Kitáb-i-Íqán — §142
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 142 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و مثل اين از حضرت صادق ذکر شده که روزی شخصی از اصحاب در خدمت آن حضرت شکايت از فقر نمود. آن جمال لا يزالی فرمودند که تو غنی هستی و از شراب غنا آشاميده ای. آن فقير از بيان طلعت منير متحيّر شد که چگونه غنيّ هستم که به فلسی محتاجم؟ آن حضرت فرمود: آيا محبّت ما را نداری؟ عرض نمود: بلی، يا ابن رسول اللّه. فرمود: آيا به هزار دينار اين را مبايعه می نمائی؟ عرض نمود که به جميع دنيا و آنچه در آن است نمی دهم. حضرت فرمودند: آيا نفسی که چنين چيزی نزد او باشد که او را به عالم ندهد چگونه فقير است؟
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In like manner, it is related that on a certain day, one of the companions of Sádiq complained of his poverty before him. Whereupon, Sádiq, that immortal beauty, made reply: “Verily thou art rich, and hast drunk the draught of wealth.” That poverty-stricken soul was perplexed at the words uttered by that luminous countenance, and said: “Where are my riches, I who stand in need of a single coin?” Sádiq thereupon observed: “Dost thou not possess our love?” He replied: “Yea, I possess it, O thou scion of the Prophet of God!” And Sádiq asked him saying: “Exchangest thou this love for one thousand dinars?” He answered: “Nay, never will I exchange it, though the world and all that is therein be given me!” Then Sádiq remarked: “How can he who possesses such a treasure be called poor?”
Translation Notes
SE rendered مثل (mthl), از (iz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), صادق (ṣádq), ذکر (dhkr) as “of, him, Sádiq, related”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: soulgleaningsGWB §541: saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §240: with manifest sincerity
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
SE expanded to “on a certain day”
companions 65% followers 8% disciples 8% people 8% members 2% associates 2% elected 2% hearts 2% small 2% god’s 2%
SE rendered روزی (rúzí), شخصی (shkhṣí), از (iz), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), خدمت (khdmt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), شکايت (shkáyt), از (iz), فقر (fqr), نمود (nmúd) as “on a certain day, one, of, companions, complained, poverty, will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: servedgleaningsGWB §723: to servekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §480: that serve theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §56: countenance of Beauty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: visageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
This form usually rendered as “immortal” (2 occurrences)
everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: wilt to eternity remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §669: hath ever been
This form usually rendered as “said”, “have”, “acquiesced” (39 occurrences)
said 38% have 13% acquiesced 6% made 6% remarked 6% answering 6% uttered 6% sacrificed 6% enjoining 6% spoke 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: wouldgleaningsGWB §178: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: hath foreshadowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He hath saidgleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §179: All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: richprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: will enable them to dispensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich
This form usually rendered as “existence”, “still”, “self-assertion” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §201: drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinkingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: give themthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed
This form usually rendered as “countenance”, “promised”, “peerless” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §108: hath shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my Risingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: shiningfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §415: illuminekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined and inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §321: amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: stand aghast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: dependentgleaningsGWB §217: my needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: poor and needyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: standgleaningsGWB §480: benefitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs
SE rendered فلسی (flsí), محتاجم؟ (mḥtájm؟), حضرت (ḥḍrt), فرمود (frmúd), آيا (áyá), محبّت (mḥbbt), نداری؟ (ndárí؟), عرض (ʿrḍ) as “coin?”, need, Sádiq, said, love?”, not, replied”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love of Godfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: of loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: cherish the desiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: neither havegleaningsGWB §376: cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: pride themselves thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: withheldthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: hath lovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: not havingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: without
This form usually rendered as “answered”, “asked”, “supplicateth” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: have turned asidegleaningsGWB §667: transitory thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: who hast withdrawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Yeaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the tribulationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: imperishableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Indeedthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: outwornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Yeaepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Yea
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §453: Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the ApostlegleaningsGWB §259: the messengerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Prophets unsent.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of God
This form usually rendered as “dinars?”” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: at the timegleaningsGWB §364: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: perceivewill-and-testamentW&T §55: His religionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: Faith.’”will-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Faith
This form usually rendered as “transaction”, ““exchangest” (2 occurrences)
transaction 50% “exchangest 50%
SE rendered هزار (hzár), دينار (dínár), مبايعه (mbáyʿh), می (mí), نمائی؟ (nmáʾí؟), عرض (ʿrḍ), نمود (nmúd), جميع (jmíʿ), دنيا (dníá) as “thousand, dinars?”, “Exchangest, answered, all, world”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosquegleaningsGWB §246: rise upkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: meeting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this worldgleaningsGWB §278: of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the lowliestthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §426: the things of this world
SE rendered عرض (ʿrḍ), نمود (nmúd), جميع (jmíʿ), دنيا (dníá), آنچه (ánchh), نمی (nmí), دهم (dhm), حضرت (ḥḍrt), فرمودند (frmúdnd) as “answered, all, world, that, never, given, Sádiq, remarked”
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
This form usually rendered as “given” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: dealt deceitfullygleaningsGWB §684: oilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: into a fuelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: acted hypocriticallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: with the fuelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the oil
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “also”, “such” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been facedgleaningsGWB §709: must be thy consecrationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have hinderedthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: with thewill-and-testamentW&T §16: must turnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never livedgleaningsGWB §342: would be regarded
SE rendered چيزی (chízí), نزد (nzd), باشد (báshd), عالم (ʿálm), ندهد (ndhd), چگونه (chgúnh), فقير (fqír) as “treasure, possesses, was, “How, poor?””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: sciencesfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §163: through Thine all-encompassing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: learningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE rendered نزد (nzd), باشد (báshd), عالم (ʿálm), ندهد (ndhd), چگونه (chgúnh), فقير (fqír) as “possesses, was, “How, poor?””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded upgleaningsGWB §220: will readily admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: sentence Him to deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them tothe-hidden-wordsHW §129: Ye have sufferedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: fairgleaningsGWB §140: hath served
