Kitáb-i-Íqán — §180
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری ای حبيب من، مقدّس است نغمه لاهوت که به استماع و عقول ناسوت محدود شود. نمله وجود کجا تواند به عرصه معبود قدم گذارد؟ اگر چه نفوس ضعيفه از عدم ادراک، اين بيانات معضله را انکار نمايند و امثال اين احاديث را نفی کنند. بلی، لا يَعرِفُ ذلِکَ إلّا اُولو الاَلبابِ. قُل هُوالخَتمُ الَّذی لَيس لهُ خَتمٌ فِی الإبداعِ و لا بَدءٌ لَهُ فی الإختِراعِ إذاً يا مَلأ الاَرضِ فی ظُهُوراتِ البدءِ تَجلّياتِ الخَتم تَشهَدُونَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my beloved! Immeasurably exalted is the celestial Melody above the strivings of human ear to hear or mind to grasp its mystery! How can the helpless ant step into the court of the All-Glorious? And yet, feeble souls, through lack of understanding, reject these abstruse utterances, and question the truth of such traditions. Nay, none can comprehend them save those that are possessed of an understanding heart. Say, He is that End for Whom no end in all the universe can be imagined, and for Whom no beginning in the world of creation can be conceived. Behold, O concourse of the earth, the splendours of the End, revealed in the Manifestations of the Beginning!
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری (bárí), حبيب (ḥbíb), مقدّس (mqdds), نغمه (nghmh) as “beloved, Immeasurably exalted, Melody”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for His sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: and Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: HolygleaningsGWB §635: Courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou hast Thyself immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: in the strain ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: to the rustlingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §210: the melody
This form usually rendered as “celestial”, “realm” (2 occurrences)
heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §700: hath heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: and mine earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §395: the mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: they had understood itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §445: wisdom.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “earthly” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: your neighborgleaningsGWB §584: of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: this earthly lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: mengleaningsGWB §703: men’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: generation
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 §180: limitsgleaningsGWB §35: petty-mindednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: and stationprayers-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 §10: keen
SE rendered عقول (ʿqúl), ناسوت (násút), محدود (mḥdúd), نمله (nmlh), وجود (wjúd), کجا (kjá), تواند (túánd), عرصه (ʿrṣh), معبود (mʿbúd), قدم (qdm) as “mind, human ear, helpless, ant, How, can, court, the All-Glorious, step”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extantfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §67: could be foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: any one of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Him Who is the Ever-Abidingfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §40: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: theewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered کجا (kjá), تواند (túánd), عرصه (ʿrṣh), معبود (mʿbúd), قدم (qdm), گذارد؟ (gdhárd؟), چه (chh), نفوس (nfús), ضعيفه (ḍʿífh), از (iz), عدم (ʿdm) as “How, can, court, the All-Glorious, step, souls, feeble, through, lack”
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one persongleaningsGWB §382: They thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whom
limited 21% feeble 21% faint-hearted 7% weak 7% diminished 7% lessen 7% considerably 7% dying 7% tremble 7% forlorn 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §125: weaknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to my povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §308: diminishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: are impotentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: double
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §344: absencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: their failureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §124: perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: failure
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: intelligencegleaningsGWB §44: acknowledgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: to comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §288: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: conceived and vainly imaginedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathom
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: The utterance of Godfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §389: helpeth him to discover the secrets of creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: that which hath been mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: compassed about withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
This form usually rendered as “abstruse” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “denial”, “denied”, “repudiated” (29 occurrences)
denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: GainsayestgleaningsGWB §68: can fail to admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: those that repudiateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: they deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: them that have denied HimgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), معضله (mʿḍlh), انکار (inkár), نمايند (nmáynd), امثال (imthál), احاديث (iḥádíth), نفی (nfí) as “utterances, abstruse, reject, such, traditions, question”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: issuedgleaningsGWB §411: establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglectwill-and-testamentW&T §52: sowedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: may assist thee
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: attributed to naughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditionsgleaningsGWB §372: utterances
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% nothingness 4% banishment 4% question 4% denounced 4% suppress 4% abolished 4% exile 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §131: banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: abolishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: of negationwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: exilesgleaningsGWB §95: did not actually possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: denounced
SE rendered امثال (imthál), احاديث (iḥádíth), نفی (nfí), کنند (knnd), بلی، (blí،), يَعرِفُ (yaʿrif) as “such, traditions, question, Nay, comprehend”
This form usually rendered as “can”, “recognize”, “know” (31 occurrences)
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “such”, “who”, “endowed” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: saygleaningsGWB §257: My wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §65: He concludethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: seal,prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixed Thy seal uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my endepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §25: The seal of
SE rendered الاَلبابِ (al-lbáb), قُل (qul), هُوالخَتمُ (húálkhatm), لَيس (lays), خَتمٌ (khatmun), الإبداعِ (al-ʾibdáʿ) as “heart, Say, End, no, end, all the universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: notgleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: nor canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: consisted not
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all the universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §5: extolling to the utmostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: thereoftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §534: so wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §666: a sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: both in the beginningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §135: thine inward eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: proceedeth
SE expanded to “world of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §281: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost endsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: and fashionedgleaningsGWB §696: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §188: Followers of the Gospelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §352: and on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: revealfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §391: Divine Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: there shall come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: the manifold tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
تَجلّياتِ
literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested
This form usually rendered as “splendors”, “effulgent”, “effulgences” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §138: releasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the splendorsgleaningsGWB §421: open characters
SE rendered البدءِ (al-bdʾ), تَجلّياتِ (tajllíát), الخَتم (al-khatm), تَشهَدُونَ (tashhadún) as “Beginning, splendours, End”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: viewedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §198: that ye may perceive its glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
