Kitáb-i-Íqán — §100
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 100 of 291.
Source (Persian)
ای سائل محبّ، اگر در هوای روح روحانی طائری حقّ را ظاهر فوق کلّ شیء بينی به قسمی که جز او را نيابی. "کانَ اللّهُ و لَم يَکُن مَعَهُ من شَيْءٍ." و اين مقام مقدّس از آن است که به دليلی مدلّل شود و يا آنکه به برهانی باهر آيد. و اگر در فضای قدس حقيقت سائری کلّ اشياء به معروفيّت او معروف اند و او بنفسه معروف بوده و خواهد بود. و اگر در ارض دليل ساکنی کفايت کن به آنچه خود فرموده: "اَوَلَمْ يَکفِهِم اَنَّا اَنزَلنَا عَليکَ الکِتَابَ." اين است حجّتی که خود قرار فرموده و اعظم از اين حجّت نبوده و نيست: "دَليلُهُ آياتُهُ و وُجُودُهُ إثباتُهُ."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O affectionate seeker! Shouldst thou soar in the holy realm of the spirit, thou wouldst recognize God manifest and exalted above all things, in such wise that thine eyes would behold none else but Him. “God was alone; there was none else besides Him.” So lofty is this station that no testimony can bear it witness, neither evidence do justice to its truth. Wert thou to explore the sacred domain of truth, thou wilt find that all things are known only by the light of His recognition, that He hath ever been, and will continue for ever to be, known through Himself. And if thou dwellest in the land of testimony, content thyself with that which He, Himself, hath revealed: “Is it not enough for them that We have sent down unto Thee the Book?” This is the testimony which He, Himself, hath ordained; greater proof than this there is none, nor ever will be: “This proof is His Word; His own Self, the testimony of His truth.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “love”, “lover”, “loving-kindness” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the one alone Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desiresgleaningsGWB §148: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: selfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresgleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: idle imaginings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trustgleaningsGWB §113: true meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: confirmethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: man-madefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §363: happeningskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst through Him uncovertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thou willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “thou”, “witness” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “behold” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: he, verily, hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §469: might bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: and fixedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered اللّهُ (al-lh), يَکُن (yakun), مَعَهُ (maʿah), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), مقام (mqám), مقدّس (mqdds) as ““God, was, will, station, holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: placesfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: he may occupykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: station—the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §407: purge themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Holytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctifygleaningsGWB §669: veiled
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Hethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “luminous”, “proof” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: luminous evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy proofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §293: His proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: PerspicuousgleaningsGWB §173: Springtimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destituteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminousgleaningsGWB §173: How high the rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the divine springtimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendentgleaningsGWB §103: revealed
SE rendered آنکه (ánkh), برهانی (brhání), باهر (báhr), آيد (áyd), فضای (fḍáy), قدس (qds), حقيقت (ḥqíqt) as “He, evidence, do justice to, the sacred domain, exalted, truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”
This form usually rendered as “realm”, “sacred”, “domain” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered فضای (fḍáy), قدس (qds), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), سائری (sáʾrí), اشياء (ishíáʾ), معروفيّت (mʿrúfíft) as “the sacred domain, exalted, truth, things, recognition”
This form usually rendered as “renown” (2 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renownedgleaningsGWB §118: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be made
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thereto”, “essence” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He WhogleaningsGWB §496: loved oneskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: with my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dwellersfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §48: my mutenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ye may seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: the dwellerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: wherein to abide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the full measurewill-and-testamentW&T §4: contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: enough
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wasgleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: observed: “Whyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: saidgleaningsGWB §333: disobedience
SE rendered کفايت (kfáyt), کن (kn), آنچه (ánchh), فرموده (frmúdh), اَوَلَمْ (awalam), يَکفِهِم (yakfihim), اَنزَلنَا (anzalná) as “enough, content thyself, that which, revealed, sent down”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), فرموده (frmúdh), اَوَلَمْ (awalam), يَکفِهِم (yakfihim), اَنزَلنَا (anzalná), عَليکَ (ʿalík) as “that which, revealed, sent down, unto Thee”
suffice 27% content 13% all-sufficing 13% insufficient 7% ever 7% will 7% verily 7% sufficing 7% himself 7% let 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §259: is insufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Restrainerthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: still they restedgleaningsGWB §450: will surely suffice tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Sufficient
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §493: hathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: remained unrevealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: exalted be HegleaningsGWB §615: unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloudthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his bodygleaningsGWB §451: on him
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §39: holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and hath graventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former times
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: RevelationgleaningsGWB §43: bow the kneekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: So deepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §406: suffered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §190: of all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: to discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: OFwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)
demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §693: vindicatekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the testimony ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: set firmthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
