Kitáb-i-Íqán — §127
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 127 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين دو نفر از اهل کوفه خدمت حضرت امير آمدند. يکی را بيتی بود که اراده بيع آن داشت و ديگری مشتری بود. و قرار بر آن داده بودند که به اطّلاع آن حضرت اين مبايعه وقوع يابد و قباله مسطور گردد. آن مظهر امر الهی به کاتب فرمودند که بنويس: "قَدِ اشْترَی مَيِّتٌ عَن مَيِّتٍ بَيتاً مَحدُوداً بِحدودٍ اَربَعةٍ، حدٌّ إلَی القَبْرِ وَ حَدٌّ إلَی اللَّحْدِ وَ حَدٌّ إلی الصِّراط، و حدٌّ إمّا إلَی الجَنَّةِ و إمّا إلی النّارِ." حال اگر اين دو نفر از صور حيات علوی زنده شده بودند و از قبر غفلت به محبّت آن حضرت مبعوث گشته بودند البتّه اطلاق موت بر ايشان نمی شد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In like manner, two of the people of Kúfih went to ‘Alí, the Commander of the Faithful. One owned a house and wished to sell it; the other was to be the purchaser. They had agreed that this transaction should be effected and the contract be written with the knowledge of ‘Alí. He, the exponent of the law of God, addressing the scribe, said: “Write thou: ‘A dead man hath bought from another dead man a house. That house is bounded by four limits. One extendeth toward the tomb, the other to the vault of the grave, the third to the Sirát, the fourth to either Paradise or hell.’” Reflect, had these two souls been quickened by the trumpet-call of ‘Alí, had they risen from the grave of error by the power of his love, the judgment of death would certainly not have been pronounced against them.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: strangersfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §410: can such a man be said to have acted withkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: them who are the recognized Expounders thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: my peopletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: render some servicegleaningsGWB §652: serviceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve HimgleaningsGWB §419: of serving his best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend
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 §248: These peoplegleaningsGWB §210: When thou reachestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: God, Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: highnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §17: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: attendgleaningsGWB §547: creatures
SE expanded to “Commander of the Faithful”
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
SE rendered از (iz), اهل (ihl), کوفه (kúfh), خدمت (khdmt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), امير (imír), آمدند (ámdnd), يکی (ykí), بيتی (bítí), اراده (irádh), بيع (bíʿ) as “of, the people, Kúfih, went, ‘Alí, the Commander of the Faithful, One, a house, wished, sell”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: them that truly believe and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who have believed in Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the homegleaningsGWB §427: palacesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: housegleaningsGWB §219: Our Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “desired” (59 occurrences)
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Shouldst thou seekgleaningsGWB §8: by virtue of the pervasive Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: through the operation of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §550: determineth
This form usually rendered as “trading”, “traffic”, “sell” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath never been experiencedgleaningsGWB §116: hath investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: should notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: keepwill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: of nogleaningsGWB §440: will continue to entertain no
This form usually rendered as “purchaser” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stillgleaningsGWB §51: hath establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who testifiethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden
SE rendered ديگری (dígrí), مشتری (mshtrí), قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “the other, the purchaser, agreed, ‘Alí”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not deliveredgleaningsGWB §672: hath appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: be regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: preferwill-and-testamentW&T §17: they decideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: deliveredgleaningsGWB §334: hath announced unto you
SE rendered مشتری (mshtrí), قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “the purchaser, agreed, ‘Alí”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: We were in no wisegleaningsGWB §389: can functionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have persistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: who have been
SE rendered قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt), مبايعه (mbáyʿh), وقوع (wqúʿ), يابد (yábd) as “agreed, ‘Alí, transaction, should be effected”
appreciate 20% knowledge 13% aware 13% grasp 13% news 7% informing 7% becoming 7% ignorant 7% ignorance 7% comprehended 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §137: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Image oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “arose”, “should” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: actually took placegleaningsGWB §346: arosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: came to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen prostratetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shonethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: there occurred
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “tasted”, “taste” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: attaingleaningsGWB §334: hath been quickened bykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: be gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §5: would beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: can fathom
This form usually rendered as “contract” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written downgleaningsGWB §149: bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: whose name hath been set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: engravedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: inscribedgleaningsGWB §37: have been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: records
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)
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 §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “scribe” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: their BooksgleaningsGWB §149: the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: and write downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: He hathgleaningsGWB §288: I have causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: he spoke the followingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §5: He layeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded ingleaningsGWB §122: To this testifieth
This form usually rendered as “both”, ““write” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have writtengleaningsGWB §312: have testified in their writingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: addressedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: transcribinggleaningsGWB §653: with both thy penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: writtenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrotekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one deadgleaningsGWB §340: physical deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: or after deathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §708: they yield up their souls unto Thee
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “petty-mindedness”, “petty-minded” (21 occurrences)
limited 21% petty-mindedness 14% petty-minded 14% confined 7% bounded 7% immeasurable 7% limitation 7% limitations 7% strivings 7% subjected 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §39: with respect to theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: comparisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of steel
SE rendered بَيتاً (baytáan), مَحدُوداً (maḥdúdáan), بِحدودٍ (biḥdúdin), اَربَعةٍ، (arbaʿhin،), حدٌّ (ḥddun), القَبْرِ (al-qabr), حَدٌّ (ḥaddun) as “a house, bounded, by four limits, the other, the tomb”
This form usually rendered as “tomb”, “grave”, ““tomb” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “tomb,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the tombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the grave
This form usually rendered as “vault” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §85: is verily the Straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §85: the Way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessedgleaningsGWB §312: the child while still in the womb of its motherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: crazedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the inmates of the all-highest Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenly
This form usually rendered as “fire”, “flame”, “flames” (87 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: firesgleaningsGWB §37: flameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: of the undying fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: itstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §597: set on fire
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: It is nowgleaningsGWB §238: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
SE expanded to “by the trumpet-call”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would havefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §651: filled with shamekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: lifetimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: endued with new lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
SE rendered دو (dú), نفر (nfr), از (iz), صور (ṣúr), حيات (ḥíát), علوی (ʿlúy), زنده (zndh), بودند (búdnd), از (iz), قبر (qbr), غفلت (ghflt) as “souls, from, by the trumpet-call, quickened, the grave, error”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation offire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how couldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “reborn”, “quickening”, “quickened” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “heedlessness”, “waywardness”, “negligence” (41 occurrences)
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 §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §33: the erringkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: erring and waywardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: who have strayed far from Thy paththe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: waywardnessgleaningsGWB §73: of their heedlessness
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindnessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §176: spiritual resurrectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: hath been conferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and were begottenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §560: will make manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: ye shall surely be raised again
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §106: slightestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separationwill-and-testamentW&T §23: bountifully and universallygleaningsGWB §466: he release Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absoluteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
This form usually rendered as “would” (1 occurrences)
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: endfire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §312: Wouldkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: exhaust their meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: preceding His last daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
