 14% aims 14% signs 14% similar 14% things 14% transitory 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: His Cause gleaningsGWB §615: commandment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: such unseemly acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passions gleaningsGWB §702: this duty

مشغول

mshghúl sh-gh-l → “immersed” Distinctive

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “busy” (69 occurrences)

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 8% immersed 8% engaged 6% busying 6% occupy 3% have 3% stained 3% endeavor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: they gleaningsGWB §471: engross kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: commune with God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: is busied the-hidden-wordsHW §84: delight will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busied gleaningsGWB §499: most mighty enterprise

گشته

gshth g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered تدبير (tdbír), نفسانی (nfsání), مشغول (mshghúl), گشته (gshth), از (iz), تقدير (tqdír), الهی (al-hí), غافل (gháfl) as “selfish schemes, their, Immersed, divine Decree, oblivious”

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: returned gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: have the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: been gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: refused to follow the example

تقدير

tqdír q-d-r → “divine decree”

literal: power; powerful; amount

decree 60% divine 40%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: power of God fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §410: awhile kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: and decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered نفسانی (nfsání), مشغول (mshghúl), گشته (gshth), از (iz), تقدير (tqdír), الهی (al-hí), غافل (gháfl), شدهاند (shdhánd), روز (rúz), جان (ján) as “their, Immersed, divine Decree, oblivious, In the day-time, their soul”

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 §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His

غافل

gháfl gh-f-l → “oblivious”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedless 33% oblivious 26% unaware 14% who 5% one 5% erred 5% forgetful 5% hath 2% strayed 2% disregard 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the wayward gleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceive kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: error prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banish the-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCE epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have said gleaningsGWB §279: have utterly neglected

روز

rúz r-w-z → “in the day-time”

literal: day; today; that-day

SE expanded to “In the day-time”

day 64% days 9% stage 9% daytime 9% day-time 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankind will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: “This

تلاش

tlásh t-l-sh → “dissolve”

literal: dissolved, scattered

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §170: dissolve

معاشند

mʿáshnd m-ʿ-sh → “worldly”

literal: livelihood, worldly benefit

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §362: worldly benefits

شب

shb sh-b → “in the night-season”

literal: night; nights

SE expanded to “in the night-season”

night 50% night-season 25% darkness 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: One night gleaningsGWB §362: night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the darkness of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: night kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: in the night-season

تزيين

tzíyn z-y-n

literal: adorned; adornment; adorn

SE rendered جان (ján), تلاش (tlásh), معاشند (mʿáshnd), شب (shb), تزيين (tzíyn), اسباب (isbáb), فراش (frásh), آيا (áyá), هيچ (hích), شرع (shrʿ) as “their soul, after, worldly benefits, in the night-season, carnal desires, could, law”

grace 25% re-adorned 25% seize 25% adorned 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: adorn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: beseemeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adorned

اسباب

isbáb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

SE rendered تلاش (tlásh), معاشند (mʿáshnd), شب (shb), تزيين (tzíyn), اسباب (isbáb), فراش (frásh), آيا (áyá), هيچ (hích), شرع (shrʿ), ملّتی (mlltí) as “after, worldly benefits, in the night-season, carnal desires, could, law, standard”

means 23% through 15% nothing 8% all 8% cause 8% agencies 8% such 8% hindrances 8% external 8% causes 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: is conducive gleaningsGWB §307: the hindrances kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §52: made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause

آيا

áyá ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

verse 57% sign 19% mighty 5% how 5% “smoke” 5% what 5% utterances 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs

هيچ

hích h-y-ch

literal: any

SE rendered فراش (frásh), آيا (áyá), هيچ (hích), شرع (shrʿ), ملّتی (mlltí), جايز (jáyz) as “carnal desires, could, law, standard”

5 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any

شرع

shrʿ sh-r-ʿ → “law”

literal: law; law, religious law

law 63% hath 13% faith 13% law.” 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set down gleaningsGWB §101: a particular Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the river prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: have been promulgated will-and-testamentW&T §1: of His Most Beneficent Law epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: river gleaningsGWB §50: We have, then, called kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: path

ملّتی

mlltí m-l-l → “standard”

literal: nation; nations

standard 67% nation 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: people gleaningsGWB §531: the nations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faith will-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nation gleaningsGWB §341: past generations will-and-testamentW&T §22: nations and governments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: foreigners

جايز

jáyz j-w-z

literal: permissible

SE rendered فراش (frásh), آيا (áyá), هيچ (hích), شرع (shrʿ), ملّتی (mlltí), جايز (jáyz), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نفوس (nfús) as “carnal desires, could, law, standard, denials, petty-minded souls”

wise 22% permissible 11% farther.” 11% acceptable 11% given 11% halted 11% fair 11% would 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressed gleaningsGWB §669: can possibly transgress kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sanction and authority will-and-testamentW&T §28: permission epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: permissible gleaningsGWB §362: acceptable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: it would be improper will-and-testamentW&T §38: deviate

محدوده

mḥdúdh ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered اعراض (iʿráḍ), نفوس (nfús), محدوده (mḥdúdh), متمسّک (mtmssk) as “denials, petty-minded souls, cleaving”

limited 25% confined 8% infinite 8% petty-mindedness 8% petty-minded 8% bounded 8% transitory 8% immeasurable 8% limitation 8% limitations 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacity gleaningsGWB §36: of discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: limited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: the galling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined

متمسّک

mtmssk m-s-k → “cleaving”

literal: clinging; cling

cling 38% cleaving 25% have 13% cleave 6% clung 6% held 6% clinging 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: cleave gleaningsGWB §362: cleaving kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: musk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Lay fast hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clung epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: clung kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered اعراض (iʿráḍ), نفوس (nfús), محدوده (mḥdúdh), متمسّک (mtmssk), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), اقبال (iqbál), تصديق (tṣdíq), نفوسی (nfúsí) as “denials, petty-minded souls, cleaving, faith, them”