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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §222

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 222 of 291.

Source (Persian)

چنانچه نقطه فرقان در آخر امر فرمودند که "إنّی تارِکٌ فيکُمُ الثّقلَيْنِ کتابَ اللّهِ و عِترَتی." با اينکه احاديث بسيار از منبع رسالت و معدن هدايت نازل شده بود با وجود اين جز ذکر کتاب چيزی نفرمودند و آن را سبب اعظم و دليل اقوم برای طالبان مقرّر فرمودند که هادی عباد باشد تا يوم معاد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Muhammad, Himself, as the end of His mission drew nigh, spoke these words: “Verily, I leave amongst you My twin weighty testimonies: The Book of God and My Family.” Although many traditions had been revealed by that Source of Prophethood and Mine of divine Guidance, yet He mentioned only that Book, thereby appointing it as the mightiest instrument and surest testimony for the seekers; a guide for the people until the Day of Resurrection.

Translation Notes

چنانچه
ch-n-n → “as”

literal: thus; in such manner; as

نقطه
n-q-ṭ → “Point”

literal: point; dot; spot; region; area

فرقان
f-r-q → “separation” Distinctive

literal: unique; singular; incomparable

در
d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

آخر
ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: the hereafter, the next life, the world to come; last, latter; the next life, the hereafter; delay; postponement

امر
ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

فرمودند
f-r-m → “spoke” Distinctive

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

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

"إنّی
ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

تارِکٌ
t-r-k → “renounce” Distinctive

literal: leave; leave/abandon; abandon

فيکُمُ
f-y → “in”

literal: so he; thus he; therefore he

الثّقلَيْنِ
th-q-l → “her burdens” Distinctive

literal: weight; heavy; weighty testimony

کتابَ
k-t-b → “Book”

literal: book; scripture; writing

اللّهِ
ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

عِترَتی."
ʿ-t-r → “denial” Distinctive

literal: objection; confessing/acknowledging; family, progeny

با
b-ʾ-ʾ

literal: to; with; by

اينکه
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter” Distinctive

literal: that, the fact that, this (demonstrative particle)

احاديث
ḥ-d-th → “traditions”

literal: events, occurrences, accidents, changes and chances

بسيار
b-s-r → “SON” Distinctive

literal: much; many; very; greatly

از
ʾ-z

literal: from

منبع
n-b-ʿ → “Source”

literal: to not be; non-existence; there is not

رسالت
r-s-l → “Apostle” Distinctive

literal: to send; dispatch; transmission

معدن
ʿ-d-n → “Mine”

literal: mine; source; origin; repository

هدايت
h-d-y → “Guidance”

literal: guidance; to guide; direction; leading rightly; this; this one

نازل
n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

شده
sh-d → “been”

literal: to become; to be

بود
b-w-d → “had” Distinctive

literal: to be; to exist; to have been

وجود
w-j-d

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

جز
j-z → “apart from”

literal: except

ذکر
dh-k-r → “mentioned”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory

چيزی
ch-y-z

literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

سبب
s-b-b → “instrument” Distinctive

literal: cause; reason; means; instrument

اعظم
ʿ-ẓ-m → “mightiest” Distinctive

literal: greatest; supreme; mightiest

دليل
d-l-l → “testimony”

literal: to argue; to demonstrate; proof

اقوم
q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

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

طالبان
ṭ-l-b → “seekers”

literal: seeker, one who seeks; those who seek

مقرّر
q-r-r → “acknowledged” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

عباد
ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

تا
t-y-y → “so that”

literal: so that/until

يوم
y-w-m → “Day”

literal: day; age; period; era

معاد.
ʿ-w-d → “habits” Distinctive

literal: custom; habit; usage

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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