Kitáb-i-Íqán — §146
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 146 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered گذاريم (gdhárím), لعلّ (lʿll), نسيم (nsím), رضا (rḍá), از (iz), رياض (ríáḍ), قبول (qbúl), الهی (al-hí), بوزد (búzd) as “tread, perchance, breeze, from, meads, acceptance, of God, may waft”
This form usually rendered as “bloweth”, “blowing”, “breathed” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “vanishing” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “everlasting” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ملکوت (mlkút), جاودانی (jáwdání), رساند (rsánd), عارف (ʿárf), شوی (shúy), بر (br), معانی (mʿání), سلطنت (slṭnt), امثال (imthál) as “the Kingdom, everlasting, attain, comprehend, upon, inner meaning, sovereignty”
SE rendered عارف (ʿárf), شوی (shúy), بر (br), معانی (mʿání), سلطنت (slṭnt), امثال (imthál), اخبار (ikhbár), آيات (áyát), ذکر (dhkr) as “comprehend, upon, inner meaning, sovereignty, traditions, scriptures, spoken of”
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE rendered اخبار (ikhbár), آيات (áyát), ذکر (dhkr), يافته (yáfth), ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br), جناب (jnáb), محقّق (mḥqqq) as “traditions, scriptures, spoken of, upon, thee, evident”
SE rendered اخبار (ikhbár), آيات (áyát), ذکر (dhkr), يافته (yáfth), ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br), جناب (jnáb), محقّق (mḥqqq), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “traditions, scriptures, spoken of, upon, thee, evident, known”
SE rendered يهود (yhúd), نصاری (nṣárí), تمسّک (tmssk), جستهاند (jsthánd), بر (br), جمال (jmál), محمّدی (mḥmmdí), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), می (mí) as “Jews, Christians, clung, Beauty, Muhammad, cavilings, which they”
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “eyes”, “spring” (71 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE rendered فداه (fdáh), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), بی (bí), خردان (khrdán), مشاهده (msháhdh), فرما (frmá), حرف (ḥrf) as “sacrifice, denunciations, may, folly, Behold, words”
This form usually rendered as “folly” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd), بی (bí), خردان (khrdán), مشاهده (msháhdh), فرما (frmá), حرف (ḥrf), يهودان (yhúdán) as “may, folly, Behold, words, the Jews”
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), فرما (frmá), حرف (ḥrf), يهودان (yhúdán), اليوم (al-yúm), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), شاعر (sháʿr), نيستند (nístnd), فنعم (fnʿm) as “Behold, words, the Jews, utter, know, not, How well and true”
This form usually rendered as “maintain”, “make”, “utter” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “poet”, “know”, “crazed” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered گويند (gúynd), شاعر (sháʿr), نيستند (nístnd), فنعم (fnʿm) as “utter, know, not, How well and true”
SE rendered گويند (gúynd), شاعر (sháʿr), نيستند (nístnd), فنعم (fnʿm), نُزّل (nuzzl), شأنهم (shʾanhm), ذَرْهُمْ (dharhum) as “utter, know, not, How well and true, concerning, “Leave”
This form usually rendered as “virtue”, “concerning”, “estate” (3 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ذَرْهُمْ (dharhum), خَوْضِهِم (khawḍihim), يَلعَبُونَ (yalʿabún), لَعَمْرُ (laʿamr), إِنَّهُمْ (ʾinnahum) as ““Leave, cavilings!”, “As Thou livest, they”
This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““As Thou livest”
literal: intoxication; drunkenness; agony/stupor
This form usually rendered as “frenzy” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered إِنَّهُمْ (ʾinnahum), لَفِی (lafí), سَکرَتِهِمْ (sakratihim), يَعْمَهُونَ (yaʿmahún) as “they, within, frenzy”