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
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: conditionsgleaningsGWB §500: Reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the wayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: look intogleaningsGWB §44: observingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: consider attentivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: The eyegleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated
This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)
touchstone 86% touch-stone 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: booksgleaningsGWB §579: hath prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destined
SE expanded to “separated and distinguished”
distinction 20% differentiation 13% distinguished 13% details 13% circumstantial 7% decision 7% proper 7% circumstantially 7% length 7% separated 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §128: separatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: certain detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: Thou hast decidedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §41: many other thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: They arrestedgleaningsGWB §683: Retrace your stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: causethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §7: had causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced
This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “essence”, “pure” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it freefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: them that are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
This form usually rendered as “false”, “dross” (2 occurrences)
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §605: distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discernethwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §556: discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known from
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: will leadgleaningsGWB §551: must neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: may be known and distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: I bearwill-and-testamentW&T §40: renderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: laid downgleaningsGWB §334: hath announced unto you
This form usually rendered as “poet”, “know”, “crazed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand notgleaningsGWB §413: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: indicativeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every hair of my headwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §358: is expressivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: oblivious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: may becomegleaningsGWB §378: should bekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: cease to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shallwill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: have become
heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §574: them that are gone astraykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be obliviousthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedlessgleaningsGWB §247: their total disregard
This form usually rendered as “earn”, “benefit”, “pursuing” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wroughtgleaningsGWB §244: your hands have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their deeds
SE expanded to “of the world”
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §708: complete surrenderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfadingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §112: His nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: been manifestedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: emanateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the exampletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will pursuegleaningsGWB §712: labor diligentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: careless ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: engagedgleaningsGWB §697: “Address yourselves
