Kitáb-i-Íqán — §68
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 68 of 291.
Source (Persian)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “He Who held converse”
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “announced”, “tidings” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “indicative”, “foreshadoweth” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “conception” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
SE expanded to “In like manner”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “mankind”, “sage” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “consolation” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بنی (bní), اسرائيل (isráʾíl), بشارت (bshárt), تسلّی (tsllí), می (mí), فرمود (frmúd), اطمينان (iṭmínán), می (mí), داد (dád), چنانچه (chnánchh) as “people of Israel, brought tidings, consolation, assurance, To”
This form usually rendered as “books”, “scriptures”, “sacred” (116 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “distinction”, “differentiation”, “distinguished” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered مسطور (msṭúr), تفصيل (tfṣíl), امور (imúr), ذکر (dhkr), رساله (rsálh), کتابی (ktábí) as “testify, details, mentioned, epistle, a book”
SE rendered رساله (rsálh), کتابی (ktábí), می (mí), ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), دوست (dúst), ندارم (ndárm), حکايات (ḥkáyát), واقعه (wáqʿh) as “epistle, a book, stories, days”
SE rendered کتابی (ktábí), می (mí), ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), دوست (dúst), ندارم (ndárm), حکايات (ḥkáyát), واقعه (wáqʿh) as “a book, stories, days”
SE rendered ندارم (ndárm), حکايات (ḥkáyát), واقعه (wáqʿh), ذکر (dhkr), نمايم (nmáym) as “stories, days, relate”
This form usually rendered as “come”, “have”, “occurred” (37 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall”, “beseech” (20 occurrences)
SE rendered بيان (bíán), می (mí), نيست (níst), مگر (mgr), از (iz), کمال (kmál), حبّ (ḥbb), جناب (jnáb), شايد (sháyd) as “mention, not, of, tender affection, thee, haply”
This form usually rendered as “love”, “loving”, “sake” (87 occurrences)
SE rendered حبّ (ḥbb), جناب (jnáb), شايد (sháyd), جمعی (jmʿí), فقرای (fqráy), ارض (irḍ), بر (br), شاطی (sháṭí), غنا (ghná), وارد (wárd) as “tender affection, thee, haply, poor, earth, may, shores, sea of wealth, attain”
SE expanded to “sea of wealth”
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered فقرای (fqráy), ارض (irḍ), بر (br), شاطی (sháṭí), غنا (ghná), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), گروهی (grúhí), از (iz), جاهلان (jáhlán), بر (br), بحر (bḥr) as “poor, earth, of, shores, sea of wealth, attain, ignorant, ocean”
SE rendered بر (br), شاطی (sháṭí), غنا (ghná), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), گروهی (grúhí), از (iz), جاهلان (jáhlán), بر (br), بحر (bḥr), علم (ʿlm), وارد (wárd), گردند (grdnd) as “of, shores, sea of wealth, attain, ignorant, ocean, knowledge, be led”
This form usually rendered as “become”, “may”, “wouldst” (18 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “reach”, “partake” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ask”, “regarded” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “rebelliousness”, “transgressions”, “rebellion” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “great”, “exalted”, “clear” (17 occurrences)