Kitáb-i-Íqán — §206

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 206 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری، بسيار متعجّب شدم، از اين بيانات نديدم مگر اينکه می خواهد بر مردم برساند که جميع اين علوم نزد ايشان است با وجود اينکه قسم به خدا نسيمی از رياض علم الهی نشنيده و بر حرفی از اسرار حکمت ربّانی اطّلاع نيافته. بلکه اگر معنی علم گفته شود البتّه مضطرب شود و جبل وجود او مندکّ گردد. با وجود اين اقوال سخيفه بی معنی چه دعوی های زياده از حدّ نموده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We were surprised exceedingly when We observed that his one purpose was to make the people realize that all these learnings were possessed by him. And yet, I swear by God that not one breath, blowing from the meads of divine knowledge, hath ever been wafted upon his soul, nor hath he ever unravelled a single mystery of ancient wisdom. Nay, were the meaning of Knowledge ever to be expounded unto him, dismay would fill his heart, and his whole being would shake to its foundation. Notwithstanding his base and senseless statements, behold to what heights of extravagance his claims have reached!

Translation Notes

باری،

bárí، b-r-y → “briefly”

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: trenchant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly

بسيار

bsíár bsíár → “manifold”

literal: many; much, many

manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold gleaningsGWB §118: numberless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: strongly will-and-testamentW&T §17: How often epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: grievously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: greatly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old

متعجّب

mtʿjjb ʿ-j-b → “strange” Distinctive

literal: strange

This form usually rendered as “surprised” (1 occurrences)

strange 28% how 22% marvellous 11% strangely 6% marvelous 6% wonder 6% thou 6% surprised 6% “marvel 6% marvelously 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: How strange gleaningsGWB §363: marvelous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: How great is Our amazement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: How marvelous the-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: so strangely gleaningsGWB §370: wonder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: “Marvel

شدم،

shdm، shdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “submitted” (2 occurrences)

have 34% hath 25% may 7% will 7% can 6% should 5% would 5% thou 4% become 3% mayest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: They will gleaningsGWB §263: hath befallen kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye will will-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath been

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered بسيار (bsíár), متعجّب (mtʿjjb), شدم، (shdm،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), نديدم (ndídm), مگر (mgr), اينکه (iynkh), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br) as “exceedingly, surprised, were, observed, that, his one purpose, was, upon”

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 §19: involved fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §525: among yourselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: hath spoken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and from extolling His virtues tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §120: see

نديدم

ndídm dídn → “thou” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; saw

This form usually rendered as “observed” (1 occurrences)

thou 27% have 17% hath 10% clear 7% seen 7% never 7% behold 7% would 7% saw 7% will 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: hath not looked at gleaningsGWB §669: No tie of direct intercourse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: have gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §116: will come to thee no more will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: nor been acquainted with gleaningsGWB §111: inexperienced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cease to shine

خواهد

khúáhd khúástn → “will”

literal: will; to want/will

will 59% shall 11% endure 4% can 4% ever 4% desireth 4% purpose 4% could 4% would 4% wishing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will ye gleaningsGWB §124: will continue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: could the-hidden-wordsHW §106: Wouldst thou have will-and-testamentW&T §42: attempted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will cling gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: nor will they ever

مردم

mrdm mrdm → “people”

literal: people

people 59% men 15% peoples 11% man 2% hath 2% upon 2% wayward 2% generations 2% leaders 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: both the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others gleaningsGWB §145: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: the wayward of every age gleaningsGWB §145: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the people

برساند

brsánd rsídn → “how” Distinctive

literal: reach; to reach

This form usually rendered as “attain”, “cause”, “causing” (16 occurrences)

attain 29% cause 14% causing 7% impart 7% reach 7% led 7% make 7% leadeth 7% become 7% must 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxed gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: So great is the-hidden-wordsHW §154: was pronounced will-and-testamentW&T §23: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: ended gleaningsGWB §169: attain unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: not attained

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br), مردم (mrdm), برساند (brsánd), جميع (jmíʿ), علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd), ايشان (iyshán) as “was, upon, the people, to make, learnings, unto, by”

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 §243: collect gleaningsGWB §689: the Concourse on high would kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: all that are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him round the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §17: congregation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: several

نزد

nzd zdn → “unto”

literal: near; strike; near, with

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: possesses the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they inflict a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: in the estimation of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: when brought face to face with the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

world 17% notwithstanding 17% all 14% beings 11% creation 8% yet 8% mankind 8% existence 6% exist 6% souls 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the existing fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §257: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: holy beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Begetter tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhale the-hidden-wordsHW §150: things will-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad

خدا

khdá khdá → “god”

literal: god

god 95% god’s 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: God gleaningsGWB §124: God’s

نسيمی

nsímí n-s-m → “one breath”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 46% breezes 14% sweet 11% breath 11% gentle 7% single 4% fragrances 4% through 2% breathings 2% fragrance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breeze gleaningsGWB §212: the Breath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragrance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrances epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezes gleaningsGWB §674: sweet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: gentle winds

رياض

ríáḍ r-w-ḍ → “meads”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 30% meads 20% meadows 20% eternal 10% soil 10% domains 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Rawdih-khani gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: domains kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: eternal meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

نشنيده

nshnídh shnídn → “heard”

literal: hear; heard; to hear

heard 67% hath 17% hast 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: heard gleaningsGWB §335: giving a hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can reach the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that thou mayest hearken unto epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: give ear gleaningsGWB §493: been attentive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: they had heard it the-hidden-wordsHW §139: thou mayest hearken

حرفی

ḥrfí ḥ-r-f → “single”

literal: word

one 36% single 36% drop 7% word 7% through 7% dead 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have perverted gleaningsGWB §610: every other Letter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: a single letter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: One single letter the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letter will-and-testamentW&T §5: pass out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with words gleaningsGWB §395: the letters

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mystery” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mysteries”, “secrets”, “hidden” (87 occurrences)

mysteries 85% secrets 5% hidden 2% through 1% verities 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% divine 1% secret 1% discover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery gleaningsGWB §63: of the unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the heads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soul will-and-testamentW&T §42: began epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in

ربّانی

rbbání r-b-b → “ancient” Distinctive

literal: lord; divine; lordship

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “heavenly” (65 occurrences)

divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their Lord gleaningsGWB §707: By Him Who is the Lord of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yet

اطّلاع

iṭṭláʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “knowledge”, “aware” (25 occurrences)

appreciate 20% knowledge 13% aware 13% grasp 13% news 7% informing 7% becoming 7% ignorant 7% ignorance 7% comprehended 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informing fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §311: be told kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and of the Manifestation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

نيافته

níáfth yáftn → “hath”

literal: found

hath 44% made 11% brought 11% have 11% found 11% realized 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: We have kept gleaningsGWB §334: hath deprived himself therefrom kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: discerned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be led the-hidden-wordsHW §81: hath been will-and-testamentW&T §42: realized epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive

گفته

gfth gftn → “say”

literal: say; to say; said

said 36% say 18% spoken 9% hath 9% words 5% state 5% maintain 5% maintained 5% called 5% wert 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: hath said gleaningsGWB §653: and tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: accused the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim will-and-testamentW&T §7: deemed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they have said gleaningsGWB §325: to contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: declare

مضطرب

mḍṭrb ḍ-r-b → “tremble”

literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

tremble 25% perplexed 17% confusion 8% trembleth 8% dismay 8% troubled 8% hath 8% sore-vexed 8% sore 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: fearful gleaningsGWB §483: be made to tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: and the foundations of all things were shaken tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smote the-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dread will-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged

جبل

jbl j-b-l

literal: mountain; mountains; mountain, constitution

SE rendered گفته (gfth), البتّه (al-btth), مضطرب (mḍṭrb), جبل (jbl), وجود (wjúd), مندکّ (mndkk), گردد (grdd) as “expounded, dismay, being, would, shake”

mountain 80% rocklike 10% mount 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountain fire-tabletFire §42: peaks gleaningsGWB §73: of the mountain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summits the-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mount epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains gleaningsGWB §718: rocklike epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountains

مندکّ

mndkk d-k-k → “crushing” Distinctive

literal: crushed; crushing; crushed, shaken

This form usually rendered as “shake” (1 occurrences)

crushing 33% crushed 33% shall 17% shake 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: was crushed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: shake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: were crushed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be crushed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: with crushing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: crushing

اقوال

iqúál q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

words 47% utterances 12% sayings 12% things 6% theories 6% professions 6% idle 6% statements 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: exclaim gleaningsGWB §292: regarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him say tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded her the-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly

سخيفه

skhífh s-kh-f → “contemptible”

literal: base, trivial; contemptible

contemptible 50% base 50%

gleaningsGWB §623: contemptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: base

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered گردد (grdd), وجود (wjúd), اقوال (iqúál), سخيفه (skhífh), بی (bí), معنی (mʿní), چه (chh), دعوی (dʿúy), های (háy), زياده (zíádh) as “shake, statements, base, senseless, claims, extravagance”

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

دعوی

dʿúy d-ʿ-w → “claims”

literal: claim

wear 40% claim 40% claims 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: summon gleaningsGWB §407: to summon kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: and have been calling on them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call thee will-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee

زياده

zíádh z-y-d → “more”

literal: more

any 20% more 10% arduously 10% “thus 10% extravagance 10% innumerable 10% greater 10% excessively 10% fully 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greater gleaningsGWB §168: “Thus far kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: more prayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: Strengthen will-and-testamentW&T §57: greater epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: multiplied gleaningsGWB §536: profit Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerable

حدّ

ḥdd ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered معنی (mʿní), چه (chh), دعوی (dʿúy), های (háy), زياده (zíádh), از (iz), حدّ (ḥdd), نموده (nmúdh) as “senseless, claims, extravagance, have reached”