Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §18
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 18 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
وانقطعوا منازل التّحديد حتّى وصلوا إلى مقام التّوحيد في مركز الهدى
فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They passed the grades of worldly limitations and reached that of the divine unity, the center of heavenly guidance.
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “have”, “detached”, “rid” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciationgleaningsGWB §381: renouncedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: have ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it off
This form usually rendered as “across”, “stages”, “immeasurable” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §87: descendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Inflictortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
This form usually rendered as “temporal”, “divine”, “comparison” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confinedgleaningsGWB §44: limitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: clear and manifestfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §30: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Prophets and chosen Onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: meetingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made
SE rendered منازل (mnázl), التّحديد (at-tḥdíd), وصلوا (wṣlúá), مقام (mqám), التّوحيد (at-túḥíd), مركز (mrkz), الهدى (al-hdى), فسبحان (fsbḥán) as “grades, worldly limitations, reached, divine unity, center, heavenly guidance, Glorified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §556: glorious and exalted stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: butfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §103: onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §472: showeth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guidedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §361: guided
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 §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §152: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Glorified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent
