Kitáb-i-Íqán — §134

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 134 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس بدان ای سائل طالب که هرگز سلطنت ظاهره نزد حقّ و اوليای او معتبر نبوده و نخواهد بود. و ديگر آنکه اگر مقصود از غلبه و قدرت، قدرت و غلبه ظاهری باشد کار بسيار بر آن جناب سخت می شود. مثل آنکه می فرمايد: "وَ إنَّ جُندَنا لَهُمُ الغَالِبُونَ." و در مقام ديگر می فرمايد: "يُريدُونَ اَن يُطفِئوا نُورَاللّهِ بِاَ فوَاهِهِم و يَأبَی اللّهُ إلّا اَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ ولو کَرِهَ الکافِرُونَ." و ديگر: "هو الغالِبُ فَوقَ کُلِّ شَيْء." مثل اينکه اکثری از فرقان صريح بر اين مطلب است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know, therefore, O questioning seeker, that earthly sovereignty is of no worth, nor will it ever be, in the eyes of God and His chosen Ones. Moreover, if ascendency and dominion be interpreted to mean earthly supremacy and temporal power, how impossible will it be for thee to explain these verses: “And verily Our host shall conquer.” “Fain would they put out God’s light with their mouths: But God hath willed to perfect His light, albeit the infidels abhor it.” “He is the Dominant, above all things.” Similarly, most of the Qur’án testifieth to this truth.

Translation Notes

بدان

bdán bd → “evil” Distinctive

literal: to know

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

evil 50% must 25% know 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Know the-hidden-wordsHW §120: evil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: must

سائل

sáʾl s-ʾ-l → “questioning” Distinctive

literal: question

This form usually rendered as “suppliant”, “pray”, “seeker” (7 occurrences)

suppliant 43% pray 29% seeker 29%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant gleaningsGWB §259: questioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the question prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquire gleaningsGWB §265: entreaty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee

طالب

ṭálb ṭ-l-b → “seeker”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

seeker 39% hath 11% seekers 11% seeketh 11% desirest 6% longing 6% sought 6% yearn 6% sincerely 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: asked gleaningsGWB §556: seeketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the seeker prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: beseech Thine the-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Entreat gleaningsGWB §687: after it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: purpose

هرگز

hrgz hrgz → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 38% neither 13% every 13% can 13% ever 13% time 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: neither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never

ظاهره

ẓáhrh ẓ-h-r → “earthly” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: His back fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §513: action kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the Revealer tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

نزد

nzd zdn → “in the eyes of”

literal: near; strike; near, with

SE expanded to “in the eyes of”

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited her kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: likened the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence will-and-testamentW&T §54: devised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: assayed the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Inevitable gleaningsGWB §124: Divine kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Assuredly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truth the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth

اوليای

iwlíáy w-l-y → “chosen ones”

literal: friend; guardian; lord

chosen 38% loved 33% authorities 5% holy 5% leaders 5% before 5% ye 5% prophets 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friends gleaningsGWB §95: chosen Ones of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protector prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved ones the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O ye men of gleaningsGWB §278: their Lord

معتبر

mʿtbr ʿ-b-r → “tears” Distinctive

literal: tear

This form usually rendered as “prominent”, “worth”, “set” (4 occurrences)

prominent 25% worth 25% set 25% authoritative 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Take, then, good heed gleaningsGWB §542: Profit by their example kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: expressed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my tears will-and-testamentW&T §9: by these words epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: tears gleaningsGWB §41: path kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: passages

نبوده

nbúdh búdn → “of no”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered نزد (nzd), حقّ (ḥqq), اوليای (iwlíáy), معتبر (mʿtbr), نبوده (nbúdh), نخواهد (nkhúáhd), ديگر (dígr) as “in the eyes of, God, chosen Ones, worth, of no, will, Moreover”

hath 30% have 22% had 15% can 7% could 7% remained 4% never 4% accounted 4% evident 4% neither 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were confined gleaningsGWB §669: have never exceeded kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have persisted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: We were

نخواهد

nkhúáhd khúástn → “will”

literal: will; to want/will

will 57% can 29% shall 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will ye gleaningsGWB §686: is to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: desireth the-hidden-wordsHW §106: Wouldst thou have will-and-testamentW&T §20: seek epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §605: will continue to ordain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: were pressing Him

ديگر

dígr dígr → “moreover”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Others gleaningsGWB §39: separate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: And now the-hidden-wordsHW §160: now will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: other gleaningsGWB §122: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: no more

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d

literal: intended; purpose; desired

SE rendered نخواهد (nkhúáhd), ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), غلبه (ghlbh), قدرت، (qdrt،), قدرت (qdrt), غلبه (ghlbh) as “will, Moreover, dominion, power”

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goal gleaningsGWB §528: his motive kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the purpose thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: and my Desire the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant

غلبه

ghlbh gh-l-b → “ascendancy”

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

ascendancy 47% all-conquering 11% prevailed 5% “supreme 5% ascendency 5% supremacy 5% “ascendancy 5% pervading 5% potency 5% celestial 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailed gleaningsGWB §458: He is equal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: pervading power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed over gleaningsGWB §132: triumphing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: conqueror

قدرت،

qdrt، q-d-r → “power”

literal: power; powerful

power 44% thou 30% might 8% dominion 3% omnipotence 2% through 2% didst 2% divine 2% ordained 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Most Powerful fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §155: God kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: Ordain for me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung

کار

kár kár

literal: doing

SE rendered قدرت، (qdrt،), قدرت (qdrt), غلبه (ghlbh), ظاهری (ẓáhrí), باشد (báshd), کار (kár), بسيار (bsíár), بر (br), جناب (jnáb), سخت (skht), می (mí) as “power, dominion, earthly, be interpreted, to mean, thee, impossible”

3 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §40: doings

بسيار

bsíár bsíár

literal: many; much, many

manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: very gleaningsGWB §118: numberless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold will-and-testamentW&T §17: How often epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: greatly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thee”

literal: excellency

thee 41% thou 38% one 3% thyself 3% wert 3% shaykh 3% excellency 3% mullá 3% honour 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: thee gleaningsGWB §674: taste kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: vouchsafed by Thee will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: one named gleaningsGWB §174: shun

سخت

skht s-kh-t → “grievous”

literal: hard; hardship, difficulty; hardship/difficulty

grievous 33% oppressed 33% hardship 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: hardship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: oppressed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: grievous

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “similarly” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness; example

This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: equal gleaningsGWB §453: your like kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: such other things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchless will-and-testamentW&T §17: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a one

فرمايد

frmáyd frmúdn → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 40% hath 15% said 13% revealed 12% will 6% may 3% spoken 3% recorded 3% bestow 2% inflict 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: He hath ordained gleaningsGWB §494: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: which He hath revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §4: did epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded in gleaningsGWB §493: We have

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered الغَالِبُونَ (al-ghálibún), مقام (mqám), ديگر (dígr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), يُريدُونَ (yurídún) as “shall conquer.”, would they”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasion fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §671: stood fast kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: times prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Grant, then, that they may go straight on tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein

يُريدُونَ

yurídún r-y-d → “would they” Distinctive

literal: want; desire; will

This form usually rendered as “seek”, “craving”, “wish” (4 occurrences)

seek 50% craving 25% wish 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek Thee gleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seek kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: what Thou pleasest the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: what He pleaseth gleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend

يُطفِئوا

yuṭfiʾúá ṭ-f-ʾ → “put out”

literal: extinguish; extinguishing; to extinguish

put 52% extinguish 10% putting 5% quench 5% quenched 5% unquenchable 5% inextinguishable 5% have 5% must 5% stayed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: put out gleaningsGWB §600: quench kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to put out will-and-testamentW&T §47: stayed gleaningsGWB §458: putting out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: unquenchable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: must cease from burning

فوَاهِهِم

fwáhihim f-w-h → “their mouths”

literal: mouth; mouths

mouths 57% fruits 14% am 14% whose 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their mouths gleaningsGWB §310: fruits kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: with their mouths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: whose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: I am led to pronounce

يَأبَی

yaʾabay yáftn

literal: find; found; to find

SE rendered نُورَاللّهِ (núrálllh), فوَاهِهِم (fwáhihim), يَأبَی (yaʾabay), اللّهُ (al-lh), يُتِمَّ (yutimm) as “God’s light, their mouths, God, perfect”