Tablet of Carmel — §1
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 1 of 5.
Source (Arabic)
حَبَّذا هذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذی فيه تَضَوَّعَت نَفحاتُ اْلرّحمن فی الإمکانِ حَبَّذا هذَا الْيَوْمُ الْمُبارَکُ الّذی لا تُعادلُه القرون وَ الأَعصار حَبَّذا هذَا الْيَوْمُ اذ تَوَجَّهَ وَجْهُ الْقِدَمِ اِلی مَقامه اِذاً نادَتِ الأَشيآء وَ عَن وَرائها المَلأ الأعلی يا کَرمِل انزلی بما اقبَل اليْکِ وَجْهُ اللهِ مالکِ مَلکُوتِ الاسْمآء وَ فاطِر السَّمآء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
ALL glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on High, were heard calling aloud: ‘Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, hath been lifted upon thee.’
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “ALL glory be to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: love notfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §495: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: woetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
SE expanded to “Day, the Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §211: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: been waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: were diffusedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffused
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §433: grievous afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smellwill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §28: the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the holy fragrances
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §404: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: placesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: blessgleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessedgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred Spot
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fairgleaningsGWB §508: with those of the unjustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: man of equitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with a justicegleaningsGWB §638: and justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: directethfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §207: turn his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: visiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE expanded to “the Ancient of Days”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His holy seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: as he that standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: his glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and a seattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry outfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and summonedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: calling aloud saying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WillgleaningsGWB §665: their wishes and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: my pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
This form usually rendered as “beyond” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theegleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse ofgleaningsGWB §36: and his peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §188: Followers of Muḥammadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §385: most exalted seatskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: across Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
bounty 23% most 22% all-bountiful 13% generosity 12% favor 8% bountiful 8% generous 6% grace 2% glory 2% bounteousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: fixed onfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §405: They whose heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: yesterday,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: reached forth towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “possessor”, “king” (124 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominiongleaningsGWB §632: His kingshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy names.”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the MakergleaningsGWB §300: regarding the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was cleft asundertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the CreatorgleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
