Tablet of Aḥmad — §4
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
أَنْ يَا أَحْمَدُ فَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّهُ هُوَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْسُّلْطَانُ ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ وَٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ بِٱسْمِ عَلِيٍّ هُوَ حَقٌّ مِنْ عِنْد اللهِ وَإِنَّا كُلٌّ بِأَمْرِهِ لَمِنَ ٱلْعَامِلِينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Ahmad! Bear thou witness that verily He is God and there is no God but Him, the King, the Protector, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent. And that the One Whom He hath sent forth by the name of Ali [1] was the true One from God, to Whose commands we are all conforming.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “magnify”, “praise”, “render” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §569: and praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: glory be to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §343: All glory
SE expanded to “Bear thou witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §109: sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: of the greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protector
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hardfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I swear by Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
SE expanded to “hath sent forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of GodgleaningsGWB §451: entrusted with His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: His Messengers!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Whom Thou didst send forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted
SE expanded to “by the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: namedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: the horizonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE rendered وَإِنَّا (waʾinná), بِأَمْرِهِ (biʾamrih), لَمِنَ (lamin), ٱلْعَامِلِينَ (lʿámilín) as “we, commands, conforming”
This form usually rendered as “act”, “who”, “ordained” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actsgleaningsGWB §463: all thy doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
