Fire Tablet — §2

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 50.

Source (Arabic)

قَدْ تُرِكَ المُقَرَّبُوْنَ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الهِجْرَانِ أَيْنَ إِشْرَاقُ صُبْحِ وِصَالِكَ يَا مَقْصُوْدَ العَالَمِيْنَ *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Those who are near unto Thee have been abandoned in the darkness of desolation: Where is the shining of the morn of Thy reunion, O Desire of the worlds?

Translation Notes

تُرِكَ

turik t-r-k → “been abandoned”

literal: abandon

renounce 17% abandoned 17% noted 17% forsook 17% perversity 17% have 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have put away fire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken gleaningsGWB §580: abandoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: wilt Thou forsake me the-hidden-wordsHW §20: hast thou forsaken Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: cast away fire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned

المُقَرَّبُوْنَ

al-muqarrabún q-r-b → “those who are near unto thee” Distinctive

literal: near

This form usually rendered as “have” (5 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Those who are near unto Thee”

draw 26% nearness 15% presence 13% nigh 10% approach 9% kindred 8% near 5% who 5% favored 5% proximity 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: favored fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §35: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: well nigh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: incapable of approaching tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near

ظُلُمَاتِ

ẓulumát ẓ-l-m → “darkness”

literal: darkness

darkness 83% grievous 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyranny fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §419: wronged, this oppressed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: eclipsed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisoner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: this darkness

الهِجْرَانِ

al-hijrán h-j-r → “remoteness”

literal: separation; migration; abandonment

desolation 50% remoteness 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: migrated fire-tabletFire §2: of desolation gleaningsGWB §680: banished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its remoteness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presence the-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTS epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirement

إِشْرَاقُ

ʾishráq sh-r-q → “shining”

literal: shining; shine

radiance 20% shining 11% shineth 11% shone 9% night 9% light 9% effulgent 9% revelation 9% rise 9% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shine fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §193: been generated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arising prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: that shineth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath shone

صُبْحِ

ṣubḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “morn”

literal: morning; morning, dawn

morn 44% resplendent 15% dayspring 7% morning 7% dawn 7% different 4% true 4% false 4% through 4% break 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the false dawn fire-tabletFire §27: lamps gleaningsGWB §48: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: I have risen the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lamp fire-tabletFire §22: Light

وِصَالِكَ

wiṣálik w-ṣ-l → “of thy reunion”

literal: union

SE expanded to “of Thy reunion”

presence 50% reunion 17% meeting 17% light 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bear fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §556: to attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presence

مَقْصُوْدَ

maqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “desire”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goal gleaningsGWB §562: ambition kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: to attain the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: seeking

العَالَمِيْنَ

al-ʿálamín ʿ-l-m → “of the worlds”

literal: world; worlds

SE expanded to “of the worlds”

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learned fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §259: certain sciences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

Fire Tablet — §2

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament