Fire Tablet — §12
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 50.
Source (Arabic)
قَدْ أَخَذَتِ الأَحْزَانُ مَطْلَعَ إِسْمِكَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَيْنَ سُرُوْرُ مَظْهَرِ ظُهُوْرِكَ يَا فَرَحَ العَالَمِيْنَ *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Sorrows have afflicted the Revealer of Thy Name, the All-Merciful: Where is the joy of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, O Delight of the worlds?
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “hath”, “clung” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite sorrowsfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §30: thy sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: grieve
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §704: the embodimentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: wafting from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §112: of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: unspeakable majestytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Most Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: the wonderstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mystery.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joy
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (111 occurrences)
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §212: and filled with joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Exultationwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Exultest thou overgleaningsGWB §340: such joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: have been so filled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §486: and taught theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
