Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §53
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 53 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
الّذي تردّى برداء السّوداء ووقعت على التّراب وماتت كأنّها دعيت وأجابت من دعاها في لاهوت العماء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And she fell upon the dust and gave up the spirit. It seemeth she was called and hearkened unto Him that summoned her unto the Realm on High.
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
Translation Notes
SE rendered تردّى (trddى), برداء (brdáʾ), السّوداء (as-súdáʾ), ووقعت (wúqʿt) as “Lord, fell upon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: princesgleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: blackgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: LordgleaningsGWB §230: from afar
have 19% fell 15% occurred 15% come 12% brought 8% repositories 8% recipients 8% hath 8% actually 4% episode 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fellgleaningsGWB §44: brought aboutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: fell uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dustgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Earththe-hidden-wordsHW §115: worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §13: of the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
This form usually rendered as “expired”, “gave” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §279: accounted among the deadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallengleaningsGWB §306: his death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: requestgleaningsGWB §281: Cast awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to extoltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: summoned
This form usually rendered as “heeded”, “hearkened” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is ready to answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §700: and answeredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: repliesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hath remained unansweredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: ready to answergleaningsGWB §166: reply
This form usually rendered as “celestial”, “realm” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered دعيت (dʿít), وأجابت (wʾajábt), دعاها (dʿáhá), لاهوت (láhút), العماء (al-ʿmáʾ) as “was called, hearkened, summoned, Realm on High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘BlindedgleaningsGWB §163: of Thy Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Blind isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: bereft of visionthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: OF THE SUPREMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: blindgleaningsGWB §685: blindness of heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mystic
