Kitáb-i-Íqán — §227

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 227 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ای رفيق، بايد از امر الهی نگذريم و به آنچه حجّت خود قرار فرموده راضی شويم و سر بنهيم. خلاصه، حجّت و برهان اين آيه مُنزله اعظم ازآن است که اين عليل تواند اقامه دليل نمايد واللّهُ يَقولُ الحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهدِی السَّبيلَ وهُوَ القاهِرُ فَوقَ عِبادِهِ و هُوَالعَزيزُ الجَميلُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O friend! It behooveth us not to waive the injunction of God, but rather acquiesce and submit to that which He hath ordained as His divine Testimony. This verse is too weighty and pregnant an utterance for this afflicted soul to demonstrate and expound. God speaketh the truth and leadeth the way. He, verily, is supreme over all His people; He is the Mighty, the Beneficent.

Translation Notes

رفيق،

rfíq، r-f-q → “friend” Distinctive

literal: companion; friend; to-companion

This form usually rendered as “companion”, “unto”, “glory” (11 occurrences)

companion 38% unto 25% glory 13% realms 13% friend 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unto the Supreme Friend gleaningsGWB §14: forbearance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §77: fellowship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unto the Supreme Companion gleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Beloved gleaningsGWB §616: realms

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “it behooveth” Distinctive

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

This form usually rendered as “must”, “should”, “incumbent” (35 occurrences)

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: as they should gleaningsGWB §146: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: should gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “injunction” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: plight fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §167: the ultimate destiny of God’s Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: a particular purpose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §95: works tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §293: from the Lord kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

نگذريم

ngdhrím gdhshtn → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; to pass; passed

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

renounced 23% have 19% renounce 16% pass 10% raised 6% past 6% forsaken 6% ended 6% aside 3% descended 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have passed beyond gleaningsGWB §336: pass kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: passed by the-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandoned will-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §37: were ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: have elapsed

حجّت

ḥjjt ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

testimony 70% proof 12% evidences 6% any 3% testimonies 3% standard 3% argument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidence gleaningsGWB §293: the testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: reason the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His Proof gleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth

فرموده

frmúdh frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)

hath 37% said 14% declared 12% revealed 8% caused 8% addressed 4% did 4% had 4% observed 4% answered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: drawing gleaningsGWB §98: arise to proclaim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: He then recounteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: He, likewise, saith gleaningsGWB §116: had

راضی

ráḍí r-ḍ-y → “pleasure” Distinctive

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; satisfied

This form usually rendered as “satisfied”, “content”, “refuse” (24 occurrences)

satisfied 22% content 17% refuse 11% willing 11% contentment 11% pleased 6% name 6% countenanced 6% consent 6% acquiesce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: His good-pleasure fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §192: hath desired for you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: good-pleasure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the good pleasure of Thy will the-hidden-wordsHW §19: content thyself will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: so to name Him

شويم

shúym shdn → “submit”

literal: become; to become; became

should 50% submit 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will attend gleaningsGWB §683: grievous kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: they are still prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §139: may be thine will-and-testamentW&T §38: supreme epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath

سر

sr s-r-r

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

SE rendered قرار (qrár), فرموده (frmúdh), راضی (ráḍí), شويم (shúym), سر (sr), بنهيم (bnhím), خلاصه، (khláṣh،), حجّت (ḥjjt) as “hath ordained, He, acquiesce, submit”

mystery 35% secret 19% privily 16% secretly 5% inner 5% inwardly 5% hidden 5% heads 3% mine 3% surreptitiously 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice gleaningsGWB §305: innermost reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the mysteries of truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mystery tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and green will-and-testamentW&T §42: darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries

بنهيم

bnhím nhádn

literal: place; forbidding; forbid

SE rendered قرار (qrár), فرموده (frmúdh), راضی (ráḍí), شويم (shúym), سر (sr), بنهيم (bnhím), خلاصه، (khláṣh،), حجّت (ḥjjt), برهان (brhán), آيه (áyh) as “hath ordained, He, acquiesce, submit, verse”

forbidden 30% things 10% hath 10% appeared 10% eschew 10% forbid 10% betook 10% enacteth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: the things forbidden him gleaningsGWB §142: no kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: betook Ourselves will-and-testamentW&T §24: be a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbidden gleaningsGWB §672: hath crowned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: forbid will-and-testamentW&T §39: enacteth

خلاصه،

khláṣh، kh-l-ṣ

literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones

SE rendered راضی (ráḍí), شويم (shúym), سر (sr), بنهيم (bnhím), خلاصه، (khláṣh،), حجّت (ḥjjt), برهان (brhán), آيه (áyh) as “acquiesce, submit, verse”

wholly 26% sincere 20% who 14% such 10% deliver 7% devoted 6% pure 5% essence 5% faithful 5% true 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §680: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: them that are devoted to Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: sincere ones

برهان

brhán b-r-h

literal: proof; evidence; proof, evidence

SE rendered سر (sr), بنهيم (bnhím), خلاصه، (khláṣh،), حجّت (ḥjjt), برهان (brhán), آيه (áyh), مُنزله (munzlh), اعظم (iʿẓm), ازآن (izán) as “verse, too weighty”

proof 47% evidence 24% testimony 12% god’s 6% proofs 6% sign 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about gleaningsGWB §412: precision kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly doth it demonstrate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy testimony will-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimonies gleaningsGWB §467: evidence

آيه

áyh ʾ-y-y → “verse”

literal: sign; verse; signs

verse 66% sign 18% signs 3% verses 3% single 2% only 2% revealed 2% “smoke” 2% words 2% utterances 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §65: the words of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed verses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §89: cometh will-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse

مُنزله

munzlh n-z-l

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered برهان (brhán), آيه (áyh), مُنزله (munzlh), اعظم (iʿẓm), ازآن (izán), عليل (ʿlíl) as “verse, too weighty, afflicted”

revealer 27% revealed 21% who 12% which 9% home 9% sent 6% have 6% even 3% eye 3% abode 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: send down gleaningsGWB §379: have been set down kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour forth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “too weighty” Distinctive

literal: greatest; great; greatness

This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)

most 70% greater 8% supreme 5% greatest 4% more 4% mightier 3% how 2% transcendeth 2% mightiest 2% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness gleaningsGWB §523: wholly and grossly kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: most glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §7: atrocious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great

عليل

ʿlíl ʿ-l-l → “afflicted”

literal: sick

afflicted 38% sick 38% sickness 13% am 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §436: source kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: on account of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: motive gleaningsGWB §300: the reason

تواند

túánd túánstn

literal: can

SE rendered اعظم (iʿẓm), ازآن (izán), عليل (ʿlíl), تواند (túánd), اقامه (iqámh), دليل (dlíl), نمايد (nmáyd), واللّهُ (wálllh) as “too weighty, afflicted, demonstrate and expound, God”

can 50% power 25% will 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: you can gleaningsGWB §669: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: canst will-and-testamentW&T §54: beyond epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: could then claim gleaningsGWB §145: almighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: can will-and-testamentW&T §9: I cannot

اقامه

iqámh q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered عليل (ʿlíl), تواند (túánd), اقامه (iqámh), دليل (dlíl), نمايد (nmáyd), واللّهُ (wálllh), يَقولُ (yaqúl) as “afflicted, demonstrate and expound, God, speaketh”

caused 33% promulgated 33% sojourned 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Who is the Self-Subsisting fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §718: source kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the state prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: grasp tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless

دليل

dlíl d-l-l

literal: proof; evidence

SE rendered عليل (ʿlíl), تواند (túánd), اقامه (iqámh), دليل (dlíl), نمايد (nmáyd), واللّهُ (wálllh), يَقولُ (yaqúl), الحَقَّ (al-ḥaqq) as “afflicted, demonstrate and expound, God, speaketh, truth”