Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §51
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 51 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
و تاللّه بقی الغلام فی ارض الغربة وحیداً فریداً بین ایادی الفسقآء فسبحان ربّی الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"By the Lord! The Youth hath remained lone and forlorn in the land of exile in the hands of the ungodly."
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
SE rendered تاللّه (tálllh), بقی (bqí), الغلام (al-ghlám), ارض (irḍ), الغربة (al-ghrbh) as “remained, Youth, land, exile”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: God is Our witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternalfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: hath remainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and discovered the eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §243: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Westfire-tabletFire §43: O Thou ExilegleaningsGWB §160: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: or toward the westprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Afire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §724: they that truly uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: as have proclaimed Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “lonely”, “peerless”, “loneliness” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Paradisefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §385: without peer or equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: uniqueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: the One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: have laid hold onwill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §448: nor the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
الفسقآء
literal: profligate, corrupt; profligate, transgressor
This form usually rendered as “ungodly” (1 occurrences)
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 §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: All laud and honor to Theetablet-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 §111: LordsgleaningsGWB §381: the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My 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 §36: honoredfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His light
