Kitáb-i-Íqán — §71

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 71 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين قبل از ظهور جمال محمّدی آثار سماء ظاهره ظاهر شد. و آثار باطنه که مردم را در ارض بشارت می دادند به ظهور آن شمس هويّه چهار نفر بودند واحداً بعد واحد. چنانچه روزبه که موسوم به سلمان شد به شرف خدمتشان مشرّف بود و زمان وفات هر يک می رسيد روزبه را نزد ديگری می فرستاد تا نوبت به چهارم رسيد و او در حين موت فرمود: ای روزبه، بعد از تکفين و تدفين من برو به حجاز که شمس محمّدی اشراق می نمايد و بشارت باد تو را به لقای آن حضرت.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Likewise, ere the beauty of Muhammad was unveiled, the signs of the visible heaven were made manifest. As to the signs of the invisible heaven, there appeared four men who successively announced unto the people the joyful tidings of the rise of that divine Luminary. Rúz-bih, later named Salmán, was honoured by being in their service. As the end of one of these approached, he would send Rúz-bih unto the other, until the fourth who, feeling his death to be nigh, addressed Rúz-bih saying: “O Rúz-bih! when thou hast taken up my body and buried it, go to Hijáz for there the Day-star of Muhammad will arise. Happy art thou, for thou shalt behold His face!”

Translation Notes

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like manner gleaningsGWB §122: similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: Furthermore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §150: Both

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “unveiled” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My Revelation fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §188: unto Him that came kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: with every subsequent one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: that moveth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem

جمال

jmál j-m-l → “beauty”

literal: beauty; beautiful

beauty 89% ancient 2% ornament 1% divine 1% countenance 1% charm 1% fairest 1% whose 1% glory 1% image 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament to gleaningsGWB §38: partially kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: brief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteous tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thing will-and-testamentW&T §4: another

آثار

áthár ʾ-th-r → “signs”

literal: traces; trace

signs 50% evidences 18% writings 9% tokens 6% testimonies 5% knowledge 3% remnant 3% ways 3% marks 2% attitude 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitude gleaningsGWB §187: signs and tokens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: force prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: past traces the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow in will-and-testamentW&T §5: aloft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: impress gleaningsGWB §288: knowledge

باطنه

báṭnh b-ṭ-n → “invisible”

literal: inward; inner; hidden

inner 27% inwardly 27% invisible 23% spiritual 8% inward 8% secretly 4% hidden 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: inner gleaningsGWB §362: inner life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the hidden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretly gleaningsGWB §137: invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the womb

مردم

mrdm mrdm → “people”

literal: people

people 59% men 15% peoples 11% man 2% hath 2% upon 2% wayward 2% generations 2% leaders 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §145: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: these leaders of religion the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others gleaningsGWB §145: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: mankind gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: the wayward of every age

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §725: In it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovelling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land

دادند

dádnd dádn → “have”

literal: give; to give; given

have 19% pronounced 19% betrayed 13% accused 13% delivered 6% uttered 6% regarded 6% denounced 6% offer 6% informed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have borne gleaningsGWB §362: Be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have their heads cut off gleaningsGWB §361: betrayed

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “luminary” Distinctive

literal: sun; suns; the sun

This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “light” (241 occurrences)

sun 52% daystar 23% light 7% day-star 6% luminary 4% “sun” 4% sunlight 1% orb 1% terms 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlight gleaningsGWB §357: Light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sun gleaningsGWB §44: Luminary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “divine” Distinctive

literal: desire; passion

This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the dictates fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §128: wayward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: passions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: the precincts tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §122: idle will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

چهار

chhár chhár → “four”

literal: four

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: four

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 §249: in number will-and-testamentW&T §19: persons kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: “Affrighted will-and-testamentW&T §9: curse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: A single warrior will-and-testamentW&T §19: nine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: two

بودند

búdnd búdn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; to be; been

This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)

have 40% had 27% regarded 7% passed 7% raised 7% lived 7% there 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had no gleaningsGWB §389: can function kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: knoweth neither prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I was the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hath ever been

واحداً

wáḥdáan w-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: unity; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “single” (66 occurrences)

one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the union fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §113: in the Unity of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: any prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may laud and magnify Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

موسوم

músúm w-s-m → “scan” Distinctive

literal: named; called

This form usually rendered as “called”, “known”, “bearers” (9 occurrences)

called 38% known 25% bearers 13% callest 13% named 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: them that scan heedfully gleaningsGWB §39: called Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: callest will-and-testamentW&T §24: attributes gleaningsGWB §503: scan heedfully kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is known gleaningsGWB §621: be engraven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: the bearers of

شرف

shrf sh-r-f → “honoured”

literal: honor; honored

having 20% honoured 20% excellence 20% hath 20% glorious 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: high gleaningsGWB §357: the glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sacredness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: the excellence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honoured will-and-testamentW&T §18: glorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visit gleaningsGWB §119: hath received them

خدمتشان

khdmtshán kh-d-m → “service”

literal: service; servant; serve

serve 58% service 16% servants 7% serving 7% promote 4% served 2% minister 2% guardian 2% render 2% endeavor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: service gleaningsGWB §221: the servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servants will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve Him gleaningsGWB §711: thy duty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before

زمان

zmán z-m-n

literal: time; time, era; time, age

SE rendered شرف (shrf), خدمتشان (khdmtshán), مشرّف (mshrrf), زمان (zmán), وفات (wfát), هر (hr), يک (yk), می (mí), رسيد (rsíd), روزبه (rúzbh) as “honoured, service, end, one, of these, approached, Rúz-bih”

days 20% time 20% day 20% age 12% whenever 8% countless 4% life 4% cycle 4% when 4% faith 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §148: every Dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: in every age prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §54: one day will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §436: countless centuries

وفات

wfát w-f-y → “faithfulness” Distinctive

literal: faithfulness

This form usually rendered as “died”, “end” (2 occurrences)

died 50% end 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish fire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulness gleaningsGWB §489: He will, certainly, repay kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleeting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: full measure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: who have fulfilled their pledge the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithful will-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/each

SE rendered خدمتشان (khdmtshán), مشرّف (mshrrf), زمان (zmán), وفات (wfát), هر (hr), يک (yk), می (mí), رسيد (rsíd), روزبه (rúzbh), نزد (nzd), ديگری (dígrí) as “service, end, one, of these, approached, Rúz-bih, unto, other”

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference

رسيد

rsíd rsídn → “how” Distinctive

literal: reach; to reach

This form usually rendered as “reached”, “come”, “hath” (33 occurrences)

reached 19% come 13% hath 13% there 13% now 13% inflicted 6% waxed 6% have 6% attained 6% armed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been inflicted gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: reach the-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attain will-and-testamentW&T §5: became epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: reached gleaningsGWB §687: when he cometh unto it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: never understood

نزد

nzd zdn → “unto”

literal: near; strike; near, with

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: came to visit the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they inflict a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: in the estimation of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: adultery the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me

ديگری

dígrí dígr → “other”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

other 75% others 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: following gleaningsGWB §39: separate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: And yet again the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the other gleaningsGWB §39: particular kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Similarly

فرستاد

frstád frstádn → “despatched” Distinctive

literal: send; sent; to send

This form usually rendered as “sent”, “hath”, “send” (3 occurrences)

sent 33% hath 33% send 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: despatch gleaningsGWB §144: hath purposed to send kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: send epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have been sent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sending epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: despatched kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: were sent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sent

نوبت

núbt n-w-b

literal: turn

SE rendered نزد (nzd), ديگری (dígrí), می (mí), فرستاد (frstád), نوبت (núbt), چهارم (chhárm), رسيد (rsíd), حين (ḥín), موت (mút) as “unto, other, send, fourth, death”

preparing 33% consider 33% turn 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: director gleaningsGWB §36: Consider kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the turn will-and-testamentW&T §25: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: repent gleaningsGWB §166: I was preparing to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to repent gleaningsGWB §121: of the sun

چهارم

chhárm chhárm → “fourth”

literal: fourth

fourth 67% noon-tide 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: noon-tide

حين

ḥín ḥ-y-n

literal: time; time/moment; moment

SE rendered نوبت (núbt), چهارم (chhárm), رسيد (rsíd), حين (ḥín), موت (mút), فرمود (frmúd), روزبه، (rúzbh،), از (iz) as “fourth, death, addressed, Rúz-bih, of”

moment 45% time 11% hour 11% when 8% day 5% every 5% until 5% instantly 5% times 5% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: forthwith gleaningsGWB §210: strains kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereupon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time when epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Hin gleaningsGWB §347: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: on prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand lives

موت

mút m-w-t → “death”

literal: death

death 85% physical 4% man’s 4% “death 4% “death” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §587: expired kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Die prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: death unto tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead gleaningsGWB §588: to perish

فرمود

frmúd frmúdn → “addressed” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)

hath 37% said 14% declared 12% revealed 8% caused 8% addressed 4% did 4% had 4% observed 4% answered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: did He gleaningsGWB §419: entrusted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: is enough to confer upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: drawing gleaningsGWB §303: it hath been written

تکفين

tkfín k-f-n

literal: shroud; shrouding

SE rendered موت (mút), فرمود (frmúd), روزبه، (rúzbh،), از (iz), تکفين (tkfín), تدفين (tdfín), برو (brú), حجاز (ḥjáz), شمس (shms) as “death, addressed, Rúz-bih, of, buried, go, Hijáz, Day-star”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: bury

تدفين

tdfín d-f-n → “buried”

literal: burial; buried

buried 40% bury 40% lie 20%

gleaningsGWB §231: buried kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: bury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: lie buried kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: buried it

اشراق

ishráq sh-r-q → “will arise” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)

shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lighteth fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning Place gleaningsGWB §289: have risen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the East prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineth the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

نمايد

nmáyd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered حجاز (ḥjáz), شمس (shms), محمّدی (mḥmmdí), اشراق (ishráq), می (mí), نمايد (nmáyd), بشارت (bshárt), باد (bád), تو (tú), لقای (lqáy) as “Hijáz, Day-star, Muhammad, will arise, Happy art thou, being, thou, behold”