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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §238

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 238 of 291.

Source (Persian)

در معنی"وَاَضلَّهُ اللّه عَلی عِلمٍ"، اگر چه در ظاهر آن است که ذکر شده و ليکن نزد اين فانی، مقصود از آيه علمای عصراند که اعراض از جمال حقّ نمودند و به علوم خود که از نفس و هوی ناشی گشته متمسّک شده برنبأ الهی و امر او احتجاج می نمودند. " قُلْ هُوَ نَبَأٌ عَظِيمٌ اَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعرِضُونَ." و همچنين می فرمايد: "وَ إذَا تُتْلی عَلَيْهمْ آياتُنا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالُوا ما هَذَا إلّا رَجُلٌ يُريدُ اَنْ يَصُدَّکُمْ عَمّا کَانَ يَعْبُدُ آباؤُکُمْ و قَالُوا ما هَذا إلّا إفکٌ مُفْتَریً."و الحقّ يقول : و چون خوانده شود بر ايشان، يعنی بر آن کفره فجره، آيات قدسيّه احديّه، گويند آن مشرکانِ از حقّ بی خبران، نيست اين رسول پروردگار مگر مردی که می خواهد منع کند شما را از آنچه که می پرستيدند آن را پدرهای شما و ديگر گفتند نيست اين مگر کذبی افترا کرده شده.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Although the outward meaning of “Whom God causeth to err through a knowledge” is what hath been revealed, yet to Us it signifieth those divines of the age who have turned away from the Beauty of God, and who, clinging unto their own learning, as fashioned by their own fancies and desires, have denounced God’s divine Message and Revelation. “Say: it is a weighty Message, from which ye turn aside!” Likewise, He saith: “And when Our clear verses are recited to them, they say, ‘This is merely a man who would fain pervert you from your father’s worship.’ And they say, ‘This is none other than a forged falsehood.’”

Translation Notes

فانی،
fání، f-n-y

literal: mortal; perishing

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), ليکن (líkn), نزد (nzd), فانی، (fání،), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), آيه (áyh), علمای (ʿlmáy), عصراند (ʿṣránd) as “hath, to, signifieth, those, divines, age”

مقصود
mqṣúd q-ṣ-d

literal: intended; purpose; desired

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), ليکن (líkn), نزد (nzd), فانی، (fání،), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), آيه (áyh), علمای (ʿlmáy), عصراند (ʿṣránd), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “hath, to, signifieth, those, divines, age, have”

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%
هوی
húy h-w-y → “and”

literal: desire; passion

SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm), از (iz), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), ناشی (náshí), گشته (gshth), متمسّک (mtmssk), برنبأ (brnbʾ) as “clinging, fancies, have, and, fashioned, God’s”

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%
متمسّک
mtmssk m-s-k

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

SE rendered از (iz), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), ناشی (náshí), گشته (gshth), متمسّک (mtmssk), برنبأ (brnbʾ), الهی (al-hí), امر (imr) as “fancies, have, and, fashioned, God’s, divine, Revelation”

holding 37% cling 17% cleaving 12% cleave 7% clung 7% clinging 7% hold 5% held 2% adhered 2% cleaveth 2%
احتجاج
iḥtjáj ḥ-j-j

literal: proof; proof, testimony; argument

SE rendered برنبأ (brnbʾ), الهی (al-hí), امر (imr), احتجاج (iḥtjáj), می (mí), نمودند (nmúdnd), قُلْ (qul), نَبَأٌ (nabaʾun), عَظِيمٌ (ʿaẓímun) as “God’s, divine, Revelation, “Say, from which ye turn aside!””

have 50% vehement 50%
همچنين
hmchnín hmchnín

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

SE rendered عَنْهُ (ʿanh), مُعرِضُونَ (muʿriḍún), همچنين (hmchnín), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), تُتْلی (tutlí) as “Likewise, saith, recited”

يَصُدَّکُمْ
yaṣuddakum ṣ-d-d

literal: pursuit; hundred; intent

SE rendered رَجُلٌ (rajulun), يُريدُ (yuríd), يَصُدَّکُمْ (yaṣuddakum), يَعْبُدُ (yaʿbud), آباؤُکُمْ (ábáʾukum) as “would, pervert, worship.’”

myriad 10% seeking 10% arisen 10% tainted 10% sought 10% hindered 10% pervert 10% ten 10% hinder 10% myriads 10%
إفکٌ
ʾifkun ʾ-f-k → “a”

literal: falsehood; false, mendacious

SE rendered يَعْبُدُ (yaʿbud), آباؤُکُمْ (ábáʾukum), قَالُوا (qálúá), إفکٌ (ʾifkun), مُفْتَریً."و (muftaryan."ú) as “worship.’, say, a, forged”

خوانده
khúándh khúándn

literal: call; read; call, summon

SE rendered مُفْتَریً."و (muftaryan."ú), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), يقول (yqúl), چون (chún), خوانده (khúándh) as “forged”

احديّه،
iḥdídh، ʾ-ḥ-d → “is”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered کفره (kfrh), فجره، (fjrh،), آيات (áyát), قدسيّه (qdsísh), احديّه، (iḥdídh،), گويند (gúynd), مشرکانِ (mshrkán), از (iz) as “fain, ‘This, is, other, than”

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%
بی
bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered احديّه، (iḥdídh،), گويند (gúynd), مشرکانِ (mshrkán), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), بی (bí), خبران، (khbrán،), نيست (níst), رسول (rsúl), پروردگار (prúrdgár) as “is, ‘This, other, than, from”

خبران،
khbrán، kh-b-r

literal: news; inform; informed

SE rendered گويند (gúynd), مشرکانِ (mshrkán), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), بی (bí), خبران، (khbrán،), نيست (níst), رسول (rsúl), پروردگار (prúrdgár) as “‘This, other, than, from”

رسول
rsúl r-s-l

literal: messenger; messengers

SE rendered از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), بی (bí), خبران، (khbrán،), نيست (níst), رسول (rsúl), پروردگار (prúrdgár), مگر (mgr), مردی (mrdí) as “than, from, man”

خواهد
khúáhd khúástn

literal: will; to want/will

SE rendered پروردگار (prúrdgár), مگر (mgr), مردی (mrdí), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), منع (mnʿ), کند (knd), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh) as “from, man, father’s”

will 59% shall 11% endure 4% can 4% ever 4% desireth 4% purpose 4% could 4% would 4% wishing 4%
منع
mnʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered پروردگار (prúrdgár), مگر (mgr), مردی (mrdí), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), منع (mnʿ), کند (knd), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh) as “from, man, father’s”

hindered 16% deter 11% withhold 11% hath 11% have 11% withheld 9% hinder 9% prevented 7% deprive 7% prevent 7%
کند
knd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered پروردگار (prúrdgár), مگر (mgr), مردی (mrdí), می (mí), خواهد (khúáhd), منع (mnʿ), کند (knd), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh) as “from, man, father’s”

stocks 18% must 18% would 18% meditate 9% can 9% will 9% offer 9% hath 9%
پرستيدند
prstídnd prstídn

literal: worshipped

SE rendered از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), می (mí), پرستيدند (prstídnd), پدرهای (pdrháy), ديگر (dígr) as “father’s, they”

1 occurrence in corpus

پدرهای
pdrháy pdrháy

literal: father; fathers

SE rendered از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), می (mí), پرستيدند (prstídnd), پدرهای (pdrháy), ديگر (dígr) as “father’s, they”

3 occurrences in corpus

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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