Kitáb-i-Íqán — §62

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 62 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال ای برادر ملاحظه نما اگر در اين عهد چنين اموری ظاهر شود و چنين حکايت بروز نمايد چه خواهند نمود؟ قسم به مربّی وجود و مُنزِل کلمات که در حين، بی تکلّم حکم بر کفر و امر بر قتل نمايند. کجا گوش می دهند که گفته شود که عيسی از نفخه روح القدس ظاهر شده و يا موسی از امر مبرم مأمور گشته. اگر صد هزار خروش بر آری به گوش احدی نرود که بی پدری مبعوث به رسالت گشته و يا قاتلی از شجره نار، إنّی اَنَا اللّه آورده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now, take heed, O brother! If such things be revealed in this Dispensation, and such incidents come to pass, at the present time, what would the people do? I swear by Him Who is the true Educator of mankind and the Revealer of the Word of God that the people would instantly and unquestionably pronounce Him an infidel and would sentence Him to death. How far are they from hearkening unto the voice that declareth: Lo! a Jesus hath appeared out of the breath of the Holy Ghost, and a Moses summoned to a divinely-appointed task! Were a myriad voices to be raised, no ear would listen if We said that upon a fatherless Child hath been conferred the mission of Prophethood, or that a murderer hath brought from the flame of the burning Bush the message of “Verily, verily, I am God!”

Translation Notes

برادر

brádr b-r-d → “brother”

literal: brother

brother 91% brothers 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §205: lift up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most forbearing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §96: felled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: snatched off Our fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Concern gleaningsGWB §327: admit kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: peruse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glance will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: high regard gleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)

thou 13% meditate 13% behold 13% strive 13% reflect 13% gird 7% uncover 7% mind 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: withhold gleaningsGWB §164: a mere emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the

چنين

chnín ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: likewise

This form usually rendered as “also”, “such” (3 occurrences)

also 50% such 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Even as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among

اموری

imúrí ʾ-m-r → “things”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 55% revelation 13% things 12% faith 5% command 3% commandments 3% bidding 3% affairs 2% bidden 2% authority 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: by Thy Cause gleaningsGWB §264: decrees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: such unseemly acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: behest”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: enjoined gleaningsGWB §319: of God

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: its evident meaning fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §638: shed kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: coming Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst successively reveal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

حکايت

ḥkáyt ḥ-k-y → “story”

literal: story; incident

story 50% attempt 17% reflected 17% incidents 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: attempt upon the life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: accounts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: reflected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the story kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: speak with authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: testify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: incidents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: story

بروز

brúz b-r-z → “revelation”

literal: manifestation

revelation 43% immensely 14% manifestation 14% revealers 14% come 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glory gleaningsGWB §112: the effulgence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and an evidence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that which epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosed gleaningsGWB §550: revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation

چه

chh ch-h → “what”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

خواهند

khúáhnd kh-w-ʾ-h → “will”

literal: will; to want, will

will 80% must 20%

gleaningsGWB §368: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: shall gleaningsGWB §391: will ever so remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: must gleaningsGWB §285: endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: will continue gleaningsGWB §124: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: wouldst

مربّی

mrbbí r-b-b → “educator”

literal: Lord; lord; divine

educator 60% enlightener 20% overshadowed 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord gleaningsGWB §549: of Truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: my tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “of mankind” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creation fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §93: universe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of all beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: is begotten tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

مُنزِل

munzil n-z-l → “revealer”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealer 33% revealed 22% sent 11% home 11% even 4% eye 4% abode 4% signify 4% divinely-revealed 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Revealer gleaningsGWB §135: were being showered kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: hast sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “word of god”

literal: word; words

SE expanded to “Word of God”

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: these most sublime words gleaningsGWB §151: unlettered though he was kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: that term the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon Me gleaningsGWB §669: the Word of God

حين،

ḥín، ḥ-y-n → “moment”

literal: time; time/moment

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very moment gleaningsGWB §612: the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their lives the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §303: hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one

بی

bí b-y → “unquestionably”

literal: without; is; to

5 occurrences in corpus

تکلّم

tkllm k-l-m → “word of god”

literal: speak

SE rendered مُنزِل (munzil), کلمات (klmát), حين، (ḥín،), بی (bí), تکلّم (tkllm), حکم (ḥkm), بر (br), کفر (kfr), امر (imr), بر (br), قتل (qtl) as “Revealer, the Word of God, instantly, unquestionably, pronounce, to, infidel, sentence, death”

spoke 18% breathe 9% conversing 9% unloosed 9% heard 9% uttering 9% tongue 9% utter 9% uttereth 9% speak 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: Divinity fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §167: was unloosed to voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didst tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Word

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

کفر

kfr k-f-r → “infidel” Distinctive

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “repudiated”, “misbelief” (24 occurrences)

unbelief 25% repudiated 19% misbelief 13% rejected 6% infidel 6% blasphemy 6% act 6% disowned 6% infidels 6% perverse 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelieved gleaningsGWB §359: believed not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: infidel?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perverse tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidels gleaningsGWB §163: of the infidel

قتل

qtl q-t-l → “death”

literal: kill; killing; killed

death 36% murder 14% put 14% massacre 9% wage 5% shed 5% life 5% who 5% martyrdom 5% slaying 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assassins gleaningsGWB §452: been put to death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: put to death prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: to slay will-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the aged gleaningsGWB §452: who lost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the murder

کجا

kjá k-j-ʾ → “how”

literal: where

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: How

گوش

gúsh g-w-sh → “ear”

literal: ear

ears 42% ear 37% inner 11% hearing 5% heed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ear gleaningsGWB §142: ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their ears gleaningsGWB §493: inner ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: Heed

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered امر (imr), بر (br), قتل (qtl), نمايند (nmáynd), کجا (kjá), گوش (gúsh), می (mí), دهند (dhnd), گفته (gfth), عيسی (ʿísí), از (iz) as “sentence, to, death, How far, listen, said, Jesus, out of”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

دهند

dhnd d-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “hurled”, “listen”, “sentence” (12 occurrences)

hurled 20% listen 20% sentence 20% condemned 20% bear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded up gleaningsGWB §340: experience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: condemned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §220: will readily admit

گفته

gfth g-f-t → “said”

literal: say; to say; said

said 23% say 23% spoken 8% state 8% hath 8% maintain 8% expounded 8% motive 8% given 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: state gleaningsGWB §147: sayings kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been said will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: said gleaningsGWB §142: truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

نفخه

nfkhh n-f-kh → “breath”

literal: breath; breathed; blown

breath 33% blast 11% breathe 11% blown 11% second 11% once 11% breathed 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: blast gleaningsGWB §29: breathe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: was breathed the-hidden-wordsHW §64: breathed in gleaningsGWB §75: been blown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: breath gleaningsGWB §86: second blast

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered گفته (gfth), عيسی (ʿísí), از (iz), نفخه (nfkhh), روح (rúḥ), القدس (al-qds), ظاهر (ẓáhr), موسی (músí), از (iz) as “said, Jesus, from, breath, Holy Ghost, appeared, Moses”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: spirit fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §154: breath kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the tempests of trials tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace

مبرم

mbrm b-r-m → “irresistible”

literal: irrevocable

irresistible 36% resistless 27% all-compelling 9% inscrutable 9% divinely-appointed 9% inescapable 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: all-compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: inescapable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: resistless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: inscrutable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: irresistible

گشته

gshth g-sh-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; became; to become

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: manifested gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: adapted the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained gleaningsGWB §361: were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: refused to follow the example

صد

ṣd ṣ-d

literal: hundred

SE rendered از (iz), امر (imr), مبرم (mbrm), مأمور (mʾamúr), گشته (gshth), صد (ṣd), هزار (hzár), خروش (khrúsh), بر (br), آری (árí), گوش (gúsh), احدی (iḥdí) as “from, divinely-appointed, summoned, to a, myriad, voices, to be raised, ear, no”

hundred 50% thousand 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §43: A thousand

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “myriad”

literal: thousand

myriad 25% thousand 25% twelve 17% myriads 17% about 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: twelve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: about a thousand

خروش

khrúsh kh-r-sh → “daystar” Distinctive

literal: sun; cry-out; cry/voice

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

daystar 17% hear 17% day-star 17% voices 17% crieth 17% lacerate 17%

gleaningsGWB §332: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Day-star the-hidden-wordsHW §156: lacerate gleaningsGWB §674: Hear Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: voices the-hidden-wordsHW §111: crieth not out

آری

árí r-ʾ-y → “thou” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; see/behold

This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “appear”, “find” (11 occurrences)

recognize 33% appear 17% find 17% perceive 17% regard 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceive fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §77: have appeared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: appear the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceived gleaningsGWB §77: We point out

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “no”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered هزار (hzár), خروش (khrúsh), بر (br), آری (árí), گوش (gúsh), احدی (iḥdí), نرود (nrúd), بی (bí), پدری (pdrí), مبعوث (mbʿúth), رسالت (rsált) as “myriad, voices, to be raised, ear, no, fatherless, hath been conferred, mission”