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
SE rendered پس، (ps،), از (iz), بيانات (bíánát), محکمه (mḥkmh), واضحه (wáḍḥh), لائحه (láʾḥh) as “By, of, statements, conclusive, luminous, lucid”
23 occurrences in corpus
utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%
This form usually rendered as “weighty”, “perspicuous”, “command” (20 occurrences)
weighty 18% perspicuous 9% command 9% binding 9% firm 9% adamant 9% incorruptible 9% unfailing 9% tighten 9% establish 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: lawsgleaningsGWB §224: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the verdictthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: rulestgleaningsGWB §36: of Divine wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: attribute of sovereignty
clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attestedgleaningsGWB §91: is evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: lucidthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuousgleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: clear and manifestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “manifest”, “brightly” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the mystic Tabletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: scrolltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy most excellent titlestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §87: descendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: written downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §356: all human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the All-Knowingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
This form usually rendered as “clearly”, “clear” (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 “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)
chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%
3 occurrences in corpus
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 §203: all thatgleaningsGWB §305: the thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is entrustedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: at Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal commandgleaningsGWB §9: is a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: diversgleaningsGWB §436: discordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divergencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behindwill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ways and desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurtgleaningsGWB §406: any giftkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: by Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE rendered اموری (imúrí), مخالف (mkhálf), نفس (nfs), هوای (húáy), ناس (nás), چنانچه (chnánchh), ذکرشد (dhkrshd), آيه (áyh) as “things, contrary, ways and desires, men, Even as, quoted, verse”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: peoples and kindredswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §641: All menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men
This form usually rendered as “quoted” (1 occurrences)
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), ذکرشد (dhkrshd), آيه (áyh), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), اَفَکُلَّما (afakullamá), جَاءَکُمْ (jáʾakum), رَسولٌ (rasúlun) as “Even as, quoted, verse, already, As oft as, cometh, Apostle”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: these most sublime wordsgleaningsGWB §669: the Word of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: His wordsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §27: His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: a certain statementgleaningsGWB §687: mouth proceedeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §506: did bringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: wasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: were summonedgleaningsGWB §183: hath comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: comethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Thy promise came
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: The Divine MessengersgleaningsGWB §465: in His Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Apostles.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Communion with Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §187: the things of the fleshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
SE expanded to “swell with pride”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pridegleaningsGWB §23: most grievouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separatedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §675: your bodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: separate the gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: star
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 §10: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §376: ye have indeed chargedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: liarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: evident errorgleaningsGWB §192: falsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: as an impostorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: falselygleaningsGWB §707: erred grievously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slay megleaningsGWB §453: Ye slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: slaying others.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: to slaywill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: murderersgleaningsGWB §451: “Will ye slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: slaying
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “company”, “such”, “peoples” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his having recognizedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §406: was acceptedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: them that acceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: to seektablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “transformation”, “alter”, “changed” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that turnestgleaningsGWB §404: convertingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sought to exchangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: changethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: converted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: LawgleaningsGWB §101: a particular Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: law proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the dispensationswill-and-testamentW&T §25: legislativeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §148: the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: and the followers thereof?”
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “exalt”, “exalted” (36 occurrences)
exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
This form usually rendered as “standards”, “rules”, “rituals” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remainethgleaningsGWB §320: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: rulesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: “seat ofwill-and-testamentW&T §38: after the mannerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a \‘seatgleaningsGWB §546: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the rules of grammar
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “past”, “exalting” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Eternityfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §34: step forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the pasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantagewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: believergleaningsGWB §287: the faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the path of faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: they have believedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §90: belief
common 67% illiterate 33%
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%
This form usually rendered as “have”, “turned”, “froward” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth asidegleaningsGWB §36: and denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: cavilingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the withdrawaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §573: Incomparablekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: a whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
eternal 39% everlasting 17% eternity 11% unfading 6% immortal 6% heavenly 6% unchangeable 6% bird 6% absolute 6%
limitations 38% limitation 13% bounds 13% limits 6% principle 6% traditions 6% earthly 6% established 6% any 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharpgleaningsGWB §104: temporal limitationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: discernmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: any human limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limits
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed the draughtgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: give me to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §200: drain itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”
poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passagesgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: taskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: is destitutethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subjectgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-stricken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §449: take the placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: richprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this poortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: being richepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy sublime knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exalted
abasement 50% shame 13% humiliation 8% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% such 4% misery 4% outward 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §183: be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Abaserthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §481: abject poverty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath awakened meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst waken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §255: anythingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: orgleaningsGWB §675: Night hath succeededkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: equalwill-and-testamentW&T §1: of doubtfulnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: such asgleaningsGWB §126: Incomparablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness
4 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbiddengleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: turn me back fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “expressed”, “likened”, “symbolically” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Take heedgleaningsGWB §347: crossing.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: likenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the tears I shedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: interpretationsgleaningsGWB §37: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: expressed
