Tablet of Aḥmad — §6
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 6 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
كَذَلِكَ يُذَكِّرُكُمُ ٱلْوَرْقَاءُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْسِّجْنِ وَمَا عَلَيهِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَاغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُعْرِضْ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلْنُّصْحِ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيتَّخِذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلاً
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus doth the Nightingale utter His call unto you from this prison. He hath but to deliver this clear message. Whosoever desireth, let him turn aside from this counsel and whosoever desireth let him choose the path to his Lord.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “summoning” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “celestial”, “mystic”, “heavenly” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: first leaffire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Nightingaleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §30: itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the leaves
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §79: afflictive Prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverestwill-and-testamentW&T §8: imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §221: this Prison Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: a captivewill-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner
SE rendered ٱلْسِّجْنِ (lssijn), عَلَيهِ (ʿalayh), ٱلْبَلَاغُ (lbalágh), ٱلْمُبِينُ (lmubín) as “prison, clear”
SE rendered ٱلْبَلَاغُ (lbalágh), ٱلْمُبِينُ (lmubín), فَمَنْ (faman), شَاءَ (sháʾ) as “clear, Whosoever, desireth”
teach 18% attain 15% proclaim 13% hath 13% attained 10% reached 10% thou 5% inscrutable 5% consummate 5% wise 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §199: most eloquentkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: doctors of mature wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Cause himwill-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
This form usually rendered as “wisheth”, “willing”, “pleased” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongstgleaningsGWB §669: Through His world-pervading Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: repudiationgleaningsGWB §83: have castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: answeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: who hast withdrawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortationsgleaningsGWB §594: an admonisherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: exhortgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §582: for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
