Kitáb-i-Íqán — §174
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 174 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری، همان قسمی که در اوّل لا اوّل صدق آخريّت بر آن مربّی غيب و شهود می آيد همان قسم هم بر مظاهر او صادق می آيد. و در حينی که اسم اوّليّت صادق است همان حين اسم آخريّت صادق. و در حينی که بر سرير بدئيّت جالس اند همان حين بر عرش ختميّت ساکن. و اگر بصر حديد يافت شود مشاهده می نمايد که مظهر اوّليّت و آخريّت و ظاهريّت و باطنيّت و بدئيّت و ختميّت، اين ذوات مقدّسه و ارواح مجرّده و انفس الهيّه هستند. و اگر در هوای قدس "کَانَ اللّهُ وَ لَم يَکُن مَعَهُ مِن شَیءٍ" طائر شوی جميع اين اسماء را در آن ساحت معدوم صِرف و مفقود بَحت بينی و ديگر هيچ به اين حجبات و اشارات و کلمات محتجب نشوی. چه لطيف و بلند است اين مقام که جبرئيل، بی دليل سبيل نجويد و طير قدسی بی اعانت غيبی طيران نتواند.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Even as in the “Beginning that hath no beginnings” the term “last” is truly applicable unto Him who is the Educator of the visible and of the invisible, in like manner, are the terms “first” and “last” applicable unto His Manifestations. They are at the same time the Exponents of both the “first” and the “last.” Whilst established upon the seat of the “first,” they occupy the throne of the “last.” Were a discerning eye to be found, it will readily perceive that the exponents of the “first” and the “last,” of the “manifest” and the “hidden,” of the “beginning” and the “seal” are none other than these holy Beings, these Essences of Detachment, these divine Souls. And wert thou to soar in the holy realm of “God was alone, there was none else besides Him,” thou wilt find in that Court all these names utterly non-existent and completely forgotten. Then will thine eyes no longer be obscured by these veils, these terms, and allusions. How ethereal and lofty is this station, unto which even Gabriel, unshepherded, can never attain, and the Bird of Heaven, unassisted, can never reach!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “same”, “like”, “unto” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “such”, “great”, “potent” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of the Ancients!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of oldgleaningsGWB §440: the early
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 §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §205: the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the truthfulgleaningsGWB §451: a man of truth
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 §188: LordsgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §280: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: God, the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible and invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseengleaningsGWB §552: backbiting
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered آخريّت (ákhrírt), بر (br), مربّی (mrbbí), غيب (ghíb), شهود (shhúd), می (mí), آيد (áyd), همان (hmán), قسم (qsm), بر (br), مظاهر (mẓáhr), صادق (ṣádq) as ““last”, unto, Educator, invisible, visible, in, Manifestations, applicable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: circulatedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §66: is comekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: actualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst reveal Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “names” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: by Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: MysterygleaningsGWB §63: of the unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: openly and privilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soulwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mysteries
“first 50% “beginning” 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §488: they occupiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: seat methe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: convene a gatheringgleaningsGWB §337: so closely associatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: occupying
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thereto”, “essence” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hath ever beengleaningsGWB §724: been spentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: ownedthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: with thewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgatedgleaningsGWB §191: to set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: but a ringgleaningsGWB §25: The seal ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “seal”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and been closedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: bearing his own sealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cycle
This form usually rendered as “abide”, “abiding”, “silenced” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: desolatefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §522: peacekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: will calmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmates
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (51 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sharp”, “discernment”, “chains” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limitsgleaningsGWB §253: the boundskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of limitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined
This form usually rendered as “entered”, “found”, “last” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: shouldgleaningsGWB §340: be filledkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: had proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: cling
This form usually rendered as “women”, “fairest” (2 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctifygleaningsGWB §226: would sanctify them
souls 43% essences 14% spirits 10% soul 5% human 5% embodiments 5% hearts 5% holy 5% detachment 5% all 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §668: set
This form usually rendered as “reside”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is betterfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §467: We dweltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: the whole universetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: MegleaningsGWB §265: are associated with theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: besides Him”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with itgleaningsGWB §150: thoughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Neverthelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstandinggleaningsGWB §277: with you
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §605: whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: of creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth Thee
This form usually rendered as “soar”, “wilt”, “thou” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: gathergleaningsGWB §308: in its entiretykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: every landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togethertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
nothingness 33% nothing 22% perish 6% wholly 6% non-existent 6% destroyed 6% non-existence 6% brought 6% utter 6% put 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §106: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: through lack of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: confoundedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §161: to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: blindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmutingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddlingthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayerswill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendencygleaningsGWB §106: utter
forgotten 21% thing 14% lost 14% forsook 7% hath 7% withdrawn 7% complete 7% oblivion 7% dissipated 7% nothingness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: hath ceasedgleaningsGWB §448: My death and utter annihilationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: are as lostwill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §132: forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the loss
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “thou”, “witness” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ofwill-and-testamentW&T §54: another wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: againepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other
SE rendered صِرف (ṣirf), مفقود (mfqúd), بَحت (baḥt), بينی (bíní), ديگر (dígr), هيچ (hích), حجبات (ḥjbát), اشارات (ishárát), کلمات (klmát) as “utterly, forgotten, completely, find, longer, no, veils, allusions, terms”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselves therefromgleaningsGWB §680: dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: that are wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: wrapped in agleaningsGWB §201: shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: utterly deprived
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “word” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon MegleaningsGWB §151: unlettered though he waskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: writingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: sayingsgleaningsGWB §563: that was heard
SE rendered حجبات (ḥjbát), اشارات (ishárát), کلمات (klmát), محتجب (mḥtjb), نشوی (nshúy), چه (chh), لطيف (lṭíf), بلند (blnd), مقام (mqám) as “veils, allusions, terms, obscured, How, ethereal, lofty, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: maygleaningsGWB §596: can never be achievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: will not beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: defiledwill-and-testamentW&T §15: suffered glorious martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: have becomegleaningsGWB §40: ended
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §137: providence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: as he that standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: a callingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are the heavenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
5 occurrences in corpus
proof 27% evidence 23% testimony 15% guide 8% proofs 8% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% excuse 4% similar 4%
SE rendered مقام (mqám), جبرئيل، (jbrʾíl،), بی (bí), دليل (dlíl), سبيل (sbíl), نجويد (njúyd), طير (ṭír), قدسی (qdsí), بی (bí), اعانت (iʿánt), غيبی (ghíbí) as “station, Gabriel, unshepherded, attain, Bird, Heaven, unassisted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §623: sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy pathgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasure
aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: succorergleaningsGWB §409: the helpkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unassistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my succorerwill-and-testamentW&T §5: his associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy helperkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: unto Thy weak creaturesgleaningsGWB §145: almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: can neverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Most Powerfulwill-and-testamentW&T §8: how could theyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Most Powerfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: strengthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: you can
