Kitáb-i-Íqán — §263

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 263 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال ملاحظه فرمائيد که اين سدره رضوان سبحانی در اوّل جوانی چگونه تبليغ امراللّه فرمود و چقدراستقامت از آن جمال احديّت ظاهر شد که جميع من علی الارض بر منعش اقدام نمودند حاصلی نبخشيد. آنچه ايذاء برآن سدره طوبی وارد می آوردند شوقش بيشتر و نار حبّش مشتعل تر می شد. چنانچه اين فقرات واضح است و احدی انکار ندارد. تا آنکه بالاخره جان را در باخت و به رفيق اعلی شتافت.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now consider how this Sadrih of the Ridván of God hath, in the prime of youth, risen to proclaim the Cause of God. Behold what steadfastness that Beauty of God hath revealed. The whole world rose to hinder Him, yet it utterly failed. The more severe the persecution they inflicted on that Sadrih of Blessedness, the more His fervour increased, and the brighter burned the flame of His love. All this is evident, and none disputeth its truth. Finally, He surrendered His soul, and winged His flight unto the realms above.

Translation Notes

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 44% behold 14% observe 11% reflect 9% discover 8% regard 4% witness 3% witnessed 3% carefully 2% eye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: The eye gleaningsGWB §106: Were the eye of discernment to be opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: Were the eye of the heart to open prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: found out gleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated

فرمائيد

frmáʾíd frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say

This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)

conceive 17% hath 17% sayest 17% awhile 8% behold 8% attentively 8% about 8% implication 8% do 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: will gleaningsGWB §558: conferreth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: speak prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronounced gleaningsGWB §381: hath assumed the title

سدره

sdrh s-d-r → “sadrih” Distinctive

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree

This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “burning” (78 occurrences)

tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Burning Bush gleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §193: Trees

رضوان

rḍúán r-ḍ-w → “paradise”

literal: pleasure; paradise; paradise, pleasure

paradise 46% garden 15% tabernacle 8% heaven 8% peerless 4% good-pleasure 4% most 4% everlasting 4% unto 4% celestial 4%

gleaningsGWB §100: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE gleaningsGWB §585: of Our most holy Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradise

سبحانی

sbḥání s-b-ḥ → “of god”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

divine 46% ancient 15% god 15% all-glorious 8% kindness 8% high 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorified fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §152: of the All-Glorious God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: immeasurably glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “prime of” Distinctive

literal: first; beginning; firstness

This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “hath” (119 occurrences)

first 49% beginning 19% hath 9% early 7% former 3% earliest 3% ever 3% inception 2% prime 2% “beginning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: that hath no beginning fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §410: the most fundamental kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “Beginning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this world and the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret

جوانی

júání j-w-n → “youth”

literal: youth

all 29% youth 29% soul 14% lives 14% well-beloved 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All life gleaningsGWB §362: with all their soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: a Youth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: soul gleaningsGWB §361: their lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: youth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: their Well-Beloved

چگونه

chgúnh chgúnh → “how”

literal: how

how 83% behold 8% wherefore 8%

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

تبليغ

tblígh b-l-gh → “proclaim”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sum fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §117: attainments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: waxed greater and greater until tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: message tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reached the-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully

امراللّه

imrálllh ʾ-m-r → “cause of god”

literal: command; cause

SE expanded to “Cause of God”

cause 89% command 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: occupations fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §647: hath been prescribed unto thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: aught else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: any comparison tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause

چقدراستقامت

chqdrástqámt chqdrástqámt → “what”

literal: steadfastness

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: what steadfastness

احديّت

iḥdídt ʾ-ḥ-d → “of god” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “eternal”, “singleness” (10 occurrences)

divine 38% eternal 25% singleness 13% unity 13% god 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alone gleaningsGWB §669: human mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Not one single prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none may tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighbor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unity gleaningsGWB §507: No one of them

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Revelation fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §382: manifesteth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: unfulfilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whose Revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield

الارض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; land; earth, land

SE rendered احديّت (iḥdídt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), جميع (jmíʿ), الارض (ar-rḍ), بر (br), منعش (mnʿsh), اقدام (iqdám), نمودند (nmúdnd), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí) as “of God, revealed, The whole world, rose, to hinder, failed”

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §75: on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land

منعش

mnʿsh m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), الارض (ar-rḍ), بر (br), منعش (mnʿsh), اقدام (iqdám), نمودند (nmúdnd), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí) as “The whole world, rose, to hinder, failed”

withhold 33% hinder 33% hindered 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest gleaningsGWB §130: transcendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: can withstand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade it

اقدام

iqdám q-d-m → “ancient” Distinctive

literal: ancient; step

This form usually rendered as “men's”, “feet”, “feet.’”” (5 occurrences)

men’s 20% feet 20% feet.’” 20% rose 20% footsteps 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §34: step forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: entered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the past tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorial will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

حاصلی

ḥáṣlí ḥ-ṣ-l → “attained” Distinctive

literal: result

This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “result” (7 occurrences)

utterly 50% result 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisition gleaningsGWB §356: found and recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attain the-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihood will-and-testamentW&T §18: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained gleaningsGWB §596: achieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: are impossible

نبخشيد

nbkhshíd bkhshídn

literal: grant; bestow; give

SE rendered اقدام (iqdám), نمودند (nmúdnd), حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), آنچه (ánchh), ايذاء (iydháʾ), برآن (brán), سدره (sdrh), طوبی (ṭúbí) as “rose, to hinder, failed, persecution, on that, Sadrih, of Blessedness”

have 33% yielded 33% proved 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: imparted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst quicken me the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §552: succor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: succour

ايذاء

iydháʾ ʾ-dh-y → “persecution”

literal: harm; harmed; affliction

woes 20% persecution 20% torture 20% persecutions 20% pain 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: injury gleaningsGWB §41: torment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: afflictions will-and-testamentW&T §36: hath hurt me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: tribulations gleaningsGWB §667: saddened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: persecutions will-and-testamentW&T §5: hurt

برآن

brán b-r-d → “on that”

literal: brother; take; coldness

SE rendered حاصلی (ḥáṣlí), نبخشيد (nbkhshíd), آنچه (ánchh), ايذاء (iydháʾ), برآن (brán), سدره (sdrh), طوبی (ṭúbí), وارد (wárd), می (mí), آوردند (áwrdnd), شوقش (shúqsh) as “failed, persecution, on that, Sadrih, of Blessedness, inflicted, fervour”

brother 34% cold 10% brethren 10% obtain 7% taken 7% forbearance 7% abolish 7% rained 7% thou 7% escorted 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: your forbearance fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §191: Shake off kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: inhale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel Thy mystery the-hidden-wordsHW §151: efface epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: he sought fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “of blessedness”

literal: blessed; blessedness; blessedness, happiness

blessed 39% happy 27% well 16% great 8% how 3% blessedness 2% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are gleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it gleaningsGWB §408: Great is the blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Blessed

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “inflicted”

literal: entering; came upon

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 §198: Upon Our arrival gleaningsGWB §466: hath suffered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: attained Thy court will-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallen gleaningsGWB §240: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: related

آوردند

áwrdnd áwrdn

literal: bring; to bring; brought

SE rendered ايذاء (iydháʾ), برآن (brán), سدره (sdrh), طوبی (ṭúbí), وارد (wárd), می (mí), آوردند (áwrdnd), شوقش (shúqsh), بيشتر (bíshtr), نار (nár), حبّش (ḥbbsh), مشتعل (mshtʿl) as “persecution, on that, Sadrih, of Blessedness, inflicted, fervour, the more, flame, of His love, burned”

have 29% came 14% returned 14% caused 14% inflict 14% protested 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: have subjected gleaningsGWB §686: I have brought forth and revealed unto you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: have inflicted upon the-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath made will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: caused such things to befall gleaningsGWB §41: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: inflicted upon Him

شوقش

shúqsh sh-w-q → “longing” Distinctive

literal: longing; longing, yearning

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

longing 39% yearning 10% long 10% desire 7% all 7% such 6% yearn 6% vehement 6% eagerness 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §38: bereavement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: longing desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: as yearn towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Thee

بيشتر

bíshtr bíshtr → “more”

literal: more

more 67% greater 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: more closely gleaningsGWB §147: The more

نار

nár n-ʾ-r → “flame”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 64% flame 17% flames 5% into 3% hell 3% former 3% latter 3% afire 1% set 1% utter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the fire gleaningsGWB §551: former kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: hell.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the fire gleaningsGWB §597: set on fire

حبّش

ḥbbsh ḥ-b-b → “of his love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “of His love”

love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §435: loving-kindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: all who are dear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved will-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of

مشتعل

mshtʿl sh-ʿ-l → “burned”

literal: burning; kindled

burned 20% kindled 20% burneth 13% blazed 7% set 7% afire 7% enkindled 7% ablaze 7% shineth 7% glow 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: grew fiercer fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §668: afire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: burned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: hath lit tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flame the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned with such a hot flame

فقرات

fqrát f-q-r

literal: poor; poverty; matter

SE rendered مشتعل (mshtʿl), تر (tr), می (mí), چنانچه (chnánchh), فقرات (fqrát), واضح (wáḍḥ), احدی (iḥdí), انکار (inkár) as “burned, the brighter, , and, Behold, evident, none, disputeth”

passages 75% all 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poor gleaningsGWB §408: those poor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: their misery the-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poor gleaningsGWB §408: for the poor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ → “evident”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

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 §232: lucid gleaningsGWB §397: sufficient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: clearly the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: is unmistakable gleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear

انکار

inkár n-k-r → “denied”

literal: denial; deny; denier

denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: ye deny Me not gleaningsGWB §163: faithless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denials prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: He was rejected will-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have denied gleaningsGWB §195: repudiate the truth of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determination

ندارد

ndárd dáshtn

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered واضح (wáḍḥ), احدی (iḥdí), انکار (inkár), ندارد (ndárd), آنکه (ánkh), بالاخره (bálákhrh), جان (ján) as “evident, none, disputeth, Finally, soul”

can 18% hath 18% never 18% will 9% should 9% disputeth 9% dim 9% deterred 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: are gleaningsGWB §142: should be regarded as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: entertained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §102: I have will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath never been experienced gleaningsGWB §168: made

بالاخره

bálákhrh ʾ-kh-r → “finally” Distinctive

literal: end; hereafter; other

This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)

world 32% end 20% next 19% finally 6% another 5% hath 5% life 5% last 4% new 2% latter 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: in the end gleaningsGWB §540: more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: come the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: postponed gleaningsGWB §99: our last

جان

ján ján → “soul”

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 §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §674: of your souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life gleaningsGWB §333: heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives

باخت

bákht b-kh-t → “surrendered”

literal: lose/surrender; west

surrendered 50% west 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: surrendered will-and-testamentW&T §14: West

رفيق

rfíq r-f-q

literal: companion; friend; to-companion

SE rendered بالاخره (bálákhrh), جان (ján), باخت (bákht), رفيق (rfíq), اعلی (iʿlí), شتافت (shtáft) as “Finally, soul, surrendered, and winged His flight”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unto the Supreme Companion gleaningsGWB §616: realms 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 Friend gleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Beloved gleaningsGWB §14: forbearance

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted; high

SE rendered بالاخره (bálákhrh), جان (ján), باخت (bákht), رفيق (rfíq), اعلی (iʿlí), شتافت (shtáft) as “Finally, soul, surrendered, and winged His flight”