Kitáb-i-Íqán — §197

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 197 of 291.

Source (Persian)

در اين زمان نسمة اللّه وزيده و روح اللّه احاطه نموده، قلم ازحرکت ممنوع و لسان از بيان مقطوع گشته.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In this day the breeze of God is wafted, and His Spirit hath pervaded all things. Such is the outpouring of His grace that the pen is stilled and the tongue is speechless.

Translation Notes

زمان

zmán z-m-n → “day”

literal: time; time, era

days 24% day 19% time 19% age 10% revolution 5% life 5% cycle 5% muhammad 5% eternity 5% things 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §148: every Dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §344: days

نسمة

nsmh n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 67% breath 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: breath gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezes gleaningsGWB §152: sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the musk-laden breeze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds

وزيده

wzídh w-z-d → “is wafted”

literal: blow; blow (of wind)

wafted 33% diffused 33% blowing 33%

gleaningsGWB §556: be wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is wafted the-hidden-wordsHW §122: are breathing will-and-testamentW&T §13: may be diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: breathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: blowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: may waft

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “his spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: breath of life fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §170: new life kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: mine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §98: blasts

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “hath pervaded”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §629: whom trials and tribulations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besieged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: apprehended the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing

نموده،

nmúdh، n-m-ود → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laid gleaningsGWB §145: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursued the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: can never gleaningsGWB §37: shining forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: fancied

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: No pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of the gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms

ازحرکت

izḥrkt ḥ-r-k

literal: movement; motion; incitement

SE rendered روح (rúḥ), اللّه (al-lh), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده، (nmúdh،), قلم (qlm), ازحرکت (izḥrkt), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), لسان (lsán), از (iz), بيان (bíán), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ) as “His Spirit, hath pervaded, Such is the outpouring, the pen, is stilled, the tongue, is speechless”

move 18% through 9% movement 9% secret 9% incited 9% departure 9% conduct 9% stirred 9% subservient 9% moving 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: incited gleaningsGWB §722: subservient the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §42: intrigues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: move will-and-testamentW&T §43: active epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: secret progress will-and-testamentW&T §43: alert

ممنوع

mmnúʿ m-n-ʿ → “hinder”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

hinder 20% forbidden 13% ceased 13% deprive 13% debarreth 7% strayed 7% unlawful 7% denied 7% deprived 7% deterred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have forbidden you gleaningsGWB §643: forbiddeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: from harming tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hosts

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: languages gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: stammering tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your tongues gleaningsGWB §346: of tongues kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered نموده، (nmúdh،), قلم (qlm), ازحرکت (izḥrkt), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), لسان (lsán), از (iz), بيان (bíán), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ) as “Such is the outpouring, the pen, is stilled, the tongue, is speechless”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

بيان

bíán b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered قلم (qlm), ازحرکت (izḥrkt), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), لسان (lsán), از (iz), بيان (bíán), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ) as “the pen, is stilled, the tongue, is speechless”