Kitáb-i-Íqán — §241

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 241 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ای برادر، بايد چشم گشود و تفکّر نمود و ملتجی به مظاهر الهيّه شد که شايد از مواعظ واضحه کتاب پند گيريم و از نصائح مذکوره در الواح متنبّه شويم، اعتراض بر مُنزل آيات نکنيم، امرش را به جان تسليم کنيم و حکمش را به تمام جان و روان قبول نمائيم و مذعن شويم که شايد در فضای رحمت وارد شويم و در شاطی فضل مسکن يابيم.وَ إنّهُ بِعبادِهِ لَغَفُورٌ رَحيمٌ .

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O brother, we should open our eyes, meditate upon His Word, and seek the sheltering shadow of the Manifestations of God, that perchance we may be warned by the unmistakable counsels of the Book, and give heed to the admonitions recorded in the holy Tablets; that we may not cavil at the Revealer of the verses, that we may resign ourselves wholly to His Cause, and embrace wholeheartedly His law, that haply we may enter the court of His mercy, and dwell upon the shore of His grace. He, verily, is merciful, and forgiving towards His servants.

Translation Notes

برادر،

brádr، b-r-d → “brother”

literal: brother

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Us fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §556: cold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have had no prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel Thy mystery the-hidden-wordsHW §151: efface epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “should”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: It beseemeth gleaningsGWB §146: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §564: let him

چشم

chshm chshm → “eyes”

literal: eye

eyes 44% eye 41% vision 4% blind 4% gaze 4% human 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye gleaningsGWB §205: the eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thine eyes will-and-testamentW&T §4: his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: eye to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: gaze

گشود

gshúd gshúdn → “open”

literal: open; opened; opens

opened 17% unlocked 17% flung 17% open 17% spoke 17% cried 17%

gleaningsGWB §672: unlocked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: open the-hidden-wordsHW §128: will make thee gleaningsGWB §657: opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: flung open the-hidden-wordsHW §111: speak not gleaningsGWB §657: will continue to open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spoke

نمود

nmúd nmúdn → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: was gleaningsGWB §93: are but expressions kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have refused to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst become will-and-testamentW&T §52: sowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: They would

ملتجی

mltjí l-j-ʾ → “haven” Distinctive

literal: haven/shelter; haven

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

haven 42% refuge 25% asylum 8% seek 8% shelter 8% hath 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: refuge gleaningsGWB §534: asylum to which ye can flee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: seek the sheltering shadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Haven gleaningsGWB §594: a haven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and hath sought the shelter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: haven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shelter

مظاهر

mẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “manifestations”

literal: manifestation; manifest

manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: arisen fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §308: brightness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: literal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: manifold wonders tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield

الهيّه

al-híhh 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 §78: Him fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §111: Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

شايد

sháyd sháyd → “perchance”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply

مواعظ

múáʿẓ w-ʿ-ẓ → “counsels”

literal: admonish; admonish/counsel; admonition

counsels 67% through 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: He hath exhorted thee before gleaningsGWB §595: counsels epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: exhorteth gleaningsGWB §579: and most convincing exhortation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: exhorteth thee gleaningsGWB §283: counseleth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: admonisheth you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: through Our wise counsels

واضحه

wáḍḥh w-ḍ-ḥ → “unmistakable” Distinctive

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “clear”, “manifest” (70 occurrences)

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 §137: perspicuous gleaningsGWB §91: is evident kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: distinguished the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attested gleaningsGWB §559: surest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: is unmistakable

پند

pnd pnd → “admonished”

literal: advice

admonished 25% counsel 25% warned 25% take 25%

gleaningsGWB §623: admonished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: warned the-hidden-wordsHW §152: take heed gleaningsGWB §674: counsel

گيريم

gírím grftn

literal: take; to take; taken

SE rendered شايد (sháyd), از (iz), مواعظ (múáʿẓ), واضحه (wáḍḥh), کتاب (ktáb), پند (pnd), گيريم (gírím), از (iz), نصائح (nṣáʾḥ), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), الواح (al-wáḥ) as “perchance, counsels, unmistakable, Book, warned, admonitions, recorded, Tablets”

have 29% hath 14% encompassed 7% attached 7% ye 7% obscured 7% will 7% envelopeth 7% sought 7% shall 7%

gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscured the-hidden-wordsHW §152: take heed will-and-testamentW&T §13: It behoveth them not to gleaningsGWB §559: be so attached and wedded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath now enshrouded the-hidden-wordsHW §84: taketh will-and-testamentW&T §54: followed

نصائح

nṣáʾḥ n-ṣ-ḥ → “admonitions”

literal: counsel

counsels 63% admonitions 38%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortation gleaningsGWB §476: and observe the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: admonitions gleaningsGWB §522: the counsel given the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: to dissuade gleaningsGWB §594: an admonisher

مذکوره

mdhkúrh dh-k-r → “recorded”

literal: mention; mentioned

recorded 23% mentioned 17% hath 11% spoken 9% referred 9% aforementioned 6% revealed 6% which 6% made 6% foretold 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: hath been recorded gleaningsGWB §711: verily kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: referred to here prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: enable to remember Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

الواح

al-wáḥ l-w-ḥ → “tablets”

literal: tablet; tablets

tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the Tablets gleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implication prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and Thy Tablet tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: shineth gleaningsGWB §289: manifest

متنبّه

mtnbbh n-b-h → “might” Distinctive

literal: awaken; attentive; attentive, aware, alerted

This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “give”, “heed” (4 occurrences)

eyes 25% give 25% heed 25% do 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakening gleaningsGWB §623: eyes be opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: do so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakened epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakened gleaningsGWB §279: they will awake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up

شويم،

shúym، shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered نصائح (nṣáʾḥ), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), الواح (al-wáḥ), متنبّه (mtnbbh), شويم، (shúym،), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), بر (br), مُنزل (munzl), آيات (áyát) as “admonitions, recorded, Tablets, give heed, cavil, upon, Revealer, verses”

should 50% submit 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: should attend gleaningsGWB §43: have refused kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: Thou wilt also apprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §38: supreme epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: should be acquired

اعتراض

iʿtráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “cavil” Distinctive

literal: objection

This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)

protest 21% denial 17% objections 8% protested 8% against 8% cavilings 8% denials 8% cavil 8% reject 8% challenge 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplications gleaningsGWB §37: protest against Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: defection tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside from the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicateth

مُنزل

munzl n-z-l → “revealer”

literal: send down; descending; descend

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 §135: even as gleaningsGWB §91: descent kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: which hath descended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: and at having attained tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth

آيات

áyát ʾ-y-y → “verses”

literal: sign; verse; signs

signs 50% verses 38% words 3% tokens 2% most 1% perspicuous 1% revealed 1% utterance 1% holy 1% clear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §547: signs and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the text prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and in Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain thereto will-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse

نکنيم،

nkním، krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), بر (br), مُنزل (munzl), آيات (áyát), نکنيم، (nkním،), امرش (imrsh), جان (ján), تسليم (tslím) as “cavil, upon, Revealer, verses, Cause, ourselves, resign”

hath 21% thou 18% would 13% made 11% do 8% ye 8% have 5% will 5% stocks 5% doth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: If thou aidest not gleaningsGWB §361: Doth not kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: witnessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §23: to show epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thou doest

امرش

imrsh ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: cause

cause 44% whose 22% behests 11% revelation 11% grace 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decree fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §636: of men kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: injunction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: prone to tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

جان

ján ján → “lives”

literal: soul; life; soul, life

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life gleaningsGWB §687: lifeless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §493: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives

تسليم

tslím s-l-m → “peace” Distinctive

literal: peace; submission

This form usually rendered as “resignation”, “resigned”, “submit” (22 occurrences)

resignation 48% resigned 10% submit 10% surrendered 5% accepted 5% all 5% resign 5% submission 5% submissive 5% surrendering 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon him gleaningsGWB §372: attested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: a ladder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: health will-and-testamentW&T §8: resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon gleaningsGWB §461: greeting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: proof

حکمش

ḥkmsh ḥ-k-m → “law”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

authority 25% truth 25% law 25% exhausted 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoined gleaningsGWB §95: been endowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and choosest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government

تمام

tmám t-m-m → “wholeheartedly” Distinctive

literal: complete; all; completed

This form usually rendered as “all”, “utmost”, “complete” (47 occurrences)

all 39% utmost 13% complete 9% whole 9% every 9% exterminated 4% energetically 4% assiduously 4% ended 4% completed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will perfect gleaningsGWB §729: expiration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of perfection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: stilled the-hidden-wordsHW §131: only will-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusively epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: complete gleaningsGWB §342: with their inmost souls

روان

rúán rúán

literal: soul

SE rendered حکمش (ḥkmsh), تمام (tmám), جان (ján), روان (rúán), قبول (qbúl), نمائيم (nmáʾím) as “law, wholeheartedly, embrace, may”

7 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §674: souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: the being

قبول

qbúl q-b-l → “embrace” Distinctive

literal: acceptance

This form usually rendered as “accepted”, “acceptance”, “accept” (32 occurrences)

accepted 32% acceptance 23% accept 14% reconcile 5% have 5% acceptable 5% repudiate 5% acquiesced 5% embraceth 5% may 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: acknowledged fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §579: set your faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: ago kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: preceding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: ere the day tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

مذعن

mdhʿn dh-ʿ-n

literal: acknowledging; acknowledgment; submitting

SE rendered تمام (tmám), جان (ján), روان (rúán), قبول (qbúl), نمائيم (nmáʾím), مذعن (mdhʿn), شويم (shúym), شايد (sháyd), فضای (fḍáy), رحمت (rḥmt) as “wholeheartedly, embrace, may, haply, court, mercy”

acknowledged 40% bear 20% confess 10% submit 10% acknowledging 10% recognizing 10%

gleaningsGWB §361: acknowledged kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: confess prayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: submit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: acknowledging kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: acceptance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: recognizing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: testifying to His truth

فضای

fḍáy f-ḍ-w → “vast” Distinctive

literal: space; expanse; space, expanse

This form usually rendered as “domain”, “realm”, “court” (8 occurrences)

domain 25% realm 25% court 13% regions 13% realms 13% surroundings 13%

gleaningsGWB §199: vast Immensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: domain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: immensity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: space the-hidden-wordsHW §156: the regions gleaningsGWB §287: paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: court the-hidden-wordsHW §92: realms

رحمت

rḥmt r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

mercy 78% mercies 5% grace 5% tender 3% loving-kindness 3% great 1% infinite 1% blessing 1% showers 1% favor 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §673: Divine glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: Thy grace tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “enter” Distinctive

literal: entering; came upon

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 25% befell 10% have 10% enter 10% hath 8% inflict 8% attain 8% came 6% entered 6% befallen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: befallen gleaningsGWB §41: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath touched will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: the things that have befallen gleaningsGWB §218: perpetrated against it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: came unto

شاطی

sháṭí sh-ṭ-ʾ → “shore”

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

shores 77% ocean 7% shore 7% side 3% towards 3% strand 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: side gleaningsGWB §485: ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: best gleaningsGWB §5: a token of Thy grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful

مسکن

mskn s-k-n → “dwell”

literal: dwelling; dwell

dwell 50% abide 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmates fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §10: abide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: that haply ye may seek the shelter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: Through His immovable constancy tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell will-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet

يابيم.وَ

yábím.w y-b

literal: find

SE rendered وارد (wárd), شويم (shúym), شاطی (sháṭí), فضل (fḍl), مسکن (mskn), يابيم.وَ (yábím.w), بِعبادِهِ (biʿbádih), لَغَفُورٌ (laghafúrun) as “enter, shore, grace, dwell, servants, forgiving”