Kitáb-i-Íqán — §22
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 22 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “gift”, “welfare”, “bounty” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered فقره (fqrh), ذکر (dhkr), می (mí), نمايم (nmáym), نعمت (nʿmt), های (háy), مکنونه (mknúnh), سدره (sdrh), مخزونه (mkhzúnh), لوجه (lújh) as “instances, cite, will, bounties, concealed, Tree, hidden, for the sake”
This form usually rendered as “treasured”, “preserved”, “lay” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for the sake”
SE rendered اللّه (al-lh), بر (br), عباداللّه (ʿbádálllh), مبذول (mbdhúl), می (mí), دارم (dárm), هياکل (híákl), فانيه (fáníh), از (iz), اثمار (ithmár), باقيه (báqíh) as “God, upon mankind, mankind, conferring, We, mortal men, may, fruit, immortal, deprived”
This form usually rendered as “transient”, “die”, “mortal” (30 occurrences)
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered فانيه (fáníh), از (iz), اثمار (ithmár), باقيه (báqíh), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانند (nmánnd), شايد (sháyd), رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz) as “may, of the waters, immortal, deprived, remain, not, dewdrop”
SE rendered اثمار (ithmár), باقيه (báqíh), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانند (nmánnd), شايد (sháyd), رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz), انهار (inhár), بی (bí), زوال (zúál) as “immortal, deprived, remain, not, dewdrop, of the waters, everlasting”
SE rendered نمانند (nmánnd), شايد (sháyd), رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz), انهار (inhár), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál) as “not, dewdrop, of the waters, everlasting”
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “declineth”, “eventide” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz), انهار (inhár), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دار (dár), السّلام (as-slám) as “dewdrop, of the waters, everlasting, “Abode, Peace,””
SE rendered رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz), انهار (inhár), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دار (dár), السّلام (as-slám), بغداد (bghdád) as “dewdrop, of the waters, everlasting, “Abode, Peace,”, Baghdád”
SE rendered رشحی (rshḥí), از (iz), انهار (inhár), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), حضرت (ḥḍrt), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), دار (dár), السّلام (as-slám), بغداد (bghdád), جاری (járí) as “dewdrop, of the waters, everlasting, “Abode, Peace,”, Baghdád, vouchsafed”
SE rendered السّلام (as-slám), بغداد (bghdád), جاری (járí), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), بی (bí), آنکه (ánkh), اجر (ijr), مزدی (mzdí), طلب (ṭlb) as “Peace,”, Baghdád, vouchsafed, attain, neither, He, meed nor reward, ask for”
SE rendered فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), بی (bí), آنکه (ánkh), اجر (ijr), مزدی (mzdí), طلب (ṭlb), نمايم (nmáym), إنَّما (ʾinnamá), نُطعِمُکُمْ (nuṭʿimukum) as “attain, neither, He, meed nor reward, ask for, “We, nourish”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “desire”, “intend” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “amongst” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hearts”, “souls”, “minds” (73 occurrences)
SE expanded to “pure in heart”
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
SE rendered افئده (ifʾdh), منيره (mnírh), حيات (ḥíát), باقيه (báqíh), يابند (yábnd), همان (hmán), مائده (máʾdh), می (mí) as “pure in heart, illumined, life, everlasting, all, bread, said”
This form usually rendered as “same”, “like”, “unto” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “barred”, “severed”, “fail” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), اهلش (ihlsh), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ), نشود (nshúd), نفاد (nfád), نجويد (njúyd), حين (ḥín), از (iz), شجره (shjrh), فضل (fḍl), می (mí) as “from, that deserve, withheld, exhausted, tree, grace, It”
SE rendered نفاد (nfád), نجويد (njúyd), حين (ḥín), از (iz), شجره (shjrh), فضل (fḍl), می (mí), رويد (rúyd), از (iz), سماوات (smáwát) as “exhausted, from, tree, grace, It, groweth, heavens”
This form usually rendered as “spring”, “groweth” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered می (mí), شود.چنانچه (shúd.chnánchh), فرموده (frmúdh), مَثَلاً (mathaláan), کَلِمَةً (kalimahan), طَيِّبَةً (ṭayyibahan), کَشَجَرَةٍ (kashajarahin) as “it, saith, word, good, tree”
This form usually rendered as “branches” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered فَرعُهَا (farʿuhá), السَّمَاء (as-samáʾ), تُؤتی (tuʾtí), اُکُلَها (ukulahá) as “branches, heaven”
SE rendered فَرعُهَا (farʿuhá), السَّمَاء (as-samáʾ), تُؤتی (tuʾtí), اُکُلَها (ukulahá) as “branches, heaven”
4 occurrences in corpus