Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §23
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 23 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
لأنّهم ارادوا ان یطیروا فی الهوآء الّذی ما طارت فیه اجنحة الورقآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
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
SE rendered لأنّهم (lʾannhm), ارادوا (irádúá), یطیروا (yṭírúá), الهوآء (al-húáʾ) as “"Inasmuch as they have purposed, rise, sphere”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §246: He hath wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: I have not wishedgleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
This form usually rendered as “rise” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yefire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §320: soarethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: Shouldst thou soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: winged their flighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §496: have soared
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmospherefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §470: the promptings of thine evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: prompted by their desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “the celestial dove”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: pagefire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: In every leafprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dovewill-and-testamentW&T §30: itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the leaves thereofgleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereof
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 §168: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §34: Glorified be Thou, then,tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “be my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your LordgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-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 §247: the Lordship of God
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 Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: AbhágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His light
