Tablet of Carmel — §4
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 5.
Source (Arabic)
يا کَرمِل بَشّريْ صَهْيُون قُولی اَتَی المَکنْونُ بسُلطان غَلَبَ العالمَ وَ بنُور ساطِعٍ به اشرقت الأَرض وَ مَنْ عَليها اِيّاک اَنْ تکُونی مُتَوَقِّفَةً فی مَقامِک اَسْرعی ثمّ طُوفی مَدينَة اللّهِ الَّتی نُزِّلَت مِنَ السَّمآء وَ کَعبَة اللّهِ الّتی کانَتْ مَطاف المقرّبين وَ المخلِصِين وَ المَلائکةِ العاليْن وَ احبُّ اَنْ اُبَشّرَ کلّ بُقعةٍ مِنْ بقاع الأَرض وَ کلّ مَدينَةٍ مِنْ مَدائنها بِهذا الظُّهُور الَّذی بِه انجذبَ فؤادُ الطّور وَ نادَتِ السِّدْرَة المُلک وَ الملکُوت للّه رَبّ الأرباب هذا يَوْمٌ فيه بُشّر البَحر وَ البَرّ و أُخْبِرَ بما يَظهَر مِن بَعد مِنْ عنايات اللّه المَکنونةِ المَستُورة عَن العُقول و الأَبصار سَوف تجری سَفينة اللّه عَليک و يظهرُ اَهلُ البَهآء الّذِين ذَکَرَهُمْ فی کتاب الأسمآء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
‘Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendour is revealed. Beware lest thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favoured of God, the pure in heart, and the company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation—a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: “Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.” Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.’
Translation Notes
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 §11: All-Bountifulfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §632: all-gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: generosity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §672: rejoice, and letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: rejoiceththe-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MANwill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announcegleaningsGWB §23: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: of His utterancegleaningsGWB §188: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absurdity of their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appearedgleaningsGWB §101: We gavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath comegleaningsGWB §506: and come again untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst come
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §536: the Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the Sovereigntablet-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
ascendancy 41% all-conquering 12% prevailed 6% “supreme 6% ascendency 6% dominion 6% “ascendancy 6% pervading 6% celestial 6% hath 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §132: paramount influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: hath prevailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §523: by their aid ye conquerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath obtained such
SE rendered المَکنْونُ (al-maknwn), بسُلطان (bsulṭán), غَلَبَ (ghalab), العالمَ (al-ʿálm), بنُور (bnúr), ساطِعٍ (sáṭiʿin), اشرقت (ishrqt) as “hidden, sovereignty, all-conquering, splendour, all-encompassing, revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath taughtfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §253: the divines and learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §440: Luminarykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined and inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the splendors of thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §670: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: illumined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §286: every human frame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, bewaregleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: manifestwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Thy Lordfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §249: is entirely submissivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered اِيّاک (ííák), تکُونی (tkúní), مُتَوَقِّفَةً (mutawaqqifahan), مَقامِک (maqámik), اَسْرعی (asrʿí), طُوفی (ṭúfí) as “Beware, thou hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate”
SE rendered تکُونی (tkúní), مُتَوَقِّفَةً (mutawaqqifahan), مَقامِک (maqámik), اَسْرعی (asrʿí), طُوفی (ṭúfí), مَدينَة (madínah) as “thou hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate, City”
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: “Arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: his glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: cling steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §77: They hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §78: have made hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: to which I can hasten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §542: round whom in life circledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: circumambulatingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §633: revolve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §560: the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §558: that Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §73: of the city
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: send downgleaningsGWB §195: sentkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and didst vouchsafetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §139: in the person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “nigh”, “favored”, “enjoy” (59 occurrences)
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “wholly”, “devoted” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “pure in heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: all them that are devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among the dwellers of Thy realmgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Most Exalted Onefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §222: noble and imposingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: upon theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: transcendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
This form usually rendered as “love”, “cherish”, “loved” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: His loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto Him Who istablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE rendered مَدينَةٍ (madínahin), مَدائنها (madáʾnhá), بِهذا (bihdhá), الظُّهُور (aẓ-ẓuhúr), انجذبَ (injdhb) as “cities, this, Revelation—a Revelation, attracted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: vindicatingfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §36: upon the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: literally fulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: hath shown forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountain sidegleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: SinaigleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: crieth out to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “divine” (74 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §310: the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: blaze of the Bushprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: SadrahgleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §612: of your Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: long agogleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §256: Our dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
SE rendered بُشّر (bushshr), البَحر (al-baḥr), البَرّ (al-barr), أُخْبِرَ (ʾukhbir), يَظهَر (yaẓhar) as “rejoice, sea, land, revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: OmniscientgleaningsGWB §452: hath ever recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: All-InformedgleaningsGWB §718: instructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: Apostlefire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: and merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
SE rendered عنايات (ʿnáyát), اللّه (al-lh), المَکنونةِ (al-maknúnh), المَستُورة (al-mastúrh), العُقول (al-ʿuqúl), الأَبصار (al-ʾabṣár), سَوف (sawf) as “bounty, God, laid up, mind, eyes, Ere long will”
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hidfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §591: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the veil of concealmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §124: sane mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §117: mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding
SE expanded to “Ere long will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §510: The day is approachinggleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shall
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the peoplegleaningsGWB §329: exponentskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the people of the Bayán
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §350: historical recordskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to be a bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous books
