Kitáb-i-Íqán — §67

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 67 of 291.

Source (Persian)

از جمله خليل الرّحمن که قبل از ظهور آن حضرت، نمرود خوابی ديد و کَهَنه راخواست. اخبار دادند بر طلوع نجمی در سماء. و همچنين شخصی در ارض ظاهر شد که مردم را بشارت می داد به ظهور آن حضرت.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Among the Prophets was Abraham, the Friend of God. Ere He manifested Himself, Nimrod dreamed a dream. Thereupon, he summoned the soothsayers, who informed him of the rise of a star in the heaven. Likewise, there appeared a herald who announced throughout the land the coming of Abraham.

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 §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

جمله

jmlh j-m-l → “beauty” Distinctive

literal: beauty; beautiful

This form usually rendered as “among”, “partially”, “others” (45 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Beauty gleaningsGWB §181: a little while kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thy wondrous Beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more glorious will-and-testamentW&T §4: another

خليل

khlíl kh-l-l → “friend”

literal: friend

friend 80% loss 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: friend will-and-testamentW&T §5: loss

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “of god” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

This form usually rendered as “merciful”, “mercy”, “compassionate” (5 occurrences)

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §273: My mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “manifested” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)

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 §150: Raise up fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §391: is the kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst reveal Him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

حضرت،

ḥḍrt، ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence, majesty

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: the Great gleaningsGWB §355: suited to the capacity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: Prophet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: ready the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: of gleaningsGWB §657: unto thee

خوابی

khúábí kh-w-b → “fast” Distinctive

literal: sleeping; good, advisable; good/well

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

fast 43% advisable 14% well 14% truly 14% dream 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: fast asleep gleaningsGWB §431: are fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: truly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: well kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: It is advisable

ديد

díd d-y-d → “seen”

literal: see; to see; seen

witnessed 33% seen 17% found 17% saw 17% dreamed 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: found gleaningsGWB §685: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath beheld will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: I behold gleaningsGWB §364: hast witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dreamed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saw

کَهَنه

kahanh k-h-n → “soothsayers”

literal: soothsayer; old, worn out; old

soothsayers 67% old 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: soothsayers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: old

راخواست

rákhúást kh-w-s-t → “will” Distinctive

literal: will

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

will 50% summoned 50%

gleaningsGWB §97: will continue forever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: summoned

اخبار

ikhbár kh-b-r → “informed” Distinctive

literal: inform; informed

This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “announced” (23 occurrences)

traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: is informed gleaningsGWB §713: warned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce the-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unaware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ignorance of gleaningsGWB §718: instructeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: people

دادند

dádnd d-ʾ-d

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered ديد (díd), کَهَنه (kahanh), راخواست (rákhúást), اخبار (ikhbár), دادند (dádnd), بر (br), طلوع (ṭlúʿ), نجمی (njmí), سماء (smáʾ) as “dreamed, soothsayers, summoned, informed, rise, star, heaven”

delivered 17% regarded 17% offer 17% warned 17% announced 17% refuted 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have heaped will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered کَهَنه (kahanh), راخواست (rákhúást), اخبار (ikhbár), دادند (dádnd), بر (br), طلوع (ṭlúʿ), نجمی (njmí), سماء (smáʾ), همچنين (hmchnín) as “soothsayers, summoned, informed, rise, star, heaven, Likewise”

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 §102: The land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto

طلوع

ṭlúʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “rise”

literal: dawning-place

rises 20% rise 20% revelation 20% dawning 20% splendors 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flasheth fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §549: grasped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: first glimmerings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

نجمی

njmí n-j-m → “star”

literal: star; stars; the stars

stars 48% star 20% advancement 4% end 4% sun 4% shining 4% stars?” 4% “stars” 4% ‘stars’ 4% appearance 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancement gleaningsGWB §334: End kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shining stars epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: stars gleaningsGWB §594: a sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: appearance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Stars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “stars”

همچنين

hmchnín ch-n-n → “likewise”

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 §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: when epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since

شخصی

shkhṣí sh-kh-ṣ → “man”

literal: person; personality/identity

man 50% one 13% needy 13% person 13% herald 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed man gleaningsGWB §44: Man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: his person will-and-testamentW&T §43: him gleaningsGWB §306: personality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: a needy man will-and-testamentW&T §43: worker gleaningsGWB §41: generation

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “land”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Ta gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land gleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth

مردم

mrdm m-r-d

literal: people; man

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), شخصی (shkhṣí), ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مردم (mrdm), بشارت (bshárt), می (mí), داد (dád), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “Likewise, herald, land, appeared, announced, coming”

people 57% men 14% peoples 11% man 3% hath 3% found 3% wayward 3% generations 3% leaders 3% have 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §334: captive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: them the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §431: die kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: foul carcasses

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مردم (mrdm), بشارت (bshárt), می (mí), داد (dád), ظهور (ẓhúr), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “land, appeared, announced, coming, of Abraham”