Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §24
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 24 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
ولن يحرّك فيه سفائن الظّنون ولا أفئدة أولي النّهى فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"Whereupon the ship of fancy standeth still which the minds of them that comprehend cannot grasp." Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “standeth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: movefire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §17: follow in His waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: to trembletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: May wingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
This form usually rendered as “ship” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §644: imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the soul-devouring doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou dost imagine
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the heartsgleaningsGWB §537: the mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: understanding heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §453: the souls
This form usually rendered as “primal”, “especially”, “one” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: onegleaningsGWB §440: the earlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the formerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: nine will have elapsedgleaningsGWB §364: First Leader
This form usually rendered as “forbidden”, “categorically”, “eschew” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that comprehend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §321: limitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “End that knoweth no end.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
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 §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: exalted, immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §549: of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent
