Kitáb-i-Íqán — §184

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 184 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال انصاف دهيد اگر اين عباد موقن به اين کلمات درّيّه و اشارات قدسيّه شوند و حقّ را يَفعَلُ ما يَشاء بدانند، ديگر چگونه به اين مزخرفات تشبّث می نمايند و تمسّک می جويند؟ بلکه آنچه بفرمايد به جان اقرار نمايند و مذعن شوند. قسم به خدا که اگر تقديرات مقدّره و حکمت های قدريّه سبقت نيافته بود ارض جميع اين عباد را معدوم می نمود و لَکِن يُؤَخِّرُ ذلِکَ إلی ميقاتِ يومٍ مَعلُومٍ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be fair: Were these people to acknowledge the truth of these luminous words and holy allusions, and recognize God as “Him that doeth whatsoever He pleaseth,” how could they continue to cleave unto these glaring absurdities? Nay, with all their soul, they would accept and submit to whatsoever He saith. I swear by God! But for the divine Decree, and the inscrutable dispensations of Providence, the earth itself would have utterly destroyed all this people! “He will, however, respite them until the appointed time of a known day.”

Translation Notes

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered حال (ḥál), انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد (dhíd), عباد (ʿbád), موقن (múqn) as “fair, Be, people, acknowledge”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present day gleaningsGWB §113: their acts and manners kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: state tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Judge fairly gleaningsGWB §180: injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: of them that judge equitably gleaningsGWB §181: claim to be just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and justice

دهيد

dhíd d-h → “be”

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered انصاف (inṣáf), دهيد (dhíd), عباد (ʿbád), موقن (múqn), کلمات (klmát) as “fair, Be, people, acknowledge, words”

fair 50% testify 25% readily 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §672: hath appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: condemned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: still bear, witness gleaningsGWB §436: can never

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §215: the hearts of His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy people tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

موقن

múqn y-q-n → “certitude” Distinctive

literal: certainty; certitude; certain

This form usually rendered as “acknowledge”, “embraced” (4 occurrences)

acknowledge 50% embraced 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully aware gleaningsGWB §370: certitude of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Shouldest thou will-and-testamentW&T §56: Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: certitude gleaningsGWB §557: discern the wonders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: belief epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certainty

درّيّه

drrírh d-r-r → “luminous”

literal: in; radiant

luminous 50% irradiant 25% radiant 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: luminous gleaningsGWB §620: irradiant and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: beneath tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the the-hidden-wordsHW §99: radiant will-and-testamentW&T §9: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: at

اشارات

ishárát sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: allusion; allusions

suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the description gleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: unaided.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: by a stroke the-hidden-wordsHW §104: milk gleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: evil suggestions

قدسيّه

qdsísh q-d-s → “holy”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

holiness 48% holy 24% manifestations 5% sanctified 5% glory 5% sacred 5% sanctifying 2% heaven 2% earthly 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness gleaningsGWB §203: sanctified beings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of transcendent holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness gleaningsGWB §645: untainted

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered کلمات (klmát), درّيّه (drrírh), اشارات (ishárát), قدسيّه (qdsísh), شوند (shúnd), حقّ (ḥqq), يَفعَلُ (yafʿal), يَشاء (yasháʾ) as “words, luminous, allusions, holy, God, doeth, pleaseth,””

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made gleaningsGWB §45: may not kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: declared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: became

يَفعَلُ

yafʿal f-ʿ-l → “doeth”

literal: do; do/act

doeth 61% doth 11% doings.” 6% doings?” 6% do 6% doings 6% creature 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §168: have done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and actions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activities gleaningsGWB §623: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplisheth

يَشاء

yasháʾ sh-y-ʾ → “pleaseth,””

literal: will

pleaseth 30% willeth 25% will 20% whom 10% whatsoever 5% through 5% wisheth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever gleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: any of Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy Will

بدانند،

bdánnd، d-ʾ-n → “know”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

know 25% believer 13% consisteth 13% all-knowing 13% maintain 13% recognize 13% regard 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understanding gleaningsGWB §429: wisdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversity the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: knoweth gleaningsGWB §145: discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regard

ديگر

dígr d-g-r → “another”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: others will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: passage epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other

چگونه

chgúnh ch-g-n → “how”

literal: how

how 67% will 17% wherefore 17%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will the-hidden-wordsHW §145: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: how

مزخرفات

mzkhrfát z-kh-r-f → “absurdities”

literal: absurdities

absurdities 50% preposterous 25% thoughts 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasures gleaningsGWB §463: the vanities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: specious discourses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasures gleaningsGWB §361: vanities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absurdities gleaningsGWB §418: riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: preposterous

تشبّث

tshbbth sh-b-th → “clinging” Distinctive

literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)

have 25% clung 25% hold 10% seized 10% taken 5% laid 5% scrupulously 5% holdeth 5% cling 5% firmly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung unto gleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: cling to will-and-testamentW&T §17: seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast hold gleaningsGWB §511: resolve

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered ديگر (dígr), چگونه (chgúnh), مزخرفات (mzkhrfát), تشبّث (tshbbth), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), تمسّک (tmssk), می (mí), جويند؟ (júynd؟), بلکه (blkh) as “continue, how, absurdities, cleave, will, have, Nay”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

نمايند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “will” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced gleaningsGWB §340: be filled kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaim and uphold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §24: show your epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turn

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

SE rendered مزخرفات (mzkhrfát), تشبّث (tshbbth), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), تمسّک (tmssk), می (mí), جويند؟ (júynd؟), بلکه (blkh), آنچه (ánchh), بفرمايد (bfrmáyd) as “absurdities, cleave, will, have, Nay, whatsoever, saith”

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fast gleaningsGWB §125: adhered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: cleaving steadfastly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upon gleaningsGWB §7: strict observance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto

جويند؟

júynd؟ j-w-y → “seek” Distinctive

literal: seek; to seek

This form usually rendered as “take” (4 occurrences)

seek 43% take 14% have 14% passage 14% findeth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: passage the-hidden-wordsHW §78: findeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have the-hidden-wordsHW §134: seek not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to seek the-hidden-wordsHW §145: seek

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay”

literal: rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay

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 §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth

بفرمايد

bfrmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: command

proclaim 40% commandeth 20% saith 20% reveal 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth gleaningsGWB §39: declared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: is recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saith gleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable

اقرار

iqrár q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “confessed” (23 occurrences)

acknowledged 19% confess 13% confessed 13% recognize 13% acceptance 13% credence 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledging 6% confession 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordained gleaningsGWB §120: made it kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: hath ordained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: hath confessed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the court will-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements

مذعن

mdhʿn dh-ʿ-n → “acknowledged”

literal: submitting; acknowledgment; acknowledging

acknowledged 44% confess 11% witness 11% submit 11% acknowledging 11% recognizing 11%

gleaningsGWB §361: acknowledged His truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: confess prayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: acknowledged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: acknowledging kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: testifying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: recognizing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: acknowledged His

خدا

khdá kh-d-ʾ → “god”

literal: God

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: God

تقديرات

tqdírát q-d-r → “decree”

literal: power; powerful; amount

dispensations 33% decree 33% divine 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: Potent fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §586: have We decreed kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: omnipotent supremacy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

حکمت

ḥkmt ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom

wisdom 84% divine 5% pronounced 3% observe 3% mysteries 3% exercise 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book gleaningsGWB §695: code of laws kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: Supreme Ordainer tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

های

háy null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered تقديرات (tqdírát), مقدّره (mqddrh), حکمت (ḥkmt), های (háy), قدريّه (qdrírh), سبقت (sbqt), نيافته (níáfth), ارض (irḍ) as “Decree, divine, dispensations, Providence, earth”

“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: scriptures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “death”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chronicles kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: those

سبقت

sbqt s-b-q

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

SE rendered تقديرات (tqdírát), مقدّره (mqddrh), حکمت (ḥkmt), های (háy), قدريّه (qdrírh), سبقت (sbqt), نيافته (níáfth), ارض (irḍ), جميع (jmíʿ), عباد (ʿbád) as “Decree, divine, dispensations, Providence, earth, all, people”

hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassed gleaningsGWB §412: surpassing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: “His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: preceded gleaningsGWB §382: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old

نيافته

níáfth y-ʾ-f-t

literal: find; to find; found

SE rendered مقدّره (mqddrh), حکمت (ḥkmt), های (háy), قدريّه (qdrírh), سبقت (sbqt), نيافته (níáfth), ارض (irḍ), جميع (jmíʿ), عباد (ʿbád) as “divine, dispensations, Providence, earth, all, people”