Kitáb-i-Íqán — §170
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 170 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE rendered پس (ps), نظر (nẓr), از (iz), حدودات (ḥdúdát), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), طاهر (ṭáhr), منزّه (mnzzh), کن (kn), همه (hmh), يک (yk) as “Purge, sight, from, earthly limitations, manifestations, them all, one”
SE rendered نظر (nẓr), از (iz), حدودات (ḥdúdát), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), طاهر (ṭáhr), منزّه (mnzzh), کن (kn), همه (hmh), يک (yk), اسم (ism), يک (yk) as “sight, from, earthly limitations, manifestations, them all, one, Name”
SE rendered از (iz), حدودات (ḥdúdát), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), طاهر (ṭáhr), منزّه (mnzzh), کن (kn), همه (hmh), يک (yk), اسم (ism), يک (yk) as “from, earthly limitations, manifestations, them all, one, Name”
SE rendered همه (hmh), يک (yk), اسم (ism), يک (yk), رسم (rsm), يک (yk), ذات (dhát), يک (yk), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “them all, one, Name, Self, Truth, behold”
This form usually rendered as “mysteries”, “secrets”, “hidden” (87 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “mayest”, “shalt” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all the peoples”
SE rendered فرقان (frqán), نما (nmá), چگونه (chgúnh), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), جهات (jhát), بشريّه (bshrírh), مشتهيات (mshthíát), نفسيّه (nfsísh) as “Muhammadan, Consider, how, from, all the peoples, earthly, vanities, desires”
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “vanities” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)
SE rendered منقطع (mnqṭʿ), گشتند (gshtnd), از (iz), همه (hmh), اهل (ihl), ارض (irḍ), شرف (shrf), لقاء (lqáʾ) as “detached, were, from, all, earth, glory, Presence—the Presence”
This form usually rendered as “having”, “honoured”, “excellence” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “eyes”, “spring” (71 occurrences)
SE rendered گشتند (gshtnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), شنيدهايد (shnídháyd), مقابل (mqábl), مظهر (mẓhr), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál) as “were, Behold, Manifestation, Word, All-Glorious”
SE rendered گشتند (gshtnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), شنيدهايد (shnídháyd), مقابل (mqábl), مظهر (mẓhr), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), چگونه (chgúnh), جان (ján) as “were, Behold, Manifestation, Word, All-Glorious, how, lives”
SE rendered مظهر (mẓhr), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), چگونه (chgúnh), جان (ján), نثار (nthár), می (mí), فرمودند (frmúdnd), حال (ḥál), همان (hmán), ثبوت (thbút) as “Manifestation, Word, All-Glorious, how, lives, sacrificed, now, self-same, constancy”
This form usually rendered as “firm”, “firmness”, “determination” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered فرمودند (frmúdnd), حال (ḥál), همان (hmán), ثبوت (thbút), رسوخ (rsúkh), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), بعينه (bʿính), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرما (frmá) as “sacrificed, now, self-same, constancy, renunciation, observe, He”
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE rendered راجع (rájʿ), چنانچه (chnánchh), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرموده (frmúdh), ايد (iyd), چگونه (chgúnh), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), از (iz), بدايع (bdáyʿ) as “return, Thou, how, companions, of, wonders”
SE expanded to “Lord of Lords”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “lamp”, “light”, “source” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered شدهاند (shdhánd), اثمار (ithmár), از (iz), يک (yk), شجره (shjrh), روئيدهاند (rúʾídhánd), الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh), فرقی (frqí), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), نه (nh) as “proceeded, fruits, of, one, Tree, God, difference, discern, neither”
SE rendered فَضلِ (faḍl), اللّهِ، (al-lhi،), يُؤتيهِ (yuʾtíh), يَشاءُ (yasháʾ), خَلقِهِ (khalqih) as “the grace, God, will, grace”
literal: avoidance; avoidance, abstaining; avoidance, abstention
This form usually rendered as “repudiated”, “refrain”, “turn” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cleave” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered بصری (bṣrí), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), عناصر (ʿnáṣr), اضداد (iḍdád), مشاهده (msháhdh), کنيم (kním), اعلی (iʿlí) as “eye, purged, of, elements, perceive, highest”
SE rendered از (iz), عناصر (ʿnáṣr), اضداد (iḍdád), مشاهده (msháhdh), کنيم (kním), اعلی (iʿlí), افق (ifq), قرب (qrb), قدس (qds), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “of, elements, perceive, highest, innermost, sanctuary”
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), کنيم (kním), اعلی (iʿlí), افق (ifq), قرب (qrb), قدس (qds), حضرت (ḥḍrt), معانی (mʿání), پرواز (prúáz) as “perceive, highest, innermost, sanctuary, inner meaning, flight”
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)