Kitáb-i-Íqán — §31
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “shall be darkened”
This form usually rendered as “stars” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
SE rendered شمس (shms), قمر (qmr), کلمات (klmát), انبياء (inbíáʾ), مذکور (mdhkúr), منحصر (mnḥṣr), شمس (shms), قمر (qmr) as “sun, moon, writings, Prophets, solely”
SE rendered شمس (shms), قمر (qmr), ظاهری (ẓáhrí), نيست (níst), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), می (mí), بلکه (blkh), از (iz), شمس (shms), قمر (qmr) as “manifold, meanings, visible, the, Nay, rather”
This form usually rendered as “mystic”, “spiritual”, “eternal” (30 occurrences)
SE rendered بلکه (blkh), از (iz), شمس (shms), قمر (qmr), معانی (mʿání), بسيار (bsíár), اراده (irádh), فرمودهاند (frmúdhánd), هر (hr), مقام (mqám) as “Nay, rather, manifold, meanings, In”
This form usually rendered as “wilt”, “appoint”, “wert” (32 occurrences)
SE rendered هر (hr), مقام (mqám), مناسبت (mnásbt), مقام (mqám), معنيی (mʿníy) as “In, them, instance, to”
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “compare”, “due” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered شمس (shms), های (háy), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), اند (ind), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), قدم (qdm), طالع (ṭálʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), بر (br), جميع (jmíʿ), ممکنات (mmknát) as “sense, one, is, meant, those, Truth, of, rise, the, and, fill”
SE rendered های (háy), حقيقت (ḥqíqt), اند (ind), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), قدم (qdm), طالع (ṭálʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), بر (br), جميع (jmíʿ), ممکنات (mmknát), ابلاغ (iblágh) as “one, is, meant, those, Truth, of, rise, the, and, fill”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “will”, “would” (81 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), قدم (qdm), طالع (ṭálʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), بر (br), جميع (jmíʿ), ممکنات (mmknát), ابلاغ (iblágh), فيض (fíḍ), می (mí), فرمايند (frmáynd) as “those, Truth, of, effusion, the, and, fill, world, a”
SE rendered طالع (ṭálʿ), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), بر (br), جميع (jmíʿ), ممکنات (mmknát), ابلاغ (iblágh), فيض (fíḍ), می (mí), فرمايند (frmáynd), شموس (shmús) as “of, effusion, the, and, fill, world, a, These”
SE rendered شموس (shmús), حقيقت، (ḥqíqt،), مظاهر (mẓáhr), کلّيّه (kllílh), الهی (al-hí), هستند (hstnd), عوالم (ʿúálm), صفات (ṣfát) as “These, Suns, of, the, universal, God, Manifestations”
This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (31 occurrences)
SE rendered کلّيّه (kllílh), الهی (al-hí), هستند (hstnd), عوالم (ʿúálm), صفات (ṣfát), اسمای (ismáy), همچنان (hmchnán), شمس (shms) as “the, universal, God, Manifestations, His, names, as”
SE rendered ظاهره (ẓáhrh), از (iz), اثمار (ithmár), اشجار (ishjár), الوان (al-wán), فواکه (fúákh), معادن (mʿádn), دون (dún), از (iz) as “that, earth, things, earthly, and, the, of”
SE rendered از (iz), اثمار (ithmár), اشجار (ishjár), الوان (al-wán), فواکه (fúákh), معادن (mʿádn), دون (dún), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh) as “earth, things, earthly, and, the, of, that”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), الوان (al-wán), فواکه (fúákh), معادن (mʿádn), دون (dún), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), عالم (ʿálm), ملک (mlk) as “earthly, and, the, of, earth, that, cause, in”
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), الوان (al-wán), فواکه (fúákh), معادن (mʿádn), دون (dún), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), عالم (ʿálm), ملک (mlk), مشهود (mshhúd) as “earthly, and, the, of, earth, that, cause, in, world”
SE rendered معادن (mʿádn), دون (dún), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), عالم (ʿálm), ملک (mlk), مشهود (mshhúd), امر (imr), معبود (mʿbúd), حقيقی (ḥqíqí) as “of, and, earth, that, cause, in, world, trees, divine, the”
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “adored”, “object”, “all-glorious” (24 occurrences)
SE rendered امر (imr), معبود (mʿbúd), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), اعانت (iʿánt), اوست، (iwst،), همچنين (hmchnín), اشجار (ishjár), توحيد (túḥíd) as “trees, divine, the, of, fruits, detachment”
SE rendered معبود (mʿbúd), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), اعانت (iʿánt), اوست، (iwst،), همچنين (hmchnín), اشجار (ishjár), توحيد (túḥíd), اثمار (ithmár), تفريد (tfríd) as “divine, the, of, fruits, detachment, His”
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), توحيد (túḥíd), اثمار (ithmár), تفريد (tfríd), اوراق (iwráq), تجريد (tjríd), گل (gl), های (háy), علم (ʿlm) as “fruits, detachment, His, the, and, certitude, blossoms, myrtles”
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), توحيد (túḥíd), اثمار (ithmár), تفريد (tfríd), اوراق (iwráq), تجريد (tjríd), گل (gl), های (háy), علم (ʿlm), ايقان (iyqán) as “fruits, detachment, His, the, and, certitude, blossoms, myrtles, wisdom”
This form usually rendered as “hyacinths”, “myrtles”, “blossoms” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered گل (gl), های (háy), علم (ʿlm), ايقان (iyqán), رياحين (ríáḥín), حکمت (ḥkmt), بيان (bíán), از (iz), عنايت (ʿnáyt), تربيت (trbít), شمس (shms) as “blossoms, the, myrtles, wisdom, utterance, to, exist, made, be, rise”
SE rendered شموس، (shmús،), عالم (ʿálm), جديد (jdíd), می (mí), انهار (inhár), حَيَوان (ḥayawán), جاری (járí), می (mí), گردد (grdd), ابحر (ibḥr) as “the, clouds, of, all, breeze, bloweth, created, that”
This form usually rendered as “favour”, “which”, “bounties” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “waves”, “surging”, “surge” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered گردد (grdd), ابحر (ibḥr), احسان (iḥsán), موج (múj), می (mí), آيد (áyd), سحاب (sḥáb), فضل (fḍl), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), می (mí), نسمات (nsmát) as “created, that, warmth, God, which, and, fires, kindle, love”
SE rendered احسان (iḥsán), موج (múj), می (mí), آيد (áyd), سحاب (sḥáb), فضل (fḍl), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), می (mí), نسمات (nsmát), جود (júd), بر (br) as “warmth, God, which, and, fires, kindle, love, of”
SE rendered سحاب (sḥáb), فضل (fḍl), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), می (mí), نسمات (nsmát), جود (júd), بر (br), هياکل (híákl), موجودات (mújúdát), می (mí), وزد (wzd), از (iz) as “fires, kindle, the, love, of, to, fiercely, heart, It”
This form usually rendered as “undying” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered حرارت (ḥrárt), محبّت (mḥbbt), الهی (al-hí), ارکان (irkán), عالم (ʿálm), احداث (iḥdáth), می (mí), از (iz), عنايت (ʿnáyt) as “bodies, into, the, dead, visible, but, is, sign”
This form usually rendered as “kindleth”, “increase”, “sprung” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “soul”, “essences” (30 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (82 occurrences)
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), حيوان (ḥíwán), باقيه (báqíh), بر (br), اجساد (ijsád), مردگان (mrdgán), فانيه (fáníh), مبذول (mbdhúl), می (mí), گردد (grdd) as “Which, never, can, have, a, peer, or, rival, Through”
SE rendered باقيه (báqíh), بر (br), اجساد (ijsád), مردگان (mrdgán), فانيه (fáníh), مبذول (mbdhúl), می (mí), گردد (grdd), الحقيقه (al-ḥqíqh) as “can, have, a, peer, or, rival, Through, all”
This form usually rendered as “peer” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “likeness”, “peers”, “incomparable” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “rival” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered شبهی (shbhí), مثلی (mthlí), ندّی (nddí), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمی (nmí), وجود (wjúd), قائمند (qáʾmnd) as “have, and, the, of, His, From, all”
SE rendered ظَهَرتِ (ẓahart), الاَشياءُ (ash-shíáʾ), وَإلی (waʾilí) as “did, revert”
SE rendered ظَهَرتِ (ẓahart), الاَشياءُ (ash-shíáʾ), وَإلی (waʾilí), خَزائِنِ (khazáʾin) as “did, revert”