Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §45

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 45 of 57.

Source (Arabic)

ثمّ استنشقت منهم في زمان الّذي ما يجري عليه حكم الإبتداء ولا ذكر الإنتهاء فسبحان ربّي الأبهى

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

استنشقت

istnshqt n-sh-q → “inhale” Distinctive

literal: inhaling; inhale, breathe in; inhale

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

inhale 20% may 20% inhaled 20% hath 20% sought 20%

gleaningsGWB §407: may be smelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: inhaled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: sought to inhale gleaningsGWB §214: inhale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: hath inhaled

منهم

mnhm m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)

others 80% some 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the man fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §86: whom are ye gazing kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Whoso sayeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: with all will-and-testamentW&T §29: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: without

زمان

zmán z-m-n → “time”

literal: time; time, era

days 24% day 19% time 19% age 10% revolution 5% life 5% cycle 5% muhammad 5% eternity 5% things 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §74: inveterate diseases kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §35: days gone by

يجري

yjrí j-r-y → “have” Distinctive

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

This form usually rendered as “floweth”, “flow”, “traveleth” (16 occurrences)

floweth 23% flow 15% traveleth 8% will 8% mention 8% recounteth 8% gush 8% ascribeth 8% may 8% knoweth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceeded gleaningsGWB §26: hath gone forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: hath flowed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: may sail epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth gleaningsGWB §17: streamed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is

عليه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered منهم (mnhm), زمان (zmán), يجري (yjrí), عليه (ʿlíh), حكم (ḥkm), الإبتداء (al-ʾibtdáʾ), ذكر (dhkr), الإنتهاء (an-ntháʾ) as “their fragrance, a time, knoweth, neither, beginning, end”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: above all other gleaningsGWB §451: on him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: the world the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: against gleaningsGWB §635: to aid

الإبتداء

al-ʾibtdáʾ b-d-ʾ → “beginning”

literal: beginning; origin, beginning

beginning 28% source 22% before 11% “first 11% begin 6% inward 6% lest 6% proceed 6% creation 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §135: thine inward eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: its tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creation gleaningsGWB §666: a source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “First gleaningsGWB §683: Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: lest

ذكر

dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered يجري (yjrí), عليه (ʿlíh), حكم (ḥkm), الإبتداء (al-ʾibtdáʾ), ذكر (dhkr), الإنتهاء (an-ntháʾ), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّي (rbbí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى) as “knoweth, neither, beginning, end, Glorified, be my Lord, the All-Glorious”

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: mention gleaningsGWB §203: commemorate kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: describe Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

الإنتهاء

an-ntháʾ n-h-ي/و → “end”

literal: end

1 occurrence in corpus

tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: end

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 §265: \‘Glorified gleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Far be it tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veils gleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exalted

ربّي

rbbí r-b-b → “be my lord”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “be my Lord”

lord 94% exalted 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord gleaningsGWB §572: the Lord their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: O my Lord 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 §188: Lords

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 §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §186: the Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent

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