Kitáb-i-Íqán — §187
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 187 of 291.
Source (Persian)
اين است که از وجهه، حساب خلايق کشيده می شود و کفر و ايمان و عصيان، جميع ظاهر می گردد. چنانچه اليوم مشهود است که به سيما اهل ضلالت از اصحاب هدايت معلوم و واضح اند. و اگر اين عباد خالصاً للّه و طلباً لرضائه در آيات کتاب ملاحظه نمايند جميع آنچه را که می طلبند البتّه ادراک می نمايند. به قسمی که جميع امور واقعه در اين ظهور را از کلّی و جزئی در آيات او ظاهر و مکشوف ادراک می نمايند حتّی خروج مظاهر اسماء و صفات را از اوطان، و اعراض و اغماض ملّت و دولت را، و سکون و استقرار مظهر کلّيّه در ارض معلوم مخصوص. وَلکِن لا يَعرِفُ ذلک إلّا اُولُو الالباب.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus the peoples of the world are judged by their countenance. By it, their misbelief, their faith, and their iniquity are all made manifest. Even as it is evident in this day how the people of error are, by their countenance, known and distinguished from the followers of divine Guidance. Were these people, wholly for the sake of God and with no desire but His good-pleasure, to ponder the verses of the Book in their heart, they would of a certainty find whatsoever they seek. In its verses would they find revealed and manifest all the things, be they great or small, that have come to pass in this Dispensation. They would even recognize in them references unto the departure of the Manifestations of the names and attributes of God from out their native land; to the opposition and disdainful arrogance of government and people; and to the dwelling and establishment of the Universal Manifestation in an appointed and specially designated land. No man, however, can comprehend this except he who is possessed of an understanding heart.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §657: in the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: directing their eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: expecting a rewardgleaningsGWB §483: Bring thyself to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: seemingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteem yourselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sufficestgleaningsGWB §78: mistakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: reckoning,—withthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created theefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: the things He hath createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the people
SE rendered از (iz), وجهه، (wjhh،), حساب (ḥsáb), خلايق (khláyq), کشيده (kshídh), می (mí), کفر (kfr), ايمان (iymán), عصيان، (ʿṣíán،) as “by, their countenance, judged, the peoples, their misbelief, their faith, their iniquity”
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §291: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: at the camphor fountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perversetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou deniedgleaningsGWB §464: condemn Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: denounce Him as an infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: FaithfulgleaningsGWB §621: the trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fidelity
sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinnerfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §665: the sinfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: and the wickedthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: rebelwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelleth against him and against themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my rebelliousness
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 §122: laying upgleaningsGWB §163: have leagued themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—asthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §40: The utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: number
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: showedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §362: whose outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the middle of the same dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: didst revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §309: whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the day
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), اليوم (al-yúm), مشهود (mshhúd), سيما (símá), اهل (ihl), ضلالت (ḍlált), از (iz), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), هدايت (hdáyt), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “Even as, this day, evident, the people, of error, from, the followers, of divine Guidance, known”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: we shall have lain hiddengleaningsGWB §621: have erredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: those who erredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astraygleaningsGWB §47: frowardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: they stray even further
companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%
SE expanded to “of divine Guidance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §537: Divine guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: His divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: Thou hast already commanded them to turn untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §493: His guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learnedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §48: thereinkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: on the face of the earthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §255: such of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: them who are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Thee
SE expanded to “for the sake of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptablefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §614: Will ye be content withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: and acceptable unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with clear tokensfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §96: of the signs of My Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: by Thy mighty Signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §630: Ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: carefully examinedgleaningsGWB §549: demonstratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: peruseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose of discerningthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to beholdgleaningsGWB §609: have beheld
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some servicegleaningsGWB §603: beseechkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursuedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: hath not concealed
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
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 §241: ApprehendgleaningsGWB §306: his understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: takethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: make amendsgleaningsGWB §201: menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: the comprehension of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathom
SE rendered البتّه (al-btth), ادراک (idrák), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), قسمی (qsmí), جميع (jmíʿ), امور (imúr), واقعه (wáqʿh) as “of a certainty, find, the things, have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: sweargleaningsGWB §34: How oftenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: By the righteousness ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §563: such akitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: adjured
SE expanded to “have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: actually took placegleaningsGWB §688: manifestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: some casesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: succeeded in gazing ontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: she fell uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath fallenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have happened
This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “wholly”, “all-embracing” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “great or small”
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: everyonegleaningsGWB §134: Every one of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: for whatsoeverthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: him thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §300: All that which ye potentially possess
SE rendered واقعه (wáqʿh), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz), کلّی (kllí), جزئی (jzʾí), آيات (áyát), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “have come to pass, of, great or small, its verses, revealed and manifest”
SE rendered کلّی (kllí), جزئی (jzʾí), آيات (áyát), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مکشوف (mkshúf), ادراک (idrák), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), خروج (khrúj) as “great or small, its verses, revealed and manifest, recognize, departure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “BegonegleaningsGWB §381: that have failed to seek this shelterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: Unsealtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: foreign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: by the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §416: upon My namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy treasured nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: recountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §387: applicablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: to express
SE rendered خروج (khrúj), مظاهر (mẓáhr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), از (iz), اوطان، (iwṭán،), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اغماض (ighmáḍ), ملّت (mllt), دولت (dúlt) as “departure, Manifestations, the names, attributes, from out their native land, opposition, disdainful arrogance, people, of government”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a homefire-tabletFire §43: the landgleaningsGWB §174: countrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: abodesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to his most exalted homethe-hidden-wordsHW §75: shelterwill-and-testamentW&T §3: andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the Most Sublime Habitation
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: objections togleaningsGWB §215: that turneth away from theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: and the learned among Thy servants caviled at His signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Persian GovernmentgleaningsGWB §511: Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the Governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: of the Governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calmfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §546: all the inhabitantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is inscribedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: 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 “still”, “glory”, “establishment” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: credencegleaningsGWB §30: hath been made the seatkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: If their contention be trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: a placetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: countryfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §357: To a supreme degreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: hath been adaptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: and to whom Thou hast, in this Revelation, shown Thy special favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: limitationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: shown His specialgleaningsGWB §94: vouchsafed specially
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 §233: breathgleaningsGWB §566: that understandkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: understanding and recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: will make thee known
SE rendered وَلکِن (walkin), يَعرِفُ (yaʿrif), اُولُو (úlú), الالباب (al-lbáb) as “however, can comprehend, an understanding heart”
SE expanded to “an understanding heart”
