Tablet of Carmel — §3
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 5.
Source (Arabic)
فَلمّا بَلغَ ندائها اِلی ذاکَ المَقامِ الأَعلی قُلنا يا کَرمِلُ احْمدی رَبَّکِ قَد کنتِ محترقة بِنارِ الفِراق اذاً ماج بَحرُ الوصال امامَ وَجْهِک بذلکَ قرّت عينک وَ عَيْن الوُجود وَ ابتَسَم ثغر الغَيْب وَ الشُّهُود طُوبی لَک بِما جَعَلکِ اللّه فی هذا اليَوم مَقَرّ عَرشه وَ مَطْلع آياتِه وَ مَشرِق بيّناته طُوبی لعَبْد طاف حَولکِ وَ ذَکَرَ ظهورک وَ بُرُوْزَکَ وَ ما فزتِ بهِ مِن فَضلِ اللّه رَبّک خُذی کأسَ البَقاء باسْمِ رَبّک الأبهی ثمَّ اشْکريه بما بَدَّلَ حُزنکِ بالسُّرُور وَ هَمّکِ بالفَرَح الأکبَر رَحْمةً مِنْ عندِه انّهُ يُحبُّ المَقام الّذِی اسْتَقَرَّ فيه عَرشه وَ تَشرَّفَ بقُدُومه وَ فازَ بِلقآئه وَ فيهِ ارْتفع ندائُه وَ صَعَدت زَفَراتُه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
No sooner had her voice reached that most exalted Spot than We made reply: ‘Render thanks unto thy Lord, O Carmel. The fire of thy separation from Me was fast consuming thee, when the ocean of My presence surged before thy face, cheering thine eyes and those of all creation, and filling with delight all things visible and invisible. Rejoice, for God hath in this Day established upon thee His throne, hath made thee the dawning-place of His signs and the dayspring of the evidences of His Revelation. Well is it with him that circleth around thee, that proclaimeth the revelation of thy glory, and recounteth that which the bounty of the Lord thy God hath showered upon thee. Seize thou the Chalice of Immortality in the name of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, and give thanks unto Him, inasmuch as He, in token of His mercy unto thee, hath turned thy sorrow into gladness, and transmuted thy grief into blissful joy. He, verily, loveth the spot which hath been made the seat of His throne, which His footsteps have trodden, which hath been honoured by His presence, from which He raised His call, and upon which He shed His tears.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “culminated”, “attained” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teachfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §160: approacheth its zenithkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: have happenedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
SE expanded to “most exalted Spot”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to facefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §391: clearest evidencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: steadfast his hearttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: may God exaltfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §648: My glory be with theekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
This form usually rendered as “have”, “said”, “further” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “We made reply”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: belief ingleaningsGWB §66: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: uttered such calumniestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
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 §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: let Thee be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: firegleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “fire”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §36: the flames
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurable is the differencefire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §148: treat somekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Qur’án
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the billowsgleaningsGWB §62: been profferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: surgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: hath caused to surgethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: billowing seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: “WavesgleaningsGWB §61: that surgethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bountyfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: sea
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: andfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §250: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: have never beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Paris
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §312: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the ImamsgleaningsGWB §180: unlettered Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: face offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §70: on your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: are settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “gladdened”, “cheered”, “eyes” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordainedgleaningsGWB §668: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: real abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: hath been stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “spring”, “eyes” (58 occurrences)
SE expanded to “those of all creation”
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: eyesgleaningsGWB §157: your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: clearlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §12: watchful eye
SE rendered بذلکَ (bdhlk), قرّت (qrrt), عينک (ʿínk), عَيْن (ʿayn), الوُجود (al-wujúd), ابتَسَم (ibtasam), ثغر (thghr), الغَيْب (al-ghayb) as “cheering, thine eyes, those of all creation, filling with delight, invisible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §668: men to be recreatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Existence itselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE expanded to “filling with delight”
SE rendered عَيْن (ʿayn), الوُجود (al-wujúd), ابتَسَم (ibtasam), ثغر (thghr), الغَيْب (al-ghayb), الشُّهُود (ash-shuhúd), طُوبی (ṭúbí) as “those of all creation, filling with delight, invisible, visible, Rejoice”
2 occurrences in corpus
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseengleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible and invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §93: Invisibles
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “happy”, “well” (126 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Blessed aregleaningsGWB §286: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
5 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “hath made thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE rendered لَک (lak), جَعَلکِ (jaʿalk), اللّه (al-lh), اليَوم (al-yawm), مَقَرّ (maqarr), عَرشه (ʿarshh), مَطْلع (maṭlʿ), آياتِه (áyátih) as “upon thee, hath made thee, God, made the seat, throne, dawning-place, signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy daysgleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: at all times ignorantfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §108: hath shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unawareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and the dawningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §115: signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: the greatest of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §493: have shone forth fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath shone forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshippedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §311: circle aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §406: they who lived
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: describegleaningsGWB §315: dwell upon themkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: all thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE expanded to “revelation of thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of this Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §584: shall be manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: in all the glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “recounteth” (1 occurrences)
revelation 31% evidence 13% evidences 13% disclosed 6% effulgence 6% immensely 6% manifestation 6% revealers 6% come 6% reveal 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: revelation within itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: the tokenstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §91: immensely exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to pass
This form usually rendered as “attained”, “attain”, “have” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they may attain untogleaningsGWB §63: Rich is the prizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: been deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have gazedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissfulgleaningsGWB §20: hath attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: hath he been seizedgleaningsGWB §508: Cleave yekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriatedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were arrestedgleaningsGWB §508: cling
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the establishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have
SE expanded to “in the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §573: truly thankfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: yield Thee praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were convertedgleaningsGWB §404: convertingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: barteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: changesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: change
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §652: I sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite sorrows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joygleaningsGWB §67: privatelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: hiddenwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries
SE expanded to “into blissful joy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: joys offire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §594: a joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are cheeredwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joygleaningsGWB §208: Rejoice with great joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: have been so filled
SE rendered بالسُّرُور (bálssurúr), هَمّکِ (hammk), بالفَرَح (bálfaraḥ), الأکبَر (al-ʾakbar), رَحْمةً (raḥmhan), عندِه (ʿndih) as “gladness, grief, into blissful joy, mercy, thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §523: Yet, how disdainfully ye lookkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §729: will dealkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
SE expanded to “hath been honoured”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visitgleaningsGWB §357: the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: honour of acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honortablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredwill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: honoredgleaningsGWB §358: noblest
SE expanded to “by His presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersedefire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §192: before my facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered تَشرَّفَ (tashrraf), بقُدُومه (bqudúmh), فازَ (fáz), بِلقآئه (bilqáʾh), ارْتفع (irtfʿ), ندائُه (ndáʾuh) as “hath been honoured, by His presence, raised, call”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: concerning the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §202: to hand downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
This form usually rendered as “shed”, “raised” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: groanstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sighsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: by the sighsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: my sighsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: sigh
