Fire Tablet — §43

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 50.

Source (Arabic)

بِوَحْدَتِكَ أَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ التَّوْحِيْدِ وَبِعِزَّتِكَ زُيِّنَ وَطَنُ التَّجْرِيْدِ *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By Thine aloneness the Sun of Oneness shone, and by Thy banishment the land of Unity was adorned. Be patient, O Thou Exile of the worlds.

Translation Notes

بِوَحْدَتِكَ

biwaḥdatik w-ḥ-d → “by thine aloneness”

literal: one; oneness

SE expanded to “By Thine aloneness”

unity 41% one 26% oneness 13% divine 7% alone 3% have 2% same 2% unite 2% harmony 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: unify fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §707: true believer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

أَشْرَقَتْ

ʾashraqat sh-r-q → “shone” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)

hath 24% shed 21% shineth 14% shone 10% manifested 7% revealed 7% risen 7% shine 3% illumined 3% lighteth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §57: embodiments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Day-springs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: the splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: hath arisen and shone forth

شَمْسُ

shams sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sun gleaningsGWB §655: the Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: those Suns prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlight gleaningsGWB §357: resplendent the luminaries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar

وَبِعِزَّتِكَ

wabiʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “glory” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “banishment” (1 occurrences)

glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §199: all-compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: one the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it

زُيِّنَ

zuyyin z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

adorn 21% attire 21% adorned 21% most 5% embellished 5% “adorn 5% adorneth 5% deck 5% forgoeth 5% invested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked with fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §573: its apparels kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adorn gleaningsGWB §26: Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: beautify

وَطَنُ

waṭan w-ṭ-n → “land”

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

home 30% land 20% own 10% native 10% abode 10% hastening 10% shelter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a home fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §513: his own country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: abodes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: home the-hidden-wordsHW §78: land will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native

التَّجْرِيْدِ

at-tajríd j-r-d → “detachment”

literal: detached

detachment 78% unity 11% sanctity 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No sooner fire-tabletFire §43: of Unity gleaningsGWB §669: detached kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Emblems of Detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of sanctity will-and-testamentW&T §9: is only gleaningsGWB §305: transcended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: as soon as

Fire Tablet — §43

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