Tablet of Aḥmad — §8
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 8 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
لَا فَوَ ٱلَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَنْ يَقْدِرُوْا وَلَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُوْا وَلَوْ يَكُوْنُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Nay, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, they are not, and never shall be able to do this, even should they combine to assist one another.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: HimselfgleaningsGWB §287: every mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature ortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: yourselves
SE expanded to “in Whose hand is”
This form usually rendered as “never” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannotgleaningsGWB §564: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: they will not obeyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: they would assuredly have no power over metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyest
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beengleaningsGWB §475: and preservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: Thou hast existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “helper”, “assist”, “aid” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §181: should proceed and be made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Thou Who art the most manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
