Kitáb-i-Íqán — §232

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 232 of 291.

Source (Persian)

گوش به حرف های مزخرف عباد مدهيد که می گويند کتاب و آيات از برای عوام حجّت نمی شود زيرا که نمی فهمند و احصاء نمی کنند، با اينکه اين قرآن حجّت است بر مشرق و مغرب عالم. اگر قوّه ادراک آن در مردم نبود چگونه حجّت بر کلّ واقع می شد؟ از اين قرار، بر معرفت الهيّه هم نفسی مکلّف نيست و لازم نه زيرا که عرفان او اعظم از عرفان کتاب اوست و عوام استعداد ادراک آن ندارند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Heed not the idle contention of those who maintain that the Book and verses thereof can never be a testimony unto the common people, inasmuch as they neither grasp their meaning nor appreciate their value. And yet, the unfailing testimony of God to both the East and the West is none other than the Qur’án. Were it beyond the comprehension of men, how could it have been declared as a universal testimony unto all people? If their contention be true, none would therefore be required, nor would it be necessary for them to know God, inasmuch as the knowledge of the divine Being transcendeth the knowledge of His Book, and the common people would not possess the capacity to comprehend it.

Translation Notes

گوش

gúsh g-w-sh → “ear”

literal: ear

ears 42% ear 37% inner 11% hearing 5% heed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ear gleaningsGWB §493: inner ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearing gleaningsGWB §142: ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: Heed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their ears

های

háy null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered گوش (gúsh), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مزخرف (mzkhrf), عباد (ʿbád), مدهيد (mdhíd), می (mí), گويند (gúynd) as “Heed, contention, those who, maintain”

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

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: scriptures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: And kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “life”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: hath been pronounced

مزخرف

mzkhrf z-kh-r-f

literal: ornament; adornment; absurdities

SE rendered گوش (gúsh), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مزخرف (mzkhrf), عباد (ʿbád), مدهيد (mdhíd), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), کتاب (ktáb) as “Heed, contention, those who, maintain, Book”

vanities 35% riches 15% treasures 10% absurdities 10% denuded 5% ornaments 5% diversity 5% preposterous 5% thoughts 5% specious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasures gleaningsGWB §418: riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: thoughts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasures gleaningsGWB §520: the diversity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: specious discourses gleaningsGWB §572: and the vanities thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absurdities

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “those who” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §153: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: who are tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

مدهيد

mdhíd d-ʾ-d

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered گوش (gúsh), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مزخرف (mzkhrf), عباد (ʿbád), مدهيد (mdhíd), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), کتاب (ktáb), آيات (áyát), از (iz) as “Heed, contention, those who, maintain, Book, verses”

hath 20% have 20% delivered 13% equity 7% allowed 7% laid 7% regarded 7% applicable 7% offer 7% accused 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: of equity gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: warned will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: hath been uttered will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted

می

mí m-y-y → “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

گويند

gúynd g-w-y → “maintain”

literal: say; to say; as-if

maintain 67% utter 17% voicing 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: did not ascribe gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: been said gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utter the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

آيات

áyát ʾ-y-y → “verses”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §320: a testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of the signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

برای

bráy b-r-y

literal: for

SE rendered می (mí), گويند (gúynd), کتاب (ktáb), آيات (áyát), از (iz), برای (bráy), عوام (ʿúám), حجّت (ḥjjt), نمی (nmí), زيرا (zírá), نمی (nmí) as “maintain, Book, verses, common people, testimony, neither, inasmuch as”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may

عوام

ʿúám ʿ-w-m → “common people”

literal: common-people; common people

common 67% illiterate 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: illiterate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: common people

حجّت

ḥjjt ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

testimony 58% proof 13% evidences 6% any 3% divine 3% testimonies 3% surest 3% abiding 3% standard 3% argument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: testimonies gleaningsGWB §585: the testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: their only argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidence gleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “inasmuch as”

literal: under

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

gleaningsGWB §13: beneath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: Inasmuch as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: looking upon Thy face will-and-testamentW&T §7: under kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: For kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: inasmuch

فهمند

fhmnd f-h-m → “understanding” Distinctive

literal: understanding; understand; understood

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

understanding 20% mind 10% have 10% conceptions 10% clearly 10% recognize 10% grasp 10% clear 10% realize 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: grasp will-and-testamentW&T §9: realize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: have erred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: clear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: clearly shown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: conceptions

احصاء

iḥṣáʾ ḥ-ṣ-y → “comprehension”

literal: counted; enumeration; enumeration/counting

countless 40% comprehension 40% unnumbered 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: countless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: comprehension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: unnumbered

کنند،

knnd، k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)

appreciate 14% lead 14% after 14% themselves 14% toward 14% should 14% give 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: converteth gleaningsGWB §687: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: have spent the-hidden-wordsHW §93: sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §23: to show epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: be gleaningsGWB §143: acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate

اينکه

iynkh ʾ-y-n → “the”

literal: this; where; these

SE rendered فهمند (fhmnd), احصاء (iḥṣáʾ), نمی (nmí), کنند، (knnd،), اينکه (iynkh), قرآن (qrán), حجّت (ḥjjt), بر (br), مشرق (mshrq) as “grasp, comprehension, appreciate, Qur’án, testimony, unto, East”

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 §70: “Where 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: “Whither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions

قرآن

qrán q-r-ʾ → “read”

literal: read; reading

read 46% recited 15% “peruse 8% peruse 8% perused 8% chant 8% one 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: recited gleaningsGWB §85: Read it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recited tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Chant it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Peruse gleaningsGWB §85: Perused ye not tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: “Peruse

بر

br b-r-r → “unto” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

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 §124: to gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

مشرق

mshrq sh-r-q → “east” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning Place gleaningsGWB §655: revealeth itself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the East prayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraq

مغرب

mghrb gh-r-b → “west”

literal: west

west 71% toward 14% uttermost 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: West fire-tabletFire §18: a foreign land gleaningsGWB §594: a home for the stranger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: setting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: prison tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exile will-and-testamentW&T §4: the West

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered قرآن (qrán), حجّت (ḥjjt), بر (br), مشرق (mshrq), مغرب (mghrb), عالم (ʿálm), قوّه (qúqh), ادراک (idrák), مردم (mrdm) as “Qur’án, testimony, unto, East, West, men”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Your sciences fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §174: race kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

قوّه

qúqh q-w-y

literal: strength; power; strong

SE rendered بر (br), مشرق (mshrq), مغرب (mghrb), عالم (ʿálm), قوّه (qúqh), ادراک (idrák), مردم (mrdm), نبود (nbúd), چگونه (chgúnh) as “unto, East, West, men, Were, how”

power 32% strength 18% through 14% might 9% divine 5% strong 5% powers 5% sense 5% vitality 5% force 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Omnipotent gleaningsGWB §647: All-Compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: Thy power the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of power will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Mighty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: mightier gleaningsGWB §404: Force

ادراک

idrák d-r-k → “comprehend”

literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding

comprehend 25% apprehend 19% understanding 17% comprehension 8% grasp 8% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4% attain 4% fathom 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: comprehending gleaningsGWB §389: power to discern kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: interpreted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: taketh in gleaningsGWB §201: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: realize epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: intelligence gleaningsGWB §287: appreciate

نبود

nbúd b-w-d → “hath”

literal: be; is; to be

hath 22% have 17% had 11% never 11% can 11% played 6% remained 6% accounted 6% neither 6% devoid 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: are gleaningsGWB §725: was destined kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: thereto the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §20: be under epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: stood gleaningsGWB §122: can be

چگونه

chgúnh ch-g-n → “how”

literal: how

how 67% will 17% wherefore 17%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: how the-hidden-wordsHW §145: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will

واقع

wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “have”

literal: occurring; occurred

occurred 22% have 17% come 17% brought 11% actually 6% episode 6% involved 6% hidden 6% ordained 6% befell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: “Anticipate gleaningsGWB §200: will recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: connection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shone the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §39: have caused epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: occurred

قرار،

qrár، q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: established

This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)

ordained 20% made 13% agreed 13% established 13% reported 7% lasting 7% regard 7% decreed 7% hath 7% therefore 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: still gleaningsGWB §210: of His glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: real abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my home tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §44: thus shall will-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless

معرفت

mʿrft ʿ-r-f → “knowledge”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge gleaningsGWB §268: acknowledged kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: hath set up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernment

الهيّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “divine being”

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 §245: grace gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered قرار، (qrár،), بر (br), معرفت (mʿrft), الهيّه (al-híhh), نفسی (nfsí), مکلّف (mkllf), نيست (níst), لازم (lázm), نه (nh), زيرا (zírá) as “therefore, knowledge, divine Being, required, necessary, inasmuch as”