Kitáb-i-Íqán — §10
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 10 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و بعد هيکل صالحی از رضوان غيبی معنوی قدم بيرون نهاد و عباد را به شريعه قرب باقيه دعوت نمود و صد سنه اَو ازيد امر به اوامر الهی و نهی از مناهی می فرمود، ثمری نبخشيد و اثری ظاهر نيامد. و چند مرتبه غيبت اختيار فرمود. با آنکه آن جمال ازلی ناس را جز به مدينه احديّه دعوت نمی نمود. چنانچه می فرمايد: "و إلی ثَمُودَ اَخَاهُم صَالِحاً قَالَ يا قَومِ اعبُدُوا اللّه مَا لَکُم مِنْ إلهٍ غَيرُهُ " إلی آخرالقول : "قَالُوا يَا صَالِحُ قَد کُنتَ فيِنَا مرجُوّاً قَبلَ هَذَا اَتَنهَانَا اَن نَعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤنَا و إنّنا لَفِی شَکٍّ مِمّا تَدعُونا إلَيهِ مُريبٍ." و هيچ فائده نبخشيد تا آنکه به صيحه ای جميع به نار راجع شدند.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And after Him there appeared from the Ridván of the Eternal, the Invisible, the holy person of Sálih, Who again summoned the people to the river of everlasting life. For over a hundred years He admonished them to hold fast unto the commandments of God and eschew that which is forbidden. His admonitions, however, yielded no fruit, and His pleading proved of no avail. Several times He retired and lived in seclusion. All this, although that eternal Beauty was summoning the people to no other than the city of God. Even as it is revealed: “And unto the tribe of Thámúd We sent their brother Sálih. ‘O my people,’ said He, ‘Worship God, ye have none other God beside Him….’ They made reply: ‘O Sálih, our hopes were fixed on thee until now; forbiddest thou us to worship that which our fathers worshipped? Truly we misdoubt that whereunto thou callest us as suspicious.’” All this proved fruitless, until at last there went up a great cry, and all fell into utter perdition.
Translation Notes
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §188: the breastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: by Them Who are the Tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
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: resignationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and in conformity with Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISEgleaningsGWB §66: everlasting Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the celestial paradise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §107: the Unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: in seclusionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the secret thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §11: of things unseen
This form usually rendered as “mystic”, “spiritual”, “eternal” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: inner meaningfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §391: providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: vainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered هيکل (híkl), صالحی (ṣálḥí), از (iz), رضوان (rḍúán), غيبی (ghíbí), معنوی (mʿnúy), قدم (qdm), بيرون (bírún), نهاد (nhád), عباد (ʿbád), شريعه (shríʿh) as “Him, holy person of Sálih, appeared, from, the Invisible, the people, the river”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Him Who is the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §120: so enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered صالحی (ṣálḥí), از (iz), رضوان (rḍúán), غيبی (ghíbí), معنوی (mʿnúy), قدم (qdm), بيرون (bírún), نهاد (nhád), عباد (ʿbád), شريعه (shríʿh) as “holy person of Sálih, appeared, from, the Invisible, the people, the river”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servantfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §465: a servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy peopletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the LawgleaningsGWB §37: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Law.”
SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), شريعه (shríʿh), قرب (qrb), باقيه (báqíh), دعوت (dʿút), نمود (nmúd), صد (ṣd), سنه (snh) as “the people, the river, of everlasting life, summoned, again, over a hundred, years”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: them that have near access to Godfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §548: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: offer a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy favored onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “of everlasting life”
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: everlastingly endurefire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §470: shalt perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: abidingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: of everlasting lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: entreatgleaningsGWB §36: He summonedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and beseechtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would heargleaningsGWB §669: will readily admitkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: didstwill-and-testamentW&T §24: show yourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: hath not concealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each yeargleaningsGWB §44: for generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §176: In the year
SE rendered باقيه (báqíh), دعوت (dʿút), نمود (nmúd), صد (ṣd), سنه (snh), ازيد (izíd), امر (imr), اوامر (iwámr), الهی (al-hí), نهی (nhí) as “of everlasting life, summoned, again, over a hundred, years, admonished, the commandments, of God, eschew”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: increasegleaningsGWB §320: manykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: deepenedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: any moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxedgleaningsGWB §589: enrich Thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: the conditionfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §658: in His Faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: significance of their positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: “By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §628: the sovereign Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “which” (1 occurrences)
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinitefire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §321: limitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: forbiddestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: curbedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: hath saidgleaningsGWB §148: He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §24: towards themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: had taughtgleaningsGWB §540: were safeguarded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: yield your fruitgleaningsGWB §36: of the fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: the fruits thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yieldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: these fruitsgleaningsGWB §378: the fruit thereof
This form usually rendered as “have”, “yielded”, “proved” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “trace”, “influence”, “avail” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: tracegleaningsGWB §288: knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: can movethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: signsgleaningsGWB §203: have laid down their lives and sacrificed their all
SE rendered فرمود، (frmúd،), ثمری (thmrí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), اثری (ithrí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نيامد (níámd), چند (chnd), مرتبه (mrtbh), غيبت (ghíbt), اختيار (ikhtíár) as “He, no fruit, yielded, of no avail, proved, Several, times, in seclusion, retired”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: My manifestationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §113: whatsoever they may manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: that He may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
This form usually rendered as “mentioned”, “did”, “neither” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have beengleaningsGWB §118: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: be applicablethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reachedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hopegleaningsGWB §311: have been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: that is to be made manifest
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “choose” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §488: the bestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: have chosenwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: goodgleaningsGWB §172: the first choice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §651: glory of His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%
gleaningsGWB §124: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: through all eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §92: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: CitygleaningsGWB §697: one Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §247: in the City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §455: Who is therekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §97: divine unity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our brothergleaningsGWB §666: neighborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: their brotherwill-and-testamentW&T §8: my brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: one of the sistersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sister
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: exclaimethgleaningsGWB §569: supplicate sayingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: with His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “Otablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §368: Inasmuch askitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and have to such an extent risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: except thisfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §200: unhesitatinglykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: more thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: any one save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
SE expanded to “our hopes were fixed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: that doubtestgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: misgivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubtersthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: doubtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: doubter.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies
This form usually rendered as “lamentations”, “sore”, “cried” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hath been loudly raisedfire-tabletFire §47: shall I weepgleaningsGWB §109: weepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: a great crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: cried aloudepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: drawn tearsgleaningsGWB §650: with a sore lamentationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: “Raise a cry
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §584: the entire human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Gather them, then, togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: undying firesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §36: the flames
return 28% applicable 22% repaired 11% returned 6% will 6% concerning 6% attain 6% who 6% fell 6% resume 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: to address theegleaningsGWB §168: hath repairedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “return”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: targetthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §193: will all return
SE rendered صيحه (ṣíḥh), جميع (jmíʿ), نار (nár), راجع (rájʿ), شدند (shdnd) as “a great cry, all fell, utter perdition, went up”
