Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §12
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
و هذا مقام لن تتحرّک فیه سفینة الأمر ولو یقرأ علیها کلّ الأسمآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wherein the ark of the Cause remaineth motionless even though to its dwellers be declared all divine attributes.
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
SE rendered مقام (mqám), تتحرّک (ttḥrrk), سفینة (sfính), الأمر (al-ʾamr), ولو (wlú) as “motionless, ark, the Cause, though”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: In this connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §709: consecrate thyselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “reciteth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: studiedgleaningsGWB §85: Read ye its verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: readingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: To be recitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the one who chantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: “PerusegleaningsGWB §85: Read itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who recite
This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (141 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §588: or the voice of the lamentation of the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy Friendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: Exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their LordgleaningsGWB §30: Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: Abháfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: the Self-Exaltingthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §311: resplendent
