Kitáb-i-Íqán — §25
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 25 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “man”, “endued”, “comprehended” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “failed to apprehend”
SE rendered انجيل (injíl), چون (chún), عارف (ʿárf), معانی (mʿání), بيانات (bíánát), مقصود (mqṣúd), مودعه (múdʿh), کلمات (klmát) as “the, Inasmuch as, failed to apprehend, the meaning, purpose, the words”
SE rendered معانی (mʿání), بيانات (bíánát), مقصود (mqṣúd), مودعه (múdʿh), کلمات (klmát), نشدند (nshdnd), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “the meaning, purpose, the words, did not recognize, the literal interpretation”
SE expanded to “did not recognize”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), متمسّک (mtmssk), شدند (shdnd), لهذا (lhdhá), از (iz), شريعه (shríʿh), فيض (fíḍ), محمّديّه (mḥmmdídh), از (iz), سحاب (sḥáb), فضل (fḍl) as “the literal interpretation, became, they therefore, deprived of, the streaming grace, of the Muhammadan, its showering bounties”
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
SE expanded to “its showering bounties”
This form usually rendered as ““render”, “muhammadan”, “‘render” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “strayed”, “withhold”, “forbidden” (38 occurrences)
SE rendered طائفه (ṭáʾfh), تمسّک (tmssk), علمای (ʿlmáy), جسته، (jsth،), از (iz), زيارت (zíárt), جمال (jmál), سلطان (slṭán), جلال (jlál) as “Christian community, following the example, the leaders, from, beholding, the beauty, of the King, of glory”
SE expanded to “of the King”
SE rendered از (iz), زيارت (zíárt), جمال (jmál), سلطان (slṭán), جلال (jlál), محروم (mḥrúm), ماندند (mándnd), زيرا (zírá), ظهور (ẓhúr), شمس (shms) as “from, beholding, the beauty, of the King, of glory, inasmuch as, the dawn, of the sun”
SE rendered زيارت (zíárt), جمال (jmál), سلطان (slṭán), جلال (jlál), محروم (mḥrúm), ماندند (mándnd), زيرا (zírá), ظهور (ẓhúr), شمس (shms), احمديّه (iḥmdídh) as “beholding, the beauty, of the King, of glory, inasmuch as, the dawn, of the sun, of the Muhammadan Dispensation”
SE expanded to “of the sun”
SE rendered زيرا (zírá), ظهور (ẓhúr), شمس (shms), احمديّه (iḥmdídh), چنين (chnín), علامات (ʿlámát), مذکور (mdhkúr), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “inasmuch as, Revelation, of the sun, of the Muhammadan Dispensation, those signs, were to accompany”
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
SE expanded to “were to accompany”
This form usually rendered as “mentioned”, “did”, “neither” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered مذکور (mdhkúr), ظهور (ẓhúr), نيامد (níámd), قرن (qrn), ها (há), گذشت (gdhsht), عهدها (ʿhdhá), آخر (ákhr), رسيد (rsíd) as “were to accompany, Revelation, did not actually come, and centuries rolled away, have passed”
This form usually rendered as “object” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered قرن (qrn), ها (há), گذشت (gdhsht), عهدها (ʿhdhá), آخر (ákhr), رسيد (rsíd), جوهر (júhr), روح (rúḥ), مقرّ (mqrr) as “and centuries rolled away, have passed, that most pure Spirit, the retreats”
SE rendered ها (há), گذشت (gdhsht), عهدها (ʿhdhá), آخر (ákhr), رسيد (rsíd), جوهر (júhr), روح (rúḥ), مقرّ (mqrr), بقای (bqáy), سلطنت (slṭnt) as “and centuries rolled away, have passed, that most pure Spirit, the retreats, of its ancient sovereignty”
SE expanded to “that most pure Spirit”
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “incorruptible”, “survival”, “perpetual” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered جوهر (júhr), روح (rúḥ), مقرّ (mqrr), بقای (bqáy), سلطنت (slṭnt), راجع (rájʿ), نفخه (nfkhh), ديگر (dígr), از (iz), نَفْس (nafs), روحانی (rúḥání) as “that most pure Spirit, the retreats, of its ancient sovereignty, Once more, hath, the eternal Spirit”
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the mystic trumpet”
SE rendered صور (ṣúr), الهی (al-hí), دميده (dmídh), نفس (nfs), های (háy), مرده (mrdh), از (iz), قبور (qbúr), غفلت (ghflt), ضلالت (ḍlált), ارض (irḍ) as “the mystic trumpet, breathed into, the dead, to speed out of, their sepulchres, of heedlessness, error, realm”
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)
SE rendered غفلت (ghflt), ضلالت (ḍlált), ارض (irḍ), هدايت (hdáyt), محلّ (mḥll), عنايت (ʿnáyt), محشورشدند (mḥshúrshdnd), هنوز (hnúz), گروه (grúh) as “of heedlessness, error, realm, of guidance, grace, And yet, that expectant community”
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), هدايت (hdáyt), محلّ (mḥll), عنايت (ʿnáyt), محشورشدند (mḥshúrshdnd), هنوز (hnúz), گروه (grúh), انتظار (intẓár) as “realm, of guidance, grace, And yet, that expectant community, still crieth out”
SE rendered هدايت (hdáyt), محلّ (mḥll), عنايت (ʿnáyt), محشورشدند (mḥshúrshdnd), هنوز (hnúz), گروه (grúh), انتظار (intẓár), کی (kí) as “of guidance, grace, And yet, that expectant community, still crieth out, When”
This form usually rendered as “expectation”, “expectant” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “still crieth out”
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), هيکل (híkl), معهود (mʿhúd), وجود (wjúd), آيد (áyd), نصرت (nṣrt), نمايند (nmáynd), مال (mál) as “be made manifest, the object of our expectation, for the triumph, may, sacrifice our substance”
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), هيکل (híkl), معهود (mʿhúd), وجود (wjúd), آيد (áyd), نصرت (nṣrt), نمايند (nmáynd), مال (mál) as “be made manifest, the object of our expectation, for the triumph, may, sacrifice our substance”
SE expanded to “for the triumph”
SE expanded to “sacrifice our substance”
This form usually rendered as “sake” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered نصرت (nṣrt), نمايند (nmáynd), مال (mál), ها (há), راهش (ráhsh), انفاق (infáq), کنند (knnd), جان (ján), ها (há), سبيلش (sbílsh), ايثار (iythár) as “for the triumph, may, sacrifice our substance, for His sake, hath, our lives, in His path, offer up”
This form usually rendered as “would”, “appreciate”, “witnessed” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in His path”
This form usually rendered as “sacrifice”, “have”, “offer” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “fancies”, “ways” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such false imaginings”
SE rendered معانيِ (mʿány), رحمت (rḥmt), نامتناهيِ (námtnáhy), حضرت (ḥḍrt), باری (bárí), دور (dúr), ماندهاند (mándhánd), خيال (khíál) as “of the, infinite mercy, of Providence, we, idle thoughts”
This form usually rendered as “imagined”, “any”, “own” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered خيال (khíál), مشغولند (mshghúlnd) as “idle thoughts”