Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §23
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 23 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
لأنّهم أرادوا أن يطيروا في هواء الّذي ما طارت فيه أجنحة الورقاء فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Inasmuch as they have purposed to rise to that sphere which the wings of the celestial dove have never attained;
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §608: seekethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: soughtgleaningsGWB §699: determineth
This form usually rendered as “rise” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §496: have soaredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: soar uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: favored birdsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soaredgleaningsGWB §496: have flown
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “heaven” (30 occurrences)
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinfultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: upon its branchestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §42: his printed confessionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: leaf
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 §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §102: Divine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-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 §135: of Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Glorious
