Kitáb-i-Íqán — §172
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 172 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered مطلب (mṭlb), اينکه (iynkh), چقدر (chqdr), واضح (wáḍḥ), نزد (nzd), شاربان (shárbán) as “theme, obviousness, in the eyes, those that have quaffed”
SE expanded to “those that have quaffed”
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), ايقان، (iyqán،), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm), بلوغ (blúgh) as “knowledge, certitude, how, many, of, those who”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “men”, “soul” (107 occurrences)
SE rendered چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm), بلوغ (blúgh), مطلب (mṭlb), ذکر (dhkr) as “how, many, of, those who, meaning, term “Seal of the”
SE rendered چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm), بلوغ (blúgh), مطلب (mṭlb), ذکر (dhkr) as “how, many, of, those who, meaning, term “Seal of the”
SE rendered مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm), بلوغ (blúgh), مطلب (mṭlb), ذکر (dhkr), خاتم (khátm), النّبيّين (an-nbíbín) as “many, of, those who, meaning, term “Seal of the, Prophets””
This form usually rendered as “veiled”, “wrapt”, “shut” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “obscure their understanding”
This form usually rendered as “outpourings”, “manifold”, “bounties” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “forbidden”, “ceased” (38 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), فيوضات (fíwḍát), محجوب (mḥjúb), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), شدهاند (shdhánd), اينکه (iynkh), حضرت (ḥḍrt), فرمود (frmúd) as “of, all, grace, deprive them, Muhammad, declared”
This form usually rendered as “all” (1 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), نمی (nmí), نمايند (nmáynd), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br) as “Why should, incapable, Hath, of, He”
SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br), جمال (jmál), ازلی (izlí), صادق (ṣádq), می (mí), آيد (áyd), اينکه (iynkh), فرمودند (frmúdnd) as “Hath, of, He, said”
SE rendered از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br), جمال (jmál), ازلی (izlí), صادق (ṣádq), می (mí), آيد (áyd), اينکه (iynkh), فرمودند (frmúdnd), منم (mnm) as “of, He, said, “I am”
SE rendered از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), بر (br), جمال (jmál), ازلی (izlí), صادق (ṣádq), می (mí), آيد (áyd), اينکه (iynkh), فرمودند (frmúdnd), منم (mnm), آدم (ádm) as “of, He, said, “I am, Adam””
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “two” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered فرمودند (frmúdnd), منم (mnm), آدم (ádm), اوّل، (iwwl،), همين (hmín), قسم (qsm), صادق (ṣádq), می (mí), آيد (áyd), بفرمايند (bfrmáynd), منم (mnm) as “said, “I am, Adam”, the first, like manner, saying”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “ascribed”, “charges” (61 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “delivered”, “regarded”, “offer” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “astonishingly”, “admittedly” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered النّبيّين (an-nbíbín), بر (br), حضرت (ḥḍrt), صادق (ṣádq), همان (hmán), قسم (qsm), ختم (khtm), النّبيّين (an-nbíbín), صادق (ṣádq), آيد (áyd) as “the Prophets,”, is their “Seal.””