Kitáb-i-Íqán — §9

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و بعد از نوح جمال هود از مَشرق ابداع مُشرق شد و قريب هفتصد سنه اَو ازيد به اختلاف اقوال، مردم را به رضوان قرب ذی الجلال دعوت نمود. و چه مقدار بلايا که به مثل غيث هاطل بر آن حضرت باريد تا آنکه کثرت دعوت سبب کثرت اعراض شد و شدّت اهتمام علّت شدّت اغماض گرديد. "وَ لا يَزيدُ الکَافِرينَ کُفْرُهُم إلّا خَسَاراً. "

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And after Noah the light of the countenance of Húd shone forth above the horizon of creation. For well-nigh seven hundred years, according to the sayings of men, He exhorted the people to turn their faces and draw nearer unto the Ridván of the divine presence. What showers of afflictions rained upon Him, until at last His adjurations bore the fruit of increased rebelliousness, and His assiduous endeavours resulted in the wilful blindness of His people. “And their unbelief shall only increase for the unbelievers their own perdition.”

Translation Notes

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered از (iz), نوح (núḥ), جمال (jmál), هود (húd), از (iz), مَشرق (mashrq), ابداع (ibdáʿ) as “Noah, light of the countenance, Húd, horizon, creation”

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

نوح

núḥ n-w-ḥ → “groan”

literal: lament; lamentation

groan 24% lament 18% lamented 12% bewail 12% groaned 6% sigh 6% groanings 6% wailing 6% testify 6% prayerfully 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wept fire-tabletFire §47: I gleaningsGWB §170: bewailing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to wail will-and-testamentW&T §5: lamenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: maketh My heart fire-tabletFire §47: wailing

جمال

jmál j-m-l → “light of the countenance”

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE expanded to “light of the countenance”

beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comely gleaningsGWB §103: Beauty kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: exalted Beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more glorious will-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them

هود

húd h-w-d → “jews”

literal: Jews

jews 50% manifest 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Jews the-hidden-wordsHW §149: manifest

مَشرق

mashrq sh-r-q → “horizon” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dayspring of fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §289: the Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Wellspring of all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgence

قريب

qríb q-r-b → “well-nigh”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

nigh 27% well-nigh 18% hand 9% nearly 9% some 9% well 9% hour 9% near 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: nearer access fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §506: to draw nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: divine nearness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: who enjoy near access tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year

يَزيدُ

yazíd z-y-d → “increase”

literal: increase; increased

shall 50% increase 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxed gleaningsGWB §589: enrich kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: became so impassioned will-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greater gleaningsGWB §559: in about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: increased

اختلاف

ikhtláf kh-l-f

literal: different; difference

SE rendered قريب (qríb), هفتصد (hftṣd), سنه (snh), ازيد (izíd), اختلاف (ikhtláf), اقوال، (iqúál،), مردم (mrdm), رضوان (rḍúán), قرب (qrb) as “well-nigh, seven hundred, years, sayings, men, Ridván, nearer”

discord 22% differences 17% difference 13% strife 13% contention 9% dissension 9% dissensions 4% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond gleaningsGWB §440: difference kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided the-hidden-wordsHW §151: diverse will-and-testamentW&T §7: violating epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different

اقوال،

iqúál، q-w-l → “sayings”

literal: say; saying

words 44% utterances 13% sayings 13% things 6% theories 6% professions 6% idle 6% statements 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is called gleaningsGWB §63: exclaimed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: with His words—exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “O tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance

مردم

mrdm m-r-d → “men”

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 §238: people gleaningsGWB §334: dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: carrion of the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §431: remaineth dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead

رضوان

rḍúán r-ḍ-w → “ridván”

literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure

paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%

gleaningsGWB §100: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: Ridván prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE gleaningsGWB §650: wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards

ذی

dhí dh-w-y

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

SE rendered اقوال، (iqúál،), مردم (mrdm), رضوان (rḍúán), قرب (qrb), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دعوت (dʿút), نمود (nmúd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár) as “sayings, men, Ridván, nearer, divine presence, exhorted, What”

man 17% beings 17% word 17% discerning 17% any 17% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §484: its prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: and my will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen gleaningsGWB §286: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: one gleaningsGWB §302: discerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: any

الجلال

al-jlál j-l-l → “glory”

literal: exalted; glory; majesty

glory 68% all-glorious 11% exalted 6% majesty 6% glory” 4% divine 2% transcendent 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified gleaningsGWB §222: magnified be His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: majestic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exalted gleaningsGWB §27: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: God—glorified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majesty

دعوت

dʿút d-ʿ-w → “summoned”

literal: call; invitation

summoned 42% summon 19% have 12% called 8% hath 4% summoning 4% invited 4% empowered 4% caused 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim gleaningsGWB §603: beseech God to guide kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast summoned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summoneth

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ

literal: make

SE rendered رضوان (rḍúán), قرب (qrb), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دعوت (dʿút), نمود (nmúd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), بلايا (bláyá) as “Ridván, nearer, divine presence, exhorted, What, afflictions”

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: speak gleaningsGWB §164: a faint reflection kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: yieldeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: himself towards

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered قرب (qrb), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دعوت (dʿút), نمود (nmúd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), بلايا (bláyá), مثل (mthl), غيث (ghíth), هاطل (háṭl) as “nearer, divine presence, exhorted, What, afflictions, showers, rained”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

مقدار

mqdár q-d-r → “what” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful; amount

This form usually rendered as “many”, “how”, “multitude” (36 occurrences)

many 27% how 23% multitude 9% abundant 9% capacity 9% magnitude 5% number 5% wondrous 5% manifold 5% much 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Omnipotent fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §291: the Most Powerful kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: least prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: Thou hast determined tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

بلايا

bláyá b-l-w → “afflictions”

literal: tribulation; affliction

tribulations 20% calamity 20% afflictions 20% griefs 10% fresh 10% persecutions 10% woes 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: are but a fire-tabletFire §39: calamity gleaningsGWB §498: We have suffered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might prove prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: every tribulation the-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trials will-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: proved

مثل

mthl m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), بلايا (bláyá), مثل (mthl), غيث (ghíth), هاطل (háṭl), بر (br), حضرت (ḥḍrt), باريد (báríd) as “What, afflictions, showers, rained, upon, Him”

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: as if gleaningsGWB §305: Behold how kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: resemble gleaningsGWB §312: how

غيث

ghíth gh-y-th → “showers”

literal: rain; rain/abundance

showers 75% rain 25%

fire-tabletFire §36: rain gleaningsGWB §111: showers

هاطل

háṭl h-ṭ-l → “copious”

literal: raining

copious 33% rained 33% rain 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: copious rain gleaningsGWB §111: rained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: to rain gleaningsGWB §282: poured down

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

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 §127: upon gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

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 §101: those gleaningsGWB §287: the presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Muhammad 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 §169: enter gleaningsGWB §482: thee

باريد

báríd b-r-d

literal: brother; take; coldness

SE rendered غيث (ghíth), هاطل (háṭl), بر (br), حضرت (ḥḍrt), باريد (báríd), آنکه (ánkh), کثرت (kthrt), دعوت (dʿút), سبب (sbb), کثرت (kthrt) as “showers, rained, upon, Him, at last, increased, adjurations”

brother 37% obtain 11% cold 11% brethren 11% taken 7% forbearance 7% escorted 4% remove 4% brothers 4% snatched 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: snatched off Our fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §563: may attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: take up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §79: his brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

کثرت

kthrt k-th-r → “most” Distinctive

literal: most; most/majority

This form usually rendered as “plurality”, “excess”, “increased” (6 occurrences)

plurality 33% excess 33% increased 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: for the most part gleaningsGWB §224: bountiful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all inordinate desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: most gleaningsGWB §493: most of the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: greater part epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the living waters of immortality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: How strange

سبب

sbb s-b-b

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), باريد (báríd), آنکه (ánkh), کثرت (kthrt), دعوت (dʿút), سبب (sbb), کثرت (kthrt), اعراض (iʿráḍ), شدّت (shddt), اهتمام (ihtmám) as “Him, at last, increased, adjurations, rebelliousness, assiduous”

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes gleaningsGWB §307: the hindrances kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: is conducive

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned”

literal: turn away; turning away

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: have turned aside gleaningsGWB §150: denied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: perversity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have caviled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my protests

شدّت

shddt sh-d-d

literal: become; became; severe

SE rendered دعوت (dʿút), سبب (sbb), کثرت (kthrt), اعراض (iʿráḍ), شدّت (shddt), اهتمام (ihtmám), علّت (ʿllt), شدّت (shddt), اغماض (ighmáḍ) as “adjurations, increased, rebelliousness, assiduous, wilful blindness”

have 21% grievous 14% tribulations 11% hath 11% waxed 7% severe 7% intensity 7% will 7% trials 7% tribulation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: waxed more severe gleaningsGWB §421: have been kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: tribulation upon tribulation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §49: fiercely raging

اهتمام

ihtmám h-m-m → “exert” Distinctive

literal: endeavor; effort; also

This form usually rendered as “assiduous” (2 occurrences)

exert 13% endeavor 13% grief 13% all 13% sorrowful 9% anguish 9% resolve 9% endeavors 9% endeavour 9% aimed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: striven fire-tabletFire §13: Anguish gleaningsGWB §511: armaments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: likewise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: my grief tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: grief the-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavors will-and-testamentW&T §14: most important

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered کثرت (kthrt), اعراض (iʿráḍ), شدّت (shddt), اهتمام (ihtmám), علّت (ʿllt), شدّت (shddt), اغماض (ighmáḍ), گرديد (grdíd) as “increased, rebelliousness, assiduous, wilful blindness”

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §411: to fix kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: reasons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: am sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: pretext gleaningsGWB §110: reason

اغماض

ighmáḍ gh-m-ḍ → “ignore”

literal: ignoring

ignore 17% opposition 17% disdainful 17% repudiation 17% wilful 17% turned 17%

gleaningsGWB §470: to connive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: wilful blindness the-hidden-wordsHW §8: regard not will-and-testamentW&T §4: turned aside gleaningsGWB §35: ignore the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: opposition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: disdainful arrogance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: repudiation

گرديد

grdíd g-r-d

literal: become; to become; make

SE rendered اهتمام (ihtmám), علّت (ʿllt), شدّت (shddt), اغماض (ighmáḍ), گرديد (grdíd), يَزيدُ (yazíd), الکَافِرينَ (al-káfirín) as “assiduous, wilful blindness, increase, unbelievers”