Kitáb-i-Íqán — §135

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 135 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و اگر مقصود اين باشد که اين همج رعاع می گويند مفرّی برای ايشان نمی ماند مگر انکار جميع اين کلمات قدسيّه و اشارات ازليّه را نمايند. زيرا که جُندی از حسين بن علی اعلی در ارض نبوده که اقرب الی اللّه باشد و آن حضرت بر روی ارض مثلی و شبهی نداشت. لَولاهُ لَم يکُن مثلُهُ فی المُلکِ. با وجود اين شنيديدکه چه واقع شد. اَلا لَعنةُ اللّهِ عَلَی القَومِ الظَّالِمينَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Were the idle contention of these foolish and despicable souls to be true, they would have none other alternative than to reject all these holy utterances and heavenly allusions. For no warrior could be found on earth more excellent and nearer to God than Husayn, son of ‘Alí, so peerless and incomparable was he. “There was none to equal or to match him in the world.” Yet, thou must have heard what befell him. “God’s malison on the head of the people of tyranny!”

Translation Notes

اگر

ʾ-g-r → “were they”

literal: although; even if; though; notwithstanding

مقصود

q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intention; purpose; aim; goal; to seek; to direct oneself

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

باشد

b-w-d → “is”

literal: to be; to exist; to have been

که

k-h → “of” Distinctive

literal: that; who; who, that

همج

h-m-j

literal: vain; base-born; worthless; confused rabble

رعاع

r-ʿ-ʿ → “foolish”

literal: rabble; base people; contemptible; foolish; vile

می

m-y-y

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

گويند

g-w-y

literal: say; to say; as-if

مفرّی

f-r-r → “flee” Distinctive

literal: to flee, escape, run away

برای

b-r-y

literal: to see; to perceive; to look; to see, to observe, to behold; to view; vision; dream; sight; ل is prefix; verb تری (you see) is from ر-ا-ي

ايشان

ʾ-y-sh → “Prophets”

literal: that; it (object pronoun with suffix)

نمی

n-h-y

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

ماند

m-ʾ-n

literal: to remain; to stay; to be left

مگر

m-g-r → “save through”

literal: matter; affair; thing

انکار

n-k-r → “denied”

literal: denial; rejection; repudiation; wrong; evil; to deny; to reject

جميع

j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

کلمات

k-l-m → “utterances”

literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses

قدسيّه

q-d-s → “holy”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

اشارات

sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: explanation; commentary; to explain; to open

ازليّه

ʾ-z-l → “eternal”

literal: eternity; pre-eternity; without beginning; eternal; everlasting; from eternity

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

نمايند.

n-m-ʾ → “to” Distinctive

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

زيرا

z-y-r → “For”

literal: because; since; for; inasmuch as

جُندی

j-n-d → “hosts” Distinctive

literal: hosts, armies, troops

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

حسين

ḥ-s-n → “most excellent”

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

بن

b-n-y → “son”

literal: that; in that; because

علی

ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

در

d-r-r → “on”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

ارض

ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; ground; country

اقرب

q-r-b → “nearer”

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

الی

ʾ-l-y → “to”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

اللّه

ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

آن

ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

حضرت

ḥ-ḍ-r → “him”

literal: presence; majesty; His/Your Excellency

بر

b-r-r

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

روی

r-w-y

literal: face; grow; tradition

مثلی

m-th-l → “peerless”

literal: like; example; parable; similitude

شبهی

sh-b-h → “doubt” Distinctive

literal: doubt; uncertainty; suspicion; resemblance; semblance

نداشت.

d-ʾ-sh-t → “have no”

literal: to not have; to refrain from; to not take

لَولاهُ

l-w-l

literal: were it not for; if not for; save for

لَم

l-y-s

literal: to reproach; blame; censure

يکُن

k-w-n → “was”

literal: is; to be (third person singular present); to be one; oneness; unity

فی

f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

المُلکِ.

m-l-k → “the world.”” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty

با

b-ʾ-ʾ

literal: to; with; by

وجود

w-j-d

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

شنيديدکه

sh-n-y → “heard”

literal: hear; to hear

چه

ch-h → “For”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

واقع

w-q-ʿ → “befell” Distinctive

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

شد.

sh-d

literal: to become; to be

اَلا

ʾ-kh-r

literal: end; hereafter; other

لَعنةُ

l-ʿ-n → “accursed”

literal: to curse; to revile; curse

القَومِ

q-w-m → “people”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

الظَّالِمينَ.

ẓ-l-m → “tyranny!”” Distinctive

literal: wrongedness, oppression, meekness; state of being wronged or oppressed

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