Kitáb-i-Íqán — §72

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 72 of 291.

Source (Persian)

تا رسيد به اين امر بديع منيع. و اکثر از منجّمان خبر ظهور نجم را در سماء ظاهره دادهاند. و همچنين در ارض هم نورين نيّرين، احمدو کاظم، قدّس اللّه تربتهما.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now concerning this wondrous and most exalted Cause. Know thou verily that many an astronomer hath announced the appearance of its star in the visible heaven. Likewise, there appeared on earth Ahmad and Kázim, those twin resplendent lights—may God sanctify their resting-place!

Translation Notes

تا

t-y-y → “And” Distinctive

literal: so that/until

رسيد

r-s-d → “reached”

literal: Persian verb رسیدن (to arrive/reach), not Arabic ر-س-د

به

b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

اين

ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

امر

ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

بديع

b-d-ʿ → “wondrous”

literal: to create; most wondrous; excel

منيع.

m-n-ʿ → “most exalted”

literal: from me; mine; by me

اکثر

k-th-r → “most”

literal: majority; multitude; abundance; multiplicity

از

ʾ-z

literal: from

خبر

kh-b-r → “All-Informed” Distinctive

literal: all-knowing; aware; well-informed; omniscient

ظهور

ẓ-h-r → “hath announced” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

نجم

n-j-m → “stars”

literal: star

را

r-ʾ-ʾ → “star”

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

در

d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

سماء

s-m-w → “in the visible” Distinctive

literal: heaven; sky

دادهاند.

d-ʾ-d

literal: give; grant; bestow; award

همچنين

ch-n-n

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

ارض

ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; land; ground; country

هم

h-m-m → “on” Distinctive

literal: them (pronoun + object marker)

نورين

n-w-r → “light” Distinctive

literal: light; illumination

نيّرين،

n-y-r → “Day-Star” Distinctive

literal: fires; blazes

احمدو

ḥ-m-d

literal: praise; to praise

قدّس

q-d-s → “holy”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

اللّه

ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

تربتهما.

t-r-b → “dust” Distinctive

literal: dust; earth; soil

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