Kitáb-i-Íqán — §263

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 263 of 291.

Source (Persian)

حال ملاحظه فرمائيد که اين سدره رضوان سبحانی در اوّل جوانی چگونه تبليغ امراللّه فرمود و چقدراستقامت از آن جمال احديّت ظاهر شد که جميع من علی الارض بر منعش اقدام نمودند حاصلی نبخشيد. آنچه ايذاء برآن سدره طوبی وارد می آوردند شوقش بيشتر و نار حبّش مشتعل تر می شد. چنانچه اين فقرات واضح است و احدی انکار ندارد. تا آنکه بالاخره جان را در باخت و به رفيق اعلی شتافت.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now consider how this Sadrih of the Ridván of God hath, in the prime of youth, risen to proclaim the Cause of God. Behold what steadfastness that Beauty of God hath revealed. The whole world rose to hinder Him, yet it utterly failed. The more severe the persecution they inflicted on that Sadrih of Blessedness, the more His fervour increased, and the brighter burned the flame of His love. All this is evident, and none disputeth its truth. Finally, He surrendered His soul, and winged His flight unto the realms above.

Translation Notes

حال

ḥ-w-l → “now”

literal: state; condition; circumstance

ملاحظه

l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: assembly; multitude; chiefs; to fill; people of rank; fullness, assembly

فرمائيد

f-r-m → “He” Distinctive

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

که

k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

سدره

s-d-r → “Sadrih” Distinctive

literal: lote-tree; divine tree

رضوان

r-ḍ-w → “of the Ridván”

literal: good-pleasure, consent, satisfaction; satisfaction; pleasure; approval; contentment

سبحانی

s-b-ḥ → “of God” Distinctive

literal: glorified; the All-Praised; exalted; dawn; daybreak; morning

در

d-r-r → “in the”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

اوّل

ʾ-w-l → “first”

literal: first; beginning; at first; the first; former; possessors of; those who have; masters of

جوانی

j-w-n → “lives” Distinctive

literal: young, youthful, youth

چگونه

ch-g-n → “how”

literal: how; in what manner

تبليغ

b-l-gh → “proclaim” Distinctive

literal: to reach; to attain; to deliver; to proclaim

امراللّه

ʾ-m-r → “Cause of God”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair; Cause (of God); to command; to order

چقدراستقامت

q-w-m → “steadfastness”

literal: station; people; place

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

آن

ʾ-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

جمال

j-m-l → “Beauty”

literal: beauty; comeliness

احديّت

ʾ-ḥ-d → “of God” Distinctive

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

ظاهر

ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

شد.

sh-d → “was”

literal: to become; to be

جميع

j-m-ʿ → “whole world” Distinctive

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

من

m-n

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

علی

ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; most high; supreme

الارض

ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; land; ground; country

بر

b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

منعش

m-n-ʿ

literal: revived; stirred; aroused; risen

اقدام

q-d-m → “Ancient of Days” Distinctive

literal: ancientness; antiquity; foot; to come forward

نمودند

n-m-ود → “hath” Distinctive

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

حاصلی

ḥ-ṣ-l → “attained” Distinctive

literal: obtained; result; sum

نبخشيد.

b-kh-sh

literal: grant; bestow; give

ايذاء

ʾ-dh-y → “woes”

literal: harm; hurt; injury; persecution; torment

برآن

b-r-d → “on that” Distinctive

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

طوبی

ṭ-w-b → “of Blessedness”

literal: happiness; blessedness; felicity

وارد

w-r-d → “inflicted”

literal: to enter, to come, to befall, to arrive

می

m-y-y → “, and” Distinctive

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

آوردند

ʾ-w-r

literal: to bring; bring; brought

شوقش

sh-w-q → “longing” Distinctive

literal: to encourage; to incite; yearning; enthusiasm

بيشتر

b-y-sh → “gain” Distinctive

literal: increase; abundance; more; greater; excess

نار

n-ʾ-r → “flame”

literal: fire; blaze; flame

حبّش

ḥ-b-b → “of His love”

literal: Ethiopian; Abyssinian

مشتعل

sh-ʿ-l → “burned”

literal: to burn; to be inflamed; to kindle; burning; blazing

تر

t-r-r → “brighter”

literal: more (comparative suffix)

چنانچه

ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: thus; in such manner; as

فقرات

f-q-r

literal: poor; needy; the poor one; pauper

واضح

w-ḍ-ḥ → “evident”

literal: clear; evident; manifest; obvious

است

b-w-d → “is”

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

انکار

n-k-r → “denied”

literal: denial; rejection; repudiation; wrong; evil; to deny; to reject

ندارد.

d-ʾ-r

literal: below; lower than; beneath

تا

t-y-y

literal: so that/until

بالاخره

ʾ-kh-r → “end”

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

جان

j-ʾ-n → “soul”

literal: soul; life; spirit

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

باخت

b-kh-t → “surrendered”

literal: sister; sisters

به

b-h → “unto the realms above”

literal: by it; by him; with it

رفيق

r-f-q

literal: companion; friend; associate; the Exalted Companion

شتافت.

sh-t-b → “hasten” Distinctive

literal: hasten; to hasten

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