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

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like manner gleaningsGWB §150: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: with gleaningsGWB §122: similarly

تفسير

tfsír f-s-r → “interpretation”

literal: interpretation; commentary

interpreted 33% interpret 17% interpretation 17% commentary 8% qur’án 8% misconstrued 8% referring 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: of no commentary gleaningsGWB §36: quench kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: interpreted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: inquire gleaningsGWB §551: smoldering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have sought gleaningsGWB §168: was asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: appeal to

هاء

háʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “bahá”, “splendor” (18 occurrences)

glory 61% bahá 17% splendor 11% excellence 6% thou 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §207: glory of kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Bahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: most resplendent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: most glorious gleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God

تمنّای

tmnnáy m-n-y → “wish” Distinctive

literal: wish/desire; wish

This form usually rendered as “craved” (1 occurrences)

wish 25% desire 17% \‘wish 8% “wish 8% yearned 8% craved 8% aspireth 8% hope 8% highest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: \‘Wish ye, then kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: craved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: “Wish prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: yearned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and my Highest Wish prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Hope

نمودهاند

nmúdhánd nmúdn → “hath”

literal: do; to do; show

have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: thou must gleaningsGWB §287: I have kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: will awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §156: wilt thou will-and-testamentW&T §24: show your epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would hear

سَمِعْتُ

samiʿt s-m-ʿ → “heard”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

heard 32% thou 16% hath 11% have 11% hast 11% hadst 5% idle 5% hearest 5% who 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thine ears fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §452: ye have failed to incline your ears unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listener prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: incline mine ear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give ear will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

مُنادِياً

munádíáan n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call/voice

proclaim 36% herald 18% voice 18% proclaimed 9% cry 9% proclaimeth 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voice fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §182: summoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: cried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I call unto tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voice

سِرّی

sirrí s-r-r → “my inmost being”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

SE expanded to “my inmost being”

mystery 25% secret 13% inmost 13% inner 13% heart 13% mystic 13% hidden 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries gleaningsGWB §200: the seats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the mysteries of truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §42: darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Mine inner

إفْدِ

ʾifd f-d-y → “sacrifice”

literal: sacrifice; sacrificed

fail 50% sacrifice 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of sacrifice fire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice gleaningsGWB §136: ransom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: hath offered up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Thee will-and-testamentW&T §3: offered in sacrifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered up

اَحَبَّ

aḥabb ḥ-b-b → “lovest most”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 27% cherish 18% loved 18% desire 9% highly 5% friends 5% more 5% lovest 5% dear 5% delight 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §164: My Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved One prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: O my Well-Beloved tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee will-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved

الاَشياء

ash-shíáʾ sh-y-ʾ → “the thing” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (89 occurrences)

all 44% things 25% created 21% creation 4% entire 2% universe 1% thing 1% whole 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing gleaningsGWB §693: have willed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thy sovereign will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

سَبيلِ

sabíl s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 68% way 12% sake 11% ways 2% straight 1% road 1% means 1% cause 1% door 1% path!” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the path gleaningsGWB §317: a means of admittance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy sake tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §105: God.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

السّلامُ

as-slám s-l-m → “peace”

literal: peace; greeted

peace 82% greeting 9% health 5% make 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: and His salutations be upon Him gleaningsGWB §475: such as profess thy faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: securely established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignation will-and-testamentW&T §6: delivering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutations gleaningsGWB §457: them that have resigned themselves to Him (Muslims)kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation unto

ناظِراً

náẓiráan n-ẓ-r → “regardful” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Look ye upon fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §406: are occupied kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: because prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and fix my gaze tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

الواقع

al-wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “fell” Distinctive

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

This form usually rendered as “thing”, “inevitable”, “hath” (3 occurrences)

thing 33% inevitable 33% hath 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: there occurred gleaningsGWB §137: have afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: it cometh to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: behold tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreats the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §30: parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involved

نَفسِی

nafsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Himself gleaningsGWB §35: Divine Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: own tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: souls

بِيَدِه

bíadih y-d-y → “between his hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “between His hands”

hand 61% hands 22% into 2% rod 2% mercy 2% right 2% all 2% care 2% between 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine hands gleaningsGWB §167: in Mine hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing hands will-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy of gleaningsGWB §448: within My grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands

اجْتَمَعُوا

ijtamaʿúá j-m-ʿ → “leagued together” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire; group

This form usually rendered as “have”, “gather”, “choose” (7 occurrences)

have 57% gather 14% choose 14% leagued 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid up gleaningsGWB §117: no kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: leagued together prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: reunited the-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord with will-and-testamentW&T §18: be matched with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a great many

مُلوکُ

mulúk m-l-k → “kings”

literal: kingdom; king

kings 91% rulers 6% themselves 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: dominion gleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: He Who is the Possessor of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §15: far epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the sovereign Lord of all

الاَرضِ

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “the earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §222: territories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: field prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: country

يَقدِرُوا

yaqdirúá q-d-r → “would be powerless”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “would be powerless”

power 28% almighty 19% might 12% most 7% powerful 7% potent 7% thou 6% all-powerful 5% hath 5% how 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: capable fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §508: the All-Compelling kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: powerful is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: irrevocable decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung

يَأخُذُوا

yaʾakhudhúá ʾ-kh-dh → “take”

literal: take

take 50% lay 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: seize fire-tabletFire §12: afflicted gleaningsGWB §581: draw forth kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: acquire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were encompassed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou

فَکَيْفَ

fakayf k-y-f → “how much less”

literal: how; how, why; how/whithersoever

SE expanded to “how much less”

how 67% why 12% wherefore 10% what 5% “how 2% into 2% whithersoever 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the nature gleaningsGWB §338: character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: What of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: whithersoever the-hidden-wordsHW §15: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How, then,gleaningsGWB §374: how much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: How could

العَبيدُ

al-ʿabíd ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 50% bond 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithful fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §519: unto them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: pious worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adoration tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardian

لَيس

lays l-y-s → “no”

literal: not

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…”

there 22% can 17% none 13% have 13% nothing 9% given 9% consisted 4% which 4% cannot 4% will 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the right gleaningsGWB §355: can never be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish no tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: None gleaningsGWB §48: have I allowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None can epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am not

مَطرُودون"،

maṭrúdún"، ṭ-r-d

literal: expel; drive away; cast out

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”

cast 55% drive 16% outcast 6% have 3% abandoned 3% banishment 3% thrust 3% reject 3% driven 3% wilt 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive them not away gleaningsGWB §464: reject Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He cast him out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him out gleaningsGWB §243: Our banishment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Cast me

قال

qál q-w-l

literal: say; said; saying

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”