Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §2

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 57.

Source (Arabic)

ثمّ امسکها علی بحر القدم ببدیع من الأسمآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Launch it upon the ancient sea, in His Name, the Most Wondrous, Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Translation Notes

امسکها

imskhá m-s-k → “cleave”

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

cleave 20% clung 16% holding 13% have 11% cling 11% hold 8% cleaving 6% clinging 6% cleaveth 5% lay 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clung gleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: must this wretched soul cling tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: cleave fast gleaningsGWB §362: cleaving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example

بحر

bḥr b-ḥ-r → “sea”

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 77% sea 14% waters 4% deep 1% flood 1% through 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% beneath 1% immensity 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the sea gleaningsGWB §15: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the ocean will-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the sea gleaningsGWB §71: the waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing

القدم

al-qdm q-d-m → “ancient”

literal: ancient; eternity; step

ancient 50% eternity 11% everlasting 9% who 7% step 6% eternal 5% feet 5% steps 2% entered 2% advance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §51: footstool kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternity tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: pace will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

ببدیع

bbdíʿ b-d-ʿ → “wondrous”

literal: wondrous; wonders

wondrous 67% incomparable 11% first 6% peerless 6% truth 6% name 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Makers gleaningsGWB §519: peerless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: into the wonders of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Name the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Peerless gleaningsGWB §95: beauteous

الأسمآء

as-smáʾ s-m-w

literal: name; names

SE rendered امسکها (imskhá), بحر (bḥr), القدم (al-qdm), ببدیع (bbdíʿ), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “Launch, sea, ancient, in His Name, Glorified be, my Lord, All-Glorious”

names 66% all 26% name 2% every 2% titles 1% goodly 1% names.’ 1% divine 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: through Thy Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §168: thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

فسبحان

fsbḥán s-b-ḥ → “glorified be”

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 §150: “Glory to Thee fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §5: Far,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-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 §189: by My Lord gleaningsGWB §40: ancient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their 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 §36: honored fire-tabletFire §48: Bahá gleaningsGWB §48: effulgent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: Most Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORY epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §311: resplendent

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