Kitáb-i-Íqán — §209

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 209 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و در مراتب علم و جهل و عرفان و ايقان او در کتابی که ترک نشد از آن امری ذکر شده، اين است که می فرمايد: "إنَّ شجَرَةَ الزَّقُّومِ طَعَامُ الاَثِيمِ." و بعد بيانات ديگر می فرمايد تا اينکه منتهی می شود به اين ذکر: "ذُقْ إنَّکَ اَنتَ العَزِيزُ الکَريم." ملتفت شويد که چه واضح و صريح وصف او در کتاب محکم مذکور شده. و اين شخص هم خود را در کتاب خود از بابت خفض جناح عبد اثيم ذکر نموده: اَثيمٌ فِی الکِتابِ وَعَزيزٌ بَينَ الاَنعامِ وَ کَريمٌ فِی الإسم.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And as to this man’s attainments, his ignorance, understanding and belief, behold what the Book which embraceth all things hath revealed; “Verily, the tree of Zaqqúm shall be the food of the Áthím.” And then follow certain verses, until He saith: “Taste this, for thou forsooth art the mighty Karím!” Consider how clearly and explicitly he hath been described in God’s incorruptible Book! This man, moreover, feigning humility, hath in his own book referred to himself as the “áthim servant”: “Áthím” in the Book of God, mighty among the common herd, “Karím” in name!

Translation Notes

در

d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

مراتب

r-t-b → “station”

literal: to pass; to pass by; to go

علم

ʿ-l-m → “attainments” Distinctive

literal: world; universe; the worlds

جهل

j-h-l → “ignorance”

literal: ignorant; foolish; the ignorant ones

عرفان

ʿ-r-f → “understanding”

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

ايقان

y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certitude; conviction; certainty; faith

او

h-w-w → “his”

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

کتابی

k-t-b → “Book”

literal: book; scripture; writing

که

k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

ترک

t-r-k → “renounce”

literal: to leave; to abandon; to forsake

نشد

sh-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: to become; to occur; to happen; to be

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

امری

ʾ-m-r → “things” Distinctive

literal: command; cause; matter; affair; Cause (of God); to command; to order

ذکر

dh-k-r → “mention”

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

اين

ʾ-y-n → “This”

literal: this; these

است

b-w-d

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

می

m-y-y → “will be made”

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

فرمايد:

f-r-m → “saith”

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

"إنَّ

ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

شجَرَةَ

sh-j-r → “tree”

literal: tree

طَعَامُ

ṭ-ʿ-m → “food”

literal: food; nourishment

الاَثِيمِ."

ʾ-th-m → “sinner” Distinctive

literal: sinful; sinner

بعد

b-ʿ-d → “then” Distinctive

literal: after; behind; distance

بيانات

b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

ديگر

d-g-r → “another”

literal: home; place; land; abode

تا

t-y-y → “so that”

literal: so that/until

منتهی

n-h-y

literal: stinking, foul-smelling; stench

به

b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

"ذُقْ

dh-w-q → “tasted” Distinctive

literal: taste; tasted; taster

إنَّکَ

ʾ-n-n

literal: that; indeed; verily

اَنتَ

ʾ-n-t → “Thou”

literal: you (masculine singular)

العَزِيزُ

ʿ-z-z → “mighty”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

الکَريم."

k-r-m → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: Carmel (Mount Carmel); vineyard, fruitful field; honor; generosity; nobility

ملتفت

l-f-t → “turn” Distinctive

literal: to turn; to perceive; to pay attention

شويد

sh-w-d → “be” Distinctive

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

چه

ch-h

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

واضح

w-ḍ-ḥ → “clearly”

literal: clear; evident; manifest; obvious

صريح

ṣ-r-ḥ → “explicitly”

literal: explicit statement; clear declaration

وصف

w-ṣ-f → “described” Distinctive

literal: to describe, characterize; description

کتاب

k-t-b → “Book”

literal: book; scripture; writing

محکم

ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom

مذکور

dh-k-r → “been” Distinctive

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

شخص

sh-kh-ṣ → “man”

literal: person, individual, self; movement, stirring

هم

h-m-m → “endeavor” Distinctive

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

خود

kh-w-d → “his own”

literal: self; himself; herself; itself; own

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

بابت

b-w-b

literal: door; gate; opening; chapter; way

خفض

kh-f-ḍ → “Defer ye humbly” Distinctive

literal: to lower; to humble; to defer

جناح

j-n-ḥ → “wings”

literal: wing; side; shelter; protection

عبد

ʿ-b-d → “servant””

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

نموده:

n-m-ود → “hath”

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

فِی

f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

الاَنعامِ

n-ʿ-m → “favor” Distinctive

literal: gift; grant; benefaction

کَريمٌ

k-r-m → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: Carmel (Mount Carmel); vineyard, fruitful field; honor; generosity; nobility

الإسم.

s-m-w → “name”

literal: heaven; sky

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