Kitáb-i-Íqán — §117
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 117 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و حال امروز مشاهده نما که چقدر از سلاطين به اسم آن حضرت تعظيم می نمايند و چقدر از بلاد و اهل آن که در ظلّ او ساکن اند و به نسبت به آن حضرت افتخار دارند، چنانچه بر منابر وگلدسته ها اين اسم مبارک را به کمال تعظيم و تکريم ذکر می نمايند. و سلاطينی هم که در ظلّ آن حضرت داخل نشدهاند و قميص کفر را تجديد ننمودهاند ايشان هم به بزرگی و عظمت آن شمس عنايت مقرّ و معترف اند. اين است سلطنت ظاهره که مشاهده می کنی. و اين لابدّ است از برای جميع انبياء که يا در حيات و يا بعد از عروج ايشان به موطن حقيقی ظاهر و ثابت می شود چنانچه اليوم ملاحظه می گردد. و ليکن آن سلطنت که مقصود است لم يزل و لايزال طائف حول ايشان است و هميشه با ايشان است و آنی انفکاک نيابد و آن سلطنت باطنيّه است که احاطه نموده کلّ من فی السّموات و الارض را.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Consider, how great is the change today! Behold, how many are the Sovereigns who bow the knee before His name! How numerous the nations and kingdoms who have sought the shelter of His shadow, who bear allegiance to His Faith, and pride themselves therein! From the pulpit-top there ascendeth today the words of praise which, in utter lowliness, glorify His blessed name; and from the heights of minarets there resoundeth the call that summoneth the concourse of His people to adore Him. Even those Kings of the earth who have refused to embrace His Faith and to put off the garment of unbelief, none the less confess and acknowledge the greatness and overpowering majesty of that Day-star of loving kindness. Such is His earthly sovereignty, the evidences of which thou dost on every side behold. This sovereignty must needs be revealed and established either in the lifetime of every Manifestation of God or after His ascension unto His true habitation in the realms above. What thou dost witness today is but a confirmation of this truth. That spiritual ascendency, however, which is primarily intended, resideth within, and revolveth around Them from eternity even unto eternity. It can never for a moment be divorced from Them. Its dominion hath encompassed all that is in heaven and on earth.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reportsgleaningsGWB §113: mannerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the daygleaningsGWB §418: daykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §170: in this dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this daygleaningsGWB §429: of the age
SE rendered حال (ḥál), امروز (imrúz), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), سلاطين (sláṭín) as “Consider, today, behold, how great, From, sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: suffered martyrdomfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §685: revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: proclaimethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
how 89% obviousness 11%
This form usually rendered as “kings”, “rulers”, “sovereigns” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §567: the sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy sovereign Willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: of Hisfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: in His inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
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 §170: standethgleaningsGWB §355: be considered as suited to the capacity ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Muhammad, Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: Thy loftinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §17: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Our presencegleaningsGWB §244: ye shall, most certainly, be summoned
SE expanded to “bow the knee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §108: God’s limitless bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: than every great onethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: hath shedgleaningsGWB §40: made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: to fathomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is notthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: may not appearwill-and-testamentW&T §15: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Concern yourselves
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “world”, “all” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “nations and kingdoms”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: their respective countriesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: over Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §13: all regionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §515: your cities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them that dwellfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §111: accounted amongkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE expanded to “shelter of His shadow”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeralkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: beneath the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §517: beneath your shadow
This form usually rendered as “abide”, “lived”, “abiding” (36 occurrences)
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 §40: beargleaningsGWB §41: These malicious imputationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: accuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by virtue of the ties that bind themwill-and-testamentW&T §4: attributingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: ascribed the authorshipgleaningsGWB §371: His relationship
SE expanded to “pride themselves therein”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §235: to glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: gloriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §244: ye boast yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adorn
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “therein”, “cleave” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath never been experiencedgleaningsGWB §116: hath investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: nor dimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destined for theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bearergleaningsGWB §709: be washed from thine heart
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: blessgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §27: Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: blest
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “perfect”, “plenitude” (69 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in utter lowliness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: highly accomplishedgleaningsGWB §35: incompletekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gravestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Cause perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: learningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinitegleaningsGWB §391: most loving
This form usually rendered as “glorify”, “praise” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
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 §130: RemembrancegleaningsGWB §627: to make mention of Thy Namekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: the words of praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: of every praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “have refused to embrace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: He that entereth thereingleaningsGWB §486: that He may aid thee to immerse thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: stepping intothe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: that thou shouldst entergleaningsGWB §403: We have not entered
SE expanded to “have refused to embrace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they havegleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §42: obtainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: be
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 §46: impietygleaningsGWB §262: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disownedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §272: betray not thy faith in Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: iniquity
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “light” (241 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-likegleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘sun’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §286: beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminary
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §111: gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
SE expanded to “confess and acknowledge”
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: worthy of credencegleaningsGWB §668: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: they themselves testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: was establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE rendered عظمت (ʿẓmt), شمس (shms), عنايت (ʿnáyt), مقرّ (mqrr), معترف (mʿtrf), اند (ind), سلطنت (slṭnt), ظاهره (ẓáhrh) as “majesty, Day-star, loving kindness, confess and acknowledge, are, sovereignty, earthly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breezegleaningsGWB §268: Having acknowledgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: every knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: be notgleaningsGWB §429: prescribethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: renounce himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §17: waxedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou aidest not
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 §113: A number of mengleaningsGWB §324: each of thesekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: together withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have been arrayedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: some
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §527: informeth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §453: the Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: the Prophets of oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: that He may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: serpentskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: whom We have quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: hast vivifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
gleaningsGWB §195: and caused you to ascendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: to scale the heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: can never hope to ascendthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §276: enabled to ascendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: hath ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: ascendgleaningsGWB §556: heights
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “habitation”, “abodes” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered ايشان (iyshán), موطن (múṭn), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), ثابت (thábt), می (mí), چنانچه (chnánchh), اليوم (al-yúm), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh) as “His, habitation, true, revealed and established, today, witness”
established 27% firmly 19% confirmed 12% steadfast 12% establish 8% firm 8% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% immovable 4% establisheth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §448: to establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the daygleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: one day
ملاحظه
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “observe” (153 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ConcerngleaningsGWB §327: readily admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call to mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose of discerningthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to beholdgleaningsGWB §609: have beheld
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meantgleaningsGWB §63: O Thou the Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: aim of
This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)
time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §124: to the end that hath no endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: wilt continue for evermorethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetuallygleaningsGWB §116: endless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circledgleaningsGWB §31: circumambulatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: among the Christian communityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: and who move abouttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §8: stormepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled about
SE rendered لايزال (láyzál), طائف (ṭáʾf), حول (ḥúl), ايشان (iyshán), هميشه (hmíshh), ايشان (iyshán), آنی (ání), انفکاک (infkák) as “never, revolveth, around, Them, divorced”
This form usually rendered as “divorced” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ايشان (iyshán), آنی (ání), انفکاک (infkák), نيابد (níábd), سلطنت (slṭnt), باطنيّه (báṭnính) as “Them, divorced, dominion, spiritual”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceivegleaningsGWB §334: hath deprived himself therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: be gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §90: understandwill-and-testamentW&T §14: notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Were they to apprehend it
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §390: hath spread itself overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: surroundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: supreme overthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §216: world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth
