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; time, age

days 20% time 20% day 20% age 12% whenever 8% countless 4% life 4% cycle 4% when 4% faith 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §436: countless centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §54: one day will-and-testamentW&T §39: the conditions gleaningsGWB §109: age

نسمة

nsmh n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 50% breath 38% breathings 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezes gleaningsGWB §655: the sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breeze gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: gales prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breeze

وزيده

wzídh w-z-d → “is wafted”

literal: blow; blow (of wind)

wafted 33% diffused 33% blowing 33%

gleaningsGWB §556: wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: diffused the-hidden-wordsHW §122: are breathing will-and-testamentW&T §13: may be diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: bloweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: if it were to be breathed full kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: blowing

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “his spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 69% soul 10% breath 4% life 4% souls 3% who 3% joy 2% holy 2% jesus 2% ghost 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of the spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §676: beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bread of heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §103: ease

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “hath pervaded”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed fire-tabletFire §9: enveloped gleaningsGWB §117: pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: comprehendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: suffused the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me round epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround

نموده،

nmúdh، nmúdn → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Were men to gleaningsGWB §683: Retrace your steps kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: sent for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have created will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: craveth

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 96% finger 1% written 1% whose 1% any 1% appear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pen gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Pen will-and-testamentW&T §13: every clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy Pen gleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most august Pen

ازحرکت

izḥrkt ḥ-r-k

literal: movement; move; movement, motion

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 18% stirred 13% movement 13% mover 10% stirring 8% hath 8% moving 5% conduct 5% tread 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movement fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §722: utterly subservient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: were stirred up the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §43: active epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving

ممنوع

mmnúʿ m-n-ʿ → “withhold”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

strayed 16% withhold 16% forbidden 11% ceased 11% hinder 11% deprived 11% deprive 11% debarreth 5% partake 5% remain 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hinder gleaningsGWB §522: and caused it to cease from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: highly exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: have shut off tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: sublime

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 78% language 5% languages 3% voice 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% said 1% own 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: tongue gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of his tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORD epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a tongue gleaningsGWB §464: mouths

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”