Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §3

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 57.

Source (Arabic)

ثمّ اركب عليها هياكل الرّوح باسم اللّه العليّ الأعلى فسبحان ربّي الأبهى

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And let the angelic spirits enter, in the Name of God, the Most High. Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Translation Notes

اركب

irkb r-k-b → “committed” Distinctive

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

This form usually rendered as “let” (1 occurrences)

committed 21% perpetrated 17% commit 17% have 17% gave 7% ye 7% riding 3% followeth 3% transgressions 3% used 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committed gleaningsGWB §499: commit vile and contemptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: who have entered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit gleaningsGWB §633: hast entered

عليها

ʿlíhá ʿ-l-y

literal: on

SE rendered اركب (irkb), عليها (ʿlíhá), هياكل (híákl), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), باسم (básm), اللّه (al-lh), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “let the angelic spirits enter, in the Name of, God, the Most High”

aid 50% convulsed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: rest upon gleaningsGWB §615: at your hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: around the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §635: and encompassed

هياكل

híákl h-y-k-l

literal: temple; temples

SE rendered اركب (irkb), عليها (ʿlíhá), هياكل (híákl), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), باسم (básm), اللّه (al-lh), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “let the angelic spirits enter, in the Name of, God, the Most High”

embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the form fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §277: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

الرّوح

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered اركب (irkb), عليها (ʿlíhá), هياكل (híákl), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), باسم (básm), اللّه (al-lh), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “let the angelic spirits enter, in the Name of, God, the Most High”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: souls fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §95: Essences kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

باسم

básm s-m-w → “in the name of”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “in the Name of”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §7: empyrean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

العليّ

al-ʿlíl ʿ-l-w → “the most high”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

SE expanded to “the Most High”

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: to fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §385: most exalted seats kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: glorification tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

فسبحان

fsbḥán s-b-ḥ → “glorified”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

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 §115: the mists gleaningsGWB §13: celebration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: veil of vain imaginings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorified gleaningsGWB §450: High is God exalted

ربّي

rbbí r-b-b → “my lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 94% exalted 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord gleaningsGWB §45: Heaven-sent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might

الأبهى

al-ʾabhى b-h-w → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §208: its splendor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §14: Abhá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious light gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious

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