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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §192

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 192 of 291.

Source (Persian)

نظر به اختلاف اين مراتب و مقامات است که بيانات و کلمات مختلفه از آن ينابيع علوم سبحانی ظاهر می شود و إلّا فی الحقيقه نزد عارفين معضلات مسائل الهيّه، جميع در حکم يک کلمه مذکور است. چون اکثرناس اطّلاع بر مقامات مذکوره نيافتهاند اين است که درکلمات مختلفه آن هياکل متّحده مضطرب و متزلزل می شوند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is because of this difference in their station and mission that the words and utterances flowing from these Well-springs of divine knowledge appear to diverge and differ. Otherwise, in the eyes of them that are initiated into the mysteries of divine wisdom, all their utterances are in reality but the expressions of one Truth. As most of the people have failed to appreciate those stations to which We have referred, they therefore feel perplexed and dismayed at the varying utterances pronounced by Manifestations that are essentially one and the same.

Translation Notes

نظر
n-ẓ-r → “because” Distinctive

literal: sight; view; spectacle; appearance

به
b-h → “of” Distinctive

literal: by it; by him; with it

اختلاف
kh-l-f → “difference”

literal: opposing; contrary; conflicting

اين
ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

مراتب
r-t-b → “station and mission”

literal: rank; station; degree; time; instance

مقامات
q-w-m → “stations”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

است
b-w-d → “is”

literal: to be; are (third person plural present copula)

که
k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

بيانات
b-y-n → “words and utterances”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

کلمات
k-l-m → “utterances”

literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

آن
ʾ-n → “these”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

ينابيع
n-b-ʿ → “Source” Distinctive

literal: to not be; non-existence; there is not

علوم
ʿ-l-m → “knowledge”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

سبحانی
s-b-ḥ → “divine”

literal: glorified; the All-Praised; exalted; dawn; daybreak; morning

ظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “appear”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

می
m-y-y

literal: what; which; that which; relative pronoun; interrogative

شود
sh-w-d

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

إلّا
ʾ-kh-r → “Otherwise”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

فی
f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

الحقيقه
ḥ-q-q → “reality”

literal: truth; right; that which is true or just

نزد
n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; beside; with; in the presence of

عارفين
ʿ-r-f → “them that are initiated” Distinctive

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

معضلات
ʿ-ḍ-l → “mysteries”

literal: difficult problems; perplexing questions; complicated issues

مسائل
s-ʾ-l → “I implore Thee” Distinctive

literal: question; problem; issue; matter; asking; petition; request

الهيّه،
ʾ-l-h → “divine wisdom”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

جميع
j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

حکم
ḥ-k-m

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom

يک
y-k → “one”

literal: one; a single

کلمه
k-l-m → “words”

literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses

چون
ch-w-n → “As”

literal: since; when; as

اکثرناس
n-ʾ-s → “most of the people”

literal: majority; multitude; abundance; multiplicity

اطّلاع
ṭ-l-ʿ → “failed to appreciate”

literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation

بر
b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

مذکوره
dh-k-r → “referred”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

نيافتهاند
y-ʾ-f

literal: to find, discover; to obtain, acquire; to find; to obtain; to discover

هياکل
h-y-k-l → “form” Distinctive

literal: temple; structure; form; body

متّحده
w-ḥ-d → “one and the same”

literal: Divine unity; monotheism; belief in the oneness of God

مضطرب
ḍ-r-b → “perplexed”

literal: to be troubled, shaken, agitated; to tremble

متزلزل
z-l-z-l → “dismayed”

literal: to shake; to quake; to be shaken; to be moved

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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