Kitáb-i-Íqán — §282

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 282 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ملاحظه فرمائيد که در اخبار، سنه ظهور آن هويّه نور را هم ذکر فرمودهاند مع ذلک شاعر نشدهاند و در نَفَسی از هوای نفس منقطع نگشتهاند. فِی حَديثِ المُفَضَّل "سَئَلَ عن الصّادق فَکيفَ يا مولايَ فی ظُهورِهِ؟ فَقال عَلَيه السّلامُ : فی سَنَةِ السّتّينِ يَظهَرُ اَمرُه و يعلُو ذکره."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider, that even the year in which that Quintessence of Light is to be made manifest hath been specifically recorded in the traditions, yet they still remain unmindful, nor do they for one moment cease to pursue their selfish desires. According to the tradition, Mufaddál asked Sádiq saying: “What of the sign of His manifestation, O my master?” He made reply: “In the year sixty, His Cause shall be made manifest, and His Name shall be proclaimed.”

Translation Notes

ملاحظه

l-ḥ-ẓ → “Consider”

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

فرمائيد

f-r-m → “hath been specifically recorded” Distinctive

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

که

k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

در

d-r-r → “in the”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

اخبار،

kh-b-r → “traditions”

literal: news; inform; informed

سنه

s-n-h → “year”

literal: year; way; tradition; custom

ظهور

ẓ-h-r → “made manifest” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

آن

ʾ-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

هويّه

h-w-y → “Quintessence” Distinctive

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

نور

n-w-r → “Light”

literal: light; illumination

را

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

هم

h-m-m → “endeavor” Distinctive

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

مع

m-ʿ → “notwithstanding”

literal: with; together with; alongside

ذلک

literal: abasement; humiliation; lowliness; to be abased

شاعر

sh-ʿ-r → “consciousness” Distinctive

literal: hair

نشدهاند

sh-w-d → “be”

literal: to become; to be

نَفَسی

n-f-s → “for one moment” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

از

literal: from

هوای

h-w-y → “selfish desires”

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

منقطع

q-ṭ-ʿ → “cease” Distinctive

literal: to be severed; to be cut off; to detach oneself; to abstain

نگشتهاند.

literal: to become; to turn; to be

فی

f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

حَديثِ

ḥ-d-th → “tradition”

literal: events, occurrences, accidents, changes and chances

المُفَضَّل

f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; bounty; generosity; excellence

"سَئَلَ

s-ʾ-l → “asked”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

عن

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

الصّادق

ṣ-d-q → “truth” Distinctive

literal: to confirm; to verify; to acknowledge; to testify to truth

فَکيفَ

k-y-f → “how”

literal: how; in what manner

يا

y-ʾ → “O”

literal: O; or

مولايَ

w-l-y → “Lord” Distinctive

literal: friend; lord; guardian

فَقال

q-w-l → “He made reply” Distinctive

literal: speech; utterance; saying; word

عَلَيه

literal: upon; on; exalted

السّلامُ

literal: resignation; submission; surrender; submissiveness

السّتّينِ

s-t-n → “the Sublime Porte” Distinctive

literal: threshold; capital city; province

اَمرُه

ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

يعلُو

ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

ذکره."

dh-k-r → “His Name”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

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