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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §3

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 291.

Source (Persian)

ناظر به ايّام قبل شويد که چقدر مردم از اعالی و ادانی هميشه منتظر ظهورات احديّه در هياکل قدسيّه بودهاند به قسمی که در جميع اوقات و اوان مترصّد و منتظر بودند ودعاها و تضرّع ها می نمودند که شايد نسيم رحمت الهيّه به وزيدن آيد و جمال موعود از سرادق غيب به عرصه ظهورقدم گذارد. و چون ابواب عنايت مفتوح می گرديد و غمام مکرمت مرتفع و شمس غيب از افق قدرت ظاهر می شد جميع تکذيب می نمودند و از لقاء او که عين لقاءاللّه است احترازمی جستند چنانچه تفصيل آن در جميع کتب سماويّه مذکور ومسطور است.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the past. How many, both high and low, have, at all times, yearningly awaited the advent of the Manifestations of God in the sanctified persons of His chosen Ones. How often have they expected His coming, how frequently have they prayed that the breeze of divine mercy might blow, and the promised Beauty step forth from behind the veil of concealment, and be made manifest to all the world. And whensoever the portals of grace did open, and the clouds of divine bounty did rain upon mankind, and the light of the Unseen did shine above the horizon of celestial might, they all denied Him, and turned away from His face—the face of God Himself. Refer ye, to verify this truth, to that which hath been recorded in every sacred Book.

Translation Notes

شويد
shúyd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered ناظر (náẓr)ايّام (iyyám)شويد (shúyd)چقدر (chqdr)مردم (mrdm)از (iz)اعالی (iʿálí)ادانی (idání) as “Consider, the past, How many, both, high, low”

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%
قدسيّه
qdsísh q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered منتظر (mntẓr)ظهورات (ẓhúrát)احديّه (iḥdídh)هياکل (híákl)قدسيّه (qdsísh)بودهاند (búdhánd)قسمی (qsmí)جميع (jmíʿ) as “yearningly awaited, Manifestations, of God, sanctified persons, have, all”

قسمی
qsmí q-s-m

literal: manner; oath; oath, swear

SE rendered هياکل (híákl)قدسيّه (qdsísh)بودهاند (búdhánd)قسمی (qsmí)جميع (jmíʿ)اوقات (iwqát)اوان (iwán) as “sanctified persons, have, all, often, frequently”

such 47% great 18% potent 6% complete 6% like 6% much 6% form 6% know 6%
اوان

literal: periods; moments/times

2 occurrences in corpus

مترصّد
mtrṣṣd r-ṣ-d

literal: watching; watching/vigilant; to watch, await

SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ)اوقات (iwqát)اوان (iwán)مترصّد (mtrṣṣd)منتظر (mntẓr)بودند (búdnd)ودعاها (wdʿáhá) as “all, often, frequently, expected, have they, prayed”

تضرّع
tḍrrʿ ḍ-r-ʿ

literal: they humble themselves; supplications; supplication

SE rendered منتظر (mntẓr)بودند (búdnd)ودعاها (wdʿáhá)تضرّع (tḍrrʿ)ها (há)می (mí)نمودند (nmúdnd)شايد (sháyd)نسيم (nsím) as “expected, have they, prayed, did, hath, breeze”

4 occurrences in corpus

ها
w-j-h

literal: face; attention; turning

SE rendered منتظر (mntẓr)بودند (búdnd)ودعاها (wdʿáhá)تضرّع (tḍrrʿ)ها (há)می (mí)نمودند (nmúdnd)شايد (sháyd)نسيم (nsím)رحمت (rḥmt) as “expected, have they, prayed, did, hath, breeze, mercy”

face 35% faces 12% countenance 10% set 10% sake 9% turn 8% turning 7% turned 4% setting 3% have 2%
می
m-y-y “will”

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

3 occurrences in corpus

شايد
sháyd sh-y-d

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

SE rendered ودعاها (wdʿáhá)تضرّع (tḍrrʿ)ها (há)می (mí)نمودند (nmúdnd)شايد (sháyd)نسيم (nsím)رحمت (rḥmt)الهيّه (al-híhh)وزيدن (wzídn)آيد (áyd) as “prayed, did, hath, breeze, mercy, divine, blow, might”

haply 50% perchance 50%
عرصه
ʿrṣh ʿ-r-ṣ

literal: arena/realm

SE rendered جمال (jmál)موعود (múʿúd)از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb)عرصه (ʿrṣh)ظهورقدم (ẓhúrqdm)گذارد (gdhárd)چون (chún)ابواب (ibúáb) as “Beauty, promised, from, veil, concealment, step forth, whensoever, portals”

realm 50% dominion 25% called 13% court 13%
ظهورقدم

literal: appearance/step

1 occurrence in corpus

گذارد
gdhárd g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb)عرصه (ʿrṣh)ظهورقدم (ẓhúrqdm)گذارد (gdhárd)چون (chún)ابواب (ibúáb)عنايت (ʿnáyt)مفتوح (mftúḥ) as “from, veil, concealment, step forth, whensoever, portals, grace, open”

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%
عين
ʿín ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered تکذيب (tkdhíb)می (mí)نمودند (nmúdnd)از (iz)لقاء (lqáʾ)عين (ʿín)لقاءاللّه (lqáʾálllh)احترازمی (iḥtrázmí) as “denied, they, from, face—the, face of God Himself, turned away”

جستند
jstnd j-s-t

literal: sought

SE rendered لقاءاللّه (lqáʾálllh)احترازمی (iḥtrázmí)جستند (jstnd)چنانچه (chnánchh)تفصيل (tfṣíl)جميع (jmíʿ)کتب (ktb) as “face of God Himself, turned away, Refer, every, Book”

تفصيل
tfṣíl f-ṣ-l

literal: detail; separated; separation

SE rendered احترازمی (iḥtrázmí)جستند (jstnd)چنانچه (chnánchh)تفصيل (tfṣíl)جميع (jmíʿ)کتب (ktb)سماويّه (smáwíwh)مذکور (mdhkúr)ومسطور (wmsṭúr) as “turned away, Refer, every, Book, sacred, been recorded”

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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