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. عترت که از ميان رفته، پس منحصر شد به کتاب.

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: now; state

SE rendered حال (ḥál), چشم (chshm), انصاف (inṣáf), قلب (qlb), طاهر (ṭáhr), نفس (nfs), زکيّه (zkíkh) as “unswerving vision, pure, sanctified”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turn gleaningsGWB §307: an external object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very state tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time

چشم

chshm chshm → “eyes”

literal: eye

eyes 44% eye 41% vision 4% blind 4% gaze 4% human 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes gleaningsGWB §205: the eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thine eyes will-and-testamentW&T §4: his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the blind

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

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

equity 28% fairness 19% justice 17% fair 16% fair-minded 8% fairly 5% injustice 3% equitable 2% equitably 2% just 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: “Judge thou fairly gleaningsGWB §516: if ye judge fairly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitably the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright will-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: judgeth with fairness gleaningsGWB §455: if ye but judge fairly

طاهر

ṭáhr ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: purify; pure; purified

pure 53% cleanse 5% purified 5% men!” 5% freed 5% holy 5% innocent 5% sacred 5% sanctify 5% purge 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thou gleaningsGWB §532: Were ye to cleanse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansed gleaningsGWB §617: purify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will wash us

زکيّه

zkíkh z-k-y → “pure”

literal: pure

pure 33% chastity 33% may 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: chastity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may purify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: pure

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 44% behold 14% observe 11% reflect 9% discover 8% regard 4% witness 3% witnessed 3% carefully 2% eye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: carefully examined gleaningsGWB §39: In like manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: consider attentively prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose of discerning the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look into gleaningsGWB §44: discover

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd frmúdn

literal: say

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

conceive 17% hath 17% sayest 17% awhile 8% behold 8% attentively 8% about 8% implication 8% do 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: must have gleaningsGWB §148: awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: spoke prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §4: did epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: accepted it gleaningsGWB §557: will he

خدا

khdá khdá

literal: god

SE rendered نفس (nfs), زکيّه (zkíkh), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), کتاب (ktáb), خدا (khdá), مسلّم (msllm), طرفين (ṭrfín), ازعامّه (izʿámmh) as “sanctified, consider, Book, recognized as authentic, high and lowly”

god 95% god’s 5%

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

مسلّم

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

literal: peace; submission; greeted

SE expanded to “recognized as authentic”

recognized 33% attested 11% admittedly 11% unquestionably 11% indisputable 11% securely 11% unquestionable 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: sound gleaningsGWB §477: over them that profess thy faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safety will-and-testamentW&T §8: resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutations gleaningsGWB §490: them that profess thy faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: unquestionably

طرفين

ṭrfín ṭ-r-f

literal: side; eye; regions

SE rendered کتاب (ktáb), خدا (khdá), مسلّم (msllm), طرفين (ṭrfín), ازعامّه (izʿámmh) as “Book, recognized as authentic, high and lowly”

eyes 32% gaze 14% mine 9% both 9% various 9% every 9% some 5% direction 5% regions 5% inward 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in various places gleaningsGWB §135: with thine inward eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: uttermost corners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: gaze tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her brow will-and-testamentW&T §38: those parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: to various parts gleaningsGWB §40: From every side

ازعامّه

izʿámmh ʿ-m-m → “universal” Distinctive

literal: general, universal

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

universal 33% all 17% common 11% own 6% ocean 6% ornament 6% generality 6% “universal 6% high 6% all-pervasive 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: all gleaningsGWB §719: with the ornament of the learned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: generality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: Thine all-pervasive will-and-testamentW&T §17: Universal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: his own turban kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: high prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: hath encompassed all things

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, high and lowly, testimony, may know, His people”

supreme 50% “specific 25% lowly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose of gleaningsGWB §404: alone, can claim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: lowly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: singled me out the-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designed will-and-testamentW&T §9: regarding this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: special gleaningsGWB §120: singled out

حجّت

ḥjjt ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

testimony 70% proof 12% evidences 6% any 3% testimonies 3% standard 3% argument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for what reason gleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoning the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofs gleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f → “may know” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “comprehension” (56 occurrences)

knowledge 47% understanding 27% comprehension 6% know 4% true 4% recognition 4% grasp 2% fathom 2% leading 2% standard 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as gleaningsGWB §126: of them that comprehend its meaning kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “his people”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: others fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §471: men’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adoration tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: of the servants of God

قرار

qrár q-r-r → “established” Distinctive

literal: established

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

ordained 19% made 13% agreed 13% established 13% hath 13% reported 6% lasting 6% regard 6% decreed 6% appointed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: and testifying gleaningsGWB §233: the Habitation kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: real abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and His unwavering adherence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the court will-and-testamentW&T §17: decide

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: It beseemeth gleaningsGWB §564: let him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth

بنده

bndh bndh → “servant”

literal: servant; servant, slave

servant 78% both 11% bond 11%

gleaningsGWB §142: Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: we both the-hidden-wordsHW §105: BOND SLAVE kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: We kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Servant

الارض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “world”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “cling”

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

cleave 30% clung 21% cling 10% cleaveth 8% hold 8% take 7% lay 5% clinging 5% have 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fast gleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: and my hands clinging tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hold fast unto gleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave

جسته،

jsth، jstn

literal: seek; sought; to seek

SE rendered الارض (ar-rḍ), نور (núr), تمسّک (tmssk), جسته، (jsth،), حقّ (ḥqq), از (iz), باطل (báṭl), ضلالت (ḍlált) as “world, light, cling, truth, falsehood, error”

turned 29% cling 14% hath 14% following 14% asked 14% plotted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §148: to shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: turned unto Him will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have ascended gleaningsGWB §130: eschewed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clung epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: have clung

باطل

báṭl b-ṭ-l → “falsehood”

literal: falsehood; vain; false, vain

falsehood 43% idle 13% false 13% come 4% wretched 4% dissipated 4% vain 4% superseded 4% wrong 4% error 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehood gleaningsGWB §675: dissipated and lost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and empty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: error the-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vain gleaningsGWB §363: false

ضلالت

ḍlált ḍ-l-l → “error”

literal: error; error, misguidance; error/misguidance

error 82% grievous 9% waywardness 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: astray gleaningsGWB §692: have erred grievously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astray gleaningsGWB §47: froward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: they stray even further

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 48% divine 25% guide 12% guiding 4% guided 4% heavenly 2% help 2% truth 2% righteousness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §361: guided kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: hath guided them aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidance gleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders of men

تميز

tmíz m-y-z → “distinguish”

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

distinguish 42% distinction 25% distinguished 17% known 8% may 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernment gleaningsGWB §78: whether ye burst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: its own distinct and separate character will-and-testamentW&T §16: chosen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguish gleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discern

دهيم

dhím dádn

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, one testimony”

have 28% hath 18% will 10% pronounced 8% may 8% oil 8% proclaim 5% delivered 5% brought 5% betrayed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: thou wouldst bear gleaningsGWB §501: they impute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: have ascribed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §40: render epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: will lead gleaningsGWB §171: will, in this day, readily admit

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, one testimony, confined”

distinction 36% differ 14% difference 14% different 14% maketh 7% distinguish 7% diversity 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: separation fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §39: of distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: A part of them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: have scattered them abroad tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §100: differ will-and-testamentW&T §17: separateth himself

گذاريم

gdhárím gdhárím

literal: to-place/tread

SE rendered هدايت (hdáyt), تميز (tmíz), دهيم (dhím), فرق (frq), گذاريم (gdhárím), زيرا (zírá), حجّت (ḥjjt), منحصر (mnḥṣr), دو، (dú،) as “guidance, distinguish, one testimony, confined, Book and to His Family”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: tread

منحصر

mnḥṣr ḥ-ṣ-r → “confined”

literal: confined

confined 33% sole 17% reduced 17% remaineth 17% solely 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: sole gleaningsGWB §312: reduced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: remaineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: chaste.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: confined

دو،

dú، d-w → “two”

literal: two

two 82% twofold 9% both 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: Both will-and-testamentW&T §54: spur on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §42: again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Twelve hundred

يکی

ykí w-ḥ-d

literal: one; oneness

SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), منحصر (mnḥṣr), دو، (dú،), يکی (ykí), کتاب (ktáb) as “one testimony, confined, Book and to His Family, Book”

one 80% anyone 10% certain 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: one fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §99: must needs be one and the same kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

ديگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered منحصر (mnḥṣr), دو، (dú،), يکی (ykí), کتاب (ktáb), ديگر (dígr), عترت (ʿtrt), عترت (ʿtrt), از (iz), ميان (míán) as “confined, Book and to His Family, Book, amongst”