Kitáb-i-Íqán — §190
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 190 of 291.
Source (Persian)
قسم به خدا که اين حمامه ترابی را غير اين نغمات نغمه هاست و جز اين بيانات رموزها که هر نکته ای از آن مقدّس است از آنچه بيان شد و از قلم جاری گشت. تا مشيّت الهی چه وقت قرار گيرد که عروس های معانی بی حجاب از قصر روحانی قدم ظهور به عرصه قدم گذارند. وَ ما مِن اَمْرٍ الّا بَعدَ إذْنِهِ و ما مِن قُدْرَةٍ إلّا بِحَولِهِ و قُوَّتِهِ و ما مِنْ إلهٍ إلّا هُوَ. لَهُ الخَلقُ وَالاَمرُ و کلٌّ بِاَمرِه يَنطِقُونَ و مِنْ اَسرارِ الرُّوحِ يَتَکَلَّمُون.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By God! This Bird of Heaven, now dwelling upon the dust, can, besides these melodies, utter a myriad songs, and is able, apart from these utterances, to unfold innumerable mysteries. Every single note of its unpronounced utterances is immeasurably exalted above all that hath already been revealed, and immensely glorified beyond that which hath streamed from this Pen. Let the future disclose the hour when the Brides of inner meaning will, as decreed by the Will of God, hasten forth, unveiled, out of their mystic mansions, and manifest themselves in the ancient realm of being. Nothing whatsoever is possible without His permission; no power can endure save through His power, and there is none other God but He. His is the world of creation, and His the Cause of God. All proclaim His Revelation, and all unfold the mysteries of His Spirit.
Translation Notes
SE rendered قسم (qsm), خدا (khdá), حمامه (ḥmámh), ترابی (trábí) as “By, God, Bird of Heaven, now dwelling upon the dust”
SE expanded to “Bird of Heaven”
SE expanded to “now dwelling upon the dust”
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be comparedfire-tabletFire §27: and honorgleaningsGWB §49: What hath become ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: anyone but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §103: accentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melody
SE rendered ترابی (trábí), غير (ghír), نغمات (nghmát), نغمه (nghmh), هاست (hást), جز (jz), بيانات (bíánát), رموزها (rmúzhá), هر (hr) as “now dwelling upon the dust, besides these, melodies, myriad songs, apart from, utterances, mysteries, Every single”
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
mysteries 18% allusions 9% symbolic 9% secret 9% symbols 9% single 9% impenetrable 9% revelation 9% treasured 9% mystery 9%
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: and an impenetrable Mysterythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Treasured Symbolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: a single signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the revelation of Thine enshrined mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the symbols
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 §223: holinessgleaningsGWB §302: immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: which is far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most august Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: will carry it outgleaningsGWB §454: their conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: floweth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceeded
SE rendered از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), بيان (bíán), از (iz), قلم (qlm), جاری (járí), گشت (gsht), مشيّت (mshíht), الهی (al-hí), چه (chh), وقت (wqt), قرار (qrár) as “from this, all that hath already, been revealed, Pen, hath streamed, the Will, of God, the hour, decreed by”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: all created thingsgleaningsGWB §484: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: and any willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: timegleaningsGWB §26: time foreordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in their dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set timethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: At that momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: momentsgleaningsGWB §248: days arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: appointed time
This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: been establishedgleaningsGWB §51: and been chosen as the seatkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: unto the seattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
SE rendered مشيّت (mshíht), الهی (al-hí), چه (chh), وقت (wqt), قرار (qrár), گيرد (gírd), عروس (ʿrús), های (háy), معانی (mʿání), بی (bí), حجاب (ḥjáb), از (iz) as “the Will, of God, the hour, decreed by, Brides, inner meaning, without, unveiled, out of”
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 §14: for perversityfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §548: such a bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: particular significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: veiled itgleaningsGWB §198: be shut out as by a veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §220: darekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: can never hope to matchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and proclaim his failuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their palacesgleaningsGWB §466: innocent of guiltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: tranquillityfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §522: may attain unto tranquillity and peacekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the Holy Spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: moving spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §537: of His everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: exaltingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: by the eternity oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
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 §85: backfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §109: treatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the letter thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
SE rendered روحانی (rúḥání), قدم (qdm), ظهور (ẓhúr), عرصه (ʿrṣh), قدم (qdm), گذارند (gdhárnd) as “mystic, ancient, manifest, realm”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “His the Cause of God”
leave 31% ear 24% permission 21% attentive 3% ordained 3% will 3% acceptance 3% bounds 3% sanction 3% any 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §486: by the leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast permitted metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permissiongleaningsGWB §490: the burden of their recital
SE rendered إذْنِهِ (ʾidhnih), قُدْرَةٍ (qudrahin), بِحَولِهِ (biḥawlih), قُوَّتِهِ (qúqatih) as “His permission, through His power”
SE expanded to “through His power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: nowgleaningsGWB §633: around Whomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
SE rendered بِحَولِهِ (biḥawlih), قُوَّتِهِ (qúqatih), إلهٍ (ʾilhin) as “through His power, God”
power 26% through 22% might 17% force 9% assiduously 4% strengthened 4% strength 4% ascendancy 4% forces 4% exertion 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the powersgleaningsGWB §390: the sense ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: StronggleaningsGWB §445: can equal in its conquering power
SE expanded to “the world of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §532: is inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §68: callingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: hath itself proclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentmentgleaningsGWB §18: the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soulwill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: throne
This form usually rendered as “speak”, “who”, “converse” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: utterethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §123: passageskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
