Kitáb-i-Íqán — §33
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و اطلاق شموس بر آن انوار مجرّده در کلمات اهل عصمت بسيار شده، از آن جمله در دعای ندبه می فرمايد:
"اَينَ الشُّمُوسُ الطّالِعةُ ؟ اَينَ الاَقمار المُنيرَةُ؟ اَينَ الَانْجُمُ الزّاهِرَةُ؟" پس معلوم شد که مقصود از شمس و قمر و نجوم در مقام اوّليّه انبياء و اولياء و اصحاب ايشانند که از انوار معارفشان عوالم غيب و شهود روشن و منوّر است.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The term “suns” hath many a time been applied in the writings of the “immaculate Souls” unto the Prophets of God, those luminous Emblems of Detachment. Among those writings are the following words recorded in the “Prayer of Nudbih”: “Whither are gone the resplendent Suns? Whereunto have departed those shining Moons and sparkling Stars?” Thus, it hath become evident that the terms “sun,” “moon,” and “stars” primarily signify the Prophets of God, the saints, and their companions, those Luminaries, the light of Whose knowledge hath shed illumination upon the worlds of the visible and the invisible.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §103: applicablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §23: bountifully and universallygleaningsGWB §466: he release Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
luminaries 47% suns 23% sun 7% sun-like 3% divine 3% countless 3% light 3% daystars 3% day-star 3% manifestations 3%
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
SE expanded to “Emblems of Detachment”
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronouncefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §406: the slightest allusionkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Those wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: by Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered بر (br), انوار (inúár), مجرّده (mjrrdh), کلمات (klmát), اهل (ihl), عصمت (ʿṣmt), بسيار (bsíár), از (iz), جمله (jmlh) as “upon, luminous, Emblems of Detachment, writings, “immaculate Souls”, many a time, Among”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the people offire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §47: the frowardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: only those who are initiated into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
This form usually rendered as “dishonor”, “honor”, “inviolable” (9 occurrences)
dishonor 13% honor 13% inviolable 13% purity 13% “immaculate 13% inviolability 13% hast 13% guidance 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §630: Thy inviolable fastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine integritygleaningsGWB §246: will I cleave
manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Among themgleaningsGWB §613: By My Beauty!kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summonethgleaningsGWB §671: shall profess himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: lay claim totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: to bestowgleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: they have intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: sayinggleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced
This form usually rendered as “rise”, “shine”, “hath” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: newsfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §46: shinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: may shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §44: It is evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: directed himself towardsgleaningsGWB §52: were ye to seek itkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: O Thou Who art the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: In another connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: the distinctionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I should dare to standtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: earlyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §99: our firstkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of the Ancients!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Letters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §453: of your Prophet’s Housekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the Revelations of Moses and Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement
This form usually rendered as “chosen”, “loved”, “holy” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §9: O ye lovers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: ye turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thy dear onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: ye who are men ofgleaningsGWB §679: court
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 §38: discipleskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: They that haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforterthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: membersgleaningsGWB §203: discerning heart
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrancegleaningsGWB §87: could ye but comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: them that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Every man of discernment
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §122: the spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of the Unseenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §254: secrets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: I bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §322: resultedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of Martyrsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: declarethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%
