Fire Tablet — §20
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 20 of 50.
Source (Arabic)
قَدْ أَحَاطَتْ وَسَاوِسُ الشَّيْطَانِ مَنْ فِي الإِمْكَانِ أَيْنَ شِهَابُ نَارِكَ يَا نُوْرَ العَالَمِينَ *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The whisperings of Satan have been breathed to every creature: Where is the meteor of Thy fire, O Light of the worlds?
Translation Notes
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §117: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: hath envelopedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
SE rendered أَحَاطَتْ (ʾaḥáṭat), وَسَاوِسُ (wasáwis), الشَّيْطَانِ (ash-shayṭán) as “whisperings, of, Satan”
whisperings 67% evil 33%
الإِمْكَانِ
literal: possibility; possible; possible things
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “entire” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §278: eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: Placelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
SE expanded to “of Thy fire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “fire”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: firegleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the firefire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §179: with the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and my Lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: all learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §152: Objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Object ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
