Kitáb-i-Íqán — §148
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 148 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “divines”, “leaders”, “learned” (69 occurrences)
SE rendered شرح (shrḥ), نزول (nzúl), آيه (áyh), علمای (ʿlmáy), تفسير (tfsír), مختلف (mkhtlf), ذکر (dhkr), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), لکن (lkn), بر (br) as “the circumstances, the revelation, verse, commentators, divers, manners, related, yet, righteous”
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “must”, “wash” (35 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “burning” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
SE rendered طلعت (ṭlʿt), موسوی (músúy), خلق (khlq), نمود (nmúd), خلعت (khlʿt), پيغمبری (píghmbrí), بخشيد (bkhshíd), ديگر (dígr), دست (dst), هايش (háysh), مغلول (mghlúl) as “countenance, Moses, made manifest, may, Prophethood—how, conferred, another, hand, chained”
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
SE expanded to “absurdity of their saying”
SE rendered از (iz), موسی (músí), ملتفت (mltft), قول (qúl), بی (bí), معنی (mʿní), شويد (shúyd), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), شريعه (shríʿh), علم (ʿlm) as “from, Moses, Behold, absurdity of their saying, meaning, been, numerous, faith, knowledge”
This form usually rendered as “law”, “river”, “path” (24 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “foolish”, “absurdities”, “preposterous” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), اند (ind), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), بيش (bísh), می (mí), گذرد (gdhrd), آيه (áyh), تلاوت (tláwt), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd) as “occupied, are, thousand, years, over a, verse, reciting, will”
SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd), بر (br), يهود (yhúd), حيثُ (ḥíth), يَشعُر (yashʿur), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), می (mí), نمايند (nmáynd), ملتفت (mltft) as “pronouncing, upon, Jews, censure, unaware”
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “openly and privily”
SE rendered ننمودند (nnmúdnd), اينکه (iynkh), سرّاً (srráan), جهراً (jhráan), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), آنچه (ánchh), يهود (yhúd) as “hath, openly and privily, voicing, He, have”
This form usually rendered as “maintain”, “make”, “utter” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “only”, “should”, “enter” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “highest”, “immeasurable” (42 occurrences)
SE rendered ابواب (ibúáb), رحمت (rḥmt), الهی (al-hí), مسدود (msdúd), گشته، (gshth،), ديگر (dígr), از (iz), مشارق (mshárq), قدس (qds), معنوی (mʿnúy), شمسی (shmsí) as “portals, mercy, Divine, closed, again, From, day-springs, holiness, sun”
This form usually rendered as “stilled” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “heavenly” (65 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “plenteous” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “justified”, “fair”, “permissible” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), جائز (jáʾz), نيست (níst), جائز (jáʾz), دانسته (dánsth), از (iz), اطراف (iṭráf), جوانب، (júánb،), کمر (kmr), ظلم (ẓlm) as “cessation, halted, are, of, side, thou, loins, tyranny”
This form usually rendered as “various”, “every”, “direction” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered جوانب، (júánb،), کمر (kmr), ظلم (ẓlm), بسته (bsth), همّت (hmmt), گماشتهاند (gmáshthánd), نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), ماء (máʾ), ملح (mlḥ) as “thou, loins, tyranny, girded, endeavour, flame, Bush, waters, bitter”
This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “burning” (78 occurrences)
SE rendered نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), ماء (máʾ), ملح (mlḥ), ظنون (ẓnún), مخمود (mkhmúd), نمايند (nmáynd), غافل (gháfl), از (iz), اينکه (iynkh), زجاج (zjáj) as “flame, Bush, waters, bitter, fancy, quench, oblivious, of, globe”
SE rendered حصن (ḥṣn), حفظ (ḥfẓ), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), می (mí), دارد (dárd), همين (hmín), ذلّت (dhllt), کافی (káfí) as “stronghold, protect, destitution, suffice”
SE rendered گروه (grúh), از (iz), اصل (iṣl), مقصود (mqṣúd), محروم (mḥrúm), ماندند (mándnd), از (iz), لطيفه (lṭífh), جوهر (júhr), امر (imr) as “people, of, essential, Purpose, deprived, Mystery, Substance, Cause”
This form usually rendered as “discriminating”, “ethereal”, “subtile” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), لطيفه (lṭífh), جوهر (júhr), امر (imr), محجوب (mḥjúb), گشتند (gshtnd), لاَجل (láajl), آنکه (ánkh), منتهی (mnthí), فيض (fíḍ) as “of, Mystery, Substance, Cause, inasmuch as, He, utmost, grace”
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “slightest”, “all-pervading”, “pervasive” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “distinction”, “sacredness” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mighty”, “supreme” (61 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “denial”, “denied”, “repudiated” (29 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “misconstrued”, “knoweth” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “believe not in”
SE rendered اُولَئِکَ (úlaʾik), عَذَابٌ (ʿadhábun), اَلِيمٌ (alímun), همچنين (hmchnín), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “these, chastisement, also, saith”
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
This form usually rendered as “likewise”, “like”, “similarly” (65 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “few”, “little”, “how” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “prevailed”, “helpless” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “maketh”, “may”, “shall” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered بِلِقَاءِ (biliqáʾ), رَبِّکُمْ (rabbikum), تُوقِنُونَ (túqinún) as “attaining the presence, Lord.””