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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §121

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 121 of 291.

Source (Persian)

چنانچه وقتی که سراج محمّدی در مشکات احمديّه مشتعل شد بر مردم حکم بعث و حشر و حيات و موت فرمود. اين بود که اعلام مخالفت مرتفع شد و ابواب استهزاء مفتوح گشت. چنانچه از زبان مشرکين، روح الامين خبر داده: "و لَئِنْ قُلتَ إنَّکُم مَبعُوثُونَ من بَعدالموتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ الَّذِينَ کَفَرُوا إن هَذَا إلّا سِحرٌ مُبِينٌ." مضمون آن اين است که اگر بگوئی به اين مشرکين که شما مبعوث شده ايد بعد از مردن، هر آينه می گويند آنهائی که کافر شدهاند به خدا و آيات او، نيست اين مگر سحری ظاهر و آشکار و هويدا. و در جای ديگر می فرمايد: "وَ إن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُم أَ إذَا کُنَّا تُرَاباً اَئِنَّا لفی خَلْقٍ جَديدٍ ؟ " که ترجمه آن اين است که می فرمايد: اگر عجب می داری پس عجب است قول کافران و معرضان که می گويند: آيا ما تراب بوديم؟ و از روی استهزاء می گفتند که آيا مائيم مبعوث شدگان؟ اين است که در مقام ديگر قهراً لهم می فرمايد: "اَفَعَيينَا بِالخَلقِ الاَوّل بَلْ هُمْ فی لَبْسٍ مِنْ خَلْقٍ جَديدٍ. " مضمون آن اين است که آيا ما عاجز و مانده شديم از خلق اوّل؟ بلکه اين مشرکين در شکّ و شبهه هستند از خلق جديد.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

When the light of Qur’ánic Revelation was kindled within the chamber of Muhammad’s holy heart, He passed upon the people the verdict of the Last Day, the verdict of resurrection, of judgment, of life, and of death. Thereupon the standards of revolt were hoisted, and the doors of derision opened. Thus hath He, the Spirit of God, recorded, as spoken by the infidels: “And if thou shouldst say, ‘After death ye shall surely be raised again,’ the infidels will certainly exclaim, ‘This is nothing but manifest sorcery.’” Again He speaketh: “If ever thou dost marvel, marvellous surely is their saying, ‘What! When we have become dust, shall we be restored in a new creation?’” Thus, in another passage, He wrathfully exclaimeth: “Are We wearied out with the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation!”

Translation Notes

احمديّه
iḥmdídh ḥ-m-d → “thanks”

literal: praise; praised; praiseworthy

SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), وقتی (wqtí), سراج (sráj), محمّدی (mḥmmdí), مشکات (mshkát), احمديّه (iḥmdídh), مشتعل (mshtʿl), بر (br), مردم (mrdm), حکم (ḥkm), بعث (bʿth) as “When, light of Qur’ánic Revelation, Muhammad’s, the chamber, kindled, upon the, people, the verdict”

لَئِنْ
laʾin l-w-n

literal: colors; colored, multicolored; colors/varieties

SE rendered روح (rúḥ), الامين (al-ámín), خبر (khbr), داده (dádh), لَئِنْ (laʾin), قُلتَ (qult), إنَّکُم (ʾinnakum) as “the Spirit, of God, recorded, say, He”

through 20% livery 20% glory 20% multicolored 20% colours 20%
بَعدالموتِ
baʿdálmút b-ʿ-d → “‘after death”

literal: after

SE rendered قُلتَ (qult), إنَّکُم (ʾinnakum), مَبعُوثُونَ (mabʿúthún), بَعدالموتِ (baʿdálmút), لَيَقُولَنَّ (layaqúlann) as “say, He, will certainly exclaim”

کَفَرُوا
kafarúá k-f-r

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

SE rendered لَيَقُولَنَّ (layaqúlann), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), کَفَرُوا (kafarúá), سِحرٌ (siḥrun) as “will certainly exclaim, sorcery.’””

مردن،
mrdn، m-r-d → “people”

literal: people; dead; man

SE rendered مبعوث (mbʿúth), ايد (iyd), از (iz), مردن، (mrdn،), هر (hr), آينه (áynh) as “raised, surely”

man 21% dead 21% peoples 7% children 7% whole 7% men’s 7% people 7% men 7% same 7% foul 7%
خدا
khdá khdá

literal: god

SE rendered شدهاند (shdhánd), خدا (khdá), آيات (áyát), نيست (níst) as “was, is”

god 95% god’s 5%
آيات
áyát ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; verse; signs

SE rendered شدهاند (shdhánd), خدا (khdá), آيات (áyát), نيست (níst), مگر (mgr), سحری (sḥrí), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “was, is, manifest”

signs 50% verses 38% words 3% tokens 2% most 1% perspicuous 1% revealed 1% utterance 1% holy 1% clear 1%
آشکار
áshkár sh-k-r

literal: thank; thankful; thanks

SE rendered نيست (níst), مگر (mgr), سحری (sḥrí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), آشکار (áshkár), هويدا (húydá), جای (jáy), ديگر (dígr) as “is, manifest, again”

unfold 25% hath 25% manifest 25% gloriously 25%
هويدا
húydá h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; air

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), آشکار (áshkár), هويدا (húydá), جای (jáy), ديگر (dígr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “manifest, again, He speaketh”

جای
jáy j-y-ʾ

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), آشکار (áshkár), هويدا (húydá), جای (jáy), ديگر (dígr), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), تَعْجَبْ (taʿjab) as “manifest, again, He speaketh, marvel”

again 50% abide 50%
جَديدٍ
jadídin j-d-d

literal: new; renew; renewal

SE rendered تُرَاباً (turábáan), اَئِنَّا (aʾinná), لفی (lfí), خَلْقٍ (khalqin), جَديدٍ (jadídin) as “dust, He, a new creation?’””

ترجمه
trjmh t-r-j-m

literal: translation

SE rendered خَلْقٍ (khalqin), جَديدٍ (jadídin), ترجمه (trjmh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “a new creation?’””

روی
rúy rúy

literal: face; face, surface

SE rendered آيا (áyá), تراب (tráb), بوديم؟ (búdím؟), از (iz), روی (rúy), استهزاء (isthzáʾ), می (mí), گفتند (gftnd), آيا (áyá), مائيم (máʾím) as “shall, have become, spoken, we”

شدگان؟
shdgán؟ shdgán

literal: become; become, made

SE rendered گفتند (gftnd), آيا (áyá), مائيم (máʾím), مبعوث (mbʿúth), شدگان؟ (shdgán؟), مقام (mqám), ديگر (dígr), قهراً (qhráan) as “spoken, shall, we, restored, Again, wrathfully”

2 occurrences in corpus

مقام
mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered مبعوث (mbʿúth), شدگان؟ (shdgán؟), مقام (mqám), ديگر (dígr), قهراً (qhráan), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “restored, Again, wrathfully, exclaimeth”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%
مانده
mándh mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered آيا (áyá), عاجز (ʿájz), مانده (mándh), شديم (shdím), از (iz), خلق (khlq), اوّل؟ (iwwl؟), بلکه (blkh) as ““Are, wearied, with, Yet”

have 18% left 9% leaving 9% strayed 9% endureth 9% still 9% would 9% may 9% knowledge 9% shall 9%
شکّ
shkk sh-k-k

literal: doubt; doubting

SE rendered بلکه (blkh), مشرکين (mshrkín), شکّ (shkk), شبهه (shbhh), هستند (hstnd), از (iz) as “Yet, are, with regard to”

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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