Kitáb-i-Íqán — §237

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 237 of 291.

Source (Persian)

چنانچه اهل فرقان را می بينی که چگونه به مثل امم قبل به ذکر خاتم النّبيّين محتجب گشتهاند، با اينکه خود مقرّند بر اينکه "ما يَعْلَمُ تَأوِيلَهُ إلّا اللّهُ وَالرّاسِخُونَ فِی العِلمِ." بعد که راسخ در علوم و امّها ونفسها و ذاتها و جوهرها بيان می فرمايد که قدری مخالف هوای ايشان واقع می شود اين است که می شنوی که چه می گويند و چه می کنند. و نيست اينها مگر از رؤسای ناس در دين يعنی آنهائی که الهی بجز هوی اخذ نکردهاند و بغيرذهب مذهبی نيافتهاند و به حجبات علم محتجب گشتهاند و به ضلالت آن گمراه شدهاند. چنانچه به تصريح تمام ربّ الانام می فرمايد : اَفَرَاَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إلهَهُ هوَاهُ و اَضَلَّهُ اللّهُ عَلی عِلْمٍ و خَتَمَ عَلی سَمْعِهِ و قَلْبِهِ و جَعَلَ عَلی بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَنْ يَهْدِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اللّهِ اَفَلا تَذَکَّرُونَ." يعنی آيا ديدی آن غافل را که گرفت خدای خود خواهش های نفس خود را و اضلال کرد خدا او را بر علمی، و مهر نهاد بر گوش و دلش و گردانيد بر چشمش پرده، پس که هدايت می کند او را از بعد خدا؟ آيا پند نمی گيريد؟

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Even as thou dost witness how the people of the Qur’án, like unto the people of old, have allowed the words “Seal of the Prophets” to veil their eyes. And yet, they themselves testify to this verse: “None knoweth the interpretation thereof but God and they that are well-grounded in knowledge.” And when He Who is well-grounded in all knowledge, He Who is the Mother, the Soul, the Secret, and the Essence thereof, revealeth that which is the least contrary to their desire, they bitterly oppose Him and shamelessly deny Him. These thou hast already heard and witnessed. Such deeds and words have been solely instigated by leaders of religion, they that worship no God but their own desire, who bear allegiance to naught but gold, who are wrapt in the densest veils of learning, and who, enmeshed by its obscurities, are lost in the wilds of error. Even as the Lord of being hath explicitly declared: “What thinkest thou? He who hath made a God of his passions, and whom God causeth to err through a knowledge, and whose ears and whose heart He hath sealed up, and over whose sight He hath cast a veil—who, after his rejection by God, shall guide such a one? Will ye not then be warned?”

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the people of fire-tabletFire §22: the Syrians gleaningsGWB §273: denizens kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Whom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned

بينی

bíní dídn → “thou”

literal: see; to see; saw

thou 67% recognize 8% cease 8% eyes 8% didst 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: I behold gleaningsGWB §132: witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dreamed the-hidden-wordsHW §148: do I find will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: neither hath He attended gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thine eyes will behold

چگونه

chgúnh chgúnh → “how”

literal: how

how 83% behold 8% wherefore 8%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How could the-hidden-wordsHW §145: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: How can kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: how kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: behold how

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “like”

literal: like; likeness; example

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as are like thee gleaningsGWB §115: incomparable kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footsteps epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: even as

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “words” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)

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 §99: call thou to mind gleaningsGWB §716: hath counseled them to follow in His way kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expound prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

خاتم

khátm kh-t-m → ““seal”

literal: seal; sealed; end

seal 59% “seal 19% ring 4% own 4% ‘seal 4% end 4% ornament 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ring gleaningsGWB §686: unsealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Seal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Set, then, the seal the-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: last hour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Seal gleaningsGWB §552: his own end

النّبيّين

an-nbíbín n-b-y → “prophets””

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 38% prophets” 38% which 13% prophets?’” 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Prophets gleaningsGWB §43: Manifestation of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Prophets”gleaningsGWB §234: which His Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all the Prophets.”gleaningsGWB §454: of their Prophet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: Prophets,”gleaningsGWB §454: of your own

محتجب

mḥtjb ḥ-j-b → “veil”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veiled 28% wrapt 28% have 11% shut 6% failed 6% obscure 6% obscured 6% deprived 6% veil 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out as by a veil gleaningsGWB §314: deter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such grievous veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: them that are shut out as by a veil from Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §150: the will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veils

گشتهاند،

gshthánd، gshtn → “have”

literal: become; became; to become

have 26% hath 20% become 9% may 9% thou 9% made 9% will 7% returned 4% life-vein 4% failed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: were revealed gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: kept the-hidden-wordsHW §97: failed will-and-testamentW&T §44: to become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §440: let kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have unlocked

مقرّند

mqrrnd q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

This form usually rendered as “themselves”, “bear” (2 occurrences)

themselves 50% bear 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: recognized gleaningsGWB §97: whoso testifieth to the truth of kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: have recognized tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abide will-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness

يَعْلَمُ

yaʿlam ʿ-l-m → “knoweth”

literal: knowledge

knoweth 64% man 7% can 7% fathom 7% know 7% teach 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earth fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §300: wittingly kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine omniscience tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

تَأوِيلَهُ

taʾawílah ʾ-w-l → “interpretation”

literal: first; beginning; firstness

interpretation 50% true 17% meaning 17% falsely 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the first fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §134: Primary kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: the “first.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this world and the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one

وَالرّاسِخُونَ

wálrrásikhún r-s-kh → “well-grounded”

literal: steadfast; firm; firmly-rooted

steadfast 42% well-grounded 16% steadfastness 5% immovable 5% firmly 5% stood 5% who 5% whose 5% wedded 5% constancy 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfast gleaningsGWB §477: of those who are firmly established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: constancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastness gleaningsGWB §503: steadfast in their purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: wedded gleaningsGWB §111: immovable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: the firmer

ونفسها

wnfshá n-f-s → “soul” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “herself”, “essence” (8 occurrences)

own 29% herself 29% essence 14% soul 14% itself 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: self gleaningsGWB §128: spirit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: within himself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their lives will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by Myself

ذاتها

dháthá dh-ʾ-t → “essence” Distinctive

literal: essence; essence/self; essence, being

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

absolute 25% essence 25% against 13% secret 13% own 13% glory 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: against the person gleaningsGWB §312: absolute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: Secret prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: in Thine own essence gleaningsGWB §374: His essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: glory

جوهرها

júhrhá j-w-h-r

literal: essence; essences; essence, jewel

SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), امّها (immhá), ونفسها (wnfshá), ذاتها (dháthá), جوهرها (júhrhá), بيان (bíán), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), قدری (qdrí), مخالف (mkhálf) as “knowledge, Mother, Soul, Essence, revealeth, least, contrary”

essence 33% essences 20% gems 19% gem-like 6% substance 5% essential 5% jewel 3% gem 3% treasures 3% quintessence 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like words gleaningsGWB §603: a jewel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: The essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and the gem-like the-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substance gleaningsGWB §19: the greatest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the Essence thereof

بيان

bíán b-y-n → “revealeth” Distinctive

literal: utterance

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 §215: explanation fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §519: unequivocal kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: with sure testimonies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: binding tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom

فرمايد

frmáyd frmúdn → “declared” Distinctive

literal: say; says

This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)

saith 40% hath 15% said 13% revealed 12% will 6% may 3% spoken 3% recorded 3% bestow 2% inflict 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth gleaningsGWB §439: may grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: mayest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: He, likewise, saith gleaningsGWB §107: whatsoever be their utterance

قدری

qdrí q-d-r → “power” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “while”, “awhile”, “little” (42 occurrences)

while 41% awhile 15% little 11% providence 7% moment 7% portion 4% dewdrop 4% now 4% according 4% some 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §203: How vast the number kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: able prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: Do Thou, then, ordain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung

مخالف

mkhálf kh-l-f → “contrary”

literal: different; behind; difference

contrary 41% conflict 9% mortal 9% opposer 9% opposed 9% run 5% repugnant 5% desires 5% turneth 5% violating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Conflicting gleaningsGWB §346: Diversities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth him not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: oppose gleaningsGWB §346: arose.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: opposing

واقع

wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “the”

literal: occurring; occurred

SE rendered قدری (qdrí), مخالف (mkhálf), هوای (húáy), ايشان (iyshán), واقع (wáqʿ), می (mí), می (mí), شنوی (shnúy) as “least, contrary, desire, the, heard”

come 22% have 17% occurred 17% brought 11% actually 6% episode 6% involved 6% there 6% fulfilled 6% hidden 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to pass gleaningsGWB §470: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen prostrate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreats the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell

شنوی

shnúy shnídn → “heard”

literal: hear; heard; to hear

thou 75% heard 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend an ear unto gleaningsGWB §165: a Voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: as is commonly believed the-hidden-wordsHW §139: thou mayest hearken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: are familiar.gleaningsGWB §35: their ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: are now observing the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that thou mayest hearken unto

گويند

gúynd gftn

literal: say; to say

SE rendered می (mí), شنوی (shnúy), چه (chh), می (mí), گويند (gúynd) as “heard”

maintain 36% make 7% utter 7% voicing 7% should 7% say 7% saying 7% maintained 7% uphold 7% speak 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: state gleaningsGWB §118: claim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been said the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim will-and-testamentW&T §7: deemed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they have said gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: exclaimed

کرد

krd krdn → “hath”

literal: do; to do; do/make

hath 37% made 16% have 11% summoned 5% hast 5% take 5% do 5% waxed 5% show 5% attempted 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: He supplicateth gleaningsGWB §361: Doth not kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: hath encompassed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §17: waxed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: have made

رؤسای

rʾsáy r-ʾ-s → “leaders”

literal: chiefs; leadership

leaders 43% who 14% rulers 14% have 14% chief 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Ra’is gleaningsGWB §163: I be beheaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chief tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: head gleaningsGWB §200: the heads kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they that have occupied the seats of authority

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

SE rendered رؤسای (rʾsáy), ناس (nás), دين (dín), يعنی (yʿní), آنهائی (ánháʾí), الهی (al-hí) as “leaders, religion, God”

men 36% people 32% mankind 8% others 8% all 6% amongst 3% neighbor 3% man 2% souls 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s gleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Some will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §474: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “seize” Distinctive

literal: take; taking; seize

This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)

arrested 19% hath 15% seek 12% seized 8% have 8% seize 8% usurp 8% clung 8% receive 8% bewildered 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: rescued fire-tabletFire §16: made captive gleaningsGWB §368: to divest kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: hath sought tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou

بغيرذهب

bghírdhhb dh-h-b → “gold”

literal: gold; go

gold 48% religion 10% religious 10% faith 8% communions 5% pure 5% will 5% go 5% unbelief 3% “go 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §228: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: but gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: go the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: pure gold gleaningsGWB §558: without gold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds

نيافتهاند

níáfthánd yáftn

literal: find; to find

SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نکردهاند (nkrdhánd), بغيرذهب (bghírdhhb), مذهبی (mdhhbí), نيافتهاند (níáfthánd), حجبات (ḥjbát), علم (ʿlm), محتجب (mḥtjb), گشتهاند (gshthánd) as “bear, gold, veils, learning, wrapt”