Kitáb-i-Íqán — §149
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 149 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicateth”, “expressive” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““attainment unto the Divine Presence.””
This form usually rendered as “theme”, “ancient”, “new” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered حکمی (ḥkmí), محکم (mḥkm), تر (tr), از (iz), کتب (ktb), سماوی (smáwí), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), نگشته (ngshth), انکار (inkár), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd) as “unmistakably, emphatically, more, of, holy scriptures, Behold, hath been, repudiated, have contended”
This form usually rendered as “beheld”, “have”, “doth” (9 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “themselves” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Day of Resurrection”
SE rendered قيامت (qíámt), حال (ḥál), آنکه (ánkh), گويند (gúynd), تجلّی (tjllí), عامّ (ʿámm), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “Day of Resurrection, Should they assert, “Revelation”, “Universal”
This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reflecteth”, “reflected”, “wellspring” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), همه (hmh), ممکنات (mmknát), مخلوقات (mkhlúqát), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), می (mí), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), حاکی (ḥákí) as “Consider, all, created things, may, testify”
This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “arrival”, “arrived”, “have” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered مدائن (mdáʾn), معرفت (mʿrft), حکمت (ḥkmt), دخول (dkhúl), واصلين (wáṣlín), حدائق (ḥdáʾq), علم (ʿlm), قدرت (qdrt), هر (hr) as “cities, understanding, wisdom, enter, unto the, knowledge, power, every”
SE rendered هر (hr), حديقه (ḥdíqh), عروس (ʿrús), معانی (mʿání), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), آيد (áyd), غرف (ghrf), های (háy), کلمات (klmát), نهايت (nháyt) as “every, unto the, bride, inner meaning, behold, chambers, utterance, utmost”
This form usually rendered as “refinement”, “grace” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “indicative”, “revealed”, “indicate” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “celebrateth”, “celebrate”, “resound” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “noted” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “countenance”, “beauty”, “presence” (20 occurrences)
SE rendered لقاء (lqáʾ), طلعت (ṭlʿt), لايزال (láyzál), سلطان (slṭán), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), مشرّف (mshrrf), اند (ind), ديگر (dígr), تخصيص (tkhṣíṣ), قيامت (qíámt) as “attained, presence, unchangeable, King, peerless, have, then, such, Day of Resurrection”
SE rendered طلعت (ṭlʿt), لايزال (láyzál), سلطان (slṭán), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), مشرّف (mshrrf), اند (ind), ديگر (dígr), تخصيص (tkhṣíṣ), قيامت (qíámt), چرا؟ (chrá؟) as “presence, unchangeable, King, peerless, have, then, such, Day of Resurrection, Why”
This form usually rendered as “such”, “solely”, “restrict” (7 occurrences)
4 occurrences in corpus