Tablet of Aḥmad — §2
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
هَذِهِ وَرْقَةُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ تُغَنِّي عَلَى أَفْنَانِ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْبَقَاءِ بِأَلْحَانِ قُدْسٍ مَلِيحٍ وَتُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ إِلَى جِوَارِ اللهِ وَٱلْمُوَحِّدِيْنَ إِلَى سَاحَةِ قُرْبٍ كَرِيْمٍ وَتُخْبِرُ ٱلْمُنْقَطِعِيْنَ بِهَذَا ٱلْنَّبَأِ ٱلَّذِي فُصِّلَ مِنْ نَبَأِ اللهِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْعَزِيْزِ ٱلْفَرِيْدِ وَتَهْدِي ٱلْمُحِبِّينَ إِلَى مَقْعَدِ ٱلْقُدْسِ ثُمَّ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَنْظَرِ ٱلْمُنِيرِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies, proclaiming to the sincere ones the glad tidings of the nearness of God, calling the believers in the Divine Unity to the court of the Presence of the Generous One, informing the severed ones of the message which hath been revealed by God, the King, the Glorious, the Peerless, guiding the lovers to the seat of sanctity and to this resplendent Beauty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “leaf”, “leaves”, “page” (20 occurrences)
leaf 41% leaves 12% page 6% newspapers 6% first 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Dovefire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Nightingaleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: as a leaftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: linesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its leaves
This form usually rendered as “sung”, “cooing”, “sweetness” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §594: to the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: to dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §288: from the Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: that sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: upon the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §310: the tree
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §642: shall belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the establishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: goneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting
This form usually rendered as “sweet” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: meaninggleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languageskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sweet melodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and understandinggleaningsGWB §591: the verses
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §726: undefiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: earthly abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §135: sacred
SE rendered ٱلْبَقَاءِ (lbaqáʾ), بِأَلْحَانِ (biʾalḥán), قُدْسٍ (qudsin), مَلِيحٍ (malíḥin), وَتُبَشِّرُ (watubashshir), ٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ (lmukhliṣín) as “Eternity, sweet melodies, holy, sincere ones”
SE rendered بِأَلْحَانِ (biʾalḥán), قُدْسٍ (qudsin), مَلِيحٍ (malíḥin), وَتُبَشِّرُ (watubashshir), ٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ (lmukhliṣín), جِوَارِ (jiwár) as “sweet melodies, holy, sincere ones, the nearness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announcegleaningsGWB §672: Announce unto yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: heraldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Announcerthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee thewill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidingsgleaningsGWB §352: rejoice with exceeding gladness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §617: divestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: Redeem themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §92: Gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: precincts of Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §32: HelpergleaningsGWB §208: the Manifestation
وَٱلْمُوَحِّدِيْنَ
literal: unity; one; oneness
SE expanded to “believers in the Divine Unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §529: unionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoresgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountifulfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: of the bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: all bountywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favor
all-informed 23% traditions 17% announced 11% informed 11% warneth 9% informing 6% tidings 6% news 6% hath 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: informethgleaningsGWB §219: have We givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: announcedgleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: recorded
ٱلْمُنْقَطِعِيْنَ
literal: detachment; detached; severed
This form usually rendered as “detached”, “rid”, “emblems” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §202: may detachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: wilt Thou ceasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut
SE rendered وَتُخْبِرُ (watukhbir), ٱلْمُنْقَطِعِيْنَ (lmunqaṭiʿín), بِهَذَا (bihadhá), ٱلْنَّبَأِ (lnnabaʾ), فُصِّلَ (fuṣṣil) as “informing, severed ones, message, hath been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §468: thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “announcement”, “weighty”, “message” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §105: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: promised Prophettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: inspired Prophet
This form usually rendered as “separation”, “separated”, “decided” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §101: of distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: may be separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §624: whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: of Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §226: rightly guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: thereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to guidetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §668: rescue
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §665: well is itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: soulstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “scene” (22 occurrences)
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
SE rendered ٱلْمَنْظَرِ (lmanẓar), ٱلْمُنِيرِ (lmunír) as “resplendent Beauty”
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: light can comparefire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §676: radiance of His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: enlightentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
