Kitáb-i-Íqán — §42
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 42 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و اين مسلّم است که در هر ظهور بعد، شمس علوم و احکام و اوامر و نواهی که در ظهور قبل مرتفع شده و اهل آن عصر در ظلّ آن شمس و قمر معارف و اوامر منوّر و مهتدی می شدند تاريک می شود، يعنی حکمش و اثرش تمام می گردد. و حال ملاحظه فرمائيد که اگر امّت انجيل مقصود از شمس و قمر را ادراک می نمودند و يا از مظهر علم الهی مستفسر می شدند بدون اعتراض و لجاج، البتّه معانی آن واضح می گشت و اين گونه در ظلمت نفس و هوی مبتلا و گرفتار نمی شدند. بلی، چون علم را از مبدأ و معدنش اخذ ننمودند لهذا در وادی مهلک کفر و ضلالت به هلاکت رسيدهاند و هنوز مُشعر نشدهاند که علامات کلّ ظاهر شد و شمس موعود از افق ظهور اشراق نمود و شمس و قمر علوم و احکام و معارف قبل تاريک شد و غروب نمود.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is unquestionable that in every succeeding Revelation the “sun” and “moon” of the teachings, laws, commandments, and prohibitions which have been established in the preceding Dispensation, and which have overshadowed the people of that age, become darkened, that is, are exhausted, and cease to exert their influence. Consider now, had the people of the Gospel recognized the meaning of the symbolic terms “sun” and “moon,” had they sought, unlike the froward and perverse, enlightenment from Him Who is the Revealer of divine knowledge, they would have surely comprehended the purpose of these terms, and would not have become afflicted and oppressed by the darkness of their selfish desires. Yea, but since they have failed to acquire true knowledge from its very Source, they have perished in the perilous vale of waywardness and misbelief. They still have not awakened to perceive that all the signs foretold have been made manifest, that the promised Sun hath risen above the horizon of divine Revelation, and that the “sun” and “moon” of the teachings, the laws, and learning of a former Dispensation have darkened and set.
Translation Notes
SE rendered مسلّم (msllm), هر (hr), ظهور (ẓhúr), شمس (shms) as “every, Revelation, “sun””
recognized 75% admittedly 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrenderedgleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: Peace,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him wholewill-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peacegleaningsGWB §461: greetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: “Peace be
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: seizethfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §29: unveilingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: Thy manifold tests assail themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “sciences” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou knowestfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §341: exposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: notprayers-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 §99: TO BE WISE
This form usually rendered as “prohibitions” (1 occurrences)
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 §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §704: must, in the end, leadkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the furthermost summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: deep their contemplationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §87: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: beneath the shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §572: cloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizinggleaningsGWB §286: whose sightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: and Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “illuminated”, “shed” (26 occurrences)
illumined 44% illuminated 11% shed 6% resplendent 6% envelop 6% effulgent 6% enveloped 6% shine 6% illumine 6% become 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Day-Starfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §115: oceanskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: Thou didst illuminetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
This form usually rendered as “guided”, “become” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §485: approachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: hath guided them arighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §366: guideth
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “who”, “meant”, “meaneth” (23 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “law” (4 occurrences)
wisdom 47% law 12% laws 9% divine 7% all-wise 6% perspicuous 4% command 4% government 4% judge 3% firm 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: be strengthenedgleaningsGWB §224: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sagesthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: judgmentgleaningsGWB §557: ancient Wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: new command
SE usually renders this root as “signs”, “writings”, “evidences”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: writingsgleaningsGWB §321: evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: all past tracesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: shining and luminous tokensgleaningsGWB §203: sacrificed their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: hidden virtuesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deep
all 44% complete 11% exterminated 6% energetically 6% assiduously 6% hath 6% completed 6% unfinished 6% utmost 6% wholly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: whollygleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: to “perfect His light”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: be made incompletethe-hidden-wordsHW §131: onlywill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinishedgleaningsGWB §539: hath been filled up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §527: bettereth the condition thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nationsgleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: Apostleshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the nationsgleaningsGWB §615: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: before
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirementgleaningsGWB §426: the Desire of all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: course of the argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goal
23 occurrences in corpus
ادراک
literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “apprehend”, “understanding” (88 occurrences)
comprehend 25% apprehend 19% understanding 17% comprehension 8% grasp 8% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4% attain 4% fathom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: apprehendinggleaningsGWB §382: failed to recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: acknowledging Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: intelligencegleaningsGWB §389: power to discernkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: perceiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: comprehendinggleaningsGWB §556: would perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
This form usually rendered as “appeal”, “have”, “enlightenment” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: othersgleaningsGWB §680: Who else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: Aught elsethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighborgleaningsGWB §457: nothing
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), مستفسر (mstfsr), می (mí), شدند (shdnd), بدون (bdún), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), لجاج، (ljáj،), البتّه (al-btth), معانی (mʿání), واضح (wáḍḥ) as “knowledge, divine, enlightenment, had, have been, unlike, is, froward and perverse, surely, meaning, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turned awaygleaningsGWB §108: andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Who is the Truth
This form usually rendered as “froward” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §486: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: froward and perverseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: depthstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: the SeasgleaningsGWB §458: billowing oceanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: immersed beneath the oceansgleaningsGWB §118: sacred depths
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: loving providencefire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §641: unfailing providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: tothe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), لجاج، (ljáj،), البتّه (al-btth), معانی (mʿání), واضح (wáḍḥ), می (mí), گشت (gsht), گونه (gúnh), ظلمت (ẓlmt), نفس (nfs) as “is, froward and perverse, surely, meaning, the, would, comprehended, darkness, selfish”
clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: cleargleaningsGWB §559: surestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuousgleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attested
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)
SE rendered معانی (mʿání), واضح (wáḍḥ), می (mí), گشت (gsht), گونه (gúnh), ظلمت (ẓlmt), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مبتلا (mbtlá) as “meaning, the, would, comprehended, darkness, selfish, desires, afflicted”
9 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: wronged onesfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §467: of the unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: They have so grievously wrongedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a cruelty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desiresgleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: divinethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresgleaningsGWB §362: selfish desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of divine might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflictedfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §724: griefs and afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: sore triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: manner of tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the tribulationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: imperishableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Yeathe-hidden-wordsHW §15: outwornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Yeaepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Indeedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Yea
This form usually rendered as “source” (1 occurrences)
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
SE rendered از (iz), مبدأ (mbdʾ), معدنش (mʿdnsh), اخذ (ikhdh), ننمودند (nnmúdnd), لهذا (lhdhá), وادی (wádí), مهلک (mhlk), کفر (kfr), ضلالت (ḍlált) as “from, its very, Source, acquire, failed, but, vale, perilous, misbelief, waywardness”
This form usually rendered as “destroyer”, “perilous”, “consuming” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §572: refused to acknowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: disbelieved inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §272: betray not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astraygleaningsGWB §594: the feet of the erringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §692: erredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellion
This form usually rendered as “perished” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicative”, “indicating” (16 occurrences)
indicate 18% indicative 18% indicating 9% revealed 9% bear 9% doth 9% testify 9% perceive 9% fane 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand notgleaningsGWB §39: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: doth indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every hairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §306: mental facultieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: bearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Fane
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §26: promiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: and theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: timegleaningsGWB §51: that hath been promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Who hath promised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspring
This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realmsfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §534: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the strangerfire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §594: a home for the strangerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the West.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the West
