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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §277

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 277 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و از فقهاء و علمای بيان استدعا می نمايم که چنين مشی ننمايند و بر جوهر الهی و نور ربّانی و صرف ازلی و مبدأ و منتهای مظاهر غيبی در زمن مستغاث وارد نياورند آنچه در اين کور وارد شد و به عقول و ادراک و علم متمسّک نشوند و به آن مظهر علوم نامتناهی ربّانی مخاصمه ننمايند. اگر چه با جميع اين وصايا، ديده می شود که شخصی اعور که از رؤسای قوم است در نهايت معارضه بر خيزد. و همچنين در هر بلدی بر نفی آن جمال قدسی برخيزند و اصحاب آن سلطان وجود و جوهر مقصود در کوه ها و صحراها فرار نمايند و از دست ظالمين مستور شوند و برخی توکّل نمايند و با کمال انقطاع جان در بازند. و گويا مشاهده می شود نفسی که به کمال زهد و تقوی موصوف و معروف است، به قسمی که جميع ناس اطاعت او را فرض شمرند و تسليم امرش را لازم دانند، به محاربه با آن اصل شجره الهيّه قيام نمايد و به منتهای جهد و اجتهاد به معارضه بر خيزد. اين است شأن ناس.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We entreat the learned men of the Bayán not to follow in such ways, not to inflict, at the time of Mustagháth, upon Him Who is the divine Essence, the heavenly Light, the absolute Eternity, the Beginning and the End of the Manifestations of the Invisible, that which hath been inflicted in this day. We beg them not to depend upon their intellect, their comprehension and learning, nor to contend with the Revealer of celestial and infinite knowledge. And yet, notwithstanding all these admonitions, We perceive that a one-eyed man, who himself is the chief of the people, is arising with the utmost malevolence against Us. We foresee that in every city people will arise to suppress the Blessed Beauty, that the companions of that Lord of being and ultimate Desire of all men will flee from the face of the oppressor and seek refuge from him in the wilderness, whilst others will resign themselves and, with absolute detachment, will sacrifice their lives in His path. Methinks We can discern one who is reputed for such devoutness and piety that men deem it an obligation to obey him, and to whose command they consider it necessary to submit, who will arise to assail the very root of the divine Tree, and endeavour to the uttermost of his power to resist and oppose Him. Such is the way of the people!

Translation Notes

استدعا
istdʿá d-ʿ-w

literal: call; invitation; claim

SE rendered از (iz)فقهاء (fqháʾ)علمای (ʿlmáy)بيان (bíán)استدعا (istdʿá)می (mí)نمايم (nmáym)چنين (chnín)مشی (mshí)ننمايند (nnmáynd) as “entreat, learned, men, of the Bayán, will, such, ways, not to follow”

beseech 40% entreat 40% asked 20%
می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered از (iz)فقهاء (fqháʾ)علمای (ʿlmáy)بيان (bíán)استدعا (istdʿá)می (mí)نمايم (nmáym)چنين (chnín)مشی (mshí)ننمايند (nnmáynd) as “entreat, learned, men, of the Bayán, will, such, ways, not to follow”

3 occurrences in corpus

زمن
zmn z-m-n

literal: time; time, era

SE rendered مبدأ (mbdʾ)منتهای (mntháy)مظاهر (mẓáhr)غيبی (ghíbí)زمن (zmn)مستغاث (mstgháth)وارد (wárd)نياورند (níáwrnd)آنچه (ánchh) as “Beginning, End, Manifestations, Invisible, Mustagháth, not to inflict, hath been inflicted, that which”

days 50% time 50%
کور
kúr k-w-r

literal: blind

SE rendered مستغاث (mstgháth)وارد (wárd)نياورند (níáwrnd)آنچه (ánchh)کور (kúr)وارد (wárd)عقول (ʿqúl)ادراک (idrák) as “Mustagháth, not to inflict, hath been inflicted, that which, intellect, comprehension”

7 occurrences in corpus

متمسّک
mtmssk m-s-k

literal: clinging; cling

SE rendered عقول (ʿqúl)ادراک (idrák)علم (ʿlm)متمسّک (mtmssk)نشوند (nshúnd)مظهر (mẓhr)علوم (ʿlúm) as “intellect, comprehension, learning, Revealer, knowledge”

cling 38% cleaving 25% have 13% cleave 6% clung 6% held 6% clinging 6%
نشوند
nshúnd sh-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered عقول (ʿqúl)ادراک (idrák)علم (ʿlm)متمسّک (mtmssk)نشوند (nshúnd)مظهر (mẓhr)علوم (ʿlúm)نامتناهی (námtnáhí) as “intellect, comprehension, learning, Revealer, knowledge, infinite”

have 36% hath 14% may 14% made 12% become 5% mayest 5% can 5% will 3% mentioned 3% had 3%
مخاصمه
mkháṣmh kh-ṣ-m

literal: contention

SE rendered مظهر (mẓhr)علوم (ʿlúm)نامتناهی (námtnáhí)ربّانی (rbbání)مخاصمه (mkháṣmh)ننمايند (nnmáynd)چه (chh)جميع (jmíʿ) as “Revealer, knowledge, infinite, celestial, they, all”

1 occurrence in corpus

چه
chh ch-h

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

SE rendered نامتناهی (námtnáhí)ربّانی (rbbání)مخاصمه (mkháṣmh)ننمايند (nnmáynd)چه (chh)جميع (jmíʿ)وصايا، (wṣáyá،)ديده (dídh) as “infinite, celestial, they, all, admonitions, perceive”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
اعور

literal: one-eyed

1 occurrence in corpus

نفی
nfí n-f-y

literal: negation; denial; negation, denial

SE rendered خيزد (khízd)همچنين (hmchnín)هر (hr)بلدی (bldí)بر (br)نفی (nfí)جمال (jmál)قدسی (qdsí)برخيزند (brkhíznd)اصحاب (iṣḥáb) as “Us., foresee, every, city, arise to suppress, Beauty, Blessed, companions”

کوه
kúh k-w-h

literal: mountain

SE rendered سلطان (slṭán)وجود (wjúd)جوهر (júhr)مقصود (mqṣúd)کوه (kúh)ها (há)صحراها (ṣḥráhá)فرار (frár)نمايند (nmáynd)از (iz) as “Lord, being, Desire, ultimate, face, flee, will, from”

censured 50% mount 50%
صحراها
ṣḥráhá ṣ-ḥ-r

literal: desert; deserts; desert, wilderness

SE rendered وجود (wjúd)جوهر (júhr)مقصود (mqṣúd)کوه (kúh)ها (há)صحراها (ṣḥráhá)فرار (frár)نمايند (nmáynd)از (iz)دست (dst)ظالمين (ẓálmín) as “being, Desire, ultimate, face, flee, will, from, oppressor, the”

ظالمين
ẓálmín ẓ-l-m “the”

literal: wronged

SE rendered فرار (frár)نمايند (nmáynd)از (iz)دست (dst)ظالمين (ẓálmín)مستور (mstúr)شوند (shúnd)برخی (brkhí)توکّل (túkkl) as “flee, will, from, oppressor, the, refuge, resign”

شوند
shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered نمايند (nmáynd)از (iz)دست (dst)ظالمين (ẓálmín)مستور (mstúr)شوند (shúnd)برخی (brkhí)توکّل (túkkl)نمايند (nmáynd)کمال (kmál) as “will, from, oppressor, the, refuge, resign, absolute”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%
برخی
brkhí b-r-kh

literal: some

SE rendered از (iz)دست (dst)ظالمين (ẓálmín)مستور (mstúr)شوند (shúnd)برخی (brkhí)توکّل (túkkl)نمايند (nmáynd)کمال (kmál)انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “from, oppressor, the, refuge, resign, will, absolute, detachment”

3 occurrences in corpus

بازند

literal: to lose

1 occurrence in corpus

زهد
zhd z-h-d “most” Distinctive

literal: most-ascetic

This form usually rendered as “uprightness”, “devoutness” (2 occurrences)

معروف
mʿrúf ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered کمال (kmál)زهد (zhd)تقوی (tqúy)موصوف (múṣúf)معروف (mʿrúf)قسمی (qsmí)جميع (jmíʿ)ناس (nás) as “devoutness, piety, reputed, men”

known 33% right 17% recognized 11% integrity 6% repute 6% art 6% what 6% perform 6% renown 6% obscure 6%
قسمی
qsmí q-s-m

literal: manner; oath; oath, swear

SE rendered تقوی (tqúy)موصوف (múṣúf)معروف (mʿrúf)قسمی (qsmí)جميع (jmíʿ)ناس (nás)اطاعت (iṭáʿt)فرض (frḍ) as “piety, reputed, men, obey, obligation”

such 47% great 18% potent 6% complete 6% like 6% much 6% form 6% know 6%
محاربه
mḥárbh ḥ-r-b

literal: war; warfare

SE rendered تسليم (tslím)امرش (imrsh)لازم (lázm)دانند، (dánnd،)محاربه (mḥárbh)اصل (iṣl)شجره (shjrh)الهيّه (al-híhh)قيام (qíám) as “submit, command, necessary, consider, root, Tree, divine, people”

conflicts 17% war 17% conflict 17% convulsed 17% contended 17% against 17%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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