Kitáb-i-Íqán — §259
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 259 of 291.
Source (Persian)
سبحان اللّه، در اوّل از کتب خود که آن را قيّوم اسماء ناميده و اوّل و اعظم و اکبر جميع کتب است اخبار از شهادت خود می دهند و در مقامی اين آيه را ذکر فرمودهاند: "يا بَقيَّةَاللّهِ، قَدْ فَدَيْتُ بِکُلّی لَکَ و رَضِيْتُ السَّبَّ فی سَبيلِکَ و ما تَمَنَّيْتُ إلّا القَتْلَ فی مَحبَّتِکَ وَ کَفَی باللّه العَلِيِّ مُعْتَصِماً قَديماً."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gracious God! In His Book, which He hath entitled “Qayyúmu’l-Asmá,”—the first, the greatest and mightiest of all books—He prophesied His own martyrdom. In it is this passage: “O thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed myself wholly for Thee; I have accepted curses for Thy sake; and have yearned for naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love. Sufficient Witness unto me is God, the Exalted, the Protector, the Ancient of Days!”
Translation Notes
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §152: of the All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: immeasurably exalted art Thou, therefore,tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §192: “Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §347: Scriptures ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: this pretentious bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and hath graventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Book
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “who”, “qayyum” (66 occurrences)
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen up against Usfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §238: rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: amongstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: abletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (141 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §630: bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “named”, “designated”, “surnamed” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: designatedgleaningsGWB §142: letterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: calledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: namedgleaningsGWB §37: laid claim to the station ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: They calledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: were calledgleaningsGWB §346: was given the name
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: cleargleaningsGWB §82: in proud disdainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: most beauteousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: which transcendeth all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: their pride
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 §109: allgleaningsGWB §148: one and allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: whole
This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “have” (23 occurrences)
traditions 42% prophecies 11% have 11% prophesying 5% announced 5% sayings 5% prophesied 5% foretold 5% chronicles 5% informed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: newsgleaningsGWB §527: the All-Wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: have been foreshadowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He Who is cognizant of allgleaningsGWB §713: We have warned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: regardedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §59: of the seenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have apprehendedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
SE rendered کتب (ktb), اخبار (ikhbár), از (iz), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهند (dhnd), مقامی (mqámí), آيه (áyh) as “books, prophesied, martyrdom, path, passage”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: These versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §661: My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: Thy most Great Signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
SE rendered مقامی (mqámí), آيه (áyh), ذکر (dhkr), فرمودهاند (frmúdhánd), بَقيَّةَاللّهِ، (baqíqahálllhi،) as “path, passage, He, Remnant of God”
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 §171: ConcerninggleaningsGWB §311: to revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: claim to possesstablet-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 “hath”, “have”, “regarded” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: having raised upgleaningsGWB §381: hath assumed the titlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: hath been specifically recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gavewill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: are turned intogleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed
This form usually rendered as “remnant” (1 occurrences)
eternity 19% everlasting 19% immortal 16% immortality 15% eternal 11% incorruptible 6% ever-abiding 4% imperishable 4% remain 3% endure 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: can there remainfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §168: immortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: liveth eternallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
This form usually rendered as “have”, “offered”, “whom” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be laid downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: I have sacrificed myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: to offer uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: be sacrificed for His sake
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
This form usually rendered as “am”, “accepted”, “contented” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: entirely submissive to God’s Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: acquiesceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: and to conform unto that which shall please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: His good-pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: depend upon itgleaningsGWB §41: provokedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §17: will makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: The true cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §590: himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingtablet-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
This form usually rendered as “yearned” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: \‘Wish ye, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: yearnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: cravedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: “Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and my Highest Wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SlaygleaningsGWB §507: put us to deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: fightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and put to deathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: manslayersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: to wage holy wargleaningsGWB §188: slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: They shall be slain
love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §67: and clung to His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: I still cherish the desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
sufficient 86% sufficiently 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §465: sufficientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the All-Sufficingthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §298: can ever profit thee
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §617: Exalted then be Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the excellencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: Keep us safewill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine integritygleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days!””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: \‘The Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §57: of Him Who is the Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: roseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: ancient splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: theewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
