Kitáb-i-Íqán — §233
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 233 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “fool—which”, “fallacious”, “futility” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered باری، (bárí،), سخن (skhn), غايت (gháyt), لغو (lghú), غير (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl), همه (hmh), از (iz), روی (rúy), کبر (kbr) as “Such, contention, utterly, fallacious, inadmissible, actuated solely, by, arrogance”
This form usually rendered as “acceptable”, “aspireth”, “regarded” (18 occurrences)
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered لغو (lghú), غير (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl), همه (hmh), از (iz), روی (rúy), کبر (kbr), غرور (ghrúr), گفته (gfth), می (mí), مردم (mrdm) as “fallacious, inadmissible, actuated solely, by, arrogance, pride, Its motive, is, the people”
SE rendered همه (hmh), از (iz), روی (rúy), کبر (kbr), غرور (ghrúr), گفته (gfth), می (mí), مردم (mrdm), از (iz), رياض (ríáḍ), رضای (rḍáy) as “actuated solely, from, by, arrogance, pride, Its motive, is, the people, the Ridván, good-pleasure”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “firmly-established” (29 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)
SE rendered آنها (ánhá), محکم (mḥkm), حفظ (ḥfẓ), نمايند (nmáynd), اينکه (iynkh), نزد (nzd), حقّ (ḥqq), عوام (ʿúám), از (iz), علمای (ʿlmáy), ايشان (iyshán) as “their authority, tighten, And yet, in the sight, God, above, their religious leaders”
SE expanded to “in the sight”
SE rendered محکم (mḥkm), حفظ (ḥfẓ), نمايند (nmáynd), اينکه (iynkh), نزد (nzd), حقّ (ḥqq), عوام (ʿúám), از (iz), علمای (ʿlmáy), ايشان (iyshán), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd) as “tighten, And yet, in the sight, the one true God, from, their religious leaders, turned away”
SE expanded to “their religious leaders”
3 occurrences in corpus
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “exalted” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Birds of Heaven”
This form usually rendered as “mystic”, “unfading”, “celestial” (10 occurrences)
5 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “in no wise”
This form usually rendered as “outer”, “physical”, “earthly” (30 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hide”, “susceptible”, “entertain” (13 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered تزکيه (tzkíh), نفوس (nfús), فراغت (fráght), روح (rúḥ), چنانچه (chnánchh), حال (ḥál), عبادی (ʿbádí), چند (chnd), موجودند (mújúdnd), حرفی (ḥrfí) as “chastity, soul, freedom, spirit, by, today, those who, a single letter”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “people”, “men” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thousands”, “who”, “number” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “live”, “who”, “found” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “customs”, “accepted”, “rules” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered حرفی (ḥrfí), از (iz), رسوم (rsúm), علم (ʿlm), نديدهاند (ndídhánd), بر (br), رفرف (rfrf), علم (ʿlm), جالسند (jálsnd), از (iz), سحاب (sḥáb), فيض (fíḍ) as “a single letter, through, the accepted standards, knowledge, without, the, loftiest seats, occupying, the showers, grace”
This form usually rendered as “occupying”, “established” (3 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Well is it”
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)