Kitáb-i-Íqán — §194
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 194 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و در مقام ثانی که مقام تميز و تفصيل و تحديد و اشارات و دلالات ملکيّه است عبوديّت صرفه و فقر بحت و فنای باتّ از ايشان ظاهر است. چنانچه می فرمايد: "إنّی عَبدُ اللّه و ما اَنَا إلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُکُم."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Viewed in the light of their second station—the station of distinction, differentiation, temporal limitations, characteristics and standards,—they manifest absolute servitude, utter destitution and complete self-effacement. Even as He saith: “I am the servant of God. I am but a man like you.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: the distinctionkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: muse on Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: sing Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
distinguish 60% distinguished 40%
distinction 23% differentiation 15% circumstantial 8% exposition 8% length 8% separated 8% fully 8% details 8% records 8% distinguished 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §104: differentiationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: set forth with clearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §22: settledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacitygleaningsGWB §669: certain limitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: narrow-minded exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §19: reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through a motionthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “standards”, “evidences” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §532: are a guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: argumentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §140: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: clear evidences
SE rendered تحديد (tḥdíd), اشارات (ishárát), دلالات (dlálát), ملکيّه (mlkíkh), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), فقر (fqr), بحت (bḥt) as “temporal limitations, characteristics, and standards,—they, servitude, absolute, destitution, utter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §426: but vassalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §367: dedicatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: pure abstractionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: purethe-hidden-wordsHW §100: Assayerwill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendencygleaningsGWB §68: Vary
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 §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §520: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: All are butthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subjectgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: instances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §129: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §50: expire
SE rendered عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), فقر (fqr), بحت (bḥt), فنای (fnáy), باتّ (bátt), از (iz), ايشان (iyshán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), چنانچه (chnánchh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “servitude, absolute, destitution, utter, self-effacement, complete, their, manifest, Even as, He, saith”
23 occurrences in corpus
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: showfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §443: symbolskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: humangleaningsGWB §25: hath been prophesiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: EvangelgleaningsGWB §555: bearing the joyful tidings
