Kitáb-i-Íqán — §237
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 237 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “thou”, “witness” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
SE rendered النّبيّين (an-nbíbín), محتجب (mḥtjb), گشتهاند، (gshthánd،), اينکه (iynkh), مقرّند (mqrrnd), بر (br), اينکه (iynkh), يَعْلَمُ (yaʿlam) as “Prophets”, veil, have allowed, testify, knoweth”
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “admit” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered گشتهاند، (gshthánd،), اينکه (iynkh), مقرّند (mqrrnd), بر (br), اينکه (iynkh), يَعْلَمُ (yaʿlam), تَأوِيلَهُ (taʾawílah) as “have allowed, testify, knoweth, interpretation”
This form usually rendered as “true”, “interpretation”, “falsely” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “secret” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “while”, “ponder”, “awhile” (42 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered فرمايد (frmáyd), قدری (qdrí), مخالف (mkhálf), هوای (húáy), ايشان (iyshán), واقع (wáqʿ), می (mí), می (mí), شنوی (shnúy) as “He, least, contrary, desire, their, is, heard”
This form usually rendered as “hearken” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered شنوی (shnúy), چه (chh), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), چه (chh), می (mí), کنند (knnd), نيست (níst) as “heard, hath, solely”
SE rendered شنوی (shnúy), چه (chh), می (mí), گويند (gúynd), چه (chh), می (mí), کنند (knnd), نيست (níst) as “heard, hath, solely”
This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “do”, “now”, “god” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered کنند (knnd), نيست (níst), اينها (iynhá), مگر (mgr), از (iz), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ناس (nás), دين (dín), يعنی (yʿní) as “hath, solely, but, leaders, religion, they that”
SE rendered کنند (knnd), نيست (níst), اينها (iynhá), مگر (mgr), از (iz), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ناس (nás), دين (dín), يعنی (yʿní) as “hath, solely, but, leaders, religion, they that”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نيست (níst), اينها (iynhá), مگر (mgr), از (iz), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ناس (nás), دين (dín), يعنی (yʿní), آنهائی (ánháʾí), الهی (al-hí) as “solely, but, leaders, religion, they that, God”
This form usually rendered as “who”, “meant”, “meaneth” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered مگر (mgr), از (iz), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ناس (nás), دين (dín), يعنی (yʿní), آنهائی (ánháʾí), الهی (al-hí), بجز (bjz), هوی (húy), اخذ (ikhdh), نکردهاند (nkrdhánd) as “but, leaders, religion, they that, God, desire, worship, hath”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نکردهاند (nkrdhánd), بغيرذهب (bghírdhhb), مذهبی (mdhhbí), نيافتهاند (níáfthánd), حجبات (ḥjbát), علم (ʿlm), محتجب (mḥtjb), گشتهاند (gshthánd) as “worship, hath, gold, veils, learning, wrapt, have been”
SE rendered گشتهاند (gshthánd), ضلالت (ḍlált), گمراه (gmráh), شدهاند (shdhánd), چنانچه (chnánchh), تصريح (tṣríḥ), تمام (tmám), ربّ (rbb) as “have been, error, lost, Even as, explicitly, all, Lord”
This form usually rendered as ““what” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “taken”, “hath” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “act” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “veil—who” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بَصَرِهِ (baṣarih), غِشَاوَةً (ghisháwahan), فَمَنْ (faman), يَهْدِيهِ (yahdíh), اللّهِ (al-lh), اَفَلا (afalá) as “sight, veil—who, shall guide, God, eyes”
SE usually renders this root as “seen”, “saw”, “behold”
SE rendered آيا (áyá), ديدی (dídí), غافل (gháfl), گرفت (grft), خدای (khdáy), خواهش (khúáhsh) as “verse, witnessed, Will”
SE rendered آيا (áyá), ديدی (dídí), غافل (gháfl), گرفت (grft), خدای (khdáy), خواهش (khúáhsh) as “verse, witnessed, Will”
SE rendered آيا (áyá), ديدی (dídí), غافل (gháfl), گرفت (grft), خدای (khdáy), خواهش (khúáhsh) as “verse, witnessed, Will”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “requested”, “request” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered خواهش (khúáhsh), های (háy), نفس (nfs), اضلال (iḍlál), کرد (krd) as “Will, causeth to err, hath”
SE rendered اضلال (iḍlál), کرد (krd), خدا (khdá), بر (br), علمی، (ʿlmí،), مهر (mhr) as “causeth to err, hath”
SE rendered کرد (krd), خدا (khdá), بر (br), علمی، (ʿlmí،), مهر (mhr), نهاد (nhád) as “hath”
SE rendered چشمش (chshmsh), پرده، (prdh،), پس (ps), هدايت (hdáyt), می (mí), کند (knd) as “hath”
SE rendered پرده، (prdh،), پس (ps), هدايت (hdáyt), می (mí), کند (knd) as “hath”
SE rendered پس (ps), هدايت (hdáyt), می (mí), کند (knd) as “hath”