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

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “because”

literal: look; looking; view

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: Observe thou fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §212: the scene kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: wait expecting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: from gazing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

اختلاف

ikhtláf kh-l-f → “difference”

literal: different; difference

discord 22% differences 17% difference 13% strife 13% contention 9% dissension 9% dissensions 4% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contention gleaningsGWB §102: varying kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of revolt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided the-hidden-wordsHW §151: diverse will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond

مراتب

mrátb r-t-b → “station and mission”

literal: rank; ranks

SE expanded to “station and mission”

station 24% rank 18% things 18% understanding 6% field 6% show 6% traces 6% intensity 6% outward 6% similar 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the ordinance gleaningsGWB §389: in rank kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: stations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most august seat tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stations the-hidden-wordsHW §160: path will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n → “words and utterances”

literal: utterance

SE expanded to “words and utterances”

utterances 44% hath 13% passages 6% conversation 6% utterance 6% sayings 6% words 6% truths 6% said 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the time of the fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §152: sayings kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: of the Bayán prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: unto all that are in the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “utterances”

literal: word; words

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Word gleaningsGWB §669: the Word of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: text the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §27: His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: is a lamp gleaningsGWB §103: utterance

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), کلمات (klmát), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), از (iz), ينابيع (ynábíʿ), علوم (ʿlúm), سبحانی (sbḥání), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “words and utterances, utterances, diverge and differ, from, Well-springs, knowledge, divine, appear”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

ينابيع

ynábíʿ n-b-ʿ → “fountain-head” Distinctive

literal: wellspring

This form usually rendered as “wellsprings”, “springs”, “well-springs” (4 occurrences)

wellsprings 25% springs 25% well-springs 25% fountains 25%

gleaningsGWB §549: springs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Wellhead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: One Who is the Fountainhead gleaningsGWB §102: Wellsprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: Well-springs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the fountains kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: Fountain-head prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the fountainhead

سبحانی

sbḥání s-b-ḥ → “divine”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

divine 50% all-glorious 13% kindness 13% god 13% high 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laud gleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: exalted, immensely exalted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorified gleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “appear”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: achieved fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §466: been such as kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: through the Manifestations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered از (iz), ينابيع (ynábíʿ), علوم (ʿlúm), سبحانی (sbḥání), ظاهر (ẓáhr), می (mí), الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh), نزد (nzd), عارفين (ʿárfín) as “from, Well-springs, knowledge, divine, appear, reality, eyes of, them that are initiated”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

الحقيقه

al-ḥqíqh ḥ-q-q → “reality”

literal: truth; true

truth 27% reality 27% truly 13% unquestionably 7% who 7% true 7% inmost 7% fact 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto gleaningsGWB §132: Ideal King kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: of the truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essence the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: True

نزد

nzd n-z-d → “unto”

literal: near; near, with; near/with

unto 23% sight 15% have 8% estimation 8% whenever 8% visited 8% all 8% eyes 8% came 8% compared 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: surrounded gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: came to visit the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the hour will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: unto everyone gleaningsGWB §674: before the

عارفين

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

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)

SE expanded to “them that are initiated”

have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: acquainted gleaningsGWB §118: known kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: inscrutable to all except tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: right

معضلات

mʿḍlát ʿ-ḍ-l → “mysteries”

literal: difficulty; difficult; difficult problem

mysteries 67% abstruse 33%

gleaningsGWB §102: mysteries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: abstruse

مسائل

msáʾl s-ʾ-l → “beseech” Distinctive

literal: question

This form usually rendered as “truths”, “intricacies”, “abstruse” (6 occurrences)

truths 17% intricacies 17% abstruse 17% mysteries 17% questions 17% questionings 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I implore gleaningsGWB §668: God grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: ask prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: I implore Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseech God gleaningsGWB §476: examine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: I entreat

الهيّه،

al-híhh، ʾ-l-h → “divine wisdom”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given

حکم

ḥkm ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; judgment

SE rendered معضلات (mʿḍlát), مسائل (msáʾl), الهيّه، (al-híhh،), جميع (jmíʿ), حکم (ḥkm), يک (yk), کلمه (klmh), مذکور (mdhkúr), چون (chún), اکثرناس (ikthrnás) as “mysteries, divine wisdom, all, one, expressions, As, most of the people”

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: pronounced judgment gleaningsGWB §38: authority kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unmistakably prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: dominion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

مذکوره

mdhkúrh dh-k-r → “referred”

literal: mention; mentioned

recorded 33% referred 21% mentioned 13% have 8% reported 4% stated 4% verily 4% spoken 4% foretold 4% cited 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: recorded gleaningsGWB §107: an utterance kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: already referred the-hidden-wordsHW §143: remember will-and-testamentW&T §39: deliberate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: that gleaningsGWB §440: this

چون

chún ch-w-n → “as”

literal: when; as

SE rendered حکم (ḥkm), يک (yk), کلمه (klmh), مذکور (mdhkúr), چون (chún), اکثرناس (ikthrnás), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), بر (br), مقامات (mqámát), مذکوره (mdhkúrh) as “one, expressions, As, most of the people, failed to appreciate, those, stations, referred”

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as

اکثرناس

ikthrnás n-ʾ-s → “most of the people”

literal: people

SE expanded to “most of the people”

men 39% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §622: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the people will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation gleaningsGWB §641: All men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men

اطّلاع

iṭṭláʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “failed to appreciate”

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

SE expanded to “failed to appreciate”

failed 23% aware 15% news 8% informing 8% becoming 8% all 8% ignorance 8% comprehended 8% continue 8% comprehending 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: realized fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §337: well-informed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Image of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May know the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

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%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

نيافتهاند

níáfthánd y-ʾ-f

literal: find; to find; found

SE rendered اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), بر (br), مقامات (mqámát), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), نيافتهاند (níáfthánd), درکلمات (drklmát), مختلفه (mkhtlfh) as “failed to appreciate, those, stations, referred, utterances, varying”