Kitáb-i-Íqán — §82

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 82 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس بايد جهدی نمود تا به اعانت غيبی از اين حجبات ظلمانی و غمام امتحانات ربّانی از مشاهده آن جمال نورانی ممنوع نشويم و او را به نفس او بشناسيم و اگر هم حجّت بخواهيم به يک حجّت و برهان اکتفا نمائيم تا به منبع فيض نامتناهی که جميع فيوضات نزد او معدوم صرف است فائز گرديم نه آنکه هر روز به خيالی اعتراض نمائيم و به هوائی تمسّک جوئيم.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It behooveth us, therefore, to make the utmost endeavour, that, by God’s invisible assistance, these dark veils, these clouds of Heaven-sent trials, may not hinder us from beholding the beauty of His shining Countenance, and that we may recognize Him only by His own Self. And should we ask for a testimony of His truth, we should content ourselves with one, and only one; that thereby we may attain unto Him Who is the Fountain-head of infinite grace, and in Whose presence all the world’s abundance fadeth into nothingness, that we may cease to cavil at Him every day and to cleave unto our own idle fancy.

Translation Notes

پس

ps p-s → “wherefore”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

جهدی

jhdí j-h-d → “utmost endeavour”

literal: striving; striver

utmost 33% strive 33% endeavour 17% make 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war gleaningsGWB §554: a true seeker kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: judgments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: striving gleaningsGWB §554: maketh efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: endeavours epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: cling gleaningsGWB §320: reenacted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: deprive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: not

اعانت

iʿánt ʿ-w-n → “assistance” Distinctive

literal: helper; help; assistance

This form usually rendered as “aid”, “help”, “raised” (15 occurrences)

aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: succorer gleaningsGWB §598: helpers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: assisteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my succorer will-and-testamentW&T §40: associates epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assist gleaningsGWB §409: the help kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: assistance

غيبی

ghíbí gh-y-b → “invisible”

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible

invisible 40% unseen 27% hidden 13% god 7% unassisted 7% inscrutable 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseen gleaningsGWB §235: things unseen,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: veiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absent the-hidden-wordsHW §90: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seen gleaningsGWB §499: all beings, visible and invisible

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered بايد (báyd), جهدی (jhdí), نمود (nmúd), اعانت (iʿánt), غيبی (ghíbí), از (iz), حجبات (ḥjbát), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), غمام (ghmám), امتحانات (imtḥánát) as “behooveth, utmost endeavour, make, assistance, invisible, from, veils, dark, clouds, trials”

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

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “veils”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veils 63% veil 22% veiled 2% every 2% dust 2% mysterious 2% grievous 2% deeds 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled gleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out from the-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter thee gleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understanding

ظلمانی

ẓlmání ẓ-l-m → “dark”

literal: darkness

darkness 27% dark 27% pitch-black 9% abject 9% darkened 9% obscure 9% gloom 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: beyond like or equal fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §363: unjustly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: injury prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: injustice have they committed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: for their cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: gloomy

غمام

ghmám gh-m-m → “clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 60% cloud 10% heaven 5% showers 5% mists 5% bountiful 5% “clouds.” 5% “clouds” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §506: heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: agony the-hidden-wordsHW §133: sorrow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §309: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: showers

امتحانات

imtḥánát m-ḥ-n → “trials”

literal: trial

trials 67% tried 33%

gleaningsGWB §215: hath proved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: sore test prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: of tests the-hidden-wordsHW §147: toil will-and-testamentW&T §3: troubles gleaningsGWB §24: proved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: tried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: by the tests

ربّانی

rbbání r-b-b → “heaven-sent” Distinctive

literal: Lord; lord; divine

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “divinely” (65 occurrences)

divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord gleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: art tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “beholding”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §368: be discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

نورانی

núrání n-w-r → “shining”

literal: luminous

resplendent 22% shining 22% celestial 11% luminous 11% resplendence 11% divine 11% radiant 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant light fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §25: with the kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: light of divine knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the splendors of the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

ممنوع

mmnúʿ m-n-ʿ → “hinder”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

hinder 20% forbidden 13% ceased 13% deprive 13% debarreth 7% strayed 7% unlawful 7% denied 7% deprived 7% deterred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad gleaningsGWB §479: He withholdeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: deprive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: keep me back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred

نشويم

nshúym sh-w-d → “may not”

literal: become; to become; became

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: affirm gleaningsGWB §640: been subjected kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: to become

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “self”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: its own standard gleaningsGWB §457: your waywardness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favor tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

بشناسيم

bshnásím sh-n-kh → “recognize”

literal: recognize

recognized 40% recognize 20% hath 10% “recognize 10% failed 10% knowledge 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: “Recognize gleaningsGWB §45: recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: hath known gleaningsGWB §173: failed to recognize gleaningsGWB §334: recognized

حجّت

ḥjjt ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

testimony 58% proof 13% evidences 6% any 3% divine 3% testimonies 3% surest 3% abiding 3% standard 3% argument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His Testimony gleaningsGWB §585: the testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: opposition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §2: Proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: testimonies gleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs

بخواهيم

bkhúáhím kh-w-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: will; to want/will

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

will 48% shall 20% requested 4% refuse 4% would 4% may 4% whether 4% such 4% perplex 4% should 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested gleaningsGWB §605: will continue to ordain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: was the-hidden-wordsHW §93: desired will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §708: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Should We wish

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

برهان

brhán b-r-h

literal: proof; proof, evidence; evidence

SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), بخواهيم (bkhúáhím), يک (yk), حجّت (ḥjjt), برهان (brhán), اکتفا (iktfá), نمائيم (nmáʾím), منبع (mnbʿ), فيض (fíḍ) as “testimony, ask, one, content ourselves, may, Fountain-head, grace”

proof 40% evidence 20% testimony 13% proofs 7% trustworthy 7% infallible 7% incontrovertible 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: sought gleaningsGWB §109: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimony will-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimonies gleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: luminous evidence

اکتفا

iktfá k-f-y → “suffice” Distinctive

literal: sufficient; sufficiency; suffice

This form usually rendered as “confined”, “content” (2 occurrences)

confined 50% content 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficeth will-and-testamentW&T §4: content epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: enough epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: suffice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the full measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: of

منبع

mnbʿ n-b-ʿ → “fountain-head”

literal: source; source, spring; wellspring

fountain-head 22% source 22% fountainhead 22% wellhead 11% wellspring 11% one 11%

gleaningsGWB §102: Wellsprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the fountain-head prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the fountainhead gleaningsGWB §549: springs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: Fountain-head prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: the Wellspring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Wellhead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: One Who is the Fountainhead

فيض

fíḍ f-y-ḍ → “grace”

literal: grace; overflowing; outpourings

grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace abounding gleaningsGWB §13: the blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpourings will-and-testamentW&T §17: unerring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §25: the manifold grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalized

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: surrounded gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: drew nigh the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the hour will-and-testamentW&T §6: possession epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: all gleaningsGWB §674: before the

معدوم

mʿdúm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness”

literal: non-existence; non-existent

nothingness 33% nothing 22% perish 6% wholly 6% non-existent 6% destroyed 6% non-existence 6% brought 6% utter 6% put 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §374: as nothing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: destroyed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existence will-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §355: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: want of

صرف

ṣrf ṣ-r-f

literal: pure

SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), فيوضات (fíwḍát), نزد (nzd), معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), فائز (fáʾz), گرديم (grdím), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), هر (hr), روز (rúz) as “all, in Whose presence, nothingness, attain, cease, every, day”

pure 20% absolute 13% utter 13% essence 13% spent 7% supreme 7% incorruptible 7% sheer 7% vary 7% utterly 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: spent gleaningsGWB §106: utter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: sway prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddling the-hidden-wordsHW §100: Assayer will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §99: of pure abstraction

گرديم

grdím g-r-d → “may” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; make

This form usually rendered as “made” (4 occurrences)

may 27% become 19% hath 12% made 12% thou 8% have 8% wouldst 4% end 4% rejected 4% stray 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §680: chase kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §56: becometh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §287: be rejected

نه

nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), فائز (fáʾz), گرديم (grdím), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), هر (hr), روز (rúz), خيالی (khíálí), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ) as “nothingness, attain, cease, every, day, fancy, cavil”

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 §48: end fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §115: never-ending kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most kindly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: their End tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n → “the”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), فائز (fáʾz), گرديم (grdím), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), هر (hr), روز (rúz), خيالی (khíálí), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), نمائيم (nmáʾím) as “nothingness, attain, cease, every, day, fancy, cavil, may”