Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §41
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 41 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
إذا أشرقت حورية القرب عن أفق الغرفات كإشراق وجه الغلام عن أفق الرّداء
فسبحان ربّي الأبهى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thereupon the countenance of the favored damsel beamed above the celestial chambers even as the light that shineth from the face of the Youth above His mortal temple;
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: hath arisen and shone forthfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the black-eyedgleaningsGWB §588: black-eyed Damseltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: favored damselwill-and-testamentW&T §15: disciplesgleaningsGWB §588: Maid of Heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: maidwill-and-testamentW&T §6: CentregleaningsGWB §686: Maids of Heaven
SE rendered أشرقت (ʾashrqt), حورية (ḥúríh), القرب (al-qrb), أفق (ʾafq), الغرفات (al-ghrfát), كإشراق (kʾishráq), وجه (wjh) as “beamed, favored damsel, the celestial chambers, even as the light, face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §629: Thy realm of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspring
SE rendered أشرقت (ʾashrqt), حورية (ḥúríh), القرب (al-qrb), أفق (ʾafq), الغرفات (al-ghrfát), كإشراق (kʾishráq), وجه (wjh), الغلام (al-ghlám) as “beamed, favored damsel, the celestial chambers, even as the light, face, Youth”
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: faces of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §383: have turnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: have settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officersfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §133: Myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this YouthgleaningsGWB §190: Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both men
SE rendered كإشراق (kʾishráq), وجه (wjh), الغلام (al-ghlám), أفق (ʾafq), الرّداء (ar-rdáʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّي (rbbí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى) as “even as the light, face, Youth, Glorified, my Lord, All-Glorious”
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 §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §597: veils
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory
