Kitáb-i-Íqán — §207

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 207 of 291.

Source (Persian)

سبحان اللّه، چقدر متعجّبم از مردمی که به او گرويدهاند و تابع چنين شخصی گشتهاند. به تراب قناعت نموده و اقبال جستهاند و از ربّ الارباب معرض گشتهاند و از نغمه بلبل و جمال گل به نعيب زاغ و جمال کلاغ قناعت نمودهاند. و ديگر چه چيزها ملاحظه شد از کلمات مجعوله اين کتاب. فی الحقيقه حيف است که قلم به تحرير ذکر آن مطالب مشغول شود و يا اوقات مصروف به آن گردد و ليکن اگر محکی يافت می شد حقّ از باطل و نور از ظلمت و شمس از ظلّ معلوم می آمد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Gracious God! How great is Our amazement at the way the people have gathered around him, and have borne allegiance to his person! Content with transient dust, these people have turned their face unto it, and cast behind their backs Him Who is the Lord of Lords. Satisfied with the croaking of the crow and enamoured with the visage of the raven, they have renounced the melody of the nightingale and the charm of the rose. What unspeakable fallacies the perusal of this pretentious book hath revealed! They are too unworthy for any pen to describe, and too base for one moment’s attention. Should a touchstone be found, however, it would instantly distinguish truth from falsehood, light from darkness, and sun from shadow.

Translation Notes

سبحان

sbḥán s-b-ḥ → “gracious”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebrateth gleaningsGWB §122: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: resound tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory to gleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious

چقدر

chqdr ch-q-d → “how”

literal: how-much; how much; how_much

how 75% numerous 25%

gleaningsGWB §117: How all-encompassing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: how many kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: numerous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: How

متعجّبم

mtʿjjbm ʿ-j-b → “how” Distinctive

literal: wonder; strange; wonder, marvel

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

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 §523: How strange, how very strange kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: marvel tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: wondrous the-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: How very strange gleaningsGWB §363: marvelous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Our amazement

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán), اللّه، (al-lh،), چقدر (chqdr), متعجّبم (mtʿjjbm), از (iz), مردمی (mrdmí), گرويدهاند (grúydhánd), تابع (tábʿ) as “Gracious, God, How, Our amazement, the people, gathered around, borne allegiance”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

مردمی

mrdmí m-r-d → “people”

literal: people

people 45% dead 12% peoples 10% men 10% man 8% mankind 4% die 4% who 2% children 2% men’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: them the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: found

گرويدهاند

grúydhánd g-r-w → “people” Distinctive

literal: group, people

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

people 57% multitude 14% gathered 14% expectant 14%

gleaningsGWB §364: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: multitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that expectant community kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: gathered around

تابع

tábʿ t-b-ʿ → “follow”

literal: follow; following; to follow

followed 33% borne 33% bear 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followest gleaningsGWB §467: following his desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedient will-and-testamentW&T §49: compassed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: follow gleaningsGWB §253: transgress not

چنين

chnín ch-n-n

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered گرويدهاند (grúydhánd), تابع (tábʿ), چنين (chnín), شخصی (shkhṣí), گشتهاند (gshthánd), تراب (tráb), قناعت (qnáʿt) as “gathered around, borne allegiance, his person, dust, Content”

also 50% such 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus

شخصی

shkhṣí sh-kh-ṣ → “man”

literal: person; personality/identity

man 50% one 13% needy 13% person 13% herald 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed man gleaningsGWB §306: personality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: a will-and-testamentW&T §43: worker gleaningsGWB §41: generation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: instances will-and-testamentW&T §43: him gleaningsGWB §44: Man

گشتهاند

gshthánd g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered گرويدهاند (grúydhánd), تابع (tábʿ), چنين (chnín), شخصی (shkhṣí), گشتهاند (gshthánd), تراب (tráb), قناعت (qnáʿt), نموده (nmúdh), اقبال (iqbál) as “gathered around, borne allegiance, his person, dust, Content, hath, turned their face unto it”

have 32% hath 18% made 14% returned 9% attained 5% forsook 5% remained 5% unto 5% manifested 5% illumined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hath been gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: adapted the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accompanied by

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dust gleaningsGWB §665: in the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §115: world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §13: of the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: clay

قناعت

qnáʿt q-n-ʿ → “content”

literal: content; contentment; be-content

content 33% satisfied 33% contentment 33%

gleaningsGWB §607: contentment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: contented gleaningsGWB §552: content kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Satisfied

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود → “hath”

literal: do; to do; do/make

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: grant gleaningsGWB §312: actuated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: set the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: have We gleaningsGWB §329: conceived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder

اقبال

iqbál q-b-l → “turned their face unto it”

literal: acceptance

SE expanded to “turned their face unto it”

turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: before Him fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §124: capacity kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: before and after prayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: resting her heart upon tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

جستهاند

jsthánd j-s-t

literal: seek; sought; to seek

SE rendered تراب (tráb), قناعت (qnáʿt), نموده (nmúdh), اقبال (iqbál), جستهاند (jsthánd), از (iz), ربّ (rbb), الارباب (ar-rbáb), معرض (mʿrḍ) as “dust, Content, hath, turned their face unto it, Lord, Lords, cast behind their backs”

have 67% conceived 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §148: to shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: hath embraced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §673: inviting them

ربّ

rbb r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord gleaningsGWB §451: my Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity

معرض

mʿrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned”

literal: turn away; turning away

turned 38% who 13% withdrawn 6% strayed 6% disbelieved 6% cast 6% repudiate 6% rejected 6% repudiated 6% faithful 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside gleaningsGWB §461: perverting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: reviled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned away

نغمه

nghmh n-gh-m → “melody”

literal: melody; melodies; song

melody 79% song 7% myriad 7% any 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: strains prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Divine sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §210: ceaseless strains the melody

بلبل

blbl b-l-b-l → “nightingale”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 50% nightingale 50%

fire-tabletFire §3: quivering gleaningsGWB §346: confusion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: laden with anguish gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: were quickened gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale gleaningsGWB §674: mortal birds

جمال

jmál j-m-l → “beauty”

literal: beauty; beautiful

beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemly gleaningsGWB §67: Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: visage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beauty will-and-testamentW&T §3: Abhá Beauty

گل

gl g-l → “rose”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 31% clay 19% rosebush 6% flower 6% lilies 6% blossoms 6% flowers 6% roses 6% world 6% mire 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: clay clods gleaningsGWB §672: Paradise.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: lilies the-hidden-wordsHW §84: in the gleaningsGWB §674: Rose Garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §674: Flower

نعيب

nʿíb n-ʿ-b → “croaking”

literal: croaking; croaking / cawing

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §713: croaking of the Raven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: croaking

زاغ

zágh z-y-gh

literal: deviated

SE rendered نغمه (nghmh), بلبل (blbl), جمال (jmál), گل (gl), نعيب (nʿíb), زاغ (zágh), جمال (jmál), کلاغ (klágh), قناعت (qnáʿt), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd) as “melody, nightingale, visage, rose, croaking, crow, Satisfied, have renounced”

1 occurrence in corpus

نمودهاند

nmúdhánd n-m-w → “have renounced”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% interpreted 13% related 13% presume 13% devising 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: thou gleaningsGWB §724: summoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: expounded the-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldened will-and-testamentW&T §40: show epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “I have gleaningsGWB §110: hast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: again

ديگر

dígr d-g-r

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered جمال (jmál), کلاغ (klágh), قناعت (qnáʿt), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), ديگر (dígr), چه (chh), چيزها (chízhá) as “visage, crow, Satisfied, have renounced, fallacies”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: different epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Furthermore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another

چه

chh ch-h

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

SE rendered کلاغ (klágh), قناعت (qnáʿt), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), ديگر (dígr), چه (chh), چيزها (chízhá), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), از (iz), کلمات (klmát), مجعوله (mjʿúlh) as “crow, Satisfied, have renounced, fallacies, pretentious”

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

چيزها

chízhá ch-y-z → “something”

literal: thing; thing, something

something 25% such 25% treasure 25% whatever 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: something kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: treasure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: whatever

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

SE rendered نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), ديگر (dígr), چه (chh), چيزها (chízhá), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), از (iz), کلمات (klmát), مجعوله (mjʿúlh), کتاب (ktáb) as “have renounced, fallacies, pretentious, book”

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look gleaningsGWB §683: contemplate kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Adam prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: with will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: behold Thy verses gleaningsGWB §39: doth recognize

کلمات

klmát k-l-m

literal: word; words

SE rendered ديگر (dígr), چه (chh), چيزها (chízhá), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), از (iz), کلمات (klmát), مجعوله (mjʿúlh), کتاب (ktáb) as “fallacies, pretentious, book”