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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §220

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 220 of 291.

Source (Persian)

مثلاً فرقان از برای امّت رسول حصن محکم بوده که در زمان او هر نفسی داخل او شد از رمی شياطين و رمح مخالفين و ظنونات مجتثّه و اشارات شرکيّه محفوظ ماند. و همچنين مرزوق شد به فواکه طيّبه احديّه و اثمار علم شجره الهيّه و از انهار ماء غير آسن معرفت نوشيد و خمر اسرار توحيد و تفريد چشيد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

For instance, the Qur’án was an impregnable stronghold unto the people of Muhammad. In His days, whosoever entered therein, was shielded from the devilish assaults, the menacing darts, the soul-devouring doubts, and blasphemous whisperings of the enemy. Upon him was also bestowed a portion of the everlasting and goodly fruits—the fruits of wisdom, from the divine Tree. To him was given to drink the incorruptible waters of the river of knowledge, and to taste the wine of the mysteries of divine Unity.

Translation Notes

مثلاً
m-th-l → “For instance” Distinctive

literal: like; example; parable; similitude

فرقان
f-r-q → “Qur’án”

literal: unique; singular; incomparable

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

برای
b-r-y

literal: to see; to perceive; to look; to see, to observe, to behold; to view; vision; dream; sight; ل is prefix; verb تری (you see) is from ر-ا-ي

امّت
ʾ-m-m → “people”

literal: mother

رسول
r-s-l → “Apostle”

literal: to send; dispatch; transmission

حصن
ḥ-ṣ-n → “stronghold”

literal: fortress, stronghold, fortified place

محکم
ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

بوده
b-w-d → “was”

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

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

زمان
z-m-n → “In His days”

literal: time; age; era; period

او
h-w-w → “is”

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

هر
h-r → “every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

نفسی
n-f-s

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

داخل
d-kh-l → “entered”

literal: to enter; to admit; to bring in

شد
sh-d → “was”

literal: to become; to be

رمی
r-m-y → “shafts” Distinctive

literal: to throw; to cast; Aramaic/Persian proper name reference; to throw, cast, shoot; to pelt; to shoot

شياطين
sh-ṭ-n → “satanic” Distinctive

literal: satanic; Satan; devil

رمح
r-m-ḥ → “spears” Distinctive

literal: spear; lance; javelin

مخالفين
kh-l-f → “of the enemy”

literal: opposing; contrary; conflicting

ظنونات
ẓ-n-n → “soul-devouring doubts” Distinctive

literal: fancy; supposition; vain imagination; idle conjecture

مجتثّه
j-th-th → “soul-devouring doubts”

literal: uprooted; eradicated; cut off

اشارات
sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: explanation; commentary; to explain; to open

شرکيّه
sh-r-k → “infidels” Distinctive

literal: partner; associate; sharer; companion

محفوظ
ḥ-f-ẓ → “shielded” Distinctive

literal: guardian; preserver; keeper

ماند.
m-ʾ-n → “remain” Distinctive

literal: to remain; to stay; to be left

همچنين
ch-n-n

literal: always; ever; forever; at all times; constantly

مرزوق
r-z-q → “partake”

literal: sustenance; provision; to grant livelihood

به
b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

فواکه
f-k-h → “fruits” Distinctive

literal: fruit; botanical fruit or produce

طيّبه
ṭ-y-b → “everlasting and goodly”

literal: good; pure; sweet; fragrant; virtuous

احديّه
ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: oneness; uniqueness; absolute unity; singularity of God

اثمار
th-m-r → “fruits—the fruits”

literal: fruit; the fruit

علم
ʿ-l-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: world; universe; the worlds

شجره
sh-j-r → “divine Tree”

literal: tree

الهيّه
ʾ-l-h → “the divine Tree”

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

انهار
n-h-r → “streams”

literal: river; to flow

ماء
m-w-h → “incorruptible waters”

literal: water; shelter; refuge; dwelling; abode; essence

غير
gh-y-r → “other”

literal: without; besides; other than; except; other; different

آسن
ʾ-s-n → “incorruptible waters”

literal: stagnant; stagnant / corrupt

معرفت
ʿ-r-f → “knowledge”

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

نوشيد
n-w-sh → “drunk” Distinctive

literal: to write; written

خمر
kh-m-r → “wine”

literal: to drink; to imbibe

اسرار
s-r-r → “of the mysteries”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

توحيد
w-ḥ-d → “of divine Unity”

literal: Divine unity; monotheism; belief in the oneness of God

تفريد
f-r-d

literal: unique; singular; incomparable

چشيد.
ch-sh → “not tasted”

literal: to taste; to experience

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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