Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §12

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 57.

Source (Arabic)

وهذا مقام الّذي لن يحرّك فيه سفينة الأمر ولو يقرء عليها كلّ الأسماء فسبحان ربّي الأبهى

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Wherein the ark of the Cause remaineth motionless even though to its dwellers be declared all divine attributes. Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Translation Notes

وهذا

whdhá h-dh-ʾ → “world”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such a gleaningsGWB §305: this world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this will-and-testamentW&T §34: of this land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For this gleaningsGWB §468: the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered وهذا (whdhá), مقام (mqám), يحرّك (yḥrrk), سفينة (sfính), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “Wherein, even though, to its dwellers”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Self-Subsisting fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §101: other station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: company prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfast tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

يحرّك

yḥrrk ḥ-r-k

literal: move; movement; mover

SE rendered وهذا (whdhá), مقام (mqám), يحرّك (yḥrrk), سفينة (sfính), الأمر (al-ʾamr), ولو (wlú), يقرء (yqrʾ) as “Wherein, even though, to its dwellers, be declared, all divine attributes”

stirred 18% move 14% movement 14% mover 11% stirring 7% moving 7% through 7% hath 7% have 7% may 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §311: liveth and moveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: comply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: shake tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: standeth will-and-testamentW&T §10: and senseless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring up

سفينة

sfính s-f-n → “ark”

literal: ship/ark; ship, ark

ark 82% crimson 9% even 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ark gleaningsGWB §428: Crimson Ark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: even though epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Ark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: the ship

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Revelation fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §125: commandment kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: authority tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

ولو

wlú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

يقرء

yqrʾ q-r-ʾ → “recite” Distinctive

literal: recite; recites

This form usually rendered as “all” (1 occurrences)

recite 29% reciteth 29% studied 14% intone 14% all 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: reciteth gleaningsGWB §618: Intone tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: all divine attributes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: recite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: studied

عليها

ʿlíhá ʿ-l-y → “glorified” Distinctive

literal: on

This form usually rendered as “aid”, “convulsed” (5 occurrences)

aid 50% convulsed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: upon thee gleaningsGWB §451: on him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: round the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon him gleaningsGWB §395: so high

الأسماء

as-smáʾ s-m-w → “heaven” Distinctive

literal: name; heaven; names

This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (142 occurrences)

names 72% all 22% name 2% amongst 1% most 1% whose 1% holy 1% names.’ 1% lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavens fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §125: with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

فسبحان

fsbḥán s-b-ḥ → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “immeasurably” (94 occurrences)

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 §244: the veils gleaningsGWB §152: All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded be tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebrateth gleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory

ربّي

rbbí r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered يقرء (yqrʾ), عليها (ʿlíhá), الأسماء (as-smáʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّي (rbbí) as “all divine attributes, Glorified, my Lord, the All-Glorious”