Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §1
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 1 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
﴿ هو العزيز المحبوب ﴾
أن يا ملّاح القدس فاحضر سفينة البقاء في ملأ الأعلى فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
﴾ He is the Gracious, the Well-Beloved! ﴿
O Holy Mariner!
Bid thine ark of eternity appear before the Celestial Concourse,
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be Hisfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: swear by Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: wish and desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: I lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy SelfgleaningsGWB §387: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immenselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy SpiritgleaningsGWB §13: glory
This form usually rendered as “enter”, “present” (4 occurrences)
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remainingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §44: been blindlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the establishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: immortal lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the ConcoursegleaningsGWB §464: congregationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse ofgleaningsGWB §295: the people ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people
SE rendered فاحضر (fáḥḍr), سفينة (sfính), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), ملأ (mlʾ), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّي (rbbí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى) as “Bid, ark, eternity, Celestial Concourse, the, Glorified, my Lord, the All-Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §353: exalted be His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: upon theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: strivingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §4: Far, farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious
