Kitáb-i-Íqán — §231
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 231 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “again”, “abide” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Our clear verses”
SE rendered تُتْلَی (tutlay), عَلَيْهِم (ʿalayhim), آياتُنا (áyátuná), بَيِّناتٍ (bayyinátin), حُجَّتَهُمْ (ḥujjatahum) as “are recited, to them, Our clear verses, their only argument”
This form usually rendered as “proofs”, “only” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “truthful”, “thou”, “sincere” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered صَادِقِيْنَ (ṣádiqín), يعنی (yʿní), وقتی (wqtí), تلاوت (tláwt), کرده (krdh), می (mí), بر (br) as “the truth!’”, upon”
SE rendered آنکه (ánkh), بگويند (bgúynd), بياوريد (bíáwríd), پدرهای (pdrháy), هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást) as “He, verily”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá) as “verily, Behold”
This form usually rendered as “men” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), چه (chh), حجّت (ḥjjt) as “verily, Behold, evidences”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), ها (há), بر (br), رحمت (rḥmt), های (háy), کامله (kámlh), واسعه (wásʿh), می (mí), گرفتند (grftnd), آياتی (áyátí) as “evidences, mercy, all-encompassing, sought, verses”
This form usually rendered as “sought”, “followed” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), روح (rúḥ), ايمان (iymán), زنده (zndh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), استهزاء (isthzáʾ), می (mí), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “self, desire, spirit, faith, scoffed, they”
This form usually rendered as “derision”, “deride”, “derisively” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tomb”, “grave”, ““tomb” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered گفتند (gftnd), پدرهای (pdrháy), از (iz), قبر (qbr), بيرون (bírún), آر (ár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár) as “saying, our fathers, from, speed out, perversity, pride”
SE rendered پدرهای (pdrháy), از (iz), قبر (qbr), بيرون (bírún), آر (ár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár), قوم (qúm) as “our fathers, from, speed out, perversity, pride, people”
SE rendered اعراض (iʿráḍ), استکبار (istkbár), قوم (qúm), هر (hr), کدام (kdám), از (iz), آيات (áyát), برای (bráy) as “perversity, pride, people, of these verses”
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wert”, “ye” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
SE rendered لئالی (lʾálí), اسرار (isrár), مکنون (mknún), الجمله (al-jmlh), دردی (drdí), يافت (yáft), دوا (dúá), می (mí), رسد (rsd) as “pearls, mysteries, hidden, ailment, be, remedy, offereth can never fail”
This form usually rendered as “ailment” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered مکنون (mknún), الجمله (al-jmlh), دردی (drdí), يافت (yáft), دوا (dúá), می (mí), رسد (rsd) as “hidden, ailment, be, remedy, offereth can never fail”
SE expanded to “offereth can never fail”