Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §55
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 55 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “proceeded”, “abandoned” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the maids of heaven”
This form usually rendered as “beauty”, “upon” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered وقع (wqʿ), جمالهنّ (jmálhnn), عین (ʿín), احد (iḥd), اهل (ihl), الجنان (al-jnán), العلیا (al-ʿlíá), فسبحان (fsbḥán) as “gazed, countenances, eye, no, paradise, highest, Glorified”
SE rendered وقع (wqʿ), جمالهنّ (jmálhnn), عین (ʿín), احد (iḥd), اهل (ihl), الجنان (al-jnán), العلیا (al-ʿlíá), فسبحان (fsbḥán), ربّنا (rbbná) as “gazed, countenances, eye, no, paradise, highest, Glorified, be our Lord”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “inaccessible” (137 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be our Lord”