Kitáb-i-Íqán — §183
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 183 of 291.
Source (Persian)
سبحان اللّه، جهل و نادانی عباد به مقام و حدّی رسيده که به علم و اراده خود مقبل شده، از علم و اراده حقّ جلّ و عزّ معرض گشتهاند.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gracious God! So great is the folly and perversity of the people, that they have turned their face toward their own thoughts and desires, and have turned their back upon the knowledge and will of God—hallowed and glorified be His name!
Translation Notes
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebrateth the praise offire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: Far,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: give praise to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: foolish onegleaningsGWB §155: perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: foolish and ignorantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: foolish amongst themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: follygleaningsGWB §374: foolish ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: thou mayest knowgleaningsGWB §429: in His unerring wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: follythe-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understandinggleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worshipfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §35: those peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: a servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: man
SE rendered اللّه، (al-lh،), جهل (jhl), نادانی (nádání), عباد (ʿbád), مقام (mqám), حدّی (ḥddí), رسيده (rsídh), علم (ʿlm), اراده (irádh) as “God, folly, perversity, people, knowledge, will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: that they may shake offfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §9: phantomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: characteristicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered جهل (jhl), نادانی (nádání), عباد (ʿbád), مقام (mqám), حدّی (ḥddí), رسيده (rsídh), علم (ʿlm), اراده (irádh) as “folly, perversity, people, knowledge, will”
limitations 40% bounds 12% limits 11% limited 9% limitation 7% sharp 5% precepts 5% keen 4% sharper 4% steel 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confinedgleaningsGWB §39: with respect to theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the limitedprayers-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 §77: sharp
SE rendered نادانی (nádání), عباد (ʿbád), مقام (mqám), حدّی (ḥddí), رسيده (rsídh), علم (ʿlm), اراده (irádh), مقبل (mqbl) as “perversity, people, knowledge, will, turned their face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §109: leaderskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: those signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: are knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §68: hath fixed his gazekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: We desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seek togleaningsGWB §619: of His Will
SE expanded to “turned their face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: turnfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §39: of yesterday,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by a companytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: provengleaningsGWB §501: to Him Who is the Sovereign Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: innermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable
SE rendered مقبل (mqbl), از (iz), علم (ʿlm), اراده (irádh), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), معرض (mʿrḍ) as “turned their face, upon, God—hallowed, glorified, turned their back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominion
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glorygleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
SE expanded to “turned their back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by turning aside from HimgleaningsGWB §35: denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: attackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: nor any cavils they may raise
SE rendered اراده (irádh), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), معرض (mʿrḍ), گشتهاند (gshthánd) as “God—hallowed, glorified, turned their back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou attainest notgleaningsGWB §25: is illuminedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: no such happenings can ever come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: returnwill-and-testamentW&T §5: can be everepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: returnedgleaningsGWB §550: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: hath attained
