Kitáb-i-Íqán — §44

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 44 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ای برادر من، قدم روح بردار تا باديه های بعيده بُعد و هجر را به آنی طيّ فرمائی و در رضوان قرب و وصل در آئی و در نَفَسی به انفس الهيّه فائز شوی. و به قدم جسد هرگز اين مراحل طيّ نشود و مقصود حاصل نيايد. والسَّلامُ عَلَی مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الحَقَّ بِالحقِّ وَ کانَ عَلی صِراطِ الاَمرِ فيِ شاطئِ العرفانِ بِاسمِ اللّه موقُوفاً.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O my brother! Take thou the step of the spirit, so that, swift as the twinkling of an eye, thou mayest flash through the wilds of remoteness and bereavement, attain the Ridván of everlasting reunion, and in one breath commune with the heavenly Spirits. For with human feet thou canst never hope to traverse these immeasurable distances, nor attain thy goal. Peace be upon him whom the light of truth guideth unto all truth, and who, in the name of God, standeth in the path of His Cause, upon the shore of true understanding.

Translation Notes

برادر

brádr b-r-d → “brother”

literal: brother

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §556: cold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have had no prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Cast out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: forbearance and loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

قدم

qdm q-d-m → “step”

literal: ancient; step; eternity

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 §261: past fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footsteps tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §132: advance will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: breath of life fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §188: life kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: the odour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: the sweet savors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease

باديه

bádíh b-d-w → “hasty”

literal: lest; desert; alteration

hasty 50% wilds 25% wastes 25%

gleaningsGWB §334: dawn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: of hasty judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: creation the-hidden-wordsHW §104: the wastes gleaningsGWB §725: wilderness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: nonfulfilment gleaningsGWB §359: of hasty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: wilds

های

háy null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered قدم (qdm), روح (rúḥ), بردار (brdár), باديه (bádíh), های (háy), بعيده (bʿídh), هجر (hjr), آنی (ání) as “step, spirit, Take, wilds, remoteness, bereavement, twinkling of an eye”

“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chronicles kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: scriptures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “resurrection”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: blindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: to

بعيده

bʿídh b-ʿ-d → “remoteness”

literal: far

far 40% remoteness 13% gone 7% late 7% gulf 7% across 7% estranged 7% wanderer 7% strayed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: far fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §579: he that teacheth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: coming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: have kept me back will-and-testamentW&T §18: his successor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: in the end

هجر

hjr h-j-r → “remoteness”

literal: separation

separation 25% bereavement 25% remoteness 25% exile 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: migrated fire-tabletFire §2: of desolation gleaningsGWB §217: its remoteness from Thy presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: bereavement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its remoteness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presence the-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTS epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: from

آنی

ání ʾ-n-n → “thee” Distinctive

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)

thee 21% verily 14% thou 14% now 7% moment 7% admit 7% recognize 7% “there 7% “verily 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §161: Were it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §534: for Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §2: to admit that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: I will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §158: a moment

طيّ

ṭíṭ ṭ-y-y → “traverse”

literal: traverse

traverse 50% enclosed 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: traverse will-and-testamentW&T §9: enclosed

فرمائی

frmáʾí f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered بعيده (bʿídh), هجر (hjr), آنی (ání), طيّ (ṭíṭ), فرمائی (frmáʾí), رضوان (rḍúán), قرب (qrb), وصل (wṣl), آئی (áʾí) as “remoteness, bereavement, twinkling of an eye, flash, Ridván, of everlasting, reunion, attain”

thou 50% mayest 17% witness 17% suffer 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §117: recreated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: unto the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt

رضوان

rḍúán 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 §66: everlasting Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Mary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: garden the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE gleaningsGWB §634: the Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: Ridván prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: good pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards

قرب

qrb q-r-b → “draw” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “presence”, “proximity”, “nearness” (62 occurrences)

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: draw nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §724: favored among kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: access tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

وصل

wṣl w-ṣ-l → “reunion”

literal: union

reunion 25% attained 13% received 13% come 13% union 13% welding 13% attain 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: government fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §555: leadeth him to the stations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Prophets and chosen Ones prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attain the-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: power

آئی

áʾí ʾ-y-y → “signs” Distinctive

literal: sign; signs

This form usually rendered as “attain” (1 occurrences)

signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquainted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses

نَفَسی

nafasí n-f-s → “breath” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: men gleaningsGWB §611: the veil kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: my being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: wherewith Thou praisest Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELF will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

الهيّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “heavenly” Distinctive

literal: God; divine; god

This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §668: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself

شوی

shúy sh-d-n

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered نَفَسی (nafasí), انفس (infs), الهيّه (al-híhh), فائز (fáʾz), شوی (shúy), قدم (qdm), جسد (jsd), هرگز (hrgz), مراحل (mráḥl) as “breath, Spirits, heavenly, commune, feet, human, never, distances”

soar 33% wilt 33% thou 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §152: not therein will-and-testamentW&T §13: be filled with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: should be acquired gleaningsGWB §40: be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: failed

جسد

jsd j-s-d → “body”

literal: body; bodies; flesh

body 33% flesh 27% unto 7% gloomy 7% human 7% bodies 7% dead 7% frame 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My limbs gleaningsGWB §199: yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: flesh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their bodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her body the-hidden-wordsHW §120: frame will-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the body

هرگز

hrgz h-r-g → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 50% every 17% can 17% ever 17%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never

مراحل

mráḥl r-ḥ-l → “don” Distinctive

literal: saddle; stages

This form usually rendered as “distances” (1 occurrences)

don 50% distances 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: don the garb of pilgrimage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: distances

نشود

nshúd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered قدم (qdm), جسد (jsd), هرگز (hrgz), مراحل (mráḥl), طيّ (ṭíṭ), نشود (nshúd), مقصود (mqṣúd), حاصل (ḥáṣl), نيايد (níáyd), والسَّلامُ (wálssalám) as “feet, human, never, distances, traverse, goal, attain, Peace”

should 60% nothing 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: hath gleaningsGWB §440: this kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §19: not be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they have

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “goal” Distinctive

literal: intended; purpose; desired

This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant gleaningsGWB §328: this is its kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of thy heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: to attain the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: aim

حاصل

ḥáṣl ḥ-ṣ-l → “attained”

literal: obtained; result; acquisition

attained 33% having 17% object 17% impossible 17% attain 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained gleaningsGWB §603: your object is attained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such idle pursuits the-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisition gleaningsGWB §356: found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been established epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attained

نيايد

níáyd ʾ-m-d

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered مراحل (mráḥl), طيّ (ṭíṭ), نشود (nshúd), مقصود (mqṣúd), حاصل (ḥáṣl), نيايد (níáyd), والسَّلامُ (wálssalám), اتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿ) as “distances, traverse, goal, attain, Peace, guideth”