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 §138: this gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §721: other things

حَالَتِ

ḥálat ḥ-w-l → “become veils”

literal: state

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: at the present time gleaningsGWB §216: around thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: distract tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

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 §159: thou dost imagine fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §626: your idle fancies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the soul-devouring doubts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: think tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: imagined

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 §139: utterance fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §415: manifest error kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ

waqulúbihim q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their hearts gleaningsGWB §656: that I may turn kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of his the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §30: agitated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart

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 §194: had been forbidden gleaningsGWB §173: obstructeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou keep back 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 §242: forbad

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 §258: a road leading gleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: path gleaningsGWB §4: is barred

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 §161: Most Exalted fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §95: exalted attributes kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: most august and most exalted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high

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 §205: Announcement gleaningsGWB §721: glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authority the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing gleaningsGWB §174: most effective

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