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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §139

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 139 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و همچه تصوّر ننمائی که اين امور بعد از شهادت آن حضرت واقع شده و چه ثمری برای آن حضرت مترتّب است زيرا که آن حضرت هميشه حيّ است به حيات الهی و در رفرف امتناع قرب و سدره ارتفاع وصل ساکن. و اين جواهر وجود در مقام انفاق کلّ قائم اند، يعنی جان و مال و نفس و روح همه را در راه دوست انفاق نموده و می نمايند و هيچ رتبه ای نزدشان احبّ از اين مقام نيست. عاشقان جز رضای معشوق مطلبی ندارند و جز لقای محبوب منظوری نجويند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Think not that because these things have come to pass after Husayn’s martyrdom, therefore all this glory hath been of no profit unto him. For that holy soul is immortal, liveth the life of God, and abideth within the retreats of celestial glory upon the Sadrih of heavenly reunion. These Essences of being are the shining Exemplars of sacrifice. They have offered, and will continue to offer up their lives, their substance, their souls, their spirit, their all, in the path of the Well-Beloved. By them, no station, however exalted, could be more dearly cherished. For lovers have no desire but the good-pleasure of their Beloved, and have no aim except reunion with Him.

Translation Notes

همچه
hmchh h-m-ch

literal: likewise

SE rendered همچه (hmchh)تصوّر (tṣúṣr)ننمائی (nnmáʾí)امور (imúr) as “Think, not, things”

likewise 83% like 17%
ننمائی
nnmáʾí n-m-y “not”

literal: do; show; to do

SE rendered همچه (hmchh)تصوّر (tṣúṣr)ننمائی (nnmáʾí)امور (imúr)از (iz)شهادت (shhádt) as “Think, not, things, Husayn’s, martyrdom”

have 20% may 13% show 13% turn 13% acknowledged 7% exert 7% spoke 7% must 7% hath 7% deprive 7%
چه
chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered از (iz)شهادت (shhádt)حضرت (ḥḍrt)واقع (wáqʿ)چه (chh)ثمری (thmrí)برای (bráy)حضرت (ḥḍrt)مترتّب (mtrttb) as “Husayn’s, martyrdom, him, come to pass, glory, of no profit”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
برای
bráy b-r-y

literal: for

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt)واقع (wáqʿ)چه (chh)ثمری (thmrí)برای (bráy)حضرت (ḥḍrt)مترتّب (mtrttb)زيرا (zírá) as “him, come to pass, glory, of no profit, For”

wherefore 50% light 50%
زيرا
zírá z-y-r “for”

literal: under

SE rendered ثمری (thmrí)برای (bráy)حضرت (ḥḍrt)مترتّب (mtrttb)زيرا (zírá)حضرت (ḥḍrt)هميشه (hmíshh)حيّ (ḥíḥ) as “glory, Him, of no profit, For, immortal”

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%
هميشه
hmíshh h-m-sh

literal: always, continually

SE rendered مترتّب (mtrttb)زيرا (zírá)حضرت (ḥḍrt)هميشه (hmíshh)حيّ (ḥíḥ)حيات (ḥíát)الهی (al-hí) as “of no profit, For, Him, immortal, life, God”

continually 25% every 25% all 25% time 25%
امتناع
imtnáʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered حيات (ḥíát)الهی (al-hí)رفرف (rfrf)امتناع (imtnáʿ)قرب (qrb)سدره (sdrh)ارتفاع (irtfáʿ)وصل (wṣl)ساکن (sákn) as “life, God, retreats, Sadrih, exalted, reunion, abideth”

قرب
qrb q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

SE rendered حيات (ḥíát)الهی (al-hí)رفرف (rfrf)امتناع (imtnáʿ)قرب (qrb)سدره (sdrh)ارتفاع (irtfáʿ)وصل (wṣl)ساکن (sákn) as “life, God, retreats, Sadrih, exalted, reunion, abideth”

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%
يعنی
yʿní ʿ-n-y

literal: meaning

SE rendered مقام (mqám)انفاق (infáq)قائم (qáʾm)اند، (ind،)يعنی (yʿní)جان (ján)مال (mál)نفس (nfs)روح (rúḥ)همه (hmh) as “station, sacrifice, are, lives, substance, souls, spirit, all”

who 40% meant 40% meaneth 20%
می
m-y-y “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

هيچ
hích h-y-ch “no”

literal: any

SE rendered دوست (dúst)انفاق (infáq)نموده (nmúdh)می (mí)نمايند (nmáynd)هيچ (hích)رتبه (rtbh)نزدشان (nzdshán)احبّ (iḥbb) as “Well-Beloved, They, will continue, offer, no, unto, dearly cherished”

5 occurrences in corpus

جز
jz j-z

literal: except

SE rendered احبّ (iḥbb)از (iz)مقام (mqám)نيست (níst)عاشقان (ʿáshqán)جز (jz)رضای (rḍáy)معشوق (mʿshúq)مطلبی (mṭlbí)ندارند (ndárnd) as “dearly cherished, lovers, good-pleasure, Beloved, desire, have”

apart 50% besides 50%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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