Kitáb-i-Íqán — §27
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 291.
Source (Persian)
حال اين بنده رشحی از معانی اين کلمات را ذکر می نمايم تا اصحاب بصيرت و فطرت از معنی آن به جميع تلويحات کلمات الهی و اشارات بيانات مظاهر قدسی واقف شوند تا از هيمنهکلمات از بحر اسماء و صفات ممنوع نشوند و از مصباح احديّه که محلّ تجلّی ذات است محجوب نگردند. قوله: "مِن بَعدِ ضيقِ تِلکَ الايّام"،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This servant will now share with thee a dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of the truths treasured in these holy words, that haply discerning hearts may comprehend all the allusions and the implications of the utterances of the Manifestations of Holiness, so that the overpowering majesty of the Word of God may not prevent them from attaining unto the ocean of His names and attributes, nor deprive them of recognizing the Lamp of God which is the seat of the revelation of His glorified Essence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wretchednessgleaningsGWB §338: state and conditionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: statementgleaningsGWB §563: that was heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: holy wordsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §38: no wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clung togleaningsGWB §382: the truth of the words
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 §102: the remembrancegleaningsGWB §571: every remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: referred to hereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: Thine own Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
3 occurrences in corpus
companions 65% followers 8% disciples 8% people 8% members 2% associates 2% elected 2% hearts 2% small 2% god’s 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of its ownergleaningsGWB §41: associateskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: small numberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mythe-hidden-wordsHW §133: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sinceregleaningsGWB §563: Every discerning
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), می (mí), نمايم (nmáym), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), بصيرت (bṣírt), فطرت (fṭrt), از (iz), معنی (mʿní), جميع (jmíʿ), تلويحات (tlúyḥát) as “share, will, hearts, discerning, of, all, allusions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath brokentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §423: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
SE rendered تلويحات (tlúyḥát), کلمات (klmát), الهی (al-hí), اشارات (ishárát), بيانات (bíánát), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسی (qdsí), واقف (wáqf), شوند (shúnd), از (iz) as “allusions, utterances, God, implications, Manifestations, Holiness, comprehend, from”
utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Manifestationsfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §717: Such forceskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: already been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
holiness 48% holy 24% manifestations 5% sanctified 5% glory 5% sacred 5% sanctifying 2% heaven 2% earthly 2% blessed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Kázimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §646: purity and holiness
This form usually rendered as “established”, “acquainted”, “discovered” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be acquaintedfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: tarrygleaningsGWB §210: stand thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Trustees
SE rendered اشارات (ishárát), بيانات (bíánát), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسی (qdsí), واقف (wáqf), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), هيمنهکلمات (hímnhklmát), از (iz), بحر (bḥr), اسماء (ismáʾ) as “implications, Manifestations, Holiness, comprehend, of, overpowering majesty, ocean, names”
هيمنهکلمات
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “overpowering” (1 occurrences)
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% self-same 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §180: Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the Black Seafire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the healing waterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the Most Great Ocean
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §200: of His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”—oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the greatnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §95: attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: ascribe toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expressionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: the descriptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and all the attributes
This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “forbidden”, “ceased” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withholdgleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: have kept them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
SE rendered از (iz), بحر (bḥr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), نشوند (nshúnd), از (iz), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), احديّه (iḥdídh), محلّ (mḥll) as “of, ocean, names, attributes, prevent, Lamp, of God, seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lampfire-tabletFire §22: LightgleaningsGWB §680: through the morning-lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: the break of the mornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have wakenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: dawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the false dawnfire-tabletFire §2: morn
This form usually rendered as “none”, “divine”, “any” (95 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: anothergleaningsGWB §589: the incorruptible vestureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: as a recipientthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §39: aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Lawful is itgleaningsGWB §95: Daysprings
revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §383: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the plentitude of the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §140: open charactersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §328: is reflected inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: shut you outgleaningsGWB §201: shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: shut me outthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiledgleaningsGWB §148: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: this densest of all veils
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: be ThougleaningsGWB §288: not straykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: have been paraded throughoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: expressthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: is notwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may begleaningsGWB §287: be rejected
SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), ذات (dhát), محجوب (mḥjúb), نگردند (ngrdnd), قوله (qúlh) as “revelation, Essence, deprive, recognizing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: tellgleaningsGWB §219: spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him saytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE rendered نگردند (ngrdnd), قوله (qúlh), ضيقِ (ḍíq) as “recognizing”
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: became too straitwill-and-testamentW&T §49: can no longer containkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: “oppression”will-and-testamentW&T §34: arousedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: “oppression” iswill-and-testamentW&T §32: oppresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: (which literally meaneth pressure)
