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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §226

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 226 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين در جای ديگر می فرمايد: "وَ إن کُنتُم فی رَيْبٍ مِمَّا نَزَّلنَا عَلَی عَبْدِنَا فَأتُوا بسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلهِ و ادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَکُم مِنْ دُونِ اللّهِ إنْ کُنتُمْ صَادِقينَ." که ترجمه ظاهر آن اين است: اگر بوديد شما در شکّ و شبهه در آنچه ما نازل فرموديم بر عبد خود محمّد، پس بياريد سوره ای به مثل اين سُوَر مُنزله و بخوانيد شهدای خود را يعنی علمای خود را تا اعانت نمايند شما را در انزال سوره اگر هستيد راست گويان. حال ملاحظه فرمائيد چه مقدار عظيم است شأن آيات و بزرگ است قدر آن که حجّت بالغه و برهان کامل و قدرت قاهره و مشيّت نافذه را به آن ختم فرموده. و هيچ شيئی را آن سلطان احديّه در اظهار حجّت خود به آن شريک نفرموده چه ميانه حجج و دلائل، آيات به منزله شمس است و سوای آن به منزله نجوم. و آن است حجّت باقيه و برهان ثابت و نور مضیء از جانب سلطان حقيقی در ميان عباد. هيچ فضلی به آن نرسد و هيچ امری برآن سبقت نگيرد. کنز لئالی الهيّه است و مخزن اسرار احديّه. و آن است خيط محکم و حبل مستحکم و عروه وثقی و نور لايطفی. شريعه معارف الهيّه از آن در جريان است و نار حکمت بالغه صمدانيّه از آن در فوران. اين ناری است که در يک حين دو اثر از آن ظاهر است، در مقبلين حرارت حبّ احداث نمايد و در مبغضين برودت غفلت آورد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In another passage He likewise saith: “And if ye be in doubt as to that which We have sent down to Our Servant, then produce a Súrah like it, and summon your witnesses, beside God, if ye are men of truth.” Behold, how lofty is the station, and how consummate the virtue, of these verses which He hath declared to be His surest testimony, His infallible proof, the evidence of His all-subduing power, and a revelation of the potency of His will. He, the divine King, hath proclaimed the undisputed supremacy of the verses of His Book over all things that testify to His truth. For compared with all other proofs and tokens, the divinely-revealed verses shine as the sun, whilst all others are as stars. To the peoples of the world they are the abiding testimony, the incontrovertible proof, the shining light of the ideal King. Their excellence is unrivalled, their virtue nothing can surpass. They are the treasury of the divine pearls and the depository of the divine mysteries. They constitute the indissoluble Bond, the firm Cord, the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, the inextinguishable Light. Through them floweth the river of divine knowledge, and gloweth the fire of His ancient and consummate wisdom. This is the fire which, in one and the same moment, kindleth the flame of love in the breasts of the faithful, and induceth the chill of heedlessness in the heart of the enemy.

Translation Notes

جای
jáy j-y-ʾ

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), جای (jáy), ديگر (dígr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), کُنتُم (kuntum) as “likewise, another, saith, ye be”

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ترجمه
trjmh t-r-j-m

literal: translation

SE rendered کُنتُمْ (kuntum), صَادِقينَ (ṣádiqín), ترجمه (trjmh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بوديد (búdíd) as “ye are, men of truth.”, revelation, are”

شکّ
shkk sh-k-k

literal: doubt; doubting

SE rendered بوديد (búdíd), شکّ (shkk), شبهه (shbhh), آنچه (ánchh), نازل (názl), فرموديم (frmúdím) as “are, He”

بياريد
bíáríd ʾ-w-r

literal: bring; to bring; bring-out/gather

SE rendered فرموديم (frmúdím), بر (br), عبد (ʿbd), محمّد، (mḥmmd،), پس (ps), بياريد (bíáríd) as “He, then”

refuse 11% raised 11% would 11% produce 11% give 11% believed 11% breathe 11% hath 11% gather 11%
بخوانيد
bkhúáníd khúándn

literal: call; read; call, summon

SE rendered بخوانيد (bkhúáníd), شهدای (shhdáy) as “testify”

summoning 43% read 14% regarded 14% summoned 14% cry 14%
گويان
gúyán gúyán

literal: speaker; speaker, sayer; speaking

SE rendered هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár) as “are, truth, Behold, how”

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ملاحظه
mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

SE rendered هستيد (hstíd), راست (rást), گويان (gúyán), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), عظيم (ʿẓím), شأن (shʾan) as “are, truth, Behold, how, lofty, the station”

بزرگ
bzrg bzrg

literal: great; greatness; great/big

SE rendered مقدار (mqdár), عظيم (ʿẓím), شأن (shʾan), آيات (áyát), بزرگ (bzrg), قدر (qdr), حجّت (ḥjjt), بالغه (bálghh) as “how, lofty, the station, these verses, surest testimony”

بالغه
bálghh b-l-gh

literal: reach; reached; attainment

SE rendered بزرگ (bzrg), قدر (qdr), حجّت (ḥjjt), بالغه (bálghh), برهان (brhán), کامل (káml), قدرت (qdrt), قاهره (qáhrh) as “surest testimony, infallible proof, consummate, all-subduing power”

قاهره
qáhrh q-h-r

literal: subduing

SE rendered برهان (brhán), کامل (káml), قدرت (qdrt), قاهره (qáhrh), مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh), ختم (khtm) as “infallible proof, consummate, all-subduing power, the potency, hath declared”

نافذه
náfdhh n-f-dh

literal: execution; penetration; penetrating

SE rendered کامل (káml), قدرت (qdrt), قاهره (qáhrh), مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh), ختم (khtm), فرموده (frmúdh) as “consummate, all-subduing power, the potency, hath declared, to be”

هيچ
hích hích

literal: any, none; any

SE rendered ختم (khtm), فرموده (frmúdh), هيچ (hích), شيئی (shíʾí), سلطان (slṭán) as “hath declared, to be, things, the divine King”

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احديّه
iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered هيچ (hích), شيئی (shíʾí), سلطان (slṭán), احديّه (iḥdídh), اظهار (iẓhár) as “things, the divine King, hath proclaimed”

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%
ثابت
thábt th-b-t

literal: established; establish; affirmation

SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), باقيه (báqíh), برهان (brhán), ثابت (thábt), نور (núr), مضیء (mḍíʾ), از (iz), جانب (jánb), سلطان (slṭán) as “abiding testimony, incontrovertible proof, shining light, ideal King”

مضیء
mḍíʾ ḍ-w-ʾ

literal: light

SE rendered حجّت (ḥjjt), باقيه (báqíh), برهان (brhán), ثابت (thábt), نور (núr), مضیء (mḍíʾ), از (iz), جانب (jánb), سلطان (slṭán) as “abiding testimony, incontrovertible proof, shining light, ideal King”

light 33% shine 33% shining 33%
حقيقی
ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true

SE rendered نور (núr), مضیء (mḍíʾ), از (iz), جانب (jánb), سلطان (slṭán), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ميان (míán), عباد (ʿbád) as “shining light, ideal King, peoples of the world”

true 33% ideal 26% truth 13% divine 7% truly 4% omnipotent 4% most 4% real 4% inner 2% veritable 2%
ميان
míán míán

literal: midst; between; midst, between

SE rendered جانب (jánb), سلطان (slṭán), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ميان (míán), عباد (ʿbád), هيچ (hích), فضلی (fḍlí), نرسد (nrsd) as “ideal King, peoples of the world”

amongst 26% midst 26% among 16% amidst 11% unto 5% between 5% hand 5% sight 5%
فضلی
fḍlí f-ḍ-l

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE rendered جانب (jánb), سلطان (slṭán), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ميان (míán), عباد (ʿbád), هيچ (hích), فضلی (fḍlí), نرسد (nrsd) as “ideal King, peoples of the world”

greater 14% such 14% bounty 14% grace 14% excellence 14% great 14% bounties 14%
نگيرد
ngírd grftn

literal: take; to take; taken

SE rendered هيچ (hích), امری (imrí), برآن (brán), سبقت (sbqt), نگيرد (ngírd), کنز (knz), لئالی (lʾálí), الهيّه (al-híhh), مخزن (mkhzn) as “treasury of the divine pearls, depository of the divine mysteries”

have 29% hath 14% encompassed 7% attached 7% ye 7% obscured 7% will 7% envelopeth 7% sought 7% shall 7%
اسرار
isrár s-r-r

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

SE rendered کنز (knz), لئالی (lʾálí), الهيّه (al-híhh), مخزن (mkhzn), اسرار (isrár) as “treasury of the divine pearls, depository of the divine mysteries”

خيط
khíṭ kh-y-ṭ

literal: thread; thread, rope

SE rendered مخزن (mkhzn), اسرار (isrár), احديّه (iḥdídh), خيط (khíṭ), محکم (mḥkm), حبل (ḥbl), مستحکم (mstḥkm), عروه (ʿrúh) as “depository of the divine mysteries, firm Cord, the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá”

thread 67% bond 33%
وثقی
wthqí w-th-q

literal: covenant; testament; covenant/pact

SE rendered حبل (ḥbl), مستحکم (mstḥkm), عروه (ʿrúh), وثقی (wthqí), نور (núr), لايطفی (láyṭfí), شريعه (shríʿh) as “firm Cord, the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, inextinguishable Light, river of divine knowledge”

لايطفی
láyṭfí ṭ-f-ʾ

literal: extinguish; to extinguish

SE rendered حبل (ḥbl), مستحکم (mstḥkm), عروه (ʿrúh), وثقی (wthqí), نور (núr), لايطفی (láyṭfí), شريعه (shríʿh), معارف (mʿárf), الهيّه (al-híhh), از (iz) as “firm Cord, the Urvatu’l-Vuthqá, inextinguishable Light, river of divine knowledge”

معارف
mʿárf ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered نور (núr), لايطفی (láyṭfí), شريعه (shríʿh), معارف (mʿárf), الهيّه (al-híhh), از (iz), جريان (jríán) as “inextinguishable Light, river of divine knowledge, floweth”

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صمدانيّه
ṣmdánính ṣ-m-d

literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting

SE rendered جريان (jríán), نار (nár), حکمت (ḥkmt), بالغه (bálghh), صمدانيّه (ṣmdánính), از (iz), فوران (fúrán), ناری (nárí) as “floweth, fire, consummate wisdom, the fire”

فوران
fúrán f-w-r

literal: immediately; gushing

SE rendered حکمت (ḥkmt), بالغه (bálghh), صمدانيّه (ṣmdánính), از (iz), فوران (fúrán), ناری (nárí), يک (yk) as “consummate wisdom, the fire, one and the same moment”

حين
ḥín ḥ-y-n

literal: time; time/moment; moment

SE rendered ناری (nárí), يک (yk), حين (ḥín), دو (dú), اثر (ithr), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقبلين (mqblín) as “the fire, one and the same moment, faithful, and induceth”

moment 45% time 11% hour 11% when 8% day 5% every 5% until 5% instantly 5% times 5% present 3%
دو
dú d-w

literal: two

SE rendered ناری (nárí), يک (yk), حين (ḥín), دو (dú), اثر (ithr), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقبلين (mqblín) as “the fire, one and the same moment, faithful, and induceth”

two 82% twofold 9% both 9%
اثر
ithr ʾ-th-r

literal: traces; effect; trace

SE rendered ناری (nárí), يک (yk), حين (ḥín), دو (dú), اثر (ithr), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقبلين (mqblín) as “the fire, one and the same moment, faithful, and induceth”

effects 18% purpose 12% influence 12% script 12% force 12% led 12% trace 6% results 6% particular 6% potency 6%
احداث
iḥdáth ḥ-d-th

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

SE rendered مقبلين (mqblín), حرارت (ḥrárt), حبّ (ḥbb), احداث (iḥdáth), نمايد (nmáyd), مبغضين (mbghḍín), برودت (brúdt) as “faithful, and induceth, of love, chill of heedlessness”

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مبغضين
mbghḍín b-gh-ḍ

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity; enmity

SE rendered حبّ (ḥbb), احداث (iḥdáth), نمايد (nmáyd), مبغضين (mbghḍín), برودت (brúdt) as “of love, chill of heedlessness”

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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