Tablet of Aḥmad — §15
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 15 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
فَٱحْفَظْ يَا أَحْمَدُ هَذَا ٱلْلَّوْحَ ثُمَّ ٱقْرَاْهُ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَلَا تَكُنْ مِنَ ٱلْصَّابِرِينَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ قَدَّرَ لِقَارِئِهِ أَجْرَ مِائَةَ شَهِيدٍ ثُمَّ عِبَادَةِ ٱلْثَّقَلَينِ كَذَلِكَ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ بِفَضْلٍ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَرَحْمَةٍ مِنْ لَدُنَّا لِتَكُوْنَ مِنَ ٱلْشَّاكِرِينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Learn well this Tablet, O Ahmad. Chant it during thy days and withhold not thyself therefrom. For verily, God hath ordained for the one who chants it, the reward of a hundred martyrs and a service in both worlds. These favors have We bestowed upon thee as a bounty on Our part and a mercy from Our presence, that thou mayest be of those who are grateful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “shield”, “keep”, “preserve” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: regardgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: didst protecttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve
This form usually rendered as “magnify”, “praise”, “render” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thine act praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised be GodgleaningsGWB §62: “Praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Written Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shedgleaningsGWB §709: His Tablets
This form usually rendered as “chant” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: PerusegleaningsGWB §85: Read ye its versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: readgleaningsGWB §85: Read ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Chant itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: recited
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §48: Thy Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Thy Lordfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §167: been in Mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: placetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “have”, “endure”, “steadfastly” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §489: all them that endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: patient andthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: My long-sufferingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy long-sufferinggleaningsGWB §255: resignation.…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of strength and of mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §67: the greatness ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: can withstandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “suffered”, “beareth” (29 occurrences)
witness 33% suffered 19% beareth 10% testifieth 10% who 5% cruel 5% witness.… 5% sufficient 5% testify 5% will 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a slavefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §627: these servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the souls of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: ThusgleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
This form usually rendered as “bestowed” (1 occurrences)
whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §490: and beyond themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: throughtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: him whogleaningsGWB §62: man
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “through”, “mercy” (57 occurrences)
SE rendered عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), بِفَضْلٍ (bifaḍlin), عِنْدِنَا (ʿindiná), وَرَحْمَةٍ (waraḥmahin) as “upon thee, a bounty, a mercy”
SE rendered وَرَحْمَةٍ (waraḥmahin), لَدُنَّا (ladunná), لِتَكُوْنَ (litakún), ٱلْشَّاكِرِينَ (lshshákirín) as “a mercy, that thou mayest be, those who are grateful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: WhogleaningsGWB §286: consequenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: fromgleaningsGWB §259: inherently possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”
This form usually rendered as “thankful”, “thankful.…”, “gratitude” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks befire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §573: truly thankfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: yield Thee praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankful
