Kitáb-i-Íqán — §201
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 201 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “they will ask Thee”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at My Lord’s command.’””
SE rendered قُلِ (qul), الرُّوحُ (ar-rúḥ), اَمْرِ (amr), رَبِّی (rabbí), چون (chún), جواب (júáb), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “Say, ‘the Spirit, at My Lord’s command.’”, As soon as, answer”
SE rendered چون (chún), جواب (júáb), مذکور (mdhkúr), فرياد (fríád), واويلا (wáwílá), بر (br), آوردند (áwrdnd) as “As soon as, answer, clamorously protested, of, saying”
SE rendered جواب (júáb), مذکور (mdhkúr), فرياد (fríád), واويلا (wáwílá), بر (br), آوردند (áwrdnd), جاهلی (jáhlí), نمی (nmí) as “answer, clamorously protested, of, saying, an ignorant man, knoweth not”
This form usually rendered as “former”, “preceded”, “foolish” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “would” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “regard”, “mistaken”, “know” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “honor”, “great” (199 occurrences)
SE rendered مفتخرند (mftkhrnd), آبای (ábáy), مذعن (mdhʿn), ديدهاند (dídhánd), لهذا (lhdhá), تقليداً (tqlídáan), حکمش (ḥkmsh), قبول (qbúl) as “being honoured, their fathers, acknowledged His, He, blindly, submitted to His truth”
This form usually rendered as “accepted”, “acceptance”, “accept” (32 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “therein”, “cleave” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered قبول (qbúl), دارند (dárnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), انصاف (inṣáf), باشد (báshd), اليوم (al-yúm), جواب (júáb) as “submitted to His truth, have, Observe, this people today, in reply”
SE rendered اليوم (al-yúm), جواب (júáb), امثال (imthál), مسائل (msáʾl), چنين (chnín), جواب (júáb), بشنوند (bshnúnd) as “this people today, in reply, questionings, such answers, to receive”
SE expanded to “reject and denounce”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
SE rendered بشنوند (bshnúnd), البتّه (al-btth), ردّ (rdd), نمايند (nmáynd), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), کنند (knnd), همان (hmán), سخن (skhn) as “to receive, would unhesitatingly, reject and denounce, the self-same, cavils”
SE rendered البتّه (al-btth), ردّ (rdd), نمايند (nmáynd), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), کنند (knnd), همان (hmán), سخن (skhn) as “would unhesitatingly, reject and denounce, the self-same, cavils”
SE rendered همان (hmán), سخن (skhn), های (háy), اعاده (iʿádh), نمايند (nmáynd), چنانچه (chnánchh), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “the self-same, cavils, again utter, even as, they have uttered”
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), نمودند (nmúdnd), اينکه (iynkh), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd), مقدّسند (mqddsnd), از (iz), علم (ʿlm) as “even as, they have uttered, notwithstanding the fact that, being, are immensely, truth”
SE expanded to “are immeasurably glorified”
SE rendered منزّهاند (mnzzhánd), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), کلمات (klmát), محدوده (mḥdúdh), متعالی (mtʿálí), اند (ind), از (iz), ادراک (idrák), هر (hr) as “are immeasurably glorified, such, all these, vain sayings, exalted above, the comprehension, every”
SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), کلمات (klmát), محدوده (mḥdúdh), متعالی (mtʿálí), اند (ind), از (iz), ادراک (idrák), هر (hr), مدرکی (mdrkí) as “all these, vain sayings, exalted above, such, the comprehension, every, understanding heart”
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “unto”, “estimation” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “when compared with”
SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), نزد (nzd), علم (ʿlm), کذب (kdhb), صرف (ṣrf), جميع (jmíʿ), ادراکات (idrákát), افک (ifk) as “learning, when compared with, Knowledge, utter falsehood, all their, naught but, blatant error”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Our statement”