Kitáb-i-Íqán — §150

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 150 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و اگر گويند مقصود تجلّی خاصّ است آن هم اگر در عين ذات است درحضرت علم ازلاً، چنانچه جمعی از صوفيّه اين مقام را تعبير به فيض اقدس نمودهاند، بر فرض تصديق اين رتبه، صدق لقاء برای نفسی در اين مقام صادق نيايد لاَجل آنکه اين رتبه درغيب ذات محقّق است واحدی به آن فائز نشود. " السَّبيلُ مَسدُودٌ وَ الطَّلَبُ مَردُودٌ." افئده مقرّبين به اين مقام طيران ننمايد تا چه رسد به عقول محدودين و محتجبين.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And were they to maintain that by “divine Presence” is meant the “Specific Revelation of God,” expressed by certain Súfís as the “Most Holy Outpouring,” if this be in the Essence Itself, it is evident that it hath been eternally in the divine Knowledge. Assuming the truth of this hypothesis, “attainment unto the divine Presence” is in this sense obviously possible to no one, inasmuch as this revelation is confined to the innermost Essence, unto which no man can attain. “The way is barred, and all seeking rejected.” The minds of the favourites of heaven, however high they soar, can never attain this station, how much less the understanding of obscured and limited minds.

Translation Notes

گويند

gúynd g-w-y

literal: say; to say; as-if

SE rendered گويند (gúynd), مقصود (mqṣúd), تجلّی (tjllí), خاصّ (kháṣṣ) as “is meant, Revelation, “Specific”

maintain 67% utter 17% voicing 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: did not ascribe gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: I say gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: maintain that the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “is meant”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ Desire gleaningsGWB §328: this is its kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essential purpose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: cherished the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste to

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: shed the splendor gleaningsGWB §59: the splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thou didst reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §100: beam epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §118: revelations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

خاصّ

kháṣṣ kh-ṣ-ṣ → “confined” Distinctive

literal: specific

This form usually rendered as “supreme”, ““specific” (4 occurrences)

supreme 67% “specific 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: vouchsafed specially unto gleaningsGWB §120: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: specifically prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hast endowed the-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designed will-and-testamentW&T §58: particular epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: special gleaningsGWB §343: hath singled out

ذات

dhát dh-w-t → “essence”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence/self

essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy self gleaningsGWB §327: Living God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my being will-and-testamentW&T §25: in person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Essence gleaningsGWB §87: woman kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being

درحضرت

drḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

SE rendered عين (ʿín), ذات (dhát), درحضرت (drḥḍrt), علم (ʿlm), ازلاً، (izláan،), چنانچه (chnánchh), جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz) as “Essence, divine Knowledge, been eternally, certain, to”

majesty 36% muhammad 14% honor 9% thee 9% great 8% presence 6% holiness 6% commander 5% who 4% attend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Him Who gleaningsGWB §657: unto thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they led prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: appearing the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: John gleaningsGWB §506: ye seek

ازلاً،

izláan، ʾ-z-l → “been eternally” Distinctive

literal: eternity; eternities; eternal

This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “everlasting”, “before” (16 occurrences)

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 §56: from everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereignty gleaningsGWB §6: forever

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered عين (ʿín), ذات (dhát), درحضرت (drḥḍrt), علم (ʿlm), ازلاً، (izláan،), چنانچه (chnánchh), جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz), صوفيّه (ṣúfífh) as “Essence, divine Knowledge, been eternally, certain, to, Súfís”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: such

جمعی

jmʿí j-m-ʿ → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “number”, “many”, “great” (31 occurrences)

number 24% many 16% great 12% some 12% others 8% considerable 8% several 8% large 4% troop 4% certain 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a large gathering gleaningsGWB §532: ye summon kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: in the plural prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: band tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §42: gather in

از

iz ʾ-z → “to”

literal: from

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), ازلاً، (izláan،), چنانچه (chnánchh), جمعی (jmʿí), از (iz), صوفيّه (ṣúfífh), مقام (mqám), تعبير (tʿbír) as “divine Knowledge, been eternally, certain, to, Súfís, expressed”

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

صوفيّه

ṣúfífh ṣ-w-f → “súfís”

literal: Sufi

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: Súfís

تعبير

tʿbír ʿ-b-r → “tears” Distinctive

literal: expression; tear

This form usually rendered as “expressed”, “likened”, “symbolically” (5 occurrences)

expressed 33% likened 33% symbolically 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the tears that my shame have caused to flow gleaningsGWB §542: Profit by their example kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: expressed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my tears will-and-testamentW&T §9: very words epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Take gleaningsGWB §439: blowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: likened

اقدس

iqds q-d-s

literal: holy; sanctified

SE rendered صوفيّه (ṣúfífh), مقام (mqám), تعبير (tʿbír), فيض (fíḍ), اقدس (iqds), نمودهاند، (nmúdhánd،), بر (br), فرض (frḍ), تصديق (tṣdíq) as “Súfís, expressed, the “Most Holy Outpouring,”, hath, Assuming, truth”

most 60% holy 15% kitáb-i-aqdas 5% sanctified 5% sacred 5% presence 5% lofty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctified gleaningsGWB §227: sanctity.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: am he, O my Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §135: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy gleaningsGWB §234: the blest and sacred

نمودهاند،

nmúdhánd، n-m-w → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “have”, “interpreted”, “related” (23 occurrences)

have 50% interpreted 13% related 13% presume 13% devising 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: interpret gleaningsGWB §686: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: realize the-hidden-wordsHW §109: strive will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are devising epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditated gleaningsGWB §148: will continue to intervene kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: observed

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered تعبير (tʿbír), فيض (fíḍ), اقدس (iqds), نمودهاند، (nmúdhánd،), بر (br), فرض (frḍ), تصديق (tṣdíq), رتبه، (rtbh،), صدق (ṣdq), لقاء (lqáʾ) as “expressed, the “Most Holy Outpouring,”, hath, Assuming, truth, hypothesis, “attainment unto the divine Presence””

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon

فرض

frḍ f-r-ḍ → “hath”

literal: obligation

hath 33% obligation 33% commandment 33%

gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: obligation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast bidden tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoined will-and-testamentW&T §22: binding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the ordinances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: hath enjoined will-and-testamentW&T §27: This fixed money offering

تصديق

tṣdíq ṣ-d-q → “truth” Distinctive

literal: truth; truthful

This form usually rendered as “acknowledge”, “acknowledged”, “faith” (28 occurrences)

acknowledge 30% acknowledged 10% faith 10% truth 10% testified 10% sanction 10% recognize 5% substantiated 5% regarded 5% dependent 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truth gleaningsGWB §451: a man of truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: hath spoken the truth gleaningsGWB §474: nor truthful

رتبه،

rtbh، r-t-b → “station”

literal: rank; ranks

state 23% station 15% rank 15% estate 8% instance 8% stations 8% most 8% part 8% level 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordained gleaningsGWB §389: in rank kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: level tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stations the-hidden-wordsHW §160: path will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene

لقاء

lqáʾ l-q-y → ““attainment unto the divine presence””

literal: meeting; meeting, encounter

SE expanded to ““attainment unto the divine Presence””

presence 39% “attainment 17% long 6% concerning 6% divine 6% attainment 6% attained 6% “divine 6% imparted 6% face—the 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presence fire-tabletFire §1: of Thy Countenance gleaningsGWB §219: have We unfolded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: face—the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: when Thou art remembered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: engraved will-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds

برای

bráy b-r-y

literal: for

SE rendered فرض (frḍ), تصديق (tṣdíq), رتبه، (rtbh،), صدق (ṣdq), لقاء (lqáʾ), برای (bráy), نفسی (nfsí), مقام (mqám), صادق (ṣádq) as “Assuming, truth, hypothesis, “attainment unto the divine Presence”, no one, obviously”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “no one”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: utterances gleaningsGWB §37: imaginings kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: within every soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

نيايد

níáyd ʾ-m-d

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), مقام (mqám), صادق (ṣádq), نيايد (níáyd), لاَجل (láajl), آنکه (ánkh), رتبه (rtbh), درغيب (drghíb), ذات (dhát) as “no one, obviously, inasmuch as, innermost Essence”

exist 33% manifest 33% attain 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: advisable gleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: befallen the-hidden-wordsHW §80: attain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: turned gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestations the-hidden-wordsHW §101: may enter

لاَجل

láajl ʾ-j-l → “irrevocable” Distinctive

literal: sake; term; for the sake of

This form usually rendered as “inasmuch”, “own”, “death” (7 occurrences)

inasmuch 33% own 33% death 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: so that gleaningsGWB §264: The one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to gleaningsGWB §264: irrevocable the-hidden-wordsHW §129: for your own sakes

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered مقام (mqám), صادق (ṣádq), نيايد (níáyd), لاَجل (láajl), آنکه (ánkh), رتبه (rtbh), درغيب (drghíb), ذات (dhát), محقّق (mḥqqq) as “obviously, inasmuch as, innermost Essence, evident”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His

درغيب

drghíb gh-y-b

literal: unseen; invisible; hidden

SE rendered لاَجل (láajl), آنکه (ánkh), رتبه (rtbh), درغيب (drghíb), ذات (dhát), محقّق (mḥqqq), واحدی (wáḥdí) as “inasmuch as, innermost Essence, evident, no man”

invisible 50% unseen 28% inner 6% glory 6% detraction 6% faults 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: invisible gleaningsGWB §107: the Unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of the Unseen the-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detraction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Unseen gleaningsGWB §550: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: glory the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the faults

واحدی

wáḥdí w-ḥ-d → “unity”

literal: unity

divine 50% unity 25% man 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the other fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §383: the faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holiness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

نشود

nshúd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “should”, “nothing”, “shall” (15 occurrences)

should 60% nothing 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: written gleaningsGWB §316: is to be ascribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: did not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be

السَّبيلُ

as-sabíl s-b-l → “way”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 72% way 12% straight 3% sake 3% road 2% means 2% state 2% door 2% self 2% path!” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy path gleaningsGWB §519: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the paths the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the Straight gleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance

مَسدُودٌ

masdúdun s-d-d → “closed”

literal: closed; barrier

closed 78% obstruct 11% barred 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: an insurmountable barrier gleaningsGWB §124: closed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: barred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not arrested the-hidden-wordsHW §130: mighty barrier will-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelity gleaningsGWB §680: Obstruct not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: become insuperable barriers

الطَّلَبُ

aṭ-ṭalab ṭ-l-b → “seeking”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

search 19% seeking 15% eagerness 15% asked 8% ask 8% pursue 8% quest 8% pray 8% seek 8% forgive 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: still seek gleaningsGWB §22: thirsted for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: in its ceaseless search the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: besought gleaningsGWB §128: they who seek kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: ask for

مَردُودٌ

mardúdun r-d-d → “rejected.””

literal: rejection; rejected

outcast 22% rejected 22% hath 11% reprehensible 11% discarded 11% contemptible 11% reprobate 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast away gleaningsGWB §469: hast inflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: directed towards will-and-testamentW&T §6: confuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: outcast among gleaningsGWB §190: He contemplates kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: denunciation

افئده

ifʾdh f-ʾ-d → “minds”

literal: heart; hearts; hearts, souls

hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the hearts gleaningsGWB §537: the minds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: thoughts the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: the hearts gleaningsGWB §176: men’s hearts

مقرّبين

mqrrbín q-r-b → “draw” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “nigh”, “favored”, “enjoy” (59 occurrences)

nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: draweth nigh fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §127: drawn nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: some prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: them that are brought nigh tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

طيران

ṭírán ṭ-y-r → “soar”

literal: bird; fly; flight

soar 50% soaring 17% explore 17% reach 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birds fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §100: soaring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: Phoenix prayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: winged their flight tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: rise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soared gleaningsGWB §496: have flown

ننمايد

nnmáyd n-m-ʾ → “can never attain”

literal: do; show; make

SE expanded to “can never attain”

withhold 33% can 33% will 17% appear 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: said gleaningsGWB §45: make the kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: turned away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered مقام (mqám), طيران (ṭírán), ننمايد (nnmáyd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), عقول (ʿqúl), محدودين (mḥdúdín), محتجبين (mḥtjbín) as “this station, soar, can never attain, how much less, understanding, limited, obscured”