Kitáb-i-Íqán — §1

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 1 of 291.

Source (Persian)

بسم ربّنا العليّ الاعلی الباب المَذکُورُ فی بَيانِ اَنَّ العباد لَن يَصِلُوا إلی شاطِئِ بَحرِالعِرفانِ إلّا بِالانقِطاعِ الصِّرفِ عَن کُلِّ مَن فِی السَّمواتِ والاَرضِ. قَدِّسُوا اَنفُسَکُم يا اَهلَ الاَرضِ لَعَلَّ تَصِلُنَّ إلی المقامِ الَّذی قَدَّر اللّهُ لَکُم و تَدخُلُنَّ فی سُرادقٍ جَعَلهُ اللّهُ فی سَماء البَيانِ مَرفوعاً.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD, THE EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH. No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth. Sanctify your souls, O ye peoples of the world, that haply ye may attain that station which God hath destined for you and enter thus the tabernacle which, according to the dispensations of Providence, hath been raised in the firmament of the Bayán.

Translation Notes

بسم

bsm s-m-w → “in the name of”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “IN THE NAME OF”

heaven 35% name 27% names 16% heavens 13% all 4% most 2% “heaven 1% heavenly 1% whose 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name of fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §380: the Unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy shadowing Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

العليّ

al-ʿlíl ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: with Whom fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §126: is One kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted above tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble

الباب

al-báb b-w-b

literal: door; doors; door/gate

SE rendered بسم (bsm), ربّنا (rbbná), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), الباب (al-báb) as “IN THE NAME OF, OUR LORD, EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH”

door 67% eighth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: chapter gleaningsGWB §176: bright and shining kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth Chapter gleaningsGWB §176: the doors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: Thy door

المَذکُورُ

al-madhkúr dh-k-r

literal: mention; mentioned

SE rendered بسم (bsm), ربّنا (rbbná), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), الباب (al-báb), المَذکُورُ (al-madhkúr), بَيانِ (bayán), العباد (al-ʿbád) as “IN THE NAME OF, OUR LORD, EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH, No man”

mentioned 22% recorded 17% mention 13% aforementioned 9% foretold 9% above-mentioned 9% hath 9% revealed 4% referred 4% characterized 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: charges gleaningsGWB §406: refer kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: remembrance of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

البَيانِ

al-bayán b-y-n → “of the bayán”

literal: utterance

SE expanded to “of the Bayán”

utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: tokens fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §596: revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: to suffer patiently in their the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “no man” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithful fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §166: I kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant

يَصِلُوا

yaṣilúá w-ṣ-l → “attain”

literal: and; union; reach

presence 28% reunion 24% attain 21% attainment 7% reach 6% attained 3% thou 3% have 3% linked 3% meeting 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §122: like you.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainment unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: from Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attain the-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is

شاطِئِ

sháṭiʾ sh-ṭ-ʾ → “shores”

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

shores 83% shore 9% ocean 4% sacred 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shore gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: sacred strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores

بَحرِالعِرفانِ

baḥriálʿirfán b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 62% sea 16% seas 7% oceans 6% most 2% waters 2% billowing 2% all 1% upon 1% black 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness fire-tabletFire §25: a sea gleaningsGWB §71: the waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceans tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seas will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans

بِالانقِطاعِ

biálánqiṭáʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “detached” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “detachment”, “renunciation”, “cessation” (44 occurrences)

detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath severed gleaningsGWB §428: detach himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: have renounced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsake themselves tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid

الصِّرفِ

aṣ-ṣirf ṣ-r-f → “lay” Distinctive

literal: pure

This form usually rendered as “pure”, “absolute”, “utter” (37 occurrences)

pure 20% absolute 13% utter 13% essence 13% spent 7% supreme 7% incorruptible 7% sheer 7% vary 7% utterly 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §68: alter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §104: loving-kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: spent gleaningsGWB §480: acquire

والاَرضِ

wáláarḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “and on earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

SE expanded to “and on earth”

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §636: thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy realm the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heart

قَدِّسُوا

qaddisúá q-d-s → “sanctify”

literal: sanctified

purge 50% sanctify 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity gleaningsGWB §326: Immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy holy unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctify gleaningsGWB §359: Manifestations

اَنفُسَکُم

anfusakum n-f-s → “your souls”

literal: soul; souls

yourselves 45% souls 15% own 12% desires 6% hearts 6% upon 3% nature 3% deprive 3% none 3% judgment 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: whom gleaningsGWB §636: Who is Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: satanic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: might tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

اَهلَ

ahl ʾ-h-l → “ye peoples”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people gleaningsGWB §176: Mankind kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: midst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people

لَعَلَّ

laʿall l-ʿ-l → “that haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply

المقامِ

al-mqám q-w-m → “station”

literal: station; place

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: stand fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §372: throne kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: in moments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: risen tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

قَدَّر

qaddar q-d-r → “god hath destined” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)

SE expanded to “God hath destined”

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: a while fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §368: to kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: ascendancy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

اللّهُ

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered المقامِ (al-mqám), قَدَّر (qaddar), اللّهُ (al-lh), لَکُم (lakum), تَدخُلُنَّ (tadkhulunn), سُرادقٍ (surádqin) as “station, God hath destined, for you, enter, tabernacle”

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §204: her God

لَکُم

lakum l-k-m → “for you”

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

تَدخُلُنَّ

tadkhulunn d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: enter; entered; entering

enter 38% entered 17% entereth 11% have 11% meddle 4% wise 4% made 4% may 4% immerse 4% shelter 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: entered gleaningsGWB §240: shall be made to enter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: and enter the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §12: shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a city gleaningsGWB §257: have been called

سُرادقٍ

surádqin s-r-d-q → “tabernacle”

literal: pavilion; pavilion, tent; pavilion/tabernacle

tabernacle 54% veil 12% pavilion 12% tabernacles 8% all-glorious 4% enter 4% unseen 4% sanctuary 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Tabernacles gleaningsGWB §34: the veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: the all-glorious Tabernacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilion the-hidden-wordsHW §112: the sanctuary of the tabernacle will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Pavilion gleaningsGWB §656: Tabernacle

جَعَلهُ

jaʿalh j-ʿ-l

literal: made

SE rendered لَکُم (lakum), تَدخُلُنَّ (tadkhulunn), سُرادقٍ (surádqin), جَعَلهُ (jaʿalh), اللّهُ (al-lh), سَماء (samáʾ), البَيانِ (al-bayán) as “for you, enter, tabernacle, the firmament, of the Bayán”