Kitáb-i-Íqán — §247
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 247 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و امّا در اين ظهور اظهر و سلطنت عظمی جمعی از علمای راشدين و فضلای کاملين و فقهای بالغين از کأس قرب و وصال مرزوق شدند و به عنايت عظمی فائز گشتند و از کون و امکان در سبيل جانان گذشتند. بعضی از اسامی آنها ذکر می شود که شايد سبب استقامت انفس مضطربه و نفوس غير مطمئنّه شود.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In this most resplendent Dispensation, however, this most mighty Sovereignty, a number of illumined divines, of men of consummate learning, of doctors of mature wisdom, have attained unto His Court, drunk the cup of His divine Presence, and been invested with the honour of His most excellent favour. They have renounced, for the sake of the Beloved, the world and all that is therein. We will mention the names of some of them, that perchance it may strengthen the faint-hearted, and encourage the timorous.
Translation Notes
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: grossly misrepresentedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §115: testimonieskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: and cast the beamstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §536: Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigns
divines 52% leaders 16% learned 10% commentators 6% divine 5% learning 3% christian 3% distinguished 2% spiritual 2% among 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §319: are the leaven of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: and knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: it aideth you to proceed arightgleaningsGWB §506: guide youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §250: that pursue a right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: true learninggleaningsGWB §521: the right coursegleaningsGWB §472: right coursegleaningsGWB §360: illumined
SE expanded to “men of consummate learning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: bountygleaningsGWB §205: excellethkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: as a token of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE expanded to “men of consummate learning”
consummate 67% whole 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinitegleaningsGWB §287: perfectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: realprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: have been perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfectedwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the greatestgleaningsGWB §111: unmistakable
SE expanded to “doctors of mature wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §134: if ye be not devoid of understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: of the divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §83: could ye but perceive itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: The religious doctorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand
SE expanded to “doctors of mature wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §662: to teachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delivered unto himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and so fiercelytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: proximityfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §724: the favored among the faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: approachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “reunion”, “everlasting” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “attained unto His Court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §424: reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy meetingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the presence of
This form usually rendered as “partake”, “partaken”, “nourish” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “attained unto His Court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §581: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: such sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: feed mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §381: sustaineth themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: touching
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §111: gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: regardless of consequencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: Thy lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered وصال (wṣál), مرزوق (mrzúq), شدند (shdnd), عنايت (ʿnáyt), عظمی (ʿẓmí), فائز (fáʾz), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), کون (kún) as “attained unto His Court, been, invested with the honour, most excellent favour, of, the world and all”
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attainedgleaningsGWB §648: they with whom it shall be wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: honouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered
SE rendered شدند (shdnd), عنايت (ʿnáyt), عظمی (ʿẓmí), فائز (fáʾz), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), کون (kún), امکان (imkán), سبيل (sbíl) as “been, invested with the honour, most excellent favour, of, the world and all, for the sake of”
SE expanded to “world and all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: is notgleaningsGWB §163: did I feelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: they would still have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
SE rendered عظمی (ʿẓmí), فائز (fáʾz), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), کون (kún), امکان (imkán), سبيل (sbíl), جانان (jánán), گذشتند (gdhshtnd), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz) as “most excellent favour, of, the world and all, for the sake of, the Beloved, renounced, some of them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §521: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: the souls of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: can
SE expanded to “for the sake of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the waysgleaningsGWB §360: for the sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading
SE expanded to “some of them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §378: poisonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: out of the heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: connectiongleaningsGWB §204: We now call to mindkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: it remindeth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the instrument for the disseminationgleaningsGWB §137: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §56: draweth unto usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against
This form usually rendered as “constancy”, “steadfastness”, “fixed” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: our Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §159: constancykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: that they may all ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: with such steadfastnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
SE rendered شايد (sháyd), سبب (sbb), استقامت (istqámt), انفس (infs), مضطربه (mḍṭrbh), نفوس (nfús), غير (ghír), مطمئنّه (mṭmʾnnh) as “perchance, it may, strengthen, faint-hearted, the, timorous”
souls 38% others 13% spirit 6% essence 6% which 6% men’s 6% yourselves 6% beings 6% hands 6% faint-hearted 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their owngleaningsGWB §324: the essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is exercised byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one person
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §277: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sore-vexedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
SE rendered استقامت (istqámt), انفس (infs), مضطربه (mḍṭrbh), نفوس (nfús), غير (ghír), مطمئنّه (mṭmʾnnh) as “strengthen, faint-hearted, the, timorous”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: through any one except Himselffire-tabletFire §27: and honorgleaningsGWB §118: all else besides Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyone butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: beside Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: naught butwill-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere
This form usually rendered as “assured”, “well”, “symbols” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rest on itgleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: will assurethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §479: Place not thy reliance
