Kitáb-i-Íqán — §41
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 41 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری، اين است مقصود از تلويحات کلمات مظاهر الهی. پس اطلاق شمس و قمر در اين مراتب بر اين مقامات مذکوره به آيات نازله و اخبار وارده محقّق و ثابت شد. اين است که مقصود از ذکر تاريکی شمس و قمر و سقوط انجم، ضلالت علماء و نسخ شدن احکام مرتفعه در شريعت است که مظهر آن ظهور به اين تلويحات اخبار می دهد. و جز ابرار را از اين کأس نصيبی نيست و جز اخيار را قسمتی نه. "إنَّ الاَبرَارَ يَشرَبُونَ مِن کأسٍ کَانَ مِزَاجُها کافُوراً."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the purpose underlying the symbolic words of the Manifestations of God. Consequently, the application of the terms “sun” and “moon” to the things already mentioned hath been demonstrated and justified by the text of the sacred verses and the recorded traditions. Hence, it is clear and manifest that by the words “the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven” is intended the waywardness of the divines, and the annulment of laws firmly established by divine Revelation, all of which, in symbolic language, have been foreshadowed by the Manifestation of God. None except the righteous shall partake of this cup, none but the godly can share therein. “The righteous shall drink of a cup tempered at the camphor fountain.”
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری، (bárí،), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), تلويحات (tlúyḥát) as “purpose, underlying, the symbolic”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ DesiregleaningsGWB §233: is the wayfarerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: meant thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: whosoever hath soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: design in this matter
23 occurrences in corpus
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 §250: it appearedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §372: the lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: translateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and knit them together, manifestingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
gleaningsGWB §106: All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Great DividinggleaningsGWB §594: friendly facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the sunsgleaningsGWB §357: resplendent the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-like MirrorsgleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordainedgleaningsGWB §421: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most august seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the ordinance
SE rendered شمس (shms), قمر (qmr), مراتب (mrátb), بر (br), مقامات (mqámát), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), آيات (áyát), نازله (názlh), اخبار (ikhbár) as ““sun”, “moon”, things, mentioned, verses, traditions”
station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: seatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §77: a blind peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: quickentablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
SE rendered مقامات (mqámát), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), آيات (áyát), نازله (názlh), اخبار (ikhbár), وارده (wárdh), محقّق (mḥqqq), ثابت (thábt) as “mentioned, verses, traditions, recorded, demonstrated, justified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealedgleaningsGWB §493: hathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: guestgleaningsGWB §466: hath sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: enterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: to facewill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §466: Mine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: entered into
evident 21% demonstrated 14% recognized 14% absolute 7% hath 7% manifest 7% inevitable 7% incontrovertible 7% proven 7% confirmeth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: committed everything untogleaningsGWB §277: the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: the Revealer of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True One
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmnessgleaningsGWB §111: firmkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: potency of God’s invincibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: been extolledthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: confidenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
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 §205: concerninggleaningsGWB §372: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: calleth Thee to remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
wronged 55% darkness 11% tyranny 9% cruelty 6% oppressors 4% oppressor 4% oppression 3% injustice 2% iniquity 2% have 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: tyrantsfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §153: victim of tyrannykitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustly and cruelly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: astraygleaningsGWB §555: of errorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §77: led them astraykitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to err
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: mankindfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §266: Thinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE rendered سقوط (sqúṭ), انجم، (injm،), ضلالت (ḍlált), علماء (ʿlmáʾ), نسخ (nskh), شدن (shdn), احکام (iḥkám), مرتفعه (mrtfʿh), شريعت (shríʿt) as “fall, stars, waywardness, divines, annulment, laws, firmly established, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: been madegleaningsGWB §316: is to be ascribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in the clouds of heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §119: shouldwill-and-testamentW&T §19: not beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: became
This form usually rendered as “law”, “faith”, “dispensation” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: rivergleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §25: legislativeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: FaithgleaningsGWB §148: the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: river of divine knowledge
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “experience”, “purpose” (10 occurrences)
experience 50% purpose 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: will leadgleaningsGWB §140: hath servedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: unchangedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: Ye have sufferedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: testifygleaningsGWB §220: will readily admit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §149: failedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §612: shall be set
SE rendered جز (jz), ابرار (ibrár), از (iz), کأس (kʾas), نصيبی (nṣíbí), نيست (níst), جز (jz), اخيار (ikhíár), قسمتی (qsmtí), نه (nh) as “but, righteous, of, cup, partake, godly, share”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: is it nowgleaningsGWB §725: have wanderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: enshroudthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: with thewill-and-testamentW&T §53: aroseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgatedgleaningsGWB §111: not being accounted
This form usually rendered as “righteous”, “godly”, “just” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §691: goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: been createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §666: goodness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: adjuregleaningsGWB §358: So potent and universalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: By the righteousness of Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: By thewill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §165: Bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: that
SE rendered نصيبی (nṣíbí), نيست (níst), جز (jz), اخيار (ikhíár), قسمتی (qsmtí), نه (nh), الاَبرَارَ (al-áabrár), يَشرَبُونَ (yashrabún) as “partake, but, godly, share, righteous, drink”
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §704: must, in the end, leadkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most kindlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: Desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed
This form usually rendered as “tempered” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fragrance” (1 occurrences)
have 29% repudiated 18% disbelieved 15% infidel 8% infidels 6% denied 6% unbelief 6% ye 5% believe 3% reject 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §359: believed notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and repudiatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §297: ye believe not
