Kitáb-i-Íqán — §153
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 153 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “apprehend”, “understanding” (88 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ادراک (idrák), نما (nmá), گوش (gúsh), از (iz), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مردم (mrdm), مردود (mrdúd), پاک (pák), فرما (frmá) as “grasp, Strive, ears, from, idle sayings, people, rejected, cleanse, to”
SE rendered از (iz), حرف (ḥrf), های (háy), مردم (mrdm), مردود (mrdúd), پاک (pák), فرما (frmá), قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “from, idle sayings, people, rejected, cleanse, to, thou, realm, complete detachment”
This form usually rendered as “while”, “ponder”, “awhile” (42 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (32 occurrences)
SE rendered فرما (frmá), قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), قدم (qdm), گذاری (gdhárí), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهيد (dhíd), يومی (yúmí) as “to, thou, realm, complete detachment, testify, readily, day”
SE rendered قدری (qdrí), عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), قدم (qdm), گذاری (gdhárí), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهيد (dhíd), يومی (yúmí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz) as “thou, realm, complete detachment, testify, readily, day, mightier, than”
SE rendered عوالم (ʿúálm), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), قدم (qdm), گذاری (gdhárí), شهادت (shhádt), می (mí), دهيد (dhíd), يومی (yúmí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), يوم (yúm) as “realm, complete detachment, testify, readily, day, mightier, than, Day”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “fair”, “testify”, “readily” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “greatest” (226 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “transcendent” (50 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “imagine”, “can” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered قيامتی (qíámtí), اکبر (ikbr), از (iz), قيامت (qíámt), متصوّر (mtṣúṣr), نيست (níst), يک (yk), عمل (ʿml), يوم (yúm), مقابل (mqábl) as “resurrection, more awful, than, Resurrection, can ever be conceived, no, One, work, Day, equalleth”
This form usually rendered as “act”, “conduct”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “We ask forgiveness of”
This form usually rendered as “temporal”, “divine”, “comparison” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered استغفراللّه (istghfrálllh), از (iz), تحديد (tḥdíd), زيرا (zírá), مقدّس (mqdds), عمل (ʿml), يوم (yúm), از (iz), جزای (jzáy) as “We ask forgiveness of, of, comparison, For, deed, reward”
This form usually rendered as “one”, “once”, “again” (39 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “comprehension” (56 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “busy” (69 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “become”, “had”, “proceeded” (24 occurrences)
SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), علوم (ʿlúm), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), شدهاند (shdhánd), چنانچه (chnánchh), آنی (ání), منفکّ (mnfkk), نيستند (nístnd), از (iz), جوهر (júhr) as “immersed, studies, material, are, every, deny themselves, have, of, Essence”
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “separation” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “destitute” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ignore”, “closed” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), چشم (chshm), پوشيدهاند (púshídhánd), گويا (gúyá), نمی (nmí), از (iz), يمّ (ymm), علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), ننوشيدند (nnúshídnd) as “Object of, lips, ignore, Methinks, of, Knowledge, divine, never touched”
SE rendered چشم (chshm), پوشيدهاند (púshídhánd), گويا (gúyá), نمی (nmí), از (iz), يمّ (ymm), علم (ʿlm), الهی (al-hí), ننوشيدند (nnúshídnd), قطره (qṭrh) as “lips, ignore, Methinks, of, Knowledge, divine, never touched, dewdrop”
This form usually rendered as “never” (1 occurrences)