Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §19
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 19 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
و ارادوا ان یصعدوا الی المقام الّذی جعله اللّه فوق مراتبهم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They have desired to ascend unto that state which the Lord hath ordained to be above their stations.
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “wished”, “hath”, “sought” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve, nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and resolvedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Dost Thou desiregleaningsGWB §699: determinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §5: they may be enabled to ascendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: cause them to soar uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: shall standfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §526: risekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: amongstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: steadfast in faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “act” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §386: been fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: Deprive themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
