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 §227: in every instancefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: arisethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §121: blotted outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: singled outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: to distinguish themselveswill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §556: discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: known
distinction 20% differentiation 13% distinguished 13% details 13% circumstantial 7% decision 7% proper 7% circumstantially 7% length 7% separated 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §696: the meaning of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: fullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thou hast dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §41: many other thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision
limitations 30% restriction 10% limited 10% comparison 10% limitation 10% describe 10% temporal 10% worldly 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: according to its capacitygleaningsGWB §362: petty-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: describeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limits
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §73: The allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of doubtthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: doth indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His GuidegleaningsGWB §359: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicative
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 §173: of the kingdomgleaningsGWB §511: their realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: they themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: of the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §683: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
This form usually rendered as “poverty”, “poor”, “matter” (43 occurrences)
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 §23: certaingleaningsGWB §148: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: is destitutethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §375: evanescentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §622: how altogether vain and fleeting arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: effaced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: so clearfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §563: Our outwardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: outer seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: to recognize the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §71: be gladdenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Heraldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: same asgleaningsGWB §598: as clear and manifest askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: Likewiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weight
