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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §225

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری، بايد از امر مبرم الهی و از تقدير مقدّر صمدانی که در آيه ذکر يافت تجاوز ننمائيم و کتب بديعه را مصدّق شويم چه اگر تصديق اين کتب را ننمائيم تصديق اين آيه مبارکه نشده. چنانچه اين واضح است که هرکس تصديق فرقان ننمود فی الحقيقه مصدّق کتب قبل از فرقان هم نبوده. و اين معانی از ظاهر آيه مستفاد می شود. و اگر معانی مستوره آن ذکر شود و اسرار مکنونه آن بيان گردد البتّه زمان به آخر نرساند و کون حمل ننمايد. وَکانَ اللّهُ علی ما اَقُولُ شَهيداً.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is incumbent upon us not to depart from God’s irresistible injunction and fixed decree, as revealed in the above-mentioned verse. We should acknowledge the holy and wondrous Scriptures, for failing to do this we have failed to acknowledge the truth of this blessed verse. For it is evident that whoso hath failed to acknowledge the truth of the Qur’án hath in reality failed to acknowledge the truth of the preceding Scriptures. This is but the manifest implication of the verse. Were We to expound its inner meanings and unfold its hidden mysteries, eternity would never suffice to exhaust their import, nor would the universe be capable of hearing them! God verily testifieth to the truth of Our saying!

Translation Notes

از

literal: from

SE rendered باری، (bárí،)بايد (báyd)از (iz)امر (imr)مبرم (mbrm)الهی (al-hí)از (iz)تقدير (tqdír)مقدّر (mqddr) as “We, is incumbent, from, injunction, irresistible, God’s, decree, fixed”

23 occurrences in corpus

صمدانی
ṣmdání ṣ-m-d

literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting

SE rendered مبرم (mbrm)الهی (al-hí)از (iz)تقدير (tqdír)مقدّر (mqddr)صمدانی (ṣmdání)آيه (áyh)ذکر (dhkr)يافت (yáft)تجاوز (tjáwz) as “irresistible, God’s, decree, fixed, verse, revealed, depart”

چه
chh ch-h “for”

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

SE rendered ننمائيم (nnmáʾím)کتب (ktb)بديعه (bdíʿh)مصدّق (mṣddq)شويم (shúym)چه (chh)تصديق (tṣdíq)کتب (ktb)ننمائيم (nnmáʾím) as “hath, Scriptures, wondrous, acknowledge, should, for”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
چنانچه
chnánchh ch-n-n “for”

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered تصديق (tṣdíq)آيه (áyh)مبارکه (mbárkh)نشده (nshdh)چنانچه (chnánchh)واضح (wáḍḥ)هرکس (hrks)تصديق (tṣdíq) as “acknowledge, verse, blessed, failed, For, evident, whoso”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%
مستفاد
mstfád f-y-d

literal: derived

SE rendered معانی (mʿání)از (iz)ظاهر (ẓáhr)آيه (áyh)مستفاد (mstfád)می (mí)معانی (mʿání)مستوره (mstúrh) as “meanings, manifest, verse, inner”

implieth 50% derived 50%
می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered معانی (mʿání)از (iz)ظاهر (ẓáhr)آيه (áyh)مستفاد (mstfád)می (mí)معانی (mʿání)مستوره (mstúrh) as “meanings, manifest, verse, inner”

3 occurrences in corpus

گردد
grdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered اسرار (isrár)مکنونه (mknúnh)بيان (bíán)گردد (grdd)البتّه (al-btth)زمان (zmán)آخر (ákhr)نرساند (nrsánd) as “mysteries, hidden, unfold, verily, eternity, would never, suffice”

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%
وَکانَ
wakán k-w-n “be”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered آخر (ákhr)نرساند (nrsánd)کون (kún)حمل (ḥml)ننمايد (nnmáyd)وَکانَ (wakán)اللّهُ (al-lh)اَقُولُ (aqúl)شَهيداً (shahídáan) as “would never, suffice, universe, hearing, be, God, saying, testifieth”

hath 27% had 15% past 12% can 12% numbered 6% lay 6% will 6% himself 6% whether 6% all 3%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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