Kitáb-i-Íqán — §12
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered زمان (zmán), منقضی (mnqḍí), نوبت (núbt), موسی (músí) as “His, was, came, turn”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “ended” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “preparing”, “consider”, “turn” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered منقضی (mnqḍí), نوبت (núbt), موسی (músí), رسيد (rsíd), حضرت (ḥḍrt), عصای (ʿṣáy), امر (imr), بيضای (bíḍáy) as “was, came, turn, him, rod, of celestial dominion, white hand”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of celestial dominion”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered الهيّه (al-híhh), ثعبان (thʿbán), قدرت (qdrt), شوکت (shúkt), صمدانيّه (ṣmdánính), از (iz), سينای (sínáy), نور (núr), عرصه (ʿrṣh), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “of God, serpent, power, everlasting majesty, from, Sinai, of light, world, revealed”
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
SE rendered چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), احجار (iḥjár), ظنونات (ẓnúnát), از (iz), انفس (infs), مشرکه (mshrkh), بر (br), شجره (shjrh), طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), وارد (wárd) as “So much, stones, idle fancy, with, infidels, upon, Tree, blessed, cast”
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “pure”, “human” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered مشرکه (mshrkh), بر (br), شجره (shjrh), طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), وارد (wárd), آمد (ámd), حدّی (ḥddí), فرعون (frʿún), ملأ (mlʾ) as “infidels, upon, Tree, blessed, cast, Pharaoh, his people”
This form usually rendered as “sharp”, “keen”, “steel” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “exerted their utmost endeavor”
SE rendered فرعون (frʿún), ملأ (mlʾ), همّت (hmmt), گماشتند (gmáshtnd), نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), ربّانيّه (rbbánính), از (iz) as “Pharaoh, his people, exerted their utmost endeavor, fire, that sacred, with”
SE expanded to “falsehood and denial”
SE rendered از (iz), ماء (máʾ), تکذيب (tkdhíb), اعراض (iʿráḍ), افسرده (ifsrdh), مخمود (mkhmúd), نمايند (nmáynd), غافل (gháfl), از (iz), اينکه (iynkh), نار (nár) as “with, the waters, falsehood and denial, extinguish, will, oblivious, that, flame”
SE rendered الهيّه (al-híhh), از (iz), آب (áb), عنصری (ʿnṣrí), افسرده (ifsrdh), نشود (nshúd), سراج (sráj), قدرت (qdrt), ربّانيّه (rbbánính), از (iz), بادهای (bádháy) as “God, with, water, earthly, quench, lamp, everlasting dominion, such blasts”
This form usually rendered as “contrary”, “conflict”, “mortal” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered بادهای (bádháy), مخالف (mkhálf), خاموشی (khámúshí), نپذيرد (npdhírd), بلکه (blkh), مقام (mqám), ماء (máʾ), سبب (sbb) as “such blasts, blasts, extinguish, Nay, water, cannot but”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)
SE expanded to “intensify the burning”
SE rendered ماء (máʾ), سبب (sbb), اشتعال (ishtʿál), باد (bád), علّت (ʿllt), حفظ (ḥfẓ), لَو (law), بِالبَصَرِ (biálbaṣar) as “water, cannot but, intensify the burning, ensure the preservation, If, the eye”
SE rendered ماء (máʾ), سبب (sbb), اشتعال (ishtʿál), باد (bád), علّت (ʿllt), حفظ (ḥfẓ), لَو (law), بِالبَصَرِ (biálbaṣar), الحَديد (al-ḥadíd) as “water, cannot but, intensify the burning, ensure the preservation, If, the eye, discernment”
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “guard” (56 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ensure the preservation”
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “look”, “see” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “God’s holy will”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “concealed” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as ““will”, “will” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “true”, “sincere”, “faithful” (54 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “what”, “threateneth” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)
SE rendered کذّابٌ (kdhdhábun), بالاخره (bálákhrh), امر (imr), جائی (jáʾí), کشيد (kshíd), همين (hmín), مؤمن (mʾmn), نهايت (nháyt) as “liar.’”, Finally, iniquity, this self-same, believer, shameful”
SE rendered کذّابٌ (kdhdhábun), بالاخره (bálákhrh), امر (imr), جائی (jáʾí), کشيد (kshíd), همين (hmín), مؤمن (mʾmn), نهايت (nháyt) as “liar.’”, Finally, iniquity, this self-same, believer, shameful”
SE rendered همين (hmín), مؤمن (mʾmn), نهايت (nháyt), عذاب (ʿdháb), شهيد (shhíd), نمودند (nmúdnd), لعنةُاللّه (lʿnhuálllh) as “this self-same, believer, shameful, death, was put, “The curse”
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “martyrdom”, “beareth” (29 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “oppressor”, “act” (32 occurrences)