Kitáb-i-Íqán — §262

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 262 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و استقامت بر امر حجّتی است بزرگ و برهانی است عظيم. چنانچه خاتم انبياء فرمودند: " شَيَّبَتْنِی الآيَتَين " يعنی پير نمود مرا دو آيه که هر دو مشعر بر استقامت بر امر الهی است. چنانچه می فرمايد: "فَاسْتَقِمْ کما اُمِرْتَ."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Steadfastness in the Faith is a sure testimony, and a glorious evidence of the truth. Even as the “Seal of the Prophets” hath said: “Two verses have made Me old.” Both these verses are indicative of constancy in the Cause of God. Even as He saith: “Be thou steadfast as thou hast been bidden.”

Translation Notes

استقامت

istqámt q-w-m → “steadfastness”

literal: station; people; place

constancy 41% steadfastness 35% fixed 6% firm 6% unswerving 6% strengthen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: it fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §25: the Qá’im kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose service tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “faith”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: state of affairs fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §517: your affairs kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: so great a Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: precepts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

حجّتی

ḥjjtí ḥ-j-j → “testimony”

literal: proof, testimony

testimony 75% other 13% evidence 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimonies gleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: have denounced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoning the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proof gleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs

بزرگ

bzrg bzrg → “great”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

great 18% grievous 9% chief 9% mighty 9% exalted 9% lofty 9% mightier 9% sure 9% nourished 9% magnify 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: chief gleaningsGWB §143: greatness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: leaders the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous gleaningsGWB §140: the greatness of His glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great

برهانی

brhání b-r-h → “glorious evidence”

literal: proof; evidence; proof, evidence

evidence 50% beareth 25% proof 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about gleaningsGWB §293: His proof kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: beareth witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonies will-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: God’s Testimony gleaningsGWB §109: proofs

عظيم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered حجّتی (ḥjjtí), بزرگ (bzrg), برهانی (brhání), عظيم (ʿẓím), چنانچه (chnánchh), خاتم (khátm), انبياء (inbíáʾ), فرمودند (frmúdnd) as “testimony, sure, glorious evidence, Even as, “Seal, Prophets”, said”

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great gleaningsGWB §486: so august kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most Mighty

خاتم

khátm kh-t-m → ““seal”

literal: seal; sealed; end

seal 59% “seal 19% ring 4% own 4% ‘seal 4% end 4% ornament 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ring gleaningsGWB §686: unsealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “end,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Set, then, the seal the-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: my end epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ring gleaningsGWB §25: The seal of

انبياء

inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ → “prophets””

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 88% prophet 8% prophets” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the Prophet gleaningsGWB §110: the Prophets of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great Announcement gleaningsGWB §453: your Prophet’s ancient House kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: unto the Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement

فرمودند

frmúdnd frmúdn → “said”

literal: say; command; says

said 39% have 17% uttered 9% spoke 9% made 4% said: 4% freely 4% exercised 4% continued 4% sojourned 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: wilt gleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: fixed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: to appoint gleaningsGWB §288: I have

شَيَّبَتْنِی

shayyabatní sh-y-b → “made”

literal: made-old

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: made Me old.”

الآيَتَين

al-áyatayn ʾ-y-h → ““two verses”

literal: verse; verses

verse 41% verses 34% one 5% signs 5% clear 5% every 2% revelation 2% words 2% passage 2% “two 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: one gleaningsGWB §293: the Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: those will-and-testamentW&T §3: the verses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: that one verse gleaningsGWB §176: verse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: verses all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: verses

پير

pír pír

literal: old

SE rendered شَيَّبَتْنِی (shayyabatní), الآيَتَين (al-áyatayn), يعنی (yʿní), پير (pír), نمود (nmúd), مرا (mrá), دو (dú), آيه (áyh), هر (hr), دو (dú), مشعر (mshʿr) as “made Me old.”, “Two verses, hath, verses, Both, indicative”

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: old

نمود

nmúd nmúdn → “hath”

literal: do; to do; show

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some service gleaningsGWB §110: hast kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: take prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §16: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He setteth forth

دو

dú d-w

literal: two

SE rendered الآيَتَين (al-áyatayn), يعنی (yʿní), پير (pír), نمود (nmúd), مرا (mrá), دو (dú), آيه (áyh), هر (hr), دو (dú), مشعر (mshʿr), بر (br), استقامت (istqámt) as ““Two verses, hath, verses, Both, indicative, in the, constancy”