Tablet of Aḥmad — §13

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 17.

Source (Arabic)

كَذَلِكَ حَالَتِ ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنْ سُبُلِ اللهِ ٱلْعَلِي ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thus have their superstitions become veils between them and their own hearts and kept them from the path of God, the Exalted, the Great.

Translation Notes

كَذَلِكَ

kadhalik dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto this gleaningsGWB §182: To this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasement the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Thus gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these

حَالَتِ

ḥálat ḥ-w-l → “become veils”

literal: state

come 50% state 17% came 17% become 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: power gleaningsGWB §338: state and condition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Strive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: come in between tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ

lẓẓunún ẓ-n-n → “idle”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 43% fancy 23% fancies 13% vain 8% imaginings 8% imaginations 3% all 3% superstitions 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fancies fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §644: imaginations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ways of their idle fancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: of my fancies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: imagine

بَيْنَهُمْ

baynahum b-y-n → “between them”

literal: between

between 27% amongst 18% among 18% over 9% before 9% suffer 9% confined 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: passages fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §461: discourse kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and glorification the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ

waqulúbihim q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 89% all 6% heart 3% brighten 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s hearts gleaningsGWB §555: a new heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will turn wholly towards the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of men

وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ

watamnaʿuhum m-n-ʿ → “kept”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

kept 38% hinder 13% attaining 13% keep 13% keeping 13% debar 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented gleaningsGWB §286: verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Nothing whatsoever can withhold tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest

سُبُلِ

subul s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

ways 27% systems 18% path 18% barred 9% right 9% way 9% paths 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight gleaningsGWB §97: door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: path gleaningsGWB §394: of its

ٱلْعَلِي

lʿalí ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: most exalted ranks fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §510: magnified kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: is He—“And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble

ٱلْعَظِيمِ

lʿaẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty gleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: is immense the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bounty gleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the power

Tablet of Aḥmad — §13

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament