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

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), جمال (jmál), محمّدی (mḥmmdí), آثار (áthár), سماء (smáʾ), ظاهره (ẓáhrh) as “Likewise, of, unveiled, beauty, Muhammad, signs, heaven, visible”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “unveiled” 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 §138: now manifested fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §578: may be revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sprung prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: risen up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

محمّدی

mḥmmdí 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 §165: praised gleaningsGWB §219: All praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: “Praised be tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise be gleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks

باطنه

báṭnh b-ṭ-n → “invisible”

literal: inward; inner

inwardly 32% inner 27% invisible 23% spiritual 9% inward 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I gleaningsGWB §465: My inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: Concealment gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: bellies

مردم

mrdm m-r-d → “people”

literal: people; man

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 §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §140: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretender

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

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 §111: the Holy Land gleaningsGWB §23: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdom

بشارت

bshárt b-sh-r → “tidings”

literal: glad-tidings; herald

hath 15% announced 15% tidings 15% announce 8% rejoice 8% heralded 8% foretold 8% blessing 8% joyful 8% brought 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Forerunner gleaningsGWB §230: announce unto thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: Happy art thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: bring me joy the-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MAN will-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announce gleaningsGWB §615: have announced

می

mí m-y-y → “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

دادند

dádnd d-ʾ-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “delivered”, “regarded”, “offer” (15 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: brought will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “luminary” Distinctive

literal: sun; suns; the sun

This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “day-star” (241 occurrences)

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun of Truth gleaningsGWB §117: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: terms “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlight gleaningsGWB §309: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “desires”

literal: desire; passion

corrupt 22% desires 20% desire 18% evil 11% passion 7% self 7% essence 7% passions 4% promptings 2% mere 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §292: while they kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: how prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: atmosphere the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices

چهار

chhár ch-h-r → “noon-tide” Distinctive

literal: fourth; four

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

noon-tide 33% four 33% fourth 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: noon-tide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: fourth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: four

نفر

nfr n-f-r → “men”

literal: person

men 20% ones 10% two 10% souls 10% warrior 10% understanding 10% number 10% persons 10% nine 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: warrior will-and-testamentW&T §9: curse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: souls will-and-testamentW&T §19: persons kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: men will-and-testamentW&T §19: nine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: “Affrighted

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 §242: been busied gleaningsGWB §303: devoid kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: God the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §30: being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never lived gleaningsGWB §110: have been responsible

واحداً

wáḥdáan w-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: unity; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “second” (67 occurrences)

one 73% any 8% second 3% another 3% none 3% people.” 3% each 3% one.” 3% successively 3% dust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmony fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §529: union kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

موسوم

músúm w-s-m → “called”

literal: named; named, called

called 43% known 29% embodiments 14% named 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: them that scan heedfully gleaningsGWB §101: known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is known gleaningsGWB §94: the embodiments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: embodiments gleaningsGWB §39: called kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: named gleaningsGWB §621: be engraven

شرف

shrf sh-r-f → “honoured”

literal: honor; honored

honoured 25% excellence 25% hath 25% glorious 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: high gleaningsGWB §641: His holy court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: blessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honor tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honoured will-and-testamentW&T §18: glorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublime gleaningsGWB §357: the glory

خدمتشان

khdmtshán kh-d-m → “service”

literal: service; servant; serve

serve 57% service 17% servants 6% serving 6% served 2% guardian 2% seek 2% promote 2% endeavor 2% best 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in serving gleaningsGWB §112: to serve Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to serve will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of serving gleaningsGWB §711: thy duty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant

زمان

zmán z-m-n

literal: time; time, era

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 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 §145: world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §30: underground gleaningsGWB §35: days gone by

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 §149: preserver of fire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulness gleaningsGWB §651: their fidelity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: have fulfilled their pledge tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Wherein the-hidden-wordsHW §154: faithfulness will-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; 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 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

رسيد

rsíd r-s-d → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

reached 23% now 15% waxed 8% hath 8% have 8% there 8% armed 8% approached 8% didst 8% befell 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been inflicted gleaningsGWB §25: is now come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: existing the-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not behold will-and-testamentW&T §5: aloft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: have come gleaningsGWB §170: have darkened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: now concerning

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: unto everyone gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sight the-hidden-wordsHW §96: near will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: have given to gleaningsGWB §674: before the

ديگری

dígrí d-g-r → “other”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

other 67% another 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other

فرستاد

frstád f-r-s → “send”

literal: send

send 67% sent 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: discerning gleaningsGWB §523: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and were he to ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We observed closely gleaningsGWB §503: sharp-sighted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: heroes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: West

نوبت

núbt n-w-b

literal: repentance; turn; deputy

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”

consider 50% came 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: director gleaningsGWB §36: Consider kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: came will-and-testamentW&T §25: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to repent gleaningsGWB §121: These energies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: acting as the representatives gleaningsGWB §166: was

حين

ḥín ḥ-y-n

literal: time; time/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 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §163: I render thanks unto Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their lives the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: soon gleaningsGWB §139: when prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditions

موت

mút m-w-t → “death”

literal: death

death 88% physical 4% “death 4% “death” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dead ant gleaningsGWB §306: his death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: dead man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to die tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §47: die epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one dead gleaningsGWB §587: expired

فرمود

frmúd f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be taught gleaningsGWB §418: entrusted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: made reply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: did He gleaningsGWB §540: were

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 50% bury 50%

gleaningsGWB §231: buried kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: bury

برو

brú b-r-w → “go”

literal: go

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: go

اشراق

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

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)

radiance 20% shining 11% shineth 11% shone 9% night 9% light 9% effulgent 9% revelation 9% rise 9% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: shone fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §383: of the glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: shone forth above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Lights tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §103: realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the effulgences

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

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”