Kitáb-i-Íqán — §37
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 37 of 291.
Source (Persian)
پس ای سائل، بايد به عروة الوثقی متمسّک شويم که شايد از شام ضلالت به نور هدايت راجع گرديم و از ظلّ نفی فرار نموده در ظلّ اثبات درآئيم و از نار حسبان آزاد شده به نور جمال حضرت منّان منوّر گرديم والسّلام. کَذلِکَ نُعطيکُم مِن اَثمارِ شَجَرةِ العِلمِ لِتَکُونُنَّ فی رِضوانِ حِکمةِ اللّه لَمِن المُحبرينَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And now, O seeker, it behooveth us firmly to cling unto the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, that perchance we may leave behind the darksome night of error, and embrace the dawning light of divine guidance. Shall we not flee from the face of denial, and seek the sheltering shadow of certitude? Shall we not free ourselves from the horror of satanic gloom, and hasten towards the rising light of the heavenly Beauty? In such wise, we bestow upon you the fruit of the Tree of divine knowledge, that ye may gladly and joyously abide in the Ridván of divine wisdom.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “must”, “should”, “incumbent” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behoovethgleaningsGWB §564: let himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: cleaveth fast untogleaningsGWB §367: take yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: cling untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He who is poor and needytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: firmly to cling unto
SE rendered بايد (báyd), عروة (ʿrúh), الوثقی (al-wthqí), متمسّک (mtmssk), شويم (shúym), شايد (sháyd), از (iz), شام (shám), ضلالت (ḍlált), نور (núr) as “it behooveth, Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, to cling, perchance, darksome night, error, light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: havegleaningsGWB §551: must wash awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §119: should enterwill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: will show forth nothing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: failuregleaningsGWB §128: waywardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §691: gone astraykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: they stray even further
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §135: of the effulgent Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: enlighten mytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §121: heavenly guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §485: approachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: inspired
return 28% applicable 22% repaired 11% returned 6% will 6% concerning 6% attain 6% who 6% fell 6% resume 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §319: return and be gatheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: returnethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: and singled me out forthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our returngleaningsGWB §297: will suffer
SE rendered شام (shám), ضلالت (ḍlált), نور (núr), هدايت (hdáyt), راجع (rájʿ), گرديم (grdím), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), نفی (nfí), فرار (frár) as “darksome night, error, light, guidance, leave behind, shadow, denial, flee from”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §25: the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the shelter ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeral
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% nothingness 4% banishment 4% question 4% denounced 4% suppress 4% abolished 4% exile 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: negationgleaningsGWB §127: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: denouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: aught save Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §95: did not actually possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: abolished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §665: Flee notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: flee fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: fledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §138: would flee in consternationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: And I fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: place to flee to
SE rendered راجع (rájʿ), گرديم (grdím), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), نفی (nfí), فرار (frár), نموده (nmúdh), ظلّ (ẓll), اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím) as “leave behind, shadow, denial, flee from, certitude”
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (25 occurrences)
demonstrate 18% affirmation 18% may 12% acceptance 12% truth 12% establish 6% other 6% made 6% vindicating 6% vindication 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §368: been madekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: incontrovertibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: will enable me to be steadfastthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
SE rendered نفی (nfí), فرار (frár), نموده (nmúdh), ظلّ (ẓll), اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím), از (iz), نار (nár), حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád) as “denial, flee from, certitude, horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves”
SE rendered اثبات (ithbát), درآئيم (dráʾím), از (iz), نار (nár), حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál) as “certitude, horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves, light, Beauty”
This form usually rendered as “infernal”, “thereunto”, “satanic” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §128: the Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
SE rendered حسبان (ḥsbán), آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “horror of satanic gloom, free ourselves, light, Beauty”
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
SE rendered آزاد (ázád), نور (núr), جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), منوّر (mnúnr), گرديم (grdím), والسّلام (wálsslám), کَذلِکَ (kadhlik) as “free ourselves, light, Beauty, In such wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: Whose gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: the Most Bountiful
SE rendered جمال (jmál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), منوّر (mnúnr), گرديم (grdím), والسّلام (wálsslám), کَذلِکَ (kadhlik), نُعطيکُم (nuʿṭíkum), اَثمارِ (athmár) as “Beauty, In such wise, we bestow, fruit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: salutationsgleaningsGWB §477: over them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: unquestionablyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him wholewill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the peacegleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: faithful
SE expanded to “In such wise”
bounty 25% great 20% thou 11% hast 9% all-bountiful 9% favor 7% give 5% bestow 5% all-bounteous 5% giveth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given megleaningsGWB §224: the Great Giverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall not giveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thou didst endow themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: We conferred upon theegleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: Thy bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: yield your fruitgleaningsGWB §548: for every fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yieldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: fruitgleaningsGWB §378: a distinct virtue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §322: physical worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “that ye may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: should ever beargleaningsGWB §195: Then will ye be ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: could haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: one andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
paradise 46% garden 15% tabernacle 8% heaven 8% peerless 4% good-pleasure 4% most 4% everlasting 4% unto 4% celestial 4%
gleaningsGWB §100: tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISEgleaningsGWB §585: of Our most holy Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: the gardenthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradise
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: commandmentgleaningsGWB §691: Thus hath it been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: His truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §443: the Supreme Rulertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
This form usually rendered as “god”, “god’s”, “lord” (1314 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
