Kitáb-i-Íqán — §79
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 79 of 291.
Source (Persian)
پس، از اين بيانات محکمه واضحه لائحه مقصود از سماء در آيه مُنزله معلوم شد و مفهوم گشت. و اينکه می فرمايد: با ابر و غمام نازل می شود مقصود از ابر آن اموری است که مخالف نفس و هوای ناس است. چنانچه ذکرشد در آيه مذکوره: "اَفَکُلَّما جَاءَکُمْ رَسولٌ بِما لا تَهوَی اَنفُسُکُم استَکبَرتُمْ فَفَرِيقاً کَذَّبتُم وَ فَريِقاً تَقتُلُونَ."١ مثلاً از قبيل تغيير احکام و تبديل شرائع و ارتفاع قواعد و رسوم عاديّه و تقدّم مؤمنين از عوام بر معرضين از علماء. و همچنين ظهور آن جمال ازلی بر حدودات بشريّه از اکل و شرب و فقر و غنا و عزّت و ذلّت و نوم و يقظه و امثال آن، از آن چيزهائی که مردم را به شبهه می اندازد و منع می نمايد. همه اين حجبات به غمام تعبير شده.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By these luminous, these conclusive, and lucid statements, the meaning of “heaven” in the aforementioned verse hath thus been made clear and evident. And now regarding His words, that the Son of man shall “come in the clouds of heaven.” By the term “clouds” is meant those things that are contrary to the ways and desires of men. Even as He hath revealed in the verse already quoted: “As oft as an Apostle cometh unto you with that which your souls desire not, ye swell with pride, accusing some of being impostors and slaying others.” These “clouds” signify, in one sense, the annulment of laws, the abrogation of former Dispensations, the repeal of rituals and customs current amongst men, the exalting of the illiterate faithful above the learned opposers of the Faith. In another sense, they mean the appearance of that immortal Beauty in the image of mortal man, with such human limitations as eating and drinking, poverty and riches, glory and abasement, sleeping and waking, and such other things as cast doubt in the minds of men, and cause them to turn away. All such veils are symbolically referred to as “clouds.”
Translation Notes
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: undeniablefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §531: before their eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From that which hath been saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: from the midst oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)
perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast pronounced judgmentgleaningsGWB §37: of all the lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: penaltyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “clear”, “manifest” (70 occurrences)
evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “resplendent”, “sure” (24 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: with the ornament of the namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast calledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: through the influence of Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “who” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We revealedgleaningsGWB §28: Hastekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: and at having attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §486: and taught theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that they may be made awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “clearly”, “seem” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered آيه (áyh), مُنزله (munzlh), معلوم (mʿlúm), مفهوم (mfhúm), گشت (gsht), اينکه (iynkh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), ابر (ibr) as “verse, aforementioned, evident, clear, now regarding, words, clouds”
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: willgleaningsGWB §441: saith:kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: hath establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §5: He layeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: wouldgleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, saying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nothingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §182: bade Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: these factsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: This hostilitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: differencesgleaningsGWB §44: opposerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissensiongleaningsGWB §316: variationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ways and desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: onegleaningsGWB §480: their personskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy
This form usually rendered as “even” (2 occurrences)
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: He hath come to yougleaningsGWB §29: strikekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Who came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §467: arrivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: is summoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: the ApostlegleaningsGWB §725: Messengers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: as Messengers of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: Waft, then, unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Apostle (Muḥammad)
This form usually rendered as “do”, “having”, “ye” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “swell with pride”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ theyfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §207: have scatteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: scattered them abroadtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §36: discern
SE rendered استَکبَرتُمْ (istakbartum), فَفَرِيقاً (fafaríqáan), کَذَّبتُم (kadhdhabtum), فَريِقاً (faryiqáan), تَقتُلُونَ."١ (taqtulúna."١) as “swell with pride, some, slaying others.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: of them who speak falselygleaningsGWB §575: bring against them the accusation of falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accusing some of being impostorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: lyinggleaningsGWB §296: treatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: denying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast put to deathgleaningsGWB §453: are wont to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: slewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: put an end to the lifewill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: to wage holy wargleaningsGWB §453: ye had put Him to deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: They shall be slain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likegleaningsGWB §670: the like of whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: likenethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: and nature as themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weight
This form usually rendered as “company”, “such”, “kindreds” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have acceptedfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §63: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “changes”, “altered”, “changed” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: other thingsfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §527: ignorantkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: aught elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: anything that is not of Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: all things
This form usually rendered as “transformation”, “bartered”, “converted” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: changegleaningsGWB §347: becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: pervertprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turnedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may give wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: barter awaygleaningsGWB §683: Corrupt
This form usually rendered as “laws”, “law”, “former” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the dictatesgleaningsGWB §477: His lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Law.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the dispensations of Thy providencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: FaithgleaningsGWB §37: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensations
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
This form usually rendered as “standards”, “rules”, “forms” (7 occurrences)
current 50% recognized 50%
This form usually rendered as “past”, “exalting” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §34: step forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: theewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: believe ingleaningsGWB §251: have believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they might believe
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “froward” (31 occurrences)
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have turned aside from MegleaningsGWB §111: rejected His authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: conferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: opposed metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned aside
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: He hath revealed Himselffire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §241: your backskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: had appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: be distinguishedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: on one occasiongleaningsGWB §421: By My beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: charmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%
gleaningsGWB §92: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §550: abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: through all eternity
limitations 47% limitation 11% bounds 11% limits 5% principle 5% dictates 5% traditions 5% established 5% any 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: according to its capacitygleaningsGWB §253: the boundskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: subjectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: limitations imposedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §585: announce unto them tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: announcingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: didst announcetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladness
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the draughtgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fillkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: drink deepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: partakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: draughtgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff it
poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §408: poor thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: the same taskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this poor creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §518: richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine all-sufficing richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being richwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
abasement 48% humiliation 15% shame 11% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% misery 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4% loneliness 4% utter 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §184: My abasementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §481: dire want
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “MustayqizgleaningsGWB §167: roused Me from My slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst wakenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath awakened me
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: the like of whichgleaningsGWB §675: Nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscuritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: fail to discernwill-and-testamentW&T §1: doubtfulnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubtsgleaningsGWB §201: resemblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: misgiving
This form usually rendered as “cast”, “throws”, “cause” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscuregleaningsGWB §449: resistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: deter Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to turn away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: veils interposedgleaningsGWB §680: dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil
This form usually rendered as “fixed”, “expressed”, “likened” (5 occurrences)
