Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §45
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 45 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ استنشقت منهم فی الزّمان الّذی ما یجری علیه حکم الابتدآء و لا ذکر الانتهآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And sought to inhale their fragrance at a time that knoweth neither beginning nor end.
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “sought” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “flow”, “floweth”, “traveleth” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: flow outgleaningsGWB §454: their conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: have flowed downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announced
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: mightygleaningsGWB §719: Him Who is the Fountain of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: themeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
SE rendered یجری (yjrí), علیه (ʿlíh), حکم (ḥkm), الابتدآء (al-ábtdáʾ), ذکر (dhkr), الانتهآء (an-ntháʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí) as “knoweth, neither beginning, end, Glorified be, my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §312: an animating principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: proceedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: both in the beginningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §301: no beginningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the beginning
SE rendered یجری (yjrí), علیه (ʿlíh), حکم (ḥkm), الابتدآء (al-ábtdáʾ), ذکر (dhkr), الانتهآء (an-ntháʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّی (rbbí), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “knoweth, neither beginning, end, Glorified be, my Lord, the All-Glorious”
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: sayingsgleaningsGWB §192: to associate itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I had been mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
1 occurrence in corpus
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 §244: the veilsfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: Praised be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His DivinegleaningsGWB §301: servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
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 §81: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §311: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: most luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §48: effulgent
