Fire Tablet — §29

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 29 of 50.

Source (Arabic)

قَدْ كُسِرَتْ أَغْصَانُ سِدْرَةِ المُنْتَهَى مِنْ هُبُوْبِ أَرْيَاحِ القَضَاءِ أَيْنَ رَايَاتُ نُصْرَتِكَ يَا مَنْصُوْرَ العَالَمِينَ *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The branches of the Divine Lote-Tree lie broken by the onrushing gales of destiny: Where are the banners of Thy succor, O Champion of the worlds?

Translation Notes

كُسِرَتْ

kusirat k-s-r → “degradation” Distinctive

literal: brokenness

This form usually rendered as “broken”, “utterly” (2 occurrences)

broken 50% utterly 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: degradation fire-tabletFire §29: broken gleaningsGWB §610: utterly abolished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my extreme lowliness will-and-testamentW&T §34: crush gleaningsGWB §692: refuse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: cut down will-and-testamentW&T §10: ravening

أَغْصَانُ

ʾaghṣán gh-ṣ-n → “branches”

literal: branch; branches; boughs

branches 50% aghṣán 40% boughs 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: My Branches gleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Tree kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Branches will-and-testamentW&T §16: Aghṣán epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the branches gleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branch kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán

سِدْرَةِ

sidrah s-d-r → “divine lote-tree”

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

tree 44% lote-tree 17% divine 11% burning 11% bush 5% sadrih 5% sacred 3% sadratu’l-muntaha 2% upon 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §36: that sacred Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-Muntaha gleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree

المُنْتَهَى

al-muntahá n-h-y → “of the”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered كُسِرَتْ (kusirat), أَغْصَانُ (ʾaghṣán), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah), المُنْتَهَى (al-muntahá), هُبُوْبِ (hubúb) as “broken, The branches, Divine Lote-Tree, of the, onrushing gales”

highest 25% end 8% ended 8% consummation 8% utmost 8% utter 8% infinite 8% supreme 8% desire 8% deep 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumbered fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §321: limited kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: their End tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

هُبُوْبِ

hubúb h-b-b → “onrushing gales”

literal: blowing; blow; blow/waft

onrushing 25% blowing 17% fierce 17% evil 8% tempests 8% breezes 8% stirring 8% wafted 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowing fire-tabletFire §29: onrushing gales gleaningsGWB §684: evil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: tempests epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: onrushing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: have been wafted

أَرْيَاحِ

ʾaryáḥ r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered المُنْتَهَى (al-muntahá), هُبُوْبِ (hubúb), أَرْيَاحِ (ʾaryáḥ), القَضَاءِ (al-qaḍáʾ), رَايَاتُ (ráyát) as “of the, onrushing gales, of destiny, the banners”

winds 48% gentle 15% breezes 7% wind 7% contrary 4% tempest 4% breath 4% gales 4% subjected 4% tempests 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritual fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §179: odor kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy Spirit tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit

القَضَاءِ

al-qaḍáʾ q-ḍ-y → “decree”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 52% irrevocable 14% destiny 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% meet 5% irrevocably 5% fate 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §455: committed kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: tribulations the-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made

رَايَاتُ

ráyát r-w-y → “banners”

literal: banner; banner/flag; banners

banners 50% ensigns 50%

fire-tabletFire §29: the banners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: ensigns

نُصْرَتِكَ

nuṣratik n-ṣ-r → “of thy succor”

literal: help; victory; helper

SE expanded to “of Thy succor”

help 40% succor 10% assist 10% ascendancy 10% victory 10% potency 10% triumph 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: aid fire-tabletFire §28: championed gleaningsGWB §495: aiding kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assisting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of Thy triumph will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: aided

العَالَمِينَ

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 §197: standards fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §183: the whole world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: domain of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hast ever made known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

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