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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §269

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 269 of 291.

Source (Persian)

باری، چون منادی احديّه از ورای حجبات قدسيّه مردم را به انقطاع تمام می خواند از آنچه که در دست دارند، و اين ندای الهی چون مخالف هوی است لهذا اين همه افتتان و امتحان رو می دهد. و حالِ مردم را ملاحظه نما که هيچ ذکر اين احاديث محکمه را که جميع ظاهر شده نمی نمايند و لکن آن احاديثی که صحّت و سقم آن معلوم نيست تمسّک به آنها جستهاند که چرا ظاهر نشد. و حال آنکه آنچه را هم که تعقّل ننمودهاند ظاهر شد و باهر گشت. و آثار و علامات حقّ به مثل شمس در وسط سماء لائح، مع ذلک عباد در تيه جهل و نادانی سرگردان ماندهاند. با اينکه چقدر از آيات فرقانيّه و روايات محقّقه که جميع دالّ است بر شرع و حکم جديد و امر بديع، باز منتظرند که طلعت موعود بر شريعت فرقان حکم فرمايد چنانچه يهود و نصاری همين حرف را می گويند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The divine call of the celestial Herald from beyond the Veil of Glory, summoning mankind to renounce utterly all the things to which they cleave, is repugnant to their desire; and this is the cause of the bitter trials and violent commotions which have occurred. Consider the way of the people. They ignore these well-founded traditions, all of which have been fulfilled, and cling unto those of doubtful validity, and ask why these have not been fulfilled. And yet, those things which to them were inconceivable have been made manifest. The signs and tokens of the Truth shine even as the midday sun, and yet the people are wandering, aimlessly and perplexedly, in the wilderness of ignorance and folly. Notwithstanding all the verses of the Qur’án, and the recognized traditions, which are all indicative of a new Faith, a new Law, and a new Revelation, this generation still waiteth in expectation of beholding the promised One who should uphold the Law of the Muhammadan Dispensation. The Jews and the Christians in like manner uphold the same contention.

Translation Notes

باری،
bárí، b-r-y

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

SE rendered باری، (bárí،), چون (chún), منادی (mnádí), احديّه (iḥdídh), از (iz), ورای (wráy) as “The divine, Herald, celestial, from, beyond”

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%
الهی
al-hí ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered دست (dst), دارند، (dárnd،), ندای (ndáy), الهی (al-hí), چون (chún), مخالف (mkhálf), هوی (húy), لهذا (lhdhá) as “things, cleave, call of the, repugnant, desire, cause of the”

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%
نما
nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do

SE rendered دهد (dhd), حالِ (ḥál), مردم (mrdm), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), هيچ (hích), ذکر (dhkr), احاديث (iḥádíth), محکمه (mḥkmh) as “occurred, the way, people, Consider, ignore, traditions, well-founded”

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%
هيچ
hích hích

literal: any, none; any

SE rendered حالِ (ḥál), مردم (mrdm), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), هيچ (hích), ذکر (dhkr), احاديث (iḥádíth), محکمه (mḥkmh) as “the way, people, Consider, ignore, traditions, well-founded”

any 67% ever 33%
نمی
nmí n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered احاديث (iḥádíth), محکمه (mḥkmh), جميع (jmíʿ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نمی (nmí), نمايند (nmáynd), لکن (lkn) as “traditions, well-founded, all, fulfilled”

نمايند
nmáynd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered محکمه (mḥkmh), جميع (jmíʿ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نمی (nmí), نمايند (nmáynd), لکن (lkn), احاديثی (iḥádíthí), صحّت (ṣḥḥt) as “well-founded, all, fulfilled, doubtful”

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%
معلوم
mʿlúm ʿ-l-m

literal: knowledge

SE rendered احاديثی (iḥádíthí), صحّت (ṣḥḥt), سقم (sqm), معلوم (mʿlúm), نيست (níst), تمسّک (tmssk), آنها (ánhá), جستهاند (jsthánd) as “doubtful, validity, are, cling, ask”

evident 34% known 21% clear 16% who 9% made 5% manifest 5% know 3% object 3% ascertained 2% attested 2%
چرا
chrá chrá → “why”

literal: why

4 occurrences in corpus

باهر
báhr b-h-r

literal: brilliant; share; portion

SE rendered تعقّل (tʿqql), ننمودهاند (nnmúdhánd), ظاهر (ẓáhr), باهر (báhr), گشت (gsht), آثار (áthár), علامات (ʿlámát), حقّ (ḥqq) as “inconceivable, manifest, were, signs, Truth”

revealed 40% do 20% disclosed 20% resplendent 20%
مثل
mthl m-th-l → “as”

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered گشت (gsht), آثار (áthár), علامات (ʿlámát), حقّ (ḥqq), مثل (mthl), شمس (shms), وسط (wsṭ), سماء (smáʾ), لائح، (láʾḥ،) as “were, signs, Truth, as, sun, midday, shine”

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%
سماء
smáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), مثل (mthl), شمس (shms), وسط (wsṭ), سماء (smáʾ), لائح، (láʾḥ،), عباد (ʿbád), تيه (tíh), جهل (jhl) as “Truth, as, sun, midday, shine, people, wilderness, ignorance”

heaven 74% heavens 16% “heaven 3% “heaven” 2% all 2% heavenly 1% into 1% out 1% towards 0% who 0%
تيه

literal: wilderness

4 occurrences in corpus

ماندهاند
mándhánd mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered تيه (tíh), جهل (jhl), نادانی (nádání), سرگردان (srgrdán), ماندهاند (mándhánd), اينکه (iynkh), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), آيات (áyát) as “wilderness, ignorance, wandering, verses”

bereft 50% have 50%
چقدر
chqdr chqdr

literal: how much; how-much; how much/many

SE rendered سرگردان (srgrdán), ماندهاند (mándhánd), اينکه (iynkh), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), آيات (áyát), فرقانيّه (frqánính), روايات (rúáyát) as “wandering, verses, Qur’án, traditions”

how 89% obviousness 11%
موعود
múʿúd w-ʿ-d

literal: promised; promise

SE rendered امر (imr), بديع، (bdíʿ،), باز (báz), منتظرند (mntẓrnd), طلعت (ṭlʿt), موعود (múʿúd), بر (br), شريعت (shríʿt), فرقان (frqán), حکم (ḥkm), فرمايد (frmáyd) as “Revelation, new, still, waiteth in expectation, the promised One, Law, the Muhammadan Dispensation, uphold”

promised 80% foretold 7% who 7% whose 7%
گويند
gúynd gftn

literal: say; to say

SE rendered يهود (yhúd), نصاری (nṣárí), همين (hmín), حرف (ḥrf), می (mí), گويند (gúynd) as “Jews, Christians, same, contention”

maintain 36% make 7% utter 7% voicing 7% should 7% say 7% saying 7% maintained 7% uphold 7% speak 7%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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