Kitáb-i-Íqán — §186
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 186 of 291.
Source (Persian)
چنانچه شخصی در يومی نزد اين فقير بحر معانی حاضر بود و ذکری از علائم قيامت و حشر و نشر و حساب به ميان آمد و اصرار می نمود که حساب خلائق در ظهور بديع چگونه شد که احدی اطّلاع نيافته؟ بعد قدری از صور علميّه و شئونات حکميّه به قدر ادراک و فهم سامع القاء شد. و بعد ذکر شد که اين مدّت مگر تلاوت فرقان ننموده و آيه مبارکه را که می فرمايد: "فَيَومَئِذٍ لا يُسْاَلُ عَن ذَنْبِهِ إنسٌ و لا جَانٌّ " را نديده ايد و به مقصود ملتفت نشده ايد که معنی سؤال چنان نيست که ادراک نموده ايد بلکه سؤال به لسان و بيان نيست چنانچه همين آيه مشعر و مدلّ بر آن است؟ و بعد می فرمايد: "يُعْرَفُ المُجرِمُونَ بِسيِمَاهُمْ فَيُؤخَذُ بِالنَّواصِی وَ الاَقدَامِ ."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And it came to pass that on a certain day a needy man came to visit this Soul, craving for the ocean of His knowledge. While conversing with him, mention was made concerning the signs of the Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Revival, and Reckoning. He urged Us to explain how, in this wondrous Dispensation, the peoples of the world were brought to a reckoning, when none were made aware of it. Thereupon, We imparted unto him, according to the measure of his capacity and understanding, certain truths of Science and ancient Wisdom. We then asked him saying: “Hast thou not read the Qur’án, and art thou not aware of this blessed verse: ‘On that day shall neither man nor spirit be asked of his sin?’ Dost thou not realize that by ‘asking’ is not meant asking by tongue or speech, even as the verse itself doth indicate and prove? For afterward it is said: ‘By their countenance shall the sinners be known, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.’”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “on a certain day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day andgleaningsGWB §618: sooner or laterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: all other days
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), شخصی (shkhṣí), يومی (yúmí), نزد (nzd), فقير (fqír), بحر (bḥr), معانی (mʿání), حاضر (ḥáḍr), ذکری (dhkrí), از (iz) as “And it came to pass, a needy man, on a certain day, came to visit, the ocean, of His knowledge, craving, mention, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: povertyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: the poorestthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: certaingleaningsGWB §151: to this themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute souls
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §341: commentarieskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: regardless of consequencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “attend”, “ready”, “met” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: MajestygleaningsGWB §43: His Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: on Thy facethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of His MajestygleaningsGWB §355: is come
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “utterance”, “praise” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: cited abovegleaningsGWB §548: recount about Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Am I to recitetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §190: Know verilykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: learningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thine instructiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “of the Day of Judgment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §325: acteth in dependencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: characteristicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: most infallibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
resurrection 23% judgment 15% will 8% gathering 8% all 8% have 8% raising 8% “judgment 8% “resurrection 8% gathered 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will gathergleaningsGWB §506: shall gather togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: raising of the deadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: gathered togetherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been gathered togethergleaningsGWB §77: have We gathered togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: and cause him to be gathered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: to blazonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: diffuseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: resurrectiongleaningsGWB §187: may be spread abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: through whose hands it had passedgleaningsGWB §695: Think notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: literallythe-hidden-wordsHW §32: summoned to a reckoningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: ReckoninggleaningsGWB §314: numberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Thinkest thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: shrill voicegleaningsGWB §29: and the shrilling voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: He urgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and persistently striventablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: shrilling voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: voicegleaningsGWB §82: in their gross violationgleaningsGWB §82: they persist
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “never”, “failed” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““Hast thou not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: MeditategleaningsGWB §40: made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: are repeatingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §18: to appointepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: thou must
SE expanded to “peoples of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §300: have been createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy character
SE expanded to “this wondrous Dispensation”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Raise upfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §278: hath not seenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: the sign of His manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: are but the tracestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
SE rendered حساب (ḥsáb), خلائق (khláʾq), ظهور (ẓhúr), بديع (bdíʿ), چگونه (chgúnh), احدی (iḥdí), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), نيافته؟ (níáfth؟) as “a reckoning, the peoples of the world, this wondrous Dispensation, how, none, aware, were made”
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §621: to His wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: matchless tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §557: wonders of
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §684: no one bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: Thy retreats on hightablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §680: Who else
appreciate 20% knowledge 13% aware 13% grasp 13% news 7% informing 7% becoming 7% ignorant 7% ignorance 7% comprehended 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: If ye become aware offire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §40: Soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to be the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: We have keptgleaningsGWB §554: already beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: found theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be ledthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Were they to apprehend it
This form usually rendered as “while”, “awhile”, “little” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “according to the measure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §547: according to its capacitykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: through Thine irrevocable appointmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: value
SE rendered قدری (qdrí), از (iz), صور (ṣúr), علميّه (ʿlmímh), شئونات (shʾúnát), حکميّه (ḥkmímh), قدر (qdr), ادراک (idrák), فهم (fhm) as “according to the measure, of, truths, of Science, ancient Wisdom, capacity, understanding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §187: sokitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and their concernsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
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 §115: graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: interpretedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyssepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: ye will attain untogleaningsGWB §288: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their own understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehended
This form usually rendered as “who”, “all-hearing”, “hearing” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the earfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §342: their earskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: ear to hearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “divine”, ““attainment” (36 occurrences)
presence 30% divine 15% “attainment 15% attain 11% meet 7% attainment 7% behold 4% attained 4% attaining 4% “presence 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: His attaining Our Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §375: when brought face to face withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: sownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: with meeting Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
SE rendered القاء (al-qáʾ), ذکر (dhkr), مدّت (mddt), مگر (mgr), تلاوت (tláwt), فرقان (frqán), ننموده (nnmúdh), آيه (áyh) as “We imparted, asked him saying, read, the Qur’án, “Hast thou not, blessed verse”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §113: hath repudiated His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the generative power of His utterancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
SE rendered تلاوت (tláwt), فرقان (frqán), ننموده (nnmúdh), آيه (áyh), مبارکه (mbárkh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), فَيَومَئِذٍ (fayawmaʾidhin) as “read, the Qur’án, “Hast thou not, blessed verse, ‘On that day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: \‘Blessed, therefore, begleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Blessed, therefore, be
SE expanded to “it is said”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronouncedgleaningsGWB §511: hath writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: he spoke the followingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §24: towards themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: had taughtgleaningsGWB §708: commandeth
beseecheth 50% asked 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath sought
sin 21% crime 21% sins 14% committed 7% transgressions 7% sin?’ 7% transgression 7% sinfulness 7% blasphemous 7%
man 18% perceived 9% fellowship 9% men 9% attached 9% eternal 9% dearly-loved 9% enjoyed 9% commune 9% reunion 9%
This form usually rendered as “lives”, “life”, “soul” (71 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spiritgleaningsGWB §674: of your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: livesgleaningsGWB §165: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “seen”, “never” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and art thou not aware”
hath 21% seen 14% never 14% neither 7% witnessed 7% acquainted 7% inexperienced 7% can 7% art 7% could 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: neither hath He attendedgleaningsGWB §685: would perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: you would surely findthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: do I findwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: seengleaningsGWB §669: No tie of direct intercoursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have regarded
SE rendered إنسٌ (ʾinsun), جَانٌّ (jánnun), نديده (ndídh), ايد (iyd), مقصود (mqṣúd), ملتفت (mltft) as “man, spirit, and art thou not aware, by, not realize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: HelpergleaningsGWB §11: graciously assistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: to graciously aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §93: approachwill-and-testamentW&T §25: reinforceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: to aid theegleaningsGWB §629: and aid them
SE rendered جَانٌّ (jánnun), نديده (ndídh), ايد (iyd), مقصود (mqṣúd), ملتفت (mltft), نشده (nshdh), ايد (iyd), معنی (mʿní) as “spirit, and art thou not aware, by, not realize, by ‘asking’”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste to meet TheegleaningsGWB §370: hekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: the divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purpose
This form usually rendered as “unaware”, “behold”, “perceive” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unawaregleaningsGWB §40: Beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: And immediately He perceived their thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I would refuse to look upon themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: turn thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: consider them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: Considerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turn
SE rendered نديده (ndídh), ايد (iyd), مقصود (mqṣúd), ملتفت (mltft), نشده (nshdh), ايد (iyd), معنی (mʿní), سؤال (sʾál), چنان (chnán), نيست (níst) as “and art thou not aware, by, not realize, by ‘asking’, is not meant”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: madegleaningsGWB §107: for themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Did He not come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shallwill-and-testamentW&T §53: aroseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: above
SE rendered ملتفت (mltft), نشده (nshdh), ايد (iyd), معنی (mʿní), سؤال (sʾál), چنان (chnán), نيست (níst), ادراک (idrák), نموده (nmúdh) as “not realize, by ‘asking’, is not meant, they”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thy tonguegleaningsGWB §603: in a languagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the wish oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a tonguegleaningsGWB §347: in that tongue
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
indicative 21% revealed 14% indicate 14% indicating 7% which 7% bear 7% doth 7% attest 7% testify 7% perceive 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §306: consciousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: doth indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hairgleaningsGWB §261: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: shake off the slumber of negligence and realize
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicateth”, “expressive” (19 occurrences)
indicate 20% indicateth 13% expressive 13% bear 13% pertain 7% unmistakably 7% testify 7% prove 7% testifying 7% indicative 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: thou hast producedgleaningsGWB §561: directedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: capable of hinting atwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §532: are a guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: signs
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehendedgleaningsGWB §2: the All-Perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: recognized Him nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessed
This form usually rendered as “workers”, “corrupt”, “sinners” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My crimegleaningsGWB §465: of the transgressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the sinnersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: of the wickedgleaningsGWB §76: workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: transgressorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: crimegleaningsGWB §465: My transgression
بِسيِمَاهُمْ
literal: by-their-countenance; countenance; garlic
This form usually rendered as “‘by” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shall” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: didst not takefire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §581: draw forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: will they take itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: who were so vexedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §40: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Most Ancienttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: theewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
