Kitáb-i-Íqán — §76
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 76 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و علم به دو قسم منقسم است: علم الهی و علم شيطانی. آن از الهامات سلطان حقيقی ظاهر و اين از تخيّلات انفس ظلمانی باهر. معلّم آن حضرت باری و معلّم اين وساوس نفسانی. بيان آن "اتّقوا اللّه يُعلِّمکم اللّه" و بيان اين "العلمُ حجابُ الاکبر". اثمار آن شجر، صبر و شوق و عرفان و محبّت، و اثمار اين شجر، کبر و غرور و نخوت. و از بيانات صاحبان بيان که در معنی علم فرمودهاند هيچ رائحه اين علوم ظلمانی که ظلمت آن همه بلاد را فرا گرفته استشمام نمی شود. اين شجر جز بغی و فحشاء ثمری نياورد و جز غلّ و بغضاء حاصلی نبخشد. ثمرش سمّ قاتل است و ظلّش نار مهلک. فنعم ما قال:
"تَمَسَّکْ بِاَذيالِ الهَوی واخلَعِ الْحَياء
وَخَلِّ سَبيلَ النّاسِکينَ و إن جَلُّوا."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know verily that Knowledge is of two kinds: Divine and Satanic. The one welleth out from the fountain of divine inspiration; the other is but a reflection of vain and obscure thoughts. The source of the former is God Himself; the motive-force of the latter the whisperings of selfish desire. The one is guided by the principle: “Fear ye God; God will teach you;” the other is but a confirmation of the truth: “Knowledge is the most grievous veil between man and his Creator.” The former bringeth forth the fruit of patience, of longing desire, of true understanding, and love; whilst the latter can yield naught but arrogance, vainglory and conceit. From the sayings of those Masters of holy utterance, Who have expounded the meaning of true knowledge, the odour of these dark teachings, which have obscured the world, can in no wise be detected. The tree of such teachings can yield no result except iniquity and rebellion, and beareth no fruit but hatred and envy. Its fruit is deadly poison; its shadow a consuming fire. How well hath it been said: “Cling unto the robe of the Desire of thy heart, and put thou away all shame; bid the worldlywise be gone, however great their name.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §40: commentators of the Qur’ánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §453: in such circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: By Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: have pledgedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: portiongleaningsGWB §165: Bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: so great a
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §635: will inspire
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), شيطانی (shíṭání), از (iz), الهامات (al-hámát), سلطان (slṭán), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), از (iz), تخيّلات (tkhíhlát) as “Satanic, welleth out from, inspiration, divine, thoughts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §710: sovereign Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
This form usually rendered as “true”, “ideal”, “truth” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: of GodgleaningsGWB §226: righteousness and truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: of the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: adequatelythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: Itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who
SE rendered از (iz), الهامات (al-hámát), سلطان (slṭán), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), از (iz), تخيّلات (tkhíhlát), انفس (infs), ظلمانی (ẓlmání) as “welleth out from, inspiration, divine, thoughts, obscure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §135: We sent forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: outer seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst raise Him uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “thoughts” (1 occurrences)
desire 10% imagined 10% conceptions 10% contemplated 10% intention 10% fancy 10% yearning 10% men’s 10% thoughts 10% vain 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: peoplesgleaningsGWB §567: their own securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
This form usually rendered as “darkness”, “dark”, “pitch-black” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: oppressed onesfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §452: your crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressors
SE rendered از (iz), تخيّلات (tkhíhlát), انفس (infs), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), باهر (báhr), معلّم (mʿllm), حضرت (ḥḍrt), باری (bárí), معلّم (mʿllm) as “thoughts, obscure, motive-force, God Himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evidentgleaningsGWB §103: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the divine springtimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminousgleaningsGWB §173: How high the rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destituteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: PerspicuousgleaningsGWB §173: Springtime
SE rendered ظلمانی (ẓlmání), باهر (báhr), معلّم (mʿllm), حضرت (ḥḍrt), باری (bárí), معلّم (mʿllm), وساوس (wsáws), نفسانی (nfsání) as “obscure, motive-force, God Himself, whisperings, selfish desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: themgleaningsGWB §41: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: ‘Alíprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and to standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty togleaningsGWB §210: thou reachest
whisperings 67% evil 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear yefire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §571: Let God be your fearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: shut you outgleaningsGWB §148: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiledgleaningsGWB §156: intervenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: that are wrapt
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §124: excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: have proudly rejectedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §193: have yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: fruits—the fruitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yieldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upon
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: their midstgleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: “The treegleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: trees
patience 48% patient 13% long-suffering 9% patiently 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% must 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% waited 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §254: them that endure with patiencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy steadfastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have been patientgleaningsGWB §47: tarry
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn forfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: such of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know itgleaningsGWB §666: the perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: those that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: but know
love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §446: ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vaingloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: pridegleaningsGWB §568: was so misled
This form usually rendered as “people”, “whose”, “who” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: acknowledged exponentgleaningsGWB §527: elected representativeskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His companionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mythe-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: CompanionsgleaningsGWB §563: Every discerning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §641: unfailing providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “likened” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be taughtgleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: He then recountethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gavewill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronouncedgleaningsGWB §381: assumed
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “sweet”, “breath” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: Christianfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §548: spiritual facultieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their spiritstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §511: their territories
SE rendered ظلمت (ẓlmt), همه (hmh), بلاد (blád), فرا (frá), گرفته (grfth), استشمام (istshmám), نمی (nmí), شجر (shjr), جز (jz) as “all, world, have obscured, detected, except”
SE rendered همه (hmh), بلاد (blád), فرا (frá), گرفته (grfth), استشمام (istshmám), نمی (nmí), شجر (shjr), جز (jz), بغی (bghí), فحشاء (fḥsháʾ) as “all, world, have obscured, detected, except, iniquity, rebellion”
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §458: ceasekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: highest stationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “rebellion” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fail” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: fetteredgleaningsGWB §685: envykitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their envyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malicegleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: malevolentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse haterfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §450: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatredthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: hategleaningsGWB §462: ill-will against thee
This form usually rendered as “failed”, “result” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisitiongleaningsGWB §356: foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attainedgleaningsGWB §603: your object is attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained
This form usually rendered as “beareth”, “proffereth” (2 occurrences)
beareth 50% proffereth 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: needle’s eyefire-tabletFire §34: the poisoninggleaningsGWB §672: bitternesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonouswill-and-testamentW&T §17: poisonedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the bitternessgleaningsGWB §551: a deadly poison
This form usually rendered as “deadly” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §25: the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: shadow ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §43: the shelter
This form usually rendered as “destroyer”, “perilous”, “consuming” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “favor”, “favors”, “bounty” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bountygleaningsGWB §378: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the temporal benefitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: welfaregleaningsGWB §63: His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: a precious benefitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: the Hidden Gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: “SaygleaningsGWB §451: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: answering saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hold fast untogleaningsGWB §267: held fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §612: evil passions and corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and corrupt desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passions
SE rendered تَمَسَّکْ (tamassak), بِاَذيالِ (biáadhíál), الهَوی (al-hawí), واخلَعِ (wákhlaʿ), الْحَياء (al-ḥayáʾ) as ““Cling, robe, Desire, shame”
robe 54% divest 8% attire 8% fresh 4% ornament 4% invested 4% arrayed 4% prophethood—how 4% array 4% acceptance 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §357: the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Prophethood—howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansedgleaningsGWB §99: invested with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §291: of everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been quickenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: for Thy sakethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §623: sake of
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “unveiled”, “reveal” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §563: hath shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §140: open charactersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §621: of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
