Kitáb-i-Íqán — §138
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 138 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين ملاحظه نما، با اينکه به نهايت ذلّت آن حضرت شهيد شد و احدی نبود که آن حضرت را در ظاهر نصرت نمايد و يا غسل دهد و کفن نمايد مع ذلک حال چگونه از اطراف و اکناف بلاد چقدر از مردم که شدّ رحال می نمايند برای حضور در آن ارض که سر بر آن آستان بمالند. اين است غلبه و قدرت الهی و شوکت و عظمت ربّانی.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Furthermore, call to mind the shameful circumstances that have attended the martyrdom of Husayn. Reflect upon his loneliness, how, to outer seeming, none could be found to aid him, none to take up his body and bury it. And yet, behold how numerous, in this day, are those who from the uttermost corners of the earth don the garb of pilgrimage, seeking the site of his martyrdom, that there they may lay their heads upon the threshold of his shrine! Such is the ascendancy and power of God! Such is the glory of His dominion and majesty!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at anothergleaningsGWB §150: Bothkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is alsoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like mannergleaningsGWB §122: similarlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: withgleaningsGWB §340: while
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: The eyegleaningsGWB §308: should be likenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: take heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and cast upon him the glance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: high regardgleaningsGWB §310: as thou hast observed
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §312: Wouldkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: untilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: and supremetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
abasement 48% humiliation 15% shame 11% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% misery 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4% loneliness 4% utter 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §185: The shame I was made to bearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: degradethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §448: or the shame I have been made to suffer
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 §122: themgleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: His ownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: These peoplegleaningsGWB §492: thy station
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §134: No onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §682: My divine
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (68 occurrences)
SE expanded to “could be found”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Manifestationsfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §34: did shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Help himfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §478: would surely aid theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and to establish Thine ascendancythe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
This form usually rendered as “take” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), نصرت (nṣrt), نمايد (nmáyd), غسل (ghsl), دهد (dhd), کفن (kfn), نمايد (nmáyd), حال (ḥál), چگونه (chgúnh) as “outer seeming, aid, may, take up, bury, his, how”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conditiongleaningsGWB §494: Oncekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
This form usually rendered as “various”, “every”, “direction” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: to various partsgleaningsGWB §70: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: with the eyes oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: to some other placegleaningsGWB §135: with thine inward eye
SE rendered حال (ḥál), چگونه (chgúnh), از (iz), اطراف (iṭráf), اکناف (iknáf), بلاد (blád), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), مردم (mrdm), رحال (rḥál) as “his, how, of, uttermost corners, earth, numerous, those, don the garb of pilgrimage”
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “world”, “all” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His citiesgleaningsGWB §467: the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: nations and kingdomsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: in Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §13: all regionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: in every citygleaningsGWB §511: within their territories
how 89% obviousness 11%
pilgrimage 50% immeasurable 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §202: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “privily” (57 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mysteriesgleaningsGWB §555: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: whose secretstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His mysteries
This form usually rendered as “lay” (1 occurrences)
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 §153: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §593: are the helpless victims ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: triumphant mightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: conquerorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §129: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: hath prevailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: God,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mightygleaningsGWB §607: highestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
SE rendered قدرت (qdrt), الهی (al-hí), شوکت (shúkt), عظمت (ʿẓmt), ربّانی (rbbání) as “power, God, glory of His dominion, majesty”
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 §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §385: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
