Kitáb-i-Íqán — §204
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 204 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered سبحان (sbḥán), اللّه، (al-lh،), ادراک (idrák), چه (chh), اعتراضات (iʿtráḍát), تهمت (thmt), ها (há), هياکل (híákl) as “Gracious, God, understanding, cavils, calumnies, face, Embodiments”
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered هياکل (híákl), علم (ʿlm), نا (ná), متناهی (mtnáhí), الهی (al-hí), وارد (wárd), آورده (áwrdh), فنعم (fnʿm), قال (qál), متّهم (mtthm) as “Embodiments, knowledge, infinite, God’s, heaped, said, “Flingest”
SE rendered متناهی (mtnáhí), الهی (al-hí), وارد (wárd), آورده (áwrdh), فنعم (fnʿm), قال (qál), متّهم (mtthm), داری (dárí) as “infinite, God’s, heaped, said, “Flingest, thou”
SE expanded to “one true God”
This form usually rendered as “trustworthy”, “bearer”, “worthy” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sphere”, “sphere?”” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered امين (imín), مخزن (mkhzn), هفتم (hftm), طبق (ṭbq), يک (yk), نفر (nfr), از (iz), اهل (ihl), بصيرت (bṣírt), دانش (dánsh) as “Trustees, treasures, seventh, sphere?”, one, understanding, discerning, knowledge”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered امين (imín), مخزن (mkhzn), هفتم (hftm), طبق (ṭbq), يک (yk), نفر (nfr), از (iz), اهل (ihl), بصيرت (bṣírt), دانش (dánsh), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), علوم (ʿlúm) as “Trustees, treasures, seventh, sphere?”, one, understanding, discerning, knowledge”
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “person”, “acknowledged” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unaware”, “failed”, “behold” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “absurdities”, “preposterous”, “thoughts” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “occurred”, “never”, “did” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered ملتفت (mltft), مزخرفات (mzkhrfát), نشده (nshdh), اينکه (iynkh), بر (br), هر (hr), صاحب (ṣáḥb), بصيرتی (bṣírtí), واضح (wáḍḥ) as “taken notice, preposterous, was, upon, every, heart, clear”
This form usually rendered as “manifest” (8 occurrences)
9 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “hath ever been”
This form usually rendered as “remaineth”, “recorded”, “still” (18 occurrences)
SE rendered شرط (shrṭ), ادراک (idrák), معارج (mʿárj), معراج (mʿráj), می (mí), اينکه (iynkh), صاحب (ṣáḥb), معراج (mʿráj), حرفی (ḥrfí) as “essential, “Mi’ráj”, Lord, letter”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “veiled”, “deprived”, “veil” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “borne”, “bear” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), محدوده (mḥdúdh), محجوبه (mḥjúbh), حمل (ḥml), نفرموده (nfrmúdh), قلب (qlb), منير (mnír) as “learnings, limited, obscure, burdened, heart, radiant”
SE rendered حمل (ḥml), نفرموده (nfrmúdh), قلب (qlb), منير (mnír), سيّد (sísd), لولاک (lúlák), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ) as “burdened, heart, radiant”
SE rendered قلب (qlb), منير (mnír), سيّد (sísd), لولاک (lúlák), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), اشارات (ishárát), مقدّس (mqdds) as “heart, radiant”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered قلب (qlb), منير (mnír), سيّد (sísd), لولاک (lúlák), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), اشارات (ishárát), مقدّس (mqdds) as “heart, radiant”
SE rendered اشارات (ishárát), مقدّس (mqdds), منّزه (mnnzh), چه (chh), خوب (khúb) as “truly”
SE rendered اشارات (ishárát), مقدّس (mqdds), منّزه (mnnzh), چه (chh), خوب (khúb) as “truly”
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “immeasurably” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “well”, “truly” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered خوب (khúb), می (mí), گويد (gúyd), جمله (jmlh), ادراکات (idrákát), بر (br), خرهای (khrháy), لنگ (lng) as “truly, attainment, upon, lame”
SE rendered ادراکات (idrákát), بر (br), خرهای (khrháy), لنگ (lng) as “attainment, upon, lame”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “breeze” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), سوار (súár), باد (bád), پرّان (prrán), چون (chún), خدنگ (khdng), واللّه (wálllh), هر (hr), کس (ks), بخواهد (bkhúáhd) as “Truth, riding, wind, By the righteousness, Whoso, one, desireth”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), سوار (súár), باد (bád), پرّان (prrán), چون (chún), خدنگ (khdng), واللّه (wálllh), هر (hr), کس (ks), بخواهد (bkhúáhd), سرّ (srr) as “Truth, riding, wind, By the righteousness, Whoso, one, desireth, mystery”
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), سوار (súár), باد (bád), پرّان (prrán), چون (chún), خدنگ (khdng), واللّه (wálllh), هر (hr), کس (ks), بخواهد (bkhúáhd), سرّ (srr), معراج (mʿráj) as “Truth, riding, wind, By the righteousness, Whoso, one, desireth, mystery, “Mi’ráj,””
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
SE rendered ادراک (idrák), نمايد (nmáyd), قطره (qṭrh), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), بحر (bḥr), بنوشد (bnúshd), علوم (ʿlúm) as “fathom, hath, drop, ocean, learnings”
SE rendered قطره (qṭrh), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), بحر (bḥr), بنوشد (bnúshd), علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd) as “drop, ocean, learnings”
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd), باشد (báshd), يعنی (yʿní), مرآت (mrát), قلب (qlb), از (iz), نقوش (nqúsh) as “learnings, mirror, heart”
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd), باشد (báshd), يعنی (yʿní), مرآت (mrát), قلب (qlb), از (iz), نقوش (nqúsh) as “learnings, mirror, heart”
SE rendered باشد (báshd), يعنی (yʿní), مرآت (mrát), قلب (qlb), از (iz), نقوش (nqúsh), علوم (ʿlúm), غبار (ghbár), گرفته (grfth) as “mirror, heart, dust, obscured”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “encompassed”, “obscured” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), غبار (ghbár), گرفته (grfth), باشد (báshd), البتّه (al-btth), بايد (báyd), پاک (pák), منزّه (mnzzh), نمايد (nmáyd), سرّ (srr) as “dust, obscured, must, cleanse, purify, hath, mystery”
SE rendered پاک (pák), منزّه (mnzzh), نمايد (nmáyd), سرّ (srr), امر (imr), مرآت (mrát), قلب (qlb), تجلّی (tjllí), نمايد (nmáyd) as “cleanse, purify, hath, mystery, behold, heart, reflected”