Kitáb-i-Íqán — §153
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 153 of 291.
Source (Persian)
پس ای برادر، معنی قيامت را ادراک نما و گوش را از حرف های اين مردم مردود پاک فرما. اگر قدری به عوالم انقطاع قدم گذاری شهادت می دهيد که يومی اعظم از اين يوم و قيامتی اکبر از اين قيامت متصوّر نيست و يک عمل در اين يوم مقابل است با اعمال صد هزار سنه، بلکه استغفراللّه از اين تحديد زيرا که مقدّس است عمل اين يوم از جزای محدود. و اين همج رعاع چون معنی قيامت و لقای الهی را ادراک ننمودند لهذا از فيض او بالمرّه محجوب ماندند. با اينکه مقصود از علم و زحمات آن وصول و معرفت اين مقام است، مع ذلک همه مشغول به علوم ظاهره شدهاند. چنانچه آنی منفکّ نيستند و از جوهر علم و معلوم چشم پوشيدهاند. گويا نمی از يمّ علم الهی ننوشيدند و به قطره ای از سحاب فيض رحمانی فائز نگشتند.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Strive, therefore, O my brother, to grasp the meaning of “Resurrection,” and cleanse thine ears from the idle sayings of these rejected people. Shouldst thou step into the realm of complete detachment, thou wilt readily testify that no day is mightier than this Day, and that no resurrection more awful than this Resurrection can ever be conceived. One righteous work performed in this Day, equalleth all the virtuous acts which for myriads of centuries men have practised—nay, We ask forgiveness of God for such a comparison! For verily the reward which such a deed deserveth is immensely beyond and above the estimate of men. Inasmuch as these undiscerning and wretched souls have failed to apprehend the true meaning of “Resurrection” and of the “attainment unto the divine Presence,” they therefore have remained utterly deprived of the grace thereof. Although the sole and fundamental purpose of all learning, and the toil and labour thereof, is attainment unto, and the recognition of, this station, yet they are all immersed in the pursuit of their material studies. They deny themselves every moment of leisure, and utterly ignore Him, Who is the Essence of all learning, and the one Object of their quest! Methinks, their lips have never touched the cup of divine Knowledge, nor do they seem to have attained even a dewdrop of the showers of heavenly grace.
Translation Notes
meaning 54% meant 11% significance 7% interpretation 7% interpreted 4% interpret 4% what 4% meanings 4% signify 4% deeper 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: thisfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §182: lifted up His voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: cling steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
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 §205: ye will attain untogleaningsGWB §201: comprehensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: gatherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: recognizegleaningsGWB §201: menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: the comprehension of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see
This form usually rendered as “letter”, “letters”, “words” (40 occurrences)
letter 41% letters 16% words 9% word 9% contention 6% sayings 6% have 3% intimation 3% whilst 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: statementsgleaningsGWB §395: the letterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: and its Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §11: transgressionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §453: eyes away
outcast 20% rejected 20% hath 10% reprehensible 10% can 10% discarded 10% contemptible 10% reprobate 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast awaygleaningsGWB §689: against its assailantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: denounce Him to their followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: can divertwill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: refutegleaningsGWB §77: can avertkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: reprobate
SE rendered از (iz), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مردم (mrdm), مردود (mrdúd), پاک (pák), فرما (frmá), قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “from, idle sayings, people, rejected, cleanse, to, thou, realm, complete detachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thyselfgleaningsGWB §333: disobediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: striveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He also saith
This form usually rendered as “while”, “awhile”, “little” (42 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: discoveredfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §436: amongst menkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: is evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: of all mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
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 §241: cutgleaningsGWB §134: cease from flowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: have renounced all else but Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsaketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: brokegleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselves
SE rendered فرما (frmá), قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), قدم (qdm), گذاری (gdhárí), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهيد (dhíd), يومی (yúmí) as “to, thou, realm, complete detachment, testify, readily, day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §174: Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfadingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), قدم (qdm), گذاری (gdhárí), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهيد (dhíd), يومی (yúmí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz) as “thou, realm, complete detachment, testify, readily, day, mightier, than”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: beareth witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §286: ye beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: how it testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “save”, “announce”, “proclaim” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §248: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: no dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the daytime
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “great” (69 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “how”, “can” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: a picturegleaningsGWB §29: trumpet-callkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: on the trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §40: imaginedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the portraitgleaningsGWB §555: through the trumpet-blastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: the trumpet-blast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: doethgleaningsGWB §532: your workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actions
This form usually rendered as “face”, “before”, “faced” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: turn thou untofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §364: to regard as acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath set his face towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two yearsgleaningsGWB §176: twenty yearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §139: year
SE expanded to “We ask forgiveness of”
ever-forgiving 49% forgive 15% forgiving 10% forgiveness 10% pardon 4% will 3% ask 3% forgiven 3% beg 2% pardoner 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §412: O Thou that forgivestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: may God forgive himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
limitations 30% restriction 10% limited 10% comparison 10% limitation 10% describe 10% temporal 10% worldly 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §309: in any waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: limitations imposedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper
SE rendered استغفراللّه (istghfrálllh), از (iz), تحديد (tḥdíd), زيرا (zírá), مقدّس (mqdds), عمل (ʿml), يوم (yúm), از (iz), جزای (jzáy) as “We ask forgiveness of, of, comparison, For, deed, reward”
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: HolygleaningsGWB §126: Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: will thoroughly purge themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §472: recompenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §239: shall be repaidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shall rewardgleaningsGWB §712: his own punishmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the retribution
small-minded 17% abject 17% foolish 17% worthless 8% vain 8% undiscerning 8% base-born 8% blind 8% mean 8%
presence 24% attainment 14% attain 10% shall 10% behold 10% sow 10% sowed 10% attaining 5% convey 5% proclamation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou wouldst have castfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §22: for this wondrous Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attain unto the Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: left ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
grace 66% flow 5% bounty 5% outpouring 5% overflowing 5% merciful 3% stream 3% blessings 3% bountiful 3% favor 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §686: outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §124: outpouring floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: that bounty
This form usually rendered as “one”, “again”, “once” (39 occurrences)
one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: At one timegleaningsGWB §163: in a subsequent agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: vanisheththe-hidden-wordsHW §105: wafted over theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: utterlygleaningsGWB §652: to be wafted over thy soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: passed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiledgleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: with eyes unveiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: shut him out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: he will be veiled from Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: This goalgleaningsGWB §52: were ye to seek itkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: Desire of all menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: all that seek Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: unto the Supreme Goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: galling weightgleaningsGWB §623: manifold trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: toil and labourwill-and-testamentW&T §40: effortsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: strivengleaningsGWB §395: laborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: hardshipsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: labor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §127: His Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: weldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: meeting with Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “comprehension” (56 occurrences)
knowledge 47% understanding 27% comprehension 6% know 4% true 4% recognition 4% grasp 2% fathom 2% leading 2% standard 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insightgleaningsGWB §579: a firm believer inkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: by the light of His recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: have, without exception, admittedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know it
This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “engaged” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: they have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §640: callethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: to be busied withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: careless ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: theygleaningsGWB §172: busy
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: evincedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §693: to utterkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: been unveiled to men’s eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failedgleaningsGWB §103: arekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: never came to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laidwill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darkness
This form usually rendered as “separation” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “destitute”, “neither” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §222: stoneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the Essence thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and the gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: EssencegleaningsGWB §540: its treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: most pure
SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), چشم (chshm), پوشيدهاند (púshídhánd), گويا (gúyá), نمی (nmí), از (iz), يمّ (ymm), علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), ننوشيدند (nnúshídnd) as “Object of, lips, ignore, Methinks, of, Knowledge, divine, never touched”
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 §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: shamefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: soletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE rendered چشم (chshm), پوشيدهاند (púshídhánd), گويا (gúyá), نمی (nmí), از (iz), يمّ (ymm), علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), ننوشيدند (nnúshídnd), قطره (qṭrh) as “lips, ignore, Methinks, of, Knowledge, divine, never touched, dewdrop”
This form usually rendered as “lips” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: hath writtengleaningsGWB §335: hath refused to drink therefromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: nor drunk fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: hath drunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communicationsgleaningsGWB §44: nor drunkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: To him was given to drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: they have quaffed their fill of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §227: a cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings
divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: attainestgleaningsGWB §159: will be endowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: been deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissful
This form usually rendered as “refused”, “do”, “failed” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou attainest notgleaningsGWB §440: letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: failedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: was putepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst becomegleaningsGWB §361: were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: no such happenings can ever come to pass
