Kitáb-i-Íqán — §81

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و اين معلوم است که تغييرات و تبديلات که در هر ظهور واقع می شود همان غمامی است تيره که حائل می شود بصر عرفان عباد را از معرفت آن شمس الهی که از مشرق هويّه اشراق فرموده. زيرا که سال ها عباد بر تقليد آباء و اجداد باقی هستند و به آداب و طريقی که در آن شريعت مقرّر شده تربيت يافتهاند، يک مرتبه بشنوند و يا ملاحظه نمايند شخصی که در ميان ايشان بوده و در جميع حدودات بشريّه با ايشان يکسان است و مع ذلک جميع آن حدودات شرعيّه که در قرن های متواتره به آن تربيت يافتهاند و مخالف و منکر آن را کافر و فاسق و فاجر دانسته اند همه را از ميان بردارد، البتّه اين امور حجاب و غمام است از برای آنهائی که قلوبشان از سلسبيل انقطاع نچشيده و از کوثرمعرفت نياشاميده. و به مجرّد استماع اين امور چنان محتجب از ادراک آن شمس می مانند که ديگر بی سؤال و جواب حکم بر کفرش می کنند و فتوی بر قتلش می دهند چنانچه ديده‌اند و شنيدهاند از قرون اولی و اين زمان نيز ملاحظه شد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is evident that the changes brought about in every Dispensation constitute the dark clouds that intervene between the eye of man’s understanding and the divine Luminary which shineth forth from the dayspring of the divine Essence. Consider how men for generations have been blindly imitating their fathers, and have been trained according to such ways and manners as have been laid down by the dictates of their Faith. Were these men, therefore, to discover suddenly that a Man, Who hath been living in their midst, Who, with respect to every human limitation, hath been their equal, had risen to abolish every established principle imposed by their Faith—principles by which for centuries they have been disciplined, and every opposer and denier of which they have come to regard as infidel, profligate and wicked,—they would of a certainty be veiled and hindered from acknowledging His truth. Such things are as “clouds” that veil the eyes of those whose inner being hath not tasted the Salsabíl of detachment, nor drunk from the Kawthar of the knowledge of God. Such men, when acquainted with these circumstances, become so veiled that without the least question, they pronounce the Manifestation of God an infidel, and sentence Him to death. You must have heard of such things taking place all down the ages, and are now observing them in these days.

Translation Notes

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m

literal: knowledge

SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), تغييرات (tghíyrát), تبديلات (tbdílát) as “changes”

evident 34% known 21% clear 16% who 9% made 5% manifest 5% know 3% object 3% ascertained 2% attested 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: knew fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §151: the learned men kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: then tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

تبديلات

tbdílát b-d-l

literal: change; transformation; exchange

SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), تغييرات (tghíyrát), تبديلات (tbdílát), هر (hr), ظهور (ẓhúr), واقع (wáqʿ), می (mí) as “changes, every, Dispensation, brought about”

change 15% barter 15% changed 12% turned 12% transformation 12% bartered 9% turn 9% converted 6% changeth 6% alter 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: change gleaningsGWB §30: turned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: pervert prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: changest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot will-and-testamentW&T §34: fraudulently alter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that turnest gleaningsGWB §470: alter not

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

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

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “dispensation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

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 §111: revealed fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §111: surgeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Day of Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: to recognize the evidences tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation

واقع

wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “brought about” Distinctive

literal: occurring; occurred

This form usually rendered as “come”, “have”, “occurred” (37 occurrences)

come 22% have 17% occurred 17% brought 11% actually 6% episode 6% involved 6% there 6% fulfilled 6% hidden 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: occurred gleaningsGWB §346: arose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: that which hath befallen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: succeeded in gazing on tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreats the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §36: hath fallen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to pass

غمامی

ghmámí gh-m-m → “clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 67% “clouds” 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §672: anguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and vexations the-hidden-wordsHW §133: sorrow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §309: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: Cloud

تيره

tírh tírh → “dark”

literal: dark; dark, gloomy; dark, clouded

thick 30% dark 20% obscuring 20% obscured 10% becloud 10% darkness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick gleaningsGWB §121: obscured the-hidden-wordsHW §149: darkness gleaningsGWB §677: to becloud its luster gleaningsGWB §550: obscuring gleaningsGWB §44: dark

حائل

ḥáʾl ḥ-w-l → “intervene”

literal: now; state; around

intervene 38% hath 13% hindered 13% hindereth 13% interveneth 13% hidden 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is no power gleaningsGWB §500: Reflect kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: can in no wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: have come in tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “eye”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 20% insight 20% sight 18% eye 18% power 7% vision 4% whose 4% discerning 4% faculty 2% man 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eye gleaningsGWB §74: their eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: our sight tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who seeth gleaningsGWB §219: eye

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy servant fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §621: of His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressors prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men

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 §159: the suns gleaningsGWB §100: Luminaries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these terms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Orb gleaningsGWB §696: like the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminary

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itself kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

مشرق

mshrq sh-r-q → “from the dayspring of the divine”

literal: shining; east; shine

SE expanded to “from the dayspring of the divine”

dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §12: hath shed its radiance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: dawning tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineth the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

هويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “essence” 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 §135: thy passions fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §656: the limitless immensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

فرموده

frmúdh frmúdn

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered الهی (al-hí), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), هويّه (húyyh), اشراق (ishráq), فرموده (frmúdh), زيرا (zírá), سال (sál), ها (há), عباد (ʿbád), بر (br), تقليد (tqlíd) as “God, from, Essence, shineth, Consider how, for generations, men, blindly imitating”

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 §697: is addressing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Do thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §100: not a will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: Wert gleaningsGWB §540: were safeguarded

سال

sál s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years

years 82% two 9% seventy-year 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearly gleaningsGWB §139: year kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years

تقليد

tqlíd q-l-d → “blindly imitating”

literal: imitation

blindly 50% limitation 17% vain 17% blind 17%

gleaningsGWB §44: blindly imitating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: blindly gleaningsGWB §329: blind imitation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: superstitious gleaningsGWB §287: vain imitation gleaningsGWB §174: limitation

آباء

ábáʾ ʾ-b-w → “fathers”

literal: father; fathers

fathers 75% forefathers 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the Father gleaningsGWB §585: sires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: forefathers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fathers will-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Abu gleaningsGWB §537: that preceded them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: Thy father

اجداد

ijdád j-d-d

literal: new; renew; renewal

SE rendered سال (sál), ها (há), عباد (ʿbád), بر (br), تقليد (tqlíd), آباء (ábáʾ), اجداد (ijdád), باقی (báqí), هستند (hstnd), آداب (ádáb) as “for generations, men, blindly imitating, fathers, have been, ways and manners”

new 58% fresh 10% renew 7% again 5% renewed 5% particular 3% put 3% rebirth 3% present 3% supplant 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: very gleaningsGWB §559: renewed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: are renewed the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: supplant the Faith with a new religion gleaningsGWB §101: particular kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: new-born light

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “have been” Distinctive

literal: remaining; eternity

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (82 occurrences)

everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §285: as long as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: imperishable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: may be tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal

هستند

hstnd h-s-t → “am” Distinctive

literal: are; be; is

This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)

still 50% “there 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: existence gleaningsGWB §93: They are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “There stand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: still reside gleaningsGWB §100: am kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: He is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: a source gleaningsGWB §126: hath ever been

آداب

ádáb ʾ-d-b → “ways and manners”

literal: manners; manner

SE expanded to “ways and manners”

customs 29% manners 29% upright 14% according 14% ceremonials 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: upright conduct gleaningsGWB §704: propriety kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: politely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: learned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: courtesy gleaningsGWB §181: scholars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: manner gleaningsGWB §44: according to such ways and manners

طريقی

ṭríqí ṭ-r-q

literal: way

SE rendered باقی (báqí), هستند (hstnd), آداب (ádáb), طريقی (ṭríqí), شريعت (shríʿt), مقرّر (mqrrr) as “have been, ways and manners, Faith”

ways 67% passage 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the passage gleaningsGWB §44: ways kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: road prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: way the-hidden-wordsHW §122: IN THE PATH will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Straight Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mystic gleaningsGWB §97: access

شريعت

shríʿt sh-r-ʿ → “faith”

literal: law; law, religious law

law 60% faith 15% dispensation 10% lawgiver 5% law.” 5% divine 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: river gleaningsGWB §382: the Faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Law will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Law epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set down gleaningsGWB §477: His law kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Law.”

مقرّر

mqrrr q-r-r

literal: established

SE rendered آداب (ádáb), طريقی (ṭríqí), شريعت (shríʿt), مقرّر (mqrrr), تربيت (trbít), يافتهاند، (yáfthánd،), يک (yk), مرتبه (mrtbh) as “ways and manners, Faith, trained, a, suddenly”

laid 17% ordained 17% appointed 17% definitely 8% singled 8% prescribed 8% appointing 8% established 8% destined 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: confess gleaningsGWB §593: their abode kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: firmly established tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abide will-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements

تربيت

trbít r-b-y → “trained” Distinctive

literal: education; training; educator

This form usually rendered as “education”, “educate”, “disciplined” (24 occurrences)

education 26% educate 16% disciplined 16% trained 11% nurtured 5% teachings 5% influence 5% enlightened 5% development 5% educative 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought up gleaningsGWB §44: trained kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: educateth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: develop prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: for the edification the-hidden-wordsHW §104: training will-and-testamentW&T §21: edify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Educator

يافتهاند،

yáfthánd، yáftn

literal: found

SE rendered شريعت (shríʿt), مقرّر (mqrrr), تربيت (trbít), يافتهاند، (yáfthánd،), يک (yk), مرتبه (mrtbh), بشنوند (bshnúnd), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh) as “Faith, trained, a, suddenly, discover”

found 22% hath 20% have 14% may 12% can 8% perceive 6% having 6% mayest 4% inhaled 4% lie 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive gleaningsGWB §335: may be made known unto you kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: be gathered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be led the-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtain will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceive

يک

yk y-k → “a”

literal: one; with/to-one

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

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

مرتبه

mrtbh r-t-b → “station” Distinctive

literal: time

This form usually rendered as “times”, “how”, “well-disciplined” (14 occurrences)

times 44% how 11% well-disciplined 11% station 11% twice 11% time 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene gleaningsGWB §389: range kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: similar distinctions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: seat the-hidden-wordsHW §160: in the path of will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: arranged gleaningsGWB §555: to the stations

شنيدهاند

shnídhánd shnídn → “have heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; heard; to hear

This form usually rendered as “must”, “familiar.”, “uttered” (9 occurrences)

must 22% familiar. 11% uttered 11% dictates 11% had 11% thou 11% commonly 11% have 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: are familiar.gleaningsGWB §557: hear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: familiar the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that thou mayest hearken unto epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: heard gleaningsGWB §44: You must have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Hast thou not heard the-hidden-wordsHW §93: listened

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “discover” Distinctive

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “observe” (153 occurrences)

consider 44% behold 14% observe 11% reflect 9% discover 8% regard 4% witness 3% witnessed 3% carefully 2% eye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §327: readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: refer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose of discerning the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: behold gleaningsGWB §132: regarded

نمايند

nmáynd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered يک (yk), مرتبه (mrtbh), بشنوند (bshnúnd), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمايند (nmáynd), شخصی (shkhṣí), ميان (míán), ايشان (iyshán) as “a, suddenly, discover, Man, midst, they”

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: thee gleaningsGWB §124: cannot kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: they sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §110: naught will-and-testamentW&T §54: they may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: hath ever done

شخصی

shkhṣí sh-kh-ṣ → “man”

literal: person; personality/identity; persons

man 44% one 11% needy 11% certain 11% person 11% herald 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: man gleaningsGWB §70: when all eyes shall stare up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: a will-and-testamentW&T §42: man (Muḥammad-‘Alí)gleaningsGWB §550: true kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: a needy man will-and-testamentW&T §40: his gleaningsGWB §84: shall stare up with terror

ميان

míán míán → “midst”

literal: midst; between; midst, between

amongst 26% midst 26% among 16% amidst 11% unto 5% between 5% hand 5% sight 5%

gleaningsGWB §174: amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: amidst gleaningsGWB §142: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: between gleaningsGWB §92: unto all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the sight gleaningsGWB §44: midst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their midst

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: all other gleaningsGWB §148: one and all kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: all that is therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have united the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §22: body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: many

حدودات

ḥdúdát ḥ-d-d → “limitation”

literal: limit; limited; limits

limitations 47% limitation 11% bounds 11% limits 5% principle 5% dictates 5% traditions 5% established 5% any 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel gleaningsGWB §253: the bounds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the limited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitations 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 §228: according to its capacity

بشريّه

bshrírh b-sh-r → “human”

literal: human

human 47% announce 13% worldly 7% great 7% men 7% earthly 7% thereof 7% manifestation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: human gleaningsGWB §176: heralded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: joyful tidings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: upon them tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcement the-hidden-wordsHW §34: hail will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald

يکسان

yksán y-k-s → “equalled”

literal: equal

equalled 17% differ 17% identical 17% one 17% equal 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: equalled gleaningsGWB §44: equal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: hath been their equal gleaningsGWB §143: differ gleaningsGWB §145: identical gleaningsGWB §147: from one same substance

قرن

qrn q-r-n → “centuries”

literal: century; century, age; centuries

ages 50% centuries 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit together the-hidden-wordsHW §84: like will-and-testamentW&T §16: union epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuries gleaningsGWB §349: time

متواتره

mtúátrh w-t-r

literal: continuous

SE rendered حدودات (ḥdúdát), شرعيّه (shrʿíʿh), قرن (qrn), های (háy), متواتره (mtúátrh), تربيت (trbít), يافتهاند (yáfthánd), مخالف (mkhálf) as “established principle, Faith, centuries, disciplined, opposer”

centuries 33% repeatedly 17% manifold 17% unceasing 17% continuous 17%

gleaningsGWB §357: repeatedly revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Manifold gleaningsGWB §44: for centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unceasing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous

مخالف

mkhálf kh-l-f → “opposer” Distinctive

literal: different; behind; difference

This form usually rendered as “contrary”, “conflict”, “mortal” (23 occurrences)

contrary 41% conflict 9% mortal 9% opposer 9% opposed 9% run 5% repugnant 5% desires 5% turneth 5% violating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond gleaningsGWB §276: make it a cause of dissension amongst you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contrary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst them will-and-testamentW&T §58: revolt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Conflicting gleaningsGWB §107: divergent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differed

منکر

mnkr n-k-r → “denier”

literal: denial; denier

denier 60% evil 20% what 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have denied gleaningsGWB §68: can fail to admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: He was rejected will-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Gainsayest gleaningsGWB §149: repudiated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truth

کافر

káfr k-f-r → “infidel”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

infidel 57% repudiated 14% disbelieved 14% repudiators 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe not gleaningsGWB §272: betray not thy faith in Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: have denied Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disowned tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye deny epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelievers gleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: an infidel

فاسق

fásq f-s-q → “profligate”

literal: profligate, corrupt; profligate, transgressor

profligate 40% every 20% doers 20% ungodly 20%

gleaningsGWB §623: every worker of iniquity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: doers of ill?”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: the ungodly gleaningsGWB §44: profligate

فاجر

fájr f-j-r → “wicked,—they”

literal: wicked

wicked 75% impious 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the Dayspring gleaningsGWB §27: morning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: break prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: workers of iniquity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawning-light gleaningsGWB §44: wicked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—they prayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Daystar

دانسته

dánsth dánstn → “have come to regard”

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

SE expanded to “have come to regard”

have 50% clear 13% considered 13% deemeth 13% knowing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: mayest know gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: can perceive the-hidden-wordsHW §130: Know ye in truth will-and-testamentW&T §40: ye are all aware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: have failed to recognize gleaningsGWB §144: clear and evident kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they have recognized

اند

ind b-w-d → “have”

literal: be; are; is

have 25% thereto 25% accounted 25% essence 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been faced gleaningsGWB §333: the fierce winds of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: thereto the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: are found gleaningsGWB §97: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: be accounted the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the

همه

hmh h-m-h → “abolish every”

literal: all; every/all

all 52% every 17% whole 9% each 4% besides 4% throughout 4% solely 4% one 4%

gleaningsGWB §40: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one gleaningsGWB §107: all these declarations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: one and all

بردارد،

brdárd، b-r-d

literal: brother; take; coldness

SE rendered دانسته (dánsth), اند (ind), همه (hmh), از (iz), ميان (míán), بردارد، (brdárd،), البتّه (al-btth), امور (imúr), حجاب (ḥjáb), غمام (ghmám) as “have come to regard, are, abolish every, would of a certainty, things, veiled, “clouds””

abolish 40% remove 20% will 20% obtain 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: brothers fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §44: abolish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: went prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: snatched off Our fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

امور

imúr ʾ-m-r → “things”

literal: command; matter; cause

things 38% affairs 18% such 9% all 8% events 8% circumstances 6% acts 5% authority 3% judgment 3% condition 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: behests fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §35: Their chief concern kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: Nothing whatsoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Whom Thou hast commanded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise

حجاب

ḥjáb ḥ-j-b → “veiled”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veil 57% unveiled 11% veiled 9% veils 9% covering 3% dense 3% concealment 3% wrapt 3% eyes 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtains gleaningsGWB §201: they who are shut out as by a veil from Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: have been hindered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §150: the will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veil

قلوبشان

qlúbshán q-l-b → “whose inner being”

literal: heart; hearts

SE expanded to “whose inner being”

hearts 63% whose 25% heart 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts gleaningsGWB §505: thy busy movements kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affections tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor hearts will-and-testamentW&T §23: sincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn

نچشيده

nchshídh nchshídh → “tasted”

literal: to taste; taste

tasted 33% proffered 33% hath 33%

gleaningsGWB §44: not tasted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: hath not tasted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: proffered to Our lips

کوثرمعرفت

kúthrmʿrft k-w-th → “living” Distinctive

literal: abundance; abundance, celestial fountain; abundance/river in paradise

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

living 30% waters 20% through 10% kawthar 10% life-giving 10% water 10% heavenly 10%

gleaningsGWB §58: waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: the Kawthar of the knowledge of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: the water gleaningsGWB §177: through the living waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: the living waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: living waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: life-giving effusions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the waters

نياشاميده

níáshámídh n-w-sh → “drunk”

literal: drink; to drink; drank

have 19% drunk 19% quaffed 14% hath 14% drink 10% communications 5% let 5% full 5% tasted 5% lips 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunk gleaningsGWB §431: drink your fill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have quaffed the-hidden-wordsHW §135: hath drunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed gleaningsGWB §44: nor drunk kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: drunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communications

مجرّد

mjrrd j-r-d

literal: detached

SE rendered کوثرمعرفت (kúthrmʿrft), نياشاميده (níáshámídh), مجرّد (mjrrd), استماع (istmáʿ), امور (imúr), چنان (chnán), محتجب (mḥtjb) as “Kawthar of the knowledge, drunk, acquainted with, , become, so, veiled”

detachment 55% detached 15% sooner 5% symbols 5% when 5% soon 5% pure 5% only 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No sooner gleaningsGWB §103: detachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: pure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: sanctity will-and-testamentW&T §9: is only gleaningsGWB §95: of Detachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: as soon as gleaningsGWB §305: having stripped itself

استماع

istmáʿ s-m-ʿ → “heard”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Give ear fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §522: Hearken unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: enable them to hearken tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give ear will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

چنان

chnán chnán → “so”

literal: so/such

SE rendered مجرّد (mjrrd), استماع (istmáʿ), امور (imúr), چنان (chnán), محتجب (mḥtjb), از (iz), ادراک (idrák), شمس (shms) as “acquainted with, , become, so, veiled, acknowledging His, Manifestation of God”

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §54: so

ادراک

idrák d-r-k → “acknowledging his” Distinctive

literal: comprehension; perception; perceive

This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)

comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: understanding gleaningsGWB §201: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: beheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: apprehending gleaningsGWB §197: capable of experiencing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: have imagined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathom

ديگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered ادراک (idrák), شمس (shms), می (mí), مانند (mánnd), ديگر (dígr), بی (bí), سؤال (sʾál), جواب (júáb), حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفرش (kfrsh) as “acknowledging His, Manifestation of God, without, question, pronounce the, infidel”

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: therefore gleaningsGWB §39: separate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: why then the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: following gleaningsGWB §429: can never be the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: similar

بی

bí b-y → “absurdity”

literal: without; is

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

سؤال

sʾál s-ʾ-l → “question”

literal: ask; question; ask/beseech

asked 33% question 17% questioned 17% sought 8% inquire 4% thou 4% any 4% questions 4% asking 4% ask 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech Thee gleaningsGWB §630: I pray Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seeker prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that gleaningsGWB §668: grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal

جواب

júáb j-w-b

literal: answer; answerer; answer, reply

SE rendered ديگر (dígr), بی (bí), سؤال (sʾál), جواب (júáb), حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفرش (kfrsh) as “without, question, pronounce the, infidel”

answer 46% reply 17% replied 8% answered 4% make 4% replies 4% answering 4% made 4% answers 4% what 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: answer fire-tabletFire §4: Answerer gleaningsGWB §594: an answerer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: answers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thou hast granted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkened will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Who art ready to answer

حکم

ḥkm ḥ-k-m → “pronounce the” Distinctive

literal: wisdom; judgment

This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)

wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath He decreed gleaningsGWB §98: are regarded as kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive

کنند

knnd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered بی (bí), سؤال (sʾál), جواب (júáb), حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفرش (kfrsh), می (mí), کنند (knnd), فتوی (ftúy), بر (br), قتلش (qtlsh), می (mí), دهند (dhnd) as “without, question, pronounce the, infidel, sentence Him to death”

would 20% appreciate 10% witnessed 10% vainly 10% toward 10% should 10% uttered 10% give 10% indulge 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: be not gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: hath encompassed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §52: launched epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: stocks

فتوی

ftúy f-t-w

literal: decree; edict, fatwa; legal opinion, ruling

SE rendered جواب (júáb), حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفرش (kfrsh), می (mí), کنند (knnd), فتوی (ftúy), بر (br), قتلش (qtlsh), می (mí), دهند (dhnd) as “pronounce the, infidel, sentence Him to death”

sentence 75% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: pronounced sentence against Him gleaningsGWB §220: have pronounced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through the decree pronounced gleaningsGWB §44: sentence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: the sentence

قتلش

qtlsh q-t-l

literal: kill; killing; killed

SE rendered حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفرش (kfrsh), می (mí), کنند (knnd), فتوی (ftúy), بر (br), قتلش (qtlsh), می (mí), دهند (dhnd) as “pronounce the, infidel, sentence Him to death”

death 24% put 18% slay 12% ye 10% have 6% slain 6% slaying 6% slew 6% murder 6% massacre 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast put to death gleaningsGWB §188: slay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the murder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: put an end to the life will-and-testamentW&T §3: manslayers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: massacre gleaningsGWB §453: ye slew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: deadly

دهند

dhnd dádn → “have” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “do”, “hurled”, “will” (24 occurrences)

do 10% hurled 10% will 10% persist 10% sentence 10% condemned 10% bear 10% decide 10% should 10% cause 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: still bear gleaningsGWB §361: betrayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: imparted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: laid down gleaningsGWB §320: that beareth witness

ديده‌اند

dídh‌ánd dídn

literal: see; to see; saw

SE rendered دهند (dhnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), ديده‌اند (dídh‌ánd), شنيدهاند (shnídhánd), از (iz), قرون (qrún), اولی (iwlí) as “sentence Him to death, have heard, ages”