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| AB05586 | 140 | Family Life | ای پدر و پسر روحانی پدر باید همواره بتربیت پسر کوشد و تعلیم تعالیم آسمانی دهد | The father must always endeavour to educate his son and to acquaint him with the heavenly teachings. He must give him advice | BRL_DAK#0883, COMP_FAMP#55, MMK2#334 p.242, TAH.340 | BRL_FAM#55, COC#0849, LOG#0766x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||
| AB01686 | 650 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ شهر ذی الحجه ۳۳۹ بود وصول یافت عالم... باری مرقوم نموده بوديد خلق عموماً گرفتارند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 7 Dhi’l-Hajjih 1339, was received. The world particularly Iran is in commotion… The friends must engage in the work of developing Persia | BRL_DAK#0673, MMK6#520x, MSHR3.235x | BRL_SOCIAL#016x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02574 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که احباء در کمال قوت و | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents revealed the fact that the friends, in perfect energy… the spirit of this illumined era is the body of the teachings | MMK1#071 p.106 | SWAB#071, SW_v10#01 p.013-014 | Equality of men and women; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB06878 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند | ...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth | MMK1#173 p.197x | SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB10952 | 50 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | الحمد للّه قلبت متذکّر بذکر الهی و روحت مستبشر ببشارات اللّه است و مشغول بمناجاتی | ...Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the commemoration of God, thy soul is gladdened by the glad tidings of God | MMK1#172 p.196x | SWAB#172x, COC#1743x, LOG#1479x | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB03183 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی هر چند مصیبت فرزند فی الحقیقه بسیار جگرسوز است و فوق طاقت بشر | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Although the loss of a son is indeed | MMK1#171 p.195 | SWAB#171, SW_v10#19 p.340, SW_v14#02 p.040 | M. Sparrow, L. Harley | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| AB02605 | 240 | ای یاران روحانی هر کس از بالاخان مرور و عبور نمود علی الخصوص جناب امین نهایت | O spiritual friends! Whosoever hath traversed and passed through Balakhan, especially Jinab-i-Amin, verily [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1118, MMK5#278 p.211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02132 | 270 | ای یاران روحانی ربانی عبدالبهاء چهل و سه سال در سجن عکا مسجون و ایام اخیر | O spiritual, divine friends! 'Abdu'l-Bahá was imprisoned in the fortress of 'Akká for forty-three years, and in the final days [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0899, MMK5#034 p.036, MSHR5.271 | Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00961 | 400 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بواسطه قلم و مداد با شما گفتگوای ننمودم | O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Though some time has passed since I wrote you letters with pen and ink, yet in the world of spirit | INBA87:432, INBA52:445 | BRL_DAK#0870, MMK2#073 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.73 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB03862 | 190 | یا امه الله نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود عالم ذر که گفته | O handmaiden of God! Your letter was received and its contents noted. A brief reply is being written [3.5s]... ...The realm of subtle entities that is alluded to referreth to the realities, specifications, individuations, capacities and potentialities of man in the mirror of the divine knowledge. | BRL_TBUP#2n19, MMK6#168, ASAT3.271, AVK1.293.11, AVK2.167.06x, MAS2.030x, DVB5.047-048 | BRL_TBU#2n19 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00220 | 790 | یار عزیز مهربان تحریر بلیغ که بتاریخ چهارم مارت سنه ۱۹۰۱ مورخ بود رسید از | O beloved and kind friend! Your eloquent letter dated March 4th, 1901, was received and [3.5s]... ...From its heading sweet scent arose and brought fragrance to the soul…. The captivating and winsome figure of amity and concord will one day appear in the assemblage of the world | CMB_F66#19b, | BRL_DAK#0567, MMK4#186 p.227, MSHR3.036 | EGBBF.105-106x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00519 | 550 | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما به آقا میرزا احمد رسید من نیز مطالعه کردم از مضمون | O thou beloved and respected friend: Your letter written to Aga Mirza Ahmad was received. I likewise read it. | BRL_DAK#0741, MMK3#184 p.128x, AKHA_125BE #02 p.b, NJB_v04#09 p.001 | ABIE.002, BLO_PN#007 | Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01673 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی آنچه بجناب ابن ابهر مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید از ایه من یدعی | O servant of God! We have noted what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Ibn-Abhar, and thy question regarding the verse: 'Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God | MMK1#033 p.064 | SWAB#033 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB01704 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خادمه عالم انسانی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون بسیار ممنون شدیم برهانی قاطع بود | O thou who art serving the world of humanity! Thy letter was received and from its contents we felt exceedingly glad | MMK1#034 p.065 | SWAB#034, SW_v10#01 p.011-012 , SEIO.021x | Ine, G. Burriston & S. Nelson | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| AB04688 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید آرزوی آن نموده بودی که ایکاش من در | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish | MMK1#226 p.284 | SWAB#226, SW_v11#04 p.076, SW_v11#10 p.164-165 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00944 | 400 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب حیدر قبل علی ملاحظه گردید طیب مشموم بود زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Haydar Ali was perused | BRL_DAK#0877, MMK5#103 p.082, AMK.197-198, AVK4.463bx, VUJUD.014-015x | DAS.1915-02-14x, VUJUDE.021-022x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00639 | 490 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش | ...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul | MMK1#117 p.136x | SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513 | Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB03416 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه هایت رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که والده محترمه ات صعود | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters were received. Their contents indicated that thy mother has ascended the invisible realm, that thou hast remained alone. | MMK1#116 p.136x, PYB#119 p.04 | SWAB#116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB06194 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو کنیز عزیز الهی انسان آنچه بلسان گوید باید باعمال و افعال اثبات کند اگر | O ye two well-loved handmaids of God! Whatever a man's tongue speaketh, that let him prove by his deeds. If he claimeth to be a believer | MMK1#115 p.135, AKHA_103BE #07 p.05, PYB#219 p.05, TRBB.042, MJTB.108 | SWAB#115, TAB.507, LOG#1515x, SW_v08#05 p.058x | Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB00251 | 740 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action | ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم | O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many | BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x | SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x | MANA | Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB01052 | 380 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکاتیب رسید و بر آه و ناله و گریه و زاری شما در مصیبت | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letters were received, and [I witnessed] thy sighs and moaning and weeping and lamentation in [this] calamity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1016, MMK6#435, AVK4.444x, PYB#039 p.02, MAS5.165, YBN.040 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01546 | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل | ...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him | INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187 | MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x | SWAB#055x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB04561 | 170 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان | From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance | MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x | SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x | Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell | Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB01117 | 370 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و | O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings | MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012 | SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00760 | 450 | ای ثابت راسخ حوادث اینجا بر وجه سابقست هیئت مراجعت نمودند مسائل چندی بود | O thou who art firm and steadfast! The events here continue as before. The delegation hath returned, and there were several matters [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0820, MMK5#020 p.012, QT108.073x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Review of publications; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00521 | 550 | نامه مفصل شما رسید و مذاکرات و مکالمات که با آن شخص محترم نموده بودید معلوم | Your detailed letter was received, and the discussions and conversations which you held with that respected person became known [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0529, MKT2.143, MMK3#104 p.069x, MSHR2.213x, AADA.160-161x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00913 | 630 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب فروغی مکتوبی ارسال نمود و ذکر اسماء آن یاران دل و جان | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honour Furúghí hath sent a letter mentioning the names of those beloved friends of heart and soul [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0753, MMK2#290 p.210x, AMK.125-125bx, GHA.227x | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02382 | 250 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خانم ملکوتی نامه شما از نیویورک رسید از مضمون خوشنودی حاصل شد زیرا دلیل | O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from New York hath been received. Its contents imparted joy and gladness | MMK1#067 p.099 | SWAB#067, BSTW#251 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05805 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای منجذب میثاق جمال قدم باین عبد وعد فرموده اند که نفوسی مبعوث گردد که ایت | O thou who art enamoured of the Covenant! The Blessed Beauty hath promised this servant that souls would be raised up... O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up the Word | MMK1#203 p.242 | SWAB#203, BPRY.200-201x | C. Signori | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||
| AB08200 | 100 | ای محبوس در محبت الهی حبس و زندان هر چند اذیت جسم و جانست ولی در سبیل رحمن | O thou who art imprisoned in the love of God! Though imprisonment and confinement may afflict both body and soul, yet in the path of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0498, MMK5#110 p.088 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00369 | 620 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received | MMK1#011 p.024x | SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05247 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00412 | 600 | ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و بدقت | O herald of the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Manshádí was noted and carefully perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0764, MMK5#106 p.086, AMK.011-015, AVK4.442ax, SFI06.013bx | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06767 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو مومن بالله خداوند بی مانند زن و مرد را آفریده که با یکدیگر در نهایت | O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship | MMK1#092 p.119, AKHB.196, YARP2.627 p.432 | SWAB#092, LOG#0755x | Chastisement and requital; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||
| AB00324 | 660 | Huqúqu'lláh | ای وحید فرید نامه ۵ محرم ۱۳۲۹ رسید هر چند چند روز پیش نامه مفصلی بشما مرقوم | O peerless and unique one! Your letter of 5 Muharram 1329 arrived, and although a few days ago a detailed letter was written to you [3.5s]... ...As to the Huquq, it is payable on whatever is left over after deducting one's yearly expenses. However, any money or possession which is necessary in producing income for one's subsistence | INBA17:145 | BRL_DAK#0671, BRL_HUQUQP#046x, MMK6#411x, AVK2.239.17x, AVK2.257.16x, AVK4.146.12x, AVK4.451.07x, MAS2.075-078, MSBH6.027-030 | BRL_HUQUQ#046x, COC#1165x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of Huququ'llah; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||
| AB00283 | 700 | ای ثابت نابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید در خصوص زعیم الدوله ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write concerning Za'imu'd-Dawlih hath been noted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0523, MMK6#130 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05042 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06122 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای تلامیذ دبستان حمد خدا را که در امتحان حسن استعداد و قابلیت ظاهر و عیان | O students of the school! Praise be to God that in your tests ye have manifested and demonstrated excellence of capacity and capability [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon Baha’í children to surpass other children in the acquisition of sciences and arts | INBA87:150b, INBA52:148a | MMK1#119 p.137x, MJTB.075x, HUV2.027 | SWAB#119x, LOG#0481x, DAS.1914-10-26x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||
| AB02400 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در میان خلق ازدواج عبارت از | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were noted. Marriage, among the mass of the people | MMK1#084 p.114, AKHB.199-200, GHA.159, HYB.046, NJB_v12#09 p.160 | SWAB#084, BWF.372-373x, LOG#1266x, BSC.457 #840x, BLO_PT#052.11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||
| AB03471 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | بقرينه محترمه‌ات از قبل عبدالبهآء تحيّت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دار و بگو که نوازش مسجونين و تربيتشان و تعليمشان | Convey to thy honoured companion, on behalf of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Most Glorious and Most Wondrous greetings, and say that the comfort of prisoners and their education and training [3.5s]... O thou who art turning thy face to the divine Kingdom! Thy respected wife | MMK1#083 p.113x | SWAB#083x, LOG#0711x, SW_v10#17 p.318-319, BLO_PT#052 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||
| AB03667 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید در حق آنشخص محبوس همتی نمودی بلکه انشاء الله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast exerted a great effort | MMK1#082 p.113x | SWAB#082x, SW_v10#12 p.231 | Consolation and comfort; Non-participation in politics; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB08838 | 90 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious | ای متوجه الی الله چشم از جمیع ماسوی بربند و بملکوت ابهی برگشا آنچه خواهی از | O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone | MMK1#022 p.049, AKHA_105BE #06 p.03, KHMT.193, DUR1.415, MJMJ1.085, MMG2#037 p.038, MJH.033b, MMJA.006, YQAZ.212b, YQAZ.433 | SWAB#022 | S. Tirandaz, E. Mahony, N. Ma'ani, L. Slott | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||
| AB02242 | 260 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای دوستان معنوی حضرت احدیت اشراق انوار هدایت فرمود و فیض عنایت مبذول داشت | O spiritual friends! The Lord of Oneness hath caused the lights of guidance to shine forth and hath bestowed the bounty of His grace [3.5s]... ...O ye loved ones of God! Out of gratitude for firmness in the eternal Covenant arise to serve the threshold of the omnipotent Lord, observe obligatory prayer and fasting | BRL_DAK#0698, MMK4#120 p.127 | BRL_IOPF#2.05x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB04356 | 170 | Social Action | ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی الحمد لله که نیت خیری داشتی و تحصیل معارف نمودی و آرزو | O well-wisher of the world of humanity! Praised be God that thine intention was good, that thou didst acquire knowledge and learning | BRL_DAK#0800, MMK2#035 p.024 | BRL_SOCIAL#037 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB03324 | 200 | ای اخوان روحانی الهی اخوت بر دو قسم است جسمانی و روحانی اخوت جسمانیرا حکمی نه | O spiritual brethren! Brotherhood is of two kinds: physical and spiritual. Physical brotherhood hath no lasting effect [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1007, MMK6#206 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00945 | 880 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused. | BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x | BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00084 | 1170 | ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند | O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s] | INBA16:096 | BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04669 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید مضامین بدیع و بلیغ بود و مقاصد بلند و رفیع عالم | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were lofty and sublime, and its aim high and far-reaching. | MMK1#224 p.271 | SWAB#224, SW_v11#05 p.091 | Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01067 | 380 | ای دو مقرب درگاه کبریاء نامه شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله دلیل بر انجذاب | O ye who are nigh unto the Divine Threshold! Your letter hath been received and perused. Praise be to God, it beareth testimony to attraction [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0993, MMK3#075 p.049x, AKHA_121BE #10 p.j, AMK.139-141, AMK.149-151, AVK2.220.12x, MAS2.050bx | Letters of the Living; Soul; spirit after death; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00941 | 500 | Fire and Light | ای ثابت بر پیمان در جمیع اوقات چه در شیراز و چه در آذربایجان از گلشن ایمان... از ربّ کريم اميد چنين است که روز بروز رخ برافروزی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At all times, whether in Shiraz or in Azerbaijan, from the rose-garden of faith [3.5s]... ...The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army. Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is its world-encircling light | BRL_DAK#0992, MMK3#124 p.085x, NANU_AB#68x, NSS.227-229 | BRL_FIRE_AB#19x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB05731 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مظاهر مقدسه الهیه دو مقام | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations | MMK1#026 p.053 | SWAB#026 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB04482 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ورقه شجره حیات شجره حیات که در کتاب مقدس مذکور حضرت بهاء الله است و بنات | O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made in the Bible, is Baha'u'llah, and the daughters of the Kingdom are the leaves | MMK1#028 p.054, BBBD.450-451 | SWAB#028, BBBD.451-452 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01398 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوست عزیز هر چند شخص نیکوکار در درگاه پروردگار مقبول است ولی اول دانستن است | My dear Friend: Pleasing and acceptable as is a person of righteous actions before God’s Holy Threshold, yet deeds should proceed from knowledge | BRL_DAK#1055, MMK3#144 p.099 | BRL_ATE#205x, TAB.549-550, BWF.382-383x, BSC.460 #851-852x | Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Goodly deeds; actions; Reincarnation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00139 | 940 | در این وقت که بلبل گلزار بقا قصد آشیان وفا نموده و شاهد انجمن عاشقین عزم دیار | At this hour, when the nightingale of the eternal rose garden hath taken wing toward the nest of faithfulness, and the Beloved of the gathering of lovers hath departed for His realm [3.5s]... ...Such hath been the interposition of God that the joy evinced by them hath been turned to chagrin and sorrow, so much so that the Persian consul-general in Baghdad regrets exceedingly | BRL_DAK#0787, MMK4#035 p.035, AHB.121BE #07 p.226, TZH4.299, HHA.015-020, MSHR2.169x | GPB.150x, ABCC.016-017x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00677 | 480 | یا امه الله المقربه نامه ای مرقوم نموده بودید که یکروز اقلا باید صرف قرائت | O thou handmaiden of God who art drawing nigh! The letter thou hast written should take at least one day to read....The establishment of a women's assemblage for the promotion of knowledge is entirely acceptable, but discussions must be confined to educational matters | BRL_DAK#0692, COMP_WOMENP#011x, MKT7.034c, MMK2#348 p.250x, YIA.401-403 | BRL_WOMEN#011x, COC#2102x, KSHK#34 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00198 | 820 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه جناب آقا سید میرزا چون در اینجا تشریف داشتند | O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...When thou art disdained and rejected by the wicked doers be not cast down | INBA55:395 | BRL_DAK#1203, MNMK#133 p.246, MMK1#195 p.227, MAS5.105 | SWAB#195 | Alex, Asha, Renya, and Alia, B. Weber | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| AB01446 | 330 | حضرت علی قبل اکبر این رساله درجواب شخصی که از حقیقت حال سوال نموده بود | His Holiness 'Alí-Qabli-Akbar penned this epistle in response to one who had inquired regarding the truth of the matter [3.5s] | INBA89:023 | BRL_DAK#1071, MMK5#183 p.144 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01689 | 300 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل بکمال دقت ملاحظه گردید ولی از عدم مجال مجبور بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused with the utmost care, yet owing to lack of time I am compelled [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1066, MMK6#127 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00048 | 1480 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و مطلوبی و مقصودی ان هذا یوم الاول من الرضوان قد اتی | O Lord, my God, my Best-Beloved, my Aim, my heart’s Desire! This, verily, is the first of the days of Ridvan… In the realm of worship, fasting and obligatory prayer constitute the two mightiest pillars of God’s holy Law | BRL_DAK#0717, NURA#06, MMK4#029 p.027x | BRL_IOPF#2.02x, LOTW#06 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05285 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02048 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان صادقان جمال قدم در هر کوری و دوری ضیافت مقبول و محبوب و تمدید | O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every cycle and dispensation, the feast hath been favored and loved | MMK1#048 p.087, AKHA_133BE #18 p.611, GHA.157 | SWAB#048 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB03158 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون روح و ریحان حاصل گردید الحمد لله بزمی | O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received and it brought great joy. God be praised, ye had made ready an entertainment | MMK1#047 p.086 | SWAB#047 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB10091 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نامه ات رسید و از میهمانی هر نوزده روز مرقوم نموده بودی | Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of the Nineteen Day festivity, and this rejoiced my heart. | MMK1#049 p.088x | SWAB#049x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| AB02129 | 270 | ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور بی پایان حاصل گردید که الحمد لله | O ye beloved of the Lord! Your letter hath been received and the contents thereof have imparted the utmost joy and gladness. | BRL_DAK#0845, MMK2#281 p.201 | SW_v20#09 p.271x, TDD.019 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03455 | 200 | ای عزیز طالعی عجیب داری فکر ما چنان بود که در بقعه مبارکه اقامت نماای و ایامی | O beloved one, strange indeed is thy destiny! Our thought had been that thou wouldst abide for a time in the Blessed Shrine [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0948, MMK6#041, MSHR4.297-298 | Consolation and comfort; Parents and children; youth; families; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01170 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ادیبان ای طبیبان جناب امین و یاران ستایش از همت بی پایان نموده اند... تعليم اطفال و پرورش کودکان اعظم مناقب عالم انسان | O men of learning and physicians! His honor the Trustee and his companions have praised your boundless endeavor [3.5s]... ...The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favor of the All-Merciful | MMK1#103 p.126x, AKHA_131BE #10 p.270, YMM.205x | SWAB#103x | Arcs of ascent and descent; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | * | - | |||||
| AB10015 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طبيب اديب ... تو الحمد للّه که دو قوّه داری طبابت جسمانی و طبابت | O Thou distinguished physician!… Praise be to God that thou hast two powers: one to undertake physical healing and the other spiritual healing | MMK1#130 p.147x | SWAB#130x, LOG#0963x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB02652 | 230 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers | MMK1#039 p.078 | SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353 | Angels; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03494 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مطمئنه از نصوص الهیه چه در کتاب اقدس و چه در سائر الواح اینست که | O ye who have peace of soul! Among the divine Texts as set forth in the Most Holy Book and also in other Tablets is this | MMK1#101 p.124, MJTB.113, VAA.135-135 | SWAB#101 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Justice and wrath of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | |||||||
| AB10738 | 60 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اين اطفال را تربيت بهائی خواهم تا در ملک و ملکوت ترقّی نمايند و سبب سرور دل و جان | ...My wish is that these children should receive a Baha’í education, so that they may progress both here and in the Kingdom | MMK1#100 p.124x | SWAB#100x | Education of children; moral education; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB03355 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت از | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The letter thou didst write to his honor Manshadi was perused [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the children: from the very beginning, the children must receive divine education | MMK1#099 p.124x, MSHR2.208 | SWAB#099x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| AB08817 | 90 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در اين امر مبارک مسئله ايتام بسيار اهميّت دارد ايتام را بايد نهايت نوازش نمود | In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath the utmost importance. The greatest consideration must be shown towards orphans | MMK1#112 p.134x | SWAB#112x, LOG#0472x, DAS.1914-06-17, SW_v07#13 p.122x, SW_v09#07 p.088x, SW_v09#10 p.115-116x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB06162 | 130 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر عهد هر محفل روحانی که بعنایت الهیه تشکیل گردد و اعضا در نهایت | O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Abdu'l-Baha is constantly engaged in ideal communication with any Spiritual Assembly | MMK1#046 p.086 | SWAB#046, BWF.410-411x, COC#0178x, SW_v12#01 p.028, BSTW#197, BSTW#458 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for morning; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01230 | 350 | ای اماء جمال قدم و ورقات سدره موهبت اکنون که چشم امکان بمشاهده ایات کبری روشن | O handmaidens of the Ancient Beauty and leaves of the Tree of Bounty! Now, when the eye of creation hath been illumined by beholding the Most Great Signs [3.5s]... ...Exert yourselves, that haply ye may be enabled to acquire such virtues as shall honour and distinguish you amongst all women. Of a surety, there is no greater pride and glory | BRL_DAK#0885, MMK6#401, MSHR1.078x, HYB.048 | COC#0846x, COC#0916x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02094 | 270 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قارئین محترم جریده اسپک تی تر عبدالبهاء هزاران فرسنگ طی نمود و در محیط اعظم | O readers of the [Pittsburgh] Spectator newspaper! ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled thousands of leagues and crossed a vast ocean to reach the land of the free | BRL_DAK#0895, MMK5#092 p.072, YHA2.989, NJB_v05#08 p.003 | MHMD2s.328-329 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02090 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شکوفه شجره حیات خوشا بحال تو که کمر خدمت بربستی و بتمام همت بر ترویج | O thou blossom of the Tree of Life! Happy art thou to have girded thy loins in service | MMK1#231 p.301 | SWAB#231, SW_v11#10 p.167-168 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01256 | 350 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص محترم نامه ثانی شما که بتاریخ ۱۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید بسیار سبب بهجت و | O respected personage! Thy second letter dated 19 December 1918 was received. It was the cause of great joy and gladness | MMK1#230 p.300x | SWAB#230x, SW_v10#04 p.078-079 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB04427 | 170 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۲ اکتوبر ... مسئله ترقّی انسان از عالم جماد به رتبه نبات ... خدایا هدایت نما حفظ فرما سراج روشن کن ستارهٴ درخشنده | O honoured handmaiden of God! The letter dated October 22 [3.5s]... ...O God! Guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. | BRL_DAK#1195, MMK3#157 p.110x, HUV1.011x, YMM.182x, YMM.192x, YMM.377x | BRL_CHILD#04x, BPRY.029x, JWTA.025x, SW_v09#10 p.114x | J. Lenz [track 12], D. Gundry, M. Sparrow, Nabil and Karim, Charisse et al, K. Kuolga, A. Southall, Ann-Sofie, Rasmus, Sasha & Nora, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, The Bird & The Butterfly, TaliaSafa, T. Nosrat, Martha & Mahdis, M. Weigert, Hayze & Family, Honiara Baha'i Youth, S. Peyman, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, J. Cooper, M. Levine [track 8], E. Mahony, Satchit, Sharlene & Prasad, Duga | Evolution; human evolution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Man's distinction from the animal; Prayer for children and youth; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB01102 | 370 | اللهم یا مبدع الاکوان و بارء الانسان و منور الامکان بظهور ایات التوحید بالحجه و البرهان | O God, Thou Creator of the worlds and Fashioner of man, Who hath illumined all contingent being through the manifestation of the signs of Thy unity, with clear proof and evidence [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0964, MMK6#497 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02704 | 230 | ای خادم میثاق ادیب دبستان عرفان مکتوبی که در طیش مکتوب جناب باباای کلیمی بود | O servant of the Covenant, learned one of the school of divine knowledge, thy letter, which was enclosed with that of Jenáb-i-Bábá'í-i-Kalímí [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0965, MMK6#338 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04470 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ناظر بملکوت الله نامه تو رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که مشغول بتعلیم اطفال | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and we note that thou art engaged in teaching the children of the believers | MMK1#123 p.139, TRBB.040 | SWAB#123, COC#0598 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB06394 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه | ...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read | MMK1#124 p.140x | SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB00067 | 1250 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش | O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy | BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x | LOTW#05 | Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | |||||||
| AB04183 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا امه الله نامه شما که بتاریخ ۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O maidservant of God! Thy letter dated 9 December 1918 was received. Its contents were noted. Never lose thy trust in God. | MMK1#178 p.200 | SWAB#178 | T. Ellis, S. Kouchekzadeh | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB06934 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نار افروخته عشق الهی حرارت محبه الله در آن قلب نورانی چنان پر شعله و سورت | O living flame of heavenly love! Thine heart hath been so fired with the love of God that from ten thousand leagues afar | MMK1#177 p.199 | SWAB#177, SW_v14#12 p.359 | Ine | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB01020 | 390 | ای یاران مهربان و دختران عزیز من عبدالبهاء با وجود ضعف جسمانی و عدم تحمل سفری | O ye kind friends and dearly cherished daughters! I, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, despite physical frailty and inability to endure a journey [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0990, MMK5#051 p.047 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06052 | 130 | Family Life | ای برادران مهربان در سبیل یزدان شکر کنید که اخوت جسمانی با اخوت روحانی جمع | O ye kind brothers who tread the path of God! Render thanks to Him that ye have combined both physical and spiritual brotherhood | BRL_DAK#0804, COMP_FAMP#90, MMK2#338 p.244 | BRL_FAM#90 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01975 | 280 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران رحمانی شمس حقیقت بر آفاق قلوب اشراق نورانیت محبت نمود و غمام موهبت | The purpose of the appearance of the holy Manifestations hath ever been the establishment of fellowship and love in the world of humanity | INBA87:424, INBA52:447a | BRL_DAK#1040, BRL_CONF2018P#15x, MMK2#187 p.135 | BRL_CONF2018#15x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB02117 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی | O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night. | MMK1#205 p.244 | SWAB#205, BSTW#038, BSTW#253, ACOA.064-065 | Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04757 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مبارک نامه های شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که تحری حقیقت نمودید و از | O ye two blessed souls! Your letters were received. They showed that ye have investigated the truth and have been freed from imitations | MMK1#014 p.026 | SWAB#014 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB03928 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات بتاریخ ۵ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید و خبر پرمسرتی داشت که احبای | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter dated 5 December 1918 was received. It contained the good news that the friends of God | MMK1#013 p.026 | SWAB#013 | Being a source of light; guidance; Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01251 | 400 | ای دوست عزیز غیابی من هر چند بظاهر نه موانستی و نه پیامی و نه غائبانه آشنائی | O dearly beloved friend! Though outwardly there hath been neither association, nor message, nor distant acquaintance [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0865, MMK2#101 p.078x | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01938 | 280 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس صابره نامه شما رسید و از وفات آن نوجوان عزیز از جهت فرقت شما نهایت | O ye two patient souls! Your letter was received. The death of that beloved youth and his separation from you have caused the utmost sorrow | MMK1#169 p.194 | SWAB#169, BWF.379-380x, SW_v10#19 p.340-341 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04032 | 180 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت نامه ات رسید از مصیبت کبری وفات قرین محترمت مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the severe calamity that hath befallen thee | MMK1#170 p.195 | SWAB#170, BWF.378-379x, LOG#2044x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB10886 | 50 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چنين اوقات ياران الهی فرصتی يابند و وقت غنيمت شمرند و جولان کنند | ...It is at such times that the friends of God avail themselves of the occasion, seize the opportunity, rush forth and win the prize | MMK1#212 p.258x | SWAB#212x | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB10259 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد | ...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance | MMK1#211 p.257x | SWAB#211x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00187 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان جمال ابهی بکرات و مرات بجمیع اطراف حتی بافراد احباء مرقوم گردید که ما | O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Time and again missives have been dispatched to every region, even to individual believers, that We [3.5s]... ...The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. | INBA16:212 | MMK1#213 p.258x, MMK2#283 p.204 | SWAB#213x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB05227 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01895 | 280 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات | O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart | MMK1#153 p.175 | SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00357 | 630 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوست مهربان بعد از سیاحت تام در جمیع امریکا و شهرهای عظیم اروپا مراجعت | O kind friend! After making a complete journey throughout all the United States and the large cities of Europe, I have returned to the East | BRL_DAK#0556, MNMK#117 p.226, MMK5#093 p.073, DWNP_v5#04 p.001-003, HHA.266, ANDA#43-44 p.167, MJDF.091, NJB_v04#10 p.003 | SW_v05#08 p.120-122, SW_v05#09 p.136, SW_v08#12 p.156, ABIE.034, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335-336x | Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB10172 | 270 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندی بود که کشور قفقاز را فساد و فتنه مستولی بود لهذا | O Lord! Make them that are righteous drunk with the wine of mysteries and make them dawning-points of the lights of guidance [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1245, MMK2#008 p.005x | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Prayer for unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01429 | 330 | ای یاران الهی و عزیزان روحانی هر چند در عالم جسمانی شامگاه است ولی الحمد لله | O divine friends and spiritual beloved ones! Though it be eventide in this material world, yet praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA89:145 | BRL_DAK#1061, MMK6#616, KHMT.031 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Entry by troops; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05801 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بملکوت الله هر نفسی را فکری و مقصدی شب و روز در تحصیل مقصود میکوشد | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Every soul seeketh an object and cherisheth a desire, | MMK1#176 p.199 | SWAB#176 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB05591 | 440 | Bahá'í World Faith; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پسر عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما بتاریخ هشتم جولای سنه ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضامین در | O dearly beloved son! Your letter dated July 8, 1914 was received. Its contents [3.5s]... ...Iscariot must not be forgotten; the Divine sheep must constantly be guarded… Were it not for the protecting power of the Covenant | BRL_DAK#0676, MMK4#154 p.165x | BRL_ATE#210x, BWF.357-358x, COC#0255x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03423 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوست حقیقی در دبستان الهی درس و سبق رحمانی خوان و از ادیب عشق تعلم حقائق | O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the lessons of the spirit, and learn from love's Teacher the innermost truths. | MMK1#072 p.107, AHB.109BE #01 p.06, TRBB.020 | SWAB#072 | Being a source of light; guidance; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02428 | 250 | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء هر دم آرزوی آن دارم که بیاد شما پردازم و نامه نگارم و زبان | O intimate friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At every moment I cherish the desire to remember you and write letters [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1081, MKT9.233, MMK2#034 p.023 | Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01206 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | حضرت مستر ويلسن رئيس چهارده مبادی انتشار دادند که اکثر آن در تعاليم بهآء اللّه موجود | O thou green leaf of the Tree of Life! Thy letter was received and from | MMK1#232 p.302x | SWAB#232x, SW_v10#13 p.245 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02552 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه که بجناب دکتور اسلمانت مرقوم نموده بودی آن نامه | O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written to Dr. Esslemont was forwarded by him to the Land of Desire | MMK1#062 p.094 | SWAB#062 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||
| AB10321 | 60 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم یا موفق الثابتین فی المیثاق علی الانفاق حبا بنیر الافاق اعانه لمشرق | O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World | MMK1#061 p.093 | SWAB#061 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03722 | 190 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حقیقت اسباب شفای امراض دو نوع است سبب جسمانی و سبب روحانی اما سبب | There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians | MMK1#133 p.148 | SWAB#133, TAB.587 654, BWF.375-376x, LOG#0926x, BSC.462 #857x | Exhortations and counsels; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB11482 | 20 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نقاهت هر چند از عوارض ذاتيّه انسانست ولی فی الحقيقه مشکل است نعمت صحّت بر جميع نعما مرجّح است | ...Although ill health is one of the unavoidable conditions of man, truly it is hard to bear. The bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts | MMK1#132 p.148x | SWAB#132x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB09922 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در وقت معالجه توجّه بجمال مبارک کن و آنچه بر قلب القا ميشود مجری دار | ...When giving medical treatment turn to the Blessed Beauty, then follow the dictates of thy heart | MMK1#131 p.147x | SWAB#131x, LOG#0964x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06443 | 130 | ایها الفاضل الرحمانی جناب ابتهاج مرقوم نموده اند که مانند سراج در زجاج گیلان | O thou distinguished one endowed with divine virtues! His honour Ibtihaj hath written that, like unto a lamp within a glass in Gilan [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1114, MMK6#035, MSBH1.406 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03123 | 210 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای پسر ملکوت نامه های شیرین و عبارات دلنشین تو همواره سبب فرح قلوبست و نغمه | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable letters, with their pleasing style, ever gladden our hearts. When the song is of the Kingdom | MMK1#154 p.176 | SWAB#154, TAB.687-688, BWF.366-366x, COC#1418x, BBBD.171-172, BSC.467 #871 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of the arts and sciences; Music and singing; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB11479 | 20 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | کلّ مأمور بمعالجه و متابعت حکما هستند اين محض اطاعت امر اللّه است و الّا شافی خدا | ...It is incumbent upon everyone to seek medical treatment and to follow the doctor’s instructions, for this is in compliance with the divine ordinance | MMK1#136 p.153x | SWAB#136x, LOG#0959x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB11522 | 20 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از رأی حکيم حاذق بنصّ مبارک نبايد خارج شد و مراجعت فرض ولو نفس مريض | ...According to the explicit decree of Baha’u’llah one must not turn aside from the advice of a competent doctor | MMK1#135 p.153x | SWAB#135x, LOG#0945x, LOG#0965x | Business; financial; property matters; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB00494 | 560 | Family Life | ای دو مومن موقن ثابت حمد خدا را که از شعله نور هدی سینای دل و جان روشن شد | O ye two steadfast believers assured in faith! Praise be to God that the flame of the light of guidance hath illumined the Sinai of your hearts and souls [3.5s]... ...God’s wisdom hath decreed that partners to a marriage should be of distant origins | BRL_DAK#0826, COMP_FAMP#11x, MKT3.370, MMK6#339, AVK3.509.09x, AVK4.155.03x, AVK4.192.03x, AVK4.209.05x, DWNP_v3#05 p.031-033 | BRL_FAM#11x | Law of divorce; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | |||||||
| AB02351 | 250 | ای بنده دیرین جمال ابهی نامه ات تلاوت گشت و آنچه گله فرماای و شکوه نماای محقی | O thou long-standing servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter was perused, and that which thou hast offered in complaint and remonstrance is justly acknowledged [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1088, MMK5#129 p.101, AHB.132BE #05-06 p.04 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02911 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۲ می ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید حمد کن خدا را که در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written on 2 May 1919 was received. Praise thou God that in tests thou art firm | MMK1#089 p.117 | SWAB#089 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05176 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02936 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال ابهی امرالله در این ایام در جمیع اقطار قوت گرفته و روز | O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abha Beauty! In these days the Cause of God, the world over, is fast growing in power | MMK1#194 p.226, HDQI.229, ANDA#19 p.05 | SWAB#194, SW_v15#01 p.021, DWN_v6#09 p.002bx | Call to action; Consultation; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02432 | 250 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله از سروستان نفحات گلستان محبت الله منتشر و رایحه | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that from Sarvistán the sweet fragrances of the rose-garden of the love of God are wafting [3.5s] | INBA87:426, INBA52:439 | BRL_DAK#0918, MMK6#494 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02916 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | بجان و دل بکوشيد تا ميان سياه و سفيد الفت اندازيد و وحدت بهائيرا اثبات کنيد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were received. Verily, thou | MMK1#075 p.109x | SWAB#075x, SW_v11#05 p.092 | Race unity; racial issues; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02712 | 230 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مومن موقن نامه رسید الحمد لله خبرهای خوشی داشت کلیفورنیا استعداد | O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter was received. Praise be to God, it imparted good tidings…. Those souls who during the war have served the poor and have been in the Red Cross Mission work | MMK1#081 p.113x, MMK1#164 p.190x | SWAB#081x, SWAB#164x, SW_v10#19 p.339-340, BSTW#039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB07527 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجه الی الله نامه ات رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که آرزوی خدمت فقرا داری | O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thy wish is to serve the poor. | MMK1#080 p.112, AKHA_131BE #03 p.a | SWAB#080 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB03273 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | شخص محترما تالیف شما بشارت غنی را مطالعه نمودم فی الحقیقه آراء سدیدی در آن | O respected personage! I have read your work, The Gospel of Wealth, and noted therein truly apposite and sound recommendations | MMK1#079 p.111, AVK3.258.03x, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | SWAB#079, LOG#1863x, DAS.1913-01-10 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB06647 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق بدایع صنایع در این دور جامع از عبادت جمال لامع شمرده گشته ملاحظه | O thou servant of the One true God! In this universal dispensation man's wondrous craftsmanship is reckoned as worship of the Resplendent Beauty. | MMK1#127 p.141, AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.j | SWAB#127 | Excellence; distinction; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB05132 | 150 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07530 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | تبديل معلّمين نه سريعاً جائز و نه مدّتی بسيار متوسط بهتر است | ...The changing of teachers should be neither too frequent nor too much delayed; moderation is preferable. | MMK1#125 p.140x | SWAB#125x | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB09842 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه رسید امیدوارم که در صون حمایت حق محفوظ و مصون مانی و همواره | Thy letter was received. I hope that thou mayest be protected and assisted under the providence of the True One, be occupied always in mentioning the Lord | MMK1#128 p.142 | SWAB#128 | Excellence; distinction; Praise and encouragement; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB01838 | 290 | ای مونس یاران سالهای چند در لباس مستمند سرگشته کوه و صحراء و گمگشته دشت | O companion of the friends! For several years, clothed as a mendicant, thou didst wander the mountains and wilderness, lost in desert and plain [3.5s] | INBA21:158b, INBA55:342, INBA84:509 | BRL_DAK#1246, MMK2#235 p.169, TAH.249, MSHR5.255-256, YQAZ.232 | Call to action; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02596 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یادگار آن فداای جمال مبارک خبر پرمسرت اقتران شما بورقه نورانیه در این | O thou memento of him who died for the Blessed Beauty! In recent days, the joyful news of thy marriage to that luminous leaf... O my Lord, O my Lord! These two bright orbs are wedded in Thy love | MMK1#087 p.116 | SWAB#087, BPRY.121x | B. Lisbeth, B. Khademi, The Bird & The Butterfly, S. Cleasby, T. Duncan, S. Sunderland, S. Toloui-Wallace | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB03461 | 200 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. | MMK1#086 p.115x | SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| AB00963 | 400 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مشرق الأذکار هر چند بظاهر بنيان جسمانيست ولی تأثير روحانی دارد و سبب الفت قلوب و اجتماع نفوس گردد | His honor… presented the map of the land… Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect | MMK1#060 p.093x | SWAB#060x, SW_v05#05 p.068+73x, SW_v06#07 p.052x, SW_v06#17 p.135x, SW_v07#07 p.057x, BW_v01p060 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Power of prayer; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB11183 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از معابد سؤال نموده بوديد که حکمتش چيست حکمتش اين است که در وقت معلوم | ...Thou hast asked about places of worship and the underlying reason therefor. The wisdom in raising up such buildings | MMK1#058 p.092x | SWAB#058x, LOG#2058x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00802 | 440 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست | O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches | MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x | SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x | High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05299 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB08287 | 100 | Family Life | ای نو کل حدیقه محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که از صلب احباء وجود یافتی و از ثدی | O thou who hast newly blossomed in the bower of God's love! Render thanks unto Him that thou hast come into being from the seed of His loved ones | BRL_DAK#0522, COMP_FAMP#95, MMK2#335 p.243 | BRL_FAM#95 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB06644 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق احبای الهی در هر ارض الحمد لله موجود و مشهود و کل در ظل سدره وجود | O servant of the One true God! The Lord be praised, the loved ones of God are found in every land, and are, one and all, neath the shadow | INBA17:093 | MMK1#052 p.089, MSHR3.253 | SWAB#052, SW_v14#01 p.019-020, BP1926.028 | Compassion; kindness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB10951 | 50 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ضیافت نوزده روزه بسیار سبب فرح و سرور قلوبست اگر چنانکه باید و شاید | ...As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart. If this feast be held in the proper fashion | MMK1#051 p.089x | SWAB#051x, LOG#0799x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nineteen-Day Feast; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00298 | 690 | حمدا لمن خلق حقیقه نورانیه و هویه رحمانیه و کینونه روحانیه و جوهره ربانیه | Praise be to Him Who hath created the luminous reality, the merciful essence, the spiritual being, and the divine substance [3.5s] | INBA13:390, INBA55:219, INBA59:143, INBA88:045b, UMich962.034-036, UMich991.012-015 | BRL_DAK#0759, MMK6#284, ASAT3.126x, AVK2.202x, YMM.397, YMM.471 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08904 | 90 | ای مومن بایات الله امروز اعظم آمال و اشرف اعمال که مغناطیس مواهب ملکوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God! Today the highest aspiration and most noble of deeds is that which acts as a magnet for the bestowals of the Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0962, MMK6#055, SFI12.023 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00824 | 430 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید اجازه حضور خواسته بودید حال آنجناب الحمد لله در قمرود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived wherein thou hadst sought permission to attain His presence. Now, praise be to God, thou art in Qamrud [3.5s]... ...As to the organization of the schools: if possible the children should all wear the same kind of clothing, even if the fabric is varied | MMK1#110 p.131x, AKHB.215, MJTB.080x, ANDA#57 p.59x, QUM.259-260, KASH.443x | SWAB#110x, LOG#0487x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00904 | 410 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت | O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance | INBA85:309 | MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x | SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18 | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB02531 | 240 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب امین مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید این نامه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Amín was noted. This letter [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1002, MKT3.431, MMK4#039 p.044 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00774 | 450 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts | MMK1#037 p.074 | SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x | The Bird & The Butterfly | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB00028 | 2110 | الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها کالبحر المتلاطم المواج تقذف دراری | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them even as a surging and tempestuous ocean casting forth pearls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0647, MMK6#282, MSHR1.128x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02947 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب چشم بینا آنچه مشاهده نمودی عین واقعست در جهان بینش است عطر در غنچه | O thou who hast eyes to see! That which thou didst witness is the very truth, and it pertaineth to the realm of vision. | MMK1#149 p.172 | SWAB#149 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB00214 | 800 | Translation List; Universal House of Justice, The | یا من ثبت الله قلبه علی المیثاق عند ما تجلل نیر الافاق بحجاب الغیاب یا ابن | O thou whose heart God hath made firm in the Covenant when the Luminary of the horizons was veiled by the clouds of concealment, O son [3.5s]... ...As to goodly deeds and charitable donations, these will certainly diminish the misdeeds of the departed and add to their good works... ...Thou hast asked about the general criterion with regard to heresy | BRL_DAK#0691, BRL_CUHJP#18x, MMK6#308x, AVK3.371.04x, AVK3.448.05x, MAS2.104-108, YMM.342x, ABDA.089-091 | BRL_CUHJ#18x, ADMS#081x | Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB01174 | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است | O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message | MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x | SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB07853 | 100 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان آستان مقدّس جنود ملأ اعلی در اوج علا صف بسته و مهيّا و منتظر | ...O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! The triumphant Hosts of the Celestial Concourse | MMK1#208 p.254x, RRT.019x | SWAB#208x, BADM.042-043x, SW_v14#03 p.086x | QuiqueSaba | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00258 | 730 | یا من سمع نقرات الناقور و نغمات الصافور من الملا الاعلی فسبحان ربی الابهی انی | O thou who hast heard the beating of drums and the piping strains of the Concourse on High! Glorified be my Lord, the Most Glorious! Verily I [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0707, MMK6#341, YIA.408-410, YMM.198x, YMM.234x, YMM.308x, YMM.333x, YMM.413x, YMM.444x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10589 | 60 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مفتون جمال حقیقت حسنها زائل گردد و گلها خار برویاند | Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. | MMK1#175 p.198 | SWAB#175, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027-028 | T. Ellis | Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB00195 | 820 | Scholarship; Light of the World | الهی الهی تسمع ضجیجی و صریخی و انینی و حنینی فی جنح اللیالی و تری ذلی | O God, my God! Thou hearest my sighs and bitter wailing, my cry and the voice of my lamentation...The Revelation of the Bab may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac - the sign Aries… Pure souls, such as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, upon him be the Glory of God, spend their nights and days in demonstrating the truth of the Revelation | BRL_DAK#0950, NURA#40, MMK4#080 p.087 | BRL_SCHOLAR#30x, GPB.099-100x, WOB.127x, WOB.167-168x, COC#2219x, LOTW#40 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02342 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی | O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass | BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x | BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex | MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB08931 | 90 | ای نهال تازه بوستان الهی هر چند بظاهر تا بحال نامه بتو ننگاشته ام ولی جمال مبارک | O fresh sapling of the divine garden! Though until now I have not outwardly written thee a letter, yet the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0928, MMK6#368, TISH.124 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00339 | 640 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از وقتیکه در سبیل الهی بکمال توجه و تضرع و خلوص آرزوی خدمت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the time when, with the utmost devotion and supplication and sincerity, thou didst yearn to serve in the path of God [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0511, MKT2.319, MMK5#184 p.144, YHA1.014x (1.012) | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02921 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت نابت نامه تو رسید مضمون مورث سرور بود و موجب حبور زیرا دلالت بر ثبات | O steadfast and firm one! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy and gladness, for they testified to steadfastness [3.5s]... ...It is the hope of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha that those youthful souls in the schoolroom of the deeper knowledge will be tended by one who traineth them to love | MMK1#107 p.130x, TRBB.025, MUH3.288 | SWAB#107x | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||
| AB07264 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده بهاء تعلیم اطفال و تربیت نونهالهای جنت ابهی از اعظم خدمات درگاه | O servant of Bahá! [3.5s]... ...Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to Almighty God is the education and training of children | MMK1#106 p.130x, AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.07, MJTB.066 | SWAB#106x, LOG#0500x | Education of children; moral education; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00754 | 450 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه | O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day | MMK1#105 p.129x | SWAB#105x, SW_v02#03 p.003-004, SW_v07#07 p.055x, SW_v07#15 p.134x, SW_v14#05 p.146x, BSTW#299 | Education and the development of capacity; House of Justice; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB06287 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه تو از لوزآنجلیز رسید شکر کن خدا را که موفق بخدمت شدی | O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter from Los Angeles was received... Not till the darkness of difference | MMK1#077 p.110 | SWAB#077, SW_v10#01 p.009, SW_v10#09 p.185-186, SW_v10#09 p.178, BLO_PT#052.33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB08135 | 100 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب قلب روشن تو مانند مردمک چشم می مانی که معدن نور است زیرا در دلت نور | O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very wellspring of the light, for God's love hath cast its rays | MMK1#076 p.110 | SWAB#076 | Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00146 | 930 | خداوندیرا ستاایم و پرستش نماایم که جهان هستی را بپرتو بخشایش زینت و آرایش | All praise and worship be unto God, Who hath adorned the world of being with the resplendent rays of His grace [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0572, MMK3#152 p.104, PYB#112-113 p.05 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01720 | 300 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء لایحه های شما را در نهایت ابتهاج تلاوت نمودم سبب روح و | O ye whom Abdu'l-Baha loveth! I have read your reports with great joy; they are of a nature to cheer and refresh the heart and gladden the soul. | MMK1#040 p.079, NJB_v01#10 p.001-002 | SWAB#040, TAB.010-011, BWF.410-410x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| AB00998 | 390 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بمستر دیلی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید بسیار رای | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and staunch! The letter which thou didst write ... hath been shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein | MMK1#041 p.080 | SWAB#041, TAB.124-125, BWF.413-414x, BSC.479 #915x, BSTW#349 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00672 | 480 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی تلوت تحریرک الجدید و انشرحت بمضمونها اللطیف | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter and was dilated through its excellent contents. | BRL_DAK#0736, MMK6#618 | TAB.289-291 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02868 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت طیور مبارک شکور همواره پرواز در اوج اعلی خواهند و آرزوی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thankful, the birds of the spirit seek only to fly in the high heavens | MMK1#148 p.172 | SWAB#148 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB01064 | 380 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در خصوص تنظيمات مرقوم نموده بوديد تعاليم الهی و وصايا و نصايح حضرت بهآءاللّه نصّ صريح | O thou beloved daughter! Formerly a cable through the British Government | MMK1#069 p.103x | SWAB#069x, SW_v10#03 p.038-039 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB06584 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید جمال قدم را که در این قرن اعظم و عصر منور محشور شدید | O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks unto the Ancient Beauty that ye have been raised up and gathered together | INBA13:257a | MMK1#096 p.122, AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, AKHB.212, MJTB.090, DUR1.562 | SWAB#096 | Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | * | * | ||||
| AB09344 | 260 | Meetings, Bahá'í; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین بود زیرا دلیل بر ثبوت و | O dear daughter! Your letter has arrived. Its contents were of the highest sweetness, for it shows steadfastness and firmness. ...Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit will loosen thy tongue. Speak, therefore; speak out with great courage at every meeting | MMK1#216 p.259x | BRL_MEET.AB#19x, SWAB#216x, COC#0932x, BBBD.262-263 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB11130 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اميد از عنايت حضرت احديّت چنانست که در خصوص نشر نفحات اللّه بين القبائل موفّق گرديد | The hope is that by the grace of the Lord of Oneness ye may be assisted in diffusing the fragrances of God amongst the tribes [3.5s]... ...My hope from the grace of the One true Lord is that thou wilt be enabled to spread the fragrances of God among the tribes | MMK1#215 p.259x | SWAB#215x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04273 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه ای که بسید اسدالله مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید بعد از مراجعت | O servant of the divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst address to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused. After returning [3.5s]... ...The teacher, when teaching, must be himself fully enkindled, so that his utterance, like unto a flame of fire, may exert influence | MMK1#217 p.260x, YHA2.1000-1001x, YARP2.111 p.136, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | SWAB#217x | N. Affolter | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB09854 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده بهاء در سبیل خدا جانفشانی کن و در محبت جمال ابهی حرکتی آسمانی چه که | O servant of Baha! Be self-sacrificing in the path of God, and wing thy flight unto the heavens of the love of the Abha Beauty | MMK1#166 p.192, LMA2.452 | SWAB#166, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03896 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک | O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness | MMK1#165 p.191 | SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436 | D. Stevenson | Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| AB03929 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will. | MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061 | SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect | - | - | |||||||
| AB05295 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10533 | 60 | ای شمع محبت الله نامه های متعدد تو رسید بحسب وعد انشاءالله در بیست و پنجم | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy numerous letters were received. According to the promise, by the Will of God, I shall embark | BRL_DAK#0539, MMK5#050 p.047 | DJT.225, BLO_PN#027 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03935 | 180 | ای بنده الهی در این دور بدیع تعلم و تعلیم از اعظم اوامر رب کریمست و نصوص کتاب | O servant of God! In this wondrous Dispensation, learning and teaching are among the most exalted commandments of the Lord, the All-Bountiful, as attested by the Sacred Text [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0795, MMK2#245 p.176 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Empty learning; false spirituality; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01263 | 350 | ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه ات رسید و معانی دلیل بر احساسات روحانی بود که | Praise be to God that thou has obtained thy portion through the grace of the All merciful and that thou hast witnessed the illuminations | BRL_DAK#0796, MMK2#117 p.090 | BSTW#347 | Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00862 | 420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شمع روشن نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فرح روحانی حاصل گردید زیرا مضمون مشحون | O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its contents imparted spiritual gladness... When man's soul is rarefied and cleansed, spiritual links are established, and from these bonds | MMK1#070 p.104x | SWAB#070x, SW_v14#07 p.210x, PN_1919 p013x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00132 | 960 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ سنبله ۱۳۰۰ نمرو ۱۲۳۳ مورخ بود | O ye loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter, dated Sunbulih 1300, number 1233, was received [3.5s]... ...In short, O ye beloved of the Lord! Regard ye not the tyranny and iniquity of the ignorant | BRL_DAK#0580, MMK6#203, PYM.114bx, MSHR4.398x, MUH1.0526x, MJDF.122 | BRL_ATE#157x, ADMS#065i11x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00102 | 1100 | ایها النحریر الجلیل انی اشکر الله علی ما قدر و هدی و اشرق و تجلی و تلئلا نیر | O distinguished sage! I render thanks unto God for whatsoever He hath ordained and sent forth as guidance, and for all that hath shone forth, manifested and gleamed with radiant splendor [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0566, MMK6#510, YMM.193, YMM.345 | Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00128 | 970 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع | O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants | INBA85:270 | MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396 | SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027 | E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||
| AB07011 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره منتظر ورود اخبار مسره شما هستم که روز بروز | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! At all times do I await your good news, longing as I do to hear that ye are making progress from day to day | MKT8.191a, MMK1#162 p.187, RMT.158-159 | SWAB#162 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB03788 | 190 | ای ولی الهی واضع اسماء و معطی حقیقی اسمت را ولی الله وضع نمود و صفتت را حبیب | O divine Guardian! The Ordainer of names and true Bestower ordained thy name as Guardian of God and thy attribute as beloved [3.5s] | INBA88:178 | MKT8.168, MMK6#507 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03781 | 190 | ای نهالهای باغ الهی شکر کنید خدا را که در این عصر رحمانی و قرن روحانی قدم | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Give thanks unto God that in this Most Merciful Age and spiritual century ye have set foot [3.5s] | MKT8.165b, MMK2#329 p.239 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05781 | 140 | ای مسجون محزون آشفته مباش و آزرده مگرد پژمرده منشین و افسرده مباش زیرا زندان | O thou sorrowful captive! Be thou neither dismayed nor distressed; sit not withered in despondency, neither be thou weighed down with grief, for the prison [3.5s] | MKT8.136b, MNMK#139 p.253, MMK2#307 p.224, MSBH3.492 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09171 | 80 | ای امه الله دست عجز و نیاز باستان مقدس حضرت بی نیاز بلند نما و بگو ای خداوند | O handmaid of God, raise thy hands in utmost humility and supplication to the sacred threshold of the All-Sufficing Lord, and say: O God [3.5s] | MKT7.055a, MMK2#346 p.249 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07871 | 100 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن در این قرن رب عظیم آفتاب علیین نور حقیقت در شدت اشراقست و شمس در | O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century -- the century of the Almighty Lord -- the Day-Star of the Realms above, the Light of Truth | MKT7.000, MMK1#032 p.064 | SWAB#032, SW_v14#03 p.087 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01891 | 280 | ای اماء جمال ابهی ملاحظه نمااید که شما را بچه عنوانی خطاب مینمایم و کنیزان | O handmaidens of the Most Glorious Beauty! Consider with what title I address you and as what handmaidens I call upon you [3.5s] | MKT7.255, MMK2#350 p.252, AHB.112BE #02-03 p.02, QIRT.17bx | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03326 | 200 | ای اماء جمال ابهی ملاحظه نمااید که مورد چه عنایتی شدید و موفق بچه موهبتی | O handmaidens of the Abhá Beauty! Consider what grace hath been bestowed upon you and what bounty ye have attained [3.5s] | MKT7.019, MMK2#345 p.248, TISH.031 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04487 | 170 | ای ورقه مهتزه بنسائم محبت محبوب عالمیان جناب ابن اصدق علیه بهاء الله الابهی | O leaf stirred by the breezes of love for the Beloved of all the worlds, His honour Ibn-i-Asdaq, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Luminous [3.5s] | MKT7.184, MMK5#128 p.100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01105 | 370 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن محفل رحمانی که در آن مدینه نورانی تاسیس نمودید بسیار بجا و مجری | O handmaids of the Lord! The spiritual assemblage that ye established in that illumined city is most propitious…. | MKT7.014, MMK1#095 p.121, AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d, AVK3.334.16x, AVK3.335.11x, TRBB.073, MJTB.097x | SWAB#095, LOG#0511x | MANA | Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB03783 | 190 | ای ورقات مبارکه و اماء رحمان و احبای حضرت یزدان سکینه سلطانرا خواهش و رجا | O blessed leaves, handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and loved ones of the Lord God! I entreat and beseech on behalf of Sakínih Sulṭán [3.5s] | INBA17:177 | MKT7.132, MMK3#008 p.004x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04809 | 160 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که عاقبت محمود بود و خاتمه المطاف فاتحه | O cherished handmaiden of the Almighty! Give thanks unto God, for the end hath proven praiseworthy and the final outcome hath become a beginning [3.5s] | INBA85:530a | MKT7.114, MMK6#473, AVK3.420.10x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03742 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیزان جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید و از قرائت آن سطور سرور موفور حاصل گشت | O handmaids of the beauty of Abha! Your letter hath come, and its perusal brought great joy. Praised be God, the women believers | MKT7.104, MMK1#094 p.120, AKHA_087BE #05 p.04, PYB#227 p.04, TRBB.071, MJTB.084, NJB_v02#06-07 p.012 | SWAB#094 | Chastity and purity; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00034 | 1750 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا | O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart | INBA16:037, INBA75:029x | MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) | SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x | M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| AB01336 | 340 | ای مدهوش صهبای الهی و پرجوش در آتش محبت ربانی در شب و روز آنی نمیگذرد مگر | O thou who art intoxicated with the heavenly wine and ablaze with the fire of divine love! Not a moment passeth, by day or night, except [3.5s] | INBA88:259 | MKT6.044b, MMK4#084 p.099 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09687 | 80 | و لله میراث السموات و الارض جناب آقا سید صادق و ورقه موقنه فائزه علیهما | And unto God belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth. O Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq and steadfast leaf, Fá'izih, upon them both [3.5s] | MKT6.201, MMK6#096, NJB_v05#19 p.005 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03975 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند از پیش نامه نگاشته گشت و نهایت محبت فوران یافت باز | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Although a letter was previously penned and the utmost love did overflow, yet again [3.5s] | MKT6.138b, MMK3#012 p.006x, MJMJ3.074x, MMG2#072 p.079x | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Love as fire; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09861 | 70 | ای بنده جمال ابهی عبودیت عظیم است عظیم امانت الهی و رحمت ربانیست و آسمان و | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Servitude is indeed a mighty thing - a divine trust and heavenly grace - and heaven [3.5s] | MKT6.115a, MMK3#178 p.124, ANDA#05 p.07 | Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04432 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متمسکین بعهد و پیمان الهی الیوم اهل ملا اعلی از ملکوت ابهی ناظر و از جبروت | O ye who are holding fast unto the Covenant and Testament! This day, from the realms of the All-Glorious, from the Kingdom of Holiness | INBA88:145 | MKT6.108b, MNMK#130 p.244, MMK1#182 p.202, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.283 | SWAB#182 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; The concourse on high; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||
| AB09800 | 70 | ای امه الله جمیع اوقات را صرف تبلیغ کن و بتنبیه نساء غافله پرداز تا ایشان را | O handmaid of God! Devote all thy moments to the teaching of the Cause, and occupy thyself with awakening the heedless women, that they may [3.5s] | MKT6.104, MMK2#237 p.171, MUH3.283b | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07965 | 100 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده درگاه الهی شکایت از عدم جواب نامه نموده بودی سبب خستگی راه و شدت تعب | O servant at the divine threshold! You had complained about the lack of a response to your letter. This is attributable to the fatigues of my journey | MKT5.064b, MMK5#084 p.067 | MHMD2s.330ax | Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03224 | 210 | ای یار صادق عبدالبهاء در محیط آب نار محبت الله در شدت التهابست اهل کشتی جمع | O faithful friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the ocean's expanse, the fire of God's love is in intense fervor, and the people of the ship are gathered [3.5s] | MKT5.196, MMK5#058 p.053, KHSK.113 | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04308 | 170 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از مشاهده صفحه لطیف که آاینه شمائل ثابت میثاق و نونهالان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Upon beholding the graceful page which mirroreth the countenance of the firm ones in the Covenant and the tender youth [3.5s] | MKT5.159, MMK6#586 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05536 | 140 | ای آیت رحمن حی قیوم چون شمس خرق حجاب غیوم فرمود از مطلع انوار دو ایات ظاهر و | O Sign of the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining Lord! Like unto the sun that rendeth asunder the veil of clouds, from the horizon of lights two verses have become manifest [3.5s] | INBA13:118 | MKT4.023, MMK6#475, YMM.060 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||
| AB02153 | Address to the readers of The Christian Commonwealth, Jan. 1913 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خداوند عالمیان عالم انسانی را جنت عدن خلق فرموده اگر صلح و سلام و محبت و وفا | The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise. | MKT4.150, MNMK#119 p.229, MMK1#220 p.265, AKHA_126BE #01 p.b, HHA.234, MJDF.088, NJB_v03#18 p.003, BDA2.098 | SWAB#220, BBBD.195-197, SW_v04#01 p.003, MHMD2.119-120 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00027 | 1080 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده | O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens | MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x | SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x | N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi | Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB06380 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نورسیده گان بهائیان و طالبان علم و عرفان انسان را امتیاز از حیوان بچند چیز | O ye young Baha'i children, ye seekers after true understanding and knowledge! A human being is distinguished from an animal in a number of ways. | MKT4.104, MMK1#118 p.136, AKHA_123BE #04 p.b, AKHA_133BE #11 p.255, AHB.121BE #07 p.000, PYB#202 p.96, MJTB.073, ANDA#41-42 p.96 | SWAB#118 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal | - | - | |||||||
| AB02568 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب دل بینا هر چند بصر جسمانی مفقود ولی الحمد لله بصیرت قلب موجود دل | O thou possessor of a seeing heart! Although, materially speaking, thou art destitute of the physical sight | MKT3.099, MMK1#018 p.035 | SWAB#018, JWTA.031-032, SW_v10#02 p.017-018 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00397 | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا | O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened | MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x | SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449 | JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00388 | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان نامه شما رسید و نامهای مبارک شما یک یک ملاحظه گردید | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter was received… O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty | MKT3.088, MNMK#103 p.189, MMK1#068 p.100, PYB#047 p.03x, MJMJ2.021x, MMG2#175 p.203x, YHA2.560, NJB_v10#08 p.167 | SWAB#068, BPRY.092x, SW_v10#08 p.154-155, SW_v10#08 p.046 | C. Faizi | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00208 | 800 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که | O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant | MKT3.084, MNMK#124 p.239, MMK1#185 p.204, AKHA_126BE #03p.b, AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, HMQ.090 | SWAB#185, GPB.238x, WOB.136x, COC#0223x, SW_v10#14 p.265-267, BSTW#030, BSTW#042, ECN.509, ACOA.058-061 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03780 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه هر چند شما در امتحان شدیدی افتاده اید زیرا بعضی بمنتهای قوت | O ye blessed souls! Although ye are undergoing crucial tests in view of the repeated and assiduous attempts of some people to shake the faith of the friends in Los Angeles | MKT3.080, MNMK#129 p.244, MMK1#184 p.204 | SWAB#184, COC#1926x, LOG#0594x, SW_v10#14 p.264-265, BSTW#234, ACOA.062-063 | Contention and conflict; 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; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB03459 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز خدا هر زنی که کنیز خدا گردد آن فخر امپراطورهای عالم است زیرا منسوب بخداست | O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who becometh the maidservant of God outshineth in glory the empresses of the world | MKT3.079, MMK1#093 p.119 | SWAB#093 | Mary Magdalene; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02185 | 260 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله قلوب در | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From its contents it was known that | MKT3.072, MMK1#223 p.270 | SWAB#223, SW_v10#04 p.076-077 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00602 | 500 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known | MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207 | SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00197 | 820 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Letter to Martha Root | ای عاشقان حقیقت و خادمان عالم انسانی چون از گلشن افکار و نوایای شما بوی خوشی | O ye lovers of truth! O ye servants of mankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations | MKT3.065, MNMK#114 p.219, MMK1#202 p.238, AHB.124BE #06-09 p.35, DWNP_v2#06 p.050-052, PYB#047 p.23 | SWAB#202, ADJ.088-089x, PDC.186x, WOB.030x, SW_v14#12 p.355-356, BLO_PT#051 | Equality of men and women; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Prophecy and fulfillment; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00394 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران رحمانی من در این ایام خبری پر روح و ریحان از آنسامان رسید که الحمد لله | O ye spiritual friends! In these days, most soul-uplifting tidings have reached from that region, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...the first condition is absolute love and harmony amongst the members of the assembly. | MKT3.505, MMK1#045 p.084x, MILAN.153, AKHA_134BE #14 p.548, AVK3.409.04x, AVK4.311x, MMG2#373 p.416x, HYB.094, YARD.054x | SWAB#045x, BADM.022-023x, COC#0176x, COC#1372x, COC#1373x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | * | - | ||||||
| AB00696 | 470 | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید ولی از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received, yet due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is being penned [3.5s]... ...You have asked as to the feast in every Baha’í month. This feast is held to foster comradeship and love | MKT3.502, MKT2.302, MMK1#050 p.088x, AKHA_134BE #16 p.623, AVK3.138.11x | BRL_CONSULT#16x, SWAB#050x, COC#0182x, COC#0925x, LOG#0580x | Consultation; Elections; House of Justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04648 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اهل ملکوت چقدر از نفوس که مدت حیات عبادت نمودند و ریاضت کشیدند و آرزوی | O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul expended all its span of life in worship, endured the mortification of the flesh | MKT3.457, MMK1#006 p.017, DAUD.25 | SWAB#006 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00563 | 520 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای | O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee | MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840) | SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| AB01165 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که بالهام آسمانی مرقوم وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter, which was surely inspired of heaven, hath been received. | BLIB_Or.08117.032, | MKT3.438, MMK1#219 p.263, ASAT5.071x | SWAB#219, SW_v02#05 p.006, CHH.147-148, BLO_PN#022 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB00948 | 400 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که فکر ترا حصر در اقتباس انوار | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come and its contents make clear the fact that thou hast directed all thy thoughts toward acquiring light | MKT3.436, MMK1#073 p.107, AKHA_135BE #03 p.48, AKHA_120BE #01-02 p.05, AKHA_106BE #12 p.02, AKHA_105BE #12 p.02, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.02, AYT.324, HYB.192 | SWAB#073 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB00204 | 810 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده | O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers... | INBA16:064 | MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207) | SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103 | M.C. Kennedy | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| AB00092 | 1140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power | INBA89:273 | MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x | SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB04433 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محب عالم انسانی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر صحت و سلامت تو بود | O lover of humankind! Thy letter hath been received, and it telleth, God be praised, of thy health and well-being…. One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise | MKT3.399, MMK1#144 p.165, AVK3.184.10x | SWAB#144, LOG#0319x | C. Oja | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB00103 | 1070 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای حقیقتجو شخص محترم نامه که بتاریخ چهارم آپریل ۱۹۲۱ بود رسید و بکمال محبت | O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after truth! Thy letter of 4 April 1921, hath been read with love. The existence of the Divine Being | MKT3.380, MNMK#146 p.269, MMK1#021 p.044, DWNP_v1#02 p.003-005, KHF.008, KHAB.025? (034), KHTB3.008 | SWAB#021 | Higher encompasses the lower; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Manifestation of God as mirror; One universal law; attractive power of love; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00829 | 430 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب حقیقت نامه که بتاریخ سیزدهم دیسمبر ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ادیان | O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath come. From the days of Adam until today | MKT3.375, MNMK#157 p.291, MMK1#023 p.049, AKHA_134BE #19 p.733, AVK2.123.10x, DWNP_v6#08 p.004-005 | SWAB#023 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB05466 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00615 | 500 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون | O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed | MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b | SWAB#063 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB00276 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل | O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy | MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x | SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791 | Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00687 | 470 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا هادی الطالبین الی سبیل الهدی و منقذ التائهین من بیداء الضلاله و | O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the pathway that leadeth aright, Who deliverest the lost and blinded soul | MKT3.236, MNMK#100 p.184, MMK1#236 p.306, DWNP_v3#02 p.011-013, ADH2.083, ADH2_2#12 p.112, MMG2#313 p.351 | SWAB#236, BPRY.191-193x | Non-participation in politics; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03755 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مظاهر الطاف الهی درین دور بدیع اساس متین تمهید تعلیم فنون و معارفست و بنص | O ye recipients of the favors of God! In this new and wondrous Age, the unshakable foundation is the teaching of sciences and arts | INBA85.315 | MKT3.217, MMK1#109 p.131, AKHA_125BE #11 p.512, AVK3.332.09x, DWNP_v6#02 p.002bx, TRBB.052, MJTB.112b, ADH2.013x, ADH2_1#05 p.012x, MMG2#182 p.209x | SWAB#109 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Universal education | - | - | ||||||
| AB00890 | 410 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی | O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion | MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440 | SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184 | Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||
| AB00457 | 580 | Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید از گلشن معانی رایحه معطری استشمام گردید در | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and from its rose-garden of inner meanings a fragrant perfume was inhaled [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of death, know that the spirit is abstracted and sanctified | MKT3.172, MMK6#424, VUJUD.125x, VUJUD.102-103x | SW_v14#02 p.037x, PN_1911 p008x, PN_1911 p010x, BLO_PT#107, VUJUDE.181x, VUJUDE.190x | Harmony of science and religion; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00044 | 1550 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت | O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days | MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x | SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x | jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB00104 | 1070 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The | ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن | O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man. | MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15 | SWAB#001, ROL.051-055 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00162 | 890 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بنفحات الهیه مکتوب مفصل که بمسیس گتسنر لوا مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger | MKT2.097, MMK1#134 p.149, MILAN.066, AVK3.021 | SWAB#134, LOG#0996x, LOG#1008x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||
| AB00083 | 1170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه | Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall | MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x | SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB09637 | 80 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المومنه بوحدانیه الله اعلمی انه لاینفع الانسان الا حب الرحمن و لاینور | O thou believer in the oneness of God! Know thou that nothing profiteth a soul save the love of the All-Merciful, nothing lighteth up a heart | MKT2.333a, MNMK#077 p.148, MMK1#151 p.174 | SWAB#151, TAB.053 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00240 | 760 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب | O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love! | MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x | SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125 | B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB01404 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند | O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings | MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x | SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00008 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti II (Second Tablet of the Thousand Verses) | 6520 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) | یا من وقف حیاته لاعلاء کلمه الله آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بدقت | O thou who hast devoted thy life to the exaltation of the Word of God! What thou hast written was perused | INBA21:120ax, INBA55:422x, INBA55:425ax, INBA59:311, INBA88:001, INBA88:013x | MKT2.253x, MMK4#188 p.232, MMK4#188a p.242x, AYBY.387 #068x, HHA.080-084x, MSHR1.029x, MSHR3.028x, MSHR3.165x, AADA.162-163x, OOL.C012b | BSR_v16p114-130 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||
| AB06611 | 120 | ای بشیر چون شیر بشیر مصری حامل قمیص یوسف کنعان بود اما تو حامل پیرهن عزیز مصر | O Bashir! Like unto Bashir of Egypt who bore the garment of Joseph of Canaan, thou art the bearer of the vesture of Egypt's Beloved [3.5s] | INBA88:161a | MKT2.236, MMK2#234 p.169, QT105.2.348, AHB.130BE #03-04 p.02-04, BSHI.042-043, MSHR2.207, MUH3.382 | Development of capacity and readiness; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00065 | 1270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت | Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization | MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x | SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax | N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| AB03051 | 220 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا احباء الله و ابناء ملکوت الله ان السماء الجدیده قد اتت و ان الارض الجدیده | O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! Verily, verily, the new heaven and the new earth are come. | INBA21:071, INBA55:333, INBA59:085, INBA59:202b, UMich962.115-116, UMich991.053-055 | MKT2.103, MNMK#048 p.133, MMK1#003 p.012, MILAN.055, QT105.1.240, AVK2.188.01x, TZH8.1188, RHQM1.590-591 (720) (442), MJZ.012 | SWAB#003, BWF.350-351, SW_v14#12 p.358 | Angels; Continual renewal of creation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB03082 | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation) | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Tablet of Visitation for 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انی ابسط الیک اکف التضرع و التبتل و الابتهال و اعفر وجهی بتراب | O God, my God! Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine | INBA21:164 (205), INBA55:453, INBA88:246, Ghazi3072.149-151 | MKT1.485, MMK1#237 p.308, AKHA_133BE #14 p.435, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.199, AYT.529, HHA.376, KHSH14.000, DUR2.088, ADH2.134, ADH2_5#10 p.169, MJMJ1.119, MMG2#444 p.488, MJH.072, NSR_1978.110, NSR_1993.123, ABMK.065, OOL.C029 | SWAB#237, BPRY.332-333, SW_v13#04 p.093, DWN_v2#02 p.011-012, PAB.027-028 | A. Nakhjavani, S. Toloui-Wallace, S. Hansen, Sara, Samira & Shayda, almunajat.com [item 1], unknown (1), unknown (2), unknown (3), L. Slott | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God | * | * | Chanted by A. Nakhjavani [http://blog.loomofreality.org/?attachment_id=106], who related to the compiler in 1995 that, to the best of his recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines. | ||
| AB01594 | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله و ای سراجهای روشن انجمن معرفت الله علیکم نفحات الله و | O ye roses in the garden of God's love! O ye bright lamps in the assemblage of His knowledge! May the soft breathings of God | INBA59:138 | MKT1.476, MMK1#210 p.256, AKHA_118BE #01-04 p.ب, BSHN.140.368, BSHN.144.366, DWNP_v5#06 p.004, MHT1a.109, MHT1b.067 | SWAB#210 | The Badasht Project | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| AB02098 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیزان خداوند بی مانند نظر عنایت با شماست و کمال مرحمت شامل شما در آستان | O handmaidens of the peerless Lord! The gaze of divine favours resteth upon you, and boundless grace envelopeth you at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]... ...O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children | MKT1.469, MMK1#114 p.135x, AKHA_134BE #10 p.389, AKHA_105BE #05 p.06, AVK3.329.09x, MJTB.091x, MAS5.088, YARP2.670 p.451 | SWAB#114x, COC#0639x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB00112 | 1020 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب | O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset | INBA88:098 | MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319 | SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x | M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| AB00073 | 1230 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت | It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. | INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 | MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x | SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| AB01616 | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ای یاران صادق نابت الهی در این جهان اساس راحت و سعادت ابدی انجذابات وجدانی | O faithful friends of the divine Cause! The foundation of eternal comfort and felicity in this world lieth in spiritual attractions of the conscience [3.5s]... ...There are certain pillars which have been established as the unshakable supports of the Faith of God. The mightiest of these is learning and the use of the mind… It hath become apparent from reports that the government’s inspector of education hath passed through that land | MKT1.336, MNMK#111 p.209, MMK1#097 p.123x, MJTB.074x, MJTB.116x, MAS5.020 | SWAB#097x, COC#0594x, ADMS#221x | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00142 | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | 930 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت | O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education | INBA16:026 | MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018 | SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship | * | - | |||
| AB00109 | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan) | 1040 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (Tablet of Chastity and Purity) | ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان | O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul | MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017 | SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Cleanliness and refinement; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | * | * | |||||
| AB00022 | Lawh-i-Du-Niday-i-Falah va Najah (Two Calls to Success and Prosperity) | 3040 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls | Tablet of the Two Calls | ای اهل ملکوت ابهی دو ندای فلاح و نجاح از اوج سعادت عالم انسانی بلند است | O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abha! Two calls to success and prosperity are being raised from the heights of the happiness of mankind… | MKT1.307, MNMK#106 p.192, MMK1#225 p.272, MILAN.017, AKHA_106BE #08 p.02x, AVK4.288bx, AYT.523bx, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024-025x, DWNP_v6#09 p.009x, MAS5.109, YHA1.017x, BSDR.506, DLS.082, OOL.C009 | SWAB#225, ADJ.054-055x, GPB.309x, WOB.042x, SW_v06#09 p.065-068+070-072, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v13#09 p.236x, BW_v02p054-055x, BSTW#382 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | * | * | |||||
| AB00189 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. | MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) | SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 | C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00122 | 980 | الهی الهی انک لتعلم ان قلبی ممتلا بحب احبائک و روحی متعلق بروح اصفیائک و صدری | O my God! O my God! Thou knowest, verily, that my heart is replete… O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha: When the Sun of Truth was concealed... I ask one favor of all the friends of God: It is the wish of my soul | MKT1.259, MMK5#205 p.157, YHA1.015x | SW_v08#15 p.210x, SW_v08#13 p.180x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00348 | 640 | Crisis and Victory | یا من فدیت روحک و جسمک و نفسک و ذاتک فی سبیل الله علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه بما | O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit, thy body, thy soul and thy very being in the path of God! Upon thee be the glory and praise of God, inasmuch as [3.5s]... ...The darkness of error that has enveloped the East and the West is, in this most great cycle, battling with the light of Divine Guidance | MKT1.252, MMK3#103 p.068x, PYB#021 p.02, MSHR3.346x | BRL_CRISIS#11x, ADJ.006x2x, COC#0268x, COC#1529x, COC#1530x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mary Magdalene; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00282 | 700 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter | INBA21:100, INBA88:056b | MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231 | SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB01214 | Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء | O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation | INBA89:262 | MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016 | SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a | A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||
| AB02592 | 240 | ای منجذبین بنفحات الله از قرار معلوم محفل روحانی بان نفوس رحمانی آراسته گشته | O ye who are attracted by the fragrances of God! According to what hath become known, the Spiritual Assembly hath been adorned with those celestial souls [3.5s] | MKT9.191, MMK6#243 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09507 | 80 | ای مقبل مقبول درگاه الهی نظام بر دو قسم است نظمی که مطابق عالم طبیعت است | O thou who art accepted at the divine threshold! Order is of two kinds: one which conformeth to the natural world [3.5s] | MKT9.178b, MMK2#070 p.054 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; One universal law; attractive power of love; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06881 | 120 | ای مصیبت زده در سبیل الهی هر چند رسوای جهان گشتی و صدمه بی پایان دیدی خانمان | O thou who art afflicted in the path of God! Though thou hast become the object of the world's reproach and hast suffered endless trials [3.5s] | MKT9.175a, MMK2#302 p.220 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10582 | 60 | ای مشتعل بنار عشق هر راحتی مبدل بزحمت گردد و هر عزتی منتهی بذلت تاج کوهر | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of love! Every comfort shall be transformed into hardship, and every honor shall culminate in abasement [3.5s] | MKT9.173, MMK3#064 p.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04825 | 160 | ای محمود محمود چون یوم موعود رسید و نور جمال معبود درخشید صبح هدی دمید و نسیم | O Mahmud, Mahmud! When the promised Day arrived and the light of the Countenance of the Beloved shone forth, the morn of guidance dawned and the breeze [3.5s] | INBA89:213 | MKT9.170, MMK4#086 p.102 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02580 | 240 | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی ندای جمال ابهی از ملکوت غیب جهان پنهان پیاپی بکوش اهل | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of Abhá! The call of the Abhá Beauty resoundeth from the hidden Kingdom of the unseen realm: Strive unceasingly, O people [3.5s] | INBA13:191, INBA59:226 | MKT9.169, MMK5#215 p.165, AKHA_105BE #08 p.10, HDQI.286, ANDA#43-44 p.03 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07525 | 110 | ای متوجه الی الله از فیوضات یوم نشور از ماء طهور نوشیدی و مظهر و الابرار | O thou who art turned towards God! From the outpourings of the Day of Resurrection thou hast drunk of the pure water and art among the righteous ones [3.5s] | MKT9.167, MMK6#572 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Imagery in the Qur'an; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04052 | 180 | ای کنیزان الهی عبدالبهاء چون فرصت نگارش نامه ندارد بلکه وقت نفس برآوردن ندارد | O handmaidens of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath no opportunity to pen a letter, nay, hath scarce the time to draw a breath [3.5s] | MKT9.161, MMK6#427 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02256 | 260 | ای قربان قربانی و در راه دلبر یکتا فداای هر آن زیرا یاران هر دم در خطری | O thou who art sacrifice of sacrifices and devoted in the path of the peerless Beloved! For verily the friends are in peril at every moment [3.5s] | MKT9.160, MMK6#459, MSBH8.056x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02037 | 270 | ای ابراهیم سمی خلیل رب رحیم همنام تو چون در ستاره آسمان نظر نمود بجهت تنبیه | O Abraham, namesake of the favored companion of the All-Merciful Lord! When thy namesake gazed upon the stars of heaven, it was for a lesson [3.5s] | INBA13:362, INBA88:333 | MKT9.015, MMK6#137 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02736 | 230 | ای عطار ای جان نثار چندی پیش نامه مشکباری ارسال شد حال جناب سید تقی حاضر و | O 'Attar, thou who dost sacrifice thy soul! A letter redolent with musk was dispatched not long ago. Now the honored Siyyid Taqi is present [3.5s] | MKT9.154, MMK5#127 p.099, YBN.038-039 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06257 | 130 | ای عبد آستان بها حسن و قبح هر دو در عالم انسانی علم افراخته و در میدان امتحان | O servant of the threshold of Bahá! Beauty and ugliness have both unfurled their banners in the human realm and stand in the field of tests [3.5s] | MKT9.153, MMK2#068 p.052 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06821 | 120 | ای طالبان جمال ذوالجلال ای محرمان کعبه خداوند متعال بکمال سرور و فرح و | O ye seekers of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O ye confidants of the Sanctuary of the Lord, the All-Possessing, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MKT9.149, MMK2#136 p.102 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01934 | 280 | ای دو بنده باوفای جانفشان جمال ابهی نامه رسید و از قرائتش سروری جدید حاصل | O ye two faithful servants who have sacrificed your lives for the Abhá Beauty! Your letter was received, and from its perusal a fresh joy was obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:405 | MKT9.146, MMK6#337 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01587 | 310 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای سمندر نار موقده در سدره سیناء جمال مبارک روحی و ذاتی و کینونتی لارقائه | O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree! Baha'u'llah | MKT9.141, MMK1#204 p.242, AYBY.334 #017, PYB#186 p.04, KHSH09.006, ASAM.000b | SWAB#204, BWF.354-355, SW_v14#12 p.357-358, DWN_v1#09 p.002 | Ahdieh | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB06231 | 130 | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار در ره پروردگار مدت حیات جانفشانی نمود و گوی | O descendant of that illustrious personage! Thy noble father sacrificed his life in the path of the Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.139, MMK2#326 p.238 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00902 | 410 | ای دو نفس مبارک الحمد لله ایام قطع اخبار منتهی گشت باز پیک مبین و قاصد امین | O two blessed souls! Praise be unto God that the days of being cut off from tidings have come to an end; once again the manifest messenger and trusted courier have arrived [3.5s] | MKT9.125b, MMK6#079 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00697 | 470 | ای جواهر وجود حضرت جلیل شاه خلیل نامه ای مرقوم نموده و نامهای مبارک شما را یک | O jewel of existence! His Excellency Shah Khalil hath written a letter wherein the blessed names are [3.5s] | MKT9.117, MMK3#301 p.223x, FRH.093-094 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02700 | 230 | ای جواد من مراد فواد هر هوشمند ازدیاد تقرب درگاه کبریاست و آرزوی هر دانشمند | O Javad! The desire in the heart of every discerning one is to increase in nearness to the Divine Threshold, and the aspiration of every person of learning [3.5s] | MKT9.116, MMK6#030 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for healing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05144 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00942 | 400 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بآقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been noted [3.5s] | MKT9.089, MMK5#062 p.056, MSHR4.279-280 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01808 | 290 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه را خواندم و نام ترا بر زبان راندم و از خدا خواستم که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have read thy letter, uttered thy name, and beseeched God [3.5s]... ...You have asked why these people have died, despite reciting supplications and reading prayers of healing for them. | MKT9.073, MMK3#031 p.020x, AVK3.029.07x, SFI01.063 | KSHK#10 | Business; financial; property matters; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07962 | 100 | ای بنده حق همانست که مرقوم نموده ای قوت تبلیغ موهبتی است نه اکتسابی بیان حجت | O servant of God! Even as thou hast written, the power to teach is a gift bestowed from on high, not an acquired trait. It is proof [3.5s] | MKT9.059, MMK2#221 p.158 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04266 | 170 | ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد کنید خدا را که در این قرن عظیم و عصر مجید قدم | O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty, render thanks unto God that in this mighty century and this glorious age [3.5s] | MKT9.043, MMK2#145 p.108, FRH.088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05547 | 140 | ای بنده الهی اثر خامه مشکین رسید مضامین دلنشین بود و دلیل توجه بملکوت علیین | O servant of God! The trace of thy musk-laden pen hath reached me, its contents were delightful and betokened orientation to the supreme Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT9.042, MMK2#144 p.108 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04651 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای آوارگان سبیل حق سر و سامان آسودگی و آزادگی هر چند کام دل و راحت جانست ولی | O ye homeless and wanderers in the Path of God! Prosperity, contentment, and freedom | MKT9.037b, MMK1#222 p.269, AKHA_102BE #04 p.04, HDQI.180, DUR1.211, ANDA#08 p.06, NFQ.016, YFY.082 | SWAB#222, LOG#1934x, SW_v14#03 p.087 | K. Porray | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB03921 | 180 | ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s] | INBA16:174 | MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00990 | 390 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های شما رسید و سبب فرح و سرور گردید زیرا مژده از | O thou faithful one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letters were received and brought joy and gladness, for they bore tidings of [3.5s] | INBA16:161 | MKT9.031, MMK3#285 p.207, AMK.059-060 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03330 | 200 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه بیست و سوم رجب ۳۳۱ رسید خدمات تو همیشه در نظر است... از طول سفر | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! . . . As a result of the length of my travels over land and sea, the severe hardships I have suffered night and day | INBA16:158 | MKT9.029, MMK5#074 p.062, YHA2.997-998x, NJB_v04#05 p.002x | MHMD2s.325x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB09818 | 70 | ای امه صادقه نور ایمان از جبین انسان چه رجال چه نسوان چو مهر تابان عیان و | O faithful handmaiden! The light of faith shineth forth from the brow of every human soul, whether man or woman, even as a radiant sun [3.5s] | MKT9.028a, MMK6#587 | Equality of men and women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02774 | 230 | ای یار حقیقی و حبیب روحانی جمعی بر آنند که لقب آنجناب ناظر است من میگویم خیر | O true friend and spiritual beloved! Some hold that thy title is "Nazir", but I say nay [3.5s] | MKT9.276, MMK6#195 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01619 | 310 | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء چندی بود که خاطر این آواره از بلایای وارده بر | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time now, this wanderer's heart hath been weighed down by the calamities that have befallen [3.5s] | INBA87:152, INBA52:150 | MKT9.270, MMK2#304 p.221, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.252 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01019 | 390 | ای یاران قدیم و اماء رب کریم علیکم بهاء الله و نوره و الطاف یوم ظهوره و علیکم | O ye ancient friends and the maidservants of the Merciful Lord! Upon ye be Baha'u'llah and His light | MKT9.264, MMK6#527, TABN.041 | DAS.1914-10-21x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00811 | 440 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه یار مهربانی رسید و نامهای مبارک شما در آن مرقوم | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter from a kind friend hath arrived, and your blessed letters were written therein [3.5s] | MKT9.262, MMK6#326 | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01435 | 330 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء خوشا خوشا که مفتون دلبر ابهااید و مجنون آن معشوق ملا اعلی | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! How joyous, how joyous, that ye are enraptured by the Beloved of Abhá and are enthralled by that celestial Beauty of the Most High [3.5s] | MKT9.260, MMK5#151 p.117 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01277 | 350 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء چندیست که از کثرت موانع در نگارش نامه تاخیر افتاد ولی در | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time, owing to numerous impediments, there hath been a delay in the writing of letters, but in [3.5s] | MKT9.257a, MMK6#217x, TABN.039 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04127 | 180 | ای یاران روحانی من دو بنده درگاه الهی آرزوی آن نموده اند که این مسجون همدم سر | O My spiritual friends! Two servants of the Divine Threshold have expressed their desire that this imprisoned one become their companion [3.5s] | MKT9.250, MMK3#110 p.073 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00361 | 630 | ای یاران رحمانی حضرت اسم الله مکتوبی مرقوم و مرسول نمودند و ذکر آن یاران الهی | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! His honor Ismu'llah hath penned and dispatched a letter making mention of those divine friends [3.5s] | MKT9.242, MMK6#193, FRH.108-110 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08921 | 90 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در حقائق اشیا نگری جمیع را از تجلیات اسماء و صفات | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abha! When thou beholdest the realities of all things, thou shalt see them as manifestations of the Names and Attributes [3.5s] | MKT9.203b, MMK3#019 p.012 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10114 | 70 | ای ناطق بحمد و ستایش پروردگار در این محضر احمد باش یعنی بستایش جلیل اکبر | O thou who speakest forth the praise and glorification of the Lord! Be thou in this presence as Ahmad, that is, engaged in praise of the Most Great [3.5s] | INBA88:263a | MKT9.202a, MMK6#142 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08240 | 100 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی پرتو شمس حقیقت مانند صبح نورانی از افق ایران طلوع نمود نور | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! The rays of the Sun of Truth have dawned, like unto the luminous morn, from the horizon of Iran [3.5s] | MKT9.200a, MMK4#091 p.105 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06916 | 120 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی الحمد لله در شبستان دل و جان شمع هدایت روشن گشت و ساحت خاطر | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Praise be to God, for in the secret chamber of heart and soul the lamp of guidance hath been kindled, and the court of the mind [3.5s] | MKT9.199, MMK4#090 p.104 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04092 | 180 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی در سبیل محبوب ابهی هر چه جفا کشی دلیل بر وفاست و آنچه اذیت | O thou who art illumined by the light of guidance! In the path of the Most Glorious Beloved, every persecution thou endurest is proof of faithfulness, and whatsoever affliction [3.5s] | MMK6#131, NANU_AB#61 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03347 | 200 | ای بنده بهاء آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد هر چند نامه لفظا | O servant of Bahá! That which thou didst pen was perused and its contents were apprehended. Although the letter, in its form [3.5s] | MMK6#129 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01662 | 300 | ای احبای الهی و دوستان حقیقی و یاران معنوی و ملحوظین بلحظات عین عنایت رحمانی | O ye beloved of God, true friends, spiritual companions and ye who are observed by the glances of the All-Merciful's eye of providence [3.5s] | MMK6#128 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07642 | 110 | ای ورقه خالصه منقطعه خوشا بحال تو که بتمام خلوص در ظل حضرت منصوص محشور گشتی | O pure and detached leaf! Blessed art thou that with utmost sincerity thou hast been gathered beneath the shadow of Him Who was divinely appointed [3.5s] | MMK6#125 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07625 | 110 | ای نفوس منصفه شما کسانی هستید که لاتاخذهم فی الله لومه لائم در حقشان فرموده | O fair-minded souls! Ye are those of whom it is said: "They fear not the reproach of any reproacher in the Cause of God." [3.5s] | MMK6#124 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00561 | 520 | در خصوص اوراقی که نزد آنجناب ارسال شده مرقوم فرموده بودید هر نوع مصلحت بدانید مجری | Concerning the papers that were sent unto you, and regarding which you had written, whatever course you deem advisable may be pursued [3.5s] | MMK6#122x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09017 | 90 | ایها المتوجه الی الملکوت الابهی تالله الحق ان قبائل الملا الاعلی یصلین علی | O thou who art turned towards the Most Glorious Kingdom! By God, verily the tribes of the Supreme Concourse pray for thee [3.5s] | INBA85:264b, INBA59:110a, INBA89:043a | MMK6#121 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03857 | 190 | مکتوب شما که دلالت بر توجه الی الله و توسل بحبل عنایت و تشبث بر ذیل رحمت | Your letter, which betokeneth your turning unto God, your taking hold of the cord of His grace, and your clinging to the hem of His mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01833 | 290 | ای منادی پیمان هر چند مانند باد صبا بادیه پیماای و سرگشته در کوه و صحرا ولی | O Herald of the Covenant! Though like the morning breeze thou art a wanderer through the desert and bewildered in mountain and plain, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#119, MSHR4.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05719 | 140 | ای شمع روشن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و آنچه مسطور بود مشهود شد فی | O radiant candle! That which thou hadst written was observed, and that which was recorded became manifest [3.5s] | MMK6#008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01082 | 380 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب محمود محمود نهایت ستایش از شما نموده که | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Mahmúd Mahmúd hath praised you most highly [3.5s] | MMK6#007 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04532 | 170 | ایها الفاضل الجلیل انی قد اخذت بکل توقیر کتابکم المنیر و امعنت النظر فی بدیع | O thou distinguished and noble one! With all reverence have I received thy luminous letter and fixed mine attention upon its wondrous [3.5s] | MMK6#118 | Love of God; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03939 | 180 | ای بنده جمال ابهی خراسانرا در عرف مورخین مشرق زمین نامند و این کلمه دال بر | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! According to the historians of the East, Khurasan is known as the Orient, and this term signifies [3.5s] | MMK6#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09699 | 80 | یا من احبه الله و البرهان علی هذا قوله تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه ولو لا الحب من | O thou whom God hath loved - and the proof of this is His exalted utterance: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for love [3.5s] | MMK6#116 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02005 | 280 | یا حضرت فروغی علیک صلوات الله و سلامه یوم ولدت و یوم توفیت و یوم بعثت حیا تا | O thou Furughi, upon thee be God's salutations and peace on the day thou wast born, and on the day thou didst pass away, and on the day thou shalt be raised up alive [3.5s] | MMK6#115 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04822 | 160 | ای محب مطلع انوار محبت را مراتب اربعه مذکور و مشهور اول محبت من الله الی | O thou who lovest the Dawning-Place of the lights of love! Love hath four degrees, renowned and manifest. The first is the love from God unto [3.5s] | INBA87:071, INBA52:070 | MMK6#114, RHQM2.1023 (465) (287x) | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Four; five pathways of love; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00720 | 470 | یا من احبهم الله تجلی نامتناهی الهی چون از افق یحبهم اشراق نمود سرج نورانیه | O ye whom God doth love! When the infinite divine effulgence dawned forth from the horizon of His love, luminous lamps were kindled [3.5s] | MMK6#113 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07785 | 110 | یا من احبه الله و احبه قال تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه لو لا فیض محبه الله الی عبده | O thou beloved of God and lover of Him! The Almighty hath declared: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for the outpouring of God's love upon His servant [3.5s] | MMK6#112 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02527 | 240 | شمس حقيقت چون از افق ابداع به فيض نامتناهی اشراق بر آفاق نمود قلوب صافيه انطباعات رحمانيّه يافت | When the Sun of Truth shone forth with infinite bounty from the horizon of creation upon all regions, pure hearts received divine impressions [3.5s] | MMK6#111x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10843 | 50 | از پريشانی محزون مباش زيرا امريست مسنون. مقرّبان درگاه کبريا هميشه در اين دار دنيا مقدّس | Be not grieved by tribulation, for this is an immutable decree. The near ones to the Divine Threshold have ever remained sanctified in this earthly realm [3.5s] | MMK6#110x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09436 | 80 | ای غنی از ماسوی الله غناء ذهب و فضه سبب کثرت احتیاج گردد و علت انشغال شود | O thou who findest thy wealth in aught save God! The riches of gold and silver shall but multiply thy needs and serve as a cause of distraction [3.5s] | MMK6#109 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06121 | 130 | ای تشنه قطره از بحر غنای حق در ایه مبارکه یوم یغنی الله کلا من سعته میفرماید | O thou who art athirst for the drops from the ocean of God's bounty! In the blessed verse "On a day when God will enrich everyone from His abundance," He saith [3.5s] | MMK6#108 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08098 | 100 | ای دوستان معنوی قلب عبدالبهاء از حرارت محبت احباء چون شعله سوزانست و البته | O spiritual friends! The heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá burneth with the fire of love for the beloved ones, even as a flaming torch, and verily [3.5s] | MMK6#107 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06089 | 130 | ای بنده حق حضرت پدر ایام خویش را وقف سبیل الهی کرد و شب و روز بخدمت پرداخت | O servant of the Truth! Thy revered father dedicated his days to the pathway of God, devoting his nights and days to service [3.5s] | MMK6#106 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of example | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06058 | 130 | ای بندگان حق مکاتیب شما رسید فرصت جوابهای منفرد نیست لهذا بیک نامه جواب داده | O ye servants of Truth! Your letters were received. There is no opportunity for individual replies; therefore one letter hath been written in response [3.5s] | MMK6#105 | Personal instructions; Prayer for prosperity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04023 | 180 | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جناب خطاط خطی مرقوم نموده اند و ستایش زائدالوصف از محبت | O scion of Abraham! The esteemed calligrapher hath written a letter, extolling with unsurpassed praise the love [3.5s] | MMK6#006 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00124 | 980 | ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که در ارض مصر هجرتگاه یوسف کنعانی مدینه اسکندریه در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now that thou art in the land of Egypt, the place of exile of Joseph of Canaan, in Alexandria [3.5s] | MMK6#104x, TZH8.0841, ANDA#73 p.46, MAS5.129 | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07064 | 120 | حضرات متعلقین آن جناب محفوظا مصونا ببقعه مبارکه وادی ایمن بریه سیناء و طور | The revered individuals associated with His Holiness, safeguarded and preserved within the blessed precincts of the sacred vale of Sinai and the holy mount [3.5s] | MMK6#103 | Law of pilgrimage; Mosaic imagery; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01637 | 310 | دوستان حقیقی من جناب امین نامه خویش را بذکر شما مشکین نمود و یاران دولت آباد | My true friends, Jinab-i-Amin perfumed his letter with the mention of you and the friends of Dawlatabad [3.5s] | MMK6#102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02216 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل جلیل بر استقامت در سبیل الهی بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, it was a glorious proof of thy steadfastness in the divine path [3.5s] | INBA87:200, INBA52:201 | MMK6#101 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07628 | 110 | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله خوشا بحال تو خوشا بحال تو که از صلب چنین پدری بوجود | O sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, blessed art thou, that from such a father thou art sprung [3.5s] | MMK6#100, YMM.057 | Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11202 | 40 | ای ورقه موقنه در هر کور رجال از بحر فیوضات نصیب اوفر بود و بهره اعظم الرجال | O assured leaf! In every Dispensation men received a more abundant portion from the ocean of divine bounties and the greater share [3.5s] | MMK6#099 | Equality of men and women; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04638 | 160 | ای اماء جمال قدم هر چند در کور فرقان طائفه نساء جنس ضعیف شمرده شدند و در حقوق | O handmaids of the Ancient Beauty! Though in the Dispensation of the Qur'án womankind was accounted weak and was denied certain rights [3.5s] | INBA13:058 | MMK6#098, YBN.044 | Equality of men and women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01638 | 310 | ای ياران عبدالبهآء و بندگان جمال ابهی خوشا خوشا که اين جام سرشار را از دست ساقی اسرار نوشيديد | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! How blessed, how blessed that ye have drunk this brimming cup from the hand of the mystic Cupbearer [3.5s] | MMK6#097x | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07974 | 100 | ای بنده مقرب درگاه الهی از قرار معلوم ابوی مرحوم جناب آقا محمد رضا از دار دنیا | O thou servant who art near to the Divine Threshold! According to what hath become known, thy late father, Jináb-i-Áqá Muhammad-Ridá, from this earthly world [3.5s] | MMK6#095 | Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02885 | 220 | ای بنده الهی آقا مهدی الان حاضر و میفرماید کار پدر از من بهتر است زیرا در | O servant of God, Aqa Mihdi is now present and declareth that his father's work exceedeth his own [3.5s] | MMK6#094 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01433 | 330 | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء نامه جناب خان با پیام وجدانی شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید | O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letter from his honor Khan, together with your heartfelt message, was received and perused [3.5s] | INBA89:251 | MMK6#093, AVK3.207.05x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01144 | 370 | ایها المشتعلون بنار محبه الله قد اخذت راجفه الامتحان و رادفه الافتتان اقالیم | O ye who are ablaze with the fire of God's love! The tremors of tribulation and successive waves of trial have seized the regions [3.5s] | MMK6#092 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02679 | 230 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ۲۷ اگست ۹۲۰ رسید در جواب مجبور باختصارم نظر باعمال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 27 August 1920 was received. In reply I am constrained to be brief, in view of circumstances [3.5s] | MMK6#005 | Judas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02188 | 260 | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی و دور اسم اعظم صمدانی نفوسی فائز شدند که از | O ye beloved of God! In this Most Glorious Cycle and Age of His Greatest Name, souls have attained [3.5s] | MMK6#091, YBN.053 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08539 | 90 | ای برادر آن ماه منور و مهر انور دو برادر عزیز چون دو پیکر سپهر برین از افق | O brother! That illumined moon and radiant sun, those two cherished brothers like unto twin celestial bodies in the exalted firmament, from the horizon [3.5s] | MMK6#090 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01286 | 350 | ربی و رجائی و ملجای و منائی ان عبدک الذی اضفته الی اسمک الجلیل و نسبته الی | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Goal! Verily, Thy servant whom Thou hast joined unto Thy glorious Name and attributed to [3.5s] | MMK6#089 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04297 | 170 | ای بنده صادق الهی صدق و راستی سبب هدایت تو گردید و باین موهبت فائز نمود اگر | O sincere servant of God! Truthfulness and sincerity became the cause of thy guidance and enabled thee to attain this heavenly bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#088 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Living waters; water of life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03641 | 190 | ای بنده حق نامه نمرو ۸ رسید و همچنین نامه هاایکه در طی آن بود ولایت فارس | O servant of the Truth! Letter number eight hath arrived, and likewise the letters which were enclosed therein from the province of Fars [3.5s] | INBA85:467 | MMK6#087, BSHI.061-062 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09300 | 280 | Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید جزع و فزع از امتحانات فرموده بودید حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! [3.5s]... ...Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hadst expressed dismay in the face of certain tests. What thou hast said is the truth, but call to mind the verses of the Qur’an | INBA85:184 | MMK6#085x, AVK3.414.03x | ADMS#313x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB02210 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s] | MMK6#084, ABDA.343x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04019 | 180 | ای رفیق سفر و عزیز نامه های مفصل شما رسید جمیع دقائق امور در نزد عبدالبهاء | O companion of the journey and cherished friend! Your detailed letters have been received. All minute details of affairs lie before 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK6#083 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04417 | 170 | ای عندلیب گلشن اسرار هر چند بر شما سخت است و دشوار صعب است و گران ولی محض خاطر | O Nightingale of the Garden of Mysteries! Though it be difficult and arduous for thee, grievous and burdensome, yet for the sake of [3.5s] | MMK6#082 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09666 | 80 | حضرت عندلیب ورق مسطور رق منشور شد بر مضمون مطلع گردیدم مقصود اینست که بهر قسم | O 'Andalíb! The written page and unsealed scroll reached me, and I became apprised of its contents. The purpose is that by whatever means [3.5s] | INBA87:594b, INBA52:633 | MMK6#081 | Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00996 | 390 | ای پدر و پسر بزرگوار مهربان نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش نهایت بهجت حاصل شد زیرا | O noble and kind father and son! Your letter was received and the utmost joy was derived from its perusal, for [3.5s] | MMK6#080, MSHR5.310-311 | Growth of the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06368 | 130 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در قرآن کتاب الهی از خصائص اهل توحید کظم غیظ بیان فرموده | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! In the Quran, the Divine Book, the suppression of anger is mentioned as among the distinctive qualities of the people of unity [3.5s] | INBA88:348b | MMK6#078 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06522 | 130 | یا من کشف عنه الغطاء و ازداد یقینا فاشکر الله علی هذه الموهبه العظمی و | O thou who hast had the veil lifted from thee and increased in certitude, render thanks unto God for this supreme gift [3.5s] | MMK6#004 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11143 | 40 | ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوب جواب نامه جمعیت لاهای ارسال گردید ... قرآن بيست و شش سال در نزد کتّاب وحی محصور بود. در زمان خلفا انتشار يافت و آن نيز محصور در نسخ معدوده بود | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! The reply to the letter from the community of Láhá was dispatched... The Qur'án remained confined to the scribes of revelation for twenty-six years. During the time of the Caliphs it was disseminated, though even then it remained limited to but a few copies [3.5s] | MMK6#003x, YMM.339x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08813 | 90 | ای کاظم خدا در قران عظیم میفرماید الکاظمین الغیظ و این را صفت موقنین میشمارد | O Kazim! God, in the glorious Qur'án, declareth: "Those who restrain their anger," and accounteth this among the attributes of them that are assured in faith [3.5s] | MMK6#077 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01644 | 310 | یا من ابتلی فی سبیل الله و تاسی بابیه فی اقتدائه باولیاء الله و انقطاعه عما | O thou who hast been afflicted in the path of God and who hast followed the example of thy father in emulating the chosen ones of God and detaching thyself from all else [3.5s] | MMK6#076 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01030 | 390 | قال الله تعالی و اعتصموا بحبل الله جمیعا اعلموا یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و | God, exalted be He, hath spoken: "And hold ye fast, all together, by the cord of God." Know ye, O beloved of God and His chosen ones [3.5s] | INBA13:344, INBA59:304 | MMK6#075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01649 | 310 | یا من بذل حیاته لخدمه امر الله و حصر اوقاته فی نشر نفحات الله و واصل لیله | O thou who hast devoted thy life to the service of the Cause of God, consecrated thy hours to the diffusion of the divine fragrances, and tirelessly pursued thy nightly vigils [3.5s] | MMK6#074 | Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08607 | 90 | ای بنده مخلص حق از فضل جمال ابهی کنز ملکوت بجهت احباء مهیا لهذا انفاق سبب | O sincere servant of the True One! Through the grace of the Abhá Beauty, the treasury of the Kingdom hath been made ready for the loved ones [3.5s] | INBA87:088, INBA52:087 | MMK6#073 | Generosity [kirama]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06659 | 120 | ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت ستایشی اعظم از این نیافتم که ترا بان بستایم خداوند یزدان | O servant at the threshold of His Divine Unity, I have found no greater praise than this: to extol thee, O Lord God [3.5s] | MMK6#072 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08137 | 100 | ای صدف آن لولو لئلاء در ایه مبارکه فرقان خطابا باحبای رحمن میفرماید لن تنالوا | O shell of that gleaming pearl! In the blessed verse of the Qur'án, addressing the loved ones of the All-Merciful, He saith: "Ye shall never attain..." [3.5s] | MMK6#071, YMM.196 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02149 | 270 | ایها الکامل الجلیل قد اطلعت بمضمون کتابکم الکریم و خطابکم البلیغ و فی صدر | O thou noble and distinguished one! I have perused the contents of thy gracious letter and thy eloquent message [3.5s] | MMK6#070, ANDA#61 p.20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00085 | 1170 | حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح و تجلی علی الوجود بانوار الشهود و اظهر المقام المحمود فی | Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth and gleamed and been made manifest upon all existence through the lights of divine appearance, and hath revealed the glorious station [3.5s] | MMK6#069 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01066 | 380 | ای دو مرغ حدائق میثاق شکر کنید حضرت حی توانا را که ثابت بر عهد و پیمان حضرت | O ye twin birds of the gardens of the Covenant! Give thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that ye are steadfast in the Covenant of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:015, INBA72:135b, INBA88:189 | MMK6#068 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01347 | 340 | ای یاران حقیقی و اماء ربانی جناب فروغ هر یک از شما را در نامه خویش ببزرگواری | O true friends and maidservants of the Lord! His honor Furúgh hath, in his letter, graciously mentioned each one of you [3.5s] | MMK6#067 | Humor; jokes; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01869 | 290 | رب رب ترانی غریقا فی بحور المشاغل و المتاعب و اسیرا تحت سلاسل المشاکل و | O Lord, O Lord! Thou beholdest me drowning in the seas of occupations and troubles, captive beneath the chains of difficulties [3.5s] | MMK6#066 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01560 | 310 | ای ثابت بر پیمان این عنوان مورث روح و ریحانست زیرا امروز ثبوت و استقامت بر عهد... به جناب شکری افندی تحيّت محترمانه برسان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! This title bringeth forth fragrant spirituality, for firmness and constancy in the Covenant in this day... Convey respectful greetings to Jinab-i-Shukri Effendi [3.5s] | MMK6#065x, MSHR4.261-262x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06146 | 130 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند تا بحال آثار ایمان و ایقان از آنحضرت ظاهر و دلائل ثبوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though until now the tokens of faith and certitude have been manifest from thy presence, and proofs of steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK6#064x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01826 | 290 | ای سرمست جام محبت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین دلنشینش کمال | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! That which thou didst write was perused, and from its soul-stirring contents [3.5s]... ...Briefly, in this day the greatest of deeds is to teach the Cause of God and to spread the divine fragrances. | MMK6#002x, ABDA.379 | KSHK#26x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09347 | 80 | ای دهقان رحمانی اگر توانی زرعی در این کشتزار الهی نما تا موید بایه مبارکه | O heavenly husbandman! If thou art able, sow seeds in this divine field, that thou mayest be confirmed by the blessed verse [3.5s] | MMK6#063 | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00202 | 820 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد مکرمون و اماء قانتات سرعوا الی معین رحمانیتک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! These are honoured servants and devoted handmaidens who have hastened to the Wellspring of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA85:067 | MMK6#062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10216 | 70 | جناب آقا سید اسمعیل آنچه ارسال داشتید رسید تماما و کمالا و در موارد خیریه و | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Ismail! That which thou didst dispatch hath arrived in its entirety and completeness, and in charitable causes [3.5s] | MMK6#061 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01042 | 380 | ای احبای الهی حمد خدا را که در بحبوحه انقلاب و اضطراب و این حرب شدید یاران | O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that in the midst of revolution and turmoil, and in this fierce warfare, the friends [3.5s] | MMK6#060 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01259 | 350 | ای فروع و اوراق و ازهار آن شجره طیبه الحمد لله آن سرو بهشت برین فروع و برگ و | O branches, leaves and blossoms of that blessed Tree! Praise be unto God that this celestial cypress, this paradise of sublime height, with its branches and leaves [3.5s] | MMK6#059 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06645 | 120 | از آيه مبارکه ارنی کيف تحيی الموتی مقصود نه حيات جسمانيست بلکه حيات روحانی و آن حيات روح حقيقت است | From the blessed verse "Show me how Thou givest life to the dead," the intention is not physical life but spiritual life, and that is the life of the Spirit of Reality [3.5s] | MMK6#058x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Intuition; inspiration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09129 | 80 | ايّها الخبير البصير الواقف علی السّرّ المکنون و الرّمز المصون فی صحائف اللّه المهيمن القيّوم | O thou who art discerning and perceiving, who hast attained unto the hidden mystery and the guarded symbol in the Tablets of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | MMK6#621x | Angels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09671 | 80 | دوست حقیقی کمال رضا از آنحضرت حاصل زیرا در فکر قوت امرالله و اعلاء کلمه الله | O true friend! Complete contentment is attained from that exalted Being, for He is ever occupied with thoughts of strengthening the Cause of God and exalting the Word of God [3.5s] | MMK6#620 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Hands of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03071 | 210 | الحمد لله از تاییدات ملکوت الابهی و هجوم جنود ملا اعلی انوار تقدیس شرق و غرب | Praise be to God for the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom and the onrushing hosts of the Supreme Concourse, as the lights of sanctification shine upon both East and West [3.5s] | MMK6#619 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00589 | 510 | ای نفس موید نامه فصیح و بلیغ چون نافه مشک معطر بود رائحه ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت | O thou confirmed soul! Thy fluent and eloquent letter was even as the scent of musk, diffusing the fragrances of faith and certitude [3.5s] | INBA85:480 | MMK6#057, MJMJ2.008x, MJMJ3.077x, MMG2#234 p.262x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02470 | 250 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اقبل الشهر الصیام بجیوشه الجراره و جنوده الکراره | O thou who art enraptured by the breaths of God! The month of fasting hath advanced with its formidable hosts and valiant legions [3.5s] | MMK6#615 | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Imagery in the Qur'an; Law of fasting; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08015 | 100 | ای ثابت بر عهد چندیست که چیزی بشما ننگاشتم ولی اگر صد کاتب موجود گردد از عهده | O steadfast in the Covenant! For some time I have not written aught unto thee, yet were a hundred scribes to be at hand [3.5s] | INBA85:224 | MMK6#614, MAS2.095bx | Attaining the life of the spirit; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03980 | 180 | ای ثابت بر میثاق الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ میزان ملا اعلی و ملکوت ابهی و اما من ثقلت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In this day, firmness and constancy are the standard whereby the Supreme Concourse and the Abhá Kingdom do measure [3.5s] | INBA84:276b | MMK6#613 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01512 | 320 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و بندگان جمال ابهی شمس حقیقت در منطقه البروج دور زد تا در | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Beauty of Abhá! The Sun of Truth hath traversed the zodiacal sphere until [3.5s] | MMK6#612, SFI09.013b, ANDA#65 p.05 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10029 | 70 | ای غلام مظهر ولایت دبره ای بدست آر که نفوذش شدید باشد و نوکش تند و تیز تا | O servant of the Manifestation of Divine Authority, take hold of a pen whose influence shall be potent and whose point shall be sharp and piercing [3.5s] | MMK6#611 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08864 | 90 | ای مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه در قیامت کبری و طامه عظمی و حشر اعظم هر نفسیکه بر | O thou who art enkindled with the divine kindled Fire! In the Great Resurrection, the overwhelming Catastrophe, and the supreme Gathering, every soul that [3.5s] | MMK6#610 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00650 | 480 | از ایه مبارکه ان یا رایس قد تجلینا علیک مره فی جبل تینا و مره فی زیتاء و فی | Regarding the blessed verse: 'O Chief! Verily We have manifested Ourself unto thee once upon the Mount of Sinai, and again upon the Mount of Olives, and in...' [4o] | INBA85:448 | MMK6#609, BSHI.029-031 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05455 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03364 | 200 | ای بنده عزیز جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید در خصوص تکبیر در | O dear servant of the Blessed Beauty, that which thou hast written hath been perused. Concerning the Takbir in [3.5s] | MMK6#607x, AVK4.104.07x, AVK4.203.01x, GHA.140 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of burial and cremation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10263 | 70 | یا من تحدث بنعمه ربه تحدث بنعمت الهیه اینست که انسان حیات خویش را بجهت آنچه | O thou who speaketh of thy Lord's bounties! To recount the divine favours consisteth in this: that man should dedicate his life unto that which [3.5s] | INBA21:152b | MMK6#606, SFI17.016-017 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01327 | 340 | ای دوستان ای راستان حضرت اسم الله در نامه خود ذکر یارانرا نمود و از کل ستایش | O friends, O faithful ones! His honor Ismu'llah hath, in his letter, made mention of the friends and praised them all [3.5s] | MMK6#605 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00768 | 450 | ای فاضل جلیل نامه شما رسید و بملاحظه اش صبح شادمانی از افق قلب دمید زیرا دلیل | O distinguished and noble one! Your letter was received, and upon its perusal the morn of gladness dawned from the horizon of the heart, for [3.5s] | MMK6#604, AVK2.205.18x, AVK3.501.18x, MAS2.098-100x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06937 | 120 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی هر چند بظاهر در بادیه هجران و وادی حرمان حیران و سرگردانی | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! Though to outward seeming thou art bewildered and wandering in the wilderness of separation and the valley of deprivation [3.5s] | MMK6#603 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03973 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ به ۱۹ جمادی الثانی سنه ۱۳۳۸ رسید الحمد لله حضرت خان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 19 Jamádi'th-Thání 1338 hath been received. Praise be to God, His Excellency [3.5s] | MMK6#602, MSBH8.367-368, SHYM.026, SHYM.043 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09083 | 90 | یا من تعلق باهداب میثاق الله اعلم ان عهد الذی اخذه الله فی ظل شجره انیسا هو | O thou who clingest to the hem of God's Covenant! Know thou that the Covenant which God established beneath the shade of the Tree is most intimate [3.5s] | INBA89:033 | MMK6#056, RHQM2.0632b (011) (008bx) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00585 | 510 | A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám; Translation List | ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت | O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction. | MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x | COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||
| AB04926 | 160 | ایها الفرد النحریر قد سمعت هدیر ورقاء ایک البقاء و صفیر طیر الاوج الاعلی | O distinguished soul! Thou hast heard the cooing of the dove in the eternal garden, and the warbling of the bird in the most exalted heights [3.5s] | INBA59:210 | MMK6#600, MSBH1.365 | Apocalyptic imagery; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mosaic imagery; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02218 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نمره ۶ بتاریخ ۱۵ شعبان رسید و مضامین سبب بشاشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter number 6, dated the fifteenth of Sha'ban, was received and its contents brought joy [3.5s] | MMK6#599, YIK.400x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02353 | 250 | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک تحاریر متعدده شما ملاحظه گشت الحمد لله دلیل بر روح و | O sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy numerous letters were perused. Praise be to God, they bear witness to the spirit [3.5s] | MMK6#598, MSHR1.066x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01308 | 340 | ای بنده حق مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت غریق بحر رحمت آقا میرزا حبیب الله بدرگاه | O servant of the True One, offer a prayer for forgiveness at the Divine Threshold for him who is immersed in the ocean of mercy, Áqá Mírzá Ḥabíbu'lláh [3.5s] | MMK6#597, AVK2.194, YMM.349 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01321 | 340 | ای خادم صادق این خادمی سروریست و این بندگی آزادگی و این غلامی پادشاهی هرچند | O faithful servant! This service is sovereignty, this servitude is freedom, and this bondage is kingship [3.5s] | MMK6#596, YBN.051-052 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05514 | 140 | اوّل من آمن به حضرت نقطه اولی روحی له الفدآء حضرت ملّا حسين بشرويه‌ای جناب باب‌البابست | The first to believe in His Holiness the Primal Point - may my spirit be sacrificed for Him - was His Holiness Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushrú'í, entitled Bábu'l-Báb [3.5s] | MMK6#595x | Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04874 | 160 | ای ناظر بملکوت سلطان وجود آن جمال موعود و طلعت محمود در قطب وجود بفیض شهود | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the Sovereign of Being, that Promised Beauty and Praiseworthy Countenance, in the Pole of Existence through the grace of Witnessing [3.5s] | MMK6#594, AKHA_121BE #07 p.j | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06384 | 130 | ای واله شیداای هر جمعی پریشان گردد و هر انجمنی بیسر و سامان شود بجز جمعی که | O enraptured lover! Every gathering shall be scattered and every assembly thrown into disarray, save for that company which [3.5s] | MMK6#593 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05262 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07283 | 110 | ای بنده حق مقام محمود ظل ممدود است و شاهد و مشهود سلطان وجود ولی صد هزار | O servant of God! The station of the Praised One is an extended shade, both the witness and the witnessed, the Sovereign of existence, yet a hundred thousand [3.5s] | MMK6#591 | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05583 | 140 | ای بنده میثاق الحمد لله استفاضه از مقام محمود نمودی و مظهر فیوضات شاهد مشهود | O thou servant of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou hast drawn illumination from the Praiseworthy Station and become a manifestation of the outpouring favors of the Witnessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:045 | MMK6#590 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04509 | 170 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء صفحه ای در نهایت تزیین ملاحظه گردید تصویر احبای الهی | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A page of utmost beauty and adornment was observed, showing the images of the divine friends [3.5s] | MMK6#589 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09504 | 80 | نامه نامی رسيد و اراده صادق معلوم گرديد. حلاوت لفظ و ملاحت معنی و فصاحت گفتار | Thy distinguished letter arrived and thy sincere intention became evident. Sweet were its words, graceful its meaning and eloquent its utterance [3.5s] | MMK6#588x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06356 | 130 | ای موقن بایات الله از قرار اخبار وارده اخوی زاده آنجناب یعنی بنتشان وفات | O thou who art assured in the divine verses, according to the received tidings, the daughter of thy brother hath ascended [3.5s] | MMK6#054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03854 | 190 | قال الله سبحانه و تعالی فی کتابه الحکیم یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین اعلم یا ایها السالک | God, glorified and exalted be He, hath declared in His Mighty Book: "On the Day when mankind shall arise before the Lord of the worlds." Know thou, O wayfarer [3.5s] | INBA13:385, INBA72:073, INBA59:156, UMich962.139-140, UMich991.096-097 | MMK6#585, YMM.420 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01372 | 330 | الهی الهی قد اشتدت زوابع الامتحان و قویت اریاح الافتتان علی جمیع الارجاء و | O my God, O my God! The tempests of trials have fiercely intensified, and the winds of sedition have grown mighty throughout all regions [3.5s] | MMK6#584 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04159 | 180 | ایها المخلصون الموقنون المومنون الممتحنون تالله لقد آثرکم الله علی کثیر من | O ye who are sincere, assured and faithful, ye who have been tested! By God, He hath truly preferred you above many [3.5s] | MMK6#583 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01827 | 290 | ای سمی عبدالبهاء در فرقان کتاب مبین الهی میفرماید یوم یفر المرء من امه و ابیه | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in the Qur'án, the Manifest Book of God, He saith: "The Day when man shall flee from his mother and his father..." [3.5s] | MMK6#582, YFY.080-081 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09801 | 70 | ای امه الله چه خوش طالعی که خود و اولاد و احفادت در ظل کلمه وحدانیت مجتمع | O handmaid of God! How blessed is thy destiny that thou and thy children and descendants are gathered beneath the shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#581 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06086 | 130 | ای بنده حضرت احدیت ایام افتتان است و جنود شبهات در انتشار گردباد تزلزل در | O servant of the One True God! These are the days of testing, and the hosts of doubt are spreading, while the whirlwind of confusion is raging [3.5s] | INBA17:048 | MMK6#580 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02968 | 220 | ای مشتعل بذکر الهی شاطر در لغت عرب بمعنی ماهر آمده پس تو که باین اسم مسمی | O thou who art kindled with the fire of God's remembrance! In the Arabic tongue, "Shatir" signifieth one who is skilled and adroit. Since thou art named with this title [3.5s] | MMK6#579 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03427 | 200 | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا احمد ذکر آن یاران را در نامه خویش نموده اند که الحمد | O divine friends! Jináb-i-Áqá Aḥmad hath made mention of those companions in his letter, for which praise be to God [3.5s] | MMK6#578, AKHA_128BE #15 p.a, YMM.349 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06185 | 130 | از قرار مسموع شما را نيّت چنان که مهمانخانه‌ای به جهت مسافران مهيّا نمائيد | According to what hath been heard, it is thy purpose to prepare a guesthouse for travelers [3.5s] | MMK6#577x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05125 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05203 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02494 | 240 | الهی هذا افنون خضر نضر رشیق ریان نابت من دوحه فردانیتک و سدره وحدانیتک ای رب | O my God! This tender branch, verdant and fresh, graceful and flourishing, hath sprung from the Tree of Thy divine Singleness and the Lote-Tree of Thy Oneness, O Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#053 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03035 | 220 | ایها المومنون ایها الموقنون ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها | O ye faithful ones, O ye assured ones, O ye who are enraptured, O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones [3.5s] | MMK6#574 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02871 | 220 | ای احبای الهی در ایندم که همدم پیک روحانیم نامه از یکی از احباالله بجناب سید | O friends of God! At this moment, while I commune with the spiritual messenger, a letter hath come from one of the beloved of God addressed to Jinab-i-Siyyid [3.5s] | MMK6#573 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07122 | 120 | یار مهربانا من و تو هر دو بنده این آستانیم و خادم و پاسبان بیا دست در آغوش | O kind friend! Both you and I are servants of this Threshold, attendants and guardians. Come, let us embrace [3.5s] | INBA17:037 | MMK6#571, AKHA_132BE #16 p.a | Ahdieh, Ahdieh | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB08207 | 100 | ای مشتاق دیدار انوار فیض رب مختار از جمیع اشطار بر کل اقطار تابیده و نفوس | O thou who yearnest to behold the effulgent rays of the All-Powerful Lord, the Chosen One, from every direction have they shone forth upon all regions and souls [3.5s] | MMK6#570 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04573 | 170 | یا حبیبی الروحانی قد تلوت الکتاب الکریم الناطق بالبرهان المبین علی ثبوتک فی | O my spiritual beloved! Thou hast verily perused the glorious Book which speaketh with clear proof of thy steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK6#569 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01240 | 350 | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریر اخیر وصول یافت از قضا چند روز پیش نامه ای بشما مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received. By coincidence, a few days ago I had written thee a letter [3.5s] | MMK6#568, MAS2.073-074x, YMM.256x, OOL.KW38x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00895 | 410 | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و از صعود حضرت اخوان صفا نهایت تاثر حاصل گردید زیرا | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and profound sorrow was felt at the ascension of the esteemed brother of purity, for [3.5s] | INBA87:130, INBA52:128 | MMK6#567x, MAS2.021-022x, MSBH4.088 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01524 | 320 | دوست محترم مهربانا نامه شما که بتاریخ ۲۱ شهر ربیع الثانی سنه ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید | O esteemed and kindly friend! Your letter dated 21 Rabi' al-Thani 1339 was received [3.5s] | MMK6#565 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01128 | 370 | ای ناظر بجمال ابهی از خدا بخواه که در این زمان امتحان که اریاح افتتان از جمیع | O thou who gazest upon the Beauty of the Most Glorious! Beseech God that in this time of trial, when the winds of tests blow from all [3.5s] | MMK6#564 | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03636 | 190 | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید و سبب فرح و سرور گردید زیرا دلیل بر آن بود | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and became a source of joy and gladness, for it bore testimony to this [3.5s] | MMK6#563 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01110 | 370 | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه که بتاریخ ۵ رجب سنه ۱۳۲۵ مورخ بود رسید بسیار از مضمونش | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The letter dated the fifth of Rajab 1325 was received, and from its contents [3.5s] | MMK6#562, MAS9.155 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01782 | 290 | الهی الهی ترانی قد اخذنی ضعف الصیام و القیام و قد وهن منی القوی فی جنح هذه | O my God, my God! Thou seest me, weakened by fasting and vigils of prayer, my strength diminished in the stillness of this [3.5s] | INBA84:283 | MMK6#561 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04703 | 160 | ای پاک جان اگر چه مدتیست که نوشته مرقوم و مرسولی ارسال نگشت ولی یاد آن منجذب | O pure soul! Though it has been some time since any letter was penned or missive dispatched, yet the remembrance of that devoted one [3.5s] | MMK6#052 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02054 | 270 | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه جناب آقا علی اکبر رسید و در حاشیه نیز بیان آن یار | O servant of the sacred Threshold! The letter from his honour Ali-Akbar arrived, and in its margin were written the words of that friend [3.5s] | MMK6#560, AKHA_105BE #08 p.10 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09789 | 70 | ای اسمعیل جمیل صحف و کتب بدو نوع در عالم وجود موجود یکی صحائف قلوب که بقلم | O Ismail the Beautiful! The scrolls and books that exist in the realm of being are of two kinds: one comprises the scrolls of hearts, which by the pen [3.5s] | MMK6#559 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08425 | 100 | یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره العظیم جناب احمد بیک مصری وارد و دو دفعه ملاقات | O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His mighty Cause! The honoured Ahmad Bey of Egypt arrived and two meetings were held [3.5s] | MMK6#558 | Non-participation in politics; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05051 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11141 | 280 | ای بنده الهی از مضمون نامه چنین مفهوم شد که جمعی یاران از تو خواهش کتاب و... و امّا معنی آيه مبارکه يجعل اللّه بعد عسر يسرا | O servant of God! From the contents of thy letter it was understood that a number of friends requested from thee a book... And as to the meaning of the blessed verse "God will bring ease after hardship" [3.5s] | INBA85:009 | MMK6#555x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03509 | 200 | ای یار نازنین من آنچه مرقوم نمودید مفهوم شد شکایت از ضیق معیشت و کثرت دیون و | O My cherished friend! What thou didst write was understood. Thou hast complained of straitened circumstances and the burden of debts [3.5s] | MMK6#554, AKHA_137BE #04 p.53, MAS5.039, MSHR4.331-332 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04676 | 160 | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید از عسرت و مشقت شما نهایت تاسف حاصل گردید و | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received, and the utmost regret was felt at thy hardship and tribulation [3.5s] | MMK6#553 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08728 | 90 | ای دوست حقیقی روحانی جناب میرزا حبیب الان از حیفا وارد و در این ساعت راجع | O true spiritual friend! Mirza Habib hath now arrived from Haifa, and at this hour is returning [3.5s] | MMK6#552 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00792 | 440 | ای بنده الهی مراسله روحانی آن جناب واصل از مضمون اگرچه بجهتی محزون شدیم زیرا | O servant of God! Thy spiritual letter was received and, although in one respect its contents caused us sorrow, for [3.5s] | INBA85:148 | MMK6#551, MSHR2.115x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05947 | 140 | یا امین الامین توکل بالطاف الهی نما و در نهایت آسایش و اطمینان زندگانی کن در | O trusted trustee, repose thy trust in the divine bounties and live in utmost peace and assurance [3.5s] | MMK6#550, YIK.486 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00233 | 770 | یا من یسمع یناحی و صیاحی و نوحی و حنینی الیه فی جنح اللیالی و صباحی و اسحاری | O Thou Who hearest my lamentation and my cry, my weeping and my yearning toward Thee in the depths of night, at daybreak and in the morning hours [3.5s]... ...You wrote that the renovation of the House [of the Bab] might produce a great tumult. Indeed, the illustrious Áqa Mírza Aqay-i-Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God | INBA87:287, INBA52:291 | MMK6#549x, MSHR3.052x | AFNAN.178-180x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01913 | 280 | ای پاکباز از قرار مسموع در جرگه مفلسان داخل شدید و در زمره بینوایان وارد جمعت | O thou who art detached, according to what hath been heard thou hast entered the ranks of the destitute and joined the company of the impoverished [3.5s] | INBA72:121 | MMK6#548, MAS5.084, MSHR5.424x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07594 | 110 | ای مومن موقن از جمله اسماء الهی در قرآن مومن است چنانچه فرموده است یعنی در | O thou assured believer! Among the names of God revealed in the Qur'án is "the Faithful," as He hath declared [3.5s] | MMK6#547, YIA.358-359 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00988 | 390 | ای امین الهی حضرت احدیت شما را سالها بجهت الیوم تربیت فرمود تا امروز چون شمع | O divine Amin! [3.5s]... ...For years God has been preparing you for this day, in order that you may be illumined | INBA88:107 | MMK6#051, AKHA_103BE #02 p.04, AKHA_105BE #12 p.07, AKHA_121BE #02-03 p.121 | SW_v08#16 p.213-214x | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB10265 | 70 | یا من تمسک بالعره الوثقی بدان عروه وثقی که از اول ابداع در زبر و الواح و صحف | O thou who hast clung to the Most Firm Handle! [3.5s]... ...Know thou that the 'Sure Handle' mentioned from the foundation of the world in the Books, the Tablets and the Scriptures of old is naught else but the Covenant and the Testament | MMK6#050, ASAT4.333 | GPB.238x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08561 | 90 | ای بنده الهی هر چند این ایام حکمت اقتضای حضور نمینماید ولی چون تو در حق دیگری | O servant of God! Though in these days wisdom doth not permit thy presence, yet since thou for another's sake [3.5s] | MMK6#546 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07577 | 110 | ای منفق فی سبیل الله در قرآن عظیم که نص جلیل حضرت رحمن رحیم است از خصائص اهل | O thou who spendest in the path of God! In the Most Great Qur'an, which is the exalted Text of the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, from among the characteristics of the people [3.5s] | MMK6#545 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02713 | 230 | ای دوست آواره الحمد لله در آوارگی شریکی و با وجود مهجوری نزدیک ولی آوارگی شما | O wandering friend! Praise be to God that in thy wandering thou hast a companion, and though far removed, thou art near [3.5s] | MMK6#544 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04096 | 180 | ای ناظر بملکوت قدس رحمانی اگرچه بظاهر فاصله مواقع و منازل صد مراحل بلکه | O thou who gazest upon the holy Kingdom of the All-Merciful! Though to all outward seeming the distances between stations and dwelling-places be a hundred stages, nay more [3.5s] | MMK6#543 | Call to action; Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01982 | 280 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء از سجن اعظم رغما لانف اولی البغضاء بتاییدات الهیه و | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! From the Most Great Prison, despite the malice of Mine enemies, through divine confirmations [3.5s] | MMK6#542 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03087 | 210 | ای احبای باوفای جمال قدیم چون شمس حقیقت از افق مبین افول فرمود و بافق اعلی | O ye faithful lovers of the Ancient Beauty! When the Sun of Truth set beneath the manifest horizon and ascended unto the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | MMK6#541 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06512 | 130 | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس الهاب من مهب المیثاق در خصوص حدیث مروی در حق عین بقر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances wafting from the direction of the Covenant, regarding the tradition narrated concerning the Eye of the Cow [3.5s] | MMK6#540, MUH3.391a | Chastisement and requital; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05194 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03984 | 180 | ای ثمره شجره مقدسه آنچه از قلم روحانی در صفحه وجدانی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O fruit of the sacred tree! I observed that which thy spiritual pen had written upon the tablet of conscience [3.5s] | MMK6#538 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01753 | 300 | ای ياران الهی محزون مباشيد مغموم مگرديد دلخون مشويد آزرده مگرديد | O ye beloved of God! Be not sorrowful, be not downcast, be not grieved in heart, be not distressed [3.5s] | MMK6#537x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04462 | 170 | ای مومن بایات الله مسطورات آنجناب ملحوظ گشت و مضمون مشحون بمعانی پر روح و | O thou who art steadfast in the verses of God! Thy letter was noted, and its contents, replete with spiritual meanings, were perused [3.5s] | MMK6#536 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05406 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10465 | 60 | هرچند ايّامی در باختر بگذشت ولی همواره ياران خاور در خاطر بودند زيرا آنان مصداق السّابقون السّابقون اولئک هم المقرّبون | Although many days were spent in the West, yet ever were the friends of the East present in my thoughts, for they are the exemplars of "The foremost shall be foremost: these are they who will be brought nigh." [3.5s] | MMK6#534x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09910 | 70 | الحمد للّه از سابقين در ايمان هستيد، السّابقون السّابقون اولئک هم المقرّبون | Praise be to God that thou art among those who have preceded others in faith - "and those who are foremost shall be foremost: these are they who will be brought near." [3.5s] | MMK6#533x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10363 | 60 | ای امه الله دست بذیل عنایت جمال ابهی زن و تشبث بعروه الوثقی کن آن ذیل الطاف | O handmaid of God, grasp thou the hem of the Abhá Beauty's grace and hold fast to the Most Great Handle—that hem of loving-kindness [3.5s] | MMK6#049 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05421 | 150 | Translation List | همچنين جناب پروفسر برکت‌اللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فی‌الحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است | ...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult | MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x | ADMS#203dx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||
| AB09420 | 80 | نور هدايت از افق اعلی ساطع شد و کوکب عزّت ابديّه از مطلع امکان طالع گرديد | The light of guidance shone forth from the supreme horizon, and the star of eternal glory dawned from the dayspring of contingent being [3.5s] | MMK6#531x | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00741 | 460 | ای ورقات منجذبه بنفحات الله مرا مقصد چنان بود که بهر یک نامه مخصوص نگارم ولی | O ye leaves attracted by the fragrances of God! It had been my intention to pen a separate letter unto each one, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#530 | Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02671 | 230 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی افلاطون شهیر طبیب جسمانی بود و شخصی انسانی ولی چون | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Plato, the renowned philosopher, was a physician of the body and a human personality, but when [3.5s] | MMK6#529 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09603 | 80 | ای یار قدیم و آشنای دیرین تو از سابقینی و از زمره مقربین السابقون السابقون اولئک | O ancient friend and long-familiar companion! Thou art among the foremost ones and of the circle of them that are nigh, "the foremost, the foremost - these are they!" [3.5s] | MMK6#528 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02997 | 220 | ای یار وفادار در صون حمایت پروردگاری و در ظل الطاف آمرزگار منظور نظر عنایتی و | O faithful friend! Thou art sheltered within the protection of thy Lord and abidest beneath the shade of the All-Forgiving's favors, the object of His gracious regard [3.5s] | MMK6#526 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09147 | 80 | ای احسان در قرآن میفرماید هل جزاء الاحسان الا الاحسان با وجود این چرا مخجولی | O Ihsan! In the Qur'an it is written, "Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?" Why then art thou abashed [3.5s] | MMK6#525 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03445 | 200 | ای سرور آوارگان خداوند مهربان در نص قرآن میفرماید فیهما من کل فاکهه زوجان و | O Joy of the wanderers! The Merciful Lord hath declared in the sacred text of the Qur'án: "In them both are fruits of every kind in pairs" [3.5s] | MMK6#524, MSHR2.250 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03534 | 200 | ایها الفرع النجیب من الشجره الرحمانیه تحریری که بحضرت اسم الله مرقوم نموده | O noble branch of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful! The letter which thou didst address to his honor Ismu'llah [3.5s] | MMK6#523 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06797 | 120 | ای سمی عبدالبهاء عباس در لغت عرب بمعنی غضنفر است ولی این اسم را مسمی لازم و | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! 'Abbás in the Arabic tongue signifieth "lion," yet this name must needs have its true [3.5s] | MMK6#522 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03863 | 190 | یا ایها الطائر بجناح الایقان الی افق العرفان هنیا لک بما شربت الرحیق من | O thou bird that, on the wings of certitude, doth soar unto the horizon of divine knowledge! Blessed art thou, for thou hast quaffed of the choice wine [3.5s] | MMK6#521 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02841 | 230 | یا من تشبث بذیل المیثاق مکتوب مرغوب بر وجه مطلوب دقت در مضمون گردید الیوم در | O thou who claspeth fast to the hem of the Covenant! Thy cherished letter was received and its contents were noted with care. Today [3.5s] | MMK6#519, HDQI.284, ANDA#43-44 p.04 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08804 | 90 | ای غلام حسین بنام غلام جمال مبارکی و بکام فائز بموهبت خداوند عالم چون بنده | O Ghulam-Husayn, thou who art named servant of the Blessed Beauty and hast attained, in thy highest aspiration, unto the bounties of the Lord of all the worlds! As a servant [3.5s] | MMK6#048, QT108.057-058x | Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06841 | 120 | ای قائم بخدمت روضه مقدسه این خدمت تاجیست که از آسمان بر فرق تو نهاده شد این | O thou who standest firm in service to the Sacred Shrine! This service is a crown placed upon thy brow from heaven [3.5s] | INBA13:079 | MMK6#047, MLK.049, QT108.057, HNU.359 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02585 | 240 | ای مقربان درگاه کبریاء نامه شما رسید ورقه که در جوف بود بسیار سبب سرور گردید | O ye who draw nigh unto the Court of the All-Glorious! Your letter hath arrived, and the page enclosed therein brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA87:370, INBA52:380 | MMK6#518, HHA.303 | Generosity [kirama]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03631 | 190 | ای بنده آستان مقدس آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید حمد جمال | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! That which thou didst address unto His honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been noted. Praise be to the Beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#517 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04466 | 170 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم شده بود مشهود و معلوم گردید و هرچه مسطور گشته | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the All-Glorious! That which was written hath been made evident and understood, and whatsoever was written [3.5s] | MMK6#516, YBN.053-054 | Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04960 | 160 | نفحه خوشی که از ریاض محبت الله هبوب یافته بود مشام روحرا معطر و قلوبرا بنور | The fragrant breeze that wafted from the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed the senses of the spirit and illumined the hearts with light [3.5s] | MMK6#515 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03565 | 200 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله ان الرب المجلی علی الطور بقوه الظهور مرج البحرین بحر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Verily the Lord Who revealed Himself upon the Mount through the power of Manifestation hath caused the two seas to surge forth [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the future 'in the shadows of the clouds,' know verily that in so far as their relation to the source of their inspiration | INBA59:112a | MMK6#514, YMM.204x | GPB.099x, WOB.111x, WOB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB10602 | 60 | جناب غلامحسين را تحيّت مشتاقانه برسان و بگو ربّ المشرقين و ربّ المغربين و شمس الخافقين | Convey ardent greetings unto Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn, and say: Lord of the twin Easts and Lord of the twin Wests, Sun of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#513x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02401 | 250 | ای کنیز مقرب الهی نامه تو رسید و معانی معلوم گردید دلیل بر ثبوت و استقامت بر | O thou near handmaid of God! Thy letter was received and its meaning understood. It gave proof of thy steadfastness and constancy [3.5s] | MMK6#511 | Angels; Demons and evil spirits; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04429 | 170 | ای کوکب روحانی چون موکب نیر رحمانی رسید کوکب اقبال روحانیان دمید از شعشعه | O spiritual star! When the caravan of the All-Merciful Luminary arrived, the star of spiritual fortune dawned with radiant effulgence [3.5s] | MMK6#509, TABN.134 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09696 | 80 | یا کاظم کظم غیظ از خصائص ابرار است و خصائل احرار تا توانی بردبار باش و متحمل | O Kazim! Restraining one's anger is among the characteristics of the righteous and the attributes of the free. As far as thou art able, be thou forbearing and patient [3.5s] | MMK6#508 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05460 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10691 | 60 | يا حبيبی انّ الاتقان فی کلّ مشروع من نتائج الايمان و الايقان فعليک به حتّی تکون متمکّناً | O My beloved! Verily, perfection in every undertaking is among the fruits of faith and certitude. Hold thou fast unto it, that thou mayest be firmly grounded [3.5s] | MMK6#046x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Excellence; distinction; Power of prayer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07570 | 110 | ای منجذب محبت الله صد شکر کن خدا را که بانوار نار شجره طوبی در سدره سیناء راه | O thou who art enraptured by the love of God! Render a hundredfold thanks unto God, for thou hast been guided by the lights of the fire of the blessed Tree in the Sinai of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#505 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00353 | 630 | Translation List | ای بنده الهی سوال از عصمت انبیای سلف نموده بودی مظاهر مقدسه ما ینطق عن الهوی | Thou hast asked about the infallibility of the ancient prophets. The Holy Manifestations uttered that which was revealed unto them… Thy second question concerneth the impregnation of Mary through the Holy Spirit. This is an established and certain fact | MMK6#504x, AVK1.324x, AVK2.049, AVK2.186.18x, MAS2.081x, MAS9.004, MSHR5.075-077 | KSHK#25x, ADMS#222x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB07770 | 110 | مکتوب شما رسید ولی ابدا فرصت شرح و تفسیر نه سوالات از اطراف بیحد و پایان لهذا | Your letter has reached me, yet I find myself utterly devoid of the opportunity to enter into an exposition or interpretation thereof, for inquiries from every direction abound without end [3.5s] | MMK6#503x, YMM.425 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04319 | 170 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بمعانی | O you who are firm in the Covenant! The letter which you had written to Áqa Siyyid Asadu’llah has been perused. It was replete with profound meaning | MMK6#502, SFI18.278x | LOIR20.174x | Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03701 | 190 | ای دو مجاهد فی الله هیچ نفسی را سزاوار نه که عبدالبهاء را آزمایش نماید زیرا | O ye two strivers in the path of God! No soul is deserving to put 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the test, for [3.5s] | MMK6#500 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08476 | 90 | الجواب و لم یکن له کفوا احد العاقل یکفیه الاشاره و لایحتاج الی قائل و ناقل | The answer - and there is none comparable unto Him - is that a wise one is content with a mere hint, and hath no need of either speaker or transmitter [3.5s] | MMK6#499 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01386 | 330 | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused. In truth, thou art right [3.5s] | MMK6#498 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01985 | 280 | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء در ایام نیر آفاق در آنخطه و دیار تخم پاکی افشانده | O ye luminous friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the days of the Day-Star of the horizons, in those regions and realms, pure seeds were scattered [3.5s] | MMK6#495 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06683 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان ید الله فوق ایدیهم نازل و این محقق و ثابت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verse of the Qur'án, "The hand of God is above their hands" - this is manifest and assured [3.5s] | MMK6#493 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02780 | 230 | ای یار مهربان وقت آن آمد که نامی حقیقی یابی امروز از آهنگ ملا اعلی یا | O kind friend, the time hath come for thee to attain unto a true name. Today, hearken unto the melody of the Most Exalted One [3.5s] | MMK6#492, MSHR2.186 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09421 | 80 | ای طالب رضای الهی حسن روی بندگان حق بعضی در مقام حسن است و برخی احسن حسن از | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The beauty that adorns the countenance of God's servants is, in some, mere comeliness, while in others it manifesteth as the most sublime and exalted beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#045 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04564 | 170 | یا ابا الفتوح هنیئا لک هذا الصبوح هر چند فتح ملوک خونریزی مملوکست لکن فتح اهل | O Aba'l-Futúh! Blessed art thou in this dawn. Although the conquests of kings involve the shedding of their subjects' blood, yet the victories of the people [3.5s] | INBA87:420, INBA52:433 | MMK6#491 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05090 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01678 | 300 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه مفصل بشما ارسال گردید حال نیز مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A detailed letter was previously dispatched to thee, and now a brief one is being penned [3.5s] | INBA79.054 | MMK6#489 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04154 | 180 | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الربانیه در بعضی از الواح الهی از قلم اعلی این | O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! In certain divine Tablets from the Most Exalted Pen, this [3.5s] | MMK6#488 | High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00715 | 470 | رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه | O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s] | MMK6#486 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00108 | 1040 | الهی الهی تری و تشهد ذلی و هوانی و قله نصرتی و شده کربتی و عظیم بلائی و شدید | My God, my God! Thou dost witness and behold my lowliness and abasement, my lack of helpers, the intensity of my grief, the magnitude of my tribulation, and my severe affliction [3.5s] | INBA13:332x | MMK6#485, MSHR4.051x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09701 | 80 | یا من استجار من الاغیار الی ربه المختار اعلم ان کل ظل یحموم الا ظله الظلیل و | O thou who hast fled from strangers unto thy Lord, the All-Choosing! Know thou that every shadow is darksome save His sheltering shade [3.5s] | MMK6#484 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09569 | 80 | ای ورقه زکیه الیوم نساء و آنسات ارض کل در ظل شجره زقوم ساکن و بظل یحموم ساعی | O pure leaf! In this day the women and maidens of the earth dwell beneath the shadow of the tree of Zaqqúm and strive under the shade of scorching smoke [3.5s] | MMK6#483 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06334 | 130 | ای منجذب الطاف رب قدیم در این حشر اعظم که آفتاب فلک قدم در نقطه احتراق طلوع | O thou who art enraptured by the favors of the Ancient Lord! In this Most Great Resurrection, when the Sun of the Heaven of Eternity hath risen at the point of radiance [3.5s] | INBA59:208, INBA79.006 | MMK6#482, AKHA_133BE #13 p.a, AMK.055-056 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07239 | 110 | ای بندگان حضرت بهاء الله نامه شما در پاریس رسید قرائت گردید مطلبی سوال نموده | O ye servants of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Your letter was received in Paris and perused. A question had been posed [3.5s] | MMK6#481 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03635 | 190 | Translation List | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید ابدا فرصت تحریر یک کلمه نیست با وجود این جواب | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter was received. Though there is not a moment's respite to pen even a single word, yet this reply is given [3.5s]... ...The celestial orbs are each endowed with its own particular creation. This terrestrial sphere, which from a relative point of view is exceedingly small | MMK6#480, AVK1.145x, MAS2.087 | ADMS#319x | Apocalyptic imagery; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Education of children; moral education; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01728 | 300 | ای متوکل علی الله جمیع مسطورات آنجناب مطالعه گردید و بر وقوعات اطلاع حاصل | O thou who reliest upon God! All thy letters have been perused and their contents noted [3.5s] | MMK6#044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04854 | 160 | ای منجذب بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا حسین حاضرند علیه بهاء الله الابهی و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Jinab-i-Áqá Mírzá Ḥusayn Ḥáḍir, upon him be the Glory of God, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MMK6#043, AADA.154-155 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10107 | 70 | جناب امين نهايت ستايش را در حقّ آن جناب نموده‌اند که در کمال ثبوت و رسوخ در امر اللّه | Jinab-i-Amin hath rendered utmost praise concerning that honoured person, that with perfect steadfastness and firmness in the Cause of God [3.5s] | MMK6#477x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00869 | 420 | ای یاران این زندانی نامه ای بنظر گذشت نامهای مبارک دوستان مرقوم بود از تلاوت | O friends of this prisoner! A letter came to my attention containing the blessed names of the friends [3.5s] | MMK6#476, ADH2.014x, ADH2_1#06 p.013x, MMG2#183 p.209x, NSR_1978.128bx, NSR_1993.141bx | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08269 | 100 | ای ناظر بملکوت ایات وقت آنست که کل ایات انفسیه را در حقیقت کینونت مشاهده | O thou observer of the Kingdom of Signs! The time hath come for thee to behold, in the reality of thine essence, all the inner signs [3.5s] | MMK6#474 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04831 | 160 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله حمد کن جمال کبریا را که بر عهد و میثاق الهی متشبثی و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! Render thou thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, that thou art holding fast unto His divine Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | MMK6#472 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01595 | 310 | ای مستقیم بر صراط امر الله استقامت اعظم منقبت عالم انسانی و ابهی موهبت حضرت | O thou who art steadfast in the path of God's Cause! Steadfastness is the loftiest virtue of the human world and the most resplendent bounty of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:366 | MMK6#471, YMM.047 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09642 | 80 | ایمان و ایقانت مسلم و اقبال و عرفانت مصدق و قال رجل مومن من آل فرعون یکتم | Thy faith and certitude are firmly established, and thy hope and knowledge bear witness. And there spoke a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh who concealed his faith [3.5s] | MMK6#469 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03456 | 200 | ای فرع رفیع شجره مبارکه از قرار معلوم معاندین یزد مقصودشان اینست که بهر قسمی | O noble branch of the blessed Tree! According to what is evident, the adversaries in Yazd intend by every means [3.5s] | MMK6#468, ABDA.234-235 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07099 | 120 | یا رب العفو و الغفران و ستار العیوب و سریع الاحسان و اثنیت علی نفسک فی صریح | O Lord of pardon and forgiveness, Concealer of faults and Swift in bestowing bounty, Thou Who hast praised Thyself in clear terms [3.5s] | MMK6#467 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03923 | 180 | ای اهل بصیرت و استقامت در ملکوت ابهی نامتان مذکور و یادتان مستمر و مشهور و | O ye who are possessed of insight and steadfastness! In the Abhá Kingdom your names are mentioned and your remembrance is perpetual and renowned [3.5s] | MMK6#466 | Angels; Fire and light; fire and water; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10105 | 70 | ای موقن بیوم قیام در یوم ظهور نفخ صور شد و نقر ناقور گشت موقن و مرتاب هر دو | O thou who art steadfast in the Day of Resurrection! In the Day of Manifestation hath the Trumpet been sounded and the Clarion been blown, both for the steadfast and the doubtful [3.5s] | INBA13:163a, INBA59:165 | MMK6#465, AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.d | Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01542 | 310 | اللهم یا من تجلی بنور الجمال من افق الجلال و اشرقت به الارض و السما فی کل غدو | O God, Thou Who hast manifested with the light of Beauty from the horizon of Glory, and by Whom earth and heaven are illumined at every dawn [3.5s] | MMK6#464 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06495 | 130 | یا حبیبی قد وصلتنی نمیقتک الاخیره الناطقه باالواقعه التی وقعت علی الشیخ الاکبر سمی | O my beloved! Thy most recent letter, which spoke of the event that befell the most great Shaykh, hath reached me [3.5s] | MMK6#042 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01761 | 300 | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه ان الارض لفی تزلزل و السماء لفی تفطر و ان البحور لفی | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Verily, the earth is in convulsion, and the heavens are rent asunder, and the seas [3.5s] | MMK6#463 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04551 | 170 | از تغيير و تبديل در مأمورين سفارت عظمی مرقوم نموده بوديد. اميد است که سروران جديد در تمشيت | You wrote concerning changes and replacements among the officers of the supreme embassy. It is hoped that these new leaders in their conduct [3.5s] | MMK6#462x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10242 | 70 | هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست حصول و وصول موکول بثبوت است ثم استقاموا برهان مشهود | Despair not, for countless are the hopes that lie ahead. Attainment and arrival depend upon steadfastness, and those who stand firm have manifest proof [3.5s] | INBA85:187a | MMK6#461, MSHR5.089 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11364 | 30 | ای رضای من لا تقنظوا من رحمه الله اینست ایت منصوصه است و لاتباسوا من رحمه | O my Rida! Despair not of God's mercy, for this is indeed a sacred and explicit verse, and be not hopeless of His grace [3.5s] | MMK6#460 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04810 | 160 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید و مضمون بکمال دقت ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O thou cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received and its contents were perused with the utmost care [3.5s] | MMK6#457 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07079 | 120 | رب و رجائی و منتهی آمالی و غایه رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط الموجودات | O Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Aspiration, Goal of my yearning! I beseech Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all created things [3.5s] | MMK6#456 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01287 | 350 | حيات انسانی در اين جهان فانی منوط به امتزاج و ارتباط عناصر مختلفه است | Human life in this fleeting world dependeth upon the commingling and association of diverse elements [3.5s] | MMK6#455x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Life and death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02597 | 240 | ای یار عبدالبهاء از روز فراق آنی نگذرد که بخاطر نیاای و دمی نرود که بیادت | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Since the day of separation, not a moment passeth that thou comest not to mind, and not an instant goeth by that thou art not remembered [3.5s] | MMK6#454, MAS5.068, MUH3.332-333, YQAZ.142-143 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06773 | 120 | ای دوست حقیقی هر چند از تقادیر ربانی بامتحان عظیمی افتادی و درد شدیدی کشیدی | O true friend! Though by divine decree thou hast fallen into a grievous trial and suffered intense pain [3.5s] | MMK6#453 | Consolation and comfort; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01331 | 340 | ای ساعی در نشر نفحات الله ترویج معارف و تعمیم تعالیم و نشر علوم نافعه و | O thou who strivest to diffuse the divine fragrances of God, to promote knowledge, to extend the teachings, and to spread beneficial sciences [3.5s] | MMK6#451, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.133, AVK3.333.03, MJTB.123 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04655 | 160 | ای بلبل باغ پیمان عندلیب بوستان هر چند گلبانگش دلها را بپرواز آرد ولی بلبل | MMK6#450 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09328 | 80 | اقاليم عالم و مدن و قری در شرق و غرب محاط به ظلمات جهل و طغيان، ظلمت نادانی ظلمت استکبار | The regions of the world and the cities and villages, both East and West, are encompassed by the darkness of ignorance and rebellion, the darkness of heedlessness and arrogance [3.5s] | MMK6#449x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08197 | 100 | ای متوجه الی الله نامه رسید و شوق و انجذاب معلوم گردید و امید چنین است روز | O thou who art turned towards God! Thy letter arrived and the fervor and attraction became evident. And such is the hope that the day [3.5s] | MMK6#445, TSS.310 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08430 | 100 | یا من استقر فی ارض السکون هنیئا لک بما انقطعت عن کل الشئون و تشبثت بذیل ولاء | O thou who art settled in the Land of Resignation! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast detached thyself from all earthly concerns and taken fast hold of the hem of allegiance [3.5s] | MMK6#444 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05614 | 140 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید شکایت از تنهاای نموده بودی | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou hadst complained of loneliness [3.5s] | MMK6#443 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03978 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست که پس از ظلمت بسی خورشیدهاست جناب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be not discouraged, for beyond the darkness lie manifold hopes, and after the gloom shall rise countless suns [3.5s] | MMK6#442, MSHR5.285 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07402 | 110 | ای دو سلاله جلیله حضرت ابراهیم نامه شما رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید زیرا دلالت | O ye two noble descendants of Abraham! Your letter was received and perused with careful attention, for it indicated [3.5s] | MMK6#441 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08876 | 90 | ای مقبل الی الله حضرت ایوب تحمل امراض و علل و مشقت عظمی نمود تا در چشمه شفا | O thou who turnest towards God! His Holiness Job endured illnesses, ailments and mighty tribulations until in the fountain of healing [3.5s] | MMK6#440 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09765 | 70 | جناب ميرزا داود خان عليه بهآء اللّه الأبهی را از قبل اين عبد تکبير برسان و بگو که خدا در قرآن می‌فرمايد | Convey thou, on behalf of this servant, the Most Glorious Splendour of God to Jinab-i-Mirza Dawud Khan, and say that God in the Qur'an declareth [3.5s] | MMK6#438x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02565 | 240 | ای سمی حضرت کلیم حضرت موسی در صحرای سیناء ندای رب اعلا را از شجره خضراء | O namesake of Moses! That prophet heard, in the wilderness of Sinai, the call of the Most High Lord from the verdant Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#437x, MSHR5.145 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03295 | 210 | یا من تمسک بذیل الالطاف مکاتیب آنجناب وارد و مضامین سبب افسردگی این قلب حزین | O thou who clingest to the hem of divine favors! Thy letters have been received, and their contents have caused grief to this sorrow-laden heart [3.5s] | MMK6#040 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00752 | 450 | ای احبای الهی هر چند مدتیست که مکاتیب مخصوصه بان سامان مرقوم نگشته اما سبب | O ye friends of God! Though for some time no special letters have been dispatched to that region, the cause [3.5s] | MMK6#039x, ABDA.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08870 | 90 | ای مظهر لسان صدق علیا علیک فیوضات بهاء الله فی مبدئک و مثواک در جمیع احوال | O manifestation of the exalted tongue of truth! Upon thee be the outpourings of Bahá'u'lláh, in thy beginning and thy resting-place, in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA87:017b, INBA52:017b | MMK6#436 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10115 | 70 | ای ناظر الی الله اگر احزاب امم و جموع ملل مجتمع گردند و کل مقاومت میثاق خواهند | O thou who gazest towards God! Should all the peoples and multitudes of the nations gather together and rise in opposition to the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK6#434 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04864 | 160 | در ارض سرّ روزی به تکيّه‌گاه اهل طريقت از اهل سنّت اتّفاقاً گذر افتاد. ملاحظه گرديد که جمعی محزون | One day in Baghdad, I chanced to pass by a gathering-place of the Sufi mystics from among the Sunni Muslims. There I observed an assemblage of grief-stricken people [3.5s] | MMK6#433x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03240 | 210 | الحمد للّه دولت نهايت عدالت خواهد ولی پيشوايان فتنه‌انديش گمان کنند اذيّت ياران الهی سبب عزّت | Praise be to God! The government seeketh ultimate justice, yet the seditious leaders imagine that persecution of the friends of God will bring forth glory [3.5s] | MMK6#432x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06602 | 120 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه واصل گردید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی حق است اگر کل بسیرت تو | O trustee of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter was received. That which thou didst write is verily the truth, if all would follow thy way [3.5s] | MMK6#431, AMIN.168-169 | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00542 | 530 | از انتشار اجنحه طیور لیل مرقوم نموده بودید هذا ما اخبر به القلم الاعلی فی | Thou hast written regarding the spreading of the wings of the birds of night. As the Most Exalted Pen hath foretold in [3.5s] | INBA85:362 | MMK6#430, YMM.036, AADA.129x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09967 | 70 | ای ذبیح قربانگاه عشق حضرت اسمعیل بحسب اعتقاد اهل فرقان و یا خود حضرت اسحق | O thou sacrifice at the altar of Love! Whether thou be Ishmael, according to the belief of the people of the Qur'án, or Isaac himself [3.5s] | MMK6#429 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04778 | 160 | ای سمی ذبیح الهی همنامت در میدان قربانی یا ابت افعل ما تومر ستجدنی | O namesake of the divine sacrifice, like thy namesake in the field of martyrdom: "O father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me steadfast." [3.5s] | INBA13:097 | MMK6#428 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06346 | 130 | ای منظور نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت چون بصفت رحمانیت تجلی فرمود حقیقت وجود در حیز | O thou who art the object of the favoring glance of the Lord of Oneness! When He manifested Himself through His attribute of the All-Merciful, the reality of existence came into the realm [3.5s] | MMK6#426 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06401 | 130 | در خصوص علم هيئت سؤال نموده بوديد. عبدالبهآء چنان مبتلا که فرصت نگاشتن نامه ندارد تا چه رسد | With regard to the science of astronomy concerning which ye had inquired - so grievously afflicted is 'Abdu'l-Bahá that He hath not even time to take up the pen, let alone [3.5s] | MMK6#425x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00938 | 400 | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید پیام آشنا بود و دلیل بر استقامت بر امر الله | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received. It brought a message of friendship and bore testimony to thy steadfastness in the Cause of God [3.5s] | INBA85:028 | MMK6#423, AVK1.125.04x, MAS2.009-011 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01351 | 340 | ای یاران عزیز این عبد در ایه مبارکه قرآن میفرماید ام حسبتم ان تدخلوا الجنه و | O dearly beloved friends! This servant reflecteth upon the blessed verse of the Qur'án which declareth: "Did ye imagine that ye would enter Paradise..." [3.5s] | MMK6#038x, NANU_AB#34 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01635 | 310 | تعزيت‌نامه شما بر مصيبت کبری وفات ابی‌الفضائل سبب تسلّی قلوب گرديد | Your letter of consolation regarding the supreme calamity of the passing of Abu'l-Fadá'il hath brought solace to hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#422x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03070 | 210 | اگر آن نور هدی از آن افق غروب نمود و آن نجم وفا از آن مطلع افول ولی الحمد لله | Should that Light of Guidance set beneath that horizon, and that Star of Faithfulness decline from that dawning-place, yet praise be unto God [3.5s] | MMK6#421 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06960 | 120 | ای نور حدقه دیده روحانیان اگر چه جمیع چشمها کریان و دلها سوزان و جگرها از این | O light of the spiritual ones' eyes! Though all eyes are weeping, and hearts are burning, and souls from this [3.5s] | MMK6#420 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05955 | 140 | یا من استشهد اخوه فی سبیل ربه العزیز الغفور طوبی لک بما انتسبت الی النفس | O thou whose brother was martyred in the path of his Glorious, All-Forgiving Lord! Blessed art thou for having been bound to such a soul [3.5s] | MMK6#419 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02762 | 230 | ای موقن بایات الله نفوسی بجوهر فواد توجه بافق تقدیس نمودند و در ظل کلمه توحید | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! Souls have, with the essence of their hearts, turned unto the horizon of sanctification and beneath the shade of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#418 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04316 | 170 | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ۳ سال پیش بدهج نامه ای و مناجاتی مرقوم گردید و در ضمن دون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Three years ago, a letter and prayer were written, and therein [3.5s] | MMK6#417, MSBH4.064 | Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02214 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۹ ذی القعده ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید الحمد لله معانی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 19 Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1339 hath been received. Praise be to God, the contents [3.5s]... ...It behoveth us one and all to recite day and night both the Persian and Arabic Hidden Words, to pray fervently and supplicate tearfully that we may be enabled to conduct ourselves | MMK6#416, MAS5.199x, YBN.202-203, YMM.344x | COC#0395x | Goodly deeds; actions; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06792 | 120 | ای سرمست باده عشق ذی الجلال مجنون لیلی میگوید لقد لامنی فی حبها کل اقاربی ابی | O thou who art enraptured by the wine of the love of the All-Glorious! Majnún of Laylí declareth: "Verily, all my kindred did censure me for my love of her..." [3.5s] | MMK6#415, MSHR1.104x | Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01075 | 380 | ای منجذب نفحات الله شد مدتی که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام این را نیز حکمتی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! For some time I have not conversed with thee. In this too there is wisdom [3.5s] | INBA13:235 | MMK6#414 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01306 | 340 | ای بنده باوفای جمال مبارک حقا که منادی میثاقی و جانفشان در ره نیر آفاق بعد از | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Verily thou art the herald of the Covenant and a sacrifice in the path of the Day-Star of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#413 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01421 | 330 | ای ورقه محزونه محزون مباش و دلخون مگرد دنیا تا بوده است چنین بوده است و هذه | O thou sorrowful Leaf! Be not sad and grieve not. That is the way the world hath been since its beginning. This is God’s way | MMK6#412 | LTDT.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06691 | 120 | در خصوص آيه مبارکه در کتاب عهد سؤال نموده بوديد. اين آيه مبارکه کتاب عهد مربوط به آيه مبارکه فرقانست | Concerning the blessed verse in the Kitab-i-'Ahd [Book of the Covenant] about which thou didst inquire: this blessed verse of the Book of the Covenant relateth to the blessed verse of the Furqan [3.5s] | MMK6#410x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03662 | 190 | و امّا مسئله قد اصطفينا خدا تهيّأ و تدارک را هزار و سيصد سال پيش از اين ديد | As to the matter of "Verily, We have chosen": God foresaw the preparation and arrangements one thousand three hundred years before [3.5s] | MMK6#409x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03774 | 190 | ای ناشر نفحات الله میدانم در این سفر در زحمت و مشقتی ولی چون نظر بنتیجه و اثر | O thou diffuser of the divine fragrances! I know that in this journey thou art encompassed by hardship and difficulty, but when thou considerest the outcome and effect [3.5s] | MMK6#037 | Effort; striving; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00213 | 800 | یا من اشتعل من نار محبه الله و هاجر من الله الی الله وفقنی الله و ایاک علی | O thou who art set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and who hast migrated from God unto God! May God make both thee and me steadfast [3.5s] | MMK6#036 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03573 | 200 | یا من قام بکلیته علی خدمه المیثاق مکتوب مرسول از شخص معهود مربای کبر و غرور | O thou who hast arisen with thy whole being to serve the Covenant! A letter hath come from that same person, nurtured in pride and arrogance [3.5s] | MMK6#408 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00526 | 540 | اللهم انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی الملیک المتعالی و ابتهل الیک ابتهال | O my God! I beseech Thee with the entreaty of one who is captive unto the Sovereign, the Most Exalted, and I supplicate Thee with the supplication [3.5s] | MMK6#407 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Satan; the Evil One; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04016 | 180 | ای دوستان قدیم ندیم هر چند ندیمی مشروط باجتماع در یک بقعه و اقلیم بلکه منوط | O ancient friends and companions! Though companionship is not confined to gathering in a single spot and clime, but rather dependeth [3.5s] | MMK6#406 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02414 | 250 | ای نفحه خوش روحانی ساعتیست که غمام رحمت در فیضان است و سیل از شدت باران | O fragrant spiritual breeze! This is the hour when the cloud of mercy is overflowing, and the torrent rusheth forth from the intensity of rain [3.5s] | MMK6#405 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06355 | 130 | ای موتمن عبدالبهاء حضرت کبریا در حقیقت انسان ایت کبری ودیعه نهاد بعضی موتمن | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In human reality hath the All-Glorious deposited His most great sign, a trust unto certain faithful ones [3.5s] | MMK6#404 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10850 | 50 | امّا آيه قرآن که در حقّ حامل امانت کبری ظلوم و جهول می‌فرمايد اين ظلوم و جهول مبالغه | As to the verse of the Qur'án wherein, concerning the Bearer of the Most Great Trust, He is described as "unjust and ignorant", these terms "unjust and ignorant" are used in their intensified form [3.5s] | MMK6#402x, MAS2.050ax | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03447 | 200 | ای سلاله نفس مبارک مومن بالله پدر هر چند از این خاکدان سفر کرد و باستان جلیل | O descendant of that blessed soul, steadfast in faith in God! Though thy father hath journeyed from this dusty world to the divine realm [3.5s] | MMK6#400, LMA2.449 | Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07551 | 110 | ای مشغول بخدمت امر الله صد هزار شکر باید نمود که آن خانمان بخدمت امر موید و آن | O thou who art engaged in the service of the Cause of God! A hundred thousand thanks must be rendered that thy household hath been aided and confirmed in the service of His Cause and that [3.5s] | MMK6#399, MSHR3.364 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10148 | 70 | ای ورقه مقبله جناب زائر ذکری از تو نمودند و از شدت اشتعال قلبت بنار محبت | O favored leaf! The esteemed pilgrim made mention of thee and of how intensely thy heart was set ablaze with the fire of love [3.5s] | MMK6#398, RAHA.280a | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05610 | 140 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید مضمون ایت استقامت بر امر حق بود و نشانه شناساای | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents bespoke steadfastness in the Cause of Truth and bore the sign of recognition [3.5s] | INBA87:234b, INBA52:239 | MMK6#397, YMM.309x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00089 | 1150 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s] | MMK6#396, YMM.402x | Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01877 | 290 | یا من تشرف بالمثول بین یدی من اضاء وجهه من افق التقدیس و تجلی علیه بانوار | O thou who hast attained the presence of Him whose countenance hath illumined the horizon of sanctity, and upon whom the lights have shone forth [3.5s] | MMK6#395 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01200 | 360 | ای منادی پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی معلوم و مفهوم گشت از سب وشتم و طعن | O Herald of the Covenant! That which thou hadst written became known and understood, concerning abuse and calumny [3.5s] | MMK6#394, MSHR3.237x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01136 | 370 | ای یاران روحانی جناب حاجی آقا محمد بنهایت قوت بر نصرت و معاونت شما قیام نموده | O spiritual friends! His honour Haji Aqa Muhammad hath arisen with the utmost strength to support and assist you [3.5s] | INBA85:227 | MMK6#393 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01343 | 340 | ای یار مهربان اثر کلک مشکبار سبب سرور عبدالبهاء گردید زیرا ذکر اتحاد و اتفاق | O kind friend! The trace of thy fragrant pen brought joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for it spoke of unity and concord [3.5s] | MMK6#392, MSBH3.546-548 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03166 | 210 | ای سرمست پیمان باده پیمان وقایع آباده البته سبب عبرت غافلان گشته و علت انتباه | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The events in Abadih have verily become a cause of awakening to the heedless and a source of enlightenment [3.5s] | MMK6#390, VAA.104-104 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Justice and wrath of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08262 | 100 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی حسن و قبح در اشیاء امری ذاتی نه و شانی باقی نیست یعنی منبعث | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! Beauty and ugliness in things are neither intrinsic attributes nor enduring states, for they emanate [3.5s] | MMK6#389 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05835 | 140 | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر تجلیات رحمانیه رب بشر افق عالم را بفیض نامتناهی منور و | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! The effulgent rays of the All-Merciful Lord of humanity have illumined the horizon of the world with infinite bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#388 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04642 | 160 | ای امه الله المحترمه شکر نما خدا را که ترا از مابین ورقات انتخاب نمود و مطلع | O esteemed handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Lord that He hath chosen thee from amongst all other maidservants and illumined thee [3.5s] | MMK6#387, TABN.272a | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04461 | 170 | ای موقن بجمال قدیم و نبا عظیم آثار رحمت پروردگار چون جهان انوار ظاهر و آشکار | O thou who art firm in the Ancient Beauty and the Great Announcement! The tokens of the Lord's mercy, even as a world of light, are manifest and visible [3.5s] | MMK6#386 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05916 | 140 | ایها المنادی الی المیثاق از حوادث ایام محزون مباش و از تزلزل حزب ضلال و | O thou who calleth unto the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful over the happenings of these days, nor dismayed by the wavering of the party of error [3.5s] | MMK6#385 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03235 | 210 | ای یاران جانی شمس حقیقت در حلل غیب و نقاب بطون مجلل ولی اشراق از کل جهات | O ye cherished companions! Though enshrined in mystic veils and wrapped in the mantle of concealment, the Sun of Truth nevertheless shineth forth from every direction [3.5s] | INBA88:170b | MMK6#384 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03448 | 200 | ای سمی حضرت مقصود همواره مجاهده نمودی تا بمقام مشاهده رسیدی و مکاشفه سر حقیقت | O namesake of the Divine Beloved! Thou hast ever striven until thou didst attain unto the station of vision and the unveiling of truth's mysteries [3.5s] | MMK6#383, RAHA.343 | Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02258 | 260 | ای کنیز عزیز خدا کمان منما که در آندیاری و دور از این آوارگان بیقین بدان که | O cherished maidservant of God! Think not that in that land thou art far from these wanderers. Know thou of a certainty that [3.5s] | MMK6#382 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04354 | 170 | ای خلف آن خادم درگاه الهی ورقه محرره قرائت گردید سوال از حجیت ایات شده بود | O descendant of that servant at the Divine Threshold! The letter was read, wherein a question was raised concerning the authority of the verses [3.5s] | MMK6#381, AKHA_122BE #10 p.b | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02756 | 230 | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نفحه مشکین که از خلد برین ریاض محبت الله مرور نمود مشام | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The musk-laden breeze that wafted from the celestial Paradise through the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed our senses [3.5s] | INBA84:419 | MMK6#034 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02731 | 230 | ای طالبان حقیقت از الطاف الهی میخواهم که مطلب هر یک از شما که مبتنی بر نیت | O seekers of truth! I beseech the divine favors that the purpose of each one of you which is founded upon intention [3.5s] | MMK6#380 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03265 | 210 | تلغراف شما رسید و بمژده شفای جناب حاجی نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل شد در کتاب مبین | Your telegram arrived, and the glad tidings of the recovery of his honor the Hají brought forth the utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MMK6#379 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01703 | 300 | ای حبیب روحانی از هبوب اریاح شدیده سراج محبت الله در مشکاه قلوب خواموش مباد | O spiritual beloved! From the blowing of fierce winds, may the lamp of the love of God in the niche of hearts never be extinguished [3.5s] | MMK6#378 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02154 | 270 | دوست مهربانا حضرت سفیر جلیل جناب میرزا فتح الله خان دام اقباله بکاشانه این | O kind friend! His Excellency, the illustrious ambassador, Mirza Fathullah Khan—may his prosperity continue—to this dwelling [3.5s] | MMK6#377 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09430 | 80 | ای عبدالباقی آنچه در حیز وجود بینی جمیع فانی و هر که را در ظل ممدود یابی بر | O servant of the Ever-Abiding! Whatsoever thou beholdest within the realm of existence is destined to perish, and whomsoever thou findest beneath the extended shade [3.5s] | MMK6#376, YMM.456 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11192 | 40 | هدايت الهيّه از متعلّقات فضل است نه عدل، يهدی من يشآء و يضلّ من يشآء انّک لا تهدی من احببت | Divine guidance pertaineth unto grace, not justice - "He guideth whom He willeth, and causeth to stray whom He willeth." Verily, thou canst not guide him whom thou lovest [3.5s] | MMK6#375x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06524 | 130 | یا مهدی ان المهدی هدی الله و هو یهدی من یشاء و ما انت بهادی من فی القبور انک | O Mahdi! Verily, the Mahdi is God's guidance, and He guideth whomsoever He willeth. Thou canst not guide those who are in their graves. Verily, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#374 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00880 | 420 | یا من توجه الی وجه اشرقت به الارض و السموات طوبی لک بما ثبت علی المیثاق بشری | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Countenance whereby earth and heaven were illumined! Blessed art thou for having remained firm in the Covenant. Glad tidings be unto thee [3.5s] | INBA17:075b | MMK6#373 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06681 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان پریروز نامه اول را جواب مرقوم شد و الیوم نامه ثانی را نیز | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The first letter was answered the day before yesterday, and today the second letter likewise [3.5s] | MMK6#372 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03613 | 190 | ای احبای الهی حمد حضرت احدیت را که بفیوضات نامتناهیه احبای خویش را فائز | O ye beloved of God! Praise be unto His Divine Unity, Who through His infinite bounties hath favoured His loved ones [3.5s] | MMK6#371 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04783 | 160 | ای شمع انجمن یاران در سبیل محبت رحمن چالاک شو و بپرهای عرفان بافلاک پاک | O candle of the assembly of friends! Upon the pathway of the All-Merciful's love, bestir thyself with agility, and on wings of mystic knowledge soar unto the pure celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK6#370 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04492 | 170 | ای یار روحانی نامه ملاحظه گردید و ناله و انابه مسموع شد مزاحی بخاطر رسید | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was noted and thy lamentation and supplication were heard. A jest occurred to mind [3.5s] | MMK6#032, MSHR3.290 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02779 | 230 | ای یار مهربان من لوح مسطور رق منشور گشت و چون گشودم و در بدایع معانی نظر | O my kind Friend! The written Tablet and unfolded scroll was received, and when I opened it and gazed upon the wondrous meanings [3.5s] | INBA85:375, INBA89:154 | MMK6#367, MSBH3.375, YMM.049 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02474 | 250 | یا من ثبت علی المیثاق جناب امین در محررات نهایت ستایش از استقامت و ثبات و همت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Jenáb-i-Amín hath, in his letters, offered the highest praise of thy steadfastness, constancy and zeal [3.5s] | MMK6#366, MSHR5.242 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05808 | 140 | ای منظور بلحظات عین رحمانیت یکی از بندگان دیرینه درگاه الهی بیکی از خادمان | O thou who art the object of the glances of the All-Merciful's eye! One of the ancient servants at the Divine Threshold writeth to one of the handmaidens [3.5s] | MMK6#365 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09263 | 80 | ای بنده صادق الهی در قرآن مجید میفرماید صنعته الله و من احسن من الله صنعته | O faithful servant of God! In the glorious Qur'án it is proclaimed: "It is the handiwork of God, and who excelleth God in His handiwork?" [3.5s] | MMK6#364x, YMM.331x | Creation of the world; Creativity in art; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00992 | 390 | ای آقا غلامعلی تو غلام جمال ابهائی و بنده حضرت اعلی قدر این فضل را بدان و | O Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, thou art the servant of the Abhá Beauty and the bondsman of His Holiness the Exalted One. Know thou, then, the measure of this bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#363 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03634 | 190 | ای بنده بهاء نامه ملیح مفید مختصر شما بسیار سبب راحت و مسرت عبدالبهاء گشت نامه | O thou servant of Baha! Thy sweet and beneficial concise letter hath indeed brought comfort and joy to 'Abdu'l-Baha [3.5s] | MMK6#362 | Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00909 | 410 | ای ورقه مبارکه فی الحقیقه مورد صدماتی گردیدی و مبتلا بافاتی شدی که در تاریخ | O blessed Leaf! Thou hast indeed become the object of afflictions and been subjected to trials which in history [3.5s] | MMK6#361, TABN.270 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00631 | 490 | ای ثابت بر پیمان شمع میثاق رغما لاهل النفاق پرتو عبودیتش آفاقرا منور نموده و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle | MMK6#360 | SW_v12#14 p.235-236, CUPAB.012-013x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05836 | 140 | ای ناظم فصیح بلیغ شعرای آفاق آنچه گفتند و در سفتند اکثر مخالف واقع بود لهذا | O eloquent and articulate poet, what the poets of the world have uttered and strung together hath, for the most part, been contrary to reality; therefore [3.5s] | MMK6#359x, ANDA#84 p.65 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10699 | 60 | با نفسی از ثابتین نوعی مفرمایید که محزون و مگدر شود فاخفض جناحک للمومنین و | Address not any soul among the steadfast in such manner as would cause sorrow or distress; rather, lower thy wing of humility unto the believers [3.5s] | MMK6#358 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03108 | 210 | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه های شما رسید فریاد و حنین شما باوج اعلی میرسید ... حال شما به شکرانه اين تأييدات بايد | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letters were received and thy cry and lamentation reached unto the highest heaven... Now thou must, in gratitude for these confirmations [3.5s] | MMK6#357x, MSHR4.140-141x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05553 | 140 | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک امه الله مسیس واک و امه الله مس کولور رسیدند و | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! The maidservant | MMK6#356x, NJB_v11#08 p.135 | SW_v11#15 p.256-257 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03658 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان چون در حالت نقاهتم لهذا فرصت مکتوب مفصل نه نامه شما ملاحظه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As I am in a state of convalescence, there is no opportunity for a detailed letter. Your letter was received [3.5s] | MMK6#355 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01463 | 320 | ای امین درگاه الهی شکر کن حضرت مقصود و جمال معبود و سلطان غیب و شهود را که | O trusted one of the divine Threshold! Give thanks unto the intended Lord, the Beauty of the Adored One, and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, that [3.5s] | INBA88:089b | MMK6#354 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04838 | 160 | ای مظهر هدایت کبری اگر صد هزار زبان بگشاای و بشکرانه حضرت یزدان پردازی که صبح | O Manifestation of supreme guidance! Wert thou to open a hundred thousand tongues in thanksgiving to the Lord of all creation for the dawn [3.5s] | MMK6#031 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09860 | 70 | ای بنده جمال ابهی در این عصر بدیع و قرن جدید زبان بستایش رب قدیم بگشا تا از | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! In this wondrous age and new century, open thy tongue in praise of the Ancient Lord, that from [3.5s] | MMK6#353 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02060 | 270 | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وارد مضامین دلیل بر استقامت و تمکین بود الیوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two letters from thee have been received, the contents of which testify to thy steadfastness and submission [3.5s] | MMK6#352, MSHR3.361 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Freedom of thought and action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05277 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06138 | 130 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر واصل و فحوایش سبب روح و ریحان قلوب گردید بسیار | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and its contents brought abundant joy and fragrance to the hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#350 | Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00428 | 590 | ای جام سرشار محبت الله دو نامه از شما پی در پی وارد و هنوز فرصت قرائت بجان | O brimming chalice of the love of God! Two letters from thee have arrived in swift succession, and as yet no opportunity hath been found to peruse them [3.5s] | MMK6#349 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01035 | 390 | یا امینی الامین نامه بیست و دوم شوال سنه حالیه رسید و از مضمون نهایت انشراح و | O thou trusted and faithful Amini! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Shawwal of this year hath been received, and from its contents the utmost gladness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:166 | MMK6#348x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01008 | 390 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار نامه آنجناب عازم بیت الله العتیق شده اید و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! According to thy letter, thou hast resolved to journey unto the Ancient House [3.5s] | MMK6#347 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00831 | 430 | ای عائله محترمه الحمد لله آنخانه واده مومن بخداوند یگانه اند و در سبیل الهی | O esteemed family! Praise be to God that this household stands firm in their faith in the one true God and remains steadfast in the path of the Almighty [4o] | MMK6#346 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05604 | 140 | ای ثابت بر پیمان دیروز مکتوب بسیار مفصل بشما مرقوم گردید حال مکتوب اخیر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Yesterday a detailed letter was written unto thee; now this recent letter [3.5s] | MMK6#345 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00130 | 960 | ای حضرت شهید و ایادی امرالله نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۱۹ ربیع الاول ۱۳۳۷ مرقوم نموده | O illustrious martyr and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1337 [3.5s] | MMK6#344x, AVK4.479ax, AVK4.479bx, PYK.282, MSHR2.162x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00675 | 480 | مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور | Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s] | MMK6#342 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01947 | 280 | ای طبیب روحانی الحمد لله بدریاق فاروق پی بردی و از معجون الهی صحت و قوت تامه | O spiritual physician! Praise be unto God that thou hast discovered the all-healing antidote and attained perfect health and strength through the divine elixir [3.5s] | MMK6#340, SFI02.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02969 | 220 | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء و شجره تخرج من طور سیناء تنبت بالدهن و صبغ | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the Sinai Tree, and with that Tree which springeth forth from Mount Sinai, yielding oil and sacred chrism [3.5s] | MMK6#335x, MSHR3.307x | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mosaic imagery; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05613 | 140 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید سوال از معانی موالید ثلاثه نموده بودید موالید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst inquired about the meaning of the three kingdoms [3.5s] | MMK6#334x, RAHA.231 | Man's distinction from the animal; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02581 | 240 | ای محب جمال قدم و اسم اعظم هیکل عالم چون بحقیقت نگری بمثابه شخص انسانیست | O thou who lovest the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! When thou observest with the eye of truth, the Temple of the World is even as a human form [3.5s] | INBA87:073, INBA52:072 | MMK6#333, HDQI.238, RAHA.126, ANDA#24 p.04 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Evolution; human evolution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01325 | 340 | ای دو یار عزیز هیچ میدانید که عبدالبهاء غرق چه دریاایست قسم باسم اعظم روحی | O ye two beloved friends! Know ye not in what ocean 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed? I swear by the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA17:162 | MMK6#329x, ASAT5.136-137x, AVK4.142.09x, MAS2.083-084 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03807 | 190 | ای یاران حضرت یزدان در این دم شبنمی از دریای عنایت جمال قدم بر مزارع قلوب این | O ye friends of the Lord God! At this moment a dewdrop from the ocean of the Ancient Beauty's grace hath descended upon the fields of these hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#328 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01500 | 320 | ای مخمور جام الهی قصیده فریده غراء و خریده لطیفه نوراء که در مصیبت کبری و | O thou who art intoxicated with the divine chalice! That unique and radiant ode, that rare and luminous composition, which in the great calamity [3.5s] | MMK6#327 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01407 | 330 | ای فرع محمود شجره مبارکه نامه اخیر را مضمون شهد و شیر و کتاب منیر بود و دلیل | O noble scion of the blessed Tree! Thy recent letter was as honey and milk in its contents, and was a luminous book and proof [3.5s] | MMK6#028, MATA.072-073 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01589 | 310 | ای صراف نقود قلوب در بازار جوهریان خداوند در قرآن مجید میفرماید و تری الارض | O thou who exchangest the currency of hearts in the market-place of the jewelers! God in His glorious Qur'an proclaims: "And thou seest the earth..." [3.5s] | INBA13:105 | MMK6#325, AHB.107BE #07 p.136, AHB.136BE #05-06 p.000?, MAS5.122 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09016 | 90 | ایها المتذکر المتفکر دع الافکار و اترک الاذکار و توجه الی الانوار الساطع | O thou who art mindful and reflective! Cast aside all thoughts and abandon all remembrance, and turn thee toward the resplendent lights [3.5s] | INBA84:444, INBA59:111a, INBA88:165b | MMK6#324 | Apocalyptic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07590 | 110 | ای موقن بجمال موعود جناب اخوی بمطاف ملا مقربین فائز و جناب ابوی در جوار رحمه | O thou who art assured in the Beauty of the Promised One! Thy noble brother hath attained unto the circle of the near ones, and thy revered father dwelleth in the precincts of mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#323 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10349 | 60 | ای امه الله الطاف جمال قدیم و نور مبین و رحمه للعالمین روحی لتراب اقدامه | O handmaid of God! The bounties of the Ancient Beauty, the manifest Light and the Mercy unto all the worlds—may my soul be sacrificed for the dust of His footsteps [3.5s] | MMK6#322 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03557 | 200 | هذه الامه لاتصلح اواخرها الا بما صلح به اوائلها کانت العرب مشته الثمل مفرقه | This nation shall not find rectitude at its end, save through what secured its righteousness at the beginning. The Arabs were scattered and dispersed [3.5s] | MMK6#321 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Muhammad; Islam; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06256 | 130 | ای طیفور قلبت پر نور باد و جانت پر سرور آنچه خواستی مرقوم گردید حال باید | O Tayfur! May thy heart be filled with light and thy soul be full of joy! That which thou didst request hath been written. Now thou must [3.5s] | MMK6#320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09855 | 70 | ای بنده بهاء شکر کن خدا را که بمراد فواد رسیدی و در سبیل رشاد سلوک نمودی و | O servant of Bahá! Give thanks unto God that thou hast attained unto the desire of thy heart and hast walked in the path of righteousness [3.5s] | MMK6#319 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04330 | 170 | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نامه ات رسید چون فرصت بسیار کم است مختصر مرقوم میگردد داوود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and as time is most limited, a brief reply is herein penned [3.5s] | INBA17:133 | MMK6#318 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04677 | 160 | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه که در پانزدهم شباط مرقوم نموده بودید در جوف | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! The letter which thou didst write on the fifteenth of Shabbaṭ was received [3.5s] | MMK6#317x, ASAT4.110x, YMM.182x, YMM.262x, YMM.393x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11375 | 30 | فرصت تفسير آيه حضرت يونس نيست. مختصر اينست که بطن حوت عبارت از ظلمات عالم طبيعت | There is no time to expound the verse concerning His Holiness Jonah. Briefly stated: the belly of the whale signifieth the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK6#316x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07249 | 110 | ای بنده الهی حضرت یونس ذوالنون شد یعنی در درون ماهی امکان گرفتار شد بعد خلاص | O servant of God! His Holiness Jonah became the companion of the whale, which signifieth that he was caught within the fish of contingent existence, and thereafter was delivered [3.5s] | MMK6#315x, DWNP_v6#04 p.008a | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06292 | 130 | ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر | O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior | INBA13:361a | MMK6#314, YMM.446 | BSTW#116 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB09991 | 70 | ای سمی خلیل جلیل در مقام خلت الهیه انسان از من فی الوجود غافل و غائب و بحق | O thou who art named after the glorious Khalíl! In the station of Divine friendship, man becometh oblivious and detached from all else that existeth [3.5s] | MMK6#313 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08059 | 100 | ای خلیل جلیل حمد کن حضرت رب کبریا را که نار نمرود ضلالت و هوی بعنایت مولی | O illustrious Khalíl, praise thou the Lord of transcendent grandeur, for through the grace of the Lord the fire of Nimrod's perversity and caprice [3.5s] | MMK6#312 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02730 | 230 | ای شمع روشن محفل احباء الله آثار قلمیه آن ورقاء حدیقه عرفان مورث روح و ریحان | O luminous candle of the gathering of the loved ones of God! The writings from that nightingale of the garden of divine knowledge are the cause of spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s] | INBA87:612, INBA52:654 | MMK6#027 | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03630 | 190 | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید چندی پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال نظر | O servant at the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Some time ago a letter was written, and now [3.5s] | MMK6#311 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10424 | 60 | ای بنده درگاه احدیت گویند که جعفر در لغت عرب نهر جاریست و ماء عذب ساری پس تو | O servant at the threshold of divine oneness! It is said that "Ja'far" in the Arabic tongue signifieth a flowing river and sweet, running water. Therefore, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#310x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05961 | 560 | یا من ایده الله علی الرد علی من رد علی الله نامه مخصوص که بجناب آقا رضا مرقوم | O thou whom God hath aided to refute those who have denied God! A special letter was written to Áqá Riḍá [3.5s] | MMK6#309x, SFI22.018-019 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08363 | 100 | و امّا ما سئلت عن الآية المبارکه فی القرآن و لقد عهدنا الی آدم الی آخر قد اخذ اللّه العهد عن آدم | As to what thou didst ask concerning the blessed verse in the Qur'án, "And verily We made a covenant with Adam," unto the end, God had taken a covenant from Adam [3.5s] | MMK6#307x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Adam; Adam and Eve; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08242 | 100 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی شکر کن خدا را که شمس حقیقت پرتوی نورانی در دلت افکند تا | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Give thanks unto God that the Sun of Truth hath cast its luminous rays upon thy heart, so that [3.5s] | MMK6#306 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07750 | 110 | جناب بشیر حضرت احدیت تجلی رحمانیت فرموده و امکان را مرآت منطبعه از صور | The august Bashír of the One True God hath manifested the effulgence of the All-Merciful, rendering existence a mirror imprinted with forms [3.5s] | MMK6#305, AKHA_129BE #11 p.a, BSHI.123 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05267 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02161 | 270 | و ما تلک بیمینک یا موسی فاعلم بان الله تبارک و تعالی بمقتضی حکمه البالغه | O Moses, what is that in thy right hand? Know thou, then, that God, blessed and exalted is He, according to His consummate wisdom [3.5s] | NLAI_BH3.096 | MMK6#302 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Limits of language; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02811 | 230 | ایها المنادون باسم الله و الممتلئون حبا بجمال الله و المنجذبون قلبا الی | O ye who call out in the name of God, who are filled with love for the Beauty of God, and whose hearts are drawn unto [3.5s] | MMK6#301 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07583 | 110 | ای مهتدی بهدایت الهی حضرت کلیم الله نور هدایت را از نار موقده در سدره سینا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! His Holiness Moses, the Interlocutor of God, beheld the light of guidance from the burning bush in the Sinai [3.5s] | MMK6#300 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04269 | 170 | ای بندگان حق در قرآن عظیم از لسان حضرت کلیم او اجد علی النار هدی بیان مبین | O ye servants of God! In the mighty Qur'án, through the tongue of His Holiness Moses, the words "Verily, I perceive a fire" have been clearly expressed [3.5s] | MMK6#299 | Being a source of light; guidance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02894 | 220 | ای بنده حق در حالتیکه مصائب و بلا مانند امواج دریا از هر طرف در هجوم با وجود | O servant of Truth! While calamities and tribulations, like unto the waves of the sea, surge from every direction [3.5s] | MMK6#026 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02113 | 270 | ای مومن ممتحن احوالاتی که مرقوم نموده بودید این امتحانات الهیه است و امتحان | O tried believer! The circumstances thou didst recount are divine tests, and trials [3.5s] | MMK6#025 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04091 | 180 | ای مهتدی بنار موقده الهیه حضرت کلیم چون از مدین اشتیاق بسیناء اشراق بخرامید | O thou who art guided by the divine-kindled Fire! When His Holiness Moses strode forth from the Midian of longing toward the Sinai of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA13:019 | MMK6#298 | Moses; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06894 | 120 | ای منادی باسم حق بین ملا عالم شکر کن جمال قدمرا که باسم اعظم حیات ابدیه یافتی | O thou who heralds the name of the True One amidst the concourse of the world, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, for thou hast, through the Most Great Name, attained unto everlasting life [3.5s] | MMK6#297 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02584 | 240 | ای مقتبس نور هدی حضرت موسی کلیم الله فیض نور هویت را از نار موقده در شجره | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the light of guidance! His Holiness Moses, the One Who conversed with God, received the effulgence of divine identity from the Fire kindled in the Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#296 | Moses; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05780 | 140 | ای مستشرق از نور هدایت کبری حضرت کلیم الله چون بصحرای طور شتافت شعله نور یافت | O thou who art illumined from the light of Greatest Guidance! When Moses, the Interlocutor of God, hastened to the wilderness of Sinai, He beheld the blazing flame [3.5s] | MMK6#295 | Being a source of light; guidance; Manifestation of God as sun; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01580 | 310 | ای سرگشته و سودائی ایا وقتی اید که در شرق و غرب مشهور بشیداای گردی و رسوای | O thou bewildered and impassioned soul! Will there come a time when thou shalt become renowned in both East and West - thou wandering, disgraceful one [3.5s] | MMK6#294 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00517 | 550 | ایها الفرع المجید من الشجره المبارکه الناطقه فی سدره السینا علیک بهاء الله و | O glorious branch, sprung from the blessed tree that speaketh from the Tree on Sinai! Upon thee be the splendour of God and [3.5s] | INBA87:481, INBA52:503 | MMK6#293, KHAF.251 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00632 | 490 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل ثبوت و رسوخ بر نبا عظیم بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness in the Most Great Announcement [3.5s]... ...In this day every believer must concentrate his thoughts on teaching the Faith... O loved ones of God! Each one of the friends must teach at least one soul each year | MMK6#292x, AMK.142-144, AMK.152-154, AVK3.378.10x, AVK3.495.01x | COC#1927x | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09401 | 80 | ای سلاله آن ذبیح قربانگاه عشق چه شود که تو آن شجره متصاعده را شاخ و اجعل لی | O scion of that sacrificial lamb at the altar of love! What if thou shouldst become a branch of that heavenward-soaring tree [3.5s] | INBA85:348a | MMK6#291 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06842 | 120 | ای قرینه آن جوهر وجود آن باز سپید اوج ملکوت هر چند بلانه و آشیانه عزت عروج | O counterpart of that essence of existence, that white falcon of the celestial heights, though in thy nest and honored dwelling thou dost soar [3.5s] | INBA16:116 | MMK6#290, AHB.129BE #11-12 p.10, PYK.287, MYD.491 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02459 | 250 | جناب انین و حنین قلب و لسان آن مشتعل بنار محبت الله بساحت اقدس در افق اعلی و | The esteemed Anín and Hanín of heart and tongue, enkindled with the fire of the love of God, reached the Most Holy Court in the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | INBA55:122 | MMK6#289 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07604 | 110 | ای میر منیر بر سریر ثبوت چنان جلوس نما که جنود ملکوت را در مقابل رو مصفوف | O shining prince! Be thou so firmly established upon the throne of steadfastness that the hosts of the Kingdom shall stand arrayed before thee [3.5s] | MMK6#288 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03950 | 180 | ای بنده صادق جمال انور ابهی خبر شما از طهران میرسید حال از کرمانشاهان میرسد | O faithful servant of the Most Luminous Beauty of Abhá! News of thee reached Us from Tihrán, and now it cometh from Kirmánsháh [3.5s] | MMK6#287 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03678 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضمون نامه بهجت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written to his honor Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh was perused. From its contents, joy [was obtained] [3.5s] | MMK6#286 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06967 | 120 | ای واله الهی طالبان حق و مشتاقان جمال مطلق سطوع شمس حقیقت را در مشرق آفاق و | O lovers of God, seekers of truth and yearners for the Absolute Beauty! The dawning of the Sun of Truth in the eastern horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#285 | Manifestation of God as sun; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01300 | 340 | ای اسیر سبیل الهی و ای طیر آشیان معنوی اگر چه از مصائب وارده و بلیات متتابعه | O thou who art captive in the path of God and bird of the spiritual nest! Though from the afflictions which have befallen and the successive tribulations [3.5s] | MMK6#024 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02587 | 240 | Man of Courage, The; Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn | مسئله عزير عليه السّلام حقيقتش اينست که مقصود ملّت حضرت موسی بود که به هجوم بخت‌النّصر | ...Qa’im-Maqamí is, in truth, the foremost servant of the Cause of the All-Merciful… As to the verses concerning Dhu’l-Qarnayn, these are of the ambiguous sort that have an inner meaning. The objectors made this account a snare of deceit | MMK6#283x, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.027x, AVK2.201-202x, MAS2.042-043x | BLO_courage.30x, ADMS#328x | Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04434 | 170 | ای مخموران باده میثاق در عالم وجود و تاسیسات ملیه و ترویج تعالیم الهی و تربیت | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant in the realm of existence, ye builders of national institutions and promoters of divine teachings and education [3.5s] | MMK6#281 | Education of children; moral education; Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03341 | 340 | ای بنده الهی نامه مشکین واصل و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل شد تا بحال خبر مداومت... در خصوص اصحاب کهف سؤال نموده بوديد | O servant of God! The musk-scented letter was received and its contents were noted. Until now, news of steadfastness... As to what thou didst ask concerning the Companions of the Cave [3.5s] | INBA85:007 | MMK6#280x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05085 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04830 | 160 | ای مشتاق نیر آفاق در بزم میثاق چنان عهدی گرفت که ارباب شقاق را مجال نفاق نماند | O thou who art eager for the Luminary of the horizons! In the feast of the Covenant such a pledge was taken that no room remained for the people of discord to sow dissension [3.5s] | MMK6#278 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01602 | 310 | ای ورقات شجره محبت الله جناب امین علیه بهاء الله حمد خدا را که منتسب بنفسی | O leaves of the Tree of God's love! His honor Amín - upon him be the Glory of God - praise be to God that he hath been connected to [3.5s] | MMK6#277 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07097 | 120 | یا امه المقصود مسرور باش و خوشنود که در این عصر موعود بموهبت حضرت ودود موفق | O handmaid of the Desired One! Be thou joyous and content, for in this promised age thou hast been favored with the bounty of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#276 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04413 | 170 | ای طبیب روحانی نظر بشدت امراض و سورت التهاب منما مطمئن بتاثیر اسم اعظم باش که | O spiritual physician! Look not upon the severity of the maladies and the intensity of their inflammation, but be confident in the influence of the Most Great Name, which [3.5s] | MMK6#275 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07362 | 110 | ای حبیب نجیب قومی بر آنند که محبت اعظم از خلت است و استدلال بر این نمودند که | O noble beloved! Some are of the opinion that love excelleth friendship, and they have thus contended [3.5s] | MMK6#273 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08407 | 100 | در قرآن مذکور که هفت قبيله به حضور سرّ وجود و جوهر مقصود حضرت رسول عليه السّلام آمدند | In the Qur'án it is recorded that seven tribes came into the presence of that Secret of Existence and Essence of Purpose, His Holiness the Prophet [3.5s] | MMK6#272x | Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00766 | 450 | ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده‌ايد | O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s] | MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x | Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02749 | 230 | ای مشرق انوار محبت الله اگر چه این مصیبت وارده از رزایای عظیمه و مصائب شدیده | O Dawning-Place of the Lights of God's Love, though this calamity that hath befallen thee is among the greatest of afflictions and most grievous of trials [3.5s] | MMK6#023 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06693 | 120 | در خصوص اعتراض شيخ عبدالرّحيم مرقوم نموده بوديد. در احاديث معصومين تبديل بعضی کلمات و بعضی حروف قرآن | Concerning that which thou hadst written regarding the objections of Shaykh 'Abdu'r-Rahim, in the traditions of the immaculate ones there are alterations of certain words and certain letters of the Qur'án [3.5s] | MMK6#270x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Hands of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01948 | 280 | اين ايّام در جميع بلدان ايران به سبب نصائح عبدالبهآء جميع احبّا در مهد امن و امان آرميده | In these days, throughout all the regions of Persia, by reason of the counsels of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, all the beloved ones are reposing in the cradle of peace and security [3.5s] | MMK6#269x | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02882 | 220 | Translation List | ای بندگان جمال ابهی رقیم و نمیقی که بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه و | O servants of the Abha Beauty! The letter ye had addressed to Siyyid Taqí hath been perused and its contents noted. Ye had written of the transgressions of the villainous Taqí | MMK6#268, ANDA#86 p.80 | ADMS#321 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB08735 | 90 | ای دوستان جانان بوی جانی سوی جانها میوزد یعنی از ریاض ملکوت ابهی نفحات قدس | O friends of the Beloved! The fragrance of life wafteth towards the souls, even the holy breathings from the gardens of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK6#267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05822 | 140 | ای ناشر نفحات افق وجود چون بصبح نورانی از ملکوت ابهی منور گشت پرتو شمس حقیقت | O thou who dost diffuse the fragrances of the realm of being! When the luminous morn was illumined from the Abhá Kingdom, the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth [3.5s] | INBA13:117 | MMK6#266 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09473 | 80 | ای متوجه الی الحق و قل جاء الحق و زهق الباطل ان الباطل کان زهوقا نظر در بدایت | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards Truth! Say: "The Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away; verily falsehood is ever doomed to perish." Consider thou the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:511 | MMK6#265 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11010 | 50 | ایها الحبیب قد رتلت ایات شکرک للله بما وفقک علی السلوک فی سبیل الهدی و کشف | O beloved friend! Thou hast chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee to tread the path of divine guidance and revelation [3.5s] | MMK6#264x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08765 | 90 | ای سمی حضرت مقصود در عرصه وجود دیده شهود بگشا تا آنگه ایات صحف ملاء اعلی در | O namesake of the Divine Object of all desire! Open the eye of witness in the realm of existence, that the verses of the Tablets of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | MMK6#263 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07920 | 100 | ای بنده الهی در قرآن عسی ان یبعثک مقاما محمودا میفرماید و این مقام محمود را | O servant of God! In the Qur'án it is said: "It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station," and this praised station is [3.5s] | MMK6#262 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07544 | 110 | ای مستفیض در مقام محمود در قرآن عظیم بجمال محمدی خطاب عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقام | O thou who art recipient of divine bounties! In the glorious Qur'án, addressing the Beauty of Muhammad, it is said: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station." [3.5s] | MMK6#261 | Call to action; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10954 | 50 | ای محمود ممدوح ودود در قرآن عظیم و کتاب مبین و نبعثک مقاما محمودا نازل و اولو | O Mahmud, praised and beloved! In the mighty Qur'án, the manifest Book, these words were revealed: "And We shall raise thee to a praiseworthy station." [3.5s] | MMK6#260 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10378 | 60 | ای آقا محمود در قرآن عظیم خطاب بحضرت حبیب و من اللیل فتحجد به نافله لک عسی ان | O Áqá Maḥmúd! In the glorious Qur'án it is addressed to the Beloved One: "And in the night season, keep vigil therewith as a supererogatory devotion for thee; it may be that..." [3.5s] | MMK6#258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01841 | 290 | ای ورقه طیبه رحمانیه تا بحال با وجود آنگه بشما مکتوب مرقوم شده است ولی حضرت | O leaf blessed and merciful! Although letters have heretofore been addressed to thee, yet His [3.5s] | MMK6#257 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00605 | 500 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید و قرائت گردید مضمون نامه که جمعی از محرکین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and read. The contents of the letter, which certain agitators [3.5s] | MMK6#022 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05664 | 140 | ای دو شمع افروخته محبت الله الحمد لله کشف سبحات جلال شد و هتک الستر بغلبه السر | O ye twin luminaries kindled with the love of God! Praise be unto God, for the veils of glory have been rent asunder and the mysteries unveiled through the ascendancy of the secret [3.5s] | MMK6#021, AADA.044 | Chastisement and requital; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00939 | 400 | Translation List; Concourse on High | ای بنده درگاه الهی هر چند تا بحال در مکاتبه فتور و قصور رفت ولی در عالم دل و | O servant of the divine Threshold! Though there has been delay and shortcoming in correspondence until now, yet in the realm of the heart [3.5s]... ...Those souls who have detached themselves from the world of humanity and acquired heavenly attributes are reckoned among the Concourse on High | MMK6#256, MAS2.108-110, YMM.153x, ABDA.086-087 | ADMS#326x | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04722 | 160 | ايران هنوز ويرانست و تا عدل و داد بنيان و بنياد نگردد روز بروز بدتر شود. تعدّيات بر حضرت فروغی | Iran is laid waste, and until justice and equity become its foundation and bedrock, its condition shall worsen day by day. The transgressions against his honor Foroughi [3.5s] | MMK6#254x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02364 | 250 | ای ثابت بر پیمان در صریح قرآن میفرماید من قتل مظلوما لقد جعلنا لولیه سلطانا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In the clear text of the Qur'án it is proclaimed: "Whosoever is wrongfully slain, We have indeed granted authority unto his heir" [3.5s] | MMK6#253, ANDA#84 p.67, MSHR2.251 | Justice and wrath of God; Relationship between government and people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11157 | 40 | خدا در قرآن می‌فرمايد لا تجعل يدک مغلولة الی عنقک و لا تبسطها کلّ البسط و می‌فرمايد و ابتغ بين ذلک سبيلا | God hath pronounced in the Qur'án: "Let not thy hand be tied to thy neck, nor yet open it with all openness," and He saith: "But seek thou a middle course between these twain." [3.5s] | MMK6#252x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10882 | 50 | قناعت در هر موردی محبوبست حتّی در تجارت. مقصد سهولت معيشت است زيرا ثروت موقّت است | Contentment in all things is praiseworthy, even in trade and commerce. The aim is the ease of livelihood, for wealth is but transitory [3.5s] | MMK6#251x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05846 | 140 | ای ورقات نوراء آنچه مرقوم داشتید ملحوظ گردید و فریاد و فغان از شدت اشتیاق | O illumined leaves! What ye have written was noted, and the cry and lamentation from the intensity of longing [was heard] [3.5s] | INBA87:639a, INBA52:684 | MMK6#250 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06444 | 130 | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله ما انعم علیک من فضله و رحمته | O thou spiritual youth! I have intoned the verses of thy gratitude unto God for what He hath bestowed upon thee of His grace and mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#249 | Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05238 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||
| AB06373 | 130 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آنچه قلم تحریر نماید و لسان تقریر کند رشحی از بحر متموج در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Whatsoever the Pen inscribeth and the tongue proclaimeth is but a drop from the surging ocean [3.5s] | MMK6#246 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06391 | 130 | ای ورقه مبتهله جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل علیه بهاء الله الابهی در بقعه مبارکه | O suppliant leaf! His honour Áqá Muhammad Ismá'íl—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Luminous—in the blessed Shrine [3.5s] | MMK6#245 | Consolation and comfort; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01338 | 340 | ای منادی پیمان نامه های آنجناب وصول یافت ولی عبدالبهاء از نقاهت مزاج و کثرت | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy letters were received, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá, owing to the frailty of His constitution and the multitude [3.5s] | MMK6#244 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10006 | 70 | ای ضیاء پرتوی از هدایت کبری یافتی و رخرا منور ساختی نرد محبت باختی و مقصود | O Diya! Thou hast gleaned a beam from the Greater Guidance, illumining thy visage with its resplendent light. Thou hast played the game of love and attained thy purpose [3.5s] | MMK6#020 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06478 | 130 | شیخ الاسلام تفلیس بخیال خویش رد نفیسی بر این امر تحریر نموده و برهان واضح | The Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflis, in his own estimation, composed a learned refutation of this Cause, and manifest proof [3.5s] | MMK6#242 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01695 | 300 | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان ورقه ناطقه ملاحظه کرد و مضامین سبب حیرت شد ولی از جهتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! The Speaking Leaf perused thy letter, and its contents caused astonishment, though from one perspective [3.5s] | MMK6#241, ANDA#81 p.42 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03113 | 210 | ای بنده حق در نزد این عبد جمیع من علی الارض مقبول مطرودی نه و مغضوبی نیست و | O servant of the Truth! In the sight of this servant, all who dwell upon the earth are accepted; none is rejected or condemned [3.5s] | MMK6#240 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01878 | 290 | یا من تمسک بذیل الکبریاء اعلم ان لسان الغیب من الملکوت الابهی یخاطبک بهذا | O thou who clingest to the hem of grandeur! Know thou that the Tongue of the Unseen, from the Most Exalted Kingdom, addresseth thee thus [3.5s] | INBA21:156, INBA55:210, INBA72:125, INBA59:108, INBA88:258 | MMK6#239 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04593 | 170 | رسائلی که در جواب نفوس ناقضه ميثاق تا به حال احبّای الهی مرقوم نمودند محض اينکه شايد ناقضين منتبه می‌شوند | The letters which the loved ones of God have until now addressed in reply to the violators of the Covenant were solely that perchance these violators might become awakened [3.5s] | MMK6#238x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09080 | 90 | یا من انقطع عن الوجوه الا وجه الله دع الوری و تمسک بالعروه الوثقی التی | O thou who hast severed thyself from all faces save the Face of God, abandon the multitudes and hold fast unto the Most Firm Handle [3.5s] | INBA21:195b (245b) | MMK6#237 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03036 | 220 | و امّا مقصود اين عبد اينست که اگر اسرار کتاب در هر عصر از مبيّن سؤال می‌شد اختلاف | And as to what this servant intendeth: if in every age the mysteries of the Book had been inquired of the Interpreter, differences [3.5s] | MMK6#236x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06219 | 130 | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی در این سفر تحمل نهایت زحمت نمودید و مشقت بیحد و حصر | O pilgrim to the shrine of the Most Exalted One! In this journey thou hast endured the utmost hardship and boundless trials [3.5s] | MMK6#235 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02821 | 230 | دوست مکرم مهربان مراسله شما واصل و از مشقات و گرفتاری و ناچاری شما نهایت تاسف | Esteemed and cherished friend, your letter has been received, and I am deeply grieved by your hardships, trials and privations [3.5s] | MMK6#234 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10253 | 70 | یا حضره بهجت ایدک الله لقد تحملت المشقه لم تکونوا بالعینه الا بشق الانفس ولکن | O esteemed Bahjat, may God strengthen thee! Thou hast indeed borne hardship, and thine eyes have witnessed what was achieved only through intense struggle [3.5s] | MMK6#233 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00383 | 610 | الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنور المیثاق علی الافاق و اظهر اسرار العهد فی حیز الشهود | Praise be unto God, Who hath caused the light of the Covenant to shine forth across the horizons and hath manifested the mysteries of the Testament in the realm of existence [3.5s] | MMK6#232 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03704 | 190 | ای دو نفس نفیس خطه بطحاء وادی غیر ذی زرع و سنگلاخ بود چنانچه نص قرآنست از | O ye two precious souls! The valley of Batha was a barren wasteland and stony ground, as is attested in the text of the Holy Quran [3.5s]... ...The region of Nur is the birthplace of the Speaker on the Mount. Consider to what grandeur, importance and splendor it shall attain throughout future ages and cycles. | MMK6#231x, IQN.020 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05278 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09356 | 80 | مواهب الهيّه بی‌پايانست ولی هدايت قياس به موهبت ديگر نگردد. اين فضل صرفست و احسان بحت | Divine bounties are limitless, yet guidance cannot be compared with any other gift. This is pure bounty and sheer grace [3.5s] | MMK6#019x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06135 | 130 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید آنچه آه و فغان نماای و مضطرب و پریشان باشی حق با | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In all wherein thou dost sigh and lament, and art troubled and distressed, the truth is with thee [3.5s] | INBA87:231b, INBA52:236 | MMK6#018 | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01088 | 380 | ایها الحبیب العزیز قد وصل نمیقتکم الغراء المورخ ۶ کانون اول ۱۹۲۰ ولله الحمد | O dearly beloved friend! Thy luminous letter dated 6 December 1920 hath been received, praise be unto God [3.5s] | MMK6#228x, NJB_v12#01 p.031 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02789 | 230 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله آنچه از کلک پیمان در سنین هیجان و نهایت نفوذ و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that whatsoever hath flowed from the Pen of the Covenant in those days of fervor and consummate influence [3.5s] | INBA16:210 | MMK6#226, MILAN.229, MSHR4.067x | Consultation; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09150 | 80 | ای اخوان صفا حمد کنید حضرت کبریا را که کل از جام الست حضرت دوست سرمستید و کل | O brethren of purity! Render thanks unto the Lord of Grandeur, for ye are all intoxicated with the wine of the eternal Covenant of the Friend [3.5s] | MMK6#225 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04727 | 160 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نظر عنایت از ملکوت عزت شامل است و الطاف حضرت احدیت مانند غیث | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The glances of divine favour from the Kingdom of Glory encompass thee, and the bounties of His Holiness the One shower down like the rain [3.5s] | MMK6#224 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07201 | 110 | ای امه الله حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که ترا بمعین حیات هدایت فرمود و براه نجات | O handmaid of God! Praise be unto the Lord of Oneness, Who hath guided thee to the Fountain of Life and led thee unto the path of salvation [3.5s] | MMK6#223 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00691 | 470 | ای احبای الهی الحمد لله نفحه مشکبار جهان را عنبر بار نموده و صیت جمال مبارک | O divine friends! Praise be to God, the musk-laden breeze hath spread its amber-scented fragrance across the world, and the fame of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA89:090 | MMK6#222 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05926 | 140 | جناب عزیز یاران حضرت احدیت چون نظر عنایت افکند هر بلائی عطا شود ملاحظه نما | O beloved friends of the Ancient Beauty! When the eye of divine favor is cast upon thee, every tribulation becometh a gift. Consider this [3.5s] | MMK6#221 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04087 | 180 | ای منجذب محبت الله نامه شما که بواسطه بمبای ارسال نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید... مرقوم فرموده بودی که جمعی در کشمير به شخصی از مدّعيان ارادت حاصل | O thou who art attracted by the love of God! Thy letter, which thou didst dispatch by way of Bombay, was perused... Thou hadst written that certain souls in Kashmir had professed allegiance to one of the claimants [3.5s] | MMK6#220x, MSHR5.262ax | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02093 | 270 | ای طبیب قلوب دوستان مدتیست که از شما نه سلامی و نه پیامی و نه نامه و نه نقش | O thou physician of the hearts of the friends! For some time no salutation, no message, no letter, nor any trace hath come from thee [3.5s] | MMK6#219 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02804 | 230 | ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره الریانه بفیض سحاب موهبه الله هر چند بظاهر مکاتبه | O verdant and flourishing leaf, freshened by the outpourings of God's bountiful clouds, though outwardly [3.5s] | MMK6#218 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07334 | 110 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی رسید از مضامین آشکار و پدید گشت که حین رجوع و وصول | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter was received, and from its contents it became clear that at the time of return and arrival [3.5s] | INBA87:435a, INBA52:449a | MMK6#216 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08576 | 90 | ای بنده پروردگار حضرت رب مختار جمیع من علی الارض را بمطلع انوار دعوت نمود | O servant of the Lord! The chosen Lord, the All-Powerful, hath summoned all who dwell upon the earth to the Dayspring of divine lights [3.5s] | MMK6#017, RAHA.344b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10079 | 70 | ای مشتاق ملکوت جمال پیر کنعان در فرقت یوسف مصری خون از دیده ببارید و چندان | O thou who longest for the Kingdom! The Ancient Beauty of Canaan shed tears of blood from his eyes in separation from his Joseph of Egypt, and so profusely [3.5s] | MMK6#215 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05538 | 140 | ای بصیر ای بصار ای ذو بصر حدید حمد خدا را که کشف غطا نمودی و بصر حدید گشودی و | O thou who art endowed with insight and vision, possessor of keen perception! Praise be unto God that thou hast rent asunder the veil and opened thy penetrating eye [3.5s] | MMK6#214, MSBH5.506, MUH3.024 | High station of the true believer; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06080 | 130 | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه نگاشتی فی الحقیقه عین واقعست انسان همواره در تحت سطوت | O servant of the Abha Beauty! What thou hast written is indeed the very truth. Man is ever under the dominion of [3.5s] | MMK6#213 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05746 | 140 | ای فائز بمو??بت عظمی در یوم لقا در یوم ظهور مجلی بر طور بشرف حضور فائز شدی و از | O thou who art blessed with the supreme gift! In the Day of Meeting, in the Day of the Manifestation's dawning upon Sinai, thou didst attain the honour of His presence and [3.5s] | MMK6#212 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11075 | 50 | یا یوسف ان شئت ان تکن عزیزا فی مصر الوجود اوف لعصبه الایادی الیک المیثاق و عبر | O Joseph! Shouldst thou desire to be exalted in the Egypt of existence, be faithful to the Covenant entrusted to thee by the Company of chosen ones, and transcend [3.5s] | MMK6#211 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03177 | 210 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی الحمد لله جناب خان در راه حضرت یزدان سه مرتبه سرگون از | O beloved handmaid of God! Praise be to God that the esteemed Khan hath thrice been exiled in the path of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#210 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07661 | 110 | ای ورقه مومنه فائزه در ایام مصیبت کبری بودی و در ماتم و رزیه جمال قدم گریبان | O faithful and triumphant leaf! Thou wert present in the days of the most great calamity, and in mourning and grief for the Ancient Beauty, thou didst rend thy collar [3.5s] | MMK6#209, AADA.165 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06350 | 130 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی در ملکوت ابهی مقامیست که منتهی آمال مقربین و غایت آرزوی | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! In the Abhá Kingdom there is a station that is the ultimate aspiration of them that are nigh and the highest goal of those who are near [3.5s] | MMK6#208, AADA.155 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04801 | 160 | ای فائز بتربت مقدسه چنان مپندار که فراموشت نمودم محال است محال بلکه عدم مجال | O thou who hast attained the sacred dust, imagine not that I have forgotten thee. This would be impossible, impossible! Rather, it is for want of time [3.5s] | INBA55:205, INBA72:134 | MMK6#207 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04746 | 160 | ای دو برادر اخوت و برادری چون در دو برادر روحانی حاصل همه اش شهد و شکر است و | O ye two brothers! When spiritual brotherhood and fellowship are established between two brethren, all is honeyed sweetness [3.5s] | INBA17:165 | MMK6#205 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01969 | 280 | ای یادگار آن نفس بزرگوار آنچه از قلم رقم یافته بود ملاحظه گردید خبر پرمسرت | O remembrance of that noble soul! What flowed from the pen hath been noted; the joyful tidings [3.5s] | MMK6#204 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08360 | 100 | ایها الرجل الرشید المطلوب فی القرآن المجید اسئل الله ان یجعلک الرکن الشدید فی | O thou sagacious man, who art sought after in the glorious Qur'an, I beseech God that He may make thee a mighty pillar in [3.5s] | MMK6#202 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04631 | 160 | ای احبای الهی در کره زمین قبائل و شعوب و ملل و دول پر تمکین موجود و مشهود هر | O ye beloved of God! Upon the earthly sphere there exist and are visible tribes and peoples and nations and mighty states [3.5s] | INBA17:022 | MMK6#016, AKHA_130BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09418 | 80 | ای طالب باقیات صالحات اولاد و احفاد که باشرف اعراق موید بحسن اخلاق هستند یعنی | O seeker of eternal and righteous deeds, children and descendants who are endowed with noble lineage and confirmed in goodly character, that is [3.5s] | MMK6#201 | Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05326 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02726 | 230 | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه اول و ثانی رسید و تفاصیل معلوم و واضح گردید | O offspring of that noble personage! The first and second letters arrived, and their contents became known and clear [3.5s] | MMK6#199 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02633 | 230 | ای مجذوبان آن دلبر رحمانی جمال باکمال الهی جلوه به عالم امکانی نمود و عالم انسانی را به نفحات رحمانيّه | O ye who are enraptured by that divine Beloved! The consummate Beauty of God hath manifested its splendour in the world of being and hath wafted the fragrances of the All-Merciful upon the realm of humanity [3.5s] | MMK6#198x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00716 | 470 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک و عین الذکر تدل علی البقاء و حقیقه الثناء | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the very essence of remembrance testifieth to perpetuity, and the reality of praise [3.5s] | INBA21:179 (220) | MMK6#197 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08017 | 100 | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید معانی بدیعه بود و دلائل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused, and its meanings were wondrous and its evidences [3.5s] | MMK6#196 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07476 | 110 | ای ضیاء ساطع در مشکاه هدی اگرچه در لغت نور بمعنی ضیاء و ضیاء بمعنی نور آمده | O radiant light shining forth from the niche of guidance! Though in the language 'light' and 'radiance' are held to be one and the same [3.5s] | MMK6#194 | Grammar and orthography | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00160 | 900 | حمدا لمن اشرق و طلع و لاح من الافق الاعلی و بشر بطلوع نیر الافاق من مطلع | Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth, arisen, and gleamed from the Most Exalted Horizon, and Who hath heralded the dawning of the Day-Star of the horizons from the Dayspring [3.5s] | INBA85:129 | MMK6#192 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00707 | 470 | ای مونس قلوب مشتاقین لله الحمد که نفحه مشکین که از مهب خامه عنبرین سطوع یافته | O Companion of the yearning hearts! Praise be to God that the musk-laden breeze hath wafted from the amber-scented pen [3.5s] | MMK6#191, ANDA#55 p.22 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09246 | 80 | ای بنده حق فتح بدو قسم است فتوح قلاع و فتوح قلوب فتح قلاع آسانست زیرا بمقداری | O servant of the Truth! Victory is of two kinds: the conquest of fortresses and the conquest of hearts. The vanquishing of fortresses is easily accomplished, for it requireth but a measure of [3.5s] | MMK6#190 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01085 | 380 | ای یاران و اماء رحمن جناب آقا سید مهدی در هر چندی نامه نگارند و اسماای بدفتر | O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Mahdí doth from time to time correspond and record the names [3.5s] | MMK6#189 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00507 | 550 | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک همواره محررات آندوست حقیقی سبب مسراتست مکتوبیکه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Ever are the writings of that true friend a source of joy. The letter [3.5s] | INBA89:267 | MMK6#188, AVK3.497.03x, MSHR4.382-384 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09822 | 70 | ای آیت رحمت در قرآن حضرت رحمن یختص برحمته من یشاء میفرماید تو که بحسب ظاهر نه | O token of divine mercy! In the Qur'án of the All-Merciful it is said: "He bestoweth His mercy upon whomsoever He willeth." Thou who in outward appearance [3.5s] | MMK6#015 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08706 | 90 | ای دو بنده حضرت مقصود الحمد لله رب غفور شما را در یوم ظهور بعمل مبرور موفق | O ye two servants of the Desired One! Praise be to God, the All-Forgiving Lord, Who hath made you successful in righteous deeds in this Day of Manifestation [3.5s] | MMK6#014 | Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06869 | 120 | ای مستضای از نور الهی در قرآن مجید میفرماید یریدون ان یطفئوا نورالله بافواههم | O thou who art illumined by the divine light! In the glorious Qur'án He saith: "They desire to extinguish the light of God with their mouths" [3.5s] | MMK6#187 | Growth of the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11165 | 40 | باری در خصوص عمارت جديدی که اشتراء فرموديد و مشرق‌الاذکار قرار داديد مرقوم نموده بوديد | As regards the new edifice which thou didst purchase and establish as a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, thou hadst written [3.5s] | MMK6#186x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05389 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04860 | 160 | ای منفقان برهان ایمان انفاق مال و جانست الذین یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم | O ye who expend in the path of God! The proof of faith is sacrifice of wealth and life. They who strive in the path of God with their possessions [3.5s] | INBA85:313 | MMK6#184 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06777 | 120 | ای دوستان صادق اسم اعظم در قرآن از خصائص اهل ایمان انفاق منصوصست و یجاهدون | O sincere friends of the Greatest Name! Among the distinguishing characteristics of the people of faith explicitly set forth in the Qur'án is the virtue of charitable giving, and striving [3.5s] | MMK6#183 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05414 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02333 | 250 | ای احبای الهی حضرت فروغی علیه بهاء الله الابهی از فروغ انوار در آن دیار حکایت | O ye divine loved ones! His Holiness Furúghí—upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious—telleth of the radiant effulgence in that land [3.5s] | MMK6#181 | Entry by troops; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04396 | 170 | ای سلیل حقیقی حضرت خلیل نامه تو رسید و مذاکرات با آنشخص کلیمی نیز معلوم گردید | O true descendant of His Holiness Khalíl! Thy letter was received and the conversations with that Jewish person became known [3.5s] | MMK6#180 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02694 | 230 | ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق تالله الحق ان سکان ملکوت الابهی یصلین علی کل عبد ثبت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! By God the Truth, verily do the dwellers of the Abhá Kingdom shower their prayers upon every servant who standeth firm [3.5s] | MMK6#179 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00795 | 440 | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وصول یافت مندرجاتش سبب مسرات گردید دلیل بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy two letters were received, and their contents brought joy and bore witness to [3.5s] | MMK6#178 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02370 | 250 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودی در باغ | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The perfumed letter which thou didst write to His Holiness Haydar-'Alí in the garden [3.5s] | MMK6#177 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09797 | 70 | ای امه الله المنجذبه یقین گوای و میدانم چه گوای پس بهتر آنست که سد باب عتاب | O handmaid of God who is attracted to Him! Indeed, I bear witness and know - what witness! - therefore it is better to close the door of reproach [3.5s] | MMK6#176 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04031 | 180 | ای طالب حقیقت روزی حضرت امیر المومنین علیه السلام بر بالای بام بود شخصی ناکام | O seeker of truth! One day His Holiness the Prince of Believers—peace be upon Him—was upon a rooftop when a hapless soul [3.5s] | MMK6#175, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.282, MJDF.070, NJB_v05#07 p.003 | Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02886 | 220 | ای بنده الهی چون بقلبی نورانی توجه بدرگاه رحمانی نمودی البته مقبول خواهید | O servant of God! When with an illumined heart thou didst turn to the threshold of the All-Merciful, thou wert assuredly accepted [3.5s] | MMK6#174, MSHR4.008x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Testing God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06347 | 130 | ای مهتدی بنار هدی حضرت موسی از شجره سینا ندای انا ربک الاعلی شنید فورا فریاد | O thou who art guided by the Fire of Divine Guidance! Moses heard from the Tree of Sinai the call "Verily, I am thy most exalted Lord!" and immediately cried out [3.5s] | MMK6#013 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04272 | 170 | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید جوابی بملا جهان زیر مرقوم گردید البته خواهد رسید | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and an answer hath been penned to Mullá Jahán. Assuredly it will reach him [3.5s] | INBA87:263, INBA52:267 | MMK6#173, MSHR4.009x | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04526 | 170 | ایها الحبیب قد تلوت رقیمک المسطور و قد اطلعت بسرک المستور و تضرعت الی الرب | O beloved friend! I have perused thy written letter and become acquainted with thy hidden secret, and I have supplicated unto the Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#172 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Testing God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04264 | 170 | ای بندگان الهی آثار قدرت الهی در جمیع اشیاء مانند آفتاب آشکار ولی کوران این | O ye servants of God! The signs of divine power are manifest in all things even as the sun, yet the blind [3.5s] | MMK6#171 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06978 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه اگر بکنه الطاف که از حضرت رحمن در حق تو مبذول گشته پی بری پری | O assured leaf! Shouldst thou fathom the depth of the bounties bestowed upon thee by the Lord of Mercy, thou wouldst soar aloft [3.5s] | MMK6#170 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05310 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05820 | 140 | ای میر طالبان جیش قریش بکمال صولت و طیش مقاومت امرالله خواستند و در بدایت عیش | O leader of those who ardently pursued the armies of Quraysh, with consummate courage and vehemence, they sought to resist the Cause of God, and in the very heights of their revelry [3.5s] | MMK6#164 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01811 | 290 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی و نمیقه روحانی واصل گردید خواندم و شکرانه بر زبان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter and spiritual missive was received. I read it, and words of thanksgiving rose to my tongue [3.5s] | MMK6#163 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11188 | 40 | ای مشهدی علی تو را در نهایت مکتوب ذکر کردم تا ختامه مسک مشهود گردد و العاقبه | O Mashhadi 'Ali! I have made mention of thee at the close of this letter, that it may be sealed with musk, and the end [3.5s] | INBA21:008 | MMK6#162 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08142 | 100 | ای طالب تقوای الهی در قرآن و العاقبه للمتقین میفرماید متقی پرهیزکار است مقصد | O seeker of divine piety! In the Qur'án it is declared: "The end belongeth unto the God-fearing." The righteous one is he who is mindful [3.5s] | INBA72:117b, INBA88:119 | MMK6#161, ANDA#60 p.05, MAS5.046 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10615 | 60 | ای مومن بالله حضرت موسی با لکنت لسان بفصل الخطاب و تفسیر کتاب موفق شد با وجود | O thou who believest in God! Despite his stammering tongue, Moses succeeded in eloquent discourse and the exposition of the Book [3.5s] | MMK6#012, PYB#184 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moses | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02140 | 270 | ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ابواب رحمت کبری بر وجوه باز است و طیور جنت | O friends and maidservants of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that the gates of His supreme mercy are flung wide open before your faces, and the birds of Paradise [3.5s] | MMK6#160, HDQI.181, ANDA#08 p.04, MSHR2.333 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08141 | 100 | ای طالب تقوای الهی تقوی پرهیزکاری است و در کتاب مجید و العاقبه للمتقین | O seeker of divine piety! Piety is righteousness, and in the glorious Book: "The ultimate end belongeth unto the God-fearing." [3.5s] | MMK6#159 | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02361 | 250 | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحاریر متعدده واصل و معانی در نهایت حلاوت روحانی از خبر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters were received, and their meanings were endued with the utmost spiritual sweetness [3.5s] | MMK6#158 | Being a source of light; guidance; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03682 | 190 | ای ثابت بر میثاق سواد مکتوب ابراهیم افندی رسید تلغراف دکتر نیز واصل در میان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter from Ibrahim Effendi hath been received, and likewise the telegram from the Doctor hath arrived [3.5s] | MMK6#157 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08390 | 100 | جناب منشادی نامه های شما ملاحظه گردید اظهار پریشانی نموده بودید بقول ناس حیف | Your letters, O Manshadi, were reviewed. You expressed distress - as people say, alas [3.5s] | MMK6#156 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11028 | 50 | جناب منشادی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد راضی بقضا باش العاقبه للمتقین ما در تحت | O Jinab-i-Manshadi, be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Be thou content with the decree of God, for the ultimate victory belongeth to the righteous [3.5s] | MMK6#155, ANDA#76 p.50 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03055 | 220 | یا ایها المتعارج الی ملکوت العرفان قد سمع هذا العبد ضجیجک و صریخک و حنینک و | O thou who dost ascend unto the Kingdom of divine knowledge! This servant hath heard thy outcry, thy pleading cry, and thy yearning [3.5s] | MMK6#154 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02369 | 250 | در خصوص جناب آقا موسی نهايت سعی و کوشش خواهد گشت. مطمئن باشيد که ذرّه‌ای فتور نخواهد | Concerning Jináb-i-Áqá Músá, the utmost endeavour and effort shall be exerted. Rest ye assured that not an iota of lassitude shall [3.5s] | MMK6#153x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02423 | 250 | ای یار قدیم نامه ات رسید مختصر و مفید بود استقرار در لاهیجان چندان مناسب نیست... جهان مانند بازار سوداگرانست | O ancient friend! Thy letter was received, concise and beneficial it was. To settle in Lahijan is not fitting... The world is even as a marketplace of traders [3.5s] | MMK6#152, BSHN.140.474.07x, BSHN.144.467x | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06643 | 120 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت مقصود کتاب بیان بکتاب اقدس منسوخ مگر احکامی که در کتاب اقدس موکد | O servant of the Desired One! [3.5s]... ...The Bayan hath been superseded by the Kitab-i-Aqdas, except in respect of such laws as have been confirmed and mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | MMK6#151 | BRL_ATE#046x | Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB07101 | 120 | یا طاهر ان ربک قد نزل من غمام فیض رحمته ماء طهورا و فیضا مشکورا و طهر به | O Tahir! Verily thy Lord hath sent down from the clouds of His bountiful grace a pure and purifying water, and a praiseworthy abundance; purify thyself therewith [3.5s] | MMK6#150 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05914 | 140 | ایها الفنن الرفیع من السدره المبارکه قد انجذب قلب العالم بالنفحات التی تمر من | O exalted bough of the blessed Lote-Tree! The heart of the world hath been enraptured by the breezes wafting from [3.5s] | MMK6#149 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03259 | 210 | ایها الشخصان الرشیدان الجلیلان انی اتضرع الی العزه الالهیه و ابتهل الی العتبه | O ye two noble and discerning souls! I beseech the Divine Majesty and fervently implore the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MMK6#148 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05968 | 140 | یا من وفقه الله علی اعلاء کلمته بین الوری طوبی لک ایها المنادی بملکوت الابهی | O thou whom God hath aided to exalt His Word amongst all peoples! Blessed art thou, O herald of the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK6#147 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07555 | 110 | ای مظهر رحمت رحمت بر دو قسم است خاصه و عامه روحانی جسمانی رحمت عامه جسمانی | O Manifestation of Mercy! Mercy is of two kinds: particular and universal, spiritual and physical. The universal physical mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05779 | 140 | ای مستشرق از شمس هدی هر رحمتی ممکن است که باستعداد و استحقاق و لیاقت و | O thou who art illumined by the Sun of Guidance! Every bounty is possible, according to capacity, worthiness and merit [3.5s] | INBA88:150a | MMK6#010 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03552 | 200 | فرصت نیست پاداش دو قسم است خصوصی آن جزای اعمال خصوصیست مانند ظلم و طغیان | There is no opportunity [to write at length]. Retribution is of two kinds: personal retribution is the requital of individual deeds, such as oppression and transgression [3.5s] | MMK6#146 | Chastisement and requital; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Music and singing; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01236 | 350 | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوب مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید از کثرت مشاغل بجان عزیزت که | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy detailed letter was perused. By reason of the multitude of occupations that beset thy precious life [3.5s] | MMK6#145 | Differences in human capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06702 | 120 | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان پاکتی باسم شباهنگ ارسال گردید ارسال دارند ولی قسمیکه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! A packet was sent addressed to Shabahang [3.5s] | MMK6#144 | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06364 | 130 | ای ناطق بثنای الهی خدمات فائقه آنجناب در درگاه احدیت مقبول و محبوب و زحمات | O thou who extolleth divine praise! The outstanding services of thy honoured self are accepted and cherished at the threshold of oneness, and thy labours [3.5s] | MMK6#143 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02877 | 220 | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو طغرا مکتوب شما یکی بتاریخ ۲۵ صفر ۱۳۳۷ و دیگری بدون تاریخ | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two missives bearing thy signature have been received, one dated the 25th of Ṣafar 1337, and the other without date [3.5s] | MMK6#141x, YIA.379a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prophecy and fulfillment; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05971 | 140 | یاران روحانی من حمد خدا را که مهدی آباد هدایت آباد شد و بالطاف حضرت احدیت | O my spiritual friends! Praise be to God that Mahdiabad hath become a realm of guidance, and through the bounties of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#139 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06108 | 130 | ای بنده مقبل الی الله و مقبول درگاه کبریا آنچه نگاشتی و مضمر ضمیر داشتی مشهود | O servant who turneth toward God and who is accepted at His Most Great Threshold! That which thou didst write and that which lay concealed within thy heart is evident [3.5s] | MMK6#138 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03869 | 190 | یا من اتبع مله ابراهیم حضرت خلیل شمعی در آفاق افروخت که انوارش الی الان در | O thou who followest the Faith of Abraham, the Friend! He lit a lamp in the horizons whose light shineth until now [3.5s] | INBA21:163 (204) | MMK6#136, AKHA_118BE #07 p.j | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02349 | 250 | و در خصوص ميرزا مهدی حکمت مرقوم نموده بوديد. اين شخص صداقت ندارد و موافقت نخواهد | And concerning Mirza Mahdi Hikmat, of whom thou didst write: verily, this person hath no truthfulness and will not conform [3.5s] | MMK6#135x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02412 | 250 | ای ناشر میثاق سپاه ملکوت ابهی و جنود جبروت اعلی متتابع از عالم بالا در هجوم | O thou disseminator of the Covenant! The hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions of the Supreme Dominion are descending successively from the realms above in a mighty rush [3.5s] | INBA55:457, INBA72:054, INBA88:375 | MMK6#134 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09933 | 70 | ای حبیب روحانی نامه مشکین ملاحظه گردید یریدون ان یخمدوا نار محبت الله | O spiritual beloved! Thy musk-scented letter was perused. They seek to extinguish the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA87:095, INBA52:094 | MMK6#133 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03536 | 200 | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المقربون انی لفی مسمع من ایات الهدی التی | O ye faithful ones, O ye who are attracted, O ye who are near, verily I am within hearing of the verses of guidance which [3.5s] | MMK6#009 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10556 | 60 | Translation List | ای خداوند اين اقتران را سبب برکت آسمانی کن و اسباب اشتعال بنار محبّتت در ملکوت | O Lord, make Thou this marriage to become a cause of heavenly blessings and a means of enkindlement with the fire of Thy love | BRL_SWOP#105x, MMK2#005 p.003x | BRL_SWO#105x, ADMS#098 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for married couples; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB06680 | 120 | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | بشارت قرب اتمام مشرق‌الأذکار و انتظام باغچه‌ها و عن‌قريب فوران فوّاره‌ها سبب سرور بی‌منتهی شد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The glad-tidings of the impending completion of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, the arrangement of its gardens | COMP_MASHRIQP#24, MMK6#029x | BRL_MASHRIQ#24 | Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00362 | 630 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران شرق و غرب از اعظم اساس دین الله و معانی کلمه الله و تکلیف احباء الله | O ye friends of the East and the West! Among the foundations of the religion of God, the inner significances of the Word of God, and the duties of the friends of God... O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers | COMP_MASHRIQP#22x, MKT4.128, MNMK#084 p.152x, MMK1#235 p.306x, AMK.057-058, AVK3.261.19x, MJMJ2.030ax, MMG2#327 p.365x | SWAB#235x, BRL_MASHRIQ#22x, BPRY.084-085x, LOG#0836x, LOG#0840x, SW_v06#17 p.138-139, SW_v08#11 p.137-138, DWN_v5#09 p.007x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04832 | 160 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در یوم ظهور تجلی مجلی طور مشاهده نمودی و از شجره طوبی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! On the Day of His Manifestation thou didst witness the radiance of the Mount and beheld the Tree of Túbá [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0299, MMK2#226 p.161 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09273 | 460 | ای بنده مقرب جمال مبارک نامه مفصل رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید در خصوص جناب حاجی | O thou near servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy detailed letter was received and carefully considered, regarding His Honor Haji [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Perplexing difficulties have arisen and formidable obstacles have appeared | BRL_DAK#0105, BRL_MON#06x, MMK2#010 p.006x | BRL_POAB#06x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11477 | 550 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء مکاتیب مفصله آنجناب متتابعا وارد با وجود عدم فرصت دقیقه از اوقات | O servant of Baha! Thy detailed letters have been successively received, and despite the lack of a single free moment, they have all been read with the utmost attention... The Ancient Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—did not to outward seeming meet His Holiness, the Exalted One | BRL_DAK#0183, NURA#07, MMK4#020 p.022x | BRL_ATE#050x, LOTW#07 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consultation; Detachment in teaching the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||
| AB01562 | 310 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر وصول یافت و از گفتگوی با شخصین محترمین بشاشت حاصل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and great joy was obtained from thy conversations with those two honored persons [3.5s]... ...The future of Iran is of the utmost greatness, majesty, and glory, for it is the native land of the Blessed Beauty | INBA85:539b | BRL_DAK#0082, MMK6#447, AVK4.451dx, PYM.113ax, KHSH12.009 | BRL_ATE#061x, ADMS#065i02x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB03015 | 420 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world | BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x | BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286 | Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth | - | - | |||||||
| AB05167 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03257 | 320 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المرسل الی انطون افندی العزیز | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy letter addressed to the dear Anton Effendi [3.5s]... ...Regarding the statement in The Hidden Words, that man must renounce his own self, the meaning is that he must renounce his inordinate desires | BRL_DAK#0219, MNMK#050 p.134x, MMK1#181 p.201x | SWAB#181x, LOG#0596x, DLA.090x, BLO_PN#026x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB00152 | 920 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله آنچه بتاریخ ۱۹ آگست سنه ۱۹۰۵ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God: Thy writing of August 19, 1905, was considered, and the contents were a source of joy.... The prayers which were written for the purpose of healing | BRL_DAK#0227, MNMK#156 p.290x, MMK1#139 p.156x, MMK5#144 p.112x | SWAB#139x, LOG#0924x, LOG#1761x, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SW_v08#18 p.230x, DLA.084, MAB.008b, BLO_PN#026, BSTW#369a | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for healing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB04739 | 440 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه مفصل تو وصول یافت و از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل که | O my dear heavenly daughter! Thy long letter has been received. On perusing it, the utmost joy resulted that that dear daughter | BRL_DAK#0136, MMK3#122 p.083x | BRL_ATE#113x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| AB00393 | 610 | ای یار مهربان نامه اخیر در اسکندریه وصول یافت با وجود نهایت ضعف ... در این سفر شب و روز مشغولیت | O kind friend! Thy latest letter was received in Alexandria. Despite extreme feebleness... during this journey I am occupied night and day [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0311, MMK5#003 p.001, MMK6#274x, AVK2.161.16x, AVK2.212.19x, AVK4.179.12x, MAS2.071-072x, MSHR3.072x, YHA2.1003x, YMM.240x, YMM.302x, YMM.346x, YMM.417x, NJB_v04#15 p.004x | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06303 | 130 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مرغ خوش الحان جمال ابهی این دور بدیع حجبات اوهام را خرق فرموده و تعصبات | O bird that singeth sweetly of the Abha Beauty! In this new and wondrous dispensation the veils of superstition have been torn asunder | BRL_DAK#0215, MMK1#074 p.109, GHA.194, HYB.189, NJB_v03#01 p.005 | SWAB#074, BWF.378-378x, COC#1412, BLO_PT#052.20 | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00738 | 460 | Light of the World | ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی | O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul | BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045 | LOTW#30 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05256 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB11372 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون سرور حاصل گردید دلیل بر توجه | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy. It is evidence of thy devotion [3.5s]... ...Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a meeting place, shall engage in glorifying God | BRL_DAK#0242, MMK1#056 p.091x | SWAB#056x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB08236 | 460 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذبه الی الله مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید مضامین جمیع دلنشین بود فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to God! Numerous letters from thee were received, and the contents of all were truly pleasing [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of marriage and the stipulated period between the time of the engagement and the marriage | BRL_DAK#0233, MMK6#332x, AVK4.170.10x | BRL_ATE#057x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02544 | 240 | ای ثابتین ای ثابتات شکر کنید خدا را که مومنید و مومنات و موقنید و موقنات | O ye steadfast ones, men and women! Give thanks unto God that ye are among the faithful, both men and women, and among those endowed with certitude, both men and women [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0472, MMK2#015 p.009, QUM.133 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01339 | 340 | ای منجذب جمال الهی انچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از گلشن معانی رائحه | O thou enthralled by the Divine Beauty! That which was written by thee was perused… O Divine Providence! Awaken me and make me conscious | BRL_DAK#0111, BRL_MON#08x, MMK2#158 p.118, MMG2#057 p.060x | BRL_POAB#08x | Ahdieh, S. Rezaie and M. Vahman | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00252 | 740 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت | O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha… | BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x | BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber | Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB03815 | 190 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء چه خوش دمی است که بیاد شما مشغولم و بذکر شما مالوف گهی از | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! What a joyous moment it is when I am occupied with thoughts of you and find comfort in your remembrance [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0051, MMK5#275 p.210 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01033 | 390 | Light of the World | یا امه البهاء نامه شما رسید و از مضمون همت و خدمت شما بملکوت ابهی معلوم گردید | O handmaid of Baha! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the earnestness with which thou art serving the Abha Kingdom became evident | BRL_DAK#0264, NURA#17, MMK4#017 p.016 | LOTW#17 | Conference of Badasht; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||
| AB08916 | 90 | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای ناطق بذکر حق ذکر الهی چون باران و شبنم است که کل و ریاحین را طراوت بخشد و | Remembrance of God is like the rain and dew which bestow freshness and grace on flowers and hyacinths | BRL_DAK#0245, COMP_PDLP#23x, MMK2#132 p.100 | BRL_PMDA#23x, BRL_PDL#23x, COC#1745 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB01253 | 350 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن و ای طیور فردوس ایقان و ای سراجهای محفل امکان و ای اشجار | O ye that are enamoured of the divine Beauty! O ye that are enraptured by the true Beloved! In this day when the fierce gales of tests | INBA13:125 | BRL_CONF2018P#20x, MMK2#012 p.007, MMG2#174 p.201x | BRL_CONF2018#20x | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB00906 | 410 | ای منادی پیمان مکاتیب واصل و از مضامین روح و ریحان دست داد الحمد لله که بخدمت | O herald of the Covenant! The letters have been received, and from their contents spirit and fragrance were obtained. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0168, MMK6#165, RAHA.286-287, YIA.257-258 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04989 | Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Abhar | 2700 | یا من قام علی خدمه المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Covenant! That which thou didst write hath been perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0139, MMK6#330x, YIA.363-371, YMM.299x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02378 | 250 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای جانهای پاک پاکی و آزادگی بدلست نه بتن بجانست نه بجامه و پیرهن انسان اگر | ...Whatsoever driveth thee away from the one true God and shutteth thee out from the Best-Beloved is blameworthy and reprehensible | BRL_CONF2018P#02x, MMK2#097 p.075, YARP2.351 p.283 | BRL_CONF2018#02x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB01415 | 330 | ای منادی میثاق مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید ولی فرصت جواب حاصل نشد لهذا بعهده | O Herald of the Covenant! Numerous letters from thee have been received, but no opportunity hath been found to reply. Therefore [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0172, MMK6#391, YIA.316-317 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08267 | 100 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این یوم شدید که شدائد بلایاء ارکان امکانرا متزلزل | O thou whose eyes are fixed upon the Abha Kingdom! In this grievous day, when dire adversities have shaken the pillars of the earth | BRL_CONF2018P#24, MMK2#298 p.217 | BRL_CONF2018#24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01013 | 390 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله در این ایام که جمیع آفاق امکان از آثار قدرت و | ...In this day, any deed, however infinitesimal, when not performed for the sake of God, is manifest loss | INBA55:414 | BRL_CONF2018P#14x, MMK2#143 p.106, MMK4#108 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#14x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of prayer; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00435 | 590 | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی در این غوغا و ضوضا که بیخردان برپا نمودند در مشکلات | O faithful friends of the Abha Beauty! In this tumult and clamor that the witless ones have raised amidst tribulations [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0046, MKT9.226, MMK6#132, SFI18.015-016 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04973 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امین الامین انی تلوت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت بمضمونها | O trustworthy one among the trustworthy! I have perused thy wondrous letter and become apprised of its contents [3.5s]... ...The vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, and the human spirit—the rational soul, that is—do not return after death to this world of the “first creation” | BRL_DAK#0426, MMK6#448, YMM.275 | BRL_ATE#141x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB08580 | 180 | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life; Social Action | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید محزون مشو مغموم مگرد | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write was perused. Be thou neither sorrowful nor distressed [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked about material means and prayer. Prayer is like the spirit and material means are like the human hand. The spirit operateth through the instrumentality of the hand | BRL_DAK#0305, COMP_PDLP#98x, MMK3#030 p.019x | BRL_SOCIAL#172x, BRL_PMDA#21x, BRL_PDL#98x, COC#1742x | Consolation and comfort; Importance of prayer | - | - | |||||||
| AB05372 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02163 | 780 | یا ابی الفضائل دستخطهای مفصله و نامه های مکمل در سفر نیورک از گرین عکا | O thou Father of Virtues! The detailed manuscripts and complete letters from the journey to New York emanate from Green Akka [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0442, MMK6#403x, MSHR2.028x | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02192 | 260 | Translation List | ای اسیر غل و زنجیر فی سبیل الله در سحرگاهان که قلب فارغ و جان شائق و لسان | O thou who art bound with chains and fetters in the path of God! In the hours of dawn, when one’s heart is unburdened and one’s soul yearning | BRL_DAK#0144, MMK2#296 p.215, MSBH10.241a, YIA.227 | ADMS#352 | Generosity [kirama]; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00098 | Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht | 1130 | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت | In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. | BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 | BRL_TTT#09 | Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB08186 | 100 | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید عبدالبهاء مرکز میثاق الهی است اما حضرت | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is the Center of God's Covenant, but His Holiness [3.5s]... ...The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a divine edifice in this nether world and a means for attaining the oneness of humanity | BRL_DAK#0418, COMP_MASHRIQP#25x, MMK5#189 p.149 | BRL_MASHRIQ#25x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01844 | 290 | ای یار دیرین تحریر منیر ملاحظه گردید بجناب محمود خان جواب مرقوم شد در طی | O ancient friend! The luminous letter was perused, and a reply was written to Jinab-i-Mahmud Khan [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0487, MMK6#458, AADA.157-158 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01954 | 280 | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه شکر کن حضرت پروردگار را که ثابت و راسخ بر عهد و | O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Grant me a measure of Thy grace and loving-kindness, Thy care and protection | BRL_DAK#0096, BRL_MON#010x, MMK6#478, ANDA#67-68 p.61, MJMJ3.076x, MMG2#456 p.508x, MUH2.1097x | BRL_POAB#10x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03094 | 210 | ای اهل علیین هر چند ساکن زمینید ولی بحقیقت در بهشت برین جهانی در زیر نگین | O denizens of the Most Exalted Heaven! Though ye dwell upon the earth, in truth ye abide in the celestial Paradise, the world beneath your signet-ring [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0455, MMK2#075 p.059 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02732 | 230 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای طائف حول مطاف عالمیان هر چند زحمت سفر کشیدی و بر و بحر طی نمودی ولی حمد حی | O thou who circlest round the Point of Adoration of all that dwell on earth! Though thou hast endured the toils of travel | BRL_DAK#0464, MKT9.148, MMK5#294 p.218, MJMJ2.108bx, MMG2#445 p.490x | BRL_ATE#122, BLO_sazedj#27x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB00315 | 670 | ایتها النفوس المبارکه نامه شما بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید از مساعی حمیده و همم | O blessed souls! Your letter was perused with the utmost care. From the praiseworthy endeavours [3.5s] | INBA16:130 | BRL_DAK#0344, MMK2#230 p.164 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00955 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که | O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. | BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x | DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB09838 | 70 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده الهی بزرگواری در عبودیت جلیل اکبر است نه سلطنت خاور و باختر نفوس | ...Servitude to God lieth in servitude to the friends. One must be the essence of humility and the embodiment of meekness | INBA16:104 | BRL_DAK#0372, BRL_CONF2018P#08x, MMK2#156 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#08x | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||
| AB05878 | 140 | ای یاران روحانی هر چند کوشکک بلدی صغیر است ولی از خدا خواهم که نفوس مبارکه ای | O spiritual friends! Though Kushk is but a small town, yet I beseech God that blessed souls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0113, MMK6#140 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01405 | 330 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طائف حول ضریح مطهر حمد کن خدا را که بچنین موهبت الهیه فائز شدی و بچنین | O thou who circlest in adoration round His hallowed Shrine! Render thou thanks unto God for having received so heavenly a bestowal | INBA13:083, INBA59:341b, INBA88:097 | BRL_DAK#0380, MMK6#439, JNM1.452, QT108.051, NFQ.012 | BRL_ATE#129 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| AB04112 | 180 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یار باوفا همچو گمان مفرما که از یادت آنی فارغم لا والله هر دم با کمال وفا | The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not every soul is apprised of its mysteries | BRL_DAK#0269, BRL_CONF2018P#23x, MMK2#166 p.123 | BRL_CONF2018#23x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01424 | 330 | ای یار قدیم و همدم و ندیم عبدالبهاء نامه رسید در این روزها مصمم حرکت امریکا | O ancient companion and intimate confidant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter hath arrived, and in these days I am resolved to journey unto America [3.5s] | INBA85:387 | BRL_DAK#0176, MKT4.144, MMK5#056 p.052, YHA1.132x, YHA1.132x (1.270), YIA.335 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00480 | 570 | یا من ادخره الله لحفظ المیثاق بانک بانک میثاقست و نور شعله اشراق شمع روشن است | O thou whom God hath treasured for the preservation of the Covenant! Thou art indeed the guardian of the Covenant, and a light whose flame doth shine with luminous radiance like unto a bright lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:009, INBA85:416 | BRL_DAK#0177, MMK6#487, YIA.353-354 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10730 | 60 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | همدم و همراز من در منتریال در نهایت اشتغالم معاشرت و مذاکرات روز و صحبتهای | O thou mine intimate and my confidant! In Montreal I could not be more busily occupied. | BRL_DAK#0025, MMK5#067 p.059 | BRL_ATE#026, MAAN#12 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05837 | 140 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای نسیم باغ محبت الله اگر هزیز عرفان خواهی بوی خوش رحمن بجو و اگر مرور در | ...If thou desirest eternal life, inhale the heavenly fragrance; and if thou seekest life everlasting, abide beneath the shelter of the Word of God. | BRL_CONF2018P#30x, COMP_PDLP#04x, MMK2#111 p.086, AKHA_132BE #08 p.a | BRL_CONF2018#30x, BRL_PDL#04x | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB04089 | 180 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای منجذبه نفحات الله نغمه زار و آه شرربارت چنان شعله بر افروخت که قلب اهل | ...The Word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of the divine springtime. When chanted in spiritual tones, it bestoweth the breath of life | BRL_DAK#0267, BRL_CONF2018P#32x, COMP_PDLP#05x, MMK2#353 p.254 | BRL_CONF2018#32x, BRL_PDL#05x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| AB04587 | 170 | یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره از شدت حرکت امواج محیط تحریر مشکل و عسیر و این | O thou whom God hath made one of the Hands of His Cause! Due to the intensity of the surging waves of this vast ocean, writing is difficult and arduous [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0289, MMK5#057 p.053 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01329 | 340 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر جزیل رب جلیل را که دلیل این سبیل بود و ترا بدرگاه | O pilgrim of the Sacred Dust! Render a myriad thanks unto the All-Glorious, Who hath guided thee on this path… O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Man's life has its springtime | BRL_DAK#0236, MMK2#371 p.264, AKHA_105BE #03 p.17x, AKHB.238x, AHB.122BE #01 p.036x, ANDA#06 p.66x, ANDA#57 p.61x, MSHR2.116x | BRL_ATE#055x, BRL_CHILD#38x, ADMS#309 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02200 | 260 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس نمیدانی که چه انقلابی در اینصفحات حاصل جمیع مردم مضطرب و | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thou knowest not what a convulsion there is in these parts! | BRL_DAK#0007, MMK6#033x | BRL_ATE#007, DAS.1914-10-21x, MAAN#24 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB01089 | 380 | ایها الخادمان لمیثاق الله از قرار اخبار در آن نقطه و سائر نقاط در بین | O ye servants of the Covenant of God! According to reports, in that region and other parts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0281, MMK5#210 p.161 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00551 | 530 | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران حقیقی جمع بشر نوع انسان بمثابه اطفال دبستانند و مطالع نور و مظاهر | O true companions! All humankind are as children in a school, and the Dawning-Points of Light, the Sources of divine revelation, are the teachers | INBA59:167 | BRL_DAK#0170, MMK1#102 p.125, AVK3.330.06x, TRBB.044, MJTB.070, YIA.333-334 | SWAB#102, BRL_CONSULT#19x, COC#0185x, LOG#0588x, LOG#0712x, LOG#0999x | Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB02343 | 350 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای امه الله در تواریخ شرقیه مذکور است که سقراط بفلسطین و سوریه سفر کرد و در | O thou handmaid of God! It is recorded in eastern histories that Socrates journeyed to Palestine and Syria and there | BRL_DAK#0223, MMK1#025 p.052x, MMK1#152 p.174x | SWAB#025x, LOG#0693x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01004 | 380 | ربی ربی قد اتقدت نیران الاشتیاق فی قلوب اهل الوفاق شوقا للقائک… ای زهراء بهراء خداوند عالمیان میفرماید که از شروط محبت الله وقوع در امتحان | O my Lord, my Lord! The flames of yearning have been kindled within the hearts of the people of concord in their longing to attain Thy presence... O resplendent and radiant one, the Lord of all worlds declareth that among the conditions of the love of God is to fall into trials [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0328, MMK3#224 p.163x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00496 | 560 | ای منادی میثاق نامه رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در وقتیکه در بقعه مبارکه بودید | O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter arrived and its purport was made known. While thou wert in the Sacred Shrine [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0152, MMK6#331, AMK.061-062, YIA.330-331 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06732 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خانم ملکوتی حمد کن خدا را که در این قرن حضرت بهاءالله بیدار شدی و از ظهور | O thou lady of the Kingdom! Praise thou God that in this age, the age of the dispensation of Baha'u'llah, thou hast been awakened | BRL_DAK#0411, MMK1#168 p.193x | SWAB#168x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00660 | 480 | ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان | O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived | BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03 | BBBD.468-469 | Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00016 | Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) | 4540 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Hague (Tablet to The Hague) | ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال | O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world | BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014 | BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193 | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | * | * | MMAH.271 | ||||
| AB01601 | 310 | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی چندیست که از آنصفحات نفحات قدسی بمشام این مشتاقان نرسیده | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! For some time now no holy fragrances from those regions have reached the senses of these yearning souls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0278, MMK2#071 p.054, MMK3#220 p.159 | Effort; striving; Love of God; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01664 | 300 | ای اماء الرحمن در ایندم که قلم از کثرت جولان خسته و انامل ناتوان گشته جناب | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! At this moment, when the pen hath grown weary from its ceaseless motion and the fingers have become feeble [3.5s] | INBA13:151 | BRL_DAK#0353, MMK2#344 p.248x, DUR1.083x, YBN.044-045 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01847 | 290 | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید و چون رجوع از آن اقلیم سحیق گردید و باین قطر قریب | …It is clear and evident that for every receptacle there is a holding, for every dwelling a dweller, for every garden a flower, and for every paradise the ode of a nightingale. These heavenly spheres are not empty and void | BRL_DAK#0359, MKT4.146, MMK6#479, AVK1.144-145x, YMM.344 | BLO_sazedj#19x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB08150 | 100 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طبیب حبیب اگر حکیم حاذق ماهری دردمندم درمانی کن علیلم علاج آسانی بنما داغ | O beloved physician! If thou art indeed a skilled and able healer, prescribe a healing medicine | BRL_DAK#0080, MKT9.151b, MMK5#272 p.208 | BRL_ATE#059 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB03660 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان خوشا بحال تو که بخدمت امرالله قائمی خوشا بحال تو که ثابت بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Happy art thou for thou hast arisen to serve the Cause and art steadfast in the Covenant. | INBA89:082 | BRL_DAK#0101, BRL_MON#07x, MMK2#001 p.001, AHB.109BE #02 p.02, DUR3.197x, ANDA#17 p.40x, MJMJ3.079bx, MMG2#150 p.168x | BRL_POAB#07x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05413 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01413 | 330 | ای منادی پیمان مناجاتی بملکوت ابهی گردید و از برای آنحضرت طلب تایید شدید شد | O herald of the Covenant! A prayer was raised to the Abhá Kingdom, and mighty confirmations were earnestly sought for thee [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0343, MMK5#104 p.083, PYK.255, SFI06.012 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06420 | 350 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران و اماء رحمن مدتی بود که عبدالبهاء را آرزو چنان که در آنسامان مشرق | O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! For some time past 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath yearned to journey to those regions of the East [3.5s]... ...'Abdu'l-Baha hath long cherished the desire that a Mashriqu’l-Adhkar be upraised in that region. Praised be God | BRL_DAK#0265, MMK1#059 p.092x | SWAB#059x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00965 | 400 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ایتها الورقه الروحانیه النورانیه استبشری ببشارات الله و اهتزی بنفحات الله | O Handmaid of God!… To the mothers must be given the divine Teachings and effective counsel, and they must be encouraged | BRL_DAK#0266, MMK1#113 p.134x, MJTB.129x, RSR.044-045 | SWAB#113x, LOG#0502x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01907 | 280 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا | O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold | BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099 | BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||
| AB06925 | 120 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای مومن بالله سراج ایمان چون در زجاج قلب و روان برافروزد شعاع ساطعش بر ارکان | O thou believer in God! [3.5s]... ...When the light of faith is kindled in the lamp of the heart and soul, its spreading rays illumine every limb of the body | BRL_CONF2018P#04x, MMK2#044 p.033 | BRL_CONF2018#04x | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman] | - | - | |||||||
| AB05233 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06078 | 130 | ای بنده جمال ابهی از شئون این جهان دون محزون مشو و از غوائل این عالم زائل | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Be thou not grieved by the affairs of this base world, nor dismayed by the tribulations of this fleeting realm [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0327, MMK3#225 p.164 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01478 | 320 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه ارسال گشت و حال نیز بیاد شما افتادم و بذکر شما | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Previously was a letter dispatched, and now too have I remembered thee and made mention of thee [3.5s]... ...Our hope is that the Spiritual Assembly of Rangoon may shine resplendent and become as delightsome as the highest heaven | BRL_DAK#0374, MMK5#019 p.011, MSHR5.388bx, QT108.081 | BRL_ATE#112x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB08412 | 100 | Translation List | یا امه البهاء چندیست بیمارم و از زندگانی این جهان بیزارم و سیر در جهان دیگر | It hath been some time that I am ill, weary of life in this world and yearning to travel in the next. If I should leave this terrestrial abode | BRL_DAK#0253, MMK5#274 p.210 | ADMS#131 | Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB10839 | 80 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای باوفا از قرار مسموع شما را نیت چنان که خانه خویش را گاهی باجتماع بهاایان | O faithful one! I have heard that it is your intention to make your home occasionally a meeting place for the Bahá'ís [3.5s]... ...We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy house from time to time with a meeting of Baha’ís | BRL_DAK#0254, MMK1#057 p.091x | SWAB#057x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00398 | 610 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The | Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell | ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise | BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x | SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx | L. Slott | Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| AB02690 | 230 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و سبب نهایت مسرت گردید که الحمد لله در همدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and hath occasioned the utmost joy, with its news that, praised be God, in Hamadan a welfare and relief association | BRL_DAK#0395, MMK6#452, AKHA_121BE #10 p.b, TAH.292, TRBB.069 | BRL_SOCIAL#192, COC#0635 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | * | * | |||||
| AB02126 | 270 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران الهی اینعصر عصر رحمانیست و این قرن قرن روحانی ذرات اشیا در وجد و | ...Each soul must consider where the good-pleasure of God resideth and what conduct, manners, and words will draw him nigh unto his Lord | BRL_CONF2018P#03x, MMK2#244 p.175, HDQI.261, ANDA#31 p.05 | BRL_CONF2018#03x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Education and the development of capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02465 | 250 | یا ایها المسجون فی سبیل الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید قرائت گردید سئوال از تکلیف | O thou who art imprisoned in the path of God! That which thou hadst written was perused. Thou didst inquire about thy duty [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0142, MMK6#001, MSHR2.231, YIA.348 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04636 | 160 | ای اسیر سلاسل و اغلال در سبیل جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم و مسطور بود متلو و ملحوظ | O thou who art bound with chains and shackles in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which was written and recorded hath been perused and noted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0143, MMK2#297 p.216, YIA.224-225 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09238 | 80 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده حق تا توانی بخدمت احبای الهی پرداز زیرا خدمت احباء بندگی درگاه حضرت | Rest not, even for an instant, and seek not comfort, even for a moment; rather labour with heart and soul that thou mayest render devoted service | BRL_CONF2018P#09x, MMK2#249 p.179 | BRL_CONF2018#09x | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02407 | 250 | ای منادی پیمان نامه ۶ شعبان واصل و از مضمون سرور کامل حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O herald of the Covenant! The letter of the sixth of Sha'bán was received, and from its contents complete joy was attained, for it was [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0149, MMK6#617, YIA.276 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08583 | 200 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که مدتیست از مکاتیب محروم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of being deprived of communications for some time… Thou has enquired regarding a certain passage from the Epistle addressed to the Wolf | BRL_DAK#0257, NURA#13, MMK4#008 p.006x, YMM.164x | LOTW#13 | Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB01766 | 300 | یا من استبشر ببشارات الله قد تبلج صبح الهدی و لکن العمی لفی احتجاب عظیم قد | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! The dawn of guidance hath indeed broken forth, yet the blind remain wrapped in thick veils [3.5s] | MMK5#123 p.096 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05362 | 150 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04408 | 170 | ای شمع نیریز شورانگیز شو و شکرریز و مشکبیز و مانند جام لبریز سبب نشئه و سرور | O Candle of Nayriz! Be thou stirred with passion, shower forth sweetness and musk-fragrance, and like unto a brimming chalice, be thou the cause of joy and exhilaration [3.5s] | MMK5#121 p.095, MSHR3.247 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01392 | 330 | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان جواب لوح مسطور قدری تاخیر افتاد سبب مشاغل و احزان کثیر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The reply to thy written tablet hath been somewhat delayed by reason of manifold occupations and sorrows [3.5s] | MMK5#120 p.094 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01901 | 280 | ای بندگان آستان الهی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا و جمال قدم و اسم اعظم فدیته | O ye servants of the divine Threshold of His Holiness the Exalted One—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—and of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, to Whom I offer my life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA84:475 | MMK5#119 p.094 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02424 | 250 | ای یار مهربان البته بلایای وارده و تعرضات شدیده بعبدالبهاء را شنیدید که میدانید | O kind friend! Thou hast undoubtedly heard of the calamities and severe attacks that have befallen 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#118 p.093 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Importance of prayer; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04248 | 170 | ای احبای دل و جان عبدالبهاء در امواج دریای بلا بطوفان اعظم مبتلا هجوم اعدای | O beloved friends of heart and soul, 'Abdu'l-Bahá is engulfed in waves of tribulation amidst the mightiest of tempests, while enemies assail [3.5s] | MMK5#117 p.092 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00504 | 550 | الهی و محبوبی و منائی هب لی من لدنک موهبه انک انت القریب المجیب و اجعل الوجوه | O my God, my Beloved, my heart's Desire! Bestow upon me from Thine own presence a gift, for verily Thou art the Near One and the Answerering One. And cause the faces [3.5s] | MMK5#116 p.091, PYB#173 p.02 | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01620 | 310 | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء هر چند از مشقات سفر و زحمات بیحد و حصر و سعی و کوشش | O loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though from the hardships of travel, the boundless trials and tribulations, and the constant striving [3.5s] | MMK5#115 p.090 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07298 | 110 | ای بنده میثاق نامه رسید و غزل رنگین بسیار دلنشین بود خواندم بشاشت حاصل شد | O servant of the Covenant! Thy letter arrived, and the colourful poem was most delightful. I read it and was filled with joy [3.5s] | MMK5#114 p.090 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05552 | 140 | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک از شدت ضعف جسمانی و انحلال قوی بجهت تبدیل هوا بطبریا | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Due to intense physical weakness and the dissolution of strength, owing to the change of climate in Tiberias [3.5s] | MMK5#113 p.089 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02350 | 250 | ای بنده جمال مبارک تلغرافی از شما رسید سوال از صحت من نموده بودید صحت و راحت و | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! A telegram was received from thee wherein thou didst inquire after my health and well-being [3.5s] | MMK5#112 p.089 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03721 | 190 | ای طالب حق مکتوبت واصل گشت از شخص من سوال نموده بودید سراج محبت الهم و ستاره | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made inquiry regarding my person. I am a lamp of divine love and a star [3.5s] | MMK5#111 p.088 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04685 | 160 | ای بنده جمال مبارک مکاتیب شما جمیع رسید و از قرائت نهایت سرور حاصل گردید | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! All thy letters were received, and from their perusal the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | MMK5#109 p.087 | Review of publications; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05286 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00459 | 580 | ای یاران روحانی امروز جمیع اهالی ایران باید در کمال همت و غیرت در خیر دولت | O spiritual friends! Today must all the inhabitants of Iran, with the utmost determination and zeal, work for the good of the government [3.5s] | MMK5#107 p.086, SFI06.011a | Past, present and future of Iran; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00734 | 460 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از وقوعات حالیه ایران شکایت نموده بودید لهذا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst complained of the current events in Persia. Therefore [3.5s] | MMK5#105 p.084, SFI06.011b | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02909 | 220 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید قضیه جاکسون معلوم گردید این خانه را جاکسون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived and the matter concerning Jackson hath become known. This house Jackson [3.5s] | MMK5#102 p.082 | Business; financial; property matters; Review of publications; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02309 | 260 | یا امه البهاء چندیست در مخابره فتور واقع این از کثرت بلایا و مشغولیت ذهن حاصل | O handmaid of Bahá! For some time there hath been a lapse in correspondence. This hath come about through the multitude of afflictions and the preoccupation of mind [3.5s] | MMK5#101 p.081 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05074 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02624 | 240 | یا من ادخره الله لاقامه الحجه و البرهان نامه آنحضرت وصول یافت و جناب آقا محمد | O thou whom God hath reserved for the establishment of proof and evidence! Thy letter hath arrived, and Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad [3.5s] | MMK5#098 p.081 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02910 | 220 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید نامه نبود اثر خامه مشکین بود گلشن برین بود ایت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath reached me. It was not a mere letter, but rather the effect of a musk-laden pen, a celestial rose-garden [3.5s] | MMK5#097 p.080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08812 | 90 | ای کاتب ثابت اسماء یارانرا در کمال ادب و نهایت حلاوت مرقوم نمودید این عبد نیز | O steadfast scribe! With utmost courtesy and consummate sweetness hast thou written the names of the friends. This servant likewise [3.5s] | MMK5#096 p.080 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00149 | 920 | الهی الهی ترانی خائضا فی غمار البلاء و غریقا فی بحار الباساء و الضراء هدفا للنصال مطعونا | My God, my God! Thou beholdest me plunged in an ocean of tribulation, drowned in the seas of hardship and suffering, a target for arrows, pierced through [3.5s] | INBA87:372, INBA52:381 | MMK5#011 p.005, ASAT4.298, QT108.145-146 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB04275 | 170 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده آستان مقدس شکایت از کسادی تجارت نموده بودید در این سنه آفات و صدمات | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! . . . At churches and gatherings in Europe and America, ‘Abdu’l-Baha raised His voice in most of the large cities to proclaim the Cause | MMK5#090 p.071, AVK4.465x, NJB_v05#08 p.001x | MHMD2s.320x | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03430 | 200 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان راستان ظلمات جهل و ضلال عرصه امکانرا احاطه نموده بود و فسحت وجود | O righteous friends! The darkness of ignorance and error had enveloped the contingent realm and straitened the wide expanse of existence | MMK5#089 p.070 | MHMD2s.329-330 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB05788 | 140 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون حقیقت استعداد در هر شیء جاذب تاییدات الهیه است ملاحظه مینماای چون | O thou who art enamored of the truth! The receptivity present in any object attracts divine confirmations. You will observe that, when the earth acquires receptivity | MMK5#088 p.070 | DAS.1914-04-25, MHMD2s.333ax | Education and the development of capacity; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01127 | 370 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای منادی میثاق نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲ شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۸ بود رسید از مضمون مفهوم | O Herald of the Covenant! The letter dated the second day of the month of Sha'ban in the year 1338 hath been received, and its contents were understood [3.5s]... ...For four long years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled through the states and realms of Africa, America, and Europe, but in those cities and hamlets | MMK5#087 p.069 | MHMD2s.320-321x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02769 | 230 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای وحید و فرید آندیار نامه پنجم ربیع الاول سنه حالیه رسید از شدت مشقات این | O unique and peerless one of that land! Thy letter dated the fifth of Rabi'u'l-Avval of this year hath arrived. From the severity of trials [3.5s]... ...For successive years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled throughout the West, raising his voice in every assemblage and gathering to teach the Cause of God | INBA17:153 | MMK5#086 p.069, MSHR4.376 | MHMD2s.322x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01149 | 370 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عزیز مهربان من نامه که باسید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت دلالت بر | My dear beloved one, the letter which you had written to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused, and it indicated [3.5s]... ...For some time, even as birds without a nest or shelter, I wandered vast lands. At one time I was on the peaks of mountains and hills | INBA79.074b | MMK5#085 p.067 | MHMD2s.321-322x | Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB12854 | 130 | ای ناظر بملکوت الله نامه تو رسید از صحت عبدالبهاء استفسار نموده بودی از این | O you whose gaze is fixed on the Kingdom of God! Your letter has arrived. You had asked about the health of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. On account of this three-year journey | MMK5#083 p.067 | MHMD2s.324bx | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05230 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03460 | 200 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی از میهمانی مرقوم نموده بودی ضیافت بسیار محبوب زیرا سبب | O cherished handmaiden of God! Thou didst write about the gathering. Such a feast is most beloved, for it causeth [3.5s] | MMK5#009 p.004 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و | O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara. | MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111 | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB09929 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت نابت الیوم جنود ملا اعلی ناصر و معین نفوس مبارکی است که به تبلیغ قیام | O you who are growing firm! In this day, the hosts of the Concourse on High aid and assist blessed souls who arise to teach the Cause | MMK5#081 p.066, AADA.146-147 | DAS.1913-06-27, MHMD2s.334-335 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00453 | 580 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بیست و چهارم شعبان این سنه که به آقا سید اسدالله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of the twenty-fourth of Sha'ban of this year, addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s]... ...Though ‘Abdu’l-Baha was suffering from three chronic illnesses, and the physicians of Haifa said that it was necessary for him to enjoy peace of mind and tranquility for a while | MMK5#080 p.065, MMK6#229x, MSHR1.096x | MHMD2s.324ax | Contention and conflict; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03965 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت بر پیمان لائحه شما وصول یافت و از وقایع جلوه ملکوت الله مسامع یاران | O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your document has arrived, and the happenings indicating the splendid manifestation of God’s Kingdom | MMK5#079 p.064 | MHMD2s.334x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03617 | 190 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین الهی مناجاتی در طلب مغفرت بجهت مرغ آشیان الهی نفس مبارک آقا سید | O divine Trustee! A supplication do I offer, seeking forgiveness for that bird of the celestial nest, the blessed soul of Áqá Siyyid [3.5s]... ...O Amín! Praised be God, you were present in Europe and witnessed how, with a constitution weakened to the utmost, ‘Abdu’l-Baha spent night and day in service | INBA16:167 | MMK5#078 p.064 | MHMD2s.323bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB03789 | 190 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای یادگار آن شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما بنهایت دقت قرائت گردید مضمون دلیل سرور | O cherished remnant of that honored soul! Your detailed letter was perused with utmost care, and its contents brought joy [3.5s]... ...Truly I say, the extreme desire of my heart and soul is to be present at the Court of Baha'u'llah, so that I may perfume my face and my locks with the dust of the Holy Threshold. | MMK5#077 p.063 | DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10374 | 60 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء باز آمدیم باز آمدیم از راه فرنگستان آمدیم بنده آستان آمدیم | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! I have returned, I have returned! By way of Europe have I come back, a servant at the threshold, returning from flowering rose-gardens | INBA16:153 | MMK5#076 p.063 | MHMD2s.333b | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB10483 | 60 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای حبیب روحانی انگشتها از شدت سرما حرکت نمینماید با وجود این در نصف شب اندک | O spiritual friend! So intensely cold is it that I cannot move my fingers. In spite of this, I have found a moment of free time at midnight | MMK5#075 p.062 | MHMD2s.332x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB08703 | 90 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دختر ملکوتی من صحت من در پاریس مختل گردید تب اعصاب شدید است لهذا مصمم سفر | O heavenly daughter! My health has been impaired in Paris. The exhaustion of my nerves is intense; hence, I am determined to travel to the East | MMK5#073 p.061 | MHMD2s.328 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB08567 | 90 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده آستان بهاء بهیچوجه خلاص از پاریس نمی شویم حکمتی در اینست بعد معلوم | O servant at the threshold of Baha! There is no end whatsoever to our detainment in Paris. There is a wisdom in this that will become clear later | MMK5#072 p.061 | MHMD2s.330bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Prayer for protection; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03937 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده بهاء الله و عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه تو رسید مضمون بسیار سبب سرور شد | O thou servant of Baha'u'llah and the beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost happiness. | MMK5#071 p.060, AMK.301-301 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2s.331x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03906 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends | MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214 | BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB08442 | 100 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | یار مهربان من الان که بتحریر این نامه پرداختم دو روز است که در خانه مستر هویت | O kind friend! As of this moment, in which I have begun to write this letter, I have been at the home of Mr. Whyte in Edinburgh for two days | MMK5#069 p.059 | MHMD2s.325-326 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB10226 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دوست عزیز مهربانا فردا عازم اسکوتلاند هستیم ولی احوالم ابدا خوب نیست دیشب تب | O dear and kind friend! Tomorrow we shall set off for Scotland, but I am not in good health whatsoever. Last night I developed a high fever and did not sleep at all | MMK5#068 p.059 | MHMD2s.327ax | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB04857 | 160 | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله از بستن امروز مراجعت بنیویورک شد در بستن بسیار خوب | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today I returned from Boston to New York. In Boston it was most pleasant [3.5s] | MMK5#066 p.058 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02617 | 240 | ایها الفضل من الله هر چند در دشت و صحرای امریک سرگشته و سرگردانیم و در ممالک | O thou favored one of God! Though we are wandering and roaming through the plains and wilderness of America, and in its [3.5s] | MMK5#065 p.058, MJDF.120 | Call to action; Muhammad; Islam; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07743 | 110 | جناب آقا احمد دستی از دور بر آتش داری نمیدانی چه خبر است مختصر آرام منقطع است | Jinab-i-Aqa Ahmad, thou art but one who holdeth his hand from afar over the fire, unaware of what transpireth. Brief repose hath been severed [3.5s] | MMK5#064 p.057 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02763 | 230 | ای مونس قدیم حضرات ایرانیها محمود میرزا و رفیقش را محفوظا مصونا فرستادیم شما | O ancient companion! We sent forth the respected Iranian gentlemen, Mahmud Mirza and his companion, under protection and safekeeping [3.5s] | MMK5#063 p.057 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01481 | 320 | ای ثابت بر پیمان معانی نامه مشکین معلوم و واضح گشت ستایش از عدالت اعلیحضرت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The meanings of thy fragrant letter became known and evident. Praise be to His Majesty's justice [3.5s] | MMK5#008 p.003 | Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01685 | 300 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که ابرار از آزادی این اسیر آنزلف | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and it became known that the righteous ones rejoiced at the freedom of this captive [3.5s] | MMK5#007 p.003 | Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00966 | 400 | جناب خان نامه های شما رسید مضامین معلوم شد در جواب آنشخص حقیقت را مرقوم دارید | Your letters, Jinab-i-Khan, have been received and their contents noted. Write thou the truth in reply to that person [3.5s] | MMK5#061 p.055 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs for the existence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09383 | 80 | ای رفیق روحانی هیچ تا بحال شنیدی علیلی که مزاج در نهایت انقلاب در جهان آب در | O spiritual friend! Hast thou ever heard of an invalid whose constitution was in utter turmoil in the realm of water [3.5s] | MMK5#060 p.054 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01791 | 290 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما را در دریای محیط بحر آتلانتیک جواب مرقوم مینمایم | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, I pen this reply to your letter upon the vast Atlantic Ocean [3.5s] | INBA16:183 | MMK5#059 p.054, RMT.064b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01579 | 310 | ای رفیق روحانی نامه ۱۱ فبریه ۱۹۱۲ وصول یافت مضمون مشحون بخبر خوشی بود و آن خبر | O spiritual companion! The letter of 11 February 1912 was received, and its contents were laden with joyous tidings. That news [3.5s] | MMK5#055 p.052 | Business; financial; property matters; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00654 | 480 | ای بنده آستان مقدس فی الحقیقه خادم امر اللهی و محب عبدالبهاء بموجب خواهش شما | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! In truth thou art a servant of the Cause of God and a lover of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. According to thy request [3.5s] | MMK5#054 p.050 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02937 | 220 | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بتفاصیل سفر عبدالبهاء بود که در | O true friends! Your letter hath been received, its contents replete with the details of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey [3.5s] | MMK5#053 p.049, ANDA#43-44 p.95, NJB_v03#02 p.003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04287 | 170 | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مورخ ۲۶ جانویه ۱۹۱۲ رسید و همچنین نامه آلبرت هبرت و | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter dated 26 January 1912 was received, as was likewise the letter from Albert Hubbard [3.5s] | MMK5#052 p.048 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - |
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