Tablet of the Holy Mariner — §57
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 57 of 57.
Source (Arabic)
فلمّا شهدن حالها وعلمن حرفا من قصص الغلام عررن رؤوسهنّ وشققن ثيابهنّ ولطمن على وجوههنّ وبدّلنّ عيشهنّ وبكين بعيونهنّ وضربن بأيديهنّ على خدودهنّ وهذا من مصائب الخفي الأخفى فسبحان ربّنا العليّ الأعلى.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And as they beheld her state and comprehended a word of the tale told by the Youth, they bared their heads, rent their garments asunder, beat upon their faces, forgot their joy, shed tears and smote with their hands upon their cheeks, and this is verily one of the mysterious grievous afflictions –
Glorified be our Lord, the Most High!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath bornefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §447: be completely transformedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: your witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: admit thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
have 50% comprehended 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: taught Mefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §300: your own previous knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: studiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “letter”, “letters”, “contention” (40 occurrences)
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: deflectedgleaningsGWB §610: every other Letterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: by that Lettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the Livingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §286: which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both menfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §191: mineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this YouthgleaningsGWB §79: the Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: exertiongleaningsGWB §87: cleftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: blossomsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was rent in twaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §36: their mischiefepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath rent asunder
This form usually rendered as “garments” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the raimenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §312: rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: in the guise
This form usually rendered as “beat” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: We set Our stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §228: is turned towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: directing their gazetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “forgot” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that turnestgleaningsGWB §672: Turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: barteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: Thou changesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: converted
This form usually rendered as “joy” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §453: heavens weptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepethgleaningsGWB §292: weepeth soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailinggleaningsGWB §154: wept
SE rendered وجوههنّ (wjúhhnn), وبدّلنّ (wbddlnn), عيشهنّ (ʿíshhnn), وبكين (wbkín), بعيونهنّ (bʿíwnhnn), وضربن (wḍrbn), بأيديهنّ (bʾaydíhnn), خدودهنّ (khdúdhnn) as “their faces, forgot, their joy, shed tears, smote, with their hands, their cheeks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointedgleaningsGWB §124: personalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: and mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §18: is appointed
This form usually rendered as “smote” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §75: have trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their distresstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §5: heavy blow
SE expanded to “with their hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §459: your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §465: your mercy
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
مصائب
literal: calamity; calamity, affliction; calamities/afflictions
This form usually rendered as “woes”, “grievous”, “calamities” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “concealed”, “mysterious”, “unseen” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §122: concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: the secretstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseengleaningsGWB §555: the hidden mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: secrets
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 §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §597: veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §122: praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §451: my Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might
