Kitáb-i-Íqán — §21

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 21 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و بعد اصحاب و تلاميذ آن حضرت استدعا نمودند که علامت رجعت و ظهور چيست و چه وقت اين ظاهر خواهد شد؟ و در چند مقام اين سؤال را از آن طلعت بی مثال نمودند و آن حضرت در هر مقام علامتی ذکر فرمودند چنانچه در اناجيل اربعه مسطور است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Afterwards, the companions and disciples of Jesus asked Him concerning those signs that must needs signalize the return of His manifestation. When, they asked, shall these things be? Several times they questioned that peerless Beauty, and, every time He made reply, He set forth a special sign that should herald the advent of the promised Dispensation. To this testify the records of the four Gospels.

Translation Notes

بعد

b-ʿ-d → “Afterwards”

literal: after; behind; distance

اصحاب

ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions”

literal: possessor; those who have; companion; followers

تلاميذ

t-l-m → “disciples”

literal: disciples

آن

ʾ-n → “of” Distinctive

literal: that; those; he; she; it

حضرت

ḥ-ḍ-r → “Jesus” Distinctive

literal: presence; majesty; His/Your Excellency

استدعا

d-ʿ-w → “summoned” Distinctive

literal: call, invocation, summons; to call, invite, summon

نمودند

n-m-ود → “hath” Distinctive

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

که

k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

علامت

ʿ-l-m → “signs”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

رجعت

r-j-ʿ → “return”

literal: return; reference; place of return; resort

ظهور

ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

چه

ch-h → “For”

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

وقت

w-q-t → “times”

literal: time; occasion; moment; period

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

خواهد

kh-w-h → “shall”

literal: will; to wish; to want

شد؟

sh-d → “be”

literal: to become; to be

در

d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

چند

ch-n-d → “while” Distinctive

literal: some; several; a few; how many

مقام

q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

سؤال

s-ʾ-l

literal: question; problem; issue; matter; asking; petition; request

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

طلعت

ṭ-l-ʿ → “Beauty” Distinctive

literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation

بی

b-y → “peerless”

literal: without; is; to

مثال

m-th-l → “peerless”

literal: weight; heavy; weighty testimony

هر

h-r → “every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

ذکر

dh-k-r → “set forth” Distinctive

literal: remembrance; mention; memory

فرمودند

f-r-m

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

چنانچه

ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: thus; in such manner; as

اناجيل

n-j-l → “Gospel”

literal: Gospel; gospel

اربعه

r-b-ʿ → “four”

literal: spring; four; forty

مسطور

s-ṭ-r → “records”

literal: written; inscribed; recorded

است.

b-w-d

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

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