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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §147

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 291.

Source (Persian)

چون غيب ازلی و ساذج هويّه، شمس محمّدی را از افق علم و معانی مشرق فرمود از جمله اعتراضات علمای يهود آن بود که بعد از موسی نبّی مبعوث نشود. بلی، طلعتی در کتاب مذکور است که بايد ظاهر شود و ترويج ملّت و مذهب او را نمايد تا شريعه شريعت مذکوره در تورات همه ارض را احاطه نمايد. اين است که از لسان آن ماندگان وادی بُعد و ضلالت، سلطان احديّت می فرمايد: "وَقَالَتِ اليَهُودُ يَدُ اللّهِ مَغلُولَةٌ. غُلَّتْ اَيديِهِمْ وَ لُعِنُوا بِما قالُوا بَلْ يَداهُ مَبْسُوطَتانِ." ترجمه آن اين است که گفتند يهودان دست خدا بسته شده. بسته باد دست های خود ايشان و ملعون شدند به آنچه افترا بستند. بلکه دست های قدرت الهی هميشه باز و مهيمن است، "يَدُاللّهِ فَوْقَ اَيْديهِمْ."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

When the Unseen, the Eternal, the divine Essence, caused the Day-star of Muhammad to rise above the horizon of knowledge, among the cavils which the Jewish divines raised against Him was that after Moses no Prophet should be sent of God. Yea, mention hath been made in the scriptures of a Soul Who must needs be made manifest and Who will advance the Faith, and promote the interests of the people, of Moses, so that the Law of the Mosaic Dispensation may encompass the whole earth. Thus hath the King of eternal glory referred in His Book to the words uttered by those wanderers in the vale of remoteness and error: “‘The hand of God,’ say the Jews, ‘is chained up.’ Chained up be their own hands! And for that which they have said, they were accursed. Nay, outstretched are both His hands!” “The hand of God is above their hands.”

Translation Notes

از
iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered ساذج (sádhj)هويّه، (húyyh،)شمس (shms)محمّدی (mḥmmdí)از (iz)افق (ifq)علم (ʿlm)معانی (mʿání)مشرق (mshrq)فرمود (frmúd) as “divine Essence, eternal, Day-star, Muhammad, horizon, knowledge, to rise, caused”

23 occurrences in corpus

معانی
mʿání ʿ-n-y

literal: meaning; meanings

SE rendered شمس (shms)محمّدی (mḥmmdí)از (iz)افق (ifq)علم (ʿlm)معانی (mʿání)مشرق (mshrq)فرمود (frmúd)از (iz)جمله (jmlh)اعتراضات (iʿtráḍát) as “Day-star, Muhammad, horizon, knowledge, to rise, caused, among, cavils”

مذهب
mdhhb dh-h-b

literal: religion; religion, doctrine

SE rendered بايد (báyd)ظاهر (ẓáhr)ترويج (trúyj)ملّت (mllt)مذهب (mdhhb)نمايد (nmáyd)شريعه (shríʿh)شريعت (shríʿt) as “must needs, manifest, advance, the Faith, promote, Law, Dispensation”

religion 57% faith 29% creeds 14%
تورات
túrát t-w-r

literal: Torah; time; Torah, Pentateuch

SE rendered شريعه (shríʿh)شريعت (shríʿt)مذکوره (mdhkúrh)تورات (túrát)همه (hmh)ارض (irḍ)احاطه (iḥáṭh)نمايد (nmáyd) as “Law, Dispensation, the whole, earth, encompass, may”

second 50% again 50%
می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered وادی (wádí)ضلالت، (ḍlált،)سلطان (slṭán)احديّت (iḥdídt)می (mí)فرمايد (frmáyd) as “vale, error, King, of God, referred”

3 occurrences in corpus

اليَهُودُ
al-yahúd y-h-d

literal: Jews; the Jews

SE rendered احديّت (iḥdídt)می (mí)فرمايد (frmáyd)وَقَالَتِ (waqálat)اليَهُودُ (al-yahúd)يَدُ (yad)اللّهِ (al-lh)مَغلُولَةٌ (maghlúlahun) as “of God, referred, hand, God,’, chained up.’”

people 40% israel 20% jews 20% jewish 20%
مَبْسُوطَتانِ
mabsúṭatán b-s-ṭ

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

SE rendered قالُوا (qálúá)يَداهُ (yadáh)مَبْسُوطَتانِ (mabsúṭatán)ترجمه (trjmh)گفتند (gftnd) as “said, say”

ترجمه
trjmh t-r-j-m

literal: translation

SE rendered ترجمه (trjmh)گفتند (gftnd)يهودان (yhúdán) as “say, Jews”

خدا
khdá kh-d-ʾ “god”

literal: God

3 occurrences in corpus

باد
bád b-ʾ-d “be”

literal: wind; winds; must

SE rendered يهودان (yhúdán)دست (dst)خدا (khdá)بسته (bsth)بسته (bsth)باد (bád)دست (dst)های (háy)ايشان (iyshán)ملعون (mlʿún)شدند (shdnd) as “Jews, God, Chained up, be, their, they were”

must 29% breeze 14% such 14% intoxicated 14% should 14% winds 14%
های
háy null

literal: and; that; in

SE rendered خدا (khdá)بسته (bsth)بسته (bsth)باد (bád)دست (dst)های (háy)ايشان (iyshán)ملعون (mlʿún)شدند (shdnd) as “God, Chained up, be, their, they were”

ايشان
iyshán ʾ-y-sh “prophets”

literal: they; they, them; they/them

3 occurrences in corpus

آنچه
ánchh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered ايشان (iyshán)ملعون (mlʿún)شدند (shdnd)آنچه (ánchh)افترا (iftrá)بستند (bstnd)بلکه (blkh)دست (dst) as “their, they were, Nay, hands!””

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%
افترا
iftrá f-r-y

literal: calumny; slander; calumnies

SE rendered ايشان (iyshán)ملعون (mlʿún)شدند (shdnd)آنچه (ánchh)افترا (iftrá)بستند (bstnd)بلکه (blkh)دست (dst) as “their, they were, Nay, hands!””

قدرت
qdrt q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered بلکه (blkh)دست (dst)های (háy)قدرت (qdrt)الهی (al-hí)هميشه (hmíshh)باز (báz)مهيمن (mhímn) as “Nay, hands!”, outstretched”

power 49% thou 18% might 8% decreed 5% didst 4% ordain 4% ordained 4% omnipotence 3% divine 2% have 2%
هميشه
hmíshh h-m-sh

literal: always, continually

SE rendered بلکه (blkh)دست (dst)های (háy)قدرت (qdrt)الهی (al-hí)هميشه (hmíshh)باز (báz)مهيمن (mhímn)يَدُاللّهِ (yaduálllh) as “Nay, hands!”, outstretched, hand”

continually 25% every 25% all 25% time 25%
مهيمن
mhímn h-y-m-n

literal: guardian; protector

SE rendered دست (dst)های (háy)قدرت (qdrt)الهی (al-hí)هميشه (hmíshh)باز (báz)مهيمن (mhímn)يَدُاللّهِ (yaduálllh)اَيْديهِمْ (aydíhim) as “hands!”, outstretched, hand, hands.””

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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