Kitáb-i-Íqán — §284
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 284 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eternal”, “immortal”, “everlasting” (41 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE rendered ازليّه (izlílh), دو (dú), بيان (bíán), بيانی (bíání), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر، (ẓáhr،), بی (bí), رمز (rmz), نقاب (nqáb), وحجاب (wḥjáb), فرموده (frmúdh) as “Eternity, twofold, language, the, outward, devoid, allusions, unveiled, He”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
SE rendered بيانی (bíání), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر، (ẓáhr،), بی (bí), رمز (rmz), نقاب (nqáb), وحجاب (wḥjáb), فرموده (frmúdh), می (mí), فرمايند (frmáynd) as “language, the, outward, devoid, allusions, unveiled, He, speak”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “guidance”, “divine”, “guide” (54 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “one” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered سراجی (srájí), باشد (báshd), هدايت (hdáyt), کننده (knndh), نوری (núrí), راه (ráh), نماينده، (nmáyndh،), سالکين (sálkín), معارج (mʿárj) as “lamp, be, guiding, made, light, beaconing, wayfarers, heights”
This form usually rendered as “will” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “advance” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “envious”, “malevolent” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “innermost” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), ظاهر (ẓáhr), حقايقشان (ḥqáyqshán), باهر (báhr), گردد (grdd), صادق (ṣádq), بن (bn) as “have, manifest, God, disclosed, Sádiq, son”
This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered صمدانی (ṣmdání), عباد (ʿbád), امتحان (imtḥán), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), احدی (iḥdí), پی (pí), معانی (mʿání) as “eternal, servants, proveth, One, meaning”
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
SE rendered امتحان (imtḥán), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), احدی (iḥdí), پی (pí), معانی (mʿání), بيانات (bíánát), نبرد (nbrd), مگر (mgr) as “proveth, One, meaning, utterances, apprehendeth, except”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “apprehendeth”, “unravel” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “upright”, “praiseworthy”, “pleasing” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hearts”, “souls”, “heart” (79 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
SE rendered مجرّده (mjrrdh), مقصود (mqṣúd), امثال (imthál), گونه (gúnh), بيانات، (bíánát،), معانی (mʿání), ظاهريّه (ẓáhrírh), مردم (mrdm) as “detached, intended, such, meaning, literal, people”
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
SE rendered عِلمٍ (ʿilmin), سَبعُونَ (sabʿún), وَجهاً (wajháan), لَيسَ (lays), النّاسِ (an-nás), واحِدٌ (wáḥidun) as “knowledge, seventy, meanings, people, one”
This form usually rendered as “reveal” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (82 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “desire”, “seek” (6 occurrences)