Kitáb-i-Íqán — §143
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 143 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و اين فقر و غنا و ذلّت و عزّت و سلطنت و قدرت و مادون آن که نزد اين همج رعاع معتبر است در آن ساحت مذکورنيست. چنانچه می فرمايد: "يَا اَيُّهَا النّاسُ انتُمُ الفُقَرَاءُ إلَی اللّه و اللّهُ هُوَ الغَنِيُّ." پس مقصود از غنا، غنای از ما سوی است و از فقر، فقر باللّه.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This poverty and these riches, this abasement and glory, this dominion, power, and the like, upon which the eyes and hearts of these vain and foolish souls are set,—all these things fade into utter nothingness in that Court! Even as He hath said: “O men! Ye are but paupers in need of God; but God is the Rich, the Self-Sufficing.” By ‘riches’ therefore is meant independence of all else but God, and by ‘poverty’ the lack of things that are of God.
Translation Notes
poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thisgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §518: richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: affluenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the cooingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
abasement 48% humiliation 15% shame 11% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% misery 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4% loneliness 4% utter 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §185: The shame I was made to bearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowly onethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Baseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §184: My abasement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: most exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: SháhgleaningsGWB §163: through the potency of Thy mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: through Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §505: from all else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §298: else besides Him
SE rendered سلطنت (slṭnt), قدرت (qdrt), مادون (mádún), نزد (nzd), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ), معتبر (mʿtbr) as “dominion, power, the like, vain, foolish, are set,—all”
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the possession ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sightthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they inflict aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: visitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: in the eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence
small-minded 17% abject 17% foolish 17% worthless 8% vain 8% undiscerning 8% base-born 8% blind 8% mean 8%
This form usually rendered as “prominent”, “worth”, “set” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: interpretationsgleaningsGWB §38: sayingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: passageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my tearswill-and-testamentW&T §9: The phraseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the tearsgleaningsGWB §347: crossing.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: symbolically referred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: courtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Of all shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
مذکورنيست
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
SE expanded to “fade into utter nothingness”
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: make mentiongleaningsGWB §620: Admonishkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: speaking ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and Him Who is Thy Remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will recitegleaningsGWB §122: To this testifiethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath been foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: to appointgleaningsGWB §441: saith:
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: Mine aimgleaningsGWB §233: that directeth his stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: of them who haste to meet Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: intention
