Kitáb-i-Íqán — §193
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 193 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری، معلوم بوده و خواهد بود که جميع اين اختلافات کلمات از اختلافات مقامات است. اين است که در مقام توحيد و علوّ تجريد، اطلاق ربوبيّت و الوهيّت و احديّت صرفه و هويّه بحته بر آن جواهر وجود شده و می شود زيرا که جميع بر عرش ظهوراللّه ساکن اند و بر کرسيّ بطون اللّه واقف. يعنی ظهوراللّه به ظهورشان ظاهر و جمال اللّه از جمالشان باهر. چنانچه نغمات ربوبيّه از اين هياکل احديّه ظاهر شد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It hath ever been evident that all these divergences of utterance are attributable to differences of station. Thus, viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead, Divinity, Supreme Singleness, and Inmost Essence, have been and are applicable to those Essences of being, inasmuch as they all abide on the throne of divine Revelation, and are established upon the seat of divine Concealment. Through their appearance the Revelation of God is made manifest, and by their countenance the Beauty of God is revealed. Thus it is that the accents of God Himself have been heard uttered by these Manifestations of the divine Being.
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری، (bárí،), معلوم (mʿlúm), خواهد (khúáhd) as “It, evident”
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 §135: My knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §398: know itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE rendered باری، (bárí،), معلوم (mʿlúm), خواهد (khúáhd), جميع (jmíʿ), اختلافات (ikhtláfát) as “It, evident, all, divergences”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: great manygleaningsGWB §317: any object whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §23: to all
differences 27% divergent 13% divergences 13% divergencies 7% disturbances 7% conflicting 7% strife 7% differ 7% contention 7% grave 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: differencesgleaningsGWB §491: disobeyedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beneathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behindwill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different
23 occurrences in corpus
station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: concerning the Presencefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §556: glorious and exalted stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned awaytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §382: His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: such as adore Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
gleaningsGWB §106: All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorwill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §106: slightest whisperingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absoluteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §612: of your Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §386: other God
This form usually rendered as “king”, “unity”, “divine” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered ربوبيّت (rbúbíbt), الوهيّت (al-whíht), احديّت (iḥdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), هويّه (húyyh), بحته (bḥth), بر (br), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd) as “Godhead, Divinity, Supreme Singleness, Inmost Essence, to, Essences, being”
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desires”, “desire” (71 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §685: passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: heights ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
SE rendered الوهيّت (al-whíht), احديّت (iḥdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), هويّه (húyyh), بحته (bḥth), بر (br), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd), می (mí) as “Divinity, Supreme Singleness, Inmost Essence, to, Essences, being”
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 §17: Mystic GemsgleaningsGWB §100: Essenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: Desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: finely temperedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §163: the hidden gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Essences of Detachment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: wilt thou knowfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §441: are apparentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Begettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
SE rendered بر (br), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd), می (mí), زيرا (zírá), جميع (jmíʿ), بر (br), عرش (ʿrsh), ظهوراللّه (ẓhúrálllh) as “on, Essences, being, inasmuch as, all, throne, divine Revelation”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: desires
revelation 67% divine 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: standest revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §34: advent of the Manifestationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to perpetrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: The inmatesfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §724: of serpentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: be dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quiet thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thereto”, “essence” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §127: seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: and the seatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the seatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Throneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: throne
SE rendered بر (br), کرسيّ (krsís), بطون (bṭún), اللّه (al-lh), واقف (wáqf), يعنی (yʿní), ظهوراللّه (ẓhúrálllh), ظهورشان (ẓhúrshán), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “upon, seat, Concealment, divine, established, Revelation of God, appearance, is made manifest”
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 §102: of His beautygleaningsGWB §125: My beauteous Namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evidentgleaningsGWB §173: How high the rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the divine springtimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminousgleaningsGWB §173: Springtimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendentgleaningsGWB §103: revealed
SE expanded to “Thus it is that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: strainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: Thy sweet melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melody
embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%
