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 “such”, “much”, “how” (45 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “truthfulness”, “truthful” (55 occurrences)
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §238: that speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: regarded as possessed ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §416: Who speaketh the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: futuregleaningsGWB §188: not His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “last”—whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §99: our last
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: EducatorgleaningsGWB §312: to educate and upliftkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: being nurtured inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: rearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: for the edificationthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: education
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §52: Unknowable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the martyrsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §23: glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: soon realizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
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 §196: aid themgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: and their wills strengthenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §8: may the Lord aidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: graciously assistgleaningsGWB §522: to assist
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have occurredfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §286: have been manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: by the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
This form usually rendered as “whilst”, “same” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §536: every single namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the loftinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: RejoicestgleaningsGWB §555: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the mysteries of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries
seated 27% sitting 13% established 13% occupants 7% associating 7% dwelling 7% enshrined 7% abide 7% who 7% hath 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: of AssembliesgleaningsGWB §440: occupantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: for the sake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: establish methe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipwill-and-testamentW&T §25: itsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §180: disputations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: SealgleaningsGWB §25: The seal ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixed Thy seal uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: “Seal
This form usually rendered as “abide”, “lived”, “abiding” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: livedfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §192: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: abidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: carefullygleaningsGWB §466: them who have discerned the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: eyes togleaningsGWB §293: the gaze
This form usually rendered as “sharp”, “keen”, “steel” (18 occurrences)
sharp 19% keen 13% steel 13% penetrating 13% discernment 13% chains 13% discerning 6% steeled 6% brass 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §694: commandmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: the limitations oftablet-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: inwardlygleaningsGWB §324: by the suspension of its actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: invisible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hiddengleaningsGWB §710: Inner Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: and inner
This form usually rendered as “women”, “fairest” (2 occurrences)
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 §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §625: holy and goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §367: in a spirit of perfect fellowshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: from the noisome savorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No soonergleaningsGWB §103: detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: as soon asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §9: is onlygleaningsGWB §319: that are the symbols of detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: puregleaningsGWB §305: having stripped itself
souls 38% others 13% spirit 6% essence 6% which 6% men’s 6% yourselves 6% beings 6% hands 6% faint-hearted 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §300: their proper selveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: their soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: in Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: according to its own standard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §654: O my Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “desires”, “selfish”, “after” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §40: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: the Desire of thy heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the sublimitiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I have beengleaningsGWB §300: is not and can never bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the futuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §111: Pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §541: Birdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: Phoenixprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §337: their aspirations
This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wilt”, “thou” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may begleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: should be sent of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will attend
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid upgleaningsGWB §117: comprehensivekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: none ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—asthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: gather all men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the courtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
nothingness 33% nothing 19% utter 14% consume 5% perish 5% destroyed 5% non-existent 5% utterly 5% non-existence 5% brought 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §355: untilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: reversedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: would be reduced to utter nothingnesswill-and-testamentW&T §54: his name be made to perishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §386: are as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: as utter nothingness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §326: become a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: are as lostwill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: hath ceased to existgleaningsGWB §682: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: witnessedgleaningsGWB §685: Ye would find yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: findingthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: that thou mayest beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: recognizinggleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have regarded
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from GodgleaningsGWB §37: in the densest veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offtablet-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 §7: the covering cast over
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptionfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §73: The allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: obscure intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: hintsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto HimgleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: unto Him Who conversed upon mefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §132: talkkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §307: refinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purest
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: a proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: capable of hinting atwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §406: pertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: that bear direct reference
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”
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “help”, “raised” (15 occurrences)
aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%
