Kitáb-i-Íqán — §119

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 119 of 291.

Source (Persian)

اين است معنی حديث مشهور که فرموده گرگ و ميش از يک محلّ می خورند و می آشامند. وحال نظر به عدم معرفت اين جهّال فرمائيد، به مثل امم سابقه هنوز منتظرند که کی اين حيوانات بر يک خوان مجتمع می شوند. اين است رتبه ناس. گويا هرگز از جام انصاف ننوشيدهاند و هرگز در سبيل عدل قدم نگذاشتهاند. از همه گذشته اين امر و قوعش چه حسنی در عالم احداث می نمايد؟ فَنِعْمَ مَا نُزِّلَ فی شأنِهم : "لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لا يَفقَهُونَ بهَا و لَهُمْ اَعْيُنٌ لا يُبصِرُونَ بِهَا."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This is the significance of the well-known words: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together.” Behold the ignorance and folly of those who, like the nations of old, are still expecting to witness the time when these beasts will feed together in one pasture! Such is their low estate. Methinks, never have their lips touched the cup of understanding, neither have their feet trodden the path of justice. Besides, of what profit would it be to the world were such a thing to take place? How well hath He spoken concerning them: “Hearts have they, with which they understand not, and eyes have they with which they see not!”

Translation Notes

معنی

mʿní ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “true”, “significance” (22 occurrences)

meaning 53% true 7% significance 7% meanings 7% potency 7% ‘asking’ 7% senseless 7% sense 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: that fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §111: gracious favor kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: hidden meanings the-hidden-wordsHW §3: the sign will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

حديث

ḥdíth ḥ-d-th → “traditions”

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

tradition 56% traditions 22% tale 4% lengthy 4% history 4% words 4% certain 4% intimate 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditions gleaningsGWB §122: transient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversation the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: occurred gleaningsGWB §436: changes and chances

مشهور

mshhúr sh-h-r → “of the well-known”

literal: city; famous; month

SE expanded to “of the well-known”

well-known 31% reputed 15% reputation 8% known 8% widely 8% well 8% renowned 8% revealed 8% fame 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reputation gleaningsGWB §557: City kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: well-known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §13: renown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the city gleaningsGWB §668: better known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: cities

فرموده

frmúdh f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: acquiesced gleaningsGWB §178: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: exercised prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: establish gleaningsGWB §558: conferreth

گرگ

grg g-r-g → “wolf”

literal: wolf

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: wolf

ميش

mísh m-y-sh → “lamb”

literal: sheep

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: lamb

از

iz ʾ-z → “in”

literal: from

SE rendered حديث (ḥdíth), مشهور (mshhúr), فرموده (frmúdh), گرگ (grg), ميش (mísh), از (iz), يک (yk), محلّ (mḥll), می (mí), خورند (khúrnd) as “words, of, He, wolf, lamb, in, feed”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l

literal: place; place, location

SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), گرگ (grg), ميش (mísh), از (iz), يک (yk), محلّ (mḥll), می (mí), خورند (khúrnd) as “He, wolf, lamb, in, feed”

place 24% seat 24% recipient 14% recipients 10% quarter 5% another 5% dungeon 5% abode 5% victim 5% focal 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeon gleaningsGWB §622: lawful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: points prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my home the-hidden-wordsHW §102: dwelling will-and-testamentW&T §39: a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Hill gleaningsGWB §573: allowed

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), گرگ (grg), ميش (mísh), از (iz), يک (yk), محلّ (mḥll), می (mí), خورند (khúrnd) as “He, wolf, lamb, in, feed”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

خورند

khúrnd kh-w-r → “daystar” Distinctive

literal: sun; eat; consumed

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

daystar 18% poisoned 9% never 9% feed 9% shameful 9% sun 9% thorns 9% unconstrained 9% unrestrained 9% east 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: never dealt gleaningsGWB §145: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: the Unconstrained will-and-testamentW&T §9: foiled and frustrated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: poisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: thorns prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Thine unrestrained authority

آشامند

áshámnd ʾ-sh-m

literal: drank; drink

SE rendered ميش (mísh), از (iz), يک (yk), محلّ (mḥll), می (mí), خورند (khúrnd), می (mí), آشامند (áshámnd), وحال (wḥál), نظر (nẓr), عدم (ʿdm), معرفت (mʿrft) as “lamb, in, feed, ignorance and folly”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §361: drink

وحال

wḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered خورند (khúrnd), می (mí), آشامند (áshámnd), وحال (wḥál), نظر (nẓr), عدم (ʿdm), معرفت (mʿrft), جهّال (jhhál) as “feed, ignorance and folly, who, like”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wretchedness gleaningsGWB §173: hindereth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: how prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: and under all conditions tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

منتظرند

mntẓrnd n-ẓ-r → “expecting”

literal: look; looking; view

expecting 33% expectant 33% waiteth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Gaze fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §352: them that perceive kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: end in view prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: to direct tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

عدم

ʿdm ʿ-d-m → “ignorance and folly” Distinctive

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

This form usually rendered as “lack”, “nothingness”, “evanescent” (47 occurrences)

SE expanded to “ignorance and folly”

lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §669: of utter nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: been born prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existence will-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §374: as nothing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: want

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered عدم (ʿdm), معرفت (mʿrft), جهّال (jhhál), فرمائيد، (frmáʾíd،), مثل (mthl), امم (imm) as “ignorance and folly, who, like, Behold, nations”

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 §65: right gleaningsGWB §135: discover kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: wise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging the

جهّال

jhhál j-h-l → “foolish”

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

foolish 60% ignorant 30% who 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: manifest ignorance gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: ignorant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolish gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance

مثل

mthl m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered جهّال (jhhál), فرمائيد، (frmáʾíd،), مثل (mthl), امم (imm), سابقه (sábqh), هنوز (hnúz), منتظرند (mntẓrnd), کی (kí) as “who, like, Behold, nations, old, still, expecting, witness”

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as gleaningsGWB §26: as steadfast and immovable as kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: the same likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Similar gleaningsGWB §485: better than

سابقه

sábqh s-b-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

This form usually rendered as “old” (3 occurrences)

hath 46% surpassed 16% preceded 14% have 5% encompasseth 5% excelled 3% committed 3% escaped 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelled gleaningsGWB §548: excel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: before the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: preceded gleaningsGWB §569: encompasseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: “His

هنوز

hnúz h-n-w → “still”

literal: still; still, yet

still 67% yet 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: still kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: yet

کی

kí k-w → “unto”

literal: street

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §129: unto Him

حيوانات

ḥíwánát ḥ-y-w → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

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

life 43% beast 14% beasts 14% animals 14% everlasting 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: life the-hidden-wordsHW §113: everlasting life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: beasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: animals

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered هنوز (hnúz), منتظرند (mntẓrnd), کی (kí), حيوانات (ḥíwánát), بر (br), يک (yk), خوان (khúán), مجتمع (mjtmʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd) as “still, expecting, witness, beasts, one, pasture, together, feed”

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 §179: land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the

خوان

khúán kh-w-n → “treacherous” Distinctive

literal: blood; betray; betrayal, disloyalty

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

treacherous 18% blood 18% disloyalty 18% betrayed 12% door 6% dishonesty 6% khun-baha 6% deceitful 6% practice 6% traitor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: treacherous gleaningsGWB §473: betrayed their trust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pasture prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayed will-and-testamentW&T §8: disloyalty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonesty gleaningsGWB §477: the mischief of the treacherous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoning

مجتمع

mjtmʿ j-m-ʿ → “together”

literal: all; all, entire; group

gathered 50% together 25% matched 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a great many gleaningsGWB §117: all the kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: all their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: leagued tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §23: to all

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “again”, “would”, “feed” (38 occurrences)

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: written gleaningsGWB §368: is obliterated.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: can prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be instituted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be

رتبه

rtbh r-t-b → “estate”

literal: rank; ranks

state 23% station 15% rank 15% estate 8% instance 8% stations 8% most 8% part 8% level 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene gleaningsGWB §338: rank kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: times prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: level tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stations the-hidden-wordsHW §160: path will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordained

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

SE rendered مجتمع (mjtmʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), رتبه (rtbh), ناس (nás), گويا (gúyá), هرگز (hrgz), از (iz), جام (jám), انصاف (inṣáf), ننوشيدهاند (nnúshídhánd) as “together, feed, estate, Methinks, never, cup, understanding, have their lips touched”

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §153: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §474: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation

گويا

gúyá g-w-y → “methinks”

literal: say; to say; as-if

methinks 80% though 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: said gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: give the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they give gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

هرگز

hrgz h-r-g → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 50% every 17% can 17% ever 17%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every

جام

jám j-ʾ-m → “cup”

literal: cup; garment; cup, goblet

cup 67% new 17% garment 17%

gleaningsGWB §173: new attire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: cup the-hidden-wordsHW §145: garment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the cup

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fair”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: equitable gleaningsGWB §466: just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: might judge equitably gleaningsGWB §412: unjust in his judgment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: of justice

ننوشيدهاند

nnúshídhánd n-w-sh → “have their lips touched”

literal: drink; to drink; write

SE expanded to “have their lips touched”

have 22% drink 17% drunk 17% quaffed 11% hath 6% wrote 6% communications 6% writings 6% refused 6% let 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: hath written gleaningsGWB §435: Let others partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: written epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunk gleaningsGWB §312: writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communications gleaningsGWB §335: refused to drink

سبيل

sbíl s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 72% way 12% straight 3% sake 3% road 2% means 2% state 2% door 2% self 2% path!” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way gleaningsGWB §599: systems kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the paths the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the ways gleaningsGWB §9: for its sake

قدم

qdm q-d-m → “feet” Distinctive

literal: ancient; step; eternity

This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “step” (104 occurrences)

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Who is fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §281: the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footsteps tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his way will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

نگذاشتهاند

ngdháshthánd g-dh-r → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; place; passed

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

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: abandon gleaningsGWB §336: pass kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: pass by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §115: deprive not thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §547: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloof

همه

hmh h-m-h

literal: all; every/all

SE rendered سبيل (sbíl), عدل (ʿdl), قدم (qdm), نگذاشتهاند (ngdháshthánd), از (iz), همه (hmh), گذشته (gdhshth), امر (imr), قوعش (qúʿsh), چه (chh), حسنی (ḥsní) as “path, justice, feet, trodden, Besides, take place, profit”

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: them all gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: such

امر

imr ʾ-m-r

literal: command; matter; cause

SE rendered نگذاشتهاند (ngdháshthánd), از (iz), همه (hmh), گذشته (gdhshth), امر (imr), قوعش (qúʿsh), چه (chh), حسنی (ḥsní), عالم (ʿálm) as “trodden, Besides, take place, profit, world”

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a Cause gleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: promise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Thy commandment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: topics profitable unto man gleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainer

قوعش

qúʿsh w-q-ʿ → “have” Distinctive

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

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

have 19% fell 15% occurred 15% come 12% brought 8% repositories 8% recipients 8% hath 8% actually 4% episode 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: occurred gleaningsGWB §93: Repositories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: connection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: have fallen tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreats the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episode

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered گذشته (gdhshth), امر (imr), قوعش (qúʿsh), چه (chh), حسنی (ḥsní), عالم (ʿálm), احداث (iḥdáth), می (mí), نمايد؟ (nmáyd؟) as “Besides, take place, profit, world, will”