Kitáb-i-Íqán — §228

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 228 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين می فرمايد: "تلکَ آياتُ اللّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْکَ بِالْحقِّ فَبِاَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعدَاللّهِ وَ آياتِهِ يُوْمِنُونَ." می فرمايد: اين است آيات مُنزله از سماء هويّه، می خوانيم بر شما. پس به کدام سخن بعد از ظهور حقّ و نزول آيات او ايمان می آورند؟ اگر تلويح اين آيه را ملتفت شوی می فهمی که هرگز مظهری اکبر از انبياء نبوده و حجّتی هم اکبر و اعظم از آيات منزله در ارض ظاهر نشده. بلکه اعظم از اين حجّت، حجّتی ممکن نه إلّا ما شاء ربّک.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Likewise, He saith: “Such are the verses of God: with truth do We recite them to Thee. But in what revelation will they believe, if they reject God and His verses?” If thou wilt grasp the implication of this verse, thou wilt recognize the truth that no manifestation greater than the Prophets of God hath ever been revealed, and no testimony mightier than the testimony of their revealed verses hath ever appeared upon the earth. Nay, this testimony no other testimony can ever excel, except that which the Lord thy God willeth.

Translation Notes

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like manner gleaningsGWB §122: similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §150: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while

فرمايد

frmáyd frmúdn → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 40% hath 15% said 13% revealed 12% will 6% may 3% spoken 3% recorded 3% bestow 2% inflict 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: Wert gleaningsGWB §419: entrusted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: explain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: to appoint gleaningsGWB §708: commandeth

اللّهِ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: O God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §179: Almighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

نَتْلُوهَا

natlúhá t-l-w → “recite” Distinctive

literal: recitation; recite

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

recited 29% recite 18% reciting 12% god 6% perused 6% summits 6% rehearsed 6% reading 6% read 6% do 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: recited gleaningsGWB §122: summits kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: to recite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: perused gleaningsGWB §40: reciting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: do We recite them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: By God

بِالْحقِّ

biálḥqq ḥ-q-q → “with truth”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trust gleaningsGWB §424: By the one true God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: ordained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: about Whom the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God

حَدِيثٍ

ḥadíthin ḥ-d-th

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

SE rendered عَلَيْکَ (ʿalayk), بِالْحقِّ (biálḥqq), فَبِاَيِّ (fabiáayy), حَدِيثٍ (ḥadíthin), بَعدَاللّهِ (baʿdálllh), آياتِهِ (áyátih) as “to Thee, with truth, in what revelation, if they reject God, His verses?””

tradition 60% traditions 23% tale 3% history 3% words 3% revelation 3% intimate 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: history gleaningsGWB §76: shall tell out her tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: kindleth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversation the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §35: happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: occurred gleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroad

يُوْمِنُونَ

yúminún ʾ-m-n → “will they believe” Distinctive

literal: believe

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

SE expanded to “will they believe”

faith 24% have 13% believe 11% faithful 10% trust 8% believer 8% trusted 8% trustworthiness 6% belief 6% believed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: believe gleaningsGWB §461: believer’.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: true belief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have embraced tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believed the-hidden-wordsHW §3: confide will-and-testamentW&T §28: loyalty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that Thou didst trust

منزله

mnzlh n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealer 27% revealed 21% who 12% which 9% home 9% sent 6% have 6% even 3% eye 3% abode 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath revealed gleaningsGWB §135: showered kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: descendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: Send down, then,tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined

سماء

smáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered فرمايد (frmáyd), آيات (áyát), مُنزله (munzlh), از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), هويّه، (húyyh،), می (mí), خوانيم (khúáním), بر (br), پس (ps) as “revealed, than, We, upon, But”

heaven 74% heavens 16% “heaven 3% “heaven” 2% all 2% heavenly 1% into 1% out 1% towards 0% who 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name of fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §669: heights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

هويّه،

húyyh، h-w-y

literal: desire; passion

SE rendered آيات (áyát), مُنزله (munzlh), از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), هويّه، (húyyh،), می (mí), خوانيم (khúáním), بر (br), پس (ps), کدام (kdám) as “than, We, upon, But, which”

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the dictates fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §40: Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: appeared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and their yearning for Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendent will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

خوانيم

khúáním khúándn

literal: call; read; call, summon

SE rendered از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), هويّه، (húyyh،), می (mí), خوانيم (khúáním), بر (br), پس (ps), کدام (kdám) as “than, We, upon, But, which”

summoning 43% read 14% regarded 14% summoned 14% cry 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: Read it gleaningsGWB §725: summoning gleaningsGWB §653: Cry out and summon gleaningsGWB §142: regarded gleaningsGWB §145: summoned

سخن

skhn skhn

literal: word

SE rendered می (mí), خوانيم (khúáním), بر (br), پس (ps), کدام (kdám), سخن (skhn), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), حقّ (ḥqq) as “We, upon, But, which, truth”

theme 14% deliberations 14% cavils 14% contention 14% imputations 14% statements 14% words 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: theme gleaningsGWB §429: deliberations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: imputations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: statements kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: cavils kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: contention kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: words

مظهری

mẓhrí ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; manifest

manifestation 67% who 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be revealed fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §112: manifold revelations kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the letter thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: fell upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it

آورند؟

áwrnd؟ áwrdn

literal: bring; to bring; brought

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), نزول (nzúl), آيات (áyát), ايمان (iymán), می (mí), آورند؟ (áwrnd؟), تلويح (tlúyḥ), آيه (áyh), ملتفت (mltft) as “truth, implication, verse, grasp”

have 25% brought 19% hath 13% came 6% returned 6% caused 6% entirely 6% into 6% inflict 6% heard 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visit gleaningsGWB §686: I have brought forth and revealed unto you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: inflicted upon Him the-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath made will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: returned to see Us gleaningsGWB §41: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: have been

تلويح

tlúyḥ l-w-ḥ → “implication”

literal: allusion

implication 22% symbolic 22% implications 11% allusions 11% behold 11% symbolically 11% signify 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forth gleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: “Tablet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstrated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Lawh gleaningsGWB §689: writings

ملتفت

mltft l-f-t → “turn” Distinctive

literal: turn

This form usually rendered as “unaware”, “behold”, “perceive” (14 occurrences)

unaware 23% behold 15% perceive 8% take 8% heed 8% realize 8% taken 8% consider 8% grasp 8% reflect 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: consider them not gleaningsGWB §40: Behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: heed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I would refuse to look upon them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: turn thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turn

شوی

shúy shdn → “wilt”

literal: become; to become

mayest 27% wilt 27% thou 20% wert 7% become 7% may 7% shouldst 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: have gleaningsGWB §684: can kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to enable thee to grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §42: recovered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have been

فهمی

fhmí f-h-m → “understanding” Distinctive

literal: understand; understanding; understood

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

understanding 18% mind 9% have 9% own 9% clearly 9% thou 9% grasp 9% seem 9% fancied 9% realize 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: clearly shown will-and-testamentW&T §9: realize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: thou wilt recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: fancied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their own conceptions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: seem

هرگز

hrgz hrgz → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 38% neither 13% every 13% can 13% ever 13% time 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: neither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every

اکبر

ikbr k-b-r → “greater”

literal: greatest; greater; great

most 38% greater 15% great 13% greatest 5% mighty 5% transcendent 5% greet 5% more 5% surest 5% supreme 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supreme gleaningsGWB §552: boastful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ye swell with pride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: magnifying it in tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire the-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtiness will-and-testamentW&T §48: their pride

انبياء

inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ → “prophets of god”

literal: prophet; prophets

SE expanded to “Prophets of God”

prophets 88% prophet 8% prophets” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth gleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: unto the Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §453: the Apostle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets

نبوده

nbúdh búdn

literal: be; to be

SE rendered هرگز (hrgz), مظهری (mẓhrí), اکبر (ikbr), از (iz), انبياء (inbíáʾ), نبوده (nbúdh), حجّتی (ḥjjtí), اکبر (ikbr) as “ever been, manifestation, mightier, than, the Prophets of God, testimony”

hath 30% have 22% had 15% can 7% could 7% remained 4% never 4% accounted 4% evident 4% neither 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath come gleaningsGWB §345: were wholly ignorant kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Art thou not he prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: is it to be found

حجّتی

ḥjjtí ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof, testimony

testimony 75% other 13% evidence 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimonies gleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: protestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy proof the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for what reason gleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered انبياء (inbíáʾ), نبوده (nbúdh), حجّتی (ḥjjtí), اکبر (ikbr), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), آيات (áyát), منزله (mnzlh), ارض (irḍ), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “the Prophets of God, testimony, mightier, verses, revealed, earth, appeared”