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 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: Glorified art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginninggleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the former sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliestgleaningsGWB §41: early days
SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán), اللّه، (al-lh،), اوّل (iwwl), از (iz), کتب (ktb), قيّوم (qíqúm), اسماء (ismáʾ) as “Gracious, God, first, the, of, Book, “Qayyúmu’l-Asmá,”—the”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §222: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “self-subsisting!””, “self-subsisting.”” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §440: habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: that he may clingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (142 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §404: potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: abovethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatness
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “transcendent” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: oldgleaningsGWB §615: grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: turned away disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: everygleaningsGWB §382: the divers peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: These attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §42: gather in
This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “announced” (23 occurrences)
traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informedgleaningsGWB §218: have We predictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: hath announcedgleaningsGWB §713: warnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §13: attestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the unseentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), اخبار (ikhbár), از (iz), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهند (dhnd), مقامی (mqámí), آيه (áyh) as “all, books, prophesied, martyrdom, path, passage”
3 occurrences in corpus
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 §108: imputedgleaningsGWB §436: can neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: unchangedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them tothe-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not awaywill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: still bear, witnessgleaningsGWB §171: admit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §48: and the signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy versestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
SE rendered مقامی (mqámí), آيه (áyh), ذکر (dhkr), فرمودهاند (frmúdhánd), بَقيَّةَاللّهِ، (baqíqahálllhi،) as “path, passage, He, Remnant of God”
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: concerninggleaningsGWB §256: will call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “likened” (14 occurrences)
بَقيَّةَاللّهِ،
literal: remaining; permanence; remain
This form usually rendered as “remnant” (1 occurrences)
eternity 23% everlasting 18% immortality 16% eternal 14% immortal 7% imperishable 6% remained 5% incorruptible 5% ever-abiding 5% live 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §385: ever-abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the endlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: lay downfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: have offered upwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: anyonegleaningsGWB §617: them, one and allkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: every day and every momenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever
SE expanded to “for Thee; I have”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desire notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: for the sake ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: would stirgleaningsGWB §171: constitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: by reason of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy waygleaningsGWB §97: doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasure
This form usually rendered as “yearned” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: \‘Wish ye, thengleaningsGWB §543: amongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: yearnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and my Highest Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: he aspirethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Wish
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: of Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
sufficient 75% “sufficient 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficethwill-and-testamentW&T §4: contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: “Sufficient Witnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: unanswerablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: enough
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integritygleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast preservedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §77: secure
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days!””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that whichfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
