Kitáb-i-Íqán — §102
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 102 of 291.
Source (Persian)
البابُ المذکورُ فی بَيانِ اَنَّ شمسَ الحقيقةِ وَ مظهَرَ نفسِ اللّهِ لَيَکُونَنَّ سُلطاناً عَلی مَن فِی السَّمواتِ و الاَرضِ و إن لَنْ يُطيعَهُ اَحدٌمن اهلِ الاَرضِ و غَنيّاً عن کُلِّ مَنْ فِی المُلکِ و إن لَم يَکُنْ عِندَهُ دينار. کَذلِکَ نُظهِرُ لَکَ من اسرارِ الاَمرِ و نُلقی عَلَيکَ مِن جواهِرِالحکمَةِ لِتَطيرَنَّ بِجَناحَی الاِنقطاعِ فِی الهَواء الَّذی کانَ عَنِ الاَبصارِ مَستوراً.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Verily He Who is the Day-star of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty over all that is in heaven and on earth, though no man be found on earth to obey Him. He verily is independent of all earthly dominion, though He be utterly destitute. Thus We reveal unto thee the mysteries of the Cause of God, and bestow upon thee the gems of divine wisdom, that haply thou mayest soar on the wings of renunciation to those heights that are veiled from the eyes of men.
Translation Notes
SE rendered البابُ (al-báb), المذکورُ (al-mdhkúr), بَيانِ (bayán), شمسَ (shms) as “Day-star”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §563: Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: from Thy presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §176: is a bright and shining portalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: gate
SE rendered المذکورُ (al-mdhkúr), بَيانِ (bayán), شمسَ (shms), الحقيقةِ (al-ḥqíqh) as “Day-star, Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: have mentionedgleaningsGWB §324: aforementionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: to Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered بَيانِ (bayán), شمسَ (shms), الحقيقةِ (al-ḥqíqh), مظهَرَ (mẓhar) as “Day-star, Truth, Revealer”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “light” (241 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun ingleaningsGWB §43: that Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitablegleaningsGWB §707: God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the divine originprayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: Itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: MegleaningsGWB §501: He, Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is exercised byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: for Whose saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and souls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §654: O my Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “all”, “would”, “numbered” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: it weregleaningsGWB §255: and whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: inhabitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §188: with invincible sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and my Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigns
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all that are in heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §299: and all that is on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §563: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: they will not obeyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: art to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannot
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: its inhabitantsfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §410: can such a man be said to have acted withkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: O peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and my kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §366: wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens who will intone the melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nationgleaningsGWB §36: to the kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: their allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
SE rendered المُلکِ (al-mulk), يَکُنْ (yakun), عِندَهُ (ʿindah), دينار (dínár), کَذلِکَ (kadhlik), نُظهِرُ (nuẓhir), لَکَ (lak) as “dominion, destitute, Thus, reveal, unto thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: all that They possessedgleaningsGWB §30: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: your possession andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: the things which belong unto
This form usually rendered as “destitute”, “dinars?”” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: your religiongleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the faith they professkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: Faith.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: in Thy Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: RevelationgleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: dinars?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfactiongleaningsGWB §305: innermost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §478: All creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
This form usually rendered as “send”, “reveal”, “have” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: to attain Our Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §538: the court ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: sownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: to behold Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
جواهِرِالحکمَةِ
literal: essence; essences; essence, jewel
SE expanded to “gems of divine wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §128: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Substanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §19: the greatestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Quintessence of truth
This form usually rendered as “haply” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §387: The birdskitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: Phoenixprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: have soared alofttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledgleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachmentgleaningsGWB §428: who will detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: can any longer evadetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §134: cease from flowing
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §227: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insightgleaningsGWB §327: mature contemplation
This form usually rendered as “hidden”, “lie”, “concealed” (64 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flamefire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §20: that lie hidkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealestthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulation
