Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §39 Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 39 of 57. Source (Arabic) و یقبّلن ارجلهم و ایدیهم لما طاروا فی هوآء الوفآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی Shoghi Effendi Translation "And kiss their hands and feet for having soared to the heights of faithfulness; Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious! Translation Notes ارجلهم irjlhm r-j-l → “feet for” literal: foot footsteps 50% feet 50% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: two mengleaningsGWB §621: your feetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: any man among youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same feetepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: mengleaningsGWB §505: thy feetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such souls ایدیهم iydíhm y-d-y → “hands” literal: hand; hands own 43% hands 43% perpetrators 14% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §448: nor the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: in Whose hand iswill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands طاروا ṭárúá ṭ-y-r → “soared” literal: bird; fly; flight soared 43% have 29% flown 14% winged 14% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §541: Birdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Birds ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: have soared alofttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the BirdgleaningsGWB §713: the appearance of the Birds هوآء húáʾ h-w-y → “heights” literal: desire atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §227: by the least shadow of desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self الوفآء al-wfáʾ w-f-y → “faithfulness” literal: faithfulness faithfulness 67% loyalty 17% demonstrating 17% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: fidelityfire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §279: securekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful فسبحان fsbḥán s-b-ḥ → “glorified” 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: Greatfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-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 §161: O my LordgleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the Lord الأبهی al-ʾabhí b-h-y → “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 §81: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §48: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: Most Effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: AbhágleaningsGWB §192: of Glory