Kitáb-i-Íqán — §231
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 231 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و در جای ديگر می فرمايد: "وَ إذَا تُتْلَی عَلَيْهِم آياتُنا بَيِّناتٍ مَا کَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إلّا اَنْ قَالُوا ائْتُوا بِآبائِنا إن کُنتُمْ صَادِقِيْنَ. " يعنی در وقتی که تلاوت کرده می شود بر ايشان آيات ما، نيست حجّت ايشان مگر آنکه بگويند بياوريد پدرهای ما را اگر هستيد راست گويان. مشاهده نما که چه حجّت ها بر آن رحمت های کامله واسعه می گرفتند. به آياتی که حرفی از آن اعظم است از خلق سماوات و ارض و مردگان وادی نفس و هوی را به روح ايمان زنده می فرمايد استهزاء می نمودند و می گفتند: پدرهای ما را از قبر بيرون آر. اين بود اعراض و استکبار قوم. و هر کدام از اين آيات برای کلّ من علی الارض حجّتی است محکم و برهانی است معظّم که جميع ارض را کفايت می کند لَو اَنتُم فی آياتِ اللّهِ تَتَفَکَّرُونَ. و در همين آيه مذکوره لئالی اسرار مکنون است. اگر فی الجمله دردی يافت شود دوا می رسد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In another passage He saith: “And when Our clear verses are recited to them, their only argument is to say, ‘Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!’” Behold, what foolish evidences they sought from these Embodiments of an all-encompassing mercy! They scoffed at the verses, a single letter of which is greater than the creation of heavens and earth, and which quickeneth the dead of the valley of self and desire with the spirit of faith; and clamoured saying: “Cause our fathers to speed out of their sepulchres.” Such was the perversity and pride of that people. Each one of these verses is unto all the peoples of the world an unfailing testimony and a glorious proof of His truth. Each of them verily sufficeth all mankind, wert thou to meditate upon the verses of God. In the above-mentioned verse itself pearls of mysteries lie hidden. Whatever be the ailment, the remedy it offereth can never fail.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “again”, “abide” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: He hath come to yougleaningsGWB §587: hath most surely been repeatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: came to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §29: strikekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: recitegleaningsGWB §82: are rehearsedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: are recitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: to reciteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: By GodgleaningsGWB §40: recitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: do We recite themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: perused
SE expanded to “Our clear verses”
SE rendered تُتْلَی (tutlay), عَلَيْهِم (ʿalayhim), آياتُنا (áyátuná), بَيِّناتٍ (bayyinátin), حُجَّتَهُمْ (ḥujjatahum) as “are recited, to them, Our clear verses, their only argument”
This form usually rendered as “proofs”, “only” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proofgleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: the vehement oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “I saidgleaningsGWB §729: his errorkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cominggleaningsGWB §259: Producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: show forththe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: gavegleaningsGWB §82: hath come upon themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ‘Bring back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: FathergleaningsGWB §537: that preceded themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our fatherstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fatherswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the FathergleaningsGWB §585: sireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: forefathers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §273: shall atone for the losskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: these luminous Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: and fixedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
This form usually rendered as “truthful”, “thou”, “sincere” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: hath spoken the truthgleaningsGWB §39: speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: justlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: uprightnessgleaningsGWB §239: the undoubted truth
SE rendered صَادِقِيْنَ (ṣádiqín), يعنی (yʿní), وقتی (wqtí), تلاوت (tláwt), کرده (krdh), می (mí), بر (br) as “the truth!’”, upon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: spokengleaningsGWB §40: voicingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: what they observedthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaimwill-and-testamentW&T §7: deemedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they givegleaningsGWB §35: maintainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: be called
SE rendered آنکه (ánkh), بگويند (bgúynd), بياوريد (bíáwríd), پدرهای (pdrháy), هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást) as “He, verily”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: would fail to believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: give usthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: refuse to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: breathekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: hath been inflicted
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá) as “verily, Behold”
This form usually rendered as “men” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), چه (chh), حجّت (ḥjjt) as “verily, Behold, evidences”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: beholdestfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §567: know full wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: ye yourselves have been witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have suffered martyrdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §124: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), ها (há), بر (br), رحمت (rḥmt), های (háy), کامله (kámlh), واسعه (wásʿh), می (mí), گرفتند (grftnd), آياتی (áyátí) as “evidences, mercy, all-encompassing, sought, verses”
perfect 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystalgleaningsGWB §309: in the plenitude ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: have been perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §23: perfectionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerfulgleaningsGWB §391: most loving
infinite 67% all-encompassing 33%
This form usually rendered as “sought”, “followed” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §237: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: contentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §41: falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wordsgleaningsGWB §395: the letters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of heavenly majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: before the greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: Thine own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §217: of Nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: excellencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §459: I never attemptedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is exercised byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Him Who is the Spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §176: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy Spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §285: the true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for having believed
SE rendered نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), روح (rúḥ), ايمان (iymán), زنده (zndh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), استهزاء (isthzáʾ), می (mí), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “self, desire, spirit, faith, scoffed, they”
This form usually rendered as “derision”, “deride”, “derisively” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: issuedgleaningsGWB §364: have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: should have been perpetratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turn
This form usually rendered as “tomb”, “grave”, ““tomb” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the tombprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: their sepulchresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: those who are in their graves
SE rendered گفتند (gftnd), پدرهای (pdrháy), از (iz), قبر (qbr), بيرون (bírún), آر (ár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár) as “saying, our fathers, from, speed out, perversity, pride”
SE rendered پدرهای (pdrháy), از (iz), قبر (qbr), بيرون (bírún), آر (ár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár), قوم (qúm) as “our fathers, from, speed out, perversity, pride, people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §187: recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: didst unveil to His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the other Mirrors
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: frowardgleaningsGWB §110: denunciationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: repudiateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned aside
vainglory 20% pride 20% conceit 10% arrogance 10% wax 10% haughtiness 10% disdainfully 10% haughty 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: cleargleaningsGWB §273: My praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: and Thy grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: extreme
SE rendered اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár), قوم (qúm), هر (hr), کدام (kdám), از (iz), آيات (áyát), برای (bráy) as “perversity, pride, people, of these verses”
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)
perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the promptingsgleaningsGWB §520: decidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: inscrutable dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
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 §165: somegleaningsGWB §683: all-embracingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §54: everyoneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §259: is insufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: Is it not enough for themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: to withhold from usthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §34: rested notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §510: be Thy sufficing
This form usually rendered as “wert”, “ye” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: referencegleaningsGWB §471: them that heed His warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: be warnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Communion with Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: MysterygleaningsGWB §200: the seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the mysteries of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy blissepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His mysteries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: hidgleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: lie hidgleaningsGWB §32: wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped up
SE rendered لئالی (lʾálí), اسرار (isrár), مکنون (mknún), الجمله (al-jmlh), دردی (drdí), يافت (yáft), دوا (dúá), می (mí), رسد (rsd) as “pearls, mysteries, hidden, ailment, be, remedy, offereth can never fail”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §67: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: none of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: no matter how transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: everlasting beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “ailment” (1 occurrences)
afflictions 50% ailment 50%
SE rendered مکنون (mknún), الجمله (al-jmlh), دردی (drdí), يافت (yáft), دوا (dúá), می (mí), رسد (rsd) as “hidden, ailment, be, remedy, offereth can never fail”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: twelve hundredgleaningsGWB §273: atone for the losskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: remedyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: healing medicinethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: without the least effortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my remedyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a salve
SE expanded to “offereth can never fail”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reached UsgleaningsGWB §680: can enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: hath not therefore reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §5: becameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: every tracegleaningsGWB §687: when he cometh unto itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: attribute
