29221 results, sorted by publications asc, title asc
results 17001 - 18000
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| BH06043 | 160 | Arabic | ان السحاب ینادی باعلی الندآء بین الارض و السماء و یقول یا قوم ??الله قد اتی | Verily, the clouds cry out with most exalted call between earth and heaven, saying: "O people! By God, He hath come!" [3.5s] | AYBY.123, AQMJ2.047ax | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01563 | 560 | mixed | یا اسم جود علیک بهائی و عنایتی نامهای ارض طا و عرایض بعضی بساحت اقدس و باصغا | O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The letters from the Land of Tá and the supplications of some have reached the Most Holy Court and been heard [3.5s] | AYBY.126, ANDA#72 p.29x, YIA.199bx, YMM.351x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06364 | 160 | mixed | یا سمندر لاتحزن من شیء ان الحزن مذموم الا بحزنی یوم یوم الله و غیر او در او | O Samandar! Be thou not grieved at anything, for grief is condemned, save for thy sorrow on the Day of God, and naught else save in His path [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.167a, , BLIB_Or15695.230a, , BLIB_Or15728.079b, | AYBY.127 | Consolation and comfort; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06301 | 160 | mixed | ندای الهی در لیالی و ایام از سجن عکا مرتفع اولیا را ذکر مینماید و همچنین اماء | The divine Call is raised from the Prison of 'Akká in the watches of night and day, making mention of both the holy ones and the handmaidens [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.165b, , BLIB_Or15716.224a, , BLIB_Or15728.012a, | AYBY.128a | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06000 | 170 | mixed | یا ورقتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی انه اراد ان یذکرک بذکر اذا اشرق نوره من افق | O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the precincts of My prison. Verily, He desireth to make mention of thee with a remembrance whose light hath shone forth from the horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.202b, | AYBY.128b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04877 | 200 | mixed | یا امائی و اوراقی علیکن بهائی و عنایتی صعود ظاهری یکی از اولیا سبب صعود باطنی | O My handmaidens and My leaves! Upon you be My glory and My loving-kindness. The outward ascension of one of the chosen ones hath become the cause of inward ascension [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.118, | AYBY.129b | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04586 | 210 | mixed | یا عطاء الله عطایای الهی خارج از احصا وجود عطا فرمود و هستی بخشید و عطای | O 'Atá'u'lláh! The divine bounties are beyond reckoning. He hath bestowed existence and granted being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.084a, | AYBY.130a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02461 | 360 | mixed | سبحان الله آنچه در عالم وجود موجود صاحبان بصر حین ملاحظه آثار فنا از آن | Glory be unto God! They who are endowed with insight, upon beholding the signs of mortality in whatsoever existeth in the realm of being, do turn [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.219a, | AYBY.130b, BSHN.033, MHT2b.055x, AKHA_111BE #06-08 p.002 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09642 | 100 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه لاتحزن عما ورد علیک من قضاء الله رب الارباب اشکره | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Be not grieved by that which hath befallen thee from the decree of God, the Lord of Lords. Render thanks unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.202a, | AYBY.131, BSHN.029, MHT2b.059 | unknown | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02302 | 390 | Arabic | یا طراز الحمد لله الذی زینک بطراز العرفان و نور قلبک بانوار الیقین قل لک الحمد | O Taraz! Praise be to God Who hath adorned thee with the ornament of divine knowledge and illumined thy heart with the lights of certitude. Say: Praise be unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.225, , BLIB_Or15728.089b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.018, | AYBY.132, KHSH09.001, TRZ1.033bx, MYD.537x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06965 | 140 | Arabic | انا نذکر الایام التی کنت حاضرا مع عمک علیه رحمه الله و فضله امام الوجه و | We call to mind the days when thou wert present with thine uncle - upon him rest God's mercy and grace - before Our face [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.224c, | AYBY.133a | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04883 | 200 | mixed | یا اوراقی و امائی لازال لحاظ عنایت بشما متوجه امروز نیر فضل الهی از افق سماء | O My leaves and My handmaidens! The glances of My loving-kindness have ever been directed towards you. Today the Orb of divine bounty hath dawned from the horizon of heaven [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.119, | AYBY.133b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00218 | 2710 | mixed | یا ایها الطائر فی هوائی و الناظر الی افقی اسمع شهادتی انه لا اله الا انا | O thou bird that soarest in My heaven and gazeth toward Mine horizon! Hearken unto My testimony: There is none other God but Me [3.5s] | AYBY.134, AQMJ2.107x, KHSH09.003, MAS8.186x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03677 | 250 | mixed | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذا عبدک الذی طاف حرم جمالک و زار بیت جلالک و کعبه | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath circumambulated the sanctuary of Thy beauty and visited the House of Thy majesty and Thy Kaaba [3.5s] | AYBY.006a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mystical themes; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06622 | 150 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و یسبح له کل من فی السموات و الارض له الامر و | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth, and unto Him doth sing the praise of all who dwell in the heavens and on earth. His is the command and [3.5s] | AYBY.006b | Many are called but few are chosen; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03743 | 250 | Arabic | یا اولیائی اسمعوا ندائی انه یجذبکم الی افقی و یرفعکم بین عبادی و یذکرکم بما | O My loved ones! Hearken unto My call, for verily it draweth you unto Mine horizon, and raiseth you up amongst My servants, and maketh mention of you through that which [3.5s] | AYBY.141a | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00361 | 1850 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه نادی المناد الملک لله المهیمن القیوم قد ظهرت الاسرار و کشفت | This is the Day whereon the Herald hath proclaimed: "The sovereignty belongeth unto God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting! The mysteries have been revealed and laid bare." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.085, | AYBY.141b | Prayer for protection; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00369 | 1820 | mixed | حمد سبب اعظم را لایق و سزاست که عالم و امم را از ظلم مشرکین و بغضاء ملحدین | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Most Great Cause, which hath delivered the world and its peoples from the oppression of the ungodly and the malice of the infidels [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.044, | AYBY.146 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10850 | 60 | mixed | قد حضر بین یدی العبد ما ارسلت من سماء حبک و ارسلته الی مقر الذی انت اردته و | There hath appeared before this servant that which Thou didst send down from the heaven of Thy love and dispatch unto the place which Thou didst ordain [3.5s] | AYBY.007a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06504 | 150 | Persian | جناب میرزا محمد وارد شد و ذکر عروج حمامه معنویرا از خاکدان ترابی برضوان الهی | Jinab-i-Mirza Muhammad came and made mention of the ascension of the spiritual dove from this earthly dust-heap to the divine Ridván [3.5s] | AYBY.007b | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07226 | 140 | mixed | قلم اعلی اهل آن بیت را ذکر مینماید لعمری مرحوم مبرور الذی سمی بمحمد قبل علی | The Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of the people of that House. By My life! The departed and blessed one who was named Muhammad-'Alí [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.068, | AYBY.151a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10648 | 70 | mixed | لله الحمد فائز شدی بانچه که سبب فرح ملا اعلی و جنت علیا بوده طوبی لعملک بما | Praise be unto God! Thou hast attained unto that which causeth joy to the Supreme Concourse and the Most Exalted Paradise. Blessed be thy deed inasmuch as [3.5s] | AYBY.151b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00732 | 1060 | mixed | ان یا کلمه القدس بشر فی نفسک بما جعلک الله مقدسا عن اشارات المحتجبین ان یا | O Word of Holiness! Rejoice within thy soul for that which God hath made thee sanctified above the allusions of them that are veiled. O Thou [3.5s] | AYBY.151c | Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00357 | 1860 | mixed | روحی و نفسی لک الفداء از تلویحات کلمات الهیه چنان مفهوم این عبد شده که در ظهور | My spirit and my soul be a sacrifice unto Thee! From the intimations of the divine Words, this servant hath thus understood that in the Manifestation [3.5s] | AYBY.154 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00583 | 1300 | mixed | علیک بهاء الله و ذکره ثم ثناء کل الاشیا عما خلق بین الارض و السما فی کل زمان و | Upon thee be the glory of God and His mention, and then the praise of all created things between earth and heaven throughout every age [3.5s] | AYBY.159, SFI16.045x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01266 | 670 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا محبوبی اشکرک فی بدایع نعماء احدیتک فیما اجریتها و انزلتها | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Best-Beloved! I render thanks unto Thee for the wondrous bounties of Thy oneness which Thou hast caused to flow forth and sent down [3.5s] | AYBY.008 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Presence of; reunion with God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00211 | 2770 | mixed | سبحانک یا من بندائک الاحلی اجتذب قلب العالم و من فوحات قمیص ذکر اسمک الابهی | Glorified art Thou, O Thou Who through Thy most sweet call hath drawn unto Thee the heart of the world, and through the fragrances of the garment of the mention of Thy Most Glorious Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#264x, , BLIB_Or15710.125x, | AYBY.162, ASAT1.184x, MSHR3.139x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10652 | 70 | Persian | معلوم ان محبوب بوده که حین عرض | It is evident that the Beloved One, at the time of presentation [3.5s] | AYBY.169a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02452 | 360 | mixed | حمد مالک امکان و ملیک اکوانرا که از رشحات قلم امریه جاری فرمود انهر حیوه | Praise be to the Lord of all existence and the King of the worlds, Who hath caused the rivers of life to flow forth through the outpourings of His Command-giving Pen [3.5s] | AYBY.169b | Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03261 | 280 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما تشاهد بان نیر الاستقلال لم یزل کان طالعا عن افق هیاکل | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thou dost witness that the Luminary of independence hath ever been shining forth from the horizon of Temples [3.5s] | AYBY.170 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10025 | 90 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه کل ذکر حکیم من لدن عبد منیب ان یا حرف الکاف قد | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and therein is every wise remembrance from a penitent servant. O Letter Káf! Verily [3.5s] | AYBY.009 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01626 | 540 | mixed | یا الهی و محبوبی لم ادر کیف اذکرک و بم اذکرک بعد الذی اری بان حقیقه الذکر | O my God and my Beloved! I know not how to make mention of Thee, nor by what means I may remember Thee, inasmuch as I behold that the very essence of remembrance [3.5s] | AYBY.171 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Love of God; Mystical themes; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01502 | 580 | mixed | یا من بندآئک الاحلی انجذبت ارواح الاصفیاء و من تغنیات بدعک الروحی تولهت افئده | O Thou through Whose most sweet call the spirits of the pure ones were entranced, and through Whose spiritual melodies of divine creation the hearts were enraptured [3.5s] | AYBY.172 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00455 | 1580 | mixed | نفحه عنبریه که اثر کلک حبیه آنمحبوب قلب و جان بود در بهترین اوان ریاض قلب را | A fragrant musk-laden breeze, which was the trace of the beloved pen of that Best-Beloved of heart and soul, did in the fairest season grace the garden of the heart [3.5s] | AYBY.174 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04637 | 200 | mixed | ان قلبی اقامنی علی ذکر القلبین و التوجه الی القبلتین ولو انهما علیهما بهاء | Verily, My heart hath moved Me to make mention of the two hearts and to turn towards the two Qiblihs, though upon them both be glory [3.5s] | AYBY.178 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01098 | 760 | mixed | روحی لحبک الفداء نامه مبارکه رفیعه منیعه که مطلع بهجت ابدیه و مسرت لایحصیه بود | My spirit be a sacrifice unto Thy love! The blessed, noble and glorious epistle, which was the dawning-place of eternal joy and boundless delight [3.5s] | AYBY.179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05637 | 170 | Persian | اگرچه بلسان عربی و عجمی و بهمه قسم مراسلات ارسال شد ولکن مع ذلک مجددا اظهار | Although epistles have been dispatched in the Arabic and Persian tongues and in every manner, yet once again We declare [3.5s] | AYBY.010a, MAS8.188bx, TRZ2.562, YQAZ.259x | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Nearness and remoteness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00670 | 1140 | mixed | هذا کتاب من نقطه الاولی و بهائه الی الذی سمی فی جبروت الاسما بالکاظم و کان من | This is an epistle from the Primal Point and His Glory unto him who hath been named, in the dominion of names, Káẓim, and who was [3.5s] | INBA74:001 | AYBY.010b, ASAT5.235x, YMM.358x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01299 | 650 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تفرد لا بالتفرید الذی عرفته الکائنات و توحد لا بالتوحید الذی | Praise be unto God Who standeth alone in a singleness which all created things have recognized, and Who is unique in a oneness which all existence hath known [3.5s] | AYBY.181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00194 | 2910 | mixed | تعالی من انطق القلم و علم الامم و اظهر ما اراد من اسرار القدم لیفرحن بها | Exalted is He Who hath caused the Pen to speak forth, and hath taught the peoples, and hath manifested whatsoever He desired of the mysteries of eternity, that they might rejoice therein [3.5s]... ...No one should demand the Huququ'llah. Its payment should depend on the volition of the individuals themselves, namely such souls that are devout, faithful and well disposed | BLIB_Or11097#050, | AYBY.182, MAS8.150ax, MAS8.150bx, KNJ.013e | COC#1149x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01331 | 640 | mixed | بعد الحمد لمن کان غنیا عنی و عن مثلی عرض میشود دستخطهای عالی که بجناب جود | After rendering praise unto Him Who is entirely independent of me and my like, be it known that the exalted letters addressed to the noble presence [3.5s] | AYBY.209 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01645 | 530 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت اسم بهیا و فیه ماینقطع العالمین عما | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the realm of the Most Glorious Name, wherein is that which shall sever all the worlds from whatsoever [3.5s] | AYBY.013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01049 | 800 | Arabic | فطوبی لک یا سمندر النار بما اشتعلت من نار التی ظهرت علی هیکل المختار فی هذه الایام | Blessed art thou, O Salamander of Fire, inasmuch as thou hast been enkindled by the Fire that hath appeared upon the Temple of the Chosen One in these days [3.5s] | INBA83:244, BLIB_Or15725.534, , BLIB_Or15737.170, , ALIB.folder18p231 | AYBY.015, TZH6.0528-0531, TRZ1.066cx | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05171 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و جعله الله حجه علی من فی الملک جمیعا و انه قد بعث علی | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and God hath made it a testimony unto all who are in the realm, and verily He hath sent it forth upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.573b, , ALIB.folder18p462b | AYBY.017a | Belief and denial; High station of the true believer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01461 | 590 | mixed | ای سمندر نار باسم مختارم تغنی نما چه که هر نفسی الیوم باین اسم مذکور موقن شود | O Samandar! Sing thou praise of My chosen Name, for verily whosoever in this Day becometh assured of this oft-mentioned Name [3.5s] | AYBY.017b, ASAM.000a, MSBH7.051x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01314 | 650 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که بعبد طائف حول عرش ارسال داشتید از مدینه کبیر بین یدی فرستاد و | The missive which your eminence dispatched to this servant who circleth round the Throne was forwarded from the Great City unto Our presence [3.5s] | AYBY.019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03617 | 250 | Arabic | ان یا نبیل قبل علی اسمع ما یخاطبک به قلم العز فی هذاللیل عن شطر السجن | O Nabíl-i-Qablí-'Alí! Hearken unto that which the Pen of Glory addresseth thee from the precincts of the Prison in this night [3.5s] | AYBY.021a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10854 | 60 | Arabic | قد ظهر ما اضطربت عنه قبائل الملک و الملکوت و ضجت الاشیا و ناحت سکان الارض و | That which hath appeared hath caused such tumult amongst the tribes of earth and heaven, and hath so agitated all things, that the dwellers of earth raised their lamentations [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.376b, | AYBY.021b | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02588 | 340 | Arabic | ان یا قلم الاعلی ذکر عبد الذی احببته قبل خلق السماء و تحبنه حینئذ و انک انت | O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of the servant whom I loved before the creation of heaven and whom Thou lovest at this hour. Verily, Thou art [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.175, | AYBY.022 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11303 | 40 | Persian | نامه سمندر مشاهده شد فاسئل الله ان یحفظه من شر کل متکبر جبار | The letter of Samandar hath been seen. Beseech thou God that He may protect him from the evil of every haughty oppressor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.220.11, | AYBY.309a | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09196 | 100 | Persian | اگرچه فتنه سنه شداد اکثری از ناس را از شطر محبوب غافل نموده ولکن بدایع فیض و | Though the turmoil of these grievous times hath rendered most people heedless of the presence of the Beloved, yet the wondrous outpourings of grace [3.5s] | AYBY.023a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02074 | 420 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انجز وعده و ارسل الی عبده جواد ما وعده و انزل من سماء المعانی | Praise be unto God Who hath fulfilled His promise and sent down unto His servant Jawád that which He had pledged, and caused to descend from the heaven of inner meanings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.533, | AYBY.318 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02829 | 230 | Arabic | یا احباء الرحمن و مطالع العرفان و مشارق الایقان و منابع ذکر ربکم العزیز | O ye beloved ones of the All-Merciful, dawning-places of divine knowledge, daysprings of certitude, and fountainheads of the remembrance of your mighty Lord [3.5s] | AYBY.324 #002 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02942 | 220 | mixed | ای سمندر مشتعل بنار محبت الله و متوقد بنار موقده در شجره مبارکه در اعلی الطور | O phoenix, set ablaze with the fire of the love of God, and enkindled by the flame that burned in the Blessed Tree upon the lofty Mount [3.5s] | AYBY.325 #003 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03290 | 210 | mixed | یا من اشتعل و احترق فی النار الموقده من السدره الربانیه افاض الله علیک غمام | O thou who art kindled and set ablaze in the fire ignited from the divine Lote-Tree, may God shower upon thee the clouds [3.5s] | AYBY.325 #004 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09405 | 80 | mixed | ای سمندر آتش روی جمال جانان ایدک ربک علی خدمه امره فی جمیع الشئون و الاحوال | O phoenix of fire, by the countenance of the Beloved set ablaze! May thy Lord assist thee in service to His Cause throughout all conditions and circumstances [3.5s] | AYBY.326 #005 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04024 | 180 | Persian | ای سمندر آتش عشق الهی نصف شب است و چشمهای عالمیان بخواب نوشین رفته و سرها | O phoenix of divine love! It is midnight, and the eyes of all mankind have fallen into sweet slumber, and heads [3.5s] | AYBY.326 #006, KHSH09.000 | Fire and light; fire and water; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07860 | 100 | mixed | الیوم اعظم امور ثبوت و رسوخ بر امرالله است جمال قدم احبای الهی را از برای | Today, the most paramount of matters is steadfastness and firmness in the Cause of God. The Ancient Beauty hath enjoined upon the loved ones of God [3.5s] | INBA55:148 | AYBY.327 #007 | Call to action; House of Justice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08475 | 90 | Persian | از قرار معلوم جناب حاجی محمد باقر امورشان بسیار پریشان و زحمتشان بی پایان | It appeareth that the affairs of the esteemed Haji Muhammad Baqir are in great disarray, and his burdens are without end [3.5s] | AYBY.327 #008a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11234 | 40 | Persian | حضرت سمندر نار موقده را تحیت مشتاقانه ابدع ابهی ابلاغ فرمااید شب و روز فراغت | Convey to his honour Samandar, flame of the kindled fire, my most loving and most glorious Abhá greetings [3.5s] | AYBY.327 #008b | The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02728 | 230 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه چندیست که در ارسال محررات قدری فتور و قصور حاصل | O thou phoenix of the divine enkindled fire! For some time past there hath been manifested a measure of tardiness and shortcoming in the sending of letters [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #009 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03168 | 210 | mixed | ای سمندر نار سدره منتهی و ای مظهر الطاف جمال ابهی و ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و | O phoenix in the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree, O manifestation of the favors of the Most Glorious Beauty, O thou steadfast and immovable in the Covenant [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #010 | Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00804 | 440 | Persian | ای مطلع عنایت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم در این بساط شب و روز مذکوری و در این انجمن | O Dawning-Place of the favours of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! Night and day art thou remembered in this realm and in this gathering [3.5s] | AYBY.329 #011, MMG2#066 p.071x | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08422 | 100 | Persian | یا سمندر ریاض ملکوت العرفان تا بحال چند ماه بود که از عوارض جسمانی مجال تحریر | O phoenix of the gardens of divine knowledge! For several months now, bodily ailments have prevented the opportunity to write [3.5s] | AYBY.330 #012 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09686 | 100 | Arabic | یا غلام اسمع ندآء هذالغلام تالله انه ماافتخر علی احد من العباد ولکن | O Ghulam! Hearken unto the call of this Youth. By God, He hath never vaunted Himself over any among His servants, but [3.5s] | AYBY.025a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06014 | 130 | mixed | الیوم اعظم و اهم امور استقامت بر امرالله و ثبوت و رسوخست و تربیت نفوس بلکه | Today, the most exalted and vital of all matters is steadfastness in the Cause of God, constancy and deep-rooted faith, and the education of souls, nay rather [3.5s] | AYBY.331 #013 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01071 | 380 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه از مقتضیات سمندری و لوازم طیری ناری احتراقست و هیچ | O Salamander of the divine ignited flame! It is of the very requirements of being a salamander, and among the essential qualities of a fiery bird, to be consumed by flame, and naught else [3.5s] | AYBY.331 #014 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01715 | 300 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده ربانیه در این کور اعظم و قرن سلطان ملک قدم نفوسی بجنود | O salamander of the divine enkindled fire! In this Most Great Cycle and in the century of the Ancient Sovereign of the Kingdom, souls have [3.5s] | AYBY.332 #015, RRT.035 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01714 | 300 | Persian | ای سمندر نار موقده ربانیه چندیست که در ارسال مراسلات قدری فتور رفت نه قصور چه | O thou who art as a salamander in the divine fire! For some time there hath been some slackening in the sending of letters, though not through neglect [3.5s] | AYBY.333 #016 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01222 | 360 | Arabic | یا من یسمع ضجیج اسراری و یری اجیج ناری و احتراقی من نیران فراقی و فرط اشتیاقی | O Thou Who hearest the clamor of my secrets and beholdest the blazing of my fire and my burning in the flames of separation and my consuming desire [3.5s] | AYBY.337 #020 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01280 | 350 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المشتعل بنار الله الموقده فی سدره السیناء المستضی ء بنور الله | O thou phoenix, enkindled with the fire of God that blazeth in the Tree of Sinai, illumined by the light of God [3.5s] | AYBY.339 #021 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02980 | 220 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و الطافه و جوده و احسانه و فضله | O thou who art attracted by the breaths of God! Upon thee be the glory of God and His praise, His tender mercies, His bounty, His benevolence and His grace [3.5s] | AYBY.340 #022a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00593 | 510 | Persian | جناب معلم از تاییدات غیبیه میطلبیم که در کل احیان در گلشن توحید چون عندلیب | We beseech the unseen confirmations for Jinab-i-Mu'allim, that at all times in the garden of divine unity, he may, even as the nightingale [3.5s] | AYBY.340 #022b | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01203 | 360 | Persian | ای مهتز از نسیم گلشن عنایت بامداد است و دوستان الهی در این انجمن حاضر و | O thou who art stirred by the breeze from the rose-garden of divine favors! It is the morn, and the friends of God are present in this assembly [3.5s] | AYBY.342 #023, KHSH09.000, MMG2#161 p.182x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05950 | 140 | Arabic | یا سمندر نیران الرحمن تالله الحق ان القلوب تطفح بسلاف الانجذاب و ان النفوس | O Phoenix in the fire of the All-Merciful! By God the Truth, verily the hearts are overflowing with the choice wine of attraction, and the souls [3.5s] | AYBY.343 #024 | Call to action; Fire and light; fire and water; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00499 | 560 | Arabic | ترانی یا الهی مبتهلا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک متضرعا الی جبروت وحدانیتک مهتزا من | Thou seest me, O my God, supplicating before Thy merciful Kingdom, humbly beseeching at the threshold of Thy divine Unity, trembling with [3.5s] | INBA88:135b | AYBY.343 #025 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00622 | 500 | mixed | در خفایای اسرار و سرائر آنچه مناجات بدرگاه جمال مبارک شده امید بفضل مجید است | In the hidden realms of mysteries and secrets, whatsoever hath been supplicated at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty resteth upon hope in His glorious grace [3.5s] | AYBY.345 #026, MSHR4.239x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00623 | 500 | mixed | مکاتیب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و ناله های شدید که در هویت کلمات مندرج و مندمج | Your letters were perused, and the intense lamentations embedded and interwoven within the words were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.346 #027 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07754 | 110 | Persian | حضرت سمندر علیک بهاء الله الانور طراز چون شمع طراز رخ در انجمن راز برافروخت | O thou Samandar! Upon thee be the most luminous Glory of God! Like unto a candle thou hast illumined the gathering of divine mysteries [3.5s] | AYBY.348 #028, TRZ1.150a | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05376 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران معنوی حال که قریب عصر است و مشاغل بیش از حد و حصر جناب میرزا طراز با | O spiritual friends! Now that the eventide draweth nigh and occupations have exceeded all bounds, His Honour Mírzá Táráz [3.5s] | AYBY.348 #029, TRZ1.151, YQAZ.532a | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02451 | 250 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المتوقد فی نار محبه الله تالله الحق ان سکان الملکوت الابهی | O thou salamander, aflame in the fire of God's love! By God, verily, the denizens of the Most Glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.348 #030, TRZ1.156 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02312 | 260 | Arabic | یا من اناجیه فی جنح اللیالی و هو المناجی للناجی و ابتهلت الیه فی خلوات | O Thou Whom I invoke in the depths of night, Who art the Confidant of him who doth commune, and unto Whom I turn in fervent prayer in solitude [3.5s] | INBA13:176, INBA59:175 | AYBY.349 #031, KNJ.013l | Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05822 | 170 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا ما ناجیت به الله رب العالمین و سمعنا حنین قلبک فی فراق مولاک | That wherewith thou didst commune with God, the Lord of all worlds, hath been presented before Us, and We have heard the lamentations of thy heart in separation from thy Lord [3.5s] | AYBY.027 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01135 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران دیرین مدتیست که مکتوب عمومی بقزوین مرقوم نگشت ولی جمال قدم شاهد و | O ye ancient friends! For some time no general letter hath been penned unto Qazvin, yet the Ancient Beauty standeth witness [3.5s] | AYBY.355 #036 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04081 | 180 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق دلبر آفاق چون از مشرق آمال اشراق فرمود پرتوی از حقیقت تقدیس بر | O Herald of the Covenant, Beloved of all horizons! When the Daystar of hopes shed its radiance from the Orient of desires, a ray of sanctification shone forth [3.5s] | AYBY.356 #037 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02029 | 270 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی مضطرما بنار محبتک و منصرم الصبر من هجرانی من ملکوت لقائک و | O my God, O my God! Thou seest me aflame with the fire of Thy love, bereft of patience through my separation from the Kingdom of Thy presence [3.5s] | AYBY.356 #038, KNJ.013f | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00280 | 700 | mixed | الهی الهی انت الذی سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و ثبتت حجتک و علت کلمتک و اشتهرت | O my God, my God! Thou art He Whose mercy hath preceded all things, Whose grace hath abundantly flowed, Whose proof hath been firmly established, Whose Word hath been exalted, and Whose fame hath spread abroad [3.5s] | INBA88:157 | AYBY.357 #039, KHSH09.022x, NFQ.014x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00332 | 650 | mixed | ای اماء رحمن بادهای مخالف شمع پیمان را احاطه کرده و طیور غرور عندلیب گلشن | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Contrary winds have encircled the Candle of the Covenant, and the birds of pride have beset the nightingale of the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA13:204, INBA88:278 | AYBY.359 #040, KHSH09.047, MSHR3.331x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01918 | 460 | Arabic | ذکری عبدی الذی طار فی هوآء محبه ربه الرحمن بالروح و الریحان و اخذه جذب الندآء | Remember thou My servant who soared in the atmosphere of his Lord, the All-Merciful's love, with spirit and sweet fragrance, and whom the attraction of the Call did seize [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#065, | AYBY.028 | Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05033 | 150 | Arabic | اننی رجل من بلاد الفرس قد سمعت بوفاة مرحوم ضیا افندی صهری منذ مدة فترکت | I am a man from the land of Persia who, some time ago, learned of the passing of my brother-in-law, the late Ḍíyá Effendi, whereupon I left [3.5s] | AYBY.361 #041 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05061 | 150 | Persian | ای آیت باهره کبری شکر کن خدا را که مانند علم بین جنود میثاق سر برافراختی و | O resplendent and mighty sign! Render thanks unto God that thou hast raised thyself like a banner amidst the hosts of the Covenant [3.5s] | AYBY.361 #042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11233 | 40 | Persian | حضرت سمندر حق علیک بهاء الله الابهی امة البهاء حرم شهید عازم چون بلایاء شدیده | O esteemed Samandar of God, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! The handmaid of Bahá, wife of the martyr [3.5s] | AYBY.362 #043 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05218 | 150 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید وقایع و حوادث وارده بر | O Salamander aflame in the Fire of the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and the events and happenings that befell were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.362 #044 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03865 | 190 | Arabic | یا سمندری و سهیمی فی عبودیه البهاء انی رتلت ایات حبک لله و حمدت ربی بما تعطر | O thou who art as a phoenix in servitude to Bahá, I chanted the verses of thy love for God and praised my Lord for the fragrance that thou hast spread [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #045, TRZ1.187 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01861 | 290 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المتوقد من نار الموقده علی اعلی الطور فی الشجره المبارکه الثابته | O thou salamander, set ablaze by the fire kindled upon the most exalted Mount in the Blessed Tree immovable [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #046 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03037 | 220 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا ستایش ترا که سمندر را وفاپرور نمودی و از پیمانه پیمان سرمست | O kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee, Who hast made the salamander faithful and intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant [3.5s] | AYBY.364 #047a, KHSH09.007, MJMJ2.004x, MMG2#167 p.191x, MSBH7.053x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08977 | 90 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء گمان مفرمااید که این دل تعلق بگلی جز روی یاران دارد | O divine companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Think not that this heart hath any attachment to aught save the countenance of the friends [3.5s] | AYBY.365 #047b, YQAZ.533 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06497 | 130 | Persian | یا سمندر النار الموقده فی سدره السیناء مصائب آنحضرت بیحد و حصر و مشقات آنجناب | O phoenix of the fire kindled in the Tree of Sinai! The tribulations of that blessed Being were boundless and infinite, and the afflictions of that noble Soul [3.5s] | INBA89:045b | AYBY.365 #048, KHSH09.052 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05712 | 140 | Persian | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه الحمد لله نفحات میثاق آفاق را معطر نموده و انوار عهد | O Salamander of the divine burning flame! Praise be to God that the fragrances of the Covenant have perfumed all horizons, and the lights of the Testament [3.5s] | AYBY.365 #049 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03077 | 210 | mixed | اللهم یا من تقدس عن عرفانی و عرفان الموحدین الذین حلوا بحلل الایقان و تنزه عن | O Lord, Thou Who hast sanctified Thyself beyond my comprehension and the understanding of those who profess Thy unity, who are adorned with the robes of certitude, and art exalted above [3.5s] | AYBY.366 #050 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01361 | 340 | Persian | پاک جانا فی الحقیقه ثابت بر پیمانی و بنده باوفای آستان یزدان صدمات بیشمار | O pure soul! In truth thou art steadfast in the Covenant and a faithful servant at the Threshold of the Lord amidst countless afflictions [3.5s] | AYBY.367 #051, PYB#201 p.17, KHSH09.008, TRZ1.188 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02975 | 220 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه که بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید رسید سبب روح و ریحان | O herald of the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi hath been received, bringing joy and delight [3.5s] | AYBY.368 #052, KNJ.013k | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03847 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتوجه الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و اتضرع الی جبروت فردانیتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I turn my face toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and supplicate before the dominion of Thy singleness [3.5s] | AYBY.368 #053 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06252 | 130 | mixed | ای طیر الهی آنچه بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید بالوکاله این عبد مطالعه | O divine bird! That which thou didst address to His Honour Haydar-Qabli-'Alí was perused by this servant on his behalf [3.5s] | AYBY.369 #054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02607 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء از یاران آن کشور بی نهایت راضی و مسرورم و خوشنود | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I am infinitely pleased, joyful and content with the friends of that land [3.5s] | AYBY.369 #055, TZH8.0628, MUH1.0289, YQAZ.533-534 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00647 | 490 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما انزلت الماء الطهور و سقیت به اراض هامده خامده خاویه قبل | To Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast sent down the pure water and with it hast watered the barren, lifeless, desolate lands of old [3.5s] | AYBY.370 #056 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02120 | 420 | Arabic | یا ابن النبیل ان استمع ندآء ربک الجلیل من واد النبیل انه لا اله الا انا | O Son of the Noble One! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, from the Noble Valley: "Verily, there is none other God but Me." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#083, | AYBY.029 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07221 | 110 | mixed | ای آیت ثبوت و رایت استقامت میرزا طراز الحمد لله هم آهنگ و هم آواز است مانند | O thou manifestation of constancy and ensign of steadfastness, Mirza Taraz! Praise be unto God, thy harmony and melody are as one [3.5s] | AYBY.378 #059, PYB#183 p.13, TRZ1.000iii | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00761 | 450 | mixed | ای دو شمع جمع بهائیان نامه مشترک رسید و در هر دو یک مسئله مهمی مرقوم بود و آن | O ye twin luminaries of the assemblage of Bahá'ís! Your joint letter was received, wherein an important matter was detailed, and it concerned [3.5s] | AYBY.378 #060, TRZ1.358, YQAZ.143-144, YQAZ.279-280 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03267 | 210 | Persian | جناب آقا اسمعیل ابن خلیل نامه ای مفصل مرقوم نموده اند در خصوص تقسیم میراث | Jinab-i-Aqa Isma'il, son of Khalil, hath penned a detailed letter concerning the division of inheritance [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10887 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابتان ای راسخان صبح است و در پاریس بقرائت این نامه نفیس پرداختم ولی افسوس | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! It is dawn, and in Paris I have begun reading this precious letter. Yet alas [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061b | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10899 | 50 | Persian | ای حضرت سمندر نامه جانپرور ولو مختصر بود ولی پراثر بود لهذا بدرگاه جلیل اکبر | O illustrious Samandar! Thy soul-stirring letter, though brief, was full of effect. Therefore, unto the Most Glorious Court [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061c, KHSH09.052, MSHR4.356 | Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01939 | 280 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک در این ایام حوادثی میرسد که بکلی عبدالبهاء را اسیر فراش نموده | O two blessed souls! In these days events have transpired that have wholly confined 'Abdu'l-Bahá to His sickbed [3.5s] | AYBY.382 #063, KHSH09.049, KHSH09.070 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08763 | 90 | mixed | ای سمندر نیران محبت الله چندیست مرغان چمن از غزلخانی باز مانده اند این از | O Phoenix of the fire of God's love! For some time now have the birds of the meadow ceased their melodious singing [3.5s] | AYBY.382 #064 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02323 | 250 | Arabic | النفحه المعطره و الرائحه المعنبره الساطعه من جنه الابهی تمر علی جدثک المنور | The fragrant and sweet-scented breeze wafting from the Abhá Paradise passeth over thy luminous resting-place [3.5s] | AYBY.385 #066, TRZ1.354a, MSBH7.067-068, MUH1.0291, ASAM.019-020 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09431 | 80 | Persian | ای عبدالحسین چه مبارک است نام تو و چه فرخست ابتسام تو همنام منی تو عبدالحسین | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn! How blessed is thy name and how fortunate thy smile! Thou art my namesake, 'Abdu'l-Husayn [3.5s] | AYBY.386 #067, YQAZ.260-261 | Personal instructions; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07947 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی ملاحظه فرما که چه قدر خوش بخت و فرزانه بودی که ترا | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Consider how fortunate and wise thou hast been [3.5s] | AYBY.387 #069, YQAZ.261b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08794 | 90 | Persian | ای عبدالحسین این چه نام مبارک است و این چه اسم مقدس حقایق تقدیس آرزوی این اسم | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn! What blessed name is this, and what sacred appellation! The very essence of sanctification yearns for this name [3.5s] | AYBY.387 #070 | Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10646 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مهتزه آن نیر آفاق نور الطافش شامل آن دودمان بود و لحاظ عنایت مستدیم | O leaf set atremble by that Luminary of the horizons! His light of favors encompassed that lineage, and His glances of grace were continuous [3.5s] | AYBY.388 #071 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07156 | 110 | Persian | الله ابهی در این یوم عظیم که انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق را احاطه نموده است و اشراق | Allah-u-Abha! On this momentous Day when the lights of the Abha Kingdom have encompassed the horizons and the effulgence [3.5s] | AYBY.388 #072 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02449 | 250 | Arabic | ایها الحقائق المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق فو عزه ربکم و جلاله و عظمته و علائه | O ye realities that are drawn to the fragrances of the gardens of the Covenant! By the majesty of your Lord, His glory, His grandeur and His exaltation [3.5s] | INBA13:041 | AYBY.388 #073 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08839 | 90 | Persian | ای متوجه بحضرت ملکوت چه مبارک اسمی داری و چه پاک نام و سمتی این مطرب از کجاست | O thou who art turned toward the Kingdom, how blessed is thy name and how pure thy title! Whence cometh this melody [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #074 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09981 | 70 | mixed | ای ساذجیه نفحه خوش مشک جان چون بمشام رسد حیات روح بخشد و غبار غفلت از دل ببرد | O Sadhijiyyih! The sweet fragrance of the soul's musk, when it reacheth the senses, bestoweth life upon the spirit and removeth the dust of heedlessness from the heart [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01273 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین در نهایت شوق و | O true friends and cherished handmaidens of God! His honor Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn, in utmost rapture [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #076 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06941 | 140 | Arabic | ان النبیل یذکر عبده النبیل لیفرح بذکر مولاه و یکون من الشاکرین ان اجمع امورک | Verily, the Noble One maketh mention of His noble servant, that he may rejoice in the remembrance of his Lord and be numbered among the thankful ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#332, | AYBY.031a, LDR.244 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06434 | 150 | Arabic | ان یا سمندر ینادیک مالک القدر من هذا المنظر الاکبر لتجذبک نفحات الوحی مره بعد | O Samandar! The Lord of Destiny calleth thee from this Most Great Horizon, that the breaths of revelation may draw thee time and again [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#116, | AYBY.031b, MSBH7.050-051x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09407 | 80 | Persian | ای سمی علوی عبدالبهاء گمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش شوی دمبدم بیاد توام و از | O thou namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, think not that thou shalt be forgotten for a single moment. At every breath do I remember thee, and from [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #078 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03098 | 210 | mixed | ای آواره بادیه محبت الله نامه شما رسید ستایش یاران الهی نموده بودید که در هر | O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thy letter was received, wherein thou didst praise the divine friends who in every [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #079, MSHR3.317, YQAZ.280-281 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10548 | 60 | mixed | ای عبد الهی در محفل نورسیدگان الهی چون درآای بانگی باهنگ ملا اعلی بلند کن | O servant of God! When thou enterest the gathering of heavenly newcomers, raise thy call with the melody of the Most Exalted One [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #081 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09249 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه مسطور منظور گردید پریشانی امور شما محض آنست که در محن و بلایا | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. The confusion in thy affairs is solely due to trials and tribulations [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #082 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06486 | 130 | mixed | یا ابن من احبه الله و احبه بزیبا بگواید امتحان عبدالبهاء زیبا و سزاوار نه چنان | O thou son of him whom God hath loved and cherished! Say thou with beauty: the test of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is not thus beautiful and befitting [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #083, MSHR4.009 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10708 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله یقین است که از قبل عبدالبهاء آستان مقدس حضرت دوست را | O Jinab-i-Mirza 'Abdu'llah! Rest assured that, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the sacred threshold of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06557 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد انتسب الی من ینادی بالمیثاق فی قطب الافاق و یسقی الطالبین | O my God, my God! This servant hath aligned himself with him who proclaimeth the Covenant at the pole of all horizons and watereth them that are athirst [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #085 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for pilgrims; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04228 | 170 | Arabic | اللهم و رجائی و منائی و ملجای و مهربی و ملاذی انی ادعوک بقلبی و لسانی و روحی | O Lord, my Hope and my Desire, my Refuge and my Haven, my Shelter and my Abode! With heart and tongue and spirit do I beseech Thee [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #086 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02548 | 240 | Persian | ای خاندان مبارک آنخانواده از بدو طلوع صبح حقیقت منجذب نور مبین گشتند و توجه | O blessed household! From the very dawn of the Morn of Truth ye were attracted to the manifest light and turned [3.5s] | AYBY.395 #087 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08917 | 90 | mixed | ای ناظر الی الله در ظل سدره منتهی ماوی و در گلزار جنت ماوی جای و مسکن نما از | O thou who gazest upon God! Take thy habitation beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree, and make thy dwelling and abode in the rose-garden of Paradise [3.5s] | AYBY.396 #088, TRZ1.084a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07557 | 110 | Persian | ای معلم دبستان عرفان حکمای اشراق گویند بلقب معلمی تا بحال دو شخص موسوم یکی | O Teacher in the School of Divine Knowledge! The Illuminati declare that until now but two souls have been designated by the title of Teacher [3.5s] | AYBY.396 #089, TRZ1.084b | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10588 | 60 | Persian | ای معلم دبستان محبت الله تعلیم سماوی الیوم ایت میثاقست و معانی لوح مسطور و رق | O teacher in the school of the love of God! The heavenly teaching is, in this day, the sign of the Covenant and the meaning of the written Tablet [3.5s] | AYBY.396 #090, TRZ1.084c | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09474 | 80 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله در ظل کلمه الهیه داخل شدی و از مطلع محبه الله بانوار مبین | O thou who art turned towards God! Thou hast entered beneath the shadow of the Divine Word and art illumined by the manifest lights from the Dayspring of the love of God [3.5s] | AYBY.397 #091 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07873 | 100 | Persian | ای امه البهاء جناب میرزا طراز چون شمع طراز در انجمن روحانیان رخ بر افروخت و | O handmaiden of Baha! His honor Mirza Taraz, like an adorned candle, lit up his countenance in the assemblage of spiritual ones [3.5s] | AYBY.398 #094, TRZ1.150b | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07028 | 120 | Persian | ایتها الورقه المبارکه شکر کن جمال قدیم و حی قدیر را که از بدایت حیات در ظل | O blessed Leaf, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, the Living, the Mighty, for from the dawn of thy existence thou hast been sheltered beneath the shadow [3.5s] | AYBY.398 #096, TRZ1.280 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06428 | 130 | Persian | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله حمد کن خدا را که قرین محترم سمندر آتش عشق است | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Praise be to God that thy revered companion is as a salamander in the fire of love [3.5s] | AYBY.399 #097, TRZ1.338b | Love of God; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09791 | 70 | Persian | ای امه البهاء شکر کن که در این کور عظیم در مهد وجود آمدی و از ثدی محبت نوشیدی | O maidservant of Bahá, render thanks that thou didst come into being in this most great Dispensation and didst drink from the breast of love [3.5s] | AYBY.399 #098 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02833 | 230 | mixed | یا امه الله المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب طراز سرگشته اقلیم شیراز است و در موطن | O handmaid of God, who art drawn by the divine fragrances! The honoured Tiraz is wandering in the realm of Shiraz and in his native [3.5s] | AYBY.399 #099, KNJ.095, TRZ2.042, MYD.537, YQAZ.410 | Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10198 | 80 | mixed | ای ابن نبیل انشاء الله در کل عوالم طائف حول رحمن باشی و بعنایتش فائز و در ظلش | O son of Nabíl! God willing, in all the worlds mayest thou circle round the All-Merciful, attain unto His grace and abide beneath His shade [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#218, | AYBY.032a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09793 | 90 | mixed | ای غایب حاضر اگرچه بر حسب ظاهر حسب الاذن و اراده مالک حقیقی بوطن بازگشتی ولکن | O thou who art absent, yet present! Though outwardly thou hast, by the leave and will of the True Sovereign, returned unto thy homeland, yet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#219, | AYBY.032b | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03365 | 270 | Arabic | طوبی لک یا سمندر بما یذکرک مالک القدر فی المنظر الاکبر اذ سمع ندآئک فی الکتاب | Blessed art thou, O Samandar, inasmuch as the Lord of Destiny hath made mention of thee from the Most Great Horizon, when He heard thy call in the Book [3.5s] | AYBY.032c, MSBH7.052bx | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07635 | 110 | mixed | ای نوگل حدیقه محبت الله هنوز غنچه این گلبنی با وجود این بوی خوشت مشام را | O tender blossom of the garden of God's love! Though still but a bud upon this rosebush, thy sweet fragrance filleth the senses [3.5s] | AYBY.401 #101 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06964 | 120 | Persian | ای نونهال بوستان الهی آنچه بجناب بهاج پرابتهاج علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O youthful sapling of the divine garden! That which was written to his honour Bahhaj, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God [3.5s] | AYBY.401 #103, TRZ1.136 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10546 | 60 | Persian | ای طراز دیباج الحب در این دور جمال قدم و کور اسم اعظم روحی لعباده المخلصین | O thou who art attired in the brocade of love! In this Day of the Ancient Beauty and Cycle of the Most Great Name, may my spirit be a sacrifice for His faithful servants [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #104, PYB#183 p.09, TRZ1.137 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10017 | 70 | Persian | ای طراز بدیع طراز در لغت جامه بدیع را گویند و شهر شهیر پس تو قامت دلجوی دلبر | O unique Taraz! In the dictionary, 'taráz' signifieth a wondrous garment and a renowned city. Thus art thou the graceful stature of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #105, PYB#183 p.50, TRZ1.135 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07395 | 110 | Persian | ای دو بنده درگه احدیت منجمون در فلک در دائره منطقه البروج برج جوزاء یعنی دو | O ye two servants of the Threshold of Oneness, set like stars in the firmament within the circle of the zodiac in the sign of Gemini [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #106 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08056 | 100 | Persian | ای خدای یگانه این بنده خویش را طراز دیباج کینونات فرما و این عبد خود را در | O God the One, make this servant of Thine the adornment of the brocade of realities, and this Thy bondsman [3.5s] | AYBY.403 #107, PYB#183 p.31, PYB#183 p.79, TRZ1.000ii, TRZ1.178a, TRZ2.048, MJMJ2.015, MMG2#192 p.218, YQAZ.292 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07487 | 110 | mixed | ای طراز ای شمع طراز در خطبه شرح قصیده سید احرار الحمد لله الذی طرز دیباج | O Taraz, O Candle of Taraz! In the discourse expounding the ode of the Lord of the free ones, praise be to God Who hath adorned the brocade [3.5s] | AYBY.403 #108, TRZ2.000i, TRZ1.161 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05005 | 150 | mixed | اشهد الله و اشهد کل الاشیاء الناطقه بالثناء علی رب الاسماء الحسنی اننی عبد | I bear witness before God, and before all things that voice praise unto the Lord of the Most Beautiful Names, that I am His servant [3.5s] | AYBY.403 #109, PYB#183 p.48x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07357 | 110 | Persian | ای جوان نورانی چند یوم قبل بجهت تو محرر مخصوصی نوشته و ارسال نمودم و حال جناب | O luminous youth! A few days ago I wrote and dispatched a special letter on thy behalf, and now [3.5s] | AYBY.404 #110, TRZ1.177 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08163 | 100 | Persian | ای غلام درگاه جمال ابهی طراز نهالهای جنت ابهائی از چه محزون و پراندوهی باز | O thou bondservant at the threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty, thou ornament amidst the saplings of the Abhá Paradise! Wherefore art thou sorrowful and grief-laden [3.5s] | AYBY.405 #112, PYB#183 p.25, TRZ1.184a | Call to action; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02990 | 220 | mixed | ای نهال جنت ابهی از لطف قدیم و فضل عظیم ذات قدیم امیدوارم که از فیض سحاب | O sapling of the Abhá Paradise! Through His ancient grace and mighty bounty, I hope from the Ancient One that from the downpour of His cloud [3.5s] | AYBY.406 #113, TRZ1.184b, TRZ1.353a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03277 | 210 | mixed | مکتوبی که بحضرات محرمین کعبه رحمان مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید روح و ریحان | Your letter, which you had addressed to the sanctified confidants of the Sanctuary of the All-Merciful, was perused with joy and delight [3.5s] | AYBY.406 #114, TRZ1.161 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01541 | 310 | mixed | اللهم یا ملجای المنیع و ملاذی الرفیع و غیاثی و عیاذی و ملاذی انی اتضرع الی | O Lord! Thou art my impregnable refuge, my lofty sanctuary, my succour, my shelter and my haven. Unto Thee do I supplicate [3.5s] | AYBY.407 #115, TRZ1.191, MJMJ2.006, MMG2#273 p.305 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09859 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی جناب حاجی وارد و میفرمایند که من نهایت مسرت و خوشنودی از | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! The honourable Haji hath arrived and declareth that I am filled with the utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | AYBY.408 #116 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04714 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید آفرین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written unto the esteemed Áqá Siyyid Taqí was perused. Well done [3.5s] | AYBY.408 #117, TRZ1.178b | Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06077 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده جمال ابهی محرره شما تحریر بود زیرا از تلاوتش جان از هر قیدی | O steadfast servant of the Abha Beauty! Your epistle was well-penned, for its perusal unshackled the soul from every bond [3.5s] | AYBY.409 #118, TRZ2.555, MYD.540 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08773 | 90 | mixed | ای شمع طراز رخی در نهایت حسن و جمال افروخته داری صبیح و ملیح و جمیل و جلیلی | O thou candle of radiant countenance! Thou hast kindled a light of surpassing beauty and grace, resplendent, beauteous and sublime [3.5s] | AYBY.409 #119, TRZ1.344, MYD.539 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05796 | 140 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه شما رسید ببارگاه احدیت عجز و لابه گردید و طلب عون و عنایت | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy letter reached the Court of Divine Oneness, where humble supplications were offered, seeking aid and bounty [3.5s] | AYBY.410 #120, TRZ1.345 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01809 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از لطائف معانی آن عواطف قلب روحانی فوران یافت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and from its delicate meanings surged forth the emotions of a spiritual heart [3.5s]... ...In regard to the Star of the West which in Rasht fell into the hands of strangers | AYBY.410 #121, TRZ1.350, NJB_v02#08-09 p.001x | SW_v02#10 p.008x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05682 | 170 | mixed | انشاء الله در کل احیان از کوس عنایت رحمن رحیق عرفان بیاشامی و بانوار وجه | God willing, mayest thou at all times drink from the chalice of the All-Merciful's bounty the wine of divine knowledge, and be illumined by the lights of His countenance [3.5s] | AYBY.033 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03391 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوم ذی القعده۳۷ وصول یافت و از معانی سرور روحانی حاصل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy second letter of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 37 was received, and from its meanings spiritual joy was obtained [3.5s] | AYBY.414 #124 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06262 | 130 | Persian | ای غفور ودود و دانا امه الله طوبی را نورا فرما و در اوج بی پایان پرواز ده و | O Thou All-Forgiving, All-Loving and All-Knowing One! Make Thy handmaiden Ṭúbá radiant with light and cause her to soar in the infinite heights [3.5s] | AYBY.414 #125 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04723 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید ولی پوسته باز شده بود پاکتهای باز شده را آقا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, but the envelope had been opened. The opened envelopes [3.5s] | AYBY.415 #126 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03400 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید ولی من آندریا را جز بقطره ای جواب نتوانم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received, yet I can answer it with naught but a drop [3.5s] | AYBY.415 #127 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10547 | 60 | Persian | ای طفل صغیر در ملکوت الهی کبیری زیرا مومنی و موقن و این اول دلیل بلوغست و از | O little child! In the divine Kingdom thou art great, for thou art a believer and assured in faith, and this is the foremost proof of maturity [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #128, HUV1.027 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01047 | 380 | mixed | ای بازماندگان آن نفس قدسی?? نجم ساطع لامع حضرت سمندر غضنفر اجمه لاهوت در مدت | O ye surviving remnants of that sanctified soul, that resplendent and radiant star, His Holiness Samandar, Lion of the celestial realms, during the time [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #129, TRZ1.354b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00064 | 1290 | mixed | الهی الهی لا احصی ثناء علیک و کیف احصی الثناء و قد ذهلت عقول اولی العرفان عن | My God, my God! I cannot reckon my praise unto Thee. How can I recount Thy praise when the minds of them that are endued with understanding are astounded? [3.5s] | AYBY.417 #130, TRZ1.275 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01663 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای با وفای جمال ابهی چهار صد نفس مبارک از دوستان غرب بالاتفاق این نامه | O ye steadfast lovers of the Abhá Beauty! Four hundred blessed souls from among the friends of the West have, with one accord, this letter [3.5s] | AYBY.420 #131, PYB#146 p.15, KHSH09.046, TRZ1.278 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01413 | 610 | mixed | کتاب من لدنا الی الذین فازوا بانوار العرفان فی ایام ربهم الرحمن و قاموا علی | A Book from Our presence unto those who have attained unto the lights of mystic knowledge in the days of their Lord, the All-Merciful, and who have arisen [3.5s] | AYBY.034 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Goodly deeds; actions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05186 | 150 | Persian | ای دو منادی حق الحمد لله سفر باقطار نمودید و نافه اسرار و نفحه مشکبار بر جهان | O two heralds of Truth! Praise be to God that ye have journeyed through diverse regions and spread the fragrant musk of divine mysteries throughout the world [3.5s] | AYBY.421 #132, PYB#146 p.16, TRZ1.293 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00735 | 460 | mixed | ای دو بلبل گلبن معانی الطاف بی نهایت حضرت رحمانی را ملاحظه نمااید که آن دو | O ye two nightingales of the rose-garden of meanings! Behold the boundless favours of the All-Merciful Lord, these two [3.5s] | AYBY.422 #133, TRZ1.292 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12853 | 370 | mixed | ای دو منادی میثاق تحاریر متعدده از آن دو سراج منیر وارد و مضامین سبب سرور و | O two Heralds of the Covenant! Numerous letters from those two luminous lamps have arrived, and their contents are the cause of joy [3.5s] | AYBY.423 #134, TSS.052, TRZ1.294 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05187 | 150 | Persian | ای دو منادی حق الحمد لله که با کمال جد و جهد بتبلیغ امرالله در جمیع ایران | O ye two heralds of truth! Praise be to God that, with the utmost earnestness and zeal, ye have arisen to teach the Cause of God throughout Persia [3.5s] | AYBY.424 #135, TRZ1.295, FRH.358-359 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07398 | 110 | Persian | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب شما رسید و بجهت آوارگان سروستان نامه مفصل | O ye two servants nigh unto the celestial Threshold! Your letter hath been received, and concerning the wanderers of Sarvistan, a detailed letter [3.5s] | AYBY.426 #137, TRZ1.298 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06199 | 130 | Persian | ای دو یار عزیز من نامه های مرسول وصول یافت و جواب مرقوم شد و ارسال گردید در | O my two cherished friends! Your letters have been received, and the response was written and dispatched [3.5s] | AYBY.426 #138, TRZ1.301a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01324 | 340 | mixed | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضامین شیرین سرور جدیدی حاصل گردید آن | O ye two who are steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter was received and from its sweet contents fresh joy was obtained [3.5s] | AYBY.427 #139, TRZ1.301b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07390 | 110 | mixed | ای دو بادیه پیما حمد کنید خدا را که سرمست پیمانه پیمانید و در دشت و صحرا و | O ye two wayfarers of the wilderness! Render thanks unto God that ye are intoxicated with the chalice of His Covenant, and in field and desert [3.5s] | AYBY.428 #140, TRZ1.304a | Consultation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08161 | 100 | Persian | ای غلام بهاء در ظل ظلیل جمال ابهی چنان نشو و نما نما که چون شجره طیبه گردی و | O thou bondsman of Bahá! Beneath the sheltering shade of the All-Glorious Beauty, grow and flourish thou until thou becomest even as a goodly tree [3.5s] | AYBY.428 #142 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08162 | 100 | Persian | ای غلام بهاء غلامی اما تاج عبودیت حضرت رحمانیت بسر داری و بر سریر عزت ابدیه | O bondsman of Bahá! Though thou art a servant, yet upon thy head resteth the crown of servitude to the All-Merciful, and thou art established upon the throne of everlasting glory [3.5s] | AYBY.429 #143 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10648 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و توسل بعروه وثقی نما نظر بمنظر اعلی کن و | O assured leaf! Turn thy gaze unto the Abhá Kingdom and cleave unto the firm Handle. Fix thine eyes upon the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | AYBY.429 #144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08164 | 100 | mixed | ای غلام علی اعلی این غلام مضاف بنام جمال کبریاء علی اعلی و شطر ثانی از اسم | O servant of the Most Exalted! This servant, who is linked to the name of the Supreme Beauty, the Most Exalted, and to the second part [3.5s] | INBA88:248 | AYBY.429 #145 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05633 | 140 | Persian | ای جمع چون شمع ستایش پاک یزدانرا که آن خاندانرا در عتبه مقدسه خویش قبول فرمود | O company like unto a candle! Praise be to the pure and holy God, Who hath accepted that household at His sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.430 #146 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08160 | 100 | Persian | ای غلام بها غلام باصطلاح لسان فارسی بمعنی بنده است بنده گی حق آزاده گی از دو | O servant of Bahá! The word 'servant' in the Persian tongue signifieth bondsman, and servitude unto God is freedom from duality [3.5s] | AYBY.430 #147 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08315 | 100 | mixed | ای یادگار آن قربان الهی هر چند آن مرغ چمن حقیقت باشیان آخرت پرواز نموده و بر | O remnant of that divine sacrifice! Though that nightingale of the meadow of reality hath winged its flight to the realms of the hereafter and hath soared unto [3.5s] | AYBY.430 #148 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02243 | 400 | Arabic | یا سمندری فی الملک و الملکوت قد حضر کتابک و قرء لدی العرش و فاز بالاصغاء اذ | O thou who art as a phoenix in the kingdom of earth and heaven! Thy letter hath indeed arrived and been read before the Throne, and hath attained unto the honor of being heard when [3.5s] | AYBY.035 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09704 | 80 | Persian | یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله در قلب آفاق شعله زن و در زجاجه امکان سراجی برافروز | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Set aflame the horizons of every heart, and kindle a light within the lamp of contingent being [3.5s] | AYBY.431 #149 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06965 | 120 | mixed | ای نونهال بوستان حب جمال رحمان اثر کلک که حکایت از شوق و هیجان دل و جان مینمود | O tender sapling of the garden of love for the All-Merciful Beauty! The trace of thy pen betokened the longing and fervor of thy heart and soul [3.5s] | AYBY.431 #150 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07772 | 110 | mixed | یا اباالروحی مدتیست که میخواهم بان فتی الرحمانی نامه نگارم ولی متاعب و مصائب | O spiritual father! For some time I have desired to write unto that youth of the All-Merciful, but difficulties and tribulations [3.5s] | AYBY.432 #151 | Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03603 | 190 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد احاطت البلایاء و الرزایاء من کل الجهات و نزلت المصائب و الشدائد | O my God, O my God! Calamities and tribulations have encompassed me from all directions, and misfortunes and hardships have descended [3.5s] | AYBY.432 #152 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05038 | 150 | mixed | ای احمد محمود ودود الان مکتوب تو رسید و وقت غروبست و این قلم از کثرت تحریر سر | O Ahmad, Mahmoud, the Beloved! Now hath thy letter arrived, and it is the hour of sunset, and this pen, from the abundance of writing, doth falter [3.5s] | AYBY.433 #153 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06465 | 130 | Persian | جناب شیخ احمد علیه بهاء الله خبر وصول شما بقربان گاه عشق خطه زنجان و حصول روح | O Shaykh Ahmad—upon him be the glory of God—news hath reached of thy arrival at the altar of sacrifice and love in the region of Zanjan, and of the attainment of spiritual joy [3.5s] | AYBY.433 #155 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09988 | 70 | mixed | ای سلیل و حفید دو نبیل نامه ات رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی چنین است در امتحانی | O descendant and scion of two noble ones! Thy letter was received, and that which thou hadst written therein was thus [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #156 | Conduct in finance and business; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10612 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله صبح است و قلم در جریانست و قلب در هیجان نفحات ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! The morn hath dawned, the Pen is in motion, and the heart is stirred by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #157 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03628 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه که بتاریخ ۱۴ ذی الحجه سنه ۳۳۷ ارسال نموده بودی رسید | O servant of God! Thy letter dated the 14th of Dhul-Hijjah in the year 337 hath reached me [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #158 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06040 | 130 | mixed | ای امه الله ورقه طیبه زکیه اخبار مصیبت جدیده طوفان احزانرا مستولی نمود و دموع | O handmaid of God, pure and fragrant leaf! The tidings of this fresh calamity have unleashed a tempest of sorrows and caused tears to flow [3.5s] | AYBY.436 #161 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10700 | 60 | Arabic | بشری لک ایتها الورقه الخاضعه الخاشعه لله ربک و رب العالمین تبارک الله الذی | Rejoice, O leaf humble and lowly before God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds! Blessed be God Who [3.5s] | AYBY.436 #162 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09719 | 80 | Arabic | یا ورقه مطمئنه قمی علی ذکرک ربک الابهی و اطلقی اللسان بالثناء علی ذی الاسماء | O assured leaf! Arise in remembrance of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, and loose thy tongue in praise of Him Who possesseth all names [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #164 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01403 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس بامه الله الموقنه خدیجه محترمه و ورقه مبتهله امه الله | O wayfarer of musk-laden breath, respected Khadíjih, handmaid of God who is firm in faith, and supplicating leaf, Amatu'lláh [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #165 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07634 | 110 | Persian | ای نورسیده روحانی نامه ات رسید مضمون سبب مسرت قلوب بود و معانی دلنشین زیرا | O spiritual newcomer! Thy letter was received, its contents brought joy to hearts and its meanings were sweet indeed [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #166 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04972 | 160 | Persian | یا امه الله نامه که بحضرت ورقه العلیاء مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه شد در مسئله | O handmaid of God! The letter which thou didst address to the Most Exalted Leaf hath been perused. As to the matter [3.5s] | AYBY.438 #167 | Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03211 | 210 | mixed | ای نونهال گلستان عرفان پدر بزرگوارت در بوستان محبت الله سروی آزاد بود و در | O tender sapling of the garden of divine knowledge! Thy noble father was a free cypress in the rose-garden of the love of God [3.5s] | AYBY.438 #168 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03488 | 200 | mixed | ای منیر نیرات بر چند قسم منقسم یکی جرمش مظلم و تاریک ولی اقتباس نور از غیر | O Luminous One! The luminaries are divided into several kinds: one hath a body dark and obscure, yet deriveth its light from another [3.5s] | INBA13:104 | AYBY.439 #169, YMM.454x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06963 | 120 | Persian | ای نوگل گلشن محبت الله لحظات عین رحمانیت حق متوجه حال شما بوده و خواهد بود و | O thou fresh blossom of the garden of God's love! The glances of divine mercy have ever been and shall remain directed towards thee [3.5s] | AYBY.440 #170 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10100 | 70 | Persian | ای منیر اجسام منیره بر دو قسمند یکی مستفیض از غیر که نورانیت او ایت مستودعیست | O Munir! Luminous bodies are of two kinds: one deriveth its radiance from another, its light being but a borrowed illumination [3.5s] | AYBY.440 #171 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10270 | 70 | Persian | یا من شم رائحه الوفاء هر حقیقتی از حقائق الهیه و حقائق کونیه چه اعیان چه | O thou who hast inhaled the fragrance of fidelity! Every reality among the divine verities and cosmic realities, whether essences or [3.5s] | INBA88:234b | AYBY.440 #172 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08893 | 90 | mixed | ای منیر اگر توانی با جبینی مبین در افق این اقلیم طالع و ساطع گردی گوی سبقت و | O Munir! Shouldst thou be able to arise with a luminous brow and shine forth from the horizon of this realm, thou shalt seize the sphere of precedence [3.5s] | AYBY.441 #173 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07548 | 110 | mixed | ای مشتعل ب نار محبت الله آن روح پاک ابوی متصاعد الی الله چون استنشاق نفحات قدس نمود چون گل رویش برشکفت | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! That pure paternal spirit, having ascended unto God, did inhale the holy fragrances, whereupon its countenance blossomed even as a rose [3.5s] | AYBY.441 #174 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09526 | 80 | Persian | ای منیر بجانان و جانت قسم که بقدر نفسی فرصت ندارم و مهلت تحریر سطری نه مختصر | O thou who art illumined by the Beloved! By thy soul do I swear that I possess not even a moment's respite, nor the leisure to pen a single brief line [3.5s] | AYBY.441 #175 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04627 | 160 | mixed | الهی و ربی و رجائی ان هولاء اشجار فی حدیقه محبتک مغروسه فی شاطی انهار موهبتک | O my God, my Lord and my Hope! These are trees planted in the garden of Thy love, growing by the streams of Thy bounteous grace [3.5s] | AYBY.442 #176 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09322 | 80 | Persian | ای جوان رحمانی همیشه در یادی و در خاطری فراموش نشوی از درگاه الهی از برای تو | O divine youth! Thou art ever in mind and memory, never to be forgotten at the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.442 #177 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03659 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خاندان حضرت نبیل منسوب بحضرت جلیل است زیرا فی الحقیقه شصت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The family of His Holiness Nabil is related to His Glorious Holiness, for verily sixty [3.5s] | AYBY.442 #178 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08011 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی از جناب ثابت وارد و از مشاکل حاصله تفاصیل مشروحه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter hath arrived from his honour Thábit, containing elaborate particulars of the difficulties encountered [3.5s] | AYBY.443 #179 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03968 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید رسید از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Haydar-Qabli-'Alí hath been received [3.5s] | AYBY.443 #180 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01822 | 290 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی جناب منیر احرام کعبه حقیقی بربست تا | O true friends and cherished handmaidens of God! Jinab-i-Munir hath donned the pilgrim's robe of the true Ka'bah, that he may [3.5s] | AYBY.444 #181 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04849 | 160 | mixed | ای منادی حق الحمد لله خاندان حضرت سمندر اکثر در جمیع اوقات منادی بملکوت رب الایات | O Herald of Truth! Praise be to God that the family of his honour Samandar have, at all times, been heralds to the Kingdom of the Lord of Signs [3.5s] | AYBY.445 #182, KHSH09.092 | High station of the true believer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01185 | 360 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ به ۹ جمادی الاول سنه ۱۳۳۸ رسید ابدا فرصت تحریر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 9 Jamadi'l-Avval 1338 hath reached me. There hath been no opportunity to write [3.5s] | AYBY.445 #183 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for the departed; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00469 | 570 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان یکی از نامها که ارسال نموده بودید بواسطه آقا میرزا مهدی علیه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! One of the letters which thou didst send hath been received through Áqá Mírzá Mahdí [3.5s] | AYBY.446 #184 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06827 | 120 | Persian | ای عاشقان جمال حق جناب منیر نهایت ستایشرا از شما نمودند که این جمع مفتون | O lovers of the Beauty of Truth! His honour Munír hath offered the utmost praise of you, that this enraptured company [3.5s] | AYBY.448 #185 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04338 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب منادی حق میرزا منیر لسان بستایش گشوده و نامه را آرایش | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! His Honour, the Herald of Truth, Mirza Munir, hath opened his tongue in praise and hath adorned the letter [3.5s] | AYBY.448 #186 | High station of teachers of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00566 | 520 | mixed | ای صحرانورد سبیل الهی عبدالبهاء شما را گهی بطی صحرا و بیابان اندازد و گهی در | O wayfarer in the divine path! 'Abdu'l-Bahá doth at times cast thee into the desert and wilderness, and at times [3.5s] | AYBY.449 #187, MSHR5.022x | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09542 | 80 | Persian | ای ناظم بلیغ و شاعر فصیح قصیده موزون بود و بجواهر ثمینه مشحون و بسرور | O eloquent composer and articulate poet! The ode was harmonious and laden with precious gems, bringing joy [3.5s] | AYBY.450 #188, TSQA3.403, YQAZ.461-462 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09594 | 80 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه یک تجلی از تجلیات جمال قدیم نور مبین بود که آفاق اقالیمرا روشن | O assured leaf! One effulgence from among the effulgences of the Ancient Beauty was the manifest light that illumined the horizons of all regions [3.5s] | AYBY.450 #189 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02336 | 380 | Arabic | قد اتی ربیع الوحی و سلطان الایات استقر علی العرش بسلطان احاط الخلائق اجمعین | The spring-tide of Divine Revelation hath arrived, and the Sovereign of verses hath established Himself upon the throne with a dominion that encompasseth all created things [3.5s] | AYBY.037 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06244 | 130 | Persian | ای ضجیع حضرت منیر قرین محترم نامه ای مخصوص بجهت آن کنیز عزیز اسم اعظم خواست | O esteemed companion of the honoured Luminary, a special letter was requested for that cherished handmaiden of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | AYBY.451 #190 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04870 | 160 | Persian | ای مومنان ای مومنان هر چند در آن دیار دور و مهجورید ولی در عتبه مقدسه حاضر و | O ye believers, O ye believers! Though ye dwell in that distant and forlorn land, yet are ye present at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.451 #191 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09128 | 80 | Persian | اگر چه بظاهر در محفل قرب حاضر نیستی اما فی الحقیه در خلوتخانه قلوب مذکور و | Though in outward appearance thou art not present in the gathering of nearness, yet in truth, in the innermost chambers of hearts, thou art remembered [3.5s] | AYBY.452 #192, SAM.392 | Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Saddening another soul; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09031 | 90 | mixed | جناب شیخ علیک ۹ الله و فضله و جوده و احسانه رجای این مشتاقان از درگاه احدیت | O esteemed Shaykh! Upon thee be God's peace, and His grace, bounty and beneficence. The hope of these yearning souls at the Threshold of Divine Unity [3.5s] | AYBY.452 #193, SAM.395 | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06873 | 120 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله اثر کلک آنجناب که مدل بر اشتعال نار اشتیاق و شکایت از | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! The effect of thy pen beareth witness to the blazing flame of longing and the plaint of [3.5s] | AYBY.452 #194, SAM.393 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10222 | 70 | Persian | جناب شیخ ایده الله علی خدمه امره اگرچه این امور سبب زحمت آنجنابست لکن چون در | O Shaykh! May God strengthen him in service to His Cause. Though these matters be a source of trouble to your honour, yet inasmuch as [3.5s] | AYBY.453 #195, SAM.393 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06466 | 130 | Persian | جناب شیخ علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و رحمته چون چندی بود که باثار قلمیه | O Shaykh! Upon thee be the glory of God, His grace, His bounty and His mercy. Some time hath elapsed since any trace from my pen [3.5s] | AYBY.453 #196, SAM.394 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11396 | 30 | Persian | جناب دوست حقیقی روحانی این مکتوبرا مستعجلا بنوری بیک برسانید و اگر چنانچه | O true and spiritual friend! Deliver this letter with utmost haste to Núrí Big, and should [3.5s] | AYBY.453 #197, SAM.394 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01005 | 390 | Persian | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان نامه مفصل آن ثابت عهد و راسخ میثاق واصل گردید از ورود | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The detailed letter from that steadfast one, firm in the Testament, hath been received [3.5s] | AYBY.454 #199x, TRZ1.305b | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06696 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از مضمون چنان معلوم گردید که آرزوی دل و جان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that the desire of thy heart and soul [3.5s] | INBA87:028a, INBA52:028a | AYBY.454 #201, TRZ1.305a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11063 | 50 | Persian | یا حبیبی مکتوب جوف را برسانید ولی این شخص موقن نیست ابدا در نزد او چیزی مگوئید | O my beloved! Deliver the enclosed letter, but this person is not firm in faith. Say nothing whatsoever in his presence [3.5s] | AYBY.455 #202 | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08660 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما وصول یافت مرقوم فرموده بودید که الحمد لله احباء الله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Thou hadst written that, praise be unto God, the beloved of God [3.5s] | AYBY.455 #203 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11150 | 40 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا عبداللّه سلیل سمندر را تحیّت مشتاقانه برسان و بگو آنخانواده طرّاً مشمول | Convey yearning greetings unto his honor Áqá Mírzá 'Abdu'lláh, descendant of Samandar, and say: that entire family is encompassed [3.5s] | AYBY.455 #204x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04500 | 210 | mixed | قلم اعلی شکایت مینماید از نفوسیکه در بادیه های ضلالت و هوی سایرند و خود را از | The Most Exalted Pen complaineth of those souls who wander in the wilderness of error and desire [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.077c, | AYBY.038b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05145 | 190 | mixed | مظلومیتت سبب حزن طائفین عرش اعظم گشته قسم بنیر افق معانی که از این مظلومیت | Thy wronged state hath grieved them that circle round the Most Great Throne. I swear by the Luminary of the horizon of inner meanings that from this oppression [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.078a, | AYBY.039a, MAS8.048bx, SAM.386 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02001 | 440 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا احبائی الذین اقروا بالله و اعترفوا بسلطانه و توجهوا الی الوجه اذ | A remembrance from Us unto Our loved ones who have acknowledged God and recognized His sovereignty, and have turned their faces unto the Countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.046a, | AYBY.039b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00764 | 1030 | mixed | ان یا اسم السین ینادیک الله من هذا المقام المبین انه لا اله الا هو المقتدر | O Thou Whose name beginneth with S! God calleth thee from this Most Manifest Station. Verily, there is no God but Him, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | AYBY.041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07553 | 130 | mixed | ای سمندر انشاء الله بعنایت مالک قدر در کل احوال بمنظر اکبر ناظر باشی مکتوب | O Samandar! God willing, through the grace of the Lord of Destiny, mayest thou in all conditions fix thy gaze upon the Most Great Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.229, | AYBY.043 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06815 | 150 | Arabic | یا اهل البهاء کونوا کالسحاب لینزل منکم ما ینبت به الارض هذا ما ینبغی لمن اقبل | O people of Bahá! Be ye as clouds, that from you may descend that which causeth the earth to flourish. Such befitteth them that have turned unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.063a, | AYBY.044a | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02301 | 390 | mixed | یا سمندر لعمرک قد تجددت مصیبه محمد رسول الله فی الجنه العلیا و رزیه البتول | O Samandar! By thy life! The calamity of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, hath been renewed in the Most Exalted Paradise, and likewise the tribulation of the Pure One [3.5s] | INBA97:039, BLIB_Or15697.191, | AYBY.044b, NNY.169-171, SAM.180, TRZ1.074a, LDR.152x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ROB4.088b, LL#006, LL#241 | ||||||||
| BH00416 | 1680 | mixed | Tablet to Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II (Lawh-i-Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II) | Lawh-i-Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II (Tablet to Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II) | یا سمندر ان مالک القدر یعزی نفسه بما ورد علیه من الذین اخذوا الاعتساف و نبذوا | O Samandar! Verily, He, Who is the Supreme Ordainer, consoleth Himself for that which came upon Him from those who took to oppression and turned their backs on justice | INBA97:041, BLIB_Or15715.366, | AYBY.045, NNY.172-179, MAS8.068x, SAM.236, TRZ1.074bx, MSBH10.195-196x, YIA.207-208x | BLO_PT#191x | Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||
| BH00584 | 1300 | mixed | یا اسم الجود مکتوبیکه س م علیه بهائی و عنایتی بشما نوشته بودند در ساحت اقدس | O Ism-i-Júd! The letter which S.M. - upon whom be My glory and My favor - had addressed unto thee was received in the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | AYBY.050-054 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04931 | 200 | Arabic | یا نبیل بن نبیل قد حضر لدی المظلوم ما ارسلته الی اسم الجواد الذی انجذب من | O Nabil, son of Nabil! There hath come before the Wronged One that which thou didst send unto the Name of the All-Bountiful, who was drawn [3.5s] | AYBY.050a | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01499 | 580 | mixed | یا سمندر آنچه باسم جود علیه بهائی نوشته بودی تلقاء وجه عرض شد انشاء الله جمیع | O Samandar! Verily, He Who is the Supreme Ordainer consoleth Himself for that which came upon Him from those who took to oppression and turned their backs on justice | BLIB_Or15715.052c, | AYBY.054 | EBTB.047-048 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04707 | 200 | mixed | حمد و ثنا مولی الاسما را لایق و سزاست که بقدرت غالبه عالم را از نیستی محض | Praise and glorification befit and beseem the Lord of Names, Who through His conquering power hath called the world into being from utter nothingness [3.5s] | AYBY.077b | Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00975 | 850 | mixed | یا سمندر علیک بهائی لازال ذکر اولیای آن ارض در ساحت اقدس بوده و هست و از بحر | O Samandar! Upon thee be My glory! The mention of the loved ones of that land hath ever been and continueth to be before the Most Holy Court, and from the sea [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.203, | AYBY.086b | Prayer for nearness to God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03905 | 240 | mixed | لازال نزد مظلوم مذکور بوده و هستی و از اول ایام الی حین بذکر ناطق و بافق ناظر | The Wronged One hath ever held thee in remembrance and still doth hold thee thus. From the beginning of days until this hour thou hast spoken in praise and fixed thy gaze upon the horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.001, | AYBY.088 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03357 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده جمال قدم در جمیع امور متوسل بحی قیوم شو و متوکل بر رب ودود قلب انسان | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In all matters take recourse unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and place thy trust in the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:061 | AVK1.089x, AVK3.403.07x, DUR3.099x, GHA.075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Law of cause and effect; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00590 | 100 | Arabic | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | وانی لاعلم یا الهی ان الشیئی لما ینسب الیک یظهر حکم المشیة فی صقعه و اذا ینسب | I recognize, O my God, that whenever something is related to Thee, the decree of the Will is applicable to it, and whenever it is related to itself, the decree of Purpose is established in it | AVK1.100 | BLO_PT#079.1.2, KSHK.BWB | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Seven stages of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02504 | 350 | mixed | اسم اگرچه مدل بموسومست ولکن این در رتبه خلق مشهود و اما حق مقدس از اسم و رسم | Though the Name is signified by symbols, yet this pertaineth to the station of creation; verily God is sanctified above all names and attributes [3.5s]... ...The hour is approaching when the most great convulsion will have appeared.… I swear by God! The promised day is come, the day when tormenting trials will have surged above your heads | INBA81:146 | AVK1.105.11x, AVK4.461ax, RAHA.153x, YMM.170x | ADJ.081x, TDH#058.4x, PDC.004x | Degrees of faith; certitude; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00154 | 3430 | Arabic | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Translation List; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الباقی الذی به استبقت مظاهر امرک و باسمک | Praised be to Thee, O God, my God! I beg of Thee, by Thy name the Enduring One by which the Manifestations of Thy Cause… This is, O my God, the first of the days on which Thou hast bidden Thy loved ones observe the Fast | INBA38:287, INBA48:001, INBA33:091x, INBA49:151, INBA92:263, BLIB_Or15739.001, | AVK1.105.16x, TSBT.037x, NFF5.010, ASAT3.262x, ASAT4.162x, ASAT4.297x, ASAT5.169x, ASAT5.349x, ASAT5.364x, OOL.B090.06x, OOL.B090.09x | BRL_IOPF#3.01x, BPRY.259x, ADMS#047 | unknown | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for fasting; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#271, LL#466, LL#471 | |||||
| ABU0085 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 1320 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | چون بنظر حقیقت در جمیع کائنات نظر میکنیم هر کائنی فی الحقیقه حیات دارد سابق | According to science, all forms of creation are endowed with life; this element of life and energy depending on environment and adaptations... Spirit in the human world is the discoverer.... The world of humanity has ever been in a state of anticipation of the coming of the divine Manifestations... We observe that today the means of unity are brought about. This in itself is an evidence | AVK1.113x, KHF.139, KHAB.413 (416), KHTB3.057 | DAS.1913-02-13, SW_v09#01 p.007x, SW_v11#17 p.291x, SW_v14#01 p.011x, DWN_v3#01 p.003x, ADP.165-174 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The mind's power of discovery; Unity in diversity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| BH00355 | 1870 | mixed | ای دوستان کذب قبل محبوب بعد را آویخت و برصاص ظلم شهید نمود تفکر در نفوس | O friends! The falsehood of the past hath hanged the Beloved of a later day, and martyred Him with the leaden bullets of tyranny. Ponder ye upon the souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15698.267, , BLIB_Or15720.263, , BLIB_Or15740.204, , Majlis934.237-255 | AVK1.143.05x, AVK3.216.10x, IQT.267, SFI13.030, ASAT4.226x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06872 | 120 | Persian | ای مشتاق دیدار کاشفان اسرار کون و واقفان خواض و سرائر مکنون بر آنند که قوه | O thou who art yearning for reunion! Those who discover the secrets of the universe, and are aware of its inherent properties and concealed mysteries believe that an astonishing power of attraction is diffused throughout creation | AVK1.143.11, MAS9.009-010, VUJUD.127 | VUJUDE.183-184 | Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; One universal law; attractive power of love | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0055 | Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03 | 1510 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد | How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities. | AVK1.151.04x | BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||
| AB06823 | 120 | mixed | ای طائف مطاف عالم بالا توجه بملکوت تقدیس فرما ... ایات افاق حقائق عینیه است | O thou who circlest round the exalted Realm on high! Turn thou unto the Kingdom of holiness... The signs of the horizons are manifest and evident realities [3.5s] | AVK1.157.02x, YMM.427x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01916 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بجان عزیزت قسم که فرصت و مهلت مسک قلم ندارم با وجود این محض | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! By thy precious life, I swear that I have no time or respite to take up the pen. Nevertheless [3.5s] | INBA85:123c | AVK1.157.13, MAS2.011-012x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Naming of children; of individuals; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00373 | Commentary on passages from the Tablet of Wisdom | 620 | mixed | Lawh-i-Hikmat; Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A | ای منادی پیمان سوال از دو مسئله مهمه نموده بودید که تفسیر دو ایه از ایات | O Herald of the Covenant! Thou didst inquire about two important matters requiring the interpretation of two verses from the verses [3.5s]... ...“That which hath been in existence had existed before, but not in the form thou seest today.” From this blessed verse it is clear and evident that the universe is evolving… The substance and primary matter of contingent beings is the ethereal power | AVK1.167, ANDA#19 p.35x, MAS2.068-070, YMM.208x, VUJUD.088x | BLO_PT#106, BLO_failayn, VUJUDE.143-144x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Evolution; human evolution; Nature and God's will | - | - | |||||||
| BH01043 | 800 | mixed | این بسی معلوم و واضح است که ابدا حق جل ذکره راضی نه که احدی بر احدی تعدی | This is indeed evident and manifest that under no circumstances is the Truth, exalted be His mention, content that any soul should transgress against another [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#244, , BLIB_Or15722.073b, | AVK1.175bx, AVK4.257.05x, ASAT4.233x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01199 | 690 | mixed | اسمع ندآء المظلوم من شطر السجن انه کان قائما امام وجوه العالم و دعا الکل الی | Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison, as He standeth before the faces of the world and summoneth all unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.262, , BLIB_Or15699.055, , BLIB_Or15716.166, | AVK1.185.16x | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03491 | 200 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای جمالقدم در انجمن عالم عوالم الهیه چون ذات احدیه من حیث الحقیقة | O thou who extolleth the Ancient Beauty in the assemblage of the world, divine realms being like the Essence of Oneness in its reality [3.5s] | AVK1.196 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06700 | 120 | mixed | الحمد للّه چنانچه بشما وعد صریح شده بود توفیقات الهیّه و تأییدات رحمانیّه از هر جهت احاطه نموده | Praise be to God! Even as was explicitly promised unto thee, divine confirmations and heavenly assistance have encompassed thee on every side [3.5s] | AVK1.000.01x, MSBH7.118x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08945 | 90 | Persian | شکر کن خدا را که حضرت فاضل مبلّغ کامل است و موفّق بخدمت جمال مبارک | Give thanks unto God that His eminence Fádil is a consummate teacher, confirmed in service to the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | AVK1.000.16x, MSBH7.135x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08191 | 100 | Persian | زحمات آنجناب در این سفر بی حدّ و پایان و مشکلات عظیمه ظاهر و نمایان | The labours of your honour in this journey were boundless and infinite, and mighty were the tribulations, manifest and evident [3.5s] | AVK1.000.20x, MSBH7.101x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00135 | Commentary on a verse from the Qayyumu'l-Asma | 3690 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا لمن آمن بالله و سلطانه الذی کان علی العالمین محیطا لیذکر المظلوم الذی | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God and His sovereignty which encompasseth all the worlds, that the Wronged One may mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#010, , BLIB_Or15740.031x, , NLAI_BH3.192, BN_suppl.1754.031-037 | AVK1.242.14x, AVK1.318x, AVK1.321.18x, LHKM2.047, AYI2.067x, AYI2.068x, ASAT3.009x, ASAT5.282x, ASAT5.368x, ASAT5.369x, RAHA.126-127x, YMM.325x, YMM.357x, YMM.359x, YMM.385x, YMM.396x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2466 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | معلوم است ما بین روح انسانی و حقایق موجودات ارتباطی عظیم است | It is obvious that a very deep relationship exists between the spirit of man | AVK1.243, MAS2.025-026x, BDA1.120.07 | SW_v14#07 p.211, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.128 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| BB00551 | 150 | mixed | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ان الیه کل یعملون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ان الیه کل ینقلبون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له ... و بعد اینکه سئوال از رجعت شده بدانکه یوم ظهور من یظهره الله عز ذکره | Glorified be He before Whom bow down in adoration all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth, and unto Him do all works return. Praise be unto God, before Whom glorifieth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and unto Him shall all return. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him... And concerning the question about the Return, know thou that the Day of the Manifestation of Him Whom God shall make manifest - exalted be His mention [3.5s] | BYC_raj'at | AVK1.267-268x | Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00976 | 840 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر ما کان مکنونا فی ازل الازال و مستورا عن العیون و الابصار | Praised be unto God Who hath caused to be made manifest that which was hidden for an eternity of eternities and concealed from both outer and inner eyes | BLIB_Or15690.068, , BLIB_Or15724.116, | AVK1.268.07x, AYBY.123, BSHN.041, MHT2b.057bx, MAS8.095ax, TRZ1.089bx, LDR.245x | HURQ.BH86 | Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00068 | 5200 | mixed | له الفضل و الجود و له العنایه و العطاء یعطی و یمنع انه هو المقتدر ما یشاء لا | His is the grace and munificence, His the loving-kindness and bestowal. He giveth and withholdeth, for verily He is the All-Powerful, doing whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.174, | AVK1.270x, HQUQ.013x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01018 | 820 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که ببدایع ذکر رب الارباب مزین بود بر مکمن بلا و مخزن ابتلا واصل | Your letter, which was adorned with wondrous mention of the Lord of Lords, hath reached this Repository of Tribulation and Treasury of Tests [3.5s] | INBA38:096b, BLIB_Or15738.144b, | AVK1.271x, HDQI.068, SFI01.096, MAS1.061x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03804 | 240 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای مادر از فراق پسر منال بلکه ببال این مقام شادی و سرور است نه مقام کدورت و | O mother! Grieve not over the loss of thy son; rather pride thyself therein. Indeed this is an occasion for gladness and rejoicing | BLIB_Or15719.014b, | AVK1.286x, NANU_BH#04, AKHT1.107x | BRL_FIRE_BH#03x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| BH06680 | 150 | Arabic | قل اشهد یا الهی بما شهد به انبیائک و اصفیائک و بما انزلته فی کتبک و صحفک | Say: I bear witness, O my God, to that which Thy Prophets and Thy chosen ones have testified, and to that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures [3.5s] | AVK1.303.08x, MJMM.407, AQMM.054, ADH1.068, RAHA.033-034, MMUH#11x | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05270 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما جعلتنی معترفا بوحدانیتک و مقرا بفردانیتک و مذعنا بما | O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having made me to acknowledge Thy unity, to confess Thy singleness, and to submit unto that which [3.5s] | INBA61:044, INBA66:098 | AVK1.304.02x, MJMM.406, AQMM.049, NSR_1993.011, ADH1.070, RAHA.027-028 | JHT_S#103 | almunajat.com [item 17] | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01733 | 510 | mixed | کتابت مشاهده شد و ندایت اصغا گشت لم تزل و لاتزال در نظر بوده و انشاء الله | Thy letter was beheld and thy call was hearkened unto. Thou hast ever been, and wilt forever remain, within sight, God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.186b, , BLIB_Or15722.136b, | AVK1.008.19x, AVK3.352.06x, MAS8.111bx | Alchemy; the elixir; Empty learning; false spirituality; High station of learning; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05340 | 180 | mixed | بدانکه خداوند عالم جل و عز روح مؤمن را قبض فرموده در اعلی علیین صاعد | Know thou that the Lord of the world, exalted and glorified be He, hath taken the spirit of the believer, causing it to ascend unto the highest heaven [3.5s]... Know that the Lord of the world, glorified and exalted be He, will take the soul of the believer and cause it to ascend unto the highest heaven | AVK1.308, AYI1.350x | Limits of language; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01253 | 670 | mixed | بعد از اتمام جواب مراسلات متعدده آنجناب از قبل دو مراسله دیگر که تاریخ آن ۲۹ | After completion of the response to thy numerous communications, two further letters dated the twenty-ninth were received from thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.263, , BLIB_Or15732.275, | AVK1.322.04x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00578 | 120 | Arabic | و انک لتعلم انی رایت فی المنام من قبل فی ذلک البیت الذی انا کنت جالسا فیه ان وسطه مرقد | Verily, know that I previously saw in a dream in that House [the Kaaba?] where I was sitting that in its midst was a masoleum on which was a domed sepulcher. When I approached the masoleum, I saw Muhammad al-Jawwad exit from the sepulcher | AVK1.322.19 | KSHK.BWB | Accounts of dreams and visions; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00502 | 220 | Arabic | Tablet of the Ascent of the Soul and the Hour of Departure | فایقن ان فی النوم مثل الروح مثل الشمس فی مقامها لم یخرج من الجسم بل بنوره یشاهد ملکوت السموات | Be assured that in the state of slumber, the soul's condition is akin to that of the sun in its station; though it has not departed from the body, yet through its light, the realms of the celestial kingdom are beheld [4o] | AVK1.323.12 | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0059 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-08 | 1480 | Persian | میانه جمیع این نعمای جسمانی از همه لذیزتر خواب است روح انسانی یکقدری آزاد میشود | Among all the worldly bounties none is more wonderful than the dream. In this state the human spirit | AVK1.325-327x, NJB_v14#09 p.288 | BKOG.091x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03880 | 240 | Arabic | قد قرء کتابک لدی العرش سمعناه باذن العنایه و اجبناک بهذا اللوح الذی لاح من | Thy letter hath been read before the Throne; We have hearkened unto it with the ear of loving-kindness and have answered thee through this Tablet which hath shone forth from [3.5s] | INBA19:014, INBA32:014, BLIB_Or11095#273, | AVK1.334.17x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Knowledge; recognition of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00291 | 690 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و عدل و انصاف آن سرور واضح گردید احبای الهی باید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the justice and fairness of that joy-giving one became evident. The loved ones of God must [3.5s] | AVK1.011.11x, AVK4.095.01x, MAS2.096-098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02183 | Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | 400 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | اصل کل الخیر هو الاعتماد علی الله و الانقیاد لامره و الرضاء لمرضاته اصل الحب | The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure. | INBA36:170, INBA30:039, BLIB_Or15714.155, , NLI.32p026r, OSAI I.MMS | AVK1.014.09x, AVK3.003.04x, AVK3.161.13x, ZYN.036, AHM.044, MJMM.033, TZH4.224, NSR_1993.083, TBP#10, OOL.B002 | TB#10, SW_v04#10 p.171, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v07#18 p.185-186, SW_v14#04 p.099-100, BSC.158 #155-163 | Y. Mesbah, E. Mahony, Pradheep, Shayna, Shafireh & Prasad, Soulrise Melodies | A brief collection of moral maxims, summarizing the essence of faith, love, wisdom, religion, wealth, and others and centring around belief in God and submission to His will. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | 1b | * | * | MMAH.194, GSH.210, LL#008 | |
| BH02135 | 410 | mixed | ان یا حسین ان اشهد بنفسک ثم بلسانک ثم بقلبک ثم بذاتک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان | O Husayn! Bear thou witness with thine own self, then with thy tongue, then with thy heart, then with thine essence, that verily there is none other God but Him, and [3.5s] | INBA51:583, INBA36:071, INBA71:232, INBA57:018ax | AVK1.014.11x, LHKM3.050 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge of self; Manifestation of God as sun; Purpose; goal of creation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01118 | 750 | mixed | یا ایها المقبل علیک بهاء الله و سلامه ندای مظلوم را از شطر سجن اعظم بشنو انه | O thou who hast turned towards God! Upon thee be the glory of God and His peace. Hearken unto the Call of the Wronged One from the direction of the Most Great Prison. Verily [3.5s] | BLIB_Or07852.063, | AVK1.015.05x, AVK3.235.02x, AVK3.270.03x, AYI1.370x, AYI2.215x, AYI2.216x, AYI2.217x, AYI2.392x, PYB#115 p.03x | Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Reward and punishment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00606 | 1260 | mixed | یا رمضان اشکر الله بما ایدک و عرفک مشرق وحیه و مطلع آیاته و اظهر منک من | O Ramadan! Give thanks unto God for having strengthened thee and caused thee to recognize the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Source of His signs, and for having manifested through thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.132, | AVK1.026.15x, TABN.318 | Call to action; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07032 | 140 | mixed | حق جل جلاله عالم و اهل آنرا بکلمه علیا خلق فرمود و بعد انبیا و اولیا و سفرا | The Truth, glorified be His majesty, created the world and all that dwell therein through His Most Exalted Word, and thereafter raised up the Prophets, the chosen ones and the divine messengers [3.5s] | INBA28:261, BLIB_Or15719.179a, | AVK1.058.10x | Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01050 | 800 | mixed | Call of the Divine Beloved; لوحی است از حضرت بهاءالله (حرف باء) خطاب به میرزا هادی قزوینی (حرف هاء) [از حرف "باء" به حرف "هاء\'] | From the Letter Bá’ to the Letter Há’ | قد ارسلت الیک من قبل کتابا علی لسان عربی مبین و اذا انزل علیک هذاللوح | I addressed unto thee aforetime an Epistle in the lucid Arabian tongue | BLIB_Or15722.232, | AVK1.063.12x, SFI08.017, ASAT5.311x, NSS.137x | CDB#3 | Differences in human capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love of God; Mystical themes; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB05358 | 150 | mixed | از حدیث العلم تمام المعلوم و القوّة و القدرة تمام الخلق سؤال نموده بودید فرصت شرح و تفصیل نیست | You had asked about the tradition concerning knowledge being the completion of what is known, and power and might being the completion of creation, but there is not time for a detailed explanation [3.5s] | AVK1.073.16, AVK4.012.04x, MAS2.080x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Knowledge; recognition of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00238 | Tafsir-i-Dhata ‘Ali Mamsusa | 840 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتعالی عن ذکرالذات بالذات للذات و المتقدس عن ذکرالاسماء و الصفات الله فرد حی قیوم احد وتر صمد تفسی | Praise be to God, exalted beyond description of His essence by His essence for His essence, and sanctified above all mention of names and attributes. He is God, the One, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, the Unmatched, the Singular, the Everlasting, transcendent in His reality [4o] | INBA67:100-104 | AVK2.009.05x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Names and attributes of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||
| BH00091 | Lawh-i-Haji Mirza Kamalu'd-Din | 4680 | mixed | Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalud-Din (Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamalud-Din) | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالعزه و تفرد بالعظمه و نطق بالکلمه بین البریه اذا مرت ... ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الله و سمع ندآئه الاحلی اذ ارتفع بین الارض و السماء | Praise be to God Who hath distinguished Himself through glory and become singular in grandeur, and hath uttered the Word amongst all created things when [3.5s]... ...The question is that whereas in past Scriptures Isaac is said to have been the sacrifice; in the Qur’án this station is given to Ishmael. This is, undoubtedly, true | INBA07:296, BLIB_Or11097#052, , NLAI_BH4.124-146 | AVK2.100.14x, AVK2.110.13x, AVK2.197.04x, MAS8.151ax, MUH1.0365x, TAH.190x | BRL_ATBH#21x, BLO_PT#173, KSHK#29x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||
| BH01427 | 600 | mixed | ای قاصد بیان مقصود را بلسان پارسی بشنو تا از بدایع الطاف رحمانیه بفیوضات | O Messenger! Hearken unto the utterance of the Intended One in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest partake of the wondrous bounties of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.057b, , NLAI_BH1.140 | AVK2.103.15x | Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Names and attributes of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05427 | 250 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در خصوص لقب ملکوتی بجهت حضرت صنیع مرقوم ... در خصوص الواح با ترجمه مرقوم فرموده بودید که از اینجا ارسال شود | Your letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Regarding the celestial title to be bestowed upon His Honour Ṣanī', it hath been written... As to the Tablets with their translations, you had written requesting these be sent from here [3.5s] | INBA79.032 | AVK2.107.17x | Naming of children; of individuals; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3751 | 20 | Persian | دین و علم دو دائره است که به مرکز واحد سیر میکنند و ان مرکز حقیقت است | Religion and science are as two concentric circles that revolve around one common point, which is reality | AVK2.129.13x, VUJUD.123.18 | VUJUDE.164 | Harmony of science and religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04098 | 180 | Persian | ای نفحه خوش ریاض محبت الله ادراکات و معلومات انسانیه کلیه در سه مراتب واقع | O thou sweet gale blowing from the meads of the love of God! All human understanding and knowledge is of three categories. One is the knowledge of abstract concepts | INBA84:440, INBA59:298a | AVK2.147.06, VUJUD.089 | VUJUDE.178 | Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00569 | 130 | Arabic | و لا یمکن ان یوصف الله باستعلائه علی شیئی و لا باستوائه علی شیئی لان ما | It is not possible to describe God as rising above something or sitting upon something. The meaning of "the throne" in what was revealed in the revelation from the Friend | AVK2.157.20x | KSHK.BWB | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00174 | 3150 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | تبارک الله مقصودیکه عالم را بحرفی پدید آورد و از یوم اول امم را بیوم ظهور | And now concerning thy question regarding the verse which the All-Merciful, exalted be His glory, hath revealed unto Muhammad, the Apostle of God, in the Qur’án: “He employeth the angels as messengers, with pairs of wings, two, three and four…” | BLIB_Or15712.314.04x, | AVK2.159x, MSBH5.063-076, NSS.102-103x | BLO_sazedj#15x | Angels; Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00568 | 130 | Arabic | و اما ماسألت قول الله عز و جل فی حکم سجود الملائکه وا استکبار ابلیس حیث قال جل و علا استکبرت ام | You asked about the statement of God, powerful and glorified, regarding the status of the prostration of the angels and the arrogance of Iblis when He, glorified and exalted, said | AVK2.165.16x | KSHK.BWB | Angels; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02346 | 380 | Persian | ندای مظلوم افاق را بلسان پارسی بشنو جمیع عالم لاجل عرفان الله خلق شده اند | Hearken thou in the Persian tongue to the Voice of the Wronged One across the horizons: The whole world hath been created for the knowledge of God [3.5s] | INBA35:174, BLIB_Or15719.058c, | AVK2.016.07x, AVK3.387.11x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0018 | Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17 | 2180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913) | احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف | How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things | AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061 | DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity | - | - | question and answer session. | |||||
| BH03183 | 280 | mixed | امروز روزیست پیروز چه که عرف ظهور مکلم طور در آن متضوع طوبی از برای نفسیکه | Today is a victorious day, inasmuch as the fragrance of the Revelation of the Speaker of Sinai is wafting therein. Blessed is the soul that [3.5s] | INBA28:264 | AVK2.181.09x, ASAT5.371x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| BH11041 | 50 | mixed | آب زندگانی بیان الهی است و همچنین بیناتش جهد نمائید شاید اهل عالم از این کوثر | The water of life is the divine utterance, and likewise His clear evidences. Strive ye, that perchance the peoples of the world from this heavenly stream [3.5s] | AVK2.183.07x, ASAT5.049x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03352 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه ذکر امتداد حیات سلفست امریست اعتباری نه بحسب اصطلاحی | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which is mentioned concerning the prolongation of life in former times is but a conventional matter, not a technical term [3.5s] | AVK2.193, MAS2.072-073 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Noah | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01327 | 640 | mixed | ان یا علی قد ماج بحر الاعظم و یسمع من کل قطره منه انه لا اله الا هو الواحد | O Ali! Verily the Most Great Ocean hath surged, and from every drop thereof is heard: "There is none other God but Him, the One" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#035, | AVK2.201.11x, MAS7.127x, YMM.257x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1681 | 180 | Persian | ظن دو ظن است ظن سؤ ظن حسن و در جائی ظن معنی یقین و علم آمده یظنون انهم | Know that suspicion is of two kinds - evil suspicion and virtuous suspicion. And in one sense suspicion signifieth certitude and knowledge, even as they believe that they [3.5s] | AVK2.207.05 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3481 | 20 | Persian | هد هد شخصی بود که سلیمان بقاصدی فرستاد و باعلی درجه شهرت رسید مرغی ضعیف بود | The hoopoe was one who Solomon dispatched as a messenger, and attained unto the loftiest heights of renown though it was but a feeble bird [3.5s] | AVK2.208.04 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0175 | 970 | Persian | در ایام دقیانوس امپراطور رومان بعد از حضرت مسیح واقع شد دقیانوس بغض و عداوت زیادی | In the days of Decius, Emperor of Rome, who arose after Christ, there transpired events stemming from intense hatred and enmity [3.5s] | AVK2.208.10 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00576 | 520 | Persian | Translation List | نامه که بتاریخ شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید سئوالاتی چند فرموده | Thy letter, dated the month of Sha'ban 1338, hath reached me, wherein thou didst pose several questions [3.5s]... ...As to the supplication of one’s needs in holy places: Since those sites are associated with God, they are, therefore, the most exalted of all spots. It is certain that the supplication of one’s needs in the most exalted of spots is not like praying in other places | AVK2.213.07x, AVK4.147.04x, MAS2.027-030, YARP2.135 p.153 | ADMS#312x | Higher encompasses the lower; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01906 | 280 | Persian | ای بنده دیرین پروردگار نامه تو رسید مضامین مانند شهد و انگبین بود و معانی بسی | O ancient servant of the Lord! Thy letter was received. Its contents were like honey and nectar, and its meanings manifold [3.5s] | AVK2.216.03x, MAS2.088-089, YARP2.385 p.301 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Letters of the Living; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08296 | 100 | mixed | از غدیر خم سئوال شده بود حکایت غدیر خم این است که در حجة الوداع حضرت رسول | A question was asked concerning Ghadir Khumm. The account of Ghadir Khumm is that during the Farewell Pilgrimage, His Holiness the Messenger [3.5s] | AVK2.220.03x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00421 | 1670 | Arabic | Revealed on the Day of Ridván (Nuzzila fi al-Yawm ir-Ridván); Days of Remembrance | یا ملا الارض و السماء اسمعوا شهاده الله من لسان ربکم الابهی انه شهد لنفسه | O concourse of earth and heaven! Give ear to the testimony of God that proceedeth from the mouth of your Lord, the All-Glorious. He verily hath testified | BLIB_Or15692.019, , BLIB_Or15706.042, , BLIB_Or15714.031, | AVK2.022.14x, DWNP_v2#09 p.076-078x, TSBT.142, ASAT5.146x, AMB#16 | DOR#16, BLO_PT#077x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Presence of; reunion with God; Proclamation to Christians; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0854 | Words spoken on 1913-01-25 in Paris | 350 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان عاقل دفع فاسد بافسد نکند ایرانی که بهیچوجه استعداد نداشت | The wise one does not counter the corrupt with a more corrupt person. In their desire to counter foreign encroachment | AVK2.234.03x, BDA2.104 | MHMD2.127-128 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| BH02080 | 420 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures | امروز روزیست که کرسی رب مابین شعب ندا میکند جمیع ساکنین ارض را و امر مینماید | This is the day whereon the Throne of God, established amidst the people, proclaimeth unto all the denizens of the world | BLIB_Or15719.101b, , BLIB_Or15722.189, | AVK2.242.15x, MAS4.097bx, KHAZ.026, ASAT1.250x, KASH.289-290 | DAS.1913-10-04, BSC.116 #047, BSTW#141 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Proclamation to Jews; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH00008 | Commentary ln the Lawh-i-Ra'is, the martyrdom of Badi', and other subjects | 18700 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی وفی بالوعد و انزل الموعود من سماء مشیته و اظهر ما کان مسطورا... اول نور ظهر و اشرق و لاح و ابرق | Praise be unto God Who hath fulfilled His promise and sent down the Promised One from the heaven of His Will, making manifest that which was inscribed... The first Light hath appeared, shone forth, gleamed and flashed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or07852.004, , BLIB_Or15714.089x, , BLIB_Or15733.117x, , Majlis210461.093-095x | AVK2.244.08x, AYI1.259x, MAS7.174-255, BALM.006x, ASAT4.082x, AKHA_130BE #11 p.ax, TSHA3.375x, TSHA3.399x, MSBH4.534-535x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ROB3.179, ROB3.251, LL#357, LL#367 | |||||||
| BH00160 | 3310 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تسمع حنینی کحنین الثکلی و طرفی الی الافق الاعلی تری و | Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou hearest how I weep with a weeping like that of a mother bereaved of her child...So grievous hath been My weeping that I have been prevented from making mention of Thee and singing Thy praises | INBA48:019, INBA49:238, INBA92:223b, BLIB_Or15739.051, | AVK2.025.14x, AVK2.300.17x, AVK2.359.03x, AVK3.016.08x, AHM.002, AYT.435x, ASAT1.136x, ASAT2.103x, ASAT5.349x | GPB.118x, JHT_B#019 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00053 | Ishraqat (Splendours) | 5740 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Lawh-i-Ishraqat (Tablet of Splendors) | الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالعظمه و القدره و الجمال و توحد بالعزه و القوه و الجلال و | Praise be unto God, incomparable in majesty, power and beauty, peerless in glory, might and grandeur… I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving | BLIB_Or07851.016b, , KB_262:002-032, CMB_F32.002, , PR05.030b-037a, OSAI_TC 8r-20v, MKI4523.050, , BN_suppl.1753.001-023 | AVK2.273.14x, AVK3.157.10x, AVK3.203.11x, ZYN.092, ISH.050, GHA.202x, UAB.024ax, UAB.025x, UAB.037bx, UAB.042bx, UAB.043bx, UAB.057dx, ASAT4.057x, ASAT4.250x, TBP#08, TUM.076-080x, OOL.B011 | TB#08, BPRY.183x, LOG#0578x, ADJ.028ax, COF.095ax, GPB.057x, GPB.208x, GPB.217x, GPB.218x3x, GPB.219x, PDC.185x, WOB.041x, WOB.186-187x, SW_v08#10 p.123x, SW_v09#07 p.081x, SW_v11#17 p.286x, DWN_v2#07 p.051-054x, DWN_v5#01 p.005x, DWN_v6#10 p.001ax, BSC.236 #497-523 | almunajat.com [item 36] | Explains the meaning of the ‘most great infallibility’ and the nature of the authority of the Manifestations of God, proclaims the fulfilment of prophetic expectations derived from various passages in the Qur’an, recalls a vision of the personified virtue of trustworthiness, and proclaims nine ‘splendours’: religion as source of order in the world; the promotion of the ‘Lesser Peace’ by the rulers of the world; the commandments of God as source of life to the world; the importance of praiseworthy deeds and upright character; the conferral of government positions based on merit; union and concord among all people, which can be achieved by establishing a universal language; the importance of parenthood and the education of children; entrusting administrative affairs to the trustees of the House of Justice; and religion as the most potent instrument for establishing unity in the world. | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Justice and mercy; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | 3b | * | * | ROB4.146 et al, BKOG.382, EBTB.062, MMAH.215, GSH.154, LL#022, LL#334, LL#397 | |
| AB05422 | 150 | Persian | ملاحظه کنید انبیا و رسل و هداة سیل مطالع انوار مقدسه چه بلا ها و مشقات شدیده کشیدند حضرت نوح | Observe how the Prophets, the Messengers, and the heavenly Guides—those dawning-places of sacred light—suffered grievous afflictions and severe trials. Consider Noah [3.5s] | AVK2.307.17x, RHQM2.1190-1191 (663) (408-409) | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03589 | 260 | mixed | یوم یومی است که جمیع نبیین و مرسلین از جانب رب العالمین کل را بشارت بان | The Day is verily one whereof all the Prophets and Messengers have, from the Lord of all worlds, given glad tidings unto all [3.5s] | INBA33:160, BLIB_Or15716.020.22, | AVK2.317.10x, AYI1.357x, TRZ2.258x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00244 | 2540 | mixed | Changing Pronouns and Dropping 'Say' in Prayers | بجناب ذبیح علیه بهاء الله تکبیر مالانهایه برسانید عجبست که خبر ایشان نرسید | Convey unto his honor Dhabih, upon whom be the Glory of God, boundless greetings. Strange it is that no word hath been received from him [3.5s]... ...In some of the revealed prayers and supplications it is written, “and make him.” Is it considered interpolation if one recites, in a passsage of entreaty, "and make me" | INBA28:171, NLAI_BH4.053-062.03x | AVK2.318.17x, AVK4.028.13x, AVK4.267.10x, AVK4.439ax, MAS4.030x, MAS4.036x, ASAT4.030x, ASAT4.462x, ASAT5.054x, YIK.071-078 | KSHK#08x | Empty learning; false spirituality; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB4.321, ROB3.200-201, LL#193, LL#372 | ||||||
| AB11351 | 30 | mixed | در خصوص وحی مرقوم نموده بودید ائمّهٴ اطهار مطالع الهام بودند و مظاهر فیض حضرت رحمان وحی اختصاص بحضرت رسول | Thou hast inquired about divine Revelation. The holy Imams were the dawning-places of inspiration and manifested the bounty of the All-Merciful. Divine Revelation was confined to Mubammad, the Messenger of God. Thus, we do not refer to the words of the Imams as the Word of God, but we regard them as divinely inspired | AVK2.032.17x, MAS2.022x, VUJUD.141.02x | VUJUDE.155x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00109 | 4020 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی هدانا الی افقه الاعلی و سقانا کوثر بیانه الاحلی و رزقنا لقائه و وصاله و | Praise be to God Who hath guided us to His most exalted horizon, Who hath given us to drink of the sweet Kawthar of His utterance, and Who hath graciously bestowed upon us His presence and reunion [3.5s] | INBA15:033, INBA26:033, BLIB_Or15731.233x, | AVK2.337.08x, AVK4.428bx, QUM.074.05x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11395 | 30 | Persian | این عبد از اهل علم نبوده و بلاد بعید نرفته و بحسب ظاهر در بیت یکی از رجال دولت متولد شد و باو منسوب | This servant was not among the learned, nor did He journey to distant lands. According to outward appearances, He was born in the house of one of the nobles of the state and was related unto him [3.5s] | AVK2.354.14x | 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; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02847 | 310 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من جبروت الله المهیمن القیوم و فیها قدر کل ذکر خیر | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. Within them is ordained every goodly remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.445a, | AVK2.357.09, AKHA_119BE #12 p.a | Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00466 | 1540 | mixed | رشحات وحی از اوراق سدره منتهی باعانت نسیم اراده مالک اسماء بهیئت این کلمات | The dewdrops of revelation, aided by the breezes of the Will of the Lord of Names, have descended from the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree in the form of these words [3.5s]... ...Indeed the laws of God are like unto the ocean and the children of men as fish | INBA35:140x, BLIB_Or15719.031, , Majlis934.092-108 | AVK2.057.13x, AVK3.119.11x, AVK3.298.16x, UAB.031dx, MAS4.170x, KSHG.064-070, MSBH2.482-489 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Music and singing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ROB3.279, LL#131 | ||||||||
| BH03956 | 240 | mixed | یا علی یا اکبر ذکر معرضین ارض صاد را نمودی عالم منقلب است فراعنه قبل مبعوث | O Ali, O Akbar! Thou hast made mention of the opposers in the land of Sad. The world is in turmoil, and the pharaohs of old have been raised up [3.5s] | INBA15:428, INBA26:432 | AVK2.058.08x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01711 | 520 | mixed | یا جواد علیک بهاء مالک الایجاد فی المبدء و المعاد طوبی لک و نعیما لک بما... ذکر بهرام علیه بهائی را | O Javad! Upon thee be the glory of the Lord of Creation, in the beginning and the return! Blessed art thou and glad tidings unto thee, inasmuch as thou hast mentioned Bahram, upon him be My glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.101, , NLAI_BH1.119 | AVK2.066.18x, ZYN.267, YARP1.053x, ASAT2.093x, PYB#106 p.03x, PYB#280 p.03x | Fire and light; fire and water; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0037 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 1790 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید در جمیع کتب مقدسه الهیه بشاراتی است که بشارت میدهد روزی | You are very welcome! In the divine Holy Books there are unmistakable prophecies | AVK2.071.13x, KHF.182, KHAB.322 (330), KHTB2.161, NJB_v04#01 p.001 | PUP#080 (p.220-225), BSC.268 #552, SW_v03#11 p.006-007+009-010, SW_v13#06 p.146, PN_1912 p029 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00634 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر محبت الله نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی ١۳۲۳ ارسال نموده بودی در | O thou who art steadfast in the love of God! Thy letter dated the 9th of Rabi'u'th-Thani 1323, which thou hadst dispatched [3.5s] | AVK2.081.17x, AVK3.274.08x, AVK3.249.01x, QT108.075-076 | Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02281 | 390 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یسجد له کل من فی السموات و الارض و کل الیه یرجعون سبح لله کل من فی | Glorified be He before Whom all who are in the heavens and on earth bow down in adoration, and unto Whom all shall return. All in the heavens glorify God [3.5s] | INBA36:030, INBA71:188, CMB_F22.046b, | AVK2.098.02x, LHKM2.039, RSBB.016, JRAS.446, BRHL.63 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08637 | 90 | Persian | الیوم تسلّی عبدالبهاء محبت و خضوع و خشوع احباء است بیکدیگر و تا حقیقت محبت قلبیه و نهایت محویت | Today the solace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is the love, submissiveness and humility of the friends towards one another, and the reality of heartfelt love and complete self-effacement [3.5s]... ...Thou shouldst endeavour to study the science of medicine. It is extremely useful and serveth as the greatest instrument for the dissemination of the Cause | AVK3.096.15x | COC#1021x, LOG#0961x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04686 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت کبریاء جمیع سروران هوس بزرگی کنند و ماخولیای بلندپروازی تا | O servant of the All-Glorious Lord! All sovereigns cherish the desire for grandeur and are possessed of the madness of lofty ambitions [3.5s] | INBA72:103 | AVK3.097.12x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2042 | Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21 | 130 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن | This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One. | AVK3.097.17x, MAS5.138, YHA2.856-857, GTB.142-143x, BDA1.200.17 | SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.216-217 | Progress only takes place within its own degree; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01551 | 310 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی نامه شما رسید و البته تا بحال عکس فانی بدست مبارک آنحبیب | O spiritual herald! Your letter was received, and assuredly by now my photograph will have reached the blessed hands of that beloved one [3.5s] | INBA85:459b | AVK3.099, BSHI.046-047 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Photographs and recordings; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03527 | 260 | mixed | قلم اعلی میفرماید جمیع عالم لاجل عرفان مالک قدم خلق شده اند و از عدم بوجود | The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: All the world hath been created for the knowledge of the Ancient Lord, and hath been called forth from nothingness into being [3.5s] | INBA35:176, INBA23:156, BLIB_Or15719.062a, | AVK3.108.03x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10448 | 80 | mixed | یا حکیم حکمت اله حافظ عباد است و نور من فی البلاد لازال کل را بحکمت و بیان و | O Sage! The wisdom of God is the protector of His servants and the light of all who dwell in the lands. Ever doth He guide all through wisdom and utterance [3.5s] | AVK3.108.10x, AVK3.215.10x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10197 | 80 | Arabic | انک قل یا قوم تالله قد ظهر البحر و سرت علیه فلک الله تمسکوا بها و لا تتبعوا کل غافل | Say: O people! By God, the Ocean hath appeared and upon it saileth the Ark of God. Hold ye fast unto it and follow not every heedless one [3.5s] | AVK3.109.05x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02882 | 310 | mixed | قد سمع الله ما نطقت به فی ذکر الله ربک و رب العالمین و شاهدنا ما ورد علیک | God hath heard that which thou didst utter in remembrance of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds, and We have witnessed that which hath befallen thee [3.5s] | INBA35:127 | AVK3.112.08x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00206 | 2790 | mixed | تبارک الرب الناطق علی العرش الذی باسمه نصب علم انه لا اله الا هو علی طور | Blessed be the Lord, speaking upon the Throne, Who through His Name hath raised aloft the Standard that proclaimeth "There is none other God but Him" upon the Mount [3.5s] | INBA07:001, INBA28:183, INBA97:107.11x, BLIB_Or11097#071, | AVK3.113.13x, AVK3.132.11x, AVK3.464.15x, MAS4.102bx | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#101 | ||||||||
| BH07983 | 130 | mixed | یا مهدی علیک سلام الله و رحمته ایام رمضان است روزها صائم و صامت و شبها قائمیم | O Mihdi! Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy! These are the days of Ramadan - by day We fast and remain silent, and by night We stand in prayer [3.5s] | AVK3.118.05x, AVK4.167.07x | Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00037 | 6990 | mixed | حمد و شکر در مقامی حزب الله را لایق و سزاست آنانکه در باطن بمثل بحر مواجند و | Praise and thanksgiving befit the people of God in such wise - they who in their inmost beings surge like an ocean [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.291, | AVK3.118.14x, GHA.360bx, MAS4.138ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02148 | 410 | mixed | رشحات الهام از اوراق سدره منتهی باعانت نسیم اراده مالک اسما بصورت این کلمات | The dewdrops of inspiration, descending from the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree, through the aid of the breezes of the Will of the Lord of Names, have taken the form of these words [3.5s] | INBA35:173, INBA51:401 | AVK3.121.17x, LHKM3.258, GHA.387a.07x | Imam Husayn; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01220 | 690 | mixed | یا اسمی قد بلغ کتاب الذی ارسل الیک من الذی شهد بما شهد الله لذاته بذاته الی | O My Name! Verily the Book which was sent unto thee hath reached thee from Him Who hath testified to that whereunto God hath testified concerning His Own Self, through His Own Self [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.105, | AVK3.122.15x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00765 | 1030 | mixed | تعالی مالک ممالک و سلطان من فی لاهوت الامتناع الذی اظهر عن افق قلم القدم شمس | Exalted is He Who is the Sovereign of all dominions and the King of those who dwell in the celestial realm of abstraction, Who hath caused the Sun to appear from the horizon of the Ancient Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#293, | AVK3.123.10x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00519 | 1420 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی نطق بکلمته العلیا اذا ماجت بها البحار و هاجت بها الاریاح و | Praise be unto God, Who hath uttered His most exalted Word, whereupon the seas surged and the winds were stirred [3.5s] | INBA31:004, BLIB_Or11097#006, | AVK3.126.10x, MAS8.128x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00643 | 1180 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان و منزه از ادراک اهل امکان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست | All praise, sanctified beyond mention and utterance and exalted above the comprehension of all contingent beings, befitteth the Desire of all worlds [3.5s] | INBA28:243 | AVK3.132.03x, ASAT3.093x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02271 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا مهدی ای ارض تکون علیک بهاء الله رب ما کان و ما یکون قد حضر کتابک لدی | O Mihdi! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be! Thy letter hath reached Our presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#029, , BLIB_Or15738.138, | AVK3.132.07x, AYBY.030x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02422 | 370 | mixed | Tablet to Áqá Mírzá Áqá (Lawh-i-Áqá Mírzá Áqá) | Lawh-i-Aqa Mírzá Aqa (Tablet to Aqa Mírzá Aqa) | یا افنانی قد قرء لدی العرش ما ارسلته الی اسمنا المهدی مره بعد مره و وجدنا | O My Afnán! That which thou hadst repeatedly sent to Our Name Mihdí was read in Our presence, and from it We sensed the fragrance of sorrow | INBA51:333, BLIB_Or15697.189, | AVK3.133.09x, LHKM3.252 | EBTB.234, BLO_PT#170x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH04420 | 210 | Arabic | آه آه یا اله الرحمن قد کنت تعزی فی کل الاحیان عبادک الذین مستهم المصائب فی | Ah, ah, O God, the All-Merciful! Thou hast ever consoled Thy servants whom calamities have touched [3.5s] | AVK3.134.09x, LHKM2.074 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01154 | 730 | mixed | یا ارض الصاد این الذبح الاعظم الذی ماقبل الفدی فی سبیل الله مولی الوری و | O Land of Ṣád! Where is that Supreme Sacrifice, before Whom no ransom was accepted in the path of God, the Lord of all humanity [3.5s] | AVK3.134.09x, LHKM2.085, NNY.120x, NNY.161-164x, ASAT4.080x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00622 | 1230 | mixed | ذکری لمن فاز بلقائی و اقبل الی وجهی و سمع ندائی و وفقه الله علی النظر الی | A remembrance unto him who hath attained unto My presence, turned towards My countenance, hearkened unto My call, and whom God hath enabled to behold Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#005, , BLIB_Or15710.090, | AVK3.135.06x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01307 | 650 | mixed | روحی لحضرتک الفداء قد فاز الخادم بکتابکم الکریم و وجدت منه عرف التسنیم بما | May my soul be sacrificed for Thy sake! Thy servant hath been blessed to receive Thy gracious letter, and from it hath perceived the sweet fragrances of Paradise, inasmuch as [3.5s]... ...According to that which is revealed in the Most Holy Book, Huququ'llah is fixed at the rate of 19 mithqals out of every 100 mithqals worth of gold | NLAI_BH4.078-080 | AVK3.010.11x, MAS1.008.1x | COC#1118x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of inheritance; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11350 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از خبر اتحاد و اتفاق و روحانیت و نورانیت... مهمانی نوزده روزه در نهایت همّت بین عموم باید مجری گردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the tidings of unity, harmony, spirituality and radiance [3.5s]... ...Vigorous steps must be taken to establish the Nineteen Day reception throughout the whole community. Since this Feast is confined to believers only | INBA85:247 | AVK3.140.02x | COC#0929x | Importance of community building; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04263 | Lawh-i-Kitab-i-Sidq | 220 | Arabic | کتاب الصدق نزل بالحق من لدن عالم خبیر انه لرسول الصدق الی البلاد لیذکر الناس | The Book of Truth hath been sent down in truth from the presence of One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed. Verily, it is the Messenger of Truth unto all lands, that it may remind the peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.011a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.056, | AVK3.145.06x, GHA.331x, AHB_131BE #07-08 p.002, OOL.B165 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | GSH.188 | |||||||
| BH00965 | 850 | mixed | ای اسم من الیوم یوم نصرت است و نفسی الحق جمیع حقایق عالین و ارواح مقربین که طائف | O My Name! This is the Day of victory, and by My Life, all the sublime realities and the spirits of the near ones that circle round [3.5s] | INBA74:060x, BLIB_Or11096#241, , BLIB_Or15722.069.12, | AVK3.011.10x, AVK3.016.03x, AVK4.138.06x, MAS4.213cx, AKHA_118BE #05-06 p.a | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Nearness and remoteness; Presence of; reunion with God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10433 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | ای بنده صادق الهی در جهان الهی نوری روشن تر از صدق و راستی نه حقیقت انسانیه را این | O sincere servant of God! There is, in the divine realm, no light more radiant than the light of truthfulness. This bounty so adorneth one’s reality as to conceal all one’s sins | AVK3.150, DUR1.514 | ADMS#126 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01642 | 530 | mixed | ای نبیل عرایضت معروض و ندایت مسموع و اجابت آن معلق بوقت چه که بعضی حال در این | O Nabíl, thy supplications have been laid before Us and thy cry hath reached Our ears, yet the answer thereto remaineth suspended until the appointed time, for certain souls at present [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#285, , BLIB_Or15722.051, | AVK3.155.06x, ASAT5.200x, AKHA_135BE #12 p.245, AKHA_136BE #03 p.039 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00795 | 1010 | mixed | یا طبیبی قد احببناک و ذکرناک فی الواح شتی ان ربک مع عباده الذین اقبلوا الیه و | O My Physician! We have loved thee and made mention of thee in divers Tablets. Verily thy Lord is with His servants who have turned unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#256, , BLIB_Or15722.042x, | AVK3.012.09x, AVK3.054.03x, ASAT3.140x, ASAT4.282x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment; Suicide | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05463 | 180 | Arabic | قد کنا تفکرنا فی الارض و سمعنا حدیثها و اخبارها اذا طلعت من غرفه من غرفات | We had indeed contemplated the earth and hearkened unto its tale and its tidings, when there arose from one of the chambers [3.5s] | INBA19:188b, INBA32:171b, BLIB_Or15696.010d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.055, | AVK3.156.02x, AKHB.046, ASAT1.195x, ASAT3.136x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01063 | 790 | mixed | یا احمد کن مستعدا لاصغاء ندآء المظلوم انه اراد ان یذکرک فی هذا الحین توجهت | O Ahmad! Be thou ready to hearken unto the Voice of the Wronged One, for verily He desireth to make mention of thee in this hour [3.5s] | INBA42:008 | AVK3.169.12x, AYI2.314x, AYI2.315x | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04536 | 210 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه شد قد حزنا بما فیه ولکن حق جل و عز شاهد و گواه است که | The letter from your honored self was perused, and We were indeed grieved by its contents. God, glorified and exalted be He, is verily the Witness and Testimony that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#178, , BLIB_Or15722.021b, | AVK3.180.07x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08379 | 100 | mixed | بعضی از احباء در سر سر مذمت یاران دیگر نمایند و اساس غیبت را در نهایت متانت | Some of the friends, with utmost composure, engage in censure of other friends and lay the foundations of backbiting [3.5s] | INBA72:058, INBA88:324a, INBA89:059 | AVK3.183.12x, GHA.306 | Exhortations and counsels; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Knowledge of self | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11172 | 40 | Persian | سؤال فرموده بودید که اگر قصوری سرّی از نفس صادر و شخصی دیگر تشهیر دهد | Thou didst ask regarding a circumstance wherein one soul committeth a hidden fault and another person discloseth it [3.5s] | AVK3.185.14x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00451 | 1590 | mixed | فی الحقیقه حق جل جلاله و عم نواله را ثنا و ذکر گفتن لایق نبوده و نیست چه که | In truth, it hath never been, nor shall it ever be, befitting to offer praise and make mention of the True One—exalted be His glory and bountiful His favors—for [3.5s] | INBA31:107 | AVK3.191.07x, AVK3.225.07x, UAB.029ax, MSHR5.350x, UVM.085.04x | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00638 | 1200 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای خلیل انشاء الله از نار اعراض مظاهر نمرودیه محفوظ مانی و در کل اعصار بثناء | O Khalil! God willing, mayest thou remain preserved from the fire of rejection kindled by the manifestations of Nimrod-like souls, and in all ages [be engaged] in praise [3.5s]... ...I swear by the incomparable, the one true God! No atom in the heavens and the earth moveth except by the leave of the Ancient Beauty and the good-pleasure of His will | INBA57:062, INBA81:051x | AVK3.192.03x, AVK3.196.11x, RSBB.119, GHA.328x, TZH2.351x, MAS4.155x, MAS8.009bx, AKHA_106BE #10 p.002x | BLO_sazedj#08x | Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BH09295 | 100 | mixed | ای کریم ... باری آنجناب منتسبین خود را از وساوس شیطانیه حفظ نماید چه که شیطان بهر صورتی | O Generous One! Verily, thou must shield thy kindred from satanic whisperings, for Satan appeareth in every form [3.5s] | AVK3.193.02x, MAS4.140bx | Contention and conflict; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11502 | 20 | Persian | طوبی از برای نفسیکه در فراش تکیه نماید و قلبش به محبت اهل عالم منور باشد | Blessed is the soul that reclineth upon its couch, its heart illumined with love for all the peoples of the world [3.5s] | AVK3.201.12x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05589 | 180 | Persian | یا حق نظر مالک قدر در منظر اکبر عباد ارض را بانچه که | O Thou the True One! The gaze of the Lord of Power, from the Most Great Scene, beholdeth the peoples of earth through that which [3.5s] | AVK3.201.15 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06616 | 150 | Arabic | طوبی لمن انصف فی امر الله و نطق بالحق اذ اتی المقصود بسلطان غلب من فی | Blessed is he who hath been equitable in the Cause of God and hath spoken forth the truth when the Desired One came with sovereignty over all who dwell on earth [3.5s] | INBA51:098b, BLIB_Or15734.2.008a, , KB_620:091-092 | AVK3.203.05x, LHKM2.149 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01598 | 550 | mixed | یا اباالفضل فضال میفرماید باینکلمه مبارکه علیا که از افق سماء قلم اعلی اشراق | O Abu'l-Faḍl! The All-Bountiful bestoweth His favor through this most blessed and exalted Word that hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of the Supreme Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.278, , BLIB_Or15699.095b, | AVK3.204.05x, AYI2.312x | Consultation; Power of prayer; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00053 | Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress | 1430 | Persian | ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت | When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country | BLIB_Or.08117.002, | AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008 | SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB11322 | 30 | mixed | زنهار زنهار که خاطری بیازارید و قلبی را شکسته نمائید و دلی را دردمند کنید و جانیرا افسرده نمائید | Beware, beware, lest ye harm any souls, or cause any heart to be broken, or fill any mind with pain, or render any spirit despondent [3.5s] | AVK3.207.14x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01760 | 500 | mixed | بسمی المظلوم فی دیار بارک الله ارضها و لعن اهلها فی کتب انزلها من قبل علی النبیین و المرسلین | In My Name, the Wronged One, in lands whose soil God hath blessed, but whose people He hath cursed in the Books He sent down aforetime unto His Prophets and Messengers [3.5s] | AVK3.210.06x, AVK3.438.11x, MAS7.137ax, AYI2.306x, AYI2.308x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03097 | 210 | Persian | ای ایادی امرالله فی الحقیقه در آنچه واقع شده قصوری از نفسی نبوده و کل در | O Hands of the Cause of God! In truth, in all that hath come to pass, no soul hath shown any shortcoming, and all have [3.5s] | AVK3.018 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06519 | 150 | mixed | در این صبح نورانی لسان بیان الهی باین کلمه نورانی ناطق ای اهل ارض تمسک | In this luminous morn, the tongue of divine utterance speaketh forth with this radiant word: O peoples of the earth, hold fast [3.5s] | AVK3.217.10x | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10229 | 80 | Persian | بگو یا حزب الله و احزاب مختلفه عالم بر نصرت قیام نمائید و عالم محبت و وداد | Say: O Party of God and diverse parties of the world! Arise ye to render assistance and create a realm of love and fellowship [3.5s] | AVK3.217.17x | Call to action; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08524 | 120 | mixed | یا اولیائی و اصفیائی اینمظلوم در لیالی و ایام ناس را بافق اعلی دعوت نمود و مقصود آنکه | O My loved ones and My chosen ones! This Wronged One hath, through the nights and days, summoned the people unto the Most Exalted Horizon, and His purpose was that [3.5s] | AVK3.221.07x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10167 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی من حقیقت انسانیت بمثابه خاک پاک است که آنچه زخم بیل | O my spiritual friends, human reality is even as pure soil that [is tilled] [3.5s] | AVK3.019 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05692 | 170 | mixed | ای ذبیح از شاه میرزا نوشته بودی اینفقره بر آنجناب معلوم است که از شطر قدم حکم | O Dhabíh! Thou hast written concerning Shah-Mirza. This matter is known to that honored one, for from the Divine Court the decree hath [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#243, , BLIB_Or15722.073a, | AVK3.227.11x, ASAT4.186x, PYB#191 p.03 | Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10940 | 60 | mixed | یا عبدالله از برای هر نفسی الیوم تهذیب و اخلاق لازم هر یک باید بکل ناظر باشند | O servant of God! In this day moral refinement and goodly character are essential for every soul. Each one must be watchful over all [3.5s] | AVK3.238.09x | Generosity [kirama]; Law of pilgrimage; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04234 | 220 | mixed | شکی نیست که اسمی جمال علیه بهاء الله مقصودش از آنچه بان عامل شده نصرت حق و | There is no doubt that the Name of Beauty—upon Him be the Glory of God—hath purposed through all His deeds the triumph of Truth [3.5s] | INBA35:161a, BLIB_Or15715.117c, | AVK3.244.03x, ASAT3.027x | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01449 | 330 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت امثال آنجناب سزاوار چنانست که | Your letter was received and its contents were noted. It behoveth one such as you to [3.5s] | INBA89:232 | AVK3.245 | Consultation; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05510 | 380 | mixed | ای احبای الهی عبدالبهاء بدرگه یزدان عجز و زاری نماید و جزع و بیقراری کند و طلب | O friends of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá, at the Threshold of the Lord, doth make supplication with utmost humility and implore with restless yearning [3.5s] | AVK3.250x, AMIN.047-049 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00580 | 510 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد یاران الهی در آن سامان | O true trustee, your letter was examined and its contents were understood. The divine friends in those regions [3.5s] | AVK3.251-254, AMIN.110-113, AMIN.176-179 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09432 | 230 | Persian | ای عزیز من مکتوبی که بواسطه جناب میرزا ولی الله خان فرستاده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O my dear one, the letter which thou hadst sent through Jináb-i-Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán was received [3.5s] | INBA85:520 | AVK3.251.01x | Call to action; Consultation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00403 | 1710 | mixed | یا حبیب فوادی و المذکور فی قلبی قد سرتنی آیه الاقتدار و کدرنی سجن الابرار و | O Beloved of My heart and He Who is remembered in My soul! The verse of might hath gladdened Me, while the imprisonment of the righteous hath grieved Me [3.5s] | INBA22:247 | AVK3. 227.19x, AVK3.228.10x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03000 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران الهی در هر عصر که علم الهی بلند شد حزب روحانیان در سایه آن رایت جمع | O divine friends! In every age when the banner of divine knowledge hath been raised, the spiritual hosts have gathered beneath its shade [3.5s] | AVK3.260.12 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01727 | 300 | Persian | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی نهایت تعجیل است و ابدا فرصت تحریر نیست و قلب مشتاق گفتگو | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Great Handle! There is the utmost haste, and no opportunity at all for writing, though the heart yearneth for communion [3.5s] | AVK3.274.15x, PYB#211 p.03, MAS5.237 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Non-participation in politics; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00011 | Siyasiyyih (The Art of Divine Polity - Treatise on Politics) | 5110 | Persian | Treatise on Leadership (Risáliy-i-Síyásíyyih); Treatise on Leadership; La Politique; Takfir, declaration of unbelief | Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership) | ستایش و نیایش پاک یزدانیرا سزا که بنیان آفرینش را بر ظهورات کمالات مقدسه عالم | Adoration and praise beseem the Spirit of Purity that has laid the foundation of creation with the sole object | INBA88:001, BLIB_Or.08117#4, | AVK3.275.13x, AVK3.279.14x, AVK3.282.02x, AVK3.287.17x, DWNP_v4#01 p.004-008x, OOL.C025 | BLO_PT#203x, BLO_PT#206, BLO_PT#207x | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | 1 | * | - | MMAH.236 | |||
| AB11190 | 40 | Persian | هر نفسی را که میبینید در امور سیاسی صحبت میدارد بدانید که بهائی نیست | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God!... Praise be to God that thou hast become confirmed in spreading the heavenly Teachings | AVK3.278.04x | DAS.1914-03-03x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Non-participation in politics; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11515 | 20 | Arabic | لیس الفخر لمن یفسد فی الأرض بعد اصلاحها اتقوا الله یا قوم و لا تکونوا من الظالمین | Glory belongeth not unto him who soweth corruption in the earth after it hath been set aright. Fear ye God, O people, and be not among the wrongdoers [3.5s] | AVK3.283.05x | Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation to Muslims; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03627 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گشت و مفهوم گردید دوستان الهی باید | O servant of God! That which thou didst write was noted and understood. The friends of God must [3.5s] | INBA85:212 | AVK3.291.09x, MSHR4.072x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Importance of prayer; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10237 | 70 | Persian | ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند | The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s] | AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03407 | 270 | mixed | یا اباالقاسم ندای مظلوم را بگوش جان بشنو این ایام فی الجمله اوهاماتی بمیان | O Abu'l-Qásim! Hearken with thine inner ear unto the Voice of the Wronged One. In these days certain delusions have arisen [3.5s] | INBA51:282, KB_620:275-276 | AVK3.312.07x, LHKM3.294, FBAH.020, NSS.210-211 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Rejection of Muhammad; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08169 | 120 | mixed | حدیث کذب مجدد شد اهل ضغینه و بغضا در صدد دوستان الهی افتاده اند و در اضلال | Lo, the tale of falsehood hath arisen anew; they that are filled with malice and hatred have set themselves against the friends of God, seeking to lead them astray [3.5s] | AVK3.315.06 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06859 | 150 | mixed | یا فرج حجبات نفس و هوی عالم را از توجه بمالک قدم منع نموده و سبحات ظنون و | O Thou Who art the Remover of veils! The veils of self and passion have prevented the world from turning unto the Ancient Lord, and the clouds of idle fancy [3.5s] | AVK3.315.17x, RSR.132-133x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04712 | 200 | mixed | در آخر صحیفه مبارکه ذکر جناب کلبعلیخان و جناب حسینخان را مینمائیم و بعنایت | At the conclusion of this blessed Tablet We make mention of Jináb-i-Kalb-'Alí Khán and Jináb-i-Ḥusayn Khán, and through Our loving-kindness [3.5s] | AVK3.316.11x, MSBH2.050 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00221 | 780 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما را با وجود آنکه بجان عزیزت فرصت قرائت یکسطر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not the time to read even a single line, thy detailed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:353 | AVK3.319.01x, SFI06.015bx, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YMM.042-044 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02950 | 220 | Persian | ای طالب علم و عرفان نامه شما رسید از خواندنش تبسم حاصل گردید که از سلام و | O seeker of knowledge and wisdom, your letter was received, its perusal yielding a smile born of the greetings [3.5s] | AVK3.332.17x, PYB#039 p.13 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00185 | 840 | Persian | ای دو منادی محبت الله نامه ثالث که بتاریخ ۹ جمادی الاول ۱۳۲۶ مرقوم بود رسید | O ye two heralds of the love of God! The third letter, which was dated the ninth of Jamádí'l-Avval 1326, hath arrived [3.5s] | AVK3.338.07x, AVK3.339.10x, TAH.311, MSBH4.035-036 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03229 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران الهی تربیت اطفال ذکور و اناث از اعظم اساس این امر بدیع و نبا عظیم | O ye heavenly friends! The education of children, both male and female, is among the mightiest foundations of this wondrous Cause and momentous Announcement [3.5s] | AVK3.340.04x, ABMH.029 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1837 | 160 | Persian | در این دور حجاب محکمتر از سابق میباشد در دوره اسلام حجاب چنان شده بود | In this Dispensation the veil hath grown more impenetrable than in former times. During the Islamic Dispensation the veil had become such [3.5s] | AVK3.340.15x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1604 | 190 | Persian | حجاب نسوان مانع از تعلیم و تعلم است فقهاء درینخصوص مبالغه نمودند که حتی صوت نساء | The veiling of women preventeth learning and instruction. The divines have, in this matter, gone to such extremes that even the voice of women [is forbidden] [3.5s] | AVK3.341.18x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Role and station of women; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01697 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت نابت نامه که از مدینه عشق تحریر نموده بودید منظور نظر دقیق شد اگر مال | O steadfast and established one! The letter thou didst pen from the City of Love was attentively perused [3.5s] | AVK3.349.10x, MUH3.287-288 | Consolation and comfort; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03448 | 260 | mixed | امواج بحر بیان از قلم رحمن بصورت این کلمات تجلی فرموده کتابت لدی العرش حاضر | The surging waves of the Ocean of Utterance have been made manifest through the Pen of the All-Merciful in the form of these words, which stand inscribed before the Throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.204, , BLIB_Or15722.147, , BLIB_Or15730.018b, | AVK3.350.15x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09291 | 100 | mixed | ای صادق کتابت در منظر اکبر حاضر و ملاحظه شد انشاء الله همیشه بنفحات الطاف | O Sadiq! Thy letter hath been presented before the Most Great Countenance and hath been perused. God willing, mayest thou ever remain encompassed by the fragrances of divine favors [3.5s] | INBA51:442b, BLIB_Or15710.186a, , BLIB_Or15719.045a, , BLIB_Or15722.136a, | AVK3.354.04, LHKM3.356a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00789 | 1010 | mixed | جوهر حمد و ساذج حمد و ظاهر آن و باطن آن ساحت قدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست | The essence of praise and its purest expression, both its outward and inward reality, beseem and are worthy of the hallowed court of the Intended One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#034, | AVK3.354.15x, MAS8.143bx | Alchemy; the elixir; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3149 | 40 | Persian | مرکز میثاق را محور شرک نامید و نقطه نفی شمرد که معاذ الله در عدد چنین است | He designated the Center of the Covenant as the pivot of idolatry and regarded it as the Point of Negation—God forbid that such should be reckoned in numbers [3.5s] | AVK3.358.06 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04347 | 170 | Persian | ای حکیم حاذق بقراط حکیم را گویند که اول شخصی بود که بتدوین طب پرداخت و | O wise and skillful physician! It is related that Hippocrates the sage was the first person who set about systematizing medicine [3.5s] | AVK3.360.11x, MSHR5.122-123 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04286 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مرقوم ملحوظ گشت شرح و بسطی در ایه شریفه علمه | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was perused. An exposition and elucidation concerning the sacred verse "He taught him..." was noted [3.5s] | AVK3.363.03x, MSHR3.242 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07416 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی بعضی از دوستان که حال صفت درویشی را بهانه نموده اند در گوشه و | O true friend! Some of the friends who have now made the attribute of dervishhood their pretext, in seclusion [3.5s] | INBA87:386b, INBA52:397a | AVK3.368.10 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Music and singing; Spirit and form in the administration | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11313 | 40 | mixed | و لا بأس بما اتخذته وسیلة للمعاش لان ذکر المظلوم ممدوح فی کل وقت و اوان | No harm lieth in what thou hast chosen as a means of livelihood, for the remembrance of the Wronged One is praiseworthy at all times and seasons [3.5s] | AVK3.370.16x | Call to action; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00125 | 3820 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی فتح باب الظهور بمفتاح اسمه الاعز الاقدس الابهی و دعا الکل | Praise be to God Who hath opened the gate of Manifestation with the key of His Most Mighty, Most Holy, Most Glorious Name, and hath summoned all [3.5s] | INBA28:447, BLIB_Or15727a.064, , BLIB_Or15732.058, | AVK3.371-372x, AYI2.030x, AYI2.222x, AYI2.223x, AYI2.224x, AYI2.225x, AYI2.226x, ABDA.077-080x, ABDA.330x, MSHR2.066x, YIA.169x, YMM.304x | Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01622 | 540 | Persian | نوشته از آنجناب بین یدی عبد حاضر شد مشعر بود بر جزع و فزع زیاده از حد و آنچه | The missive from your excellency was laid before this Servant, betokening excessive grief and lamentation, and that which [3.5s] | INBA36:372, INBA76:182, NLAI_BH1.332 | AVK3.385.02x | Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00087 | 4720 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حمد و ثنا و شکر و بها مخصوص ذات امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی است که ظلم ظالمین و | Praise, glory, thanksgiving and splendor be unto that Most Exalted, Most Holy Being, the Lord of Supreme Purpose, Who [3.5s]... ...Of the new Obligatory Prayers that were later revealed, the long Obligatory Prayer should be said at those times when one feeleth himself in a prayerful mood | INBA44:072 | AVK3.035.05x, AVK4.091.03x, GHA.021.09x, GHA.031.10x, GHA.260x, MSHR5.381ax | BRL_IOPF#1.11x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| BH04791 | 200 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من بیدک زمام الکائنات و فی قبضتک ملکوت الممکنات اسئلک بعبرات | Say: Glorified art Thou, O Thou in Whose hand lie the reins of all created things and in Whose grasp is the kingdom of all contingent beings! I beseech Thee by the tears [3.5s] | AVK3.394.13 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09575 | 100 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و نفحات محبتت استشمام گشت ان ربک لهو السمیع البصیر باید بکمال | Thy call hath been heard, and the fragrances of thy love have been inhaled. Verily thy Lord, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Thou must with utmost [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.065b, | AVK3.400.03x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11365 | 150 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد الحمد لله نجل سعید آن شخص فریدی و مشمول | O scion of the martyr! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Praise be to God, thou art the blessed offspring of that peerless soul [3.5s] | INBA85:523 | AVK3.404.05x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07481 | 110 | mixed | ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00532 | 540 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق از احتراق بنار فراق ناله و فغان منما زیرا همواره در وثاقید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Raise not thy voice in lamentation and grief at the fire of separation, for thou art ever secure in the stronghold [3.5s] | INBA89:115 | AVK3.037.07x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01886 | 470 | mixed | یا اسمی جمال علیک بهاء الله آفتاب حکمت از سماء معانی در مرآت علم تجلی نمود و | O My Name Jamál! Upon thee be the glory of God! The Sun of wisdom hath shone forth from the heaven of inner meanings and cast its rays upon the mirror of knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.380b, | AVK3.410.05x, GHA.225x | Compassion; kindness; Consultation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00059 | 5400 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر خادم و ذکر ممکنات بساط امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق که | Sanctified praise, transcending the mention of servants and the remembrance of contingent beings, befitteth the most holy and most exalted Court of the Desired One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.189, | AVK3.410.09x, MSHR5.236x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00510 | Answer to Mirza Sulayman | 200 | Arabic | Tablet of Divine Courage | بسمه العلی الاعلی. بسمه العلی الاعلی الذی جعله الله عنده مطاعا مکر ما دام مجدا جعلت | In the Name of Him Who is the Most Exalted, the Most High, Whom God hath made to be obeyed and honored, endued with majesty [3.5s] | AVK3.415x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||
| AB00695 | 470 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God | AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x | BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01100 | 760 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه هو مولی العالم و الاسم الاعظم الذی به ظهر | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Lord of all worlds and the Most Great Name through Whom He hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.026, | AVK3.416.14x, ASAT3.220x, MSHR5.067x, FRH.051-053 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01517 | 570 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را که در سجن اعظم بانچه سبب جذب و انجذاب امم است ناطق و ذاکر | Praise be to the Desired One of the world, Who, in the Most Great Prison, speaketh and maketh mention of that which draweth and attracteth all peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.087, | AVK3.416.19x | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04772 | 1900 | mixed | قد اتی الوعد و الموعود یقول یا ایها المذکور لدی العرش و القائم امام الوجه | The Promise hath come, and the Promised One declareth: O thou who art mentioned before the Throne and who standest before the Face [3.5s] | INBA65:064x, INBA30:103x | AVK3.418.06x, AHM.357x, DWNP_v6#09 p.001x, AQMJ1.168ax, MSHR5.297x, YIA.149-154 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | LL#493 | ||||||||
| BH03083 | 290 | mixed | بگو چه خوشست کوثر استقامت اگر از دست دوست بیاشامید و چه نیکوست عرف آن اگر بان | Say: How sweet is the Kawthar of steadfastness when quaffed from the hand of the Friend, and how excellent is its fragrance when inhaled therefrom [3.5s] | INBA51:403, BLIB_Or15719.006c, | AVK3.418.10x, LHKM3.302 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03538 | 260 | mixed | کتابت بتوجهات لحظات مالک اسماء و صفات فائز و بانوار منظر اکبر منور | Thy letter hath attained unto the tender mercies of the Lord of Names and Attributes, and hath been illumined by the lights of the Most Great Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.206, , BLIB_Or15719.048c, , BLIB_Or15722.149, | AVK3.419.09x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11481 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده صادق کوکب شارق الحمد لله که همواره به خدمت مرکز رحمانیت... انسان باید مانند کوه آهنین رزین و رصین باشد | O faithful servant of the Star of the East! Praise be to God that thou art ever engaged in service to the Center of the All-Merciful... Man must needs be even as a mountain of iron, firm and immovable [3.5s] | AVK3.420.07x, BSHI.065 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00418 | 1670 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی بسلطان الاسماء علی من فی الانشاء اذا انجذبت الکائنات و | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself through the sovereignty of Names unto all who are in creation, whereupon all beings were drawn unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#005, , NLAI_BH4.080-088 | AVK3.420.14x, GHA.269x, MAS8.127x, ASAT5.313x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02573 | 350 | mixed | یا هدهد علیک بهائی ندای مظلوم را بگوش قلب بشنو و در آثارش بچشم حقیقت نظر نما | O Hudhud! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken with thy heart's ear unto the Voice of the Wronged One, and with the eye of truth gaze thou upon His signs [3.5s]... ...Purity and chastity have been, and still are, the most great ornaments for the handmaidens of God | INBA18:360 | AVK3.425.16x | ADJ.032x | Chastity and purity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11390 | 210 | mixed | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت نمیقتک النورا الخریده الفریده العصماء ... و اترک شیئاً فشیئاً بالتدریج ما هوداء مسکن موقت لبعض داء و مضعف للعروق | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have perused thy luminous, unique and immaculate letter... Gradually abandon, step by step, that which is but a temporary palliative for some ailment and causeth a weakening of the constitution [3.5s] | AVK3.039.08x, YFY.224 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06096 | 160 | mixed | ای غلام مالک انام و سلطان ایام میفرماید طوبی از برای نفسیست که الیوم بذکر | O bondsman! The Lord of all names and the Sovereign of days proclaimeth: Blessed is the soul that today hath arisen to remember [3.5s]... ...The Mystic Wine of the one true God hath a different intoxication and imparteth another exhilaration. The one diminisheth the intelligence of man, the other increaseth it | INBA28:262, BLIB_Or11096#147, , BLIB_Or15696.035c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.120a, | AVK3.040.07, HDQI.010, ASAT4.252x, AHB_120BE #08 p.276, AKHA_123BE #08 p.b, AKHA_127BE #08 p.a | COC#1786x, ADMS#027 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04606 | Lawh-i-Ram | 200 | Arabic | اتقوا الله یا ملا الارض و لاتظنوا فیما اذکرناه فی اللوح باسم الرام رام الذی | Fear ye God, O people of the earth, and think not that the wine We have mentioned in Our Tablet is the wine which men drink | INBA81:049 | AVK3.041.06x, GHA.429a.01-03x, MUH3.276-277, ASAT4.003x, AKHA_122BE #09 p.a, OOL.B186 | COC#1785 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| BH04849 | 200 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی التی آمنت بربها و کانت من القانتات و عرفت ربها | This is the Book from Him Who is imprisoned unto her who hath believed in her Lord and was among the devout, and who hath recognized her Lord [3.5s]... ...Drink ye, O handmaidens of God the Mystic Wine from the cup of My words. Cast away, then, from you that which your minds abhor, for it hath been forbidden unto you in His Tablets and His Scriptures | BLIB_Or15725.274, | AVK3.041.10x, GHA.429b.03-06x, AKHA_123BE #03 p.a | COC#1787x, ADJ.033x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03136 | 290 | mixed | کتابت بمنظر اکبر فائز الحمد لله عرف محبت رحمانی از او متضوع بوده ان فضل ربک | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon. Praise be to God, from it wafteth the fragrance of divine love. Such is the bounty of thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.003c, | AVK3.448.13x, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.b | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hypocrisy; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04172 | 220 | mixed | ای عباد بحر کرم و رحمت و غفران در امواج بوده و خواهد بود و فضل حق جل جلاله جمیع | O My servants! The ocean of bounty and mercy and forgiveness hath been and shall ever be in waves, and the grace of the True One, exalted be His glory, encompasseth all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.004c, | AVK3.449.07x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01572 | 550 | mixed | بشنوید ندای الهی را و ببصر حدید و قلب منیر در کلمات بدیعش نظر نمائید و تفکر | Hearken unto the divine Call, and with penetrating vision and illumined heart, ponder the wondrous words He hath revealed, and meditate thereon [3.5s]... ...Praise be to Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, whereby the Sun of Thy Command shone forth above the horizon of Thine inspiration | INBA47:244, INBA33:018bx, BLIB_Or03116.078, , BLIB_Or11096.172, , BLIB_Or15722.019, | AVK3.453.07x, AVK4.060.03, AHM.210, AQMJ2.099x, GHA.340x, MAS4.102ax, NSR_1993.020x, BSHA.060, ADH1.012x, AKHA_105BE #04 p.001x, VUJUD.095.07x | RBB.119x, VUJUDE.138x, JHT_S#001 | almunajat.com [item 28] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#486 | ||||||
| BH03120 | 290 | Arabic | قد اتی الوعد و ظهر الموعود و القوم فی اضطراب مبین قد ماج بحر الحیوان و هم الی | The Promise hath come to pass and the Promised One hath appeared, yet the people are in manifest turmoil. The Ocean of Life hath surged forth, while they [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097.125, , BLIB_Or15696.031a, , BLIB_Or15722.201, , BLIB_Or15734.2.109, | AVK3.454.16 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00030 | 7400 | mixed | Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván); Days of Remembrance | Lawh-i-Ridvan (Tablets of Ridvan) | حمد مقدس از حقیقت و مجاز حضرت بینیازیرا لایق و سزاست که از نقطه چهار رکن | Sanctified praise, transcending reality and metaphor, beseemeth and befitteth the Most Exalted Lord, Who from the Point hath fashioned the four pillars [3.5s]... ...On the first day that the Ancient Beauty ascended His Most Great Throne in the garden named Riḍván, the Tongue of Glory gave utterance to three blessed words. | INBA44:205 | AVK3.456.09x, MAS8.064x, ASAT4.022x, BCH.041x, AMB#09x | DOR#09x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ROB1.278, LL#333 | |||||
| BH09314 | 100 | mixed | بگو یا حزب الله عمر گرانمایه را در خدمت امر صرف نمائید در هر ارضی باید اولیا | Say: O people of God! Spend your precious life in service to the Cause. In every land must the loved ones [3.5s] | AVK3.458.03x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05143 | 190 | mixed | لوح محفوظ میفرماید عالم باشراقات توحید حقیقی منور طوبی از برای آفاق قلوب | The Preserved Tablet proclaimeth: The world is illumined with the splendours of true oneness. Blessed are the horizons of hearts [3.5s] | AVK3.458.14x, SFI16.014b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04830 | 200 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب که باسم الله مهدی ارسال داشتید مشاهده شد و اینکه ذکر نموده | The missive addressed to that esteemed one, which thou didst dispatch under the name of God, the Mahdi, hath been perused [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.205, , BLIB_Or15719.049a, , BLIB_Or15722.148, | AVK3.458.19x | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03199 | 280 | mixed | ای ذبیح از برای تبلیغ خلق شدی قعود و صمت جایز نه الیوم بر امثال آنجناب لازم | O Dhabíh! Thou wert created for the propagation of the Faith. In this Day silence and stillness beseemeth not such as thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.127, | AVK3.462.03x, ASAT1.131x | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03200 | 280 | mixed | ای عبدالله در قول انصاری ملاحظه کن که گفته الهی اگر یکبار بگوئی بنده من از | O servant of God! Consider the words of Ansari, who said: "O my Lord! If but once Thou shouldst call me Thy servant" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.116, , BLIB_Or11096#075, | AVK3.463.05x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11379 | 30 | mixed | امروز علم نصر الهی ندا مینماید و همچنین رایت عز صمدانی ولکن جنود تحت این رایت | In this day the banner of divine triumph doth call out, and likewise the standard of the glory of the Self-Subsisting God, yet the hosts beneath this standard [3.5s] | AVK3.463.12x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02384 | 370 | mixed | ایاک ان لاتعجز ثم انطق بقدره بدیعه میقات صمت گذشت روزیکه سلطان بقا از حجبات | Take heed lest thou falter, then speak forth with wondrous power, for the appointed time of silence hath passed - the day when the Sovereign of Eternity emerged from behind the veils [3.5s] | INBA73:179, NLI.32p038v | AVK3.464.10x, ASAT3.056x, ASAT4.192x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01105 | 760 | mixed | Translation List | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه حق جل و عز در اکثری از الواح احبای خود را بحکمت امر | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance of Truth, glorified and exalted be He! In numerous Tablets hath He commanded His loved ones to wisdom [3.5s]... ...The assistance of God and the teaching of His Cause have ever been, and shall always be, dependent on tact and utterance | INBA35:158, BLIB_Or15719.155, | AVK3.471.07x, MAS8.162x | ADMS#135x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Theft; seizing the properties of others; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH04048 | 230 | Arabic | قد شهدت الحصاه لله مالک الاسماء و الصفات ولکن اهل الاشارات منعوا عن نفحات | The pebble hath indeed testified unto God, the Lord of Names and Attributes, yet the people of allusions have deprived themselves of His fragrances [3.5s] | INBA23:065, BLIB_Or11095#222, | AVK3.473.12x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00449 | 1590 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی من افقه الاعلی بشمس اسمه الابهی اقل من سم الابره اذا | Praise be to God Who hath manifested from His most exalted horizon the Sun of His Most Glorious Name, though it be less than the eye of a needle [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#007, | AVK3.476.17x, MAS8.021ax, MAS8.137ax | Consolation and comfort; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00390 | 610 | Persian | ای طبیب ادیب اریب روات حدیث روایت کنند که نیر حجازی و آفتاب یثربی جمال محمد | O erudite and discerning physician! The narrators of sacred traditions recount that the splendor of the sun of Hijaz and the luminary of Yathrib are none other than the beauty of Muhammad [3.5s] | AVK3.478.14-481.12 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08275 | 100 | Persian | آرزوی قوّهء تبلیغ مینمائی این آرزو نهایت آمال مخلصین است البته انسان کامل | Thou desirest the power to teach; this desire is the ultimate aspiration of the sincere ones [3.5s] | AVK3.481.15x | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00624 | 500 | mixed | یا ملجای و ملاذی یا ربی و رجائی انی ابتهل بکل ذل و انکسار الی ملکوت رحمانیتک | Thou has written concerning the pilgrims and pilgrims' note. Any narrative that is not authenticated by a Text should not be trusted | AVK3.483.12x, AVK4.319x, PYK.235 | LOG#1431x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00278 | 2280 | mixed | الحمد لله المقدس عن الذکر و الثناء و المتعالی عما یتکلم به اللسان و یتحرک | Praised be God, Who is sanctified beyond all mention and praise, and exalted above whatsoever the tongue may utter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#003, | AVK3.046.02x, AVK3.123.18x, AVK3.245.02x, AVK4.139.14x, TZH6.0593x, MAS8.160ax, AYI2.013x, AYI2.033x, ANDA#67-68 p.37x | Goodly deeds; actions; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2062 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 130 | Persian | ما مبلغ خیای لازم داریم باید جمیع احباء مبلغ باشند و تبلیغ بزبان تنها نیست ... هر یکی از احبای الهی باید در سال اقلا یکی را تبلیغ کنند | We are sorely in need of many teachers. But all the believers of God must be teachers of the Cause. Teaching the Cause is not only through the tongue...Every one of the believers of God must, at the very least, teach one new soul in a year. | AVK3.496.18x, MAS5.163 | DAS.1914-02-02 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03213 | 210 | mixed | ای واقف اسرار و سرور ابرار فی الحقیقه بخدمت امرالله پرداختی بنیان متین در | O thou who art conscious of mysteries and joy of the righteous! Thou hast, in truth, arisen to serve the Cause of God and laid a firm foundation [3.5s]... ...It is imperative to acquire the knowledge of divine proofs and evidences, and to acquaint oneself with convincing testimonies which demonstrate the revelation of God's resplendent Light | AVK3.499.09x, TSS.139 | COC#0387x | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02951 | 220 | Persian | ای طالبان عرفان چه همتی نمایان نمودید و چه نیتی خیریه در خدمت حضرت یزدان | O seekers of mystic knowledge, what a magnificent endeavor ye have shown forth, and what a benevolent intention in the service of the Lord [3.5s] | AVK3.500.16x, TSS.141 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00065 | Letter on the apostasy of Mulla Jawad Vilyani = suluk II | 2700 | mixed | Gate of the Heart | Risala fis-Suluk I and II (Journey towards God) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تعالی بذاتیة ذاتیة ذاتیته عن وصف المجردات و کنهها والحمد لله الذی تقدس بکینونیة کینونیة کینونیته عن نعت المادیات و حقائقها | Praise be to God Who hath exalted Himself, in the very Essence of His Essence, above the description and inmost being of all abstract realities, and praise be to God Who hath sanctified Himself, in the very Being of His Being, above the attributes and verities of all material realities [3.5s] | INBA98:111.13-122.08 | AVK3.055.07x | GOH.043x, GOH.059x, GOH.209x, GOH.248-249x, GOH.302-308x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR, AHDA.450.4, MMAH.040, SRC.190, GOH.030 | ||||
| BH01289 | 660 | mixed | کتاب الباء الی الجیم ان لا تحزن من موارد الدنیا آنس بذکر الله ثم اقنع به عما | O Book of B unto J! Grieve thou not over the vicissitudes of this world. Find solace in the remembrance of God, and be thou content therewith above all else [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#288, , BLIB_Or15710.022cx, | AVK3.002.19x, ASAT5.013x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Nearness and remoteness; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05857 | 170 | mixed | قلم اعلی میفرماید یا علی شکر کن محبوب عالمیان را چه که بنفحات ایام الهی فائز | The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: O 'Alí, render thanks unto the Beloved of all worlds, inasmuch as thou hast attained unto the sweet fragrances of the divine days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.124a, | AVK3.056.06x, PYB#179 p.03 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Saddening another soul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06489 | 130 | Persian | یا امه الله المقربه جناب میر ناصر با وجهی ناضر حاضر و در نهایت خلوص باطن و | O handmaid of God who art near unto His threshold! His honor Mir Nasir hath presented himself with radiant countenance and in the utmost sincerity of heart and [3.5s] | INBA16:010 | AVK3.057.07x | Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01039 | 800 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالبیان و تنزه عن العیان و تقدس عما ذکر فی الامکان انه | Praise be unto Him Who alone possesseth the power of utterance, Who is sanctified above all sight, and Who is exalted above whatsoever hath been mentioned in the contingent realm [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#017, | AVK3.062.04x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Naming of children; of individuals; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00396 | 1720 | mixed | تبارک الیوم الذی تستن فیه یراعه الله فی میدان الذکر و البیان و قلمه الاعلی | Blessed be this Day wherein the Pen of God moveth in the arena of remembrance and utterance, and His Most Exalted Pen doth trace its course [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#026, | AVK3.003.11x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04611 | 200 | mixed | اگر انسان بتمامه ظاهر نماید آنچه را که مستور است ضوضا بلند شود چه که مخالف است | Were one to reveal all that is now hidden, a clamour would arise, for it outwardly conflicteth with the views of the people of outward forms. Yet if one were to conceal everything, none would attain eternal salvation. The manner in which the Ancient Beauty walked in Iraq and other lands is a perfect example unto all [3.5s] | AVK3.066.07x, AVK3.474.13x, ASAT3.017x, ASAT3.241x, ASAT5.021x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00003 | Kitab-i-'Ahd (Book of the Covenant) | 920 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Days of Remembrance | Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant) | اگر افق اعلی از زخرف دنیا خالیست ولکن در خزائن توکل و تفویض از برای وراث | Although the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation | INBA65:101, BLIB_Or15261, , CMB_F25.8, | AVK3.066.10x, AVK3.210.02x, AVK3.424.03x, AHM.410, MJMM.399, AYT.355, DWNP_v4#04 p.021, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.025-027x, UAB.036ax, DRD.176, AYI2.076x, AYI2.275x, RHQM2.0918-921 (350) (214-216), TBP#15, OOL.B014, AMB#32 | TB#15, DOR#32, PUP.382x, GPB.028x, GPB.238x, GPB.239x8x, GPB.240x7x, GPB.242x, GPB.314x, WOB.134x, SW_v03#14 p.006-007+010, SW_v04#14 p.238, SW_v05#15 p.229, SW_v07#16 p.153, SW_v07#18 p.188, SW_v09#12 p.138x, SW_v09#13 p.150, BSC.259 #532-546 | A. Youssefi | Bahá’u’lláh’s last will and testament, appointing ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as His successor by summoning ‘the Aghṣán, the Afnán and My Kindred to turn, one and all, their faces towards the Most Mighty Branch’; categorically forbidding contention and conflict; and cautioning lest the means of order and unity that He brought into the world should become the cause of confusion and discord. | Contention and conflict; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity | 3b | * | * | ROB4.419 et al, BKOG.420, MMAH.213, GSH.150, BSR_v19p03, LL#026 | |
| BH00837 | 980 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی الی من اشکو ما فعلت بی بقدرتک و سلطانک و الی من اذکر ما | Glorified art Thou, O my Lord, my God! Unto whom shall I complain of that which Thou hast wrought against me through Thy power and sovereignty, and to whom shall I recount what [3.5s]... ...O My handmaid! Verily, the nations of the earth have arisen to harm me, and supporting them are those who wield power as well as the community of the Bayan | INBA48:090, BLIB_Or15739.168, | AVK3.067.03x, MAS8.038ax | LTDT.284-285x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06263 | 130 | mixed | فو اللّه الّذی لا اله الّا هو الیوم خدمتی بامر الله اعظم از تخلّق باخلاق نیست | By God, besides Whom there is no other God! Today there is no service to the Cause of God greater than the acquisition of divine qualities [3.5s] | AVK3.004.04x, AVK3.151.06x | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and mercy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11225 | 40 | mixed | بنده پروردگارا نامه شما رسید از عدم مجال در جواب مجبور باختصارم در حین تلاوت | O servant of God! Your letter was received, and due to lack of time I am compelled to be brief. During my perusal [3.5s] | AVK3.078.01x, AVK4.024.12x | Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11147 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده حق آفت انسان الفت با بیخردان و کلفت با اهل عرفان است چه که معاشرت | O servant of Truth! The affliction of man lieth in fellowship with the ignorant and estrangement from them that are endued with understanding, for verily companionship [3.5s] | AVK3.084.13x, VAA.220-220c | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02946 | 220 | mixed | ای شمع افروخته عشق الهی چون پیر صومعه محبت الله جان و مال و اهل و منال را کلا | O enkindled flame of divine love! Like unto the sage in the sanctuary of God's affection, wholly dedicate thy life, thy possessions, thy kindred and thy worldly wealth [3.5s] | INBA13:006 | AVK3.084.16x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1691 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفوس دارای دو استعدادند یکی بصرف قوآء طبیعی و دیگری بتربیت معلم عالم انسانی حاصل شود و استعداد طبیعی نیز ظهور و بروزش | Souls possess two types of capacity: one is derived from innate powers and the other is acquired through the education imparted by the Teacher of the world of humanity... This, too, has two aspects. There are certain evils whose consequences | AVK3.085.08x, BDA1.065.08 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||
| BH03990 | 230 | mixed | ان یا هادی ان استمع ندآء الله من سدره البهاء انه لا اله الا انا المهیمن العزیز | O Hadi! Hearken unto the Call of God from the Divine Lote-Tree of Glory: verily, there is no God but Me, the All-Subduing, the Mighty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.089r, , BLIB_Or11096#069, | AVK3.086.16, RAHA.051x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05094 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده حق راستی و دوستی و صلح و آشتی با جمیع عالمیان از مقتضای حق پرستیست در | O servant of the True One! Verily, truthfulness, fellowship, peace and reconciliation with all the peoples of the world are among the requirements of devotion to Truth [3.5s] | AVK3.090 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Hypocrisy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00749 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غیاثی و ملاذی ان احبائک الاصفیاء و اودائک النجباء اسلاء عبدک | O my Lord! My Hope! My Helper and my Refuge! Verily, Thy pure beloved ones and Thy aspiring wooers | AVK3.093.04x, MJMJ3.096, MMG2#448 p.494 | TEW.015-016 | Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09674 | 80 | mixed | اگر نفسی للّه خاضع شود از برای دوستان الهی آن خضوع فی الحقیقه به حق راجع چه که ناظر به ایمان اوست | If a soul showeth humility for the sake of God before the friends of God, that humility doth in truth return unto God, inasmuch as it relateth to his faith [3.5s] | AVK3.095.02x | High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01618 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بظاهر تحریر ارسال نگشت این نه از تقصیر | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though outwardly no missive hath been dispatched for some time, this is not from any neglect [3.5s] | INBA88:359 | AVK4.097.10x, AVK4.098.03x, MAS2.082x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10518 | 60 | mixed | در خصوص محلّ توجه مرقوم نمودید بنصّ قاطع الٓهی محلّ توجّه مطاف ملا اعلی و آستان مقدّس کبریاء | Concerning the Point of Adoration of which thou didst write, by the decisive Text of God the spot to which one turneth in prayer is the Most Exalted Sanctuary and the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AVK4.097.12x | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01347 | 630 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تغرد بالبیان و توحد بالاحسان و اختار الانسان لثنائه بین | Praise be to God, Who warbleth with utterance, Who standeth alone in His beneficence, and Who hath chosen man to sing His praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#044, | AVK4.140.05x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05133 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد در ایام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of occupations, a brief response is penned. In these days [3.5s] | AVK4.011.02x, AYT.010x, GHA.356 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03876 | 190 | Persian | یا من وقف نفسه علی خدمة امرالله رقیمه بدیعه که بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده | O thou who hast dedicated thyself to the service of the Cause of God! Thy wondrous letter that was addressed to Jináb-i-Hájí [3.5s] | AVK4.150.10x, MSBH5.265-266 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11146 | 40 | Persian | در این ایّام اهمیّت حاصل نموده است و فرض عین گشته که در هر دهکده که دو نفر | In these days it hath acquired paramount importance and become an absolute obligation that in every village wherein two souls [3.5s] | AVK4.151.01x | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3315 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نغمات و اصوات در تلاوت آیات و مناجات نظم و نهر باید باشد ولی در امور غیر منصوص من مداخله نمیکنم | Singing and chanting of scripture and prayers in verse or in prose should be used but I do not interfere in matters not expressly stated in the Text. | AVK4.152.04, YHA2.863a, BDA1.373.13 | MHMD1.392 | House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB11484 | 20 | Persian | تبدیل مشرق الاذکار بمحلّی احسن و اعلی جائز تعدّد مشرق الاذکار در بلدهٴ واحده مقبول | The transformation of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár to a more excellent and exalted place is permissible; the establishment of multiple Mashriqu'l-Adhkárs in a single city is acceptable [3.5s] | AVK4.152.11x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice and wrath of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00797 | 440 | mixed | Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب و زیارتهاایکه خواسته بودی مرقوم شد و ارسال میگردد | Work is prohibited on three days of the Riḍvan festival: the First, the Ninth, and the Twelfth | AVK4.012.06x, YBN.056-057 | ADMS#154x | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11162 | 40 | mixed | ایّامی که اشتغال حرام است فلّاح آبیاری را بروز بعد تأخیر نماید امّا چوپان معذور است | On those days wherein work is forbidden, let the farmer defer his irrigation until the following day; yet the shepherd is excused [3.5s] | AVK4.012.14x | Agriculture; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11250 | 40 | Persian | چندی قبل سؤال از جمع بین اختین نموده بودید جواب مرقوم گردید ولی حال مکتوبی از آقا میرزا نعمتاللّه رسید | Some time ago thou didst inquire about marriage between two sisters, and an answer was written. Now a letter hath arrived from Áqá Mírzá Ni'matu'lláh [3.5s] | AVK4.156.12x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Laws of marriage and dowry; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03116 | 290 | mixed | Tablet on Marriage (Lawh-i-Nikáh) | عرض جناب حاجی فرج علیه بهآء الله معروض شد هذا ما نزل من جبروت القدرة این ایام بخدمت آنجا مشغول باشند... و دیگر در بارهٴ ارث آقا علی اکبر مرفوع علیه رحمة الله و غفرانه سؤال فرموده بودید | The petition of His honor Haji Faraj, upon him be the Glory of God, hath been received. This is what hath been sent down from the Heaven of Power: In these days let them occupy themselves with service in that place [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked concerning the laws of marriage and divorce. That which was sent down previously on this matter in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas hath been forwarded | BLIB_Or15722.055x, | AVK4.157.03x, GHA.172ax | RBB.062x, BLO_PT#156 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; The power of words; of speech | - | - | LL#044 | ||||||
| AB03370 | 200 | Persian | ای پسر ملکوت اگر اراده تزویج نمودی باید یک دختر بهائی گیری که مؤمن و موقن باشد و ثابت و راسخ و حائز کمالات مادیّه و معنویّه | O son of the Kingdom! If thou desirest to marry, thou must choose a Bahá'í maiden who is believing and assured, firm and steadfast, and possessed of both material and spiritual perfections [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written regarding the four canine teeth in man, saying that these teeth, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, are for the purpose of eating meat | AVK4.163.08x | COC#1029x, LOG#1007x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06408 | 130 | Persian | ای یار مهربان نامه رسید و از بشارت انجذاب قلوب احباء نهایت مسرت حاصل گردید | O kind friend! Thy letter hath arrived, and from the glad-tidings of the attraction of the hearts of the beloved ones, utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | AVK4.165.02x, AVK4.169.10x, TAH.324 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Laws of marriage and dowry; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02418 | 250 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله نغمه روحانی که از حنجر محبت الله صادر شده بود بگوش | O sapling of the rose-garden of God's love! The spiritual melody that streamed forth from the throat of divine love reached the ear [3.5s] | AVK4.165.07 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01502 | 320 | mixed | ای منادی بذکر حق نامه رسید و تفصیل واقعه معلوم گردید که در راه آن بی گناه | O herald of the mention of God! Thy letter hath been received and the details of the incident have become known, that in the path of that innocent one [3.5s] | AVK4.171.04x, MSHR4.039, MSBH5.234-235x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Laws of marriage and dowry; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00035 | 7030 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که باصبع قدرت حجبات مجلله عظیمه را خرق فرمود و | No soul has or will ever comprehend the essence of divine wisdom. In reality, the rational mind is a most great sign in humans and blessed are those who realize (its potential) | INBA07:251, INBA28:114, INBA97:144x | AVK4.172.02, AVK4.207.02x, GHA.114x, GHA.172bx, MAS8.099-101x, MAS8.101x, MAS8.115bx, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.jx, PYK.039x, VUJUD.120.18x | LTDT.022x, VUJUDE.157x, KSHK#07 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10410 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص مساوات بین الضّلعین که یکی موقنه و دیگری غیر مؤمنه سؤال نموده بودید | Concerning equality between the two parties, one of whom is a believing woman and the other a non-believer, thou hadst asked [3.5s] | AVK4.173.12x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Laws of marriage and dowry; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10397 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص تعدّد زوجات سؤال نموده بودی بنصّ کتاب الٓهی جمع بین زوجتین جائز و ابداً این ممنوع نه | As regards plurality of wives, concerning which thou didst inquire, according to the explicit Text of the Divine Book marriage with two wives is permissible and is in no wise prohibited [3.5s] | AVK4.174.03x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of marriage and dowry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2455 | 90 | Persian | در قرآن کلمهٴ فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فواحدة دلالت بر این مینماید که عند الله حکم واحد مقبول است | Verily, in the Qur'an the words "if ye fear that ye cannot act equitably, then one only" betoken that in the sight of God the decree of unity is acceptable [3.5s] | AVK4.174.09 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00629 | 490 | mixed | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما رسید و بر مطلب اطلاع حاصل شد در خصوص معاشرت با سائر | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. Concerning association with others [3.5s] | AVK4.175.07x, GHA.448 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03180 | 210 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید سوالیکه نموده بودید از پیش دیگران هم | O beloved maidservant of God! Your letter has been received. The question you have raised has already been asked by others | AVK4.176x, MAS2.055-056, KHH1.308 (1.430), KHH2.214 (2.391) | KHHE.442-443 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08641 | 90 | mixed | و امّا جواب مسیس جون برات حضرت بهاءاللّه پیش از نزول کتاب اقدس بحسب شریعت سابقه | As to the reply concerning Mrs. John Pratt: Before the revelation of the Most Holy Book, in accordance with the former Dispensation, Bahá'u'lláh had [3.5s] | AVK4.177.06x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05702 | 140 | Persian | ای سرمست جام محبت الله نفحه خوشی که از گلستان معانی منتشر گشته بود بمشام | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of God's love! The sweet fragrance that was wafted from the rose-garden of inner meanings hath reached the senses [3.5s] | AVK4.181.02x, YARP2.183 p.182, PPAR.071 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Laws of marriage and dowry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02688 | 330 | mixed | در این حین که ساعت چهار از یوم پنجشنبه بیست و ششم شهر ذی الحجه الحرام است قصد | At this hour, which is four o'clock on Thursday, the twenty-sixth of the sacred month of Dhi'l-Hijjih, it is Our intention [3.5s]... ...At all times hath union and association been well-pleasing in the sight of God, and separation and dissension abhorred. Hold fast unto that which God loveth and is His command unto you | INBA28:253 | AVK4.185.03x | COC#0526x | Justice and mercy; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11152 | 40 | Persian | امّا مسألهٴ طلاق لابد باید باطّلاع حکومت یا معرفت ارباب نفوذ باشد و الّا محاذیر | As to the question of divorce, it must needs be undertaken with the cognizance of the government or other persons of influence, otherwise difficulties arise [3.5s] | AVK4.186.02x | Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01177 | 360 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه نگاشتی و مقصود داشتی مشهود و مکشوف شد فی الحقیقه انسان | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write and intend hath been made manifest and unveiled. Verily, man [3.5s] | AVK4.188.11x, BSHN.140.297, BSHN.140.352, BSHN.144.297, BSHN.144.350, MHT1a.190, MHT1b.148, MHT1b.232, NFQ.011 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00665 | 480 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه پانزدهم محرم سنه ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید مضمون معلوم شد | O herald of the Covenant! The letter dated the fifteenth of Muharram in the year 1327 hath been received, and its contents have become known [3.5s] | AVK4.192.12x, YIA.386, KHAZ.120 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03000 | 300 | mixed | قد شهد کل ذی لسان و ذی عین و ذی درایه بما شهد مالک الاسماء | Every possessor of tongue and eye and understanding hath testified to that which the Lord of Names hath testified [3.5s] | AVK4.201.07x, MSHR3.044x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Law of burial and cremation; Law of Huququ'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00798 | 440 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی چند روز پیش ارسال گردید لهذا حال با عدم فرصت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter was dispatched some days ago; therefore, at present, owing to lack of time [3.5s] | AVK4.206.03x, DWNP_v3#05 p.035-036 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Law of inheritance; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01135 | 740 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مولی العالم لحفظ الامم و اراد ان یرسله الی الذی اقبل الی الافق الاعلی | A Book sent down by the Lord of the worlds for the preservation of nations, which He ordained to be dispatched unto him who hath turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.180b, | AVK4.208.05x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of inheritance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11388 | 30 | Arabic | و امّا ما سألت من الدار المسکونة فهی للولد البکر خاصّةً مع توابعها من اصطبل او مضیف او خلوة | As to what thou didst ask concerning the primary residence, it belongeth exclusively to the firstborn son, together with its dependencies, whether stable, guest chamber or private apartment [3.5s] | AVK4.215.13x | Law of inheritance; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10156 | 70 | mixed | مقصود از ولد بکر ارشد اولاد ذکور باقی است شمول بأرشد اناث ندارد ولو اکبر اناث باشد | The intention of "first-born son" referreth to the eldest surviving male offspring; it embraceth not the eldest female, even should she be the senior among the children [3.5s] | AVK4.218.10x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of inheritance; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07493 | 110 | mixed | در خصوص آباء و امّهات سؤال نموده بودید آباء بلا فصل و امّهات بلا فصل است | As regards your question concerning fathers and mothers, it refers to immediate fathers and immediate mothers [3.5s] | AVK4.225.04x | Call to action; Law of inheritance; Prayer for forgiveness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00991 | 830 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تقدس عن الالفاظ و البیان و تنزه عن المعانی و التبیان انه لهو الذی | Praise be unto God, Who hath sanctified Himself beyond words and utterance, and exalted Himself above meaning and explanation. Verily, He is the One Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.129, , BLIB_Or15732.286, | AVK4.019.10x, AVK4.200.14x, BALM.011, TSHA3.406, MSBH4.507-509 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Law of burial and cremation; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00847 | 970 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان حضرت محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که آفرینش را بطراز دانش | Hallowed praise, sanctified above mention and utterance, befitteth that Best Beloved Lord Who hath adorned creation with the ornament of knowledge [3.5s]... ...Thou has written concerning the minimum amount of property on which Huququ'llah is payable. This is as set forth to Jinab-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin | BLIB_Or11097#033, | AVK4.228.04, MAS8.142x, MAS8.143ax | COC#1128x | Law of Huququ'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00492 | 1490 | mixed | قد امرت بالاختصار فیما ارسل الی الاخیار من لدی الله العزیز المختار لذا اظهار | I have been commanded to be concise in that which is sent unto the chosen ones from the presence of God, the Mighty, the All-Choosing, and thus do I make manifest [3.5s]... ...It is indubitably clear and evident that whatsoever hath been sent down from the heaven of divine commandment -- magnified be His glory -- is intended to confer benefits upon His servants | INBA18:430 | AVK4.230.05x, GHA.099.09x | COC#1143x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11399 | 30 | Persian | حسب الامر آنکه قبل از تفصیل نصاب اشیاء بما نزل فی الفرقان عمل نمایند یعنی آنچه بر او زکوة تعلق میگیرد بقسمی که در فرقان نازل شده عمل کنند | According to the Command, prior to the elaboration of prescribed portions, they must act in accordance with what hath been revealed in the Qur'an—that is, regarding whatsoever is subject to the Zakát, let them act as hath been revealed in the Qur'an [3.5s] | AVK4.238.01x | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11348 | 30 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص زکات مرقوم نموده بودید زکات بر محصول باغها بعد از وضع | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou didst write concerning Zakát. As to the Zakát on the fruits of orchards, after deduction [3.5s] | AVK4.239.02x, MAS9.020x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09309 | 80 | Persian | اعانهٴ خیریّه را بسیار مهمّ شمرند و بنهایت اهمیّت در این مبرور بکوشند این اعانهٴ خیریّه | Let them regard the charitable contribution as of vital importance, and strive with the utmost diligence in this benevolent endeavour [3.5s] | AVK4.241.09x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03167 | 210 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل در خصوص شرکت خیریه اساسی که نگاشتی مرغوب و مطلوب فی الحقیقه | O descendant of Abraham, Friend of God! Concerning the charitable association of which thou didst write, it is truly most pleasing and desirable [3.5s] | INBA89:210 | AVK4.242.02x, TAH.289 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consultation; Importance of community building; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10405 | 80 | Persian | و اینکه از اشیائی که در طریق یافت شود سؤال شده بود حکم الله آنکه اگر در مدن و قری یافت | And concerning that which was asked about objects found along the way, the decree of God is that if they be found in cities and villages [3.5s] | AVK4.247.01x | Business; financial; property matters; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00046 | 6370 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی این السمیع و این البصیر آیات ناطق بینات متکلم شمس شاهد ماه و | O Beloved of My heart! Where is the All-Hearing, and where is the All-Seeing? The Verses do speak, the clear Signs proclaim, the Sun beareth witness, and the Moon testifieth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.044, | AVK4.261.15x, TSBT.272x, TSBT.273x, MAS4.037x, MAS7.129ax, MAS7.137bx, AYI2.302x, AYI2.303x, ASAT1.102x, ASAT4.385x, ASAT5.002x, MSBH5.481x, YMM.178x, YMM.474x | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08981 | 90 | mixed | هر نفسی بملکوت ابهی توجّه نماید و منقطعاً عمّا سوی اللّه سیر و سلوک فرماید | Whosoever turneth his face toward the Most Glorious Kingdom and, detached from all else save God, walketh the spiritual path [3.5s] | AVK4.025.02x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10956 | 90 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حکم مفروض و امر واجب آنست که از قلم اعلی صادر و یا بقرار بیت العدل عمومی حاصل گردد... و اما اوراد و اذکار بعد از هر نماز هر کس خواهد مناجاتهای | ...Ordinances which are obligatory and decrees that are binding are those that have issued forth from the Supreme Pen or are issued by a decision of the Universal House of Justice | AVK4.025.08x, AVK4.305x, DWNP_v2#08 p.072x | BRL_IOPF#2.24x | House of Justice; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Prayer for governments and rulers; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0128 | Words spoken on 1914-01-15 | 1090 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | امروز من خیلی میل داشتم که بیایم بالا ولی احوالم طوری بود که مساعدت نکرد هوا | You are all welcome. How are you? It was my intense desire to come up today and see you... Tonight, I desire to speak to you on a most important subject, which you must engrave on the tablets of your hearts... The Holy, Divine Manifestations are unique and peerless. They are the archetypes of celestial and spiritual virtues in their own age and cycle. | AVK4.287cx, MSBH3.476-479x, NJB_v05#09 p.003x | DAS.1914-01-17, BSC.283 #581x, SW_v05#06 p.081-082x, SW_v09#06 p.082-083x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Oneness; unity of religion; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02929 | 220 | Persian | ای دو بنده الهی من در حق شما دعا نمایم و بدرگاه احدیت جمال ابهی بنهایت تضرع | O ye two servants of God! I shall pray on your behalf and, with the utmost humility, supplicate the threshold of His oneness, the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | AVK4.289-290 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04624 | 160 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد انتسب الی وحیدک الفرید الحمید الذی ادرک یوم اشراق نورک و | O my God, my God! This is a servant who hath linked himself unto Thy unique and peerless One, the All-Praised, Who attained unto the Day of the dawning of Thy Light [3.5s] | INBA17:138 | AVK4.290x, AVK4.481cx | Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11319 | Cablegram | 30 | Persian | از خبر صعود سمندر محزون منتجین ایشانرا تسلیت گواید ورقا در اول بهار بیایند | The news of Samandar's ascension hath brought sorrow to his collaborators. Convey unto them heartfelt condolences. Varqá shall arrive at the onset of spring [3.5s] | AVK4.298bx | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2976 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اول در باب اختلاف بین احباء که حضرت بهاءالله فرموده اند که هر گاه اهل بهاء اختلاف کنند | Baha'u'llah declared that should Baha'ís dispute, even if it be regarding Baha'u'llah Himself, both are wrong. | AVK4.307, BDA1.123.05 | SW_v19#07 p.220, MHMD1.131-132 | Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB05929 | 140 | Persian | در خصوص انتخاب محفل روحانی سؤال نمودید در شهری که احبّای الٓهی قلیلاند هر بیست نفر یا سی نفر یا چهل نفر | Concerning thy question regarding the election of the Spiritual Assembly: in a city where the friends of God are few in number, every twenty or thirty or forty persons [3.5s] | AVK4.310 | Elections; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00013 | 10050 | mixed | Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl); Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) | Lawh-i-Ta'wíl (Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture) | البهاء لمن خرق الاحجاب فی یوم الماب و کسر اصنام الاوهام باسم مالک الایام ... قَد جِئت بِاَمرِ الله وظَهَرت لِذکره وخُلِقْت لِخدمتهِ العزیز المحبوب | Glory be unto Him Who hath rent asunder the veils on the Day of Return, and shattered the idols of vain imaginings through the Name of the Lord of all Days [3.5s]... ...The purpose of interpretation is this: that none become deprived of that which is evident, and be veiled from that which is intended | INBA23:062, INBA41:132x, INBA41:329x, BLIB_Or15698.279, , BLIB_Or15720.274x, , BLIB_Or15733.001, , BLIB_Or15740.213x, , Majlis934.255-266 | AVK4.028.05x, AVK4.073-074x, AVK2.143.09x, AVK3.300.03x, AVK3.450.13x, AVK3.426.12x, AVK3.472.01x, IQT.279-286x, AYI1.336x, GHA.341ax, UAB.029bx, UAB.042ax, MAS1.018.1x, MAS4.354bx, TSAY.472x, TSAY.472-473x, ASAT2.119x, ASAT3.120x, ASAT3.242x, ASAT4.286x, PYB#115 p.03x, VUJUD.095-096x, VUJUD.105x | BLO_PT#154, BLO_PT#155, WIND#115, VUJUDE.139-141x, VUJUDE.212-213x | almunajat.com [item 41] | Chastisement and requital; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#251, LL#282 | Includes verses for newborn child | |||
| AB04735 | 160 | Persian | ای خادمان درگاه احدیت محفل روحانی صرف مجمع رحمانیست و مقبول درگاه حضرت یزدانی | O ye servants of the Threshold of Oneness! The Spiritual Assembly is none other than a heavenly gathering, and acceptable at the Threshold of the Divine One [3.5s] | AVK4.318, MJTB.086x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0113 | Words spoken at home of Mrs. Gastea in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 1170 | Persian | جمیع انبیای الهی مظاهر حقیقت بودند حضرت موسی اعلان حقیقت کرد حضرت مسیح ترویج | All the divine prophets are the Manifestations of Truth. His Highness Moses declared the Truth.... The foundation of divine religion is love, affinity and concord. | AVK4.323x, DWNP_v1#08 p.005-006, KHF.288, KHAB.204 (214), KHTB1.213, KHTP.161 | SW_v02#18 p.003-006, SW_v06#15 p.120 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Supreme tribunal; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0240 | Words spoken at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-15 | 840 | Persian | سه هفته است که من در دوبلین هستم در حقیقت دوبلین جای بسیار خوشیست جای بسیار | For three weeks have I dwelt in Dublin, which is, in truth, a most delightful place, a place most pleasing [3.5s] | AVK4.325bx, AVK4.331bx, AVK4.332x, AVK4.340ax, KHF.088, KHAB.365 (371), KHTB2.202, NJB_v03#15 p.002 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Praise and encouragement; Proofs for the existence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11499 | 20 | mixed | اعراب کلمات مبارکه بقاعدهٴ عربیّه جائز ، آیات صحیحه را باید ترتیل نمود نه آیات مشکوکه که احتمال غلط از کاتب دارد | The placing of diacritical marks upon the blessed words according to the rules of Arabic grammar is permissible; the authentic verses should be intoned, not those that are doubtful and may contain scribal errors [3.5s] | AVK4.029.02x | Call to action; Law of Huququ'llah; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3279 | 30 | Persian | البته کارکنان چون در کارخانه با کمپانی شرکت حاصل نمایند از قبل خود نفوسی برای مشورت انتخاب خواهند کرد و یقین است آنکه مایه بیشتر سهم بیشتر دارد | Verily, when workers establish partnership with the company in the factory, they shall of their own accord choose souls for consultation, and it is certain that whoso possesseth a greater portion shall have a greater share [3.5s] | AVK4.346.02 | Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05370 | 180 | Persian | ذکر من لدنا الی امه من اماء الله لتشکر ربها و تکون مستقیمه فی حبها بعد الذی | A remembrance from Our presence unto a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God, that she may render thanks unto her Lord and remain steadfast in her love after that which [3.5s] | INBA15:298b, INBA26:300b, NLAI_BH1.024 | AVK4.417ax | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11507 | 20 | Arabic | فسوف یفتح ما غلق و یفتق ما رتق و یدخل من منع و یفرق من جمع و یسهل ما عسر | Erelong shall that which was sealed be opened, and that which was tightly woven be unraveled, and he who was denied entry shall come in, and that which was gathered shall be scattered, and that which was difficult shall be made easy [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.027 | AVK4.417b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11487 | 20 | mixed | در ارض زوراء از قلم اعلی این کلمهٴ علیا جاری و نازل سوف یرتفع النعاق فی اکثر الدیار | In the Land of Mystery this most exalted Word hath been revealed from the Most Sublime Pen: Erelong shall clamorous cries resound in most lands [3.5s] | AVK4.421bx | Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00435 | 1620 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی من فی الانشاء بظهور آثار قلمه الاعلی و اودع فی حقایق | Praise be to God, Who hath revealed Himself unto all created things through the manifestation of the traces of His Most Exalted Pen, and hath deposited within the realities [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#001, , NLAI_BH4.105-113 | AVK4.421cx, YMM.421x | Belief and denial; Call to action; Idolatry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00363 | 1840 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی توحد بسلطان وحدانیته و تفرد بملیک فردانیته الذی کان مقدسا عن | Praise be to God Who hath singled Himself out through the sovereignty of His oneness and distinguished Himself through the dominion of His uniqueness, Who hath ever been sanctified from [3.5s]... ...Lo, through His pervasive Will, He hath built the House of His Cause on the foundation of utterance and the basis of exposition | BLIB_Or11097#015, , NLAI_BH4.065-074 | AVK4.422x, AVK4.424x, AVK4.425x, MAS8.138ax, MAS8.138bx, ASAT3.243x, MYD.012x | ADMS#138x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Hands of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00971 | 850 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن شرب رحیق الوحی و اعترف بما نطق به لسان العظمه انه لا | This tablet is revealed from The Realm on High to the one who has born witness to that which was revealed by The Tongue of Grandeur | BLIB_Or15712.297, | AVK4.429ax, LHKM1.165, LMA2.016 | NYR#129 | Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00094 | 4580 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی سخر من فی الانشاء بنغمات قلمه الاعلی و به نفخ فی الصور و | Praise be unto God, Who hath subdued all within creation through the melodies of His Most Exalted Pen, and through it hath caused the Trumpet to be sounded [3.5s] | INBA19:361, INBA32:310, INBA41:156x, BLIB_Or15717.158, | AVK4.429bx, AVK4.429cx | Goodly deeds; actions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2989 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 50 | Persian | جمال مبارک ذکر خراسان را میفرمودند که این امر مبارک آنجا نشر خواهد یافت همه | The Blessed Beauty made mention of Khurasan, saying that this blessed Cause would be diffused throughout that land, wholly and entirely [3.5s] | AVK4.434.02 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1035 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29 | 300 | Persian | عشق اباد محال خوب مرکزی است مرو در زمان قدیم مرکز خراسان بود | Ishkabad is now a good center. In the past, Merv was the center | AVK4.434.06x | DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.133-134 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02241 | 400 | mixed | یا ایها الشارب رحیقی من ید عطائی و یا ایها الطائر فی هوائی و یا ایها المحترق | O thou who drinkest the pure wine from the hand of My bounty, O thou who soarest in Mine atmosphere, O thou who art consumed [3.5s] | INBA15:427, INBA26:430 | AVK4.437cx, MAS4.035, MUH3.265-266, ASAT1.144x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01014 | 820 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را لایق و سزاست که بعنایت اسم اعظم کوثر علم | Praise be unto the Desired One of all worlds, Who through the grace of the Most Great Name hath made to flow the Kawthar of knowledge [3.5s] | INBA41:092 | AVK4.439.09x | Hands of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04277 | 170 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس نظم سریر جهانبانی و انتظام دیهیم حکمرانی بقوه آسمانیست | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! The stability of every throne... the most honored government | AVK4.441, PYM.116-117x | SW_v14#08 p.245, ADMS#065i06x | Christian doctrine and practice; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11483 | 20 | mixed | انقلابات در ایران متتابع و عقبه دارد احبّا باید در نهایت سکون و قرار و وقار سلوک و حرکت نمایند | The upheavals in Iran follow one upon another and have far-reaching consequences; the loved ones must conduct themselves with the utmost composure, steadfastness and dignity [3.5s] | AVK4.443.08x, SHYM.061 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04076 | 180 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه مفصل شما چند روز پیش قرائت گردید حال از عدم مجال جواب | O Herald of the Covenant! Your detailed letter was read a few days ago. Now, owing to lack of time, a reply cannot yet be rendered [3.5s] | AVK4.445x, TABN.042b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01586 | 310 | mixed | ای سمندر نار فاران الهی در مدت سیر و حرکت در صفحات امریک فرصت تحریر لحظه و | O divine Flame of the heavenly Mount Paran! During thy sojourn and movement throughout the regions of America, the opportunity for inscribing even a moment [3.5s] | AVK4.450x, AYBY.381 #062, KHSH09.007, TRZ1.082, TRZ1.357, MSHR2.195x, MUH1.0288 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09305 | 80 | Persian | در خصوص ارض طا آنچه بشارت شده بعد تحقّق خواهد یافت امّا در خصوص نهر رین هرچند | Concerning the Land of Ta, whatsoever hath been promised shall in time be fulfilled; but as to the Two Rivers [3.5s] | AVK4.457ax, AVK4.459.06x, MAS9.040x | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00209 | 2780 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی نطق حین استوائه علی عرش الظهور انه لا اله الا انا المهیمن | Praise be to God Who, upon His ascendancy to the Throne of Revelation, proclaimed: "Verily, there is no God but Me, the All-Protecting." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#025, | AVK4.457bx, AVK4.457cx, MAS8.140bx, MAS8.141ax, TABN.246bx, PYK.032-032x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09719 | 100 | mixed | یا ورقتی و یا امتی ذکرت در ساحت مظلوم مذکور و این لوح مبارک نازل تا چشمت | O My Leaf and O My Handmaiden! Thy remembrance hath come before the Wronged One, and this blessed Tablet hath been sent down that thine eye [3.5s] | AVK4.461c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10673 | 70 | Arabic | هو المقتدر علی ما یشاء بقوله کن فیکون ان الخادم الفانی یصیح امام وجه العالم الی در فقرهٴ نزاع دولتین ارادة الله چنین تعلق گرفته | He is the All-Powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His Word "Be" and it is! Verily, this evanescent servant proclaimeth before the face of the world that concerning the matter of conflict between two governments, the Will of God hath thus been ordained [3.5s] | AVK4.462-463 | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00110 | 4020 | mixed | این ایام در هر حین مفاد کلمه مبارکه نجعل اعلیهم اسفلهم و اسفلهم اعلیهم ظاهر | In these days, at every moment, the import of the blessed words "We shall make their highest ones their lowest ones, and their lowest ones their highest ones" is manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15733.152, | AVK4.462ax, MAS8.056x, MAS8.059ax, MAS8.118ax, MAS8.169ax, MSBH7.499-501x, NSS.106x, FRH.025-026x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2064 | Words spoken in 1915 in Akka | 130 | Persian | من آنچه باید بروم در جمیع اطراف و اکناف فریاد بزنم زدم در جمیع شهرها ندا | I who must needs journey forth to every region and corner have raised My call and issued My summons in all cities [3.5s] | AVK4.463.03 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0994 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-03-01 | 310 | Persian | من در جمیع کنائس و مجامع بصوت بلند فریاد میزدم که ای قوم عالم انسانی در خطر است | In the loudest voice, I cried out in all the synagogues, and churches: O people! The world of humanity is in peril | AVK4.464.08, KHH1.178-179 (1.249-251) | KHHE.259-260, DAS.1915-03-01, BSR_v13 p.091 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00763 | 1030 | mixed | الحمد لمن زین العالم بطراز العلم و به اوضح صراط العمل و اظهر ما یرتفع به | Praise be unto Him Who hath adorned the world with the ornament of knowledge, whereby He hath made clear the path of deeds and revealed that which exalteth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.040, | AVK4.468x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03845 | 190 | mixed | در خصوص اجتماع سلاله اسراایل در اورشلیم بموجب نصوص انبیاء سوال نموده بودید | You have asked Me a question with regard to the gathering of the children of Israel in Jerusalem in accordance with the prophecy. | AVK4.469x, RHQM2.1169-1170 (638) (393), MAS2.022-023, QT108.086 | LOG#1677x, BSTW#192 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Outward and inward meanings; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2558 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 80 | Persian | اینکه جمال مبارک فرمودند سلالهٴ اسرائیل تحریر خواهند شد این بیان مبارک در وقتی بود | Concerning that which the Blessed Beauty hath uttered regarding the lineage of Israel, that it shall be recorded - this blessed utterance was made at a time [3.5s] | AVK4.471.10 | Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11487 | 20 | Persian | ای سلیل جلیل ابراهیم عنقریب ملاحظه فرمائی که وعدهٴ الٓهیّه در حقّ سلالهٴ ابراهیم بالاخصّ تحقّق یابد و فرح رخ بگشاید | O illustrious scion of Abraham! Soon shalt thou witness how the divine promise concerning the seed of Abraham shall be fulfilled in particular, and joy shall unveil its face [3.5s] | AVK4.472x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05695 | 170 | Persian | ای علی طرف عنایت بآن جناب متوجه بوده لو لا هذا ما ظهر منک | O 'Alí! The gaze of loving-kindness hath ever been directed towards thee; were it not for this, naught would have been manifested from thee [3.5s] | AVK4.473.02x, MAS4.019ax, PYM.273bx, KHMT.143x | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03751 | 250 | Persian | یا حسین یک ندا از ملکوت بیان مرتفع شد و آن بیان مدل و مشعر بود بر آنچه در امکان | O Husayn! A call was raised from the Kingdom of Utterance, and that utterance did signify and give proof of whatsoever existeth in the realm of possibility [3.5s] | INBA45:208, BLIB_Or15715.034a, | AVK4.473.11x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04068 | 230 | mixed | کتابت لدی العرش حاضر و طرف الله بان ناظر طوبی لک بما وفیت میثاق الله و عهده | Thy letter is present before the Throne, and the eye of God is fixed thereon. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast remained faithful to the Covenant and Testament of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#110, | AVK4.475bx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06461 | 150 | mixed | انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بانوار هدایت منور باشی و بنار سدره ربانیه مشتعل | God willing, thou hast ever been and wilt ever remain illumined by the lights of guidance and enkindled with the fire of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#183, | AVK4.476cx | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00806 | 1000 | mixed | Translation List | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان و منزه از وصف و تبیان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که | Sanctified praise, transcending utterance and speech, and hallowed beyond description and exposition, befitteth Him Who is the Object of all creation [3.5s]... ...It behooveth whosoever willeth to journey for the sake of God, and whose intention is to proclaim His Word and quicken the dead | AVK4.477.04x, AYI2.134x, AYI2.136x, AYI2.137x, AYI2.138x, AYI2.139x, PYB#143 p.03x | TDH#057.5x, ADMS#331x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hands of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01514 | 570 | mixed | Translation List | حمد محبوب علی الاطلاق را که بفضل واسع و رحمت منبسطه احبای خود را بر حبش | Praise be to the Best-Beloved of all things, that through His abounding grace and plenteous mercies, He hath made His loved ones firm in their love of Him | BLIB_Or03116.096r, , BLIB_Or11096.174, , BLIB_Or15710.007b, | AVK4.477bx, LHKM1.180, MAS8.069x, MAS8.165x, PYB#134 p.03x, ANDA#56 p.03, YMM.299x | ADMS#301 | Importance of community building; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH07796 | 130 | mixed | قلم قدم میفرماید ای امه الله حمد کن مالک امم را که از ید الطاف اسم اعظم خمر | The Ancient Pen proclaimeth: O handmaid of God! Render praise unto the Lord of Nations, that from the Hand of bounties of the Most Great Name, the wine [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#202, , BLIB_Or15696.035a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.118b, | AVK4.477cx | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0665 | The Perfect Human Sentiments and Virtues: Words spoken on 1911-11-23 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | شما باید بسیار مسرور باشید و شکر کنید که در چنین | You should all be very happy and thankful to God for the great privilege that is yours. This is purely a spiritual meeting! | AVK4.478.08x, KHAB.195 (205), KHTB1.201 | PT#36 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01197 | 360 | mixed | ای فرع جلیل سدره مبارکه اریاح مخالف سراج میثاق را احاطه نموده است و امواج نقض ... امر عظیم است عظیم و مقاومت و مهاجمهٴ جمیع ملل | O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! The winds of opposition have surrounded the Lamp of the Covenant, and the waves of violation [3.5s]... ...How great, how very great is the Cause! How very fierce the onslaught of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth. | INBA88:208 | AVK4.478cx, PYB#224 p.41, RAHA.130-131 | BADM.123x, GPB.354-355x, WOB.017x, COC#1531x, COC#1681x, DWN_v6#03 p.001x, ABCC.111x | Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00927 | 890 | mixed | یا اولیاء در لوح دنیا این کلمات عالیات از مشرق بیان مالک اسماء | O friends! In the Tablet of the World these exalted words have shone forth from the Dayspring of utterance, the Lord of Names [3.5s] | INBA41:085 | AVK4.480.08x, MAS8.114cx | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Call to action; Hands of the Cause; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08672 | 110 | Arabic | ان یا جمال القدم ذکر العباد بما نزل من جبروت الفضل و الاقتدار لعل یستقیمون فی | O Ancient Beauty! Make mention of the servants through that which hath descended from the heaven of grace and power, that haply they may stand firm in [3.5s]... ...Say: whosoever desires to protect himself, let him read this verse at night and at morn | BLIB_Or15725.387c, | AVK4.068.02 | RBB.138x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | LL#491 | |||||||
| BH07662 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک کلشیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت لم یزل کنت … اسئلک اللهم یا الهی بحق اسمک الأعظم البهی الأبهی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I bear witness that all things testify that Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee. From time immemorial Thou hast been... I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Most Great Name, the Resplendent, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | AVK4.068.06 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10273 | 80 | Arabic | Translation List | سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک کلشیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت لم یزل کنت … اسئلک اللهم یا الهی بأن تحفظ حامل تلک الورقة البیضآء | Praised be Thou, O my God, I and all things bear witness that Thou art God, no god is there but Thee. From all eternity | AVK4.068, AHM.208, TSBT.234a, NFF1.025x, ABMK.063 | RBB.138x, RBB.139x, ADMS#019 | almunajat.com [item 31] | Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#512, LL#513 | ||||||
| AB05402 | 150 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List | ربّی و رجائی لک الحمد علی ما انزلت علینا هذه المائدة الرّوحانیّة ... ربّ و رجائی لک الشّکر علی هذه النّعمآء | ...Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord and my Hope, for what Thou hast sent down upon us—this spiritual sustenance | AVK4.069.08x, AVK4.070x, MAS9.074x, MJMJ2.106x, MJMJ2.107ax, MMG2#442 p.486x, MMG2#443 p.487x, NSR_1978.136x, NSR_1978.135ax, NSR_1993.149x, NSR_1993.147bx | TAB.167-168x, BSC.427 #772x, RBB.120ax, RBB.120bx, ADMS#011x, ADMS#012x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3291 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ترانا یا الهی مجتمعین علی هذه المائدة شاکرین لنعمتک ناظرین الی ملکوتک | Thou seest us, O my God, gathered around this table, praising Thy bounty, with our gaze set upon Thy Kingdom. | AVK4.070, MAS5.256, BDA1.310.01 | MHMD1.327, ABCC.308 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1844 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-15 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فی الحقیقه اطفال زینت سفره اند علی الخصوص این اطفال که خیلی ملیحند قلوب اطفال بسیار صاف و ساده است | In reality, children are the ornaments at the table... How can we render Thee thanks, O Lord? Thy bounties are endless and our gratitude cannot equal them.... When in the city of Zor the lamp of his life was extinguished | AVK4.070, MAS5.256, MMJA.010, BDA1.311.07 | MHMD1.329, ABCC.308x | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prayer to be recited at table; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB05603 | 140 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص صلاه تسع رکعات سوال فرموده اید آن صلاه با کتبی از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast inquired concerning the prayer of nine rak'ahs. That prayer, with writings from [3.5s] | AVK4.092.01, GHA.032 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of obligatory prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02900 | 220 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قرار معلوم بعضی از نفوس که از یزدان بیزارند و باهرمن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! According to reports, certain souls who have turned away from the All-Merciful and embraced the Evil One [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and fasting are among the most great ordinances of this holy Dispensation | AVK4.093.05x, RAHA.090, MAS9.080 | BRL_IOPF#2.01x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Law of fasting | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11379 | 30 | Persian | ای یار روحانی بدان که مناجات و صلوت فرض و واجب است و از انسان هیچ عذرى مقبول نه مگر | O spiritual friend! Know thou that prayer and supplication are incumbent and obligatory, and no excuse shall be accepted from any soul [3.5s] | AVK4.093.09 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06076 | 130 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Translation List | ای بنده بهاء نامه پارسی باهنگ عراقی تاثیر الحان حجازی داشت و نشئه عراقی داد | O servant of Bahá! Thy Persian missive possessed the melody of Iraq and the influence of Hijazi strains, imparting the exhilaration of Iraqi tones [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written concerning obligatory prayer. Such prayer is binding and mandatory for everyone | INBA17:019 | AVK4.094.02x | BRL_IOPF#2.12x, ADMS#292x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB05101 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده صادق حق جناب تیرانداز نامه شما را پرواز داد تا بدست اینعبد پر عجز و | O faithful servant of the Truth, Jinab-i-Tirandaz hath caused thy letter to soar until it reached the hands of this most humble [3.5s] | INBA87:110, INBA52:109 | AYT.010-011x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0366 | Words spoken on 1919-03-09 | 650 | Persian | امروز روز بسیار مبارکیست متبرک و متیمن است طلوع انوار صبح هدی است | Today is a most blessed Day, sanctified and auspicious; it is the dawning of the effulgent rays of the Morn of Guidance [3.5s] | AYT.113 | Apocalyptic imagery; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02162 | 410 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | لوح من لدنا الی لیله فیها لاحت السموات و الارض من نیر به انار من فی العالمین | This is a Tablet We have addressed unto that night wherein the heavens and the earth were illumined by a Light that cast its radiance over the entire creation | INBA08:619, INBA35:001, BLIB_Or15706.117, , BLIB_Or15714.003, | AYT.012, GHA.388, NSR_1993.093, ABMK.038, DLH3.392, AMB#40 | DOR#40 | NIKNAK, B. Rezaei | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#169 | |||||
| BBU0001 | Farewell address to the Letters of the Living | 750 | Persian | Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living; Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The | Báb, Speech to the Letters of the Living | ای یاران عزیز من شما در این ایام حامل پیام الهی هستید خداوند شما را برای مخزن اسرار خویش انتخاب | O my beloved friends! You are the bearers of the name of God in this Day. You have been chosen as the repositories of His mystery | AYT.147 | DB.092-094, CHH.015-017 | A. Youssefi, E. Crofts, E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2), SKY, Zannetta [track 3] | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| BH01928 | 460 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | قد نطق اللسان باعلی البیان و نادت الکلمه باعلی الندآء الملک لله خالق السماء و | Lo, the Tongue of Glory hath called aloud and the Word of God hath cried out, proclaiming: The Kingdom is God’s | BLIB_Or11095#101, | AYT.180, GHA.371x, NSR_1993.107, AMB#28 | DOR#28 | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Praise and encouragement; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#149 | ||||||
| BH11569 | 10 | Arabic | هو الباقی ان الورقة العلیا سمعت ندآء سدرة المنتهی و طارت الیها ١۲٩٩ | He is the Everlasting. Verily this exalted leaf hearkened to the Call of the Tree beyond which there is no passing and winged her flight towards it. 1299 | AYT.027, KHAF.181 | AFNAN.117 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00889 | 920 | mixed | Days of Remembrance | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جمعت احبائک فی عیدک الاعظم الذی فیه تجلیت باسمائک الحسنی | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having gathered together Thy loved ones to celebrate Thy Most Great Festival | AYT.313, ASAT4.401x, OOL.B202, AMB#17 | DOR#17, DAS.1915-04-29n | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Hospitality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ROB3.053, LL#223 | |||||||
| BH04229 | 220 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا یوم من ایام عیدک الرضوان و فیه زین محل من السجن | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is one of the days of Thy Riḍván Festival whereon a corner of this prison hath been decked forth | AYT.317, AKHA_134BE #02 p.61, OOL.B204, AMB#19 | DOR#19 | almunajat.com [item 25] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH05004 | 190 | mixed | ای ورقه سدره انشاء الله بعنایت رحمت رحمانی و نیسان مکرمت سبحانی متمسک بسدره | O Leaf of the divine Lote-Tree! God willing, through the tender mercies of the All-Merciful and the showers of heavenly bounty, mayest thou be firmly attached to the Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA51:253, BLIB_Or11096#097, , BLIB_Or15710.068, , KB_620:246-247 | AYT.032, RHQM1.280-281 (345) (206-207), KHAF.186, OOL.B179c | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01104 | 760 | mixed | و اینکه از عید اعظم سؤال شده بود اول آن بعد از انقضای سی و دو ٣٢ یوم از عید صیامست ... مرقوم فرموده بودند مع چند نفس بعد از توجه ممنوع شده | And concerning what was asked about the Most Great Festival, its commencement is after the passing of thirty-two days from the Festival of Fasting... they had written that together with several souls, after their attention, they were forbidden [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.056.04x, , NLAI_BH4.076.09-078x | AYT.322x, AYT.347x, GHA.360a, GHA.387b.09-10x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1261 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-21 | 250 | Persian | در سال دو نقطه اعتدال است که آفتاب از افق آن طلوع مینماید | May this Naw-Ruz be a blessing to all the friends! In the year there are two equinoxes in which the hours of the day and the height are equal. | AYT.347-348, KHH1.196-197 (1.275-276) | KHHE.286-287, DAS.1915-03-21 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0065 | Baha’u’llah: Words spoken on 1911-11-07 in Paris | 1430 | Persian | Paris Talks | امروز میخواهم قدری از مصائب جمال مبارک برای شما بیان کنم | I will speak to you today of Baha'u'llah. In the third year after the Bab had declared his Mission, Baha'u'llah, being accused by fanatical Mullas | AYT.372-378, AADA.046-048x, KHAB.131 (142), KHTB1.116 | PT#25 p.071 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BB00017 | Sahifiy-i-'Adliyya = Risaliy-i-'Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Root Principles) | 13500 | Persian | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Gate of the Heart | Sahifiy-i-Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Root Principles) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. حمد و سپاس وصف جمال ذاتی است که لم یزل بوده یگانه فرد بدون وجود شیئ با او و لایزال بکینونیة خود | Praise and thanksgiving befit that Essential Beauty Who hath been from time immemorial single and alone, with naught existing alongside Him, and Who everlastingly endureth in His own Being [3.5s]... ...The supporters of the “oneness of existence” have joined partners with God through their testimony of existence… Since the Ancient of Days created mankind for the purpose of apprehending the power shining within themselves | INBA82:134-205, INBA_3006C:097-, , INBA_5010C:012-082, , INBA_6011C:001-077, , INBA_6012C.265-299x, , PR03.214v27-228r05, PR17.000v-044v, IOM.091, KB_adliyya, HBH_sahifadl, BYC_adliyya, AEWB.136-141x, | AYT.039x, AVK1.030.09x, AVK1.075.10x, AVK1.099-100x, AVK1.103-104x, AVK1.322.07x, AVK2.102.15x, AVK2.167.14x, AVK2.334.11x, HNMJ.093-096x, OOL.A014 | BAPT.017-018x, BAPT.026-039x, TAME, BLO_PT#216.021x, GOH.191-192x, GOH.196-197x, GOH.207x, GOH.218-219x, GOH.222x, GOH.225-232x, GOH.235x, GOH.252x, MNP.047x, MNP.057x, HURQ.BB52x, BLO_PT#079.1.1x, BLO_PT#079.1.3x, BLO_sazedj#02 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's love for His own Essence; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | 2 | * | - | NSS.036-038, AHDA.453.5, MMAH.045?, MMAH.058, SRC.042, SRC.068-070, SRC.197, GOH.032-033, GOH.217-236 | |||
| BH02783 | 320 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Tablet Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Commemorating His Birth; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | قد جاء عید المولود و استقر علی العرش جمال الله المقتدر العزیز الودود طوبی لمن حضر | The Birthday Festival is come, and He Who is the Beauty of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the All-Loving, hath ascended His throne | AYT.045, GHA.391, NSR_1993.096, AKHA_124BE #01 p.a, ABMK.036, NJB_v05#15 p.1, AMB#43 | DOR#43, BLO_PT#166 | E. Mahony, almunajat.com [item 24] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH01010 | Lawh-i-Mawlud | 820 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | Lawh-i-Mawlud (Tablet of the Birth) | ان یا ملا الغیب و الشهود ان افرحوا فی انفسکم ثم استبشروا فی ذواتکم بما ظهر | O concourse of the seen and the unseen! Rejoice with exceeding gladness in your hearts and souls, for the night hath come for the harvesting of the ages | INBA08:622 | AYT.048, MAS4.343, RHQM1.578-578 (706) (433x), OOL.B059, OOL.B206, AMB#42 | DOR#42 | R. Yazhari | Tablet in honour of the birthday of Bahá’u’lláh, celebrating ‘the harvesting of the ages and the gathering up of past cycles’ and announcing the dawning of the morn of divine revelation. | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | * | GSH.174 | |
| AB10319 | 60 | Persian | اگر از اینعالم جسمانی این غصن مقطوع گردد و او را قش بر زمین | ...Fear not if this Branch be severed from the material earth and cast aside its leaves | AYT.525a, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007 | WOB.148x, SW_v08#15 p.207 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09607 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء مستر و مسیس بوش بارض مقدس وارد شدند و ارمغان خوشی | O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Mr. and Mrs. Bush have arrived in the Holy Land and brought joyous tidings [3.5s]... ...O ye beloved of the Lord! In this mortal world, nothing whatsoever endureth. The peoples of the earth | AYT.525bx, BBBD.623 | BBBD.624-625x, SW_v13#09 p.236-237x, PAB.026x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02869 | 220 | Persian | ای احباء وقتى میاید که از بین مفارقت میکنم آنچه باید بکنم کرده ام تا اندازه ای که | Friends, the time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done. I have served the Cause of Baha’u’llah to the utmost of my ability | AYT.526, YHA2.982 | GPB.309x, BNE.061x | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01716 | 510 | Arabic | Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II (Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám); Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám (Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II) | ان یا معشر العشاق تالله هذه للیله ماظهر مثلها فی الامکان و ان هذا لفضل من | O concourse of ardent lovers! By the righteousness of God, this is a night the like of which hath never been witnessed in the world of creation | INBA51:114, INBA73:002, BLIB_Or15696.181f, , KB_620:107-108x | AYT.055, OOL.B205, AMB#44 | DOR#44, BLO_PT#157 | unknown | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| AB09778 | 70 | Arabic | الهی و ملجای و ملاذی و معتمدی اسئلک بشمس فلک رحمانیتک و نیر سماء وحدانیتک | O my God, my Refuge, my Shelter, and my Trust! I beseech Thee by the Sun of the firmament of Thy mercy and the Luminary of the heaven of Thy oneness [3.5s] | BSHN.140.098, BSHN.144.098, MJMJ3.047, MMG2#141 p.159, MHT2.184a | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08000 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و طلب مغفرت بجهت امة الله والده گردید الهی الهی ان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and forgiveness was sought on behalf of the handmaiden of God, thy mother. O my God, O my God [3.5s] | INBA85:120a | BSHN.140.100x, BSHN.144.100x, MHT2.150b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06969 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای ورقه شجره تقدیس سلیل جلیل مانند طیور قدس اوج اعلی گرفت و بفردوس ابهی پرواز | O leaf of the Tree of Holiness! Thine illustrious son hath soared, even as the birds of sanctity, to the highest heaven, winging his flight unto the Abhá Paradise | BSHN.140.101, BSHN.144.101, MHT2.143a | ADMS#333 | Angels; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05501 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران | O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s] | INBA17:251 | BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05055 | 150 | Persian | ای امه الله و ابنه امته اگرچه آن طیر حدیقه محبت بگلشن باقی شتافت و بگلزار | O handmaid of God and daughter of His maidservant! Though that bird of the garden of love hath winged its flight to the eternal paradise and to the rose-garden [3.5s] | BSHN.140.103, BSHN.144.103, MHT1b.171, MHT2.143b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02657 | 230 | Persian | ای بقایای ان نفس مقدس آن جان پاک از اوج اعلای افلاک در ملکوت ابهی ناظر بشماست | O ye remnants of that sanctified soul! From the highest celestial heights that pure spirit gazeth upon you from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.104, BSHN.144.104, MHT2.128, NANU_AB#13x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07230 | 110 | Persian | Translation List | ای بخشنده مهربان کنیزی در نهایت خضوع و خشوع و عجز و زاری و تضرع و بیقراری | O Thou Bountiful and Loving Lord! A handmaid of Thine hath—in the utmost submissiveness and humility, in profound helplessness and lamentation, in ardent supplication and restlessness—returned unto the threshold | BSHN.140.105, BSHN.144.105, MHT2.149 | ADMS#334 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08493 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی اعفر وجهی بتراب الذل لعزه فردانیتک و اطلب الغفران لعبدک الذی | O my God, O my God! Thou seest me prostrating my face in the dust of abasement before the glory of Thy oneness, seeking forgiveness for Thy servant who [3.5s] | BSHN.140.106, BSHN.144.106, MHT2.083 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07986 | 100 | Persian | ای پروردگار آمرزگار رفعت زیرک این طفل کودک سراج محفل بود و مرغ خوش الحان آن | O Lord, All-Forgiving! This sagacious child, Raf'at, was the lamp of the gathering and its sweet-singing bird [3.5s] | INBA16:124 | BSHN.140.107, BSHN.144.107, PYK.306, MHT2.154a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01224 | 350 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و جاذب القلوب و ستار لکل مذنب ولو خاض غمار | O Lord! Thou Who art the Forgiver of sins, the Dispeller of sorrows, the Attractor of hearts, and the Concealer of every sinner, even should he be immersed in an ocean of transgressions [3.5s] | BSHN.140.112, BSHN.144.112, MHT2.137, NJB_v11#19 p.344 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11007 | 50 | mixed | ای ورقهٴ مقدّسه از مصیبت آن نهال حدیقهٴ رحمانی گریه مکن مویه منما آن نهال بیهمال | O sacred leaf! Over that sapling of the garden of the All-Merciful, weep not, neither lament thou [3.5s] | BSHN.140.115x, BSHN.144.115x, MHT2.068x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01396 | 330 | mixed | ای دو مومن موقن اموری در اینجهان فانی ظهور و بروز نماید که بظاهر سبب هیجان | O ye two assured believers! Affairs shall arise and become manifest in this mortal world which outwardly cause agitation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.116, BSHN.144.116, MHT2.140 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10144 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتلیه مصابه هر چند مصیبت دهماء بود و رزیه صماء چه که مفارقت ام حنون | O afflicted and grief-stricken leaf! Though the calamity be dire and the tribulation severe, for it is separation from a loving mother [3.5s] | BSHN.140.119, BSHN.144.119, KNJ.043c, MHT2.153a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02822 | 230 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و غایه منائی ان عبدک الخاضع لسلطنتک الخاشع لعظمتک المومن بک و | O Lord, my Hope and ultimate Aspiration! Verily, Thy servant, submissive before Thy sovereignty, lowly before Thy grandeur, believing in Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.127, BSHN.144.127, MHT2.136 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04226 | 170 | Arabic | البهاء المتلئلا من افق الکبریاء و الثناء الطیب الذکی المعطر لکل الارجاء علیکم | The effulgent splendor emanating from the horizon of grandeur and the sweet, fragrant praise pervading all regions be upon you [3.5s] | BSHN.140.129, BSHN.144.129, MHT2.134 | Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04554 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک بصمیم قلبی و هویه روحی بکورا و اصیلا و اضع وجهی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I commune with Thee from the depths of my heart and the essence of my spirit, at dawn and eventide, and I lay my face [3.5s] | BSHN.140.131, BSHN.144.131, MHT2.186 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02873 | 220 | Persian | ای امه الله از قرار مسموع از دست ساقی قدر جرعهاای در نهایت تلخی آشامیدی و زهر | O handmaiden of God! It hath been reported that from the hand of the Cup-Bearer of Fate thou hast quaffed draughts of utmost bitterness [3.5s] | BSHN.140.133, BSHN.144.133, MHT2.195, NANU_AB#57 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02857 | 220 | Arabic | اللهم یا سابق الرحمه و یا سابغ النعمه و غافر الحوبه تغفر للخطاه و تبدل | O Lord, Thou the Precursor of Mercy and the Dispenser of Bounty, the Pardoner of transgressions, forgive Thou the sinners and transform [3.5s] | BSHN.140.135, BSHN.144.135, MHT2.192 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03238 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء قسم بجمال حق که ملا اعلی لسان بستایش شما گشوده و | O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I swear by the Ancient Beauty that the Supreme Concourse hath loosed its tongue in praise of you [3.5s] | BSHN.140.143, BSHN.144.143, PYB#230 p.50, MHT2.091 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04333 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله محفلی آراسته دارید و بخدمت کلمه الله و احبای الهی در نهایت | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, ye have an assembly well-ordered and adorned, and are engaged in service to the Word of God and the beloved ones of the Lord [3.5s] | BSHN.140.145, BSHN.144.145, MHT2.121b | Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03908 | 180 | mixed | ای احبای الهی اگر چه از سنان و سهام قضا در این مصیبه کبری دریای خون در قلب و | O ye loved ones of God! Though from the spears and arrows of fate, in this most great calamity, a sea of blood surgeth in the heart [3.5s] | INBA88:316 | BSHN.140.149, BSHN.144.149, MHT2.132 | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04235 | 170 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت تعلم تعلق فوادی و حب قلبی باحبائک و کیف اناجیک فی جنح اللیالی | O my God, my God! Thou knowest the attachment of my heart and the love of my soul for Thy loved ones, and how I commune with Thee in the dark hours of night [3.5s] | BSHN.140.151, BSHN.144.151, MHT2.131 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04744 | 160 | mixed | Translation List | ای دردمند بی مانند هر چند در بستر بیماری گرفتاری و در بیمارستان بلایاء اسیر | O thou who art in pain yet without peer! Afflicted in the sickbed though thou be, captive to a myriad sorrows and troubles | BSHN.140.153, BSHN.144.153, MSHR1.098, MSHR4.338-339, MHT2.119 | ADMS#088 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03429 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی و کنیزان حق اگرچه این مصیبت دل را بگدازد و جان را افسرده نماید | O divine friends and handmaidens of the True One! Though this tribulation melteth the heart and causeth the soul to languish [3.5s] | BSHN.140.155, BSHN.144.155, MHT2.118 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02274 | 260 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه و امة الله المومنه مصیبت وارده سبب حزن قلوب طاهره گردیده و فی | O assured leaf and faithful handmaid of God! The calamity that hath befallen hath caused grief to pure hearts and [3.5s] | BSHN.140.159, BSHN.144.159, MHT2.074 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03897 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک المستجیر بباب رحمتک و المستعین بک فی عتبه رحمانیتک المستغیث | O my God, O my God! Verily, Thy servant who seeketh refuge at the gate of Thy mercy, and beseecheth Thy help at the threshold of Thy compassion, imploreth Thy succour [3.5s] | BSHN.140.165, BSHN.144.165, MHT2.082 | Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05937 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اخفض جناحی و اتذلل علی تراب العبودیه لعزه الوهیتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I lower my wing and humble myself upon the dust of servitude before the glory of Thy Divinity [3.5s] | BSHN.140.173, BSHN.144.173, MHT2.194 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04103 | 180 | mixed | ای نهال جویبار رضا آن حدیقه غلبا و روضه رضوی و فردوس مزین رضاء بملکوت ابهی | O sapling beside the stream of contentment, thou who art that verdant garden and celestial meadow, that paradise adorned with the glory of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.174, BSHN.144.174, MHT2.073 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08860 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتاق نیر آفاق غم مخور کریه مکن مویه منما ناله مفرما نوحه مجو انشاء الله | O thou who yearnest for the Luminary of the horizons! Grieve not, weep not, wail not, neither raise thy voice in lamentation, nor seek to mourn, God willing [3.5s] | INBA84:527 | BSHN.140.176, BSHN.140.253, BSHN.144.176, BSHN.144.253, MHT2.102 | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08485 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک المومنه بایاتک الموقنه بکلماتک المبتهله الی ملکوتک و | O my God, O my God! Verily, this maidservant of Thine, who believeth in Thy signs, is assured of Thy words, and imploreth Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.177, BSHN.144.177, MHT2.190 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08397 | 100 | Arabic | رب رب ان امتک الطیبه الروحانیه ودعت الحیاه الدنیا و ودعت ذوی القربی و قصدت | O Lord, O Lord! Verily, Thy pure and spiritual handmaiden hath forsaken this earthly life, bade farewell to her kindred, and directed her steps toward [3.5s] | INBA17:014 | BSHN.140.178, BSHN.144.178, MHT2.197 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06558 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد من عبادک قد رضع من ثدی هدایتک و استظل فی ظل عنایتک و تذکر | O my God, O my God! This is a servant of Thy servants who hath been nurtured from the breast of Thy guidance, and hath taken shelter beneath the shade of Thy tender care, and hath remembered [3.5s] | BSHN.140.180, BSHN.144.180, MHT2.196 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05349 | 150 | Persian | ای یادگار شهدای سبیل الهی ملاحظه فرما که آن نفوس مقدسه چگونه ترک دنیای فانی | O thou remnant of the martyrs in the path of God, behold how those sanctified souls forsook this fleeting world [3.5s] | BSHN.140.182, BSHN.144.182, MHT2.155, NANU_AB#17 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07296 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صبور الهی هر چند مصیبت مادر مهربان عظیم است و فرقت یاران و دوستان و | O patient servant of God! Though the calamity of thy loving mother is grievous indeed, and separation from friends and loved ones [3.5s] | BSHN.140.183, BSHN.144.183, KNJ.023b, MHT2.152 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08479 | 90 | Arabic | اللهم یا غفور و یا ودود و یا عفو و یا مشکور ان عبدک الشکور قد وقف فی عتبه | O Lord! O Thou Forgiving One, All-Loving, Ever-Pardoning, All-Praised! Verily Thy grateful servant hath paused at Thy threshold [3.5s] | BSHN.140.185, BSHN.144.185, MHT2.078 | Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09499 | 80 | Persian | ای مصیبت دیده مصائب و رزایا را پیش از مصیبت ملیک غیب و شهود تاثیر و نمودی بود | O thou who art sorely tested! Before this calamity from the King of the seen and unseen realms, afflictions and tribulations had their effect and significance [3.5s] | BSHN.140.187, BSHN.144.187, TABN.198a, MHT2.154b | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06007 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد سالت عبراتی و طالت زفراتی و اشتدت حسراتی شوقا للقائک و انجذابا | O my God, my God! My tears have flowed copiously, my sighs have grown lengthy, and my pangs of longing have intensified, all out of yearning to meet Thee and be drawn unto Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.189, BSHN.144.189, MHT2.130 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06550 | 120 | Arabic | اللهم انی اکب بوجهی علی الترباء متضرعا الی ملکوتک الاعلی ان تغفر لامتک التی | O Lord! With my face pressed to the dust, I supplicate before Thy most exalted Kingdom that Thou wouldst forgive Thy handmaiden who [3.5s] | BSHN.140.190, BSHN.144.190, MHT2.148b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10984 | 50 | mixed | ای موقنهٴ بآیات اللّه جزع و فزع منما و گریه و زاری مکن روی مخراش و سرشک چشم گریان | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! Yield not to grief and distress, neither give way to lamentation and weeping. Rend not thy face, nor let tears stream from thine eyes [3.5s] | BSHN.140.191x, BSHN.144.191x, MHT2.069ax | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10005 | 70 | Persian | ای صبور شکور محزون مباش و لئالی سرشک از چشمه چشم مپاش راضی بقضا باش و رخ | O patient and grateful one! Be not sorrowful, and shed not the pearls of thy tears from the fountain of thine eyes. Be thou content with His decree, and turn thy face [3.5s] | BSHN.140.192, BSHN.144.192, KNJ.024c, MHT2.150a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02458 | 250 | Persian | پروردگارا آمرزگارا توای مهربان توای خداوند عظیم الغفران ما جمله سراپا قصوریم | O Lord, O Forgiver! Thou art the Compassionate One, Thou art the Lord of infinite forgiveness. We are all utterly encompassed by our failings [3.5s] | INBA85:213 | BSHN.140.193x, BSHN.140.327x, BSHN.144.193x, BSHN.144.325x, MHT1b.247, MHT2.148ax | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07960 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حق عبدالبهاء ناله و فغان ترا استماع نمود و با تو همراز گشت و هم آواز | O servant of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath hearkened unto thy cries and lamentations, and hath become thy confidant and fellow-voice [3.5s] | BSHN.140.194, BSHN.144.194, MHT2.124a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06595 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله صبر و سکون از خصائص اماء رحمانست تعجیل مکن ان الله مع الصابرات | O handmaid of God! Patience and tranquility are among the characteristics of the maidservants of the All-Merciful. Make thou no haste, for verily God is with those who are patient [3.5s] | BSHN.140.195, BSHN.144.195, MHT2.146, KHML.319-320 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07861 | 100 | Arabic | اناجیک یا الهی و انت المناجی لکل راجی من ملکوت الاسرار و ادعوک ان تغیث امتک | I commune with Thee, O my God, and Thou art the One to whom every supplicant turneth from the Kingdom of mysteries, and I beseech Thee to succor Thy handmaiden [3.5s] | BSHN.140.196, BSHN.144.196, MHT2.135 | Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10811 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اشتعلت بنار محبتک و استجارت | O my God, O my God! This handmaiden among Thy handmaidens hath been drawn by the fragrant breaths of Thy holiness, and been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, and hath sought refuge [3.5s] | INBA21:011 | BSHN.140.197, BSHN.144.197, MHT2.070a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10962 | 50 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبد متضرّع الی جبروت الجلال و متوسّل بعتبتک المقدّسه فی الغدوّ و الآصال منقطع الیک | O my God, O my God! This is a servant who implores before the dominion of Thy glory and supplicates at Thy sacred threshold morn and eventide, detached from all save Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.198x, BSHN.144.198x, MHT2.129ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07352 | 110 | Persian | ای جان مشتاق جانان جان عنصری همدم جهان خاک است و دور از لطافت افلاک جان الهی | O thou spirit athirst for the Beloved! The earthly soul is companion to the world of dust, far removed from the celestial tenderness of the divine spirit [3.5s] | BSHN.140.199, BSHN.144.199, MHT2.120 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08486 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان هولاء عباد لبوا للندآء و اجابوا داعی الحق بقلب طافح بالمحبته و | O my God, O my God! These servants have hearkened unto the Call and have answered the Summoner of Truth with hearts overflowing with love [3.5s] | BSHN.140.201, BSHN.144.201, MJMJ3.017, MMG2#221 p.248, MHT2.184b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09214 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر صبحگاهی با قلب آگاهی بملکوت الهی توجه نما و تضرع کن و بگو | O servant of God! Every morning, with an awakened heart, turn thou to the divine Kingdom, supplicate, and say [3.5s] | BSHN.140.202, BSHN.144.202, MJMJ3.043x, MMG2#382 p.428x, MHT2.126a | Prayer for morning; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08600 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی در فردوس الهی و جنت ابهائی مقامی | O servant of the threshold of the Abhá Beauty, thou hast a station in the divine Paradise and the Abhá Garden [3.5s] | INBA88:161b | BSHN.140.204, BSHN.144.204, MHT2.115 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03690 | 190 | Persian | ای حبیب روحانی بلبل حقیقت از لانه زندان رها یافت و بآشیان ایوان یزدان پرواز | O spiritual beloved! The nightingale of truth hath found release from its prison cage and hath taken flight unto the nest in the divine realm [3.5s] | BSHN.140.205, BSHN.144.205, MHT2.071 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06114 | 130 | Persian | ای پاک جان محزون مباش دلخون مگرد اندوه مدار مجروح مشو عالم خاک منبت خار و | O pure soul, be not sorrowful, neither let thy heart be troubled. Carry not the burden of grief, nor suffer thyself to be wounded. For this world of dust is but a field of thorns [3.5s] | BSHN.140.206, BSHN.144.206, MHT2.122 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07159 | 110 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و الساتر علی العیوب ادرک برحمتک هذین | O Lord, Forgiver of sins, Remover of afflictions, and Concealer of faults, reach these two through Thy mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.207, BSHN.140.250, BSHN.144.207, BSHN.144.250, MHT2.114a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07163 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک الرحمانیه المومنه الموقنه بکلمتک الفردانیه المشتعله بالنار | O my God, O my God! Verily, this faithful and assured handmaiden of Thine, firm in Thy Oneness, is enkindled with the fire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.219, BSHN.144.219, MHT2.145b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03048 | 220 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از مصائبیکه بر شما وارد حزن و الم رخ نمود و سبب تاسف و تحسر | Your letter has been received, and the afflictions which have befallen you have given rise to sorrow and grief [3.5s] | BSHN.140.235, BSHN.144.235, MHT2.093 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02777 | 230 | Persian | ای یار قدیم عبدالبهاء مصائب و بلایا در سبیل الهی موهبت نامتناهیست زیرا نتیجه | O ancient friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Trials and tribulations in the pathway of God are boundless gifts, for their outcome [3.5s] | BSHN.140.237, BSHN.144.237, MHT2.094 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04230 | 170 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی تری عبدک المسکین الذی آمن بنورک المبین و انجذب الی العلیین | O my God! Thou beholdest Thy lowly servant who hath believed in Thy manifest Light and hath been drawn unto the realms on high [3.5s] | INBA85:110b | BSHN.140.238, BSHN.144.238, MHT2.185b, YIA.238-239 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06038 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | ای امه الله محزون نباش دلخون نباش بعنایت جمالقدم روحى | O handmaid of God! Be not sad, neither do thou grieve. Be content with the bounty of the Ancient Beauty | INBA55:365 | BSHN.140.239, BSHN.144.239, MHT2.113 | ADMS#208 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB05957 | 140 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس چون شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود قوه جاذبه | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! When the Sun of Truth dawned from the horizon of sanctification, the power of attraction [3.5s] | BSHN.140.241, BSHN.144.241, MHT2.090 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06565 | 120 | Arabic | الهی و غفار ذنوبی انی اتوسل الیک و اتضرع بین یدیک و اتشبث بذیل غفرانک و ابتهل | O my God and Forgiver of my sins! I entreat Thee and humbly supplicate before Thy presence, clinging to the hem of Thy forgiveness and imploring [3.5s] | INBA87:033, INBA52:033 | BSHN.140.242, BSHN.144.242, MHT2.080b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06351 | 130 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدی دست دعا بدرگاه خدا بلند نما و شکرانه بکن که ای پروردگار | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Raise thy suppliant hands unto the threshold of God and render thanks, saying "O Lord!" [3.5s] | BSHN.140.243, BSHN.144.243, MJMJ3.066x, MMG2#132 p.148x, MHT2.099 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06496 | 130 | Arabic | یا ربی الرحمن المتجلی من افق الغفران قد ارتحلت امتک ضیاء المنتسبه الی عبدک | O my Lord, the Most Merciful, Who hast manifested from the horizon of forgiveness! Verily, Thy handmaiden Ḍíyá', who was affiliated with Thy servant, hath ascended unto Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.244, BSHN.144.244, MHT2.183 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06901 | 120 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله از جهان بیزار شو و از آنچه در اوست در کنار شمع آفاق شو | O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! Be thou detached from the world and all that is therein, and draw nigh unto the candle of the horizons [3.5s] | BSHN.140.245, BSHN.144.245, MHT2.100 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02939 | 220 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای رب غفور این طیور شکور را تن اسیر قبر مطمور گردید و جان به بیت معمور پرواز نمود | O forgiving Lord! These birds that sang Thy praise left their mortal remains buried in desolate tombs | BSHN.140.246, BSHN.144.246, MAS9.039, MHT2.067a, NANU_AB#03, QUM.069, QUM.153 | BRL_FIRE_AB#03 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05994 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الخطاء و عافی الذنوب و الاثام تغفر من تشاء برحمتک الواسعه | O Lord, the Forgiver of transgressions and the Pardoner of sins and iniquities, Thou dost forgive whomsoever Thou willest through Thy boundless mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.248, BSHN.144.248, MHT2.112 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09038 | 90 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک ان تغفر لعبدک المتصاعد الیک المتذلل | O Lord and my Hope! I humbly beseech Thy Kingdom of mercy to forgive Thy servant who, in utter lowliness, hath ascended unto Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.249, BSHN.144.249, MHT2.111 | unknown | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08510 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله الراضیه المرضیه از وقوع این مصیبت کریه مکن مویه منما و رخ مخراش و | O handmaid of God, content and well-pleasing! Make thou no lamentation at the advent of this grievous calamity, neither rend thy countenance [3.5s] | BSHN.140.252, BSHN.144.252, MHT2.108a | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08623 | 90 | Persian | Translation List | ای پروردگار مهربان این کسان بنده آستانند و در نهایت صدق و راستی و درستی جام | O Thou loving Provider! These souls are servants at Thy Threshold, conducting themselves with the utmost sincerity, rectitude, and righteousness | BSHN.140.254, BSHN.144.254, MJMJ3.070a, MMG2#394 p.441, MHT2.121a, YARP2.253 p.221 | ADMS#335 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10211 | 70 | Persian | پاک یزدانا دلهای پریشان را التیام بخش و افکار بیچارگانرا | O Pure God! Heal Thou the troubled hearts and the thoughts of the helpless ones [3.5s] | BSHN.140.255, BSHN.144.255, MHT2.153b | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09085 | 90 | Arabic | یا من تمسک بذیل الکبریاء طوبی لنفس استنشق رائحه الوفاء من حدیقه الکبریاء و | O thou who clingest to the hem of glory! Blessed is the soul that hath inhaled the fragrance of faithfulness from the garden of grandeur [3.5s] | INBA88:184 | BSHN.140.256, BSHN.144.256, MHT2.164 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04560 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر الغفران علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر یا منائی بما | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged upon the people of rebellion, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou my heart's Desire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.257, BSHN.144.257, MHT2.072b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04512 | 170 | mixed | ای یاران و خویشان آن متصاعد الی الله هنگام جوش دلهاست و خروش جانها و استماع | O friends and kindred of him who hath ascended unto God! Now is the time for hearts to stir and souls to cry out, and for ears to hearken [3.5s] | INBA21:140b | BSHN.140.258, BSHN.144.258, MHT2.092 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07285 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده حق نظر بملکوت ابهی کن و توجه بجبروت اعلی و مناجات نما ای پروردگار ای | O servant of Truth! Fix thy gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom, and turn thy thoughts to the Supreme Concourse, and commune, saying: "O Lord..." [3.5s] | INBA88:185a | BSHN.140.259, BSHN.144.259, MHT2.142 | Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07448 | 110 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص مجید پدر بزرگوارت در مدت حیات در سبیل نجات سلوک مینمود | O scion of that illustrious personage! Thy noble father, during his earthly sojourn, did tread the path of salvation [3.5s] | INBA85:068 | BSHN.140.260, BSHN.144.260, MHT2.070b, MSBH10.149 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06812 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله دراین خاکدان که بنیان هستی بنیادش بر شفا جرف ها راست و محن | O Lamp of the Love of God in this dusty world, where the foundation of existence resteth upon the brink of tribulations [3.5s] | INBA17:261 | BSHN.140.263, BSHN.144.263, MHT2.067b | Existence; immortality of the human soul; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06004 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی بکل عجز و ابتهال و تضرع و تخشع و تذلل و انکسار اناجی الی ملکوت | O my God, my God! With utter weakness and supplication, with earnest entreaty and humility, with lowliness and self-effacement, do I commune with Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA17:053 | BSHN.140.264, BSHN.144.264, MHT2.089 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07472 | 110 | Persian | ای شیدائی روی دلبر معنوی هر عاشقی سر معشوقی دارد و هر دلداده ای پریشان موی | O thou who art ardent for the face of the spiritual Beloved! Every lover yearneth for the head of his Beloved, and every enkindled soul hath disheveled tresses [3.5s] | BSHN.140.266, BSHN.144.266, MHT2.066 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Pain of love; love as veil; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04360 | 170 | mixed | ای دل بسته عالم بالا و ملا اعلی آنچه بچشم ظاهر مشهود و موجود از عالم پست و | O heart, bound unto the realms above and the Supreme Concourse, whatsoever is visible and manifest to the outward eye in this nether world [3.5s] | INBA13:064b, INBA88:349 | BSHN.140.268, BSHN.140.444, BSHN.144.268, BSHN.144.438, HDQI.272, ANDA#36 p.04, MHT1a.071, MHT1b.029, MHT2.165, YIK.289a | Material and spiritual existence; two books; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03433 | 200 | Persian | ای سالک راه حقیقت مشقت دیدی زحمت کشیدی معرض صدمات شدی و مورد شماتت اعدا | O seeker of the path of truth! Thou hast endured hardship and toiled arduously. Thou hast become the target of afflictions and the object of the reproaches of thine enemies [3.5s] | BSHN.140.269, BSHN.144.269, MHT1b.207b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01849 | 290 | mixed | ای یاران باوفا آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از معانی انجذابات روحانی | O faithful friends! What ye had penned hath been perused, manifesting spiritual attractions [3.5s] | BSHN.140.271, BSHN.144.271, MHT1b.204, MHT2.097, QUM.152-153, QUM.187 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01491 | 320 | Persian | ای دو برادر چون فرقدان درخشنده و تابان نور حقیقی در عالم خلق پرتو محبت الله | O ye two brothers! Like unto the Twin Stars ye shine forth and radiate, the light of Truth casting its rays of divine love throughout the world of creation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.273, BSHN.144.273, MHT1b.197, QUM.256 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03219 | 210 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه هر چند مصیبت وارده آتش جانسوز است و تیر جگردوز ولی حکمت قدیمه و | O steadfast leaf! Though the calamity that hath befallen thee is a soul-consuming fire and a heart-piercing arrow, yet the ancient wisdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.275, BSHN.140.299, BSHN.144.275, ANDA#71 p.33, MSHR3.030, MHT1b.142, MHT1b.196 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04634 | 160 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و مظاهر و مطالع مواهب غیرمتناهی افاض علیکم محبوبکم من افقه | O ye beloved of God and manifestations and dawning-places of His infinite bounties, may your Beloved shower upon you from His horizon [3.5s] | BSHN.140.279, BSHN.144.279, MHT1b.193 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03661 | 190 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان میفرماید ثم اورثنا الکتاب الذین اصطفینا من عبادنا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verses of the Qur'án it is proclaimed: "Then We caused those of Our servants whom We had chosen to inherit the Book." [3.5s] | INBA85:440 | BSHN.140.281, BSHN.144.281, MHT1b.182 | Exhortations and counsels; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02119 | 270 | Persian | ای یادگارهای آن نفس مقدس مبارک جناب سمی حضرت مقصود الحمد لله بمقصود رسیدند و | O ye remnants of that blessed and sacred soul, his honor Samí, namesake of the Most Great Beloved! Praise be to God, they have attained their goal [3.5s] | INBA85:432 | BSHN.140.283, BSHN.144.283, TSS.174, MHT1b.180b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04234 | 480 | mixed | Translation List | اللهم یا مقدر الامور و الشئون فی ملکه بقوله کن فیکون و یا من قدر البلاء... ای یاران عبدالبهآء نفوس مقدّسی از احبّآء با سرور | O friends of ʻAbdu’l-Baha! With boundless joy, sanctified souls from among the believers hastened to the field of sacrifice | INBA85:051 | BSHN.140.285x, BSHN.144.285x, MHT1a.184x, MHT1b.176x, NANU_AB#29x | ADMS#091 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB03626 | 190 | Persian | ای بندگان یزدان و اماء رحمان قریب غروب است و آفتاب رو به افول و عبدالبهاء بیاد شما | O ye servants of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The sun is nigh unto setting, the orb of day declineth, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá remembereth you [3.5s] | INBA85:044b | BSHN.140.287, BSHN.144.287, MJMJ2.065ax, MMG2#185 p.212x, MHT1b.174 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03511 | 200 | mixed | ای یاران این عبد نهایت سرور از خدمات مشکوره و مشهوره شما حاصل نموده زیرا فی | O friends! This servant hath attained the utmost joy from your praiseworthy and renowned services, for [3.5s] | INBA17:166 | BSHN.140.289, BSHN.144.289, MHT1b.164 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04489 | 170 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی گویند که انسان ایت رحمن و مطلع اعظم بخشایش حضرت یزدانست این | O true friend! It is said that man is the sign of the All-Merciful and the supreme dawning-place of the grace of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:173, INBA17:043, INBA59:242b | BSHN.140.291, BSHN.144.291, MHT1b.156 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03903 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی لم ادر بای لسان اتضرع الیک و بای قلب ابتهل بین یدیک و اعلم حق الیقین | O my God, my God! I know not with what tongue I may supplicate Thee, nor with what heart I may entreat before Thy presence, though I know with absolute certitude [3.5s] | BSHN.140.301, BSHN.144.299, MHT1a.182, MHT1b.140 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04256 | 170 | Persian | ای امه الله قرین محترم از ید ساقی عنایت شربت شهادت نوشید و بقربانگاه عشق | O handmaiden of God, thy revered companion hath drunk the cup of martyrdom from the hand of the Cupbearer of bounty, and at the altar of love [3.5s] | INBA85:256 | BSHN.140.303, BSHN.144.301, MHT1a.176, MHT1b.134 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04472 | 170 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر حکایت کنند اسکندر رومی جهانگشا بود و کشورستان و چون از | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! It is related that Alexander of Rome was a conqueror of the world and subduer of countries. And when [3.5s] | INBA55:145, INBA59:232a | BSHN.140.307, BSHN.144.305, ANDA#58 p.42, MAS5.047, MHT1a.108, MHT1b.066 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04836 | 160 | Persian | ای مصاب بمصیبت کبری مصائب و رزایاء سخت است چه که شفقت سبب حرقت از فرقت است | O thou who art afflicted with the most great calamity! Grievous indeed are the trials and tribulations, for compassion causeth anguish through separation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.311, BSHN.144.309, MHT1b.053, NANU_AB#46 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03203 | 210 | Persian | ای مورد مصیبت کبری مصائب و احزان از هر جهت ترا احاطه نمود و مشقت عظمی از برای | O thou who art beset by dire calamity! Afflictions and sorrows have encompassed thee from every side, and great tribulation hath been ordained for thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.313, BSHN.144.311, MHT1a.077, MHT1b.035 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02776 | 230 | mixed | ای یار قدیم آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی واضح و معلوم گشت شکایت از مشقت نموده بودید | O ancient friend! That which thou didst write became clear and evident. Thou didst complain of hardship [3.5s] | INBA17:141 | BSHN.140.317, BSHN.144.315, MHT1a.067, MHT1b.025 | Call to action; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02751 | 230 | mixed | ای مظهر امتحانات الله نفوس بشریه در این خاکدان ترابی بر دو قسمند و مقسوم بر | O Manifestation of God's tests, human souls in this dust-heap of earth are of two kinds and divided [3.5s] | INBA85:103 | BSHN.140.319, BSHN.144.317, MHT1a.065, MHT1b.023, MUH2.1120 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04517 | 170 | Persian | ای یزدان مهربان جمیع بشر را از یک سلاله خلق فرمودی تا اعضای یکخاندان گردند و بندگان | O Compassionate God! Thou hast created all humanity from a single lineage, that they might become as members of one family and as Thy servants [3.5s] | BSHN.140.321, BSHN.144.319, ANDA#14 p.73, MHT1a.051, MHT1b.009, BNEP.114, MMJA.028 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05200 | 150 | mixed | ای راضی بقضای الهی مصائب و رزایاء هر چند مصاعب و بلایاست لکن اگر تفکر و تدبر | O thou who art resigned to the divine decree! Though calamities and afflictions be grievous trials and dire tests, yet if thou shouldst ponder and reflect [3.5s] | INBA17:053 | BSHN.140.325, BSHN.140.465, BSHN.144.323, MHT1a.095, MHT1b.163 | Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04060 | 180 | mixed | ای مستشرق انوار هدی از ملکوت اعلی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحاتی | O thou who art illumined by the effulgent rays of guidance from the Supreme Kingdom! That which thou hadst written was perused [3.5s] | BSHN.140.333, BSHN.144.331, MHT1b.210 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09574 | 80 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه زکیه چه تسلی اعظم از اینست که آن طیر وفا در فروع سدره منتهی | O pure and sanctified leaf! What greater solace is there than that this bird of faithfulness dwelleth in the branches of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BSHN.140.335, BSHN.144.333, MHT1b.170b | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0184 | Address to the Baha'is and others at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-07 | 940 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اول باید ثابت کنیم که از برای وجود فنائی نیست زیرا فنا عبارت از تفریق اجزاء مرکبه است | We must first prove that there is no annihilation in creation. | BSHN.140.336, BSHN.144.334, MAS5.058, MHT1b.044, KHTB2.207, BDA1.179.10 | SW_v19#10 p.306-308, MHMD1.195-198, PN_1912_heh p039 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||
| AB09600 | 80 | Persian | ای یار عبدالبهاء چشمه خورشید عنایت پرجوش است چشمت روشن باد و از این فیض رحمت | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The fountain of the Sun of bounty surgeth forth; may thine eyes be illumined, and mayest thou partake of this grace [3.5s] | BSHN.140.343, BSHN.144.341, MHT1b.207a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08953 | 90 | Persian | Translation List | ای ورقه مطمئنه از فوت پسر مکدر مباش و اشک مریز محزون مگرد مغموم مشو زیرا آن | O well-assured leaf! Grieve not the death of thy son. Shed thou no tears—sorrow not, neither be thou sad | BSHN.140.347, BSHN.140.363, BSHN.144.345, BSHN.144.361, MHT1b.020a, MHT1b.206 | ADMS#161 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10054 | 70 | Persian | ای کوکب افق انجذاب اختران آسمان هر چند دری و درخشنده اند لکن گاهی در اوج و گهی | O star of the horizon of attraction! Though the stars of heaven are luminous and brilliant, yet at times they reach their zenith and at times [3.5s] | BSHN.140.351, BSHN.144.349, MHT1b.209a | Love of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09518 | 80 | Persian | ای منتسبین فائز برفیق اعلی هر چند آن مقرب درگاه کبریاء بجوار رحمت کبری شتافت | O ye who are related to him who attained the Supreme Companion! Though that near one to the Threshold of Glory hath hastened to the precincts of Most Great Mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.355, BSHN.144.353, MHT1b.212b | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10532 | 60 | Persian | Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | ای شمع افروخته اگرچه افروختن خوش است ولکن سوختن خوشتر چه که در این سوختن جان | O Lighted Candle! Though enkindlement be sweet, yet sweeter still is consuming oneself, for in this burning lies the soul [3.5s] | INBA85:099a | BSHN.140.359, BSHN.144.357, MHT1b.242b | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08357 | 100 | Persian | ایتها الورقه النورانیه هر چند مصیبت رزیه عظمی بود و بلیه کبری ولی آنورقه | O illumined Leaf! Though grievous was this supreme calamity and dire this greatest of tribulations, yet that Leaf [3.5s] | BSHN.140.371, BSHN.144.369, MHT1a.178, MHT1b.136, MHT2.069b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04837 | 160 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن | O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s] | INBA17:188 | BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07796 | 110 | Persian | یا من آمن بالله و صدق بکلماته آنچه در عرصه وجود است عاقبت فانی و مفقود مگر | O thou who hast believed in God and testified to His words! Whatsoever existeth in the realm of being is destined ultimately to perish and vanish, except [3.5s] | INBA13:200 | BSHN.140.384, BSHN.144.379, MHT1b.161 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08139 | 110 | Persian | ای ضجیع آن بصیر شهیر بی نظیر چه خوش طالع و خوش بخت و خوش سیرت بودی که قرین آن | O companion of that renowned and peerless Seer! How fortunate and blessed in character wert thou to be the consort of that [3.5s] | INBA85:257 | BSHN.140.387x, BSHN.144.382x, TISH.512-513, MHT1b.242ax | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07227 | 110 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن بنده مقرب درگاه الهی آنمرغ چمنستان هدایت بگلستان حقیقت شتافت | O ye descendants of that servant near to the Divine Threshold, that bird from the meadow of guidance hath winged its flight to the rose-garden of truth [3.5s] | BSHN.140.388, BSHN.144.383, PYB#039 p.12, MHT1b.223 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08255 | 100 | Persian | ای موید آسمانی خداوندیرا بستا که تاییدش ابدیست و بخششش سرمدی بنده موید را | O heavenly-confirmed one! Praise be to God, whose confirmations are eternal and whose bounties are everlasting [3.5s] | INBA85:325a | BSHN.140.390, BSHN.144.385, MHT1b.180a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07639 | 110 | Persian | ای وجه منور بنور محبت الله در سبیل الهی سالک و چالاک شو و آهنگ معارج افلاک | O countenance illumined by the light of God's love! Be thou swift and agile in the pathway of God, and wing thy flight unto the celestial heights [3.5s] | INBA85:055 | BSHN.140.391, BSHN.144.386, MHT1b.177 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07194 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله از صعود آن ورقه طیبه فغان آغاز مکن و کریه و زاری منما محزون مشو | O handmaid of God! Begin not to lament the ascension of that pure leaf, neither give way to weeping and wailing. Be thou not sorrowful [3.5s] | INBA85:104 | BSHN.140.394, BSHN.144.389, MHT1b.052 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08831 | 90 | mixed | ای گمگشته بادیه محبت الله از خدا بخواه که در این مدت قلیله از عمر دنیای بی وفا | O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God, beseech Him that in this brief span of life in this faithless world [3.5s] | BSHN.140.396, BSHN.144.391, MHT1b.199 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06392 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه محترمه از صعود ولد عزیز محزون مباش مغموم مگرد صبر و سکون خواه و تسلیم | O honoured leaf! Be not sorrowful nor grieved at the ascension of thy cherished son. Seek thou patience and serenity, and be resigned [3.5s] | BSHN.140.397, BSHN.144.392, MHT1b.170a | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07207 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله مطمئن بفضل حضرت یزدان باش و مسرور بموهبت حضرت رحمان که رشته تعلق | O handmaid of God! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the Lord God, and rejoice in the bestowals of the All-Merciful, for the cord of attachment [3.5s] | BSHN.140.398, BSHN.144.393, MHT1b.190 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03477 | 200 | Persian | ای مظهر بلایاء و رزایاء اگر چه جام بلا را از ید ساقی قضا نوشیدید و بمصیبت | O Manifestation of Trials and Tribulations! Though thou hast drunk the cup of tribulation from the hand of the Cup-bearer of destiny and through affliction [3.5s] | BSHN.140.399, BSHN.144.394, MHT1b.237 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08863 | 90 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره انسانیه تا چند در این خاکدان ترابی نفوس انسانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Humanity! How long wilt thou tarry in this earthen realm of human souls [3.5s] | BSHN.140.400, BSHN.144.395, MHT1a.125, MHT1b.083 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06862 | 120 | mixed | ای متعلقان آن موقن بالله چشمی بملکوت ابهی باز کنید و با راز او انباز گردید و | O ye who are attached to that one firm in the Faith of God! Open your eyes unto the Abhá Kingdom and become partakers of His mysteries [3.5s] | INBA85:115 | BSHN.140.401, BSHN.144.396, MHT1b.178 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06997 | 120 | Persian | ای یار مهربان چون نیر اعظم از افق حقیقت طلوع نمود انوار اسرار چنان پرتوی بر | O kind friend! When the Most Great Luminary dawned from the horizon of Truth, the lights of mysteries shed such radiant beams [3.5s] | BSHN.140.402, BSHN.144.397, MHT1b.187 | Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06510 | 130 | Persian | یا من اصابته مصیبه کبری نفوسیکه بانفاس مقدسه اسم اعظم و روح مسیح جمال قدیم | O thou who hast been struck by a most grievous calamity, thou whose soul is touched by the sacred breaths of the Most Great Name and the Spirit of Christ, the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:114 | BSHN.140.403, BSHN.144.398, PYB#226 p.07, MHT1b.245 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00730 | 460 | Persian | ای پروردگار این نفوس دوستان تواند و این جمع یاران تو و این انجمن پریشان تو از | O Lord! These souls are Thy friends, this company Thy companions, this assembly the scattered flock of Thy dominion [4o] | INBA17:170 | BSHN.140.404, BSHN.144.399, MJMJ2.053, MMG2#187 p.213, MHT1b.165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09608 | 80 | mixed | اللّهمّ یا الهی انّی اتضرّع و ابتهل الی ملکوت غفرانک و جبروت عزّک و اقتدارک ان تدرک هؤلاء بعفوک | O my God! I earnestly beseech and supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy forgiveness and the Dominion of Thy glory and power, that Thou mayest embrace them in Thy pardon [3.5s] | BSHN.140.405x, BSHN.144.400x, MHT1a.047x, MHT1b.005x, QUM.072, QUM.161b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06170 | 130 | Persian | ای حاتم دیار شوق و اشتیاق حاتم طاای درهم و دینار و اسب و بختی و دیبا و | O Hatem of the realms of ardor and longing, thou art even as Hatem-i-Tai in thy bestowal of coins and treasures, of steeds and fortune, of silks and precious things [3.5s] | BSHN.140.407, BSHN.144.402, MHT1b.221 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05287 | 150 | Persian | ای منتسبین حضرت عطار آه و فغان منمااید و اندوه و احزان مخواهید هر چند از مصیبت | O ye who are associated with His Holiness 'Attar, give voice not to sighs and lamentations, neither seek ye sorrow and grief, though misfortune [3.5s] | BSHN.140.408, BSHN.144.403, MHT1b.236 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05497 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان هذا عبد ربیته فی حضن عنایتک و حجر موهبتک حتی نشاء فی ظل الطافک و | O my God, my God! This is a servant whom Thou didst nurture in the cradle of Thy tender care and the bosom of Thy bounty until he was raised beneath the shade of Thy favors [3.5s] | BSHN.140.409, BSHN.144.404, MHT1b.043 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06367 | 130 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در این عصر مجید و قرن سعید که آفتاب انور جهان الهی شرق و | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God in this glorious age and blessed century, when the resplendent Sun of the divine world shineth forth from the East [3.5s] | BSHN.140.412, BSHN.144.406, MHT1b.222 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06387 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه روحانیه از صعود آن طیر آشیان الهی بحدائق باقیه مکدر مباش و متلهف مشو | O spiritual leaf! Be not sorrowful or distressed at the ascension of that divine bird to the eternal gardens [3.5s] | BSHN.140.413, BSHN.144.407, MHT1b.239 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06083 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ات شمامه مشک عنبر بود زیرا رایحه طیبه محبت الله از ان | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was as a perfumed breath of musk and amber, for from it wafted the sweet fragrance of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA85:003 | BSHN.140.414, BSHN.144.408, MHT1b.240 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06796 | 120 | Persian | ای سمی ذبیح حمد حضرت احدیت را که بقربانگاه عشق راه یافتی و بمشهد فدا پی بردی | O thou who art named Zabíḥ! Praise be to the Lord of Oneness that thou hast found thy way to the sacrificial altar of love and hast discovered the place of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA85:111 | BSHN.140.416, BSHN.144.410, MHT1b.244 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07738 | 110 | Persian | Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | پاک یزدانا کل گنه کاریم و تو آمرزگار جمیع جامع عیوبیم و تو کاشف کروب گناه این | O Pure God! We are all sinners, and Thou art the Forgiver; we are all encompassed by faults, and Thou art the Dispeller of sorrows [3.5s] | INBA75:057 | BSHN.140.418, BSHN.144.412, DUR2.156, ADH2.039, ADH2_1#20 p.034, MJMJ1.060, MMG2#249 p.280, MJH.017, MHT1a.060, MHT1b.018 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06646 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده حق آسیاب جهان در گردش است و جمیع خلق مانند دانه نرم و محو از این جنبش | O servant of the True One! The millstone of the world is in perpetual motion, and all created things, like unto grains, are ground and obliterated by this movement [3.5s] | BSHN.140.419, BSHN.144.413, MHT1a.069, MHT1b.027 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05532 | 140 | Persian | ای آزردگان سبیل حضرت یزدان آنچه در راه خدا بر سر اید هیکل وجود انسانرا | O ye who are sorely tried in the path of the Almighty! That which befalleth the human frame in the path of God [3.5s] | INBA85:137b | BSHN.140.420, BSHN.144.414, MHT1b.179, MHT2.129b, KASH.353 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04862 | 160 | Persian | ای مهاجرین از وطن در سبیل الهی هر چند سرگردان شدید و بی سر و سامان شدید صدمات | O ye who have migrated from your homeland in the path of God! Though ye have become wanderers, bereft of home and shelter [3.5s] | INBA17:238 | BSHN.140.421, BSHN.144.415, PYB#238 p.50, MHT1b.152, YFY.081-082 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07074 | 120 | Arabic | رب رب نحن فقراء و انت الغنی الکریم و نحن عجزاء و انت القوی القدیر و نحن اذلاء | O Lord, O Lord! We are poor and Thou art the All-Rich, the All-Bountiful. We are powerless and Thou art the All-Strong, the Almighty. We are abased [3.5s] | BSHN.140.424, BSHN.144.418, ADH2.051, ADH2_1#27 p.044, MJMJ1.001, MJH.055, MHT1a.048, MHT1b.006, NSR_1978.118, NSR_1993.131 | Ahdieh | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08395 | 100 | Persian | خداوندا رحیما کریما عبادت را بسر چشمه حیات ابدی برسان | O Lord, Most Merciful, Most Bountiful! Lead Thy servants to the wellspring of life eternal [3.5s] | BSHN.140.427, ADH2_1#32 p.049, MMG2#293 p.326, MHT1a.061, MHT1b.019 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06938 | 120 | mixed | ای ناظر الی الله الیوم نفوسی در ملکوت ابهی و جبروت اعلی مذکور و معروف که مشرق | O thou who gazest toward God! Today there are souls renowned and mentioned in the Abhá Kingdom and the Supreme Dominion that shine [3.5s] | BSHN.140.428, BSHN.144.422, MHT1a.123, MHT1b.081 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05327 | 150 | mixed | ای نهالهای سبز و خرم بوستان محبت الهی از شدآئد قضا ناله ننمااید و از مصائب و بلایا | O ye verdant and flourishing saplings of the garden of divine love, let not the adversities of fate cause you to lament, nor the trials and afflictions [3.5s] | BSHN.140.430, BSHN.144.424, MHT1a.179b, MHT1b.137b | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05723 | 140 | mixed | ای شیدای روی دلجوی حق این کره خاک آشیان مرغ خاکی و پرنده ظلمانیست لهذا | O ardent lover of the beauteous face of Truth! This earthen sphere is but a nest for earthbound birds and creatures of darkness; therefore [3.5s] | INBA85:546a | BSHN.140.433, BSHN.140.469, BSHN.144.427, BSHN.144.462, MHT1a.180, MHT1b.138, MHT1b.185, DBR.035 | Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06020 | 130 | Persian | ای احبای الهی حمد کنید خدا را که در ظل لواء معقود رب الجنود درآمدید و به بشارات | O beloved ones of God! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the shade of the banner unfurled by the Lord of Hosts, and attained unto the glad-tidings [3.5s] | INBA85:017 | BSHN.140.434, BSHN.144.428, MHT1b.241, KASH.265 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06338 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس در این عرصه تنگ و جهان پر آب و رنگ اگر صد هزار سال درنگ | O thou who art attracted to the holy fragrances! In this narrow arena and this world full of color and allure, shouldst thou tarry a hundred thousand years [3.5s] | INBA59:229b | BSHN.140.436, BSHN.144.430, MHT1a.106, MHT1b.064 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06320 | 130 | mixed | ای معرض مصائب شدیده این مصیبت وارده هر چند رزیه عظمی و بلیه کبری بود ولی صبر و | O thou who art assailed by grievous tribulations! Although this affliction that hath befallen thee is a supreme calamity and a dire ordeal, yet through patience [3.5s] | INBA13:259b, INBA17:102 | BSHN.140.437, BSHN.144.431, MHT1a.096, MHT1b.054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06353 | 130 | Persian | ای مهتز از فیوضات رحمانیه در انجمن عالم ولوله عظیمست و جزع و فزع شدید فریاد و | O thou who art exhilarated by the outpourings of divine grace! In the assembly of the world, a great commotion hath arisen, and dire lamentation and distressful clamor are heard [3.5s] | BSHN.140.438, BSHN.144.432, MHT1a.104, MHT1b.062 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05495 | 140 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا مبرء ضر ایوب و یا دافع الخطوب ارحم | O God, Thou Forgiver of sins, Dispeller of sorrows, Healer of Job's affliction, and Remover of tribulations, have mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.439, BSHN.144.433, MHT1b.051, MHT2.191 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06922 | 120 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله و ثمره آن شجره محبت الله مصیبت کبری و رزیه عظمی هر حزنی را | O thou who art assured of the verses of God and art a fruit of that Tree of Divine Love! The great calamity and grievous affliction surpasseth every sorrow [3.5s] | BSHN.140.440, BSHN.144.434, MHT1a.112, MHT1b.070 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05672 | 140 | mixed | ای دو یار عزیز سرگونی من در این جهان امن و امان و سر و سامان چه کار اید | O two cherished friends! What purpose can my banishment serve in this world of safety and security [3.5s] | INBA17:083 | BSHN.140.441, BSHN.144.435, MHT1a.183, MHT1b.141, MHT2.117, NFQ.017, QUM.149 | Disregarding bodily comfort; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04850 | 160 | Persian | ای منتسبین آنشخص جلیل شکر کنید خدا را که مهتدی بنور هدی و منجذب بملکوت ابهی | O ye who are associated with that glorious personage! Give thanks unto God that ye have been guided by the light of guidance and drawn unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | BSHN.140.442, BSHN.144.436, MHT1b.162 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00751 | 450 | Persian | ای احبای الهی مدتی است که مکاتیب عبدالبهاء مخاطبا للاحباء صدورش فتور یافته | O beloved of the Lord! For a time now, the dispatch of letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to the friends has waned [3.5s] | BSHN.140.443x, BSHN.144.437x, DUR3.168x, DUR1.043x, ADH2_1#39 p.056x, MMG2#003 p.003x, MJH.054x, MHT1a.054x, MHT1b.012x, YBN.058-059 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04666 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده الهی ثروت دنیا مانند تپه های رمل است که بادها هر روز از جاای بجای | O servant of God! The wealth of this world is even as the sand dunes, which the winds do scatter from place to place with each passing day [3.5s] | BSHN.140.445, BSHN.144.439, MHT1b.231 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05669 | 140 | mixed | ای دو مشتاق جمال الهی هر انسان در این جهان بکاری مشغول و بامری مالوف یکی در | O ye who long for the divine countenance! Every soul in this world is occupied with some pursuit and engaged in some endeavour. One is [3.5s] | BSHN.140.446, BSHN.144.440, MHT1b.191 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06213 | 130 | Arabic | ای رب و رب من فی الوجود و مالکی و مالک الغیب و الشهود انی بکل عجز ومسکنه و | O Lord, my Lord of all existence, my Master and Sovereign of the unseen and the seen! With utmost helplessness and poverty I [3.5s] | BSHN.140.449, BSHN.144.443, MHT1a.049, MHT1b.007 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04498 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران حق از عون و الطاف حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که احبای خویش را از جمیع احوال | O friends of Truth! Through the aid and favours of His Holiness the One God, I hope that His loved ones in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA16:128 | BSHN.140.450, BSHN.144.444, MHT1b.022 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03214 | 210 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه اگر چه بحرقت هجران و شدت حرمان مبتلا شدی ولی ناله مکن و | O pure and confident leaf! Though thou hast been afflicted with the anguish of separation and the intensity of deprivation, raise not thy lamentation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.451, BSHN.144.445, MHT1a.177, MHT1b.135 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05783 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتعل بشعلهء نار الله الموقده آنچه بجان بکوشی و بدل بخروشی در | O thou who art ablaze with the flame of the kindled fire of God! However much thou strivest with thy soul and raisest a tumult in thy heart [3.5s] | BSHN.140.453, BSHN.144.447, MHT1a.063, MHT1b.021 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05922 | 140 | Persian | پروردگارا مهربانا این جمع توجه بتو دارند مناجات بسوی تو نمایند در نهایت تضرع | O Lord, O Kind One! This gathering turneth to Thee, offering prayers unto Thee in utmost supplication [3.5s] | INBA75:084 | BSHN.140.454, BSHN.144.448, PYM.049, ANDA#03 p.60, ADH2.018, ADH2_1#08 p.016, MJMJ1.077, MMG2#169 p.194, MJH.029, MHT1a.058, MHT1b.016, NJB_v05#05 p.003 | Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04543 | 170 | Persian | Translation List | آمرزنده و مهربانا این جانهای پاک از زندان خاک آزاد شدند و بجهان تو پرواز | O Thou kind Pardoner! These pure souls have been freed from this earthly prison and winged their flight to Thy realm | BSHN.140.455, BSHN.144.449, DUR1.513, ADH2_6#02 p.167, MMG2#453 p.500, MHT1a.056b, MHT1b.014b, YARP2.674 p.454 | ADMS#187 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05496 | 140 | Arabic | اللهم یا من یحیی الارواح بسریان روح الغفران بعد موتها بالذنب و العصیان و منور | O Thou Who quickeneth the spirits through the flow of the spirit of forgiveness after their death through sin and rebellion, and Who illumineth [3.5s] | BSHN.140.456, BSHN.144.450, MHT1a.050, MHT1b.008, QUM.161a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05677 | 140 | Persian | ای دوست عبدالبهاء قدری در بلایای اولیای سلف نظر نما حضرت سیدالشهداء روح | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Contemplate, if but a little, the tribulations endured by the holy ones of former times, such as the Prince of Martyrs, whose spirit [3.5s] | BSHN.140.457, BSHN.144.451, MHT1a.064 | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04516 | 170 | Persian | ای یزدان پاک این بنده آستان از دل و جان جویان تو بود و در ره محبتت پویان رخش | O pure God! This servant of Thy threshold, with heart and soul, sought after Thee, and in the path of Thy love did gallop his steed [3.5s] | BSHN.140.458, BSHN.144.452, MHT1a.062 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04002 | 180 | Persian | ای دو کنیز خداوند عزیز از فرقت جناب اسمعیل حرقت نجواید و حسرت ننمااید و کدورت | O ye two handmaidens of the glorious Lord! Grieve not at your separation from Isma'il, neither let sorrow overtake you, nor gloom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.461, BSHN.144.455, MHT1b.214 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04811 | 160 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد دلخون منشین اینجهان فانی لایق | O cherished handmaid of the Most Glorious Beauty! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, neither sit thou grief-stricken. This fleeting world is not worthy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.467, BSHN.144.460, MHT1a.173, MHT1b.131 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05851 | 140 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه علیکما بالصبر الجمیل و علیکما بالصبر الجمیل آن ارواح | O assured and confident leaf! Upon thee be gracious patience, and upon thee be gracious patience [3.5s] | BSHN.140.468, BSHN.144.461, MHT1a.174, MHT1b.132 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04747 | 160 | Persian | ای دو بنده الهی جهانرا بنیاد بر باد است و جهانیانرا بپایان بنیان هستی ویران | O ye two servants of God! The world's foundation resteth upon the wind, and the peoples of the world stand at the brink of ruin [3.5s] | BSHN.140.471, BSHN.144.464, DUR4.804, MHT1a.084, MHT1b.042, YARP2.216 p.200 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05007 | 150 | Persian | الحمد لله بتجربه رسیده که زندگانی این عالم را مزیت و حلاوتی نه و گلسان حیات | Praise be to God! Experience hath shown that life in this mortal world possesseth neither merit nor sweetness, and the garden of existence [3.5s] | BSHN.140.473, BSHN.144.466 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05799 | 320 | mixed | ای منتسبان این منادی حق جناب ابن ابهر ترک راحت و حضور نمودند و از وطن مالوف | O ye who are associated with this Herald of Truth! His honor Ibn-i-Abhar hath forsaken comfort and repose, and from his familiar homeland [3.5s] | BSHN.140.477.08x, YIA.414 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07341 | 520 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق مضامین نامه شکرین معلوم و مفهوم گشت هر چه ناله و فغان نماای | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The contents of thy sweet letter became known and understood. Whatsoever lamentation and cry thou mayest raise [3.5s] | INBA79.024 | BSHN.140.479.01x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10230 | 70 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هذه امة موقنه مومنه مطمئنه اقبلت الیک و وفدت علیک و آمنت من | O my Lord and my Hope! Verily this is a community assured in faith, believing, serene, that hath turned unto Thee and drawn nigh unto Thee and believed [3.5s] | BSHN.140.487, BSHN.144.480, MHT1a.179a, MHT1b.137a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07984 | 100 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای مهربان این دوستان معتکف آستانند و این یاران از حرارت محبتت | O Lord, O Compassionate One! These friends are devoutly stationed at Thy Threshold, and these companions are enkindled with the fire of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA75:042 | BSHN.140.497, BSHN.144.485, DUR2.087, ADH2.048, ADH2_1#24 p.041, MJMJ1.050, MMG2#195 p.221, MJH.012a, MHT1a.056a, MHT1b.014a | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07232 | 110 | Persian | ای بلبل خوش آهنگ بانکی از جان و دل بر آر تا صاحبان فرهنگ را حیران کنی و از | O melodious nightingale, raise a cry from heart and soul, that thou mayest astonish the possessors of culture and learning [3.5s] | BSHN.140.523, BSHN.144.511, MHT1b.203 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0114 | Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09 | 1160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن | I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded. | INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x | BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011 | PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011 | S. Tirandaz | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| AB05152 | 150 | Persian | ای ثمره شجره موهبت الله حوادث مصیبت جدیده چون بسمع این آوارگان رسید احزان چون | O fruit of the divine tree of God's bounty! When these grievous new tidings reached the ears of these wanderers, sorrows, like [3.5s] | BSHN.140.529, BSHN.144.517, MHT1a.076, MHT1b.034 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0182 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-07 | 950 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوش آمدید خوش آمدید انسان دو حیات دارد یک حیات جسمانی یک حیات روحانی حیات | Welcome, welcome! Man possesseth two lives: one life physical, one life spiritual [3.5s] | BSHN.140.530x, BSHN.144.518x, MHT1a.126x, MHT1b.084x, BQA.054, KHF.036, KHAB.334 (341), KHTB2.176, NJB_v03#18 p.001 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcending the material condition | - | - | MHMD1.162 | |||||||
| BH10529 | 70 | mixed | الیوم بر کل لازم است بقدر مقدور حقوق الهی را ادا نمایند در سنین معدودات | In this day it behoveth all, according to their means, to discharge the rights of God during these few numbered years [3.5s]... ...In this day it is incumbent upon everyone to meet the obligation of the Right of God as far as it lieth in his power. For a number of years it was not permitted to accept the payment of Huquq | GHA.109x, AMIN.030 | COC#1139x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Law of Huququ'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2846 | Words spoken on 1915-09-08 | 60 | Persian | زن و مرد باید فی الحقیقه رفیق باشند غمخوار یکدیگر باشند موافقنشان از روی حقیقت باشد | Verily, man and woman must in truth be companions, consoling one another, and their concord must be founded upon reality [3.5s] | GHA.160 | Equality of men and women; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07008 | 140 | mixed | بر هر نفسی لازم حین خروج از وطن و قرین خود میقاتی از برای سفر معین نماید و میقات را هر قدر معین | It is incumbent upon every soul, when departing from home and kin, to fix an appointed time for the journey, and this appointed time, to whatever extent determined [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.046ax, , NLAI_BH4.124-124x | GHA.164, GHA.180-181x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05929 | 170 | mixed | و دیگر جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله علیه بهآء ربه مکتوبی باین عبد نوشته بودند از جمله این فقره بود | And furthermore, His honor Áqá Mírzá 'Abdu'lláh - upon him be the glory of his Lord - had addressed an epistle unto this servant, and among its contents was this passage [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.125ax, | GHA.171x | Business; financial; property matters; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03861 | 30 | mixed | اوقاف مختصّه بخيرات قبل از تشكيل بيت العدل بمحفل روحانى كه منزّه و مقدس از شائبه نفسانى است راجع و الّا فلا | O maidservant of God! Praise be unto God that thou didst attend the women's class of instruction and didst acquire knowledge for the teaching work [3.5s] | GHA.222x | House of Justice | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01799 | 490 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی کان و لم یکن معه من شیء و یکون بمثل ما قد کان قد انزل الشرایع و | Praise be to God, Who was when naught else had being beside Him, and Who shall ever remain as He hath been. He hath sent down the laws and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.372, | GHA.243ax | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02497 | 360 | mixed | یا ایها الساکن فی جوار رحمه ربک قد راینا کتابک و قرانا ما فیه ان ربک لهو | O thou who dwellest in the precincts of thy Lord's mercy! We have beheld thy letter and perused that which was inscribed therein. Verily thy Lord is He Who [3.5s]... ...Whatever competent physicians or surgeons prescribe for a patient should be accepted and complied with, provided that they are adorned with the ornament of justice | BLIB_Or15696.105b, | GHA.243bx | COC#1014x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Murder; causing physical harm | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04294 | 220 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی من فاز بمشرق الوحی و مطلع الانوار لیفرح بذکر الله علی | This is an epistle from Us unto him who attained to the Dawning-place of revelation and the Dayspring of lights | BLIB_Or11095#154, | GHA.249n | ADMS#173 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01906 | 460 | mixed | Translation List | ای رحیم کتابت در محضر رب کریم حاضر الحمد لله از فضل حق بساحت اقدس فائز شدی | O Raḥím! Thy letter hath reached the presence of the Generous Lord. Praised be God that, by His grace, thou hast attained the Holy Court | BLIB_Or15719.011b, | GHA.249x, MAS4.166cx, FRH.355-357 | ADMS#183x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH10561 | 70 | mixed | بعد از عرفان حق جل جلاله و استقامت هیچ امری اعظم از تبلیغ نبوده و نیست صدهزار طوبی | After recognition of God, glorified be His majesty, and steadfastness, no deed hath been nor shall be mightier than teaching. A hundred thousand blessings [3.5s] | GHA.254x | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00420 | 1670 | mixed | طوبی لک یا رضا بما سمعت الندآء الاحلی اذا ارتفع من السدره المنتهی باسم ربک | Blessed art thou, O Riḍá, inasmuch as thou didst hearken unto the Most Sweet Call when it was raised from the Divine Lote-Tree in the name of thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.101rx, , BLIB_Or11095#006, , BLIB_Or11096.186, | GHA.259bx, MAS8.009ax, MAS8.164cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09435 | 100 | mixed | ظل ظلیل آن ظلی است که نفوس را از نار نفس و هوی نجات میدهد و راحت میبخشد | The sheltering shade is that shadow which delivereth souls from the fire of self and desire and bestoweth rest [3.5s] | GHA.020.07x, MAS8.019ax | ADMS#199n93x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11522 | 20 | Persian | هر نفسی از او اثار خباثت و شهوت ظاهر شود او از حق | Whosoever manifesteth from himself traces of malice and base desire, verily, he is remote from the Truth [3.5s] | GHA.299.08x, MAS4.168bx | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastity and purity; Idle fancies; lust and passion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04409 | 210 | mixed | ای حسن جمیع عالم از حق بوده و هست و حق جل جلاله جمیع اهل ارض را تربیت فرموده | O Hasan! The whole world hath been and is from God, and God, glorified be His majesty, hath trained all the peoples of the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.218, , BLIB_Or15719.132a, , BLIB_Or15722.160, , Berlin1237#13 | GHA.320a.04-05x, AYI2.357x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11886 | 130 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | از جمله وصایای حتمیّه و نصایح صریحه اسم اعظم اینست که ابواب تأویل را مسدود نمائید | ...One of the binding exhortations and explicit admonitions of the Greatest Name is to close the doors of interpretation… The laws of God regarding fasting and obligatory prayer are absolutely incumbent upon His servants | GHA.341.10x, VUJUD.096x | BRL_IOPF#2.03x, VUJUDE.141-142x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of obligatory prayer; Literal interpretation; Reincarnation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05903 | 170 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و آنچه بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشته بودید نزد مظلوم ذکر نمود | Thy call hath been heard, and that which thou didst write to the servant in attendance before the Throne was mentioned unto the Wronged One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.226b, , BLIB_Or15715.055c, | GHA.341b.08x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02062 | 430 | Arabic | یا احبائی فی الرضوان ان استمعوا ندآء ربکم الرحمن انه یذکرکم فضلا من عنده | O My loved ones in the Ridván! Hearken unto the call of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, He maketh mention of you as a bounty from His presence [3.5s] | GHA.365.12 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11251 | 40 | Persian | جمیع احباء را تکبیر برسانید و از لهو و لعب منع فرمائید خمر محبت حضرت بیمثال | Convey greetings unto all the friends, and forbid them from idle pastimes and diversions - the wine of love for the Incomparable Lord [3.5s] | GHA.431 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Knowledge; recognition of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00350 | 1890 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ستایش ید قدیری را سزاست که علم امانت برافراخت و حکم خیانت برانداخت و بنور | Praise be unto the Omnipotent Hand that hath raised aloft the Standard of Trustworthiness and cast down the decree of treachery, and through the light [3.5s]... ...There are various stages and stations for the Fast and innumerable effects and benefits are concealed therein… In clear cases of weakness, illness, or injury the law of the Fast is not binding | BLIB_Or15717.107, | GHA.436x | BRL_IOPF#1.19x, BRL_IOPF#1.20x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Law of fasting | - | - | |||||||
| BH00624 | 1220 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی الممکنات بالنور الذی سطع و اشرق و لمع و ابرق من افق | Praise be unto God, Who hath manifested Himself unto all created things through the light that hath shone forth, gleamed, radiated and flashed from the horizon [3.5s] | INBA18:083, BLIB_Or15700.088, , BLIB_Or15711.268, | GHA.454a.01x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00132 | Commentary on the Dala'il-i-Sab'ih of the Bab | 3750 | mixed | قد فتح ختم رحیق المختوم باسمی القیوم طوبی لقوم یعرفون انه لکوثر الرحمن ...قوله جل و عز از جمله ادلاء متقنه علم کل شیء است | The seal of the Choice Wine hath been broken through My Name, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed are they that recognize it as the Kawthar of the All-Merciful... His Word - exalted and glorious be He - is among the most perfect proofs of the knowledge of all things [3.5s] | INBA33:001x, BLIB_Or11095#033x, , BLIB_Or11096#011x, , BLIB_Or15722.107x, , NLAI_BH3.222x, BN_suppl.1754.037-042x | GHA.042x, ASAT5.276x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prophecy and fulfillment; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | DB.304-305, SRC.089, LL#178 | |||||||
| BH09364 | 100 | Arabic | Translation List | سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه کیف اراد انه لهو المقتدر المهیمن القیوم هذه ایام الهاء و | Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested Himself of His own volition. He is, in truth, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. These are the Ayyám-i-Há | GHA.043a, TSBT.203, NFF5.001, ABMK.019 | ADMS#022 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10890 | 60 | Persian | و همچنین جمیع را امر فرمودیم که | And likewise have We commanded all that [3.5s] | GHA.074ax | Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10899 | Lawh-i-Ism-i-Jud | 60 | Persian | یا اسم الجود علیک بهائی مکتوب جناب ملا علی عليه بهائی ملاحظه شد جواب باو بنويسيد و از جانب مظلوم اظهار عنايت بکنيد | O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My Glory. The letter from Jinab-i-Mullá 'Alí, upon him be My Glory, was perused. Write a reply and convey to him the loving-kindness of this Wronged One [3.5s] | GHA.085x | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03202 | 280 | mixed | بحر معانی از معین قلم رحمانی در کل احیان جاری و ساریست از حق میطلبیم تشنگان | The ocean of inner meanings, flowing forth from the wellspring of the Pen of the All-Merciful, surgeth and courseth through all times. We beseech God that the thirsting ones [3.5s] | INBA35:133, BLIB_Or15719.034c, | HDQI.101, ABDA.017-018, ANDA#47 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07486 | 130 | Arabic | ان الذکر ینادی من اعلی المقام ینطق و یقول لک الحمد یا اله العالمین بما اظهرت | The Remembrance calleth out from the most exalted station, speaking and saying: "Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the worlds, inasmuch as Thou hast manifested..." [3.5s] | INBA15:261a, INBA26:261b, BLIB_Or15696.068b, | HDQI.103, HDQI.151, ANDA#41-42 p.04 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01719 | 510 | mixed | بشنو بشنو قلم اعلی از اعلی مقام عالم ندا میفرماید ببین ببین نیر برهان از اعلی | Hearken, hearken! The Most Exalted Pen from the loftiest station of the world doth raise its call. Behold, behold! The Sun of proof shineth forth from the heights [3.5s] | INBA15:258b, INBA26:258b | HDQI.104, MAS8.016x, AHB_108BE #07 p.122x, PYK.129, ANDA#45 p.03, LDR.072x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02091 | 420 | mixed | حمد خدا را که صحرای بافضای فصاحترا طی فرموده اید و ارتقی بسموات بلاغت | Praise be to God that thou hast traversed the vast expanse of eloquence and ascended unto the heavens of rhetoric [3.5s] | INBA38:068, INBA36:380, BLIB_Or15722.277, | HDQI.107, MSHR5.336-337 | Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10801 | 60 | mixed | بگو ای عباد مظلوم آفاق در یوم معاد کل را بمالک ایجاد دعوت میفرماید مقصود آنکه | Say: O wronged servants throughout all regions! On the Day of Return, He summoneth all unto the Lord of creation. The purpose is that [3.5s] | INBA18:333, BLIB_Or15716.076.01, | HDQI.109 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Goodly deeds; actions; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00476 | 1520 | mixed | نقطه حمد و جوهر حمد مخصوص ساحت قدس قرب حضرت محبوبی است که برافراخت سموات | The Point of praise and the Essence of thanksgiving belong unto the holy and near Presence of that Best-Beloved Lord Who hath raised up the heavens [3.5s]... ...tribulation upon tribulation...adversaries with one consent...wretchedness...woes at their blackest | BLIB_Or15722.250, | HDQI.110-112, BSHA.081x, AADA.140bx, UVM.064.16x | GPB.117-118x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for nearness to God; Proofs for the existence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01099 | 760 | mixed | شاربان سلسبیل محبت و سالکان بادیه مودت را متذکریم بکلماتیکه قلوب صافیه را | We call to remembrance them that drink from the Salsabíl of love and traverse the wilderness of affection with words that pure hearts [3.5s] | INBA65:218, INBA71:094, BLIB_Or15722.242, | HDQI.118, AYI2.375x, YFY.108-109x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03108 | 290 | mixed | سبحان الله از این ساعت و وقت که جوهر نور قمیص طیور پوشید که شاید در رضوان حب | Glorified be God for this hour and time when the Essence of Light hath donned the garment of celestial birds, that perchance in the paradise of love [3.5s] | INBA38:037, INBA19:006, INBA32:007, INBA36:307a | HDQI.121, ANDA#25 p.03 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06458 | 150 | Persian | انشاء الله در این بهار روحانی از باران نیسان رحمت رحمانی خرم و مزین باشی ای | God willing, mayest thou be rendered joyous and adorned in this spiritual springtime by the vernal showers of the All-Merciful's loving-kindness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#164, | HDQI.122, ANDA#26 p.03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02254 | 390 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی فتح بمفتاح اسمه الاعظم ابواب افئده العالم و عرفهم سبیله | Praise be unto God Who hath, with the key of His Most Great Name, opened the doors of the hearts of all peoples and made known unto them His path [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.024b, | HDQI.124, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.004, ANDA#28 p.03 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09803 | 90 | mixed | Translation List | ایام ایام صیام است و مشرق ظهورات فضل مالک انام از نفسانیت میکاهد و بر روحانیت | These days are the days of fasting, and the dawning-place of the evidences of the grace of God. Fasting reduceth carnal inclinations, and increaseth spiritual tendencies | HDQI.126ax, ANDA#29 p.03x | ADMS#032x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of fasting; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10581 | 70 | Arabic | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انا صمنا بامرک و افطرنا بحبک و رضائک فاقبل منا یا الهی | Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God! We have observed the Fast in conformity with Thy bidding | HDQI.126b, ANDA#29 p.03, OOL.B090.11 | BRL_IOPF#3.03, BPRY.285 | unknown | Law of fasting; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for fasting; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | LL#271 | ||||||
| BH05634 | 170 | mixed | Translation List | اسم وفا را حق جل جلاله دوست داشته و دارد و لازال بنیر این اسم که از افق سماء | God, exalted be His glory, hath ever loved the name Vafá, and from time immemorial His gaze hath been fixed on the Daystar of this name | INBA19:199, INBA32:182a, BLIB_Or15724.200b, | HDQI.127, ANDA#46 p.04 | ADMS#125 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH01945 | 460 | mixed | یا محمد رضا انشاء الله بعنایت محبوب عالمیان فائز باشی و از رحیق بیانش بیاشامی | O Muhammad-Ridá! God willing, mayest thou be aided through the loving-kindness of the Best-Beloved of all worlds, and drink from the choice wine of His utterance [3.5s] | HDQI.128, AKHA_116BE #04-06 p.092, ANDA#31 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03995 | 230 | mixed | ای حبیب زمان زمان کان الله و لم یکن معه من شیء فسوف تجد البعد بمثل ما قد کان | O beloved of the age! There was a time when God was, and there was naught beside Him. Soon shalt thou find remoteness even as it once was [3.5s] | INBA38:252 | HDQI.131, ANDA#30 p.03 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10893 | 60 | mixed | یا ابراهیم باینکلمه مبارکه که بمثابه آفتابست از برای آسمان بیان ناظر باش کن لی | O Ibrahim! Fix thy gaze upon this blessed Word which, like unto the sun in the heaven of utterance, shineth forth [3.5s] | INBA51:037a, BLIB_Or15706.216a, , BLIB_Or15715.087c, , KB_620:030-030 | HDQI.132, FRH.162 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02759 | 320 | mixed | جند الله هم الغالبون این جند در مقام اول و رتبه اولی آیات الله بوده و هست | The hosts of God, they are indeed the triumphant ones. These hosts, in their foremost station and highest rank, have ever been and shall remain the verses of God [3.5s] | HDQI.133, KHSH04.003, ANDA#48 p.01, YMM.244 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hands of the Cause; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03800 | 240 | mixed | اهل الله مخصوص اصلاح عالم و تربیت امم خود را ظاهر نموده اند و بامر حق جل | The people of God have manifested themselves for the reformation of the world and the education of the nations, by the command of God, glorified be His majesty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.013d, | HDQI.009, ANDA#08 p.03 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06989 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان ایام رحمانست و شمس حقیقت بدست خود کوثر لقا عطا میفرماید بشنوید ندای | O friends! These are the days of the All-Merciful, and the Sun of Truth with His own hand bestoweth the Kawthar of reunion. Hearken ye unto the Call [3.5s] | HDQI.139, ANDA#34 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07551 | 130 | mixed | ای دوستان دریای دانائی پیدا و آفتاب بینائی هویدا نیکوست حال نفسیکه سراب او را | O friends! The ocean of divine knowledge hath appeared and the sun of insight hath become manifest. Blessed is the soul that [3.5s] | HDQI.140, ANDA#36 p.03 | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08142 | 120 | Persian | آسمان قدر انسانی به نیر راستی منور است ای اهل بها دانای توانا گیتی را بمثابه | The heaven of human destiny is illumined by the Sun of truthfulness. O people of Bahá, the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful hath fashioned the world as [3.5s] | HDQI.141, ANDA#36 p.03 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00092 | 4660 | mixed | یا حبذا نصره الله علم انه هو المقتدر علی ما یشاء بر اعلی مقام عالم نصب فرمود | O how glorious that God hath raised aloft His ensign, for verily He is the Omnipotent over whatsoever He willeth, and hath planted it upon the most exalted station in all the world [3.5s]... ...The Right of God is an obligation upon everyone. This commandment hath been revealed and set down in the Book by the Pen of Glory. However, it is not permissible to solicit or demand it | INBA15:292ax, INBA26:294x, INBA27:179 | HDQI.142x, GHA.106bx, PYK.130 | COC#1136x | Call to action; Law of Huququ'llah; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08164 | 120 | Persian | جمیع عالم از برای خدمت این یوم مبارک خلق شده اند ای اهل ارض قدر این ایام را | All the world hath been created to serve this blessed Day. O peoples of the earth, know ye the value of these days [3.5s] | INBA15:271b, INBA26:272a | HDQI.143, AYI2.254, ANDA#33 p.04 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01078 | 770 | mixed | ای مهدی لوح مرسوله که حاکی بود از جواهر تسلیم و رضا و مشعر بود بر حزن و اندوه | O Mahdi! The tablet thou didst send, which bore the gems of submission and contentment, and betokened grief and sorrow, hath reached Us [3.5s] | INBA38:253, INBA15:194, INBA26:194, Majlis934.052-058 | HDQI.145x, ANDA#39 p.03 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03999 | 230 | mixed | ایام ایام ظهور است و آفتاب عنایت مشرق و بحر کرم مواج لذا نفوسیکه اقبال | These are the days of Divine manifestation, when the Sun of bounty hath dawned and the Ocean of generosity surgeth. Therefore, those souls that have turned [3.5s]... ...This Day a door is open wider than both heaven and earth. The eye of the mercy of Him Who is the Desire of the worlds is turned towards all men | INBA28:260, BLIB_Or15730.094a, | HDQI.148, MHA.018, ANDA#40 p.03 | ADJ.078x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08425 | 120 | mixed | کوثر حیوان در جهان جاری و آفتاب دانائی از افق عطای الهی ظاهر و مشرق و بحر | The River of Life flows throughout the world, and the Sun of wisdom shines resplendent from the horizon of divine bounty, rising and manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.119, | HDQI.150, ANDA#40 p.04 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03822 | 240 | mixed | در اول یوم ظهور دیباج کتاب وجود بکلمه مبارکه لا انساب بینکم مزین در آن یوم | Upon the first Day of the Manifestation, the brocaded pages of the Book of Being were adorned with the blessed words "No ties of kinship shall remain between you" on that Day [3.5s] | INBA15:291, INBA26:293, BLIB_Or15699.043a, | HDQI.152, PYK.219, ANDA#41-42 p.05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01895 | 470 | mixed | یا کاظم علی اکبر رسید و نامه رسید او بمسافرخانه راجع و این تلقاء وجه بشرف اصغا | O Kazim! 'Ali-Akbar hath arrived and his letter hath reached Us. He hath repaired to the Guest House, and this hath attained unto the honor of being heard in Our presence [3.5s] | HDQI.153, AKHA_122BE #05 p.a, ANDA#41-42 p.06, NSS.119x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07046 | 140 | mixed | در جمیع الواح عباد الله را باخلاق مرضیه و اعمال پسندیده وصیت نمودیم و قلم | In all the Tablets have We counselled the servants of God concerning virtuous character and praiseworthy deeds, and the Pen [3.5s] | INBA19:127a, INBA32:117, BLIB_Or15697.117, , BLIB_Or15710.292b, | HDQI.156, ANDA#46 p.03 | Exhortations and counsels; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB4.053, LL#004 | ||||||||
| BH03945 | 240 | mixed | یا جواد یا ذاکر یا ایها الناظر ندایت را شنیدیم و ضجیج و صریخ و حنینت را اصغا | O Javád, O thou remembering one, O thou who gazest! We have hearkened unto thy call and listened to thy cries, thy lamentations and thy moaning [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.123b, | HDQI.157, ANDA#14 p.03 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00150 | 3480 | Persian | حمد حضرت مقتدری را لایق و سزاست که از قلم اعلی کوثر بقا جاری نمود و عالم ملک | Praise be unto Him, the Almighty One, Who hath caused to flow from the Most Exalted Pen the Kawthar of everlasting life, and the realm of existence [3.5s]... ...O Pen! Make mention of the one named Mihdí, that he may rejoice and be of the thankful. O Mihdí! Hearken thou to the Voice which is lifted up from the Crimson Tree | INBA41:034 | HDQI.159x | BLO_PT#215x | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07915 | 100 | Persian | ای یزدان مهربان یارانت بی سر و سامانند و دوستانت اسیر در دست عوانان از هر طرف تیر و سنانی | O Merciful Lord! Thy loved ones are homeless and scattered, and Thy friends are captive in the hands of the oppressors, from every side assailed by arrow and spear [3.5s] | HDQI.168ax, ANDA#02 p.04x, MJMJ3.109x, MMG2#405 p.451x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02138 | 270 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز و ای اماء رحمان جناب خسرو از هندوستان عزم طواف بقعه مبارکه نمود | O beloved friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! His honor Khosrow hath set forth from India, intending to circumambulate the Blessed Shrine [3.5s] | HDQI.169bx, ANDA#03 p.52x, ANDA#08 p.53x, MSBH10.033, YARP2.353 p.284, PPAR.164, NVJ.108 | Importance of community building; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05854 | 140 | Persian | ای یار جانی در این روزگار جام شهادت در دیار یزد سرشار شد جمعی از ابرار آنساغر | O beloved companion! In this age the chalice of martyrdom hath brimmed over in the realm of Yazd. A company of the righteous quaffed from that goblet [3.5s] | HDQI.184, ANDA#11 p.05 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06215 | 130 | Persian | ای رستم ظلم و ستم را ملاحظه کن که بچه پایه رسیده جمعی فرشته خوی پری روی حق | O Rustam! Behold to what depths tyranny and oppression have reached, that a company of angel-natured, fairy-faced souls [3.5s] | HDQI.189, ANDA#12 p.06, YARP2.730 p.483 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07541 | 130 | mixed | اول امر عرفان حق جل جلاله بوده و آخر آن استقامت بر امرش نیکوست حال نفسیکه | The first commandment hath ever been the recognition of God—glorified be His grandeur—and the last thereof steadfastness in His Cause. Blessed is the soul that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.125d, | HDQI.015, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.d, AKHA_126BE #03 p.a, AKHA_136BE #13 p.196, ANDA#07 p.03 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03915 | 180 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن در این اوان که نار امتحان در ممالک ایران برافروخته و آتش ظلم و | O handmaids of the All-Merciful! In this hour when the fire of tests and trials hath been kindled throughout the realms of Persia, and the flame of tyranny and [3.5s] | INBA89:236 | HDQI.199, ANDA#07 p.09 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00524 | 1420 | mixed | لازال مظاهر الهیه بحجتهای محکمه متقنه و براهین واضحه لائحه ظاهر شده اند و | The Manifestations of God have ever appeared with compelling and conclusive proofs and with clear and manifest evidences [3.5s] | INBA92:203bx | HDQI.016, PYB#175 p.03x, AKHA_122BE #06 p.ax, ANDA#09 p.03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08147 | 100 | Persian | ای طالب عفو و مغفرت الهی نامه ات رسید توجه بملکوت الهی کن و بکمال خضوع و خشوع | O seeker of divine pardon and forgiveness! Thy letter was received. Turn thou to the Kingdom of God with utmost submissiveness and humility [3.5s] | HDQI.205, ANDA#49 p.05 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06363 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | ای ناطق بثنای الهی اگر بگوای از راز و نیاز او گوی و اگر بجوای جمال بی انباز او | O thou who utterest the praise of God! If thou shouldst speak, speak of communion with Him. If thou shouldst seek, seek His peerless Beauty | HDQI.206, ANDA#13 p.04, YQAZ.536b, YQAZ.560-561 | ADMS#274 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05363 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران الهی اگر مطلع بر اسرار الطاف الهی گردید از فرط شعف و غلبه شعف جامه | O divine friends! Should ye become aware of the mysteries of God's bestowals, ye would, from the intensity of rapture and overwhelming joy, rend your garments [3.5s] | HDQI.230, ANDA#20 p.04 | High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02224 | 260 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر عهد و میثاق حضرت فاضل وارد و متضرع و مبتهل بنهایت صدق و خلوص ستایش | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! His honour the learned one hath arrived, and with utmost sincerity and purity doth offer humble supplications and entreaties [3.5s] | HDQI.240, ANDA#50 p.04 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10968 | 50 | Persian | ای مهتدی بهدایت الله انوار هدایت کبری چون در خلوتخانه جان و وجدان افروزد اعضا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! When the lights of supreme guidance illumine the privacy of soul and conscience, the members [of the body] [3.5s] | HDQI.242b | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07537 | 110 | Persian | ای محمود مخمود مباش محسود باش ثلج در یخچال و برف در قلل جبال فراوان و بهائم | O Mahmud! Be thou not subdued, but rather be thou the object of others' emulation. Like snow in the ice-house and upon the mountain peaks, abundant [...] [3.5s] | INBA87:176a, INBA52:176b | HDQI.243 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07245 | 110 | mixed | ای بنده الهی اگرچه صد هزار نغمه و آهنگ در زوایای حنجر این دلتنگ مضمر ولی یک ترانه | O servant of God! Though a hundred thousand melodies and harmonies lie concealed within the recesses of this yearning throat, yet one song [3.5s] | INBA13:140, INBA55:430a | HDQI.245, ANDA#15 p.06 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03192 | 210 | Persian | ای مستضای از انوار شمس حقیقت از قرار مسموع بل از آثار مبثوت بل استغفرالله مشهود | O thou who art illumined by the rays of the Sun of Truth! According to what hath been heard, nay rather, from what hath been widely circulated, nay, I beg God's forgiveness, from what is plainly evident [3.5s] | HDQI.246, MAS9.072 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10341 | 60 | Persian | ای اسد عرین محبت نور مبین در بیشه عرفان ماوی کن و در ایکه ایقان منزل و مکان | O lion in the realm of the love of the manifest Light! Make thy shelter in the thicket of divine knowledge, and take thy dwelling in the grove of certitude [3.5s] | HDQI.247 | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07434 | 110 | Persian | ای سالکان سبیل هدی حمد خدا را که بدرقه عنایت رسید نور هدایت درخشید ظلمت ضلالت | O ye wayfarers in the path of guidance! Praise be to God that the convoy of His grace hath arrived, and the light of guidance hath shone forth, dispelling the darkness of error [3.5s] | HDQI.248, ANDA#48 p.03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08259 | 100 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای پروردگار در این ایام که صبح ایقان از مطلع عرفان طالع و نور | O thou who speakest in praise of the Lord! In these days when the morn of certitude hath dawned from the horizon of divine knowledge and the light [3.5s] | HDQI.249, HDQI.304, ANDA#48 p.04 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09435 | 80 | mixed | ای غلام حسین عنوانی اشرف از این عنوان نیافتم که ترا بان بخوانم پس بمقتضیات | O Ghulam-Husayn! No title have I found more noble than this wherewith to address thee [3.5s] | HDQI.250 | Personal instructions; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04084 | 180 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات تقدیس در این دور اعظم و کور جمال قدم که فیض نامتناهی الهی | O thou who art enraptured by the sanctified breezes in this Most Great Dispensation and the Cycle of the Ancient Beauty, wherein divine and infinite bounties [3.5s] | HDQI.251, ANDA#52 p.05 | Call to action; Differences in human capacity; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01284 | 350 | mixed | درویش جهان سوخت از این نغمه جانسوز الهی وقت آنست کنی زنده از این ناله زار ای | O denizen of the spiritual realms, the world-weary dervish is consumed by this soul-stirring divine melody. The time hath come for thee to bring to life through this plaintive cry [3.5s] | HDQI.252, ANDA#25 p.04, MSHR3.231 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08816 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی اگر ظلمت عالم طبیعت را زوال خواهی شمع هدایتی برافروز اگر خرمن | O thou maidservant of God! If thou desirest to dispel the darkness of the world of nature, enkindle thou a candle of Guidance. | HDQI.255, ANDA#27 p.05 | DAS.1914-03-25 | Being a source of light; guidance; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02772 | 230 | Persian | ای ولد حضرت شهید مجید نامه شما رسید و درین چند روز پیش با وجود عدم مجال | O son of His Holiness the glorious martyr! Your letter was received, and during these past few days, despite lack of opportunity [3.5s] | HDQI.257, ANDA#27 p.04, LMA2.421, NYMG.189 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10360 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در این ظهور اعظم مردی و دلیری بظهور آثار محبت الله و اشراق انوار | O handmaid of God! In this Most Great Dispensation, manifest thy valor and courage through the revelation of the signs of God's love and the radiance of His lights [3.5s] | HDQI.259, ANDA#32 p.05 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02202 | 260 | mixed | ای بنده حق از هر بندی آزاد شو تا پند الهی را بگوش جان بشنوی و تعالیم رحمانیرا | O servant of Truth! Free thyself from every bond, that thou mayest hearken with thy soul's ear to the divine counsels and the teachings of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | HDQI.260, ANDA#32 p.04 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01612 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی صبح است و مصباح تاییدات فالق الاصباح درخشنده و | O true friends and divine companions! It is dawn, and the lamp of divine confirmations from the Cleaver of Daybreak shineth resplendent [3.5s] | HDQI.263, ANDA#30 p.04, MMG2#309 p.346x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06784 | 120 | mixed | ای ریحان گلستان عرفان جمیع جامه و قمیص که دست امکان نسج نموده و انامل حیز | O myrtle of the garden of mystic enlightenment, all garments and raiments woven by the hand of possibility and fashioned by the fingers of creation [3.5s] | HDQI.265, ANDA#33 p.05 | Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07584 | 110 | Persian | ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری شمس هدی چون در مطلع موهبت کبری اشراق نمود اشعه ساطعه او | O thou who art guided by the Supreme Guidance! When the Sun of Divine Direction arose from the horizon of the Most Great Bounty, its radiant beams [3.5s] | HDQI.266, ANDA#34 p.04 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03642 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی آنچه بجوای جز ایت الطاف قدم نیابی و آنچه بپوای جز | O servant of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Whatsoever thou seekest, thou shalt find naught save the bounties of the Ancient One, and whatsoever thou pursuest [3.5s] | INBA13:037 | HDQI.267, ANDA#34 p.05 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06055 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان بهاء الله آن ذات سبوح قدوس حی قیوم از سریر ملکوت و سده جبروت در هر | O ye servants of Baha'u'llah! That Essence, sanctified and holy, the Ever-Living and Self-Subsisting One, from the throne of His celestial dominion and the court of His almighty power, in every [3.5s] | HDQI.269, ANDA#35 p.04, ANDA#63 p.05 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02377 | 250 | mixed | ای ثمره شجره محبت محبوب آفاق چندی قبل مکتوبی ارسال شد و مکتوب ثانی نیز الیوم | O fruit of the tree of love for the Beloved of the horizons! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and today a second epistle hath likewise been sent [3.5s] | HDQI.270, ANDA#35 p.05 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05296 | 150 | Persian | ای منور بنور هدایت الهیه شمع هدی چون در زجاجه قلب برافروزد ظلمات ضلالت که | O thou who art illumined with the light of divine guidance! When the candle of guidance is kindled within the glass of the heart, the darkness of error [3.5s] | HDQI.273, ANDA#36 p.05 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08746 | 110 | mixed | ایامیست که سکر سکان سموآت و ارض را اخذ نموده و اشراقات شمس افتتان و امتحان | These are days wherein the dwellers of earth and heaven have been seized with intoxication, and the effulgent rays of the Sun of trials and tests have shone forth [3.5s] | INBA18:368 | HDQI.023, AYI2.342, PYK.037, ANDA#10 p.03 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03156 | 210 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی چشم بافق ابهی بگشااید و توجه بملاء اعلی نمااید | O divine friends and spiritual companions! Open your eyes unto the Most Glorious horizon and turn your gaze to the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA13:119 | HDQI.275, ANDA#37 p.05 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10983 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه زکیه شکر جمال قدمرا که در این کور اعظم نفوسی خلق فرمود که اگرچه بصورت | O pure leaf! Render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, for in this Most Great Cycle He hath created souls who, though outwardly [3.5s] | HDQI.279, ANDA#40 p.05 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08027 | 100 | Persian | ای جذوه حب الله اگر آتش عشق الهی در قلب آفاق شعله شدیدی زند هیئت عالم | O flame of the love of God! Should the fire of divine affection blaze forth with fierce intensity in the heart of the horizons, the structure of the world [3.5s] | HDQI.280, ANDA#40 p.05 | Angels; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07502 | 110 | mixed | ای فرع منیع سدره منتهی کلمه الهیه چون در صدر لوح محفوظ و رق منشور ثبت شد و | O noble branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! When the Word of God was written upon the Preserved Tablet and the unfurled scroll [3.5s] | HDQI.282b, ANDA#41-42 p.09 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06418 | 150 | mixed | امروز اهل ملا اعلی و جنت علیا بکمال بهجت و نشاط و فرح و انبساط با هم معاشرند | In this day the denizens of the Supreme Concourse and the exalted Paradise consort with one another in utmost joy, rapture, gladness and felicity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.197, | HDQI.024 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07070 | 120 | Persian | در ساحل دریااید و در شاطی بحر پرهیجان چون بان بحر نظر کنید بحر میثاق بخواطر | You stand upon the ocean's shore, and as ye gaze upon those surging waters, let the Sea of the Covenant surge within your hearts [3.5s] | HDQI.288, ANDA#43-44 p.05 | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09851 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء امر عظیمست و جمال کبریا روف و کریم اگر بدانی که چه قوتی در ظل | O servant of Bahá! Great indeed is the Cause, and the Ancient Beauty is gracious and bountiful. Couldst thou but know what power lieth in His shade [3.5s] | HDQI.289a, ANDA#47 p.05 | Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07891 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله و بنت امته در این کور که شمس حقیقت از برج اسد بر آفاق عالم اشراق | O handmaid of God and daughter of His maidservant! In this Dispensation, when the Sun of Truth from the sign of Leo hath shed its radiance upon the horizons of the world [3.5s] | HDQI.290 | Call to action; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04393 | 170 | Persian | ای سعید دو جهان شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله میرود | O thou who art blissful in both worlds! All the parrots of India become sugar-breaking through this Persian sweetmeat that goeth unto Bengal [3.5s] | INBA87:392a, INBA52:403 | HDQI.292, ANDA#47 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11259 | 40 | Arabic | یا مهدی ان الهدی نور مشرق لائح من افق المیثاق فیلوح علی هیاکل اهل الاشراق و | O Mahdi! Verily, guidance is a resplendent light shining forth from the horizon of the Covenant, casting its radiance upon the temples of the people of illumination [3.5s] | HDQI.293, ANDA#43-44 p.00 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10973 | 50 | Persian | ای ناظر الی الله توجه بملکوت غیب ابهی کن و تشبث بذیل رداء کبریا نما و طلب | O thou who gazest upon God! Turn thy sight unto the Kingdom of the invisible Abhá, and cling to the hem of the robe of grandeur and seek [3.5s] | HDQI.294 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04013 | 180 | mixed | ای دوستان باوفای جمال ابهی از جذب و شور و شوق و ولهتان اهل ملکوت ابهی باواز | O faithful friends of the Blessed Beauty! By reason of your attraction, fervor, enthusiasm and rapture, the dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom are moved to exultation [3.5s] | HDQI.296 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10499 | 60 | Persian | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا عبدالبهاء در این بقعه نورا بیاد شما در سرور بی | O ye two servants that have drawn nigh unto the celestial sanctuary of the Almighty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in this luminous spot, is mindful of you in joy [3.5s] | HDQI.301a, YARP2.530 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06858 | 120 | Persian | ای گل گلشن فارسیان نامه نشانه خلق و خوی کیقباد بود از بوی آنگلشن مشام معطر | O flower of the Persian garden! Thy letter bore signs of the character and qualities of Kayqubád. Its fragrance hath perfumed the senses from that garden [3.5s] | HDQI.301b, YARP2.509 p.370 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00819 | 430 | Persian | ای احبای الهی ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب ابن ابهر نهایت ستایش را از آن یاران | O divine friends! O beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Ibn-i-Abhar hath expressed the utmost praise of those friends [3.5s] | HDQI.303 | Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09215 | 100 | mixed | امروز روزیست که باید معرفت و دانائی شخص انسانی در عالم وجود بوجود آید مثل | This is a day wherein the knowledge and wisdom of the human soul must needs be made manifest in the realm of existence, like unto [3.5s] | INBA57:087b, BLIB_Or15697.158b, , BLIB_Or15710.300a, | HDQI.026 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02078 | 270 | mixed | ای خطاط باثبات هر خطی در صفحه کائنات خط خطاست مگر خطی که ناطق باسم جمال | O steadfast calligrapher! Every line written upon the page of existence is but a line of error, save that line which speaketh in the name of Beauty [3.5s] | HDQI.307 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08653 | 110 | mixed | امروز آفتاب حقیقت مشرق و طور عرفان بظهور مکلم ناطق طوبی از برای نفوسیکه اذکار | In this day the Sun of Truth hath risen and the Mount of Knowledge hath been made vocal through the utterance of the Divine Speaker. Blessed are they who hearken [3.5s] | HDQI.027b | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07531 | 130 | mixed | انشاء الله جمیع اماء الله بما اراده الله فائز شوند لله تکلم نمایند و الی الله | God willing, may all the handmaidens of God attain unto that which He hath ordained for them, speak for the sake of God, and unto God direct their gaze [3.5s] | INBA18:358b, BLIB_Or15719.179b, | HDQI.028, AYI2.266 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09741 | 90 | mixed | امروز بر جمیع اطاعت امرالله لازم و واجبست باید کل بعنایت الهیه بطراز احکام | In this day it is incumbent and obligatory upon all to render obedience unto the Command of God. Through His divine bounty, all must adorn themselves with the ornament of His laws [3.5s] | INBA18:358a, BLIB_Or15719.064b, | HDQI.029, UAB.021bx, AYI2.341, PYB#187 p.03 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10797 | 60 | mixed | آفتاب ظهور مشرق و دریای فضل مواج طوبی از برای نفوسیکه بکمال ایقان بافق رحمن | The Sun of Manifestation is risen, and the Ocean of bounty surgeth. Blessed are they who, with complete certitude, have turned unto the horizon of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA18:204a, BLIB_Or15697.049b, | HDQI.030, AYI2.077 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10546 | 70 | mixed | انشاء الله لازال از کوثرعرفان بیاشامی و بذکر محبوب امکان مشغول باشی هر نفسی | God willing, mayest thou ever drink from the Fountain of divine knowledge and remain engaged, at every moment, in the remembrance of the Beloved of all existence [3.5s] | INBA18:204b, BLIB_Or15697.050a, | HDQI.031a, AYI2.080 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07324 | 140 | mixed | یا اسدالله حمد کن مقصود عالمیان را که ترا موید فرمود بر عرفانش در ایامیکه | O Asadu'llah! Give praise unto the Desired One of all worlds, Who hath confirmed thee in His recognition in these days wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.343c, | HDQI.031b | High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06837 | 150 | mixed | یا روح الله امروز روح در وادی مقدس لبیک اللهم لبیک میگوید و کلیم در طور عرفان | O Ruhu'llah! On this day the Spirit in the sacred Valley crieth out "Here am I, O my God, here am I," and the Interlocutor on the Mount of divine knowledge [3.5s] | INBA15:185a, INBA26:185a | HDQI.032, AYI2.230x, BNEP.001 | Mosaic imagery; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09437 | 100 | mixed | عالم را غبار تیره ظلم احاطه نموده و بظلمی قیام نموده اند که شبه و مثل نداشته و | The world hath been encompassed by the dark dust of tyranny, and they have arisen with an oppression that hath neither likeness nor parallel [3.5s] | INBA51:345 | HDQI.034 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09332 | 100 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که ابواب عرفان را بظهور نیر اعظم بر اهل عالم باصبع | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Best-Beloved, Who hath opened wide the gates of divine knowledge unto all the peoples of the world through the appearance of the Most Great Luminary [3.5s] | HDQI.035b | Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00253 | 2500 | mixed | یوم طلاق است و همچنین حین تلاق گاهی وصل ظاهر و هنگامی فصل حقایق موهومه | The Day of separation hath come, and likewise the time of reunion. At times union is made manifest, and at times division appeareth in illusory realities [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.004, | HDQI.036x, TISH.072-080 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09305 | 100 | mixed | آنچه باید گفت گفتیم و حبهای حکمت را در افئده و قلوب کشتیم راز حق میطلبیم جمیع | What needed to be uttered We have uttered, and We have sown the seeds of wisdom in hearts and souls. Together We seek after divine truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.030d, , BLIB_Or15710.286a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.107, | HDQI.038, ANDA#53 p.04 | Effort; striving; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03847 | 240 | mixed | سبحان الله اهل عالم امروز از گواهی و آگاهی هردو محروم مشاهده میشوند ندای | Glory be unto God! The peoples of the world are, in this day, witnessed to be deprived of both testimony and understanding. The Call [3.5s] | HDQI.039, ANDA#11 p.03 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11405 | 30 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الملوک و راحم المملوک هذا مملوک توجه الی بابک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of existence and Sovereign of kings, the Merciful unto them that are in bondage! This servant hath turned toward Thy gate [3.5s] | HDQI.000, KHSH06.iii, MHA.000iii | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06013 | 160 | mixed | از هزیز نسیم سحری در اینظهور اعظم اینکلمه مبارکه اصغا میشود عالم بمحبت و وداد | From the rustling of the morning breeze in this Most Great Revelation, these blessed words are heard: "The world through love and fellowship..." [3.5s] | INBA41:407, BLIB_Or15726.040, | HDQI.047, UAB.056bx, ANDA#11 p.04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03328 | 270 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایه الله فائز باشی و از قدح عرفان محبوب امکان مره بعد مره | God willing, mayest thou be assisted through His loving-kindness and drink, time and again, from the chalice of recognition of the Beloved of all existence [3.5s] | INBA35:145, BLIB_Or15719.061b, | HDQI.048, ANDA#17 p.03 | Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04166 | 180 | Persian | حبیبا شمس حقیقت تابان و ابر بهاری در فیضان و اریاح بهار الهی از کل جهات در | O beloved! The Sun of Truth is shining bright, the spring clouds are outpouring their bounty, and the divine breezes of springtime are wafting from every direction [3.5s] | INBA15:246, INBA26:248 | HDQI.050a, ANDA#19 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00283 | 2220 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالکبریاء و توحد بالاسم الذی جعله سلطان الاسماء قد خلق | Praise be unto Him Who is peerless in His grandeur and single in His Name, which He hath made the Sovereign of all names [3.5s] | INBA08:380, INBA19:353, INBA32:303, BLIB_Or15727a.100x, , BLIB_Or15732.186, | HDQI.050b, MAS4.122x, MAS8.018ax, TSAY.469-471x, TAH.186x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01422 | 600 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی بدل الغضب و القهر بالرحمه و النصر و قدر لکل قطره من دماء | Praise be unto God Who hath transformed wrath and fury into mercy and victory, and hath ordained for every drop of blood [3.5s] | INBA19:088, INBA32:081 | HDQI.051x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00712 | 1090 | mixed | از یمین ندآء الله مرتفع و از یسار اسم الله مشهود و امام وجه آیات الله ظاهر و | From the right the Call of God is raised aloft, and from the left the Name of God is witnessed, and before His face the signs of God are manifest [3.5s] | INBA19:456, BLIB_Or15690.058, , BLIB_Or15728.021b, | HDQI.052x, ANDA#21 p.03x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07539 | 130 | mixed | انوار قدیم در عرش عظیم سایر و اسرار قویم بر الواح شمیم ساطر و حمامه قدرت در | The Ancient Lights course through the mighty Throne, and sacred mysteries are inscribed upon the perfumed Tablets, and the Dove of Power [3.5s] | INBA23:049 | HDQI.054, AKHA_117BE #07-08 p.a, AKHA_118BE #07 p.b | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00341 | 1930 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که دوستان را بجانب فرات رحمت خود راه نمود و آگاه | Praise be unto the Beloved, Who alone is worthy and deserving, Who hath guided His friends unto the streams of His mercy and enlightened them [3.5s] | INBA27:042, BLIB_Or15732.202, | HDQI.055x, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.bx, ANDA#22 p.04x, ANDA#50 p.03x, MSHR5.241x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07715 | 130 | mixed | طوبی از برای نفسیکه بر خدمت قیام نمود و عباد را بنفحات وحی و صریر قلم اعلی | Blessed is he who hath arisen to serve and hath caused the servants to be quickened by the sweet savours of revelation and the rustling of the Most Exalted Pen [3.5s]... ...This Day is different from other days, and this Cause different from other causes | HDQI.057, ANDA#24 p.03 | ADJ.079x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04700 | 200 | mixed | حمد مالک جود و سلطان وجود را لایق و سزاست که بیک کلمه عالم را بنور ظهور منور | Praise be unto the Lord of Bounty and the Sovereign of existence, Who hath, through a single Word, illumined the world with the light of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA41:356, BLIB_Or15695.041, , BLIB_Or15724.102, | HDQI.058, ANDA#45 p.05 | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07529 | 130 | mixed | Translation List | انشاء الله بعنایت الهی بانچه الیوم نزد رب ابراهیم و اسحق و یعقوب محبوب است فائز باشی | God grant that, through His grace, thou mayest attain to that which is beloved in the estimation of the Lord of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob | HDQI.059, TAH.258 | ADMS#248 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Power of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00951 | 860 | mixed | احرف حمد حقایق و دقایق حمد مخصوص ساحت قدس قرب حضرت سلطانیست که از لطایف | The letters of praise and the subtleties of glorification belong unto the holy and intimate sanctuary of that Sovereign Lord Who, through His grace [3.5s]... ...My God, My Master, My Desire! …Thou hast created this atom of dust through the consummate power of Thy might | INBA65:268, INBA36:329c, NLAI_BH1.278 | HDQI.060, TZH4.117-120x, MAS8.049bx, FBAH.099x, OOL.B155, UVM.083.02x | BKOG.104x, GPB.109x | Creation of the world; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.217, LL#407 | |||||||
| BH01852 | 480 | mixed | منادی الله لازال از یمین عرش ندا میفرماید ولکن جز اذن واعیه اصغا ننموده | The Herald of God continueth to call out from the right hand of the Throne, yet none save the attentive ear hath hearkened thereunto [3.5s] | HDQI.064, MAS8.025bx | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02550 | 350 | mixed | نامه دوستی بر مخزن نیستی وارد شد و معانی روحانی آن مسرت تازه و فرح بی اندازه | The missive of friendship descended unto the treasury of nothingness, and its spiritual meanings brought fresh joy and boundless delight [3.5s] | INBA38:030 | HDQI.066, SFI15.008-009, MUH3.378-379, MSHR5.038x, OOL.B211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00834 | 980 | mixed | بیانات عربی که ببدایع نغمات حجازی از سماء سلطنت صمدانی نازل شد زیاده از حد | The Arabic utterances which descended from the heaven of Divine sovereignty with wondrous Hijazi melodies surpass all bounds [3.5s] | INBA38:001, INBA65:256, INBA57:006, BLIB_Or15722.228, , NLI.32p016v | HDQI.072, MAS8.033bx, AYI2.001x, AYI2.206x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01281 | 660 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ان یا هاجر ان اهجری عن کل النفوس و لاتهجری عن حب ربک الذی کان علی العالمین | O Hájar! Be thou an emigrant in the love of God, that is, flee from all that dwell on earth and abide secure beneath the shade of the Tree of Divine love | NLAI_BH2.262, PR23.050b-050a | HDQI.078, MAS8.010, LMA1.418x, ASAT5.300x, YFY.072-074 | BLO_sazedj#05x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH01176 | 710 | mixed | عرض میشود رقیمه کریمه عالی که مشعر بر صحت وجود مبارک بود مثل بشیر مصری مبشر | It is submitted that the noble missive, which indicated the well-being of thy blessed person, arrived like unto an Egyptian herald bearing glad-tidings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.274, | HDQI.082, ANDA#49 p.18, MSHR2.110x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01919 | 460 | mixed | سبحان الذی ینطق فی قطب العالم و یدع الامم الی الشریعه الباقیه الابدیه التی | Glorified be He Who speaketh at the heart of the world and summoneth the peoples unto the eternal, everlasting Law [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.119, , Majlis934.082-087 | HDQI.089 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01679 | 520 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایت و الطاف مالک اسماء ساقی رحیق بقا که از معین قلم اعلی جاری | God willing, through the loving-kindness and favors of the Lord of Names, the Cup-bearer of the Wine of Immortality that floweth from the Fountainhead of the Most Exalted Pen [3.5s]... ...This is the Chief of all days and the King thereof. Great is the blessedness of him who hath attained, through the sweet savor of these days, unto everlasting life | BLIB_Or15710.119, , Majlis934.087-092 | HDQI.092, YIA.206-207 | ADJ.079x, GPB.099x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05526 | 180 | mixed | نامه آنجناب بلسان پارسی تلقاء عرش الهی حاضر و بطرف عنایت ملاحظه شد انشاء الله | Your missive, composed in the Persian tongue, was presented before the Divine Throne and was regarded with the glance of favor. God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.081.07, , BLIB_Or11096#177, , BLIB_Or15722.021a, | PYM.111bx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06630 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۵ شهر رجب ۳۳۹ نمره ۳۲۵ بود رسید | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated the 25th of the month of Rajab 339, numbered 325, hath been received [3.5s]... ...It is my hope that means may be devised for Iran that would lead to universal comfort and assurance, that justice and equity may prevail | PYM.113bx, KHSH12.009, DBR.078 | ADMS#065i12x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09391 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای زنده بنسیم جنت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید... ای منجذب بنفحات اللّه تا توانی همّت نما که زبان پارسی بیاموزی | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! Strive as much as thou canst to learn the Persian tongue, for it will soon be regarded as holy throughout the world | PYM.114ax, MSHR2.015x | ADMS#065i27x | Entry by troops; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02805 | 230 | Persian | Translation List; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایران بقوای مادیه هزار سال میخواهد که مانند دول و ملل اورپ گردد ولی | A thousand years must elapse before Persia can, by the aid of material power, rise to the height of the peoples and governments of Europe. | PYM.117x, KHSH12.009, KHH1.301 (1.419-420) | BPRY.1923.031, KHHE.433-434, BP1926.031-032, BLO_PT#159x, ADMS#065i07x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1357 | Message to humanity, through a journal editor, spoken at Milburn home in Chicago, 1912-11-03 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | الحمد لله قرون ظلمانى گذشت قرن نورانى آمد الحمد الله آثار اوهام و تقالید زائل شد و عقول | Praise be to God that the centuries of darkness have passed.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, that the Sun of Truth has shed its radiance! | PYM.182, KHTB2.319, BDA1.351.03 | MHMD1.369-370, VLAB.113x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| BH03015 | 300 | mixed | Translation List | لازال اولیای الهی تحت لحاظ بوده اند و بانوار آفتاب حقیقت منور لسان عظمت بذکر | From time immemorial, the glances of God have been directed towards His loved ones… The handmaids of God are today reckoned among the men; happy and blessed are they! | BLIB_Or15715.227a, | PYM.231x | ADMS#267 | Chastisement and requital; Equality of men and women; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH11217 | 40 | mixed | Translation List | امروز هر یک از اماء که بعرفان مقصود عالمیان فائز شد او در کتاب الهی از رجال محسوب | In this Day, every handmaid who attaineth to the recognition of the Desire of the world is reckoned, in the Book of God, among the men | PYM.232ax | ADMS#263x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00226 | 770 | mixed | در ایّام نور هدی و سراج ملأ اعلی حضرت رسول محمّد بن عبداللّه علیه آلاف من التّحیّة و الثّنآء | In the days of the Light of Guidance and the Lamp of the Concourse on High, His Holiness Muhammad, the Messenger, Son of 'Abdu'llah—upon Him be a myriad greetings and praise [3.5s] | PYM.383-386x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01615 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران زردشتیان و ای دوستان یزدان نام شما را جمشید در نامه خویش یاد نموده و | O ye companions of Zoroaster and friends of Yazdan! Jamshid hath mentioned your names in his letter [3.5s] | YARP2.112 p.137 | Mystical themes; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06526 | 130 | Persian | یزدانا بخشنده و مهربانا شهریار یار بود و سلامت پر محبت و کیخسرو خوشخو و اردشیر | O Divine Providence, O Munificent and Benevolent One! The Sovereign was a companion, full of health and love, gracious as Kay Khosrow and noble as Ardashir [3.5s] | YARP2.113 p.138 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06136 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید رویاای که دیده بودی تعبیرش این است طلوع کوکب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter arrived. The dream thou didst behold hath this interpretation: the rising of a star [3.5s] | YARP2.116 p.140 | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09938 | 70 | Persian | ای خدابخش بخشش خداوند باش و هوشمند و ارجمند مستمند درگاه یزدان باش و | O Khudabakhsh! Be thou a divine bestowal, and wise and noble. Be thou a lowly suppliant at the Threshold of God [3.5s] | YARP2.120 p.142 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02046 | 270 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع مضامین و معانی وله و | O ye servants of God! What ye had written was noted. All its contents and meanings [were considered] [3.5s] | YARP2.122 p.143 | Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04495 | 170 | mixed | ای یاران این مشتاق هر چند مسافت بعید است و دریای بی پایان در میان ولی یار و | O ye friends of this yearning one! Though the distance be vast and the boundless ocean lieth between [3.5s] | YARP2.123 p.144 | East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10013 | 70 | Persian | ای طالب نور هدی جهانیان در ظلمت بی پایان و در بحر غفلت مستغرق اما تو راه | O seeker of the light of guidance! The world lieth engulfed in endless darkness and immersed in the ocean of heedlessness, but thou art upon the path [3.5s] | YARP2.124 p.145, PPAR.178, NJB_v04#13 p.005, QUM.224-225 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08691 | 90 | Persian | ای خادمه عتبه مقدسه چون در مزرعه قاسم آباد بتربیت دوشیزگان مالوفی یقین بدان | O handmaid of the sacred Threshold! Since thou art occupied with the education of young women in Qasimabad, be thou assured [3.5s] | YARP2.125 p.145, PPAR.178 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05100 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق آنچه نگاشتی و در ضمیر داشتی معلوم و واضح گردید الحمد لله گواه | O true servant of the Truth! That which thou didst write and harbor in thy heart hath become known and evident. Praise be to God, the Witness [3.5s] | YARP2.126 p.146, PPAR.144 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03248 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان مهتر سروش بهرام خرمشاهی نامه ای نوشته و از آن یاران دل و | O loving friends! Mihtar Soroush Bahram Khorramshahi hath written a letter concerning those dear companions [3.5s] | YARP2.128 p.147 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08070 | 100 | Persian | ای دو بنده و یک کنیز حق ستایش پروردگار را که پاکانید و آزادگان پیروی نیاکان | O two servants and one handmaid of God! Praise be unto the Lord, that ye are pure ones and free souls, following the path of your forebears [3.5s] | YARP2.129 p.148 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05303 | 150 | Persian | ای مهرپرور این خاکدان تنگ و تار و انسان آواره و بیسر و سامان لهذا دانا دل | O thou who fosterest love, this narrow and darksome realm of dust, and man, wandering and without shelter or rest - therefore be thou wise of heart [3.5s] | YARP2.132 p.151 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08028 | 100 | Persian | ای جمشید جام جم است که در بزم میثاق بدور آمده و پیمانه پیمانست که در انجمن | O Jamshid! The Cup of Jamshíd is that which circleth round at the feast of the Covenant, and the goblet of the Pledge is that which, in the gathering [3.5s] | YARP2.133 p.151 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02960 | 220 | Persian | ای ماتم زده دل سوخته وفات نامه اردشیر خواندم و هزار افسوس بر زبان راندم | O grief-stricken and heart-scorched soul! I read the letter announcing Ardishír's passing, and a thousand lamentations passed my lips [3.5s] | YARP2.134 p.152 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05814 | 140 | Persian | ای مهربان الحمد لله بعون و عنایت ایزد توانا ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و آستان یار | O thou Mehreban! Praise be to God that through the Protection and Favor of the Omnipotent God thou didst reach the Illumined spot | YARP2.136 p.155 | DAS.1913-07-05, ABIE.027, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03234 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران پارسی مهتر مهربان خدابخش نامه ای نگاشته و نامهای همایون آن یاران | O Persian friends, the noble and kindly Khudabakhsh hath penned a letter containing the blessed names of the friends [3.5s] | YARP2.137 p.156 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as educator; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05380 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان مهتر رستم بهمرد نامه بعبدالبهاء نگاشته و نامهای همایون شما را در نامه | O dearly beloved friends! Mihtar Rustam Bihmard hath written a letter unto 'Abdu'l-Bahá and your blessed names in the letter [3.5s] | YARP2.138 p.156 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06354 | 130 | Persian | ای مهرپرور نامه ات رسید و سبب شادمانی گردید ستایش ایزد پاک را که هوشیاری و | O loving one! Thy letter was received and brought joy to my heart. Praise be to the pure Lord that thou art vigilant [3.5s] | YARP2.139 p.157, PPAR.120, PPAR.138, RMT.102-103, YARD.046 | Consolation and comfort; Effort; striving; Exhortations and counsels; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05809 | 140 | Persian | ای مه بانو بانوهای عالم اگر در آغاز چون مه تابان پرتوی دارند ولی بانجام چون | O moon among the noble ladies of the world! Though at first they shine with the radiance of a luminous moon, yet in the end [3.5s] | INBA13:098b | YARP2.140 p.158 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08026 | 100 | Persian | ای جاماسب جاماسب را دیده بینا بود و گوش شنوا و دل آگاه داشت و زبان گویا راز | O Jamasp! Verily, Jamasp was endowed with a discerning eye, an attentive ear, an enlightened heart, and an eloquent tongue [3.5s] | YARP2.141 p.158 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06023 | 130 | Persian | ای اسفندیار پور گشتاسب رواین تن بود و آهنین کوهر باز از تیر خدنگ تهمتن رها | O Isfandiyar, son of Gushtasb! Though possessed of a body of bronze and a core of iron, thou wert delivered by the piercing arrow of the mighty Tahmutan [3.5s] | YARP2.142 p.159 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03237 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران دیرین حضرت یزدان هر چند در این اوقات بظل شجره حیات درآمده اید ولی فی | O ancient friends of the Lord God! Though in these times ye have entered beneath the shadow of the Tree of Life, yet [3.5s] | YARP2.143 p.159 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10940 | 50 | Persian | ای فرود جمال موعود مشهود شد و اشراق بر آفاق فرمود و صعود نمود هنوز غافلان در | O Furud! The Promised Beauty hath been made manifest, His radiance hath dawned upon the horizons, and He hath ascended, yet the heedless remain [3.5s] | YARP2.144 p.160 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06579 | 120 | Persian | ای اسفندیار ای بهرام آن دو بزرگوار چون دو پیکر یعنی ببرج جوزا در افق ملکوت | O Isfandiyar! O Bahram! Those two noble souls, like unto two stars in the constellation of Gemini in the horizon of the Kingdom [3.5s] | YARP2.145 p.160 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10924 | 50 | Persian | ای شهریار شاه کشور آسمان یارت باد بپروردگار امیدوار باش و از روزگار بیزار | O Shahriar, King of the celestial realm, may the Lord be thy Helper. Place thy trust in God and turn away from worldly fortune [3.5s] | YARP2.146 p.160 | Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08808 | 90 | Persian | ای فرود فرود سیاوش را سپاه ناسپاس کاوس از پا درانداخت و خون آن بی گناه را | O thou who art brought low! The ungrateful hosts of Kavus brought down Siyavash, and shed the blood of that innocent one [3.5s] | YARP2.147 p.161 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08739 | 90 | Persian | ای رستم مهربان تهمتن پیلتن بود و پهلوان هر انجمن ولی خسته از گرز سهراب بابرز | O Rustam, the kind-hearted! Tahamtan was mighty in strength and the champion of every assembly, yet weary from the mace of Sohrab the valiant [3.5s] | YARP2.148 p.161 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08103 | 100 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن پنجه شیران داشت و نیروی فرشتگان لهذا فتح کشور خاک نمود و | O Rustam, the mighty hero possessed the strength of lions and the power of angels; thus did he conquer the earthly realm [3.5s] | YARP2.149 p.162 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08677 | 90 | Persian | ای جمشید رشید حضرت جم از اینجهان پر پیچ و خم وفاای ندید و شهدی نچشید و بارزو | O Jamshid the Valiant! His Holiness Jam found no fidelity in this twisted and winding world, nor tasted any honey of his desires [3.5s] | YARP2.150 p.162 | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08166 | 100 | Persian | ای فرود ودود حمد خداوند وجود را که تو را اهل شهود فرمود و دستور عنود را محروم | O beloved Farud, praise be unto the Lord of existence, Who hath made thee one of the people of vision, whilst leaving the rebellious deprived [3.5s] | YARP2.151 p.162 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03125 | 210 | Persian | ای پور مهربان اسفندیار نامدار گویند رواین تن بود یعنی تیر و تیغ در او اثر | O loving son of the renowned Isfandiyar, they tell how his body was invulnerable, such that neither arrow nor sword could pierce it [3.5s] | YARP2.153 p.164 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07699 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز خدا مهربان خداداد باستان ایزد دانا مشرف شد و ببوی مشکین دو گلستان | O beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Mihribán Khudádád-i-Bástan presented himself, and with his musk-scented fragrance, the two rose-gardens [3.5s] | YARP2.154 p.165 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02897 | 220 | Persian | ای پارسیان کشور پارس مشرق زمین است و اهل پارس عزیز و نازنین ملک ایران اقلیم | O Persians! The land of Persia is the Orient of the earth, and the people of Persia are beloved and noble denizens of the realm of Iran [3.5s] | INBA88:257b | YARP2.156 p.166 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10844 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این انجمن مذکوری و در این محفل مشهود هر چند بظاهر دوری و به | O servant of God! In this assembly thou art remembered and in this gathering thou art present, albeit in appearance distant and remote [3.5s] | YARP2.159 p.168 | Nearness and remoteness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03395 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بمعانی روحانی بود مرقوم نموده | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were replete with spiritual meanings [3.5s] | YARP2.160 p.168 | Business; financial; property matters; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01972 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران ایزدی هر چند فرصتی ندارم و زحمت و کلفت از جمیع جهات مستولی با وجود | O divine friends! Although I have no time, and tribulations and burdens encompass me from all directions [3.5s] | YARP2.164 p.172 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03512 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران پارسی عبدالبهاء نامه ای که بواسطه حضرت حیدر قبل علی علیه بهاء الله | O Persian friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letter which through His Honour Haydar-'Alí, upon him be the glory of Bahá'u'lláh [3.5s] | YARP2.165 p.173 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11186 | 40 | Persian | ای مست می محبت الهی تا توانی از این باده بنوش و از این جام مدهوش گرد زیرا عشق | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! Drink thou, as much as thou canst, of this celestial wine, and be thou rendered unconscious by this cup, for love [3.5s] | YARP2.166.1 p.174 | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11335 | 30 | Persian | ای آتش افروخته آتشی در دل افروختی که خاموشی ندارد و افسردگی نجوید و شعله اش | O enkindled flame! Thou hast ignited a fire within the heart that knoweth no quenching and seeketh no languor, and its flame [3.5s] | YARP2.166.2 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11355 | 30 | Persian | ای چراغ پر فروغ داناای و بیناای و شنواای روشنی عالم انسانیست الحمد لله که از | O thou lamp resplendent with the light of wisdom, insight and hearing! The illumination of the human world art thou! Praise be to God that [3.5s] | YARP2.166.3 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11378 | 30 | Persian | ای یار دوستان شجاعت و دلیری از صفت راستانست و خصائص ملازمان آستان یعنی بر نفس | O friends of the Beloved! Courage and valor are attributes of the righteous ones and characteristics of them that stand faithful at His Threshold - that is to say, over the self [3.5s] | YARP2.166.4 p.174 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11368 | 30 | Persian | ای شیدای روی جانان مهربانی خوشست و مهرپروری دلکش دل باین خوی خوش کن که بد | O thou who art enamored of the Beloved's countenance! Lovingkindness is a wondrous thing, and the nurturing of love doth captivate the heart. Make thy heart acquainted with this goodly trait [3.5s] | YARP2.166.5 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11139 | 40 | Persian | ای بخشش یزدان انسان بخشش صرفست و موهبت محض اگر بانچه باید و شاید تمسک جوید | O Divine Bounty! Man is pure grace and sheer gift, should he but hold fast to that which is meet and befitting [3.5s] | YARP2.166.6 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09894 | 70 | Persian | ای بهرام بهرام یزدان چون پدر مهربان پرده برانداخته دلجوای یاران فرمود و خوش | O Bahram, Bahram! Like unto a loving father, the Lord God hath drawn aside the veil and sweetly consoled the hearts of His loved ones [3.5s] | INBA88:341a | YARP2.167.1 p.174 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10559 | 60 | Persian | ای کیخسرو هم نام تو جهان پستی را فراموش نمود و بجهان راستی دل بست اختر نیستی | O Kaykhusraw! Thy namesake forgot the world of baseness and set his heart upon the realm of truth [3.5s] | INBA88:341b | YARP2.167.2 p.175 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10631 | 60 | Persian | ای نوشیروان نوشیروان دادگستر بینوا پرور بنیادی برپا نمود که جاودان استوار و | O Nushirvan! Like Nushirvan the Just, benefactor of the poor, thou hast raised a foundation that shall forever stand unshaken [3.5s] | INBA88:341c | YARP2.167.3 p.175 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10102 | 70 | Persian | ای مهربان خدابخش مهر و بخشش جهان آفرین را در سپهر برین بنگر این نشانه بخشایش | O kind Khodabakhsh, behold in the supreme heaven this sign of the loving-kindness and bounty of the World-Creator [3.5s] | INBA88:338a | YARP2.168 p.175 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10610 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان مهر پرتوی از مهر سپهر یزدانست و بخششی از دریای ایزد مهربان این | O kind one! A ray of love from the heaven of divine love art thou, and a bestowal from the ocean of the All-Merciful God [3.5s] | INBA88:340a | YARP2.169 p.176 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10506 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن پیلتن چون دیوبند توانا بود مردان دلیران را بنیاد برانداخت تو | O Rustam! That mighty champion of great stature, like unto a demon-tamer in power, didst uproot the foundation of valiant men [3.5s] | INBA88:343a | YARP2.170 p.176 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10477 | 60 | Persian | ای جهانبخش بخشنده جهان پاک یزدان است درخشنده جهان آسمان خدای مهربان جهان | O World-Bestower, Pure Creator of the Universe, the resplendent world is heaven's radiance, O All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | INBA88:343b | YARP2.172 p.177 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10033 | 70 | Persian | ای فریدون فریدون پرورنده سپهر هوش دانایان را بفرهنگ و دانش رهنمونست تو | O Farídún, Farídún's own, raised by the sphere of wisdom! Thou art the one who leadeth the wise to culture and learning [3.5s] | INBA88:340c | YARP2.173 p.178 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10510 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم ستم جهانرا فروگرفته نادانی و بیهوشی چون شب تاریک باختر و خاور را | O Rustam! Tyranny hath encompassed the world, and ignorance and heedlessness, like the dark night, have enveloped both East and West [3.5s] | YARP2.174 p.178 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11154 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده یزدان امید بالطاف خداوند مجید دار و تکیه بر رکن شدید کن تا در هر دمی | O servant of God! Place thy hope in the bounties of the All-Glorious Lord, and rely upon His mighty pillar, that in every breath [3.5s] | YARP2.175.1 p.178 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11173 | 40 | Persian | ای دو بنده خدا امید بحفظ حمایت حضرت حق داشته باشید محفوظ مانید و مصون و در | O ye two servants of God! Place your hopes in the protection and shelter of the True One; may ye remain preserved and safeguarded [3.5s] | YARP2.175.2 p.178 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11203 | 40 | Persian | ای یار پارسی پارسی دری و پهلوی هر دو شیرین و شکرین پس باین زبان با تو گفتگو | O Persian friend! Both Dari and Pahlavi Persian are sweet as sugar; thus in this tongue do I converse with thee [3.5s] | YARP2.175.4 p.179 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11344 | 30 | Persian | ای بنده خدا شهریاران عالم بندگان بندگان حقند و بانوایان جهان بی نوایان در | O servant of God! The sovereigns of the world are but the servants of the servants of God, and the wealthy ones of earth are destitute indeed [3.5s] | YARP2.175.5 p.179 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10821 | 50 | Persian | ای اردشیر شیر این بیشه باش و محبت پیشه تا مانند نهال گلشن آسمانی در این | O Ardeshir, be thou the lion of this grove and make love thy calling, that, like unto a sapling of the celestial garden, thou mayest in this [3.5s] | YARP2.176 p.179 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07408 | 110 | Persian | ای دو مقبل الی الله و دو مقبول درگاه کبریاء زهی بلنداختری و خوش بختی و | O ye two who turn towards God and are accepted at the Threshold of His grandeur! How lofty is your destiny and how blessed your fortune [3.5s] | YARP2.177 p.179 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09377 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم دستان تهمتن هر چند شیرگیر بود ولی بقوت بازو آرزو حاصل نگشت زیرا عاقبت | O Rustam-i-Dastan! Though the mighty Tahamtan was a tamer of lions, yet by the strength of his arm his desire was not attained [3.5s] | YARP2.179 p.180 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08244 | 100 | Persian | ای مهربان مهرپروری و افق منوری و نافه معطری دلیل بر این آنکه آتش عشق افروختی | O thou kind one who fostereth love, O radiant horizon, O fragrant musk! This is evidenced by thy having kindled the fire of love [3.5s] | YARP2.180 p.181 | Compassion; kindness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04392 | 170 | Persian | ای سروش پرهوش الان آقا سید اسدالله بملکوت خضوع و خشوع درگاه احدیت آستان | O sagacious herald! Now hath Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh ascended unto the Kingdom of humility and submissiveness at the Threshold of Divine Oneness [3.5s] | YARP2.181 p.181 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09380 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق پارسی من سیاوش در غریبی جام هلاک نوش کرد و تو در وطن الهی در محفل | O my Persian companion! Siyavash drank the cup of perdition in a foreign land, whilst thou, in the divine homeland, art in the assembly [3.5s] | YARP2.182 p.182, QUM.234a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05353 | 150 | Persian | ای یار دیرین نامه شما وصول یافت معانی مهر و محبت آشکار بود و دانش و معرفت | O ancient friend! Your letter was received. The meanings of love and affection were manifest, as were knowledge and wisdom [3.5s] | YARP2.184 p.183, QUM.226 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10540 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین شیرینی و حلاوت در مائده آسمانیست و لذت در طعام روحانی زیرا شیرینی | O Shirin! Sweetness and delight are found in the heavenly feast, and pleasure in the spiritual repast, for sweetness [3.5s] | YARP2.185 p.183 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10557 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز یزدان ایزد مهربان تاج عرفان بر سر تو نهاد و ترا بر بانوهای عالم برتری | O maidservant of God, the benevolent Lord hath placed upon thy head the crown of divine knowledge and hath exalted thee above the women of the world [3.5s] | INBA13:098a | YARP2.186 p.184 | High station of the true believer; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07911 | 100 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان الهی هزاران سال و ماه بود که پاکان منتظر اشراق شمس حقیقت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! For thousands of years and months the pure ones waited for the dawning of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | YARP2.187 p.184 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08810 | 90 | Persian | ای فیروزه فیروز گوهریان بر آنند که فیروزه گوهریست گرانبها و از هر گوهری برتر و | O Turquoise, triumphant among the jewel-bearers! They hold that turquoise is a precious gem, surpassing every other jewel [3.5s] | YARP2.188 p.184 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07985 | 100 | Persian | ای پروردگار این جانهای پاک شیفته تواند و آشفته تو باتش عشق برافروختند و پرده | O Lord! These pure souls are enamored of Thee and are bewildered by Thee. Through the fire of Thy love have they been set ablaze and have rent asunder the veil [3.5s] | YARP2.189 p.185 | Love as fire; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08770 | 90 | Persian | ای سیاوش باهوش قصد طواف آستان مقدس نموده بودی و اهرام کعبه دوست بسته بودی | O sagacious Siavash! Thou hadst intended to circle round the Sacred Threshold and hadst girded thyself for the Kaaba of the Friend [3.5s] | YARP2.190 p.185, QUM.234b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03821 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان من در عالم بشر تاسیساتی مثمر ثمر مانند شرکت گلستان کمتر است | O my kind friends! In the world of humanity there are few enterprises as fruitful as the Golestan Company [3.5s] | YARP2.191 p.186, PPAR.126, RMT.106, YARD.111, QUM.223 | Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09949 | 70 | Persian | ای دو بنده آستان الهی از الطاف حضرت رحمانی امیدم چنان است که در ظل عنایت در کمال | O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Through the favors of the All-Merciful Lord, my hope is that beneath the shade of His providence, in utmost [3.5s] | YARP2.192 p.186 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09216 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده آستان ایزد ستایش خدا را که روی و موی بخاک درگاه خدا مشکبار نمودی و از | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Praise be to God that thou hast laid thy face and hair, fragrant with musk, in the dust of His Court [3.5s] | YARP2.193 p.187 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10480 | 60 | Persian | ای چراغ مهر یزدان ستایش خداوند را نما که روشن گشتی و پرتو انجمن یاران خوش سخن | O lamp of divine love, render praise unto the Lord, for thou hast been illumined and art shedding thy radiance upon the gathering of eloquent friends [3.5s] | YARP2.195 p.187 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08321 | 100 | Persian | ای یار دیرین ستایش پاک ایزد را که شمع مهر و وفا در انجمن عالم انسانی برافروخت | O ancient friend, praise be to the pure Lord, Who hath kindled the lamp of love and fidelity in the assemblage of humankind [3.5s] | YARP2.196 p.188 | Praise and encouragement | - | - |
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