Kitáb-i-Íqán — §33
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و اطلاق شموس بر آن انوار مجرّده در کلمات اهل عصمت بسيار شده، از آن جمله در دعای ندبه می فرمايد:
"اَينَ الشُّمُوسُ الطّالِعةُ ؟ اَينَ الاَقمار المُنيرَةُ؟ اَينَ الَانْجُمُ الزّاهِرَةُ؟" پس معلوم شد که مقصود از شمس و قمر و نجوم در مقام اوّليّه انبياء و اولياء و اصحاب ايشانند که از انوار معارفشان عوالم غيب و شهود روشن و منوّر است.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The term “suns” hath many a time been applied in the writings of the “immaculate Souls” unto the Prophets of God, those luminous Emblems of Detachment. Among those writings are the following words recorded in the “Prayer of Nudbih”: “Whither are gone the resplendent Suns? Whereunto have departed those shining Moons and sparkling Stars?” Thus, it hath become evident that the terms “sun,” “moon,” and “stars” primarily signify the Prophets of God, the saints, and their companions, those Luminaries, the light of Whose knowledge hath shed illumination upon the worlds of the visible and the invisible.
Translation Notes
luminaries 46% suns 19% sun 8% sun-like 4% countless 4% daystars 4% day-star 4% manifestations 4% truth 4% “suns” 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §377: light ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: radiant splendour of the Sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-like MirrorsgleaningsGWB §93: Orbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §176: resplendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: the luminariestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “Emblems of Detachment”
SE rendered بر (br), انوار (inúár), مجرّده (mjrrdh), کلمات (klmát), اهل (ihl), عصمت (ʿṣmt), بسيار (bsíár), از (iz), جمله (jmlh) as “upon, luminous, Emblems of Detachment, writings, “immaculate Souls”, many a time, Among”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: wickedgleaningsGWB §689: the Concourse on high wouldkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as have
This form usually rendered as “dishonor”, “honor”, “purity” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unfailing protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integritygleaningsGWB §77: secure
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “how”, “divers” (11 occurrences)
manifold 20% how 10% divers 10% unnumbered 10% frequently 10% cherish 10% many 10% old 10% meditate 10%
SE rendered کلمات (klmát), اهل (ihl), عصمت (ʿṣmt), بسيار (bsíár), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), دعای (dʿáy), ندبه (ndbh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “writings, “immaculate Souls”, many a time, Among, “Prayer of, Nudbih”, recorded”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: among whomgleaningsGWB §421: By My beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: immortal Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: summonethgleaningsGWB §521: unenforcedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: calling upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: supplications
SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), دعای (dʿáy), ندبه (ndbh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), الشُّمُوسُ (ash-shumús), الطّالِعةُ (aṭ-ṭáliʿh) as “Among, “Prayer of, Nudbih”, recorded, Suns, resplendent”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “said”, “revealed” (162 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “rise”, “shine”, “hath” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §463: realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: sparklingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §24: poisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: blossom aswill-and-testamentW&T §41: Bewareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: abundantlywill-and-testamentW&T §17: Beware, beware
evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unawarefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §291: the All-Wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: goal excelleth every other goalgleaningsGWB §328: this is itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: who haste to meetthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the purpose
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Pathfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §602: this stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of the “Day of Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: that they may cleave steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “primal”, “especially”, “one” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliestgleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: FirstlygleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §278: instruction givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: meditateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §100: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Bushepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet
This form usually rendered as “chosen”, “holy”, “loved” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friendsgleaningsGWB §471: and before His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: his Masterwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: didst thou obey thy LordgleaningsGWB §125: Ideal Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turning
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 §192: O peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Authorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforterthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: fellowshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: They whosegleaningsGWB §527: elected representatives
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have knowngleaningsGWB §203: living breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaint
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
