Kitáb-i-Íqán — §206

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 206 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری، بسيار متعجّب شدم، از اين بيانات نديدم مگر اينکه می خواهد بر مردم برساند که جميع اين علوم نزد ايشان است با وجود اينکه قسم به خدا نسيمی از رياض علم الهی نشنيده و بر حرفی از اسرار حکمت ربّانی اطّلاع نيافته. بلکه اگر معنی علم گفته شود البتّه مضطرب شود و جبل وجود او مندکّ گردد. با وجود اين اقوال سخيفه بی معنی چه دعوی های زياده از حدّ نموده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We were surprised exceedingly when We observed that his one purpose was to make the people realize that all these learnings were possessed by him. And yet, I swear by God that not one breath, blowing from the meads of divine knowledge, hath ever been wafted upon his soul, nor hath he ever unravelled a single mystery of ancient wisdom. Nay, were the meaning of Knowledge ever to be expounded unto him, dismay would fill his heart, and his whole being would shake to its foundation. Notwithstanding his base and senseless statements, behold to what heights of extravagance his claims have reached!

Translation Notes

باری،

bárí، b-r-y → “briefly”

literal: in short; in short, anyway

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% resume 7% may 7% even 7% virtue 7% early 7% how 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Concerning him gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Even as will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short

بسيار

bsíár b-s-r → “son” Distinctive

literal: son; many

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “how”, “divers” (11 occurrences)

manifold 20% how 10% divers 10% unnumbered 10% frequently 10% cherish 10% many 10% old 10% meditate 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered

متعجّب

mtʿjjb ʿ-j-b → “surprised”

literal: wonder; strange; wonder, marvel

how 19% strange 19% marvellous 13% surprised 13% strangely 6% marvelous 6% “wonder 6% marvel 6% amazement 6% “marvel 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: strangely gleaningsGWB §370: “Wonder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: surprised tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: wondrous the-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: strange gleaningsGWB §523: How strange, how very strange kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: marvellous

شدم،

shdm، sh-d → “have”

literal: become; to become; became

have 36% hath 14% may 14% made 12% become 5% mayest 5% can 5% will 3% mentioned 3% had 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: death gleaningsGWB §417: can sink kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: became prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §93: defiled will-and-testamentW&T §42: recovered their former stability epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: made gleaningsGWB §100: clothed

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered باری، (bárí،), بسيار (bsíár), متعجّب (mtʿjjb), شدم، (shdm،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), نديدم (ndídm), مگر (mgr), اينکه (iynkh) as “We, exceedingly, surprised, were, observed, that, his one purpose”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered بسيار (bsíár), متعجّب (mtʿjjb), شدم، (shdm،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), نديدم (ndídm), مگر (mgr), اينکه (iynkh), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br) as “exceedingly, surprised, were, observed, that, his one purpose, was, upon”

utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §526: manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy speech the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §36: from

نديدم

ndídm d-y-d → “seen” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; seen

This form usually rendered as “observed” (1 occurrences)

seen 19% saw 19% behold 13% witnessed 13% met 6% found 6% eye 6% hast 6% perceive 6% observed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: I behold gleaningsGWB §685: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: witnessed will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: met gleaningsGWB §145: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath beheld epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: found

مگر

mgr m-g-r → “that”

literal: except; except/unless

SE rendered متعجّب (mtʿjjb), شدم، (shdm،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), نديدم (ndídm), مگر (mgr), اينکه (iynkh), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br), مردم (mrdm), برساند (brsánd) as “surprised, were, observed, that, his one purpose, was, upon, the people, to make”

save 50% other 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: save through kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: no other than

اينکه

iynkh ʾ-y-n → “chapter” Distinctive

literal: this; where; these

This form usually rendered as “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)

chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: with all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Whereunto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: this sense

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), نديدم (ndídm), مگر (mgr), اينکه (iynkh), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br), مردم (mrdm), برساند (brsánd) as “observed, that, his one purpose, was, upon, the people, to make”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

خواهد

khúáhd kh-w-h → “will”

literal: will; to want/will

will 55% shall 18% such 9% desireth 9% wishing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will cling gleaningsGWB §340: shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: whether the-hidden-wordsHW §93: desire will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

برساند

brsánd r-s-n → “attain”

literal: cause-to-reach

attain 29% causing 14% led 14% make 14% leadeth 14% contracted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §336: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: led gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: to make kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: nor exhaust their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: attain

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered خواهد (khúáhd), بر (br), مردم (mrdm), برساند (brsánd), جميع (jmíʿ), علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd), ايشان (iyshán) as “was, upon, the people, to make, learnings, unto, by”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: whole gleaningsGWB §168: they fell down kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: their all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: they may gather together tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: estimation gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sight the-hidden-wordsHW §96: near will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: visited gleaningsGWB §674: before the

ايشان

iyshán ʾ-y-sh → “prophets”

literal: they; they, them; they/them

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §145: Prophets

خدا

khdá kh-d-ʾ → “god”

literal: God

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: God

نسيمی

nsímí n-s-m → “one breath”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 43% breezes 15% breath 13% sweet 11% gentle 7% fragrances 4% fragrance 2% musk-laden 2% gales 2% one 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: breath gleaningsGWB §152: sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragrance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrances epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breeze gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle winds

رياض

ríáḍ r-w-ḍ → “meads”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 27% meads 18% meadows 18% eternal 9% ridván 9% soil 9% domains 9%

gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the domains the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the holy garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

نشنيده

nshnídh sh-n-w → “heard”

literal: hear; to hear; heard

heard 50% wafted 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto the gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: be inclined the-hidden-wordsHW §93: listened will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend gleaningsGWB §44: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: aware

حرفی

ḥrfí ḥ-r-f → “single”

literal: letter; word

letter 38% single 23% word 15% drop 8% dead 8% one 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: deflected gleaningsGWB §650: word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: single letter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Letters tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a word will-and-testamentW&T §5: deviation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have perverted gleaningsGWB §286: hath

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mystery” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mysteries”, “secrets”, “divine” (87 occurrences)

mysteries 81% secrets 6% divine 4% glorious 1% one 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% secret 1% discover 1% inner 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries gleaningsGWB §712: or please kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and discover the mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladness will-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mystery epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secret

حکمت

ḥkmt ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom

wisdom 84% divine 5% pronounced 3% observe 3% mysteries 3% exercise 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy wisdom gleaningsGWB §449: His judgment kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: emphatically prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: All-Wise.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

ربّانی

rbbání r-b-b → “ancient” Distinctive

literal: Lord; lord; divine

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “divinely” (65 occurrences)

divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of gleaningsGWB §548: unfading kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity

اطّلاع

iṭṭláʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

This form usually rendered as “failed”, “aware”, “news” (25 occurrences)

failed 23% aware 15% news 8% informing 8% becoming 8% all 8% ignorance 8% comprehended 8% continue 8% comprehending 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: daysprings fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §197: shine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: informed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: are inscrutable tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

نيافته

níáfth y-ʾ-f-t → “hath”

literal: find; to find; found

found 30% hath 20% inhaled 10% comprehend 10% can 10% revealed 10% adorned 10%

gleaningsGWB §549: comprehend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: been gleaningsGWB §549: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: hath not been made gleaningsGWB §168: inhaled not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never hope to recognize

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay”

literal: rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay

معنی

mʿní ʿ-n-y → “meaning”

literal: meaning; meanings

meaning 53% true 7% significance 7% meanings 7% potency 7% ‘asking’ 7% senseless 7% sense 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: loving-kindness and fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §206: favor kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: to the-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favor will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

گفته

gfth g-f-t → “say”

literal: say; to say; said

said 23% say 23% spoken 8% state 8% hath 8% maintain 8% expounded 8% motive 8% given 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saying gleaningsGWB §40: that kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: uttered will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: spoken gleaningsGWB §142: truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

البتّه

al-btth b-t-t

literal: certainly; certainly, definitely

SE rendered بلکه (blkh), معنی (mʿní), علم (ʿlm), گفته (gfth), البتّه (al-btth), مضطرب (mḍṭrb), جبل (jbl), وجود (wjúd), مندکّ (mndkk) as “Nay, meaning, Knowledge, expounded, dismay, being, would”

assuredly 20% doubt 13% unfailingly 13% verily 13% there 7% certainly 7% certainty 7% would 7% surely 7% thou 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: no doubt gleaningsGWB §104: complete kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: certainly the-hidden-wordsHW §80: shall never will-and-testamentW&T §43: times gleaningsGWB §688: assuredly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: verily the-hidden-wordsHW §117: thou wouldst

مضطرب

mḍṭrb ḍ-r-b → “tremble”

literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

tremble 30% perplexed 20% confusion 10% dismay 10% troubled 10% sore-vexed 10% sore 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusion gleaningsGWB §70: shall tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismay prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: perplexity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smote the-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dread will-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk

جبل

jbl j-b-l

literal: mountain; mountains; the mountains

SE rendered گفته (gfth), البتّه (al-btth), مضطرب (mḍṭrb), جبل (jbl), وجود (wjúd), مندکّ (mndkk), گردد (grdd) as “expounded, dismay, being, would, shake”

mountain 70% lofty 10% foundation 10% mount 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountains fire-tabletFire §42: peaks gleaningsGWB §73: of the mountain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summits the-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mount epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountains gleaningsGWB §718: foundation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountain

مندکّ

mndkk d-k-k → “would”

literal: crushed, shaken

1 occurrence in corpus

گردد

grdd g-r-d → “may”

literal: become; to become

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hath gleaningsGWB §440: shine upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §27: to become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §680: chase

اقوال

iqúál q-w-l → “statements” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (19 occurrences)

words 44% utterances 13% sayings 13% things 6% theories 6% professions 6% idle 6% statements 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: according to the words gleaningsGWB §412: Say: Observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I made reply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: uttered tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance

سخيفه

skhífh s-kh-f → “base”

literal: base, trivial

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: base

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is; to

SE rendered گردد (grdd), وجود (wjúd), اقوال (iqúál), سخيفه (skhífh), بی (bí), معنی (mʿní), چه (chh), دعوی (dʿúy), های (háy), زياده (zíádh) as “shake, statements, base, senseless, claims, extravagance”

5 occurrences in corpus

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered اقوال (iqúál), سخيفه (skhífh), بی (bí), معنی (mʿní), چه (chh), دعوی (dʿúy), های (háy), زياده (zíádh), از (iz), حدّ (ḥdd), نموده (nmúdh) as “statements, base, senseless, claims, extravagance, have reached”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

دعوی

dʿúy d-ʿ-w → “claims”

literal: claim

claim 40% name 20% claims 20% guise 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: invoketh gleaningsGWB §363: claim for himself the truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have summoned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimants the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: beseech

های

háy null

literal: and; that; in

“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: hath been pronounced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “life”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “resurrection”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: fire

زياده

zíádh z-y-d → “increase” Distinctive

literal: increases; increase-them

This form usually rendered as “innumerable”, “wax”, “fully” (6 occurrences)

innumerable 33% wax 33% fully 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: redoubling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerable will-and-testamentW&T §9: too fully epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: increase kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: more will-and-testamentW&T §57: wax greater epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: increaseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed

حدّ

ḥdd ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered معنی (mʿní), چه (chh), دعوی (dʿúy), های (háy), زياده (zíádh), از (iz), حدّ (ḥdd), نموده (nmúdh) as “senseless, claims, extravagance, have reached”