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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §115

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 115 of 291.

Source (Persian)

اين است که آن حضرت فرمود: "ما اُوذِيَ نَبِيٌّ بِمِثلِ ما اوذيتُ." و در فرقان نسبت ها که دادند و اذيّت ها که به آن حضرت نمودند همه مذکور است. فَارجِعُوا إلَيهِ لَعَلّکُم بِمَواقعِ الاَمرِ تَطَّلِعُونَ. حتّی قسمی بر آن حضرت سخت شد که احدی با آن حضرت و اصحاب او چندی معاشرت نمی نمود و هر نفسی که خدمت آن حضرت می رسيد کمال اذيّت را به او وارد می نمودند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

For this reason did Muhammad cry out: “No Prophet of God hath suffered such harm as I have suffered.” And in the Qur’án are recorded all the calumnies and reproaches uttered against Him, as well as all the afflictions which He suffered. Refer ye thereunto, that haply ye may be informed of that which hath befallen His Revelation. So grievous was His plight, that for a time all ceased to hold intercourse with Him and His companions. Whoever associated with Him fell a victim to the relentless cruelty of His enemies.

Translation Notes

اين
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

است
b-w-d → “did” Distinctive

literal: to be; are (third person plural present copula)

که
k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

آن
ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

حضرت
ḥ-ḍ-r → “Muhammad”

literal: presence; majesty; His/Your Excellency

فرمود:
f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

اُوذِيَ
ʾ-dh-y → “injury” Distinctive

literal: harm; hurt; injury; persecution; torment

نَبِيٌّ
n-b-ʾ → “Prophet”

literal: prophet; messenger

بِمِثلِ
m-th-l

literal: like; example; parable; similitude

ما
m-ʾ

literal: what; which; that which; relative pronoun; interrogative

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

فرقان
f-r-q → “Qur’án”

literal: unique; singular; incomparable

نسبت
n-s-b → “calumnies” Distinctive

literal: relation; relationship; connection; attribution; proportion

ها
w-j-h

literal: He; He is

دادند
d-ʾ-d

literal: to give; to grant; to issue

اذيّت
ʾ-dh-y → “injury”

literal: harm; hurt; injury; persecution; torment

به
b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

نمودند
n-m-ود → “hath” Distinctive

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

همه
h-m-h → “all”

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

مذکور
dh-k-r → “recorded”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

فَارجِعُوا
r-j-ʿ → “Refer”

literal: return; reference; place of return; resort

إلَيهِ
ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: to; to him; besmirch

لَعَلّکُم
ʿ-l-l → “cause” Distinctive

literal: perhaps; perchance; hopefully

بِمَواقعِ
w-q-ʿ → “fell” Distinctive

literal: to fall, to occur, to happen; incident, event

الاَمرِ
ʾ-m-r → “Revelation”

literal: mother; to lead; to head; matter; affair; people; nation; community; female servant; handmaiden; umma

تَطَّلِعُونَ.
ṭ-l-ʿ → “informed”

literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation

حتّی
ḥ-t-y

literal: to be necessary, inevitable; determined

قسمی
q-s-m

literal: to sacrifice; to ransom; to redeem

بر
b-r-r

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

سخت
s-kh-t → “not deprived” Distinctive

literal: hard, difficult, severe; harshness

شد
sh-d → “was”

literal: to become; to be

احدی
ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: oneness; unity; absolute unicity; singleness of divine essence

با
b-ʾ-ʾ → “with”

literal: to; with; by

اصحاب
ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions”

literal: possessor; those who have; companion; followers

او
h-w-w → “His”

literal: he; it (third person pronoun); refuge; shelter; dwelling place; abode; lamentation, cry, woe; melody, song

چندی
ch-n-d → “while”

literal: some; several; a few; how many

معاشرت
ʿ-sh-r → “associated”

literal: association; companionship; social interaction

نمی
n-h-y → “forbidden”

literal: to show, to display, to manifest, to exhibit; to manifest; to display; to show

نمود
n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

هر
h-r → “every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

نفسی
n-f-s

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

خدمت
kh-d-m → “serve”

literal: service; servitude; to serve

می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

رسيد
r-s-d

literal: Persian verb رسیدن (to arrive/reach), not Arabic ر-س-د

کمال
k-m-l → “utmost”

literal: perfection; completeness; fully; with full; in complete

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

وارد
w-r-d → “befallen” Distinctive

literal: to enter, to come, to befall, to arrive

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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