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| AB02937 | 220 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بتفاصیل سفر عبدالبهاء بود که در | O true friends! Your letter hath been received, its contents replete with the details of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey [3.5s] | MMK5#053 p.049, ANDA#43-44 p.95, NJB_v03#02 p.003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03158 | 210 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون روح و ریحان حاصل گردید الحمد لله بزمی | O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received and it brought great joy. God be praised, ye had made ready an entertainment | MMK1#047 p.086 | SWAB#047 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04766 | 160 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی هر چند در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل ولی همواره بیاد شما هستم و | O ye true friends! Although correspondence has come to a standstill yet do I continually think of you, asking for you the confirmations of the Kingdom | BBBD.346, KHH1.328-329 (1.457) | BBBD.347-348, KHHE.465-466, DAS.1915-05-09x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02557 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی هر دم باستان جمالقدم لسان بشکرانه گشایم تا کل در عبودیت آستان | O true friends! At every moment I open my tongue in thanksgiving before the Ancient Beauty, that all may abide in servitude at His Threshold [3.5s] | MKT8.090, TAH.022b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01822 | 290 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی جناب منیر احرام کعبه حقیقی بربست تا | O true friends and cherished handmaidens of God! Jinab-i-Munir hath donned the pilgrim's robe of the true Ka'bah, that he may [3.5s] | AYBY.444 #181 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00861 | 420 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک | O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock | BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x | BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2977 | Instructions for Baha'is in the United States, 1916-06-25 | 50 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی، ای اهل توحید، جناب محمود خان یار موافقست و بر ایمان ثابت و راسخ به جهت تحصیل علوم | O true friends! O people of divine unity! His honor Mahmud Khan is a faithful companion, steadfast and firm in faith for the acquisition of knowledge [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02558 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان خالص حضرت یزدان جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا بجمیع اسماء | O ye sincere friends of the Lord of Hosts! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones—by all His names [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1205, SFI09.017b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04410 | 210 | mixed | ای دوستان خداوند یکتا امروز دریا بموجی دیگر ظاهر و آفتاب بنور اعظم مشرق از | O friends of the One True God! Today the sea surgeth with another wave, and the sun shineth with supreme effulgence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.073, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02948 | 300 | mixed | ای دوستان در این ایام که شمس ظهور مشرق و وجه باقی لائح و بحر اعظم الهی در امواج و | O friends! In these days when the Sun of Manifestation is risen, and the Eternal Countenance is resplendent, and the Most Great Ocean of God surgeth with waves [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.007d, | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00043 | 1580 | Persian | ای دوستان در این ایام وقوعاتی در این زندان واقع گشته و جمیع از مقدرات غیبیه | O friends! In these days events have come to pass within this prison, and all are from the hidden decrees of God [3.5s] | MMK5#028 p.024, MSHR3.099x, QT108.081-083x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11024 | 50 | mixed | ای دوستان در این ربیع رحمن که سدره اراده الهیه باثمار معارف بدیعه مزین شده | O friends! In this divine springtime, wherein the Tree of God's Will hath been adorned with the wondrous fruits of heavenly knowledge [3.5s] | INBA38:077b | Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11388 | 30 | Persian | ای دوستان در این ربیع روحانی خود را از فیوضات رحمانی محروم ننمائید اوست | O friends! In this spiritual springtime, deprive not yourselves of the outpourings of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091j, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH09286 | 100 | mixed | ای دوستان دریای جود در امواج و آفتاب کرم در اشراق امروز روز ستایش است نه | O friends! The Ocean of Bounty is surging and the Sun of Grace is resplendent. This is the Day of praise, not of [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#161, | AHM.313 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07551 | 130 | mixed | ای دوستان دریای دانائی پیدا و آفتاب بینائی هویدا نیکوست حال نفسیکه سراب او را | O friends! The ocean of divine knowledge hath appeared and the sun of insight hath become manifest. Blessed is the soul that [3.5s] | HDQI.140, ANDA#36 p.03 | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08121 | 120 | mixed | ای دوستان دنیا را وفائی نبوده و نیست در جمیع احیان بفنای خود شهادت داده و | O friends! The world hath never shown, nor shall it ever show, fidelity. At all times it beareth witness to its own evanescence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.284a, , BLIB_Or15710.229a, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09287 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان دوست حقیقی بدیدن شما آمده و عالم را از اشراقات انوار آفتاب معانی منور | O friends! The true Friend hath come to behold you, and hath illumined the world with the effulgent rays of the Sun of meanings [3.5s] | PYB#125 p.06, PYB#137 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06209 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان دیرین پروردگار سپهر برین سالهای دراز و گردشهای بیشمار گذشت و شما در | O ye ancient friends of the Lord of the celestial realm! Long years and countless cycles have passed, and ye remain in [3.5s] | INBA59:251a | YARP2.212 p.198 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05681 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان جام عهد بباده میثاق طافح است و صبح عنایت از افق امکان طالع و | O true friends! The chalice of the Covenant brimmeth with the wine of the Testament, and the dawn of bounty hath risen from the horizon of all existence [3.5s] | SFI09.011a | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05682 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان جناب جمشید وارد و نام برادران خویش برد و خواهش یاد آنمشتاقان | O ye sincere friends! The honoured Jamshíd hath arrived and made mention of his brethren, yearning for the remembrance of those eager souls [3.5s] | ANDA#65 p.58, YARP2.158 p.167, PPAR.094 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03430 | 200 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان راستان ظلمات جهل و ضلال عرصه امکانرا احاطه نموده بود و فسحت وجود | O righteous friends! The darkness of ignorance and error had enveloped the contingent realm and straitened the wide expanse of existence | MMK5#089 p.070 | MHMD2s.329-330 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08727 | 110 | mixed | ای دوستان ربیع رحمانیست و نسایم عنایت الهی جاری و ساری جهد نمائید تا اشجار | O friends! The divine springtime is here, and the breezes of God's loving-kindness are wafting and diffusing. Strive ye that the trees [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.154b, | AQA7#481 p.303a, PYB#233 p.03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02938 | 220 | Persian | ای دوستان رحمانی این خاکدان فانی منزل جغدان بی وفاست و آشیان خفاشان نابینا | O friends of the All-Merciful! This earthly dust-heap is but the dwelling-place of faithless owls and the nest of sightless bats [3.5s] | INBA88:200 | MKT8.091b, BSHN.140.315, BSHN.144.313, DUR4.803, MHT1a.072, MHT1b.030 | Call to action; Many are called but few are chosen; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03710 | 190 | Persian | ای دوستان روحانی این عبد هر چند در تقریر و تحریر قصور و فتور پدید است ولی این | O spiritual friends! Though this servant showeth shortcoming and lassitude in both speech and writing, yet [3.5s] | MKT8.092 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04380 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان سروستان جمال قدیم حضرت نور مبین بیاران آن اقلیم کمال عنایت را | O friends in the cypress-garden of the Ancient Beauty! His Manifest Light hath shown supreme bounty unto the loved ones of that realm [3.5s] | INBA87:425, INBA52:438 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06777 | 120 | mixed | ای دوستان صادق اسم اعظم در قرآن از خصائص اهل ایمان انفاق منصوصست و یجاهدون | O sincere friends of the Greatest Name! Among the distinguishing characteristics of the people of faith explicitly set forth in the Qur'án is the virtue of charitable giving, and striving [3.5s] | MMK6#183 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08728 | 110 | mixed | ای دوستان عالم را بمثابه کتاب مشاهده نمائید هر امری و هر احکامی و هر خبری | O friends! Behold ye the world as a book: every matter, every decree, every tiding [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.276b, | LHKM1.120b | Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02085 | 270 | mixed | ای دوستان عبدالبهاء اهل جفا دست تطاول گشودند و ظلم و ستم نمودند فریاد و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The people of tyranny have stretched forth the hand of oppression and perpetrated cruel and unjust deeds; outcries and [3.5s] | NANU_AB#63 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00764 | 450 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای دوستان عبدالبهاء جناب مستر وودکاک نامه نگاشت و نامهای شما را در آن نامه ذکر | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! His honor Mr. Woodcock wrote a letter and in that letter he mentioned your names, asking divine favor on your behalf. | BRL_DAK#0797 | TAB.531-533, MAX.237-239 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08729 | 110 | mixed | ای دوستان عرف قمیص رحمن در کل احیان متضوع و سماء فضل مرتفع و شمس جود مشرق | O friends! The fragrance of the Garment of the All-Merciful is wafting at all times, the heaven of grace is raised high, and the sun of bounty is shining forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.162a, | AYI2.016, PYB#181 p.03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04381 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان عزیز الحمد لله در پناه صون حمایت الهی جمیع محفوظ و در نهایت روح و | O dear friends! Praise be to God, we are all well and safe under the shelter of divine patronage and protection. | BBBD.350 | BBBD.351-352, SW_v06#13 p.101-102 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05684 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان عزیز این مشتاق امیدوارم که پونه لانه و آشیانه مرغان چمن گردد و گل و | O dearly beloved friends! This yearning one hopeth that Poona may become as a nest and shelter for the birds of the meadow and flower-garden [3.5s] | YARP2.350 p.282 | Call to action; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و | O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara. | MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111 | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03431 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ای که بنامهای یاران مزین خواندم و ستایش بدرگاه | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I read the letter adorned with the names of the friends, and offered praise unto the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | ALPA.085, YARP2.102 p.125 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10208 | 80 | mixed | ای دوستان فرات رحمت رحمن جاری و بحر حیوان ظاهر و مشهود بمبارکی اسم اعظم در کل | O friends! The stream of the All-Merciful's grace is flowing, and the Sea of Life is manifest and visible through the blessedness of the Most Great Name in all things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.053a, | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Living waters; water of life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04016 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان قدیم ندیم هر چند ندیمی مشروط باجتماع در یک بقعه و اقلیم بلکه منوط | O ancient friends and companions! Though companionship is not confined to gathering in a single spot and clime, but rather dependeth [3.5s] | MMK6#406 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08096 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان کامکار نامه شما از بیروت رسید چون نشان شادمانی و خوشی زندگانی و | O triumphant friends! Your letter from Beirut hath reached us, betokening joy and felicity in your lives [3.5s] | YARP2.547 p.389 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00355 | 1870 | mixed | ای دوستان کذب قبل محبوب بعد را آویخت و برصاص ظلم شهید نمود تفکر در نفوس | O friends! The falsehood of the past hath hanged the Beloved of a later day, and martyred Him with the leaden bullets of tyranny. Ponder ye upon the souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15698.267, , BLIB_Or15720.263, , BLIB_Or15740.204, , Majlis934.237-255 | AVK1.143.05x, AVK3.216.10x, IQT.267, SFI13.030, ASAT4.226x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09787 | 90 | mixed | ای دوستان کوثر بیان رحمن ظاهر و جاری و رحیق مختوم بقدرت اسم قیوم مفتوح و | O friends! The Kawthar of the utterance of the All-Merciful is manifest and flowing, and the sealed wine hath, by the power of the Name, the Self-Subsisting, been unsealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.265d, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01283 | 660 | Persian | ای دوستان لسان رحمن بشما متوجه و شما را ذکر مینماید شاید از سلسبیل بیان | O friends! The tongue of the All-Merciful is turned towards you and maketh mention of you, that ye may drink from the Salsabíl of utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.083, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02242 | 260 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای دوستان معنوی حضرت احدیت اشراق انوار هدایت فرمود و فیض عنایت مبذول داشت | O spiritual friends! The Lord of Oneness hath caused the lights of guidance to shine forth and hath bestowed the bounty of His grace [3.5s]... ...O ye loved ones of God! Out of gratitude for firmness in the eternal Covenant arise to serve the threshold of the omnipotent Lord, observe obligatory prayer and fasting | BRL_DAK#0698, MMK4#120 p.127 | BRL_IOPF#2.05x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08097 | 100 | mixed | ای دوستان معنوی دیده بملکوت ابهی روحی لاحبائه الفدا باز کنید همه انوار است | O spiritual friends! Open your eyes unto the Abhá Kingdom - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - 'tis all light and radiance [3.5s] | LMA2.431, MSHR3.238 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08098 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان معنوی قلب عبدالبهاء از حرارت محبت احباء چون شعله سوزانست و البته | O spiritual friends! The heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá burneth with the fire of love for the beloved ones, even as a flaming torch, and verily [3.5s] | MMK6#107 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06990 | 140 | mixed | ای دوستان مقام ایام رحمن را بدانید امروز روزیست که عملی در آن از اعمال قرون و | O friends! Know ye the station of the Days of the All-Merciful. This is the Day wherein a single deed surpasseth the deeds of centuries and ages [3.5s] | INBA19:137, INBA32:126a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11730 | 150 | Persian | ای دوستان من جناب شاه چون ببارگاه حضرت بیچون وصول یافت بیاد عزیزان افتاد و سر | O my beloved friends! When Jinab-i-Shah attained unto the threshold of the Almighty Lord, he turned his thoughts to his cherished ones [3.5s] | FRH.096 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08122 | 120 | mixed | ای دوستان ندای الهی را بلسان پارسی بشنوید که شاید بما اراده الله آگاه شوید و | O friends! Hearken unto the divine Call in the Persian tongue, that perchance ye may become aware of what God hath willed [3.5s] | INBA51:577 | LHKM3.363b, AYI2.365 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08730 | 110 | mixed | ای دوستان ندای مظلوم آفاق را بگوش جان بشنوید اوست کوثر وصال از برای | O friends! With the ears of your souls, hearken unto the Call of the Wronged One of the horizons. He is the Kawthar of reunion for [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.022b, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10209 | 80 | mixed | ای دوستان هر چیز مرغوب قیمتی را سارقان از عقب بوده باید لئالی محبت الهی را که | O friends! Even as thieves lie in wait for all things precious and costly, ye must needs guard well the pearls of divine love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.152e, | AQA5#020 p.025a, HDQI.008a, ANDA#01 p.000b | Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01401 | 330 | Persian | ای دوستان و کنیزان عزیز خدا در آستان ایزدی و در محضر این بنده بها مذکور و مشهورید | O beloved friends and handmaidens of God! At the Divine Threshold and in the presence of this servant of Bahá, ye are mentioned and renowned [3.5s] | ANDA#40 p.28, YHA1.382x#4, YARP2.264 p.229, PPAR.149, RMT.038-039, YARD.133-134, QUM.224x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04382 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان و یاران حقیقت بهر یک دستخط مستقل و نامه مخصوص ارسال لازم و واجب و | O friends and true companions! It is necessary and binding that an individual letter and a special missive be dispatched to each one [3.5s] | TAH.275 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05198 | 150 | Persian | ای دوستان و یاران روحانیان در ایندم که نسیم رحمانی و صبای روحانی از مهب عنایت | O friends and spiritual companions! In this moment when the merciful breeze and spiritual zephyr wafteth from the dawning-place of divine favors [3.5s] | AKHA_131BE #01 p.a, CPF.266 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01353 | Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdani | 630 | Persian | Tablet to the Zoroastrians (Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdaní); Tabernacle of Unity, The; Pen of Glory, The | Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdani (Tablet to the Zoroastrians) | ای دوستان یزدان آواز یکتا خداوند بی نیاز را بگوش جان بشنوید تا شما را از بند | O friends of God! Incline your inner ears to the voice of the peerless and self-subsisting Lord, that He may deliver you | INBA35:106, BLIB_Or11096#039, , BLIB_Or15722.085, , NLI.32p005r, Majlis934.036-042 | BRL_TBUP#5, AVK2.217.02x, ZYN.271, MJMM.247, YARP1.005, DWNP_v5#06 p.003-004x, DRD.058x, DLS.300x, AKHA_120BE #01 p.ax | TBU#5, COC#1846x, GPB.211x, PDC.127x2x, BLO_PT#196 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fire; Power of prayer; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LL#084 | ||||
| AB04767 | 160 | Persian | ای دوستان یزدان عصر است و جنود نصر متتابع الورود از ملکوت ابهی بیحد و حصر این | O friends of God! This is the age, and the hosts of victory are descending, wave upon wave, from the Abhá Kingdom without bound or limit [3.5s] | MKT6.027 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12086 | 150 | mixed | ای دوستان یزدان کوکب پیمان و صبح نورانی میثاق آفاقه پرتونثار اولنجه گوزی | O friends of God! When the Star of the Covenant and the radiant Morn of the Testament shed their light upon the horizons [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0468 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04665 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان یزدان میفرماید امروز روز گفتار نیست بشنوید ندای دوست یکتا را و | O friends! God declareth: Today is not the day for words. Give ear to the call of the Incomparable Friend | BLIB_Or15712.228, , BLIB_Or15722.099a, | ZYN.260, YARP1.015 | NYR#148 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09966 | 70 | Persian | ای دولت الحمد لله بدولت پایدار رسیدی پس امیدوار باش و در درگاه حق ثابت و | O Dawlat! Praise be unto God, thou hast attained unto the everlasting dominion. Therefore, be thou hopeful and remain steadfast before the threshold of the True One [3.5s] | YARP2.500 p.366 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09371 | 80 | Persian | ای ذات محترم نامه مبارک شما ملاحظه گردید خطاب به والی محترم بستن | O esteemed being, your blessed letter was perused, which was addressed to the honourable governor [3.5s] | ASAT1.217, ANDA#43-44 p.91, NJB_v02#14-16 p.006 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04383 | 170 | mixed | ای ذاکر متذکر مواعظ و نصائح گهی بگفتار باشد و گهی برفتار و کردار و نفحات اسرار | O thou who rememberest the exhortations and counsels, whether through words or through deeds and conduct, and the fragrances of divine mysteries [3.5s] | MKT6.124, AHB.106BE #05 p.02, BSHN.140.236, BSHN.144.236, MHT2.116 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03199 | 280 | mixed | ای ذبیح از برای تبلیغ خلق شدی قعود و صمت جایز نه الیوم بر امثال آنجناب لازم | O Dhabíh! Thou wert created for the propagation of the Faith. In this Day silence and stillness beseemeth not such as thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.127, | AVK3.462.03x, ASAT1.131x | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05692 | 170 | mixed | ای ذبیح از شاه میرزا نوشته بودی اینفقره بر آنجناب معلوم است که از شطر قدم حکم | O Dhabíh! Thou hast written concerning Shah-Mirza. This matter is known to that honored one, for from the Divine Court the decree hath [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#243, , BLIB_Or15722.073a, | AVK3.227.11x, ASAT4.186x, PYB#191 p.03 | Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09372 | 80 | Persian | ای ذبیح الهی در قربانگاه عشق مشهد فدا در سبیل جمال ابهی بجان جولانی باید و بدل | O divine sacrifice upon the altar of love! In the field of martyrdom, in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty, thou must with heart and soul rush forth with eagerness [3.5s] | INBA88:265c | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06778 | 120 | Persian | ای ذبیح بقربانگاه عشق صد هزار شهیدان خون ریخته جان رایگان بدادند و عذر قصور | O thou sacrifice at the altar of love! A hundred thousand martyrs shed their blood and freely gave their lives [3.5s] | INBA85:112, INBA55:340a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02139 | 410 | mixed | ای ذبیح بلسان پارسی ذکر میشود هر نفسی اراده نماید بمعنی آن فائز گردد الیوم | O Dhabíh! In the Persian tongue mention is made, that whosoever willeth may attain unto its meaning this Day [3.5s] | RSBB.151 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02037 | 430 | Persian | ای ذبیح حب بدرستیکه گردانیدیم تو را مظهر اسم ذبیح در ارض پس تو ای عبد سعی | O Dhabíh of Love! Verily, We have made thee the Manifestation of the Name "The Sacrifice" upon the earth. Therefore strive, O servant [3.5s] | YMM.181 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02842 | 310 | mixed | ای ذبیح حدیث ذبح تازه شد و دفتر عالم را تجدید نمود ذبیح ارض صاد بقربانگاه | O Dhabíh! The tale of sacrifice hath been renewed, and hath inscribed afresh the Book of the world. The Sacrificial Victim in the land of Ṣád hath reached the altar [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.372c, , BLIB_Or15722.187, | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09967 | 70 | Persian | ای ذبیح قربانگاه عشق حضرت اسمعیل بحسب اعتقاد اهل فرقان و یا خود حضرت اسحق | O thou sacrifice at the altar of Love! Whether thou be Ishmael, according to the belief of the people of the Qur'án, or Isaac himself [3.5s] | MMK6#429 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11025 | 50 | mixed | ای ذبیح قلب مخصوص ادراک عرفان رب الأرباب خلق شده او را بآلایش حب غیر میالای | O Dhabih! The heart hath been created expressly for the recognition of the Lord of Lords; defile it not with attachment to aught else [3.5s] | AYI2.378x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07421 | 110 | mixed | ای ذو حظ عظیم حضرت حکیم نمیدانی که این دل و جان چگونه بمحبتت لبریز است طرب | O thou who art richly blessed! O Divine Physician! Knowest thou not how this heart and soul doth overflow with love for thee [3.5s] | MUH1.0583, YQAZ.136a | Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1209 | Words to Mr Remey and Mr Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-15 | 260 | Persian | ای را بدانید که هر کسی در آمریکا به اسم من بخواهد پول جمع کند ابدا تعلقی به ما ندارد | When you return to America say to all the believers in my behalf that whenever a person comes to that country | KHH1.112 (1.157) | KHHE.171-172fn, DAS.1914-10-15, SW_v07#13 p.122, PN_1914 p085 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06779 | 120 | Persian | ای راستان خداوند مهربان آرایش جهان خواست تا آفرینش آسایش یابد و آاینه آفتاب | O pure-hearted ones! The Compassionate Lord desired to adorn the world, that through creation, tranquility may be attained, and the mirror reflect the sun's effulgence [3.5s] | YARP2.692 p.464 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00358 | 630 | mixed | ای راسخ پیمان و ثابت دل و جان عبدالبهاء در این روزها عازم امریکاست و نهایت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in heart and soul! In these days 'Abdu'l-Bahá is bound for America and is most [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0767, MKT5.179 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05199 | 150 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای راضی بقضا حمد کن خدا را که بچنین مقامی فائزی سبیل رضا پیمودی و بقدر و قضا | O thou who art resigned to His irrevocable Decree! Render thanks unto God for having attained so sublime a station. | NANU_AB#26 | BRL_FIRE_AB#11 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05200 | 150 | mixed | ای راضی بقضای الهی مصائب و رزایاء هر چند مصاعب و بلایاست لکن اگر تفکر و تدبر | O thou who art resigned to the divine decree! Though calamities and afflictions be grievous trials and dire tests, yet if thou shouldst ponder and reflect [3.5s] | INBA17:053 | BSHN.140.325, BSHN.140.465, BSHN.144.323, MHT1a.095, MHT1b.163 | Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05201 | 150 | Persian | Translation List | ای رایس عزیز اهل فنون بر آنند که هیچ ماده مانند سیاله برقیه در کره ارض سریع | O dear leader! Scientists believe there to be no substance upon the earth that moveth with the swiftness of the electric current. Its power is intense | MKT8.095c | ADMS#270 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10788 | 60 | Arabic | ای رب اسئلک بتجلیات اسمک الاعظم علی الامم و بانوار وجهک یا مالک القدم بان | O Lord! I beseech Thee by the revelations of Thy Most Great Name unto the nations and by the lights of Thy countenance, O Ancient of Days, that [3.5s] | ADM3#035 p.046 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12658 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب اسئلک بجمال احدیتک و سلطان ربوبیتک و ملیک الوهیتک ان توید عبدک هذا | O my Lord! I beseech Thee, by the beauty of Thy oneness, the sovereignty of Thy Lordship, and the dominion of Thy Divinity, to assist this servant of Thine [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0513 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06780 | 120 | Arabic | ای رب اغفر عبادک الذین رجعوا بقلوبهم الی مناهل رحمانیتک و وردوا علی موارد | O Lord, forgive Thy servants who have turned their hearts unto the wellsprings of Thy mercy and have drawn nigh unto the fountainheads [3.5s] | INBA59:222 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09968 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب افتح ابواب معرفتک علی وجه عبدک علی الذی توجه الیک و تشبث بالحبل المتین | O Lord! Open wide the gates of Thy knowledge before the face of Thy servant 'Alí, who hath turned toward Thee and held fast to the Most Mighty Cord [3.5s] | INBA88:127b | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06473 | 150 | Arabic | ای رب افرغ علینا صبرا و ثبت اقدامنا و انصرنا علی القوم الغافلین الذین اعرضوا | O Lord, grant us patience and forbearance, make firm our steps, and render us victorious over those heedless souls who have turned aside from Thee | ADM3#094 p.108 | JHT_S#155 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11362 | 30 | Persian | ای رب الارباب بنده تو گشتاسب از فراق بیتاب شد و در تب و تاب افتاد لهذا پرواز | O Lord of Lords! Thy servant Gushtasp hath grown restless in separation and fallen into feverish distress, and therefore taken flight [3.5s] | YARP2.632 p.434 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03475 | 110 | Persian | ای رب الملکوت این کنیز را فرهنگ و تمیز بخش و در جهان ابدی عزیز کن | O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Confer discernment and wisdom upon this maidservant and glorify her in the eternal World.... Today all the beloved of God in those parts must endeavour that the Chicago Mashrak-el-Azkar | MMK5#295 p.219x | SW_v01#12 p.005x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09373 | 80 | Persian | ای رب الملکوت هر چند ضعیفم توای مقتدر و توانا فقیرم توای غنی و رب بیهمتا ای | O Lord of the Kingdom! Though I am weak, Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful; though I am poor, Thou art the All-Sufficient, the Peerless Lord [3.5s] | HUV1.024 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08731 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب انا الذی کنت غافلاً عن ظهورات عظمتک فی ایامک و نائماً علی بساط الغفلة | O Lord! I am he who was heedless of the manifestations of Thy greatness in Thy days and lay sleeping upon the couch of heedlessness [3.5s] | INBA92:205a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11175 | 40 | Persian | ای رب ای رب هذا عبدک المتشبث بحبل رحمانیتک قد صف بحدیقة وحدانیتک و لبی لندآء | O Lord, O Lord! This servant of Thine, who hath clung to the cord of Thy loving-kindness, hath taken his place in the garden of Thy oneness and hath answered Thy call [3.5s] | YBN.070a | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10910 | 50 | Arabic | ای رب ایدنی علی التقی و احفظنی من الهوی و خلصنی من الشقی و ثبتنی علی الوفاء و | O Lord! Aid me to be God-fearing, preserve me from base desire, deliver me from wretchedness, and make me steadfast in faithfulness [3.5s] | AHB.126BE #01-02 p.13, TSHA3.441, MMG2#388 p.435 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07422 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب بای نطق احمدک علی ما انعمت علی احبتک بفضلک و جودک و احسانک و وهبت | O Lord! By what utterance can I praise Thee for the bounties Thou hast bestowed upon Thy loved ones through Thy grace, Thy munificence and Thy beneficence [3.5s] | ABDA.120-121 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11176 | 40 | Turkish | ای رب بی انداد ملکوت تقدیسنه اوچمش و درگاه احدیتنه التجا ایتمش اولان بو مرغ | O Lord peerless! This bird hath soared unto the kingdom of Thy sanctification and sought refuge at the threshold of Thy oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:152b | MJT.100 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05685 | 140 | Arabic | ای رب ترانی مقصوص الاباهر مکسور الجناح متسعر الاحشاء مرتعد الاعضاء بما ورد | O Lord! Thou seest me with clipped wings and broken pinions, my heart consumed with fire, my limbs trembling by reason of what hath befallen me [3.5s] | INBA88:250 | MJMJ2.111, MMG2#345 p.383 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08123 | 120 | Arabic | ای رب ترانی ناظرا الی افق فضلک و منتظرا بدایع جودک اسئلک بایاتک الکبری و | O Lord! Thou seest me gazing toward the horizon of Thy grace and awaiting the wonders of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Signs and [3.5s] | AQMJ2.140, KNJ.034a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09374 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب ترانی هائما فی بیداء الاشتیاق و محترقا بنیران الفراق و قامت قیامه | O Lord, Thou seest me wandering in the wilderness of yearning and consumed by the fires of separation, and resurrection's hour hath come [3.5s] | INBA21:059 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00005 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses) | 10300 | mixed | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) | ای رب تری هجوم الامم و جولتها و غرور الملل و صولتها علی عبدک الفرید الوحید | O Lord! Thou beholdest the assault of the nations and their violent commotion, and the pride of the peoples and their fierce onslaught against this lone and solitary servant [3.5s] | INBA87:520, INBA52:548b | MMK4#189 p.259, AYT.428x, HHA.084-088x, KHSH14.000x, RHQM1.170-176 (215x) (127-131x), ADH2_1#38 p.055x, MSHR3.098x, MSHR4.295x, MJMJ2.030bx, MJMJ2.034x, MJMJ2.072bx, MMG2#018 p.017x, MMG2#241 p.271x, MMG2#248 p.279x, OOL.C012a | A. Haghighi | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam 'Ali; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate | 1 | * | - | MMAH.237 | ||||
| AB01493 | 320 | Arabic | ای رب تشاهد و تری عبدک الوحید فریدا بین ملل شتی اسیرا بین یدی الاعداء ذلیلا | O Lord, Thou dost witness and behold Thy solitary servant, alone amidst diverse peoples, captive in the hands of his enemies, abased [3.5s] | INBA21:122 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06211 | 130 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک | Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance | INBA59:027a | MILAN.208, BSHN.140.323, BSHN.144.321, BCH.183, MAS5.143, ADH2.044, ADH2_1#22 p.038, MJMJ1.008, MMG2#105 p.118, MJH.059, MHT1a.046, MHT1b.004, NSR_1978.117, NSR_1993.130, KNSA.246-247 (459) | BPRY.069-070, MNYA.340, SW_v13#12 p.331, BP1926.022 | L. Slott, J. Crone | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||
| AB10911 | 50 | Turkish | ای رب جلیلم بو بر کنیز ناچیزدر درگاه احدیتنه التجا و آستان مقدسنه انتما ایلدی | O my Exalted Lord! This lowly handmaiden hath sought refuge at the threshold of Thy oneness and hath turned in devotion to Thy sacred court [3.5s] | MJT.075 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02939 | 220 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای رب غفور این طیور شکور را تن اسیر قبر مطمور گردید و جان به بیت معمور پرواز نمود | O forgiving Lord! These birds that sang Thy praise left their mortal remains buried in desolate tombs | BSHN.140.246, BSHN.144.246, MAS9.039, MHT2.067a, NANU_AB#03, QUM.069, QUM.153 | BRL_FIRE_AB#03 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02086 | 270 | Turkish | ای رب غفورمز پناهمز و محبوبمز درگاه احدیتنه صغنمش بیچاره لرز و آستان عنایتنه | O Lord of forgiveness, my Shelter and my Beloved! We have taken refuge at Thy Court of oneness, we are helpless ones at the threshold of Thy grace [3.5s] | MJT.040x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10552 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب فاجذبنی من نفحاتک علی شأن اشتعل باسمک بین الأکوان لیجد کل نفس منی حرارة | O Lord! Draw me through Thy breezes in such wise that I may be set ablaze with Thy Name amidst all creation, that every soul may find warmth from me [3.5s] | INBA92:207a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09288 | 100 | Arabic | ای رب فاحفظنی بسلطنتک و اقتدارک مع عبادک الأخیار ای رب فاجعلنی علی ما انت تحب و ترض | O Lord! Preserve me, through Thy sovereignty and power, amidst Thy righteous servants. O Lord! Make me as Thou lovest and dost approve [3.5s] | INBA57:099.04x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09289 | 100 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای رب فی جوار قربک فاسکنی لان البعد اهلکنی و فی ظل جناح فضلک فاسترحنی لان | Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me | INBA48:210b, INBA49:061, INBA92:164b, BLIB_Or15739.354, | PMP#026, AQMJ1.044 | PM#026, BPRY.047 | Nabil and Karim, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, almunajat.com [item 16] | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB03711 | 190 | Arabic | ای رب قد بسطت اکف الضراعه الی ملکوت توحیدک و توجهت الی وجه وحدانیتک فی جبروت | O Lord! I have extended the hands of supplication toward the Kingdom of Thy Oneness, and turned my face unto the Countenance of Thy Singleness in the realm of might [3.5s] | INBA21:093 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06212 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | ای ربّ کریم تو شاهدی و آگاهی که در این ششدر فراق چنان محصورم و مهجور و مغموم و مهموم | O gracious Lord! Thou dost witness and art well aware that in this hopeless plight of separation, so forsaken am I—so besieged, grieved, and stricken with sorrow | AKHA_133BE #14 p.406x, AYT.427x | ADMS#349x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00379 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | ای رب کیف احمدک على تجلیات العظمى ونفحاتک الکبرى علی فی الکهف حیث لا یعادله شیء فی السموات ولا فی | How can I praise Thee, O Lord, for the evidences of Thy mighty splendor and for Thy wondrous sweet savors which Thou hast imparted… Whomsoever Thou dost suffice shall not be put to grief | SWBP#41 (p.130-132) | SWB#42 (p.183-186) | S. Jaberi | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| BH11026 | 50 | Arabic | ای رب لما فتحت علی وجه خلقک باب لقائک لا تغلقه بجودک فلما دعوتهم الی | O Lord! Since Thou hast opened before the faces of Thy creation the gate of meeting with Thee, close it not, through Thy grace, and since Thou hast called them unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.090a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10504 | 60 | mixed | ای رب هاتان الورقهان انبتتا من سدره رحمتک و تحرکتا من نسیم عبق من وادی معرفتک | O Lord! These two leaves have sprung forth from the Tree of Thy mercy and have been stirred by the fragrant breeze wafting from the Valley of Thy knowledge [3.5s] | INBA87:595b, INBA52:635a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11177 | 40 | Persian | ای رب هذا عبد آمن بک و بایاتک و اقر بوحدانیتک و اعترف بفردانیتک | O Lord! This is a servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, who hath confessed Thy oneness and acknowledged Thy singleness [3.5s] | MSBH8.295 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09375 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبد توجه الی ملکوت توحیدک و اهتدی بالنار الموقده فی سدره تفریدک | O Lord! This servant hath turned his face towards the kingdom of Thy oneness and hath been guided by the enkindled flame within the Lote-Tree of Thy singleness [3.5s] | INBA21:075a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03712 | 190 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبد حضر بین یدی عبادک و طلب الحضور فی محفل الذی هیاه لاحبائک لیقیهم | O Lord! This servant hath presented himself before Thy servants and hath sought admission to that gathering which Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones [3.5s] | INBA55:282 | Love of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12654 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبد قد توجه الیک بصفقه رابحه و حقیقه ناجحه و کینونه فالحه و قلب | O my Lord! This is a servant who hath turned to Thee with a gainful exchange, a trimphant truth, and a flourishing essence. His heart [3.5s] | INBA85:551b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07423 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبدک الذی توجه الی نور رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات ریاض احدیتک و انفق | O Lord! This is Thy servant who hath turned toward the light of Thy mercy, and who hath been drawn to the fragrances of the gardens of Thy oneness, and hath expended himself [3.5s] | YIK.285-285 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08099 | 100 | Persian | ای رب هذا عبدک القدیم و خادمک منذ امد مدید قد لزم باب احدیتک و قام لدی عتبة | O Lord! This is Thy ancient servant and long-standing attendant who hath clung to the gate of Thy oneness and stood before Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA21:018 | Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12081 | 180 | mixed | ای رب هذا عبدک قد انفصم حبل تعلقه من الناسوت و انقطعت عروه ارتباطه عن البسیطه | O my Lord! This is Thy servant whose cord of attachment to the mortal realm hath been severed, and whose ties of connection to this earthly plane have been cut asunder [3.5s] | MSBH10.141-142 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05686 | 140 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عندلیب ریاض ثنائک و لیث غیاض ذکرک و ورقاء فردوس محامدک و نعوتک قد | O Lord! This is the nightingale of the gardens of Thy praise, the lion of the forests of Thy remembrance, and the dove of the paradise of Thy commendations and attributes, who hath [3.5s] | INBA87:619, INBA52:661 | BRL_DAK#0333, MKT5.218 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12680 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب هذان عبدان قد التجئا الی کهف رحمانیتک و لاذا الی عتبه ربانیتک و توجها | O Lord! These two servants have sought refuge in the shelter of Thy mercy and have taken sanctuary at the threshold of Thy divinity and have turned their faces toward Thee [3.5s] | INBA85:168 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05693 | 170 | Arabic | ای رب هذه امة من امائک التی ارادت بحر فضلک و افق رضائک | O Lord! This is a handmaiden among Thy handmaidens who hath yearned for the ocean of Thy bounty and the horizon of Thy good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.019f, , BLIB_Or15734.2.078c, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09969 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب هذه امتک التی آمنت بک و بایاتک و تاججت فی قلبها قبسه من نار محبتک و | O Lord! This is Thy handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and within whose heart a spark of the fire of Thy love hath been kindled [3.5s] | MKT3.179 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11363 | 30 | Arabic | ای رب هذه ورقه متحرکه بنسائم محبتک علی شجره معرفتک ای رب اجعلها مخضره نضره من | O Lord! This is a leaf, stirred by the breezes of Thy love upon the Tree of Thy knowledge. O Lord! Make it verdant and flourishing [3.5s] | INBA59:180b | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07424 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب هذه وصیفه مبتهله الیک تناجیک یا الهی بلسان سرها و جهرها و تقول رب | O Lord! This handmaiden, with utmost humility, supplicates unto Thee, communing with Thee, O my God, through her inmost spirit and her outer tongue, and she saith: O Lord [3.5s] | MKT6.025b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06213 | 130 | Arabic | ای رب و رب من فی الوجود و مالکی و مالک الغیب و الشهود انی بکل عجز ومسکنه و | O Lord, my Lord of all existence, my Master and Sovereign of the unseen and the seen! With utmost helplessness and poverty I [3.5s] | BSHN.140.449, BSHN.144.443, MHT1a.049, MHT1b.007 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00800 | 440 | Arabic | ای رب و مولای ان هذا عبد اصطفیته بین عبادک و اخترته من بین ارقائک و جعلته | O Lord and Master! This is a servant whom Thou hast chosen from among Thy servants and singled out from among Thy bondsmen and made him [3.5s] | INBA21:109 | BRL_DAK#0878 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00598 | 1270 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | ای رب یا الهی کلما ارید ان افتح لسانی ببدایع اذکار عز وحدانیتک او احرک شفتی | O Lord my God! Whensoever I attempt to unloose my tongue to extol the wondrous expressions of Thy transcendent oneness | INBA48:067, BLIB_Or15739.131, | TSBT.114, ABMK.021, AMB#11 | DOR#11 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Prayer for forgiveness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB09970 | 70 | Persian | ای ربابه ربابرا نغمه بلند باید نه آهنگ خفی خفیف دردمند مباش باهوش و امیدوار | O Rabab! The melody of the rebab must be raised high, not soft and faint. Be not sorrowful, but vigilant and hopeful [3.5s] | MSHR3.088 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12718 | 60 | Persian | ای ربانی البته بسرعت تمام منزلی در مصیطبه فوقانی آفتاب گیر از هر طرف هوا گیر | O divine friend! Assuredly, with utmost haste, secure a residence in the upper quarters, one that is sunlit and ventilated from every direction [3.5s] | DVB5.218 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01708 | 300 | mixed | ای ربانی نامه مرقوم ملحوظ گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد الحمد لله بشریعه محبت الله | O spiritual one! Thy letter was perused and its contents understood. Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto the wellspring of His love [3.5s] | TSS.168 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08101 | 100 | Persian | ای ربیب حضرت عندلیب از حضرت دوست استدعای شب و روز اینست که دوستان راستان را | O cherished fosterling of His Holiness the Nightingale! From the Beloved, this is the prayer, night and day, that the true friends [3.5s] | INBA55:176, INBA87:575a, INBA52:611a | MMK5#245 p.193 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10912 | 50 | mixed | ای رجب در حدیث است العجب کل العجب بین جمادی و رجب تو رجبی انشاء الله | O Rajab! In the tradition it is recorded: "Wonder of wonders lieth between Jumada and Rajab." Thou art of Rajab, God willing [3.5s] | AMK.001-001 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11178 | 40 | Persian | Translation List | ای رحمان ای رحيم دلی چون مرآت لطيف صافی عطا کن تا به انوار محبّتت | O Thou the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful! Bestow a heart like unto a clear and spotless mirror | AKHA_143BE #04 p.143, ADH2_2#21 p.132, MMG2#395 p.442, HUV1.021, BNEP.115 | ADMS#246 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06091 | 160 | mixed | ای رحمن محبوب عالمیان در سجن اعظم بتو توجه نموده و تو را ذکر مینماید و این | O Rahman! The Beloved of the worlds doth turn His face toward thee from the Most Great Prison and maketh mention of thee, and this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.165a, | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01906 | 460 | mixed | Translation List | ای رحیم کتابت در محضر رب کریم حاضر الحمد لله از فضل حق بساحت اقدس فائز شدی | O Raḥím! Thy letter hath reached the presence of the Generous Lord. Praised be God that, by His grace, thou hast attained the Holy Court | BLIB_Or15719.011b, | GHA.249x, MAS4.166cx, FRH.355-357 | ADMS#183x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH03801 | 240 | mixed | ای رحیم نفحات حبت بساحت اقدس فائز گشت و ندایت مره بعد مره و کره بعد کره شنیده شد | O Rahim! The fragrances of Thy love have attained unto the Most Holy Court, and Thy call hath been heard time after time, again and again [3.5s] | INBA23:144b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10913 | 50 | Persian | ای رخشنده بنور محبت الله تابنده باش و در گلشن معرفت الله سازنده و خواننده شو | O thou who art illumined with the light of the love of God! Be thou ever radiant, and in the garden of divine knowledge become thou a builder and a singer [3.5s] | INBA87:117b, INBA52:116a | MKT7.222a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08102 | 100 | Persian | ای رستم از یزدان پاک نیاز کن که تهمتن آن انجمن گردی و رستم با خود و جوشن شوی | O Rustam! Beseech thou the Most Pure Lord, that thou mayest become the mighty hero of that gathering, and like unto Rustam himself, be clad in valor and armor [3.5s] | YARP2.234 p.211 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09376 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم اهل ستم خواستند که رسم یزدان براندازند تهمتن الهی کلمه الله بمیدان | O Rustam! The people of tyranny sought to cast down the Divine Law. The celestial champion, the Word of God, hath come forth to the field [3.5s] | YARP2.419 p.318 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08737 | 90 | Persian | ای رستم بهمن احبای بندر عباس فی الحقیقه ثابت و مستقیم و خدا شناسند آنانرا از قبل بنده | O Rustam Bahman! The friends in Bandar-'Abbas are, in truth, steadfast and firm, and know their God. Convey unto them [3.5s] | YARP2.673 p.453 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04768 | 160 | Persian | ای رستم پسر زال را گویند مانند شیر ژیان و پیل دمان در میدان کارزار صف شکن و | O Rustam, son of Zal! It is said that thou art like unto a raging lion and a charging elephant upon the battlefield, a breaker of ranks [3.5s] | PYB#268 p.03, YARP2.462 p.344 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08103 | 100 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن پنجه شیران داشت و نیروی فرشتگان لهذا فتح کشور خاک نمود و | O Rustam, the mighty hero possessed the strength of lions and the power of angels; thus did he conquer the earthly realm [3.5s] | YARP2.149 p.162 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10506 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن پیلتن چون دیوبند توانا بود مردان دلیران را بنیاد برانداخت تو | O Rustam! That mighty champion of great stature, like unto a demon-tamer in power, didst uproot the foundation of valiant men [3.5s] | INBA88:343a | YARP2.170 p.176 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09971 | 70 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن هر چند پیل تن بود و مهتر اسفندیار راین تن هیچ تیغ و تیری در او | O Rustam! Though Tahmtan was possessed of an elephant-like frame, and though mighty Isfandiyar's body was impervious to sword or arrow [3.5s] | YARP2.612 p.425 | Knowledge of self | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09972 | 70 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن و پیلتن دلیریست که در میدان میثاق سمند براند و لشکر عهد شکن را | O Rustam! Thou art the mighty Tahmtan and valiant hero who, in the arena of the Covenant, doth ride forth upon thy steed and [rout the hosts of the Covenant-breakers] [3.5s] | YARP2.505 p.368 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10507 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تیغ پولاد کشور خاک گشاید و شهر و آبادی اندوهناک ستاند پولادگان خداای | O Rustam! The sword of steel openeth the realm of dust and conquereth sorrowful cities and habitations [3.5s] | INBA88:338b | YARP2.321 p.269 | The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09377 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم دستان تهمتن هر چند شیرگیر بود ولی بقوت بازو آرزو حاصل نگشت زیرا عاقبت | O Rustam-i-Dastan! Though the mighty Tahamtan was a tamer of lions, yet by the strength of his arm his desire was not attained [3.5s] | YARP2.179 p.180 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09378 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم دستان شرکت پیمان مظهر الطاف رحمن است و مورد بخشش بی پایان امید است که | O Rustam-i-Dastan! The Covenant-bound company stands as the embodiment of the bounties of the All-Merciful, and is the recipient of endless grace. It is hoped that [3.5s] | YARP2.365 p.290 | Business; financial; property matters; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10508 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم دستان میدان واسع است جولان باید گوی بخشش حاضر است تحریک چوگان لازم | O Rustam, son of Dastan! The field is vast and calls for a valiant charge. The ball of bounty stands ready, requiring but the strike of the polo-mallet [3.5s] | YARP2.708 p.471 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06214 | 130 | Persian | ای رستم دستان همنام تو بقوه شمشیر جهانگیر گشت ولی آن جهانگیری منتهی باسیری | O Rustam, scion of Dastan! Thy namesake by the power of his sword became a conqueror of the world, yet that conquest led to captivity [3.5s] | ALPA.020a, YARP2.025 p.078, YQAZ.182 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04017 | 180 | Persian | ای رستم روش نوع انسان امروز جور و ستم است و درندگی و تیزچنگی و خونخواری و | O Rustam! The way of humankind today is oppression and tyranny, savagery and sharp-clawed ferocity, and bloodthirstiness [3.5s] | YARP2.442 p.333 | Call to action; Kindness to and rights of animals; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10509 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم ستایش نما پروردگار را که در بزم پرستش سازنده و بازنده و خواننده هستی | O Rustam, praise the Lord, that in the feast of worship thou art the composer, player and singer [3.5s] | YARP2.689 p.463 | Music and singing; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10510 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم ستم جهانرا فروگرفته نادانی و بیهوشی چون شب تاریک باختر و خاور را | O Rustam! Tyranny hath encompassed the world, and ignorance and heedlessness, like the dark night, have enveloped both East and West [3.5s] | YARP2.174 p.178 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06215 | 130 | Persian | ای رستم ظلم و ستم را ملاحظه کن که بچه پایه رسیده جمعی فرشته خوی پری روی حق | O Rustam! Behold to what depths tyranny and oppression have reached, that a company of angel-natured, fairy-faced souls [3.5s] | HDQI.189, ANDA#12 p.06, YARP2.730 p.483 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08738 | 90 | Persian | ای رستم من فی الحقیقه تهمتنی و دشمن جان هر اهرمن یزدانی ای نورانی ای | O Rustam! In truth thou art as Tahmínih, and the enemy of every demonic soul. O thou who art illumined [3.5s] | YARP2.657 p.445 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08739 | 90 | Persian | ای رستم مهربان تهمتن پیلتن بود و پهلوان هر انجمن ولی خسته از گرز سهراب بابرز | O Rustam, the kind-hearted! Tahamtan was mighty in strength and the champion of every assembly, yet weary from the mace of Sohrab the valiant [3.5s] | YARP2.148 p.161 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10511 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم مهربان یزدانست که آفتابش تابان و اخترانش رخشان و ابرش پرباران و | O Rustam! The All-Merciful Lord it is Whose sun doth shine with splendour, Whose stars do gleam with radiance, and Whose clouds are laden with rain [3.5s] | INBA88:339b | YARP2.232 p.211 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09379 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم همنامت بشجاعت تن شهیر آفاق گشت تو بمردانگی و آزادگی جان در جهان معروف | O Rustam! Thy namesake became renowned throughout the horizons for physical prowess, whilst thou art known throughout the world for spiritual valor and nobility of soul [3.5s] | ALPA.076a, YARP2.088 p.119 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09973 | 70 | Persian | ای رستم یزدان الحمد لله در میدان جانفشانی تفوق بتهمتن زابلستانی نمودی و بر | O Rustam of the Almighty! Praise be to God, for in the arena of self-sacrifice thou hast surpassed the prowess of the mighty hero of Zabulistan [3.5s] | MMK2#163 p.122, PPAR.193 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02720 | 230 | mixed | ای رسوای آندلبر مهربان بچه منقبتی ترا بستایم بهترین ستایش اینست که بگویم | O Thou who art disgraced before that Loving Friend! By what virtue may I praise Thee? The greatest praise is to declare [3.5s] | MSHR4.133-134 | High station of the true believer; Pain of love; love as veil; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09974 | 70 | Persian | ای رسوای محبت الله اگر بظاهر خلق رسواای احباء الله خواستند لکن حق آن رسواایرا | O thou who art dishonored for the love of God! Though in the sight of men the friends of God would have thee be disgraced, yet God hath ordained this dishonor [3.5s] | MKT9.133b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03432 | 200 | Persian | ای رشید جمشید حقا که رشیدی و پرتو خورشید بخشش ایزدی زیرا خداوند آن یاران | O Rashid Jamshid! Truly thou art noble indeed and a radiant beam of the Sun of Divine bounty, for the Lord [3.5s] | ALPA.004, YARP2.002 p.065 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08740 | 90 | Persian | ای رشید رشادتی بنما و شجاعتی آشکار کن تا حق مردانگی را در میدان پیمان بدهی و | O valiant one, show forth thy fortitude and manifest thy courage, that thou mayest prove thy true manhood in the arena of the Covenant [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #05-06 p.j, ALPA.086b, YARP2.104 p.126 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10914 | 50 | Persian | ای رشید رشید نوبت عیش و عشرت رسید و هنگام زیارت عتبه مقدس آمد پس باید بکمال | O valiant and discerning one! The hour of joy and delight hath come, and the time to visit the sacred Threshold hath drawn nigh. Therefore must thou, with utmost [3.5s] | ALPA.084a, YARP2.100 p.124 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09975 | 70 | Persian | ای رشید مانند خورشید در این عصر جدید بدرخش و بعون رب مجید در قصر مشید ماوی کن | O Rashid! Like unto the sun, shine forth in this new age and, through the aid of the glorious Lord, take shelter in the lofty palace [3.5s] | YARP2.582 p.412 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04666 | 200 | mixed | ای رضا انشاء الله بعنایت مالک اسما مطمئن و مسرور باشی چندی قبل مکتوبت لدی | O Riḍá! God willing, through the loving-kindness of the Lord of Names, mayest thou remain confident and joyous. Some time ago thy letter was received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#100, , BLIB_Or15710.074, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Justice and wrath of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09290 | 100 | mixed | ای رضا انشاء الله بعنایت مالک اسماء فائز باشی و بانوار وجهش منور این اسم | O Riḍá! May thou, through the bounties of the Lord of Names, be made victorious and illumined by the lights of His countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.277a, | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08124 | 120 | mixed | ای رضا این اسم از عالم غیب بعرصه شهود آمد تا جمیع عباد بانچه مقصود از این | O Riḍá! This Name hath emerged from the realm of the unseen into the arena of manifestation, that all servants might grasp that which is intended by this [3.5s] | INBA57:088a, BLIB_Or15697.166, , BLIB_Or15710.300b, | BRL_DA#372, SFI15.014 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Development of capacity and readiness; Effort; striving | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09976 | 70 | Persian | ای رضا راضی بقضا شو و سر تسلیم بنه تا از چشمه تسنیم نوشی از هیچ حالی دلگیر | O Riza! Be content with the divine decree and bow thy head in submission, that thou mayest drink from the fountain of Tasnim and be not disturbed by any condition [3.5s] | MMK2#173 p.127 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06474 | 150 | mixed | ای رضا عالم مجازی و عالم ظاهری هر دو نیست محضند و در لباس هستی جلوه نمایند | O Riḍá! The world of illusion and the visible world are both utter nothingness, though they manifest themselves in the garment of existence [3.5s] | RSBB.143 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11364 | 30 | mixed | ای رضای من لا تقنظوا من رحمه الله اینست ایت منصوصه است و لاتباسوا من رحمه | O my Rida! Despair not of God's mercy, for this is indeed a sacred and explicit verse, and be not hopeless of His grace [3.5s] | MMK6#460 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07426 | 110 | Persian | ای رضیع ثدی محبت الله و پرورده آغوش معرفت الله شکر کن خدا را که از اصلاب | O suckling at the breast of God's love and nurtured in the embrace of the knowledge of God, render thanks unto the Lord that from the loins [3.5s] | MMK2#330 p.240, AYBY.401 #102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09977 | 70 | Persian | ای رعایای الهی الحمد لله منجذب بنفحاتید و مشتعل بنار محبت الله در پناه خداوند | O ye servants of God! Praise be unto the Lord that ye are drawn to His divine fragrances and are enkindled with the fire of the love of God, beneath His sheltering care [3.5s] | ALPA.061a, YARP2.070 p.110 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03997 | 230 | mixed | ای رفیع انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال در ظل عنایت رحمانیه ساکن و مستریح باشی | O Rafi'! God willing, mayest thou ever abide, and continue to abide, beneath the sheltering shade of divine loving-kindness, serene and at rest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#077, , BLIB_Or15710.066, | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02721 | 230 | mixed | ای رفیع حمد کن خدا را که پناه بکهف منیع بردی و در ظل امر بدیع درآمدی هر شریفی | O exalted one, render thanks unto God, for thou hast taken refuge in the impregnable Cave and hast entered beneath the shadow of His wondrous Cause [3.5s] | INBA72:101 | YQAZ.539-540 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04384 | 170 | Persian | ای رفیق افلاس وقتی که تو طبل افلاس بکوفتی من بجهت شروط رفاقت و عهود مودت | O Friend of Penury! When thou didst beat the drum of destitution, I, for the sake of the bonds of fellowship and the covenants of love [3.5s] | INBA88:353 | Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05687 | 140 | Persian | ای رفیق دیرین الحمد لله رفاقت و محبت و الفت پا برجاست زیرا همدمی ما در عتبه | O ancient friend! Praise be unto God that companionship, love and fellowship remain firm and steadfast, for our communion is at the Threshold [3.5s] | INBA85:230b | MKT8.239a, MSHR2.125 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06781 | 260 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی اگر بدانی که مشغولیت بچه درجه است البته بیک کلمه کفایت فرماای | O spiritual companion! If thou didst but know the measure of my occupations, thou wouldst surely be content with but a single word [3.5s] | INBA85:226 | MSHR2.134x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10512 | 60 | mixed | ای رفیق روحانی دو طغرا مکتوب شما یکی بیست و دویم ذی القعده و دیگری ۲۵ | O spiritual friend! Thy two sealed letters - one dated the twenty-second of Dhi'l-Qá'dih and the other the twenty-fifth - have been received [3.5s] | ANDA#55 p.22x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04385 | 170 | mixed | ای رفیق روحانی طبیب حاذق و پزشک ماهر امراض مزمنه معالجه نماید و داء عضال دوا | O spiritual companion, skilled physician and accomplished healer, who treateth chronic maladies and cureth grievous afflictions [3.5s] | MSHR2.322 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04018 | 180 | mixed | ای رفیق روحانی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون لطائف شمولش واضح گشت حمد خدا را که | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was received, and its subtle and comprehensive contents became clear. Praise be unto God that [3.5s] | MSHR2.260-261x | Love of God; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05202 | 150 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی من قریب غروب و صدای توب کروپ رمضان است اما چه رمضان با زمستان | O My spiritual friend! The twilight approacheth, and the drum-beat of Ramadan resoundeth, but what a Ramadan this is, with winter [3.5s] | INBA75:069 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01579 | 310 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی نامه ۱۱ فبریه ۱۹۱۲ وصول یافت مضمون مشحون بخبر خوشی بود و آن خبر | O spiritual companion! The letter of 11 February 1912 was received, and its contents were laden with joyous tidings. That news [3.5s] | MMK5#055 p.052 | Business; financial; property matters; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12678 | 70 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی نامه نمره اول رسید با دو مکتوب ملفوف و فورا جواب مرقوم میگردد | O spiritual friend! Your first letter, together with two enclosed missives, was received, and an immediate response is being written [3.5s] | INBA85:456 | BSHI.101 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09383 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی هیچ تا بحال شنیدی علیلی که مزاج در نهایت انقلاب در جهان آب در | O spiritual friend! Hast thou ever heard of an invalid whose constitution was in utter turmoil in the realm of water [3.5s] | MMK5#060 p.054 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04019 | 180 | mixed | ای رفیق سفر و عزیز نامه های مفصل شما رسید جمیع دقائق امور در نزد عبدالبهاء | O companion of the journey and cherished friend! Your detailed letters have been received. All minute details of affairs lie before 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK6#083 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07427 | 110 | Persian | ای رفیق عبدالبهاء الحمد لله از کاس الطاف سرمست باده محبت الله شدی رخ را بنور | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, thou hast become intoxicated with the wine of the love of God from the chalice of His bounties, and thy countenance hath been illumined [3.5s] | YBN.057 | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09384 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق عبدالبهاء چندیست شما در آنجا بجوار آستان مقدس فائز و بتقبیل عتبه | O companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time now thou hast been blessed to dwell in proximity to the Sacred Threshold and to kiss its sanctified steps [3.5s] | INBA84:354a | MSHR3.184 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06216 | 130 | Persian | ای رفیق عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه لطیف شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر روح و ریحان آن قلب | O dear companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy gracious letter was received which, praised be God, betokeneth the spirit and fragrance of thy heart [3.5s] | YARP2.449 p.336 | Contention and conflict; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09385 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق عزیز ما جد عزیزت بارض مقدس وارد و نامه فصیحت رسید و قرائت گردید و | O dear friend! Thy revered grandfather arrived in the Holy Land, and thy eloquent letter was received and perused [3.5s] | DRM.009a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Manifestation of God as educator | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01068 | 380 | Persian | Translation List | ای رفیق مهربان نامه که بتاریخ ۲۲ آپریل ۱۹۱۹ از لندن مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ولی مکتوب پیش | O loving friend! Your letter dated 22 April 1919, written from London, was received, as was your previous missive [3.5s]... ...Bahaʼuʼllah and the Bab were both Iranians, and some twenty-thousand Iranians have sacrificed themselves in this path. I, too, am an Iranian | AKHA_137BE #04 p.52, PYM.113-114x, KHSH12.009, MAS5.044 | ADMS#065i16x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11236 | 40 | mixed | ای رقیه کتابت بمنظر احدیه فائز الیوم یوم اعمال است انشاء الله بعمل بما نزل | O Ruqiyyih! Thy letter hath attained unto the Divine Presence. Today is the Day of deeds. God willing, act thou according to that which hath been revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.184d, , BLIB_Or15719.047b, | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09788 | 90 | Persian | ای رمضان انشاء الله بعنایت رحمن از کاس حیوان بیاشامی و بمحبوب امکان متمسک | O Ramadan! God willing, by the grace of the All-Merciful, thou shalt drink from the cup of everlasting life and hold fast unto the Beloved of all existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.157c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Satan; the Evil One; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09978 | 70 | Persian | ای روحا روحانی باش رحمانی شو یزدانی گرد آسمانی باش تا بالاستحقاق سلاله سلیل | O spirit! Be thou spiritual, become merciful, attain unto divinity, be celestial, that thou mayest worthily be of noble lineage [3.5s] | DUR4.288 | Living waters; water of life; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05688 | 140 | Persian | ای روحانی الهی وقت آنست که زبان بگشاای و بر شاخسار توحید نغمه بسراای و از ذکر | O divine spirit! The time hath come when thou must open thy lips and, upon the branches of the Tree of Unity, raise thy melody in song [3.5s] | MMK2#358 p.256, RSR.047-048 | Call to action; Love of God; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03160 | 210 | Persian | ای روحانی چند روز پیش نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید و الیوم بواسطه حضرت شهید ابن | O spiritual one! A few days ago a letter was written and dispatched, and today through His Holiness the martyred son [3.5s] | MMK2#204 p.146x, RSR.043 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05689 | 140 | Persian | ای روحانی حق و نورانی خلق گمان منما که نسیان طاری این اسیر زندان گردد دمی | O spiritual one of truth and luminous one of creation, think not that forgetfulness shall ever overtake this prisoner [3.5s] | RSR.045 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06092 | 160 | mixed | ای روحانی قلم اعلی شهادت میدهد که متتابعا متوالیا ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و | O spiritual one! The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that, continuously and successively, thy mention hath been made before the Throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.044a, , BLIB_Or15710.274b, | RSR.027 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01823 | 290 | mixed | ای روحانی من نورانی من ربانی من هر چند محن جسمانی مانند باران آسمانی متتابعست | O My spiritual one, My luminous one, My heavenly one! Though bodily afflictions rain down unceasingly like the showers of heaven [3.5s] | MKT8.096b | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01328 | 340 | Persian | ای روحانیان ای نورانیان ظلمات جهل افق عالم را تاریک نموده و نائره جنگ در دور | O ye divines, O ye luminous ones! The darkness of ignorance hath shrouded the horizon of the world, and the flames of war are kindled round about [3.5s] | MKT3.264 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10513 | 60 | Persian | ای روزنامه عالم پیامی مبارک باهل عالم برسان که این قرن قرن نورانی است و این | O newspapers of the world! Convey a blessed message unto the peoples of the earth: this century is a century of light, and this [3.5s] | NJB_v03#17 p.003 | Call to action; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04386 | 170 | Persian | ای روشن برکات آسمانی بر تو باد الحمد لله از پستان محبت الله شیرخواری و در آغوش | O Roshan! May heavenly blessings rest upon thee. Praise be to God that thou art nursed at the breast | DRM.003b, LABC.004 | LABC.005 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08104 | 100 | mixed | ای روشن دل نور الله وجهک بانوار متلئلا من الملکوت الابهی در سبیل الهی هادی | O illumined heart! May the light of God illumine thy countenance with the resplendent rays of the Abhá Kingdom, guiding thee in His path [3.5s] | INBA84:305a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11948 | 110 | Persian | ای روشن روی تو رخی که بنور محبت الله افروخته شمع عالم افروز است و دلی که بذکر | O thou whose luminous countenance is shining with the light of the love of God! Thy face is a world-illumining lamp, and thy heart, enkindled with His remembrance [3.5s] | TISH.287 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00659 | 480 | mixed | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته | O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness | BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236 | BRL_MASHRIQ#83x | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11774 | 100 | Persian | ای روی تو باهر ابهر در لغت عرب بمعنی روشنتر است امید از تایید رب وحید چنانست | O thou whose countenance is luminous! In the Arabic tongue, "abhar" signifieth "more radiant". It is hoped that, through the confirmation of the peerless Lord, thou wilt prove to be even so [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0194, YIA.242b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05690 | 140 | Persian | ای روی تو روشن شکر کن خدا را که از عین تسنیم عرفان نوشیدی و از شهد فائق ایقان | O countenance resplendent, give thanks unto God, for thou hast drunk from the fount of Tasneem of mystic knowledge, and from the sweet honey of certitude [3.5s] | MSHR5.428, MJMJ2.094x, MMG2#143 p.161x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07428 | 110 | Persian | ای روی تو سوی حق چه خوش روی و خوشخوی و مبارک و فرخنده مهرجوی بودی که بگوی | O thou whose countenance is turned towards God! How beauteous and goodly art thou in character and disposition, how blessed and auspicious thy quest for love [3.5s] | MKT8.098a, HDQI.169a, ANDA#45 p.06 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10514 | 60 | Persian | ای ریحان بوستان ایمان شکر کن که از این جویبار روایدی و از این چمنزار نابت شدی | O myrtle of the garden of faith! Give thanks that thou didst spring forth from this stream and wert nurtured in this meadow [3.5s] | MMK2#331 p.240, HUV2.034 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06783 | 120 | mixed | ای ریحان بوستان حب الهی در اینوقت که شمس فلک تقدیس از افق جمال ابهی در شدت | O myrtle of the garden of divine love! At this time when the Sun of the heaven of sanctity from the horizon of the Most Glorious Beauty in its intensity [3.5s] | YBN.054a | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10915 | 50 | Persian | ای ریحان جویبار روحانی در مهد عنایت پرورش یاب و از ثدی موهبت لَبَن معرفت | O thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and | AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.j, DRM.012d, HUV1.028 | BRL_CHILD#33 | Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05691 | 140 | Persian | ای ریحان حدائق ایمان در سبیل حق راهنما باش و در عرفان حق شمع هدی شو در اوج | O myrtle of the gardens of faith! Be thou a guide in the pathway of God and become a lamp of guidance in divine knowledge [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.04 | Condition of search; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07429 | 110 | Persian | ای ریحان گلستان ایمان بجمال رحمن شب است و ظلمت آفاق را در شش جهت احاطه | O myrtle of the garden of faith in the Beauty of the All-Merciful! Night hath fallen and darkness hath encompassed the horizons in all six directions [3.5s] | INBA55:159, INBA84:505 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06784 | 120 | mixed | ای ریحان گلستان عرفان جمیع جامه و قمیص که دست امکان نسج نموده و انامل حیز | O myrtle of the garden of mystic enlightenment, all garments and raiments woven by the hand of possibility and fashioned by the fingers of creation [3.5s] | HDQI.265, ANDA#33 p.05 | Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01402 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر ارض مقدس هزاران هزار اسراایل باین اقلیم جلیل شتافتند تا بهره و نصیب | O pilgrim to the Holy Land! Thousands upon thousands of Israelites have hastened to this glorious realm to gain their portion [3.5s] | MKT3.361, AVK4.146.13x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12828 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر باهر الحمد لله باین ارض مبارکه وارد شدی و ببقعه مقدسه فائز گردیدی | BRL_DAK#1172 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11800 | 60 | Persian | ای زائر بقعه نوراء همیشه در نظری و یاد تو نمایم و از الطاف دلبر آفاق جان و | O pilgrim to the luminous Shrine! Thou art ever before mine eyes, and I make mention of thee, and from the favors of the Beloved of the horizons [3.5s] | FRH.097b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08743 | 90 | Persian | ای زائر تربت پاک الحمد لله هیکل وجود را بخلعت موهبت کبری آراستی و تاجی از | O pilgrim of the sacred Sepulchre! Praise be to God, thou hast adorned the temple of existence with the raiment of supreme bounty and crowned it with a diadem of [3.5s] | MKT8.098b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02560 | 240 | Persian | ای زائر تربت پاک حمد کن خدا را که موفق بر طی مسافت بعیده گشتی تا آنکه بکوی | O pilgrim to the sacred resting-place! Render thanks unto God that thou hast been enabled to traverse far distances until thou didst reach this sanctuary [3.5s]... ...O Thou kind Lord! Thy servant, Sulayman, grew weary of this world, that in the realm above he might seat himself upon the throne of Solomon | MKT3.340, AKHA_133BE #11 p.a, PYB#139 p.41, ANDA#41-42 p.100 | ADMS#252x | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03161 | 210 | Persian | ای زائر تربت مقدسه حمد کن خدا را که از وطن مالوف طی الوف فرسنگ و فراسخ نمودی | O pilgrim to the sacred Sepulchre! Render thanks unto God that thou hast traversed thousands of leagues and parasangs from thy familiar homeland [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1170, KNJ.088a | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09386 | 80 | Persian | ای زائر تربت مقدسه حمد کن خدا را که دریاها را قطع نمودی و بساحل بحر بخشش | O pilgrim of the sacred Sepulchre! Praise God that thou hast traversed the seas and attained the shores of the ocean of bounty [3.5s] | YARP2.476 p.352 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01329 | 340 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر جزیل رب جلیل را که دلیل این سبیل بود و ترا بدرگاه | O pilgrim of the Sacred Dust! Render a myriad thanks unto the All-Glorious, Who hath guided thee on this path… O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Man's life has its springtime | BRL_DAK#0236, MMK2#371 p.264, AKHA_105BE #03 p.17x, AKHB.238x, AHB.122BE #01 p.036x, ANDA#06 p.66x, ANDA#57 p.61x, MSHR2.116x | BRL_ATE#055x, BRL_CHILD#38x, ADMS#309 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03162 | 210 | Persian | ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر کن خدا را که باین فیض الهی مشرف گشتی و کوه و بیابان | O pilgrim to the Sacred Sepulchre! Give thanks unto God that thou hast been honoured with this divine bounty and traversed mountain and desert [3.5s] | INBA84:257 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02722 | 230 | Persian | ای زائر دو عتبه مقدسه روحی لهما الفداء حمد کن خدا را که این سفر دریا منتهی | O thou who hast pilgrimaged to the two Sacred Thresholds, may my soul be a sacrifice unto them both! Render thanks unto God that this ocean voyage hath reached its end [3.5s]... ...the nest of all the Prophets of God | BRL_DAK#1178, YARP2.163 p.171 | COF.095bx, GPB.183x2x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Review of publications; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01942 | 280 | Persian | ای زائر عتبه مبارکه حمد کن خدا را که موفق شدی و بتقبیل آستان مقدس موید گردیدی | O pilgrim of the blessed Threshold! Praise be to God that thou didst attain, and wert confirmed in kissing the sacred Threshold [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0853, MKT3.428, KHMT.019-020x, KHMT.045x, KHMT.056x, KHMT.085-086, KASH.313-314 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12014 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر عتبه مقدسه شوقی افندی نظیرِ محصّل قاجار به تحریرِ ناچار اصرار مینماید | O pilgrim to the Sacred Threshold! Even as a Turkish tax-collector, Shoghi Effendi compelleth me insistently to write without any other recourse | ADMS#188 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01825 | 290 | Persian | ای زائر کوی دوست مکتوب مرسل ملاحظه گردید و مضامینش معلوم گردید حمد جمالقدم را | O pilgrim of the Friend's abode! Thy dispatched letter was considered, and its contents became known. Praise be unto the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | LMA2.453-454 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03713 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر کوی یار تحمل مشقت راه نمودی تا آنگه پناه ببارگاه الهی آوردی دو مرتبه | O thou pilgrim to the land of the Beloved! Thou didst endure the toils of travel till at last thou didst arrive at the sanctuary | BRL_DAK#0462, TAH.231a | BRL_ATE#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10916 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر محترم جناب احمد ابوالقاسم که در بوشهر بذکر حضرت رحمان پر موج و | O honoured pilgrim, Jinab-i-Ahmad Abu'l-Qasim, who in Bushehr resonateth with the remembrance of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | YARP2.644.2 p.439 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05207 | 150 | Persian | ای زائر محترم خواهش تو مقبول گشت و بنگارش آنچه خواستی پرداختم طلب آمرزش بجهت | O esteemed pilgrim! Thy request hath been accepted, and I have set forth to write that which thou didst desire. I beseech forgiveness [3.5s] | YARP2.630 p.433 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11852 | 220 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین مشام الحمد لله از آنسامان احرام کعبه مقصود بستی و در نهایت خلوص | O perfumed pilgrim! Praise be to God that from those regions thou didst don the pilgrim's robe for the Ka'bah of thy heart's desire with utmost sincerity [3.5s] | TISH.447 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07430 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس آنچه بجناب خان نگاشتی ملاحظه شد سخن گفتی و در سفتی و | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath, that which thou didst pen unto the noble Khan hath been perused. Thou hast spoken and composed [3.5s] | INBA87:257, INBA52:261a | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12827 | 120 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس از الطاف خفیه و تاییدات ربانیه موفق شدی و صد مراحل طی نمودی | BRL_DAK#1171 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08744 | 90 | Turkish | ای زائر مشکین نفس اللهدن بشقه هر کسدن میلنی کس و بو قفس ظلمانیدن حدیقه بقا | O musk-scented pilgrim! Sever thy attachment from all save God, and from this darksome cage [emerge] into the garden of eternity [3.5s] | INBA72:149b | MJT.132 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01403 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس بامه الله الموقنه خدیجه محترمه و ورقه مبتهله امه الله | O wayfarer of musk-laden breath, respected Khadíjih, handmaid of God who is firm in faith, and supplicating leaf, Amatu'lláh [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #165 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01069 | 380 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس باید چون مانند نفحات بان دیار مرور نماای پیامی از عتبه | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! It is incumbent upon thee to pass through those lands like unto a fragrant breeze | INBA84:242 | BRL_DAK#0463, MKT3.180 | BRL_ATE#121 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02723 | 230 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس تربت مقدسه مشک حقیقت است و عنبر و عبیر در مشام مظاهر | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! The Holy Shrine is the quintessential musk, the ambergris and sweet fragrance | BRL_DAK#0460, MAS9.034 | BRL_ATE#118 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08105 | 100 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس چند نامه بواسطه شما مرقوم گردید و با وجود عدم فرصت بدون | O musk-scented pilgrim! Several letters have been penned through thy means, and notwithstanding the lack of opportunity, without [3.5s] | MSHR5.159a, YARP2.336 p.275 | Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04769 | 160 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس چندی بود که در ارض مقدس انیس و مونس این بنده آستان مقدس | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! For some time thou wert the companion and intimate of this servant at the Sacred Threshold in the Holy Land [3.5s] | YARP2.556 p.395 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00700 | 470 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس حافظ شیرازی در دیوان خویش میگوید ترکان پارسی گو بخشندگان | O thou pilgrim who art laden with the perfume of musk! Hafiz of Shíraz stateth in his Divan that the Parsi-speaking Turks impart life.... ...The friends of God must live in accord with the exhortations and admonitions of the Light of reality, the Blessed Perfection | BRL_DAK#0868, MKT2.278, ASAT2.154, MSHR2.343x, YHA1.133x, YHA1.378x | DAS.1913-12-28x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06785 | 120 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس حمد کن خدا را که بزیارت تراب مقدس فائز شدی و خاک آستانرا | O musk-scented pilgrim! Render praise unto God that thou hast attained to the visitation of the sacred dust and the soil of His threshold [3.5s] | MKT8.099a, FRH.097-098 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for pilgrims; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01709 | 300 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس حمد کن خدا را که ترک وطن نمودی و تحمل مشقت و محن کردی طی | O pilgrim with a fragrant soul, render praise unto God, for thou hast forsaken thy homeland and endured hardship and tribulation [3.5s] | MMK3#090 p.059 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04387 | 170 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس در معنی خلق السموات و الارض فی سته ایام لسانا بیان گردید و | O thou musk-scented visitor! Concerning the meaning of "He created the heavens and earth in six days," the tongue hath spoken and [3.5s]... ...As to the children: From the age of five their formal education must begin. That is, during the daytime they should be looked after in a place where there are teachers | BRL_DAK#0693, MKT3.263, AVK3.062.09x, AVK3.338.03x, MJTB.092ax, MJTB.110x, YQAZ.619-620 | BRL_ATE#186x, COC#0626x, LOG#0493x | Education of children; moral education; Naming of children; of individuals; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12660 | 80 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس دوباره بدیدن این آواره آمدی و احرام طواف مطاف ملا اعلی | O perfumed visitor! Once again thou hast come to visit this exile, and donned the pilgrim's garb to circumambulate the gathering place of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA85:136 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09387 | 80 | mixed | ای زائر مشکین نفس رویا تعبیرش آنست که نفوسی قصد آن نمایند تا نار الله الموقده | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! The interpretation of thy vision is that souls shall arise, intent upon approaching the Fire of God enkindled [3.5s] | INBA87:255b, INBA52:259 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01003 | 390 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس ستایش نما خداوند را که رخت بپرتو هدایت آرایش یافت و دل و | O perfumed pilgrim, render praise unto the Lord that thy countenance hath been adorned with the light of guidance, and thy heart [3.5s] | YARP2.463 p.345 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08745 | 90 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس عبدالبهاء چون روی تو دید بوی از خوی تو برد تو را و پدر | O musk-scented pilgrim! When 'Abdu'l-Bahá beheld thy countenance, He caught a fragrance from thy nature that captivated both thee and thy father [3.5s] | YARP2.346 p.281 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09388 | 80 | Turkish | ای زائر مشکین نفس عون و عنایت سلطان احدیتله داغلری تپه لری صحرالری دریالری | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! Through the aid and bounty of the King of Oneness, thou hast traversed mountains and hills, deserts and seas [3.5s] | MJT.101 | Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06786 | 120 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه تو قرائت گردید الحمد لله بساحت اقدس روضه مبارکه و بقعه | O musk-scented pilgrim! Thy letter hath been perused. Praise be to God, thou hast attained unto the sacred precincts of the blessed Shrine [3.5s] | TAH.364a | Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07431 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه شما رسید بشارت بهبودی از علیلی بود سبب سرور قلبی گردید | O thou pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Thy letter was received, bearing glad tidings of recovery from illness, and brought joy to my heart [3.5s] | INBA87:197a, INBA52:198b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01192 | 360 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه شما رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید معلوم است سزاوار یاران | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. It is evident that the friends are deserving [3.5s] | INBA87:201, INBA52:203 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10917 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نصف شب است اندک فرصتی حاصل چند کلمه تحریر میگردد آن ورقه | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! It is midnight, and in this brief moment of opportunity I pen these few words [3.5s] | INBA87:203a, INBA52:204 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09389 | 80 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس هر چند زمانی که حاضر بودی فرصت نگارش نامه نشد ولی فراموش | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! Although during the time thou wert present no opportunity arose to pen an epistle, forget not [3.5s] | YARP2.731 p.483 | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06218 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف ربانیان الحمد لله که طی مسافات بعیده نمودی و کوه و صحرا و دریا | O pilgrim unto that Spot round which circle the holy ones! Praise be unto God that thou didst travel vast distances and traverse mountain | BRL_DAK#0461, TAH.328 | BRL_ATE#119 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11839 | 240 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف سبوحیان حمد خدا را نما که بانوار فیوضات الهیه مهتدی گشتی | O thou pilgrim to the sanctuary of the Holy Ones! Render thanks unto God that thou hast been guided by the effulgences of divine grave [3.5s] | INBA79.020 | Consolation and comfort; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02390 | 250 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی الحمد لله بعون و عنایت الهیه مرحله های بعیده طی نمودی و | O pilgrim to the threshold of the Most Exalted One! Praise be to God that, through divine assistance and grace, thou hast traversed distant paths [3.5s] | MKT3.369 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08106 | 100 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی خوشا بحال تو که بزیارت روضه مبارکه فائز شدی خوشا بحال | O pilgrim to the sanctuary of the Most Exalted One! Blessed art thou to have attained the sacred and blessed Shrine. How blessed art thou [3.5s] | MKT5.020b, AHB.130BE #11-12 p.11 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06219 | 130 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی در این سفر تحمل نهایت زحمت نمودید و مشقت بیحد و حصر | O pilgrim to the shrine of the Most Exalted One! In this journey thou hast endured the utmost hardship and boundless trials [3.5s] | MMK6#235 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07432 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی شکر کن جمال قدیم رب کریم را که مسافت بعیده را طی نمودی | O pilgrim to the shrine of the exalted Concourse, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, the Bountiful Lord, that thou hast traversed so vast a distance [3.5s] | INBA87:172, INBA52:172a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04388 | 170 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی شکر کن حضرت قیوم را که بچنین بخششی موفق و موید شدی که | O thou who circlest the Most Exalted Concourse, render thanks unto the Self-Subsisting Lord, that thou hast been granted and confirmed with such a bounty that [3.5s] | INBA87:059, INBA52:058 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06220 | 130 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی شکر کن خدا را که بموهبت کبری و عطیه عظمی زیارت مطاف ملا | O pilgrim to the Most Exalted Shrine! Render thanks unto God that through His supreme bounty and greatest gift thou hast attained unto the honour of visiting the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | YARP2.683 p.460 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12820 | 250 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی علی اکبرا الله اکبر از این موهبتی که بان فائز شدی و بحر رحمتی | BRL_DAK#1163 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11898 | 150 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی لسان بشکرانه لطف و احسان و عنایت خاصه جمال منان بگشا | O thou pilgrim to the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Unloose thy tongue and render thanks | BRL_DAK#0315 | BRL_ATE#123 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06221 | 130 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر ثبوت و رسوخ احبای الهی | O pilgrim to the Shrine of the Exalted One! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, it beareth witness to the constancy and firmness of the loved ones of God [3.5s] | INBA87:429a, INBA52:442 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08107 | 100 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید نامه زوجه حضرت شهید را جواب مرقوم گردید از | O thou who circlest the sanctuary of the Exalted Concourse! Thy letter was received. An answer hath been penned to the letter from the wife of that martyred soul [3.5s] | YMM.331x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06787 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف هیاکل تقدیس از اعظم الطاف الهی اینکه در قرن مجید موجود شدی و از | O thou pilgrim unto that Spot round which circle the embodiments of holiness! | BRL_DAK#0336, TAH.225a | BRL_ATE#126 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03163 | 210 | Persian | ای زائر مقام اعلی و طائف مطاف ملا ابهی الحمد لله سعی مشکور نمودی و بادیه و | O pilgrim to the Most Exalted Station and circumambulator of the Sacred Shrine of the Most Glorious One! Praise be to God, thou hast exerted a commendable effort and traversed the wilderness [3.5s] | MSHR5.266, YARP2.369 p.292 | Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08108 | 100 | Persian | ای زائره مطاف ملا ابهی و مقام اعلی شکر کن خدا را که موفق بان شدی که روی و | O thou who art a pilgrim to the sanctuary of the Most Glorious One and the Most Exalted Station, render thanks unto God that thou hast been enabled to turn [3.5s] | VAA.216-216 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09979 | 70 | Persian | ای زاده بنده الهی در عالم وجود عزیزترین موجود پدر مهرپرور و مادر مهربان است حمد خدا | O offspring of the servant of God! In the realm of existence, the most cherished beings are the loving father and the compassionate mother. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08742 | 90 | Persian | ای زاده عنصر جان و دل حضرت خلیل چه که اگر زاده عنصر آب و گل بودی در چنین یوم | O offspring of the essence of heart and soul of His Holiness Khalil! What indeed if thou hadst been fashioned from elements of water and clay [3.5s] | KHH2.194c (2.356) | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08746 | 90 | Persian | ای زبان گویا در جوامع و بیع و صوامع صد هزار احبار بذکر و صلواه سالهای دراز | O eloquent tongue! In assemblies, temples and sanctuaries, a hundred thousand priests have, through long years, been engaged in remembrance and praise [3.5s] | MMK2#043 p.033 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00410 | 600 | Persian | ای زجاجات سراج وهاج پیمان حقائق مقدسه که ثابت میثاق و مقتبس از اشراقند | O ye lamps enkindled with the resplendent light of the Covenant, ye sacred realities that are steadfast in the Testament and illumined by its effulgence [3.5s] | MKT3.366b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01330 | 340 | mixed | ای زردشتی بهشتی و بهائی سنائی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید جمیع | O thou Zoroastrian who art celestial and Bahá'í who art illumined! That which thou didst write was perused, and all [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written that in the sacred books of the followers of Zoroaster it is written | MKT2.075, MILAN.046, AVK2.068.05x, AVK2.214.13x, YARP2.152 p.163 | WOB.101-102x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Education of children; moral education; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09390 | 80 | Persian | ای زمان مکان را بلامکان تبدیل نما و زمان را تقسیم مکن زندگانی جاودان بجو و | O Time! Transform space into spacelessness, divide not time, and seek life everlasting [3.5s] | MKT9.134a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01193 | 360 | Persian | ای زنده بروح ملکوت نامه رسید مضامین در نهایت بلاغت بود و دلیل بر احساسات | O thou who art quickened by the spirit of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of utmost eloquence and testified to deep feelings [3.5s] | MMK3#271 p.195 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01710 | 300 | Persian | ای زنده بروح میثاق نسیم معطر ثبوت و رسوخ چون مرور نماید قلوب گشایش یابد و بصر | O thou who livest by the spirit of the Covenant! When the perfumed breeze of constancy and steadfastness doth waft abroad, hearts and vision are opened wide [3.5s] | MMK5#193 p.151 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for governments and rulers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09980 | 70 | Persian | ای زنده بزندگی جاودان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی مضمون واضح و عیان گشت و روح و | O thou who art alive with life eternal! That which thou didst write became clear and manifest in meaning, and the spirit [3.5s] | YMM.261x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09391 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای زنده بنسیم جنت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید... ای منجذب بنفحات اللّه تا توانی همّت نما که زبان پارسی بیاموزی | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! Strive as much as thou canst to learn the Persian tongue, for it will soon be regarded as holy throughout the world | PYM.114ax, MSHR2.015x | ADMS#065i27x | Entry by troops; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05693 | 140 | Persian | ای زنده بنفحات رحمن در این عصر مجید و عهد کریم جهدی کن و همتی نما که منشا | O thou who art quickened by the divine fragrances in this glorious age and bounteous dispensation, strive and make a mighty effort to become a source [3.5s] | INBA87:058b, INBA52:057b | MMK2#269 p.194 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06222 | 130 | Persian | ای زنده بنفحات روحانی اگر از الطاف الهی پرسی بحری است بی پایان | O thou who art quickened by the spiritual breaths! If thou askest of divine favors, they are verily an ocean without end [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #10 p.323 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05694 | 140 | mixed | ای زنده بنفحات محبت الله زبان بذکر الهی باز کن و در فضای جانفزای عرفان بیاد حق | O thou who art quickened by the breaths of God's love, unloose thy tongue in divine remembrance and soar in the soul-refreshing atmosphere of His knowledge [3.5s] | INBA88:267b | MMK2#113 p.087 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03164 | 210 | mixed | ای زنده بنفحات وادی ایمن یمن رحمن آن شمس هدی نیر اعظم ملکوت اعلی از افق غیب ابهی | O thou who art quickened by the fragrances of the blessed Vale of Yemen of the All-Merciful! That Sun of Guidance, that Most Great Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, hath arisen from the Abhá horizon of the unseen [3.5s] | MMK4#115 p.123 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08747 | 90 | Persian | ای زنده دلان موسم بهار جان پرور است و فصل ربیع بدیع وقت نزهت گلستانست و فسحت | O ye who are spiritually alive! The season of soul-nurturing spring hath come, and the wondrous vernal tide is at hand. It is the time for strolling in flower-gardens and their spacious grounds [3.5s] | PYB#265 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10553 | 70 | Persian | ای زهرا آفتاب عنایت مشرق و امطار رحمت نازل و لسان رحمن در کل احیان عباد و | O Zahra! The Sun of loving-kindness hath risen, the rain of mercy hath descended, and the tongue of the All-Merciful doth in all times address His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.279g, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07433 | 110 | Persian | ای زهراء زهراء یعنی درخشنده از اینجهت زهره را زهراء گویند زیرا ستاره روشنی | O Luminous One! O Luminous One! By this is meant "the resplendent," for thus is Venus designated the Luminous One, inasmuch as it is a radiant star [3.5s] | AKHA_135BE #11 p.226 | Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for women; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08109 | 100 | Persian | ای زهراء زهره زهراء در افق اعلی هر چند روشنی بخشست ولی این روشنی مظهر صور | O Zahra, radiant Zahra! Though thou shinest forth from the most exalted horizon, yet this radiance is but the manifestation of forms [3.5s] | INBA84:412a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12821 | 110 | Persian | ای زوار عتبه مقدس دو دست تضرع با نهایت تبتل بدرگاه خداوند آگاه می گشایم و شکر | BRL_DAK#1164 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08110 | 100 | Persian | ای زیبنده فرخنده خجسته دل در آستان حضرت دوست کنیز مقبول با تمیزی و فرط | O illustrious, blessed and auspicious soul, handmaiden accepted at the threshold of the Beloved One, thou who art possessed of purity and distinction [3.5s] | AKHT2.002, IQN.239, AHB.123BE #11-12 p.293 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09393 | 80 | Persian | ای زین العارفین عابد بسیار و زاهد بیشمار و اما بعرفان الهی کم کسی هوشیار یکی | O adornment of the mystics! Many are the worshippers, and numberless the ascetics, yet few indeed are those who are truly conscious of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT8.099b | Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05695 | 140 | Persian | ای زین الموقنین و قره عین الطالبین عالمی در جوش و خروش است و جهانی مست و | O adornment of the assured ones and solace of the seekers, a world is in tumult and ferment, and a universe in intoxication [3.5s] | MSHR4.021 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02199 | 400 | mixed | ای زین ایام شداد که در الواح سداد از قلم رب الایجاد نازل ارکان بلاد را | O thou who, in these grievous days inscribed in the inviolable tablets by the Pen of the Lord of Creation, hast shaken the pillars of every land [3.5s] | RSBB.149 | Apocalyptic imagery; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10516 | 60 | Persian | ای زین عابدان انشاء الله زین ثابتان گردی و زینت راسخان و حرارت عاشقان و مسرت | O thou devoted one! God willing, mayest thou become the adornment of the steadfast ones, an ornament to them that are firm, and the warmth of ardent lovers [3.5s] | MSBH5.261 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00765 | 450 | mixed | ای سائل جلیل از افق اعلی و ملکوت ابهی سوال نموده بودید حضرت اعلی اننی انا حی | O honored questioner! Thou hast asked about the Supreme Horizon and the Kingdom of Abha. His Holiness the Bab hath stated | MKT9.134b, ASAT5.156, BSHN.140.364, BSHN.144.362, MHT1a.074, MHT1b.032, YMM.418 | BSTW#186 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09394 | 80 | Persian | ای ساجد درگاه جمال قدم سجود دلیل فقدان وجوداست یعنی خاکساری و محویت و فنا | O thou who prostrateth thyself before the Court of the Ancient Beauty! Prostration is proof of the absence of existence, which is to say, lowliness and self-effacement and utter nothingness [3.5s] | LMA2.426 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09981 | 70 | mixed | ای ساذجیه نفحه خوش مشک جان چون بمشام رسد حیات روح بخشد و غبار غفلت از دل ببرد | O Sadhijiyyih! The sweet fragrance of the soul's musk, when it reacheth the senses, bestoweth life upon the spirit and removeth the dust of heedlessness from the heart [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01070 | 380 | mixed | ای ساعی در اعلاء کلمه الله مراسلات آنجناب واصل و انشاء الله بنوبت جواب ارسال | O thou who strivest to exalt the Word of God! Thy letters have been received, and, God willing, a reply shall be dispatched in due course [3.5s] | LMA2.456-457, MSHR2.299x | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02561 | 240 | mixed | ای ساعی در اعلاء کلمه الله و خادم امرالله چند محررات از آن منجذب بنفحات الله | O thou who strivest to exalt the Word of God and servest His Cause! Several letters from that soul enraptured by the divine fragrances [3.5s] | PYK.226 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06223 | 130 | Persian | ای ساعی در خدمات امر الهی جمیع زحمات و مشقات و متاعب و مصاعب و مصائب آنجناب | O thou who strivest in the services of the divine Cause, all thy labours, hardships, trials, difficulties and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT5.147b, AKHA_129BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05696 | 140 | Persian | ای ساعی در خدمات امرالله مساعی آن مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه محمود و مشکور و خدمت | O thou who strivest in the service of God's Cause! Thy devoted labours, enkindled by the divine flame of thy Lord, are truly praiseworthy and acceptable [3.5s] | MKT8.099c, BSHI.102 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05210 | 150 | Persian | ای ساعی در خدمت امرالله آنچه از قلم خلوص تحریر یافت منظور گردید و مفهوم شد | O thou who strivest in service to the Cause of God! That which flowed from the pen of sincerity was noted and understood [3.5s] | MKT5.148 | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06788 | 120 | mixed | ای ساعی در خدمت مساعی خیریه آن ناطق بذکر الله در این انجمن رحمانی مذکور و | O thou who striveth in the service of benevolent endeavors! That speaker who uttereth the praise of God in this divine assembly is indeed remembered [3.5s] | AKHA_132BE #04 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02243 | 260 | Persian | ای ساعی در خیر عالم انسانی مضمون نامه مطابق واقع بود فی الحقیقه عالم انسانی | O thou who art striving for the welfare of the world of humanity! The contents of thy letter were in accordance with the facts. | NJB_v13#06 p.160 | SW_v13#11 p.307 | Man's distinction from the animal; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01331 | 340 | mixed | ای ساعی در نشر نفحات الله ترویج معارف و تعمیم تعالیم و نشر علوم نافعه و | O thou who strivest to diffuse the divine fragrances of God, to promote knowledge, to extend the teachings, and to spread beneficial sciences [3.5s] | MMK6#451, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.133, AVK3.333.03, MJTB.123 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02562 | 240 | Persian | ای ساغر پرنوش آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی در تفصیل صعود بلبل گلشن عرش یعنی خدابخش | O thou brimming chalice! That which was conveyed unto the honored Áqá Siyyid Taqí concerning the ascension of the nightingale of the celestial rose-garden, namely Khudábakhsh [3.5s] | YARP2.197 p.188 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03714 | 190 | Persian | ای سالار جمع ابرار از حلاوت معانی نامه شما کام جان و وجدان شیرین گردید زیرا | O Leader of the company of the righteous! From the sweetness of the meanings in thy letter was the palate of spirit and conscience rendered sweet [3.5s] | MMK4#012 p.012 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09395 | 80 | Persian | ای سالار سپاه ایقان لشکر اجسام اگرچه چون هژبر و ضرغام باشند ولی همتشان متوجه | O Captain of the hosts of certitude! Though the armies of bodies be as fierce as lions and mighty as leopards, yet their aspirations are directed [3.5s] | INBA88:164a | AKHA_134BE #13 p.a, BSHN.140.247, BSHN.144.247, MHT2.114b | Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual warfare; struggle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06224 | 130 | Persian | ای سالخورده سبیل الهی شکر کن خدا را که موی سیاه در این راه مانند سیم سفید شد | O hoary servant of the divine Path, give thanks unto God that thy black hair hath turned white as silver in this path [3.5s] | MKT8.100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03433 | 200 | Persian | ای سالک راه حقیقت مشقت دیدی زحمت کشیدی معرض صدمات شدی و مورد شماتت اعدا | O seeker of the path of truth! Thou hast endured hardship and toiled arduously. Thou hast become the target of afflictions and the object of the reproaches of thine enemies [3.5s] | BSHN.140.269, BSHN.144.269, MHT1b.207b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08111 | 100 | Persian | ای سالک راه خدا جمعی شب و روز بخیال خویش سلوک نمودند و بجز شکوک ثمری ندیدند و | O seeker of the path of God! A multitude, both night and day, pursued their own fancies in their spiritual quest, yet reaped naught but doubts [3.5s] | LMA2.447 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06225 | 130 | Persian | ای سالک سبیل رشاد صد هزار مرشد در جهان پدیدار شد هر یک مدعی رشد و فلاح و زهد و | O thou who treadest the path of divine guidance! A hundred thousand guides have appeared in the world, each claiming to be the source of righteousness, prosperity and detachment [3.5s] | MAS5.241 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08112 | 100 | Persian | ای سالک سبیل هدی هر چند از بقعه مبارکه ببلاد دیگر مسافرت مینمائى ولى از فضل | O thou who treadest the path of guidance! Though thou journeyest from the sacred precincts unto other lands, yet from the bounty [3.5s] | INBA55:280 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07434 | 110 | Persian | ای سالکان سبیل هدی حمد خدا را که بدرقه عنایت رسید نور هدایت درخشید ظلمت ضلالت | O ye wayfarers in the path of guidance! Praise be to God that the convoy of His grace hath arrived, and the light of guidance hath shone forth, dispelling the darkness of error [3.5s] | HDQI.248, ANDA#48 p.03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10517 | 60 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز باغ عنایت باغبان احدیت تو را نهال دست نشان موهبت فرمود و بوستانی | O verdant seedling, freshly sprung in the garden of divine favor! The Gardener of Oneness hath planted thee with His bounteous hand as a sapling [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | HUV2.041 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09396 | 80 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز جنت ابهی و ای نهال تازه گلشن بقا هر چند در عالم ناسوت صغیری | O verdant plant of the Abha Paradise and fresh sapling of the Garden of Eternity, though thou art young in this mortal realm [3.5s]... O thou verdant plant of the Abha Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature | HUV2.055 | BRL_CHILD#31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00565 | 520 | Persian | ای ستاره درخشنده بنور ایمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۹ حزیران ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی | O star shining with the Light of Faith! The letter which thou hadst written on 19th June 1919 was received. And the bunch of flowers | BRL_DAK#0128 | LBLT.193x, LBLT.197-198x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02563 | 240 | Persian | ای ستمدیدگان راه یزدان عوانان دست تطاول گشودند و ستمکاران قوت بازو نمودند | O ye who are oppressed in the path of God! The tyrannical oppressors have stretched forth the hand of aggression, and the cruel ones have displayed the might of their arms [3.5s] | MMK2#284 p.205 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00535 | 540 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای ستمدیدگان سبیل الهی ظلم و اعتساف مردم بی انصاف همیشه بر اولیای الهی واقع | O ye who have been wronged in the path of God! The loved ones of the Almighty have always been exposed to the dire oppression and tyranny | INBA89:093 | AKHA_105BE #10 p.02, AKHA_127BE #10 p.a, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.077x, MJMJ2.009x, MMG2#126 p.144x, NANU_AB#25, QUM.262-263 | BRL_FIRE_AB#10x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB03434 | 200 | Persian | ای ستمدیدگان محزون مباشید و مغموم مگردید و جگر خون مشوید دل و جان هر چند هدف | O ye downtrodden ones! Be not sorrowful, neither be ye grieved, and let not your hearts be rent asunder; though heart and soul be made the target [3.5s] | MSHR4.339, KHML.103 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05697 | 140 | Persian | ای ستمدیده در سبیل الهی هر چند ستمکاران ستم نمودند و جاهلان سهم و سنان روا | O thou who art oppressed in the path of God! Although the oppressors have inflicted injustice, and the ignorant have loosed their arrows and spears [3.5s] | INBA89:009a | NANU_AB#24 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02725 | 230 | mixed | ای سر حلقه اهل عرفان نامه شما واصل و مضمون دلیل بر عرفان حضرت بیچون بود و | O thou who art the chief among those endued with mystic knowledge! Thy letter was received, and its contents bore witness to thy recognition of the Incomparable Lord [3.5s] | MSHR4.085 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06226 | 130 | Persian | ای سراج اشراقی و در اوج سحاب ارعادی و ابراقی الحمد لله منظور نظر عنایتی و | O radiant lamp that blazeth at the summit of thunderous, lightning-wreathed clouds! Praise be to God, thou art the object of His gracious regard [3.5s] | MKT5.085 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01943 | 280 | mixed | ای سراج ایقان و ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و جناب سلیل حبیب در ترجمه با سهیم | O lamp of certitude and steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and the noble Salíl-i-Habíb hath shared in its translation [3.5s] | KHH2.197 (2.362) | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04020 | 300 | Persian | ای سراج محبت الله نامه مورخ ۱۳ جنوری ۱۹۱۲ وصول یافت الحمد لله دلیل بر صحت | ...As to thy coming to Egypt, it will bring happiness both to thy heart and to ours. I suggested this to thee two months ago, that we proceed to Egypt together | BRL_DAK#1080 | LBLT.109bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08749 | 90 | Persian | ای سراج محفل محبت الله سراج آفاقیرا دهن زیتون لازم تا بیفروزد ولی سراج الهی | O Lamp of the gathering of the love of God! The lamp of the horizons requireth the oil of the olive that it may be kindled, but the Divine Lamp [3.5s] | MKT9.136 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04771 | 160 | mixed | ای سراج محفل محبه الله در این کور اعظم که اضعف نفوس بقوت موهبه الله بخلعت | O Lamp of the gathering of God's love! In this Most Great Cycle, wherein the weakest of souls, through the power of divine bestowal, are adorned with the robe [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05211 | 150 | Persian | ای سراج وهاج ایندم بوی جانبخش حدائق ملکوت قدم مشام روحانیانرا چنان مشکین و | O radiant lamp! At this hour the life-giving fragrance from the celestial gardens of the Ancient Kingdom hath so perfumed the spiritual senses [3.5s] | INBA87:097, INBA52:096 | Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07435 | 110 | Persian | ای سراج وهاج چه نوری روشنتر از محبت اللهست و چه شعاعی ساطعتر از معرفت الله | O resplendent lamp! What light is brighter than the love of God, and what beam more radiant than the knowledge of God [3.5s] | MMK2#190 p.137, AKHA_106BE #04 p.02, VAA.210-211 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12508 | 110 | Persian | ای سرج محبت الله کاشان مانند زجاج است و نفحات قدس مانند سراج الحمد لله این زجاج | O lamp of the love of God! Kashan is like the glass and the holy fragrances are as the flame. Praise be to God, this glass [3.5s] | INBA85:021 | KASH.308 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03716 | 190 | Persian | ای سرحلقه عاشقان نظر بحکمت اسم و رسم مرقوم نگردید مقصود آنست که بدانی | O thou who art the chief among lovers! In accordance with wisdom, no name or title hath been written. The purpose is that thou shouldst know [3.5s] | MKT9.137, FRH.098 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05212 | 150 | Persian | ای سردار سپاه روحانی نامه ایکه بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودی رسید نامه مگو | O thou Sardar of the Spiritual Army! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was received. | MSHR5.285-286 | DAS.1913-10-19 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05698 | 140 | mixed | ای سرگردان کوه و بیابان در سبیل رحمن هر جمعی پریشان گردد و هر سر و سامانی | O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Merciful! Every gathering shall be scattered, and every order and arrangement shall come undone [3.5s] | MMK2#288 p.209 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02244 | 260 | mixed | ای سرگردان کوه و دشت و بیابان حمد کن حضرت یزدان پاک را که موید بسرگردانی و | O thou who wanderest through mountain, plain and desert! Praise thou the pure Lord that thou art confirmed in thy wandering [3.5s] | MMK5#013 p.008 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Pioneering; travel teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03435 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته بادیه محبت الله چندی بود که بظاهر نامه ارسال نشد و پیامی و پیکی | O wanderer in the desert of the love of God! For some time no letter hath outwardly been sent, nor any message or messenger dispatched [3.5s] | MSHR4.330-331 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11974 | 90 | Persian | ای سرگشته بادیه محبت الله دست عجز و نیاز بملکوت ابهی دراز کن و آغاز نماز و | O wanderer in the desert of the love of God! Stretch forth thy hands in supplication to the Abhá Kingdom and begin thy prayer [3.5s]... ...O my eternal Beloved and my adored Friend! How long shall I remain bereft of Thy presence | BRL_DAK#0084, BRL_MON#004x | BRL_POAB#04x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02245 | 260 | mixed | ای سرگشته بیداء محبت الله و آشفته و شیدای جمال الله علیک بهاء الله و فضله و | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of the love of God and distraught and enraptured by the beauty of God, upon thee be the glory of God and His grace [3.5s] | MUH3.204-205 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04772 | 160 | Persian | ای سرگشته جمال ابهی و مفتون آن دلبر یکتا ورق مسطور چون رق منشور تلاوتش سبب | O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the Abhá and captivated by that Peerless Beloved! The written leaf, like unto an unfurled scroll, its recitation is the cause of [3.5s] | MSHR5.183a, MUH3.294 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03436 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته دشت محبت الله از معین حیوان نوشیدی و از شهد عرفان جمال رحمن چشیدی | O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thou hast drunk from the fountain of life and tasted the honeyed sweetness of recognizing the Beauty of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MKT8.101a, MSBH5.219-220 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03437 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهى خوشا بحال تو که باسم حق ندا کنى و بشطر اسم | O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God! Blessed art thou, who callest upon the Name of Truth and turnest toward the sanctuary of His Name [3.5s] | INBA55:293, Ghazi3072.186a-187 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02087 | 270 | mixed | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهی هر نفسی در بادیه سرگردان پریشان افتان و | O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God, every soul in this wilderness wandereth bewildered, stumbling and falling [3.5s] | INBA55:095, INBA88:347 | ASAT4.260, MAS9.010x, YIK.338-339 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00284 | 700 | mixed | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا محبه الله اگر تبریز تبخیز بود و اردبیل از باده بلایا و محن جامی | O wayfarer in the desert and wilderness of the love of God! Should Tabriz be in tumult and Ardibíl partake of the wine of tribulations and woes [3.5s] | INBA88:081 | BRL_DAK#0760, MKT2.223, MSHR2.032x, MSBH6.473-476, YIA.382-383x, QUM.045-046x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12066 | 90 | mixed | ای سرگشته رسواای حمد کن حضرت دوست را که به عشق آن دلبر آفاق جامه دریدی و رسوای عالم | O bewildered and abased one! Praise be to the Lord, that through love for that Beloved of all horizons, thou hast rent thy garment and become notorious throughout the world [3.5s] | YQAZ.121 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07436 | 110 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائى از جام حق سرمست شو و از باده الست مدهوش و میپرست | O thou bewildered lover, become thou enraptured from the divine chalice and intoxicated with the wine of the eternal Covenant [3.5s] | INBA72:097 | YQAZ.539 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08750 | 90 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائی بهاء الله حمد کن خدا را که ثابت میثاقی و نابت از حرارت اشراق | O bewildered and enraptured one, praise thou God that thou art steadfast in the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh and art radiant with the warmth of His dawning light [3.5s] | MKT9.138a, FRH.264b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08751 | 90 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائی شکر حی قدیر را که در ظل رب عظیم مستظلی و ببوی مشک جان مشامی | O thou who art bewildered and consumed with passion, give thanks unto the Ever-Living, All-Powerful Lord, that thou art sheltered beneath the shade of the Great Lord and thy soul is perfumed with the fragrance of musk [3.5s] | TAH.248a, YQAZ.231 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06789 | 120 | mixed | ای سرگشته سودائی عاقلان خوشه چین از سر لیلی غافلند کین کرامت نیست جز مجنون | O bewildered wanderer, the wise merely glean fragments and remain heedless of Layli's countenance, for such grace is bestowed on none but Majnun [3.5s] | MSHR4.134 | Being a source of light; guidance; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06790 | 120 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائی وقت آزادگی و شیداای بلکه آمادگی و رسواایست تا چند سرگشته و | O thou bewildered and passionate one! The time of liberation and rapture, nay rather, of preparation and exposure, hath come. How long wilt thou remain bewildered [3.5s] | SFI16.023b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03438 | 200 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم گردید و از مضامین | O thou who art bewildered in the divine wilderness! That which thou didst write became known and understood, and from its contents [3.5s] | INBA21:150a | MMK2#236 p.170, AKHA_128BE #11 p.a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06228 | 130 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای الهی آنچه مرقوم نمودی مسموع گردید و هر چه منظور نمودی ملحوظ | O wayfarer of the divine desert, that which thou hast written hath been heard, and all that thou hast intended hath been observed [3.5s] | MSBH4.483-484, MUH1.0173, YQAZ.228 | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06229 | 130 | Persian | ای سرگشته صحرای عشق چون نسائم صبحگاهی در ریاض قلوب احبای الهی مرور نما دلها | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of love, traverse thou, like unto the morning zephyrs, through the gardens of the hearts of the beloved of God [3.5s] | INBA88:269a | MMK2#266 p.192, AHB.102BE #03 p.02 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09397 | 80 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای عشق نمیقه غرا که بجناب درویش علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O wanderer in the desert of love! Rejoice exceedingly, for unto his honor the dervish—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious—hath been penned [3.5s] | MSHR4.399x | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Mystical themes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02246 | 260 | Persian | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و معانیش قلب را | O thou wanderer in the desert of God's love! That which thou didst write was noted, and its meanings moved the heart [3.5s] | INBA84:430 | ADH2_1#28 p.138x, MMG2#099 p.113x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04773 | 160 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله گروه مکروه طاغیان بکمال ظلم و عدوان هجوم نمودند و | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of God's love! A detestable band of tyrants, with the utmost oppression and aggression, hath made an assault [3.5s] | MMK3#209 p.151 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08752 | 90 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله مکتوب واصل و از مصائب و مشقات وارده نهایت تاثر حاصل | O thou wanderer in the wilderness of the love of God! Thy letter hath been received, and intense grief was felt at the afflictions and tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | MKT6.025a, PYB#260 p.40 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00411 | 600 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان در راه یار مهربان نامه شما بعد از رجوع از کالیفورنیا | O thou wanderer over mountain and desert in the Path of the kind Beloved! Thy letter, after thy return from California | MMK3#002 p.001x, MMG2#199 p.227x, NJB_v11#08 p.136 | SW_v11#15 p.260-264 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12139 | 400 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان در سبیل الهی الحمد لله در نهایت شوق و شعف بنیتی صادقه | O thou who wanderest over mountain and desert in the path of God! Praised be the Lord that thou art, with utmost joy and rapture and with sincere intent [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0869 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03439 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان مکتوبت واصل و بر کیفیت مشقت و زحمت و عسرت واقفیم معلوم | O thou who wanderest in mountain and desert! Thy letter hath reached us, and we are fully aware of thy toils, hardships and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT6.023b, MSHR4.328-329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03440 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی مکاتیب متعدده ارسال شد امید از فضل | O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! Many letters were sent. We cherish the hope that through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA88:147a | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03165 | 210 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا و دریا و گمگشته بادیه محبت الله فی الحقیقه از شما بسیار | O wanderer of mountain, desert and sea, O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God! In truth, We are most concerned for thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.083 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01332 | 340 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و هامون و شیفته روی و آشفته موی دلبر انجمن الهی یوم یبعثون لوح | O wanderer of mountain and plain, enamoured of the countenance and disheveled tresses of the Beloved of the divine concourse on the Day of Resurrection [3.5s] | INBA55:370 | Ahdieh, A. Bryan | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01194 | 360 | mixed | Translation List | ای سرگشته کوی الهی ترا که گفت که در زمره آواره گان آای و در انجمن دلداده گان | O thou wanderer enamored of God! Who bade thee join the company of the homeless and enter the assemblage of the heart-surrendered | INBA55:161, INBA88:331 | MSHR4.151-152 | ADMS#344 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB07438 | 110 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی الهی در این بیابان بی پایان سرگشته و سرگردان شو و در این سرمنزل | O thou who wanderest in the divine path, be thou lost and bewildered in this boundless desert [3.5s] | MKT8.102a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12487 | 120 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوی الهی و آشفته روی جمال حقیقی قد سمعت ضجیج فوادک و صریخ کینونتک | O thou who wanderest in the divine path and whose countenance is troubled before the Beauty of Truth! I have heard the lamentations of thy heart and the cry of thine inmost being [3.5s] | INBA85:200 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03441 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی حق بعضی از دوستان الهی ستایش نمودند که آنجناب الحمد لله بر صراط | O thou wanderer in the path of Truth! Certain divine friends have praised thee, that thou art, praise be to God, upon the straight path [3.5s] | INBA21:152a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06791 | 120 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی دوست تا کی دم فرو بسته دلخسته نشینی و بوجد و طرب نیاای و زخم | O wanderer in the Friend's pathway! How long wilt thou remain with sealed lips and a weary heart, sitting in silence? Rise up in ecstasy and joy [3.5s] | MKT8.103a | High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01711 | 300 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوی دوست مکتوب مرسول مخاطبا لاقا مهدی ملاحظه و مطالعه گردید حمد خدا | O wanderer in the Friend's domain! The letter addressed to Aqa Mahdi hath been received and perused. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA88:080 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01580 | 310 | mixed | ای سرگشته و سودائی ایا وقتی اید که در شرق و غرب مشهور بشیداای گردی و رسوای | O thou bewildered and impassioned soul! Will there come a time when thou shalt become renowned in both East and West - thou wandering, disgraceful one [3.5s] | MMK6#294 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03442 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته و سودائی جمال قدم غزل قربانی بدقت مطالعه گردید فی الحقیقه فصیح است | O bewildered and enraptured lover of the Ancient Beauty! The sacrificial ode hath been studied with care. In truth, it is eloquent [3.5s] | AKHT1.241-242, TSQA2.287 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04021 | 180 | mixed | ای سرگشته و سودائی حق و مشهور بشیداای دلبر آفاق اهل ایران بخواب غفلت گرفتار | O thou bewildered and impassioned seeker after Truth, known as the enraptured one! O thou beloved throughout all regions! The people of Iran lie captive in the slumber of heedlessness [3.5s] | MKT5.183, MKT3.215 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Western values; culture; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02940 | 220 | Persian | ای سرگشته و سودائی شیدای دلبر آفاق و پروانه نیر آفاق گرد تا نفست چون روح حیات | O thou bewildered and impassioned lover of the Beloved of all worlds, O moth circling round the Luminary of the horizons, strive thou until thy breath becometh even as the spirit of life [3.5s] | MSHR3.236 | Call to action; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03443 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته و سودائیان حق جناب سروش شهریار چون باین دیار رسید شما را یار وفادار | O ye bewildered ones and them that are enraptured by truth! When Jenáb-i-Surúsh Shahryár arrived in this land, he proved a faithful friend unto you [3.5s] | YARP2.464 p.346 | Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10918 | 50 | Persian | ای سرمست باده ایمان اگر سلطنت جهان باقی خواهی چون سمی بزرگوارت | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of faith! If thou desirest the sovereignty of the eternal world, like thy noble namesake [3.5s] | INBA88:264c | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01581 | 310 | mixed | ای سرمست باده پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید همه بشارات نشر نفحات | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! That which thou didst write was considered, and all were glad-tidings of the diffusion of divine fragrances [3.5s] | MMK5#218 p.167 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09982 | 70 | Persian | ای سرمست باده پیمان آنچه نگاشتی خواندیم و ستایش پروردگار بر زبان راندیم که | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! What thou didst pen We have perused, and uttered praise unto the Lord [3.5s] | PPAR.111 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08754 | 90 | Persian | ای سرمست باده پیمان در کمال روح و ریحان ببقعه مبارکه نوراء وارد شدی و بوی خوش | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! In the utmost spirituality and fragrance didst thou enter that blessed and luminous Spot, and the sweet perfume [3.5s] | MSBH10.024, YARP2.663 p.447, PPAR.163, NVJ.074 | Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12354 | 160 | mixed | ای سرمست باده پیمان شوری در آفاق افکن و شعله در قطب عالم امکان بزن بحری بموج | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Set the horizons astir and kindle a flame in the axis of the contingent world; raise tumultuous waves in the ocean [3.5s] | SFI11.025-026 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05700 | 140 | Persian | ای سرمست باده پیمان نامه مخصوص ارسال میگردد تا سبب شعله نار محبت الله گردد | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! A special missive is being sent forth, that it may cause the flame of the love of God to blaze [3.5s] | INBA87:262a, INBA52:265b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03717 | 190 | Persian | ای سرمست باده عرفان تجلیات شمس حقیقت از مشرق بقا دائم و مستمر و امواج بحر اعظم | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine knowledge! The effulgences of the Sun of Truth from the Dayspring of eternity are constant and continuous, and the waves of the Most Great Sea [3.5s] | MMK4#077 p.082 | Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05214 | 150 | mixed | ای سرمست باده موهبت رحمانی شکر کن حی قیومرا که بصراط مستقیم سالکی و بر منهج | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine bounty, render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Lord, that thou art walking upon the straight path and following the way [3.5s] | MKT5.149 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03166 | 210 | mixed | ای سرمست پیمان باده پیمان وقایع آباده البته سبب عبرت غافلان گشته و علت انتباه | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The events in Abadih have verily become a cause of awakening to the heedless and a source of enlightenment [3.5s] | MMK6#390, VAA.104-104 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Justice and wrath of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05215 | 150 | Persian | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان الحمد لله در ظل حفظ و حمایت الهیه محفوظ و مصونی و بنظر | O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of the Covenant! Praise be unto God that, beneath the shadow of divine protection and care, thou art sheltered and preserved [3.5s] | INBA89:204 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01005 | 390 | Persian | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان نامه مفصل آن ثابت عهد و راسخ میثاق واصل گردید از ورود | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The detailed letter from that steadfast one, firm in the Testament, hath been received [3.5s] | AYBY.454 #199x, TRZ1.305b | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01712 | 300 | mixed | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان نوع انسان در اینجهان کلا و طرا بادیه پیمایند و بی بن و | O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of the Covenant! All of humankind in this world are but wanderers in the wilderness, rootless [3.5s] | MKT5.086 | High station of the true believer; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05701 | 140 | Persian | ای سرمست جام الست الهی یوم الست یوم ظهور است ساعت حشر و نشور است هنگام تجلی | O thou who art intoxicated with the divine cup of Alast! The Day of Alast is the Day of Manifestation, the hour of resurrection and gathering, the time of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA88:164b | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09398 | 80 | Persian | ای سرمست جام الست هنگام غروب است ولیکن انوار صبح هدی از مطلع افق ابهی ظاهر و | O thou who art intoxicated with the cup of the Covenant of Alast! Though it is the hour of sunset, yet the light rays of the Morn of Guidance are dawning from the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | INBA87:089b, INBA52:088b | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06230 | 130 | Persian | ای سرمست جام الست وقت ذکر و ثناست و روز نطق و ندا و استمداد از جمال ابهی | O thou who art intoxicated with the cup of pre-existence! This is the time for remembrance and praise, and the day of utterance and call, and seeking aid from the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | YBN.050 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06793 | 120 | mixed | ای سرمست جام الهی در این ساعت که جنود نفحات قدس و افواج جذبات از جمیع جهات در | O thou who art intoxicated with the divine chalice! At this hour, when the hosts of holy fragrances and the legions of spiritual attraction from all directions are [3.5s] | INBA84:463 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Limits of language; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02391 | 250 | Persian | ای سرمست جام پیمانه پیمان نامه که بنام جناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of the Covenant! The epistle which thou didst write in the name of His Eminence Ḥájí Siyyid Javád [3.5s] | MKT5.230 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07439 | 110 | Persian | ای سرمست جام حق آرزوی خدمتی شایان باستان یزدان داری خوشا بحال تو که بچنین نیت | O thou who art exhilarated with the Cup of the True One: Thou hast the desire to render a great service at the Threshold of the Almighty. | INBA89:126 | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.243, BLO_PN#007 | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08756 | 90 | Persian | ای سرمست جام عشق در این ایام بعون و عنایت حضرت احدیت منتظرم که نفوسی مبعوث | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! In these days, through the aid and bounty of the Most Great Oneness, I am waiting for souls to be raised up [3.5s] | PYK.229 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00736 | 460 | mixed | ای سرمست جام عنایت فی الحقیقه آنچه گله نمااید حتی اگر شکایت فرمااید حق با | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine favor! In truth, whatsoever grievance thou mayest express, and even shouldst thou voice complaint, justice resteth with thee [3.5s] | MKT8.103b, MJMJ3.032x, MMG2#117 p.128x, YQAZ.210-211x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01826 | 290 | Persian | ای سرمست جام محبت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین دلنشینش کمال | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! That which thou didst write was perused, and from its soul-stirring contents [3.5s]... ...Briefly, in this day the greatest of deeds is to teach the Cause of God and to spread the divine fragrances. | MMK6#002x, ABDA.379 | KSHK#26x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05702 | 140 | Persian | ای سرمست جام محبت الله نفحه خوشی که از گلستان معانی منتشر گشته بود بمشام | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of God's love! The sweet fragrance that was wafted from the rose-garden of inner meanings hath reached the senses [3.5s] | AVK4.181.02x, YARP2.183 p.182, PPAR.071 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Laws of marriage and dowry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11786 | 90 | Persian | ای سرمست جام میثاق وقت اشراق نور تعالیم الهی است و هنگام جلوه فیض رحمانی | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! This is the dawn of the Divine Teachings and the time for the manifestation of heavenly bounties [3.5s] | SFI21.017 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01254 | 350 | Persian | ای سرمست جام هدی شکر کن حضرت کبریا را که از ضلالت و ظلماء نجات یافتی و | O thou who art intoxicated with the cup of guidance! Give thanks unto the Almighty Lord that thou hast been delivered from error and darkness [3.5s] | INBA87:514, INBA52:540 | MSHR5.144-145 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05703 | 170 | Persian | ای سرمست صهبای پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و همچنین عکسی که | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! That which thou didst write was perused, and likewise the photograph that [3.5s] | ASAT5.095-096, BSHI.103 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Chastisement and requital; Photographs and recordings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11696 | 190 | Persian | ای سرمست صهبای پیمان جاهلان از سر مکنون و رمز مصون چه خبر دارند و زاغان گلخن | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! What can the ignorant know of the hidden mysteries and guarded secrets? What can the ravens of the refuse-heap know [3.5s] | FRH.099a | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05704 | 140 | Persian | ای سرمست صهبای میثاق الحمد لله تاجی وهاج بر سر داری و رداای نوراء در بر و آن | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou wearest a resplendent crown upon thy head and art arrayed in a luminous mantle [3.5s] | MMK5#202 p.155 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08114 | 100 | Persian | ای سرمستان باده محبت الله از جهان عنصری بیزار باشید و از کاس خوشگوار ساقی | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of God's love! Be ye detached from the world of matter and drink from the sweet cup of the divine Cup-bearer [3.5s] | MKT9.138b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02941 | 220 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای سرمستان پیمانه پیمان وقت آنست که بادیه هجران بپیمااید تا بسرمنزل جانان | O ye who are inebriated with the draught of His Covenant! It is time to pass beyond the desolate wilds of remoteness | NANU_AB#27 | BRL_FIRE_AB#12 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04390 | 170 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سرمستان جام الست شکر حضرت قیومرا که در ظل خباء عظیم داخلید و در جنت ابهی | O ye who have quaffed an intoxicating draught from the cup of fidelity to the Covenant! | BRL_DAK#0012, MKT5.184, YIK.291 | BRL_ATE#012, MAAN#29 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10519 | 60 | Persian | ای سرهنگ با فرهنگ آهنگ ملا اعلی نما و باهنگ ملکوت ابهی ترانه ساز کن و چنگ | O cultured Colonel! Make melody like unto the Most High and compose thy strains with the harmony of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT8.113a | Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03444 | 200 | Persian | ای سرهنگ با فرهنگ آهنگ ملکوت ابهی الیوم هنیئا للثابتین است و بشری للفائزین و | O cultured Colonel! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom is, in this day, a joy to them that are steadfast and glad-tidings to them that have attained [3.5s] | RAHA.279 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08115 | 100 | Persian | ای سرهنگ سردار جنود ملا اعلی گرد و قائد جیوش ملکوت ابهی این جنود جیوش حیاتند | O colonel, commander of the celestial hosts and leader of the armies of the Most Glorious Kingdom, these hosts are the armies of life [3.5s] | INBA84:541 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10520 | 60 | Persian | ای سرهنگ عاشقان اهنگ ملاٌ اعلی نما وفرهنگ اهل ملکوت ابهی بنما | O colonel of the lovers! Make melody with the Concourse on High, and manifest the culture of the people of the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | INBA84:549b | Call to action; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05705 | 140 | Persian | ای سرهنگ لشکر نجات و جنود حیات اگر در بین جنود ملکوت سرهنگی خواهی آهنگ ملک | O General of the hosts of salvation and the legions of life! If thou seekest to be a commander among the armies of the Kingdom, set thy gaze upon the celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK2#092 p.071, DUR3.351 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07441 | 110 | Persian | ای سرهنگ ملکوتی صف جنگ را بهل محفل صلح بیارا میدان رزم بگذار و بزم آشتی مهیا | O celestial commander, forsake the ranks of warfare and adorn the assemblage of peace. Abandon the battlefield and prepare the feast of reconciliation [3.5s] | MKT5.088a | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03445 | 200 | mixed | ای سرور آوارگان خداوند مهربان در نص قرآن میفرماید فیهما من کل فاکهه زوجان و | O Joy of the wanderers! The Merciful Lord hath declared in the sacred text of the Qur'án: "In them both are fruits of every kind in pairs" [3.5s] | MMK6#524, MSHR2.250 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04391 | 170 | mixed | ای سرور حزب ابرار فی الحقیقه ثابتی و برقرار و جانفشانی و سرحلقه احرار مدتی | O noble leader of the company of the righteous! Truly, thou art steadfast and unwavering, self-sacrificing and foremost among the free [3.5s] | MSBH3.111x, ABDA.091 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00068 | 1250 | Persian | Translation List | ای سرور هوشمندان آنچه بقلم مشکین نگاشتی خواندیم و باستان یزدان زبان ستایش | O thou who art the joy of the wise! That which thou didst write with thy fragrant pen hath been perused, and in praise of God the tongue hath been loosened [3.5s]... ...Thy second question was as follows: Is it necessary for every Messenger to have had knowledge of the Books and Scriptures of the Messengers Who preceded them? | INBA72:001, INBA59:280, INBA75:109 | BRL_DAK#0646, MKT1.452, MKT2.064, MILAN.038, DUR3.140x, DUR1.559x, DUR1.531x, ADH2_2#25 p.135x, MJMJ1.112x, MMG2#396 p.443x, YARP2.312 p.260, NVJ.024 | ADMS#122x, ADMS#255x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB01582 | 310 | Persian | ای سرور وفاپرور روحانی و ای مهرجوی کامور رحمانی ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی | O spiritual lord nurtured in faithfulness, O thou seeker of divine love, how empty is thy place, how empty is thy place [3.5s] | INBA88:213c | BRL_DAK#0699, MKT8.106, AKHA_135BE #05 p.93 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04022 | 180 | Persian | ای سروش ای بنده حلقه بگوش سروش اگرچه پنهانست ولی سمندش در جولان ملاحظه کن | O Herald, O servant with ears attuned to the celestial call! Though He remaineth hidden, yet behold His steed prancing in the field [3.5s] | YARP2.203 p.194 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06794 | 120 | Persian | ای سروش پربشارت نامه خوش اشارت در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت بیان اسرار بود و دلیل | O celestial herald of glad tidings! Thy letter, replete with uplifting allusions and couched in the utmost eloquence and clarity, unfolded the mysteries and served as proof [3.5s] | ALPA.045a, YARP2.052 p.098, QUM.225 | Call to action; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04392 | 170 | Persian | ای سروش پرهوش الان آقا سید اسدالله بملکوت خضوع و خشوع درگاه احدیت آستان | O sagacious herald! Now hath Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh ascended unto the Kingdom of humility and submissiveness at the Threshold of Divine Oneness [3.5s] | YARP2.181 p.181 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09985 | 70 | Persian | ای سروش حمد کن خدا را که بهوش آمدی و ندای یزدانیرا گوش کردی و اوهام و تقلید | O celestial herald! Praise God that thou hast awakened to consciousness and hearkened unto the divine call [3.5s] | YARP2.298 p.244 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09399 | 80 | Persian | ای سروش روش نیکان گیر تا در سایه یزدان پرورش یابی دست در آغوش دلبر یکتا نما | O celestial messenger! Follow the path of the righteous, that thou mayest be nurtured beneath the shadow of God. Clasp thou to the embrace of the One Beloved [3.5s] | YARP2.247 p.218 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09400 | 80 | Persian | ای سروش سروش جهان پنهان ترا ندا میفرماید و مژده میدهد که ای همنام الحمد لله در | O Herald! The Herald of the hidden world summons thee and gives thee glad tidings, O thou namesake, praise be unto God [3.5s] | YARP2.520 p.376 | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10919 | 50 | Persian | ای سروش سروش غیب سرود میزند که بوجد و طرب آای و ساقی الهی جام نوش میبخشد | O Soroosh! The herald of the unseen chanteth a melody that calleth thee to joy and ecstasy, and the divine Cup-bearer bestoweth the chalice of delight [3.5s] | YARP2.254 p.222 | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10521 | 60 | Persian | ای سروش گوش هوش بگشا تا سرود سروش عالم بالا بشنوی و بجوش و خروش آای و بزم | O celestial herald! Open thy ear of inner perception that thou mayest hear the melody of the herald of the higher realm. Rise then in fervor and exultation [3.5s] | YARP2.583 p.412 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07442 | 110 | Persian | ای سروش هاتف غیب و سروش ملکوت ابهی این ترانه بگوش میرساند عصر قرن شمس حقیقت | O thou celestial herald of the unseen realm and melodious angel of the Kingdom of Abhá! This song reacheth the ear in this age of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | YARP2.613 p.426 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04393 | 170 | Persian | ای سعید دو جهان شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله میرود | O thou who art blissful in both worlds! All the parrots of India become sugar-breaking through this Persian sweetmeat that goeth unto Bengal [3.5s] | INBA87:392a, INBA52:403 | HDQI.292, ANDA#47 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08757 | 90 | Persian | ای سفیدوش خوش و دلکش وقت ندارم مختصر بخامه خویش مینگارم زیرا از خدمات فائقه | O thou fair and delightful one! Having no time, I pen these brief lines with mine own hand, for thy distinguished services [3.5s] | YARP2.725 p.480, RMT.044-045, QUM.234c | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01583 | 310 | Persian | ای سفیدوش زیرا روی تو در ملکوت ابهی سفید است سیاوش مظلوم قدیم در ترکستان | O thou of white countenance - for thy face is white in the Abhá Kingdom - Siyavash, the wronged one of old in Turkistan [3.5s] | ALPA.056b, YARP2.066 p.107, PPAR.123, RMT.034-035, YARD.088-089, QUM.222.03x, QUM.232 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09789 | 90 | Persian | ای سکینه مالک بریه میفرماید جمیع عباد را از برای این یوم و معرفت آن خلق نمودم | O Sakinih! The Lord of creation declareth: I have created all souls for this Day and for the recognition thereof [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.154c, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07552 | 130 | mixed | ای سکینه مکتوبت بساحت احدیه وارد و طرف عنایت بان متوجه لله الحمد که از فیوضات | O Sakinih! Thy letter hath reached the Most Holy Court, and the glance of loving-kindness hath been directed towards it. Praise be to God that through the outpourings [3.5s] | INBA27:452b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02564 | 240 | mixed | ای سلاله آن جلیل عظیم هر چند اموال بغارت دادید و خانه بتالان و تاراج ولی | O progeny of that mighty and exalted one! Though your possessions were given over to plunder and your home to pillage and ravage, yet [3.5s] | MMK2#312 p.228, TAH.274 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09401 | 80 | mixed | ای سلاله آن ذبیح قربانگاه عشق چه شود که تو آن شجره متصاعده را شاخ و اجعل لی | O scion of that sacrificial lamb at the altar of love! What if thou shouldst become a branch of that heavenward-soaring tree [3.5s] | INBA85:348a | MMK6#291 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08116 | 100 | mixed | ای سلاله آن روح مجسم پی پدر مهربان گیر و بر قدم آن بنده یزدان مشی نما منقطع | O scion of that embodied spirit! Follow in the footsteps of thy loving father and walk in the path of that servant of God [3.5s] | MMK3#057 p.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05706 | 140 | mixed | Translation List | ای سلاله آنشخص جلیل آنخاندان و دودمان بسبب ایمان و ایقان حضرت حکیم در صون | O scion of that august personage, that noble lineage and illustrious family, whose faith and certitude are safeguarded by divine wisdom [3.5s]... O scions of that august personage! Thy noble house and lineage, as a result of the faith and certitude of Hakím [Faraju’lláh], abide in the sheltering protection of the generous Lord | ABDA.231 | ADMS#339 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04774 | 160 | Persian | ای سلاله ابراهیمی الحق از دودمان آن بزرگواری و از سلاله آن مهر تابان رائحه | O descendant of Abraham! In truth, thou art of that illustrious lineage, a descendant of that resplendent Sun. | KHAZ.i017+058 | KHAZE.017, BLO_PN#025 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01333 | 340 | Persian | ای سلاله اسراایل جلیل جناب اخوی بارض مقدس وارد و بمنتها آمال نفوس مبارکه فائز | O noble scion of Israel! The revered Brother hath arrived in the Holy Land and attained the utmost aspirations of blessed souls [3.5s] | SFI07.019b | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Moses; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08117 | 100 | Persian | ای سلاله بنده درگاه بها شکر کنید خدا را که از اصلاب طیبه و ارحام طاهره تولد | O progeny of the servant of the Threshold of Bahá, render thanks unto God that ye are born of pure loins and sanctified wombs [3.5s] | INBA87:516b, INBA52:543 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00262 | 720 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جلیل نامه شما رسید رویای شما بسیار مبارک بود زیرا آب | O descendant of His Holiness Abraham! Your letter was received. Your dream was most blessed, for water [3.5s]... ...As for the story of Adam, the Father of Mankind, which is recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, this requireth explanation | BLIB_Or.08687.007, | MKT2.157, AVK2.146.01x, AVK2.152.09x, MAS2.041x | BRL_ATE#054x | Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||
| AB04023 | 180 | mixed | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جناب خطاط خطی مرقوم نموده اند و ستایش زائدالوصف از محبت | O scion of Abraham! The esteemed calligrapher hath written a letter, extolling with unsurpassed praise the love [3.5s] | MMK6#006 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09402 | 80 | Persian | ای سلاله حضرت خسرو خسرو مگو یک جهان مهر و وفا و محبت و صفا بگو روح مصور است | O scion of His Holiness Khusraw! Speak not of sovereignty; rather, speak of a world of love and fidelity, of affection and purity [3.5s] | YARP2.669 p.451 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00827 | 430 | Persian | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل الحمد لله آنچه در الواح مبارک باسراایل تبشیر فرموده اند و در مکاتیب | O scion of Abraham! [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that whatsoever hath been announced in the Blessed Tablets unto the Israelites, and the things explicitly written in the letters of Abdu'l-Baha, are all being fulfilled | MKT3.363, AVK3.248.10x, AVK4.470x, PYB#216 p.28x, PYB#257 p.23x, TAH.023x, MJMJ2.109x, MMG2#452 p.499x | ADJ.055-056x | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12227 | 240 | Persian | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل جلیل شکر کنید خدا را که اب رحیم حضرت ابراهیم را در ملکوت | O descendant of the illustrious Abraham! Render thanks unto God that thou art of the seed of that Merciful One, the Prophet Abraham, in His celestial Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:199 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07443 | 110 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل رحمانی حقا که نسل جلیل حضرت خلیلید و سلاله آن ذات مقدس عزیز | The “true and radiant morn” is the dawn of the Covenant and the first light of the Testament of the Day-Star of the world | BRL_DAK#0563, CPF.268, YMM.260, YMM.369 | BRL_ATE#156x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03446 | 200 | mixed | ای سلاله حقیقی روحانی ملکوتی جمال افندی حضرت یونس چون مونس حوت شد در درون | O true spiritual and celestial scion of Jamal Effendi, even as Jonah became the companion of the whale in its depths [3.5s] | DWNP_v6#04 p.008b | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12480 | 120 | Persian | ای سلاله ذبیح ملیح با وجهی صبیح و نطقی فصیح و قلبی جریح چون جد بزرگوار در لیل | O descendant of that gentle martyr! With radiant countenance, eloquent speech, and wounded heart, like thy noble ancestor [3.5s] | INBA85:346 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00545 | 530 | mixed | Translation List | ای سلاله شخصی خطیر راضی و مرضی درگاه حضرت رب قدیر وقت ضحی و هنگام حرکت و | O scion of that illustrious personage who attained the good-pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, at the hour of morn and at the time of departure [3.5s]... ...O divine Providence! These friends are Thy companions, and this gathering of ardent lovers is enamored of Thee | INBA75:058x, Ghazi3072.137-141 | MKT8.107b, TABN.196, ADH2.023x, ADH2_1#11 p.021x, MJMJ1.062x, MMG2#194 p.220x, MJH.021cx | ADMS#185x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB03447 | 200 | mixed | ای سلاله نفس مبارک مومن بالله پدر هر چند از این خاکدان سفر کرد و باستان جلیل | O descendant of that blessed soul, steadfast in faith in God! Though thy father hath journeyed from this dusty world to the divine realm [3.5s] | MMK6#400, LMA2.449 | Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01584 | 310 | mixed | ای سلاله نفوس قدسیه مستشهده در سبیل الهی آن جواهر نفوس چون زواهر نجوم از | O scion of sanctified souls martyred in the path of God, those jewels of being who, like unto luminous stars [3.5s] | LMA1.429 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01124 | 370 | Persian | ای سلاله و دودمان حضرت خلیل جلیل آن نور مبین حضرت ابراهیم دعا در حق ذریه خویش | O progeny and lineage of His Holiness the glorious Khalil, that Manifest Light, His Holiness Abraham, Who prayed on behalf of His descendants [3.5s] | INBA88:295, INBA89:049 | MKT4.073, MILAN.070, KASH.103 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11027 | 50 | mixed | ای سلطان نامه ات بمقر رحمن فائز و نظر الطاف بتو متوجه انشاء الله از کاس | O Sultan! Thy letter hath reached the court of the All-Merciful, and the glance of divine favors hath been directed towards thee. God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.184c, , BLIB_Or15719.047a, | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00066 | Lawh-i-Salman I | 5230 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I) | ای سلمان از شهر جان بنسایم قدس رحمن بر اهل اکوان و امکان مرور نما | O Salman! Pass through the realm of being and existence with holy breezes from the City of the Spirit, wafting with the fragrances of the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...O Salmán! Say: O people! Tread ye in the path of the one true God and ponder the ways and words of Him Who is the Manifestation | INBA35:276, INBA73:118, BLIB_Or15722.001, , NLAI_BH3.110, BN_suppl.1754.047-059 | BRL_DA#735, GWBP#021 p.040x, GWBP#148 p.204x, GWBP#154 p.212x, AVK1.026.05x, AVK2.078.12x, AVK3.303.06x, AVK3.418.16x, MJMM.128, ASAT4.100x, ASAT5.346x, YMM.322x, OOL.B076, AMB#37x | GWB#021x, GWB#148x, GWB#154x, DOR#37x, MNP.036-037x, ADJ.060x, ADJ.076-77x, ADJ.083x, ADJ.084x, GPB.169x, WOB.108x, WIND#128, HURQ.BH55 | Laments the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá; contrasts the stations of belief and disbelief; consider … | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | ROB2.283, ROB3.089, BLO_PT#023, MMAH.187, GSH.179, LL#232, LL#234 | ||
| BH01403 | Lawh-i-Salman II | 610 | mixed | Second Tablet of Salmán (Lawh-i-Salmán) | Lawh-i-Salman II (Tablet to Salman II) | ای سلمان در هر امور اقتدا بحق کن و بقضایای الهی راضی باش ملاحظه کن که این | O Salmán! Follow thou in all things the example of the One true God, and be content with whatsoever He ordaineth. | BLIB_Or11096#022, , BLIB_Or15710.001, , NLAI_BH2.208 | BRL_DA#128, AVK1.135.12x, MJMM.124, BSHN.032x, MHT2b.060x, DRD.036, MAS4.167x, ASAT1.209x, ASAT4.315x, OOL.B077 | PDC.115-116x, WIND#180, HURQ.BH56 | Emphasizes the fleeting nature of this world, that those who remain occupied with it are heedless of … | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | 3a | * | - | ROB3.025, ROB3.157, MMAH.188, GSH.179, LL#233 | ||
| BH02750 | 320 | mixed | ای سلمان من لدی الرحمن مامور بودی که بحکمت رفتار نمائی و تکلم کنی که مبادا | O Salman! Thou wert commanded by the All-Merciful to conduct thyself with wisdom and speak with prudence, lest perchance [3.5s] | INBA38:338 | ASAT2.171x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07445 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل آن پدر جلیل نامه رسید و مضمون سبب فرح جدید گردید محبت حقیقی و انجذاب | O scion of that glorious father! Thy letter was received and its contents brought fresh joy [3.5s] | INBA84:474a | Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07446 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل آن جلیل شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که در ظل شجره مبارکه داخل شدی و در بحر میثاق | O scion of that glorious one, render thanks unto the Most Great Unity that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree and into the ocean of the Covenant [3.5s] | MAS9.118 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11763 | 120 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل الحمد لله خبر صحت و سلامت و راحت و استقامت آن عزیز رسید | O scion of that glorious personage! Praised be God that tidings have reached me of thy health and well-being, thy tranquility and steadfastness [3.5s] | YIA.383 | Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08118 | 100 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل پدر از افق محبت الله بدر انور بود و در گلشن معرفت الله ورد | O scion of that noble personage! Thy father shone forth from the horizon of God's love even as a resplendent moon, and was a rose in the garden of divine knowledge [3.5s] | INBA84:464a | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06231 | 130 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار در ره پروردگار مدت حیات جانفشانی نمود و گوی | O descendant of that illustrious personage! Thy noble father sacrificed his life in the path of the Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.139, MMK2#326 p.238 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07447 | 110 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل در عربی شاعری در ستایش آل برامکه چنین شعری انشاء نموده | O scion of that noble personage! In Arabic, a poet composed such verses in praise of the House of Barmak [3.5s] | MSHR1.044x | Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02726 | 230 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه اول و ثانی رسید و تفاصیل معلوم و واضح گردید | O offspring of that noble personage! The first and second letters arrived, and their contents became known and clear [3.5s] | MMK6#199 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08758 | 90 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه شما را از عکا باقلیم ماه کنعانی فرستادند | O scion of that glorious personage! Thy letter was sent from 'Akká to the clime of the Moon of Canaan [3.5s] | MSHR3.073x | Conduct in finance and business; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12363 | 160 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل هر چند چندیست که این خامه بنام تو نامه ننگاشت ولی دائم ذکر | O scion of that glorious personage! Although for some time this pen hath not written a letter in thy name, yet thy mention hath been constant [3.5s] | INBA85:511b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01494 | 320 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و حفید آن بزرگوار فرید نامه ات رسید و ناله زارت تاثیر | O scion of that illustrious personage, and O descendant of that peerlessly great one! … The Blessed Beauty — may my life be a sacrifice for His loved ones | MKT8.110, SFI18.275bx | LOIR20.171ax | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00471 | 570 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و نجل سعید آن پدر مجید این مصیبت کبری رزیه عظمی بود و سبب | O scion of that illustrious personage and blessed offspring of that glorious father, this was indeed a supreme calamity and grievous affliction [3.5s] | INBA89:123 | TAH.285x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07448 | 110 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص مجید پدر بزرگوارت در مدت حیات در سبیل نجات سلوک مینمود | O scion of that illustrious personage! Thy noble father, during his earthly sojourn, did tread the path of salvation [3.5s] | INBA85:068 | BSHN.140.260, BSHN.144.260, MHT2.070b, MSBH10.149 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05217 | 150 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شهید جلیل در این دم که آفتاب قریب افول | O scion of that glorious martyr, in this hour when the sun is nigh unto setting [3.5s] | DUR4.660 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12451 | 130 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شهید جلیل نظر عنایت همیشه بتو بوده و خواهد بود و نهایت رعایت را | O scion of that glorious martyr! The gaze of divine favor hath ever been, and shall forever be, directed upon thee with utmost consideration [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0606 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07444 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل ایمان و قرین ایقان جناب ابوی حاجی استدعای تنمیق این رقیم نموده و من | O scion of faith and companion of certitude! His honour Abúy-Ḥájí hath entreated the embellishment of this letter, and I [3.5s] | INBA85:255a | MSHR3.031 | Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11487 | 20 | Persian | ای سلیل جلیل ابراهیم عنقریب ملاحظه فرمائی که وعدهٴ الٓهیّه در حقّ سلالهٴ ابراهیم بالاخصّ تحقّق یابد و فرح رخ بگشاید | O illustrious scion of Abraham! Soon shalt thou witness how the divine promise concerning the seed of Abraham shall be fulfilled in particular, and joy shall unveil its face [3.5s] | AVK4.472x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02727 | 230 | mixed | ای سلیل حبیب قدیم و رفیق دیرین من پدر بزرگوار در ایام عراق بحضور نیر آفاق | O descendant of the Ancient Beloved and long-cherished companion, thy noble father in the Iraq days in the presence of the Day-Star of the horizons [3.5s] | INBA85:077 | MKT8.111 | Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04395 | 170 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت ابراهیم خلیل نامه شما رسید و بشارت انجذاب و اتحاد و اتفاق احبا | O descendant of Abraham, the Friend of God! Thy letter hath been received, bearing the glad tidings of the attraction, unity, and concord amongst the loved ones [3.5s] | MKT4.075, SHYM.023 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Review of publications; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12518 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل جلیل پناه اسراایل اورشلیم رب جلیلست آن اورشلیم آسمانیست | O descendant of His Holiness Abraham! That glorious Refuge of Israel - the Jerusalem thou seekest - is the celestial Jerusalem of the All-Glorious Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:069 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05707 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل جلیل نامه اخیر رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر صحت و سلامتی مزاج | O scion of His Holiness, the illustrious Friend, thy recent letter was received. Praise be unto God, it betokeneth thy health and well-being [3.5s] | DAUD.26 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07449 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل حقا که جلیلی و دلیل بر آن تقرب بارگاه کبریا و انجذاب بنفحات | O scion of His Holiness the Friend! Verily thou art glorious, and this is attested by thy nearness to the Court of Grandeur and thy attraction to the fragrances [3.5s] | KHMT.054, KASH.295 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03167 | 210 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل در خصوص شرکت خیریه اساسی که نگاشتی مرغوب و مطلوب فی الحقیقه | O descendant of Abraham, Friend of God! Concerning the charitable association of which thou didst write, it is truly most pleasing and desirable [3.5s] | INBA89:210 | AVK4.242.02x, TAH.289 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consultation; Importance of community building; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08759 | 90 | Persian | Translation List | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل مکتوب ملحوظ گردید و مضمون سبب فرح و سرور شد بلسان پارسی و | O son of the honorable Khalíl! Thy letter was perused, and its contents brought much happiness | MKT6.207 | ADMS#193 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12513 | 110 | mixed | ای سلیل حضرت ذبیح جد بزرگوار ایت هدی بود و رایت ملا اعلی در کاشان نور افشان | O descendant of the illustrious Dhabih! Thy distinguished grandfather was a sign of guidance and a banner of the Most Exalted Assembly, shedding radiance throughout Kashan [3.5s] | INBA85:345b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00196 | 820 | mixed | Translation List | ای سلیل حضرت شهید عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ۲۹ ربیع الثانی رسید و از تفاصیل اطلاع | O descendant of His Holiness the martyr! Thy letter of the 29th of Rabi'u'th-Thani was received, and from its contents I have learned [3.5s]... ...The Teachings of Baha'o'llah, the laws of this Cause and the principles of this Manifestation have no deniers. The world is like unto a thirsty fish | INBA85:495 | BRL_DAK#0590, MKT2.257, AMK.155-159, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.154, PYM.112ax, MAS5.090, YHA1.380-381x, YHA1.417x | DAS.1913-12-30x, ADMS#065i05x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB11835 | 340 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت شهید عنوانی چنین شیرین و ملیح و بلیغ و بدیع سزاوار تو است | O scion of the martyr's line! Such a sweet, graceful, eloquent and wondrous title is worthy of thee [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1043, TISH.128x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09403 | 80 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت منصور ورق مسطور مانند رق منشور مورث فرح و سرور گردید | O scion of His Holiness Mansur! Thy missive, like unto an unfurled scroll, brought forth joy and gladness [3.5s] | MUH3.314bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04396 | 170 | mixed | ای سلیل حقیقی حضرت خلیل نامه تو رسید و مذاکرات با آنشخص کلیمی نیز معلوم گردید | O true descendant of His Holiness Khalíl! Thy letter was received and the conversations with that Jewish person became known [3.5s] | MMK6#180 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09404 | 80 | Persian | ای سلیل خلیل امروز روز پاکی و آزادگیست و وقت عمل بوصایای انبیای الهی تا توانی | O scion of the Friend! Today is the day of purity and freedom, and the time to act upon the counsels of the divine Prophets, to the utmost of thy power [3.5s] | SFI01.143b, MSBH4.467 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09986 | 70 | Persian | ای سلیل داود تبریک عید نوروز سرور موفور داد الحمد لله بخدمت قائمی و در عبودیت | O scion of David! The Naw-Rúz festival hath brought abundant joy. Praise be to God that thou art steadfast in service and in servitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.001, , BLIB_Or.08117.014, | DAUD.27 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00275 | 710 | mixed | ای سلیل دخیل جلیل نامه ات ملاحظه گردید معانیش فرح و مسرت بخشید زیرا ذکر یاران | O scion of a noble lineage! Thy letter was perused, and its contents brought joy and gladness, for it made mention of the friends [3.5s] | INBA59:294b, INBA88:281, INBA89:003 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04397 | 170 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | ای سلیل سید مدینه تدبیر و انشاء و امیر اقلیم عقل و نهی مدتیست که با تو | O you who are the scion of the Prince of the City of Statesmanship and Literary Accomplishment | MKT8.112, MKT9.140a, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.23, SFI18.272 | LOIR20.166-167, BLO_courage.32 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05708 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید ابن شهید نامه شما بعد از مدتی مدیده بپاریس رسید و عبدالبهاء از | O descendant of the martyr, son of the martyr! After a lengthy period, thy letter reached Paris, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | LMA2.444 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08760 | 340 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید جلیل دو نامه از پاریس از شما رسید اول در اوراق غرق شد با وجود | O scion of the glorious martyr! Two letters from Paris arrived from you. The first was lost among papers, despite [3.5s] | INBA85:534 | MSHR3.354x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Veiling [hijab]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01713 | 300 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید جلیل نامه که بتاریخ ۲۷ ربیع الاول سنه ۳۳۸ مرقوم گردیده وصول یافت | O scion of the glorious martyr! Thy letter dated 27 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1338 was received [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.19x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11964 | 100 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید سبیل الهی جناب استاد از خون مطهر خویش درختی آب داد که اصله ثابت | O descendant of the martyr in the path of God! Jinab-i-Ustad with his own sanctified blood watered a tree whose roots are firmly established [3.5s] | TISH.121b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10920 | 50 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید فی سبیل الهی ... سردار اسعد وقتی که در پاریس | O scion of him who was martyred in the path of God... Sardar-i-As'ad whilst in Paris [3.5s] | MSHR3.213x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08761 | 90 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید مجید الحمد لله که آن نجل سعید شهید مظهر الولد سر ابیه است یعنی | O descendant of the glorious martyr! Praise be unto God that this blessed scion of the martyred one manifesteth the inner reality of his father [3.5s] | MKT5.088b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11365 | 150 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد الحمد لله نجل سعید آن شخص فریدی و مشمول | O scion of the martyr! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Praise be to God, thou art the blessed offspring of that peerless soul [3.5s] | INBA85:523 | AVK3.404.05x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01585 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | ای سلیل عزیز آن مستغرق دریای مغفرت الهی مدتیست مدیده تحریری نشد و تقریری نگشت | O thou beloved scion of him that hath been immersed in the ocean of divine forgiveness! A long time hath passed since I last wrote | NURA#26, MMK4#179 p.222, MMK5#030 p.031 | LOTW#26 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01255 | 350 | mixed | ای سلیل عم جلیل حمد خدا را که در آنخاندان نفسی در کمال ایمان و ایقان مبعوث شد | O scion of the illustrious Uncle, praise be to God that in that household a soul was raised in the fullness of faith and certitude [3.5s] | MKT5.089, IQN.225, MSHR5.259x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05709 | 140 | mixed | ای سلیل عندلیب جلیل ناله و فغان از فراق بکوش این مشتاق رسید و تاثیر شدید نمود | O thou descendant of the illustrious Nightingale! The cry and lamentation of separation hath reached this yearning one and exerted a profound effect [3.5s] | INBA87:589a, INBA52:626 | MKT5.217b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09987 | 70 | Persian | ای سلیل غضنفر غضنفرانرا صولتی و هزبران را سطوتی که روبهان فرار نمایند و | O scion of the lion, lions possess a might and warriors a dominion before which foxes take flight [3.5s] | MSHR4.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04398 | 170 | mixed | ای سلیل نبیل جلیل سوال از این عبارت مبارکه که در لوح مرحوم والد از سماء فضل نازل | O noble descendant of an illustrious lineage! Thou hast inquired about this blessed passage which was sent down from the heaven of grace in the Tablet to thy departed father [3.5s] | MKT1.479 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09988 | 70 | mixed | ای سلیل و حفید دو نبیل نامه ات رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی چنین است در امتحانی | O descendant and scion of two noble ones! Thy letter was received, and that which thou hadst written therein was thus [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #156 | Conduct in finance and business; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04399 | 170 | Persian | ای سلیله آن شخص جلیل نامه با چکامه هر دو وارد فصیح است و بلیغ بدیع است و ملیح | O scion of that glorious personage! Thy letter and verse, both of which were received, are eloquent and articulate, novel and pleasing [3.5s] | AKHT1.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12491 | 120 | mixed | ای سلیمان تاسی بان امیر سریر سلطنت عظمی نما و با جمیع وحوش و طیور همدم و همراز | O Sulayman! Follow the example of that sovereign of the exalted throne of mighty dominion, and become an intimate companion to all the beasts of the field and birds of the air [3.5s] | INBA85:324 | Moses; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02843 | 310 | mixed | ای سلیمان جهد نما تا در ایام دوست یکتا بمقامی فائز شوی که ذکرش در کتاب اسما از قلم | O Solomon! Strive thou, that in these days of the Peerless Friend, thou mayest attain unto such a station as shall be recorded by the Pen in the Book of Names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.304a, , BLIB_Or15722.193, | AYI2.368x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06795 | 120 | Persian | ای سلیمان حضرت مهدی چون سراج هدی در زجاج ملا اعلی برافروخت و چون پروانه حول | O Suleyman! His Holiness the Mahdi, like unto the lamp of guidance, was enkindled within the crystal of the Most Exalted One, and even as a moth circled round [3.5s] | INBA88:237a | MKT9.140b | Call to action; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08762 | 90 | Persian | ای سلیمان رحمن سریر سلیمانی در این حوالی بود ابدا اثری از آن باقی نه تو | O Solomon of the All-Merciful! The throne of Solomon once stood in these regions, yet no trace thereof remaineth [3.5s] | MUH3.061a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11488 | 20 | Persian | ای سلیمان وقت حشمت سلیمانی است و هنگام سلطنت روحانی و آن عبودیت آستان | O Solomon! This is the time of Solomonic grandeur and the hour of spiritual sovereignty and servitude at His Threshold [3.5s] | DRM.019e | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10522 | 60 | Persian | ای سلیمان وقت سلیمانیست و هنگامه کامرانی و دم شادمانی چه که کشور الطاف در | O Solomon! This is the time of Solomon's glory, the season of triumph and the moment of joy, for the realm of divine favors [3.5s] | INBA87:162b, INBA52:160a | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11390 | 30 | Persian | ای سمع اکوان بشنو ندای رب رحمن را که از شطر احزان مرتفع است که شاید بشنیدن | O Hearing Ear of creation! Hearken unto the Call of the Lord, the All-Merciful, which ascendeth from the realm of sorrows, that perchance thou mayest hear [3.5s] | INBA38:074b | Call to action; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09405 | 80 | mixed | ای سمندر آتش روی جمال جانان ایدک ربک علی خدمه امره فی جمیع الشئون و الاحوال | O phoenix of fire, by the countenance of the Beloved set ablaze! May thy Lord assist thee in service to His Cause throughout all conditions and circumstances [3.5s] | AYBY.326 #005 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04024 | 180 | Persian | ای سمندر آتش عشق الهی نصف شب است و چشمهای عالمیان بخواب نوشین رفته و سرها | O phoenix of divine love! It is midnight, and the eyes of all mankind have fallen into sweet slumber, and heads [3.5s] | AYBY.326 #006, KHSH09.000 | Fire and light; fire and water; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07553 | 130 | mixed | ای سمندر انشاء الله بعنایت مالک قدر در کل احوال بمنظر اکبر ناظر باشی مکتوب | O Samandar! God willing, through the grace of the Lord of Destiny, mayest thou in all conditions fix thy gaze upon the Most Great Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.229, | AYBY.043 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02942 | 220 | mixed | ای سمندر مشتعل بنار محبت الله و متوقد بنار موقده در شجره مبارکه در اعلی الطور | O phoenix, set ablaze with the fire of the love of God, and enkindled by the flame that burned in the Blessed Tree upon the lofty Mount [3.5s] | AYBY.325 #003 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01461 | 590 | mixed | ای سمندر نار باسم مختارم تغنی نما چه که هر نفسی الیوم باین اسم مذکور موقن شود | O Samandar! Sing thou praise of My chosen Name, for verily whosoever in this Day becometh assured of this oft-mentioned Name [3.5s] | AYBY.017b, ASAM.000a, MSBH7.051x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03168 | 210 | mixed | ای سمندر نار سدره منتهی و ای مظهر الطاف جمال ابهی و ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و | O phoenix in the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree, O manifestation of the favors of the Most Glorious Beauty, O thou steadfast and immovable in the Covenant [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #010 | Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01586 | 310 | mixed | ای سمندر نار فاران الهی در مدت سیر و حرکت در صفحات امریک فرصت تحریر لحظه و | O divine Flame of the heavenly Mount Paran! During thy sojourn and movement throughout the regions of America, the opportunity for inscribing even a moment [3.5s] | AVK4.450x, AYBY.381 #062, KHSH09.007, TRZ1.082, TRZ1.357, MSHR2.195x, MUH1.0288 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01071 | 380 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه از مقتضیات سمندری و لوازم طیری ناری احتراقست و هیچ | O Salamander of the divine ignited flame! It is of the very requirements of being a salamander, and among the essential qualities of a fiery bird, to be consumed by flame, and naught else [3.5s] | AYBY.331 #014 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05712 | 140 | Persian | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه الحمد لله نفحات میثاق آفاق را معطر نموده و انوار عهد | O Salamander of the divine burning flame! Praise be to God that the fragrances of the Covenant have perfumed all horizons, and the lights of the Testament [3.5s] | AYBY.365 #049 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02728 | 230 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه چندیست که در ارسال محررات قدری فتور و قصور حاصل | O thou phoenix of the divine enkindled fire! For some time past there hath been manifested a measure of tardiness and shortcoming in the sending of letters [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #009 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01587 | 310 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای سمندر نار موقده در سدره سیناء جمال مبارک روحی و ذاتی و کینونتی لارقائه | O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree! Baha'u'llah | MKT9.141, MMK1#204 p.242, AYBY.334 #017, PYB#186 p.04, KHSH09.006, ASAM.000b | SWAB#204, BWF.354-355, SW_v14#12 p.357-358, DWN_v1#09 p.002 | Ahdieh | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01714 | 300 | Persian | ای سمندر نار موقده ربانیه چندیست که در ارسال مراسلات قدری فتور رفت نه قصور چه | O thou who art as a salamander in the divine fire! For some time there hath been some slackening in the sending of letters, though not through neglect [3.5s] | AYBY.333 #016 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01715 | 300 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده ربانیه در این کور اعظم و قرن سلطان ملک قدم نفوسی بجنود | O salamander of the divine enkindled fire! In this Most Great Cycle and in the century of the Ancient Sovereign of the Kingdom, souls have [3.5s] | AYBY.332 #015, RRT.035 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05218 | 150 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید وقایع و حوادث وارده بر | O Salamander aflame in the Fire of the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and the events and happenings that befell were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.362 #044 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08763 | 90 | mixed | ای سمندر نیران محبت الله چندیست مرغان چمن از غزلخانی باز مانده اند این از | O Phoenix of the fire of God's love! For some time now have the birds of the meadow ceased their melodious singing [3.5s] | AYBY.382 #064 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01716 | 300 | mixed | ای سمی این عبد الهی نام تو غلامحسینست و حسین اسمی از اسماء مبارک پس سمی | O namesake of this servant of God! Thy name is Ghulam-Husayn, and Husayn is one of the blessed names. Therefore [3.5s] | INBA89:237 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04776 | 160 | Persian | ای سمی جمال قدم روحى لاسمک الفدا الان در منزل جناب حاجی سید جواد در محضر | O namesake of the Ancient Beauty! My spirit be a sacrifice unto Thy name. At this moment I am in the home of His honour Ḥájí Siyyid Javád, in the presence [3.5s] | INBA21:021 | Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08119 | 100 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت اعلی چون باین اسم مبارک تسمیه گشتی باید بهره و نصیبی از فیض او | O thou who art named after His Holiness the Exalted One! Since thou hast been given this blessed name, thou must acquire a portion and share of His grace [3.5s] | INBA87:387a, INBA52:397b | Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02089 | 270 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت ذبیح ایا لقب خویش را فراموش نمودی سمی جلیل جام جانفشانی نوش نمود | O namesake of His Holiness the Sacrifice! Hast thou forgotten thine own title? That glorious namesake quaffed the cup of martyrdom [3.5s] | INBA84:292 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02565 | 240 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت کلیم حضرت موسی در صحرای سیناء ندای رب اعلا را از شجره خضراء | O namesake of Moses! That prophet heard, in the wilderness of Sinai, the call of the Most High Lord from the verdant Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#437x, MSHR5.145 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09989 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود آهنگ ملکوت ابهی بلند است و ترانه بلبل وفا در گلبن معانی روح | O namesake of the Desired One! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom is raised high, and the song of the nightingale of faithfulness resounds in the rose-bower of inner meanings [3.5s] | MKT5.217a | Music and singing; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11180 | 40 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود جان فدای نامت باد عالم همه بکامت باد نام تو میرفت و عاشقان | O thou who art named after the Desired One! May my soul be a sacrifice unto thy name, and may all the world yield to thy wishes. When thy name was spoken, the lovers [3.5s] | MSHR5.183b | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03719 | 190 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود جانم فدای نام تو باد علی قول شیخ سعدی نام تو میرفت و عاشقان | O namesake of the Desired One, may my soul be sacrificed to Thy name. As Shaykh Sa'di sayeth, Thy name was mentioned and the lovers [3.5s] | MSHR5.182a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08765 | 90 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت مقصود در عرصه وجود دیده شهود بگشا تا آنگه ایات صحف ملاء اعلی در | O namesake of the Divine Object of all desire! Open the eye of witness in the realm of existence, that the verses of the Tablets of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | MMK6#263 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12774 | 30 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود دست بذیل اطهر زن و از ما سوی الله منقطع شو و در ظل شجره | O namesake of the desired One! Cling to the hem of His most pure garment, detach thyself from all else save God, and take shelter beneath the Tree [3.5s] | INBA85:382a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07450 | 110 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود روحی لاسمک الفداء این مطرب از کجاست که برگفت نام دوست تا | O thou who bearest the name of the Divine Purpose, may my spirit be a sacrifice unto thy name! Whence cometh this minstrel who hath uttered the Beloved's name [3.5s] | TABN.349 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04025 | 180 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود کمان منما که این زندانی یاران ربانیرا فراموش نماید اگر در | O namesake of the Divine Beloved! Think not that this prisoner would forget the heavenly friends [3.5s] | MKT7.235 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09990 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود نار محبت الله در قلب منیرت شعله زد پس نورانیت | O namesake of the Intended One! The fire of the love of God hath been kindled in thy luminous heart, wherefore thou art illumined [3.5s] | INBA89:031b | Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03448 | 200 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت مقصود همواره مجاهده نمودی تا بمقام مشاهده رسیدی و مکاشفه سر حقیقت | O namesake of the Divine Beloved! Thou hast ever striven until thou didst attain unto the station of vision and the unveiling of truth's mysteries [3.5s] | MMK6#383, RAHA.343 | Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04026 | 180 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت یزدان آن یار مهربان جلوه بامکان نمود و آفاقرا بفیض ابدی منور کرد | O namesake of the Lord God! That loving Friend hath manifested His glory unto the contingent world and illumined the horizons with His eternal bounty [3.5s] | YBN.054-055 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09991 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی خلیل جلیل در مقام خلت الهیه انسان از من فی الوجود غافل و غائب و بحق | O thou who art named after the glorious Khalíl! In the station of Divine friendship, man becometh oblivious and detached from all else that existeth [3.5s] | MMK6#313 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04777 | 160 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح الهی در قرآن عظیم و کتاب مبین و فدیناه بذبح عظیم وارد این ایه | O namesake of God's Sacrifice! In the mighty Qur'án and the perspicuous Book is revealed the verse: "And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice." [3.5s] | MKT8.113b | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04400 | 170 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح جانفشانی کار تست و شتافتن بقربانگاه عشق سزاوار تو تا مظهر و | O thou namesake of the Sacrifice! Self-sacrifice is thy task, and to hasten unto the altar of love befitteth thee, that thou mayest become the manifestation [3.5s] | MMK2#295 p.215, PYB#224 p.03 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for sacrifice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06796 | 120 | Persian | ای سمی ذبیح حمد حضرت احدیت را که بقربانگاه عشق راه یافتی و بمشهد فدا پی بردی | O thou who art named Zabíḥ! Praise be to the Lord of Oneness that thou hast found thy way to the sacrificial altar of love and hast discovered the place of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA85:111 | BSHN.140.416, BSHN.144.410, MHT1b.244 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB09406 | 80 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء اگر جوهر اعداد طلبی دست بدامن واحد حقیقی زن زیرا جمیع اعداد | O thou who art the namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Shouldst thou seek the essence of numbers, lay hold upon the hem of the One True God, for all numbers [3.5s] | MMK3#235 p.168 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12666 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء تو عبدالحسینی و من عبدالبهاء ... در خصوص نفس و روح سؤال نموده بودی | O bearer of the name of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art the servant of Husayn, and I of Baha ... Thou hast asked regarding the soul and the spirit. By the soul is meant the reality of man that is inclined towards the contingent world | VUJUD.110-111x | VUJUDE.201-202x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04401 | 170 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء تو عبدالحسینی و من عبدالبهاء و ایندو نام هر چند بلفظ متفاوت | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thou art 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn and I am 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and though these two names differ in form [3.5s] | MSHR3.074 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01827 | 290 | mixed | ای سمی عبدالبهاء در فرقان کتاب مبین الهی میفرماید یوم یفر المرء من امه و ابیه | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in the Qur'án, the Manifest Book of God, He saith: "The Day when man shall flee from his mother and his father..." [3.5s] | MMK6#582, YFY.080-081 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02729 | 230 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء عباس در لسان عربی شیر دلیر را گویند و هزبر نخجیرگیر بمناسبت | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in the Arabic tongue 'Abbas' signifieth the lion valiant and the fierce hunter of prey [3.5s] | AKHA_117BE #09-10 p.b, TAH.244a | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Exhortations and counsels; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06797 | 120 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء عباس در لغت عرب بمعنی غضنفر است ولی این اسم را مسمی لازم و | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! 'Abbás in the Arabic tongue signifieth "lion," yet this name must needs have its true [3.5s] | MMK6#522 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07451 | 110 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء ندای ملکوت غیب ابهی از ملا اعلی بلند است و عون و عنایتش شامل | O thou namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The call of the invisible Kingdom of the All-Glorious resoundeth from the Concourse on High, and His aid and loving-kindness encompasseth all [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #19 p.a | Call to action; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual warfare; struggle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05713 | 140 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء ید عنایت تاج عبودیت بر سر ما نهاد تو غلام حسینی من عبدالبهاء | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The hand of divine favor hath placed the crown of servitude upon our head. Thou art Ghulám-Husayn; I am 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#199 p.154 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09407 | 80 | Persian | ای سمی علوی عبدالبهاء گمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش شوی دمبدم بیاد توام و از | O thou namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, think not that thou shalt be forgotten for a single moment. At every breath do I remember thee, and from [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #078 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01588 | 310 | Persian | ای سمی کلیم کلمهٴ موسی در لسان عبرانی موشی بود یعنی برداشته از آب... | O thou namesake of Kalim! The word Moses in the Hebrew tongue was "Mosheh," meaning "drawn forth from the water" [3.5s] | MMK5#269 p.206 | Consolation and comfort; Mosaic imagery; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08767 | 90 | Persian | ای سمی محبوب آفاق و ای امه الله المقربه نامه شما مضمون بدیعی داشت و سبب سرور | O namesake of the Beloved of all horizons, O handmaiden of God drawn nigh unto Him, thy letter contained a wondrous theme and brought joy [3.5s] | INBA87:113, INBA52:112 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10523 | 60 | Persian | ای سمی معنوی عبدالبهاء این نام مبارک را قدسیان تمجید نمایند و تقدیس کنند زیرا | O thou spiritual namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! This blessed name is glorified and sanctified by the holy ones, for [3.5s] | MKT9.143a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08768 | 90 | mixed | ای سمی من غلامحسین و عبدالبهاء هر دو بمعنی یک عنوانند ولی این شیرین تر و | O thou who bearest my name! Ghulam-Husayn and 'Abdu'l-Bahá are both of one meaning, though this is sweeter [3.5s] | YMM.179x | Naming of children; of individuals; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07452 | 990 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سمی و حفید شخص جلیل مقبول درگاه جمال کبریاء جد بزرگوار را نظر عنایت جمال | O namesake and descendant of that illustrious personage, who was accepted at the threshold of the Most Great Beauty - your noble grandfather was the recipient of His gracious favors [3.5s]... ...Wherefore thou shouldst seek to impart the Message to influential person and become a cause of guidance to the learned and distinguished | BRL_DAK#0582 | BRL_ATE#161x, COC#1823x | Justice and mercy; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09408 | 80 | mixed | ای سمی یوسف کنعانی آن یوسف مصری را رائد کاروان از چاه نجات داد و باوج ماه | O thou namesake of Joseph of Canaan! That Joseph of Egypt was delivered from the depths of the well by the caravan-leader and raised unto the height of the moon [3.5s] | MKT9.143b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08120 | 100 | mixed | ای سه برادر سه سراج جوان روحانی گویند که نسر طائر آسمانی عبارت از سه کوکب | O three brothers, three spiritual luminous youths! It is said that the soaring celestial eagle consisteth of three stars [3.5s] | MKT8.107a | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11949 | 110 | Persian | ای سه برادر مهرپرور نسر طائر آسمانی سه ستاره نورانی و شما نیز سه برادر جسمانی | O three beloved brothers, celestial soaring eagles, three luminous stars - ye who are also three brothers in the flesh! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0325 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09992 | 70 | Persian | ای سه شمع افروخته منجمون گویند که نسر طائر که شکلی آسمانیست عبارت از سه ستاره | O three kindled candles! The astrologers say that the Flying Eagle, which is a celestial form, consisteth of three stars [3.5s] | LMA2.443 | Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12449 | 130 | Persian | ای سه نفس مقرب درگاه کبریاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید حق با شماست | O three souls drawn nigh unto the threshold of the All-Glorious! That which ye had written was perused. The truth lieth with you [3.5s] | INBA85:511a | BRL_DAK#1047 | Words vs deeds; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09993 | 70 | Persian | ای سهراب از سراب نیستی بیزار شو و از شراب هستی آسمانی سرمست شو جهان آب و خاک | O Sohrab! Be thou averse to the mirage of nothingness, and become thou intoxicated with the celestial wine of true existence. This world of water and clay [3.5s] | MSBH10.036a, YARP2.330 p.272, PPAR.167, NVJ.118 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09994 | 70 | Persian | ای سهراب همنامت پهلوان جهانگیر بود و شیر دلیر ولی از شجاعت جز محنت نیافت و از | O Sohrab, thy namesake was the valiant world-conqueror and lion-hearted hero, yet from courage naught did he gain but tribulation and from [3.5s] | YARP2.357 p.287 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08769 | 90 | Persian | ای سهراب همنامت هر چند شیر دلیر بود چون در دام مکر و خداع ترکان بستیز پدر | O Sohrab! Though thy namesake was indeed a valiant lion, he fell prey to the snares of Turkish guile against his father [3.5s] | INBA21:103a | YARP2.404 p.311 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05714 | 140 | Persian | ای سهیم عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان کبریاء رق منشور ملاحظه گردید مضمون رحیق | O companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude to the Threshold of Grandeur! Thy missive was perused, its contents a fragrant essence [3.5s] | MKT8.114 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00285 | 700 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary; Translation List | ای سهیم و شریک عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان بها شب است در کالیفورنیا شهر اوکلند | O thou who art partner and co-sharer with ‘Abdu'l-Baha in servitude to the Threshold of Baha! It is evening and these wandering birds are nestled in the home | KHSH08.010, KHSH08.052, ANDA#33 p.19, MSHR5.259-260x, MJDF.104, NJB_v04#07 p.001, BDA1.315.07 | MHMD1.333, ECN.544, ADMS#178 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01195 | 360 | Persian | ای سهیم و شریک عبودیت عبدالبهاء نامه رسید سوال فرموده بودید که خیرخواهی دولت | O co-sharer and partner in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's servitude! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst inquired concerning goodwill towards the government [3.5s] | MKT4.077, AVK3.186, PYB#107 p.05, TZH8.0754 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08121 | 100 | mixed | ای سوخته آتش هجران فراق جمال محبوب آفاق قلوب اهل وفاق را سوخته و کبد هر مشتاق | O thou who art consumed by the fire of separation from the Beauty of the Beloved of the horizons, the hearts of the people of unity are burned, as is the liver of every yearning soul [3.5s] | INBA84:490a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07453 | 110 | Persian | ای سودائی دلبر آسمانی نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید معانی بدیع داشت و مضامین دلنشین | O thou who art enamoured of the celestial Beloved! Thy detailed letter was perused; it contained novel meanings and delightsome themes [3.5s] | INBA87:026a, INBA52:025b | YARP2.403 p.311 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01944 | 280 | Turkish | ای سوگلی احبای الهی عالم امکان بر ظلمت ضلالته مبتلا اولوب قرانلق هر جهتچه | O favored ones of the divine beloved! The world of existence hath been afflicted with the darkness of waywardness, and darkness prevaileth in every direction [3.5s] | INBA88:370, INBA89:121 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09995 | 70 | Turkish | ای سوگلی دوستم جناب حق عنایت قپوسنی و موهبت درگاهنی یاران حقیقی یوزلرینه | O beloved friend! The portals of divine grace and the gates of heavenly bounty are opened before the faces of the true friends [3.5s] | INBA72:147b | MJT.136 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10524 | 60 | Turkish | ای سوگلی یار مهربان دلبر حقیقی و یوسف الهی کشف نقاب ایدرک مصر رحمانیده عرض | O cherished friend of the All-Merciful, true Beloved One and celestial Joseph! Having lifted the veil in the Egypt of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MJT.019 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06798 | 120 | mixed | ای سیاح آفاق در سبیل میثاق بهر بوم و بر که مرور نمودی عموم ستایش نمودند و | O wayfarer of the horizons! In the path of the Covenant, in every land and region that thou didst traverse, all proclaimed their praise [3.5s] | TZH8.0620, YQAZ.112 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08770 | 90 | Persian | ای سیاوش باهوش قصد طواف آستان مقدس نموده بودی و اهرام کعبه دوست بسته بودی | O sagacious Siavash! Thou hadst intended to circle round the Sacred Threshold and hadst girded thyself for the Kaaba of the Friend [3.5s] | YARP2.190 p.185, QUM.234b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00701 | 470 | Persian | ای سیاوش ترکان خون سیاوش را هدر دادند سر ببریدند و دم مطهرش را بظلم و جفا | O Siyavash! The Turks did spill the blood of Siyavash, severing his head and, with cruelty and injustice, his sacred form [3.5s] | INBA72:143 | ALPA.054, YARP2.063 p.105, PPAR.118, RMT.026-027, RMT.066, QUM.218-219, YARD.042 | Differences in human capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03449 | 200 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم آنچه بحضرت اسم الله مرقوم نمودی معلوم گردید در قم بخدمت | O wronged Siyavash! That which thou didst write to his honor Ismu'llah hath become known. In Qum, in service [3.5s] | MSBH4.432x, YARP2.563 p.399 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12732 | 60 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم در قم بخدمت امر اللّه پرداختی و در طهران بیار مهربان ارباب جمشید | O Siyavash! In Qum thou didst arise to serve the Cause of God, and in Tehran thou didst befriend that loving soul, Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | QUM.219.10, YARD.043-044x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09996 | 70 | Persian | ای سید احرار چون مظهر محبت جمال ابهائی و منتسب آستان کبریا سید احراری و سرور | O Siyyid-i-Ahrar! As thou art the embodiment of the love of the Abhá Beauty and art associated with the sacred threshold of the Almighty, thou art verily the chieftain of the free [3.5s] | MKT9.144a, MSHR2.304 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00389 | 610 | mixed | ای سید بزرگوار هر چند از پیش داروی اعظم ارسال شد که نوش هر نیش بود و دریاق | O noble Siyyid! Though the supreme remedy was sent aforetime, which was the sweet antidote to every sting [3.5s] | MSBH4.484-487 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04027 | 180 | Persian | ای سیدالعابدین هر چند آن کتب و صحائف صفائح جواهر بود و کنزی عظیم ولی اصل آن | O Seyyed of the Worshippers! Although those books and tablets were jewel-laden scrolls and a mighty treasure, yet their essence [3.5s] | YMM.392 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06232 | 130 | Persian | ای سیناء اشراق خوشا بحال تو که محل تجلی انوار محبت الله گشتی و مطلع سطوع | O Sinai of radiance! Blessed art thou, for thou hast become the dawning-place of the lights of God's love and the dayspring of effulgence [3.5s] | MKT8.115a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01945 | 280 | Persian | Translation List | ای سینای الهی و ای منتسبین دو شمع نورانی در این کور عظیم که صبح | O godly Sína, and O kindred of two brilliant candles! In this mighty Cycle—wherein the bright morn and the radiant dawn have illumined the whole world | INBA84:445 | ADMS#316 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04402 | 170 | Persian | ای سینور مکرم سینای حق پرنور شد وادی مقدس طور شد اسرار حق مشهور شد مطمورها | O esteemed and noble one! The Sinai of Truth hath been illumined, the sacred Valley of Túr hath appeared, and the mysteries of God have been made manifest [3.5s] | INBA88:113 | AHB.123BE #11-12 p.270, DRM.015b, ANDA#54 p.05 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mount Carmel; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06233 | 130 | Persian | ای شاخ پربار آن شجره محبت الله پدر بزرگوارت رخی داشت چون شمع افروخته و قلبی | O fruit-laden branch of the Tree of God's love! Thy noble father possessed a countenance luminous as a lighted lamp and a heart [3.5s] | INBA84:508b | MKT6.008, HDQI.237, ANDA#17 p.30, ANDA#24 p.05 | Angels; Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06234 | 130 | Persian | ای شاخ شاخسار روحانی مکاتیب متعدده که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou offshoot of the branch of divinity! Thy numerous letters addressed to the honored Manshadí have been considered. The news of the completion of the sacred House | INBA87:327b, INBA52:333b | GEN.181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09410 | 80 | Persian | ای شاخ شجره عنایت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مکتوب حضرت والد نیز | O branch of the Tree of Divine Favor! That which thou hadst written was perused, and likewise the letter of thy father [3.5s] | INBA87:217b, INBA52:221 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04403 | 170 | Persian | ای شاخ فرخنده و خجسته نهال حدیقه رحمانیه وقت عصر است با کمال ضعف قلم برداشته | O thou blessed and auspicious branch, tender sapling of the garden of the All-Merciful! It is eventide, and despite my weakness I take up my pen [3.5s] | INBA85:289 | MKT8.116a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10525 | 60 | Persian | ای شاخ کاخ حدیقه الهی اگر بحقیقت الطاف جمال الهی و عنایات غیبیه رحمانی در حق | O branch of the palace in the divine garden! If in truth thou wouldst comprehend the bounties of the divine Beauty and the unseen favours of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA87:339a, INBA52:346b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06235 | 130 | Persian | ای شاخ لطیف از سدره الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مشاهده گردید و ملاحظه شد سبب | O tender bough of the divine Lote-Tree! That which thou didst write was observed and noted [3.5s] | INBA87:221a, INBA52:225 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08122 | 100 | Persian | ای شاخه تازه باغ الهی نسیم روحبخش میوزد سرسبز و زنده شو شبنم ابر عنایت میرسد | O fresh branch of the divine garden! The life-giving breeze is wafting; become verdant and full of life. The dewdrops from the cloud of grace are falling [3.5s] | INBA84:534a | ANDA#78 p.04 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08123 | 100 | mixed | ای شارب سلسبیل عنایت الهی نور الله جبینک بنضره النعیم بین وجوه العالمین قد تشرف | O thou who drinkest from the Salsabíl of divine favor! May the light of God illumine thy brow with the radiance of bliss amidst the faces of all peoples [3.5s] | INBA87:183b, INBA52:185a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09790 | 90 | mixed | ای شاربان رحیق بیان امروز روز ذکر و روز استقامت است اول امر ایمان بالله بوده و | O ye who drink the choice wine of utterance! Today is the Day of remembrance and the Day of steadfastness. The first command hath ever been faith in God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.207, , BLIB_Or15715.086b, | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02943 | 220 | Persian | ای شاعر باهر و ناظم ماهر مضمون اشعار بدیع بود و ابیات جلیل در سلاست آب روان | O radiant poet and skilled composer! The themes of thy verses were wondrous, and thy exalted lines flowed like running water [3.5s] | YARP2.679 p.457 | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08124 | 100 | Persian | ای شاعر بدیع المعانی اگر مذاق عبدالبهاء را شیرین خواهی نظمی در عبودیتش باستان | O thou poet of unique themes, shouldst thou wish to sweeten the palate of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, compose a verse in His servitude [3.5s] | INBA84:518b | YBN.197-198 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04780 | 160 | Persian | ای شاعر فصیح بلیغ اشعار چون آب روان قرائت گردید بدیع و لطیف بود در بعضی مواقع | O eloquent poet! Thy verses flowed even as a rushing stream, and were distinguished by their refinement and originality in all instances [3.5s] | KHMT.058x | Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06799 | 120 | Persian | ای شاعر فصیح و بلیغ قصیده ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه اگر خواهی مذاق عبدالبهاء | O eloquent and articulate poet! The ode hath been perused. Verily, if thou desirest the taste of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA87:128, INBA52:126a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07455 | 110 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر اشعار بمثابه لئالی پرتو نثار بود و نتیجه قریحه آن یار وفادار | O skilled poet! Thy verses are even as luminous pearls outpoured, the fruit of that faithful friend's innate genius [3.5s] | MKT6.151a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06800 | 120 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر اشعاریکه برشته نظم آورده بودی ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله دلیل بر | O skilled poet! The verses thou didst compose were perused. Praise be to God, they bear witness to [3.5s] | MKT6.126 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11950 | 110 | Turkish | ای شاعر ماهر فضولینک جاننی شاد ایلدن و روحی بغدادینک قلبنی آزاد ایلدن | O skillful poet, thou hast gladdened my soul and set free the heart of Baghdad with thine eloquence [4o] | BRL_DAK#0320 | Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07456 | 110 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر قصیده رضوانیه ملاحظه گردید گلبانگ بلبل محبه الله بود و نغمه | O skilled poet! The Ridvan ode was observed; it was the song of the nightingale of the love of God, and a melody [3.5s] | YARP2.384 p.300, YQAZ.181-182 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05219 | 150 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر نظمی که چون لئالی در سلک و اسلوب بدیع ترتیب نموده بودید | O thou skilled poet! The verses thou hast arranged, like pearls strung in a novel pattern and style [3.5s] | INBA21:020 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04404 | 170 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر هر چند طفلی ولی راشد و بالغ زیرا بلوغ و رشد بایمان و ایقان و | O thou skilled poet! Though yet a child, thou art indeed mature and of full stature, for true maturity and development are attained through faith and certitude [3.5s] | KHMT.028-029, KASH.312 | Differences in human capacity; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08771 | 90 | Persian | ای شاعر یگانه اشعاریکه که چون عقد لئالی در سلک نظم آورده بودی ملاحظه گردید هر | O unique poet! The verses which thou hadst strung like a necklace of pearls have been perused [3.5s] | YARP2.249 p.219 | Call to action; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06801 | 120 | Persian | ای شاعر یگانه قصیده غراای چون فریده نوراء در ذکر عبودیت این عبد بهاء بدرگاه | O peerless poet! Thou hast composed a sublime ode, like unto a radiant pearl, in praise of the servitude of this servant, Bahá, at the Threshold [3.5s] | MKT6.023a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11787 | 90 | mixed | ای شاه خلیل وارث حقیقی آن میر جلیل باش و سبب شفای هر قلب علیل | O Shah Khalil! Be thou the true heir of that noble prince and become the cause of healing for every ailing heart [3.5s] | FRH.204 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10526 | 60 | Persian | ای شاه سیاوش همنام تو دامنی پاک داشت و رخی تابناک از جهان خاک آزاد بود و در | O Shah Siyavash! Thy namesake possessed an unsullied garment and a radiant countenance, and was free from the world of dust [3.5s] | INBA88:340b | YARP2.235 p.212 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11663 | 290 | mixed | ای شاه عارفان مدتی است که با تو گفتگوای نکرده ایم زیرا ابواب مسدود بود و راه | O Shah [king] of the mystics! It has been some time since we have conversed with you, for the gates were closed and the path [3.5s] | FRH.204-205 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06802 | 120 | Persian | ای شجره ثابته الاصول و الاعراق جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل و جناب آقا عبدالعلی علیهما | O tree of steadfast roots and branches, Jináb-i-Áqá Muḥammad Ismá'íl and Jináb-i-Áqá 'Abdu'l-'Alí, upon them be [3.5s] | INBA21:015, INBA88:235a | MSHR2.296 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04028 | 180 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه حضرت کلیم جناب آقا حبیب الله بارض جلیل وارد و بتربت مقدسه مشرف | O thou tree of the orchard of His Holiness Moses! The honored Áqa Habíbu'llah has arrived at the Refulgent Land, attained unto the Sacred Threshold | KHH1.023 (1.032) | KHHE.048 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10528 | 60 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه محبت الله صبح بشارت عظمی از افق امرالله چون مه تابان تا ابد الاباد درخشنده است | O tree of the garden of God's love! The morn of the Great Glad-Tidings, like unto the shining moon, doth forever and eternally radiate from the horizon of God's Cause [3.5s] | LMA2.423 | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05715 | 140 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل خداوند بیچون براه راست ره نمونست و بجهانی پنهان رهبر روحانیان | O noble personage! The peerless Lord is thy Guide upon the straight path and the Leader of spiritual souls unto the hidden realm [3.5s] | PYB#112-113 p.06 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06237 | 130 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل محترم از حسن نیت و پاکی طینت و وفور همت که داشتی و در اتحاد دول | O esteemed and noble personage! From the sincerity of intention, purity of nature, and abundance of zeal that thou didst possess, and in the unity of nations [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.005, , BLIB_Or.08117.065, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02247 | 260 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل نامه بیست و چهارم نومبر ۱۹۲۰ رسید الحمد لله نور حقیقت درخشید و بصر | O noble personage! The letter of the twenty-fourth of November, 1920, hath been received. Praise be unto God, the light of truth hath shone forth and vision [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0850, MKT3.400 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06803 | 120 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل نامه شما رسید شرق مطلع انوار است و مهبط وحی پروردگار همواره شمس | O noble personage! Your letter hath been received. The East is the dawning-place of lights and the place of descent of divine revelation, ever radiant [3.5s] | NJB_v12#02 p.048 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده | O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace | KHH1.309-310 (1.431) | KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05716 | 140 | Persian | ای شخص خبیر الحمد لله مصداق این کلمه ای زیرا از آن یار بیخبر خبر یافتی و از آن | O thou sagacious one! Praise be to God that thou art the embodiment of these words, for thou hast gained tidings of that Beloved of Whom thou wert once heedless, and from that [3.5s] | MMK2#206 p.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01495 | 320 | mixed | ای شخص ربانی از ساحت اقدس ملقب بکهل روحانی شدی و هر انسانی در این سن در نهایت | O spiritual being! From the Most Holy Court thou hast been designated as the spiritual sage, and every soul at this age [3.5s] | MSHR4.339-340 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00334 | 650 | Persian | ای شخص ربانی پرهمت نامه شما رسید کلامی از برای مجلس فقرا از من خواسته بودید | O divine soul of high endeavor! Your letter has reached me, wherein you requested from me a discourse for the gathering of the poor [3.5s]... ...O my beloved companions! The people of the world are divided into two classes. One class are the rich (capitalists)…. His Holiness Baha'o'llah spent many days in the utmost poverty. | NJB_v05#06 p.005 | DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v08#13 p.161x | Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09997 | 70 | Persian | ای شخص رشید رشادت اینست که انسان بر نفس و هوی غالب گردد و جنود ظلمانیرا مغلوب | O person of valor! True gallantry lies in conquering one's self and desire, and in vanquishing the hosts of darkness [3.5s] | ALPA.082b, YARP2.097 p.123 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02944 | 220 | Persian | ای شخص روحانی حمد کن خدا را که در محفل تایید حاضری و بدرس تبلیغ مشغول دلائل و | O spiritual one! Render thanks unto God that thou art present in the gathering of divine confirmation and art engaged in the lesson of teaching and proofs [3.5s]... ...In this day there is nothing more important than the instruction and study of clear proofs and convincing, heavenly arguments, for therein lie the source of life and the path of salvation | TSS.151 | COC#0389x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12528 | 110 | Persian | ای شخص شخیص خلق ضعیفند و محیل عاجزند و ماگر باید ایشانرا بخوف و رجا نگاه داشت | O distinguished personage! The people are frail and susceptible, and the shrewd soul must guide them through fear and hope [3.5s] | INBA85:428a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Reward and punishment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00637 | 490 | Persian | ای شخص عظیم محترم در جرائد شرق و غرب تفصیل مجلس صلح ملل که در تحت ریاست شما | O thou great and respected personage! The details of the Conference of Peace and Arbitration | MKT2.227, ANDA#43-44 p.92, NJB_v02#10 p.003-004 | SW_v02#15 p.003-004 | Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11788 | 90 | Persian | ای شخص لطیف جلیل دو روز پیش نامه بشما نگاشته شد ولی جناب امین مکتوبش الان | O refined and illustrious personage! I had written a Tablet to you just two days ago | SFI18.280b | LOIR20.177 | Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00020 | Lawh-i-Dr Forel (Tablet to Dr Forel) | 3770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to Auguste Forel; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel | ای شخص محترم مفتون حقیقت نامه شما که ۲۸ جولای ۱۹۲۱ مورخ بود رسید مضامین خوشی | O revered personage, lover of truth! Thy letter dated July 28th, 1921, hath been | BRL_LAFP, MKT3.474, MNMK#144 p.255, AKHA_106BE #06 p.02x, PYM.315, MJDF.002, KHF.018, KHAB.011 (022), KHTB3.015, NJB_v14#01 p.032, NJB_v14#02 p.064, OOL.C010, VUJUD.033-040 | TAGF, BWF.336-348x, SW_v14#04 p.101-109, SW_v13#08 p.195+197-202, ABCC.449x, VUJUDE.043-056 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Names and attributes of God; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Universality of the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.243 | ||||
| AB01256 | 350 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص محترم نامه ثانی شما که بتاریخ ۱۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید بسیار سبب بهجت و | O respected personage! Thy second letter dated 19 December 1918 was received. It was the cause of great joy and gladness | MMK1#230 p.300x | SWAB#230x, SW_v10#04 p.078-079 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07457 | 390 | Persian | ای شخص محترم نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید سوال از عقیده عبدالبهاء | O honorable person! Your letter has arrived and I have read it. You ask about the creed of 'Abdu'l-Baha. My creed is the unity of all human beings | BBBD.459, RAHA.264bx | BBBD.460 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00801 | 440 | Persian | ای شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما رسید من چون از کثرت | O honored soul! Your detailed letter was received. Since, due to a multitude [3.5s]... ...As regards the other religions in the texts of Baha’u’llah and in the books of the loved ones like the book of Mirza Abu al-Fadl | MKT3.378, AVK1.071.03x, AVK3.453.14x | KSHK#27x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Literal interpretation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04405 | 170 | Persian | ای شخص منور لاهوتی و ذات محترم ملکوتی نامه شما رسید جمیع کلمات دلالت بر ترقی | O illumined personage, O man of God, and revered soul of the Kingdom! Your letter hath been received, and its every word bore witness to the spiritual progress you have made | AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #06 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.254, MYD.579-580, DVB5.161 | ABTM.012 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00904 | 410 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت | O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance | INBA85:309 | MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x | SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18 | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH07554 | 130 | mixed | ای شریف انشاالله بشرافت کبری فائز شوی و آن شرافت که لم یزل و لایزال عندالله | O noble one! God willing, mayest thou attain unto the supreme nobility - that nobility which hath been from time immemorial and shall ever remain with God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.093b, | SFI02.135 | Living waters; water of life; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10529 | 60 | Persian | ای شریک و سهیم عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان کبریاء بیا دست بهم دهیم و پا در این | O partner and companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude at the Most Great Threshold! Come, let us join hands and step into this [3.5s] | MKT8.115b, MSBH1.558 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04782 | 160 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته تبتل و ترتیلت معلوم و مسموع و تضرع و تهلیلت درگاه احدیت مقبول | O enkindled flame! Thy devotion and thy chanting are known and heard, and thy supplication and thy praise are accepted at the threshold of oneness [3.5s] | INBA17:080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02248 | 260 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته نار محبت الله در ملکوت ابهی ذکرت مذکور | O enkindled flame of the fire of God's love! In the Abhá Kingdom thou art mentioned [3.5s] | MKT4.079, AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.j | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01404 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند | O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings | MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x | SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10531 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شعله محبت الله شعاعرا سطوعی باید و آفتاب را طلوعی و بدر را نوری و نجم را | O flame of the love of God! The ray must shed light and the sun must rise; the full moon must shine and the star must gleam. | INBA85:381a | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.32, ANDA#12 p.74, YMM.058 | BRL_ATE#041 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB08125 | 100 | mixed | ای شعله نار محبت الله علیک بهاء الله و جوده و عنایته فی کل الشئون اگر بتوانی | O flame of the fire of the love of God! Upon thee be the glory of God, His bounty and His grace in all things [3.5s] | INBA87:036b, INBA52:036b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02090 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شکوفه شجره حیات خوشا بحال تو که کمر خدمت بربستی و بتمام همت بر ترویج | O thou blossom of the Tree of Life! Happy art thou to have girded thy loins in service | MMK1#231 p.301 | SWAB#231, SW_v11#10 p.167-168 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01828 | 290 | mixed | ای شکوه روحانی چه شکوه نماای از شرایط شکوه اینست که تیر صدمه و بلا را سینه | O spiritual glory, how glorious art thou! Among the conditions of glory is that one should offer one's breast to the darts of tribulation and calamity [3.5s] | ANDA#78 p.15 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02382 | 370 | Persian | Call of the Divine Beloved | ای شمس بجان آواز عندلیب جانان بشنو شاید بتمام روان قدم از مکان نفس و هوا | O Shams! Hearken with all thy heart to the nightingale song of the Beloved, that perchance thou mayest abandon | INBA36:451b, NLAI_BH1.289 | SFI15.012-013, YFY.145 | CDB#5 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| BH09791 | 90 | mixed | ای شمسیه انشاء الله بعنایت طلعت احدیه چون شمس از افق سماء ایقان مشرق و لائح | O Shamsiyyih! God willing, by the loving-kindness of the Countenance of Divine Unity, thou shalt, even as the sun, shine forth from the horizon of the heaven of certitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.159b, | AQA7#377 p.068a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07459 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع افروخته اگر شعله فانی زنی روشناایت دمیست و محفلت مشکاه پرغمی افروختنت | O kindled flame! Should thy blaze be transient, thy radiance would last but a breath, and thy gathering-place become a niche of sorrow through thy kindling [3.5s] | INBA84:313 | MMK2#082 p.065, MHA.000v | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10532 | 60 | Persian | Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | ای شمع افروخته اگرچه افروختن خوش است ولکن سوختن خوشتر چه که در این سوختن جان | O Lighted Candle! Though enkindlement be sweet, yet sweeter still is consuming oneself, for in this burning lies the soul [3.5s] | INBA85:099a | BSHN.140.359, BSHN.144.357, MHT1b.242b | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06806 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع افروخته بنار محبت الله نامه شما رسید از مضمون نهایت انجذاب و محبت الله | O thou candle aflame with the fire of the love of God! ...During my stay in America I continually encouraged thee to advance in the Kingdom of God. | ANDA#74 p.05 | MAX.291x | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09411 | 80 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شمع افروخته روشنی حقیقی نور محبت الله است الحمد لله رخت بپرتو عشق الهی | O thou ignited candle! The real light is the light of the love of God. Praise be to God! thy face is illumined by the radiance of the divine love | MKT7.101a | TAB.697 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06807 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع افروخته محبت الله الیوم وقت توکل است و هنگام توسل زمان جوش و خروش است | O enkindled lamp of the love of God! This is the day of trust and the hour of supplication; 'tis the time of fervent ardour and passionate yearning [3.5s] | INBA17:094 | MMK2#219 p.157, AKHA_116BE #09 p.288 | Meditation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06238 | 130 | mixed | ای شمع افروخته محبت الله در این عالم ترابی و خاکدان فانی جهدی کن ایت باهره | O resplendent lamp of the love of God! In this earthly world and perishable realm, strive with all thy might [3.5s] | MKT8.116b | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12129 | 430 | mixed | ای شمع انجمن بهائیان در این چمن چون کل و یاسمن شکفتی و چون مرغ سحر لئالی | O candle of the assemblage of Baha'is! In this meadow thou hast blossomed like the rose and the jasmine, and like the nightingale at dawn thou hast scattered pearls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0879 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12410 | 140 | mixed | ای شمع انجمن دوستان الهی حمد کن خدا را که از صلب پاکی باین عالم خاک قدم نهادی | O thou candle of the assemblage of the friends of God! Render praise unto God for having come forth from the purest issue and set foot upon this dust-laden world [3.5s] | INBA85:139b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06808 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع انجمن روحانیان مدتیست که نسیمی از آن بهشت برین نوزیده و نغمه از آن | O thou candle of the spiritual gathering! For some time no breeze hath wafted from that supernal Paradise, nor hath any melody from that [3.5s] | TSS.210 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01334 | 340 | Persian | ای شمع انجمن عرفان در این ساعت که طیر حدیقه وفا بال و پر گشوده که در فضای | O Lamp of the Assembly of Mysticism! In this hour, when the bird of the garden of faithfulness hath spread wide its wings to soar in the heights [3.5s] | INBA87:598, INBA52:637 | MMK5#231 p.179 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04783 | 160 | mixed | ای شمع انجمن یاران در سبیل محبت رحمن چالاک شو و بپرهای عرفان بافلاک پاک | O candle of the assembly of friends! Upon the pathway of the All-Merciful's love, bestir thyself with agility, and on wings of mystic knowledge soar unto the pure celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK6#370 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08126 | 100 | Persian | ای شمع برافروخته از نار محبت الله اریاح شدیده از مهب عدوان بر مشاعل محبت | O candle kindled with the fire of the love of God, fierce winds blow from the direction of enmity upon the beacons of love [3.5s] | MMK2#310 p.227 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08772 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع پرنور محبت الله اشراقی در قطب آفاق کن و پرتوی بر قلوب اهل وفاق افکن تا | O luminous candle of the love of God! Shed thy radiance at the pole of all horizons, and cast thy rays upon the hearts of the faithful, that [3.5s] | MKT5.021 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00828 | 430 | Persian | ای شمع حضرت سینا نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور و حبور عظیم حاصل گردید زیرا | O Candle of Mount Sinai! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and gladness were obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:399 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05719 | 140 | mixed | ای شمع روشن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و آنچه مسطور بود مشهود شد فی | O radiant candle! That which thou hadst written was observed, and that which was recorded became manifest [3.5s] | MMK6#008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06809 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع روشن از نار موقده در سدره سیناء هیاکل وجود از عناصر موجود مرکب و مرتب | O radiant candle, kindled by the burning Fire in the Sinai Tree! The temples of being are compounded and fashioned from existing elements [3.5s] | PYK.248 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07462 | 110 | mixed | ای شمع روشن در محفل ثبوت الهی الهی هذا نجم بزغ من افق الثبوت علی میثاقک | O radiant candle in the gathering of divine certitude! O my God, this is a star that hath risen from the horizon of steadfastness to Thy Covenant [3.5s] | INBA21:108b | MJMJ3.028x, MMG2#270 p.302x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03169 | 210 | Persian | ای شمع روشن محبت الله در این ملک فانی علم عرفان برافراز تا ملک باقی یابی و | O thou radiant candle of the love of God! In this transient realm raise high the banner of divine knowledge, that thou mayest attain unto the eternal kingdom [3.5s] | MSHR2.296 | Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02730 | 230 | mixed | ای شمع روشن محفل احباء الله آثار قلمیه آن ورقاء حدیقه عرفان مورث روح و ریحان | O luminous candle of the gathering of the loved ones of God! The writings from that nightingale of the garden of divine knowledge are the cause of spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s] | INBA87:612, INBA52:654 | MMK6#027 | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08128 | 100 | mixed | ای شمع روشن محفل محبت الله در این صحرای جانفزای الهی پری بگشا و پروازی بکن و | O radiant candle of the gathering of the love of God! In this soul-refreshing divine wilderness, unfurl thy wings and take flight [3.5s] | AHB.125BE #09-10 p.248 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01006 | 390 | Persian | ای شمع روشن نامه روز نوروز وصول یافت ایامیکه در لندن در خانه تو بندای ملکوت | O thou radiant candle! Thy letter written on the day of Now Rouz was received. The days that I was occupied in thy house with the Cause... The address thou didst deliver at the King's Weigh House Church... During the lifetime of His Holiness Christ no book on this subject gained any importance | BRL_DAK#0126 | DAS.1914-04-17x, LBLT.162ax | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00862 | 420 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شمع روشن نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فرح روحانی حاصل گردید زیرا مضمون مشحون | O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its contents imparted spiritual gladness... When man's soul is rarefied and cleansed, spiritual links are established, and from these bonds | MMK1#070 p.104x | SWAB#070x, SW_v14#07 p.210x, PN_1919 p013x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04784 | 160 | Persian | ای شمع سوزان از آتش عشق جمال جانان منظومه غراء که چون خریده فریده نوراء بود بلسان | O burning candle, ignited by the fire of love for the Beloved's Beauty! Thy resplendent verses, like precious and luminous pearls [3.5s] | MKT9.144b | Call to action; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08773 | 90 | mixed | ای شمع طراز رخی در نهایت حسن و جمال افروخته داری صبیح و ملیح و جمیل و جلیلی | O thou candle of radiant countenance! Thou hast kindled a light of surpassing beauty and grace, resplendent, beauteous and sublime [3.5s] | AYBY.409 #119, TRZ1.344, MYD.539 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06810 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد | O candle of the love of God! That which thou hadst written was noted [3.5s] | YMM.261x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07464 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله از خدا میطلبم که در هر جمعی روشن گردی و در هر انجمنی نور رب | O Thou Candle of the Love of God! I beseech God that thou mayest shine forth in every gathering and radiate the light of thy Lord in every assembly [3.5s] | MKT9.145b | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07466 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در این انجمن پر نور و ساطع باش تا اشعه اوج گیرد و باستان | O candle of the love of God! In this radiant assemblage be luminous and resplendent, that thy rays may ascend to exalted heights [3.5s] | DUR1.532 | Being a source of light; guidance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06811 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در این عالم نیستی که هستی نماست یک وجود حقیقی بجو و در این | O candle of the love of God! In this world of nothingness which presenteth the semblance of being, seek thou a true existence and in this [3.5s] | MKT9.145a, BSHN.140.200, BSHN.144.200, MHT2.133 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07467 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در این قرن عظیم که چشم و چراغ قرون اولی و شمس مشرق لامع بر | O Candle of the Love of God! In this mighty century, which is the eye and lamp of former ages and the radiant Sun of the dawning East [3.5s] | INBA88:088 | MMK2#049 p.039, AKHA_134BE #10 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04785 | 160 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در مدت اقامت در لندن نهایت مهربانی را از تو مشاهده نمودم و | O thou candle of the Love of God! During my sojourn in London I witnessed thine utmost kindness | BRL_DAK#0115 | LBLT.107b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05720 | 140 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله مصیبت حضرت ابی الفضائل حتی اهل بارگاه قدس را محزون و دلخون | O candle of the love of God! The calamity of Abu'l-Faḍá'il hath grieved and saddened even the denizens of the celestial court [3.5s] | MKT3.492b, SAAF.349-350, NJB_v05#02 p.001 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12250 | 210 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه رسید مضمون منبعث از قلب نورانی بود و دلیل توجه بملکوت | O thou candle of the love of God. Thy letter was received. Its contents emanated from a spiritual heart and indicated advancement towards the Kingdom of God | BBBD.073 | BBBD.074 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12133 | 420 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه شما رسید محتوای نامه معانی جلیله بود و دلیل بر ثبوت و رسوخ | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of lofty significance and bore witness to steadfastness and firmness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0855 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Music and singing; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04407 | 170 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه مفصل شما رسید و بینهایت سبب سرور گشت زیرا بر ثبوت و | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy detailed letter was received and it brought the utmost happiness. It was a brilliant proof | ANDA#74 p.05 | DAS.1914-05-26, MAX.313-314 | Being a source of light; guidance; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10533 | 60 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه های متعدد تو رسید بحسب وعد انشاءالله در بیست و پنجم | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy numerous letters were received. According to the promise, by the Will of God, I shall embark | BRL_DAK#0539, MMK5#050 p.047 | DJT.225, BLO_PN#027 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05721 | 140 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الهی آنچه بالحان پارسی بر سدره حب جمال رحمانی بسرودی بمسامع | O candle of divine love! That which thou didst chant in Persian melodies upon the Tree of the All-Merciful Beauty hath reached the ears [3.5s] | MUH3.294-295 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08774 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع محبت جمال مبارک روزیست روشن و ساحت قلوب گلزار فرح و سرور زیرا بولادت | O thou candle of the love of the Blessed Beauty! Bright indeed is this day, and the court of hearts is even as a rose-garden of joy and delight, for the birth [3.5s] | MKT5.150 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08775 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع محبت در این ساعت که خسرو خاوری در باختر متواری شده و در این محفل جمعی | O candle of love! At this hour when the sovereign of the East hath hidden himself in the West, and in this gathering [3.5s] | INBA59:229a | MSBH6.393-394 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07468 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع محبه الله صبح نورانی هدی از افق ملا اعلی ساطع و لامع عجب در اینست که | O candle of the love of God! The luminous morn of guidance hath dawned and shineth resplendent from the horizon of the Supreme Concourse. Strange indeed it is that [3.5s] | INBA89:100 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06813 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محفل دوستان رحمانی علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و موهبته و نوره | O thou candle of the assemblage of the All-Merciful's friends! Upon thee be the glory of God, His grace, His bounty, His bestowals and His light [3.5s] | DUR3.199, MSHR2.116 | Call to action; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12597 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع محفل عرفان چند روز پیش نوشته نگاشته شد و حال چون مغلول اغلال و سلاسل | O thou candle in the gathering of divine knowledge! Though a letter was written a few days ago, now, as though bound in chains and fetters [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0917 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05722 | 140 | mixed | ای شمع محفل یاران سراج افروخته در سوز و گداز است و قلبش از نفحات الطاف حضرت | O thou candle of the gathering of friends! The lamp set ablaze is consumed in burning and yearning, and His heart is stirred by the fragrances of the favours of His Holiness [3.5s] | MMK5#271 p.207 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10923 | 50 | Persian | ای شمع نورانی خدماتت درآستان حضرت رحمن مقبول ومحبوب امید شدید است | O luminous candle! Thy services at the threshold of the All-Merciful Lord are accepted and well-beloved. Great indeed are the hopes [3.5s] | INBA84:417a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04408 | 170 | Persian | ای شمع نیریز شورانگیز شو و شکرریز و مشکبیز و مانند جام لبریز سبب نشئه و سرور | O Candle of Nayriz! Be thou stirred with passion, shower forth sweetness and musk-fragrance, and like unto a brimming chalice, be thou the cause of joy and exhilaration [3.5s] | MMK5#121 p.095, MSHR3.247 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08776 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع هدایت هدایت محبت جمال احدیت است الحمد لله سراجش در قلبت روشن و موهبت | O Candle of Guidance! The guidance of love is the Beauty of Divine Unity. Praise be to God, its lamp is illumined within thy heart, and His grace [3.5s] | MKT8.117a | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09999 | 70 | Persian | ای شمعهای دست افروز جمال مبارک الحمد لله بنور معارف روشنید و در اکتساب فضائل | O candles kindled by the hand of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of divine knowledge and are engaged in the acquisition of virtues [3.5s]... O ye candles which have been lighted by the fingers of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of knowledge | DRM.021a, HUV1.040 | BRL_CHILD#36 | Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02249 | 260 | Persian | ای شمعهای شبستان محبت الله الحمد لله ابواب فضل مفتوح و صدور اهل فتوح بایات | O ye candles in the nighttime sanctuary of God's love! Praise be unto God, the gates of bounty stand open, and the breasts of those with insight are adorned with signs [3.5s] | INBA85:142 | MKT8.229, MKT6.151b, TSS.177 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10210 | 80 | mixed | ای شه از من چه پرسی حال من در اینوقت که این عبد بر مسند تفرید ساکن است و بر | O King! Why askest thou of My state at this time, when this servant abideth upon the seat of singleness and [3.5s] | MSHR2.104x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10001 | 70 | Persian | ای شهریار اردشیر اردشیر چون شیر دلیر در این خاکدان غرشی نمود و شورشی انداخت | O sovereign Ardashir! Ardashir, lion-hearted and dauntless, unleashed a roar in this terrestrial realm, causing a tumult to arise [3.5s] | YARP2.409 p.314 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04786 | 160 | Persian | ای شهریار الحمد لله پنج برادر مهر پرورید و هر یک از دیگر بهتر و خوشتر بهرام | O Sovereign! Praise be to God that thou hast nurtured five loving brothers, each excelling the other in grace and goodliness [3.5s] | YARP2.692 p.464 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08130 | 100 | Persian | ای شهریار تاجداران عالم شب و روز مرادشان کشورگشاای و گیتی ستانی اما چه فائده | O Sovereign of the monarchs of the world! Night and day their desire hath been to conquer lands and seize dominion, but to what end [3.5s] | YARP2.540 p.385 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09413 | 80 | Persian | ای شهریار خدا یار تو باد ستایش خداوند آفرینش را که این حزب پارسی مظهر الطاف | O Shahriyar, may God be thy helper! Praise be unto the Lord of creation, that this Persian company is a manifestation of favours [3.5s] | YARP2.529 p.381 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09414 | 80 | Persian | ای شهریار خدا یار تو باد و یاور تو باد تا جان و دل خورسند گردد و مظهر جلوه | O Shahriyar, may God be thy helper and sustainer, that with heart and soul thou mayest find contentment and become a manifestation of effulgence [3.5s] | YARP2.395 p.307 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10002 | 70 | Persian | ای شهریار خداوند آسمانی یار تست و سرور ملکوتی یاور تو و دلیل بران هدایت | O Prince, the Lord of Heaven is thy companion, and the Celestial King thy helper, and the proof thereof is guidance [3.5s] | YARP2.208 p.196 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10924 | 50 | Persian | ای شهریار شاه کشور آسمان یارت باد بپروردگار امیدوار باش و از روزگار بیزار | O Shahriar, King of the celestial realm, may the Lord be thy Helper. Place thy trust in God and turn away from worldly fortune [3.5s] | YARP2.146 p.160 | Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08131 | 100 | Persian | ای شهریار فریاد برآر که عصر ظهور حضرت بهاء الله جلوه یار است و نافه مشکبار بر | O Shahriyar! Cry at the top of thy voice: The century of the Manifestation of His Holiness Baha'u'llah is the effulgence of the Friend | YARP2.376 p.296 | DAS.1914-10-25 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07470 | 110 | Persian | ای شهریار یزدان پاک یار بوده که باین دربار بار یافتی و بایوان جهانبان | O Prince, the Pure God hath been thy friend, that thou hast found entry to this Court and to the celestial Portals [3.5s] | INBA88:334 | ALPA.047b, YARP2.056 p.100 | Living waters; water of life; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07471 | 110 | Persian | ای شهناز خوش آواز نامه و جریده رسید حال جرائد عالم از هر ملتی خطابهای احباء | O thou sweet-singing Shahnaz! Thy letter and the Unity Magazines received. Today the Press of the world belonging to various nations | NJB_v05#04 p.005 | BLO_PT#052.30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11366 | 30 | Persian | ای شهناز نامه تو رسید با امة الله طائره همیشه مکاتبه نما تا سبب انجذاب جان و | Thy letter was received. Correspond always with the maidservant of God, Taereh, so that it may prove to be the cause of the attraction | NJB_v02#02 p.003x | BLO_PT#052.15 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00638 | 490 | Persian | ای شهید مجید سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه شما رسید ولی از کثرت اشتغال باختصار جواب | O distinguished martyr, descendant of that glorious personage! Your letter was received, but due to the press of manifold occupations, I reply briefly [3.5s]... ...You should give serious concern to the matter of teaching, and think of ways of imparting the Message to prominent people, for once such person have given their allegiance to the Faith | PYK.267, AMIN.197ax, AMIN.206x | COC#1824x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11489 | 20 | Persian | ای شوقی از خدا نجواه که در انجمن روحانیان سراج نورانی گردی و نفس رحمانی یابی | O Shoghi, beseech thou God that in the assemblage of spiritual ones thou mayest become a luminous lamp and attain unto the breath of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.50 | Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11367 | 30 | Persian | ای شوقی حق از قرار تحریرات ارض مقصود در پناه حق محفوظ و مصونید و این سبب سرور | O Shoghi! According to the letters from the Holy Land, thou art sheltered and preserved beneath God's protection, and this is the cause of joy [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Prayer for protection; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11490 | 20 | Persian | ای شوقی عزیز نامه شما در نهایت سرور قرائت گردید ... مطمئن باش تو را خواهم خواست | O beloved Shoghi! With the utmost joy was thy letter perused... Rest assured that I shall summon thee [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10925 | 50 | Persian | ای شوقی من نامه شما رسید الحمد لله خط شما ترقی نموده و املا و انشا نیز مربوط و | O my Shoghi! Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God, thy penmanship hath improved, and thy spelling and composition likewise have progressed [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06475 | 150 | mixed | ای شیخ ایام عمر مانند اریاح ثباتی نداشته و نخواهد داشت جهد نما تا در این | O Shaykh! The days of life, like unto the wind, have no constancy, nor shall they ever possess it. Strive thou, therefore, that in this [3.5s] | INBA19:176c, INBA32:160c, BLIB_Or15710.297a, | PYB#233 p.03 | Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05694 | 170 | mixed | ای شیخ ذکر شما مره بعد مره نزد مظلوم آفاق مذکور آمد الحمد لله باین ایام | O Shaykh! Time and again hath thy mention reached this Wronged One of all horizons. Praise be to God for these days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.299a, | Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03079 | 290 | mixed | ای شیخ فانی انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال از خود فانی و بذکر حق باقی باشی بشانیکه از | O Shaykh Fani! God willing, thou hast ever been and shalt ever remain effaced from self and abiding in the remembrance of God, in such wise that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.092r, , BLIB_Or11096.182, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02679 | 330 | mixed | ای شیخ ندای معنوی را از سدره ربانی بلسان پارسی بشنو تا از ندای خوش رحمان جان | O Shaykh! Hearken to the spiritual call from the divine Lote-Tree in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest be quickened by the melodious voice of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.131, | LHKM3.369 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Mystical themes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07472 | 110 | Persian | ای شیدائی روی دلبر معنوی هر عاشقی سر معشوقی دارد و هر دلداده ای پریشان موی | O thou who art ardent for the face of the spiritual Beloved! Every lover yearneth for the head of his Beloved, and every enkindled soul hath disheveled tresses [3.5s] | BSHN.140.266, BSHN.144.266, MHT2.066 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Pain of love; love as veil; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02567 | 240 | Persian | ای شیدائیان نیر آفاق و ثابتان بر میثاق جناب حیدر علی علیه بهاء الله نامه | O ye ardent admirers of the Luminary of the horizons and steadfast ones in the Covenant! His honor Ḥaydar-'Alí, upon him be the Glory of God, wrote [3.5s] | INBA87:431, INBA52:444 | BRL_DAK#0595 | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10536 | 60 | mixed | ای شیدای جمال الهی مکتوب قرائت گردید معانی بدیع بود و مضامین دلنشین ولی خطاب | O enraptured lover of the Divine Beauty! Thy letter was read, its meanings were wondrous and its themes delightful [3.5s] | INBA87:501b, INBA52:524b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08132 | 100 | Persian | ای شیدای جمال الهی هر کس را هوسی در سر و آرزوای در دل یکی هوس روی آبدار و | O ardent lover of the Divine Beauty! Each soul harboreth a desire and cherisheth a longing in its heart - one yearneth for a radiant face [3.5s] | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.10, MAS5.287 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11368 | 30 | Persian | ای شیدای روی جانان مهربانی خوشست و مهرپروری دلکش دل باین خوی خوش کن که بد | O thou who art enamored of the Beloved's countenance! Lovingkindness is a wondrous thing, and the nurturing of love doth captivate the heart. Make thy heart acquainted with this goodly trait [3.5s] | YARP2.166.5 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05723 | 140 | mixed | ای شیدای روی دلجوی حق این کره خاک آشیان مرغ خاکی و پرنده ظلمانیست لهذا | O ardent lover of the beauteous face of Truth! This earthen sphere is but a nest for earthbound birds and creatures of darkness; therefore [3.5s] | INBA85:546a | BSHN.140.433, BSHN.140.469, BSHN.144.427, BSHN.144.462, MHT1a.180, MHT1b.138, MHT1b.185, DBR.035 | Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06815 | 120 | Persian | ای شیر بیشه محبت الله آن نامه اگر از میان رفت دلگیر مباش محزون مگرد زیرا این | O lion of the thicket of God's love! If that letter hath gone astray, be thou neither disheartened nor sorrowful, for this [3.5s] | MKT5.091b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10926 | 50 | Persian | ای شیر دلیر اردشیر شهیر سلطنت ایرانرا تجدید نمود ولی خونریز بود و جنگ انگیز | O lion-hearted one! The renowned Ardeshir restored the sovereignty of Iran, yet was a shedder of blood and an instigator of war [3.5s] | YARP2.278 p.236 | Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04787 | 160 | Persian | ای شیران بیشه توحید خورشید آسمان رب مجید و نور وحید از افق عالم بپرتوی جهان | O lions of the thicket of Divine Unity! The Sun of the heaven of the Glorious Lord and the Single Light hath shed its radiance upon the horizons of the world [3.5s] | MKT8.117b, PYB#127 p.03 | Chastisement and requital; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10003 | 70 | mixed | ای شیرخوار از پستان محبه الله چقدر خوش بخت بودی که در ظل عنایت از اصلاب اهل | O thou who art being nursed at the breast of the love of God! How blessed art thou to have entered the world of existence | DRM.004c, HUV1.035 | LABC.006 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09416 | 80 | Persian | ای شیرزاد زاده شیر جوانمردیست که سپاه نقض را چنان قوت قلب بنماید که گروه | O thou lion-born scion! A chivalrous lion art thou, who hath instilled such courage into the hosts of the Covenant-breakers that [3.5s] | MKT6.127a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10927 | 50 | Turkish | ای شیرعلی اصلان حیدر کراردر صفدر اشراردر اهل غفلت گروه طوشقاندر ارسلان آسا | O Shir-'Ali! Thou art a Haydar in steadfastness, a Safdar among the wicked ones. Amidst the heedless multitudes thou art lion-like [3.5s] | MJT.069 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10537 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین باده محبت الله رنگین است و انکبین معرفت الله شکرین حلاوت عالم انسانی | O Shirin! The wine of the love of God is deeply hued, and the honey of divine knowledge is sweet with the delectable nectar of the human world [3.5s] | YARP2.420 p.318 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10538 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین حلاوت شهد و شکر صفرا افزاید و علل ایراث کند اما حلاوت جمال الهی روح | O Shirin! The sweetness of honey and sugar increaseth bile and causeth illness, but the sweetness of the Divine Beauty exhilarateth the spirit [3.5s] | INBA87:376b, INBA52:385b | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09417 | 80 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شیرین زبان شعرت محیر عقول و شعور بود و نظمت برهان موهبت رب غفور پس شرابت | O thou who art sweet tongued! Thy poem is a wonder to the minds and intellects and thy composition an evidence of the gift of the great Lord | TABN.299 | TAB.404 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10928 | 50 | Persian | ای شیرین شکرین باش و مانند انگبین یعنی حلاوت محبت الله و لذت معرفت الله را | Be thou sweet as sugar and like unto honey, embodying the sweetness of the love of God and the delight of divine knowledge [3.5s] | YARP2.651 p.442 | Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10539 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین شهد و انکبین شو زیرا جامی از فیض شکرین نور مبین یافتی تا توانی پر | O thou who art sweet as honey and nectar! Be thou the essence of sweetness, for thou hast received a chalice of luminous and sugared grace [3.5s] | YARP2.415 p.317 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10540 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین شیرینی و حلاوت در مائده آسمانیست و لذت در طعام روحانی زیرا شیرینی | O Shirin! Sweetness and delight are found in the heavenly feast, and pleasure in the spiritual repast, for sweetness [3.5s] | YARP2.185 p.183 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08133 | 100 | Persian | ای شیفتگان آندلبر مهربان هر کسی را مرادی و مطلوب باو دادی هر سری را سری و هر | O ye who are enamoured of that loving Friend! To every soul hath He granted its cherished desire, to every head its own [3.5s] | YARP2.569 p.406 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02393 | 250 | mixed | ای صابره شاکره هر چند این ماتم دریای اندوه و غمست و این مصیبت آتش جانسوز درد | O steadfast and thankful one! Though this mourning be an ocean of sorrow and grief, and this calamity a soul-consuming fire of pain [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1085, BSHN.140.099x, BSHN.140.111x, BSHN.140.181x, BSHN.144.099x, BSHN.144.111x, BSHN.144.181x, MHT2.188 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12085 | 200 | Turkish | ای صاحب تدبیر و معارض تقدیر عکادن قرادن بیروته گتمکدن مراد عالیلری مکشوف | O Possessor of wisdom and challenger of fate, the loftiest intentions of thy noble endeavors in the city of Beirut are now laid bare [4o] | BRL_DAK#0467 | Chastisement and requital; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02947 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب چشم بینا آنچه مشاهده نمودی عین واقعست در جهان بینش است عطر در غنچه | O thou who hast eyes to see! That which thou didst witness is the very truth, and it pertaineth to the realm of vision. | MMK1#149 p.172 | SWAB#149 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02568 | 240 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب دل بینا هر چند بصر جسمانی مفقود ولی الحمد لله بصیرت قلب موجود دل | O thou possessor of a seeing heart! Although, materially speaking, thou art destitute of the physical sight | MKT3.099, MMK1#018 p.035 | SWAB#018, JWTA.031-032, SW_v10#02 p.017-018 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08135 | 100 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب قلب روشن تو مانند مردمک چشم می مانی که معدن نور است زیرا در دلت نور | O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very wellspring of the light, for God's love hath cast its rays | MMK1#076 p.110 | SWAB#076 | Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07473 | 110 | Persian | ای صاحب قلب نورانی نامه ات رسید الحمد لله حقیقت جو هستی و امیدم چنانست که | O possessor of an illumined heart! Thy letter hath been received. Praise be to God that thou art a seeker after truth, and my hope is that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0042, SFI12.024 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06093 | 160 | Persian | ای صاحبان بصر و سمع ندای الهی را بگوش جان بشنوید و بابصار خود مشاهده کنید آثار | O ye that possess sight and hearing! Hearken with the ear of the spirit unto the Divine Call, and with your own eyes behold the signs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.134b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02250 | 260 | Persian | Social Action | ای صاحبان همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند نامه شما فصیح بود و بلیغ و مضمون بدیع | O ye of high resolve and noble aims! Your letter was eloquent, its contents original and sensitively expressed, and it betokened your great and praiseworthy efforts to educate the children… Devote ye particular attention to the school for girls | BRL_DAK#0413, COMP_WOMENP#048x, MKT3.301, TRBB.053, MJTB.120ax | BRL_SOCIAL#189, BRL_WOMEN#048x, COC#0618, COC#2139x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00113 | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Persian) | 3970 | Persian | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Hidden Words; Bahá'í Sacred Writings; Hidden Words | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) | ای صاحبان هوش و گوش اول سروش دوست این است ای بلبل معنوی جز در گلبن معانی جای | O ye people that have minds to know and ears to hear! The first call of the Beloved is this | INBA65:115, INBA36:383, INBA30:014, BLIB_Or15714.131c, , CMB_F33.001, , NLI.32p048v, BLIB_Or.08117, BLIB_Or.08685, CUL.X893.7.B111, Majlis210461.030-045, BN_suppl.1974.001 | BRL_HWP, GWBP#042 p066ax, GWBP#104 p.136bx, ZYN.001, AHM.421, MJMM.373, BSHN.017x, MHT2b.036x, UAB.047dx, UAB.048ax, UAB.048bx, UAB.069ax, UAB.069bx, TZH4.223-224, NFF4.017, OOL.B013b | HWPE, GWB#042x, GWB#104x, LOG#0835x, ADJ.081x, BADM.155-156x, PDC.007x, PDC.148x, PDC.149x, WOB.059-060x, WOB.116x, WOB.201x, SW_v03#02 p.005x, SW_v05#10 p.150-151x, SW_v14#11 p.321x, BLO_PT#061 | S. Toloui-Wallace (#1), S. Taefi (#1) [track 1], R. Johnston-Garvin (#1) [track 7], Baha'i Youth of Japan (#2), S. Taefi (#2) [track 2], L. Dely & M. Congo (#2), S. Toloui-Wallace (#3), K. Key (#3), A. Bridges (#3), L. Slott (#3), Rowshan (#3), SKY (#3), E. Mahony (#3), L. Dely (#3), S. Engle and J. White (#3), Delia Olam (#3), B. Vahdat (#3), Sanale & Xolani (#3), Nora, Sasha & Ann-Sofie (#3), NKAK (#3), Zannetta (#3) [track 10], A.E. Rahbin (#3), B. Silvestre (#3), R. Bennett (#3), S. Kouchekzadeh (#3), L. Dube (#3) [track 6], D. Hunt (#4), A. Youssefi (#4), Bass Adjustment (#4), S. Taefi (#4) [track 4], G.H. Miller (#4), Rowshan (#4) [track 6], Nabil and Karim (#4), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#4), N. Ma'ani (#4), A. Stephen (#4), A. Wood (#4), G. Besungu (#4), Ahdieh (#4), S. Parak (#4), A. Youssefi (#7), G.H. Miller (#7), S. Zahrai (#7), A.E. Rahbin (#7), B. Khademi (#7), G. and M. Smith (#7), S. Zein (#7), The Badasht Project (#8), A. Wensbo (#8), A. Bryan (#8), G.H. Miller (#9), A. Toufighian & A. Youssefi (#9), A. Wensbo (#10), L. Dube (#10) [track 18], S. Taefi (#10) [track 5], G.H. Miller (#11), S. Taefi (#11) [track 7], Naim, Miad & Justus (#11), Z. Rolle (#11), A. Bryan (#12), E. Mahony (#12), J. Sweeting & M. Weigert (#12), Chicago Baha'i Community (#12), MANA (#12), Meredith & Arman (#12), J. Cooper (#12), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#13), G.H. Miller (#13), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#14), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#14), MANA (#14), S. Esmaeili (#14), S. Peyman (#14), J. Cooper (#14), Rowshan (#16), A.E. Rahbin (#16), G.H. Miller (#16), L. Dely & M. Congo (#16), G.H. Miller (#18), O. Master (#19), S. Taefi (#20) [track 10], G.H. Miller (#21), Anis & Friends (#21), T. Ellis (#21), S. Taefi (#21) [track 8], R. Johnston-Garvin (#21) [track 6], E. Mahony (#21), N. Ma'ani (#22), D. Stevenson (#26), M. Kerr (#26), A.E. Rahbin (#26), J. Marks and S. Engle (#26), Chicago Baha'i Community (#26), Ashwin & Arhwin (#26), Temple of Light (#29), L. Dube (#30) [track 11], G.H. Miller (#31), TaliaSafa (#31), E. Mahony (#31), Turning Point (#31), S. Taefi (#31) [track 3], A. & M. Zemke (#31) [track 5], N. Ma'ani (#31), G.H. Miller (#32), TaliaSafa (#32), A. Wensbo (#32), MANA (#32), S. Trick (#32), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#33), A. Youssefi (#33), L. Dube (#34) [track 4], Carmel, Roya & Maryam (#35), A.E. Rahbin (#36), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), F. Lionheart (#38), J. Cooper (#38), Seaon, Sasha & Sam (#38), S. Taefi (#38) [track 6], S. Bayan & S. Suggs (#38), L. Dely (#38), N. Hamilton (#38), B. Khademi (#39), A.E. Rahbin (#39), S. Toloui-Wallace (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), Voices of Baha 2010 (#40), T. Ellis (#40), A Family Affair (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), The Badasht Project (#40), Refuge (#40), R. Peterson (#40) [track 8], Nabil and Karim (#40), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#40), J. Cooper (#40), S. Parak (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), N. Hamilton (#40), Kiskadee (#40), L. Dely (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), L. Dely & M. Congo (#42), J. Cooper (#42), L. Dely & M. Congo (#44) [track 9], D. E. Walker (#44), S. Cleasby (#44), MANA (#44), M. Sparrow (#45), L. Dube (#63) [track 13], G.H. Miller (#64), G.H. Miller (#70), Bosch Bluegrass Band (#72), Arrayanes (#72) [track 8], A. Youssefi (#73), Friends from Mongolia (#73), N. D. Huening (#76), C. & L. Heggie (#80), K. Key (#80) | The Persian portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 82 aphorisms spoken in the voice of … | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | 1b | * | * | ROB1.071 et al, BKOG.159 et al, GPB.140, MMAH.092, GSH.016, LL#025 | |
| BH03625 | 250 | mixed | ای صادق انشاء الله بمطلع صدق فائز باشی و بذکرش ناطق رد و قبول کل شیء در قبضه | O Sadiq! God willing, mayest thou attain unto the Dawning-place of truthfulness and be enabled to speak His praise. The acceptance and rejection of all things lie within His grasp [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.010a, | AYI2.055x, AYI2.058x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09291 | 100 | mixed | ای صادق کتابت در منظر اکبر حاضر و ملاحظه شد انشاء الله همیشه بنفحات الطاف | O Sadiq! Thy letter hath been presented before the Most Great Countenance and hath been perused. God willing, mayest thou ever remain encompassed by the fragrances of divine favors [3.5s] | INBA51:442b, BLIB_Or15710.186a, , BLIB_Or15719.045a, , BLIB_Or15722.136a, | AVK3.354.04, LHKM3.356a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07474 | 110 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق من راستی و درستی و حق پرستی صفت راستانست و سمت پاکان صدق بهترین صفتی | O Ṣadiq! Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of the pure. | COMP_TRUSTP#42x, MMK2#142 p.106 | BRL_TRUST#41x, COC#2053x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03170 | 210 | Persian | ای صادق من نامه ای که در ستایش آقا سید جلال و آقا میرزا حاجی آقا مرقوم نموده | O My faithful one, the letter thou didst write in praise of Áqá Siyyid Jalál and Áqá Mírzá Ḥájí Áqá [3.5s] | DUR4.491, MSHR2.157x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10004 | 70 | Persian | ای صادق موافق اگر در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل این نه از نسیانست و تکدر دل و جان | O sincere and compatible friend! If there hath been some laxity in the sending of letters, this is not from forgetfulness or any disturbance of heart and soul [3.5s] | MKT6.156a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01717 | 300 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق موافق چه اسم مبارکی داری هر نفسی مظهر معنای این اسم باشد یعنی صادق | O pure soul! Follow thou in the footsteps of the truthful and tread the way of the righteous, so that, through truthfulness, thou mayest come to occupy a Seat of Truth | INBA87:381, INBA52:391 | COMP_TRUSTP#43x, MKT4.080, MILAN.144, AKHA_136BE #13 p.197, AVK3.148, YHA1.382x#6, HYB.014 | BRL_TRUST#42x, COC#2054x | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB04409 | 170 | Turkish | ای صادقم ای صادقم محفلده نور بارقم جنتلی نخل باسقم گلشنده مرغ ناطقم جانلر | O My true one, O My faithful one! Thou art a light in the gathering, a towering palm of paradise, and a speaking bird in the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA55:330 | MAS9.120 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10005 | 70 | Persian | ای صبور شکور محزون مباش و لئالی سرشک از چشمه چشم مپاش راضی بقضا باش و رخ | O patient and grateful one! Be not sorrowful, and shed not the pearls of thy tears from the fountain of thine eyes. Be thou content with His decree, and turn thy face [3.5s] | BSHN.140.192, BSHN.144.192, KNJ.024c, MHT2.150a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08136 | 100 | Persian | ای صبور شکور مفارقت قرینه محترمه ات فی الحقیقه جانگداز است و مورث احزان و | O patient and thankful one! The separation from thy honoured consort is indeed heart-rending and giveth rise to grief [3.5s] | YARP2.601 p.420 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00566 | 520 | mixed | ای صحرانورد سبیل الهی عبدالبهاء شما را گهی بطی صحرا و بیابان اندازد و گهی در | O wayfarer in the divine path! 'Abdu'l-Bahá doth at times cast thee into the desert and wilderness, and at times [3.5s] | AYBY.449 #187, MSHR5.022x | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03450 | 200 | Persian | ای صدر منشرح بذکر الله این عالم امکان ظلمتگاه غموم و هموم جسمانی و روحانی و | O thou whose breast is dilated through the remembrance of God! This contingent world is a darksome realm of physical and spiritual grief and woe [3.5s] | MMK2#114 p.088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07475 | 110 | Persian | ای صدرالصدور بساط روحانی فی الحقیقه کار اینست که شما مینمااید بتدریس تبلیغ | O Sadru's-Sudur! Verily, the spiritual path is that which thou art following through teaching and propagation [3.5s] | TSS.142, RRT.133, MSBH5.027 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00585 | 510 | mixed | A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám; Translation List | ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت | O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction. | MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x | COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08137 | 100 | mixed | ای صدف آن لولو لئلاء در ایه مبارکه فرقان خطابا باحبای رحمن میفرماید لن تنالوا | O shell of that gleaming pearl! In the blessed verse of the Qur'án, addressing the loved ones of the All-Merciful, He saith: "Ye shall never attain..." [3.5s] | MMK6#071, YMM.196 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08138 | 100 | Persian | ای صدف پاک آن دردانه افلاک آن گوهر شاهوار اگر چه از رشته حیات عنصری بدر آمد | O pure shell, thou celestial pearl, thou precious jewel of the empyrean! Though thou hast been withdrawn from the strand of material existence [3.5s] | NANU_AB#19 | Consolation and comfort; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10789 | 60 | Persian | ای صغرا بشنو صریر قلم اعلی را و از ما سوی الله بگذر بیادش خرم باش و بذکرش | O Sughrá! hearken unto the rustling of the Most Exalted Pen, and detach thyself from all else but God. Be thou gladdened by His remembrance and through His mention [3.5s] | INBA38:081a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08779 | 90 | mixed | ای صنیع بدیع الاوصاف حقا که سزاوار ملاطفتی و مستحق عنایت و الطاف حضرت احدیت | O thou wondrous creation of matchless attributes! Truly thou art deserving of tenderness and worthy of the grace and favors of the One True God [3.5s] | AMK.106-106b | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02948 | 220 | Persian | ای صهر حضرت سلمان نامه شما رسید هیچ میدانی که عبدالبهاء بچه درجه غریق دریای | O son-in-law of His Holiness Salman! Thy letter was received. Knowest thou to what degree 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed in the sea of [3.5s] | INBA87:158, INBA52:155 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06816 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای صهر ذبیح و ترجمان در لسان ملیح السن مختلف و لغات متفاوت لکن مراد از جمیع | O son-in-law of Dhabíḥ, thou who expressest in the sweet tongue!* Languages are many and words are various, but the purpose of them all is to depict meanings | YMM.390 | ADMS#120 | Limits of language; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08139 | 110 | Persian | ای ضجیع آن بصیر شهیر بی نظیر چه خوش طالع و خوش بخت و خوش سیرت بودی که قرین آن | O companion of that renowned and peerless Seer! How fortunate and blessed in character wert thou to be the consort of that [3.5s] | INBA85:257 | BSHN.140.387x, BSHN.144.382x, TISH.512-513, MHT1b.242ax | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04030 | 180 | mixed | ای ضجیع آن روح مجرد هر چند آن نجم لائح از افق این خاکدان متواری شد ولی در مطلع | O companion of that ethereal spirit! Though that radiant star hath vanished from this earthen horizon, yet in the Orient [3.5s] | INBA59:228b | KHSH13.035 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12526 | 110 | Persian | ای ضجیع حضرت آقابصیر بی نظیر آن مرغ باغ الهی آشیانی در شاخ سرو رحمانی ساخت | O thou who wast the companion of the peerless Áqá Basír! That bird of the divine garden built its nest upon the branch of the celestial Tree [3.5s] | INBA85:258 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06244 | 130 | Persian | ای ضجیع حضرت منیر قرین محترم نامه ای مخصوص بجهت آن کنیز عزیز اسم اعظم خواست | O esteemed companion of the honoured Luminary, a special letter was requested for that cherished handmaiden of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | AYBY.451 #190 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05222 | 150 | mixed | ای ضرغام اجمه ملکوت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه فدا در جمیع اوقات ذکر | O Lion of the thicket of the Kingdom of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - make thou mention [3.5s] | INBA87:180a, INBA52:181a | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00306 | Chihar Vadi (The Four Valleys) | 2100 | Persian | Call of the Divine Beloved | Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys) | ای ضیاء الحق حسام الدین راد که فلک و ارکان چه تو شاهی نزاد نمیدانم چرا | O light of truth and sword of faith And soul of generosity! No prince hath sky or earth begot | INBA36:334x, BLIB_Or15722.307, , NLI.32p092v | BRL_Chihar, AQA3#069 p.140, TZH4.153x, ASAT4.314x, MSHR2.109x, MSHR3.131x, OOL.B007 | CDB#7, HURQ.BH13 | M. Milne [track 7] | A mystical work elaborating four different but complementary paths of approach to the Divine: the wa … | Belief and denial; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mystical themes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | 1b | * | * | ROB1.104, BKOG.159, BKOG.163, MMAH.197, GSH.018, LL#014 | |
| AB10006 | 70 | mixed | ای ضیاء پرتوی از هدایت کبری یافتی و رخرا منور ساختی نرد محبت باختی و مقصود | O Diya! Thou hast gleaned a beam from the Greater Guidance, illumining thy visage with its resplendent light. Thou hast played the game of love and attained thy purpose [3.5s] | MMK6#020 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10007 | 70 | Persian | ای ضیاء در این سفر باید با دلی خرم و روح و ریحانی محکم همدم حضرت شقیقه باشی | O Diya! It is incumbent upon thee, throughout the journey, to be a close, a constant and cheerful companion to my honoured and distinguished sister. | RHQM2.1159-1160 (626) (385b), BHKP_2#07 | BHK_2#07 | Love of God; Personal instructions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10929 | 50 | Persian | ای ضیاء روشن باش تا بعالم انسانیت نورانیت ابدیت دهی و ظلمت پراندوه بشریت را | O Diya'! Be radiant, that thou mayest bestow upon the world of humanity the light of eternity and dispel the mournful darkness of mankind [3.5s] | MKT8.118a | Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07476 | 110 | mixed | ای ضیاء ساطع در مشکاه هدی اگرچه در لغت نور بمعنی ضیاء و ضیاء بمعنی نور آمده | O radiant light shining forth from the niche of guidance! Though in the language 'light' and 'radiance' are held to be one and the same [3.5s] | MMK6#194 | Grammar and orthography | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08140 | 100 | Persian | ای ضیغم آجام رحمانی نفوس بمنزله طیورند یک پرنده عقاب اوج عزتست و یک طیر باز | O Lion of the thickets of the All-Merciful! Souls are like unto birds—one is an eagle soaring to the heights of glory, and another a falcon [3.5s] | MKT8.118b | Call to action; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02394 | 250 | mixed | ای ضیف الذاکرین دوره سیف گذشت و صیام صیف از میان رفت حالا وقت الاکرام علی | O guest of those who remember! The season of the sword hath passed, and the summer's fasts are gone. Now is the time for honor to prevail [3.5s] | MKT5.092 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05223 | 150 | Persian | ای ضیف المقربین جناب میرزا جعفر نامه نگاشته و نام ان یار مهربان را ذکر نموده | O thou chosen guest among them that are near! Mirza Ja'far hath written a letter wherein he made mention of that loving friend [3.5s] | MKT5.022 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05734 | 140 | Persian | ای طائر حدیقه معانی لسان فصیح بگشا بنطق بلیغ زبان بستایش و نیایش خداوند | O bird of the garden of meanings! Open thy eloquent tongue with fluent utterance in praise and glorification of the Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.147 | Outward and inward meanings; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04795 | 160 | Persian | ای طائر هوای عرفان این طیور خاک نهایت اوجشان هزار ذراع یا کم و بیش است و لکن | O bird of the mystic heaven! These earthbound creatures can soar no higher than a thousand cubits, more or less [3.5s] | MKT4.083a, YMM.056 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10014 | 70 | Persian | ای طائره اوج محبت الله الان در اسکندریه مصر در دم صبح بتحریر این نامه پرداختم اشعار بدیع | O bird soaring in the heights of the love of God! Now, in Alexandria of Egypt, at the break of dawn, have I taken up my pen to write this letter [3.5s] | AHB.107BE #07 p.145, TSQA2.288 | East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03725 | 190 | Persian | ای طائره صابره روح محبت الله قوه قاهره است و قدرت باهره البته شنیده ای که | O patient bird! The power of the love of God is a conquering force and a brilliant might. Assuredly thou hast heard [3.5s] | QT108.182 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07482 | 110 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طائره گلشن وفا دل آزرده مباش و بال و پر شکسته مدار آه و فغان مکن و افسرده | O bird of the Rose-garden of Fidelity! Be of no cheerless heart; have no wing nor feather broken; sigh not, neither do thou wail | HARV2.2 | TAB.405 | Refuge, Alex Asha & Alia | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB00660 | 480 | Persian | ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان | O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived | BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03 | BBBD.468-469 | Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12118 | 570 | Persian | ای طائف بقعه نوراء شکر کن خدا را که هزار فرسنگ طی نمودی و مانند باد بادیه | O thou who hast circumambulated the luminous Sanctuary! Give thanks unto God that thou hast traversed a thousand leagues and, like the desert wind, hast journeyed far [3.5s] | INBA85:030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11905 | 140 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طائف حول حرم تقدیس شکر کن خدا را که بسماء تقدیس صعود نمودی و بمعراج توحید | O thou who circlest round the Holy Sanctuary! Render thanks unto God that thou hast soared unto the heaven of sanctity | BRL_DAK#0319 | BRL_ATE#124 | Love of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| BH00411 | 1690 | Persian | ای طائف حول عرشی نام های متعدده که احبای الهی علیهم بهاء الله از ارض خا بشما نوشته اند | O thou who circlest round My Throne! The manifold names which the loved ones of God - upon them be the Glory of God - have written unto thee from the earthly realm [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.102b, | TISH.323x, TISH.616x, TISH.618-619x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02732 | 230 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای طائف حول مطاف عالمیان هر چند زحمت سفر کشیدی و بر و بحر طی نمودی ولی حمد حی | O thou who circlest round the Point of Adoration of all that dwell on earth! Though thou hast endured the toils of travel | BRL_DAK#0464, MKT9.148, MMK5#294 p.218, MJMJ2.108bx, MMG2#445 p.490x | BRL_ATE#122, BLO_sazedj#27x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07484 | 110 | Persian | ای طائف حول مطاف ملا اعلی دو دست شکر را بدرگاه احدیت بلند نما و بگو ای منتها | O thou who circlest in adoration about the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude | INBA87:028b, INBA52:028b | BRL_DAK#0100, BRL_MON#001, MJMJ3.081x, MMG2#136 p.152x | BRL_POAB#01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06247 | 130 | Persian | ای طائف کعبه عرفان چندیست که در این صفحات در بقعه مبارکه و اطراف آن و ماحول | O thou who circlest round the Ka'bih of divine knowledge! For some time now in these regions, in the blessed Spot and its surroundings and vicinity [3.5s] | MKT8.119a | Call to action; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12490 | 120 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف روحانیان حمد کن خدا را که در انجمن رحمان حاضر شدی و آستان مقدس | O thou who circlest round the gathering-place of spiritual souls! Render thanks unto God that thou hast attained the presence of the All-Merciful assembly and the sacred Threshold [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0501 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06823 | 120 | mixed | ای طائف مطاف عالم بالا توجه بملکوت تقدیس فرما ... ایات افاق حقائق عینیه است | O thou who circlest round the exalted Realm on high! Turn thou unto the Kingdom of holiness... The signs of the horizons are manifest and evident realities [3.5s] | AVK1.157.02x, YMM.427x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04412 | 170 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف ملأ اعلى دست نیاز بدرگاه خداوند بلند کن و مناجات نما که اى بى | O thou who circlest the precincts of the Concourse on High! Raise thy hands in supplication toward the threshold of the exalted Lord and offer thy prayer [3.5s] | INBA55:462, INBA84:459b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00456 | 580 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی الحمد لله بانچه نهایت آمال مقربین است فائز گشتی و بظل | O thou who circlest round the gathering-place of the Concourse on High! Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto that which is the ultimate aspiration of them that are nigh unto Him, and beneath the shadow [3.5s] | INBA85:004 | PYB#043 p.12 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12818 | 100 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی حمد خدا را که چندی درین بقعه مبارکه همدم و همنشین بودی | O thou who hast circled round the Concourse on High! All praise be to God that thou wert, for a time, an intimate companion and close associate in this blessed Spot [3.5s] | KASH.428-429x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09418 | 80 | mixed | ای طالب باقیات صالحات اولاد و احفاد که باشرف اعراق موید بحسن اخلاق هستند یعنی | O seeker of eternal and righteous deeds, children and descendants who are endowed with noble lineage and confirmed in goodly character, that is [3.5s] | MMK6#201 | Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12015 | 50 | Persian | Social Action | ای طالب تایید چون طفل عزیزت را امتحان کنند از درگاه الهی رجا نمایم که موفق و و مؤید گردد | O seeker after confirmation! Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that | BRL_DAK#0420 | BRL_SOCIAL#204x | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08141 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب تقوای الهی تقوی پرهیزکاری است و در کتاب مجید و العاقبه للمتقین | O seeker of divine piety! Piety is righteousness, and in the glorious Book: "The ultimate end belongeth unto the God-fearing." [3.5s] | MMK6#159 | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08142 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب تقوای الهی در قرآن و العاقبه للمتقین میفرماید متقی پرهیزکار است مقصد | O seeker of divine piety! In the Qur'án it is declared: "The end belongeth unto the God-fearing." The righteous one is he who is mindful [3.5s] | INBA72:117b, INBA88:119 | MMK6#161, ANDA#60 p.05, MAS5.046 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10541 | 60 | Persian | ای طالب جمال ذوالجلال خوشا حال نفوسیکه الیوم از باده هوش مدهوشند و از بانک | O seeker of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! How blessed are those souls who in this Day are intoxicated with the wine of awareness and by the call [3.5s] | MKT9.150a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03171 | 210 | Persian | ای طالب جمال ذی الجلال ملای رومی گفته در سمرقند است قند اما لبش از بخارا یافت | O seeker of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Rumi hath said: In Samarkand sugar is found, yet its sweetness is discovered in Bukhara [3.5s] | MSHR3.219 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Jabulqa and Jabarsa | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08780 | 90 | Persian | ای طالب جمال مختار بذیل تقی تشبث نما و بعروه وثقی تمسک کن توجه بملکوت ابهی کن | O seeker of the Chosen Beauty! Cling thou to the hem of piety and lay fast hold on the sure handle. Turn thy gaze unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK2#061 p.048 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02949 | 220 | mixed | ای طالب جمال مختار طالبان کوی حق و عاشقان جمال مطلق از عالم ملک در گذرند و | O seeker of the chosen Beauty! The seekers of the divine realm and the lovers of the Absolute Beauty must pass beyond the earthly kingdom and [3.5s] | MMK2#227 p.162 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08143 | 100 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حق اگر عرفان الهی خواهی و شناساای جوای قلب را از غیر خدا فارغ نما و | O thou seeker of the True One! If thou wishest the divine knowledge and recognition | MKT8.119b | TAB.168, BWF.383-384x, BSC.487 #937x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08781 | 90 | mixed | ای طالب حق دیده را از حجاب اوهام احزاب پاک و مبرا فرما تا بعین یقین نور مبین | O seeker of truth! Purge thine eyes from the veils of the delusions of the sects, that with the eye of certitude thou mayest behold the manifest light [3.5s] | MKT6.153, BSHN.140.389, BSHN.144.384, MHT1b.220 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05725 | 140 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طالب حق مکتوب رسید از من خواهش نگارش تاریخ نموده بودی و همچنین نبواتیکه در | O thou seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked me for a written history as well as a record of the prophecies concerning the Bab and Baha’u’llah | NURA#09, MMK4#002 p.001 | LOTW#09 | 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; Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03721 | 190 | Persian | ای طالب حق مکتوبت واصل گشت از شخص من سوال نموده بودید سراج محبت الهم و ستاره | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made inquiry regarding my person. I am a lamp of divine love and a star [3.5s] | MMK5#111 p.088 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | mixed | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05726 | 140 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید ملکوت الهی شفاخانه روحانی عالم | O seeker of truth! That which thou hast written was noted. The divine Kingdom is the spiritual hospital of the world [3.5s] | MMK4#088 p.103, ANDA#53 p.05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03722 | 190 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حقیقت اسباب شفای امراض دو نوع است سبب جسمانی و سبب روحانی اما سبب | There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians | MMK1#133 p.148 | SWAB#133, TAB.587 654, BWF.375-376x, LOG#0926x, BSC.462 #857x | Exhortations and counsels; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05224 | 150 | mixed | ای طالب حقیقت انسان جزء اعظم عالم وجود و ثمره شجره جهان شهود است نوعیت ابدیست | O seeker of truth! Man is the greatest part of the world of existence and the fruit of the tree of the visible realm; his species is eternal [3.5s] | INBA84:397 | MKT3.257a, AVK1.238 | Continual renewal of creation; Evolution; human evolution; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08144 | 100 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت در جهان فرقه ها بسیار هر فرقه مبدای دارد ولکن مبادی شان محدود | O seeker of truth! In this world there are many sects and factions, each with its own source and foundation, yet their principles remain confined and limited [3.5s] | MMK3#113 p.077 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04031 | 180 | mixed | ای طالب حقیقت روزی حضرت امیر المومنین علیه السلام بر بالای بام بود شخصی ناکام | O seeker of truth! One day His Holiness the Prince of Believers—peace be upon Him—was upon a rooftop when a hapless soul [3.5s] | MMK6#175, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.282, MJDF.070, NJB_v05#07 p.003 | Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09419 | 80 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت صبح امید دمید و انوار توحید بر جمیع آفاق تابید الحمد لله که | O seeker of truth! The morn of hope hath dawned and the lights of unity have shone forth upon all horizons. Praise be unto God that [3.5s] | MSHR5.268b | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04789 | 160 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای طالب حقیقت قوت و عظمت بهاء الله را ملاحظه نما که در اندک مدت شرق و غربرا | O thou seeker after truth! Behold the power and greatness of Baha’u’llah! Within a short span of time, He hath stirred up the East and the West | NURA#02, MMK4#065 p.075 | LOTW#02 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00952 | 400 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حقیقت مسئله تثلیث از بعد از حضرت مسیح الی الان معتقد مسیحیان و تا | O thou seeker after Truth! The question of the Trinity, since the time of His Holiness Christ until now, is the belief of the Christians | AKHA_123BE #11-12 p.b, MAS9.041-043 | TAB.512-514 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03723 | 190 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه ای که بواسطه جناب مستر مکنات مرقوم نموده بودی رسید جناب | O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written through Mr. MacNutt | NJB_v01#19 p.001 | SW_v01#19 p.001 | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06817 | 120 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه پارسال نرسید اما نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۶ جولای نوشته بودی | O seeker of truth! The letter from last year did not arrive, but the letter which thou didst write on July 26th [3.5s] | YMM.225x | Soul; spirit after death; The cross and the trinity; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04790 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طالب حقیقت نامه تو رسید مضمون دلیل بر حصول هدایت کبری بود شکر کن خدا را که | O thou wooer of Truth! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated thy attainment to the Most Great Guidance…. I hope that thou mayest become a herald of the Kingdom and a means whereby the white and coloured peoples shall close their eyes to racial differences | BRL_DAK#0621 | BRL_ATE#191x, SW_v12#05 p.103+106, AHV.029a, BLO_PN#045 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08783 | 90 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید دعوت کلیسای متحده را قبول نمودم و از الطاف الهیه | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received, and I accepted the invitation of the United Church. Through God's gracious favours [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.86, NJB_v02#14-16 p.006 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Freedom of thought and action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03451 | 200 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید عوارض جسمانی هر چند سبب حیرانی انسانی است ولی چون | O seeker of truth! Thy letter hath been received. Although physical afflictions cause bewilderment to the human soul, yet [3.5s] | MMK3#163 p.114, YMM.427 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03452 | 200 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید و انجذابات قلبیه معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه مجذوب | O thou who seekest the truth! Thy letter was received and the emotions of thy heart were known. Verily thou hast been attracted | MMK2#208 p.148 | BSTW#298 | Justice and mercy; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06245 | 130 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید و بسیار مقبول گردید الحمد لله که قابلیت و استعداد | O seeker of truth! Thy letter hath arrived and proven most acceptable. Praised be God that thou possessest capacity and receptivity [3.5s]... ...Being a Baha'í means living according to the divine teachings and adopting the path and lifestyle of the inhabitants of the eternal Kingdom | ANDA#55 p.04 | BBBD.595x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00829 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای طالب حقیقت نامه که بتاریخ سیزدهم دیسمبر ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ادیان | O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath come. From the days of Adam until today | MKT3.375, MNMK#157 p.291, MMK1#023 p.049, AKHA_134BE #19 p.733, AVK2.123.10x, DWNP_v6#08 p.004-005 | SWAB#023 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06819 | 120 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نفوسی که خویش را از اهل حقیقت میشمردند و کاشف راز و اسرار میدانستند در عقبه | O seeker of truth! Those souls who counted themselves among the people of truth and deemed themselves discoverers of mysteries and secrets found themselves in a quandary [3.5s] | MKT9.150b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04410 | 170 | Persian | ای طالب حیات ابدیه بدانکه بشر دو قسم است قسمی ناسوتی که اسیر عالم طبیعتند و | O seeker of eternal life! Know thou that mankind is of two kinds: one group is terrestrial, captive to the world of nature, and [3.5s] | MMK2#116 p.089 | Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05728 | 140 | Persian | ای طالب دقائق اسرار الهی نیر اعظم این جهان مرکز انوار عنصریست و تربیت و نشو و | O seeker after the subtle mysteries divine! The greatest luminary of this world is the center of elemental lights and the source of training and growth [3.5s] | MMK2#042 p.032 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09421 | 80 | mixed | ای طالب رضای الهی حسن روی بندگان حق بعضی در مقام حسن است و برخی احسن حسن از | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The beauty that adorns the countenance of God's servants is, in some, mere comeliness, while in others it manifesteth as the most sublime and exalted beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#045 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05226 | 150 | Persian | ای طالب رضای الهی در این جهان فانی کسی را بقاای نه و نفسی را ثبات حیاتی نیست | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In this fleeting world, none is granted permanence, nor hath any soul constancy of life [3.5s] | MMK2#174 p.127, KASH.269 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08146 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب رضای الهی در حدیث است من لم یرض بقضاای فلیطلب ربا سواای رضای بقضا | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In the Tradition it is recorded: "Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord besides Me." Be thou content with His decree [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0300, BSHN.140.386, BSHN.144.381, MAS5.262, MHT1a.113, MHT1b.071 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05729 | 140 | Persian | ای طالب رضای حضرت دوست آفتاب سپهر کیهان متواری شده است و کیوان از افق ایوان | O seeker of the good-pleasure of the Friend! The sun of the celestial sphere hath become hidden, and Saturn hath vanished from the horizon of its mansion [3.5s] | MKT4.082, YMM.056 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11884 | 170 | Persian | ای طالب رضای حضرت دوست چندی پیش خطی ارسال گردید و حال چون جناب حاجی محمد از | O seeker after the good-pleasure of the Divine Friend! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and now, as His honor Haji Muhammad from [3.5s] | TISH.380 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03172 | 210 | mixed | ای طالب رضای حضرت کبریاء وقت ندارم مشغول ذکر و فکر و ماتم حضرات شهداء روحی | O thou who art seeking the good-pleasure of the Lord of Glory! I have no time to spare. | NANU_AB#23 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07481 | 110 | mixed | ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12829 | 150 | mixed | ای طالب زیارت مطاف ملا اعلی بشری لک ثم بشری و یا فرحا لک ثم فرحا و یا طوبی لک | BRL_DAK#1173 | Living waters; water of life; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Presence of; reunion with God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10930 | 50 | Persian | ای طالب سر اخت النبوه این سر عظیم کنز مکنون حضرت قیوم است و حفظش امر محتوم | O seeker after the mystery of the sister of prophecy! This mighty secret is the hidden treasure of the Self-Subsisting Lord, and its preservation is a binding command [3.5s] | YMM.388 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02251 | 260 | mixed | ای طالب صادق و حبیب موافق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت و بمنتهای دقت | O sincere seeker and cherished companion, that which thou hast written was perused with utmost care [3.5s] | INBA88:132 | AHB.118BE #05 p.01, AYT.440, RHQM2.0847-848 (262) (161) | Contention and conflict; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04792 | 160 | Persian | ای طالب عزت و بزرگواری حقیقی در جهان الهی بزرگواری در عالم عنصری امر موهومیست | O seeker of true glory and majesty in the divine realm, grandeur in this earthly world is naught but an illusion [3.5s] | MKT8.120, AKHA_121BE #07 p.d | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08147 | 100 | Persian | ای طالب عفو و مغفرت الهی نامه ات رسید توجه بملکوت الهی کن و بکمال خضوع و خشوع | O seeker of divine pardon and forgiveness! Thy letter was received. Turn thou to the Kingdom of God with utmost submissiveness and humility [3.5s] | HDQI.205, ANDA#49 p.05 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02950 | 220 | Persian | ای طالب علم و عرفان نامه شما رسید از خواندنش تبسم حاصل گردید که از سلام و | O seeker of knowledge and wisdom, your letter was received, its perusal yielding a smile born of the greetings [3.5s] | AVK3.332.17x, PYB#039 p.13 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05730 | 140 | mixed | ای طالب مشاهده انوار حق در مشرق عالم آفتاب سپهر انور طالع گشت و افق توحید را | O seeker of the lights of Truth in the Orient of the world! The Sun of the luminous heaven hath risen and [illumined] the horizon of oneness [3.5s] | MKT8.121a | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09422 | 80 | Persian | ای طالب مقعد صدق توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و تضرع بملا اعلی که ای خدای پرعطا خطا | O seeker of the seat of truth! Turn thou to the Kingdom of Abhá, and supplicate the Concourse on High: O God of bounteous grace [3.5s] | MJMJ2.108a, MMG2#294 p.327x | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05731 | 140 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مظاهر مقدسه الهیه دو مقام | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations | MMK1#026 p.053 | SWAB#026 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05227 | 150 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب ملکوت الهی اینجهان مانند جسم انسانست و ملکوت الله مانند روح حیات | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven! This world is even as the body of man, and the Kingdom of God is as the spirit of life. | MMK1#161 p.186 | SWAB#161, TAB.482, BSC.459 #846 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09423 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای طالب ملکوت بالطاف حضرت پروردگار امیدوار باش و از مصائب شدیده اینجهان نومید | O thou who seekest after the Kingdom! Place thy hope in the bounties of God and let not the dire adversities of this world dismay thee. | MMK2#021 p.014 | ADMS#009 | A. Youssefi, A Family Affair, unknown, L. Ghiami | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB08785 | 90 | Persian | ای طالب ملکوت بتحصیل علوم ادبیه بپرواز ولی مقصدت باید این باشد که در تحریر و تقریر | O seeker of the Kingdom, though thou soarest in pursuit of literary knowledge, yet must thy purpose in attainment be the power to expound and express [3.5s] | DRM.017c | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04032 | 180 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت نامه ات رسید از مصیبت کبری وفات قرین محترمت مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the severe calamity that hath befallen thee | MMK1#170 p.195 | SWAB#170, BWF.378-379x, LOG#2044x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05230 | 150 | Persian | ای طالب ملکوت نامه رسید ذکر حریت من نموده بودی عبدالبهاء از اصل آزاد است اگر | O seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made mention of freedom. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is inherently free. Should [3.5s] | MMK5#010 p.004 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10013 | 70 | Persian | ای طالب نور هدی جهانیان در ظلمت بی پایان و در بحر غفلت مستغرق اما تو راه | O seeker of the light of guidance! The world lieth engulfed in endless darkness and immersed in the ocean of heedlessness, but thou art upon the path [3.5s] | YARP2.124 p.145, PPAR.178, NJB_v04#13 p.005, QUM.224-225 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04793 | 160 | Persian | ای طالب وحدت عالم انسانی نامه ات رسید و از قرائت نهایت مسرت حاصل گردید که | O seeker of the unity of the human world, thy letter was received, and its perusal brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08117.043, | MKT3.470 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08788 | 90 | Persian | ای طالبان تحصیل کمال از قراریکه محمد علیخان مرقوم نموده در نهایت شوق اشتغال | O ye seekers after perfection! According to what Muhammad-'Ali Khan hath written, ye are engaged with the utmost enthusiasm [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0076, DRM.020, HUV2.029x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06821 | 120 | Persian | ای طالبان جمال ذوالجلال ای محرمان کعبه خداوند متعال بکمال سرور و فرح و | O ye seekers of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O ye confidants of the Sanctuary of the Lord, the All-Possessing, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MKT9.149, MMK2#136 p.102 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04794 | 160 | Persian | ای طالبان حق مجاهده و طلب حق حمل ثقیل است و امانت رب جلیل آسمان و زمین تمکین | O ye seekers of truth! Striving and seeking after reality is a weighty burden and a trust from the glorious Lord, before which the heavens and earth were made humble [3.5s] | MMK3#148 p.103 | Condition of search; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02731 | 230 | mixed | ای طالبان حقیقت از الطاف الهی میخواهم که مطلب هر یک از شما که مبتنی بر نیت | O seekers of truth! I beseech the divine favors that the purpose of each one of you which is founded upon intention [3.5s] | MMK6#380 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00953 | 400 | Persian | ای طالبان حقیقت الحمد لله نور هدایت در شبستان دل و جان درخشید و بدرقه عنایت | O ye seekers after truth! Praise be to God that the light of guidance hath shone forth in the night-chamber of heart and soul, and the protecting grace of God hath been vouchsafed [3.5s] | PYB#186 p.03 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02951 | 220 | Persian | ای طالبان عرفان چه همتی نمایان نمودید و چه نیتی خیریه در خدمت حضرت یزدان | O seekers of mystic knowledge, what a magnificent endeavor ye have shown forth, and what a benevolent intention in the service of the Lord [3.5s] | AVK3.500.16x, TSS.141 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06822 | 120 | Persian | ای طاهر باهر الحمد لله در میدان ایقان سیف شاهری و در افق محبت الله نجم زاهر | O radiant Tahir! Praise be to God, thou art a gleaming sword in the arena of certitude, and a brilliant star in the horizon of the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#276 p.199 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05733 | 140 | Persian | ای طاهر مطهر من نامه ای که بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou pure and sanctified one! The letter thou didst address to His Honour Ḥájí Siyyid Javád hath been perused [3.5s] | MKT8.121b, ALPA.063a, YARP2.072 p.110 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08149 | 100 | Persian | ای طاهر مطهر منور عبدالبهاء مطمئن باش که آنی ترا فراموش ننمایم و همیشه در | O pure, sanctified and illumined one, be thou confident that I shall not forget thee for a single moment, and forever shall I [3.5s] | MKT8.122a, KHML.271-272 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10554 | 70 | Persian | ای طایران هوای رحمن بکلمات مسطوره از جمال احدیه محجوب ممانید چه که آنچه از | O ye birds that soar in the atmosphere of the All-Merciful! Be not veiled by the words inscribed from the Beauty of Divine Unity, inasmuch as that which [3.5s] | INBA38:078a, INBA19:065, INBA32:060 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10015 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طبيب اديب ... تو الحمد للّه که دو قوّه داری طبابت جسمانی و طبابت | O Thou distinguished physician!… Praise be to God that thou hast two powers: one to undertake physical healing and the other spiritual healing | MMK1#130 p.147x | SWAB#130x, LOG#0963x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02569 | 240 | Persian | ای طبیب اجسام و قلوب نامه شما رسید مضمون آه و فغان از دوری و مهجوری بود که | O Physician of bodies and hearts! Thy letter was received, and its contents were laden with sighs and cries of separation and estrangement [3.5s] | VAA.215-216 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00390 | 610 | Persian | ای طبیب ادیب اریب روات حدیث روایت کنند که نیر حجازی و آفتاب یثربی جمال محمد | O erudite and discerning physician! The narrators of sacred traditions recount that the splendor of the sun of Hijaz and the luminary of Yathrib are none other than the beauty of Muhammad [3.5s] | AVK3.478.14-481.12 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01946 | 280 | Persian | ای طبیب ادیب در بدایت عمر در طب ابدان کوشیدی و باسباب علل و امراض این جسم | O erudite physician! In the beginning of life thou didst strive in bodily healing and with the causes of ailments and maladies of the physical frame [3.5s] | ANDA#80 p.05 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06824 | 120 | mixed | ای طبیب ای حبیب از بقعه مبارکه عودت نمودی و چون منزل در انزلی کردی دیدی که چه | O Divine Physician, O Beloved! Thou didst return from the Sacred Precincts, and when thou didst settle in Anzali, thou beheld what [3.5s] | MSHR2.253 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07485 | 110 | Persian | ای طبیب جانها یحیای حصور طبیب وقور بود چون ملاحظه نمود که اسراایلیان مقلوب | O Physician of souls! John the Baptist was a dignified and sedate physician. When he observed that the Israelites were overthrown [3.5s] | MKT6.154a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; John the Baptist; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05735 | 140 | Persian | ای طبیب جسمانی و روحانی خدماتی که در تنظیم مدرسه تایید نمودی سبب سرور قلوب | O physical and spiritual physician! The services thou hast rendered in organizing the school have brought joy to hearts [3.5s] | MKT4.083b, TAH.320, ANDA#41-42 p.95 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11863 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طبیب جسمانی و روحانی نامه ات که بتاریخ ١٢ ابریل ١٩١٩ بود رسید | O physician of the body and the spirit! Thy letter dated 12 April 1919 was received and renewed our old covenant | BRL_DAK#0424 | BRL_ATE#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08150 | 100 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طبیب حبیب اگر حکیم حاذق ماهری دردمندم درمانی کن علیلم علاج آسانی بنما داغ | O beloved physician! If thou art indeed a skilled and able healer, prescribe a healing medicine | BRL_DAK#0080, MKT9.151b, MMK5#272 p.208 | BRL_ATE#059 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05736 | 140 | mixed | ای طبیب حبیب شفاء جسمانی بگیاهی و معجونی و خلاصه و دریاقی میسر گردد و موقت | O beloved Physician! Physical healing is accomplished through herbs and potions, elixirs and antidotes, yet remaineth temporary [3.5s] | INBA85:303 | MKT8.122b, AKHA_134BE #07 p.274, BSHN.140.429, BSHN.144.423, MHT1b.248 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10016 | 70 | mixed | ای طبیب دلهای پریشان هر مرض مزمنی را دریاق فاروق میثاق ده و هر درد بیدرمانرا | O Physician of troubled hearts! Upon every chronic ailment bestow the healing remedy of the Covenant, and to every incurable affliction [3.5s] | MAS5.126 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01947 | 280 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی الحمد لله بدریاق فاروق پی بردی و از معجون الهی صحت و قوت تامه | O spiritual physician! Praise be unto God that thou hast discovered the all-healing antidote and attained perfect health and strength through the divine elixir [3.5s] | MMK6#340, SFI02.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02395 | 250 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی امراض جسمانی هر چند شدید است ولی صعوبت در معالجات امراض | O Divine Physician! Though bodily ailments be severe, yet the difficulty lies in treating the diseases [3.5s] | TZH8.0390, YQAZ.566-567x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06248 | 130 | Persian | ای طبیب روحانی پیام تو بواسطه برادر شهید رسید سبب فرح و خوشی گردید فورا | O divine physician! Thy message, through the martyred brother, arrived and became the cause of joy and gladness [3.5s] | MSBH5.060 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06249 | 130 | Persian | ای طبیب روحانی تبریزی تب ریز شو و شورانگیز و شهدآمیز و مشکبیز تا در بزم یار | O divine physician of Tabriz, be thou ardent and enrapturing, sweet as honey and fragrant as musk, that in the assembly of the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA89:168 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02734 | 230 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طبیب روحانی جسد امکان بامراض شدیده و عوارض مزمنه و علل ساریه و حمای مطبقه | O thou spiritual physician! The body of humankind was afflicted with severe ills and chronic diseases, contagious maladies and prolonged fevers | INBA85:373 | NURA#51, MMK4#104 p.114, YMM.046 | LOTW#51 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB06250 | 130 | Persian | ای طبیب روحانی جسم ضعیف عالم بصد هزار امراض مزمنه مهلکه گرفتار و وجود علیل آدم | O divine physician! The weak body of the world is afflicted with myriad chronic and deadly diseases, and humanity's ailing existence [3.5s] | INBA88:267a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05232 | 150 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی فی الحقیقه یزدانی رحمانی ربانی روحانی هستی و برهان بر این هر | O Divine Physician! In truth thou art celestial, merciful, divine and spiritual, and this is a testimony [3.5s] | MSBH4.490 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01196 | 360 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی نالهای جانسوز بسمع آوارگان رسید و در قلوب تاثیر شدید نمود آنچه | O Divine Physician, soul-consuming lamentations have reached the ears of the wanderers and have exercised a profound influence upon their hearts [3.5s] | MMK3#033 p.021, MSHR1.016x, YIA.383-384 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04413 | 170 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی نظر بشدت امراض و سورت التهاب منما مطمئن بتاثیر اسم اعظم باش که | O spiritual physician! Look not upon the severity of the maladies and the intensity of their inflammation, but be confident in the influence of the Most Great Name, which [3.5s] | MMK6#275 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04414 | 170 | mixed | ای طبیب شکر کن خدا را که حبیب قلوب گشتی جمیع یاران ترا دوست میدارند و نهایت | O thou physician! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become beloved of hearts. All the friends cherish thee with utmost affection [3.5s] | MMK5#252 p.197, TAH.277, RAHA.052 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08125 | 120 | mixed | ای طبیب طبیب حقیقی میفرماید جهد نمائید شاید امراض غفلت و نادانی را از نوع | O Physician! The True Physician saith: Strive ye, that perchance the ailments of heedlessness and ignorance may be banished from humankind [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.163, , BLIB_Or15710.301a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06251 | 130 | Persian | ای طبیب قلوب احبای الهی الیوم امراض شدیده و علل و اسقام متنوعه بر هیاکل | O Physician of the hearts of God's loved ones! In this day grievous maladies and diverse ailments have afflicted the bodies [3.5s] | MKT8.123b | Call to action; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02093 | 270 | mixed | ای طبیب قلوب دوستان مدتیست که از شما نه سلامی و نه پیامی و نه نامه و نه نقش | O thou physician of the hearts of the friends! For some time no salutation, no message, no letter, nor any trace hath come from thee [3.5s] | MMK6#219 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07486 | 110 | Persian | ای طبیب نفوس فکر مبارک را قدری محول بطبابت قلوب نما و طبیب روحانی شو و بکلی | O physician of souls! Turn thy noble thoughts for a moment to the healing of hearts and become thou a spiritual healer wholly [3.5s] | MSHR2.221 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02252 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طراز اقلیم راز حرکت آنجناب بسمت طهران بسیار موافق بود سبب شور و وله یاران | O Pride of the Realm of Mystery! Thy movement towards Tehran was indeed most propitious, causing joy and rapture among the friends [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon the youth to walk in the footsteps of Hakim and to be trained in his ways, for such important souls as he and his like have now ascended to the Kingdom of Abha | BRL_DAK#0375, AYBY.411 #122, PYB#182 p.38 | BRL_ATE#101x, COC#0645x, COC#2233x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07487 | 110 | mixed | ای طراز ای شمع طراز در خطبه شرح قصیده سید احرار الحمد لله الذی طرز دیباج | O Taraz, O Candle of Taraz! In the discourse expounding the ode of the Lord of the free ones, praise be to God Who hath adorned the brocade [3.5s] | AYBY.403 #108, TRZ2.000i, TRZ1.161 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10017 | 70 | Persian | ای طراز بدیع طراز در لغت جامه بدیع را گویند و شهر شهیر پس تو قامت دلجوی دلبر | O unique Taraz! In the dictionary, 'taráz' signifieth a wondrous garment and a renowned city. Thus art thou the graceful stature of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #105, PYB#183 p.50, TRZ1.135 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10546 | 60 | Persian | ای طراز دیباج الحب در این دور جمال قدم و کور اسم اعظم روحی لعباده المخلصین | O thou who art attired in the brocade of love! In this Day of the Ancient Beauty and Cycle of the Most Great Name, may my spirit be a sacrifice for His faithful servants [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #104, PYB#183 p.09, TRZ1.137 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10547 | 60 | Persian | ای طفل صغیر در ملکوت الهی کبیری زیرا مومنی و موقن و این اول دلیل بلوغست و از | O little child! In the divine Kingdom thou art great, for thou art a believer and assured in faith, and this is the foremost proof of maturity [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #128, HUV1.027 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10018 | 70 | Persian | ای طفل عزیز الحمد لله در این صغر سن در ملکوت الهی داخل شدی و از فیوضات رب | O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age | HUV2.036 | BRL_CHILD#30, SW_v11#18 p.308 | Love of God; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10932 | 50 | Persian | ای طفل عزیز امیدوارم که ابن ملکوت گردی و سبب حیات قلوب شوی و در بوستان ایمان | O thou dear child! I hope that thou mayest become a son of the Kingdom, bestow life to the souls of men | DRM.006a, HUV1.045 | LABC.007 | Prayer for children and youth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09424 | 80 | Persian | ای طفل مبتهل الی الله نقوش و تصویری که از قلم تو صادر بواسطه جناب ابی الفضل | O thou who hast turned thy face towards God! The paintings and designs which were made by thee and sent through Mirza Abdul Fadzl were received | DRM.007a | LABC.008-009 | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07488 | 110 | mixed | ای طوبی طوبی لک ثم طوبی لک ثم طوبی لک در این بساط تقدیس داخل شدی و در این | O thou blessed one, blessed art thou, and blessed art thou again! Thou hast entered this sanctified realm, and in this [3.5s] | DUR1.404 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09425 | 80 | Persian | ای طوطی شکرشکن قند مکرر است و نبات مصر جلیل اکبر طوطیانرا مژده ده و شیرین | O sweet-tongued parrot! Double-sweet is the sugar and nobler than the crystalline delights of Egypt; give thou glad tidings unto the parrots [3.5s] | MSHR4.063-064, YARP2.194 p.187 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11740 | 140 | Persian | ای طوطی شکرشکن منظومه غرآء بلکه فریده نورآء واصل گردید معانی حقائق اسرار بود | O sweet-tongued parrot! Thy brilliant poem, nay rather, thy luminous and peerless verse, was received, containing the meanings of the divine mysteries and realities [3.5s] | FRH.265a | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06825 | 120 | Persian | ای طیب طاهر اصل طهر و پاکی قلب را بماء منزل از سماء تجلی پاک و مقدس نمودنست | O thou pure and unsullied one! The essence of purity and cleanliness is to sanctify the heart with the water that descendeth from the heaven of divine manifestation [3.5s] | MKT8.123a, KHML.257-258 | Living waters; water of life; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02253 | 260 | Persian | ای طیب طیب اشعار بلیغانه ملاحظه گردید این سخن آهنگ روحانی بلبل چمن بود هر چند | O fragrant and pure one! The eloquent verses were perused, and this utterance was as the spiritual melody of the nightingale of the garden, although [3.5s] | MKT8.124 | Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06253 | 130 | Persian | ای طیر آشیان عرفان جناب خان خواهش فرمودند که چیزی بنگارم ملاحظه شد که در این | O bird of the nest of divine knowledge! His honour Khan hath requested that I should write something. Upon reflection, it became evident that in this [3.5s] | INBA84:311 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06254 | 130 | Persian | ای طیر آشیان عرفان در هر سری سریست و در هر د??ی فکری و سودائی اگر سری جوای | O bird of the nest of divine knowledge! In every head there is a mystery, and in every heart a thought and yearning. If thou seekest a mystery [3.5s] | PYB#198 p.04 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04415 | 170 | mixed | ای طیر آشیان محبت الله آواز راز که از حنجر عشق الهی ظاهر و صادر بسمع طیور حدائق | O bird of the nest of the love of God! The melody of divine mysteries, which issueth from the throat of heavenly love, hath reached the ears of the birds of the gardens [3.5s] | INBA84:437 | MKT2.149, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.254, YHA1.369-370 (2.742) | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06252 | 130 | mixed | ای طیر الهی آنچه بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید بالوکاله این عبد مطالعه | O divine bird! That which thou didst address to His Honour Haydar-Qabli-'Alí was perused by this servant on his behalf [3.5s] | AYBY.369 #054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03727 | 190 | mixed | ای طیر چمنستان حقیقت نغمات دلنشین و الحان بدیع شکرینت مفرح قلوب یاران و سبب | O thou bird of the rose-garden of truth! Thy sweet melodies and wondrous, dulcet strains bring joy to the hearts of the friends and are a cause [3.5s] | MSHR2.147 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01257 | 350 | mixed | ای طیر حدیقه ابتهال آنچه بجناب مشهدی حسین مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از | O thou bird of the garden of supplication! That which thou hadst written to Mashhadi Husayn was noted [3.5s] | MKT5.093 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05233 | 150 | Persian | ای طیر حدیقه ایقان هر مرغی که حق پرواز دهد بالی از تایید گشاید و بال دیگر از | O Bird of the Garden of Certitude! Every bird whom God granteth the power of flight unfoldeth one wing through divine confirmation and the other wing through [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0326, MMK2#370 p.263 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06255 | 130 | Persian | ای طیر خوش الحان حدیقه ثناء چندیست که نغمات آن حمامه ریاض محامد الهی بسمع | O melodious bird of the garden of praise! For some time now the sweet melodies of that dove of the meadows of divine glorification have reached the ear [3.5s] | MUH3.023a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07555 | 130 | mixed | ای طیر معنوی حمد کن خدا را که در کل احیان بین یدی الرحمن مذکوری و در قلوب | O spiritual bird! Render praise unto God, for at all times thou art remembered before the All-Merciful and in the hearts [3.5s] | INBA51:071a, KB_620:064-064 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06256 | 130 | mixed | ای طیفور قلبت پر نور باد و جانت پر سرور آنچه خواستی مرقوم گردید حال باید | O Tayfur! May thy heart be filled with light and thy soul be full of joy! That which thou didst request hath been written. Now thou must [3.5s] | MMK6#320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10020 | 70 | Persian | ای طیور گلشن محبت الله از قرار مسموع کتابخانه ای تاسیس نموده اید و کتب نفیسه در آنجا | O ye birds of the divine garden of love! It hath been heard that ye have established a library and placed precious volumes therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.002, BN_suppl.1974.001 | DAUD.00 | Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10021 | 70 | mixed | ای ظهوری در میدان فصاحت و بلاغت فی الحقیقه ظهور و بروزی نمودی | O Zuhuri! In the realm of eloquence and rhetoric thou hast, in truth, shown forth a manifest radiance [3.5s] | MSHR1.020x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00831 | 430 | mixed | ای عائله محترمه الحمد لله آنخانه واده مومن بخداوند یگانه اند و در سبیل الهی | O esteemed family! Praise be to God that this household stands firm in their faith in the one true God and remains steadfast in the path of the Almighty [4o] | MMK6#346 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00766 | 450 | mixed | ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نمودهايد | O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s] | MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x | Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08151 | 100 | mixed | ای عاشق جانسوخته جمال رحمانی ایدک ربک علی ابتغاء مرضاته و اعلاء ذکره در سبیل | O thou ardent lover of the Beauty of the All-Merciful! May thy Lord aid thee in seeking His good-pleasure and in exalting His mention in His path [3.5s] | INBA87:170b, INBA52:170a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10022 | 70 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال چشمی بگشا که نور ملا اعلی مشاهده نماید گوشی باز کن که | O lover of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, open thine eyes that thou mayest behold the light of the Supreme Concourse; open thine ear that [3.5s] | MKT8.125a, AHB.130BE #05-06 p.02 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05737 | 140 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال در این زمان که زلزله امتحان عالم امکانرا بحرکت آورده | O lover of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! In this time when the earthquake of tests hath set the world of being in motion [3.5s] | PYB#230 p.47 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12355 | 160 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال نامه شما رسید و مضمون شیرین و دلنشین بود زیرا دلیل | O lover of the Glory of the All-Glorious! Your letter was received, and its contents were sweet and pleasing, for they were evidence [3.5s] | INBA85:038 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05738 | 140 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذی الجلال این احزان و اشجان و حسرت و اندوه و بلایا و رزایاء | O thou lover of the All-Glorious Beauty! These sorrows and griefs, these yearnings and lamentations, these trials and tribulations [3.5s] | MMK3#218 p.157, MMK4#076 p.081, PYK.223 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06826 | 120 | Persian | ای عاشق حقیقت نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید بدان رایت سلام بلند است و کوکب | O lover of truth! Thy letter hath arrived and its contents have become clear. Know thou that the banner of peace is raised aloft and the star [3.5s] | MMK3#121 p.083 | Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07490 | 110 | mixed | ای عاشق روحانی قدح پارلاق و می براق و هر یک دیگره آاینه اولمشدر تعاکسدن | O spiritual lover! The luminous chalice and the resplendent wine have become mirrors unto each other through their reflection [3.5s] | MJT.123 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00830 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای عاشقان جمال ابهی اهل مجاز چون تعلق خاطری باب و رنگ در عالم خاک یابند از | O ye lovers of the Abha Beauty! When souls become attracted to the variegated colours and physical beauty of this contingent existence | MMK2#072 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.72x | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06827 | 120 | Persian | ای عاشقان جمال حق جناب منیر نهایت ستایشرا از شما نمودند که این جمع مفتون | O lovers of the Beauty of Truth! His honour Munír hath offered the utmost praise of you, that this enraptured company [3.5s] | AYBY.448 #185 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01718 | 300 | Persian | ای عاشقان جمال رحمانی و ای مخموران صهبای روحانی مشامتان از نفحات گلشن الهی | O ye lovers of the Beauty of the All-Merciful, and ye who are intoxicated with the spiritual wine, your senses are filled with the fragrances of the divine rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA21:099c, INBA55:124, INBA88:190 | MKT5.151, AKHA_105BE #12 p.09 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00197 | 820 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Letter to Martha Root; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای عاشقان حقیقت و خادمان عالم انسانی چون از گلشن افکار و نوایای شما بوی خوشی | O ye lovers of truth! O ye servants of mankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations | MKT3.065, MNMK#114 p.219, MMK1#202 p.238, AHB.124BE #06-09 p.35, DWNP_v2#06 p.050-052, PYB#047 p.23 | SWAB#202, ADJ.088-089x, PDC.186x, WOB.030x, SW_v14#12 p.355-356, BLO_PT#051 | Equality of men and women; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Prophecy and fulfillment; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05234 | 150 | Persian | ای عاشقان دلبر مهربان زهی زهی که در این روز فیروز بیدار شدید و هوشیار گشتید و | O lovers of the kind Beloved! Well is it, well is it, that on this auspicious day ye have awakened and become aware [3.5s] | YARP2.508 p.369 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12831 | 330 | mixed | ای عاشقان روی دلبر آفاق نامه شما رسید و حقیقت شوق و اشتیاق واضح و مشهود گردید | BRL_DAK#1179 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03728 | 190 | mixed | ای عاشقان روی دوست هنگام شادمانیست و وقت استفاضه و کامرانی زیرا فیض جمال قدم | O ye lovers of the countenance of the Beloved! This is the hour of gladness and the time of grace and felicity, for the bounties of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.263-264 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01719 | 300 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عاکفان کوی دوست ای عاشقان روی دوست قفقازیا جمیعا تابع رود ارس است که در | O intimates of the court of the Beloved! O adorers of the countenance of the Beloved! | BRL_DAK#0013, MKT3.202, AVK2.068.18x | BRL_ATE#014, MAAN#34 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09292 | 100 | mixed | ای عالم خاک بر سرت چه که در تو امور متغایر مشهود ظالم مظلوم شد مظلوم ظالم | O world! Dust be upon thy head, for in thee are witnessed contradictory affairs: the oppressor hath become the oppressed, and the oppressed the oppressor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.156c, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02751 | 320 | mixed | ای عباد الله بشنوید ندای الهی را که از شطر عرش مرتفعست براستی میگویم بصر از برای | O servants of God! Hearken unto the divine Call that hath been raised from the precincts of the celestial Throne. In truth I say, the eye hath been created for [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.024c, | Call to action; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04172 | 220 | mixed | ای عباد بحر کرم و رحمت و غفران در امواج بوده و خواهد بود و فضل حق جل جلاله جمیع | O My servants! The ocean of bounty and mercy and forgiveness hath been and shall ever be in waves, and the grace of the True One, exalted be His glory, encompasseth all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.004c, | AVK3.449.07x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00610 | 500 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای عباد حق و اماء رحمان عشق ز اول سرکش و خونی بود تا گریزد آنکه بیرونی بود از | O servants of the one true God! O handmaids of the Merciful! “From the outset love was rebellious and bloodthirsty, So as to put every stranger to flight.” | MKT6.127b, MNMK#135 p.250, AKHA_104BE #09 p.01, AKHA_106BE #10 p.02, BSHN.140.169, BSHN.144.169, MHT2.104b, NANU_AB#28, SHYM.013 | BRL_FIRE_AB#13 | Fire and light; fire and water; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05235 | 150 | Persian | ای عباد رحمن و اماء حضرت یزدان هر چند آن بزرگوار بملکوت انوار پرواز نمود و شما | O servants of the All-Merciful and handmaidens of the Lord God! Though that noble Being hath winged His flight unto the Kingdom of Light and ye [3.5s] | MKT5.095 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07491 | 110 | mixed | ای عباد و اماء الهی خدماتتان باستان مقدس مانند مه تابان واضح و عیان ذلک من | O servants and handmaidens of God! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are clear and manifest as the radiant moon [3.5s] | MKT9.152a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03453 | 200 | Persian | ای عباد و اماء رحمان فیض ابدی پرتو اشراق چون بر آفاق زد نفوس مقدسی بهره و | O ye servants and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! When the eternal bounties, like rays of effulgent light, shone forth upon the horizons, sanctified souls partook [3.5s] | MKT9.152b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06257 | 130 | Persian | ای عبد آستان بها حسن و قبح هر دو در عالم انسانی علم افراخته و در میدان امتحان | O servant of the threshold of Bahá! Beauty and ugliness have both unfurled their banners in the human realm and stand in the field of tests [3.5s] | MKT9.153, MMK2#068 p.052 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08792 | 90 | Persian | ای عبد آستان مقدس بها سر عبودیت وقتی اشکار گردد که نور هویت بجهان قلب بتابد و | O servant of the sacred threshold of Bahá! The mystery of servitude is revealed when the light of divine identity shineth upon the realm of the heart [3.5s] | AKHA_132BE #11 p.a | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10934 | 50 | mixed | ای عبد الغفور بلده طیبه و رب غفور نطق جلیلدر قرآن کریمدر نص صریحدر بلده طیبه | O 'Abdu'l-Ghafur! "The pure city and the Lord Who is ever-forgiving" have been eloquently mentioned in the holy Quran, in an unequivocal text, regarding the pure city [3.5s] | MJT.098b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08791 | 90 | Persian | ای عبد الهی بامداد است و نسیم رحمن از وادی ایمن فواد در مرور است و ساقی | O servant of God! It is dawn, and the breeze of the All-Merciful wafteth from the sacred Vale across the heart [3.5s] | MKT8.126b | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10548 | 60 | mixed | ای عبد الهی در محفل نورسیدگان الهی چون درآای بانگی باهنگ ملا اعلی بلند کن | O servant of God! When thou enterest the gathering of heavenly newcomers, raise thy call with the melody of the Most Exalted One [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #081 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06829 | 120 | Persian | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای عبد بها موسیقی از علوم ممدوحه در درگاه کبریاست تا در جوامع کبری و صوامع | O servant of Baha! Music is regarded as a praiseworthy science at the Threshold of the Almighty, so that thou mayest chant verses at large gatherings | BRL_DAK#0077, COMP_MASHRIQP#32, MKT5.203, AVK3.364.03, KHSH02.003, GHA.196, HYB.191 | BRL_IOA#11, BRL_MASHRIQ#32, COC#1419, LOG#1363x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11910 | 140 | Persian | ای عبد جمال ابهی حضرت اخوی چون باین بقعه نورانی رسید و سر به استان رحمانی نهاد | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! When that distinguished brother arrived at this luminous spot and laid his head upon the threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | TISH.153 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07492 | 110 | Persian | ای عبد جمال باقی آنچه بتصور و اوهام اید و آنچه در حیز اعیان خارجه جلوه نماید | O servant of the Eternal Beauty! Whatsoever may come to pass within the realm of imagination and fancy, and whatsoever may shine forth in the sphere of outward realities [3.5s] | MMK3#062 p.040 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02570 | 240 | Persian | ای عبد جمال قدم منظوم چون لئالی منثور منظور گشت فصیح و بلیغ بود و بدیع و لطیف | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy verses, like scattered pearls, were beheld with favor; eloquent and persuasive were they, novel and graceful [3.5s] | MKT8.126c, AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.02 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - |
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