Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §24
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 24 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
و لن تتحرّک فیه سفائن الظّنون و لا افئدة اولی النّهی فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Whereupon the ship of fancy standeth still which the minds of them that comprehend cannot grasp." Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “ship” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تتحرّک (ttḥrrk), سفائن (sfáʾn), الظّنون (aẓ-ẓnún), افئدة (ifʾdh), اولی (iwlí), النّهی (an-nhí), فسبحان (fsbḥán) as “standeth still, the ship of fancy, minds, them, that comprehend cannot grasp, Glorified be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Hast thou fondly imaginedfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §682: such imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: doubtfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: the thoughts they thinktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: idle fancies
This form usually rendered as “hearts”, “souls”, “heart” (79 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: in the hearts of mengleaningsGWB §537: the mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: heartsgleaningsGWB §506: your souls
This form usually rendered as “categorically”, “profoundest”, “curbed” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that comprehend cannot grasp”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: as far back asfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §124: an endkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: uttermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: down totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
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 §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Too high art Thou exaltedtablet-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 §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §233: of his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §229: I have nurtured
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 §97: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §311: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and what the profoundestthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
