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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: whose eyes are fixedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §344: should be attributed tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the diversgleaningsGWB §36: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: caliphs.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §9: this discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §491: disobeyed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beneath
SE expanded to “station and mission”
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §641: so great an honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: have risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: have waitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE expanded to “words and utterances”
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: surefire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §349: in revealing these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: such utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: most eloquent of speakerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Him Who conversed withfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §346: spokekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: one Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: One single lettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “wellsprings”, “springs”, “well-springs” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the distinguished divinesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §549: human learningkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the whole creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the All-Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Far be it from His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: All glory be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: been manifestedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §96: reveal it unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: of every Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: will be demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §496: Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: confirmethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that are initiated”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrancegleaningsGWB §277: hath recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightened
This form usually rendered as “truths”, “intricacies”, “problems” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §306: Thou hast asked Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: great manygleaningsGWB §316: no wisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §24: all theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: all
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 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: his devotionsgleaningsGWB §584: and, shouting aloud, acclaimkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: to Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “most of the people”
SE expanded to “failed to appreciate”
appreciate 20% knowledge 13% aware 13% grasp 13% news 7% informing 7% becoming 7% ignorant 7% ignorance 7% comprehended 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the Beautiesfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §4: and the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: can fathomgleaningsGWB §722: tastekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: hath been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: havingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Were they to apprehend it
This form usually rendered as “embodiments”, “temples”, “beings” (36 occurrences)
embodiments 22% temples 15% beings 15% manifestations 11% persons 11% tabernacles 7% bodies 7% inmost 4% noble 4% temple 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §92: in the noble formkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the holy personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: by Them Who are the Tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
This form usually rendered as “unite”, “essentially”, “unity” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “one and the same”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §667: anyonekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: by the onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: tempestuousgleaningsGWB §86: are sore vexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: remained unmovedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: EarthquakesgleaningsGWB §107: perplexkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: waveringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Most Grievous Convulsionwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have trembledgleaningsGWB §86: hath quaked with a great quakingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: perplex the mind
SE rendered متّحده (mttḥdh), مضطرب (mḍṭrb), متزلزل (mtzlzl), می (mí), شوند (shúnd) as “one and the same, perplexed, dismayed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have beengleaningsGWB §541: shall be regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: have already mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shallwill-and-testamentW&T §38: supremeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: which
