Kitáb-i-Íqán — §260
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 260 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين در تفسير هاء تمنّای شهادت خود را نمودهاند : "کَاَنّی سَمِعْتُ مُنادِياً يُنادِی فی سِرّی إفْدِ اَحَبَّ الاَشياء إلَيکَ فی سَبيلِ اللّه کَما فَدَی الْحُسَينُ عَلَيهِ السّلامُ فی سَبيلی وَ لَولا کُنتُ ناظِراً بِذلِکَ السِّرِّ الواقع فَوَالَّذی نَفسِی بِيَدِه لَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا مُلوکُ الاَرضِ لَن يَقدِرُوا اَن يَأخُذُوا مِنّی حرفاً فَکَيْفَ العَبيدُ الَّذينَ لَيس لَهُم شأنٌ بِذلِکَ و إنَّهُم مَطرُودون"، إلی ان قال "لِيَعلَمَ الکُلُّ مقامَ صَبری و رِضائی و فِدائی فی سَبيلِ اللّهِ."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Likewise, in His interpretation of the letter “Há,” He craved martyrdom, saying: “Methinks I heard a Voice calling in my inmost being: ‘Do thou sacrifice the thing which Thou lovest most in the path of God, even as Husayn, peace be upon him, hath offered up his life for My sake.’ And were I not regardful of this inevitable mystery, by Him, Who hath my being between His hands even if all the kings of the earth were to be leagued together they would be powerless to take from me a single letter, how much less can these servants who are worthy of no attention, and who verily are of the outcast… That all may know the degree of My patience, My resignation, and self-sacrifice in the path of God.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “splendor” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities
This form usually rendered as “craved” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “interpreted”, “related” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hearethfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §211: Couldst thou have beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: reachedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “divine”, “herald” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §168: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to Thy most sweet voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: cried
SE expanded to “my inmost being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His mysteriesgleaningsGWB §200: the seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: my inmost beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery
This form usually rendered as “offer” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrificegleaningsGWB §272: offer upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: be sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered upfire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §603: utmost kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (76 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
SE rendered سِرّی (sirrí), إفْدِ (ʾifd), اَحَبَّ (aḥabb), الاَشياء (ash-shíáʾ), إلَيکَ (ʾilayk), سَبيلِ (sabíl), اللّه (al-lh), کَما (kamá), فَدَی (faday) as “my inmost being, sacrifice, lovest most, the thing, the path, God, even as, offered up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the StraightgleaningsGWB §509: the statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: self and desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §9: for its sake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §560: is
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good onesgleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: through Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rightgleaningsGWB §477: with which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: His salutations begleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: submissiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: healthwill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: salutationsgleaningsGWB §618: righteous mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedly
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: didst thou obey thy LordgleaningsGWB §306: His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousgleaningsGWB §91: every discerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)
SE rendered سَبيلی (sabílí), لَولا (lawlá), ناظِراً (náẓiráan), بِذلِکَ (bidhlik), السِّرِّ (as-sirr), الواقع (al-wáqʿ), فَوَالَّذی (fawálladhí) as “My sake.’, were I not, regardful, this, mystery, inevitable, by Him, Who”
This form usually rendered as “thing”, “inevitable”, “hath” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involvedgleaningsGWB §137: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: happenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: have fallentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abodethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have happened
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soulgleaningsGWB §287: any mankitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE expanded to “between His hands”
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gather”, “choose” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: numbergleaningsGWB §207: will gather togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: throughoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have unitedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thosegleaningsGWB §29: Possessorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thine own kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §441: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heart
SE expanded to “would be powerless”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: and of mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §581: lie hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: would be powerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: Unconstrainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: seizedgleaningsGWB §724: plunge into sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: usurpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: have been succoredwill-and-testamentW&T §32: makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: envelopgleaningsGWB §677: holding fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: acquire
This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: statementsgleaningsGWB §237: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thy Letterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §40: interpolationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: third LettergleaningsGWB §610: every other Letter
SE expanded to “how much less”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §338: characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the naturegleaningsGWB §242: why is it, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more when
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered فَکَيْفَ (fakayf), العَبيدُ (al-ʿabíd), الَّذينَ (adh-dhín), لَيس (lays), شأنٌ (shʾanun), بِذلِکَ (bidhlik), إنَّهُم (ʾinnahum) as “how much less, servants, who, no, attention, of the outcast…”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §174: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: can anything detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is givengleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is no
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered شأنٌ (shʾanun), بِذلِکَ (bidhlik), إنَّهُم (ʾinnahum), مَطرُودون"، (maṭrúdún"،), قال (qál), لِيَعلَمَ (líaʿlam), الکُلُّ (al-kull) as “attention, of the outcast…, know, all may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Cast meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive themgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrust
SE rendered إنَّهُم (ʾinnahum), مَطرُودون"، (maṭrúdún"،), قال (qál), لِيَعلَمَ (líaʿlam), الکُلُّ (al-kull), مقامَ (mqám), صَبری (ṣabrí) as “of the outcast…, know, all may, degree, patience”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Say thou alsogleaningsGWB §638: the professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: statementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: utteredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §275: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Object ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Teach themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: anyonegleaningsGWB §276: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: all times, placed my wholetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §136: steadfastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “patience”, “long-suffering” (2 occurrences)
patience 50% long-suffering 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfiedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: content thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content
ransom 50% self-sacrifice 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: be offered upgleaningsGWB §136: offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: sacrificewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sacrifice for Their lowly servants)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrificegleaningsGWB §136: ransomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: be a sacrifice untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: be sacrificed for His
