Kitáb-i-Íqán — §180
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری ای حبيب من، مقدّس است نغمه لاهوت که به استماع و عقول ناسوت محدود شود. نمله وجود کجا تواند به عرصه معبود قدم گذارد؟ اگر چه نفوس ضعيفه از عدم ادراک، اين بيانات معضله را انکار نمايند و امثال اين احاديث را نفی کنند. بلی، لا يَعرِفُ ذلِکَ إلّا اُولو الاَلبابِ. قُل هُوالخَتمُ الَّذی لَيس لهُ خَتمٌ فِی الإبداعِ و لا بَدءٌ لَهُ فی الإختِراعِ إذاً يا مَلأ الاَرضِ فی ظُهُوراتِ البدءِ تَجلّياتِ الخَتم تَشهَدُونَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my beloved! Immeasurably exalted is the celestial Melody above the strivings of human ear to hear or mind to grasp its mystery! How can the helpless ant step into the court of the All-Glorious? And yet, feeble souls, through lack of understanding, reject these abstruse utterances, and question the truth of such traditions. Nay, none can comprehend them save those that are possessed of an understanding heart. Say, He is that End for Whom no end in all the universe can be imagined, and for Whom no beginning in the world of creation can be conceived. Behold, O concourse of the earth, the splendours of the End, revealed in the Manifestations of the Beginning!
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری (bárí), حبيب (ḥbíb), مقدّس (mqdds), نغمه (nghmh) as “beloved, Immeasurably exalted, Melody”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §486: unto His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: they that are deartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
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 §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §328: apart from, and immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Holytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §588: melodious voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: strainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: with the sweet melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §103: accents
This form usually rendered as “celestial”, “realm” (2 occurrences)
heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: “Hearkenfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §29: for having enabled me to hearkenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hearing themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §322: mind iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: intellectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §402: could ye but comprehend itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “earthly” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the world ofgleaningsGWB §584: of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: otherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: mengleaningsGWB §485: their subjectskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankind
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “petty-mindedness”, “petty-minded” (21 occurrences)
limited 21% petty-mindedness 14% petty-minded 14% confined 7% bounded 7% immeasurable 7% limitation 7% limitations 7% strivings 7% subjected 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confinedgleaningsGWB §174: restrictionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the bounds that have been set
SE rendered عقول (ʿqúl), ناسوت (násút), محدود (mḥdúd), نمله (nmlh), وجود (wjúd), کجا (kjá), تواند (túánd), عرصه (ʿrṣh), معبود (mʿbúd), قدم (qdm) as “mind, human ear, helpless, ant, How, can, court, the All-Glorious, step”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §247: We foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Verily we foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: whatevertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersedefire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §684: stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: enter thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: through Thy presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered کجا (kjá), تواند (túánd), عرصه (ʿrṣh), معبود (mʿbúd), قدم (qdm), گذارد؟ (gdhárd؟), چه (chh), نفوس (nfús), ضعيفه (ḍʿífh), از (iz), عدم (ʿdm) as “How, can, court, the All-Glorious, step, souls, feeble, through, lack”
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: your naturegleaningsGWB §412: His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thine owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ones
limited 21% feeble 21% faint-hearted 7% weak 7% diminished 7% lessen 7% considerably 7% dying 7% tremble 7% forlorn 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §309: is considerably reducedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §308: diminishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: are impotentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: double
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §355: untilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: non-existentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: its impermanencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §375: perishablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: failure
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 §172: unknowablegleaningsGWB §201: comprehensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: conceived and vainly imaginedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: recognizedgleaningsGWB §288: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: glaringfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §299: before the eyes ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: before all who are intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
This form usually rendered as “abstruse” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “denial”, “denied”, “repudiated” (29 occurrences)
denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is wronggleaningsGWB §361: faithlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: deny Himwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: them that have deniedgleaningsGWB §109: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determination
SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), معضله (mʿḍlh), انکار (inkár), نمايند (nmáynd), امثال (imthál), احاديث (iḥádíth), نفی (nfí) as “utterances, abstruse, reject, such, traditions, question”
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: such as are like himgleaningsGWB §689: violencekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: peersthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: like
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: such traditionsgleaningsGWB §350: causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §122: transient
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% nothingness 4% banishment 4% question 4% denounced 4% suppress 4% abolished 4% exile 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §127: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: abolishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: aught save Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: exilesgleaningsGWB §131: banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: suppress
SE rendered امثال (imthál), احاديث (iḥádíth), نفی (nfí), کنند (knnd), بلی، (blí،), يَعرِفُ (yaʿrif) as “such, traditions, question, Nay, comprehend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: have madegleaningsGWB §672: impartkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: may extinguish notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §24: toward youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: to recount
This form usually rendered as “can”, “recognize”, “know” (31 occurrences)
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: but understandgleaningsGWB §286: with them that apprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: hath borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the recognition
This form usually rendered as “such”, “who”, “endowed” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: onefire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: true meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through His wordsgleaningsGWB §292: regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: He hath saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE rendered الاَلبابِ (al-lbáb), قُل (qul), هُوالخَتمُ (húálkhatm), لَيس (lays), خَتمٌ (khatmun), الإبداعِ (al-ʾibdáʿ) as “heart, Say, End, no, end, all the universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is nogleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: hast notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not beengleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: none can be foundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am not
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all the universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §534: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: the wondrous mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §135: the whole creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §312: an animating principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: proceedethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §550: before all elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: both in the beginning
SE expanded to “world of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost endskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: the creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: the realm of Thine inventiongleaningsGWB §696: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Concoursefire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §460: ye peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can filltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: among menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that which is conducive tofire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §567: We eventually succeeded in manifestingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: the lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: dawnedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
تَجلّياتِ
literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested
This form usually rendered as “splendors”, “effulgent”, “effulgences” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgencesgleaningsGWB §382: Revealerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: reflectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §130: revelation
SE rendered البدءِ (al-bdʾ), تَجلّياتِ (tajllíát), الخَتم (al-khatm), تَشهَدُونَ (tashhadún) as “Beginning, splendours, End”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: testifiedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §405: shinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: he will perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: that they may discerntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
