Kitáb-i-Íqán — §223

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 223 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال به چشم انصاف و قلب طاهر و نفس زکيّه ملاحظه فرمائيد که در کتاب خدا که مسلّم بين طرفين است ازعامّه و خاصّه، چه را حجّت برای معرفت عباد قرار فرموده. بايد بنده و شما و کلّ من علی الارض به نور آن تمسّک جسته، حقّ را از باطل و ضلالت را از هدايت تميز دهيم و فرق گذاريم. زيرا که حجّت منحصر شد به دو، يکی کتاب و ديگر عترت.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

With unswerving vision, with pure heart, and sanctified spirit, consider attentively what God hath established as the testimony of guidance for His people in His Book, which is recognized as authentic by both the high and lowly. To this testimony we both, as well as all the peoples of the world, must cling, that through its light we may know and distinguish between truth and falsehood, guidance and error. Inasmuch as Muhammad hath confined His testimonies to His Book and to His Family, and whereas the latter hath passed away, there remaineth His Book only as His one testimony amongst the people.

Translation Notes

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered حال (ḥál), چشم (chshm), انصاف (inṣáf), قلب (qlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), نفس (nfs) as “vision, with, heart, pure, spirit”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: And now gleaningsGWB §41: today kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditions tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

چشم

chshm ch-sh-m → “eyes”

literal: eye; spring; with eyes/through eyes

eyes 43% eye 33% own 3% inner 3% well-spring 3% salty 3% gaze 3% founts 3% closed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: eye to the-hidden-wordsHW §104: founts will-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “with”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

SE rendered چشم (chshm), انصاف (inṣáf), قلب (qlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), نفس (nfs), زکيّه (zkíkh), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh) as “vision, with, heart, pure, spirit, sanctified, consider attentively”

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: judgeth with fairness gleaningsGWB §180: injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: justice gleaningsGWB §412: unjust in his judgment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: every fair-minded person

طاهر

ṭáhr ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: purify; pure; purified

pure 53% cleanse 6% purified 6% men!” 6% holy 6% innocent 6% sacred 6% sanctify 6% stainless 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holy gleaningsGWB §697: be profaned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: me the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleanse gleaningsGWB §589: the Essence of Purity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: Purge the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myself gleaningsGWB §148: your souls kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: for mine own self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of self will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

زکيّه

zkíkh z-k-y → “may”

literal: pure; purify

2 occurrences in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may purify

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider attentively”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: behold Thy verses gleaningsGWB §39: doth recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: apprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the eyes will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look gleaningsGWB §2: I soon discover

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd f-r-m

literal: say

SE rendered قلب (qlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), نفس (nfs), زکيّه (zkíkh), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), کتاب (ktáb), خدا (khdá), مسلّم (msllm) as “heart, pure, spirit, sanctified, consider attentively, Book, God, recognized as authentic”

consider 29% behold 12% reflect 12% sayest 12% inform 6% awhile 6% about 6% implication 6% do 6% observe 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected gleaningsGWB §493: We have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: directed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Consider gleaningsGWB §39: declared

خدا

khdá kh-d-ʾ → “god”

literal: God

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: God

مسلّم

msllm s-l-m → “recognized as authentic”

literal: peace; submission; greeted

SE expanded to “recognized as authentic”

recognized 75% admittedly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a greeting gleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: Peace,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: under Thy protection will-and-testamentW&T §6: delivering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peace gleaningsGWB §264: unreservedly submit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: faithful

طرفين

ṭrfín ṭ-r-f → “both the”

literal: side; regions; sides

eyes 25% mine 20% both 10% side 10% gaze 10% some 5% places 5% regions 5% various 5% daytime 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: regions gleaningsGWB §135: with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine eye tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her brow will-and-testamentW&T §38: those parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversaries gleaningsGWB §40: side

ازعامّه

izʿámmh ʿ-m-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: generality; general; general, universal

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

all 27% universal 20% “of 7% ocean 7% generality 7% “universal 7% high 7% hath 7% universally 7% supreme 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: “Of what ask they gleaningsGWB §697: all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Universal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: hath encompassed all things will-and-testamentW&T §17: universally epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: high and lowly will-and-testamentW&T §22: Supreme

خاصّه،

kháṣṣh، kh-ṣ-ṣ

literal: specific

SE rendered مسلّم (msllm), طرفين (ṭrfín), ازعامّه (izʿámmh), خاصّه، (kháṣṣh،), چه (chh), حجّت (ḥjjt), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), عباد (ʿbád) as “recognized as authentic, both the, high and lowly, testimony, for, people”

supreme 67% “specific 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularly gleaningsGWB §404: being endowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: specially designated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hast endowed the-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designed will-and-testamentW&T §42: separate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: vouchsafed specially unto gleaningsGWB §357: To a supreme degree

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered طرفين (ṭrfín), ازعامّه (izʿámmh), خاصّه، (kháṣṣh،), چه (chh), حجّت (ḥjjt), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), عباد (ʿbád), قرار (qrár) as “both the, high and lowly, testimony, for, people, established”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

حجّت

ḥjjt ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

testimony 58% proof 13% evidences 6% any 3% divine 3% testimonies 3% surest 3% abiding 3% standard 3% argument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proof gleaningsGWB §97: evidences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §2: Proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Pilgrimage gleaningsGWB §585: the testimony

برای

bráy b-r-y → “for”

literal: for

SE rendered ازعامّه (izʿámmh), خاصّه، (kháṣṣh،), چه (chh), حجّت (ḥjjt), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), عباد (ʿbád), قرار (qrár), فرموده (frmúdh), بايد (báyd) as “high and lowly, testimony, for, people, established, must”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), عباد (ʿbád), قرار (qrár), فرموده (frmúdh), بايد (báyd), بنده (bndh) as “testimony, for, people, established, must, we both”

knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: but know gleaningsGWB §352: them that recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: that have recognized Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: men fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §234: unto His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

قرار

qrár q-r-r → “established” Distinctive

literal: established

This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)

ordained 20% made 13% agreed 13% established 13% reported 7% lasting 7% regard 7% decreed 7% hath 7% therefore 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordained gleaningsGWB §668: regard kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Thy habitation tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abide will-and-testamentW&T §17: decide

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

بنده

bndh b-n-d → “servant”

literal: servant; servants

servant 67% both 11% bond 11% fetters 11%

gleaningsGWB §332: servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cleave the-hidden-wordsHW §116: fetters will-and-testamentW&T §27: His creatures gleaningsGWB §687: Set not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cling the-hidden-wordsHW §152: bondslaves gleaningsGWB §674: chains

الارض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “world”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §246: the whole earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this City the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §218: Land

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “cling” Distinctive

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fast gleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: chosen to cleave tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto

جسته،

jsth، j-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: seek; sought; to seek

This form usually rendered as “ascended”, “clinging”, “cling” (14 occurrences)

ascended 20% clinging 20% cling 20% turned 20% moses 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §130: eschewed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: cling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §148: to shun

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth gleaningsGWB §120: reality of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the symbolic meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Most Divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: in truth

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

باطل

báṭl b-ṭ-l → “falsehood”

literal: falsehood; vain; false, vain

falsehood 50% false 17% naught 6% wretched 6% dissipated 6% vain 6% superseded 6% wrong 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: wrongfully gleaningsGWB §623: wretched kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and empty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: error epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: naught gleaningsGWB §675: dissipated and lost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsity

ضلالت

ḍlált ḍ-l-l → “error”

literal: error; error/misguidance; error, misguidance

error 75% grievous 10% waywardness 10% rebellion 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guiding light gleaningsGWB §128: perverse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: astray gleaningsGWB §552: grievous error kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to err

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your steps gleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: guiding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: lead tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee

تميز

tmíz m-y-z → “distinguish”

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

distinguish 60% distinguished 40%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguish gleaningsGWB §556: discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: and distinguished will-and-testamentW&T §16: chosen gleaningsGWB §604: supreme distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: be

دهيم

dhím d-h

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered باطل (báṭl), ضلالت (ḍlált), از (iz), هدايت (hdáyt), تميز (tmíz), دهيم (dhím), فرق (frq), گذاريم (gdhárím), زيرا (zírá), حجّت (ḥjjt) as “falsehood, error, guidance, distinguish, Inasmuch as, testimonies”

will 15% fair 15% hath 15% imputed 8% have 8% still 8% telegraph 8% yielded 8% cut 8% testify 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have borne gleaningsGWB §436: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: gave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: cut off gleaningsGWB §672: hath appeared

فرق

frq f-r-q

literal: difference

SE rendered ضلالت (ḍlált), از (iz), هدايت (hdáyt), تميز (tmíz), دهيم (dhím), فرق (frq), گذاريم (gdhárím), زيرا (zírá), حجّت (ḥjjt), منحصر (mnḥṣr) as “error, guidance, distinguish, Inasmuch as, testimonies, confined”

distinction 36% differ 9% immeasurable 9% maketh 9% different 9% distinguish 9% diversity 9% difference 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: discern fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §113: make any distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: scattered them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §20: breach epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’án

گذاريم

gdhárím g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered هدايت (hdáyt), تميز (tmíz), دهيم (dhím), فرق (frq), گذاريم (gdhárím), زيرا (zírá), حجّت (ḥjjt), منحصر (mnḥṣr) as “guidance, distinguish, Inasmuch as, testimonies, confined”

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: have left them gleaningsGWB §547: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: forsaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §121: ye have passed by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §418: bequeathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Beside

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “inasmuch as”

literal: under

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

gleaningsGWB §13: beneath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: inasmuch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: looking upon Thy face will-and-testamentW&T §7: under kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: For kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: Inasmuch as

منحصر

mnḥṣr ḥ-ṣ-r → “confined”

literal: confined; confined, besieged

confined 67% reduced 33%

gleaningsGWB §312: reduced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: confined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: chaste.”

دو،

dú، d-w

literal: two

SE rendered زيرا (zírá), حجّت (ḥjjt), منحصر (mnḥṣr), دو، (dú،), يکی (ykí), کتاب (ktáb), ديگر (dígr), عترت (ʿtrt) as “Inasmuch as, testimonies, confined, one, Book, Family”