Kitáb-i-Íqán — §105

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 105 of 291.

Source (Persian)

سبحان اللّه، بلکه ميانه ممکنات و کلمه او هم نسبت و ربطی نبوده و نخواهد بود. "وَ يُحَذّرُکُم اللّهُ نَفسَهُ" بر اين مطلب برهانی است واضح "وَ کانَ اللّهُ وَ لَم يَکُن مَعَهُ من شَيْءٍ " دليلی است لائح. چنانچه جميع انبياء و اوصياء و علماء و عرفاء و حکماء برعدم بلوغ معرفت آن جوهر الجواهر و بر عجز از عرفان و وصول آن حقيقة الحقائق مقرّ و مذعن اند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Gracious God! How could there be conceived any existing relationship or possible connection between His Word and they that are created of it? The verse: “God would have you beware of Himself” unmistakably beareth witness to the reality of Our argument, and the words: “God was alone; there was none else besides Him” are a sure testimony of its truth. All the Prophets of God and their chosen Ones, all the divines, the sages, and the wise of every generation, unanimously recognize their inability to attain unto the comprehension of that Quintessence of all truth, and confess their incapacity to grasp Him, Who is the inmost Reality of all things.

Translation Notes

سبحان

sbḥán s-b-ḥ → “gracious”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebrateth gleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Unto Thee be praise tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorified gleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory

اللّه،

al-lh، ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: holy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay”

literal: rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea

ميانه

míánh w-s-ṭ → “zenith” Distinctive

literal: middle, midst

This form usually rendered as “midst”, “unto” (3 occurrences)

midst 50% unto 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Mediator gleaningsGWB §469: to induce thee to intercede kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: the zenith the-hidden-wordsHW §63: to the zenith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: meridian gleaningsGWB §307: due to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in its epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the midmost

ممکنات

mmknát m-k-n → “they that are created”

literal: possible things

SE expanded to “they that are created”

all 49% entire 21% created 14% creatures 5% creation 5% things 2% souls 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §521: the entire creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thing the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

نسبت

nsbt n-s-b → “relationship”

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

relationship 21% ascribed 11% charges 11% have 11% calumnies 11% regarded 11% accused 11% charge 5% accusation 5% against 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: who, though they bear gleaningsGWB §383: the distance kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: accused of misbelief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: is of the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §43: connection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: charge

ربطی

rbṭí r-b-ṭ → “firm” Distinctive

literal: connection; connection, relationship

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

firm 17% relationship 17% associated 17% tie 17% connection 17% union 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: firm gleaningsGWB §322: relationship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: connection will-and-testamentW&T §25: union gleaningsGWB §374: be associated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: tie of direct intercourse

نبوده

nbúdh b-w-d → “hath”

literal: be; is; to be

hath 22% have 17% had 11% never 11% can 11% played 6% remained 6% accounted 6% neither 6% devoid 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had no gleaningsGWB §725: was destined kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: had been the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: sojourned gleaningsGWB §556: be dwelling

نخواهد

nkhúáhd kh-w-h

literal: will; to want/will

SE rendered نسبت (nsbt), ربطی (rbṭí), نبوده (nbúdh), نخواهد (nkhúáhd), يُحَذّرُکُم (yuḥadhdhrukum), اللّهُ (al-lh) as “relationship, connection, be, would have you beware, “God”

will 75% shall 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested gleaningsGWB §708: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: to perplex the-hidden-wordsHW §93: desire will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will gleaningsGWB §381: would kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: wishing to attain unto

يُحَذّرُکُم

yuḥadhdhrukum ḥ-dh-r → “would”

literal: to warn

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: would have you beware

نَفسَهُ

nafsah n-f-s → “himself””

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 §111: He Who gleaningsGWB §501: He, Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the eternal Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §158: are they will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

بر

br b-r-r → “to”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered يُحَذّرُکُم (yuḥadhdhrukum), اللّهُ (al-lh), نَفسَهُ (nafsah), بر (br), مطلب (mṭlb), برهانی (brhání), واضح (wáḍḥ) as “would have you beware, “God, Himself”, to, argument, witness, unmistakably”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto

مطلب

mṭlb ṭ-l-b → “argument”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

theme 37% argument 11% truth 11% purpose 11% aim 5% principle 5% things 5% lofty 5% meaning 5% object 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requesteth gleaningsGWB §362: pursue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §20: and sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: asked gleaningsGWB §128: they who seek kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: call

برهانی

brhání b-r-h → “proof”

literal: proof; proof, evidence

witness 25% luminous 25% proof 25% irrefutable 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: sought gleaningsGWB §293: His proof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy proof will-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: seek gleaningsGWB §140: nakedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: infallible proof

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ → “evident”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §559: surest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: manifest the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident gleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: manifestly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous

يَکُن

yakun k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; was; to be

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)

hath 17% none 17% never 8% regarded 8% inherent 8% can 8% reside 8% held 8% there 8% whose 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I were fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §193: sustained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: with none tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

مَعَهُ

maʿah m-ʿ → “notwithstanding”

literal: with; with/notwithstanding

notwithstanding 43% yet 21% although 7% though 7% besides 7% view 7% nevertheless 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Although gleaningsGWB §150: though kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: In view of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Me gleaningsGWB §265: are associated with thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: And yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstanding gleaningsGWB §311: With them

شَيْءٍ

shayʾin sh-y-ʾ → “none else” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: things gleaningsGWB §661: what Thou willest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desired tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His will

دليلی

dlílí d-l-l → “testimony”

literal: proof

testimony 50% proof 33% guidance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adduce gleaningsGWB §561: directed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unshepherded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead me will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: Testimonies gleaningsGWB §406: pertain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicative

لائح

láʾḥ l-w-ḥ → “tablet” Distinctive

literal: tablet; tablets

This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “manifest”, “brightly” (24 occurrences)

resplendent 29% manifest 14% brightly 7% uttered 7% prominent 7% which 7% sure 7% attested 7% shine 7% lucid 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: resplendent gleaningsGWB §286: No kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: the symbolic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: a document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’ad gleaningsGWB §424: Writ

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), دليلی (dlílí), لائح (láʾḥ), چنانچه (chnánchh), جميع (jmíʿ), انبياء (inbíáʾ), اوصياء (iwṣíáʾ), علماء (ʿlmáʾ) as “none else, testimony, sure, All, Prophets of God, their chosen Ones, divines”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: Thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the whole gleaningsGWB §326: These diverse kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combined tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: congregation

انبياء

inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ → “prophets of god”

literal: prophet; prophets

SE expanded to “Prophets of God”

prophets 89% prophet 5% prophets” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement gleaningsGWB §95: these Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §453: the Apostle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth

اوصياء

iwṣíáʾ w-ṣ-y → “testaments” Distinctive

literal: testament

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

testaments 10% chosen 10% viceregent 10% admonished 10% exhorted 10% counsels 10% exhort 10% wishes 10% admonitions 10% counsel 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: viceregent gleaningsGWB §493: exhorted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitions will-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you saying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testaments gleaningsGWB §493: admonished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: admonitions

علماء

ʿlmáʾ ʿ-l-m → “divines”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

divines 62% learned 18% leaders 9% doctors 2% priests 2% jewish 2% clerics 2% exalted 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all mankind fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §40: Jewish divines kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knoweth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f → “comprehension”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: promoting the knowledge gleaningsGWB §367: what is right kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath

حکماء

ḥkmáʾ ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “sages” (2 occurrences)

wisdom 47% law 12% laws 9% divine 7% all-wise 6% perspicuous 4% command 4% government 4% judge 3% firm 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: laws gleaningsGWB §288: Divine wisdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this Revelation the-hidden-wordsHW §117: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusively epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: reigneth gleaningsGWB §224: the mysteries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: pronounce the

برعدم

brʿdm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness” Distinctive

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

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

nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: none gleaningsGWB §344: absence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: lack of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: confounded will-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §106: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: through lack of knowledge

بلوغ

blúgh b-l-gh → “attain”

literal: attainment

attain 50% attainments 25% unravel 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §247: sufficiently mature kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: doctors of mature wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: scale will-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained

جوهر

júhr j-w-h-r → “quintessence”

literal: essence; essences

essence 55% substance 10% gem-like 7% gem 7% “of 3% purpose 3% essential 3% most 3% desire 3% inmost 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewel gleaningsGWB §119: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: purpose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: realities the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like gleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable value kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: quintessence

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered معرفت (mʿrft), جوهر (júhr), الجواهر (al-júáhr), بر (br), عجز (ʿjz), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), وصول (wṣúl), حقيقة (ḥqíqh), الحقائق (al-ḥqáʾq) as “comprehension, Quintessence, to, incapacity, grasp, truth”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

وصول

wṣúl w-ṣ-l

literal: and; union; reach

SE rendered جوهر (júhr), الجواهر (al-júáhr), بر (br), عجز (ʿjz), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), وصول (wṣúl), حقيقة (ḥqíqh), الحقائق (al-ḥqáʾq), مقرّ (mqrr), مذعن (mdhʿn) as “Quintessence, to, incapacity, grasp, truth, recognize, confess”