all items, details

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

گواهی میدهم بوحدانیت و فردانیت تو و از تو میطلبم آنچه را که بدوام ملک و

O Thou Who art the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate! I bear witness to Thy oneness and Thy singleness, and I seek from Thee that which shall last

INBA65:056, INBA30:099

AHM.348, AQMJ1.162, ADH1.095, AKHA_133BE #16 p.514

ADMS#073

BH07262

no title

140

mixed

لازال اینمظلوم عباد را بآنچه سزاوار مقامات و حفظ مراتب بود وصیت نمود و مقصودی جز تسکین نار بغضا

This Wronged One hath continually counselled the servants with that which befitteth their stations and preserveth their ranks, having no purpose save to quench the flames of hatred [3.5s]

AYI2.094x

Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07263

no title

140

mixed

لسان عنایت حق در کل احیان خلق را بمطلع نور احدیت دعوت میفرماید چه که خلق خود را

The Tongue of Divine Bounty doth, in all ages, summon creation unto the Dawning-Place of the Light of Oneness, inasmuch as He hath fashioned His creatures [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.157d,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07264

no title

140

mixed

لسان قدم اولیای خود را ذکر مینماید و وصیت میفرماید بانچه سبب ارتفاع امرالله

The Tongue of Ancient Days maketh mention of His loved ones and counseleth that which leadeth to the exaltation of the Cause of God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.284b,

AQA7#385 p.089a

Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07265

no title

140

mixed

لسان قدم میفرماید ای کنیز من و فرزند کنیز من جمیع عباد و اماء را مخصوص امروز

The Tongue of Eternity proclaims: O My handmaiden and daughter of My handmaiden! All servants and handmaidens are especially privileged in this Day [3.5s]

INBA35:049, BLIB_Or03116.080.02, , BLIB_Or11096#173, , BLIB_Or15710.018a,

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH07266

no title

140

mixed

لسان متحیر که چه ذکر نماید و قلم متحیر که چه نگارد نفسیکه مدارس نرفته مباحث

The tongue is bewildered what to utter, and the pen is perplexed what to inscribe - one who, though unschooled in the seminaries [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15699.068a,

AQA5#080 p.096

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07267

no title

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

BH07268

no title

140

Arabic

لعمر الله ینوح الرعد و یبکی السحاب بما ورد علی الله مالک الرقاب ان الذی

By the life of God! The thunder waileth and the clouds weep at what hath befallen God, the Lord of all necks. Verily, He Who [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.146a,

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07269

no title

140

Arabic

لعن الله قوما حالوا بیننا و بینکم قاتل الله عباد الذین ظلموکم و صاروا حجابا بینکم و بین

The curse of God be upon the people who have come between Us and you. May God destroy those servants who have wronged you and become a veil betwixt you and Us [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.076f,

BH07270

no title

140

Arabic

لک الحمد یا الهی بما نورت قلبی بنور عرفانک و عرفتنی سبیلک و اریتنی مشرق عطائک

To Thee be praise, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, for having made me to know Thy path, and for having shown me the Dayspring of Thy bounties [3.5s]

INBA15:280a, INBA26:281

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07271

no title

140

Arabic

لک الحمد یا فالق الاصباح و مرسل الریاح اشهد بک فتح باب الفلاح و ظهر سبیل

Praise be unto Thee, O Cleaver of the Dawn and Sender of the Winds. I bear witness that through Thee the gate of prosperity hath been opened and the path made manifest [3.5s]

AQMJ2.124

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07272

no title

140

Persian

مجد می‌گوید بنویس میگویم لا اعلم شیئا میگوید انت العلیم الحکیم یقول انظرنی

Glory saith: Write! I say: I know naught. It saith: Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He saith: Behold Me [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.080d,

BH07273

no title

140

mixed

محبوب عالم در این سجن اعظم احبای خود را ذکر میفرماید تا از فضلش مسرور باشند

The Beloved of the world, within this Most Great Prison, maketh mention of His loved ones, that they may rejoice in His bounty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.149b,

Effort; striving; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Twin duties of recognition and obedience

BH07274

no title

140

mixed

مصیبت عالم از جاهلیست که خود را بطراز علم مزین نماید و ظاهر کند چه که عباد

The affliction of the world proceedeth from the ignorant one who adorneth himself with the ornaments of knowledge and maketh a show thereof amongst the people [3.5s]

INBA51:631b

LHKM3.366a

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Empty learning; false spirituality; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07275

no title

140

mixed

مطلع آیات الهی و مشرق بینات ربانی چند کره لذت اسیری و سجن را در سبیل دوست

The Dawning-Place of divine verses and the Dayspring of heavenly evidences hath, time and again, tasted the sweetness of captivity and imprisonment in the path of the Friend [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.312a,

Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH07276

no title

140

Persian

مقبلین وارد و باصغاء ندآء مالک اسما فائز لله الحمد بافق اعلی فائز گشتند و

They that have drawn nigh and hearkened unto the Call of the Lord of Names have attained, praise be unto God, unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15699.057,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07277

no title

140

mixed

مکتوبت بانوار عرش فائز و در سجن اعظم بلحاظ مالک قدم مشرف گشت انشاء الله در

Thy letter hath been illumined by the lights of the Divine Throne and hath attained, in the Most Great Prison, unto the gaze of the Ancient King. God willing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.262a, , BLIB_Or15730.026h,

Belief and denial; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07278

no title

140

Arabic

نار الله من سدره الامر عن افق الجبین قد کان مشهودا تغن بما غنت ورقاء البهاء

The Fire of God, from the Lote-Tree of Command, hath been made manifest upon the horizon of the brow. Sing thou even as the Nightingale of Glory hath sung [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.300b,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07279

no title

140

mixed

نامه ات در سجن اعظم باینمظلوم رسید نفحات محبت از او استشمام شد انشاء الله

Thy letter reached this Wronged One in the Most Great Prison, and the sweet fragrances of thy love were inhaled therefrom. God willing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.292a,

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement

BH07280

no title

140

mixed

نامه ات که باسم عبد حاضر ارسال نمودی لدی المظلوم حاضر و تمام آن باصغا فائز

Your letter, which you sent in the name of this servant, hath reached the Wronged One and all thereof hath been heard [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.125e,

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07281

no title

140

Arabic

نطق لسان القدم فی السجن الاعظم بکلمه انجذبت عنها الملا الاعلی و سکان مدائن

The Tongue of Eternity hath spoken from the Most Great Prison a word whereby the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the cities were enraptured [3.5s]

AQA7#437 p.252

Exhortations and counsels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07282

no title

140

Arabic

هذا ذکر من لدنا الی الذی اقبل الی قبله الافاق لتجذبه آیات ربه و تقربه الی

This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Qiblih of all horizons, that the verses of his Lord may draw him and bring him nigh [3.5s]

INBA23:202b, INBA34:330, BLIB_Or15707.201, , BLIB_Or15735.344,

AQA1#211, AQA6#175 p.001, HYK.344

Belief and denial; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07283

no title

140

mixed

هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز باللقاء و آمن بالله رب العالمین فاعلم قد حضر کتابک

This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the meeting and believed in God, the Lord of all worlds. Know thou that thy letter hath arrived [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.053b,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH07284

no title

140

Arabic

هذا ذکر من مالک البلاء الی من سمی بالرضا الذی اقبل و عرف و سمع و فاز

This is a remembrance from the Lord of Tribulation unto him who is named Riḍá, who hath turned, recognized, hearkened and attained [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11098.019

BH07285

no title

140

Arabic

هذا غلام اقامه الله علی امره و انطقه بثنائه و ذکره بین العالمین و بذلک اعترض

This is the Youth whom God hath raised up for His Cause and made to speak forth His praise and remembrance amidst the peoples of the world, whereupon He was opposed [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.281b,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07286

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب الله الملک العزیز المختار الی الذی نسبه الله الی خادمه لیترشح علیه

This is the Book of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Chosen, unto him whom God hath related to His servant, that it may shed upon him its bounties [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.261a,

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07287

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب فیه تنطق الورقا بنغمات عز محبوب و یتلوا علی الممکنات آیات الفراق و هذا تقدیر

This is the Book wherein the Dove warbleth melodies of the Beloved's glory and reciteth unto all created things the verses of separation, and this is decreed [3.5s]

INBA71:036c

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07288

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من الله الی الذی سمی بعبدالله لیتذکر بذکر الله المهیمن العزیز

This is a Book from God unto him who hath been named 'Abdu'llah, that he may remember God, the All-Subduing, the Mighty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.260,

LHKM2.193

Call to action; Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Justice and mercy; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement

BH07289

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدن عزیز کریم الی الذی آمن بالله الفرد الخبیر لیاخذه سکر خمر

This is an epistle from Him Who is mighty and bountiful unto him who hath believed in God, the Single One, the All-Informed, that he may be intoxicated with its wine [3.5s]

INBA19:427b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07290

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی التی آمنت بالله المهیمن القیوم و ارادت مولیها اذ اتی

This is a Book from Our presence unto her who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and hath turned unto her Lord when He came [3.5s]

AQA6#178 p.003b, ADM2#119 p.210x, NFR.128, NSR_1993.044

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for women; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07291

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی التی آمنت بالله ربها و فازت بانوار القدس و شربت رحیق

This is a Book from Our presence unto her who hath believed in God, her Lord, and hath attained unto the effulgent lights of sanctity and hath quaffed the choice wine [3.5s]

INBA18:067, BLIB_Or15725.392b,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

BH07292

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی امه من امائی لتجذبها نغماتی الی سماء عرفانی و ینقطعها عن

This is a Book from Our presence unto one among Our handmaidens, that My melodies may draw her unto the heaven of My knowledge and sever her from [3.5s]

INBA27:455b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07293

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی من تقرب الی الله المهیمن القیوم طوبی لک بما وجدت عرف

This is an Epistle from Our presence unto him who hath drawn nigh unto God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast inhaled the fragrance [3.5s]

INBA44:136

BRL_DA#059, LHKM1.069

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07294

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الیک لتشکر الله ربک و تتوجه بقلبک الی شطر عز منیرا طوبی لک

This is a Book from Us unto thee, that thou mayest render thanks unto God, thy Lord, and turn with thy heart toward the precincts of luminous glory. Blessed art thou [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.390b,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07295

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی امه من اماء الله لتذکر ربها فی الغدو و الاصال ان یا

This is a Book from before the Most Glorious unto a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God, that she may remember her Lord at morn and eventide. O thou [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.301b,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07296

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم الی احبائه لیحیین بکلمات الله العزیز

This is a Book from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto His loved ones, that they may be quickened through the Words of God, the Mighty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.286a,

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07297

no title

140

Arabic

Prayers and Meditations

هذا کتاب من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذی سمع ندآء ربه و اتخذ... ربّ اسئلک بذکرک الّذی به بعثت الممکنات

This is the Book from the presence of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath hearkened unto the call of his Lord and turned [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by that Remembrance of Thee through which all things have been raised to life

INBA48:184b, BLIB_Or15739.320,

BRL_DA#775, PMP#107x

PM#107x

Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause

BH07298

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی احباء الله لمهیمن العزیز القدیر و فیه یذکر ما

This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned unto the loved ones of God, the All-Dominating, the Mighty, the Powerful, wherein He mentioneth that which [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.276a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07299

no title

140

mixed

هذا کتاب من لدی المظلوم الی الذی آمن بالله اذ اتی الموعود بسلطان مبین امروز

This is an epistle from the Wronged One to him who hath believed in God, when the Promised One came with manifest sovereignty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.337d,

Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Word of God is its own standard

BH07300

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یبشر الناس الی رضوان قدس علیا و یقرب المقربین الی ساحه

This is a Book that speaketh with truth and beareth unto all peoples the glad-tidings of a most holy and exalted Paradise, drawing them that are nigh unto His sacred court [3.5s]

INBA51:289, INBA36:110a, INBA71:275b, INBA49:327

LHKM3.057

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH07302

no title

140

Arabic

هذا لوح من المسجون الی ورقه من اوراق سدره الرضوان لتحرکها اریاح مشیه ربها

This is a Tablet from the Prisoner unto a leaf among the leaves of the Lote-Tree of Paradise, that it may be stirred by the winds of its Lord's will [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.335a, , NLAI_BH1.211

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07303

no title

140

Arabic

هذا لوح من لدنا الی الذی آمن بالله العلی العظیم لیاخذه جذب الایات و یجعله

This is a Tablet from Us unto him who hath believed in God, the Most High, the Most Great, that he may be seized by the rapture of the verses and be [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#137,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07304

no title

140

Arabic

هذا یوم فیه اخذ الاهتزاز سکان الارض و السماء بما اتی المحبوب من غیر ستر و

This is the Day whereon the dwellers of earth and heaven are seized with trembling, inasmuch as the Beloved hath come without veil or concealment [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.145c,

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Living waters; water of life

BH07305

no title

140

Arabic

هذا یوم فیه ظهر المکنون و برز المخزون و نطق فی السجن الاعظم الملک لله

This is the Day wherein that which was hidden hath been made manifest, and that which was treasured hath appeared, and from the Most Great Prison the King hath proclaimed: "Sovereignty belongeth unto God." [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.191a,

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God

BH07306

no title

140

Persian

هر شیء از اشیاء را رائحه بوده و خواهد بود و مفتشهای الهی از هر نفسی رائحه

Every created thing hath, and shall ever possess, its own fragrance, and the divine Investigators perceive from every soul its fragrance [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.032b,

BH07307

no title

140

Arabic

هل شرب احد من بحر الحیوان و صمت عن البیان او مافاز به و کان من الغافلین

Hath anyone partaken of the Ocean of Life and remained silent in utterance, or hath he attained unto it yet remained among the heedless [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.031b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.110,

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Living waters; water of life; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH07308

no title

140

Arabic

هل یری فی الارض من یسمع ندآء الله باذن الانصاف و العدل و هل یری من یتوجه الی

Is there to be found in all the earth one who hearkeneth unto the Call of God with the ear of justice and equity, and is there to be found one who turneth [3.5s]

INBA41:376, BLIB_Or15713.297a, , BLIB_Or15715.332a,

LHKM1.102b

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07309

no title

140

mixed

همه عالم حق را دوست داشته و دارند کل باو مقبلند و خود را از او میدانند عاصی

All creation hath ever loved and continueth to love the Truth; all turn their faces toward Him and recognize themselves as being from Him, though they be wayward [3.5s]

INBA65:036x, INBA51:081b, INBA30:093x, INBA81:002, KB_620:074-075

AHM.333x, AQMJ1.151x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07310

no title

140

mixed

یا ابا طالب باینکلمه مبارکه که بمثابه اکلیل است از برای راس عرفان ناظر باش ضع

O Abu-Tálib! Fix thine eye upon this blessed Word which is even as a crown upon the head of mystic knowledge [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.084c,

Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07311

no title

140

Arabic

یا اباالحسن حضر اسمک لدی المظلوم ذکرناک بایات بنورها اشرقت الارض و السماء

O Abu'l-Hasan! Thy name hath been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. We make mention of thee through verses by whose light the earth and heaven have been illumined [3.5s]

INBA18:344b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH07312

no title

140

Arabic

یا اباالفضل علیک بهائی و عنایتی طوبی لک و لاشتعالک فی حب الله و لبیانک فی

O Abu'l-Faḍl! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Blessed art thou for thy enkindlement in the love of God and for thy utterance [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.162a,

PYB#122 p.05

Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07313

no title

140

Arabic

یا اباالقاسم هل تعرف من یذکرک من افق السجن و هل تری من اقبل الیک من مقامه

O Abu'l-Qásim! Art thou aware of Him Who maketh mention of thee from the horizon of the Prison, and dost thou behold Him Who hath turned toward thee from His station [3.5s]

INBA84:204b, BLIB_Or15715.017e,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Imagery in the Qur'an; Living waters; water of life; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07314

no title

140

mixed

یا اباالقاسم یشهد قلمی باقبالک و خضوعک و خشوعک لله رب العالمین قد اقبلت بامری

O Abu'l-Qásim! My Pen beareth witness to thy turning unto God, thy humility and thy submissiveness before God, the Lord of the worlds. Thou hast turned thyself unto My Cause [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.089a,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

BH07315

no title

140

Arabic

یا ابراهیم سمعنا ندآئک اجبناک بلوح شهد بما شهد الله قبل الوجود انه لا اله الا

O Ibrahim! We have heard thy call and have answered thee with a Tablet that beareth witness unto that which God Himself did testify before existence came to be, that there is no God but [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.281c,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07316

no title

140

Arabic

یا ابن افنانی علیک بهائی و رحمتی رایناک قبل ان ترانی و هدیناک قبل ان تسئلنی

O Son of Afnán! Upon thee rest My glory and My mercy. We beheld thee ere thou didst behold Us, and guided thee ere thou didst beseech Us [3.5s]

INBA51:541, BLIB_Or15712.281a,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH07317

no title

140

Arabic

یا ابن الالف و الحاء انا اردنا ان نذکره مره اخری فضلا من لدی الله مولی الوری

O Son of A and H! We have willed to make mention of him once again, as a bounty from God, the Lord of all beings [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.086b,

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07318

no title

140

mixed

یا ابن برات ان استمع ما ینادیک به ربک العزیز الوهاب و یذکرک بیوم ینطق فیه رب

O Son of Barát! Hearken unto that which thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, calleth thee, and remindeth thee of the Day wherein the Lord shall speak [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.169b, , BLIB_Or15719.046e,

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07319

no title

140

Arabic

یا احباء الله فی لندره اعلموا من ذهب اتی انه انجز وعده و اظهر امره و یمر علیکم

O beloved of God in London! Know ye that He Who hath come hath fulfilled His promise and manifested His Cause, and passeth among you [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.085a,

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH07320

no title

140

Arabic

یا احبائی فی الهاء و المیم ان استمعوا ندآء ربکم الرحمن الرحیم انه ما غفل عنکم قد ذکرکم

O My loved ones in Há and Mím! Hearken unto the voice of your Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Verily, He hath not been unmindful of you, and hath remembered you [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.037c,

ASAT5.271x

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement

BH07321

no title

140

mixed

یا احمد نامه ات منزه از نقوش مدادیه ملاحظه شد انشاء الله قلبت بمثابه او مشاهده شود

O Ahmad! Thy letter, sanctified from traces of earthly ink, hath been perused. God willing, may thy heart be witnessed in like manner [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.075a,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07322

no title

140

Arabic

یا احمد یذکرک المظلوم و یذکرک بآیات الله رب العالمین لیقربک الیه انه هو الفضال الکریم

O Ahmad! The Wronged One remembereth thee, and remembereth thee through the verses of God, the Lord of all worlds, that He may draw thee nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.238,

Prayer for nearness to God; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07323

no title

140

Arabic

یا اذن العالم توجه لعل تسمع ما ینطق به الاسم الاعظم فی هذا المنظر المنیر لعمر

O hearing of the world! Incline thine ear, that perchance thou mayest hearken unto that which the Most Great Name proclaimeth in this scene of transcendent glory. By My life [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.144b,

MJAN.005, AYBY.057a

Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07324

no title

140

mixed

یا اسدالله حمد کن مقصود عالمیان را که ترا موید فرمود بر عرفانش در ایامیکه

O Asadu'llah! Give praise unto the Desired One of all worlds, Who hath confirmed thee in His recognition in these days wherein [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.343c,

HDQI.031b

High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH07325

no title

140

Persian

یا اسم جود علیک بهائی نامه ح و س علیه بهائی ملاحظه شد از قبل

O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My Glory! The letter of Ḥ and S, upon whom be My Glory, was perused aforetime [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15699.137,

BH07326

no title

140

mixed

یا اسمعیل بفرح اکبر فائز شدی و بسرور اعظم مزین چه که حق جل جلاله از شطر سجن

O Isma'il! Thou hast attained unto the most great joy and been adorned with supreme gladness, for the Truth, exalted be His glory, from the Prison [3.5s]

INBA41:213, BLIB_Or15715.274b,

LHKM1.117

Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07327

no title

140

Persian

یا اسمعیل مرسل خلیل و مکلم کلیم در این سجن اعظم در هنگامیکه

O Isma'il, sent by the Friend and in communion with Him Who conversed with God, in this Most Great Prison at the time when [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.359b,

Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07328

no title

140

Persian

یا اسمی علیک بهائی جناب افنان ها علیه بهاءالله الابهی در نامه شما ذکر

O My Name! Upon thee be My Glory! The honored Afnán, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God, in thy letter mention [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15738.221a,

BH07329

no title

140

Persian

یا اسمی مهدی آنچه در باره وجه جناب حاجی سید محمد افنان علیه بهائی امر شد

O My Name Mihdi! That which hath been decreed concerning the visage of His honour Haji Siyyid Muhammad Afnan, upon him be the glory of God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.201c, , BLIB_Or15738.143a,

BH07330

no title

140

Arabic

یا اله الملا الاعلی و الظاهر من افقک الابهی اسئلک ببحر علمک و سماء عرفانک و

O God of the Supreme Concourse and Thou Who art manifest from Thy Most Glorious Horizon! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy knowledge and the heaven of Thy recognition and [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.001c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.034a,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07331

no title

140

Arabic

یا الهی و سلطانی هذا یوم فیه اخذ اهتزاز اسمک الابهی من فی الارض و السماء و

O my God and my Sovereign! This is a Day wherein the vibration of Thy Most Glorious Name hath seized all who dwell in earth and heaven [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.002a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.034b,

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07332

no title

140

mixed

یا ام علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی در فضل و عنایت حق تفکر نما نعمت عظمی بتو عطا

O Mother of 'Alí! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. Ponder thou upon the grace and loving-kindness of God. The supreme blessing hath been bestowed upon thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15699.068c,

Consolation and comfort; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07333

no title

140

Persian

یا امتی ام الکتاب در یوم ماب بآواز جلی کل را بافق ظهور الهی دعوت فرمود

O My handmaiden! The Mother Book, on the Day of Return, with resounding voice summoned all to the divine horizon of manifestation [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.226b,

Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07334

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی انشاء الله بعنایت الهی فائز و مسرور باشی لازال ذکر اماء آن ارض از

O My handmaiden! God willing, mayest thou be blessed and joyous through divine favor. Ever hath the mention of the handmaidens of that land [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15706.203, , BLIB_Or15710.233, , BLIB_Or15715.085b,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07335

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی ضجیج و صریخت را در محبت الهی شنیدیم حق جمیع بلایا را قبول فرموده

O My handmaiden! We have heard thy clamorous cry and fervent lamentation in the love of God. Verily, He hath accepted all tribulations [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.230a, , BLIB_Or15715.058d,

AQA5#092 p.107

Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH07336

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی طوبی از برای اذن تو چه که در ایام الهی باصغاء کلمه یا امتی فائز شده

O My handmaiden! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as in these divine days thou hast attained unto the hearing of the word "O My handmaiden!" [3.5s]

INBA51:041, BLIB_Or15715.198a, , KB_620:034-035

LHKM2.116

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07337

no title

140

Arabic

یا امتی علیک بهائی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی انه یقربک الی ساحه عزی و بساط قدسی

O My handmaiden! Upon thee be My Glory! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison, for verily it draweth thee nigh unto the court of My majesty and the sanctuary of My holiness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15728.153b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.064b,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for women

BH07338

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی علیک بهائی امروز آفتاب حقیقت از افق سماء عظمت مشرق و مولی الوری قصد

O My handmaiden! Upon thee be My glory! Today the Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of grandeur, and the Lord of all beings hath purposed [3.5s]

LHKM1.143

Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement

BH07339

no title

140

Persian

یا امتی مراسلات و مکتوبات و عرایض شما بساحت اقدس که مقر مظلوم آفاقت فائز

O My handmaiden! Thy letters, missives and supplications have reached the Most Holy Court, the seat of this Wronged One of the horizons [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.231b,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07340

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی نامه ات حاضر و باصغاء مظلوم فائز امروز کل در صقع واحد مشاهده میشوند هر

O My handmaiden! Thy letter hath come and attained the presence of the Wronged One. Today all are beheld upon a single plane [3.5s]

INBA84:141a, INBA84:075, INBA84:017a.05

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07341

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی و ورقتی از خداوند یکتا میطلبیم ترا تایید فرماید و از قلم اعلی اجر لقا

O My handmaiden and My leaf! We beseech the one true God that He may vouchsafe unto thee His confirmation and from the Most Exalted Pen the reward of attainment [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.057,

Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07342

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی و ورقتی امروز هر ورقی بذکری ذاکر و اوراق سدره منتهی بقد اتی الحق ناطق

O My handmaiden and My leaf! On this day every leaf maketh mention of His remembrance, and the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree speak forth "The Truth hath come." [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.174b,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07343

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی و ورقتی ذکرت لدی المظلوم بوده فراموش نشده امروز لحاظ عنایت متوجه اماء

O My handmaiden and My leaf! Thou hast been remembered before the Wronged One and art not forgotten. Today the glance of loving-kindness is directed towards the handmaidens [3.5s]

INBA23:225

QUM.022

Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07344

no title

140

Persian

یا امتی و ورقتی مظلوم از شطر سجن ترا ندا مینماید و بافق اعلی دعوت

O My handmaiden and My leaf! The Wronged One calleth thee from the precincts of the Prison and summoneth thee unto the supreme horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.148b,

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07345

no title

140

mixed

یا امتی و یا ورقتی خلق ایران اکثری از حق محروم و از عالم مکاشفه و شهود ممنوع

O My handmaiden and My leaf! The people of Iran, for the most part, are deprived of truth and barred from the realm of mystic knowledge and vision [3.5s]

INBA33:064

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power of prayer

BH07346

no title

140

Arabic

یا امتی و یا ورقتی علیک بهائی و بهاء من فی ملکوتی حمد مقصود عالم را که بنار

O My handmaiden and My leaf! Upon thee rest My glory and the glory of them that dwell in My Kingdom! Praise be unto the Desired One of the world Who through the fire [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.095c,

Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH07347

no title

140

Arabic

یا اهل الارض ان استمعوا ندآء مالک السماء انه یدعوکم الی ما یقربکم الی الافق

O peoples of the earth! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of Heaven, for He summoneth you unto that which shall draw you nigh unto the horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.013a,

Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07348

no title

140

Arabic

یا اهل البهاء ان اعرفوا مقاماتکم ثم اشکر الذی عرفکم نفسه و اسمعکم ندآئه و

O people of Bahá! Know ye your stations, then render thanks unto Him Who hath made known His Self unto you and caused you to hear His Call [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.012a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07349

no title

140

Arabic

یا اهل ناسوت الانشاء اسمعوا ندآء مالک ملکوت الاسماء انه یجذبکم و یقربکم الی

O denizens of the earthly realm of creation, hearken unto the call of the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Names! Verily, He draweth you and bringeth you nigh [3.5s]

INBA27:429a, BLIB_Or15715.167a,

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07350

no title

140

mixed

یا اولیاء الله لازال مطالع کذب و نفاق اصحاب خود را از تقرب و اتفاق با عباد

O friends of God! The dawning-places of falsehood and hypocrisy have ever prevented their followers from drawing nigh unto and achieving unity with His servants [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.169a, , BLIB_Or15716.131b, , BLIB_Or15728.047b,

Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07351

no title

140

Arabic

یا اولیاءالله جناب نبیل قبل رضا علیه سلام الله مالک الاسماء سئل الله رب الملک

O friends of God! His honor Nabil, who preceded Rida, upon him be the peace of God, the Lord of Names, besought God, the Lord of sovereignty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.098b,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Words vs deeds

BH07352

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایتها الورقه المنبته فی سدره الوفاء ان استمعی ما یذکرک مولی الوری کما ذکرک

O Leaf that hath sprung forth from the Tree of Faithfulness! Hearken thou unto that which the Lord of creation doth recount unto thee, even as He hath made mention of thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.105b,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection

BH07353

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایها الحاضر لدی العرش و الناظر مطلع آیات ربک العلیم الحکیم ان اشکر بما

O thou who art present before the Throne and beholdest the Dawning-Place of the verses of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! Give thanks for that which [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#333,

Consolation and comfort; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

BH07354

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایها الذاکر ان المذکور یذکرک و یبشرک بفرات رحمه ربک الغفور الکریم ان اذکر المظلوم

O thou who makest mention! Verily, He Who is mentioned remembereth thee and giveth thee glad tidings of the river of thy Lord's mercy, the All-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful. Make mention, then, of the Wronged One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.299b, , BLIB_Or15715.337b,

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07355

no title

140

Arabic

Prayers and Meditations

یا ایها العادل علی من فی السموات و الارض و یا ایها الحاکم علی من فی ملکوت

O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation!

INBA19:119b, INBA32:110a, BLIB_Or15696.024a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.090a,

PMP#039, NFR.133

PM#039

Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07356

no title

140

mixed

یا ایها العبد المقبل ان استمع ما ینادیک به المظلوم من شطر السجن انه لا اله

O thou servant who hast drawn nigh! Hearken unto that which the Wronged One calleth out to thee from the precincts of the Prison - verily, there is no god [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.237a, , BLIB_Or15715.096c,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07357

no title

140

mixed

یا ایها المتمسک بحبل عنایتی و المتشبث بذیل رحمتی اسمع ندائی من شطر السجن انه

O thou who hast clung to the cord of My loving-kindness and held fast to the hem of My mercy! Hearken unto My call from this Prison—verily [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.050.11,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service

BH07358

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایها المذکور لدی المظلوم اسمع ندائی من شطر سجنی انه شهد و یشهد بوحدانیه

O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison. Verily, He hath testified and doth testify to My oneness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.023.10,

LHKM2.219

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07359

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایها المظلوم ان اذکر من شرب کوثر البیان فی ایام الرحمن و اقبل الی کعبه

O Thou Who art wronged! Call to mind them that have drunk of the Kawthar of utterance in the days of the All-Merciful and turned toward the Kaaba [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.016b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.069b,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07360

no title

140

mixed

یا ایها الناظر الی الافق الاعلی معرضین بیان گفته اند اینمظلوم از آیات نقطه

O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon! The opposers have claimed that this Wronged One hath spoken concerning the verses of the Point [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.132b,

AQA5#150 p.207

Prayer for nearness to God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan

BH07361

no title

140

mixed

یا بائی علیک بهائی لیل گذشته جناب اسد علیه بهائی بوکالت آنجناب بضیافت مشغول

O My brother, upon thee be My glory! Last night His honor Asad, upon him be My glory, engaged in hosting on thy behalf [3.5s]

INBA51:156b, KB_620:149-150

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

BH07362

no title

140

mixed

یا بائی علیک بهائی نصح الله را بشنو و اوامرش را اصغا نما و برسان بگو یا

O My Brother! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken unto God's counsels and give ear unto His commandments. Convey them, saying: O [3.5s]

AYI2.362

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH07363

no title

140

mixed

یا بدیع ندایت مکرر باصغا فائز ما من ندآء الا و یسمعه و ما من عمل الا و یراه

O Bad??'! Again and again hath Thy call been heard by Us. No cry ascendeth but He heareth it, and no deed is wrought but He beholdeth it [3.5s]

INBA27:429b

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH07364

no title

140

Persian

یا جمال الدین علیک بهاء الله الملک الحق المبین نامهای شما که ارسال نمودی غصن اکبر

O Jamálu'd-Dín! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the True and Manifest King! Thy letters, which thou didst dispatch to the Greater Branch [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.090,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH07365

no title

140

Arabic

یا جواد علیک بهاء الله و رحمته قد حضر کتابک و قرئه العبد الحاضر لدی الوجه و

O Javád! Upon thee be the glory of God and His mercy. Thy letter hath indeed come into Our presence and been read by this servant who standeth before His countenance [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.068d,

Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Presence of; reunion with God

BH07366

no title

140

Arabic

یا جواد یذکرک مالک الایجاد فی المعاد بما یقربک الی الله رب العالمین لاتنظر

O Javád! The Lord of Creation remembereth thee from the Seat of Return with that which draweth thee nigh unto God, the Lord of all worlds. Look not [3.5s]

INBA15:278, INBA26:279a

SFI08.019a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH07367

no title

140

Persian

یا حاء ندای مظلوم را بشنو لله الحمد آنچه در آستانه ظاهر شده حق را از باطل واضح و

O Letter Ḥá! Hearken unto the Voice of the Wronged One. All praise be unto God, for whatsoever hath been made manifest at the Threshold hath distinguished truth from falsehood [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.062b,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07368

no title

140

Persian

یا حسین از قبل بذکر حق جل جلاله فائز شدی و حالهم وجه عنایت بتو متوجه

O Husayn! In times past thou wert favored with the mention of God, glorified be His majesty, and now the countenance of His loving-kindness is turned unto thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.068.22,

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07369

no title

140

Arabic

یا حسین ان استمع ندآء المظلوم الذی ینادی من شطر السجن انه لا اله الا هو

O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of Him Who is wronged, Who proclaimeth from the precincts of the Prison: "There is none other God but He." [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.044b,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07370

no title

140

Arabic

یا حسین ان استمع ندآء من ینطق فی کل شیء انه لا اله الا انا العزیز الوهاب

O Husayn! Hearken unto the Voice that proclaimeth through all things: "Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful." [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.001b,

Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07371

no title

140

mixed

Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

یا حسین انشاء الله بانوار آفتاب حقیقت روشن و منیر باشی و بذکر الهی که از اعظم

O Ḥusayn! God grant thou shalt ever be bright and radiant, beaming with the light of the Sun of Truth

BLIB_Or15715.051d,

AADA.039-040, TBP#17c

TB#17c

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH07372

no title

140

mixed

یا حسین آیا اهل عالم الیوم بچه متمسکند و بچه حجت و برهان اثبات حق خود

O Ḥusayn! By what means do the peoples of the world hold fast this day, and by what proof and testimony do they establish their truth [3.5s]

INBA44:181a

Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

BH07373

no title

140

Arabic

یا حسین قبل قلی اسمع ندآء الله القدمی انه یجذبک الی مقام لا یری فیه الا تجلیات

O Husayn-i-Quli! Hearken unto the Call of the Ancient God - verily He draweth thee unto a station wherein naught is witnessed save the effulgences [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.156b,

Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07374

no title

140

Arabic

یا حسین یذکرک المظلوم و یوصیک بما یرتفع به امر الله رب العالمین لعمر الله ان

O Ḥusayn! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee and counseleth thee with that whereby the Cause of God, the Lord of all worlds, shall be exalted. By the life of God [3.5s]

INBA18:038

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07375

no title

140

Persian

یا حق نظر لحاظ حقیقت در این حین بتو متوجه

O Thou Who art the Truth! The glance of Reality in this moment is directed unto Thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.022,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Proclamation to Jews; Proclamation to Muslims; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07376

no title

140

mixed

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

یا خدیجه علیک بهائی یا امتی علیک عنایتی ذکرت نزد مظلوم مذکور و باینکلمات

O Khadíjih, upon thee rest My glory! O My handmaid, upon thee be My bounty! Thou wast remembered before this Wronged One

BLIB_Or15715.201c,

YQAZ.536a

ADMS#275

BH07377

no title

140

mixed

یا خورشید آفتاب حقیقت از شطر سجن اعظم بتو توجه نموده و ترا ذکر مینماید و

O Khurshid! The Daystar of Truth hath turned from the Most Great Prison towards thee, making mention of thee [3.5s]

AQA5#133 p.170

Exhortations and counsels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07378

no title

140

Arabic

یا رحیم یذکرک الکریم الذی سجن فی سجن عکاء بما دعا الکل الی الله مالک الاسماء

O Rahim! The All-Bountiful, Who lieth imprisoned in the prison of 'Akká, maketh mention of thee, having summoned all unto God, the Lord of Names [3.5s]

INBA23:145

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07379

no title

140

Arabic

یا رضا یذکرک المظلوم من شطر السجن و یجیبک فیما دعوته ان ربک لهو العادل

O Riḍá! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the prison-precinct, and answereth that wherewith thou didst call upon Him. Verily thy Lord is the All-Just [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.011a,

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07380

no title

140

Persian

یا ریحان انشاء الله بروح و ریحان عباد را بافق ظهور مالک ادیان دعوت نمائی یوم

O Rayhan! God willing, thou shalt summon the servants, with joy and fragrance, unto the horizon of the appearance of the Lord of Religions upon this Day [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.154a,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07381

no title

140

mixed

یا زین المقربین علیک بهائی و عنایتی جناب عبدالکریم امام وجه حاضر مع نامه

O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. 'Abdu'l-Karím hath attained Our presence, bearing his letter [3.5s]

TABN.244a

The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07382

no title

140

Arabic

یا سالار ابراهیم قد اتی الخلیل و الکلیم ینادی الملک لله مالک الوجود قد فاز الطور بلقاء

O Salar-i-Abraham! The Friend [Abraham] and the Interlocutor [Moses] have come, proclaiming: "Sovereignty belongeth unto God, the Lord of existence!" Mount Sinai hath attained unto the presence [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.150,

Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07383

no title

140

mixed

یا سمندر علیک بهائی ایام ایام اللهست و بسیار عظیمست ولکن عباد غافل از نفحات

O Samandar! Upon thee be My glory! These are the days of God and are of mighty significance, yet the servants remain heedless of the sweet perfumes [3.5s]

MJAN.031, AYBY.069

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07384

no title

140

mixed

یا سهراب حق جل جلاله از برای اصلاح عالم و تربیت امم خود را ظاهر فرمود امرش

O Suhrab! The True One, glorified be His majesty, hath manifested Himself for the reformation of the world and the education of its peoples [3.5s]

INBA84:194, BLIB_Or15715.018e,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH07385

no title

140

mixed

یا صادق انشاء الله بصدق حقیقی فائز شوی و بطراز امانت مزین گردی طوبی از برای

O Sadiq! God willing, mayest thou attain unto true sincerity and be adorned with the ornament of trustworthiness. Blessed is [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.115d,

Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07386

no title

140

Arabic

یا صادق قد توجه الیک وجه المظلوم من هذا المقام الذی جعله الغافلون سجنا لمن

O Sadiq! The Face of the Wronged One hath turned toward thee from this spot which the heedless have made a prison for Him [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.308b,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH07387

no title

140

mixed

یا عباس امروز روزیست که پادشاه ناس بر عرش مستوی و لحاظ عنایتش متوجه دوستانش

O Abbas! This is the Day whereon the King of humanity is established upon the throne, and His glance of grace is turned towards His loved ones [3.5s]

INBA51:462b

LHKM3.356b

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07388

no title

140

Arabic

یا عبد الرحیم اشهد بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد

O 'Abdu'r-Rahim! Bear thou witness unto that whereunto God Himself hath testified, that verily there is no God but Him, the Single, the One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.166a, , BLIB_Or15728.029a,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07389

no title

140

Arabic

یا عبد الغفور ان الطور یحدث اسرار الظهور و السدرة تنادی الملک لله المهیمن القیوم

O 'Abdu'l-Ghufur! The Mount proclaimeth the mysteries of the Manifestation, and the Lote-Tree calleth out: "The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting!" [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15726.133,

BH07390

no title

140

mixed

یا عبد الکریم علیک بهائی نفحات حبت متضوع و استقامتت در امر الله مشهود سوف

O 'Abdu'l-Karím! Upon thee be My Glory! The fragrances of thy love are diffused abroad and thy steadfastness in the Cause of God is manifest [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.069a,

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07391

no title

140

Arabic

یا عبد حاضر ان الله خلقک و رزقک و رباک و جعلک خادما لنفسه لتشکر ربک الکریم

O servant in attendance! God hath created thee, sustained thee, reared thee, and made thee a servant unto His Own Self, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy bountiful Lord [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.094d,

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07392

no title

140

Arabic

یا عطاء یذکرک فاطر السماء فی سجن عکاء و یدعوک الی الافق الاعلی و یسمعک صریر

O 'Aṭá! The Creator of heaven remembereth thee from the prison of 'Akká, and summoneth thee unto the Most Exalted Horizon, and causeth thee to hear the rustling [3.5s]

AQA6#253 p.243a, VAA.207-207a

Call to action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07393

no title

140

Arabic

یا عطار علیک بهاء المختار قد حضر غصنی الاکبر بکتابک و قراه امام الوجه

O 'Attar! Upon thee be the glory of the Chosen One! My Greater Branch hath presented thy letter and read it before My face [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.335,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07394

no title

140

Arabic

یا علی ان المظلوم یذکرک من هذا السجن الاعظم لتشکر ربک العلیم الخبیر قل یا

O 'Alí! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from this Most Great Prison, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: O [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.093c,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God

BH07395

no title

140

mixed

یا علی عریضه ات مقدس از عرایض بساحت اقدس فائز و عبد حاضر بلسان تو عرض نمود

O Ali! Thy petition, sanctified above all other petitions, hath attained unto the Most Holy Court, and the servant in attendance hath submitted it through thy tongue [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.080a,

Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07396

no title

140

mixed

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

یا علی علیک سلام الله الابدی براستی میگویم این مظلوم جز تهذیب نفوس و اطفاء

O 'Ali! Upon thee be the eternal peace of God! Truly I say this Wronged One has had and has no other intention… Cling firmly to obligatory prayer and fasting

BLIB_Or15716.029.06,

BRL_IOPF#1.04x, DAS.1915-05-13

Law of fasting; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds

BH07397

no title

140

Arabic

یا علی قبل اکبر قد اتی مالک القدر لحیوه العالم ولکن الامم فی حجاب غلیظ قل یا

O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! The Lord of Destiny hath come for the life of the world, yet the peoples remain wrapt in thick veils. Say: O [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.289b, , BLIB_Or15715.235a,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Prophecy and fulfillment

BH07398

no title

140

Arabic

یا علی قبل اکبر یذکرک المظلوم من شطر منظره الاطهر و یدعوک الی الله مالک القدر الذی

O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! The Wronged One remembereth thee from the precincts of His Most Pure Horizon, and summoneth thee unto God, the Lord of Destiny, Who [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.299a, , BLIB_Or15715.336c,

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07399

no title

140

Arabic

یا علی قبل اکبر یذکرک المظلوم من شطر منظره الاکبر المقام الذی نطق فیه من اتی

O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the precincts of His Most Great Prison, the station wherefrom He Who hath come hath spoken forth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.270a, , BLIB_Or15715.266b,

Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07400

no title

140

mixed

یا علی قبل محمد قلم اعلی بتو توجه نموده و ترا ذکر مینماید و اوست معزی و مسلی

O 'Alí-Qablí-Muhammad! The Most Exalted Pen hath turned toward thee and maketh mention of thee, and He, verily, is the Comforter, the Consoler [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.251,

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH07401

no title

140

Arabic

یا علی قبل مراد فاسئل الله بان یوفقک علی ما اراد انه لمالک الایجاد و المقتدر علی ما یشآء

O 'Alí-Qabli-Murád! Beseech thou God that He may enable thee to achieve that which He willeth. Verily, He is the Lord of all creation and the Omnipotent over whatsoever He desireth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.036a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07402

no title

140

Persian

یا غصنی علیک بهائی از قرار مذکور جمعی مبتلا به تب شده‌اند باری از جانب مظلوم

O My Branch! Upon thee be My glory! According to reports, a number of souls have been afflicted with fever. Verily, from this Wronged One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.104d,

BH07403

no title

140

Persian

یا غصنی مکتوب شما از پورت رسید انشاء الله همیشه برسد و از مصر نبات و از هند

O My Branch! Thy letter from Port Said hath arrived. God willing, may letters continue to arrive, from Egypt and from India [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.095d,

BH07404

no title

140

mixed

یا غلام الحمد لله موفق شدید برضای دوست یکتا و عمل نمودید آنچه را که امر فرمود

O Ghulam! Praise be to God that thou hast been enabled to attain unto the good-pleasure of the One True Friend and hast acted according to His command [3.5s]

INBA28:266

ASAT4.427x

Attaining good pleasure of God; Belief and denial; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purpose; goal of creation; Scarcity of receptive souls

BH07405

no title

140

Arabic

یا غلام قد حضر کتابک و عرضه العبد الحاضر تلقاء وجه احاطته الاحزان بما اکتسبت

O servant! Thy letter hath arrived and been presented by this servant who standeth before His face, whom sorrows have encompassed by reason of that which hath been wrought [3.5s]

INBA51:136, KB_620:129-130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07406

no title

140

Arabic

یا فرج الله قد اتی الفرج و الناس عنه معرضون قد ظهر الفرح الاکبر فی هذا المنظر

O Solace of God! Relief hath indeed come, yet the people have turned away therefrom. The Most Great Joy hath been made manifest in this horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.131b,

AQA5#063 p.079

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement

BH07407

no title

140

Arabic

یا قلم الاعلی اذکر امتک التی آمنت بک و اقبلت الیک لیجذبها ما جری منک من لدن

O my God, my Master, my Aspiration! I beseech Thee by Thy Name whereby Thou hast opened the gates of men’s hearts unto recognition

NFR.121

JHT_S#188

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07408

no title

140

Arabic

یا قلم قد اتی الامر المبرم من لدنا مالک القدم

O Pen! The irrevocable decree hath come from Our presence, the Lord of Eternity [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.058a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The concourse on high; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07409

no title

140

mixed

یا گلستان ذکرت مذکور و اسمت از قلم اعلی جاری قدر و مقام این فضل اعظم را بدان

O Gulistan! Thy remembrance is mentioned and thy name hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. Know thou the worth and station of this supreme bounty [3.5s]

INBA18:014

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Equality of men and women; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

BH07410

no title

140

Persian

یا محمد امروز فرات رحمت جاری و آفتاب عنایت مشرق طوبی از برای نفسیکه بکلمه

O Muhammad! Today the stream of mercy floweth, and the Sun of loving-kindness shineth resplendent. Blessed is the soul that through the Word [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.360b,

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07411

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد ان انظر ما انزله الرحمن فی الفرقان یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین قد بشر

O Muhammad! Behold what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur'án concerning the Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds. He hath heralded [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.303a, , BLIB_Or15715.003d,

Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad

BH07412

no title

140

mixed

یا محمد علی فضل و رحمت الهی عالم را احاطه نموده و هر نفسی الیوم بعرفان الله

O Muhammad-'Alí! The grace and mercy of God have encompassed the world, and every soul today is drawn to the recognition of God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.282a,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07413

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قاسم قد حضر کتابک و فاز بالاصغاء اجبناک بلوح لاتعادله الکنوز هل تعرف

O Muhammad-Qasim! Thy letter hath indeed been received and hath attained unto Our hearing. We have answered thee with a Tablet whereunto no treasures can be compared. Dost thou comprehend [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.283c,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07414

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قبل تقی هذا یوم فیه بارز بدر العرفان من خدر البیان بشارة من لدی الرحمن تشکر

O Muhammad-Qabl-i-Taqí! This is a Day wherein the full moon of divine knowledge hath emerged from behind the veil of utterance - a glad-tiding from the All-Merciful [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.127b,

BH07415

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قبل حسین لازال مذکور بوده و هستی از آنچه وارد شده محزون مباش

O Muhammad-Qablí-Ḥusayn! Thou hast ever been and art remembered. Grieve not at that which hath befallen [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.080a,

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07416

no title

140

mixed

یا محمد قبل علی کتابت رسید و ندایت بشرف اصغا فائز امروز هر نفسی حق جل جلاله را

O Muhammad-Qablí-'Alí! Thy letter hath reached Us, and thy call hath been honored with the grace of Our hearing. On this day every soul must exalt God, glorified be His majesty [3.5s]

INBA51:182b, KB_620:175-176

Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07417

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قبل قاسم کسر اصنام الاوهام باسم ربک مالک الانام و ذکر الناس بهذا

O Muhammad-Qábl-i-Qásim! Shatter the idols of vain imaginings in the name of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, and make mention of this unto men [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.214, , BLIB_Or15713.289a,

Idolatry; Knowledge; recognition of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

BH07418

no title

140

mixed

یا محمد قبل قلی اشهد بما شهد المظلوم انه لا اله الا هو الفرد الخبیر ثم اشهد

O Muhammad-Quli! Bear thou witness unto that which the Wronged One hath testified - that there is none other God but Him, the Single One, the All-Informed [3.5s]

INBA18:547, BLIB_Or15724.003a,

AQA7#464 p.286

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07419

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قد احترق قلب الفردوس الاعلی بما ورد علی المظلوم من الذین کفروا بالله

O Muhammad! The heart of the most exalted Paradise hath been consumed with fire by reason of that which hath befallen the Wronged One at the hands of them that have disbelieved in God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15734.1.076b,

Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07420

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد قد فاز ندآئک باصغاء المظلوم فیهذا المقام الذی سمی مره باسم الملکوت و

O Muhammad! Thy call hath reached the hearing of the Wronged One in this station, which hath been named the Kingdom [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.269,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH07421

no title

140

mixed

یا محمد مهدی ذکرت مذکور مکرر بتجلیات انوار نیر ظهور فائز گشتی جمیع عالم از

O Muhammad-Mahdi! Thy remembrance hath been made mention of, and repeatedly hast thou attained unto the effulgent rays of the Luminary of Manifestation. The whole world [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.107b,

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan

BH07422

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمد یذکرک الفرد الواحد الاحد من مقامه المحمود و یشهد کما شهد من قبل انه

O Muhammad! The One, the Single, the Alone remembereth thee from His glorious station and testifieth, even as He testified aforetime, that He [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.075f,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07423

no title

140

Arabic

یا محمود یا ایها المتوجه الی انوار الوجه و الطائر فی هواء الفضل و الناظر الی افق الظهور

O Mahmud! O thou who hast turned thy face to the lights of the Countenance, who soarest in the atmosphere of grace and gazest toward the horizon of the Manifestation [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.272a,

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement

BH07424

no title

140

mixed

یا مسعود مظلوم عالم از مقام محمود بتو توجه نموده و ترا ذکر مینماید چه که

O Mas'úd! The Wronged One of the world hath turned towards thee from His glorious station and maketh mention of thee, inasmuch as [3.5s]

INBA51:562

LHKM3.362

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

BH07425

no title

140

Arabic

یا ملا الادیان ان استمعوا ندآء الرحمن انه ارتفع بالحق فی هذا المقام الذی سمی

O concourse of religions! Hearken unto the Call of the All-Merciful. Verily, it hath been raised in truth from this Station which hath been named [3.5s]

INBA23:005b, BLIB_Or15730.064e,

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07426

no title

140

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

یا من کل شیء اضطرب من سطوتک و کل الامور مقبوضه فی قبضتک و کل الوجوه متوجهه

O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp... O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink

INBA35:023a, INBA48:179b, BLIB_Or15739.314,

PMP#077, PMP#168x, AQMJ1.137, AQMJ1.004, BNEP.113

PM#077, PM#168x, BPRY.167x, BPRY.245x, BSC.187 #274x, BP1929.021-022x

L. Slott, Nabil and Karim, C. Zurek, Soulrise Melodies, C. Signori, QuiqueSaba, T. Ellis

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection

BH07427

no title

140

mixed

یا ناظر علیک سلام الله و عنایته نامه شما بحضور فائز و چون مشعر بود بر نعمت

O Nazir! Upon thee be the peace of God and His loving-kindness! Thy letter hath attained unto Our presence, and inasmuch as it testified to bounty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.200a,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions

BH07428

no title

140

Arabic

یا نصرالله اسمع الندآء من السدره المرتفعه علی الارض البیضاء شاطی بحر عنایه

O Nasru'llah! Hearken unto the Call from the Lofty Tree upon the snow-white earth, upon the shore of the sea of bounty [3.5s]

AQA6#267 p.261

Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07429

no title

140

mixed

یا نصرالله قد فزت بکلمه الله التی لایعادلها شیء من الاشیاء ان اعرف و کن من

O Nasru'llah! Thou hast attained unto the precious and incomparable Word of God. Know this and be of the thankful

KHSK.101

CRADLE.031-032

Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07430

no title

140

Arabic

یا ورقاء لعمری حن قلبی لحزنک و ما ورد علیک و ناح هیکل عنایتی و اهل مدآئن العدل

O Varqa! By My life, My heart hath grieved for thy sorrow and for that which hath befallen thee, and the Temple of My loving-kindness and the dwellers of the Cities of Justice have lamented [3.5s]

INBA19:016, INBA32:017a, BLIB_Or15716.050.08,

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement

BH07431

no title

140

Arabic

یا ورقتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی و مقر عرشی العظیم انه ینادیک فی هذه اللیله

O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the precincts of My prison and the seat of My glorious throne. It calleth thee on this night [3.5s]

INBA51:341a

KHAF.218b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH07432

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقتی اشهد انک فزت باللقاء و اقبلت اذ سمعت الندآء و توجهت اذ اشرقت شمس

O My Leaf! I bear witness that thou hast attained unto the presence, that thou didst hasten when thou heardst the Call, and that thou didst turn thyself when the Sun shone forth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.197a,

AQA7#399 p.169

Mindfulness; concentration; focus; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Word of God is its own standard

BH07433

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقتی در اراده و مشیت الهی و عنایت ربانی تفکر نما چه مقدار از رجال الیوم

O My Leaf! Ponder thou upon the Divine Will and Purpose and the heavenly Providence. Consider how numerous are the men in this day [3.5s]

AQA6#293 p.289a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07434

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقتی یذکرک النبا العظیم و یسئلک هل عرفت ما انزلناه فی الفرقان فی هذا

O My leaf! The Great Announcement maketh mention of thee and asketh: "Hast thou recognized what We revealed in the Qur'an concerning this?" [3.5s]

INBA23:078a

Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Prophecy and fulfillment

BH07435

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقه بعنایت حق فائز شدی چه که ترا تایید فرمود بر اقبال و عرفان مطلع علم و

O Leaf! Thou hast been favored with the grace of God, inasmuch as He hath aided thee to turn unto Him and recognize the Dawning-Place of knowledge [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.322,

Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07436

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقه علیک بهاء الله و فضله و رحمته و عطائه ذکرت نزد مظلوم مذکور حمد خدا را

O Leaf! Upon thee be the glory of God, His grace, His mercy and His bounty. Thou hast been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. Praise be unto God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.090d, , BLIB_Or15726.008a,

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07437

no title

140

mixed

یا ورقه علیک بهائی در دریای کرم محبوب عالمیان تفکر کن در سجن اعظم در حینیکه

O Leaf! Upon thee be My glory! Ponder thou upon the ocean of bounty of the Best-Beloved of the worlds. In the Most Great Prison, whilst [3.5s]

INBA23:079

Praise and encouragement; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07438

no title

140

Persian

یا یهودا انشاء الله موید باشی بر آنچه سبب ارتفاع کلمه الله است مقام یوم مقام

O Judah! God willing, mayest thou be confirmed in that which leadeth to the exaltation of the Word of God. The station of this Day is the station [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.047.09,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07439

no title

140

mixed

ید الله اخذ نمود و فضلش راه نمود طوبی از برای نفسیکه راه را دید و بان پیوست

The Hand of God hath seized, and His grace hath guided the way. Blessed is the soul who perceived the path and clung fast unto it [3.5s]

AQA6#276 p.270a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH07440

no title

140

Arabic

یسبح لله ما فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء قدیرا یسجد له کل من فی

All that dwelleth in the heavens and on earth rendereth praise unto God, and verily He is, over all things, powerful. Before Him boweth down in worship every soul [3.5s]

INBA36:155c, INBA71:326b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH07441

no title

140

Arabic

یشهد القیوم بان الذی ینطق فی هذا القصر انه لهو المقتدر علی ما یشاء قد خلق

The Ever-Living testifieth that He Who speaketh in this Palace is, verily, the All-Powerful, doing whatsoever He willeth, Who hath created [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.015c,

Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH07442

no title

140

Arabic

یشهد الکتاب بانه اتی علی السحاب ولکن القوم فی غفله و شقاق تمسکوا بالاوهام بعد

The Book beareth witness that He hath come upon the clouds, yet the people remain in heedlessness and discord, clinging to vain imaginings [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.066b,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH07443

no title

140

Arabic

Days of Remembrance

سبحانک یا ربنا الرحمن هذا یوم من ایام عیدک الذی سمیته بالرضوان و اظهرت فیه

Praise be to Thee, O Thou our Lord the Most Merciful! This is one of the days of the festival Thou hast named Riḍván

AMB#13

DOR#13

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11495

no title

140

Arabic

ان یا عبد المذکور فی صحائف عصمه ربک العزیز الغفور اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم... سوف یفتح علی وجوه الذین استقاموا ابواب اذا دخلوا

O servant who art inscribed in the scrolls of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One... Soon shall the gates be opened before the faces of them that have stood firm, when they enter [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.051a

MAS4.022ax

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH11546

no title

140

Arabic

یا ایها المهاجر اسمع ندآء الله عن شطر السجن انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم

Oh thou who hast pioneered! Listen to the voice of God from the shores of the Prison. There is no god but Him, the Mighty

NLAI_BH1.055

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

LL#488

BH11656

no title

140

Arabic

سبحان الذی نزل الایات کیف اراد انه لهو المقتدر العزیز الحکیم لا یعزب عن علمه من شی ء

Glorified be He Who hath sent down verses as He willeth! Verily He is the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Naught escapeth His knowledge [3.5s]

YIA.214

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11657

no title

140

mixed

الحمد لله الذی کسر اصنام الظنون باسمه القیوم... حاجی محمد کریم خان کرمانی سالی یک کتاب رد

Praise be to God Who, through His Name, the Self-Subsisting, hath shattered the idols of vain imaginings [3.5s]

NSS.202-203x

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH11658

no title

140

Arabic

کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم و توجه الی الوجه بعد فناء

The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed unto them that have believed in God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, and have turned unto His Countenance after extinction [3.5s]

FRH.355

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH11804

no title

140

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

Glory be to the Lord of the world; and thanks be to the Hands of His Cause; and praise be to the Trustees of His House of Justice

BRL_ATBH#32

Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Exhortations and counsels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; House of Justice; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement

BH11805

no title

140

Arabic

ان استمع ندآء ربک الابهی ثم انقطع عن الدنیا تلک من آیات ربک الکبری نزلت عن

Hearken thou unto the Call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, then sever thyself from the world - these are among the mighty signs of thy Lord, sent down from on high [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.032

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH11806

no title

140

Arabic

انا فی بحبوحة البلآء دعونا اهل الانشآء الی اللّه مالک الآخرة و الأولی یشهد بذلک

In the midst of tribulation, We have summoned all created beings unto God, the Lord of the First and the Last. To this doth bear witness [3.5s]

BRL_DA#121

Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11807

no title

140

Arabic

فاعلم یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه بان البلایاء احاطتنا و نحن فی غمراتها ندع الناس

Know thou, O thou who gazest upon the Countenance, that calamities have encompassed Us, and amidst their depths We summon mankind [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.029

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11808

no title

140

Arabic

قل الهی الهی لک الحمد بما اسمعتنی ندآئک و هدیتنی الی صراطک و اریتنی آثار قلمک

Say: O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having caused me to hear Thy Call, and guided me unto Thy Path, and shown me the traces of Thy Pen [3.5s]

BRL_DA#421

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for service; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH11809

no title

140

Arabic

قلم الاعلی یحب ان یذکر عباد الله و امائه کلهم و کلها ولکن منع بالظلم

The Supreme Pen yearneth to make mention of all the servants of God, both men and women, yet hath been hindered through oppression [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.026b

Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11810

no title

140

Arabic

هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و انه تنزیل من لدی الله رب العالمین

This is a Book sent down in truth, and verily it is a revelation from God, the Lord of the worlds [3.5s]

BRL_DA#243

Call to action; Law of fasting; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH11811

no title

140

mixed

یا محمد قبل علی عالم منقلب ظلمت اوهام انام را اخذ نموده اخذ ظالم قهار

O Muhammad-'Alí! The world is in upheaval; the darkness of the vain imaginings of mankind hath seized it with the grasp of a mighty oppressor [3.5s]

YQAZ.053a

Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

BH11890

no title

140

mixed

ح س صریر قلم اعلی و حفیف سدره منتهی مرتفع طوبی از برای نفسیکه باصغا فائز گشت

Hearken! The rustling of the Supreme Pen and the murmuring of the divine Lote-Tree are raised on high. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto their hearing [3.5s]

BRL_DA#592

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH11891

no title

140

Arabic

شهد الخادم بوحدانیه الله و فردانیته و بانه هو الاول و الاخر و الظاهر و الباطن

The servant beareth witness to the oneness of God and His singleness, and that He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden [3.5s]

QUM.080

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH11892

no title

140

Arabic

یا ابن النداف با ابراهیم علیک و علی ابیک و عمک الطاف الله رب العالمین اقبل بقلبک

O Son of the Cotton-Carder! Upon thee, and upon thy father and thine uncle, be the loving-kindness of God, the Lord of all worlds. Turn thou with thy heart [3.5s]

QUM.096x

Chastisement and requital; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

BH11893

no title

140

mixed

یا تقی ان المظلوم سمع ندائک و اجابک یسمع و یجیب و هو السامع البصیر بیقین مبین

O Taqi! The Wronged One hath heard thy call and hath answered thee. He heareth and answereth; verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, with manifest certitude [3.5s]

Majlis210461.085a

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

BHU0019

no title

140

Nasiri'd-Din Shah and Abdu'l-'Aziz both transgressed against Us... but the tyranny of 'Abdu'l-'Aziz was by far the more severe

BKOG.412-413, AFNAN.035

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

BHU0020

no title

140

Tell the king that this territory will pass out of his hands... It would have been meet for His Majesty the Sultan to have gathered an assembly

BKOG.261

Petitions to authorities; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment

BHU0021

no title

140

Tell him, no one in this world can claim any relationship... This brother of Mine, this Mirza Musa, who is from the same

COC#0769x, GPB.133x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Goodly deeds; actions

BHU0071

no title

140

O flowers of the rose-garden of the honored Afnán! You are welcome; you are welcome. Your departure from Shiraz was very difficult and tiring

AFNAN.028-029

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BB00564

Answer to Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Nahri va Rafiqih

140

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تجلی للعباد بنور عزته المتشعشعة من وجه الجلال بلا مثل و لا شبه فی حکم الفؤاد و لا الجلال

Praise be to God who was revealed to the servants by the light of His glory radiating from the face of majesty, with no peer or likeness in the station of the inmost heart nor the concealed beauty

INBA91:152.12-153.08, PR04.194v08-194v16, MKI4499.124a

KSHK.BWB

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00562

Khasa'il-i Sab'ih (Treatise of the Seven Directives)

140

Arabic

Gate of the Heart

Dhasail-i-Sabih (Seven Qualifications)

الامر الاول من الشعائر السبعة هو حمل الدائرة المنیعة المبارکة و الثانی منها ترک الغلیان

The first command of the seven religious practices is to carry the blessed, protective circle. The second of them is to abandon the water pipe.

HBAB.765, AHDA.099, OOL.A022

GOH.300, HURQ.BB16x, KSHK#02, KSHK.BWB

Imam Husayn; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.

DB.143, MMAH.052, SRC.061-062, SRC.186, GOH.300

BH06954

Lawh-i-Karim 3

140

Arabic

Lawh-i-Karim (Tablets to Karim)

ان یا کریم ان استمع ندآء ربک الابهی من السدره المنتهی ینطق انه لا اله الا هو

O Karím! Hear thou the voice of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, coming from the Divine Lote-Tree; it proclaimeth

INBA34:323, BLIB_Or15707.187, , BLIB_Or15735.333, , NLAI_BH3.185

AQA1#200, ASAT5.030x, HYK.333, NSS.200, OOL.B050c

ADMS#233

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH07258

Lawh-i-Kimiya 4

140

mixed

کتابت بلسان عربی لدی العرش حاضر و بلسان پارسی جواب آن نازل بسمع طاهر مقدس اصغا

Thy letter written in the Arabic tongue is present before Our Throne and the reply hath been revealed in the Persian language

BLIB_Or11096#130, , BLIB_Or15722.050a,

MAS1.045-046, OOL.B197.4, VUJUD.097

VUJUDE.148-149

Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Law of cause and effect; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH07301

Lawh-i-Quds 7

140

Arabic

Chastisement and requital; High station of the true believer; Personal instructions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

هذا لوح القدس قد رقم فیه من قلم قدس بدیع آیات الله الملک المتعالی العزیز

This is the Tablet of holiness; upon it hath been written, by a Pen sacred and wondrous, the verses of God, the King, the Transcendent, the Almighty

BLIB_Or15694.627c, , ALIB.folder18p486

ADMS#230

BB00563

Letter to the second pillar (tahmid)

140

Arabic

بسم الله المتمجد المتقدس. الحمد لله الذی خلق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما بامره کن فیکون و انما العزة لله الذی خلق کل شیء

Praise be to God who created the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them by His command "Be" and it is. Might belongs to God alone, who created everything by His command

BYC_hand01

MANU.069-070, QISM.021

KSHK.BWB

Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB05486

Some Answered Questions #065 Faith and Works

140

Persian

Answered Questions, Some

از این آیهء مبارکه مقصد اینست که اساس فوز و فلاح عرفان حق است

The meaning of this blessed verse is that the foundation of success and salvation is the recognition of God

MFD#65, OOL.C022.65

SAQ#65

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience

BH07147

Tablet of the Hair 1

140

Arabic

Tablets of the Hair

Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)

شهد شعری لجمالی بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا قد کنت فی ازل القدم الها فردا

My hair beareth witness for My Beauty that verily I am God and that there is none other God but Me.

BLIB_Or11098.029a

LHKM3.068, MUH3.272, ASAT3.023x, OOL.B191.01, OOL.B191.03

BLO_PT#202

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

LL#400

ABU2013

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-19

140

This time I want to send you with a new spirit, a new strength, to enlighten California

PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351e

Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1988

Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-26

140

Persian

معلم نمی تواند کامل بکند. معلم نمی تواند شمع عالم انسانی بکند. البته طفلی که تربیت نشده باشد ولو بتواند بخواند بهتر از نفسی است

The teacher cannot perfect. The teacher cannot make one the candle of the human world. Verily, an untutored child who can yet read is better than a soul [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-09-26

Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2016

Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23

140

other/unknown lang

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love as fire; Second birth; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

و دیگر آنکه امر حضرت بهآءاللّٰه را قیاس بامری ننمائید زیرا این امر جامع جمیع امور است

The Cause of Baha'u'llah is incomparable to any other Cause, because it is the Collective Center of this age. This Cause regenerates the souls; everyone receives a new baptism and attains to the station of the new birth.

BDA2.253-254

DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329-330

ABU2021

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26

140

All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God.

PN_1920_heh_haifa p057

Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge

ABU2011

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

140

The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness.

DAS.1914-05-10

Differences in human capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2032

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

140

The world is wrong, just because people talk too much and do not carry out their ideals

SW_v02#19 p.007, SW_v14#02 p.060-061

Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds

ABU2002

Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13

140

For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple.

DAS.1913-04-13

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2033

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

140

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

During the last six thousand years nations have hated one another, it is now time to stop.

AIL.061

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace

ABU2037

Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London

140

We also have a theatre... Our theatre is built in a country where there is eternal springtime. The streets of that city

DAS.1912-12-22, SW_v14#06 p.177

Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1977

Words spoken on 1913-02-09 in Paris

140

Persian

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

جبران مرحوم در امر الله مؤمن خالص بود و یک رسالهٴ استدلالیه در اثبات امر الله نوشت

The late Gabriel [Sacy] was a pure believer in the Cause of God, and he composed a treatise to logically prove its truth

BDA2.127-128

MHMD2.159

ABU1965

Words spoken on 1913-02-26 in Paris

140

Persian

Free will and predestination; fate; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity

ارادهٴ الهیه بظهور ترویج این امور تعلق گرفته البته هر کس بر نشر این آثار قیام کند مؤید می‌شود

The Will of God is that these ideals should be promoted. It is certain that anyone who arises to promote them shall be aided

BDA2.160

MHMD2.201

ABU1974

Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris

140

Persian

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Human reality created in the image of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God

نگاه کن من اگر کسی صد خلاف بکند که ضرش بشخص من راجع باشد چشمهایم به هم مینهم

Now see here! If someone were to commit a hundred offences whose harm reverts only to me, I would shut my eyes to the matter

BDA2.302

MHMD2.400

ABU1983

Words spoken on 1913-05-30 in Paris

140

Persian

Monasticism; asceticism; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

سابق بعضی باین ملاحظه بریاضت مشغول می شدند که ترک لذائذ نفسانی نمایند و منع غضب

In the past, some would engage in mortification of the flesh with the aim of renouncing carnal delights and suppressing feelings of anger and passion

BDA2.323

MHMD2.428-429

ABU1981

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

140

It is very strange that up to this time not one Persian has come here just to pay a social call

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007

Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universality of the Cause

ABU1966

Words spoken on 1913-10-28 in Ramleh

140

If you are sincere in your love for me, then love and serve the believers of God, then love and serve your fellow-men.

DAS.1913-10-28, SW_v04#15 p.250

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2006

Words spoken on 1913-11-09 in Port Said

140

These old veterans of the Cause have been with Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople and Acca.

DAS.1913-11-09

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2036

Words spoken on 1913-12-09 in Akka

140

I did not like to have such a big gathering.... My health and happiness are in this

SW_v09#02 p.018

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1994

Words spoken on 1914-02-11

140

Readiness is necessary in order to be a recipient of divine bounty. Souls who are prepared are like candles

SW_v09#03 p.028

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU2007

Words spoken on 1914-06-02 in Tiberias

140

His Holiness the Blessed Perfection has raised the station of woman and hath glorified her before the eyes of all the world.

DAS.1914-06-02

Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1985

Words spoken on 1914-11-02 in Abu Sinan

140

Persian

شما طوفان بلایا ندیده اید اگر دیده بودید این وقائع بشما چندان تاثیری نمیکرد ما شب دارای عمارت

You have not experienced genuinely difficult times, for if you had, such occurrences would not perturb you.

KHH1.137 (1.189-190)

KHHE.206-207, DAS.1914-11-02, BSR_v13 p.082

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2009

Words spoken on 1915-04-17 in Abu Sinan

140

Mankind are naturally heedless and prone to commit injustice and excess. They do not turn their faces toward God and do not let their hearts be swayed by ideal emotions. Like unto the beasts they wallow in the mire of materialism

DAS.1915-04-17

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1973

Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa

140

Persian

اینها به امریکا رفتند و نطق خوب می کردند و دو فنون هم بودند. انگلیزی را خوب می دانستند. معذلک هیچ کاری

These souls journeyed unto America and delivered goodly addresses, being possessed of dual arts. They were well-versed in the English tongue. Nevertheless, no fruit was borne [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-14

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1986

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

140

Persian

فرمایشی که میرزا ابوالفضل کرده به بیان ثابت می شود. در احسن القصص که کتاب اول حضرت اعلی است

That which Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl hath uttered is proven through the exposition in the Aḥsanu'l-Qiṣaṣ, which is the first Book of His Holiness the Exalted One [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-06

Declaration; advent of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1971

Words spoken on 1916-05-09 in Haifa

140

Persian

این مقامی است مقام افاضه و آن تبلیغ امرالله و نشر نفحات الله و اعلاء کلمة الله و ترویج تعالیم است. این من الحق الی الخلق است

This is the station of outpouring, and it is the propagation of the Cause of God, the diffusion of the fragrances of God, the exaltation of the Word of God, and the promotion of His teachings. This floweth from the Truth unto creation [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-09

Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU1975

Words spoken to Siyavash Sifidvash on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-24

140

Persian

بجناب میرزا سیاوش از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق و محبت را ابلاغ دارید فی الحقیقه

Convey unto his honor Mirza Siyavash, on my behalf, expressions of the utmost yearning and affection. In very truth [3.5s]

YARP2.300 p.245, RMT.032-033, QUM.219.06x, YARD.043x, YARD.086-087

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1982

Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-10-19

140

Persian

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

در عالم وجود دو مدنیت موجود مدنیت مادیه و مدنیت الهیه فلاسفه موًسس مدنیت مادی بوده اند

In the world of existence, civilization is found to be of two kinds: material civilization and spiritual civilization. Philosophers founded the former while the divine Prophets established the latter.

BDA1.319.14

MHMD1.337

ABU1979

Words to a reporter from the Bulletin, spoken on 1912-10-04

140

Persian

Human reality created in the image of God; Justice and wrath of God

خداوند انسان را بصورت و مثال خود خلق کرده .... ولی حال بالعکس از حیوانات درنده بی رحم تر

God created man after His own image and likeness... but now, behaving contrarily, man has become more merciless

BDA1.287.15

MHMD1.305

ABU2012

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

140

My objects are the establishment of the Cause of international arbitration, the promotion of the oneness of the world of humanity, the conformity of religion with science and reason

DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003

Harmony of science and religion; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1969

Words to an American, spoken on 1912-03-27

140

Persian

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Oneness; unity of religion; Reincarnation

این امر مصدق جمیع کتب و مظاهر الهیه است و تعالیم آسمانی دارای دو قسم از احکامست

This Cause acknowledges the truth of all the Books and all the Manifestations of God. The heavenly teachings are composed of two kinds of commandments.... It [reincarnation] is not as people have understood. What is intended is the return of pre-existent attributes and perfections in new forms.

BDA1.013.08

MHMD1.019

ABU2028

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-29

140

You have been here three days. They are equal to three years. In the Bible in the days of the Lord

SW_v13#06 p.144

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU1999

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

140

Everything save man has one condition, but man has two.... One will lift him up, but the other will send him to the lowest depths.

BSC.440 #801, PN_1901 p022

Education and the development of capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2000

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

140

Good people are of two kinds - those who are so by natural goodness of heart, and those who attain to it by an after gift of the Spirit.

PN_1901 p007, NRMM.213-214

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Differences in human capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2018

Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-11

140

When we were in Bagdad, Constantinople and Adrianople, we were bothered to death by these insects--fleas, mosquitoes and bed-bugs.

DAS.1913-11-11

Stories; anecdotes

ABU2026

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

140

The water which was salty was changed. During the time of the Blessed Beauty, the cholera came up to the gates of Akka, but it did not enter Akka.

PN_1919 p047

ABU2035

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-30

140

In returning, I will certainly go to Europe.... See how much we have moved from one place to another. How far New York is from here

SW_v03#11 p.004

Humor; jokes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2034

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

140

Daily Lessons Received at Akka

No, it is not the Spirit of God, but it is the Bounty of God. It is not a part of God, for it is His creation. To illustrate: Take a lamp

DLA.031, BLO_PN#026

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2015

Words to Kathryn Rogers(?) spoken in 1900

140

Every element in the creation of God exemplifies the beauty and harmony of living, not for ourselves, but for others... It was not given to every star in the heavens to be the first magnitude

PN_unsorted p057

Being a source of light; guidance; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2001

Words to Latimer and Remey, spoken on 1914-10-14

140

The best method is to bury the body. Just as systematically as the body has grown into its present form, it has to be disintegrated.

DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p079

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Law of burial and cremation; Law of transformation and change; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2010

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-25

140

The gathering of the friends is very good. In one month's time it will be very fresh and green here. This wilderness is where Bahá'u'lláh has crossed.

PN_1919 p185, LAT.134-135

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Shrines and Holy places; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BBU0016

Words to Manuchihr Khan

140

When We departed from Shiraz, cholera raged over the province of Fars, and Husayn Khan escaped with all deliberate speed from the city

GEN.045-046

ABU2003

Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20

140

other/unknown lang

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy

شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید

The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal

BDA2.249

DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324

ABU1976

Words to Mrs. Angeline Haste (Mr. Raymond ?), spoken on 1912-10-07

140

Live and act in accordance with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. There is no road straighter and better than this... I will give you one and that is sufficient... become evanescent

PN_1912 p122, ECN.657

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2014

Words to Myron Phelps, spoken on 1917-06-07

140

All are connected by the bond of existence. What greater bond is there than this? Furthermore, none of these can continue to exist independently

PN_unsorted p052, BLO_PN#070, BLO_PN#112

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ABU1967

Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920

140

Persian

الحمد لله سر به آستان مقام اعلی و روضهٌ مبارکه گذاشتید آستانه هائی را بوسیدید

Thanks be to God all of you were assisted by Him to come and visit the Shrines, which are the points of adoration for the world.

KNR.101

KNRE.108

Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2023

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-10

140

This is the lake around which His Holiness Christ often walked, over which He often sailed. The site wherein He called His apostles into active service is very near.

DAS.1914-06-10

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2024

Words to Remey and Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-14

140

There are two kinds of standing within: the first is as the standing or continuing, as water in an earthen bowl

DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p010, PN_1914 p015, PN_1914 p081, BSTW#368

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ABU1970

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-28

140

Persian

این محل مطبخ بود دود جمال مبارک را صدمه میزد من تغییر دادم بیست سال

In the time of the Blessed Beauty the kitchen was in the opposite corner and as the hole of the chimney was torturous, the house was always filled with smoke. This high ceiling was black with soot.

KHH1.122 (1.170)

KHHE.184-185, DAS.1914-10-28

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1972

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11

140

Persian

اینکه میفرمایند "عاشروامع الادیان " مقصد مثل این نفوس است

When it is revealed, 'Consort with all religions', the intention is association with such people.

KHH1.265-266 (1.371)

KHHE.389, BSR_v13 p.083

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

ABU2008

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13

140

Napoleon the great conquered Germany and brought under his control its domain but to what result! It was only a temporary victory.

DAS.1914-11-13

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU1991

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01

140

Persian

من در اروپا همیشه میگفتم که امر حضرت بهاٌالله جامع جمیع ادیان قبل است و دارای جمیع فواید

While in Europe, I always proclaimed, ‘The Cause of Baha'u'llah embraces all the past Dispensations and manifests all their benefits to human society. It is like a tree that has many strong branches.

KHH1.268 (1.374-375)

KHHE.392, DAS.1914-12-01

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace

ABU2025

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05

140

When I reached Los Angeles, I realized how far I was from Acca and my people, the people whom I loved with passionate earnestness. On the second night of my arrival

DAS.1914-12-05

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places

ABU2019

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28

140

Association of ideas is a deep psychological phenomenon. Nowhere does my heart truly rest save in this room where the Blessed Beauty spent His days and nights for many years.

DAS.1914-12-28

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1998

Words to some Persian Baha'is, spoken on 1913-10-23

140

We summon the people to severance and enkindlement. We call their attention to spirituality. We have nothing to do with political tricks and chicaneries.

DAS.1913-10-23

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Non-participation in politics; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1968

Words to some physicians, spoken on 1912-10-11

140

Persian

Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

امروز اعظم علاج عاجل و تریاق فاروقی که حکیم الهی تجویز فرموده وحدت عالم انسانی و صلح عمومیست

Today, the greatest and speediest remedy and the sole effective antidote that the Divine Physician has prescribed for the world's ills is the oneness of humanity

BDA1.296.06

MHMD1.314

ABU2005

Words to some pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-21

140

When Bahá'u'lláh left Baghdad and without the knowledge of the friends went to Suleymaniyyih, one day He met a boy in the street weeping.

DAS.1913-06-21

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Education of children; moral education; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2022

Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27

140

A young man who was graduated from the college applied for a position of teaching in a village far away from civilization.

DAS.1913-02-27

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1996

Words to someone who asked for money, spoken on 1913-05-31

140

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ولی وِل خرجی مکن زیرا اسراف همیشه انسان را ملول و سرگردان نماید من اگر می‌بینید بعضی تعارفات

Never be a spendthrift. Do not be extravagant in thy expenses. An extravagant person comes always to a sad end and feels the pinch of want and misery.

BDA2.324

DAS.1913-05-30, MHMD2.430

ABU1990

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-08

140

Persian

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

من بسیار از ملاقات شماها مسرورم از الطاف جمال مبارک امید است که سبب عزت امرالله و انتشار کلمة الله گردید تا این شهر بر جمیع بلاد امریکا تقدم یابد

I am very happy to have met you. I hope that through the favors of the Blessed Beauty you shall become the instruments for the glorification of the divine Cause

BDA1.360.01

MHMD1.378-379

ABU1992

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

140

Persian

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

مومن بهاءالله کسی است که ثابت بر میثاق است هر کسی بپیمان الهی ثابت است مومن است

A believer in Baha'u'llah is he who is firm in the Covenant.... Is it possible that one may believe in a book without believing in the teacher

BDA1.391.15

SW_v14#08 p.228, MHMD1.410

ABU1989

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27

140

Persian

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

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

ABU1995

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

140

Persian

هجرت حضرت ابراهیم خلیل سبب ظهور و پیدایش حضرت کلیم ، حضرت مسیح

Abraham's migration precipitated the manifestation and appearance of Moses, Christ, Muhammad, the Exalted One, and Baha'u'llah.

KHH1.018-019 (1.026)

KHHE.039-040

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1978

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-02

140

The cohorts of the Abha Kingdom are engaged in uninterrupted conquest. They are gaining victory after victory. God willing, Mrs. Stannard shall win many signal triumphs in India.

DAS.1914-02-02, SW_v05#02 p.019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2020

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29

140

There was once a Jewish merchant in Constantinople who bought many bales of drapery and worsted goods to be shipped to Persia for sale. Each bale was of a different color

DAS.1915-01-29

Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1980

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-09

140

Persian

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

خیلی زحمت است این نحو گذران در چنین عمارتی بسر بردن در چنین هوا و فضائی سیر کردن با چنین خدام و دوستان محترمه ئی بودن واقعاً خیلی بشما بد میگذرد خدا بفریاد تان برسد

Oh! You are badly off here! May God hear your complaint!... Joking aside, what a wonderful table the Blessed Perfection has spread for His friends!

BDA1.185.02

MHMD1.200-201

ABU2027

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-27

140

Several Baha'is lived in a hall room so small that one could hardly move in it. But they did not care for these outward comforts

DAS.1913-02-27

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2017

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25

140

The believers of Persia made the greatest self-sacrifice and the trip was made possible. They made large and small contributions

DAS.1913-04-25

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship

ABU2004

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-11

140

If you have the perceptive power, as soon as you look in the faces of the people, you can observe what ideals are reigning in their hearts.

DAS.1913-05-11

Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

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

BH11889

no title

141

Arabic

و انی حینئذ بحول الله و قوته ارید ان افتح ابواب مدینه المعانی بمفاتیح الصمدانی لتطفح

And I, through the power and might of God, do at this moment desire to unlock the gates of the City of Inner Meanings with the divine keys, that they may overflow [3.5s]

BRL_DA#631

Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH11803

no title

143

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی انجذب من آیات ربه و اقبل الی کعبه المقصود و فاز

This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath been attracted by the verses of his Lord, who hath turned towards the Kaaba of his Purpose, and hath attained [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.070

Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH11801

no title

145

Arabic

ان یا بصیر فاعلم بانا وردنا فی المنظر الاعلی و الذین یتوهمون انی فی السجن

O thou who art endowed with insight! Know thou that We have attained unto the Most Exalted Horizon, while they imagine that I am in prison [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.053

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment

BH11802

no title

145

Arabic

ان یا غلام اسمع ندائی عن جهه السجن لیقربک الندا الی منظر ربک الابهی انه لهو المقتدر

O servant! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of the prison, that the call may draw thee nigh unto the luminous vision of thy Most Glorious Lord. Verily, He is the Almighty [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.054

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech

BH11799

no title

149

Arabic

قد حضر کتابک و قرء تلقاء العرش اقسمت فیه الله بان یجعلک من الطائفین فی حوله

Your letter hath arrived and been read before the Throne. Therein didst thou adjure God to make thee one of them that circle round about Him [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.057

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH11800

no title

149

Arabic

هذا یوم النصر قم علی نصره امر ربک العلی العظیم قل یا عباد الرحمن قد اشرقت شمس

This is the Day of Victory! Arise to aid the Cause of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. Say: O servants of the All-Merciful! The sun hath risen [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.048b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05005

no title

150

mixed

اشهد الله و اشهد کل الاشیاء الناطقه بالثناء علی رب الاسماء الحسنی اننی عبد

I bear witness before God, and before all things that voice praise unto the Lord of the Most Beautiful Names, that I am His servant [3.5s]

AYBY.403 #109, PYB#183 p.48x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement

AB05006

no title

150

mixed

التحیه التی تتلئلا من الافق الابهی و الثناء الذی یتعطر به سحیق المسک فی

The greeting that gleams from the Most Exalted Horizon, and the praise that is perfumed with the choicest musk [3.5s]

INBA84:301

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Visitation Tablets

AB05007

no title

150

Persian

الحمد لله بتجربه رسیده که زندگانی این عالم را مزیت و حلاوتی نه و گلسان حیات

Praise be to God! Experience hath shown that life in this mortal world possesseth neither merit nor sweetness, and the garden of existence [3.5s]

BSHN.140.473, BSHN.144.466

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05008

no title

150

Arabic

الغیث الهاطل من سحاب رحمه الله و الوابل النازل من غمام مغفره الله حیا ربوتک

The heavenly showers descending from the clouds of God's mercy and the copious rains pouring down from the clouds of His forgiveness render thy heights verdant [3.5s]

INBA84:314

Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets

AB05009

no title

150

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد منتسب الی عبدک الذی اخترته لحبک و اجتبیته لعرفانک و

O God, my God! This is a servant associated with Thy servant whom Thou didst choose for Thy love and single out for Thy knowledge [3.5s]

INBA84:464b

AB05010

no title

150

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی و ربی الکریم و مولائی العظیم ان هذین لعبدان ساجدان خاضعان

O my God, my generous Lord and my glorious Master! These two are indeed servants, prostrate and humble [3.5s]

INBA84:320

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05011

no title

150

Arabic

اللهم یا من اشرق بانوار الغفران علی هیاکل الانسان و احیی الحقائق الخامده

O God! Thou Who hast shed the effulgent rays of forgiveness upon human temples and hast quickened dormant realities [3.5s]

INBA17:035

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB05012

no title

150

Arabic

اللهم یا من بذکره اشرقت الانوار و ظهرت الاثار و سیرت الجبال و زلزلت الارض و

O God, by Thy remembrance have the lights shone forth, the traces become manifest, the mountains set in motion, and the earth made to quake [3.5s]

MMG2#318 p.357

Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05013

no title

150

Arabic

اللهم یا موید المخلصین بجنود من الملکوت الابهی و موفق الثابتین علی عهدک بقبیل

O God, Who dost aid the sincere ones with hosts from the Most Glorious Kingdom, and grant success unto them that stand firm in Thy Covenant, through celestial legions [3.5s]

INBA88:146

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for healing; Prayer for protection

AB05014

no title

150

Arabic

النفحه القدسیه و العبقه الانسیه من ایکه الثناء و الروضه المبارکه الفیحاء مطاف

The heavenly fragrance and intimate perfume from the grove of praise and the blessed, expansive garden [3.5s]

TISH.280, MUH3.383-384

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets

AB05015

no title

150

Arabic

النور الساطع من شمس الحقیقه یحف جدثک المعطر و سحائب العفو و الغفران تمطر علی

The radiant light from the Sun of Truth encircles thy fragrant grave, and the clouds of pardon and forgiveness shower upon thee [3.5s]

TSHA3.425, BALM.018

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death

AB05016

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی ان عبدک عیسی قد اقبل الی عتبه رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات قدس ربانیتک

O my God, O my God! Thy servant 'Ísa hath turned towards the threshold of Thy mercy and hath been attracted by the sacred fragrances of Thy divine holiness [3.5s]

INBA84:402

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB05017

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی انی اتضرع الیک بقلب خافق بمحبتک و ادعوک فی جنج اللیالی یا الهی

O God! O God! I supplicate toward Thee with a heart overflowing with Thy love. I call on Thee, O Lord, in the middle of nights

AMK.279-279a, BBBD.205, YHA2.893, NJB_v12#06 p.127

BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-18

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05018

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی انی بکل تذلل و انکسار و خضوع و خشوع و ابتهال تبتلا الیک متضرعا بین

O my God, my God! With utmost humility and contrition, with submissiveness and reverence, with ardent supplication and entreaty, I turn to Thee, imploring [3.5s]

MMG2#068 p.074-075

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB05019

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی تری عبادک المخلصین متعطشون لکاس الشهاده الکبری فی سبیلک و یسرعون

O God, my God! Thou seest Thy devoted servants athirst of the cup of mighty martyrdom in Thy path, hastening to the field of sacrifice.

TZH8.0748, SHYM.077, KHH1.236 (1.330), KHH2.193 (2.353)

KHHE.349fn

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs

AB05020

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی قد ادرک ریب المنون هولاء الذین قصدوا باب رحمتک المزدحم بالوفود قد

O my God, my God! The inevitable fate hath overtaken those who sought the gate of Thy mercy, thronged by multitudes [3.5s]

TABN.282b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05021

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی قد ارتعش اناملی و ضعف بصری و اندق عظمی و ذاب لحمی و انعقد دمی و

O my God, my God! My fingers tremble, my sight is enfeebled, my bones are shattered, my flesh melts away, and my blood is congealed [3.5s]

INBA59:100

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05022

no title

150

O God, my God, hearts are ablaze with the fire of Thy love and attraction. The flames of yearning have intensified!

NYR#111

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed

AB05023

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی قد خلقت نفوسا من جواهر الوجود فامنوا بک و بایاتک و طفحت قلوبهم

O my God, my God! Thou hast indeed created souls from the very essence of being, who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and whose hearts have overflowed [3.5s]

INBA87:577b, INBA52:614

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05024

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی کیف اذکرک و ادعوک و جمیع شئونى و قوائى و ارکانى و حواسی تعترف بعجزی

O my God, my God! How can I ever remember Thee or call upon Thee, when all my circumstances, my powers, my elements and my senses confess their impotence [3.5s]

INBA21:085, INBA21:132c

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05025

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی هذا روح اهتز من تجلیات یوم لقائک و هذا سراج اشتعل من النار الموقده

O my God, O my God! This is a spirit that hath been stirred by the effulgences of the Day of Thy meeting, and this is a lamp that hath been enkindled by the blazing fire [3.5s]

INBA87:506, INBA52:531

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05026

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی اشتعل بنار محبتک و انجذب بنفحات قدسک و لبی لندائک و

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, who hath been drawn unto the breezes of Thy holiness, and who hath answered Thy call [3.5s]

INBA87:204b, INBA52:206

Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB05027

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی هذا عبدک المنتسب الی من شرحت صدره بنور معرفتک و نورت وجهه بضیاء

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who is related to him whose breast Thou didst expand with the light of Thy knowledge, and whose countenance Thou didst illumine with radiance [3.5s]

MKT4.010, YMM.060, DMSB.000

Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05028

no title

150

mixed

الهی انک لتعلم ان الاسمین الاکرمین لم یقصدوا اجتناء الحطام و الاکتساب زخرف و

O my God! Thou knowest well that these two most exalted Names have not sought to gather earthly riches nor acquire worldly adornments [3.5s]

INBA21:032

Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05029

no title

150

Arabic

الهی قد اشتعل فی قطب الامکان نار محبتک التی استضائت بانوارها ملکوت الوجود من

O my God! The fire of Thy love hath been kindled at the pole of contingent being, and its rays have illumined the kingdom of existence [3.5s]

MKT5.135, MJMJ3.041b, MMG2#457 p.508

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05030

no title

150

mixed

الهی هذا عبدک المنجذب بنفحات الایات المشتعل بالنار الموقده فی سدره الکلمات

O my God! This is Thy servant, who hath been enraptured by the fragrances of Thy verses and set ablaze with the fire kindled in the Tree of Thy words [3.5s]

INBA59:132a, INBA88:172a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05031

no title

150

Arabic

الهی و خلاقی و حرزی و غایت رجائی اجترح بین یدی سلطان رحمتک علی کل شیء و سلطه

O my God, my Creator, my Protector, and the Ultimate Goal of my hope! I stand before the sovereignty of Thy mercy, which hath dominion over all things [3.5s]

INBA17:030

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05032

no title

150

Arabic

ان طبقات النور النازله من السماء تحف مرقدک الباهر و جدثک الطیب الطاهر یا من

Verily, the layers of light descending from heaven encompass thy resplendent resting-place and thy sacred and pure tomb, O thou [3.5s]

HHA.179, NJB_v04#06 p.004

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets

AB05033

no title

150

Arabic

اننی رجل من بلاد الفرس قد سمعت بوفاة مرحوم ضیا افندی صهری منذ مدة فترکت

I am a man from the land of Persia who, some time ago, learned of the passing of my brother-in-law, the late Ḍíyá Effendi, whereupon I left [3.5s]

AYBY.361 #041

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB05034

no title

150

Persian

ای احبای الهی از ملکوت اعلی مژده عنایت میرسد و از جبروت ابهی نسیم موهبت میوزد

O friends of God! From the Kingdom on high come glad tidings of grace, and from the Most Glorious Realm waft the breezes of bounty [3.5s]

INBA13:068

MKT9.018, ALPA.059, YARP2.068 p.108, RMT.048-049

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05035

no title

150

mixed

ای احبای الهی و مظاهر الطاف نامتناهی و مشارق احسان رحمانی و مطالع نجوم عرفان

O ye divine friends, Manifestations of infinite favours, Dawning-places of the merciful Lord's bounties, and Daysprings of the stars of mystic knowledge [3.5s]

INBA84:435

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05036

no title

150

mixed

ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر

O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.183-185

AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high

AB05037

no title

150

Persian

ای احبای عبدالبهاء شمع روشن است و نور میثاق شاهد انجمن نفحات ریاض احدیت در

O beloved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The candle is lit, and the light of the Covenant beareth witness in the assembly. The fragrances of the gardens of oneness [3.5s]

INBA13:225b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB05038

no title

150

mixed

ای احمد محمود ودود الان مکتوب تو رسید و وقت غروبست و این قلم از کثرت تحریر سر

O Ahmad, Mahmoud, the Beloved! Now hath thy letter arrived, and it is the hour of sunset, and this pen, from the abundance of writing, doth falter [3.5s]

AYBY.433 #153

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05040

no title

150

mixed

ای ادیب دبستان انشا نامه های متعدده شما بعضی رسید و ملاحظه گردید ولی عبد البهاء

O scribe of the school of composition! Several letters from you have been received and perused, yet 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

MKT9.022b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB05041

no title

150

Persian

ای اسیر محبت آندلبر آسمانی شکر کن خدا را که ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و بتراب عتبه

O thou who art captivated by the love of that celestial Beloved! Give thanks unto God that thou hast attained unto the luminous sanctuary and to the dust of its threshold [3.5s]

INBA87:229a, INBA52:233

Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05042

no title

150

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای اطفال عزیز من نامه شما رسید ولکن چنان فرحی حاصل شد که بتحریر و تقریر نیاید

O my dear children! Your letter was received. A degree of joy was attained that is beyond oral as well as written expression

MMK1#120 p.138

SWAB#120, SW_v10#11 p.221

Being a source of light; guidance; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05043

no title

150

Persian

ای افروخته آتش عشق قصیده غرا و فریده نوراء که مانند آب روان در تهنیت عید

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of love! Thy resplendent and peerless ode, like unto flowing waters, in celebration of the Feast [3.5s]

YARP2.677 p.456

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05044

no title

150

mixed

ای افنان سدره مبارکه چندیست که از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل و مصائب و متاعب فرصت

O Afnan of the blessed Lote-Tree! For some time now, owing to the press of occupations, the tumult of tribulations, the succession of calamities and the weight of afflictions, no opportunity has presented itself [3.5s]

INBA87:331a, INBA52:338a

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05045

no title

150

Persian

اطفال اگر از بدو طفولیّت چه جسمانی چه روحانی خواه از جهت صحّت و خواه از جهت تربیت مواظبت نشود

...The child must, from the day of his birth, be provided with whatever is conducive to his health; and know ye this: so far as possible, the mother's milk is best... Unless the child, in his earliest years, be carefully tended, whether in a material or a spiritual sense

MJTB.094x

COC#1026x, LOG#0998x, LOG#1005x

Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Role and station of women

AB05046

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله المنتسبه الی من شرفه الله بجواره فی الملکوت الابهی و الرفیق الاعلی

O handmaid of God, who art associated with him whom God hath honored by His nearness in the Abhá Kingdom and the Supreme Companionship [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0605, MKT7.037

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05047

no title

150

Take away thy dear child from among the heedless ones, for they are fast after

SW_v09#08 p.091

Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05048

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله ای امه البهاء صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود و شرق و غرب ابداع

O maidservant of God, O maidservant of Bahá! The morn of guidance hath risen from the Most Exalted Horizon, and East and West of creation [3.5s]

MKT7.199, AYBY.398 #095, KNJ.103a, TRZ1.060a, YQAZ.396

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05049

no title

150

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was read. If thou seekest information of the future turn thyself to the Kingdom of Abha, and ask for confirmation

BSTW#016

Knowledge of self; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Predictions and prophecies

AB05050

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله حضرت اسم الله نهایت نعت و ستایش از شور و وله و جذب و شوق و اشتعال

O handmaiden of God! The revered Name of God hath evoked the utmost praise and glorification through fervor, rapture, attraction, longing and spiritual enkindlement [3.5s]

MKT7.044b

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB05051

no title

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

AB05052

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را در میان آن قوم اول مومنی و بنشر نفحات پرداختی

O handmaid of God! Render thanks to the Lord that among that race thou art the first believer

BRL_DAK#0422, COMP_WOMENP#010, MKT7.060, TZH8.1209

BRL_WOMEN#010, COC#2101

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05053

no title

150

Persian

ای امه الله محزونه در این خاکدان فانی بقا بجهت نفسی ممتنع و محال و مجال شبهه

O handmaid of God who art sorrowful in this ephemeral dust-heap! Permanence for any soul in this transitory realm is impossible and beyond the pale of doubt [3.5s]

INBA87:078, INBA52:077

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05054

no title

150

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents indicated that—praise be to God!—thy heart is ablaze

TAB.688-689

AB05055

no title

150

Persian

ای امه الله و ابنه امته اگرچه آن طیر حدیقه محبت بگلشن باقی شتافت و بگلزار

O handmaid of God and daughter of His maidservant! Though that bird of the garden of love hath winged its flight to the eternal paradise and to the rose-garden [3.5s]

BSHN.140.103, BSHN.144.103, MHT1b.171, MHT2.143b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05056

no title

150

Persian

ای امه الله و ام امته نام تو شمس جهانست پس باید در آفاق اکوان از انوار محبت

O maidservant of God and mother of His handmaiden, thy name is the sun of the world; therefore thou must shine forth in the horizons of creation with the rays of love [3.5s]

MKT7.067b, PYK.312

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

AB05057

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله ورقه زکیه علیک بهاء الله و عطر الله مشامک بنفحات القدس فی کل عشی

O maidservant of God, pure leaf! Upon thee be the Glory of God, and may He perfume thy senses with the holy fragrances at every eventide [3.5s]

MKT7.068

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB05058

no title

150

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ها رسید فی الحقیقه در نهایت زحمتی و متحمل مشقت و آنچه

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letters arrived. Verily, thou art enduring the utmost hardship and bearing manifold tribulations [3.5s]

INBA16:157

MKT9.030

Praise and encouragement

AB05059

no title

150

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O ye two merciful assemblies! Praise be to God! that through the outpouring of guidance, India is rapidly becoming a Rose-garden of Abha

TAB.634-635, BSTW#079

AB05060

no title

150

O thou illumined man! The days that I spent with thee in Stuttgart I shall never forget

BBBD.249-250, DAS.1913-08-12, ABIE.182, BLO_PN#007

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05061

no title

150

Persian

ای آیت باهره کبری شکر کن خدا را که مانند علم بین جنود میثاق سر برافراختی و

O resplendent and mighty sign! Render thanks unto God that thou hast raised thyself like a banner amidst the hosts of the Covenant [3.5s]

AYBY.361 #042

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

AB05062

no title

150

mixed

ای برادران چون اختران در یوم موعود چون نجوم محمود از مطلع صبح شهود طالع گشتید

O brothers! Even as the stars upon the Promised Day, like unto praiseworthy luminaries, ye have risen from the dawning-place of the morn of witness [3.5s]

INBA17:112

YIA.346, KHSK.017x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05063

no title

150

mixed

ای بقیه فداایان جمال رحمن آن عاشقان روی جانان و آن افتادگان در دام موی دلبر

O ye remnants of them that sacrificed themselves for the Beauty of the All-Merciful, ye lovers of the countenance of the Beloved, ye who are captive in the snares of His tresses [3.5s]

MMK2#322 p.235

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05064

no title

150

Persian

ای بنات ملکوت الله الحمد لله بتحصیل کمال مشغولید و بدرس تبلیغ مالوف شب و روز

O daughters of the Kingdom of God! Praise be to God that ye are occupied in the acquisition of perfection and are devoted night and day to the study of teaching [3.5s]

MKT7.075b

Methods of teaching the Cause; Rational arguments; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05065

no title

150

mixed

ای بندگان و کنیزان حق شرق و غرب در حرکت است و جنوب و شمال متضرع بملیک احدیت

O ye servants and handmaidens of God! The East and the West are in motion, and the South and the North supplicate unto the King of Oneness [3.5s]

INBA72:153

Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05066

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی الان در نهایت گرما که حرارت تموز چون تنور آتش افروز است این عبد

O servant of God! Now, in this utmost heat, when the blaze of summer is even as a flaming furnace, this servant [3.5s]

INBA17:037

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05067

no title

150

Persian

Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Superstition

ای بنده الهی در خصوص چشم پاک و ناپاک یعنی اصابت عین مرقوم نموده بودید

O servant of God! Thou hadst written about the benevolent gaze and the malevolent glare

BRL_DAK#0453, MKT3.257b, AVK1.332x, AVK3.359.10x, PYB#094 p.03, ANDA#81 p.06, YARP2.472 p.350, GHA.454-455

ADMS#152

AB05068

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده الهی دی شیخ با چراغ همی گشت گرد شهر کز دیو و دد ملولم و انسانم آرزوست

O servant of God! Yesterday the sage wandered through the city with a lamp, saying: "Weary am I of demon and beast; for a human being do I yearn." [3.5s]

MSHR3.283

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement

AB05070

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی شکر کن خدا را که در راه او آواره گشتی بیچاره شدی سرگشته و

O servant of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a wanderer in His path, hast been made destitute, and art bewildered and astray [3.5s]

AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05071

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی شکر کن خدا را که نور هدایت درخشید و فیض ابدی بخشید و بدرقه الطاف

O servant of God, render thanks unto the Lord that the light of guidance hath shone forth and eternal grace hath been vouchsafed [3.5s]

MKT6.103, MSHR3.040

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05072

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده الهی کرم بر دو قسم است در عالم ملک و در عالم ملکوت ملکی عامست و شامل

O servant of God! Bounty is of two kinds: in the world of earthly dominion and in the realm of heaven. The earthly kind is universal and all-embracing [3.5s]

MMK2#211 p.149, MJMJ3.104x, MMG2#125 p.143x

J. Badiei

Generosity [kirama]; Material and spiritual existence; two books

AB05073

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده الهی مراسله آنجناب ملاحظه گشت فی الحقیقه عسرت سبب کدورت شده و جفای

O servant of God, thy letter was perused. In truth hardship hath become the cause of distress, and the cruelty [3.5s]

INBA89:183

PYB#273-274 p.03

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05074

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی مکتوب شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت در این ایام که فساد

O servant of God, thy letter was received and its contents were noted. In these days when corruption [3.5s]

MMK5#100 p.081

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications

AB05075

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش اطلاع بر مضمون حاصل گردید محافل بسیار

O servant of God! Your letter was received, and from its perusal its contents became known [3.5s]

INBA87:120, INBA52:119a

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05076

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی وفات کیخسرو سبب اندوه و احزان شد ولی مطمئن باش که این وفات عین

O servant of God, the passing of Kai Khosrow hath caused sorrow and grief, yet rest thou assured that this departure is verily [3.5s]

YARP2.715 p.474

Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB05077

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده آستان الهی سالهای چند بود که مخابره منقطع بود و سبب انقطاع اینحرب

O servant of the Divine Threshold! For several years, our correspondence had been interrupted, and the cause of this discontinuation was this war [3.5s]

YARP2.410 p.314

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05078

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده آستان الهی علما و عرفا و امراء اکثری محروم ماندند و تو محرم راز

O servant at the threshold of the Divine! The learned, the mystics and the rulers, for the most part, remain deprived, while thou art privy to the mysteries [3.5s]

YMM.288, NSS.157a

High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05079

no title

150

O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst

SW_v11#16 p.276

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05080

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک جناب شکوهی ستایشی زایدالوصف از آنجناب نمود که شعله

O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Shukuhi hath offered praise beyond description that flameth [3.5s]

INBA84:506b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05081

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده آستان حضرت کبریا هر چند ابدا فرصت ندارم و مهلت نیست که نامه نگارم ولی

O servant of the threshold of the Most Great Lord! Though I have no time whatsoever, nor respite to pen a letter, yet [3.5s]

INBA89:231

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05082

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده آستان حضرت یزدان مکتوب مسطور ملحوظ گشت ورق منشور مشهور آمد مضمون

O servant at the threshold of the Lord God! Thy written letter hath been perused, and its contents have been noted [3.5s]

INBA72:113

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05083

no title

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

AB05084

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده آستان مقدس دو نامه از شما رسید مجال جواب نه لهذا باختصار پرداختم

O servant of the sacred Threshold! Two letters have reached Me from thee. As time permitteth not a detailed reply, I write briefly [3.5s]

YARP2.598 p.418

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05085

no title

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

AB05086

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده بهاء بعد از عصراست و خسته گی از گرمی هوا و کثرت تحریر اوراق

O servant of Bahá! It is now the afternoon hour, and weariness from the heat of the day and the abundance of writing hath overtaken me [3.5s]

INBA88:369a, INBA89:118b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05087

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده پاینده ایزد دانا نامه های متعدد از شما رسید و چون مزاج علیل بود لهذا

O steadfast servant of the All-Knowing God! Numerous letters from thee were received, but owing to ill health, therefore [3.5s]

YARP2.456 p.341

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05088

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده پروردگار در ایامیکه نیر آفاق از مشرق عراق طلوع نمود و باشعه ساطعه

O servant of the Lord! In the days when the Orb of the horizons dawned forth from the East of 'Iráq with its resplendent rays [3.5s]

MKT6.013a

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Universality of the Cause

AB05089

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده پیمان سرهنگ ناسوتی صف حرب و جنگ بیاراید ولی سرهنگ ملکوتی باهنگ تسبیح

O servant of the Covenant! The earthly colonel may array the ranks for battle and war, but the heavenly colonel leads with the melody of praise [3.5s]

INBA84:550

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

AB05090

no title

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

AB05091

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده جمال قدم در این ساعت که مرکز میثاق در نهایت اشتیاق خامه برداشته و

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In this hour when the Center of the Covenant, with utmost longing, hath taken up His pen [3.5s]

INBA13:032

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05092

no title

150

Persian

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ای بنده حضرت بی نیاز شیراز در بدایت طلوع صبح حقیقت خلوتگه راز شد و آهنگ

O servant of the Self-Sufficient! At the earliest dawn of the Morn of Truth, Shíraz became a retreat of mysteries, and the song of the Concourse on High began to play

INBA85:466

AKHA_134BE #07 p.273, AVK3.417.08x, BSHI.059-060, BSHN.140.464, BSHN.144.458, MJMJ2.041ax, MMG2#355 p.397x, MHT1b.183

ADMS#297

AB05093

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده حق آنچه نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید همین است که مرقوم نموده بودی از پیش

O servant of the Truth, what thou didst write was perused, and it is indeed as thou hadst previously written [3.5s]

INBA87:150a, INBA52:147

Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB05094

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده حق راستی و دوستی و صلح و آشتی با جمیع عالمیان از مقتضای حق پرستیست در

O servant of the True One! Verily, truthfulness, fellowship, peace and reconciliation with all the peoples of the world are among the requirements of devotion to Truth [3.5s]

AVK3.090

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Hypocrisy; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05095

no title

150

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom

O servant of God! The content of thy letter was replete with spiritual feelings and was a source of pleasure and of joy. Of my freedom

TAB.151, SW_v19#04 p.121

AB05096

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده حق نامه ات ملاحظه گردید در حق تو انابه باستان خداوند یگانه نمودم تا

O servant of God, thy letter was perused, and I offered supplications at the threshold of the one True Lord, that [3.5s]

MKT9.060a

Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB05097

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده حق همیشه بیاد منی و فراموش ننمایم و فی الحقیقه پیش منی جناب آقا محمد

O servant of the Truth! Thou art ever in my thoughts and I shall never forget thee. In truth thou art before me, O Muhammad [3.5s]

MMK4#013 p.013

Call to action; Growth of the Cause

AB05098

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده درگاه کبریا جناب مرتضی مراجعت بانصفحات مینمایند و ارمغانی از عبدالبهاء

O servant of the celestial Threshold! His honor Murtaza returneth to those regions, bearing a gift from 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA87:255a, INBA52:258

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05099

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی صبح است و جناب آقا محمد حسن حاضر و ذکر نمودند که الیوم

O faithful servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! It is morning, and Jináb-i-Áqá Muḥammad-Ḥasan is present and hath mentioned that today [3.5s]

MKT6.010b

Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05100

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده صادق حق آنچه نگاشتی و در ضمیر داشتی معلوم و واضح گردید الحمد لله گواه

O true servant of the Truth! That which thou didst write and harbor in thy heart hath become known and evident. Praise be to God, the Witness [3.5s]

YARP2.126 p.146, PPAR.144

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Work as worship

AB05101

no title

150

mixed

ای بنده صادق حق جناب تیرانداز نامه شما را پرواز داد تا بدست اینعبد پر عجز و

O faithful servant of the Truth, Jinab-i-Tirandaz hath caused thy letter to soar until it reached the hands of this most humble [3.5s]

INBA87:110, INBA52:109

AYT.010-011x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05102

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده صادق کوکب منیر همنامت جهانگیر بود و بدخواهان را بزیر زنجیر و شمشیر

O faithful servant! Thou radiant star, thy namesake was Jahangir, who brought his foes beneath chains and sword [3.5s]

YARP2.550 p.391

Power of faith; power of the spirit; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05103

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده یزدان اثر خامه مهر پرور ملاحظه گردید تبتل و تضرع بود و توجه و توکل

O servant of God! The effect of thy love-nurturing pen was noted - [it was] devotion and supplication, attention and reliance [upon God] [3.5s]

MKT9.067b, YARP2.393 p.306

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB05104

no title

150

Persian

ای بهائیان ای ربانیان شمس حقیقت اشراق بر شرق نمود هزاران فداایان در خاور

O ye Bahá'ís, O ye who are divinely-guided! The Sun of Truth hath shed its radiance upon the East, and thousands in the Orient have sacrificed themselves [3.5s]

INBA13:115

AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.j, HDQI.233, ANDA#22 p.05

East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05105

no title

150

Persian

ای بهرام بهرام اختریست که خاور و باختر را روشن نماید و پرتویست که جهان تاریک

O Bahram! Bahram is a star that illumineth both East and West, and a light-beam that [illumineth] the darkened world [3.5s]

ALPA.026b, BSHN.140.435, BSHN.144.429, MHT1b.246, YARP2.034 p.084

Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

AB05106

no title

150

Persian

ای پارسیان باستان ستایش و نیایش جهان آفرین را باد که یاران دیرین را باین آاین

O ye ancient Persians! Praise and glorification be unto the Creator of the world, Who hath gathered the steadfast companions unto this [3.5s]

YARP2.347 p.281

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05107

no title

150

Persian

ای پروانه شمع جمال الهی مکاتیب متعدده که اثر کلک محبت الله بود مطالعه گردید از

O thou moth of the Candle of Divine Beauty! The numerous letters that flowed from the pen of the love of God have been perused [3.5s]

MKT6.119

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05108

no title

150

Persian

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed

ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار این امة موقنه ات را با اولاد و احفاد بر عهد و میثاقت

O Lord, O Forgiver! Keep this devoted handmaiden of Thine, together with her children and descendants, firm in Thy Covenant and Testament [3.5s]

INBA75:034

ADH2.122, ADH2_4#02 p.154, MJMJ1.104, MMG2#411 p.457, MJH.045

AB05109

no title

150

Persian

ای پروردگار این جمع محض محبت باین محفل آمدند و با کمال حب و وفاق

O Lord! This assemblage hath gathered in this meeting out of pure love and with utmost unity and accord [3.5s]

MJMJ1.092, MMG2#177 p.205, MJH.037

Prayer for detachment; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB05110

no title

150

Persian

ای پروردگار آمرزگار در این کور اعظمت چه خوان نعمتی بگستردی و چه ابواب رحمتی

O Forgiving Lord! What a feast of bounties hast Thou spread forth in this Most Great Dispensation, and what portals of mercy hast Thou opened [3.5s]

MKT7.077, AHB.127BE #09-10 p.264

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05111

no title

150

Persian

ای پروردگار دستوران بدمنش مظهر بخشش ماستر خدابخش را بظلم و جفا شهید نمودند و

O Lord! The malicious priests, through tyranny and cruelty, have martyred Master Khudabakhsh, who was a manifestation of bounty [3.5s]

MSBH10.134, MUH3.213, YARP2.260 p.226, PPAR.089

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB05112

no title

150

Persian

ای پروردگار مفتون جمال خویش محمد حسن را در جوار رحمه کبری پناه ده و باسرار

O Lord! Grant Muhammad Hasan, who is entranced by Thy beauty, shelter nigh unto Thy most great mercy [3.5s]

INBA87:265, INBA52:269a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05113

no title

150

Persian

ای پریزاد زاده خلیلی و آزاده رب جلیلی و آماده هر لطف خفی یی و سرمست ساغر

O celestial being, offspring of noble and free Khalili, who art ready for every hidden favor and intoxicated with the wine-cup [3.5s]

MKT7.078

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05114

no title

150

O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter written on ... 1913, was duly received. Thank God

SW_v04#10 p.176

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05115

no title

150

Persian

امروز اعظم مقامات ثبوت و استقامت در ايمان و ايقان است و اين ثبوت و استقامت سبب تأييد و توفيق الهی

O thou dear son. Thy letter was an evidence to thy firmness and steadfastness. For today the greatest of all the stations is firmness

MMK3#069 p.045x

DAS.1914-07-24

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05116

no title

150

Persian

ای پسر ملکوت نامه ات رسید مانند نافه مشک بود چون باز نمودم رائحه محبت الله

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. It was like unto a bag of musk.

BBBD.552, PYB#019 p.07

BBBD.553

High station of teachers of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05117

no title

150

Persian

ای تشنه حقیقت نامه رسید مضمون دلیل بر آن بود که جستجوی آاین الهی می نماای و

O seeker of truth! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents testify that thou art searching for divine truth [3.5s]

YARP2.589 p.415

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Condition of search; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05118

no title

150

Persian

ای تهمتن رستم زابلی هر چند شهسوار میدان مردانگی بود و بقوه جسمانی فائق بر هر

O valiant Rostam of Zabul, though thou wert the champion in the field of manliness and in physical might didst excel all [3.5s]

MMK2#159 p.120, PPAR.193

Being a source of light; guidance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05119

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله از مذهب لوثریان بملکوت بهائیان پی بردی و معانی کتاب

O steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that thou hast found thy way from the Lutheran faith to the Bahá'í Kingdom and the meanings of the Book [3.5s]

MMK4#138 p.141

Importance of prayer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05120

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله بتربیت نورسیدگان باغ الهی مشغول و مالوفی و باین

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that thou art occupied with nurturing the tender young plants in the garden of God [3.5s]

MKT3.216, MSBH10.244

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Material and spiritual existence; two books

AB05121

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب حاجی نگاشتید ملاحظه گردید جمیع تعریف و توصیف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to the Hájí was noted, all praise and commendation [3.5s]

YBN.146-147, ABDA.377

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05122

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان تعبیر رویا خواسته بودید این رویا نه بلکه کشف روحانیست و شهود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst seek the interpretation of thy dream. This is not a dream, but rather a spiritual unveiling and vision [3.5s]

MKT8.060b, BSHI.069-070

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Satan; the Evil One

AB05123

no title

150

Persian

Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn

ای ثابت بر پیمان چشمه آب حیات عین یقین هدایت است الحمد لله از آن نوشیدی و هر

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The wellspring of eternal life is none other than the certitude of divine guidance. Praise be to God that thou hast drunk therefrom and [3.5s]... ...Alexander is not meant by “Dhu’l-Qarnayn”; rather, it is an allusion to one possessed of power. Consider how Alexander, with all his might and glory, was deprived of the fountain of life

MKT3.366a, AKHA_126BE #04-06 p.a, YMM.265x, LDR.492

ADMS#327x

Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Living waters; water of life

AB05124

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان چون شمس حقیقت بضیاء و حرارتی شدید از افق لامکان بر امکان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Even as the Sun of Truth, with intense brilliance and heat, hath risen from the horizon of the realm beyond unto the realm of being [3.5s]

AKHA_119BE #11 p.d

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05125

no title

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

AB05126

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب اسمعیل آقا مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید سبب

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Ismá'íl Áqá was noted [3.5s]

INBA72:163

TISH.496-497

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05127

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب منشادی نگاشته بودی از مصر فرستاد

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí was sent from Egypt [3.5s]

MSHR3.139-140x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05128

no title

150

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast mentioned

SW_v11#10 p.164

Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB05129

no title

150

Persian

Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین مکتوبی با رساله مطبوع از

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy most recent letter hath arrived from Baku.

BRL_DAK#0022

BRL_ATE#023, MAAN#09

AB05130

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید هر چند فرصت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst inscribe hath been perused. Although time [3.5s]

INBA17:131

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition

AB05131

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب محمد تقی بنده صادق جمال مبارک مرقوم نموده

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst address to Muhammad-Taqí, that faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s]

AADA.144

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05132

no title

150

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید حمد خدا را که مژده صحت و عافیت تو داد و خبر این

Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an agricultural school.

MMK1#126 p.141

SWAB#126, BWF.377-378x, LOG#1857x

Agriculture; High station of the arts and sciences; Work as worship

AB05133

no title

150

Persian

Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد در ایام

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of occupations, a brief response is penned. In these days [3.5s]

AVK4.011.02x, AYT.010x, GHA.356

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar

AB05134

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل گردید بشارت اتمام کار

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, bringing the utmost joy and delight. It heralded the completion of the task [3.5s]

ALPA.042, YARP2.049 p.096, YARD.057-058x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05135

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید هر چند مختصر بود ولی مخابرات قلوب متصل است پیک

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received which, though brief, yet the communications of hearts remain ever connected [3.5s]

INBA87:392b, INBA52:404a

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05136

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید شما اذن

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter addressed to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused. Thou art granted permission [3.5s]

MKT5.071

Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places

AB05137

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که چند سال پیش فرستاده بودی امسال رسید از مضمون مفهوم شد که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst send several years ago hath but now arrived. From its contents it was understood that [3.5s]

INBA87:184, INBA52:185b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05138

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرسول بتاریخ نهم ۹ فبرایر ۱۹۱۲ بواسطه جناب شیخ فرج الله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the ninth of February 1912, sent through the esteemed Shaykh Farajullah, was received [3.5s]

MKT3.454, DAUD.05

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05140

no title

150

O thou who art in the Covenant! Thy detailed latter was received. It was the incarnation of pure joy for it contained the particulars of thy trip to Augusta

DAS.1914-04-17

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05141

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ملاحظه گردید عبارت پر حلاوت بود و دلالت بر استقامت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused; its expressions were full of sweetness and betokened steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA87:085, INBA52:083

Prayer for the departed

AB05142

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بلا و محن و رزایا بیحد و شمار بر شما وارد ولی چون در

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though trials and tribulations and afflictions beyond measure have descended upon thee, yet since [3.5s]

MMK2#292 p.212

Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05143

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق اثر کلک گهربار سبب حصول روح و ریحان گردید چه که ناطق

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The effect of thy jewel-scattering pen hath brought about spiritual joy and sweet fragrance [3.5s]

INBA55:185

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB05144

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر میثاق الهی خوشا بحال تو که چون بنیان از صفائح جدید بر عهد جدید

O thou who art steadfast in the Divine Covenant! Blessed art thou, for like unto a foundation of new tablets thou art firm in the New Covenant [3.5s]

INBA85:177

MKT9.110, MMK6#123

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05145

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت مستقیم در وقتیکه عبدالبهاء در نهایت تضرع و ابتهالست بتو نامه نگارد و

O steadfast and upright one! At a time when 'Abdu'l-Bahá is in a state of utmost supplication and earnest entreaty, He pens this letter unto thee [3.5s]

INBA79.051b

AMK.036-036

Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05146

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت نابت نامه شما رسید همانست که از پیش مرقوم گردید جمال مبارک معین و

O steadfast and noble one! Your letter was received. It is as was previously written. The Blessed Beauty appointed [3.5s]

MSHR2.254, KHH2.209 (2.381)

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consolation and comfort; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds

AB05147

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت نابت هیچ دانی که در این انجمن رحمانی بچه عنوانی مذکوری اگر بدانی چنان

O steadfast and firm one! Knowest thou in what heavenly assembly thou art mentioned? If thou didst know, thou wouldst [3.5s]

INBA89:171b

High station of the true believer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05148

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت و راسخ بر پیمان شکر جمال قدم را که بذیل تقدیس متشبثی و بحبل توحید

O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant! Thanks be to the Ancient Beauty, that thou hast clung to the hem of sanctity and to the cord of oneness [3.5s]

MMK5#219 p.168

Call to action; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching

AB05149

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابتان ای نابتان شکر کنید خدا را که بشرف و موهبت کبری فائزید و بخدمت احبا

O ye who are steadfast and risen up, render thanks unto God that ye have attained unto supreme honor and the most great bounty of serving the loved ones [3.5s]

MKT8.045, MSHR3.073

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05150

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله تحری حقیقت نمودید و سراچه دل را بنور هدایت

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God that ye have sought after truth and have illumined the chamber of your heart with the light of guidance [3.5s]

PPAR.113

Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05151

no title

150

O thou firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated October 24, 1918, was received

SW_v10#02 p.032

Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05152

no title

150

Persian

ای ثمره شجره موهبت الله حوادث مصیبت جدیده چون بسمع این آوارگان رسید احزان چون

O fruit of the divine tree of God's bounty! When these grievous new tidings reached the ears of these wanderers, sorrows, like [3.5s]

BSHN.140.529, BSHN.144.517, MHT1a.076, MHT1b.034

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB05153

no title

150

Persian

ای جان پاک حقیقت گوهر گرانبهاایست که در صدف امکان مهجور و مستور مانده و مخفی

O pure soul! Truth is a precious gem that hath remained hidden and concealed within the shell of contingent being [3.5s]

MKT9.112a, AKHA_116BE #07-08 p.00

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05154

no title

150

Persian

ای جانسوخته آتش فراق در این فرقت پرحرقت آهی جهانسوز بکش و فغانی عالمسوز برآر

O thou whose soul is seared by the fire of separation! In this grievous estrangement, heave thou a world-consuming sigh and raise a universe-burning cry [3.5s]

INBA84:297

MMK2#080 p.064

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05155

no title

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

AB05156

no title

150

Persian

ای جمال امروز روزیست که باید جمال خویش را ثابت نماای و با کمال درپیوندی تا

O Beauty! This is the day wherein thou must needs prove thine own comeliness and unite with perfection [3.5s]

MMK5#237 p.187

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05157

no title

150

Persian

ای جمشید سپیده دمید و خورشید درخشید بهار رسید ابر فروردین گریست اردیبهشت

O Jamshid! The dawn hath broken and the sun hath shone forth. Spring hath arrived; the clouds of Farvardin have wept, and Ordibehesht [3.5s]

MMK2#233 p.168, PYB#244 p.04, YARP2.599 p.419

Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05158

no title

150

Persian

ای جهان آفرین ستایش و نیایش ترا سزاست که آفرینش را بیاران مهربان آرایش بخشیدی

O Creator of the world, praise and adoration beseem Thee, for Thou hast adorned creation with loving companions [3.5s]

YARP2.425 p.320

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB05159

no title

150

Persian

ای جوان نورانی آن فتای رحمانی آقا میرزا علی اکبر میلانی نهایت سرور و شادمانی

O luminous youth, that divine soul Mirza Ali-Akbar-i-Milani, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s]

INBA85:380

YMM.058

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05160

no title

150

mixed

ای چشم بینا انوار عیان از ملکوت یزدان چون مهر رخشان است و شمس افق توحید در

O seeing eye! The lights from the Kingdom of God shine manifest as the resplendent sun, and the Day-Star of the horizon of unity [3.5s]

INBA55:130

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcending the material condition; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB05161

no title

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

AB05162

no title

150

Persian

ای حرم محترمه شهید همواره مشمول نظر عنایت جمال مبارک روحی لتربته الفداء هستی

O revered consort of the martyr! Thou art ever the object of the Blessed Beauty's gracious regard - may my spirit be sacrificed for His sacred dust [3.5s]

LMA2.419, MLK.105, TAN.150-151, NYMG.190

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05163

no title

150

Persian

ای حفید آن جد مجید هر چند در بلاد بعیدی و اشتیاق شدید ولی در محضری و پیش نظری

O descendant of that glorious ancestor! Though thou dwellest in distant lands and art filled with ardent longing, yet thou art present and before Mine eyes [3.5s]

MKT9.120a, TABN.198c

Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Soul; spirit after death

AB05164

no title

150

Persian

ای حقیقت پرست جمیع خلق پرستش اوهام مینمایند و در تقالید آباء و اجداد مستغرقند

O worshipper of truth! People worship their idle fancies, immerse themselves in imitation and are entirely alienated from the hidden secrets of God.

MMK2#099 p.076

DAS.1914-03-03

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB05165

no title

150

O thou maidservant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been received. Its contents indicated that thou didst desire to go to Leipzig

BBBD.483, SW_v11#13 p.231

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05166

no title

150

Persian

ای خاضع باب حطه مراسله با جناب مشهدی حسین ملاحظه گردید ... جناب رستم دستان معنوی را تکبیر برسان

O thou who art submissive before the gate of divine forgiveness! The letter regarding Jinab-i-Mashhadi Husayn hath been observed... Convey My salutations unto the spiritual Rustam-Dastán [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.66x, MSBH4.482-483x

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love as fire; Love of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB05167

no title

150

Persian

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای خدا تو شاهدی و گواهی که در دل و جان آرزوای ندارم جز آنکه برضایت موفق گردم

Thou knowest, O God, and art my witness that I have no desire in my heart save to attain Thy good pleasure

BRL_DAK#0221, MMK2#004 p.002, MMG2#401 p.447

BPRY.203-204

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05168

no title

150

Persian

ای خوشبختان حمد خدا را که بفیض اعظم موفق و بالطاف جمال قدم روحی لاحبائه الفدا

O ye blessed ones! Praise be to God that ye have been confirmed by His supreme bounty and favored by the tender mercies of the Ancient Beauty—may my soul be a sacrifice unto His loved ones [3.5s]

AHB.121BE #07 p.248, YHA1.127 (1.260), DSDS.072, QUM.254

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05169

no title

150

Persian

Business; financial; property matters; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

احبای شهرهای کالیفورنیا علی الخصوص سانفرانسیسکو از بس ناله و فریاد کردند

...It is because the friends of California, and particularly those of San Francisco, have so frequently called and pleaded

BDA1.231.05x

MHMD1.247-248x

AB05170

no title

150

Persian

ای دختر عزیز نامه ات واصل و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید حمد خدا را که آن دختر عزیز

O thou my dear daughter! Thy letter was received. It imparted great happiness. Praise be to God, that that dear daughter is sacrificing herself in the path of Baha'o'llah

MYD.720-721

JWTA.012, SW_v07#05 p.035

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05172

no title

150

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received, though much delayed on the way, and is now being answered. Praise be to God, all of us are safe

DAS.1915-04-19

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05173

no title

150

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank thou God that the Lights of the Kingdom have shone upon thy heart

DAS.1914-04-30

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05174

no title

150

O thou my daughter of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that thou art assisted and confirmed in the service of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

SW_v07#10 p.093

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05175

no title

150

Persian

ای دلسوخته هجران الهی آن جمال موعود ملیک مقصود سلطان وجود کشف نقاب و هتک حجاب

O thou heart consumed by divine separation! That Promised Beauty, the King of all desire, the Sovereign of existence, hath lifted His veil and rent asunder the coverings [3.5s]

MKT6.040b

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God as sun; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05176

no title

150

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای دو اولاد عزیز من اقتران شما چون بسمع من رسید بی نهایت ممنون و مسرور شدم که

O ye my two beloved children! The news of your union, as soon as it reached me, imparted infinite joy and gratitude.

MMK1#088 p.117

SWAB#088

Education of children; moral education; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

AB05177

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بندگان خدا پرتو آفتاب آسمانی مدتی از خاور ایران پنهان شد پس دریای بخشش

O ye two servants of God! The radiance of the celestial Sun was for a time concealed from the East of Iran; then the ocean of bounty [3.5s]

ALPA.072, YARP2.083 p.116

Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05178

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بنده تابنده جمال ابهی در حق جناب افنان فی الحقیقه نهایت همت مجری

O ye two radiant servants of the Abha Beauty! In truth, concerning the honored Afnán, the utmost endeavor hath been exerted [3.5s]

INBA17:132

Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB05179

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بنده جمال ابهی در این صبحدم بیاد شما افتادم و نامه شما خواندم قلب چنان

O ye two servants of the Abha Beauty! At this hour of dawn I remembered you and read your letter, and my heart was so [3.5s]

NJB_v04#06 p.003

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions

AB05180

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بنده درگاه الهی مکتوب شما رسید از قرائن احوال چنین معلوم میشود که در

O ye two servants of the divine Threshold! Your letter was received, and from the circumstances it becometh evident that [3.5s]

ABDA.120

Business; financial; property matters

AB05181

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب ملاحظه گردید نفحات محبت الله از گلشن معانی

O ye two servants who have drawn nigh unto the court of divine grandeur! Your letter was perused, and the sweet fragrances of the love of God wafted from its garden of inner meanings [3.5s]

MKT8.084a

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05182

no title

150

Persian

ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا یاران پارسی را صدق و راستی خلق و خوی است و رفتار

O ye two servants near unto the throne of Grandeur! Truthfulness and sincerity are the character and conduct of the Persian friends [3.5s]

YARP2.554 p.394

Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05183

no title

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

AB05184

no title

150

Persian

ای دو ثابت بر پیمان حضرت آقا سید مصطفی علیه بهاء الله قائم بر خدمت امرالله

O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! His Honour Siyyid Mustafa, upon him be the glory of God, who standeth firm in service to the Cause of God [3.5s]

AADA.148-149

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05185

no title

150

Persian

ای دو حمامه همدم و همراز الحمد لله در گلشن الهی پرواز نمودید و بملکوت راز پی

O ye two companion doves, united in heart and spirit! All praise be to God that ye have soared in the divine garden and winged your way to the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that you are soaring in the Divine rose-garden, have found your way to the Kingdom of Mysteries and have become the recipients of the Favors of His Highness the Incomparable One!

INBA87:260b, INBA52:264

NJB_v04#12 p.005

DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05186

no title

150

Persian

ای دو منادی حق الحمد لله سفر باقطار نمودید و نافه اسرار و نفحه مشکبار بر جهان

O two heralds of Truth! Praise be to God that ye have journeyed through diverse regions and spread the fragrant musk of divine mysteries throughout the world [3.5s]

AYBY.421 #132, PYB#146 p.16, TRZ1.293

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05187

no title

150

Persian

ای دو منادی حق الحمد لله که با کمال جد و جهد بتبلیغ امرالله در جمیع ایران

O ye two heralds of truth! Praise be to God that, with the utmost earnestness and zeal, ye have arisen to teach the Cause of God throughout Persia [3.5s]

AYBY.424 #135, TRZ1.295, FRH.358-359

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05188

no title

150

O ye two faithful and assured souls! Praise be to God, your son, George

SW_v11#10 p.159+163

Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB05189

no title

150

mixed

Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای دو ورقه مقبله موقنه از بدو وجود تا یوم موعود رجال تفوق بر نساء در جمیع

From the beginning of existence until the Promised Day men retained superiority over women in every respect.

COMP_WOMENP#008, MKT7.098, YMM.065

BRL_WOMEN#008, COC#2099

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05190

no title

150

Persian

ای دوست روحانی من مکتوبی که بتاریخ ۱۳ آگست ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید و از

O my spiritual friend! The letter thou didst write on August 13, 1906, hath been received, and from [3.5s]

INBA16:063

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05191

no title

150

Persian

ای دوست روحانی هرچه بگویم و آنچه بنگارم حقیقت انس و الفتی که در هویت قلب تحقق

O spiritual friend! Whatsoever I may speak or write falleth short of conveying the true essence of the intimacy and communion that dwelleth within the heart's reality [3.5s]

MMK3#158 p.110, PYK.225

Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Love of God; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05192

no title

150

O thou kind, beloved friend! The copies of your peerless paper which are in reality the proofs of your high ideals, the exaltation of your aims

DAS.1913-09-17, ABIE.326, BLO_PN#007

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05193

no title

150

Persian

Consultation

ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ارسال داشته و ستایش و توصیف و تعریف زیاد از

O ye friends of God! His honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath sent a letter conveying abundant praise, commendation and tribute regarding [3.5s]... ...The question of consultation is of the utmost importance, and is one of the most potent instruments conducive to the tranquillity

INBA21:197 (247a)

BRL_DAK#1243, AVK3.411.08x, AVK3.413.10x, GHA.228

BRL_CONSULT#13x, COC#0179x

Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship

AB05194

no title

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

AB05195

no title

150

mixed

ای دوستان این بیسر و سامان خاکدان فانی آشیان ترابیست زاغ و زغن را شاید و بوم

O friends! This transient and disordered earth, this ephemeral dust-heap abode, befitteth naught but crows and owls [3.5s]

MMK2#108 p.084

Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05196

no title

150

O ye true friends and ye who are firm in the love of God! Although it has been a long time since I have written

BBBD.365, SW_v07#17 p.173-174

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05197

no title

150

Persian

ای دوستان جناب جمشید خداداد بیاد شما افتاد و ذکر شما را نمود و نگارش نامه ای

O friends! Jináb-i-Jamshíd Khudádád remembered you and made mention of you, and penned a letter [3.5s]

YARP2.430 p.323

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05198

no title

150

Persian

ای دوستان و یاران روحانیان در ایندم که نسیم رحمانی و صبای روحانی از مهب عنایت

O friends and spiritual companions! In this moment when the merciful breeze and spiritual zephyr wafteth from the dawning-place of divine favors [3.5s]

AKHA_131BE #01 p.a, CPF.266

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05199

no title

150

Persian

Fire and Light

ای راضی بقضا حمد کن خدا را که بچنین مقامی فائزی سبیل رضا پیمودی و بقدر و قضا

O thou who art resigned to His irrevocable Decree! Render thanks unto God for having attained so sublime a station.

NANU_AB#26

BRL_FIRE_AB#11

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05200

no title

150

mixed

ای راضی بقضای الهی مصائب و رزایاء هر چند مصاعب و بلایاست لکن اگر تفکر و تدبر

O thou who art resigned to the divine decree! Though calamities and afflictions be grievous trials and dire tests, yet if thou shouldst ponder and reflect [3.5s]

INBA17:053

BSHN.140.325, BSHN.140.465, BSHN.144.323, MHT1a.095, MHT1b.163

Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB05201

no title

150

Persian

Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ای رایس عزیز اهل فنون بر آنند که هیچ ماده مانند سیاله برقیه در کره ارض سریع

O dear leader! Scientists believe there to be no substance upon the earth that moveth with the swiftness of the electric current. Its power is intense

MKT8.095c

ADMS#270

AB05202

no title

150

Persian

ای رفیق روحانی من قریب غروب و صدای توب کروپ رمضان است اما چه رمضان با زمستان

O My spiritual friend! The twilight approacheth, and the drum-beat of Ramadan resoundeth, but what a Ramadan this is, with winter [3.5s]

INBA75:069

AB05203

no title

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

AB05204

no title

150

O thou old friend! One or two letters have been received from thee and an answer has been written. At present it seems

BSTW#260

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05205

no title

150

Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou kind friend! Thy letter was received and its contents considered. Man must, under all conditions, be thankful to God, the One

TAB.067-068

AB05206

no title

150

Persian

Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ای زائر خوش الحان یاد باد ایامی که چون جوق طیور مجتمع بودیم و آن مرغ خوش

O sweetly singing pilgrim! Let remembrance be paid to the days when we were gathered like unto a flock of birds

INBA17:015

YQAZ.064

ADMS#273

AB05207

no title

150

Persian

ای زائر محترم خواهش تو مقبول گشت و بنگارش آنچه خواستی پرداختم طلب آمرزش بجهت

O esteemed pilgrim! Thy request hath been accepted, and I have set forth to write that which thou didst desire. I beseech forgiveness [3.5s]

YARP2.630 p.433

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB05208

no title

150

O thou visitor whose breath is fragrant! Thou seest how varied are my works and occupations. I have not one moment of rest

DAS.1913-06-25

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Universal education

AB05209

no title

150

O thou visitor of the Holy Place around which the Supreme Concourse revolve! Were there time I would have written a special epistle to each one

DAS.1913-06-25

AB05210

no title

150

Persian

ای ساعی در خدمت امرالله آنچه از قلم خلوص تحریر یافت منظور گردید و مفهوم شد

O thou who strivest in service to the Cause of God! That which flowed from the pen of sincerity was noted and understood [3.5s]

MKT5.148

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB05211

no title

150

Persian

ای سراج وهاج ایندم بوی جانبخش حدائق ملکوت قدم مشام روحانیانرا چنان مشکین و

O radiant lamp! At this hour the life-giving fragrance from the celestial gardens of the Ancient Kingdom hath so perfumed the spiritual senses [3.5s]

INBA87:097, INBA52:096

Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05212

no title

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

AB05213

no title

150

Persian

ای سرگشته دیار در سبیل پروردگار الحمد لله نتائج این سفر را ملاحظه نمودی

O thou wanderer in the pathway of thy Lord! Praise be unto God that thou hast witnessed the results of this journey [3.5s]

INBA16:105

PYK.250

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05214

no title

150

mixed

ای سرمست باده موهبت رحمانی شکر کن حی قیومرا که بصراط مستقیم سالکی و بر منهج

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine bounty, render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Lord, that thou art walking upon the straight path and following the way [3.5s]

MKT5.149

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05215

no title

150

Persian

ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان الحمد لله در ظل حفظ و حمایت الهیه محفوظ و مصونی و بنظر

O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of the Covenant! Praise be unto God that, beneath the shadow of divine protection and care, thou art sheltered and preserved [3.5s]

INBA89:204

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05216

no title

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

AB05217

no title

150

Persian

ای سلیل آن شهید جلیل در این دم که آفتاب قریب افول

O scion of that glorious martyr, in this hour when the sun is nigh unto setting [3.5s]

DUR4.660

AB05218

no title

150

mixed

ای سمندر نار موقده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید وقایع و حوادث وارده بر

O Salamander aflame in the Fire of the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and the events and happenings that befell were noted [3.5s]

AYBY.362 #044

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05219

no title

150

Persian

ای شاعر ماهر نظمی که چون لئالی در سلک و اسلوب بدیع ترتیب نموده بودید

O thou skilled poet! The verses thou hast arranged, like pearls strung in a novel pattern and style [3.5s]

INBA21:020

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05220

no title

150

O thou dignified personage! Thy letter was received. Its terms were most

SW_v10#17 p.320

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05221

no title

150

mixed

Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در

O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein

INBA17:104

NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201

LOTW#71

AB05222

no title

150

mixed

ای ضرغام اجمه ملکوت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه فدا در جمیع اوقات ذکر

O Lion of the thicket of the Kingdom of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - make thou mention [3.5s]

INBA87:180a, INBA52:181a

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05223

no title

150

Persian

ای ضیف المقربین جناب میرزا جعفر نامه نگاشته و نام ان یار مهربان را ذکر نموده

O thou chosen guest among them that are near! Mirza Ja'far hath written a letter wherein he made mention of that loving friend [3.5s]

MKT5.022

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05224

no title

150

mixed

ای طالب حقیقت انسان جزء اعظم عالم وجود و ثمره شجره جهان شهود است نوعیت ابدیست

O seeker of truth! Man is the greatest part of the world of existence and the fruit of the tree of the visible realm; his species is eternal [3.5s]

INBA84:397

MKT3.257a, AVK1.238

Continual renewal of creation; Evolution; human evolution; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation

AB05225

no title

150

Persian

انسان بايد در جهان بالا در آئينه ابدی صفحه ملکوت پرتو شمايل اندازد زيرا عبدالبهاء در اين جهان

Man must cast the reflection of his countenance in the eternal mirror of the celestial realm, upon the page of the Kingdom, for in this world 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

MMK3#094 p.062x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05226

no title

150

Persian

ای طالب رضای الهی در این جهان فانی کسی را بقاای نه و نفسی را ثبات حیاتی نیست

O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In this fleeting world, none is granted permanence, nor hath any soul constancy of life [3.5s]

MMK2#174 p.127, KASH.269

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05227

no title

150

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب ملکوت الهی اینجهان مانند جسم انسانست و ملکوت الله مانند روح حیات

O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven! This world is even as the body of man, and the Kingdom of God is as the spirit of life.

MMK1#161 p.186

SWAB#161, TAB.482, BSC.459 #846

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition

AB05228

no title

150

O thou who art seeking the Kingdom of God! Thy letters were received. Praise thou God that thou art continually engaged in the commemoration of God

BSTW#245

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05229

no title

150

Persian

Huqúqu'lláh

و حقوق را به موجب نصوص کتاب اقدس جمع نمایید در محلّی و صرف مواقع لازمه نمایید ولی به کسی

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It is impossible to organize the House of Justice in these days… According to the explicit text of the Most Holy Book the amounts offered for the Huquq should be deposited

BRL_HUQUQP#106x

BRL_HUQUQ#106x, COC#1169x, SW_v01#10 p.006

Elections; House of Justice; Law of Huququ'llah; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05230

no title

150

Persian

ای طالب ملکوت نامه رسید ذکر حریت من نموده بودی عبدالبهاء از اصل آزاد است اگر

O seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made mention of freedom. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is inherently free. Should [3.5s]

MMK5#010 p.004

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom

AB05231

no title

150

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, on account of the lack of time I will write a brief answer

BSTW#081

Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05232

no title

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

AB05233

no title

150

Persian

ای طیر حدیقه ایقان هر مرغی که حق پرواز دهد بالی از تایید گشاید و بال دیگر از

O Bird of the Garden of Certitude! Every bird whom God granteth the power of flight unfoldeth one wing through divine confirmation and the other wing through [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0326, MMK2#370 p.263

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05234

no title

150

Persian

ای عاشقان دلبر مهربان زهی زهی که در این روز فیروز بیدار شدید و هوشیار گشتید و

O lovers of the kind Beloved! Well is it, well is it, that on this auspicious day ye have awakened and become aware [3.5s]

YARP2.508 p.369

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05235

no title

150

Persian

ای عباد رحمن و اماء حضرت یزدان هر چند آن بزرگوار بملکوت انوار پرواز نمود و شما

O servants of the All-Merciful and handmaidens of the Lord God! Though that noble Being hath winged His flight unto the Kingdom of Light and ye [3.5s]

MKT5.095

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB05236

no title

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

AB05237

no title

150

Persian

Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا

O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab

INBA85:074

NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021

LOTW#18

AB05238

no title

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

AB05239

no title

150

mixed

ای عکاس جمیع کائنات هر یک آاینه یکدیگرند و صور هر یک در دیگری مرتسم ولی صفحات

O thou who art the photographer! All created things are mirrors one of another, and the image of each is reflected in all others, while their surfaces [3.5s]

AKHB.180x, AHB.106BE #02 p.02

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB05240

no title

150

Persian

ای عندلیب حدیقه ابهی در این مدت مدیده هر چند با کمال فصاحت و بلاغت قصائد

O Nightingale of the Abhá Garden! Though during this lengthy period thou hast composed verses with utmost eloquence and perfection of style [3.5s]

INBA87:624, INBA52:667

MKT5.210

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Music and singing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05241

no title

150

Persian

ای قابل الطاف الهی اشعار آبدار که چون الحان هزار ربیع فصیح و بدیع بود تلاوت

O thou recipient of divine favors! The flowing verses, which were like the melodies of a thousand eloquent nightingales in spring, were recited [3.5s]

YBN.201-202

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications

AB05242

no title

150

Persian

ای قابل قصیده فریده غراء و قابل فیض قدیم جمال ابهی احسنت الف احسنت آفرین صد

O thou who art the recipient of the peerless, resplendent ode and the ancient bounty of the Most Glorious Beauty! A thousand "well dones" and a hundred "bravo"s be unto thee [3.5s]

INBA13:316

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05243

no title

150

Persian

ای قاصد کوی دوست بجان و تن شتافتی و آرام نیافتی تا بجوار بقعه مبارکه رسید??

O thou messenger on the path to the Friend's abode! With soul and body didst thou hasten, finding no rest until thou didst reach the vicinity of the blessed Shrine [3.5s]

MMK3#040 p.025

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Soul; spirit after death

AB05244

no title

150

Persian

ای کنیز الهی چه قدر نیک بخت بودی که ندای الهی شنیدی و آهنگ ملکوت ابهی استماع

O handmaiden of God, how fortunate thou art to have hearkened unto the divine call and to have heard the melody of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

MMK2#100 p.077

Empty learning; false spirituality; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05245

no title

150

O dear maidservant of God! At the divine threshold address this prayer

SW_v10#03 p.044

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB05246

no title

150

...It was my aim that after thy return to ... thou shouldst hoist the ensign

SW_v07#16 p.151-152x

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05247

no title

150

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد دستورالعمل

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. Thou didst ask for a rule whereby to guide thy life.

MMK1#010 p.024

SWAB#010, TAB.098-099

jeph.ilosopher, Strong Steep

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05248

no title

150

Persian

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید حمد کن خدا را که ندای ملکوت شنیدی و بیدار گشتی

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise God! for thou didst hear the call of the Kingdom, wast awakened

BRL_DAK#0686

TAB.631, BSTW#066

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05249

no title

150

O thou beloved handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. Thank thou God that thou wert assisted in meeting Reverend Albert Vail

DAS.1915-02-14x

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05250

no title

150

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه رسید اثر خامه فی الحقیقه مشک اذفر بود زیرا گلهای معانی

O beloved handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received. The trace of its pen was indeed like purest musk, for the flowers of meaning [3.5s]

MKT5.101

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05251

no title

150

...The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was perused. The Board of Consultation is radiant and spiritual

DAS.1914-03-26

Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05252

no title

150

O thou brilliant Kokab (star)! Praise be to God! Thou hast become resplendent

SW_v10#12 p.231

Consolation and comfort; Importance of community building; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05253

no title

150

mixed

ای گل گلزار محبت الله نسیم خوشی از حدیقه عنایت میوزد و نفحه دلکشی از ریاض

O flower of the rose-garden of God's love! A sweet breeze wafteth from the garden of divine bounty, and an enchanting fragrance bloweth from the meadows [3.5s]

PYB#137 p.04

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement

AB05254

no title

150

Persian

فی الحقيقه در راه حقّ بنهايت مشقّت و بلايا گرفتار شدی و صدمه زياد خوردی مال و منال بتاراج و تالان دادی

In truth, thou hast been caught up in utmost hardship and tribulation in the path of God, and hast suffered grievous injuries. Thy wealth and possessions were given over to plunder and pillage [3.5s]

MMK3#208 p.150x

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05255

no title

150

mixed

ای متشبث بذیل عنایت در این محضر مذکوری و در این انجمن مشهور عین عنایت ناظر

O thou who clingest to the hem of divine favor! In this court thou art remembered, and in this assembly renowned, the eye of grace watchful [3.5s]

INBA13:238

MKT6.157

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for parents; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05256

no title

150

Persian

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life

ای متمسک بذیل تقدیس شکوه از تاخیر رسائل منما چه که مانع و حائل صد هزار مشاغل

O thou who hast clung to the hem of holiness! Do not complain of the delay in receiving letters, for countless occupations have acted as barriers and obstacles [3.5s]... ...Shouldst thou recite any of the revealed prayers, and seek assistance from God with thy face turned

BRL_DAK#0237, COMP_PDLP#06x, MMK5#236 p.187

BRL_ATE#035x, BRL_PDL#06x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05257

no title

150

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art hoping for the Kingdom! Thank thou God that He hath guided thee, led thee to the Kingdom of Being, ushered thee under the shade

TAB.099-100

AB05258

no title

150

mixed

ای متوجه الی الله فاطر الارض و السموات علیک بهاء الله فی المبدء و المال و

O thou who art turned towards God, the Creator of earth and heaven! Upon thee be the glory of God, in the beginning and the end [3.5s]

MMK4#098 p.109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05259

no title

150

Persian

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی وقت یگانگی و اتحاد است و هنگام الفت قلوب و وداد مظاهر

O thou who hast turned thy face to the Abha Kingdom! Now is the time for oneness and unity, the time for love and harmony among the hearts

MKT8.133b, AKHA_131BE #19 p.a, AKHA_133BE #19 p.a

ADMS#179

AB05260

no title

150

mixed

ای متوجه بوجه الله یکی از احبای رحمن در مکتوب خویش ذکر وله و انجذاب آنجنابرا

O thou who art turned towards the Countenance of God! One of the loved ones of the All-Merciful hath mentioned in his letter thine ardor and attraction [3.5s]

INBA17:259

MKT8.134c

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech

AB05261

no title

150

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Love of God; Photographs and recordings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art honored and dear! Thy letter was received and was the source of pleasure, for thou hast not forgotten this imprisoned one

TAB.357-358

AB05262

no title

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

AB05263

no title

150

Persian

ای محمود محمود مرحبا صد مرحبا الحمد لله در جمیع مواقع موفق بعبودیت آستان بها

O Mahmud, Mahmud! A hundred times welcome! Praise be to God, in all circumstances thou art enabled to serve at the Threshold of Bahá [3.5s]

INBA89:150

Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05264

no title

150

Persian

ای مخمور صهبای الهی در این جهان فانی آفتاب حقیقت جاودانی از افق توحید و مطلع

O thou who art intoxicated with the divine wine! In this mortal world the eternal Sun of Truth hath dawned from the horizon of oneness [3.5s]

AHB.122BE #03 p.101, LMA2.455, NYMG.134

Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Mosaic imagery; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05265

no title

150

Persian

ای مستفیض از فیض ملکوت ابهی فیض سحاب نیسانی اگر چه دشت و چمن

O thou who art receiving grace from the Abhá Kingdom! Though the bounty of the April rain upon meadow and plain [3.5s]

INBA13:271

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05266

no title

150

Persian

ای مسیح ملیح الحمد لله بلسان فصیح و وجه صبیح مبعوث شدی و ببرهان صریح اثبات

O Radiant Messiah! Praise be to God that Thou hast been sent forth with an eloquent tongue and a comely countenance, and with clear and conclusive proof hast demonstrated [3.5s]

PYB#155 p.38, CPF.288

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05267

no title

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

AB05268

no title

150

Persian

ای مشتاق مطاف ملا اعلی ناله و فغان از نیران هجران و حسرت و حرمان بسمع این

O thou who yearnest for the circling-place of the Supreme Concourse! The cry and lamentation from the fire of separation, longing and deprivation hath reached these ears [3.5s]

MKT6.020b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

AB05269

no title

150

Persian

The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال

O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame

NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108

LOTW#42

AB05270

no title

150

Persian

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله چه نویسم و چه نگارم جان هوای کوی جانان دارد و دل

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! What shall I pen, and what shall I write? My soul yearneth for the precincts of the Beloved, and my heart [3.5s]

MMK5#268 p.205, MSHR5.399

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05271

no title

150

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله ساعت که جسم منجمد و فلز متطرقست بسبب نظم و ترتیبی

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! At the hour when the frozen body and the malleable metal are rendered pliant through order and arrangement [3.5s]

INBA55:160, INBA87:170a, INBA52:169

MMK2#238 p.172

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB05272

no title

150

Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art enkindled with the Fire of the Love of God! Thy letter was received and I was informed of the contents. It was a proof of truthfulness

TAB.199

AB05273

no title

150

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الهی آنچه از قلم آن نفس زکیه تحریر یافته بود بکمال حب قرائت شد

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! That which the pen of that sanctified soul hath written was read with utmost affection [3.5s]

INBA88:261

MKT5.152

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

AB05274

no title

150

Persian

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء در این صبح رحمانی چون کوکب نورانی از افق

O thou who art ablaze with the fire that was kindled in the Tree of Sinai, in this morn of the All-Merciful thou art even as a luminous star from the horizon [3.5s]

INBA17:260

MKT8.141, BSHN.140.432, BSHN.144.426, MHT1b.168

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05275

no title

150

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه در فجر ابداع کلمه جامعه اختراع در هیکل انسانی تحقق

O thou who art set ablaze by the divine fire kindled at the dawning of creation, the comprehensive Word manifested in human form [3.5s]

MKT8.140

Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Word of God the cause of creation

AB05276

no title

150

Persian

ای معلم دبستان توکل نامه جدید وصول یافت و فرح و سرور حصول گشت زیرا دلیل بر آن

O teacher of the elementary school! Thy recent letter of trust hath arrived and brought joy and gladness, for it testifieth that [3.5s]

PYB#173 p.33, YQAZ.619

Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

AB05277

no title

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

AB05278

no title

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

AB05279

no title

150

Persian

ای منادی امر الله جناب میرزا محرم و زرقانی را بعد از چند سال اجازه طواف مطاف

O herald of the Cause of God! After several years, permission to circumambulate the Sacred Precincts hath been granted unto Mirza Muharram and Zarqani [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0347, MKT2.155, PYK.274

Pantheism; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy

AB05280

no title

150

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost spiritual joy, for its contents indicated that

DAS.1914-09-08

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB05282

no title

150

Persian

ای منادی پیمان نامه رسید مرقوم فرموده بودید که رساله ای بقواعد فلسفه در اثبات

O Herald of the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, wherein thou didst write concerning a treatise on philosophical principles in proof [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1042, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, TSS.212b, MYD.457

Hands of the Cause; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

AB05283

no title

150

mixed

Criticism and its limits; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications

امیدم چنان است که در تألیف این کتاب موفّق شوی ولی باید عبارت بسیار ملایم و مدارا باشد و در نهایت ادب بنگاری

O thou harbinger of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received…. It is my hope that thou mayest succeed in writing thy book

COMP_DEFENCEP#19x

BRL_ATE#194x, COMP_DEFENCE#19x, COC#2218x, SW_v12#10 p.168

AB05284

no title

150

mixed

ای منادی میثاق رساله ایکه رادع اهل نفاق و دافع شقاق و داعی وفاق بود بلکه قاصم

O Herald of the Covenant! The epistle which serveth as a deterrent to the people of hypocrisy, dispelleth discord, summoneth all to unity, and verily breaketh asunder [the forces of dissension] [3.5s]

ABDA.092a

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB05285

no title

150

Persian

ای منادی میثاق زینت عالم غیب و شهود و علویت حقائق وجود عبودیت حضرت مقصود است

O Herald of the Covenant! The adornment of the unseen and visible worlds, and the exaltation of the realities of existence, lie in servitude unto the Lord of Divine Purpose [3.5s]

INBA13:149a, INBA84:348

BRL_DAK#0628, MMK2#083 p.065, KHSH08.053, MHA.000vi

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05286

no title

150

Persian

ای منادی میثاق سفر خراسان را تاخیر و تعویق میندازید باید در آنسامان چنان

O Herald of the Covenant! Delay not, nor defer, thy journey to Khurásán. In that land thou must [3.5s]

MMK5#108 p.087

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement

AB05287

no title

150

Persian

ای منتسبین حضرت عطار آه و فغان منمااید و اندوه و احزان مخواهید هر چند از مصیبت

O ye who are associated with His Holiness 'Attar, give voice not to sighs and lamentations, neither seek ye sorrow and grief, though misfortune [3.5s]

BSHN.140.408, BSHN.144.403, MHT1b.236

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB05288

no title

150

mixed

ای منجذب بکلمه الله طهارت و تقدیس از اس اساس دین الهی است و اعظم وسیله وصول

O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Purity and sanctification are the very foundations of God's Faith and the greatest means of attainment [3.5s]

INBA89:014a

AKHA_125BE #12 p.722, AVK3.406.10, GHA.078, AADA.154

Cleanliness and refinement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB05289

no title

150

Persian

ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه مرقوم واصل گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد تمنای تحریری از

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou didst request a missive [3.5s]

INBA87:427, INBA52:440

Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05290

no title

150

Persian

ای منجذب بوی دوست در این صبحدم که فیوضات جمال قدم مونس و همدمست کلک اشتیاق

O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of the Friend! In this dawning hour, when the outpourings of the Ancient Beauty are thy companion and intimate associate [3.5s]

MMK5#266 p.204

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05291

no title

150

O thou who art attracted to the divine Beloved! Thy letter was received. The contents indicated that thou hast utmost love towards Mr. And Mrs. James Kehler

MAX.365x

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05292

no title

150

Persian

ای منجذبان محبت الله ذکر و فکر من حصر در یاد و تذکار شماست از مکتوبی که بجناب

O ye who are attracted by the love of God! My remembrance and thoughts are wholly centered upon your mention and remembrance. From the letter to his honor [3.5s]

VAA.212-212

Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05293

no title

150

Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit! It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost kindness

TAB.721-722

AB05294

no title

150

Persian

ای منجذبه محبت الله اوقاتی گذشت که بتو نامه ای ننگاشتم ولی ترا فراموش ننمودم

O thou who art attracted with the love of God! A long time hath passed and I have not written thee a letter, but I have not forgotten thee.

ANDA#74 p.07

MAX.297-298x

Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05295

no title

150

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای منجذبه محبت الله شمس حقیقت از افق عالم طالع شد و نور هدایت درخشید فیض ابدی

O thou who art carried away by the love of God! The Sun of Truth hath risen above the horizon of this world and cast down its beams of guidance.

MMK1#201 p.238

SWAB#201, COF.037x

Being a source of light; guidance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB05296

no title

150

Persian

ای منور بنور هدایت الهیه شمع هدی چون در زجاجه قلب برافروزد ظلمات ضلالت که

O thou who art illumined with the light of divine guidance! When the candle of guidance is kindled within the glass of the heart, the darkness of error [3.5s]

HDQI.273, ANDA#36 p.05

Attaining the life of the spirit; Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB05297

no title

150

mixed

ای منیر پرتو ظهور چون بر قله طور زد سنگ خارا متلاشی شد و صخره صماء متفانی

O Munir! When the radiant effulgence of the Revelation struck Mount Sinai's summit, the adamantine rock was shattered and the impenetrable crag obliterated [3.5s]

INBA88:234a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05298

no title

150

mixed

ای مهتدی بنور هدایت در عرصه وجود موجودات بی حد و پایان محشور و حقائق و اعیان

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! In the arena of existence are gathered infinite beings and realities [3.5s]

MKT5.035

Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05299

no title

150

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای مهتدی بنور هدی حمد کن خدا را که تو را بنور حقیقت دلالت نمود و بدخول در

O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Praise thou God that He hath directed thee to the light of truth

MMK1#066 p.099

SWAB#066, SW_v10#02 p.031-032, BSTW#225

Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05300

no title

150

Persian

ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری حضرت احدیت هر چند از هر هستی پاک و مقدس و از هر وصفی مبرا

O thou who hast attained to the supreme guidance, although His Holiness the One True God is sanctified and exalted above every existence and free from all attributes [3.5s]

MMK2#067 p.052, AHB.129BE #07-08 p.02

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05301

no title

150

Persian

ای مهتدیان بنور هدی شمع هدی روشنست و افق اعلی بنور جمال ابهی ساطع و لامع

O ye who are guided by the light of guidance! The lamp of guidance is alight, and the Supreme Horizon is radiant and resplendent with the light of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s]

INBA85:060

MMK3#299 p.221, AKHA_127BE #02 p.a, PYB#196 p.03

Belief and denial; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05302

no title

150

Persian

ای مهربان یزدان من این تنها را جان ببخش و بجانان برسان و از زندان برهان و

O my compassionate God! Grant life unto this lonely one, unite him with the Beloved, free him from imprisonment and [3.5s]

INBA59:242a, INBA75:044

MJMJ1.084, MMG2#361 p.403, MJH.033a

Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05303

no title

150

Persian

ای مهرپرور این خاکدان تنگ و تار و انسان آواره و بیسر و سامان لهذا دانا دل

O thou who fosterest love, this narrow and darksome realm of dust, and man, wandering and without shelter or rest - therefore be thou wise of heart [3.5s]

YARP2.132 p.151

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05304

no title

150

Persian

ای مومن بالله نامه ات رسید از تنهاای شکایت نموده بودی محزون مباش تنها نیستی

O believer in God! Thy letter arrived, and therein thou had complained of lonesomeness. Do not be sad.

NJB_v05#19 p.003, KHH1.303 (1.422)

KHHE.436, DAS.1914-07-29

Consolation and comfort; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05305

no title

150

mixed

ای ناطق ببینات الهی دست پنهان و قلم بین خط گذار اسب در جولان و ناپیدا سوار

O thou who expoundeth divine evidences, behold the hidden Hand and the Pen that traceth lines - the steed in gallop, yet unseen the rider [3.5s]

MKT9.200b, MSHR3.238

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05306

no title

150

mixed

ای ناطق بثنای جمال مختار شکر جمال قیوم و سلطان ملک عزت قدیمه را که احبای

O thou who speaketh in praise of the Chosen Beauty! Render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, the Sovereign Lord of the realm of imperishable glory, that the loved ones [3.5s]

MKT8.159a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05307

no title

150

Persian

ای ناطق بثنای محیی عالم ای خوشا قریحه و طبعی که زلال محامد حق و سلسال ستایش و

O thou who speaketh in praise of the Life-Giver of the world! How blessed is that talent and nature wherefrom flow the crystal waters of God's praise and the pure stream of His glorification [3.5s]

INBA87:015, INBA52:015

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement

AB05308

no title

150

Persian

ای ناطق بذکر الهی در سبیل الهی چون سراج نورانی هادی امم شو و چون ملائکه

O thou who art always making mention of God! Guide people in the path of God like unto a lighted lamp.

SFI09.011b

NYR#108

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05309

no title

150

Persian

ای ناطق بذکر الهی در هویت انسان ید موهبت الهیه ودیعه گذاشته که بان انسان مطلع

O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! Within the reality of man the Hand of Divine bounty hath deposited a trust whereby man may become illumined [3.5s]

MMK3#186 p.130

Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human reality created in the image of God

AB05310

no title

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

AB05311

no title

150

Persian

ای خادم آستان منّان ، هر ظلّی جز ظلّ حقّ يحموم است و هر حصنی اوهن از بيت عنکبوت

O servant of the Threshold of the All-Bountiful! Every shadow save the shadow of Truth is darkness, and every fortress is frailer than the spider's web [3.5s]

MMK3#054 p.034x

Excellence; distinction; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship

AB05312

no title

150

mixed

ای ناظر بافق ابهی الیوم جمیع من علی الارض از پی سراب دوانند و از عقب ظل زائل

O thou who gazest towards the Most Effulgent Horizon! Today, all who dwell upon the earth are in pursuit of mirages, running after vanishing shadows [3.5s]

INBA85:377b

YMM.048

Idle fancies; lust and passion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05313

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آفتاب حقیقت هر چند از افق عالم بسبحات جلال مخفی... ای احبای الهی بکوشید که وقت ظهور

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Though the Sun of Truth be concealed behind the veils of glory from the horizon of the world... O ye beloved of God, strive ye that in this time of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA84:487

MMK4#070 p.078, BSHN.140.478.08x, BSHN.144.471x, DUR4.808x

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05314

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی جمال قدم ابوابی بر وجوه احبابش گشوده و آثار موهبتی از

O thou who gazest upon the Most Glorious Kingdom! The Ancient Beauty hath opened portals before the faces of His loved ones, and tokens of His bounty have [3.5s]

MKT8.160b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05315

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در سبیل حق هر بلائی را صفا بین و هر جفاایرا وفا بین و هر

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In the path of God, see in every tribulation a blessing in disguise, and in every cruelty behold true faithfulness [3.5s]

INBA84:248

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05316

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی و ایادی امرالله الیوم وقت تمسک بحبل متین و توجه بافق مبین

O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom, and ye Hands of the Cause of God! Now is the time to hold fast unto the firm cord and to turn wholly towards the manifest horizon [3.5s]

MMK2#191 p.138, PYK.248

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05317

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت الهی در این کور عظیم و قرن بدیع که روی جهان در لطافت و طراوت

O thou who gazest upon the Divine Kingdom! In this mighty Cycle and wondrous Age, when the face of the world is in freshness and verdure [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0039, SFI15.018

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05318

no title

150

Persian

ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر در این ساعت که نسیم روح پرور روحانی از ریاض

O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Horizon! At this hour, when the spirit-stirring breeze of holiness wafteth from the gardens [3.5s]

AKHA_131BE #11 p.a

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection

AB05319

no title

150

Persian

ای نجل جمیل آن عبد جلیل پدر پاک گهر هر روزی در امرالله ظهوری و بروزی نمود

O noble scion of that glorious servant, child of a father pure-born! Each day did he manifest new signs and tokens in the Cause of God [3.5s]

YMM.059

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05320

no title

150

mixed

ای نظم آفاق ایران نظم بر دو قسم است آفاقی و انفسی سیاسی و الهی و هر دو لازم

O thou who wouldst bring order to the horizons of Iran! Order is of two kinds: outward and inward, political and divine—and both are essential [3.5s]

INBA13:196, INBA59:220

Call to action; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05321

no title

150

Persian

ای نفس پاک توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و تمسک بعروه وثقی جو سمند ارجمندی بدست آر و در

O pure soul! Turn thy gaze unto the Kingdom of Abhá and hold fast unto the firm and unassailable cord. Seize thou the noble steed [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0047

Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05322

no title

150

mixed

ای نفس مبتلیه در سبیل الهی من چه گویم که زبانها در نعت و محامد جمال کبریا

O soul afflicted in the path of God! What can I say, when tongues fall short in praise and glorification of the Beauty of the All-Glorious [3.5s]

TSHA2.174

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05323

no title

150

Persian

ای نفوس مبارکه جناب زائر خداداد بجهت شما نهایت مراد آرزو مینماید و آن نامه

O blessed souls! The honored Zá'ir Khudádád ardently desireth for you the utmost fulfillment of your wishes [3.5s]

YARP2.644.1 p.439

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05324

no title

150

Persian

ای نفوس مبارکه حمد خدا را که مشکاه قلب بمصباح هدی منور شد و مشام جان برائحه

O blessed souls! Praise be to God that the niche of the heart hath been illumined by the lamp of guidance, and the senses of the soul perfumed with the fragrance [3.5s]

MKT9.207

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05325

no title

150

O united souls! The letter you sent is perused and by its contents happiness and joy was produced; for it expressed union and harmony

BAVA.036-037, BLO_PN#021

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05326

no title

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

AB05327

no title

150

mixed

ای نهالهای سبز و خرم بوستان محبت الهی از شدآئد قضا ناله ننمااید و از مصائب و بلایا

O ye verdant and flourishing saplings of the garden of divine love, let not the adversities of fate cause you to lament, nor the trials and afflictions [3.5s]

BSHN.140.430, BSHN.144.424, MHT1a.179b, MHT1b.137b

Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05328

no title

150

Persian

ای نورسیده باغ الهی الحمد لله که پرده دریدی و پرتو روی دلبر مهربان بدیدی و

O newly-sprung blossom of the divine garden! Praise be unto God that thou hast rent asunder the veil and beheld the radiant countenance of the loving Beloved [3.5s]

MSHR2.049

Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05329

no title

150

Persian

ای نیر افق محبت الله محزون مباش مغموم مباش دلخون مباش پرشوق و پرشور باش وقت

O radiant orb of the horizon of God's love! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, neither let thy heart be grieved. Be thou, rather, filled with eagerness and passionate fervor [3.5s]

MMK5#194 p.152

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05330

no title

150

Persian

ای هزار گلزار الهی همیشه منظور نظر عنایت رحمانیه بوده ای و مشمول الطاف

O thou who art as a thousand divine rose-gardens, ever hast thou been the object of merciful favors and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA87:586, INBA52:624

MKT5.204

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05331

no title

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

AB05332

no title

150

Persian

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی

O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq

NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017

LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x

AB05333

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقات نورانیه نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر نورانیت و روحانیت آن اماء رحمن بود

O radiant leaves! Your letter hath arrived and, praise be to God, it was evidence of the illumination and spirituality of those handmaidens of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

MKT7.137, KHSH09.138, YQAZ.578, QIRT.07bx

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

AB05334

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقه مبارکه فردوس الهی اگرچه چندی پیش محرری ارسال شد حال باز بذکر تو

O blessed leaf of divine Paradise! Although a letter was dispatched a while ago, yet again am I moved to make mention of thee [3.5s]

MKT5.156

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05335

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه متحرکه مهتزه از نفحات الله اصابع از کثرت تحریر از کار و حرکت افتاده

O thou vibrant and quivering leaf, stirred by the breezes of God! My fingers, from excessive writing, have ceased their motion and work [3.5s]

MKT5.042a, AHB.130BE #11-12 p.18

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB05336

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه مطمئنه چون در جهان حوادث و اخبار و تاریخ قرون و دهور و اعصار نگری اعظم

O assured leaf! As thou surveyest the happenings, tidings and chronicles of ages, centuries and epochs in this world [3.5s]

INBA85:305

MKT7.160

Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for women; Role and station of women

AB05337

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه مطمئنه راضیه مرضیه شکر کن حضرت یزدان را که در یوم ظهور مکلم طور موجود

O tranquil, contented and well-pleasing leaf! Render thanks unto the Lord God that thou art present in this Day of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai [3.5s]

MKT7.162

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05338

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه مطمئنه منجذبه تحریر بلیغ و مسطور فصیح رسید معانی دلالت بر استغراق در

O assured and enraptured leaf! Thy eloquent missive and fluent letter hath reached me, its meanings betokening immersion in [3.5s]

INBA85:204b

MKT7.164

Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05339

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقه مقدسه نورانیه فی الحقیقه در سبیل الهی در هر زمان مطلع بلایا بودی و

O sacred and luminous leaf! In truth, at every moment thou hast been the dawning-place of trials in the path of God [3.5s]

DUR1.374, NNY.215

Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05340

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه منجذبه روحانی در اینوقت که ندای الهی و صلای بیداری از ملکوت ابهی

O spiritually attracted leaf! At this time when the divine call and the summons of awakening from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

MMK2#357 p.256, RSR.042b

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05341

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقه منجذبه نامه ات رسید و با اوراق ملفوفه مطالعه گردید جوابی به آقا میرزا

O thou attracted leaf! Thy letter was received and, together with the enclosed pages, was perused. A reply to Áqá Mírzá [3.5s]

MKT6.169

Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions

AB05342

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقه منجذبه هر چند وقت عشاء است و ظلام شام آفاق را احاطه نموده ولی

O attracted leaf! Though it be the hour of eventide and the darkness of night hath encompassed the horizons, yet [3.5s]

MKT4.106, AHB.121BE #08 p.258, YMM.066

Equality of men and women; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05343

no title

150

mixed

ای ورقه مهتزه بنفحات الله ذکرت مذکور و قلوب اماء الله در روضه مقدسه بیادت مالوف

O leaf stirred by the fragrances of God! Thou art remembered, and the hearts of the handmaidens of God in the sacred garden are filled with thy remembrance [3.5s]

MKT7.252

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

AB05344

no title

150

Persian

ای ورقه موقنه خدماتت در زمان زندان حضرت اسم الله در ملکوت قبول مقبول افتاد و

O assured leaf! Thy services during the imprisonment of his honor Ismu'llah were accepted and approved in the Kingdom of God [3.5s]

INBA84:299

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB05345

no title

150

O thou remembrance of that daughter of the Kingdom! ... Collect the traces of thy mother's pen, so that they may remain after her

BLO_PN#093

Eulogies; reminiscences

AB05346

no title

150

Persian

ای یادگار آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار معدن اسرار بود و مهبط آن وار در ساحت اقدس

O thou remnant of that exalted personage! Thy noble father was a mine of mysteries and the recipient of effulgence in the Most Holy Court [3.5s]

INBA87:102a, INBA52:100

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05347

no title

150

Persian

ای یادگار آن منجذب الی الله اگر آن مرغ گلشن عرفان بگلبن جاودان پرواز نمود حمد

O thou remnant of that soul who was attracted to God! Though that bird of the garden of divine knowledge hath winged its flight unto the eternal rosebush, praise [3.5s]

MSHR2.282

Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05348

no title

150

Persian

ای یادگار حضرت ابراهیم منظومه شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید ولی ستایش عبدالبهاء

O scion of Abraham, your verses were received and perused, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá's praise [3.5s]

MSHR3.213

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

AB05349

no title

150

Persian

ای یادگار شهدای سبیل الهی ملاحظه فرما که آن نفوس مقدسه چگونه ترک دنیای فانی

O thou remnant of the martyrs in the path of God, behold how those sanctified souls forsook this fleeting world [3.5s]

BSHN.140.182, BSHN.144.182, MHT2.155, NANU_AB#17

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05350

no title

150

O thou the inheritor of the great, respected Mrs. Peeke! Although that beloved maidservant of God ascended

SW_v07#17 p.167

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05351

no title

150

mixed

امر باين عظيمی و انتشار و تزايد احباب در هر ديار لابدّ بر آنست که بعضی وقايع حادث شود

In a Cause of such magnitude, and with the spread and multiplication of the friends in every land, certain events must needs come to pass [3.5s]

MMK3#027 p.017x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05352

no title

150

mixed

ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء را مضمون نامه مسرور نمود زیرا دلالت بر شعله نور هدایت

O true friend! The contents of thy letter brought joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for it betokened the flame of the light of guidance [3.5s]

INBA87:114b, INBA52:113b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05353

no title

150

Persian

ای یار دیرین نامه شما وصول یافت معانی مهر و محبت آشکار بود و دانش و معرفت

O ancient friend! Your letter was received. The meanings of love and affection were manifest, as were knowledge and wisdom [3.5s]

YARP2.184 p.183, QUM.226

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB05354

no title

150

Persian

ای یار روحانی حمد کن خدا را که هتک استار نمودی و خلع عذار کردی و باسرار

O spiritual friend! Praise be to God that thou hast rent asunder the veils and cast off all restraint [3.5s]

MSHR2.117

B. Khoshmashrab

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05355

no title

150

Persian

ای پروردگار یارانرا کامکار کن و بعبودیّتت همدم و دمساز فرما قلوب را نورانی فرما

O Lord! Make Thy loved ones victorious, make them intimate companions in servitude unto Thee, and illumine their hearts [3.5s]

ANDA#03 p.81x, ANDA#64 p.62x, ADH2_1#36 p.053x, MJMJ2.104x, MJMJ3.071x, MMG2#051 p.051x

East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05356

no title

150

Persian

ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید و از الفاظ و مبادی حلاوت معانی مشهود گردید سبحان

O spiritual friend! Thy letter was received, and from its words and principles the sweetness of its meanings became manifest. Glory be to God [3.5s]

PYB#119 p.04

Business; financial; property matters; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Language and the structure of reality; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05357

no title

150

Persian

ای یار عزیز دلگیر مباش غمگین مشو محزون مگرد مغموم منشین نظر عنایت خفی الالطاف

O dearly beloved friend! Be not disheartened, neither yield to sorrow; let not despondency overtake thee, nor sit thou in grief. Fix thine eyes upon His hidden favours [3.5s]

INBA84:390

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05358

no title

150

mixed

از حدیث العلم تمام المعلوم و القوّة و القدرة تمام الخلق سؤال نموده بودید فرصت شرح و تفصیل نیست

You had asked about the tradition concerning knowledge being the completion of what is known, and power and might being the completion of creation, but there is not time for a detailed explanation [3.5s]

AVK1.073.16, AVK4.012.04x, MAS2.080x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Knowledge; recognition of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB05359

no title

150

mixed

ای یار مهربان پزشک آسمانی و طبیب رحمانی درهای شفاخانه یزدانی باز نمود و بر

O loving friend! The celestial Physician and divine Healer hath opened wide the gates of His heavenly house of healing, and [3.5s]

INBA13:197, INBA59:219

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal

AB05360

no title

150

Persian

ای یار مهربان خدماتت در آستان حضرت بیچون مقرون بقبول گردید زیرا بخدمت

O kind friend! Thy services at the threshold of the Incomparable Lord have been graciously accepted, for in service [3.5s]

MKT6.186

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05361

no title

150

Persian

ای یار مهربان نامه بدیع المعانی مورث سرور وجدانی گردید زیرا دلیل بر انجذابات

O kind friend! The epistle, replete with wondrous meanings, brought joy to my soul, for it serveth as evidence of spiritual attractions [3.5s]

MKT9.282

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05362

no title

150

Persian

ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب تاخیر افتاد ولی شما در جعبه

O kind friend! Your letter was received, but due to lack of opportunity the reply was delayed. Yet you [are in the box...] [3.5s]

INBA84:519

MMK5#122 p.096

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions

AB05363

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران الهی اگر مطلع بر اسرار الطاف الهی گردید از فرط شعف و غلبه شعف جامه

O divine friends! Should ye become aware of the mysteries of God's bestowals, ye would, from the intensity of rapture and overwhelming joy, rend your garments [3.5s]

HDQI.230, ANDA#20 p.04

High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05364

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران الهی دست تضرع و نیاز بساحت قدس خداوند بی انباز بلند کنید و مناجات

O Thou incomparable God! We are Thy humble servants, and Thou art the All-Glorious. We are sinners

BRL_DAK#0093, BRL_MON#024, MKT5.043, LMA2.432, MJMJ2.019x, MMG2#149 p.167x

BRL_POAB#24

S. Tirandaz

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for tests and difficulties

AB05365

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران الهی قفقاز اقلیمنی کوه قاف درلر کوه قاف ایسه سیمرغ شهیرن لانه و

O ye friends of God! They call the region of Caucasia Mount Qaf, and it is said that Mount Qaf is the nest and abode of the well-known Símurgh.

MJT.113

BTO#07x

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05366

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران آسمانی خاکی جانهاایست که آلوده بالایش اینجهان گردد و آسمانی گوهریست

O celestial friends! Earthly souls there are whose wings are sullied by this nether world, yet whose essence is a heavenly gem [3.5s]

YARP2.228 p.208

Attaining the life of the spirit; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05367

no title

150

Persian

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای یاران پارسی این عبد ضعیف باستان حضرت بی نیاز نماز آرد و از برای شما خواهش

O God! Grant Thy favour, and bestow Thy blessing. Vouchsafe Thy grace, and give a portion of Thy bounty.

ALPA.019a, YARP2.023 p.077

BRL_APAB#11

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity

AB05368

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد

O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s]

MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b

Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05369

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران روحانی بنده رب جلیل جناب اسمعیل در نامه خویش نام شما برده مژده

O spiritual friends! The servant of the Glorious Lord, Jinab-i-Isma'il, hath mentioned your names in his letter with joyous tidings [3.5s]

MSHR3.144-145x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB05370

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران روحانی حمد خدا را که ایامی چند در این دیار معاشر و مانوس دیدار بودید

O spiritual friends! Praise be to God that for a few days ye were companions and intimately associated in this land [3.5s]

MSHR4.064, YARP2.455 p.340

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05371

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله از نفحات ریاض ملکوت ابهی آن کشور مانند مشک و عنبر

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that, from the fragrances of the gardens of the Abhá Kingdom, that land is like unto musk and ambergris [3.5s]

PZHN v1#2 p.16

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05372

no title

150

Persian

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

ای یاران عبدالبهاء ضوضاء ملل و غوغای امم در یوم ظهور اسم اعظم محتوم و مسلمست

O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable in the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name

BRL_CONF2018P#21, MMK2#203 p.145

BRL_CONF2018#21

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05373

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء نغماتی که از حنجر روحانی آن یاران الهی صادر قلوب مشتاقانرا

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melodies that issue forth from the spiritual throats of those divine companions cause the hearts of the yearning ones [3.5s]

MMK3#293 p.215

Love of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05374

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء دو نفس مبارک از بندگان جمال ابهی بزیارت عتبه مقدسه

O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, two blessed souls from among the servants of the Abhá Beauty have journeyed to the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]

TABN.349a

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05375

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما قرائت شد از تبریک و تهنیت نهایت مسرت حاصل

O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was read, and from your congratulations and felicitations the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s]

MKT9.281b

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05376

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران معنوی حال که قریب عصر است و مشاغل بیش از حد و حصر جناب میرزا طراز با

O spiritual friends! Now that the eventide draweth nigh and occupations have exceeded all bounds, His Honour Mírzá Táráz [3.5s]

AYBY.348 #029, TRZ1.151, YQAZ.532a

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05377

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران معنوی لحظات عین عنایت شامل شماست و توجهات الطاف رحمانیت فائض بر شما

O spiritual companions! The very glances of divine bounty encompass you, and the bestowals of the All-Merciful's grace are showered upon you [3.5s]

MKT8.195

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05378

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران مهربان چون از کشور باختر بخاور بازگشتم یاران فارسیان را دیدار نمودم

O kind friends! Upon My return from the Western lands to the East, I met with the friends of Persia [3.5s]

ALPA.022, YARP2.027 p.080

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement

AB05379

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران مهربان لقب بعضی از شما فیروزیست و لقب دیگران فاروقی این هر دو بسیار

O kind friends! Some among you bear the name Firúzí, while others are called Fárúqí. Both these names are most excellent [3.5s]

INBA84:495a

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB05380

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران مهربان مهتر رستم بهمرد نامه بعبدالبهاء نگاشته و نامهای همایون شما را در نامه

O dearly beloved friends! Mihtar Rustam Bihmard hath written a letter unto 'Abdu'l-Bahá and your blessed names in the letter [3.5s]

YARP2.138 p.156

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05381

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران مهربان نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید که الحمد لله

O kind friends, your letter was received and its perusal brought the utmost joy, for which praise be unto God [3.5s]

YARP2.344 p.280

Call to action; Consultation; Review of publications

AB05383

no title

150

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter which was an evidence of your firmness in the Path of guidance was duly received.

DAS.1914-05-30

Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05384

no title

150

Persian

ای بی نياز بندگان و کنيزان را بنواز و آرزوی جميع را شايان و رايگان ساز

O Thou Self-Sufficing Lord! Shower Thy blessings upon Thy servants and handmaidens, and graciously fulfill the desires of all [3.5s]

AKHA_129BE #01 p.a, MJMJ3.055x, MMG2#305 p.342x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB05385

no title

150

mixed

ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز الهی الحمد لله مویدید و موفق و مقبول در درگاه احدیت

O ye beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Praise be unto God that ye are confirmed, successful and accepted at the Threshold of His oneness [3.5s]

INBA84:260

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05386

no title

150

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou bird warbling in the Garden of the Love of God! Thank God that He hath illumined thine insight, led thee unto the Fire glowing in the Tree of Man

TAB.308-309, JWTA.011

AB05387

no title

150

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who are illuminated by the Light of Knowledge! Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance

TAB.599-600, VTRM.012-013

AB05388

no title

150

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art longing to witness the lights from the Beauty of El-Abha! Thy letter reached me at this moment and I was rejoiced at thine excellent words

TAB.234, BSC.484 #929x, SW_v14#07 p.210

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05389

no title

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

AB05390

no title

150

mixed

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین گاهی ابره کوه و گاهی

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! His honour Mirza Abdul-Hussein is at times like unto the clouds of the mountain-heights [3.5s]

MSHR4.093

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05391

no title

150

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of the Kingdom of El-ABHA! I read thy letter which was beautifully composed

TAB.300

AB05392

no title

150

Arabic

ایتها المهتزة بنسیم محبة الله انی سمعت کل الثناء علیک من احد احباء الله فتحرکت و

O thou who art stirred by the breeze of God's love! I have heard every praise of thee from one of the loved ones of God, and was moved [3.5s]

MNMK#057 p.139, ABB.107

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB05393

no title

150

mixed

ایتها الورقه الطیبه الزکیه المطمئنه بفضل ربها احیی الله قلبک بنفثات روحه و

O thou pure and fragrant leaf, serene in the grace of thy Lord! May God quicken thy heart through the breathings of His Spirit [3.5s]

INBA16:119

MKT7.082b, PYK.295

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05394

no title

150

mixed

ایتها الورقه المبتهله الی الله نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم

O leaf that supplicates unto God! Thy letter was received, but owing to lack of time a brief reply hath been penned [3.5s]

MKT7.084b, PYK.296, QIRT.12cx

Importance of community building; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05395

no title

150

Arabic

ایتها الورقه المقدسه فاشکری الله بما انبتک من هذه الشجرة ‌البمارکة ‌النابتة

O sacred leaf! Give thanks unto God for having caused thee to spring forth from this blessed Tree [3.5s]

INBA84:414

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05396

no title

150

Persian

ایها الابتهاج الوهاج الحمد لله سراج افروخته و منهاج واضح و مشهود گشته نسیم

O radiant joy! Praise be unto God that the lamp hath been set aflame and the pathway hath become clear and manifest [3.5s]

MMK4#124 p.130

Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05397

no title

150

Arabic

ایها الحبیب الروحانی و الانیس الرحمانی ایدک الله و شیدک قد ذهبتم و القلب

O spiritual beloved and heavenly companion! May God fortify and strengthen thee! Thou hast departed, and my heart [3.5s]

INBA59:206a

MJZ.047

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity in diversity

AB05398

no title

150

Arabic

ایها الشجر المهتز بنسمه الله طوبی لک بما وجهت وجهک للذی اشرقت الارض

O thou tree, swayed by the breeze of God! Blessed art thou for having turned thy face towards Him through Whom the earth hath been illumined [3.5s]

INBA21:028

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05399

no title

150

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O ye two birds warbling in the Garden of Wisdom. Verily, I saw your photographs, whose beauty proved the turning of your hearts

TAB.070

AB05400

no title

150

Persian

ایها الفرع الرشیق من السدره المبارکه هر چند مدتی مدیده خبری نرسیده ولی این عبد

O graceful branch of the blessed Lote-Tree! Though a long period hath elapsed during which no tidings were received, yet this servant [3.5s]

MMK5#257 p.199, YBN.045-046

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05401

no title

150

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر نشاط و

O exalted branch of the blessed Tree! Thy letter was received and, praise be to God, it betokeneth thy vitality [3.5s]

INBA87:414, INBA52:426

Call to action; Manifestation of God as sun; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Predictions and prophecies

AB05402

no title

150

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List

ربّی و رجائی لک الحمد علی ما انزلت علینا هذه المائدة الرّوحانیّة ... ربّ و رجائی لک الشّکر علی هذه النّعمآء

...Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord and my Hope, for what Thou hast sent down upon us—this spiritual sustenance

AVK4.069.08x, AVK4.070x, MAS9.074x, MJMJ2.106x, MJMJ2.107ax, MMG2#442 p.486x, MMG2#443 p.487x, NSR_1978.136x, NSR_1978.135ax, NSR_1993.149x, NSR_1993.147bx

TAB.167-168x, BSC.427 #772x, RBB.120ax, RBB.120bx, ADMS#011x, ADMS#012x

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05403

no title

150

Arabic

ایها القضیب الریان المغروس بالید الرحمانیه فی کرم الله انی اذکرک لیلا نهارا و

O thou tender branch who is planted by the Merciful Hand in the Vineyard of God! I mention thee day and night

DRM.014a

BSTW#427

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05404

no title

150

Arabic

ایها المشتعل بالنار الموقده لمثلک ینبغی ان یوجه وجهه للذی فطر السموات و الارض

O thou who art aflame with the kindled fire, it behoveth thee to turn thy face towards Him Who hath created the heavens and the earth [3.5s]

PYB#154 p.34, MSBH6.041

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05405

no title

150

Arabic

ایها المصابان بمصیبه کبری و رزیه عظمی ان امتحان الله لشدید و افتتان الله

O ye who are afflicted with grievous calamity and dire catastrophe! Verily, God's test is severe and His trial [3.5s]

ANDA#71 p.33

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05406

no title

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

AB05407

no title

150

Persian

ایها الموم??ون ان لله ان یمتحن عباده و لیس للعبد ان یمتحن عبداً مخلصاً لله

O ye believers! Verily, it is for God to test His servants, and it behooveth not any servant to put to the test one who is faithful to God [3.5s]

UMich962.129-130, UMich991.080

MKT2.318, YHA1.013x

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05408

no title

150

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal peace; world unity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou fragrant rose blooming in the Garden of Guidance! Thank thou God for that He hath removed from off thine eye the covering

TAB.620-621

AB05409

no title

150

Turkish

پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده شرمنده یی امیدوار ایله نیکوکار ایله فیض احدیتدن

O Lord, O Forgiver! Make of this abashed servant one filled with hope, make him beneficent through the outpouring of Thy oneness [3.5s]

MJT.041

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB05410

no title

150

Persian

پروردگارا گودرز پارسی خفته بود بیدار شد بیهوش بود هوشیار گشت شهسوار لشکر

O Lord! Gudarz the Parsi lay sleeping but was awakened; was unconscious but gained consciousness. He became a valiant commander of the hosts [3.5s]

YARP2.648 p.441, YQAZ.312

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05411

no title

150

Persian

جنابحاجی در وقتیکه از بغداد در نهایت اضطراب تلغراف زدی که شخص محترم گرفتار

O esteemed Haji! When thou didst dispatch a telegram from Baghdad in the utmost perturbation, stating that a respected person had been seized [3.5s]

INBA17:231

Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05413

no title

150

mixed

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

حبیبا اقتدار روحانی جو و احتشام رحمانی امروز قوت و اقتدار اکسیر اعظم راست که

…In this day, true power and strength reside in the Supreme Elixir, which transformeth darkened realities into illumined souls

BRL_DAK#0335, BRL_CONF2018P#31x, MMK2#160 p.120

BRL_CONF2018#31x

East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05414

no title

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

AB05415

no title

150

Turkish

حقائق کونیه عموما مظهر ایات الهیه ایسه ده انجق شرف کرامت و منقبت موهبت کلیه

Although the cosmic realities universally manifest the divine signs, yet [they receive] the nobility of honor and the distinction of a universal bestowal [3.5s]

INBA13:403, INBA55:236, INBA59:152, INBA88:054

MJT.055

Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB05416

no title

150

mixed

دوست عزیز مهربان نامه نامی وارد و مضمون تسلی خاطر گشت فی الحقیقه در چنین وقتی

Dear and cherished friend! Thy noble letter was received and its contents brought solace to my heart. Verily, at such a time [3.5s]

MSHR4.346-347

Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05417

no title

150

Arabic

رب و منائی و الهی و رجائی هولاء عباد سمعوا الندآء و لبوا بکل ولاء و وفاء و

O my Lord, my Master, my God, my Hope! These are servants who have heard the Call and have responded with all loyalty and fidelity [3.5s]

INBA87:274, INBA52:278

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05418

no title

150

Arabic

ربی ربی و ملاذی و موئلی و معتمدی انی اتضرع الیک بروحی و قلبی و فوادی ان تدرک

O my Lord, my Lord, my refuge, my sanctuary, and my reliance! With my spirit, my heart and my inmost being do I earnestly implore Thee to grant [3.5s]

INBA87:183a, INBA52:184

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God

AB05419

no title

150

Arabic

علیک نفحات الله و علیک جذبات الله و علیک فیوضات الله و علیک تحیات الله ایها

Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee be the attractions of God, upon thee be the outpourings of God, upon thee be the greetings of God, O thou [3.5s]

MAS9.117

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05421

no title

150

mixed

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

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

AB05422

no title

150

Persian

ملاحظه کنید انبیا و رسل و هداة سیل مطالع انوار مقدسه چه بلا ها و مشقات شدیده کشیدند حضرت نوح

Observe how the Prophets, the Messengers, and the heavenly Guides—those dawning-places of sacred light—suffered grievous afflictions and severe trials. Consider Noah [3.5s]

AVK2.307.17x, RHQM2.1190-1191 (663) (408-409)

Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05423

no title

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

AB05424

no title

150

Arabic

ن ظ ذکر رحمه ربک الابهی عبده الذی قرب الله قلبه نجیا و اسمعه ندائه و اراه

Behold the mention of thy Lord's mercy, the All-Glorious, upon His servant, whose heart God drew nigh in intimate communion, caused him to hear His call, and enabled him to behold [3.5s]

INBA59:105a

Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB05425

no title

150

mixed

نامه آنحضرت مورخ به ۲۲ ربیع الاول سنه ۳۲۵ واصل گردید و بر اوراق مرسله در طی

The letter of Your Holiness, dated the 22nd of Rabi'u'l-Avval 325, hath been received, and upon the pages enclosed therein [3.5s]

MSHR1.038x, MSHR1.083x, MSHR1.099x, MSHR4.149x

Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05426

no title

150

Persian

نامه چند روز پیش بشما مرقوم گردید و بواسطه جناب امین ارسال شد حال نامه جدید

A letter was addressed to you several days ago and was sent through Jinab-i-Amin. Now, a new letter [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0908, MSBH1.411

Accounts of dreams and visions; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05428

no title

150

Turkish

نوبهار اولدی آچلدی نوگل رعنای حق نغمه جانسوزه باشلر بلبل گویای حق

The springtime has come and God's beauteous new rose has bloomed; the nightingale of divine truth begins its soul-stirring song [3.5s]

INBA88:310

BRL_DAK#0531

Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05429

no title

150

mixed

یا احباء الله و اصفیائه قد اخذت القلم لاکتب ما یختلج فی قلبی و فوادی حبا

O beloved of God and His chosen ones! I have taken up the pen to write what stirs within my heart and soul with love [3.5s]

MSHR4.319-320x

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05430

no title

150

mixed

یا الهی و سیدی و رجائی هذا عبدک قد تضرع الی حضره باب حطتک التی من سجد لها

O my God, my Master, my Hope! This, Thy servant, hath supplicated before the threshold of Thy Gate of forgiveness, before which he doth prostrate himself [3.5s]

INBA79.010

TISH.537-538, ANDA#67-68 p.65

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05431

no title

150

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Verily I read thy letter which indicated thy

SW_v01#18 p.007

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05432

no title

150

mixed

یا امه الله المهیمن القیوم فی الحقیقه چنان نار اشتیاق از قلب آن مشتاق زبانه

O handmaid of God, the All-Watchful, the Ever-Abiding! In truth, such a fire of longing hath blazed forth from that yearning heart [3.5s]

MKT7.196

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05433

no title

150

mixed

یا امه الله الورقه النابته علی سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و

O handmaiden of God, verdant leaf upon the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary! Upon thee rest the glory of God, His grace and His bounty [3.5s]

INBA87:345b, INBA52:354

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05434

no title

150

Arabic

یا امه الله ان قرینک الجلیل قد حضر الی البقعه المبارکه و مکث مده مدیده و آنسنا

O handmaid of God! Thy noble consort hath come to the Blessed Spot and tarried there for a lengthy period, bringing solace to us [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0512, MKT3.228, AKHT2.508

Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05435

no title

150

Arabic

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

یا امه الله انی استبشرت بمضمون کتابک بما دل علی اقبالک الی ملکوت ربک الجلیل... ای رب أيّدني على التّقى واحفظني من الهوى

O maidservant of God! I rejoiced to read thy letter, for it indicated thy progress unto the Kingdom of thy Glorious Lord… I beseech God to graciously make of thy home a centre

BRL_DAK#0690, COMP_FAMP#85x, BRL_SWOP#019x, TSHA3.441x

BRL_FAM#85x, BRL_SWO#019x, TAB.068-069, COC#0842x, LOG#0831x

A. Bryan, S. Jaberi, almunajat.com [item 9]

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05436

no title

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

AB05437

no title

150

Arabic

یا امه الله قد اتتنی الورقه الناطقه بتوجهک الی الله فکونی مطمئنه بفضله راضیه

O handmaid of God! The speaking leaf that telleth of thy turning unto God hath reached me. Be thou assured through His grace and content [3.5s]

INBA87:077, INBA52:076

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed

AB05438

no title

150

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou maidservant of God! I have read thy letter which indicated thy straightforwardness in the love of God and thy desire

TAB.310-311

AB05439

no title

150

Persian

یا امه الله من الدوحه المبارکه اگرچه سالهای چند است پیک و پیامی از بقعه مبارکه

O handmaid of God from the Blessed Tree! Though many years have passed without tidings or message from the Sacred Spot [3.5s]

INBA87:109, INBA52:108

MKT7.220, KHAF.282

Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement

AB05440

no title

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

AB05441

no title

150

mixed

یا رب الملکوت و القدره و الجبروت ترانی مستغیثا بک و مستجیرا بباب رحمتک و

O Lord of the Kingdom, of Power and of Might! Thou beholdest me as I cry out for Thy succour and seek refuge at the gate of Thy mercy [3.5s]

MMG2#223 p.250

Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Predictions and prophecies; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05442

no title

150

O My sister, the kindred of My spirit! I have perused all the communications that were sent. Regarding a trip to Alexandria

LTDT.174-175

Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB05443

no title

150

mixed

یا غلام در صقع رضا هر کس محشور گشت در یوم نشور جام فرح و سرور از دست ساقی

O servant! Whoso is gathered in the realm of divine good-pleasure shall, on the Day of Resurrection, receive from the hand of the Cupbearer the chalice of joy and delight [3.5s]

INBA17:010

MKT8.216, BSHN.140.452, BSHN.144.446, MHT1b.159

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05444

no title

150

mixed

یا محبوبی و مطلوبی و انیسی فی وحشتی و سلوتی فی بلائی اسئلک و اتضرع الی عزه

O My Beloved and My Heart's Desire, My Companion in My solitude, and My Consolation in My trials, I beseech Thee and implore Thy might [3.5s]

INBA21:030

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection

AB05445

no title

150

mixed

یا من اثقل علیه الوطا السلاسل و الاغلال فی سبیل الله جناب امین حاضراند و

O thou upon whom the chains and fetters have weighed so heavily in the path of God! Jinab-i-Amín is present [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0140, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YIA.352

Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05446

no title

150

Arabic

یا من استشرق من کوکب المیثاق ابشر بفضل مولاک الذی اختارک لظهور حبه و اصطفاک

O thou who art illumined by the Star of the Covenant! Rejoice in the grace of thy Lord Who hath chosen thee for the manifestation of His love and singled thee out [3.5s]

INBA84:472

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB05447

no title

150

Arabic

یا من استهدی علی نور الهدی قد ثارث غیوم متکاثفه و غشت آفاق القلوب القاسیه

O thou who seekest illumination from the light of guidance! Dense clouds have gathered and enshrouded the horizons of hardened hearts [3.5s]

INBA21:108a

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05448

no title

150

Arabic

یا من اسمع الذکر الحکیم قد فاز نار السینا فی فاران السنا و تسعر سعیر الحب فی ساعیر

O thou who hearkeneth to the wise Remembrance! Verily the Fire of Sinai hath triumphed in the Paran of splendor, and the flame of love doth blaze in Seir [3.5s]

INBA88:103

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05449

no title

150

mixed

یا من اشتعل بنار محبه الله حضرت عندلیب لسان بستایش آنجناب گشود و داد سخن بداد

O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! The celestial songbird hath raised its voice in praise of thee and poured forth its melodies [3.5s]

INBA13:020a

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB05450

no title

150

Persian

یا من انتسب الی الشجره المقدسه نامه رسید و از معانی کلمات تبتل بملکوت رب ایات

O thou who art associated with the Sacred Tree! Thy letter hath arrived, and from the meanings of the words thou hast turned to the Kingdom of the Lord of Signs [3.5s]

INBA87:365, INBA52:374b

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05451

no title

150

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of El-ABHA! Verily I read thy recent letter***, and noted its beautiful contents and meanings

TAB.259, BWF.359-360x

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05452

no title

150

mixed

یا من انطقه الله بالحجه و البرهان مدتیست که نامه ای از شما نرسیده و پیامی

O thou whom God hath made to speak with proof and demonstration, for some time no letter or message hath come from thee [3.5s]

MKT8.222

Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB05453

no title

150

Arabic

یا من اهتز من نفحات الله اسمع ترتیل آیات الشکر الی ملکوت ربک الابهی بما

O thou who art stirred by the fragrances of God, hearken unto the melodious verses of thanksgiving ascending to the Kingdom of thy Lord, the All-Glorious [3.5s]

INBA88:162b

AB05454

no title

150

mixed

یا من ایده الله علی اتباع اثر خاله المجید و اثر الفرید الوحید عبدالبهاء را

O thou who art assisted by God to follow in the glorious footsteps of thy most exalted Aunt and the unique and peerless trace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA17:154

MSBH6.034-035

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05455

no title

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

AB05456

no title

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

AB05457

no title

150

Persian

یا من تشبث بذیل تقدیس ربه الکریم نفحاتی که از ریاض خلوص ان مطلع نور محبت الله

O thou who hast clung to the hem of thy bountiful Lord's sanctity! The fragrances that waft from the gardens of sincerity of that Dayspring of divine love [3.5s]

MSHR3.023, YQAZ.328

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05458

no title

150

mixed

یا من تمسک بالحبل المتین اعلم بان غمام الفضل قد ارتفع فی سماء الامر و فاض

O thou who holdest fast to the mighty cord! Know thou that the clouds of grace have risen in the heaven of the Cause and have poured forth [3.5s]

MKT2.239

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05459

no title

150

mixed

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق بخ بخ لک یا جبل الثبوت و راسیه الرسوخ علی عهد الحی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Well done, well done unto thee! O mountain of constancy and pillar of firmness in the Covenant of the Living One [3.5s]

INBA21:125

Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05460

no title

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

AB05461

no title

150

Persian

یا من ثبت فی امرالله از مفتریات اهل فتور مگدر مشو و از اراجیف زاغان خریف

O thou who art firm in the Cause of God! Be thou not perturbed by the calumnies of the indolent, nor dismayed by the prattle of the crows of autumn [3.5s]

INBA88:238a

MMK2#289 p.210, AKHA_134BE #17 p.a

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05462

no title

150

Arabic

یا من حی بروح الحیات بنفثات من الایات ان الضیاء المغناطیس یبهر الابصار و

O thou who livest by the Spirit of Life through the inspiration of verses! Verily, the magnetic radiance dazzleth the eyes [3.5s]

MSBH5.085-086

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05463

no title

150

Persian

Social Action

یا من قام بکلبیه علی خدمه امرالله آنچه در خصوص دارالتعلیم مرقوم نموده بودید

O thou who hast arisen to serve the Cause of God with all thy being! What thou hadst written as to the school is a cause for great rejoicing… This school is one of the vital and essential institutions which indeed support and bulwark the edifice of humankind

BRL_DAK#0272, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, AVK3.329.13x, TRBB.055, TSQA2.048, SAHA.048, MYD.455

BRL_SOCIAL#187x, COC#0621

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge

AB05464

no title

150

Arabic

یا من نطق بالثناء فى ذکر ربه الاعلى قد سمع صریر القلم الابهى فى

O thou who hast voiced praise in remembrance of thy Supreme Lord, thou hast heard the scratching of the Most Glorious Pen [3.5s]

INBA21:135b

Belief and denial; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05465

no title

150

Persian

یار مهربانا هر چند در این سنین حرب ما در زحمت و مشقت و خطر بودیم شما نیز بهره و نصیب

O kind friend! Although in these years of war we have endured hardship, tribulation and peril, you too have had your share and portion [3.5s]

INBA84:415b

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05466

no title

150

mixed

یار وفادارا گویند عنقریب رجال جهان کیهان بیارایند و جشن صلح عمومی برپا نمایند

O faithful friend! It is said that ere long shall the world's dignitaries adorn the firmament and establish the celebration of universal peace [3.5s]

MKT3.344, MMK6#126, AKHA_106BE #12 p.04, MSHR2.162

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace

AB05467

no title

150

...Praise be to God, that you have a blessed Assembly surnamed by the name of the Center

SW_v08#17 p.223x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB05468

no title

150

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universality of the Cause

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received; its contents were of the utmost

TAB.556-557

AB05469

no title

150

O thou persecuted handmaiden of God! Although rich women may be brought up in utmost ease

SW_v14#05 p.137-138

Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05470

no title

150

...Blessed art thou, for thou hast severed thyself from aught else save God!

MAX.175

Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05471

no title

150

Bahá'í Scriptures

O Thou Benevolent God! Grant us a shelter in Thy threshold and inform us of Thy mysteries! Make our eyes seeing and our ears hearing!

BSC.428 #774

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05472

no title

150

Cry aloud and say: O friends, a hundred times glad tidings that the light of Reality has shone and enlightened the world. The proclamation of the Kingdom has reached you.

CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB05473

no title

150

In this world millions of ministers have been ordained but the majority of them have been useless and atrophied organs. They left behind neither a fruit nor a trace

DAS.1913-03-29x

Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05474

no title

150

But regarding the innumerable stars and the distance between each other, that in this day the astronomers of Europe explain as worlds containing the living spirits

PN_unsorted p088

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms

AB05475

no title

150

O thou blessed soul! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter. It was a scent bag of the musk-deer from which the fragrance

JWTA.039

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05476

no title

150

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of great rejoicing, for it spoke concerning thy faith

DAS.1913-10-13

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05477

no title

150

O ye two revered souls! Since the day of my departure from Budapest I have been always remembering you and have begged from his holiness

DAS.1913-04-25

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05478

no title

150

O ye godlike Nasser and Mansour! His honor your father has traversed through the desert and crossed the ocean until he reached the Holy Land and attained

DAS.1913-06-21

Praise and encouragement

AB05479

no title

150

O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! In this year mankind is afflicted with terrific tests.

DAS.1914-09-04

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace

AB05480

no title

150

O ye spiritual friends! Thank ye God His Highness the Almighty, who has granted ye such a gift and conferred such a Bestowal!

DAS.1913-10-17

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05481

no title

150

Consider thou that Abdul Baha is proving the validity of Christ through divine argument, brilliant traces and infinite outpouring

BSTW#357

Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith

AB05482

no title

150

...Convey the wonderful Abha greeting to the believers. Chicago, in comparison

SW_v04#10 p.174x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05483

no title

150

O thou who art a favored servant at the Threshold of the Most High! Thy letter was received. Verily, verily hast thou suffered in thy life time.

JWTA.037

Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05484

no title

150

O People! O People! The Sun of Reality has dawned from the horizon of the world... The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh declare the oneness of the human world...

SW_v19#04 p.101x, LAT.005

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Living waters; water of life; Race unity; racial issues; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education; Universal language

AB05485

no title

150

...Although up to this time I have not written thee, yet spiritual communion united the hearts and ideal correspondence was uninterrupted.

DAS.1914-07-13x

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB06692

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامهٴ مفصّل شما رسید و خبر صحّت و سلامت و ثبوت و استقامت... ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب مفصل شما که بحسب مثل مشهور تفسیر کشاف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter hath been received, bringing the news of thy health, well-being and unwavering constancy... O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy comprehensive letter, which according to the well-known adage is like the Kashsháf commentary [3.5s]

YIA.380-381x, AADA.143-144x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; The power of example; Veiling [hijab]

AB10502

no title

150

Persian

ای دو مرغ آمیخته آموخته حمد کنید خدا را که در ریاض الهی در شجره امید در یک لانه

O ye two closely knit and enlightened birds! Praise ye God that in the divine garden, upon the tree of hope

BRL_SWOP#100, MJMJ2.083x, MMG2#381 p.427x

BRL_SWO#100

Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB10659

no title

150

Persian

ای یار عراقی جناب نراقی در نامه خویش ستایش آن یار روحانی نموده که این فتای نراقی... ای دوست حقيقی ، نفوذ کلمة اللّه مانند روح

O friend from Iraq! Jinab-i-Naraqí, in his letter, hath sung the praise of that spiritual companion—this youth of Naraq... O true friend, the penetrating power of the Word of God is even as the spirit [3.5s]

INBA85:127

MMK3#116 p.079x

Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB10977

no title

150

My illumined Noory! According to what is mentioned, with abundant joy through the bounty of

DAS.1914-06-13, SW_v09#10 p.115

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11069

no title

150

Persian

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله مکاتیب متعدده شما وارد و مضامین کل مورث روح و ریحان

O you who have been enraptured by the fragrances of God! … In these days, that Turkish tax-collector — namely, Ibn-i Abhar — has also arrived

SFI18.279bx, MSHR3.032x, YIA.389x

LOIR20.175bx

Humor; jokes; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB11365

no title

150

Persian

ای سلیل شهید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد الحمد لله نجل سعید آن شخص فریدی و مشمول

O scion of the martyr! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Praise be to God, thou art the blessed offspring of that peerless soul [3.5s]

INBA85:523

AVK3.404.05x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

AB11721

no title

150

Persian

ای اهل بها جناب زائر در مجمع آوارگان حاضر و بذکر شما ناطق گشت خواهش تحریر این

O people of Baha! Jinab-i-Za'ir has appeared in the gathering of exiles and lifted up his voice in your remembrance, requesting that this be written [3.5s]

YIA.231

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB11722

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده حق حضرت اخوی مهربان روف هر دم ستایشی از عبدالعطوف مینمود گهی میگفت که

O servant of God! That loving brother would, at every moment, offer praise to this servant of God, sometimes saying [3.5s]

YIA.410

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB11723

no title

150

Persian

ای دختر محترم آن برکوار نامه شما رسید الحمد لله بزیارت مرقد پدر موفقی و همچنین

O respected daughter of that noble soul! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, thou hast succeeded in visiting the resting-place of thy father, and likewise [3.5s]

YIA.401

Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places

AB11724

no title

150

mixed

یا من ایده الله علی زیاره البقعه النوراء نامه مفصل شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم

O thou whom God hath aided to visit the luminous Shrine! Thy detailed letter was received, and a brief reply [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0933, YIA.361

AB11725

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی انت المغیث و انت المعین و انک انت البر الروف الرحیم تنزهت اسمائک

O my God, O my God! Thou art the Succourer, Thou art the Helper. Verily, Thou art the Bountiful, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful. Sanctified are Thy names [3.5s]

FRH.209

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB11726

no title

150

Arabic

الهی هذه امتک التی اشتعلت بنار محبتک و انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و توجهت

O my God! This is Thy maidservant who hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, hath been attracted by the sweet fragrances of Thy holiness, and hath turned her face [3.5s]

FRH.171

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for women; Presence of; reunion with God

AB11727

no title

150

Persian

ای امه الله المنجذبه نامه بلیغ با اشعار فصیح بدیع در نهایت دقت ملاحظه گردید منظوم

O enraptured maidservant of God! Thy most eloquent letter, with its sublime and brilliant verses, was attentively perused [3.5s]

FRH.172

Creativity in art; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11728

no title

150

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مناجات طلب مغفرت از برای پدر بزرگوار گردید

O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. You requested a prayer supplicating forgiveness for your great father

SFI18.280a

LOIR20.176

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11729

no title

150

Persian

ای دو مفتون میثاق تا قوت جاذبه بمیدان نیاید ثبوت و رسوخ رخ ننماید حتی ثبوت و

O ye two enchanted lovers of the Covenant! Until the power of attraction is manifest in the arena, steadfastness and firmness will not be revealed [3.5s]

FRH.097a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11730

no title

150

Persian

ای دوستان من جناب شاه چون ببارگاه حضرت بیچون وصول یافت بیاد عزیزان افتاد و سر

O my beloved friends! When Jinab-i-Shah attained unto the threshold of the Almighty Lord, he turned his thoughts to his cherished ones [3.5s]

FRH.096

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB11731

no title

150

Persian

ای مشکین الهی نامه شما رسید از کثرت مشاغل بی پایان مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد

O thou who art redolent with the divine fragrances! Thy letter hath been received, and due to the endless press of matters, a brief reply is herewith written [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0068

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

AB11732

no title

150

Persian

ای منتسبین جناب زائر شکر کنید خدا را که این پدر مهربان شما را در این گلستان

O ye who are related to Jinab-i-Za'ir! Render thanks unto God that this loving father hath guided you unto this rose-garden [3.5s]

FRH.100-101

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB11733

no title

150

Persian

ای یاران رحمان یزدان نام آن مدینه را فاران نهاد تا به نار محبت الله فوران نماید و شعله

O friends of the Most Merciful! God designated that city by the name of Faran, so that it might surge with the fire of the love of God and blaze forth [3.5s]

FRH.110

Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11898

no title

150

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی لسان بشکرانه لطف و احسان و عنایت خاصه جمال منان بگشا

O thou pilgrim to the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Unloose thy tongue and render thanks

BRL_DAK#0315

BRL_ATE#123

AB11899

no title

150

Persian

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of

ای یاران الهی شکر کنید خدا را که موفق شدید و تاسیس مشرق الاذکار نمودید و در

O ye divine friends! Render ye thanks unto God that ye have been assisted and have established the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and in [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and supplication cause man to reach the kingdom of mystery, and the worship of the Supreme One

BRL_DAK#0882

BRL_IOPF#2.13x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

AB11900

no title

150

Arabic

النور الساطع من المرکز الاعلی و الملکوت الابهی ینزل علی روحک الطاهر و جسمک

May the light shining from the Supreme Center and the All-Glorious Kingdom descend upon thy pure spirit and body [3.5s]

TISH.191

Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB11901

no title

150

Persian

ای ادیب دبستان معانی یادت همدم یارانست و مونس دلهای پریشان آنی فراموش نمی شوی

O erudite teacher in the school of inner meanings, your memory abides with the friends and is the solace of troubled hearts. You shall never be forgotten [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0297

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Relationship between government and people; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB11902

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی نامه قرائت گردید مرقوم نموده بودید که جناب آقا حسین علی را مقصد

O servant of God! Thy letter was read. Thou hadst written regarding Jinab-i-Aqa Husayn-'Alí's intention [3.5s]

TISH.433

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11903

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما با سواد عکس انداخته دو مکتوب رسید فی الحقیقه آنجناب

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, together with a photograph, hath reached me. In truth, thou [3.5s]

INBA79.061

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB11904

no title

150

Persian

یا من تمسک بذیل التقدیس مکتوب مرسول نزد جناب آقا سید تقی علیه بهاء الله

O thou who hast clung to the hem of holiness! The letter sent to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí, upon him be the Glory of God, hath been received [3.5s]

INBA79.011

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB12033

no title

150

East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

In brief, though outwardly far away and remote, and burning with the fire of separation, yet, because we are inebriated with the same wine

BRL_ATE#071

AB12034

no title

150

Social Action

...And now, in gratitude for the assistance, confirmation, protection, and loving-kindness vouchsafed by the All-Glorious Lord

BRL_SOCIAL#017x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12086

no title

150

mixed

ای دوستان یزدان کوکب پیمان و صبح نورانی میثاق آفاقه پرتونثار اولنجه گوزی

O friends of God! When the Star of the Covenant and the radiant Morn of the Testament shed their light upon the horizons [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0468

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB12104

no title

150

Persian

ای نجل مجید زین العابدین جلیل پدر بزرگوار بملکوت انوار پرواز نمود ولی بعد از اکمال

O distinguished son of the illustrious Zaynu'l-'Abidin! Though thy noble father hath winged his flight unto the Kingdom of lights, yet after his ascension [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0495

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12367

no title

150

O ye two who are blessed at the threshold of the Almighty! Your letter has been received. Praise be to God that you are fully attentive to the Kingdom of Abhá with self-sacrifice as your greatest longing

BBBD.527-528

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB12368

no title

150

O ye fresh saplings in the Rose Garden of the Kingdom! His Holiness Christ—may my soul be a sacrifice for Him—praised the children, that is, the children who enter the Kingdom

BBBD.567

Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education

AB12369

no title

150

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء در هر قول و فعل امین صادق بودی و هستی آنچه مرقوم نمائی

O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! In every word and deed thou hast been and art a faithful and true trustee. Whatsoever thou writest [3.5s]

AMIN.180-181

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters

AB12370

no title

150

Persian

ای جناب امین امور ارض مقصود در ضیق و عسرت موفور زیرا بعد از وقایع معلومه

O Jinab-i-Amin! The affairs in the Holy Land are constrained and beset with abundant hardship, for after those well-known events [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0909, AMIN.095-097

Business; financial; property matters; Law of Huququ'llah; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12371

no title

150

mixed

یا من سماک الله امینا و البسک رداء الامانه و التقی در نامه ستایش زیادی از یاران پارسی

O thou whom God hath named Amin and whom He hath clothed with the mantle of faithfulness and righteousness! In thy letter, great praise was offered regarding the Persian friends [3.5s]

AMIN.081-082

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB12372

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب نجفعلی نهایت شکرانیت را نسبت بشما اظهار مینماید که در ایام

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Jinab-i-Najaf-'Ali expresseth the utmost gratitude toward thee in these days [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.151-152

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12373

no title

150

Persian

ای مظلوم آن اقلیم فی الحقیقه کار بر آن مظلومان تنگ شده زیرا جمعی بی نام و ننگ

O wronged one of that land! Indeed, circumstances have become most difficult for those oppressed souls, for a group bereft of honor and dignity [3.5s]

QUM.151a

Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12374

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی ان هاتین النفسین الزکیتین قد اقبلتا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و سمعتا ندآء ملیک

O my God, my God! These two pure souls have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and have hearkened unto the call of the Divine Realm [3.5s]

QUM.070, QUM.131b

Love of God; Prayer for the departed

AB12375

no title

150

Persian

ای بشیر حقیقی جناب میرزا فضل الله خان با نامه شما رسید مضامین نامه بورود ایشان

O true herald! Jinab-i-Mirza Fadlu'llah Khan arrived with your letter, and its contents indicated his arrival [3.5s]

BSHI.043

Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12376

no title

150

Persian

ای بشیر عبدالبهاء شکر کن خدا را که به خدمت قائمی و به عبودیت... ای یار عزیز حمد جمال اسم اعظم را که در ایمان و ایقان

O herald of Abdu'l-Baha! Render thanks unto God that thou art engaged in service and art firm in servitude... O cherished friend! Praise be to the Most Great Name that, in faith and certitude [3.5s]

BSHI.048

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12377

no title

150

Persian

ای بشیرالهی نامه شما رسید و همچنین نامه دیگر که در جوف بود الحمد لله بشارت

O divine herald! Your letter was received, as well as the other letter enclosed therein. Praise be to God for these glad-tidings [3.5s]

INBA85:447b

Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB12378

no title

150

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیبی که بجناب محمدعلیخان مرقوم نموده بودید باذن و اجازه ایشان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letters which thou didst address to Muhammad-'Ali Khan, with his consent and permission [3.5s]

BSHI.076-077

Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12379

no title

150

Persian

ای دو سرگشته صحرای محبت الله همیشه در ساحت اقدس مذکور بودید و در حضور جمال قدم

O ye two wanderers in the wilderness of the love of God! Ever were ye remembered in His holy court and in the presence of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

QUM.125a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12380

no title

150

Persian

ای برادر آن پاک جان و مقبول ساحت قدس حضرت رحمن حمد کن خدا را که صنو آن شجره

O brother! Render thou thanks unto God that thou art the brother of that pure soul, acceptable at the Sacred Threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA85:217b

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB12381

no title

150

Turkish

سوگلی یار غارم صبح احدیت آچلدی شمس احدیت افق حقیقتدن دوغدی جهانی نور هدایت

O my cherished companion! The morn of eternity hath dawned, and the Sun of oneness hath arisen from the horizon of truth, flooding the world with the light of guidance [3.5s]

INBA85:022

Nearness and remoteness

AB12382

no title

150

Persian

To Set the World in Order

ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی افسرده مباش آزرده مگرد پژمرده مشو آسوده باش زیرا در عتبه

O cherished handmaiden of the Blessed Beauty! Be not sorrowful, be not distressed, be not downcast. Rest assured, for verily at the threshold [3.5s]... ...It has been ordained in this Dispensation that unity and love should increase day by day between husband and wife, so that they become one soul, one spirit and one body

BRL_DAK#0789, BRL_SWOP#008x

BRL_SWO#008x

Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Praise and encouragement

AB12383

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی ندایت مسموع و نیتت مقبول و سعیت مشکور و خلوصت معلومست از فیض

O thou servant of God! Thy call hath been heard, thy intention accepted, thy striving appreciated, and thy sincerity is evident through the bounty [3.5s]

SFI11.023

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

AB12384

no title

150

Persian

ای بنده الهی آنچه نگاشتی و شرح حال داشتی قرائت شد و مناجات بدرگاه احدیت گردید

O thou servant of God! That which thou didst write and recount was perused, and supplications were offered at the Threshold of Oneness [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0731

Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12385

no title

150

mixed

ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید شمامه عنبر بود و مضمون مسک اذفر دلالت بر

O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received. It was as fragrant as musk and its contents were as sweet-scented as the choicest ambergris, testifying to [3.5s]

INBA85:076

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB12386

no title

150

Persian

ای یادگار آن شهید بزرگوار چند روز پیش نامه ای ارسال گردید و حال نیز باثر خامه

O cherished remnant of that noble martyr! Though a letter was dispatched several days ago, now again through the influence of the pen [3.5s]

INBA85:517b

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12387

no title

150

Persian

ای دو مفتون روی دلبر آفاق هر چند در قم اقامت نتوانستید ولی الحمد لله در جویبار

O ye two souls enraptured by the countenance of the Beloved of all mankind! Though ye were unable to remain in Qum, yet praise be to God, in Juybar [3.5s]

QUM.170-171

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12388

no title

150

O ye two heavenly souls! In the existing world, everything that signifies love is regarded as a heavenly gift. Now, your engagement is the greatest expression of love and affection

BBBD.537

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12792

no title

150

Arabic

الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی و معبودی قد سرع المخلصون الی الماء المعین فی جنه

O my God, my Beloved, my Desire, and my Adored One! The sincere ones have hastened toward the crystal stream in the garden [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1111

Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12829

no title

150

mixed

ای طالب زیارت مطاف ملا اعلی بشری لک ثم بشری و یا فرحا لک ثم فرحا و یا طوبی لک

BRL_DAK#1173

Living waters; water of life; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Presence of; reunion with God; The concourse on high

AB12830

no title

150

Arabic

یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله قد شممت الان رائحه الوفاء من قمیص یوسف امر الله

BRL_DAK#1175

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB12833

no title

150

mixed

Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای مستبشر ببشارات الله آن خانه و کاشانه که لانه و آشیانه طیور گلشن توحید گردد

O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! That home which turneth into the nest and shelter of the birds of the garden of Divine Unity

BRL_DAK#1182

BRL_ATE#211

AB12846

no title

150

Arabic

قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید

...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers

BRL_SWOP#022

BRL_SWO#022

ABU1922

no title

150

Persian

من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم

Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s]

ASAT5.010-011

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions

ABU1936

no title

150

...multitudiness, they all emanate from the solar center. May we be like these trees

BSTW#084b

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1938

no title

150

Blessed is the soul which is purified, and understands its wickedness and piety.

BSTW#119

Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1953

no title

150

Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy

Christ said, "Many are called, but few are chosen." The chosen have heard and understood the call from the divine assembly.

ADP.059-060

Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Exhortations and counsels; Many are called but few are chosen; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1955

no title

150

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy

The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths

BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096

Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1957

no title

150

Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy

I have been asked this question: In the Gospels one finds only spiritual directions, not particular directions for conduct as in the old testament.

ADP.068-069

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth

ABU1964

no title

150

In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams.

DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095

Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3689

no title

150

The letters that come from the German believers bring me the greatest joy, for the suffocating air of the violation of God's Covenant has not entered their land.

BBBD.361-362

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BB00547

no title

150

Arabic

Prayers and Tablets from the Báb, Some

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یفعل ما یشاء بامره سبحانه وتعالی عما یصفون یا الهی انت الله الذی قد شهدت لنفسک قبل کل شیء بانک انت الله لا اله الا انت

Praise be to God, Who doeth whatsoever He willeth by His Command. Glorified and exalted is He above all that they describe. O my God! Thou art God Who hath testified to Thine own Self, before all things, that verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s]

KHSH6.005

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

Tablet published in Khúshih-Há'í Az Kharman-i-Adab va Honar vol. 6 p. 22.

BB00548

no title

150

Arabic

هو العزیز. الحمد لله الذی یؤید بنصره من یشآء من عباده ان ابشروا و اصبروا فان العاقبة للمتقین و لقد نزلنا الال الیکم ذلک الکتاب

Praise be to God Who, through His triumph, aideth whomsoever He willeth of His servants. Rejoice ye and be patient, for verily the end belongeth unto the God-fearing. We have, in truth, sent down unto you this Book [3.5s]

CMB_F23.132v03-132v12 (32), , CMB_F20.013v16-014r05, , BYC_tablets.069.05-069.13

Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

BB00551

no title

150

mixed

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ان الیه کل یعملون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ان الیه کل ینقلبون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له ... و بعد اینکه سئوال از رجعت شده بدانکه یوم ظهور من یظهره الله عز ذکره

Glorified be He before Whom bow down in adoration all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth, and unto Him do all works return. Praise be unto God, before Whom glorifieth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and unto Him shall all return. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him... And concerning the question about the Return, know thou that the Day of the Manifestation of Him Whom God shall make manifest - exalted be His mention [3.5s]

BYC_raj'at

AVK1.267-268x

Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death

BB00552

no title

150

Arabic

هو انت العزیز المتکبر الجبار الوهاب. سبحانک اللهم انک انت الحق لا اله الا انت قد اظهرت سر مکنونیتک

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou, verily, art the Truth; there is no God but Thee. Thou hast manifested the mystery of Thy hidden Essence [3.5s]

BYC_jabar.152.14-153.01

BB00553

no title

150

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

سبحانک اللهم انک انت علام الغیوب قدر لنا من الخیر ما قد احاط به علمک فانک انت الملک العزیز المحبوب

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in truth the Knower of things unseen. Ordain for us such good

SWBP#65 (p.150-150)

SWB#66 (p.210-211), BPRY.020-022

BB00554

no title

150

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

سبحانک رب یا محبوبی ثبتنی على امرک ثم اجعلنی من الذین ما نقضوا میثاقک وما اتبعوا اصنام ظنونهم ثم اجعل لی

Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best-Beloved! Make me steadfast in Thy Cause and grant that I may be reckoned among those who have not violated Thy covenant

SWBP#72 (p.154-155)

SWB#72 (p.215-216), BPRY.189

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BB00556

no title

150

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

فاننی انا یا الهی عبدک وفقیرک وسائلک ومسکینک ونازلک ومستجیرک ما کان رضائی

Verily I am Thy servant, O my God, and Thy poor one and Thy suppliant and Thy wretched creature

SWBP#30 (p.123-124)

SWB#31 (p.174-175), BPRY.128-130

Asher & Jasmin

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00557

no title

150

Persian

Letter of the Báb to His Beloved Mother

هو العزیز الدائم المتعال. فداک روحی از حین غروب آفتاب شرف حضور الی الآن که عصر روز پنجشنبه بیست و هشتم شهر

May my spirit be sacrificed for Thee! From the time of the setting of the Sun of Glory from Thy presence until now - the afternoon of Thursday, the twenty-eighth of the month [3.5s]

KHSH6.007

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions

BB00560

no title

150

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

بسم ربک الباری الملک الکافی المتعال المستعان. قل اللهم فاطر السموات و الارض مالک الملک تعلم ما فی نفسی و لا یعلم ما فی نفسک سواک و تشهد ما انا علیه و لا یشهد ذلک غیرک

Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens and of the earth, O Lord of the Kingdom! Thou well knowest the secrets of my heart… O Thou Who art the Lord of grace abounding!...

SWBP#68 (p.152-153)

SWB#68 (p.212-213), BPRY.054

L. Slott

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH06397

no title

150

mixed

از برای هر مقبل و مقبله و مومن و مومنه نازل شد آنچه اعز است عند الله از آنچه

For every one who turneth unto God, and for every believer, man or woman, hath been sent down that which is most precious in the sight of God [3.5s]

INBA18:355, BLIB_Or15697.172,

Call to action; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience

BH06398

no title

150

mixed

از خلقت خلق مقصود عرفان حق جل جلاله بوده تا کل از آیات منزله و بینات ظاهره

The purpose of the creation of beings hath been the recognition of God—exalted be His glory—that all might attain unto His revealed verses and manifest signs [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15699.048a,

Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06399

no title

150

mixed

اسامی مذکوره در ساحت اقدس حاضر و فرات رحمت رحمانی از قلم الهی جاری طوبی

The names mentioned are present in the Most Holy Court, and the streams of merciful compassion floweth from the Divine Pen. How blessed [3.5s]

INBA19:407a, BLIB_Or15719.057a,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

BH06400

no title

150

Arabic

اشهد یا الهی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لم یزل کنت واحدا

I testify, O my God, that Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee, alone, without partner. From time immemorial Thou hast been One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.278b,

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH06401

no title

150

Arabic

اشهد یا الهی بانک انت الله لا اله الا انت قد خلقت الخلق بقدرتک و اریتهم

I bear witness, O my God, that Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee. Thou hast created all things through Thy power and shown them [3.5s]

INBA51:006, KB_620:285-285

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

BH06402

no title

150

mixed

اکثری از اهل عالم منتظر که کی آفتاب حقیقت از افق مشیت اشراق نماید ولکن چون

Most of the peoples of the world await expectantly, asking when the Sun of Truth will dawn from the horizon of the Divine Will. However, when [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.127,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06403

no title

150

mixed

اکثری از رجال از شطر ذی الجلال محروم مانده اند از فضل الهی شاید نساء بر امرش

Most men have remained deprived of the bounties of the All-Glorious One; perchance through divine grace the women shall arise to His Cause [3.5s]

INBA35:050a, INBA41:277, BLIB_Or03116.080.10, , BLIB_Or11096#174, , BLIB_Or15710.018b,

Living waters; water of life; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH06404

no title

150

mixed

اگر توقف در عراق صعبست بر آنجناب متوکلا علی الله راجع بارض خود و دیار اخری

Should thy sojourn in Iraq prove arduous unto thee, then return, trusting in God, unto thine own land or other regions [3.5s]

INBA38:131a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Personal instructions; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH06405

no title

150

mixed

اگرچه باب حضور و کلام مسدود است ولکن بفضل الله سبیل نامه و پیام مفتوح

Although the gate of presence and utterance is closed, yet through the grace of God the pathway of letters and messages remaineth open [3.5s]

ANDA#55 p.22x, MSHR4.012x

Consolation and comfort; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH06406

no title

150

mixed

اگرچه حوادث زمان و ظهورات افتتان قلوب را مکدر نموده ولکن افئده صافیه و نفوس

Though the events of the time and the manifestations of trials have cast a shadow upon the hearts, yet pure hearts and sanctified souls [3.5s]

INBA18:070, BLIB_Or15719.160b,

Chastisement and requital; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06407

no title

150

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی اظهر امره و انجز وعده و نصر جنده و انزل کتبه و ارسل رسله و

Praise be unto God, Who hath manifested His Cause, fulfilled His promise, aided His hosts, revealed His Books, and sent forth His Messengers [3.5s]

INBA18:500, BLIB_Or15712.245,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06408

no title

150

mixed

الحمد لله الذی اوضح لنا صراطه المستقیم و نورنا بنور التوحید

Praise be to God Who hath made manifest unto us His straight Path and illumined us with the light of oneness [3.5s]

YMM.338x

Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nationalism; love of country; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH06409

no title

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

BH06410

no title

150

mixed

الحمد لله الذی نور العالم بانوار اسمه الاعظم اذ نطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو الفرد

Praise be to God Who hath illumined the world with the splendours of His Most Great Name, whereupon all things proclaimed that there is none other God but Him, the One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.063,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH06411

no title

150

mixed

الحمد لله آفتاب عنایت الهی از افق کرم مشرق و طالع و بحر فضل در این یوم مبارک ظاهر

Praise be to God! The Sun of divine grace hath risen and shone forth from the horizon of bounty, and the Ocean of favor hath become manifest in this blessed Day [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.228b,

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH06412

no title

150

mixed

الحمد لله بعنایت الهی بشاطی بحر احدیه اقبال نمودی و وارد شدی در مقامیکه جمیع

Praise be to God! Through divine bounty thou hast turned thy face unto the shore of the ocean of oneness and hast entered that station wherein all [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.054c,

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06413

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی انا الذی اقبلت الیک و آمنت بک و بآیاتک اسئلک برایة امرک التی لم تحرکها

O my God, O my God! I am the one who hath turned unto Thee and hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs. I beseech Thee by the banner of Thy Cause which hath not been stirred [3.5s]

AQMJ2.031b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH06414

no title

150

mixed

الهی الهی اید عبادک المقبلین علی الاستقامة علی امرک و وفق المعرضین علی الاقبال الیک ثم ارزق اولیائک

O My God, My God! Aid Thy servants who are turning steadfastly towards Thy Cause, and guide those who have turned away, that they may turn towards Thee. Then bestow Thy bounties upon Thy loved ones [3.5s]

ADM3#111 p.132x, ADM3#112 p.133x

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06415

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی حزنک اهلکنی و سجنک احرقنی

My God, my God! Thy sorrow hath consumed me, and Thy prison hath set me aflame [3.5s]

INBA44:013

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06416

no title

150

Arabic

الهی الهی یشهد لسانی بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و عزک و سلطانک و قدرتک و اقتدارک و

O my God, my God! My tongue beareth witness to Thy oneness and Thy singleness, and to Thy might and Thy sovereignty, and to Thy power and Thy dominion [3.5s]

INBA19:139, INBA32:128a

Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH06417

no title

150

mixed

الیوم یومیست که جمیع اشیا از نفحات بیان مالک اسما محظوظ و مسرورند و کل آفرینش

This is the Day wherein all things are enraptured and gladdened by the fragrant breaths of the utterance of the Lord of Names, and all creation [3.5s]

INBA27:454

AYI2.186

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH06418

no title

150

mixed

امروز اهل ملا اعلی و جنت علیا بکمال بهجت و نشاط و فرح و انبساط با هم معاشرند

In this day the denizens of the Supreme Concourse and the exalted Paradise consort with one another in utmost joy, rapture, gladness and felicity [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.197,

HDQI.024

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death

BH06419

no title

150

mixed

امروز جمیع عالم از تجلیات انوار ظهور منور ولکن اهل آن اکثری غافل اهل ارض کل

In this day the entire world is illumined by the effulgent rays of this Manifestation, yet most of its inhabitants remain heedless [3.5s]

INBA51:247, KB_620:240-241

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH06420

no title

150

mixed

امروز روزیست که جمیع امم در کتب قبل بان بشارت داده شدند هر یک از نبیین و

This is the day whereof all peoples were given glad-tidings in the sacred Books of old, which each of the Prophets [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.143b,

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06421

no title

150

mixed

امروز عالم بانوار نیر افق سماء معانی منور و اسرار کتب از افق سماء علم الهی

In this day the world is illumined by the lights of the Sun in the heaven of inner meanings, and the mysteries of the Sacred Books shine forth from the horizon of divine knowledge [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15726.114b,

Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God

BH06422

no title

150

Arabic

ان اذکری سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی بحبک طار المقربون فی هوآء شوقک و

O Lord my God! When I make mention of Thy praise, glorified art Thou! Thou art He through Whose love them that are near have soared in the atmosphere of longing [3.5s]

INBA48:169, BLIB_Or15739.299,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH06423

no title

150

mixed

ان اشکر الله بما وفقک علی الطواف حول البیت الاعظم و فزت بالحج الاکبر ان احمد و

Give thanks unto God for having enabled thee to circle round the Most Great House and for having granted thee the bounty of attaining unto the Most Great Pilgrimage. Render praise and [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#279,

ASAT5.202x

Law of pilgrimage; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH06424

no title

150

Arabic

ان البحر علی صوره الانسان یمشی و یوصی العباد بما ینفعهم فی عوالم ربهم

Verily, the Ocean, in the form of a man, walketh and counselleth the servants with that which shall profit them in the worlds of their Lord [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.300a, , BLIB_Or15730.095c,

AHB_134BE #05-06 p.004

Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH06425

no title

150

Arabic

ان الحبیب ینادی قد اتی المحبوب بسلطان مبین و الروح ینادی امام الوجه قد ظهر ما

Lo, the Beloved calleth aloud: "The Best-Beloved hath come with manifest sovereignty!" And the Spirit proclaimeth before His face: "That which hath appeared..." [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.124d,

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Proclamation to the people of the world

BH06426

no title

150

Arabic

ان القلم یصیح و القلب ینوح فاعتبروا یا اولی الابصار لعمری لو نطلق زمام القلم

Verily, the Pen crieth out and the heart lamenteth. Take ye heed, O ye who are endued with insight! By My life, were We to loose the reins of the Pen [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#210,

Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06427

no title

150

Arabic

ان الله و ملیکته و اصفیائه و سفرائه و اولیائه یکبرون الذین شربوا کوثر الاستقامة

Verily God, His angels, His chosen ones, His messengers and His loved ones glorify them that have drunk from the Kawthar of steadfastness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.024b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.090b,

Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06428

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا اسمی قد مستک الباساء و الضرآء و انا اعلم منک بک و بما ورد علیک و لیس

O My Name! Tribulation and adversity have indeed befallen thee, and I am more aware than thou art of thyself and of that which hath come upon thee [3.5s]

YMM.448

Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06429

no title

150

Arabic

Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ان یا امه الله ان اذکری ربک بهذالدعاء سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی من

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the fire of Whose love hath set ablaze the hearts of them who have recognized Thy unity

INBA48:171, BLIB_Or15739.301,

PMP#126, AQA7#342 p.021

PM#126, BPRY.242

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH06430

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا امه الله فاشکری ربک بما حضرت تلقاء الوجه و وفیت بمیثاق ربک و سمعت

O handmaid of God! Render thanks unto thy Lord, inasmuch as thou hast attained unto His presence and remained faithful to His Covenant, and hearkened [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.358a,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06432

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا حبیب انا قد کنا احبک من قبل و نحبک حینئذ و سنحبک من بعد و ما کنا فی شان

O My beloved! Verily, We have loved thee from before, and We love thee now, and We shall love thee hereafter, and We have never wavered in this [3.5s]

ASAT1.132x, ASAT5.119x, ASAT5.146x

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06433

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا خباز الاحدیه نشهد فی حقک بانک وفیت بعهدک و ادیت بما قبلت فی ذر البقا

O Baker of Divine Unity! We bear witness concerning thee that thou hast fulfilled thy covenant and discharged that which thou didst accept in the Realm of Eternity [3.5s]

INBA71:016b

ABDA.060-061

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06434

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا سمندر ینادیک مالک القدر من هذا المنظر الاکبر لتجذبک نفحات الوحی مره بعد

O Samandar! The Lord of Destiny calleth thee from this Most Great Horizon, that the breaths of revelation may draw thee time and again [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#116,

AYBY.031b, MSBH7.050-051x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

BH06435

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا صادق طوبی لک بما فزت برضی الله ربک و کنت علی العهد وفیا... ان یا امتی اسمعی ندائی ثمّ اذکری ربّک فی کلّ بکور و اصیلا... ذکر اللّه ذرّیّة عبده صادق لیکون اسمها فی اللّوح

O Sadiq! Blessed art thou for having attained unto the good-pleasure of God, thy Lord, and for having remained faithful to the Covenant... O My handmaiden! Hearken unto My call, then make mention of thy Lord at morn and eventide... God maketh mention of the offspring of His servant Sadiq, that her name may be inscribed upon the Tablet [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15694.623b, , ALIB.folder18p499d-500b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH06436

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا عبد اذا وجدت نفسک مقبلا الی الله و فارغا عما سواه توجه الیه بقلبک و قل

O servant! When thou findest thyself drawn unto God and detached from all else but Him, turn thou unto Him with thy heart and say [3.5s]

NFR.123

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BH06437

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا عبد اسمع صریر قلم الاعلی انه یدعوک الی الله المقتدر العزیز العلیم ان

O servant! Hearken unto the rustling of the Most Exalted Pen; verily, it calleth thee unto God, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Knowing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.287c,

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06438

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا عبد اسمع ندائی عن شطر السجن و لاتکن من الغافلین و اشتدت علی البلایا

O servant! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of the Prison, and be thou not of the heedless. Grievous have waxed the tribulations [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.345b,

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06439

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا عبد ان انظر ببصر ربک لتجد علی جبین کل الاشیا ما رقم قلم الاعلی من لدی

O servant! Gaze with the eye of thy Lord, that thou mayest discover upon the brow of all things that which the Supreme Pen hath inscribed from His presence [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.333a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06440

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا علی ان اشهد علی انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الغالب القدیر و ان علیا قبل

O 'Alí! Bear thou witness that verily there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful, and that 'Alí before [3.5s]

INBA36:148a, INBA71:318a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH06441

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا علی قبل اکبر ان استمع الندآء الذی ارتفع بالحق من مطلع القدر لیبلغک الی

O 'Alí-Qabli-Akbar! Give ear unto the Call which hath been raised in truth from the Dayspring of Divine decree, that it may guide thee unto [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#340,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Work as worship

BH06442

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا غلام طوبی لک بما زینک الله بطراز عرفان نفسه المهیمن القیوم و سقاک کوثر

O My servant! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as God hath adorned thee with the ornament of recognition of His Self, the All-Encompassing, the Self-Subsisting, and hath given thee to drink of the Kawthar [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.393b,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06443

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا غلامی اسمع ندائی من سماء عنایتی ثم عن یمین عرش عظمتی بانی انا المحزون

O My servant! Hear thou My call from the heaven of My loving-kindness, then from the right hand of the Throne of My grandeur, that verily I am the Grief-Stricken One [3.5s]

INBA28:269

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

BH06444

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا قلمی الاعلی لک ان تنوح فی هذه الایام بما حبس الغافلون اولیائی و ظلموا

O My Most Exalted Pen! It behoveth Thee to lament in these days, inasmuch as the heedless have imprisoned My loved ones and committed injustice [3.5s]

INBA51:284x, KB_620:277-278

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement

BH06445

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا مجدالدین نسئل الله بان یدخلک فی خباء مجده و سرادق فضله و هما حبی

O Majdu'd-Din! We beseech God that He may cause thee to enter beneath the pavilion of His glory and the canopy of His grace, which are My love [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.076d,

BH06446

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا مختار اسمع ندآء ربک الجبار من سدره النار انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن

O Chosen One! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the All-Compelling, from the Divine Lote-Tree of Fire. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the All-Protecting [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#138,

AQA5#024 p.028

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BH06447

no title

150

Arabic

ان یا مصطفی قد ذکرت من القلم الاعلی و تلک مره اخری لتشکر ربک مولی الوری و

O Mustafa! Thou hast been mentioned by the Most Exalted Pen, and this is yet another time, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Lord of all creation [3.5s]

INBA41:005, NLAI_BH1.101

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06448

no title

150

mixed

انا اجبناک و ذکرناک مره بعد مره اذا نذکرک تاره اخری لتکون مطمئنا بعنایه الله

We have answered thee and made mention of thee time and time again. Thus do We mention thee once more, that thou mayest be assured of God's grace [3.5s]

INBA18:057, BLIB_Or15710.200a, , BLIB_Or15719.169a,

Praise and encouragement; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

BH06449

no title

150

Arabic

انا اردنا ان نذکر احدا من العباد و نبشره بما قدر له من لدی الله رب العالمین انا اقبلنا

Verily, We have willed to make mention of one among the servants and to herald unto him that which hath been ordained for him by God, the Lord of all worlds. We have turned [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.227a,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06450

no title

150

Arabic

انا ارسلنا الی العالم ما یقربهم الی الفردوس الاعلی ولکن الناس اکثرهم من

We have sent forth unto the world that which shall draw them nigh unto the Most Exalted Paradise, yet most among the people remain heedless [3.5s]

INBA35:086a

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

BH06451

no title

150

Arabic

انا اصبحنا الیوم مقبلا الی البستان الذی ینادی فیه الاشجار الملک لله مالک

We have this day come unto a garden wherein the trees proclaim: "Dominion belongeth unto God, the Lord" [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.137c, , BLIB_Or15728.049a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.062b,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

BH06452

no title

150

Arabic

انا خلقنا الاسماء و انزلنا کتابها و وصیناهم فیها باعلی بیانی و ابهی ذکری بان

Verily, We have created the names and revealed their Book, and therein have enjoined upon them, through My most exalted utterance and My most glorious remembrance, that [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15734.2.029b,

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06453

no title

150

Arabic

انا وعدناک باللوح و انزلنا لک ما تقر به عیون اهل فردوسی الاعلی ان احمد ربک ثم

We have promised thee the Tablet, and have sent down unto thee that which shall gladden the eyes of the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise. Render thou thanks unto thy Lord, then [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.037f, , BLIB_Or15734.1.077b,

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

BH06454

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله بعنایات مخصوصه الهیه فائز باشید و از رحیق احدیه که باصبع اراده

God willing, may ye be blessed with His special divine favors and partake of the wine of oneness which floweth from the finger of His Will [3.5s]

INBA19:134, INBA32:123, BLIB_Or15697.146,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06455

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله بعنایت رحمانی بفیوضات فیاض حقیقی فائز باشی و بعد کتابت بمنظر اکبر

God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful and the outpourings of the True Bestower of bounties, mayest thou attain His favors. And now, thy letter hath appeared before the Most Great Horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.002b,

AQA5#098 p.114

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH06456

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله بعنایت سلطان بیزوال بطراز عرفان مالک امکان مزین باشید و از کوثر بیان که از

God willing, through the bounties of the undeclining Sovereign, may ye be adorned with the ornament of true knowledge of the Lord of all possibility, and from the Kawthar of utterance which [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.072b,

Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

BH06457

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله بعنایت مالک اسما از باده روحانی که از ید عطاء الهی آماده شده بنوشی

God willing, through the bounty of the Lord of Names, mayest thou drink of the spiritual wine that hath been prepared by the Hand of Divine generosity [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.084b,

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06458

no title

150

Persian

انشاء الله در این بهار روحانی از باران نیسان رحمت رحمانی خرم و مزین باشی ای

God willing, mayest thou be rendered joyous and adorned in this spiritual springtime by the vernal showers of the All-Merciful's loving-kindness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#164,

HDQI.122, ANDA#26 p.03

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

BH06459

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله در این ربیع الهی بطراز محبت مزین باش و بافق اعلی متوجه مکتوبت رسید

God willing, in this divine springtime mayest thou be adorned with the raiment of love and be turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon. Thy letter hath arrived [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.076,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06460

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال از سلسال عنایت ملیک بیزوال بیاشامی حمد کن غنی

God willing, mayest thou ever drink from the pure stream of the favors of the immortal King. Render praise unto the All-Sufficient One [3.5s]

AQA7#473 p.296

Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH06461

no title

150

mixed

انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بانوار هدایت منور باشی و بنار سدره ربانیه مشتعل

God willing, thou hast ever been and wilt ever remain illumined by the lights of guidance and enkindled with the fire of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#183,

AVK4.476cx

Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06462

no title

150

Persian

ای امه الله الیوم یومیست که اگر از نفسی امری فوت شود بقرنهای لایحصی تدارک آن

O handmaid of God! This Day is such that should any soul let slip an opportunity, its restoration shall not be attainable throughout countless ages [3.5s]

AQA5#002 p.002

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

BH06463

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله تو در بیت و سلطان بیت در دست ظالمین و در این حالت از افق سجن طالع و ترا ندا

O handmaid of God! Thou art in the House while the Sovereign of the House is in the hands of oppressors, and in such state from the horizon of the Prison I call unto thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#152,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06464

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله حمد کن مالک قدم را که بشرافت کبری فائز شدی و از مقام تیره ظلمانی

O handmaiden of God! Give praise unto the Ancient Lord, that thou hast attained unto the most great honour and been delivered from the darksome realm [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#169, , BLIB_Or15696.071f, , BLIB_Or15710.076b,

Belief and denial; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06465

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله مالک قدم از شطر سجن اعظم در کل احیان اهل امکان را بفردوس ابهی

O handmaiden of God! The Ancient Sovereign doth, from the direction of the Most Great Prison, at all times summon them that dwell in the realm of possibility unto the All-Glorious Paradise [3.5s]

INBA23:231a, BLIB_Or15710.150, , BLIB_Or15719.024a,

AYI2.043, QUM.023

Equality of men and women; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of prayer; Knowledge; recognition of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH06466

no title

150

mixed

ای امه الله مظلوم آفاق تو را و سایر اماء را بحفظ میثاق وصیت میفرماید لعمری

O handmaiden of God! The Wronged One of the horizons enjoineth thee and the other handmaidens to preserve the Covenant. By My life [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.274a,

Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH06467

no title

150

mixed

ای اهل بها قسم بمالک ملکوت اسما که معرضین از علما و امرا که امروز بنار بغضا

O people of Bahá! I swear by the Lord of the Kingdom of Names that those among the divines and rulers who have turned away are consumed this day with the fire of hatred [3.5s]

INBA51:203, KB_620:196-197

LHKM3.343

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH06468

no title

150

mixed