Kitáb-i-Íqán — §127
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 127 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين دو نفر از اهل کوفه خدمت حضرت امير آمدند. يکی را بيتی بود که اراده بيع آن داشت و ديگری مشتری بود. و قرار بر آن داده بودند که به اطّلاع آن حضرت اين مبايعه وقوع يابد و قباله مسطور گردد. آن مظهر امر الهی به کاتب فرمودند که بنويس: "قَدِ اشْترَی مَيِّتٌ عَن مَيِّتٍ بَيتاً مَحدُوداً بِحدودٍ اَربَعةٍ، حدٌّ إلَی القَبْرِ وَ حَدٌّ إلَی اللَّحْدِ وَ حَدٌّ إلی الصِّراط، و حدٌّ إمّا إلَی الجَنَّةِ و إمّا إلی النّارِ." حال اگر اين دو نفر از صور حيات علوی زنده شده بودند و از قبر غفلت به محبّت آن حضرت مبعوث گشته بودند البتّه اطلاق موت بر ايشان نمی شد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In like manner, two of the people of Kúfih went to ‘Alí, the Commander of the Faithful. One owned a house and wished to sell it; the other was to be the purchaser. They had agreed that this transaction should be effected and the contract be written with the knowledge of ‘Alí. He, the exponent of the law of God, addressing the scribe, said: “Write thou: ‘A dead man hath bought from another dead man a house. That house is bounded by four limits. One extendeth toward the tomb, the other to the vault of the grave, the third to the Sirát, the fourth to either Paradise or hell.’” Reflect, had these two souls been quickened by the trumpet-call of ‘Alí, had they risen from the grave of error by the power of his love, the judgment of death would certainly not have been pronounced against them.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the people offire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §563: thosekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the stirrers oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to servegleaningsGWB §598: to aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the servant of His threshold
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 §241: of HimgleaningsGWB §259: in the court of the presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the palaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §7: His Majesty’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Addressing Himself unto thegleaningsGWB §550: Embodiments
SE expanded to “Commander of the Faithful”
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §475: the ordinanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: these very thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: concerning Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE rendered از (iz), اهل (ihl), کوفه (kúfh), خدمت (khdmt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), امير (imír), آمدند (ámdnd), يکی (ykí), بيتی (bítí), اراده (irádh), بيع (bíʿ) as “of, the people, Kúfih, went, ‘Alí, the Commander of the Faithful, One, a house, wished, sell”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: unto them that believe in and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: housegleaningsGWB §216: House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: Housesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §545: such housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “desired” (59 occurrences)
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seek togleaningsGWB §267: nor Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and the good pleasure of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §300: pleased to decree
This form usually rendered as “trading”, “traffic”, “sell” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: nor hath He nowgleaningsGWB §417: promotethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: was investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldstwill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was the repositorygleaningsGWB §142: should be regarded as
This form usually rendered as “purchaser” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: SeatgleaningsGWB §109: nowherekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: If their contention be trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
SE rendered ديگری (dígrí), مشتری (mshtrí), قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “the other, the purchaser, agreed, ‘Alí”
SE rendered مشتری (mshtrí), قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “the purchaser, agreed, ‘Alí”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: have nevergleaningsGWB §347: becamekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: should knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: for thee to remain
SE rendered قرار (qrár), بر (br), داده (dádh), بودند (búdnd), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), حضرت (ḥḍrt), مبايعه (mbáyʿh), وقوع (wqúʿ), يابد (yábd) as “agreed, ‘Alí, transaction, should be effected”
appreciate 20% knowledge 13% aware 13% grasp 13% news 7% informing 7% becoming 7% ignorant 7% ignorance 7% comprehended 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §161: manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “arose”, “should” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involvedgleaningsGWB §200: will recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: beholdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreatsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §39: have causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episode
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “tasted”, “taste” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: can fathomgleaningsGWB §362: liekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: may be brought toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be ledthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §19: carriedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain
This form usually rendered as “contract” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §476: and hold firmly within the graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: within Whose graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: within the graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: my movement
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §293: from the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “scribe” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the BookgleaningsGWB §234: in the Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: His Book
This form usually rendered as “both”, ““write” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: transcribinggleaningsGWB §653: with both thy penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: addressedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have writtengleaningsGWB §312: have testified in their writingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: enumeratedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrotekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one deadgleaningsGWB §726: man’s physical deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “death”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §306: his death
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “petty-mindedness”, “petty-minded” (21 occurrences)
limited 21% petty-mindedness 14% petty-minded 14% confined 7% bounded 7% immeasurable 7% limitation 7% limitations 7% strivings 7% subjected 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §309: in any waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the bounds that have been set
SE rendered بَيتاً (baytáan), مَحدُوداً (maḥdúdáan), بِحدودٍ (biḥdúdin), اَربَعةٍ، (arbaʿhin،), حدٌّ (ḥddun), القَبْرِ (al-qabr), حَدٌّ (ḥaddun) as “a house, bounded, by four limits, the other, the tomb”
This form usually rendered as “tomb”, “grave”, ““tomb” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: their sepulchresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the graveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “tomb,”
This form usually rendered as “vault” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §85: is verily the Straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feetepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §85: the Way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the GardengleaningsGWB §292: madnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the inmates of the all-highest Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenly
This form usually rendered as “fire”, “flame”, “flames” (87 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: the condition thereofgleaningsGWB §526: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
SE expanded to “by the trumpet-call”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in this waygleaningsGWB §397: formkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Thinkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and the Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §17: in the garbepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: thengleaningsGWB §313: Ifkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: expect to hear the trumpet-sound
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: that He may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §651: filled with shamekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: regeneratetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
SE rendered دو (dú), نفر (nfr), از (iz), صور (ṣúr), حيات (ḥíát), علوی (ʿlúy), زنده (zndh), بودند (búdnd), از (iz), قبر (qbr), غفلت (ghflt) as “souls, from, by the trumpet-call, quickened, the grave, error”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §133: loftinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long astablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “reborn”, “quickening”, “quickened” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “heedlessness”, “waywardness”, “negligence” (41 occurrences)
heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §415: carelesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: every wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: erred so grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: careless onegleaningsGWB §281: and still ye slumber
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §251: and disdainfully reject His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: in our love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §349: have been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: to speed outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: have been raised to lifewill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §465: the Raiser from the deadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: reveal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: was madegleaningsGWB §682: failed tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: nor do they seem to havethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: to beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst becomegleaningsGWB §370: life-vein,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: had strayed far
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §37: divorcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the slightestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separationwill-and-testamentW&T §23: bountifully and universallygleaningsGWB §8: the pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absoluteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day
This form usually rendered as “would” (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 §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its rangekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: that knoweth no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: however deeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
