Kitáb-i-Íqán — §211

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 211 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری ای برادر من، لئالی علم ربّانی جز از معدن الهی بدست نيايد و رائحه ريحان معنوی جز از گلزار حقيقی استشمام نشود و گل های علوم احديّه جز از مدينه قلوب صافيه نرويد. "و البَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإذْنِ رَبِّهِ وَ الَّذی خَبُثَ لا يَخرُجُ إلّا نَکِداً ."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O my brother! A divine Mine only can yield the gems of divine knowledge, and the fragrance of the mystic Flower can be inhaled only in the ideal Garden, and the lilies of ancient wisdom can blossom nowhere except in the city of a stainless heart. “In a rich soil, its plants spring forth abundantly by permission of its Lord, and in that soil which is bad, they spring forth but scantily.”

Translation Notes

باری

bárí b-r-y

literal: in short; in short, anyway

SE rendered باری (bárí), برادر (brádr), لئالی (lʾálí), علم (ʿlm) as “brother, gems, knowledge”

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% resume 7% may 7% even 7% virtue 7% early 7% how 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: But will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strange will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short

برادر

brádr b-r-d → “brother”

literal: brother

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: forbearance and loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §679: chilled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: rained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §151: efface epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: brothers fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

لئالی

lʾálí l-ʾ-l → “gems”

literal: pearls; pearl; gems

pearls 70% gems 20% treasures 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: pearls gleaningsGWB §684: treasures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the gems prayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: the pearls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by the pearls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: gems

رَبِّهِ

rabbih r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of gleaningsGWB §611: thy God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Ruler tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine

جز

jz j-z → “apart”

literal: except

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides

از

iz ʾ-z → “in”

literal: from

SE rendered برادر (brádr), لئالی (lʾálí), علم (ʿlm), ربّانی (rbbání), جز (jz), از (iz), معدن (mʿdn), الهی (al-hí), بدست (bdst), نيايد (níáyd), رائحه (ráʾḥh), ريحان (ríḥán) as “brother, gems, knowledge, only, Mine, divine, yield, fragrance”

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

معدن

mʿdn ʿ-d-n → “mine”

literal: mine, source; mine

mine 86% tablets 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the mine gleaningsGWB §540: mine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: Mines gleaningsGWB §95: Treasuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: minerals gleaningsGWB §286: Tablets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: Source

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §560: is

بدست

bdst d-s-t

literal: hand; hands; to hand

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), ربّانی (rbbání), جز (jz), از (iz), معدن (mʿdn), الهی (al-hí), بدست (bdst), نيايد (níáyd), رائحه (ráʾḥh), ريحان (ríḥán), معنوی (mʿnúy), جز (jz) as “knowledge, only, Mine, divine, yield, fragrance, mystic”

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: by gleaningsGWB §191: within your power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: grip the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hand gleaningsGWB §168: the claws kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: hands!”

نيايد

níáyd ʾ-m-d → “came” Distinctive

literal: came

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “manifest”, “attain” (3 occurrences)

exist 33% manifest 33% attain 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: come gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestations the-hidden-wordsHW §101: may enter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: turned gleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: neither seen nor heard the-hidden-wordsHW §150: thou mayest

رائحه

ráʾḥh r-w-ḥ → “fragrance”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

fragrance 41% sweet 12% breath 12% odour 12% perfume 6% imperishable 6% savours 6% musk 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: tranquillity fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §594: a breath of life kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: imperishable fragrance of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y → “mystic”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

spiritual 33% mystic 33% invisible 11% heavenly 11% birds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: through the grace fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §111: gracious favor kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: senseless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: hidden meanings the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

گلزار

glzár g-l → “rose”

literal: rose

paradise.” 50% rose 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: clay clods gleaningsGWB §559: Rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: minarets the-hidden-wordsHW §84: in the gleaningsGWB §558: rosebush kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: lilies the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §672: Paradise.”

حقيقی

ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q → “ideal”

literal: truth; true

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who gleaningsGWB §99: Manifestations of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: truth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: me the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the

استشمام

istshmám sh-m-m → “inhaled”

literal: smell; smelling; Syria

detected 40% inhale 40% inhaled 20%

gleaningsGWB §179: detected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: inhaled gleaningsGWB §556: inhale gleaningsGWB §324: sense of smell

نشود

nshúd sh-w-d → “can be” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “should”, “nothing”, “shall” (15 occurrences)

should 60% nothing 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: hath been gleaningsGWB §640: been subjected kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they have

های

háy null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered گلزار (glzár), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), استشمام (istshmám), نشود (nshúd), گل (gl), های (háy), علوم (ʿlúm), احديّه (iḥdídh), جز (jz), از (iz), مدينه (mdính), قلوب (qlúb) as “Garden, ideal, inhaled, can be, lilies, wisdom, ancient, except, in, city, heart”