Kitáb-i-Íqán — §169
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 169 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “soul”, “who” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered هر (hr), ظهور (ẓhúr), انفسی (infsí), سبقت (sbqt), يافتند (yáftnd), ايمان (iymán), از (iz), الارض (ar-rḍ) as “every, Dispensation, those, preceded, the Faith, of, mankind”
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “draught”, “hast”, “cup” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered زلال (zlál), معرفت (mʿrft), از (iz), جمال (jmál), احديّت (iḥdídt), نوشيدند (núshídnd), اعلی (iʿlí), معارج (mʿárj), ايمان (iymán), ايقان (iyqán) as “clear waters, knowledge, at the hand of, Beauty, divine, loftiest, summits, faith, certitude”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
SE rendered اعلی (iʿlí), معارج (mʿárj), ايمان (iymán), ايقان (iyqán), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), جستند (jstnd), حکم (ḥkm), رجوع (rjúʿ), انفس (infs) as “loftiest, summits, faith, certitude, attained, can be regarded, “return”, those”
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
SE rendered ايمان (iymán), ايقان (iyqán), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), جستند (jstnd), حکم (ḥkm), رجوع (rjúʿ), انفس (infs), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “faith, certitude, attained, can be regarded, “return”, those, Dispensation”
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
SE expanded to “can be regarded”
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “attained”, “invested” (88 occurrences)
SE rendered مراتب (mrátb), فائز (fáʾz), شدهاند (shdhánd), بر (br), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), ظهور (ẓhúr), می (mí), اسماً (ismáan), رسماً (rsmáan) as “similar distinctions, achieved, had, by, Dispensation, in name, in reality”
This form usually rendered as “reality” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “eyes”, “spring” (71 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), عباد (ʿbád), بعينه (bʿính), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هويدا (húydá), گشت (gsht), مثلاً (mthláan), شاخسار (shákhsár), گلی (glí) as “of, people, the same, shown, hath been, Consider, rose”
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), هويدا (húydá), گشت (gsht), مثلاً (mthláan), شاخسار (shákhsár), گلی (glí), مشرق (mshrq), ارض (irḍ), باشد (báshd) as “shown, hath been, Consider, rose, East”
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE rendered مغرب (mghrb), از (iz), شاخه (shákhh), ديگر، (dígr،), گل (gl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اطلاق (iṭláq), گل (gl), بر (br) as “West, of, rose, blossometh”
SE rendered از (iz), شاخه (shákhh), ديگر، (dígr،), گل (gl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اطلاق (iṭláq), گل (gl), بر (br), می (mí), ديگر (dígr) as “of, rose, blossometh”
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE rendered ديگر (dígr), مقام (mqám), نظر (nẓr), حدودات (ḥdúdát), شاخه (shákhh), هيئت (híʾt), نيست (níst), بلکه (blkh), نظر (nẓr) as “respect, rather the, form, is not, but”
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “sweet”, “breath” (20 occurrences)
literal: perfume, fragrance; became perfumed, derived fragrance
This form usually rendered as “fragrance” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered رائحه (ráʾḥh), عطری (ʿṭrí), هر (hr), دو (dú) as “smell, fragrance”