Kitáb-i-Íqán — §95

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 95 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و در موضع ديگر می فرمايد: "فَوَيلٌ لِلَّذينَ يَکتُبُونَ الکتَابَ بِاَيديهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَذا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّهِ لِيشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَناً قَليلاً. " الی آخر الآيه. و اين آيه در شأن علمای يهود و بزرگان ايشان نازل شد که آن علماء به واسطه استرضای خاطر اغنياء و استجلاب زخارف دنيا و اظهار غلّ و کفر، الواحی چند بر ردّ حضرت نوشتند و به دلائلی چند مستدلّ شدند که ذکر آنها جائز نه، و نسبت دادند ادلّه های خود را که از اسفار تورات مستفاد گشته.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Again in another instance, He saith: “Woe unto those who, with their own hands, transcribe the Book corruptly, and then say: ‘This is from God,’ that they may sell it for some mean price.” This verse was revealed with reference to the divines and leaders of the Jewish Faith. These divines, in order to please the rich, acquire worldly emoluments, and give vent to their envy and misbelief, wrote a number of treatises, refuting the claims of Muhammad, supporting their arguments with such evidences as it would be improper to mention, and claimed that these arguments were derived from the text of the Pentateuch.

Translation Notes

موضع

múḍʿ w-ḍ-ʿ → “low” Distinctive

literal: lowly

This form usually rendered as “instances”, “instance” (2 occurrences)

instances 50% instance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: abandoning gleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: instances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: ready to fall before the-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visit will-and-testamentW&T §39: initiator epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Cast away gleaningsGWB §241: cast

ديگر

dígr dígr → “another”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: another gleaningsGWB §39: particular kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: And now the-hidden-wordsHW §160: now will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: other gleaningsGWB §429: can never be the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: And also

فَوَيلٌ

fawaylun w-y-l → ““woe”

literal: woe; woe, calamity; woe, destruction

woe 90% bewail 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Woe, then gleaningsGWB §297: Woe be to you!kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: ‘Woe betide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: “Woe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and woe betide will-and-testamentW&T §4: tumult epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: woe betide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewail

يَکتُبُونَ

yaktubún k-t-b → “book” Distinctive

literal: book; books

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

book 54% books 18% scriptures 9% write 7% sacred 3% thou 2% holy 2% writings 1% tablet 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous books gleaningsGWB §445: the battalions kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thou didst decree the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Write will-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documents epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: writings

بِاَيديهِمْ

biáaydíhim y-d-y → “with their own hands”

literal: hand; hands

SE expanded to “with their own hands”

own 43% hands 43% perpetrators 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its hand gleaningsGWB §163: rod kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: in Whose hand is will-and-testamentW&T §10: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the hand gleaningsGWB §658: at the hands of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands

يَقُولُونَ

yaqúlún q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

say 73% whose 9% will 9% mouths 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doth so gleaningsGWB §323: cry out kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: hath it been said:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their calumnies tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made reply tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

اللّهِ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god,’”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhood fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §36: of God’s kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

لِيشْتَرُوا

líshtarúá sh-r-y → “barter” Distinctive

literal: buy; bought; buyer

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

barter 25% purchaser 25% bought 25% may 25%

gleaningsGWB §70: Barter not away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the purchaser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: that they may sell kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: bought

ثَمَناً

thamanáan th-m-n → “precious” Distinctive

literal: eighty; eight; eighth

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

precious 14% eighth 14% eight 14% twenty 14% cost 14% eighty 14% price 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: precious gleaningsGWB §520: cost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: eighty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: eight gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years later kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: price epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: eighth

قَليلاً

qalíláan q-l-l → “less” Distinctive

literal: less; few; little

This form usually rendered as “few”, “little”, “how” (21 occurrences)

few 35% little 24% how 6% more 6% numbered 6% handful 6% small 6% some 6% least 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: one fire-tabletFire §42: independence gleaningsGWB §552: little kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: well-nigh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: and power the-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summit fire-tabletFire §47: fewness

آخر

ákhr ʾ-kh-r

literal: end; hereafter; other

SE rendered ثَمَناً (thamanáan), قَليلاً (qalíláan), آخر (ákhr), الآيه (al-áyh), آيه (áyh), شأن (shʾan), علمای (ʿlmáy) as “some mean price.”, verse, with reference, divines”

world 32% end 20% next 19% finally 6% another 5% hath 5% life 5% last 4% new 2% latter 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: etc gleaningsGWB §7: and the end of all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: that knoweth no end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: Thou hast delayed the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuing gleaningsGWB §280: yet another

الآيه

al-áyh ʾ-y-y → “verse”

literal: sign; verse; signs

verse 66% sign 18% signs 3% verses 3% single 2% only 2% revealed 2% “smoke” 2% words 2% utterances 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §75: the verses of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and of Thine utterance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain thereto will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text

علمای

ʿlmáy ʿ-l-m → “divines”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

divines 52% leaders 16% learned 10% commentators 6% divine 5% learning 3% christian 3% distinguished 2% spiritual 2% among 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: O world fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §312: that kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: that name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine omniscience tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

بزرگان

bzrgán bzrg → “great” Distinctive

literal: great; greatness; great/big

This form usually rendered as “high”, “leaders” (2 occurrences)

high 50% leaders 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-inclusive gleaningsGWB §336: exalted character kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: stupendous glory the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous gleaningsGWB §332: His great glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty

واسطه

wásṭh w-s-ṭ

literal: middle; middle, midst; between

SE rendered نازل (názl), علماء (ʿlmáʾ), واسطه (wásṭh), استرضای (istrḍáy), خاطر (kháṭr), اغنياء (ighníáʾ), استجلاب (istjláb) as “revealed, divines, rich, acquire worldly emoluments”

zenith 18% meridian 9% midmost 9% middle 9% mediator 9% all 9% channels 9% vehicle 9% noontide 9% intercede 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the midmost gleaningsGWB §99: our all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: in order to the-hidden-wordsHW §63: to the zenith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: middle gleaningsGWB §122: channels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Mediator

استرضای

istrḍáy r-ḍ-y

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction

pleasure 26% good-pleasure 20% good 17% content 9% will 7% sake 7% satisfied 6% contentment 3% willing 3% acceptable 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasing unto God fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §417: their contentment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: accepted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: in Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §71: desired will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied

خاطر

kháṭr kh-ṭ-r

literal: danger; mind; momentous

SE rendered علماء (ʿlmáʾ), واسطه (wásṭh), استرضای (istrḍáy), خاطر (kháṭr), اغنياء (ighníáʾ), استجلاب (istjláb) as “divines, rich, acquire worldly emoluments”

nature 67% idle 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentous gleaningsGWB §528: and challenging kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their idle fancy hath carved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: reach and ken the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy nature will-and-testamentW&T §32: perils epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: challenging gleaningsGWB §363: such momentous

اغنياء

ighníáʾ gh-n-y → “rich”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

rich 71% wealthy 14% dispense 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich ones gleaningsGWB §66: crieth out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: poureth out prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens who will intone the melodies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §131: O YE RICH ONES will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of

استجلاب

istjláb j-l-b → “acquire”

literal: attracting

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: acquire

زخارف

zkhárf z-kh-r-f

literal: ornament; adornment; absurdities

SE rendered اغنياء (ighníáʾ), استجلاب (istjláb), زخارف (zkhárf), دنيا (dníá), اظهار (iẓhár), غلّ (ghll), کفر، (kfr،) as “rich, acquire worldly emoluments, give vent to, envy, misbelief”

vanities 27% riches 27% treasures 13% wealth 7% corruptible 7% things 7% specious 7% emoluments 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasures gleaningsGWB §70: the vanities of this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: specious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasures gleaningsGWB §406: the riches of this world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: idle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: treasures gleaningsGWB §418: riches

دنيا

dníá d-n-w

literal: world; world/this life

SE rendered اغنياء (ighníáʾ), استجلاب (istjláb), زخارف (zkhárf), دنيا (dníá), اظهار (iẓhár), غلّ (ghll), کفر، (kfr،), الواحی (al-wáḥí), چند (chnd) as “rich, acquire worldly emoluments, give vent to, envy, misbelief, a number”

world 78% life 6% things 4% earth 4% earthly 2% world’s 1% desire 1% worldliness 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: The life of the present world gleaningsGWB §248: this life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: least the-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less good epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §278: of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low

اظهار

iẓhár ẓ-h-r → “give vent to” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)

SE expanded to “give vent to”

manifest 16% may 16% proclaim 13% demonstrate 10% breathed 10% unveil 10% revealed 6% reveal 6% show 6% revealing 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: produced fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §358: manifested Thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: Cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: and to demonstrate tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

غلّ

ghll gh-l-l → “envy”

literal: malice

envy 33% malice 33% ill-will 11% envious 11% hate 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: bonds gleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: hate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fetters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malice gleaningsGWB §685: envy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envy

کفر،

kfr، k-f-r → “misbelief”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

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 §171: they deny gleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: have denied tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye deny epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: denied gleaningsGWB §35: blasphemy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: an infidel

الواحی

al-wáḥí l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets

SE rendered اظهار (iẓhár), غلّ (ghll), کفر، (kfr،), الواحی (al-wáḥí), چند (chnd), بر (br), ردّ (rdd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), نوشتند (núshtnd) as “give vent to, envy, misbelief, a number, of treatises,, refuting, Muhammad, wrote”

tablets 50% number 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous Tablet gleaningsGWB §689: writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy Tablet tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: a document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Tablets gleaningsGWB §41: page

چند

chnd chnd → “number”

literal: several; how many, several; some

number 33% certain 33% few 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: certain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: few kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: number of

ردّ

rdd r-d-d → “refuting”

literal: rejection; rejected; refutation

reject 33% refuting 13% refute 7% refutation 7% assail 7% have 7% defend 7% against 7% denounce 7% denunciation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: an outcast gleaningsGWB §689: those that have attacked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: discarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: is able to frustrate will-and-testamentW&T §6: confuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: outcast gleaningsGWB §689: assail kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “muhammad” Distinctive

literal: presence/holiness

This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: the gleaningsGWB §287: in the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: assembled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §93: gathered will-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Majesty gleaningsGWB §487: to thee

نوشتند

núshtnd núshtn → “wrote”

literal: write; written; to write

have 27% wrote 18% transcribing 9% both 9% “write 9% addressed 9% enumerated 9% written 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: transcribing gleaningsGWB §312: have testified in their writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: addressed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrote gleaningsGWB §653: with both thy pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: written

دلائلی

dláʾlí d-l-l → “their arguments”

literal: proof; indicating; evidence

proof 23% testimony 13% proofs 13% evidence 12% evidences 10% indicateth 6% testify 6% signs 6% bear 6% indicate 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicateth gleaningsGWB §531: produced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: and prove prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: capable of hinting at will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek gleaningsGWB §556: revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: demonstrate

شدند

shdnd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered نوشتند (núshtnd), دلائلی (dláʾlí), چند (chnd), مستدلّ (mstdll), شدند (shdnd), ذکر (dhkr), آنها (ánhá), جائز (jáʾz), نه، (nh،), نسبت (nsbt) as “wrote, their arguments, evidences, mention, it would be improper, claimed”

have 28% became 17% clothed 11% become 11% could 6% fell 6% whilst 6% did 6% each 6% suffered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We mention gleaningsGWB §596: are unattainable kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: wert thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should enter will-and-testamentW&T §53: arose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: remain

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mention”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: engaged in remembering gleaningsGWB §30: proclaimeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: speaking of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: claim to possess tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

جائز

jáʾz j-w-z → “transgress” Distinctive

literal: permissible; transgression; permission

This form usually rendered as “justified”, “fair”, “permissible” (19 occurrences)

justified 20% fair 20% permissible 13% permitted 13% farther.” 7% forbear 7% given 7% halted 7% improper 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Is it lawful gleaningsGWB §377: transgress the limits kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgress will-and-testamentW&T §38: deviate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressed gleaningsGWB §168: and no farther.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: authority

نسبت

nsbt n-s-b → “claimed” Distinctive

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)

relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: charge gleaningsGWB §41: pronounced Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: applicable to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast caused to be related will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: to relate gleaningsGWB §381: the gulf fixed between

دادند

dádnd dádn

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), آنها (ánhá), جائز (jáʾz), نه، (nh،), نسبت (nsbt), دادند (dádnd), ادلّه (idllh), های (háy), از (iz), اسفار (isfár) as “mention, it would be improper, claimed, these arguments, Book”