Tablet of Aḥmad — §13

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 17.

Source (Arabic)

كَذَلِكَ حَالَتِ ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنْ سُبُلِ اللهِ ٱلْعَلِي ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thus have their superstitions become veils between them and their own hearts and kept them from the path of God, the Exalted, the Great.

Translation Notes

كَذَلِكَ

kadhalik dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto this gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these

حَالَتِ

ḥálat ḥ-w-l → “become veils”

literal: state

come 50% state 17% came 17% become 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: condition gleaningsGWB §391: conferred by the Creator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: by Thy power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ

lẓẓunún ẓ-n-n → “idle”

literal: conjecture; think; suppositions

idle 43% fancy 23% fancies 13% vain 8% imaginings 8% imaginations 3% all 3% superstitions 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of your idle fancies fire-tabletFire §24: fancy gleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: such false imaginings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belief tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitions the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: imaginings

بَيْنَهُمْ

baynahum b-y-n → “between them”

literal: between

between 27% amongst 18% among 18% over 9% before 9% suffer 9% confined 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: articulate speech fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §17: luminous kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: expounding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: toward them the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ

waqulúbihim q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 89% all 6% heart 3% brighten 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent gleaningsGWB §439: discord kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmuteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: hearts of Thy dear ones the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §30: agitated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart

وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ

watamnaʿuhum m-n-ʿ → “kept”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

kept 38% hinder 13% attaining 13% keep 13% keeping 13% debar 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withhold gleaningsGWB §194: withholdeth himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: cloud tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarreth

سُبُلِ

subul s-b-l → “path”

literal: path; way; path/way

ways 27% systems 18% path 18% barred 9% right 9% way 9% paths 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way gleaningsGWB §9: for its sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: self and desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: for Thy sake the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the Straight gleaningsGWB §97: door

ٱلْعَلِي

lʿalí ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: all-glorious fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §396: of heavens kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He uplifted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will be glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

ٱلْعَظِيمِ

lʿaẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeur gleaningsGWB §174: most potent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glory the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur gleaningsGWB §375: the All-Powerful

Tablet of Aḥmad — §13

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament