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| AB03287 | 210 | mixed | یا شهید ابن الشهید شکایت از قلت ارسال جواب و صدور خطاب فرموده بودید قسم بجمال | O thou Martyr, son of the Martyr! Thou didst complain of the paucity of replies and the infrequency of letters. I swear by the Beauty [3.5s] | PYK.272 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03833 | 190 | Arabic | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید ایها الثابت الراسخ علی عهد الله و میثاقه القدیم ایها | O thou martyr, son of the martyr! O thou who art firm and steadfast in God's ancient Covenant and Testament! O thou [3.5s] | PYK.272 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11217 | 40 | Persian | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید الجلیل فرصت الان نیست مختصر مرقوم میشود در پوسته اینده | O thou martyr, son of the glorious martyr! Time doth not permit now; I write briefly, and shall write more in a future post [3.5s] | PYK.272 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00621 | 500 | mixed | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید علیک بهاء الله علیک ثناء الله لعمر الله ان قلب | O thou martyr, son of the martyr! Upon thee be the Glory of God, upon thee be the praise of God! By the life of God, verily the heart [3.5s] | PYK.273 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00858 | 420 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مرسول واصل گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد حمد خدا را که در | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | PYK.275 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10964 | 50 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان کلک شکسته عبدالبهاء با نهایت اشتیاق حرکت و جنبش خواهد تا | O Herald of the Covenant! Though broken, the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá yearns with utmost eagerness to bestir itself and move [3.5s] | PYK.275 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06519 | 130 | Persian | یا من ثبت علی العهد و المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و مشاهده شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and the Testament! That which thou hadst written was noted and observed [3.5s] | PYK.276 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09705 | 80 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بمغناطیس محبه الله قد مر نسیم رخیم من ریاض جنه الابهی فنفخ فی | O thou who art attracted by the magnet of the love of God! A gentle breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the Abhá Paradise and hath breathed into [3.5s] | INBA16:090 | PYK.276 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08409 | 100 | Persian | یا ابن من استقر علی سریر المجد فی ملکوت الابهی در پاریس گیر سرمای شدیدم اصابع | O thou son of him who hath established himself upon the throne of glory in the Most Glorious Kingdom! In Paris, I am in the grip of a severe cold, my fingers [3.5s] | PYK.277 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03289 | 210 | mixed | یا من اختاره الله لنشر نفحات الله در صفحه کشتی بر دریای نشسته و دل بذکر | O thou whom God hath chosen for the diffusion of His fragrances, thou who art seated upon the deck of the ship, with thy heart immersed in His remembrance [3.5s] | PYK.277, MSBH5.264-265 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02623 | 240 | mixed | یا ابن من غشی رمسه الانوار الساطعه من ملکوت الابهی نامه شما بمجرد وصول تلغراف | O thou son of him whose resting-place is enveloped by the radiant lights of the Abhá Kingdom, thy letter was received immediately upon arrival of the telegram [3.5s] | PYK.278 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00088 | 1160 | mixed | یا سلیل الرجل الجلیل نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از حوادث الیمه ایران | O scion of that noble soul! Thy detailed letter was considered, and the grievous events in Iran were noted [3.5s] | PYK.278, MSHR2.233x | Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07809 | 110 | Persian | یا من یختص الله برحمته من یشاء ابواب مسدود لهذا مکاتبه موقوف بقول خواجه حافظ | O thou upon whom God bestoweth His mercy as He willeth! The gates are barred, and hence correspondence is suspended, as Khwajeh Hafiz sayeth [3.5s] | PYK.282, MSHR3.343 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03333 | 200 | mixed | ای ایادی امرالله تلغراف و نامه بشما مرقوم گردیده البته تا بحال رسیده حال نیز | O Hands of the Cause of God! Telegrams and letters were addressed to you, which have undoubtedly reached you by now. And now [3.5s] | PYK.285 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10199 | 70 | Persian | ایها الشهید سلیل اسم الله الجلیل از روزی که عازم آنصفحات شدید تا بحال ابدا | O thou martyr, descendant of the Name of God, the All-Glorious! From the day thou didst depart for those regions until now, never [3.5s] | INBA16:125 | PYK.285 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02147 | 270 | Persian | ایها الشهید سلیل ذلک الرجل الجلیل مکاتیبی که بتاریخ ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ بود رسید جناب | O thou illustrious martyr, scion of that glorious man! Thy letter dated June 14, 1920, hath been received [3.5s] | PYK.286 | Business; financial; property matters; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03218 | 210 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه مبتهله زکیه طیبه ثابته فائزه حمد کن جمال قدم و اسم اعظم را که | O leaf of certitude, thou who art suppliant, pure, virtuous, steadfast and triumphant, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, that [3.5s] | INBA16:109 | PYK.287 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07767 | 110 | Arabic | علیک نفحات الله علیک جذبات ایات الله ایتها الورقه النورانیه و الفریده | Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee the raptures of God's verses, O luminous and unique leaf [3.5s] | PYK.288 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09178 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله والده محترمه چون ببقعه مبارکه وارد شد و بعتبه مقدسه مشرف گشت | O maidservant of God, esteemed mother! When thou didst enter the blessed Shrine and attain the presence of the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | PYK.290 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07666 | 110 | Persian | ای یادگار حضرت اسم الله الاصدق اگر خواهی که پدر بزرگوار از ملکوت اسرار تحسین | O thou remnant of his honor Ismu'llah al-Asdaq! Shouldst thou desire that thy noble father, from the Kingdom of mysteries, bestow praise [3.5s] | PYK.291 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07878 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله تعریفی زایدالوصف از شما مینمایند که الحمد لله قبسه نار محبت اللهست | O handmaid of God! They offer praise of thee beyond all description, for, praised be God, thou art a spark from the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | PYK.291 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09566 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه رحمانیه همواره در این محضر مذکوری و در بین اماء الله بثبوت و رسوخ | O leaf of the All-Merciful! Thou art ever remembered in this presence, and amongst the handmaidens of God thou art firm and steadfast [3.5s] | PYK.291 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10152 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه آن خاندان دودمان ایمانند و سلاله ایقان از بدایت طلوع نیر تابان | O assured leaf! That household is of the family of faith and the progeny of certitude, from the dawning of the radiant Orb [3.5s] | PYK.292 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04187 | 180 | mixed | یا سلیل من انجذب بنفحات القدس و آنس من البقعه المبارکه جانب الطور الایمن النار | O descendant of him who was attracted by the divine fragrances and who perceived, from that blessed spot, the fire upon the right side of Mount Sinai [3.5s] | PYK.293 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04647 | 160 | Persian | ای امه الله و بنت امته و اخت امته جناب ابن اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی | O maidservant of God, daughter of His handmaid and sister of His handmaidens! Jinab-i-Ibn-i-Ismu'llah, upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | INBA16:113 | PYK.293 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02742 | 230 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی الحمد لله در یوم ظهور مظهر الطاف رب غفور بودی و بعد از افول | O dear handmaiden of God! Praise be to God that thou wert present in the Day of the Manifestation of the favours of the All-Forgiving Lord, and after His setting [3.5s] | INBA16:111 | PYK.294 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07877 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله ای کنیز بهاء حضرت شهید ابن شهید ذکر شما را در ذریعه خویش نمودند | O handmaid of God, O maidservant of Bahá, His Holiness the martyr, son of the martyr, hath made mention of thee in his letter [3.5s] | INBA16:112 | PYK.296 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11135 | 40 | Persian | ای امه الله المنجذبه در این ساعت که هیکل آفاق در وجد و شادمانیست زیرا یوم | O handmaid of God who art drawn to Him! In this hour when the frame of the horizons is in ecstasy and joy, for it is the Day [3.5s] | INBA16:125 | PYK.296 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02304 | 260 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک جلت قدرتک و عظم سلطانک و وضح برهانک و ظهر سلطانک و سبقت | Glorified art Thou, O God, and praise be unto Thee! Exalted is Thy power, sublime Thy sovereignty, manifest Thy proof, and evident Thy dominion [3.5s] | PYK.297 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07880 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله چون تجلی نور بر ذروه طور گشت ابصار اهل قبور مشاهده نور ننمود بلکه | O handmaid of God! When the light shone forth upon the summit of Sinai, the eyes of those who dwelt in the graves perceived it not; rather [3.5s] | PYK.298 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04617 | 160 | Arabic | اللهم یا جلیل العطیه و یا ذا الرحمه الوفیه انی ادعوک بلسان مندلع بذکرک و قلب | O Lord, Munificent in Thy gifts and Possessor of unwavering mercy, I beseech Thee with a tongue unbridled in Thy remembrance and a heart [3.5s] | PYK.298, MYD.476 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06051 | 130 | Persian | ای بدیعه نامه ات بواسطه جناب شهید ابن شهید رسید و روح و ریحان پدید شد مضمونش | O peerless one! Thy letter was received through him who is the son of a martyr and a martyr himself, bringing forth the spirit of joy and sweet fragrance. Its contents [3.5s] | PYK.300 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06981 | 120 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه در کل احیان در بقعه مبارکه در محفل اماء الرحمن | O leaf of certitude and tranquility! At all times thou dwellest in the Sacred Precinct, in the gathering of the handmaidens of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | PYK.300 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02324 | 250 | mixed | الهی الهی قد طار طیر الولاء باجنحه الوفاء من اوکار الفناء الی حدائق قدسک و | O my God, O my God! The bird of devotion hath soared with the wings of fidelity from the nests of mortality unto Thy sanctified gardens [3.5s] | PYK.301 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02169 | 270 | Arabic | یا من شرب صهباء الایقان من الکاس الطافحه بسلسال ذکر الرحمن و ثمل من الرحیق | O thou who hast quaffed the crimson wine of certitude from the brimming chalice flowing with the crystal stream of the All-Merciful's remembrance, and art intoxicated with the pure wine [3.5s] | PYK.302 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00980 | 840 | Arabic | ان یا بقیه اسمائنا الحسنی اسمع ما یوحی الیک عن شطر القدم مقر ربک العلی العظیم | O remnant of Our most beauteous names! Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the direction of eternity, the seat of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great [3.5s] | INBA83:165, BLIB_Or15702.174, , BLIB_Or15737.146, , ALIB.folder18p228 | PYK.015 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04821 | 160 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی از این ماتم پرالم مسوز و مگداز و از این حادثه پر درد و | O thou who turnest thy gaze toward the Kingdom of God! Be thou neither consumed by grief nor melted by sorrow in this most grievous and heart-rending calamity [3.5s] | PYK.304 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06277 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حضرت شهید را از هندوستان خواستم محفوظ و مصون وارد و ایامی | O dearly cherished handmaiden of God! I requested the honoured martyr from India, and he arrived safe and protected for some days [3.5s] | PYK.305 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Equality of men and women; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05216 | 150 | Persian | ای سلاله آن نفس مقدسه رحمانیه مکتوبی که در بیان تشکر از همت آقا میرزا ارسطو در | O scion of that hallowed and merciful soul, the letter expressing gratitude for the endeavours of Áqá Mírzá Arastu [3.5s] | INBA16:106 | PYK.307 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06210 | 130 | Persian | ای ذوی القربای آن نجم هدی الحمد لله از شمس هدایت مقتبس گشتید و از دریای | O kindred of that guiding star! Praise be to God that ye have derived light from the Sun of Guidance and have drawn from the Ocean of [3.5s] | INBA16:114 | PYK.307 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06386 | 130 | Arabic | ای ورقات روحانیات طوبی لکن بما انجذبتن بنفحات الله و استضائت قلوبکن بنور | O spiritual leaves! Blessed are ye for having been attracted by the fragrances of God and for your hearts being illumined with light [3.5s] | INBA16:107 | PYK.308 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Predictions and prophecies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08830 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیزان مقربه جمال ابهی صور شعاایه شما رسید ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله نورانیت | O handmaidens near to the Most Glorious Beauty! Your radiant photographs were received and beheld. Praise be unto God for the illumination [3.5s] | INBA16:115 | PYK.308 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06036 | 130 | mixed | ای امه الله شاد باش و شاد باش و از این جهان آزاد باش تشبث بذیل تقدیس نما و بر | O maidservant of God! Be thou joyous, be thou joyous, and be thou free from this world. Hold fast to the hem of sanctity and turn [3.5s] | PYK.311 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08920 | 90 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی تا بحال مکاتیب متعدده ارسال گشت و رشحی از بحور حب که در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abha! Thus far have numerous epistles been sent, bearing a droplet from the oceans of love that [3.5s] | PYK.312 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10056 | 70 | Persian | ای گل صد برگ گلستان محبت در خدمت پدر بجان و دل قیام کن بلکه جانفشانی نما چه | O thou rose of a hundred petals in the garden of love! Arise, with heart and soul, to serve thy father; nay, offer up thy very life in sacrifice [3.5s] | PYK.313 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03014 | 300 | mixed | کتابت لدی العرش حاضر و بلحاظ عنایت فائز و آنچه مسطور مقبول افتاد نعیما لک بما | Thy letter hath reached the Divine Throne and hath been graced with the glances of loving-kindness, and that which was inscribed therein hath found acceptance. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#063, , BLIB_Or15710.083c, | PYK.018 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07895 | 100 | Persian | ای امین من میدانی که حضرت اسم الله الاصدق علیه بهاء الله الابهی چه قدر جان فشان بود | O trusted one! Thou knowest how devoted and self-sacrificing was His Holiness the Most Truthful Name of God, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God [3.5s] | INBA16:148 | PYK.337, AMIN.199a | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01531 | 570 | mixed | هذا لوح یلقی الذکر علی العالمین و یهدی الغافلین الی رضوان الله العلی العظیم | This is a Tablet that casteth remembrance upon all the worlds and guideth the heedless unto the Ridván of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great [3.5s] | INBA36:157, INBA71:328, BLIB_Or15696.162d, , BLIB_Or15738.077, | PYK.022 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06656 | 150 | Arabic | قد حضرت لدی العرش فی لیله من اللیال کنت قائما فی الحضور مقدار عشرین دقیقه او | I came into the presence of the Throne on a certain night and stood before it for the space of twenty minutes or thereabouts [3.5s] | PYK.025, MSBH7.406x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10536 | 70 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی الاصدق ان اشکر بما احضرناک لدی العرش و اسمعناک و اریناک انوار وجه | O My Name, the Most Truthful! Render thanks for that We have caused thee to be present before the Throne, and made thee to hear and to behold the effulgent lights of the Face [3.5s] | PYK.030, MSBH7.408-409 | Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02230 | 400 | mixed | مراسلات آنجناب پی در پی رسید و اکثر آن بفیوضات فیاض حقیقی فائز یعنی بلحاظ | Your successive letters have been received, and most of them have attained unto the outpourings of the True Bestower, that is to say, through His glances [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.288, , BLIB_Or15699.066b, | PYK.033x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09440 | 80 | Persian | ای فریبرز پارسی از قرار معلوم شما بتعلیم صبایای حضرت شهید مشغولید این زحمت | O Fariburz-i-Parsi! According to what is evident, thou art engaged in teaching the children of the blessed martyr [3.5s] | PYK.490, YARP2.720 p.477 | Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00788 | 1010 | mixed | ان یا اهل البیان و من دان بالله و آیاته فی حی التبیان اسمعوا ما یغن علیکم | O people of the Bayán, and whosoever hath believed in God and His verses in this perspicuous Dispensation, hearken unto that which enricheth you [3.5s] | INBA36:301 | PYK.494x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04301 | 220 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه اطمئنت قلوب الذین اقبلوا الی الافق الاعلی و شربوا کوثر البقاء من | This is the Day whereon the hearts of them that have turned towards the Most Sublime Horizon have found tranquility and have drunk from the Kawthar of immortality [3.5s] | INBA15:292b, INBA26:295a, BLIB_Or15697.170, | PYK.035 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07722 | 130 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذه امه من امائک التی آمنت بایاتک الاحدیه فی سر اسمک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is one of Thy handmaidens who hath believed in Thy singular signs in the mystery of Thy Name [3.5s] | PYK.035 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08325 | 120 | Arabic | قد بعثنا کتابا لدی العرش باسمک و قرئناه و اجبناک بهذا الکتاب المبین ان ربک | We have dispatched a Book from before the Throne bearing thy name, and We have read it, and have responded unto thee through this Most Manifest Book. Verily thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA15:286a, INBA26:287c | PYK.036 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09197 | 100 | mixed | الحمد لله از بحر عرفان آشامیدی و بعنایت حق جل جلاله بانچه اکثر رجال ارض از آن | Praise be to God that thou hast drunk from the ocean of divine knowledge and, through the grace of God - exalted be His glory - attained unto that which most of the people of earth [3.5s] | INBA15:290a, INBA26:292a, BLIB_Or15715.294c, | PYK.036 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10660 | 70 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من عبد الله الی التی آمنت بربها و کانت من القانتات بین یدی الله | This is an epistle from the servant of God unto her who hath believed in her Lord and was among them that stand devoutly obedient before God [3.5s] | INBA15:284a, INBA26:286a, BLIB_Or15725.376c, | PYK.036 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06081 | 160 | mixed | ای امه الله انشاء الله بحق متمسک باشی و از ماسویه فارغ و آزاد ایام ایام | O handmaiden of God! God willing, mayest thou hold fast unto the truth and remain detached and free from all else save Him. These are momentous days [3.5s] | INBA18:365, BLIB_Or11096#158, | PYK.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07931 | 130 | mixed | یا بنت اسمی اصدق و ضلع عبدی کریم بشنو ندای مظلوم را و تمسک نما بانچه که الیوم | O daughter of My Name Most Truthful, and consort of My servant, the Noble One! Hearken unto the Voice of the Wronged One, and hold fast unto that which today [3.5s] | PYK.038 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04602 | 210 | mixed | یا ورقتی و یا امتی لازال ذکرت لدی المظلوم مذکور و نازل شد از برای شما آنچه که | O My Leaf and My handmaiden! At all times hath thy remembrance been present before the Wronged One, and there hath been sent down for thee that which [3.5s] | INBA18:371 | PYK.039 | Consolation and comfort; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04405 | 210 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایت محبوب آفاق از ما سوی الله فارغ باشی و باو مشغول و در جمیع | God willing, by the grace of the Beloved of the horizons, mayest thou be free from all else save God, be wholly absorbed in Him, and in all [3.5s] | INBA18:382, BLIB_Or15719.154a, | PYK.041 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07698 | 130 | Arabic | شهد القیوم انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب و شهد المحبوب انه لا اله الا هو | The Self-Subsisting hath borne witness that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved, and the Best-Beloved hath testified that there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | INBA15:269a, INBA26:269a, BLIB_Or15730.066e, | PYK.042 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09538 | 100 | Arabic | کتاب قد تشرف بنفحات الوحی و اراد محبوب العالم ان یرسله الی امه من امائه التی | The Book hath been perfumed with the fragrances of Revelation, and the Beloved of the world desireth to send it unto one among His handmaidens who [3.5s] | INBA15:286b, INBA26:288a, BLIB_Or15697.169b, | PYK.042 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05180 | 190 | Arabic | یا ابن اسمی الاصدق ان استمع الندآء من ملکوتی المقدس انه لا اله الا انا | O Ibn Asdaq! Hearken unto the Call from My hallowed Kingdom: verily, there is none other God but Me [3.5s] | PYK.043 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05560 | 180 | mixed | یا ابن اسمی الاصدق علیک بهائی و علیه بهائی و رحمتی و عنایتی انشاء الله شونات | O Ibn Asdaq! Upon thee rest My glory, and upon him be My glory and My mercy and My loving-kindness. The divine attributes [3.5s] | INBA15:271a, INBA26:271b | PYK.043 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01980 | 450 | mixed | ورقه نورانیه که بطراز محبت رحمانیه مزین گشته بود و از کلمات علیه عالیه آن عرف | A luminous leaf that was adorned with the ornament of divine love, from whose sublime and exalted words the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA27:415 | PYK.045 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09444 | 100 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک الذی حرک الی لجه ابحر عنایتک و | O God, this is a servant, the son of a servant of thine. This boy has moved in the love of Thy grace | PYK.045, MYD.466-467 | PN_1919 p084 | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02266 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا علی قبل محمد بشر فی نفسک بما کبر الله حینئذ علی وجهک و ارسل الیک نفحات | O 'Alí-Qablí-Muhammad! Rejoice within thy soul, for God hath at this hour caused His glory to shine upon thy countenance and hath wafted unto thee His fragrances [3.5s] | INBA15:282b, INBA26:284, INBA83:226, BLIB_Or15702.297, , NLAI_BH2.314, ALIB.folder18p373 | PYK.046 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02443 | 360 | Arabic | Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | انا اردنا ان نذکر من اقبل الینا و نسقیه کوثر العنایه مره بعد مره لیقربه الی | We desire to mention him who hath set his face towards Us and to let him once again drink deep from the life-giving waters | INBA15:303, INBA26:306 | PYK.047, TBP#17l | TB#17l | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#043 | ||||||
| BH02089 | 420 | mixed | جمیع عباد لعرفان الله خلق شده اند و نفوسیکه الیوم بشطر اقدس و اسم اعظم توجه | All souls have been created for the knowledge of God, and those who today have turned toward the Most Holy Court and the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA35:151, BLIB_Or15710.275, , BLIB_Or15719.060a, | PYK.048, YIA.064-065 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03466 | 260 | mixed | انشاء الله در کل اوان بذکر محبوب یکتا مشغول باشید و رحیق عرفان را باعانت اسم | God willing, may ye at all times be engaged in remembrance of the Peerless Beloved, and through the aid of His Name partake of the wine of divine knowledge [3.5s] | INBA15:308, INBA26:311, BLIB_Or15719.030a, | PYK.049 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02530 | 350 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقر بما شهد به الله اذ استوی بالحق علی عرشه العظیم و وجد | A remembrance from Us unto him who hath acknowledged that whereunto God Himself bore witness when He was established in truth upon His mighty throne [3.5s] | INBA15:314, INBA26:318 | PYK.050 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03450 | 260 | Arabic | ان استمع ما ینطق به لسان القدس فی الفردوس الاعلی لتجد عرف الرحمن من بیان ربک | Hearken unto that which the Tongue of Holiness proclaimeth from the Most Exalted Paradise, that thou mayest discover the fragrance of the All-Merciful from the utterance of thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA15:299b, INBA26:302 | PYK.051 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05310 | 180 | Arabic | انا نلقی الایات من لوحنا المحفوظ الی الذین وجدوا عرف الله و توجهوا الیه بقلوب | Verily We send down the verses from Our preserved Tablet unto those who have found the fragrance of God and have turned unto Him with hearts [3.5s] | INBA15:274a, INBA26:274 | PYK.051 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03016 | 300 | mixed | لله الحمد بما وصلتم شاطی بحر الوصال و بلغتم ما هو اصل الامال فی المبدء و | Praise be to God that ye have attained unto the shores of the ocean of reunion and have reached that which was the essence of all hopes in the beginning [3.5s] | INBA27:408 | PYK.057 | Business; financial; property matters; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09805 | 90 | mixed | این کلمه تامه علیا در این حین از ملکوت امر الهی نازل یا ابن اصدق المقدس ارجع | This Most Exalted Perfect Word hath at this moment been sent down from the Kingdom of the Divine Command: O son of the Most Holy and Most Truthful One, return thou [3.5s] | INBA15:270a, INBA26:270b | PYK.057 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09871 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق راضی به قضا باش و بانچه او مقدر فرموده خشنود گرد همچو گمان مدار که | O servant of the True One, be thou resigned to divine decree and content with whatsoever He hath ordained. Harbor not the thought that [3.5s] | MNHB.029 | S. Tirandaz, unknown | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00084 | Khutbata’r-Raj’a (Khutba written in Jidda) | 2200 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد اقام العرش علی الماء والهواء علی وجه الماء و فرق بینهما علی کلمة اللاء ثم قد فتق الاجواء من عالم العماء | Praised be to God! Who raised up the Celestial Throne upon the watery expanse and the atmosphere above the surface of the watery expanse. | INBA91:060.12-073.08, INBA_5006C:330-335, | HNU.143-145x, AHDA.086x | MNP.090-091x, MNP.146-158, HURQ.BB19x, LOIR06.050ff | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.05, SRC.063, SRC.187, GOH.032 | |||||
| BB00224 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 1 | 900 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Muḥammad Sháh Qájár Revealed in Búshihr, An | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک الذی لا اله الا هو العلی الکبیر و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن | Read the Book of the Remembrance of thy Lord, no God is there except Him, the Exalted, the Mighty. Such is indeed a Book about which there is no doubt | INBA_4011C:328-332, , INBA_5006C:367-369, , INBA_6012C.262-264x, , CMB_F28.7.03-04, | HNU.149-151x, AHDA.102, OOL.A023.1 | HURQ.BB28x | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | MSBR.208-209, AHDA.460.08, MMAH.024, SRC.058, SRC.192 | ||||
| BB00241 | Epistle to Haji Mirza Aqasi 1 | 820 | Arabic | First Epistle Revealed by the Báb to Mírzá Áqásí, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک من لدن امام حق مبین و انه لکتاب قد نزل من حکم ربک من لدن علی | Read thou the Book wherein is remembered the Name of thy Lord, revealed from the presence of the true and manifest Imam. Verily it is a Book that hath been sent down through the wisdom of thy Lord from the presence of 'Alí [3.5s] | INBA_4011C:332-336, , INBA_5006C:369-371?, | HNU.151-153x, OOL.A023.6 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | AHDA.461.09, MMAH.029, SRC.064, SRC.192 | ||||||
| BB00356 | Letter to Muhammad Karim Khan Kirmani | 470 | Arabic | Epistle of the Bab to Karim Khan Kirmani | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذکر ربک للورقة الحمراء عن یمین بحر الابیض لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاخرجون اقرء کتاب ربک ثم اسجد لامره و انه لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاسمعون | Alif. Lam. Mim. [Revealed from] The Dhikr (Remembrance) of thy Lord unto the Crimson Leaf at the right-hand side of the snow-white Ocean. | HNU.181-182, NSS.182-183 | HURQ.BB24 | Imam Husayn; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.10, AHDA.460.04, MMAH.033 | ||||||
| BB00424 | Li-‘Askari | 340 | Arabic | هو المتکبر المقتدر الوهاب. اشهد الله و ما هو فی علمه بانه لا اله الا هو و ان ما سواه خلقه و فی قبضته و کل له | I bear witness before God, and whatsoever lieth within His knowledge, that there is none other God but Him, and that all else beside Him is His creation and within His grasp [3.5s] | HNU.000i | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00319 | Letter to Khal-i-Akbar from Masqat II | 570 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک الذی ینزل الان الیک کتابا مبینا ان اشکر الله ربک ثم اسجد | Read thou the Book wherein is remembered the Name of thy Lord, Who sendeth down unto thee now a manifest Book. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, and prostrate thyself [3.5s] | HNU.000ii, AHDA.093 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | FHR#03.06? | |||||||
| BB00490 | 240 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Haykal (pentacle talisman) Prayer for Protection; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | بسم الله المتکبر المتجبر. تبارک الذی بیده الملک یبدع ما یشاء بامره کن فیکون لله الامر | Hallowed be the Lord in Whose hand is the source of dominion. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command | HNU.000iii, SWBP#27 (p.121) | SWB#28 (p.171-172), BPRY.151 | The Badasht Project, E. Mahony, unknown | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| BB00500 | 220 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الأرض و ما بینهما و انه لهو المبدع المنیع | Glorified be He before Whom bow down in adoration all who dwell in the heavens and on the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, for He is the Creator, the Incomparable [3.5s] | HNU.000iv | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00091 | Kitabu’l-‘Ulama I (Bushihr) | 2000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب علی من یشاء من عباده و انه لا اله الا هو الغنی الجمیل و انه کتاب لا ریب فیه فصل فی حکم باطن القران | Praised be to God who sends down the Book upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. He, verily, no God is there except Him. | INBA67:206-216, INBA91:082.02-094.10, INBA_4011C:318-328, , INBA_6007C.452-463, INBA_4012C.083-092, , PR03.063r10-065r26, PR04.106v02-115v02, PR07.049v-052v, CMB_F21.224.02-232.13#32, , BYC_collect5 | HNU.085x, HNU.134x, AHDA.107 | DB.148fn1, DB.129fn2, HURQ.BB22x, RR.121x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.03, GPB.024, BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, MMAH.034, SRC.074, SRC.098, SRC.189 | ||||||
| AB04748 | 160 | Persian | ای دو بنده جمال مبارک نامه ایکه بجناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نوشته بودید ملاحظه | O ye two servants of the Blessed Perfection! The letter that you have written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was perused. | SAHA.000 (و) | DAS.1913-11-18 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03536 | 200 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المقربون انی لفی مسمع من ایات الهدی التی | O ye faithful ones, O ye who are attracted, O ye who are near, verily I am within hearing of the verses of guidance which [3.5s] | MMK6#009 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09933 | 70 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی نامه مشکین ملاحظه گردید یریدون ان یخمدوا نار محبت الله | O spiritual beloved! Thy musk-scented letter was perused. They seek to extinguish the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA87:095, INBA52:094 | MMK6#133 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02412 | 250 | mixed | ای ناشر میثاق سپاه ملکوت ابهی و جنود جبروت اعلی متتابع از عالم بالا در هجوم | O thou disseminator of the Covenant! The hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions of the Supreme Dominion are descending successively from the realms above in a mighty rush [3.5s] | INBA55:457, INBA72:054, INBA88:375 | MMK6#134 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02349 | 250 | mixed | و در خصوص ميرزا مهدی حکمت مرقوم نموده بوديد. اين شخص صداقت ندارد و موافقت نخواهد | And concerning Mirza Mahdi Hikmat, of whom thou didst write: verily, this person hath no truthfulness and will not conform [3.5s] | MMK6#135x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03869 | 190 | mixed | یا من اتبع مله ابراهیم حضرت خلیل شمعی در آفاق افروخت که انوارش الی الان در | O thou who followest the Faith of Abraham, the Friend! He lit a lamp in the horizons whose light shineth until now [3.5s] | INBA21:163 (204) | MMK6#136, AKHA_118BE #07 p.j | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06108 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده مقبل الی الله و مقبول درگاه کبریا آنچه نگاشتی و مضمر ضمیر داشتی مشهود | O servant who turneth toward God and who is accepted at His Most Great Threshold! That which thou didst write and that which lay concealed within thy heart is evident [3.5s] | MMK6#138 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05971 | 140 | Persian | یاران روحانی من حمد خدا را که مهدی آباد هدایت آباد شد و بالطاف حضرت احدیت | O my spiritual friends! Praise be to God that Mahdiabad hath become a realm of guidance, and through the bounties of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#139 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02877 | 220 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو طغرا مکتوب شما یکی بتاریخ ۲۵ صفر ۱۳۳۷ و دیگری بدون تاریخ | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two missives bearing thy signature have been received, one dated the 25th of Ṣafar 1337, and the other without date [3.5s] | MMK6#141x, YIA.379a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prophecy and fulfillment; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06364 | 130 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای الهی خدمات فائقه آنجناب در درگاه احدیت مقبول و محبوب و زحمات | O thou who extolleth divine praise! The outstanding services of thy honoured self are accepted and cherished at the threshold of oneness, and thy labours [3.5s] | MMK6#143 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06702 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان پاکتی باسم شباهنگ ارسال گردید ارسال دارند ولی قسمیکه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! A packet was sent addressed to Shabahang [3.5s] | MMK6#144 | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01236 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوب مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید از کثرت مشاغل بجان عزیزت که | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy detailed letter was perused. By reason of the multitude of occupations that beset thy precious life [3.5s] | MMK6#145 | Differences in human capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03552 | 200 | mixed | فرصت نیست پاداش دو قسم است خصوصی آن جزای اعمال خصوصیست مانند ظلم و طغیان | There is no opportunity [to write at length]. Retribution is of two kinds: personal retribution is the requital of individual deeds, such as oppression and transgression [3.5s] | MMK6#146 | Chastisement and requital; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Music and singing; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05779 | 140 | mixed | ای مستشرق از شمس هدی هر رحمتی ممکن است که باستعداد و استحقاق و لیاقت و | O thou who art illumined by the Sun of Guidance! Every bounty is possible, according to capacity, worthiness and merit [3.5s] | INBA88:150a | MMK6#010 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07555 | 110 | Persian | ای مظهر رحمت رحمت بر دو قسم است خاصه و عامه روحانی جسمانی رحمت عامه جسمانی | O Manifestation of Mercy! Mercy is of two kinds: particular and universal, spiritual and physical. The universal physical mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05968 | 140 | Arabic | یا من وفقه الله علی اعلاء کلمته بین الوری طوبی لک ایها المنادی بملکوت الابهی | O thou whom God hath aided to exalt His Word amongst all peoples! Blessed art thou, O herald of the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK6#147 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03259 | 210 | Arabic | ایها الشخصان الرشیدان الجلیلان انی اتضرع الی العزه الالهیه و ابتهل الی العتبه | O ye two noble and discerning souls! I beseech the Divine Majesty and fervently implore the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MMK6#148 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05914 | 140 | Arabic | ایها الفنن الرفیع من السدره المبارکه قد انجذب قلب العالم بالنفحات التی تمر من | O exalted bough of the blessed Lote-Tree! The heart of the world hath been enraptured by the breezes wafting from [3.5s] | MMK6#149 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07101 | 120 | mixed | یا طاهر ان ربک قد نزل من غمام فیض رحمته ماء طهورا و فیضا مشکورا و طهر به | O Tahir! Verily thy Lord hath sent down from the clouds of His bountiful grace a pure and purifying water, and a praiseworthy abundance; purify thyself therewith [3.5s] | MMK6#150 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06643 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت مقصود کتاب بیان بکتاب اقدس منسوخ مگر احکامی که در کتاب اقدس موکد | O servant of the Desired One! [3.5s]... ...The Bayan hath been superseded by the Kitab-i-Aqdas, except in respect of such laws as have been confirmed and mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | MMK6#151 | BRL_ATE#046x | Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02423 | 250 | mixed | ای یار قدیم نامه ات رسید مختصر و مفید بود استقرار در لاهیجان چندان مناسب نیست... جهان مانند بازار سوداگرانست | O ancient friend! Thy letter was received, concise and beneficial it was. To settle in Lahijan is not fitting... The world is even as a marketplace of traders [3.5s] | MMK6#152, BSHN.140.474.07x, BSHN.144.467x | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02369 | 250 | Persian | در خصوص جناب آقا موسی نهايت سعی و کوشش خواهد گشت. مطمئن باشيد که ذرّهای فتور نخواهد | Concerning Jináb-i-Áqá Músá, the utmost endeavour and effort shall be exerted. Rest ye assured that not an iota of lassitude shall [3.5s] | MMK6#153x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03055 | 220 | mixed | یا ایها المتعارج الی ملکوت العرفان قد سمع هذا العبد ضجیجک و صریخک و حنینک و | O thou who dost ascend unto the Kingdom of divine knowledge! This servant hath heard thy outcry, thy pleading cry, and thy yearning [3.5s] | MMK6#154 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11028 | 50 | Persian | جناب منشادی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد راضی بقضا باش العاقبه للمتقین ما در تحت | O Jinab-i-Manshadi, be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Be thou content with the decree of God, for the ultimate victory belongeth to the righteous [3.5s] | MMK6#155, ANDA#76 p.50 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08390 | 100 | Persian | جناب منشادی نامه های شما ملاحظه گردید اظهار پریشانی نموده بودید بقول ناس حیف | Your letters, O Manshadi, were reviewed. You expressed distress - as people say, alas [3.5s] | MMK6#156 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03682 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق سواد مکتوب ابراهیم افندی رسید تلغراف دکتر نیز واصل در میان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter from Ibrahim Effendi hath been received, and likewise the telegram from the Doctor hath arrived [3.5s] | MMK6#157 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02361 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحاریر متعدده واصل و معانی در نهایت حلاوت روحانی از خبر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters were received, and their meanings were endued with the utmost spiritual sweetness [3.5s] | MMK6#158 | Being a source of light; guidance; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08141 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب تقوای الهی تقوی پرهیزکاری است و در کتاب مجید و العاقبه للمتقین | O seeker of divine piety! Piety is righteousness, and in the glorious Book: "The ultimate end belongeth unto the God-fearing." [3.5s] | MMK6#159 | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02140 | 270 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ابواب رحمت کبری بر وجوه باز است و طیور جنت | O friends and maidservants of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that the gates of His supreme mercy are flung wide open before your faces, and the birds of Paradise [3.5s] | MMK6#160, HDQI.181, ANDA#08 p.04, MSHR2.333 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10615 | 60 | mixed | ای مومن بالله حضرت موسی با لکنت لسان بفصل الخطاب و تفسیر کتاب موفق شد با وجود | O thou who believest in God! Despite his stammering tongue, Moses succeeded in eloquent discourse and the exposition of the Book [3.5s] | MMK6#012, PYB#184 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moses | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08142 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب تقوای الهی در قرآن و العاقبه للمتقین میفرماید متقی پرهیزکار است مقصد | O seeker of divine piety! In the Qur'án it is declared: "The end belongeth unto the God-fearing." The righteous one is he who is mindful [3.5s] | INBA72:117b, INBA88:119 | MMK6#161, ANDA#60 p.05, MAS5.046 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11188 | 40 | mixed | ای مشهدی علی تو را در نهایت مکتوب ذکر کردم تا ختامه مسک مشهود گردد و العاقبه | O Mashhadi 'Ali! I have made mention of thee at the close of this letter, that it may be sealed with musk, and the end [3.5s] | INBA21:008 | MMK6#162 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01811 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی و نمیقه روحانی واصل گردید خواندم و شکرانه بر زبان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter and spiritual missive was received. I read it, and words of thanksgiving rose to my tongue [3.5s] | MMK6#163 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05820 | 140 | Persian | ای میر طالبان جیش قریش بکمال صولت و طیش مقاومت امرالله خواستند و در بدایت عیش | O leader of those who ardently pursued the armies of Quraysh, with consummate courage and vehemence, they sought to resist the Cause of God, and in the very heights of their revelry [3.5s] | MMK6#164 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05310 | 150 | mixed | ای ناطق بکلمه بلی در یوم لقاء صد هزار نفوس که در سر الست و یوم ذر وجود و | O thou who hast uttered the word "yea" on the Day of Meeting! A hundred thousand souls who existed in the time of "Am I not?" and the Day of the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK6#169, SFI09.015a | BLO_PT#216.031 | Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06978 | 120 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه اگر بکنه الطاف که از حضرت رحمن در حق تو مبذول گشته پی بری پری | O assured leaf! Shouldst thou fathom the depth of the bounties bestowed upon thee by the Lord of Mercy, thou wouldst soar aloft [3.5s] | MMK6#170 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04264 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی آثار قدرت الهی در جمیع اشیاء مانند آفتاب آشکار ولی کوران این | O ye servants of God! The signs of divine power are manifest in all things even as the sun, yet the blind [3.5s] | MMK6#171 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04526 | 170 | Arabic | ایها الحبیب قد تلوت رقیمک المسطور و قد اطلعت بسرک المستور و تضرعت الی الرب | O beloved friend! I have perused thy written letter and become acquainted with thy hidden secret, and I have supplicated unto the Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#172 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04272 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید جوابی بملا جهان زیر مرقوم گردید البته خواهد رسید | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and an answer hath been penned to Mullá Jahán. Assuredly it will reach him [3.5s] | INBA87:263, INBA52:267 | MMK6#173, MSHR4.009x | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Testing God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06347 | 130 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنار هدی حضرت موسی از شجره سینا ندای انا ربک الاعلی شنید فورا فریاد | O thou who art guided by the Fire of Divine Guidance! Moses heard from the Tree of Sinai the call "Verily, I am thy most exalted Lord!" and immediately cried out [3.5s] | MMK6#013 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02886 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده الهی چون بقلبی نورانی توجه بدرگاه رحمانی نمودی البته مقبول خواهید | O servant of God! When with an illumined heart thou didst turn to the threshold of the All-Merciful, thou wert assuredly accepted [3.5s] | MMK6#174, MSHR4.008x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04031 | 180 | mixed | ای طالب حقیقت روزی حضرت امیر المومنین علیه السلام بر بالای بام بود شخصی ناکام | O seeker of truth! One day His Holiness the Prince of Believers—peace be upon Him—was upon a rooftop when a hapless soul [3.5s] | MMK6#175, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.282, MJDF.070, NJB_v05#07 p.003 | Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09797 | 70 | mixed | ای امه الله المنجذبه یقین گوای و میدانم چه گوای پس بهتر آنست که سد باب عتاب | O handmaid of God who is attracted to Him! Indeed, I bear witness and know - what witness! - therefore it is better to close the door of reproach [3.5s] | MMK6#176 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02370 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودی در باغ | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The perfumed letter which thou didst write to His Holiness Haydar-'Alí in the garden [3.5s] | MMK6#177 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00795 | 440 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وصول یافت مندرجاتش سبب مسرات گردید دلیل بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy two letters were received, and their contents brought joy and bore witness to [3.5s] | MMK6#178 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02694 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق تالله الحق ان سکان ملکوت الابهی یصلین علی کل عبد ثبت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! By God the Truth, verily do the dwellers of the Abhá Kingdom shower their prayers upon every servant who standeth firm [3.5s] | MMK6#179 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04396 | 170 | mixed | ای سلیل حقیقی حضرت خلیل نامه تو رسید و مذاکرات با آنشخص کلیمی نیز معلوم گردید | O true descendant of His Holiness Khalíl! Thy letter was received and the conversations with that Jewish person became known [3.5s] | MMK6#180 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02333 | 250 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حضرت فروغی علیه بهاء الله الابهی از فروغ انوار در آن دیار حکایت | O ye divine loved ones! His Holiness Furúghí—upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious—telleth of the radiant effulgence in that land [3.5s] | MMK6#181 | Entry by troops; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05414 | 150 | mixed | حضرت حکیمباشی در جمیع شئون جانفشانی میفرمایند و یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم | The esteemed Ḥakímbáshí sacrifices himself with utmost devotion in all affairs, striving in the path of God with his wealth [3.5s] | MMK6#182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06777 | 120 | mixed | ای دوستان صادق اسم اعظم در قرآن از خصائص اهل ایمان انفاق منصوصست و یجاهدون | O sincere friends of the Greatest Name! Among the distinguishing characteristics of the people of faith explicitly set forth in the Qur'án is the virtue of charitable giving, and striving [3.5s] | MMK6#183 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04860 | 160 | mixed | ای منفقان برهان ایمان انفاق مال و جانست الذین یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم | O ye who expend in the path of God! The proof of faith is sacrifice of wealth and life. They who strive in the path of God with their possessions [3.5s] | INBA85:313 | MMK6#184 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05389 | 150 | Arabic | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبت الله انی طالعت نمیقتک الغراء و تحریرک البدیع الانشاء | O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! Verily, I have perused thy beautiful letter | MMK6#185 | SW_v02#16 p.007, SW_v04#19 p.320, SW_v05#10 p.153, SW_v06#17 p.143, PN_1912 p072 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11165 | 40 | mixed | باری در خصوص عمارت جديدی که اشتراء فرموديد و مشرقالاذکار قرار داديد مرقوم نموده بوديد | As regards the new edifice which thou didst purchase and establish as a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, thou hadst written [3.5s] | MMK6#186x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06869 | 120 | mixed | ای مستضای از نور الهی در قرآن مجید میفرماید یریدون ان یطفئوا نورالله بافواههم | O thou who art illumined by the divine light! In the glorious Qur'án He saith: "They desire to extinguish the light of God with their mouths" [3.5s] | MMK6#187 | Growth of the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08706 | 90 | mixed | ای دو بنده حضرت مقصود الحمد لله رب غفور شما را در یوم ظهور بعمل مبرور موفق | O ye two servants of the Desired One! Praise be to God, the All-Forgiving Lord, Who hath made you successful in righteous deeds in this Day of Manifestation [3.5s] | MMK6#014 | Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09822 | 70 | mixed | ای آیت رحمت در قرآن حضرت رحمن یختص برحمته من یشاء میفرماید تو که بحسب ظاهر نه | O token of divine mercy! In the Qur'án of the All-Merciful it is said: "He bestoweth His mercy upon whomsoever He willeth." Thou who in outward appearance [3.5s] | MMK6#015 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00507 | 550 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک همواره محررات آندوست حقیقی سبب مسراتست مکتوبیکه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Ever are the writings of that true friend a source of joy. The letter [3.5s] | INBA89:267 | MMK6#188, AVK3.497.03x, MSHR4.382-384 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01085 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن جناب آقا سید مهدی در هر چندی نامه نگارند و اسماای بدفتر | O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Mahdí doth from time to time correspond and record the names [3.5s] | MMK6#189 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09246 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق فتح بدو قسم است فتوح قلاع و فتوح قلوب فتح قلاع آسانست زیرا بمقداری | O servant of the Truth! Victory is of two kinds: the conquest of fortresses and the conquest of hearts. The vanquishing of fortresses is easily accomplished, for it requireth but a measure of [3.5s] | MMK6#190 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00707 | 470 | mixed | ای مونس قلوب مشتاقین لله الحمد که نفحه مشکین که از مهب خامه عنبرین سطوع یافته | O Companion of the yearning hearts! Praise be to God that the musk-laden breeze hath wafted from the amber-scented pen [3.5s] | MMK6#191, ANDA#55 p.22 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00160 | 900 | mixed | حمدا لمن اشرق و طلع و لاح من الافق الاعلی و بشر بطلوع نیر الافاق من مطلع | Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth, arisen, and gleamed from the Most Exalted Horizon, and Who hath heralded the dawning of the Day-Star of the horizons from the Dayspring [3.5s] | INBA85:129 | MMK6#192 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07476 | 110 | mixed | ای ضیاء ساطع در مشکاه هدی اگرچه در لغت نور بمعنی ضیاء و ضیاء بمعنی نور آمده | O radiant light shining forth from the niche of guidance! Though in the language 'light' and 'radiance' are held to be one and the same [3.5s] | MMK6#194 | Grammar and orthography | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08017 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید معانی بدیعه بود و دلائل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused, and its meanings were wondrous and its evidences [3.5s] | MMK6#196 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00716 | 470 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک و عین الذکر تدل علی البقاء و حقیقه الثناء | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the very essence of remembrance testifieth to perpetuity, and the reality of praise [3.5s] | INBA21:179 (220) | MMK6#197 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02633 | 230 | mixed | ای مجذوبان آن دلبر رحمانی جمال باکمال الهی جلوه به عالم امکانی نمود و عالم انسانی را به نفحات رحمانيّه | O ye who are enraptured by that divine Beloved! The consummate Beauty of God hath manifested its splendour in the world of being and hath wafted the fragrances of the All-Merciful upon the realm of humanity [3.5s] | MMK6#198x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02726 | 230 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه اول و ثانی رسید و تفاصیل معلوم و واضح گردید | O offspring of that noble personage! The first and second letters arrived, and their contents became known and clear [3.5s] | MMK6#199 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05326 | 150 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان الهی جناب ابوی با قلبی رحمانی و روحی سبحانی و رخی نورانی در | O sapling of the divine garden! Thy noble father, with a merciful heart, a heavenly soul and a luminous countenance [3.5s] | MMK6#200 | Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09418 | 80 | mixed | ای طالب باقیات صالحات اولاد و احفاد که باشرف اعراق موید بحسن اخلاق هستند یعنی | O seeker of eternal and righteous deeds, children and descendants who are endowed with noble lineage and confirmed in goodly character, that is [3.5s] | MMK6#201 | Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04631 | 160 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در کره زمین قبائل و شعوب و ملل و دول پر تمکین موجود و مشهود هر | O ye beloved of God! Upon the earthly sphere there exist and are visible tribes and peoples and nations and mighty states [3.5s] | INBA17:022 | MMK6#016, AKHA_130BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08360 | 100 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الرشید المطلوب فی القرآن المجید اسئل الله ان یجعلک الرکن الشدید فی | O thou sagacious man, who art sought after in the glorious Qur'an, I beseech God that He may make thee a mighty pillar in [3.5s] | MMK6#202 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01969 | 280 | mixed | ای یادگار آن نفس بزرگوار آنچه از قلم رقم یافته بود ملاحظه گردید خبر پرمسرت | O remembrance of that noble soul! What flowed from the pen hath been noted; the joyful tidings [3.5s] | MMK6#204 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04746 | 160 | mixed | ای دو برادر اخوت و برادری چون در دو برادر روحانی حاصل همه اش شهد و شکر است و | O ye two brothers! When spiritual brotherhood and fellowship are established between two brethren, all is honeyed sweetness [3.5s] | INBA17:165 | MMK6#205 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04801 | 160 | mixed | ای فائز بتربت مقدسه چنان مپندار که فراموشت نمودم محال است محال بلکه عدم مجال | O thou who hast attained the sacred dust, imagine not that I have forgotten thee. This would be impossible, impossible! Rather, it is for want of time [3.5s] | INBA55:205, INBA72:134 | MMK6#207 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06350 | 130 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی در ملکوت ابهی مقامیست که منتهی آمال مقربین و غایت آرزوی | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! In the Abhá Kingdom there is a station that is the ultimate aspiration of them that are nigh and the highest goal of those who are near [3.5s] | MMK6#208, AADA.155 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07661 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه مومنه فائزه در ایام مصیبت کبری بودی و در ماتم و رزیه جمال قدم گریبان | O faithful and triumphant leaf! Thou wert present in the days of the most great calamity, and in mourning and grief for the Ancient Beauty, thou didst rend thy collar [3.5s] | MMK6#209, AADA.165 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03177 | 210 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز الهی الحمد لله جناب خان در راه حضرت یزدان سه مرتبه سرگون از | O beloved handmaid of God! Praise be to God that the esteemed Khan hath thrice been exiled in the path of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#210 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11075 | 50 | Arabic | یا یوسف ان شئت ان تکن عزیزا فی مصر الوجود اوف لعصبه الایادی الیک المیثاق و عبر | O Joseph! Shouldst thou desire to be exalted in the Egypt of existence, be faithful to the Covenant entrusted to thee by the Company of chosen ones, and transcend [3.5s] | MMK6#211 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05746 | 140 | mixed | ای فائز بمو??بت عظمی در یوم لقا در یوم ظهور مجلی بر طور بشرف حضور فائز شدی و از | O thou who art blessed with the supreme gift! In the Day of Meeting, in the Day of the Manifestation's dawning upon Sinai, thou didst attain the honour of His presence and [3.5s] | MMK6#212 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06080 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه نگاشتی فی الحقیقه عین واقعست انسان همواره در تحت سطوت | O servant of the Abha Beauty! What thou hast written is indeed the very truth. Man is ever under the dominion of [3.5s] | MMK6#213 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05538 | 140 | mixed | ای بصیر ای بصار ای ذو بصر حدید حمد خدا را که کشف غطا نمودی و بصر حدید گشودی و | O thou who art endowed with insight and vision, possessor of keen perception! Praise be unto God that thou hast rent asunder the veil and opened thy penetrating eye [3.5s] | MMK6#214, MSBH5.506, MUH3.024 | High station of the true believer; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10079 | 70 | mixed | ای مشتاق ملکوت جمال پیر کنعان در فرقت یوسف مصری خون از دیده ببارید و چندان | O thou who longest for the Kingdom! The Ancient Beauty of Canaan shed tears of blood from his eyes in separation from his Joseph of Egypt, and so profusely [3.5s] | MMK6#215 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08576 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده پروردگار حضرت رب مختار جمیع من علی الارض را بمطلع انوار دعوت نمود | O servant of the Lord! The chosen Lord, the All-Powerful, hath summoned all who dwell upon the earth to the Dayspring of divine lights [3.5s] | MMK6#017, RAHA.344b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07334 | 110 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی رسید از مضامین آشکار و پدید گشت که حین رجوع و وصول | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter was received, and from its contents it became clear that at the time of return and arrival [3.5s] | INBA87:435a, INBA52:449a | MMK6#216 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02804 | 230 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره الریانه بفیض سحاب موهبه الله هر چند بظاهر مکاتبه | O verdant and flourishing leaf, freshened by the outpourings of God's bountiful clouds, though outwardly [3.5s] | MMK6#218 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02093 | 270 | mixed | ای طبیب قلوب دوستان مدتیست که از شما نه سلامی و نه پیامی و نه نامه و نه نقش | O thou physician of the hearts of the friends! For some time no salutation, no message, no letter, nor any trace hath come from thee [3.5s] | MMK6#219 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04087 | 180 | mixed | ای منجذب محبت الله نامه شما که بواسطه بمبای ارسال نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید... مرقوم فرموده بودی که جمعی در کشمير به شخصی از مدّعيان ارادت حاصل | O thou who art attracted by the love of God! Thy letter, which thou didst dispatch by way of Bombay, was perused... Thou hadst written that certain souls in Kashmir had professed allegiance to one of the claimants [3.5s] | MMK6#220x, MSHR5.262ax | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05926 | 140 | mixed | جناب عزیز یاران حضرت احدیت چون نظر عنایت افکند هر بلائی عطا شود ملاحظه نما | O beloved friends of the Ancient Beauty! When the eye of divine favor is cast upon thee, every tribulation becometh a gift. Consider this [3.5s] | MMK6#221 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00691 | 470 | mixed | ای احبای الهی الحمد لله نفحه مشکبار جهان را عنبر بار نموده و صیت جمال مبارک | O divine friends! Praise be to God, the musk-laden breeze hath spread its amber-scented fragrance across the world, and the fame of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA89:090 | MMK6#222 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07201 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که ترا بمعین حیات هدایت فرمود و براه نجات | O handmaid of God! Praise be unto the Lord of Oneness, Who hath guided thee to the Fountain of Life and led thee unto the path of salvation [3.5s] | MMK6#223 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04727 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نظر عنایت از ملکوت عزت شامل است و الطاف حضرت احدیت مانند غیث | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The glances of divine favour from the Kingdom of Glory encompass thee, and the bounties of His Holiness the One shower down like the rain [3.5s] | MMK6#224 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09150 | 80 | mixed | ای اخوان صفا حمد کنید حضرت کبریا را که کل از جام الست حضرت دوست سرمستید و کل | O brethren of purity! Render thanks unto the Lord of Grandeur, for ye are all intoxicated with the wine of the eternal Covenant of the Friend [3.5s] | MMK6#225 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02789 | 230 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله آنچه از کلک پیمان در سنین هیجان و نهایت نفوذ و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that whatsoever hath flowed from the Pen of the Covenant in those days of fervor and consummate influence [3.5s] | INBA16:210 | MMK6#226, MILAN.229, MSHR4.067x | Consultation; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01088 | 380 | mixed | ایها الحبیب العزیز قد وصل نمیقتکم الغراء المورخ ۶ کانون اول ۱۹۲۰ ولله الحمد | O dearly beloved friend! Thy luminous letter dated 6 December 1920 hath been received, praise be unto God [3.5s] | MMK6#228x, NJB_v12#01 p.031 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06135 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید آنچه آه و فغان نماای و مضطرب و پریشان باشی حق با | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In all wherein thou dost sigh and lament, and art troubled and distressed, the truth is with thee [3.5s] | INBA87:231b, INBA52:236 | MMK6#018 | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09356 | 80 | Persian | مواهب الهيّه بیپايانست ولی هدايت قياس به موهبت ديگر نگردد. اين فضل صرفست و احسان بحت | Divine bounties are limitless, yet guidance cannot be compared with any other gift. This is pure bounty and sheer grace [3.5s] | MMK6#019x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05278 | 150 | mixed | ای منادی الهی نامه رسید از بلایا و محن و رزایای وارده بر عبدالبهاء آه و انین | O Divine Herald! A letter hath arrived detailing the calamities, trials and tribulations besetting 'Abdu'l-Bahá, causing sighs and lamentations [3.5s] | MMK6#230x, MUH3.319-320x | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03704 | 190 | mixed | ای دو نفس نفیس خطه بطحاء وادی غیر ذی زرع و سنگلاخ بود چنانچه نص قرآنست از | O ye two precious souls! The valley of Batha was a barren wasteland and stony ground, as is attested in the text of the Holy Quran [3.5s]... ...The region of Nur is the birthplace of the Speaker on the Mount. Consider to what grandeur, importance and splendor it shall attain throughout future ages and cycles. | MMK6#231x, IQN.020 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00383 | 610 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنور المیثاق علی الافاق و اظهر اسرار العهد فی حیز الشهود | Praise be unto God, Who hath caused the light of the Covenant to shine forth across the horizons and hath manifested the mysteries of the Testament in the realm of existence [3.5s] | MMK6#232 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10253 | 70 | Arabic | یا حضره بهجت ایدک الله لقد تحملت المشقه لم تکونوا بالعینه الا بشق الانفس ولکن | O esteemed Bahjat, may God strengthen thee! Thou hast indeed borne hardship, and thine eyes have witnessed what was achieved only through intense struggle [3.5s] | MMK6#233 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02821 | 230 | mixed | دوست مکرم مهربان مراسله شما واصل و از مشقات و گرفتاری و ناچاری شما نهایت تاسف | Esteemed and cherished friend, your letter has been received, and I am deeply grieved by your hardships, trials and privations [3.5s] | MMK6#234 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06219 | 130 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی در این سفر تحمل نهایت زحمت نمودید و مشقت بیحد و حصر | O pilgrim to the shrine of the Most Exalted One! In this journey thou hast endured the utmost hardship and boundless trials [3.5s] | MMK6#235 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03036 | 220 | mixed | و امّا مقصود اين عبد اينست که اگر اسرار کتاب در هر عصر از مبيّن سؤال میشد اختلاف | And as to what this servant intendeth: if in every age the mysteries of the Book had been inquired of the Interpreter, differences [3.5s] | MMK6#236x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09080 | 90 | Arabic | یا من انقطع عن الوجوه الا وجه الله دع الوری و تمسک بالعروه الوثقی التی | O thou who hast severed thyself from all faces save the Face of God, abandon the multitudes and hold fast unto the Most Firm Handle [3.5s] | INBA21:195b (245b) | MMK6#237 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04593 | 170 | mixed | رسائلی که در جواب نفوس ناقضه ميثاق تا به حال احبّای الهی مرقوم نمودند محض اينکه شايد ناقضين منتبه میشوند | The letters which the loved ones of God have until now addressed in reply to the violators of the Covenant were solely that perchance these violators might become awakened [3.5s] | MMK6#238x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01878 | 290 | mixed | یا من تمسک بذیل الکبریاء اعلم ان لسان الغیب من الملکوت الابهی یخاطبک بهذا | O thou who clingest to the hem of grandeur! Know thou that the Tongue of the Unseen, from the Most Exalted Kingdom, addresseth thee thus [3.5s] | INBA21:156, INBA55:210, INBA72:125, INBA59:108, INBA88:258 | MMK6#239 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03113 | 210 | mixed | ای بنده حق در نزد این عبد جمیع من علی الارض مقبول مطرودی نه و مغضوبی نیست و | O servant of the Truth! In the sight of this servant, all who dwell upon the earth are accepted; none is rejected or condemned [3.5s] | MMK6#240 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01695 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان ورقه ناطقه ملاحظه کرد و مضامین سبب حیرت شد ولی از جهتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! The Speaking Leaf perused thy letter, and its contents caused astonishment, though from one perspective [3.5s] | MMK6#241, ANDA#81 p.42 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06478 | 130 | mixed | شیخ الاسلام تفلیس بخیال خویش رد نفیسی بر این امر تحریر نموده و برهان واضح | The Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflis, in his own estimation, composed a learned refutation of this Cause, and manifest proof [3.5s] | MMK6#242 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10006 | 70 | mixed | ای ضیاء پرتوی از هدایت کبری یافتی و رخرا منور ساختی نرد محبت باختی و مقصود | O Diya! Thou hast gleaned a beam from the Greater Guidance, illumining thy visage with its resplendent light. Thou hast played the game of love and attained thy purpose [3.5s] | MMK6#020 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01338 | 340 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه های آنجناب وصول یافت ولی عبدالبهاء از نقاهت مزاج و کثرت | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy letters were received, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá, owing to the frailty of His constitution and the multitude [3.5s] | MMK6#244 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06391 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل علیه بهاء الله الابهی در بقعه مبارکه | O suppliant leaf! His honour Áqá Muhammad Ismá'íl—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Luminous—in the blessed Shrine [3.5s] | MMK6#245 | Consolation and comfort; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06373 | 130 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آنچه قلم تحریر نماید و لسان تقریر کند رشحی از بحر متموج در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Whatsoever the Pen inscribeth and the tongue proclaimeth is but a drop from the surging ocean [3.5s] | MMK6#246 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Persian | Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán | Tablet to Amir Khan | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||
| AB05238 | 150 | mixed | خداوند مجيد در قرآن کريم میفرمايد و کلّاً نمدّ هؤلآء و هؤلآء من عطآء ربّک يعنی عطای پروردگار | The glorious Lord declareth in the Noble Qur'án: "Unto each and all, both these and those, do We extend from the bounties of thy Lord"—which signifieth divine bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#248x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06444 | 130 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله ما انعم علیک من فضله و رحمته | O thou spiritual youth! I have intoned the verses of thy gratitude unto God for what He hath bestowed upon thee of His grace and mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#249 | Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05846 | 140 | Persian | ای ورقات نوراء آنچه مرقوم داشتید ملحوظ گردید و فریاد و فغان از شدت اشتیاق | O illumined leaves! What ye have written was noted, and the cry and lamentation from the intensity of longing [was heard] [3.5s] | INBA87:639a, INBA52:684 | MMK6#250 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10882 | 50 | mixed | قناعت در هر موردی محبوبست حتّی در تجارت. مقصد سهولت معيشت است زيرا ثروت موقّت است | Contentment in all things is praiseworthy, even in trade and commerce. The aim is the ease of livelihood, for wealth is but transitory [3.5s] | MMK6#251x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11157 | 40 | mixed | خدا در قرآن میفرمايد لا تجعل يدک مغلولة الی عنقک و لا تبسطها کلّ البسط و میفرمايد و ابتغ بين ذلک سبيلا | God hath pronounced in the Qur'án: "Let not thy hand be tied to thy neck, nor yet open it with all openness," and He saith: "But seek thou a middle course between these twain." [3.5s] | MMK6#252x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02364 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان در صریح قرآن میفرماید من قتل مظلوما لقد جعلنا لولیه سلطانا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In the clear text of the Qur'án it is proclaimed: "Whosoever is wrongfully slain, We have indeed granted authority unto his heir" [3.5s] | MMK6#253, ANDA#84 p.67, MSHR2.251 | Justice and wrath of God; Relationship between government and people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04722 | 160 | mixed | ايران هنوز ويرانست و تا عدل و داد بنيان و بنياد نگردد روز بروز بدتر شود. تعدّيات بر حضرت فروغی | Iran is laid waste, and until justice and equity become its foundation and bedrock, its condition shall worsen day by day. The transgressions against his honor Foroughi [3.5s] | MMK6#254x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | Persian | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00939 | 400 | mixed | Translation List; Concourse on High | ای بنده درگاه الهی هر چند تا بحال در مکاتبه فتور و قصور رفت ولی در عالم دل و | O servant of the divine Threshold! Though there has been delay and shortcoming in correspondence until now, yet in the realm of the heart [3.5s]... ...Those souls who have detached themselves from the world of humanity and acquired heavenly attributes are reckoned among the Concourse on High | MMK6#256, MAS2.108-110, YMM.153x, ABDA.086-087 | ADMS#326x | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05664 | 140 | mixed | ای دو شمع افروخته محبت الله الحمد لله کشف سبحات جلال شد و هتک الستر بغلبه السر | O ye twin luminaries kindled with the love of God! Praise be unto God, for the veils of glory have been rent asunder and the mysteries unveiled through the ascendancy of the secret [3.5s] | MMK6#021, AADA.044 | Chastisement and requital; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00605 | 500 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید و قرائت گردید مضمون نامه که جمعی از محرکین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and read. The contents of the letter, which certain agitators [3.5s] | MMK6#022 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01841 | 290 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه رحمانیه تا بحال با وجود آنگه بشما مکتوب مرقوم شده است ولی حضرت | O leaf blessed and merciful! Although letters have heretofore been addressed to thee, yet His [3.5s] | MMK6#257 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10378 | 60 | mixed | ای آقا محمود در قرآن عظیم خطاب بحضرت حبیب و من اللیل فتحجد به نافله لک عسی ان | O Áqá Maḥmúd! In the glorious Qur'án it is addressed to the Beloved One: "And in the night season, keep vigil therewith as a supererogatory devotion for thee; it may be that..." [3.5s] | MMK6#258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | mixed | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10954 | 50 | mixed | ای محمود ممدوح ودود در قرآن عظیم و کتاب مبین و نبعثک مقاما محمودا نازل و اولو | O Mahmud, praised and beloved! In the mighty Qur'án, the manifest Book, these words were revealed: "And We shall raise thee to a praiseworthy station." [3.5s] | MMK6#260 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07544 | 110 | mixed | ای مستفیض در مقام محمود در قرآن عظیم بجمال محمدی خطاب عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقام | O thou who art recipient of divine bounties! In the glorious Qur'án, addressing the Beauty of Muhammad, it is said: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station." [3.5s] | MMK6#261 | Call to action; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07920 | 100 | mixed | ای بنده الهی در قرآن عسی ان یبعثک مقاما محمودا میفرماید و این مقام محمود را | O servant of God! In the Qur'án it is said: "It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station," and this praised station is [3.5s] | MMK6#262 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08765 | 90 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت مقصود در عرصه وجود دیده شهود بگشا تا آنگه ایات صحف ملاء اعلی در | O namesake of the Divine Object of all desire! Open the eye of witness in the realm of existence, that the verses of the Tablets of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | MMK6#263 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11010 | 50 | Arabic | ایها الحبیب قد رتلت ایات شکرک للله بما وفقک علی السلوک فی سبیل الهدی و کشف | O beloved friend! Thou hast chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee to tread the path of divine guidance and revelation [3.5s] | MMK6#264x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09473 | 80 | mixed | ای متوجه الی الحق و قل جاء الحق و زهق الباطل ان الباطل کان زهوقا نظر در بدایت | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards Truth! Say: "The Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away; verily falsehood is ever doomed to perish." Consider thou the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:511 | MMK6#265 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05822 | 140 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات افق وجود چون بصبح نورانی از ملکوت ابهی منور گشت پرتو شمس حقیقت | O thou who dost diffuse the fragrances of the realm of being! When the luminous morn was illumined from the Abhá Kingdom, the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth [3.5s] | INBA13:117 | MMK6#266 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08735 | 90 | mixed | ای دوستان جانان بوی جانی سوی جانها میوزد یعنی از ریاض ملکوت ابهی نفحات قدس | O friends of the Beloved! The fragrance of life wafteth towards the souls, even the holy breathings from the gardens of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK6#267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02882 | 220 | mixed | Translation List | ای بندگان جمال ابهی رقیم و نمیقی که بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه و | O servants of the Abha Beauty! The letter ye had addressed to Siyyid Taqí hath been perused and its contents noted. Ye had written of the transgressions of the villainous Taqí | MMK6#268, ANDA#86 p.80 | ADMS#321 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01948 | 280 | mixed | اين ايّام در جميع بلدان ايران به سبب نصائح عبدالبهآء جميع احبّا در مهد امن و امان آرميده | In these days, throughout all the regions of Persia, by reason of the counsels of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, all the beloved ones are reposing in the cradle of peace and security [3.5s] | MMK6#269x | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06693 | 120 | mixed | در خصوص اعتراض شيخ عبدالرّحيم مرقوم نموده بوديد. در احاديث معصومين تبديل بعضی کلمات و بعضی حروف قرآن | Concerning that which thou hadst written regarding the objections of Shaykh 'Abdu'r-Rahim, in the traditions of the immaculate ones there are alterations of certain words and certain letters of the Qur'án [3.5s] | MMK6#270x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Hands of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02749 | 230 | mixed | ای مشرق انوار محبت الله اگر چه این مصیبت وارده از رزایای عظیمه و مصائب شدیده | O Dawning-Place of the Lights of God's Love, though this calamity that hath befallen thee is among the greatest of afflictions and most grievous of trials [3.5s] | MMK6#023 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00766 | 450 | mixed | ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نمودهايد | O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s] | MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x | Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08407 | 100 | mixed | در قرآن مذکور که هفت قبيله به حضور سرّ وجود و جوهر مقصود حضرت رسول عليه السّلام آمدند | In the Qur'án it is recorded that seven tribes came into the presence of that Secret of Existence and Essence of Purpose, His Holiness the Prophet [3.5s] | MMK6#272x | Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07362 | 110 | mixed | ای حبیب نجیب قومی بر آنند که محبت اعظم از خلت است و استدلال بر این نمودند که | O noble beloved! Some are of the opinion that love excelleth friendship, and they have thus contended [3.5s] | MMK6#273 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04413 | 170 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی نظر بشدت امراض و سورت التهاب منما مطمئن بتاثیر اسم اعظم باش که | O spiritual physician! Look not upon the severity of the maladies and the intensity of their inflammation, but be confident in the influence of the Most Great Name, which [3.5s] | MMK6#275 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07097 | 120 | mixed | یا امه المقصود مسرور باش و خوشنود که در این عصر موعود بموهبت حضرت ودود موفق | O handmaid of the Desired One! Be thou joyous and content, for in this promised age thou hast been favored with the bounty of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#276 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01602 | 310 | mixed | ای ورقات شجره محبت الله جناب امین علیه بهاء الله حمد خدا را که منتسب بنفسی | O leaves of the Tree of God's love! His honor Amín - upon him be the Glory of God - praise be to God that he hath been connected to [3.5s] | MMK6#277 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04830 | 160 | mixed | ای مشتاق نیر آفاق در بزم میثاق چنان عهدی گرفت که ارباب شقاق را مجال نفاق نماند | O thou who art eager for the Luminary of the horizons! In the feast of the Covenant such a pledge was taken that no room remained for the people of discord to sow dissension [3.5s] | MMK6#278 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05085 | 150 | mixed | الحمد للّه توجّه به ملکوت الهی نمودی و به مشاهده انوار تجلّيات چشم گشودی و به اقبال و ايمان | Praise be to God that thou hast turned unto the Kingdom of God, hast opened thine eyes to behold the splendors of His divine effulgence, and through faith and acceptance [3.5s] | MMK6#279x | Past, present and future of Iran; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03341 | 340 | mixed | ای بنده الهی نامه مشکین واصل و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل شد تا بحال خبر مداومت... در خصوص اصحاب کهف سؤال نموده بوديد | O servant of God! The musk-scented letter was received and its contents were noted. Until now, news of steadfastness... As to what thou didst ask concerning the Companions of the Cave [3.5s] | INBA85:007 | MMK6#280x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04434 | 170 | mixed | ای مخموران باده میثاق در عالم وجود و تاسیسات ملیه و ترویج تعالیم الهی و تربیت | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant in the realm of existence, ye builders of national institutions and promoters of divine teachings and education [3.5s] | MMK6#281 | Education of children; moral education; Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02587 | 240 | mixed | Man of Courage, The; Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn | مسئله عزير عليه السّلام حقيقتش اينست که مقصود ملّت حضرت موسی بود که به هجوم بختالنّصر | ...Qa’im-Maqamí is, in truth, the foremost servant of the Cause of the All-Merciful… As to the verses concerning Dhu’l-Qarnayn, these are of the ambiguous sort that have an inner meaning. The objectors made this account a snare of deceit | MMK6#283x, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.027x, AVK2.201-202x, MAS2.042-043x | BLO_courage.30x, ADMS#328x | Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01300 | 340 | mixed | ای اسیر سبیل الهی و ای طیر آشیان معنوی اگر چه از مصائب وارده و بلیات متتابعه | O thou who art captive in the path of God and bird of the spiritual nest! Though from the afflictions which have befallen and the successive tribulations [3.5s] | MMK6#024 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06967 | 120 | mixed | ای واله الهی طالبان حق و مشتاقان جمال مطلق سطوع شمس حقیقت را در مشرق آفاق و | O lovers of God, seekers of truth and yearners for the Absolute Beauty! The dawning of the Sun of Truth in the eastern horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#285 | Manifestation of God as sun; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03678 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضمون نامه بهجت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written to his honor Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh was perused. From its contents, joy [was obtained] [3.5s] | MMK6#286 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03950 | 180 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال انور ابهی خبر شما از طهران میرسید حال از کرمانشاهان میرسد | O faithful servant of the Most Luminous Beauty of Abhá! News of thee reached Us from Tihrán, and now it cometh from Kirmánsháh [3.5s] | MMK6#287 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07604 | 110 | Persian | ای میر منیر بر سریر ثبوت چنان جلوس نما که جنود ملکوت را در مقابل رو مصفوف | O shining prince! Be thou so firmly established upon the throne of steadfastness that the hosts of the Kingdom shall stand arrayed before thee [3.5s] | MMK6#288 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02459 | 250 | Persian | جناب انین و حنین قلب و لسان آن مشتعل بنار محبت الله بساحت اقدس در افق اعلی و | The esteemed Anín and Hanín of heart and tongue, enkindled with the fire of the love of God, reached the Most Holy Court in the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | INBA55:122 | MMK6#289 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06842 | 120 | mixed | ای قرینه آن جوهر وجود آن باز سپید اوج ملکوت هر چند بلانه و آشیانه عزت عروج | O counterpart of that essence of existence, that white falcon of the celestial heights, though in thy nest and honored dwelling thou dost soar [3.5s] | INBA16:116 | MMK6#290, AHB.129BE #11-12 p.10, PYK.287, MYD.491 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09401 | 80 | mixed | ای سلاله آن ذبیح قربانگاه عشق چه شود که تو آن شجره متصاعده را شاخ و اجعل لی | O scion of that sacrificial lamb at the altar of love! What if thou shouldst become a branch of that heavenward-soaring tree [3.5s] | INBA85:348a | MMK6#291 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00632 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل ثبوت و رسوخ بر نبا عظیم بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness in the Most Great Announcement [3.5s]... ...In this day every believer must concentrate his thoughts on teaching the Faith... O loved ones of God! Each one of the friends must teach at least one soul each year | MMK6#292x, AMK.142-144, AMK.152-154, AVK3.378.10x, AVK3.495.01x | COC#1927x | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00517 | 550 | mixed | ایها الفرع المجید من الشجره المبارکه الناطقه فی سدره السینا علیک بهاء الله و | O glorious branch, sprung from the blessed tree that speaketh from the Tree on Sinai! Upon thee be the splendour of God and [3.5s] | INBA87:481, INBA52:503 | MMK6#293, KHAF.251 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01580 | 310 | mixed | ای سرگشته و سودائی ایا وقتی اید که در شرق و غرب مشهور بشیداای گردی و رسوای | O thou bewildered and impassioned soul! Will there come a time when thou shalt become renowned in both East and West - thou wandering, disgraceful one [3.5s] | MMK6#294 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05780 | 140 | mixed | ای مستشرق از نور هدایت کبری حضرت کلیم الله چون بصحرای طور شتافت شعله نور یافت | O thou who art illumined from the light of Greatest Guidance! When Moses, the Interlocutor of God, hastened to the wilderness of Sinai, He beheld the blazing flame [3.5s] | MMK6#295 | Being a source of light; guidance; Manifestation of God as sun; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02584 | 240 | mixed | ای مقتبس نور هدی حضرت موسی کلیم الله فیض نور هویت را از نار موقده در شجره | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the light of guidance! His Holiness Moses, the One Who conversed with God, received the effulgence of divine identity from the Fire kindled in the Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#296 | Moses; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06894 | 120 | Persian | ای منادی باسم حق بین ملا عالم شکر کن جمال قدمرا که باسم اعظم حیات ابدیه یافتی | O thou who heralds the name of the True One amidst the concourse of the world, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, for thou hast, through the Most Great Name, attained unto everlasting life [3.5s] | MMK6#297 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04091 | 180 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنار موقده الهیه حضرت کلیم چون از مدین اشتیاق بسیناء اشراق بخرامید | O thou who art guided by the divine-kindled Fire! When His Holiness Moses strode forth from the Midian of longing toward the Sinai of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA13:019 | MMK6#298 | Moses; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02113 | 270 | mixed | ای مومن ممتحن احوالاتی که مرقوم نموده بودید این امتحانات الهیه است و امتحان | O tried believer! The circumstances thou didst recount are divine tests, and trials [3.5s] | MMK6#025 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02894 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده حق در حالتیکه مصائب و بلا مانند امواج دریا از هر طرف در هجوم با وجود | O servant of Truth! While calamities and tribulations, like unto the waves of the sea, surge from every direction [3.5s] | MMK6#026 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04269 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان حق در قرآن عظیم از لسان حضرت کلیم او اجد علی النار هدی بیان مبین | O ye servants of God! In the mighty Qur'án, through the tongue of His Holiness Moses, the words "Verily, I perceive a fire" have been clearly expressed [3.5s] | MMK6#299 | Being a source of light; guidance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07583 | 110 | mixed | ای مهتدی بهدایت الهی حضرت کلیم الله نور هدایت را از نار موقده در سدره سینا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! His Holiness Moses, the Interlocutor of God, beheld the light of guidance from the burning bush in the Sinai [3.5s] | MMK6#300 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02811 | 230 | Arabic | ایها المنادون باسم الله و الممتلئون حبا بجمال الله و المنجذبون قلبا الی | O ye who call out in the name of God, who are filled with love for the Beauty of God, and whose hearts are drawn unto [3.5s] | MMK6#301 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02161 | 270 | Arabic | و ما تلک بیمینک یا موسی فاعلم بان الله تبارک و تعالی بمقتضی حکمه البالغه | O Moses, what is that in thy right hand? Know thou, then, that God, blessed and exalted is He, according to His consummate wisdom [3.5s] | NLAI_BH3.096 | MMK6#302 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Limits of language; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | mixed | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05267 | 150 | mixed | ای مشتاق دیدار نور حقیقت چنان جلوه نموده که بصر عین بصیرت گشته و مجاز جلوه | O eager seeker of the light of truth, behold how it hath revealed itself with such radiance that the sight is transformed into true insight, and illusion into manifestation [3.5s] | MMK6#304, SFI02.149 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07750 | 110 | Persian | جناب بشیر حضرت احدیت تجلی رحمانیت فرموده و امکان را مرآت منطبعه از صور | The august Bashír of the One True God hath manifested the effulgence of the All-Merciful, rendering existence a mirror imprinted with forms [3.5s] | MMK6#305, AKHA_129BE #11 p.a, BSHI.123 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08242 | 100 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی شکر کن خدا را که شمس حقیقت پرتوی نورانی در دلت افکند تا | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Give thanks unto God that the Sun of Truth hath cast its luminous rays upon thy heart, so that [3.5s] | MMK6#306 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08363 | 100 | Arabic | و امّا ما سئلت عن الآية المبارکه فی القرآن و لقد عهدنا الی آدم الی آخر قد اخذ اللّه العهد عن آدم | As to what thou didst ask concerning the blessed verse in the Qur'án, "And verily We made a covenant with Adam," unto the end, God had taken a covenant from Adam [3.5s] | MMK6#307x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Adam; Adam and Eve; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05961 | 560 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی الرد علی من رد علی الله نامه مخصوص که بجناب آقا رضا مرقوم | O thou whom God hath aided to refute those who have denied God! A special letter was written to Áqá Riḍá [3.5s] | MMK6#309x, SFI22.018-019 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10424 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه احدیت گویند که جعفر در لغت عرب نهر جاریست و ماء عذب ساری پس تو | O servant at the threshold of divine oneness! It is said that "Ja'far" in the Arabic tongue signifieth a flowing river and sweet, running water. Therefore, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#310x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03630 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید چندی پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال نظر | O servant at the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Some time ago a letter was written, and now [3.5s] | MMK6#311 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02730 | 230 | mixed | ای شمع روشن محفل احباء الله آثار قلمیه آن ورقاء حدیقه عرفان مورث روح و ریحان | O luminous candle of the gathering of the loved ones of God! The writings from that nightingale of the garden of divine knowledge are the cause of spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s] | INBA87:612, INBA52:654 | MMK6#027 | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08059 | 100 | Persian | ای خلیل جلیل حمد کن حضرت رب کبریا را که نار نمرود ضلالت و هوی بعنایت مولی | O illustrious Khalíl, praise thou the Lord of transcendent grandeur, for through the grace of the Lord the fire of Nimrod's perversity and caprice [3.5s] | MMK6#312 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09991 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی خلیل جلیل در مقام خلت الهیه انسان از من فی الوجود غافل و غائب و بحق | O thou who art named after the glorious Khalíl! In the station of Divine friendship, man becometh oblivious and detached from all else that existeth [3.5s] | MMK6#313 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06292 | 130 | mixed | Tablet about Jonah and the Whale | ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر | O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior | INBA13:361a | MMK6#314, YMM.446 | BSTW#116 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB07249 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده الهی حضرت یونس ذوالنون شد یعنی در درون ماهی امکان گرفتار شد بعد خلاص | O servant of God! His Holiness Jonah became the companion of the whale, which signifieth that he was caught within the fish of contingent existence, and thereafter was delivered [3.5s] | MMK6#315x, DWNP_v6#04 p.008a | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11375 | 30 | Persian | فرصت تفسير آيه حضرت يونس نيست. مختصر اينست که بطن حوت عبارت از ظلمات عالم طبيعت | There is no time to expound the verse concerning His Holiness Jonah. Briefly stated: the belly of the whale signifieth the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK6#316x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04677 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه که در پانزدهم شباط مرقوم نموده بودید در جوف | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! The letter which thou didst write on the fifteenth of Shabbaṭ was received [3.5s] | MMK6#317x, ASAT4.110x, YMM.182x, YMM.262x, YMM.393x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04330 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نامه ات رسید چون فرصت بسیار کم است مختصر مرقوم میگردد داوود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and as time is most limited, a brief reply is herein penned [3.5s] | INBA17:133 | MMK6#318 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09855 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء شکر کن خدا را که بمراد فواد رسیدی و در سبیل رشاد سلوک نمودی و | O servant of Bahá! Give thanks unto God that thou hast attained unto the desire of thy heart and hast walked in the path of righteousness [3.5s] | MMK6#319 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06256 | 130 | mixed | ای طیفور قلبت پر نور باد و جانت پر سرور آنچه خواستی مرقوم گردید حال باید | O Tayfur! May thy heart be filled with light and thy soul be full of joy! That which thou didst request hath been written. Now thou must [3.5s] | MMK6#320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03557 | 200 | Arabic | هذه الامه لاتصلح اواخرها الا بما صلح به اوائلها کانت العرب مشته الثمل مفرقه | This nation shall not find rectitude at its end, save through what secured its righteousness at the beginning. The Arabs were scattered and dispersed [3.5s] | MMK6#321 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Muhammad; Islam; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10349 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الطاف جمال قدیم و نور مبین و رحمه للعالمین روحی لتراب اقدامه | O handmaid of God! The bounties of the Ancient Beauty, the manifest Light and the Mercy unto all the worlds—may my soul be sacrificed for the dust of His footsteps [3.5s] | MMK6#322 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07590 | 110 | Persian | ای موقن بجمال موعود جناب اخوی بمطاف ملا مقربین فائز و جناب ابوی در جوار رحمه | O thou who art assured in the Beauty of the Promised One! Thy noble brother hath attained unto the circle of the near ones, and thy revered father dwelleth in the precincts of mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#323 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09016 | 90 | Arabic | ایها المتذکر المتفکر دع الافکار و اترک الاذکار و توجه الی الانوار الساطع | O thou who art mindful and reflective! Cast aside all thoughts and abandon all remembrance, and turn thee toward the resplendent lights [3.5s] | INBA84:444, INBA59:111a, INBA88:165b | MMK6#324 | Apocalyptic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01589 | 310 | mixed | ای صراف نقود قلوب در بازار جوهریان خداوند در قرآن مجید میفرماید و تری الارض | O thou who exchangest the currency of hearts in the market-place of the jewelers! God in His glorious Qur'an proclaims: "And thou seest the earth..." [3.5s] | INBA13:105 | MMK6#325, AHB.107BE #07 p.136, AHB.136BE #05-06 p.000?, MAS5.122 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01407 | 330 | mixed | ای فرع محمود شجره مبارکه نامه اخیر را مضمون شهد و شیر و کتاب منیر بود و دلیل | O noble scion of the blessed Tree! Thy recent letter was as honey and milk in its contents, and was a luminous book and proof [3.5s] | MMK6#028, MATA.072-073 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01500 | 320 | mixed | ای مخمور جام الهی قصیده فریده غراء و خریده لطیفه نوراء که در مصیبت کبری و | O thou who art intoxicated with the divine chalice! That unique and radiant ode, that rare and luminous composition, which in the great calamity [3.5s] | MMK6#327 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03807 | 190 | mixed | ای یاران حضرت یزدان در این دم شبنمی از دریای عنایت جمال قدم بر مزارع قلوب این | O ye friends of the Lord God! At this moment a dewdrop from the ocean of the Ancient Beauty's grace hath descended upon the fields of these hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#328 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01325 | 340 | mixed | ای دو یار عزیز هیچ میدانید که عبدالبهاء غرق چه دریاایست قسم باسم اعظم روحی | O ye two beloved friends! Know ye not in what ocean 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed? I swear by the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA17:162 | MMK6#329x, ASAT5.136-137x, AVK4.142.09x, MAS2.083-084 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02581 | 240 | mixed | ای محب جمال قدم و اسم اعظم هیکل عالم چون بحقیقت نگری بمثابه شخص انسانیست | O thou who lovest the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! When thou observest with the eye of truth, the Temple of the World is even as a human form [3.5s] | INBA87:073, INBA52:072 | MMK6#333, HDQI.238, RAHA.126, ANDA#24 p.04 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Evolution; human evolution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05613 | 140 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید سوال از معانی موالید ثلاثه نموده بودید موالید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst inquired about the meaning of the three kingdoms [3.5s] | MMK6#334x, RAHA.231 | Man's distinction from the animal; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02969 | 220 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء و شجره تخرج من طور سیناء تنبت بالدهن و صبغ | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the Sinai Tree, and with that Tree which springeth forth from Mount Sinai, yielding oil and sacred chrism [3.5s] | MMK6#335x, MSHR3.307x | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mosaic imagery; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01947 | 280 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی الحمد لله بدریاق فاروق پی بردی و از معجون الهی صحت و قوت تامه | O spiritual physician! Praise be unto God that thou hast discovered the all-healing antidote and attained perfect health and strength through the divine elixir [3.5s] | MMK6#340, SFI02.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00675 | 480 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور | Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s] | MMK6#342 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00130 | 960 | mixed | ای حضرت شهید و ایادی امرالله نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۱۹ ربیع الاول ۱۳۳۷ مرقوم نموده | O illustrious martyr and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1337 [3.5s] | MMK6#344x, AVK4.479ax, AVK4.479bx, PYK.282, MSHR2.162x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05604 | 140 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان دیروز مکتوب بسیار مفصل بشما مرقوم گردید حال مکتوب اخیر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Yesterday a detailed letter was written unto thee; now this recent letter [3.5s] | MMK6#345 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00831 | 430 | mixed | ای عائله محترمه الحمد لله آنخانه واده مومن بخداوند یگانه اند و در سبیل الهی | O esteemed family! Praise be to God that this household stands firm in their faith in the one true God and remains steadfast in the path of the Almighty [4o] | MMK6#346 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01008 | 390 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار نامه آنجناب عازم بیت الله العتیق شده اید و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! According to thy letter, thou hast resolved to journey unto the Ancient House [3.5s] | MMK6#347 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01035 | 390 | mixed | یا امینی الامین نامه بیست و دوم شوال سنه حالیه رسید و از مضمون نهایت انشراح و | O thou trusted and faithful Amini! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Shawwal of this year hath been received, and from its contents the utmost gladness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:166 | MMK6#348x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00428 | 590 | mixed | ای جام سرشار محبت الله دو نامه از شما پی در پی وارد و هنوز فرصت قرائت بجان | O brimming chalice of the love of God! Two letters from thee have arrived in swift succession, and as yet no opportunity hath been found to peruse them [3.5s] | MMK6#349 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06138 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر واصل و فحوایش سبب روح و ریحان قلوب گردید بسیار | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and its contents brought abundant joy and fragrance to the hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#350 | Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05277 | 150 | mixed | ای مقتبس نور هدی نامه مرقوم رسید الحمد لله نهایت آرزوی آن دوست حقیقی حاصل | O thou who art kindled with the light of guidance! Thy letter hath been received. Praise be unto God, the utmost desire of that true friend hath been fulfilled [3.5s] | MMK6#351 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02060 | 270 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وارد مضامین دلیل بر استقامت و تمکین بود الیوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two letters from thee have been received, the contents of which testify to thy steadfastness and submission [3.5s] | MMK6#352, MSHR3.361 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Freedom of thought and action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09860 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی در این عصر بدیع و قرن جدید زبان بستایش رب قدیم بگشا تا از | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! In this wondrous age and new century, open thy tongue in praise of the Ancient Lord, that from [3.5s] | MMK6#353 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04838 | 160 | mixed | ای مظهر هدایت کبری اگر صد هزار زبان بگشاای و بشکرانه حضرت یزدان پردازی که صبح | O Manifestation of supreme guidance! Wert thou to open a hundred thousand tongues in thanksgiving to the Lord of all creation for the dawn [3.5s] | MMK6#031 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01463 | 320 | mixed | ای امین درگاه الهی شکر کن حضرت مقصود و جمال معبود و سلطان غیب و شهود را که | O trusted one of the divine Threshold! Give thanks unto the intended Lord, the Beauty of the Adored One, and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, that [3.5s] | INBA88:089b | MMK6#354 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03658 | 190 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان چون در حالت نقاهتم لهذا فرصت مکتوب مفصل نه نامه شما ملاحظه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As I am in a state of convalescence, there is no opportunity for a detailed letter. Your letter was received [3.5s] | MMK6#355 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05553 | 140 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک امه الله مسیس واک و امه الله مس کولور رسیدند و | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! The maidservant | MMK6#356x, NJB_v11#08 p.135 | SW_v11#15 p.256-257 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03108 | 210 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه های شما رسید فریاد و حنین شما باوج اعلی میرسید ... حال شما به شکرانه اين تأييدات بايد | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letters were received and thy cry and lamentation reached unto the highest heaven... Now thou must, in gratitude for these confirmations [3.5s] | MMK6#357x, MSHR4.140-141x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10699 | 60 | mixed | با نفسی از ثابتین نوعی مفرمایید که محزون و مگدر شود فاخفض جناحک للمومنین و | Address not any soul among the steadfast in such manner as would cause sorrow or distress; rather, lower thy wing of humility unto the believers [3.5s] | MMK6#358 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05836 | 140 | mixed | ای ناظم فصیح بلیغ شعرای آفاق آنچه گفتند و در سفتند اکثر مخالف واقع بود لهذا | O eloquent and articulate poet, what the poets of the world have uttered and strung together hath, for the most part, been contrary to reality; therefore [3.5s] | MMK6#359x, ANDA#84 p.65 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00631 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان شمع میثاق رغما لاهل النفاق پرتو عبودیتش آفاقرا منور نموده و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle | MMK6#360 | SW_v12#14 p.235-236, CUPAB.012-013x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00909 | 410 | mixed | ای ورقه مبارکه فی الحقیقه مورد صدماتی گردیدی و مبتلا بافاتی شدی که در تاریخ | O blessed Leaf! Thou hast indeed become the object of afflictions and been subjected to trials which in history [3.5s] | MMK6#361, TABN.270 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03634 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء نامه ملیح مفید مختصر شما بسیار سبب راحت و مسرت عبدالبهاء گشت نامه | O thou servant of Baha! Thy sweet and beneficial concise letter hath indeed brought comfort and joy to 'Abdu'l-Baha [3.5s] | MMK6#362 | Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00992 | 390 | mixed | ای آقا غلامعلی تو غلام جمال ابهائی و بنده حضرت اعلی قدر این فضل را بدان و | O Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, thou art the servant of the Abhá Beauty and the bondsman of His Holiness the Exalted One. Know thou, then, the measure of this bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#363 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09263 | 80 | mixed | ای بنده صادق الهی در قرآن مجید میفرماید صنعته الله و من احسن من الله صنعته | O faithful servant of God! In the glorious Qur'án it is proclaimed: "It is the handiwork of God, and who excelleth God in His handiwork?" [3.5s] | MMK6#364x, YMM.331x | Creation of the world; Creativity in art; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05808 | 140 | mixed | ای منظور بلحظات عین رحمانیت یکی از بندگان دیرینه درگاه الهی بیکی از خادمان | O thou who art the object of the glances of the All-Merciful's eye! One of the ancient servants at the Divine Threshold writeth to one of the handmaidens [3.5s] | MMK6#365 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02474 | 250 | mixed | یا من ثبت علی المیثاق جناب امین در محررات نهایت ستایش از استقامت و ثبات و همت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Jenáb-i-Amín hath, in his letters, offered the highest praise of thy steadfastness, constancy and zeal [3.5s] | MMK6#366, MSHR5.242 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02779 | 230 | mixed | ای یار مهربان من لوح مسطور رق منشور گشت و چون گشودم و در بدایع معانی نظر | O my kind Friend! The written Tablet and unfolded scroll was received, and when I opened it and gazed upon the wondrous meanings [3.5s] | INBA85:375, INBA89:154 | MMK6#367, MSBH3.375, YMM.049 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04492 | 170 | mixed | ای یار روحانی نامه ملاحظه گردید و ناله و انابه مسموع شد مزاحی بخاطر رسید | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was noted and thy lamentation and supplication were heard. A jest occurred to mind [3.5s] | MMK6#032, MSHR3.290 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04783 | 160 | mixed | ای شمع انجمن یاران در سبیل محبت رحمن چالاک شو و بپرهای عرفان بافلاک پاک | O candle of the assembly of friends! Upon the pathway of the All-Merciful's love, bestir thyself with agility, and on wings of mystic knowledge soar unto the pure celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK6#370 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03613 | 190 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حمد حضرت احدیت را که بفیوضات نامتناهیه احبای خویش را فائز | O ye beloved of God! Praise be unto His Divine Unity, Who through His infinite bounties hath favoured His loved ones [3.5s] | MMK6#371 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06681 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان پریروز نامه اول را جواب مرقوم شد و الیوم نامه ثانی را نیز | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The first letter was answered the day before yesterday, and today the second letter likewise [3.5s] | MMK6#372 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00880 | 420 | mixed | یا من توجه الی وجه اشرقت به الارض و السموات طوبی لک بما ثبت علی المیثاق بشری | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Countenance whereby earth and heaven were illumined! Blessed art thou for having remained firm in the Covenant. Glad tidings be unto thee [3.5s] | INBA17:075b | MMK6#373 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06524 | 130 | Arabic | یا مهدی ان المهدی هدی الله و هو یهدی من یشاء و ما انت بهادی من فی القبور انک | O Mahdi! Verily, the Mahdi is God's guidance, and He guideth whomsoever He willeth. Thou canst not guide those who are in their graves. Verily, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#374 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11192 | 40 | mixed | هدايت الهيّه از متعلّقات فضل است نه عدل، يهدی من يشآء و يضلّ من يشآء انّک لا تهدی من احببت | Divine guidance pertaineth unto grace, not justice - "He guideth whom He willeth, and causeth to stray whom He willeth." Verily, thou canst not guide him whom thou lovest [3.5s] | MMK6#375x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09430 | 80 | Persian | ای عبدالباقی آنچه در حیز وجود بینی جمیع فانی و هر که را در ظل ممدود یابی بر | O servant of the Ever-Abiding! Whatsoever thou beholdest within the realm of existence is destined to perish, and whomsoever thou findest beneath the extended shade [3.5s] | MMK6#376, YMM.456 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02154 | 270 | mixed | دوست مهربانا حضرت سفیر جلیل جناب میرزا فتح الله خان دام اقباله بکاشانه این | O kind friend! His Excellency, the illustrious ambassador, Mirza Fathullah Khan—may his prosperity continue—to this dwelling [3.5s] | MMK6#377 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01703 | 300 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی از هبوب اریاح شدیده سراج محبت الله در مشکاه قلوب خواموش مباد | O spiritual beloved! From the blowing of fierce winds, may the lamp of the love of God in the niche of hearts never be extinguished [3.5s] | MMK6#378 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03265 | 210 | mixed | تلغراف شما رسید و بمژده شفای جناب حاجی نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل شد در کتاب مبین | Your telegram arrived, and the glad tidings of the recovery of his honor the Hají brought forth the utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MMK6#379 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02731 | 230 | mixed | ای طالبان حقیقت از الطاف الهی میخواهم که مطلب هر یک از شما که مبتنی بر نیت | O seekers of truth! I beseech the divine favors that the purpose of each one of you which is founded upon intention [3.5s] | MMK6#380 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02756 | 230 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نفحه مشکین که از خلد برین ریاض محبت الله مرور نمود مشام | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The musk-laden breeze that wafted from the celestial Paradise through the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed our senses [3.5s] | INBA84:419 | MMK6#034 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04354 | 170 | mixed | ای خلف آن خادم درگاه الهی ورقه محرره قرائت گردید سوال از حجیت ایات شده بود | O descendant of that servant at the Divine Threshold! The letter was read, wherein a question was raised concerning the authority of the verses [3.5s] | MMK6#381, AKHA_122BE #10 p.b | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02258 | 260 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز خدا کمان منما که در آندیاری و دور از این آوارگان بیقین بدان که | O cherished maidservant of God! Think not that in that land thou art far from these wanderers. Know thou of a certainty that [3.5s] | MMK6#382 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03448 | 200 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت مقصود همواره مجاهده نمودی تا بمقام مشاهده رسیدی و مکاشفه سر حقیقت | O namesake of the Divine Beloved! Thou hast ever striven until thou didst attain unto the station of vision and the unveiling of truth's mysteries [3.5s] | MMK6#383, RAHA.343 | Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03235 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران جانی شمس حقیقت در حلل غیب و نقاب بطون مجلل ولی اشراق از کل جهات | O ye cherished companions! Though enshrined in mystic veils and wrapped in the mantle of concealment, the Sun of Truth nevertheless shineth forth from every direction [3.5s] | INBA88:170b | MMK6#384 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05916 | 140 | mixed | ایها المنادی الی المیثاق از حوادث ایام محزون مباش و از تزلزل حزب ضلال و | O thou who calleth unto the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful over the happenings of these days, nor dismayed by the wavering of the party of error [3.5s] | MMK6#385 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04461 | 170 | mixed | ای موقن بجمال قدیم و نبا عظیم آثار رحمت پروردگار چون جهان انوار ظاهر و آشکار | O thou who art firm in the Ancient Beauty and the Great Announcement! The tokens of the Lord's mercy, even as a world of light, are manifest and visible [3.5s] | MMK6#386 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04642 | 160 | mixed | ای امه الله المحترمه شکر نما خدا را که ترا از مابین ورقات انتخاب نمود و مطلع | O esteemed handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Lord that He hath chosen thee from amongst all other maidservants and illumined thee [3.5s] | MMK6#387, TABN.272a | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05835 | 140 | mixed | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر تجلیات رحمانیه رب بشر افق عالم را بفیض نامتناهی منور و | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! The effulgent rays of the All-Merciful Lord of humanity have illumined the horizon of the world with infinite bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#388 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08262 | 100 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر الهی حسن و قبح در اشیاء امری ذاتی نه و شانی باقی نیست یعنی منبعث | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! Beauty and ugliness in things are neither intrinsic attributes nor enduring states, for they emanate [3.5s] | MMK6#389 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03166 | 210 | mixed | ای سرمست پیمان باده پیمان وقایع آباده البته سبب عبرت غافلان گشته و علت انتباه | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The events in Abadih have verily become a cause of awakening to the heedless and a source of enlightenment [3.5s] | MMK6#390, VAA.104-104 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Justice and wrath of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01343 | 340 | mixed | ای یار مهربان اثر کلک مشکبار سبب سرور عبدالبهاء گردید زیرا ذکر اتحاد و اتفاق | O kind friend! The trace of thy fragrant pen brought joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for it spoke of unity and concord [3.5s] | MMK6#392, MSBH3.546-548 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01136 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی جناب حاجی آقا محمد بنهایت قوت بر نصرت و معاونت شما قیام نموده | O spiritual friends! His honour Haji Aqa Muhammad hath arisen with the utmost strength to support and assist you [3.5s] | INBA85:227 | MMK6#393 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01200 | 360 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی معلوم و مفهوم گشت از سب وشتم و طعن | O Herald of the Covenant! That which thou hadst written became known and understood, concerning abuse and calumny [3.5s] | MMK6#394, MSHR3.237x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01877 | 290 | mixed | یا من تشرف بالمثول بین یدی من اضاء وجهه من افق التقدیس و تجلی علیه بانوار | O thou who hast attained the presence of Him whose countenance hath illumined the horizon of sanctity, and upon whom the lights have shone forth [3.5s] | MMK6#395 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00089 | 1150 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s] | MMK6#396, YMM.402x | Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05610 | 140 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید مضمون ایت استقامت بر امر حق بود و نشانه شناساای | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents bespoke steadfastness in the Cause of Truth and bore the sign of recognition [3.5s] | INBA87:234b, INBA52:239 | MMK6#397, YMM.309x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10148 | 70 | mixed | ای ورقه مقبله جناب زائر ذکری از تو نمودند و از شدت اشتعال قلبت بنار محبت | O favored leaf! The esteemed pilgrim made mention of thee and of how intensely thy heart was set ablaze with the fire of love [3.5s] | MMK6#398, RAHA.280a | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07551 | 110 | mixed | ای مشغول بخدمت امر الله صد هزار شکر باید نمود که آن خانمان بخدمت امر موید و آن | O thou who art engaged in the service of the Cause of God! A hundred thousand thanks must be rendered that thy household hath been aided and confirmed in the service of His Cause and that [3.5s] | MMK6#399, MSHR3.364 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03447 | 200 | mixed | ای سلاله نفس مبارک مومن بالله پدر هر چند از این خاکدان سفر کرد و باستان جلیل | O descendant of that blessed soul, steadfast in faith in God! Though thy father hath journeyed from this dusty world to the divine realm [3.5s] | MMK6#400, LMA2.449 | Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10850 | 50 | Persian | امّا آيه قرآن که در حقّ حامل امانت کبری ظلوم و جهول میفرمايد اين ظلوم و جهول مبالغه | As to the verse of the Qur'án wherein, concerning the Bearer of the Most Great Trust, He is described as "unjust and ignorant", these terms "unjust and ignorant" are used in their intensified form [3.5s] | MMK6#402x, MAS2.050ax | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06355 | 130 | Persian | ای موتمن عبدالبهاء حضرت کبریا در حقیقت انسان ایت کبری ودیعه نهاد بعضی موتمن | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In human reality hath the All-Glorious deposited His most great sign, a trust unto certain faithful ones [3.5s] | MMK6#404 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02414 | 250 | mixed | ای نفحه خوش روحانی ساعتیست که غمام رحمت در فیضان است و سیل از شدت باران | O fragrant spiritual breeze! This is the hour when the cloud of mercy is overflowing, and the torrent rusheth forth from the intensity of rain [3.5s] | MMK6#405 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04016 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان قدیم ندیم هر چند ندیمی مشروط باجتماع در یک بقعه و اقلیم بلکه منوط | O ancient friends and companions! Though companionship is not confined to gathering in a single spot and clime, but rather dependeth [3.5s] | MMK6#406 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00526 | 540 | Arabic | اللهم انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی الملیک المتعالی و ابتهل الیک ابتهال | O my God! I beseech Thee with the entreaty of one who is captive unto the Sovereign, the Most Exalted, and I supplicate Thee with the supplication [3.5s] | MMK6#407 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Satan; the Evil One; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03573 | 200 | mixed | یا من قام بکلیته علی خدمه المیثاق مکتوب مرسول از شخص معهود مربای کبر و غرور | O thou who hast arisen with thy whole being to serve the Covenant! A letter hath come from that same person, nurtured in pride and arrogance [3.5s] | MMK6#408 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00213 | 800 | mixed | یا من اشتعل من نار محبه الله و هاجر من الله الی الله وفقنی الله و ایاک علی | O thou who art set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and who hast migrated from God unto God! May God make both thee and me steadfast [3.5s] | MMK6#036 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03774 | 190 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله میدانم در این سفر در زحمت و مشقتی ولی چون نظر بنتیجه و اثر | O thou diffuser of the divine fragrances! I know that in this journey thou art encompassed by hardship and difficulty, but when thou considerest the outcome and effect [3.5s] | MMK6#037 | Effort; striving; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03662 | 190 | mixed | و امّا مسئله قد اصطفينا خدا تهيّأ و تدارک را هزار و سيصد سال پيش از اين ديد | As to the matter of "Verily, We have chosen": God foresaw the preparation and arrangements one thousand three hundred years before [3.5s] | MMK6#409x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06691 | 120 | mixed | در خصوص آيه مبارکه در کتاب عهد سؤال نموده بوديد. اين آيه مبارکه کتاب عهد مربوط به آيه مبارکه فرقانست | Concerning the blessed verse in the Kitab-i-'Ahd [Book of the Covenant] about which thou didst inquire: this blessed verse of the Book of the Covenant relateth to the blessed verse of the Furqan [3.5s] | MMK6#410x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01421 | 330 | mixed | ای ورقه محزونه محزون مباش و دلخون مگرد دنیا تا بوده است چنین بوده است و هذه | O thou sorrowful Leaf! Be not sad and grieve not. That is the way the world hath been since its beginning. This is God’s way | MMK6#412 | LTDT.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01306 | 340 | mixed | ای بنده باوفای جمال مبارک حقا که منادی میثاقی و جانفشان در ره نیر آفاق بعد از | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Verily thou art the herald of the Covenant and a sacrifice in the path of the Day-Star of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#413 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01075 | 380 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله شد مدتی که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام این را نیز حکمتی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! For some time I have not conversed with thee. In this too there is wisdom [3.5s] | INBA13:235 | MMK6#414 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06792 | 120 | mixed | ای سرمست باده عشق ذی الجلال مجنون لیلی میگوید لقد لامنی فی حبها کل اقاربی ابی | O thou who art enraptured by the wine of the love of the All-Glorious! Majnún of Laylí declareth: "Verily, all my kindred did censure me for my love of her..." [3.5s] | MMK6#415, MSHR1.104x | Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02214 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۹ ذی القعده ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید الحمد لله معانی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 19 Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1339 hath been received. Praise be to God, the contents [3.5s]... ...It behoveth us one and all to recite day and night both the Persian and Arabic Hidden Words, to pray fervently and supplicate tearfully that we may be enabled to conduct ourselves | MMK6#416, MAS5.199x, YBN.202-203, YMM.344x | COC#0395x | Goodly deeds; actions; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04316 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ۳ سال پیش بدهج نامه ای و مناجاتی مرقوم گردید و در ضمن دون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Three years ago, a letter and prayer were written, and therein [3.5s] | MMK6#417, MSBH4.064 | Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02762 | 230 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله نفوسی بجوهر فواد توجه بافق تقدیس نمودند و در ظل کلمه توحید | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! Souls have, with the essence of their hearts, turned unto the horizon of sanctification and beneath the shade of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#418 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05955 | 140 | Arabic | یا من استشهد اخوه فی سبیل ربه العزیز الغفور طوبی لک بما انتسبت الی النفس | O thou whose brother was martyred in the path of his Glorious, All-Forgiving Lord! Blessed art thou for having been bound to such a soul [3.5s] | MMK6#419 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06960 | 120 | mixed | ای نور حدقه دیده روحانیان اگر چه جمیع چشمها کریان و دلها سوزان و جگرها از این | O light of the spiritual ones' eyes! Though all eyes are weeping, and hearts are burning, and souls from this [3.5s] | MMK6#420 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03070 | 210 | mixed | اگر آن نور هدی از آن افق غروب نمود و آن نجم وفا از آن مطلع افول ولی الحمد لله | Should that Light of Guidance set beneath that horizon, and that Star of Faithfulness decline from that dawning-place, yet praise be unto God [3.5s] | MMK6#421 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01635 | 310 | mixed | تعزيتنامه شما بر مصيبت کبری وفات ابیالفضائل سبب تسلّی قلوب گرديد | Your letter of consolation regarding the supreme calamity of the passing of Abu'l-Fadá'il hath brought solace to hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#422x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01351 | 340 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز این عبد در ایه مبارکه قرآن میفرماید ام حسبتم ان تدخلوا الجنه و | O dearly beloved friends! This servant reflecteth upon the blessed verse of the Qur'án which declareth: "Did ye imagine that ye would enter Paradise..." [3.5s] | MMK6#038x, NANU_AB#34 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00938 | 400 | mixed | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید پیام آشنا بود و دلیل بر استقامت بر امر الله | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received. It brought a message of friendship and bore testimony to thy steadfastness in the Cause of God [3.5s] | INBA85:028 | MMK6#423, AVK1.125.04x, MAS2.009-011 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06401 | 130 | mixed | در خصوص علم هيئت سؤال نموده بوديد. عبدالبهآء چنان مبتلا که فرصت نگاشتن نامه ندارد تا چه رسد | With regard to the science of astronomy concerning which ye had inquired - so grievously afflicted is 'Abdu'l-Bahá that He hath not even time to take up the pen, let alone [3.5s] | MMK6#425x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06346 | 130 | mixed | ای منظور نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت چون بصفت رحمانیت تجلی فرمود حقیقت وجود در حیز | O thou who art the object of the favoring glance of the Lord of Oneness! When He manifested Himself through His attribute of the All-Merciful, the reality of existence came into the realm [3.5s] | MMK6#426 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04778 | 160 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح الهی همنامت در میدان قربانی یا ابت افعل ما تومر ستجدنی | O namesake of the divine sacrifice, like thy namesake in the field of martyrdom: "O father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me steadfast." [3.5s] | INBA13:097 | MMK6#428 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09967 | 70 | Persian | ای ذبیح قربانگاه عشق حضرت اسمعیل بحسب اعتقاد اهل فرقان و یا خود حضرت اسحق | O thou sacrifice at the altar of Love! Whether thou be Ishmael, according to the belief of the people of the Qur'án, or Isaac himself [3.5s] | MMK6#429 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00542 | 530 | mixed | از انتشار اجنحه طیور لیل مرقوم نموده بودید هذا ما اخبر به القلم الاعلی فی | Thou hast written regarding the spreading of the wings of the birds of night. As the Most Exalted Pen hath foretold in [3.5s] | INBA85:362 | MMK6#430, YMM.036, AADA.129x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06602 | 120 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه واصل گردید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی حق است اگر کل بسیرت تو | O trustee of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter was received. That which thou didst write is verily the truth, if all would follow thy way [3.5s] | MMK6#431, AMIN.168-169 | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03240 | 210 | mixed | الحمد للّه دولت نهايت عدالت خواهد ولی پيشوايان فتنهانديش گمان کنند اذيّت ياران الهی سبب عزّت | Praise be to God! The government seeketh ultimate justice, yet the seditious leaders imagine that persecution of the friends of God will bring forth glory [3.5s] | MMK6#432x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04864 | 160 | mixed | در ارض سرّ روزی به تکيّهگاه اهل طريقت از اهل سنّت اتّفاقاً گذر افتاد. ملاحظه گرديد که جمعی محزون | One day in Baghdad, I chanced to pass by a gathering-place of the Sufi mystics from among the Sunni Muslims. There I observed an assemblage of grief-stricken people [3.5s] | MMK6#433x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10115 | 70 | mixed | ای ناظر الی الله اگر احزاب امم و جموع ملل مجتمع گردند و کل مقاومت میثاق خواهند | O thou who gazest towards God! Should all the peoples and multitudes of the nations gather together and rise in opposition to the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK6#434 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08870 | 90 | mixed | ای مظهر لسان صدق علیا علیک فیوضات بهاء الله فی مبدئک و مثواک در جمیع احوال | O manifestation of the exalted tongue of truth! Upon thee be the outpourings of Bahá'u'lláh, in thy beginning and thy resting-place, in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA87:017b, INBA52:017b | MMK6#436 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00752 | 450 | mixed | ای احبای الهی هر چند مدتیست که مکاتیب مخصوصه بان سامان مرقوم نگشته اما سبب | O ye friends of God! Though for some time no special letters have been dispatched to that region, the cause [3.5s] | MMK6#039x, ABDA.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03295 | 210 | mixed | یا من تمسک بذیل الالطاف مکاتیب آنجناب وارد و مضامین سبب افسردگی این قلب حزین | O thou who clingest to the hem of divine favors! Thy letters have been received, and their contents have caused grief to this sorrow-laden heart [3.5s] | MMK6#040 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02565 | 240 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت کلیم حضرت موسی در صحرای سیناء ندای رب اعلا را از شجره خضراء | O namesake of Moses! That prophet heard, in the wilderness of Sinai, the call of the Most High Lord from the verdant Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#437x, MSHR5.145 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09765 | 70 | mixed | جناب ميرزا داود خان عليه بهآء اللّه الأبهی را از قبل اين عبد تکبير برسان و بگو که خدا در قرآن میفرمايد | Convey thou, on behalf of this servant, the Most Glorious Splendour of God to Jinab-i-Mirza Dawud Khan, and say that God in the Qur'an declareth [3.5s] | MMK6#438x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08876 | 90 | Persian | ای مقبل الی الله حضرت ایوب تحمل امراض و علل و مشقت عظمی نمود تا در چشمه شفا | O thou who turnest towards God! His Holiness Job endured illnesses, ailments and mighty tribulations until in the fountain of healing [3.5s] | MMK6#440 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07402 | 110 | Persian | ای دو سلاله جلیله حضرت ابراهیم نامه شما رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید زیرا دلالت | O ye two noble descendants of Abraham! Your letter was received and perused with careful attention, for it indicated [3.5s] | MMK6#441 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03978 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست که پس از ظلمت بسی خورشیدهاست جناب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be not discouraged, for beyond the darkness lie manifold hopes, and after the gloom shall rise countless suns [3.5s] | MMK6#442, MSHR5.285 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05614 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید شکایت از تنهاای نموده بودی | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou hadst complained of loneliness [3.5s] | MMK6#443 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08430 | 100 | mixed | یا من استقر فی ارض السکون هنیئا لک بما انقطعت عن کل الشئون و تشبثت بذیل ولاء | O thou who art settled in the Land of Resignation! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast detached thyself from all earthly concerns and taken fast hold of the hem of allegiance [3.5s] | MMK6#444 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08197 | 100 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله نامه رسید و شوق و انجذاب معلوم گردید و امید چنین است روز | O thou who art turned towards God! Thy letter arrived and the fervor and attraction became evident. And such is the hope that the day [3.5s] | MMK6#445, TSS.310 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09328 | 80 | Persian | اقاليم عالم و مدن و قری در شرق و غرب محاط به ظلمات جهل و طغيان، ظلمت نادانی ظلمت استکبار | The regions of the world and the cities and villages, both East and West, are encompassed by the darkness of ignorance and rebellion, the darkness of heedlessness and arrogance [3.5s] | MMK6#449x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04655 | 160 | mixed | ای بلبل باغ پیمان عندلیب بوستان هر چند گلبانگش دلها را بپرواز آرد ولی بلبل | MMK6#450 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01331 | 340 | mixed | ای ساعی در نشر نفحات الله ترویج معارف و تعمیم تعالیم و نشر علوم نافعه و | O thou who strivest to diffuse the divine fragrances of God, to promote knowledge, to extend the teachings, and to spread beneficial sciences [3.5s] | MMK6#451, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.133, AVK3.333.03, MJTB.123 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06773 | 120 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی هر چند از تقادیر ربانی بامتحان عظیمی افتادی و درد شدیدی کشیدی | O true friend! Though by divine decree thou hast fallen into a grievous trial and suffered intense pain [3.5s] | MMK6#453 | Consolation and comfort; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02597 | 240 | mixed | ای یار عبدالبهاء از روز فراق آنی نگذرد که بخاطر نیاای و دمی نرود که بیادت | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Since the day of separation, not a moment passeth that thou comest not to mind, and not an instant goeth by that thou art not remembered [3.5s] | MMK6#454, MAS5.068, MUH3.332-333, YQAZ.142-143 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01287 | 350 | mixed | حيات انسانی در اين جهان فانی منوط به امتزاج و ارتباط عناصر مختلفه است | Human life in this fleeting world dependeth upon the commingling and association of diverse elements [3.5s] | MMK6#455x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Life and death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07079 | 120 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منتهی آمالی و غایه رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط الموجودات | O Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Aspiration, Goal of my yearning! I beseech Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all created things [3.5s] | MMK6#456 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04810 | 160 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید و مضمون بکمال دقت ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O thou cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received and its contents were perused with the utmost care [3.5s] | MMK6#457 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11364 | 30 | mixed | ای رضای من لا تقنظوا من رحمه الله اینست ایت منصوصه است و لاتباسوا من رحمه | O my Rida! Despair not of God's mercy, for this is indeed a sacred and explicit verse, and be not hopeless of His grace [3.5s] | MMK6#460 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10242 | 70 | mixed | هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست حصول و وصول موکول بثبوت است ثم استقاموا برهان مشهود | Despair not, for countless are the hopes that lie ahead. Attainment and arrival depend upon steadfastness, and those who stand firm have manifest proof [3.5s] | INBA85:187a | MMK6#461, MSHR5.089 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04551 | 170 | mixed | از تغيير و تبديل در مأمورين سفارت عظمی مرقوم نموده بوديد. اميد است که سروران جديد در تمشيت | You wrote concerning changes and replacements among the officers of the supreme embassy. It is hoped that these new leaders in their conduct [3.5s] | MMK6#462x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01761 | 300 | mixed | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه ان الارض لفی تزلزل و السماء لفی تفطر و ان البحور لفی | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Verily, the earth is in convulsion, and the heavens are rent asunder, and the seas [3.5s] | MMK6#463 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06495 | 130 | Arabic | یا حبیبی قد وصلتنی نمیقتک الاخیره الناطقه باالواقعه التی وقعت علی الشیخ الاکبر سمی | O my beloved! Thy most recent letter, which spoke of the event that befell the most great Shaykh, hath reached me [3.5s] | MMK6#042 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01542 | 310 | Arabic | اللهم یا من تجلی بنور الجمال من افق الجلال و اشرقت به الارض و السما فی کل غدو | O God, Thou Who hast manifested with the light of Beauty from the horizon of Glory, and by Whom earth and heaven are illumined at every dawn [3.5s] | MMK6#464 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10105 | 70 | mixed | ای موقن بیوم قیام در یوم ظهور نفخ صور شد و نقر ناقور گشت موقن و مرتاب هر دو | O thou who art steadfast in the Day of Resurrection! In the Day of Manifestation hath the Trumpet been sounded and the Clarion been blown, both for the steadfast and the doubtful [3.5s] | INBA13:163a, INBA59:165 | MMK6#465, AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.d | Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03923 | 180 | mixed | ای اهل بصیرت و استقامت در ملکوت ابهی نامتان مذکور و یادتان مستمر و مشهور و | O ye who are possessed of insight and steadfastness! In the Abhá Kingdom your names are mentioned and your remembrance is perpetual and renowned [3.5s] | MMK6#466 | Angels; Fire and light; fire and water; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07099 | 120 | Arabic | یا رب العفو و الغفران و ستار العیوب و سریع الاحسان و اثنیت علی نفسک فی صریح | O Lord of pardon and forgiveness, Concealer of faults and Swift in bestowing bounty, Thou Who hast praised Thyself in clear terms [3.5s] | MMK6#467 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03456 | 200 | Persian | ای فرع رفیع شجره مبارکه از قرار معلوم معاندین یزد مقصودشان اینست که بهر قسمی | O noble branch of the blessed Tree! According to what is evident, the adversaries in Yazd intend by every means [3.5s] | MMK6#468, ABDA.234-235 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09642 | 80 | mixed | ایمان و ایقانت مسلم و اقبال و عرفانت مصدق و قال رجل مومن من آل فرعون یکتم | Thy faith and certitude are firmly established, and thy hope and knowledge bear witness. And there spoke a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh who concealed his faith [3.5s] | MMK6#469 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01595 | 310 | mixed | ای مستقیم بر صراط امر الله استقامت اعظم منقبت عالم انسانی و ابهی موهبت حضرت | O thou who art steadfast in the path of God's Cause! Steadfastness is the loftiest virtue of the human world and the most resplendent bounty of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:366 | MMK6#471, YMM.047 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04831 | 160 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله حمد کن جمال کبریا را که بر عهد و میثاق الهی متشبثی و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! Render thou thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, that thou art holding fast unto His divine Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | MMK6#472 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08269 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ایات وقت آنست که کل ایات انفسیه را در حقیقت کینونت مشاهده | O thou observer of the Kingdom of Signs! The time hath come for thee to behold, in the reality of thine essence, all the inner signs [3.5s] | MMK6#474 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00869 | 420 | mixed | ای یاران این زندانی نامه ای بنظر گذشت نامهای مبارک دوستان مرقوم بود از تلاوت | O friends of this prisoner! A letter came to my attention containing the blessed names of the friends [3.5s] | MMK6#476, ADH2.014x, ADH2_1#06 p.013x, MMG2#183 p.209x, NSR_1978.128bx, NSR_1993.141bx | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10107 | 70 | mixed | جناب امين نهايت ستايش را در حقّ آن جناب نمودهاند که در کمال ثبوت و رسوخ در امر اللّه | Jinab-i-Amin hath rendered utmost praise concerning that honoured person, that with perfect steadfastness and firmness in the Cause of God [3.5s] | MMK6#477x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04854 | 160 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا حسین حاضرند علیه بهاء الله الابهی و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Jinab-i-Áqá Mírzá Ḥusayn Ḥáḍir, upon him be the Glory of God, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MMK6#043, AADA.154-155 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01728 | 300 | mixed | ای متوکل علی الله جمیع مسطورات آنجناب مطالعه گردید و بر وقوعات اطلاع حاصل | O thou who reliest upon God! All thy letters have been perused and their contents noted [3.5s] | MMK6#044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03635 | 190 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید ابدا فرصت تحریر یک کلمه نیست با وجود این جواب | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter was received. Though there is not a moment's respite to pen even a single word, yet this reply is given [3.5s]... ...The celestial orbs are each endowed with its own particular creation. This terrestrial sphere, which from a relative point of view is exceedingly small | MMK6#480, AVK1.145x, MAS2.087 | ADMS#319x | Apocalyptic imagery; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Education of children; moral education; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07239 | 110 | mixed | ای بندگان حضرت بهاء الله نامه شما در پاریس رسید قرائت گردید مطلبی سوال نموده | O ye servants of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Your letter was received in Paris and perused. A question had been posed [3.5s] | MMK6#481 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06334 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب الطاف رب قدیم در این حشر اعظم که آفتاب فلک قدم در نقطه احتراق طلوع | O thou who art enraptured by the favors of the Ancient Lord! In this Most Great Resurrection, when the Sun of the Heaven of Eternity hath risen at the point of radiance [3.5s] | INBA59:208, INBA79.006 | MMK6#482, AKHA_133BE #13 p.a, AMK.055-056 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09569 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه زکیه الیوم نساء و آنسات ارض کل در ظل شجره زقوم ساکن و بظل یحموم ساعی | O pure leaf! In this day the women and maidens of the earth dwell beneath the shadow of the tree of Zaqqúm and strive under the shade of scorching smoke [3.5s] | MMK6#483 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09701 | 80 | Arabic | یا من استجار من الاغیار الی ربه المختار اعلم ان کل ظل یحموم الا ظله الظلیل و | O thou who hast fled from strangers unto thy Lord, the All-Choosing! Know thou that every shadow is darksome save His sheltering shade [3.5s] | MMK6#484 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00108 | 1040 | mixed | الهی الهی تری و تشهد ذلی و هوانی و قله نصرتی و شده کربتی و عظیم بلائی و شدید | My God, my God! Thou dost witness and behold my lowliness and abasement, my lack of helpers, the intensity of my grief, the magnitude of my tribulation, and my severe affliction [3.5s] | INBA13:332x | MMK6#485, MSHR4.051x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00715 | 470 | Arabic | رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه | O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s] | MMK6#486 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04154 | 180 | mixed | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الربانیه در بعضی از الواح الهی از قلم اعلی این | O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! In certain divine Tablets from the Most Exalted Pen, this [3.5s] | MMK6#488 | High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01678 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه مفصل بشما ارسال گردید حال نیز مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A detailed letter was previously dispatched to thee, and now a brief one is being penned [3.5s] | INBA79.054 | MMK6#489 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05090 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده جانفشان جمال ابهی در قرآن حضرت رحمان میفرماید ان تنصروا الله ینصرکم و | O self-sacrificing servant of the Abhá Beauty! In the Qur'án the All-Merciful declareth: "If ye assist God, He will assuredly assist you" [3.5s] | INBA17:042 | MMK6#490, ANDA#58 p.04 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Predictions and prophecies; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04564 | 170 | mixed | یا ابا الفتوح هنیئا لک هذا الصبوح هر چند فتح ملوک خونریزی مملوکست لکن فتح اهل | O Aba'l-Futúh! Blessed art thou in this dawn. Although the conquests of kings involve the shedding of their subjects' blood, yet the victories of the people [3.5s] | INBA87:420, INBA52:433 | MMK6#491 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09421 | 80 | mixed | ای طالب رضای الهی حسن روی بندگان حق بعضی در مقام حسن است و برخی احسن حسن از | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The beauty that adorns the countenance of God's servants is, in some, mere comeliness, while in others it manifesteth as the most sublime and exalted beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#045 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02780 | 230 | Persian | ای یار مهربان وقت آن آمد که نامی حقیقی یابی امروز از آهنگ ملا اعلی یا | O kind friend, the time hath come for thee to attain unto a true name. Today, hearken unto the melody of the Most Exalted One [3.5s] | MMK6#492, MSHR2.186 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06683 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان ید الله فوق ایدیهم نازل و این محقق و ثابت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verse of the Qur'án, "The hand of God is above their hands" - this is manifest and assured [3.5s] | MMK6#493 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01985 | 280 | mixed | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء در ایام نیر آفاق در آنخطه و دیار تخم پاکی افشانده | O ye luminous friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the days of the Day-Star of the horizons, in those regions and realms, pure seeds were scattered [3.5s] | MMK6#495 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01386 | 330 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused. In truth, thou art right [3.5s] | MMK6#498 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08476 | 90 | mixed | الجواب و لم یکن له کفوا احد العاقل یکفیه الاشاره و لایحتاج الی قائل و ناقل | The answer - and there is none comparable unto Him - is that a wise one is content with a mere hint, and hath no need of either speaker or transmitter [3.5s] | MMK6#499 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03701 | 190 | mixed | ای دو مجاهد فی الله هیچ نفسی را سزاوار نه که عبدالبهاء را آزمایش نماید زیرا | O ye two strivers in the path of God! No soul is deserving to put 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the test, for [3.5s] | MMK6#500 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04319 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بمعانی | O you who are firm in the Covenant! The letter which you had written to Áqa Siyyid Asadu’llah has been perused. It was replete with profound meaning | MMK6#502, SFI18.278x | LOIR20.174x | Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07770 | 110 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید ولی ابدا فرصت شرح و تفسیر نه سوالات از اطراف بیحد و پایان لهذا | Your letter has reached me, yet I find myself utterly devoid of the opportunity to enter into an exposition or interpretation thereof, for inquiries from every direction abound without end [3.5s] | MMK6#503x, YMM.425 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00353 | 630 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده الهی سوال از عصمت انبیای سلف نموده بودی مظاهر مقدسه ما ینطق عن الهوی | Thou hast asked about the infallibility of the ancient prophets. The Holy Manifestations uttered that which was revealed unto them… Thy second question concerneth the impregnation of Mary through the Holy Spirit. This is an established and certain fact | MMK6#504x, AVK1.324x, AVK2.049, AVK2.186.18x, MAS2.081x, MAS9.004, MSHR5.075-077 | KSHK#25x, ADMS#222x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07570 | 110 | mixed | ای منجذب محبت الله صد شکر کن خدا را که بانوار نار شجره طوبی در سدره سیناء راه | O thou who art enraptured by the love of God! Render a hundredfold thanks unto God, for thou hast been guided by the lights of the fire of the blessed Tree in the Sinai of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#505 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10691 | 60 | Arabic | يا حبيبی انّ الاتقان فی کلّ مشروع من نتائج الايمان و الايقان فعليک به حتّی تکون متمکّناً | O My beloved! Verily, perfection in every undertaking is among the fruits of faith and certitude. Hold thou fast unto it, that thou mayest be firmly grounded [3.5s] | MMK6#046x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Excellence; distinction; Power of prayer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05460 | 150 | Persian | یا من ثبت علی المیثاق هر چند بظاهر حاضر نیستی و بچش?? ظاهر ناظر نه که در این | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though thou art not present in outward form, and art not visible to the physical eye, in this [3.5s] | MMK6#506, YMM.337x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09696 | 80 | mixed | یا کاظم کظم غیظ از خصائص ابرار است و خصائل احرار تا توانی بردبار باش و متحمل | O Kazim! Restraining one's anger is among the characteristics of the righteous and the attributes of the free. As far as thou art able, be thou forbearing and patient [3.5s] | MMK6#508 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04429 | 170 | Persian | ای کوکب روحانی چون موکب نیر رحمانی رسید کوکب اقبال روحانیان دمید از شعشعه | O spiritual star! When the caravan of the All-Merciful Luminary arrived, the star of spiritual fortune dawned with radiant effulgence [3.5s] | MMK6#509, TABN.134 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02401 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز مقرب الهی نامه تو رسید و معانی معلوم گردید دلیل بر ثبوت و استقامت بر | O thou near handmaid of God! Thy letter was received and its meaning understood. It gave proof of thy steadfastness and constancy [3.5s] | MMK6#511 | Angels; Demons and evil spirits; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10602 | 60 | mixed | جناب غلامحسين را تحيّت مشتاقانه برسان و بگو ربّ المشرقين و ربّ المغربين و شمس الخافقين | Convey ardent greetings unto Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn, and say: Lord of the twin Easts and Lord of the twin Wests, Sun of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#513x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03565 | 200 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله ان الرب المجلی علی الطور بقوه الظهور مرج البحرین بحر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Verily the Lord Who revealed Himself upon the Mount through the power of Manifestation hath caused the two seas to surge forth [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the future 'in the shadows of the clouds,' know verily that in so far as their relation to the source of their inspiration | INBA59:112a | MMK6#514, YMM.204x | GPB.099x, WOB.111x, WOB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04960 | 160 | mixed | نفحه خوشی که از ریاض محبت الله هبوب یافته بود مشام روحرا معطر و قلوبرا بنور | The fragrant breeze that wafted from the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed the senses of the spirit and illumined the hearts with light [3.5s] | MMK6#515 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04466 | 170 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم شده بود مشهود و معلوم گردید و هرچه مسطور گشته | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the All-Glorious! That which was written hath been made evident and understood, and whatsoever was written [3.5s] | MMK6#516, YBN.053-054 | Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03631 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید حمد جمال | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! That which thou didst address unto His honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been noted. Praise be to the Beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#517 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02585 | 240 | mixed | ای مقربان درگاه کبریاء نامه شما رسید ورقه که در جوف بود بسیار سبب سرور گردید | O ye who draw nigh unto the Court of the All-Glorious! Your letter hath arrived, and the page enclosed therein brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA87:370, INBA52:380 | MMK6#518, HHA.303 | Generosity [kirama]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06841 | 120 | mixed | ای قائم بخدمت روضه مقدسه این خدمت تاجیست که از آسمان بر فرق تو نهاده شد این | O thou who standest firm in service to the Sacred Shrine! This service is a crown placed upon thy brow from heaven [3.5s] | INBA13:079 | MMK6#047, MLK.049, QT108.057, HNU.359 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08804 | 90 | mixed | ای غلام حسین بنام غلام جمال مبارکی و بکام فائز بموهبت خداوند عالم چون بنده | O Ghulam-Husayn, thou who art named servant of the Blessed Beauty and hast attained, in thy highest aspiration, unto the bounties of the Lord of all the worlds! As a servant [3.5s] | MMK6#048, QT108.057-058x | Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02841 | 230 | mixed | یا من تشبث بذیل المیثاق مکتوب مرغوب بر وجه مطلوب دقت در مضمون گردید الیوم در | O thou who claspeth fast to the hem of the Covenant! Thy cherished letter was received and its contents were noted with care. Today [3.5s] | MMK6#519, HDQI.284, ANDA#43-44 p.04 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03863 | 190 | Arabic | یا ایها الطائر بجناح الایقان الی افق العرفان هنیا لک بما شربت الرحیق من | O thou bird that, on the wings of certitude, doth soar unto the horizon of divine knowledge! Blessed art thou, for thou hast quaffed of the choice wine [3.5s] | MMK6#521 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06797 | 120 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء عباس در لغت عرب بمعنی غضنفر است ولی این اسم را مسمی لازم و | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! 'Abbás in the Arabic tongue signifieth "lion," yet this name must needs have its true [3.5s] | MMK6#522 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03534 | 200 | mixed | ایها الفرع النجیب من الشجره الرحمانیه تحریری که بحضرت اسم الله مرقوم نموده | O noble branch of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful! The letter which thou didst address to his honor Ismu'llah [3.5s] | MMK6#523 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03445 | 200 | mixed | ای سرور آوارگان خداوند مهربان در نص قرآن میفرماید فیهما من کل فاکهه زوجان و | O Joy of the wanderers! The Merciful Lord hath declared in the sacred text of the Qur'án: "In them both are fruits of every kind in pairs" [3.5s] | MMK6#524, MSHR2.250 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09147 | 80 | mixed | ای احسان در قرآن میفرماید هل جزاء الاحسان الا الاحسان با وجود این چرا مخجولی | O Ihsan! In the Qur'an it is written, "Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?" Why then art thou abashed [3.5s] | MMK6#525 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02997 | 220 | mixed | ای یار وفادار در صون حمایت پروردگاری و در ظل الطاف آمرزگار منظور نظر عنایتی و | O faithful friend! Thou art sheltered within the protection of thy Lord and abidest beneath the shade of the All-Forgiving's favors, the object of His gracious regard [3.5s] | MMK6#526 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09603 | 80 | mixed | ای یار قدیم و آشنای دیرین تو از سابقینی و از زمره مقربین السابقون السابقون اولئک | O ancient friend and long-familiar companion! Thou art among the foremost ones and of the circle of them that are nigh, "the foremost, the foremost - these are they!" [3.5s] | MMK6#528 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02671 | 230 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی افلاطون شهیر طبیب جسمانی بود و شخصی انسانی ولی چون | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Plato, the renowned philosopher, was a physician of the body and a human personality, but when [3.5s] | MMK6#529 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00741 | 460 | mixed | ای ورقات منجذبه بنفحات الله مرا مقصد چنان بود که بهر یک نامه مخصوص نگارم ولی | O ye leaves attracted by the fragrances of God! It had been my intention to pen a separate letter unto each one, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#530 | Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09420 | 80 | mixed | نور هدايت از افق اعلی ساطع شد و کوکب عزّت ابديّه از مطلع امکان طالع گرديد | The light of guidance shone forth from the supreme horizon, and the star of eternal glory dawned from the dayspring of contingent being [3.5s] | MMK6#531x | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05421 | 150 | mixed | Translation List | همچنين جناب پروفسر برکتاللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فیالحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است | ...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult | MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x | ADMS#203dx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10363 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله دست بذیل عنایت جمال ابهی زن و تشبث بعروه الوثقی کن آن ذیل الطاف | O handmaid of God, grasp thou the hem of the Abhá Beauty's grace and hold fast to the Most Great Handle—that hem of loving-kindness [3.5s] | MMK6#049 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09910 | 70 | mixed | الحمد للّه از سابقين در ايمان هستيد، السّابقون السّابقون اولئک هم المقرّبون | Praise be to God that thou art among those who have preceded others in faith - "and those who are foremost shall be foremost: these are they who will be brought near." [3.5s] | MMK6#533x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10465 | 60 | mixed | هرچند ايّامی در باختر بگذشت ولی همواره ياران خاور در خاطر بودند زيرا آنان مصداق السّابقون السّابقون اولئک هم المقرّبون | Although many days were spent in the West, yet ever were the friends of the East present in my thoughts, for they are the exemplars of "The foremost shall be foremost: these are they who will be brought nigh." [3.5s] | MMK6#534x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05406 | 150 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد نفح فی الصور و نقر فی الناقور و الارض زلزلت و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The trumpet hath been sounded, and the bugle hath been blown, and the earth hath quaked [3.5s] | INBA89:147 | MMK6#535 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04462 | 170 | mixed | ای مومن بایات الله مسطورات آنجناب ملحوظ گشت و مضمون مشحون بمعانی پر روح و | O thou who art steadfast in the verses of God! Thy letter was noted, and its contents, replete with spiritual meanings, were perused [3.5s] | MMK6#536 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01753 | 300 | mixed | ای ياران الهی محزون مباشيد مغموم مگرديد دلخون مشويد آزرده مگرديد | O ye beloved of God! Be not sorrowful, be not downcast, be not grieved in heart, be not distressed [3.5s] | MMK6#537x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03984 | 180 | mixed | ای ثمره شجره مقدسه آنچه از قلم روحانی در صفحه وجدانی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O fruit of the sacred tree! I observed that which thy spiritual pen had written upon the tablet of conscience [3.5s] | MMK6#538 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05194 | 150 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی در این ایام که افتتان و امتحان لوح فتنه جمیع آفاق را احاطه نموده است | O divine friends! In these days when trials and tests have encompassed the tablet of tribulation throughout all regions [3.5s] | INBA85:208, INBA88:173 | MMK6#539, RHQM1.206 (262) (157x) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06512 | 130 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس الهاب من مهب المیثاق در خصوص حدیث مروی در حق عین بقر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances wafting from the direction of the Covenant, regarding the tradition narrated concerning the Eye of the Cow [3.5s] | MMK6#540, MUH3.391a | Chastisement and requital; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03087 | 210 | mixed | ای احبای باوفای جمال قدیم چون شمس حقیقت از افق مبین افول فرمود و بافق اعلی | O ye faithful lovers of the Ancient Beauty! When the Sun of Truth set beneath the manifest horizon and ascended unto the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | MMK6#541 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01982 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء از سجن اعظم رغما لانف اولی البغضاء بتاییدات الهیه و | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! From the Most Great Prison, despite the malice of Mine enemies, through divine confirmations [3.5s] | MMK6#542 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04096 | 180 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت قدس رحمانی اگرچه بظاهر فاصله مواقع و منازل صد مراحل بلکه | O thou who gazest upon the holy Kingdom of the All-Merciful! Though to all outward seeming the distances between stations and dwelling-places be a hundred stages, nay more [3.5s] | MMK6#543 | Call to action; Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02713 | 230 | mixed | ای دوست آواره الحمد لله در آوارگی شریکی و با وجود مهجوری نزدیک ولی آوارگی شما | O wandering friend! Praise be to God that in thy wandering thou hast a companion, and though far removed, thou art near [3.5s] | MMK6#544 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07577 | 110 | mixed | ای منفق فی سبیل الله در قرآن عظیم که نص جلیل حضرت رحمن رحیم است از خصائص اهل | O thou who spendest in the path of God! In the Most Great Qur'an, which is the exalted Text of the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, from among the characteristics of the people [3.5s] | MMK6#545 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08561 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده الهی هر چند این ایام حکمت اقتضای حضور نمینماید ولی چون تو در حق دیگری | O servant of God! Though in these days wisdom doth not permit thy presence, yet since thou for another's sake [3.5s] | MMK6#546 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10265 | 70 | Persian | یا من تمسک بالعره الوثقی بدان عروه وثقی که از اول ابداع در زبر و الواح و صحف | O thou who hast clung to the Most Firm Handle! [3.5s]... ...Know thou that the 'Sure Handle' mentioned from the foundation of the world in the Books, the Tablets and the Scriptures of old is naught else but the Covenant and the Testament | MMK6#050, ASAT4.333 | GPB.238x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00988 | 390 | mixed | ای امین الهی حضرت احدیت شما را سالها بجهت الیوم تربیت فرمود تا امروز چون شمع | O divine Amin! [3.5s]... ...For years God has been preparing you for this day, in order that you may be illumined | INBA88:107 | MMK6#051, AKHA_103BE #02 p.04, AKHA_105BE #12 p.07, AKHA_121BE #02-03 p.121 | SW_v08#16 p.213-214x | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07594 | 110 | mixed | ای مومن موقن از جمله اسماء الهی در قرآن مومن است چنانچه فرموده است یعنی در | O thou assured believer! Among the names of God revealed in the Qur'án is "the Faithful," as He hath declared [3.5s] | MMK6#547, YIA.358-359 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01913 | 280 | mixed | ای پاکباز از قرار مسموع در جرگه مفلسان داخل شدید و در زمره بینوایان وارد جمعت | O thou who art detached, according to what hath been heard thou hast entered the ranks of the destitute and joined the company of the impoverished [3.5s] | INBA72:121 | MMK6#548, MAS5.084, MSHR5.424x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00233 | 770 | mixed | یا من یسمع یناحی و صیاحی و نوحی و حنینی الیه فی جنح اللیالی و صباحی و اسحاری | O Thou Who hearest my lamentation and my cry, my weeping and my yearning toward Thee in the depths of night, at daybreak and in the morning hours [3.5s]... ...You wrote that the renovation of the House [of the Bab] might produce a great tumult. Indeed, the illustrious Áqa Mírza Aqay-i-Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God | INBA87:287, INBA52:291 | MMK6#549x, MSHR3.052x | AFNAN.178-180x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05947 | 140 | mixed | یا امین الامین توکل بالطاف الهی نما و در نهایت آسایش و اطمینان زندگانی کن در | O trusted trustee, repose thy trust in the divine bounties and live in utmost peace and assurance [3.5s] | MMK6#550, YIK.486 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00792 | 440 | mixed | ای بنده الهی مراسله روحانی آن جناب واصل از مضمون اگرچه بجهتی محزون شدیم زیرا | O servant of God! Thy spiritual letter was received and, although in one respect its contents caused us sorrow, for [3.5s] | INBA85:148 | MMK6#551, MSHR2.115x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08728 | 90 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی روحانی جناب میرزا حبیب الان از حیفا وارد و در این ساعت راجع | O true spiritual friend! Mirza Habib hath now arrived from Haifa, and at this hour is returning [3.5s] | MMK6#552 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04676 | 160 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید از عسرت و مشقت شما نهایت تاسف حاصل گردید و | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received, and the utmost regret was felt at thy hardship and tribulation [3.5s] | MMK6#553 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03509 | 200 | Persian | ای یار نازنین من آنچه مرقوم نمودید مفهوم شد شکایت از ضیق معیشت و کثرت دیون و | O My cherished friend! What thou didst write was understood. Thou hast complained of straitened circumstances and the burden of debts [3.5s] | MMK6#554, AKHA_137BE #04 p.53, MAS5.039, MSHR4.331-332 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11141 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده الهی از مضمون نامه چنین مفهوم شد که جمعی یاران از تو خواهش کتاب و... و امّا معنی آيه مبارکه يجعل اللّه بعد عسر يسرا | O servant of God! From the contents of thy letter it was understood that a number of friends requested from thee a book... And as to the meaning of the blessed verse "God will bring ease after hardship" [3.5s] | INBA85:009 | MMK6#555x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05051 | 150 | mixed | ای امه الله در صدر ابداع و مبدء ایجاد ایه لن تری فی خلق الرحمن من فتور و لن | O maidservant of God! In the forefront of creation and the inception of existence is the verse: "Thou seest no flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful, nor..." [3.5s] | MMK6#557 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08425 | 100 | mixed | یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره العظیم جناب احمد بیک مصری وارد و دو دفعه ملاقات | O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His mighty Cause! The honoured Ahmad Bey of Egypt arrived and two meetings were held [3.5s] | MMK6#558 | Non-participation in politics; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09789 | 70 | Persian | ای اسمعیل جمیل صحف و کتب بدو نوع در عالم وجود موجود یکی صحائف قلوب که بقلم | O Ismail the Beautiful! The scrolls and books that exist in the realm of being are of two kinds: one comprises the scrolls of hearts, which by the pen [3.5s] | MMK6#559 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02054 | 270 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه جناب آقا علی اکبر رسید و در حاشیه نیز بیان آن یار | O servant of the sacred Threshold! The letter from his honour Ali-Akbar arrived, and in its margin were written the words of that friend [3.5s] | MMK6#560, AKHA_105BE #08 p.10 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04703 | 160 | mixed | ای پاک جان اگر چه مدتیست که نوشته مرقوم و مرسولی ارسال نگشت ولی یاد آن منجذب | O pure soul! Though it has been some time since any letter was penned or missive dispatched, yet the remembrance of that devoted one [3.5s] | MMK6#052 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01782 | 290 | mixed | الهی الهی ترانی قد اخذنی ضعف الصیام و القیام و قد وهن منی القوی فی جنح هذه | O my God, my God! Thou seest me, weakened by fasting and vigils of prayer, my strength diminished in the stillness of this [3.5s] | INBA84:283 | MMK6#561 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01110 | 370 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه که بتاریخ ۵ رجب سنه ۱۳۲۵ مورخ بود رسید بسیار از مضمونش | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The letter dated the fifth of Rajab 1325 was received, and from its contents [3.5s] | MMK6#562, MAS9.155 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03636 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید و سبب فرح و سرور گردید زیرا دلیل بر آن بود | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and became a source of joy and gladness, for it bore testimony to this [3.5s] | MMK6#563 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01128 | 370 | mixed | ای ناظر بجمال ابهی از خدا بخواه که در این زمان امتحان که اریاح افتتان از جمیع | O thou who gazest upon the Beauty of the Most Glorious! Beseech God that in this time of trial, when the winds of tests blow from all [3.5s] | MMK6#564 | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01524 | 320 | mixed | دوست محترم مهربانا نامه شما که بتاریخ ۲۱ شهر ربیع الثانی سنه ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید | O esteemed and kindly friend! Your letter dated 21 Rabi' al-Thani 1339 was received [3.5s] | MMK6#565 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00895 | 410 | mixed | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و از صعود حضرت اخوان صفا نهایت تاثر حاصل گردید زیرا | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and profound sorrow was felt at the ascension of the esteemed brother of purity, for [3.5s] | INBA87:130, INBA52:128 | MMK6#567x, MAS2.021-022x, MSBH4.088 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01240 | 350 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریر اخیر وصول یافت از قضا چند روز پیش نامه ای بشما مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received. By coincidence, a few days ago I had written thee a letter [3.5s] | MMK6#568, MAS2.073-074x, YMM.256x, OOL.KW38x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04573 | 170 | Arabic | یا حبیبی الروحانی قد تلوت الکتاب الکریم الناطق بالبرهان المبین علی ثبوتک فی | O my spiritual beloved! Thou hast verily perused the glorious Book which speaketh with clear proof of thy steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK6#569 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08207 | 100 | Persian | ای مشتاق دیدار انوار فیض رب مختار از جمیع اشطار بر کل اقطار تابیده و نفوس | O thou who yearnest to behold the effulgent rays of the All-Powerful Lord, the Chosen One, from every direction have they shone forth upon all regions and souls [3.5s] | MMK6#570 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07122 | 120 | Persian | یار مهربانا من و تو هر دو بنده این آستانیم و خادم و پاسبان بیا دست در آغوش | O kind friend! Both you and I are servants of this Threshold, attendants and guardians. Come, let us embrace [3.5s] | INBA17:037 | MMK6#571, AKHA_132BE #16 p.a | Ahdieh, Ahdieh | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02871 | 220 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در ایندم که همدم پیک روحانیم نامه از یکی از احباالله بجناب سید | O friends of God! At this moment, while I commune with the spiritual messenger, a letter hath come from one of the beloved of God addressed to Jinab-i-Siyyid [3.5s] | MMK6#573 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03035 | 220 | Arabic | ایها المومنون ایها الموقنون ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها | O ye faithful ones, O ye assured ones, O ye who are enraptured, O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones [3.5s] | MMK6#574 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02494 | 240 | Arabic | الهی هذا افنون خضر نضر رشیق ریان نابت من دوحه فردانیتک و سدره وحدانیتک ای رب | O my God! This tender branch, verdant and fresh, graceful and flourishing, hath sprung from the Tree of Thy divine Singleness and the Lote-Tree of Thy Oneness, O Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#053 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05203 | 150 | mixed | در فضل و موهبت الهيّه نظر نما و به لطف و عنايت حضرت کبريا تفکّر کن که درمان هر درد است | Consider thou the grace and bestowal of God, and reflect upon the loving-kindness and favour of His exalted Presence, which is healing for every pain [3.5s] | MMK6#575x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05125 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که جبینی از انوار ساطعه آفتاب عهد روشن داری و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise God that thy brow shineth with the brilliant rays of the Sun of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA16:006 | MMK6#576 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06185 | 130 | Persian | از قرار مسموع شما را نيّت چنان که مهمانخانهای به جهت مسافران مهيّا نمائيد | According to what hath been heard, it is thy purpose to prepare a guesthouse for travelers [3.5s] | MMK6#577x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03427 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا احمد ذکر آن یاران را در نامه خویش نموده اند که الحمد | O divine friends! Jináb-i-Áqá Aḥmad hath made mention of those companions in his letter, for which praise be to God [3.5s] | MMK6#578, AKHA_128BE #15 p.a, YMM.349 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02968 | 220 | mixed | ای مشتعل بذکر الهی شاطر در لغت عرب بمعنی ماهر آمده پس تو که باین اسم مسمی | O thou who art kindled with the fire of God's remembrance! In the Arabic tongue, "Shatir" signifieth one who is skilled and adroit. Since thou art named with this title [3.5s] | MMK6#579 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06086 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت احدیت ایام افتتان است و جنود شبهات در انتشار گردباد تزلزل در | O servant of the One True God! These are the days of testing, and the hosts of doubt are spreading, while the whirlwind of confusion is raging [3.5s] | INBA17:048 | MMK6#580 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09801 | 70 | mixed | ای امه الله چه خوش طالعی که خود و اولاد و احفادت در ظل کلمه وحدانیت مجتمع | O handmaid of God! How blessed is thy destiny that thou and thy children and descendants are gathered beneath the shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#581 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01827 | 290 | mixed | ای سمی عبدالبهاء در فرقان کتاب مبین الهی میفرماید یوم یفر المرء من امه و ابیه | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in the Qur'án, the Manifest Book of God, He saith: "The Day when man shall flee from his mother and his father..." [3.5s] | MMK6#582, YFY.080-081 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04159 | 180 | mixed | ایها المخلصون الموقنون المومنون الممتحنون تالله لقد آثرکم الله علی کثیر من | O ye who are sincere, assured and faithful, ye who have been tested! By God, He hath truly preferred you above many [3.5s] | MMK6#583 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01372 | 330 | mixed | الهی الهی قد اشتدت زوابع الامتحان و قویت اریاح الافتتان علی جمیع الارجاء و | O my God, O my God! The tempests of trials have fiercely intensified, and the winds of sedition have grown mighty throughout all regions [3.5s] | MMK6#584 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03854 | 190 | Arabic | قال الله سبحانه و تعالی فی کتابه الحکیم یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین اعلم یا ایها السالک | God, glorified and exalted be He, hath declared in His Mighty Book: "On the Day when mankind shall arise before the Lord of the worlds." Know thou, O wayfarer [3.5s] | INBA13:385, INBA72:073, INBA59:156, UMich962.139-140, UMich991.096-097 | MMK6#585, YMM.420 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06356 | 130 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله از قرار اخبار وارده اخوی زاده آنجناب یعنی بنتشان وفات | O thou who art assured in the divine verses, according to the received tidings, the daughter of thy brother hath ascended [3.5s] | MMK6#054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09504 | 80 | mixed | نامه نامی رسيد و اراده صادق معلوم گرديد. حلاوت لفظ و ملاحت معنی و فصاحت گفتار | Thy distinguished letter arrived and thy sincere intention became evident. Sweet were its words, graceful its meaning and eloquent its utterance [3.5s] | MMK6#588x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04509 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء صفحه ای در نهایت تزیین ملاحظه گردید تصویر احبای الهی | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A page of utmost beauty and adornment was observed, showing the images of the divine friends [3.5s] | MMK6#589 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05583 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده میثاق الحمد لله استفاضه از مقام محمود نمودی و مظهر فیوضات شاهد مشهود | O thou servant of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou hast drawn illumination from the Praiseworthy Station and become a manifestation of the outpouring favors of the Witnessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:045 | MMK6#590 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07283 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده حق مقام محمود ظل ممدود است و شاهد و مشهود سلطان وجود ولی صد هزار | O servant of God! The station of the Praised One is an extended shade, both the witness and the witnessed, the Sovereign of existence, yet a hundred thousand [3.5s] | MMK6#591 | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05262 | 150 | Persian | ای محمود درگاه سلطان غیب و شهود در این کور اعظم مقام محمود ثبوت و رسوخ و | O Mahmud! At the threshold of the Sovereign of the unseen and the seen, in this Most Great Dispensation, the praised station is that of steadfastness and constancy [3.5s] | MMK6#592 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06384 | 130 | Persian | ای واله شیداای هر جمعی پریشان گردد و هر انجمنی بیسر و سامان شود بجز جمعی که | O enraptured lover! Every gathering shall be scattered and every assembly thrown into disarray, save for that company which [3.5s] | MMK6#593 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04874 | 160 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت سلطان وجود آن جمال موعود و طلعت محمود در قطب وجود بفیض شهود | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the Sovereign of Being, that Promised Beauty and Praiseworthy Countenance, in the Pole of Existence through the grace of Witnessing [3.5s] | MMK6#594, AKHA_121BE #07 p.j | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05514 | 140 | mixed | اوّل من آمن به حضرت نقطه اولی روحی له الفدآء حضرت ملّا حسين بشرويهای جناب بابالبابست | The first to believe in His Holiness the Primal Point - may my spirit be sacrificed for Him - was His Holiness Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushrú'í, entitled Bábu'l-Báb [3.5s] | MMK6#595x | Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01321 | 340 | mixed | ای خادم صادق این خادمی سروریست و این بندگی آزادگی و این غلامی پادشاهی هرچند | O faithful servant! This service is sovereignty, this servitude is freedom, and this bondage is kingship [3.5s] | MMK6#596, YBN.051-052 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01308 | 340 | Persian | ای بنده حق مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت غریق بحر رحمت آقا میرزا حبیب الله بدرگاه | O servant of the True One, offer a prayer for forgiveness at the Divine Threshold for him who is immersed in the ocean of mercy, Áqá Mírzá Ḥabíbu'lláh [3.5s] | MMK6#597, AVK2.194, YMM.349 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02353 | 250 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک تحاریر متعدده شما ملاحظه گشت الحمد لله دلیل بر روح و | O sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy numerous letters were perused. Praise be to God, they bear witness to the spirit [3.5s] | MMK6#598, MSHR1.066x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02218 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نمره ۶ بتاریخ ۱۵ شعبان رسید و مضامین سبب بشاشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter number 6, dated the fifteenth of Sha'ban, was received and its contents brought joy [3.5s] | MMK6#599, YIK.400x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04926 | 160 | Arabic | ایها الفرد النحریر قد سمعت هدیر ورقاء ایک البقاء و صفیر طیر الاوج الاعلی | O distinguished soul! Thou hast heard the cooing of the dove in the eternal garden, and the warbling of the bird in the most exalted heights [3.5s] | INBA59:210 | MMK6#600, MSBH1.365 | Apocalyptic imagery; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mosaic imagery; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00585 | 510 | mixed | A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám; Translation List | ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت | O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction. | MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x | COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09083 | 90 | Arabic | یا من تعلق باهداب میثاق الله اعلم ان عهد الذی اخذه الله فی ظل شجره انیسا هو | O thou who clingest to the hem of God's Covenant! Know thou that the Covenant which God established beneath the shade of the Tree is most intimate [3.5s] | INBA89:033 | MMK6#056, RHQM2.0632b (011) (008bx) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03973 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ به ۱۹ جمادی الثانی سنه ۱۳۳۸ رسید الحمد لله حضرت خان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 19 Jamádi'th-Thání 1338 hath been received. Praise be to God, His Excellency [3.5s] | MMK6#602, MSBH8.367-368, SHYM.026, SHYM.043 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06937 | 120 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی هر چند بظاهر در بادیه هجران و وادی حرمان حیران و سرگردانی | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! Though to outward seeming thou art bewildered and wandering in the wilderness of separation and the valley of deprivation [3.5s] | MMK6#603 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00768 | 450 | Persian | ای فاضل جلیل نامه شما رسید و بملاحظه اش صبح شادمانی از افق قلب دمید زیرا دلیل | O distinguished and noble one! Your letter was received, and upon its perusal the morn of gladness dawned from the horizon of the heart, for [3.5s] | MMK6#604, AVK2.205.18x, AVK3.501.18x, MAS2.098-100x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01327 | 340 | mixed | ای دوستان ای راستان حضرت اسم الله در نامه خود ذکر یارانرا نمود و از کل ستایش | O friends, O faithful ones! His honor Ismu'llah hath, in his letter, made mention of the friends and praised them all [3.5s] | MMK6#605 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10263 | 70 | Persian | یا من تحدث بنعمه ربه تحدث بنعمت الهیه اینست که انسان حیات خویش را بجهت آنچه | O thou who speaketh of thy Lord's bounties! To recount the divine favours consisteth in this: that man should dedicate his life unto that which [3.5s] | INBA21:152b | MMK6#606, SFI17.016-017 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03364 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده عزیز جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید در خصوص تکبیر در | O dear servant of the Blessed Beauty, that which thou hast written hath been perused. Concerning the Takbir in [3.5s] | MMK6#607x, AVK4.104.07x, AVK4.203.01x, GHA.140 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of burial and cremation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05455 | 150 | mixed | یا من تجلی من غیب الامکان علی الاکوان و اشرق بانوار الجمال علی آفاق الامکان | O Thou Who hast revealed Thyself from the unseen realm of contingency upon all existence, and hast shone forth with the lights of beauty upon the horizons of possibility [3.5s] | MMK6#608 | Education of children; moral education; Human reality created in the image of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00650 | 480 | Persian | از ایه مبارکه ان یا رایس قد تجلینا علیک مره فی جبل تینا و مره فی زیتاء و فی | Regarding the blessed verse: 'O Chief! Verily We have manifested Ourself unto thee once upon the Mount of Sinai, and again upon the Mount of Olives, and in...' [4o] | INBA85:448 | MMK6#609, BSHI.029-031 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08864 | 90 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه در قیامت کبری و طامه عظمی و حشر اعظم هر نفسیکه بر | O thou who art enkindled with the divine kindled Fire! In the Great Resurrection, the overwhelming Catastrophe, and the supreme Gathering, every soul that [3.5s] | MMK6#610 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10029 | 70 | mixed | ای غلام مظهر ولایت دبره ای بدست آر که نفوذش شدید باشد و نوکش تند و تیز تا | O servant of the Manifestation of Divine Authority, take hold of a pen whose influence shall be potent and whose point shall be sharp and piercing [3.5s] | MMK6#611 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01512 | 320 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و بندگان جمال ابهی شمس حقیقت در منطقه البروج دور زد تا در | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Beauty of Abhá! The Sun of Truth hath traversed the zodiacal sphere until [3.5s] | MMK6#612, SFI09.013b, ANDA#65 p.05 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03980 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ میزان ملا اعلی و ملکوت ابهی و اما من ثقلت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In this day, firmness and constancy are the standard whereby the Supreme Concourse and the Abhá Kingdom do measure [3.5s] | INBA84:276b | MMK6#613 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08015 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد چندیست که چیزی بشما ننگاشتم ولی اگر صد کاتب موجود گردد از عهده | O steadfast in the Covenant! For some time I have not written aught unto thee, yet were a hundred scribes to be at hand [3.5s] | INBA85:224 | MMK6#614, MAS2.095bx | Attaining the life of the spirit; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02470 | 250 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اقبل الشهر الصیام بجیوشه الجراره و جنوده الکراره | O thou who art enraptured by the breaths of God! The month of fasting hath advanced with its formidable hosts and valiant legions [3.5s] | MMK6#615 | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Imagery in the Qur'an; Law of fasting; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00589 | 510 | mixed | ای نفس موید نامه فصیح و بلیغ چون نافه مشک معطر بود رائحه ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت | O thou confirmed soul! Thy fluent and eloquent letter was even as the scent of musk, diffusing the fragrances of faith and certitude [3.5s] | INBA85:480 | MMK6#057, MJMJ2.008x, MJMJ3.077x, MMG2#234 p.262x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03071 | 210 | mixed | الحمد لله از تاییدات ملکوت الابهی و هجوم جنود ملا اعلی انوار تقدیس شرق و غرب | Praise be to God for the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom and the onrushing hosts of the Supreme Concourse, as the lights of sanctification shine upon both East and West [3.5s] | MMK6#619 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09671 | 80 | mixed | دوست حقیقی کمال رضا از آنحضرت حاصل زیرا در فکر قوت امرالله و اعلاء کلمه الله | O true friend! Complete contentment is attained from that exalted Being, for He is ever occupied with thoughts of strengthening the Cause of God and exalting the Word of God [3.5s] | MMK6#620 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Hands of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09129 | 80 | Arabic | ايّها الخبير البصير الواقف علی السّرّ المکنون و الرّمز المصون فی صحائف اللّه المهيمن القيّوم | O thou who art discerning and perceiving, who hast attained unto the hidden mystery and the guarded symbol in the Tablets of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | MMK6#621x | Angels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06645 | 120 | mixed | از آيه مبارکه ارنی کيف تحيی الموتی مقصود نه حيات جسمانيست بلکه حيات روحانی و آن حيات روح حقيقت است | From the blessed verse "Show me how Thou givest life to the dead," the intention is not physical life but spiritual life, and that is the life of the Spirit of Reality [3.5s] | MMK6#058x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Intuition; inspiration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01259 | 350 | mixed | ای فروع و اوراق و ازهار آن شجره طیبه الحمد لله آن سرو بهشت برین فروع و برگ و | O branches, leaves and blossoms of that blessed Tree! Praise be unto God that this celestial cypress, this paradise of sublime height, with its branches and leaves [3.5s] | MMK6#059 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01042 | 380 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حمد خدا را که در بحبوحه انقلاب و اضطراب و این حرب شدید یاران | O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that in the midst of revolution and turmoil, and in this fierce warfare, the friends [3.5s] | MMK6#060 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10216 | 70 | mixed | جناب آقا سید اسمعیل آنچه ارسال داشتید رسید تماما و کمالا و در موارد خیریه و | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Ismail! That which thou didst dispatch hath arrived in its entirety and completeness, and in charitable causes [3.5s] | MMK6#061 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00202 | 820 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد مکرمون و اماء قانتات سرعوا الی معین رحمانیتک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! These are honoured servants and devoted handmaidens who have hastened to the Wellspring of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA85:067 | MMK6#062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09347 | 80 | mixed | ای دهقان رحمانی اگر توانی زرعی در این کشتزار الهی نما تا موید بایه مبارکه | O heavenly husbandman! If thou art able, sow seeds in this divine field, that thou mayest be confirmed by the blessed verse [3.5s] | MMK6#063 | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01826 | 290 | Persian | ای سرمست جام محبت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین دلنشینش کمال | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! That which thou didst write was perused, and from its soul-stirring contents [3.5s]... ...Briefly, in this day the greatest of deeds is to teach the Cause of God and to spread the divine fragrances. | MMK6#002x, ABDA.379 | KSHK#26x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06146 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند تا بحال آثار ایمان و ایقان از آنحضرت ظاهر و دلائل ثبوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though until now the tokens of faith and certitude have been manifest from thy presence, and proofs of steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK6#064x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01560 | 310 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان این عنوان مورث روح و ریحانست زیرا امروز ثبوت و استقامت بر عهد... به جناب شکری افندی تحيّت محترمانه برسان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! This title bringeth forth fragrant spirituality, for firmness and constancy in the Covenant in this day... Convey respectful greetings to Jinab-i-Shukri Effendi [3.5s] | MMK6#065x, MSHR4.261-262x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01869 | 290 | mixed | رب رب ترانی غریقا فی بحور المشاغل و المتاعب و اسیرا تحت سلاسل المشاکل و | O Lord, O Lord! Thou beholdest me drowning in the seas of occupations and troubles, captive beneath the chains of difficulties [3.5s] | MMK6#066 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01347 | 340 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و اماء ربانی جناب فروغ هر یک از شما را در نامه خویش ببزرگواری | O true friends and maidservants of the Lord! His honor Furúgh hath, in his letter, graciously mentioned each one of you [3.5s] | MMK6#067 | Humor; jokes; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01066 | 380 | mixed | ای دو مرغ حدائق میثاق شکر کنید حضرت حی توانا را که ثابت بر عهد و پیمان حضرت | O ye twin birds of the gardens of the Covenant! Give thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that ye are steadfast in the Covenant of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:015, INBA72:135b, INBA88:189 | MMK6#068 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00085 | 1170 | Arabic | حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح و تجلی علی الوجود بانوار الشهود و اظهر المقام المحمود فی | Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth and gleamed and been made manifest upon all existence through the lights of divine appearance, and hath revealed the glorious station [3.5s] | MMK6#069 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02149 | 270 | Arabic | ایها الکامل الجلیل قد اطلعت بمضمون کتابکم الکریم و خطابکم البلیغ و فی صدر | O thou noble and distinguished one! I have perused the contents of thy gracious letter and thy eloquent message [3.5s] | MMK6#070, ANDA#61 p.20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08137 | 100 | mixed | ای صدف آن لولو لئلاء در ایه مبارکه فرقان خطابا باحبای رحمن میفرماید لن تنالوا | O shell of that gleaming pearl! In the blessed verse of the Qur'án, addressing the loved ones of the All-Merciful, He saith: "Ye shall never attain..." [3.5s] | MMK6#071, YMM.196 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06659 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت ستایشی اعظم از این نیافتم که ترا بان بستایم خداوند یزدان | O servant at the threshold of His Divine Unity, I have found no greater praise than this: to extol thee, O Lord God [3.5s] | MMK6#072 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08607 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده مخلص حق از فضل جمال ابهی کنز ملکوت بجهت احباء مهیا لهذا انفاق سبب | O sincere servant of the True One! Through the grace of the Abhá Beauty, the treasury of the Kingdom hath been made ready for the loved ones [3.5s] | INBA87:088, INBA52:087 | MMK6#073 | Generosity [kirama]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01649 | 310 | mixed | یا من بذل حیاته لخدمه امر الله و حصر اوقاته فی نشر نفحات الله و واصل لیله | O thou who hast devoted thy life to the service of the Cause of God, consecrated thy hours to the diffusion of the divine fragrances, and tirelessly pursued thy nightly vigils [3.5s] | MMK6#074 | Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01030 | 390 | Arabic | قال الله تعالی و اعتصموا بحبل الله جمیعا اعلموا یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و | God, exalted be He, hath spoken: "And hold ye fast, all together, by the cord of God." Know ye, O beloved of God and His chosen ones [3.5s] | INBA13:344, INBA59:304 | MMK6#075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01644 | 310 | mixed | یا من ابتلی فی سبیل الله و تاسی بابیه فی اقتدائه باولیاء الله و انقطاعه عما | O thou who hast been afflicted in the path of God and who hast followed the example of thy father in emulating the chosen ones of God and detaching thyself from all else [3.5s] | MMK6#076 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08813 | 90 | mixed | ای کاظم خدا در قران عظیم میفرماید الکاظمین الغیظ و این را صفت موقنین میشمارد | O Kazim! God, in the glorious Qur'án, declareth: "Those who restrain their anger," and accounteth this among the attributes of them that are assured in faith [3.5s] | MMK6#077 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11143 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوب جواب نامه جمعیت لاهای ارسال گردید ... قرآن بيست و شش سال در نزد کتّاب وحی محصور بود. در زمان خلفا انتشار يافت و آن نيز محصور در نسخ معدوده بود | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! The reply to the letter from the community of Láhá was dispatched... The Qur'án remained confined to the scribes of revelation for twenty-six years. During the time of the Caliphs it was disseminated, though even then it remained limited to but a few copies [3.5s] | MMK6#003x, YMM.339x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06522 | 130 | Arabic | یا من کشف عنه الغطاء و ازداد یقینا فاشکر الله علی هذه الموهبه العظمی و | O thou who hast had the veil lifted from thee and increased in certitude, render thanks unto God for this supreme gift [3.5s] | MMK6#004 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06368 | 130 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در قرآن کتاب الهی از خصائص اهل توحید کظم غیظ بیان فرموده | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! In the Quran, the Divine Book, the suppression of anger is mentioned as among the distinctive qualities of the people of unity [3.5s] | INBA88:348b | MMK6#078 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00996 | 390 | Persian | ای پدر و پسر بزرگوار مهربان نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش نهایت بهجت حاصل شد زیرا | O noble and kind father and son! Your letter was received and the utmost joy was derived from its perusal, for [3.5s] | MMK6#080, MSHR5.310-311 | Growth of the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09666 | 80 | mixed | حضرت عندلیب ورق مسطور رق منشور شد بر مضمون مطلع گردیدم مقصود اینست که بهر قسم | O 'Andalíb! The written page and unsealed scroll reached me, and I became apprised of its contents. The purpose is that by whatever means [3.5s] | INBA87:594b, INBA52:633 | MMK6#081 | Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04417 | 170 | mixed | ای عندلیب گلشن اسرار هر چند بر شما سخت است و دشوار صعب است و گران ولی محض خاطر | O Nightingale of the Garden of Mysteries! Though it be difficult and arduous for thee, grievous and burdensome, yet for the sake of [3.5s] | MMK6#082 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04019 | 180 | mixed | ای رفیق سفر و عزیز نامه های مفصل شما رسید جمیع دقائق امور در نزد عبدالبهاء | O companion of the journey and cherished friend! Your detailed letters have been received. All minute details of affairs lie before 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK6#083 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02210 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s] | MMK6#084, ABDA.343x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09300 | 280 | mixed | Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید جزع و فزع از امتحانات فرموده بودید حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! [3.5s]... ...Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hadst expressed dismay in the face of certain tests. What thou hast said is the truth, but call to mind the verses of the Qur’an | INBA85:184 | MMK6#085x, AVK3.414.03x | ADMS#313x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB03641 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه نمرو ۸ رسید و همچنین نامه هاایکه در طی آن بود ولایت فارس | O servant of the Truth! Letter number eight hath arrived, and likewise the letters which were enclosed therein from the province of Fars [3.5s] | INBA85:467 | MMK6#087, BSHI.061-062 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04297 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده صادق الهی صدق و راستی سبب هدایت تو گردید و باین موهبت فائز نمود اگر | O sincere servant of God! Truthfulness and sincerity became the cause of thy guidance and enabled thee to attain this heavenly bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#088 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Living waters; water of life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01286 | 350 | mixed | ربی و رجائی و ملجای و منائی ان عبدک الذی اضفته الی اسمک الجلیل و نسبته الی | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Goal! Verily, Thy servant whom Thou hast joined unto Thy glorious Name and attributed to [3.5s] | MMK6#089 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08539 | 90 | mixed | ای برادر آن ماه منور و مهر انور دو برادر عزیز چون دو پیکر سپهر برین از افق | O brother! That illumined moon and radiant sun, those two cherished brothers like unto twin celestial bodies in the exalted firmament, from the horizon [3.5s] | MMK6#090 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02188 | 260 | mixed | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی و دور اسم اعظم صمدانی نفوسی فائز شدند که از | O ye beloved of God! In this Most Glorious Cycle and Age of His Greatest Name, souls have attained [3.5s] | MMK6#091, YBN.053 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02679 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ۲۷ اگست ۹۲۰ رسید در جواب مجبور باختصارم نظر باعمال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 27 August 1920 was received. In reply I am constrained to be brief, in view of circumstances [3.5s] | MMK6#005 | Judas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01144 | 370 | Arabic | ایها المشتعلون بنار محبه الله قد اخذت راجفه الامتحان و رادفه الافتتان اقالیم | O ye who are ablaze with the fire of God's love! The tremors of tribulation and successive waves of trial have seized the regions [3.5s] | MMK6#092 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01433 | 330 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء نامه جناب خان با پیام وجدانی شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید | O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letter from his honor Khan, together with your heartfelt message, was received and perused [3.5s] | INBA89:251 | MMK6#093, AVK3.207.05x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02885 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده الهی آقا مهدی الان حاضر و میفرماید کار پدر از من بهتر است زیرا در | O servant of God, Aqa Mihdi is now present and declareth that his father's work exceedeth his own [3.5s] | MMK6#094 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07974 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه الهی از قرار معلوم ابوی مرحوم جناب آقا محمد رضا از دار دنیا | O thou servant who art near to the Divine Threshold! According to what hath become known, thy late father, Jináb-i-Áqá Muhammad-Ridá, from this earthly world [3.5s] | MMK6#095 | Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01638 | 310 | mixed | ای ياران عبدالبهآء و بندگان جمال ابهی خوشا خوشا که اين جام سرشار را از دست ساقی اسرار نوشيديد | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! How blessed, how blessed that ye have drunk this brimming cup from the hand of the mystic Cupbearer [3.5s] | MMK6#097x | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04638 | 160 | mixed | ای اماء جمال قدم هر چند در کور فرقان طائفه نساء جنس ضعیف شمرده شدند و در حقوق | O handmaids of the Ancient Beauty! Though in the Dispensation of the Qur'án womankind was accounted weak and was denied certain rights [3.5s] | INBA13:058 | MMK6#098, YBN.044 | Equality of men and women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11202 | 40 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه در هر کور رجال از بحر فیوضات نصیب اوفر بود و بهره اعظم الرجال | O assured leaf! In every Dispensation men received a more abundant portion from the ocean of divine bounties and the greater share [3.5s] | MMK6#099 | Equality of men and women; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07628 | 110 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله خوشا بحال تو خوشا بحال تو که از صلب چنین پدری بوجود | O sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, blessed art thou, that from such a father thou art sprung [3.5s] | MMK6#100, YMM.057 | Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02216 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل جلیل بر استقامت در سبیل الهی بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, it was a glorious proof of thy steadfastness in the divine path [3.5s] | INBA87:200, INBA52:201 | MMK6#101 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01637 | 310 | mixed | دوستان حقیقی من جناب امین نامه خویش را بذکر شما مشکین نمود و یاران دولت آباد | My true friends, Jinab-i-Amin perfumed his letter with the mention of you and the friends of Dawlatabad [3.5s] | MMK6#102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07064 | 120 | mixed | حضرات متعلقین آن جناب محفوظا مصونا ببقعه مبارکه وادی ایمن بریه سیناء و طور | The revered individuals associated with His Holiness, safeguarded and preserved within the blessed precincts of the sacred vale of Sinai and the holy mount [3.5s] | MMK6#103 | Law of pilgrimage; Mosaic imagery; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00124 | 980 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که در ارض مصر هجرتگاه یوسف کنعانی مدینه اسکندریه در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now that thou art in the land of Egypt, the place of exile of Joseph of Canaan, in Alexandria [3.5s] | MMK6#104x, TZH8.0841, ANDA#73 p.46, MAS5.129 | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04023 | 180 | mixed | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جناب خطاط خطی مرقوم نموده اند و ستایش زائدالوصف از محبت | O scion of Abraham! The esteemed calligrapher hath written a letter, extolling with unsurpassed praise the love [3.5s] | MMK6#006 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06058 | 130 | mixed | ای بندگان حق مکاتیب شما رسید فرصت جوابهای منفرد نیست لهذا بیک نامه جواب داده | O ye servants of Truth! Your letters were received. There is no opportunity for individual replies; therefore one letter hath been written in response [3.5s] | MMK6#105 | Personal instructions; Prayer for prosperity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06089 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده حق حضرت پدر ایام خویش را وقف سبیل الهی کرد و شب و روز بخدمت پرداخت | O servant of the Truth! Thy revered father dedicated his days to the pathway of God, devoting his nights and days to service [3.5s] | MMK6#106 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of example | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08098 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان معنوی قلب عبدالبهاء از حرارت محبت احباء چون شعله سوزانست و البته | O spiritual friends! The heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá burneth with the fire of love for the beloved ones, even as a flaming torch, and verily [3.5s] | MMK6#107 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06121 | 130 | mixed | ای تشنه قطره از بحر غنای حق در ایه مبارکه یوم یغنی الله کلا من سعته میفرماید | O thou who art athirst for the drops from the ocean of God's bounty! In the blessed verse "On a day when God will enrich everyone from His abundance," He saith [3.5s] | MMK6#108 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09436 | 80 | mixed | ای غنی از ماسوی الله غناء ذهب و فضه سبب کثرت احتیاج گردد و علت انشغال شود | O thou who findest thy wealth in aught save God! The riches of gold and silver shall but multiply thy needs and serve as a cause of distraction [3.5s] | MMK6#109 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10843 | 50 | mixed | از پريشانی محزون مباش زيرا امريست مسنون. مقرّبان درگاه کبريا هميشه در اين دار دنيا مقدّس | Be not grieved by tribulation, for this is an immutable decree. The near ones to the Divine Threshold have ever remained sanctified in this earthly realm [3.5s] | MMK6#110x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02527 | 240 | mixed | شمس حقيقت چون از افق ابداع به فيض نامتناهی اشراق بر آفاق نمود قلوب صافيه انطباعات رحمانيّه يافت | When the Sun of Truth shone forth with infinite bounty from the horizon of creation upon all regions, pure hearts received divine impressions [3.5s] | MMK6#111x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07785 | 110 | Arabic | یا من احبه الله و احبه قال تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه لو لا فیض محبه الله الی عبده | O thou beloved of God and lover of Him! The Almighty hath declared: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for the outpouring of God's love upon His servant [3.5s] | MMK6#112 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00720 | 470 | mixed | یا من احبهم الله تجلی نامتناهی الهی چون از افق یحبهم اشراق نمود سرج نورانیه | O ye whom God doth love! When the infinite divine effulgence dawned forth from the horizon of His love, luminous lamps were kindled [3.5s] | MMK6#113 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04822 | 160 | mixed | ای محب مطلع انوار محبت را مراتب اربعه مذکور و مشهور اول محبت من الله الی | O thou who lovest the Dawning-Place of the lights of love! Love hath four degrees, renowned and manifest. The first is the love from God unto [3.5s] | INBA87:071, INBA52:070 | MMK6#114, RHQM2.1023 (465) (287x) | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Four; five pathways of love; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02005 | 280 | mixed | یا حضرت فروغی علیک صلوات الله و سلامه یوم ولدت و یوم توفیت و یوم بعثت حیا تا | O thou Furughi, upon thee be God's salutations and peace on the day thou wast born, and on the day thou didst pass away, and on the day thou shalt be raised up alive [3.5s] | MMK6#115 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09699 | 80 | Arabic | یا من احبه الله و البرهان علی هذا قوله تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه ولو لا الحب من | O thou whom God hath loved - and the proof of this is His exalted utterance: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for love [3.5s] | MMK6#116 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03939 | 180 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی خراسانرا در عرف مورخین مشرق زمین نامند و این کلمه دال بر | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! According to the historians of the East, Khurasan is known as the Orient, and this term signifies [3.5s] | MMK6#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04532 | 170 | Arabic | ایها الفاضل الجلیل انی قد اخذت بکل توقیر کتابکم المنیر و امعنت النظر فی بدیع | O thou distinguished and noble one! With all reverence have I received thy luminous letter and fixed mine attention upon its wondrous [3.5s] | MMK6#118 | Love of God; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01082 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب محمود محمود نهایت ستایش از شما نموده که | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Mahmúd Mahmúd hath praised you most highly [3.5s] | MMK6#007 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05719 | 140 | mixed | ای شمع روشن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و آنچه مسطور بود مشهود شد فی | O radiant candle! That which thou hadst written was observed, and that which was recorded became manifest [3.5s] | MMK6#008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01833 | 290 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان هر چند مانند باد صبا بادیه پیماای و سرگشته در کوه و صحرا ولی | O Herald of the Covenant! Though like the morning breeze thou art a wanderer through the desert and bewildered in mountain and plain, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#119, MSHR4.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03857 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب شما که دلالت بر توجه الی الله و توسل بحبل عنایت و تشبث بر ذیل رحمت | Your letter, which betokeneth your turning unto God, your taking hold of the cord of His grace, and your clinging to the hem of His mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09017 | 90 | Arabic | ایها المتوجه الی الملکوت الابهی تالله الحق ان قبائل الملا الاعلی یصلین علی | O thou who art turned towards the Most Glorious Kingdom! By God, verily the tribes of the Supreme Concourse pray for thee [3.5s] | INBA85:264b, INBA59:110a, INBA89:043a | MMK6#121 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00561 | 520 | mixed | در خصوص اوراقی که نزد آنجناب ارسال شده مرقوم فرموده بودید هر نوع مصلحت بدانید مجری | Concerning the papers that were sent unto you, and regarding which you had written, whatever course you deem advisable may be pursued [3.5s] | MMK6#122x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07625 | 110 | mixed | ای نفوس منصفه شما کسانی هستید که لاتاخذهم فی الله لومه لائم در حقشان فرموده | O fair-minded souls! Ye are those of whom it is said: "They fear not the reproach of any reproacher in the Cause of God." [3.5s] | MMK6#124 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07642 | 110 | mixed | ای ورقه خالصه منقطعه خوشا بحال تو که بتمام خلوص در ظل حضرت منصوص محشور گشتی | O pure and detached leaf! Blessed art thou that with utmost sincerity thou hast been gathered beneath the shadow of Him Who was divinely appointed [3.5s] | MMK6#125 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01662 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و دوستان حقیقی و یاران معنوی و ملحوظین بلحظات عین عنایت رحمانی | O ye beloved of God, true friends, spiritual companions and ye who are observed by the glances of the All-Merciful's eye of providence [3.5s] | MMK6#128 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03347 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد هر چند نامه لفظا | O servant of Bahá! That which thou didst pen was perused and its contents were apprehended. Although the letter, in its form [3.5s] | MMK6#129 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04092 | 180 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی در سبیل محبوب ابهی هر چه جفا کشی دلیل بر وفاست و آنچه اذیت | O thou who art illumined by the light of guidance! In the path of the Most Glorious Beloved, every persecution thou endurest is proof of faithfulness, and whatsoever affliction [3.5s] | MMK6#131, NANU_AB#61 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0015 | Public address given on 1912-10-12 | 2220 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews | اول موهبت الهیه در عالم انسانی دین است زیرا دین تعالیم الهی است البته تعالیم | The first bestowal of God in the world of humanity is Religion, because religion consists of divine teachings. | KHF.098, KHTB2.307, BDA1.299.02 | BWF.270-280, PUP#112 (p.361-370), BSC.388 #718, SW_v03#13 p.003-007+010-011, SW_v06#16 p.121, DWN_v4#05-6 p.102-112, MHMD1.316-324, BLO_PT#022, ECN.329+846 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0048 | Public address given on 1912-10-08 | 1590 | Persian | امشب الحمد لله در کلیسای موحدینم کلیساایکه منسوب بتوحید است لهذا خواستم ذکری از | In all the religions of God there is an exposition concerning unity. What is the basis of this unity? | KHF.110, KHTB2.280 | BSTW#085, ECN.280+1037 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0614 | Words spoken on 1911-11-30 in Paris | 460 | Persian | امروز با یکی از خانمها در این مذاکره بودیم که | Today we were engaged in discourse with one of the women concerning this matter [3.5s] | KHF.117, KHAB.121 (132), KHTB1.236 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Second birth; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0773 | The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-31 in Paris | 380 | Persian | Paris Talks | حقیقت الوهیت در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس است از برای حقیقت الوهیت نزول و صعودی | The Divine Reality is Unthinkable, Limitless, Eternal, Immortal and Invisible. The world of creation is bound by natural law, finite and mortal. | KHF.121, KHAB.108 (118), KHTB1.090 | PT#17 p.050, SW_v02#14 p.015 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0205 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 900 | Persian | مسئله بقای روح را نقلا در کتب مقدسه خوانده اید دیگر لازم نیست که من مجددا | As regards the matter of the immortality of the spirit, you have already studied this in the Holy Books, and there is no need for me to expound upon it anew [3.5s] | KHF.129, KHAB.346 (353), KHTB2.185, NJB_v04#19 p.004 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0255 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, 1912-11-04 | 800 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز در جمیع جهان افکار مادیه انتشار یافته و احساسات روحانیه بکلی منقطع | Today throughout all the world have material thoughts spread abroad, and spiritual sentiments been wholly severed [3.5s] | KHF.011, KHTB2.321, KHTB3.011 | Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | BDA1.354, MHMD1.372 | |||||||
| ABU0062 | Words spoken at Morse home in Paris, 1913-03-13 | 1450 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خوش آمدید من وقتی کتاب شما را دیدم خیلی مسرور شدم میخواستم شما را ملاقات و... شما از شرق خیر دارید که چه قدر افق شرق را ظلمت تعصب و نادانی احاطه کرده بود | You are aware of the situation in the East; you know how grievously its horizon was enveloped with the darkness of ignorance and prejudice | KHF.155, KHTB3.068, NJB_v05#13 p.001, BDA2.200-203 | MHMD2.256-258 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0550 | Words spoken on 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 500 | Persian | خوش آمدید صفا آوردید گفتم احباء را دو قسمت کنیم ولکن باز جا کم است اللهم زدهم | You are welcome, most welcome! We have divided the friends into two groups, but the place is still too small | KHF.159, KHTB3.072 | SW_v09#02 p.023-024 | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0082 | Public address given on 1912-07-31 | 1350 | Persian | من از مسس پارسنز بسیار ممنونم که سبب شده با شماها ملاقات و معاشرت میکنم | You are all welcome. It is a source of great pleasure and we are indebted to Mrs. Parsons. I am a visitor from the Orient | KHF.171, KHAB.350 (357), KHTB2.190, NJB_v03#19 p.001-2 | PN_1912_heh p019x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0161 | Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22 | 1000 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب من تازه از راه رسیده ام خسته ام با وجود این مختصری صحبت میدارم زیرا جمع | Creation is the expression of motion. Motion is life. A moving object is a living object | KHF.175, KHAB.272 (282), KHTB2.071, NJB_v03#06-08 p.004, NJB_v04#13 p.002 | BWF.224-228, PUP#053 (p.140-143), FWU.083, SW_v13#05 p.099-101 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0103 | Words spoken on 1912-07-10 in New York | 1200 | Persian | امشب میخواهم از برای شما سبب احتجاب ناس را از مظاهر مقدسه الهی بیان کنم این | This evening I wish to explain to you the cause of the people's veiling from the sacred Manifestations of God [3.5s] | KHF.178, KHAB.338 (345), KHTB2.154, NJB_v04#01 p.007 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0421 | Words spoken on 1912-12-21 in London | 600 | Persian | Translation List | دیشب تشخیص ولادت حضرت مسیح بود فی الحقیقه در نهایت اتقان بود ولکن محل عبرت | Last night, there was a theatrical performance about the birth of Jesus Christ. It was truly skillful to the utmost | KHF.187, KHAB.393 (398), KHTB3.074, NJB_v05#17 p.001 | ADMS#235 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0676 | Public address given on 1912-04-16 | 430 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | خوب مجلسی است قوای مادیه نمیتواند این گونه نفوس را | Souls from the East and from the West have been brought to this spot... Christ appeared in this world nineteen hundred years ago | KHF.192, KHAB.244 (255), KHTB2.027, NJB_v04#10 p.001, BDA1.036n | PUP#008 (p.018-020), SW_v03#10 p.006-007, BSTW#209 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.045 | ||||||
| ABU1161 | Public address given on 1912-04-13 | 270 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | ایام ظهور مظاهر مقدسه بهار الهی است اراضی قلوب را سبز | Praise be to God! This is an illuminating gathering. The faces are brilliant | KHF.193, KHAB.239 (249), KHTB2.011, NJB_v04#14 p.002, BDA1.031n | PUP#004 (p.009-011), SW_v03#08 p.004-005 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | MHMD1.040-041 | ||||||
| ABU0143 | Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | خوش آمدید احوال شما چطور است از بس از صبح تا بحال من حرف زده ام دیگر قوت | Welcome! How are you! No strength is left in me because I have talked so much, from morning until now | KHF.194, KHTB3.079, NJB_v04#18 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-22x, SW_v09#02 p.024x | Muhammad; Islam; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1177 | Words spoken on 1913-12-19 in Akka | 270 | Persian | Translation List | واقعا چه قدر مردم بی انصافند از روزیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شده تا یومنا هذا نفسی | How very unjust the people are! From the day of the appearance of his holiness, Christ | KHF.197, KHAB.450 (450), KHTB3.082, NJB_v05#11 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-19, SW_v09#02 p.018-019, ADMS#065i08x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0081 | Words spoken at King's Weigh House Church in London, 1912-12-29 | 1350 | Persian | خدا را شکر میکنم که در این محل جمعی از محترمین حاضرند که قلوبشان با یکدیگر | I praise God that a number of revered souls are gathered in this congregation to serve the Almighty, whose hearts are cemented together, whose faces are joyous | KHF.221, KHAB.399 (404), KHTB3.086, NJB_v05#09 p.001 | DAS.1912-12-29, ABS#11 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0056 | Address to crew of the Cedric, spoken on 1912-03-27 | 1500 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | حمد خدا را که در این محفل اجناس مختلفه جمعند در اینجا ما اهل شرقیم و شما اهل غرب همین الفت و اجتماع | Praise be to God that in this gathering diverse peoples are assembled. Here, we are from the East and you are from the West, yet this very fellowship and unity [3.5s] | KHF.234, KHAB.230 (239), KHTB2.001, NJB_v04#17 p.001 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; East and West; communication between East and West; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | BDA1.014, MHMD1.020 | |||||||
| ABU0400 | Words spoken at Blomfield home in London, 1912-12-24 | 620 | Persian | Translation List | هر انسانی باید اول در فکر تربیت خویش باشد در فکر این باشد که خودش کامل گردد | Every person must first think of educating themselves. Indeed, they must think of perfecting themselves, for it is necessary for one to first educate oneself | KHF.281, KHAB.396 (401), KHTB3.107, NJB_v05#18 p.001 | ADMS#268 | Education of children; moral education; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0531 | Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 | 510 | mixed | دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله | The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s] | KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082 | Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0690 | Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15 | 420 | Persian | عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند | The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body | KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025 | ABS#14 | Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0121 | Public address given on 1912-05-23 | 1120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá's Address at Clark University | ای انجمن مبارک بینهایت مسرورم از اینکه در این جمعیت دارالفنون حاضر شده ام | Blessed audience, I am overjoyed to be with you here today. It had been my hope to visit this University, and now that hope has been fulfilled | KHF.062, KHAB.276 (286), KHTB2.077, NJB_v03#03-05 p.009 | BLO_PT#004 | East and West; communication between East and West; High station of learning; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0135 | 1070 | Persian | عجیب است جمیع مردم مضطربند ده پانزده روز قبل با قنسول آلمان در مسئلهٴ | Strange indeed it is that all people are in a state of agitation. Some ten to fifteen days ago, with the German Consul regarding the matter of [3.5s] | KHF.068, KHAB.458 (459), KHTB3.037, NJB_v05#13 p.003 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Nationalism; love of country; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0348 | Words spoken on 1915-03-28 | 680 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان همدیگر بریزند | Tumult hath seized the earth, chaos reigneth, and all souls are moved to rise up one against another [3.5s] | KHF.071, KHAB.455 (456), KHTB3.040, NJB_v05#12 p.003 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0171 | Address to Free Religious Association of Boston, Ford Hall, 1912-05-25 | 980 | Persian | ادیان الهیه بجهت محبت بین بشر نازل شده بجهت الفت نازل شده بجهه وحدت عالم | The divine religions have been revealed for the purpose of fostering love among humankind, to engender fellowship, and to achieve the unity of the world [4o] | KHF.085, KHF.238, KHAB.281 (291), KHTB2.086, NJB_v03#06-08 p.008, NJB_v04#04 p.001 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Harmony of science and religion; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07618 | 110 | Persian | ای ناظم شیرین سخن در ماتم و تعزیت حضرت افنان سدره منتهی جناب آقا سید میرزا | O eloquent Nazim! In mourning and tribute to His Holiness the Afnán of the Divine Lote-Tree, the honored Áqá Siyyid Mírzá [3.5s] | MSHR5.104, YBN.013b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09330 | 100 | mixed | حمد دانای یکتا را لایق و سزاست که شمس را ضیا بخشید و نور را بها از بحر لولو | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Peerless All-Knowing One, Who hath endowed the sun with radiance and bestowed upon light its splendor from the ocean of pearls [3.5s] | MSHR5.117x | Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00264 | 720 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء از بدایت طوفان در ایران در جمیع نامه ها بطهران | O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! From the inception of the tempest in Persia, in all letters to Tihrán [3.5s] | MSHR5.016-018 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07392 | 110 | Persian | ای دو برادر مانند دو پیکر آسمانی جناب امین از قوت قلب و علو همت و سمو منقبت | O ye two brothers, like unto two celestial bodies! His honor Amín, through the strength of his heart, the loftiness of his purpose, and the sublimity of his virtues [3.5s] | MSHR5.132 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06312 | 130 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله شب است و جمعی از خارج و داخل حاضر و هر یک بامری متذکر | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Night hath descended, and a company from both within and without hath assembled, each one mindful of a matter [3.5s] | MSHR5.137a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08088 | 100 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم تبریک عید رسید و سبب روح و ریحان گردید نهایت ممنونیت حاصل شد که | O ancient friend! Thy felicitations for the Festival reached me and brought joy and delight to my spirit. With profound gratitude I received [3.5s] | MSHR5.137b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01254 | 350 | Persian | ای سرمست جام هدی شکر کن حضرت کبریا را که از ضلالت و ظلماء نجات یافتی و | O thou who art intoxicated with the cup of guidance! Give thanks unto the Almighty Lord that thou hast been delivered from error and darkness [3.5s] | INBA87:514, INBA52:540 | MSHR5.144-145 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08898 | 90 | Persian | ای موسی جان حضرت کلیم ندای رب رحیم را از نار موقده در شجره اخضر استماع نمود | O thou dear Moses! His Holiness the Interlocutor heard the call of the Merciful Lord from the burning fire within the verdant tree [3.5s] | MSHR5.146 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Moses; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02986 | 300 | mixed | ضر بی منتهی وارد بما اکتسبت ایدی الظالمین سرور لایحصی موجود لان النظر الی | Immeasurable harm hath befallen Us through that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought, yet boundless joy resideth therein, inasmuch as the gaze [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.094, , BLIB_Or11096.177, , BLIB_Or15710.010, | MSHR5.151-152 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08105 | 100 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس چند نامه بواسطه شما مرقوم گردید و با وجود عدم فرصت بدون | O musk-scented pilgrim! Several letters have been penned through thy means, and notwithstanding the lack of opportunity, without [3.5s] | MSHR5.159a, YARP2.336 p.275 | Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05183 | 150 | mixed | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان این آواره دشت و صحرا را مدتی مجال خطاب بان دو سید ابرار | O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! Grant this wanderer of desert and plain a moment's respite to address those two noble souls [3.5s] | MSHR5.159b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07072 | 120 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان کارت ویزیت شما بواسطه یکی از احباء الله واصل سبب ذکر و یاد شما شد اگرچه همیشه | Dear and cherished friend, your calling card, conveyed through one of the beloved of God, hath been received and served to bring you to remembrance, though indeed [3.5s] | MSHR5.160 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for governments and rulers; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00864 | 950 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی شب است اما آفتاب روشن و پیدا و نور ظاهر و هویدا سبحان الله هر | O Beloved of My heart! Though it be night, yet the Sun shineth bright and manifest, and the Light is visible and evident. Glory be unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.011, | MSHR5.162x, YMM.432x, YMM.473x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03472 | 200 | Persian | ای مخمور باده میثاق اشعار آبدار که فی الحقیقه چون آب روان بود و سلسبیل عرفان | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Thy flowing verses are in truth even as running water and the pure fountain of divine knowledge [3.5s] | INBA85:304 | MSHR5.168, YIK.091-092 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05771 | 140 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی اگرچه رشحات قلم اعلی و طفحات بحر نون که در فرقان مذکور | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of God! Although the outpourings of the Supreme Pen and the surging waves of the Ocean of Nún, which are mentioned in the Qur'án [3.5s] | MSHR5.170 | Poems and quotation from poetry; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02750 | 230 | Persian | ای مظلوم سبیل الهی نامه مفصل شما با وجود عدم فرصت بدقت ملاحظه گردید عبدالبهاء در | O thou oppressed one in the Path of God! Thy detailed letter was carefully perused despite the lack of time. 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA84:497a | MSHR5.021 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06575 | 120 | mixed | ای احمد ملای رومی گفته نام احمد نام جمله انبیاء است چونکه صد آمد نود هم پیش | O Ahmad! Rumi said: The name Ahmad encompasseth the appellations of all the Prophets; for when a hundred cometh, ninety likewise is manifest [3.5s] | MSHR5.178 | Development of capacity and readiness; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03719 | 190 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود جانم فدای نام تو باد علی قول شیخ سعدی نام تو میرفت و عاشقان | O namesake of the Desired One, may my soul be sacrificed to Thy name. As Shaykh Sa'di sayeth, Thy name was mentioned and the lovers [3.5s] | MSHR5.182a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06835 | 120 | Persian | ای غلام جمال مبارک این چه نامست که اثر علویت مقامست این چه اسم است که منتهای | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! What name is this that beareth the imprint of an exalted station? What appellation is this that reacheth unto the utmost [3.5s] | MSHR5.182b | Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04772 | 160 | Persian | ای سرگشته جمال ابهی و مفتون آن دلبر یکتا ورق مسطور چون رق منشور تلاوتش سبب | O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the Abhá and captivated by that Peerless Beloved! The written leaf, like unto an unfurled scroll, its recitation is the cause of [3.5s] | MSHR5.183a, MUH3.294 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11180 | 40 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود جان فدای نامت باد عالم همه بکامت باد نام تو میرفت و عاشقان | O thou who art named after the Desired One! May my soul be a sacrifice unto thy name, and may all the world yield to thy wishes. When thy name was spoken, the lovers [3.5s] | MSHR5.183b | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10103 | 70 | Persian | ای مهربان کیومرث فردوسی میگوید نخستین خدیوی که کشور گشود سرپادشاهان کیومرث | O kind Kayumars! Ferdowsi sayeth: The first sovereign who conquered dominions was Kayumars, chief among monarchs [3.5s] | MSHR5.185, YARP2.528 p.380 | Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05436 | 150 | Persian | یا امه الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه دال بر ابتهال و | O handmaid of God! That which thou didst write was perused. In truth it beareth witness to thy supplication [3.5s] | MSHR5.188, YIK.103 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03354 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی در این بساط عزیزی و در درگاه احدیت مقبول و مقرب و پر فرهنگ | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thou art cherished in this court, accepted and drawn nigh at the threshold of oneness, and richly adorned with culture [3.5s] | MSHR5.189 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00521 | 1420 | mixed | حمد مقدس از اسرار قلم و فصاحت لسان حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که رحمتش و | Sanctified praise, transcending the mysteries of the Pen and the eloquence of the tongue, befitteth that Most Desired One, Whose mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.345, | MSHR5.197x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03637 | 250 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقتدری را لایق و سزا که جمعی از مظلومین را بقدرت کامله و قوت محیطه | Praise be unto the omnipotent Lord, befitting and meet, Who through His all-encompassing might and pervading power hath gathered a company of the oppressed [3.5s] | MSHR5.024x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03483 | 200 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق از خبر جشن و سور نهایت سرور حاصل گردید در سایه عنایت جمال | O herald of the Covenant! News of the feast and celebration hath brought the utmost joy, under the shadow of the grace [3.5s] | MSHR5.208 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Review of publications; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01795 | 290 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال قدم نامه شما که بتاریخ ۱۴ محرم سنه ۳۳۹ بود رسید و تفاصیل | O servant of the Threshold of the Ancient Beauty! Thy letter dated the fourteenth of Muharram in the year 339 was received, and its contents [3.5s] | MSHR5.211 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06145 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که بعضی از بیخردان تعرض بشما داشتند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and it became known that certain foolish ones have assailed thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.222 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02313 | 260 | mixed | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله قد رتلت ایات شوقک و تلوت کتاب حبک لله ربک الرحمن | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have heard the verses of thy longing and read the Book of thy love for God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MSHR5.026-027x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01238 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده صادق درگاه الهی ارض کاف از بدایت اشراق نور الطاف ظهور و بروز ایتلاف | O thou sincere servant of the divine Threshold! From the dawning radiance of the light of divine favors, the land of Káf hath witnessed the emergence and manifestation of unity [3.5s] | MSHR5.225-226 | Call to action; Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05236 | 150 | mixed | ای عبدالحسین خطابی ابدع و اشرف از این عنوان نیافتم تا ترا بان بستایم زیرا | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn Khattabi, I found no title more wondrous and exalted than this with which to extol thee, for [3.5s] | MSHR5.229, ABDA.329a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05936 | 140 | mixed | رب و مولای تری الصدور منشرحه بایات عز قدسک و القلوب مستبشره بانفاس طیب عبقت من | O Lord and my Master! Thou seest how breasts are dilated through Thy verses of holy glory, and hearts made joyous by the sweet-scented breaths wafted from [3.5s] | MSHR5.248 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09284 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اوراق مرسوله رسید و شما هم تشریف آوردید باسکندریه و خدمت شما | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letters were received, and thou, too, didst grace Alexandria with thy presence and service [3.5s] | MSHR5.257a | Newspapers and the media; publications; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03728 | 190 | mixed | ای عاشقان روی دوست هنگام شادمانیست و وقت استفاضه و کامرانی زیرا فیض جمال قدم | O ye lovers of the countenance of the Beloved! This is the hour of gladness and the time of grace and felicity, for the bounties of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.263-264 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00253 | 740 | mixed | رب و رجائی و حرزی و ملاذی لک الحمد بما خلقت نفوسا رحمانیه و قلوبا نورانیه | O Lord, my hope, my stronghold, and my refuge! Praise be unto Thee for having brought into being souls endowed with divine compassion and hearts illumined with celestial light [3.5s] | INBA85:349 | MSHR5.263x, YMM.050 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08392 | 100 | mixed | حمدا لمن انشا النشئه الاولی باثار باهره ... فی الحقیقه نفوس خاضعه خاشعه تاثیر | Praise be to Him Who brought forth the First Creation through resplendent signs [3.5s] | MSHR5.264x | Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03554 | 200 | mixed | قد کشف الحجاب و رفع النقاب و اتاء علی السحاب... ای یار موافق | The veil hath been lifted, and the covering removed, and He hath come upon the clouds... O thou harmonious friend [3.5s] | MSHR5.265x | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00775 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء هر چند در سائر جهات ندا بلند است و بشارت الهیه فرح قلوب هر | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though in diverse directions the call is raised high, and the divine glad-tidings bring joy to every heart [3.5s] | MSHR5.266-267 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03163 | 210 | Persian | ای زائر مقام اعلی و طائف مطاف ملا ابهی الحمد لله سعی مشکور نمودی و بادیه و | O pilgrim to the Most Exalted Station and circumambulator of the Sacred Shrine of the Most Glorious One! Praise be to God, thou hast exerted a commendable effort and traversed the wilderness [3.5s] | MSHR5.266, YARP2.369 p.292 | Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09419 | 80 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت صبح امید دمید و انوار توحید بر جمیع آفاق تابید الحمد لله که | O seeker of truth! The morn of hope hath dawned and the lights of unity have shone forth upon all horizons. Praise be unto God that [3.5s] | MSHR5.268b | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10089 | 70 | Persian | ای مقرب درگاه جمال مبارک در این شهر بنام دوست جامه دریدیم و رسوای آفاق شدیم | O thou who art drawn nigh to the court of the Blessed Beauty! In this city we have rent our garments in the name of the Friend and become the scandal of all horizons [3.5s] | MSHR5.269a | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01414 | 330 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت الله قد مضت مده مدیده و لم تلتذ المسامع باستماع نغمات الصافور | O Herald of the Kingdom of God! A long time hath elapsed, and yet no ear hath been gladdened by the warbling of the nightingale [3.5s] | MSHR5.269b, MSBH3.480x | Entry by troops; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10460 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدا را شکر کن که در عهد و میثاق مستقیمی و در امر جمال ابهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Give thanks unto God that thou art firm in the Covenant and Testament and steadfast in the Cause of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.270x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Review of publications; Secret societies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07558 | 110 | Persian | ای مفتون آن دلبر دلجو اگر تو مفتون آنروی تابانی من مجنون آن موی پریشان رحمانی | O thou enamored of that captivating Beloved! If thou art enraptured by that radiant Face, I am verily the one made mad by those disheveled tresses divine [3.5s] | MSHR5.272, FRH.265b | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00721 | 470 | Persian | یار مهربانا از قرار مسموع سفر آذربایجان نمودی تا آذری بجان جاهلان زنی از این | O kind friend! It hath reached mine ears that thou didst journey to Azerbaijan, that thou mightest kindle a fire in the hearts of the ignorant [3.5s] | MSHR5.276-277 | Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01682 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید فصیح بود و بلیغ و مندرجاتش دلیل بر ثبوت شدید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. It was eloquent and fluent, and its contents testified to thy steadfast faithfulness [3.5s] | MSHR5.284-285 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05212 | 150 | Persian | ای سردار سپاه روحانی نامه ایکه بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودی رسید نامه مگو | O thou Sardar of the Spiritual Army! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was received. | MSHR5.285-286 | DAS.1913-10-19 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03813 | 240 | mixed | حبیب واقعی را بذکر قصیر و اخلاص کثیر اظهار میدارد معلوم است که هرچه اظهار | The true Beloved maketh mention with brief words and abundant sincerity, it being evident that whatsoever [3.5s] | MSHR5.291 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09271 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده مستقیم جمال قدیم انطون حداد با یک امة از اماء الرحمن وارد بیروت | O steadfast servant of the Ancient Beauty, Anton Haddad entered Beirut accompanied by one of the handmaidens of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MSHR5.294 | Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08062 | 100 | mixed | ای خیاط حضرت مسیح میفرماید دخول الجمل فی سم الخیاط اسهل من دخول الغنی فی | O tailor! Christ hath declared that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter [3.5s] | MSHR5.303 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03106 | 290 | mixed | روحی و نفسی لک الفداء ورقه مبارکه که مطرز بذکر محبوب بود سبب جمعیت این قلب | My spirit and my soul be a sacrifice unto thee! The blessed leaf that was adorned with the mention of the Beloved hath brought solace unto this heart [3.5s] | MSHR5.306-307 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07190 | 110 | Persian | ای اسیر زندان ملاحظه فرما که بفضل یزدان و تایید رحمن در چه ایوانی قرار یافتی | O prisoner in the gaol! Observe how, through God's bounty and the confirmations of the All-Merciful, thou hast attained unto such exalted heights [3.5s] | MSHR5.307 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03366 | 200 | Persian | ای بیسر و سامان من فی الحقیقه در سبیل الهی هر جام بلائی نوشیدی و هر ضر و | O thou who art bereft of all earthly possessions! In truth, in the path of God thou hast quaffed every cup of tribulation and endured every hardship [3.5s] | MSHR5.320a | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07593 | 110 | mixed | ای مومن ممتحن الحمد لله که آهنگ ملا اعلی بگوش هوش رسید بیدار شدی شنوا گردیدی | O tried believer! Praise be to God that the melody of the Supreme Concourse hath reached thy listening ear; thou hast awakened and become attentive [3.5s] | INBA87:125a, INBA52:123a | MSHR5.320b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07183 | 110 | Persian | ای ابراهیم آتش نمرود گلشن موجود گشت و ظلم شخص عنود عدل رب ودود شد پس از | O Abraham! The fire of Nimrod hath become as a flower-garden, and the tyranny of that obdurate one hath been transformed into the justice of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MSHR5.322a | Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06599 | 120 | Persian | ای امه الله نامه مفصل شما رسید بخدا تضرع و دعا نموده بودی که ترا حفظ از لغزش | O maidservant of God! Thy detailed letter was received, wherein thou didst supplicate God to preserve thee from stumbling [3.5s] | MSHR5.324 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01679 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب شما ملاحظه گردید و بر آه و فغان اطلاع حاصل شد از عدم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were perused, and the sighs and lamentations contained therein, arising from the lack [3.5s] | MSHR5.325-326 | Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08634 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب غلام حسین میرزا در نهایت مشقت و بلاست بلکه انشاء الله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! His honour Ghulám-Ḥusayn Mírzá is in the midst of grievous trials and tribulations, yet, God willing [3.5s] | MSHR5.348 | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00842 | 430 | mixed | یا امه البهاء نامه اخیر رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که محزونی و افسرده و | O handmaid of Bahá! Thy recent letter hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident that thou art sorrowful and dejected [3.5s] | MSHR5.361-362, QT108.080 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04285 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوبی که از پاریس مرقوم نموده بودید رسید | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter that thou didst write from Paris was received [3.5s] | MSHR5.369x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02686 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از انقلاب ایران مرقوم نموده بودید تا شرق و غرب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written about the upheavals in Iran, that East and West [3.5s] | MSHR5.370-371 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04652 | 160 | mixed | ای آواره دیار در راه پروردگار آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی بدقت ملاحظه گردید و از وقایع انجا | O wanderer in the path of the Lord! That which thou hadst written was carefully perused, and the events occurring there [3.5s]... ...Be thou assured in thyself that if thou dost conduct thyself in accordance with the Hidden Words revealed in Persian and in Arabic, thou shalt become a torch of the fire of the love of God | MSHR5.371-372x | COC#0397x | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08869 | 90 | Persian | ای مشکین الهی شکایت از شدت فراق نمودی حکایت از حدت احتراق آتش اشتیاق این شدت | O divine musk! Thou hast voiced thy complaint of the intensity of separation, recounting the burning ardour of the fire of longing in all its vehemence [3.5s] | MSHR5.379x | Business; financial; property matters; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08291 | 120 | mixed | صد هزار بار شکر و حمد حضرت مقصود را که اگر حضور و لقای ظاهری نظر باسباب | A hundred thousand praises and thanksgivings be unto the Desired One, for though outward presence and meeting depend upon material means [3.5s] | MSHR5.382-383x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00161 | 3290 | mixed | حمد حامدین و شکر شاکرین مقربین را لایق و سزاست که بذکرشان نارالله بین عباد | The praise of all who praise and the gratitude of those who give thanks befitteth them who are nigh unto God, through whose mention the Fire of God blazeth amidst His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.267, | MSHR5.382x, MYD.394x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04620 | 200 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی باسمه المنور علی الکائنات اذا اشرقت شمس الظاهر و الباطن | Praise be to God Who hath manifested Himself through His luminous Name unto all created things, when the Sun of the outward and the inward rose in splendour [3.5s] | MSHR5.383-384x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04706 | 200 | mixed | حمد و ثنا سلطان سریر بقا را لایق و سزا که از یک حبه عالم اشجار و اوراق و | Praise and glorification befit the Sovereign of the Throne of eternity, Who from a single seed hath brought forth the trees and leaves of the world [3.5s] | MSHR5.384x | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06760 | 150 | mixed | نامه و دستخط آنمحبوب فواد چون نفحات حب مولی الوری از آن متضوع عالم امکانرا | The letter and handwriting of that Beloved of hearts, like unto the fragrances of the love of the Lord of all beings, hath perfumed the realm of contingent existence [3.5s] | MSHR5.385ax | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01201 | 690 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر من ظهر لما ظهر بما ظهر فیما ظهر و لم یزل کان مقدسا من | Praise be unto God Who manifested Him Who was manifested, when He was manifested, through that which was manifested in that which appeared, and Who hath ever remained sanctified [3.5s] | INBA19:269, INBA32:241 | MSHR5.385bx, YMM.224x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08564 | 120 | mixed | یا عطار و یا ابن عطار باید این اسم را مصداق لطیف عزیز بسیار معطر باشد تا در | O 'Attar, and O son of 'Attar! This name must needs be a sweet and precious symbol of fragrance, that [3.5s] | MSHR5.385cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02466 | 250 | mixed | یا ربی الحنون و کهفی المصون تری عبادک المستقیمین علی امرک | O my loving Lord, my sheltering Refuge! Thou beholdest Thy servants who stand firm in Thy Cause [3.5s] | MSHR5.387x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01692 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ بربیع الثانی ۱۳۳۳ مرقوم نموده بودی در ماه صفر ۱۳۳۷ واصل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated Rabí'u'th-Thání 1333, which thou hadst written, reached me in the month of Ṣafar 1337 [3.5s] | MSHR5.388-389x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08333 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران الهی اردشیر خداداد راه بعیدی به پیمود و قطع دریا کرد تا اینکه بارض | O divine friends! Ardeshir Khodadad traversed a distant path and crossed the sea until reaching the land [3.5s] | MSHR5.388a, YARP2.479 p.354 | Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03384 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما واصل و از پریشانی امور شما نهایت احزان حاصل شد ولی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the utmost sorrow was felt on account of the state of disorder in thy affairs [3.5s] | MSHR5.044-045 | Hands of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06501 | 130 | mixed | یا قریب العهد من شرب اللبن حمد کن خدا را که رضیع ثدی محبت الله گشتی چه خوش | O thou who hast but recently partaken of milk, praise be unto God for thou hast become a babe nurtured at the breast of the love of God, how delightful [3.5s] | MSHR5.411 | Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07118 | 120 | mixed | یا من ثبت علی العهد و المیثاق علی العجاله اسباب زحمت و مشغولیت شدیده بجهت شما | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament! At present, circumstances have arisen causing thee great trouble and preoccupation [3.5s] | MSHR5.412x | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05690 | 140 | Persian | ای روی تو روشن شکر کن خدا را که از عین تسنیم عرفان نوشیدی و از شهد فائق ایقان | O countenance resplendent, give thanks unto God, for thou hast drunk from the fount of Tasneem of mystic knowledge, and from the sweet honey of certitude [3.5s] | MSHR5.428, MJMJ2.094x, MMG2#143 p.161x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05161 | 150 | Persian | ای حبیب روحی و مطلع انوار محبت الهی فتی الرحمانی آقا میرزا علیمحمد چندی در | O beloved of my spirit and dawning-place of the lights of divine love, thou youth of the All-Merciful, Áqá Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad, for some time [3.5s] | MSHR5.429b | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05885 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نامه شما مشکین بود و معانی شیرین و انکبین زیرا دلیل بر | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was musk-laden, and its meanings were sweet as honey, for it gave proof of [3.5s] | MSHR5.430-431 | Being a source of light; guidance; Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01425 | 330 | Persian | ای یار نازنین نامه مشکین شما که به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید مذاق این | O cherished friend! That musk-scented letter thou didst write to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s] | MSHR5.431-432 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01503 | 320 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که از چهپره سارن مرقوم بیکی از احباب نمودی ملاحظه شد | O Herald of the Covenant! The letter that thou didst write from Chapra Saran to one of the friends was perused [3.5s] | MSHR5.433 | Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03663 | 250 | mixed | سبحان الله ما اماء عاجزات کجا توانیم بحمد و ثنای مالک آیات و سلطان ظهورات | Glorified be God! How can we helpless handmaidens aspire to praise and glorify the Lord of Verses and the Sovereign of Revelations [3.5s] | MSHR5.047x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01268 | 350 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی خامه و مداد حاضر نموده که بذکر آن منجذب نفحات الله مشغول | O thou who beholdest the Abha Kingdom! I have taken up pen and ink that I might, enraptured by the divine fragrances, engage in His mention [3.5s] | MSHR5.437-438 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03359 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده حق نام بزرگوارت دلیل بر آن است که بفضل خدا موفق بر عبودیت جمال قدم | O servant of the Truth! Thy noble name is evidence that thou hast, through God's grace, attained unto servitude to the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.442-443 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07945 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی حافظ شیرازی میگوید یوسف گمگشته باز اید بکنعان غم مخور کلبه | O servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Ḥáfiẓ of Shíráz says: "The lost Joseph will return to Canaan; grieve not. The humble dwelling..." [3.5s] | MSHR5.444 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02994 | 300 | mixed | قال الله تبارک و تعالی ان تعدوا نعمه الله لاتحصوها از جمله نعمت ذکر و ثناست | God, the Blessed and Exalted, hath spoken: Should ye attempt to reckon up the favors of God, ye would find them beyond computation. Among these bounties is remembrance and praise [3.5s]... ...Write to Husayn Effendi to pray for rain, that God may send rain. Apparently, lack of rain hath become a barrier and kept thee from the Source | MSHR5.049x | LTDT.322-323x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10083 | 70 | Persian | ای مشمول نظر عنایت الهی الحمد لله جان پاک احمد مظهر تاییدات رب احد است و بقول | O thou who art the recipient of divine favor! Praise be to God, the pure soul of Ahmad is the manifestation of the confirmations of the one Lord [3.5s] | MSHR5.050-051 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03570 | 200 | Persian | یا من توجه الی ملکوت التقدیس مکتوب مرسول مضمونش معلوم فی الحقیقه در این سنوات | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of Sanctity! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, during these years [3.5s] | MSHR5.052 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00645 | 1170 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی عزز افنانه بعز لایبدله نعاق العلماء و لا ضوضاء الامراء و | Praise be to God Who hath fortified His branches with a might that neither the clamor of the divines nor the uproar of princes can alter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.080, , BLIB_Or15711.003, , NLAI_BH4.113-117 | MSHR5.056-057x | Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00256 | 2470 | mixed | حمد مقدس از شئونات و حوادثات و گفتارهای عباد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی را | Praise, sanctified above the limitations and happenings and utterances of men, befitteth the most holy and most exalted court of the Desired One [3.5s] | INBA18:182 | MSHR5.060-061x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05959 | 170 | mixed | یا ایها الشارب رحیق حبی و القائم علی خدمه امری و الناطق بثنائی الجمیل | O thou who drinkest the choice wine of My love, who standest to serve My Cause, and who uttereth My beauteous praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.080d, | MSHR5.065 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04380 | 210 | mixed | امروز کتاب باعلی الندآء بقد اتی ام الکتاب ناطق و اشیاء بظهور مولی الوری مبشر | In this day the Book crieth out with the most exalted call: "The Mother Book hath indeed appeared!" and all things herald the advent of the Lord of all beings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.142b, , BLIB_Or15728.063b, | MSHR5.066ax | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06852 | 150 | mixed | یا علی قبل اکبر مالک قدر در منظر اکبر بتو اقبال نموده و توجه فرموده قل لک | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! The Lord of Power hath, from the Most Great Scene, turned toward thee and favored thee with His attention. Say: Unto Thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.066bx | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03165 | 210 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا و دریا و گمگشته بادیه محبت الله فی الحقیقه از شما بسیار | O wanderer of mountain, desert and sea, O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God! In truth, We are most concerned for thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.083 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03094 | 290 | Persian | در این ساعت و وقت که این طیر از آشیان سکوت و خموش پرواز نمود تا در فضای عزیزانش | At this hour and moment, when this Bird hath winged its flight from the nest of silence and stillness into the atmosphere of His beloved ones [3.5s] | MSHR5.093 | Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10104 | 70 | Persian | ای مهمان عزیز خوش آمدی خوش آمدی ابواب مفتوح و منزل نزل رب ودود گشتی موجود و | O esteemed guest, welcome art thou, welcome indeed! The gates stand wide open, and the abode hath been made ready through the tender mercies of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MSHR5.097 | Hospitality; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06409 | 150 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی علمنا کلمه التوحید و عرفنا حکم التفرید و هدانا سوآء الصراط و | Praise be unto God, Who hath taught us the Word of Unity, and made known unto us the decree of Divine Oneness, and guided us unto the straight path [3.5s] | MSHR5.102x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Exhortations and counsels; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3296 | Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-08 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | جمیع حقایق و ارواح باقیست حتی ارواح غیر مومنین و نفوس ناقصه اما نسبت بارواح | All realities and spirits are immortal, even the spirits of non-believers and imperfect persons. | BQA.080-081, BDA1.182.16 | SW_v19#12 p.378, MHMD1.198 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB06337 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله تربیت اطفال بسیار امر مهم است باید طفل شیرخوار را بتربیت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The education of children is a matter of the utmost importance. The infant child must be trained [3.5s]... ...Child education is a matter of the utmost importance. The infant, while yet a suckling, must receive Baha'i training, and the loving spirit of Christ and Baha'u'llah must be breathed into him, that he may be reared in accord with the verities of the Gospel and the Most Holy Book | TRBB.040 | COC#0597x | Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04065 | 180 | Persian | ای معلمه اطفال ملکوت بخدمتی قیام نموده ای که اگر بجمیع معلمین آفاق افتخار کنی | O thou teacher of the children of the kingdom! Thou hast arisen to perform a service which would justly entitle thee to vaunt thyself over all the teachers on earth | TRBB.051 | COC#0616x, LOG#0489x, DAS.1913-10-24, SW_v09#08 p.089 | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04715 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص تربیت اطفال نهایت همت را مجری داشتی و من منتهای رضا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! [3.5s]... ...Thou hast exerted strenuous efforts for the education of children and I have been, and am, infinitely pleased with thee. Praise God, thou hast been enabled to serve in this field | TRBB.051 | COC#0615x | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05515 | 140 | Persian | ای اطفال ملکوت نامه های شما با عکسهای شما وصول یافت نامه ها را چون خواندم از | O ye children of the Kingdom: Your letters with your photographs have been received. From the perusal of the letters the utmost heartfelt emotions | TRBB.078 | COC#0647 | Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Manifestation of God as educator; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10960 | 50 | Persian | ای مسجون جمال قدم احرام کعبه مقصود بند الا فاسقینها و قل | O thou who art imprisoned for the sake of the Ancient of Days! Don the sacred pilgrim's garb for the Kaaba of divine purpose, and say [3.5s] | MSBH1.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07161 | 110 | Arabic | اللهم یا موید من اراد الی سبیل الرشاد و المجلی علی الافاق بنور الاشراق ان | O Lord, Thou Who aidest those who seek the path of guidance, and Who illuminest the horizons with the light of dawning splendor [3.5s] | MSBH1.243? | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BHU0024 | 100 | Persian | دول عالم در ازدیاد آلات ناریه میکوشند تا حدیکه مانند تعبان میشوند و بهم میتازند | The nations of the world will arm themselves with infernal engines of war... They will therefore try to eliminate religion so as to eliminate prejudice | MSBH1.263 | ROB4.056, PN_1904 p024, PN_unsorted p092 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3465 | 20 | Persian | بعضی از پیغمبرها شاعر مخصوص داشتند چنانکه شاعر رسول الله حسان بود شاعر ما هم ورقاست | Certain among the Prophets had their chosen poets, even as Hassan was the poet of the Apostle of God, and Varqá is Our poet [3.5s] | MSBH1.265 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03517 | 260 | Arabic | قد انزلنا الایات و اظهرنا البینات و القوم اکثرهم لایسمعون نبذوا ما خلقوا له و | Verily, We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs, yet most of the people hear not. They have cast aside that for which they were created [3.5s] | MSBH1.556 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09357 | 80 | Persian | ای دو شمع پرنور در محفل تبلیغ امر الله امروز روز بیانست و وقت وقت نغمه و | O ye two luminous candles in the gathering for the proclamation of God's Cause! Today is the day of utterance, and the time hath come for melody and [3.5s] | MSBH1.159, MUH3.195 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06125 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله پیک عنایت حضرت احدیت رسید و خبر موفقیت احبای الهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, the messenger of the favours of the One True God hath arrived with news of the success of the beloved of God [3.5s] | MSBH1.164 | Compassion; kindness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10461 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در نهایت محبت و روحانیت و عدم کلفت و خلوص نیت مرقوم میگردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This is written with utmost love and spirituality, in all sincerity and purity of intent [3.5s] | MSBH1.167 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07622 | 110 | Persian | ای نصرالله ای اسم بامسمی با جناب قابل چون سیل سائل روان در کهسار و دشت هائل | O Nasru'llah, O thou whose name befitteth thy station! With the honoured Qábil thou art even as a rushing torrent flowing through mountain and fearsome plain [3.5s] | MSBH2.210 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05155 | 150 | mixed | ای جذوه نار محبت الله وقت شعله است و دم فریاد و ناله البته شنیده اید که حضرت | O ember of the fire of the love of God! The time for flames is at hand, and the moment for cries and lamentations. Indeed thou hast heard that His Holiness [3.5s] | MSBH2.228, VAA.092-092, YIK.456 | Angels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01430 | 330 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی از ظلم و عدوانی که بر ان دو مظلوم آفاق واقع ناله و | O faithful friends in the Abha Beauty! By reason of the oppression and atrocities that have befallen those two souls | MSBH2.229-230, NANU_AB#31, VAA.093-093 | BRL_FIRE_AB#14 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03022 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Siyyid Jafar | 220 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشهید الوحید الفرید المجید انی احیی ترابک الطاهر و مرقدک المقدس المبارک | O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr! Verily, I salute thy pure dust | INBA89:153 | MSBH2.230, VAA.094-094, YIK.451-452 | TAB.383-385, VTRM.011-012 | Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| AB01228 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Zaman | 350 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | اول نور اشرق من افق البقاء و اول شعاع سطع من صبح الهدی و اول رحمه نزلت من | The first light which shone forth from the horizon of Eternity, the first radiance | INBA89:151 | MSBH2.231, VAA.094-095, YIK.452-453 | TAB.385-387, TOR.190x, VTRM.009-011 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| AB02852 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Rida | 220 | Arabic | البهاء و الثناء و الضیاء و الصلوه و السلام علیک یا نار محبه الله و نور ملکوت | Glory, praise, radiance, and peace be upon thee, O flame of the love of God and light of the Kingdom [3.5s] | MSBH2.233-234, VAA.095-096 | VTRM.008-009 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1025 | Words spoken on 1914-01-22 in Haifa | 300 | Persian | امروز یک خبر بسیار محزنی رسید خلیل محزن فی الحقیقه بسیار شخص جلیلی بود از جمیع جهات نادر بود | Today very sad news has been received. He [Mirza Abu'l-Fazl] was indeed a very glorious personage... How humble and meek he was! We tried our best to persuade him to keep a servant | MSBH2.349-350x, YHA2.911-912, NJB_v05#01 p.004 | DAS.1914-01-22, SW_v09#03 p.025x, SW_v08#06 p.066x | Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of learning; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0594 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 470 | Persian | فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد | The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much | MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005 | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0544 | Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan | 500 | mixed | این بیچاره های مردم گشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند | These hapless souls wander astray, and know not why they sacrifice their very lives unto the dust [3.5s] | MSBH2.421-423 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01420 | 330 | Persian | ای هزار هزاردستان گلزار نعت و ثناء نغمات جانگدازی که از حنجر جانسوز در گلشن | O thou myriad nightingale of the garden of praise and glorification, whose soul-melting melodies from a burning throat in the rose-garden [3.5s] | MSBH2.531-532 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09616 | 80 | mixed | ای یوسف وجدانی زمان آن آمد که از قعر چاه باوج ماه رسی از زندان رهاای یابی | O Joseph of conscience! The time hath come when thou shalt ascend from the depths of the well unto the heights of the moon, and find deliverance from imprisonment [3.5s] | MSBH2.104, YQAZ.113-114 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0688 | Words spoken on 1910-11-24 | 420 | Persian | ایران در هر صورت خوب میشود فلاح و نجاح ایران مقرر است | In all circumstances, Iran shall prosper; verily, the success and triumph of Iran is foreordained [3.5s] | MSBH4.239-241 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01818 | 290 | Persian | ای دو بنده صادق جمال مبارک حقا که جانفشانید و خادم حضرت رحمان عبدالبهاء از | O ye two faithful servants of the Blessed Beauty! Truly ye have laid down your lives and become servants of the All-Merciful. 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MSBH4.027-028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1082 | Words spoken on 1911-02-04 | 290 | Persian | قریب پنجاه امری بروح و ریحان با هم بودیم از شما خیلی راضیم | Nearly fifty of us were together in a spirit of joy and fragrance; with thee am I well pleased [3.5s] | MSBH4.243-245 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2549 | Words spoken on 1911-01-23 | 80 | Persian | امروز قربانی جسمانی قیمتی ندارد مشکلات و مصائب و بلیات داخلهٴ بهائیان را | In this Day physical sacrifice hath no value; rather, it is the inner afflictions, hardships and tribulations of the Bahá'ís [3.5s] | MSBH4.243 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08651 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید الحمد لله ناطق بثبوت و رسوخ در ظل کلمه الله بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, it spoke of steadfastness and firmness beneath the shelter of the Word of God [3.5s] | MSBH4.037 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11037 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص جناب اخوان صفا مرقوم نموده بودی ایشان در نهایت صدق و صفا | In regard to Jinab-i-Ikhvan-i-Safa, you wrote that he possesseth the utmost sincerity and purity [3.5s] | MSBH4.042 | High station of teachers of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07866 | 100 | Persian | ای اخوان صفا و اختران چون ثریا محبت الله پر تو شمس حقیقت است | O brethren of purity and stars like unto the Pleiades! The love of God is the radiance of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MSBH4.009 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07556 | 110 | Persian | ای معدن وفا و ینبوع صفا خدماتت در آستان مقدس ورد زبان مظاهر هدی و مقبول درگاه | O mine of fidelity and fountain of purity! Thy services at the sacred Threshold are upon the tongues of the Manifestations of guidance and accepted at the divine Court [3.5s] | MSBH4.044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03449 | 200 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم آنچه بحضرت اسم الله مرقوم نمودی معلوم گردید در قم بخدمت | O wronged Siyavash! That which thou didst write to his honor Ismu'llah hath become known. In Qum, in service [3.5s] | MSBH4.432x, YARP2.563 p.399 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10772 | 60 | Arabic | انا نذکر فى هذا المقام من سمع ندائى و اقبل الى وجهى و فاز فى ایامى و صعد الى | In this station We make mention of them who hearkened unto Our call, turned their faces unto Our countenance, attained in Our days, and ascended unto [3.5s] | MSBH4.455 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06712 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت عهد ای راسخ میثاق ای روی تو نورانی ای خوی تو رحمانی ای کوی تو روحانی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! O thou who art firm in the Testament! O thou whose face is illumined! O thou whose nature is of the All-Merciful! O thou whose dwelling-place is spiritual [3.5s] | INBA13:165a | MSBH4.466 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11320 | 30 | mixed | خدمات آنجناب در آستان مقدّس مقبول و محبوب و مکث در آن ارض و بنای طبابت بسیار بجا و محبوب | Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are accepted and beloved, and thy sojourn in that land and establishment of medical practice are most fitting and well-pleasing [3.5s] | MSBH4.479x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01179 | 360 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریر اخیر ملاحظه گردید بشارت قیام و استقامت احباء الله داشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was perused, and it brought glad tidings of the steadfastness and uprising of the loved ones of God [3.5s] | MSBH4.480-481x, MUH3.331-332, YQAZ.136bx | Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06228 | 130 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای الهی آنچه مرقوم نمودی مسموع گردید و هر چه منظور نمودی ملحوظ | O wayfarer of the divine desert, that which thou hast written hath been heard, and all that thou hast intended hath been observed [3.5s] | MSBH4.483-484, MUH1.0173, YQAZ.228 | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00389 | 610 | mixed | ای سید بزرگوار هر چند از پیش داروی اعظم ارسال شد که نوش هر نیش بود و دریاق | O noble Siyyid! Though the supreme remedy was sent aforetime, which was the sweet antidote to every sting [3.5s] | MSBH4.484-487 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01928 | 280 | Persian | ای حکیم الهی از بدایت تاریخ تا یومنا هذا در دنیا دو صنف طبیبان موجود اطبای | O thou divine Physician! From the beginning of the world to this day there has been in the world two classes of physicians | MSBH4.490-491, MUH3.334-335, MJDF.060, NJB_v05#07 p.004, YQAZ.137 | DAS.1913-11-20 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05232 | 150 | mixed | ای طبیب روحانی فی الحقیقه یزدانی رحمانی ربانی روحانی هستی و برهان بر این هر | O Divine Physician! In truth thou art celestial, merciful, divine and spiritual, and this is a testimony [3.5s] | MSBH4.490 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03604 | 190 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد خلقت جوهره نورانیه و فریده عصما رحمانیه و خریده غراء ربانیه | O my God, my God! Thou hast created a luminous essence, an immaculate and divine gem, and a radiant heavenly jewel [3.5s] | MSBH4.536 | Justice and wrath of God; Petitions to authorities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11361 | 50 | mixed | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید شکر حضرت مقصود را که مانند نسمات اسحار و نفحات | O ye two who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Thanks be to the Most-Desired Lord that, like unto the breezes of dawn and the fragrant morn [3.5s] | MSBH4.558x, KASH.409x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06479 | 130 | mixed | لاشکرنک ربی علی ما هدیت المشتاقین الی جنه اللقاء و دعوت المنجذبین الی مشهد | I shall render thanks unto my Lord for guiding them that yearn unto the Paradise of reunion and calling them that are attracted unto the sacred precincts [3.5s] | MSBH4.570-571 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05423 | 150 | Persian | مهدی یعنی مظهر هدایت و مطلع عنایت و مشرق هویت الحمد لله از فضل | O Mahdi, who art the Manifestation of guidance, the Dayspring of grace, and the Orient of identity, praise be to God for His bounty [3.5s] | MSBH4.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01669 | 300 | Persian | ای برادر آن معدن وفا و جوهر صفا و منادی امرالله آقا میرزا مهدی اخوان صفا نامه | O brother, mine of faithfulness and essence of purity, herald of God's Cause, Áqá Mírzá Mehdí of the faithful brethren, a letter [3.5s] | MSBH4.087 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02355 | 250 | Persian | ای بی سر و سامان و سرگشته کوه و بیابان در ره یزدان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ جمادی | O thou who art homeless and wandering through mountain and desert in the path of God! Thy letter dated 7th Jamadí [3.5s] | INBA85:198 | MSBH4.158 | Love of God; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09190 | 80 | Persian | ای بقائی و ای روحانی قصیده ای انشاء نموده بودی در نهایت خوشی | O steadfast and spiritual one, thou hadst composed an ode with utmost joy [3.5s] | MSBH7.258 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08929 | 110 | mixed | قد سمعنا ندائک و عرفنا توجهک نسئل الله بان یویدک علی ما یحب و یرضی انه لهو | We have heard thy call and recognized thy turning unto Us. We beseech God to aid thee in that which He loveth and is well-pleased with. He is [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.067b, | MSBH7.460-461 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02004 | 280 | mixed | یا امه الله المقربه نامه شما رسید حق بجانب شماست حضرت فاضل مدتی است که از شما | O thou maidservant nigh unto God! Thy letter hath been received. Right is on thy side. For some time now, the esteemed Fazel [3.5s] | MSBH7.136-137 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06855 | 150 | Arabic | یا عندلیب علیک بهائی و عنایتی قد انشد العبد الحاضر نظمک و نثرک فی ثناء الله | O 'Andalib! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness! The servant in attendance hath indeed recited thy verses and thy prose in praise of God [3.5s] | INBA51:412b, BLIB_Or15713.273b, | MSBH7.182-183 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03043 | 220 | Arabic | ربی ربی ترانی ان اقصی اربی و اعظم آمالی التبتل الیک و ترتیل ایات رحمتک بین | O my Lord, my Lord! I behold Thee as the utmost of my yearnings and the greatest of my hopes. Unto Thee do I turn in devoted supplication, and chant the verses of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA87:585, INBA52:622 | MSBH7.188-189 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1989 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود مظاهر مقدسه الهیه تربیت نفوس مقدسه بوده بعضی چنان گمان نمودند که مقصد | The purpose of the divine Manifestations has been the education of holy souls. | MSBH8.207, BDA1.392.11 | MHMD1.411-412 | Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1499 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-30 | 210 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از خدمات شماها بسیار ممنونم فی الحقیقه مرا خدمت کردید مهمان نوازی نمودید | I am most grateful for your services; in truth you have served me. You have extended hospitality. | MSBH8.208-209, YHA1.309, KHTB2.326, BDA1.396.08 | MHMD1.415-416, VLAB.014-015 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hospitality; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB11177 | 40 | Persian | ای رب هذا عبد آمن بک و بایاتک و اقر بوحدانیتک و اعترف بفردانیتک | O Lord! This is a servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, who hath confessed Thy oneness and acknowledged Thy singleness [3.5s] | MSBH8.295 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05045 | 190 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن تمسک بحبلی و تشبث بذیلی و توجه الی افقی و نطق بثنائی الجمیل | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath held fast to My cord and clung to My robe, who hath turned towards My horizon and voiced My beauteous praise [3.5s] | MSBH8.055-056 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10396 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید حضرت آقا سید محمد رضا علیه بهاء الله الابهی هرچند | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter hath been received. His honor Áqá Siyyid Muhammad-Ridá—upon him rest the Glory of God, the Most Luminous—although [3.5s] | MSBH8.068x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05440 | 150 | Arabic | یا بقیه ارواح استشهدت فی سبیل الله طوبی لک بما سمعت الندآء طوبی لک بما لبیت | O remnant of the souls who suffered martyrdom in the path of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast hearkened unto His call; blessed art thou, for thou hast answered His summons [3.5s] | MSBH8.082 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01026 | 390 | mixed | ربی ربی انی ادعوک بلسانی و روحی و جنانی ان تفتح ابواب الاسرار علی وجوه | O my Lord, my Lord! With my tongue, my spirit, and my innermost heart do I call upon Thee, beseeching Thee to unlock the portals of mysteries before my face [3.5s] | MSBH8.106-108 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11330 | 30 | Arabic | ان جمال الذین السائح الشهیر فى کل اقلیم الناشر لرائحة محبة الله اصبح سائحا | Verily, Jamal-i-Din, the renowned traveller throughout every clime who diffuseth the fragrance of the love of God, hath become a wayfarer [3.5s] | MSBH8.140 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09254 | 80 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده خدا نامه ایکه بواسطه جناب محمود محمود فرستادی عنوان بسیار مقبول شد و | O servant of God! I was most pleased with the opening words of the letter you sent through Maḥmúd, that praiseworthy soul, and those words are “O ʻAbdu’l-Baha!” | MSBH8.180-181 | MHMD2s.357-358 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00119 | 990 | Persian | ای ندیم قدیم همدم عبدالبهاء نامه های مفصل شما رسید و بدقت قرائت گردید | O friend of old and confidant of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thy detailed letters were received and perused with the utmost care [3.5s] | YIK.092-095 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05331 | 150 | Persian | ای همدم قدیم در خصوص مکنات آنچه خواسته بودید مجری گردید نامه ای در نهایت | O ancient companion! Concerning what thou hadst requested regarding possessions, it hath been carried out. A letter in utmost [3.5s] | YIK.096-096 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00497 | 560 | Persian | ای همدم و ندیم عبدالبهاء نامه چهاردهم یونیو سنه ۹۱۳ رسید ستایش از امة الله | O companion and confidant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter of 14 June 1913 hath been received. Praise be unto the handmaiden of God [3.5s] | YIK.098-099 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00924 | 410 | mixed | مکاتیب متعدده شما واصل و فرح و سرور حاصل گشت امروز روز فیروز است هر پروانه که | Your numerous letters were received and joy and delight were attained. Today is a victorious day, every moth that [3.5s] | YIK.100-101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07771 | 110 | Persian | نامه مفصل شما رسید و بر مطالب مفصله اطلاع حاصل گردید آنچه سبب عزت انسانست | Your detailed letter was received, and its contents were thoroughly noted. That which is conducive to the exaltation of man [3.5s] | YIK.101-101 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10247 | 70 | Persian | یا امه الله المحترمه نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد از | O esteemed handmaid of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief reply is herein written [3.5s] | YIK.102a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08824 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی جناب خان عازم ایران شد البته دل شما تنگ و تنها مانده اید | O dearly cherished handmaiden of God! Jináb-i-Khán hath departed for Iran, and assuredly thy heart is constricted and thou art left alone [3.5s] | YIK.102b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09360 | 80 | Persian | ای دو کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید امیدم چنانست که رحیم در مدرسه موفق بتحصیل علوم | O handmaidens of God! Your letter was received. I hope that Rahim will succeed in his studies at school [3.5s] | YIK.104 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08335 | 120 | Arabic | قد حضر ما ارسلته و عرضه العبد الحاضر لدی المظلوم انا سمعناه و اجبناک بهذا | That which thou didst send hath arrived, and the servant in attendance before the Wronged One hath laid it before Us. We have hearkened unto it and do thus respond to thee [3.5s] | YIK.284 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07423 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبدک الذی توجه الی نور رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات ریاض احدیتک و انفق | O Lord! This is Thy servant who hath turned toward the light of Thy mercy, and who hath been drawn to the fragrances of the gardens of Thy oneness, and hath expended himself [3.5s] | YIK.285-285 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06661 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده رب علام همیشه در خاطری و در نظری و پیش بصری فراموش ننموده و نخواهم | O servant of the All-Knowing Lord! Thou art ever in my thoughts, before mine eyes, and within my sight. I have not forgotten thee, nor shall I ever forget [3.5s] | YIK.285-286 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07324 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبت ملحوظ گردید مضمون بروح و ریحان مشحون بود حمد کن خدا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents were redolent with spirit and fragrance. Render thou thanks unto God [3.5s] | YIK.287-287 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10095 | 70 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس حق جناب علی اشرف خواهش تحریری بجهه آن دوست حقیقی نمودند | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances of Truth! His honour 'Alí-Ashraf hath made request for a letter to be written to that true friend [3.5s] | YIK.288a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09847 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حضرت رحمن هردم ترا بخاطر آرم و بیادت افتم و از خدا طلبم که در عبودیت | O servant of the Threshold of the All-Merciful! At every moment I bring thee to mind and remember thee, and I beseech God that in servitude [3.5s] | YIK.288b | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10351 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الموقنه آن خانواده الحمد لله از کاس هدی سرمستند و در ظل شجره مبارکه مستریح | O assured handmaid of God! That family, praise be to God, is intoxicated with the chalice of guidance and resteth beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree [3.5s] | YIK.289b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02830 | 230 | mixed | یا احباء الله و امنائه قد فاض الان من سحاب الفضل غیث هاطل و ابل منهمر و سالت | O beloved of God and His trusted ones! Now from the clouds of grace there pours forth torrential rain and abundant showers cascade down [3.5s] | YIK.290-291 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04439 | 170 | Persian | ای مظهر ایمان و ایقان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مجبورا باختصار پردازم ایامی | O Manifestation of faith and certitude! Thy letter hath reached me, and due to lack of time, I am constrained to write with brevity [3.5s] | YIK.292 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1039 | 300 | Persian | وقتی که سنین عمر من به سی و دو سال رسید والده و خویشان اصرار کردند که ازدواج کنم من قبول نکردم | When my years of life had reached two and thirty, my mother and kindred did earnestly entreat me to wed, yet I consented not [3.5s] | YIK.297, ZIAB2.025 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2580 | Words spoken ca. 1919 | 80 | Persian | حمام در حقیقت نعمت بزرگی است در رومیلی در تمام خانهها حمام و آب موجود بود | To bathe oneself is a great bounty. Near the army barracks in ‘Akka there existed a public bath which was in a state of ruin | YIK.298-299, ZIAB2.133 | STOB.049-050 #057 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Cleanliness and refinement; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3469 | 20 | Arabic | حیاة الانسان لازم یحصل منها نتیجة الاهمیة لیست بطول العمر ام بقصره | The life of man must needs yield forth a fruit of consequence; its significance lieth not in the length or brevity of its duration [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.130 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3565 | 10 | Arabic | الدنیا قلابة دائما من حال الی حال فالعاقل هو الذی لا یعتمد علی تقلباتها | The world doth ever revolve from state to state, and the wise one is he who placeth not his reliance upon its fluctuations [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.141 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1212 | 260 | Persian | در روز سیزده حزیران پس از زیارت روضه مبارکه در عکا هیکل مبارک مرا با خود بردند به باغ فردوس | On the thirteenth day of June, following the visitation of the Holy Shrine in Akka, the Blessed Beauty took me with Him to the Garden of Paradise [3.5s] | YIK.299, ZIAB2.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1036 | 300 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا به نهایت عداوت منع عمارت مقام اعلی کرد | The Governor of Haifa, with utmost enmity, forbade the construction of the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | YIK.300-301, ZIAB2.074-075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3280 | 30 | Persian | انسان باید از میوههایی که در محل سکونت و اقامتش موجود است | Man must partake of such fruits as are to be found in the place of his habitation and dwelling [3.5s] | YIK.300, ZIAB2.088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1309 | 240 | Persian | مظاهر الهیه گاهی حکم میکنند به موجب ادله ظاهره یعنی مسائل را ظاهرا میگیرند | The Divine Manifestations do at times pronounce judgement according to outward proofs, that is to say, They take matters in their apparent aspect [3.5s] | YIK.301, ZIAB2.211-212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1987 | 140 | Persian | فی الحقیقه هزار و سیصد سال عذاب کشیدند مظلوم هستند اخلاقشان خوب است | In truth, for thirteen hundred years they have endured tribulation, they are the oppressed, and their conduct is virtuous [3.5s] | YIK.302-303, ZIAB2.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2045 | 130 | Persian | بعضی نفوس هستند که بدون سبب عداوت میکنند و اهل غرض هستند مثلا مدیر یکی از جراید فارسی | There are certain souls who, without cause, manifest enmity and are possessed of ulterior motives - as, for instance, the editor of one of the Persian newspapers [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.210-211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2577 | 80 | Persian | حاجی عرب در عراق سبب ثهادتش این است که سه چهار سال قبل در عراق یک عائله را شهید | Concerning the Arab pilgrim in Iraq, the cause of his martyrdom was that some three or four years prior, a family was martyred in that land [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2160 | 120 | Persian | روزی جمال قدم قصد کردند که در برج عکا مشی نمایند مردم از هر طرف مجتمع | One day the Ancient Beauty resolved to walk upon the ramparts of Akka, whereupon the people gathered from every direction [3.5s] | YIK.303-304, ZIAB1.159 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2853 | 60 | Persian | مردی عرب با زنش بالای بام خفته بود نیمه شب تعدادی از طیور قطا را زن دید | A man of Arabia lay sleeping with his wife upon the rooftop, when, in the midnight hour, the woman beheld a flock of sand grouse passing overhead [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB1.167-168 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3460 | 20 | Persian | اگر چهار یا پنج نفس مثل میرزا ابوالفضل شوند من از این عالم مسرور و مطمئن میروم خدا مبعوث خواهد کرد | If four or five souls should become even as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, then would I depart from this world with gladness and assurance, for God shall raise them up [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB2.228 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3292 | 30 | Persian | جمال مبارک از چهار چیز خوششان میآید | The Blessed Beauty often remarked: 'There are four qualities which I love to see manifested in people: first, enthusiasm and courage | YIK.304-305, ZIAB1.065 | STOB.051 #060 | Effort; striving; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3564 | 10 | Arabic | البلشفیک ستسری من روسیا و متی یعم شرها یتفق العالم علی سحقها | The Bolsheviks shall spread forth from Russia, and when their evil encompasseth all, then shall the world unite to crush them [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1756 | 170 | Persian | ناقضین قصر را از ما گرفتند و حتی یک اطاق هم به ما ندادند | The Covenant-breakers seized the mansion from Us, and did not grant unto Us even a single chamber [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.150-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03776 | 190 | Persian | ای ناظرین بملکوت ابهی جناب میرزا ورقاء علیه بهاء الله الابهی چندی بود که | O ye who gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom! For some time now, His Honour Mírzá Varqá, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Luminous [3.5s] | YIK.311-312 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09880 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده خالص جمال ابهی یار قدیمی و حبیب دیرین نامه ات سبب سرور و حبور شد | O sincere servant of the Abha Beauty, ancient companion and cherished friend! Thy letter was the cause of joy and gladness [3.5s] | YIK.312 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1758 | 170 | Arabic | هم عندهم المساوات و نحن عندنا لیس فقط المساوات بل المواساة هم یطلبون المساوات کرها | They seek equality amongst themselves, while We possess not equality alone but rather fellowship and consolation. They pursue equality with aversion [3.5s] | YIK.315-316, ZIAB2.151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08493 | 120 | Persian | یا اسد علیک سلامی شعاع علیه عنایتی حاضر و از عمان عنایت حق جل جلاله لئالی | O Asad! Upon thee be My peace! The radiance of My loving-kindness is present, and from the Ocean of God's bounty - glorified be His majesty - pearls are bestowed [3.5s] | YIK.328-328 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02505 | 350 | mixed | اشهد قلمی الاعلی و منظری الابهی و بیانی الاحلی و کل ما ینسب الی الله مالک | My Most Exalted Pen doth verily testify, and My All-Glorious Countenance, and My Sweetest Utterance, and all that is attributed unto God, the Sovereign [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.098, | YIK.335-336 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02494 | 360 | Persian | یا اسدالله قلب در احتراق و نیر آفاق از ظلم اهل شقاق و نفاق محزون لعمر الله | O Asadu'llah! The heart is aflame, and the Luminary of the horizons is saddened by the tyranny of the people of discord and hypocrisy. By My life [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.316, | YIK.337-338 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0552 | 500 | Persian | شیخ عبدالله برای من حکایت کرد که جمال مبارک در سفر سلیمانیه در خانه نقشبندی اطاقی داشتند بسیار کم بیرون میآمدند | Sheikh Abdullah recounted unto me that the Blessed Beauty, during His sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih, occupied a chamber in the house of the Naqshbandi, wherefrom He would but rarely venture forth [3.5s] | YIK.367-370, ZIAB2.221 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10464 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بآقا میرزا محسن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Áqá Mírzá Muḥsin was reviewed [3.5s] | YIK.400x | Praise and encouragement; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06158 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابتان ایام عید را در آن قریه مبارکه در نهایت سرور و حبور گرفتید و شادمانی | O steadfast ones, ye who celebrated the days of the Festival in that blessed village with utmost joy and felicity [3.5s] | YIK.457 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00179 | 3120 | mixed | هذا کتاب من هذا العبد الی الذی احبه الله و شرفه بلقائه و اسمعه نغماته و | This is an epistle from this servant unto him whom God hath loved and honored with His presence, and caused him to hear His melodies [3.5s] | INBA74:023 | YIK.461-470 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07089 | 120 | Persian | نامه ۹ ذی القعده ۳۷ رسید مضمون معلوم گردید حضرت امین چند سال است نهایت ستایش | The letter of the ninth of Dhi'l-Qa'dah 37 was received and its contents were noted. For several years His Honour Amín hath been deserving of the highest praise [3.5s] | YIK.485 | Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00220 | 2680 | mixed | حمد محبوب بیزوالی را لایق و سزاست که لم یزل و لایزال از نفحات قلم اعلی اهل | Praise be unto the incomparable Beloved, Who is worthy and befitting of all glory, for from time immemorial and unto everlasting ages, through the fragrances of the Most Exalted Pen, the people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.261, | YIK.041-048 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01195 | 700 | mixed | یا خلیل حضرت جلیل میفرماید در ظلم ظالمین و بغی معتدین تفکر نما هر هنگام که | O Khalil! The All-Glorious Lord commandeth: Ponder thou upon the tyranny of the oppressors and the transgression of the aggressors. Whensoever [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.273, | YIK.055-057 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01987 | 450 | mixed | یا خلیل علیک بهائی و بهاء الذین اقبلوا الی الله رب العالمین قد کنا مستویا علی | O Khalil! Upon thee be My glory and the glory of those who have turned towards God, the Lord of all worlds. Verily, We were seated upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.185, | YIK.060-061 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03924 | 180 | Persian | ای آواره دیار الهی از حضور در مجمع قسوس اخبار نموده بودید آن نفوس مشکلست که | O thou wanderer in the divine realms! Thou hadst mentioned thy presence in the congregation of priests. It is difficult for such souls to [3.5s] | YIK.084-084 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01471 | 320 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۷ شعبان سنه حالیه از انزلی مرقوم | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! The letter that thou didst write on the 17th of Sha'bán of this year from Anzalí [3.5s] | YIK.085-086 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02055 | 270 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی چندیست از بابت نقاهت مزاج و ضعف بدن از تحریر و تقریر | O servant of the Abha Beauty! For some time now, owing to the frailty of health and weakness of body, I have been unable to write and speak [3.5s] | YIK.087-088 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00015 | Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Qalam (Commentary on the Surih of the Pen) | 4670 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل النقطه البارزه فی کتاب الابداع طراز جداول الاختراع و فصل | Praised be to God Who made the Point to be outstretched within the Book of Origination, an Ornament through which is the Genesis of Creativity | INBA56:023 | BMT.119 | HURQ.BH48 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00021 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn) | 3270 | Arabic | الحمد لله الاول بلا اول و الاخر بلا آخر الذی خلق الارض و السماء و ابدع | Praise be to God, the First without beginning and the Last without end, Who hath created the earth and the heavens and brought forth through His power of creation [3.5s] | BMT.153, NSS.157bx | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00014 | Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…") | 4700 | Arabic | الحمد لله بما من علی العباد بالفضل و الافضال فی هذه الایام التی فیها تجلی علی | Praise be to God, Who hath bestowed upon His servants grace and bounty in these days wherein He hath manifested [3.5s] | INBA56:067 | BMT.219, SFI02.166 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00012 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Ra'd (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Thunder) | 4830 | Arabic | الحمد لله تنطق السن البلغاء ببدایع جوامع منابع اذکار الحمد و الثناء و مظهر | Praise be to God! The tongues of the eloquent ones give utterance to wondrous and comprehensive wellsprings of praise and thanksgiving [3.5s] | INBA56:043 | BMT.045 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00009 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | 5500 | Arabic | Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn; As to what is meant by Gog and Magog, these were two factions that were in constant strife…" | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات من ملکوت العظمه و الاقتدار و جعلها حجه لاهل | Praise be to God Who hath sent down verses from the Kingdom of grandeur and power, and made them a proof for the people [3.5s]... ...As to the intended meaning of Dhu’l-Qarnayn in this verse, it is none other than Muḥammad Himself—may the spirits of them that are nigh unto God be a sacrifice for Him | BMT.059 | ADMS#329x, ADMS#345x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00031 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan | 1950 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s] | BMT.073 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10069 | 70 | Persian | ای مرغ خوش آواز شهنازت آهنگ عراق و حجاز است و متواصل بارض مقدس حضرت بی نیاز | O sweet-voiced bird! Thy melody is attuned to Iraq and Hijáz, and ceaseth not in the sacred land of the Self-Sufficient Lord [3.5s] | TSQA4.112, MSBH4.544, YIA.301 | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08541 | 90 | Persian | ای بقائی ای روحانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی نظمی بود در نهایت بلاغت و فصاحت | O thou who art enduring, O thou who art spiritual! That which thou hadst written was a composition of surpassing eloquence and lucidity [3.5s] | TSQA4.019 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06979 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Jinab-i-Ukht | 140 | Arabic | اول ذکر خرج من لسان العظمه و الکبریاء علیک یا ایتها الورقه العلیا و المشرقه | The first remembrance uttered by the Tongue of Majesty and Grandeur rest upon thee, O thou exalted leaf shining from the horizon of Command | Majlis210461.101-102 | NNY.090, ASAT4.079x, AKHT1.376 | LTDT.269 | Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0230 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-14 | 860 | Persian | خوش آمدید از وقتیکه از این سفر مراجعت نمودم تا دیروز هیجان شدیدی در اعصاب من... ظلّالسّلطان از برای من در پاریس حکایت کرد | Before my arrival in Denver, I read in the newspapers that there was held in that city a great religious revival | Majlis210461.003-006 | NNY.114-116x | DAS.1913-11-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06102 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی هر چند مدتی است که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام ولی ضمیر | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though some time hath elapsed since I have had discourse with thee, yet [3.5s] | NNY.116 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01681 | 520 | mixed | ای محمد انشاء الله بمثابه نار در محبت رحمن مشتعل باشی و مانند ماء در ظل سدره اش | O Muhammad! God willing, mayest thou be enkindled even as a fire in the love of the All-Merciful, and be as water beneath the shade of His Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.253, | NNY.003x, VAA.201-202x | Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02946 | 300 | mixed | اول عرف تضوع من قمیص رحمه ربک مالک الاسماء علیک یا ایها النجم المشرق من | The first fragrance wafted from the garment of thy Lord's mercy, the Lord of Names, be upon thee, O thou Star risen from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15714.125bx, , BLIB_Or15719.100a, , BLIB_Or15722.181, | NNY.121-122x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02408 | 370 | Arabic | علیک البهاء یا مشرق الوفاء من لدی الله فاظر السماء اشهد بک تزینت مدینة العبودیة | Upon thee be glory, O Dayspring of Faithfulness from God! Behold the heaven, for through thee hath the City of Servitude been adorned [3.5s] | NNY.121x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03168 | 290 | mixed | یا قلم الاعلی ان اذکر اسمی الحسن الذی فدی فی سبیلی و انفق ما عنده حبا لجمالی | O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of My Name, the Most Beauteous, who sacrificed in My path and expended whatsoever he possessed out of love for My Beauty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15714.126x, , BLIB_Or15722.184, | NNY.122-123x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03994 | 230 | mixed | اول سلام نطق به لسان العظمه قبل خلق الارض و السماء علیک یا اسم الحاء و المشرق من | Upon thee be the first salutation uttered by the Tongue of Grandeur before the creation of earth and heaven, O thou Name of Há and Dawning-Place from [3.5s] | INBA97:028, BLIB_Or15714.127ax, , BLIB_Or15722.183b, | NNY.122x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03983 | 230 | Arabic | ان یا حرف الوفا قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و عرفت ما سطر فیه من لدنک و قبلنا حبک | O Letter of Fidelity! Thy letter hath come into Our presence, and We have understood that which thou didst inscribe therein, and We have accepted thy love [3.5s] | NNY.134 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02781 | 320 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذا عبدک الذی اخذه حرارت حبک و جذبات عشقک و هبت علیه | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant whom the heat of Thy love hath seized and the raptures of Thy divine passion have overtaken [3.5s] | NNY.135-136 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ROB4.082a, LL#006 | |||||||||
| BH03510 | 260 | mixed | طبیبی در این ایام که هواهای نفسانیه بعضی را از عدل و انصاف و ما نزل فی | O Physician! In these days when carnal desires have caused some to stray from justice and equity and from that which hath been revealed [3.5s] | INBA35:154, BLIB_Or15710.207, , BLIB_Or15719.158b, , BLIB_Or15722.150, | NNY.136-137 | Contention and conflict; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ROB4.082b, LL#006 | ||||||||
| BH03211 | 280 | mixed | ح س الحمد لله عرف قمیص را یافتی و ترا بمطلع غیب مکنون و مشرق کنز مخزون هدایت | Praise be to God, for thou hast discovered the fragrance of His garment and been guided unto the Hidden Mystery and the Dawning-Place of the treasured Secret [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.198a, | NNY.137-138 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02595 | 340 | mixed | بحر معانی از مطلع فم مشیت رحمانی بصورت این کلمات تجلی فرموده و غیوم اوهام | The ocean of meanings hath shone forth from the Dawning-Place of the Mouth of the All-Merciful Will in the form of these words, and the clouds of vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA35:152, INBA57:075, BLIB_Or15719.058b, | NNY.138-140, RHQM1.503-504 (617) (378x), PYB#024 p.01 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ROB4.087, LL#006 | ||||||||
| BH00391 | 1740 | mixed | ساذج ذکر و ثنا سلطان قدم و دارای عالم را سزاست که بیک تجلی از تجلیات انوار | The pure essence of praise and glorification befitteth the Sovereign of eternity and the Lord of all worlds, Who through but a single effulgence from among the effulgences of His light [3.5s] | INBA07:197, INBA19:124x, INBA32:114x, INBA57:079x, BLIB_Or11097#059, , BLIB_Or15710.282, , NLAI_BH4.202-209 | NNY.005x, NNY.087-088x, NNY.144-150, MAS8.176x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ROB4.073, ROB4.088a, LL#006, LL#263 | ||||||||
| BH04724 | 200 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بلقاء المظلوم اذ کان بین ایدی الغافلین نشهد انه خرج عن البیت مقبلا | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who attained the presence of the Wronged One whilst He was in the hands of the heedless. We bear witness that he departed from the House, turning his face [toward Us] [3.5s] | INBA97:143 | NNY.143 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01367 | 630 | Arabic | یا ایها الخلیل لعمر الله قد رجع حدیث الذبح و ما هو المستور فی علم الله رب | O Friend! By the life of God, the tale of sacrifice hath returned, and that which lay hidden in the knowledge of God, the Lord [3.5s] | INBA97:001x, BLIB_Or15697.186, | NNY.154-157x, NNY.164-166, MAS8.106bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10052 | 90 | Arabic | یا اهل البیت قد ورد علیکم فی سبیل الله ما ورد علی ابنا الرسول و ابنائهم و | O scions of that House! Verily, there hath come upon you in the path of God that which came upon the descendants of the Apostle | INBA97:026a | NNY.172 | EBTB.048-049 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01705 | 520 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذین نبذوا العالم و اخذوا ما اتی به الاسم الاعظم فیهذا | This is a Book from Our presence unto those who have cast aside the world and taken what the Most Great Name hath brought forth herein [3.5s] | INBA19:021b, INBA32:021b, INBA97:068, BLIB_Or15710.286b, , BLIB_Or15719.096, | NNY.179-181 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03912 | 240 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید و تمام ملاحظه شد قد اتی القوم بظلم تکدر به الملک و الملکوت و ظهر | Thy letter was received and studied. Verily, that people hath been guilty of such oppression as hath cast gloom over the dominions of earth and heaven | INBA97:029, BLIB_Or15719.099a, | NNY.182-183 | EBTB.049x | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00829 | 990 | mixed | Tablet to Varqá Regarding the Prince and King of Martyrs (Lawh-i-Varqá dar barih-yi-Mahbubu wa Sultánu'sh-Shuhada) | Lawh-i-Varqa dar barih-yi-Mahbubu wa Sultanush-Shuhada (Tablet to Varqa regarding the King of Martyrs and Beloved of Martyrs) | یا ورقاء قد حضر العبد الحاضر و عرض ما فی کتابک انا وجدناه مراتا حاکیه عن | O Varqá! The Servant in Attendance attained My presence and mentioned what thou hadst written and We found thy letter a mirror reflecting thy love for the Beloved of the world | INBA97:052 | NNY.184-188 | EBTB.049-051, BLO_PT#197 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ROB4.089, LL#264 | |||||
| BH04720 | 200 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن سمع ندائی و سمعنا ما اجاب به مولی الانام لیاخذه فرح بیانی بعد | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath hearkened unto Our call, and We have heard that wherewith he hath responded unto the Lord of all mankind, that the joy of My utterance may thereafter seize him [3.5s] | INBA97:025.02, BLIB_Or15715.306b, | NNY.188-189 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00904 | 910 | mixed | یا جواد مکتوبی که جناب علی قبل اکبر علیه بهآء الله بشما نوشته بودند عبد حاضر | O Javád! The missive which His honor 'Alí-i-Akbar, upon him be the Glory of God, had written unto thee was presented to this Servant [3.5s] | INBA97:034 | NNY.189-191 | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02765 | 320 | mixed | در باره جناب امین و توجه او بارض تا و از آنجا مع جمعی بانگلیس و یا تفلیس | Concerning the honoured Amín and his journey unto the Land of Ṭá, and from thence with a company unto England or Tiflis [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.188, | NNY.192-193x, ASAT1.201x, MSHR2.102x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02296 | 390 | mixed | یا ابراهیم ان استمع ندآء الخلیل انه ینادیک من هذا الواد الذی سمی بالنبیل فی | O Ibrahim! Hearken unto the Call of the Friend, for verily He summoneth thee from this Vale which hath been named the Noble One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.030b, | NNY.197-199 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05559 | 180 | Arabic | یا ابراهیم ان استمع ندآء ربک الابهی الذی ارتفع من مقامه الاسمی الاسنی انه | O Ibrahim! Hearken thou unto the Call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, which hath been raised from His Most Exalted, Most Sublime Station. Verily He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.036b, | NNY.197 | Call to action; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00539 | 1370 | mixed | الحمد لله الملک المحمود و مالک جبروة الفضل و الجود الذی خلق الوجود و اظهر اسرار الغیب من عالم الشهود | Praise be to God, the praised King and Sovereign of the realm of grace and bounty, Who hath brought existence into being and made manifest the mysteries of the unseen from the world of witness [3.5s] | NNY.200-206 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11031 | 50 | Persian | حبیبا همشیره زاده ها را نهایت محبت و مهربانی بدرجه ای مجرمی دارید که جاذب قلوب | O beloved one! Show such boundless love and kindness to thy nieces and nephews that they become magnetic to hearts [3.5s] | NNY.207b | Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07098 | 120 | Persian | یا بضعه الشهید غم مخور محبوب مهربان غمگسار است محزون مباش دل و جان شادمان | O thou remnant of the martyr, grieve thou not, for the All-Loving Beloved is the Consoler. Be not sorrowful; let heart and soul rejoice [3.5s] | NNY.212-213 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05537 | 140 | Persian | ای بازمانده و یادگار ان شهید محبوب حضور کبریاء آنچه بخواهی و آنچه بطلبی و | O thou remnant and cherished memorial of that martyr beloved in the Divine Presence, whatsoever thou mayest desire and whatsoever thou seekest [3.5s] | NNY.213 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02861 | 220 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی اشکوا بثی و حزنی بما اعترانی الاحزان لما سمعت صوت الناعی ینعی | O my God, O my God! I pour forth my sorrow and grief unto Thee, for anguish hath encompassed me upon hearing the voice of the messenger proclaiming the tidings of death [3.5s] | NNY.214 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08300 | 120 | mixed | عجب در آنست که پادشاه ایران الی حین آگاه نشده بر عنایت و صبر و حلم ربانی | Wondrous it is that the King of Persia hath until now remained unaware of divine grace, patience and forbearance [3.5s] | NNY.230x, MAS4.156x | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0664 | Words spoken in 1916 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | در سویس راه میرفتیم بسمت هتلی که بالای کوه ساختهاند یکدفعه نگاه کردم دیدم هیکل غریبی با کلاه فرنگی | In Switzerland did we traverse the path toward the hotel that had been erected upon the mountain, when suddenly I beheld a strange figure wearing a European hat [3.5s] | NNY.231-233x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00921 | Lawh-i-Raqsha | 890 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل و سمع ندآء الله المهیمن القیوم و اجاب مولیه فی یوم فیه | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned and hearkened unto the Call of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and who hath answered his Lord on this Day wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.014, | NNY.235-236x, MAS4.107x, OOL.B071 | Details the divine justice and wrath that was visited upon the two individuals mentioned in the Lawḥ-i-Burhán and offers remembrance and praise for several of His followers. | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | 3b | * | - | LL#218 | |||||
| BH01441 | 600 | mixed | لله درک یا مهدی قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و اعترف بعنایه الله و فضله واحدا | O Mahdi! God bless thee! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and He hath acknowledged the bounty and grace of God, the One [3.5s] | INBA84:229, BLIB_Or15715.016, | NNY.235x, MAS4.346x, ASAT4.230x, ASAT4.374x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07654 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه مقدسه نورانیه فاطمه بیگم همشیره جناب آقا میرزا صادق | O holy and luminous leaf, Fatimih Begum, sister of his honor Mirza Sadiq [3.5s] | NNY.059 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05519 | 140 | Persian | ای امه الرب الورقه الطیبه النوراء هر چند این مصیبت چنان شدید بود که جبل حدید | O maidservant of the Lord, O pure and radiant leaf! Though this calamity was so grievous that a mountain of iron [3.5s] | NNY.060-061 | Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00486 | 560 | Arabic | الهی الهی لم ینقض یوم علی عبدالبهاء الا و تقع مصیبه دهماء و لم تتول لیله الا | O my God, O my God! No day hath passed over 'Abdu'l-Bahá except there befell a grievous calamity, and no night hath elapsed save [3.5s] | NNY.069-072 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03848 | 190 | Arabic | فرجعت یا الهی عن الثّنآء الی طلب المغفرة و العفو و العطآء لمن انتسب بک و توکّل علیک | I turn, O my God, from glorification unto beseeching forgiveness, pardon and bounty for whomsoever hath claimed relationship with Thee and placed his trust in Thee [3.5s] | NNY.086x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00762 | 450 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی و یاران رحمانی غفلت نفوس و قساوت قلوب و شدت انهماک در شهوات و | O divine friends and companions of the Merciful! The heedlessness of souls, the hardness of hearts, and the intense engrossment in carnal desires [3.5s] | INBA55:261 | MUH1.0114 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0800 | Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in | 370 | Persian | شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت | When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid | MUH1.0120-0122 | STAB#136 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2532 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04 | 90 | Persian | وقتی سلمان ایوذر را مهمانی کرد نان خالی حاضر کرده بود | Once upon a time, Salman called on Abouzar. When the lunch time came around | MUH1.0126-0127 | DAS.1914-05-04, SW_v09#18 p.206-207, STAB#031 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00706 | 470 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق نامه مفصل که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O herald of the Covenant! The detailed letter thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | MUH1.216x, AADA.152-153x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1532 | Words spoken on 1916-01-31 | 200 | Persian | الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است | Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them | MUH1.0188-0189 | STAB#069 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02636 | 230 | Arabic | النور الساطع و الضیاء اللامع من الافق الاعلی غشی ثری تضمن جدثک الطاهر المطهر | The resplendent light and radiant brilliance from the Supreme Horizon hath enveloped the dust that containeth thy pure and sanctified sepulcher [3.5s] | MUH1.0199-200 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1610 | Words spoken on 1916-07-19 | 190 | Persian | صوفى بود من مکتوب خط خود او را بفتح عليشاه ديدهام وقتى شاه دويست ترکمان را گرفت بکشد | I was acquainted with a Sufi who wrote a letter with his own hand to Fath-'Ali-Shah [3.5s]... ...Fath-'Ali Shah had jailed some 200 Turkomans he intended to kill. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim | MUH1.0571-0572, QUM.013 | STAB#017 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07421 | 110 | mixed | ای ذو حظ عظیم حضرت حکیم نمیدانی که این دل و جان چگونه بمحبتت لبریز است طرب | O thou who art richly blessed! O Divine Physician! Knowest thou not how this heart and soul doth overflow with love for thee [3.5s] | MUH1.0583, YQAZ.136a | Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00519 | Answer to Siyyid Ahmad Aqa-Zadih | 190 | Arabic | Prayer Revealed by the Báb for the Son of Siyyid Kazim Rashti, A | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا صغیر السن یا رطب البدن یا قریب العهد من شرب اللبن الحمد لله الذی انشاء ما فی السموات و الارض بامره | O thou who art young in years, tender of body, and freshly weaned from thy mother's milk! Praise be to God, who hath, through His command, brought into being whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth [4o] | CMB_F21.126.10-127.04#20, , BYC_collect3.001-002 | MUH1.0671-0672, NSS.082b | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||
| ABU2713 | Words spoken on 1916-05-19 in Haifa | 70 | Persian | این اصطلاح شیخ مرحوم است. ابیض مقام مشیت است، به هر لونی بخواهی در می آید. لون احمر مقام قضا است | This is the terminology of the late Shaykh [Shaykh Ahmad]. White is the station of the Will, for it transforms into whatsoever colour thou dost desire. The colour red/crimson is the station of Decree/Fate | MUH2.0980, ZSM.1916-05-19 | BLO_PT#216.028 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Seven stages of creation; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3649 | 130 | Persian | عبدالبافی افندی یکی از شعراء و فضلای مشهور موصل بود. در ذمان خود | Abdu'l-Baqi Effendi was among the renowned poets and scholars of Mosul in his time [3.5s] | MUH2.1024, NSS.133 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11383 | 30 | Persian | ای یاران فاران جبلی است که نور حقیقت از آن طلوع نمود ...حال از لسان قدم این نام مبارک بآن بلد عنایت شده تا این فاران جلوهگاه آن فاران گردد | O friends! Paran is that mountain from which the Light of Truth dawned... Now hath this blessed name been bestowed upon that land by the Tongue of the Ancient One, that this Paran might become the manifestation of that Paran [3.5s] | MUH2.1114x, FRH.113 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04719 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که از خراسان بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst write from Khurasan to Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi was noted [3.5s] | MUH2.1115 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07744 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا بالا علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه انشاء الله در کهف حفظ و حمایت الهیه | O Jinab-i-Aqa-Bala, upon thee be the glory and praise of Baha'u'llah! God willing, mayst thou abide within the Cave of His divine protection and care [3.5s] | MUH2.1116, QT108.055, YIK.286-286 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00016 | 8470 | mixed | الحمد لربنا الذی اظهر من القطره امواج البحر و من الذره انوار الشمس و فصل من | Praised be our Lord, Who hath revealed from the droplet the waves of the sea and from the atom the rays of the sun [3.5s] | INBA18:146, CMB_F31.038bx, | MUH3.153-173, NSS.201-202x, AMIN.196x, AMIN.216x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | JRAS.288 | ||||||||
| BH06513 | 150 | mixed | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهود را لایق و سزاست که ابواب افئده و قلوب | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, Who hath opened wide the portals of hearts [3.5s] | MUH3.193-194x | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00247 | 2520 | mixed | الها معبودا مسجودا کریما رحیما علیما حکیما غفارا ستارا وهابا تری اولیائک بین | My God, my Adored One, the Object of my worship, the All-Bountiful, the Most Merciful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, the All-Forgiving, the Concealer of faults, the Bestower! Thou beholdest Thy loved ones amidst [3.5s] | INBA15:155, INBA26:156 | MUH3.193x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01953 | 280 | mixed | ای فدائیان آندلبر مهربان جناب امین نهایت ستایش و نیایش از روش و سلوک ان یاران | O devotees of that compassionate Beloved! His honor Amín hath expressed the utmost praise and glorification for the conduct and demeanor of those friends [3.5s] | MUH3.194-195 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02767 | 230 | Persian | ای نیر افق محبت الله شب و روز چون نار سیناء برافروز و پرده دیدها بسوز وقت | O Radiant Luminary of the Horizon of God's Love! Night and day, like unto the Fire of Sinai, blaze forth and burn away the veils that cloud all vision [3.5s] | MUH3.195-196 | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02308 | 260 | mixed | نامه ای بحضرت اجل از پیش در جواب ارسال گشت البته تا بحال رسیده است جمیع احزاب | A letter was sent forth in response to His Excellency, which assuredly hath by now reached its destination [3.5s] | MUH3.197 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02064 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از قرائت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to his honour Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh was perused [3.5s] | MUH3.201-202 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03899 | 180 | mixed | الهی الهی قد ارتفع اعلام الالام علی تلول الاحزان و انطمس و اندرس طلول المجد | O my God, my God! The banners of pain have been raised upon the hills of sorrow, and the dawning-places of glory have been effaced and obliterated [3.5s] | MUH3.202 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03951 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم و رفیق موافق این لاشیء عدم اگر بدانی چه قدر بیاد توام | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty and harmonious companion! If thou but knewest how constantly this mere nothing, this utter nothingness, remembereth thee [3.5s] | MUH3.203a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07751 | 110 | Persian | جناب طائف مطاف ملا اعلی این ایام امتحانات الهیه چون بحر مواج کشتیهای وجود از | The revered Ta'if-i-Mataf of the Most Exalted Realm, in these days of divine tests, is like unto a surging ocean whereon the vessels of existence [3.5s] | MUH3.203b | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02245 | 260 | mixed | ای سرگشته بیداء محبت الله و آشفته و شیدای جمال الله علیک بهاء الله و فضله و | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of the love of God and distraught and enraptured by the beauty of God, upon thee be the glory of God and His grace [3.5s] | MUH3.204-205 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05456 | 150 | Arabic | یا من تشبث بالعروه الوثقی التی لا انفصام لها قد اهتز روح العالم و تزلزل بنیان | O thou who hast clung to the Most Firm Handle that none can break! The spirit of the world hath been shaken and its foundations have trembled [3.5s] | MUH3.204 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03008 | 300 | mixed | کتاب انزله المظلوم فی سجنه الاعظم لمن اقبل الی الافق الاعلی و شرب رحیق العطاء | The Book, revealed by the Wronged One in His Most Great Prison, unto them that have turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon and quaffed the choice wine of bounty [3.5s] | INBA19:135b, INBA32:124b | MUH3.206-207 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; 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; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06917 | 120 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدی جناب آقا میرزا یونس الحمد لله از بطن ماهی فراق و حرمان نجات یافته چون | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance, Jinab-i-Áqá Mírzá Yúnus! Praise be unto God that thou hast been delivered from the belly of the fish of separation and deprivation [3.5s] | MUH3.209-210 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09350 | 80 | Persian | ای دو بنده الهی جناب یونس خان بخدمت حضرت یزدان مشغول و بعبودیت آستان مقدس | O ye two servants of God! Yunus Khan is occupied in service to the Lord, engaged in servitude at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MUH3.209ax | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08571 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء الحمد لله از مرارت مدینه کبیره رهاای یافتی و بایران شتافتی جناب | O servant of Baha! Praise be to God that thou hast been delivered from the bitterness of the Great City and hast hastened unto Iran [3.5s] | MUH3.209b | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04191 | 180 | mixed | یا من استجار ربه الاعلی مسطور مرقوم مضمونش مفهوم و معلوم گردید دوری و مهجوری | O thou who hast sought the shelter of thy Supreme Lord! The written and recorded words, their purport and meaning, have been comprehended and known: remoteness and separation [3.5s] | MUH3.217 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0053 | Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken in Sept. 1913 | 1530 | Persian | اول تابستان بود میرزا آقاخان استدعا کرد که جمال مبارک به افجه تشریف ببرند | It was the beginning of summer when Mirza Aqa Khan beseeched the Blessed Beauty to grace Afjeh with His presence [3.5s] | MUH3.220-223 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0630 | Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-10 | 450 | Persian | امروز خیلی گرم بود حضرت رسول فرموده است اللهم اجعل صیفنا صیف و شتائنا شتا | Today was exceedingly warm. The Apostle of God - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "O God! Make our summer a summer indeed, and our winter a winter." [3.5s] | MUH3.224 | Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0358 | Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-17 | 660 | Persian | الحمد لله در این سنوات جنگ احباء در هر کجا بودند محفوظ ماندند | Praise be unto God that throughout these years of war the friends, wheresoever they dwelt, remained preserved and protected [3.5s] | MUH3.225-226 | Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02485 | 360 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی من فاز بانوار الوجه فی هذا الفجر الذی کان من افق الامر | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath been illumined by the light of the Countenance in this Dawn which hath risen from the horizon of the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#036, | MUH3.231, ASAT3.016x, ASAT5.252x, OOL.B194 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05972 | 140 | mixed | یوسفا بعد از چهل سال اسیری بند و زنجیر باقلیم یوسف صدیق آمدم و حال با یاران | O Joseph! After forty years of captivity in fetters and chains, I have come to the realm of Joseph the Truthful, and now with the friends [3.5s] | MUH3.248-249, AKUK.164 | Importance of prayer; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05910 | 170 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی اجاب مولاه اذا ارتفع الندآء من یمین الطور بهذا الظهور | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who answered his Lord when the Call was raised from the right side of the Mount in this Manifestation [3.5s] | MUH3.252-253 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02799 | 320 | Arabic | هذا لوح اشرقناه من افق الفضل لقوم یفقهون به نسقی الموحدین کوثر البقاء و | This is a Tablet We have caused to shine forth from the horizon of grace unto a people who comprehend, whereby We give to drink unto them that are single-minded the Kawthar of immortality [3.5s] | INBA51:496, BLIB_Or11095#086, | MUH3.253-254 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08184 | 120 | mixed | ذکر بعد ذکر قبل را ذکر مینماید و میگوید وعده باید وفا شود | The remembrance that follows extolleth the remembrance that preceded it, declaring that the promise must needs be fulfilled [3.5s] | MUH3.254x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07267 | 140 | Persian | لعمر الله ظلمی بر این ظهور وارد شده که شبه و مثل نداشته و ندارد اولیای ان ارض را از قبل | By the life of God! Such injustice hath been perpetrated against this Revelation as hath neither peer nor likeness, nor have the chosen ones of that land witnessed its like before [3.5s] | MUH3.255ax | Hypocrisy; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05348 | 180 | Arabic | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت بالحق علی لسان بدع مبین و فیه قضت من سنن الاولین لان فیه یذکر | These are the verses of the Book, revealed in truth through a wondrous and manifest Tongue, wherein are concluded the ways of them that have gone before, for therein is mention made [3.5s] | INBA71:050b | MUH3.268-269x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03471 | 260 | Arabic | تلک آیات الروح نزلت علی قلم البقا من لدی الله العلی الحکیم و فیها ما تطیر به افئده | These are the verses of the Spirit that have descended upon the Pen of Eternity from the presence of God, the Most High, the All-Wise, wherein lieth that which causeth hearts to soar [3.5s]... ...It will shine resplendently within another globe, as predestined by Him who is the Omnipotent, the Ancient of Days | INBA71:049a | MUH3.268bx | GPB.145x2x | Consolation and comfort; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04855 | 200 | Arabic | هذا لوح یحکی عن جبروت البقا و هذا لفضل من الله علی الخلایق جمیعا قل ان فی اخراج | This is a Tablet that telleth of the Kingdom of Eternity and this is a bounty from God unto all created things. Say: Verily, in the sending forth [3.5s]... ...That the Spirit should depart out of the body of Iraq is indeed a wondrous sign unto all who are in heaven and all who are on earth | INBA71:050a | MUH3.268cx | GPB.145x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05546 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزلناه بالحق لقوم یفقهون و انه ما من اله الا هو العزیز القیوم له الامر و الخلق یفعل | This is the Book which We have sent down in truth unto a people who understand. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. His is the sovereignty and creation; He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | INBA71:052a | MUH3.269ax | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03882 | 240 | mixed | قل ان طیر البقا قد طار الی جبروت العالین قل ان نسیم الرضوان قد رجع الی مدینه | Say: The Bird of Immortality hath soared unto the celestial dominion of the Most High. Say: The breeze of Paradise hath returned unto the city [3.5s] | INBA18:291, INBA71:053b | MUH3.269bx | Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01864 | 470 | mixed | ان یا حرف الرا اسمع ندا الله فی قدس البقا بقعه التی قدسها الله عن عرفان | O Letter Ra! Hearken unto the Call of God in the sacred realm of eternity, that spot which God hath sanctified beyond all understanding [3.5s] | INBA38:062x, INBA71:057 | MUH3.269cx | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03243 | 280 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق لقوم یعلمون و ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل بامره | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth unto a people who understand. There is no God but Him; His is the creation and the command, and all through His bidding [3.5s] | INBA71:059 | MUH3.269dx | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00871 | Lawh-i-'Azim | 940 | mixed | قد بلغ الخادم الفانی کتابک الذی کان مدلا علی تمسکک بالله و رجوعک الیه و وجدت | The evanescent servant hath received thy letter, which testifieth to thy steadfastness in God and thy turning unto Him, and hath found [3.5s] | MUH3.277x, YIK.062-064, OOL.B190x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01842 | 290 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه مکتوب مفصلی که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O enraptured leaf! The detailed letter thou didst write to his honour Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | MUH3.282 | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05551 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی از کثرت مشاغل فرصت تحاریر مستمره نیست مبادا گمان کنی که | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Due to a multitude of occupations, there remaineth not the leisure for continuous correspondence. Let it not be imagined that [3.5s] | MUH3.284-285 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05629 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت حرکت از لوازم حقائق موجودات است و سبب حصول فوائد کلیه در عالم | O thou firm and growing one! Motion is the necessary law of the realities of being and conducive to the realization of universal benefits | MUH3.289 | DAS.1914-09-11 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00472 | 570 | mixed | ای منادی الهی نامه که بجناب مستر ویلهلم مرقوم نموده بودی بارض مقدس فرستاد و ملاحظه | O Divine Herald! The letter which thou hadst written to Mr. Wilhelm was sent to the Holy Land and perused [3.5s] | MUH3.292-293 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04944 | 160 | mixed | جناب میرزا محرم المسمی بمنظر علیه بهاء الله الانور مدتی بود که در این سجن | O Mirza Muharram, who is known as Manzar, upon him rest the resplendent glory of Bahá'u'lláh! For some time, in this prison [3.5s] | MUH3.293-294 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05721 | 140 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الهی آنچه بالحان پارسی بر سدره حب جمال رحمانی بسرودی بمسامع | O candle of divine love! That which thou didst chant in Persian melodies upon the Tree of the All-Merciful Beauty hath reached the ears [3.5s] | MUH3.294-295 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02409 | 250 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق و لمثلک ینبغی هذا المقام الکریم تالله الحق یغتبطک من هذا | O herald of the Covenant! Well befitting is this noble station for one such as thee. By the True One, thou art indeed the object of all praise [3.5s] | INBA55:455 | MUH3.295 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07174 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی سمع ندائک و لبی لخطابک و توجه الیک و نطق بالثناء | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath hearkened to Thy call, responded to Thy summons, turned his face towards Thee, and voiced Thy praise [3.5s] | MUH3.296, FRH.351 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03278 | 210 | Persian | نامه شما در ١٥ کانون اول ١٩١٩ رسید و از مطالعه اش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید الحمد لله | Your letter of December 15, 1919, was received, and its perusal brought the utmost joy. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MUH3.297 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02533 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب حاجی میرزا حیدر علی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali hath been received [3.5s] | MUH3.298-299 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04718 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما بدون تاریخ واصل و دال بر وصول نامه های مخصوص که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter, bearing no date, hath been received, and attesteth to the arrival of special letters which [3.5s] | MUH3.299-300 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07318 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حقا که این رسائل منظومه و رساله منثوره بتایید و الهامست نه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Verily these epistles, both verse and prose, are through divine confirmation and inspiration [3.5s] | MUH3.299a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08966 | 90 | Persian | ای یار عزیز من شکر خدا را که بخدمت آستان مقدس موفقی و در نهایت حسن نیت و | O dearly beloved friend! Thanks be to God that thou art enabled to serve at His sacred Threshold with utmost sincerity [3.5s] | MUH3.299b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08526 | 120 | Persian | یا ایها السائر فی البلاد لخدمه ربک مالک الایجاد لله الحمد موفق و فائزی عمر گرانمایه را | O thou who journeyest through the lands to serve thy Lord, the Creator of all things! Praise be to God, thou art confirmed and victorious, having spent thy precious life [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.109a, | MUH3.300-301 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00292 | 2180 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالوحدانیه و تفرد بالفردانیه قد اظهر الکلمه من افق سماء | Praise be to God, Who is one in His oneness and single in His singleness. Verily He hath caused the Word to appear from the horizon of heaven [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.049, , BLIB_Or15711.300, | MUH3.301-306, ASAT5.042x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02029 | 430 | Arabic | البهاء المشرق اللائح من افق سماء عنایه مالک القدم و الاسم الاعظم علیک یا اسم | The splendor that shineth forth and gleameth resplendent from the horizon of the heaven of the loving-kindness of the Lord of the Ancient Days and the Most Great Name be upon thee, O Name [3.5s] | MUH3.017-018, PYK.030, PYK.394, MSBH7.411-413, OOL.B187 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09403 | 80 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت منصور ورق مسطور مانند رق منشور مورث فرح و سرور گردید | O scion of His Holiness Mansur! Thy missive, like unto an unfurled scroll, brought forth joy and gladness [3.5s] | MUH3.314bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11131 | 40 | Persian | ای اسفندیار جمال مبارک یار تو باد یقین است که اگر از معاشرت بعضی از اهالی | O Isfandiyar! May the Blessed Beauty be thy companion! It is certain that if thou shouldst shun association with certain [3.5s] | MUH3.316 | Chastisement and requital; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09186 | 80 | Persian | ای آزادگان الحمد لله از بیگانگی رهیدید و باشنای یگانه رسیدید دل از ما سوی | O ye liberated souls! Praise be to God that ye have been delivered from estrangement and have attained unto the companionship of the One True Friend. Ye have severed your hearts from all else [3.5s] | MUH3.320 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05083 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس این مکاتیبی که میفرستی جمیعا سبب روح و ریحانست زیرا | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! These letters which thou sendest are, verily, a source of spiritual joy and delight, for [3.5s] | MUH3.321ax, YARP2.459 p.342 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01567 | 310 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت عهد مکتوب اخیر که بواسطه آقا میرزا حبیب ارسال نموده بودی رسید ایامی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy last letter, sent by Mirza Habib, hath arrived. It is not a very long time since I wrote thee | MUH3.324-325 | TAB.656-657 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07680 | 110 | Persian | ای یار غربی عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که در موطن جمال مبارک وارد شدی و در آنجا | O Western friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that thou hast arrived in the homeland of the Blessed Beauty and there [3.5s] | MUH3.325-326 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04881 | 200 | mixed | یا امتی یا ورقتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی | O My handmaiden! O My leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the direction of My prison [3.5s] | MUH3.330x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08253 | 100 | mixed | ای مونس روحانی نه چندان در دل و جان یاران جا کرده ای که از خاطر بروی آفرین بر | O spiritual companion! Thou hast so deeply entrenched thyself within the hearts and souls of the friends that thou canst not be forgotten. Praiseworthy indeed [3.5s] | MUH3.333, YQAZ.142a | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06727 | 120 | Persian | ای حمامه خوش الحان در ستایش حضرت پروردگار فی الحقیقه در محامد و نعوت الهیه | O melodious dove! Verily, in praise of the Lord thou art engaged in divine glorification and tribute [3.5s] | MUH3.022-023 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07701 | 110 | Persian | ای یگانه شاعر ماهر فرزانه در ستایش جمال رحمانی چنان داد سخن را دادی که عقول | O unique and masterful poet, wise and discerning! In praise of the Beauty of the All-Merciful, thou hast so eloquently given voice to words that minds [3.5s] | MUH3.023-024 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06255 | 130 | Persian | ای طیر خوش الحان حدیقه ثناء چندیست که نغمات آن حمامه ریاض محامد الهی بسمع | O melodious bird of the garden of praise! For some time now the sweet melodies of that dove of the meadows of divine glorification have reached the ear [3.5s] | MUH3.023a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07907 | 100 | mixed | ای بصار ای هزار هزارآواز گلزار محبت الله همچو گمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش | O thou who art a thousand thousand melodies in the garden of God's love! Think not that for a moment thou art forgotten [3.5s] | MUH3.023b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08288 | 100 | Persian | ای نوش از باده آماده در میکده بهرام یارانرا بنوشان تا نوشا نوش در جهان و | O thou who art imbibing from the brimming chalice in the tavern of Bahram, offer the sweet draught unto the companions, that they may partake of the nectar and rejoice perpetually in the realms of existence [3.5s] | MUH3.374, YARP2.204 p.194 | Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08933 | 90 | Persian | ای نوش پرهوش پدر خوشخو چون بتو مهربانست و با برادرانت خوش رفتار و نیکو کردار | O thou wise and sweet-natured one! Thy father is kind unto thee and showeth goodly conduct towards thy brothers [3.5s] | MUH3.375, YARP2.221 p.203 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04549 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی سمی بعبدالله فی الالواح و کان اسمه بین یدی | This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned unto him who was named 'Abdu'llah in the Tablets and who was thus designated before Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.617a, , ALIB.folder18p475 | MUH3.379 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06763 | 150 | mixed | نسیم رحمت اعلی از فردوس قدس بقا برخواسته و شمال مرحمت اسنا از رضوان خلد روحا | The breezes of supreme mercy have risen from the hallowed Paradise of eternity, and the gentle winds of most glorious grace waft from the immortal Garden of spiritual delight [3.5s] | MUH3.380-381x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00893 | 910 | mixed | ای یوسف از عرف قمیص رحمانی محروم مشاهده میشوی عجب در آنست که چشم یعقوب | O Joseph! I behold thee deprived of the fragrance of the divine Raiment. Strange indeed it is that the eye of Jacob [3.5s] | INBA35:027b, BLIB_Or03116.105, , BLIB_Or11096#032, | MUH3.381-382x, ASAT5.350x, OOL.B189x | Belief and denial; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09655 | 100 | mixed | یا زین علیک سلام الله و عنایاته و الطافه و جوده و فضله | O Zayn! Upon thee be the salutations of God, His tender mercies, His favors, His bounty and His grace [3.5s] | MUH3.381ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Goodly deeds; actions; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08024 | 120 | mixed | امروز جمیع ذرات بکمال جذب و شور مشاهده میشوند چه که عرف قمیص یوسف معانی را | In this day all atoms are witnessed in a state of supreme attraction and exultation, for the fragrance of the garment of Joseph of inner meanings [3.5s] | MUH3.381b | Empty learning; false spirituality; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03136 | 210 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق نطقی راکه بعد از رجوع نمودی و نزد امة البهاء میس بارنی ارسال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The utterance thou didst deliver after thy return, send it to Miss Barney, the handmaiden of Bahá [3.5s] | MUH3.382-383 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03414 | 200 | Persian | ای خاندان آن یار مهربان حضرت اخوند ملا علی در این بساط مقامی عالی داشت و در | O kindred of that loving friend! The venerable Akhund Mulla Ali attained an exalted station in this realm, and in [3.5s] | MUH3.384 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04041 | 180 | mixed | ای فروغ پرفروغ نامه شما رسید عبدالبهاء در خطه مصر بود و ابدا فرصت تحریر و | O radiant effulgence! Thy letter was received. 'Abdu'l-Bahá was in the land of Egypt and had no opportunity whatsoever to engage in writing [3.5s] | MUH3.025a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09439 | 80 | Persian | ای فروغ فرصت ابدا ندارم و جناب بصار خواهش این تحریر نموده اند چاره جز قلم زدن | O Furugh! I have no time whatsoever, yet Jinab-i-Basar hath earnestly requested this letter. Therefore, I have no choice but to take up my pen [3.5s] | MUH3.025b | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00329 | 1990 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی رفع سماء البیان و زینها بانجم دریات و نور افقها بشمس ذکر | Praise be to God, Who hath raised up the heaven of utterance and adorned it with luminous stars and illumined its horizon with the sun of remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#051, | MUH3.033-035, RAHA.204x, OOL.B193 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08762 | 90 | Persian | ای سلیمان رحمن سریر سلیمانی در این حوالی بود ابدا اثری از آن باقی نه تو | O Solomon of the All-Merciful! The throne of Solomon once stood in these regions, yet no trace thereof remaineth [3.5s] | MUH3.061a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05673 | 140 | Persian | ای دو یار عزیز من حضرت سینا زبان بثنای شما گشوده و جناب سررشته دار بنغمه و | O My two cherished friends! His Holiness Sina hath opened his tongue in praise of you, and the honourable Keeper of Records hath raised his melody [3.5s] | INBA17:168 | MUH3.061b | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00114 | 1010 | mixed | ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت | O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,” | INBA84:371 | RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax | LOIR20.175ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04742 | 160 | Persian | ای دختر ملکوتی من نامه تو رسید امروز باید جمیع احبای الهی در فکر تبلیغ باشند | O My heavenly daughter! Thy letter hath arrived. Today must all the loved ones of God occupy themselves with the thought of teaching [3.5s] | RRT.021, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1424 | Words spoken on 1913-12-31 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | اگر ماها جمیع احباء که در ظل سدره منتهی هستیم در تبلیغ قیام کنیم حق جل جلاله | If we--all the Baha'is--who are beneath the shade of the Sadrat-ul-Montaha, arise to teach the Cause of God, unquestionably the Almighty will confirm us. | RRT.037, MAS5.078 | DAS.1913-12-31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - |
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