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| BB00293 | Ziyarat for the second to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 660 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض عالم الغیب و الشهادة لن یغرب من علمک من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما و لا یعجک من شیء لا فی ملکوت الامر و لا الخلق و لا ما دونهما لم تزل قد تفردت بالعزة و البقاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth, the Knower of the seen and the unseen. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge, whether in the heavens or on earth or betwixt them, nor can aught confound Thee in the kingdoms of command and creation or in whatsoever lieth beyond them. From time immemorial Thou hast been alone in Thy glory and permanence [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.116-119, CMB_F14.091v10-093v09, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BB00258 | Ziyarat for the sixth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 780 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض عالم الغیب و الشهادة لم تزل قد تعززت | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art, verily, the Creator of the heavens and earth, the Knower of the seen and the unseen. Ever hast Thou been exalted [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.126-129, CMB_F14.099r03-101r08, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BB00508 | Ziyarat for the ten letters | 200 | Arabic | انما البهاء من الله ثم من کل من آمن بالله و آیاته علیکم یا ایتها الحروف | Verily all glory from God, and from all them that have believed in God and His signs, be upon you, O ye Letters [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.040-041 | - | - | SRC.099, SRC.210 | |||||||||
| BB00329 | Ziyarat for the third to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 550 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک بجوهر کینونیتی و ساذج ذاتیتی و مجرد نفسانیتی و کافور انیتی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I testify unto Thee by the essence of my being, the pure reality of my nature, the naked truth of my soul, and the innermost camphor of mine identity, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.119-121, CMB_F14.093v10-095v01, | Eulogies; reminiscences; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BB00153 | Ziyarat for the two hidden names | 200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انما البهاء من الله علیکما یا ایهما النوران النیران و الاسمان العالیان و الکلمتان الممتنعان | Verily all glory be from God upon ye both, O ye two resplendent and luminous Lights, ye two most exalted Names, and ye two impregnable Words! [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.069-070, MKI4515.028r-028v | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BB00099 | Ziyarat for Thursday night (Ziyara jami'a) | 1800 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی لا إله إلا هو الحي المهیمن القیوم و إنما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الأول ثم أعداده ثم من یشابه ذلک الأعداد حيث لا يرى فيه إلا الواحد الأول | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is no other god, the Ever-Living, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Indeed, the glory from God be upon the Primal Unity, then upon Its numbers, and then upon such as resemble those numbers wherein naught can be seen except the Primal Unity [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.052-061 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BB00419 | Ziyarat Hadrat-i-Rida | 350 | Arabic | هو الله المتکبر الفرد العلی الاظهر الاعلی. اشهد الله ربک رب السموات رب الارض رب العالمین بانک انت امام عدل مبین قد اصطفاک الله | I bear witness before God, thy Lord, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, the Lord of all worlds, that thou art verily the manifest and just Leader whom God hath chosen [3.5s] | PR04.102r10-103r11 | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00574 | Ziyarat Imam Husayn (Siyyidu'sh-Shuhada) | 120 | Arabic | هو العلی المتکبر الاعلی. سلام الله الواحد الاحد علیک یا سلطان العادل المحبوب و ملیک الفاضل المرهوب و علی محمد و علی و فاطمه والحسن والائمة و علیک | The peace of God, the One, the Single, be upon thee, O just and beloved Sovereign, O noble and awe-inspiring King, and upon Muhammad and 'Alí and Fáṭimih and Ḥasan and the Imáms, and upon thee [3.5s] | PR02.078r01-078r06x, PR03.057v05-057v12x | KSHK.BWB | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | AHDA.462.02z | |||||||
| BB00058 | Ziyarat li-Avvali man aman | 3000 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ... علی کل شیء قدیرا فلاشهدنک و کل شیء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm. Thou givest life and causeth death... over all things powerful. Thus do I and all things bear witness [3.5s] | CMB_F14.204r01-213v02, | Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00255 | Ziyarat li-Avvali man aman | 790 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک یومئذ یوم الجمعه و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لاشریک لک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness unto Thee on this Day, the Day of Friday, and all things testify that verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s] | CMB_F23.188r09-190r09 (64), , BYC_misc-b.031b08-035a02 | Belief and denial; Fire and light; fire and water; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00349 | Ziyarat li-Hurufi’l-‘isma | 500 | Arabic | بسم الله الملک الحق المبین. و ان اعلی جواهر جوهریة و اعلی طرائز طرزیة التی اشرقت و الاحت ثم اشرقت و ضیائت من ساحة | Verily, the most exalted of essences and the loftiest of ornaments, which first dawned and then shone resplendently, casting its radiance from the precincts.. [4o] | PR02.078r08-079r02x, PR03.051v21-052v20x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00300 | Ziyarat li’n-Nuqta | 630 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک کما قد شهدت لنفسک من دون ان یعرف حکم ذالک احد من خلقک انک انت الله الکبیر المتعال | I bear witness that there is no God but Thee, alone without partner, even as Thou didst testify unto Thine Own Self, ere any among Thy creation could grasp the decree thereof. Verily, Thou art God, the Most Great, the Most Exalted [3.5s] | PR03.053r17-053v23 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00202 | Ziyarat-i-‘Ashura | 980 | Arabic | بسم الله الرقیب القریب. فاذا استقرت علی ذالک السریر الاحمر و اشربت ماء الخمر فی کأس القدر … سلام الله الفرد الاحد الواحد الصمد المتکبر المعتمد و سلام اول ذکره فی عالم الابد | If thou didst recline upon that crimson throne and drink of the wine from the cup of destiny... Peace be upon God, the Single, the One, the Alone, the Self-Subsisting, the Most Great, the All-Sufficient, and peace be upon the First to be mentioned in the realm of eternity [3.5s] | PR03.056r19-057v03 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00669 | Ziyarat-i-Hurufi’l-Vahid | 640 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فان کنت مثل ذلک الیوم یوم الجمعة بین یدی من یظهره الله طوبی لک لیکفیک عن زیارة حروف الواحد | Verily, if upon such a day - the Day of Friday - thou shouldst find thyself in the presence of Him Whom God shall make manifest, blessed indeed art thou, and this shall suffice thee in place of visiting the Letters of Unity [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.077-080, MKI4515.012v-015r | Apocalyptic imagery; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00104 | Ziyarat-i-Husayn (or li-Husayn) | 1700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اعلم یا اخی حکم الزیارة هکذا فاذا وفقت باب الحمر فقل اشهد ان لا اله الا | Know thou, O my brother! The ordinance of visitation is thus: When thou standest before the crimson Gate, say thou: "I bear witness that there is none other God…" [3.5s] | PR02.174r11-175v25 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00400 | Ziyarat-i-Siyyid-i-Marhum | 390 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم هوالملیک المقتدر المختار. جوهر طراز طرز من تطریز طرائز اطراز مجرد حضرت الکافور علیک یا جوهر حضرة الابداع | O essence of the most exalted ornament among the adorning patterns of the pure essence of Camphor! Upon thee, O essence of the court of creation [3.5s] | PR03.052v21-053r15 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11596 | Ziyarat-Namih for the martyrs of Zanjan | unknown | - | - | ROB2.229, LL#349 | |||||||||||||
| BH11597 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-'Abdu'r-Rasul | unknown | - | - | ROB2.333, LL#342 | |||||||||||||
| BH11598 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Haji Mulla Mihdiy-i-'Atri | unknown | - | - | ROB4.051, LL#346 | |||||||||||||
| BB00225 | Ziyaratu’l-Avval (in honor of Mulla Husayn) | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو الازل الازل و انما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الاول الی ما ینتهی الذکر الی ما تقلب الامر باللیل الالیل و بعد اذا اردت | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is no other god, the Eternal, the Everlasting. Verily, all glory floweth from God upon the Primal Unity, until mention shall cease and the Cause shall turn into darksome night. And thereafter, when thou didst [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.092a10-096b03 | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00120 | Ziyaratu’l-Hajja | 1500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اذا دخلت البقعة المبارکة صل فی الحجرة الصغیرة قرب البئر المعطلة .... اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شریک له کما شهد ذاته بذاته بانه لا الله الا هو العزیز الحکیم | When thou enterest the blessed spot, offer thy prayers in the small chamber near the abandoned well... I testify that there is no God but God, alone, without peer, even as His Own Self hath testified unto His Own Self that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise [3.5s] | PR03.050r11-051v19, MKI4499.012, AEWB.171-180, | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00650 | Ziyaratu’l-Jami’ati’s-Saghira | 1000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريک له و اشهد ان محمد عبده و رسوله اللهم صل علي محمد | I bear witness that there is no God except God alone. There can be no doubt about this. And I testify that Muhammad is indeed His servant, and His Messenger | HURQ.BB33x | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00207 | Ziyaratu’l-Kull | 950 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعدل الاعدل. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تلک لیلة قد فتحت فیها ابواب فضلک و جودک و کرمک و لطفک و منک لاسئلنک فیه بک او لا شیء عندک عدلک و لا کفوک و لا شبهک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is a night wherein Thou hast opened wide the gates of Thy bounty and generosity, Thy munificence and kindness and grace. I beseech Thee therein by Thy Self, before Whom there existeth no peer in Thy justice, nor any equal, nor any likeness [3.5s] | MKI4494.055 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00496 | Letter to Haji Mirza Hasan 'Ali, Khal-i-Asghar, in Masqat | 230 | Persian | بعرض عالی میرساند که هرگاه از طریق مرحمت جویای حال حقیر باشید لله الحمد و المنة | May it be submitted unto your honored presence that, shouldst thou graciously inquire after this lowly one's condition, praise be unto God [3.5s] | AHDA.088 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shaykhis | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00439 | Letter to Mulla Hasan Gawhar | 320 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥasan Gawhar | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. طه ما نزلنا الکتاب من قبل الا نذکرة لمن شاء ان یوحی بآیات ربک و کان من الساجدین اقرء کتاب ربک لا مبدل فی حکمی و استغفر لامتک لتکونن من المفلحین | Ta. Ha. We did not send down the Book aforetime except it was a memorial for Whomsoever He wills that he should believe in the verses of thy Lord | AHDA.089 | HURQ.BB23x | Chastisement and requital; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | FHR#03.04, AHDA.460.1 | ||||||
| BB00367 | Letter to Khal-i-Akbar from Masqat I | 450 | Persian | Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الکتاب بالحق فیه آیات بینات لقوم یسمعون و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن عزیز حکیم الخط الی المحال فی المسقط | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Book in truth, wherein are clear verses for people who hear. Verily it is a Book wherein there is no doubt, sent down from the presence of One Mighty, All-Wise. The divine pen hath been directed towards the appointed spot in Muscat [3.5s] | AHDA.091 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | FHR#03.06? | |||||||
| BB00316 | Khatt mina’l-Masqat ila Salman | 590 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Revealed in Muscat in Honour of Shaykh Salmán Āl-'Aṣfūr | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی نزل الکتاب علی من یشاء من عباده و انه لا اله الا هو لعزیز حمید و انه لکتاب قد فصل فیه حکم البدع تنزیل من لدن علی حکیم | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book upon whomsoever He willeth amongst His servants. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Praised. And verily it is a Book wherein the laws of the new creation have been distinctly set forth, a revelation from One All-Wise [3.5s] | INBA91:052.08-056.04, INBA_5019C:330-330, | AHDA.096-098 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Prophecy and fulfillment; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | AHDA.461.13, SRC.191 | ||||||
| BB00360 | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم یا الهی کیف اثنی جلالتک فی ذلک الیوم الجمعه بعد علمی بانعدام وجودی عندک | Glorified be He Who knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. O my God! How can I extol Thy majesty on this Friday, knowing that my existence is as naught before Thee [3.5s] | AHDA.099 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00333 | Letter to Sulayman, Sharif of Mecca (addressing the people of Mecca) | 540 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Sharīf Sulaymān, the Sharīf of Mecca, and to the People of Mecca | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد نزلت باذن ربک من لدن علی حکیم و انه لعلی صراط الله فی السموات و الارض ینزل الیک من الآیات بلسان عربی متین | Verily this is a Book sent down by leave of thy Lord from the presence of One who is Exalted and Wise, and lo, it followeth the Path of God in the heavens and on earth, revealing unto thee verses in a mighty Arabic tongue [3.5s] | INBA91:025.06-028.07, INBA_6012C.257-260, , CMB_F28.7.01-02, | AHDA.104 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#03.19, BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.461.12?, MMAH.035, SRC.191, SRC.192 | ||||||
| BB00513 | Letter to Haji Mirza Siyyid 'Ali, Khal-i-A'zam, from Kinar Takht | 240 | mixed | Epistle of the Báb to Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid `Alí from Konár-Takhteh, The | هو قبله گاها. معروض مى دارد که شب چهارشنبه نوزدهم ازبندر بوشهرحرکت نموده به اتفاق اکبر که وارد بلد وطن باشد | It is submitted that on Wednesday night, the nineteenth, We departed from the port of Bushihr in the company of Akbar, who was bound for his native land [3.5s] | AHDA.150, AHDA.121-122 | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00572 | Letter to the wife of the Bab | 120 | Persian | Letter of the Báb to His Wife | هو العزیز. اگرچه از انقلاب ارض افلاک و نقلبات لیل و نهار ظاهر است که چه | Although from the revolution of earth and heavens and the succession of night and day it is evident that [3.5s] | AHDA.152 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00172 | Prayer in reply to Mulla 'Abdu'l-Khaliq [Yazdi] | 1200 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí | Tablet to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا من له الحمد و العزة و ماسواه من خشیته یشفقون یا الهی اشهد لدیک فی ذلک الکتاب بما تشهد لنفسک قبل کل شیء لا اله الا انت وحدک لاشریک لک | O Thou to Whom belongeth all praise and glory, before Whom all else tremble in awe! O my God, I testify before Thee in this Book to that which Thou didst testify concerning Thine own Self before all things: Verily, there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s] | INBA91:094.12-102.01, PR04.026v04-029v05 | AHDA.183 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.03 | |||||
| BB00398 | Letter to the uncle of the Báb | 390 | Persian | Epistle of the Báb to His Uncles, Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذلک الکتاب حکم من بقیة الله امام عدل مبین ان اقرء یا ایها الملاء من ذوی القربی حکم البدع فانه لصراط حق مبین | Alif. Lám. Mím. Lo! This is the Book, a decree from the Remnant of God, the Just and Manifest Imam. Read, O ye concourse of kindred and kin, the ordinance of innovations, for verily it is the path of truth, made manifest and clear [4o] | AHDA.196 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of pilgrimage; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00584 | Letter to Aqa Muhammad Husayn Ardistani | 110 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Revealed in Honor of Áqá Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ardīstānī, A | هو الاکبر. شهد الله الخ هو الاعظم بعد البسملة شهد الله الخ فلتشهدن علی انه لا اله الا هوالمهیمن القیوم | God testifieth, etc. He is the Most Mighty. After the basmala God testifieth, etc. So testify that there is no god but Him, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting | AHDA.237 | KSHK.BWB | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00332 | Ziyarat-i-Shah-'Abdu'l-'Azim | 540 | Arabic | Visitation Tablet for Sháh ‘Abdu’l-‘Aẓím | هو المعبود المحمود المقصود. السلام علی من اختصه الله بمحمد حبیبه الذی استخلصه من بحبوحة القدم علی سائر الممکنات والسلام علی من اصطفاه الله بعلی ولیه الذی اصطنعه لنفسه و جعله مهیمناً علی کل الموجودات | Peace be upon him whom God hath singled out through Muhammad, His Beloved, Whom He chose from the inmost realm of pre-existence above all created beings; and peace be upon him whom God hath chosen through 'Alí, His Friend, Whom He fashioned for His own Self and made supreme over all existence [3.5s] | PR03.053v25-054v03 | AHDA.260, OOL.A011 | Imam Husayn; Law of pilgrimage; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MMAH.055 | ||||||
| BB00685 | Letter to Khal-i-Asghar II | 210 | Persian | Letter of the Bab to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Aṣghar), A | هو العلی الاعلی العظیم. مدت زمانی است که از آن طرفها خبری نیست اگر چه سبب تراکم احزان است ولی دنیا را بقائی نیست که انسان را عوارضات عرضیه محزون سازد | It hath been some time since word hath reached Us from those regions. Though the reason for this silence may lie in the accumulation of sorrows | AHDA.274 | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00646 | Instructions for delivery of Tablet to Muhammad Shah | 180 | Persian | Epistle of the Báb to Muḥammad Shāh Qájár from Mákú, An | هو العلی الاعلی. حمد خداوندی را سزاوار است که از علو ظهور رحمت خود مخصوص گردانید اولیاء خود را بمصائب | Praise be unto that Lord Who, through the transcendent manifestation of His mercy, hath singled out His loved ones through tribulations [3.5s] | AHDA.279-280 | Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00647 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 6 (?) | 490 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Muḥammad Shāh Qájár from Mákú, An | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | فدا فؤآدک من فی ملکوت ملیک یا ذا لسلطان المقتدر الرؤف حمد و سپاس بی قیاس ذات اقدس مالک الملکی را سزاست | May the hearts of those in the celestial Kingdom be sacrificed unto Thee, O Thou Sovereign Lord of Power and Mercy! Boundless praise and thanksgiving beseem the Most Holy Essence of the King of Kings [3.5s] | AHDA.280-281 | Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.026 | ||||||
| BB00540 | Lawh-i-Naw-Ruz | 160 | Arabic | Prayers and Tablets from the Báb, Some | الله اعظم هوالاعز الاجل الامنع الارفع الاقدس من الله تعالی. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا کنت من اول الذی لا اول له نواراً [ ] اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا لاکونن الی اخر الذی لا اخر له نورا | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning, I have been a Light, and verily, I am God, no God is there but Me. Unto the end that hath no end shall I remain a Light [3.5s] | AHDA.297 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | Tablet revealed by the Bab upon his arrival in Máh-Kú, and named after Mulla Nowruz Ali. [source] | |||||||
| BB00276 | Letter to Mulla Naw-Ruz 'Ali | 710 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحان الذی یسبح له من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ما بینهما قل کل له ساجدون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح ... ان یا یوم النیروز انا قد حققناک من قبل و جعلناک عیداً للعالمین جمیعاً و وعدنا ان نحشرنک یوم القیامة و نعرضک علینا علی صورةالانسان فاذا انا کنا لموفین | Glorified be He Whom all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth and whatsoever lieth between them do magnify, and say: All before Him prostrate themselves in adoration. All praise be unto God Who is extolled... O Day of Naw-Rúz! We have, verily, exalted thee aforetime and ordained thee a festival unto all the peoples, and We have promised to gather thee unto Us on the Day of Resurrection and to present thee before Us in human form, and lo, We are faithful to Our covenant [3.5s] | AHDA.297 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Laws of marriage and dowry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00262 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 4 | 750 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب من لدن امام حق مبین فیه حکم کل شیء لمن اراد ان یتذکر او یکون من المهتدین | This is an Epistle from Him Who is the true, the undoubted Leader. Herein is revealed the law of all things | AHDA.352, SWBP#04 (p.005-008x), OOL.A023.4 | SWB#06 (p.024-028x) | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Words vs deeds | - | - | AHDA.460.08, MMAH.025, SRC.097, SRC.193 | |||||
| BB00126 | Tawqi'a haykal | 520 | Arabic | Star Tablet of the Bab, The; Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand | Tawqi'a haykal (Star Tablet of the Báb) | و لله ملکوت ملک السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لن یعجزه من شی لا فی السموات ولا فی الارض | And to God belongs the kingdom of the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. There is no deficiency in Him regarding aught | BLIB_Or6887 | AHDA.467 | - | - | BLO_star, AHDA.460.02a | ||||||
| BB00232 | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الأمر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره إنه کان على کل شیء قدیراً شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الأمر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is all creation and command. He quickeneth and causeth to die, then causeth to die and quickeneth, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not [3.5s] | AHDA.468, QISM.019 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.460.02b | |||||||||
| BB00312 | Tawqi'a haykal | 600 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له ساجدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له عابدون | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. Say: All bow down before Him. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All worship Him [3.5s] | CMB_F20.029r02-030r19, | AHDA.469, QISM.026 | - | - | AHDA.460.02c, SRC.275 | ||||||||
| BB00483 | Hadrat-i-Haram in Maku? | 260 | mixed | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قل ما شاء الله لا بهآء الا لله رب السموات و رب الارض رب العالمین قل ما شاء الله لا ضیآء الا لله | Say: God doeth as He willeth. There is no Glory except in God, the Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lord of all the worlds. Say: God doeth as He willeth. There is no Light except in God [3.5s] | INBA58:155.01-159.06, CMB_F23.177r05-182v03 (62), | AHDA.470 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | AHDA.460.02d | |||||||
| BB00381 | 420 | Arabic | Haykal (pentacle talisman) #3 | هو الملک. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی أسئلک باسمک الذی به تجلیت على کل الأشیاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast manifested Thyself unto all created things [3.5s] | AHDA.471 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | see high quality scan at https://bahai-library.com/bab_haykal_3 | ||||||||
| ABU0455 | 570 | Persian | حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم | There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist]. | AHDA.509-510 | STAB#077x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0634 | 450 | Persian | حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای | During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction | AHDA.041-042 | STAB#073, GEN.012-013 | Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1380 | Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa | 230 | Persian | همه اش هباءً منبثاً مأمن لی بیتاً عند عرش عظمتک فی ملکوت فردانیتک. معتمد الدوله اصفهان، منوچهر خان | All else is scattered dust. Grant me a shelter near the throne of Thy grandeur in the kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s]... ...Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih of Isfahan, Manuchihr Khan, owned many buildings. He had many villages in the vicinity of Tehran. | AHDA.595-596x, ZSM.1915-08-06 | STAB#134x | Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01925 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق نسیم فرحبخش روحانی که از ریاض قلب آنحبیب رحمانی بهبوب آمده | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The spiritually refreshing breeze, wafted from the gardens of the heart of that heavenly Beloved, hath reached [3.5s] | MSHR4.104-105 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06163 | 130 | Persian | ای جان پاک اثر کلک گهربار ملاحظه گردید اعتذار فرموده بودید که زبان کلیل و | O pure soul! The effects of thy jewel-scattering pen were observed. Thou hadst offered thine apologies, bewailing the feebleness of thy tongue [3.5s] | MSHR4.105 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07455 | 130 | mixed | اگرچه از ظلم اعدا قلوب احباء مضطرب بشانیکه اکثری محجوب مشاهده می شوند مع آنکه | Although through the oppression of the enemies the hearts of the loved ones are so agitated that most appear veiled, yet [3.5s] | MSHR4.110 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02821 | 320 | mixed | یا من ذکرک انیس قلوب المشتاقین و اسمک حبیب افئده المخلصین و ثنائک محبوب المقربین و وجهک مقصد | O Thou Whose mention is the solace of longing hearts, Whose Name is the beloved of faithful souls, Whose praise is cherished by them that are nigh unto Thee, and Whose Countenance is the goal [3.5s] | MSHR4.130-131 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02720 | 230 | mixed | ای رسوای آندلبر مهربان بچه منقبتی ترا بستایم بهترین ستایش اینست که بگویم | O Thou who art disgraced before that Loving Friend! By what virtue may I praise Thee? The greatest praise is to declare [3.5s] | MSHR4.133-134 | High station of the true believer; Pain of love; love as veil; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06789 | 120 | mixed | ای سرگشته سودائی عاقلان خوشه چین از سر لیلی غافلند کین کرامت نیست جز مجنون | O bewildered wanderer, the wise merely glean fragments and remain heedless of Layli's countenance, for such grace is bestowed on none but Majnun [3.5s] | MSHR4.134 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08177 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز رب عزیز عزیز مصر از جمال یوسف رحمانی بیخبر بود الحمد لله تو چون زلیخا | O handmaiden of the glorious Lord! The cherished one of Egypt was unaware of the beauty of Joseph, the All-Merciful. Praise be to God, thou art like unto Zulaykhá [3.5s] | MSHR4.134 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02386 | 250 | Persian | ای دو مومن ممتحن نامه وصول یافت و فی الحقیقه احبای آرتوز و احبای کول و احبای | O ye two tested believers! Your letter was received, and verily the friends of Artois and the friends of Cologne and the friends [3.5s] | MSHR4.141 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00530 | 1410 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را لایق و سزا که اولیای خود را در هر حین آگاهی عطا میفرماید بر | Praise be unto Him Who is the Goal of all creation, Who befittingly and graciously bestoweth awareness upon His chosen ones in every moment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.369, | MSHR4.144x | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08346 | 100 | Persian | ای یوسف مصر محبت الله عزیزمصر بعون الهی و فیض رحمت غیرمتناهی از قعر چاه | O Joseph of the Egypt of God's love! Through divine aid and the effusions of His infinite mercy, from the depths of the well [3.5s] | MSHR4.147 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00825 | 430 | mixed | ای دو بنده صادق حق آنچه بجناب سید مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید این صدمات در | O ye two sincere servants of the True One! That which ye had written to his honour the Siyyid hath been perused. These afflictions [3.5s] | MSHR4.150-151 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06066 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و بلایا و محن و رزایای وارده معلوم گردید عشق زاول | O servant of God! Thy letter was received and the trials, afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee became known [3.5s] | MSHR4.150 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01194 | 360 | mixed | Translation List | ای سرگشته کوی الهی ترا که گفت که در زمره آواره گان آای و در انجمن دلداده گان | O thou wanderer enamored of God! Who bade thee join the company of the homeless and enter the assemblage of the heart-surrendered | INBA55:161, INBA88:331 | MSHR4.151-152 | ADMS#344 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB05695 | 140 | Persian | ای زین الموقنین و قره عین الطالبین عالمی در جوش و خروش است و جهانی مست و | O adornment of the assured ones and solace of the seekers, a world is in tumult and ferment, and a universe in intoxication [3.5s] | MSHR4.021 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07619 | 110 | Persian | ای ناظم فصح اشعار مثل آب روان در نهایت سلاست و بلاغت بود الحمد لله قریحه و طبع | O eloquent versifier! Like flowing water, thy verses possessed the utmost fluency and eloquence. Praise be to God for such talent and inspiration [3.5s] | MSHR4.175 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00881 | 420 | mixed | یا من ثبت و نبت و تاید بفضل من الله مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و از مضمون جمیع | O thou who art firm, steadfast and confirmed through God's grace! Many letters from thee have reached us, and from their contents [3.5s] | MSHR4.185-186 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Noah; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08400 | 100 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی استغفرک من کل وصف و نعت فی حقی الا العبودیه لعتبتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thy forgiveness for every attribute and quality ascribed unto me, save that of servitude at Thy threshold [3.5s] | MSHR4.185x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03225 | 210 | Persian | ای یار قدیم یاد باد آن ایام که در عراق در ظل شجره عنایت آرمیده بودیم و در هر | O ancient friend! Call to mind those days when in Iraq we reposed beneath the sheltering Tree of divine favor, and in every [3.5s] | MSHR4.187 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04983 | 160 | mixed | یا من تشبث بالعروه الوثقی خوشا بحال حقائقی که در محفل تجلی دیده را بمشاهده | O thou who clingest to the Most Great Handle! Blessed are those realities that, in the gathering-place of divine manifestation, have fixed their gaze upon the vision [3.5s] | INBA13:005 | MSHR4.191-192 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04674 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مبارک نامه مفصل شما رسید با وجود عدم فرصت با نهایت دقت مطالعه | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy detailed letter was received and, despite lack of time, was studied with the utmost care [3.5s] | MSHR4.197x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for the departed; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00971 | 400 | mixed | یا امه الله اگر از احوال جناب ابوی سئوال مینماای در زحمت زیاد و مشقت | O handmaid of God! Shouldst thou inquire about the circumstances of the revered father, know that he is beset with great tribulation and hardship [3.5s] | MSHR4.200-201 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09363 | 100 | mixed | روشنائی سراج جدید بدهن جدید در این حین تجلی نمود اگرچه ذکرش در عالم | The effulgence of the new Lamp hath in this moment been made manifest through a new mouth, though mention thereof hath been made in the world [3.5s] | MSHR4.025x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of faith; power of the spirit; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00731 | 460 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان پاکتهای نمرو صد و شصت و چهار و شصت و پنج و شصت و شش و شصت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Packets numbered one hundred and sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty [3.5s] | INBA16:199 | MSHR4.218-219 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Secret societies; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02058 | 270 | mixed | ای تشنگان چشمه حیوان بامداد است و عبدالبهاء بیاد شما مسرور و شادمان فرح اندر | O ye who thirst for the fountain of eternal life! The morn hath broken, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá is filled with joy and gladness in remembrance of you [3.5s] | MSHR4.219-220 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00498 | 560 | mixed | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الالهیه الحمد لله که فیوضات ملکوت ابهی از جمیع | O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Praise be to God that the outpourings of the Most Glorious Kingdom from all [3.5s]... ...In cycles gone by, though harmony was established, yet, owing to the absence of means, the unity of all mankind could not have been achieved | INBA87:452b, INBA52:468 | MSHR4.220-221x | PDC.024x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07585 | 110 | mixed | ای مهتز از نسایم الطاف در این حشر اعظم که خدمات جمال قدم قلب عالمرا بحرکت | O thou who art stirred by the breezes of divine favors in this Most Great Resurrection, wherein the services rendered unto the Ancient Beauty have set the heart of the world in motion [3.5s] | MSHR4.221 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06516 | 150 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عرفان اهل امکان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بانوار اسم اعظم | A praise sanctified beyond the understanding of all contingent beings befitteth the Lord of all worlds, Who through the lights of His Most Great Name [3.5s] | MSHR4.026x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07259 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه خوش مضمون و فصیح العباره باین آواره صحرای محبت الله | O servant at the sacred Threshold! The letter, rich in content and eloquent in expression, hath reached this wanderer in the wilderness of God's love [3.5s] | MSHR4.227 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04039 | 180 | mixed | ای فرع تر و تازه سدره الهیه آنچه بقلم رعناء بر ورقه بیضاء نگاشته بودید از | O fresh and verdant branch of the divine Lote-Tree! That which thou didst inscribe with graceful pen upon the white page [3.5s] | MSHR4.229 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02105 | 270 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق آنچه نگاشتید قرائت گشت و ملاحظه گردید از تلاوتش بشاشت حاصل شد | O Herald of the Covenant! That which thou hast written was read and noted. Its perusal brought great joy [3.5s] | MSHR4.233x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04702 | 400 | mixed | حمد مقدس از الفاظ حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که احزان عالم و ضوضاء امم... هذا ما نزل من ملکوت بیان الرحمن لامه التی سمیت بنرجس | Sanctified praise beseemeth the sacred utterances of the Desired One, before Whom the sorrows of the world and the clamor of the nations... This is what hath been sent down from the Kingdom of the All-Merciful's utterance unto His handmaiden who hath been named Narjis [3.5s] | MSHR4.236x, QUM.071.01x, QUM.075x, QUM.079.15x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00617 | 500 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و ثابتان بر پیمان فجر میثاق بنور اشراق روشن و شاهد پیمان شمع | O true friends and steadfast ones in the Covenant! The dawn of the Covenant is bright with radiant light, and the Witness of the Covenant is a lamp [3.5s] | MSHR4.245-246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04345 | 170 | Persian | ای حبیب قلوب مشتاقان دو مراسله آنجناب دو یوم قبل که بیست ششم ذی القعده الحرام | O beloved of the hearts of those who yearn! Two letters from your honoured self, dated two days ago, the twenty-sixth of Dhi'l-Qa'dah, the sacred month [3.5s] | MSHR4.248x | Petitions to authorities; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01750 | 300 | mixed | ایها الفرع الرفیع من الشجره الرحمانیه مصائب جانسوز نیریز البته بسمع شریف | O noble branch of the divine tree, the heart-rending tribulations of Nayriz have undoubtedly reached thy hallowed hearing [3.5s] | INBA87:464, INBA52:481 | MSHR4.252-253 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05138 | 190 | Persian | کلک مشکین تو هر دم که ز ما یاد کند به برد اجر دو صد بنده که آزاد کند رشحات | Whensoever Thy musk-laden Pen maketh mention of Us, it earneth the reward of freeing two hundred souls from bondage [3.5s] | MSHR4.258 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03047 | 300 | mixed | یا عنایه الله علیک بهائی حمد کن مقصود عالم را که ترا در ایامش از عالم غیب | O 'Inayatu'llah! Render praise unto Him Who is the Desired One of all creation, that He hath called thee forth from the unseen realm in His days [3.5s] | INBA18:345, BLIB_Or15738.211, | MSHR4.261-262 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09023 | 90 | Persian | آنچه از هویت قلب و منابع وجدان نبعان نموده بود معلوم و مفهوم شد و انین و حنین | That which hath emanated from thine inmost heart and the wellsprings of thy conscience hath become manifest and understood, and the sighs and lamentations [3.5s] | MSHR4.264, ABDA.044a | Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00463 | 1550 | mixed | حمد مقدس از چند و چون و عرفان این و آن حضرت رحمن را لایق و سزاست که علم اننی | Praise, sanctified beyond all questioning and the recognition of this one and that, befitteth and beseemeth the All-Merciful Lord, Who hath raised the standard of "Verily I am" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.282, | MSHR4.273-274x | Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04695 | 200 | mixed | حبذا آفتاب عنایت مشرق و نیر فضل در کل حین بابدع طراز ظاهر و باهر سحاب کرم | How glorious that the Sun of loving-kindness hath dawned and the Luminary of grace doth, in every moment, shine resplendent with most wondrous beauty, while the clouds of generosity pour forth [3.5s] | MSHR4.273x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08332 | 100 | Persian | ای یار همنشین جوابنامه هر چند ایامی چند تاخیر افتاد ولی در هر دقیقه تصور | O companion and intimate friend! Though the letter of reply hath been delayed by some days, yet in every moment the thought [3.5s] | MSHR4.031 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04765 | 200 | mixed | علیک بهاء الله و ما ینبغی لسماء فضله و سحاب جوده و بحر الطافه الذی احاط | Upon thee be the Glory of God, and whatsoever befitteth the heaven of His grace, the clouds of His munificence, and the ocean of His favors that hath encompassed [3.5s] | MSHR4.275x | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00607 | 500 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه چنانست که گفتی ایران در | O dearly cherished friend! That which thou hast written hath been observed. In truth, as thou hast stated, Iran is [3.5s] | MSHR4.282-283 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nationalism; love of country; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02977 | 220 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق نامه ای از فروغ رسید و چون باز شد پرتو و فروغی داشت کلمات مانند | O Herald of the Covenant! A letter from Furúgh hath arrived and, when opened, its words possessed a radiance and splendour [3.5s] | MSHR4.032 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00290 | 2190 | mixed | قد حضرت بین یدینا ورقه منک و وجدنا منها روایح حبک محبوب العالمین لذا قد | There hath come before Our presence a leaf from thee, and from it We have found the fragrances of thy love for the Best-Beloved of the worlds. Therefore [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.409, | MSHR4.288x, YMM.177x | Prayer for healing; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00931 | 880 | mixed | حبیبا فضل کلیه بکله ظاهر و کلمه جامعه بتمامه باهر عنایت قدیمه بابهی ظهور | O My beloved! The universal grace is manifest in its entirety, and the all-embracing Word shines forth in its fullness, the ancient bounty in its most glorious manifestation [3.5s] | MSHR4.291-293 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03691 | 190 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی حمد خدا را که رزق قلوب مخلصین را صبر و شکیباای مقرر فرموده و | O spiritual beloved! Praise be to God, for He hath ordained patience and endurance as the provision for the hearts of the sincere [3.5s] | MSHR4.296 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09672 | 80 | Persian | دوست عزیز محترم کرمنامه عالی وصول یافت مژده تشریف بلندن داشت ولی افسوس که | I have received your esteemed letter which gave the tidings of your visit to London. But, alas, the date of your arrival is the fourth of the month | CMB_F66f34.1, | MSHR4.297 | EGBBF.096x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Poems and quotation from poetry; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06405 | 130 | Persian | ای یار قدیم نامه شما رسید ولی نمیدانی چه خبر است دقیقه ای شب و روز آرام ندارم | O ancient friend! Thy letter arrived, but thou knowest not what transpireth. Not a moment's peace have I, by day or by night [3.5s] | MSHR4.298 | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00321 | 660 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب مفصله مطالعه گردید آنچه در همدان مجری داشتید خدمتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letters were studied. That which thou didst carry out in Hamadan constituteth a service [3.5s] | MSHR4.302x, MSHR5.174-176 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04768 | 200 | mixed | فجر البقاء قد بدا و صبح الهدی قد جلا فابشروا یا اهل الهدی فاذکر الله یا | The dawn of eternity hath broken forth, and the morn of guidance hath been unveiled. Rejoice, O people of guidance, and remember God, O [3.5s] | MSHR4.303 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10597 | 70 | mixed | سفرای صحرای فرقت و فراموشی و غربای بیدای ذلت و خاموشی در دیار غربت و نهایت | O ye wayfarers in the wilderness of separation and forgetfulness, and ye strangers in the desert of abasement and silence, in the land of exile and remoteness [3.5s] | INBA38:059a, INBA36:329b | MSHR4.303 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01681 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودی در نهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst pen was read with the utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MSHR4.305-306 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03263 | 280 | Arabic | لله عمل المخلصین الذین حرکتهم حقیق سدرة | Unto God are the deeds of the sincere ones who are moved by the truth of the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MSHR4.310-311x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08237 | 100 | mixed | ای منشی باشی خرم دمی که براز حق همدم شدی و مبارک ساعتی که تاج محبت اسم اعظم | O thou chief scribe! Blessed is the moment when thou didst become an intimate companion in the Cause of the True One, and happy the hour when the crown of love for the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA13:260, INBA17:249 | MSHR4.318 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05429 | 150 | mixed | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه قد اخذت القلم لاکتب ما یختلج فی قلبی و فوادی حبا | O beloved of God and His chosen ones! I have taken up the pen to write what stirs within my heart and soul with love [3.5s] | MSHR4.319-320x | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04818 | 160 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی در این حین که بوی خوش حب الهی مشام مشتاقان را معطر دارد | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of Abhá! In this moment when the sweet fragrance of divine love perfumeth the senses of them that yearn [3.5s] | MSHR4.321 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01176 | 360 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت و استقامت بود و اگر | O servant of Baha! That which thou didst pen was considered, and it was a clear proof of thy steadfastness and constancy [3.5s] | MSHR4.327-328 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03435 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته بادیه محبت الله چندی بود که بظاهر نامه ارسال نشد و پیامی و پیکی | O wanderer in the desert of the love of God! For some time no letter hath outwardly been sent, nor any message or messenger dispatched [3.5s] | MSHR4.330-331 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02131 | 270 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی جناب آقا هادی علیه بهاء الله الابهی الان عازم آن جهت هستند و | O true companions! Jinab-i-Aqa Hadi—upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious—is now setting forth in that direction [3.5s] | MSHR4.332-333 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00579 | 510 | Persian | ای اسیر سبیل الهی شکر کن حضرت حی قدیر را که در این کور عظیم مومن بنور مبین | O thou who art captive in the path of God! Give thanks to the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that in this Most Great Dispensation thou art a believer in the manifest Light [3.5s] | MSHR4.335-336 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07266 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء محزون مباش مغموم مگرد مایوس مشو در ظل عنایتی و مظهر لطف و موهبت | O servant of Bahá! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved, nor fall into despair. Thou art beneath the shadow of His loving-kindness and art the recipient of bounty and grace [3.5s] | MSHR4.337 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01495 | 320 | mixed | ای شخص ربانی از ساحت اقدس ملقب بکهل روحانی شدی و هر انسانی در این سن در نهایت | O spiritual being! From the Most Holy Court thou hast been designated as the spiritual sage, and every soul at this age [3.5s] | MSHR4.339-340 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03434 | 200 | Persian | ای ستمدیدگان محزون مباشید و مغموم مگردید و جگر خون مشوید دل و جان هر چند هدف | O ye downtrodden ones! Be not sorrowful, neither be ye grieved, and let not your hearts be rent asunder; though heart and soul be made the target [3.5s] | MSHR4.339, KHML.103 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02739 | 230 | Persian | ای فرع رشیق سدره الهیه حضرت ابوی علیه بهاء الله الابهی با اخوان وارد و بتراب | O graceful branch of the divine Lote-Tree! His holiness my father, upon whom rest the Most Glorious Splendour of God, hath arrived with the brethren [3.5s] | INBA87:337, INBA52:344 | MSHR4.340-341 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01508 | 320 | Persian | ای ورقات منجذبه خوشا بحال شما که چون رجال در سبیل ذوالجلال گرفتار گردیدید و | O attracted leaves! Blessed indeed are ye, who, like unto valiant men, have been captivated in the path of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MSHR4.341-342 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00711 | 470 | mixed | ایها السهیم لعبدالبهاء فی عبودیه الرب الکبریاء نامه مفصل آنحضرت وصول یافت و از | O thou who art partner with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude to the Lord of Glory! Thy detailed letter was received, and from [3.5s] | MSHR4.342-344, MSBH3.466 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00606 | 500 | mixed | ای حبیب قلوب مهاجران سه پاکت آنجناب واحدا بعد واحد از سماء حب و وفاق و صدق و | O beloved of the hearts of the emigrants! Three missives from your honoured self have, one after another, descended from the heaven of love and concord and sincerity [3.5s] | MSHR4.344-345 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02792 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند انقلاب ایران شدید است و محن و بلایا مستولی بر هر | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the upheaval in Persia is severe and trials and tribulations have overtaken all [3.5s] | MSHR4.345-346 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05416 | 150 | mixed | دوست عزیز مهربان نامه نامی وارد و مضمون تسلی خاطر گشت فی الحقیقه در چنین وقتی | Dear and cherished friend! Thy noble letter was received and its contents brought solace to my heart. Verily, at such a time [3.5s] | MSHR4.346-347 | Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01765 | 300 | Persian | یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق چند مکتوب آنجناب رسید و از احزان وارده بر شما | O thou whom God hath reserved for the promulgation of the Covenant! Several letters from thee have reached Me, telling of the sorrows that have befallen thee [3.5s] | MSHR4.347 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02818 | 230 | mixed | حمدا لمن انطق الورقاء بالثناء فی ایکه الوفاء علی الافنان بفنون الالحان | Praise be to Him Who caused the nightingale to sing forth laudations in the grove of faithfulness, upon the branches with diverse melodies [3.5s] | MSHR4.039-040 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08796 | 90 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء اشعار بدیع اسرار قلب منیر بود مذاق روحانیان را شکر است و کام | O dear one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The wondrous verses were the mysteries of an illumined heart, sweet indeed to the taste and palate of spiritual souls [3.5s] | MSHR4.360 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07748 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا سید یحیی نامه قرائت گردید جمیع گمان میکنند که شما روشیلدید یا قارون | The letter of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Yahya was read. All suppose you to be a Rothschild or a Qarun [3.5s] | MSHR4.361 | Business; financial; property matters; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00202 | 2810 | mixed | عرض میشود بعد از اتمام عریضه اینفانی در جواب دستخطهای آنحضرت مدتی در ارسال | I submit that following the completion of this lowly one's petition in response to Thy gracious letters, some time hath elapsed in its dispatch [3.5s]... ...If the people had not withheld the Right of God they owe but rather had paid what was due, or would pay it now, they could be recipients of God's loving-kindness | BLIB_Or15701.221, | MSHR4.363x | COC#1141x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Review of publications; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02396 | 370 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را که آنمحبوب را صحیحا سالما بوطن حقیقی بقول گوینده قبل گفت | Praise be unto Him Who is the Purpose of the world, in that He hath, in truth and soundness, guided that Best-Beloved One to His true homeland, even as was spoken aforetime [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.408, | MSHR4.368x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06218 | 160 | mixed | غصن اعظم معروض داشت اراده بیروت دارید میرزا جعفر میگوید اراده مزرعه در سر است | The Most Great Branch hath represented: "Thou desirest to proceed to Beirut." Mírzá Ja'far saith that the intention is towards the farm [3.5s] | MSHR4.372 | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04198 | 180 | mixed | یا من توجه الی قیوم الممکنات فی یوم بنوره اشرقت الارض و السموات ورقه مطرزه | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Self-Subsisting Lord of all contingent beings, on the Day when, through His light, earth and heaven were made resplendent [3.5s] | MSHR4.041-042 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01080 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمان جناب میرزا فرج الله خان را قوه کرم حرکت | O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The noble Mírzá Faraj'u'lláh Khán hath been moved by the power of divine grace [3.5s] | MSHR4.378-379, MSHR5.262bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06200 | 130 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی الحمد لله فراغتی داری و از مناصب بیزاری و از هر آلایشی در کنار | O true friend! Praise be to God that thou art at leisure, detached from worldly ranks, and free from every defilement [3.5s] | MSHR4.042 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Non-participation in politics; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03672 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه پانزدهم ذی الحجه رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر سلامت یاران الهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of the fifteenth of Dhi'l-Hijjah hath arrived. Praise be to God, it beareth testimony to the well-being of the divine friends [3.5s] | MSHR4.388 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02991 | 220 | Persian | ای ورقای فردوس اهل بهاء چه شد که مدتیست در آشیانه خاموشی لانه و آشیانه نمودید | O leaf of the Paradise of the people of Bahá! What hath come to pass that for so long thou hast made thy nest and dwelling in the retreat of silence [3.5s] | MSHR4.392-393 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09488 | 80 | Persian | ای مستمع ندآء هر چند بظاهر از استماع ممنوعی ولی الحمد لله ندآء جمال ابهی و صوت | O thou who hast heard the Call! Though outwardly thou art barred from hearing, yet praise be to God that the Call of the Abhá Beauty and the Voice [3.5s] | MSHR4.392 | Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00918 | 410 | mixed | حبیب روحانی ای یار مهربان نامه نامی آن دوست حقیقی که مشحون بلئالی معانی بود | O spiritual beloved, dear companion! The illustrious letter of that true friend, which was filled with pearls of inner meaning, was received [3.5s] | MSHR4.395-396 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09397 | 80 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای عشق نمیقه غرا که بجناب درویش علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O wanderer in the desert of love! Rejoice exceedingly, for unto his honor the dervish—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious—hath been penned [3.5s] | MSHR4.399x | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Mystical themes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02462 | 250 | mixed | یا ابن رسول الله در روایت صحیحه وارد که شخصی از حضرت امیر علیه السلام سوال | O Son of the Messenger of God! In an authentic tradition it is recorded that a certain person inquired of His Holiness the Prince of the Faithful, peace be upon Him [3.5s] | MSHR4.008x, YMM.166 | Imam 'Ali; Miracles and their interpretation; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01217 | 360 | Persian | شخص عزیز محترما الحمد لله که مدتیست مدیده در ایران بخدمات فائقه موفق شده اید و | Dear and respected friend! Praise be to God that for a considerable time thou hast been enabled to render outstanding services in Iran [3.5s] | MSHR4.047-048 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00640 | 1190 | mixed | لسان صدق در اول نامه باینکلمه ناطق ای مونس جان کجائی فی الحقیقه ناری اعظم از | The tongue of truth at the opening of this missive speaketh these words: O companion of the soul, where art thou? In truth, there is no greater fire than [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.296, | MSHR4.052x | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Knowledge of self; Love as fire; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10727 | 60 | mixed | نامه اخیر شما رسید که بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۳۹ بود | Your recent letter dated 29 Safar 1339 hath been received [3.5s] | MSHR4.053x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02542 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید چون آن روح پاک | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí hath been received. That pure spirit [3.5s] | MSHR4.054-055 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07693 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء بیست و پنج سال پیش اشعاری از قلم میثاق صادر یک بیت از | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Five and twenty years ago certain verses flowed from the Pen of the Covenant, and one verse thereof [3.5s] | MSHR4.054 | Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01072 | 380 | mixed | ای قابل مقبول آنچه مرقوم نمودی مشهود گشت مضمون مفهوم شد الحمد لله دلالت بر | O thou who art acceptable and well-favoured! That which thou didst inscribe hath been observed and its contents have been understood. Praise be to God, it indicated [3.5s]... ...The true morn dawneth from the depths of a darksome night, and the world-illuminating light of day poureth forth from the canopy of a night of gloom. | MSHR4.054x, MSHR5.260x, VAA.044-045 | BLO_PT#174x, BLO_PT#175x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02120 | 270 | Persian | ای یار باوفا چندیست که در تحریر تاخیر شد و این حکمتی از رب قدیر حال که بنگارش | O faithful companion! For some time there hath been a delay in correspondence, and this is a wisdom from the All-Powerful Lord. Now that I take up the pen [3.5s] | MSHR4.055-056 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07329 | 110 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از هر جهت اطلاع حاصل گردید احبای الهی باید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents were fully noted. The beloved of God must [3.5s] | MSHR4.060-061x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06349 | 130 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدی حافظ شیرازی میگوید شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند زین قند | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Hafiz of Shiraz sayeth: "All the parrots of India become sugar-crushers from this sweetness" [3.5s] | MSHR4.061 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09425 | 80 | Persian | ای طوطی شکرشکن قند مکرر است و نبات مصر جلیل اکبر طوطیانرا مژده ده و شیرین | O sweet-tongued parrot! Double-sweet is the sugar and nobler than the crystalline delights of Egypt; give thou glad tidings unto the parrots [3.5s] | MSHR4.063-064, YARP2.194 p.187 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05370 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی حمد خدا را که ایامی چند در این دیار معاشر و مانوس دیدار بودید | O spiritual friends! Praise be to God that for a few days ye were companions and intimately associated in this land [3.5s] | MSHR4.064, YARP2.455 p.340 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02735 | 230 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء الحمد لله و المنه که از کلک میثاق آنچه صادر در عرصه شهود | O dearly beloved 'Abdu'l-Baha! Praise be to God and thanks be unto Him that whatsoever hath proceeded from the Pen of the Covenant hath been made manifest in the realm of being [3.5s] | MSHR4.066-067 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04555 | 170 | Persian | سرور عزیز محترما مضمون نامه شما در نهایت حلاوت بود زیرا دلالت بر وفا میکرد و | Dearly cherished and esteemed friend, the content of your letter was imbued with an exquisite sweetness, for it bore witness to loyalty and fidelity [3.5s] | MSHR4.069-070 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10636 | 60 | Persian | ای همدم مهربان نامه شما رسید مضامین شکرین بود نهایت سرور حاصل شد | O loving companion! Thy letter hath arrived, its sweet contents bringing the utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MSHR4.071x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00359 | 460 | Persian | Báb's Epistle from Chihríq Addressed to Áqá Mírzá Ḥasan-ʿAlí, The | هو الله المتکبر الاکبر العلی الاعلی. حال تحریر غره ذی القعده است الحمد لله کما هو مستحقه و صلی الله علی محمد و آله و شیعته کما هو علیه من الفضل و الجود انه هو الجواد الوثات در شهور ماضیة | Now, at the time of writing, it is the beginning of Dhi'l-Qa'dah. Praise be unto God, as befitteth His glory, and may His blessings rest upon Muhammad and His kindred and His followers, according to His grace and bounty. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Bestower. In the months past [3.5s] | MSHR4.073-074 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00412 | 1690 | mixed | حمد خداوند بیمانند را لایق و سزاست که ببا بدء نمود و بالف ختم را ظاهر فرمود و هیکل | Praise be unto the peerless Lord, Who initiated with the letter Bá and made manifest the ending with Alif, and the Temple [3.5s] | INBA15:199, INBA26:199 | MSHR4.011x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06399 | 130 | Persian | ای یادگار آن بزرگوار حمد خدا را که پسر خوی پدر گرفت و سلیل روش اب جلیل یافت | O remnant of that noble soul! Praise be to God that the son hath taken on his father's nature, and the scion hath followed the ways of his illustrious sire [3.5s] | MSHR4.085-086 | Love of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02725 | 230 | mixed | ای سر حلقه اهل عرفان نامه شما واصل و مضمون دلیل بر عرفان حضرت بیچون بود و | O thou who art the chief among those endued with mystic knowledge! Thy letter was received, and its contents bore witness to thy recognition of the Incomparable Lord [3.5s] | MSHR4.085 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09987 | 70 | Persian | ای سلیل غضنفر غضنفرانرا صولتی و هزبران را سطوتی که روبهان فرار نمایند و | O scion of the lion, lions possess a might and warriors a dominion before which foxes take flight [3.5s] | MSHR4.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05390 | 150 | mixed | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین گاهی ابره کوه و گاهی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! His honour Mirza Abdul-Hussein is at times like unto the clouds of the mountain-heights [3.5s] | MSHR4.093 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02321 | 380 | mixed | ای عبد مقبل این بسی معلوم و واضحست که الطاف الهیه نسبت ببریه کامل بوده و | O thou who hast turned towards God! It is abundantly clear and manifest that divine favors have been complete in relation to all creation, and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.125, , BLIB_Or11096#048, | MSHR4.093x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Presence of; reunion with God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04857 | 430 | mixed | هذا ما انزله الرحمن فی الفرقان رجال لا تلهیم تجاره و لا بیع عن ذکر الله | This is what the All-Merciful hath sent down in the Qur'an: Men whom neither commerce nor trade beguileth from the remembrance of God [3.5s] | MSHR4.096x, NSS.091x | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05743 | 140 | Persian | ای عکاس ملکوتی جام نورانی و اینه روحانی را متوجه عالم ملکوت ابهی کن تا انوار | O celestial photographer! Turn the luminous cup and spiritual mirror towards the Kingdom of Abhá, that the rays [3.5s] | MSHR4.101 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01611 | 310 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی جناب خان محفلی که آراستند محضری بود که تصویر ملا بالا بود | O true friends! The gathering arranged by his excellency Khan was an assembly wherein the vision of the Most Exalted One was manifest [3.5s] | MSHR4.103-104 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00594 | 510 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک السناء یا من خلق من جوهر الوفاء | Upon thee be greetings and praise, and upon thee be glory and splendor, O thou who art created from the essence of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA89:249 | TISH.115-116, MSBH3.603-605, MSBH3.587x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02863 | 220 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما رتبت بفضلک البدیع محفل السرور و الحبور فی قطب الامکان | O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having, through Thy wondrous grace, established the assemblage of joy and gladness at the center of all created things [3.5s] | TISH.116-117, MSBH3.605-606 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11944 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک الطیبه الطاهره ضجیع عبدک الشهید المجید من تجرع کاس الفداء | O my God! O my God! Verily, this pure and sanctified handmaiden is laid to rest near Thy glorious martyred servant who quaffed the cup of sacrifice [3.5s] | TISH.117-118 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00857 | 420 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن شهید سبیل دلبر یکتا حضرت شهید را چون ندای حضرت اعلی بسمع | O ye remnants of that martyr in the path of the Peerless Beloved! As the call of His Holiness the Exalted One reached the ears of that martyr [3.5s] | TISH.118-119, MSBH3.613-615 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Fulfillment of true potential; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11824 | 290 | mixed | ای بنده باوفای جمال ابهی حضرت استاد در نهایت صدق و وداد در میان احباء محشور | O faithful servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The honorable Ustad, with utmost sincerity and affection, associates with the friends [3.5s] | TISH.120 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11996 | 80 | Persian | ای جوان روحانی پدر بزرگوار شهید سبیل پروردگار شد اما الحمد لله شما برادران را | O spiritual youth! Though thy noble father attained martyrdom in the path of the Lord, yet praise be to God, ye brothers remain [3.5s] | TISH.121a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11964 | 100 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید سبیل الهی جناب استاد از خون مطهر خویش درختی آب داد که اصله ثابت | O descendant of the martyr in the path of God! Jinab-i-Ustad with his own sanctified blood watered a tree whose roots are firmly established [3.5s] | TISH.121b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11840 | 240 | mixed | ای یادگار آن نفس مقدس نامه که بتوسط پست ارسال نمودی نرسید ولکن نامه ثانی | O cherished remnant of that sanctified soul! Though the letter thou didst dispatch through the post failed to arrive, yet thy second letter [3.5s] | TISH.125-126 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11912 | 140 | Persian | ای یادگار آن یار بزرگوار هیچ دانی که الان به مناسبت ذکر تو چگونه بیاد آنسرور | O cherished remembrance of that glorious friend! Knowest thou how, at the mere mention of thy name, the memory of that joy-giving one hath come to mind at this moment [3.5s] | TISH.126 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11910 | 140 | Persian | ای عبد جمال ابهی حضرت اخوی چون باین بقعه نورانی رسید و سر به استان رحمانی نهاد | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! When that distinguished brother arrived at this luminous spot and laid his head upon the threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | TISH.153 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11875 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت تعلم کمون قلبی و صمیم فوادی و کیف تخمد ناره و یطفی نیرانه | O my God, my God! Thou knowest what lieth hidden within my heart and in the depths of my being, and how its fire can be quenched and its flames extinguished [3.5s] | TISH.158-159 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12007 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این ایام که اریاح افتتان و امتحان آفاق امکانرا احاطه نموده | O thou servant of God! In these days when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | TISH.158 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01632 | 530 | mixed | اصبحنا الیوم و کان حاضرا امام الوجه صور اولیائی فی عشق آباد انزلنا لکل واحد | On this day We awoke, and there were present before Our face the images of Our loved ones in 'Ishqábád. Unto each one We have revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.072, | TISH.021-022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Muslims; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11893 | 160 | mixed | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر جناب ابوطالب و غلامحسین علیهما بهاء الله الابهی و ثنائه در تحریری | O thou who gazest upon the Scene of Transcendent Glory! O Abu-Talib and Ghulam-Husayn, upon both of you be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, and His praise. In a letter [3.5s] | TISH.171-172 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11871 | 190 | Persian | ای دو بنده صادق حق من به درگاه احدیت شکرانه نمایم که شما را هدایت فرمود | O ye two faithful servants of God! I render thanks before the Threshold of God that He hath guided you [3.5s] | TISH.183-184 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11756 | 250 | mixed | قد اشرق نیر البشاره بما اتصلت الافنان بالسدره المبارکه و فی ذکر الشجره | The Luminary of glad-tidings hath verily dawned, inasmuch as the branches have been united with the blessed Lote-Tree, and in remembrance of the Tree [3.5s] | TISH.023-024 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11900 | 150 | Arabic | النور الساطع من المرکز الاعلی و الملکوت الابهی ینزل علی روحک الطاهر و جسمک | May the light shining from the Supreme Center and the All-Glorious Kingdom descend upon thy pure spirit and body [3.5s] | TISH.191 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11951 | 110 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه نامی بود و الفاظ و معانی بر ایمان و ایقان شاهد وافی کافی | O cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was indeed distinguished, and its words and meanings were sufficient and conclusive testimony to thy faith and certitude [3.5s] | TISH.192a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11962 | 100 | Persian | ای دو منسوب دو شهید راه خدا این ازدواج چه قدر سبب ابتهاج است زیرا هر یک منتسب | O ye two relatives of martyrs in the path of God! How great a source of joy is this marriage, for each of you is connected [3.5s] | TISH.192b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02768 | 320 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی مشرق آیات ربه المشفق الکریم و سمع الندآء اذ ارتفع | A mention from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Dawning-Place of the signs of his Lord, the All-Merciful, the Bountiful, and hath hearkened to the Call when it was raised [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.110, | TISH.198-199 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11953 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حق مکتوبت رسید و بوی خوشی به مشام یاران وزید در خصوص پنج واحد مهر زوجه | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and wafted its sweet fragrance to the senses of the friends. Concerning the five units of dowry [3.5s] | TISH.199 | Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11881 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی صد کرور کحال های حاذق و طبیب های موافق صرف انفاس حیات نمودند | O servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! A hundred myriad skilled oculists and able physicians have expended their life's breath [3.5s] | TISH.200 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09046 | 90 | Arabic | علیک بهاء الله و علیک سلام الله یا من آمن بالله و آیاته و صدق بکلماته و تشبث بذیل | Upon thee be the glory of God and upon thee be the peace of God, O thou who hast believed in God and His signs, and hast testified to His words, and hast clung to His hem [3.5s] | TISH.209, ANDA#67-68 p.122 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02306 | 260 | mixed | مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه شد حمد حضرت حقیقی | The letter that ye addressed to his honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath been perused. Praise be unto the True One [3.5s] | INBA88:270 | TISH.210 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11907 | 140 | mixed | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه ای که باسم جناب اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! The letter thou didst write concerning Jinab-i-Ismu'llah, upon him be the glory of the Most Glorious [3.5s] | TISH.215 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11845 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا علی عسکر و جناب آقا عبدالجواد علیهما بهاء الله الابهی | O ye beloved of God! His honor Ali-Askar and his honor Abdul-Javad, upon them be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! [3.5s] | TISH.029-030 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11727 | 370 | mixed | حسب الامر باید آن محبوبان و اولیا عمل نمایند آنچه را که سبب فرح و سرور دولت | According to the command, those beloved and chosen ones must act in such wise as shall conduce to the joy and exultation of the state [3.5s] | TISH.246-247 | Goodly deeds; actions; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11690 | 1500 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزا که باسا و ضرای عالم را مخصوص راحت و رفعت و عزت | Praise be unto Him, the Desired One, Who alone is worthy and deserving, Who hath ordained the tribulations and hardships of the world for its tranquility, exaltation and glory [3.5s] | TISH.251-255x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11930 | 120 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن الحمد لله نساء عشق آباد حکم رجال یافته اند یعنی در نهایت تبتل | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that the women of 'Ishqábád have attained the station of men, which is to say, they have reached the utmost degree of detachment [3.5s] | TISH.031-032 | Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11812 | 450 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان یاران عشق آباد باید بکوشند تا اغبرار در میان نماند و محبت | O ye who are firm in the Covenant! The friends of 'Ishqabad must strive until no trace of estrangement remains and love prevails [3.5s] | TISH.032-033 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02621 | 240 | Arabic | علیک الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک التحیه من الجمال الابهی اشهد بانک صدقت | Upon thee be praise and upon thee be glory, and upon thee be greetings from the Most Glorious Beauty. I testify that thou hast spoken the truth [3.5s] | INBA13:153 | TISH.279 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05014 | 150 | Arabic | النفحه القدسیه و العبقه الانسیه من ایکه الثناء و الروضه المبارکه الفیحاء مطاف | The heavenly fragrance and intimate perfume from the grove of praise and the blessed, expansive garden [3.5s] | TISH.280, MUH3.383-384 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01488 | 320 | mixed | ای ثابتان عهد و راسخان میثاق الحمد لله عشق آباد را مدینه عشق نمودید و آن | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! Praise be unto God that ye have made 'Ishqábád a City of Love, and [3.5s] | TISH.033-034, PZHN v1#2 p.09 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02724 | 330 | mixed | یا محمد قبل قلی علیک بهائی اسمع ندائی من شطر السجن انه یسقیک کوثر البیان | O Muhammad-Quli! Upon thee be My glory. Hearken unto My call from the precincts of the Prison, for verily it giveth thee to drink of the Kawthar of utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.117, , BLIB_Or15728.205, | TISH.286-287 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11948 | 110 | Persian | ای روشن روی تو رخی که بنور محبت الله افروخته شمع عالم افروز است و دلی که بذکر | O thou whose luminous countenance is shining with the light of the love of God! Thy face is a world-illumining lamp, and thy heart, enkindled with His remembrance [3.5s] | TISH.287 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11981 | 90 | Persian | ای ناظر الی الله در ایندم که بیاد تو همدمم قلم در جولان است و جان در روح و ریحان | O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon God! In this moment, as I commune with thoughts of thee, my pen is in swift motion and my soul is immersed in delight and felicity [3.5s] | TISH.288a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11972 | 100 | Arabic | یا من شرب رحیق الفضل فی الکاس الانیق لعمرک یا ایها المتلهف فی بیداء الفراق | O thou who hast quaffed the choice wine of bounty from the beauteous chalice! By thy life, O thou who art thirsting in the wilderness of separation [3.5s] | TISH.288b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11992 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه ات رسید و معانی مفهوم شد خوشا به حال تو که بیاد حق مشغولی | O servant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Blessed art thou that thou art occupied with the remembrance of God [3.5s] | TISH.305 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11998 | 80 | mixed | ای ناظر بجمال الهی دست نیاز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز برافراز و لسان را به شکرانه | O thou who gazest upon the Divine Beauty! Lift up the hands of supplication to the threshold of the Self-Subsisting Lord, and let thy tongue voice its gratitude [3.5s] | TISH.306 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11923 | 130 | Persian | ای منسوبان درگاه احدیت جناب زائر با قلبی طاهر و وجهی ناضر به بقعه بیضاء وارد | O ye who are associated with the Threshold of Divine Unity! The pilgrim hath arrived at the Snow-White Spot with a pure heart and a radiant countenance [3.5s] | TISH.308a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11976 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء خوشا خوشا که به نور مبین توجه نمودی و از عین الیقین نوشیدی و حق | O servant of Baha! How joyous, how blessed art thou, that thou hast turned thyself unto the manifest Light, hast drunk from the fountainhead of certitude, and attained unto truth [3.5s] | TISH.308b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11877 | 180 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان این مشرق الاذکار اول بنیان نمایان تو و ایت ایوان بی پایان تو | O kind Lord! This Mashriqu'l-Adhkár is the first visible edifice of Thine and a sign of Thine infinite, everlasting dominion [3.5s] | TISH.036 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06743 | 150 | Arabic | کم من قریب بعید و لایعرف و کم من بعید هو القریب یقربوا بالقلوب هذا هو المحبوب | How many a near one is remote and unrecognized, and how many a distant one is nigh, drawing close through hearts! This indeed is the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA23:153b | TISH.318 | Alchemy; the elixir; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Nearness and remoteness; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00411 | 1690 | Persian | ای طائف حول عرشی نام های متعدده که احبای الهی علیهم بهاء الله از ارض خا بشما نوشته اند | O thou who circlest round My Throne! The manifold names which the loved ones of God - upon them be the Glory of God - have written unto thee from the earthly realm [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.102b, | TISH.323x, TISH.616x, TISH.618-619x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11892 | 160 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی جناب زائر اسماعیل حین رجوع به آن دیار خواهش نگارش نامه به یاران | O friends of God! The honored pilgrim Isma'il, upon his return to those regions, requested that a letter be written to the friends [3.5s] | TISH.037a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11963 | 100 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال مبارک روی شما در ملکوت ابهی روشن و ذکر شما در السن ملا | O true friends of the Blessed Beauty! Your countenances are radiant in the Abha Kingdom and your mention is upon the tongues of the Concourse on high [3.5s] | TISH.037b | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05479 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن اقبل الیه اذ نفخ فی الصور و قام مظهر الامر بقیام زلت | The Book sent down by the All-Merciful unto him who hath turned towards Him, when the Trump was sounded and the Manifestation of the Cause arose with a rising that caused all to tremble [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.115b, | TISH.330-331 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11818 | 330 | mixed | ای یاران الهی و دوستان حقیقی انسان که فی الحقیقه عنوان کتاب مبین امکان | O divine friends and true companions! Man is, in truth, the preamble of the manifest Book of Creation [3.5s] | TISH.038-039 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11894 | 160 | Persian | ای نونهالان حدیقه محبت الله نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که به تصویب محفل روحانی انجمنی | O tender saplings in the garden of the love of God! Your letter was received, and it became known that a gathering had been convened with the approval of the Spiritual Assembly [3.5s] | TISH.038 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11830 | 270 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید الحمد لله معانی دلیل بر وحدت و یگانگی احباء بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and, praise be to God, its contents bore testimony to the unity and oneness of the loved ones [3.5s] | TISH.341-342 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11847 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء چندیست که به سبب فتنه و فساد صفحات قفقاسیا و داخلیه | O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time now, due to the turmoil and corruption in the regions of the Caucasus and the interior [3.5s] | TISH.040 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11817 | 370 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء حضرت ورقه الفردوس علیها بهاء الله الابهی مظهر عنایت | O spiritual loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The Most Exalted Leaf of Paradise—upon her be the glory of the Most Glorious—was a manifestation of bounty [3.5s] | TISH.041-042 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04273 | 220 | Arabic | کتاب من لدنا لمن هاجر الی الله و فاز بانوار وجه ربه العلی العظیم لیفرح به قلبه | The Book from Us unto him who hath migrated unto God and attained the lights of the countenance of his Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, that his heart may be gladdened thereby [3.5s] | INBA33:013 | TISH.365-366 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11848 | 230 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب ضیاءالله به ارض بیضاء وارد و چندی در نهایت خضوع و خشوع | O friends of Abdu'l-Baha! His honour Zia'u'llah hath arrived in the Snow-White Land and, for some time, with utmost lowliness and humility [3.5s] | TISH.042-043 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09316 | 100 | Arabic | تالله ان الذله فی سبیلی عزه و البلاء رحمه و البعد قرب و السم شهد ولکن القوم لا یعرفون | By God! Abasement in My path is glory, tribulation is mercy, distance is nearness, and venom is honey - yet the people comprehend not [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.029b, | TISH.377 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11935 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی از عنایت جلیله جلیل اکبر استدعا مینماایم که آن طیر حدیقه | O thou who gazest upon the Abha Kingdom! I beseech from the great and glorious bounties of the Most Great One [3.5s] | TISH.378-379 | High station of the true believer; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11884 | 170 | Persian | ای طالب رضای حضرت دوست چندی پیش خطی ارسال گردید و حال چون جناب حاجی محمد از | O seeker after the good-pleasure of the Divine Friend! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and now, as His honor Haji Muhammad from [3.5s] | TISH.380 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11947 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم مدتی است که از شما خبری نیست و اثری نه شنیدم که در زاویه خمول | O ancient friend! For some time no word has been received from thee, nor any trace of thy presence [3.5s] | TISH.382 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11822 | 300 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمان از سمت شرق یعنی مدینه عشق نسیم خوشی می وزد | O friends of Abdu'l-Baha and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! From the direction of the East, that is, from the City of Love, a perfumed breeze is wafting [3.5s] | TISH.043-044 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11913 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و اماء جمال ابهی جناب امین نهایت وجد و سرور از اشتعال | O friends of Abdu'l-Baha and handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Amin hath experienced boundless joy and rapture from the enkindling [3.5s] | TISH.043 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11694 | 1110 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی عرفنا امره و علمنا ظهوره و هدانا الی صراطه و کشف لنا ما | Praise be to God Who hath made known unto us His Cause, taught us of His Manifestation, guided us unto His Path, and unveiled unto us that which [3.5s] | TISH.389-392 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11768 | 210 | mixed | یا قاسم جناب علی اکبر علیه بهائی در مراتب محبت و شفقت و عفو شما ذکری نمود | O Qásim! His honour 'Alí-Akbar—upon him be My glory—hath made mention of thy love, kindliness and forgiveness [3.5s] | TISH.396 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11859 | 210 | Persian | ای حفید آن شخص جلیل اشعار چون لئالی آبدار و در شاهوار در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت | O descendant of that glorious personage! Your verses are like lustrous pearls and royal gems, the very embodiment of eloquence and rhetoric [3.5s] | TISH.400-401 | Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11978 | 90 | Persian | ای پسر پدر جان پدر بزرگوار روی تابانش در افق مرحمت پروردگار درخشنده و تابان | O cherished son! Thy distinguished father's radiant countenance shineth resplendent in the horizon of the Lord's tender mercy [3.5s] | TISH.403 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11816 | 370 | mixed | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما واصل و بر حوادث اطلاع حاصل گشت از صعود ج??اب میرزا | O servant of the True One! Your letter was received and I was informed of recent events. Regarding the ascension of Jinab-i-Mirza [3.5s] | TISH.408-409 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11889 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان ثبوت و رسوخ بر عهد الهی باعمال و افعال و جانفشانی واضح و مشهود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Firmness and constancy in the divine Covenant are manifest and evident through deeds, actions and the sacrifice of life [3.5s] | TISH.409-410 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11955 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان من از تو راضیم و به نهایت خوشنود الحمد لله مومن به نقطه اولائی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! I am well-pleased with thee and exceedingly glad. Praise be to God, thou art a believer in the Primal Point [3.5s] | TISH.410 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11701 | 740 | mixed | فاعتبروا یا اولی الابصار ثم اعتبروا یا اولی الانظار ثم فکروا یا اولی الافکار | Take heed, O ye that have eyes to see! Take heed, O ye that are endued with sight! Reflect then, O ye that are possessed of thought [3.5s] | TISH.415-417 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11902 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه قرائت گردید مرقوم نموده بودید که جناب آقا حسین علی را مقصد | O servant of God! Thy letter was read. Thou hadst written regarding Jinab-i-Aqa Husayn-'Alí's intention [3.5s] | TISH.433 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11703 | 680 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انزل من سماء البیان ماء و احیی به العباد و ارسل الیهم الرسل | Praise be to God, Who hath sent down from the heaven of utterance the water whereby He hath quickened His servants and dispatched unto them His Messengers [3.5s] | TISH.049-051 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11852 | 220 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین مشام الحمد لله از آنسامان احرام کعبه مقصود بستی و در نهایت خلوص | O perfumed pilgrim! Praise be to God that from those regions thou didst don the pilgrim's robe for the Ka'bah of thy heart's desire with utmost sincerity [3.5s] | TISH.447 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11966 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله اسکندر یونانی طالب شهریاری و سروری و جهانگشائی در عالم فانی | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! Alexander the Greek sought sovereignty, dominion and world conquest in this ephemeral realm [3.5s] | TISH.448 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11745 | 290 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی وفق اولیائه علی الاستقامه الکبری و ایدهم علی اعلاء الامر | Praise be unto God Who hath enabled His loved ones to attain supreme steadfastness and hath strengthened them to exalt His Cause [3.5s] | TISH.051-052 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01829 | 290 | mixed | ای فدا کننده آن روح مجسم در سبیل الهی آن دو مرغ خوش آواز بر شاخسار احدیت چنان | O thou who hast sacrificed that embodied spirit in the path of God! Those two sweet-singing birds upon the branches of divine unity [3.5s] | INBA55:325 | TISH.492-493x | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11691 | 1500 | mixed | حمد و ثنا سزاوار اولیا بوده و هست که ظهورات اراده الهی و مشیت رحمانی از ایشان ظاهر | Praise and glorification befit the chosen ones, from whom were made manifest the revelations of the Divine Will and the Purpose of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | TISH.054-058 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01170 | 710 | mixed | الحمد لله الواحد الاحد الابد الفرد المتعالی المهیمن القیوم الذی عرف الکل | Praise be to God, the One, the Single, the Eternal, the Peerless, the Most Exalted, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, Who hath made all things known [3.5s] | INBA28:513, BLIB_Or15727b.123, , BLIB_Or15732.305, | TISH.495x | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09029 | 90 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حسین حضرات سیسان بنهایت اشتیاق آرزوی روی شما را مینمایند البته | Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Husayn: the friends in Sísan, with utmost longing, yearn for the sight of your countenance [3.5s] | INBA89:052a | TISH.496 | Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11914 | 140 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المبتهله الی العتبه العالیه اشکری مولاک بما نور حقیقتک الصافیه | O thou leaf who hast supplicated at His Most Exalted Threshold! Give thanks unto thy Lord, inasmuch as He hath illumined thy pure reality [3.5s] | TISH.497 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11911 | 140 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن بنده صادق بها پدر بزرگوار ترک اوطان و دیار نمود و در دشت و کهسار | O ye who are related to that faithful servant of Baha, your noble father forsook homeland and dwelling, traversing plain and mountain [3.5s] | TISH.498 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11814 | 400 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی زنجان را خمسه گویند این عدد مبارک باب است یعنی پرتو هدایت مبشر | O friends of God! Zanjan is called Khamsih (five), which number is blessed, being that of the Báb, meaning the Luminary of guidance and glad-tidings [3.5s] | TISH.513-514 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10603 | 70 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینادی انه لبحر الفضل و سماء العدل انه لهو | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who calleth is verily the Ocean of Grace and the Heaven of Justice - He is, in truth, He [3.5s] | INBA23:018a, BLIB_Or15730.147e, | TISH.058 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11846 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای حقیقی رحمانی در آن صبحدم که شمس حقیقت از افق عالم بر هیاکل امم | O true and merciful friends! At that dawning hour when the Sun of Truth rose above the horizon of creation upon the temples of the nations [3.5s] | TISH.543-544 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Love as fire; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11888 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده الهی فتح الهی گشودن ابواب قلوب است و تسخیر ممالک روح کشورستانی و مملکت | O servant of God! Divine victory is the unlocking of the doors of hearts, and the conquest of spiritual realms is the true triumph and dominion [3.5s] | TISH.557 | One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03927 | 240 | Arabic | یا احمد ان الفرد الاحد ینادیک من هذا المقام العزیز ان استمع ندآء ربک انه لا تعادله | O Ahmad! The One, the Single, calleth thee from this glorious station. Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, for naught can equal Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.059a, | TISH.559-560x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11921 | 130 | mixed | ای متوجه بدیار الهی چون نسیم صبحگاهی و شمیم گلزار رحمانی بر خطه و دیار ربانی | O thou who art turned toward the divine realm! Like the morning breeze and the fragrance of the garden of the All-Merciful, thou hast wafted over the realm of the Lord [3.5s] | TISH.560 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11872 | 190 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله حمد جمال بیمثال را که بنسائم عنایت نفوسی را از خواب غفلت | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Praise be to the matchless Beauty, Who, through the breezes of His loving-kindness, hath awakened souls from the slumber of heedlessness [3.5s] | TISH.561 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11704 | 680 | mixed | لله الحمد نفحات کلمه الهی متضوع و عرف قمیص منتشر و نور امر ساطع طوبی از برای | Praise be to God! The fragrances of the Divine Word are diffused, the aroma of the sacred vesture is spread abroad, and the light of His Cause is resplendent. Blessed are they who [3.5s] | TISH.061-062 | Business; financial; property matters; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11765 | 230 | Arabic | لوح انزله مالک القدم لمن اقبل الیه و فاز بیومه المذکور فی کتب النبیین | A Tablet revealed by the Ancient King unto him who hath turned unto Him and attained unto His Day, which is mentioned in the Books of the Prophets [3.5s] | TISH.567 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11855 | 220 | Persian | ایها الفرع الجلیل من الدوحه الرحمانیه لوح مسطور که به خامه سرور و مداد حبور | O noble branch of the divine Tree! Your luminous tablet, which was written with a pen of joy and with the ink of gladness [3.5s] | TISH.581-582 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11849 | 230 | mixed | ایها الفرع الکریم الرفیع الخادم الصادق الامین للسدره المبارکه الرحمانیه | O noble and distinguished branch, faithful and trusted servant of the blessed divine Lote-Tree! [3.5s] | TISH.582-583 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11764 | 240 | mixed | یا علی اکبر یذکرک مالک القدر فی سجنه الاکبر و یبشرک بفضله و عطائه | O 'Alí-Akbar! The Lord of Destiny remembereth thee from His Most Great Prison, and giveth thee glad tidings of His grace and bounty [3.5s] | TISH.063 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11867 | 200 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن فائز به رفیق اعلی حکمت بالغه الهیه اقتضا چنین نموده بود که امری | O ye who are associated with that soul who hath ascended unto the Most Exalted Companion! The consummate wisdom of God hath ordained that a matter [3.5s] | TISH.594 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11896 | 160 | Persian | ای یار روحانی از زمانی که از بقعه مبارکه رجوع به ان حدود و ثغور نمودید الی الان | O spiritual friend! From the time that you returned from the blessed Shrine to those regions and territories until now [3.5s] | TISH.598-599 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11933 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون دلالت بر نهایت روح و ریحان مینمود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to the utmost joy and fragrance [3.5s] | TISH.599 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11753 | 260 | Arabic | یا ورقتی ان استمعی ندائی من شطر عکا انه لا اله الا انا فاطر السماء و مالک الاسماء | O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the precincts of 'Akká. Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Creator of the heavens and the Lord of Names [3.5s] | TISH.619-620 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11895 | 160 | Persian | ای ورقه فردوس الهی و ثمره حدیقه خلد حضرت رحمانی تا به حال وسیله و واسطه | O leaf of God's paradise and fruit of the eternal garden of the All-Merciful! Until now, means and channels [3.5s] | TISH.621 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11726 | 380 | mixed | یا علی قبل اکبر علیک بهائی نامه ات را اسمی مهدی علیه عنایتی و رحمتی بساحت | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! Upon thee be My glory! Thy letter hath been received at the threshold by My Name Mahdí, upon whom rest My loving-kindness and mercy [3.5s] | TISH.069-070 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01119 | 750 | mixed | یا علی قبل اکبر علیک بهائی یوم یوم الله است و جمیع ادراکات عالم و امم و حکمت | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! Upon thee be My glory! This is the Day of God, and all the perceptions of the world and its peoples and wisdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.199, | TISH.070-072 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11836 | 260 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی کلک غمگین عبدالبهاء در هر ساعت یاد تو خواهد ولی اهل فتور | O true friend! Though the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is laden with sorrow, in every hour it yearns to remember thee, though beset by the heedless ones [3.5s] | TISH.088-089 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03507 | 200 | Persian | ای یار قدیم عبدالبهاء هر چند چندی فرصت نگارش نامه بشما نیافتم ولی در جمیع | O thou ancient friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though for some time I have not found opportunity to write thee a letter, yet in all [3.5s] | TISH.090, MSBH3.582-583, MUH2.1113 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11823 | 300 | mixed | یا من بذل النفس و الروح حبا لجمال الله و هاجر الدیار و قطع القفار و فاز بالوفود | O thou who hast sacrificed thy soul and spirit for the love of the Beauty of God, who hast forsaken thy native land, traversed the wilderness and attained to the presence of thy Lord [3.5s] | TISH.091-092 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03844 | 190 | mixed | حضرت افنان سدره منتهی علیه بهاء الله الابهی آنچه بقلم روحانی بر صفحه وجدان | The esteemed Afnan of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, upon him be the most glorious Glory of God, that which was written with spiritual pen upon the tablet of conscience [3.5s] | INBA87:307, INBA52:312 | MATA.032-033 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12061 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه سدره رحمانیه امه البهاء منیره مژده آن داد که از فضل و مواهب حق | O blessed leaf of the divine tree! Amatu'l-Baha Munírih gave the tidings that through God's grace and bounties [3.5s] | MATA.049 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BBU0007 | Words upon the death of His son | 160 | O God, my God! Would that a thousand Ishmaels were given Me, this Abraham of Thine | MATA.157-158 | DB.077 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03089 | 210 | mixed | ای افنان سدره منتهی علیک البهاء الابهی و علی اخوتک و ذوی قرابتک الثابتین علی | O Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory, and upon thy brethren and kindred who stand firm [3.5s] | INBA87:325a, INBA52:330 | MATA.227-228 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Non-participation in politics | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01464 | 320 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء بجناب آقا سید مهدی نامه مفصل مرقوم گردید و قضیه اسیر زنجیر | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A detailed letter hath been written to his honour Áqá Siyyid Mahdí regarding the prisoner in chains [3.5s] | INBA16:182 | RMT.064a | Business; financial; property matters; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04732 | 160 | Persian | ای جناب امین الحمدالله خود حاضر شدی و ملاحظه نمودی که این عبد در دریای مشاغل | O Jinab-i-Amin! Praise be to God that thou didst present thyself and witness how this servant is immersed in a sea of occupations [3.5s] | INBA16:160 | RMT.157a | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12056 | 120 | Persian | ای دکتر همایون افلاطون الاطباء جناب عموی خوشخوی وفاجوی در آستان پاک بیاد تو | O Doctor Homayoun, Plato among physicians, beloved and faithful uncle! At the Sacred Threshold I remember thee [3.5s] | RMT.157b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12057 | 30 | Persian | ای مربی وجود این نفوس اهل سجودند و در نهایت تضرع به ملکوت شهود لهذا رجای | O Divine Educator! These souls are engaged in prostration and earnestly supplicate the Kingdom of manifestation, therefore I beseech [3.5s] | RMT.157c | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03045 | 220 | Arabic | روحی لکم الفدا یا احباء الله چون حجبات عالم عنصرى و پرده تیره جهان خاکى از | May my spirit be a sacrifice for you, O beloved of God! As the veils of the elemental world and the dark curtain of this earthly realm [3.5s] | INBA55:217 | RMT.162-163 | High station of the true believer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12058 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران الهی وقت شام است و آفتاب رو به افول ولکن شمس محبت الله در اوج عالم قلب | O friends of God! It is eventide and the sun is setting, yet the Sun of the love of God is at its zenith in the realm of the heart [3.5s] | RMT.178-179 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12059 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب حاجی میرزا حیدر علی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst write to Jinab-i-Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali was perused [3.5s] | RMT.182-183 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11255 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه در شب و روز بیاد تو مشغولم آنی از خاطرم نمیروی فی الحقیقه | O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime and in the night-season my thoughts ever turn to thee. Not for one moment | BHKP_2#02x | BHK_2#02x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for pilgrims | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01515 | 320 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقه الروحانیه در شب و روز بدرگاه احدیت عجز و نیاز کنم و ناله و فغان | Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and eventide, with the utmost ardour and humility, I supplicate at the Divine Threshold, and offer this, my prayer | BHKP_2#03 | BHK_2#03 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06499 | 130 | Persian | یا شقیقه روحی و فوادی خبر وصول بمصر و حصول راحت سر رسید نهایت روح و ریحان | Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! The news of thy safe arrival and pleasant stay in the land of Egypt has reached me | BHKP_2#04 | BHK_2#04 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11254 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الروحانیه از فضل و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که در ظل حمایت | O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual sister! I trust that by the grace and loving-kindness of the one true God | BHKP_2#05x | BW_v05p172, BHK_2#05x | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11244 | 40 | mixed | حضرت اخت را به جان و دل و روح قلب و فؤاد مشتاق و در لیل و نهار در حقیقت جان و وجدان مذکور | ...To my honored and distinguished sister do thou convey the expression of my heartfelt, my intense longing. Day and night she liveth in my remembrance | BHKP_2#06x | BADM.195x, LTDT.326-327x, BHK_2#06x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06498 | 130 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الحمد لله از قرار مسموع هوای آن اقلیم قدری موافق آمده است | O thou my affectionate sister! God be praised, according to what we hear the climate in that land hath proved not unfavourable. | BHKP_2#08 | BHK_2#08 | Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07100 | 120 | Persian | یا شقیقتی المحبوبه الورقه العلیا شما دو روزه بعکا رفتید که مراجعت نمااید غیبت | O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted Leaf! Thou didst leave for 'Akka to remain but two days or so and then return | BHKP_2#10 | BHK_2#10 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10256 | 70 | Persian | یا شقیقتی بل شفیقتی العزیزه حکمت الهیه حکم بفراق موقت نمود ولی اشتیاق در | O thou my sister, my dear sister! Divine wisdom hath decreed this temporary separation, but I long more and more | BHKP_2#11x | BHK_2#11x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09622 | 80 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقتی الروحیه در دامنه کوه کرمل در مقام حضرت ایلیا بذکر آن ورقه علیا | My sister and beloved of my soul! Here on the slopes of Mount Carmel, by the cave of Elijah, we are thinking of that Most Exalted Leaf… I can never, never forget thee. However great the distance that separates us | BHKP_2#12x | BHK_2#12x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00402 | 610 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی قدم راسخ فی عهده و میثاقه دستخطهای متعدد آنجناب واصل و بر | O thou whom God hath confirmed to stand with steadfast feet in His Covenant and Testament! Numerous letters from thee have been received [3.5s]... ...My sister, for a considerable period, that is, from the day of Baha'u'llah's ascension, had grown so thin and feeble, and was in such a weakened condition | BHKP_2#13 | BHK_2#13 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09695 | 80 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الروحانیه شما بعنوان سه چهار شب بحیفا رفتید حال معلوم میشود... نور دیدهٴ روحانیان شوقی افندی و کنیزک جمال ابهی روحانگیز را ببوسید | O my spiritual sister! Thou didst go away to Haifa, supposedly for only three or four days. | BHKP_2#14x | BHK_2#14x | Shrines and Holy places; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05889 | 140 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقه الروحانیه الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال قدم محفوظا و مصونا وارد | O my spiritual sister! God be praised, through the Ancient Beauty's grace and bounty, we have set foot safe and sound upon this shore, and arrived in this town [Tiberias] | BHKP_2#15x | BHK_2#15x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11253 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الحمد لله صحت و سلامت بفضل و عنایت حضرت احدیت حاصل است ولی | O my affectionate sister! God be praised, through His grace and favour, my health and well-being are now restored, but it is very hard for me to bear thine absence | BHKP_2#16x | BHK_2#16x | Consolation and comfort; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11256 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی العزیزه مدتیست که از ما هجرت بناصره و حیفا نمودید این سفر بطول | O my dear sister! It is quite a while now, since thou hast left us, and gone away to Nazareth and Haifa. | BHKP_2#17x | BHK_2#17x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11411 | 30 | Persian | یا شقیقتی العزیزه آنی شما را فراموش ننمایم همواره در فکر و ذکر تو هستم از | O my cherished sister! Thou art never absent from my thoughts. I speak of thee and call thee to mind at all times. | BHKP_2#18x | BHK_2#18x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08423 | 100 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الروحیه و شقیقتی الوجدانیه آب و هوای حیفا انشاء الله موافق آمده و | O my sister in the spirit, and the companion of my heart! God willing, the climate of Haifa hath proved favourable. | BHKP_2#19x, PPRP.025x | BHK_2#19x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07027 | 120 | Persian | ایتها الورقه الرحمانیه العلیا در نهایت صحت وارد نیورک گشتم و همواره بیاد شما | O thou Greatest and Most Merciful Holy Leaf! I arrived in New York in the best of health, and I have been at all times thinking of thee | BHKP_2#20 | BHK_2#20 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11602 | 10 | Persian | حضرت همشیره را نمیدانم بچه زبان بیان اشتیاق نمایم آنچه بنویسم قلم قاصر است | I do not know in what words I could describe my longing for my honoured sister. Whatever it may write, my pen falls short. | BHKP_2#21x | LTDT.335, BHK_2#21x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05283 | 150 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امیدم چنان است که در تألیف این کتاب موفّق شوی ولی باید عبارت بسیار ملایم و مدارا باشد و در نهایت ادب بنگاری | O thou harbinger of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received…. It is my hope that thou mayest succeed in writing thy book | COMP_DEFENCEP#19x | BRL_ATE#194x, COMP_DEFENCE#19x, COC#2218x, SW_v12#10 p.168 | Criticism and its limits; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04140 | 220 | mixed | امروز روزیست که جمیع اسما و جمیع اشیاء باعلی الندآء ذکر مینمایند و عباد و | This is the day whereon all names and all things cry out with the most exalted call, and the servants and [3.5s]... ...We beseech God to aid all the leaves to attain the knowledge of the Tree and deprive them not of the ocean of His generosity. In this day no regard is paid to loftiness or lowliness | INBA19:112, INBA32:103, INBA57:081, BLIB_Or15710.281, | COMP_WOMENP#006x | BRL_WOMEN#006x, COC#2097x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05189 | 150 | mixed | Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای دو ورقه مقبله موقنه از بدو وجود تا یوم موعود رجال تفوق بر نساء در جمیع | From the beginning of existence until the Promised Day men retained superiority over women in every respect. | COMP_WOMENP#008, MKT7.098, YMM.065 | BRL_WOMEN#008, COC#2099 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07882 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله در این کور بدیع که جمال قدیم و نور مبین روحی لاحبائه الفداء از مطلع | O handmaid of God! In this wondrous dispensation in which the Ancient Beauty and the Manifest Light | COMP_WOMENP#009, MKT7.050b | BRL_WOMEN#009, COC#2100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0516 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 530 | The proper spirit in which to visit places hallowed by remembrances of Christ... To be a Bahai simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood…. The world in the past has been ruled by force | COMP_WOMENP#025x | BRL_WOMEN#025x, COC#2116x, LOG#2079x, SW_v03#03 p.004-005, SW_v09#07 p.087, SW_v13#05 p.115, SW_v19#02 p.052, VLAB.084x, BNE.071x, BNE.083x, BNE.149x, BLO_PN#002x | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Humor; jokes; Role and station of women; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06030 | 130 | Persian | ای امه الله المبارکه اشعار بدیع ملاحظه گردید که بابدع الحان از حنجر روحانی | O blessed handmaiden of God! Your sublime verses were perused, which have emerged with the most wondrous melody from your heavenly throat [3.5s]... ...'Abdu'l-Baha's supreme joy is in observing that a number of leaves from among the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty have been educated, that they are the essence of detachment | COMP_WOMENP#040x, MKT7.032b, PYB#227 p.03, YBN.016b, YBN.269x | BRL_WOMEN#040x, COC#2131x | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09571 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه اماء الهی و کنیزان حریم رحمانی باید بصفتی و سمتی در بین نساء | The handmaidens of God and the bondsmaids in His divine Court should reveal such attributes and attitudes amongst the women of the world | INBA87:213a, INBA52:216a | COMP_WOMENP#077, MKT7.223a | BRL_WOMEN#077, COC#2168 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0726 | Address to Women's Freedom League, Essex Hall in London, 1913-01-02 | 410 | Humanity is like a bird with its two wings -- the one is male, the other female.... According to the spirit of this age, women must advance... "You can kill me as son as you like but you cannot stop the emancipation of women." | COMP_WOMENP#086x | BRL_WOMEN#086x, COC#2177x, DWN_v5#05 p.008-009x, BNE.147-149 | Equality of men and women; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03615 | 190 | mixed | ای امه الله در این کور عظیم و دور بدیع اماای مبعوث شدند که ایات توحید بودند و | In this great Cycle and wondrous Dispensation some women have been raised up who were the emblems of unity and ensigns of oneness | INBA17:039 | COMP_WOMENP#096, MKT7.052 | BRL_WOMEN#096, COC#2187 | Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | Persian | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01261 | 350 | Persian | ای کنیزان عزیز الهی نامه هفتم محرم در سنه گذشته حال ملاحظه گردید چون تا بحال | O beloved handmaidens of God! The letter of the seventh of Muharram from last year has now been perused. Since until now [3.5s]... ...In this wondrous Dispensation the favours of the Glorious Lord are vouchsafed unto the handmaidens of the Merciful. Therefore, they should, like unto men, seize the prize | COMP_WOMENP#098x, MKT7.107, PYB#227 p.03x, QIRT.10bx | BRL_WOMEN#098x, COC#2189x | Equality of men and women; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00616 | 500 | mixed | ای ورقات مطهره محترمه مقربه درگاه کبریا خوشا خوشا که محافل روحانی ترتیب | Blessed, blessed are ye for ye have arranged spiritual meetings and engaged in propounding divine proofs and evidences | COMP_WOMENP#099, MKT7.134b, DUR1.043x, YIA.416-417, QIRT.03, QIRT.14x | BRL_WOMEN#099, COC#2190 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03179 | 210 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه رسید و فریاد و فغان و ضجیج و اجیج تاثیر شدید نمود گمان | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and your lamentation, cry and passionate plea produced a profound effect [3.5s]... ...In this day the duty of everyone, whether man or woman, is to teach the Cause. In America, the women have outdone the men in this regard and have taken the lead in this field | COMP_WOMENP#100x, MKT7.116b, MSBH10.151cx, QIRT.16ax | BRL_WOMEN#100x, COC#2191x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06971 | 120 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه مبلغه حال وقت نطق و بیانست و زمان تبلیغ و تبیان زبان بگشا و بیان | Now is the time to speak forth and to deliver speeches, the time to teach and to give testimony. Loosen thy tongue, expound the truths | COMP_WOMENP#101, MKT7.147b, MSBH10.151b, QIRT.16b | BRL_WOMEN#101, COC#2192 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2222 | Words spoken on 1916-07-02 | 110 | Persian | Family Life | تاسیس عائله خیلی مهم است تا انسان جوانست از غرور جوانی ملتفت نمیشود ولی چون پیر شد | It is highly important for man to raise a family. So long as he is young, because of youthful self-complacency | COMP_FAMP#09x, BRL_SWOP#023, GHA.161 | BRL_FAM#09x, BRL_SWO#023, COC#0860x, LOG#0733x | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||||
| AB03276 | 210 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life; Family Life | اگر چنانچه فی الجمله مراعات پدر و مادر را نیز بنمائی که فی الجمله راضی شوند رضایت منست | Thy last letter was received and its contents brought joy. Thank thou God, for thou art engaged in serving the Word of God… With regard to the Obligatory Prayer, this should be said individually, but it is not dependent on a private spot… If thou wouldst show kindness and consideration to thy parents so that they may feel generally pleased | COMP_FAMP#51x, COMP_PDLP#32x | BRL_ATE#175x, BRL_IOPF#2.22x, BRL_FAM#51x, BRL_PDL#32x, TAB.463-464, COC#0843x, LOG#0767x, LOG#1527x | Law of obligatory prayer; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02887 | 220 | Persian | Consultation; Family Life | ای بنده الهی در خصوص مشورت پدر با پسر و پسر با پدر در کسب و تجارت استفسار | Regarding thy question about consultation of a father with his son, or a son with his father, in matters of trade and commerce, consultation is one of the fundamental elements of the foundation of the Law of God | COMP_FAMP#53x, MKT4.032, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.d, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.25x, MJMJ2.023bx, MMG2#251 p.282x, YHA1.365x (2.730) | BRL_CONSULT#17x, BRL_FAM#53x, COC#0183x, COC#0847x, LOG#0765x | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00045 | 6410 | mixed | Meetings, Bahá'í; Trustworthiness; Days of Remembrance; Family Life; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یوم یوم ماب است و مالک رقاب بر عرش بیان مستوی و احزاب عالم را ندا میفرماید | This is the Day of Return and the Lord of all necks is established upon the Throne of Utterance and doth summon all the peoples of the world [3.5s]... ...Another letter of thine, which made mention of the hallowed and blessed days of Riḍván, was received.... Blessed is the house that hath attained unto My tender mercy... We have enjoined upon all to become engaged in some trade or profession, and have accounted such occupation to be an act of worship | BLIB_Or15717.117, , BLIB_Or15724.159bx, | COMP_FAMP#82x, COMP_TRUSTP#34x, ADM3#072 p.088x, ADM3#073 p.089x, ADM3#074 p.090x, ADM3#075 p.090x, HDQI.149x, GHA.073ax, TSBT.274x, MAS7.128ax, MAS7.140ax, AYI2.036x, AYI2.075x, AYI2.078x, AYI2.295x, AYI2.296x, AYI2.297x, AYI2.298x, AYI2.299x, AYI2.300x, PYB#178 p.03x, ANDA#37 p.03x, YMM.160x, AMB#25x | BRL_MEET.BH#04x, BRL_FAM#82x, BRL_TRUST#33x, DOR#25x, COC#0822x, COC#2045x, JHT_S#026x, JHT_S#027x, JHT_S#050x, JHT_S#072x | almunajat.com [item 8-9] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| BH09740 | 90 | Arabic | امتی امتی ان افرحی بما یذکرک المظلوم فی سجنه و یدعو ظاهره باطنه و یقول یا رب | O My handmaiden, O My handmaiden! Rejoice thou in that which the Wronged One remembereth thee in His prison, and His outer being calleth unto His inner self, saying: "O Lord!" [3.5s] | INBA18:364 | AMIN.020-021 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12270 | 200 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مختصر اینست که اریاح امتحان | O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! That which thou didst write was perused. In brief, the winds of tests and trials [3.5s] | AMIN.050-051 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12233 | 230 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء امروز عازم حیفا هستم ولی شما در آنجا شهرت دهید و مقصدم اینست | O trusted friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Today I am departing for Haifa, yet let it be proclaimed there by your good offices, mine intent being [3.5s] | AMIN.052-053 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00424 | 590 | mixed | الهی الهی تقدست حقیقت وحدانیتک عن الصعود و النزول و تنزهت شمس احدیتک عن الطلوع | O God! O God! Verily, verily the reality of Thy Oneness is sanctified above ascent or descent | INBA89:074 | AMIN.053-058 | SW_v01#07 p.001-003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12212 | 250 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء فی الحقیقه موفق بثبوت و استقامتی و قائم بخدمت از خدا خواهم که همواره | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art verily steadfast and firm in constancy and service. I beseech God that thou mayest ever [3.5s] | AMIN.059-062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12193 | 270 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء هر چند مصارفات ارض مقدسه بقعه بیضاء فزون از حصر و تکالیف | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Although the expenses of the Holy Land and the Most Holy Shrine pass beyond all reckoning [3.5s] | AMIN.063-066 | Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12109 | 900 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما واصل و آنچه مرقوم حقیقت واقع یاران الهی باید عدالت | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Your letter was received, and that which was written reflected the truth. The friends of God must [display] justice [3.5s] | AMIN.067-073 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12640 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء امآء انجذبن الی ملکوت الجمال و اشتعلن بنار الموقدة فی سدره سینآء و انقطعن عما سواک | O my God, my God! These are handmaidens who have been drawn to the Kingdom of Beauty, set ablaze by the fire kindled in the Tree of Sinai, and detached from all else but Thee [3.5s] | AMIN.077-078 | Equality of men and women; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12371 | 150 | mixed | یا من سماک الله امینا و البسک رداء الامانه و التقی در نامه ستایش زیادی از یاران پارسی | O thou whom God hath named Amin and whom He hath clothed with the mantle of faithfulness and righteousness! In thy letter, great praise was offered regarding the Persian friends [3.5s] | AMIN.081-082 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12549 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء شریک و سهیم شما جناب آقا میرزا مهدیخان الان حاضر خواهش | O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy partner and associate, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mihdi Khan, is now present and seeketh [3.5s] | AMIN.083-084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12503 | 110 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جمیع مکاتیب که خواسته بودید مرقوم گردید و ارسال میشود در خصوص | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! All the letters which thou didst request have been written and are being dispatched. Regarding [3.5s] | AMIN.085-086 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12428 | 130 | Persian | جناب امین الهی مناجاتی مفصل در نهایت عجز و زاری ببارگاه بزرگواری حضرت باری | O trusted one of God! A detailed supplication was offered, with utmost humility and lamentation, at the threshold of the All-Glorious Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.087-088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12704 | 60 | Persian | جناب امین خاندان حضرت سمندر نار موقده از بدایت امرالله خدمات فائقه نمودند | O thou distinguished scion of the household of Samandar! From the earliest days of God's Cause, they rendered outstanding services, like unto a blazing fire [3.5s] | AMIN.089-090 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12548 | 100 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء حضرت صدرالصدور بجهان الهی شتافت و در ایام زندگانی باعظم خدمات | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! His honor Sadru's-Sudur hath winged his flight unto the divine realm, and throughout the days of his earthly life rendered services of utmost significance [3.5s] | AMIN.091-092 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12595 | 90 | Persian | جناب امین آقا میرزا علیمحمد چون سلیل حضرت علی قبل اکبر علیه بهاء الله است | Jinab-i-Amin: As Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad is descended from his honor 'Ali-Qabl-i-Akbar, upon him be the Glory of God [3.5s] | AMIN.093-094 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12761 | 40 | Persian | ای امین من ضجیع محترم حضرت شهید بی سر و سامانست از برای او و اطفال محلی مهیا | O my trustworthy one! The esteemed consort of the illustrious martyr is without shelter or refuge. For her and her children, prepare a dwelling place [3.5s] | AMIN.098-099 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12469 | 120 | Persian | جناب امین مبلغ صد تومان هر سال خفیا بورقه مطمئنه امه الله المهیمن القیوم برسانید | O thou Trustworthy One! Each year, discreetly send one hundred tumans through reliable means to the handmaiden of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | AMIN.100-101 | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12271 | 200 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء خدمتت در آستان مقدس جمال ابهی در یوم لقا مقبول و بعد از صعود | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Your service at the Sacred Threshold of the Blessed Beauty during the day of attainment to the divine Presence was accepted, and after His ascension [3.5s] | AMIN.106-107 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12596 | 90 | Persian | مبالغی که تا بحال ارسال گشته چه از طهران و چه از عشق آباد رسید مطمئن باش | Rest assured that all sums hitherto dispatched, whether from Tehran or from 'Ishqabad, have been received [3.5s] | AMIN.108-109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12737 | 50 | Persian | ای امین الهی حضرت ادیب شخصی را بجهت معلمی مکتب بمباای تعیین میفرمایند مصارف راهی | O thou trusted one of God! His honor Adib is appointing an individual for the purpose of teaching at the Bombay school, and the expenses of his journey [3.5s] | AMIN.114-115 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12701 | 60 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء همشیره و والده جناب آقا سید مهدی ارتحال بدار بقا نمودند | O trustworthy one of Abdu'l-Baha! The sister and mother of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Mahdi have ascended to the realm of immortality [3.5s] | AMIN.116-117 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12700 | 60 | Persian | ای امین حق نامه ای جناب قابل ارسال فرمود تفصیل در آن مرقوم آن نامه در طی این مکتوب | O trusted one of God! Jinab-i-Qabil sent a letter containing detailed information which is enclosed with this missive [3.5s] | AMIN.118-119 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12594 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامهها که خواسته بودی مرقوم گردید و ارسال شد از عنایت حصرت احدیت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letters which thou didst request have been written and dispatched through the bounty of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | AMIN.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12169 | 300 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید ستایش از یاران عراق و همدان نمودی بودید مفهوم | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was received, wherein you had offered praise of the friends in Iraq and Hamadán, and its contents were understood [3.5s] | AMIN.122-124 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12347 | 160 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ات که بتاریخ ۱۷ شهر ربیع الثانی سنه ۱۳۲۳ بود مختصر از | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter dated the 17th of Rabi'u'th-Thani 1323 was brief [3.5s] | AMIN.132-134 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12213 | 250 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه رسید و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل گردید الحمد لله دلالت بر محبت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Praise be to God, it bore testimony to thy love [3.5s] | AMIN.145-148 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12161 | 320 | Persian | ای اماء منجذبه ملکوت ابهی شب است و دل و جان بذکر حضرت یزدان در نهایت روح | O ye maidservants of God, drawn to the Abhá Kingdom! It is night, and heart and soul are in a state of utmost joy, engaged in the remembrance of the Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.149-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12121 | 500 | mixed | ای امین الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت بهجت قرائت گردید زیرا ذکر روحانیت | O divine Amin! That which thou didst write was read with utmost joy, for it spoke of spirituality [3.5s] | AMIN.154-158 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12672 | 70 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء روز مبارک مولود موعود اسم اعظم است عبدالبهاء بیاد تو افتاد | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! This blessed day is the birth of the Promised One, the Most Great Name. Abdu'l-Baha hath remembered thee [3.5s] | AMIN.159-160 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12547 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء تو در درگاه اسم اعظم عزیز و محترمی مطمئن باش من از تو راضی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art cherished and honored at the threshold of the Most Great Name. Rest assured that I am well-pleased with thee [3.5s] | AMIN.161-162 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12111 | 710 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی و عفوی و غفوری و رب حنونی و ملیک روفی و صون حمایتی و کهف کلاتی | O my God, my Lord and my Forgiver, my All-Pardoning Lord, my Compassionate Master, my Kind Sovereign, my Protecting Shield and my Sheltering Refuge! [3.5s] | AMIN.163-167 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the departed; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12186 | 280 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب افنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید در خصوص آنشخص | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter addressed to Jinab-i-Afnán was perused. Regarding that individual [3.5s] | AMIN.170-172 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12369 | 150 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در هر قول و فعل امین صادق بودی و هستی آنچه مرقوم نمائی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! In every word and deed thou hast been and art a faithful and true trustee. Whatsoever thou writest [3.5s] | AMIN.180-181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12703 | 60 | unknown | جناب امین امه البهاء ثمره نهایت شکایت از ضیق معیشت و قرض ششهزار تومان | Jinab-i-Amin: Amatu'l-Baha Thamirih laments profoundly the straits of livelihood and the burden of a debt amounting to six thousand tumans [4o] | AMIN.182-183 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12702 | 60 | Persian | ای امین من بجناب میرزا علی اکبر امر شده که از آثار جمال مبارک کتبی بخط خوشی | O thou my trusted one! Jinab-i-Mirza 'Ali-Akbar hath been instructed to transcribe, in fine penmanship, certain of the sacred writings of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | AMIN.184-185 | Business; financial; property matters; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12593 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء عنصر ترابی هیکل وفا جوهر صفا بنده بها در تحت حجاب تراب متواری | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! O thou element of dust, embodiment of faithfulness, essence of purity, and servant of Bahá, who lieth concealed beneath the veil of earth [3.5s] | AMIN.186-187 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12273 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی آنچه آقا سید یحیی حواله بدهد برسانید زیرا او فورا میرساند | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Whatever sum Aqa Siyyid Yahya may remit, do thou forward it, for he will transmit it without delay [3.5s] | AMIN.188-190 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12635 | 80 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جناب شیخ محمد علی عازم هندوستان شدند و بجهت مصارف راه و اهل | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Shaykh Muhammad-'Alí hath set forth for India, and for the expenses of his journey and his family [3.5s] | AMIN.188-190 | Business; financial; property matters; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2060 | Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place | KHAB.048 (056) | AIL.053, SW_v02#19 p.004 | East and West; communication between East and West; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1038 | Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London | 300 | Persian | منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد | This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing. | KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016 | STAB#039x, ABS#04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1744 | Words spoken on 1911-09-14 in London | 170 | Persian | تحیت محترمانهٴمرا بجمعیت تیاسفی برسان و بگوشما فی | Please give my respectful greetings to the Theosophical Society, and tell them ‘You are in truth promoting the oneness of humanity | KHAB.057 (066), KHTB1.018 | ABS#05 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Theosophy; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1159 | Words spoken on 1911-09-14 in London | 270 | Persian | الحمد لله مجلسی در نهایت لطافت و کمال تشکیل شده | Praise be unto God, that an assemblage of utmost delicacy and perfection hath been established [3.5s] | KHAB.058 (067), KHTB1.050, NJB_v02#14-16 p.014 | Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1600 | Words spoken at Mrs Jack's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-22 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Although the day is cold for me to go out, yet I have come to see you | KHAB.063 (072) | AIL.048, SW_v02#12 p.005-006 | East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1446 | Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You are very welcome. I have come far to see you. I praise God that after forty years of waiting I am permitted at last to come and bring my message. | KHAB.065 (074) | AIL.082 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Race unity; racial issues; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00242 | 750 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | O noble friends and seekers for the Kingdom of God! About sixty years ago, in the time | KHAB.066 (076) | AIL.036, SW_v02#13 p.005x, SW_v09#01 p.016 | East and West; communication between East and West; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0309 | Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-10-14 | 720 | mixed | این دفعه دوم است که در مجمع احبای پاریس آمدیم الحمد لله می بینم رویهای احبای | This is the second time that we have come into the gathering of the beloved friends in Paris. Praise be to God, I behold the faces of the loved ones [3.5s]... ...The day is approaching when ye shall witness how, through the splendor of the Faith of Baha'u'llah the West will have replaced the East | KHAB.076 (086), KHTB1.046, NJB_v02#14-16 p.016 | COF.030bx2x, GPB.253x, GPB.253-254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0478 | The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris | 550 | mixed | Paris Talks | امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان | I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world! | KHAB.106 (115), KHTB1.087 | PT#06 p.017, SW_v02#14 p.004-005 | E. Mahony, jeph.ilosopher, Maryam & Nabil, N. Ma'ani, T. Ellis, A. & M. Zemke [track 1], K. Key, G.H. Miller, Nica, Sahar & Delara | Importance of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0419 | Material and Spiritual Progress: Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Paris Talks | جسم انسان در هوای خوش منتعش میشود حیات انسان تجدد می یابد قلب مسرور میشود | How beautiful the weather is today, the sky is clear, the sun shines, and the heart of man is made glad thereby! | KHAB.110 (120), KHTB1.093, KHTP.069 | PT#19 p.057 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0706 | The Two Natures in Man: Words spoken on 1911-11-01 in Paris | 410 | mixed | Paris Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | شنیده ام امروز در پاریس عید است عید جمیع قدیسین چرا این ها را شماها قدیس | Today is a day of rejoicing in Paris! They are celebrating the Festival of 'All Saints'. Why do you think that these people were called 'Saints'? | KHAB.113 (123), KHTB1.097 | PT#18 p.055 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0755 | The Two Kinds of Light: Words spoken on 1911-11-05 in Paris | 390 | Persian | Paris Talks | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید امروز هوا تاریک است | Today the weather is gloomy and dull! In the East there is continual sunshine, the stars are never veiled | KHAB.125 (137), KHTB1.111 | PT#22 p.064, SW_v08#08 p.097-098 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1814 | The Desires and Prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-15 | 160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرط محبت بشما تضرع و زاری من بملکوت الهی این است که شماها را تایید نماید | You are all very welcome, and I love you all most dearly. Day and night I pray to Heaven for you that strength may be yours, and that, one and all, you may participate | KHAB.168 (179), KHTB1.166 | PT#30 p.093 | E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2) | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0416 | The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات | In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation | KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126 | ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0613 | The Baha’ís Must Work with Heart and Soul to Bring About a Better Condition in the World: Words spoken on 1911-11-19 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | الحمد لله امروز جمعیت خوبی داریم جهت آنکه این جمعیت ما جمعیت آسمانیست و جهت | How joyful it is to see such a meeting as this, for it is in truth a gathering together of 'heavenly men'… Love and obey your heavenly father | KHAB.182 (193), KHTB1.183 | PT#32 p.099 | S. Peyman | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0619 | We Must Not Be Discouraged by the Smallness of Our Numbers: Words spoken on 1911-11-25 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | وقتیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شد در اورشلیم ظهور | When Christ appeared He manifested Himself at Jerusalem. He called men to the Kingdom of God, He invited them to Eternal Life and He told them to acquire human perfections. | KHAB.199 (209), KHTB1.207 | PT#38 p.118 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0502 | Words spoken at Paster Wagner's church in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع مظاهر مقدسه خدمت بحقیقت فرمودند حضرت موسی ترویج حقیقه فرمود حضرت مسیح | I am deeply touched by the sympathetic words which have been addressed to me... All down the ages the prophets of God have been sent into the world to serve the cause of truth | KHAB.201 (211), KHTB1.210, KHTP.156 | PT#39 p.120, DWN_v3#05 p.034-037, DWN_v4#08-9 p.115-119 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| BH01503 | 570 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی اظهر و ابرز و انزل و اوضح ظهوره و سلطانه و آیاته و صراطه و | Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested, brought forth, sent down and made evident His Revelation, His sovereignty, His signs and His path [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon the day-spring of His names, the dawning-place of His attributes, the well-spring of His knowledge, the source of His cause, and the manifestation of His laws and commandments… Praised be Thou, O God, my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast enjoined Thy chosen ones, Thy loved ones and Thy servants to observe the Fast | BLIB_Or15700.200, , BLIB_Or15711.067, | MMUH#02x, OOL.B090.13x | BRL_IOPF#3.05x, BPRY.286x, KSHK#20x | Law of fasting; Law of obligatory prayer; Muhammad; Islam; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH01421 | 600 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی انزل الکتاب و هدی الکل به الی سوآء الصراط و جعل الکعبه مطاف | Praise be unto God Who hath sent down the Book and guided all men to the straight path, and hath made the Kaaba a place of pilgrimage [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon him by whom every monotheist discovered the scent of the Merciful in the world of being and by whom the banner of the knowledge of monotheism was raised amidst the religions. | BLIB_Or15700.218, , BLIB_Or15711.128, | MMUH#06x | KSHK#20x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00755 | 1040 | mixed | حمد مالک رقاب را لایق و سزا که در یوم ماب بی ستر و حجاب احزاب را بافق اعلی | Praise be unto Him Who is the Lord of all necks, Who, on the Day of Return, did guide the multitudes, unveiled and unhindered, unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon the lord of the world and the cause of the nations’ existence, by whom God revealed the Qur’an and distinguished between truth and falsehood until the day of resurrection | INBA31:133 | MMUH#08x | KSHK#20x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02431 | 360 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل مائده اولیائه ذکره و ثنائه و جنتهم حبه و رضائه انه لهو | Praise be to God Who made His remembrance and praise the feast table of His saints, and His love and good-pleasure their paradise. | BLIB_Or15700.250, , BLIB_Or15711.069, | MMUH#09x | KSHK#20x | Manifestation of God as mirror; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03308 | 270 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر من افق البطحاء نیر البقاء و اشرقت منه شمس القضاء فی عالم | Praise be to God Who hath manifested from the horizon of Bathá the Luminary of eternity, and through Whom the Sun of divine decree hath shone forth upon the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.306, | MMUH#10x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08386 | 120 | mixed | کتاب الهی امروز مابین عباد ندا میفرماید و کل را بما ینبغی لایام الله امر... یا امتی یوم یوم اللّه است از حقّ در لیالی | The Divine Book on this day calleth aloud amidst the servants and commandeth all according to that which beseemeth the Days of God... O My handmaiden! This Day is the Day of God, from the True One in the nights [3.5s] | INBA18:374b, BLIB_Or15690.173a, , BLIB_Or15728.044b, | QIRT.02ax | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06918 | 140 | mixed | امروز آفتاب حقیقت از افق سماء مشیت الهی مشرق و انوارش عالم را احاطه نموده | In this day the Sun of Truth hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of divine Will, and its rays have encompassed the world [3.5s] | INBA18:377, BLIB_Or15697.171b, | QIRT.02bx | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12063 | 80 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء جناب امین در تحریر اخیر بعد از ورود بطهران... و همچنین از محافل اماء الرحمن نهایت ستایش | O heavenly companions of Abdu'l-Baha! Jinab-i-Amin, after arriving in Tehran, hath in his recent letter... and likewise hath highly praised the gatherings of the handmaidens of the Most Merciful [3.5s] | QIRT.06ax | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08514 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله بتول حمد کن خدا را که در درگاه احدیت مقبول و در بین اماء رحمن | O handmaid of God, Batul! Render thanks unto God that thou art accepted at the Threshold of the Divine Oneness and art numbered among the handmaidens of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA17:005 | QIRT.12bx | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10748 | 60 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | از حق جل جلاله میطلبم هر یک را بطراز اخلاقیکه سبب و علت انتشار عدل و انصافست | I entreat the True One, exalted be His glory, that He may adorn each one with the ornament of such conduct as shall become the cause and instrument of the spread of justice and equity [3.5s]... ...We ask God, exalted be His glory, to confirm each one of the friends in that land in the acquisition of such praiseworthy characteristics as shall conduce to the spread of justice and equity | COMP_TRUSTP#07x, UAB.044bx | BRL_TRUST#07x, COC#2019x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00531 | 1410 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | شکر و حمد ذکر و ثنا نعت و بها مقصود یکتا را سزا که عالم وجود را بنور عدل منور فرمود | Praise, thanksgiving, glorification and eulogy befit the one peerless Object of all desire, Who hath illumined the world of existence with the light of justice [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O my God, by all the transcendent glory of Thy Name, to clothe Thy loved ones in the robe of justice and to illumine their beings with the light of trustworthiness… In most of Our Tablets We have counselled the servants of God to be trustworthy and righteous | INBA15:149, INBA26:149 | COMP_TRUSTP#08x, COMP_TRUSTP#37x | BRL_TRUST#08x, BRL_TRUST#36x, BPRY.173x, COC#2020x, COC#2048x | jeph.ilosopher | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| BH02680 | 330 | mixed | Trustworthiness | باین بیان که مانند آفتاب جهان از افق آسمان اوامر الهی طالع و مشرق است ناظر | Fix thine eyes upon this utterance, which, even as the sun in the heavens, hath dawned and shone forth from the horizon of God's celestial commandments [3.5s]... ...Were a man in this day to adorn himself with the raiment of trustworthiness it were better for him in the sight of God than that he should journey on foot towards the holy court | INBA19:015, INBA32:015, INBA57:078, BLIB_Or15710.279, , BLIB_Or15722.172, , BLIB_Or15734.2.031, | COMP_TRUSTP#12x, GHA.316ax, UAB.039ax, MAS4.025x, AHB_133BE #03-04 p.003 | BRL_TRUST#12x, COC#2024x | Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | LL#261 | ||||||
| BH10938 | 190 | mixed | Trustworthiness | یا عبد حاضر دوازده سنه در عراق با کمال محبت و الفت و عنایت با اهل آن مؤانس | O servant in attendance! For twelve years in Iraq, with utmost love, fellowship and kindness, didst thou associate with its people [3.5s]... ...We call to remembrance every one of the friends and exhort them to have regard to trustworthiness, which is a charge that God hath entrusted to the safe-keeping of His servants… Thou art most dear to Us; and, as We love thee, so love We all in whom may be perceived the goodly adornments | COMP_TRUSTP#13x, COMP_TRUSTP#24x, AYT.326x | BRL_TRUST#13x, BRL_TRUST#23x, COC#2025x, COC#2035x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10130 | 90 | Arabic | Trustworthiness | کونوا امنآء اللّه فی البلاد بحیث لو تمرون علی مدائن الذهب لن ترتد ابصارکم الیها | Be ye trustees of God in His lands, such that if ye should pass through cities of gold, your eyes would not turn toward them [3.5s]... ...Be ye God's manifestations of trustworthiness in every land. So perfectly should ye mirror forth this quality that even were ye to travel through cities heaped with gold | COMP_TRUSTP#16x | BRL_TRUST#15x, COC#2027x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Murder; causing physical harm; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00384 | 1760 | mixed | Trustworthiness | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق امام وجوه العالم انه هو الکنز المخزون و اللوح | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh before the faces of the world, verily He is the Hidden Treasure and the Tablet [3.5s]... ...Say: O bearer of My Name! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Thou hast ever been adorned with the fair robe of trustworthiness and piety | INBA15:211, INBA26:211, BLIB_Or15724.011, | COMP_TRUSTP#18x, YIA.197x | BRL_TRUST#17x, COC#2029x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| BH00268 | 2370 | mixed | Trustworthiness | شهد المقصود انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و العطاء و هو لکلشیء علیم شهد | He, the True One, beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. His is the majesty and the bounty, and He, verily, hath knowledge of all things. He doth testify [3.5s]... ...Cleave ye to the hem of the raiment of virtue and keep fast hold of the cord of piety and trustworthiness. Have regard to the good of the world and not to your own selfish desires | INBA18:119 | COMP_TRUSTP#19x, AVK3.427.04x, UAB.046ex | BRL_TRUST#18x, COC#2030x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH04900 | 200 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یا شفیع از حق میطلبیم ترا مؤید فرماید بر امریکه ذکرش بدوام ... از حق میطلبیم کل را تأیید فرماید بر اعمال و اخلاق و کلمهٴ طیبهٴ راضیهٴ | O Shafi'! We beseech God that He may strengthen thee in a matter whose mention shall endure [3.5s]... ...We ask God graciously to grant that all may evince such fairness of character, such goodliness of deed and kindliness of word as will meet with His good pleasure | COMP_TRUSTP#20x, AYI2.128x, AYI2.129x | BRL_TRUST#19x, COC#2031x, NYR#101x, NYR#128x | Contention and conflict; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01751 | 7800 | mixed | Trustworthiness | الحمد لله آفتاب حکمت الهی در تربیت اهل عالم مشغول و دریای علم لدنی بفیض کلی | Praise be to God! The Sun of Divine Wisdom is occupied with the education of the peoples of the world, and the Ocean of God's knowledge doth bestow its boundless grace [3.5s]... ...Cleave thou to the fear of God and to whatsoever hath been revealed in His Book: thus biddeth thee He Who is the Word of Truth and the Knower of things unseen | COMP_TRUSTP#22x, AVK1.011.15x, AVK3.380.04x, AYI2.086x, AYI2.088x, AYI2.374x, ASAT4.163x, YIA.023-044 | BRL_TRUST#21x, COC#2033x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02925 | 310 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | الویای حق را که از صافی سبیل محبت توشیده اند و به افق اعلی ناظرند | The friends of Truth who have drunk from the crystal chalice of the path of love and who gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]... ...We send Our greetings to the faithful followers of the one true God, who have tasted of the sweet waters of loving-kindness and directed their gaze toward the Realm of Glory | COMP_TRUSTP#23x | BRL_TRUST#22x, COC#2034x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Muhammad; Islam; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02839 | 310 | mixed | Trustworthiness | انا نشکو عن الذین تجاوزوا حدود الله و اوامره و اتبعوا اهوآئهم الا انهم من | We lament concerning those who have transgressed the bounds of God and His commandments and followed their own desires. Verily, they are among those who [3.5s]... ...Trustworthiness, wisdom and honesty are, of a truth, God's beauteous adornments for His creatures. These fair garments are a befitting vesture for every temple | INBA18:041, BLIB_Or15719.160c, | COMP_TRUSTP#26x, MAS8.163ax | BRL_TRUST#25x, COC#2037x | Education of children; moral education; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH00187 | 3020 | mixed | Trustworthiness | الحمد لله الذی انزل الفرقان فی الرمضان و انه هو نور البیان قد اشرق من افق | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Qur'an in the month of Ramadan, and verily He is the Light of Utterance that hath shone forth from the horizon [3.5s]... ...Cleave ye at all times to the cord of trustworthiness and hold fast the hem of the garment of truthfulness: thus biddeth you He Who is the Truthful, the Trusted One | BLIB_Or15700.024, , BLIB_Or15711.152, | COMP_TRUSTP#27x, PYK.356x | BRL_TRUST#26x, COC#2038x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH00120 | 3870 | mixed | Trustworthiness | شهادت حق جل جلاله از برای نفسش کافیست قال و قوله الحق انه لایوصف بوصف دونه و | He, glorified be His majesty, doth Himself suffice as a witness unto His Own Being. His Word is the Truth: verily, He cannot be described by any attributes save His Own [3.5s]... ...O My loved ones! We charge you to conduct yourselves with trustworthiness and rectitude, that through you the attributes of your Lord may be manifested to His servants | INBA15:132, INBA26:133 | COMP_TRUSTP#31x | BRL_TRUST#30x, COC#2042x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH02064 | 430 | Arabic | Trustworthiness | یا اهل المدن و القری ان استمعوا ما ینطق به اللسان فی ملکوت البیان من لدن من | O friends of God in every land! This Wronged One adjureth you by the Best-Beloved of the world, Who is calling aloud in the Kingdom of Utterance | INBA97:066 | COMP_TRUSTP#33x, NNY.166-168 | BRL_TRUST#32x, COC#2044x | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH09071 | 110 | mixed | Trustworthiness | یا اباالحسن بتجارت مشغول باش علی شأن لا یسرک ربحها و لا یحزنک خسارتها کن فی کل الأحوال | O Abu'l-Hasan! Occupy thyself with commerce in such wise that neither shall its profit gladden thee nor its loss grieve thee. In all conditions remain thou steadfast [3.5s]... ...Commerce is as a heaven, whose sun is trustworthiness and whose moon is truthfulness. The most precious of all things in the estimation of Him Who is the Sovereign Truth is trustworthiness | COMP_TRUSTP#35x, PYB#178 p.03x | BRL_TRUST#34x, COC#2046x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00801 | 1000 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالقدره و تفرد بالعزه و العظمه الذی شهدت الاشیاء بعلوه و | Praise be unto Him Who hath, through His power, attained unto unity, and Who, in His might and grandeur, standeth alone, He unto Whose exaltation all created things bear witness [3.5s]... ...In connection with the demands for payment of which thou hast written in thy letter, it is manifestly clear that anyone who hath the ability to settle his debts | BLIB_Or15697.015c, | COMP_TRUSTP#36x, ADM2#076 p.142x | BRL_TRUST#35x, COC#2047x | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH00540 | 1370 | mixed | Trustworthiness | امروز تجلیات آفتاب حقیقت بر کل تابیده و مداین و دیار از جذب ندای مختار در شغف | In this day hath the effulgent Sun of Truth shed its radiance upon all creation, and cities and lands are stirred with rapture at the attraction of the Voice of the All-Chosen One [3.5s]... ...Say: desist from wickedness and transgression, and lay hold on trustworthiness and piety, candour and sincerity. This is the commandment of God, the Lord of the Judgement Day | INBA18:399 | COMP_TRUSTP#38x, AYI2.012x | BRL_TRUST#37x, COC#2049x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| BH10203 | 80 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای بگم اصحاب نار باش و اهل ریا مباش کافر باش و ماکر مباش در میخانه ساکن شو و | Be thou of the people of hell-fire, but be not a hypocrite. Be thou an unbeliever, but be not a plotter. | COMP_TRUSTP#39, AHM.376 | BRL_TRUST#38, COC#2050 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Hypocrisy; Priestcraft; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07474 | 110 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق من راستی و درستی و حق پرستی صفت راستانست و سمت پاکان صدق بهترین صفتی | O Ṣadiq! Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of the pure. | COMP_TRUSTP#42x, MMK2#142 p.106 | BRL_TRUST#41x, COC#2053x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01717 | 300 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق موافق چه اسم مبارکی داری هر نفسی مظهر معنای این اسم باشد یعنی صادق | O pure soul! Follow thou in the footsteps of the truthful and tread the way of the righteous, so that, through truthfulness, thou mayest come to occupy a Seat of Truth | INBA87:381, INBA52:391 | COMP_TRUSTP#43x, MKT4.080, MILAN.144, AKHA_136BE #13 p.197, AVK3.148, YHA1.382x#6, HYB.014 | BRL_TRUST#42x, COC#2054x | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB11478 | 20 | Persian | Trustworthiness | اول صفت اهل ایمان امانتست و اول صفت اهل طغیان خیانت | ...The primary characteristic of true believers is trustworthiness whereas the primary characteristic of the rebellious is faithlessness | COMP_TRUSTP#46x | BRL_TRUST#45x, COC#2057x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01059 | 380 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل فرصت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Due to the multitude of occupations and difficulties, time is [3.5s]... ...If a man were to perform every good work, yet fail in the least scruple to be entirely trustworthy and honest, his good works would become as dry tinder | COMP_TRUSTP#47x, AVK3.158.06x, MSHR3.198 | BRL_TRUST#46x, COC#2058x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07009 | 120 | Persian | Trustworthiness | چون انتظام آن دائره موکول به همت و عفت و عدالت و عصمت احبای الهیست | ...Since the orderly running of your association dependeth upon the devotion, integrity, fair-mindedness and sanctity of purpose manifested by the friends of God | COMP_TRUSTP#49x | BRL_TRUST#48x, COC#2060x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Excellence; distinction; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10550 | 60 | Persian | Trustworthiness | نیت باید چنین باشد که در این تجارت بقدری عادلانه و منصفانه رفتار شود | ...Your criterion should be to pursue your commercial activities with such fairness and equity as to be a cause of guidance to others | COMP_TRUSTP#50x | BRL_TRUST#49x, COC#2061x | Conduct in finance and business; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06704 | 120 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Social Action | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه بمرحوم جمال افندی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have perused that which thou didst write to the late Jamal Effendi [3.5s]... ...Commerce, agriculture and industry should not, in truth, be a bar to service of the one true God. Indeed, such occupations are most potent instruments and clear proofs | COMP_TRUSTP#52x, MSHR4.079x | BRL_SOCIAL#205x, BRL_TRUST#51x, COC#2063x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00055 | 1420 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته و کملت نعمته و احاطت قدرته و تمت حجته و ظهرت ایاته | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed all things, whose gift is made perfect, whose power hath encircled the world… Ye who are the sincere well-wishers of the state, who are the dutiful and compliant subjects of the government | INBA16:185 | COMP_TRUSTP#53x, MILAN.132, AVK3.287.07x | BRL_TRUST#52x, TAB.395-404, COC#2064x, LOG#1473x, TEW.029-035 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB04324 | 170 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که گلشن روح و ریحان بود مورث سرور دل و جان گردید زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which was a rose garden of spirituality and sweet fragrance became the cause of joy to my heart and soul, for [3.5s]... ...In discharging the functions of the office to which thou hast been appointed, thy conduct and actions should attest to the highest standard of trustworthiness and honesty | COMP_TRUSTP#54x, MKT8.055a | BRL_TRUST#53x, COC#2065x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06831 | 120 | mixed | Trustworthiness | در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس ایفای خدمت کنند و ابدا خود را به رشوه و غرض | In the utmost detachment and sanctity must they render service, never yielding to bribery or self-interest [3.5s]... ...Let them perform their services with complete sanctity and detachment, and on no account defile themselves by receiving bribes, harbouring unseemly motives | COMP_TRUSTP#61x | BRL_TRUST#60x, COC#2072x | Bribery and corruption; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02827 | 230 | mixed | Trustworthiness | نامه شما رسید بنص قاطع جمال مبارک احباء در امور سیاسی مداخله ندارند بلکه باید | Your letter was received. According to the explicit text of the Blessed Beauty, the beloved friends must not interfere in political affairs, but rather they should [3.5s]... ...If it should happen that one of the friends be called upon to serve his country and people in some capacity, he should apply himself to his work with heart and soul | COMP_TRUSTP#63x, MKT4.182, AKHA_123BE #04 p.j, AVK3.285.14x, YHA1.410x | BRL_TRUST#62x, COC#2074x | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05960 | 140 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اشرق شمس القدم و النیر الاعظم من افق العالم و احاط | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The Ancient Sun and the Most Great Luminary hath risen from the horizon of the world and encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA17:187 | YQAZ.043 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11811 | 140 | mixed | یا محمد قبل علی عالم منقلب ظلمت اوهام انام را اخذ نموده اخذ ظالم قهار | O Muhammad-'Alí! The world is in upheaval; the darkness of the vain imaginings of mankind hath seized it with the grasp of a mighty oppressor [3.5s] | YQAZ.053a | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07794 | 130 | mixed | قلم اعلی معادل کتب قبل کلها ایات بدیعه منیعه نازل فرمود و همچنین بینات | The Supreme Pen hath revealed wondrous and transcendent verses equivalent to all the Books of old, and likewise clear evidences [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.303, | YQAZ.053b | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12064 | 230 | Persian | ای یار روحانی حضرت اخوی با ولهی روحانی و انجذابی وجدانی باین اقلیم رحمانی | O spiritual friend! Thy honored brother, with spiritual rapture and heartfelt attraction, hath come to this merciful place [3.5s] | YQAZ.054-055 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07957 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حق از نفحات قدس که از حدائق ملکوت ابهی منتشر مشام روحانیان معطر و از | O servant of the Truth! The holy fragrances that waft from the gardens of the Abhá Kingdom have perfumed the spiritual senses of the faithful [3.5s] | INBA21:182 (233) | YQAZ.054 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12065 | 160 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محفل محبت الله صنوان دو شجر نابت از یک ریشه را گویند و ثابت | O ye two bright candles in the gathering of the love of God! Ye siblings are as two trees that spring forth from one root, and it is evident [3.5s] | YQAZ.055 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05206 | 150 | Persian | Translation List | ای زائر خوش الحان یاد باد ایامی که چون جوق طیور مجتمع بودیم و آن مرغ خوش | O sweetly singing pilgrim! Let remembrance be paid to the days when we were gathered like unto a flock of birds | INBA17:015 | YQAZ.064 | ADMS#273 | Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB12066 | 90 | mixed | ای سرگشته رسواای حمد کن حضرت دوست را که به عشق آن دلبر آفاق جامه دریدی و رسوای عالم | O bewildered and abased one! Praise be to the Lord, that through love for that Beloved of all horizons, thou hast rent thy garment and become notorious throughout the world [3.5s] | YQAZ.121 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12067 | 90 | Persian | الحمد لله دمی نیاسائی و نفسی راحت ننمائی و همواره در سبیل حق آواره | Praise be to God, Thou takest no rest, nor findest repose, but ever wanderest in the pathway of Truth [3.5s] | YQAZ.122ax | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12068 | 110 | Persian | ای منادی حق نامه اخیر وصول یافت و مضامین شیرین و شکرین بود انقطاع اخبار فی الحقیقه | O herald of truth! Thy recent letter was received, and its contents were sweet and honeyed indeed. In truth, the cessation of news [3.5s] | YQAZ.122b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06067 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه های شما رسید مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت مرحوم میرزا بهلول | O servant of God! Thy letters were received, as was a supplication seeking forgiveness for the late Mírzá Bahlúl [3.5s] | INBA17:222 | YQAZ.145 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12069 | 80 | Persian | ای خلیل من چندیست که با تو گفت و شنیدی بواسطه تحاریر ننمودم و اسرار جان و دل | O my beloved Khalil! For some time I have not engaged in written discourse with thee, sharing the secrets of heart and soul [3.5s] | YQAZ.211a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; High station of teachers of the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12070 | 20 | Persian | ای خلیل جلیل همیشه در قلب عبدالبهاء موجودی و دائما بیاد تو مشغولیم دقیقه | O noble Khalil! Thou art ever present in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's heart, and we are constantly occupied with thy remembrance [3.5s] | YQAZ.211bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12071 | 50 | Persian | ای خلیل جلیل قربان روی منور که آفاق را روشن نموده و خوی معطر که مشامها معطر کرد | O noble companion! May my life be a sacrifice to that radiant countenance which hath illumined the horizons, and to that fragrant nature which hath perfumed all senses [3.5s] | YQAZ.211cx | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12072 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی ... امور احبای حقیقی با شئون عبدالبهاء هم عنان است هر توع | O servant of the Divine Threshold! The affairs of the true loved ones are intertwined with the ways of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in every respect [3.5s] | YQAZ.213bx | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12073 | 70 | Persian | ای پروردگار یاران قزوین را مظاهر علیین فرما و آیات نور مبین کن در جمیع مراتب تأیید | O Lord! Make the friends of Qazvin the manifestations of the highest heaven, and cause them to become verses of manifest light in all the degrees of confirmation [3.5s] | YQAZ.532bx | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07376 | 140 | mixed | Translation List | یا خدیجه علیک بهائی یا امتی علیک عنایتی ذکرت نزد مظلوم مذکور و باینکلمات | O Khadíjih, upon thee rest My glory! O My handmaid, upon thee be My bounty! Thou wast remembered before this Wronged One | BLIB_Or15715.201c, | YQAZ.536a | ADMS#275 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB10143 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه نونهال بوستان الهی جناب میرزا طرازالله دائما در قلب بذکر تو | O pure leaf, sapling of the divine garden! Jinab-i-Mirza Tarazullah is ever present in my heart with thoughts of thee [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | YQAZ.537a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08551 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی از عسرت و شدت مایوس مشو بلکه بعفو و الطاف الهی امیدوار باش آنگه | O servant of God! Be not despondent amidst hardship and tribulation, but rather place thy trust in God's forgiveness and grace [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | YQAZ.537b | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09846 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه شما ملاحظه گردید از کثرت کار و مشغولی بال جواب | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was perused. Due to the press of work and manifold occupations, the reply hath been delayed [3.5s] | INBA17:110 | YQAZ.538a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05782 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتاقان روی آن دلبر مهربان الحمد لله مدینه قزوین چنین ضیافتگاه علیین گردید | O ye who long for the countenance of that loving Beloved! Praise be to God, the city of Qazvin hath become such a banquet hall of the highest paradise [3.5s] | INBA17:110 | YQAZ.538b | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12075 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران این عبد مسجون حضرت طراز و حضرت علی اکبر ایام رضوانرا در آن قریه | O ye friends of this captive servant! His honor Taraz and his honor Ali-Akbar spent the days of Ridvan in that village [3.5s] | INBA85:071 | YQAZ.655b | Exhortations and counsels; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12389 | 140 | Persian | ای نوجوان سالخورده هر گاه بظاهر پیری بر تن هجوم کند و ناتوانی غلبه نماید ولی | O thou who art advanced in years yet in the prime of youth! Whilst old age doth outwardly assail the body and weakness taketh over, yet, if the heart be quickened, youth's features shall reappear | VUJUD.011-012 | VUJUDE.016-017 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12694 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب دکتور فورل که ارسال نموده بودی خود او نیز مکتوبی بمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of Dr. Forel that thou hast forwarded, he himself had already sent me a copy. | VUJUD.011 | VUJUDE.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12423 | 130 | Persian | ای یار عزیز قدیم من همیشه در خاطری و در انجمن مشتاق حاضر خدمات سابق و لاحق | O my dear friend of old! Thou art ever in my mind and always present in the company of the ardent lovers. Thy past as well as future services are well accepted | VUJUD.012, KASH.271 | VUJUDE.017 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01958 | 280 | mixed | ای متفکر در ملکوت وجود بی خردانی در ملک وجود حیز ناسوت نظر نمودند و حدت بصر | O thou who art pondering upon the Kingdom of Existence! Certain foolish souls in the world of being strive for keenness of vision with their gaze fixed firmly upon this contingent realm | INBA88:123 | VUJUD.023-024 | VUJUDE.033-034 | Harmony of science and religion; Limits of the intellect; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12666 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء تو عبدالحسینی و من عبدالبهاء ... در خصوص نفس و روح سؤال نموده بودی | O bearer of the name of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art the servant of Husayn, and I of Baha ... Thou hast asked regarding the soul and the spirit. By the soul is meant the reality of man that is inclined towards the contingent world | VUJUD.110-111x | VUJUDE.201-202x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00277 | 2290 | mixed | حمد و ثنا مقربین را لایق و سزا که بامید قرب مسرورند و برجای لقا زنده | Praise and glory beseemeth them that are nigh unto God, who rejoice in the hope of attainment unto His presence and are quickened by the promise of His meeting [3.5s]... ...Since the dominions of the hearts and souls of men are completely unable to grasp the nature of the peerless Essence, it behoveth us to give praise to His First Creation, to His First Remembrance | BLIB_Or15731.069, | VUJUD.118x | VUJUDE.169x | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12758 | 40 | Persian | ای ناطقه ثابته حکماء گویند که نطق انسانی عبارت از ادراک حقائق مجهوله است به واسطه | O thou who art steadfast and endowed with understanding! The wise define human reason as the ability to discover the unknown, by means of a sequence of major and minor premises | VUJUD.120.25x | VUJUDE.158x | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Rational arguments; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11876 | 510 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی استوی علی عرش الطور و نطق بکلمه بها نصب الصراط و وضع المیزان | Praise be to God Who hath seated Himself upon the Throne of Sinai and through His Word hath established the Path and set up the Balance [3.5s] | QALAM.007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11781 | 171 | mixed | شمع در سوز و دل در گداز معلوم نه که سبب این چه و علت آن کدام قومی بر آنند | The candle in its burning and the heart in its melting—it remaineth unknown what causeth this and wherefore it hath come to pass. Some there are who [3.5s] | NLAI_BH2.021.08 | QALAM.009-010, QALAM.017 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12515 | 110 | Arabic | یا اباالفضل قد ظهر الفضل علی هیکل المیثاق فتبارک الله احسن الخالقین قد انتصبت میزان | O Abu'l-Fadl! The Grace of God hath been made manifest in the Temple of the Covenant. Blessed be God, the most excellent of creators! The Balance hath been [3.5s] | QALAM.012 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11897 | 110 | Arabic | یا قلم ول وجهک شطر القاف و المیم ثم اذکر فیها اولیاء الله و اصفیائه الذین سمعوا | O Pen! Turn Thy face towards Qáf and Mím, and make mention therein of the chosen ones of God and His sincere servants who have hearkened [3.5s] | QUM.020x, QUM.074-075 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07640 | 130 | Arabic | سبحان الذی انزل الایات و اظهر البینات و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا انا العلیم الخبیر | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the clear proofs and caused all things to speak forth that there is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed [3.5s] | INBA23:227, BLIB_Or15734.2.027a, | QUM.021-022 | Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02088 | 420 | Arabic | جمال الله عن خلف السحاب من افق القدس قد کان بالفضل مشهودا و ان السحاب حکمه | The Beauty of God, from behind the clouds, hath been made manifest through grace from the horizon of holiness, and verily the clouds are His wisdom [3.5s] | INBA23:226, INBA83:231, BLIB_Or15725.520b, , BLIB_Or15737.160, , ALIB.folder18p375 | QUM.021 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05201 | 190 | mixed | یا امه الله زین المقربین علیه بهاء الله الملک العدل المبین نامه آن ورقه را | O handmaiden of God, Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin, upon him be the glory of God, the King, the Manifest Just One! The letter of that leaf [3.5s] | INBA23:230 | QUM.022 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07343 | 140 | mixed | یا امتی و ورقتی ذکرت لدی المظلوم بوده فراموش نشده امروز لحاظ عنایت متوجه اماء | O My handmaiden and My leaf! Thou hast been remembered before the Wronged One and art not forgotten. Today the glance of loving-kindness is directed towards the handmaidens [3.5s] | INBA23:225 | QUM.022 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11896 | 117 | Arabic | یا جمالیه علیک بها الله و عنایته و فضله اشهد انک حضرت امام الوجه و فزت بخدمتی | O Jamáliyyih, upon thee rest My Glory of God, My bounties, and My favors. I bear witness that thou didst attain My presence, and wast privileged to serve Me in the daytime and in the night season | QUM.032 | RKS.058-059 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04696 | 200 | Persian | حضرت نوح آمد و بنوحه و عجز و ابتهال عباد را بغنی متعال دعوت نمود ردش نمودند | His Holiness Noah came, and with lamentation, humility and supplication called the servants unto the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. They rejected Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.151a, | QUM.036 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Noah; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12471 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق الحمد لله که بانچه نهایت آرزوی مقربان درگاه کبریاست فائز گشتی | O servant of the Threshold of God! Praise be to God that thou hast attained to that which is the ultimate desire of them that are near unto the Divine Court [3.5s] | QUM.037 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02552 | 350 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و توجه الی شطر القدس و سرع فی | This is a Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God, hath turned towards the holy sanctuary, and hath hastened [3.5s] | INBA23:041, BLIB_Or15694.402, , ALIB.folder18p384 | QUM.056-057 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11909 | 50 | Arabic | یا ابن حسین اسمع ندائی من شطر السجن و قل لک الحمد یا اله العالمین بما ذکرتنی | O son of Ḥusayn! Give ear unto My call from the direction of the prison and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all worlds, for having made mention of Me [3.5s] | QUM.059 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11903 | 90 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله العزیز العلیم و یذکر الناس بما نزل من عنده و یبشرهم | A Book sent down in truth from God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, which remindeth mankind of that which hath been revealed from His presence and beareth unto them glad tidings [3.5s] | QUM.068 | Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12332 | 170 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عبادک الموقنون و امائک الموقنات قد سمعوا الندآء و اجبن الدعاء | O my God, O my God! These are Thy believing servants and maidservants who have hearkened unto the call and responded to the summons [3.5s] | QUM.069, QUM.131a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12374 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان هاتین النفسین الزکیتین قد اقبلتا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و سمعتا ندآء ملیک | O my God, my God! These two pure souls have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and have hearkened unto the call of the Divine Realm [3.5s] | QUM.070, QUM.131b | Love of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12752 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه خوش باش که بگلشن سرای الهی راه یافتی و در چمنستان هدایت درآمدی | O assured leaf, rejoice, for thou hast found thy way to the celestial rose-garden and hast entered the verdant meadow of divine guidance [3.5s] | QUM.072 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11905 | 70 | mixed | فی الحقیقه ندافها بثمره وجود فائز گشتند یشهد قلمی بانقطاعهم و لسانی باقبالهم و قلبی | In truth, they who card cotton have attained unto the fruit of existence. My Pen beareth witness to their detachment, My tongue to their turning unto Me, and My heart [3.5s] | QUM.074.16x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06160 | 160 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن نطق بالحق و اقبل الی الافق الاعلی اذ اعرض عنه اکثر الوری یشهد | This is the remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath spoken forth with truth and turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon, when most of mankind turned away from Him. He beareth witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.029b, | QUM.075-076 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04464 | 210 | Arabic | شهد الله ان الیوم یومه و الظهور ظهوره و الایات آیاته و الکتاب کتابه بامره | God beareth witness that this Day is His Day, and this Manifestation His Manifestation, and these verses His verses, and this Book His Book, by His command [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.222, | QUM.076-077 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05092 | 190 | Arabic | فی اللیالی ادع الناس الی الله المهیمن القیوم و فی الایام نلقی علیهم آیات الله رب ما کان | In the night seasons, call thou the people unto God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and in the daytime do We cast upon them the verses of God, the Lord of all that hath been [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.029c, | QUM.076 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11874 | 601 | mixed | یا رضا علیک بهاء الله مالک الاسماء قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم وجدنا منه عرف محبت الله | O Riḍá! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Names! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and from it We have inhaled the sweet fragrance of the love of God [3.5s] | QUM.077-078 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11899 | 100 | mixed | امروز هر کاذبی دعوی صدق نموده و هر فاجری خود را به طراز زهد جلوه داده | In this day every falsifier maketh claim to the truth, and every profligate one doth adorn himself with the garment of piety [3.5s] | QUM.077 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11902 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده حق امروز ندای الهی مرتفع نیکوست حال نفسی که به اصغاء فائز شد و بافق اعلی | O servant of Truth! In this Day the divine Call hath been raised. Well is it with the soul that hath attained unto its hearing and turned to the most exalted horizon [3.5s] | QUM.077 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11880 | 241 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مسخر الاریاح و فالق الاصباح اسئلک بامرک الذی لایقوم معه شی عما خلق | Glorified art Thou, O Subduer of the winds and Cleaver of the dawn! I beseech Thee by Thy Command, before which no created thing can stand, concerning that which Thou hast created [3.5s] | QUM.079-080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11891 | 140 | Arabic | شهد الخادم بوحدانیه الله و فردانیته و بانه هو الاول و الاخر و الظاهر و الباطن | The servant beareth witness to the oneness of God and His singleness, and that He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden [3.5s] | QUM.080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02677 | 330 | mixed | انشاء الله لازال بعنایت محبوب بیزوال فائز باشی و به افق امر که مطلع انوار احکام است | God willing, mayest thou ever be favored through the loving-kindness of the Eternal Beloved and attain unto the horizon of His Cause, which is the Dawning-Place of the lights of His commandments [3.5s] | INBA45:212, BLIB_Or15715.030a, | QUM.081 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Satan; the Evil One; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11892 | 140 | Arabic | یا ابن النداف با ابراهیم علیک و علی ابیک و عمک الطاف الله رب العالمین اقبل بقلبک | O Son of the Cotton-Carder! Upon thee, and upon thy father and thine uncle, be the loving-kindness of God, the Lord of all worlds. Turn thou with thy heart [3.5s] | QUM.096x | Chastisement and requital; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10519 | 70 | Arabic | اسئلک یا الهی باعزاز کلمتک العلیا و اقتدار قلمک الاعلی بان توید حزبک علی ما ینبغی | I beseech Thee, O my God, by the exaltation of Thy Most Sublime Word and the power of Thy Most Exalted Pen, to strengthen Thy people as befitteth them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.186f, | QUM.097 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12772 | 30 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد ابراهیم از تاییدات حضرت قیوم در ملکوت ابهی امیدواریم که از افق | Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim: We cherish the hope that, through the confirmations of the Self-Subsisting Lord, in the Abha Kingdom, from the horizon [3.5s] | QUM.098 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12441 | 130 | Persian | از جود سلطان وجود امیدواریم که در این ایام افتتان و امتحان آن منجذبین جمال رحمن | Through the bounty of the Sovereign of existence, we cherish the hope that in these days of test and trial, those souls who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | QUM.098, QUM.124b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12755 | 50 | Persian | مرسله جنابان اخوان ندافان علیهما بهاء الرحمن مبلغ بیست و پنج لیره انگلیزی معادل یکصد | O ye two respected brothers, recipients of the mercy of the All-Merciful, twenty-five English pounds, equivalent to one hundred [3.5s] | QUM.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12683 | 70 | Persian | ای متذکر بذکر الهی تحریری که بجناب اسم الله مهدی علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O thou who art mindful of the remembrance of God! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Ismu'llah Mahdi, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious [3.5s] | QUM.123b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12725 | 60 | Persian | ای قائم بر پیمان الهی ذکرت در انجمن دوستان الهی گذشت و در مسطورات بندگان ثبت بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God! Thy name was mentioned in the gathering of the friends of God and was written in the writings of His servants [3.5s] | QUM.124-125 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12751 | 50 | Persian | ای دوست من نامه مسطور وصول یافت و مضمون دلیل بر محبت و انجذاب موفور بود | O my friend! Your detailed letter was received, and its contents testified to abundant love and attraction [3.5s] | QUM.124a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12684 | 70 | Persian | ای متمسک بحبل عنایت یکی در بادیه فقر و فقدان پریشان و سرگردان بود و در وادی ذل | O thou who clingest to the cord of heavenly grace, behold, a solitary wanderer, beleaguered amidst the wilderness of poverty and deprivation, bewildered and forlorn within the valley of abasement [4o] | QUM.124c | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12215 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان همواره در این انجمن رحمانی مذکور بوده و هستید و همیشه بلسان | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Ye have ever been, and continue to be, remembered in this divine assemblage, and at all times with the tongue [3.5s] | QUM.125-126 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12379 | 150 | Persian | ای دو سرگشته صحرای محبت الله همیشه در ساحت اقدس مذکور بودید و در حضور جمال قدم | O ye two wanderers in the wilderness of the love of God! Ever were ye remembered in His holy court and in the presence of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | QUM.125a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12330 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محیی فوادی و مجیر ذاتی و مجیب دعواتی و غافر خطیئاتی | Glorified art Thou, O my God, O Quickener of my heart, O Protector of my being, O Answerer of my prayers, and O Forgiver of my sins! [3.5s] | QUM.125b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12413 | 140 | Arabic | اللهم یا محیی الارواح و منعش الاشباح و مرسل الاریاح انی ارجوک ان تسقی العبدین الصادقین | O God! O Quickener of souls, Reviver of bodies, and Sender of winds! I beseech Thee to shower Thy grace upon these two faithful servants [3.5s] | QUM.130-131 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12291 | 190 | Persian | ای خاندان محبت الله آن خانواده همواره دلداده دلبر مهربان بودند و آزرده از جفای | O family beloved of God! That household has ever been enamored of the loving Friend yet afflicted by the cruelty of [3.5s] | QUM.132-133 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12616 | 90 | Persian | ای یار باذل جناب مازل شکر کن خدا را که از لهستان به ایران سفر نمودی و در آن سامان | O thou generous friend! Render thanks unto God that thou hast journeyed from Poland to Iran and in that realm [3.5s] | QUM.132 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12237 | 230 | mixed | ای دوستان ثابت راسخ نامه ایکه مرقوم نموده بودید سبب انجذاب و وله قلوب گردید | O steadfast and unwavering friends! The letter you had penned became the cause of attraction and rapture to the hearts [3.5s] | QUM.133-134 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12216 | 250 | mixed | ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون انی اضع الجبین علی وصید النور المبین و اتضرع | O ye who are attracted, O ye who are faithful! I lay my head on the threshold of the manifest Light and supplicate [3.5s] | QUM.134-135 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12224 | 240 | Persian | ای یاران الهی نامه شما در وقتی ملاحظه گردید که جمعی از اماء رحمان امریکا حاضر | O ye divine friends! Your letter was perused at a time when a group of the handmaidens of the Most Merciful from America were present [3.5s] | QUM.134 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12149 | 360 | Persian | ای جوان رحمانی نامه ایکه بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O youth of the All-Merciful! The letter thou didst address to Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused [3.5s] | QUM.151-152 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12373 | 150 | Persian | ای مظلوم آن اقلیم فی الحقیقه کار بر آن مظلومان تنگ شده زیرا جمعی بی نام و ننگ | O wronged one of that land! Indeed, circumstances have become most difficult for those oppressed souls, for a group bereft of honor and dignity [3.5s] | QUM.151a | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12705 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان معلوم گردید الحمد لله | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and fragrance became evident. Praise be to God [3.5s] | QUM.151b | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12160 | 320 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه هفتم رمضان سنه حالیه که به جناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter dated the seventh of Ramadan of this year, which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s] | QUM.165-166, QUM.192x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12387 | 150 | Persian | ای دو مفتون روی دلبر آفاق هر چند در قم اقامت نتوانستید ولی الحمد لله در جویبار | O ye two souls enraptured by the countenance of the Beloved of all mankind! Though ye were unable to remain in Qum, yet praise be to God, in Juybar [3.5s] | QUM.170-171 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12763 | 40 | mixed | ای کنیز الهی چه آرزوی خوشی نمودی و چه مقصد مبارکی داری و آن خدمت بامرالله است | O handmaiden of God! How goodly is the wish thou hast expressed, and how blessed is thy purpose - to render service to the Cause of God [3.5s] | QUM.171 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12739 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مختصر بسیار مفصل بود زیرا آرزوی عبودیت درگاه جمال مبارک | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though brief in length, thy letter was most comprehensive, for it expressed thy longing to be a servant at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | QUM.178-179 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12288 | 190 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شخص بزرگوار جناب مشهدی حسین ابوی و مشهدی رضای عمو فی الحقیقه | O thou who art the remembrance of those illustrious souls, Jinab-i-Mashhadi Husayn, thy father, and Mashhadi Rida, thine uncle, in truth [3.5s] | QUM.179 | Consolation and comfort; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12165 | 310 | Arabic | اللهم یا من وسعت رحمته کل الاشیاء و کملت نعمته لکل الوری و اغاثت مغفرته اهل الارضین | O God! Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all things, Whose bounty hath been perfected for all creation, and Whose forgiveness hath come to the aid of all who dwell on earth [3.5s] | QUM.186 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12740 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن خدا را که قرینه مومن بالله هستی و همراز با نفسی از دون حق | O handmaiden of God! Render thanks unto God that thou art joined in marriage with one who believeth in God and art an intimate companion to a soul who is detached from all save Him [3.5s] | QUM.194a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12768 | 40 | Persian | ای دوست قلبی بیاد تو افتادم و نام تو خواندم و از درگاه الهی از برای تو عون و عنایت | O intimate friend! I have remembered thee and called out thy name, beseeching divine assistance and bounty for thee from the Threshold of God [3.5s] | QUM.194b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12445 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جواب مختصر مرقوم می گردد از درگاه الهی بکمال عجز و زاری استدعا | O servant of the Threshold! A brief reply is being written. With utmost lowliness and lamentation, I beseech the Divine Court [3.5s] | QUM.198-199 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12732 | 60 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم در قم بخدمت امر اللّه پرداختی و در طهران بیار مهربان ارباب جمشید | O Siyavash! In Qum thou didst arise to serve the Cause of God, and in Tehran thou didst befriend that loving soul, Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | QUM.219.10, YARD.043-044x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03110 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده پروردگار ای آواره من نجار نامه اختصار شما مرا امیدوار نمود که الحمد | O servant of the Lord! O my wandering carpenter! [3.5s]... ...Thy brief letter made me very hopeful. Praise be to God that thou art firm and steadfast | QUM.260 | DAS.1913-11-07x | Education of children; moral education; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12308 | 180 | mixed | یا من اذکره و لاانساه ابدا جناب اخوی بالنیابه از شما وارد بقعه نوراء گشت و الان | O thou whom I remember and shall never forget! Thy honorable brother hath arrived at this luminous Shrine as thy representative, and now [3.5s] | QUM.261a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12416 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله مضامین دلنشین بود و دلیل بر خدماتی که نوزده سال | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and, praise be to God, its contents were soul-refreshing and bore testimony to nineteen years of service [3.5s] | QUM.261b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12620 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده حق حقا که سزاوار عبودیت پروردگاری و با قلبی پاک متوجه به ملکوت تابناک | O servant of the True One! Truly thou art worthy of servitude to thy Lord, and with a pure heart thou art turned toward the resplendent Kingdom [3.5s] | QUM.272 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12411 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده مقبول آستان ابهی ملا اعلی تحسین مینمایند و هاتف ملکوت ابهی تلقین میکند | O thou accepted servant at the Divine Threshold! The exalted Concourse render praise, and the Herald of the Abhá Kingdom doth inspire [3.5s] | QUM.273-274 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12505 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک البائس الفقیر اسیر الطافک اجیر احسانک المستجیر ببابک لیس له سمیر | O my God, my God! Verily, this servant, destitute and poor, captive of Thy bestowals, a thrall of Thy grace, taking refuge at Thy threshold, hath no companion [3.5s] | QUM.273 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12322 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه جناب آقا میرزا محمد باقر خان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused. Verily, his honor Mirza Muhammad-Baqir Khan [3.5s] | INBA85:462 | BSHI.010, BSHI.090-091 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12221 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید در خصوص اختلاف در مسئله میراث بین حضرات افنان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received concerning the differences that have arisen among the Afnán with respect to the question of inheritance [3.5s] | BSHI.100-101 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12678 | 70 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی نامه نمره اول رسید با دو مکتوب ملفوف و فورا جواب مرقوم میگردد | O spiritual friend! Your first letter, together with two enclosed missives, was received, and an immediate response is being written [3.5s] | INBA85:456 | BSHI.101 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12556 | 100 | Persian | ای مستبشر به بشارت رب میثاق بامداد است و من بیاد تو افتادم و دل بتو دادم و در میدان | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of the Lord of the Covenant! The morning hath dawned, and I have remembered thee, given thee my heart, and in the arena [3.5s] | BSHI.106a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12479 | 120 | Persian | ای مست صهبای الست خدمات تو در ساحت اقدس مشکور و در نزد این مشتاقان مشهور | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Ancient Covenant! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are well-pleasing and thy deeds are renowned amongst these ardent souls [3.5s] | BSHI.106b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12408 | 140 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله چه قدر طالعت مبارک و اخترت روشن بود که برب اعلی روحی | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! How blessed was thy destiny and how brilliant thy star, that thou didst attain unto the Most Exalted Lord, may my spirit be offered up for Him! [3.5s] | BSHI.108 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12203 | 260 | mixed | نامه شماره ۴۸ وصول یافت قدوم آن نفس مبارک با دو فرزند و یک یار عزیز سبب سرور | Your letter numbered 48 was received. The arrival of that blessed soul with two children and one cherished friend was the cause of joy [3.5s] | INBA85:461 | BSHI.011, BSHI.123-124 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12302 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران حق و دوستان الهی صبح رمضان است و روزه روز و بیداری شبانست صد هزار کلفت | O ye friends of Truth and companions of God! This is the morn of Ramadan, the time for fasting by day and vigilance by night, amidst myriad hardships [3.5s] | BSHI.110 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12611 | 90 | mixed | ای واسطه سرور و بشارت قلوب دوستان رحمانی این خدمتی که به ان قائمی فی الحقیقه | O thou who art the means of joy and gladness to the hearts of the friends of the All-Merciful! This service to which thou art devoted is, in truth [3.5s] | BSHI.116-117 | Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12512 | 110 | Persian | ای یار خوشمزه نامه های تو از بس شیرین و لطیف و خوش طعم و بامزه است فورا | O cherished friend! Thy letters are so sweet, graceful, delectable and delightful that immediately [3.5s] | INBA85:453 | BSHI.117 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04491 | 170 | Persian | ای یار دلنشین من و دوست نازنین من مدتی است که از سعایت مفتریان بگوشه عزلت خزیده | O my winsome friend and cherished companion! It hath been some time since, due to the calumnies of slanderers, I have withdrawn into seclusion [3.5s] | BSHI.118, PYB#208 p.04 | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12202 | 260 | Persian | ای یار دیرین من نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی با تحریر مخصوص من هر دو | O my long-standing friend! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi, together with my special missive, have both been received [3.5s] | BSHI.119-120 | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12783 | 20 | Arabic | یا امه الله فاطمئنی بذکر الله و طیبی نفسا بموهبه الله و انشرحی صدرا بفضل الله ان فضل ربک علیک عظیم عظیم | O handmaiden of God! Be thou assured in the remembrance of God, let thy soul be gladdened through the bounty of God, and let thy breast be dilated through the grace of God. Verily, the favor of thy Lord upon thee is great, great indeed [3.5s] | INBA85:459a | BSHI.012 | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12557 | 100 | Persian | جناب بشیرالهی مکاتیب جوف ارسال گشت برسانید فی الحقیقه ابدا فرصت تحریر این جوانها | O thou herald of God! The enclosed letters have been dispatched; do thou deliver them. In truth, there is absolutely no time to write to these youth [3.5s] | INBA85:443a | BSHI.122a | Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12781 | 20 | Persian | جناب بشیرالهی همواره بشارت از روحانیت بندگان حضرت رحمانیت میدهی و علیک البهاء | O esteemed Bashír Iláhí! Thou dost ever proclaim the glad tidings of the spirituality of the servants of the Blessed Lord of Mercy. Upon thee be His glory! [4o] | INBA85:469 | BSHI.122b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12679 | 70 | Persian | نامه مبارک آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و قباله بعضی از اسهام خانه حضرت حجت نیز واصل | Thy precious letter was received, as was the deed to certain shares of the residence of his honor Hujjat [3.5s] | BSHI.124-125 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12167 | 310 | Persian | نامه نمرو ۳۷ و ۳۶ رسید مژده انتشار نفحات الله در آنصفحات داشت از اینقرار | Letters numbered 36 and 37 were received, bringing glad tidings of the diffusion of the fragrances of God throughout those regions [3.5s] | BSHI.125-126 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12766 | 40 | Persian | یا حضرت بشیرالهی نصف شب است این چند کلمه مرقوم میگردد روز ابدا دقیقه ای فرصت | O thou divine herald! It is midnight as these few words are being penned. Throughout the day, not a moment's respite was found [3.5s] | INBA85:447a | BSHI.126 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11380 | 240 | Persian | ای یار غمخوار نامه های شما الحمد لله کل رسید و مضمون کل مقرون بمژده ثبوت و استقامت... امروز اوّل شخص در این نبأ عظیم | O compassionate friend! Praise be to God, all thy letters were received, and the contents of each bore glad tidings of steadfastness and constancy... Today thou art foremost in this Great Announcement [3.5s] | INBA85:458 | BSHI.013, BSHI.121-122, GHA.250.08x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12558 | 100 | Arabic | اللهم یا واهب العطاء و باذل الندی و معطی الکنز الاوفی و موفق الاصفیاء علی انفاق | O my Lord! O Bestower of gifts, Source of bounties, Granter of the most glorious treasure, and Guide of the chosen ones to the path of sacrifice! [3.5s] | BSHI.031 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12604 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت الذی خضعت الاعناق لعظمتک و کبریائک و خشعت الاصوات لهیمنتک | My God, my God! Thou art He before Whose majesty and grandeur all necks have bowed low, and before Whose dominion all voices have been hushed in reverence [3.5s] | BSHI.032a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12641 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الفقیر اجعله بشیرا لذوی قرباه و نذیرا لمن اتبع اهل النقض | O my God, O my God! Make this lowly servant of Thine to be a herald of glad-tidings unto his kindred and a warner unto those who follow the people of violation [3.5s] | BSHI.032b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12187 | 280 | Persian | ای بشیرالهی از تو نامههای متعدده رسید ولی مکتوب اخیر دلیل سرور قلب منیر بود | O divine herald! Though numerous letters were received from thee, thy recent letter brought joy to this illumined heart [3.5s] | INBA85:468 | BSHI.033-034 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12642 | 80 | mixed | ای بشیر الهی محزون مباش مغموم مشو لطف و عنایت شامل و کامل و انشاء الله در کل امور | O divine herald! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Divine grace and bounty are all-embracing and complete, and, God willing, shall encompass all affairs [3.5s] | BSHI.036 | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12510 | 110 | Persian | ای بشیرالهی نامه مختصر شما مفصل بود لفظ موجز بود ولی معانی مفصل زیرا دلیل بر انجذاب | O divine herald! Though brief in words, thy letter was detailed in meaning; though concise in expression, it was replete with significance, for it bore testimony to thy attraction [3.5s] | INBA85:450 | BSHI.040-041 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12605 | 90 | Persian | ای بشیرالهی نامه شما رسید از حوادث شیراز تعجب کل حاصل گردید که این چه بدبختی | O Bashir-Ilahi! Thy letter was received, and from the events in Shiraz all were struck with astonishment at such grievous misfortune [3.5s] | BSHI.040 | Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12375 | 150 | Persian | ای بشیر حقیقی جناب میرزا فضل الله خان با نامه شما رسید مضامین نامه بورود ایشان | O true herald! Jinab-i-Mirza Fadlu'llah Khan arrived with your letter, and its contents indicated his arrival [3.5s] | BSHI.043 | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08685 | 90 | Persian | ای حضرت بشیرالهی نامه نمروی ۴۰ وصول یافت ضمنا از عدم ارسال جواب احبای الهی | O Divine Herald! Letter number 40 was received. Moreover, concerning the non-receipt of replies from the friends of God [3.5s] | BSHI.044-045, BSHI.097, MSHR3.248 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12473 | 120 | Persian | ای بشیر ربانی تحریر اخیر واصل گردید و مفاد انجذاب فواد بود که با وجود این بلایا | O divine herald! Thy recent letter was received, and its contents bespoke the attraction of hearts, notwithstanding these tribulations [3.5s] | INBA85:094 | BSHI.044 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12643 | 80 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی در این ماه محرم چند نامه ارسال گردید و همچنین در ماه گذشته | O spiritual herald! During this month of Muharram several letters were dispatched, and likewise in the preceding month [3.5s] | BSHI.045 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12644 | 80 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی نامه دوازدهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به اقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید | O spiritual herald! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah on the twelfth of Sha'ban of this year [3.5s] | INBA85:457b | BSHI.046 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12376 | 150 | Persian | ای بشیر عبدالبهاء شکر کن خدا را که به خدمت قائمی و به عبودیت... ای یار عزیز حمد جمال اسم اعظم را که در ایمان و ایقان | O herald of Abdu'l-Baha! Render thanks unto God that thou art engaged in service and art firm in servitude... O cherished friend! Praise be to the Most Great Name that, in faith and certitude [3.5s] | BSHI.048 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12254 | 210 | Persian | ای بشیر عبدالبهاء نامه شماره ۳۱ رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید از اجتماع یاران در شب | O herald of Abdu'l-Baha! Letter number thirty-one was received and its contents became known. From the gathering of the friends on the eve of [3.5s] | BSHI.049-050 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07906 | 100 | mixed | ای بشیر عبدالبهاء محزون مباش زیرا مفتون جمال ابهائی با وجود انگه چنان یار مهربانی | O Bashír of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Be not sorrowful, for thou art enraptured by the Abhá Beauty, and possessed of such a loving companion [3.5s] | BSHI.049, MSHR2.130 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12765 | 40 | Persian | ای بشیر عزیز من شمائل دلنشین در نهایت ملاحت و صباحت ملاحظه گردید و علیک البهاء | O my dear herald! Your charming countenance, in the utmost grace and beauty, was beheld. Upon you be glory! [3.5s] | BSHI.050 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10381 | 220 | Persian | ای بشیر عزیز من نامه شما وصول یافت و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید دلیل بر وصول نامه | O dearly cherished Bashir! Your letter was received and perused with the utmost attention, serving as evidence of its arrival [3.5s] | BSHI.051-052, MSHR4.082x | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12244 | 220 | Persian | ای بشیر من آنچه به جناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید رکاب همایون | O my herald! I have considered what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi in the presence of [3.5s] | BSHI.052-053 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12175 | 300 | Persian | ای بشیر من مکاتیبی که به تاریخ پنجم شوال مرقوم نموده بودید در بیستم ذی الحجه | O thou my herald! The letters which thou didst pen on the fifth day of Shawwal were received on the twentieth of Dhi'l-Hajjih [3.5s] | BSHI.053-054 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12351 | 160 | Persian | ای بشیر نشر نور منیر جناب سید تقی چون نذیر در کمال هیمنت حاضر و رجای تحریر | O thou herald who diffusest the resplendent light! Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi hath arrived with utmost dignity as a warner, requesting that I write [3.5s] | BSHI.054-055 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12474 | 120 | Persian | ای بشیر یوسف الهی بشیر مصری مشام پیر کنعانی را به رائحه قمیص یوسفی معطر نمود | O thou herald of the divine Joseph! The Egyptian herald perfumed the senses of that venerable one of Canaan with the fragrance of Joseph's garment [3.5s] | INBA85:088b | BSHI.055-056 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12675 | 70 | Persian | ای بشیر یوسف رحمانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع معانی مضامین روحانی | O thou herald of the Joseph of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted. All its meanings were spiritual in content [3.5s] | BSHI.056 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12606 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده جمال حقیقی الان در شهر مالدن امریک به ذکر آن یار مهربان پرداختم شب و روز | O thou servant of the True Beauty! At this moment in the city of Malden, America, I am engaged in the remembrance of that kind friend, day and night [3.5s] | INBA85:442 | BSHI.059 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12742 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق جناب لورد لامینگتون به شیراز تشریف آورند شخص محترمی است و سیاسی | O servant of Truth! The honorable Lord Lamington hath arrived in Shiraz. He is a distinguished personage, sagacious in matters of statecraft [4o] | INBA85:452a | BSHI.060 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12676 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق مضامین نامه که دلالت بر شور و وله احباء و انجذاب و التهاب قلوب اصفیا | O servant of God! The contents of the letter, which indicated the enthusiasm and ardor of the loved ones and the attraction and fervor of pure hearts [3.5s] | BSHI.061 | Love of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12475 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک در هر ماهی نامه های متعدد به شما مرقوم میگردد | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! In every month, numerous letters are being penned unto thee [3.5s] | INBA85:455b | BSHI.064 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12352 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted. Its contents were imbued [3.5s] | BSHI.066-067 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12607 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou servant near to the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted [3.5s] | BSHI.066 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12476 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قلت فرصت مجبور بر اختصارم نامه مورخ بیست و چهارم جمادی الاول | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Due to scarcity of time I am compelled to be brief. Thy letter dated 24 Jamádíyu'l-Avval [3.5s] | INBA85:446b | BSHI.068-069 | Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12608 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب سروش الحمدلله متوجه الی الله و منجذب به نفحات الله و ثابت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant, Jinab-i-Surush! Praise be to God that thou art turned unto Him, art attracted by His sweet fragrances, and art steadfast [3.5s] | BSHI.070 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12677 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت ادیب جلیل نهایت خوشنودی و ممنونی از همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! His honour the distinguished Adib hath brought the utmost joy and gratitude through his lofty endeavours and noble purposes [3.5s] | BSHI.071 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12511 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در این مدت مکاتیبی از شما نرسید و اگر میرسید جواب مرقوم میگشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! During this period no letters have been received from thee, and had they been received, replies would have been composed [3.5s] | INBA85:092b | BSHI.072 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12299 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان صبح نامه ای به شما مرقوم شد حال نامه جدید آن جناب رسید در خصوص | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This morning a letter to thee was written, and now thy new letter hath arrived regarding [3.5s] | BSHI.073 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for governments and rulers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12300 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید ولی از عدم مجال و کثرت ملال جواب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters were received from thee, but due to lack of opportunity and abundance of cares, no reply was sent [3.5s] | BSHI.074-075 | Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12477 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان فی الحقیقه منجذب ملکوتی و مشتعل به نار محبه الله یاران از تو راضی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou art in truth attracted to the Kingdom and ablaze with the fire of the love of God. The friends are pleased with thee [3.5s] | BSHI.074 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12405 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده که به جناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی و همچنین | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The numerous letters which thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Manshadi, as well as [3.5s] | BSHI.075-076 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12378 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیبی که بجناب محمدعلیخان مرقوم نموده بودید باذن و اجازه ایشان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letters which thou didst address to Muhammad-'Ali Khan, with his consent and permission [3.5s] | BSHI.076-077 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12132 | 420 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که به جناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت از حوادث | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was perused. From the events [3.5s] | BSHI.077-078 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07679 | 110 | Persian | ای یار عزیز در این ایام مصمم دیار غربم شاید در عبودیت آستان احدیت نفسی برآرم | O dearly beloved friend! In these days I am resolutely bound for the Western realms, that perchance I may draw a breath in servitude at the threshold of the one true God [3.5s] | INBA85:465, BLIB_Or.08117.016, | BSHI.008, BSHI.120, NJB_v02#11 p.001 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12645 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای در کمال انجذابات روحانیه به جناب رایس مرقوم گردید ایصال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter, imbued with the utmost spiritual attraction, was written to Jinab-i-Ra'is, and conveyed [3.5s] | BSHI.082-083 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12353 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب مرحوم منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to the late Jinab-i-Manshadi was perused [3.5s] | BSHI.083 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12553 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بشیر بشارت عزم زیارت داشت این بسیار محبوب و مرغوب | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of good tidings announced the intention of pilgrimage, which is most welcome and pleasing [3.5s] | INBA85:093 | BSHI.085-086 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12406 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ۲۵ جمادی الاول واصل گردید و به موجب خواهش شما قبوضات | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 25 Jamádi'l-Avval was received, and in accordance with thy request, the receipts [3.5s] | BSHI.086-087 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12432 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید از کثرت مشاغل مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود نامه و نظامنامه | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is herein given. Thy letter [3.5s] | BSHI.087 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12433 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود فتوغراف | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief response is written. The photograph [3.5s] | BSHI.089 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12712 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان حق نمره ۵۱ رسید مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق باش روزی خواهد آمد که... مطمئن به فضل و عنایت حق باش | O servant of the Threshold of God! Letter number 51 hath arrived. Rest thou assured of the grace and bounty of God. The day shall come when… Rest thou confident in the grace and bounty of God [3.5s] | INBA85:463a | BSHI.009, BSHI.057b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12713 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شماره ۷۹ که ارسال نموده بودید در وسط دریای محیط محاط شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter number 79 which thou hast dispatched reached me in the midst of the vast ocean [3.5s] | BSHI.090 | Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12301 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ به ۱۱ جمادی الاول ۱۳۲۷ رسید با نامه محفل روحانی شیراز | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 11 Jamádiyu'l-Avval 1327, together with the missive from the Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz, was received [3.5s] | BSHI.091-092 | Law of inheritance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12714 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ غره جمادی الثانی ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید و آنچه در آن خواهش | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the first of Jamadiyu'th-Thani 1327 was received, and whatsoever thou didst request therein [3.5s] | BSHI.092 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12478 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما چون ابر بهار فیض معانی و چون جوهر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters, like the spring rain, have showered down divine meanings and like unto gems [3.5s] | INBA85:445 | BSHI.093-094 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12407 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نمره ۶۵ رسید از برای عبدالبهاء آسایش جسم و راحت جان فضل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Letter number 65 was received. Through divine bounty, physical comfort and tranquility of soul for 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA85:444 | BSHI.093 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12555 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان نمیدانی که عبدالبهاء در چه طوفان و بحرانی و چه مشقت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou knowest not in what tempest and turmoil, and in what tribulation 'Abdu'l-Bahá dwelleth [3.5s] | BSHI.094 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12610 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت در عهد و پیمان از سفر امریک و فرنگ به سمت افریک شتافتم و حال در پورت سعید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From my journey through America and Europe, I hastened toward Africa, and now I am in Port Said [3.5s] | INBA85:457a | BSHI.095-096 | Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12609 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق تحریر لطیف مرقوم به اقا سید تقی ملاحظه گردید چون نسیم جنت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy graceful letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid Taqi was perused; like unto the breeze of Paradise [3.5s] | BSHI.095 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08674 | 200 | Persian | ای جان من ای یار مهربان من در هر هفته نامه ای در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت... ای پروردگار ياران شيراز محرم رازند و در عبوديت آستان مقدس | O my soul, O my kind companion! Every week a letter, in utmost eloquence and articulateness... O Lord! The friends of Shiraz are confidants of mysteries, and in servitude at Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s] | BSHI.096-097, MJMJ2.014x, MMG2#451 p.498x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12323 | 170 | Persian | ای حضرت بشیر من همواره در خاطر این آواره ای و منظور نظر این مسجون از خدا | O herald of glad tidings! Thou art ever present in the thoughts of this wanderer and art the object of this prisoner's gaze toward God [3.5s] | BSHI.098 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12235 | 230 | Persian | ای خادم امرالله و ای بنده درگاه کبریا جناب میرزا عبدالله چندی بود که در صحرای حرمان | O servant of the Cause of God and bondsman at His Most Great Threshold, Jinab-i-Mirza Abdullah! For some time now, in the wilderness of deprivation [3.5s] | BSHI.099 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12718 | 60 | Persian | ای ربانی البته بسرعت تمام منزلی در مصیطبه فوقانی آفتاب گیر از هر طرف هوا گیر | O divine friend! Assuredly, with utmost haste, secure a residence in the upper quarters, one that is sunlit and ventilated from every direction [3.5s] | DVB5.218 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06256 | 160 | mixed | قلم اعلی در کل احیان شهادت میدهد بر اینکه اوست یکتا خداوند بیمانند لم یزل و لایزال | The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness at all times that He is the One God, the Peerless, the Ever-Abiding and Everlasting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.173, | DVB5.035-036x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12817 | 110 | Persian | ای حق نظر شکر کن خدا را که نظر بحق داری و توجه بغنی مطلق پرتوی از شعاع شمس | O thou who gazest toward Truth! Render thanks unto God that thou hast fixed thy gaze upon Truth and hast turned toward the omnipotent Lord. Thou art a ray from the Sun's brilliance [3.5s] | KASH.190 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12815 | 100 | Persian | ای فخر اسراایل سلاله یعقوب در جمیع کتب مقدسه موعود برب جنودند و پیمان سجود در | O pride of Israel, Descendant of Jacob! In all the holy Books they are promised unto the Lord of Hosts, and the covenant of prostration is [3.5s] | KASH.194 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11957 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد سفره ضیافتی که گستردی و خوان نعمت مهنائی که مهیا نمودی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The banquet-spread which thou didst lay out, and the wholesome feast of plenty thou didst prepare | KASH.197 | ADMS#101 | Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12813 | 130 | Persian | ای جمع احباء الحمد لله در شبستان اسراایل شمعی روشنید و در دبستان حضرت ابراهیم | O concourse of the beloved ones! Praise be to God that ye are a shining lamp in the sanctuary of Israel and in the school of His Holiness Abraham [3.5s] | KASH.207-208 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12305 | 180 | mixed | ای یاران من در این دم بیاد شما افتادم و بذکر شما پرداختم یاران الهی سلاله حضرت خلیل | O My friends! In this moment I remember you and engage in your mention - O divine friends, descendants of His Holiness Abraham [3.5s] | INBA85:059 | KASH.241-242 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12671 | 70 | Persian | ای دو بنده جمال قدم سراج بهاج الطاف در زجاج قلوب اشراق نمود انوار هدایت کبری | O two servants of the Ancient Beauty! The lamp of divine favors hath shed its radiance through the glass of the hearts, and the lights of supreme guidance have shone forth [3.5s] | INBA85:058a | KASH.241a | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12816 | 100 | Persian | ای نهالهای گلشن الهی پدر بزرگوار بجانفشانی کامکار گردید و در مشهد فدا پی | O sapling of the divine rose-garden! Thy noble father attained unto supreme felicity through his sacrifice, and in the sacred spot of martyrdom [3.5s] | KASH.243 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12622 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی نامه اخیر رسید از عون و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدم چنانست | O ye servants of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and through the grace and bounty of the One True Lord my hope is thus [3.5s] | KASH.251 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12154 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران الهی جناب زائر از برای هر یک از شماها نامه مخصوص خواسته ولی این عبد | O ye divine friends! The honored pilgrim hath requested a special letter for each one of you, but this servant [3.5s] | KASH.264 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12814 | 110 | Persian | ای دو دوست روحانی صد هزار امور لازمرا کنار گذاشته ام و محض خاطر شما نامه | O My two spiritual friends! One hundred thousand pressing matters have I laid aside, and solely for your sake do I take up this letter [3.5s] | KASH.280b | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12818 | 100 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی حمد خدا را که چندی درین بقعه مبارکه همدم و همنشین بودی | O thou who hast circled round the Concourse on High! All praise be to God that thou wert, for a time, an intimate companion and close associate in this blessed Spot [3.5s] | KASH.428-429x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02491 | 240 | mixed | الهی الهی هذان عبدان منجذبان الی طلعتک النوراء و جمالک الابهی خاضعان لاحبتک | My God, my God! These are two servants, drawn to Thy luminous countenance and Thy Most Glorious Beauty, who are submissive before Thy loved ones [3.5s] | KHMT.016x, KHMT.061x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00461 | 1560 | mixed | یا ایها الناظر الی افقی و الطائر فی هوآئی اسمع ندائی قد ارتفع فی هذا الحین و | O thou who gazest upon Mine horizon and soareth in Mine atmosphere! Hearken unto My call which hath been raised at this moment [3.5s] | INBA42:143, BLIB_Or15690.033, , BLIB_Or15718.063, , BLIB_Or15728.178, | KHMT.018-019x, YMM.304x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Proclamation to Jews; Proclamation to the people of the world; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09174 | 110 | mixed | یا یهودا حمد کن مقصود عالمیان را تورا تائید فرمود بر عرفان مشرق وحی و مطلع الهامش | O Judah! Glorify the Desire of all worlds, for He hath aided thee to recognize the Dawning-Place of His Revelation and the Source of His inspiration [3.5s] | KHMT.018 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08620 | 120 | Arabic | یا یهودا ان الطور یحدث و القوم لایسمعون ان السدره تنادی و الناس لایفقهون اسمع | O Judah! The Mount speaketh, yet the people hear not; the Lote-Tree calleth aloud, yet mankind comprehendeth not. Hearken [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.023a, | KHMT.019 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09459 | 80 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز حق اگر خویشان از تو بیزار شدند الحمد لله مظهر الطاف پروردگاری و | O cherished handmaid of God, if thy kindred have turned away from thee, praise be unto God, for thou art the recipient of thy Lord's favours [3.5s] | KHMT.022, KASH.311 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04404 | 170 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر هر چند طفلی ولی راشد و بالغ زیرا بلوغ و رشد بایمان و ایقان و | O thou skilled poet! Though yet a child, thou art indeed mature and of full stature, for true maturity and development are attained through faith and certitude [3.5s] | KHMT.028-029, KASH.312 | Differences in human capacity; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04095 | 180 | Persian | ای مهدی یاران روز تمام شد و آفتاب دم غروبست و خامه عبدالبهاء از بامداد تا | O Mahdi! The companions' day hath drawn to a close and the sun hath reached the hour of setting, and the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá since early morn [3.5s] | KHMT.036, MAS5.034 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11393 | 30 | Persian | تلگرافی از کاشان رسید که معارف مدرسه وحدت بشررا بست سبحان الله مدنیت بر زبان میرانند و تیشه بر ریشه مدنیت میزنند مدرسه باید باز نمود نه مدارس را بست | A telegram hath been received from Kashan, informing that the school of Wahdat-i-Bashar hath been closed by the authorities. Glorified be God! They speak of civilization with their tongues, yet strike at its very root with their axe. Schools must needs be opened, not closed [3.5s] | KHMT.050x | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07449 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل حقا که جلیلی و دلیل بر آن تقرب بارگاه کبریا و انجذاب بنفحات | O scion of His Holiness the Friend! Verily thou art glorious, and this is attested by thy nearness to the Court of Grandeur and thy attraction to the fragrances [3.5s] | KHMT.054, KASH.295 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03204 | 210 | mixed | ای ناظم لئالی منثور قریحه ات سیال و اشعار آبدارت چون ماء زلال شیرین و بدیع و | O thou who stringest scattered pearls, thy flowing genius and crystalline verses are sweet and wondrous as pure, limpid streams [3.5s] | KHMT.058-059, TSQA3.272, ANDA#59 p.65, MAS9.104, KASH.113-114 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04780 | 160 | Persian | ای شاعر فصیح بلیغ اشعار چون آب روان قرائت گردید بدیع و لطیف بود در بعضی مواقع | O eloquent poet! Thy verses flowed even as a rushing stream, and were distinguished by their refinement and originality in all instances [3.5s] | KHMT.058x | Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08926 | 90 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه کاشان مدتی پریشان بود الحمد لله حال پرتو افشانست اشعه ساطعه شمس | O blessed souls of Kashan! For a time ye were scattered, but praise be to God, now the radiance shineth forth and the effulgent rays of the Sun are diffused [3.5s] | INBA85:058b | KHMT.061-062, KASH.241b | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11472 | 20 | Persian | اما قضیه صبیه شما اگر در میان خلق به کلیمی مشهورو معروفند شریعت تورات مجری دارید | As for the matter of your daughter, if she is known and recognized among the people as a follower of the Jewish Faith, you must implement the laws of the Torah [3.5s] | KHMT.062x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2843 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 60 | Persian | در این مسافرت بسیار زحمت کشیدید . این اوقات بواسطه حرب عمومی مسافرت بسیار صعب و مشگل | In this journey ye have endured manifold hardships. At this time, by reason of the universal conflagration, travel hath become most arduous and difficult [3.5s] | KHMT.069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01919 | 280 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما از بغداد رسید الحمد لله در ظل عنایت مسافرت بعراق و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter from Baghdad hath been received. Praise be unto God, under the shadow of divine favors thou hast journeyed to Iraq [3.5s] | KHMT.070-071, MSHR4.060x, YARP2.161 p.169, PPAR.127, YARD.147-148, QUM.233-234 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2206 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 110 | Persian | احبا هر روز در انتظار نامه جدیدی هستند که از من به آنها برسد و پس از وصول بخوانند و در جعبه های خود بگذارند | The beloved ones await, day after day, a fresh epistle that shall reach them from Me, that they may peruse it upon its arrival and place it within their treasured boxes [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2451 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 90 | Persian | در اوقاتیکه جمالقدم جل جلاله به سلیمانیه تشریف برده در کوه سرگلو معتکف و منزوی بودند | In those times when the Ancient Beauty, glorified be His majesty, had betaken Himself to Sulaymaniyyih and was secluded and withdrawn upon Mount Sar-Galu [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; High station of the true believer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3298 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 30 | Persian | حالا اگر احبای الهی بهمان حدیث اول یعنی به یکی از الواح جمال قدم جل جلاله عامل باشند | Now if the beloved ones of God would act in accordance with that first tradition, namely, one of the Tablets of the Ancient Beauty, may His glory be exalted [3.5s] | KHMT.074-075 | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1300 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | این حاجی محمد یک روز گریبان کشیش مسیحی را گرفته بود که اورا تبلیغ نماید | Lo! On a certain day, this Haji Muhammad seized the collar of a Christian priest that he might convert him to the Faith [3.5s] | KHMT.076-077 | Humor; jokes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0548 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 500 | Persian | حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود | The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s] | KHMT.078-079 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1307 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | در زمان فتعلیشاه ذوالفقار خان نامی حاکم سمنان بود بسیار شخص غیور و جسوری بود | During the reign of Fath-'Ali-Shah, one Dhu'l-Faqar Khan governed Simnan, and he was a man possessed of exceeding valor and intrepidity [3.5s] | KHMT.079-080 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Imam Husayn; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1252 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 250 | Persian | بلی چنین است این آخوند همیشه ورد زبانش یا لیتنی کنت معک فافوز فوزاًعظیما بود ولی چون خودرا در صحرای کربلا | Yea, verily, such was this divine that forever upon his tongue were the words "Would that I had been with Thee, that I might have attained a most great triumph," yet when he found himself upon the plain of Karbila [3.5s] | KHMT.080-081 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1746 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 170 | Persian | حاج میرزا کمال الدین نراقی عموئی داشت موسوم به حاجی ملا محمد نراقی روزی حاجی میرزا کمال الدین حکایت کرد | Hajj Mirza Kamal'ud-Din-i-Naraqi had an uncle named Haji Mulla Muhammad-i-Naraqi. One day Haji Mirza Kamal'ud-Din related [3.5s] | KHMT.081-082 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1832 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | حصول تائید منوط بتبلیغ است اگر تبلیغ تعطیل شود تائید نیز منقطع خواهد شد . تائید معلق و موکول به قیام است | The acquisition of confirmations is dependent on teaching the Cause. If the teaching is stopped, then confirmations will likewise cease… It is incumbent on each and every one of the believers to lead, in the span of a year, at least one person to the river of guidance | KHMT.082 | ADMS#293 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0993 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 310 | Persian | Translation List; Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A | محبت ، محبت ، محبت ، محبت جاذب قلوب است محبت جالب نفوس است . حتی این کرات جسیمه | Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls. Even these massive globes revolve through the power of gravity | KHMT.083-084 | ADMS#294 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1747 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 170 | Persian | در این مدت من تب داشتم و نتوانستم در محفل شما حضور پیدا کنم لذا از ملاقات شما ها محروم بودم | During this period, I was stricken with fever and could not attain unto your gathering; thus was I deprived of meeting with you all [3.5s] | KHMT.090 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2994 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 50 | Persian | حالا وقت آنستکه آنچه در دل داری بگوئی زیرا تا بحال فرصتی حاصل نشده که بتوانم شما را ملاقات و بدرد های دلت برسم | Now is the time for thee to reveal that which lieth within thy heart, for until this hour no opportunity hath been vouchsafed Me to meet with thee and to attend to the sorrows of thy heart [3.5s] | KHMT.092 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1609 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 190 | Persian | شما که به ایران میروید بهر جا وارد شدید باید روح مجسم باشید . با انجذابی رحمانی و انعکاس ملکوتی | O ye who journey unto Iran! Whithersoever ye enter, ye must be embodied spirits, with divine attraction and heavenly radiance [3.5s] | KHMT.098-099 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10712 | 60 | Persian | جناب زائر الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال مبارک بارض مقدسه رسیدی و بشرف زیارت | O honored pilgrim! Praise be to God, through the grace and bounties of the Blessed Beauty thou hast attained unto the Holy Land and been honored with pilgrimage [3.5s] | KHMT.099-100 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3125 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 40 | Persian | باید مواظب باشید که جانطه شمارا سارقین در راه بسرقت نبرند بسیار بسیار دقت و مراقبت نمائید | Take heed lest thieves upon the way make plunder of thy purse; be thou exceedingly vigilant and watchful [3.5s] | KHMT.099 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for protection; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02691 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۹ شهر رجب ۳۳۹ بود رسید در جواب باختصار مجبورم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the ninth of Rajab 339 was received. I am compelled to be brief in reply [3.5s] | KHMT.105 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3482 | 20 | Persian | هر بنیانی عاقبت ویران شود مگر خدمت باستان یزدان پس خدمتی در دیوان الهی نما تا بایوان رحمانی راه یابی | Every foundation shall ultimately crumble save service at the threshold of the Ancient of Days; therefore render thou a service at the Divine Court, that thou mayest find thy way unto the pavilion of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | KHMT.192 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01245 | 350 | Persian | ای جوانان روحانی هر جوانی از اهل این خاکدان در فکر این جهان و منهمک در شهوات | O ye spiritual youths! Many a youth inhabiting this mound of earth is only thinking of this material plane | KHMT.192x, RHQM2.0892-893 (313) (195-196x), TISH.035-036, MAS5.244 | DAS.1914-07-25 | High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2240 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است | The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man | KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10 | SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||
| AB12472 | 120 | Persian | اما مسئله گلستان فی الحقیقه بیچارهگان اموات را از دست زاغ و کلاغ خلاص میکند | As to the matter of the Gulistan, verily it delivereth the helpless dead from the ravens and the crows [3.5s] | YARD.111-112x | Shrines and Holy places; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03806 | 190 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | |||||||
| AB04789 | 160 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای طالب حقیقت قوت و عظمت بهاء الله را ملاحظه نما که در اندک مدت شرق و غربرا | O thou seeker after truth! Behold the power and greatness of Baha’u’llah! Within a short span of time, He hath stirred up the East and the West | NURA#02, MMK4#065 p.075 | LOTW#02 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00360 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر | O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden | NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041 | LOTW#03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00790 | 440 | mixed | Light of the World | ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن | O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires | NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058 | LOTW#04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01406 | 330 | mixed | Light of the World | ای فرع جلیل سدره مقدسه مبارکه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا در وقتیکه | O thou distinguished branch of the blessed and sacred Lote-Tree! When the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—would visit Haifa | INBA87:269b, INBA52:273 | NURA#08, MMK4#059 p.067, HHA.095, DUR3.099, PZHN v2#1 p.105 | LOTW#08, GEN.323 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB05725 | 140 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طالب حق مکتوب رسید از من خواهش نگارش تاریخ نموده بودی و همچنین نبواتیکه در | O thou seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked me for a written history as well as a record of the prophecies concerning the Bab and Baha’u’llah | NURA#09, MMK4#002 p.001 | LOTW#09 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01752 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره الرحمانیه از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل غیر متناهیه جواب | O thou noble branch of the divine Tree! Countless occupations and endless vicissitudes have delayed my reply to thy letter | NURA#10, MMK4#060 p.068, PZHN v2#1 p.106 | LOTW#10 | Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05332 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی | O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq | NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017 | LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00552 | 530 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و | O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor | NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x | LOTW#12 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور | O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness | BLIB_Or.08117.056, | NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x | LOTW#14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB07922 | 100 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده الهی طهران وطن آن دلبر مهربانست و منشا آن نور لامکان تو نیز در آن | O servant of God! Ṭihran is the homeland of the compassionate Beloved and the abode of that Light of the realms of the Placeless | NURA#15, MMK4#015 p.014 | LOTW#15 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01467 | 320 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور | O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness | INBA85:086 | NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162 | LOTW#16 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB05237 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا | O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab | INBA85:074 | NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021 | LOTW#18 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04317 | 170 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان سوال از سفر مبارک نموده بودی جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast asked concerning the travels of Baha’u’llah. The Blessed Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—travelled directly from Ṭihran to Hamadan | NURA#19, MMK4#021 p.022 | LOTW#19 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Persian | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05607 | 310 | Persian | Light of the World | آذربايجان از بدايت طلوع صبح هدی رايت ايمان و ايقان بر افراخت و امر الله را انتشار عظيم حاصل گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Mashhadí Isma‘íl hath been received. The traces of the pen of that loving friend have brought joy to my heart | NURA#21, MMK4#025 p.024x | LOTW#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00502 | 550 | mixed | Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی تری ان سلیل محمود قد اخذته الرجفه و الفجاه من کل عدو عنود و ضاق | O Lord, my God! Thou seest how the son of Mahmúd hath been seized with trembling and dismay, at the hand of hostile enemies | NURA#22, MMK4#026 p.024x, MSHR5.213-214 | LOTW#22 | Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01452 | 330 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من ذاق حلاوه کل بلاء فی سبیل الله و قام بروحه و ذاته و کینونته علی خدمه | O thou who hast tasted of the sweetness of every affliction in the path of God, who hast arisen with thy spirit, thy being, and thine inmost essence to serve His Cause and to exalt His Word | NURA#23, MMK4#027 p.025 | LOTW#23 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03195 | 210 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتاقان جمال دلبر مهربان معشوق عالمیان و محبوب روحانیان و مقصود ربانیان و | O ye who yearn for the beauty of the compassionate Beloved! No sooner had He Who is the Beloved of the worlds, the Desire of the spiritually minded | INBA87:262b, INBA52:266 | NURA#24, MKT2.267, MMK4#030 p.029 | LOTW#24 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00427 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابتان بر میثاق نیر اعظم اشراق چون از افق عراق طلوع فرمود و پرتوی نورانی از | O ye who stand fast and firm in the Covenant! No sooner had the Most Great Luminary of the world risen above the horizon of Iraq | NURA#25, MMK4#036 p.039, MSHR4.139-140 | LOTW#25 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01585 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | ای سلیل عزیز آن مستغرق دریای مغفرت الهی مدتیست مدیده تحریری نشد و تقریری نگشت | O thou beloved scion of him that hath been immersed in the ocean of divine forgiveness! A long time hath passed since I last wrote | NURA#26, MMK4#179 p.222, MMK5#030 p.031 | LOTW#26 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00416 | 600 | Persian | Translation List; Light of the World | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء صبح است و از مقام اعلی روحی لتربته الفداء بحیفا | O ye loving friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It is early morning and I have returned to Haifa from the Shrine of the Bab | NURA#27, MKT3.199, AKHA_104BE #10 p.00اوّل, AVK4.451ax, KHSH12.009 | LOTW#27, ADMS#065i01x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Past, present and future of Iran; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00050 | 1460 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا | O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha | INBA87:394, INBA52:405 | NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x | LOTW#28, LTDT.070x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | mixed | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00356 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر | O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up | NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052 | LOTW#31 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01083 | 380 | mixed | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء ید قدرت الهیه چون خیمه عزت ابدیه وحدت عالم انسانیرا | O beloved friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! No sooner had the Hand of divine power raised the tabernacle of everlasting glory | NURA#32, MMK4#051 p.056, MSHR3.071 | LOTW#32 | Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00271 | 720 | mixed | Light of the World | یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه | O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy | NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511 | LOTW#33 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07401 | 110 | Persian | Light of the World | ای دو ستاره فرقدان الحمد لله بنور هدایت روی تابان دارید و خوی مشکین و مقبول | O ye twin shining stars! Praise be to God, for your faces are resplendent with the light of guidance, and your dispositions are pleasing and favoured | NURA#34, MMK4#057 p.065 | LOTW#34 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | mixed | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB08298 | 100 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ورقه خضره نضره مستبشره از مصیبت کبری اگر صدهزار سال ناله و فغان کنیم و آه | O thou verdant, fresh, and radiant leaf! Were we to weep and moan for a hundred thousand years at this Supreme Affliction | NURA#36, MMK4#067 p.076 | LOTW#36 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05834 | 140 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ناظر بملکوت جلال پرتو جمال آفاق عالم را نورانی نمود و فیض رحمانی مبذول | O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Kingdom of Glory! The splendour of the Beauty of the world illumined the whole earth | NURA#37, MMK4#071 p.078, FRH.267-268 | LOTW#37 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02482 | 240 | mixed | Light of the World | احبای الهی که از خلیج کلیم ببحر رب عظیم و طمطام جمال قدیم توجه نموده اند در | Those loved ones of God who have turned from the Mosaic gulf towards the ocean of the Almighty Lord and the billowing waters of His Ancient Beauty | NURA#38, MMK4#074 p.080 | LOTW#38 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00174 | 870 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من عتبتک السامیه ملجای و ملاذی و ساحت قدسک مرجعی و معاذی اتضرع بقلب مضطرم | O Thou Whose exalted Threshold is my haven and my refuge, Whose hallowed Sanctuary is my shelter and my abode | NURA#39, MMK4#078 p.083 | LOTW#39 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02019 | 270 | mixed | Light of the World | اگر چه شمس حقیقت بظاهر بغمام غیبت مجلل لکن چون بچشم بینا نگری و گوش شنوا | Although the Sun of Truth may outwardly be veiled by the clouds of concealment, were one to look with a perceiving eye | INBA55:105, INBA87:475 , INBA52:495 | NURA#43, MMK4#126 p.131 | LOTW#43 | Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB06359 | 130 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مومن بجمال قدم حضرت احدیت و سلطان ربوبیت بر عرش عظمت استقرار یافت و بجمیع | O thou who hast truly believed in the Ancient Beauty! The King of eternal glory, the sovereign Lord, hath been established upon the throne of grandeur | NURA#44, MMK4#114 p.123 | LOTW#44 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00299 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear | NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030 | LOTW#45 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Persian | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار | O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity | NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183 | LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04252 | 170 | mixed | Light of the World | ای افنون سدره مبارکه در ادوار سابقه یا ظهور تجلی جمال بود و یا سطوع انوار | O thou twig of the Sacred Lote-Tree! The Dispensations of the past manifested either the splendour of the divine Beauty or the radiance of the divine Glory | NURA#47, MMK4#089 p.103 | LOTW#47 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01376 | 330 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای آوارگان عبدالبهاء آواره اید آزرده اید بی سر و سامانید زیرا خانه و | O ye homeless ones of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Ye are homeless and afflicted; ye are displaced and dispossessed of all | NURA#48, MMK4#046 p.050, NANU_AB#52 | LOTW#48 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01648 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من ایده الله لاعلاء کلمه الله و نشر نفحات ریاض قدسه چندی بود که در این سجن | O thou whom the Lord hath aided to magnify His Word and to diffuse the sweet savours of the rose-garden of His holiness | NURA#49, MMK4#047 p.051x, PYK.270 | LOTW#49 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Law of pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00663 | 480 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest | INBA85:370 | NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046 | LOTW#50 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02734 | 230 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طبیب روحانی جسد امکان بامراض شدیده و عوارض مزمنه و علل ساریه و حمای مطبقه | O thou spiritual physician! The body of humankind was afflicted with severe ills and chronic diseases, contagious maladies and prolonged fevers | INBA85:373 | NURA#51, MMK4#104 p.114, YMM.046 | LOTW#51 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB07944 | 100 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی چون غضنفر الهی از بیشه رحمانی برون شتافت چنان زایر و نعره | O thou servant of the Abha Beauty! When the celestial Lion rushed forth from the forest of the All-Merciful, He let out such a mighty roar that the sly foxes of ignorance | NURA#52, MMK4#110 p.120, IDAB.23 | LOTW#52 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06650 | 120 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدایت پرتوی بر شرق زد خاور را روشن نمود و شعاای بر غرب زد | O servant of the one true God! The Morn of divine guidance hath shed its radiance upon the East and lit up the Orient | NURA#53, MMK4#113 p.122 | LOTW#53 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00806 | 440 | mixed | Light of the World | ای موقن بایات الله گویند که قوای اعظم عالم قوه سلطنت قاهره و سطوت حکومت باهره | O true believer in the verses of God! It is said that the greatest power in the world is the power of an all-compelling sovereignty | INBA87:497x, INBA52:522x | NURA#54, MMK4#117 p.125x, MATA.033-034x | LOTW#54 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB03189 | 210 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مخمور جام الهی در بریه ارض مقدسه صحرای سیناء بقعه مبارکه وادی طوی طور تجلی | O thou who art inebriated by the heavenly cup! In the wilderness of Sinai in the Holy Land, in the hallowed precincts of the vale of Towa | NURA#55, MMK4#131 p.134, BSHI.104-105, MSHR5.145-146, MSHR5.419x, MJMJ3.088ax, MMG2#214 p.242x | LOTW#55 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | mixed | Light of the World | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی | O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.” | INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197 | NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x | LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367 | R. Yazhari | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB01409 | 330 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید شکایت از محفلتان نموده بودی که در اضطراب است هر مرضی | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou didst complain that your Assembly is sore perturbed… Hath the Blessed Beauty instituted this Covenant and Testament in order to exact obedience from all | NURA#57, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#147 p.155 | BRL_ATE#069x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#57, SW_v10#14 p.267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00224 | 770 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray | NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156 | BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | mixed | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01674 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء چه نویسم و چه اندیشم جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا از | O thou servant of Baha! What shall my pen recount? What shall I think? From the earliest days of the Cause, the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name | INBA88:192b | NURA#60, MMK4#150 p.161 | LOTW#60 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB01184 | 360 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Center of the Covenant; Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید بموجب دستورالعملی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Speak in accordance with the instructions written herein | NURA#61, MMK4#156 p.168, MMK5#208 p.158, AMK.259-261 | BWF.358-359x, COC#0217x, LOTW#61, SW_v03#07 p.016-017, SW_v06#14 p.106-107, SW_v08#14 p.186-187, BLO_PT#021, BSTW#052ox | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01768 | 300 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله البدار البدار الی مغفره من ربک و رحمه العجل العجل | O thou who art enraptured by the sweet savours of God! Make haste, make haste towards the forgiveness and mercy of thy Lord | NURA#62, MMK4#157 p.169 | LOTW#62 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00121 | 990 | mixed | Light of the World | و انک انت یا الهی قد خلقت الاکوان و برئت الانسان و ذرئت الموجودات و اوجدت | O my God! Verily, Thou hast created the universe and fashioned the human soul. Thou hast brought forth the entire creation | INBA89:085 | NURA#63, MMK4#158 p.170x, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.48x, AKHA_120BE #08-09 p.414x | GPB.238x, GPB.238-239x, LOTW#63 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00452 | 580 | mixed | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی کور عظیم است و اشراق شدید و عصر خداوند مجید امکان در حرکت است | O ye beloved of God! How great is this Dispensation! How bright the effulgence of this Age, the Age of the All-Glorious Lord | INBA55:288, INBA88:036 | NURA#65, MMK4#161 p.175, QT108.120-121 | LOTW#65 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB02770 | 530 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ورقاء حدیقه وفاء و ای حمامه ایکه ثناء ... اليوم اکثر ناس از قوّت عهد و ميثاق الهی غافل و ذاهلند | O thou dove of the rose-garden of faithfulness! O nightingale of the groves of praise to the Abha Beauty! May the glory of God | NURA#66, MMK4#162 p.178x, MSHR5.300x | LOTW#66 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00304 | 680 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای جویای حقیقت نامه رسید و مقصد معلوم گردید سوال نموده بودید که اگر این جلوه | O thou seeker after Truth! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became known. Thou hast asked: If this divine Revelation is that same heavenly Kingdom which Christ said was nigh | NURA#67, MKT3.246, AKHA_124BE #08 p.v, DWNP_v1#08 p.006-008 | LOTW#67 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02359 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | از آيهء مبارکهء قرآن آتيناک سبعاً من المثانی سؤال نموده بودی ، سبعاً من المثانی را علمای رسوم حواميم سبع | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which was written by thy musk-laden pen brought great joy to our hearts | NURA#68, MMK4#170 p.193x, MMK5#306 p.223x, MAS2.074-075x | LOTW#68 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00484 | 560 | mixed | Light of the World | اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا | O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation | NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x | LOTW#69 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06639 | 120 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت یوسف علیه السلام در مصر جمال رخی افروخت و جانهای صد | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! When Joseph—peace be upon him—unveiled his bright countenance in the Egypt of beauty | NURA#70, MMK4#034 p.034, TISH.600 | LOTW#70 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05221 | 150 | mixed | Light of the World | ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در | O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein | INBA17:104 | NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201 | LOTW#71 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00045 | 1530 | mixed | Light of the World | و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول | Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension | CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x | NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 | LOTW#72 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00052 | 1450 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود | O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe | INBA17:070 | NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x | LOTW#73 | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00355 | 630 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان در عنوان مکتوب خطاب یا عبدالبهاء بود این چه ندا بود که جان را | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The opening of thy letter bore the words “O ‘Abdu’l-Baha!” What a call this was | NURA#76, MMK4#171 p.193 | LOTW#76 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03759 | 250 | Persian | یا قاسم حق بلسان قوم نطق میفرماید تا کل ادراک | O Qasim! The True One speaketh with the tongue of the people that all may comprehend [3.5s] | AHB_134BE #03-04 p.041 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06424 | 150 | Arabic | ان البحر علی صوره الانسان یمشی و یوصی العباد بما ینفعهم فی عوالم ربهم | Verily, the Ocean, in the form of a man, walketh and counselleth the servants with that which shall profit them in the worlds of their Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.300a, , BLIB_Or15730.095c, | AHB_134BE #05-06 p.004 | Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06934 | 140 | Arabic | ان الاوراق تنطق قد ظهر نیر الافاق و الاشجار تنادی قد ظهر المختار و السماء | Lo! The leaves do speak: "The Luminary of the horizons hath appeared!" And the trees cry out: "The Chosen One hath been made manifest!" And the heavens [3.5s] | INBA19:021a, INBA32:021a | AHB_134BE #07-08 p.003 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Proclamation to the people of the world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00203 | 810 | mixed | Universal House of Justice, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای منادی پیمان ایامی میگذرد که در مخابره و مکاتبه فتور حاصل سبب اینست که آتش | O Herald of the Covenant! Days have passed wherein there occurred a pause in correspondence and communication. The cause of this is that the fire [3.5s]... ...At whatever time all the beloved of God in each country appoint their delegates, and these in turn elect their representatives, and these representatives elect a body, that body shall be regarded as the Supreme Baytu'l-'Adl… The Bab, the Exalted One, is the Morn of Truth, the splendor of Whose light shineth throughout all regions | BRL_CUHJP#17x, BRL_CUHJP#57x, MKT3.498, AKHA_119BE #08 p.jx, AKHA_116BE #10 p.336x, AVK4.296x, YHA1.100 (1.203) | BRL_CUHJ#17x, BRL_CUHJ#57x, BADM.084x, GPB.057x2x, WOB.127x, COC#0763x, LOG#1058x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01092 | 380 | mixed | حقیقت انسانیه از حیثیت وحدت اصلیه و الفت روحیه مظهر واحدیت فائضهئیست | The human reality, from the standpoint of its essential unity and spiritual affinity, is a manifestation of effulgent oneness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0502a, MSHR3.116 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00169 | 3200 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh | لسان ایام باینکلمه علیا ناطق یا اله العالم و مقصود الامم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم | The Tongue of Days speaketh forth this most exalted Word: O God of the world and the Goal of all nations! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name [3.5s]... ...The minimum amount subject to Huququ'llah is reached when one's possessions are worth the number of Vahid (19); that is, whenever one owneth 19 mithqals of gold | BLIB_Or15704.234, | BRL_HUQUQP#43x, MJAN.130, AYBY.240, AQMJ2.037ax, SFI03.023.27x, AYI2.386x, YIA.198x | BRL_HUQUQ#43x, COC#1116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB10806 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی الوذ بباب الرحمه و الالطاف ان تحرس هذین الطفلین النجیبین | O my God, O my God! I take refuge at the gate of Thy mercy and grace, that Thou mayest guard these two noble children [3.5s] | HUV2.007 | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10976 | 50 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان این درختان را زینت جنّت ابهی نما و بفیض آسمانی پرورش ده | ...O Thou kind Lord! Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abha Paradise | HUV2.014x | BRL_APAB#06x, BRL_CHILD#21x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10342 | 140 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان ای ربّ الجنود شکر ترا که این اطفال صغیر را بر بالغان کبیر ترجیح دادی | O ye children of the Kingdom! Give thanks unto God that, at this tender age, ye have entered into the Divine Kingdom… O Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature | HUV2.015x | BRL_APAB#14x, BRL_APAB#24, BRL_CHILD#23x, SW_v11#15 p.258 | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11064 | 50 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | یا ربی الرحمن هذا ریحان فی حدیقه الرضوان و غصن فی ریاض العرفان اجعلها مهتزا | O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig | HUV2.017, MMTF.014 | BRL_APAB#02, BRL_CHILD#11 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11249 | 40 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای پروردگار این دختر ملکوت را در دو جهان عزیز نما از جهان خاک و خاکیان بیزار کن | ...O Lord! Help this daughter of the Kingdom to be exalted in both worlds | HUV2.020x | BRL_APAB#05x, BRL_CHILD#27 | E. Mahony | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB06958 | 120 | Persian | ای نهالان بوستان الهی شما از آن شجره عرفان روایدید و در بوستان هدایت جمال | O saplings of the divine garden! Ye have sprung from that Tree of mystic knowledge and in the garden of guidance [3.5s] | HUV2.031 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10134 | 70 | Persian | ای نهالهای باغ الهی شکر خدا را که در چنین روزی محشور شدید و در بوستان الهی | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Render thanks unto God that ye have been gathered together on such a day in His heavenly garden [3.5s] | HUV2.033, QUM.185-186 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11171 | 40 | Persian | ای دردانه بحر محبت الله هر بحری مرجانی دارد و هر صدفی | O cherished pearl of the ocean of God's love! Every sea hath its coral, and every shell its pearl [3.5s] | HUV2.035 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10018 | 70 | Persian | ای طفل عزیز الحمد لله در این صغر سن در ملکوت الهی داخل شدی و از فیوضات رب | O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age | HUV2.036 | BRL_CHILD#30, SW_v11#18 p.308 | Love of God; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09550 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان عرفان در پناه حقی و صون حمایت حافظ مطلق از خلق امید مدار و | O sapling of the garden of divine knowledge! Thou art in God's protection and under the shelter of the Absolute Preserver's safeguarding grace. Place not thy hope in mortal beings [3.5s] | HUV2.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10132 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله چه خوش بخت بودی و خوش طالع که در این حدیقه مغروس | O sapling of the garden of God's love! How fortunate and blessed art thou that thou art planted in this garden [3.5s] | HUV2.039 | Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10630 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان معرفت الهی از فضل و موهبت شمس رحمانی و فیض غمام صمدانی و لواقح | O thou sapling in the divine garden of knowledge, favored by the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful Sun and the outpouring of the heavenly clouds [3.5s] | HUV2.040, QUM.097-098 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10517 | 60 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز باغ عنایت باغبان احدیت تو را نهال دست نشان موهبت فرمود و بوستانی | O verdant seedling, freshly sprung in the garden of divine favor! The Gardener of Oneness hath planted thee with His bounteous hand as a sapling [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | HUV2.041 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09283 | 80 | Persian | ای تازه نهال باغ موهبت الله الحمد لله پدر مهربان و مادر ثابت بر ایمان و ایقان | O newly sprung sapling in the garden of God's bounty! Praise be to God for thy tender father and thy mother steadfast in faith and certitude [3.5s] | HUV2.042 | Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09551 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله شکر کن خدا را که در جویبار الطاف دمیدی و در گلشن | O thou sapling of the garden of the love of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast burgeoned forth beside the stream of His favours and in the rose-garden [3.5s] | HUV2.043 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07160 | 110 | mixed | اللهم یا منور الخافقین و رب المشرقین ادرک عبدک حسین بفضلک و جودک الکاملین و | O Lord, Illuminator of the horizons and Lord of the two Easts, aid Thy servant Ḥusayn through Thy perfect grace and bounty [3.5s] | HUV2.045x | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mosaic imagery; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05839 | 140 | mixed | ای نهال بیهمال بوستان محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که در این فردوس الهی غرس شدی | O incomparable sapling in the garden of the love of God! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast been planted in this celestial paradise [3.5s] | HUV2.049 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11405 | 30 | Persian | Translation List | نور محبت الله از پرتو شمس روشن تر است هر رخی که به ان نور روشمن رشک آفتاب است و غبطه | The light of the love of God is brighter than the rays of the sun. Every face illumined with that light shall rouse the jealousy of the sun and the envy of the shining moon | HUV2.052 | ADMS#114 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09552 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الهی ثناء جمال قدم باش و نعت و ستایش اسم اعظم یعنی چنان | O thou sapling of the divine garden of love! Be thou the praise of the Ancient Beauty and the glorification and tribute of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | HUV2.053 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09396 | 80 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز جنت ابهی و ای نهال تازه گلشن بقا هر چند در عالم ناسوت صغیری | O verdant plant of the Abha Paradise and fresh sapling of the Garden of Eternity, though thou art young in this mortal realm [3.5s]... O thou verdant plant of the Abha Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature | HUV2.055 | BRL_CHILD#31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11471 | 20 | Arabic | الهی الهی توکلت علیک و فوضت الامور الیک انک انت الفضال الکریم و ارحم الراحمین | O my God, O my God! In Thee I have placed my trust, and unto Thee have I committed all affairs. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, and the Most Merciful of the merciful [3.5s] | HUV2.005 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0350 | Lecture Given at a Studio in Paris: Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-11-27 | 670 | Persian | Paris Talks | این منزل محفلی است بهائی محفل بهائی هر جا تاسیس شد روز بروز اتساع یافت و سبب | This is in truth a Baha'í house. Every time such a house or meeting place is founded it becomes one of the greatest aids to the general development | KHTB1.221 | PT#24 p.069 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1175 | This Great and Glorious Cause: Words spoken on 1911-11-28 in Paris | 270 | Persian | Paris Talks | موسیو در یفوس امروز صدایش گرفته نمیتواند | In these gatherings where we have met and spoken together you have all become acquainted with the principles of this dispensation, and with the reality of facts. Unto you it has been given to know these things | KHTB1.231 | PT#52 p.176 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0705 | The Eighth Principle—Universal Peace: Words spoken on 1911-11-29 in Paris | 410 | Persian | Paris Talks | از جمله أوامر حضرت بهاء الله اینست که باید جمیع ملت | A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of every nation, composed of members elected from each country and Government. | KHTB1.233, KHTP.175 | LOG#1076x, PT#48 p.161 | Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0503 | The Last Meeting: Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | روزیکه بپاریس آمدم دیدم مزرعه ایست | When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time, I looked around me with much interest, and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden. | KHTB1.239 | PT#53 p.177, SAS.109x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0501 | Words spoken at hotel suite in New York, 1912-05-31 | 530 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز میخواهم آقامیرزا ولی الله خان را بشما معرفی کنم | Today, I would like to introduce you to Áqa Mírza Valíyu’llah Khan. This young man was the son of Áqa Mírza Varqa | KHTB2.107, NJB_v03#18 p.004 | ADMS#177 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | BDA1.111, MHMD1.118 | ||||||
| ABU1919 | Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07 | 150 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود امری اعظم از اینگونه محافل نیست که محض محبت الله انعقاد گشته ملاحظه نمائید | Nothing in the world of existence is greater than such gatherings as these | KHTB2.127, BDA1.116.11 | SW_v19#06 p.185, MHMD1.124 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0405 | Public address given on 1912-04-13 | 610 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | چند روز است من به نیویورک آمدم پیش از این به اروپا رفتم | It is a few days since my arrival in New York; but before coming to New York | KHTB2.013, NJB_v04#10 p.004, BDA1.032n | PUP#007 (p.016-018), SW_v03#07 p.003-004 | Harmony of science and religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | MHMD1.042 | ||||||
| ABU0399 | Public address to Advanced Thought Center, spoken on 1912-04-14 | 620 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من از ممالک بعیده آمدم تا این مجامع را ببینم از مشاهده | I have come from distant lands in order to visit the assemblies and meetings.... the greatest bestowal of God is love | KHTB2.021, NJB_v04#11 p.001, BDA1.034n | BWF.217-220, PUP#006 (p.014-016), SW_v03#10 p.005-006, SW_v14#02 p.060 | Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.043-044 | ||||||
| ABU0245 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-15 | 830 | Persian | من از ملاقات شما خیلی مسرورم شکر می کنم خدارا که | I rejoice exceedingly at meeting you and render thanksgiving unto God that [3.5s] | KHTB2.240, NJB_v03#17 p.004 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2725 | Words to the children, spoken on 1912-04-16 | 70 | Persian | به به چه اطفال مبارکی هستند خیلی نورانیند در وجوهشان | These are blessed children. They are very illumined. In their faces the rays of the love of God can be seen. I pray in their behalf | KHTB2.026, NJB_v04#10 p.004 | BSTW#341 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0039 | Public address given on 1912-10-07 | 1750 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب در نهایت سرورم که خودم را در بین این جمع | It is a great happiness to be here this evening, especially for the reason that the members of this Association have come from the region of the Orient. | KHTB2.288, NJB_v12#05 p.112 | COC#0043x, PUP#109 (p.343-348), JWTA.042-047, ECN.258+1009 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0596 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02 | 470 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود | I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth | KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10 | PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0118 | Public address given on 1912-04-21 | 1150 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه قسیس فرمودند دلیل بر حسن اخلاق و خدمت بعالم انسانى است | What the Minister of the Church delineated before us just now testifies to his high sense of morality and his efforts to serve the world of humanity. | KHTB2.033, BDA1.041.07 | PUP#016 (p.039-042), SW_v03#03 p.010-012, SW_v19#03 p.087, MHMD1.050-054 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0110 | Public address given on 1912-04-25 | 1180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امشب شب مبارکی است شایان نهایت سرور و ستایش است بجهاتی چند اولا الحمد لله | This night is a very blessed night, worthy of the utmost praise and joy for many reasons. | KHTB2.046, BDA1.052 | SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.060-061 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0521 | Words to some newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-30 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما بهاءالله را اول مربی عالم انسانی میدانیم در زمانی که شرق را ظلمت اختلاف احاطه | We believe Baha'u'llah to be the supreme educator of humanity. When the gloom of contention | KHTB2.054, BDA1.060.06 | MHMD1.068-070 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0666 | Address to the children at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-05 | 440 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | شماها بفرموده حضرت مسیح اطفال ملکوتید و بفرمایش حضرت بهاءالله شمعهای عالم انسانی | You are the children of whom His Holiness Christ has said, you are the denizens of the Kingdom | KHTB2.057, NJB_v11#15 p.263, BDA1.071.09 | PUP#039 (p.091-093), SW_v03#04 p.022, SW_v03#07 p.006-007, SW_v08#09 p.112-114, SW_v09#08 p.095, SW_v19#04 p.114-115, MHMD1.080-081 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01050 | 380 | mixed | ای بنده الهی دو نامه شما واصل و بر مضامین وقوف حاصل شد نظر تو باید باینعبد | O servant of the True One! Thy two letters were received and the contents thereof were noted... True paradise for the soul is to enjoy near access to the eternal Beauty, while hell is to be far removed from that radiant Light | INBA89:166b | MAS2.016x, YMM.273x, YMM.284x, VUJUD.111x | VUJUDE.202x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Differences in human capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11327 | 30 | Arabic | اما عن السئوال الذی سالتموه فاعلموا بان هذا سر مکنون و انه کالجوهرة المخفیه فی صدفتها | ...As to the question ye have asked me, know verily that this is a well-guarded secret. It is even as a gem concealed within its shell. | MAS2.026-027, PPRP.002 | WOB.150x, PPRL.001x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1819 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-26 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امید وارم در صون حمایت الهی باشید و بخدمت نوع انسانی موفق شوید و همیشه | I hope that you will be under the protection of God... God has appointed provision for every living creature | MAS2.031x, BDA1.272.10 | MHMD1.291 | Compassion; kindness; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00492 | 560 | Persian | Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ یازدهم جولای رسید و دو تلغراف از شما رسید یکی ... این مسائل مثل کف دریا است | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the eleventh of July and two telegrams from thee were received [3.5s]... ...These issues (violations of the Covenant) are like the froth of the sea – they come and then disappear...But if a person does some injury to me, myself, not to the Cause of God, even if he cuts off one of my limbs | MAS2.037-040, YHA1.107-108x, NJB_v05#14 p.004x, KHH1.258-260 (1.361-363)x | KHHE.377-379, BLO_PT#104x, BSTW#052dx | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04692 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده رب الجنود نامه مرسول وصول یافت | O servant of the Lord of Hosts! Thy letter was received [3.5s] | MAS2.040-041x, YMM.154x, YMM.278x, YMM.278x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00923 | 410 | Persian | سئوال از رئیس که در آیه مبارکه مذکور است نموده بودید این رئیس عالی پاشاست که سبب نقل از عراق | You had asked concerning the Chief mentioned in the Blessed Verse - this Chief is Ali Pasha who occasioned the banishment from Iraq [3.5s]... ...By the crimson land and the crimson hill the station of Fate/Decree is intended, for in the terminology of the people of God, white indicates the station of the Will, while green signifies the station of Predestination. | MAS2.048-049x | BLO_PT#216.027x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03760 | 190 | Persian | اگر چنانچه در اقبال ناس حال فتوری مشاهده نمائی محزون مباش و این تخم پاک را بپاش یقین است | If thou shouldst witness any slackening in the people's response, be thou not grieved, and scatter thou this pure seed, for it is certain [3.5s] | MAS2.052-053x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10236 | 70 | mixed | در خصوص ترجمهٴ کتاب اقدس که یکی از احبّآء اللّه نموده مرقوم فرموده بودید اگرچه مقاصد جناب مترجم خیر بوده | Concerning the translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas which one of the beloved of God hath made, whereof thou didst write, although the intentions of the translator were good [3.5s] | MAS2.054ax | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11387 | 30 | Persian | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | این عهد و میثاق است که جمال مبارک در ارض مقدس بقلم اعلی در ظل شجره انیسا گرفته | This is the Covenant and Testament which the Blessed Beauty established through the Supreme Pen in the Holy Land | MAS2.056b | BRL_DA#216, BLO_sazedj#23x | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11329 | 30 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ان اسم عظیم است اعظم است مراد جمال مبارک است و آنچه الیوم در دست است معانی دو حرف از اسم اعظم است و آن ب و ه | The Great Name is indeed the Most Great; it referreth to the Blessed Beauty. What we possess today are the meanings of two letters from the Greatest Name, and these are 'B' and 'H' [3.5s]... This great name is the Greatest Name. The Blessed Beauty is intended. What we have today are the meanings of two of the letters of the Greatest Name. They are: B and H | MAS2.057ax | BRL_ATE#213x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2724 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-22 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بعضی معتقدند که حرکت ثالث کرهٴ ارض سبب طول و قصر عمر است که این حرکت غیر از حرکت شبانه روز و حرکت | Some think that is a third motion of the earth which is the cause of the length or shortness of life. This motion, they say, is different from the diurnal and annual motions | MAS2.073, BDA1.162.10 | MHMD1.177 | Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | |||||||
| AB00694 | 470 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما رسید و مقصود واضح و پدید شد از همت و جد و جهد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purport was made plain and evident. Thou hadst written of the high endeavour | INBA89:245 | MAS2.079-080x | BRL_ATE#081x | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB09288 | 80 | Persian | در بشارات نازل که شدّ رحال برای زیارت قبور جائز نه مقصد اینست از کشوری بکشوری محض | In the Bisharat [Glad-Tidings] it hath been revealed that the undertaking of journeys for the purpose of visiting graves is not permitted. The intention of this concerneth travel from one country to another merely [3.5s] | MAS2.088x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Law of burial and cremation; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03186 | 210 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی از عدم مجال بجواب مختصر قناعت نما مقصود از عبارت حدیث | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of Abha! This tradition does not mean literally, it has other meanings than the mere "letters" | MAS2.008 | DAS.1913-11-06 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00954 | 400 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید و اشعار آبدار ملاحظه گردید سوالی که فرموده | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and thy flowing verses were perused. As to the question thou didst ask [3.5s]... ...Existence is of two kinds: conceptual and material. Prior to being embodied in material forms, all created things existed on a conceptual plane… Knowledge is of two kinds. The one is the knowledge that pertaineth to the Essence | MAS2.090-091, VUJUD.140x, VUJUD.122.20x, VUJUD.123.01x | VUJUDE.147x, VUJUDE.162x, VUJUDE.163x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10016 | 70 | mixed | ای طبیب دلهای پریشان هر مرض مزمنی را دریاق فاروق میثاق ده و هر درد بیدرمانرا | O Physician of troubled hearts! Upon every chronic ailment bestow the healing remedy of the Covenant, and to every incurable affliction [3.5s] | MAS5.126 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08755 | 90 | mixed | ای سرمست باده محبت الله باده خلار و می خوشگوار را نشئه دمیست و دریای پرخوشش | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the love of God! The wine of mortality and the delightsome drink have but a momentary exhilaration [3.5s] | MAS5.134 | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05774 | 140 | Persian | ای مخمور خمر محبت الهی قومی از باده خلاری پر نشئه و سرورند لکن بامداد در خمار | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine love! Some are filled with joy and rapture from common wine, yet find themselves in misery at dawn [3.5s] | INBA13:008, INBA55:413 | MAS5.134, MAS9.019x, MSHR2.037 | Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0420 | Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31 | 600 | Persian | خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای | This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world | MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396) | KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057 | Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07080 | 120 | Arabic | ربی و منائی و رجائی ترانی و ذلی و هوانی و فقری و بلائی و کربتی و ابتلائی و | O my Lord, my Hope and my Aspiration! Thou beholdest my lowliness and abasement, my poverty, my tribulation, my anguish and my trials [3.5s] | MAS5.142 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07162 | 110 | Arabic | اللهم یا واهب العطاء و کاشف الغطاء و مغنی الفقراء و مثری الضعفاء و محیی الرمم | O Lord! O Bestower of bounties, Unveiler of mysteries, Enricher of the poor, Strengthener of the weak, and Quickener of mouldering bones [3.5s] | MAS5.145 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for prosperity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03314 | 200 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری فقری و فاقتی و حرقتی و شده لوعتی و سوره غلتی و کثرت ظماای و | O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my poverty and destitution, my burning anguish and sorrows, the intensity of my yearning and the extent of my thirst [3.5s] | INBA13:395, INBA55:226, INBA59:126, INBA59:146, INBA88:049 | MAS5.148, NSR_1978.129, NSR_1993.142, BHQ.198 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01908 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم نامه رسید و تفاصیل جناب زعیم معلوم گردید از نشریات | O true servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy letter was received and the details concerning his eminence the leader were ascertained from the publications [3.5s] | MAS5.157-158x, MAS9.114x, MUH1.0004-00005x, NSS.225-226x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10174 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره الروحیه النساء منقسمه الی قسمین قسم منهن جسمانیه هولاء لیس لهن | O spiritual essence! Women are divided into two categories: one group comprises those who are physical in nature, and these have no [3.5s] | INBA59:183b | MAS5.159, MJZ.020 | Call to action | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07665 | 110 | Persian | ای یادگار آن مظهر الطاف رب اعلی گویند سلسله سلاله بدو قسم منقسم شود یکی سلاله | O remnant of that Manifestation of the favours of the Most Exalted Lord! They say that the chain of lineage divideth into two branches: one, the lineage [3.5s] | INBA17:018 | MAS5.161 | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00957 | 400 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات قدس تا بحال دو سه مکتوب مفصل و مختصر ارسال گردیده و رسیده و | O thou who art attracted by the sacred fragrances! Two or three letters, both detailed and brief, have thus far been dispatched and received [3.5s] | INBA88:329 | MAS5.172, MSHR4.404-405, MUH2.0766, NSS.234-235 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07752 | 110 | mixed | حبیبا گویند که سید سند طباطبا در اقلیم مصر بوده و شهیر در این کشور گشته | O beloved one! It is said that Siyyid-i-Sanad-i-Tabataba dwelt in the realm of Egypt and achieved renown in that land [3.5s] | MAS5.176a | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1845 | Words spoken on 1914-02-08 | 160 | Persian | کلمه عزت و نجات بنی اسرائیل وقتی نازل شد که جمیع انها در ذلت بودند بدرجه | The Word of glory and deliverance was sent down upon the children of Israel at a time when all of them had sunk to such depths of abasement [3.5s] | MAS5.187-188x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3650 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab | 120 | Persian | گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است | There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers | MAS5.200x | KSHK#32 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00490 | 560 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بندهٴ پویندهٴ جمال ابهی در زمانیکه علما و فضلا و سروران و تجّار و کسبهٴ طهران بلکه عموم از مهتر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now I have found the opportunity to answer the petitions recently received and forward them to you in this mail. | MAS5.205x | TAB.489-492 | Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11206 | 40 | Persian | بعضی از اوقات در کمال ابتهال متوجّهاً الی اللّه قبر منوّر شمسالوزرا را | At times, in a state of utmost supplication, turning unto God, I visit the illumined resting-place of Shamsu'l-Vuzará [3.5s] | MAS5.227x, QUM.012x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0068 | Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa | 1420 | mixed | در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی | During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come | MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357) | KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06225 | 130 | Persian | ای سالک سبیل رشاد صد هزار مرشد در جهان پدیدار شد هر یک مدعی رشد و فلاح و زهد و | O thou who treadest the path of divine guidance! A hundred thousand guides have appeared in the world, each claiming to be the source of righteousness, prosperity and detachment [3.5s] | MAS5.241 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08251 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در روایت است که در یوم قیامت لواء حمد مرتفع گردد و علم | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! It is recounted in the sacred traditions that on the Day of Resurrection, the banner of praise shall be uplifted, and the standard [3.5s] | MAS5.242 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02152 | 270 | mixed | جناب امین نامه شما که بتاریخ ۵ رمضان ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گشت چند روز | O trustworthy one, your letter dated 5 Ramadan 1339 was received and carefully perused. For several days [3.5s] | MAS5.263x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2750 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً شما ها را فراموش نمیکنم همیشه در یاد و خاطر من هستید بجمیع یاران مهربانی ابلاغ دارید | I shall never forget you. You are always in my mind... If you sacrifice yourself for the rich, they think you do it because you are obliged | MAS5.266-267, BDA1.258.15 | MHMD1.277 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10112 | 70 | Persian | ای نادر محمد نادر چند کرور ناس را خون ریخت تا انگه اقلیم خاکی و کشور ترابی | O Muhammad Nádir! Nádir shed the blood of multitudes until at length this earthly realm and dominion of dust [3.5s] | MAS5.270 | Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12016 | 50 | Persian | امّا وسائل وصول بحسن خاتمه این ست که باید از عجب و کبر احتراز | As to the means of attaining unto a goodly end, one must shun pride and vainglory [3.5s] | MAS5.271x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1822 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اول وظیفه اعضا الفت و اتحاد آنهاست که سبب حصول نتائج حسنه گردد | The first duty of the members is to effect their own unity and harmony, in order to | MAS5.276, BDA1.349.05 | COC#0187x, SW_v08#09 p.114, MHMD1.367-368, BSTW#248b | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02285 | 260 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان در عالم وجود هر حزبی در پی کاری روند و مسلکی جویند قومی | O loving friends! In the world of existence every party pursueth some endeavor and seeketh some path [3.5s] | MAS5.292-293 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04695 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمد لله موفق بتاسیس حمام بحسب تعالیم رب انام شدی و | O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God, thou hast succeeded in establishing a bathhouse according to the teachings of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s] | MAS5.032, VAA.114-114 | Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04389 | 170 | Persian | ای سرگشته سودائی مدتیست که از تو خبری نیست و اثری نه جناب آقا مهدی پسر | O thou distracted and impassioned one! For some time no word or trace hath come from thee, nor from Jináb-i-Áqá Mehdi, the son [3.5s] | INBA13:161 | MAS5.033, KASH.287-288 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04826 | 160 | Persian | ای مرتل ایات در محافل نجات جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر | O thou who chantest the verses in the gatherings of salvation, Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá 'Alí-Akbar [3.5s] | INBA13:154 | MAS5.035, MSHR3.030 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10117 | 70 | Persian | ای ناظر الی الله فارسی و عربی و ترکی همه لسان عاشقان جمال جانانست عشق را خود | O thou who gazest towards God! Persian, Arabic and Turkish are all tongues of the lovers of the Beauty of the Best-Beloved. Love itself [3.5s] | MAS5.035, MJT.137, MSHR4.157 | Language and the structure of reality; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08654 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مختصرا جواب مرقوم میشود فرصت تطویل نیست هر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and a brief reply is now being written. There is no opportunity for lengthy exposition [3.5s] | MAS5.081 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06626 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده الهی حقیقت الوهیت غیب منیع لایدرک ذات بحت لایوصف منقطع الوجدانی بتصور | O servant of God! The reality of Divinity is an exalted and impenetrable mystery, a pure and indescribable Essence, detached from all conception [3.5s] | MAS9.009 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04958 | Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat | 160 | Persian | Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) | Lawh-i-Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat (Tablet to Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat) | مقام اطمینان اعظم درجه بر ایمانست لیزدادوا ایمانا فوق ایمانهم هر چند حضرت ابراهیم | ...The station of assurance is greater in degree than that of mere faith. It is the station denoted by “that they should add faith upon faith.” | MAS9.100-101x, YMM.319bx, VUJUD.142x | BLO_PT#167x, VUJUDE.126x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fire and light; fire and water; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB05991 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم لک الحمد بما نطقت الورقاء بالثناء فی ایکه الوفا و الهمت العندلیب الفصیح | O Lord, unto Thee be praise, for the dove hath warbled its praise in the grove of faithfulness, and Thou hast inspired the eloquent nightingale [3.5s] | MAS9.108 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05419 | 150 | Arabic | علیک نفحات الله و علیک جذبات الله و علیک فیوضات الله و علیک تحیات الله ایها | Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee be the attractions of God, upon thee be the outpourings of God, upon thee be the greetings of God, O thou [3.5s] | MAS9.117 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07446 | 110 | Persian | ای سلیل آن جلیل شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که در ظل شجره مبارکه داخل شدی و در بحر میثاق | O scion of that glorious one, render thanks unto the Most Great Unity that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree and into the ocean of the Covenant [3.5s] | MAS9.118 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03470 | 200 | mixed | ای متمسک بعهد و پیمان چون صبح صادق از پرتو خسرو خاور در آفاق منتشر گردید برید | O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant and Testament! When, like the true morn, the radiance of the Sovereign of the East spread across the horizons [3.5s] | INBA55:331 | MAS9.119 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04409 | 170 | Turkish | ای صادقم ای صادقم محفلده نور بارقم جنتلی نخل باسقم گلشنده مرغ ناطقم جانلر | O My true one, O My faithful one! Thou art a light in the gathering, a towering palm of paradise, and a speaking bird in the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA55:330 | MAS9.120 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11373 | 30 | Persian | ای موقن بالله اصل لقاء ایمان بآیات الهیه است ...زیرا تربیت جسمانیه را حکمی نه بلکه | O thou who art firm in God! The essence of divine communion lieth in faith in the signs of God... for physical education hath no lasting effect [3.5s] | MAS9.012 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06340 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذبان حق جذبا را انجذاب باید و نار محبه الله را التهاب شاید جذب از خواص | O ye who are attracted to the Truth! Attraction must needs be followed by magnetization, and the fire of the love of God must needs blaze forth. Attraction is one of the qualities [3.5s] | MAS9.134 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04195 | 180 | Persian | یا من ایدک الله بجنود من الملا الاعلی دستخط شریف و مضامین لطیف روح و ریحان | O thou whom God hath reinforced with hosts from the Supreme Concourse! Thy noble letter and its delicate themes were as soul and fragrance [3.5s] | MAS9.013 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07321 | 110 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص عنوان هوالله بر مکاتیب مرقوم نموده بودید از این کلمه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou has asked regarding the phrase "He is God!" written above the Tablets. By this Word is intended that no one hath any access | MAS9.140 | TAB.485, BSC.459 #847, SW_v04#18 p.304, REVS.062, BSTW#210 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05765 | 140 | mixed | ای گمگشته صحرای محبت الله علیک بهاء الله جناب حاجی عازم و ارمغانی بجهت آن | O thou who art lost in the desert of the Love of God! Upon thee be the glory of God! The esteemed Haji hath set out bearing a gift for thee [3.5s] | MAS9.017 | Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10386 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده الهی هزار و سیصد و سی و پنج سنه مذکوره بدایتش از یوم هجرت حضرت رسول | ...O servant of God! The aforementioned thousand three hundred and thirty-five years must be reckoned from the day of the flight of His Holiness Muhammad, the Apostle of God | MAS9.020x | PAB.025 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01910 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده صادق حق خبر موحش و مدهش مصیبت جدیده دلها را مکدر نمود و جانها را | O faithful servant of the True One! The grievous and astounding tidings of this fresh calamity have darkened all hearts and troubled the souls [3.5s] | MAS9.028 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03605 | 190 | Arabic | Translation List | الهی الهی هذا یوم النیروز و صباح الالطاف یلوح بنور مشرق ساطع لائح من فیض ملکوتک | This, O God, my God, is the day of Naw-Rúz. The morn of heavenly bounties shineth with the resplendently radiant light | MAS9.031 | ADMS#149 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03468 | 200 | Persian | ای متفکران چون کشف حقایق کائنات شود جمیع اعیان در حیز افتقار مشاهده گردد عناصر | O ye thinkers! When the realities of creation are unveiled, all beings shall be perceived in a state of utter dependence, and the elements [3.5s] | MAS9.079 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00791 | 440 | mixed | ای برادر من مثل خدا بمثل آفتاب است مثل خلق بمثل اشیا در دل هر ذره از آفتاب | O My brother, just as God is like the sun, creation resembles the objects upon which its light falls. Within the heart of every atom lies a reflection of the sun [4o] | MAS9.089x, MSHR4.161-162, MSHR5.393x | God's love for His own Essence; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03846 | 190 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مجیری و مغیثی و مامنی و ملاذی ان هولاء عباد قد سمعوا الندآء | O Lord, my Hope, my Protector, my Succorer, my Shelter, and my Refuge! Behold, these servants have hearkened to the Call [3.5s] | MJMJ2.099, MMG2#344 p.382 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09676 | 80 | Arabic | رب و رجائی هذا عبدک الذی خضع لملیک سلطان احدیتک و خشع لحضره وحدانیتک و آمن | O my Lord and my Hope! This is Thy servant, who hath bowed himself before the King of Thy oneness in humility, and hath submitted himself in lowliness before the presence of Thy singleness, and hath believed [3.5s] | INBA88:089a | MJMJ2.100x, MMG2#314 p.353 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11403 | 30 | Arabic | ربی انی ابتهل الی ملکوت وحدانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک ان تصون هذا العبد فی ظل | O Lord! I beseech Thee, by Thy Kingdom of Oneness and the Dominion of Thy Singleness, to shelter this servant beneath the shadow [3.5s] | MJMJ2.107b, MMG2#138 p.154 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09422 | 80 | Persian | ای طالب مقعد صدق توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و تضرع بملا اعلی که ای خدای پرعطا خطا | O seeker of the seat of truth! Turn thou to the Kingdom of Abhá, and supplicate the Concourse on High: O God of bounteous grace [3.5s] | MJMJ2.108a, MMG2#294 p.327x | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05685 | 140 | Arabic | ای رب ترانی مقصوص الاباهر مکسور الجناح متسعر الاحشاء مرتعد الاعضاء بما ورد | O Lord! Thou seest me with clipped wings and broken pinions, my heart consumed with fire, my limbs trembling by reason of what hath befallen me [3.5s] | INBA88:250 | MJMJ2.111, MMG2#345 p.383 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11240 | 40 | Arabic | رب و رجائی اسئلک بسیطرتک المحیطة المستولیة علی الکائنات ان تنصر عبادک | O Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee, by Thy all-encompassing and all-subduing sovereignty over every contingent being, to aid Thy servants [3.5s] | MJMJ2.001, MMG2#399 p.445 | Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09941 | 70 | Persian | ای خداوند بی مانند مقدس از بیگانه و خویش و پیوند دردمندان توایم درمانی عنایت فرما | O peerless Lord, sanctified from stranger and kin alike! We are Thy sore-afflicted ones; grant us, we beseech Thee, healing [3.5s] | MJMJ2.002, MMG2#310 p.348 | Love of God; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11013 | 50 | Persian | ای پاک پروردگار مهربان ستايش ترا لايق و سزا که از ماء مهين خلق نمودی | O pure and compassionate Lord! All praise befitteth Thee and becometh Thee, for Thou didst create from a humble drop of water [3.5s] | MJMJ2.029x, MMG2#119 p.135x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06150 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و راسخ در میثاق مکاتیب متعدده ناطقه که از مصدر انجذاب بنفحات الله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! Manifold indeed are the eloquent letters proceeding from the source of attraction to the fragrances of God [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | MJMJ2.038ax, MMG2#408 p.454x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01457 | 320 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی و کشف الغطاء و هتک الستار بغلبه الاسرار و فاض بالانوار و | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself and rent asunder the veils, Who hath drawn aside the curtain through the power of His mysteries and shed forth His luminous rays [3.5s] | INBA13:342, INBA59:302 | MJMJ2.044bx, MMG2#160 p.181x | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06419 | 130 | Persian | ای پروردگار عبدالبهاء خاکسار را به خدمت ابرار موفق فرما و اين بنده بی سر و پا را | O Lord! Enable this lowly 'Abdu'l-Bahá to serve the righteous ones, and grant success unto this helpless and humble servant [3.5s] | MJMJ2.045x, MMG2#278 p.310x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for peace and unity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10124 | 70 | Persian | ای پروردگار مهربان ای يزدان پاک اين بندهء ضعيف را در ظل کلمه رحمانيتت مقر ده | O gracious Lord, O pure God! Grant this feeble servant shelter beneath the shade of Thy word of divine mercy [3.5s] | MJMJ2.056x, MMG2#353 p.395x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00986 | 390 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمانی حضرت مسجون و مکبول واسیر سلاسل و زنجیر در سبیل | O ye beloved of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This imprisoned One, bound and fettered, enchained in the path [3.5s] | INBA17:265 | MJMJ2.057x, MMG2#159 p.180x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09911 | 70 | Persian | ای خداوند بيهمتا اين نفوس پر شوق و وله را به رحمت بی پايان موفق فرما تا مواهب عالم انسانی گردند | O peerless Lord! Through Thine infinite mercy, enable these souls who are filled with yearning and rapture to become the recipients of human perfections [3.5s] | MJMJ2.005x, MMG2#274 p.307x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09606 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران الهی و مخموران باده عرفان یزدانی آنچه مرقوم شده بود قرائت گردید روح | O Divine friends, ye who are intoxicated with the wine of heavenly knowledge! That which was written hath been read [3.5s] | MJMJ2.059x, MMG2#328 p.366x, QUM.126 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10813 | 50 | mixed | ای يگانه مولايم و ای مهربان دانايم اين دوستان حقيقی را از ابريق رحيق مختوم | O my one and only Master, O my all-wise and compassionate Lord! From the chalice of the sealed wine pour forth upon these true friends [3.5s] | MJMJ2.060ax, MJMJ2.060bx, MMG2#029 p.029x, MMG2#329 p.366x | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10243 | 70 | mixed | ای پروردگار این مشتاقان آشفتهٴ روی تواند و سرگشتهٴ کوی تو و متوجّه بسوی تو و عاشقان | O Lord! These yearning ones are bewildered by Thy countenance and wandering in Thy path, turning toward Thee in ardent love [3.5s] | MJMJ2.061ax, MMG2#458 p.510x | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10108 | 70 | Persian | خدايا اين طير حديقه عرفان را بال و پری عطا فرما و اين پروانهء شمع محبتت را قرب و منزلتی | O God! Bestow wings and pinions upon this bird of the garden of divine knowledge, and grant nearness and station unto this moth of the candle of Thy love [3.5s] | MJMJ2.067x, MJMJ3.100x, MMG2#336 p.371x | unknown | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09141 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء نفوس خضعت اعناقهم لسلطنتک و خشعت اصواتهم من عظمتک و انشرحت | O my God, my God! These are souls who have bowed their necks before Thy sovereignty, whose voices are hushed in awe of Thy grandeur [3.5s] | MJMJ2.068a, MMG2#219 p.246 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03236 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و عاشقان جمال الهی جناب میرزا فضل الله در مکتوب خویش ذکر جمیع | O true friends and ardent lovers of the divine Beauty! His honour Mirza Fadlu'llah hath in his letter made mention of all [3.5s] | INBA17:023 | MJMJ2.071x, MMG2#036 p.037x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11353 | 30 | Persian | ای دلبر يکتا ای محبوب بيهمتا شکر ترا که اين بيچاره آواره را به جميع عنايات و الطاف مفتخر | O Peerless Beloved! O Incomparable Love! Thanks be unto Thee that Thou hast favored this hapless wanderer with all bounties and bestowals [3.5s] | MJMJ2.072ax, MMG2#129 p.146x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09138 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد توجه الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و توکل الی جبروت فردانیتک و استانس | O my God, my God! This servant hath turned his face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy, and hath placed his trust in the might of Thy single sovereignty, finding solace therein [3.5s] | MJMJ2.073, MMG2#114 p.126 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11049 | 50 | Arabic | ربی و منتهی املی و غایه رجائی انی ارجوک متضرعا الی عتبتک السامیه و ساحتک | O my Lord and ultimate Object of my desire and pinnacle of my hopes! I beseech Thee, in humble supplication at Thy exalted threshold and court [3.5s] | MJMJ2.076, MMG2#080 p.087 | Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07374 | 110 | Persian | ای خدای مهربان این نوگل گلستان محبت را از شبنم عنایت تر و تازه بفرما و این | O compassionate God! Make this new rosebud from the garden of love fresh and verdant through the dewdrops of Thy grace, and this [3.5s] | MJMJ2.078, MMG2#434 p.479, HUV2.003 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05587 | 140 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای کردگار ما گنه کاریم و تو آمرزگار و ما مقصریم و تو بزرگوار هر | O Lord, O Creator! We are sinful and Thou art the Forgiver; we are guilty and Thou art the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | MJMJ2.089, MMG2#256 p.286 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10330 | 60 | Arabic | Translation List | الهی هذا مبتهل تضرع الی ملکوت تقدیسک و تشبث بذیل رداء کبریائک و استعطف من | O my God! This imploring soul hath ardently supplicated the Kingdom of Thy sanctity, clung to the hem of the garment of Thy grandeur | MJMJ2.093a, MMG2#315 p.353 | ADMS#084 | E. Tarani | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB05503 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عبادک الاتقیاء و ارقائک الاصفیاء عبده عتبتک المقدسه الرحمانیه | O my God, O my God! These are Thy pious servants and pure bondsmen who have turned to Thy sacred and merciful Threshold [3.5s] | MJMJ2.093b, MMG2#142 p.160, YIK.414 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04236 | 220 | mixed | إلهی إلهی ترانی مستجيراً بکهفک المنيع و ملتجئاً بملاذک... ای يار مهربان و مونس دل و جان آن آشنا را از بيگانگان حفظ و حمايت | My God, my God! Thou seest me taking shelter beneath Thy mighty sanctuary and seeking refuge in Thy safekeeping... O Thou kind Friend and Solace of heart and soul, protect and preserve that familiar one from strangers [3.5s] | MJMJ2.097x, MMG2#279 p.311x, MMG2#349 p.390x, FRH.188-189 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10113 | 70 | mixed | ربنا أنزل علی هذا المستجير بفناء باب احديتک من فيوضات سماء | O Lord! Send down upon this suppliant who seeketh shelter at the threshold of Thy oneness, from the outpourings of heaven [3.5s] | MJMJ3.098bx, MMG2#323 p.361x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04173 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم تبارکت و تعالیت و تقدست و تنزهت عن کل ذکر و ثناء و کل نعت لم | Glorified art Thou, O God! Blessed and exalted, sanctified and holy art Thou above all praise and laudation, and every mention and attribute [3.5s] | MJMJ3.101, MMG2#417 p.463 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for women; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03555 | 200 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما خرقت ابصار القلوب حجبات النور و سبحات الظلام الدیجور | O my God, unto Thee be praise for having rent asunder before the eyes of all hearts the veils of light and the shadows of impenetrable darkness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.102, MMG2#379 p.424 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08421 | 100 | mixed | یا ربی الابهی و مولائی الاعلی انی بکل عجز هو من خصائص الامکان و لوازم الحدوث | O my Lord, the Most Glorious, and my Master, the Most Exalted! With all the weakness that is characteristic of contingent beings and inherent in creation [3.5s] | MJMJ3.105a, MMG2#260 p.290 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02461 | 250 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم يا إلهی انی اتذلل اليک و ابتهل الی ملکوت رحمانيتک... ای پروردگار هر چند گنه کاريم ولی غفران تو | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I humble myself before Thee and beseech the Kingdom of Thy mercy... O Lord! Though I am a sinner, yet Thy forgiveness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.108x, MMG2#213 p.241x, MMG2#261 p.290x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10871 | 50 | Persian | ای آمرزگار همه گنه کاريم و جفا کردار تو آمرزنده ئی تو بخشنده | O Forgiver of all sinners and wrongdoers! Thou art the Pardoner, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | MJMJ3.110x, MMG2#252 p.283x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03080 | 210 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت الذی احاطت قدرتک و ظهرت سلطنتک و عمت رحمتک و اشرقت انوار موهبتک | O my God, my God! Thou art He Whose power hath encompassed all, Whose sovereignty hath been made manifest, Whose mercy hath become all-pervading, and Whose light of bounty hath shone forth [3.5s] | INBA59:086a | MJMJ3.010, MMG2#089 p.099 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08483 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ادعوک فی خفیات قلبی و بلسان سری و جهری ان توید عبدک المستجیر بباب | O my God, my God! From the hidden recesses of my heart and with my tongue, both in secret and openly, I beseech Thee to assist Thy servant who seeketh refuge at Thy gate [3.5s] | MJMJ3.011a, MMG2#204 p.232 | almunajat.com [item 13] | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07164 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک هذا انجذب بنفحات الازهار الساطعه الطیب من حدیقه الاسرار و | O my God, my God! This, Thy servant, hath been enraptured by the fragrant breezes wafted from the resplendent blossoms of the garden of mysteries [3.5s] | MJMJ3.011b, MMG2#006 p.006 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10322 | 60 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک هذا قد انجذب بنفحات حدیقه قدسک الغناء و اشتعل بنار محبتک | O my God, O my God! This, Thy servant, hath been enraptured by the fragrances of Thy sacred and verdant garden, and hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love [3.5s] | MJMJ3.012, MMG2#215 p.243 | Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08734 | 90 | mixed | إلهی إلهی ايد عبادک علی الأخلاق التی قدرتها لأحبائک و علی السلوک علی المسالک | My God, my God! Aid Thy servants to acquire those virtues which Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones and to walk in the ways [3.5s] | MJMJ3.015x, MMG2#393 p.441x | Exhortations and counsels; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07168 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی اید عبدک المتضرع بباب احدیتک علی التمسک بذیل رداء کبریائک و التشبث | O my God, O my God! Assist Thy servant who implores at the threshold of Thine Unicity, that he may cling to the hem of the robe of Thy grandeur and grasp firmly [3.5s] | MJMJ3.016b, MMG2#189 p.215 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03601 | 190 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی الفائض العین بالعبرات و الملتهب الاحشاء بالزفرات متاوها | O my God, my God! Thou seest me with eyes overflowing with tears and heart aflame with sighs [3.5s] | MJMJ3.018, MMG2#032 p.033 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09135 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی متشبثا بذیل رداء رحمانیتک و متمسکا بحبل رحمتک و فردانیتک ای | O my God, my God! Thou seest me clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy mercy, and holding fast unto the cord of Thy loving-kindness and oneness [3.5s] | INBA88:166a | MJMJ3.020a, MMG2#341 p.379 | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07854 | 100 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری المخلصین خائضین فی بحار الاشتیاق منجذبین الی نیر الافاق و | O my God, my God! Thou beholdest the pure-hearted plunging into the seas of longing, drawn unto the Luminary of the horizons [3.5s] | MJMJ3.021, MMG2#007 p.007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03900 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد توجهت الی مرکز رحمانیتک و عتبه ربانیتک ناحیتک المقدسه عن اوهام | O my God, my God! I have turned toward the center of Thy mercy and the threshold of Thy divinity, Thy sacred precincts that transcend all vain imaginings [3.5s] | MJMJ3.022, MMG2#023 p.024 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04267 | 170 | mixed | ای خداوند بزرگوار ابرار را از هر آفتی محفوظ... إلهی إلهی نحن عبيد لذنا بعتبتک العليا و التجأنا بموهبتک العظمی | O gracious Lord! Shield the righteous from every affliction... O my God, my God! We are servants who have sought shelter at Thy exalted threshold and taken refuge beneath Thy most great bounty [3.5s] | MJMJ3.024x, MJMJ3.073x, MMG2#257 p.287x, MMG2#265 p.294x | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09652 | 80 | Arabic | إلهی إلهی هذا عبد ترک النفس و الهوی و اشتعل بنار محبتک الملتهبة بين الضلوع | My God, my God! This is a servant who hath abandoned self and desire, and hath been set aflame with the fire of Thy love which burneth in his breast [3.5s] | MJMJ3.025x, MMG2#222b p.249x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08495 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد التجا بباب احدیتک و تمسک بذیل رداء فردانیتک و توجه الی | O my God, O my God! This servant hath taken refuge at the threshold of Thine oneness and hath clung to the hem of the mantle of Thy singleness, turning his gaze towards Thee [3.5s] | MJMJ3.027a, MMG2#022 p.023 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07857 | 100 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی انشرح صدره بنفحات قدسک و انجذب فواده بالایات | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whose breast hath been dilated by the sweet fragrances of Thy holiness and whose heart hath been drawn unto the signs [3.5s] | MJMJ3.027b, MMG2#242 p.272 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04616 | 160 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی اتضرع الیک بکل عجز و ابتهال و ضراعه و انکسار ان تصون هذا العبد | O Lord, my God! With utmost lowliness and fervent supplication, with lamentation and contrition, I beseech Thee to protect this servant [3.5s] | MJMJ3.001b, MMG2#140 p.158 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07462 | 110 | mixed | ای شمع روشن در محفل ثبوت الهی الهی هذا نجم بزغ من افق الثبوت علی میثاقک | O radiant candle in the gathering of divine certitude! O my God, this is a star that hath risen from the horizon of steadfastness to Thy Covenant [3.5s] | INBA21:108b | MJMJ3.028x, MMG2#270 p.302x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09776 | 70 | mixed | الهی الهی هولاء عبادک المنجذبون الی ملکوت تقدیسک مر تلون لایات توحیدک مبتهلون | O my God, O my God! These are Thy servants, who are attracted to the kingdom of Thy sanctity, who recite the verses of Thy oneness, and who supplicate in devotion [3.5s] | MJMJ3.030, MMG2#092 p.102x | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06561 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد توجهو الی ملکوت تقدیسک من اقصی البلاد الشاسعه | O my God, O my God! These are servants who have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy sanctification from the remotest regions of distant lands [3.5s] | MJMJ3.031, MMG2#030 p.030 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02180 | 260 | mixed | الهی الهی هولاء عباد اقروا بکلمه وحدانیتک و اعترفوا بظهور جمال فردانیتک عن | O my God, O my God! These are Thy servants who have acknowledged the Word of Thy Oneness and confessed the Manifestation of Thy peerless Beauty [3.5s] | MJMJ3.034, MMG2#269 p.300 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07177 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد توجهوا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و تضرعوا الی جبروت فردانیتک و | O my God, O my God! These are servants who have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and humbled themselves before the dominion of Thy oneness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.037, MMG2#096 p.108 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09131 | 80 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی انی اعفر جبینی و اغبر وجهی بتراب الذل و العجز و الانکسار مبتهلا | O my God! I cast my brow in the dust and cover my face with the soil of lowliness, powerlessness and contrition, imploring Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:205 | MJMJ3.002x, MMG2#225 p.252 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09614 | 80 | mixed | إلهی إلهی هؤلآء عبدة عتبتک المقدسة النوراء و خدمة ساحة قدسک بين الوری | O my God, my God! These are the servants at Thy resplendent and sacred Threshold, and those who minister in Thy holy court amidst humanity [3.5s] | MJMJ3.039x, MMG2#243 p.273x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for strength | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11325 | 30 | Arabic | الهی هولاء عبادک الذین استظلوا فی ظل شجره وحدانیتک و احتموا بحمی قدس ربوبیتک | O my God! These are Thy servants who have sought shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy Oneness and have taken refuge in the sanctuary of Thy divine Lordship [3.5s] | MJMJ3.044a, MMG2#212 p.240 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07180 | 110 | Arabic | الهی و رجائی هذا عبد قد تضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک متمنیا رضاک | O my God and my Hope! This servant hath turned with supplication unto the kingdom of Thy mercy and the dominion of Thy oneness, yearning for Thy good-pleasure [3.5s] | MJMJ3.044b, MMG2#322 p.360 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08499 | 90 | Arabic | الهی و رجائی هذا عبدک الذی توجه الیک و تشبث بذیلک و تمسک بحبلک و اجتهد فی | O my God and my Hope! This is Thy servant who hath turned his face towards Thee, who hath clung to the hem of Thy garment and held fast to Thy cord, and who hath striven earnestly [3.5s] | MJMJ3.045, MMG2#272 p.304 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03904 | 180 | mixed | إلهی و محبوبی انی اتقرب اليک بنفحات قدسک التی عطرت الآفاق... پروردگارا يزدانا مهربانا اين بنده تو از اقصی بلاد | O my God and my Beloved! I draw nigh unto Thee through the sanctified breathings of Thy holiness which have perfumed the horizons... O Lord, O my God, O Kind One, this servant of Thine from the furthermost lands [3.5s] | MJMJ3.046x, MJMJ3.064x, MMG2#083 p.092x, MMG2#330 p.367x, MMG.2#330 p.367x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07182 | 110 | Arabic | الهی و مولائی و مجیری عند اضطرابی و معینی لدی اضطراری و منجدی عند ابتلائی انی | O my God, my Lord, my Refuge in times of distress, my Helper in moments of dire necessity, and my Deliverer when beset by trials, I am [3.5s] | MJMJ3.048, MMG2#380 p.426 | Exhortations and counsels; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00450 | 580 | Arabic | الهی و موید المخلصین و الثابتین علی عهدک و المطمئنین بوعدک وفق عبیدک هولاء | O my God and Helper of them that are sincere and steadfast in Thy Covenant and assured in Thy Promise, assist these Thy servants [3.5s] | MJMJ3.049a, MMG2#115 p.127, DBR.051 | Petitions to authorities; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10414 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | ای بنده حق دست شکرانه بدرگاه خداوند یگانه بلند نما و بگو ای بها جان جانم به فدایت | O servant of God! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude to the Threshold of the peerless Lord and say: O dear Baha, may my life be offered up for Thee! | MJMJ3.053, MMG2#289 p.321 | ADMS#148 | Ahdieh, unknown | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11126 | 40 | mixed | ای بی نياز ستايش ترا سزاست که اين گمگشتگان را به شاهراه هدايت دلالت فرمودی | O Thou Self-Sufficient One! Praise be unto Thee, for Thou hast guided these wandering souls to the pathway of guidance [3.5s] | MJMJ3.056ax, MMG2#296 p.329x | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11042 | 50 | mixed | ای بی نياز ياران را محرم راز نما و آئينهء غماز کن تا در جهان نغمه و آوازی اندازند | O Thou Self-Sufficing One! Make Thy loved ones confidants of mysteries and fashion them as revealing mirrors, that they may raise up a melody and song throughout the world [3.5s] | MJMJ3.056bx, MMG2#084 p.092x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00408 | 600 | mixed | Translation List | ای ثابتان پیمان حضرت اسم الله المهدی علیه بهاء الله الابهی و علیه ثناء الله | O ye steadfast ones in the Covenant of His Holiness Ismu'llah al-Mihdi, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God and upon him be the praise of God [3.5s]... ...O Thou Who art Self-Sufficient! Set those birds of the meadow on their flight; make those nightingales of the rose-garden | MJMJ3.057x, MMG2#244 p.274x, YBN.033-034 | ADMS#234x | Call to action; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05992 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی قد بعثت الهیکل المکرم و الطلسم الاعظم علی شکل التربیع فی هیئه | O my God! Thou hast verily raised up the hallowed Temple and the Most Great Talisman in quadrangular form and shape [3.5s] | MJMJ3.004, MMG2#227 p.254, YMM.225 | Da'iras and haykals; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07003 | 120 | Persian | ای پروردگار آن مشتاقان را تجلی عنايت فرما و ابواب موهبت بگشا | O Lord! Shed the radiance of Thy grace upon these yearning souls, and open wide the gates of Thy bounty [3.5s] | MJMJ3.059x, MMG2#363 p.405x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11160 | 40 | Persian | Translation List | ای پروردگار اين ابرار را از ملکوت اسرار پی در پی تأييد و توفيق فرست | O divine Providence! From the Kingdom of mysteries, send Thine aid and confirmation upon these righteous ones in quick succession | MJMJ3.062x, MMG2#238 p.268x | ADMS#108 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00981 | 390 | mixed | الهی الهی هولاء عباد توقدت افئدتهم بنار محبتک و انصرم حبل اصطبارهم لهجرانهم | O my God, O my God! These are servants whose hearts have been set ablaze by the fire of Thy love, and whose cord of patience hath been severed through their separation from Thee [3.5s] | INBA89:001 | MJMJ3.063bx, MMG2#285 p.316x | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02240 | 260 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی در شب و روز با احتراق آتشی جهانسوز در دامنه این جبل و این کوه | O true friends! Night and day, with the burning of a world-consuming fire, at the foot of this mount and hill [3.5s] | INBA55:434 | MJMJ3.065x, MMG2#113 p.125x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08980 | 90 | Persian | ای پروردگار اين عالم ظلمانی را جهان انوار فرما و مظاهر شيطانی را ابرار | O Lord! Transform this darksome world into a realm of light, and these manifestations of Satan into righteous souls [3.5s] | MJMJ3.067x, MMG2#240 p.270x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10662 | 60 | mixed | اللهم يا رب الحقايق و المعانی انظر الی ذلک الجمع الرحماني و الحزب الربانی | O God! O Lord of truths and meanings! Look upon this divine assemblage and this heavenly company [3.5s] | MJMJ3.005x, MMG2#179 p.206x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08724 | 90 | mixed | ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار ياران را مانند گل و ريحان به رشحات سحاب عنايت | O Lord, O Forgiver! Through the dewdrops of the clouds of Thy bounty, make Thy loved ones even as flowers and sweet herbs [3.5s] | MJMJ3.068x, MMG2#024 p.025x | Living waters; water of life; Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10855 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار هر چند گنهکارم ولی به بخششت اميدوار مستمندم و فقير توئی ارجمند | O Lord! Though I be a sinner, yet I place my trust in Thy forgiveness. I am destitute and poor, whilst Thou art the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MJMJ3.070bx, MMG2#206 p.234x | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10660 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | در هر نفسی سر به تراب عجز و نياز نهم و تضرع و زاری نمايم... ای خداوند بی نيازم و محرم رازم و يار دلنوازم | O my self-sufficient Lord, the Knower of my intimate secrets, my tender Companion! Sweeten Thou the palates of those long-standing friends | MJMJ3.075x, MMG2#312 p.351x, MMG2#331 p.368x | ADMS#174 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11148 | 40 | Persian | ای خداوند بيمانند اين ياران مستمند را در عهد الست ثابت قدم دار | O peerless Lord! Make these destitute friends firm and steadfast in the Primordial Covenant [3.5s] | MJMJ3.078ax, MMG2#111 p.123x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11486 | 20 | Persian | ای دلبر آفاق این اهل اشراقرا از حلاوت ساغر محبتت شیرین مذاق فرما توای توانا | O Beloved of the horizons! Make sweet the taste of these illumined souls with the honeyed wine of Thy chalice of love, O Thou the Almighty [3.5s] | MJMJ3.078b, MMG2#010 p.010 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09428 | 80 | Persian | ای مهربان يزدان من محض عنايت روح وجود دميدی و خلعت حيات بخشيدی | O my loving God! Through pure bounty Thou didst breathe the spirit of existence and bestow the garment of life [3.5s] | MJMJ3.082x, MMG2#134 p.150x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03543 | 200 | Arabic | تبارکت یا ربی الاعلی و تعالیت یا رب الوری لقد تنزهت و تقدست عن کل الشئون و | Blessed art Thou, O my Exalted Lord, and glorified art Thou, O Lord of all creation! Thou hast been sanctified and hallowed above all things [3.5s] | MJMJ3.084, MMG2#031 p.031 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10717 | 60 | Arabic | Translation List | رب انی اتوسل الیک بالنفوس التی سرعت الی مشهد الفدا و البیوت التی استاصلت فی | O my Lord! I beseech Thee by those souls who have hastened in self-sacrifice to the field of martyrdom, by the houses that have been uprooted in the path of their devotion | MJMJ3.086b, MMG2#324 p.362 | ADMS#184 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10856 | 50 | mixed | رب ايدنی علی خدمة احبائک و شرح صدور أرقائک و تطييب قلوب اصفيائک | O Lord! Aid me to serve Thy loved ones, to expand the breasts of Thy servants, and to gladden the hearts of Thy chosen ones [3.5s] | MJMJ3.087x, MMG2#284 p.316x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for service | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04233 | 170 | Arabic | اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و محیی الارواح فی اجداث الاشباح و منعش القلوب من اقداح | O God, Thou Who cleavest the dawn asunder, Who revivest the spirits within their sepulchral shadows, and Who refreshest hearts from chalices [3.5s] | INBA13:341, INBA59:301 | MJMJ3.007, MMG2#172 p.198 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04949 | 160 | Arabic | رب رب انی اشکرک بلسان ناطق بذکرک و قلب ثابت علی عهدک و روح مترصد لانجاز وعدک | O Lord, O Lord! I render thanks unto Thee with a tongue that speaketh Thy praise, and a heart steadfast in Thy Covenant, and a spirit watchful for the fulfillment of Thy promise [3.5s] | MJMJ3.089, MMG2#078 p.085 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11043 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان عبدک هذا یرجو الالطاف و یتمنی الوصول الی رضاک و یستغیث الی | O my Lord and my Hope! This, Thy servant, implores Thy bountiful favors and ardently desires to attain unto Thy good-pleasure. He crieth out in supplication unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | MJMJ3.091a, MMG2#282 p.314 | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10663 | 60 | mixed | رب و رجائی ايد هؤلاء الابرار علی نشر الانوار من ملکوت الاسرار فی تلک الاقطار | O my Lord and my Hope! Aid these righteous ones to spread the lights from the Kingdom of Mysteries throughout all regions [3.5s] | MJMJ3.091bx, MMG2#090 p.100x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03040 | 220 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و رجائی انی بکل ذل و انکسار ابتهل الی ملکوت قدسک و افق نیر | O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge and my Hope! With all humility and contrition I supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy sanctity and the luminous horizon [3.5s] | INBA21:023 | MJMJ3.092, MMG2#387 p.434 | Goodly deeds; actions; Prayer for purity; chastity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09039 | 90 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتوسل الی ملکوت غیبک الابهی و جبروت عظمتک الظاهره فی علانیه | O Lord and my Hope! I implore the Kingdom of Thine invisible glory and the Dominion of Thy manifest grandeur [3.5s] | INBA17:034 | MJMJ3.093a, MMG2#343 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08093 | 100 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غاية آمالی هؤلاء عباد التجئوا الی کهفک المنيع و آووا الی ملاذک | O my Lord, my Hope and ultimate Aspiration! These are servants who have sought shelter in Thy mighty stronghold and have taken refuge in Thy sanctuary [3.5s] | MJMJ3.093bx, MMG2#224 p.251x | Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06141 | 130 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غاية آمالی تری عبادک المخلصين قاموا علی خدمتک | O my Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Goal of my aspirations! Thou seest Thy sincere servants who have arisen to serve Thee [3.5s] | MJMJ3.094x, MMG2#184 p.210x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09677 | 80 | Arabic | رب و رجائی یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا ساتر العیوب استغفرک لامتک | O my Lord and my Hope! O Forgiver of sins, O Remover of afflictions, O Concealer of faults! I implore Thy forgiveness for Thy handmaiden [3.5s] | MJMJ3.097, MMG2#418 p.464 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00553 | 530 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک المنیر و حمدت الله علی | O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I have considered thine excellent letter, and thanked God for thy safe arrival in that great city.... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things | MNMK#023 p.103, MMK1#146 p.169 | SWAB#146, BPRY.057-058 | Nabilinho, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| AB00778 | 450 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها الخلق الجدید قال الله سبحانه و تعالی | O ye who are sincere! O ye who are attracted! O ye who are the new creation.... Praise be to the One who created this marvelous dispensation! | MNMK#025 p.106, MJAI.012, NJB_v10#04 p.075 | SW_v10#04 p.073-075 | Continual renewal of creation; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01023 | 390 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ایتها العصبه المویده بجنود من ملکوت الابهی طوبی لکم بما اجتمعتم فی ظل کلمه | O ye co-workers who are supported by armies from the realm of the All-Glorious! Blessed are ye, for ye have come together... O God, my God! We are servants of Thine that have turned with devotion to Thy Holy Face | INBA88:382, INBA89:127 | MNMK#030 p.113, MMK1#042 p.082, NSR_1978.120x, NSR_1993.133x, MMJA.021 | SWAB#042, BPRY.300-301x, TAB.001-003, BWF.404-406x, BADM.020-021x, COC#1371x, SW_v01#04 p.007-0008x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00872 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الشعله الحبیه الملتهبه بنار محبه الله انی قرئت کتابک الوارد من عندک و | O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with the love of God! I have read thy letter, and its contents | MNMK#032 p.116, MMK1#141 p.159, NJB_v05#14 p.002-003 | SWAB#141, TAB.087-089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00874 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و | O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause | MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 | SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 | MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB01624 | 310 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الناطقه بالثناء علی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الناطقه بتحیرک فی بعض الاحکام | O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment | MNMK#039 p.125, MMK1#137 p.153 | SWAB#137, TAB.055-056, BSC.474 #896x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01660 | 300 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء | The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon | INBA88:317 | MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250 | SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01866 | 290 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقبل الی روح المسیح فی ملکوت الله ان الجسد مرکب من عناصر جسمانیه و لابد | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of Christ in the Kingdom of God! Verily the body is composed of physical elements | MNMK#043 p.129, MMK1#143 p.164 | SWAB#143, TAB.316-317, BWF.389-389x, SW_v13#06 p.148 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02310 | 260 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط | O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided | MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076 | SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x | Honiara Baha'i Youth | Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB00525 | 550 | Arabic | Translation List | یا من تعطر مشامه بنفحات من روح القدس قد طالعت تحریرک الجدید و شکرت الرب المجید | O thou whose senses are perfumed with the fragrances of the Holy Spirit! I have perused thy latest letter and rendered thanks unto the Glorious Lord [3.5s] | MNMK#046 p.131, MAS9.081, KKD2.064 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02813 | 230 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذبون ایها المتذکرون ایها المقبلون الی ملکوت الله انی اتضرع الی الله | O ye who are strongly attracted! O ye who are mindful! O ye who are advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily with all my heart and soul | MNMK#051 p.135, MMK1#157 p.181 | SWAB#157, TAB.407-408, BWF.386-386x | Anis & Shideh | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB03540 | 200 | Arabic | ایها المومنون ایها المخلصون ان عبدالبهاء یناجی ربه فی جنح اللیالی و یدعوه | O ye faithful ones, O ye sincere ones! 'Abdu'l-Bahá communes with his Lord in the depths of night and supplicates unto Him [3.5s] | MNMK#052 p.136, AVK4.314bx, ABB.103 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03828 | 190 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک الذی ینادی بحبک لله و انجذابک الی | O thou who art enamoured of the breaths of God! I have read thy letter, which cried out with thy love for God | MNMK#055 p.138, MMK1#198 p.232 | SWAB#198, TAB.311-312 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05392 | 150 | Arabic | ایتها المهتزة بنسیم محبة الله انی سمعت کل الثناء علیک من احد احباء الله فتحرکت و | O thou who art stirred by the breeze of God's love! I have heard every praise of thee from one of the loved ones of God, and was moved [3.5s] | MNMK#057 p.139, ABB.107 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04567 | 170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یا امه الله المشتعله بنار محبته لاتحزنی من العسره و العناء و لاتفرحی من | O thou handmaid aflame with the fire of God's love! Grieve thou not over the troubles and hardships of this nether world… Rely upon God. Trust in Him. Praise Him | MNMK#059 p.140, MMK1#150 p.173 | SWAB#150 | The Joburg Baha'i Choir, S. Peyman, Sabria, Efe, Rafael & Maarten, R. Peterson [track 9], E. Mahony, L. Slott | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB04591 | 170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا من طفح قلبه بمحبه الله انی اخاطبک من هذه البقعه المبارکه حتی یفرح قلبک | O thou whose heart overfloweth with love for the Lord! I address thee from this consecrated spot, to gladden thy bosom with mine epistle | MNMK#060 p.140, MMK1#009 p.023, DSDS.109 | SWAB#009, COC#1174x | R. Peterson [track 12] | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of Huququ'llah; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00305 | 680 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان | ...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts | MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x | SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05949 | 140 | Arabic | Translation List | یا حبیبی العزیز توکل علی فضل مولاک و لاتحزن من شیء و کن فی جمیع الامور صبورا | O my dear friend! Rely on the grace of thy Lord and let nothing sadden thee. In all thine affairs, be thou patient and dignified | MNMK#064 p.142 | ADMS#117 | S. Jaberi | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB05943 | 140 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و امنائه ان مجامع الملکوت الابهی و صوامع الملا الاعلی یصلون و | O ye beloved of the Lord! O ye His trusted ones! Know ye verily that the denizens of the Realm on High | INBA13:340, INBA59:300 | MNMK#065 p.143, NJB_v12#08 p.151 | SW_v14#03 p.087-088 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07020 | 120 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | انّ عبدالبهآء یشمّ رائحة محبّة اللّه من کلّ محفل تنطقین فیه بکلمة اللّه و تذکرین الحجج و البراهین | ...Verily, ‘Abdu’l‑Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered | MNMK#068 p.144x, MMK1#053 p.089x | SWAB#053x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual baptism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03017 | 220 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک البدیع الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted the contents of thy letter, which was beautifully composed, was informed of thy sorrow... O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee | MNMK#069 p.145, MMK1#090 p.118x, MMK1#234 p.305x | SWAB#090x, BPRY.065-066x, TAB.094-095, BWF.394-395x, BSC.434 #786x, CUPAB.010-011x | K .Key, E. Mahony | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB07773 | 110 | Arabic | یا ابن الملکوت فاشکر الله بما هداک الی سبیل الله و جعلک من ابناء ملکوته بین | O scion of the Kingdom! Render thanks unto God for having guided thee to the path of God and made thee one of the children of His Kingdom [3.5s] | MNMK#071 p.146 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03824 | 190 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المبتهله الی ملکوت الله طوبی لک بما انجذب قلبک الی جمال الله و تنور بنور | O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou… As to thy question regarding the education of children | MNMK#072 p.146, MMK1#091 p.118, MMK1#122 p.139 | SWAB#091x, SWAB#122x, TAB.086, BWF.383-383x, LOG#0756x | MANA | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||
| AB09009 | 90 | Arabic | ایها الشاب النورانی انی بملا السرور قرئت رقیمک الروحانی و کررت ترتیل عبارته | O luminous youth! With utmost joy have I read thy spiritual letter, and repeatedly have I recited its expressions [3.5s] | MNMK#073 p.146 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10201 | 70 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ایها الطاهر القلب زکی النفس بدیع الخلق جمیل الوجه | O thou who art pure in heart, sanctified in spirit, peerless in character, beauteous in face! Thy photograph hath been received revealing thy physical frame | MNMK#074 p.147, MMK1#078 p.111 | SWAB#078 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07782 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | یا صغیره السن و کبیره العقل کم من طفل صغیر و هو بالغ رشید و کم من کهل جاهل و | O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature | MNMK#075 p.147, MMK1#121 p.138, DRM.005b | SWAB#121, TAB.181, BSC.481 #920x, LABC.007 | Differences in human capacity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08428 | 100 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یا من استسقی من معین الحیات ان قافله الملکوت قد ظعنت فی بیداء الجبروت فارسلت | O thou who hast drunk from the fountain of life: Verily, the caravan of the Kingdom set out | INBA13:304a, INBA59:142b | MNMK#076 p.147, AHB.133BE #09-10 p.95, RHQM2.1212 (687) (425), MAS5.294, KNSA.051 (75) | MNYA.057 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB04649 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | ای ایزد دادگر ای خدای مهر پرور ما نهالان بدستان نوایم بدستت مرحمت | O Thou just Lord! O Thou loving God! We are tender plants in Thy garden, sown by the hand of Thy mercy, our brows inscribed with the traces of Thy love | MNMK#086 p.154, ADH2_5#10 p.165, MMG2#433 p.477 | ADMS#342 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00172 | 870 | Persian | Translation List | این مسجون چهل ساله بعد از آزادی مدت ۳ سال یعنی از سنه هزار و نهصد و ده تا | O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received… After the declaration of the constitutional regime in Turkey in 1908 | MNMK#087 p.154, HHA.262, ADH2_1#55 p.085x, MMG2#055 p.055x, MJDF.072, KHF.080, KHAB.001 (013), KHTB3.043, NJB_v05#16 p.001, VUJUD.015-016x | COC#1606x, SW_v05#16 p.243-245, SW_v06#11 p.084, SW_v18#11 p.343, DWN_v1#12 p.007ax, BSTW#153, BSTW#213a, VUJUDE.022-023x, ADMS#049x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for peace and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00175 | 860 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each | INBA16:022 | MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026 | SWAB#221, LOG#0731x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00915 | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب | O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world | MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001 | SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01432 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضامین بسیار | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness | MNMK#104 p.191, MMK1#174 p.197 | SWAB#174, TAB.022-023, BWF.365-366x | Nadia, Zaynab, Fritz & Earl | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01189 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان | O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea. | MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073 | SWAB#036, BSTW#504a | D. Stevenson | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00287 | 700 | mixed | Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون و تشنه حقیقت نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که از افق وجدان صبحی تابان | O thou who art eager and athirst for the truth! Thy letter hath been received. It indicateth that a radiant morn hath dawned above the horizon of the heart. | MNMK#108 p.203, MJTB.057, MJDF.053, KHF.118, KHAB.037 (046), KHTB3.048, NJB_v05#07 p.001 | DAS.1913-09-11, MHMD2.049x, ABIE.304, BLO_PN#007, ADMS#068 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as educator; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00269 | 720 | mixed | دوست محترم من نامه شما رسید از آن روابط روحانی که منبعث از جان و وجدان بود | O esteemed friend! Your letter was received, and from those spiritual bonds which sprang from the soul and conscience [3.5s]... ...During this journey it has become manifest and evident to me that the Western world has made extraordinary progress... In the world of nature the greatest dominant note is the struggle for existence--the result of which is the survival of the fittest...Praise be to God that the Sun of Reality has shone forth with the utmost brilliancy from the eastern horizon.... Spiritual education consists in the inculcation of the ideals of divine morality | MNMK#115 p.222, MJDF.080, KHF.054, KHAB.031? (040), KHTB3.030, NJB_v04#02 p.001 | SW_v07#15 p.133-134x, SW_v08#01 p.015x, SW_v08#08 p.101-102x, SW_v11#01 p.010-011x, BNE.156x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00279 | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد | My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness | MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 | DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00056 | 1420 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده | O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions | MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 | SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02215 | 260 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از کنونشن نهایت رضایت اظهار نموده بودی که این | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast expressed satisfaction with the Convention | MNMK#126 p.242, MMK1#187 p.209 | SWAB#187, SW_v10#13 p.246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00093 | 1140 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant | MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 | SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01507 | 320 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبتبینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد | O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean. | MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x | SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04657 | 160 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید مانند آهنگ عندلیب الهی بود که شهنازش سبب فرح قلوب | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was like the melody of the divine nightingale | MNMK#131 p.245, MMK1#183 p.203 | SWAB#183, BSC.546 #987, SW_v10#14 p.272 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00156 | 910 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ترانی یا الهی خاضعا خاشعا متصدعا بما امرت من عندک متذللا الی ملکوتک مضطربا من | Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in lowliness, humbling myself before Thy commandments, submitting to Thy sovereignty | MNMK#134 p.249, MMK1#190 p.218, MJMJ2.090x, MMG2#402 p.448x | SWAB#190, BPRY.201-203x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power of prayer; Prayer for sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03646 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم | O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings | INBA13:198b | MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299 | SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB03337 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا | O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions | MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 | SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01693 | 300 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نهم سبتمبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت از حوادث واقعه محزون و مگدر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of September 9, 1909, was received. The grievous events that have transpired have brought sorrow and distress [3.5s]... ...Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount Tabor, as referred to in the Bible | MNMK#138 p.253x, MNMK#161 p.295x, MMK1#140 p.158x, MMK1#196 p.230x | SWAB#140x; SWAB#196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05767 | 140 | Persian | ای مبتلای آلام از مصائب وارده و مشقات حاصله و بلایای متوالیه محزون مباش جمال | O thou who art afflicted with pain, be not grieved by the calamities that have befallen thee, the hardships that have come to pass, and the succession of tribulations [3.5s] | MNMK#140 p.254, BSHN.140.223, BSHN.144.223, MHT2.103, MSBH8.339-340 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07280 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده حق جغدان سیه دل بر بازان سفید ستم نمایند و دست تطاول گشایند که چرا | O servant of God! The dark-hearted owls assail the white falcons with tyranny and stretch forth the hand of oppression [3.5s] | MNMK#141 p.254, MSBH3.247, DKHD.285 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08846 | 90 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محنت زده در سبیل میثاق صدمات و زحمات در سبیل رب الایات البینات عنایاتست و | O thou who hast been sore afflicted on the pathway of the Covenant! Anguish and torment, when suffered on the pathway of the Lord | INBA85:430b | MNMK#142 p.254, MMK1#191 p.220, MSHR4.331 | SWAB#191 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB08195 | 100 | mixed | ای متمسک بمیثاق در یوم اشراق دل بمحبوب آفاق دادی و از اهل نفاق بریدی و بوثاق | O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant! On the Day of Dawning thou didst give thy heart to the Beloved of all horizons and didst sever thyself from the people of hypocrisy and falsehood [3.5s] | MNMK#143 p.255, MSBH9.481 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00131 | 960 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزیز دانا نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۷ ماه می ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated 27 May 1906 hath been received and its contents are most pleasing and have brought great joy. Thou didst ask whether this Cause | MNMK#147 p.272, MMK1#031 p.059 | SWAB#031, TAB.540-545, LOG#0690x, BSC.485 #930-931x, DWN_v5#01 p.002-003x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00409 | 600 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو حقیقت جو نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت مکاتیبیکه از پیش | O ye two seekers after truth! Your letter was received and its contents noted. As for the letters ye had previously sent, not all were received | MNMK#150 p.279, MMK1#163 p.187 | SWAB#163, LOG#0692x, SW_v02#05 p.003-004, SW_v14#01 p.036-037 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00342 | 640 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز | O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might. | MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x | SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00645 | 490 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چون حضرة مسیح در بیست قرن پیش ظاهر شد با وجود انکه یهود در نهایت انتظار | When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although the Jews were eagerly awaiting His Coming | MNMK#154 p.287, MMK1#020 p.041 | SWAB#020, DWN_v2#08 p.060-061, BNE.006-008 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00740 | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت | O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom | MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185 | SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01382 | 330 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید … وجود بر دو قسم است یکی وجود حق که مقدس از ادراک خلق است | O thou faithful servant of God! Thy letter was perused. Thou hadst written that 'I am striving to cause the friends of Spokane | MNMK#160 p.295x, MMK1#030 p.058x, MMK3#017 p.009x, RAHA.230x, YMM.450x | SWAB#030x, LOG#1697x, SW_v11#10 p.159 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00851 | 420 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر | My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses | INBA13:327 | MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281 | WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00145 | 930 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures | ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و | Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold | INBA16:069 | MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002 | BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00192 | 830 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره | O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children | MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 | SWAB#214x | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04550 | 170 | Persian | دست کرم بگشا جرم امم بخشا ای ملک انشا نوبت احسان بین | O Sovereign of Creation, extend Thy gracious hand and pardon the transgressions of the nations; behold, the time of bounty is at hand [3.5s] | MJH.018 | Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05558 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده پروفای جمال قدم زنده باسم اعظمی رنجور بلا را دیگر چه غمی امواج عطاء | O faithful servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy life is sustained by the Most Great Name, O sufferer in tribulations. Wherefore dost thou grieve? | MJH.048b | BLO_PT#210 | Ahdieh, S. Taefi [track 14], S. Taefi [track 10], H. Aghili, unknown | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01931 | 280 | mixed | ای خدای باوفا این احباء و اصفیا سپاه حیاتند و جنود نجات افواج روحانیند و امواج | O Faithful God! These beloved and pure ones are the hosts of life and the legions of salvation, spiritual armies and waves [3.5s] | MJH.053, YBN.061 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10077 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال در شب و روز بکمال عجز و نیاز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز تضرع | O thou who yearnest for the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Night and day, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, beseech thou at the threshold of the Self-Sufficing Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#013 p.008, MJMJ2.065bx, MMG2#040 p.040x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06021 | 130 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی که قطرات بفضل الهی موج دریا یافته و ذرات باوج | O ye loved ones of God! In this divine Dispensation, wherein drops have, through the grace of God, been transformed into surging oceans, and atoms have risen to the zenith [3.5s] | MMK2#014 p.008, MJMJ2.044ax, MMG2#128 p.145x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10472 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابتان هر چند انسانرا خداوند پاک از مشتی خاک خلق فرمود ولی در این صدف دری | O ye steadfast ones! Though the Lord, the Pure One, created man from a handful of dust, yet within this shell a pearl [3.5s] | MMK2#127 p.098, YARP2.175.3 p.179 | Human reality created in the image of God; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05760 | 140 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز حق آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید از خدا خواهم که در صون حفظ و | O dear handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was noted. I beseech God that in His sheltering protection [3.5s] | MMK2#128 p.098 | Importance of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08914 | 90 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی گویند انسان ناطقست یعنی مدرک حقائق کلیه و واقف اسرار معانی | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! They say that man is endowed with speech, meaning he perceiveth universal truths and comprehendeth the mysteries of inner meanings [3.5s] | INBA87:227b, INBA52:231b | MMK2#129 p.098 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09240 | 80 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده حق در آستان مبارک مذکوری و در انجمن یاران مشهود بنده درگاهی و بر سر | O thou the servant of the One True God! Thou art remembered at the Threshold of the Blessed One and thou art present in the assemblage… Persevere in the use of the Obligatory Prayer and early morning supplications, so that day by day thine awareness may increase | MMK2#131 p.100 | BRL_IOPF#2.16x | Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for morning; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07923 | 100 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی در هر صبحگاهی گواهی بر تضرع و ابتهال عبدالبهاء | O thou servant of God! Each morn God's infinite grace confirmeth the ardent and tearful invocations of ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | MMK2#133 p.101 | BRL_IOPF#2.10x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09850 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء از خدا بخواه که بسر فدا آگاه گردی تا در پناه غیب بیاساای و راه | O servant of Bahá! Beseech thou God that thou mayest become acquainted with the mystery of sacrifice, so that thou mayest find repose beneath the shelter of the Unseen [3.5s] | MMK2#135 p.102 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07004 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء آنچه نگاشته بودید ملاحظه گردید حمد خدا را دلیل بر ثبوت و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! That which ye have written hath been perused. Praise be to God, it beareth testimony to steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK2#137 p.102 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02600 | 240 | Persian | ای یاران الهی شکر کنید خدا را که مورد نظر عنایت شدید و مظهر الطاف حضرت احدیت | O divine friends, render thanks unto God, that ye have become the recipients of His favoring glance and the object of the bounties of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | INBA87:155, INBA52:152 | MMK2#138 p.103, MMK3#261 p.186 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06175 | 130 | Persian | ای خسرو کشور معنوی هر انسانی که در این بساط رحمانی وارد و در سایه حضرت یزدان | O Khusraw of the spiritual realm, every soul that entereth this divine court and dwelleth beneath the shade of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#139 p.104 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05569 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده حق در آستان مقدس دربانی لهذا سلطانی بلکه ملوک عالم مملوک چنین بنده اند | O servant of Truth! Thou who art a doorkeeper at the sacred Threshold art indeed sovereign, nay, the very kings of the world are servants to such a bondsman [3.5s] | MMK2#140 p.104 | Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06289 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیزان یزدان ملاحظه کنید که فضل و عنایت جمال قدم چه کرده و مواهب اسم اعظم | O handmaidens of God! Observe what the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty hath wrought, and what gifts the Most Great Name hath bestowed [3.5s] | INBA13:255b | MMK2#141 p.105, DUR1.070 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10391 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی لطف خداوندی باش و سبب آسایش عالم آفرینش مهرجوی شو و خوشخوی و | O servant of God, be thou a divine bounty and a source of tranquility unto all creation. Be thou loving in nature and of goodly character [3.5s] | MMK2#146 p.109 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05368 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s] | MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b | Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01304 | 340 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی قریب غروبست و من از کثرت کار خسته و بی راحت و گرفتار با وجود | O servants of God! The hour is nigh unto sunset, and I, from the multitude of tasks, am weary and restless [3.5s] | INBA89:265b | MMK2#148 p.110 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01848 | 290 | Persian | ای یاران الهی هر چند که بحسب ظاهر دور و مهجورید ولی در حقیقت حاضر انجمنید و | O ye divine friends! Though outwardly far and remote, in reality ye are present in this assembly [3.5s] | MMK2#149 p.111 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03938 | 180 | mixed | ای بنده پروردگار نفحه مشکبار از نافه اسرار بر جمیع اقطار نثار گشت مشام ابرار | O servant of the Lord! The musk-laden breeze from the hidden treasury of mysteries hath been wafted upon all regions and the senses of the righteous [3.5s] | MMK2#150 p.113, MMK6#556 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08881 | 90 | Persian | ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء این تراب اغبر را برائحه مشک و عنبر معطر نما یعنی بنفحات | O thou who art nigh unto the Celestial Throne! Make thou this dust-laden earth to be perfumed with the fragrance of musk and ambergris through the wafting breaths [3.5s] | MMK2#151 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07553 | 110 | Persian | ای مطلع راستی صدق و راستی الیوم خود را در بحر نیستی محو و فانی نمودنست تا از | O Dayspring of Truth! Today one must efface and annihilate oneself in the ocean of nothingness, so that from [3.5s] | MMK2#152 p.114 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08670 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت پایدار حضرت ستار غفار گنهکارانست و بخشنده و مهربان چون مستفیض از بحر | O steadfast and firm one! The All-Concealing Lord is the Forgiver of sinners and the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful, like unto an ocean outpouring its grace [3.5s] | MMK2#153 p.114, PYB#107 p.04 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02114 | 270 | mixed | ای نفس موید نامه بلیغ رسید مضمون مشحون از راز درون بود و آن خجلت و شرمساری در | O thou confirmed soul! Thy compelling letter was received. Its contents were laden with inner mysteries, and therein was reflected thy humility and abashment [3.5s] | INBA85:328 | MMK2#154 p.115 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01191 | 360 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء از فضل و موهبت کبری حضرت کبریاء نفوسی را برانگیخت تا | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Through the grace and mighty bounty of the Lord of Glory, He hath raised up souls to [3.5s] | MMK2#155 p.116 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01178 | 360 | mixed | ای پروردگار مهربان این عاشقان آواره کوی تو آشفته موی تو و دلداده خوی تو پوینده | O kind Lord! These lovers, wanderers in Thy path, with disheveled hair, enchanted by Thy nature, are seekers [3.5s] | INBA87:267, INBA52:271 | MMK2#016 p.010 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06291 | 130 | Persian | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله الحمد لله در این حدیقه انیقه انبات شدید و بحرارت و | O ye flowers of the rose-garden of God's love! Praise be to God that ye have sprouted forth in this beauteous garden, and through the warmth [3.5s] | MMK2#157 p.118 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05118 | 150 | Persian | ای تهمتن رستم زابلی هر چند شهسوار میدان مردانگی بود و بقوه جسمانی فائق بر هر | O valiant Rostam of Zabul, though thou wert the champion in the field of manliness and in physical might didst excel all [3.5s] | MMK2#159 p.120, PPAR.193 | Being a source of light; guidance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10413 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق در درگاه احدیت عبودیت سلطنت دو جهانست و عزت بی پایان پس بجان و دل | O servant of Truth! Servitude at the threshold of oneness is sovereignty over both worlds and glory without end [3.5s] | MMK2#161 p.121 | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10380 | 60 | Persian | ای آیت محبت الله اقتدار در عالم جسمانی امریست اعتباری بلکه اقتدار روحانی | O Sign of the Love of God! Power in the material world is a transient thing, nay rather, spiritual power [3.5s] | MMK2#162 p.121 | Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09973 | 70 | Persian | ای رستم یزدان الحمد لله در میدان جانفشانی تفوق بتهمتن زابلستانی نمودی و بر | O Rustam of the Almighty! Praise be to God, for in the arena of self-sacrifice thou hast surpassed the prowess of the mighty hero of Zabulistan [3.5s] | MMK2#163 p.122, PPAR.193 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08882 | 90 | Persian | ای ملحوظ نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت شمعی برافروز که پرتوش از ملا ادنی تا ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art the object of the loving-kindness of the Most Great Unity! Kindle thou a light whose radiance shall extend from the lowest realm unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK2#164 p.122 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09508 | 80 | Persian | ای مقتدر دلیل اقتدار خضوع و خشوع و تذلل و انکسار بدرگاه حضرت پروردگار است | O thou mighty one! The proof of might is humility, submissiveness, lowliness and utter self-effacement at the Threshold of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#165 p.123 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - |
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