Kitáb-i-Íqán — §187
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 187 of 291.
Source (Persian)
اين است که از وجهه، حساب خلايق کشيده می شود و کفر و ايمان و عصيان، جميع ظاهر می گردد. چنانچه اليوم مشهود است که به سيما اهل ضلالت از اصحاب هدايت معلوم و واضح اند. و اگر اين عباد خالصاً للّه و طلباً لرضائه در آيات کتاب ملاحظه نمايند جميع آنچه را که می طلبند البتّه ادراک می نمايند. به قسمی که جميع امور واقعه در اين ظهور را از کلّی و جزئی در آيات او ظاهر و مکشوف ادراک می نمايند حتّی خروج مظاهر اسماء و صفات را از اوطان، و اعراض و اغماض ملّت و دولت را، و سکون و استقرار مظهر کلّيّه در ارض معلوم مخصوص. وَلکِن لا يَعرِفُ ذلک إلّا اُولُو الالباب.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus the peoples of the world are judged by their countenance. By it, their misbelief, their faith, and their iniquity are all made manifest. Even as it is evident in this day how the people of error are, by their countenance, known and distinguished from the followers of divine Guidance. Were these people, wholly for the sake of God and with no desire but His good-pleasure, to ponder the verses of the Book in their heart, they would of a certainty find whatsoever they seek. In its verses would they find revealed and manifest all the things, be they great or small, that have come to pass in this Dispensation. They would even recognize in them references unto the departure of the Manifestations of the names and attributes of God from out their native land; to the opposition and disdainful arrogance of government and people; and to the dwelling and establishment of the Universal Manifestation in an appointed and specially designated land. No man, however, can comprehend this except he who is possessed of an understanding heart.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §272: before Whose facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: hath settablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: expecting a rewardgleaningsGWB §461: deemestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: judgedthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: taketh countgleaningsGWB §513: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: they will surely be accounted asthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: counted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §60: the creatures of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: I would not have createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
SE rendered از (iz), وجهه، (wjhh،), حساب (ḥsáb), خلايق (khláyq), کشيده (kshídh), می (mí), کفر (kfr), ايمان (iymán), عصيان، (ʿṣíán،) as “by, their countenance, judged, the peoples, their misbelief, their faith, their iniquity”
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §97: disbelievethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and repudiatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: believed not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: worthy ofgleaningsGWB §461: believer’.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: we believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Trustees
sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my rebelliousnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §491: did We rebel against theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: by the burden of my sinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebellion
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: everygleaningsGWB §395: your energieskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: to band themselves against usthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: number
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the worldgleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: each day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perspicuousfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §327: Having recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: how it testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), اليوم (al-yúm), مشهود (mshhúd), سيما (símá), اهل (ihl), ضلالت (ḍlált), از (iz), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), هدايت (hdáyt), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “Even as, this day, evident, the people, of error, from, the followers, of divine Guidance, known”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: unto such as have set their affections upon itfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §393: dwellerskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: all that dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §47: frowardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: they stray even furtherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleadergleaningsGWB §594: the erringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth
companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: acknowledged exponentgleaningsGWB §41: associateskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the companionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforterthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: They whosegleaningsGWB §657: ignorance
SE expanded to “of divine Guidance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §406: any giftkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the guide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: all that is thereinfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §418: the ensignkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: found outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the realm oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §227: My true followerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: those who are wholly devoted to Thy Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence
SE expanded to “for the sake of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Hisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requestethgleaningsGWB §537: asketh notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Object of his questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: We beg ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: We beg of TheegleaningsGWB §556: the Object of his questkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: yearned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: resignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refuse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §151: the words of God thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: in the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: and repudiated Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the BookgleaningsGWB §395: His sacred scrollkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: ConsidergleaningsGWB §39: doth recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: consider attentivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §213: eyes
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetratedgleaningsGWB §333: yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: doth suffice to adornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §52: sowedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: aloud
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
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 §71: the power of comprehendinggleaningsGWB §202: imaginekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: graspedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: compensategleaningsGWB §201: comprehensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: apprehendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see
SE rendered البتّه (al-btth), ادراک (idrák), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), قسمی (qsmí), جميع (jmíʿ), امور (imúr), واقعه (wáqʿh) as “of a certainty, find, the things, have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §358: So potent and universal is this revelation, thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: sharethe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §54: so grievousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: adjuregleaningsGWB §381: kindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: so doth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §41: His Dispensationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE expanded to “have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: wasgleaningsGWB §137: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the recipientsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: succeeded in gazing ontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shonethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell
This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “wholly”, “all-embracing” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “great or small”
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: whomsoevergleaningsGWB §520: verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: with all my affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: them thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: all that aregleaningsGWB §471: the things
SE rendered واقعه (wáqʿh), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz), کلّی (kllí), جزئی (jzʾí), آيات (áyát), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “have come to pass, of, great or small, its verses, revealed and manifest”
SE rendered کلّی (kllí), جزئی (jzʾí), آيات (áyát), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مکشوف (mkshúf), ادراک (idrák), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), خروج (khrúj) as “great or small, its verses, revealed and manifest, recognize, departure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispelgleaningsGWB §509: that ye might take offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “Piercingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Clear awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §285: have been rent asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: discover
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: draw forthgleaningsGWB §193: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have set outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Come ye out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §670: all that is in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §6: to fathom Thy mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: descriptiongleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expression
SE rendered خروج (khrúj), مظاهر (mẓáhr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), از (iz), اوطان، (iwṭán،), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اغماض (ighmáḍ), ملّت (mllt), دولت (dúlt) as “departure, Manifestations, the names, attributes, from out their native land, opposition, disdainful arrogance, people, of government”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the Most Sublime Habitationfire-tabletFire §43: the landgleaningsGWB §43: unto His true habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: have sought shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: landwill-and-testamentW&T §3: andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: his native land
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §108: against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the denialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: are turned back from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: froward
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of the peoplegleaningsGWB §293: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: peoplegleaningsGWB §341: generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: MullágleaningsGWB §531: nations of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of StategleaningsGWB §511: Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereigntyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: the government of Persiathe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: two Nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominion
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: established his residencefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §183: forced Him to dwellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quiet thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “still”, “glory”, “establishment” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the placegleaningsGWB §51: hath establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: confess His claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hometablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: specialgleaningsGWB §39: attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: none except Thee can abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: limitationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §610: thou hast been singled out
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 §243: known asgleaningsGWB §285: them that comprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: understanding and recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: who hath recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know it
SE rendered وَلکِن (walkin), يَعرِفُ (yaʿrif), اُولُو (úlú), الالباب (al-lbáb) as “however, can comprehend, an understanding heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the formerfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §174: oldkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the interpretation thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
SE expanded to “an understanding heart”
