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Kitáb-i-Íqán — §77

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 77 of 291.

Source (Persian)

پس بايد صدر را از جميع آنچه شنيده شده پاک نمود و قلب را از همه تعلّقات مقدّس فرمود تا محلّ ادراک الهامات غيبی شود و خزينه اسرار علوم ربّانی گردد. اين است که می فرمايد: "السّالکُ فِی النَّهجِ البَيضاء والرُّکنِ الحَمراء لَن يَصِلَ إلی مَقامِ وَطَنِهِ إلّا بالکفِّ الصِّفر عَمّا فی ايدی النّاسِ." اين است شرط سالک. درست تفکّر و تعقّل فرموده تا بی حجاب بر مقصود کتاب واقف شوی.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The heart must needs therefore be cleansed from the idle sayings of men, and sanctified from every earthly affection, so that it may discover the hidden meaning of divine inspiration, and become the treasury of the mysteries of divine knowledge. Thus hath it been said: “He that treadeth the snow-white Path, and followeth in the footsteps of the Crimson Pillar, shall never attain unto his abode unless his hands are empty of those worldly things cherished by men.” This is the prime requisite of whosoever treadeth this path. Ponder thereon, that, with eyes unveiled, thou mayest perceive the truth of these words.

Translation Notes

جميع
jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered پس (ps)بايد (báyd)صدر (ṣdr)از (iz)جميع (jmíʿ)آنچه (ánchh)شنيده (shnídh)پاک (pák)نمود (nmúd) as “therefore, must, heart, from, the idle, sayings, cleansed, be”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%
نمود
nmúd n-m-ʾ “be”

literal: make

SE rendered از (iz)جميع (jmíʿ)آنچه (ánchh)شنيده (shnídh)پاک (pák)نمود (nmúd)قلب (qlb)از (iz)همه (hmh)تعلّقات (tʿllqát)مقدّس (mqdds) as “from, the idle, sayings, cleansed, be, every, affection, sanctified”

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%
قلب
qlb q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered آنچه (ánchh)شنيده (shnídh)پاک (pák)نمود (nmúd)قلب (qlb)از (iz)همه (hmh)تعلّقات (tʿllqát)مقدّس (mqdds) as “the idle, sayings, cleansed, be, from, every, affection, sanctified”

محلّ
mḥll ḥ-l-l

literal: place; place, location

SE rendered همه (hmh)تعلّقات (tʿllqát)مقدّس (mqdds)فرمود (frmúd)محلّ (mḥll)ادراک (idrák)الهامات (al-hámát)غيبی (ghíbí)خزينه (khzính) as “every, affection, sanctified, discover, inspiration, hidden meaning, treasury”

place 24% seat 24% recipient 14% recipients 10% quarter 5% another 5% dungeon 5% abode 5% victim 5% focal 5%
می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered علوم (ʿlúm)ربّانی (rbbání)گردد (grdd)می (mí)فرمايد (frmáyd)السّالکُ (as-sálk)النَّهجِ (an-nahj) as “knowledge, divine, become, said, “He that, Path”

3 occurrences in corpus

والرُّکنِ
wálrrukn r-k-n “pillars”

literal: pillar; pillars; the-pillar

pillars 67% pillar 33%
مَقامِ
maqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered الحَمراء (al-ḥamráʾ)يَصِلَ (yaṣil)مَقامِ (maqám)وَطَنِهِ (waṭanih)بالکفِّ (bálkff)الصِّفر (aṣ-ṣifr) as “Crimson, attain, abode, empty”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%
بالکفِّ
bálkff k-f-f

literal: palm; the-hand

SE rendered مَقامِ (maqám)وَطَنِهِ (waṭanih)بالکفِّ (bálkff)الصِّفر (aṣ-ṣifr)ايدی (iydí)النّاسِ (an-nás) as “abode, empty, hands, men.””

3 occurrences in corpus

درست
drst d-r-s

literal: school; schools; teaching

SE rendered النّاسِ (an-nás)شرط (shrṭ)سالک (sálk)درست (drst)تفکّر (tfkkr)تعقّل (tʿqql)فرموده (frmúdh)بی (bí) as “men.”, requisite, whosoever treadeth, Ponder, eyes”

schools 29% frequented 14% school 14% unschooled 14% any 14% ponder 14%
تعقّل
tʿqql ʿ-q-l

literal: intellect; minds; understand

SE rendered شرط (shrṭ)سالک (sálk)درست (drst)تفکّر (tfkkr)تعقّل (tʿqql)فرموده (frmúdh)بی (bí)حجاب (ḥjáb)بر (br)مقصود (mqṣúd) as “requisite, whosoever treadeth, Ponder, eyes, unveiled, truth”

بی
b-y “eyes”

literal: without; is; to

5 occurrences in corpus

بر
br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr)تعقّل (tʿqql)فرموده (frmúdh)بی (bí)حجاب (ḥjáb)بر (br)مقصود (mqṣúd)کتاب (ktáb)واقف (wáqf)شوی (shúy) as “Ponder, eyes, unveiled, truth, words, perceive, mayest”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán

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