Fire Tablet — §9
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 50.
Source (Arabic)
قَدْ أَحَاطَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ أَكْثَرَ الخَلِيْقَةِ أَيْنَ أَنْوَارُ ضَيِائِكَ يَا ضِيَاءَ العَالَمِيْنَ *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Darkness hath enveloped most of the peoples: Where is the brightness of Thy splendor, O Radiance of the worlds?
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
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 §143: envelopfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §305: encompassed Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blew and beatthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: wronged onesfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §196: deal unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: their oppressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: oppressors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: most partfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §99: of pluralitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: a multitudetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most part
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created theefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §417: of creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: twinfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §115: oceanskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: with the firetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
SE expanded to “of Thy splendor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turnedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §198: shinethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: is burningthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: illumined with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §458: enveloped
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: unmistakable, and is knownfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §281: soul of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
