Kitáb-i-Íqán — §243
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 243 of 291.
Source (Persian)
مع ذلک آيا جائز است اين آيات بديعه که احاطه فرمود شرق و غرب را، از آن معرض شوند و خود را از اهل ايمان دانند؟ و يا آنکه مؤمن شوند مُنزل آيات را؟ به اين استدلال که خود فرموده مقرّين را از اهل ايمان محسوب نفرمايد؟ حاشا ثمّ حاشا که مقبلين و مقرّين آيات احديّه را از ابواب رحمت خود براند و متمسّکين به حجّت مثبته را تهديد فرمايد. إذ إنَّهُ مُثْبِتُ الْحقِّ بِآياتِهِ وَ مُحَقِّقُ الاَمرِ بِکلِماتِهِ وَ إنَّهُ لَهُوَ المُقتَدِرُ المُهَيمِنُ القَديرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In view of this, is it fair for this people to repudiate these newly-revealed verses which have encompassed both the East and the West, and to regard themselves as the upholders of true belief? Should they not rather believe in Him Who hath revealed these verses? Considering the testimony which He Himself hath established, how could He fail to account as true believers them that have testified to its truth? Far be it from Him that He should turn away from the gates of His mercy them that have turned unto and embraced the truth of the divine verses, or that He should threaten those that have clung to His sure testimony! He verily establisheth the truth through His verses, and confirmeth His Revelation by His words. He verily is the Powerful, the Help in peril, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
SE rendered آيا (áyá), جائز (jáʾz), آيات (áyát), بديعه (bdíʿh), احاطه (iḥáṭh), فرمود (frmúd), شرق (shrq), غرب (ghrb) as “is, fair, verses, have encompassed, He, East, West”
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 §119: BadigleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §95: beauteous
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: hath comprehendedfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: suffusedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadoweth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: proclaimgleaningsGWB §120: madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: have been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: declarethgleaningsGWB §540: was called into being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §311: The light whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: most resplendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: sunsetfire-tabletFire §43: O Thou ExilegleaningsGWB §160: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the West.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: I am a strangertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “who”, “thou” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: DisputestgleaningsGWB §221: blindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast withdrawn thyself from
SE rendered فرمود (frmúd), شرق (shrq), غرب (ghrb), از (iz), معرض (mʿrḍ), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), اهل (ihl), ايمان (iymán), دانند؟ (dánnd؟) as “He, East, West, repudiate, people, true belief, to regard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: will begleaningsGWB §43: have refusedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §147: Shouldst thouwill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: inmatesfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §58: “Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of such as have recognizedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: in safetygleaningsGWB §290: abiding securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: will they believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: honesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: and othersgleaningsGWB §330: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowing notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowingwill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: thou mayest knowgleaningsGWB §430: They can neither discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: to regard themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: prophesiedgleaningsGWB §82: have causedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: sent down by Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
SE rendered مُنزل (munzl), آيات (áyát), استدلال (istdlál), فرموده (frmúdh), مقرّين (mqrrín) as “hath revealed, these verses, hath established, that have testified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: doth indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever iswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §359: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: tokens
SE expanded to “that have testified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: acknowledgedgleaningsGWB §483: shall have strength to standkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: courttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: ReckoninggleaningsGWB §483: Bring thyself to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Do men thinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: through whose hands it had passedgleaningsGWB §382: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: judgedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteem yourselves
SE expanded to “have turned unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: Turn yourselves towardsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §235: have turned their faces in the direction ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of old?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine acceptancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: muskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have clungtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §561: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His TestimonygleaningsGWB §293: the testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoningthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
established 13% fully 13% confirmation 13% sure 13% establisheth 13% invincible 13% substantiated 13% divinely-established 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §126: maintainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: definitelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: been demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: be revealed
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: claimgleaningsGWB §313: naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have thereby deservedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to that
SE expanded to “by His words”
all 62% every 24% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% one 1% continually 1% whatever 1%
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE expanded to “Help in peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and hast caused to overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
