Kitáb-i-Íqán — §171

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 171 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس، از اين بيانات معلوم شد که اگر در آخر لا آخر طلعتی بيايد و قيام نمايد بر امری که قيام نمود بر آن طلعت اوّل لا اوّل، هر آينه صدق طلعت اوّل بر طلعت آخر می شود زيرا که طلعت آخر لا آخر قيام نمود به همان امر که طلعت اوّل لا اوّل بر آن قيام نمود. اين است که نقطه بيان، روح ما سواه فداه، شموس احديّه را به شمس مثال زدهاند که اگر از اوّل لا اوّل الی آخر لا آخر طلوع نمايد همان شمس است که طالع می شود. حال اگر گفته شود اين شمس همان شمس اوّليّه است صحيح است و اگر گفته شود که رجوع آن شمس است ايضاً صحيح است. و همچنين از اين بيان صادق می آيد ذکر ختميّت بر طلعت بدء و بالعکس زيرا که آنچه طلعت ختم بر آن قيام می نمايد بعينه همان است که جمال بدء بر آن قيام فرموده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

From these statements therefore it hath been made evident and manifest that should a Soul in the “End that knoweth no end” be made manifest, and arise to proclaim and uphold a Cause which in “the Beginning that hath no beginning” another Soul had proclaimed and upheld, it can be truly declared of Him Who is the Last and of Him Who was the First that they are one and the same, inasmuch as both are the Exponents of one and the same Cause. For this reason, hath the Point of the Bayán—may the life of all else but Him be His sacrifice!—likened the Manifestations of God unto the sun which, though it rise from the “Beginning that hath no beginning” until the “End that knoweth no end,” is none the less the same sun. Now, wert thou to say, that this sun is the former sun, thou speakest the truth; and if thou sayest that this sun is the “return” of that sun, thou also speakest the truth. Likewise, from this statement it is made evident that the term “last” is applicable to the “first,” and the term “first” applicable to the “last;” inasmuch as both the “first” and the “last” have risen to proclaim one and the same Faith.

Translation Notes

پس،

ps، p-s → “from”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

SE rendered پس، (ps،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “From, these, statements, made evident”

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: utterance

utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the time of the fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §295: My Book, the Bayán kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the other the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §10: held fast in

آخر

ákhr ʾ-kh-r → ““end that knoweth no end””

literal: end; hereafter; other

SE expanded to ““End that knoweth no end””

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the latter gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: respite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: world will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuing gleaningsGWB §70: of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the last

طلعتی

ṭlʿtí ṭ-l-ʿ → “soul”

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informed fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §278: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: revelation of Thy purpose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turn gleaningsGWB §410: hath sustained kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaim and uphold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

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 §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

امری

imrí ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 45% command 25% mission 5% word 5% thing 5% meaning 5% revelation 5% triumph 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy commandments fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §628: commandments kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: Thy Commandment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “beginning that hath no beginning””

literal: first; firstness; beginning

SE expanded to “Beginning that hath no beginning””

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of old gleaningsGWB §440: the early kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the former sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: Firstly gleaningsGWB §41: early days

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered نمود (nmúd), بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), اوّل (iwwl), اوّل، (iwwl،), هر (hr), آينه (áynh), صدق (ṣdq), طلعت (ṭlʿt), اوّل (iwwl), بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), آخر (ákhr) as “had proclaimed, of, the Last, the First, truly declared, last”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

آينه

áynh ʾ-y-n → “this chapter”

literal: where

SE rendered بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), اوّل (iwwl), اوّل، (iwwl،), هر (hr), آينه (áynh), صدق (ṣdq), طلعت (ṭlʿt), اوّل (iwwl), بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), آخر (ákhr) as “of, the Last, the First, truly declared, last”

chapter 14% absurdities 14% sense 14% revelation 14% all 14% whereunto 14% wronged 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Whereunto will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: with all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Where

صدق

ṣdq ṣ-d-q → “truly declared” Distinctive

literal: truth; truthful

This form usually rendered as “truth”, “truthfulness”, “applicable” (55 occurrences)

truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: uprightness gleaningsGWB §240: with manifest sincerity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: acknowledged and embraced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truth gleaningsGWB §362: faith

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered صدق (ṣdq), طلعت (ṭlʿt), اوّل (iwwl), بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), آخر (ákhr), می (mí), زيرا (zírá) as “truly declared, the Last, the First, of, last, inasmuch as”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “inasmuch as”

literal: under

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

gleaningsGWB §13: beneath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: inasmuch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: looking upon Thy face will-and-testamentW&T §7: under kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: For kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: Inasmuch as

همان

hmán h-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; that same

This form usually rendered as “same”, “like”, “unto” (6 occurrences)

same 50% like 25% unto 25%

gleaningsGWB §100: Them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: like manner gleaningsGWB §358: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: above-mentioned gleaningsGWB §44: things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: those same gleaningsGWB §147: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: this very

نقطه

nqṭh n-q-ṭ → “point of the bayán—may”

literal: point; point, dot; points

SE expanded to “Point of the Bayán—may”

point 46% primal 29% center 4% “point 4% muhammad 4% different 4% focal 4% realms 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the Primal Point gleaningsGWB §99: the Point of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammad prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Primal Point gleaningsGWB §3: Center kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the focal center epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Primal

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “life of” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: went fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §685: joyous kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the winds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §98: blasts

سواه

súáh s-w-y

literal: besides

SE rendered نقطه (nqṭh), بيان، (bíán،), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه، (fdáh،), شموس (shmús), احديّه (iḥdídh), شمس (shms) as “Point of the Bayán—may, the life of, the Manifestations, none, the sun”

besides 22% one 11% except 11% else 11% anyone 11% created 11% all 11% naught 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §684: all else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: save remembrance of Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §128: all save epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §246: of no one except Him

فداه،

fdáh، f-d-y

literal: sacrifice; sacrificed

SE rendered نقطه (nqṭh), بيان، (bíán،), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه، (fdáh،), شموس (shmús), احديّه (iḥdídh), شمس (shms), مثال (mthál), زدهاند (zdhánd) as “Point of the Bayán—may, the life of, the Manifestations, none, the sun, sacrifice!—likened”

sacrifice 80% offered 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid down fire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice gleaningsGWB §176: a sacrifice unto Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: yielded will-and-testamentW&T §36: offered up for them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: that I may sacrifice fire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: anyone gleaningsGWB §326: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: that the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: His gleaningsGWB §93: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternal

مثال

mthál m-th-l → “sacrifice!—likened”

literal: like

peerless 50% equal 25% sacrifice!—likened 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as gleaningsGWB §177: likened unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: For example prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: as a gleaningsGWB §305: Behold how

زدهاند

zdhánd z-n → “wife” Distinctive

literal: wife

This form usually rendered as “sacrifice!—likened” (1 occurrences)

wife 50% sacrifice!—likened 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: wife kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened

گفته

gfth g-f-t → “say”

literal: say; to say; said

said 23% say 23% spoken 8% state 8% hath 8% maintain 8% expounded 8% motive 8% given 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: said gleaningsGWB §166: unfinished kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: exclaimed will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: words gleaningsGWB §142: truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

صحيح

ṣḥíḥ ṣ-ḥ-ḥ → “speakest the truth”

literal: correct

SE expanded to “speakest the truth”

whole 33% correct 33% speakest 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to effect a cure gleaningsGWB §528: to improve its condition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: doubtful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: for the healing gleaningsGWB §39: correct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: speakest the truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: health

رجوع

rjúʿ r-j-ʿ → ““return””

literal: return; returning; to return

return 50% “return” 19% returned 8% retract 6% referred 6% hath 3% retrace 3% “return 3% returning 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside gleaningsGWB §257: return ye to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: While returning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befit tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §120: repair will-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retold

همچنين

hmchnín ch-n-n → “likewise”

literal: likewise

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: This truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: when

آيد

áyd ʾ-y-d

literal: may aid

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), از (iz), بيان (bíán), صادق (ṣádq), می (mí), آيد (áyd), ذکر (dhkr), ختميّت (khtmímt), بر (br), طلعت (ṭlʿt), بدء (bdʾ), بالعکس (bálʿks) as “Likewise, from, is made evident, the term “last”, applicable to, the “first,””

assist 50% may 17% aid 17% “seal.” 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: help His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the remembrance gleaningsGWB §279: to the remembrance kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: quoting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: of every praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

بدء

bdʾ b-d-ʾ → ““first,””

literal: beginning; origin, beginning

“first 67% beginning 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §683: Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “First tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creation gleaningsGWB §135: thine inward eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: proceed gleaningsGWB §550: before all else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: its

بالعکس

bálʿks ʿ-k-s → “reflect”

literal: to reflect; reflect

reflect 50% able 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: reflect gleaningsGWB §161: be able to mirror forth

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

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 §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily

بعينه

bʿính ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered طلعت (ṭlʿt), ختم (khtm), بر (br), قيام (qíám), می (mí), نمايد (nmáyd), بعينه (bʿính), همان (hmán), جمال (jmál), بدء (bdʾ), بر (br) as “the “first”, the “last”, of, same Faith”