Kitáb-i-Íqán — §154
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 154 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “of God’s Revelation”
SE expanded to “of God’s Revelation”
literal: comprehension; perception; perception, understanding
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “apprehend”, “understanding” (88 occurrences)
SE expanded to “unto the grace”
SE expanded to “of the “Divine Presence””
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “comprehension” (56 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “can”, “will” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “acknowledge”, “acknowledged”, “faith” (28 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
SE expanded to “justly called learned”
SE rendered مظاهر (mẓáhr), حقّ (ḥqq), ننمايد (nnmáyd), آيا (áyá), صدق (ṣdq), عالم (ʿálm), بر (br), می (mí), چه (chh), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh), تحصيل (tḥṣíl) as “His Manifestation, hath, how can, justly called learned, aeons, the pursuit”
SE rendered ننمايد (nnmáyd), آيا (áyá), صدق (ṣdq), عالم (ʿálm), بر (br), می (mí), چه (chh), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh), تحصيل (tḥṣíl), کرده (krdh) as “hath, how can, justly called learned, aeons, the pursuit, have spent”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered آيا (áyá), صدق (ṣdq), عالم (ʿálm), بر (br), می (mí), چه (chh), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh), تحصيل (tḥṣíl), کرده (krdh), باشد (báshd), جميع (jmíʿ) as “how can, justly called learned, aeons, the pursuit, have spent, may, acquired all”
This form usually rendered as “pursuit”, “such”, “earn” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), علوم (ʿlúm), محدوده (mḥdúdh), ظاهريّه (ẓáhrírh), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), باشد؟ (báshd؟), بالبديهه (bálbdíhh) as “acquired all, of knowledge, the limited, and material learning, surely”
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), محدوده (mḥdúdh), ظاهريّه (ẓáhrírh), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), باشد؟ (báshd؟), بالبديهه (bálbdíhh), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “of knowledge, the limited, and material learning, surely, evident”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
SE rendered نمی (nmí), لکن (lkn), نفسی (nfsí), حرفی (ḥrfí), از (iz), علم (ʿlm), نديده (ndídh), باشد (báshd) as “in no wise, Whereas, the most unlettered, of, of all men, be”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered لکن (lkn), نفسی (nfsí), حرفی (ḥrfí), از (iz), علم (ʿlm), نديده (ndídh), باشد (báshd), شرافت (shráft), کبری (kbrí), فائز (fáʾz) as “Whereas, the most unlettered, of, of all men, be, supreme distinction, honoured”
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “sacredness”, “exalted” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), نديده (ndídh), باشد (báshd), شرافت (shráft), کبری (kbrí), فائز (fáʾz), البتّه (al-btth), از (iz), علمای (ʿlmáy) as “of all men, be, supreme distinction, honoured, verily, of, one of those divinely-learned men”
This form usually rendered as “assuredly”, “doubt”, “unfailingly” (28 occurrences)
SE rendered فائز (fáʾz), البتّه (al-btth), از (iz), علمای (ʿlmáy), ربّانی (rbbání), محسوب (mḥsúb), زيرا (zírá), غايت (gháyt) as “honoured, verily, of, one of those divinely-learned men, is accounted, for, the acme”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered محسوب (mḥsúb), زيرا (zírá), غايت (gháyt), قصوای (qṣúáy), علم (ʿlm), نهايت (nháyt), منتهای (mntháy), فائز (fáʾz), گشته (gshth) as “is accounted, for, the acme, of knowledge, the furthermost summit, of learning, hath attained”