Kitáb-i-Íqán — §59
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 59 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين در حالت مريم مشاهده نما که آن طلعت کبری از عظمت امر و تحيّر، آرزوی عدم فرمود چنانچه مستفاد از آيه مبارکه می شود که بعد از تولّد عيسی، مريم ناله نمود و به اين کلمه زبان گشود: "يَا لَيْتَنِی مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا وَ کُنْتُ نَسْيَاً مَنْسيّاً." که ترجمه آن اين است: ای کاش مرده بودم قبل از ظهور اين امر و بودم از فراموش شدگان. قسم به خدا که کبدها از استماع اين سخن می گدازد و روان ها می ريزد. و اين اضطراب و حزن نبود مگر از شماتت اعداء و اعتراض اهل کفر و شقا. آخر تفکّر نمائيد که مريم چه جواب با مردم می گفت؟ طفلی که پدر او معيّن نباشد چگونه می توان به مردم معيّن نمود که اين از روح القدس است؟ اين بود که آن مخدّره بقا آن طفل را برداشته به منزل مراجعت فرمود. تا چشم قوم بر او افتاد گفتند: "يَا اُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا کَان اَبُوکِ إمرَاَ سَوءٍ وَ مَا کَانَتْ اُمُّکِ بَغِيّاً." مضمون آن اين است که ای خواهر هارون، نبود پدر تو مرد بدی و نبود مادر تو بدکار.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Likewise, reflect upon the state and condition of Mary. So deep was the perplexity of that most beauteous countenance, so grievous her case, that she bitterly regretted she had ever been born. To this beareth witness the text of the sacred verse wherein it is mentioned that after Mary had given birth to Jesus, she bemoaned her plight and cried out: “O would that I had died ere this, and been a thing forgotten, forgotten quite!” I swear by God! Such lamenting consumeth the heart and shaketh the being. Such consternation of soul, such despondency, could have been caused by no other than the censure of the enemy and the cavilings of the infidel and perverse. Reflect, what answer could Mary have given to the people around her? How could she claim that a Babe Whose father was unknown had been conceived of the Holy Ghost? Therefore did Mary, that veiled and immortal Countenance, take up her Child and return unto her home. No sooner had the eyes of the people fallen upon her than they raised their voice saying: “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of wickedness, nor unchaste thy mother.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: alsogleaningsGWB §122: similarlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like mannergleaningsGWB §150: Bothkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: LikewisegleaningsGWB §340: while
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §338: state and conditionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: by Thy helptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: gazedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §327: comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: the martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Resplendent Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §311: Maids ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Fountainhead of alltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “greatness”, “dominion” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §606: however meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: he had been biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §476: pertainethkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: through Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: marvelgleaningsGWB §321: wonder and amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: be bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: have perplexed
This form usually rendered as “regretted” (1 occurrences)
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §115: consumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: failureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: would be reduced to utter nothingnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §588: Let them be reduced to nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: in no wise
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enablegleaningsGWB §178: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: wouldgleaningsGWB §122: exemplified by the following verses
This form usually rendered as “implieth”, “gathered”, “derived” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: \‘Blessed, therefore, begleaningsGWB §378: most blessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §27: Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Blessed, therefore, be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: nor is He begottengleaningsGWB §725: generation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is bornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: At his birthwill-and-testamentW&T §18: The childepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: begetteth notgleaningsGWB §452: and the fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: had given birth to Jesus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: in what thou sayestfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §376: can believekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unfoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one deadgleaningsGWB §340: physical deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: dead manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §306: his death
This form usually rendered as “thing” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: forgotten quite!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: it cannot be forgottengleaningsGWB §463: forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: caused to forgetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: forgetfulness
SE rendered نَسْيَاً (nasyáan), مَنْسيّاً (mansísáan), ترجمه (trjmh), کاش (kásh), مرده (mrdh), بودم (búdm) as “forgotten, forgotten quite!”, had”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: he accompaniedgleaningsGWB §307: continuethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: knoweth neitherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: had
SE rendered بودم (búdm), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), امر (imr), بودم (búdm), از (iz), فراموش (frámúsh), شدگان (shdgán) as “was, to”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: for the sake of proclaimingfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §285: through the Revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whom Thou hast called into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
SE rendered از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), امر (imr), بودم (búdm), از (iz), فراموش (frámúsh), شدگان (shdgán), قسم (qsm), خدا (khdá), کبدها (kbdhá) as “to, was, I swear, God, heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §362: couchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: beddinggleaningsGWB §362: carnal desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: officials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my heart within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: reinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken hearts
SE rendered قسم (qsm), خدا (khdá), کبدها (kbdhá), از (iz), استماع (istmáʿ), سخن (skhn), می (mí), گدازد (gdázd), روان (rúán) as “I swear, God, heart, lamenting, consumeth, soul”
heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Incline thine earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §490: Let thine ear be attentivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hearing themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
7 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “precipitateth”, “shaketh” (2 occurrences)
precipitateth 50% shaketh 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: spiltgleaningsGWB §436: undermine its structurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: hath been shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: fell downwill-and-testamentW&T §5: poisonedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: precipitateth itselfgleaningsGWB §41: they have strewnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: shaketh
SE rendered روان (rúán), ها (há), می (mí), ريزد (rízd), اضطراب (iḍṭráb), حزن (ḥzn), نبود (nbúd), مگر (mgr), از (iz), شماتت (shmátt), اعداء (iʿdáʾ) as “soul, shaketh, despondency, being, no other than, by, censure, enemy”
sorrow 25% grief 15% sadden 10% sadness 10% sorrows 10% anguish 10% saddened 5% tribulation 5% despondency 5% affliction 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: “My grieffire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §650: chagrined and sorrowfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: sorrows whichtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: be not sadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
This form usually rendered as “enemies”, “mine”, “foes” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: frowardgleaningsGWB §362: the denialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: fierce oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have turned away from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: turn aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the people offire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §172: O people of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: only those who are initiated into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: all the inmatestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE rendered از (iz), شماتت (shmátt), اعداء (iʿdáʾ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), اهل (ihl), کفر (kfr), شقا (shqá), آخر (ákhr), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd) as “by, censure, enemy, cavilings, infidel, perverse, Reflect”
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: deniedgleaningsGWB §84: openly refusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the infidelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou deniedgleaningsGWB §262: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: repudiators of God
This form usually rendered as “perverse” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine iniquitiesgleaningsGWB §220: corruptionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: miseryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: the wicked doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: perverseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and the wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: wicked doersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: their wickedness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the endgleaningsGWB §257: or of the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: Latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: the latter generationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At lengthgleaningsGWB §573: The “life to come,” on the other hand,
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to meditategleaningsGWB §298: Meditate diligentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: mindthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: consideredgleaningsGWB §663: Wert thou to consider
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §259: whom We answeredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: repliesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: obeyed Thy summonstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: refutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answered
This form usually rendered as “babe” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “distinct”, “appoint” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eyesgleaningsGWB §34: the facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “breath” (201 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
1 occurrence in corpus
immortal 28% immortality 28% eternity 17% eternal 14% incorruptible 3% unfading 3% existence 3% everlasting 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §642: belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must enduretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
This form usually rendered as “snatched”, “take” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: snatched off Ourfire-tabletFire §38: the coldgleaningsGWB §205: will, assuredly, lift upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have had noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balmthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: BRETHRENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Usfire-tabletFire §7: Coldness
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “who” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §160: declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: as unfolded by these utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §560: referredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: seeketh the guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: can befit onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to returngleaningsGWB §257: truly repent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: truthfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §718: these peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can stir uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اُخْتَ (ukht), هَارُونَ (hárún), اَبُوکِ (abúk), إمرَاَ (ʾimrá), سَوءٍ (sawʾin) as “sister, Aaron, man, wickedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: evilgleaningsGWB §428: all else but Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: misfortuneswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more evilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy sinsgleaningsGWB §684: how contemptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: wickedness
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: all who are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “oppression”, “wickedness”, “iniquity” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can ever beseemthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: as it is meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §508: Seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: wickedness
SE rendered اُمُّکِ (ummuk), بَغِيّاً (baghíháan), مضمون (mḍmún) as “mother.”, unchaste”
SE rendered بَغِيّاً (baghíháan), مضمون (mḍmún), خواهر (khúáhr), هارون، (hárún،), نبود (nbúd), پدر (pdr), تو (tú) as “unchaste, was not, father, Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sistergleaningsGWB §666: neighborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: their brotherwill-and-testamentW&T §8: my brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: one of the sistersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: brother
SE rendered نبود (nbúd), پدر (pdr), تو (tú), مرد (mrd), بدی (bdí), نبود (nbúd), مادر (mádr), تو (tú) as “was not, father, thy”
SE rendered نبود (nbúd), پدر (pdr), تو (tú), مرد (mrd), بدی (bdí), نبود (nbúd), مادر (mádr), تو (tú) as “was not, father, thy”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نبود (nbúd), پدر (pdr), تو (tú), مرد (mrd), بدی (bdí), نبود (nbúd), مادر (mádr), تو (tú) as “was not, father, thy”
nations 27% peoples 20% before 18% mother 13% people 7% imáms 6% all 3% imams 2% apostleship 2% unlettered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: in the facefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §286: is indeed a motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE rendered پدر (pdr), تو (tú), مرد (mrd), بدی (bdí), نبود (nbúd), مادر (mádr), تو (tú), بدکار (bdkár) as “father, thy”
