Kitáb-i-Íqán — §188

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 188 of 291.

Source (Persian)

اَخْتِمُ القَولَ بِما نُزِّلَ عَلی مُحَمَّدٍ مِن قَبْلُ لِيَکُونَ خِتامُهُ المِسْکَ الَّذی يَهدِی النّاسَ إلی رِضوانِ قُدسٍ مُنيرٍ. قال و قوله الحقّ: "وَ اللّهُ يَدعُو إلَی دَارِالسّلامِ وَيَهْدِی مَنْ يَشَاءُ إلَی صِرَاطٍ مُستَقيمٍ." " لَهُمْ دَارُالسّلامِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَ هوَ وَلِيُّهُمْ بِما کانوا يَعْمَلونَ." لِيَسْبِقَ هذَا الفَضلُ عَلَی العالَمِ وَ الحَمدُللّه ربِّ العالَمينَ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We seal Our theme with that which was formerly revealed unto Muhammad that the seal thereof may shed the fragrance of that holy musk which leadeth men unto the Ridván of unfading splendour. He said, and His Word is the truth: “And God calleth to the Abode of Peace; and He guideth whom He will into the right way.” “For them is an Abode of Peace with their Lord! and He shall be their Protector because of their works.” This He hath revealed that His grace may encompass the world. Praise be to God, the Lord of all being!

Translation Notes

اَخْتِمُ

kh-t-m → “seal”

literal: to seal; to conclude; to end; seal

القَولَ

q-w-l → “theme” Distinctive

literal: speech; utterance; saying; word

بِما

m-ʾ → “that” Distinctive

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

نُزِّلَ

n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

عَلی

ʿ-l-w → “unto”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

مُحَمَّدٍ

ḥ-m-d → “thanks”

literal: praise; Muhammad; praised

مِن

m-n → “from”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

قَبْلُ

q-b-l → “formerly” Distinctive

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

لِيَکُونَ

k-w-n → “be”

literal: to do; to make; to perform; to be; was

المِسْکَ

m-s-k → “cling” Distinctive

literal: musk; to seize; grip

الَّذی

l-dh-y → “which”

literal: who; which; that which; the one who

يَهدِی

h-d-y → “guidance” Distinctive

literal: guidance; guide; guided

النّاسَ

n-ʾ-s → “men”

literal: companionship; fellowship; familiarity; to keep company

إلی

ʾ-l-y → “towards”

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

رِضوانِ

r-ḍ-w → “Ridván”

literal: good-pleasure, consent, satisfaction

قُدسٍ

q-d-s → “holy”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

مُنيرٍ.

n-w-r → “light” Distinctive

literal: light; illumination

الحقّ:

ḥ-q-q → “is the truth”

literal: truth; right; that which is true or just

"وَ

w-w-w → ““And”

literal: and; quotation mark

اللّهُ

ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

يَدعُو

d-ʿ-w → “calleth” Distinctive

literal: call; invitation; claim

دَارِالسّلامِ

d-y-r → “country” Distinctive

literal: land; abode/house; world

يَشَاءُ

sh-y-ʾ → “He will”

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

صِرَاطٍ

ṣ-r-ṭ → “right way.”” Distinctive

literal: path, way, straight path

مُستَقيمٍ."

q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: station; people; place

لَهُمْ

l-h-m → “inspiration” Distinctive

literal: inspiration; divine inspiration; revelation

عِنْدَ

ʿ-n-d → “with” Distinctive

literal: obstinacy; opposition; enmity

رَبِّهِمْ

r-b-b → “their Lord”

literal: divine; of God; lordly

هوَ

h-w → “He”

literal: He; He is

وَلِيُّهُمْ

w-l-y → “loved ones” Distinctive

literal: guardian; protector; friend; ally

يَعْمَلونَ."

ʿ-m-l → “works.””

literal: deed; deeds; work

لِيَسْبِقَ

s-b-q → “hath surpassed” Distinctive

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

هذَا

h-dh-ʾ → “This He hath revealed that His”

literal: this; that

الفَضلُ

f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; bounty; generosity; excellence

العالَمِ

ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

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