Kitáb-i-Íqán — §30
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 30 of 291.
Source (Persian)
حال اگر مقصود از اين ضيق را همچو ادراک نمايند که عالم ضيق به هم رساند و يا امورات ديگر که به خيال خود توهّم نمايند هرگز مشهود نگردد و البتّه گويند که اين شرط ظهور نيافته چنانچه گفتهاند و می گويند. باری، مقصود از ضيق، ضيق از معارف الهيّه و ادراک کلمات ربّانيّه است که در ايّام غروب شمس و مرايای او عباد در تنگی و سختی افتند و ندانند به که توجّه نمايند چنانچه مذکور شد. کَذلکَ نُعَلِّمُکَ مِن تَأويلِ الاَحاديثِ وَ نُلقی عَلَيکَ مِن اَسرارِ الحِکمَةِ لِتَطَّلِعَ بِما هُو المَقصودُ وَ تَکُونَ مِنَ الّذينَ هُم شَرِبُوا مِن کَأسِ العلمِ و العِرفان.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Were this “oppression” (which literally meaneth pressure) to be interpreted that the earth is to become contracted, or were men’s idle fancy to conceive similar calamities to befall mankind, it is clear and manifest that no such happenings can ever come to pass. They will assuredly protest that this pre-requisite of divine revelation hath not been made manifest. Such hath been and still is their contention. Whereas, by “oppression” is meant the want of capacity to acquire spiritual knowledge and apprehend the Word of God. By it is meant that when the Day-star of Truth hath set, and the mirrors that reflect His light have departed, mankind will become afflicted with “oppression” and hardship, knowing not whither to turn for guidance. Thus We instruct thee in the interpretation of the traditions, and reveal unto thee the mysteries of divine wisdom, that haply thou mayest comprehend the meaning thereof, and be of them that have quaffed the cup of divine knowledge and understanding.
Translation Notes
SE rendered حال (ḥál), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz) as ““oppression” (which literally meaneth pressure)”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §113: mannerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have come in betweentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
مقصود
literal: intended; purpose; desired
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““oppression” (which literally meaneth pressure)”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Desired OnegleaningsGWB §563: No man that seeketh Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: idle contentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goal
SE rendered مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), ضيق (ḍíq), همچو (hmchú), ادراک (idrák), نمايند (nmáynd), عالم (ʿálm), ضيق (ḍíq) as ““oppression” (which literally meaneth pressure), contracted, interpreted, earth”
1 occurrence in corpus
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: the power of comprehendinggleaningsGWB §201: comprehensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: to comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: ApprehendgleaningsGWB §197: capable of experiencingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: realizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehend
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: they apprehended UsgleaningsGWB §172: Cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: caused themselves to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §7: had causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: was
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: peoplefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §20: can be well imaginedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: these learningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered ادراک (idrák), نمايند (nmáynd), عالم (ʿálm), ضيق (ḍíq), رساند (rsánd), امورات (imúrát), ديگر (dígr), خيال (khíál) as “interpreted, earth, contracted, calamities, men’s idle fancy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: attainethgleaningsGWB §674: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: hath not therefore reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §23: must beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: have comegleaningsGWB §201: How much more must it transcendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: rolled
This form usually rendered as “things”, “events”, “deeds” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §286: through the operation of Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: these factsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Naughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered ضيق (ḍíq), رساند (rsánd), امورات (imúrát), ديگر (dígr), خيال (khíál), توهّم (túhhm), نمايند (nmáynd) as “contracted, calamities, men’s idle fancy, conceive”
This form usually rendered as “imagined”, “any”, “own” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “men’s idle fancy”
This form usually rendered as “imagine”, “conceive”, “suspicion” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: the idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §80: men’s idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: testifiethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §499: I confesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “will”, “partake”, “such” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “maintain”, “make”, “utter” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: contendgleaningsGWB §118: claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utterthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloudwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: With these wordsgleaningsGWB §39: Were it to saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: declareth
SE rendered البتّه (al-btth), گويند (gúynd), شرط (shrṭ), ظهور (ẓhúr), نيافته (níáfth), چنانچه (chnánchh), گفتهاند (gfthánd) as “protest, pre-requisite of divine revelation, been made, been”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: were they to unveil themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: discovergleaningsGWB §549: hath graspedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: were madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: hath beenwill-and-testamentW&T §19: carriedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrancegleaningsGWB §267: testifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: all the learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: those who have recognized Thy truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: Who conversedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §426: through a wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: that termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: through Whose wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §618: sooner or laterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: in every dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Westfire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §160: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost ends of the Westprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: raventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “light” (241 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Day-star of Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: the Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “sun,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sun
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §628: these Thy servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of God
This form usually rendered as “oppressed”, “hardship” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “become”, “lead” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: werekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyed uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: lead themwill-and-testamentW&T §3: calamityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: when testedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: fallenthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: testedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: might fall
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Turning Our facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §228: is turned towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE rendered توجّه (tújjh), نمايند (nmáynd), چنانچه (chnánchh), مذکور (mdhkúr), کَذلکَ (kadhlk), نُعَلِّمُکَ (nuʿallimuk) as “turn, Thus, instruct”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We will now mention unto theegleaningsGWB §1: Thy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: already mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Am I to recitetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this worldfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §134: Primarykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the interpretation thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §350: causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: conceivableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §375: contingent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §619: have We disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pour out into thine earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto the presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joygleaningsGWB §200: the seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: precedethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy blissepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: firmly-establishedgleaningsGWB §418: governors of human societykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: verdicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
لِتَطَّلِعَ
literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “haply”, “riseth” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §588: Unveilkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Him Who is the Revealer oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “remain”, “wilt” (70 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be of them that have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: universegleaningsGWB §300: is not and can never bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Thou hast, in Thyself, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: draughtgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: hast drunkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Give her to quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the draughtgleaningsGWB §200: drain it
