Kitáb-i-Íqán — §225
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری، بايد از امر مبرم الهی و از تقدير مقدّر صمدانی که در آيه ذکر يافت تجاوز ننمائيم و کتب بديعه را مصدّق شويم چه اگر تصديق اين کتب را ننمائيم تصديق اين آيه مبارکه نشده. چنانچه اين واضح است که هرکس تصديق فرقان ننمود فی الحقيقه مصدّق کتب قبل از فرقان هم نبوده. و اين معانی از ظاهر آيه مستفاد می شود. و اگر معانی مستوره آن ذکر شود و اسرار مکنونه آن بيان گردد البتّه زمان به آخر نرساند و کون حمل ننمايد. وَکانَ اللّهُ علی ما اَقُولُ شَهيداً.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is incumbent upon us not to depart from God’s irresistible injunction and fixed decree, as revealed in the above-mentioned verse. We should acknowledge the holy and wondrous Scriptures, for failing to do this we have failed to acknowledge the truth of this blessed verse. For it is evident that whoso hath failed to acknowledge the truth of the Qur’án hath in reality failed to acknowledge the truth of the preceding Scriptures. This is but the manifest implication of the verse. Were We to expound its inner meanings and unfold its hidden mysteries, eternity would never suffice to exhaust their import, nor would the universe be capable of hearing them! God verily testifieth to the truth of Our saying!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: State officialsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §566: the truth of Our Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: hadst commanded themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
all-compelling 33% irresistible 27% resistless 20% inscrutable 7% divinely-appointed 7% inescapable 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
decree 80% irrevocable 20%
SE rendered مبرم (mbrm), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), تقدير (tqdír), مقدّر (mqddr), صمدانی (ṣmdání), آيه (áyh), ذکر (dhkr), يافت (yáft), تجاوز (tjáwz) as “irresistible, God’s, decree, fixed, verse, revealed, depart”
everlasting 46% eternal 11% celestial 7% god 7% ancient 7% immortal 7% ethereal 4% only 4% all-abiding 4% unfading 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §684: unfadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailinggleaningsGWB §105: ancient and everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §115: a single signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: the verses sent down unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: make mention ofgleaningsGWB §607: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: expressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the attempttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: O son ofgleaningsGWB §168: inhaled notkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: hath been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §14: notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceive
transgressed 18% transgress 18% carried 18% outstripped 9% passeth 9% transcend 9% depart 9% deviate 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Is it lawfulgleaningsGWB §439: carried to excesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: improperprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §22: permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressedgleaningsGWB §168: and no farther.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: authority
This form usually rendered as “failing” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous booksgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: transcribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: write us downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the books
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 §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §162: wondrous revelationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: to behold the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §416: Who speaketh the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: men of truth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truthgleaningsGWB §341: acknowledged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: madegleaningsGWB §173: your soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: not beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: would never
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessedgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §27: Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: holy
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 §250: evidentgleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: most lucidthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuousgleaningsGWB §341: been exposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lucid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of TruthgleaningsGWB §219: by the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the divine originprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: been estrangedgleaningsGWB §108: were regarded askitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: knoweth neitherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was
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 §216: significancesfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §188: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: deeper importprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: Thy lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered معانی (mʿání), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), آيه (áyh), مستفاد (mstfád), می (mí), معانی (mʿání), مستوره (mstúrh) as “meanings, manifest, verse, inner”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hidfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §726: have not been divulgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: veilsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §305: innermost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: inmost beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and discover the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: Whose secret no one hath discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: He that was hidden from mortal eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §32: wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earthgleaningsGWB §560: in the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: at the time ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a timethe-hidden-wordsHW §54: one daywill-and-testamentW&T §39: the conditionsgleaningsGWB §436: countless centuries
This form usually rendered as “can”, “inflict”, “exhaust” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: how much moregleaningsGWB §348: How much greater must have beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: now concerningthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §3: befellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxedgleaningsGWB §336: inflict nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: hath not therefore reached
This form usually rendered as “worldly”, “realm”, “all” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: is notgleaningsGWB §658: and waskitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: I havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “endured”, “borne” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: bornegleaningsGWB §362: endurancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: be capable of hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath sufferedgleaningsGWB §87: a burden in her womb
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He shall saygleaningsGWB §219: spokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: “Then saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “martyrdom”, “beareth” (29 occurrences)
