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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] - -
AB08010 100 mixed قبل از بلا بايد نهايت احتياط و احتراز نمود و دقّت در معامله کرد ولی چون قضيّه واقع شد Before calamity befalleth, one must needs exercise the utmost care and vigilance, and observe diligence in all transactions; but when the matter cometh to pass [3.5s] MMK3#032 p.021x Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB04353 170 Persian ای خانواده آماده میدان فدا جناب آقا رحمت الله وارد و امیدوارم که بخدمت آستان O family, prepared for the field of sacrifice! Jinab-i-Aqa Rahmatullah hath arrived, and I hope that he will render service at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] TABN.353 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB04029 180 Persian ای شیخ محترم در السن و افواه ناس مفتریاتی چند انتشار یافته که ضر بامر دارد O esteemed Shaykh! Certain calumnies have spread among the tongues and lips of the people which are causing harm to the Cause [3.5s] MKT3.326 Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB05823 140 mixed ای ناشر نفحات الله خبر رجوع شما محفوظا و مصونا سبب سرور قلوب گردید الحمد لله O thou who diffusest the fragrances of God! The news of thy safe and protected return hath brought joy to hearts. Praise be unto God [3.5s] MKT3.496 Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU2366 Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 100 No, gradually, for a plant that grows too quickly lasts only a short time. PN_1901 p002, NRMM.204 Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU1257 Words spoken on 1914-04-08 250 China, China, China, China-ward the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh must march! Where is that holy, sanctified Bahá'í DAS.1914-04-08, SW_v08#03 p.037 Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB12385 150 mixed ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید شمامه عنبر بود و مضمون مسک اذفر دلالت بر O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received. It was as fragrant as musk and its contents were as sweet-scented as the choicest ambergris, testifying to [3.5s] INBA85:076 Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02223 260 ...The founding of these spiritual meetings is purely for the purpose of teaching; but, as the Mashriqu'l Azkar is not yet founded SW_v13#10 p.276x Contention and conflict; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB03645 270 Persian Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی شکر کن خدا را که بفیوضات نامتناهیه جمال کبریا هدایت O faithful servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Render thanks unto God that through the infinite bounties of the Supreme Beauty thou hast been guided [3.5s]... ...The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is the lodestone of divine confirmations. The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is the mighty foundation of the Lord BRL_DAK#1231, COMP_MASHRIQP#31x, AVK4.149.10x, YIA.321 BRL_MASHRIQ#31x Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB06792 120 mixed ای سرمست باده عشق ذی الجلال مجنون لیلی میگوید لقد لامنی فی حبها کل اقاربی ابی O thou who art enraptured by the wine of the love of the All-Glorious! Majnún of Laylí declareth: "Verily, all my kindred did censure me for my love of her..." [3.5s] MMK6#415, MSHR1.104x Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU1536 Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in Julis 200 Persian بعد از حرکت جمال مبارک از بغداد سید مهدی خیلی بی حکمتی نمود. رضوان در محرم واقع شده بود. در دهم عاشورا عید گرفت After the departure of the Blessed Beauty from Baghdad, Siyyid Mahdi acted with great unwisdom. The Ridvan festival had occurred in Muharram. On the tenth day, 'Ashura, he held a celebration [3.5s] ZSM.1916-05-06 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02287 260 mixed ای یاران مهربان من نامه ای که پس از ورود دو شمع منور میرزا طراز و میرزا O kind friends of mine, the letter which [arrived] following the advent of those two luminous souls, Mírzá Ṭiráz and Mírzá [3.5s] MSHR3.197x, AADA.130-131x Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02111 270 mixed ای موقن بایات الله آنچه بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بی نهایت O thou who art assured of the signs of God! That which thou didst address to His Honour Haji was noted and infinitely [3.5s] MKT5.031 Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02418 250 mixed ای نهال بوستان محبت الله نغمه روحانی که از حنجر محبت الله صادر شده بود بگوش O sapling of the rose-garden of God's love! The spiritual melody that streamed forth from the throat of divine love reached the ear [3.5s] AVK4.165.07 Laws of marriage and dowry; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02262 260 mixed ای منادی الهی فاشکر الله ربک الرحمن الرحیم بما وفقک علی السیر فی الارض و O divine herald, render thanks unto God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, inasmuch as He hath aided thee to journey through the earth [3.5s] MKT3.494b Call to action; Pioneering; travel teaching; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB09271 80 Persian ای بنده مستقیم جمال قدیم انطون حداد با یک امة از اماء الرحمن وارد بیروت O steadfast servant of the Ancient Beauty, Anton Haddad entered Beirut accompanied by one of the handmaidens of the All-Merciful [3.5s] MSHR5.294 Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB01101 370 mixed اللهم یا الهی انی اضع جبینی علی عتبه قدسک و فناء باب احدیتک و ادعوک بقلب خافق O my God! I lay my brow upon the threshold of Thy sanctity and at the gate of Thine oneness, and with a palpitating heart I call upon Thee [3.5s] AHB.121BE #01-02 p.46, MMG2#069 p.075 Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB04775 160 mixed ای سمندر پر شرر نار موقده الهیه آنچه مرقوم گشته مضمون معانی جانپرور بود و مال O fire-wrought Phoenix of the divine and kindled flame! The contents of that which was written were soul-stirring in their meaning [3.5s] AHB.109BE #05 p.17, AYBY.351 #033, TRZ1.181, MUH1.0282 Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB09128 80 Persian اگر چه بظاهر در محفل قرب حاضر نیستی اما فی الحقیه در خلوتخانه قلوب مذکور و Though in outward appearance thou art not present in the gathering of nearness, yet in truth, in the innermost chambers of hearts, thou art remembered [3.5s] AYBY.452 #192, SAM.392 Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Saddening another soul; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU3237 Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken in Oct. 1914 40 You must be very moderate. Consider the taste of the public. This is the best policy. Moderation, moderation. SW_v05#14 p.216, VLAB.099 Courtesy; culture [adab]; Moses; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB08425 100 mixed یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره العظیم جناب احمد بیک مصری وارد و دو دفعه ملاقات O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His mighty Cause! The honoured Ahmad Bey of Egypt arrived and two meetings were held [3.5s] MMK6#558 Non-participation in politics; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB07943 100 Persian ای بنده ثابت حق نامه که باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید آقا O steadfast servant of the Truth! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath been perused [3.5s] INBA87:390b, INBA52:401a Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB11636 420 Persian ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید شکایت از عدم جواب نموده بودید O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. You had complained about not receiving a reply [3.5s] FRH.360-361 Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB12676 70 Persian ای بنده حق مضامین نامه که دلالت بر شور و وله احباء و انجذاب و التهاب قلوب اصفیا O servant of God! The contents of the letter, which indicated the enthusiasm and ardor of the loved ones and the attraction and fervor of pure hearts [3.5s] BSHI.061 Love of God; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB06185 130 Persian از قرار مسموع شما را نيّت چنان که مهمانخانه‌ای به جهت مسافران مهيّا نمائيد According to what hath been heard, it is thy purpose to prepare a guesthouse for travelers [3.5s] MMK6#577x Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU0536 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-12 510 Nadir Shah was one of the great rulers of Persia and during his military career he conquered India and many other countries. He was a resourceful leader DAS.1914-11-12 Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU2022 Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 140 A young man who was graduated from the college applied for a position of teaching in a village far away from civilization. DAS.1913-02-27 Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB07270 110 mixed ای بنده جمال قدم نظر عنایت شامل است و حکمت بالغه کامل آنچه در عالم امکان واقع O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The glance of divine favor encompasseth thee, and perfect wisdom is complete in all that transpireth in the realm of being [3.5s] MMK3#024 p.016 Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB09642 80 mixed ایمان و ایقانت مسلم و اقبال و عرفانت مصدق و قال رجل مومن من آل فرعون یکتم Thy faith and certitude are firmly established, and thy hope and knowledge bear witness. And there spoke a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh who concealed his faith [3.5s] MMK6#469 Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB02961 220 Persian ای مبتلای صد هزار مشکلات خداوند ترا از طهران آواره بوینه نمود که تلخی غربت O thou who art beset by a hundred thousand difficulties, God hath made thee a wanderer from Tehran that thou mayest taste the bitterness of exile [3.5s] MMK3#302 p.224 Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB06403 130 Persian ای یار عزیز نامه ای که به آقا احمد مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از عدم حضور O dear friend! The letter which thou hadst addressed to Áqá Aḥmad was perused. From thine absence [3.5s] MMK5#040 p.040 Wisdom [hikmat] - -
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 - -
AB03734 190 Persian ای فائزه ای راضیه از قرار معلوم محقق و مثبوت گردید که در نزول بلا و شدت اذیت O Fa'izih! O Radiyyih! It hath become manifestly evident and firmly established that in the descent of trials and the intensity of tribulations [3.5s] MKT6.154b, AKHT1.234-235, TZH8.0489, AMIN.102-105 Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU2047 Words spoken ca. 1903 130 Persian بلی صهبای بلا در سبیل جمال اقدس ابهی باید رنگارنگ باشد تا نشئه کامل ببخشد Yes, in the path of the Blessed Beauty one must drink heartily from the overflowing cup of difficulties and afflictions in order to experience its consummate intoxicating effect. KNSA.136-137 MNYA.184 Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB11704 180 Persian ای سرمست جام ابهی مدتیست مدیده که نفحه خوشی از گلستان قلب آن یاران به دماغ O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine splendor! For a long time no sweet fragrance from the rose-garden of those loved ones' hearts hath reached me [3.5s] FRH.203-204 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB09228 80 Persian ای بنده جمال ابهی جمشید را گویند جامی جهان نما بود و بعضی بر آنند قدحی مرصع O servant of the Abhá Beauty! It is said of Jamshíd that he possessed a cup that revealed the world, while some maintain it was a bejeweled goblet [3.5s] YARP2.616 p.427 Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
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 - -
AB08755 90 mixed ای سرمست باده محبت الله باده خلار و می خوشگوار را نشئه دمیست و دریای پرخوشش O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the love of God! The wine of mortality and the delightsome drink have but a momentary exhilaration [3.5s] MAS5.134 Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB06382 130 Persian ای هوشیار جهانیان مدهوش اوهامند و بیهوشان صراحی و جام مدام عکسی از پرتو تجلی O ye discerning ones! The people of the world are lost in delusions, while the senseless ones are intoxicated with the goblet and wine-cup, a mere reflection of the divine effulgence [3.5s] MMK4#068 p.077, MSHR4.165 Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB08288 100 Persian ای نوش از باده آماده در میکده بهرام یارانرا بنوشان تا نوشا نوش در جهان و O thou who art imbibing from the brimming chalice in the tavern of Bahram, offer the sweet draught unto the companions, that they may partake of the nectar and rejoice perpetually in the realms of existence [3.5s] MUH3.374, YARP2.204 p.194 Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB09380 80 Persian ای رفیق پارسی من سیاوش در غریبی جام هلاک نوش کرد و تو در وطن الهی در محفل O my Persian companion! Siyavash drank the cup of perdition in a foreign land, whilst thou, in the divine homeland, art in the assembly [3.5s] YARP2.182 p.182, QUM.234a Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB04818 160 Persian ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی در این حین که بوی خوش حب الهی مشام مشتاقان را معطر دارد O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of Abhá! In this moment when the sweet fragrance of divine love perfumeth the senses of them that yearn [3.5s] MSHR4.321 Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB05699 140 mixed ای سرمست باده پیمان بعضی از یاران در نامه خود نام آن یار مهربان را برده اند و O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Some of the friends in their letters have mentioned the name of that loving friend [3.5s] MKT6.125 Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB08028 100 Persian ای جمشید جام جم است که در بزم میثاق بدور آمده و پیمانه پیمانست که در انجمن O Jamshid! The Cup of Jamshíd is that which circleth round at the feast of the Covenant, and the goblet of the Pledge is that which, in the gathering [3.5s] YARP2.133 p.151 Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB08753 90 Persian ای سرمست باده الست جام می دمی نشئه بخشد و مدتی خمار آرد و صداع اسرات کند ولی O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! A cup of wine may bestow a momentary exhilaration, but afterward bringeth languor and causeth a racking headache; yet [3.5s] MMK2#086 p.067 Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
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 - -
AB04072 180 Persian ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء بعد از غروبست و انامل عبدالبهاء از کثرت تحریر چون اسب O thou who art drawn nigh unto the celestial court of grandeur! After sunset it is, and the fingers of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, from much writing, are as a horse [3.5s] MKT9.183, MSHR4.252 Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
AB10979 50 Persian ای نوشیروان ساغر آن باده از خمخانه یزدان نوش روانت باد تا توانی از می مهر O Nushiravan! Quaff thou the cup of that celestial wine from the divine winehouse! May thy spirit ever flow with the wine of love as long as thou art able [3.5s] YARP2.626 p.431 Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU1857 Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-14 160 This kind of food is not Persian. It is European... There is no grape in the Kingdom. This is a symbol or sign of the Word of God. The intoxication of this wine is such that it will be seen. PN_1907 p076, TTAG.018, BLO_PN#101 Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -

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