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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: hath announcedgleaningsGWB §176: heraldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: joyful tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: to be the Heraldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: I saygleaningsGWB §451: and He, verily, speakethkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: with His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: will I obeygleaningsGWB §76: hath given outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Didst thou visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: come down to themgleaningsGWB §84: hath vouchsafedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisibleskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §32: wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: SháhgleaningsGWB §613: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
ascendancy 47% all-conquering 11% prevailed 5% “supreme 5% ascendency 5% supremacy 5% “ascendancy 5% pervading 5% potency 5% celestial 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §458: He is equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: didst ruleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed overgleaningsGWB §523: ye conquerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: subjugatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: the All-Subduing
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 §187: the distinguished divinesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §286: The Omniscientkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: and knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §548: radiant with His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the radiancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: glowinggleaningsGWB §233: have breathedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: all-encompassingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: effulgentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: is shedgleaningsGWB §418: in all its splendor
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the radiance of My lightfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §682: the brightnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §650: by Him Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §460: upon His earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and it wasgleaningsGWB §183: all the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: and shalt continuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE rendered اِيّاک (ííák), تکُونی (tkúní), مُتَوَقِّفَةً (mutawaqqifahan), مَقامِک (maqámik), اَسْرعی (asrʿí), طُوفی (ṭúfí) as “Beware, thou hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: present stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not leftgleaningsGWB §210: stand thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehend
SE rendered تکُونی (tkúní), مُتَوَقِّفَةً (mutawaqqifahan), مَقامِک (maqámik), اَسْرعی (asrʿí), طُوفی (ṭúfí), مَدينَة (madínah) as “thou hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate, City”
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: by touching a spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §709: consecrate thyselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: my constancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §423: hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: to which I can hastenthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §77: They hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §31: circumambulatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath circledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: CitygleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: that citygleaningsGWB §230: native city
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: “By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §583: shall descendkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Unless an angel be sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: His attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: excellencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernaclegleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored SanctuarygleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: them that enjoy near access to Godfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §60: immortalitykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: for such of Thy chosen ones as have near access to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “pure in heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §212: the devoutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: them who are devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §174: All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: O Thou Who rulest overtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §151: He that is exalted among youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §597: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: I delight intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: singlegleaningsGWB §31: the surface ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: precinctswill-and-testamentW&T §30: Holy Landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: SpotgleaningsGWB §634: within the bordersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: resting-placesgleaningsGWB §198: the Spot
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: that from it may be revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §96: reveal it unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: adventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: hath shown forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §233: which have causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: exultepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw himgleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: hath so enravished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §176: men’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His breastthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §537: the minds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: proclaimfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I call untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voice
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 §135: Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bushprayers-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: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahá
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their LordgleaningsGWB §103: of God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §309: whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §482: and of the upright in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: landgleaningsGWB §575: good counselkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: pietythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted
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 §17: All-InformedgleaningsGWB §74: He Who is the All-Informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: We, verily, have announced untogleaningsGWB §720: warneth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: in thoughtfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §495: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: loving kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §10: We have preferred to concealkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: lie as yet unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: O Thou Who art the Concealerthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §134: if ye will understandkitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: were ye to comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §322: mind iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: they had understood itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who seethgleaningsGWB §198: your sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of discernmentgleaningsGWB §35: discerning observer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §170: impartedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: hath streamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the pervasive influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: familyfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §465: My kindredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy lightgleaningsGWB §661: of Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: My soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: most gloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glory
This form usually rendered as “who”, “remember”, “laud” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrancegleaningsGWB §107: utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to tell usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: I make mention of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the booksgleaningsGWB §178: from the pages of God’s holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and hath graventhe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write down
