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
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that which is ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §210: His footstoolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: ancient splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: theewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: tranquillityfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §603: in a spirit ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: its perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: that it may assuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide then
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: gone far astrayfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §559: when oncekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: far distant from Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: the exilesfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §521: remain unenforcedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: remoteness from Thy courttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departed
This form usually rendered as “traverse” (3 occurrences)
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronouncedgleaningsGWB §98: arise to proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: asked him sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He saithgleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced
paradise 46% garden 15% tabernacle 8% heaven 8% peerless 4% good-pleasure 4% most 4% everlasting 4% unto 4% celestial 4%
gleaningsGWB §650: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISEgleaningsGWB §625: submissiveness to the Will of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of divine favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: fulfilling Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradise
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will draw men nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §572: approach themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy favored onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §127: His Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: light of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “wert” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wishgleaningsGWB §292: his ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thy most exalted Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy Self
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §127: heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: them that have attained thereuntogleaningsGWB §432: blessed oneskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Were it His pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his bodygleaningsGWB §199: yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: fleshprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: dead corpsetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: framewill-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the body
This form usually rendered as “immeasurable” (1 occurrences)
pilgrimage 50% immeasurable 50%
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meantgleaningsGWB §63: O Thou the Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: course of the argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: O Thou Who art my heart’s Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: unto the Supreme Goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisitiongleaningsGWB §356: found and recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beenthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihoodwill-and-testamentW&T §5: were he toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtainedgleaningsGWB §596: achievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the pursuit
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: to aid theegleaningsGWB §679: obtain admittance intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: Graciously assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §93: approachwill-and-testamentW&T §8: may the Lord aidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: graciously aidedgleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: and His salutations be upon HimgleaningsGWB §372: attestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: indisputableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: His salutations be upon HimgleaningsGWB §618: righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: recognized as authentic
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §644: walk not afterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §468: observed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: PathgleaningsGWB §317: into His straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §85: is verily the Straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §682: unto the straight Path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: significance of their positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: and bidden them observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §485: oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrancegleaningsGWB §399: have failed to recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known
SE expanded to “in the name of”
SE rendered شاطئِ (sháṭʾ), العرفانِ (al-ʿrfán), بِاسمِ (biásm), اللّه (al-lh), موقُوفاً (múqúfáan) as “shore, understanding, in the name of, God”
hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: I layfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: present stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: placegleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is written
