Kitáb-i-Íqán — §37

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 37 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس ای سائل، بايد به عروة الوثقی متمسّک شويم که شايد از شام ضلالت به نور هدايت راجع گرديم و از ظلّ نفی فرار نموده در ظلّ اثبات درآئيم و از نار حسبان آزاد شده به نور جمال حضرت منّان منوّر گرديم والسّلام. کَذلِکَ نُعطيکُم مِن اَثمارِ شَجَرةِ العِلمِ لِتَکُونُنَّ فی رِضوانِ حِکمةِ اللّه لَمِن المُحبرينَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now, O seeker, it behooveth us firmly to cling unto the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, that perchance we may leave behind the darksome night of error, and embrace the dawning light of divine guidance. Shall we not flee from the face of denial, and seek the sheltering shadow of certitude? Shall we not free ourselves from the horror of satanic gloom, and hasten towards the rising light of the heavenly Beauty? In such wise, we bestow upon you the fruit of the Tree of divine knowledge, that ye may gladly and joyously abide in the Ridván of divine wisdom.

Translation Notes

پس

ps p-s → “wherefore”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge

سائل،

sáʾl، s-ʾ-l → “seeker”

literal: ask; question; to ask

seeker 67% pray 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquire gleaningsGWB §668: God grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: entreat epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: asketh gleaningsGWB §627: I beseech Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seeker prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thee

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

عروة

ʿrúh ʿ-r-w

literal: handle

SE rendered پس (ps), سائل، (sáʾl،), بايد (báyd), عروة (ʿrúh), الوثقی (al-wthqí), متمسّک (mtmssk), شويم (shúym), شايد (sháyd) as “And, seeker, it behooveth, Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, to cling, perchance”

urvatu’l-vuthqá 33% cord 33% laid 17% handle 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflicted gleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: have afflicted gleaningsGWB §199: Divest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and laid hold on

الوثقی

al-wthqí w-th-q → “covenant” Distinctive

literal: covenant; covenant/pact

This form usually rendered as “urvatu’l-vuthqá” (1 occurrences)

covenant 62% testament 24% pledge 6% urvatu’l-vuthqá 3% strong 3% constancy 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: Testament fire-tabletFire §41: of gleaningsGWB §611: thy pledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenant will-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy Testament gleaningsGWB §687: pledge

متمسّک

mtmssk m-s-k → “to cling”

literal: clinging; cling

cling 38% cleaving 25% have 13% cleave 6% clung 6% held 6% clinging 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: cling gleaningsGWB §362: cleaving kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: musk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: seized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clung epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: cleaveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: boastful

شويم

shúym sh-w

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered بايد (báyd), عروة (ʿrúh), الوثقی (al-wthqí), متمسّک (mtmssk), شويم (shúym), شايد (sháyd), از (iz), شام (shám), ضلالت (ḍlált), نور (núr) as “it behooveth, Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, to cling, perchance, darksome night, error, light”

have 23% may 15% broken 8% raised 8% became 8% universally 8% one 8% attacheth 8% submit 8% revealed 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: be gleaningsGWB §335: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: was the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Be not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: have been sent down gleaningsGWB §511: be universally realized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: been broken

شايد

sháyd sh-y-d → “perchance”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §146: befitted gleaningsGWB §563: perchance

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered الوثقی (al-wthqí), متمسّک (mtmssk), شويم (shúym), شايد (sháyd), از (iz), شام (shám), ضلالت (ḍlált), نور (núr), هدايت (hdáyt), راجع (rájʿ) as “Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, to cling, perchance, darksome night, error, light, guidance, leave behind”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

شام

shám sh-ʾ-m → “night”

literal: evening/night; evening, night

night 50% darksome 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: night kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: darksome night

ضلالت

ḍlált ḍ-l-l → “error”

literal: error; error/misguidance; error, misguidance

error 75% grievous 10% waywardness 10% rebellion 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astray gleaningsGWB §41: erring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: stray prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guiding light gleaningsGWB §128: perverse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellion

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidance gleaningsGWB §668: rescue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: commanded tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided

راجع

rájʿ r-j-ʿ → “return”

literal: return; returning; to return

applicable 25% return 19% sink 13% turned 6% went 6% resume 6% leave 6% turneth 6% repair 6% offered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned gleaningsGWB §297: ye yourselves will suffer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our return prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and returned unto Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sight will-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn

گرديم

grdím g-r-d

literal: become; to become; make

SE rendered شام (shám), ضلالت (ḍlált), نور (núr), هدايت (hdáyt), راجع (rájʿ), گرديم (grdím), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), نفی (nfí), فرار (frár) as “darksome night, error, light, guidance, leave behind, shadow, denial, flee from”

may 27% become 19% hath 12% made 12% thou 8% have 8% wouldst 4% end 4% rejected 4% stray 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §680: chase kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §18: may not arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: be Thou gleaningsGWB §440: shine upon

نفی

nfí n-f-y → “denial”

literal: negation; denial; negation, denial

denial 54% negation 15% nothingness 8% banishment 8% doth 8% truth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: denial gleaningsGWB §95: doth in no wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: negation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: truth from denial gleaningsGWB §127: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: incompatible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thy Self gleaningsGWB §131: banishment

فرار

frár f-r-r → “flee from”

literal: flee; flight

flee 43% flight 29% fled 14% fleeing 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst flee gleaningsGWB §463: wouldst flee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: flee from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: fleeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled away gleaningsGWB §138: flee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: flight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: desert

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered راجع (rájʿ), گرديم (grdím), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), نفی (nfí), فرار (frár), نموده (nmúdh), ظلّ (ẓll), اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím) as “leave behind, shadow, denial, flee from, certitude”

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arrested gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: been the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: guided aright gleaningsGWB §654: having enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: traverse

اثبات

ithbát th-b-t → “established” Distinctive

literal: established; establish; affirmation

This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)

demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down gleaningsGWB §111: firm kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: sure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: strengthen the-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recorded will-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestable

درآئيم

dráʾím ʾ-y

literal: to come; come

SE rendered نفی (nfí), فرار (frár), نموده (nmúdh), ظلّ (ẓll), اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím), از (iz), نار (nár), حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád) as “denial, flee from, certitude, horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves”

2 occurrences in corpus

نار

nár n-ʾ-r

literal: fire; fire, flame

SE rendered اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím), از (iz), نار (nár), حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál) as “certitude, horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves, light, Beauty”

fire 67% flame 16% flames 4% hell 3% afire 1% utter 1% fires 1% “hell 1% “fire” 1% “hell.” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own fire gleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “fire”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fire gleaningsGWB §36: the flames

حسبان

ḥsbán ḥ-s-b → “accounted” Distinctive

literal: according to; according

This form usually rendered as “cometh”, “horror”, “infernal” (4 occurrences)

cometh 33% horror 33% infernal 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: taketh count gleaningsGWB §168: As bidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: a reckoning the-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteem will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: in pursuance gleaningsGWB §406: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: horror of satanic gloom

آزاد

ázád ʾ-z-d → “freed”

literal: free

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: freed

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence, majesty

SE rendered حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves, light, Beauty”

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint gleaningsGWB §311: attaineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Husayn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may stand the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: met Us gleaningsGWB §292: the lips of

منّان

mnnán m-n-n

literal: from; who; bestower

SE rendered آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), منوّر (mnúnr), گرديم (grdím), والسّلام (wálsslám), کَذلِکَ (kadhlik) as “free ourselves, light, Beauty, In such wise”

whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: who can abide gleaningsGWB §62: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficent tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso deviateth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of gleaningsGWB §490: and beyond them

والسّلام

wálsslám s-l-m

literal: peace; greeted

SE rendered جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), منوّر (mnúnr), گرديم (grdím), والسّلام (wálsslám), کَذلِکَ (kadhlik), نُعطيکُم (nuʿṭíkum), اَثمارِ (athmár) as “Beauty, In such wise, we bestow, fruit”

peace 76% greeting 12% health 6% make 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutations gleaningsGWB §461: greeting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: proof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignation will-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: salutations gleaningsGWB §264: accepted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation unto

کَذلِکَ

kadhlik dh-l-k → “in such wise”

literal: thus

SE expanded to “In such wise”

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot

نُعطيکُم

nuʿṭíkum ʿ-ṭ-y → “we bestow”

literal: giver; give; bounty

bounty 32% hast 12% great 12% all-bountiful 9% give 6% bestow 6% thou 6% giveth 6% bounteousness 6% favor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: bounty gleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: give prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: hast bestowed upon me the-hidden-wordsHW §3: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §355: describe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestow

اَثمارِ

athmár th-m-r → “fruit”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

fruits 59% fruit 33% immortal 4% fruits—the 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits gleaningsGWB §594: a fruit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: fruits of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruiting will-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences

شَجَرةِ

shajarh sh-j-r → “tree”

literal: tree; trees

tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: Tree gleaningsGWB §36: blessed Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the trees will-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: “The tree gleaningsGWB §36: of the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: trees

العِلمِ

al-ʿilm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

knowledge 72% learning 10% divine 4% standard 4% divines 2% banner 2% science 2% wisdom 2% hidden 2% understanding 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: knoweth fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §533: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the standard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

لِتَکُونُنَّ

litakúnunn k-w-n → “that ye may”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “that ye may”

ye 33% numbered 20% may 13% claim 7% accounted 7% remain 7% pursue 7% art 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dwelt fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §255: have, from time immemorial, been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: such be tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

رِضوانِ

riḍúán r-ḍ-w → “ridván”

literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure

paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%

gleaningsGWB §100: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE gleaningsGWB §634: the Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: Ridván prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: fulfilling Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards

حِکمةِ

ḥikmh ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: sovereignty gleaningsGWB §719: My name kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: ordaineth whatsoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

لَمِن

lamin m-n

literal: who

SE rendered لِتَکُونُنَّ (litakúnunn), رِضوانِ (riḍúán), حِکمةِ (ḥikmh), اللّه (al-lh), لَمِن (lamin), المُحبرينَ (al-muḥbrín) as “that ye may, Ridván, wisdom, divine, gladly and joyously”