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| BH05299 | 180 | Arabic | ان یا رضا قد رضینا عنک و رضی الله منک و بذلک فافتخر فی نفسک فتوکل علی الله | O Riḍá! We have been pleased with thee, and God hath been pleased with thee. Therefore take pride in thyself and place thy trust in God [3.5s] | INBA71:006b, BLIB_Or15736.040ax, | Consolation and comfort; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01342 | Lawh-i Shati’u’l-Baqa (Tablet of the Shore of Eternity) | 640 | Arabic | هذا شاطی البقا فاستمع لما یوحی عن مکمن الاعلی انه لا اله الا هو قد خلق الممکنات | This is the Shore of Eternity; hearken unto that which is revealed from the Most Exalted Sanctuary: Verily, there is no God but Him. He hath created all contingent beings [3.5s] | INBA71:089 | BRL_DA#634 | Moses; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01853 | 480 | mixed | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه ما یکفی الذینهم آمنوا بالله المهیمن القیوم ان یا امه الله قد حضر | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and therein lieth that which sufficeth them that have believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. O handmaiden of God! Thou art come [3.5s] | INBA71:092 | BRL_DA#349, SFI18.012-013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10340 | 60 | Persian | ای استاد امداد الهی جو و آزادی دو جهان طلب فواد را آاینه ممتاز کن تا پرتو | O teacher, seek thou divine assistance and crave freedom in both worlds. Make thy heart a distinguished mirror that [may reflect] [3.5s] | INBA72:098a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09225 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء یاران را یار شاطری نه چون پیر کفتار بارخاطر سبحان الله وجودش اثقل | O servant of Bahá! Be thou a true companion unto the friends, and not as an aged hyena, burdensome unto their hearts. Glory be to God, his very presence is a weight [3.5s] | INBA72:098b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06860 | 120 | mixed | ای متضرعان بملکوت ابهی ید عنایت تاج گران گوهری بر سر آن یاران نهاده که در | O ye suppliants at the Kingdom of Abhá! The hand of divine grace hath placed upon the heads of those companions a crown adorned with precious gems [3.5s] | INBA72:099 | MKT6.158a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05511 | 140 | Persian | ای احبای آقداش خاجه تاشان درگاهیم و درپاشان نعت و ثناایم ولی شما از فیض ملکوت | O dearly beloved friends of Aqdas, chosen ones of the Threshold, at whose feet I offer praise and glorification, yet ye receive bounties from the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA72:100 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08616 | 90 | Turkish | ای بنم سوگلی یار غارم حق عالیلرنده جناب آقا سید اسدالله نهایت مدح و ستایش | O my cherished son, my companion in the Cave, His Eminence Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah, utmost praise and glorification [3.5s] | INBA72:102 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04686 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت کبریاء جمیع سروران هوس بزرگی کنند و ماخولیای بلندپروازی تا | O servant of the All-Glorious Lord! All sovereigns cherish the desire for grandeur and are possessed of the madness of lofty ambitions [3.5s] | INBA72:103 | AVK3.097.12x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02476 | 250 | mixed | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق جناب حاجی چون طلبکار سرهنگ ترک و سرباز آذربایجان | O thou who callest unto the Covenant! As for the Ḥájí who, like unto a creditor, seeketh payment from the Turkish colonel and the soldier of Ádhirbáyján [3.5s] | INBA72:104, INBA88:241 | SFI18.282 | LOIR20.179-180 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04119 | 180 | Turkish | ای یاران الهی جناب فیض بخشای عالم و تربیت فرمای طوائف و امم جلت قدرته و عظمت | O ye divine friends! The All-Bountiful Lord, the Educator of all tribes and nations -- glorified be His might and power [3.5s] | INBA72:106 | MJT.154 | Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02644 | 230 | Persian | ای احبای الهی چون شمس حقیقت از افق اسماء و صفات اشراق نمود و آفاق وجود و شهود | O beloved of God! When the Sun of Reality shed its radiance from the horizon of Names and Attributes, illumining the realms of being and consciousness [3.5s] | INBA72:108 | MMK4#132 p.135 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05870 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران جمال ابهى روحى لاحبائه الفدآء خوشا بحال شما که از ساغر عنایتش سرمستید | O friends of the Abha Beauty - may my spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones! - blessed are ye who are intoxicated with the cup of His bounties [3.5s] | INBA72:109 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04464 | 170 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای حق و متمسک بعهد و پیمان الهی چندیست که از گلزار اسرارت نسیمی | O thou who speakest in praise of God and holdest fast to His Covenant and Testament, for some time no breeze hath wafted from thy rose-garden of mysteries [3.5s] | INBA72:111, INBA88:134 | MKT6.049 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05082 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حضرت یزدان مکتوب مسطور ملحوظ گشت ورق منشور مشهور آمد مضمون | O servant at the threshold of the Lord God! Thy written letter hath been perused, and its contents have been noted [3.5s] | INBA72:113 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06500 | 130 | mixed | یا طبیب الافئده قد ظهر الطب الاعظم و طبیب القدم و یداوی الامم بالتریاق | O physician of hearts! The Most Great Medicine hath appeared, and the Ancient Physician administereth unto the nations His healing remedy [3.5s] | INBA72:114, INBA59:244b | TAH.281b, MJT.017 | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10666 | 60 | Turkish | ای یزدان مهربانم قصورم چوق و عمل مبرورم یوق گنهکارم بدکردارم غمگینم | O my compassionate God! My shortcomings are many, and my righteous deeds are few; I am a sinner, a wrongdoer, and I am sorrowful [3.5s] | INBA72:116, INBA75:060 | MJT.023, MMG2#354 p.396, MJH.048a | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00940 | 400 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای بهمن از خدا بخواه که چون ابر بهمن گوهرفشان گردی و چون صحن چمن گلشن یزدان | O Bahman! Supplicate to God that thou mayest become as the clouds of winter, showering precious gems, and as a verdant garden, flowering in the paradise of the Lord [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked regarding the names of the Prophets. “What is the wisdom”, thou hast inquired, “that despite the multitude of Prophets… | INBA72:009, INBA59:286, INBA75:126 | BRL_DAK#0994, MKT2.072, MILAN.044, AVK2.069.11x, YARP2.313 p.265 | BLO_sazedj#26 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08688 | 90 | Persian | ای خادم احباء الله خادم احباء خادم جمال ابهی من احبه خدم احبائه | O servant of the beloved of God, servant of the beloved, servant of the Beauty of Abhá! He who loveth His loved ones hath served this servant [3.5s] | INBA72:118 | BRL_DAK#1174, MKT8.079b, AKHB.132 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05815 | 140 | mixed | ای مهمان نواز احبای الهی خوشا بحال تو که بخدمت دوستان الهی قیام نمودی خوشا | O thou who art hospitable to the loved ones of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast arisen to serve the divine friends. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | INBA72:119, INBA88:115b | MYD.539 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06173 | 130 | Persian | ای خادم احباء الله ای غاصب حق این عبدالبهاء زیرا خدمت یاران و خادمی دوستان | O servant of the beloved of God, O usurper of the right of this 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in service to the friends and ministration to the companions [3.5s] | INBA72:120, INBA88:240 | AKHB.132-133, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.209, AHB.134BE #09-10 p.49, PYB#192 p.30, ANDA#16 p.60, ANDA#33 p.14, MAS5.031, MSBH3.539 | Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01913 | 280 | mixed | ای پاکباز از قرار مسموع در جرگه مفلسان داخل شدید و در زمره بینوایان وارد جمعت | O thou who art detached, according to what hath been heard thou hast entered the ranks of the destitute and joined the company of the impoverished [3.5s] | INBA72:121 | MMK6#548, MAS5.084, MSHR5.424x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01610 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی جمال ابهی خوشا بحال شما که در مقام عبودیت جمال قدم با این عبد | O ye true friends of the Abhá Beauty! Blessed are ye that in the station of servitude to the Ancient Beauty ye are with this servant [3.5s] | INBA72:123 | YBN.035-036 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00865 | 420 | Persian | ای محزون مکاتیب شما رسید و از اخبار شدت مشقات و اکدار شما نهایت تاثر حاصل | O thou sorrowful one! Thy letters were received, and from the news of thy severe trials and griefs was profound sorrow obtained [3.5s] | INBA72:138, INBA88:238b | MSHR4.376-377x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02703 | 230 | Persian | ای خادم جمال قدم جواب تحریر ان شخص شهیر سراج منیر بعد ارسال مى شود حال | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! The reply to the letter of that renowned person, that luminous lamp, shall be dispatched forthwith [3.5s] | INBA72:141 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09442 | 80 | Persian | ای قاسم ای راسم ای باسم وجد و طرب کن و شعف نما که در این بساط راه یافتی و از | O Qasim, O Rasam, O Basim! Be thou filled with joy and rapture, and manifest delight, for thou hast found thy way unto this gathering [3.5s] | INBA72:142 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01817 | 290 | Turkish | ای درگاه الهینک سوگلی قوللری مظاهر حضرت احدیتک ظهوری و مشارق نور حقیقتک | O beloved servants of the Divine Threshold! Ye are the manifestations of His Unity and the dawning-places of the light of Truth [3.5s] | INBA72:145, INBA88:143b | BRL_DAK#0181, MJMT.028x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00151 | 920 | mixed | Takfir, declaration of unbelief; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; Universal House of Justice, The | Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence | ای متشبث بذیل المیثاق منشور مسطور منظور آمد و سوالات مفصله ملاحظه گردید ولو | O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and thy questions were noted [3.5s]... ...Those matters of major importance which constitute the foundation of the Law of God are explicitly recorded in the Text, but subsidiary laws are left to the House of Justice | INBA72:012, INBA59:275b, INBA89:156 | BRL_DAK#0710, BRL_CUHJP#19x, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.05, DWNP_v3#05 p.033-035, RHQM1.302-304 (370) (222-223x) | BRL_CUHJ#19x, COC#0728x, COC#0763x, LOG#1068x, SW_v13#12 p.323-324x, PN_1906 p047, LOIR08.257, BLO_PT#006, BLO_PT#209 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||
| AB10356 | 60 | Turkish | ای امه الله جناب مشهدی خلیل داغلری تپه لری صحرالری دریالری قطع ایده رک | O handmaid of God! His honor Mashhadi Khalil, traversing mountains and hills, deserts and seas [3.5s] | INBA72:147a | BRL_DAK#0502, MJT.135 | Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08403 | 100 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم و نورانی دوستانم حضرت احدیت عالم بشریتی پرتو نور تجلی ایله و فیض | O My beloved and radiant friends! The Lord of Oneness hath illumined the world of humanity with the light of His manifestation and grace [3.5s] | INBA72:148, INBA88:128a | Power of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10826 | 50 | Turkish | ای اللهک سوگلی قلی جمال مبارک شمس حقیقت در بدر منیردر نیر اثیردر ممکنات مظاهر | O thou beloved servant of God! The Blessed Beauty is the Sun of Truth, resplendent in His dawning, luminous in the firmament, manifest throughout creation [3.5s] | INBA72:149a | MJT.130b | Education and the development of capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11077 | 50 | Turkish | یار موافقا آفتابک پرتو شدیدی هر نه قدر جسم حدیدی اریدوب منجمد ایکن سیال ایدر | O compatible friend! The rays of the sun, however intense they may be, melt even iron, causing what was once solid to flow [3.5s] | INBA72:150a | MJT.092 | Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09788 | 70 | Turkish | ای اسکندر اسکندر یونانی قطعه آسیاای و قطعات سائره دن دخی بعض جوانبی استیلا | O Alexander! Alexander of Greece did conquer parts of Asia and certain regions besides [3.5s] | INBA72:150b | MJT.097 | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11017 | 50 | Turkish | بنده مخلصا جمال قدمک بر احسانی الفت قلوب و محبت نفوس در جناب علی اکبر آستان | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty! The fellowship of hearts and love of souls are manifest in His honor Ali-Akbar of the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA72:151a | BRL_DAK#0318, MJT.095 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10898 | 50 | Turkish | ای حضرت بها قلی درگاه ربوبیته هر دم یوز بیک شکرانه تقدیم و حمد و ستایش | O servant of Bahá! At every moment offer a hundred thousand thanks, praise and glorification at the Threshold of His Lordship [3.5s] | INBA72:151b | MJT.089b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11030 | 50 | Turkish | حبیبا فیض احدیت مقتضای رحمانیت اوزره هر نه قدر کامل و شامل ایسه ده ینه فیض | O beloved one! Although the outpouring grace of the Divine Unity is perfect and all-encompassing, in accordance with the exigencies of His All-Merciful bounty, yet still this grace [3.5s] | INBA72:152a | MJT.093a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10384 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنده الهی استاد رضا قضا گبی حکمی بزه نافذ و اجرا ایتمکدن باشقه بر چاره | O servant of God, Ustad Reza! The decree of destiny is irrevocable and executable, leaving no other recourse [3.5s] | INBA72:152c | MJT.133 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05065 | 150 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان حق شرق و غرب در حرکت است و جنوب و شمال متضرع بملیک احدیت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! The East and the West are in motion, and the South and the North supplicate unto the King of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:153 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07963 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی حضرت جانان خدماتت در پیشگاه حضرت احدیت مقبول و محبوب و ممدوح و | O true servant of the Beloved, thy services are accepted, cherished and praised at the threshold of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:162 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05126 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب اسمعیل آقا مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید سبب | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Ismá'íl Áqá was noted [3.5s] | INBA72:163 | TISH.496-497 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07930 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده آستان بها مکتوبی که از مراغه مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و نفحه جدیده وزید | O servant of the Threshold of Bahá! The letter thou didst pen from Maragheh was received, and a fresh fragrance was wafted [3.5s] | INBA72:164 | MKT8.016b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08959 | 90 | Persian | ای یادگار آن کامکار آن فرشته خو و ماه رو و مشکبو آهنگ کوی دوست نمود | O remnant of that victorious one - that angel-natured, moon-faced and musk-scented soul - who set forth towards the path of the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA72:168b | BRL_DAK#0430, AYBY.433 #154 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10900 | 50 | Persian | ای حکاک معنوی فص نگین قلب را بنقش یا بهاالابهی بیارآ تا سطر آیت کبری را در صفحه صدر | O spiritual engraver! Adorn the seal-stone of the heart with the inscription 'Ya Baha'u'l-Abha', that this most great verse may adorn the page of thy breast [3.5s] | INBA72:169 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10633 | 60 | Persian | ای نونهال باغ محبت الله خوشا بحال تو که در جنت ابهی شاخ تازه | O tender sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, for in the Abhá Paradise thou art a fresh branch [3.5s] | INBA72:170a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH02116 | 420 | Arabic | هل الایات نزلت قل ای ورب السموات هل اتت الساعه بل قضت ومظهر البینات قد | Hath the verses been sent down? Say: Yea, by the Lord of the heavens! Hath the Hour come? Nay, it hath passed, and He Who is the Manifestation of clear signs hath appeared [3.5s] | INBA72:021, INBA34:171, BLIB_Or15707.134, , BLIB_Or15735.288, , CMB_F31.038a-038b, | AQA1#040, AVK2.228.13x | Apocalyptic imagery; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power of prayer | - | - | JRAS.288 | ||||||||
| AB05952 | 140 | Arabic | یا من اتعظ من الموعظه الحسنه تالله الحق ان القیامه قامت و الطامه ظهرت و الشمس | O thou who hast taken heed of the goodly counsel! By the truth of God, verily the Resurrection hath come to pass, the Great Catastrophe hath appeared, and the Sun [3.5s] | INBA72:024 | Apocalyptic imagery; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04315 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان سبحان الله چه سری است یک صدف در آغوش خویش در و خزف پرورش | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Glorified be God! What mystery it is, that a single shell within its embrace doth nurture both pearl and clay [3.5s] | INBA72:025 | YBN.032-033 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00392 | 610 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی خوشا حال نفوسی که بصرف فطرت منجذب الی الله گشتند | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Blessed indeed are those souls who, through the purity of their nature, have become attracted unto God [3.5s] | INBA72:031, INBA72:156 | MMK2#315 p.230, AKHA_129BE #10 p.a, AKHA_119BE #07 p.j, AHB.133BE #07-08 p.66, TSAY.522, RHQM2.0638 (016x) (012x), TISH.468-469x, MAS5.165x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02335 | 250 | Persian | ای احبای رحمانی و یاران معنوی ایام قیام بر خدمت و هنگام اشتعال بنار محبت است | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and spiritual companions! These are the days to arise for service and the time to be set ablaze with the fire of love [3.5s] | INBA72:036, INBA72:160, INBA88:120 | MMK2#262 p.189 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00219 | 790 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures | یا من انجذب الی الملکوت و شرب الکاس التی مزاجها کافور در این ایام که فیوضات | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom and hast quaffed from the cup whose essence is of camphor! In these days when the outpourings [3.5s]... ...Indifference breeds deterioration. Silence is the cause of retrogression. Thoughtlessness leads to forgetfulness. Passivity, inaction, produce oblivion.... Consider the story of Simon the Rock [Peter]: Two of the Apostles of His Holiness, the Spirit [Jesus], went to the city of Antioch to teach the Cause of God | INBA72:041, INBA88:116 | BRL_DAK#0570, MKT1.471 | BSC.439 #798x, SW_v13#07 p.180-181x, BSTW#271d, BTO#05x | Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB02070 | 270 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد الهی آنچه مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید و مشاهده شد و معانی معلوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God! That which thou hast written hath been perused and observed, and its meanings are clear [3.5s] | INBA72:047, INBA88:059 | MKT9.108, AKHA_135BE #12 p.244, AKHA_137BE #06 p.86, KHSH05.011, TISH.407, MAS9.157, MSHR4.234x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01837 | 290 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله از غرائب آثار و عجائب اسرار پروردگار در هر کور و دوری سر | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! Among the wondrous tokens and marvelous mysteries of the Lord in every age and dispensation are secrets [3.5s] | INBA72:049, INBA88:060 | MKT8.152b, AKHA_087BE #10 p.08, TSHA3.536, KHSH05.013, MAS9.037 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01568 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابتان ای راسخان نور هویت چون در افق احدیت طلوع و اشراق نمود تجلی وحدانیت | O ye who are staunch! O ye who stand firm! When the light of Divine Essence dawned above the horizon of Singleness, the splendour of His Oneness shone forth | INBA72:052 | NURA#74, MMK4#053 p.059 | LOTW#74 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04318 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان قصیده غراء ملاحظه گردید فی الجمله تصلیح و تعدیل شد و ارسال شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The brilliant ode was perused, amended to some extent and dispatched [3.5s] | INBA72:057, INBA88:323, INBA89:058 | MSHR2.258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08379 | 100 | mixed | بعضی از احباء در سر سر مذمت یاران دیگر نمایند و اساس غیبت را در نهایت متانت | Some of the friends, with utmost composure, engage in censure of other friends and lay the foundations of backbiting [3.5s] | INBA72:058, INBA88:324a, INBA89:059 | AVK3.183.12x, GHA.306 | Exhortations and counsels; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Knowledge of self | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06357 | 130 | Persian | ای مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله اهالی زنجان در بدو ظهور از جلوه طور و لمعه | O thou who art firm in God and assured of His signs! The people of Zanjan, at the dawning of the Manifestation, were illumined by the effulgence of Sinai and the gleaming of [3.5s] | INBA72:074, INBA72:154 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07529 | 110 | mixed | ای متوجه فاطر ارض و سماء این منادی که ندای الهی را بگوش شرق و غرب نمود در | O thou who art turned towards the Creator of earth and heaven! This herald, who hath proclaimed the divine call to the ears of both East and West [3.5s] | INBA72:075, INBA72:155 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02168 | 270 | mixed | یا من سجن فی سبیل الله خوشا بحال تو که در سبیل الهی در زیر غل و زنجیر درآمدی | O thou who art imprisoned in the path of God! Blessed art thou that thou hast been cast into chains and fetters in His divine path [3.5s] | INBA72:076 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00779 | 1020 | Persian | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سپاس و ستایش خداوندی را سزاوار که آفرینش را بتوانائی خود از برهنگی نابودی | All praise and glory be to God Who, through the power of His might, hath delivered His creation from the nakedness of nonexistence, and clothed it with the mantle of life | INBA72:080, Ghazi3072.167-177 | GWBP#034 p.057bx, AYI1.332x, YARP1.045, UAB.010ax, UAB.018x, UAB.019x, MAS4.044x | GWB#034x, WOB.187x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Freedom of thought and action; Knowledge of self; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | LL#393 | ||||||
| AB02416 | 250 | mixed | ای نفوس منجذبه چندی است که تحریری ننگاشتم و تقریری نداشتم و بظاهر تخم الفتی | O attracted souls! For some time I have neither penned any letter nor delivered any address, and outwardly no seeds of fellowship have I sown [3.5s] | INBA72:088 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07055 | 120 | Turkish | پاک یزدانا قوللرز و کوله لرز افتاده یز بیچاره یز آواره یز پرگناهز بی انتباهز پراشتباهز | O Pure God! We are Thy servants and bondswomen, helpless, wretched and wandering, steeped in sin, heedless and full of error [3.5s] | INBA72:089 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04910 | 160 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان این بی سر و سامان وطن مالوف آن روحانیان شیروان است و کلمه شیر | O kind friends! This homeless wanderer belongeth to the cherished homeland of those spiritual ones of Shirvan [3.5s] | INBA72:091 | Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05679 | 140 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی چای در فارسی معلوم و در ترکی نهر عظیم است و رود کبیر و هر دو | O divine friends! Tea in Persian is a known thing, while in Turkish it signifies a mighty river and a great stream, and both [3.5s] | INBA72:092 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05752 | 140 | mixed | ای کدخدا همت را بلند کن و مقصد را ارجمند تا کد بکشور ابد مبدل گردد و در | O chieftain, raise thy endeavors to lofty heights and ennoble thy purpose, that thy domain may be transformed into an everlasting realm [3.5s] | INBA72:093 | YQAZ.657b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06326 | 130 | Persian | ای مقربان درگاه حق در ملا اعلی مذکورید و در ملکوت ابهی مشهور و در لسان اهل | O ye who draw nigh unto the Threshold of God! Ye are mentioned in the Concourse on High, renowned in the Abhá Kingdom, and upon the tongues of the people [3.5s] | INBA72:094 | MKT9.182b, BSHN.140.240, BSHN.144.240, MHT2.101b, YQAZ.657a | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07517 | 110 | Persian | ای گل و ریاحین ریاض محبه الله از فیض قدم در ارض عدم انبات شدید و بحرارت شمس | O flowers and fragrant herbs of the gardens of the love of God! Through the bounty of the Ancient One ye were made to spring forth from the soil of nothingness, and by the warmth of the Sun [3.5s] | INBA72:095 | YQAZ.656b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05545 | 140 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال مبارک در یوم ظهور اقتباس انوار از مجلی طور نمودید و لمعه نور | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! In the Day of His Manifestation, ye derived illumination from the Manifestation of Light upon the Mount, and a gleaming ray [3.5s] | INBA72:096 | YQAZ.658 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02025 | 440 | Arabic | یا اهل ملا الاعلی قد قدر لنا قضایا اخری و ارادوا لیوسف البقاء بئرا اخری فی | O Concourse of the most exalted realm! Another destiny hath been ordained for Us, and they have desired for the Joseph of immortality another pit [3.5s] | INBA73:331, NLAI_BH2.215 | AQA6#216 p.048 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consolation and comfort; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06024 | 160 | Arabic | المسجون فی الادرنه ینادی و یقول قد قدر لنا بلیه الاخری فسوف یحبسون البهاء | The Prisoner in Adrianople calleth aloud and saith: Yet another tribulation hath been decreed for Us, for soon shall they imprison Bahá [3.5s] | INBA73:333, NLAI_BH2.219.06 | SFI03.008a | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07150 | 140 | Arabic | طوبی لک یا ایها السالک الی الله و المهاجر الیه و المتوجه الی وجهه بقوله تعالی | Blessed art thou, O thou who journeyest unto God, who emigrateth unto Him, and who turneth thy face toward His countenance, by His exalted Word [3.5s] | INBA73:334, NLAI_BH2.220.07 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09755 | 90 | Arabic | ان یا اسم الله و الناظر الی وجهه و الناطق بذکره و ثنائه اسمع ندآء الغلام مره | O thou who art the Name of God, who gazeth upon His countenance, and who speaketh in His remembrance and praise, hearken unto the call of this Youth but once [3.5s] | INBA73:335a, NLAI_BH2.219.19 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10490 | 80 | Arabic | یا ملا الارض الی متی یمنعون الغلام عن ذکر ربه العزیز العلام و الی متی تشتغلون | O concourse of the earth! How long will ye prevent the Youth from making mention of His Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing? And how long will ye remain occupied [3.5s] | INBA73:335b, NLAI_BH2.218.14 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11179 | 50 | Arabic | یا لیت کان للبهاء انس علی عدد کل الاشیاء لیشکرک یا الهی فیما مسته فی | O would that Bahá had intimate companions to the number of all created things, that they might render thanks unto Thee, O my God, for what hath befallen him [3.5s] | INBA73:336a, NLAI_BH2.219.02 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11116 | 50 | Arabic | لا تنس ذکر الله و عهده انه معک و ینصرک فی کل الاحوال ان اقبل الی الله و انقطع | Forget not the remembrance of God and His Covenant. Verily, He is with thee and shall aid thee in all circumstances. Turn thou unto God and be thou detached [3.5s] | INBA73:336b, NLAI_BH2.218.10 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11002 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا احباء الله لاتحزنوا عما ورد علی نیر الافاق و ان الشمس یکسف و القمر یخسف | O ye beloved of God! Be not grieved by that which hath befallen the Luminary of the horizons. Verily, the sun shall be eclipsed and the moon darkened [3.5s] | INBA73:336c, NLAI_BH2.217.06 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11001 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا احباء الله عرجوا بمرقاه المعانی و البیان الی ربکم الرحمن ایاکم ان تمنعکم | O beloved of God! Ascend by the ladder of inner meanings and utterance unto your Lord, the Most Merciful. Beware lest ye be hindered [3.5s] | INBA73:337a, NLAI_BH2.217.16 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11295 | 40 | Arabic | قلم ینادی و یقول قد منعت من اسرار القدم و ذکر لئالی بحر الاعظم الذی کل قطره | The Pen proclaimeth and saith: I have been withheld from the mysteries of eternity and from making mention of the pearls of the Most Great Sea, whereof every drop [3.5s] | INBA73:337b, NLAI_BH2.217.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11009 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا قلم انس بذکر سلطان القدم و امح عن قلبک ما یمنعک عن التغمس فی غمرات | O Pen! Be thou enchanted by the remembrance of the Ancient King, and efface from thy heart whatsoever preventeth thee from immersing thyself in the depths [3.5s] | INBA73:337c, NLAI_BH2.217.12 | Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10694 | 70 | Arabic | یا حبذا هذه الذله الکبری التی مستنی فی حب الله مره اخری تالله انها لا حب عندی | O how glorious is this supreme abasement which hath touched me once again in the love of God! By God, it is the most beloved unto me [3.5s] | INBA73:337d, NLAI_BH2.217.19 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11122 | 50 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما مستنی الذله الکبری مره اخری فی حبک یا من بیدک ملکوت | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for once again hath supreme abasement touched me in Thy love, O Thou in Whose hand rests dominion [3.5s] | INBA73:338a, NLAI_BH2.218.06 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07869 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الیک لتستضی ء بانواره فی تلک الایام التی اخذت الظلمات کل | This is a Book from Our presence unto thee, that thou mayest be illumined by its lights in these days wherein darkness hath enveloped all [3.5s] | INBA73:338b, NLAI_BH1.485b, NLAI_BH2.485b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08927 | 110 | Arabic | قد سمع الله ندآء احبائه من الاشطار و کان طرف الله متوجها الیهم فی کل الاحوال | Verily, God hath heard the cry of His loved ones from every quarter, and His gaze hath remained fixed upon them in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA73:342a, NLAI_BH1.469, NLAI_BH2.213b | Chastisement and requital; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08218 | 120 | Arabic | ذکری اماء الله اللائی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم لینقطعن بذکر الله عما سواه و | A remembrance unto the handmaidens of God who have believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, that they may through the mention of God be severed from all else but Him [3.5s] | INBA73:342b, NLAI_BH2.234a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11093 | 50 | Arabic | قد ادنفنا هم ناصب و عیش شاصب و بلاء لازب نحمد الله فی کل ذلک لم یزل کان | We have been encompassed by consuming grief, a bitter life and relentless tribulation. Through all these things We render praise unto God, Who hath ever been as He is [3.5s] | INBA73:343a, NLAI_BH1.489, NLAI_BH2.234b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10624 | 70 | Arabic | قد اخذت الظلمه کل الاشطار و ظهر ما کان مسطورا فی کتب الله المقتدر العزیز المختار | Darkness hath indeed encompassed every region, and that which was inscribed in the Books of God, the Almighty, the Powerful, the Chosen One, hath been made manifest [3.5s] | INBA73:343b, NLAI_BH1.490a, NLAI_BH2.235.01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10848 | 60 | Arabic | قد ابتلینا فی بلیه کبری و محنه وعثاء و مشقه ظلماء ولکن طلعت الشمس بفضل الله | We have been encompassed by grievous tribulation and dire, darksome trial, yet through God's grace hath the sun risen [3.5s] | INBA73:344a, NLAI_BH1.490b, NLAI_BH2.235.07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09921 | 90 | Arabic | فیا طوبی لوجه یستضیء فی ظلمات تلک الایام و ما اثر فی قلبه اوهام الانام | O blessed is the countenance that shineth amidst the darkness of these days, and in whose heart the vain imaginings of men have left no trace [3.5s] | INBA73:344b, NLAI_BH1.491a, NLAI_BH2.235.12 | Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09514 | 100 | Arabic | قل یا احباء الله ان اثبتوا علی امره و حبه علی شان لاتقلبکم البلایا و لایغلب علیکم | Say: O beloved of God! Stand ye firm in His Cause and His love in such wise that neither shall calamities shake you nor aught prevail against you [3.5s] | INBA73:345a, NLAI_BH1.468, NLAI_BH2.213a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07168 | 140 | Arabic | قد ابتلینا فی سبیل الله بما لاابتلی به احد فی ازل الازال و جعلوا اهلی اساری | We have been afflicted in the path of God with tribulations such as none in all eternity hath endured, and they have taken Our kindred captive [3.5s] | INBA73:345b, NLAI_BH1.491b, NLAI_BH2.235.19 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09748 | 90 | Arabic | ان الذی فی شانه تکلمت لسان العظمه و الاقتدار لو علمت ان احدا من النصاری یومن | The One concerning Whom the tongue of grandeur and might hath spoken, were He to know that a single one among the Christians would believe [3.5s] | INBA73:346, NLAI_BH1.492, NLAI_BH2.236a | Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01438 | 600 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک یا الهی تعلم بانی ما اردت فی امرک نفسی بل نفسک و لا اظهار شانی بل اظهار | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that my sole aim in revealing Thy Cause hath been to reveal Thee and not my self | INBA73:347, INBA49:080x, BLIB_Or15739.193, , NLAI_BH1.493, NLAI_BH2.236b | BRL_DA#694, PMP#065 | PM#065 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH03940 | 240 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه اسمع ندائی عن شطر السجن بانه لا اله الا هو المهیمن | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Hear thou My call from the precincts of the Prison, that there is no God but Him, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | INBA73:350, NLAI_BH1.496, NLAI_BH2.239 | QT108.127 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Call to action; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09605 | 100 | Arabic | یا احبائی لاتنظروا الی الفتنه و ظلماتها بل فانظروا الی الشمس التی مامنعت | O My beloved ones! Fix not your gaze upon sedition and its darkness, but rather turn your sight unto the Sun that cannot be veiled [3.5s] | INBA73:351, NLAI_BH1.498a, NLAI_BH2.240a | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10177 | 80 | Arabic | ان یا عبد اسمع ندآء الذی ارتفع بین الارض و السما تالله لو تطلع بعظمته و عظمه | O servant! Hearken unto the Call that hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven. By God! Wert thou to behold His grandeur and majesty [3.5s] | INBA73:352a, NLAI_BH1.498b, NLAI_BH2.240b | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09463 | 100 | Arabic | قد حبسونا فی مدینه ردیه الهواء لایری فیها الا الاوخام و لایسمع من ارجائها | They have imprisoned Us in a city of unwholesome air, wherein naught can be perceived save pestilence, and from whose precincts no sound can be heard [3.5s] | INBA73:353a, NLAI_BH1.500a, NLAI_BH2.241b | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10516 | 70 | Arabic | اذا اشمرت الغبراء یاتی ربیع ربک العلی الابهی فسوف تعط ید البیضاء لهذه الظلمه | When the dust hath been stirred up, the Divine Springtime of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, shall come to pass, and the white hand shall be extended unto this darkness [3.5s] | INBA73:353b, NLAI_BH1.500b, NLAI_BH2.242a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05311 | 180 | mixed | انت تعلم یا الهی بانی ما اشکو فی حبک عن البلایاء و لااجزع فی سبیلک عن الرزایاء | Thou knowest, O my God, that I complain not of tribulations in Thy love, nor do I shrink from calamities in Thy path [3.5s] | INBA73:354, NLAI_BH1.501, NLAI_BH2.242b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05205 | 190 | Arabic | یا ایها العبد ان استمع الندا عن جهه عرش العظمه و الکبریاء تالله ان ندآء ربک | O thou servant! Hearken unto the call from the direction of the Throne of grandeur and majesty. By God! Verily, the call of thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA73:355, NLAI_BH1.502, NLAI_BH2.243 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05806 | 170 | Arabic | قد اخرجنا الغافلون من ارض السر بظلم مبین الی ان بلغنا الی شاطی البحر و رکبنا | The heedless ones have driven Us forth from the Land of Mystery through manifest oppression, until We reached the shore of the sea and embarked [3.5s] | INBA73:356, NLAI_BH1.503, NLAI_BH2.244a | BRL_DA#144 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06570 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما بعثت نفسک و مظهر ذاتک و منبع آیاتک و مطلع | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for having sent forth Thy Self, the Manifestation of Thine Essence, the Source of Thy signs and the Dawning-Place [3.5s] | INBA73:357a, INBA33:085a, NLAI_BH1.504, NLAI_BH2.244b | KNJ.011a | Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04644 | 200 | Arabic | ان یا حکیم کن محکما فی امر ربک بحیث لایحرکک عواصف التی تمر عن شطر الظالمین | O Hakim! Be thou steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord, such that the tempests that blow from the direction of the oppressors move thee not [3.5s] | INBA73:357b, NLAI_BH1.505, NLAI_BH2.245 | AQA7#404 p.188, PYK.397, ANDA#33 p.43 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ROB3.267-268, LL#001 | ||||||||
| BH04307 | 220 | Arabic | Translation List | یا احباء الله لاتکونوا من الذین اذا هبت اریاح العزه قالوا انا امنا بالله رب | O loved ones of God! Be not of them who say, when the winds of glory blow, “We, verily, believe in God, the Lord of mankind!” | INBA73:358, NLAI_BH1.506, NLAI_BH2.246 | ADMS#176 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08920 | 110 | Arabic | قد تراکمت السحاب علی وجه السما و انها لو حالت بین الشمس و اشراقها علی | The clouds have gathered upon the face of the sky, and verily, though they interpose between the sun and its radiance [3.5s] | INBA73:359, NLAI_BH1.507, NLAI_BH2.247a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10174 | 80 | Arabic | ان یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه فاعلم بانا وردنا مع سبعین انفس فی حصن العکا و | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Know thou that We have arrived at the fortress of 'Akká with seventy souls [3.5s] | INBA73:360a, NLAI_BH1.508, NLAI_BH2.247b | BRL_DA#143, SFI04.007b | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08298 | 120 | Arabic | طوبی لمن آمن بالله و طار فی هواء رضائه و شرب عن کاس بقائه و سمع ندائه باذن | Blessed is he who hath believed in God, soared in the atmosphere of His good-pleasure, quaffed from the chalice of His eternity, and hearkened unto His call with an attentive ear [3.5s] | INBA73:360b, NLAI_BH1.509a, NLAI_BH2.248a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04884 | 200 | Arabic | یا ایها الذی یدعوک الغلام فی سجنه قد نزلت لک من قبل آیات بینات و انها لذکری | O thou whom the Youth calleth from His prison! Verily there have been sent down unto thee aforetime clear verses, and these are indeed a remembrance [3.5s] | INBA73:361, NLAI_BH1.509b, NLAI_BH2.248b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02563 | Lawh-i-Rada'r-Ruh | 350 | Arabic | Tablet to Rada'r-Rúh | Lawh-i-Radar-Ruh (Tablet to Radar-Ruh) | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه اسمع ندآء من سجن مره بعد اخری فی سبیل الله ربک و رب | O Thou who hast fixed his gaze upon the (divine) Countenance! Hearken unto the Call of Him Who hath suffered imprisonment, time after time, in the path of God | INBA73:362, NLAI_BH1.510, NLAI_BH2.249 | SFI16.036-037, MUH3.026-027, ASAT1.051x, DLH3.472 | BLO_PT#189, BTO#11 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ROB3.007-010, LL#197 | ||||
| BH08891 | 110 | Arabic | طوبی لمن شرب سلسبیل البقا من ید عنایه ربه العلی الاعلی و استقام علی حب مولاه | Blessed is he who hath drunk from the Salsabíl of immortality from the hand of his Lord's loving-kindness, the Most High, the Most Exalted, and hath remained steadfast in the love of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA73:365a, NLAI_BH1.513, NLAI_BH2.251b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Life and death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08303 | 120 | Arabic | فاعلم بان الغافلین اخرجونا من ارض السر لیطفئوا بذلک نور الله بین ما سواه ابی | Know thou that the heedless ones have banished Us from the land of mystery, that thereby they might extinguish the light of God amidst all else. He refused [3.5s] | INBA73:365b, NLAI_BH1.514, NLAI_BH2.252a | SFI03.010a | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02808 | 320 | Arabic | یا ایها الساکن فی الحدباء اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی سجن فی العکا ثم اذکر | O thou that dwellest in Al-Ḥadbá! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been imprisoned in 'Akká, and thereafter make mention [3.5s] | INBA73:366, NLAI_BH1.515, NLAI_BH2.252b | BRL_DA#595, LHKM1.063 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03360 | 270 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تسمع ضجیج احبتک من کل الاشطار و صریخهم من الاقطار و من | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou hearest the cries of Thy loved ones from every direction, and their lamentations from all regions and [3.5s] | INBA73:367, INBA33:086b.16x, INBA49:077x, NLAI_BH1.516, NLAI_BH2.254 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03181 | Khutbatu'n-Nikah [marriage Tablet] | 280 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله القدمی بلا زوال و الابدی بلا انتقال الذی شهد لذاته بذاته انه لهو | Praise be to God, the Ancient, the Ever-Abiding, the Changeless, the Eternal! He Who hath testified in His Own Being | INBA73:042, BLIB_Or15722.057a, , NLAI_BH4.075.13-076.09 | BRL_DA#564, AVK4.157x, TSBT.205x | BPRY.117, PNAK.83 | Business; financial; property matters; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#144, LL#205 | |||||
| BH02918 | Lawh-i-Mazindaran | 310 | Persian | یا اسمی یا ایها الناظر الى شمس ظهورى اهل میم و الف را در لوح ذکر | O My Name! O thou who gazest upon the Sun of My Manifestation! Make mention in the Tablet of the people of M and A [3.5s] | INBA73:045, BLIB_Or15738.181.15, | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01252 | 670 | mixed | اینکه مرقوم داشتند نفسی از احباء این آیه مبارکه را سوال نموده قد ظهر سر | Concerning that which was written, that one of the loved ones inquired about this blessed verse "The Mystery hath appeared" [3.5s] | INBA73:048 | MAS1.015x, RHQM1.561-562 (687) (421x), NSS.100-102 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | LL#362 | ||||||||
| BH01412 | 610 | mixed | کتاب آنجناب لدی العرش حاضر و بانوار ملکوت مشاهده و بیان فائز حمد محبوب | The missive of thy eminence reached the Throne, was illumined by the lights of the Kingdom and attained unto the honor of utterance. Praise be unto the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA73:051, BLIB_Or15722.121, | BRL_DA#110, AVK2.258.12x, AVK3.420.01x, MAS1.014.2x, MAS8.124x, RHQM1.560-561 (685) (420-421x), NSS.099-100x | ADMS#199n77x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01791 | 500 | mixed | یا ایها المتمسک بحبل العمل و البیان حبذا عملک فی سبیل الله و حبه و خلوصک | O thou who clingest to the cord of deeds and utterance! How excellent are thy deeds in the path of God and His love, and thy sincerity [3.5s] | INBA73:055, BLIB_Or15690.097, , BLIB_Or15728.214, | BRL_DA#516, SFI15.014-016, TZH6.1095-1096 | Cleanliness and refinement; John the Baptist; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01570 | Ziyarat al-Huruf | 550 | Arabic | اول ذکر البهاء و اول ثناء الکبریاء علیک یا طلعه الاعلی و خالق الاشیاء و رافع السماء | The first mention of Glory and the foremost praise of Grandeur be upon Thee, O Most Exalted Countenance, Creator of all things and Raiser of the heavens [3.5s] | INBA73:058, Majlis210461.096-098 | OOL.B188 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00984 | 830 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | سؤالاتیکه در احکام الهیه نموده بودید عرض شد از مطلع عنایت این جواب مشرق و | The questions which thou didst ask concerning the divine ordinances were submitted, and from the Dayspring of loving-kindness this answer hath shone forth [3.5s]... ...A number of people in various regions are at present illumined with the light of faith, but with the exception of a few, they have not been privileged as yet to observe the injunctions | INBA73:061, BLIB_Or15722.127b, , NLAI_BH4.100-105 | BRL_DA#757, AVK3.116.12x, GHA.133.10x, ASAT4.170x, ASAT4.170x, MSBH5.413bx | BRL_ATBH#02x, COC#1120x, LOG#1039x | House of Justice; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | |||||||
| BH09937 | 90 | Arabic | قد منع القلم عن ذکر اسرار القدم و سدت علی وجوهنا ابواب الدخول و الخروج لذا | The Pen hath been forbidden to mention the mysteries of pre-existence, and the doors of ingress and egress have been shut before Our faces, therefore [3.5s] | INBA73:066a, NLAI_BH1.470a, NLAI_BH2.220.18 | BRL_DA#149 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08491 | 120 | Arabic | یا احباء الله کونوا علی مقام و شان لایشغلکم شئونات الدنیا عن مالک الارض | O friends of God! Be ye of such a station and rank that the affairs of this world shall not withhold you from the Lord of Earth [3.5s] | INBA73:066b, NLAI_BH1.470b, NLAI_BH2.221a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09472 | 100 | Arabic | قد سمع الله ندائک و یجیبک عن جهه العرش ان استمع ما یوحی الیک انه لا اله الا | God hath indeed heard thy call, and answereth thee from the direction of the Throne. Hearken thou unto that which is revealed unto thee: verily, there is no God but [3.5s] | INBA73:067a, NLAI_BH1.471, NLAI_BH2.221b | Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09469 | 100 | Arabic | قد رات عین الغلام ما لاراته عین الدهر فی ازل الازال قد اسمعت اذنه ما لاسمعت | The Eye of this Youth hath beheld what no eye hath witnessed throughout all eternity, and His Ear hath hearkened unto what none hath heard [3.5s] | INBA73:067b, NLAI_BH1.472a, NLAI_BH2.222a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03368 | 270 | Arabic | فاعلموا یا اهل البهاء بان الشیطان اتحد مع شیطان العجم و غدروا فی امر ربهم | Know ye, O people of Bahá, that Satan hath united with the Satan of Persia, and they have acted treacherously against the Cause of their Lord [3.5s] | INBA73:068, NLAI_BH1.464, NLAI_BH2.211 | BRL_DA#148 | Call to action; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09495 | 100 | Arabic | قد هاجر جمال القدم من ارض السر و کذلک قدر فی اللوح ان انتم من العارفین | The Ancient Beauty hath migrated from the Land of Mystery, even as was decreed in the Tablet, if ye be of them that understand [3.5s] | INBA73:069, NLAI_BH1.472b, NLAI_BH2.222b | SFI03.010b | Chastisement and requital; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05461 | 180 | Arabic | قد غدر شیاطین البیان فی امر ربهم الرحمن و احتالوا الی ان اشتعلت نار الافتتان | The demons of utterance have indeed betrayed the Cause of their Lord, the All-Merciful, and schemed until the fire of sedition was kindled [3.5s] | INBA73:070a, NLAI_BH1.466, NLAI_BH2.212a | BRL_DA#147, AVK4.481ax, QT108.126, ASAT4.519x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02151 | 410 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما بعثت المقربین من نفحات احدیتک و اجتذبتهم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for having quickened them that are nigh unto Thee through the sweet savors of Thy oneness and drawn them unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA73:070b, INBA33:083bx, INBA49:079x, BLIB_Or15739.212, , NLAI_BH1.473, NLAI_BH2.223 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Entry by troops; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11261 | 40 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما انفقتنی لاحیاء من فی سمائک و ارضک و جعلتنی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for having caused me to expend myself for the quickening of all who dwell in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, and hast made me [3.5s] | INBA73:001a, INBA92:382a | TZH4.115x, AQMJ1.021 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03976 | 230 | mixed | ان اشربوا یا قوم رحیق الابهی قبل ان یرتفع نعیق الکبری لئلا یوثر فیکم همسات | O people! Drink ye the choice wine of the Most Glorious, ere the mighty outcry be raised, lest whispers affect you [3.5s] | INBA73:001b | Prayer for protection; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07763 | 130 | Arabic | قد کان عند ربکم الرحمن فی سجن آذربایجان نفسان امسک الحسین ید الفضل و اطرد | In the prison of Ádhirbáyján there were, in the presence of your Lord, the All-Merciful, two souls: Ḥusayn, who grasped the Hand of Grace, and one who was cast out [3.5s] | INBA73:072, NLAI_BH1.475, NLAI_BH2.224 | BRL_DA#146, TZH3.459.17, RHQM1.625-625 (759x) (467x), ASAT4.348x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08362 | 120 | Arabic | قد هبت علی ریاض ربک الفیاض نسایم الاعراض من الذین یمشون فی رضراض الغفله و | The breezes of estrangement from them that walk upon the pebbles of heedlessness have assuredly wafted over the meadows of thy bountiful Lord [3.5s] | INBA73:073, NLAI_BH1.476, NLAI_BH2.225a | Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08033 | 120 | Arabic | ان احمد الله ثم اشکره بما حفظک بالحق و قلبک عن شمال البعد الی یمین القرب و | I praise God and give thanks unto Him for having preserved thee in truth and turned thy heart from the left hand of remoteness unto the right hand of nearness [3.5s] | INBA73:074a, NLAI_BH1.477, NLAI_BH2.225b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09058 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی التی آمنت بربها لیجتذبها نغمات ربها مره اخری من هذا | This is a Book from Our presence unto her who hath believed in her Lord, that the melodies of her Lord may draw her once again unto Him from this station [3.5s] | INBA73:074b, NLAI_BH1.478a, NLAI_BH2.226a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for women; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06062 | 160 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه السدره ان استمعی ندآء الله عن جهه عرش ربک الرحمن ان ندائه ایاک من | O Leaf of the divine Lote-Tree! Hearken thou unto the Call of God from the direction of the Throne of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, His Call unto thee is from [3.5s] | INBA73:075, NLAI_BH1.478b, NLAI_BH2.226b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05805 | 170 | Arabic | قد اخبرناکم من قبل فی الالواح بما یقضی من لدن علیم حکیم انه قضی بالحق و نحن | We have verily informed you aforetime in the Tablets concerning that which hath been decreed by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. He hath, in truth, decreed, and We [3.5s] | INBA73:076, NLAI_BH1.479, NLAI_BH2.227 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06750 | 150 | Arabic | ما حضر بین یدینا کتابک ولکن عندنا علم ما سطر فیه و ان ربک بکل شیء علیم و | Though thy book hath not been brought before Us, yet We are indeed aware of all that hath been inscribed therein, for verily thy Lord is all-knowing of all things [3.5s] | INBA73:077a, NLAI_BH1.480, NLAI_BH2.228a | AQA6#207 p.037b | Angels; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06751 | 150 | Arabic | ما حضر کتابک لدی العرش ولکن قرئناه حین الذی سطر و عند ربک علم ما کان | Your book was not present before the Throne, yet We read it at the moment it was penned, and with thy Lord is the knowledge of all that hath been [3.5s] | INBA73:077b, NLAI_BH1.467, NLAI_BH2.212b | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07744 | 130 | Arabic | قد سمع الله حنین احبائه الذین ظلموا و ماظلموا و اخذوا و مااخذوا من اکثر | God hath indeed heard the lamentation of His loved ones who have been wronged yet wronged not, who have been seized yet seized naught from others [3.5s] | INBA73:078, NLAI_BH1.481, NLAI_BH2.228b | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04499 | 210 | Arabic | قل یا قوم تالله ماجئنا لنفسد فی الارض بل لاصلاحها و اظهار ما کنز فیها | Say: O people! By God, We have not come to spread corruption in the earth, but rather to reform it and to reveal what lieth treasured within it [3.5s] | INBA73:079, NLAI_BH1.482, NLAI_BH2.229 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08670 | 110 | Arabic | ان یا امتی لاتحزنی عما ورد علینا انا قد قضینا ما ظهر فی الالواح ان ربک علی کل | O My handmaiden! Be thou not grieved at what hath befallen Us. Verily, We have ordained whatsoever hath appeared in the Tablets. Indeed, thy Lord is over all [3.5s] | INBA73:080, NLAI_BH1.483, NLAI_BH2.230a | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08423 | 120 | Arabic | کلما یزداد البلاء یزداد اشتیاقی الی الله و به یمیز الله بین الموقن و المریب | The more tribulation increaseth, the more intense groweth My longing for God, whereby He distinguisheth between the steadfast and the doubter [3.5s] | INBA73:081a, NLAI_BH1.484, NLAI_BH2.230b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10343 | 80 | Arabic | قد تفرقت اریاح القضا احباء الله العلی الاعلی و منهم فی الموصل الحدباء و منهم | The winds of destiny have scattered abroad the loved ones of God, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and among them are those in Mosul, the curved city, and among them [3.5s] | INBA73:081b, NLAI_BH1.485a, NLAI_BH2.231a | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00058 | Suriy-i-Hajj I (Shiraz) | 5550 | Arabic | Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb (Suriy-i-Hajj) | Suriy-i-Hajj (Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت حینئذ عن قطب البقاء مقام الذی یطوفن فی حوله اهل سرادق | These are the verses of God which have been sent down in this hour from the Focal Point of eternity, that Station round which circle the dwellers of the pavilion [3.5s]... ...O Muhammad, when the fragrances of holiness have drawn thee unto them and turned thee unto the land of the All-Merciful that thou mayest discover the breezes of divine praise | INBA73:005, INBA83:049, BLIB_Or15723.168, , BLIB_Or15737.006, | AQA4#078 p.075, AVK4.120, GHA.039x, GHA.069ax, TSBT.093x, RHQM2.0809-834 (222) (137-151), ASAT2.113x, ASAT4.426x, ASAT5.029x, OOL.B119 | RBB.154-162x, BLO_PT#118x, HURQ.BH53, GEN.371-380 | Prescribes the rite of pilgrimage to the House of the Báb in Shiraz, codified later in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as a sacred duty. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | ROB2.240, BKOG.250, MMAH.152, GSH.082, LL#304 | ||
| BH00049 | Lawh-i-Nasir | 5960 | mixed | Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Nasir or Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasir-i-Qazvini) | قلم اعلی لازال بر اسم احبای خود متحرک و جاری و آنی از فیوضات لابدایات خود | The Pen of the Most High hath never ceased to make mention of the names of His loved ones…. All praise be unto Thee, O Lord, in that Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy bounty that whereby the worlds are purified | INBA73:144, CMB_F22, , PR19.061b-069b, PR23.052b-060b, BN_suppl.1754.064-075 | BRL_DA#032, GWBP#053 p.076x, GWBP#075 p.097x, ADM2#106 p.191x, AVK1.019.01x, AVK1.150x, AVK2.016.15x, AVK2.075.20x, AVK2.116.03x, AVK3.313.15x, AVK3.407.08x, AVK4.141.02x, MJMM.166, RSBB.152, TZH4.121x, MAS4.160bx, DLS.506x, ASAT1.032x, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.154x, ASAT2.058x, ASAT2.101x, ASAT2.191x, ASAT3.009x, ASAT3.093x, ASAT3.203x, ASAT3.217x, ASAT4.006x, ASAT4.008x, ASAT4.372x, ASAT5.224x, ADH1.083x, YMM.340x, OOL.B063 | BRL_ATBH#74x, GWB#053x, GWB#075x, COC#1651x, COC#1652x, ADJ.057x, GPB.171x, GPB.377x, WOB.106x, BLO_PT#176, HURQ.BH52, JHT_S#092x | Affirms the ceaselessness of divine grace and guidance, which brings forth fruit provided the seed is cast upon fertile soil; asserts the continuity of His mission with those of Jesus, Muhammad, and the Báb; clarifies the position of Mírzá Yaḥyá as nominal figurehead; exposes the latter’s attempt to take Bahá’u’lláh’s life; and affirms that ‘every man hath been, and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate the Beauty of God’. | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | ROB2.245 et al, MMAH.193, GSH.173, LL#201 | ||
| BH01079 | 770 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق و انها لکتاب مبین و جعلها برهانا من لدنه ثم ذکری للعالمین | These are the verses of God which have verily been sent down in truth, and they are indeed a perspicuous Book, which He hath made a testimony from His presence and a remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s]... ...Give ear, O My servant, unto that which is being sent down unto thee from the Throne of thy Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most Great. | INBA73:173, INBA83:181, BLIB_Or03114.094, , BLIB_Or15702.213, , ALIB.folder18p280 | BRL_DA#799, GWBP#076 p.098, AMB#34x | GWB#076x, DOR#34x | Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#381 | ||||||
| BH02384 | 370 | mixed | ایاک ان لاتعجز ثم انطق بقدره بدیعه میقات صمت گذشت روزیکه سلطان بقا از حجبات | Take heed lest thou falter, then speak forth with wondrous power, for the appointed time of silence hath passed - the day when the Sovereign of Eternity emerged from behind the veils [3.5s] | INBA73:179, NLI.32p038v | AVK3.464.10x, ASAT3.056x, ASAT4.192x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00295 | Madinatu'r-Rida (the City of Radiant Acquiescence) | 2180 | Arabic | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Madinatur-Rida (City of Radiant Acquiescence) | ذکر رحمه الله عبده بالحق لیفتخر بذلک فی ملا العالین و یشکر ربه فی کل حین | Remind his servant of God's clemency in truth, that he might be honored thereby among the concourse of the worlds, and might give thanks to his lord at all times, insofar as God's bounties to him | INBA73:186 | BRL_DA#282, AQA4a.135, AVK3.403.02x, ASAT4.015x, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.bx, OOL.B087 | BRL_ATBH#41x, WIND#138, BLO_sazedj#07x, HURQ.BH16x | Expounds various stages and degrees of contentment: contentment with God and His decree; with one’s own self, which requires detachment from the world; with one’s fellow believers, which implies humility in their presence; and with the vicissitudes of the world. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | 1b | * | - | ROB1.108, MMAH.191, GSH.036, LL#150 | ||
| BH04096 | 230 | mixed | یا اخی و حبیبی انشاء الله لازال در هوای قرب قدس ذوالجلال طیار باشید و در بحر | O My brother and My beloved! God willing, mayst thou ever soar in the sanctified atmosphere of nearness unto the All-Glorious, and in the sea [3.5s] | INBA74:009 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06079 | 160 | mixed | ای امه الله اگر از منزل پرسی سجن و اگر از غذا پرسی بلایا و محن و اگر از جسد | O maidservant of God! Shouldst thou inquire about My dwelling-place, it is imprisonment; and if thou asketh about My sustenance, it is trials and tribulations; and as for My body [3.5s] | INBA74:014, BLIB_Or11096#185, | AQA7#327 p.005, IQN.217x, PYB#050 p.12x, AKHA_118BE #10 p.a, AKHA_127BE #14 p.b | Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00179 | 3120 | mixed | هذا کتاب من هذا العبد الی الذی احبه الله و شرفه بلقائه و اسمعه نغماته و | This is an epistle from this servant unto him whom God hath loved and honored with His presence, and caused him to hear His melodies [3.5s] | INBA74:023 | YIK.461-470 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00670 | 1140 | mixed | هذا کتاب من نقطه الاولی و بهائه الی الذی سمی فی جبروت الاسما بالکاظم و کان من | This is an epistle from the Primal Point and His Glory unto him who hath been named, in the dominion of names, Káẓim, and who was [3.5s] | INBA74:001 | AYBY.010b, ASAT5.235x, YMM.358x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00965 | 850 | mixed | ای اسم من الیوم یوم نصرت است و نفسی الحق جمیع حقایق عالین و ارواح مقربین که طائف | O My Name! This is the Day of victory, and by My Life, all the sublime realities and the spirits of the near ones that circle round [3.5s] | INBA74:060x, BLIB_Or11096#241, , BLIB_Or15722.069.12, | AVK3.011.10x, AVK3.016.03x, AVK4.138.06x, MAS4.213cx, AKHA_118BE #05-06 p.a | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Nearness and remoteness; Presence of; reunion with God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02515 | 350 | mixed | ان یا حرف الاولی هنیئا لک بما فزت | O First Letter! Well is it with thee, for thou hast attained [3.5s] | INBA74:069 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01510 | 570 | mixed | ای جمال جود بر در این حجاب | O Beauty of Generosity, at the threshold of this veil [3.5s] | INBA74:072 | Moses; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03020 | 300 | Persian | معلوم آنجناب بوده که روایح نفاق و شقاق از | It must be evident unto thee that the fragrances of discord and dissension emanate from [3.5s] | INBA74:077 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10327 | 80 | mixed | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق علی سماء قدس بدیعا لتعرفوا بها احسن الوجوه فی | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the heaven of holy and wondrous sanctity, that ye may thereby discern the most excellent of countenances [3.5s] | INBA74:080a, BLIB_Or15737.207a, , NLAI_BH1.353 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04279 | 220 | mixed | کلمات الهی که از مصدر بیان سبحانی بلحن بدیع عربی نازل گشته زیاده از حد احصا | The divine words which have been revealed from the Source of heavenly utterance in a wondrous Arabic tongue transcend all reckoning [3.5s] | INBA74:080b | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03369 | 200 | Persian | ای پروردگار این بیچارگان شیفته روی تواند و افتاده کوی تو سرمست جام هوی تواند | O Lord! These helpless ones are enchanted by Thy countenance and, fallen upon Thy path, are intoxicated with the cup of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA75:006, NLAI_BH_AB.028x | MILAN.216, DUR2.028, ADH2.016, ADH2_1#07 p.014, MJMJ1.038, MMG2#376 p.420, MJH.004, QUM.127 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00200 | 820 | Persian | ای یاران عزیزان هر فردی از افراد انسانی چون از خاور زندگانی در جهان هستی | O beloved friends, every member of the human race, as they emerge from the dawning-place of life into the realm of existence [4o] | INBA75:132 | AMK.086-089, DWNP_v3#06 p.042-044, YARP2.310 p.256 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01846 | 290 | mixed | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید مکتوب ناطق بود و دلیل | O thou compassionate friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. The letter was eloquent and meaningful [3.5s] | INBA75:146 | ALPA.052, MAS2.103x, YARP2.062 p.103 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00767 | 450 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب | Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning | INBA75:150 | BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127 | BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x | Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||
| AB02907 | 220 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و مقصد مفهوم شد سوال از حرکت و سکون | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purpose understood. Thou didst inquire about motion and rest [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked concerning the motion and stillness of all things according to the Will of God | INBA75:157 | MKT2.077, MILAN.047, AMK.030-030, AVK1.079-080x, YARP2.672 p.453 | BLO_sazedj#18 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB03263 | 210 | Persian | پاک یزدانا اگرچه دیوانه و بی لانه و آشیانه گشتم ولی سرگشته کوی توام و آشفته | O pure God! Though I have become crazed and bereft of home and nest, yet am I a wanderer in Thy lane and distraught [3.5s] | INBA75:018 | MSHR2.114, MJH.041, MUH1.0044, YQAZ.434 | Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08620 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پروردگار این دوستان یاران تواند و سرمست پیمانه پیمان تو همه پرورده آغوش | Open Thou the portals of hope, and from the bounties of heaven bestow upon them a share. Turn this gloomy night into day, and cause the day of Naw-Rúz to become blessed | INBA75:022 | BRL_DAK#0891, AKHA_133BE #09 p.201, AKHA_134BE #01 p.05, ALPA.012, ALPA.070, AYT.354, PYB#256 p.04, DUR1.280, DUR1.560, MJMJ1.047, MMG2#232 p.260, MJH.010a, YARP2.014 p.072 | BRL_ATE#184x | S. Tirandaz | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||
| AB10874 | 50 | Persian | Translation List | ای پروردگار خطیئات این نفوس را عفو کن و سیئات این ذلیلانرا ستر نما تو واقفی | O divine Providence! Forgive the sins of these souls and conceal the transgressions of these lowly ones | INBA75:033 | DUR2.067, DUR1.190, MJMJ1.048, MMG2#259 p.289, MJH.010b | ADMS#205 | S. Tirandaz | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||
| AB05108 | 150 | Persian | Translation List | ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار این امة موقنه ات را با اولاد و احفاد بر عهد و میثاقت | O Lord, O Forgiver! Keep this devoted handmaiden of Thine, together with her children and descendants, firm in Thy Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | INBA75:034 | ADH2.122, ADH2_4#02 p.154, MJMJ1.104, MMG2#411 p.457, MJH.045 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03644 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده دیرین یزدانی چه نویسم که در این گوشه تنهاای مونس و انیسم چشم اشکبار و | O ancient servant of the Divine One, what can I pen when in this solitary corner, O my solace and companion, mine eyes are filled with tears [3.5s] | INBA75:039 | ADH2_1#44 p.066x, MJMJ1.088x, MMG2#145 p.162x, MJH.035 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07984 | 100 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای مهربان این دوستان معتکف آستانند و این یاران از حرارت محبتت | O Lord, O Compassionate One! These friends are devoutly stationed at Thy Threshold, and these companions are enkindled with the fire of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA75:042 | BSHN.140.497, BSHN.144.485, DUR2.087, ADH2.048, ADH2_1#24 p.041, MJMJ1.050, MMG2#195 p.221, MJH.012a, MHT1a.056a, MHT1b.014a | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00431 | 590 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش | O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry | INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b | BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x | BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax | The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| AB06735 | 120 | Persian | ای خداوند تو آگاهی و دانا و بینا که آنی فراغت از یاد یارانت ندارم و بدون ذکر | O Lord! Thou art All-Knowing, All-Wise and All-Seeing, aware that not for a moment do I cease to remember Thy loved ones, nor am I without mention [3.5s] | INBA75:055 | DUR2.155, MJMJ1.058, MMG2#400 p.446, MJH.016b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07738 | 110 | Persian | Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | پاک یزدانا کل گنه کاریم و تو آمرزگار جمیع جامع عیوبیم و تو کاشف کروب گناه این | O Pure God! We are all sinners, and Thou art the Forgiver; we are all encompassed by faults, and Thou art the Dispeller of sorrows [3.5s] | INBA75:057 | BSHN.140.418, BSHN.144.412, DUR2.156, ADH2.039, ADH2_1#20 p.034, MJMJ1.060, MMG2#249 p.280, MJH.017, MHT1a.060, MHT1b.018 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05867 | 140 | Persian | ای یزدان مهربان و بخشنده و درخشندهٴ زمین و آسمان ما جمعیم پریشان تو مستمندیم درویشان | O loving and bountiful Lord, Light of earth and heaven! We are scattered ones, we are poor and destitute [3.5s] | INBA75:061x | DWNP_v5#06 p.002x, DUR1.237x, MJMJ1.083x, MMG2#158 p.179x, MJH.032x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00076 | 1210 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن | O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth | INBA75:063x | BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x | BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09279 | 80 | Persian | ای پروردگار این جمع را شمع روشن فرما و نفوس را تایید کن رویها را نورانی نما و خویها را | O Lord! Make of this gathering a radiant candle, confirm these souls, make their faces luminous, and their dispositions noble [3.5s] | INBA75:066, NLAI_BH_AB.010a | AKHA_131BE #16 p.a, DUR1.071, ADH2.026, ADH2_1#13 p.023, MJMJ1.066, MMG2#188 p.214, MJH.023 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07346 | 110 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خداوند مهربانا کودکانیم بینوا و طفلانیم در نهایت فقر و فنا ولی سبزهٴ جویبار توئیم و نهالهای پرشکوفهٴ | ...O Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream | INBA75:067x | DUR1.561x, ADH2.128x, ADH2_5#04 p.160x, MJMJ1.107x, MMG2#439 p.482x, MJH.047ax, HUV1.006x | BRL_APAB#03x, BRL_CHILD#25x | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05382 | 310 | Persian | ای دلبر آفاق و ای معشوق هر بندهٴ مشتاق این نفوس به فضل و موهبتت نفیسند و این اشخاص از اهل اخلاص | O Beloved of the horizons and Goal of every longing servant! These souls are precious through Thy grace and bounty, and these persons are among the sincere ones [3.5s] | INBA75:073x, NLAI_BH_AB.012x | TABN.343, ADH2_1#50 p.077x, MJMJ1.070x, MMG2#168 p.193x, MJH.025x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01062 | 380 | Persian | ای خداوند بخشنده کوکب بخشایشت بر جهان آفرینش درخشیده و دریای احسانت مواج بر | O Forgiving Lord! The star of Thy compassion hath shone forth upon the world of creation, and the surging ocean of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA75:002 | MILAN.211, TAH.261x, DUR2.002, ADH2_1#40 p.057, MJMJ1.031, MMG2#196 p.222, MJH.001 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0114 | Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09 | 1160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن | I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded. | INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x | BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011 | PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011 | S. Tirandaz | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| AB04172 | 180 | Persian | رحمانا رحیما کریما شرق و غرب از انوار مشرق جمال منور است و مشام روحانیان از | O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate, Most Generous! The East and the West are illumined by the effulgent rays of His Beauty, and the senses of the spiritually-minded inhale the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA75:077, NLAI_BH_AB.013 | ADH2_1#51 p.079, MJMJ1.072, MMG2#228 p.255, MJH.026 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06464 | 130 | Persian | پروردگارا یزدانا مهربانا این بنده تو از اقصی بلاد شرق بغرب شتافت که شاید از | O Lord, O Divine One, O Compassionate One! This servant of Thine hath hastened from the farthest lands of the East unto the West, that perchance [3.5s] | INBA75:080 | ADH2_1#52 p.080x, MJMJ1.075, MMG2#073 p.080, MJH.028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for teaching; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07056 | 120 | Persian | پروردگارا آمرزگارا این بندگانرا پناه توای واقف اسرار و آگاه توای جمیع ما | O Lord, O Forgiver! These servants seek Thy shelter, O Thou Who art the Knower of mysteries and art cognizant of all [3.5s] | INBA75:082 | AKHA_128BE #02 p.a, BSHN.140.425, BSHN.144.419, DWNP_v6#02 p.001, DUR1.059, ANDA#01 p.46, ADH2.012, ADH2_1#04 p.011, MJMJ1.078, MMG2#207 p.235, MJH.030a, MHT1a.055, MHT1b.013, MMJA.009, NJB_v04#12 p.004 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05922 | 140 | Persian | پروردگارا مهربانا این جمع توجه بتو دارند مناجات بسوی تو نمایند در نهایت تضرع | O Lord, O Kind One! This gathering turneth to Thee, offering prayers unto Thee in utmost supplication [3.5s] | INBA75:084 | BSHN.140.454, BSHN.144.448, PYM.049, ANDA#03 p.60, ADH2.018, ADH2_1#08 p.016, MJMJ1.077, MMG2#169 p.194, MJH.029, MHT1a.058, MHT1b.016, NJB_v05#05 p.003 | Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07068 | 120 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا این جمع در ظل رحمت تواند و این نفوس متوجه بملکوت تو خدایا | O compassionate Lord! This gathering is beneath the shelter of Thy mercy, and these souls are turned toward Thy Kingdom, O my God [3.5s] | INBA75:086 | ADH2.010, ADH2_1#03 p.010, MJMJ1.080, MMG2#046 p.046, MJH.030b, KHTB2.254 | Prayer for unity; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00644 | 490 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و | O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath | INBA75:087 | BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x | BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB10701 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | پروردگارا این اطفال را نهالهای بیهمال کن و در حدیقه میثاق نشو و نما بخش | O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the garden of Thy Covenant… O Thou kind Lord! I am a little chlid" | INBA75:090 | BRL_DAK#1197, DRM.003a, ADH2.126, ADH2_5#02 p.159, MJMJ1.105, MMG2#437 p.481, MJH.046a, HUV1.009, LABC.003 | BRL_CHILD#15, BPRY.028-029, LABC.003 | Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||
| AB01477 | 320 | mixed | ای پروردگار در کتب و صحف بواسطه انبیا اخبار فرموده ای و اسراایل را بشارت | O God! In the Sacred Books and Scriptures, revealed through Thy Messengers, Thou gave the Israelites the glad-tidings and the promise that the day would come when despondent Jews would prosper | INBA75:091 | MKT3.365, AHB.118BE #05 p.138, ADH2_1#54 p.083, MMG2#447 p.493, YHA1.423x (2.832), KHAZ.i028+082, KHH1.038 (1.053) | KHHE.070-071, KHAZE.023, BLO_PN#025 | Chastisement and requital; Predictions and prophecies; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00009 | Kitab al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | 36000 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Kitáb al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الايات بالحق الي عبده لعل الناس بايات ربک يومنون ان اتبع ما اوحينا اليک | Praise be to God, Who hath revealed the verses in truth unto His servant, that perchance mankind might believe in the signs of their Lord. Follow that which We have revealed unto thee [3.5s]... ...This Book is a Dhikr (Remembrance) from God according to the Decree of a wondrous servant [the Bāb]. He is assuredly the True One within the heavens and the earth. | INBA78:069-076x, INBA_4011C.069-100, INBA_7005C, PR04.036r12-038r12x, MKI4507.001x, , IOM.091 | ASAT4.044-45x, AHDA.198x, OOL.A017 | HURQ.BB05x, HURQ.BB15x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard | 1 | * | - | FHR#10, AHDA.446.5, MMAH.064, SRC.061, SRC.189, GOH.031, GOH.380fn3 | The "Suratu'l-Ridvan" is a part of this work | ||
| BB00211 | 940 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً ما اتخذت لنفسک صاحبة و لا ولداً | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Verily, Thou hast ever been one God, Single, Unique, Individual, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, Self-Sufficient. Thou hast taken unto Thyself neither consort nor son [3.5s] | INBA78:077-088, CMB_F14.083v10-086v05, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.455, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||||
| BB00512 | 200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. ذلکم الله ربکم له الخلق و الامر لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب هو الذی یحی و یمیت | This is God, your Lord; His is the creation and the command. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. He it is Who giveth life and bringeth death [3.5s] | INBA78:088-090 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00606 | 70 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. بسم الله و بالله و الحمد لله و الجات امری الى الله و ما توفیقی الا بالله و ما النصر الا من عند الله | In the name of God, by God, praise be to God! I commit my affairs to God. I have no success except through God, and no help save from God. Whatsoever blessing we have comes from God | INBA78:090-091, INBA86:194-194 | KSHK.BWB | Angels; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00537 | 170 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و لا حول و لا قوة الا بالله العلی العظیم اللهم صل و سلم و بارک و المفازات اقسم علیک | There is no power nor strength save in God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. O God! Bestow Thy blessings, grant Thy peace, and shower Thy benedictions. I beseech Thee by the sanctified realms [3.5s] | INBA78:091-093, INBA86:194-195 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11823 | 130 | Arabic | قد حضر احد اغصانی الذی سمی ببدیع الله بکتابک و عرضه امام الوجه اجبناک | One of My branches, who hath been named Badí'u'lláh, appeared before Us with thy letter and laid it before Our presence, whereupon We responded to thee [3.5s] | INBA79.001 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11833 | 270 | mixed | یا من اشرق وجهه بنور محبه الله و شرب کاسا دهاقا من صهباء معرفه الله عطر الله | O thou whose countenance shines with the light of the love of God and who hath quaffed deeply from the chalice of divine knowledge! May God perfume [3.5s] | INBA79.003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11940 | 120 | Arabic | یا من توجه الی الملکوت الابهی هنیئا لک بما شربت کاس البقاء من ساقی الوفاء | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Most Glorious Kingdom! Blessed art thou, for thou hast drunk the cup of everlasting life from the hand of the cup-bearer of faithfulness [3.5s] | INBA79.007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11844 | 230 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد من عبادک و شاب نشا فی ولائک و توجه الی مطلع عطائک | O my God, my God! This is a servant from among Thy servants, and a youth who hath grown up in Thy love, and hath turned his face toward the Dawning-Place of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA79.008 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05430 | 150 | mixed | یا الهی و سیدی و رجائی هذا عبدک قد تضرع الی حضره باب حطتک التی من سجد لها | O my God, my Master, my Hope! This, Thy servant, hath supplicated before the threshold of Thy Gate of forgiveness, before which he doth prostrate himself [3.5s] | INBA79.010 | TISH.537-538, ANDA#67-68 p.65 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11904 | 150 | Persian | یا من تمسک بذیل التقدیس مکتوب مرسول نزد جناب آقا سید تقی علیه بهاء الله | O thou who hast clung to the hem of holiness! The letter sent to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí, upon him be the Glory of God, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA79.011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06665 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده مقبل آن نور مبین چون شمع روشن در انجمن عالم برافروخت و پروانگان گلشن | O favored servant! That manifest Light hath shone forth like unto a bright candle in the assemblage of the world, and the moths of the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA79.012 | NANU_AB#15 | Love as fire; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11980 | 90 | Persian | ای مرغ چمن باهنگی بغزلخوانی آغاز ترانه نما که سکان انجمن بالا در اهتزاز | O songbird of the garden! With melodious tones commence thine anthem, for the denizens of the exalted Concourse are astir [3.5s] | INBA79.015 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11956 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد چه ستایشی الیوم اعظم از این عنوانست و چه مدحی ابدع از این مدح | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant -- what praise could be greater in this day, and what tribute more wondrous than this tribute? [3.5s] | INBA79.016 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09081 | 90 | Persian | یا من بذل الروح فی خدمه امرالله الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه جمال ابهی مقبول و | O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit in service to the Cause of God! Praise be unto God, thy services at the threshold of the Abhá Beauty are acceptable [3.5s] | INBA79.018 | MMK2#272 p.196 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11993 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و رویا نیز مطالعه شد از عنایات | O thou servant at the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter was considered, and likewise the dream thou didst recount. From the bounties [3.5s] | INBA79.019a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11918 | 130 | mixed | ای جوان رحمانی اثر کلک حقیقت نگار که در بیان عبودیت آستان مقدس ترجمه حال | O youthful servant of the All-Merciful! The trace of thy pen, which writeth the truth, expressed thy servitude at His Holy Threshold [3.5s] | INBA79.019b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11929 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا ریحان حدیقه ولائک و شجره مونقه باسقه فی ریاض احسانک ای رب | O my God, my God! This is a fragrant flower from the garden of Thy love and a verdant, lofty tree in the meadows of Thy bounty. O Lord! [3.5s] | INBA79.022 | BRL_DAK#0317 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11922 | 130 | Persian | ای مرغ پر آه و ناله بلبلان را حنین و انین و آه و زاری مقبول و محبوب و مطبوع | O bird of sorrow! The melodious lamentations, cries and mournful songs of the nightingales are acceptable, beloved and pleasing [3.5s] | INBA79.023 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07341 | 520 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق مضامین نامه شکرین معلوم و مفهوم گشت هر چه ناله و فغان نماای | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The contents of thy sweet letter became known and understood. Whatsoever lamentation and cry thou mayest raise [3.5s] | INBA79.024 | BSHN.140.479.01x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11934 | 120 | Persian | ای مونس عبدالبهاء بجان و دل در خدمت امر سعی بلیغ نمودی و جهدی عظیم داری | O intimate companion of Abdu'l-Baha! With heart and soul thou hast striven mightily to serve the Cause and exerted a tremendous effort [3.5s] | INBA79.028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03376 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت تاثیری عجیب داشت زیرا آه و فغان از دست نفس بی امان از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter had a wondrous effect, for it was filled with sighs and lamentations from the merciless self [3.5s] | INBA79.029 | MMK3#173 p.121 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Knowledge of self; Meditation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11829 | 270 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت رحمن چندی پیش اوراق مسطور مرسول گشت البته تا بحال ملحوظ گشته | O servant of the All-Merciful! Some time ago the written pages were dispatched, and undoubtedly they have by now reached your consideration [3.5s] | INBA79.030 | Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05427 | 250 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در خصوص لقب ملکوتی بجهت حضرت صنیع مرقوم ... در خصوص الواح با ترجمه مرقوم فرموده بودید که از اینجا ارسال شود | Your letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Regarding the celestial title to be bestowed upon His Honour Ṣanī', it hath been written... As to the Tablets with their translations, you had written requesting these be sent from here [3.5s] | INBA79.032 | AVK2.107.17x | Naming of children; of individuals; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11890 | 160 | Persian | ای جوان میلانی هیچ میدانی که الان در چه حالتی به یاد تو مشغولم با وجود اینکه | O youth of Mílan! Dost thou know at all in what a state I am thinking of thee at this moment? Though time, comfort, and peace are in no wise possible | INBA79.034 | ADMS#209 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11968 | 100 | Persian | ای یار جانی نامه آن حبیب روحانی واصل و در طی آن نامه تصویر مقدس نورانی پیک | O intimate friend! The letter from that spiritual loved one arrived, and within its pages was contained the sacred and luminous portrait [3.5s] | INBA79.035 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11994 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب آنجناب رسید و تصاویر انعکاسیه حضرت پیک رحمن جناب بدیع | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were received, as were the photographic prints of that herald of divine mercy, Jinab-i-Badi' [3.5s] | INBA79.036 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11985 | 90 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل و تصاویری که ارسال فرموده بودید واصل گردید مگر صد و چهل عدد | Thy letter was received, as were the photographs that thou hadst sent, save one hundred and forty [3.5s] | INBA79.037a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11958 | 100 | mixed | ای جوان رحمانی هر چند از میلانی و لکن الحمد لله مرد میدانی و بجان مقیم آستانی | O youth of the All-Merciful! Though thou art from Milan, yet praise be to God, thou art a champion in the field and in thy soul art firm at His threshold [3.5s] | INBA79.037b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03133 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما واصل شد و از مضمون بالام قلب محزون اطلاع حاصل گشت ... بيگانگان هر چند نشانه تير بلايند ولی از هيچ جهت تسلّی خاطر ندارند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents was learned the sorrow of thy heart. Though strangers be the target of affliction's arrows, they find comfort from no direction [3.5s] | INBA79.038 | MMK3#219 p.158x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11932 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی فی الحقیقه ایام عسر امتداد یافت ولی اگر دقت نماای در سنه | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! In truth, the days of hardship have been prolonged, but if thou ponderest carefully [3.5s] | INBA79.040 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11876 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شیرین مضامین وصول یافت مژده داده بودید که از انجمنی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy sweet-scented letter hath been received, wherein thou didst herald tidings concerning a gathering [3.5s] | INBA79.041 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consultation; Methods of teaching the Cause; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11882 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان لوایحی از امریکا واصل و در طی این لفافه و بعضی بواسطه جناب ایادی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Letters have arrived from America, enclosed herewith, and some through the Hand of the Cause [3.5s] | INBA79.042 | Personal instructions; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02367 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و حزن و اندوه شما سبب تاثر قلوب گردید زیرا مرا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and thy sorrow and grief have deeply affected all hearts, for [3.5s] | INBA79.043 | MSHR4.329-330 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12018 | 40 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان این ورقه را بخط بسیار خوشی چهل و پنجاه نسخه مرقوم نموده | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Write this letter in most excellent calligraphy, and prepare forty or fifty copies thereof [3.5s] | INBA79.047 | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12020 | 20 | Persian | ای بنده حق این نامه آقا میرزا احمد را طبع نموده بهر جا انتشار دهید | O servant of God! Publish and disseminate widely this letter of Aqa Mirza Ahmad [3.5s] | INBA79.048a | Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01001 | 390 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی نامه رسید و از اثر خامه واضح و مشهود گشت که تمنای فدا داری و | O true friend! Thy letter reached Me, and through the traces of thy pen it became clear and evident that thou dost yearn for sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA79.048b | MKT4.071, MILAN.226, AMK.037-038, AVK3.290.09x, YHA1.340 (2.670) | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11965 | 100 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن یار روحانی از خدا خواهم که گلشن ملکوت را نهال بیهمال گردید | O ye who are associated with that spiritual friend! I beseech God that ye may become peerless saplings in the garden of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA79.051a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05145 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت مستقیم در وقتیکه عبدالبهاء در نهایت تضرع و ابتهالست بتو نامه نگارد و | O steadfast and upright one! At a time when 'Abdu'l-Bahá is in a state of utmost supplication and earnest entreaty, He pens this letter unto thee [3.5s] | INBA79.051b | AMK.036-036 | Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11870 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از فضل و موهبت رحمن بر میثاق ثابتی و البته ناطق گردی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful, thou art firm in the Covenant and thou shalt assuredly give voice to divine utterance [3.5s] | INBA79.052 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01678 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه مفصل بشما ارسال گردید حال نیز مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A detailed letter was previously dispatched to thee, and now a brief one is being penned [3.5s] | INBA79.054 | MMK6#489 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11825 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان یک مجلد کتاب بواسطه جناب صنیع السلطان واصل گردید و یک مجلد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! One volume of the book was received through Jinab-i-Sani'u's-Sultan, and another volume [3.5s] | INBA79.055 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03964 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان کتاب مبین قرین اطلاع گردید از مضامین معانی دلنشین استنباط شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy most lucid letter was received, and from its contents sweet significances were derived [3.5s] | INBA79.057 | MMK3#106 p.071x, HDQI.244 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12010 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و کتبی که بخط خویش مرقوم نموده بودید جمیع | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, along with all that thou hadst written with thine own hand [3.5s] | INBA79.058 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Excellence; distinction; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12004 | 70 | mixed | این روزنامه را در غرب شخصی از خارج طبع نموده و فصلی مفصل در این امر مرقوم | This newspaper has been published in the West by a person from abroad, and a detailed chapter concerning this Cause hath been written therein [3.5s] | INBA79.059a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11883 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه پنجم رمضان سنه ۱۳۲۷ وصول یافت حوادث بسیار خوشی داشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of the fifth of Ramadan 1327 was received and brought most welcome tidings [3.5s] | INBA79.059b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11903 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما با سواد عکس انداخته دو مکتوب رسید فی الحقیقه آنجناب | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, together with a photograph, hath reached me. In truth, thou [3.5s] | INBA79.061 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11986 | 90 | Persian | نامه شما رسید از تاسیس محفل روحانی در طبرستان مرقوم نموده بودید بسیار سبب سرور | Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written about the establishment of the Spiritual Assembly in Tabaristan, which brought exceeding joy [3.5s] | INBA79.062a | Exhortations and counsels; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11971 | 100 | mixed | نامه شما رسید و مفتریات اهل حجبات معلوم و واضح گردید جوابی در اینخصوص مرقوم | Your letter was received and the calumnies of the people of veils became known and evident. A response concerning this matter has been penned [3.5s] | INBA79.062b | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11995 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که در مدافعه بر مفتریات اهل نجف اشرف مرقوم شده البته | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which was penned in refutation of the calumnies of the people of most holy Najaf hath surely [3.5s] | INBA79.063 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10467 | 190 | mixed | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید آن انجمن با رایس فی الحقیقه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. That gathering with its president truly [3.5s]... ...As for those who are engaged in government service, they should perform their duties with the utmost fidelity, trustworthiness, rectitude, uprightness, integrity and high-mindedness | INBA79.064 | BRL_DAK#0369, COMP_TRUSTP#55x | BRL_TRUST#54x, COC#2066x, LOG#1472x | Justice and wrath of God; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||
| AB11866 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد در وقوعات مذکوره حکمت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Be thou not sorrowful, neither let grief overtake thee, for in these mentioned events there is divine wisdom [3.5s] | INBA79.065 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11946 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید حق با شماست اذن حضور خواسته | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. Verily, thou art right in having sought permission to attain Our presence [3.5s] | INBA79.067a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05619 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از معانی آن انجذاب بانوار جمال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused, and from its meanings was drawn attraction to the lights of the Beauty [3.5s] | INBA79.067b | MSHR2.351-352x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00560 | 530 | mixed | نامه های مطبوعه عبدالبهاء که بخط خوش خویش طبع نموده بودید رسید ... احبّآء الهی غافل و یحیائیها شب و روز در فساد بهر حزبی که برسند بهائیان را بحزبی دیگر | The printed letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, which thou hadst published in thine own graceful handwriting, have arrived... The beloved of God remain unaware, while the followers of Yahyá, night and day, spread corruption, attributing to every faction they meet the Bahá'ís' allegiance to another [3.5s] | INBA79.069 | MAS5.224x, RMT.314-315x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11860 | 210 | Persian | ای یار قدیم دستخط شریف وصول یافت اگر چند زمانی در تحریر تقصیر حاصل این بسبب | O ancient friend! Thy gracious letter was received. Though some delay occurred in writing, this was due to [3.5s] | INBA79.073 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12003 | 70 | Persian | ای جوان نورانی در خصوص امتحان سالیانه مدرسه تربیت مرقوم نموده بودید فی الحقیقه | O radiant youth! Concerning the annual examinations at the Tarbiyat School of which thou didst write, verily [3.5s] | INBA79.074a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01149 | 370 | mixed | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عزیز مهربان من نامه که باسید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت دلالت بر | My dear beloved one, the letter which you had written to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused, and it indicated [3.5s]... ...For some time, even as birds without a nest or shelter, I wandered vast lands. At one time I was on the peaks of mountains and hills | INBA79.074b | MMK5#085 p.067 | MHMD2s.321-322x | Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB11917 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان چندی بود که در مکاتبه با شما تاخیر افتاد و این نظر بمواقع | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Some time hath elapsed since correspondence with thee was delayed, and this owing to circumstances [3.5s] | INBA79.077 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12012 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت این دو کتاب که جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر جمع نموده اند باید بترتیب | O soul that art steadfast and firm! The two books which his honor Mirza Ali-Akbar hath compiled must be arranged [3.5s] | INBA79.078a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11954 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدماتت در آستان مقدس معروف و مثبوت و مساعیت در سبیل الهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are recognized and recorded, and thy strivings in the path of God are written [3.5s] | INBA79.078b | TISH.538 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11811 | 460 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ترتیل گردید عبدالبهاء در سحرگاه تضرع باستان بها | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was read aloud, and at daybreak 'Abdu'l-Bahá offered supplications at the Threshold of Bahá [3.5s] | INBA79.079 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11919 | 130 | Persian | ای خاندان بنده بهاء برکتی از رب البرهان از برای آن دودمان خواهم که در ظل شجره | O household of the servant of Bahá! I beseech, from the Lord of Light, a blessing for that noble lineage beneath the shadow of the Tree [3.5s] | INBA79.082 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12009 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر است نامه ملاحظه گردید در اینخصوص | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Due to lack of time, this reply must needs be brief. Thy letter was perused, and concerning this matter [3.5s] | INBA79.083a | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11908 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بیت مکرم در بغداد اکثر مواقعش ویران شده بود خواستم که بتاسیس | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The Most Great House in Baghdad had fallen, in most parts, into ruin, and I desired to undertake its restoration [3.5s] | INBA79.083b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11909 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ذیل نامه آقا میرزا محمد علیخان بهائی نامه شما رسید بجناب | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received under that of Aqa Mirza Muhammad-'Ali Khan-i-Baha'i [3.5s] | INBA79.084 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00629 | 1220 | Arabic | Lawh-i-Hikmat | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات من قبل الذی لا قبل له و ینزل کیف یشاء بامره و انه لهو المقتدر | Glorified be He Who hath sent down verses from before that which hath no before, and doth send down as He willeth through His command, and verily He is the All-Powerful [3.5s]... ...Know that thy Lord hath ever been a treasure concealed within His invisible Essence and shall remain concealed | INBA81:097 | ANDA#19 p.29x | BLO_failayn | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01878 | 470 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه من خفیات حبک و کنا من الشاهدین و | Thy letter hath come before Us, and We have learned what lay concealed therein of thy love, and We were among those who witnessed [3.5s] | INBA81:104 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00288 | 2190 | mixed | حمد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مالک وجود را لایق و سزا که از تجلیات انوار نیر برهان | Praise be unto the most sacred and exalted Court of the Sovereign of existence, Who through the effulgences of the Orb of proof [3.5s] | INBA81:138x, BLIB_Or15715.169j, | Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04667 | 200 | mixed | ای کریم ندای تو بساحت عرش رحیم رسید و اذن مقدسه الهیه باصغای آن متوجه طوبی از برای | O Generous One! Thy call hath reached the precincts of the Throne of the All-Merciful, and the sacred divine ears have inclined to hearken unto it. Blessed be [3.5s] | INBA81:143, BLIB_Or03116.086, , BLIB_Or11096#125, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05383 | 180 | mixed | ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و از مشرق ظهور این کلمه مبارکه مسطور ای اسد غیر حق | Thy mention hath been voiced before the Throne, and from the Dayspring of Revelation hath this blessed word been inscribed: O lion, besides the Truth [3.5s] | INBA81:145, BLIB_Or03116.086r.03, , BLIB_Or11096#126, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02504 | 350 | mixed | اسم اگرچه مدل بموسومست ولکن این در رتبه خلق مشهود و اما حق مقدس از اسم و رسم | Though the Name is signified by symbols, yet this pertaineth to the station of creation; verily God is sanctified above all names and attributes [3.5s]... ...The hour is approaching when the most great convulsion will have appeared.… I swear by God! The promised day is come, the day when tormenting trials will have surged above your heads | INBA81:146 | AVK1.105.11x, AVK4.461ax, RAHA.153x, YMM.170x | ADJ.081x, TDH#058.4x, PDC.004x | Degrees of faith; certitude; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01506 | 570 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالعظمه و تفرد بالکلمة التی اذا ظهرت ظهرت الحاقة | Praise be unto Him Who standeth alone in His grandeur and is unique through His Word, whereupon its revelation hath manifested the Ultimate Truth [3.5s] | INBA81:148, BLIB_Or15719.139b, | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#227 | |||||||||
| BH01654 | Second Tablet to Faris | 530 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و وجدنا منه عرف الحب و الوداد لذا نزل لک هذا اللوح | Thy letter hath come before Our Countenance, and from it We have inhaled the fragrance of love and affection; wherefore this Tablet hath been sent down unto thee [3.5s]... ...The Breath hath been wafted, and the Breeze hath blown, and from Zion hath appeared that which was hidden, and from Jerusalem is heard the Voice of God | INBA81:153, BLIB_Or11095#030, | BRL_DA#274, AVK3.121x, SFI16.038-039, ASAT4.432x, YIK.120-121 | GPB.211x, PDC.125x, PDC.165x2x, PDC.165-166x, PDC.167x, BSB7:3-4 p27x, HURQ.BH77 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to Christians | - | - | LL#085 | ||||||
| BH02329 | Lawh-i-Babu'l-Ata [Lawh-i-Banu-Qurayzih] | 380 | mixed | Translation List | Lawh-i-Bábu’l-ʻAtá (or Lawh-i-Banú-Qurayzih) | ذرات کائنات شاهد و حقائق ممکنات گواه که این عبد از ظهور و اظهار امر مقصودی جز | The atoms of every contingent being and the realities of all created things bear witness that this Servant.... When I was but a child, this Wronged One read an account of the invasion of the Banú-Qurayẓih recorded in a book attributed to the late Mullá Báqir Majlisí. | INBA81:158, BLIB_Or15695.037, , BLIB_Or15724.101, | MAS7.135, ASAT2.017x | ADMS#042 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB2.348, LL#075 | ||||
| BH02157 | 410 | mixed | قلم اعلی میفرماید ای دوستان حق مقصود از حمل این رزایای متواتره و بلایای | The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: O friends of Truth! The purpose of bearing these successive tribulations and calamities [3.5s] | INBA81:161 | DWNP_v6#02 p.004, QALAM.012 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00997 | 830 | mixed | ای دوستان جمال رحمن من غیر ستر و کتمان از افق اکوان مشرق و لائح بشانیکه احدی | O friends! The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath shone forth from the horizon of creation, manifest and unconcealed, in such wise that none [3.5s] | INBA81:165, NLAI_BH1.123, NLAI_BH2.049 | BRL_DA#317, MAS4.021cx, MAS4.022bx, MAS4.124ax, MAS4.138bx, ASAT4.192x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00863 | 5160 | mixed | حمد مقدس از شئونات عالم و اشارات امم و شبهات معتدین و ضوضاء معرضین ساحت امنع | Hallowed praise be sanctified above the affairs of the world and the intimations of nations, beyond the doubts of the assailants and the clamor of the deniers [3.5s] | INBA81:173x | BRL_DA#747, MAS8.112cx, TSAY.467x, MSBH5.146x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00039 | 6840 | mixed | یا ابراهیم قد حضر اسمک فی هذا المقام الاعلی امام حضور مولی الوری ذکرک | O Ibrahim! Indeed thy name hath been mentioned in this most exalted station before the presence of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s]... ...O Lord my God! Thy knowledge of me doth verily surpass my understanding of my own self. I implore Thee to enable me to so rise to serve Thee | INBA81:181.11x, BLIB_Or15715.207x, | AQA6#299 p.292, ADM2#023 p.041x | JHT_S#046x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02969 | 300 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حمد و ثنا مالک ممالک فضل و عطا را سزا که بید عنایت در حدیقه مکرمت اشجاری غرس | Praise and glorification befit the Lord of the realms of grace and bounty, Who hath, with the hand of divine favor, planted trees in the garden of munificence [3.5s] | INBA81:182x | LHKM3.352ax, LDR.267x, MSBH5.218-219x, QIRT.02cx | BRL_IOPF#1.16x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Exhortations and counsels; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH06850 | 150 | mixed | یا علی علیک سلام الله و رحمته الحمد لله توجه نمودی و ندای مظلوم را باذن خود | O Ali! Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy. Praise be unto God that thou hast turned thyself and hast hearkened with thine own ear to the Call of the Wronged One [3.5s] | INBA81:185 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07979 | 130 | Arabic | یا مشهدی علی یا اسکوئی علیک بها الله | O Mashhadi 'Ali, O Iskuyi, upon thee be the Glory of God [3.5s] | INBA81:186 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for teaching; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01350 | 630 | mixed | الیوم آنچه لدی العرش محبوب تبلیغ امر الله است و کذلک قضی الامر من لدی المختار | In this day, that which is beloved at the Throne is the teaching of God's Cause, and thus hath the decree gone forth from the Chosen One [3.5s] | INBA81:187 | BRL_DA#602, MAS4.140ax | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00970 | Lawh-i-Laylatu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Sacred Night - Adrianople) | 850 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh Laylat al-Quds (Tablet of the Sacred Night, Edirne) | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تشهد و تری کیف ابتلیت بین عبادک بعد الذی مااردت الا الخضوع | The Most Great Name beareth Me witness! How sad if any man were, in this Day, to rest his heart on the transitory things of this world! | INBA81:021x, BLIB_Or15698.213, , BLIB_Or15720.209, , BLIB_Or15740.162, , Majlis934.127-133x | BRL_DA#715, GWBP#147 p.203x, AVK2.027.04x, AVK3.240x, IQT.213, MJMM.227, HDQI.027ax, ASAT3.212x, ASAT4.015x, ASAT5.248x, ASAT5.284x, AHB_107BE #09 p.180x, AKHA_105BE #06 p.001x, AKHA_108BE #08 p.002x, OOL.B001bx | GWB#147x, ADJ.083x, SW_v07#19 p.191, SW_v10#01 p.001, BSC.133 #051x | Calls on His followers to be closely united and to associate with their neighbours ‘with faces joyous and beaming with light’. | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | 2b | * | - | ROB2.164, ROB2.188, GSH.209, LL#147 | Sometimes referred to in the plural, Alváḥ-i-Laylatu’l-Quds. Not to be confused with Inventory #BH00915. | |
| BH04813 | 200 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مالک الملکوت لمن آمن بالله الفرد الخبیر قد حضر اسمک لدی المظلوم | The Book which the Sovereign of the Kingdom hath revealed unto him who hath believed in God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. Thy name hath, verily, been mentioned before the Wronged One [3.5s] | INBA81:048 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04606 | Lawh-i-Ram | 200 | Arabic | اتقوا الله یا ملا الارض و لاتظنوا فیما اذکرناه فی اللوح باسم الرام رام الذی | Fear ye God, O people of the earth, and think not that the wine We have mentioned in Our Tablet is the wine which men drink | INBA81:049 | AVK3.041.06x, GHA.429a.01-03x, MUH3.276-277, ASAT4.003x, AKHA_122BE #09 p.a, OOL.B186 | COC#1785 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| BH05418 | 180 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی علی سحاب العرفان انه لهو الرحمن قد شهد | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come upon the clouds of divine knowledge, verily He is the All-Merciful Who hath testified [3.5s] | INBA81:058, BLIB_Or15713.194, , BLIB_Or15715.236f, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00379 | 1780 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | شمس الکلمات عن افق بیان ملیک الاسماء و الصفات قد کانت فی احسن الساعات بانوار | The day-star of words, dawning above the horizon of the utterance of Him Who is the Lord of all names and attributes, hath, at this most blessed of hours | INBA81:062, BLIB_Or15692.005, , BLIB_Or15706.021, , BLIB_Or15714.005, | BRL_DA#200, AYT.305x, ASAT4.400x, AMB#10 | DOR#10 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#015 | ||||||
| BH01459 | 590 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | ان یا قلم الابهی بشر اهل ملا الاعلی بما شق حجاب الستر و ظهر جمال الله عن هذا | Proclaim unto the celestial Concourse, O Pen of effulgent glory, that lo, the veil of concealment hath been rent asunder | INBA81:076, BLIB_Or15706.110, , BLIB_Or15714.001, | AHM.162, AHM.158, AYT.246, NSR_1993.111, ASAT1.075x, ASAT3.137x, ASAT4.400x, ASAT4.400x, AHB_120BE #02 p.040, AMB#07 | DOR#07, GPB.154x | unknown, S. Jaberi | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#222 | |||||
| BH00637 | Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test) | 1500 | mixed | Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test) | ان یا فتنه البقا فانتظری فتنه الله المهیمن القیوم بانها سیاتیکم بالحق فها قد | O Enchantment of eternity! Await thou the Enchantment of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, for verily it shall come unto you with truth. Lo, it hath [3.5s] | INBA81:080x | BRL_DA#574, MAS4.261x, RHQM1.206-209 (262-265) (157-159x), YIA.567-569x, OOL.B037x | Foretells a coming period of tests and trials, which will encompass all created things and every atom of existence and lay violent hold on the peoples of the world. | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | 2a | * | - | ROB1.128, MMAH.173, GSH.036, LL#087 | ||||
| BH11176 | 50 | Arabic | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | یا غصن اعظم لعمر الله نوازلک کدرتنی ولکن الله یشفیک و یحفظک و هو خیر کریم | O Most Great Branch! By My life! Thy tribulations have grieved Me, but God shall heal thee and preserve thee, for He is the Best, the All-Bountiful [3.5s]... ...The glory of God rest upon Thee and upon whosoever serveth Thee and circleth around Thee | INBA81:087a | BRL_DA#244, AHM.106, HDQI.006b, AHDW.009, ASAT4.413x, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.196, ANDA#03 p.46 | BRL_ATBH#42, WOB.135x | almunajat.com [item 20] | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | LL#092 | |||||
| BH09144 | 110 | Arabic | Tablets by Bahá'u'lláh, Some | یا غصنی الاعظم قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتابک و سمعنا ما ناجیت به الله رب العالمین | O thou my Greatest Branch! Thy letter was surely presented before this oppressed one, and I heard that which | INBA81:087b | BRL_DA#440, AHM.105, HDQI.007, AHDW.008, YHA1.012-013, ASAT4.412x, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.197, ANDA#03 p.48, ANDA#43-44 p.02, QALAM.014 | GPB.243x3x, WOB.135-136x, SW_v04#14 p.239, SW_v05#15 p.228, SW_v08#14 p.184 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | LL#091 | ||||||
| BH02209 | Lawh-i-Ard-i-Ba | 400 | mixed | Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Lawh-i-Ard-i-Ba (Tablet of the Land of Ba) | حمدا لمن تشرف ارض الباء بقدوم من طاف حوله الاسماء بذلک بشرت الذرات کل | Praise be to Him Who hath honoured the Land of Bá through the presence of Him round Whom all names revolve. | INBA81:088x, BLIB_Or15727a.043, | AHM.107x, HDQI.005x, AHDW.009x, ASAT4.413x, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.196x, TBP#16x, OOL.B166x | TB#16x, GPB.243x, WOB.136x, SW_v04#14 p.239x, SW_v08#14 p.185x | almunajat.com [item 21], L. Slott | Consolation and comfort; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ROB4.240, BKOG.378, YMM.151, LL#061 | |||
| BH08686 | 110 | Arabic | ان یا محمد قم علی خدمه الله و امره و کن لهیب الحمراء لاعداء جمالی الابهی و | O Muhammad! Arise to serve God and His Cause, and be as a blazing flame unto the enemies of My Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | INBA81:089, BLIB_Or03114.069, | LHKM2.235 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Importance of prayer; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09086 | 110 | Arabic | یا الهی هذا غصن انشعب من دوحه فردانیتک و سدره وحدانیتک تراه یا الهی ناظرا | This is the Branch that hath extended from the bower of Thy Oneness... ...Thou knowest, O my God, that I desire for Him naught except that which Thou didst desire | INBA81:090, BLIB_Or15696.127d, | BRL_DA#402, AHM.109, HDQI.006a, AHDW.009, KKD2.002, ASAT4.414x, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.197, ANDA#03 p.47 | GPB.243x, WOB.136x, SW_v04#13 p.235, SW_v05#15 p.226, SW_v08#14 p.184 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | LL#353 | |||||||
| BH01592 | 550 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن توجه الی الوجه الی ان فاز بما نزل فی کتاب الله مالک | The Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed unto him who hath turned his face towards the Countenance, that he may attain unto that which hath been sent down in the Book of God, the Sovereign [3.5s] | INBA81:091 | AQA6#308 p.301b, AVK3.086.10x, AVK3.105.02x, AVK3.193.07x, GHA.321a.05x, MAS4.366ax, MAS8.115ax | Chastisement and requital; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00017 | Sahifiy-i-'Adliyya = Risaliy-i-'Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Root Principles) | 13500 | Persian | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Gate of the Heart | Sahifiy-i-Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Root Principles) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. حمد و سپاس وصف جمال ذاتی است که لم یزل بوده یگانه فرد بدون وجود شیئ با او و لایزال بکینونیة خود | Praise and thanksgiving befit that Essential Beauty Who hath been from time immemorial single and alone, with naught existing alongside Him, and Who everlastingly endureth in His own Being [3.5s]... ...The supporters of the “oneness of existence” have joined partners with God through their testimony of existence… Since the Ancient of Days created mankind for the purpose of apprehending the power shining within themselves | INBA82:134-205, INBA_3006C:097-, , INBA_5010C:012-082, , INBA_6011C:001-077, , INBA_6012C.265-299x, , PR03.214v27-228r05, PR17.000v-044v, IOM.091, KB_adliyya, HBH_sahifadl, BYC_adliyya, AEWB.136-141x, | AYT.039x, AVK1.030.09x, AVK1.075.10x, AVK1.099-100x, AVK1.103-104x, AVK1.322.07x, AVK2.102.15x, AVK2.167.14x, AVK2.334.11x, HNMJ.093-096x, OOL.A014 | BAPT.017-018x, BAPT.026-039x, TAME, BLO_PT#216.021x, GOH.191-192x, GOH.196-197x, GOH.207x, GOH.218-219x, GOH.222x, GOH.225-232x, GOH.235x, GOH.252x, MNP.047x, MNP.057x, HURQ.BB52x, BLO_PT#079.1.1x, BLO_PT#079.1.3x, BLO_sazedj#02 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's love for His own Essence; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | 2 | * | - | NSS.036-038, AHDA.453.5, MMAH.045?, MMAH.058, SRC.042, SRC.068-070, SRC.197, GOH.032-033, GOH.217-236 | |||
| BB00161 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تعذبن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة النفی | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which is exalted above all things, to chastise every being possessing the letter Alif that claimeth association with the Tree of Negation [3.5s] | INBA82:016-025, BYC_misc-b.035a05-040b07 | Justice and wrath of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00142 | Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی مستضیئة فوق کل شیء ان ترحمن و تکرمن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات بقیومیتک التی انها هی متقومة فوق کل شیء | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Divinity, which illumineth all things from on high, that Thou mayest vouchsafe Thy mercy and confer Thy bounties upon every soul that is associated with the Tree of Affirmation, by Thy Self-Subsistence, which standeth supreme above all things [4o] | INBA82:025-035, BYC_misc-b.040b09-046b03 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00934 | Lawh-i-Tuqa | 880 | Arabic | Lawhut-Tuqa (Tablet of Piety or the Fear of God) | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز علیا و ینطق بالحق فی ملکوته الاعلی بلسانه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the heaven of transcendent might, and Who speaketh with truth in His most exalted Kingdom through His tongue [3.5s]... ...Among the people is he who opposes God publicly. If the verses of God are recited to him, his face grows dark and he returns to his people as one despised. | INBA83:100, BLIB_Or15702.001, , BLIB_Or15723.258, , BLIB_Or15737.102, , ALIB.folder18p204 | BRL_DA#723, AQA7#509 p.347, OOL.B083 | HURQ.BH50, KSHK#06x | Bids the people enter the ‘crimson Ark’, adorned with divine virtue; addresses the objections of those who reject the divine verses; and warns those who, like Mírzá Yaḥyá, denied the ‘Most Great Announcement’. | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | ROB2.397, GPB.171, LL#254 | |||
| BH00402 | Suriy-i-Shahada | 1710 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک بین یدی العرش و توجه الیه لحظات الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و عرفنا ما | Your letter hath attained the presence before the Throne, and the gaze of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, hath been directed towards it, and We have perceived that which [3.5s] | INBA83:103, BLIB_Or15702.007, , BLIB_Or15723.261, , BLIB_Or15737.106, , ALIB.folder18p109-116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00846 | 970 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا نبیل الاعظم اسمع ما ینادیک به لسان القدم عن جبروت اسمه الاکرم و انه ینطق | Let thine ear be attentive, O Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, to the Voice of the Ancient of Days, crying to thee from the Kingdom of His all-glorious Name. | INBA83:108, BLIB_Or15702.018, , ALIB.folder18p207 | BRL_DA#772, GWBP#139 p.194, KHSH07.011 | GWB#139, ADJ.025x, ADJ.060x | T. Ellis | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ROB3.026, LL#198 | |||||
| BH01623 | 540 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الحبیب الی الذی قدر الله له مقاما فی الرضوان و کان له من رحمه ربه فی | This is a Book from the Beloved unto him for whom God hath ordained a station in the Ridván, and who hath received of the mercy of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA83:111, BLIB_Or03114.031, , BLIB_Or15702.024, , BLIB_Or15723.267, , BLIB_Or15737.112, , ALIB.folder18p314 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01761 | Suriy-i-Zuhur | 500 | Arabic | Súriy-i-Zuhúr (Surah of Revelation) | تلک آیات الکتاب قد نزلت علی احسن النغمات و انها بنفسها لیکون حجه علی من فی | These are the verses of the Book, revealed in the most melodious of tones, and they shall, of themselves, stand as testimony against all who dwell therein [3.5s] | INBA83:113, BLIB_Or15702.028, , ALIB.folder18p316 | PYK.115, OOL.B143 | Declares, at a time when He is beset on all sides, that His revelation is the testimony of God that separates truth from error; asserts that what the people recognize of His cause is but the robe and cloak wherewith He attires Himself; and admonishes the people for failing to recognize Him upon His return, after changing His garb and departing for but a little while from their midst. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Word of God and human limitations | 2c | * | - | LL#332 | Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686). | |||
| BH01725 | Suriy-i-Javad | 510 | Arabic | ذکر اسم ربک عبده جواد الذی آمن و هدی و استقر علی الامر فی یوم الذی زلت فیه اقدام | Make mention of the Name of thy Lord, His servant Jawad, who came to faith and was one guided aright. And he was one established in His Cause on the Day | INBA83:123, BLIB_Or03114.033, , BLIB_Or15702.047, , BLIB_Or15737.114, , ALIB.folder18p318 | OOL.B127 | HURQ.BH40 | Recalls the idol worshippers of ages past and condemns their blind imitation, equates their words and deeds with those of the Bábís, and affirms that most of the people today are similarly worshipping false idols and that when they are gone it will be as if they had never existed, but that none of this will hinder the divine Sun from shining. | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | |||||
| BH00994 | Suriy-i-Ism | 830 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | Suriy-i-Ism (Surah of the Name) | ان یا اسمی اسمع ندآء الله عن مطلع کل اللسان بانی انا الله ربک و رب کل شیء و | O My Name! Hearken unto the Call of God from the Dawning-Place of every tongue: "Verily, I am God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things." [3.5s]... ...Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self, and purify them from all attachment to anything besides Me… Intone, O My servant, the verses of God | INBA83:124, BLIB_Or15702.051, , ALIB.folder18p214 | BRL_DA#721, GWBP#136 p.189x, AVK2.168.20x, MAS4.026ax, MAS4.045x, MAS8.120bx, ASAT1.242x, ASAT4.156x, PYK.018, OOL.B125 | GWB#136x, ADJ.025x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.032x, BLO_sazedj#12x, HURQ.BH37 | MJ Cyr, L. Slott, Seals & Crofts, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, K. Key, Sheyda Peyman, Ina Nes | Calls the recipient to cast all names and designations behind him and announce the joyful tidings; states that between God and the creatures there is a ladder with three steps: this world, the hereafter, and ‘the Kingdom of Names’; calls the people to deliver their souls from ‘the bondage of self ’; invites the recipient to ‘intone the verses of God’, promising that the sweetness of their melody will cause ‘the heart of every righteous man to throb’; and counsels the people to truthfulness, generosity, and purity of heart. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | 2c | * | - | LL#143, LL#310 | BLO note: See also loom.loomofreality.org (authorized translation of a passage) |
| BH01216 | 690 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و اخذته انامل الرحمه و الاقتدار و توجه الیه منظر ربک | Your letter hath been presented before the Throne, and the fingers of mercy and might have received it, and the gaze of thy Lord hath turned towards it [3.5s] | INBA83:127, BLIB_Or03114.034r, , BLIB_Or15702.058, , BLIB_Or15737.116, , ALIB.folder18p264 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01163 | 720 | Arabic | ذکر الله من سدره البقاء عن رضوان الامر قد کان علی ابدع الالحان مرفوعا ان استمعوا | Hearken ye unto the remembrance of God, raised in most wondrous melody from the Lote-Tree of Eternity in the Paradise of His Command [3.5s] | INBA83:129, BLIB_Or03114.037, , BLIB_Or15702.064, , BLIB_Or15737.119, , ALIB.folder18p266 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00604 | Suriy-i-Zubur | 1260 | Arabic | جمال الرحمن عن افق الرضوان خلف سحاب الاحزان قد کان بالحق مشروقا و ان یرفع السحاب | The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath risen from the horizon of the Divine Good-Pleasure, veiled behind clouds of sorrow, and verily these clouds shall be lifted [3.5s] | INBA83:132, BLIB_Or03114.039r, , BLIB_Or15696.124b, , BLIB_Or15702.070, , BLIB_Or15737.121, , NLAI_BH1.390, ALIB.folder18p147-152 | ASAT1.125x, TISH.269-273, OOL.B142 | Explains the circumstances of His withdrawal from the community, states that He has as a result hidden His reality behind the veils, and calls the recipient to proclaim and defend Bahá’u’lláh’s cause both in person and in his writings, assuring him that divine confirmations will attend his efforts. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | LL#331 | |||||
| BH00922 | Suriy-i-Ma'ani | 890 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یسبح له کل من فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء محیطا | Praised be He who offereth glory before Him; all, that is, whether they be in the heavens or upon the earth. He indeed hath ever been All-Encompassing of everything | INBA83:136, BLIB_Or03114.044r, , BLIB_Or15702.082, , BLIB_Or15737.126, , NLAI_BH2.118, ALIB.folder18p219 | OOL.B129 | HURQ.BH33 | Praises God and His Messengers, who receive divine inspiration in various ways; declares as a matter of principle that the transcendent Godhead is not the immediate cause of this inspiration; and extols the transformative power of the word of God at the time of its revelation. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | LL#317 | ||||
| BH00682 | Suriy-i-Hifz | 1130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب یذکر فیه ما الهمنی الروح و انه لتنزیل من الله و آیه ذکره للذینهم اقروا بالله و | This is a Book wherein is recorded that which the Spirit hath inspired within Me, and verily it is a revelation from God and a token of His remembrance unto them that have acknowledged God [3.5s] | INBA83:139, BLIB_Or03114.047r, , BLIB_Or15702.090, , BLIB_Or15737.129, , ALIB.folder18p152-162 | OOL.B122 | Discusses Bahá’u’lláh’s opposition from Mírzá Yaḥyá and the latter’s intention to have Bahá’u’lláh killed, which was averted through divine protection, and Bahá’u’lláh’s open offer of forgiveness should His half-brother turn to Him in repentance. | Call to action; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | 3a | * | - | LL#307 | |||||
| BH00939 | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | 870 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی | The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment | INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221 | AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29 | DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531 | Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh. | Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | * | ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303 | ||
| BH01854 | Suriy-i-Man' | 480 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد من عبادنا لیشکر الله رب و یکون من الشاکرین | This is a Book in which He, in very Truth, crieth out and maketh mention of one among Our servants to the end that he render thanks unto God, his Lord, and be numbered among the especially thankful | INBA83:148, BLIB_Or15702.128, , ALIB.folder18p319 | BRL_DA#320 | HURQ.BH41 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#318 | ||||||
| BH01057 | Suriy-i-Burhan (not = Lawh-i-Burhan) | 790 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الغلام لبرهانه لمن فی السموات و الارض و سلطانه | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that this Youth is His proof unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth, and His sovereign authority [3.5s] | INBA83:150, BLIB_Or15702.132, , BLIB_Or15737.134, , ALIB.folder18p272 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02830 | 310 | Arabic | ان یا بقیه آل الله فی الارض و نفحه الباقیه من رضوان القدس و کلمه المسطوره من | O remnant of the Family of God upon earth, and lingering fragrance from the celestial Ridván, and inscribed Word [3.5s] | INBA83:153, BLIB_Or15702.140, , ALIB.folder18p418 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00503 | Suriy-i-Khitab | 1470 | Arabic | ذکر الله علی هیئه النار فی هیکل النور من سدره الانسان باذن الرحمن قد کان فی قطب | The Remembrance of God in the form of Fire, in the Temple of Light, from the Lote-Tree of Man, hath, in very truth, been made manifest with the permission of the All-Merciful | INBA83:154, BLIB_Or15702.144, , BLIB_Or15737.137, | BRL_DA#108, OOL.B128 | HURQ.BH36 | Praises the recipient for recognizing Bahá’u’lláh after failing to do so in an earlier meeting prior to His declaration, calls the Bábís to recognize Bahá’u’lláh as the return of the Báb and their verses as the same in essence, and summons the recipient to teach the Cause of God through his utterance and through his pen, promising that through the power of this tablet, his words will have a penetrating influence. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | LL#314 | ||||
| BH00853 | 960 | Arabic | ان یا عبد الذی سجنت فی سبیل الله ربک و رب العالمین اسمع ما ینطق به لسان القدس | O thou servant who hast been imprisoned in the path of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds! Hearken unto that which the Tongue of Holiness speaketh [3.5s] | INBA83:159, BLIB_Or03114.051r, , BLIB_Or15702.158, , BLIB_Or15737.141, , ALIB.folder18p224 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00980 | 840 | Arabic | ان یا بقیه اسمائنا الحسنی اسمع ما یوحی الیک عن شطر القدم مقر ربک العلی العظیم | O remnant of Our most beauteous names! Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the direction of eternity, the seat of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great [3.5s] | INBA83:165, BLIB_Or15702.174, , BLIB_Or15737.146, , ALIB.folder18p228 | PYK.015 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02052 | 430 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و ینزلها کیف یشاء بامر من عنده و انه قد کان علی | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and doth send them down as He willeth by His command, and verily He hath ever been mighty [3.5s] | INBA83:168, BLIB_Or15702.181, , ALIB.folder18p365 | MAS4.139cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04428 | 210 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز حکیم و بها نزلت الرحمه من سماء اسمی | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Wise, and through them hath mercy descended from the heaven of My Name [3.5s] | INBA83:171, BLIB_Or15702.190, , ALIB.folder18p479b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00724 | 1080 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه ما یقرب العالمین الی رضوان قدس بدیع ان یستقیمن علی حب | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein is that which draweth the peoples of the world nigh unto a hallowed and wondrous Paradise, should they remain steadfast in love [3.5s] | INBA83:172, BLIB_Or15702.192, , BLIB_Or15737.150, , NLAI_BH2.085, ALIB.folder18p162 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02992 | 300 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی قدر لکل شیء مقدارا و انه یقدر ما یشاء بامر من عنده و انه کان علی کل | Glorified be He Who hath ordained for all things their measure, and Who decreeth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily He hath power over all things [3.5s] | INBA83:176, BLIB_Or15702.202, , ALIB.folder18p420 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02440 | 360 | Arabic | ان یا قاسم خذ لنفسک قسمه من هذا الفضل ثم اکف بها عن العالمین و انها یکفیک عن | O Qasim! Take for thyself a portion of this bounty, then rest content therewith, detached from all else, for verily it shall suffice thee [3.5s] | INBA83:177, BLIB_Or15702.205, , ALIB.folder18p368 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02457 | 360 | Arabic | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده کاظم الذی آمن بالله و کان من الفائزین فی ام الالواح مسطورا و | Remember the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Kazim, who believed in God and was among the triumphant ones, as recorded in the Mother Book [3.5s] | INBA83:178, BLIB_Or15702.207, , ALIB.folder18p421 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01340 | 640 | Arabic | قد طلع النور عن افق الظهور و اشرق الجمال عن مشرق الجلال اذا نادت الاشیاء فی سر | The light hath risen from the horizon of manifestation, and Beauty hath shone forth from the dayspring of majesty, whereupon all things cried out in their inmost essence [3.5s] | INBA83:179, BLIB_Or03114.092, , BLIB_Or15702.209, , ALIB.folder18p278 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00348 | Suriy-i-Qada | 1900 | Arabic | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء الله ربک عن یمین العرش بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O `Ali! Hearken ye unto the Call of God, thy Lord, from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne, proclaiming "I, verily, I am God, no God is there except I Myself | INBA83:184, BLIB_Or03114.015r, , BLIB_Or15702.218, , ALIB.folder18p088-096 | BRL_DA#555, FBAH.099x | HURQ.BH46x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BH04455 | 210 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یذکر امته حین الذی احاطته الاحزان من طرف قریب و بعید علی شان | Glorified be He Who remembereth His people at a time when sorrows have encompassed Him from near and far [3.5s] | INBA83:190, BLIB_Or15702.229, , ALIB.folder18p457 | ASAT1.141x, TISH.508-509 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01678 | 520 | Arabic | ان یا علی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان الذی ظهر باسم علی قبل نبیل انه | O Ali! Bear thou witness in thine inmost heart that verily there is none other God but Him, and that He Who appeared bearing the name of Ali before Nabil, verily He [3.5s] | INBA83:191, BLIB_Or03114.088, , BLIB_Or15702.231, , ALIB.folder18p321 | MAS4.175cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ROB3.194, LL#429 | ||||||||
| BH02152 | 410 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات فیکل حین لقوم یشعرون علی انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses at every moment unto a people who perceive, testifying that there is none other God but Him, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA83:193, BLIB_Or15702.234, , BLIB_Or15737.154, , ALIB.folder18p369 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02511 | 350 | Arabic | ان یا ابا بصیر قم و انذر الذینهم کفروا بایات الرحمن و جعلوا انفسهم عن هذا الرضوان | O Abu-Basir! Arise and warn them that have denied the signs of the All-Merciful and have kept themselves from this Paradise [3.5s] | INBA83:194, BLIB_Or15702.237, , NLAI_BH2.313, ALIB.folder18p371 | ASAT1.037x, TISH.511-512 | Chastisement and requital; Purpose; goal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00597 | Lawh-i-Ashraf | 1270 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablet to Ashraf | Lawh-i Ashraf (Tablet to Ahsraf) | ان یا اشرف اسمع ما یلقیک لسان القدم و لاتکن من الغافلین و ان استماع نغمه من نغمات | O Ashraf, listen carefully to what the Tongue of the Eternal has to say. Any one of the melodies of your Lord would be sufficient to attract the hearts | INBA83:216, BLIB_Or15702.276, , NLAI_BH2.308, ALIB.folder18p167 | BRL_DA#722, GWBP#052 p.075x, AVK3.088.11x, MJMM.211, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.140x, ASAT2.065x, ASAT5.347x, OOL.B027 | GWB#052x, BLO_PT#171 | A summons to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, naming the proofs of His cause as His own self, His revelation, and His words, and admonishing the Bábís who had not yet embraced it. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | ROB2.230, ROB2.120, GSH.186, LL#063 | Quoted in the Lawh-i-Istintaq, BH00015. | |
| BH02634 | 340 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله العلی المقتدر الحکیم و فیه یذکر امه الله الاعظم التی اختصها الله | This is a Book from God, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise, wherein mention is made of His greatest handmaiden, whom God hath singled out [3.5s] | INBA83:220, BLIB_Or15702.284, , NLAI_BH2.306, ALIB.folder18p372 | Consolation and comfort; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01737 | 510 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر الذینهم آمنوا بالله و سلطانه فی هذه الایام التی فیها اضطربت | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and maketh mention of them that have believed in God and His sovereignty in these days wherein all have been shaken [3.5s] | INBA83:221, BLIB_Or03114.055, , BLIB_Or15702.286, , BLIB_Or15737.156, , ALIB.folder18p323 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01728 | 510 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh) | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و یجذب بها قلوب من یشاء و انه کان علی ما یشاء قدیرا... الثّنآء الّذی ظهر من نفسک الأعلی و البهآء الّذی طلع | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and through them doth draw unto Himself such hearts as He willeth, and verily He is powerful over whatsoever He desireth [3.5s]... ...The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty | INBA83:223, INBA49:286, BLIB_Or15702.289, , NLAI_BH1.177, ALIB.folder18p325 | PMP#180x, ASAT4.077x | PM#180x | Chastisement and requital; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| BH01617 | 540 | Arabic | قل الایات قد نزلت من جبروت الاعلی من لدن ملیک الاسماء و الصفات و بها شقت الحجبات | Say: The verses have indeed descended from the Supreme Kingdom, from the King of Names and Attributes, and through them were the veils rent asunder [3.5s] | INBA83:224, BLIB_Or15702.293, , NLAI_BH2.115, ALIB.folder18p282 | MAS4.124bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01548 | 560 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت من لدن عزیز حکیم و یهدی الناس الی جبروت الفضل و یرزقهم | These are the verses of holiness that have been sent down by One Who is Mighty and All-Wise. They guide mankind unto the dominion of grace and bestow sustenance upon them [3.5s] | INBA83:228, BLIB_Or03114.056r, , BLIB_Or15725.518, , BLIB_Or15737.157, , ALIB.folder18p327 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03464 | 260 | Arabic | ان یا محمود ان احمد ربک فی آنا اللیل و اطراف النهار و قدس وجهک لربک و کن فی | O Mahmud! Praise thy Lord in the watches of the night and at the extremities of the day, sanctify thy countenance for thy Lord, and be thou among [3.5s] | INBA83:230, BLIB_Or03114.058r, , BLIB_Or15725.520a, , BLIB_Or15737.159, , ALIB.folder18p422 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01821 | 490 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز جمیل و فیه یذکر الله عبدا من عباده لیکون من المتذکرین | This is a Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the Beauteous, wherein God maketh mention of one among His servants, that he may be of them that remember [3.5s] | INBA83:232, BLIB_Or15725.522, , ALIB.folder18p329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01721 | 510 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من سماء عز علیا و جعلها الله حجه لمن فی جبروت الامر و | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the heaven of exalted glory, and God hath made them a testimony unto them that dwell in the dominion of His Cause [3.5s] | INBA83:236, BLIB_Or15725.526, , BLIB_Or15737.162, , NLAI_BH1.461, ALIB.folder18p331 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00657 | 1160 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا حامل امانه حب ربک العلی المقتدر العظیم فی یوم الذی فزع کل شیء عن حملها | Say: O ye that envy Me and seek My hurt! The fury of your wrath against Me confound you! | INBA83:238, BLIB_Or03114.059r, , BLIB_Or15725.147, , BLIB_Or15737.164, , ALIB.folder18p172 | BRL_DA#673, GWBP#121 p.165 | GWB#121 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH02004 | 440 | Arabic | سبحان الذی ظهر بالحق بکل الایات و نطق بین الارض و السماء بندآء الذی استجذبت عنه | Glorified be He Who hath appeared with all signs in truth, and hath called out betwixt earth and heaven with a cry whereby hearts were drawn unto Him [3.5s] | INBA83:243, BLIB_Or15725.533, , BLIB_Or15737.168, , ALIB.folder18p332 | AKHA_122BE #01 p.a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01049 | 800 | Arabic | فطوبی لک یا سمندر النار بما اشتعلت من نار التی ظهرت علی هیکل المختار فی هذه الایام | Blessed art thou, O Salamander of Fire, inasmuch as thou hast been enkindled by the Fire that hath appeared upon the Temple of the Chosen One in these days [3.5s] | INBA83:244, BLIB_Or15725.534, , BLIB_Or15737.170, , ALIB.folder18p231 | AYBY.015, TZH6.0528-0531, TRZ1.066cx | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00343 | Suriy-i-Fadl | 1920 | Arabic | Suriy-i-Fadl | ان یا ذبیح انا ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا ممتنعا منیع و فیه ذکر ما جعله الله حجه علی من فی | O Dhabih! We did verily send unto thee aforetime a Tablet, mighty and impregnable, wherein was inscribed that which God hath made a testimony unto all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Say: By God! The Sovereign of Words hath assuredly come upon the clouds of the verses, and lo, the words of every contentious polytheist were thunderstruck | INBA83:247, BLIB_Or15725.537, , BLIB_Or15737.173, , ALIB.folder18p081-088 | OOL.B115 | SHHB.135x | Exhorts the recipient to be bold in conveying Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to the followers of the Báb and to sharply challenge those who have repudiated the former’s claim, asking them to consider the infinite grace of God in revealing again the divine verses. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | LL#300 | |||
| BH02082 | 420 | Arabic | ان یا اخی و حبیبی اسمع ندآء من احبک و یذکرک لوجه الله لتستقیم علی امر کان فی | O My brother and beloved! Hearken unto the call of Him Who hath loved thee and maketh mention of thee for the sake of God, that thou mayest stand firm in a Cause which hath been [3.5s] | INBA83:254, BLIB_Or15725.544, , ALIB.folder18p334 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00205 | 2790 | mixed | ان یا رحیم مر علی البلاد کنسایم الروح لیجدد بک هیاکل العباد بطراز الله المهیمن العزیز | O Rahim! Pass over the land like the breezes of the Spirit, that through Thee the temples of the servants may be renewed with the adornment of God, the All-Subduing, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA83:257x, BLIB_Or15725.547, , ALIB.folder18p047-057 | ASAT1.132x, ASAT4.010x, ASAT4.386x, ASAT4.435x, HYK.129 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00569 | Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim | 1320 | Arabic | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده لیستقره علی الامر بشان لن یضطربه ندآء کل مشرک بعیدا فطوبی | The mention of thy Lord's mercy upon His servant is such that it establisheth him firmly in the Cause in such wise that the clamorous call of every remote polytheist shall not disquiet him. Blessed indeed is he [3.5s] | INBA83:266, BLIB_Or15725.557, , BLIB_Or15737.182, , ALIB.folder18p176 | AQA4a.099 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01591 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 4 | 550 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | قلم الامر یقول الملک یومئذ لله لسان القدره یقول السلطنه یومئذ لله ورقاء العماء علی | The Pen of Revelation exclaimeth: “On this Day the Kingdom is God’s!” The Tongue of Power is calling: “On this Day all sovereignty is, in very deed, with God!” | INBA83:270, BLIB_Or15725.561, , NLAI_BH1.445 | BRL_DA#543, GWBP#015 p.031x, OOL.B112.4x | GWB#015x, GPB.155x | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#385 | ||||
| BH02490 | 360 | Arabic | هذه ورقه نبتت من سدره الله و ارسلناها الی الذی مسته الشداید فی سبیل مولاه لیجد | This is a leaf sprung from the Divine Lote-Tree, and We have sent it unto him who hath been touched by tribulations in the path of his Lord, that he may find [3.5s] | INBA83:272, BLIB_Or15725.563, , ALIB.folder18p377 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00428 | 1640 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم و جعلها الله آیه ظهوره لمن فی الملا الاعلی | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing, and God hath made them a sign of His Manifestation unto those in the highest concourse [3.5s] | INBA83:273, BLIB_Or15725.564, , ALIB.folder18p116-121 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00627 | Lawh-i-Ibrahim | 1220 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا ایها السائل فاعلم بان حضر بین یدینا کتاب من الذی اشتعل بنار الله و وجدنا فیه | O thou who dost inquire! Know thou that there hath appeared before Us a letter from one who hath been enkindled with the fire of God, and therein We found [3.5s]... ...It hath been decreed by Us that the Word of God and all the potentialities thereof shall be manifested unto men in strict conformity with such conditions | INBA83:279, Berlin1237#23, ALIB.folder18p181 | BRL_DA#746, GWBP#033 p.057ax, GWBP#038 p.063x, GWBP#127 p.175x, MAS8.171x | GWB#033x, GWB#038x, GWB#127x, PDC.194x, WOB.059x, WOB.117x, WOB.164x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#125, LL#142, LL#404 | |||||
| BH01126 | 740 | Arabic | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت بالحق من لدی الله المقتدر العزیز المختار و یبشر الموحدین الی | These are the verses of the Book, sent down in truth from God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Choosing, and they give glad tidings unto them that have recognized His unity [3.5s] | INBA83:283, BLIB_Or15737.186, , NLAI_BH1.435, ALIB.folder18p288? | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03454 | 260 | Arabic | ان یا امه الله قد حضر بین یدی الله کتابک و فیه نادیت ربک فنعم ما نادیت به | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been presented before God, wherein thou didst call upon thy Lord. Excellent indeed is that wherewith thou didst call [3.5s] | INBA83:285, BLIB_Or15737.189, , ALIB.folder18p423 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01948 | 450 | Arabic | ان یا حسین اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی ابتلی بین یدی العباد و مااستنصر من احد | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been afflicted at the hands of His servants and hath sought not succor from any soul [3.5s] | INBA83:286, BLIB_Or15737.190, , ALIB.folder18p335 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08102 | 120 | Arabic | انی انا الله لا اله الا انا الرحمن الرحیم انی انا الله لا اله الا انا | Verily I am God, there is no God but Me, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me [3.5s] | INBA83:027a, BLIB_Or15723.031a, | BRL_DA#287, AQA4#072a p.000 | Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00076 | Suriy-i-Ashab (=Lawh-i-Habib) | 4960 | Arabic | Surah of the Companions | Suriy-i-Ashab or Lawh-i Habib (Surah of the Companions or Tablet for the Beloved One) | ح ب اسمع ندآء الله عن جهه العرش بایات مهیمن مقدم عظیم لعل تقلب بکلک الی | H.B. Give ear unto the divine summons from the precincts of the Throne, as We recite to thee the verses of God | INBA83:027b, BLIB_Or15723.031b, | AQA4#072b p.001, AQA4a.205, TZH4.354-360, MAS4.355ax, ASAT3.071x, OOL.B039, OOL.B107 | WOB.108-109x, BLO_PT#094, HURQ.BH32 | Proclamatory work playing a major role in the conversion of the followers of the Báb to the cause of Bahá’u’lláh, declaring His prophetic station to a number of receptive individuals while attesting that if it were revealed to humanity to an extent smaller than a needle’s eye, it would cause every mountain to crumble into dust. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2a | * | - | ROB2.065, MMAH.151, GSH.075, LL#095, LL#293 | ||
| BH00742 | 1050 | Arabic | ان یا نبیل قد ارسلنا الیک لوحا و من قبله کتابا و من قبله زبرا و من قبله صحایف التی | O Nabíl! We have sent down unto thee a Tablet, and before it a Book, and before that Sacred Scriptures, and ere these, Scrolls which [3.5s] | INBA83:288, ALIB.folder18p186 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00366 | 1840 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و ارتد الیه لحاظ الله الملک المقتدر العزیز القدیر و توجه الیه | Your letter hath appeared before the Throne, and towards it have been directed the glances of God, the King, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent [3.5s] | INBA83:292, ALIB.folder18p096-102 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00367 | Suriy-i-Husayn | 1830 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا انا الذاکر المهیمن العزیز القدیر و اشهد بانی انا | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the Rememberer, the All-Subduing, the Mighty, the Powerful, and I do testify that verily I am [3.5s] | INBA83:043, BLIB_Or15738.174, , Berlin1237#05 | YMM.470x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00358 | Suriy-i-Dam | 1850 | Arabic | Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Damm (Tablet of Blood) | ان یا محمد اسمع ندآء ربک عن هذا المقام الذی لن یصل الله ایدی الممکنات و لا | O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from this Station whereunto the hands of all created things cannot attain [3.5s]... ...Adorn thyself with My virtues, in such wise that should anyone stretch forth the hand of oppression against thee, thou wouldst neither take notice nor contend with him. | INBA83:066, BLIB_Or15723.156, | BRL_DA#157, GWBP#039 p.064x, AQA4#075 p.059, AQA4a.001, TZH4.360-366, ASAT4.167x, ASAT5.200x, ASAT5.226x, OOL.B111 | BRL_ATBH#61x, GWB#039x, WOB.118-119x, WOB.139x, BLO_PT#109, HURQ.BH42 | Proclamatory work declaring the oneness of the Prophets through a vision of the words of the dying Imám Ḥusayn, who identifies his sufferings with those of Abraham, Moses, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, the Báb, and Bahá’u’lláh. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 1b | * | - | ROB2.236, MMAH.223, GSH.081, LL#296 | Sometimes spelled as Súriy-i-Damm. | |
| BH09070 | 110 | Arabic | ورقه ضلع جناب میرزا ابو | O Leaf, kinsman of His honour Mirza Abu [3.5s] | INBA84:119b, INBA84:058b, INBA84:001b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06275 | 160 | mixed | کتاب من لدنا لمن اقبل الی افق اراده ربه العزیز الوهاب لتجذبه آیات الله الی | The Book sent down from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards the horizon of his Lord's Will, the All-Glorious, the All-Bountiful, that the verses of God may draw him unto [3.5s] | INBA84:121b, INBA84:060, INBA84:003a, BLIB_Or15697.115b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08695 | 110 | Arabic | انا نذکر التی وجدت عرف الله و اقبلت الی افق امره المنیر یا امتی فاعلمی انا قرئنا کتابک | We make mention of her who hath inhaled the fragrance of God and turned towards the horizon of His luminous Cause. O My handmaiden! Know thou that We have perused thy letter [3.5s] | INBA84:122, INBA84:061a, INBA84:003b.14 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08011 | 120 | mixed | الحمد لله بقمیص ایمان در ایام رحمن فائز شدی و بنعمت باقیه الهیه که در حقیقت | All praise be unto God that thou hast been adorned with the raiment of faith in the days of the All-Merciful and hast attained unto the everlasting divine bounty which in truth [3.5s] | INBA84:123a, INBA84:061b, INBA84:004.07, BLIB_Or11096#168, , BLIB_Or15710.069a, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09936 | 90 | Arabic | قد فاز کتابک بالمنظر الاعلی و توجه الیه طرف الله مالک الاسماء و قرئنا ما تکلمت به | Thy book hath attained unto the Most Exalted Presence, and toward it hath turned the Face of God, the Lord of all names, and We have read that which thou didst speak [3.5s] | INBA84:123b, INBA84:062a, INBA84:005a | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09557 | 100 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت ما هو المکنون فی علمک و بینت للعباد ما یقربهم الی | Praise be to Thee, O my God, in that Thou hast made manifest that which lay concealed in Thy knowledge and for that which Thou hast expounded unto Thy servants | INBA84:124, INBA84:062b, INBA84:005c.08 | NFR.197 | KFPT#01 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10531 | 70 | mixed | الیوم نور و نار هر دو مشهود و ندای رحمن و شیطان هر دو مرتفع چه بلند است مقام | In this day both Light and Fire are manifest, and both the call of the All-Merciful and of Satan are raised aloft. How exalted is this station [3.5s] | INBA84:125a, INBA84:063a, INBA84:006a.02, BLIB_Or15730.019c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11237 | 40 | mixed | ای کنیز الهی ندایت اصغا شد و بفیض اعظم که عرفان مالک قدم است فائز گشتی | O handmaid of God! Thy call hath been heard, and thou hast attained unto the Most Great Bounty, which is the recognition of the Ancient Lord [3.5s] | INBA84:125b, INBA84:063b, INBA84:005b, BLIB_Or15730.019d, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10532 | 70 | mixed | امروز حق جل جلاله معین خلق است ولکن خلق جاهل بر نفی و طرد و اعراض و اعتراض | In this day the Truth, exalted be His glory, is the Helper of creation, yet the people, in their ignorance, persist in denial, rejection, aversion and protest [3.5s] | INBA84:125c, INBA84:063c, INBA84:006b.08 | Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08521 | 120 | mixed | یا اوراقی و امائی امروز نسمه الله در مرور و روح الله در حرکت | O My leaves and handmaidens! Today the Breeze of God is wafting and the Spirit of God is astir [3.5s] | INBA84:126, INBA84:064a, INBA84:006c.13, BLIB_Or15695.059, | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10370 | 80 | Arabic | قولی یا افنانی سبحانک یا الهی و مقصودی و محبوبی تری ورقه من اوراقک توجهت | Say: O My Afnán! Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Aim and my Beloved! Thou beholdest one of Thy leaves that hath turned [3.5s] | INBA84:127, INBA84:064b, INBA84:007a.07, BLIB_Or15696.074e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10737 | 70 | Arabic | یا ورقتی یذکرک المظلوم من شطر السجن و یبشرک بعنایه ربک الذی لاسمه خضع الملا | O My Leaf! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the precincts of the Prison, and announceth unto thee the favors of thy Lord, before Whose Name the multitudes have bowed down [3.5s] | INBA84:128a, INBA84:065a, INBA84:007b.14, BLIB_Or15696.195i, | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09713 | 100 | mixed | یا نیر الحمد لله آثار اعمال شما از هر شطری ظاهر آفتاب بیان گواهی داده و ماه | O Nayyir! Praise be to God that from every direction the traces of thy deeds are made manifest. The sun of utterance beareth witness, and the moon [3.5s] | INBA84:128b, INBA84:065b, INBA84:008a.03, BLIB_Or15716.112c, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06033 | 160 | Arabic | ام الکتاب ینطق انه لا اله الا انا المقتدر علی ما اشاء باسمی المهیمن علی ما | The Mother Book proclaimeth: There is none other God but I, the All-Powerful over whatsoever I will, through My Name, the All-Dominant over all [3.5s] | INBA84:129, INBA84:066a, INBA84:008b.10 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for service; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09378 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بامواج بحر عطائک و تجلیات انوار شمس عنایتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the surging waves of the ocean of Thy bounty and the effulgent rays of the Sun of Thy loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA84:130, INBA84:066b, INBA84:009a.05, BLIB_Or15716.112b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09690 | 100 | Arabic | یا قلمی هل ینبغی ان تکون الیوم صامتا او تقوم و تنادی العباد و تخبرهم بما فعل | O My Pen! Wouldst thou remain silent this day, or arise to summon the servants and apprise them of that which hath come to pass [3.5s] | INBA84:131a, INBA84:067a, INBA84:009b.13, BLIB_Or15734.2.011c, | Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09365 | 100 | Arabic | سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه کیف اراد و انها تنطق بین الامکان انه لا اله الا هو الظاهر المتکلم | Glorified be He Who hath manifested His Self as He willeth, and Who proclaimeth amidst all creation that verily there is no God but Him, the Manifest, the Speaking One [3.5s] | INBA84:133a, INBA84:068, INBA84:011a.04 | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03883 | 240 | Arabic | قل قد ارتفع غمام الله حینئذ بالحق و احاط الممکنات بسلطان الذی کان علی العالمین | Say: The Cloud of God hath been raised up in truth at this moment and hath encompassed all created things through a sovereignty that ruleth over all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA84:133b, INBA84:069.06, INBA84:011b.11, BLIB_Or15694.587, , ALIB.folder18p467 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08420 | 120 | mixed | کتابت لدی العرش حاضر و راس آن باکلیل ذکر الهی مکلل و مزین شد تا گواهی باشد | Thy letter hath been presented before the Throne, and its head hath been crowned and adorned with the diadem of Divine remembrance, that it may serve as a testimony [3.5s] | INBA84:135a, INBA84:070, INBA84:012.11, BLIB_Or15710.197b, , BLIB_Or15715.119a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04729 | 200 | mixed | ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و ندایت مسموع انشاء الله از عنایت رحمانیه و فیوضات الهیه | Thy remembrance is mentioned before the Throne and thy call is heard. God willing, through the tender mercies of the All-Merciful and the divine outpourings [3.5s] | INBA84:135b, INBA84:071.01, INBA84:013, BLIB_Or11096#079, , BLIB_Or15710.077b, | ADM1#030 p.071x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05088 | 190 | mixed | عالم را انوار ظهور اسم اعظم بفرح اکبر ظاهر فرمود امروز هر بعیدی بشطر قرب | The world hath been illumined by the lights of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name with supreme joy. Today every distant one hath drawn nigh unto the court of nearness [3.5s] | INBA84:137, INBA84:072, INBA84:014.03 | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06645 | 150 | Arabic | قد انزلنا الکتاب و اظهرنا البرهان و انطقنا الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو الفرد | We have sent down the Book, and made manifest the proof, and caused all things to speak forth that there is none other God but Him, the Single One [3.5s] | INBA84:138, INBA84:073a, INBA84:015a.01, BLIB_Or15716.044.11, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07250 | 140 | Arabic | کتاب مسطور من ای قلم من قلم ال??ه المهیمن القیوم و لوح مرقوم من ای یراعه من | O My Pen! Thou art the Pen of God, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting - this is the Book inscribed and the Tablet traced by Thee [3.5s] | INBA84:139a, INBA84:073b, INBA84:015b.11, BLIB_Or15726.042, | VAA.205-205a | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10244 | 80 | mixed | حمد خدا را که اوراق را بسدره راه نمود و امآء را بر ظهور سلطان ظهور اگاه فرمود | Praise be to God, Who hath guided the leaves unto the Divine Lote-Tree and made the handmaidens aware of the Manifestation of the Sovereign of Revelation [3.5s] | INBA84:139b, INBA84:074a, INBA84:016a.06, BLIB_Or15718.049a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07340 | 140 | mixed | یا امتی نامه ات حاضر و باصغاء مظلوم فائز امروز کل در صقع واحد مشاهده میشوند هر | O My handmaiden! Thy letter hath come and attained the presence of the Wronged One. Today all are beheld upon a single plane [3.5s] | INBA84:141a, INBA84:075, INBA84:017a.05 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06768 | 150 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا للذین اقبلوا الی الله المهیمن القیوم و شهدوا بما شهد الله الا | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto those who have turned towards God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and have testified to that whereunto God Himself hath testified [3.5s] | INBA84:141b, INBA84:076a, INBA84:017b.13 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09601 | 100 | mixed | یا اباالقاسم امروز بحق منسوبست و در کتب الهی بیوم الله مذکور اگر نفسی در آنچه | O Abu'l-Qásim! This day belongeth unto Truth and hath been mentioned in the divine Books as the Day of God. Should any soul [3.5s] | INBA84:143, INBA84:078a, INBA84:019a.07 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02159 | 410 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم من شطر السجن لمن اقبل الی الله المهیمن القیوم و یوصیه بما | The Book, revealed by the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison unto him who hath turned towards God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and counselleth him with that which [3.5s] | INBA84:144, INBA84:078b, INBA84:019b.14, BLIB_Or15713.061, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05794 | 170 | mixed | عبد حاضر امام وجه حاضر نامه شما را تمام ذکر نمود و بشرف اصغا فائز گشت لله | The servant, present before His Countenance, made mention of thy letter in its entirety, and it was honored to attain His hearing. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:146, INBA84:080, INBA84:021, BLIB_Or15716.070.14, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06646 | 150 | Arabic | قد اوقدنا السراج و انزلنا الایات و اظهرنا الامر و انطقنا الاشیاء و القوم | We have indeed kindled the Lamp, sent down the verses, manifested the Cause, and caused all things to speak forth, yet the people [3.5s] | INBA84:147, INBA84:081, INBA84:022a.04 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00571 | 1310 | mixed | حمد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقتدری را لایق و سزاست که اعراض معرضین و انکار منکرین | Praise befitteth and is worthy of the most sacred and most exalted court of that omnipotent Lord, notwithstanding the turning away of them that have turned aside and the denial of them that have denied [3.5s] | INBA84:148x, INBA84:082ax, INBA84:022b.13x, BLIB_Or15690.037, , BLIB_Or15728.192, | MAS4.123ax, MAS8.122x | Chastisement and requital; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03577 | 260 | mixed | یا فضل الله ملکوت فضل ظاهر و قلم اعلی ناطق و افق سماء بیان بنیر معانی روشن و | O Fadlu'llah! The Kingdom of grace hath been made manifest, the Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth, and the horizon of the heaven of utterance gloweth with luminous meanings [3.5s] | INBA84:149b, INBA84:082b, INBA84:023b.11 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05831 | 170 | Arabic | قد شهد الجماد لرب العباد ولکن الناس فی حجاب عظیم ما من شی الا و قد شهد لهذا | The very stones have testified to the Lord of all mankind, yet the people remain enshrouded in a mighty veil. There is naught but hath borne witness unto this [3.5s] | INBA84:151, INBA84:084a, INBA84:024.14, BLIB_Or15713.265a, , BLIB_Or15715.328a, | Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06909 | 140 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اظهر امره و انجز وعده و نطق بما یقرب الناس الیه انه لهو المالک | Praise be to God Who hath manifested His Cause, fulfilled His Promise, and spoken that which draweth mankind nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Possessor [3.5s] | INBA84:152, INBA84:084b, INBA84:025.09, BLIB_Or15718.052, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05234 | 190 | Arabic | یا ملا الارض اسمعوا ندآء المظلوم الذی یذکرکم فی السجن الاعظم و یهدیکم الی صراط | O concourse of earth! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One, Who maketh mention of you in the Most Great Prison and guideth you unto the path [3.5s] | INBA84:153, INBA84:085, INBA84:026.03 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10384 | 80 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الثناء یا مقصودی و لک البهاء یا مالک الارض و السماء بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, and unto Thee be glory, O my Heart's Desire, and unto Thee be splendor, O Lord of earth and heaven [3.5s] | INBA84:154a, INBA84:086a, INBA84:027a.01, BLIB_Or15728.117a, | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02369 | 370 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی فصل بین الموحدین و المشرکین بکلمه من عنده و انه لهو المقتدر | Praise be to God, Who hath separated the believers in Divine unity from the ungodly through a word from His presence, and verily He is the All-Powerful [3.5s] | INBA84:157, INBA84:088b.13, INBA84:029, BLIB_Or15725.073, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08320 | 120 | Arabic | قد ارسلنا الیک نفحه التقدیس من هذا القمیص الذی صار محمرا بدم البهاء بما اکتسبت | We have wafted unto thee a breath of holiness from this Garment which hath been crimsoned with the blood of Bahá through that which was wrought [3.5s] | INBA84:159, INBA84:090, INBA84:030, NLAI_BH1.096, NLAI_BH1.110 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08464 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن مالک الاسماء للذی سمع ندآء ربه و اجاب لیفرح بذکر الله ایاه و | This is a Book from the Lord of Names unto him who hath hearkened unto the Call of his Lord and hath answered, that he may rejoice in God's remembrance of him [3.5s] | INBA84:160a, INBA84:091a, INBA84:031a | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07820 | 130 | Arabic | کتاب من لدنا لمن فاز بالله المهیمن القیوم طوبی لک بما زرت البیت و صاحب کل بیت | The Book from Our presence is unto him who hath attained unto God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast visited the House and the Master of every house [3.5s] | INBA84:160b, INBA84:091b, INBA84:031b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08971 | 110 | mixed | قلم اعلی شهادت میدهد بر ایمان و توجه و اقبال و خضوع و خشوع تو لوجه الله رب | The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thy faith, thy devotion, thy turning unto God, and thy humility and submissiveness before the face of God, thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA84:161, INBA84:092a, INBA84:032a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06159 | 160 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بایامی و سمع ندائی و شهد بما شهد به لسان عظمتی انه لا اله | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath triumphed in My days, and hearkened unto My call, and witnessed that which the Tongue of My grandeur hath witnessed: that there is no God [3.5s] | INBA84:162, INBA84:092b, INBA84:032b | Call to action; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10083 | 90 | mixed | یا شرف ندایت را شنیدیم و باین آیات بدیعه منیعه جواب عنایت فرمودیم جمیع عالم | O Sharaf! We have hearkened unto thy call, and in response have graciously revealed these wondrous and sublime verses unto all the world [3.5s] | INBA84:163a, INBA84:093a, INBA84:033a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09030 | 110 | mixed | لله الحمد قصد افق اعلی نمودی و از بر و بحر گذشتی و بعنایات حق جل جلاله بمقامی | Praise be to God! Thou hast directed thyself toward the Most Exalted Horizon, traversed both land and sea, and through the bounties of God - glorified be His majesty - attained unto a station [3.5s] | INBA84:163b, INBA84:093b, INBA84:033b.13 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06923 | 140 | mixed | امروز روزیست که کل ذکر او را شنیده اند چه که در جمیع کتب الهی مذکور است و | This is the day whereof all have heard mention, inasmuch as it is recorded in all the Divine Books [3.5s] | INBA84:164, INBA84:094a, INBA84:034a.05, BLIB_Or15719.135a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09474 | 100 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ذکرک و راینا اشتعالک فی حب الله رب العرش العظیم ذکرناک بلوح لاحت من | We have heard thy mention and witnessed thy burning ardor in the love of God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. We make mention of thee in a Tablet that hath shone forth from [3.5s] | INBA84:165a, INBA84:094b, INBA84:034b.13 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06617 | 150 | mixed | عالم را غفلت احاطه نموده و جمیع را از افق اعلی منع کرده مگر نفوسیکه در بحر | The world hath been encompassed by heedlessness, and all have been debarred from the Most Exalted Horizon, save those souls who [3.5s] | INBA84:165b, INBA84:095, INBA84:035.06, BLIB_Or15715.020d, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Prayer for women; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03388 | 270 | mixed | لازال آثار فضل و رحمت و شفقت و عنایت از خزانه قلم اعلی ظاهر و مشهود هر کلمه از | The traces of grace, mercy, loving-kindness and bounty have ceaselessly been made manifest and evident from the Treasury of the Most Exalted Pen, every word [3.5s] | INBA84:166, INBA84:096, INBA84:036.01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07257 | 140 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق و انه یعظ الناس بما ینفعهم فی الدنیا و الاخره ولکن القوم | A Book sent down in truth, and verily it doth admonish the people with that which shall profit them in this world and in the world to come. Yet the people [3.5s] | INBA84:169, INBA84:098a, INBA84:038.06 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01994 | 440 | Arabic | ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اذکر من صعد الی الذروه العلیا و قل اول عرف تضوع من قمیص | O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who hath ascended unto the loftiest summit, and say: The first fragrance that wafted forth from the garment [3.5s] | INBA84:172, INBA84:100, INBA84:040.07 | AQA6#302 p.295, KHAF.042 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04060 | 230 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن اقبل و فاز بعرفان الله فی یوم فیه اعرض العلماء و بفتوئهم الامرآء | This is the Book sent down by the All-Merciful unto him who hath turned towards Him and attained unto the knowledge of God, on a day wherein the divines have turned aside and through their verdict so too the rulers [3.5s] | INBA84:174, INBA84:102, INBA84:042, BLIB_Or15718.242, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03623 | 250 | mixed | اوست دانا و بینا نامه ات رسید | He is the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing! Thy letter was received [3.5s] | INBA84:175, INBA84:103, INBA84:043 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10901 | 60 | Arabic | یا افنانی شهدت السدره بانک اقبلت الیها و حملت الشدائد فی سبیلها الی ان دخلت | O My Afnán! The Divine Lote-Tree beareth witness that thou didst turn thyself unto it and didst endure tribulations in its path until thou didst enter therein [3.5s] | INBA84:176a, INBA84:104a, INBA84:044a.10 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10839 | 60 | Arabic | طوبی لک بما اقبلت و آمنت بالله رب العالمین و شربت رحیق الوصال من ید عطا ربک | Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast turned unto God and believed in the Lord of all worlds, and hast quaffed the wine of reunion from the hand of thy bountiful Lord [3.5s] | INBA84:176b, INBA84:104b, INBA84:044b.15 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11422 | 30 | Arabic | قد شهدت بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم هذه شهاده تکون معک | He hath testified to that which God Himself hath testified: that there is none other God but Him, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. This is a testimony that shall remain with thee [3.5s] | INBA84:176c, INBA84:104c, INBA84:045a.04 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05988 | 170 | Arabic | یا قلمی الاعلی اذکر من نسبته الی نفسک و سبق افنانک فی الحضور امام وجه ربک | O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who is related unto Thyself and who preceded Thy Afnán in attaining unto the presence of Thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA84:177a, INBA84:105a, INBA84:045b.07, BLIB_Or15712.290, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03690 | 250 | Arabic | قد شهد القلم الاعلی انه لا اله الا هو و انه لهو الذی تجلی علی الاشیاء باسمائه | The Most Exalted Pen hath testified that there is no God but Him, and that He, verily, is the One Who hath manifested Himself unto all things through His names [3.5s] | INBA84:177b, INBA84:105b, INBA84:046.03 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11282 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #12 | 40 | Arabic | قد استقر جمال القدم علی العرش الاعظم اذا نطق لسان العظمه و الکبریا عند سدره | The ancient beauty has been established upon the most great throne. Whereupon the tongue of grandeur and majesty that belongs to the lote-tree beyond which there is no passing | INBA84:178a, INBA84:106a, INBA84:047a.03 | KHSH04.016-017, LMA2.471 | KSHK#19 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11408 | 30 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو یوتی من یشاء ما اراد انه لهو العزیز الوهاب یا افنانی لا تحزنوا | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth that which He hath purposed. He is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. O My Afnán, grieve not [3.5s] | INBA84:178b, INBA84:106b.15, INBA84:047b.06 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11423 | 30 | Arabic | قد نطق لسان الوحی انه لا اله الا هو الواحد المختار سوف یرتفع اعلام النصر و | The Tongue of Revelation hath proclaimed: He is, verily, the One God besides Whom there is none other, the Single, the Chosen One. Erelong shall the banners of victory be raised [3.5s] | INBA84:179a, INBA84:107a, INBA84:047c.07 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11562 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #04 | 10 | Arabic | دلیلی نفسی و برهانی امری و حجتی جمالی المنیر | My evidence is my self, my proof is my cause, and my testimony is my radiant beauty. | INBA84:179b, INBA84:107b, INBA84:047d | KHSH04.016, KHSH06.ii, MHA.000i, AMIN.017#5 | KSHK#19 | Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH10836 | 60 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الی هو و الذی ینطق انه لمطلع وحی و مشرق الهام یشهد بذلک | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh is verily the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Dayspring of Inspiration. This doth He Himself testify [3.5s] | INBA84:179c, INBA84:107c, INBA84:047e.10 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04320 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها المهاجر فی سبیل الله نشهد باقبالک و توجهک و حضورک امام وجه المظلوم اذ | O thou who hast emigrated in the path of God! We bear witness to thy drawing nigh, thy turning, and thy presence before the face of the Wronged One [3.5s] | INBA84:180c, INBA84:108b, INBA84:048b.11 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04658 | 200 | mixed | اولیاء الله را بانچه سزاوار یوم اوست از قبل و بعد امر نمودیم طوبی از برای | We have enjoined upon the loved ones of God, both in times past and present, that which befitteth His Day. Blessed are they who [3.5s] | INBA84:181, INBA84:109, INBA84:049.09, BLIB_Or15690.149b, , BLIB_Or15728.224b, | Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06702 | 150 | mixed | کتاب اعظم که لازال در کنز علم الهی مکنون بود ظاهر شد و باعلی الندآء کل را | The Most Great Book, which had from time immemorial lain concealed within the treasury of divine knowledge, hath appeared and with the most exalted call summoneth all [3.5s] | INBA84:182, INBA84:110a, INBA84:050.07 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01197 | 700 | mixed | یا علی قبل عسکر علیک بهاء الله مالک القدر لله الحمد از وطن ظاهر قصد وطن | O 'Alí-Qabl-i-'Askar! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of Power. Praise be to God that thou hast departed from thy visible homeland, seeking thy native abode [3.5s] | INBA84:183, INBA84:110b, INBA84:051.01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09381 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بنورک الذی سطع فی العالم و بنار سدرتک التی اشتعلت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Light that hath shone forth throughout the world, and by the Fire of Thy Sacred Tree which hath been kindled [3.5s] | INBA84:185, INBA84:113a, INBA84:053.13 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05363 | 180 | mixed | در این سنه وارد شد آنچه که عین عظمت گریست و قلم الله نوحه نمود یا اباالقاسم | In this year befell that which caused the Eye of Grandeur to weep and the Pen of God to lament, O Abu'l-Qásim [3.5s] | INBA84:186a, INBA84:113b, INBA84:054a.04, BLIB_Or15690.158a, , BLIB_Or15728.159a, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10320 | 80 | Arabic | شهد قلمی الاعلی انه لا اله الا هو یحیی و یمیت یمیت و یحیی و هو الفرد الواحد | The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that there is no God but Him. He giveth life and causeth death, causeth death and giveth life, and He, verily, is the One, the Single [3.5s] | INBA84:186b, INBA84:114a, INBA84:054b.15 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08404 | 120 | Arabic | کتاب کریم نزل من لدی الله رب العالمین انه لقائد العباد الی الجنه العلیا و | A noble Book sent down by God, the Lord of all worlds. Verily, it guideth the servants unto the Most Exalted Paradise [3.5s] | INBA84:187b, INBA84:115.12, INBA84:056a.05 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05869 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الودود فی البیت المعمور و هدی الناس الی صراطه المستقیم یا ملا | The Book which the All-Loving One hath revealed in the Sacred House, guiding mankind unto His straight path, O concourse [3.5s] | INBA84:188, INBA84:116, INBA84:056b.12, BLIB_Or15730.135c, | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05053 | 190 | Arabic | ذکر من لدی المظلوم لمن آمن بالقیوم | A remembrance from the Wronged One unto him who hath believed in the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA84:189 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04138 | 220 | mixed | امروز آفتاب فضل هویداست و دریای عنایت مواج و آنچه را حکمت بالغه الهیه اقتضا | In this day the Sun of grace is manifest, and the Ocean of bounty surgeth, and that which Divine and consummate wisdom hath ordained [3.5s] | INBA84:190, BLIB_Or15719.187a, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05109 | 190 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک و وجدنا منه عرف الخلوص لله رب العالمین و اجبناک بهذا الکتاب | Thy letter hath reached Us, and from it We perceived the fragrance of sincerity unto God, the Lord of the worlds, and We have responded unto thee through this epistle [3.5s] | INBA84:191a, BLIB_Or15715.015a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09104 | 110 | Arabic | یا اولیائی فی بلادی ان استمعوا ندائی انه ارتفع من سدره بیانی التی تنطق بین | O My loved ones in My lands! Hearken unto My call, which hath been raised from the Lote-Tree of Mine utterance that speaketh amidst [3.5s] | INBA84:191b, BLIB_Or15715.018b, | Belief and denial; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prophecy and fulfillment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06598 | 150 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه مصباح الهدایه بین البریه و الایه | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come is verily the Lamp of Guidance amidst all created things and the Sign [3.5s] | INBA84:192 | Exhortations and counsels; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09610 | 100 | Arabic | یا اسمعیل قد نطق قلمی الاعلی فی الصباح و المساء علی شان ملئت الافاق من آیات | O Isma'il! My Most Exalted Pen hath spoken at morn and eventide in such wise that the horizons have been filled with verses [3.5s] | INBA84:193a, BLIB_Or15715.019b, | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06562 | 150 | Arabic | سبحان الذی انزل البیان و اظهر البرهان و دعا من فی الامکان الی مقام ینطق فیه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Bayan, made manifest the Proof, and called all who dwell in the realm of possibility unto a station wherein they speak [3.5s] | INBA84:193b, BLIB_Or15715.019a, | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07384 | 140 | mixed | یا سهراب حق جل جلاله از برای اصلاح عالم و تربیت امم خود را ظاهر فرمود امرش | O Suhrab! The True One, glorified be His majesty, hath manifested Himself for the reformation of the world and the education of its peoples [3.5s] | INBA84:194, BLIB_Or15715.018e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10112 | 90 | Arabic | یا محمود قد ذکرک من احبنی و ارادنی ذکرناک بهذا الذکر البدیع الذی اذا جری من | O Mahmud! He that hath loved Me and sought after Me hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee through this wondrous remembrance which, when it floweth [3.5s] | INBA84:195a, BLIB_Or15715.017b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.110b, | Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06810 | 150 | mixed | یا امتی و ورقتی علیک بهائی و رحمتی جمیع عالم از برای این یوم امنع اقدس بوجود | O My handmaiden and My leaf! Upon thee be My glory and My mercy! The entire world hath come into being for this Most Mighty, Most Holy Day [3.5s] | INBA84:195b, BLIB_Or15715.017a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07965 | 130 | Arabic | یا غلام رضا هل سمعت نبای و هل عرفت ما ظهر فی ایامی و هل سمعت غربتی و کربتی و | O Ghulam-Riḍá! Hast thou heard My tidings, and hast thou recognized that which hath been made manifest in My days, and hast thou heard of Mine exile and tribulation [3.5s] | INBA84:196a, BLIB_Or15715.018c, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07191 | 140 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ندآء اولیائی و اجبناهم و انا السامع المجیب یا حسن یذکرک فی هذا | We have heard the call of Our loved ones and have answered them, verily We are the All-Hearing, the All-Responding. O Hasan, thou art remembered in this [3.5s] | INBA84:196b, BLIB_Or15713.306, , BLIB_Or15715.018a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08995 | 110 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مالک الاسماء لمن حضر اسمه فی السجن الاعظم امام وجه مالک القدم | The Book hath been sent down by the Lord of Names unto him whose name was present in the Most Great Prison before the countenance of the Ancient King [3.5s] | INBA84:197, BLIB_Or15715.017c, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03280 | 280 | mixed | هذا یوم فیه ینادی المناد من کل الجهات یا معشر البشر تالله قد اتی مالک القدر | This is the Day whereon the Herald raiseth his call from every direction: "O concourse of humanity! By God, the Lord of Destiny hath come!" [3.5s] | INBA84:198, BLIB_Or15718.047, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03947 | 240 | mixed | یا حسین مظلوم از شطر سجن اعظم بتو توجه نموده و میفرماید قلم اعلی در لیالی و | O Husayn! The Wronged One hath turned toward thee from the precincts of the Most Great Prison and declareth: The Most Exalted Pen, in the nights and [3.5s] | INBA84:199, BLIB_Or15699.113a, | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02770 | 320 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن حضر کتابه لدی الوجه فی هذا السجن الذی شهدت ذراته قد اتی | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him whose letter hath come before the Countenance in this Prison, whose very atoms bear witness that He is come [3.5s] | INBA84:200, BLIB_Or15719.186b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06489 | 150 | mixed | آنچه مصلحت عباد است تفویض امور است بحق جل جلاله چه که اکثری از ما یضر و ما | That which is most conducive to the welfare of the servants is to commit all affairs unto God, glorified be His majesty, inasmuch as most men know not what shall profit them or harm them [3.5s] | INBA84:201, BLIB_Or15715.015d, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09134 | 110 | mixed | یا عزیز نفوسیکه خود را عزیز میشمردند بر ذلت اولیای حق قیام نموده اند دوستان | O Beloved! Those souls who deemed themselves mighty have arisen to abase the chosen ones of God [3.5s] | INBA84:202a, BLIB_Or15715.019c, | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10116 | 90 | Arabic | یا من سمیت بالاسمین الاعظمین ان استمع ندآء مالک الاسماء انه ینادیک من سجن | O thou who art named with the two Most Great Names! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of Names, Who calleth thee from the prison [3.5s] | INBA84:202b, BLIB_Or15715.017d, | BRL_DA#297, SFI10.018 | Chastity and purity; Exhortations and counsels; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05742 | 170 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل اذ اعرض علماء الارض و فقهائها یشهد بذلک من نطق و ینطق | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who turned towards Us when the divines and theologians of the earth turned away - to this beareth witness He Who hath spoken and speaketh still [3.5s] | INBA84:203, BLIB_Or15713.236b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09159 | 110 | mixed | یا مراد مراد عالم آمد و نشناختند محبوب عالمیان آمد از او اعراض نمودند مکلم | O Desire! The Desire of the world came, yet they recognized Him not; the Beloved of all worlds appeared, yet they turned away from Him, the Speaker [3.5s] | INBA84:204a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07313 | 140 | Arabic | یا اباالقاسم هل تعرف من یذکرک من افق السجن و هل تری من اقبل الیک من مقامه | O Abu'l-Qásim! Art thou aware of Him Who maketh mention of thee from the horizon of the Prison, and dost thou behold Him Who hath turned toward thee from His station [3.5s] | INBA84:204b, BLIB_Or15715.017e, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Imagery in the Qur'an; Living waters; water of life; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08590 | 120 | Arabic | یا محمد قبل رضا یذکرک المظلوم من الافق الاعلی و یقربک الیه فی کل الاحوال | O Muhammad-Riḍá! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the Supreme Horizon and draweth thee near unto Him in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA84:205a, BLIB_Or15715.015c, | Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08987 | 110 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم اذ احاطته الاحزان من کل الاشطار انه دعا القوم الی الله و | The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed, when sorrows encompassed Him from every direction. Verily, He calleth the people unto God and [3.5s] | INBA84:205b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07512 | 130 | Arabic | ان یا مهدی تالله قد ماج بحر المعانی و انه لمحی من فی السموات و الارضین طوبی | O Mihdi! By God, the ocean of inner meanings hath verged, and verily it quickeneth all who dwell in the heavens and on earth. Blessed be [3.5s] | INBA84:206a | Call to action; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04859 | 200 | mixed | هر نفسی در این ظهور اعظم بافق اعلی توجه نمود و باشراقات انوار شمس حقیقت فائز | Every soul that hath, in this Most Great Manifestation, turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon and attained unto the effulgent rays of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | INBA84:206b, BLIB_Or15730.020c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05779 | 170 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المقتدر علی ما یشاء ینزل بسلطانه ما یکون ماء الحیوان | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the All-Powerful over whatsoever He willeth. Through His sovereignty He sendeth down that which is the Water of Life [3.5s] | INBA84:207, BLIB_Or15730.022c, | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08348 | 120 | Arabic | قد ظهر الظلم علی شان عجزت عن ذکره الاقلام به ناح العدل و اخذت الظلمه کل | Tyranny hath manifested itself in such wise that pens are powerless to recount it; whereat justice hath lamented and darkness hath enveloped all [3.5s] | INBA84:208, BLIB_Or15734.2.013a, | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00254 | 2480 | mixed | حمد فاطر سما و مالک اسما را لایق و سزا که مدح عالم بر مقامش | Praise be unto the Creator of the heavens and the Sovereign of Names, worthy and deserving is He of the world's exaltation [3.5s] | INBA84:209 | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07456 | 130 | mixed | البهاء المشرق من سماء عنایتی علیک و علی ابنک الذی سمی باقا بزرگ | The splendor shining forth from the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon thy son who hath been named Áqá Buzurg [3.5s] | INBA84:221a.02 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00458 | 1570 | mixed | در این ایام که نار ظلم مشتعل و نور عدل مستور قلم اعلی تو را ذکر مینماید و | In these days when the fire of tyranny blazeth fiercely and the light of justice remaineth concealed, the Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee and [3.5s] | INBA84:221b.14, BLIB_Or15730.073, | RHQM1.519-520 (637) (390-391x), NSS.122-123x | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02268 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا قلمی الاعلی ان اذکر ابناء خلیلی و وراث کلیمی الذین یکلمهم الله ظاهرا | O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of the children of My Friend and the heirs of Him Who conversed with God, with whom God speaketh openly [3.5s] | INBA84:228 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Proclamation to Jews; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01441 | 600 | mixed | لله درک یا مهدی قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و اعترف بعنایه الله و فضله واحدا | O Mahdi! God bless thee! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and He hath acknowledged the bounty and grace of God, the One [3.5s] | INBA84:229, BLIB_Or15715.016, | NNY.235x, MAS4.346x, ASAT4.230x, ASAT4.374x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00365 | 1840 | mixed | شهدت سدره المنتهی لمن ظهر فی ملکوت الانشاء بانه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مقدسا | The Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing beareth witness unto Him Who hath appeared in the Kingdom of creation that, verily, there is none other God beside Him, Who hath ever been sanctified [3.5s] | INBA84:232x, BLIB_Or15719.181c, , BLIB_Or15729.125, , NLAI_22848:304, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p156v, , MKI4522.304, | AQA2#009 p.160, ADH1.062x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08859 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتاق مشاهده جمال باقی تا توانی در سبیل الهی چابک و چالاک شو و از اعدا بی | O thou who yearnest to behold the eternal Beauty! So far as thou art able, be thou swift and nimble in the path of God, and be not perturbed by the foes [3.5s] | INBA84:239a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02688 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله محفوظا مصونا در صون حمایت حضرت رحمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praised be God, preserved and protected under the sheltering care of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA84:239b | BRL_DAK#0594, MKT3.175 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03762 | 190 | Persian | ای منتسبین حضرت زائر علیکم و علیکن بهاء الله فی الاخره و الاولی حضرت زائر چون | O ye who are associated with the revered Visitor, upon you be the glory of God in both this world and the next! The revered Visitor, when [3.5s] | INBA84:243 | BRL_DAK#0604, MKT3.178 | Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09562 | 80 | Persian | ای همنام این عبد امید وطید است که بمعنی این نام قیام نماای و شجاعت و سطوت و | O thou namesake of this servant! My steadfast hope is that thou mayest arise to fulfil the meaning of this name and show forth courage and might [3.5s] | INBA84:244 | High station of the true believer; Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07179 | 110 | Arabic | الهی هذا العبد منجذب الی ریاض احدیتک مستبشر بنفحات قدسک مستضی ء من انوار | O my God! This servant is drawn to the gardens of Thy oneness, gladdened by the fragrances of Thy holiness, and illumined by Thy lights [3.5s] | INBA84:245 | Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09853 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء جمال ابهی روشنی آفاق بود و شمس حقیقت اشراق ولی هزار افسوس که نفوس | O servant of Baha! The Abha Beauty was the light of all horizons and the Sun of Truth shed its radiance, yet a thousand times alas that souls [3.5s] | INBA84:246a | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05951 | 140 | mixed | یا مرتضی یا مجتبی حضرت نور مشرقین آقا مرتضی شهید سبیل کبریا روحی له الفدا | O Murtada! O Mujtaba! O luminous one of the Twin Dawning-Places, Master Murtada, martyr in the path of Divine Majesty - may my spirit be a sacrifice for him [3.5s] | INBA84:246b | TISH.213 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06563 | 120 | Arabic | الهی هذا عبد اقبل الی مطلع توحیدک و مهبط ایه تفریدک و مظهر اسمائک الموتره فی | O my God! This servant hath turned toward the Dayspring of Thy oneness, the dawning-place of Thy singular revelation, and the manifestation of Thy most potent Names [3.5s] | INBA84:247 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05315 | 150 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در سبیل حق هر بلائی را صفا بین و هر جفاایرا وفا بین و هر | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In the path of God, see in every tribulation a blessing in disguise, and in every cruelty behold true faithfulness [3.5s] | INBA84:248 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09781 | 70 | Persian | ای ابن من طاف حول البقعه المبارکه جناب ابوی از کثرت حب بشما آنی شما را فراموش | O thou who hast circumambulated the blessed Spot! Jinab-i-Abui, in his abundant love for thee, hath not forgotten thee for a moment [3.5s] | INBA84:249a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06923 | 120 | mixed | ای موقن بکلمه الهی جناب اخوی هزار فرسنگ طی نمود و از درندگان صحرا و چنگ نهنگ | O thou who art assured of the Divine Word! His honour, the Brother, traversed a thousand leagues through the wilderness, [facing] wild beasts and the claws of the leviathan [3.5s] | INBA84:249b | BRL_DAK#1181, MSHR3.194 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06305 | 130 | Persian | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله از فضل سلطان وجود که محیط عوالم غیب و شهود است امید | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God! Place thy hope in the bounty of the Sovereign of existence, Who encompasseth all the worlds of the seen and the unseen [3.5s] | INBA84:250 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08280 | 100 | Persian | ای نهال باغ ایمان هر شجری را سبزی و خرمی بفیضی و هر چمنی را طراوت بشبنمی نهال | O sapling of the garden of faith! Every tree receiveth its verdancy and freshness through a bounty, and every meadow attaineth its bloom through dewdrops [3.5s] | INBA84:251 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08036 | 100 | mixed | ای حبیب قلبی اگرچه هزار فرسنگ کوه و دشت و بیابان میان ما و تو حائل لکن از نفحه | O beloved of my heart! Though a thousand leagues of mountain, plain and desert lie between thee and me as a barrier, yet from the sweet-scented breeze [3.5s] | INBA84:252a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10268 | 70 | Arabic | یا من سمع الندآء قد ارتفع ضجیج الملاء الاعلی سبحان ربی الابهی قد تهلل وجه | O thou who hast heard the Call! The cry of the Concourse on High hath been raised: "Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!" Radiant hath become the countenance [3.5s] | INBA84:252b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10494 | 60 | Persian | ای خطاط آفاق کلک عنبربارت نقشی چنین تا بحال ننموده و از قلمت طرزی بدیع باین | O thou calligrapher of the horizons! Thy fragrant pen hath written a design heretofore unseen, and from thy quill hath emerged a pattern wondrous and unique [3.5s] | INBA84:253 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02765 | 230 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه آن یاران دیرین در دبلین امریک وصول یافت در ممالک ترک و | O blessed souls! The letter from those ancient companions in Dublin, America, hath been received. In the Turkish realms [3.5s] | INBA84:254 | AMK.263-263 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07587 | 110 | Persian | ای موفق بتسلیم و رضا حضرت غلامرضا هر چند در سبیل وفا تلخی جفا چشیدی و در دست | O thou who art triumphant in submission and contentment, O honoured Ghulám-Riḍá! Though in the path of faithfulness thou didst taste the bitterness of cruelty [3.5s] | INBA84:255 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02415 | 250 | Persian | ای نفوس مطمئنه شما یادگار آن ذات منورید و برگذار آن شخص محترم حضرت خال | O tranquil souls! Ye are the memorials of that luminous Being and the legacy of that revered Personage, the Khál [3.5s] | INBA84:256 | MKT6.106b | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09955 | 70 | Persian | ای دو مرغ گلشن راز و نیاز نامه شما تغنی مرغ سحر بود و ترنی هزار هزار آواز | O ye two birds of the mystic garden of prayer and supplication! Your letter was as the melody of the dawn-bird and the warbling of a thousand nightingales [3.5s] | INBA84:258 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10402 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی شاد باش و شاد باش زیرا سعدی را سعدالسعود بودی و آن ادیب | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Be thou glad, be thou glad, for Sa'dí was granted the most auspicious fortune, and that learned one [3.5s] | INBA84:259a | ANDA#17 p.78 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09610 | 80 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء محفل انس بیارااید و در انجمن رحمانی آهنگ تسبیح و تقدیس بلند | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, adorn the gathering of fellowship and in the assemblage of the All-Merciful raise high the melody of praise and sanctification [3.5s] | INBA84:259b | AKHA_134BE #09 p.a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05385 | 150 | mixed | ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز الهی الحمد لله مویدید و موفق و مقبول در درگاه احدیت | O ye beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Praise be unto God that ye are confirmed, successful and accepted at the Threshold of His oneness [3.5s] | INBA84:260 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02883 | 220 | mixed | ای بندگان جمال مبارک جناب طراز و حضرت علی اکبر دو سراج محبت الله نامه ای | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! His honor Taraz and his honor 'Alí-Akbar are two luminous lamps of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA84:261 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07332 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین مضامینش شکرین بود و معانیش دلنشین زیرا نفحه گلشن | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was musk-laden in its contents and sweet as honey in its meanings, even as a fragrance from the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA84:262 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01469 | 320 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی شکر خدا را که بنور هدی مهتدی شدید و منجذب بنفحات قدس از ملا اعلی | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that ye have been guided by the Light of Guidance, have become attracted | INBA84:263 | MMK3#147 p.101, YARP2.115 p.139 | TEW.011-012 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09579 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله نامه رسید و بدرگاه خداوند آگاه تضرع و زاری گردید و طلب عفو و مغفرت بجهت | O enraptured leaf! Thy letter was received, and at the threshold of the All-Knowing Lord fervent supplications and entreaties were raised, seeking pardon and forgiveness [3.5s] | INBA84:265a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03663 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدارا که آیت موهبت شدی ومظهر لطف | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a sign of His bounty and a manifestation of grace [3.5s] | INBA84:265b | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07217 | 110 | Persian | ای آبیار در جویبار توحید هر نهال بیهمالیرا آبیاری کن و میاه عرفانرا در مجاری قلوب | O thou who waterest the stream of Divine Unity, tend every peerless sapling and cause the waters of divine knowledge to flow through the channels of hearts [3.5s] | INBA84:267 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03569 | 200 | Persian | یا من تشبث بذیل العطاٌ در این جهان پر ملال چه امال حصوف پذیرد وچه | O thou who clingest to the hem of bounty! In this world fraught with woe, what hope can attain fruition and what [3.5s] | INBA84:268b | Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01168 | 360 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جناب حاجی غلامحسین نامه ئی از لسان کل یاران نوشته و خامه | O ye beloved of God! Haji Ghulam-Husayn hath penned a letter, speaking with the tongue of all the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:271 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02434 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب قابل نهایت ستایش از شوق و ذوق و شور و سرور و طرب و وله | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Qábil is worthy of utmost praise for his eagerness, joy, enthusiasm, delight and rapture [3.5s] | INBA84:273 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10867 | 50 | Persian | ای بها بخش این بخشش موهبت جهان آفرینش است زیرا عطای بهاست و کرم آنمیر وفا پس | O Divine Bestower! This bounty is a gift from the Creator of the world, for it is the bestowal of Bahá and the grace of that Prince of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA84:275a | Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09589 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه در ظل سدره رحمانیت الیوم نساای مبعوث شده اند که هر یک ایت کبری | O leaf of certitude! Under the shade of the Tree of divine mercy, in this day there have arisen women, each one a mighty sign [3.5s] | INBA84:275b | Call to action; Chastity and purity; High station of the true believer; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08159 | 100 | mixed | ای غریق دریای محبت الله علیک فیوضات الملا الابهی و امطار الفضل من الافق الاعلی | O thou who art immersed in the sea of God's love! Upon thee be the outpourings of the Supreme Concourse and the rains of grace from the highest horizon [3.5s] | INBA84:276a | MMK2#081 p.064 | Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03980 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ میزان ملا اعلی و ملکوت ابهی و اما من ثقلت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In this day, firmness and constancy are the standard whereby the Supreme Concourse and the Abhá Kingdom do measure [3.5s] | INBA84:276b | MMK6#613 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04954 | 160 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی تمت حجتک و سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و کملت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He whose proof is consummate, whose mercy hath preceded all else, whose bounties are abundant, and whose grace is perfected [3.5s] | INBA84:278 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06105 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده صادق درگاه الهی مکتوبی که بواسطه احبای طهران ارسال فرموده بودید واصل | O thou faithful servant of the Divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst send through the friends of Tihran hath been received [3.5s] | INBA84:279 | Being a source of light; guidance; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07934 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حضرت دوست چه نویسم و چه نگارم که هویت قلب سکون یابد و حرارت و | O servant at the threshold of the Beloved! What shall I write, what shall I pen, that may bring repose to the essence of the heart and cool its fervor [3.5s] | INBA84:280a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10857 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت جمال ابهی در این صبح نورانی که یوم مولد حضرت رحمانیست تبریک عید | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! On this luminous morn, which is the birth-day of the All-Merciful One, I offer thee felicitations for this Festival [3.5s] | INBA84:280b | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11401 | 30 | Arabic | رب نور وجه عبدک الذی توجه الی وجهه رحمانیتک الی ملکوتک الابهی و اجعله اسوه | O Lord! Illumine the face of this servant who hath turned his countenance toward the face of Thy Most Merciful One and unto Thy Most Glorious Kingdom, and make him an example [3.5s] | INBA84:281a | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04724 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت و دلیل استقامت بر امر حضرت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy musk-scented letter, written with the utmost eloquence and clarity, was evidence of thy steadfastness in the Cause of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA84:281b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06928 | 120 | mixed | ای مونس عبدالبهاء یاد باد ایامی که در بقعه نوراء همدم و همنشین بودیم و بذکر | O thou intimate companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Remember thou those days when, in the luminous Shrine, we were companions and associates, engaged in remembrance [3.5s] | INBA84:282 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01782 | 290 | mixed | الهی الهی ترانی قد اخذنی ضعف الصیام و القیام و قد وهن منی القوی فی جنح هذه | O my God, my God! Thou seest me, weakened by fasting and vigils of prayer, my strength diminished in the stillness of this [3.5s] | INBA84:283 | MMK6#561 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02026 | 270 | mixed | اللهم یا منور الوجوه بنور الهدی و یا محیی الارواح بنفحات القدس من ملکوتک | O Lord! Thou Who illuminest all faces with the light of guidance and quickenest all souls with the holy breathings from Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA84:284 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00853 | 420 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری مساای و صباحی و شده احتیاجی و فرط تعلقی بذکر احبائک فی غدوی و | O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my mornings and evenings, and seest how intense hath grown my need and my deep attachment to the remembrance of Thy loved ones in my dawning hours and [3.5s] | INBA84:286 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04310 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله در آستان حضرت یزدان مذکوری و در انجمن رحمن مشهور | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, thou art remembered at the threshold of the Almighty, and renowned in the assembly of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA84:288 | Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02675 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از خدا بخواه که در جمیع مراتب خادم رب المواهب باشی و در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate unto God that thou mayest become, in all degrees, a servant of the Lord of Bounties, and in [3.5s]... ...The centre of violation purloined, in its entirety, the Divine trust which specifically appertained to this servant. He took everything | INBA84:289 | ABCC.053 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06160 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر پیمان حضرت بیچون بنور میثاق تجلی بر آفاق نمود و چنان عهدی گرفت | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Through the light of the Covenant did the Incomparable Lord shed His radiance upon all horizons, and took such a pledge [3.5s] | INBA84:291 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06685 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نفس مبارک در شیراز یعنی جناب آقا سید علی و جناب آقا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two blessed souls in Shiraz, namely the honoured Áqá Siyyid 'Alí and Áqá [3.5s] | INBA84:293 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06629 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده ایزد توانا ستایش دلبر مهربانرا که یاران دیرین پارسیان نازنین را در | O servant of the Almighty God! Praise be to the compassionate Beloved, Who hath guided the cherished ancient friends among the noble Persians [3.5s] | INBA84:294 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04842 | 160 | mixed | ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء مکتوب نخوانده جواب مرقوم میشود تایید ملکوت ابهی شامل و | O thou who art near to the threshold of grandeur! Before reading thy letter, I pen this reply. The confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom encompass thee [3.5s] | INBA84:295 | MSHR3.194 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04590 | 170 | Arabic | یا من شب فی محبه الله و شاب فی طاعته و هرم فی الاستقامه علی امره یا طوبی لک و | O thou who hast spent thy youth in the love of God, who hast grown to maturity in His obedience, and reached old age in steadfastness to His Cause! Blessed art thou [3.5s] | INBA84:296 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05154 | 150 | Persian | ای جانسوخته آتش فراق در این فرقت پرحرقت آهی جهانسوز بکش و فغانی عالمسوز برآر | O thou whose soul is seared by the fire of separation! In this grievous estrangement, heave thou a world-consuming sigh and raise a universe-burning cry [3.5s] | INBA84:297 | MMK2#080 p.064 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03294 | 210 | mixed | یا من آمن بالجمال الاعلی و انجذب الی الملکوت الابهی و اشتعل بالنار الموقده | O thou who hast believed in the Most Exalted Beauty, been drawn unto the Most Glorious Kingdom, and been set ablaze by the kindled Fire [3.5s] | INBA84:298 | Importance of community building; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05344 | 150 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه خدماتت در زمان زندان حضرت اسم الله در ملکوت قبول مقبول افتاد و | O assured leaf! Thy services during the imprisonment of his honor Ismu'llah were accepted and approved in the Kingdom of God [3.5s] | INBA84:299 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02965 | 220 | mixed | ای مخمور باده یوم عهد اگر بسته عهد و پیمانی پیمانه محبت الله بدست گیر و صهبای | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Day of the Covenant! If thou hast made a covenant and pledge, take in hand the chalice of the love of God and the wine [3.5s] | INBA84:300 | MSHR2.038x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05006 | 150 | mixed | التحیه التی تتلئلا من الافق الابهی و الثناء الذی یتعطر به سحیق المسک فی | The greeting that gleams from the Most Exalted Horizon, and the praise that is perfumed with the choicest musk [3.5s] | INBA84:301 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07803 | 110 | mixed | یا من ثبت علی میثاق الله فاشکرالله علی هذه الموهبه التی یغبطک فیها ملا الاسما | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God, render thanks unto God for this gift, wherefore the Concourse on high doth envy thee [3.5s] | INBA84:302 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08672 | 90 | mixed | ای ثابت نابت نامه بجناب افنان قرائت گردید و از وفای شما بیاران فرح و سرور | O steadfast Nabíl, the letter addressed to the Afnán was read, and your faithfulness to the friends brought joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA84:303 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06314 | 130 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الهی قد احترقت کبد العالم باجیج نار احتراق الفراق فی رزیه | O thou who art kindled with the fire of the love of God! Verily, the heart of the world is consumed with the raging flames of separation in this calamity [3.5s] | INBA84:304 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04752 | 160 | mixed | ای دو ریحان بوستان محبت الله جناب حاجی ابوی در سجن اعظم وارد و بموهبت عظمی و | O ye two fragrant plants of the garden of God's love! The honored Haji, thy father, hath arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained unto supreme bounty [3.5s] | INBA84:305b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04463 | 170 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای الهی صبح است و انوار ساطعه از ملکوت غیب هویت بر مشارق و مغارب | O thou who speaketh in praise of God! It is dawn, and effulgent rays from the invisible Kingdom of the Divine Essence are shining upon the East and the West [3.5s] | INBA84:306 | Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07115 | 120 | mixed | یا من تمثل بالحصول علی الفیض فی محفل التجلی فاشکرن ربک المتجلی فی سیناء الظهور | O thou who hast embodied the attainment of grace in the assembly of manifestation, render thanks unto thy Lord, He Who hath manifested Himself upon the Sinai of Revelation [3.5s] | INBA84:307, INBA59:102a | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05831 | 140 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چه نگارم که تاثرات قلبیه خویش را از عدم یگانگی بعضی احباب | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! How can I depict the anguish of my heart at the want of unity amongst some of the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:308 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04040 | 180 | mixed | ای فرقدان دو کوکب نورانی سماء محبت الله در کل حین تضرع و ابتهال بملکوت جمال | O ye twin luminous stars in the heaven of the love of God, at all times supplicate and entreat the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA84:312 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05008 | 150 | Arabic | الغیث الهاطل من سحاب رحمه الله و الوابل النازل من غمام مغفره الله حیا ربوتک | The heavenly showers descending from the clouds of God's mercy and the copious rains pouring down from the clouds of His forgiveness render thy heights verdant [3.5s] | INBA84:314 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06959 | 120 | mixed | ای نوجوان من هر چند بتن سالخورده ولی بجان نوجوان زنده دل در جویبار هدایت سرو | O my youthful one! Though aged in body, yet with a soul young and vibrant, thou art as a cypress in the stream of guidance [3.5s] | INBA84:315 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03362 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک اثر کلک مشکبار مشامرا معطر از بوی دلجوی گلشن محبت | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! The effect of the musk-laden pen hath perfumed my senses with the heart-entrancing fragrance from the rose-garden of love [3.5s] | INBA84:316 | Prayer for parents; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06752 | 120 | mixed | ای دل سوخته آتش هجران جمال رحمن شکر کن حضرت پروردگار را که بنار محبتش مشتعلی | O thou heart consumed by the fire of separation from the Beauty of the All-Merciful! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou art enkindled with the flame of His love [3.5s] | INBA84:317 | Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06324 | 130 | Persian | ای مقرب درگاه احدیت اثر کلک مشکین مذاق مشتاقان را شکرین نمود معانی روحانی بود | O thou who art near to the Threshold of the Divine Unity! The effects of thy musk-scented pen have made sweet the taste of the eager ones. The meanings were spiritual [3.5s] | INBA84:318 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03042 | 220 | mixed | رب و محبوبی لک الحمد علی ما اولیت و لک الشکر علی ما اعطیت توتی من تشاء و توید | O God and my Beloved! Praise be upon Thee for Thy greatness and thanks be unto Thee for Thy generosity. Thou grantest what Thou dost wish | INBA84:319 | ASAT4.380, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.356, AHB.121BE #07 p.247, MUH2.1117, YHA1.128 (1.261), MLK.112, QT108.054, DSDS.071, QUM.253-254x, KHH1.330 (1.460) | KHHE.467-468 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05010 | 150 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی و ربی الکریم و مولائی العظیم ان هذین لعبدان ساجدان خاضعان | O my God, my generous Lord and my glorious Master! These two are indeed servants, prostrate and humble [3.5s] | INBA84:320 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04640 | 160 | mixed | ای امه الرحمن این نامه را بنام تو نگارم و از خدا خواهم که نامت در ملکوت ابهی | O handmaid of the All-Merciful! This letter I pen unto thy name, and I beseech God that thy name be written in the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | INBA84:321 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09462 | 80 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز خدا و دلیل بر این عزت آنست که بخدمات مشغولی و بتحمل زحمات مالوف | O beloved handmaiden of God! The proof of this glory lieth in thy occupation with service and thy familiarity with bearing difficulties [3.5s] | INBA84:322a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01684 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بیان ثبوت و استقامت نهایت سرور حاصل گشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the expression of thy steadfastness and constancy the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:322b | Naming of children; of individuals; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03505 | 200 | mixed | ای یار دیرین مرا آرزو چنان که هر روز با تو مخابره نمایم و نامه نگارم و | O my ancient friend! Such is my longing that I may commune with thee each day and correspond with thee in writing [3.5s] | INBA84:324 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02157 | 270 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مهربی و معاذی انی اعفر جبینی بتراب عتبتک المقدسه | O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge, my Shelter and my Shield, my Dwelling-place and my Protector! I press my brow to the sacred dust of Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA84:325 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02680 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای از جانب امین رسید نهایت ستایش از شما نموده که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter hath been received from Amín, wherein he extolleth thee to the utmost [3.5s] | INBA84:327 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02003 | 280 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک المنبثق من ظهر من آمن بک و بایاتک و المنشعب من | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant, sprung from the loins of one who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and branched forth from [3.5s] | INBA84:329 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04733 | 160 | mixed | ای جوان روحانی نامه شیرینت و بیان شکرینت و اثر خامه مشکینت قرائت و تلاوت گردید | O thou who art young in spirit! Thy sugar-shedding words, and the traces of thy musk-laden pen were perused and recited | INBA84:330 | VUJUD.012 | VUJUDE.017-018 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01388 | 330 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب رسید و مضمون آشکار و پدید گردید اعانه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were made clear and evident [3.5s] | INBA84:331 | AMK.065-066 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06003 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی انک لتعلم شده ولهی و عظیم تعلقی بهذا العبد الثابت علی العهد النابت | O my God, my God! Thou knowest the intensity of my yearning and the magnitude of my attachment to this servant, steadfast in the Covenant and firmly rooted [3.5s] | INBA84:333 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03656 | 190 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان این عبد از قبل شمع محبت الله جناب منشادی جواب مینگارد اخبار | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This servant writeth this reply on behalf of the candle of God's love, Jináb-i-Manshádí, concerning the tidings [3.5s] | INBA84:334 | AMK.066-066, MSHR4.100 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Importance of community building; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00859 | 420 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از عدم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The detailed letter which thou didst address to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused [3.5s] | INBA84:335 (99) | BRL_DAK#0859 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02208 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش بواسطه آقا سید صادق نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال چون | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A few days ago a letter was written through Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq. Now, as [3.5s] | INBA84:338 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02066 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از شدت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written to his honour Haydar-'Alí was noted. From the [3.5s] | INBA84:340 | AADA.144-145x | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03608 | 190 | Arabic | الهی و مغیثی و انیسی و مجیری انک لتعلم قد وقعت مصیبه دهماء و رزیه عمیاء و | O my God, my Succour, my Companion, and my Deliverer! Thou knowest that a dark calamity and a blind affliction have befallen [3.5s] | INBA84:341 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08034 | 100 | Persian | ای حبیب روحانی این زندانیرا اشتیاق بیش و سوزش و احتراق از فراق افزون و محزون | O spiritual beloved! This Prisoner's yearning increaseth ever more, and His burning anguish and consuming grief, born of separation, grow ever more intense, leaving Him in sorrow [3.5s] | INBA84:342 | MKT9.118, MSHR4.304-305 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06694 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب وصول یافت و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گشت که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter from thy honoured self hath been received, and its contents brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA84:343 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09070 | 90 | Persian | یا عبدالحسین ای همنام من با حضرات رفقای محترم به بیروت بشتاب و بتمام قوت و | O 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn, O my namesake! With the honored friends hasten thou to Beirut with all thy strength [3.5s] | INBA84:344 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05858 | 140 | Persian | ای یار عز??ز نامه شما رسید از حصول کسالت در حیفا کدورت حاصل شد ولی الحمد لله | O beloved friend! Thy letter was received. News of the illness in Haifa brought sorrow, yet praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA84:345 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB09560 | 80 | Persian | ای همدم سفر و مونس روحانی از روزیکه رفته ای نطقها پیاپی تصحیح و بجناب آقا | O companion of my journey and spiritual confidant! Since the day of thy departure, discourses have been continuously revised [3.5s] | INBA84:347a | Call to action; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10709 | 60 | Persian | جناب خان البته آن سوادها را بزودی ارسال فرمااید که در سفر باید همراه باشد در | Jinab-i-Khan is earnestly requested to dispatch those documents with all haste, as they are needed for the forthcoming journey [3.5s] | INBA84:347b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07674 | 110 | Persian | ای یار روحانی جناب آقا میرزا محمود طلب اذن حضور از برای ابوطالب بیک از اهل | O spiritual friend! His honour Áqá Mírzá Mahmúd seeketh permission for the presence of Abú-Tálib Bey from among [3.5s] | INBA84:349a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05784 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله وقت غروب است و جمعی از صاحبمنصبان لشکری امیر تومان و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! It is the hour of sunset, and a number of military commanders and high-ranking officers [3.5s] | INBA84:349b | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02276 | 260 | Persian | ای یار عزیز و همدم مهربان من هر چند بدیده از مشاهده روی یاران محروم و مهجور | O beloved friend and kindly companion, though mine eyes are deprived of beholding the faces of the friends and am bereft of their presence [3.5s] | INBA84:350 | KHSH08.053 | Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08795 | 90 | Persian | ای عزیز روحانی شب و روز بیاد تو هستم آنی فراغت ندارم ولی از کثرت مشاغل مکاتبه | O beloved spiritual friend! Night and day I am ever mindful of thee, without a moment's respite; yet due to the multitude of occupations, correspondence [3.5s] | INBA84:352a | KHSH08.010, KHSH08.052 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10220 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حیدر علی اخبارات جناب نائب الصدر سبب روح و ریحان بود امیدوارم | O Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Haydar-'Ali! The tidings from Jinab-i-Na'ib al-Sadr have been a source of joy and delight. I am hopeful [3.5s] | INBA84:352b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07678 | 110 | Persian | ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود دو نفر کاتب | O spiritual friend! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief reply is being penned [3.5s] | INBA84:354b | Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10221 | 70 | Persian | جناب رفیق روحانی مکتوب جوف را اگر مصلحت بدانید از برای آنشخص بفرستید و این | Most honored spiritual friend, should you deem it advisable, kindly forward the enclosed letter to that person, and this [3.5s] | INBA84:355 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10219 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا جلال علیه بهاء الله عازم و مدتی بود که در این ارض ساکن و در | Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Jalal, upon whom be the glory of God, was journeying and had for some time taken up residence in this land, and [3.5s] | INBA84:356a | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08261 | 100 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای حق و بلبل گویای حق علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و نوره و ضیائه در | O thou who speakest in praise of the True One and art the melodious nightingale singing His truth, upon thee rest the glory of God and His praise, His light and His radiance [3.5s] | INBA84:356b | AKHA_104BE #06 p.01, AVK3.097.06x, AVK3.449.12 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08938 | 90 | Persian | ای همدم دل و جان چه قدر مسرورم که تو در آنجاای هر دم بیادت افتم بقسمی روح و | O companion of heart and soul! How joyous am I that thou art there, for every moment my thoughts turn to thee, lifting my spirit [3.5s] | INBA84:357 | KHSH08.052 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02986 | 220 | mixed | ای مومنین ای مومنات در این دم که قریب غروب آفتاب آسمانست و عبدالبهاء از غفلت | O ye faithful men and women! At this moment when the sun in the firmament draweth nigh unto setting, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, from heedlessness [3.5s] | INBA84:358 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04447 | 170 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق جناب میرزا احمد در همان روز که شما از اینجا عازم گشتید نامه | O Herald of the Covenant, Jinab-i-Mirza Ahmad! On that very day when thou didst depart from hence, a letter [3.5s] | INBA84:359 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04490 | 170 | Persian | ای یار دل و جان عبدالبهاء نامه فرح اندر فرح بود و مژده شادمانی و کامرانی | O thou companion of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter brought joy upon joy, bearing glad tidings of happiness and success [3.5s] | INBA84:360 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02864 | 220 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی انقطع عن کل الجهات و توجه الی الدیار دیار احبائک | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath severed himself from all directions and turned toward the realms, the realms of Thy loved ones [3.5s] | INBA84:361 | Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03139 | 210 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت ورق منشور ملحوظ افتاد و مقصود معلوم گردید هر چند گوشه نشینی ولی | O steadfast and firm one! Your outspread page was noted and its purpose became clear. Although thou dwellest in seclusion, yet [3.5s] | INBA84:363 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05594 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر شکوه نماای حق داری زیرا من از کثرت آلام و محن در تحریر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! If thou shouldst lament, thou art justified, for I, from the multitude of trials and tribulations, in writing [3.5s] | INBA84:364 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10487 | 60 | Persian | ای خادم میثاق آنچه که حضرت ابتهاج مرقوم نموده اند عین واقعست و منبعث از خیر | O servant of the Covenant! That which Ḥaḍrat-i-Ibtihaj hath penned is the very truth and springeth from goodness [3.5s] | INBA84:365 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09314 | 80 | Persian | ای جان عزیز نامه بشما کمتر نگارم زیرا در کارم حتی بعضی شبها بیدارم یا نامه | O beloved soul! I write to thee less frequently, for I am occupied with my work, even remaining wakeful some nights [3.5s] | INBA84:366a | KHSH08.053 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07496 | 110 | Persian | ای عکاس طاهر الانفاس عبدالبهاء در اقلیم شرق و غرب آنچه سیاحت نمود انعکاس | O pure-souled photographer! In His travels throughout East and West, 'Abdu'l-Bahá beheld reflections [3.5s] | INBA84:366b | MSHR4.100 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09660 | 80 | Persian | تلغراف شما رسید مضامین که منبعث از حیات وجدانی و انجذابات روحانی بود سرور و | Your telegram was received, and its contents, which sprang from the life of conscience and spiritual attractions, brought joy [3.5s] | INBA84:367a | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08316 | 100 | Persian | ای یادگار و همنام ذوالقرنین همچو گمان منما که فراموش شدی و یا از خاطر رفتی | O namesake and remembrance of Dhul-Qarnayn, think not that thou art forgotten or hast faded from memory [3.5s] | INBA84:367b | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00491 | 560 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بتاریخ ١١ شوال وصول یافت مجلس ضیافتی که تشکیل شد و انجمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 11th of Shawwal hath been received. The feast that was arranged, and the gathering [3.5s] | INBA84:368 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00114 | 1010 | mixed | ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت | O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,” | INBA84:371 | RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax | LOIR20.175ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00161 | 890 | mixed | ای ثابت عهد و راسخ پیمان نامه شما در بهترین زمانی وارد زیرا سالهای چند بود که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament! Your letter has been received in the best of time. | INBA84:377 | BRL_DAK#0547, MSHR3.365x, NJB_v10#02 p.025 | SW_v10#02 p.024-027 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07695 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز من نامه امه الله منا رکیناهوف رسید بسیار رجا نموده که یکی از | O My dear friends, the letter from the handmaiden of God, Mina Kinninghoff, hath reached Me, earnestly beseeching that one of [3.5s] | INBA84:382 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04967 | 160 | Persian | یا امه البهاء جناب عبدالحسین خان و جناب علیمحمد خان دو نهال جنت ابهی مدتی در اینصفحات | O maidservant of Bahá! The esteemed 'Abdu'l-Husayn Khán and the honored 'Alí-Muhammad Khán, two saplings of the Abhá Paradise, did spend some time in these regions [3.5s] | INBA84:383 | Education of children; moral education; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03356 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی هر چند در صحرای فراق آتش اشتیاق برافروختی و آرزوی عتبه نیر | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Though in the wilderness of separation thou didst kindle the fire of yearning and cherish the desire for the Threshold of Light [3.5s] | INBA84:384 | Call to action; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06768 | 120 | Persian | ای دو نفس مطمئنه نامهٌ شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم شد که الحمد لله | O ye two assured souls! Your letter was received and from its contents it was understood that, praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:385 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09244 | 80 | mixed | ای بنده حق روزها بسر اید و ایام منتهی گردد ولی الطاف جمال مبارک باقی و | O servant of the True One! The days shall pass away and time shall come to an end, yet the favours of the Blessed Beauty shall endure [3.5s] | INBA84:386 | Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Infinity and eternity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07954 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت مقصود نامه تو رسید و از شدت محبت با عدم فرصت فورا جواب مرقوم | O servant of the Desired One! Thy letter was received and, despite lack of time, such was the intensity of love that an immediate reply was penned [3.5s] | INBA84:387a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09304 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید وصول مکاتیب را مرقوم نموده بودید و همچنین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made mention of the arrival of letters, and likewise [3.5s] | INBA84:387b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08434 | 100 | Arabic | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله قد رتلت آیات شوقک الی الملکوت الابهی و شممت | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thou hast chanted the verses of thy yearning for the Most Glorious Kingdom and inhaled [3.5s] | INBA84:388 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07592 | 110 | Persian | ای مومن ثابت راسخ هر چند روزگار ستمکار است و ایامی چند شما بیکار ولی امیدوار | O steadfast and firm believer! Though these times be oppressive, and though thou mayest find thyself without occupation for some days, yet remain thou hopeful [3.5s] | INBA84:389 | MKT9.197a | Consolation and comfort; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05357 | 150 | Persian | ای یار عزیز دلگیر مباش غمگین مشو محزون مگرد مغموم منشین نظر عنایت خفی الالطاف | O dearly beloved friend! Be not disheartened, neither yield to sorrow; let not despondency overtake thee, nor sit thou in grief. Fix thine eyes upon His hidden favours [3.5s] | INBA84:390 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09555 | 80 | Persian | ای نونهال گلشن توحید هر چند طفل صغیری ولی در ملکوت ابهی کبیری زیرا که از پستان | O tender sapling of the garden of Divine Unity! Though thou art but a small child, yet in the Kingdom of Abhá thou art mighty, for from the breast [3.5s] | INBA84:391a | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04886 | 160 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی اکنون عبدالبهاء در مدینه اسکندریه بیاد یاران مشغول و شب و روز در | O thou real friend! At this time ‘Abdu'l-Baha is in the City of Alexandria is engaged in the mentioning of the friends | INBA84:391b | DAS.1913-10-17 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10462 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان فی الحقیقه سزاوار هرگونه عنایتی و لایق هر نوع رعایت خدماتت در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In truth thou art deserving of every bounty and worthy of every consideration. Thy services [3.5s] | INBA84:392 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09270 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده قدیم الهی گمان منما که سکوت وخواموشی من دلیل فراموشی است | O ancient servant of God, do not imagine that my silence and quietude are a sign of forgetfulness [3.5s] | INBA84:393a | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03397 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و صدق و امانت و همت و غیرت جناب احمد علیخان در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the sincerity, trustworthiness, high endeavour and zeal of his honour Ahmad-'Alí Khán in [3.5s] | INBA84:393b | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09852 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء جام عطا سرشار است و صهبای وفا در نهایت سورت و شدت بیمنتها ولی چه | O servant of Bahá! The chalice of bestowal overfloweth, and the wine of fidelity is possessed of boundless intensity and power. Yet what [3.5s] | INBA84:395a | Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10398 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء سر از جیب هدی برآور تا عبودیتش ید بیضاای بنماای شمعی برافروز و | O servant of Bahá! Raise thy head from the bosom of guidance, that thy servitude unto Him may show forth as a resplendent hand. Kindle thou a lamp [3.5s] | INBA84:395b | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07339 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق حمد کن خدارا که دریوم اشراق بشرف لقای نیر افاق فائز گشتی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise God that on the Day of Dawning thou didst attain the honour of meeting the Luminary of the horizons [3.5s] | INBA84:396a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05842 | 140 | Persian | ای نیر نورانی جناب سینا رجای ذکر شما نمود و حال آنکه دائما در نزد اینعبد مذکوری و در | O radiant luminary! His honour Sina hath made mention of thee, though verily thou art ever remembered in the presence of this servant and [3.5s] | INBA84:396b | MMK5#163 p.126 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09481 | 80 | Persian | ای محمود روحانیان مدرسه خویش را دبستان الهی کن و ادیب فیض نامتناهی شو و حقایق | O Mahmúd! Make of thy school a divine academy, and become thou a teacher of infinite bounty and truth [3.5s] | INBA84:398 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08631 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان ترتیبی که در تعلیم قرار دادید که از بدایت اثبات الوهیت و | The method of instruction which ye have established, beginning with proofs of the existence of God and the oneness of God, the mission of the Prophets and Messengers and Their teachings | INBA84:401 | AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, TRBB.059, MJTB.107 | COC#0390x, COC#0625x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05016 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک عیسی قد اقبل الی عتبه رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات قدس ربانیتک | O my God, O my God! Thy servant 'Ísa hath turned towards the threshold of Thy mercy and hath been attracted by the sacred fragrances of Thy divine holiness [3.5s] | INBA84:402 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08289 | 100 | Persian | ای نیر من حمد کن خدا را که پرتو هدایت از جبینت لامع و نور موهبت جمال ابهی در رخت | O radiant one, praise be to God that the light of guidance doth shine from thy brow, and the radiance of the bounties of the Abhá Beauty is manifest in thy face [3.5s] | INBA84:403a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03358 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده حق گرگان در عهد و زمان پیشینیان وقتی کان سیماب بیتاب بود و حوالی در | O servant of the True One! In the age and time of those who came before, when quicksilver lay restless and the surroundings [3.5s] | INBA84:403b | MAS5.240 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01934 | 280 | mixed | ای دو بنده باوفای جانفشان جمال ابهی نامه رسید و از قرائتش سروری جدید حاصل | O ye two faithful servants who have sacrificed your lives for the Abhá Beauty! Your letter was received, and from its perusal a fresh joy was obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:405 | MKT9.146, MMK6#337 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05550 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که از جواب سابق محزون شدید مقصود نه | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and it became evident that thou wert saddened by the previous response. This was not intended [3.5s] | INBA84:406 | YMM.388 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08644 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان محزون مباش دلخون مگرد انشاء الله همانطور که آرزوی دل و جان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful, let not thy heart be grieved. God willing, even as thy heart and soul desire [3.5s] | INBA84:407 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01691 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل رسید و وقایع معلوم گردید اگرچه از اول معلوم بود و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and its contents were made known, though they were known from the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:408 | MKT4.041, MILAN.230, AVK3.185.10x | Call to action; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07371 | 110 | Persian | ای خداجو جمیع خلق خدا گویند ولی نجویند متهیا سیر و سلوکند ولی نپویند مستفیض | O seeker after God! All creation uttereth the name of God, yet seeketh Him not. They stand prepared for spiritual wayfaring, yet tread not its path [3.5s] | INBA84:409 | SFI07.021a | Condition of search; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09353 | 80 | Persian | ای دو بنده دیرین نور مبین از بدایت تصدیق در ایام الله بر خدمت امر الله قیام | O ye two ancient servants of the manifest Light! From the very beginning of your acceptance of the Faith in the Days of God, ye have arisen to serve His Cause [3.5s] | INBA84:410 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04876 | 160 | mixed | ای ناظم بدیع الاشعار ان الرویا کانت موسسه علی الصبر و التحمل فی جمیع الشئون | O thou who arrangest exquisite verses! Verily thy dream was founded upon patience and forbearance in all things [3.5s] | INBA84:411 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03905 | 180 | Arabic | انی لی یا الهی اطلق عنان محامدی و نعوتی فی مضمار اعجز فوارس الملکوت و کیف اطیر | O my God! How can I loose the reins of my praise and attributes in an arena wherein even the horsemen of the Kingdom stand powerless? How can I soar [3.5s] | INBA84:412b | MJMJ3.049b, MMG2#295 p.327 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10641 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه صد هزار شکر کن که در ظل سدرهٌ مقدسه محشوری | O blessed leaf! Render thou a hundred thousand thanks that thou art sheltered beneath the sacred Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA84:413 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05395 | 150 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المقدسه فاشکری الله بما انبتک من هذه الشجرة البمارکة النابتة | O sacred leaf! Give thanks unto God for having caused thee to spring forth from this blessed Tree [3.5s] | INBA84:414 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10753 | 60 | Persian | یا من انبته الله من السدرة المبارکة حضرت افنان دوحه بقا بعد از ایامی | O thou who hast been nurtured by God from the Blessed Tree! O Afnán, Branch of the eternal Tree, after days [3.5s] | INBA84:415a | Personal instructions; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05465 | 150 | Persian | یار مهربانا هر چند در این سنین حرب ما در زحمت و مشقت و خطر بودیم شما نیز بهره و نصیب | O kind friend! Although in these years of war we have endured hardship, tribulation and peril, you too have had your share and portion [3.5s] | INBA84:415b | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07669 | 110 | Persian | ای یار جانی عبدالبهاء معجزه باهره خدا در حفظ و صیانت تو ظاهر و آشکار گشت | O spiritual companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! God's resplendent miracle hath been made manifest in thy protection and preservation [3.5s] | INBA84:416 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08081 | 100 | Persian | ای دو ورقهٌ مبارکه چون آن دوورقه از شجرهٌ مبارکه روئیده ورشحات سحاب | O ye two blessed leaves! Even as these two leaves have sprung forth from the sacred Tree, and the dewdrops of the clouds [3.5s] | INBA84:417b | Living waters; water of life; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04720 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر رسید و معانی سبب مزید روح و ریحان گردید الحمد لله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and its meanings brought forth added spirit and delight. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA84:418 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02756 | 230 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نفحه مشکین که از خلد برین ریاض محبت الله مرور نمود مشام | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The musk-laden breeze that wafted from the celestial Paradise through the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed our senses [3.5s] | INBA84:419 | MMK6#034 | Martyrs and martyrdom; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04486 | 170 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه هر چند از این بساط دوری و آواره کشور هندوستانی و مبتلای حرمان و هجران | O blessed Leaf! Though thou art far removed from this realm and a wanderer in the land of India, afflicted with deprivation and separation [3.5s] | INBA84:420 | Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02572 | 240 | mixed | ای فرع رفیع سدره رحمانیه الحمد لله از شجره مبارکه قضیبی رطیب سیراب بفیض رحمان | O exalted branch of the Tree of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that from the blessed Tree a tender shoot hath been nourished by the grace of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA84:421 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10412 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق در این زمان و عهد اگر شهد طلبی مضمون عهد است اگر قند جوای حلاوت | O servant of Truth! In this day and age, if thou seekest nectar, it is contained within the essence of the Covenant; if thou desirest sweetness, it is found in its fulfillment [3.5s] | INBA84:423a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08902 | 90 | Persian | ای موقنان حضرت احدیت چنان اشراق و تجلی فرمود که امکان را ایئنه لامکان فرمود | O ye who are assured of the Divine Unity! Such radiance and effulgence hath He vouchsafed that He hath transformed contingent existence into a mirror of the realm of the infinite [3.5s] | INBA84:423b | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08915 | 90 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی ملا رومی در غزلیات خویش میگوید و در مثنوی حکایت مینماید که | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! Rumi in his odes doth say, and in his Mathnavi doth relate that [3.5s] | INBA84:424a | MSHR4.399 | Chastisement and requital; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06450 | 130 | Arabic | ایها المتوجه الی الله انی بصدر رحیب تلوت النمیق و دعوت الله بقلب طافح بالذل و | O thou who hast turned thy face towards God! With an expansive heart did I read thy eloquent missive, and with a heart overflowing with humility did I supplicate unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:424b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10591 | 60 | Persian | ای مفتون عهد و پیمان با وجود عدم امکان تحریر از غلیان حب شدید بشما نامه | O thou who art enraptured by the Covenant! Despite the impossibility of writing, such is the surging love that I pen thee this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:425 | YFY.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01733 | 300 | mixed | ای منادی حق نامه شما رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که سرگشته و سرگردان جاسب و | O Herald of Truth! Thy letter hath been received, and from its contents it became manifest that thou art bewildered and wandering in Jásb [3.5s] | INBA84:426 | YFY.015-016 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08861 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتعل بذکر الهی نمیقه که بجناب ناظر مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی | O thou who art enkindled with the mention of God! The letter thou didst address to his honour the Observer hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA84:427 | MKT8.138b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09173 | 80 | mixed | ای امه الله شکر کن از کاس حضرت دوست خمر مزاجها کافورا نوشیدی و بمعین تسنیم | O handmaid of God! Give thanks, for from the chalice of the Friend thou hast quaffed wines tempered with camphor, and from the spring of Tasním [3.5s] | INBA84:428a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09496 | 80 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله جناب آقا میرزا محمود چندیست در استان مقدس | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! For some time hath the honored Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Mahmúd been at the Holy Threshold [3.5s] | INBA84:428b | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02611 | 240 | Persian | ای یاران معنوی و احبای حقیقی یوم یوم انجذاب است و روز روز اشراق | O spiritual friends and true loved ones! The day is the day of attraction, and this is the morn of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA84:429 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00422 | 600 | Persian | یاران روحانی من جناب محمود و احمد بعد از تبلیغ امرالله در اقلیم هند و تحمل | O my spiritual friends, the esteemed Mahmoud and Ahmad, after proclaiming the Cause of God in the realm of India and enduring [3.5s] | INBA84:433 | BRL_DAK#0776 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05035 | 150 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و مظاهر الطاف نامتناهی و مشارق احسان رحمانی و مطالع نجوم عرفان | O ye divine friends, Manifestations of infinite favours, Dawning-places of the merciful Lord's bounties, and Daysprings of the stars of mystic knowledge [3.5s] | INBA84:435 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06947 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر الیوم افق وجود بکوکبی تابان گردد که انوارش اعلاء کلمه الله | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Horizon! Today the firmament of existence is illumined by a resplendent star whose radiance exalteth the Word of God [3.5s] | INBA84:436 | BRL_DAK#0034, SFI10.020b | Love of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01561 | 310 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب مفصل آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و بر وقایع اطلاع حاصل گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused, and knowledge of the events was obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:438 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04098 | 180 | Persian | ای نفحه خوش ریاض محبت الله ادراکات و معلومات انسانیه کلیه در سه مراتب واقع | O thou sweet gale blowing from the meads of the love of God! All human understanding and knowledge is of three categories. One is the knowledge of abstract concepts | INBA84:440, INBA59:298a | AVK2.147.06, VUJUD.089 | VUJUDE.178 | Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07271 | 110 | mixed | ای بنده جمال مبارک این اسم عبودیت که بر تست فخر جواهر وجود است و مباهات سواذج | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! This name of servitude which thou bearest is the pride of all created things and the glory of pure souls [3.5s] | INBA84:441 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06390 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه علیک بهاٌالله وفضله وجوده و الطافه فی اولاک | O pure leaf! Upon thee be the glory of God and His grace, His bounty and His tender mercies in all things [3.5s] | INBA84:442 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04190 | 180 | mixed | یا من استبشر ببشارات الله و استمطر من سحاب رحمه الله و استضاء من نور انتشر من صبح | O thou who hast rejoiced in the glad-tidings of God, and hast sought the downpour from the clouds of His mercy, and hast been illumined by the light that hath shone forth from the dawn [3.5s] | INBA84:443, INBA59:240, INBA88:170a | Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09016 | 90 | Arabic | ایها المتذکر المتفکر دع الافکار و اترک الاذکار و توجه الی الانوار الساطع | O thou who art mindful and reflective! Cast aside all thoughts and abandon all remembrance, and turn thee toward the resplendent lights [3.5s] | INBA84:444, INBA59:111a, INBA88:165b | MMK6#324 | Apocalyptic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04930 | 160 | Persian | ایها الفرع الکریم من الدوحه المبارکه کثرت مشاغل و غوائل مانع از تحریر است | O noble Branch of the blessed Tree! A multitude of occupations and cares hath prevented me from writing [3.5s] | INBA84:447 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07075 | 120 | Arabic | رب قد انبت من سدره فردانیتک افنانا و فروعا ممتده فی اوج رحمانیتک مظلله | O Lord! From the Lote-Tree of Thy Oneness Thou hast caused branches and offshoots to spring forth, extending unto the heights of Thy mercy, beneath its sheltering shade [3.5s] | INBA84:448 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07038 | 120 | Persian | ایها الفرع المکرم من السدره المبارکه الان مکتوب شما رسید که بجناب منشادی | O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Your letter, which was addressed to Jinab-i-Manshadi, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA84:449 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10498 | 60 | Persian | ای دو افنان سدره مبارکه الحمد لله از سفر سه سال در ممالک وسیعهٌ | O ye two branches of the Blessed Tree, praised be God that for three years in vast domains [3.5s] | INBA84:450a | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07039 | 120 | Persian | ایها القضیب الرطیب من السدره المبارکه نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر نهایت | O moist and verdant bough of the blessed Lote-Tree! Thy letter was received and, praise be to God, it betokened the utmost [3.5s] | INBA84:450b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04952 | 160 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مویدی و موفقی قد رجعت عن کل شیء الی مرکز رحمانیتک و غفیفت النظر | O Lord, my Hope, my Support and my Guide! I have turned away from all else unto the Center of Thy mercy and have cast down my gaze [3.5s] | INBA84:452 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00470 | 570 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر پیمان ورق مسطور منظور گشت و رق منشور ملحوظ گردید مضامین و معانی رحمانی | O ye who stand fast in the Covenant! The written page was received and the unfolded scroll was perused, with its divine themes and spiritual meanings [3.5s] | INBA84:454 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10879 | 50 | Persian | ای تشنه پر عطش احرام کعبهٌ مقصود بربند وقصد حل وحرم | O thou who art athirst! Don thy pilgrim's garb for the Ka'bah of thy heart's desire and make thy way unto its sacred precincts [3.5s] | INBA84:457b | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07523 | 110 | Persian | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی در این جهان پر بو و رنگ درنگ مکن و آهنگ | O thou who clingest to the firm cord! Tarry not in this world of color and fragrance, but set thy sights and hasten onward [3.5s] | INBA84:458 | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08800 | 90 | Persian | ای علی خاضع خاشع الیوم عزت ابدیهٌ عالم انسانی در صفت و سمت | O Ali, submissive and humble one! Today the eternal glory of the human world lies in character and comportment [3.5s] | INBA84:459a | Call to action; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02159 | 270 | Arabic | قد اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و حزنت علی ما اصابک من شدید العقاب | I have perused the contents of the letter and am deeply grieved by the severe tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | INBA84:461 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05009 | 150 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد منتسب الی عبدک الذی اخترته لحبک و اجتبیته لعرفانک و | O God, my God! This is a servant associated with Thy servant whom Thou didst choose for Thy love and single out for Thy knowledge [3.5s] | INBA84:464b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08944 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه رحمانیه پدر بزرگوار سراج انوار بود و مقرب درگاه پروردگار بخدمت قائم | O leaf of the All-Merciful! Thy noble father was a lamp of resplendent light and one near to the threshold of his Lord, steadfast in service [3.5s] | INBA84:465 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08924 | 90 | Persian | ای ناظهر بمنظر انور هر نفسی را درعالم وجود توجهی و مقصودی | O thou who gazest upon the most luminous vision! Every soul in the realm of existence hath an orientation and a purpose [3.5s] | INBA84:466 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06327 | 130 | Persian | ای منادی باسم الله حمد کن خدا را که بنشر نفحات الله مشغول شدی و باعلاء | O thou who proclaimest the Name of God! Praise be unto God that thou hast occupied thyself with the diffusion of the divine fragrances and hast arisen to exalt [3.5s] | INBA84:467a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09538 | 80 | mixed | ای ناظر الی الله در این ایام که اهل عالم بحجبات اعظم محتجب و بشئون غفلت مشغول | O thou who gazest toward God! In these days when the peoples of the world are veiled by the most great veils and are occupied with the concerns of heedlessness [3.5s] | INBA84:467b | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10352 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الیوم اماء الرحمن اگرچه بظاهر در انظار غافلین و مستکبرین صغیر | O handmaid of God! Today, though the handmaidens of the All-Merciful may appear lowly in the eyes of the heedless and the arrogant [3.5s] | INBA84:468 | High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01779 | 290 | mixed | اللهم یا ربی الاعلی ان هذا الفتی سلیل عبدک المتصاعد الی ملکوتک الابهی رب انه | O Lord, my Supreme God! This youth is a descendant of Thy servant who hath ascended unto Thy Most Glorious Kingdom. Verily, my Lord, he [3.5s] | INBA84:469 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07414 | 110 | mixed | ای دوست جناب حاجی مشقت سفر دریا و بادیه پیماای صحرا و صعود و نزول کوهها را | O friend, Jinab-i-Haji! Endure the arduous journey across the sea and desert, traverse the plains and ascend and descend the mountains [3.5s] | INBA84:470 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04307 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود ورقه موقنه بجوار رحمت کبری محزون و متاثر مباش و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful or grief-stricken at the ascension of the assured leaf unto the precincts of the Most Great Mercy [3.5s] | INBA84:471 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05446 | 150 | Arabic | یا من استشرق من کوکب المیثاق ابشر بفضل مولاک الذی اختارک لظهور حبه و اصطفاک | O thou who art illumined by the Star of the Covenant! Rejoice in the grace of thy Lord Who hath chosen thee for the manifestation of His love and singled thee out [3.5s] | INBA84:472 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09174 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله کنیزی جمال قدمرا علامت و نشان و حجت و برهان ثبوت و رسوخ بر عهد و | O handmaid of God! The handmaiden of the Ancient Beauty is a sign and token, a proof and testimony of firmness and steadfastness in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA84:473 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01901 | 280 | Persian | ای بندگان آستان الهی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا و جمال قدم و اسم اعظم فدیته | O ye servants of the divine Threshold of His Holiness the Exalted One—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—and of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, to Whom I offer my life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA84:475 | MMK5#119 p.094 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06942 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این کور اعظم که آفتاب حقیقت مشارق و مغاربرا روشن نموده | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In this most great cycle, wherein the Sun of Truth hath illumined both East and West [3.5s] | INBA84:476 | MMK5#298 p.220 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07560 | 110 | mixed | ای مفتون عهد و پیمان خدماتت در عتبه علیا مقبول و در درگاه کبریا فی الحقیقه ثابت و راسخی | O thou who art enraptured by the Covenant! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are acceptable, and at the Divine Court thou art, in truth, steadfast and firm [3.5s] | INBA84:477 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09577 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله قرین محترم در سبیل اسم اعظم فداای بود خداای بود شیداای بود سودائی بود | O supplicating leaf, O noble companion! In the path of the Most Great Name, thou wert devoted, thou wert divine, thou wert enraptured, thou wert possessed with longing [3.5s] | INBA84:478a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06874 | 120 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این بساط ذکرت مذکور و نامت موجود و یادت محتوم در | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! Upon this plane thy mention is recorded, thy name is preserved, and thy remembrance is assured [3.5s] | INBA84:478b | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05769 | 140 | Persian | ای متوجه بجمال منان اگر از الطاف بی پایان یزدان که شامل حال دوستان و عاشقان | O thou who art turned towards the Beauty of the All-Bountiful! If thou wouldst partake of the boundless favors of the Lord which encompass His friends and loved ones [3.5s] | INBA84:479 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05818 | 140 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله همچنانکه خیاط قماش و اثواب حریر و صوف اول ملاحظه هیکل و | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Even as a tailor first considereth the form and measureth the silk and woolen garments [3.5s] | INBA84:480 | Differences in human capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01362 | 340 | Persian | جناب مشهدی ابوالقاسم ابوی از حق میجوایم که ایشانرا در جمیع احیان بنفحه عنایتش | I beseech God that He may at all times envelop him, Mashhadi Abu'l-Qasim Abavi, with the fragrant breaths of His grace [3.5s] | INBA84:481a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11406 | 30 | mixed | ورقه خیرالنساء بعنایت الهیه مطمئن باشند و بشکرانه الطاف حق متذکر گردند که در ایام الله | Leaf of the most virtuous of women, be thou assured by divine grace, and render gratitude for the favors of the True One, for in these Days of God [3.5s] | INBA84:481b | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11397 | 30 | mixed | جناب علی آقا را از قبل این عبد بذکر الله البهی الابهی متذکر دارید الا ان بذکر الله | Convey to Jinab-i-'Alí-Áqá, on behalf of this servant, greetings in the Most Glorious mention of God. Verily, in the remembrance of God [3.5s] | INBA84:481c | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11504 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی رجبعلی بنار محبت الله مشتعل و بنور معرفت الله در انجمن دوستان منور باشند | O Jináb-i-Ḥájí Rajab-'Alí, mayest thou be enkindled with the fire of the love of God and illumined by the light of the knowledge of God in the assemblage of the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:481d | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11505 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی عبدالله در جمیع احیان چون قلزم عرفان در موج و هیجان باشند | Jinab-i-Haji-'Abdu'llah is at all times even as the ocean of divine knowledge, surging and swelling [3.5s] | INBA84:482a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11502 | 20 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد حسین بنفحه محبت الله مشامرا معطر و بذکر الله قلب را منور میفرمایند | Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Husayn perfumeth our senses with the fragrance of the love of God and illumineth our hearts with His remembrance [3.5s] | INBA84:482b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11511 | 20 | Persian | جناب میرزا عباس در کل اوقات در قلوب این مشتاقان مذکورند و در محفل دوستان مشهور | Jinab-i-Mirza Abbas is, at all times, remembered in the hearts of these longing souls and is renowned in the assembly of friends [3.5s] | INBA84:482c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11512 | 20 | Persian | جناب میرزا محمد را بتکبیر ابدع ابهی مذکر و بذکر جمال الله مکبریم | We extol Jinab-i-Mirza Muhammad with the Most Great salutation and glorify him with the remembrance of the Beauty of God. [3.5s] | INBA84:482d | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11561 | 20 | Persian | جناب منوچهر از فضل حق امیدواریم که در انجمن عارفان چهری افروزند | Jinab-i-Manuchehr, we fervently hope, through God's grace, that thou mayest shed thy radiance upon the assemblage of the illumined ones [3.5s] | INBA84:482e | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11513 | 20 | Persian | جناب هرمز امیدواریم که در دبستان الهی چون هرمس معانی بتدرس حقائق مشغول شوند | Jinab-i-Hormoz: We cherish the hope that in the divine school thou mayest, like unto Hermes of old, be engaged in the study of spiritual verities [3.5s] | INBA84:482f | Hermes; Balinus; Study; deepening | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11507 | 20 | Persian | جناب شاپور از فضل و عنایت پروردگار مهربان میطلبیم که چون شاپور مستولی بر ممالک | Through the grace and tender mercy of the loving Lord, we beseech that His eminence Shapur may, like Shapur of old, gain sovereignty over the realms [3.5s] | INBA84:483a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11580 | 10 | Persian | جناب رستم باید بفضل خدا تهمتن میدان و رستم میدان باشند | Jinab-i-Rustam must, by God's grace, be both the Tahmtan of the field and the Rustam of the arena [3.5s] | INBA84:483b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11560 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی محمد ابراهیم امید بعنایت رب احدیت داشته باشد تایید میرسد | O Jinab-i-Haji Muhammad Ibrahim! Place thy hope in the grace of the one true God, for verily divine assistance shall reach thee [3.5s] | INBA84:483c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11510 | 20 | Persian | جناب مشهدی علی اکبر ناظر بملکوت ابهی باشند که تا دائما مشامرا معطر نمایند | May Jinab-i-Mashhadi 'Ali-Akbar gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom, that he may ever perfume the senses [3.5s] | INBA84:483d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11500 | 20 | Persian | جناب ابوالقاسم کرمانی را تکبیر ابدع ابهی تبلیغ فرمااید اذن زیارت روضه مطهره | Convey to Jinab-i-Abu'l-Qasim-i-Kirmaní the Most Glorious and Most Wondrous Greeting, and grant permission for pilgrimage to the Sacred Shrine [3.5s] | INBA84:483e | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11508 | 20 | Persian | جناب ف ت از فضل حق میجوایم که ایشانرا موفق باعلاء کلمه الهیه بین بریه فرماید | I entreat the grace of God, that He may enable Jináb-i-F.T. to succeed in exalting the divine Word amongst all peoples [3.5s] | INBA84:483f | Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11509 | 20 | Persian | جناب مشهدی حیدر از فضل الهی باید امیدوار باشند که تایید تایید او و توفیق توفیق اوست | Jinab-i-Mashhadi Haydar must remain hopeful through God's bounty, for His confirmations are true confirmations, and His aid is true aid [3.5s] | INBA84:484a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11506 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی محمد رضا باید بعنایت الهیه مسرور و بفضل حق مطمئن و بجود سلطان وجود مشعوف | O Jinab-i-Haji Muhammad-Rida! Be thou joyous through divine bounties, confident through the grace of God, and gladdened through the munificence of the Sovereign Lord of being [3.5s] | INBA84:484b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11503 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی حسینعلی دعا مینماایم که حق ایشانرا بنوعی تایید فرماید که کل نفوس | I supplicate on behalf of the esteemed Haji Husayn-'Ali, praying that God may confirm him in such wise that all souls [3.5s] | INBA84:484c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08608 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده مقبل الی الله حمد کن خدا را که در درگاه الهی مقرب و محظوظ شدی معزز و | O servant who turneth toward God! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast been brought nigh and favored at His divine threshold, honored and [3.5s] | INBA84:484d | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09291 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات در دبلین چون بهشت برین وصول یافت مضمون | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter from Dublin, like unto the sublime Paradise, was received [3.5s] | INBA84:485 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07176 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد اخلصوا وجوههم لوجهک الکریم و سلکوا فی الصراط المستقیم | O my God, O my God! These are servants who have turned their faces in sincerity toward Thy gracious Countenance and have walked the straight path [3.5s] | INBA84:486 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for teaching; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05313 | 150 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آفتاب حقیقت هر چند از افق عالم بسبحات جلال مخفی... ای احبای الهی بکوشید که وقت ظهور | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Though the Sun of Truth be concealed behind the veils of glory from the horizon of the world... O ye beloved of God, strive ye that in this time of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA84:487 | MMK4#070 p.078, BSHN.140.478.08x, BSHN.144.471x, DUR4.808x | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04452 | 170 | mixed | ای منجذب فیوضات ملکوت در این عرصه شهود بموهبت رب ودود خوشنود باش که خاک را | O thou who art enraptured by the bounties of the Kingdom! In this realm of existence be thou content with the grace of the All-Loving Lord that hath transformed dust [3.5s] | INBA84:488 | MKT8.149 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09700 | 80 | Persian | یا من استبشر بنفحات الله در این خاکدان فانی هر مشامی بانفاس رحمانی معطر گردد | O thou who art gladdened by the divine fragrances! In this ephemeral dust-heap every nostril shall be perfumed by the breaths of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA84:489a | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08204 | 100 | mixed | ای مست هوشیار علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و احسانه فی مرور الادهار مست و مدهوش | O thou who art intoxicated yet aware! Upon thee be the glory of God, His grace, His bounty and His beneficence throughout all ages! Intoxicated and enraptured art thou [3.5s] | INBA84:489b | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09143 | 80 | Arabic | الهی انت ملاذی و کهف آمالی و منتهی املی و غایه رجائی انی ابتهل الی ملکوت | O my God! Thou art my refuge and the sanctuary of my aspirations, the ultimate object of my hopes and the pinnacle of my desire. I beseech the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA84:490b | MJMJ3.041a, MMG2#112 p.124 | Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04759 | 160 | mixed | ای دو ورقه مقربه درگاه کبریا دو شاهد صادق آگاه گواهند که کنیز مقرب درگاه خدا | O ye two leaves near the divine threshold, two truthful and aware witnesses testify that the handmaiden near the threshold of God [3.5s] | INBA84:491 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06855 | 120 | Persian | ای کنیزان عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید جوهر معانی بود زیرا دلیل بر محبت قلبی و | O cherished handmaidens of God! Your letter was received. It was the essence of meaning, for it bore testimony to heartfelt love and [3.5s] | INBA84:492 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09149 | 80 | Persian | ای اخوان روحانیان الطاف الهیه شامل حال شماست و عنایات غیبیه متوجه بشما جهدی | O spiritual brethren! Divine bounties encompass your state and heavenly favors are directed towards you [3.5s] | INBA84:493 | AKHA_134BE #08 p.a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02493 | 240 | mixed | الهی الهی هولاء عباد توجهوا الی ملکوت وحدانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک و اضطرمت نار | O my God, O my God! These servants have turned their faces towards the Kingdom of Thy oneness and the Dominion of Thy singleness, and the fire hath been kindled [3.5s] | INBA84:494 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05379 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان لقب بعضی از شما فیروزیست و لقب دیگران فاروقی این هر دو بسیار | O kind friends! Some among you bear the name Firúzí, while others are called Fárúqí. Both these names are most excellent [3.5s] | INBA84:495a | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10854 | 50 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء بشکرانه رب اعلی روحی له الفدا لسان بگشا و مناجات نما و بگو لک | O servant of Bahá! In gratitude to the Supreme Lord—may my spirit be sacrificed for Him—loose thy tongue in prayer and supplication, and say [3.5s] | INBA84:495b | MMK5#300 p.221 | Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05804 | 140 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه فیروز در بهترین روز وصول یافت هر چند مدتی بود که با تو | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy letter of victory arrived on the most auspicious of days, though it hath been some time since [we corresponded] [3.5s] | INBA84:496a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09248 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید فی الحقیقه تصدی آنقضیه بنفس خویش جائز نبود ولی حکومت | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. In truth, it was not permissible to undertake this matter personally; however, the government [3.5s] | INBA84:496b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Prayer for forgiveness; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02750 | 230 | Persian | ای مظلوم سبیل الهی نامه مفصل شما با وجود عدم فرصت بدقت ملاحظه گردید عبدالبهاء در | O thou oppressed one in the Path of God! Thy detailed letter was carefully perused despite the lack of time. 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA84:497a | MSHR5.021 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01783 | 290 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج بحر البلا و هاج اریاح الضراء و اشتدت قواصف الباساء و وقعت الرزیه | O my God, my God! The sea of tribulation hath surged, and the winds of adversity have blown fierce, and the storms of affliction have intensified, and calamity hath befallen [3.5s] | INBA84:497b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08544 | 90 | Persian | ای بنا بناای نما که اساسش در ارض غبرا و شرفه اش در اوج سما و کنگره اش متواصل | O thou edifice, whose foundation resteth upon the dust-laden earth, yet whose pinnacle soareth to the zenith of heaven, and whose battlements rise ever higher [3.5s] | INBA84:498, INBA87:022 , INBA52:022 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04667 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده الهی چه عنوان شریفی مرقوم نمودی و چه خطاب پرحلاوتی نگاشتی در مذاق این | O servant of God! What noble title thou hast written, and what delectable salutation thou hast penned, whose sweetness lingereth in the soul [3.5s] | INBA84:499, INBA87:021b , INBA52:021b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02436 | 250 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید معانی احساس روحانی بود و مضمون مشحون باسرار | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was received. Its meanings were suffused with spiritual sentiment, and its contents replete with mysteries [3.5s] | INBA84:500, INBA87:023 , INBA52:023 | BRL_DAK#0914 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06972 | 120 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه شجره رحمانیه هر چند سیصد فرسنگ دوری ولی در خاک پاک شیراز موطن | O blessed Leaf of the Tree of the Merciful! Though thou art three hundred leagues distant, yet in the hallowed soil of Shíráz lies thy native land [3.5s] | INBA84:501a | KHAF.098, MATA.050-051 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04164 | 180 | Arabic | ترانی یا الهی کیف یصعد منی النیاح و العویل الی ملکوتک الجلیل اصیح و ابکی بما | O my God! Thou seest how my wailing and lamentation ascend unto Thy glorious Kingdom. I cry aloud and weep by reason of [3.5s] | INBA84:501b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08951 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه شکر کن خدا را که از سلاله طاهره ای و از ثدی محبت الله نوشیدی | O thou sacred leaf ! Render thanks unto God that thou belongest to the sanctified Tree, hast drunk from the breast of divine love | INBA84:502 | KHAF.097, MATA.047-048 | GEN.353 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04507 | 170 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نام مبارک شما در نامه خان نمایشی عجیب داشت زیرا دلیل جلیل | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed names were wondrously displayed in the letter of the Khán, for they were a mighty proof [3.5s] | INBA84:503a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02278 | 260 | Persian | ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید شکایت فرموده بودید که بجمیع آفاق مکاتبه و مراسله | O divine friends! Your letter arrived wherein you had complained about correspondence to all horizons [3.5s] | INBA84:503b | BRL_DAK#0603, MSHR2.238 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01563 | 310 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه پنجم شعبان سنه ۳۷ وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین بود زیرا دلیل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the fifth of Sha'bán of the year [13]37 was received. Its contents were pleasing, for they served as evidence [3.5s] | INBA84:504 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of marriage and dowry; Letters of the Living | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05080 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک جناب شکوهی ستایشی زایدالوصف از آنجناب نمود که شعله | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Shukuhi hath offered praise beyond description that flameth [3.5s] | INBA84:506b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08562 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند هوا در شدت و سورت است یعنی نمو ونیمروز و التهاب جگرسوز | O servant of God! Though the weather be intense and scorching - that is to say, at its peak of midday heat and heart-consuming flame [3.5s] | INBA84:507b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10860 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق اگر سیادت دوکون خواهی عبودیت جمال ابهی جو اگر آزادگی دو جهان طلبی | O servant of the True One! If thou seekest lordship over both worlds, strive thou to serve the Beauty of Abhá. If thou desirest freedom in both realms [3.5s] | INBA84:507c | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08865 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتعل ب??ار موقده ربانیه هر چند در این جهان ترابی عرصه بسی تنگ است و شهسواران میدان و علمناه ... | O thou who art set ablaze with the divine and burning Fire! Though in this dusty world the arena is exceedingly narrow, and the horsemen of the field [3.5s] | INBA84:508a | MSHR2.099 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07937 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید که الحمد لله | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy, for which praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:510a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02213 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از جهتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written hath been perused. From one perspective [3.5s] | INBA84:510b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09473 | 80 | mixed | ای متوجه الی الحق و قل جاء الحق و زهق الباطل ان الباطل کان زهوقا نظر در بدایت | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards Truth! Say: "The Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away; verily falsehood is ever doomed to perish." Consider thou the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:511 | MMK6#265 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08729 | 90 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه تو رسید و مقصود پدید گردید فتح و نصرت جدید میطلبی و بر عون | O true friend! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became manifest. Thou seekest new triumph and victory, and divine confirmation [3.5s] | INBA84:512a | Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10068 | 70 | Persian | ای مرغ خوش الحان در محامد و نعوت آن دلبر آفاق نطق بدیع بگشا و نغمه و ترانه | O sweet-singing bird! Open thy wondrous voice in praise and glorification of that Beloved of all horizons, and raise thy melody and song [3.5s] | INBA84:512b | YBN.198 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07238 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال ابهی مساعیتان در راه حق معلوم و ممدوح و نفحات حبتان در آستان | O servants of the Abhá Beauty! Your endeavours in the path of Truth are known and praiseworthy, and the sweet fragrances of your love are wafting at the Threshold [3.5s] | INBA84:513a, INBA84:528 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03967 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مرثیه که در تعزیه نور مجرد روح مجسم کوکب لامع ملا اعلی آفتاب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The elegy composed for the passing of that pure Light, that embodied Spirit, that radiant Star of the Supreme Concourse, that resplendent Sun [3.5s] | INBA84:513b | YBN.196-197 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04978 | 160 | mixed | یا من استسقی من وابل العطاء اگرچه از پیش جواب ارسال شد ولی باز نگاشته میشود | O thou who hast implored the downpour of bounties! Though an answer was previously dispatched, yet again do I write [3.5s] | INBA84:514a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08679 | 90 | mixed | ای جناب بینش گوهر فصاحت و بلاغت را که در آغوش صدف جان و دل پرورش دادی آرایش | O esteemed personage, thou who hast nurtured the jewel of eloquence and eloquent expression within the embrace of the shell of heart and soul, adorn [3.5s] | INBA84:514b | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06684 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در نهایت وجد و سرور باش و بشکرانه رب غفور پرداز که الحمد لله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Be thou in the utmost state of joy and exultation, and render thanksgiving unto the Forgiving Lord, for praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:515a | NJB_v04#12 p.005 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09223 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء مکتوبی که باقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت از مضمون و | O servant of Bahá! The letter which thou didst address to Áqá Siyyid Taqí was perused. From its contents [3.5s] | INBA84:515b | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Importance of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06113 | 130 | Persian | ای بینش الحمد لله لقبت بصیرتست و نامت نامی در آستان الهی روز بروز بر اشتعال | O Vision! Praise be to God that thy title signifieth insight, and thy name is renowned in the Divine Threshold. Day by day [thou dost increase in ardour] [3.5s] | INBA84:516a | YBN.197 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09598 | 80 | Persian | ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید اگرچه از تاراج و تالان اندوه و احزان روی نمود ولی | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was received. Although plunder and pillage brought forth grief and sorrow, yet [3.5s] | INBA84:516b | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09298 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد ملاحظه ای | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and, owing to lack of time, a brief reply is herewith written [3.5s] | INBA84:517a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03955 | 180 | mixed | ای پروانه شمع محبت الله آنچه از خامه ات جاری بکمال سرور قرائت گردید حمد خدا | O moth of the candle of God's love! That which flowed from thy pen was read with the utmost joy. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:517b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03117 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت انبساط حصول یافت زیرا | O thou servant nigh unto the Court of Grandeur! Thy letter was received and its perusal brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA84:518a | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Review of publications; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05362 | 150 | Persian | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب تاخیر افتاد ولی شما در جعبه | O kind friend! Your letter was received, but due to lack of opportunity the reply was delayed. Yet you [are in the box...] [3.5s] | INBA84:519 | MMK5#122 p.096 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01927 | 280 | Persian | ای جوینده حقیقت بجان و دل کوشیدی و بپا دویدی تا خود را بارض مقدس انداختی و | O seeker of truth! With heart and soul thou didst strive, and on foot didst run, until thou hadst cast thyself upon the sacred soil [3.5s] | INBA84:520 | Mystical themes; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03812 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی شبانگاهست ولی دم صبحگاهی فیض الهی نور هدایت کبری از جهان غیب | O spiritual friends! It is nighttime, yet at break of dawn the divine bounty and the light of the Most Great Guidance streameth from the unseen realm [3.5s] | INBA84:521 | MSHR2.312 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08932 | 90 | Persian | ای نهال گلشن محبت الله پدر مهربان خواهش نگارش این نامه نمود تا قلم عبدالبهاء | O thou sapling of God's rose-garden of love, thy loving father requested that the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá pen this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:522a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10415 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق دست نیاز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز برآر و بگو ای پروردگار گنهکاریم عفو و | O servant of Truth, raise thy hands in supplication to the threshold of the Self-Sufficient Lord and say: "O Lord! We are sinners, grant us..." [3.5s] | INBA84:522b | AKHA_134BE #06 p.a, MJMJ3.054, MMG2#333 p.369 | Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07195 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله اگرچه بظاهر از ارض مقدس دوری ولی من حیث الروح حاضر در محفل حضور | O handmaid of God! Though outwardly thou art far from the Holy Land, yet in spirit thou art present in the gathering of nearness [3.5s] | INBA84:522c | Equality of men and women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09521 | 80 | Persian | ای منجذب الی الله از حق میطلبم که تو را بحالتی مبعوث نماید که بیقرار باشی و | O thou who art attracted unto God! I beseech the True One that He may raise thee to such a state that thou mayest be restless [3.5s] | INBA84:523a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06950 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر انور مناظر متفاوت یک نفس منظرش گلشن و دیگری منظرش گلخن یکی | O thou who gazest upon the Most Luminous Vision! Diverse are the vistas: to one soul, the scene appeareth as a rose-garden, while to another, a heap of ashes [3.5s] | INBA84:523b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05599 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بوی خوشی و نسیم دلکشی که از ریاض محبه الله وزیده بود مشام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A sweet fragrance and enchanting breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA84:524a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00651 | 480 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی نامه بتاریخ پنجم شعبان و دیگری بتاریخ یازدهم شعبان و دیگری | O true trustee! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban, and another dated the eleventh of Sha'ban, and another [3.5s] | INBA84:524b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08860 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتاق نیر آفاق غم مخور کریه مکن مویه منما ناله مفرما نوحه مجو انشاء الله | O thou who yearnest for the Luminary of the horizons! Grieve not, weep not, wail not, neither raise thy voice in lamentation, nor seek to mourn, God willing [3.5s] | INBA84:527 | BSHN.140.176, BSHN.140.253, BSHN.144.176, BSHN.144.253, MHT2.102 | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06622 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الحمد لله آگاهی و پرانتباهی و در هر صبحگاهی بتسبیح و تقدیس الهی | O servant of God! Praise be to God that thou art aware and vigilant, and at every daybreak dost engage in the glorification and praise of God [3.5s] | INBA84:532 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06180 | 130 | Persian | ای دو برادر مانند دو پیکر فلکیان برج جوزا را دو پیکر نامند و آن دو صورت | O ye two brothers, like unto the celestial twins! The constellation Gemini they call the Two Figures, those twin forms [3.5s] | INBA84:533 | ANDA#78 p.04 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07972 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید بر ایمان و ایقان دلیل واضح بود و چون | O sincere servant of God! That which thou didst write was noted, and it was a clear evidence of thy faith and certitude [3.5s] | INBA84:534b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08433 | 100 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله نفوسیکه از این عالم ظلمانی بجهان نورانی شتابند هر چند | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Such souls as hasten from this darksome world unto the luminous realm, although [3.5s] | INBA84:534c | DUR4.814 | Law of burial and cremation; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10643 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه چون منجذب بملکوت ابهائی فخر نساای و متوجه بملا اعلاای سرحلقه | O serene leaf! As thou art enraptured by the Kingdom of Abhá, thou art the pride of womankind and art turned towards the Supreme Concourse, the foremost among them [3.5s] | INBA84:535a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02514 | 240 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء ملاحظه نما که یحیای حصور چه قدر غیور بود که بکمال فرح و سرور | O servant of Bahá! Consider how zealous was John the Baptist, who with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | INBA84:535b | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09782 | 70 | Persian | ای احمد محمود شکر حضرت مقصود را که در ظل ممدود داخل گشتی ودر محفل | O Ahmad Mahmoud, render thanks unto the Desired One, for thou hast entered beneath the extended shade and into the gathering [3.5s] | INBA84:536a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10578 | 60 | Persian | ای مستبشره ببشارات الله ورقات سدره وقتی نسبت حقیقتشان ثابت و محقق گردد | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God! When the true relationship of the leaves of the Lote-Tree is confirmed and established [3.5s] | INBA84:536b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10947 | 50 | Persian | ای کوکب روشن از الطاف بینهایت حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که در افق وجود | O brilliant star! From the infinite favors of the Divine Unity, I hope that in the horizon of existence [3.5s] | INBA84:537a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00684 | 470 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی قد فتح باب الکنز المخفی و افاض بالفیض الجلی و الخفی علی | Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the door of the hidden treasure and hath showered forth His grace, both manifest and concealed [3.5s] | INBA84:537b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08871 | 90 | Persian | ای معمار بنیان روحانی زیرا قلوب مسافرین را معمور و آبادان نمودی و دلهای یاران | O architect of the spiritual edifice! For thou hast made prosperous and flourishing the hearts of the wayfarers and the hearts of the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:539 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01225 | 350 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی خاضعا لعزه ربوبیتک و خاشعا لعظمه الوهیتک متذللا الی جبروت | O my God, my God! Thou seest me abased before the majesty of Thy Lordship and humbled before the grandeur of Thy Divinity, prostrate before Thy might [3.5s] | INBA84:540 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09176 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله ملاحظه نما که چه موهبتی از پرتو عنایت یافتی و مظهر چه فضل و جودی | O handmaid of God! Consider what bounty thou hast received through the effulgence of divine favor, and what manifest grace and generosity [3.5s] | INBA84:542a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04200 | 180 | Arabic | یا من ثبت علی المیثاق انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک و جعلک ناظرا الی الافق | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! I have chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee and made thee a witness to the horizon [3.5s] | INBA84:542b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02593 | 240 | mixed | ای واقفان اسرار و محرمان خلوتگه راز جناب سلطان محمد نامه نگاشت و نام مبارک آن | O ye who are cognizant of mysteries and confidants of the sanctuary of divine secrets! His honour Sultán-Muhammad hath penned an epistle, and that blessed name [3.5s] | INBA84:547 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08389 | 100 | Persian | جناب آقا غلامعلی در سبیل الهی جام سرشاری از دست اهل بغضا | The revered Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, in the path of God, did partake of a brimming cup at the hands of the malevolent [3.5s] | INBA84:548a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09258 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی انچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید حمد خدارا که | O servant at the threshold of the Abhá Beauty! What thou hast penned hath been perused. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | INBA84:548b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08636 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان چندی پیش مکتوبی جمعا ارسال گردید پیش از ان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Some time ago a letter was sent collectively prior to this [3.5s] | INBA84:549a | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05089 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده پیمان سرهنگ ناسوتی صف حرب و جنگ بیاراید ولی سرهنگ ملکوتی باهنگ تسبیح | O servant of the Covenant! The earthly colonel may array the ranks for battle and war, but the heavenly colonel leads with the melody of praise [3.5s] | INBA84:550 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03242 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دم که قلب و جان در نهایت هیجانست و بشارات ملکوت | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In this moment when heart and soul are stirred to their depths by the glad-tidings of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA84:551 | MJDF.132 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12439 | 130 | Arabic | یا من لبی للندآء قد اطلعت بما جائنی من کتابکم و استحلیت تلک المعانی الرائقه | O thou who hast responded to the call! I have been apprised of the contents of thy letter, and found sweet those luminous meanings [3.5s] | INBA85:098a | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09706 | 80 | mixed | یا من اهتز من نفحات الله نور هویت چون در زجاجه احدیت روشن گشت آفاق و انفس | O thou whom the fragrances of God have caused to quiver! When the light of His Being shone forth within the lamp of oneness, it illumined both the horizons and the souls [3.5s] | INBA85:098b | MMK4#101 p.111 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12749 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه مختصر شما ایجار اعجاز است بسیار مقبول گردید زیرا | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your brief letter, which was a miracle of concision, proved most acceptable, for [3.5s] | INBA85:099b, INBA85:550a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11044 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هولاء ارقائک و امائک قد توجهوا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و ابته??وا الی | O my Lord and my Hope! These servants and handmaidens of Thine have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and have earnestly supplicated [3.5s] | INBA85:100a | MJMJ2.043, MMG2#306 p.343 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02112 | 270 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله یکی از احبای خالص الهی یعنی ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نهایت | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! One of the sincere loved ones of God, that is, one firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | INBA85:100b | MKT9.194 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06608 | 120 | Persian | ای بحر پر موج موجی برآر که باوج ملا اعلی رسد و طوفانی کن که فیضانش شرق و غرب | O surging sea, raise up a wave that shall reach the highest summit of the Supreme Concourse, and create such a tempest that its flood shall encompass both East and West [3.5s] | INBA85:102 | MKT9.038, AKHA_129BE #04 p.a, BSHN.140.415, BSHN.144.409, MHT1b.243 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02751 | 230 | mixed | ای مظهر امتحانات الله نفوس بشریه در این خاکدان ترابی بر دو قسمند و مقسوم بر | O Manifestation of God's tests, human souls in this dust-heap of earth are of two kinds and divided [3.5s] | INBA85:103 | BSHN.140.319, BSHN.144.317, MHT1a.065, MHT1b.023, MUH2.1120 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07194 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله از صعود آن ورقه طیبه فغان آغاز مکن و کریه و زاری منما محزون مشو | O handmaid of God! Begin not to lament the ascension of that pure leaf, neither give way to weeping and wailing. Be thou not sorrowful [3.5s] | INBA85:104 | BSHN.140.394, BSHN.144.389, MHT1b.052 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12706 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الله هر چند مسافه مابین بعید است ولکن روابط قلوب مستحکم وشدید | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Although the distance between us is vast, yet the bonds that unite our hearts are firm and mighty [4o] | INBA85:105a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12708 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در این حشر اکبر در ظل لواء جلیل اعظم محشور شدی و در تحت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God! In this Most Great Resurrection thou hast been gathered beneath the shelter of the glorious and exalted Banner, and under the [3.5s] | INBA85:105b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10406 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم انوار الطاف از ملکوت ابهی ساطعست و نجوم مواهب از افق اعلی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The lights of divine favors shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom, and the stars of heavenly bounties gleam from the most exalted horizon [3.5s] | INBA85:106a | MMK4#102 p.111 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12709 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بثناء الله از فضل رب قیوم و غیب معلوم امید چنانست که هر یک از احبای الهی | O thou who speakest in praise of God! Through the bounty of the Lord, the Self-Subsisting, and the unseen yet manifest realm, it is hoped that each one of the beloved of God [3.5s] | INBA85:106b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11141 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده الهی از مضمون نامه چنین مفهوم شد که جمعی یاران از تو خواهش کتاب و... و امّا معنی آيه مبارکه يجعل اللّه بعد عسر يسرا | O servant of God! From the contents of thy letter it was understood that a number of friends requested from thee a book... And as to the meaning of the blessed verse "God will bring ease after hardship" [3.5s] | INBA85:009 | MMK6#555x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12142 | 390 | Persian | ای یاران حق و ای اماء رحمن حمد حی قیومرا که سرمستان الست را از رحیق مختوم | O friends of God and handmaids of the All-Merciful! Praised be the Self-Subsisting Lord, Who hath caused those inebriated with the wine of the eternal Covenant to quaff from the sealed nectar [3.5s] | INBA85:108 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12600 | 90 | Persian | یا من توجه الی ملکوت التقدیس بال و پری بگشا و بگلشن توحید پرواز کن چشم بصیرت | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Kingdom of holiness! Spread thy wings and soar unto the rose garden of divine oneness with the eye of insight [3.5s] | INBA85:109 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12638 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی خدمت شما و جمیع احباء در درگاه احدیت مقبول و از عون و عنایت رب ودود | O servant of God! Your service, and that of all the loved ones, is accepted at the Threshold of the One True God, and ye are encompassed by the bounty and grace of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:110a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04230 | 170 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی تری عبدک المسکین الذی آمن بنورک المبین و انجذب الی العلیین | O my God! Thou beholdest Thy lowly servant who hath believed in Thy manifest Light and hath been drawn unto the realms on high [3.5s] | INBA85:110b | BSHN.140.238, BSHN.144.238, MHT2.185b, YIA.238-239 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04255 | 170 | Persian | ای امه الله الان در کاشانه جناب زین حاضر و بمجرد دخول ذکر آن امة الله را از | O handmaid of God! Now present in the dwelling of His Honour Zayn, no sooner didst thou enter than mention was made of that handmaid of God [3.5s] | INBA85:113 | MKT7.032a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06510 | 130 | Persian | یا من اصابته مصیبه کبری نفوسیکه بانفاس مقدسه اسم اعظم و روح مسیح جمال قدیم | O thou who hast been struck by a most grievous calamity, thou whose soul is touched by the sacred breaths of the Most Great Name and the Spirit of Christ, the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:114 | BSHN.140.403, BSHN.144.398, PYB#226 p.07, MHT1b.245 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06862 | 120 | mixed | ای متعلقان آن موقن بالله چشمی بملکوت ابهی باز کنید و با راز او انباز گردید و | O ye who are attached to that one firm in the Faith of God! Open your eyes unto the Abhá Kingdom and become partakers of His mysteries [3.5s] | INBA85:115 | BSHN.140.401, BSHN.144.396, MHT1b.178 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09716 | 130 | Persian | یا من توجه بکلیته الی الله هر چند در تحریر تقصیر عبدالبهاء بسیار است... ای پروردگار بیانباز آن ابرار را در ظلّ عنايتت پرورش ده | O thou who hast wholly turned thyself unto God! Though 'Abdu'l-Bahá's shortcomings in correspondence be many... O peerless Lord, nourish these righteous ones beneath the canopy of Thy loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA85:116 | MMK2#007 p.004x, MJMJ2.036x, MMG2#027 p.028x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12519 | 110 | mixed | ای موقن بکلمات الله صبح است و صد هزار گرفتاری و متاعب و امور و مصاعب و مصائب | O thou who believest in the Words of God! Though it is dawn, myriad cares, troubles, tasks, hardships and tribulations beset me [3.5s] | INBA85:117a | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12685 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد معذور دارید هر دو رویا دلیل بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A brief reply is being written; pray excuse me. Both dreams indicate [3.5s] | INBA85:117b | Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01555 | 310 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بندگان و کنیزان عزیزان الهی عالم انسانی از عجز و ناتوانی خاک سیاه چون ابر | O beloved servants and handmaidens of God! In its weakness and frailty, the world of humanity is even as a heap of darksome dust | INBA85:010 | NURA#75, MMK4#105 p.115, MAS2.009, MSHR2.185 | LOTW#75 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB10468 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نامه بدیعی بود بلفظ مختصر و بمعنی مفصل فهرست اخلاق | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was indeed a rare epistle, concise in expression yet comprehensive in meaning, a compendium of virtues [3.5s] | INBA85:118 | MKT9.083 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12304 | 180 | mixed | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان ابواب فتوح گشوده و آتش محبت الله افروخته و سراج الهی بال | O friends of the Lord of mercy! The portals of victory have been flung open, the fire of the love of God hath been kindled, and the divine lamp hath shed its radiance [3.5s] | INBA85:119 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08000 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و طلب مغفرت بجهت امة الله والده گردید الهی الهی ان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and forgiveness was sought on behalf of the handmaiden of God, thy mother. O my God, O my God [3.5s] | INBA85:120a | BSHN.140.100x, BSHN.144.100x, MHT2.150b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12617 | 90 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی این صحرا وسیع و این دریا هر چند عمیق بود ولی تو عاقبت طی نمودی | O true friend! Though this desert was vast and this ocean was deep, yet thou didst ultimately traverse them [3.5s] | INBA85:120b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12769 | 40 | Persian | امه الله المقربه والده محترمه را از قبل عبدالبهاء تحیت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دارید | Convey to the honored mother, that near handmaiden of God, on behalf of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the most exalted and resplendent greetings [3.5s] | INBA85:121a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12753 | 50 | Persian | سلیل نجیب آقا حسن و نجل کریم آقا عبدالله و ولد محبوب آقا فیض الله و امه الله خدیجه | O noble descendant of Aqa Hasan, distinguished son of Aqa Abdullah, beloved child of Aqa Faydullah, and handmaiden of God, Khadijih [3.5s] | INBA85:121b | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12776 | 30 | Persian | امه الله المشتعله بنار محبت الله ضجیع منجذبه را بالطاف حق بشارت ده تا از فیض | O maidservant of God! Give thou glad tidings through divine favors to that enkindled one who is set ablaze with the fire of the love of God, that attracted one, so that from His bounty [3.5s] | INBA85:121c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12778 | 30 | Persian | رب اید هذا العبد علی ما یحب و یرضی و علی رضائک فی هذه النشئه الاولی | O Lord! Aid Thou this servant in accordance with what Thou lovest and approvest, and in accordance with Thy pleasure in this, the first life [4o] | INBA85:122a | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12686 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا حسین این نفوس مبارکه را ذکر نموده و در این صفحه نگاشته و تمنای هر یک | O Jinab-i-Aqa Husayn! Thou hast made mention of these blessed souls and recorded them upon this page, and each one hath expressed a wish [3.5s] | INBA85:122b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12779 | 30 | Arabic | یا رب الایات و مظهر البینات اسئلک ان تنزل البرکات علی هذه الشرکه الجدیده | O Lord of signs and Revealer of clear proofs, I beseech Thee to shower Thy blessings upon this new enterprise [4o] | INBA85:122c | Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12729 | 60 | Persian | حضرت زائر آقا حسین نهایت خلوص و تعلق باحبای الهی دارند و هر یک را در این محضر | Hadrat-i-Za'ir Aqa Husayn possesseth the utmost sincerity and attachment to the loved ones of God, and remembereth each one of them in this presence [3.5s] | INBA85:123a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12775 | 30 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید با نفوسیکه ماذونند اذن حضور دارید مکتوب جوف را برسانید | O thou servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. Thou art permitted to attain the presence with those who have permission. Deliver the enclosed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:123b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01916 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بجان عزیزت قسم که فرصت و مهلت مسک قلم ندارم با وجود این محض | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! By thy precious life, I swear that I have no time or respite to take up the pen. Nevertheless [3.5s] | INBA85:123c | AVK1.157.13, MAS2.011-012x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Naming of children; of individuals; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12335 | 170 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غایه منائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مرجعی و معاذی انی اتضرع الیک بقلب | O my Lord, my Hope, my utmost Desire, my Refuge, my Haven, my Destination and my Shelter! With a heart full of supplication, I beseech Thee [3.5s] | INBA85:125 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01676 | 300 | mixed | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما از پیش جواب داده شد عجیب است که تا حال نرسیده حمد کن خدا | O servant of Truth! Your letter was answered previously. It is strange indeed that it hath not yet arrived. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA85:126 | MKT4.034, MILAN.199 | Chastisement and requital; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10659 | 150 | Persian | ای یار عراقی جناب نراقی در نامه خویش ستایش آن یار روحانی نموده که این فتای نراقی... ای دوست حقيقی ، نفوذ کلمة اللّه مانند روح | O friend from Iraq! Jinab-i-Naraqí, in his letter, hath sung the praise of that spiritual companion—this youth of Naraq... O true friend, the penetrating power of the Word of God is even as the spirit [3.5s] | INBA85:127 | MMK3#116 p.079x | Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12334 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب معاون در نامه خویش ذکر شما نمودند و ستایش زیاد کردند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Jinab-i-Mu'avin hath made mention of thee in his letter, offering abundant praise [3.5s] | INBA85:128 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00160 | 900 | mixed | حمدا لمن اشرق و طلع و لاح من الافق الاعلی و بشر بطلوع نیر الافاق من مطلع | Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth, arisen, and gleamed from the Most Exalted Horizon, and Who hath heralded the dawning of the Day-Star of the horizons from the Dayspring [3.5s] | INBA85:129 | MMK6#192 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02397 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی فی الحقیقه مورد مصیبت کبری گردیدی و رزیه عظمی دیدی قرین عزیز آقا | O handmaiden of God! Thou hast indeed been subjected to a grievous calamity and witnessed a dire affliction through the loss of thy dear companion [3.5s] | INBA85:133 | YBN.164 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12566 | 100 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که بنور هدایت رویت منور شد | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Render praise unto His divine Unity, for thy countenance hath been illumined with the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:134 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12690 | 70 | Persian | از رحمت سابقه مستدعیم که بدرقه عنایت بان اسیر محبت الله برسد تا چون کوه آهنین | From His pre-existent mercy, we beseech that divine confirmations may reach that captive of the love of God, that he may stand firm like a mountain of iron [3.5s] | INBA85:135a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12621 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گشت هر چند بیاد تو بودم ولی بیشتر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write was noted. Though I was ever mindful of thee, yet even more so [3.5s] | INBA85:135b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12691 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه تو رسید و از مضمون بهجت حاصل گردید از خدا خواهم که همواره | O servant of the True One! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy. I beseech God that always [3.5s] | INBA85:137a | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05532 | 140 | Persian | ای آزردگان سبیل حضرت یزدان آنچه در راه خدا بر سر اید هیکل وجود انسانرا | O ye who are sorely tried in the path of the Almighty! That which befalleth the human frame in the path of God [3.5s] | INBA85:137b | BSHN.140.420, BSHN.144.414, MHT1b.179, MHT2.129b, KASH.353 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12361 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء شکایت از تعویق جواب فرموده بودید هر چند گله و شکوه در اینمقام عین | O servant of Bahá! Though thou didst complain about the delay in reply, even though lamentation and complaint in this station are the very [3.5s] | INBA85:012 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12303 | 180 | Persian | ای نورانی الوجه بانوار محبت الله چون در این ساعت بذکر احبای آذربایجان مشغول | O thou whose countenance is illumined with the light of the love of God! As in this hour I am engaged in remembrance of the friends in Azerbaijan [3.5s] | INBA85:138 | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12649 | 80 | mixed | یا من آمن بالله و صدق بکلمات الله قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله و رتلت کلمات ذکرک | O thou who hast believed in God and hast acknowledged His words! I have read thy verses of thanksgiving unto God and recited the words of thy remembrance [3.5s] | INBA85:139a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12258 | 210 | mixed | ای بنده صادق حق حمد حضرت رب ودود را که در بدو اشراق فجر انوار پدر بزرگوار را | O faithful servant of the Truth! Praise be to the Lord, the All-Loving, that at the first gleaming of dawn thou didst witness the radiant lights of thy noble father [3.5s] | INBA85:140 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12482 | 120 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد و لک الشکر بما خلقتنی من طین عجن بماء محبتک | Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! All praise and gratitude be unto Thee for having created me from clay kneaded with the water of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA85:141 | Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05790 | 140 | Persian | ای مقبل الی الله حضرت علی قبل اکبر نهایت ستایش را از شما نموده اند که | O thou who turnest thy face towards God! His Holiness 'Alí-Akbar hath praised thee most highly [3.5s] | INBA85:144 | TSS.159b, TSS.171 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02426 | 250 | mixed | ای یار مهربان نامه بیست و نهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم | O kind friend! The letter dated the twenty-ninth of Sha'ban of the present year, which was addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s] | INBA85:145 | TSS.172 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06130 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان از قدیم زمان منبت گل و ریاحین بود و محل انبعاث اسرار وجدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! From ancient times hath Táliqán been a soil wherein flowers and fragrant herbs have blossomed forth, and a wellspring of the heart's mystic secrets [3.5s] | INBA85:146 | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.52, TSS.173 | Freedom of thought and action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09295 | 80 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه جدید رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر فوزی شدید بود و نامه پیش را جواب پیش | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy new letter hath arrived. Praise be to God, it betokened great success, and the earlier letter was answered before [3.5s] | INBA85:147 | TSS.182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12489 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی از عسرت مینالی ولی از غربت و کربت و مصیبت و بیماری و مشقت | O thou servant at the Divine Threshold! Though thou dost lament thy poverty, yet thou sufferest from estrangement, grief, calamity, illness and hardship [3.5s] | INBA85:013 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00792 | 440 | mixed | ای بنده الهی مراسله روحانی آن جناب واصل از مضمون اگرچه بجهتی محزون شدیم زیرا | O servant of God! Thy spiritual letter was received and, although in one respect its contents caused us sorrow, for [3.5s] | INBA85:148 | MMK6#551, MSHR2.115x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12648 | 80 | Persian | ای یادگار آن یار مهربان کمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش گردی همیشه در نظری و در خاطری | O cherished remnant of that loving friend! Think not for a moment that thou art forgotten. Thou art ever before my sight and present in my thoughts [3.5s] | INBA85:150 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12481 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید اشعار مانند ماء زلال بود و در نهایت فصاحت و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. The verses were like crystal-clear water, and possessed the utmost eloquence and [3.5s] | INBA85:151a | Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02677 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان غزل فصیح بلیغ قرائت شد و سلاست و بلاغت بیمنتهی داشت از خدا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The eloquent and graceful ode was recited, and possessed infinite fluency and eloquence [3.5s] | INBA85:151b | MKT8.230 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09918 | 310 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معانی مفصل بود... از مدرسه تایید توصیف نموده | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were detailed in meaning, and its themes were elaborate in their causes [3.5s]... ...In reality, Hamadan, nay rather all Persia has found infinite capability. Therefore all the friends most unloosen | INBA85:153 | TAH.303bx | DAS.1913-11-04x | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12652 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة کانت طیبه القلب خالصه النوایاء صادقه القول خادمه الاماء | O my God, my God! This is a handmaiden who possessed a pure heart, sincere motives and truthful utterance, and was a servant of Thy maidservants [3.5s] | INBA85:154 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12417 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما واصل و مضمون مفهوم شد بمجرد صعود حضرت والده مناجاتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Upon the ascension of thy revered mother, a prayer [3.5s] | INBA85:155a | Prayer for forgiveness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12618 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان جواد ازداد شوقا الی لقائک و توقا الی جوار رحمتک حتی طار باجنحه | O my God, my God! Verily, the yearning of Javad for Thy presence and his ardent longing for the realm of Thy mercy increased until he soared aloft on wings [3.5s] | INBA85:155b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12681 | 70 | Persian | ای مقبل درگاه الهی فیض ابدی پرتو عرفان بجان و وجدانت مبذول داشت قدرش بدان و | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Divine Threshold! The eternal bounty and the radiance of divine knowledge have been bestowed upon thy soul and conscience. Know thou its worth [3.5s] | INBA85:156 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09927 | 500 | mixed | ای ثابت پیمان تحریر اخیر شما رسید و از مژده اجتماع احباء کلیمی و فرقانی در یک | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and the glad tidings of the gathering of the Jewish and Muslim friends in one [3.5s] | INBA85:157b | BRL_DAK#0058, AVK2.222.05x | House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07970 | 100 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی امیدوارم که روز بروز در مراتب روحانیه ترقی نماای | O thou sincere servant of the Abhá Beauty! I cherish the hope that thou mayest, day by day, advance in spiritual degrees [3.5s] | INBA85:014 | MKT8.035b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06049 | 130 | Persian | ای آیت جود سلطان وجود چندی پیش نامه ارسال گشت و عقد لئالی نثار شد و حرفی از | O Thou Manifestation of Munificence, Sovereign of Being! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and strands of pearls were scattered therein, and a word of [3.5s] | INBA85:160a | MKT8.231 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12782 | 20 | Persian | جناب اخویرا بکمال اشتیاق بابدع اذکار مکبرم بجهت ایشان انشاء الله من بعد مخصوص | I will most joyously and with utmost fervor pray for your esteemed brother. For him, God willing, I will specifically [3.5s] | INBA85:160b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12659 | 80 | mixed | یا من ینشر نفحات الله خدمات آنحضرت در آستان مقدس مشهود و محمود و تاییدات از | O thou who diffusest the fragrances of God! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are evident and praiseworthy, and the confirmations from [3.5s] | INBA85:161a | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12688 | 70 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده قد تنفس صبح الاشراق بانوار المیثاق و لاح فجر الوجود | O thou who art ablaze with the kindled flame! Verily, the morn of radiance hath dawned with the effulgent lights of the Covenant, and the dawn of existence hath appeared [4o] | INBA85:161b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12430 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان جمال ابهی افق آفاق بنور میثاق روشن است و ساحت وجود بحدائق ملکوت گلشن | O friends of the Most Glorious Beauty! The horizon of all regions is luminous with the light of the Covenant, and the realm of existence hath been transformed into a rose garden of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:163 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12687 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خلوص و ثبوت و رسوخ شما در نزد این عبد واضح و مشهود و تاییدات | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy sincerity, constancy and firmness are manifest and evident unto this servant, and the confirmations [3.5s] | INBA85:164a | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12438 | 130 | Persian | ای چراغ افروخته از نار موقده هر چند بظاهر هزار فرسنگ دوری و مهجوری و از باده | O thou lamp enkindled by the fire divine! Though outwardly thou art distant and remote by a thousand leagues [3.5s] | INBA85:164b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00773 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله در سبیل الهی جام بلا نوشیدید و سم جفا چشیدید و از | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that ye have quaffed the cup of tribulation in the path of the Almighty and tasted the poison of injustice and from [3.5s] | INBA85:166 | MKT8.233, MAS5.265x, NANU_AB#62 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07384 | 110 | Persian | ای خیاط رشته مریمی بدست آر و زخم آفاق را رفو نما قمیص یوسفی بدوز تا نفحات | O tailor! Take in hand the thread of Mary and mend the wounds of the horizons; fashion the garment of Joseph, that the fragrances [3.5s] | INBA85:015 | MKT8.080b, ANDA#33 p.13 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Poems and quotation from poetry; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03779 | 190 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل | O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God. | INBA85:169a | SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05882 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که نسیم جنت ابهی یاران را بوله و حرکت آورده و | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that the breeze from the Abhá Paradise hath stirred and quickened the friends [3.5s] | INBA85:169b | MKT8.234, AKHA_127BE #04 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00487 | 560 | Persian | ای احبای عزیز الهی و ای اماء محترمه ربانی این بنده آستان بهاء چندیست باقلیم | O beloved friends of God and esteemed handmaidens of the Lord! This servant at the Threshold of Bahá hath for some time [3.5s] | INBA85:170 | MKT7.243, NJB_v02#08-09 p.001-002 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12360 | 160 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری هذه الوجوه الناضره بنور الهدی و هذه الاعین الناظره الی ملکوتک | O my God, my God! Thou seest these radiant faces illumined with the light of guidance, and these eyes gazing toward Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:173 | Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12602 | 90 | Arabic | یا رب الجنود و مربی الوجود و موجد کل موجود اترامی فی سده رحمانیتک علی التراب | O Lord of Hosts, Educator of existence, and Creator of all beings! I implore Thee, casting myself upon the dust at the threshold of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA85:175c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12349 | 160 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله اگر در سامعه جسم خللی عارض و در اذن غیر واعیه فتوری حاصل | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! Though there be impairment in the physical ear and deficiency in the outward hearing [3.5s] | INBA85:176 | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05144 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق الهی خوشا بحال تو که چون بنیان از صفائح جدید بر عهد جدید | O thou who art steadfast in the Divine Covenant! Blessed art thou, for like unto a foundation of new tablets thou art firm in the New Covenant [3.5s] | INBA85:177 | MKT9.110, MMK6#123 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12673 | 70 | Persian | ای آقا بابا هر چند در جهان دنیاای ولی از عالم بالائی و متوجه بملا اعلی و ناظر | O Aqa Baba! Though thou dwellest in this earthly realm, yet thou belongest to the celestial world, art turned towards the Concourse on High, and art ever mindful thereof [3.5s] | INBA85:016 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12625 | 90 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله حمد کن حی قیومی را که بنور هدی که مشرق گشت از ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! Glorify the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting One, Who hath caused the light of guidance to dawn from the Kingdom of Glory [3.5s] | INBA85:178a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02122 | 270 | Persian | ای یار دیرین و همدم قدیم زندان عکا ایوان کسری بود و جنت علیا زیرا آن سجن و | O ancient friend and companion of old! The Prison of 'Akká was as the palace of Chosroes and a sublime paradise, for that prison [3.5s] | INBA85:178b | MSHR4.207 | Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12245 | 220 | Persian | یامن انقذه الله من مخالب الذل و الهوان نامه مفصل شما رسید حین قرائت بسیار | O thou whom God hath delivered from the clutches of abasement and degradation! Thy detailed letter was received and, at the time of its reading, brought great joy [3.5s] | INBA85:180 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01486 | 320 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان جمال مبارک بقلم اعلی عهد وثیقی و میثاق عظیمی تاسیس نمود و | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant of the Blessed Beauty! With the Most Exalted Pen did He establish a binding Covenant and a mighty Testament [3.5s] | INBA85:181 | MKT8.235 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12665 | 80 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی ورقه مبارکه خاله خانم در جمیع اوقات ذکرت را در انجمن | O thou who art turned toward the Abha Kingdom! The blessed leaf, Khali Khanum, doth at all times make mention of thee in the gatherings [4o] | INBA85:183a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12484 | 120 | Persian | ای مبتهل الی الله نامه بیروت وصول یافت سفر از راه عراق عرب موافق و باید در بغداد | O thou who dost supplicate unto God! Thy letter from Beirut was received. The journey by way of Iraq-i-'Arab is favourable, and thou must proceed to Baghdad [3.5s] | INBA85:183b | Chastisement and requital; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09300 | 280 | mixed | Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید جزع و فزع از امتحانات فرموده بودید حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! [3.5s]... ...Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hadst expressed dismay in the face of certain tests. What thou hast said is the truth, but call to mind the verses of the Qur’an | INBA85:184 | MMK6#085x, AVK3.414.03x | ADMS#313x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB12562 | 100 | Persian | ایها الموید المشید از فضل و جود سر وجود امیدوارم که در صون حمایت حضرت رحمن | O thou who art confirmed and assisted! Through the bounty and grace of the Lord of existence, I hope that thou mayest abide under the protection of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA85:186a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12719 | 60 | mixed | ای حضرت موید بعون و عنایت حضرت احدیت موفقی العاقبه للمخلصین در چنین انقلابی | O thou who art confirmed by the aid and bounty of the One True God! Victory ultimately belongeth unto the sincere ones in such a revolution [3.5s] | INBA85:186b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10242 | 70 | mixed | هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست حصول و وصول موکول بثبوت است ثم استقاموا برهان مشهود | Despair not, for countless are the hopes that lie ahead. Attainment and arrival depend upon steadfastness, and those who stand firm have manifest proof [3.5s] | INBA85:187a | MMK6#461, MSHR5.089 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02586 | 240 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان دم صبح است و در خیابان باغ نیویورک راه میروم بیاد تو افتادم و بذکر | O Herald of the Covenant! It is the time of dawn, and as I walk through the avenues of New York's garden, thoughts of thee come to mind and remembrance [3.5s] | INBA85:187b | BRL_DAK#1038, AHT.013, RHQM1.454 (553x) (337x), MAS5.220ax | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06020 | 130 | Persian | ای احبای الهی حمد کنید خدا را که در ظل لواء معقود رب الجنود درآمدید و به بشارات | O beloved ones of God! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the shade of the banner unfurled by the Lord of Hosts, and attained unto the glad-tidings [3.5s] | INBA85:017 | BSHN.140.434, BSHN.144.428, MHT1b.241, KASH.265 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03969 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه با منظومه هردو رسید فی الحقیقه اشعار جوابی آبدار بجهت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter and poem have both been received. Indeed, a most fluent and eloquent response to the verses [3.5s] | INBA85:189 | BRL_DAK#0998, AHT.012, AHT.150a | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09289 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مدتیست مسموع گردید که آن نفس زکیه لسان انگلیسی تحصیل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! It hath for some time been heard that that pure soul hath undertaken to study the English tongue [3.5s] | INBA85:190 | AHT.011 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07636 | 110 | Persian | ای هزار هزار آواز در این ریاض چه آهنگی آغاز نمودی که طیور حدائق قدس را بوجد و | O thousand thousand voices, what melody hast thou commenced in this celestial garden that bringeth into ecstasy the birds of the sacred groves [3.5s] | INBA85:191a | AHT.009, AHT.055a, PYB#154 p.31 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02839 | 230 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تموج بحر ودادی و اشتد قواء فوادی لما تخطرت ذکر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The ocean of my love surgeth, and the powers of my heart grow strong, when I call thee to mind [3.5s] | INBA85:191b | AHT.007 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01881 | 290 | Persian | یا نعیم عبدالبهاء همواره در قلب حاضری و در خاطری از یادت فراغتی نه و از ذکرت | O Na'im, thou art ever-present in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's heart and mind; never absent is thy remembrance, nor forgotten thy mention [3.5s] | INBA85:193 | MKT8.236, AHT.010, AHT.162a, AHB.133BE #03-05 p.52, AHB.124BE #11-12 p.448, TSS.163, RRT.124x, MSBH3.152 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12359 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین گلشن معانی بود و مندرجاتش ایت حقیقت پدر بزرگوار | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy missive was a fragrant rose-garden of inner meanings, and its contents were a token of the truth of thy noble father [3.5s] | INBA85:194 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06134 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان منظومه آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و نهایت بلاغت و فصاحت در بیان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy composition was perused, and it displayed the utmost eloquence and fluency of expression [3.5s] | INBA85:195 | AHT.008, AHT.184a, AHB.130BE #07-08 p.15, TSQA3.556 | Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12324 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان لانه شما کاشانه تبلیغ احباست و آشیانه مرغان آسمانیست بلکه | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Your dwelling is a sanctuary for the teaching of the loved ones and a nest for the birds of heaven; nay, rather [3.5s] | INBA85:196 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12442 | 130 | Persian | ای یار قدیم و حبیب و ندیم الفت عراق در خاطر است و مصاحبت روزها و شبها کالنقش | O ancient friend and cherished companion! The fellowship of Iraq is remembered, and the association of days and nights is etched [3.5s] | INBA85:197 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12613 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بلبل گلشنی و مرغ چمنستان حقیقت خوب آهنگی داری مانند نهنگ | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou art a nightingale of the rose garden and a bird of the meadows of Truth. Thou hast a sweet melody like unto [3.5s] | INBA85:018a | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12612 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده رب جنود آن خداوند ودود هر ضعیف را توانا کند و هر فقیریرا توانگر | O servant of the Lord of Hosts! That loving God makes mighty every powerless one and enriches every destitute soul [3.5s] | INBA85:018b | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02355 | 250 | Persian | ای بی سر و سامان و سرگشته کوه و بیابان در ره یزدان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ جمادی | O thou who art homeless and wandering through mountain and desert in the path of God! Thy letter dated 7th Jamadí [3.5s] | INBA85:198 | MSBH4.158 | Love of God; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12723 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت راسخ جمیع احبای الهی را بعنایت رحمانی و فضل و رحمت غیرمتناهی صمدانی | O steadfast and immovable one! All the beloved of God are immersed in divine grace and the infinite bounty and mercy of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:201a | Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09536 | 190 | Persian | ای مومن ممتحن نامه پر آه و ناله سبب تاثر و تحسر گردید فی الحقیقه تحمل عسر | O steadfast believer! Thy letter, laden with sighs and lamentations, hath indeed evoked deep sorrow and regret. Truly, the endurance of hardship [3.5s] | INBA85:201b | MSHR2.258-259x | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10629 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان الهی شکر کن حضرت بیچونرا که در جویبار هدایت کبری روایدی و | O thou sapling of the divine garden! Render thanks unto the peerless Lord, that thou hast grown beside the stream of His supreme guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:202 | HUV2.057 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12754 | 50 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله آنچه بحضرت والا مرقوم نموده بودید عین واقع و ذلک من الهام | O sapling of the garden of the love of God! That which thou didst write to Hadrat-i-Vala was the very truth, and this is from divine inspiration [3.5s] | INBA85:203a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10151 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه مهتزه بنفحات الله شکر حضرت رب قیومرا که از موهوم رستی و در ظل عنایت | O leaf stirred by the fragrances of God! Give thanks unto the Lord, the Self-Subsisting, that thou hast been freed from vain imaginings and hast found shelter beneath His sheltering grace [3.5s] | INBA85:203b | MKT7.186a | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08190 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز مبارک بهاء الله بلقیس قدیمرا تخت و تاجی از طلای قشنگ و سنگ خوشرنگ بود | O handmaid of the Blessed Beauty! Ancient Balqís possessed a throne and crown of lustrous gold and beauteous gems [3.5s] | INBA85:204a | MKT7.120a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05338 | 150 | mixed | ای ورقه مطمئنه منجذبه تحریر بلیغ و مسطور فصیح رسید معانی دلالت بر استغراق در | O assured and enraptured leaf! Thy eloquent missive and fluent letter hath reached me, its meanings betokening immersion in [3.5s] | INBA85:204b | MKT7.164 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00822 | 430 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که یوم یکشنبه شانزدهم ربیع الثانی سنه هزار و سیصد و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! On this Sunday, the sixteenth of Rabi'u'th-Thani in the year thirteen hundred and [3.5s]... ...The dark blue and white domes inverted | INBA85:205 | ANDA#57 p.22, MSHR3.034 | PDC.151x | Growth of the Cause; Justice and mercy; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05194 | 150 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی در این ایام که افتتان و امتحان لوح فتنه جمیع آفاق را احاطه نموده است | O divine friends! In these days when trials and tests have encompassed the tablet of tribulation throughout all regions [3.5s] | INBA85:208, INBA88:173 | MMK6#539, RHQM1.206 (262) (157x) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02061 | 320 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان کسیکه پیمانه پیمان پیمود و در صحرای محبه الله بادپیما گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, who hast measured out the cup of the Covenant and become a swift traveler in the desert of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA85:209 | MSHR4.377-378x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02211 | 260 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ شد ما از تو | O steadfast one in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst addressed to Jinab-i-Manshadi was noted. We from thee [3.5s] | INBA85:211 | MSHR3.190, MSHR4.337-338 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03627 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گشت و مفهوم گردید دوستان الهی باید | O servant of God! That which thou didst write was noted and understood. The friends of God must [3.5s] | INBA85:212 | AVK3.291.09x, MSHR4.072x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Importance of prayer; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02458 | 250 | Persian | پروردگارا آمرزگارا توای مهربان توای خداوند عظیم الغفران ما جمله سراپا قصوریم | O Lord, O Forgiver! Thou art the Compassionate One, Thou art the Lord of infinite forgiveness. We are all utterly encompassed by our failings [3.5s] | INBA85:213 | BSHN.140.193x, BSHN.140.327x, BSHN.144.193x, BSHN.144.325x, MHT1b.247, MHT2.148ax | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02522 | 240 | Persian | ای پروردگار توای آمرزگار و ملجا و پناه هر گنهکار بیچارگانیم چاره بخش | O Lord! Thou art the Forgiver, the Refuge and Shelter of every helpless sinner. Bestow upon us healing and relief [3.5s] | INBA85:215 | MJMJ2.063a, MMG2#332 p.368 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12380 | 150 | Persian | ای برادر آن پاک جان و مقبول ساحت قدس حضرت رحمن حمد کن خدا را که صنو آن شجره | O brother! Render thou thanks unto God that thou art the brother of that pure soul, acceptable at the Sacred Threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA85:217b | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12256 | 210 | Persian | ای بلبل خوش الحان نامه شما رسید از واقعه محزنه تاثر شدید حاصل گردیده لکن صبر | O sweetly singing nightingale! Thy letter was received, and from this sorrowful event profound grief was occasioned; yet patience [3.5s] | INBA85:020 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12436 | 130 | mixed | یا من اختاره الله لتبلیغ امره و اعلاء ذکره آنچه مرقوم قلم وداد بود تلاوت شد از معانیش | O thou whom God hath chosen for the promotion of His Cause and the exaltation of His remembrance! That which was written by the pen of love was read, and from its meanings [3.5s] | INBA85:220 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02604 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی هر چند جمیع دوستان در میدان عرفان سمند الهام براندند | O faithful friends of the Abhá Beauty! Though all the friends have urged forward their steeds of inspiration in the field of divine knowledge [3.5s] | INBA85:221 | MKT8.238, AKHA_129BE #13 p.a, BSHN.140.141, BSHN.144.141, MHT2.096 | High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12310 | 180 | Persian | ای ناشر لوای ذکر و رافع اعلام ثنای الهی جناب خان در این سجن اعظم وارد و بزیارات | O thou who dost raise high the banners of praise and glorification of God! His honor the Khan hath arrived at this Most Great Prison and attained unto visitation [3.5s] | INBA85:222 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12746 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امتک التی آمنت بک و بایاتک الکبری و صدقت بکلماتک فی ظهور جمالک | O my God, my God! This is Thy handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy most great signs, and hath testified to Thy words in the manifestation of Thy Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:223a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12745 | 50 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی اید امتک هذه علی الاخلاص فی دینک و قدر لها المناص عن شر اعدائک | O my Lord and my God! Assist this handmaiden of Thine to be sincere in Thy Faith, and ordain for her deliverance from the malice of Thine adversaries [3.5s] | INBA85:223b | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08015 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد چندیست که چیزی بشما ننگاشتم ولی اگر صد کاتب موجود گردد از عهده | O steadfast in the Covenant! For some time I have not written aught unto thee, yet were a hundred scribes to be at hand [3.5s] | INBA85:224 | MMK6#614, MAS2.095bx | Attaining the life of the spirit; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12274 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله آنچه مامور گشتی مجری داشتی بیزد شتافتی و آن اسرا را بطهران | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou didst fulfill that which was enjoined upon thee, hastening to Yazd and conducting those captives to Tehran [3.5s] | INBA85:225 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01136 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی جناب حاجی آقا محمد بنهایت قوت بر نصرت و معاونت شما قیام نموده | O spiritual friends! His honour Haji Aqa Muhammad hath arisen with the utmost strength to support and assist you [3.5s] | INBA85:227 | MMK6#393 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12565 | 100 | mixed | ای مخلص در امرالله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه مدتی بود | O sincere servant of the Cause of God! That which thou hadst written was perused. In truth, it hath been some time [3.5s] | INBA85:230a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12728 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده مقبول جمال مبارک اگر بدانی چه نظر عنایتی متوجه شماست قسم بجمال قدم | O favored servant of the Blessed Beauty! If thou didst know what glances of grace are directed towards thee, I swear by the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:231a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12117 | 570 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق دو قطعه منشور ثبوت و رسوخ ممهور رسید و بعین رافت ملحوظ افتاد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two letters, sealed with constancy and firmness, were received and were considered with the eye of loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA85:231b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12127 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق بعد از رجوع آن جناب الی الان از عدم ارسال مکاتبات | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! Since the time of thy return until now, due to the absence of correspondence [3.5s] | INBA85:235 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12741 | 50 | Persian | ای بدیع الله شکر کن حضرت مقدسه جمال ابهی را که در آستانه مقدسه اش راه یافتی | O Badi'u'llah! Render thanks unto the sacred threshold of the Abhá Beauty, for thou hast attained the honor of entering His hallowed sanctuary [4o] | INBA85:237 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12381 | 150 | Turkish | سوگلی یار غارم صبح احدیت آچلدی شمس احدیت افق حقیقتدن دوغدی جهانی نور هدایت | O my cherished companion! The morn of eternity hath dawned, and the Sun of oneness hath arisen from the horizon of truth, flooding the world with the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:022 | Nearness and remoteness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01418 | 330 | mixed | ای نفس مطمئنه جناب مطلق لسان ستایش گشوده و نیایش فرموده که الحمد لله آن وجود | O thou assured soul! His Holiness the Absolute One hath loosed His tongue in praise and prayer, saying: "Praise be to God, that existence..." [3.5s] | INBA85:238 | MKT3.297 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12135 | 420 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی فتح علی قلوب المخلصین ابواب العطاء و انعم علیهم بمائده من السماء | Praise be to God Who hath opened wide the gates of bounty before the faces of His sincere ones and bestowed upon them heavenly sustenance [3.5s] | INBA85:240 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10202 | 240 | Arabic | ایها الفائز بعلم الیقین و الموید بعین الیقین و الموفق بحق الیقین علیک التحیه و الثناء... إلهی إلهی ان هؤلاء نفوس زکت و اطمئنت بنفحات قدسک | O thou who art favored with the knowledge of certitude, and confirmed through the eye of certitude, and blessed with the truth of certitude, upon thee be greetings and praise... O my God, O my God! These are souls who have been purified and made tranquil through the sanctified breaths of Thy holiness [3.5s] | INBA85:243 | MMG2#359 p.401x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12243 | 220 | Arabic | الهی الهی تعلم و تری امواج البلاء تتلاطم علی عبدالبهاء تتری وجنت نار اعلام | My God, my God! Thou knowest and seest how the waves of tribulation surge one after another upon 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the flames of trials rise high [3.5s] | INBA85:244 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12277 | 200 | mixed | یا غافری و یا عفوی لم ادر کیف اشفع لاحد و انا احتاج لشفیع مشفع اتشفع به الی باب | O Thou Who art the Pardoner and the Ever-Forgiving! I know not how I may intercede for anyone when I myself am in need of an intercessor through whom I may seek intercession at Thy gate [3.5s] | INBA85:245 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11350 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از خبر اتحاد و اتفاق و روحانیت و نورانیت... مهمانی نوزده روزه در نهایت همّت بین عموم باید مجری گردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the tidings of unity, harmony, spirituality and radiance [3.5s]... ...Vigorous steps must be taken to establish the Nineteen Day reception throughout the whole community. Since this Feast is confined to believers only | INBA85:247 | AVK3.140.02x | COC#0929x | Importance of community building; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12074 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید سوال نموده بودید که تکلیف احبای قزاق چیست زیرا | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter was received. You had inquired about the duty of the friends in Kazakhistan, for [3.5s] | INBA85:023 | YQAZ.655a | Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06140 | 240 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی ارسال نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst send to his honour Haydar-'Alí was perused [3.5s]... ...Those souls who are employed in government departments should approach their duties with entire detachment, integrity and independence of spirit, and with complete consecration | INBA85:248 | BRL_DAK#0835, COMP_TRUSTP#59x | BRL_TRUST#58x, COC#2070x, LOG#1478x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| AB12297 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای از صبیه من استغرق فی بحر الانوار محفل التجلی فی عالم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter from my daughter, who is immersed in the ocean of lights in the gathering place of divine manifestation in the realm [3.5s] | INBA85:249 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12504 | 110 | Persian | ای ندیم قدیم در این ایام مژده رسید که آن بنده نورانی الهی اقتران بورقه محترمه | O ancient companion! In these days glad tidings were received that that illumined servant of God hath joined in marriage with the respected handmaiden [3.5s] | INBA85:250 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12350 | 160 | Persian | ای دو منجذب جمال الله جناب یونس مدتی مونس بود و در کمال محبت ندیم مستدیم بود | O ye two souls who are attracted to the Beauty of God! For some time Yunis was a companion, and in the utmost love, a constant and faithful friend [3.5s] | INBA85:251 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11924 | 130 | Persian | ای یادگارهای حضرت رضا الروح آن سرور ابرار چون به پناه حضرت پروردگار پیوست | O remnants of the honorable Raḍa’r-Rúḥ! Although that leader of the righteous ones hath returned to the refuge of divine Providence | INBA85:252 | ADMS#165 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12403 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی ??د خلقت امه من جوهر محبتک و برئت ورقه من ساذج معرفتک و نورت وجهها | My God, my God! Thou hast created a handmaiden from the essence of Thy love, and fashioned a leaf from the pure substance of Thy knowledge, and illumined her countenance [3.5s] | INBA85:253 | Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12551 | 100 | mixed | ای یادگار آن ورقه محترمه و یادگار آقا سید اشرف ان مستشهد در سبیل الله همچو | O remnant of that honored leaf and descendant of Áqá Siyyid Ashraf, that martyr in the path of God, thou who art even as [3.5s] | INBA85:254a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12516 | 110 | Persian | ای جوهر ایمان چه خوش بخت بودی و خوش طالع و خوش وقت در راه حق زنجیر در گردن | O essence of faith! How fortunate, blessed and auspicious thou art to have chains around thy neck in the path of the Truth! [3.5s] | INBA85:254b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12692 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله و ای ورقه مقربه درگاه کبریاء جناب حاجی ایمان در جمیع مواقع بذکر | O handmaiden of God and leaf drawn nigh unto the Divine Threshold! Jinab-i-Haji Iman hath, at all times, made mention [3.5s] | INBA85:255b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04256 | 170 | Persian | ای امه الله قرین محترم از ید ساقی عنایت شربت شهادت نوشید و بقربانگاه عشق | O handmaiden of God, thy revered companion hath drunk the cup of martyrdom from the hand of the Cupbearer of bounty, and at the altar of love [3.5s] | INBA85:256 | BSHN.140.303, BSHN.144.301, MHT1a.176, MHT1b.134 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12337 | 170 | Turkish | عزیزا حضرت احدیتک لطف و عنایتی بر بنده صادقه شامل و پرتو هدایتی بر طالب | O beloved, may the Grace and Favor of the Lord of Oneness envelop His devoted servant, and may the Light of Guidance shine upon the earnest seeker [4o] | INBA85:024 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12550 | 100 | Persian | ای ابن ایمان و سلاله ایقان زاده ایمانی و از سلاله ایقان در صون و عون جمال ابهی | O son of faith and scion of certitude! Thou art born of faith and descended from certitude under the protection and providence of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:259a | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09217 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده آستان بزم خوشی برپاست و جشن بلا در نهایت ترتیب و تنظیم آراسته گشته و | O servant of the Threshold! The banquet of joy is in full array, and the feast of tribulation hath been arranged with utmost order and perfection [3.5s] | INBA85:259b, INBA72:168a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10878 | 50 | Persian | ای پی رو پیغمبر یار قدیمی و در محفل قلوب انیس و ندیم بذکر تو مشغولم و بیاد تو | O thou cherished companion of the Prophet, intimate friend in the assembly of hearts, I am engaged in thy remembrance and mindful of thee [3.5s] | INBA85:260a, INBA72:170b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12727 | 60 | Arabic | ربی ربی ان هذا عبد توجه الی وجه رحمانیتک و قصد باب فضل ربانیتک و تمسک بحبل | O my Lord, my Lord! This servant hath turned his face toward the countenance of Thy mercy, hath sought the gate of Thy divine bounty, and hath clung to the cord [3.5s] | INBA85:260b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09168 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله در سبیل جمال قدم فدای جان و خود را قربان خاک آستان رحمن نما پس | O handmaid of God, in the path of the Ancient Beauty, sacrifice thy life and offer thyself as an oblation upon the dust of the threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA85:261a | MKT7.054a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12647 | 80 | Persian | ای مستفیض از نور ایمان از فضل جمال قدم آن دودمان اشرف همیشه مظاهر الطاف بودند | O thou who art illumined by the light of faith! Through the bounty of the Ancient Beauty, that noble family hath ever been the manifestation of divine favours [3.5s] | INBA85:261b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12720 | 60 | Arabic | رب و رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط اهل العصیان بان تغفر لوالد عبدک الذی | O my Lord and my Hope! I implore Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all sinners, to forgive the father of this servant [3.5s] | INBA85:262a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12689 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله پدر وفاپرورت در این محضر یاد تو نمود و نامه بحلاوت شهد و شکر رجا | O handmaid of God! Your devoted father mentioned you in this presence, and entreated with words sweet as honey and sugar [3.5s] | INBA85:262b | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12717 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله عنقریب روی اماء الله در ملکوت ابهی چون شمع روشن گردد و قلبشان چون | O handmaiden of God! Erelong shall the faces of the handmaidens of God shine forth like unto brilliant lamps in the Abhá Kingdom, and their hearts shall [3.5s] | INBA85:263a | Role and station of women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12514 | 110 | Persian | ای جوان روحانی جناب حاجی ایمان کوه و بیابان طی نمود و صحرا و دریا قطع کرد | O spiritual youth! Jinab-i-Haji Iman traversed mountain and wilderness, and crossed desert and sea [3.5s] | INBA85:263b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12560 | 100 | Persian | ای خویشان حاجی ایمان شما یاران و خویش منید و مرهم زخم و ریش عالمید درد | O ye kindred of Haji Iman! Ye are verily the companions and kin of mine own heart, and a healing balm for the wounds and afflictions of the world [3.5s] | INBA85:264a | Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09017 | 90 | Arabic | ایها المتوجه الی الملکوت الابهی تالله الحق ان قبائل الملا الاعلی یصلین علی | O thou who art turned towards the Most Glorious Kingdom! By God, verily the tribes of the Supreme Concourse pray for thee [3.5s] | INBA85:264b, INBA59:110a, INBA89:043a | MMK6#121 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01167 | 360 | mixed | ای احبای الهی از آن خطه و دیار که قربانگاه عاشقان کوی دلدار است نسائم خوشی میوزد | O ye divine friends! From that region and realm - which is the sacrificial ground of the lovers of the Beloved's lane - waft sweet fragrances [3.5s] | INBA85:265, INBA72:165 | BRL_DAK#0530, MJT.008 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10994 | 50 | Persian | ای یوسف زنجانی من یوسف کنعان چهره برافروخت و شهره آفاق گشت تو در چه بلا پرورش | O Joseph of Zanjan! The Joseph of Canaan caused his countenance to shine forth and became renowned throughout all horizons. In what affliction hast thou been reared [3.5s] | INBA85:267, INBA72:171 | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09094 | 90 | Turkish | یار عزیزا نورانیت مجسمه آسمانی رحمانیت مشخصه سبحانی یه انسان انجق علویت فطرت | O beloved friend! Thou embodied light celestial, manifest expression of divine mercy, heavenly being of innate nobility [3.5s] | INBA85:025a | MJT.038 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09925 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق چون نیر آفاق اشراق بر شرق و غرب نمود تفاوت و امتیاز ترک و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The moment that He Who is the Day-Star of the world shone forth above the East and the West... ...When the Orb of regions shone forth upon the Orient and Occident, the distinction and differentiation between Turk and Tajik | INBA85:025b | MKT2.288a, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, PYB#042 p.01, MJMT.016 | DAS.1913-12-28x | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00128 | 970 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع | O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants | INBA85:270 | MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396 | SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027 | E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||
| AB01971 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران الهی همواره در ارض مقدس در آستان پاک مذکور بوده و هستید و همیشه مورد | O divine friends! Ever have ye been remembered, and still are ye remembered, at the Sacred Threshold in the Holy Land, and ye have always been the object [3.5s] | INBA85:274 | MKT8.242 | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04303 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده منجذب جمال ابهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل جلیل بر سلوک در | O servant enraptured by the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Thy letter was received, and its contents were understood. It serveth as a glorious proof of thy conduct in [3.5s] | INBA85:275 | MKT8.244a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12325 | 170 | mixed | ای منجذبان نامه رسید از ورود جناب آقا سید جلال و جناب آقا سید حسن خبر داده | O ye who are attracted to the Truth! Your letter was received, conveying the news of the arrival of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Jalal and Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Hassan [3.5s] | INBA85:276 | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12358 | 160 | Persian | ای نائب مناب یاران هر چند والده ساده دل گوش بفرمایش شما ننمود و پند و نصیحت | O faithful deputy of the friends! Although the simple-hearted mother heeded not thy counsel and accepted not thy wise exhortation [3.5s] | INBA85:277 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10686 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الرشید قد هتکت الاستار و اشرقت الانوار و ظهرت الاسرار و شاعت | O man of wisdom! The veils have been rent asunder, the lights have shone forth, and the mysteries have been revealed and spread abroad [3.5s] | INBA85:026a | MKT2.288b, MJMT.016-017 | Chastisement and requital; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12195 | 270 | Persian | ای امه الله نامه شما ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون ببیان ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت بر عهد | O handmaiden of God! Thy letter was perused, and its contents were replete with expressions of faith and certitude and steadfastness in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA85:026b | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01301 | 340 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای افنان سدره مبارکه بر تفاصیل مرقومه از حوادث طهران اطلاع حاصل شد فی الحقیقه | O Branch of the Sacred Tree! The details thou didst write regarding the events in Tihran have truly been received [3.5s]... ...If one of the friends ... be appointed to a high administrative office, he should strive diligently to perform the duties committed to his charge… How foolish and ignorant must a man be, how base his nature… The greatness and honour of man reside in purity, truthfulness | INBA85:278 | BRL_DAK#0548, COMP_TRUSTP#58x, COMP_TRUSTP#62x, MKT8.244b, AKHA_106BE #02 p.02, AVK3.289.07x, KHSH12.009 | BRL_ATE#162x, BRL_TRUST#57x, BRL_TRUST#61x, COC#2069x, COC#2073x, LOG#1476x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB11737 | 140 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه آن حضرت از قبل این عبد وکیل بلکه اصیل | O distinguished branch of the Blessed Tree! In truth, thou art not merely a deputy on behalf of this servant, but art indeed a principal [3.5s] | INBA85:280 | YIA.388-389 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for governments and rulers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11644 | 370 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الالهیه در این حین تلغراف آنحضرت وارد و بخلاصی | O distinguished branch of the Divine Tree! Your telegram arrived at this very moment regarding [3.5s] | INBA85:281 | YIA.387-388 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12234 | 230 | mixed | حضرت افنان سدره مبارکه تحریر قرائت و مضمون مفهوم شد در خصوص آقا سید میرزا | O thou Afnan of the Sacred Lote-Tree! Thy letter was received and its contents were fully understood. Concerning Áqá Siyyid Mírzá [3.5s] | INBA85:283 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12402 | 140 | mixed | ایها الفرع النجیب الرطیب من السدره المبارکه جواب مراسلات آنحضرت انشاء الله در پوسته | O gracious and fresh branch of the Blessed Tree! The responses to your communications will, God willing, be sent by post [3.5s] | INBA85:284 | Business; financial; property matters; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12738 | 50 | Persian | ای افنان سدره مبارکه جناب ابراهیم صفار از شدت تعرض اهل جفا پریشان گشته اند | O Afnan of the Blessed Tree! Jinab-i-Ibrahim Saffar hath been sorely distressed by the fierce opposition of the people of tyranny [3.5s] | INBA85:285a | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12762 | 40 | Persian | ای حضرت افنان سدره مبارکه حضرت اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی بجهت کاری اگر | O thou Afnan of the Blessed Tree and bearer of His Most Great Name, upon thee be the Glory of God, the All-Glorious! Should it be for any matter [3.5s] | INBA85:285b | Business; financial; property matters; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07167 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی بکل خضوع و انکسار اتضرع الی ملکوت الاسرار ان توید و توفق | O my God, my God! With all humility and lowliness I supplicate unto the Kingdom of Mysteries that Thou wouldst confirm and aid [3.5s] | INBA85:286 | MJMJ3.013, MMG2#288 p.320 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12429 | 130 | Persian | ایها الفرع المتصاعد علی السدره المبارکه در این اوقات در حفظ و حمایت و صیانت | O thou branch that hath grown upon the blessed Tree! In these times, be thou under the protection, shelter and safeguarding [3.5s] | INBA85:287 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03260 | 210 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه اگرچه چندیست نظر بحکمت بالغه الهیه | O thou wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! Although for some time, according to God's consummate wisdom [3.5s] | INBA85:288 | MKT8.169b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12321 | 170 | mixed | ایها الفرع المبارک من السدره الربانیه علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و ثناء کل شیء و فضله | O blessed branch sprung from the Divine Tree! Upon thee be the Glory of God, His praise, and the praise of all things, and His grace [3.5s] | INBA85:290 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12598 | 90 | Persian | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه بجناب آقا میرزا محمود فروغی نهایت رعایت | O distinguished branch of the Blessed Tree! Show utmost consideration to Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mahmud Furughi [3.5s] | INBA85:291 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04536 | 170 | Persian | ایها الفرع المبتهل الی ملکوت الاصل القدیم الحمد لله تضرع و زاری این عبد بدرگاه | O thou branch who suppliantly turneth unto the Kingdom of the Ancient Root! Praise be unto God for the supplication and fervent entreaty of this servant at His threshold [3.5s] | INBA85:292 | MKT8.171a | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12401 | 140 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الربانیه دع اشارات اهل الشبهات و تمسک بالعروه الوثقی | O distinguished branch of the divine Tree! Abandon the insinuations of the doubters, and hold fast unto the sure handle [3.5s] | INBA85:293 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - |
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