Kitáb-i-Íqán — §168

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 168 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ای برادر، از اين بيانات شافيه کافيه وافيه اسرار خلق جديد و رجوع و بعث، بی حجاب و نقاب ظاهر و هويدا است. انشاءاللّه به تأييدات غيبيّه جامه کهنه را از جسم و جان دور کنی و به خلع جديده باقيه مفتخر گردی.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O brother, behold how the inner mysteries of “rebirth,” of “return,” and of “resurrection” have each, through these all-sufficing, these unanswerable, and conclusive utterances, been unveiled and unravelled before thine eyes. God grant that through His gracious and invisible assistance, thou mayest divest thy body and soul of the old garment, and array thyself with the new and imperishable attire.

Translation Notes

ای

ʾ-y-y → “O”

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

برادر،

b-r-d → “brother”

literal: brother

از

ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

بيانات

b-y-n → “utterances”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident

شافيه

sh-f-y → “all-sufficing”

literal: healing; cure; recovery

کافيه

k-f-y → “suffice”

literal: to be content; to suffice; to be satisfied; to be satisfied with

وافيه

w-f-y → “faithfulness” Distinctive

literal: clear; evident; manifest; obvious

اسرار

s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

خلق

kh-l-q → “Thy creatures”

literal: character; moral traits; disposition; conduct

جديد

j-d-d → “new”

literal: new, novel, renewed; novelty, innovation

رجوع

r-j-ʿ → ““return,””

literal: return; reference; place of return; resort

بعث،

b-ʿ-th → ““resurrection””

literal: to send; to raise up; to dispatch

بی

b-y

literal: without; is; to

حجاب

ḥ-j-b → “unveiled”

literal: to veil oneself, to be veiled

نقاب

n-q-b → “veil”

literal: veil; covering; purity

ظاهر

ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

هويدا

h-w-y

literal: cradle; bed; couch; resting place

است.

b-w-d → “been”

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

انشاءاللّه

sh-y-ʾ → “God grant”

literal: creation; bringing into existence; establishment; God willing; if God wishes; please God

به

b-h → “as”

literal: by it; by him; with it

تأييدات

ʾ-y-d → “assistance”

literal: to support, assist, strengthen, confirm; to support; to assist; to strengthen; to aid; confirmation; support; strengthening

غيبيّه

gh-y-b → “invisible”

literal: the unseen; the invisible; the hidden; the unknowable

جامه

j-ʾ-m → “cup”

literal: cup; chalice; garment

کهنه

k-h-n → “soothsayers”

literal: poor; needy; the poor one; pauper

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

جسم

j-s-m → “My body”

literal: body; physical form; substance

جان

j-ʾ-n → “soul”

literal: soul; life; spirit; self

دور

d-w-r → “far”

literal: cycle; dispensation; age; turn; round

کنی

k-r-d

literal: to do; to make; to speak; to abstain; to refrain from; to avoid; allusion; insinuation; indirect reference

خلع

kh-l-ʿ → “robe”

literal: robe; garment of honor; investiture

باقيه

b-q-y → “everlasting”

literal: remaining; everlasting; eternal; immortal; permanence; duration; continuance

مفتخر

f-kh-r

literal: glory; boasting; pride

گردی.

g-r-d

literal: become; to become; make

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