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 44% leaves 11% page 6% newspapers 6% one 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
This form usually rendered as “sung”, “warble”, “cooing” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §405: independent of all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: those possessed of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the TreegleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’lkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: the Sadratu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: this TreegleaningsGWB §193: Trees
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §607: All otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: of everlasting lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
This form usually rendered as “accents”, “sweet” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §116: His sanctitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: such as devoutly worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed
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 §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §188: proclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the humanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essencefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §572: Disencumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: them that are devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §207: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pearlepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §131: one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “believers in the Divine Unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §383: They that have truly recognized the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the one and the sametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: courtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: are nigh untofire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §700: them that shall be brought nigh unto Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: them who are nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
all-informed 27% traditions 15% all-wise 9% who 9% informed 9% have 9% announced 7% prophecies 5% warneth 5% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ignorance ofgleaningsGWB §718: instructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: warningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: prophesyinggleaningsGWB §672: Proclaim
ٱلْمُنْقَطِعِيْنَ
literal: detachment; detached; severed
This form usually rendered as “have”, “detached”, “rid” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §255: are detached from all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and to be detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §299: have detached themselves
This form usually rendered as “announcement”, “great”, “tidings” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §453: the Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §453: your Prophet’s ancient Housekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets
This form usually rendered as “separation”, “thou”, “sundered” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §469: have set forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: lengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: made plaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §22: settledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision
SE rendered ٱلْنَّبَأِ (lnnabaʾ), فُصِّلَ (fuṣṣil), نَبَأِ (nabaʾ), اللهِ (al-lh), ٱلْمَلِكِ (lmalik), ٱلْعَزِيْزِ (lʿazíz) as “message, hath been revealed, God, King, Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: each of the Prophets of Godwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ProphetgleaningsGWB §105: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: the Prophets of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Prophet
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: the kingdom of these namestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Mightytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §99: unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: my lonelinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §389: leadeth him to that which is rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: Thou hast already commanded them to turn untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §291: were guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidance
love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §122: Loverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and Thy loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “vision”, “scene”, “eyes” (22 occurrences)
vision 26% scene 21% eyes 11% towards 11% beauty 11% sublime 5% countenance 5% mighty 5% habitation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: thine eyes be turned towardsfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §137: Such hath beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: shalt Thou beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
SE rendered ٱلْمَنْظَرِ (lmanẓar), ٱلْمُنِيرِ (lmunír) as “resplendent Beauty”
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §718: litkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
