Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §32

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 32 of 57.

Source (Arabic)

لن یقدر ان یصعد الی رفرف الهآء فی هذا الجبروت الأقصی فسبحان ربّی الأبهی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

"Can in no wise ascend unto the glory of the highest heaven." Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Translation Notes

یقدر

yqdr q-d-r → ““can in no wise”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “"Can in no wise”

can 63% hath 6% have 6% powerless 6% stilled 3% power 3% cannot 3% aspire 3% could 3% able 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the Lord of strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §9: multitude kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: potency of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §149: value

یصعد

yṣʿd ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend unto the”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

SE expanded to “ascend unto the”

ascend 27% scale 18% reach 18% will 9% can 9% outsoar 9% soar 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §5: they may be enabled to ascend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: that they may ascend tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto the the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise then will-and-testamentW&T §34: raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent

رفرف

rfrf r-f-r → “retreats”

literal: canopy; green garden/cushion, elevated place; heights

retreats 50% loftiest 25% lofty 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: retreats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: loftiest seats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: retreats of glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: lofty heights

الهآء

al-háʾ h-w-y → “heaven”

literal: desire; passion; air

desires 23% corrupt 19% desire 16% atmosphere 12% passion 7% essence 6% heaven 6% evil 4% heights 4% self 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmosphere fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §227: by the least shadow of desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: in the realm of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing after tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament of will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

الجبروت

al-jbrút j-b-r

literal: dominion

SE rendered یصعد (yṣʿd), رفرف (rfrf), الهآء (al-háʾ), الجبروت (al-jbrút), الأقصی (al-ʾaqṣí), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “ascend unto the, glory, heaven, Glorified be, my Lord, the All-Glorious”

heaven 27% realm 15% dominion 15% kingdom 15% realms 12% kingdoms 5% highest 5% eternal 2% sovereignty 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heaven fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §521: kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyranny prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: and the compelling power of Thy might tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominion will-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted

الأقصی

al-ʾaqṣí q-ṣ-w

literal: supreme

SE rendered رفرف (rfrf), الهآء (al-háʾ), الجبروت (al-jbrút), الأقصی (al-ʾaqṣí), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “glory, heaven, Glorified be, my Lord, the All-Glorious”

aqsa 33% supreme 33% transcendent 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Supreme gleaningsGWB §288: All-Highest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of Aqsa gleaningsGWB §630: transcendent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: acme

فسبحان

fsbḥán s-b-ḥ → “glorified be”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

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 §256: Great fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §3: immeasurably exalted, art Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: All glory be to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God

ربّی

rbbí r-b-b → “my lord”

literal: lord; lordship

lord 97% springtime 1% ruler 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my Lord gleaningsGWB §301: servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtime tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God

الأبهی

al-ʾabhí b-h-y → “the all-glorious”

literal: most-glorious; most glorious; glory

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 §36: honored fire-tabletFire §48: Bahá gleaningsGWB §48: effulgent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified be the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §311: resplendent

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