Kitáb-i-Íqán — §124

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 124 of 291.

Source (Persian)

سبحان اللّه، چقدر آن قوم از سبل حقّ دور بودند. با اينکه قيامت به قيام آن حضرت قائم بود و علامات و انوار او همه ارض را احاطه نموده بود مع ذلک سخريّه می نمودند و معتکف بودند به تماثيلی که علمای عصر به افکار عاطل باطل جستهاند و از شمس عنايت ربّانيّه وامطار رحمت سبحانيّه غافل گشتهاند. بلی، جُعَل از روائح قدس ازل محروم است و خفّاش از تجلّی آفتاب جهانتاب درگريز.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Gracious God! How far have that people strayed from the way of God! Although the Day of Resurrection was ushered in through the Revelation of Muhammad, although His light and tokens had encompassed the earth and all that is therein, yet that people derided Him, gave themselves up to those idols which the divines of that age, in their vain and idle fancy, had conceived, and deprived themselves of the light of heavenly grace and of the showers of divine mercy. Yea, the abject beetle can never scent the fragrance of holiness, and the bat of darkness can never face the splendour of the sun.

Translation Notes

سبحان

sbḥán s-b-ḥ → “gracious”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorified gleaningsGWB §102: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: Thee be praise tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to Thee gleaningsGWB §190: Glory be

اللّه،

al-lh، ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

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 §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: holy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §191: God’s

چقدر

chqdr ch-q-d → “how”

literal: how-much; how much; how_much

how 75% numerous 25%

gleaningsGWB §117: How all-encompassing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: how many kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: numerous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: How

قوم

qúm q-w-m → “people”

literal: people

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasion fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §506: another passage kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to cleave so tenaciously tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán), اللّه، (al-lh،), چقدر (chqdr), قوم (qúm), از (iz), سبل (sbl), حقّ (ḥqq), دور (dúr), بودند (búdnd), اينکه (iynkh) as “Gracious, God, How, people, from, way, of, far, strayed, Although”

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

سبل

sbl s-b-l → “way”

literal: path; way; path/way

ways 27% systems 18% path 18% barred 9% right 9% way 9% paths 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way gleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading gleaningsGWB §623: sake of

بودند

búdnd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “passed” (43 occurrences)

have 33% had 33% passed 11% lived 11% appeared 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been faced gleaningsGWB §546: will it remain kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: would the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §5: been in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgated gleaningsGWB §122: can be

اينکه

iynkh ʾ-y-n → “chapter” Distinctive

literal: this; where; these

This form usually rendered as “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)

chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: this revelation will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: with all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Where

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “muhammad”

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 §168: The Commander gleaningsGWB §490: to thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: Jesus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: ready the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: them gleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eye

علامات

ʿlámát ʿ-l-m → “tokens”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

signs 79% tokens 16% sign 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinguished fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §153: all creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: shall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

انوار

inúár n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a light fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §594: a luminary kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

همه

hmh h-m-h → “all”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: them all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil gleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: regions gleaningsGWB §650: the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realm

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed fire-tabletFire §9: enveloped gleaningsGWB §304: comprehend them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illumination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: conceived the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود → “had”

literal: do; to do; do/make

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: have wasted gleaningsGWB §669: can penetrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: set the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: can never gleaningsGWB §669: have said or written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: deprived

سخريّه

skhrírh s-kh-r → “derided”

literal: subdue; mockery; to mock

derided 33% god 33% scorn 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Subdue gleaningsGWB §670: to subdue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: derided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: subject epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: scoff prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: subjected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed laws

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), سخريّه (skhrírh), می (mí), نمودند (nmúdnd), معتکف (mʿtkf), بودند (búdnd), تماثيلی (tmáthílí) as “encompassed, had, derided, gave themselves up, idols”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

معتکف

mʿtkf ʿ-k-f → “seclude” Distinctive

literal: seclude

This form usually rendered as “worshipers”, “gave” (2 occurrences)

worshipers 50% gave 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselves gleaningsGWB §710: worshipers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude yourselves gleaningsGWB §128: the gleaningsGWB §295: not to give themselves up

تماثيلی

tmáthílí m-th-l → “like” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness

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

like 25% such 21% consider 11% even 9% similar 9% likeness 6% same 6% peerless 5% instance 5% equal 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as gleaningsGWB §177: likened unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: all peers or likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as gleaningsGWB §107: the like

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r → “age”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 76% day 7% time 5% dispensation 5% days 5% generation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age gleaningsGWB §122: dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the age tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §286: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: of the age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time

افکار

ifkár f-k-r → “ponder” Distinctive

literal: thought

This form usually rendered as “minds”, “thoughts”, “fancy” (4 occurrences)

minds 50% thoughts 25% fancy 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thought will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflect gleaningsGWB §148: to meditate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why should epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder

عاطل

ʿáṭl ʿ-ṭ-l → “idle”

literal: idle

idle 40% pains 20% cessation 20% tarry 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: at pains prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: the cessation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §14: tarry kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idle

باطل

báṭl b-ṭ-l → “vain” Distinctive

literal: falsehood; vain; false, vain

This form usually rendered as “falsehood”, “false”, “naught” (26 occurrences)

falsehood 50% false 17% naught 6% wretched 6% dissipated 6% vain 6% superseded 6% wrong 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehood gleaningsGWB §363: false kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: wrong prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and empty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: error epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vain gleaningsGWB §195: bring to naught kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain words

جستهاند

jsthánd j-s-t → “have”

literal: seek; sought; to seek

have 67% conceived 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §673: inviting them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascended gleaningsGWB §148: to shun

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “light” Distinctive

literal: sun; suns; the sun

This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “day-star” (241 occurrences)

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Orb gleaningsGWB §35: Sun of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “Suns,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts gleaningsGWB §401: the splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Day-star of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars

ربّانيّه

rbbánính r-b-b → “heavenly” Distinctive

literal: Lord; lord; divine

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “divinely” (65 occurrences)

divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity gleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of

وامطار

wámṭár m-ṭ-r → “showers”

literal: rain; rains; to rain

showers 47% rain 21% rains 11% overflowing 11% rain-giving 5% outpourings 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showers fire-tabletFire §4: rains gleaningsGWB §124: rain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down stones prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: the overflowing rains gleaningsGWB §35: showers of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: the rain-giving gleaningsGWB §282: the showers

غافل

gháfl gh-f-l → “heedless”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedless 33% oblivious 26% unaware 14% who 5% one 5% erred 5% forgetful 5% hath 2% strayed 2% disregard 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedless gleaningsGWB §453: all the time unaware kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignored prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be oblivious the-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayed gleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayed

گشتهاند

gshthánd g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered وامطار (wámṭár), رحمت (rḥmt), سبحانيّه (sbḥánính), غافل (gháfl), گشتهاند (gshthánd), بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds) as “showers, mercy, divine, deprived, Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness”

have 32% hath 18% made 14% returned 9% attained 5% forsook 5% remained 5% unto 5% manifested 5% illumined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hath been gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: comprehended the-hidden-wordsHW §113: hath will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have been gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: felt

بلی،

blí، b-l-y → “yea”

literal: yea

yea 63% “yea 13% \‘yea 13% indeed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Yea prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the tribulations the-hidden-wordsHW §15: outworn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Yea the-hidden-wordsHW §58: imperishable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Yea epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Indeed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: afflicted

جُعَل

juʿal j-ʿ-l → “beetle” Distinctive

literal: made

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “act” (33 occurrences)

hath 46% made 13% act 8% beetle 8% adorneth 4% given 4% fashioned 4% singled 4% regardeth 4% ordained 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: allow not fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §196: hath established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: images prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: number us the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee

روائح

rúáʾḥ r-w-ḥ → “fragrance”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

fragrance 29% sweet 21% savors 14% fragrances 14% smell 7% stench-filled 7% perfume 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: joy fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §176: Divine Spirit kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: wine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

قدس

qds q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowed gleaningsGWB §13: glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §151: purging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His gleaningsGWB §297: profane

ازل

izl ʾ-z-l

literal: eternity; eternities; eternal

SE rendered بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds), ازل (izl), محروم (mḥrúm), خفّاش (khffásh), از (iz), تجلّی (tjllí) as “Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness, bat, splendour”

eternity 45% everlasting 27% before 9% forever 9% through 9%

gleaningsGWB §124: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §6: forever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: through all eternity gleaningsGWB §258: before

محروم

mḥrúm ḥ-r-m

literal: deprived; deprive

SE rendered بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds), ازل (izl), محروم (mḥrúm), خفّاش (khffásh), از (iz), تجلّی (tjllí), آفتاب (áftáb) as “Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness, bat, splendour, sun”