Kitáb-i-Íqán — §189

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 189 of 291.

Source (Persian)

بيان را در هر مطلب مکرّر نموديم که شايد هر نفسی از اعالی و ادانی از اين بيانات به قدر و اندازه خود قسمت و نصيب بردارد و اگر نفسی از ادراک بيانی عاجز باشد، از بيان ديگر مقصود خود را ادراک نمايد. لِيَعْلَمَ کُلُّ اُناسٍ مَشرَبَهُم.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We have variously and repeatedly set forth the meaning of every theme, that perchance every soul, whether high or low, may obtain, according to his measure and capacity, his share and portion thereof. Should he be unable to comprehend a certain argument, he may, thus, by referring unto another, attain his purpose. “That all sorts of men may know where to quench their thirst.”

Translation Notes

بيان

b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

در

d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

هر

h-r → “of every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

مطلب

ṭ-l-b → “theme”

literal: seeker, one who seeks; those who seek

مکرّر

k-r-r → “repeatedly”

literal: to repeat; to reiterate

نموديم

n-m-ʾ → “We have variously” Distinctive

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

که

k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

شايد

sh-y-d → “perchance”

literal: perhaps, perchance, haply, maybe, possibly; to become; to be; to happen; to occur

نفسی

n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

از

ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

اعالی

ʿ-l-w → “high”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

ادانی

d-n-w → “low”

literal: to know; to understand

اين

ʾ-y-n

literal: this; these

به

b-h → “as”

literal: by it; by him; with it

قدر

q-d-r → “measure” Distinctive

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

اندازه

ʾ-n-d-z → “Thou dost abase”

literal: to throw; to cast; to cause; to afflict

خود

kh-w-d → “his” Distinctive

literal: self; himself; herself; itself; own

قسمت

q-s-m → “share” Distinctive

literal: oath; division; kind; type

نصيب

n-ṣ-b → “portion”

literal: share; portion; lot; fate

بردارد

b-r-d → “obtain” Distinctive

literal: brother

اگر

ʾ-g-r → “were they”

literal: although; even if; though; notwithstanding

ادراک

d-r-k → “comprehend”

literal: veiling; concealment

عاجز

ʿ-j-z → “unable” Distinctive

literal: to be unable; to fail; to be exhausted; impotence

باشد،

b-w-d → “be”

literal: to be; to exist; to have been

ديگر

d-g-r → “another”

literal: home; place; land; abode

مقصود

q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intention; purpose; aim; goal; to seek; to direct oneself

لِيَعْلَمَ

ʿ-l-m → “know”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

کُلُّ

k-l-l → “all”

literal: for us; to us

اُناسٍ

ʾ-n-s → “men”

literal: human; man; man/human

مَشرَبَهُم.

sh-r-b → “quaffed” Distinctive

literal: drink; drank; to drink

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