The word safini means "ship," but in the Tablet of the Holy Mariner it is translated as "ark" like an ark of salvation, symbolic of God's Covenant that whoever enters shall be protected. Safineh in Persian is commonly used for the passenger compartment of a space ship but the literal meaning is a ship. It is also used in many of the Baha'i Writings to mean "ark" as a place of safety. Irfan is knowledge of mind and heart, like "inner knowledge" or "divine knowledge." [-S.A.]