search results for 'BC'

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا

O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice

INBA21:090b

BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088

BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106

Samira & Sara

AB00644

490

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و

O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath

INBA75:087

BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x

BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity

AB00769

450

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه که در عید ایستر مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از مضمون

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written at Easter

BRL_DAK#0131

LBLT.203-205x, SW_v14#11 p.342, ABCC.512-513

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01063

380

ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من این جنگ مهیب اخیر آفت عالم انسانی بود مانند سیلی بود

O thou my dear heavenly daughter! This last dreadful war was a calamity unto the world of humanity... The pamphlet thou didst compile, appealing to the world of humanity... To contribute toward the cause of these pitiful children, and to protect and care

BRL_DAK#0134

LBLT.207x, SW_v14#11 p.343x, ABCC.436x

Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB01131

370

ای یاران الهی بشارت کبری اینکه هیکل مطهر منور مقدس حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء

The most joyful tidings is this, that the holy, the luminous body of the Bab ... after having for sixty years been transferred from place to place

INBA16:229

BRL_DAK#1075, AKHA_107BE #02-03 p.40, ASAT5.028x, AHB.130BE #03-04 p.11, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.346, AYT.225, HHA.105, DUR3.117, RHQM1.085-086 (114) (066-067), YHA1.126x (1.256), MLK.065, QT108.044-045

GPB.276x, ABCC.126

Growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places

AB01197

360

ای فرع جلیل سدره مبارکه اریاح مخالف سراج میثاق را احاطه نموده است و امواج نقض ... امر عظیم است عظیم و مقاومت و مهاجمهٴ جمیع ملل

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! The winds of opposition have surrounded the Lamp of the Covenant, and the waves of violation [3.5s]... ...How great, how very great is the Cause! How very fierce the onslaught of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth.

INBA88:208

AVK4.478cx, PYB#224 p.41, RAHA.130-131

BADM.123x, GPB.354-355x, WOB.017x, COC#1531x, COC#1681x, DWN_v6#03 p.001x, ABCC.111x

Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB01410

330

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life

ای کنیز مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد در

O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter which thou hast written was perused and its contents were noted…. Treat all thy friends and relatives, even strangers, with a spirit of utmost love and kindliness

BRL_DAK#0681, COMP_FAMP#88x, MMK2#009 p.005x

BRL_FAM#88x, TAB.195-196, COC#0845x, BSC.430 #779x, LABC.015x

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Prayer for children and youth; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB01445

330

پاک یزدانا جمعیم پریشان تو بیگانه ایم خویشان تو افسرده ایم شعله برافروز

O Pure God! We are gathered yet scattered; we are estranged though we are Thy kin; we are dejected - kindle Thou the flame [3.5s]

INBA13:355, INBA75:009, Majlis210461.125-126

MKT1.414, MNMK#085 p.153, MILAN.215, BCH.095, DUR2.026, ADH2.040, ADH2_1#21 p.035, MJMJ1.035, MMG2#157 p.176, MJH.003

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01531

320

یا من امتحن عبدالبهاء هل یلیق لمثلک ان یمتحن عبدا خاضعا خاشعا لله لا والله بل

O thou who hast put Abdu’l-Baha to the test! Is it seemly for one like thyself to test a lowly and submissive servant of the Lord?

INBA59:212

BRL_DAK#1033, MKT2.192, MILAN.193, YHA2.931

ABCC.051, BTO#14

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Testing God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01578

310

ای دوستان الهی قریب شامست و غروب آفتاب و این انامل از کثرت تحریر خسته

O friends of God! The eventide draweth nigh and the sun setteth, and these fingers grow weary from abundant writing [3.5s]... ...O Thou Pure and Omnipotent God! O Thou my kind Lord! Grant me such power as to enable me to withstand the onslaught of the peoples and kindreds of the world, and give us such might as to cause the waves of our endeavors, like unto the Pacific Ocean

INBA85:439

BCH.180, DUR2.184x, DUR1.136x, MJMJ1.061ax, MMG2#109 p.122x, MJH.021ax, KNSA.151 (273)x

MNYA.206-207x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech

AB01660

300

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء

The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon

INBA88:317

MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250

SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB01840

290

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای نهالان بیهمال چمنستان هدایت و نورسیدگان اهل حقیقت هر چند حال تلامذه اید

O young trees and plants, matchless and tender, that grow in the meadows of guidance! ...the Bab hath said: "Should a tiny ant desire in this day to be possessed of such power

BRL_DAK#0400, MKT9.208, AMK.093-094, TRBB.079, DRM.019g, HUV2.025x

BRL_ATE#153, ADJ.046x, COC#0393x, COC#0648, COC#1682x, COC#2234x

David, Lucas, Milan & Malise

Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB01999

280

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

پاک یزدانا خاک ایران را از آغاز مشکبیز فرمودی و شورانگیز و دانش خیز و گوهرریز

O Thou sanctified Lord! From its earliest days, Thou didst make the soil of Persia to be musk scented and soul stirring, gem laden and knowledge bearing

INBA89:026, NLAI_BH_AB.010b

BRL_DAK#0713, MKT1.438, MKT2.082, MILAN.051, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, AMK.085-086, AMK.159-160, ALPA.014b, DWNP_v3#06 p.041-042, DWNP_v3#11 p.019, PYM.117-119, BCH.027, KHSH12.008, DUR1.152, ADH2_1#49 p.074, MJMJ1.067, MMG2#446 p.490, MJH.024, YARP2.017 p.074, PPAR.055, DLS.168, RMT.208-209

BRL_ATE#170, ADMS#065i28x

Ahdieh

Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02270

260

ای مومنان ای موقنان ای صادقان ای عاشقان معشوق حقیقت که دهرها در پس پرده غیرت

O ye believers, O ye assured ones, O ye sincere ones, O ye lovers of the True Beloved, Who for ages hath remained behind the veil of divine jealousy [3.5s]

INBA13:181, INBA59:171

BRL_DAK#0902, MKT1.462, BCH.199, YHA1.379-380x

Belief and denial; Martyrs and martyrdom; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02381

290

ای خانم محترمه جواب نامه شما بتاریخ ۹ کانون ثانی ۱۹۲۰ بود رسید و از مضمون

...It is my hope that thou mayest be confirmed in that important cause, which is of greatest service to the world of humanity, for those poor children are dying of hunger and their condition is truly heart-rending

BRL_DAK#0130

LBLT.202x, ABCC.512x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB02675

230

ای ثابت بر پیمان از خدا بخواه که در جمیع مراتب خادم رب المواهب باشی و در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate unto God that thou mayest become, in all degrees, a servant of the Lord of Bounties, and in [3.5s]... ...The centre of violation purloined, in its entirety, the Divine trust which specifically appertained to this servant. He took everything

INBA84:289

ABCC.053

Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03490

200

Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ای مونس قدیم و یار ندیم عبدالبهاء آلان در خیابان رو به آپارتمان اسپات گیت

O ancient companion and intimate friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At this moment, I am walking along the avenue toward Spot Gate apartment [3.5s]... ...Fidelity demands roaming over deserts and mountains. True fidelity is attained when a wanderer, nameless and traceless, becomes a target for the arrows of oppression

MMK5#195 p.152, BDA1.128.15x

SW_v19#08 p.254x, MHMD1.138, ABCC.220-221

AB04004

180

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای دو مومن صادق نامه شما رسید مضمونش ایمان و ایقان و خلوص بود دلیل بر بیناای

O ye two truthful believers! Your letter was received. Its contents were faith, certainty and sincerity… O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love

BRL_DAK#1192, DRM.018ax, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#07 p.163x, MMG2#431 p.476x, HUV1.016x, ABMH.054

BRL_CHILD#06x, BPRY.033-034x, TAB.049-050, LABC.015x

MANA, G. and M. Smith, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 2], E. Mahony

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04386

170

ای روشن برکات آسمانی بر تو باد الحمد لله از پستان محبت الله شیرخواری و در آغوش

O Roshan! May heavenly blessings rest upon thee. Praise be to God that thou art nursed at the breast

DRM.003b, LABC.004

LABC.005

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04819

160

O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated December 2nd, 1918

SW_v10#03 p.042-043, ABCC.437-438x

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05928

330

در خصوص اطوار و حرکات غیرمناسب شخصیکه واسطه ایصال و ارسال رسائلست مرقوم

Concerning the unseemly conduct and movements of the person who serves as intermediary for the transmission and dispatch of letters, you wrote [3.5s]

INBA13:136x, INBA75:035x

BRL_DAK#0290, BCH.070x, DUR2.086x, ADH2.046x, ADH2_1#23 p.040x, MJMJ1.049x, MMG2#360 p.402x, MJH.011x

Hands of the Cause; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Wisdom [hikmat]

AB06211

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک

Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance

INBA59:027a

MILAN.208, BSHN.140.323, BSHN.144.321, BCH.183, MAS5.143, ADH2.044, ADH2_1#22 p.038, MJMJ1.008, MMG2#105 p.118, MJH.059, MHT1a.046, MHT1b.004, NSR_1978.117, NSR_1993.130, KNSA.246-247 (459)

BPRY.069-070, MNYA.340, SW_v13#12 p.331, BP1926.022

L. Slott, J. Crone

AB06407

130

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای یار مهربان چند روز بسبب دعوت دو کشیش و رجای احبای الهی بفلادلفیا رفتم دو

O thou kind Friend, I visited Philadelphia, for a few days, at the invitation of two ministers

ASAT2.127, BDA1.119.02

SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.126, ABCC.212

AB06532

130

O thou, my spiritual philosopher! Thy letter was received. In reality its contents were eloquent

LBLT.161x, SW_v04#17 p.286-287x, ABCC.353-354x

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Saint Peter and Saint Paul

AB06856

120

ای کنیزک ملکوت الهی جناب مستر احمد نهایت ستایش از ذهن و ذکاء تو نموده که

O thou little maid-servant of the Kingdom of God! Mirza Ahmad hath spoken in praise of the power of thy understanding

DRM.010b

LABC.013

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07308

110

ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی خوشا خوشا که از فیض سحاب هدایت کبری نشو و نما نمودی

O thou tender plant in the Garden of God! Happy art thou, Happy art thou! That thou art nurtured and developed by the outpouring of the Cloud

DRM.011d

LABC.014

Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB07768

110

Bahá'í Scriptures

قد اشرق الافاق من انوار نیر الاشراق طوبی للفائزین قد ارتفع الندآء من الشجره

The rays of the Day-star of the world have illumined every land—blessed are they that have beheld!

INBA55:459, INBA59:135, UMich962.151-152, UMich991.101

MKT2.218, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023a, BCH.023, DUR1.189, MJH.070

BSC.432 #785

Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB07782

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

یا صغیره السن و کبیره العقل کم من طفل صغیر و هو بالغ رشید و کم من کهل جاهل و

O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature

MNMK#075 p.147, MMK1#121 p.138, DRM.005b

SWAB#121, TAB.181, BSC.481 #920x, LABC.007

Differences in human capacity

AB08080

100

ای دو نهال تر و تازه جنت ابهی شکر کنید خدا را که در این باغ الهی نابتید و

O ye two tender plants in the Abha Paradise! Render thanks unto God that ye have sprouted in this heavenly garden.

DRM.009c, HUV2.044

BRL_CHILD#35, LABC.011

Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB08281

100

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه ات رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین و دلنشین بود چون توجه بملکوت

O thou plant of the garden of the love of God! Thy letter was received; its contents were of the utmost grace and sweetness.

DRM.008b

TAB.551, LABC.010

Education of children; moral education; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

AB08378

100

ایها الولد الروحانی و الطفل النورانی انی قرئت مکتوبک البدیع اللطیف المعانی و انشرحت

O thou spiritual child, thou illumined youth! Verily, I read thy wonderful letter, and appreciated its sweet meanings

DRM.006c

LABC.009

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB08986

ایتها الریحانه المخضره النابته فی جنه التقدیس قد تعطر مشام اهل البهاء

O thou verdant myrtle planted in the Paradise of Sanctity! The smelling of the people of Baha is assuredly perfumed through the pure fragrance

DRM.010d

LABC.012

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB09005

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها الرضیع من ثدی ملکوت الله و الربیب فی حضن هدایه الله انی ارجو الله سبحانه و

O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom of God, who wert brought up in the lap of the Guidance of God!

DRM.007b

TAB.155-156, LABC.008, BSTW#276o

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

AB09040

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy

BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015

BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071

T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine

Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09424

ای طفل مبتهل الی الله نقوش و تصویری که از قلم تو صادر بواسطه جناب ابی الفضل

O thou who hast turned thy face towards God! The paintings and designs which were made by thee and sent through Mirza Abdul Fadzl were received

DRM.007a

LABC.008-009

Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement

AB09649

ایها الفتی الروحانی و الولد النورانی قم مقبلا الی الافق الرحمانی متضرعا الی الملکوت

O thou spiritual youth, thou illumined child! Arise and advance toward the horizon of the Merciful, supplicating to the Supreme Kingdom

DRM.004a

LABC.006

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB09693

یا امه الله در بدایت رشد و بلوغی و در عنفوان جوانی پس مانند نهال فردوس از فیض

O thou little maid-servant of God! Thou art in the beginning of growth and development and in the freshness of youth

DRM.004b

LABC.007-008

Being a source of light; guidance; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB10003

ای شیرخوار از پستان محبه الله چقدر خوش بخت بودی که در ظل عنایت از اصلاب اهل

O thou who art being nursed at the breast of the love of God! How blessed art thou to have entered the world of existence

DRM.004c, HUV1.035

LABC.006

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God

AB10053

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای کودک عزیز توجه بملکوت اعلی کن و این مناجات بخوان طفل صغیرم پستان عنایت را ثدی

O thou darling dear! Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and chant thou this prayer: O Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish

DRM.008d, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#08 p.163x, MMG2#430 p.476x, HUV1.010x

BRL_APAB#09x, BRL_CHILD#09x, TAB.588, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.011

Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth

AB10189

ایتها الورده المتفتحه فی ریاض محبه الله انی ابتهل الی الله ان یویدک بشدید القوی و یتوج

O thou flower, blooming in the rose-garden of the love of God! I supplicate God to confirm thee

DRM.010c

LABC.012

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10198

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها الشاب الروحانی و الفتی الرحمانی انظر الی فضل مولاک کیف هداک الی معین

O thou spiritual youth and merciful young man! Consider the grace of thy Master; how He hath directed thee to the fountain of salvation

DRM.006d

TAB.256, LABC.009

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB10685

Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women

این مناجاترا بخوان ای جلیل اکبر این کنیز صغیر را دختر خوش اختر فرما و در درگاه احدیتت

O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished

BRL_DAK#1184, DRM.008c, ADH2.130, ADH2_5#06 p.162, MMG2#429 p.475, HUV1.025

BRL_CHILD#26, BPRY.032, LABC.010

A. Youssefi

AB10701

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for children and youth

پروردگارا این اطفال را نهالهای بیهمال کن و در حدیقه میثاق نشو و نما بخش

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the garden of Thy Covenant… O Thou kind Lord! I am a little chlid"

INBA75:090

BRL_DAK#1197, DRM.003a, ADH2.126, ADH2_5#02 p.159, MJMJ1.105, MMG2#437 p.481, MJH.046a, HUV1.009, LABC.003

BRL_CHILD#15, BPRY.028-029, LABC.003

Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies

AB10932

ای طفل عزیز امیدوارم که ابن ملکوت گردی و سبب حیات قلوب شوی و در بوستان ایمان

O thou dear child! I hope that thou mayest become a son of the Kingdom, bestow life to the souls of men

DRM.006a, HUV1.045

LABC.007

Prayer for children and youth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11008

ایتها الورقهه المتحرکته من نسائم محبته الله اشکری الله بما انبتک من الشجره

O thou leaf stirred by the gentle breeze of the Love of God! Thank thou God who hath caused thee to grow upon the Lofty Tree

DRM.010a

LABC.013

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha

AB12570

100

O thou hyacinth of the Spiritual Garden! …Mayest thou grow and develop in the meadow of graces and become green and verdant in the orchard of understanding

LABC.014x

Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0583

480

Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.'

ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka

BH00226

2640

Translation List

الحمد لله الذی نور الابصار بمشاهده الانوار و انطق الالسن باعلی الاذکار فی نعت

Praise be to God Who hath illumined all eyes through beholding His lights and hath caused all tongues to voice the most exalted remembrances in praise [3.5s]

INBA18:304, INBA30:104ax, BLIB_Or15703.040x,

AHM.358x, AQMJ1.168bx, BCH.119x, ADH1.026x, AKHA_134BE #03 p.101x, ANDA#72 p.28x, YBN.145ax

Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01334

640

Translation List

حمد و ثنا مقصود یکتا را لایق و سزاست که بیک کلمه علیا اشیا را از عدم بحت

Praise and glorification beseemeth the One True Object of all desire, Who through a single exalted Word hath called all things into being from utter nothingness [3.5s]... ...My God, independent of all things, most generous and merciful, my Sovereign supreme! All are Thy servants

INBA65:047x, INBA30:094x, INBA81:009, BLIB_Or15703.085,

AHM.341x, DWNP_v5#12 p.001-002x, AQMJ1.157x, BCH.141, ADH1.022x

ADMS#144x

Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01969

450

Prayers and Meditations

قل سبحانک یا الهی اسئلک بالذین طافوا حول عرش مشیتک و طاروا فی هوآء ارادتک و

Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by them who have circled round the throne of Thy will

PMP#031, NFR.016, BCH.120

PM#031

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH04033

230

Prayers and Meditations

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بهیاکل قدس احدیتک و مظاهر عز فردانیتک و مطالع

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Them Who are the Tabernacles of Thy Divine holiness

INBA48:145, INBA49:026, BLIB_Or15739.264, , NLAI_BH2.067

PMP#024, AQMJ1.081, BCH.163

PM#024

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH04680

200

تبارک الذی اقامنی علی الامر اذ کنت قاعدا و انطقنی بذکره اذ کنت صامتا و اظهرنی

Blessed is He Who raised me up to the Cause when I was seated, and made me speak His praise when I was silent, and manifested me [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15729.137b, , NLAI_22848:335, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p172r, , Ghazi3072.102-106, MKI4522.335,

AQA2#015 p.181, BCH.052

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH05436

180

عندلیب بقا بر افنان سدره منتهی در کل احیان باین بیان ناطق ای دوستان قدر ایام رحمن

The Nightingale of Eternity, perched upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree, doth at all times proclaim these words: O friends, cherish ye the days of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

AQA5#019 p.023, BCH.184

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH09289

100

Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای رب فی جوار قربک فاسکنی لان البعد اهلکنی و فی ظل جناح فضلک فاسترحنی لان

Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me

INBA48:210b, INBA49:061, INBA92:164b, BLIB_Or15739.354,

PMP#026, AQMJ1.044

PM#026, BPRY.047

Nabil and Karim, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, almunajat.com [item 16]

Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH10826

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا ندائک قد ارتفع عن یمین عرش عظمتک فاجتذب به قلوب

Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy Call which hath been raised from the right hand of the Throne of Thy majesty and hath drawn unto it all hearts [3.5s]

INBA92:380b

AQMJ1.001x, AQMJ1.097x, BCH.073

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition

BHU0010

250

خلق خوش و بخوشی و همراهی با خلق نمودن راه تبلیغ است. هر چه طرف مقابل میگوید ولو هر قدر وهم و تقلید

A pleasing, kindly disposition and a display of tolerance towards the people are requisites of teaching the Cause.

BSDR.257

ABCC.027, STDH.109-110

Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BHU0011

240

ایام دار السلام ما خود در قهوه خانه میرفتیم و جالس میشدیم و خارج و داخل و بیگانه و آشناء

In Baghdad We Ourselves would go and take a seat in the coffee-house to meet the people--friends and acquaintances

BSDR.251-252

ABCC.026, STDH.105-106

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad

BHU0039

بیان غصن اعظم و قوت و تصرف و تخیر شان حال معلوم و ظاهر نیست بعد معلوم میشود که فردا وحیدا... اگر ممکن بود هر نفسی اول ورود مدینه عکا غصن اعظم را ملاقات نماید و در خدمتشان ادراک فیض

The power and potency of the Most Great Branch are concealed now, but soon will they be made manifest…. Were it possible, We would recommend that the pilgrims who enter the city of 'Akka go directly to the presence of the Most Great Branch, listen to Him

BSDR.253-254, DHU.040

STDH.106-107, STOB.077 #105, ABCC.044x

Personal instructions; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2365

Address to Outlook Tower society on 8 Jan. 1913

100

I have pleasure in presenting myself to this gathering, so that I may explain to you certain of the principles of Bahá'u'lláh. Nearly sixty years ago

ABCC.364-365x

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0678

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08

430

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود

I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here.

BDA2.172-173

DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x

AB11622

Cablegram dated 1921-11

از الطاف الهی صحت میطلبم

I implore health from divine bounty.

NJB_v12#14 p.238

SW_v12#14 p.232, ABCC.451, PPRL.049x

ABU3631

Last recorded words

You wish me to take some food, and I am going?

GPB.311x, PAB.007, ABCC.462, VLAB.141

AB00024

Lawh-i-'Ahd va Mithaq (Last Tablet to America)

2840

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith

Commentary on the Tablet of the Branch and the Covenant

ای یاران الهی عبدالبهاء شب و روز بیاد شما و بذکر شما مشغول زیرا یاران الهی

O ye friends of God! Abdu'l-Baha is day and night thinking of you and mentioning... Consider! The Divine Gardener cuts off the dry or weak branch

BRL_DAK#0951, MKT3.410, AKHA_106BE #03 p.02x, AVK3.092.04x, AVK3.090.06x, AYT.488x, HHA.335x, RHQM1.131 (168x) (099-099x), OOL.C006

BWF.429-438, GPB.250x, GPB.251x, GPB.309-310x, PDC.024x, BSC.551 #994x, SW_v13#01 p.019-025, ABCC.450-451x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB00444

Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs)

590

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs)

سبحان من انشا الوجود و ابدع کل موجود و بعث المخلصین مقاما محمود و اظهر الغیب

Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour

INBA13:398, INBA55:229, INBA59:148, INBA88:051, UMich962.092-094, UMich991.047-051

BRL_DAK#0958, MKT1.137, MNMK#021 p.099, MMK1#004 p.013, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.v, BCH.130, DLH2.223, OOL.C008

SWAB#004, SW_v09#03 p.032-034, DWN_v3#08 p.070-073, STYLE.043x

Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00143

Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles)

930

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity)

ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از

O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy

MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011

SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407

Composition and decomposition; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language

ABU0292

Public address given on 1913-04-03

750

I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God!

DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB00423

Tablet to the Hague II

590

Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague)

Second Tablet to The Hague

اعضای محترما جواب نامه من که بتاریخ ۱۲ جون ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید نهایت

Your reply, dated 12 June 1920, to my letter was received with the utmost gratitude.

BRL_HAGP2, MKT4.199, MNMK#113 p.218, MSBH9.364-366, YHA1.340x

BRL_HAG2, SW_v11#17 p.288-289, ABCC.439-440x, BLO_PT#192

Martyrs and martyrdom; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

ABU3402

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08

I am always thinking how to carry the loads of others and not to put my own load on their shoulders. The Blessed Perfection has taught me this. We must prove this through deed and not by mere word.

DAS.1913-05-08, ABCC.391x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds

ABU3113

Words spoken at dinner hosted by a Rajput prince in London, 1913-01-19

One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

چون احبّای فارسی در بمبئی خبر شدند یکی از آنها که کیخسرو نام داشت با کمال شوق برخاست

When the Parsi believers of Bombay learned of Mr Sprague's illness, one of them--a man named Kay-Khusraw--arose with the utmost alacrity

BDA2.095

DAS.1913-01-18n, MHMD2.115, ABCC.371, STAB#137

ABU3291

Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ترانا یا الهی مجتمعین علی هذه المائدة شاکرین لنعمتک ناظرین الی ملکوتک

Thou seest us, O my God, gathered around this table, praising Thy bounty, with our gaze set upon Thy Kingdom.

AVK4.070, MAS5.256, BDA1.310.01

MHMD1.327, ABCC.308

ABU1844

Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-15

160

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prayer to be recited at table; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

فی الحقیقه اطفال زینت سفره اند علی الخصوص این اطفال که خیلی ملیحند قلوب اطفال بسیار صاف و ساده است

In reality, children are the ornaments at the table... How can we render Thee thanks, O Lord? Thy bounties are endless and our gratitude cannot equal them.... When in the city of Zor the lamp of his life was extinguished

AVK4.070, MAS5.256, MMJA.010, BDA1.311.07

MHMD1.329, ABCC.308x

ABU1661

Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09

180

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت

I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind

BDA2.226-227

DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x

ABU0445

Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16

580

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت

O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding.

AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010

AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08

Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0633

Words spoken on 1911-10-15 in Paris

450

چون بدیده حقیقت نظر شود روحانیات مطابق جسمانیات است همینطور که در عالم جسمانی

When gazing with the eye of truth, spiritual realities correspond to physical ones, even as in the material world [3.5s]

DWNP_v1#07 p.001-002, BCH.087, KHAB.079 (089), KHTB1.052, KHTP.029

Christ; Christianity; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Law of transformation and change; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Muhammad; Islam; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU3253

Words spoken on 1912-06-12 in New York

To pray is not to read Psalms. To pray is to trust in God, and to be submissive in all things to Him... Strong ships are not conquered by the sea,--they ride the waves.

SW_v08#03 p.038, DJT.305, FDA.028, ABCC.214, VLAB.115-116, BLO_PN#027

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1288

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

250

This revered personage was the first Bahai in America. He served the Cause

SW_v03#13 p.014-015, SW_v04#11 p.186+189, ABCC.066x

Bringing forth results; fruit; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1312

Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris

240

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

من طفل بودم بسن نُه سالگی در بحبوحه بلایا و هجوم اعداء از بس سنگ بخانه ما

I was a child, nine years old. In the thick of those calamities, when the enemy attacked, they stoned our house

BDA2.205-206

MHMD2.263-264, BW_v13p1188, ABCC.009-010

ABU1852

Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris

160

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment

یکوقتی ما در طهران همه نوع اسباب آسایش و زندگانی داشتیم ولی در یکروز همه را غارت نمودند

Once during the imprisonment of the Blessed Beauty, I was very insistent to be taken to see Him.... They sent me with a black servant to His blessed presence in the prison. The warders indicated the cell

BDA2.206

MHMD2.264-265, ABCC.011-012, STOB.013-014 #020

ABU0594

Words spoken on 1914-01-24

470

فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد

The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much

MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005

DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes

ABU1719

Words spoken on 1914-03-26 in Haifa

180

Regarding Family Life and Marriage

Are not men really childish? The life of men is but a few days; then death overtakes them... My home is the home of peace

COC#0859x, DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v09#03 p.039-040, SW_v12#12 p.204x, ABCC.405, VLAB.151

B. Weber, S. Sunderland

Contention and conflict; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Hospitality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1490

Words spoken on 1914-04-02

210

ای یاران عنقریب یومی اید که دیگر مرا نخواهید دید آنچه تکلیف من بود بجا آوردم

Friends! The time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done

DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005-006, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.025a

GPB.309x, DAS.1914-04-02, SW_v05#07 p.104, SW_v06#06 p.046, DWN_v6#11 p.001, PN_unsorted p025, PAB.026-027, ABCC.405-406, VLAB.027-028, BSTW#052v

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0092

Words to Gabrielle Enthoven, spoken on 1913-01-16

1270

The Herald of the Kingdom stands before the people. Wonderful music swells from an unseen orchestra

DAS.1913-01-16, ABCC.497-502

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mystical themes; Prophecy and fulfillment; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0535

Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18

510

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز

You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart

BDA2.187

DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x

ABU1379

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-25

230

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

میخواهم با شماها خدا حافظی نمایم این ملاقات و مجلس خیلی مؤثر است آخر الکأس است

Here I want to bid you farewell. This meeting and assemblage are very moving. This is the last draught in the goblet!

BDA1.330.10

MHMD1.348-349, ABCC.311-312, ECN.019+217

ABU3302

Words to the editor of the Police Journal, spoken on 1912-09-17