Kitáb-i-Íqán — §254

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 254 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال ملاحظه فرمائيد که چگونه محک الهی به نصّ کتاب تفصيل نمود و خالص را از غشّ تميز داده و مع ذلک هنوز شاعر نشدهاند و در نوم غفلت به کسب دنيای فانيه و رياست ظاهريّه مشغول شدهاند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Behold how the divine Touchstone hath, according to the explicit text of the Book, separated and distinguished the true from the false. Notwithstanding, they are still oblivious of this truth, and in the sleep of heedlessness, are pursuing the vanities of the world, and are occupied with thoughts of vain and earthly leadership.

Translation Notes

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “behold” Distinctive

literal: state; now

This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)

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 §129: times gleaningsGWB §713: Whatever may betide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: under all conditions tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “behold”

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 §243: examined gleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: apprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glance will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: high regard gleaningsGWB §2: I soon discover

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd f-r-m → “behold”

literal: say

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 §223: He gleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: sayeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: delivered gleaningsGWB §511: hath written

چگونه

chgúnh ch-g-n → “how”

literal: how

how 67% will 17% wherefore 17%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: how the-hidden-wordsHW §145: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will

محک

mḥk m-ḥ-k → “touchstone”

literal: touchstone; touchstone, test

touchstone 80% touch-stone 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: touch-stone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: touchstone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed

نصّ

nṣṣ n-ṣ-ṣ → “explicit text”

literal: text; text, explicit statement; texts

explicit 57% text 29% accordance 14%

gleaningsGWB §364: explicit text kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: explicit will-and-testamentW&T §53: texts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: text of the Book will-and-testamentW&T §38: expressly recorded therein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: explicitly stated will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive words will-and-testamentW&T §39: expressly recorded

تفصيل

tfṣíl f-ṣ-l → “separated and distinguished” Distinctive

literal: detail; separated; separation

This form usually rendered as “distinction”, “differentiation”, “circumstantial” (23 occurrences)

SE expanded to “separated and distinguished”

distinction 23% differentiation 15% circumstantial 8% exposition 8% length 8% separated 8% fully 8% details 8% records 8% distinguished 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account gleaningsGWB §128: separated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: separation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast divided tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §22: settled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “hath”

literal: make

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: said gleaningsGWB §687: found kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: wash prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: recited

خالص

khálṣ kh-l-ṣ → “true” Distinctive

literal: pure

This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “essence”, “pure” (27 occurrences)

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devoted fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §212: of the devout kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: them that are devoted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devoted

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered نصّ (nṣṣ), کتاب (ktáb), تفصيل (tfṣíl), نمود (nmúd), خالص (khálṣ), از (iz), غشّ (ghshsh), تميز (tmíz), داده (dádh), هنوز (hnúz) as “explicit text, the Book, separated and distinguished, hath, true, from, false, still”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

غشّ

ghshsh gh-sh-sh → “enwrapped” Distinctive

literal: cover/envelop; turmoil, tumult; fraud, impurity

This form usually rendered as “false” (2 occurrences)

enwrapped 33% tumult 33% false 33%

fire-tabletFire §24: are enwrapped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: false kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: tumult

تميز

tmíz m-y-z

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

SE rendered تفصيل (tfṣíl), نمود (nmúd), خالص (khálṣ), از (iz), غشّ (ghshsh), تميز (tmíz), داده (dádh), هنوز (hnúz), شاعر (sháʿr), نشدهاند (nshdhánd) as “separated and distinguished, hath, true, from, false, still, oblivious, they are”

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

داده

dádh d-ʾ-d

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered نمود (nmúd), خالص (khálṣ), از (iz), غشّ (ghshsh), تميز (tmíz), داده (dádh), هنوز (hnúz), شاعر (sháʿr), نشدهاند (nshdhánd) as “hath, true, from, false, still, oblivious, they are”