Kitáb-i-Íqán — §228

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 228 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچنين می فرمايد: "تلکَ آياتُ اللّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْکَ بِالْحقِّ فَبِاَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعدَاللّهِ وَ آياتِهِ يُوْمِنُونَ." می فرمايد: اين است آيات مُنزله از سماء هويّه، می خوانيم بر شما. پس به کدام سخن بعد از ظهور حقّ و نزول آيات او ايمان می آورند؟ اگر تلويح اين آيه را ملتفت شوی می فهمی که هرگز مظهری اکبر از انبياء نبوده و حجّتی هم اکبر و اعظم از آيات منزله در ارض ظاهر نشده. بلکه اعظم از اين حجّت، حجّتی ممکن نه إلّا ما شاء ربّک.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Likewise, He saith: “Such are the verses of God: with truth do We recite them to Thee. But in what revelation will they believe, if they reject God and His verses?” If thou wilt grasp the implication of this verse, thou wilt recognize the truth that no manifestation greater than the Prophets of God hath ever been revealed, and no testimony mightier than the testimony of their revealed verses hath ever appeared upon the earth. Nay, this testimony no other testimony can ever excel, except that which the Lord thy God willeth.

Translation Notes

همچنين

ch-n-n → “Likewise”

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

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

"تلکَ

t-l-k → ““Such”

literal: those; that

آياتُ

ʾ-y-y → “verses”

literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof

اللّهِ

ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

نَتْلُوهَا

t-l-w → “recite”

literal: to recite; to read; to follow

عَلَيْکَ

ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

بِالْحقِّ

ḥ-q-q → “with truth”

literal: truth; right; that which is true or just

فَبِاَيِّ

ʾ-y-y → “verses” Distinctive

literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof

حَدِيثٍ

ḥ-d-th

literal: events, occurrences, accidents, changes and chances

بَعدَاللّهِ

b-ʿ-d → “after” Distinctive

literal: after; behind; distance

يُوْمِنُونَ."

ʾ-m-n → “will they believe”

literal: to believe; to have faith; to be secure

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

است

b-w-d → “are”

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

منزله

n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

از

ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

سماء

s-m-w

literal: heaven; sky

هويّه،

h-w-y

literal: desire; vain desire; inclination; passion; whim; realm; region

خوانيم

kh-w-ʾ-n

literal: call; read; called

بر

b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

شما.

sh-m-ʾ

literal: you (plural); your

پس

p-s → “But” Distinctive

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

به

b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

کدام

k-d-m → “which”

literal: which; what; whoever; any

سخن

s-kh-n

literal: word; speech; discourse; utterance

او

h-w-w

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

آورند؟

ʾ-w-r

literal: wandering; vagabond; homeless

اگر

ʾ-g-r → “were they”

literal: although; even if; though; notwithstanding

تلويح

l-w-ḥ → “implication”

literal: tablet; panel; divine decree; revelation

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

ملتفت

l-f-t → “turn” Distinctive

literal: to turn; to perceive; to pay attention

شوی

sh-d-n → “hath been” Distinctive

literal: be; become

فهمی

f-h-m → “understanding” Distinctive

literal: understanding; comprehension; to understand; to comprehend

که

k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

هرگز

h-r-g → “never”

literal: never; at no time; never ever

مظهری

ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

اکبر

k-b-r → “greater”

literal: liver; soul; essence

انبياء

n-b-ʾ → “Prophets of God”

literal: prophet; messenger

حجّتی

ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: path, way; clear path

هم

h-m-m

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

اعظم

ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; supreme; mightiest

در

d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

ارض

ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; ground; country

نشده.

sh-d

literal: to become; to happen; to occur

بلکه

b-l-k → “Nay”

literal: nay; but rather; on the contrary; but

ممکن

m-k-n → “all created things” Distinctive

literal: establishment; confirmation; empowerment; firm settlement; place; possibility; being (negated as ‘non-being’)

نه

n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

إلّا

ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

ما

m-ʾ → “that”

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

شاء

sh-y-ʾ → “willeth” Distinctive

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

ربّک.

r-b-b → “Lord thy God”

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

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