Kitáb-i-Íqán — §1

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 1 of 291.

Source (Persian)

بسم ربّنا العليّ الاعلی الباب المَذکُورُ فی بَيانِ اَنَّ العباد لَن يَصِلُوا إلی شاطِئِ بَحرِالعِرفانِ إلّا بِالانقِطاعِ الصِّرفِ عَن کُلِّ مَن فِی السَّمواتِ والاَرضِ. قَدِّسُوا اَنفُسَکُم يا اَهلَ الاَرضِ لَعَلَّ تَصِلُنَّ إلی المقامِ الَّذی قَدَّر اللّهُ لَکُم و تَدخُلُنَّ فی سُرادقٍ جَعَلهُ اللّهُ فی سَماء البَيانِ مَرفوعاً.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD, THE EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH. No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth. Sanctify your souls, O ye peoples of the world, that haply ye may attain that station which God hath destined for you and enter thus the tabernacle which, according to the dispensations of Providence, hath been raised in the firmament of the Bayán.

Translation Notes

بسم

bsm s-m-w → “in the name of”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “IN THE NAME OF”

name 80% poison 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name of fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §125: with the name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Bearers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

العليّ

al-ʿlíl ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; exalted; high

most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation of fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §48: overruling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: In Thine unapproachable loftiness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble will-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One

الباب

al-báb b-w-b

literal: door; doors; door, gate

SE rendered بسم (bsm), ربّنا (rbbná), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), الباب (al-báb) as “IN THE NAME OF, OUR LORD, EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH”

door 67% chapter 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the door gleaningsGWB §176: is a bright and shining portal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: out of Thy door epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: doors gleaningsGWB §210: its door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Thy gate

المَذکُورُ

al-madhkúr dh-k-r

literal: mention; mentioned

SE rendered بسم (bsm), ربّنا (rbbná), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الاعلی (al-áʿlí), الباب (al-báb), المَذکُورُ (al-madhkúr), بَيانِ (bayán), العباد (al-ʿbád) as “IN THE NAME OF, OUR LORD, EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH, No man”

recorded 23% mentioned 17% hath 11% spoken 9% referred 9% aforementioned 6% revealed 6% which 6% made 6% foretold 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: quote gleaningsGWB §37: such kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: share prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: Thou art remembered tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me

بَيانِ

bayán b-y-n → “of the bayán”

literal: utterance

SE rendered الاعلی (al-áʿlí), الباب (al-báb), المَذکُورُ (al-madhkúr), بَيانِ (bayán), العباد (al-ʿbád), يَصِلُوا (yaṣilúá) as “THE MOST HIGH, No man, attain”

utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: among fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §572: yourselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: of Our statement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in the hands of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “no man” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: of the servants of God fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §573: for such of His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Him, Who is the Object of all adoration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy servant

يَصِلُوا

yaṣilúá w-ṣ-l → “attain”

literal: union; reach; reunion

presence 26% attain 23% reunion 20% have 5% reach 5% attainment 5% meeting 5% thou 4% divine 4% whose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presence fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §676: be united with Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: thou mayest attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: can give of Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained

شاطِئِ

sháṭiʾ sh-ṭ-ʾ → “shores”

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

shores 77% ocean 7% shore 7% side 3% towards 3% strand 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: side gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores gleaningsGWB §485: ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores

بَحرِالعِرفانِ

baḥriálʿirfán b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 61% sea 15% oceans 8% seas 7% waters 4% most 1% billowing 1% all 1% upon 0% unto 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans gleaningsGWB §15: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: beneath the ocean will-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean gleaningsGWB §116: deep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing

بِالانقِطاعِ

biálánqiṭáʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “detached” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “detachment”, “renunciation”, “cessation” (44 occurrences)

detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut gleaningsGWB §552: them that have renounced the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all save prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: have rid themselves tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of gleaningsGWB §381: renounced

الصِّرفِ

aṣ-ṣirf ṣ-r-f → “utter”

literal: pure

utter 31% pure 15% absolute 12% utterly 8% sheer 8% out 8% essence 8% spent 4% supreme 4% nothing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: spent gleaningsGWB §543: will lay hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: under the sway prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essence the-hidden-wordsHW §159: spend will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §523: expenditures

والاَرضِ

wáláarḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “and on earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

SE expanded to “and on earth”

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §573: or in the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth

قَدِّسُوا

qaddisúá q-d-s → “sanctify”

literal: sanctified

purge 33% cleanse 33% sanctify 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge gleaningsGWB §635: Court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as these will-and-testamentW&T §38: Most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy

اَنفُسَکُم

anfusakum n-f-s → “your souls”

literal: soul; souls

yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the faithful gleaningsGWB §460: the secret of your hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: followers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Me will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul

اَهلَ

ahl ʾ-h-l → “ye peoples”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the people of fire-tabletFire §22: the Syrians gleaningsGWB §583: Concourse kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jeweller prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: the powers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers therein the-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned

المقامِ

al-mqám q-w-m → “station”

literal: station; place

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Path fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §374: are equal kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: bade me arise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose

قَدَّر

qaddar q-d-r → “god hath destined”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “God hath destined”

hath 21% ordain 18% power 16% ordained 11% how 7% do 7% might 6% decreed 5% had 4% according 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: ordained fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §698: the Most Mighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: for a while prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and Thine omnipotence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is

اللّهُ

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered المقامِ (al-mqám), قَدَّر (qaddar), اللّهُ (al-lh), لَکُم (lakum), تَدخُلُنَّ (tadkhulunn), سُرادقٍ (surádqin) as “station, God hath destined, for you, enter, tabernacle”

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 §168: Divinity fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their lives tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

تَدخُلُنَّ

tadkhulunn d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: enter; entered; entering

enter 31% have 16% entered 15% entereth 13% thou 5% may 5% instill 4% meddle 4% made 4% shall 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: enterest gleaningsGWB §459: attempted to meddle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou entered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: entering the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §42: part epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: entereth therein gleaningsGWB §517: and entereth

سُرادقٍ

surádqin s-r-d-q → “tabernacle”

literal: pavilion; pavilion, tent; pavilion/tabernacle

tabernacle 61% pavilion 13% veil 10% tabernacles 6% within 6% sanctuary 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Tabernacles gleaningsGWB §34: the veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy Tabernacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilion will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Pavilion gleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernacle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacle

جَعَلهُ

jaʿalh j-ʿ-l

literal: made

SE rendered لَکُم (lakum), تَدخُلُنَّ (tadkhulunn), سُرادقٍ (surádqin), جَعَلهُ (jaʿalh), اللّهُ (al-lh), سَماء (samáʾ), البَيانِ (al-bayán) as “for you, enter, tabernacle, the firmament, of the Bayán”