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| ABU1261 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-21 | 250 | Persian | در سال دو نقطه اعتدال است که آفتاب از افق آن طلوع مینماید | May this Naw-Ruz be a blessing to all the friends! In the year there are two equinoxes in which the hours of the day and the height are equal. | AYT.347-348, KHH1.196-197 (1.275-276) | KHHE.286-287, DAS.1915-03-21 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0329 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09 | 700 | Persian | این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است | These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves. | KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414) | KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1189 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-10 | 270 | The staff of life is bread. All other things are comparatively non-essential. Let us pray that the wheat fields may be saved | DAS.1915-04-10 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0921 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-11 | 330 | Persian | فی الحقیقه این مدت بیفایده گذشت باز در امریکا که بودیم مشغول بودیم | How spiritual and glorious were those divine days spent amongst the believers of God in the Western world!... Truly, this period has not been productive. At least when we were in America, we were busy and constantly met with people | KHH1.209-210 (1.293-295) | KHHE.307-308, DAS.1915-04-11, BSR_v13 p.099 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | Persian | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3133 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-13 | 40 | Persian | حرص و طمع مخمر در طبیعت انسانی است ولکن تربیت الهی این صفات را تغییر میدهد | Greed and avarice are ingrained in human nature. However, divine teachings will change these attributes. | KHH1.215 (1.302) | KHHE.316, DAS.1915-04-13, BSR_v13 p.101 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | Persian | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0794 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17 | 370 | The tests of God have encircled the world of humanity from all directions. From one direction the horrors of war have laid waste millions of homes | DAS.1915-04-17 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0564 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 490 | The Blessed Perfection educated us in this most great Prison. If we consider this fact with the sight of justice we will realize that He instructed us with the tears of His eyes. | DAS.1915-04-18 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0159 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-19 | 1010 | The above verses are very clear and explicit that we are living in the time of their fulfillment. The globe is encircled with the fire of God's wrath | DAS.1915-04-19 | Critique of Western values; culture; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrdom of the Bab; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1626 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-20 | 190 | Association with outsiders is like unto a 'knife-edge file'. It wears and cuts away the spirit. One does not hear from them one joy-creating word. From noon till now I have been speaking | DAS.1915-04-20 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1397 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-23 | 230 | As much as possible we must make our lives simple and reduce its accumulated complexities. Our necessary wants were originally very few | DAS.1915-04-23 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Critique of Western values; culture; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 270 | The influence of the Word of God is all-penetrative. One must simply arise and engage in the service of the Cause... The armies of the Supreme Concourse are drawn in battle-array on the plain of the Kingdom... The Zoroastrians must be very enkindled | DAS.1914-04-26 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1398 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 230 | The signatory powers of the Hague Convention did not abide by their own agreement. They violated in this last outburst of savagery every article of those carefully drawn, long-debated conventions. | DAS.1915-04-26 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0684 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 | 430 | Amongst the believers of God there must exist the utmost cooperation, equality and the solidarity of rights. Through their deeds and lives | DAS.1915-04-27 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1187 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 | 270 | Beneath the shade of the Blessed Perfection there must occur in a Baha'i life a complete regeneration! If he continues to live in accord with the old standards and habits, then what has he gained by the change of a name! | DAS.1915-04-27 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2349 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-02 | 100 | The individuals of the world of humanity are in different degrees. They are like unto candlesticks.... Similarly there are some enkindled souls whose very presence in a meeting changes its atmosphere | DAS.1915-05-02 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1196 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-17 | 270 | There are two kinds of afflictions, the first is human, the second is divine. Human affliction can be coped with and eradicated by human agencies and methods | DAS.1915-05-17 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0953 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 320 | I found the Jews very crestfallen today, because on slight excuses the government has exiled eight of their prominent leaders. The new rigorous laws of naturalization wear heavily on them. | DAS.1915-05-22 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1363 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 230 | The physical body has also a share. When I was in America a number of Christians came to me and asked a most subtle and difficult question. | DAS.1915-05-22 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0074 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-27 | 1400 | In the world of creation every cause has a magnetic focus, a center of attraction around which revolves its powerful activities and interests... The magnetic center of the Bahá'í Cause ... is steadfastness. | DAS.1915-05-27 | High station of learning; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-30 | 740 | One day in the course of conversation Haji Siyyid Javad said to me: 'I was a good friend of Haji Siyyid Ali, the maternal uncle of the Báb. | DAS.1915-05-30 | Business; financial; property matters; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0164 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-03 | 1000 | In this glorious Tablet to the King of Persia Bahá'u'lláh has perfected His proof from every standpoint. There has been left for him no loophole... When his holiness Badi' reached Tihran he found the Shah was not in the city | DAS.1915-06-03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0617 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 460 | Persian | بسیار خوش رفتار بود. از روزی که باین امر اقبال کرد خدمت کرد تا نفس اخیر، یعنی فی الحقیقه دقیقه ای فتور نداشت | His holiness [Muhammad Taqi] Afnan was a man of delightful character and sociability. He came to Baghdad when we lived there and visited the Blessed Perfection. | ZSM.1915-06-23 | DAS.1915-06-24 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2051 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-26 | 130 | Persian | در آنجا [ماردین] بودیم، روزی که حرکت کردیم شخصی آمد و داد و فریاد می زد که من دیشب باطمینان | When We were there [in Mardin], on the day We set forth upon Our journey, a certain man came, crying aloud that he had in truth beheld the night before [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-26 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0947 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-30 | 320 | Persian | این طیور را ببینید چقدر راحتند، هیچ فکری، هیچ غمی، هیچ غصه ئی ندارند. احبای الهی که خالص و مخلص هستند | Behold these birds, how tranquil they are, free from every thought, every sorrow, every grief. Such are the loved ones of God who are pure and sincere [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-30 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0413 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1921-11-19 | 610 | Although you are here with these assembled friends and cannot speak with them.... When lovers meet it may be that they cannot exchange a single word | SW_v13#07 p.163-164, BSTW#482 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2635 | Words to the governor of Akka and others, spoken on 1915-04-02 | 80 | the Beloved gave a detailed and stirring account of the history of Akka from the time it was taken by the Crusaders in 1104 A.D... I have no doubt that had he the inclination and desire he could write a most instructive history of this ancient and sacred town. | DAS.1915-04-02 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2182 | Words to the Kinney party in 1909(?) | 120 | The Blessed Perfection came for the purpose of uniting the hearts that He might link them together. For this purpose you must prove the means of unity | PN_1909 p002, BSTW#340 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2330 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-03-25 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در زمان رومان مشهور بعلم اخلاق بودند ولی حالا مانند یونانیها در نهایت سوء اخلاق مشاهده میشوند | During the last days of our stay in Egypt, we went to Tanta for the repair of the tomb of Haji Abu'l-Qasim | BDA1.009.11 | MHMD1.014 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2576 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-03-27 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چه قدر تفاوتست بین نفوس شخصی چنان خود را پست مینماید که پرستش جماد و اشکال | What a great difference exists between men. One person degrades himself to such a degree that he idolizes and worships stones | BDA1.013.17 | DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.020, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Idolatry; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2751 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از تعالیم جمال مبارک در اینجا یکی را موضوع صحبت قرار داده ام هنوز مسائل | I have made the subject of my talks here only one of the principles of the Blessed Beauty. I have not as yet touched upon others of greater importance. | BDA1.033.02 | MHMD1.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3472 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در آینده امریکا ترقی سریع نماید ولی از این عمارتهای بسیار بلند و کثرت نفوس قلبم میگیرد و برای صحت خلق خوب نیست | America will make rapid progress in the future but I am fearful of the effects of these high buildings and such densely populated cities; these are not good for the health. | BDA1.032.07 | SW_v19#02 p.054, MHMD1.041 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3282 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-24 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای بهآءالله چه کرده ئی ای بهآءالله بقربانت ای بهآءالله بفدایت ایام را بچه مشقت و بلا گذرانیدی | O Baha'u'llah! What hast Thou done? O Baha'u'llah! May my life be sacrificed for Thee! | BDA1.049.04 | GPB.293x, SW_v19#03 p.089, MHMD1.057 | T. Price, Zannetta [track 12], L. Slott | Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3319 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-13 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چه ما میگوئیم بندهٴخدا عبدالبها هستیم باز مردم ما را باسم پیغمبر | Although I say always that I am ‘Abdu'l-Baha, a servant of God, still people refer to me as a messenger and a prophet. It would be better if they would not attribute such titles to me. | BDA1.093.07 | SW_v19#06 p.180, MHMD1.100 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2858 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-15 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من وقتی باحبای ایران نوشتم که اعضای کانفرانسهای صلح اگر باجرای انچه میگویند | Once I wrote to the friends in Persia in regard to peace congresses and conferences | BDA1.095.07 | SW_v19#06 p.180-181, MHMD1.102 | Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3476 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | کاش جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آورده بودند از بس جمال مبارک اینگونه مناظر را دوست میداشتند | Would that the Blessed Beauty could have come to these regions! He loved such scenery very much. | BDA1.101.13 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2567 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-23 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ترقیات مادیه اروپا بحد یقف می رسد هر امریکه بحد یقف رسید لابد تدنی نماید | The material progress of Europe is approaching its zenith. Everything that reaches its zenith undoubtedly begins to decline. | BDA1.133.01 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.142-143 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2856 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بعد از صعود مبارک امری نماند مگر انکه در اعلآء کلمة الله بآن تشبث نمودم | After the Ascension of Baha'u'llah I did everything within my power to promote the Cause of God. I clung to spiritual methods and rendered such servitude | BDA1.133.11 | MHMD1.143 | Growth of the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2831 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-01 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این عون و عنایت از قدرت او و این تأییدات بصرف جود و فضل اوست ورنه ما جز بنده ئی ضعیف | This help and assistance are from Him and these confirmations are through His bounty and favor; otherwise, we are nothing but weak servants. We are as reeds | BDA1.143.04 | MHMD1.154 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3122 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این شهر و اطرافش نصف ایران جمعیت دارد اگر ایران چنین جمعیت و ثروتی میداشت و رو بترقی میگذاشت | This city with its suburbs has about half the population of Persia. If Persia had a population and an affluence like this, and had she turned herself to progress | BDA1.154.06 | MHMD1.167 | Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2745 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-25 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما برای کار و خدمت آمدیم نه برای هوا خوری باید بعبودیت آستان جمال مبارک پرداخت و چنین بندگی را سبب راحت و مسرت جان و دل | We have come for work and service and not for leisure. We must render service to the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty | BDA1.166.14 | MHMD1.181 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3114 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-27 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر انصاف باشد ثابت میشود که برای احبای الهی من چه کرده ام و همهٴ اینها بعون و عنایت جمال مبارک بوده و الا ما اشخاص ایرانی با اهالی امریکا در دبلین بالای تل و کوه بظاهر چه مناسبتی داریم | If there is any justice, then what I have done for the friends will become apparent. I have done all this through the bounty and assistance of the Blessed Beauty. Otherwise, what have we Persians in common with the Americans on top of this mountain and valley in Dublin? | BDA1.168.02 | MHMD1.182-183 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3015 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مردم چه قدر اسیر اوهامند محض شهرت و نام چه زحمتها می کشند این اوهام چه انجا می خواهد داشت جمیع شئون محو و فانی و نابود | What captives of superstitions people are! What troubles they endure for the sake of name and fame! What fruit will these superstitions bear? | BDA1.171.01 | MHMD1.185-186 | Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2127 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-01 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اعمال خیریه چون ممدوحیت پیدا کرده لذا نفوس محض شهرت و جلب منفعت خود و تحسین خلق عمل خیر می کنند | As charitable works become praiseworthy, people often perform them merely for the sake of fame and to gain benefit for themselves | BDA1.174.02 | MHMD1.189 | Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1828 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است | The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time. | ANDA#79 p.15, MAS5.176b, GTB.015, BDA1.175.08 | MHMD1.190-191, STAB#079 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1980 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-09 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خیلی زحمت است این نحو گذران در چنین عمارتی بسر بردن در چنین هوا و فضائی سیر کردن با چنین خدام و دوستان محترمه ئی بودن واقعاً خیلی بشما بد میگذرد خدا بفریاد تان برسد | Oh! You are badly off here! May God hear your complaint!... Joking aside, what a wonderful table the Blessed Perfection has spread for His friends! | BDA1.185.02 | MHMD1.200-201 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3010 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-23 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در اینجا کارتان را تمام کردیم تخمی کشتیم نفوس خیلی منجذب شدند و منقلب گشتند | We have finished our work here. We have sown a seed. Many souls have been attracted and transformed. | BDA1.203.10 | SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.219-220 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2210 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-04 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای بهآءالله بقربانت ای بهآءاللة بفدایت حرفی زده ئی که منکر ندارد چه امر عظیمی تأسیس فرموده ئی | O Baha'u'llah! May I be a sacrifice for Thee. O Baha'u'llah! May my life be offered up for Thee. | BDA1.227.04 | MHMD1.243 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Miracles and their interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2982 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-09 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بصریح انجیل در ظهور اول هم با انکه آن حضرت از مریم متولد شده بود | The Gospel expressly records that in His first coming, although Christ was born to Mary, He Himself said that He came from heaven. Thus, the meaning of 'heaven' is the greatness of the Cause | BDA1.234.11 | MHMD1.251 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2728 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-12 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تأیید و نصرت ملکوت ابهی اظهر من الشمس است هیچ چشم و گوشی تا حال چنین تأییدی نه دیده | The confirmation and assistance of the Abha Kingdom are more manifest than the sun. No eye or ear has seen or heard of such confirmations. Christ went into the Temple of the Jews | BDA1.240.12 | MHMD1.257 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise of Western values; culture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2169 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-13 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | وقتی و لو هزار دولار موجود باشد می بخشم اما وقت دیگر یک دولار هم صرف نمیکنیم اینها محض نظم و ترتیب امور است | Sometimes I give away as much as $1,000, if I have it, but at another time I do not spend even a single dollar. This is so that affairs are regulated. | BDA1.242.15 | MHMD1.259-260 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2431 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-16 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این صدمات سفر و حضر را برای این تحمل مینمایم که بلکه امر الله از بعضی | I am bearing the discomforts of this journey with stopovers so that the Cause of God may be protected from any breach.... Because of certain people who sought to fulfill their personal desires | BDA1.250.07 | MHMD1.268, VLAB.029-030x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2216 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-19 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | باز اهل غرب چون ثروت و مالشان زیاد می شود آثار عتیقه جمع می کنند که خدمتی بعالم صنایع نمایند | When people of the West become wealthy, they begin to collect antique objects in order to render a service to the world of art. But when Persians become wealthy | BDA1.256.08 | MHMD1.274 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2217 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بجهت این بلاد مبلغ منجذب منقطع و عالم بسیار واجب است مثل بعضی از مبلغین جانفشان ایران | In this country it is essential to have teachers who are attracted, wholly severed and learned like some of the self-sacrificing Persian teachers. | BDA1.259.05 | MHMD1.277 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من باو نوشتم تو اول کسی بودی از معلمین و مولفین اروپا که بساحت اقدس مشرف شدی | I wrote to him [E.G. Browne], saying 'You are the first European teacher and author to have attained His Blessed Presence. Do not lose this distinction.' He did not understand me | BDA1.259.13 | MHMD1.278 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1438 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-21 | 220 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | جنگ خودمان خوبست که جمیع را مغلوب مینماید وقتیکه حضرت مسیح را تاج خار بر سر نهادند | Our own 'war' is good because it conquers all. When a crown of thorns was placed on the head of Christ, He saw with His own eyes the crowns of kings under His feet.... If the republics of America assembled and agreed on the question of peace | BDA1.260.02 | MHMD1.278-279 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2339 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-24 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت و تأیید جمال مبارک نمائید که کشیش خود میآید و بتمام خضوع ما را دعوت می کند | Behold the power and confirmation of the Blessed Beauty: The pastor comes in person with all humility to invite us | BDA1.268.05 | MHMD1.286-287 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0520 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-28 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | حضرات الطاف جمال مبارک موج میزند الآن چون نگاه می کنم می بینم بحر عنایتش مواجست | Dear friends, the waves of the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are surging. As I look I see the ocean of His favor swelling | BDA1.276.09x | MHMD1.294x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1298 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-30 | 240 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امر الله نافذ است جمیع عالم را احاطه خواهد کرد الآن من چون بصحرای امریکا نگاه می کنم می بینم مملو از اهل بهاست | The Cause of God is penetrating. It will encompass the whole world. Now as I observe the wilderness of America, I see it full of Baha'ís. | BDA1.279.04x | MHMD1.297x | Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Universal peace; world unity; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1829 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-30 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | پطرس از تربیت ظاهری مقدس و مبری بود بدرجه ئی که ایام هفته را نمیتوانست نگاهدارد هفت بستهٴ نان می بست | Peter was devoid of all schooling and so untrained that he could not remember the days of the week. He would tie up seven loaves of bread and open one each day. | BDA1.279.15 | MHMD1.297-298 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0986 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-10-01 | 310 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بخاطر دارم که طفل بودم در طهران در بیرونی در جنب حضرت وحید یعنی جناب آقا سید یحیی | I remember once in Tihran when I was a child, I was sitting by Aqa Siyyid Yahya Vahid | BDA1.280.02x | MHMD1.298x, BKOG.063x, STAB#133 | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2759 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-10-29 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر خوابگاهی را یکدالر دادن نقلی نیست لکن ما میخواهیم تقیدی براحت تن نداشته باشیم | It is not a matter of our reluctance to pay one dollar but of our unwillingness to be dependent on bodily comfort. We must be equal to the hardships of traveling | BDA1.339.10 | MHMD1.357 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2726 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-12-05 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | به بینید چگونه اقتدار امر الله ولوله در دلها انداخت و چه انقلابی در نفوس افکند چه طور عون و عنایت جمال ابهی پی در پی رسید | Observe how the power of the Cause of God has created a tumult in the hearts and what a revolution it has produced. See how the aid and assistance of the Abha Beauty have reached us | BDA1.415.16 | MHMD1.432 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0598 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 470 | While we were in Baghdad this Mirza Javad was with us. He had a melancholic and disconsolate disposition | DAS.1913-02-19 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2027 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 140 | Several Baha'is lived in a hall room so small that one could hardly move in it. But they did not care for these outward comforts | DAS.1913-02-27 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2618 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-01 | 80 | For the present, in Paris we are all engaged in mentioning the name of the True One. We are all beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | DAS.1913-03-01 | Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2660 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 80 | Last night a curious thing happened. Long after midnight I got out of my bed and was on the point of calling Siyyid Asadollah when suddenly | DAS.1913-03-03 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1948 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-04 | 150 | The more we thank Bahá'u'lláh for these bounties with which He has encircled us, the more numerous will they become. When Bahá'u'lláh in the early history of the Caused desired to test any one | DAS.1913-03-04 | Conference of Badasht; Goodly deeds; actions; Scarcity of receptive souls; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1648 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10 | 190 | These objections are always raised against the truth but the truth will march toward its ultimate goal of triumph. When we were exiled from Teheran to Bagdad | DAS.1913-03-10 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2661 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10 | 80 | Today whosoever has arisen to teach the Cause and serve the believers, divine confirmations shall descend upon him; otherwise he is wasting his time. | DAS.1913-03-10 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1715 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 180 | I remember that during my childhood we had a colored servant whose name was Mubarak. He was big and strong. At that time I was six or seven years old | DAS.1913-03-14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2144 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بلی در آیات بدیعه نازل که کار و شغل حکم عبادت دارد ولی این دلیل بر آن نیست که عبادات و اذکار | Religion without prayer is no religion; but in this Movement work and worship must go hand in hand; one must inspire the other. | BDA2.181 | DAS.1913-03-14, MHMD2.230 | Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Importance of prayer; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2485 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 90 | It is evident that the five books which are generally attributed to Moses were written by Ezra the high priest. Only the Tablets and the commandments belong to Moses. | DAS.1913-03-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Christian doctrine and practice; Criticism and its limits; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2777 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-15 | 110 | The Cause of God will soon throw a great reverberation throughout the pillars of the world. It will embrace in its fold the East and the West. Its power will penetrate through every atom of creation. | DAS.1913-03-15 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0851 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 350 | Although in this Cause there are no nuns and nunneries, yet truly some of these nuns serve most faithfully the world of humanity. | DAS.1913-03-18 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3135 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 | 40 | There was a Baktashi who passed by the door of a theological seminary. He saw the attendant beating a dog. | DAS.1913-03-19 | Humor; jokes; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3288 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 | 30 | We must try to return very soon to Haifa. There upon the mountain all alone, pray and supplicate with God. There one finds the ecstasy of spiritual bliss. Supplication, invocation, prayer, inspiration. | DAS.1913-03-19 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mystical themes; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2595 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-25 | 80 | I have set a conflagration throughout America. Its results will become known later. Wait for a few years and you will behold the appearance of many traces. | DAS.1913-03-25 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1050 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 300 | During the first year of our arrival in Baghdad, one day Mirza Javad asked me to go out with him to an outlying district. At this time, Arabian robbers frequented the roads | DAS.1913-04-25 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 140 | The believers of Persia made the greatest self-sacrifice and the trip was made possible. They made large and small contributions | DAS.1913-04-25 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0871 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 350 | There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine | DAS.1913-04-26 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1518 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 210 | When I was in Baghdad, one day I was walking through the poor quarter of the city. I saw an old Arab standing in front of a store. He had neither hat nor shoes | DAS.1913-04-26 | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1643 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 190 | Many blessed and holy souls have appeared in this Cause who have been the essence of essences. That is why the Cause is wonderfully spread all over the world. | DAS.1913-04-26 | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; High station of teachers of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3193 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 40 | When Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the barrack of Acca, he could see the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire under the despotic and fanatical rule of the Sultans | DAS.1913-04-26 | Critique of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2663 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-27 | 80 | He [Bismark] was the most wonderful genius in statesmanship. He was a wise, shrewd and most intelligent diplomatist. | DAS.1913-04-27 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0173 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 980 | If we could appreciate more the bounties of this age, and the marvels of this century, we would be more thankful to God than ever. | DAS.1913-04-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0372 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 650 | When we were exiled again from Baghdad, in our company there was a Bahá'í by the name of Mirza Ahmad Kashani. He accompanied Bahá'u'lláh to Constantinople | DAS.1913-05-05 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1060 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 300 | These sad events which are transpiring in the East are the results of thoughtlessness. Thoughtlessness is the worst calamity of the human race. When constitution was declared in Turkey | DAS.1913-05-06 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2891 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 60 | All the people are asleep. Why are they so negligent and neglectful of the glorious destiny which His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has appointed for them? | DAS.1913-05-09 | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2088 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 130 | Consider the power of the Covenant! Where is Acca and where is Los Angeles! Yet the power of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh has united these two distant points!... In order to preserve the unity of the Cause and to spread the religion of God, Baha'o'llah has established this Covenant and Testament | DAS.1913-05-10, SW_v08#13 p.183x, SW_v09#13 p.139x | East and West; communication between East and West; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2004 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 140 | If you have the perceptive power, as soon as you look in the faces of the people, you can observe what ideals are reigning in their hearts. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3399 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 30 | Mr Hoar is a sincere, true, upright Bahá'í. I have tested him and have not found him wanting. I have a way of testing the people which always shows their real character. Mr Hoar is a righteous, just, honest man. | DAS.1913-05-18 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0844 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 360 | We know things by their opposites... When we were travelling from Baghdad toward Constantinople, one day, we thought to go ahead of the family | DAS.1913-05-23 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3076 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 50 | One must never feel superior to anyone else. This feeling of superiority destroys all vestiges of friendship and love. I give thee this rule to be remembered throughout all thy life | DAS.1913-05-26 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3281 | Words to the Master's entourage(?), spoken on 1912-06-02 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اول حین ورود بکلیسا حالت صحبت نداشتم اما چون در مقابل آن جمعیت عظیم ایستادم | At the time of my arrival at the church I was in no condition to speak; but when I stood before this great gathering I found the atmosphere of the church filled with the Holy Spirit and so a state of wonderful happiness and joy came over me. | BDA1.112.11 | SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3301 | Words to the Master's entourage(?), spoken on 1912-07-06 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در طبیعت انسان باید طلب صعود باشد نه نزول هوای زیر زمین حبس است رفتن از راه بالا بهتر بود | In man's nature there must be a desire to ascend and not to descend. The underground air is suffocating. | BDA1.147.14 | MHMD1.159 | Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1663 | Words to the Mayor of Berkeley, spoken on 1912-10-07 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | باید کوشید تا نوع انسان سعادت ابدی یابد قواعدی در اینخصوص لازم که هم مراتب باقی ماند | We must strive until mankind achieves everlasting felicity. Laws are needed which can both preserve the ranks... As these laws are in conformity with the demands of the time, they will unfailingly prevail | BDA1.291.07 | MHMD1.309 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2350 | Words to the minister of the New Congregational Church, spoken on 1913-01-13 | 100 | Why did Christ come into this world? People think he came in order that they might believe in him as the Word of God | DAS.1913-01-13 | Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2612 | Words to the minister of the New Congregational Church, spoken on 1913-01-13 | 80 | I am only a servant of God. The station of servitude is very great. It is very difficult for any one to live in accord with the requirements of servitude | DAS.1913-01-13 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2640 | Words to the Obers, spoken on 1920-05-06 | 80 | I hope that God willing, there shall be many such tables laid out... All the gatherings that are formed are based on certain interests, but this gathering has no object except the Divine Love. | PN_1920 p089 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2150 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | جمال مبارک ریشهٴ اوهام را کسند ایادی امر در اینظهور باسم و لقب و ارث نیستند | The Blessed Perfection has extirpated superstitions, root and branch. The Hands of the Cause in this dispensation are not heirs to any name or title; rather, they are sanctified souls | BDA1.019.06 | LOG#1079x, DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.026, ABIE.087, BLO_PN#007 | Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Priestcraft; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1738 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-12-28 | 170 | If the believers of God had lived in accord with the good pleasure of the Blessed Perfection, all the people of the world would have been Baha'is by now | DAS.1912-12-28 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as sun; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3520 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 20 | If this Cause had appeared in America, today there would not have been a single soul in that country who would not be either a Bahá'í or a friend. | DAS.1913-01-26 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1830 | Words to the Portland and Seattle Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-22 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تا حال واقع نشده که از شرق شخصی بغرب بیابد محض انبعاثات وجدانی و ملاقات دوستان الهی | Until now it never happened that someone from the East, impelled by the promptings of his conscience, should come to the West to see the friends of God... A great war and commotion shall inevitably take place | BDA1.325.14 | MHMD1.344 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2468 | Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از شما بسیار راضی هستم و از دارالفنون شما خیلی خوشنود فی الحقیقه خدمت بعالم انسانی مینمائی و بنوع بشر جانفشانی | I am very pleased with you and delighted to see your university. You are, indeed, serving the world of humanity and expending your life for mankind | BDA1.102.14 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.109 | High station of learning; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1533 | Words to the resident friends, spoken on 1914-04-29 | 200 | This is a blessed day, a happy and joyful day. The beauty, the holiness and the significance of these days of Rizvan are not known now. | DAS.1914-04-29, SW_v08#13 p.169-170 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1538 | Words to the Russian Consul-General of Beirut, spoken on 1913-11-09 | 200 | A ruler must consider himself the real father of all the people. Just as the father is solicitous about the education of his sons | DAS.1913-11-09 | Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0906 | Words to the Seattle and Portland friends, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 340 | Welcome, very, very welcome. These friends who have come from Seattle and Portland have taken a great deal of trouble to come here. | ECN.730 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3390 | Words to the secretary of Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 30 | When you return to Persia, give my greeting to the green mountains and rolling valleys, to the singing nightingales and the cooling springs, to the fragrant rose-gardens and the fresh breeze of Persia. I love them all. Remember me to them. | DAS.1913-04-20 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1903 | Words to the secretary of the New York Peace Society, New York, 1912 | 160 | You must rest assured and let there be no trace of doubt in your souls that God is your assister and helper | SW_v13#12 p.343-344 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3049 | Words to the ship's doctor, spoken on 1913-12-05 | 50 | Divine civilization is peace, love and unity. The East has been the founder of divine civilization, but the West the spreader of material civilization. | DAS.1913-12-05 | East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1571 | Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14 | 200 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز شرق بهیچوجه مقابلی یا غرب نتواند و با هیچ قوّهٴئی نه برابری بلکه محافظهٴ خود | Today the armies of Europe, well-drilled, well-provisioned, phalanx-like, are similar unto the waves of the ocean pounding against the shores of Asia…. The East today cannot compete with the West in any way… | BDA2.238 | DAS.1913-04-14, MHMD2.308x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1934 | Words to the wife of a professor, spoken on 1913-01-19 | 150 | You must thank God that, although I am a person from the East and you are a revered lady from the West, yet we are gathered in this place with the utmost of spiritual affection. | DAS.1913-01-19 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2928 | Words to the wife of Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 60 | You must let the children study that which they like best. If your daughter loves art, she can devote her time to it and surely she will succeed. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Creativity in art; Education of children; moral education; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1779 | Words to the women believers, spoken on 1915-04-21 | 170 | I hope that this feast of Ridvan will be blessed to all the lovers of Baha! It was an hour like unto this and on such a day that Bahá'u'lláh was bidding farewell to the friends in Baghdad | DAS.1915-04-21 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0407 | Words to Thornton Chase spoken around 1900 | 610 | It is said in the Gospels that 'ye will known them by their fruits'... The sacred Books of all nations speak of the possibility of the new birth of man. What does this mean?... The Blessed Perfection has likened the new birth, or resurrection, to iron placed in the fire... | PN_1900_heh p056, PN_1907 p072, BSTW#194x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2893 | Words to three Baptist missionaries, spoken on 1913-06-27 | 60 | The title of the Son is not as great as the title of the Word, because in the Old Testament all the Israelitish people are called sons of God | DAS.1913-06-27 | Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2658 | Words to three friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 80 | Just as you are striving in [the] material sphere, work also in [the] spiritual sphere. Try to suffer the people to enter in the Kingdom of God... There is a vast difference whether you hear about the light, see the light or whether you live in the light. | DAS.1913-01-26 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2203 | Words to three hotel maids, spoken on 1912-10-26 | 120 | You are very welcome. Read them and ponder over them carefully, for if you are fully informed of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh then you will witness that the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh are the cause of the illumination of the world. | ECN.901 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1838 | Words to Tirandaz, spoken on 1914-10-29 | 160 | Persian | در بغداد کارپرداز ایران بقدری عداوت داشت که وقتی که ذکر جمال مبارک می شد چشمهایش تغییر می کرد. من طفل بودم از من پرسید تیر می اندازی | Is this wee bit of an animal your donkey? Your name has just brought to my mind a story of my childhood. At the time of our arrival in Bagdad | ZSM.1914-10-29 | DAS.1914-10-29 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0482 | Words to travellers from the East, Port Said, 1913-06-27 | 550 | mixed | Translation List | فی الحقیقه خوب مجلسی است بهتر از این نمیشود حاضرین از احبای الهی در کمال توجه | This is indeed a good gathering; it does not get any better than this. With rapt attention to God, His loved ones in attendance here are seated next to one another | BRL_DAK#0771, AMK.293-295, AVK2.205.12x, KHF.051, KHAB.447 (447), KHTB3.029, NJB_v04#10 p.002 | ADMS#219 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1145 | Words to True, Esslemont, spoken on 1919-11-20 | 280 | Bahá'u'lláh frequently predicted that there would be a period when irreligion and consequent anarchy would prevail; the chaos would be due to too great liberty among people who were not fit for self-government. | PN_1919 p034, PN_1919 p034 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3072 | Words to two actors, spoken on 1913-04-02 | 50 | The plays should endeavor to elevate the ideals of humanity and not degrade them. The theatre is like unto a school and the playwrights must ever think how to educate his audience | DAS.1913-04-02 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2741 | Words to two Bahá’ís, spoken on 1913-03-30 | 70 | You must become fully informed with these Teachings. It is good to be thoroughly informed with science or arts or literature. Likewise you must be established in the Kingdom of God. | DAS.1913-03-30 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Study; deepening | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2430 | Words to two Japanese Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-04 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این از وقوعات تاریخیه است و از امور خارق العاده که شخصی ایرانی با نفوس جاپانی در سانفرانسیسکو | This is an historic event. It is out of the ordinary that an Iranian should meet Japanese people in San Francisco with such love and harmony. | BDA1.287.02 | MHMD1.304 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3613 | Words to two mullahs, spoken on 1913-07-30 | 10 | Our field of activity is Europe and America. I have come here to rest for a few months. | DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.130, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2834 | Words to two new Baha’ís, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بعضی از نفوس مانند سراجی هستند که باید آنها را روشن کنند و بعضی خود روشنند ولی دیگران | Some souls are like unto the glass chimneys. They are pure and transparent but an outside light must come in and illumine them; there are others who are illumined but they do not confer illumination | BDA2.288-289 | DAS.1913-05-07, MHMD2.380 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; High station of teachers of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2830 | Words to two Persians from Tihran, spoken on 1912-08-24 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ایرانیان بدست خویش خانهٴ خود را خراب کردند بامید ساختن خانهٴ دیگر ولی حال در صحرا بی لانه و آشیانه مانده اند با انکه نوشتنیم | The Persians destroyed their home with their own hands in the hope of building another one; but now thy are left in the desert without a home or shelter. | BDA1.204.14 | MHMD1.221 | Chastisement and requital; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2385 | Words to two Persians, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 100 | The dawning-point of these lights have been always in the East.... There is an ineffable something in the atmosphere of the Orient that causes the increase of spiritual susceptibilities. | DAS.1913-05-18 | Critique of Western values; culture; Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Purpose; goal of creation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1157 | Words to two prominent Persians, spoken on 1913-01-25 | 280 | It is natural in man to oppress. When two individuals fight, they go before the civil court and settle their differences but there is no law or court whereby the nations may resort thereto | DAS.1913-01-25 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2704 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از برای انسان دو ترقیست ترقی جسمانی و ترقی روحانی ترقیات جسمانیه موقتیست | There are two kinds of progress, spiritual progress and material progress. Material progress is temporal and vanishing | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328x | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2568 | Words to two Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-31 | 80 | It is a mathematical impossibility that a soul may comprehend the purport of the Teachings of Baha-ollah and then arise to oppose them. | DAS.1914-05-31 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2324 | Words to various individuals, spoken on 1912-04-27 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چنانکه در میان ایالات متحدهٴ امریکا اتحاد حاصل است ممکن است میان دول عالم باشد | It is possible to establish among the powers of the whole world the unity which is found among the states of the United States of America… | BDA1.056.15 | SW_v19#03 p.091, MHMD1.065 | Harmony of science and religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0319 | Words to various people, spoken on 1912-11-01 | 710 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً بنیهٴ سفر نداشتم ولی تأیید جمال مبارک مدد نمود هر امری بتأیید از پیش میرود اگر تأیید نباشد هیچ نمیشود | My health was absolutely not up to traveling but the assistance of the Blessed Beauty helped me. All affairs advance with His aid. Without His aid, all would come to naught.... Baha'u'llah has delivered us from all prejudices... If the socialists succeed they would seize the world's wealth and then divide it... I have said in America and Europe that there is only the question of votes in which women have been held back | BDA1.345.02 | MHMD1.363-365 | Equality of men and women; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2879 | Words to Viscount Arawaka spoken around Nov. 1911(?) | 60 | The religious ideal is the soul of all plans for the good of mankind... Scientific discoveries have increased material civilization. There is in existence a stupendous force, as yet, happily, undiscovered by man. | JWTA.051, CHH.184, VLAB.122, BLO_PN#022 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1394 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 230 | Ignorance and prejudice have encircled the nations of the earth and they are attacking each other with weapons of death instead of love. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Fanaticism and hatred; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3373 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 30 | Today if you teach one person it is as though you have resurrected a dead soul into life. It is as though you have changed the black stone into diamond. It is as though you have transmuted metal into gold, Satan into angel, animal into man. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Metallurgical metaphors; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2544 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-19 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از کنار نهر گنگا از هند بایران رفتند و پس از کهرت و تعد و قبائل بعضی رو | The Persians, the Austrians, the Germans, the French, the Italian and the English people belong to one common stock of Aryan race… | BDA2.247 | DAS.1913-04-19, MHMD2.320 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1618 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 190 | There is a story attributed to Christ in the oriental literature that is not found in any of the four Gospels. It is reported that one day a number of people saw Christ flying away with great haste. | DAS.1913-05-12 | Miracles and their interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1422 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 230 | The biographies of such blessed souls must be written in detail – thus the children of the next generation may try to imitate the virtues of their fathers | DAS.1914-03-28 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1383 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken around 1909-10-15 | 230 | This was a spiritual condition recognized through the physical senses.... It was just as if two clear crystal goblets were filled with pure water. They were so clear the goblets could not be seen - only the water | PN_1909C p105 | Love as fire; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1017 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-11 | 310 | This is a great day - greater than you can comprehend - and you ought to appreciate it... Opposition but makes the Cause grow stronger. It is like the earth - the more it is ploughed, the more fruitful it becomes. | PN_1909B p049, PN_1909C p005, PN_1909E p023, PN_unsorted p155 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0716 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12 | 410 | You must have no fear in going to Persia…. When you breathe forth the breath of the Holy Spirit from your hearts into the world... When we consider the realm of existence, we discover a great motive factor | SW_v08#08 p.103x, PN_1909B p051, PN_1909C p023, PN_1909E p038, PN_unsorted p157 | Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2910 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12 | 60 | Did this occur when both were in service for the Cause?... Two human beings may live side by side, may be closely related, and yet be very far apart. Their souls may never meet. And two souls may be attracted instantly | PN_1909C p015, PN_unsorted p156 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3376 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12 | 30 | No it is not a physical condition, but spiritual, a very high one which is so intense it reaches the nerves and these react upon the body. When one is spiritually developed, the body responds to spiritual conditions or emotions. | PN_1909C p014, PN_unsorted p155 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mosaic imagery; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1929 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-13 | 150 | Once a Bahá'í was mistaken for his friend and arrested... Your hearts must be like mirrors brightly polished | PN_1909B p053, PN_1909C p031, PN_unsorted p159 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3377 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-13 | 30 | You have been taught right; it is because the mirror of your heart has been clear enough to reflect them. You must lock them in your breast. To speak of them prevents your own growth. This does not make you better than anyone else. | PN_unsorted p158 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3642 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-13 | 10 | This is right, this is right. | PN_unsorted p158 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2655 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-15 | 80 | You must go back to America as signs of love and love the people very much... In the East the love of the believers is very great, but America has not yet reached this station.... Tell them that love is the one great thing - it is life - the only life of the spirit. | PN_1909B p060, PN_1909C p057, PN_1909E p097 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0691 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-19 | 420 | In the world of creation there is one nature common to all things. When we study their nature, we perceive that they are either essentially as light or darkness | DWN_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, PN_1901 p073, BLO_PN#109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1763 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-19 | 170 | Today the body of the world is sick. All nations are raising the banners of war and the illness, being very severe, needs the divine Physician. | PN_1901 p073, BLO_PN#109 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1385 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-20 | 230 | The history of the prophets who came before Abraham is not known, but it is known of those who came after him. | PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Judas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1555 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-21 | 200 | The Kingdom of God is likened unto a garden and the gardener is a blessed Manifestation. The gardener comes and finds the trees unfruitful and the garden in disorder. | PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0740 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-22 | 400 | When this blessed Cause was manifested in Persia, some of the divines and famous learned men became believers and were martyred. | PN_1901 p076, BLO_PN#109 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0890 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-23 | 340 | A certain rich man came into the presence of Jesus Christ and said 'O Thou Spirit of God, I want to be one of thy disciples.' | DWN_v4#07 p.113-114, PN_1901 p077, BLO_PN#109 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0076 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-24 | 1400 | In the time of the Manifestations of God people were hindered mostly in two ways. First the statements of the previous books were not understood. | PN_1901 p078, BLO_PN#109 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1181 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-12-01 | 270 | In this greatest period there are only two manifestations, the blessed Báb and the Manifestation of the Blessed Perfection. | PN_1901 p082, CUPAB.017-018x, BLO_PN#109 | Contention and conflict; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3498 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-12-02 | 20 | This world is likened unto the ocean; the law and teachings of God is the ship; the mate is the covenant; the Captain is God; and the sea shore is the kingdom of Abha | PN_1901 p083, BLO_PN#109 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1182 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-12-03 | 270 | It is stated in the New Testament that Jesus Christ was once drinking of the fruit of the vine and said he would drink no more except in the presence of the Father. | PN_1901 p083, BLO_PN#109 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Christ; Christianity; Judas; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Second birth | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2763 | Words to William Ellis, reporter for The Continent, around 1910 | 70 | We have no statistics and we do not consider these things important. It is the quality of the believers we care for. | SW_v01#17 p.008, BLO_PN#006 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3623 | Words to William Randall ? | 10 | Never talk about God to a man with an empty stomach. Feed him first. | SW_v11#03 p.043-044, VLAB.105 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0714 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 410 | In America, praise be to God, the Cause has become famous and well-known. In most of the cities believers are to be found... If one should wholly abstain from meat and be contented with vegetables, it would be much better. | PN_1909 p089 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0760 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 390 | The Jews for a thousand and five hundred years were awaiting the coming, and their utmost desire was to live in the day of the Messiah | PN_1909 p087 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0762 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 390 | In these days the Jews have extracted certain meanings from their books--that eight years later the Promised One would manifest Himself. | PN_1909 p088 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0841 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 360 | In a certain newspaper there was written about the Shah of Persia a statement that he had left Persia... At such a time precisely I wrote to him not to be sorry or grieved | PN_1909 p090 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Parliaments; constitutional government; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1143 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 280 | In the day of every Universal Dispensation two great events occur; one is collection and the other is separation. | PN_1909 p091 | Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1458 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 220 | In the world of existence every great cause, which is the means of bonds, of the unification of humanity... that cause is Divine. | PN_1909 p092 | Composition and decomposition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1506 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 210 | The entrance to the Kingdom of God depends upon the absolute Bounty of God. If the grace of God descends upon the soul, it will be accepted. Acceptance is not due to capacity or ability. | PN_1909 p087 | Development of capacity and readiness; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1509 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 210 | In these days, in the newspapers, very much is said about the North Pole - that Mr Peary has discovered it... We must endeavor to discover the world of humanity and the mysteries hidden in the reality of man. | PN_1909 p093 | Effort; striving; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1557 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 200 | If for a thousand years a man takes food, and nourishes his body, yet if for two or three days that nourishment ceases, his body will become weakened | PN_1909 p093 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1893 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 160 | Bodily matters are not important. The physical suffering of Christ passed away | SW_v14#01 p.011, PN_1909 p092 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1185 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken on 1909-10-23 | 270 | At this table you will not find material comfort, but you will find spiritual comfort... I praise this fact that women have made progress. They are, in America, to surpass the men. | PN_1909 p086 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Equality of men and women; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Role and station of women; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0490 | Words to Youness Khan in 1904 | 550 | All the believers in Kashan were weeping and mourning. Here, there were fathers and mother patiently witnessing the agony of their beloved sons | PN_1904 p056 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1227 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 260 | Persia will become luminous. Her future grandeur shall by far eclipse her past recorded glory. | DAS.1913-11-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0469 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-15 | 560 | This is the last day that I am meeting you, but in reality this is the first day. Although physically it is the last day, yet spiritually | DAS.1913-11-15 | Infinity and eternity; Law of pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11532 | Words written in a book | 20 | O Thou Lord of Unity, confirm this person who is old in faith and young in love, to summon people to Thy Kingdom. | DAS.1913-01-21 | Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10702 | Words written in a guest book | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | پروردگارا پاک یزدانا شکر ترا کوه و صحرا پیموده گشت و محیط اعظم قطع شد تا اینکه باین اقلیم | O Lord! O Pure One! Thanks be to Thee that, traversing mountains and deserts | HHA.199, YHA1.428, NJB_v05#04 p.002, BDA1.082.13 | SW_v19#05 p.142, MHMD1.091 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB03351 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده ثابت نابت جمال قدم نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید تا توانید در این ایام تبلیغ | O thou steadfast servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy detailed letter was perused. As far as ye can, in this day, arise to proclaim the Cause of God. | NLAI_BH_AB.004 | BRL_DAK#0506, MKT2.287, AVK4.451cx, MAS5.079 | DAS.1913-12-28x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08705 | 90 | Persian | ای دو بنده آستان مقدس محافلی که از برای تربیت و تعلیم نورسیدگان ترتیب گردیده | O ye two servants at the Holy Threshold! We have been greatly cheered and refreshed to know that ye have organized meetings for the education of children. | NLAI_BH_AB.005a | MKT3.329, TSS.315, TRBB.042, NJB_v11#15 p.263 | COC#0602 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02161 | 270 | Arabic | و ما تلک بیمینک یا موسی فاعلم بان الله تبارک و تعالی بمقتضی حکمه البالغه | O Moses, what is that in thy right hand? Know thou, then, that God, blessed and exalted is He, according to His consummate wisdom [3.5s] | NLAI_BH3.096 | MMK6#302 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Limits of language; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04246 | 230 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا ملا محمد علی علیه بهاء الله در کمال ابتهال بارض مقدس | O ye divine friends! His honour Aqa Mulla Muhammad-'Ali, upon whom rest the glory of God, hath attained the Holy Land in a state of utmost supplication [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.122-124 | MMK3#272 p.197x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12174 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای جمال رحمن و ای امواج بحر ایقان از این زلزله عظمی ملغزید و از این | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful and O ye waves in the ocean of certitude! Be not shaken by this mighty earthquake [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.124-127 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12710 | 60 | Persian | ای همدم عبدالبهاء مدتی در این سجن اعظم و حیفا بودی و بخدمات یاران مشغول | O intimate companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For a time you dwelt in this Most Great Prison and in Haifa, occupied in service to the friends [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.127 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12434 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب واصل گردید و روح و ریحان حاصل شد همواره کمال محبت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, bringing joy and spiritual delight. Ever hast thou shown perfect love [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.128-129 | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02203 | 260 | Persian | ای بهاج پر ابتهاج دیروز که روز پنجم جمادی الاولی یوم بعثت حضرت اعلی بود در | O radiant joy of joys! Yesterday, which was the fifth day of Jamádí'l-Avval, the Day of the Declaration of His Holiness the Báb, in [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.129-131 | MKT5.227 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12682 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ذوالجلال حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که در ظل کلمه وجدانیت | O servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! Render thanks unto the One True God that beneath the shade of the Word of Divine Unity [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.136-137 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12372 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب نجفعلی نهایت شکرانیت را نسبت بشما اظهار مینماید که در ایام | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Jinab-i-Najaf-'Ali expresseth the utmost gratitude toward thee in these days [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.151-152 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01095 | 380 | Arabic | و انک انت یا الهی سبقت رحمتک و کملت موهبتک و احاطت قدرتک کل الاشیاء فخلقت | Verily Thou, O my God, Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounty hath been perfected, and Thy power hath encompassed all things, and thus didst Thou create [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.153-156 | BRL_DAK#1009, MKT1.206, BSHN.140.108, BSHN.144.108, MHT2.180 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10535 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شوقی من فرصت تکلم ندارم دست از سر ما بردار گفتی بنویس نوشتم دیگر چه باید | O Shoghi! I have no time to talk; leave me be! Thou didst say “Write”, and I have written. What else should I do? | Ghazi3072.157-158 | BRL_DAK#0398, MKT5.091a, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.50, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.51, DUR3.261, DRM.015d, YHA2.578, PPRP.012 | BRL_ATE#127, BW_v13p063, PPRL.008 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB12624 | 90 | Persian | ای یادگار آن فدائی قربانگاه عشق جناب آقا محمد حسن حاضر و ذکر شما گذشت | O cherished memory of that devoted soul who sacrificed himself upon the altar of love! Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Hasan was present and mention was made of you [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.157 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00905 | 410 | mixed | ای مخموران باده محبت الله و ای محروران شهد و شکر معرفت الله و ای عاشقان جمال | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the love of God, ye who are enraptured by the honey and sugar of the knowledge of God, ye lovers of Beauty [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.158-162 | MMK2#198 p.141, MJMJ3.058x, MMG2#362 p.404x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12507 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس حمد کن خدا را که بتربت مقدسه مشام معطر نمودی و روی و موی | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath, render thanks unto God, for thou hast inhaled the fragrance of the sacred tomb, and adorned thy face and tresses with its celestial grace [4o] | Ghazi3072.162-163 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12601 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان حق پدر مهربان در آستان یزدان بیاد شما افتاد و بذکر شما پرداخت | O ye servants of God! Your affectionate father, at the Threshold of the Lord, hath remembered you and engaged in your mention [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.164-165 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12563 | 100 | mixed | ای دو اخوان باوفای جناب زائر خوشا بحال شما که چنین برادر مهربانی دارید که در آستان | O ye two faithful brothers of his honor the pilgrim! How blessed ye are to have such a kind brother in the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.165 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04174 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا مجیر المضطرین و سمیر المشتاقین و نصیر المتوکلین و ملجاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God, Protector of the distressed, Companion of the yearning ones, Helper of those who place their trust in Thee, and Refuge [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.181-183 | ABDA.019-020 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05036 | 150 | mixed | ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.183-185 | AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02988 | 220 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای الهی مکتوبت ملاحظه گردید و از معانی کلماتش نهایت روح و ریحان | O thou who voicest divine praise! Thy letter was perused, and from the meanings of its words wafted the utmost spirit and fragrance [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.187-189 | KHML.293-296 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Imam Husayn; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00039 | 1660 | Arabic | حمدا لمن تقدس بذاته عن مشابهه مخلوقاته و تنزه بصفاته عن مماثله مکوناته و تعزز | Praise be unto Him Who in His Essence hath sanctified Himself above all likeness to His creatures, and Who through His Attributes hath exalted Himself beyond all similitude to His creation, and is glorified [3.5s] | UMich962.058-065, UMich991.027-038 | BRL_DAK#0720, MKT1.002, MNMK#007 p.058, YHA1.373x (2.749) | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00460 | 580 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الزائر لمطاف الارواح المخلص فی دین الله طوبی لام ولدتک و طوبی لثدی رضعت لبنه | O visitant to the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in the Religion of God! Blessed is the mother who bore thee | UMich962.120-122, UMich991.061-065 | MKT1.127, MNMK#020 p.097, ASAT3.233, AVK2.175.05x | TAB.114-118, BWF.370-371x, BSC.447 #815-816x, BSTW#273a, BSTW#276f | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; John the Baptist; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01459 | 320 | Arabic | الهی الهی اناجیک و انت المناجی للناجی و اتوسل الیک بتجلیات احدیتک و ایات | O my God, my God! I commune with Thee, for Thou art He that answereth the prayer of the supplicant; and I beseech Thee by the manifestations of Thy oneness and by Thy signs [3.5s] | UMich962.122-123, UMich991.065-067 | MKT1.131, MNMK#042 p.128 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00501 | 560 | Arabic | یا من جاهد فی الله و اهتدی الی نور الهدی اعلم ان شمس الحقیقه دلیل علی ذاتها | O thou who art striving after God and art led unto the light of guidance! Know verily that the Sun of Truth | UMich962.123-125, UMich991.067-071 | BRL_DAK#0746, MKT1.118, AVK1.145-146x | KSHK#17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12533 | 110 | Arabic | یا من حمد الله علی فیضه الجلیل و شکره علی جوده العظیم ان نمیقتک الغراء و خریدتک | O thou who hast praised God for His abundant grace and rendered thanks for His mighty bounty! Verily, thy radiant missive and thy [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.071-072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12639 | 80 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بمغناطیس اسرار الله لعمرک قد طفحت القلوب بملا السرور بما انباء الکتاب | O thou who art attracted by the magnetic power of the divine mysteries! By thy life, hearts have overflowed with abundant joy at the tidings conveyed by thy letter [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00123 | 980 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما ایدتنا علی الایمان بک و بایاتک و الاستماع لندائک | My God! My God! Praise be unto Thee for that Thou hast strengthened us to firmly believe in Thee and Thy signs, to hear Thy Voice. and to respond to Tby Call, | UMich962.126-129, UMich991.073-079 | MKT1.145 | TRBP.004-008 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Return of the Manifestations of God; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05407 | 150 | Persian | ایها الموم??ون ان لله ان یمتحن عباده و لیس للعبد ان یمتحن عبداً مخلصاً لله | O ye believers! Verily, it is for God to test His servants, and it behooveth not any servant to put to the test one who is faithful to God [3.5s] | UMich962.129-130, UMich991.080 | MKT2.318, YHA1.013x | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00223 | 770 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انشا حقیقه نورانیه و کینونیه رحمانیه و هویه ربانیه و کلمه | Praise be unto God Who hath brought into being the luminous Reality, the merciful Essence, the divine Identity, and the Word [3.5s] | UMich962.135-137, UMich991.086-091 | MKT1.151, AKHA_120BE #08-09.b | Empty learning; false spirituality; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00136 | 940 | Arabic | To Set the World in Order | الحمد لله الذی خلق حقائق مزدوجه من تقابل الاسماء و الصفات و مرکبه من الوجود | All praise be unto God, Who hath created realities that are paired through the mutual encounter of the divine names and attributes… O Lord, make Thou this marriage to be blessed, prosperous, and happy. Bind these two souls together, and gladden Thou every eye | UMich962.137-139x, UMich991.092-094x | BRL_DAK#0783, BRL_SWOP#006x, BRL_SWOP#103x, MKT1.209, AVK4.159.04x | BRL_SWO#006x, BRL_SWO#103x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB04225 | 170 | Arabic | البلد الطیب یخرج نباته باذن ربه یا ایها المستشرق من انوار سطعت و ابرقت و لاحت | The goodly land brings forth its verdure by the permission of its Lord, O thou who art illumined by lights that have shone forth, flashed and gleamed [3.5s] | UMich962.139, UMich991.094-095 | MKT1.234 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB06502 | 130 | Arabic | یا مغیث الملهوفین و مجیب المضطرین و مجیر اللائذین اغثنی | O Thou, the Succorer of the despondent, the Answerer of the distressed, the Protector of those who seek refuge, come to my aid [3.5s] | UMich962.142a, UMich991.100 | MKT3.512, ADH2.091, ADH2_2#15 p.119, MMG2#351 p.392 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12650 | 80 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبد توجه بکلیته الی مطلع الأنوار و مشرق الآثار و مهبط الأسرار | My God, my God! This is a servant who hath turned with his whole being unto the Dawning-Place of lights, the Day-Spring of divine tokens, and the Source of mysteries [3.5s] | UMich962.142b, UMich991.100-101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0230 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-14 | 860 | Persian | خوش آمدید از وقتیکه از این سفر مراجعت نمودم تا دیروز هیجان شدیدی در اعصاب من... ظلّالسّلطان از برای من در پاریس حکایت کرد | Before my arrival in Denver, I read in the newspapers that there was held in that city a great religious revival | Majlis210461.003-006 | NNY.114-116x | DAS.1913-11-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB08639 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خوش باش که از نسیم جانپرور عنایت بیدار شدی و هوشیار گشتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, be thou glad, for thou hast been awakened and made vigilant by the soul-reviving breeze of loving-kindness [3.5s] | Majlis210461.010 | MMK3#149 p.103 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0992 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, ca. 1913(1911?) | 310 | Persian | Translation List | مبلغ باید مدارا داشته باشد جوهر تقدیس باشد اطلاعات داشته | Teachers of the Cause must have courtesy and forbearance. They must be the essence of sanctity—informed, moved by the divine teachings, knowledgeable and well apprised | INBA06:629-632 | RRT.086-088 | ADMS#158 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB04091 | 180 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنار موقده الهیه حضرت کلیم چون از مدین اشتیاق بسیناء اشراق بخرامید | O thou who art guided by the divine-kindled Fire! When His Holiness Moses strode forth from the Midian of longing toward the Sinai of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA13:019 | MMK6#298 | Moses; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05449 | 150 | mixed | یا من اشتعل بنار محبه الله حضرت عندلیب لسان بستایش آنجناب گشود و داد سخن بداد | O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! The celestial songbird hath raised its voice in praise of thee and poured forth its melodies [3.5s] | INBA13:020a | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08230 | 100 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات عرفان در عالم وجود آنچه انسان آرزو نماید تعلق را نشاید چه که | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of divine knowledge! In the world of existence, whatsoever man may desire is unworthy of attachment, for [3.5s] | INBA13:020b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02695 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الثابتین الراسخین فدا در این | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament of the Blessed Beauty! My spirit is a sacrifice for His steadfast and resolute loved ones therein [3.5s] | INBA13:021 | AKHA_105BE #04 p.05, AYT.449, RHQM2.0917 (343) (213-214), MAS5.238, YMM.467x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07959 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حق صبح است و آفاق امکان بپرتو مهر خاوری روشن و مطالع قلب و جان بشعاع | O servant of Truth! The morn hath broken, and the horizons of contingent being are illumined by the radiance of the Eastern Sun. The dawning-places of heart and soul are aglow with its rays [3.5s] | INBA13:199 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07796 | 110 | Persian | یا من آمن بالله و صدق بکلماته آنچه در عرصه وجود است عاقبت فانی و مفقود مگر | O thou who hast believed in God and testified to His words! Whatsoever existeth in the realm of being is destined ultimately to perish and vanish, except [3.5s] | INBA13:200 | BSHN.140.384, BSHN.144.379, MHT1b.161 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08563 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی همت را شب و روز بر نصرت امر حضرت احدیت بگمار تا قدرت رب عزت | O servant of God! Direct thine efforts, day and night, to the triumph of the Cause of the Lord of Oneness, that the power of the Lord of Glory [3.5s] | INBA13:201a | AKHA_132BE #03 p.a | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10620 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر حق چشمی بگشا که حجبات نور را کشف نماید و ستر عالم وجود را هتک | O thou who speakest in praise of the True One! Open thine eyes, that they may pierce the veils of light and rend asunder the coverings of the world of being [3.5s] | INBA13:201b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09427 | 80 | Persian | ای عبد آستان حق عبودیت درگاه جمال ابهی سلطنت جهان بالاست و عزت ملا اعلی گمان | O servant of the Threshold of Truth! Servitude at the court of the Abhá Beauty is sovereignty over the celestial realm, and the glory of the most exalted Concourse is beyond imagination [3.5s] | INBA13:202a | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08777 | 90 | Persian | ای شیدای جمال الهی مدتیست بتو چیزی ننگاشتیم ولی در عالم قلب هر دمی بیاد تو همدم | O enamored one of the Divine Beauty! For some time We have written naught unto thee, yet in the realm of the heart, at every moment, We are thy constant companion in remembrance [3.5s] | INBA13:202b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08032 | 100 | Persian | ای جواد در عالم وجود صفت جود سلطنتی در کمال عظمت میراند و هر حقیقت مکنونرا از | O Javad! In the realm of existence, the attribute of generosity reigns with sovereign majesty, bringing forth every hidden reality [3.5s] | INBA13:203a | MMK5#265 p.203 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08427 | 100 | Arabic | یا من استبشر بظهور المیثاق قد انتصب خباء المجد علی اعلی قلل الافاق و استقر | O thou who art gladdened by the appearance of the Covenant! The pavilion of glory hath been raised upon the loftiest summits of the horizons and is established [3.5s] | INBA13:203b, INBA59:142a, INBA88:163b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00332 | 650 | mixed | ای اماء رحمن بادهای مخالف شمع پیمان را احاطه کرده و طیور غرور عندلیب گلشن | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Contrary winds have encircled the Candle of the Covenant, and the birds of pride have beset the nightingale of the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA13:204, INBA88:278 | AYBY.359 #040, KHSH09.047, MSHR3.331x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02984 | 220 | Persian | ای منجذبان جمال ابهی در هویه قلب بحور محبت یاران پر موج و هیجان … ای قوی قدیر کل در قبضه قدرت اسیریم تو مجیر تو دستگیر عنایتی کن | O ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! In the depths of the heart, the seas of love for the friends surge with waves and fervor [3.5s]... ...O Thou Omnipotent Lord! We are all held within the mighty grasp of Thy power | INBA13:208, INBA21:194 (244), INBA88:111 , INBA75:045 | BRL_DAK#0090, BRL_MON#016x, MILAN.212, AKHA_128BE #05 p.a, ADH2_1#45 p.067, MJMJ1.051x, MMG2#205 p.233x, MMG2#239 p.268, MJH.012b, NJB_v12#08 p.151x | BRL_POAB#16x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04562 | 170 | Arabic | هذا مغتسل بارد و شراب الفیض الالهی و التجلی الرحمانی و الروح الربانی فی | This is a cool bath and a draught of divine bounty, of the effulgence of the All-Merciful, and of the celestial spirit [3.5s] | INBA13:210, UMich962.133-134, UMich991.083-084 | MKT1.239, AYBY.336 #019a | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Living waters; water of life; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03280 | 210 | mixed | نغمه شرربار سمندر نار موقده ربانیه مفرح قلوب بود و منعش روح چه که از انجذابات | The sparking melody of the celestial salamander of the divine fire brought joy to hearts and exhilaration to the spirit, for it arose from the attractions [3.5s] | INBA13:211 | MKT1.240, AYBY.337 #019b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10266 | 70 | Persian | یا من تمسک بالعروة الوثقى شکر کن حی قدیم را که از کأس تسنیم | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Great Handle, render thanks unto the Ancient One, for from the chalice of Tasním [3.5s] | INBA13:212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08848 | 90 | Persian | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله نسیم لطیفى چون بر جسم ضعیفى مرور نماید نشاط وانبساط | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God! When a gentle breeze passeth over a frail form, it bestoweth gladness and delight [3.5s] | INBA13:213a | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07351 | 110 | Persian | ای جان پاک پاکی و آزادگی در انقطاع از ماسوی الله است و تشبث بعهد و میثاق الله | O pure soul! True purity and freedom lie in detachment from all save God and steadfast adherence to His Covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:213b | MMK4#190 p.300 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08193 | 100 | Persian | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی جمیع ملأ اعلا از ملکوت ابهى نگرانند | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Firm Handle! The entire Concourse on High gazeth down from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:214 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00293 | 690 | mixed | ای متضرع الی الله نفوسیکه در تحت میثاق نیر اعظم آفاق داخل و بعروه الوثقای عهد | O thou who art supplicating unto God! Those souls who have entered beneath the Covenant of the Most Great Luminary of the horizons and laid hold of the sure handle of His Testament [3.5s] | INBA13:215, INBA55:307, INBA88:384x | BRL_DAK#0551 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04469 | 170 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این عهد و عصر که نفحات قدس امر الله در شرق و غرب | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! In this age and dispensation, when the holy fragrances of the Cause of God are wafting over both East and West [3.5s] | INBA13:022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06205 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی در انجیل جلیل مذکور که روزی جمعی از یهودیان بساحت قدس حضرت | O divine friends! It is recorded in the glorious Gospel that one day a company of Jews came into the holy presence [3.5s] | INBA13:219 | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09983 | 70 | Persian | ای سرمست باده روحانی ساقی گلرخ میثاق بزم فرخی آراسته و باده ثبوت و استقامت | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the spirit! The rose-cheeked Cupbearer of the Covenant hath adorned the feast of joy and the wine of constancy and steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA13:220 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09426 | 80 | mixed | Translation List | ای عاشق روی بهاء گویند چون ابراهیم خلیل را در آتش سعیر انداختند جبریل ندا | O thou who lovest the Abha Beauty! It is said that when Abraham was cast into the blazing fire, Gabriel called out | INBA13:221a | KHSH13.156x, ANDA#61 p.38 | ADMS#085 | S. Taefi [track 12], Maya & Deena, unknown, unknown | Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB08946 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه زکیه جد بزرگوارت از صف نعال بفضل و موهبت ذوالجلال بصدر جلال شتافت و از | O pure leaf! Thy revered forefather hath, through the grace and bounty of the All-Glorious, hastened from the ranks of mortality to the seat of glory [3.5s] | INBA13:221b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10567 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله خوشا بحال تو که بحبل عنایت تشبث نمودى و بعروة وثقى تمسک جستى | O thou who art turned towards God! Happy art thou, for thou hast clung to the cord of divine favor and laid hold on the sure handle [3.5s] | INBA13:222a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08880 | 90 | Persian | ای مقبلان ای مقبولا درگاه الهی در ظل کلمة توحید در آئید | O ye favored ones, O ye who are accepted at the divine threshold, enter ye beneath the sheltering shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | INBA13:222b | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09277 | 80 | Persian | ای بی سر و سامان عبدالبهاء گمگشته راه عشق است و تو سرگردان در عالم امکان هردو | O thou who art bereft of all worldly possession and station, who, like 'Abdu'l-Bahá, art lost upon the path of love and wanderest amidst the realms of existence [3.5s] | INBA13:223a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01813 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت از تاییدات خاصه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا مستدعی | O steadfast and thriving one! Through the special confirmations of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name—may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones—thou art beseeching [3.5s] | INBA13:223b | BRL_DAK#1092, MKT6.029 | Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07927 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر ضریر که در امرالله بصیر است چشمش روشن است و دیده او بینا حضرت | O servant of God! Every blind one who hath insight into the Cause of God, his eyes are illumined and his vision clear [3.5s] | INBA13:225a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05037 | 150 | Persian | ای احبای عبدالبهاء شمع روشن است و نور میثاق شاهد انجمن نفحات ریاض احدیت در | O beloved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The candle is lit, and the light of the Covenant beareth witness in the assembly. The fragrances of the gardens of oneness [3.5s] | INBA13:225b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09381 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق حقیقی شاد باش شاد باش که در تحت خیام عزت قدیمه منزل نمودی و بکهف هدی | O true companion! Rejoice, rejoice, for thou hast made thy dwelling beneath the ancient pavilions of glory and found shelter in the cave of guidance [3.5s] | INBA13:226 | MKT8.096a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09326 | 80 | Persian | ای حبیب قدیم و مونس دیرین آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید بکمال انبساط و نشاط قرائت | O ancient friend and cherished companion! What thou didst write was read with the utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | INBA13:227a, INBA85:174a | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10853 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء ای محمد باقر اطفال را در دبستان الهی داخل کن و چون ادیب عشق تعلیم | O servant of Bahá, O Muhammad-Báqir! Cause the children to enter the divine school and, like a teacher of love, impart instruction [3.5s] | INBA13:227b, INBA85:174b | MSBH10.140 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11127 | 40 | Arabic | الهی الهی ادرک عبدک مهدی بعفوک و غفرانک و ادخله فی جنه احدیتک و اسقه کاس | O my God, my God! Aid Thy servant Mihdi through Thy pardon and forgiveness, and cause him to enter the paradise of Thy oneness, and give him to drink from the cup [3.5s] | INBA13:228a, INBA85:175a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10935 | 50 | Persian | ای عبدالباقی خوشا بحال تو که موفق بخدمت پدر شدی و سبب آسایش آن مقرب جلیل اکبر | O 'Abdu'l-Báqí! Blessed art thou that thou hast succeeded in serving thy father and become the cause of comfort to that illustrious and near one [3.5s] | INBA13:228b, INBA85:175b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10858 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت دوست دست بدامن میثاق زن و بمحبت الله شهره آفاق شو در سایه شجره | O servant of the divine Beloved! Grasp thou the hem of the Covenant, and become renowned throughout all regions for thy love of God, beneath the shade of the Tree [3.5s] | INBA13:228c | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04148 | 180 | Persian | این بندهٴ بها شکایت با حکایت از انقطاع مائده روحانى نموده بودی که یک سال است | Thou, servant of Bahá, hadst voiced thy complaint and recounted the story of being deprived of spiritual sustenance for the span of a year [3.5s] | INBA13:229 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10933 | 50 | Persian | ای عباس ای همنام باابوى رفاقت کردیم ما را جریمه مواجب و جيره ميفرمايد | O Abbas, O namesake of my father! We showed thee friendship, and now we are penalized with the forfeiture of our wages and sustenance [3.5s] | INBA13:230a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10936 | 50 | Persian | ای عبدالحسین جانم فداى نام تو اگر چه عبدى ولى شهریار | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn! May my soul be a sacrifice unto thy name. Though thou art a servant, verily thou art a sovereign [3.5s] | INBA13:230b | Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11331 | 30 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن جمال مبارک را که چنین عنایتى در حق | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Blessed Beauty for having bestowed such a bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:231a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06834 | 120 | Persian | ای عندلیب گلشن ابهی چون روحانیان محفل طرب آرایند و بهائیان در سایه طوبی آسایند | O nightingale of the Abhá Paradise! When the spiritual ones adorn the feast of joy, and the Bahá'ís repose beneath the shade of the Tree of Paradise [3.5s] | INBA13:231b, INBA87:623, INBA52:666 | BRL_DAK#0334, MKT5.209a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02357 | 250 | Persian | ای پروردگار این دوستانت را در بوستان عنایت و گلستان موهبت در کنار جویبار | O Lord! These, Thy friends, in the garden of Thy bounty and the rose-garden of Thy bestowal, beside the flowing stream [3.5s] | INBA13:232, INBA17:052, INBA75:050 | BRL_DAK#1124, MKT2.219, MILAN.214, AKHA_128BE #03 p.a, DWNP_v5#11 p.007, DUR2.111, DUR1.302, ADH2_1#46 p.069, MJMJ1.054, MMG2#367 p.409, MJH.014 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01499 | 320 | Persian | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی اگر بدانی که بچه لحاظ عنایتی ملحوظی و بچه الطافی مخصوص | O thou who holdest fast to the Cord Unbreakable! If thou didst but know with what loving regard thou art watched over, and with what bounties thou art specially favored [3.5s] | INBA13:233, INBA55:360 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01075 | 380 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله شد مدتی که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام این را نیز حکمتی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! For some time I have not conversed with thee. In this too there is wisdom [3.5s] | INBA13:235 | MMK6#414 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05255 | 150 | mixed | ای متشبث بذیل عنایت در این محضر مذکوری و در این انجمن مشهور عین عنایت ناظر | O thou who clingest to the hem of divine favor! In this court thou art remembered, and in this assembly renowned, the eye of grace watchful [3.5s] | INBA13:238 | MKT6.157 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for parents; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06857 | 120 | mixed | ای کوکب برج بلاغت اهل نجوم گویند یعنی ریاضیون قدیم که کوکب بلاغت و فصاحت و | O Star of the constellation of eloquence! The astrologers -- that is to say, the ancient mathematicians -- assert that the star of eloquence and fluency [3.5s] | INBA13:023, INBA21:086a, INBA59:341a, INBA88:381 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00179 | 860 | mixed | یا اباالفضائل و امة و اخیه چندیست که بوی خوش معانی از ریاض قلب آن معین عرفان | O thou father, mother and brother of Faza'il! It has been a long time since | INBA13:024, INBA55:240 | MKT1.276, AHB.119BE #03 p.96, DWNP_v1#09 p.001-003, TZH8.1134, MSBH2.323, SAAF.234-237, NJB_v04#19 p.001, NJB_v13#05 p.00128 | SW_v13#05 p.107-109 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07659 | 110 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه منجذبه حمد کن حی قیومرا که در یوم اشراق نیر آفاق بشرف حضور و | O steadfast and enraptured leaf! Render thou praise unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, that on the Day when the Sun of the horizons arose, thou wert honoured with attaining His presence [3.5s] | INBA13:239a | MKT7.201b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02888 | 220 | Persian | ای بنده الهی ندایت باستان مقدس حضرت احدیت واصل و آه و فغان از هجران و حرمانت | O servant of God! Thy call hath reached the sacred threshold of the divine Oneness, and thy sighs and lamentations from separation and deprivation [3.5s] | INBA13:239b | MMK5#014 p.009 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06154 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابت راسخ نفحه خوشی که از ریاض دل آن مفتون جمال ابهی منتشر شده بود مشام | O steadfast and immovable one! The sweet fragrance that wafted from the garden of the heart of that enraptured lover of the Abhá Beauty hath perfumed the senses [3.5s] | INBA13:241 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08100 | 100 | Persian | ای ربابه صدهزار شکر نما که در این عهد مبارک قرن جمال قدم عصر اسم اعظم قدم در | O Rubabih, render a hundred thousand thanks that in this blessed Age, the century of the Ancient Beauty, the era of the Most Great Name, thou hast taken thy steps [3.5s] | INBA13:243 | MKT7.099 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08517 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله توجه بملکوت صدق ابهی نما و بگو ای مقصود من فی الوجود ای معبود من | O handmaid of God, turn to the Kingdom of glorious Abhá and say: O Thou Who art the Desire of all existence, O my Adored One [3.5s] | INBA13:244a | MKT7.007, KNJ.025c, MJMJ2.062, MMG2#416 p.462x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02981 | 220 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات حق صبح است و هر نفسی در هوسی و این عبد بیاد روی و خلق و خوی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! It is dawn, and each soul is caught up in its desires, while this servant is absorbed in remembrance of Thy face and character [3.5s] | INBA13:244b, INBA55:194, INBA59:164 | MKT1.247, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.252, YHA1.367 (2.735) | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03567 | 200 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات ریاض المیثاق تالله الحق ان بشائر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances wafting from the gardens of the Covenant! By God, verily the glad-tidings [3.5s] | INBA13:246 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05888 | 140 | Arabic | ایتها الدره الفریده من بحر الملکوت زادک الله لمعانا و تلئلا ان السید الجلیل المسیح له المجد | O thou unique pearl from the ocean of the Kingdom, may God increase thy radiance and brilliance! Verily, the glorious Lord Christ, all glory be unto Him [3.5s] | INBA13:247, INBA59:176 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09890 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده ملکوت ابهى اگر چه مدتى است که فرصت مکاتبه | O servant of the Abhá Kingdom! Although some time hath elapsed wherein opportunity for correspondence was not found [3.5s] | INBA13:248 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01706 | 300 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی و یاران حقیقی لله الحمد در آستان مقدس جمال ابهی کل مقبول و | O divine friends and true companions! Praise be unto God that at the Sacred Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty all are accepted [3.5s] | INBA13:249, INBA88:255, INBA89:189 | MKT4.059, MILAN.080, AKHA_122BE #01 p.j, AVK3.068.01x | Consultation; Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03187 | 210 | mixed | ای محب بهاء نور حقیقت چون در زجاجه احدیت اشراق نمود عاشق و معشوق دست در آغوش | O lover of Bahá! When the light of truth shone forth from the glass of oneness, lover and Beloved were locked in close embrace [3.5s] | INBA13:250, INBA87:072 , INBA52:071 | Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10387 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی تا چند در بند این عالم باشیم بیا تا جامه بردریم و چون شیداایان | O servant of God! How long shall we remain bound to this world? Come, let us rend our garments and, like those enraptured [3.5s] | INBA13:252a, NLAI_BH_AB.006 | MKT6.013b, AHB.132BE #05-06 p.13, VAA.241-241 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10390 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده الهی علو و سمو جسمانی امر تصوری و اعتباریست بلکه نسبی و اضافی علو | O servant of God! Physical elevation and ascendancy is but an imaginary and notional thing, nay rather, a relative and contingent height [3.5s] | INBA13:252b, INBA87:165a , INBA52:163a | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09502 | 80 | mixed | ای مظهر فضل عدل اعطاء کل ذی حق حقه است و فضل بخشش من دون استحقاق و استعداد | O manifestation of grace! Justice is to render unto every soul its due, while grace is to bestow without regard to merit or capacity [3.5s] | INBA13:253a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10606 | 60 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی نار هدایت در ذروه طور برافروخت و کلیم حق ندای جانفزای رب | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! The fire of guidance hath been kindled upon the summit of Sinai, and the Speaker with God hath raised the soul-thrilling call of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:253b | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10527 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | ای شاه ولی سلطنت کونین بندگی جمال قدمست و شهریاری دو جهان عبودیت اسم اعظم اگر | O Shah-Valí! Sovereignty over both worlds lieth in thraldom to the Ancient Beauty, and kingship over this realm and the realm beyond | INBA13:253c | ADMS#280 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04467 | 170 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در این عصر جدید و قرن خداوند مجید در ظل لواء حمد محشور | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! As in this new age and glorious century of the Lord, thou art gathered beneath the standard of praise [3.5s] | INBA13:254 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06990 | 120 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی جناب آقا سید محمد علیه بهاء الله حاضر و خواهش نگارش این ورقه | O true friend! Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Muhammad, upon him be the Glory of God, is present and requesteth the penning of this epistle [3.5s] | INBA13:255a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06289 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیزان یزدان ملاحظه کنید که فضل و عنایت جمال قدم چه کرده و مواهب اسم اعظم | O handmaidens of God! Observe what the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty hath wrought, and what gifts the Most Great Name hath bestowed [3.5s] | INBA13:255b | MMK2#141 p.105, DUR1.070 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10344 | 60 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن سلطان حقیقی اماء خویش را چنین بخششی فرمود که ملکه های آفاق غبطه | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The true Sovereign hath vouchsafed unto His handmaidens such bounties as to arouse the envy of the queens of the earth [3.5s] | INBA13:256 | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06584 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید جمال قدم را که در این قرن اعظم و عصر منور محشور شدید | O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks unto the Ancient Beauty that ye have been raised up and gathered together | INBA13:257a | MMK1#096 p.122, AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, AKHB.212, MJTB.090, DUR1.562 | SWAB#096 | Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB04898 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران دیرین و دوستان ثابت مستقیم حضرت اسفندیار شهد شهادت را در راه | O ye ancient companions and firm, steadfast friends! His Honour Isfandiyár hath tasted the honeyed cup of martyrdom in the path [3.5s] | INBA13:257b | MKT1.466, ALPA.013, ALPA.061b, YARP2.015 p.072, RMT.214-215 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08778 | 90 | Persian | ای شیدای جمال حق اسمت قاسم رسمت راسخ حقیقتت ثابت صفتت کامل باد گوای که این | O thou who art enraptured by the Beauty of Truth! May thy name be Qásim, thy path be steadfast, thy reality be firm, and thy qualities be perfected. Bear thou witness that this [3.5s] | INBA13:258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07391 | 110 | Persian | ای دو برادر چون دو کوکب دوپیکر در افق محبت الله بفضل خدا چون فرقدان تابانید | O ye two brothers! Like twin stars in the horizon of the love of God, by His grace ye shine even as the twin stars of heaven [3.5s] | INBA13:259a | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06320 | 130 | mixed | ای معرض مصائب شدیده این مصیبت وارده هر چند رزیه عظمی و بلیه کبری بود ولی صبر و | O thou who art assailed by grievous tribulations! Although this affliction that hath befallen thee is a supreme calamity and a dire ordeal, yet through patience [3.5s] | INBA13:259b, INBA17:102 | BSHN.140.437, BSHN.144.431, MHT1a.096, MHT1b.054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08237 | 100 | mixed | ای منشی باشی خرم دمی که براز حق همدم شدی و مبارک ساعتی که تاج محبت اسم اعظم | O thou chief scribe! Blessed is the moment when thou didst become an intimate companion in the Cause of the True One, and happy the hour when the crown of love for the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA13:260, INBA17:249 | MSHR4.318 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07605 | 110 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله در این اوان که صبح میثاق مشرق بر آفاق است انوار تااید | O diffuser of the fragrances of God! In this time, when the morn of the Covenant shineth resplendent upon the horizons, divine confirmations shall verily be thine [3.5s] | INBA13:261a | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02155 | 270 | mixed | دوستانا یارانا نفوس و اشخاص بر سه قسم منقسم گشته اند قسمی ظالم علی نفسه یعنی | Friends and companions! Souls and individuals are divided into three categories. The first category consisteth of those who are unjust unto themselves, meaning [3.5s] | INBA13:261b | MMK3#179 p.125 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Degrees of faith; certitude; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06335 | 130 | mixed | ای منجذب بانوار جمال دوستان الهی وارد و این عبد در شواطی بحیره طبریا مقیم قد | O thou who art attracted to the splendours of the Beauty of the Divine friends! The friends have arrived, and this servant dwelleth upon the shores of the Sea of Galilee [3.5s] | INBA13:263, INBA21:103c, INBA89:029 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04690 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت الان دوستان رحمانی و یاران روحانی که از آنصفحات عزم | O servant of the threshold of the One God! Now the heavenly friends and spiritual companions who from those regions [3.5s] | INBA13:264 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07790 | 110 | Persian | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده رایت رحمن است که بلند در اسمانست | O thou who art enkindled with the burning flame! Behold the mercy of the All-Merciful, exalted in the heavens [3.5s] | INBA13:265 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02598 | 240 | Persian | ای یار قدیم و مونس و ندیم این حزین مدتى بود که خبر | O ancient companion, confidant and intimate friend! For some time this grief-stricken one hath received no news [3.5s] | INBA13:266 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03698 | 190 | Persian | ای دو برادر آن روح مجرد آن جان پاک رو بافلاک کرد و از جهان خاک رها یافت و | O ye two brothers! That sanctified spirit, that pure soul, hath ascended unto the celestial realms, finding release from this world of dust [3.5s] | INBA13:267 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09475 | 80 | Persian | ای متوجه بجهان ملکوت الآن در کنار دریاچۀ طبریا نشسته و حال از غیر دوست گسسته | O thou who turnest thy face towards the Kingdom's realm! Now, seated by the Sea of Galilee, thou art detached from all save the Friend [3.5s] | INBA13:268 | MSHR2.144 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08851 | 90 | Persian | ای مستغرق در بحر عرفان جمال ذوالجلال در هیکل مکرم کشف نقاب فرمود و | O thou who art immersed in the ocean of mystic knowledge! The Beauty of the All-Glorious hath unveiled Himself in His hallowed Temple and [3.5s] | INBA13:269 | Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02945 | 220 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته محبت الله نامه تو جانسوز بود و آه و فغانت آتش افروز حین | O enkindled flame of the love of God! Thy letter was soul-stirring, and thy sighs and lamentations set aflame the hearts [3.5s] | INBA13:270 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05265 | 150 | Persian | ای مستفیض از فیض ملکوت ابهی فیض سحاب نیسانی اگر چه دشت و چمن | O thou who art receiving grace from the Abhá Kingdom! Though the bounty of the April rain upon meadow and plain [3.5s] | INBA13:271 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08095 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان در هر عهد و عصر که انوار یزدانى | O true friends! In every age and dispensation when the divine lights [3.5s] | INBA13:272 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07389 | 110 | Persian | ای دو ایت هدایت شکایت از هجران نباید کرد مخافت از حرمان باید داشت چه که هجران | O twin signs of guidance! Lament not the pangs of separation, but harbor fear for the anguish of deprivation; for verily, separation [3.5s] | INBA13:273 | AKHA_121BE #08 p.7, AKHA_116BE #09 p.249 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05864 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم با ید بیضاای از صلح و صفا در بین اهل عالم | O divine friends! The Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name must [appear] with a white hand of peace and tranquility amongst the people of the world [3.5s] | INBA13:274 | MMK4#072 p.079, SFI12.022 | Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08091 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی هنگام تضرع و ابتهالست و وقت تذلل و انکسار دست عجز و نیاز | O divine friends! This is the time for supplication and entreaty, the hour of humility and contrition, with hands upraised in helplessness and need [3.5s] | INBA13:275a | MMK5#246 p.193, MMG2#106 p.120x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04364 | 170 | mixed | ای دو بنده درگاه الهی هر چند بجسم در محضر روحانیان حاضر نیستید و در محفل | O ye two servants of the divine Threshold! Though in body ye are not present in the gathering of the spiritually-minded [3.5s] | INBA13:275b | MKT8.082a, MUH3.394-395 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06246 | 130 | Persian | ای طائف حول مطاف ملا اعلی از اعظم مواهب الهیه انبعاث انسانست در این عصر | O thou who circlest round the gathering-place of the Concourse on High! Among the greatest gifts of God in this dispensation is the quickening of man [3.5s] | INBA13:276 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00190 | 830 | Persian | ایها الفرع الکریم من السدرة المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده | O noble Branch sprung from the Blessed Tree! That which thou hadst written [3.5s] | INBA13:277 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for purity; chastity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04534 | 170 | Persian | ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدرة المبارکة چندیست که مکتوب | O tender branch of the blessed Tree! For some time now Thy letter [3.5s] | INBA13:283 | Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01025 | 390 | Persian | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه فی الحقیقه بلیه شدیده بر آنجناب وارد و | O thou noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Verily, a severe affliction hath descended upon thee [3.5s] | INBA13:284 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00141 | 940 | Arabic | یا من تحمل کل مشقة فى سبیل الله حضرت اسم اعظم | O thou who bearest every hardship in the path of God, O thou bearer of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA13:286 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09702 | 80 | Persian | یا من استقام فی امر الله خوشا بحال تو که در امر الله استقامت نمودى و در دین | O thou who art steadfast in the Cause of God! Blessed art thou that thou hast shown forth constancy in the Cause of God and in the Faith [3.5s] | INBA13:293a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01155 | 370 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من تمسک بالعروه التی لا انفصام لها حمد کن خدا را که از کاس ثبوت و رسوخ | O thou who hast held fast unto the unbreakable Handle! Render thanks unto God that thou hast quaffed | INBA13:293b | BRL_DAK#0001, MKT5.200, KHSK.102 | BRL_ATE#001, CRADLE.044-045 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB06521 | 130 | Arabic | یا من سافر من الله الی الله انی لاناجی ربی الابهی فی کل صباح و مساء بلسان | O thou who hast journeyed from God unto God! Verily, I commune with my All-Glorious Lord every morn and eve with a tongue [3.5s] | INBA13:295 | TAH.225b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07552 | 110 | Persian | ای مصطلی بنار موقده در سدره ربانیه حمد خدا را که از زادی ایمن بقعه مبارکه نور هدی | O thou who art set ablaze by the fire kindled in the divine Lote-Tree! Praise be to God that thou hast drawn nigh unto the blessed Vale illumined by the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA13:296 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04011 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی الحمد لله که نسیم مشکبار و شمیم عنبرنثار از حدائق قدس در انتشار | O divine friends! Praise be unto God that the musk-laden breeze and amber-scented fragrance are wafting from the gardens of holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:297, INBA55:335 | MMK4#119 p.126 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05739 | 140 | Persian | ای عبد الرؤف اگر چه از افترای مفترین قدری ضوضاء | O 'Abdu'r-Ra'uf! Although some clamor hath arisen from the calumniators [3.5s] | INBA13:298 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06290 | 130 | mixed | ای گل چمنستان محبت شمع میثاق در زجاجه فواد برافروز و مشکاه امکان را روشن نما | O flower of the meadow of love! Light the lamp of the Covenant in the glass of thy heart, and illumine thereby the niche of creation [3.5s] | INBA13:030 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02269 | 260 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله الیوم اعظم امور و اهم مواد ثبوت بر عهد و پیمان الهیست و | O thou who art firm in the verses of God! Today the most glorious of all matters and the most momentous of all things is steadfastness in the Covenant and Testament of God [3.5s] | INBA13:299 | MMK5#242 p.191 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07425 | 110 | Persian | ای رضیع ثدی عنایت هر چند مسافرت نمودی و از دیده جهان | O thou nursling at the breast of His loving-kindness! Though thou hast journeyed forth and departed from mortal sight [3.5s] | INBA13:301a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09311 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق حمد کن خدا را که ثابت عهدى و راسخ پیمان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant, praise God that thou art steadfast in thy pledge and firm in thy covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:301b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09382 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق دیرینه مدتی است که رفیق خویش را فراموش نمودی و از یاد | O ancient friend! For some time thou hast forgotten thy companion and cast aside remembrance [3.5s] | INBA13:302a | Meditation; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07789 | 110 | Persian | یا من استنشق رائحه ریاض موهبة الله چه نگارم که قلم محرم را | O thou who hast inhaled the fragrance from the gardens of God's bounty! What can I write, when my pen [3.5s] | INBA13:302b | Mystical themes; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05844 | 140 | mixed | ای هوشمند ارجمند سمندی در میدان لاهوتیان بران و گوای در پهن دشت بهائیان بزن | O sagacious and noble one! Gallop thy steed in the arena of heavenly beings, and raise thy voice upon the broad plain of the followers of Bahá [3.5s] | INBA13:303 | AHB.126BE #11-12 p.000 (و), ANDA#67-68 p.10 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08428 | 100 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یا من استسقی من معین الحیات ان قافله الملکوت قد ظعنت فی بیداء الجبروت فارسلت | O thou who hast drunk from the fountain of life: Verily, the caravan of the Kingdom set out | INBA13:304a, INBA59:142b | MNMK#076 p.147, AHB.133BE #09-10 p.95, RHQM2.1212 (687) (425), MAS5.294, KNSA.051 (75) | MNYA.057 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB07620 | 110 | Persian | ای ناظم لئالی معانی نظمت چون عقد ثریا در این سماء شعشعهء روشنی نمود .... | O Composer of the pearls of inner meanings! Thy verses, like unto the Pleiades, have shed their lustrous radiance in this celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA13:304b | MSHR2.145 | Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07630 | 110 | Persian | ای نهال بیهمال گلستان جانفشانی اگر آن گلزار از دیده و ابصار در پس پرده غیب | O peerless sapling of the garden of sacrifice! Though that rose-garden be hidden from eyes and sight behind the veil of the unseen [3.5s] | INBA13:305 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08074 | 100 | Persian | ای دو صنوان شجره محبت الله شما دو شاخ در آن کاخ از | O ye twin branches of the Tree of God's Love! Ye are two boughs of that mansion [3.5s] | INBA13:306a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07606 | 110 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله ندای ملا اعلی مخاطب بشما پی در پی بلند است که ای هوشمند | O thou who diffusest the fragrances of God! The call of the Supreme Concourse is raised continually unto thee, addressing thee as one endowed with understanding [3.5s] | INBA13:306b | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05813 | 140 | Persian | ای مهتز از نسیم عبیر گلشن الهى چون نافهء مشک جان بگشائى | O thou who art stirred by the fragrant breeze of the divine rose-garden, diffuse thy soul even as a musk-laden pouch [3.5s] | INBA13:307 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07302 | 110 | Persian | ای پاسبان آستان خسرو آسمانی آنچه نگاشته بودی خوانده شد خندان شدیم گریان شدیم | O guardian of the celestial Sovereign's threshold! What thou didst write was read; we were made to smile and to weep [3.5s] | INBA13:308 | YARP2.407 p.313 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01949 | 280 | mixed | ای عطار نفحه مشکبار بر اقطار نثار کن و نسیم جانپرور از مهب عنایت استنشاق نما | O Attar! Scatter thy musk-laden fragrance to every region, and breathe in the soul-reviving breeze from the source of divine favours [3.5s] | INBA13:309 | MSBH5.298-299 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09338 | 80 | Persian | ای خداوند این بنده مستمند را در درگاه خداوندیت ارجمند نما و این افتاده بیچاره | O Lord, ennoble this destitute servant at the threshold of Thy divine sovereignty and make glorious this helpless, fallen one [3.5s] | INBA13:311a | ALPA.086a, MJMJ2.061b, MMG2#459 p.511, YARP2.103 p.126 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09197 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی ابر رحمت یزدان بر تو سایه انداخت و در و گهر بر تو نثار نمود و | O servant of God! The cloud of divine mercy hath cast its shadow upon thee and scattered pearls and gems upon thee [3.5s] | INBA13:311b | PYB#244 p.03, YARP2.406 p.312 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04699 | 160 | Persian | ای بهرام سپهر بلند ستاره شناسان گویند بهرام اختر جنگجویست و تندخو ایندم | O Bahram, lofty in the celestial sphere! The astronomers declare that Bahram is a warrior star, fierce and impetuous at this moment [3.5s] | INBA13:312 | ALPA.028a, YARP2.036 p.085 | Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00993 | 390 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده جمال قدم زبان بشکرانه اسم اعظم بگشا که موفق بزیارت عتبه مقدسه روحی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Loose your tongue in thanksgiving to the Most Great Name, for you have attained the privilege of pilgrimage to the Sacred Threshold - may my spirit be sacrificed for it [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer is the very foundation of the Cause of God. Through it joy and vitality infuse the heart | INBA13:313 | AKHA_125BE #04 p.b, AVK3.251.09x, AVK4.092.11x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.002-003x | BRL_IOPF#2.14x | Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04585 | 170 | Persian | یا من تمسک بحبل المیثاق ذکری از سرکار خان نموده بودید | O thou who holdest fast to the Cord of the Covenant! Thou didst make mention of his honour the Khan [3.5s] | INBA13:315 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05242 | 150 | Persian | ای قابل قصیده فریده غراء و قابل فیض قدیم جمال ابهی احسنت الف احسنت آفرین صد | O thou who art the recipient of the peerless, resplendent ode and the ancient bounty of the Most Glorious Beauty! A thousand "well dones" and a hundred "bravo"s be unto thee [3.5s] | INBA13:316 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07967 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال مبارک مدتى میشود که از شما مکتوبى | O servant at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty, it has been some time since I have received a letter from you [3.5s] | INBA13:317 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03111 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم جناب سلیل وارد و ملاقات نمودیم | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Jinab-i-Salil hath arrived and we have met with him [3.5s] | INBA13:318 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08345 | 100 | Persian | ای یوسف فارسی عزیز مصر میثاق در دست اهل شقاق گرفتار گهی در چاه مفتریات مسجون | O beloved Persian Joseph! The contentious ones have seized thee in the Egypt of the Covenant, and cast thee at times into the well of calumnies [3.5s] | INBA13:031 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05091 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم در این ساعت که مرکز میثاق در نهایت اشتیاق خامه برداشته و | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In this hour when the Center of the Covenant, with utmost longing, hath taken up His pen [3.5s] | INBA13:032 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03806 | 190 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | |||||||
| AB06555 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی تتابعت المصائب و توالت النوائب و اشتد احزان الاحباء و احاطت البأسآء | O my God, my God! Calamities have followed one upon another, tribulations have succeeded each other, the loved ones' sorrows have intensified, and adversities have encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA13:319 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03003 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران حق و دوستان جمال ابهى جناب ابن ابهر هر دم بیاد | O friends of Truth and loved ones of the Most Glorious Beauty, Ibn-i-Abhar is ever remembered [3.5s] | INBA13:320 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07792 | 110 | Arabic | یا من افاض سحائب رحمته على اراضى الوجود من الغیب و الشهود | O Thou Who hast caused the clouds of Thy mercy to pour forth upon the realms of existence, both hidden and manifest [3.5s] | INBA13:322a | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02010 | 280 | mixed | یا من تمسک بذیل المیثاق در این عهد که انوار عهد شرق و غرب را منور نموده و | O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant in this Age, wherein the effulgent rays of the Covenant have illumined both East and West [3.5s] | INBA13:322b, INBA75:037 | AKHA_133BE #18 p.210x, ADH2_1#43 p.065x, MJMJ1.096x, MMG2#135 p.151x, MJH.039b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07165 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت الذی احییت قلوب الابرار بنسمات اسحار صباح المیثاق و عطرت | O my God, my God! Thou art He Who hath quickened the hearts of the righteous with the breezes wafting at the dawn of the Covenant, and hath perfumed [3.5s] | INBA13:324 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02867 | 220 | Arabic | انی یا الهی اتقرب الیک بعجزی و فقری و ذلی و مسکنتی و اقول رب رب عاملنی بفضلک | O my God! I draw nigh unto Thee through my powerlessness, my poverty, my lowliness and my destitution, and I say: O Lord, O Lord, treat me according to Thy grace [3.5s] | INBA13:325, INBA59:074 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00851 | 420 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures | الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر | My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses | INBA13:327 | MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281 | WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB02718 | 230 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال قدم انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق غبراء را روشن نموده و شرق و | O true friends of the Ancient Beauty, the lights of the Abhá Kingdom have illumined the dusty horizons, and East and [3.5s] | INBA13:330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02854 | 220 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اید کوره العظیم بالمیثاق الشدید و خصص ظهوره الجبیل بالعهد | Praise be to God, Who hath fortified His mighty Cause with a resolute Covenant and hath distinguished His glorious Manifestation with a solemn Pact [3.5s] | INBA13:331 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00108 | 1040 | mixed | الهی الهی تری و تشهد ذلی و هوانی و قله نصرتی و شده کربتی و عظیم بلائی و شدید | My God, my God! Thou dost witness and behold my lowliness and abasement, my lack of helpers, the intensity of my grief, the magnitude of my tribulation, and my severe affliction [3.5s] | INBA13:332x | MMK6#485, MSHR4.051x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01428 | 330 | Persian | ای یاران الهی و ای دوستان حقیقی صبح میثاق چون اشراق بر آفاق نمود روحانیان | O divine friends and true companions! When the morn of the Covenant cast its radiant light across the horizons, the spiritual ones [3.5s] | INBA13:334, INBA88:252 | AKHA_106BE #05 p.02, ALPA.076b, YARP2.089 p.119, RMT.046-047 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01880 | 290 | Arabic | یا من سمی بفضل الحق افاض الله علیک سجال الفضل و العطاء و کشف بک عن اعین | O thou who art named by the grace of the Truth! May God shower upon thee the abundant waters of His grace and bounty, and unveil through thee from eyes [3.5s] | INBA13:335, INBA59:221, INBA88:378 | BRL_DAK#0848, MKT1.181, MILAN.176 | Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03607 | 190 | Arabic | الهی تعالیت بظهورک الاعظم فی آفاق ایاتک و تعززت بجمال اسمک الاکرم فی ملکوت | O my God! Thou hast exalted Thyself through Thy Most Great Manifestation evident in the horizon of Thy verses and Thou hast glorified Thy being through the Beauty of Thy most gracious Name | INBA13:337 | MNSHD.007-009 | MNSHDE.005-006 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01546 | 310 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل | ...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him | INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187 | MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x | SWAB#055x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01862 | 290 | Persian | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الرحمانیه چون صبح میثاق اشراق نمود و احداق بپرتو فیض | O wondrous branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! When the morn of the Covenant shed its radiant light, and eyes were illumined by the rays of grace [3.5s] | INBA13:034 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05943 | 140 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و امنائه ان مجامع الملکوت الابهی و صوامع الملا الاعلی یصلون و | O ye beloved of the Lord! O ye His trusted ones! Know ye verily that the denizens of the Realm on High | INBA13:340, INBA59:300 | MNMK#065 p.143, NJB_v12#08 p.151 | SW_v14#03 p.087-088 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04233 | 170 | Arabic | اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و محیی الارواح فی اجداث الاشباح و منعش القلوب من اقداح | O God, Thou Who cleavest the dawn asunder, Who revivest the spirits within their sepulchral shadows, and Who refreshest hearts from chalices [3.5s] | INBA13:341, INBA59:301 | MJMJ3.007, MMG2#172 p.198 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01457 | 320 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی و کشف الغطاء و هتک الستار بغلبه الاسرار و فاض بالانوار و | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself and rent asunder the veils, Who hath drawn aside the curtain through the power of His mysteries and shed forth His luminous rays [3.5s] | INBA13:342, INBA59:302 | MJMJ2.044bx, MMG2#160 p.181x | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03073 | 210 | Arabic | اللهم تشاهد و تری من ملکوتک الابهی وحدتی و غربتی و کربتی و مصیبتی و بلائی و | O Lord! Thou dost witness and behold, from Thy most glorious Kingdom, my solitude and estrangement, my distress and affliction, my trials and tribulations [3.5s] | INBA13:343, INBA59:303 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01030 | 390 | Arabic | قال الله تعالی و اعتصموا بحبل الله جمیعا اعلموا یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و | God, exalted be He, hath spoken: "And hold ye fast, all together, by the cord of God." Know ye, O beloved of God and His chosen ones [3.5s] | INBA13:344, INBA59:304 | MMK6#075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01857 | 290 | mixed | ای یاران معنوی ظهور نور قدیم و حی قدیر فیض شاملست و قوتی جامع ظل ظلیل است و | O spiritual companions! The appearance of the Ancient Light and the All-Powerful, Ever-Living One is an all-encompassing bounty and a universal force. A sheltering shade it is [3.5s] | INBA13:347, INBA59:306 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02379 | 250 | Turkish | ای حضرت احدیت پرستان معشوق دلجویمز و محبوب خوشخویمز و مهربان دلسوزمز و جمال | O ye worshippers of the One True God, our beloved and winsome Lord, our kind and tender-hearted Friend, and Beauty [3.5s] | INBA13:349, INBA59:308 | BRL_DAK#0525 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04180 | 180 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s] | INBA13:350, INBA59:309 | Apocalyptic imagery; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01777 | 290 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی و سندی و مقصودی انک لتعلم فرط تعلقی و شده حبی و عظیم غرامی و | O my God, my Support and my Ultimate Aim! Thou verily knowest the excess of my attachment, the intensity of my love, and the magnitude of my ardent devotion [3.5s] | INBA13:351, INBA59:310 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06060 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی آنچه بفرزند هوشمند مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید لهذا جواب | O servant of God! What thou didst write to thy wise child hath been considered, wherefore the response [3.5s]... ...One speck of chastity is greater than a hundred thousand years of worship and a sea of knowledge | INBA13:353 | MKT1.450, MILAN.163a, AKHA_130BE #08 p.a, AKHA_108BE #04 p.4, AMK.056-056, AVK3.428.11, MAS5.190 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastity and purity; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06012 | 130 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی تو بینا و آگاهی که ملجا و پناهی جز تو نجسته و نجویم و بغیر از سبیل محبتت | O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me; Thou art my Haven and My | INBA13:354, INBA72:117a, INBA75:048, NLAI_BH_AB.023 | BRL_DAK#0234, MKT1.487b, MILAN.213, AKHA_133BE #09 p.a, DWNP_v5#10 p.008, DUR2.110, ADH2.058, ADH2_2#03 p.090, MJMJ1.053, MJMJ2.113, MMG2#026 p.027, MJH.013 | BPRY.133-134, SW_v14#01 p.001, DWN_v4#04 p.091, BP1926.014-015 | S. Taefi [track 15], R. Yazhari, M. Sparrow, K. Porray, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, Strong Steep | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB01445 | 330 | mixed | پاک یزدانا جمعیم پریشان تو بیگانه ایم خویشان تو افسرده ایم شعله برافروز | O Pure God! We are gathered yet scattered; we are estranged though we are Thy kin; we are dejected - kindle Thou the flame [3.5s] | INBA13:355, INBA75:009, Majlis210461.125-126 | MKT1.414, MNMK#085 p.153, MILAN.215, BCH.095, DUR2.026, ADH2.040, ADH2_1#21 p.035, MJMJ1.035, MMG2#157 p.176, MJH.003 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04368 | 170 | mixed | ای دو سراج روشن در زجاجه محبت الله آنچه مرقوم شده بود مشهود و معلوم گردید و | O ye two luminous lamps within the glass of the love of God! That which was written hath been noted and understood [3.5s] | INBA13:357, INBA55:156, INBA84:353, INBA84:506 | MMG2#100 p.114x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01786 | 290 | Persian | ای احبای جمال رحمن جمعی حاضر و حضرت زین المقربین نیز ناظر و از خارج بعضی در | O beloved ones of the Beauty of the All-Merciful! A company is gathered here, and His Holiness Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín is present as witness, whilst some from without are also attending [3.5s] | INBA13:358 | MMG2#146 p.164x | Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09539 | 80 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهى در این ایام که شمع میثاق در قطب | O thou who gazest upon the Abha Kingdom, in these days when the lamp of the Covenant shines resplendent at its zenith [4o] | INBA13:036 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03642 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی آنچه بجوای جز ایت الطاف قدم نیابی و آنچه بپوای جز | O servant of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Whatsoever thou seekest, thou shalt find naught save the bounties of the Ancient One, and whatsoever thou pursuest [3.5s] | INBA13:037 | HDQI.267, ANDA#34 p.05 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03210 | 210 | Persian | ای نوش لب هر لبی که در ستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بجنبش اید چون آب زندگانی | O thou sweet-lipped one! Every lip that moveth in praise and adoration of the Lord of Creation is as the water of life [3.5s] | INBA13:359, INBA59:253, INBA88:344b | MMK3#262 p.187, YARP2.199 p.189, PPAR.172 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06292 | 130 | mixed | Tablet about Jonah and the Whale | ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر | O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior | INBA13:361a | MMK6#314, YMM.446 | BSTW#116 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB06585 | 120 | Persian | ای امه الحق یادگار فتح اعظمی و بازمانده آن روح معظم پس بخلق و خوی او محشور شو | O handmaid of Truth, remembrance of the Most Great Victory and remnant of that glorious spirit, be thou associated with his character and attributes [3.5s] | INBA13:361b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02037 | 270 | mixed | ای ابراهیم سمی خلیل رب رحیم همنام تو چون در ستاره آسمان نظر نمود بجهت تنبیه | O Abraham, namesake of the favored companion of the All-Merciful Lord! When thy namesake gazed upon the stars of heaven, it was for a lesson [3.5s] | INBA13:362, INBA88:333 | MKT9.015, MMK6#137 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00026 | Lawh-i-Mahmud Furughi | 2440 | mixed | ای گمگشته بادیه پیما اگرچه چون باد بادیه پیماای ولی از جام عنایت سرمست | O thou who art lost and wandering in the desert! Though thou roamest the wilderness like unto the wind, thou art intoxicated with the wine of divine bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:364, INBA21:168 (209), INBA59:260, INBA88:299 | BRL_DAK#0640, AKHA_135BE #16 p.318x, BSHN.140.227, BSHN.144.227, DUR1.342x, MSHR2.103x, MSHR4.319x, MJMJ2.037x, MMG2#028 p.028x, MHT2.173, QUM.215x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06737 | 120 | Persian | ای خدای مهربان ما گنهکاریم و تو آمرزگار و ما تبه کاریم و تو عفو غفار هرچند | O Kind God! We are sinners and Thou art the Forgiver; we are transgressors and Thou art the Pardoning, the All-Forgiving [3.5s] | INBA13:038, INBA75:026, NLAI_BH_AB.024 | AKHA_133BE #09 p.251, DUR2.067, MJMJ1.046, MMG2#258 p.288, MJH.009b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03284 | 210 | Persian | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و منجذبی نفحاته اگر قدری تفکر نمااید و در حقیقت امور | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones, who are enraptured by His sweet fragrances! If ye would but pause to reflect upon the reality of things [3.5s] | INBA13:381, INBA89:014b | MMK3#241 p.173, HDQI.277, ANDA#29 p.04, ANDA#38 p.05 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00786 | 440 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی بنور جماله و کشف الغطاء عن وجه عزه جلاله و اشرق بنور | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself through the light of His beauty, lifted the veil from the countenance of His might and majesty, and hath shone forth with radiance [3.5s] | INBA13:382, INBA72:069, INBA59:154 | Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03854 | 190 | Arabic | قال الله سبحانه و تعالی فی کتابه الحکیم یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین اعلم یا ایها السالک | God, glorified and exalted be He, hath declared in His Mighty Book: "On the Day when mankind shall arise before the Lord of the worlds." Know thou, O wayfarer [3.5s] | INBA13:385, INBA72:073, INBA59:156, UMich962.139-140, UMich991.096-097 | MMK6#585, YMM.420 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04406 | 170 | Persian | ای شعله محبت الله حضرت ابی الفضائل را نچنان حسن توجه و فرط محبت بانجنابست که | O flame of the love of God! Such is the excellence of regard and surpassing affection that His Holiness Abú'l-Faḍá'il beareth toward your honoured self that [3.5s] | INBA13:386, INBA59:157 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06483 | 130 | Persian | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | نور هدی تابان شده طور تقی رخشان شده موسی بجان پویان شده کهسار سیناء آمده صبح | Divine rays of Guidance are scattering wide, The Sinai of righteousness shineth once more; The spirit of Moses is yearning for Thee | INBA13:387, INBA59:158, INBA88:312 | MMK2#028 p.018 | BLO_PT#064 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB06475 | 130 | Turkish | زنجیر سجن یوسفی چون گردنه احسان اولور مصر حقیقتده عزیز هر کشوره سلطان اولور | The chains of Joseph's prison become as a mount of bounty; in truth, in Egypt he becometh beloved and in every land a sovereign [3.5s] | INBA13:389, INBA59:159, INBA88:311b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00298 | 690 | Arabic | حمدا لمن خلق حقیقه نورانیه و هویه رحمانیه و کینونه روحانیه و جوهره ربانیه | Praise be to Him Who hath created the luminous reality, the merciful essence, the spiritual being, and the divine substance [3.5s] | INBA13:390, INBA55:219, INBA59:143, INBA88:045b, UMich962.034-036, UMich991.012-015 | BRL_DAK#0759, MMK6#284, ASAT3.126x, AVK2.202x, YMM.397, YMM.471 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03314 | 200 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری فقری و فاقتی و حرقتی و شده لوعتی و سوره غلتی و کثرت ظماای و | O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my poverty and destitution, my burning anguish and sorrows, the intensity of my yearning and the extent of my thirst [3.5s] | INBA13:395, INBA55:226, INBA59:126, INBA59:146, INBA88:049 | MAS5.148, NSR_1978.129, NSR_1993.142, BHQ.198 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03561 | 200 | Arabic | یا ایها المتوجه الی ملکوت الوجود و المتشبث بذیل ردآء العظمه فی حیز الشهود | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards the Kingdom of Being and clingest to the hem of the Robe of Grandeur in the visible realm [3.5s] | INBA13:396, INBA55:227, INBA59:147, INBA88:050, UMich962.141-142, UMich991.098-099 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00444 | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | 590 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | سبحان من انشا الوجود و ابدع کل موجود و بعث المخلصین مقاما محمود و اظهر الغیب | Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour | INBA13:398, INBA55:229, INBA59:148, INBA88:051, UMich962.092-094, UMich991.047-051 | BRL_DAK#0958, MKT1.137, MNMK#021 p.099, MMK1#004 p.013, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.v, BCH.130, DLH2.223, OOL.C008 | SWAB#004, SW_v09#03 p.032-034, DWN_v3#08 p.070-073, STYLE.043x | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | x | * | * | ||||
| AB04983 | 160 | mixed | یا من تشبث بالعروه الوثقی خوشا بحال حقائقی که در محفل تجلی دیده را بمشاهده | O thou who clingest to the Most Great Handle! Blessed are those realities that, in the gathering-place of divine manifestation, have fixed their gaze upon the vision [3.5s] | INBA13:005 | MSHR4.191-192 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02637 | 230 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد توجهوا الى ملکوت رحمانیتک و تعلقوا باهداب رداء فردانیتک و اخلصوا | O my God, O my God! These are servants who have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercifulness and have clung to the hem of the robe of Thy oneness with pure hearts [3.5s] | INBA13:039 | MKT2.198, MJMJ2.077, MMG2#231 p.259, YHA1.115x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02449 | 250 | Arabic | ایها الحقائق المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق فو عزه ربکم و جلاله و عظمته و علائه | O ye realities that are drawn to the fragrances of the gardens of the Covenant! By the majesty of your Lord, His glory, His grandeur and His exaltation [3.5s] | INBA13:041 | AYBY.388 #073 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04557 | 170 | mixed | شمع روشن است و انجمن روحانیان گلزار و گلشن نفحات قدس منتشر است و نسائم حدآئق | The lamp is ablaze, and the assembly of the spiritual ones is a rose garden in full bloom. The holy fragrances are diffused, and the breezes of paradise waft [3.5s] | INBA13:402, INBA55:234, INBA59:151, INBA88:053 | MMK2#050 p.039, AHB.120BE #07 p.000, SFI17.016 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05415 | 150 | Turkish | حقائق کونیه عموما مظهر ایات الهیه ایسه ده انجق شرف کرامت و منقبت موهبت کلیه | Although the cosmic realities universally manifest the divine signs, yet [they receive] the nobility of honor and the distinction of a universal bestowal [3.5s] | INBA13:403, INBA55:236, INBA59:152, INBA88:054 | MJT.055 | Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06477 | 130 | mixed | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | شمع شبستان حق نور بافاق بخش مقتبس از شمس شو شعله و اشراق بخش شرق منور نما غرب | O torch in the divine chapel, illumine the world. Take light from the sun | INBA13:404, INBA55:237, INBA59:153a, INBA88:055 | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006-007x, MJH.049 | BLO_PT#064 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB09049 | 90 | Turkish | کیم که بو درگاهده دربان اولور کشور جان و دله سلطان اولور مور ضعیف اولسه بیله | He who becometh the doorkeeper at this divine threshold, though he be but a feeble ant, shall be made sovereign ruler over the realm of heart and soul [3.5s] | INBA13:405, INBA55:239, INBA59:153b, INBA88:056a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | mixed | Light of the World | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی | O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.” | INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197 | NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x | LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367 | R. Yazhari | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB04828 | 160 | Persian | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی انوار حق رخشان شده دریای حق جوشان شده وجه هدی تابان شده | The lights of God glisten. The sea of God surges. His guidance shines brightly. | INBA13:410, INBA55:132, INBA88:313a | BLO_PT#064 | Ahdieh | Love of God; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB00006 | Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan (Commentary on the Hadith of the Hidden Treasure) | 8270 | mixed | Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) | Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | الحمد لله الذی قد حرک افلاک الذوات بحرکه جذب صمدانیه و قد موج ابحر الکینونات | Praise be to God Who hath stirred up the celestial spheres of being through the movement of divine attraction, and hath caused the oceans of existence to surge [3.5s]... ...And to continue: To him who looks at these lines and understands these indications, it is well known with respect to the request of that traveller… O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace | INBA13:411x | BRL_MON#26x, MKT2.002, BMT.174, ADH2.070x, ADH2_2#09 p.101x, MMG2#120 p.135x, MJH.051x, HUV1.004x, OOL.C028, VUJUD.139.18x | BRL_POAB#26x, BRL_Aqdas.n023x, SW_v08#06 p.062-063x, BLO_PT#024, VUJUDE.146x, JHT_A#005x | S. Rezaei and M. Vahman, Ahdieh, S. Tirandaz, S. Taefi [track 13], unknown, L. Slott | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1 | * | - | Makatib v.2 p.55 mentions that this was written in Edirne; see also BMT.178. For brief commentary by Baha'u'llah see BH04769. | ||
| AB06243 | 130 | Persian | ای صهر آن تمثال مجسم وفا هر چند مشاغل مجبره و تکالیف مبرمه از جمیع جهات الان | O son-in-law of that embodied symbol of faithfulness! Although compelling occupations and urgent duties from every quarter [3.5s] | INBA13:412 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06017 | 130 | mixed | ای احباء الهی کوکب امر الله در جمیع آفاق بشعاعی ساطع لامع و ندای یا بهاء | O ye beloved of God! The orb of God's Cause shineth forth with resplendent rays across all horizons, and the call of "Ya Bahá" resoundeth [3.5s] | INBA13:413, INBA87:047b , INBA52:047b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02314 | 260 | mixed | یا من توجه الی ملکوت الابهی و بشر بمیثاق الله قم علی الامر و شمر عن ساعد | O thou who hast turned thy countenance towards the Kingdom of Abhá and heralded the Covenant of God, arise to serve His Cause and gird up thy loins for endeavor [3.5s] | INBA13:042, INBA59:170 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08803 | 90 | Persian | ای غضنفر ای حیدر وقت شیریست و دم ضرغامی روبهانی چند در دشت و صحرا بنای جولان | O Ghazanfar! O Haydar! This is the time of the lion, and the moment of the fierce one. Some foxes are prancing in the field and wilderness [3.5s] | INBA13:044a | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02284 | 260 | mixed | ای یاران من ای دوستان من هر چند بلایاء و محن عبدالبهاء بقسمی اشتداد یافته که | O my companions, O my friends, though the trials and tribulations besetting 'Abdu'l-Bahá have intensified to such a degree that [3.5s] | INBA13:044b | Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03707 | 190 | mixed | ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب | O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords | INBA13:046 | MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04661 | 160 | Persian | ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد خدا را که بحر الطاف پر هیجانست و سیل فیض و | O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that the ocean of favors is surging high and the flood of bounties [3.5s] | INBA13:047 | MKT9.049a, BSHN.140.277, BSHN.140.309, BSHN.144.277, BSHN.144.307, MHT1a.107, MHT1b.065, MHT1b.195 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02626 | 240 | mixed | یا من توجه الی وجه اضاء و لاح و اشرق به الافاق قل لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیتنی | O thou who hast turned toward the Countenance that hath shone forth, gleamed and illumined the horizons! Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided me [3.5s] | INBA13:048 | ADH2.117x, ADH2_3#08 p.149x, MMG2#287 p.319x | East and West; communication between East and West; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08789 | 90 | Persian | ای طبیب ای حبیب اطبای جسمانی چون مرضی را تشخیص دهند معالجه آسان شود و طبیب | O physician, O beloved! When bodily healers diagnose an ailment, its treatment becomes easy, and the physician [3.5s] | INBA13:050 | MKT9.151a, AKHA_106BE #05 p.02 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10865 | 50 | mixed | ای بنده طلعت ابهی یوسف مصری در بازار جلوه نمود زلیخای بیگانه آشنا گشت و | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! The Joseph of Egypt hath appeared in the marketplace, and the stranger Zulaikha hath become acquainted [3.5s] | INBA13:053a | Chastisement and requital; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01821 | 290 | mixed | ای دوستان ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان صد بشارت که قوه جندیه ملکوت ابهی و سپاه و | O ye friends who stand firm in the Covenant and Testament! A hundredfold glad tidings that the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions [3.5s] | INBA13:053b, INBA13:242, INBA59:223b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07241 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان شمس حقیقت در صوامع ملکوتی ترتیل ایات توحید نمااید و در مجامع | O ye servants of the Sun of Truth! Within the celestial sanctuaries chant ye the verses of Divine Unity, and in the assemblies [3.5s] | INBA13:054 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05692 | 140 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس الحمد لله از قفس هجران پریدی و بسرمنزل جانان رسیدی و رخ را | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Praise be to God that thou hast winged thy flight from the cage of separation and attained unto the dwelling-place of thy Best-Beloved [3.5s] | INBA13:055 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02556 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان جناب مشهدی یوسف در آستان مقدس یوسف مصر ملکوت جمال ابهی | O friends of the Lord God! His honor Mashhadí Yúsuf hath attained unto the sacred threshold—that Joseph of the Egypt of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:056, INBA89:191 | Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04638 | 160 | mixed | ای اماء جمال قدم هر چند در کور فرقان طائفه نساء جنس ضعیف شمرده شدند و در حقوق | O handmaids of the Ancient Beauty! Though in the Dispensation of the Qur'án womankind was accounted weak and was denied certain rights [3.5s] | INBA13:058 | MMK6#098, YBN.044 | Equality of men and women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02946 | 220 | mixed | ای شمع افروخته عشق الهی چون پیر صومعه محبت الله جان و مال و اهل و منال را کلا | O enkindled flame of divine love! Like unto the sage in the sanctuary of God's affection, wholly dedicate thy life, thy possessions, thy kindred and thy worldly wealth [3.5s] | INBA13:006 | AVK3.084.16x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05711 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیلهاى آن سرور شهید آن کوکب نورانى هر چند بظاهر در مغرب | O scion of that martyred Sovereign, that luminous Star! Though outwardly in the West [3.5s] | INBA13:059 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03004 | 220 | mixed | ای یاران حق وقت عصر است و آفتاب پرتوش در تناقص ولی شمس حقیقت از غیب ملکوت | O friends of Truth! It is the afternoon hour, and the sun's radiance is diminishing; yet the Sun of Reality, from the unseen Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:060 | MMK4#118 p.126 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03357 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده جمال قدم در جمیع امور متوسل بحی قیوم شو و متوکل بر رب ودود قلب انسان | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In all matters take recourse unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and place thy trust in the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:061 | AVK1.089x, AVK3.403.07x, DUR3.099x, GHA.075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Law of cause and effect; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06518 | 130 | Arabic | یا من توفق بالتوجه الی الافق الابهی تالله الحق ان الامکان یرقل فی حلل الفخار | O thou who art blessed with turning toward the Most Glorious Horizon! By God, the True One, the realm of contingent being hath adorned itself with garments of glory [3.5s] | INBA13:062, INBA59:223a | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07290 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده رب قدیم و خیاط این اقلیم در بازار ملکوت داخل شو و از سندس فردوس و | O servant of the ancient Lord and tailor of this realm! Enter thou into the marketplace of the Kingdom and partake of the fine silk of Paradise [3.5s] | INBA13:063 | Excellence; distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08591 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده حق خوش باش که در چنین عصر جدیدی و قرن مجیدی در مهد وجود آمدی و در | O servant of the True One, be thou joyous, for thou hast come into being in such a new age and glorious century, and in the cradle of existence [3.5s] | INBA13:064a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04360 | 170 | mixed | ای دل بسته عالم بالا و ملا اعلی آنچه بچشم ظاهر مشهود و موجود از عالم پست و | O heart, bound unto the realms above and the Supreme Concourse, whatsoever is visible and manifest to the outward eye in this nether world [3.5s] | INBA13:064b, INBA88:349 | BSHN.140.268, BSHN.140.444, BSHN.144.268, BSHN.144.438, HDQI.272, ANDA#36 p.04, MHT1a.071, MHT1b.029, MHT2.165, YIK.289a | Material and spiritual existence; two books; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02498 | 240 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و دوستان جمال رحمانی از فیوضات مقدسه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و | O ye beloved of God and friends of the All-Merciful Beauty! From the sacred outpourings of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA13:065, INBA13:127 | MMK2#185 p.133 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03731 | 190 | mixed | ای عندلیب حدیقه معانی ای جای تو خالی در بقعه بیضاء ای جای تو خالی در قبه نوراء | O nightingale of the garden of inner meanings, how empty is thy place in the Most Holy Sanctuary, how vacant thy station in the luminous dome [3.5s] | INBA13:067, INBA87:625b, INBA52:669 | PZHN v2#1 p.106 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05034 | 150 | Persian | ای احبای الهی از ملکوت اعلی مژده عنایت میرسد و از جبروت ابهی نسیم موهبت میوزد | O friends of God! From the Kingdom on high come glad tidings of grace, and from the Most Glorious Realm waft the breezes of bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:068 | MKT9.018, ALPA.059, YARP2.068 p.108, RMT.048-049 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05954 | 140 | Arabic | یا من استسقی من معین الایقان و استضاء من نور مبین الرحمن قد وردت رقیمه غراء | O thou who hast drawn from the fountainhead of certitude and been illumined by the manifest light of the All-Merciful! Thy radiant letter hath arrived [3.5s] | INBA13:069 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06562 | 120 | mixed | الهی انت ملاذی و معادی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی ان تظهر عبدک الناای عن مرقد مظهر | O my God! Thou art my refuge and my ultimate destination. With the entreaty of a captive, I implore Thee to manifest Thy servant, who is distant from the resting-place of Thy Manifestation [3.5s] | INBA13:070a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06107 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله --- و آفتاب جهان افروز متوجه غرب و این عبد ناظر بشرق | O thou who art ardently supplicating unto God! While the world-illumining Sun doth gaze upon the West, this servant's eyes are fixed upon the East [3.5s] | INBA13:070b | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06241 | 130 | Persian | ای شیدائیان روی دلبر الهی آن یار دلنشین چون شاهد نازنین در انجمن روحانیین | O ye ardent lovers of the divine Beloved! That heart-entrancing Friend, like a tender and cherished Beauty, in the spiritual gathering [3.5s] | INBA13:071, INBA88:109a | MMK2#033 p.022, TAH.293, ANDA#72 p.30 | Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03709 | 190 | Persian | ای دوستان رحمن و یاران یزدان جهان جولان گاه سواران حقیقت است و میدان رزم جنود | O friends of the All-Merciful and companions of God! The world is the riding-ground of the horsemen of truth and the battlefield of hosts [3.5s] | INBA13:072, INBA85:162 | MKT8.232, AKHA_130BE #01 p.a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09331 | 80 | mixed | ای خادم ابهی الیوم هرکس خدمت احباء الله نماید خادم جمال ابهی است و امیر در | O thou servant of the Most Glorious! Today, whosoever serveth the loved ones of God is verily a servant of the Abhá Beauty and a prince [3.5s] | INBA13:073 | High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07696 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران و اماء رحمن چند سالست که انجمن نمایندگان یاران اطراف در شیکاغو تشکیل | O friends and handmaidens of the Merciful! For several years now, the gathering of representatives from amongst the friends in various regions hath convened in Chicago [3.5s] | INBA13:074, INBA84:356c | Consultation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03763 | 190 | mixed | ای منجذب بشمیم نسیم عنایت سر یزدان و راز رحمن را در اینه حقیقت و دریای عبودیت | O thou who art enraptured by the sweet-scented breeze of divine favor, and the secret and mystery of the All-Merciful in the mirror of reality and ocean of servitude [3.5s] | INBA13:075, INBA55:436, INBA88:220 | AKHA_128BE #14 p.a, YHA1.014 (1.013) | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03157 | 210 | mixed | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن صد هزار بشارات از ملکوت ابهی در هر دقیقه اید و هزاران | O friends of the All-Merciful! A hundred thousand glad-tidings from the Abhá Kingdom descend every minute, and thousands [3.5s] | INBA13:076, INBA55:347, INBA88:130, Ghazi3072.141-143 | AKHA_106BE #05 p.02 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10073 | 70 | Persian | ای مست رحیق ایقان اگر چه بجسم دورى و محجورى | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of certitude! Though thou art distant and remote in body [3.5s] | INBA13:077 | Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06463 | 130 | Persian | پروردگارا کردگارا ای یزدان من و خداوند مهربان من این فارسیان یار دیرینند | O Lord, my Creator, O my God and my compassionate Lord! These Persians are ancient companions [3.5s] | INBA13:078, INBA59:245b, INBA75:021 | AMK.303-303, ALPA.046, DUR1.154, MJMJ1.099x, MMG2#450 p.497x, MJH.043a, YARP2.054 p.099, PPAR.115, RMT.024-025, QUM.212, YARD.003x, YARD.026-027 | Music and singing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04584 | 170 | mixed | یا من تمسک بالعروه الوثقی آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحه خوشی از | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Firm Handle! That which thou didst write was noted, and a sweet fragrance wafted from [3.5s] | INBA13:007 | MKT5.201 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05774 | 140 | Persian | ای مخمور خمر محبت الهی قومی از باده خلاری پر نشئه و سرورند لکن بامداد در خمار | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine love! Some are filled with joy and rapture from common wine, yet find themselves in misery at dawn [3.5s] | INBA13:008, INBA55:413 | MAS5.134, MAS9.019x, MSHR2.037 | Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00480 | 570 | mixed | یا من ادخره الله لحفظ المیثاق بانک بانک میثاقست و نور شعله اشراق شمع روشن است | O thou whom God hath treasured for the preservation of the Covenant! Thou art indeed the guardian of the Covenant, and a light whose flame doth shine with luminous radiance like unto a bright lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:009, INBA85:416 | BRL_DAK#0177, MMK6#487, YIA.353-354 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06841 | 120 | mixed | ای قائم بخدمت روضه مقدسه این خدمت تاجیست که از آسمان بر فرق تو نهاده شد این | O thou who standest firm in service to the Sacred Shrine! This service is a crown placed upon thy brow from heaven [3.5s] | INBA13:079 | MMK6#047, MLK.049, QT108.057, HNU.359 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07454 | 110 | Persian | ای سید جلیل فی الحقیقه موفق بعبودیت آستان مقدسی شدید که در قطب امکان اعظم از | O esteemed and noble one! In truth thou hast attained success in servitude at the Sacred Threshold, than which in all creation there is none more exalted [3.5s] | INBA13:080 | MLK.050 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04639 | 160 | Persian | ای امه الحق چه خوشبخت زنی بودی که در عصر جمال قدم بمهد وجود قدم نهادی و در | O handmaid of Truth! How fortunate a woman thou wert, that in the age of the Ancient Beauty thou didst step into the cradle of existence and [3.5s] | INBA13:081a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10552 | 60 | Persian | ای فائز بعرفان حضرت رحمن الیوم فوز بهدایت کبری از اعظم مواهب حضرت کبریاست و | O thou who art graced with the understanding of the Most Merciful! Today, attainment unto supreme guidance is among the greatest bounties of the Almighty Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:081b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03912 | 180 | mixed | Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael) | Lawh-i-Ismael (Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God) | ای اسمعیل جلیل جمیع یاران الهی باید ذبیح الهی باشند یعنی جمیع شئون خویش را | O illustrious Ismael! All the friends of God should be as a sacrifice unto the One true God. This means that they should sacrifice and immolate | INBA13:082, INBA55:463 | MKT4.014, AKHA_119BE #08 p.b, AKHB.133, AKHB.135, PYB#097 p.12, DUR1.529, MAS5.151, YHA1.397 (2.788), YIK.389-390 | BLO_PT#180, BSTW#290 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB01405 | 330 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طائف حول ضریح مطهر حمد کن خدا را که بچنین موهبت الهیه فائز شدی و بچنین | O thou who circlest in adoration round His hallowed Shrine! Render thou thanks unto God for having received so heavenly a bestowal | INBA13:083, INBA59:341b, INBA88:097 | BRL_DAK#0380, MMK6#439, JNM1.452, QT108.051, NFQ.012 | BRL_ATE#129 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB01147 | 370 | mixed | رب یا قیوم الارض و السموات و مسخر الممکنات و المحیط بکل الموجودات تری عبادک | O Lord, Sustainer of earth and heaven, Subduer of all contingent things, Who encompasseth all created beings, Thou beholdest Thy servants [3.5s] | INBA13:085 | MKT1.411 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02814 | 230 | Persian | پاک یزدانا این جمع را شمع عالم کن و این انجمن را گلزار و گلشن محفلش را روضه | O Thou pure God! Make thou this gathering the candle of the world and suffer this assembly to become a rose garden and a verdant meadow. | INBA13:086, INBA75:023 | DUR2.047, ADH2.021, ADH2_1#10 p.018, MJMJ1.040, MMG2#166 p.189, MJH.006 | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.293, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10515 | 60 | Persian | ای زنده بذکر حق حیات حقیقی در این جهان ذکر یزدان و در آن جهان جوار رحمت رحمن | O thou who art alive with the remembrance of God! True life in this world is the mention of the Divine, and in that world, nearness to the mercy of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:088a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10534 | 60 | Persian | ای شمع محفل حب آفاق امکان محاط بظلمات بیپایان | O thou candle of love's gathering! The horizons of contingent being are encompassed by boundless darkness [3.5s] | INBA13:088b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06047 | 130 | Persian | ای آمرزگار گناه ببخش و خطاى تبه کاران را بپوش | O Forgiver of sins, pardon and conceal the transgressions of the wrongdoers [3.5s] | INBA13:088c | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02106 | 270 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس ساعت هفت از شب است و این آواره بیداء محبت الله | O thou who art enraptured by the holy fragrances! It is seven o'clock at night, and this wanderer in the wilderness of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA13:089 | MSHR3.291x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10224 | 70 | Persian | حمد کن خدا را که در این کور اعظم بر شاطی بحر احدیت وارد و در گلشن قدس محبت | Praise be to God that in this Most Great Dispensation thou hast attained unto the shores of the ocean of oneness and entered the sacred garden of love [3.5s] | INBA13:091 | MMK3#039 p.025x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00325 | 660 | mixed | ای یاران من و یاوران من بانگ بانگ عبودیت است و جلوه جلوه رقیت آستان مقدس کل | O my friends and helpers! The call is the call of servitude, and the manifestation is the manifestation of thraldom at the sacred Threshold of all [3.5s]... ...Erelong will your brethren from Europe and America journey to Persia. There they will promote to an unprecedented degree the interests of art and industry | INBA13:092, INBA72:026, INBA88:227 | BRL_DAK#0527, AVK4.452.05x, NJB_v01#19a p.007x | BADM.173ax | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04778 | 160 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح الهی همنامت در میدان قربانی یا ابت افعل ما تومر ستجدنی | O namesake of the divine sacrifice, like thy namesake in the field of martyrdom: "O father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me steadfast." [3.5s] | INBA13:097 | MMK6#428 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10557 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز یزدان ایزد مهربان تاج عرفان بر سر تو نهاد و ترا بر بانوهای عالم برتری | O maidservant of God, the benevolent Lord hath placed upon thy head the crown of divine knowledge and hath exalted thee above the women of the world [3.5s] | INBA13:098a | YARP2.186 p.184 | High station of the true believer; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05809 | 140 | Persian | ای مه بانو بانوهای عالم اگر در آغاز چون مه تابان پرتوی دارند ولی بانجام چون | O moon among the noble ladies of the world! Though at first they shine with the radiance of a luminous moon, yet in the end [3.5s] | INBA13:098b | YARP2.140 p.158 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03086 | 210 | Persian | ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه | O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b | MMK2#069 p.053 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05826 | 140 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکرالله در این قرن الهی که چون آفتاب در سیناء سائر قرون اشعه | O thou who dost proclaim the mention of God in this divine century, which, like the sun upon Sinai, doth cast its rays upon all the ages [3.5s] | INBA13:099x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00445 | 590 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی تحت مخالب سباع کاسره و براثن ذاب ضاریه و هجوم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me beneath the claws of ravenous beasts and the talons of fierce wolves [3.5s] | INBA13:100 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03488 | 200 | mixed | ای منیر نیرات بر چند قسم منقسم یکی جرمش مظلم و تاریک ولی اقتباس نور از غیر | O Luminous One! The luminaries are divided into several kinds: one hath a body dark and obscure, yet deriveth its light from another [3.5s] | INBA13:104 | AYBY.439 #169, YMM.454x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01589 | 310 | mixed | ای صراف نقود قلوب در بازار جوهریان خداوند در قرآن مجید میفرماید و تری الارض | O thou who exchangest the currency of hearts in the market-place of the jewelers! God in His glorious Qur'an proclaims: "And thou seest the earth..." [3.5s] | INBA13:105 | MMK6#325, AHB.107BE #07 p.136, AHB.136BE #05-06 p.000?, MAS5.122 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06637 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی الیوم سراپرده پیمان در قطب جهان بعنان آسمان رسیده و امکانرا | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Today the pavilion of the Covenant hath been raised to the zenith of the heavens, casting its shelter over the realm of being [3.5s] | INBA13:107 | MMK5#240 p.190, TAH.350a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04192 | 180 | mixed | یا من استشرق من انوار المیثاق طوبی لک بما وفیت بعهد الله و ادیت امانه الله و | O thou who art illumined by the lights of the Covenant! Blessed art thou, for thou hast been faithful to God's Covenant and discharged His trust [3.5s] | INBA13:108, INBA85:165 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02893 | 220 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکاتیب شما واصل و بر مضمون اطلاع یافتیم از الطاف جمال قدم | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letters have been received and their contents noted. Through the favours of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA13:109, INBA88:114 | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06358 | 130 | Persian | ای مومن بجمال بی زوال و موقن بظهور حضرت لایزال علیک بهاء الله من ملکوت الجمال | O thou who believest in the Beauty that perisheth not and art assured of the Manifestation of the Ever-Abiding Lord! Upon thee be the Glory of God from the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA13:111 | Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00641 | 490 | mixed | ای یاران الیوم یوم اتحاد و اتفاقست و خلوص در امر نیر آفاق وقت جانفشانیست و | O ye friends! This is the day of unity and concord, and of sincerity in the Cause of the resplendent Orb of all horizons. This is the time to offer up one's life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA13:112, INBA88:105, INBA89:020b, Ghazi3072.131-136 | MMK5#188 p.148 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05104 | 150 | Persian | ای بهائیان ای ربانیان شمس حقیقت اشراق بر شرق نمود هزاران فداایان در خاور | O ye Bahá'ís, O ye who are divinely-guided! The Sun of Truth hath shed its radiance upon the East, and thousands in the Orient have sacrificed themselves [3.5s] | INBA13:115 | AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.j, HDQI.233, ANDA#22 p.05 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02786 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی من حمد جمال قدیمرا که بنار موقده ربانیه مشتعلید و بخدمت عتبه | O My spiritual companions! Praise be to the Ancient Beauty, that ye are kindled with the fire of divine revelation and are engaged in service at the threshold [3.5s] | INBA13:116 | MKT9.249, MSHR5.432 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05822 | 140 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات افق وجود چون بصبح نورانی از ملکوت ابهی منور گشت پرتو شمس حقیقت | O thou who dost diffuse the fragrances of the realm of being! When the luminous morn was illumined from the Abhá Kingdom, the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth [3.5s] | INBA13:117 | MMK6#266 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05536 | 140 | mixed | ای آیت رحمن حی قیوم چون شمس خرق حجاب غیوم فرمود از مطلع انوار دو ایات ظاهر و | O Sign of the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining Lord! Like unto the sun that rendeth asunder the veil of clouds, from the horizon of lights two verses have become manifest [3.5s] | INBA13:118 | MKT4.023, MMK6#475, YMM.060 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09192 | 80 | Persian | ای بلند همت بلندی همت را میزانی و سمو مقصد را برهانی عقاب اوج عزت در | O high-minded one! Thou art thyself the measure of lofty aspiration and the proof of an exalted aim. The eagle of soaring glory in [3.5s] | INBA13:011a | MSHR2.267 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00461 | 580 | mixed | ایها الفرع الکریم من سدره السیناء قد قضت السنون و الشهور بل مضت الاحقاب | O noble branch of the Sinaitic Tree! Years and months have passed away, nay, ages have elapsed [3.5s] | INBA13:011b, INBA59:127 | MKT2.194, YHA1.398x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03156 | 210 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی چشم بافق ابهی بگشااید و توجه بملاء اعلی نمااید | O divine friends and spiritual companions! Open your eyes unto the Most Glorious horizon and turn your gaze to the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA13:119 | HDQI.275, ANDA#37 p.05 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02388 | 250 | mixed | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان این کور و دور را بقرون اولی قیاس نتوان نمود چه که اعصار | O friends of the Divine Presence! This age and cycle cannot be compared to the former centuries, for the epochs [3.5s] | INBA13:120 | BRL_DAK#1209, AKHA_116BE #10 p.325, MJT.029 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00870 | 420 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی مظاهر قدسیه و مشارق انوار رحمانیه کشف نقاب نمودند و هتک | O true friends! The holy Manifestations and Daysprings of merciful lights have lifted the veil and disclosed [3.5s] | INBA13:122 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01253 | 350 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن و ای طیور فردوس ایقان و ای سراجهای محفل امکان و ای اشجار | O ye that are enamoured of the divine Beauty! O ye that are enraptured by the true Beloved! In this day when the fierce gales of tests | INBA13:125 | BRL_CONF2018P#20x, MMK2#012 p.007, MMG2#174 p.201x | BRL_CONF2018#20x | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB08439 | 100 | mixed | یا من ثبت و نبت فی میثاق الله بانگ بانگ پیمان است و عهد عهد حضرت یزدان طیور | O thou who art firmly established and steadfast in the Covenant of God! The Call of the Covenant resoundeth, and the Testament of the Lord is a binding pledge [3.5s] | INBA13:129, INBA88:147b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08129 | 100 | mixed | ای شمع محبت الله صبح است و پرتو میثاق از آفتاب عهد بر شرق و غرب زده و جهانی | O candle of the love of God! It is dawn, and the effulgence of the Covenant hath cast its rays from the Sun of the Testament upon both East and West, illumining all the world [3.5s] | INBA13:130a, INBA88:149b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08061 | 100 | mixed | ای خیاط جامه که بر اندام هیکل عالم موافق و موزون و برازنده است خلعت میثاق است | O tailor! The garment that is befitting and well-proportioned upon the form of the body of the world is the vesture of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:130b, INBA55:431, INBA88:135a | MKT6.123b, ANDA#33 p.13 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02582 | 240 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره ربانیه از عنایت خاصه جمال قدم اینکه در این قرن اعظم | O thou who art kindled with the fire ignited in the divine Lote-Tree, through the special bounty of the Ancient Beauty in this most great century [3.5s] | INBA13:131 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08556 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی خوشا بحال شما که مشامرا بنفحه خوش رحمانی معطر نمودی و توجه | O servant of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast perfumed the senses with the sweet fragrance of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:132 | MMK2#091 p.070, TAH.331a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02733 | 230 | mixed | ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی چون تایید ملکوت جهان جان و جنان را رشک خلد رضوان نماید | O thou who circlest round the Concourse on High! When the confirmations of the Kingdom make the world of the soul and heart the envy of the paradise of Riḍván [3.5s] | INBA13:133, INBA72:066 | BRL_DAK#1139, MKT6.021 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01987 | 280 | mixed | ای یاران وطن جمال قدم الحمد لله شما از مطلع شمس حقیقتید و از مشرق آفتاب احدیت | O ye companions of the Ancient Beauty's homeland! Praise be to God, ye are from the Dayspring of the Sun of Truth and from the Orient of the Sun of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA13:134, INBA72:067 | MKT6.079 | Call to action; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05928 | 330 | Persian | در خصوص اطوار و حرکات غیرمناسب شخصیکه واسطه ایصال و ارسال رسائلست مرقوم | Concerning the unseemly conduct and movements of the person who serves as intermediary for the transmission and dispatch of letters, you wrote [3.5s] | INBA13:136x, INBA75:035x | BRL_DAK#0290, BCH.070x, DUR2.086x, ADH2.046x, ADH2_1#23 p.040x, MJMJ1.049x, MMG2#360 p.402x, MJH.011x | Hands of the Cause; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04575 | 170 | mixed | یا علی این نام بمعنی بلند و مشتق از سمو و علو است لهذا بهمین نام خطاب نمودم | O Ali, this name signifieth loftiness and is derived from height and exaltation; therefore have I addressed thee by this name [3.5s] | INBA13:137, INBA72:115 | MJT.015 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02559 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان راستان شمس حقیقت چون از افق لامکان بر جهان امکان باشعه ساطعه اشراق | O true friends! When the Sun of Reality shone forth from the horizon of the placeless realm upon the world of being with penetrating rays [3.5s] | INBA13:138, INBA55:425b | AKHA_105BE #05 p.05, QT105.1.461, RHQM2.0632a (010) (008ax), MAS5.258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08127 | 100 | Persian | ای شمع روشن در محفل یاران هر بامداد که این کوکب خاوری از مطلع ظاهری با رخی | O radiant candle in the assembly of friends! Each morn that this eastern star doth rise from its visible horizon with a face [3.5s] | INBA13:014 | MMK2#264 p.191, AKHA_130BE #18 p.a, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.02 | Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07245 | 110 | mixed | ای بنده الهی اگرچه صد هزار نغمه و آهنگ در زوایای حنجر این دلتنگ مضمر ولی یک ترانه | O servant of God! Though a hundred thousand melodies and harmonies lie concealed within the recesses of this yearning throat, yet one song [3.5s] | INBA13:140, INBA55:430a | HDQI.245, ANDA#15 p.06 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03005 | 220 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و | O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune | INBA13:141, INBA88:176 | MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x | SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00984 | 390 | mixed | ای احبای الهی این جهان ترابی و خاکدان فانی آشیان مرغ خاکیست و لانه خفاش | O ye beloved of God! This earthly world, this dusty ephemeral abode, is but the nest of terrestrial birds and the den of bats [3.5s] | INBA13:143, INBA17:096, INBA55:408, INBA59:238, INBA88:128b | BRL_DAK#0474, MKT1.443, MILAN.182, BSHN.140.216, BSHN.140.372, BSHN.144.216, DWNP_v5#11 p.004-005, MAS5.073x, MHT1a.114, MHT1b.072, MHT2.162, YHA1.379x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02719 | 230 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دوستان رحمانی هیچ میدانید که در چه کوری مبعوث شده اید و در چه دوری موجود | O ye friends of God! Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection… If we are not happy and joyous at this season | INBA13:145 | PYB#172 p.03 | TAB.641-642, BWF.351-352x, BSTW#300 | A. Youssefi | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||
| AB10080 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله اگر بدانی بچه حالتی در چه انجمنی و بچه لسان و قلمی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! If thou couldst know in what state I am, in what assemblage, and with what tongue and pen [3.5s] | INBA13:147a | MKT9.174b, MSHR2.120 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03056 | 220 | Persian | Tablet Concerning the Day of the Martyrdom of His Holiness, the Exalted One; Significance of the Day of the Martyrdom of the Bab; Translation List | یا حضرت علی قبل اکبر یوم شهادت حضرت اعلی روحی لدمه المطهر الفداست الیوم | O ‘Alí Akbar! Today is the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of His Holiness the Most Exalted One | INBA13:147b | BRL_DAK#0061, AKHA_107BE #02-03 p.07, AYT.187, PYB#200 p.04, GHA.422 | BLO_PT#088, BLO_PT#105, ADMS#024, JHT_A#003 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05285 | 150 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق زینت عالم غیب و شهود و علویت حقائق وجود عبودیت حضرت مقصود است | O Herald of the Covenant! The adornment of the unseen and visible worlds, and the exaltation of the realities of existence, lie in servitude unto the Lord of Divine Purpose [3.5s] | INBA13:149a, INBA84:348 | BRL_DAK#0628, MMK2#083 p.065, KHSH08.053, MHA.000vi | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00474 | 570 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء الحمد لله صبح هدی ساطع و اشراق ملکوت ابهی لامع | O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, the morn of guidance shineth resplendent, and the effulgence of the Abhá Kingdom doth radiate [3.5s] | INBA13:149b | BRL_DAK#1176 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09775 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد اشتعلوا بنار المیثاق و اقتبسوا من انوار العهد المشرق علی | O my God, O my God! These are servants who have been set ablaze by the fire of the Covenant and have derived illumination from the lights of the resplendent Testament [3.5s] | INBA13:150 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01664 | 300 | Persian | ای اماء الرحمن در ایندم که قلم از کثرت جولان خسته و انامل ناتوان گشته جناب | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! At this moment, when the pen hath grown weary from its ceaseless motion and the fingers have become feeble [3.5s] | INBA13:151 | BRL_DAK#0353, MMK2#344 p.248x, DUR1.083x, YBN.044-045 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04900 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی من شب و روز در یاد روی شما هستیم و روز و شب بذکر رخهای دلجوی | O My spiritual friends! Night and day we are mindful of your countenances, and day and night we remember your radiant faces [3.5s]... ...O Thou unseen Friend! O Desire of all in this world and the world to come! O Thou compassionate Beloved! These helpless souls | INBA13:152 | BRL_DAK#0108, BRL_MON#02x, MJMJ2.105x, MMG2#000a p.000a, MMG2#229 p.257 | BRL_POAB#02x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02621 | 240 | Arabic | علیک الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک التحیه من الجمال الابهی اشهد بانک صدقت | Upon thee be praise and upon thee be glory, and upon thee be greetings from the Most Glorious Beauty. I testify that thou hast spoken the truth [3.5s] | INBA13:153 | TISH.279 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04826 | 160 | Persian | ای مرتل ایات در محافل نجات جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر | O thou who chantest the verses in the gatherings of salvation, Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá 'Alí-Akbar [3.5s] | INBA13:154 | MAS5.035, MSHR3.030 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08764 | 90 | Persian | ای سمى اسم اعظم روحى فدا لهذا الاسم الکریم و النباء | O thou who bearest the Most Great Name, my spirit be a sacrifice unto this noble Name [3.5s] | INBA13:155 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10490 | 60 | Persian | ای خداوند بزرگوار ما گنه کاریم و تو عفو غفور آمرزگار | O Lord, our Gracious One! We are sinners, and Thou art the All-Forgiving, the Pardoner [3.5s] | INBA13:156a | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08766 | 90 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود صدهزار شکر رب ودود را که در یوم موعود فائز گشتی و بانچه | O namesake of the Divine Purpose! A hundred thousand thanks to the Loving Lord, that on the Promised Day thou didst attain, and unto that which [3.5s] | INBA13:156b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04053 | 180 | Persian | ای مبتلاى صدمات و بلا در سبیل خدا از ظلم و | O thou who art afflicted with trials and tribulations in the path of God through oppression and [3.5s] | INBA13:157 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07568 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله از روزى که عزیمت آنسمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, from the day thou didst depart for that place [3.5s] | INBA13:158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01066 | 380 | mixed | ای دو مرغ حدائق میثاق شکر کنید حضرت حی توانا را که ثابت بر عهد و پیمان حضرت | O ye twin birds of the gardens of the Covenant! Give thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that ye are steadfast in the Covenant of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:015, INBA72:135b, INBA88:189 | MMK6#068 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04951 | 160 | mixed | رب و رجائی هذا عبدک الرقیق الذی ارتبط عنقه بسلسله عبودیه عتبتک السامیه | O Lord and my Hope! This, Thy lowly servant, whose neck is bound with the chain of servitude to Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA13:017 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03114 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده رب ملکوت در ایندم که قلب این مشتاق مشتعل بنار محبت الله است بخیال تو | O servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! In this moment, when the heart of this yearning soul is ablaze with the fire of the love of God, I am occupied with thoughts of thee [3.5s] | INBA13:159 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02337 | 250 | Persian | ای احبای روحانی و یاران حقیقی جمال قدم انوار عزت قدیمه بر آفاق اشراق نموده و | O spiritual friends and true companions of the Ancient Beauty! The light of ancient glory hath shed its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s] | INBA13:160 | MMK4#122 p.129 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04389 | 170 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائی مدتیست که از تو خبری نیست و اثری نه جناب آقا مهدی پسر | O thou distracted and impassioned one! For some time no word or trace hath come from thee, nor from Jináb-i-Áqá Mehdi, the son [3.5s] | INBA13:161 | MAS5.033, KASH.287-288 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10105 | 70 | mixed | ای موقن بیوم قیام در یوم ظهور نفخ صور شد و نقر ناقور گشت موقن و مرتاب هر دو | O thou who art steadfast in the Day of Resurrection! In the Day of Manifestation hath the Trumpet been sounded and the Clarion been blown, both for the steadfast and the doubtful [3.5s] | INBA13:163a, INBA59:165 | MMK6#465, AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.d | Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06908 | 120 | mixed | ای منجذب نور حقیقت مراسلات رسید و معانی بدیعه حاوی احساسات روحانیه بود روح و | O thou who art attracted to the Light of Truth! Thy letters arrived, containing wondrous meanings and imbued with spiritual sentiments [3.5s] | INBA13:163b | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07186 | 110 | Persian | ای اردشیر در بیشه میثاق شیر ژیان باش و در مذاق اهل اشراق شیر و شکر روح پرور | O Ardeshir! Be thou a mighty lion in the thicket of the Covenant, and to the taste of them that are illumined be as sweet and nourishing as milk and honey [3.5s] | INBA13:164 | YARP2.408 p.313 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06712 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت عهد ای راسخ میثاق ای روی تو نورانی ای خوی تو رحمانی ای کوی تو روحانی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! O thou who art firm in the Testament! O thou whose face is illumined! O thou whose nature is of the All-Merciful! O thou whose dwelling-place is spiritual [3.5s] | INBA13:165a | MSBH4.466 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07460 | 110 | mixed | ای شمع ثبوت در جمع یاران و در عبور و مرور دوستان چنان آهنگی بنواز که مرغان | O steadfast candle amidst the assembly of friends and in the coming and going of companions, strike such a melody that birds [3.5s] | INBA13:165b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08152 | 100 | mixed | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال در مراسله این بیت مسطور غیر تسلیم و رضا کو چاره در کف | O ardent lover of the Glorious Beauty! This verse is written in thy letter: "Save for resignation and contentment, what remedy lieth at hand?" [3.5s] | INBA13:166 | MKT8.125b, AKHA_121BE #10 p.d, HDQI.234, ANDA#23 p.06, MSHR3.173 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07469 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع مشتعل انوار تقدیس از هر جهت در اشراق است و اسرار توحید مشرق بر آفاق | O thou glowing candle! The lights of sanctity are shining forth from every direction, and the mysteries of divine unity are dawning upon the horizons [3.5s] | INBA13:167a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06649 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده حق چه نگارم آنچه تقریر و تحریر شود اسرار قلوب تعبیر نگردد و ایات صدور | O servant of the True One, how can I portray that which is written and recorded, for the secrets of hearts cannot be expressed, and the verses of breasts remain beyond elucidation [3.5s] | INBA13:167b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07440 | 110 | mixed | ای سرمستان جام الطاف یزدان دریای احسان حضرت یزدان پرموج است و جنود ملکوت در | O ye who are intoxicated with the chalice of divine favors! The ocean of the Lord's bounty is surging, and the hosts of the Kingdom are [3.5s] | INBA13:168 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07188 | 110 | Persian | ای استاد آقا در این دم که بیاد حضرت دوست همدمم و در کمال خضوع و خشوع بملکوت | O Ustad Aqa! In this moment when I am companioned by remembrance of the Beloved Friend, and in utter humility and reverence before His Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:169, INBA85:217a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08549 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی در این ساحت مذکورید و در این انجمن معروف و ثبوت در میثاق | O ye servants of God! Ye are remembered in this sacred realm and are renowned in this assembly, firm in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:170a | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03093 | 210 | mixed | ای امه الله نامه ات در این مقام وارد و ملاحظه گردید تبتل و تضرع بود و توجه و | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath reached this place and was perused. It was filled with supplication and humility, and showed devotion [3.5s] | INBA13:170b | MKT7.200, MKT7.065b, MSBH7.200 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01790 | 290 | Persian | ای امه الله ای ورقه موقنه جناب معلوم هر چند مدتی غائب و غارب بودند انشاء الله | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf! Though thy honoured presence hath been absent and withdrawn for a time, God willing [3.5s] | INBA13:172, INBA85:218 | MSHR2.353 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04489 | 170 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی گویند که انسان ایت رحمن و مطلع اعظم بخشایش حضرت یزدانست این | O true friend! It is said that man is the sign of the All-Merciful and the supreme dawning-place of the grace of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:173, INBA17:043, INBA59:242b | BSHN.140.291, BSHN.144.291, MHT1b.156 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06056 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان حضرت دوست صبح است و انوار فیض | O ye servants of the Beloved One! The morn hath dawned and the effulgent rays of grace [3.5s] | INBA13:175 | Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02312 | 260 | Arabic | یا من اناجیه فی جنح اللیالی و هو المناجی للناجی و ابتهلت الیه فی خلوات | O Thou Whom I invoke in the depths of night, Who art the Confidant of him who doth commune, and unto Whom I turn in fervent prayer in solitude [3.5s] | INBA13:176, INBA59:175 | AYBY.349 #031, KNJ.013l | Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00364 | 630 | Arabic | مولای مولای هولاء عبیدک الحافون حول عرش رحمانیتک الناظرون الی افق فردانیتک | O my Lord, O my Lord! These are Thy servants who circle round the throne of Thy mercy, gazing toward the horizon of Thy divine singleness [3.5s] | INBA13:177 | BRL_DAK#0768 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01966 | 280 | Persian | ای ورقات مهتزات منجذبات در این قیامت کبری میدانی ترتیب شد که از یک جهه حد | O ye fluttering, enraptured leaves! In this Most Great Resurrection a field hath been arranged such that, from one direction, the [3.5s] | INBA13:179 | MKT7.133, BSHN.140.459, BSHN.144.453, MHT1b.235 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02549 | 240 | Persian | ای خدای رازدان خوش سخن تو آگاهی و گواهی که در هر شامی و هر صبحگاهی با کمال | O God, Knower of mysteries, Sweet of utterance! Thou art aware and bearest witness that every eve and every morn, with utmost [3.5s] | INBA13:180 | DUR1.343, ADH2.031x, ADH2_1#16 p.027x, MMG2#374 p.417x | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02270 | 260 | mixed | ای مومنان ای موقنان ای صادقان ای عاشقان معشوق حقیقت که دهرها در پس پرده غیرت | O ye believers, O ye assured ones, O ye sincere ones, O ye lovers of the True Beloved, Who for ages hath remained behind the veil of divine jealousy [3.5s] | INBA13:181, INBA59:171 | BRL_DAK#0902, MKT1.462, BCH.199, YHA1.379-380x | Belief and denial; Martyrs and martyrdom; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08155 | 100 | Persian | ای عبدالقادر حضرت قادر توانا چون نظری بر عبد ناتوان اندازد معدن قدرت گردد و | O 'Abdu'l-Qádir! When the All-Powerful, Almighty Lord casteth His glance upon a powerless servant, he becometh a mine of strength [3.5s] | INBA13:182 | MMK3#108 p.072 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08523 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله سر قدرت مشاهده کن که بفضل و موهبت جمال قدم زنان تاج مردانگی بر سر | O maidservant of God! Behold the mystery of power, how through the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty women wear the crown of true manhood [3.5s] | INBA13:183 | MKT7.206, DUR1.116, DUR1.264 | Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07365 | 110 | Persian | ای حکیم حکمت اصل اساس نبوت و رسالت و ظهور مظاهر احدیت است چه که هیکل امکان | O wise one! Wisdom is the fundamental basis of Prophethood, Apostleship, and the Manifestation of Divine Unity, for the temple of contingent existence [3.5s] | INBA13:184a, INBA59:174a | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08790 | 90 | Persian | ای طبیب ای حبیب چرا بجان نخروشى و بدل و تن نکوشى وقتى از این بهتر | O physician, O beloved! Why dost thou not cry out with thy soul and strive with heart and body? There shall never be a time more precious than this [3.5s] | INBA13:184b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06174 | 130 | mixed | ای خدمت تو مقبول و ای زحمت تو مشکور نظارت صندوق مقدس نمودی که مشکوه سراج هیکل | O thou whose service is accepted and whose efforts are praiseworthy! Thou hast kept watch over the sacred treasury, which is the niche of the Temple's Lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:185, INBA59:174c | QT108.085 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08577 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده پروردگار ملاحظه نما حکمت بالغه الهی را که تو از مهد هندی و ما از | O servant of the Lord! Consider thou the consummate wisdom of God, that thou art from the cradle of India and we from [3.5s] | INBA13:186a | DWNP_v6#04 p.007a | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09615 | 80 | Persian | ای یعقوب حضرت یوسف کنعان الهی هر چند بظاهر اسیر چاه شد ولی بملکوت جاودانی صعود | O Jacob! The divine Joseph of Canaan, though outwardly made captive in the well, yet ascended unto the everlasting Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:186b | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06730 | 120 | Persian | ای خاک در کبریاء رجولیت و انوثیت بجانست نه بجسم بدلست نه بگل زیرا این دو صفت | O dust in the realm of grandeur! Masculinity and femininity pertain to the spirit, not to the body; to the heart, not to clay, for these two qualities [3.5s] | INBA13:187 | MKT7.100 | Chastity and purity; Role and station of women; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04981 | 160 | mixed | یا من انجذب من فیض ملکوت الابهی از مواهب الهیه و فیوضات رحمانیه تهیا اسباب | O thou who art enraptured by the outpourings of the Abhá Kingdom! Through divine bestowals and the bounties of the All-Merciful have the means been prepared [3.5s] | INBA13:188 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02508 | 240 | Persian | ای بندگان حضرت دوست در ظل شجره انیسا در فردوس اعلی در بساط موهبت جمال ابهی | O ye servants of the Friend! Beneath the shade of the Tree of companionship in the supreme Paradise, upon the carpet of the Blessed Beauty's bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:189 | BRL_DAK#1122, HDQI.278, RHQM2.0633 (011x) (009x), ANDA#39 p.05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02392 | 250 | Persian | ای سلاله وکیل حمد کنید که در عهد و عصر مقدس جمال قدم در بساط وجود قدم نهادید | O scion of Vakil! Render thanks that in this sacred Era and Age of the Ancient Beauty ye have set foot upon the carpet of existence [3.5s] | INBA13:190 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02580 | 240 | mixed | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی ندای جمال ابهی از ملکوت غیب جهان پنهان پیاپی بکوش اهل | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of Abhá! The call of the Abhá Beauty resoundeth from the hidden Kingdom of the unseen realm: Strive unceasingly, O people [3.5s] | INBA13:191, INBA59:226 | MKT9.169, MMK5#215 p.165, AKHA_105BE #08 p.10, HDQI.286, ANDA#43-44 p.03 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07483 | 110 | Persian | ای طائف حول مطاف ملا ابهی الحمد لله بفضل و جود موید بسجود در عتبه مقدسه گشتی و | O thou who circlest round the precincts of the Abhá throng! Praise be to God that through His grace and bounty thou hast been enabled to prostrate thyself at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA13:192 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04497 | 170 | mixed | ای یاران جمال ابهی روحی لکم الفدا چون باین نام شیرین آغاز نمایم کامم شکرین | O friends of the Abha Beauty, may my spirit be a sacrifice for you! When I begin with this sweet name, my palate is filled with sweetness [3.5s] | INBA13:193 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02771 | 230 | Persian | ای وفاداران در عالم وجود نزد اهل سجود وفا نور ساطع و شهاب لامع عالم انسانى است و اعظم | O ye faithful ones! In the world of existence, amongst them that bow down in prayer, faithfulness is a radiant light and a gleaming meteor in the human realm, and is the most [3.5s] | INBA13:194 | MSHR2.298 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05320 | 150 | mixed | ای نظم آفاق ایران نظم بر دو قسم است آفاقی و انفسی سیاسی و الهی و هر دو لازم | O thou who wouldst bring order to the horizons of Iran! Order is of two kinds: outward and inward, political and divine—and both are essential [3.5s] | INBA13:196, INBA59:220 | Call to action; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05359 | 150 | mixed | ای یار مهربان پزشک آسمانی و طبیب رحمانی درهای شفاخانه یزدانی باز نمود و بر | O loving friend! The celestial Physician and divine Healer hath opened wide the gates of His heavenly house of healing, and [3.5s] | INBA13:197, INBA59:219 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07610 | 110 | Persian | ای ناطق بنصائح وعظ و پند چون از دهان یاران الهی صدور یابد حیات قلوب شود و | O thou who speakest forth with counsels, admonitions and advice, when these proceed from the lips of God's loved ones, they become the very life of hearts [3.5s] | INBA13:198a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03646 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم | O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings | INBA13:198b | MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299 | SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04166 | 180 | Persian | حبیبا شمس حقیقت تابان و ابر بهاری در فیضان و اریاح بهار الهی از کل جهات در | O beloved! The Sun of Truth is shining bright, the spring clouds are outpouring their bounty, and the divine breezes of springtime are wafting from every direction [3.5s] | INBA15:246, INBA26:248 | HDQI.050a, ANDA#19 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02914 | 220 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بشما نامه ننگاشتم ولی دائما روی دلجوی دوستانرا بخاطر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not written unto thee, yet the cherished countenances of the friends are ever present in my remembrance [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10503 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ورقه موقنه شکر خدا را که از بحر اعظم اغتراف نمودید و از الطاف جمال قدم | O ye two assured leaves! Render thanks unto God that ye have drawn from the Most Great Ocean and [partaken of] the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09873 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق شکر خداوند یگانه را که هدایت کرد و موهبت بخشید پرده اوهام بسوخت و | O servant of the Truth, render thanks unto the one Lord, Who hath guided and bestowed His bounty, and burned away the veil of vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA16:101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02038 | 270 | Persian | ای ابناء ملکوت حضرت سلیل اسم الله الاصدق و همچنین یاران دیگر که از آنحدود و | O ye children of the Kingdom, and descendant of the Most Truthful Name of God, and likewise other friends from those regions [3.5s] | INBA16:102 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10385 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی اشعار بلیغ و فصیح و در نهایت ملاحت و حلاوت بود تلاوتش سبب سرور | O servant of God! The verses were most eloquent and fluent, possessed of infinite charm and sweetness; their recitation brought joy [3.5s] | INBA16:103 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09601 | 80 | Persian | ای یار عزیز از ملا اعلی آهنگ خوشی بلند و از حدیقه بقا رایحه طیبه ای منتشر | O dearly beloved friend! From the celestial realm ascendeth a melody most joyous, and from the garden of eternity wafteth a fragrance most sweet [3.5s] | INBA16:104 | Mosaic imagery; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09838 | 70 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده الهی بزرگواری در عبودیت جلیل اکبر است نه سلطنت خاور و باختر نفوس | ...Servitude to God lieth in servitude to the friends. One must be the essence of humility and the embodiment of meekness | INBA16:104 | BRL_DAK#0372, BRL_CONF2018P#08x, MMK2#156 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#08x | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB05213 | 150 | Persian | ای سرگشته دیار در سبیل پروردگار الحمد لله نتائج این سفر را ملاحظه نمودی | O thou wanderer in the pathway of thy Lord! Praise be unto God that thou hast witnessed the results of this journey [3.5s] | INBA16:105 | PYK.250 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05216 | 150 | Persian | ای سلاله آن نفس مقدسه رحمانیه مکتوبی که در بیان تشکر از همت آقا میرزا ارسطو در | O scion of that hallowed and merciful soul, the letter expressing gratitude for the endeavours of Áqá Mírzá Arastu [3.5s] | INBA16:106 | PYK.307 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07892 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله ورقه زکیه لحاظ عین الله الناظره شامل آن ورقه مطمئنه است و الطاف | O maidservant of God, O pure leaf! The gaze of God's all-seeing Eye encompasseth that assured leaf, and His favors [3.5s] | INBA16:106 | MKT7.069, PYK.305 | High station of the true believer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06386 | 130 | Arabic | ای ورقات روحانیات طوبی لکن بما انجذبتن بنفحات الله و استضائت قلوبکن بنور | O spiritual leaves! Blessed are ye for having been attracted by the fragrances of God and for your hearts being illumined with light [3.5s] | INBA16:107 | PYK.308 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Predictions and prophecies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10808 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد استشرق من انوار الهدایه الساطعه من شمس الحقیقه و استضاء من | O my God, O my God! This is a servant who hath been illumined by the radiant lights of guidance shining from the Sun of Truth, and who hath been irradiated by [3.5s] | INBA16:009 | Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07651 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه مطرزه صد هزار اماء که سالهای بیشمار بانواع مشقات عبادات قیام نمودند و | O adorned leaf! A hundred thousand handmaidens who, throughout countless years, arose to perform diverse acts of worship with manifold hardships [3.5s] | INBA16:108 | MKT7.159a, PYK.306 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03218 | 210 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه مبتهله زکیه طیبه ثابته فائزه حمد کن جمال قدم و اسم اعظم را که | O leaf of certitude, thou who art suppliant, pure, virtuous, steadfast and triumphant, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, that [3.5s] | INBA16:109 | PYK.287 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08524 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن حی قیومیرا که ترا از بین ربات حجال امتیاز داده و بتاج | O handmaid of God! Render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, for He hath distinguished thee amidst the assembly of beings and hath crowned thee with the diadem [3.5s] | INBA16:109 | MKT7.059a, PYK.294 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09236 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق از قرار معلوم مانند نجوم از مطلع خضوع و خشوع طالع و لائحی و در | O servant of God! According to what is evident, thou art rising and shining forth like unto the stars from the dawning-place of humility and submissiveness, and in [3.5s] | INBA16:110 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02742 | 230 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی الحمد لله در یوم ظهور مظهر الطاف رب غفور بودی و بعد از افول | O dear handmaiden of God! Praise be to God that thou wert present in the Day of the Manifestation of the favours of the All-Forgiving Lord, and after His setting [3.5s] | INBA16:111 | PYK.294 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09867 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق اگر در جواب نامه فتوری واقع کمان قصور مفرمااید این از کثرت امور | O servant of the Truth! Should there be any delay in responding to thy letter, do not ascribe it to negligence, for it ariseth from the press of affairs [3.5s] | INBA16:111 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07877 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله ای کنیز بهاء حضرت شهید ابن شهید ذکر شما را در ذریعه خویش نمودند | O handmaid of God, O maidservant of Bahá, His Holiness the martyr, son of the martyr, hath made mention of thee in his letter [3.5s] | INBA16:112 | PYK.296 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04647 | 160 | Persian | ای امه الله و بنت امته و اخت امته جناب ابن اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی | O maidservant of God, daughter of His handmaid and sister of His handmaidens! Jinab-i-Ibn-i-Ismu'llah, upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | INBA16:113 | PYK.293 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04848 | 160 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان نامه قزوین ملاحظه گردید با نهایت محبت و مهربانی و سرور و | O herald of the Covenant! The letter from Qazvin was noted with utmost affection, kindness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:114 | PYK.263 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06210 | 130 | Persian | ای ذوی القربای آن نجم هدی الحمد لله از شمس هدایت مقتبس گشتید و از دریای | O kindred of that guiding star! Praise be to God that ye have derived light from the Sun of Guidance and have drawn from the Ocean of [3.5s] | INBA16:114 | PYK.307 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08830 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیزان مقربه جمال ابهی صور شعاایه شما رسید ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله نورانیت | O handmaidens near to the Most Glorious Beauty! Your radiant photographs were received and beheld. Praise be unto God for the illumination [3.5s] | INBA16:115 | PYK.308 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06842 | 120 | mixed | ای قرینه آن جوهر وجود آن باز سپید اوج ملکوت هر چند بلانه و آشیانه عزت عروج | O counterpart of that essence of existence, that white falcon of the celestial heights, though in thy nest and honored dwelling thou dost soar [3.5s] | INBA16:116 | MMK6#290, AHB.129BE #11-12 p.10, PYK.287, MYD.491 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07192 | 110 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن چون ورقات طیبات ثابتات راسخات تمسک بشجره مبارکه دارند از فیض ابر | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Like unto pure and steadfast leaves, firm and unwavering, holding fast to the blessed Tree, ye receive from the bounty of the cloud [3.5s] | INBA16:117 | MKT7.010, PYK.308 | One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07886 | 100 | mixed | ای امه الله علیک بهاء الله شکر کن حی قدیم را بر شاطی بحر عظیم وارد شدی و در | O handmaid of God! Upon thee be the glory of God! Give thanks unto the Ancient, the Ever-Living, that thou hast attained unto the shores of the mighty sea and [3.5s] | INBA16:117 | MKT7.063, PYK.305 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06192 | 130 | mixed | ای دو ستاره مانند فرقدان حمد خدا را که در افق محبت الله روشنید و در عتبه | O ye two stars, like unto the twin luminaries of the Great Bear! Praise be to God that ye shine bright in the horizon of the love of God and at the threshold [3.5s] | INBA16:010 | MMK2#332 p.241 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06489 | 130 | Persian | یا امه الله المقربه جناب میر ناصر با وجهی ناضر حاضر و در نهایت خلوص باطن و | O handmaid of God who art near unto His threshold! His honor Mir Nasir hath presented himself with radiant countenance and in the utmost sincerity of heart and [3.5s] | INBA16:010 | AVK3.057.07x | Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04483 | 170 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه منجذبه بنفحات الله آنچه بلسان گفتی و بر اوراق شرح نمودی و در | O pure leaf, drawn by the fragrances of God! That which thou hast uttered with thy tongue and written upon the pages [3.5s] | INBA16:118 | MKT7.150, PYK.292 | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05393 | 150 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الطیبه الزکیه المطمئنه بفضل ربها احیی الله قلبک بنفثات روحه و | O thou pure and fragrant leaf, serene in the grace of thy Lord! May God quicken thy heart through the breathings of His Spirit [3.5s] | INBA16:119 | MKT7.082b, PYK.295 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07662 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه نضره زکیه در این عصر جدید و قرن بدیع که مواهب حضرت محبوب یکتا چون شمس | O verdant and pure leaf! In this new age and wondrous century, when the bestowals of the one Beloved shine forth even as the sun [3.5s] | INBA16:120 | MKT7.188a, PYK.292, QIRT.13ax | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | Persian | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06756 | 120 | mixed | ای دو برادر چون دو پیکر در سبیل جمال الهی مصائب و شدائد عظیم تحمل نمودید فسوف | O ye two brothers, like unto twin bodies, who have endured grievous trials and mighty tribulations in the path of the Divine Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:123 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08952 | 90 | mixed | ای ورقه مبتهله مطمئنه شکر کن حی قدیمرا که در ظل جمال مبین وارد گشتی و از کاس | O supplicating and assured leaf! Give thanks unto the Ancient and Ever-Living One, that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Manifest Beauty and hast drunk from the cup [3.5s] | INBA16:123 | MKT7.152b, PYK.294 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07986 | 100 | Persian | ای پروردگار آمرزگار رفعت زیرک این طفل کودک سراج محفل بود و مرغ خوش الحان آن | O Lord, All-Forgiving! This sagacious child, Raf'at, was the lamp of the gathering and its sweet-singing bird [3.5s] | INBA16:124 | BSHN.140.107, BSHN.144.107, PYK.306, MHT2.154a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10199 | 70 | Persian | ایها الشهید سلیل اسم الله الجلیل از روزی که عازم آنصفحات شدید تا بحال ابدا | O thou martyr, descendant of the Name of God, the All-Glorious! From the day thou didst depart for those regions until now, never [3.5s] | INBA16:125 | PYK.285 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11135 | 40 | Persian | ای امه الله المنجذبه در این ساعت که هیکل آفاق در وجد و شادمانیست زیرا یوم | O handmaid of God who art drawn to Him! In this hour when the frame of the horizons is in ecstasy and joy, for it is the Day [3.5s] | INBA16:125 | PYK.296 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03497 | 200 | Persian | ای ورقه ثابته راسخه بر عهد و پیمان الهی الیوم ورقه ای از اوراق سدره مبارکه | O leaf steadfast and firm in the divine Covenant and Testament! Today thou art a leaf among the leaves of the blessed Tree [3.5s] | INBA16:126 | BRL_DAK#0520, MKT7.138, PYK.299, MYD.476 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04074 | 180 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان الحمد لله بانچه مرقوم شد و تعلیماتیکه داده گشت موفق شدی و | O Herald of the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou hast succeeded in all that was recorded and in the teachings that were imparted [3.5s] | INBA16:127 | PYB#251 p.000?, PYK.261, QIRT.13bx | Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04420 | 170 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز الهی قرین محترم با عبدالبهاء همراز و همدم گشت الحمد لله بوستان | O cherished handmaiden of God! The honoured companion hath become intimate and close with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA16:011 | Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04498 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران حق از عون و الطاف حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که احبای خویش را از جمیع احوال | O friends of Truth! Through the aid and favours of His Holiness the One God, I hope that His loved ones in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA16:128 | BSHN.140.450, BSHN.144.444, MHT1b.022 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02884 | 220 | Persian | ای بندگان صادق رب الجنود خدماتیکه در اعانه مدرسه تایید نموده و مینمااید | O ye true servants of the Lord of Hosts! The services ye are rendering in support of the Ta'yíd School merit the highest praise. | INBA16:129 | AMK.110-111, TAH.302, TRBB.054 | COC#0620 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00315 | 670 | Persian | ایتها النفوس المبارکه نامه شما بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید از مساعی حمیده و همم | O blessed souls! Your letter was perused with the utmost care. From the praiseworthy endeavours [3.5s] | INBA16:130 | BRL_DAK#0344, MMK2#230 p.164 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01016 | 390 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | ای یاران ربانی من این یقین و مسلم است که حضرت بیچون در جمیع شئون بغنای مطلق | O my heavenly friends! It is certain and evident that the Incomparable One is always praised for His absolute wealth | INBA16:134 | BRL_DAK#0521, BRL_HUQUQP#024x, AMK.113-114, TAH.314, ANDA#07 p.20 | BRL_HUQUQ#024x, COC#1160x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Law of Huququ'llah | - | - | |||||||
| AB05996 | 130 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا من سبقت رحمتک و عظمت مغفرتک و جل احسانک و شاع عفوک و ذاع صیت فضلک | O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all, Whose forgiveness is transcendent, Whose bounty is sublime | INBA16:135 | BRL_DAK#1198, BSHN.140.184, BSHN.144.184, PYK.302, MHT2.147 | BPRY.044-045 | J. Heath [track 11] | Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||
| AB01269 | 350 | mixed | ای ورقات رحمانیه اماء رحمان نامه های شما نفحه مشکبار بود و نافه اسرار زیرا | O ye heavenly leaves of the Most Merciful, the maidservants of the All-Merciful! Your letters were as fragrant musk-laden breezes and as repositories of mysteries, for [3.5s] | INBA16:136 | MKT7.127b, PYK.310 | Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01855 | 290 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء شکر کنید خدا را که بنور هدی روی روشن و خوی مشکبار شد | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that through the light of guidance your countenances have been illumined and your dispositions made fragrant [3.5s] | INBA16:137 | AMK.111-112, PYK.337x, TAH.336, AMIN.199b | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03138 | 210 | mixed | ای ثابت نابت غم مخور پریشان مباش عون و عنایت جمال ابهی شاملست و فیض و نصرتش | O steadfast and faithful one, grieve not, nor be thou dismayed. The aid and loving-kindness of the Abhá Beauty encompasseth thee, and His grace and succour are with thee [3.5s] | INBA16:012 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09516 | 80 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان و ایادی حضرت یزدان نامه مرسوله از مرو ملاحظه گردید سبب نهایت | O herald of the Covenant and hands of the Lord God! The letter dispatched from Merv hath been perused, causing utmost [3.5s] | INBA16:138 | PYK.254 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06814 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محفل عرفان نفسی از نفوس مبارکه در ورقه منشوره اش نام آنحبیب روحانی را | O Candle of the gathering of divine knowledge! One among the blessed souls hath, in his published epistle, [mentioned] thy name, O spiritual beloved one [3.5s] | INBA16:139 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08857 | 90 | mixed | ای مشتاق جمال ذی الجلال علیک بهاء الله و جوده و فضله فی جمیع الشئون الحمد | O thou who art enamored of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Upon thee be the glory of God, His bounty and His grace in all things [3.5s] | INBA16:139 | AKHA_130BE #02 p.a | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09260 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه حق در حالتی بذکر تو مشغولم که نه قلم یارای تحریر دارد و نه لسان | O servant at the Threshold of the Almighty! In such a state am I engaged in thy remembrance that neither hath the pen the power to write nor the tongue to speak [3.5s] | INBA16:139 | Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04435 | 170 | mixed | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال علیک ثناء ربک و بهائه و فضله و احسانه و جوده و عنایته | O thou who art enamored of the Countenance of the All-Glorious, upon thee rest thy Lord's praise and His glory, His grace and His bounty, His generosity and His tender care [3.5s] | INBA16:140 | AKHA_128BE #10 p.a, PYK.303 | Education and the development of capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00212 | 800 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتوجه الیک بوجه ناظر الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و قلب خافق | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I turn my face unto Thee with a countenance fixed upon the Kingdom of Thy mercy and a throbbing heart [3.5s] | INBA16:141 | BRL_DAK#0515, PYK.288 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06227 | 130 | Persian | ای سرتیپ در صف و تیپ ملا اعلی درآ و صف جنگ روحانیان بیارا بقوه ایمان و ایقان | O commander in the ranks! Step forth into the ranks of the Supreme Concourse, and marshal the spiritual warriors with the power of faith and certitude [3.5s] | INBA16:145 | Love of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual warfare; struggle; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09179 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله ورقه مطمئنه که بنسیم جانبخش الطاف جمال ابهی مهتز برشحات سحاب | O handmaid of God, tranquil leaf that art stirred by the life-giving breeze of the Abhá Beauty's favors and moistened by the droplets of heavenly clouds [3.5s] | INBA16:145, INBA21:196a (246a) | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05658 | 140 | Persian | ای دو برادر مانند دوپیکر جوزا را بفارسی دوپیکر نامند و آن برجی است در آسمان | O twin brothers, like unto the twin constellation of Gemini - which in Persian is called the Two Figures - a sign in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA16:146 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02194 | 260 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء قبوضات ارسال میگردد فی الحقیقه زحمات شما و حاجی در آستان | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the receipts are being sent. In truth, your labors and those of Ḥájí at the Threshold [3.5s] | INBA16:147 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01924 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان مدتیست که با آن یار مهربان گفتگوای ننمودم و از احساسات | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! It hath been some time since I have conversed with that kind friend or expressed my sentiments [3.5s] | INBA16:013 | BRL_DAK#0852, KHSK.110-111 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10163 | 70 | mixed | ای یار مهربان هر چند مکتوب مرقوم شد اما خواستم که بخط خویش نیز چیزی بنگارم تا | O kind friend! Though a letter hath already been penned, I wished to write something in mine own hand, so that [3.5s] | INBA16:013 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07895 | 100 | Persian | ای امین من میدانی که حضرت اسم الله الاصدق علیه بهاء الله الابهی چه قدر جان فشان بود | O trusted one! Thou knowest how devoted and self-sacrificing was His Holiness the Most Truthful Name of God, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God [3.5s] | INBA16:148 | PYK.337, AMIN.199a | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02653 | 230 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در بدایت ربیع الاول سنه ۱۳۳۰ مبلغ سیصد جنیه که از طهران | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At the beginning of Rabí'u'l-Avval in the year 1330, a sum of three hundred pounds which from Ṭihrán [3.5s] | INBA16:149 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10470 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت صادق خدمات فائقه جناب حاجی غلامرضا محض محبت بایشان و شما مقبول گردید | O steadfast and sincere one! The outstanding services of Jináb-i-Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá were accepted through pure love for him and for you [3.5s] | INBA16:149 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01231 | 350 | Persian | ای امین جمال مبارک حمد خدا را که این مسافه بعیده طی نمودی تا در لندن و پاریس | O thou Ameen of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that thou hast covered the long distance and become my companion | INBA16:150 | AMK.183-183 | DAS.1913-03-30 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04974 | 160 | mixed | یا حضرت امین علیک الطاف ربک الرحمن الرحیم الان که در محیط اعظم آب در کشتی | O trusted one! Upon thee be the favors of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Now that thou art upon the vast ocean in the ship [3.5s] | INBA16:152 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07893 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء آفرین از ملا اعلی بشنو زیرا در خدمت باستان مقدس صادق و در | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Hear thou the praise from on high, for in service at the sacred threshold thou art faithful and [3.5s] | INBA16:153 | MKT9.033, AMK.106-106a | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10374 | 60 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء باز آمدیم باز آمدیم از راه فرنگستان آمدیم بنده آستان آمدیم | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! I have returned, I have returned! By way of Europe have I come back, a servant at the threshold, returning from flowering rose-gardens | INBA16:153 | MMK5#076 p.063 | MHMD2s.333b | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB02878 | 220 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های شما از عشق آباد و بادکوبه جمیع رسید از تمشیت امور | O Amín-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letters from 'Ishqábád and Bákú have all been received, concerning the conduct of affairs [3.5s] | INBA16:154 | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07894 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما وصول یافت و با وجود قلت فرصت بنهایت وقت | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy numerous letters were received and, despite the paucity of time, with utmost care [3.5s] | INBA16:155 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09820 | 70 | Persian | ای امین نور مبین فی الحقیقه بجان و دل در خدمات میکوشی در عالم وجود هیچ مقصودی | O trusted one of the manifest light! In truth thou strivest with heart and soul in service. In all existence no purpose [3.5s] | INBA16:155 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04184 | 180 | Persian | یا امین عبدالبهاء در اقلیم مصرم و شب و روز بذکر یاران مشغول از مجمع صلح عمومی | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I am in the land of Egypt, and night and day am I occupied with the remembrance of the friends in the general peace assembly [3.5s] | INBA16:156 | MMK5#042 p.041 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05058 | 150 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ها رسید فی الحقیقه در نهایت زحمتی و متحمل مشقت و آنچه | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letters arrived. Verily, thou art enduring the utmost hardship and bearing manifold tribulations [3.5s] | INBA16:157 | MKT9.030 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03330 | 200 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه بیست و سوم رجب ۳۳۱ رسید خدمات تو همیشه در نظر است... از طول سفر | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! . . . As a result of the length of my travels over land and sea, the severe hardships I have suffered night and day | INBA16:158 | MKT9.029, MMK5#074 p.062, YHA2.997-998x, NJB_v04#05 p.002x | MHMD2s.325x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01046 | 380 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو مکتوب از شما رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two letters from you were received and their contents became known. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | INBA16:159 | Business; financial; property matters; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04732 | 160 | Persian | ای جناب امین الحمدالله خود حاضر شدی و ملاحظه نمودی که این عبد در دریای مشاغل | O Jinab-i-Amin! Praise be to God that thou didst present thyself and witness how this servant is immersed in a sea of occupations [3.5s] | INBA16:160 | RMT.157a | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00990 | 390 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های شما رسید و سبب فرح و سرور گردید زیرا مژده از | O thou faithful one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letters were received and brought joy and gladness, for they bore tidings of [3.5s] | INBA16:161 | MKT9.031, MMK3#285 p.207, AMK.059-060 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00405 | 600 | mixed | ای امین ربانی در عالم ایجاد جمیع کائنات در نهایت ارتباط و از این ارتباط تعاون | O thou trustee of the Lord! In the world of being all created things are in the most intimate connection with each other | INBA16:163 | BRL_DAK#0716, MKT1.459, NJB_v04#17 p.004 | SW_v01#04 p.013-015, SW_v05#10 p.145-146, SW_v06#17 p.141-142, BW_v01p061, BNE.187x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01035 | 390 | mixed | یا امینی الامین نامه بیست و دوم شوال سنه حالیه رسید و از مضمون نهایت انشراح و | O thou trusted and faithful Amini! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Shawwal of this year hath been received, and from its contents the utmost gladness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:166 | MMK6#348x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03617 | 190 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین الهی مناجاتی در طلب مغفرت بجهت مرغ آشیان الهی نفس مبارک آقا سید | O divine Trustee! A supplication do I offer, seeking forgiveness for that bird of the celestial nest, the blessed soul of Áqá Siyyid [3.5s]... ...O Amín! Praised be God, you were present in Europe and witnessed how, with a constitution weakened to the utmost, ‘Abdu’l-Baha spent night and day in service | INBA16:167 | MMK5#078 p.064 | MHMD2s.323bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00999 | 390 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۸ ذی القعده ۳۷ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 8th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 37 hath reached me [3.5s] | INBA16:015 | BRL_DAK#1214 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05487 | 140 | Persian | از طهران سه فقره از طرف آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی غلامرضا در اروپا رسیده ولی | Three letters have arrived in Europe from Ṭihrán on behalf of Áqá Siyyid Naṣru'lláh and Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá [3.5s] | INBA16:168 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07215 | 110 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه پنجم ذی القعده سنه حالیه رسید از اتحاد و یگانگی شما با | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter of the fifth of Dhi'l-Qa'dih of the present year hath arrived, concerning your unity and fellowship with [3.5s] | INBA16:169 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00989 | 390 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء این واضح و مشهود است که در هیچوقت از خود خیالی نداشته ای و | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, it is clear and evident that at no time hast thou harbored any thought of self [3.5s] | INBA16:170 | Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09684 | 80 | Persian | نامه بتاریخ بیست و سوم رجب سنه حالیه رسید الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه الهی مقبول | Your letter dated the twenty-third of Rajab of the current year hath been received. Praise be to God, thy services at the Divine Threshold are acceptable [3.5s] | INBA16:171 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03544 | 200 | Persian | جناب امین مبالغی که از پیش ارسال نموده بودی اخبار بوصول شد و همچنین چهارصد | Jinab-i-Amin: The sums which you had previously forwarded have been acknowledged as received, and likewise the four hundred [3.5s] | INBA16:172 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04165 | 180 | Persian | جناب امین نامه مرسل از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی | To the esteemed trustee, the letter dispatched from Baku hath been received, as well as the letter dated the 9th of Rabi' al-Thani [3.5s] | INBA16:173 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03921 | 180 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s] | INBA16:174 | MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09662 | 80 | Persian | جناب امین مکتوبی که در رد مفتریات اهل نجف مرقوم شد و ارسال گشت که مضمون در | Jinab-i-Amin, the letter which was penned in refutation of the calumnies of the people of Najaf hath been dispatched, the contents of which [3.5s] | INBA16:175 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03285 | 210 | Persian | یا امینی نامه ایکه بجناب افنان آقا میرزا محسن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O Amini! The letter which thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Afnan, Aqa Mirza Muhsin, was perused [3.5s] | INBA16:176 | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04258 | 170 | Persian | ای امین من برات مبلغ هزار جنیه امانت حاجی غلامرضا علیه بهاء الله نسخه اول و | O My Amin! The draft for one thousand guineas, entrusted by Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá, upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's glory, first copy [3.5s] | INBA16:177 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11019 | 50 | Persian | جناب امین در مازندران بعضی آثار در سرای خانه موجود اگرچه لشکر ظلم خراب نمود | In Mazandaran, certain sacred writings remain extant in Jinab-i-Amin's household, though the hosts of tyranny have wrought destruction [3.5s] | INBA16:177 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02806 | 230 | Persian | ایها الامیر الشهیر رب قدیر واقف و شهید است که همواره در شبهای روشن و تار وقت | O illustrious prince! The omnipotent Lord - Who is both aware and witness - knoweth full well that during the bright nights and dark [3.5s] | INBA16:016 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04545 | 170 | Persian | جناب امین بعد از تشریف بردن شما حرم میرزا جعفر وارد حیفا شد و بخیال رفیق سفر | O Jináb-i-Amín! After thy departure, the wife of Mírzá Ja'far arrived in Haifa, contemplating a companion for the journey [3.5s] | INBA16:178 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06632 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده باوفای جمال ابهی نامه شما ملاحظه گردید اما قضیه امة الله حکیمه خاتون | O thou faithful servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was received. As to the matter of the handmaiden of God, Hakímih Khánum [3.5s] | INBA16:178 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02501 | 240 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء از جناب کیومرث پورخسرو پارسی نامه ای بنام شما وارد شد در آن | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter hath been received from Kiumars Pourkhosrow, the Persian, addressed to thee. Therein [3.5s] | INBA16:179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03331 | 200 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه مورخه ۱۴ صفر سنه ۱۳۳۰ وصول یافت از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب | O Trusted One of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 14th of Ṣafar 1330 was received. Due to lack of time, I pen this brief reply [3.5s] | INBA16:181 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01464 | 320 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء بجناب آقا سید مهدی نامه مفصل مرقوم گردید و قضیه اسیر زنجیر | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A detailed letter hath been written to his honour Áqá Siyyid Mahdí regarding the prisoner in chains [3.5s] | INBA16:182 | RMT.064a | Business; financial; property matters; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01791 | 290 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما را در دریای محیط بحر آتلانتیک جواب مرقوم مینمایم | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, I pen this reply to your letter upon the vast Atlantic Ocean [3.5s] | INBA16:183 | MMK5#059 p.054, RMT.064b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00055 | 1420 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته و کملت نعمته و احاطت قدرته و تمت حجته و ظهرت ایاته | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed all things, whose gift is made perfect, whose power hath encircled the world… Ye who are the sincere well-wishers of the state, who are the dutiful and compliant subjects of the government | INBA16:185 | COMP_TRUSTP#53x, MILAN.132, AVK3.287.07x | BRL_TRUST#52x, TAB.395-404, COC#2064x, LOG#1473x, TEW.029-035 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02816 | 230 | Persian | جناب آقا سید انصرالله باقروف را از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق و سلام و پیام | Convey to the esteemed Áqá Siyyid Ansaru'llah Bagirov, on my behalf, my most ardent greetings and salutations [3.5s] | INBA16:192 | AMK.123-124x, AVK4.443bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03892 | 180 | Arabic | اللهم یا کثیر العطاء و عافی الخطا و وافی الندآء و کافی المحن و شافی السقم انی | O God, O Thou Who art bountiful in Thy gifts, pardoning in transgressions, fulfilling in response to prayer, delivering from tribulation, and healing in sickness [3.5s] | INBA16:193 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08667 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق حقا که مستقیم بر امراللهی و مستقر در محبت الله اریاح افتتان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Verily thou art steadfast in the Cause of God and firmly established in His love amidst the winds of tests [3.5s] | INBA16:193 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01633 | 310 | Arabic | حمدا لمن اشرقت الارض بنوره و اضائت السماء بظهوره و تجلی بالطور الایمن البقعه | Praise be unto Him by whose Light the earth is illumined and by whose Manifestation the heavens are made resplendent, Who hath manifested Himself upon the sacred Mount of the right side [3.5s] | INBA16:194 | PYB#210 p.05 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10393 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک الحمد لله صحیح و سالم در صون حمایت الهیه رجوع بایران | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God that, safe and sound, beneath divine protection, thou hast returned to Iran [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | DBR.084 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11142 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مکاتیب جناب آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی و دیگران جمیع رسید مطمئن باش | O servant of God! The letters of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Nasru'llah, Haji and the others have all been received. Rest thou assured [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07257 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما از اسلامبول رسید و تفاصیل معلوم گردید چه بسیار | O servant of the Threshold of Truth! Thy letter from Istanbul was received and its contents were noted in detail. How abundant [3.5s] | INBA16:197 | DBR.081 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07946 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی خوشا بحال تو که منسوب در گاه احدیتی و سلیل آنشخص جلیل اهل | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Blessed art thou, for thou art related to the court of the divine Unity and art descended from that glorious personage [3.5s] | INBA16:197 | DBR.071 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01181 | 360 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۲ شهر صفر سنه ۳۳۹ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 12th of the month of Ṣafar, 339, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA16:018 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06133 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید در باب انتخاب اعضاء محفل روحانی از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters have been received from thee concerning the election of the members of the Spiritual Assembly [3.5s] | INBA16:198 | DBR.079 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00731 | 460 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان پاکتهای نمرو صد و شصت و چهار و شصت و پنج و شصت و شش و شصت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Packets numbered one hundred and sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty [3.5s] | INBA16:199 | MSHR4.218-219 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Secret societies; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00070 | 1240 | Arabic | ترانی یا الهی معترفا بروحی و ذاتی و حقیقتی و کینونتی بعجزی و فقری و فناای | Thou seest me, O my God, with my spirit, my essence, my reality and my being, confessing my powerlessness, my poverty and my nothingness [3.5s] | INBA16:201 | BRL_DAK#0635, MKT1.165 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01702 | 300 | Persian | ای حبیب دل و جان شکر کن خدا را که مورد امتحان شدی و در افتتان شدید افتادی | O beloved of heart and soul, render thanks unto God that thou hast been made the subject of tests and fallen into grievous trials [3.5s] | INBA16:207 | MKT5.076, NNY.022-023x, YHA1.075-076 (1.151), QUM.281 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01390 | 330 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نمره ۱۲ وصول یافت اشاره بوصول دو پاکت نموده بودید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter numbered 12 hath been received. Thou hadst made mention of receiving two packets [3.5s] | INBA16:019 | BRL_DAK#1072, KHSK.109-110 | Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10213 | 70 | Persian | جناب امین سر الواحرا کاتب مرقوم مینماید زیرا عبدالبهاء فرصت ندارد لهذا سر | Jinab-i-Amin writes the headings of the Tablets, for 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath no time to spare. Thus the heading [3.5s] | INBA16:209 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11501 | 20 | Persian | جناب امین سیصد جنیه که آخر فرستاده بودید با هشتصد جنیه برات تلغرافی هر دو | Jinab-i-Amin: The three hundred guineas which you had last sent, together with the telegraphic draft of eight hundred guineas, both [3.5s] | INBA16:209 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02789 | 230 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله آنچه از کلک پیمان در سنین هیجان و نهایت نفوذ و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that whatsoever hath flowed from the Pen of the Covenant in those days of fervor and consummate influence [3.5s] | INBA16:210 | MMK6#226, MILAN.229, MSHR4.067x | Consultation; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08550 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان مقرب جمال مبارک مسئله ارتباط شرق و غرب اهمیت حاصل نموده است بعضی | O ye who are near-drawn servants of the Blessed Beauty! The question of East-West relations hath assumed great importance. Some [3.5s] | INBA16:211 | NJB_v03#01 p.006x | East and West; communication between East and West; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08844 | 90 | mixed | ای محفل مقدس جناب شیخ الرایس بعضی اوقات در منبر بکنایه و اشاره و تلویح تبلیغ | O sanctified assembly! Shaykh al-Ra'is doth at times, from the pulpit, teach through intimation, allusion and indirect reference [3.5s] | INBA16:211 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00187 | 830 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان جمال ابهی بکرات و مرات بجمیع اطراف حتی بافراد احباء مرقوم گردید که ما | O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Time and again missives have been dispatched to every region, even to individual believers, that We [3.5s]... ...The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. | INBA16:212 | MMK1#213 p.258x, MMK2#283 p.204 | SWAB#213x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | x | * | * | |||||
| AB03091 | 210 | Persian | ای امنای عبدالبهاء مستر دریفوس از پاریس مرقوم نموده و بنهایت الحاح اصرار | O trustees of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Mr. Dreyfus hath written from Paris with most urgent entreaty [3.5s] | INBA16:218 | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09548 | 80 | Persian | ای نفوس محترمه از تمدن الملک مکاتیب دیروز در خصوص کنگره لندن رسید محض اطلاع | O esteemed souls! Yesterday letters were received from Tamaddunu'l-Mulk concerning the London Congress, for your information [3.5s] | INBA16:218 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10169 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا علی اکبر فی الحقیقه بخدمت مشغول و تا بحال اسباب | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Mírzá 'Alí-Akbar is verily engaged in service, and hitherto the means [3.5s] | INBA16:220 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10171 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب عضدالسلطان عازم طهران گشت قدری پژمرده و پریشانند | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His Honour 'Aḍudu's-Sulṭán hath departed for Ṭihrán in a somewhat weary and troubled state [3.5s] | INBA16:220 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08982 | 90 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء هرگاه ملاحظه نمااید که بانتخاب عمومی محفل روحانی را | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Whensoever ye observe that through universal suffrage the Spiritual Assembly is [3.5s] | INBA16:221 | Consultation; Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09185 | 80 | Persian | ای انجمن روحانی نامه شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد معذور دارید در خصوص | O Spiritual Assembly! Your letter was received. A brief response is herewith penned. Kindly excuse (me). Concerning [3.5s] | INBA16:221 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05876 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا احمد سهراب از امریک نامه ای نگاشته که | O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab hath written a letter from America, which [3.5s] | INBA16:222 | Business; financial; property matters; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08391 | 100 | Persian | جناب میرزا شکرالله خان باج مالو نامه ای نوشته و خواهش تاسیس محفل مقدسی در | His Excellency Mirza Shukrullah Khan Baj Malu hath written a letter, requesting the establishment of a sacred gathering in [3.5s] | INBA16:222 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01081 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء الیوم اهم امور تبلیغ امرالله و نشر نفحات الله است | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Today the most vital of all matters is the teaching of God's Cause and the diffusion of His divine fragrances [3.5s] | INBA16:223 | MMK2#229 p.163, AVK3.485.18, AYBY.453 #198x, TRZ1.304b, MAS5.079 | East and West; communication between East and West; Pioneering; travel teaching; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07059 | 120 | Persian | تربیت نسوان اهم از تربیت رجال است زیرا نسوان چون تربیت یابند اطفال نیز در | The education of women is of greater importance than that of men, for when women are educated, children likewise shall [3.5s] | INBA16:225 | MKT7.189, MJTB.088, QIRT.07ax | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10628 | 60 | Persian | ای نفوس محترم?? جناب میرزا نظام مقداری از کتاب اقدس و سوال و جواب از پیش طبع | O esteemed souls! His honour Mirza Nizam hath arranged for portions of the Kitab-i-Aqdas and Questions and Answers to be printed [3.5s] | INBA16:225 | YIA.327 | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03249 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان نامه ای محرمانه از شاگردان مدرسه تربیت رسید هر چند مضمون | O kind friends! A confidential letter hath been received from the pupils of the Tarbiyat School. Although the contents [3.5s] | INBA16:226 | MKT4.142, AMK.179-179 | Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02073 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله از جمیع جهات اسباب اتحاد و اتفاق و ارتباط بعون و | O ye who stand fast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that from every quarter the means of unity, harmony and connection, through His aid [3.5s] | INBA16:227 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03361 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی من بعد جمیع مکاتیب را بواسطه آقا احمد یزدی در پورتسعید | O true servant of God! Henceforth send all letters through Aqa Ahmad Yazdi in Port Said [3.5s] | INBA16:021 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06481 | 130 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از اینکه در فکر انتخاب عمومی بودید روح و ریحان حاصل گردید و | Your letter was received, and from your thoughts concerning the general election, joy and spiritual fragrance were attained [3.5s] | INBA16:228 | AMK.131-131, AMK.133-133, AVK4.309bx, RHQM2.1013-1014 (453) (279-280), MAS5.023 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01131 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران الهی بشارت کبری اینکه هیکل مطهر منور مقدس حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء | The most joyful tidings is this, that the holy, the luminous body of the Bab ... after having for sixty years been transferred from place to place | INBA16:229 | BRL_DAK#1075, AKHA_107BE #02-03 p.40, ASAT5.028x, AHB.130BE #03-04 p.11, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.346, AYT.225, HHA.105, DUR3.117, RHQM1.085-086 (114) (066-067), YHA1.126x (1.256), MLK.065, QT108.044-045 | GPB.276x, ABCC.126 | Growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05874 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی حضرت علی قبل اکبر خدمات مشکوره بدرگاه احدیت نمود در مدت حیات | O merciful friends! His Holiness 'Ali-Qabl-i-Akbar rendered praiseworthy services at the threshold of the One True God during his lifetime [3.5s] | INBA16:229 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Law of burial and cremation; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08925 | 90 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارک امه الله مسس الا کوپر از کالیفورنیا مکرر مینگارد که عکس مواقع | O blessed souls! The handmaid of God, Mrs. Ella Cooper, from California repeatedly writeth that the photograph of the sites [3.5s] | INBA16:231 | Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00670 | 480 | Persian | Consultation | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء خدمات شما در آستان مقدس مذکور و محبوب و مقبول پس نهایت | O true friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are remembered, cherished and accepted, therefore utmost [3.5s]... ...The honoured members of the Spiritual Assembly should exert their efforts so that no differences may occur, and if such differences do occur, they should not reach the point of causing conflict | INBA16:232 | BRL_DAK#0831 | BRL_CONSULT#18x, COC#0184x, LOG#0587x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06059 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله فی الحقیقه اعضاء انجمن تقدیسید و مقتبس از انوار | O sincere servants of Bahá'u'lláh! In truth, ye are the members of the Assembly of Sanctification and are illumined by the lights [3.5s] | INBA16:234 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04335 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان راپورت سالیانه که ارسال نموده اید قرائت گردید الحمد لله آن | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The annual report that ye sent hath been read. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA16:235 | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09547 | 80 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه من بعد مال ایتام را بدست شخص واحد مدهید زیرا اینگونه خطرها | O blessed souls! Henceforth entrust not the wealth of orphans into the hands of a single person, for such actions are fraught with peril [3.5s] | INBA16:235 | Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03323 | 200 | mixed | ای احبای نورانی شب و روز عبدالبهاء بعتبه کبریاء درگاه جمال ابهی تضرع بی منتهی | O luminous friends! Night and day, 'Abdu'l-Bahá offereth boundless supplications at the Most Great Threshold of the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:236 | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05866 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران الهی روزنامه نجم باختر با وجود مشکلات عظیمه در ایام حرب دوام نمود تا | O friends of God! The magazine of the Star of the West, notwithstanding great difficulties during the days of the war | INBA16:237 | NJB_v10#07 p.131, NJB_v12#12 p.207 | SW_v10#07 p.131, SW_v11#11 p.197 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00175 | 860 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each | INBA16:022 | MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026 | SWAB#221, LOG#0731x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04621 | 160 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | الهی الهی تری ان عبادک المخلصین لجمیع الوری حتی الاعداء و یخدمون کل البشر | O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are sincere towards all humanity | INBA16:238 | BRL_DAK#0081, MJMJ1.027, MMG2#346 p.385, MJH.071 | BRL_ATE#060 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB04349 | 170 | Persian | ای حیران جمال رحمن علیک بهاء الله سراج محبت الله روشن است و قلوب احرار از فضل | O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the All-Merciful! Upon thee be the Glory of God. The lamp of the love of God is brightly lit, and the hearts of the free through His grace [3.5s] | INBA16:239 | MMK2#199 p.143 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06706 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق در ایندم که عنایت اسم اعظم ندیم و همدمست عبدالبهاء را کلک وفا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At this moment, when the grace of the Most Great Name is companion and confidant, 'Abdu'l-Bahá's pen of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA16:240 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11038 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص حقوق سوال نموده بودید که بیت الاذکار بنا شود و اوقاف تعیین گردد حال | You had inquired concerning the Huqúq, that a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár should be built and endowments established [3.5s] | INBA16:240 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00142 | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | 930 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت | O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education | INBA16:026 | MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018 | SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship | x | * | - | |||
| AB01209 | 360 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی اگرچه مدت مدیدیست که بان یاران معنوی مکاتبه و مخاطبه ننمودم | O true friends! Although a long time hath elapsed since I corresponded and communed with those spiritual companions [3.5s] | INBA16:030, INBA59:287 | MKT4.112, MILAN.191, AVK3.184.03x, YHA1.376x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00222 | 780 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی از ایران حوادثی متتابع میرسد که سبب تاسف و احزانست و یاران | O ye friends of the All-Merciful! From Iran come successive calamities that cause sorrow and lamentation among the friends [3.5s] | INBA16:031 | MKT4.118, MILAN.097, AVK3.228.15x, MAS9.133x | Imam Husayn; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00531 | 540 | mixed | Prayer and Devotional Life | ای بندگان آستان مقدس الهی شمس حقیقت از افق عالم اشراق فرمود و در قطب آفاق در | O ye servants of the Sacred Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the world and ascended to the zenith of the heavens [3.5s]... ...A Baha'í is known by the attributes manifested by him, not by his name: he is recognized by his character, not by his person... We should memorize the Hidden Words, follow the exhortations of the Incomparable Lord, and conduct ourselves in a manner | INBA16:035 | BRL_DAK#0696, COMP_PDLP#83x, MKT2.113, MILAN.149, AMK.009-010, AVK4.240.09x, BSHN.140.360, BSHN.144.358, MHT1b.153, YHA1.382x#2 | BRL_PDL#83x, COC#0155x, COC#0396x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00034 | 1750 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا | O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart | INBA16:037, INBA75:029x | MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) | SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x | M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB01215 | 360 | Arabic | تری یا الهی العواصف قاصفه للظهور و القواصف قاصمه للاصلاب و الازور رب قد ضاقت | O my God! Thou seest the tempests assailing with violence, and the storms breaking the very backbones. O Lord! The straits have grown dire [3.5s] | INBA16:002 | KHSK.046 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00327 | 660 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی ما علت کلمتک و تمت نعمتک و سبقت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thou hast exalted Thy Word and perfected Thy bounty and caused it to precede [3.5s] | INBA16:046, INBA89:198 | MKT4.171, MILAN.186, ASAT5.126x | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00129 | 960 | mixed | الهی الهی تری حالی و ضری و بلائی و ذلی و ابتلائی و توجعی و تفجعی و تزعزعی | My God, My God! Thou seest my state, my distress, my tribulation, my abasement, my affliction, my anguish, my grief and my dismay [3.5s] | INBA16:048, INBA84:543 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01400 | 330 | Persian | ای دوستان مهربان نامه های مفصل که از طهران رسیده چون منادی اختلافست ملاحظه | O kind friends! The detailed letters that have arrived from Tihran are, as they are harbingers of discord, to be noted [3.5s] | INBA16:053 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00886 | 410 | mixed | الهی الهی ترانی بکل ذل و انکسار اناجیک فی خفیات قلبی و سراثر روحی و اقول رب | O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in utter lowliness and contrition, communing with Thee in the hidden depths of my heart and the inmost mysteries of my spirit, and saying: O Lord [3.5s] | INBA16:054, INBA59:289, INBA88:155 | MKT4.008, MILAN.189, AVK3.096.11x, YHA1.100-101x | Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for protection; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00341 | 640 | mixed | ای دوستان معنوی و یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء هر چند آفت وبا جمیع انحاء اقلیم مقدس | O spiritual friends and true companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the affliction of plague hath encompassed all regions of the Holy Land [3.5s] | INBA16:056 | MKT4.068, MILAN.088 | Civil courts; Critique of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04728 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه شما تلاوت شد دلالت بر استقامت در امرالله داشت طوبی لک و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and it betokened steadfastness in the Cause of God. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | INBA16:004 | MMK2#200 p.144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08962 | 90 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء عزیز روحانی آقا سید ناصر بارض مقصود وارد و بطواف تربت | O true companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Dear spiritual Áqá Siyyid Náṣir hath arrived in the Holy Land and circumambulated the sacred shrine [3.5s] | INBA16:004 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10165 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء حضرت ابن اصدق ببقعه مبارکه وارد و بطواف مطاف ملا اعلی | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Ibn-i-Aṣdaq hath arrived at the Sacred Spot and circumambulated the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | INBA16:059 | MILAN.091a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00260 | 720 | mixed | اناجیک یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب منتظرا لبدایع الطافک متمرغا جبینی بالثری | I cry to Thee, 0, my Lord, while rolling myself on the dust and expecting the Wonders of Thy Bounties… If any soul asks concerning the station of this servant, the answer is Abdu'l-Baha | INBA16:060 | MMK5#185 p.146, AVK4.286x | SW_v08#14 p.186x, SW_v08#15 p.212x, CUPAB.003 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05190 | 150 | Persian | ای دوست روحانی من مکتوبی که بتاریخ ۱۳ آگست ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید و از | O my spiritual friend! The letter thou didst write on August 13, 1906, hath been received, and from [3.5s] | INBA16:063 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00204 | 810 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده | O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers... | INBA16:064 | MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207) | SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103 | M.C. Kennedy | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB08209 | 100 | Persian | Tablets by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی طائر عنایت از آشیان الهی پرواز نمود و مراتب وجود را طی کرد | O thou who longest for the Abhá Kingdom! The Bird of Grace hath winged its flight from the divine Nest and traversed the realms of existence [3.5s] | INBA16:005 | MMK2#058 p.045 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05718 | 140 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته بنور محبت الله نفوسی بمثابه شجره سراج و عود قطران و درخت چراغ | O flame enkindled by the light of the love of God! There are souls that are even as the lamp-bearing tree, the resinous wood, and the luminous plant [3.5s] | INBA16:068 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00145 | 930 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures | ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و | Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold | INBA16:069 | MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002 | BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00205 | 810 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مکبا بوجهی علی تراب الذل و الانکسار و اتذلل الی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me rolling my face in the dust of humility and contrition, supplicating toward the Kingdom of Thy Might | INBA16:073, INBA84:529 | BRL_DAK#0559, MKT4.156, MILAN.100, DUR3.258x, MJMJ2.027, MMG2#237 p.265 | TAB.570-574 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05125 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که جبینی از انوار ساطعه آفتاب عهد روشن داری و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise God that thy brow shineth with the brilliant rays of the Sun of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA16:006 | MMK6#576 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07016 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران یزدانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جوهر معانی بود و | O ye divine friends! That which ye had written was perused; it was the essence of meaning [3.5s] | INBA16:084 | ALPA.008a, YARP2.008 p.068, PPAR.109, RMT.063a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07388 | 110 | Persian | ای دو اختر خاور یار مهربان خوشا بحال شما که پرتوی از آفتاب آسمانی یافتید و | O twin stars of the East, beloved companions! Happy are ye that have received a ray from the celestial Sun [3.5s] | INBA16:085 | YARP2.405 p.312, RMT.063c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10955 | 50 | Persian | ای مرد پارسی سلطنت خسروی هر چند قطعه آسیا را بتزلزل آورد ولی عاقبت چون باد | O man of Persia! Though the sovereignty of Khusraw shook the regions of Asia, yet in the end it vanished like the wind [3.5s] | INBA16:085 | ALPA.051a, YARP2.060 p.102, RMT.063b | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00914 | 410 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء شب و روز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز عجز و زاری کنم و تضرع | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Night and day at the threshold of the All-Sufficient do I make supplication and earnest entreaty [3.5s] | INBA16:086 | BRL_DAK#0871, HDQI.192, ANDA#09 p.10, QUM.136 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for peace and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02338 | 250 | mixed | ای اسرار آن سید ابرار ابناء اگر از عنصر جان و دل آباء باشند یعنی حسن اخلاق | O mysteries of that noble Master of the righteous! If the descendants be imbued with the essence of their fathers' soul and heart, this verily is goodly character [3.5s] | INBA16:007 | MMK2#341 p.246 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Noah | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03856 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب اخیر نیز ملاحظه گردید از عدم مراوده احباء با بیگانگان مرقوم نموده بودید | The recent letter was likewise perused, wherein you had written about the lack of association between the friends and strangers [3.5s] | INBA16:088 | PYK.249 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06071 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوبی که مدت مدیدی پیش مرقوم نموده بودی در این ایام بحیفا | O servant of the sacred Threshold! The letter which thou didst pen long ago hath in these days reached Haifa [3.5s] | INBA16:088 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04563 | 170 | Persian | هر چند یاران قم را نامه های متعدد مرقوم شده ولی کیخسرو پارسی آرزوی یاد تازه ای | Although numerous letters have been penned to the friends in Qom, yet Kay Khosrow, the Parsee, yearns for fresh tidings [3.5s] | INBA16:090 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09705 | 80 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بمغناطیس محبه الله قد مر نسیم رخیم من ریاض جنه الابهی فنفخ فی | O thou who art attracted by the magnet of the love of God! A gentle breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the Abhá Paradise and hath breathed into [3.5s] | INBA16:090 | PYK.276 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00080 | 1190 | mixed | ای دوستان راستان صبحست و دلبر امرالله در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت جلوه بافاق نموده | O ye true friends! Morn hath broken, and the beloved of God's Cause have appeared on the horizons in supreme grace and beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:091, INBA89:176 | BRL_DAK#0724, MKT4.061, MILAN.091b, AVK2.239.07x, YHA1.370 (2.743) | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00084 | 1170 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند | O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s] | INBA16:096 | BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02537 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید ولی ابدا فرصت نیست با وجود این مرقوم میگردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and though there is absolutely no time, nevertheless I pen these lines [3.5s] | INBA17:008 | MKT9.088, YMM.267x | Day of rest; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07924 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مکتوب شما رسید مضمون مفهوم شد در خصوص مکتوب از جناب زین بعموی | O servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived and its contents were understood. Concerning the letter from Jináb-i-Zayn to thy paternal uncle [3.5s] | INBA17:098 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07461 | 110 | mixed | Translation List | ای شمع حب اگر در زجاجه ملکوت ابهی شعله افروزی خواهی در این ناسوت ادنی | O candle of love! If thou wishest to be a kindled flame in the glass of the Abha Kingdom, strive with self-sacrifice in this nethermost realm | INBA17:099 | MMK3#254 p.182, HDQI.231, ANDA#20 p.05 | ADMS#198 | John the Baptist; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB07805 | 110 | Arabic | یا من سمع الندا و انجذب الی الملکوت الاعلی قد تزلزل ارکان الشرک من سطوع انوار | O thou who hast hearkened to the call and art drawn unto the Kingdom of the Most High! The pillars of polytheism have been shaken by the effulgence of lights [3.5s] | INBA17:100 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08949 | 90 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه زکیه اگر بالطاف جمال قدم در حق اماء رحمن پی بری ازشدت بشارت و | O pure and sanctified leaf! Shouldst thou become aware, through the bounties of the Ancient Beauty, of His favors unto the handmaidens of the All-Merciful, such would be the intensity of thy joy [3.5s] | INBA17:100 | MKT7.146a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03724 | 190 | Persian | ای طالب رضای الهی لم یزل نظر عنایت شامل تو بوده و خواهد بود از الطاف جلیله | O seeker of Divine good-pleasure! The gaze of providential favour hath ever encompassed thee and shall continue to do so through His glorious bounties [3.5s] | INBA17:101 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09219 | 80 | mixed | ای بنده آستان یزدان الحمد لله دل وادی ایمن شد و سینه صحرای سینا گشت شعله نور | O thou servant of the Threshold of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God, the heart hath become the Valley of the Sacred Mount, and the breast the plain of Sinai, ablaze with light [3.5s] | INBA17:102 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04779 | 160 | Persian | Social Action | ای سمی سید حصور بحر الطاف بی پایان چنان برجی باوج زد که سواحل کائنات از فیض | O namesake of the Chaste One! The sea of bounty hath surged so high as to flood the shores of existence | INBA17:103 | BRL_DAK#0889, MKT4.076, AKHA_128BE #08 p.a, ANDA#66 p.06 | BRL_SOCIAL#025 | Call to action; Power of the mind over nature; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05221 | 150 | mixed | Light of the World | ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در | O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein | INBA17:104 | NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201 | LOTW#71 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB09543 | 80 | Persian | ای ناظم لئالی لئلا منظومه غراء خریده نوراء و یتیمه عصماء ملاحظه گردید نغمه | O thou who stringest radiant pearls, thine exquisite poem -- a brilliant string of gleaming pearls and matchless gems -- hath been noted [3.5s] | INBA17:104 | PYB#119 p.05, YQAZ.225 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04241 | 170 | Arabic | الهی و رجائی و حرزی و منائی و موئلی و غیاثی ترانی متذللا منکسرا مکبا بوجهی | O my God, my Hope, my Shelter, my Desire, my Support, and my Succor! Thou beholdest me humbled, broken, and prostrate with my face turned downward [3.5s] | INBA17:105 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00359 | 630 | Persian | ای منتسبان حضرت زائر جناب خان کوه و بیابان پیمود و از صحرا و دریا مرور نمود... در یوم ظهور و قرن مجلی طور | O ye who are associated with the revered visitor Jinab-i-Khan! That holy soul traversed mountains and deserts, and journeyed across wilderness and seas... in this day of Manifestation and this age of the light that shone on Sinai [3.5s] | INBA17:106 | MKT4.096, BSHN.140.479.09x, BSHN.144.472bx | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08551 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی از عسرت و شدت مایوس مشو بلکه بعفو و الطاف الهی امیدوار باش آنگه | O servant of God! Be not despondent amidst hardship and tribulation, but rather place thy trust in God's forgiveness and grace [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | YQAZ.537b | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10143 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه نونهال بوستان الهی جناب میرزا طرازالله دائما در قلب بذکر تو | O pure leaf, sapling of the divine garden! Jinab-i-Mirza Tarazullah is ever present in my heart with thoughts of thee [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | YQAZ.537a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11260 | 40 | Persian | یا هاشم از خدا خواهم که در ظل شجره مبارکه نشو و نماای و چنان قائم گردی که چون | O Hashim, I beseech God that thou mayest grow and thrive beneath the shadow of the blessed Tree, and stand so firm that when [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05782 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتاقان روی آن دلبر مهربان الحمد لله مدینه قزوین چنین ضیافتگاه علیین گردید | O ye who long for the countenance of that loving Beloved! Praise be to God, the city of Qazvin hath become such a banquet hall of the highest paradise [3.5s] | INBA17:110 | YQAZ.538b | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09846 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه شما ملاحظه گردید از کثرت کار و مشغولی بال جواب | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was perused. Due to the press of work and manifold occupations, the reply hath been delayed [3.5s] | INBA17:110 | YQAZ.538a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06075 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء حقا که نجل مبجل آن بزرگواری و صهر جلیل سمندر نار از عنصر جان و دل | O servant of Bahá! Truly art thou the revered son of that noble one and the illustrious son-in-law of Samandar, from the essence of spirit and heart [3.5s] | INBA17:111 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05062 | 150 | mixed | ای برادران چون اختران در یوم موعود چون نجوم محمود از مطلع صبح شهود طالع گشتید | O brothers! Even as the stars upon the Promised Day, like unto praiseworthy luminaries, ye have risen from the dawning-place of the morn of witness [3.5s] | INBA17:112 | YIA.346, KHSK.017x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03901 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد کل لسانی عند بیانی لاسرار ملکوتک و شروحی ایات جبروتک و آثار فیض | O my God, my God! My tongue hath grown weary in expounding the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and in setting forth the signs of Thy dominion and the tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA17:113 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03746 | 190 | mixed | ای گل و ریاحین بهشت برین محبت الله حضرت سمندر نار موقده الهیه ستایشی مفصل از | O flowers and fragrant herbs of the celestial Paradise of the love of God! The revered Samandar, that blazing divine fire, hath offered abundant praise [3.5s] | INBA17:114 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05443 | 150 | mixed | یا غلام در صقع رضا هر کس محشور گشت در یوم نشور جام فرح و سرور از دست ساقی | O servant! Whoso is gathered in the realm of divine good-pleasure shall, on the Day of Resurrection, receive from the hand of the Cupbearer the chalice of joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:010 | MKT8.216, BSHN.140.452, BSHN.144.446, MHT1b.159 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09489 | 80 | mixed | ای مشتاق جمال پروردگار از فضل و موهبت رب رحیم و مولای کریم آنگه این جمع | O thou who art yearning for the Beauty of the Lord! Through the grace and bounty of the merciful Lord and the gracious Master, this assemblage [3.5s] | INBA17:010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08535 | 90 | Persian | ای آواره سبیل الهی پریشانی و بی سر و سامانی در ره عشق کامرانی و شادمانیست | O wanderer on God's path! Distress and waywardness in the pathway of love are verily joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:120 | MKT8.008 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09984 | 70 | Persian | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان جناب بشیر ستایشی زیاد از حسن خدمت آن یار عزیز نموده اند | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine-cup of the Covenant! His Honour Bashír hath greatly praised the excellent service of that cherished friend [3.5s] | INBA17:120 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08420 | 100 | Arabic | یا رب السموات العلی و مغیث الوری و ملجا الضعفاء و ملاذ الفقراء ان عبدک مصطفی | O Lord of the exalted heavens, O Succorer of all humanity, O Refuge of the weak and Shelter of the poor, verily Thy servant Mustafá [3.5s] | INBA17:121 | Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08604 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق شکر کن خدا را که شبستان قلب بایقاد سراج هدی منور گشت و جبین | O true servant of God, render thanks unto the Lord that the dark chamber of thy heart hath been illumined by the kindling of the lamp of guidance, and thy brow [3.5s] | INBA17:121 | MKT8.034b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06899 | 120 | Persian | ای منجذب بملکوت ابهی شکر کن خدا را که باشراقات انوار شمس احدیت قلبت روشن گشت | O thou who art enraptured by the Abhá Kingdom! Render thanks unto God, for thy heart hath been illumined with the effulgent rays of the Sun of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA17:122 | MKT8.147b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07609 | 110 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر الهی هر چند در نهایت خستگی و مشقت و ناتوانی و کسالت در این ساعت | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God, though at this hour thou art in the utmost state of weariness, hardship, weakness and fatigue [3.5s] | INBA17:122 | MKT8.159b | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01342 | 340 | Persian | ای ورقات سدره نورانیه درین صبحگاهی که نور الهی از فجر رحمانی عالم پنهان ساطع | O leaves of the luminous Tree! In this dawning hour when the divine light streams forth from the heaven-sent dawn upon the hidden world [3.5s] | INBA17:123 | MKT7.129, MKT9.210a | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03387 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید الحمدالله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written was perused. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA17:124 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09297 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد خرید خانه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief reply is herein penned regarding the purchase of the house [3.5s] | INBA17:125 | Business; financial; property matters; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04726 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما رسید مضمون دلیل بر تایید حضرت بیچون بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters were received, and their contents testified to the confirmations of the Peerless Lord [3.5s] | INBA17:126 | MKT5.073 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07938 | 100 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید و از وقایع اطلاع حاصل گردید احباء باید در | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. The friends must [3.5s] | INBA17:126 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03205 | 210 | Persian | ای ناظم لئالی نعوت الهی پیک مبین و برید ملکوت رب مجید نامه از ملکوت ابهی | O thou who threadest the pearls of divine attributes, O clear messenger and herald of the Kingdom of the Glorious Lord, a letter from the Abhá Realm [3.5s] | INBA17:127 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04817 | 160 | mixed | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ببصر اشتیاق ملاحظه شد و بکوش هوش | O thou who art turned towards the Abhá Kingdom! That which thou didst inscribe was beheld with the eye of yearning, and with attentive ears [3.5s] | INBA17:011 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05785 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتعلین بنار محبت الله امه الله کوکب سلطان نامه نگاشته و نام شما برده و از برای شما | O ye who are enkindled with the fire of the love of God! The maidservant of God, Kokab Sultan, hath written a letter and made mention of your names [3.5s] | INBA17:128 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10747 | 60 | Persian | یا حضرت محمد قبل رضا بانجناب این چند کلمه را بخط خود مستعجلا مرقوم مینمایم | O esteemed Muhammad-Rida, I hasten to pen these few words in my own hand [3.5s] | INBA17:128 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05675 | 140 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه رسید و از همتی که در حق حضرت افنان فرمودید نهایت سرور حاصل | O true friend! Thy letter was received, and the utmost joy was obtained from the service thou didst render unto His Honour the Afnán [3.5s] | INBA17:129 | Education of children; moral education; Need for an educator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08320 | 100 | Persian | ای یار ثابت راسخ نامه مبارک شما رسید مضمون نهایت تبتل بود و غایت تضرع از | O steadfast and firm friend! Thy blessed letter was received, and its contents bespoke the utmost devotion and earnest supplication [3.5s] | INBA17:129 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03403 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد نامه ات رسید از جشنهای مفصل که بکمال روح و ریحان در ایام رضوان آراسته | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath reached Me, describing the elaborate festivities which were adorned with the utmost joy and fragrance during the Days of Riḍván [3.5s] | INBA17:130 | Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05130 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید هر چند فرصت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst inscribe hath been perused. Although time [3.5s] | INBA17:131 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07925 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه های پیش نرسید ولی نامه اخیر که بتاریخ ۷ می ۱۹۱۹ بود رسید | O thou servant of God! The previous letters did not arrive, but the recent letter dated May 7, 1919, hath reached me [3.5s] | INBA17:131 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05178 | 150 | Persian | ای دو بنده تابنده جمال ابهی در حق جناب افنان فی الحقیقه نهایت همت مجری | O ye two radiant servants of the Abha Beauty! In truth, concerning the honored Afnán, the utmost endeavor hath been exerted [3.5s] | INBA17:132 | Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04330 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نامه ات رسید چون فرصت بسیار کم است مختصر مرقوم میگردد داوود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and as time is most limited, a brief reply is herein penned [3.5s] | INBA17:133 | MMK6#318 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06697 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در شیراز بنفحات رحمن دمسازید و سبب فرح و سرور | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, in Shiraz thou art attuned to the fragrances of the All-Merciful and art a source of joy and gladness [3.5s] | INBA17:133 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00807 | 440 | mixed | ای نفوس مبارکه مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان رخ داد | O blessed souls who have drawn nigh unto the Threshold of the Most High! Your missive hath reached us, and from its contents there hath been wafted the utmost fragrance of joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:134, INBA87:415, INBA52:427 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03309 | 200 | Arabic | اللهم یا محیی القلوب بنفثات روح القدس و نفحات ریاض الرحمن و نسائم حدائق | O Lord, Thou Who quickeneth the hearts through the breathings of the Holy Spirit, the fragrances of the All-Merciful's gardens, and the gentle breezes of the divine gardens [3.5s] | INBA17:136, INBA84:526 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09327 | 80 | Persian | ای حبیب وحید من بجان عزیز و سر پر عقل و تمیزت قسم که نفسی فرصت ندارم تمام شب | O my solitary beloved! I swear by thy precious soul and by thy mind full of wisdom and discernment that I have not a moment's respite through the night [3.5s] | INBA17:137 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10744 | 60 | Persian | یا جناب وحید اجوبه و مکاتیب متعدده ارسال گردیده البته تا بحال رسیده اما | O esteemed Vahíd, numerous replies and letters have been dispatched, and undoubtedly they have reached you by now [3.5s] | INBA17:137 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01778 | 290 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی و ملجای عند فزعی و ملاذی لدی جزعی و غیاثی عند تفجعی و توجعی ان | O my God, my Refuge in times of fear, my Shelter in times of distress, my Succor when beset by anguish and pain [3.5s] | INBA17:012 | MKT9.003b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04624 | 160 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد انتسب الی وحیدک الفرید الحمید الذی ادرک یوم اشراق نورک و | O my God, my God! This is a servant who hath linked himself unto Thy unique and peerless One, the All-Praised, Who attained unto the Day of the dawning of Thy Light [3.5s] | INBA17:138 | AVK4.290x, AVK4.481cx | Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04890 | 160 | mixed | ای یار قدیم و همدم و ندیم ایا ایام ملاقات فراموش نمودی که چنین خواموش گشتی | O thou ancient companion and cherished intimate! Hast thou forgotten the days of our meeting, that thou art grown so silent [3.5s] | INBA17:139 | MMK3#071 p.046x | Call to action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07810 | 110 | Arabic | یا من یرتل ایات الفدآء فی ذکر من استشهد فی سبیل الله روح المقربین له الفدآء | O thou who chantest the verses of sacrifice in remembrance of him who was martyred in the path of God, to whom the spirits of those near unto Him offer their devotion [3.5s] | INBA17:139 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03193 | 210 | Persian | ای مشتاق دلبر آفاق جناب آقا سید اسدالله نعت و ستایش زاید الوصف از شما نمودند | O thou who art eager for the Beloved of all horizons! His honour Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath rendered exceeding praise and commendation of thee [3.5s] | INBA17:140, INBA89:114 | AKHA_116BE #09 p.308 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02776 | 230 | mixed | ای یار قدیم آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی واضح و معلوم گشت شکایت از مشقت نموده بودید | O ancient friend! That which thou didst write became clear and evident. Thou didst complain of hardship [3.5s] | INBA17:141 | BSHN.140.317, BSHN.144.315, MHT1a.067, MHT1b.025 | Call to action; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03632 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید در خصوص کمپانی مرقوم نموده بودید من مستر | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your letter hath been received. Concerning the company whereof you had written [3.5s] | INBA17:142 | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01517 | 320 | mixed | ایها الرجل الرشید انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما ایدک بجنود النصر من الملا | O thou sagacious soul! I have intoned verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee with the hosts of victory from on high [3.5s] | INBA17:143 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00324 | 660 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh | ای وحید فرید نامه ۵ محرم ۱۳۲۹ رسید هر چند چند روز پیش نامه مفصلی بشما مرقوم | O peerless and unique one! Your letter of 5 Muharram 1329 arrived, and although a few days ago a detailed letter was written to you [3.5s]... ...As to the Huquq, it is payable on whatever is left over after deducting one's yearly expenses. However, any money or possession which is necessary in producing income for one's subsistence | INBA17:145 | BRL_DAK#0671, BRL_HUQUQP#046x, MMK6#411x, AVK2.239.17x, AVK2.257.16x, AVK4.146.12x, AVK4.451.07x, MAS2.075-078, MSBH6.027-030 | BRL_HUQUQ#046x, COC#1165x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of Huququ'llah; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| AB04283 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی تا بحال بعد از رجوع امریکا چند مکتوب ارسال شد حال نیز از | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Until now, following thy return from America, several letters have been dispatched. And now likewise, from [3.5s] | INBA17:147 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04681 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی خبر مراجعت آنجناب باذربایجان رسید و همچنین نامه آنجناب از | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! News of thy return to Azerbaijan hath been received, and likewise thy letter [3.5s] | INBA17:148 | AKHA_116BE #09 p.310, LMA1.124 | Call to action; Personal instructions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01139 | 370 | Persian | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء سه سال است که در بادیه های وسیع مانند باد بادیه | O ye illumined friends of Abdu'l-Baha: It is well-nigh three years since, like unto the wind I have been crossing vast deserts and like unto the nestless and shelterless bird | INBA17:149 | YHA1.257 (2.995), MJDF.101, NJB_v04#15 p.001 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.145, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08942 | 90 | mixed | ای وحید فرید نامه شما رسید وصول جواب اول مرقوم بود ولی وصول جواب ثانی غیر | O unique and peerless one! Thy letter was received. The arrival of the reply to the first was mentioned, but not the arrival of the second reply [3.5s] | INBA17:149 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02924 | 220 | mixed | ای حضرت وحید چند روز پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال مکتوبی که به آقا سید | O esteemed Vahid, a few days ago an epistle was penned. Now as to the letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid [3.5s] | INBA17:151 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03568 | 200 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی تبلیغ ایاته الی الوری قد اطلعت بالاسرار المکنونه فی تلک | O thou whom God hath aided to convey His signs unto all peoples, thou hast indeed discovered the hidden mysteries contained therein [3.5s] | INBA17:152 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02769 | 230 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای وحید و فرید آندیار نامه پنجم ربیع الاول سنه حالیه رسید از شدت مشقات این | O unique and peerless one of that land! Thy letter dated the fifth of Rabi'u'l-Avval of this year hath arrived. From the severity of trials [3.5s]... ...For successive years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled throughout the West, raising his voice in every assemblage and gathering to teach the Cause of God | INBA17:153 | MMK5#086 p.069, MSHR4.376 | MHMD2s.322x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05454 | 150 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی اتباع اثر خاله المجید و اثر الفرید الوحید عبدالبهاء را | O thou who art assisted by God to follow in the glorious footsteps of thy most exalted Aunt and the unique and peerless trace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA17:154 | MSBH6.034-035 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04160 | 180 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی رتلت ایات الشکر لله بما ایدک علی احیاء النفوس و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have chanted verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee to quicken souls [3.5s] | INBA17:155 | MKT4.107, MSBH6.026-027 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06995 | 120 | Persian | ای یار عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما که باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O dear friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter which thou hadst written through Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA17:155 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00910 | 410 | mixed | ای یادگار آن سرور ابرار چون بان یار روحانی نامه نگارم بیاد آن مظهر رحمانی افتم | O remnant of that exalted leader of the righteous! As I pen these words to that spiritual friend, I am reminded of that Manifestation of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA17:156 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08397 | 100 | Arabic | رب رب ان امتک الطیبه الروحانیه ودعت الحیاه الدنیا و ودعت ذوی القربی و قصدت | O Lord, O Lord! Verily, Thy pure and spiritual handmaiden hath forsaken this earthly life, bade farewell to her kindred, and directed her steps toward [3.5s] | INBA17:014 | BSHN.140.178, BSHN.144.178, MHT2.197 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09774 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الصبور و رقیقک الغیور خاض فی بحور السرور عند ما استبشر | O my God, O my God! This is Thy patient servant and Thy zealous bondsman, who hath plunged into the seas of joy when he received glad tidings [3.5s] | INBA17:014 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00976 | 390 | Arabic | اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و محیی الارواح و منشا الاشباح قد سدت علی کل الابواب | O God, O Thou Who art the Cleaver of Dawn, the Quickener of spirits and the Creator of forms, all doors have been closed before me [3.5s] | INBA17:158 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00669 | 480 | Persian | ای یادگار حضرت وحید فرید آن نفس نفیس و شخص شخیص هدایت مجسم بود و موهبت مشخص | O remnant of the peerless Vahíd, that precious soul and distinguished figure, the very embodiment of guidance and manifest bounty [3.5s] | INBA17:160 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01325 | 340 | mixed | ای دو یار عزیز هیچ میدانید که عبدالبهاء غرق چه دریاایست قسم باسم اعظم روحی | O ye two beloved friends! Know ye not in what ocean 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed? I swear by the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA17:162 | MMK6#329x, ASAT5.136-137x, AVK4.142.09x, MAS2.083-084 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05649 | 140 | Persian | ای خانواده موقنین بالله شکر کنید که از ندای حق بیدار شدید و از وساوس بیزار از | O ye family of them that are assured of God! Give thanks that ye were awakened by the divine call and freed from vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA17:163 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08208 | 100 | Persian | ای مشتاق کوی دوست صد بشارت که ماذون زیارت درگاه احدیت هستی و هزار مژده که | O thou who yearneth for the lane of the Friend, a hundred glad tidings that thou art granted leave to visit the Court of Divine Unity, and a thousand joyous tidings that [3.5s] | INBA17:164 | Law of pilgrimage; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08716 | 90 | Persian | ای دو مرغ آشیانه عرفان حمد کنید خدا را که در لانه عرفان هم آغوشید و در جنت | O ye two birds of the nest of mystic knowledge! Render praise unto God, for ye are enfolded in close embrace within the sanctuary of divine wisdom and in paradise [3.5s] | INBA17:164 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04746 | 160 | mixed | ای دو برادر اخوت و برادری چون در دو برادر روحانی حاصل همه اش شهد و شکر است و | O ye two brothers! When spiritual brotherhood and fellowship are established between two brethren, all is honeyed sweetness [3.5s] | INBA17:165 | MMK6#205 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03511 | 200 | mixed | ای یاران این عبد نهایت سرور از خدمات مشکوره و مشهوره شما حاصل نموده زیرا فی | O friends! This servant hath attained the utmost joy from your praiseworthy and renowned services, for [3.5s] | INBA17:166 | BSHN.140.289, BSHN.144.289, MHT1b.164 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08248 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بالله ملاحظه نما که دارو و دوا چگونه جلد متعفن را پاک و طیب و طاهر | O thou who art assured in God! Consider how medicine and remedy cleanse and purify the putrid skin [3.5s] | INBA17:167 | Manifestation of God as divine physician | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10530 | 60 | Persian | ای شعبان معظم جمیع ماه ها حتی رمضان و محرم فدای تو باد گویند که شعبان ماهیست | O most exalted Sha'ban! May all months be a sacrifice unto thee, even Ramadan and Muharram. They say that Sha'ban is a month [3.5s] | INBA17:167 | AHB.132BE #11-12 p.66, MSBH3.538 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05206 | 150 | Persian | Translation List | ای زائر خوش الحان یاد باد ایامی که چون جوق طیور مجتمع بودیم و آن مرغ خوش | O sweetly singing pilgrim! Let remembrance be paid to the days when we were gathered like unto a flock of birds | INBA17:015 | YQAZ.064 | ADMS#273 | Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB09215 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید و تضرع و زاری بدرگاه باری در نیمه شب گردید و | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received, and thy supplications and lamentations unto the Court of the Almighty were offered at midnight [3.5s] | INBA17:015 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05673 | 140 | Persian | ای دو یار عزیز من حضرت سینا زبان بثنای شما گشوده و جناب سررشته دار بنغمه و | O My two cherished friends! His Holiness Sina hath opened his tongue in praise of you, and the honourable Keeper of Records hath raised his melody [3.5s] | INBA17:168 | MUH3.061b | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00730 | 460 | Persian | ای پروردگار این نفوس دوستان تواند و این جمع یاران تو و این انجمن پریشان تو از | O Lord! These souls are Thy friends, this company Thy companions, this assembly the scattered flock of Thy dominion [4o] | INBA17:170 | BSHN.140.404, BSHN.144.399, MJMJ2.053, MMG2#187 p.213, MHT1b.165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02643 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم از ملکوت تقدیس بفیض قدیم احبای خویش را بفوز | O ye divine friends! From the Kingdom of Holiness doth the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, through His ancient grace, bestow upon His loved ones [3.5s] | INBA17:171 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02823 | 230 | mixed | رب یا غایه مقصدی و رجائی هولاء عباد اقروا بوحدانیتک و صدقوا بکلماتک التامات | O Lord, O Ultimate Goal of my desire and hope! These are Thy servants who have acknowledged Thy oneness and have believed in Thy perfect Words [3.5s] | INBA17:172 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02322 | 250 | mixed | اللهم یا واهب العطایاء و راحم البرایاء اسئلک بالنقطه التی منها بدئت الممکنات و | O God, Bestower of gifts and Most Merciful unto all created beings! I beseech Thee, by the Point wherefrom all contingent things have sprung into being [3.5s] | INBA17:173 | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09409 | 80 | Persian | ای سه مفتون دلبر بیچون نامه مختصر بسیار مفصل بود و پر اثر و دلیل بکمال تضرع و | O ye three who are enraptured by the peerless Beloved! Your brief letter was most detailed and full of influence, betokening utter humility [3.5s] | INBA17:174 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09792 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الرحمن خداوند مهربان تاج مرصعی از ایقان و ایمان بر سر تو نهاد که جواهر | O handmaid of the All-Merciful! The kind Lord hath placed upon thy head a bejewelled crown of certitude and faith, whose gems [3.5s] | INBA17:174 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06885 | 120 | Persian | ای مظهر مصائب فی الحقیقه این دو مصیبت هادم بنیان صبر و قاطع ریشه تحمل بود | O Manifestation of Tribulations! In truth these twin calamities have demolished the edifice of patience and severed the very root of forbearance [3.5s] | INBA17:175 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Free will and predestination; fate; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08078 | 100 | Persian | ای دو کنیز مقرب حضرت کبریاء هردم بیاد پرده نشینان سرادق رحمان آاید و در ملاء | O ye two handmaidens, who are nigh unto the glorious Threshold! At every moment do thoughts come to mind of those who dwell within the pavilions of the All-Merciful, and in the concourse [3.5s] | INBA17:175 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10086 | 70 | Persian | ای مظلومه الحمد لله در سبیل حق هر بلائی و جفاای تحمل نمودی و از جام محن و آلام | O thou wronged one! Praise be to God that thou hast borne every tribulation and affliction in the path of Truth and hast drunk from the cup of trials and sufferings [3.5s] | INBA17:176 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11251 | 40 | mixed | یا امه الله المهیمن القیوم رقیه بلایایت در سبیل محبوب معلوم و مشهود و این از | O maidservant of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting! Raqiyyih, thy trials in the path of the Beloved are known and manifest, and this [3.5s] | INBA17:176 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03783 | 190 | Persian | ای ورقات مبارکه و اماء رحمان و احبای حضرت یزدان سکینه سلطانرا خواهش و رجا | O blessed leaves, handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and loved ones of the Lord God! I entreat and beseech on behalf of Sakínih Sulṭán [3.5s] | INBA17:177 | MKT7.132, MMK3#008 p.004x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10150 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه در این آستان ورقاتی از رقد صمت و سکوت چنان منبعث گردند که جهان | O leaf attracted to this Threshold! Such pages shall arise from the slumber of silence and quietude that the world [3.5s] | INBA17:016 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09091 | 90 | Persian | یا من طاف حول مطاف الملا الاعلی الحمد لله صحرا و بادیه پیمودی تا پیمانه پیمان | O thou who hast circled round the celestial Sanctuary of the Concourse on High! Praise be to God that thou didst traverse desert and wilderness until thou didst attain unto the chalice of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA17:178 | MKT8.226a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10838 | 50 | Persian | ای آیت لطف حق لطف الهی باید پرتو رحمانی گردد یعنی در جمیع احوال و اخلاق باید | O token of divine favor! Divine grace must needs become as the effulgence of the All-Merciful, which is to say that in all conditions and characteristics one must [3.5s] | INBA17:178 | MKT8.012a | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07297 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده مشتاق لطف الهی شامل است و فوز و فلاح کامل از جمله الطاف الهیه این | O fervent servant! Divine grace encompasseth thee, and complete success and triumph are among the celestial bestowals [3.5s] | INBA17:179 | MKT8.042b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09212 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نجل سعید الان حاضر و مستدعی تحریر این نامه ناطق و مشغولیت این | O servant of God, blessed scion! Present now and beseeching the composition of this letter, thou art speaking and engaged in this [3.5s] | INBA17:179 | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09351 | 80 | Persian | ای دو بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید فرصت مفصل نیست مختصر نگاشته میشود وقایع | O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Your letter was received. There is not time for a detailed response; therefore shall I write briefly [3.5s] | INBA17:180 | ABDA.378-379 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04702 | 160 | Persian | ای بیسر و سامان من فی الحقیقه کوه و صحرا طی نمودی و از ایران بمدینه الله | O thou who art destitute and bereft! In truth thou hast traversed mountain and desert, and from Iran hast journeyed unto the City of God [3.5s] | INBA17:181 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09870 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق در ایندم بیاد و ذکر تو همدمم و از حق میطلبم که دمبدم توفیق جدیدی | O servant of God! In this moment I am companioned by thy remembrance and mention, and I beseech from Him renewed confirmations with every breath [3.5s] | INBA17:182 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10432 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده روحانی جمال ابهی غرفه ای که مشرق الاذکار و محفل ذکر جمال ربانی نمودی | O spiritual servant of the Abha Beauty! The chamber which thou hast made a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar and a gathering place for the mention of the divine Beauty [3.5s] | INBA17:182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09165 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله چند روز پیش محرری بشما مرقوم شد حال باز نگاشته میگردد ملاحظه نما | O handmaid of God! A few days ago a letter was addressed unto thee, and now again one is being penned. Consider it [3.5s] | INBA17:183 | MKT7.043c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11200 | 40 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه از لطف حق امیدوار شو و اعظم وسائل حصول عنایت ملکوت ابهی تحمل | O pure leaf! Set thy hopes upon the grace of God, for the greatest means of attaining the bounties of the Abhá Kingdom is endurance [3.5s] | INBA17:183 | MKT7.143a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07874 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله افق عالم بانوار عنایت اسم اعظم روشن و از فیض ملکوت جمال قدم جمیع | O handmaid of God! The horizon of the world is illumined with the lights of the bounty of the Most Great Name, and from the grace of the Kingdom of the Ancient Beauty all [3.5s] | INBA17:184 | MKT7.031b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10011 | 70 | Persian | ای طالب رضای الهی الیوم اکبر نفوس ملکوتی آن کسست که بعهد و پیمان الهی بعزمی | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! Today, the greatest among celestial souls is one who, with resolute purpose, [remains faithful to God's Covenant] [3.5s] | INBA17:184 | MMK2#202 p.145, MSHR3.337 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02041 | 270 | Persian | ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی بعین رافت کبری ملاحظه گردید خوشا بحال تو که نه نفر از | O handmaid of God! That which thou hast written was perused with the eye of supreme compassion. Blessed art thou, who from among nine [3.5s] | INBA17:185 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05520 | 140 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه نامه خواندم و بر معانی اطلاع یافتم مضمون مشحون تبتل الی | O thou who art a handmaid of God, drawn nigh unto Him! I have read thy letter and become apprised of its meanings. Its contents are replete with devotion unto [3.5s] | INBA17:185 | MKT7.028b, QIRT.12ax | Equality of men and women; Importance of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05960 | 140 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اشرق شمس القدم و النیر الاعظم من افق العالم و احاط | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The Ancient Sun and the Most Great Luminary hath risen from the horizon of the world and encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA17:187 | YQAZ.043 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07762 | 110 | Arabic | رب وفق هولاء المنفقین علی کل خیر فی الملک و الملکوت بما انفقوا اموالهم فی تاسیس | O my Lord! Assist these benefactors to achieve every good in the kingdoms of earth and heaven, for they have spent their wealth on the establishment of a Mashriqu’l-Adhkar | INBA17:187, INBA87:008a, INBA87:213c, INBA52:008a, INBA52:217a, INBA89:270 | TSAY.340, QUM.274, AMIN.152-153 | ADMS#113 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07917 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الشکر لله که منتسب شخصی هستی که بخدمت ساحت اقدس مشهور و بخدامی | O servant of God! Thanks be unto God that thou art associated with one who is renowned for service at the Most Holy Threshold and for servitude [3.5s] | INBA17:017 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10369 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله صد هزار بانوی حرم ملوک آرزوی اینمقامرا مینمودند و خائب و خاسر | O handmaiden of God! A hundred thousand ladies of the royal court yearned for this station, yet remained disappointed and bereft [3.5s] | INBA17:017 | High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04837 | 160 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن | O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s] | INBA17:188 | BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08905 | 90 | mixed | ای مومن بیوم ظهور و شعله طور پدر را لقب نور بود و مشرب انجذاب بجمال ظهور از | O thou who art steadfast in the Day of Manifestation and Flame of the Mount! Thy father bore the name of Light, and his path was one of attraction to the Beauty of the Manifestation [3.5s] | INBA17:189 | KHMI.082 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09342 | 80 | Persian | ای خلف آن مبارک سلف ان سلف ایت رحمن بود و رایت حضرت یزدان امید است که این خلف | O successor of that blessed forefather! That ancestor was a sign of the All-Merciful and the standard of the Lord God. We hope that this successor [3.5s] | INBA17:189 | KHMI.082 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05710 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیل فائز بلقای محبوب آفاق ان متصاعد برفیق اعلی در یوم جلوه نور و شعله طور | O descendant of him who attained the presence of the Beloved of all horizons! Thou hast ascended unto the Supreme Companion on the Day of the manifestation of light and the flame of Sinai [3.5s] | INBA17:190 | KHMI.087 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04586 | 170 | Persian | یا من ثبت علی عهد الله و میثاقه العظیم آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God and His mighty Testament! That which thou didst write was noted and understood [3.5s] | INBA17:191 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07203 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله در این دور که منتها آمال عباد مخلصین و منتها آرزوی اماء موقنات | O handmaid of God! In this Dispensation, which is the ultimate hope of sincere servants and the supreme aspiration of assured maidservants [3.5s] | INBA17:192 | MKT7.050a | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07273 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک خوشا بحال تو که ناطق بذکرالله شدی و ناشر نفحات الله تمسک | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Happy art thou that hath spoken forth in remembrance of God and hast become a diffuser of the divine fragrances [3.5s] | INBA17:192 | KHMI.029 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09140 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک الذی رضع منذ نعومه اظفاره من ثدی عنایتک و اشتعل | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who from his tender years hath suckled at the breast of Thy bounty and hath been enkindled [3.5s] | INBA17:193 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09868 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق الحمد لله پرتو هدایت رخت را روشن نمود و بمطلع انوار اقبال نمودی و | O servant of the True One! Praise be to God that the radiance of guidance hath illumined thy countenance, and thou hast turned toward the Dayspring of heavenly lights [3.5s] | INBA17:194 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02288 | 260 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله که خانه دان آنشخص وقور آقا علی نور هستید و بازماندگان | O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that ye are of the household of that dignified personage, Áqá 'Alí-Núr, and his descendants [3.5s] | INBA17:195 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01996 | 280 | Arabic | ایها الفاضل النبیل و العالم الجلیل ان هذه النشاه الاولی خلقها الله معرضا لتوارد الحوادث | O noble and discerning one, illustrious and learned scholar! This primary existence hath been created by God subject to successive events [3.5s] | INBA17:196 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00333 | 650 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس احزاب متنوعه و گروه انبوه در هر سنه از دوست و آشنا و خویش | O thou pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Various parties and great multitudes of friends, acquaintances and kindred gather each year [3.5s] | INBA17:197 | BRL_DAK#1052, KHMI.082 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07665 | 110 | Persian | ای یادگار آن مظهر الطاف رب اعلی گویند سلسله سلاله بدو قسم منقسم شود یکی سلاله | O remnant of that Manifestation of the favours of the Most Exalted Lord! They say that the chain of lineage divideth into two branches: one, the lineage [3.5s] | INBA17:018 | MAS5.161 | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10269 | 70 | Arabic | یا من شام الانوار فی فجر الاسرار طب نفسا و قر عینا و استبشر روحا و انجذب فوادا | O thou who hast breathed the fragrances of light at the dawn of mysteries, be thou at peace, let thine eye be solaced, rejoice in spirit, and let thy heart be enraptured [3.5s] | INBA17:018, INBA21:136b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10505 | 60 | Arabic | ای رب هذه امه آمنت بمظهر نفسک و انقطعت عما سواک و توجهت الی وجه رحمانیتک | O Lord! This handmaid hath believed in the Manifestation of Thy Self, hath detached herself from all else but Thee, and hath turned her face toward the countenance of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA17:200 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05924 | 140 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله از قرار مسموع بعضی از دزدهای عکا را اوهام چنان که شبی | O esteemed Aqa Siyyid Asadullah! According to what hath been heard, certain thieves of Akka were so possessed by vain imaginings that one night [3.5s] | INBA17:201 | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10141 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه در سلک کنیزان رب عزیز درآمدی و در بین اماء رحمن محشور شدی پس باید | O pure leaf! Thou hast entered into the ranks of the handmaidens of the glorious Lord and hast been gathered among the maidservants of the All-Merciful. Therefore thou must [3.5s] | INBA17:201 | MKT7.145a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08387 | 100 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله در پناه جمال مبارک محفوظ و مصون باش از وقتیکه رفته اید | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! May you remain sheltered and protected beneath the wings of the Blessed Beauty. From the time you departed [3.5s] | INBA17:202 | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08386 | 100 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله بمیرزا فضل الله پسر بنان الملک دو ماه پیش او ازید بواسطه | O esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh: Two months ago, through Mírzá Faḍlu'lláh, son of Banánu'l-Mulk [3.5s] | INBA17:203 | Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09670 | 80 | Persian | در میان شما و حاجی میرزا عبدالله صحیح فروش شوخی و مزاح بجدی و کدورت خواهد | Between you and Hají Mírza 'Abdu'llah Sahíh-Furúsh, jest and banter will turn to seriousness and ill-feeling [3.5s] | INBA17:203 | Contention and conflict; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08664 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر خبر و حوادثی که از جاای میرسد مرقوم دارید یا خود مثل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Every news and event that reacheth from any place, write thou thereof, whether by thine own hand or otherwise [3.5s] | INBA17:204 | Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09028 | 90 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله البته تفاصیل مجامع عظمی و کنائس کبری را حضرات مرقوم | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Assuredly, the distinguished ones have written concerning the details of the great assemblies and mighty churches [3.5s] | INBA17:204 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00072 | 1230 | mixed | ای غلام حق بر مضمون شکایت مشحون مکتوب اطلاع حاصل گردید نهایت استغراب حاصل چه | O servant of Truth! The contents of thy plaint-laden letter have become known, and have occasioned the utmost astonishment [3.5s] | INBA17:205 | MMK5#273 p.208x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09131 | 80 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی انی اعفر جبینی و اغبر وجهی بتراب الذل و العجز و الانکسار مبتهلا | O my God! I cast my brow in the dust and cover my face with the soil of lowliness, powerlessness and contrition, imploring Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:205 | MJMJ3.002x, MMG2#225 p.252 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11022 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله بجد بزرگوار حضرت رسول پروردگار مشکاه الانوار که فرصت | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah, noble descendant of the exalted Messenger of the Lord, that Lamp of divine radiance, who [3.5s] | INBA17:205 | Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06076 | 130 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Translation List | ای بنده بهاء نامه پارسی باهنگ عراقی تاثیر الحان حجازی داشت و نشئه عراقی داد | O servant of Bahá! Thy Persian missive possessed the melody of Iraq and the influence of Hijazi strains, imparting the exhilaration of Iraqi tones [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written concerning obligatory prayer. Such prayer is binding and mandatory for everyone | INBA17:019 | AVK4.094.02x | BRL_IOPF#2.12x, ADMS#292x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB10215 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله چشم نوازل دارد تحریر نمیتوان نمود با وجود این مختصر | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah's eyes are dimmed with tears, making it difficult to write; nevertheless, this brief [3.5s] | INBA17:211 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06941 | 120 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی این عالم امکان میدان اکتساب شئون رحمانیه است و اتصاف | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! This world of existence is the arena for the acquisition of divine qualities and heavenly attributes [3.5s] | INBA17:212 | MKT8.161a, AKHA_124BE #06 p.h, AHB.120BE #09 p.223, AHB.126BE #09-10 p.244, BSHN.140.431, BSHN.144.425, MAS5.186, MHT1b.167 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Need for an educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05787 | 140 | Persian | ای مطرز دیباجه عرفان جناب آقا سید اسدالله ذکر آن منجذب الی الله را در مکتوب | O thou who adornest the preface of divine knowledge, esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh! The mention of that soul who is enraptured towards God in the letter [3.5s] | INBA17:213 | MKT8.142a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11228 | 40 | Persian | جناب آقا سید تقی شاید من فرصتی یابم و چند روز بمصر ایم لهذا شما آنجا باشید | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Taqi: Perchance I may find an opportunity to journey to Egypt for several days. Therefore, you should remain there [3.5s] | INBA17:213 | Personal instructions; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07747 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه شما ملاحظه گردید بجناب قائممقامی نامه ای مرقوم شد | The letter from the esteemed Aqa Siyyid Asadullah hath been perused. A letter hath been dispatched unto the respected Qaim-Maqami [3.5s] | INBA17:214 | Naming of children; of individuals; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10755 | 60 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات عبقت من حدائق القدس لعمرک ان لیوث الحق قد زئرت فی غیاض | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances that wafted from the sacred gardens, by thy life, verily the lions of truth have roared in the thickets [3.5s] | INBA17:214 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07061 | 120 | mixed | جناب آقا سید اسدالله هر وقت در نظری و ملحوظ لحاظ رافت در این سفر از اشتغال | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah, thou art ever present before Mine eyes and the object of My loving consideration. In this journey from engagement [3.5s] | INBA17:215 | MKT8.210b | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07746 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله در خصوص خانه بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم گردید مکاتیب جوف | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah: Concerning the house, a letter hath been addressed to Jinab-i-Haji Siyyid Javad, which is enclosed herewith [3.5s] | INBA17:215 | Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07745 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله اگر بدانی مشغولیت عبدالبهاء بچه درجه است البته حیران | O esteemed Siyyid Asadullah! If you knew to what degree 'Abdu'l-Bahá is occupied, you would surely be astonished [3.5s] | INBA17:216 | MKT8.210a | Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09051 | 90 | Persian | مکاتیب شما رسید سفره ها را بفرستید برات میرزا اسحق خان قبوضاتش از پیش ارسال گشت برات قائممقامی | Your letters arrived. Send the cheques. The draft of Mírzá Isḥáq Khán - his receipts were previously dispatched - as well as the draft of Qá'im-Maqámí [3.5s] | INBA17:216 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09027 | 90 | Persian | جناب اسد خدا چند نامه از شما رسید و این نامه ثانیست که ارسال میگردد عدم وقت و | O Jinab-i-Asadu'llah! Several letters from thee have been received, and this is the second letter being sent in reply. Owing to lack of time [3.5s] | INBA17:217 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11232 | 40 | Persian | جناب همدم نامه نمروی سیوم ۳۰ رسید نامه بقائممقامی در این پوسته است وصول ارسال | Esteemed companion: your letter numbered the thirtieth was received. Enclosed herein is the letter to Qa'im-Maqami [3.5s] | INBA17:217 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03379 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان را وقتی حکومت ایران خواست که تیول بجمال مبارک دهد ولی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As to Ṭáliqán, there was a time when the government of Iran desired to bestow land grants upon the Blessed Beauty, but [3.5s] | INBA17:020 | Call to action; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09924 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد از درگاه احدیت بکمال عجز و نیاز استدعا نمودم که پدر و مادر پاک | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! With the utmost humility and supplication have I besought at the Threshold of the Divine Unity that thy pure parents [3.5s] | INBA17:020 | Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03107 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید رفته رفته بکار معتاد خواهم | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written that gradually thou wouldst become accustomed to the work [3.5s] | INBA17:218 | Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10404 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه نمروی ۳۱ رسید طلب مغفرت از برای معمارباشی از پیش مرقوم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter of the thirty-first hath arrived. The plea for forgiveness on behalf of the chief architect had already been set down [3.5s] | INBA17:218 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10214 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله اوراق بسیاری ارسال میگردد فرصت تفصیل نیست بندر جز صحیح | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Many papers are being dispatched; there is no opportunity for detailed exposition. The port [untranslated] [3.5s] | INBA17:219 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11230 | 40 | Persian | جناب حاجی میرزا حسین شما را میخواستیم بخواهیم ولی موانعی عظیمه حاصل گردید | Jinab-i-Haji Mirza Husayn: We longed to summon you, yet formidable obstacles have arisen [3.5s] | INBA17:219 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09663 | 80 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ای که با مسافرین ارسال نموده بودی رسید و نامه آقا | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! The letter which thou hadst sent with the travelers hath arrived, and likewise the letter of Aqa [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10229 | 70 | Arabic | رب تعلم و تری عبدک اسد الوغی و لیث غیض الوفاء قد زئر بذکرک و اهتدی بنور الهدی | O Lord! Thou knowest and beholdest how Thy servant, the lion of the battlefield and the champion in the arena of faithfulness, hath roared with Thy remembrance and been guided by the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11043 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان عبدک هذا یرجو الالطاف و یتمنی الوصول الی رضاک و یستغیث الی | O my Lord and my Hope! This, Thy servant, implores Thy bountiful favors and ardently desires to attain unto Thy good-pleasure. He crieth out in supplication unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | MJMJ3.091a, MMG2#282 p.314 | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05555 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما از مدینه کبری رسید و چون وصول تحریر طول کشید بعد | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter from the Most Great City hath reached me, and since its receipt was long delayed [3.5s] | INBA17:221 | MKT8.016a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06067 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه های شما رسید مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت مرحوم میرزا بهلول | O servant of God! Thy letters were received, as was a supplication seeking forgiveness for the late Mírzá Bahlúl [3.5s] | INBA17:222 | YQAZ.145 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10416 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق قصیده ناظم واصل و جواب مرقوم گردید آقا میرزا جواد و آقا یوسف علی | O servant of the True One! The ode of Nazim hath been received, and a reply hath been penned. Áqá Mírzá Javád and Áqá Yúsuf-'Alí [3.5s] | INBA17:222 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01557 | 310 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه نمرو ۵۳ رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که حضرت | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Letter number fifty-three hath reached Me, and from its contents it became evident that His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA17:223 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01307 | 340 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و مکتوب قائممقامی از بدایت تا نهایت بدقت | O servant of Baha’u’llah! Your message has arrived, and the letter from Jinab-i-Qa’im-Maqamí was read, from beginning to end, with careful attention | INBA17:224 | SFI18.274bx | LOIR20.170x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06085 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه نمرو ۵۱ رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که برات قائممقامی را | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Letter number 51 hath been received. Thou didst write regarding the draft of appointment [3.5s] | INBA17:226 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08408 | 100 | Persian | نامه نومروی ۲۲ بتاریخ ۲۲ شهر صفر که ارسال نموده بودید رسید از ضبط و انتظام | Your letter numbered 22, dated the 22nd of the month of Safar, which you had sent, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA17:226 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07275 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه های شما رسید و مکاتیب که ارسال نمودید واصل کردید دو | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letters arrived, and the communications you sent forth were received [3.5s] | INBA17:227 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09763 | 70 | mixed | اللهم نور وجه عبدک بشعاع ساطع من صبح احدیتک و اشراق لامع من شمس حقیقتک و | O Lord, illumine the countenance of Thy servant with a radiant beam from the morn of Thy Oneness and a brilliant effulgence from the sun of Thy Reality [3.5s] | INBA17:227 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03874 | 190 | Arabic | یا من فتح الله بصیرته بنور معرفته بین الوری فاعلم بان قلزم الکبریاء مواج طافح | O thou whose insight hath been opened by the light of God's knowledge amidst all peoples, know thou that the ocean of grandeur surgeth and overfloweth [3.5s] | INBA17:021 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04094 | 180 | mixed | ای مهتز از نفحه میثاق مرقوم مقروء شد مضمون مفهوم گردید عجز و الحاح بود و تبتل | O thou who art stirred by the breeze of the Covenant! Thy letter was received and perused, and its meaning was understood. It expressed humility and fervent supplication [3.5s] | INBA17:228 | MKT8.155a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08632 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب جمشید داراب و جناب شاپورجی و جناب فرامرز از طائفه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O honoured Jamshíd Dáráb, and revered Shápúrjí, and noble Farámarz of the community [3.5s] | INBA17:228 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07060 | 120 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله این نامه که جوف پاکت باسم آقا احمد بوده است و در ضمنش | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah: this letter, which was enclosed in the envelope addressed to Aqa Ahmad [3.5s] | INBA17:229 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09644 | 80 | Persian | این مسئله را عقب ننمااید حال مسکوت عنه بگذارید بعد درست خواهد شد در خصوص خرید | Do not delay this matter; let it rest for now. It will be set right later regarding the purchase [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11020 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله این چهار نمرو پاکت که بطهران نرسیده است حسابش را داشته | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah: Keep account of those four packets that have not reached Tehran [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11023 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله برات پنجاه لیره نسخه اول و ثانی ارسال شد و ان دو پوسته | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! A draft for fifty liras, together with the first and second copies, was sent in two posts [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05411 | 150 | Persian | جنابحاجی در وقتیکه از بغداد در نهایت اضطراب تلغراف زدی که شخص محترم گرفتار | O esteemed Haji! When thou didst dispatch a telegram from Baghdad in the utmost perturbation, stating that a respected person had been seized [3.5s] | INBA17:231 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11021 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله آنچه نزد حاجی میرزا عبدالله ارسال میشود میفرستد و قبض | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah will dispatch that which is intended for Haji Mirza Abdullah and ensure the receipt thereof [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11391 | 30 | Persian | باستاد محمد علی بنا در حیفا بنوع خوشی مخابره قطع نمااید | Cease communications with Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Banna in Haifa in a spirit of graciousness [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11394 | 30 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله چون چشم نوازل شده است جواب شما دو روز بعد با مکاتیب بهر | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Since mine eyes have been favoured with your letter, the response shall be dispatched in two days' time along with other correspondence [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11399 | 30 | Persian | دو قطعه لوح که عکس اثر قلم اعلی مع عکس حضرت غصن الله الاطهر واصل گردید | Two Tablets - a photographic reproduction of the writing of the Most Exalted Pen, together with a photograph of His Holiness the Most Pure Branch - have been received [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01216 | 360 | mixed | جناب محترم هر وقت عالم وجود را بحکمت بالغه الهیه اقتضاای و زمانرا حکم صارم | O esteemed one! Whensoever the realm of existence is summoned by God's consummate wisdom and time issueth its decisive decree [3.5s] | INBA17:233 | BRL_DAK#1212 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05997 | 130 | mixed | اللهم یا من یرحم المملوک علی السلوک فی المنهج البیضاء و التشبث بالشریعه | O Lord, Thou Who dost extend Thy mercy unto the thralls as they tread the path of purity and steadfastly uphold Thy sacred Law [3.5s] | INBA17:233 | Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for peace and unity; Relationship between government and people; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10704 | 60 | Persian | تکلیف آنجناب اینست که خیرخواه شخص محترم باشید و دلالت بر رافت بملت بفرمااید | Your duty is to be well-wishers of that respected personage and guide him towards compassion for the people [3.5s] | INBA17:235 | Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09030 | 90 | mixed | جناب حاجی میرزا حسین جواب مکتوب نظر بموانع معلوم تاخیر افتاد معذور دارید | O Jináb-i-Ḥájí Mírzá Ḥusayn! The reply to thy letter hath been delayed owing to certain known impediments; pray excuse [me] [3.5s] | INBA17:236 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09669 | 80 | Persian | در سنه سابق وقایع عظیمه رخ داد که افق آمال غباری یافت در سیرجان حضرت مقرب | During the past year events of great magnitude unfolded, casting a shadow upon the horizon of aspirations. In Sirjan, that distinguished soul [3.5s] | INBA17:236 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04896 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی حمد کنید که در یوم اشراق مظاهر اشفاق نیر آفاق گشتید و بشرف | O true friends, render thanks that in the Day when the Sun of the horizons shed forth its rays of compassion, ye became [the manifestations thereof] and were honored [3.5s] | INBA17:237 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08592 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده حق رقیمه قرائت گردید از کثرت اضطراب و کدورت شما کمال تاثر حاصل گردید | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was perused, and from thine excessive distress and perturbation the utmost sorrow was felt [3.5s] | INBA17:237 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04631 | 160 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در کره زمین قبائل و شعوب و ملل و دول پر تمکین موجود و مشهود هر | O ye beloved of God! Upon the earthly sphere there exist and are visible tribes and peoples and nations and mighty states [3.5s] | INBA17:022 | MMK6#016, AKHA_130BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04862 | 160 | Persian | ای مهاجرین از وطن در سبیل الهی هر چند سرگردان شدید و بی سر و سامان شدید صدمات | O ye who have migrated from your homeland in the path of God! Though ye have become wanderers, bereft of home and shelter [3.5s] | INBA17:238 | BSHN.140.421, BSHN.144.415, PYB#238 p.50, MHT1b.152, YFY.081-082 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06627 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند در قریه بودی ولی وقتی این قریه قصر خسرو و شیرین بوده و کام | O servant of God! Though thou dwellest in a village, yet this very hamlet was once the palace of Khosrow and Shirin [3.5s] | INBA17:239 | ANDA#79 p.50 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06897 | 120 | Persian | ای منتسبین حضرت فتح اعظم این عنوان بسیار مبارکست زیرا الحمد لله که شرف اعراق | O ye who are associated with His Holiness, the Most Great Victory! This title is most blessed, for praise be to God, the nobility of lineage [3.5s] | INBA17:239 | ANDA#79 p.50 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04313 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب میرزا حسین نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید از الطاف شمس | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Mírzá Ḥusayn was perused through the bounties of the Sun [3.5s] | INBA17:240 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01310 | 340 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید عبارتی در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write unto Jináb-i-Siyyid Taqí was perused. An expression therein [3.5s] | INBA17:241 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10000 | 70 | Persian | ای شهاب ثاقب و ای هزبر غالب جناب آقا سید نصرالله نهایت رضایت را از اخلاق و | O resplendent star and triumphant lion! His honour Áqá Siyyid Nasru'lláh hath expressed utmost satisfaction with the character [3.5s] | INBA17:242 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01352 | 340 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان هر چند بظاهر در آنکشتزار بکاشتن و آبیاری و حصاد مشغولید ولی فی | O kind friends! Though outwardly ye are occupied in that field with sowing and watering and reaping, yet in truth [3.5s] | INBA17:243 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02547 | 240 | mixed | ای خادم احبای الهی هر چند مدتی بود که بخدمت یاران پرداختی و در عبودیت حق علم | O servant of the beloved of God! Though for a time thou didst occupy thyself with service to the friends and didst raise the standard of servitude unto the True One [3.5s] | INBA17:244 | MMK3#195 p.139 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08313 | 100 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه شاخ و برگ هر شجری برشحات سحاب تر و تازه گردد و سبز و خرم شود | O assured leaf! The branches and leaves of every tree are refreshed and made verdant through the drops of the cloud, becoming green and flourishing [3.5s] | INBA17:244 | MKT7.174a | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04394 | 170 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار فتوحات روحانیه نمود مداین قلوب مسخر کرد و ملقب | O scion of that glorious personage! Thy noble father achieved spiritual victories, conquered the cities of hearts, and was entitled [3.5s] | INBA17:245 | ANDA#63 p.16, ANDA#79 p.49x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05557 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء نمیقه غرا واصل و مقصد و مراد واضح گردید گله نموده بودید که جواب | O servant of Bahá! Thy gracious letter was received and its purpose and meaning became clear. Thou hadst complained that the reply [3.5s] | INBA17:246 | MKT8.021 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07912 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی از ثدی عنایت شیر هدایت نوشیدی و در آغوش آن مادر مهرپرور تربیت | O servant of God! Thou hast drunk from the breast of providence the milk of guidance, and been nurtured in the embrace of that loving mother [3.5s] | INBA17:247 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09961 | 70 | Persian | ای دوست روحانی وقت آمد که بیگانه و خویش فراموش نمااید و بکلی سرگشته و سودائی و | O spiritual friend! The time hath come to forget both stranger and kin, and to become wholly enraptured and consumed with longing [3.5s] | INBA17:247 | MKT8.022a | Love as fire; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03236 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و عاشقان جمال الهی جناب میرزا فضل الله در مکتوب خویش ذکر جمیع | O true friends and ardent lovers of the divine Beauty! His honour Mirza Fadlu'llah hath in his letter made mention of all [3.5s] | INBA17:023 | MJMJ2.071x, MMG2#036 p.037x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07204 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را که منتسب بمومن بالله و موقن بایات الله شدی و جام | O maidservant of God! Give thanks unto God that thou hast become numbered among them that believe in God and are assured of His signs, and hast drunk from the chalice [3.5s] | INBA17:248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08113 | 100 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی او اسم اعظم و جمال قدم تجلی بر آفاق امم فرمود و از این اشراق | O thou who wanderest in His path! The Most Great Name and the Ancient Beauty hath shed His effulgence upon the horizons of all peoples, and from this dawning light [3.5s] | INBA17:248 | MKT8.102b | Differences in human capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07554 | 110 | mixed | ای مظهر بلایاء در حدیث وارد اذا احب الله عبدا ابتلاه تو اگر جسما علیل و | O Manifestation of Tribulations! In the sacred tradition it is recorded: "When God loveth a servant, He doth test him." Though thou art physically infirm [3.5s] | INBA17:249 | Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05935 | 140 | Arabic | رب لک الحمد علی ما اشرق شمس الغفران من مطلع احدیتک علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر | O Lord, unto Thee be praise for the dawning of the Sun of Forgiveness from the dayspring of Thine Oneness upon the people of transgression, and unto Thee be thanks [3.5s] | INBA17:250 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05501 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران | O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s] | INBA17:251 | BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04370 | 170 | Persian | ای دو شمع محبت الله در کشور مصر در وقت عصر اوقات خویش را بتحریر حصر نمودم تا | O ye twin luminaries of the love of God in the land of Egypt! At the evening hour have I confined my moments to the task of writing, so that [3.5s] | INBA17:252 | MKT8.094 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08134 | 100 | Persian | ای صابره ای مقربه ای مطمئنه فی الحقیقه در خدمت آنمقرب درگاه کبریا ید بیضا | O thou steadfast one, O thou who art near unto God, O thou confident soul! In truth, in serving that near one of the Court of Grandeur thou hast shown forth a mighty hand [3.5s] | INBA17:252 | MKT7.101b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05792 | 140 | Persian | ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء باز بتحریر این نامه مسطور پرداختم و بیاد ان یار وقور | O thou who art near unto the Court of the All-Glorious! Once again have I taken up my pen to write this letter, remembering that steadfast friend [3.5s] | INBA17:253 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07263 | 110 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملحوظ گشت و مکاتیب متعدده مرقوم شد لهذا بیش از | O servant of Bahá! That which thou hast written hath been noted, and numerous letters have been penned. Therefore, beyond this [3.5s] | INBA17:253 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09133 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان تقی النقی یبغی رحمتک الکبری و یتقی من نیران الجزاء و یشتفی من | O my God, my God! Verily this pure and righteous one seeketh Thy great mercy, feareth the fires of retribution, and yearneth to be healed [3.5s] | INBA17:254 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02352 | 250 | Persian | ای بنده دیرینه آن ذات مقدس شکایت از عدم بلاغت و فصاحت نموده بودی ای معاف | O thou ancient servant of that sacred Being! Thou didst complain of lacking eloquence and fluency of speech—thou art excused [3.5s] | INBA17:255 | MSHR2.126x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07804 | 110 | Persian | یا من ثبت و نبت و اراد الخیر لاحباء الله آنچه مسطور بود ملحوظ افتاد و آنچه | O thou who art steadfast and rooted, who desireth the well-being of the loved ones of God! That which was written hath been noted, and that which [3.5s] | INBA17:255 | BRL_DAK#0938, MKT8.224b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06381 | 130 | Persian | ای هدهد سلیمان پر حشمت الهی سفری بسبای سبز و صحرای خرم نما آباد یابی ولی چند | O hoopoe of Solomon, wing thy flight with divine majesty unto verdant Sheba and its blossoming meadows. Thou shalt find them flourishing, yet how brief their glory [3.5s] | INBA17:256 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Importance of community building | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01726 | 300 | Persian | ای متمسک بحبل متین آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم شد صحائف بود نه صفحه | O thou who clingest to the firm cord! What thou hadst written was understood and comprehended: they were pages, not a single page [3.5s] | INBA17:257, INBA72:078, INBA88:226b | MKT8.130b, AHB.121BE #06 p.190, AVK2.099.12x, AVK4.333bx, PYB#119 p.03 | Limits of language; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09958 | 70 | Persian | ای دوست جناب نور محمد خان خواهش این نگارش فرمودند این عبد نیز بنوشتن پرداخت | O friend! The honourable Nur Muhammad Khan requested this epistle, and this servant hath undertaken to write it [3.5s] | INBA17:258 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05260 | 150 | mixed | ای متوجه بوجه الله یکی از احبای رحمن در مکتوب خویش ذکر وله و انجذاب آنجنابرا | O thou who art turned towards the Countenance of God! One of the loved ones of the All-Merciful hath mentioned in his letter thine ardor and attraction [3.5s] | INBA17:259 | MKT8.134c | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01543 | 310 | Arabic | ان شمس الهدی نور السموات العلی مصباح الملا الاعلی قد صعد من مشکوه الناسوت | The Sun of Guidance, Light of the highest heavens, Lamp of the Supreme Concourse, hath ascended from the niche of this mortal realm [3.5s] | INBA17:259, INBA88:318 | FRH.349, QUM.105-106 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05274 | 150 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء در این صبح رحمانی چون کوکب نورانی از افق | O thou who art ablaze with the fire that was kindled in the Tree of Sinai, in this morn of the All-Merciful thou art even as a luminous star from the horizon [3.5s] | INBA17:260 | MKT8.141, BSHN.140.432, BSHN.144.426, MHT1b.168 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06812 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله دراین خاکدان که بنیان هستی بنیادش بر شفا جرف ها راست و محن | O Lamp of the Love of God in this dusty world, where the foundation of existence resteth upon the brink of tribulations [3.5s] | INBA17:261 | BSHN.140.263, BSHN.144.263, MHT2.067b | Existence; immortality of the human soul; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03944 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده حق هر چند مدتی گذشت و این عبد فرصت تحریری نیافت و تقریری جوابا ارسال | O servant of the Truth! Though time hath elapsed and this servant hath found no opportunity to pen or dispatch a reply [3.5s] | INBA17:262 | MKT8.029b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07616 | 110 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر فیوضات نامتناهیه الهیه عالم وجود و حیز شهود را احاطه | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! The infinite effulgences of God have encompassed the world of being and the realm of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA17:262 | MKT8.163a, AKHA_128BE #09 p.a | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10361 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در بحر امتحان اگرچه غرق شدی ولی الحمد لله دامنت خشک است و پیرهنت | O handmaid of God! Though thou hast been immersed in the sea of trials, yet praise be to God, thy hem and thy garment remain dry [3.5s] | INBA17:263 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03373 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر امرالله الیوم آنچه تکلیف عموم و دلیل بر ثبوت و رسوخ بر عهد و پیمان | O thou who art steadfast in the Cause of God! Today, that which is incumbent upon all, and is proof of firmness and constancy in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | INBA17:264 | MKT8.047 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00986 | 390 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمانی حضرت مسجون و مکبول واسیر سلاسل و زنجیر در سبیل | O ye beloved of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This imprisoned One, bound and fettered, enchained in the path [3.5s] | INBA17:265 | MJMJ2.057x, MMG2#159 p.180x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07798 | 110 | Persian | یا من تمتع من نسیم عرار حدیقه الرحمن چه نگارم که بحر معانی چون محیط اکبر پر | O thou who hast inhaled the fragrance from the flowers of the All-Merciful's garden! How shall I write, when the ocean of inner meanings surgeth like the mighty deep [3.5s] | INBA17:265 | MKT8.223a | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03008 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی الحمد لله شمع رحمانی در انجمن یزدانی غبطه آفتاب فلک اثیر است | O spiritual friends! Praise be unto God! The candle of the All-Merciful in the divine gathering shineth with such lustre as to be the envy of the sun in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA17:267 | MKT8.186a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03245 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند هدف سهام جفااید الحمد لله مشتاق روی آن میر وفا سرمست | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though ye be the target of the arrows of oppression, praised be God, ye are intoxicated with longing for the countenance of that Lord of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA17:025 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05880 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله ستایش زیادی از یاران طالقان نموده اند | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath lavished abundant praise upon the friends of Ṭáliqán [3.5s] | INBA17:026 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07081 | 120 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتضرع الیک ان تجعل عبدک هذا قواما للممالک و ملاذا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I humbly beseech Thee to establish this servant of Thine as a guardian of the realms and a refuge [3.5s] | INBA17:026 | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00922 | 410 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اننی اضع وجهی علی الثری و اعفر جبینی بتراب الذل و | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, I lay my face upon the dust and humble my brow in the soil of lowliness [3.5s] | INBA17:027 | MKT4.154 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07265 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء حضرت هاشم جد حضرت رسول چون بجهت مهمانها خوان نعمت میگسترد و هشم | O servant of Bahá! Háshim, the illustrious ancestor of the Prophet, would spread forth the feast of bounty for his guests and was famed for his munificence [3.5s] | INBA17:001 | MKT9.050 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09717 | 80 | mixed | یا من ذکرک شفاء قلوب الابرار و نعتک دریاق فاروق الاحرار و ثنائک دواء برء علل | O Thou Whose remembrance is healing to the hearts of the righteous, Whose praise is a sovereign remedy for the free, and Whose glorification is medicine for every ill [3.5s] | INBA17:029 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05031 | 150 | Arabic | الهی و خلاقی و حرزی و غایت رجائی اجترح بین یدی سلطان رحمتک علی کل شیء و سلطه | O my God, my Creator, my Protector, and the Ultimate Goal of my hope! I stand before the sovereignty of Thy mercy, which hath dominion over all things [3.5s] | INBA17:030 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08192 | 100 | mixed | ای متضرع الی الله چه نویسم که دل در نهایت تاثر است و روح در غایت تحسر که با | O thou who supplicatest unto God! What shall I write, when my heart is steeped in utmost sorrow and my spirit is wrapped in deepest regret [3.5s] | INBA17:031 | MKT9.165a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04697 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل متضرع بملکوت ابهی در این صبح بقا که انوار ملکوت ابهی ممالک غیب | O servant, earnest and beseeching at the Threshold of the Abhá Kingdom! In this eternal morn, when the lights of the Abhá Kingdom illumine the realms of the unseen [3.5s] | INBA17:032 | MMK4#128 p.132 | East and West; communication between East and West; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06378 | 130 | mixed | ای نهالهای بیهمال باغ الهی انشاء الله اخوان نازنین چون خوشه پروین در سپهر | O peerless saplings of the divine garden! God willing, may these cherished brethren, like the Pleiades cluster, in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA17:033 | YMM.147 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07599 | 110 | Persian | ای مونس دیرین گمان منما که دمی فراموش شوی و نفسی از خاطر بروی همواره نزد منی | O ancient companion! Think not that thou wouldst be forgotten for a moment, or fade from memory for a single breath; thou art ever with me [3.5s] | INBA17:034 | MKT9.197b | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09039 | 90 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتوسل الی ملکوت غیبک الابهی و جبروت عظمتک الظاهره فی علانیه | O Lord and my Hope! I implore the Kingdom of Thine invisible glory and the Dominion of Thy manifest grandeur [3.5s] | INBA17:034 | MJMJ3.093a, MMG2#343 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05011 | 150 | Arabic | اللهم یا من اشرق بانوار الغفران علی هیاکل الانسان و احیی الحقائق الخامده | O God! Thou Who hast shed the effulgent rays of forgiveness upon human temples and hast quickened dormant realities [3.5s] | INBA17:035 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06242 | 130 | Persian | ای صبیه آن مونس قدیم عبدالبهاء حضرت ابوی پدر بزرگوار در عراق بشرف لقا فائز و | O daughter of that ancient companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy noble father was, in 'Iraq, blessed with attaining His presence [3.5s] | INBA17:036 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05066 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الان در نهایت گرما که حرارت تموز چون تنور آتش افروز است این عبد | O servant of God! Now, in this utmost heat, when the blaze of summer is even as a flaming furnace, this servant [3.5s] | INBA17:037 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07122 | 120 | Persian | یار مهربانا من و تو هر دو بنده این آستانیم و خادم و پاسبان بیا دست در آغوش | O kind friend! Both you and I are servants of this Threshold, attendants and guardians. Come, let us embrace [3.5s] | INBA17:037 | MMK6#571, AKHA_132BE #16 p.a | Ahdieh, Ahdieh | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07437 | 110 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان احرام کعبه مقصود بربستی و اصنام نفس و هوا شکستی و از | O thou who wanderest through mountain and desert, thou who hast donned the pilgrim's garb for the Ka'bih of thy heart's desire and hast shattered the idols of self and passion [3.5s] | INBA17:002 | MKT8.101b | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08290 | 100 | Persian | ای هاشم عبدالبهاء تو از یاران قدیمی مطمئن باش فسخ محفل اتحاد از شدت اعتماد | O Hashim! 'Abdu'l-Bahá regardeth thee as one of His trusted and longstanding friends. Be thou assured that the dissolution of the Assembly of Unity stemmed from an excess of trust [3.5s] | INBA17:002 | Non-participation in politics | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07791 | 110 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بنار محبه الله فی سدره المنتهی قد ابتهج الابتهاج بذکرک حول السراج | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary! I rejoice with exceeding gladness at thy mention around the Lamp [3.5s] | INBA17:038 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03615 | 190 | mixed | ای امه الله در این کور عظیم و دور بدیع اماای مبعوث شدند که ایات توحید بودند و | In this great Cycle and wondrous Dispensation some women have been raised up who were the emblems of unity and ensigns of oneness | INBA17:039 | COMP_WOMENP#096, MKT7.052 | BRL_WOMEN#096, COC#2187 | Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03486 | 200 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله الحمد لله منتصری و منتظر منتصری بجنود ملاء اعلی و منتظری | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Praise be to God, thou art victorious and expectant. Thou art victorious through the hosts of the Concourse on High, and art expectant [3.5s] | INBA17:040 | AKHA_133BE #03 p.a, BSHN.140.293, BSHN.144.293, MHT1b.155 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04672 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق امیدوارم که از هر جهت منتصر باشی و منتظر ظهور الطاف الهی | O servant of the threshold of God! I hope that thou mayest be victorious in every respect and anticipating the manifestation of divine favours [3.5s] | INBA17:041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05090 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده جانفشان جمال ابهی در قرآن حضرت رحمان میفرماید ان تنصروا الله ینصرکم و | O self-sacrificing servant of the Abhá Beauty! In the Qur'án the All-Merciful declareth: "If ye assist God, He will assuredly assist you" [3.5s] | INBA17:042 | MMK6#490, ANDA#58 p.04 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Predictions and prophecies; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07078 | 120 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منتهی املی و غایه منائی ان عبدک المنتصر منتظر لبدایع الطافک | O Lord, my Hope, ultimate Object of my longing and Goal of my aspirations! Thy victorious servant awaiteth the wondrous tokens of Thy grace [3.5s] | INBA17:043 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06590 | 120 | Persian | ای امه الله الناطقه جوهر محامد و نعوت و ستایش این عبد بیان عبودیت باستان مقدس | O articulate handmaid of God! The essence of all praise, glorification and commendation of this servant is to express servitude at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA17:044 | MKT7.038 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08314 | 100 | Persian | ای ورقه ناطقه حضرت نیر و سینا دو مرغ خوش الحان مرغزار وفا در حدائق محامد و | O speaking leaf! Nayyir and Sína are two sweet-singing birds in the meadow of faithfulness, in the gardens of praise and [3.5s] | INBA17:045, INBA21:019 | MKT7.186b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04923 | 160 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الطیبه الناطقه بذکر الله آنچه از حنجره روحانی ان طیر گلشن انجذاب | O thou pure leaf, speaking in remembrance of God! That which issued from the spiritual throat of that bird of the garden of attraction [3.5s] | INBA17:046 | MKT7.087, BSHN.140.466, BSHN.144.459, MHT1b.160 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09770 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک علی محمد یحتاج العفو و الصفح و المدد و انی اعفر جبینی | O my God, my God! Verily, Thy servant 'Alí-Muḥammad is in need of Thy forgiveness, pardon and aid, and I press my forehead (in supplication) [3.5s] | INBA17:047 | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02477 | 250 | Persian | یا هاشم الثرید لکل حبیب مجید نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که عبدالبهاء | O Hashim, the delectable feast for every cherished and glorious friend! Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write that 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA17:003 | MMK5#039 p.039 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03808 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران حضرت یزدان صبح است و هوا را طراوتی و قلوب را بشارتی و ارواح را | O friends of the Lord God! It is dawn, and there is freshness in the air, gladness in the hearts, and to the spirits [joy] [3.5s] | INBA17:048 | AKHA_118BE #03-04 p.bx, BSHN.140.392, BSHN.144.387, MJMJ3.072x, MMG2#021 p.022x, MHT1b.158 | Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement | - | - |
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