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 §190: Wherefore gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: Thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot

حَالَتِ

ḥálat ḥ-w-l → “become veils”

literal: state

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present day gleaningsGWB §656: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: state tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils 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 §141: idle fancies fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §167: Think ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: from vain imaginings 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 §175: imaginings

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 §5: Thine utterance fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §611: before kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the other the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §10: held fast in

وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ

waqulúbihim q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts gleaningsGWB §228: agitation kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: rid me the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: 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 §242: in withholding gleaningsGWB §314: refused to allow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: power over tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereft will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented

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 §245: way gleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: two ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way gleaningsGWB §97: door

اللهِ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §10: His

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 §210: into the fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §481: high-minded to kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

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 §165: most grievous gleaningsGWB §632: Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leading prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy favors the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding gleaningsGWB §406: suffered

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