Kitáb-i-Íqán — §11

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 11 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و بعد جمال خليل کشف نقاب نمود و عَلَم هُدی مرتفع شد و اهل ارض را به نور تقی دعوت فرمود. هر چه مبالغه در نصيحت فرمود جز حسد ثمری نياورد و غير غفلت حاصلی نبخشيد إلّا الّذينَ هُم انقَطعُوا بکُلِّهِم إلی اللّه و عَرَجُوا بِجَنَاحی الإيقان إلی مَقامٍ جَعَلهُ اللّه عن الاِدراکِ مَرفوعاً. و تفصيل آن حضرت مشهور است که چه مقدار اعداء احاطه نمودند تا آنکه نار حسد و اعراض افروخته شد. و بعد از حکايت نار، آن سراج الهی را از بلد اخراج نمودند چنانچه در همه رسائل و کتب مذکور است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Later, the beauty of the countenance of the Friend of God appeared from behind the veil, and another standard of divine guidance was hoisted. He invited the people of the earth to the light of righteousness. The more passionately He exhorted them, the fiercer waxed the envy and waywardness of the people, except those who wholly detached themselves from all save God, and ascended on the wings of certainty to the station which God hath exalted beyond the comprehension of men. It is well known what a host of enemies besieged Him, until at last the fires of envy and rebellion were kindled against Him. And after the episode of the fire came to pass, He, the lamp of God amongst men, was, as recorded in all books and chronicles, expelled from His city.

Translation Notes

خليل

khlíl kh-l-l → “friend”

literal: friend

friend 50% abraham 33% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: in the One Who is the Friend of God (Abraham)gleaningsGWB §109: Abraham, the Friend of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: blemish will-and-testamentW&T §2: from out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: friend gleaningsGWB §347: Abraham, the Friend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: Friend of God will-and-testamentW&T §5: loss

کشف

kshf k-sh-f

literal: unveiling; uncover

SE rendered جمال (jmál), خليل (khlíl), کشف (kshf), نقاب (nqáb), نمود (nmúd), عَلَم (ʿalam), هُدی (hudí), مرتفع (mrtfʿ) as “beauty, Friend, veil, appeared, standard, divine guidance, hoisted”

dispel 10% made 10% uncovered 10% have 10% lifted 10% hath 10% appeared 10% discover 10% pierce 10% removal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: made apparent gleaningsGWB §139: uncovered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unveiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: to remove tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispel gleaningsGWB §381: were lifted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: rend asunder

نقاب

nqáb n-q-b → “veil”

literal: veil

veil 33% unravelled 33% unveiled 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: opening kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unveiled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: unravelled

نمود

nmúd nmúdn → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: can gleaningsGWB §511: must consider kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: seeking prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst will-and-testamentW&T §5: revived epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: chose to

عَلَم

ʿalam ʿ-l-m → “standard”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

knowledge 70% learning 10% standard 4% divine 4% wisdom 2% understanding 2% true 2% divines 2% banner 1% science 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinguished fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §20: well imagined kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: may become an ensign of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

هُدی

hudí h-d-y → “divine guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 28% divine 28% light 11% guide 6% righteousness 6% presents 6% gift 6% way 6% heavenly 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidance gleaningsGWB §311: guiding kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: inspired prayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §554: shall We assuredly guide him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offered as presents

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “hoisted” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “rising” (46 occurrences)

raised 24% have 10% rising 10% stilled 10% did 10% hoisted 10% established 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have caused them fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §613: shall not be heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: hoisted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: the glorification tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers gleaningsGWB §174: human race kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: them who are the recognized Expounders thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: all that dwell tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §92: children

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §216: world of creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soil

نور

núr n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shed fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §583: pure light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffused tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

تقی

tqí w-q-y → “righteousness”

literal: fear; piety; to fear

righteousness 33% uprightness 17% work 17% dissimulation 17% divine 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear ye fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §625: uprightness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Fear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: veins the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue will-and-testamentW&T §5: guarded

دعوت

dʿút d-ʿ-w → “he invited” Distinctive

literal: call; invitation

This form usually rendered as “summoned”, “summon”, “have” (31 occurrences)

summoned 39% summon 21% have 14% hath 4% summoning 4% invited 4% exhorted 4% adjurations 4% called 4% empowered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: request gleaningsGWB §503: were to advance kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave not tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned her the-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise of will-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee

فرمود

frmúd frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)

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 §288: I have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: asked him saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §4: did epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He saith gleaningsGWB §120: made

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 §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever

مبالغه

mbálghh b-l-gh → “teach” Distinctive

literal: reach; reached; attainment

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

teach 24% proclaim 14% reached 10% hath 10% have 8% attained 8% consummate 8% attain 8% thou 6% most 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sum fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §579: His Cause be taught kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: fill prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: nor failed to shed abroad tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: message tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reached the-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully

نصيحت

nṣíḥt n-ṣ-ḥ → “exhorted”

literal: counsel

admonished 20% exhorted 20% counsel 20% exhortations 10% dissuade 10% exhortation 10% exhorteth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: My duty to admonish gleaningsGWB §476: and observe the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Counsellor gleaningsGWB §249: the counsels which this Servant giveth you the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: counsels gleaningsGWB §252: counsel

حسد

ḥsd ḥ-s-d → “envy”

literal: envy; envy, jealousy

envy 80% jealousy 10% envious 10%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: jealousy will-and-testamentW&T §35: the envious ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: envy

ثمری

thmrí th-m-r

literal: fruit; fruits; bear-fruit

SE rendered مبالغه (mbálghh), نصيحت (nṣíḥt), فرمود (frmúd), جز (jz), حسد (ḥsd), ثمری (thmrí), نياورد (níáwrd), غير (ghír), غفلت (ghflt) as “passionately, exhorted, envy, waywardness”

fruit 43% distinct 14% every 14% profit 14% fruits 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits gleaningsGWB §378: a distinct virtue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: bear tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the fruits gleaningsGWB §378: the fruit thereof

نياورد

níáwrd ʾ-w-r

literal: bring; to bring; bring-out/gather

SE rendered نصيحت (nṣíḥt), فرمود (frmúd), جز (jz), حسد (ḥsd), ثمری (thmrí), نياورد (níáwrd), غير (ghír), غفلت (ghflt), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd) as “exhorted, envy, waywardness”

raised 50% would 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: refuse to put kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed the-hidden-wordsHW §151: gather epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: would fail to believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: produce epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: raised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: breathe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: give us

غير

ghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered حسد (ḥsd), ثمری (thmrí), نياورد (níáwrd), غير (ghír), غفلت (ghflt), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), الّذينَ (adh-dhín) as “envy, waywardness, those”

others 19% other 19% without 10% all 10% except 10% unseemly 9% another 7% different 5% any 5% infinite 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: nothing but fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §368: nothing kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: corrupt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any one except the-hidden-wordsHW §102: a stranger will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “waywardness”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the wayward gleaningsGWB §476: escape kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardness the-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedless gleaningsGWB §8: hath strayed from its path

حاصلی

ḥáṣlí ḥ-ṣ-l

literal: result

SE rendered حسد (ḥsd), ثمری (thmrí), نياورد (níáwrd), غير (ghír), غفلت (ghflt), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), الّذينَ (adh-dhín), انقَطعُوا (inqaṭʿúá) as “envy, waywardness, those, detached”

utterly 50% result 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained gleaningsGWB §356: found and recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: are impossible the-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihood will-and-testamentW&T §18: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: is attained gleaningsGWB §596: achieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: pursuits

نبخشيد

nbkhshíd bkhshídn

literal: grant; bestow; give

SE rendered غير (ghír), غفلت (ghflt), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), الّذينَ (adh-dhín), انقَطعُوا (inqaṭʿúá) as “waywardness, those, detached”

have 33% yielded 33% proved 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §40: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: succour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst quicken me the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §438: administer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: bestow upon them

انقَطعُوا

inqaṭʿúá q-ṭ-ʿ → “detached”

literal: detachment; detached

have 61% detached 17% rid 11% renounced 6% whosoever 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of gleaningsGWB §134: cease from flowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: utter detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: rid themselves tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severed gleaningsGWB §641: complete detachment

بکُلِّهِم

bkullihim k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 50% every 17% each 17% wholly 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: to whosoever gleaningsGWB §286: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Every created thing the-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alike will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: such as gleaningsGWB §24: the entire company

عَرَجُوا

ʿarajúá ʿ-r-j → “ascended”

literal: ascend; ascension; ascents

heights 19% ascend 19% ascended 15% loftiest 11% can 7% ascension 7% exalted 7% lift 7% depths 4% caused 4%

gleaningsGWB §364: ascended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: the heights the-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heights gleaningsGWB §556: heights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: exalted heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: ascend beyond gleaningsGWB §3: can utter

بِجَنَاحی

bijanáḥí j-n-ḥ → “wings”

literal: wing; wings

wings 81% humbly 5% full 5% humility 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wings gleaningsGWB §685: with the full force of its mighty wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humility prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wings gleaningsGWB §63: on the wings gleaningsGWB §251: humbly

الإيقان

al-ʾiyqán y-q-n → “certainty”

literal: certainty; certitude

certitude 73% certainty 10% faith 8% belief 5% persuaded 3% assured 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitude fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §283: them that believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: certainly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assured the-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assured gleaningsGWB §254: acute discernment

الاِدراکِ

ad-drák d-r-k → “comprehension” 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 §244: apprehending gleaningsGWB §35: felt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: to attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: understanding gleaningsGWB §389: giveth man the power to discern the truth in all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: to inhale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyss

تفصيل

tfṣíl f-ṣ-l

literal: detail; separate; separated

SE rendered الاِدراکِ (ad-drák), مَرفوعاً (marfúʿáan), تفصيل (tfṣíl), حضرت (ḥḍrt), مشهور (mshhúr), چه (chh) as “comprehension, Him, well known, what”

distinction 20% differentiation 13% distinguished 13% details 13% circumstantial 7% decision 7% proper 7% circumstantially 7% length 7% separated 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §345: proper kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: details prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: discriminating tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguished the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence/holiness

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The Commander gleaningsGWB §370: Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Husayn’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: ready the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §27: The Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Her Majesty gleaningsGWB §482: thee

مشهور

mshhúr sh-h-r → “well known” Distinctive

literal: famous; city; month

This form usually rendered as “well-known”, “thou”, “reputation” (16 occurrences)

well-known 36% thou 7% reputation 7% known 7% widely 7% well 7% reputed 7% renowned 7% manifest 7% fame 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: known gleaningsGWB §668: better known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §13: wherever they go epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: O thou who art reputed gleaningsGWB §453: spread abroad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: cities

مقدار

mqdár q-d-r

literal: power; powerful; amount

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), مشهور (mshhúr), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), اعداء (iʿdáʾ), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نمودند (nmúdnd), آنکه (ánkh) as “Him, well known, what, enemies, besieged, at last”