Kitáb-i-Íqán — §124
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 124 of 291.
Source (Persian)
سبحان اللّه، چقدر آن قوم از سبل حقّ دور بودند. با اينکه قيامت به قيام آن حضرت قائم بود و علامات و انوار او همه ارض را احاطه نموده بود مع ذلک سخريّه می نمودند و معتکف بودند به تماثيلی که علمای عصر به افکار عاطل باطل جستهاند و از شمس عنايت ربّانيّه وامطار رحمت سبحانيّه غافل گشتهاند. بلی، جُعَل از روائح قدس ازل محروم است و خفّاش از تجلّی آفتاب جهانتاب درگريز.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gracious God! How far have that people strayed from the way of God! Although the Day of Resurrection was ushered in through the Revelation of Muhammad, although His light and tokens had encompassed the earth and all that is therein, yet that people derided Him, gave themselves up to those idols which the divines of that age, in their vain and idle fancy, had conceived, and deprived themselves of the light of heavenly grace and of the showers of divine mercy. Yea, the abject beetle can never scent the fragrance of holiness, and the bat of darkness can never face the splendour of the sun.
Translation Notes
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §127: heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
how 89% obviousness 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §708: station ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my low estatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: any other waytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious endgleaningsGWB §321: beyond the shadow of a doubtkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §7: blindlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: truly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hurriedfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §117: agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: stray fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from the land of His birththe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §22: directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the officials
This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath beengleaningsGWB §8: hath been acclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “I wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath never had
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)
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 §102: the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §549: studiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clericsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: with Thee istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: splendorsfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §440: Luminarykitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: Illumine ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §437: the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth
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 §66: the All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: surroundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawsgleaningsGWB §580: can subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: subduedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Conquerorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedgleaningsGWB §670: be empowered to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: scoffprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: subjected
This form usually rendered as “worshipers”, “gave” (2 occurrences)
worshipers 50% gave 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §710: worshiperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: have secluded themselvesgleaningsGWB §128: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: peace and retirementgleaningsGWB §295: give themselves upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the seclusion
This form usually rendered as “idols” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likegleaningsGWB §118: Thy matchlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: such other thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: can compare with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as
This form usually rendered as “minds”, “thoughts”, “insight!…” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §305: Do thou meditate onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: ponderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and ponder in his heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: PondergleaningsGWB §179: minds
This form usually rendered as “falsehood”, “idle”, “false” (26 occurrences)
falsehood 43% idle 13% false 13% come 4% wretched 4% dissipated 4% vain 4% superseded 4% wrong 4% error 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have ascendedgleaningsGWB §130: eschewedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: fill them withwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: togleaningsGWB §148: to shunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: nor soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: have clung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §93: central Orbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the sunsgleaningsGWB §121: Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
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 §11: in thoughtfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §434: most gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: have statedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: and partake of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §385: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the waywardgleaningsGWB §33: the erringkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have failed to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wholly unawaregleaningsGWB §530: ye have shut out yourselves
SE rendered وامطار (wámṭár), رحمت (rḥmt), سبحانيّه (sbḥánính), غافل (gháfl), گشتهاند (gshthánd), بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds) as “showers, mercy, divine, deprived, Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “act” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an actfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: Thou hast madetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves
SE rendered بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds), ازل (izl), محروم (mḥrúm), خفّاش (khffásh), از (iz), تجلّی (tjllí) as “Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness, bat, splendour”
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
SE rendered بلی، (blí،), جُعَل (juʿal), از (iz), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds), ازل (izl), محروم (mḥrúm), خفّاش (khffásh), از (iz), تجلّی (tjllí), آفتاب (áftáb) as “Yea, beetle, of, fragrance, holiness, bat, splendour, sun”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §152: deprive yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: preventedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: deprived ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §421: open characterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glory
SE rendered خفّاش (khffásh), از (iz), تجلّی (tjllí), آفتاب (áftáb), جهانتاب (jhántáb), درگريز (drgríz) as “bat, of, splendour, sun, face”
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