Kitáb-i-Íqán — §18

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 18 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و در کشف اين اسرار بعضی از عبارات انبياء، به بدائع نغمات حجازی در الواح مسطوره قبل که برای يکی از احباب نوشته شده بود مذکور گشت و حال هم به تغنّيات خوش عراقی نظر به خواهش آن جناب در اين اوراق مجدّداً ذکر می نمائيم که شايد تشنگان صحراهای بعد را به بحر قرب دلالت نمايد و گمگشتگان بيابان های هجر و فراق را به خيام قرب و وصال رساند، تا غمام ضلالت مرتفع شود و آفتاب جهانتاب هدايت از افق جان طالع گردد. وَ عَلی اللّهِ اَتَّکِلُ و به اَستَعينُ لَعَلَّ يَجری مِن هَذا القَلَم ما يَحيی به اَفئِدَةُ النّاسِ لِيَقُومَنَّ الکُلُّ عَن مَراقِد غَفلَتِهِم وَ يَسمَعَنَّ اطوارَ وَرَقاتِ الفردوسِ مِن شَجَرٍ کانَ فی الرَّوضَةِ الاَحَديَّة مِن اَيدِی القُدرَةِ بإِذنِ اللّهِ مَغْرُوساً.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In unfolding these mysteries, We have, in Our former Tablets which were addressed to a friend in the melodious language of Hijáz, cited a few of the verses revealed unto the Prophets of old. And now, responding to your request, We again shall cite, in these pages, those same verses, uttered this time in the wondrous accents of ‘Iráq, that haply the sore athirst in the wilds of remoteness may attain unto the ocean of the divine presence, and they that languish in the wastes of separation be led unto the home of eternal reunion. Thus the mists of error may be dispelled, and the all-resplendent light of divine guidance dawn forth above the horizon of human hearts. In God We put Our trust, and to Him We cry for help, that haply there may flow from this pen that which shall quicken the souls of men, that they may all arise from their beds of heedlessness and hearken unto the rustling of the leaves of Paradise, from the tree which the hand of divine power hath, by the permission of God, planted in the Ridván of the All-Glorious.

Translation Notes

کشف

kshf k-sh-f → “vision” Distinctive

literal: unveiling; uncover

This form usually rendered as “dispel”, “made”, “uncovered” (15 occurrences)

dispel 10% made 10% uncovered 10% have 10% lifted 10% hath 10% appeared 10% discover 10% pierce 10% removal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispel gleaningsGWB §139: uncovered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unveiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: to lift tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: vision gleaningsGWB §509: relieve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to pierce such veils

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 85% secrets 5% hidden 2% through 1% verities 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% divine 1% secret 1% discover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries gleaningsGWB §67: privately kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: thy bed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy bliss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: secretly

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “few”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: those infrequent gleaningsGWB §337: of another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a few among prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: many gleaningsGWB §451: part at least kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: some of them

عبارات

ʿbárát ʿ-b-r → “tears” Distinctive

literal: tear

This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “passages” (11 occurrences)

words 36% utterances 18% passages 9% verses 9% statements 9% text 9% prophecies 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a lesson gleaningsGWB §542: Profit by their example kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: statements prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my tears will-and-testamentW&T §34: with tears epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Take, then, good heed gleaningsGWB §347: Hebrew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: symbolically referred

انبياء،

inbíáʾ، n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 88% prophet 8% prophets” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Prophets gleaningsGWB §451: Apostle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: the Prophets of old prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the Prophet gleaningsGWB §312: Prophets of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethood prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets

نغمات

nghmát n-gh-m → “melody”

literal: melody; melodies; melodies, tunes

melodies 36% sweet 21% melody 11% accents 7% voice 7% accent 4% melodious 4% strains 4% strain 4% language 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §106: His Voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: the voice of the melodies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §210: the melody

الواح

al-wáḥ l-w-ḥ → “tablets”

literal: tablet; tablets

tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendor gleaningsGWB §39: the allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: uncovered,—I tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Tablet gleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures

مسطوره

msṭúrh s-ṭ-r

literal: written; written, recorded

SE rendered بدائع (bdáʾʿ), نغمات (nghmát), حجازی (ḥjází), الواح (al-wáḥ), مسطوره (msṭúrh), برای (bráy), يکی (ykí), از (iz), احباب (iḥbáb) as “melodious, language, Hijáz, Tablets, to, a, in, friend”

written 20% recorded 20% records 20% inscribed 12% revealed 8% bear 4% have 4% described 4% spoken 4% record 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: inscribed gleaningsGWB §607: described kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: records prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: traced the-hidden-wordsHW §124: lines epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recorded gleaningsGWB §149: bear witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is written

يکی

ykí w-ḥ-d → “a”

literal: one; oneness

SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), مسطوره (msṭúrh), برای (bráy), يکی (ykí), از (iz), احباب (iḥbáb), نوشته (núshth), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “Tablets, to, a, in, friend, addressed, cited”

one 80% anyone 10% certain 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: A fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §99: must needs be one and the same kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: in my lowliness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

احباب

iḥbáb ḥ-b-b → “friend” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “loved”, “faithful”, “lovers” (7 occurrences)

loved 43% faithful 29% lovers 14% friend 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desire fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §513: who loveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: unto my loved ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

نوشته

núshth núshtn → “have” Distinctive

literal: write; written; to write

This form usually rendered as “wrote”, “transcribing”, “addressed” (4 occurrences)

wrote 33% transcribing 33% addressed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: transcribing gleaningsGWB §312: have testified in their writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: addressed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrote gleaningsGWB §653: with both thy pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: enumerated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: written

مذکور

mdhkúr dh-k-r → “cited” Distinctive

literal: mention; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)

recorded 23% mentioned 17% hath 11% spoken 9% referred 9% aforementioned 6% revealed 6% which 6% made 6% foretold 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His praise gleaningsGWB §374: the faintest intimation kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: sing their praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: with His remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

گشت

gsht gshtn

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered از (iz), احباب (iḥbáb), نوشته (núshth), مذکور (mdhkúr), گشت (gsht), حال (ḥál), تغنّيات (tghnníát), خوش (khúsh), عراقی (ʿráqí) as “in, friend, addressed, cited, accents, wondrous, ‘Iráq”

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: been gleaningsGWB §440: let kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: behold the-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst be will-and-testamentW&T §3: He was sent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: enable thee gleaningsGWB §370: life-vein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: felt

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: now; state

SE rendered احباب (iḥbáb), نوشته (núshth), مذکور (mdhkúr), گشت (gsht), حال (ḥál), تغنّيات (tghnníát), خوش (khúsh), عراقی (ʿráqí), نظر (nẓr) as “friend, addressed, cited, accents, wondrous, ‘Iráq, responding”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Come what might gleaningsGWB §222: vicinity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Thy power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be

تغنّيات

tghnníát gh-n-y → “wealth” Distinctive

literal: wealth

This form usually rendered as “notes”, “accents”, “melodies” (3 occurrences)

notes 33% accents 33% melodies 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes gleaningsGWB §588: Intone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: richer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: hath been able to dispense with tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his riches will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of

خوش

khúsh khúsh → “sweet”

literal: pleasant; pleasant, sweet

sweet 25% delight 13% blissful 13% how 13% wondrous 13% glorious 13% pleasant 13%

gleaningsGWB §548: delight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: How well the-hidden-wordsHW §147: Pleasant gleaningsGWB §688: blissful joy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: sweet the-hidden-wordsHW §115: glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: wondrous

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “look” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)

observe 13% eye 13% because 13% beholding 13% sight 10% behold 10% owing 10% consider 6% ponder 6% considering 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: ponder fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §260: “Witness kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: By virtue of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: been fixed upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards

خواهش

khúáhsh kh-w-h → “requested”

literal: request

requested 50% request 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: request the-hidden-wordsHW §93: never desire will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishers the-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher

جناب

jnáb j-n-b

literal: excellency

SE rendered خوش (khúsh), عراقی (ʿráqí), نظر (nẓr), خواهش (khúáhsh), جناب (jnáb), اوراق (iwráq), مجدّداً (mjdddáan), ذکر (dhkr), می (mí) as “wondrous, ‘Iráq, responding, request, pages, again, cite, shall”

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 §92: Eschew it gleaningsGWB §16: Flee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: ideal King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: vouchsafed by Thee will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to gleaningsGWB §569: against Thee

اوراق

iwráq w-r-q → “pages”

literal: leaf; leaves

leaves 42% scrolls 16% pages 11% documents 5% put 5% books 5% foliage 5% confessions 5% leaflets 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheet fire-tabletFire §23: Nightingale gleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenix kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Nightingale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dove will-and-testamentW&T §53: scrolls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the books of the world gleaningsGWB §56: foliage

مجدّداً

mjdddáan j-d-d → “again”

literal: new; renew; renewal

new 58% fresh 10% renew 7% again 5% renewed 5% particular 3% put 3% rebirth 3% present 3% supplant 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: renew gleaningsGWB §43: to put off kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the present the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: new gleaningsGWB §101: particular kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: reneweth

نمائيم

nmáʾím nmúdn → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; to do

This form usually rendered as “abolish”, “do”, “wing” (14 occurrences)

abolish 13% do 13% wing 13% again 13% might 13% should 13% may 13% offer 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: should not gleaningsGWB §361: remained kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: wing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst become will-and-testamentW&T §17: will he seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: arose

شايد

sháyd sháyd → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply

تشنگان

tshngán tshngán → “sore”

literal: thirsty; thirsty ones; thirsty-ones

sore 33% languishing 33% thirst 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: sore athirst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: languishing and sore athirst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: they that thirst

صحراهای

ṣḥráháy ṣ-ḥ-r → “wilds”

literal: desert, wilderness

wilds 50% wilderness 25% meads 13% glorious 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: deserts gleaningsGWB §550: wilderness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: in the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the glorious meads gleaningsGWB §718: of this world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: meads gleaningsGWB §118: desert kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the wilds

بحر

bḥr b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 77% sea 14% waters 4% deep 1% flood 1% through 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% beneath 1% immensity 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seas gleaningsGWB §15: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceans will-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the sea gleaningsGWB §116: deep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows

قرب

qrb q-r-b → “presence” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)

divine 20% proximity 14% nearness 14% presence 14% draw 9% near 9% above 6% inmost 6% reunion 6% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: nigh fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §485: favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favoured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: able to approach tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

دلالت

dlált d-l-l → “proof” Distinctive

literal: proof

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “directed”, “guideth” (7 occurrences)

revelation 33% directed 17% guideth 17% attain 17% testifieth 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proof gleaningsGWB §361: testify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: their arguments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead me will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek gleaningsGWB §531: produced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: a proof

گمگشتگان

gmgshtgán gmgshtgán → “erring”

literal: lost wanderer; the lost ones; wanderers

erring 67% languish 33%

gleaningsGWB §145: erring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: languish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: erring wanderer

بيابان

bíábán b-y-b → “door”

literal: door

door 50% wilderness 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: wilderness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: door

هجر

hjr h-j-r

literal: separation

SE rendered نمايد (nmáyd), گمگشتگان (gmgshtgán), بيابان (bíábán), های (háy), هجر (hjr), فراق (fráq), خيام (khíám), قرب (qrb), وصال (wṣál) as “may, languish, wastes, separation, home, reunion”