Kitáb-i-Íqán — §43

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال به چشم علم اليقين و جناحَی عين اليقين به صراط حقّ اليقين قدم گذار، "قل اللّهُ ثُمَّ ذَرهُم فِی خَوضهِم يَلعَبُونَ" تا از اصحابی محسوب شوی که می فرمايد: "إنَّ الَّذينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَااللّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيهِمُ المَلائِکَةُ." تا جميع اين اسرار را به بَصَر خود مشاهده فرمائی.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now, with fixed gaze and steady wings enter thou the way of certitude and truth. “Say: It is God; then leave them to entertain themselves with their cavilings.” Thus, wilt thou be accounted of those companions of whom He saith: “They that say ‘Our Lord is God,’ and continue steadfast in His way, upon them, verily, shall the angels descend.” Then shalt thou witness all these mysteries with thine own eyes.

Translation Notes

چشم

chshm ch-sh-m → “eyes”

literal: eye; spring; with eyes/through eyes

eyes 43% eye 33% own 3% inner 3% well-spring 3% salty 3% gaze 3% founts 3% closed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: gaze the-hidden-wordsHW §104: founts will-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: well-spring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes

اليقين

al-yqín y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certainty; certitude; be certain

certitude 42% certainty 13% assurance 8% will 8% absolute 8% undoubted 4% readily 4% fully 4% knowledge 4% certain 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurance fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §474: Know thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certainty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitude gleaningsGWB §338: faith

جناحَی

jnáḥay j-n-ḥ → “steady wings”

literal: wing; wings

wings 75% steady 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wings gleaningsGWB §63: on the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humility prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful

عين

ʿín ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered چشم (chshm), علم (ʿlm), اليقين (al-yqín), جناحَی (jnáḥay), عين (ʿín), اليقين (al-yqín), صراط (ṣráṭ), حقّ (ḥqq) as “gaze, fixed, certitude, steady wings, way, truth”

eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointed gleaningsGWB §505: thine eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made will-and-testamentW&T §34: nobility

صراط

ṣráṭ ṣ-r-ṭ → “way”

literal: path; path/way; way

path 32% straight 29% way 25% guiding 4% sirát 4% “sirat 4% right 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: straight Path gleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: path gleaningsGWB §85: the Straight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the right way.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Way

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: God gleaningsGWB §716: His kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Him that speaketh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §36: my all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth

قدم

qdm q-d-m

literal: ancient; step; eternity

SE rendered صراط (ṣráṭ), حقّ (ḥqq), اليقين (al-yqín), قدم (qdm) as “way, truth”

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §66: the Ancient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternity tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

گذار،

gdhár، g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered صراط (ṣráṭ), حقّ (ḥqq), اليقين (al-yqín), قدم (qdm), گذار، (gdhár،) as “way, truth”

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: abandon gleaningsGWB §547: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: not to waive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §96: lose not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: pass by

اللّهُ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §204: her God

ذَرهُم

dharhum dh-r → “leave”

literal: leave

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: leave

خَوضهِم

khawḍhim kh-w-ḍ → “cavilings!””

literal: caviling

cavilings!” 50% entertain 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: cavilings!”will-and-testamentW&T §35: swept kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: entertain themselves with their cavilings.”will-and-testamentW&T §32: immersed

يَلعَبُونَ

yalʿabún l-ʿ-b

literal: play; play/sport; player

SE rendered ذَرهُم (dharhum), خَوضهِم (khawḍhim), يَلعَبُونَ (yalʿabún), از (iz), اصحابی (iṣḥábí), محسوب (mḥsúb), شوی (shúy), می (mí) as “leave, entertain themselves with their cavilings.”, of, companions, accounted, be, wilt”

disporting 50% play 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: disportest gleaningsGWB §82: disporting themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have jested epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: playing gleaningsGWB §612: as a play and gleaningsGWB §247: and disporting themselves gleaningsGWB §503: play gleaningsGWB §506: with your pastimes and

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

اصحابی

iṣḥábí ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions”

literal: companions; companion

companions 56% people 10% followers 6% disciples 6% revealer 6% companionship 5% person 3% fellowship 3% whose 2% members 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: members gleaningsGWB §552: companionship kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: God’s holy companions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art my the-hidden-wordsHW §133: fellowship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: person gleaningsGWB §38: disciples

محسوب

mḥsúb ḥ-s-b → “accounted”

literal: according to; according; reckoned

accounted 50% numbered 20% reckoned 10% account 10% esteem 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sufficest gleaningsGWB §382: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: how the-hidden-wordsHW §134: infernal will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: accounted gleaningsGWB §314: numbered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: a reckoning

شوی

shúy sh-d-n → “be”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered از (iz), اصحابی (iṣḥábí), محسوب (mḥsúb), شوی (shúy), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), الَّذينَ (adh-dhín) as “of, companions, accounted, be, wilt, saith, “They that”

soar 33% wilt 33% thou 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: hath been gleaningsGWB §377: should be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: they were the-hidden-wordsHW §152: not therein will-and-testamentW&T §25: not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have made gleaningsGWB §684: reach and partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath not

می

mí m-y-y → “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

فرمايد

frmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was gleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: have been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saith gleaningsGWB §381: assumed

الَّذينَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §542: The generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

رَبُّنَااللّهُ

rabbunáálllh r-b-b → “‘our lord is god,’”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “‘Our Lord is God,’”

lord 84% god 4% divine 3% lords 3% divinity 1% lordship 1% godhead 1% voice 1% sovereignty 1% divinely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord gleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and

اسْتَقَامُوا

istaqámúá q-w-m → “continue steadfast” Distinctive

literal: station; people; place

This form usually rendered as “have”, “attained”, “stood” (5 occurrences)

have 40% attained 20% stood 20% continue 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: place fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §689: his glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: risen up against tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

تَتَنَزَّلُ

tatanazzal n-z-l

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered اسْتَقَامُوا (istaqámúá), تَتَنَزَّلُ (tatanazzal), عَلَيهِمُ (ʿalayhim), المَلائِکَةُ (al-maláʾikah) as “continue steadfast, upon them, the angels descend.””