Kitáb-i-Íqán — §4
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 291.
Source (Persian)
حال قدری تأمّل نمائيد که سبب اعتراض ناس بعد از طلب و آمال ايشان چه بود. و به قسمی هم اعتراض می نمودند که زبان و بيان و تقرير و تحرير همه از ذکر آن عاجز و قاصر است. و احدی از مظاهر قدسيّه و مطالع احديّه ظاهر نشد مگر آنکه به اعتراض و انکار و احتجاج ناس مبتلاگشت. چنانچه می فرمايد: "يا حَسرَةً عَلَی العِبادِ ما يأتيهِمْ مِن رَسُولٍ إلّا کَانُوا بِهِ يَستَهزِؤونَ." و در مقام ديگر می فرمايد:
"وَ هَمَّتْ کلُّ اُمّةٍ بِرَسولِهِم لِيَأخُذوهُ وَ جادَلُوا بِالباطل لِيُدحِضوا بِهِ الحَقّ."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ponder for a moment, and reflect upon that which hath been the cause of such denial on the part of those who have searched with such earnestness and longing. Their attack hath been more fierce than tongue or pen can describe. Not one single Manifestation of Holiness hath appeared but He was afflicted by the denials, the repudiation, and the vehement opposition of the people around Him. Thus it hath been revealed: “O the misery of men! No Messenger cometh unto them but they laugh Him to scorn.” Again He saith: “Each nation hath plotted darkly against their Messenger to lay violent hold on Him, and disputed with vain words to invalidate the truth.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ponder for a moment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: in this daygleaningsGWB §30: aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
This form usually rendered as “while”, “awhile”, “little” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ponder for a moment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: them that have fixed their hearts upon Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §465: My dearest wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ponder upon
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: hath broughtgleaningsGWB §222: benefitskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §9: him that hath kindledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: means of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned asidegleaningsGWB §153: disbeliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the withdrawaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: objections to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: men’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §108: the people of His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: generation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any other mattergleaningsGWB §248: sought themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and for the sake ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: and soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We praygleaningsGWB §552: praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Object of his quest
This form usually rendered as “such”, “much”, “how” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: dividedgleaningsGWB §361: Such was their faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: adjuredthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §54: so grievousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: beareth Me witnessgleaningsGWB §165: Bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: So heavily
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
SE rendered نمودند (nmúdnd), زبان (zbán), بيان (bíán), تقرير (tqrír), تحرير (tḥrír), همه (hmh), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr) as “hath, tongue, pen, describe”
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 11% habitation 10% hath 10% have 9% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6% spot 6%
SE rendered زبان (zbán), بيان (bíán), تقرير (tqrír), تحرير (tḥrír), همه (hmh), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr) as “tongue, pen, describe”
SE rendered زبان (zbán), بيان (bíán), تقرير (tqrír), تحرير (tḥrír), همه (hmh), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr) as “tongue, pen, describe”
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: mentionedgleaningsGWB §663: celebrating His praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: the words of praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to magnify Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), عاجز (ʿájz), قاصر (qáṣr), احدی (iḥdí), از (iz), مظاهر (mẓáhr) as “describe, one, single, Manifestation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: none can producegleaningsGWB §322: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: their impotencewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: cannot frustrate HimgleaningsGWB §196: failethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), عاجز (ʿájz), قاصر (qáṣr), احدی (iḥdí), از (iz), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسيّه (qdsísh) as “describe, one, single, Manifestation, Holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: have not fallen short ofgleaningsGWB §523: palaceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: for the sake of brevityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: would be utterly unabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conductgleaningsGWB §168: mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: can never hope to match
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §462: believer
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
holiness 41% holy 30% sanctified 9% glory 5% sacred 4% heavenly 4% sanctity 2% sanctifying 2% manifestations 2% heaven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §118: bewilderedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: the sacrednesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy
SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), از (iz), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسيّه (qdsísh), مطالع (mṭálʿ), احديّه (iḥdídh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نشد (nshd), مگر (mgr), آنکه (ánkh) as “one, single, Manifestation, Holiness, appeared, but, He”
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ignorantfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §656: towards the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shed Thy radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: deniergleaningsGWB §510: all them that repudiate His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: such as have denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §488: can rejectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
This form usually rendered as “have”, “vehement” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: proofgleaningsGWB §293: the testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: with such a Testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
This form usually rendered as “misery”, “anguish” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithfulfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §175: creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: is comegleaningsGWB §238: bring forth, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall give outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: brought it to theegleaningsGWB §424: is fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: should come down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: the Prophet HimselfgleaningsGWB §40: yet another Messengerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: the mission of Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: sent forth
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §305: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the world and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: to remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE rendered يَستَهزِؤونَ (yastahziʾún), مقام (mqám), ديگر (dígr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), هَمَّتْ (hammat) as “laugh Him to scorn.”, Again, He, saith, hath plotted darkly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will We allow themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §323: to arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: most infallibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “another”, “other”, “moreover” (100 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: strivefire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §405: resolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: manifold sorrowsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost importanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: striven
This form usually rendered as “mother”, “people”, “indeed” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: before thefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §286: is a motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: untutoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE expanded to “to lay violent hold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: disputegleaningsGWB §16: contentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviledthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: disputethwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputeth with himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissensiongleaningsGWB §711: dispute with thee
لِيُدحِضوا
literal: refute/disprove; refuted/cast off; refuted/cast-down
This form usually rendered as “invalidate” (1 occurrences)
