Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §21
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 21 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
وسمعوا لحن الكبرياء عن وراء سرادق الغيب في مكمن السّناء فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And they heard the Voice of Grandeur raised from behind the unseen pavilion upon the Height of Glory:
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “hath”, “hearkened” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “And they heard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: “Give earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §522: Hearken untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I heartablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “verses”, “sweetest” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: oldgleaningsGWB §240: for having disdainfully rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: most excellenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enter the Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilionthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: the sanctuary of the tabernaclewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: the Tabernacle
SE rendered لحن (lḥn), الكبرياء (al-kbríáʾ), وراء (wráʾ), سرادق (srádq), الغيب (al-ghíb), مكمن (mkmn), السّناء (as-snáʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّي (rbbí) as “the Voice, of Grandeur, behind, the unseen pavilion, the Height, of Glory, Glorified, my Lord”
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §34: the Unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Thine invisible Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §11: of things unseen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: glorygleaningsGWB §168: their habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the court
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “enlightenment” (4 occurrences)
glory 50% enlightenment 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §691: most sublimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: of Glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: year ninegleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiest mansions
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 §597: veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory
