Kitáb-i-Íqán — §158

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 158 of 291.

Source (Persian)

درست در اين بيان تفکّر فرما تا نسيم خوش عرفان از مصر رحمان بوزد و جان را از بيان خوش جانان به حديقه عرفان رساند. اين بود که مردم غافل چون معنی اين بيانات بالغه کامله را ادراک نمی نمودند و جواب را به گمان خود مطابق سؤال نمی يافتند لهذا نسبت عدم علم و جنون به آن جواهر علم و عقل می دادند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ponder this in thine heart, that the sweet gales of divine knowledge, blowing from the meads of mercy, may waft upon thee the fragrance of the Beloved’s utterance, and cause thy soul to attain the Ridván of understanding. As the wayward of every age have failed to fathom the deeper import of these weighty and pregnant utterances, and imagined the answer of the Prophets of God to be irrelevant to the questions they asked them, they therefore have attributed ignorance and folly to those Essences of knowledge and understanding.

Translation Notes

درست

drst d-r-s → “schools” Distinctive

literal: school; schools

This form usually rendered as “ponder” (2 occurrences)

schools 29% frequented 14% school 14% unschooled 14% any 14% ponder 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: schools gleaningsGWB §403: any school kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: frequented no school gleaningsGWB §111: unschooled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: school

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r

literal: reflection; reflect

SE rendered درست (drst), بيان (bíán), تفکّر (tfkkr), فرما (frmá), نسيم (nsím), خوش (khúsh), عرفان (ʿrfán), از (iz), مصر (mṣr) as “Ponder, Beloved’s utterance, gales, sweet, knowledge, from, meads”

ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditated gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why should will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively considered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon

فرما

frmá f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered درست (drst), بيان (bíán), تفکّر (tfkkr), فرما (frmá), نسيم (nsím), خوش (khúsh), عرفان (ʿrfán), از (iz), مصر (mṣr), رحمان (rḥmán) as “Ponder, Beloved’s utterance, gales, sweet, knowledge, from, meads, mercy”

bestow 25% thyself 25% strive 25% quicken 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: delivered gleaningsGWB §100: proclaim saying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: should prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §697: is addressing

نسيم

nsím n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 55% breath 15% sweet 15% fragrance 5% musk-laden 5% gales 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezes gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezes gleaningsGWB §674: sweet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breeze

خوش

khúsh kh-w-sh → “sweet”

literal: pleasant; pleasant, sweet

sweet 43% blessed 14% blissful 14% well 14% pleasant 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §141: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: well hath the-hidden-wordsHW §147: Pleasant gleaningsGWB §674: sweet gleaningsGWB §688: blissful

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered نسيم (nsím), خوش (khúsh), عرفان (ʿrfán), از (iz), مصر (mṣr), رحمان (rḥmán), بوزد (búzd), جان (ján) as “gales, sweet, knowledge, from, meads, mercy, may waft, soul”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

مصر

mṣr m-ṣ-r → “meads”

literal: city

meads 50% city 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: City kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: meads

رحمان

rḥmán r-ḥ-m → “mercy” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

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

mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionate fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §673: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Have pity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

بوزد

búzd w-z-d → “may waft”

literal: blow; to-blow; blow (of wind)

may 67% breathed 33%

gleaningsGWB §556: be wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: diffused the-hidden-wordsHW §122: are breathing will-and-testamentW&T §13: may be diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: blowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: may waft kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: breathed

حديقه

ḥdíqh ḥ-d-q → “unto”

literal: garden; gardens; garden, paradise

unto 50% ridván 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: unto the garden gleaningsGWB §494: meads kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Ridván will-and-testamentW&T §32: beset me gleaningsGWB §548: unto the

رساند

rsánd r-s-n → “attain”

literal: cause-to-reach

attain 29% causing 14% led 14% make 14% leadeth 14% contracted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: leadeth gleaningsGWB §336: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: to make kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: nor exhaust their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: contracted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: led

مردم

mrdm m-r-d → “people”

literal: people; man

people 57% men 14% peoples 11% man 3% hath 3% found 3% wayward 3% generations 3% leaders 3% have 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §334: captive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §144: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretender

غافل

gháfl gh-f-l

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

SE rendered عرفان (ʿrfán), رساند (rsánd), مردم (mrdm), غافل (gháfl), چون (chún), معنی (mʿní), بيانات (bíánát), بالغه (bálghh) as “understanding, attain, the wayward, As, deeper import, utterances, weighty”

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 §7: for my waywardness gleaningsGWB §530: shut out kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: error prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: from waywardness the-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they are oblivious gleaningsGWB §373: forgetful

چون

chún ch-w-n → “as”

literal: when; as

SE rendered رساند (rsánd), مردم (mrdm), غافل (gháfl), چون (chún), معنی (mʿní), بيانات (bíánát), بالغه (bálghh), کامله (kámlh) as “attain, the wayward, As, deeper import, utterances, weighty, pregnant”

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as

معنی

mʿní ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “true”, “significance” (22 occurrences)

meaning 53% true 7% significance 7% meanings 7% potency 7% ‘asking’ 7% senseless 7% sense 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Ma’ani fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §355: truths kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: regardless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

بالغه

bálghh b-l-gh → “teach” Distinctive

literal: reach; reached; attainment

This form usually rendered as “inscrutable”, “consummate”, “weighty” (9 occurrences)

inscrutable 40% consummate 40% weighty 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §395: propagation kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Cause him will-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed

کامله

kámlh k-m-l → “utmost” Distinctive

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “perfected”, “incomplete” (10 occurrences)

perfect 40% perfected 20% incomplete 20% pregnant 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: to outward seeming gleaningsGWB §118: ardent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent will-and-testamentW&T §23: perfections epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: greatly astonished gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete

ادراک

idrák d-r-k → “fathom” Distinctive

literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding

This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “apprehend”, “understanding” (88 occurrences)

comprehend 25% apprehend 19% understanding 17% comprehension 8% grasp 8% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4% attain 4% fathom 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: taketh in gleaningsGWB §37: conceived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: apprehended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: recognize gleaningsGWB §382: failed to recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: recognizing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: comprehending gleaningsGWB §556: would perceive

نمی

nmí n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), بالغه (bálghh), کامله (kámlh), ادراک (idrák), نمی (nmí), نمودند (nmúdnd), جواب (júáb), گمان (gmán) as “utterances, weighty, pregnant, fathom, have failed, answer, imagined”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumbered fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §111: limitless kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: prohibitions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “have failed”

literal: do; to do; do/make

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: can never gleaningsGWB §37: had kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: refused to acknowledge the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: bade gleaningsGWB §669: have said or written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: interpreted

جواب

júáb j-w-b → “answer”

literal: answer; answerer; answer, reply

answer 50% reply 20% answered 5% replied 5% replies 5% answering 5% made 5% what 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: answer to fire-tabletFire §4: Answerer gleaningsGWB §166: reply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: answering, said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and art ready to answer tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkened epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: and We answered thee gleaningsGWB §700: and answered

گمان

gmán g-m-n → “think”

literal: think

think 43% hath 14% methinks 14% idle 14% believing 14%

gleaningsGWB §421: Think kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thine idle imaginings will-and-testamentW&T §52: believing gleaningsGWB §563: hath imagined the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not

مطابق

mṭábq ṭ-b-q → “conform”

literal: conforming; conforming, matching

conform 20% accordance 20% conforms 20% irrelevant 10% accord 10% inconsistent 10% conformity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: in accordance with gleaningsGWB §362: conforms with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: conforms with their will-and-testamentW&T §13: the dust epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the depths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: accord with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: irrelevant

سؤال

sʾál s-ʾ-l → “questions”

literal: ask; question; to ask

questioned 25% question 17% sought 17% inquire 8% questions 8% asking 8% ask 8% asked 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: pray gleaningsGWB §668: God grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: implore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I implore gleaningsGWB §627: I beseech Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §764: beseech Thee

يافتند

yáftnd y-ʾ-f

literal: find; to find; found

SE rendered گمان (gmán), مطابق (mṭábq), سؤال (sʾál), نمی (nmí), يافتند (yáftnd), لهذا (lhdhá), نسبت (nsbt), عدم (ʿdm), علم (ʿlm), جنون (jnún) as “imagined, irrelevant, questions, therefore, attributed, ignorance, knowledge, folly”