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, likewise; likewise

thus 74% such 17% even 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Thus gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: In such wise the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §301: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Such is gleaningsGWB §220: And yet

حَالَتِ

ḥálat ḥ-w-l → “become veils”

literal: state

come 33% state 17% came 17% have 17% become 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Come what might gleaningsGWB §111: Consider kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: through the power of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ

lẓẓunún ẓ-n-n → “idle”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 53% vain 23% fancy 9% fancies 5% imaginings 2% imaginations 2% all 2% superstitions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: imaginings fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §626: your idle fancies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: from vain imaginings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belief tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have they no thought

بَيْنَهُمْ

baynahum b-y-n → “between them”

literal: between

between 36% amongst 18% over 9% before 9% suffer 9% confined 9% among 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: glaring fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §523: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: compassed about with tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom

وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ

waqulúbihim q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 78% whose 7% all 5% heart 2% utter 2% brighten 2% own 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heart gleaningsGWB §552: been so changed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: stirrest up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor hearts will-and-testamentW&T §23: sincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed

وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ

watamnaʿuhum m-n-ʿ → “kept”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

hinder 18% may 18% kept 18% suffer 9% keep 9% keeping 9% debar 9% withhold 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out gleaningsGWB §550: repel him away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: from attaining prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: keeping them back 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 §84: We, verily, have forbidden you

سُبُلِ

subul s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

ways 27% path 20% systems 13% way 13% paths 13% course 7% footsteps 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path gleaningsGWB §652: sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy path

اللهِ

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §26: O ye beloved of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remain tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

ٱلْعَلِي

lʿalí ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; exalted; high

most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaim fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §135: the Realms above kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: inaccessible heights tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS will-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One

ٱلْعَظِيمِ

lʿaẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty gleaningsGWB §43: lowliness kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: How great the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §5: bitter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest

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