Kitáb-i-Íqán — §196
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 196 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “manifestations”, “exponents”, “manifestation” (124 occurrences)
SE rendered ريبی (ríbí), نيست (níst), چنانچه (chnánchh), کرّات (krrát), مبرهن (mbrhn), ظهور (ẓhúr), صفات (ṣfát) as “He, the, truth, no, doubt, it, repeatedly demonstrated”
This form usually rendered as “indubitable”, “fully”, “demonstrate” (9 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
SE expanded to “He hath revealed”
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
This form usually rendered as “likewise”, “like”, “similarly” (65 occurrences)
SE rendered يُبَايِعُونَکَ (yubáyiʿúnak), إنّمَا (ʾinnmá), يُبَايِعُونَ (yubáyiʿún), اللّهَ (al-lh) as “plighted, God”
SE rendered رسول (rsúl), اللّه (al-lh), برآرند، (brárnd،), نيز (níz), صحيح (ṣḥíḥ), شکّی (shkkí), نه (nh), چنانچه (chnánchh) as “Messenger, God,”, He, also, Even as”
SE rendered برآرند، (brárnd،), نيز (níz), صحيح (ṣḥíḥ), شکّی (shkkí), نه (nh), چنانچه (chnánchh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “He, also, Even as, saith”
This form usually rendered as “man”, “any” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “voice”, “call”, “most” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered خاتَمُ (khátam), النَّبيّين (an-nabíbín), بر (br), آرند (árnd), حقّ (ḥqq), شبهه (shbhh), راهی (ráhí) as “Seal, the Prophets,”, truth, shadow, way”
This form usually rendered as “played”, “access” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered سبيلی (sbílí), نه (nh), زيرا (zírá), جميع (jmíʿ), حکم (ḥkm), يک (yk), ذات (dhát), يک (yk), نفس (nfs), يک (yk), روح (rúḥ), يک (yk) as “doubt, For, they, one, person, soul, spirit”
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “therein”, “cleave” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered باطنيّت (báṭnínt), روح (rúḥ), الارواح (ar-rúáḥ), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ساذج (sádhj), السّواذج (as-súádhj), ازلی (izlí), اند (ind), همچنين (hmchnín) as “Hidden, Spirit, of Spirits, truth, eternal, Essence of Essences, were”
SE rendered عِبادُ (ʿibád), اللّه"، (al-lh"،), نيز (níz), ثابت (thábt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), چنانچه (chnánchh), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “servants, God, also, have been made manifest, For”
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “highest”, “immeasurable” (42 occurrences)
SE rendered منتهی (mnthí), رتبه (rtbh), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), شدهاند، (shdhánd،), احدی (iḥdí), يارای (yáráy), نه (nh) as “the uttermost, state, of servitude, no man”
SE rendered عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), شدهاند، (shdhánd،), احدی (iḥdí), يارای (yáráy), نه (nh), نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt) as “servitude, no man, of”
SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), يارای (yáráy), نه (nh), نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt) as “no man, of, servitude”
SE rendered نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), امکان (imkán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), از (iz) as “of, servitude”
This form usually rendered as “deep”, “deeply”, “immersion” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered مقام (mqám), استغراق (istghráq), بحار (bḥár), قدس (qds), صمدی (ṣmdí), ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), معارج (mʿárj), معانی (mʿání) as “in moments, in which, oceans, holiness, soared, the loftiest summits, of divine mysteries”
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “advance”, “have” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of divine mysteries”
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “mention”, “every” (27 occurrences)
SE rendered ربوبيّه (rbúbíbh), الوهيّه (al-whíhh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), درست (drst), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همين (hmín), رتبه (rtbh), منتهای (mntháy) as “Voice, divinity, this very, state, utterly”
This form usually rendered as “death”, “effaced”, “transient” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered منتهای (mntháy), نيستی (nístí), فنا (fná), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), مقابل (mqábl), هستی (hstí), مطلق (mṭlq) as “utterly, effaced and non-existent, nothingness, have, in the face, of, All-Pervading”
SE expanded to “in the face”
This form usually rendered as “slightest”, “all-pervading”, “pervasive” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), مقابل (mqábl), هستی (hstí), مطلق (mṭlq), بقای (bqáy), صرف، (ṣrf،), گويا (gúyá), معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf) as “have, in the face, of, All-Pervading, utter, Methinks”
SE rendered صرف، (ṣrf،), گويا (gúyá), معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), دانستهاند (dánsthánd), ذکر (dhkr) as “utter, Methinks, considered, mention”
SE expanded to “act of blasphemy”
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), ساحت (sáḥt), شرک (shrk), شمردهاند (shmrdhánd), زيرا (zírá), مطلق (mṭlq), ذکر (dhkr), مقام (mqám) as “whispering, Court, an act of blasphemy, For, the slightest”
SE expanded to “that have attained unto”
SE rendered وجود (wjúd), نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا، (khṭá،), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír) as “independent existence, of them, that have attained unto, grievous transgression, He, mentioned, other”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا، (khṭá،), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír), قلب (qlb), لسان (lsán) as “of them, that have attained unto, grievous transgression, He, mentioned, other, heart, tongue”
SE expanded to “but the Well-Beloved”
SE rendered دل (dl), جان (ján), غير (ghír), ذکر (dhkr), جانان (jánán), مشغول (mshghúl), گردد (grdd), چشم، (chshm،), غير (ghír), جمال (jmál) as “mind, soul, with anyone, but the Well-Beloved, were, eyes, beauty”