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Fire Tablet — §30

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 30 of 50.

Source (Arabic)

قَدْ بَقَى الوَجْهُ فِي غُبَارِ الإِفْتِرَاءِ أَيْنَ أَرْيَاحُ رَحْمَتِكَ يَا رَحْمَنَ العَالَمِينَ *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This Face is hidden in the dust of slander: Where are the breezes of Thy compassion, O Mercy of the worlds?

Translation Notes

بَقَى
baqá b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “remaining”, “last” (10 occurrences)

hath 29% remaining 14% last 14% remained 14% hidden 14% who 14%
ESW §105: remainedFire §36: isGWB §285: liveKIQ §226: abiding testimonyP&M §407: naught may remainMariner §51: hath remainedHW §8: eternally liveESW §2: Eternal
الوَجْهُ
al-wajh w-j-h → “this face”

literal: face

sake 57% face 19% countenance 12% wholly 2% bright 2% whose 2% friendly 2% light 2%
ESW §147: for the sake of GodFire §30: This FaceGWB §55: directed HisAhd §10: turn your facesKIQ §284: meaningsP&M §304: turn their facesCarmel §1: the light of theHW §16: thy face unto Mine
غُبَارِ
ghubár gh-b-r → “the”

literal: dust; with-dust

SE rendered بَقَى (baqá), الوَجْهُ (al-wajh), غُبَارِ (ghubár), الإِفْتِرَاءِ (al-ʾiftiráʾ), أَرْيَاحُ (ʾaryáḥ) as “hidden, This Face, the, dust of slander, the breezes”

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%
ESW §59: dustFire §35: darkenedGWB §677: dust of vain desiresP&M §180: have causedFire §30: theGWB §74: The dustGWB §173: cloudsGWB §493: dust of
الإِفْتِرَاءِ
al-ʾiftiráʾ f-r-y → “calumnies”

literal: calumny; calumnies

calumny 60% calumnies 20% dust 20%
ESW §122: calumniatorsFire §30: dust of slanderGWB §258: hath devisedKIQ §129: clamouredW&T §41: calumniatingESW §111: calumniesGWB §109: slandererW&T §34: hurled
أَرْيَاحُ
ʾaryáḥ r-w-ḥ → “breezes”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

winds 48% gentle 15% breezes 7% wind 7% contrary 4% tempest 4% breath 4% gales 4% subjected 4% tempests 4%
ESW §50: spiritualFire §49: fragranceGWB §188: JesusAhd §5: happinessKIQ §196: of SpiritsP&M §65: breezesMariner §48: honeyedHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
رَحْمَتِكَ
raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “thy compassion” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful

This form usually rendered as “mercy”, “all-encompassing”, “transcendent” (136 occurrences)

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
ESW §7: court of Thy mercyFire §30: Thy compassionGWB §120: enduring a bountyAhd §8: blessingsKIQ §234: HimP&M §401: hast a greater compassionAhmad §15: a mercyHW §109: My tender grace
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%
ESW §83: Jewish doctorsFire §13: ensignsGWB §314: ecclesiasticalKIQ §201: truthP&M §737: thenAhmad §17: of all the worldsMariner §13: we have taught theeHW §99: TO BE WISE

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