Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §13
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
یا ملّاح علّم اهل السّفینة ما علّمناک خلف حجبات العمآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Mariner! Teach them that are within the ark that which we have taught thee behind the mystic veil,
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: upon the divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §263: the pages of the Book of Lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: The chief priestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: aware as I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoplesfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §656: no mankitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have the custody ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE expanded to “within the ark”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: variousgleaningsGWB §495: run counterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of revoltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: hath opposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall be thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §102: varyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §198: be shut out as by a veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veil from Him
SE rendered السّفینة (as-sfính), علّمناک (ʿllmnák), خلف (khlf), حجبات (ḥjbát), العمآء (al-ʿmáʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “within the ark, which we have taught, behind, the mystic veil, Glorified, my Lord, the All-Glorious”
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 §183: “Glory tofire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §597: burn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified be Thy nametablet-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 §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the Lord
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 §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
