Kitáb-i-Íqán — §27
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 291.
Source (Persian)
حال اين بنده رشحی از معانی اين کلمات را ذکر می نمايم تا اصحاب بصيرت و فطرت از معنی آن به جميع تلويحات کلمات الهی و اشارات بيانات مظاهر قدسی واقف شوند تا از هيمنهکلمات از بحر اسماء و صفات ممنوع نشوند و از مصباح احديّه که محلّ تجلّی ذات است محجوب نگردند.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This servant will now share with thee a dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of the truths treasured in these holy words, that haply discerning hearts may comprehend all the allusions and the implications of the utterances of the Manifestations of Holiness, so that the overpowering majesty of the Word of God may not prevent them from attaining unto the ocean of His names and attributes, nor deprive them of recognizing the Lamp of God which is the seat of the revelation of His glorified Essence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: circumstancesgleaningsGWB §657: His strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: round whose persontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §672: of unfading splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My providencewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the followingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §424: He Who held converse with Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: those verses of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
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 §159: made mention of hergleaningsGWB §114: be characterizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: mention Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was made by them to suffergleaningsGWB §439: graciouslykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: will awakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §40: peruseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had
companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unto those for whom they were intendedgleaningsGWB §552: companionshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforterthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter into fellowship withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: them who are endowedgleaningsGWB §657: ignorance
This form usually rendered as “discerning”, “understanding”, “mature” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §191: ye who are inly blindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: understanding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §325: the power of vision
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), می (mí), نمايم (nmáym), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), بصيرت (bṣírt), فطرت (fṭrt), از (iz), معنی (mʿní), جميع (jmíʿ), تلويحات (tlúyḥát) as “share, will, discerning, hearts, may, comprehend, the, allusions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §87: rentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Makerthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §405: soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
SE rendered بصيرت (bṣírt), فطرت (fṭrt), از (iz), معنی (mʿní), جميع (jmíʿ), تلويحات (tlúyḥát), کلمات (klmát), الهی (al-hí), اشارات (ishárát) as “hearts, may, comprehend, the, allusions, utterances, implications”
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §39: unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosque
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: symbolicallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §585: Tablet of
SE rendered معنی (mʿní), جميع (jmíʿ), تلويحات (tlúyḥát), کلمات (klmát), الهی (al-hí), اشارات (ishárát), بيانات (bíánát), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسی (qdsí) as “comprehend, the, allusions, utterances, implications, Manifestations, Holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §654: O my Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto Himfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §123: allusions
SE rendered تلويحات (tlúyḥát), کلمات (klmát), الهی (al-hí), اشارات (ishárát), بيانات (bíánát), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسی (qdsí), واقف (wáqf), شوند (shúnd), از (iz) as “allusions, utterances, the, implications, Manifestations, Holiness, overpowering”
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
holiness 41% holy 30% sanctified 9% glory 5% sacred 4% heavenly 4% sanctity 2% sanctifying 2% manifestations 2% heaven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §571: Cleanse fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberate
SE rendered اشارات (ishárát), بيانات (bíánát), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسی (qdsí), واقف (wáqf), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), هيمنهکلمات (hímnhklmát), از (iz), بحر (bḥr) as “implications, Manifestations, Holiness, prevent, majesty, ocean”
discover 25% established 17% acquainted 8% discovered 8% comprehend 8% written 8% perceive 8% revealed 8% grasped 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not leftfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §338: are fully awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: present stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillationgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is written
هيمنهکلمات
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “overpowering” (1 occurrences)
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign Protectortablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the Guardian
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: fluiditywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of His Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: of the name of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: through Whose namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §95: a certain attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my descriptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §91: human tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”
SE rendered هيمنهکلمات (hímnhklmát), از (iz), بحر (bḥr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), نشوند (nshúnd), از (iz), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), احديّه (iḥdídh) as “majesty, from, ocean, names, attributes, may, Lamp, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §194: Withhold notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: can hinder such a mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §534: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §135: profane and mortal eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in a certain placegleaningsGWB §361: targetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: in themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: vesturethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: resolvedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in whichgleaningsGWB §13: beneath their feet
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: One gleamgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the splendorsgleaningsGWB §138: release
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §2: have themselves been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own Beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
This form usually rendered as “veiled”, “deprived”, “shut” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veilgleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: to veil their eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled
