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| AB02517 | 240 | جميع طوائف و قبائل بر قلع و قمع اين نخل باسق بتمام همّت برخاستند و عبدالبهاء فريداً وحيداً | All peoples and tribes arose with the utmost determination to uproot and destroy this lofty Tree, while 'Abdu'l-Bahá stood alone [3.5s] | MMK3#026 p.016x | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09234 | 80 | ای بنده جمال الهی عبدالبهاء را نهایت محبت با شماست و از خدا خواهم... جمال مبارک در طهران صبح در نهایت ثروت و فنا بودند و شامگاه به کلی | O servant of the Divine Beauty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá cherishes the utmost love for thee and beseecheth God... The Blessed Beauty, in Ṭihrán, was at the height of wealth and splendor at dawn, yet by eventide was utterly [3.5s] | MMK5#002 p.001 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10082 | 70 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این عصر عظیم که تاییدات ملکوت ابهی جمیع جهات را | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in this great age, when the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom encompass all directions [3.5s] | INBA88:212a | MMK2#031 p.021 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10094 | 70 | ای منجذب بکلمه الله اگر در این حشر عظیم و نشر بدیع رخی روشن طلبی و دلی چون | O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! If thou seekest in this mighty resurrection and wondrous dispensation an illumined countenance and a heart [3.5s] | MMK2#274 p.198 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10224 | 70 | حمد کن خدا را که در این کور اعظم بر شاطی بحر احدیت وارد و در گلشن قدس محبت | Praise be to God that in this Most Great Dispensation thou hast attained unto the shores of the ocean of oneness and entered the sacred garden of love [3.5s] | INBA13:091 | MMK3#039 p.025x | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03282 | 210 | یا ابی الفضائل مسئله مستر مکنات و خان بسیار مسئله مهمه است جناب خان را نصیحت | O Abu'l-Fadl, the matter concerning Mr. McNutt and Khan is indeed a most important question. Counsel Khan [3.5s] | MMK5#198 p.154 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07071 | 120 | دل آگاها سحرگاهست و انامل و دیده و ظهر و زانو و ساعد حتی هر تار مو چنان خسته | O confidant of the heart, It is dawn, and the fingertips, the eyes, the back, the knees and arms | MMK5#130 p.102, KNSA.225-226 (415) | MNYA.309 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07921 | 100 | ای بنده الهی در مقابل تقادیر ربانی جز تسلیم و رضا چاره ای نه تدبیر اگر موافق | O servant of God! In the face of divine decrees there is no recourse save submission and contentment, be they in accordance with one's wishes or not [3.5s] | MMK2#170 p.125 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06307 | 130 | ای مستقر بر کرسی رضا از مقتضای روح رضا تسلیم و انقیاد بسلطان قضاء و محویت | O thou who art seated upon the throne of contentment! In accordance with the spirit of resignation, thou must submit and surrender unto the Sovereign of destiny, and efface thyself [3.5s] | MMK2#168 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09882 | 70 | ای بنده راضی بقضاء حقیقت رضاء اعظم موهبت جمال ابهیست ولی تحقق این صفت که اعظم | O thou servant who art content with the decree of God! In truth, contentment is the greatest gift of the Blessed Beauty, but the realization of this attribute, which is the most exalted [3.5s] | INBA87:175c, INBA52:176a | MMK2#167 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06883 | 120 | ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا پاکان آزادگانند و عاشقان آرزوی جفای دلبر مهربان نمایند | O Manifestation of submission and contentment! The pure ones are the free-spirited, and the lovers yearn for the cruelties of the compassionate Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#172 p.126 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00038 | 1700 | ای ثابت بر پیمان و مرد میدان مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل... از جمله اخبارات بظهور مبارک در کتاب دانیال | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and a champion in the field! Numerous letters from thee were received and their contents were noted... Among them were the tidings concerning the blessed Manifestation in the Book of Daniel [3.5s] | MMK3#102 p.067x, MMK4#166 p.182x, YMM.154x, YMM.211x, YMM.367x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for strength; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Reincarnation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| AB03164 | 210 | ای زنده بنفحات وادی ایمن یمن رحمن آن شمس هدی نیر اعظم ملکوت اعلی از افق غیب ابهی | O thou who art quickened by the fragrances of the blessed Vale of Yemen of the All-Merciful! That Sun of Guidance, that Most Great Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, hath arisen from the Abhá horizon of the unseen [3.5s] | MMK4#115 p.123 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05271 | 150 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله ساعت که جسم منجمد و فلز متطرقست بسبب نظم و ترتیبی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! At the hour when the frozen body and the malleable metal are rendered pliant through order and arrangement [3.5s] | INBA55:160, INBA87:170a, INBA52:169 | MMK2#238 p.172 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06267 | 130 | ای قبسه پرشعله نیران محبت الله اقوام عالم هر یک بحجابی از جمال معلوم و ملیک | O thou scintillating flame of the fire of God's love! The peoples of the world are each veiled by a veil from the manifest Beauty and the sovereign King [3.5s] | MMK4#182 p.225 | Anthropomorphism; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Literal interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01123 | 370 | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان در این کور اعظم که شمس قدم از آفاق امم طالع و لائح گردید | O friends of the Divine Lord! In this Most Great Cycle, when the Ancient Sun hath risen and shone forth from the horizons of all peoples [3.5s] | INBA88:284 | MMK4#054 p.061 | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03419 | 200 | ای دو بنده صادق حق و دو ناصر میثاق و دو ایادی امر نیر آفاق کمر همت را در | O ye two sincere servants of the True One, and ye two steadfast upholders of the Covenant, and ye two Hands of the Cause of the luminous horizon, gird up the loins of endeavour [3.5s] | MMK5#207 p.158 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04292 | 170 | ای بنده حقیقی جمال ابهی بعد از صعود جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء نفوس مقدسه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Following the ascension of the Blessed Beauty--may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones--the sanctified souls [3.5s] | MMK3#259 p.185 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10576 | 60 | اليوم که آتش فرقت پرحرقت محبوب آفاق دل وجان دوستان حقيقی را سوخته و بنياد حيات جسمانی | Today, when the burning fire of separation from the Best-Beloved of the horizons hath consumed the hearts and souls of His true loved ones and the foundation of physical life [3.5s] | MMK4#073 p.079x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01186 | 360 | ای ثمره شجره عرفان جمال رحمن وفاکهه حدیقه جنه ایقان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید در انجمن | O fruit of the tree of mystic knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty, and fruit of the garden paradise of certitude! That which thou didst write in the gathering [3.5s] | MMK4#062 p.071 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03086 | 210 | ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه | O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b | MMK2#069 p.053 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06822 | 120 | ای طاهر باهر الحمد لله در میدان ایقان سیف شاهری و در افق محبت الله نجم زاهر | O radiant Tahir! Praise be to God, thou art a gleaming sword in the arena of certitude, and a brilliant star in the horizon of the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#276 p.199 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09540 | 80 | ای ناظر بملکوت وجود اهل سجود را جبینی روشن چون آفتاب انور از فیض مقام محمود | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of existence! The people of prostration are endowed with foreheads radiant as the most luminous sun through the grace of the Praiseworthy Station [3.5s] | INBA87:227a, INBA52:231a | MMK3#244 p.175 | Attaining the life of the spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06258 | 130 | ای عبد علی و عبد بهاء هرکس بعبودیت علی یعنی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء کما هی | O servant of 'Alí and servant of Bahá! Whosoever serveth 'Alí—that is, the exalted One, may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—as He truly is [3.5s] | MMK5#192 p.150 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; High station of the true believer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01379 | 330 | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد از | O servant of the divine Threshold! Thy letter was received, but owing to lack of time a brief reply is being penned [3.5s] | MMK4#011 p.011 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05625 | 140 | ای ثابت بر میثاق شکوه از تاخیر ارسال اجوبه فرموده بودید حق با شماست ولی دستی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst voice thy complaint regarding the delay in sending replies, and verily thou art in the right. However [3.5s] | MMK5#126 p.099 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | Light of the World | ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور | O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness | BLIB_Or.08117.056, | NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x | LOTW#14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02737 | 230 | ای عندلیب حدیقه معانی اشعار فصیح معانی بدیع داشت و در ثنای آستان اسم اعظم | O Nightingale of the Garden of Inner Meanings! Thy verses were eloquent and bore wondrous significances in praise of the threshold of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA87:572, INBA52:607 | MMK4#028 p.026x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00356 | 630 | Light of the World | ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر | O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up | NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052 | LOTW#31 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB08855 | 90 | ای مشتاق جمال ابهی جمال جسمانی پرتو آب و رنگیست که بر خاک و سنگ افتاده و چون | O thou who art yearning for the Abhá Beauty! Physical beauty is but a reflection of water and colour cast upon dust and stone [3.5s] | MMK3#276 p.200, AMK.180-180b | Beauty; grace; aesthetics | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB09278 | 80 | ای پاک جان جوهر تقدیس شیوه راستان است و منتهی آرزوی ملازمان آستان از حضرت | O pure soul! The essence of sanctification is the way of the righteous ones, and the ultimate desire of them that stand faithful at His Threshold [3.5s] | MMK2#181 p.131 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08436 | 100 | یا من تشبث بالحبل المتین نور مبین چون از مطلع علیین اشراق نمود آفاق افئده | O thou who hast clung to the firm Cord and manifest Light! When from the Dayspring of the Most Exalted Summit its radiance shone forth, it illumined the horizons of hearts [3.5s] | MMK3#229 p.165 | Belief and denial; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00653 | 480 | Bahá'í World Faith | در خصوص آيه انجيل مرقوم نموده بودی که از قرائن واضح ميشود که در يوم ظهور مسيح جميع نفوس استماع | ...Thou hast written of a verse in the Gospels, asking if at the time of Christ all souls did hear His call | MMK3#138 p.096x | BWF.364-364x, SW_v16#10 p.669x | Belief and denial; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB06506 | 130 | یا من استضاء بانوار سطعت من سدره السیناء قد اشتعل العالم من النار الموقده فی | O thou who art illumined by the lights that shine forth from the Sinaic Tree! The world hath been set ablaze by the fire kindled [3.5s] | MMK5#217 p.167 | Belief and denial; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10616 | 60 | مقصود از آمدن در عالم وجود تحصيل نتيجهء محمود است و آن ايمان و ايقان و محبّت حضرت يزدان | The purpose of coming into the world of existence is the attainment of a praiseworthy outcome, and that is faith and certitude and love for the Lord God [3.5s] | MMK3#180 p.126x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05309 | 150 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در هویت انسان ید موهبت الهیه ودیعه گذاشته که بان انسان مطلع | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! Within the reality of man the Hand of Divine bounty hath deposited a trust whereby man may become illumined [3.5s] | MMK3#186 p.130 | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human reality created in the image of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06624 | 120 | ای بنده الهی بازرگان ربانی شو و از اقلیم امکان با متاعی مقبول در ساحت رحمن | O servant of God! Be thou a divine merchant and from the realm of contingent being come forth with merchandise acceptable at the threshold of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MMK2#112 p.087, AHB.121BE #05 p.19 19:5? | Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03261 | 210 | ایها الفرع العظیم من السدره الرحمانیه در جمیع احیان در ذیل جبل مبارک در جوار | O mighty Branch of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful! At all times beneath the blessed Mount, in close proximity [3.5s] | MMK5#173 p.134 | Business; financial; property matters; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08508 | 90 | ای افلاطون همنامت شهره آفاق شد و بحکمت اشراق معروف و ممتاز گشت داناای سبب فوز | O Aflatun, whose name hath become renowned throughout all regions, distinguished and acclaimed for illumined wisdom, thou art the cause of triumph [3.5s] | MMK2#243 p.175, AHB.128BE #12 p.366 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of the arts and sciences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10621 | 60 | ای ناطق بذکر محبوب آفاق فیض اعظم و فضل اقدم که از مشرق الطاف جمال قدم ظاهر شد | O thou who speakest in remembrance of the Beloved of all horizons! The Most Great Bounty and Most Ancient Grace that hath shone forth from the Dayspring of the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MMK4#130 p.133, YMM.356, QUM.123c | Call to action | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05738 | 140 | ای عاشق جمال ذی الجلال این احزان و اشجان و حسرت و اندوه و بلایا و رزایاء | O thou lover of the All-Glorious Beauty! These sorrows and griefs, these yearnings and lamentations, these trials and tribulations [3.5s] | MMK3#218 p.157, MMK4#076 p.081, PYK.223 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05725 | 140 | Light of the World | ای طالب حق مکتوب رسید از من خواهش نگارش تاریخ نموده بودی و همچنین نبواتیکه در | O thou seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked me for a written history as well as a record of the prophecies concerning the Bab and Baha’u’llah | NURA#09, MMK4#002 p.001 | LOTW#09 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01133 | 370 | Translation List | ای یاران الهی هر چند شمس حقیقت در خلف سحاب جلال متواری گشت و سحاب نقاب شد و | O friends of God! Though the Sun of Truth hath been obscured behind the clouds of glory; though these clouds have interposed themselves as veils | MMK3#294 p.216 | ADMS#045 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB08211 | 100 | ای مشتعل باتش محبت الله شعله ای در آن مجمر زن تا بوی خوش عود و عنبر مشام سکان | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Kindle thou a flame upon that brazier, that the sweet fragrance of aloes and ambergris may perfume the senses [3.5s] | INBA87:393, INBA52:404b | MMK2#059 p.046 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03520 | 200 | ای یاران من لسان بشکرانه محبوب لامکان بگشااید که جهان را برخی چون مه تابان | O My friends, open your tongues in gratitude to the Beloved of the Unseen, for He hath adorned the world with a radiance akin to the shining moon [3.5s] | MMK2#078 p.062 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05097 | 150 | ای بنده حق همیشه بیاد منی و فراموش ننمایم و فی الحقیقه پیش منی جناب آقا محمد | O servant of the Truth! Thou art ever in my thoughts and I shall never forget thee. In truth thou art before me, O Muhammad [3.5s] | MMK4#013 p.013 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08286 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال بیهمال ریاض محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که در این جویبار رحمانی غرس شدی | O thou incomparable plant in the garden of the love of God! Give thanks unto God that thou wert planted in this meadow | MMK2#369 p.263 | TAB.447 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00636 | 490 | ای دوستان جانی عبدالبهاء جناب زائر نوش پرهوش در مطاف سروش سر باستان نهاد و | O cherished friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The noble visitor, with keen perception and wisdom, hath bowed his ancient head at that spot where the celestial spirits circumambulate [3.5s] | MMK3#264 p.188, YARP2.201.1 p.191, PPAR.172 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04481 | 170 | ای ورقات سدره توحید شکر ایزد را که در ظل شجره احدیت وارد گشتید و از اثمار | O leaves of the Lote-Tree of Divine Unity! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the shade of the Tree of Oneness and partaken of its fruits [3.5s] | MMK2#351 p.253 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01452 | 330 | Light of the World | یا من ذاق حلاوه کل بلاء فی سبیل الله و قام بروحه و ذاته و کینونته علی خدمه | O thou who hast tasted of the sweetness of every affliction in the path of God, who hast arisen with thy spirit, thy being, and thine inmost essence to serve His Cause and to exalt His Word | NURA#23, MMK4#027 p.025 | LOTW#23 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01345 | 340 | ای یاران الهی شمع هدی روشن و ساحت دلها رشک گلزار و چمن افق امکان از پرتو لامکان | O ye divine friends! The lamp of guidance shineth bright, and the garden of hearts hath become the envy of rose-garden and meadow. The horizon of contingent being is illumined by the rays of the Realm Beyond [3.5s] | MMK2#047 p.036 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02824 | 230 | ای ياران الهی در اين دم در حديقه رضوان با سائر دوستان مألوفيم و مأنوس معروفيم و محسوس | O ye friends of God! In this moment in the Garden of Ridván We are intimate companions with the other friends, united in fellowship and communion [3.5s] | MMK2#261 p.188x | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01014 | 390 | ای مونس قدیم مکاتیب مفصله جمیع رسید و در نهایت سرور قرائت گردید ولی افسوس که | O ancient companion! All thy detailed letters were received and read with the utmost joy; however, alas [3.5s] | MMK5#022 p.015 | Call to action; Review of publications; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10122 | 70 | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی از خدا بخواه که ترا بامری موفق و موید فرماید که چون ستاره | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom Divine! Beseech thou God that He may vouchsafe unto thee success and confirmation in a matter that, even as a star [3.5s] | INBA88:212b | MMK2#032 p.022 | Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05693 | 140 | ای زنده بنفحات رحمن در این عصر مجید و عهد کریم جهدی کن و همتی نما که منشا | O thou who art quickened by the divine fragrances in this glorious age and bounteous dispensation, strive and make a mighty effort to become a source [3.5s] | INBA87:058b, INBA52:057b | MMK2#269 p.194 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB09545 | 80 | ای نظام روحانیان قانون الهی و نظام رحمانی شریعت سمحه بیضاست و محجه واضحه نوراء | O spiritual order! The divine law and celestial system is a radiant and magnanimous religion, a luminous and manifest path [3.5s]... ...true order and law are the necessary relations inherent in the realities of things, demanded and necessitated by the nature of creation. | MMK3#013 p.007, VUJUD.114 | VUJUDE.192 | Call to action; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04871 | 160 | ای ناطق بذکر الله همچو بدان که قلوب این مشتاقان در کل احیان بنفحات ذکر و فکر | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! Know thou that the hearts of these yearning ones are, at all times, stirred by the fragrances of His remembrance and reflection [3.5s] | MMK4#099 p.109, FRH.207-208 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08603 | 90 | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم سر پر شوری بجو و قلب پر آشوبی بطلب دریای محبه الله را | O thou faithful servant of the Ancient Beauty! Seek thou a passionate spirit and long thou for a troubled heart in the ocean of the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#240 p.173 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02931 | 220 | ای دو بنده صادق درگاه احدیت شمس حقیقت چون از صبح احدیت اشراق بر آفاق نمود | O ye two faithful servants at the Threshold of Divine Unity! When the Sun of Truth shone forth from the Dayspring of Oneness upon all horizons [3.5s] | MMK3#119 p.081 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03325 | 200 | ای ادیب دبستان الهی دست و پری بگشا و آستینی بیفشان توجهی بنما و بال و پری باز | O thou erudite one of the divine school! Spread wide thy hands and wings, shake loose thy sleeves, turn thy attention and spread thy wings anew [3.5s] | MMK2#252 p.181, AKHA_132BE #09 p.a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03717 | 190 | ای سرمست باده عرفان تجلیات شمس حقیقت از مشرق بقا دائم و مستمر و امواج بحر اعظم | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine knowledge! The effulgences of the Sun of Truth from the Dayspring of eternity are constant and continuous, and the waves of the Most Great Sea [3.5s] | MMK4#077 p.082 | Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00042 | 1590 | یا من فدی روحه و فواده و ذاته و کینونته و ماله و علیه فی سبیل جمال اشرقت | O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit and heart, thy being and essence, thy substance and all thou possessest in the path of the resplendent Beauty [3.5s] | MMK5#133 p.103 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06229 | 130 | ای سرگشته صحرای عشق چون نسائم صبحگاهی در ریاض قلوب احبای الهی مرور نما دلها | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of love, traverse thou, like unto the morning zephyrs, through the gardens of the hearts of the beloved of God [3.5s] | INBA88:269a | MMK2#266 p.192, AHB.102BE #03 p.02 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05313 | 150 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آفتاب حقیقت هر چند از افق عالم بسبحات جلال مخفی... ای احبای الهی بکوشید که وقت ظهور | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Though the Sun of Truth be concealed behind the veils of glory from the horizon of the world... O ye beloved of God, strive ye that in this time of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA84:487 | MMK4#070 p.078, BSHN.140.478.08x, BSHN.144.471x, DUR4.808x | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07716 | 110 | اعلمی انّ للوجود مرکز تدور افلاک الحيات الابديّة علی ذلک المرکز العظيم فمتی وصلت الی ذلک المرکز | Know thou that existence hath a center round which revolve the spheres of eternal life upon that mighty Center; whensoever thou attainest unto that Center [3.5s] | MMK3#023 p.015x | Call to action; Soul; spirit after death; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04805 | 160 | ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید دلیل بر آن بود که توجه بکلمه الله کردی و توسل بحضرت | O maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, bearing witness that thou hast turned unto the Word of God and sought communion with His presence [3.5s] | MMK3#128 p.089, HDQI.291, ANDA#46 p.05, YMM.383 | Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07205 | 110 | ای امه الله صبح است قبل طلوع آفتاب جناب حاجی سید جواد بواسطه فواد خواهش نگارش | O handmaid of God! It is dawn, before the rising of the sun. His honor Ḥájí Siyyid Javád, through Fu'ád, hath requested this writing [3.5s] | MMK5#244 p.192 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06377 | 130 | ای نفوس مقدسه مبارک ترین نفوس کسانی هستند که از ظلمات عالم طبیعت آزادند و | O sanctified souls! The most blessed of all are those who are freed from the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK3#282 p.204 | ACOA.056-057 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08300 | 100 | ای ورقه زکیه در ساحت جمال قدم روحی لارقائه الفدا اماای مذکورند که چون شمع در | O pure leaf! In the presence of the Ancient Beauty - may my spirit be a sacrifice unto His loved ones - thou art remembered even as a candle [3.5s] | MMK2#356 p.255 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10261 | 70 | شکر کن خدا را که در اين عصر جديد و قرن بديع موجود و مولود شدی تا ندای حضرت موعود شنيدی | Give thanks unto God that thou wert born and brought into being in this new age and wondrous cycle, and didst hearken unto the call of the Promised One [3.5s] | MMK3#140 p.097x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05546 | 140 | ای بندگان نیر حقیقت نامه مشکین تلاوت گردید و از مضامین فرح و مسرت حاصل شد | O ye servants of the Sun of Truth! The perfumed letter was read, and from its contents joy and gladness were obtained [3.5s] | MMK3#267 p.191 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01271 | 350 | ای یاران الهی فیوضات نامتناهی شاملست و الطاف رحمانی کامل در این عصر جلیل اکبر | O divine friends! Infinite bounties are all-embracing and the merciful bestowals are perfect in this most glorious age [3.5s] | MMK3#304 p.226 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05713 | 140 | ای سمی عبدالبهاء ید عنایت تاج عبودیت بر سر ما نهاد تو غلام حسینی من عبدالبهاء | O namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The hand of divine favor hath placed the crown of servitude upon our head. Thou art Ghulám-Husayn; I am 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#199 p.154 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08881 | 90 | ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء این تراب اغبر را برائحه مشک و عنبر معطر نما یعنی بنفحات | O thou who art nigh unto the Celestial Throne! Make thou this dust-laden earth to be perfumed with the fragrance of musk and ambergris through the wafting breaths [3.5s] | MMK2#151 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07315 | 110 | اميدوارم که چنان که بايد و شايد به خصائل و فضائلی متّصف باشی که زينت حقيقت انسانيّه است | I cherish the hope that thou mayest be adorned, as is befitting and proper, with such virtues and excellences as are the true adornment of human reality [3.5s] | MMK3#155 p.108x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Evolution; human evolution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04168 | 180 | دوست عزیز مهربان اثر کلک گهربار سبب سرور ابرار بود و مضمون مشحون باحساس وجدان | Dear cherished and kind friend! The effect of thy jewel-scattering pen brought joy to the righteous, and its contents were replete with feelings of conscience [3.5s] | MMK2#363 p.259 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | * | * | ||||
| AB05142 | 150 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بلا و محن و رزایا بیحد و شمار بر شما وارد ولی چون در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though trials and tribulations and afflictions beyond measure have descended upon thee, yet since [3.5s] | MMK2#292 p.212 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07412 | 110 | ای دو ورقه مطمئنه موهبت الهی تخصیص بذکور و اناث ندارد و فیض ابدی شامل جمیع | O ye two assured leaves! The divine bestowal maketh no distinction betwixt male and female, and the eternal grace encompasseth all [3.5s] | MMK3#145 p.100 | Chastity and purity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01592 | 310 | ای کنیز الهی آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید اگر خواهی که پی باسرار ملکوت الهی بری | O handmaid of God! What thou hast written was noted. If thou desirest to fathom the mysteries of God's Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK3#123 p.084 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03647 | 190 | ای بنده منقطع جمال ابهی مرقوم نموده بودی که در اطراف خضراء در نهایت فقر و | O severed servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thou hadst written that in the environs of the verdant lands thou wert in utmost poverty [3.5s] | MMK2#220 p.157 | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04794 | 160 | ای طالبان حق مجاهده و طلب حق حمل ثقیل است و امانت رب جلیل آسمان و زمین تمکین | O ye seekers of truth! Striving and seeking after reality is a weighty burden and a trust from the glorious Lord, before which the heavens and earth were made humble [3.5s] | MMK3#148 p.103 | Condition of search; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03851 | 190 | طالب حقیقتا جمهور ناس بزبان مفتون حقیقتند و مخمور باده محبت ولی چون میدان | O seeker of truth! Verily, the multitudes are enchanted by the tongue of truth and intoxicated with the wine of love. Yet when [3.5s] | MMK2#036 p.024 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03646 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم | O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings | INBA13:198b | MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299 | SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09920 | 70 | سؤال از عالم روح نموده بوديد که بعد از صعود از اين جهان بجهان پنهان چگونه و چسانست | Thou didst ask concerning the realm of spirit and how it is, after ascension from this world to the hidden realm [3.5s] | MMK3#041 p.025x | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03286 | 210 | یا بقایاء الشهداء اهل ملاء اعلی آرزوی این شهادت کبری نمایند و اهل ملکوت ابهی | O ye survivors of the martyrs! The denizens of the Supreme Concourse yearn for this supreme martyrdom, and so too do the dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#313 p.229 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06293 | 130 | ای مبتلا باذیت و جفا درین دنیا فی الحقیقه چنانست که مرقوم نمودی صدمات شدیده | O thou who art afflicted by trials and hardships in this world! In truth it is even as thou hast written - severe tribulations [3.5s] | MMK2#321 p.235 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03476 | 200 | ای مظلومه سبیل الهی آنچه ناله و فغان نماای و جزع و فزع کنی و زبان بشکوه گشاای | O thou who art wronged in the path of God! No matter how much thou mayest wail and lament, and give voice to thy grief and distress [3.5s] | MMK2#342 p.247, TABN.107 | Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02338 | 250 | ای اسرار آن سید ابرار ابناء اگر از عنصر جان و دل آباء باشند یعنی حسن اخلاق | O mysteries of that noble Master of the righteous! If the descendants be imbued with the essence of their fathers' soul and heart, this verily is goodly character [3.5s] | INBA16:007 | MMK2#341 p.246 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Noah | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03146 | 210 | ای خادم جمال مقصود مکاتیب شما رسید و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل گردید از حزن شما | O servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Thy letters were received, and their contents made known thy sorrow [3.5s] | MMK5#015 p.009 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08668 | 90 | ای ثابت بر میثاق محزون مباش در فکر صدمات و بلایاء عبدالبهاء افت ملاحظه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful, neither dwell upon the trials and tribulations that have befallen 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#147 p.114, MSHR5.045x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01876 | 290 | یا غافری و یا عفوی انی اعفر وجهی و اغبر جبینی بترباء فناء حضره قدسک مستدعیا | O Thou Forgiver and Pardoner! I cast my face and soil my brow in the dust at the threshold of Thy sacred court, beseeching Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#148 p.114 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02564 | 240 | ای سلاله آن جلیل عظیم هر چند اموال بغارت دادید و خانه بتالان و تاراج ولی | O progeny of that mighty and exalted one! Though your possessions were given over to plunder and your home to pillage and ravage, yet [3.5s] | MMK2#312 p.228, TAH.274 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03802 | 190 | ای یاران الهی ناله و فغان شما اگر چه مخفی و پنهان است ولی فی الحقیقه بلند و گوشرس | O divine friends! Though your lamentations and cries are veiled and hidden, in truth they are resounding and reach every ear [3.5s] | MMK2#054 p.042, QUM.123a | Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02222 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند از خویش و پیوند آزرده دل و در بندی ولی بنده عزیز | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though thou art weary of heart and fettered by ties of kindred, yet art thou a cherished servant [3.5s] | MMK2#306 p.223 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04152 | 180 | ایها الرجل الرشید این خاکدان مرکز انقلابست و این جهان بی بنیان میدان محن و | O sagacious man! This earthly realm is the centre of upheavals, and this foundationless world is the arena of tribulations [3.5s] | MMK3#056 p.036 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02482 | 240 | Light of the World | احبای الهی که از خلیج کلیم ببحر رب عظیم و طمطام جمال قدیم توجه نموده اند در | Those loved ones of God who have turned from the Mosaic gulf towards the ocean of the Almighty Lord and the billowing waters of His Ancient Beauty | NURA#38, MMK4#074 p.080 | LOTW#38 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB04701 | 160 | ای بی سر و سامان سبیل الهی هر لانه و آشیانه و خانه و کاشانه که در راه حق خراب | O thou who art homeless and destitute in the path of God! Every nest and shelter, every house and dwelling that is laid waste in His path [3.5s] | MMK2#311 p.227 | Consolation and comfort; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08552 | 90 | ای بنده الهی از کثرت قروض و دیون افسرده و پژمرده و نومید مگرد الحمد لله صبح | O servant of God! Be thou not disheartened, withered and despondent on account of the multitude of debts and obligations. Praise be to God, the dawn [3.5s] | MMK3#025 p.016 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB10411 | 60 | ای بنده حق خوشا بحال نفوسیکه از انفاس طیب میثاق مشام معطر نمودند و از اریاح | O servant of the Truth! Blessed are the souls who have perfumed their senses with the sweet breaths of the Covenant and from the fragrant [3.5s] | INBA85:347a | MMK5#263 p.203 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05624 | 140 | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید احبای الهی باید رحمت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused. The beloved of God must be [3.5s] | MMK5#254 p.198 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01037 | 380 | الحمد لله در ظل حفظ و عنایت الهیه در نهایت سکون و قرار و اطمینان و استقرار | Praise be to God that under the sheltering care and divine providence we dwell in utmost peace, composure, assurance and tranquility [3.5s] | MMK5#026 p.019, QT108.072 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07521 | 110 | ای متمسک بحبل متین خوشا بحال تو که بهیچ حجابی محتجب نگشتی و بهیچ نسبت و | O thou who holdest fast to the mighty cord! Blessed art thou, for thou hast not been veiled by any veil, nor by any tie [3.5s] | MMK5#228 p.178 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00005 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses) | 10300 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) | ای رب تری هجوم الامم و جولتها و غرور الملل و صولتها علی عبدک الفرید الوحید | O Lord! Thou beholdest the assault of the nations and their violent commotion, and the pride of the peoples and their fierce onslaught against this lone and solitary servant [3.5s] | INBA87:520, INBA52:548b | MMK4#189 p.259, AYT.428x, HHA.084-088x, KHSH14.000x, RHQM1.170-176 (215x) (127-131x), ADH2_1#38 p.055x, MSHR3.098x, MSHR4.295x, MJMJ2.030bx, MJMJ2.034x, MJMJ2.072bx, MMG2#018 p.017x, MMG2#241 p.271x, MMG2#248 p.279x, OOL.C012a | A. Haghighi | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam 'Ali; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate | * | - | MMAH.237 | ||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00739 | 460 | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد از خدا میخواهم که ترا | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents | MMK5#249 p.194, NJB_v12#14 p.240 | LOG#0603x, SW_v12#14 p.233-234 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07379 | 110 | ای خلیل اگر در سبیل الهی رهبر و دلیلی طلبی جمال مبین و سرالقدیم و کوکب منیر | O Khalil! Shouldst thou seek a guide and leader on the path of the Divine, look unto the Manifest Beauty, the Ancient Mystery, and the Luminous Star [3.5s] | MMK4#146 p.154, CPF.270 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01318 | 340 | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق الهی ای روی تو در ملکوت ابهی روشن و ای خوی تو در | O thou steadfast and firm one in God's Covenant and Testament! Thy countenance shineth bright in the Abhá Kingdom, and thy character [3.5s] | MMK4#163 p.179 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09706 | 80 | یا من اهتز من نفحات الله نور هویت چون در زجاجه احدیت روشن گشت آفاق و انفس | O thou whom the fragrances of God have caused to quiver! When the light of His Being shone forth within the lamp of oneness, it illumined both the horizons and the souls [3.5s] | INBA85:098b | MMK4#101 p.111 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00107 | 1060 | یا امه البهاء نامه شما قرائت گردید ولی متحیر ماندم از مضمون آن زیرا میدانی | O handmaiden of Bahá! Your letter was read, but I was astonished at its contents, for you know [3.5s]... ...By God, I am not offended by Mírza Badí‘u’llah, or by the harm he inflicted on Me which caused My renewed incarceration and stirred up mischief against Me | MMK5#224 p.173 | LTDT.242x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00051 | 1450 | الهی الهی ترانی خائضا فی غمار البلاء و غریقا فی بحار الباساء و الضرآء هدفا للنبال مطعونا... در خصوص آقا میرزا بدیع‌اللّه مختصری بآنجناب مرقوم گردید | My God, my God! Thou seest me immersed in the depths of tribulation, submerged in seas of hardship and distress, a target for arrows, pierced and wounded [3.5s] | MMK5#027 p.020x, AMK.039-044 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04011 | 180 | ای دوستان الهی الحمد لله که نسیم مشکبار و شمیم عنبرنثار از حدائق قدس در انتشار | O divine friends! Praise be unto God that the musk-laden breeze and amber-scented fragrance are wafting from the gardens of holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:297, INBA55:335 | MMK4#119 p.126 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06096 | 130 | ای بنده خداوند صیت ظهور جمال قدم شرق جهان و غرب کیهان را احاطه نموده است و | O servant of God! The fame of the Ancient Beauty's advent hath encompassed the East of the world and the West of the firmament [3.5s] | MMK5#204 p.156 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02215 | 260 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از کنونشن نهایت رضایت اظهار نموده بودی که این | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast expressed satisfaction with the Convention | MNMK#126 p.242, MMK1#187 p.209 | SWAB#187, SW_v10#13 p.246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02888 | 220 | ای بنده الهی ندایت باستان مقدس حضرت احدیت واصل و آه و فغان از هجران و حرمانت | O servant of God! Thy call hath reached the sacred threshold of the divine Oneness, and thy sighs and lamentations from separation and deprivation [3.5s] | INBA13:239b | MMK5#014 p.009 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03684 | 190 | ای ثابت راسخ بر پیمان رحمن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین | O thou who art steadfast and firm in the Covenant of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted, and from its contents [3.5s] | INBA55:401, INBA79.013 | MMK5#226 p.177 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02198 | 260 | ای بنده آستان مقدس از پیش عنوان شما بغداد سوق المیدان آقا محمد حسین وکیل | O servant of the sacred Threshold, previously addressed at Baghdad, Souq al-Maidan, Agha Muhammad Husayn Wakil [3.5s] | MMK4#023 p.023 | Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01874 | 290 | یا الهی و ملجای و مهربی و مناصی ابتهل الی ملکوت غیبک و جبروت احدیه ذاتک ان | O my God, my Refuge, my Haven, my Shelter! I supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy mystic realm and the Dominion of Thine One Essence, that [3.5s] | MMK5#293 p.218, MSHR5.415x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02069 | 270 | ای ثابت بر عهد اریاح امتحانست که از هر جهت در هیجانست و گردباد افتتانست که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The winds of tests blow turbulently from every direction, and the whirlwind of trials is [3.5s] | MMK5#223 p.172 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00312 | 670 | ای متمسک بذیل کبریاء نفحه که از حدیقه قلب آن موقن بالله برخواسته بود بمشام | O thou who hast clung to the hem of grandeur! The fragrance which arose from the garden of the heart of that steadfast believer in God hath reached Our presence [3.5s] | INBA55:200, INBA72:127 | MMK5#235 p.184 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00655 | 480 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی حقا که وفاپروری و جانفشان و در جانفشانی پر روح و ریحان | O thou faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! Verily, thou art loyal and self-sacrificing, and in thy sacrifice thou art filled with spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s] | MMK5#170 p.131 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01634 | 310 | دوست عزیز من بعد از خبر وفات والده مرحومه محترمه دیگر از شما نامه ای نرسید | Dear friend, after receiving news of the passing of your honoured mother, no further letters have reached me from you [3.5s] | MMK5#162 p.126 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00387 | 610 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از شدت بلایا و محن و مصائب شدیده در نهایت ضعف بدن مختصر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the intensity of tribulations, trials and grievous afflictions, the body is in utmost weakness [3.5s] | MMK5#023 p.016 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00150 | 920 | ای حضرت امین علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه خدمات آنجناب در آستان الهی چه در ایام ظهور | O thou Trusted One! Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise! Thy services at the Divine Threshold, in the days of His Manifestation [3.5s] | INBA88:214, INBA89:036 | MMK4#144 p.150, RHQM1.616 (750bx) (460x), MAS5.222x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00803 | 440 | ای مدیر محترم معارف پرور و خیرخواه عموم بشر ایران وقتی بهشت برین بود و | O thou noble editor, cherisher of knowledge and the well-wisher of the world of humanity! Persia at one time was the delectable paradise | MMK4#187 p.231, PYB#086 p.03 | DAS.1914-10-13 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03121 | 210 | ای پروانه شمع آسمانی چون کور وجود و دور شهود در جمیع مراتب و شئون عروج و صعود | O moth of the celestial Candle! As cycle succeedeth cycle and vision yieldeth to vision, through every degree and condition of ascent and exaltation [3.5s] | MMK3#098 p.064, PYK.303 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as sun; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03759 | 190 | ای منادی پیمان جهان را غفلت مستولی بود و امکان را ظلمت محیط و متوالی و کیهان | O Herald of the Covenant! The world was overcome with heedlessness, and creation was enveloped in encompassing and successive darkness [3.5s] | MMK2#239 p.172 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08680 | 90 | گويند که ما شاء الله کان ، يعنی هر چه خدا خواهد واقع خواهد شد در آيه قرآن ميفرمايد يا ايّتها النّفس المطمئنّة | They say "What God willeth shall come to pass," meaning that whatsoever God desireth will verily transpire. In the verse of the Qur'án He saith: "O thou soul that art at rest..." [3.5s] | MMK3#135 p.094x | Degrees of faith; certitude; Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02155 | 270 | دوستانا یارانا نفوس و اشخاص بر سه قسم منقسم گشته اند قسمی ظالم علی نفسه یعنی | Friends and companions! Souls and individuals are divided into three categories. The first category consisteth of those who are unjust unto themselves, meaning [3.5s] | INBA13:261b | MMK3#179 p.125 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Degrees of faith; certitude; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06440 | 130 | ایتها الورقه المطمئنه نفوس بسیارند ولی نفس مطمئنه قلیل و کمیاب زیرا اطمینان | O thou confident leaf! Though souls be many, those possessing true confidence are few and rare, for assurance [3.5s] | MMK2#171 p.126 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01382 | 330 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید … وجود بر دو قسم است یکی وجود حق که مقدس از ادراک خلق است | O thou faithful servant of God! Thy letter was perused. Thou hadst written that 'I am striving to cause the friends of Spokane | MNMK#160 p.295x, MMK1#030 p.058x, MMK3#017 p.009x, RAHA.230x, YMM.450x | SWAB#030x, LOG#1697x, SW_v11#10 p.159 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08585 | 90 | ای بنده جمال قدم در این انجمن رحمانی مذکور و مشهوری و در محفل روحانی مظهر | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thou art mentioned and renowned in this heavenly gathering, and manifest in the spiritual assembly [3.5s] | MMK2#077 p.062 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00314 | 670 | Fire and Light; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یزدان مهربان از افق انقطاع نفوسی را مشرق و لائح فرمودی که مانند مه تابان | O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that, even as the shining moon... You must so hoist the banner of nothingness | MMK2#378 p.269, NANU_AB#04x | BRL_FIRE_AB#04x, BPRY.251-252x, PN_1906 p093x | Miles, Denzil & Ephrim | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB07901 | 100 | ای باز هوای محبت الله وقت پرواز است و کشف راز است و هنگام عجز و نیاز است تا | O thou falcon of the love of God! The time for soaring hath come, and for the unveiling of mysteries, and the hour of utter need and supplication [3.5s] | MMK2#250 p.180, AKHA_131BE #02 p.a, AHB.125BE #02-03 p.302 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08923 | 90 | ای ناظر بمنظر اعلی در این چند روزه حیات دنیا خود را بالایش و آرزوی آسایش | O thou who gazest upon the Most Exalted Horizon! In these few days of earthly life, burden not thyself with cares and longings for comfort [3.5s] | INBA17:079 | MMK2#109 p.085, AKHA_133BE #16 p.a, AKHA_131BE #15 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01129 | 370 | ای نجوم بازغه افق محبت الله الحمد لله از پرتو شمس حقیقت در خاور و باختر | O radiant stars of the horizon of the love of God! Praise be to God that from the rays of the Sun of Truth both East and West are illumined [3.5s] | MMK2#253 p.182, HDQI.185, HDQI.235, ANDA#11 p.06, ANDA#23 p.04 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09973 | 70 | ای رستم یزدان الحمد لله در میدان جانفشانی تفوق بتهمتن زابلستانی نمودی و بر | O Rustam of the Almighty! Praise be to God, for in the arena of self-sacrifice thou hast surpassed the prowess of the mighty hero of Zabulistan [3.5s] | MMK2#163 p.122, PPAR.193 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07611 | 110 | ای ناظر بشطر رحمت رب عزت تقوی و صلاح درع متین و حصن حصین الهیست و تا این جوهر | O thou who gazest toward the direction of thy Lord's mercy! Piety and righteousness are a mighty armor and the impregnable fortress of God, and until this essence [3.5s] | MMK2#176 p.129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09200 | 80 | ای بنده الهی بنفس رحمانی زنده شو و بنفثات روح القدس تر و تازه گرد تا از عالم | O servant of God! Be thou quickened by the divine breath of the All-Merciful, and be thou refreshed and revived through the outpourings of the Holy Spirit, that from the realm [3.5s] | MMK2#178 p.129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01839 | 290 | ای ناظر و متوجه بملکوت ابهی مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب قرائت شد و مضامین مفهوم و | O thou who gazest upon and turnest thy face towards the Abha Kingdom! Thy numerous letters have been read and their contents understood [3.5s] | MMK3#082 p.055x, MSHR5.430 | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06653 | 120 | ای بنده حق کردی ای عطار بر عالم نثار نافه اسرار هر دم صد هزار سبحان الله در | O servant of Truth! O 'Attar! Thou hast scattered upon the world the fragrant musk of mysteries. At every moment a hundred thousand "Glory be to God!" doth resound [3.5s] | INBA21:195c (245c) | MMK2#210 p.149, KNJ.023c | Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06182 | 130 | ای دو بنده آستان الهی الطاف نامتناهی شامل گشت تا حامل امانت عظمای الهی گردیدید | O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Infinite favors have encompassed you, that ye might become the bearers of God's supreme trust [3.5s] | INBA87:390c, INBA52:401b | MMK2#121 p.093, RAHA.279-280 | Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06157 | 130 | ای ثابت نابت سحاب رحمت سایه بر سر افکنده و انوار فیض اعظم بر شرق و غرب تابیده | O thou who art steadfast and firmly rooted! The cloud of mercy hath cast its shadow overhead, and the rays of the Most Great Bounty have shone forth upon both East and West [3.5s] | INBA55:348 | MMK5#253 p.197 | Development of capacity and readiness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07562 | 110 | ای مقبل الی الله دریای بخشایش پرجوش گشت و بخروش آمد موجی بر سواحل وجود زد | O thou who turnest thy face towards God! The ocean of forgiveness hath surged and risen in tumult, casting its waves upon the shores of existence [3.5s] | MMK3#136 p.095 | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07782 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | یا صغیره السن و کبیره العقل کم من طفل صغیر و هو بالغ رشید و کم من کهل جاهل و | O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature | MNMK#075 p.147, MMK1#121 p.138, DRM.005b | SWAB#121, TAB.181, BSC.481 #920x, LABC.007 | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04982 | 160 | یا من انجذب من نفحات القدس در این عالم کون و ایجاد نفوس انسانی مختلف و متنوع | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances, in this world of existence human souls are diverse and manifold [3.5s] | MMK2#126 p.097, PYK.265 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00666 | 480 | Bahá'í Scriptures | فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل | O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness. | MMK3#137 p.095x | BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01569 | 310 | ای ثابتان ای صادقان نامهای مبارک شما در نامه حضرت سمی معنوی عبدالبهاء مرقوم و | O ye steadfast ones, O ye sincere ones! Your blessed names were written in the letter of his holiness, the spiritual namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK4#085 p.101 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07956 | 100 | ای بنده حق از ابوی شکایت نموده بودید انشاء الله حکایت است چون پدر است آنچه | O servant of the Truth! Thou didst complain about thy father. God willing, this is but a tale, for he is thy father [3.5s] | MMK2#339 p.245, ANDA#32 p.65 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07546 | 110 | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال در این کور کریم و دور عظیم بکوش که نصیب اوفر بری و | O thou who art enraptured by the Beauty of the All-Glorious! In this most bounteous Cycle and this mighty Age, strive thou to gain an abundant share [3.5s] | MMK2#066 p.051 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04889 | 160 | ای یار قدیم و دوست روحانی دیرین همچه کمان منما که آنی فراموش شدی و از خاطر محو | O ancient friend and cherished spiritual companion! Think not that thou art forgotten for a moment or effaced from memory [3.5s] | MMK2#085 p.066 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07553 | 110 | ای مطلع راستی صدق و راستی الیوم خود را در بحر نیستی محو و فانی نمودنست تا از | O Dayspring of Truth! Today one must efface and annihilate oneself in the ocean of nothingness, so that from [3.5s] | MMK2#152 p.114 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04259 | 170 | ای اهل وفا نشانه وفا بحضرت بهاء الله اینست که نفوس نفیسه بانفاس قدسیه قیام | O people of fidelity! The sign of faithfulness to the presence of Bahá'u'lláh is that noble souls should arise with sanctified breaths [3.5s] | MMK3#250 p.179, TAH.365b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04012 | 180 | ای دوستان ای راستان الطاف جلیله حضرت یزدانرا ملاحظه نمااید که چگونه مانند مه | O friends, O true ones! Consider the glorious favors of the Lord, how like the moon [3.5s] | MMK3#146 p.101 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01915 | 280 | ای ثابت بر پیمان انسان منصف چون نظر بخویش نماید بنهایت عجز و ابتهال متصف شود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! When a fair-minded soul gazeth upon himself, he becometh characterized by the utmost humility and supplication [3.5s] | MMK3#139 p.097, PYB#170 p.03, ABDA.088-089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06217 | 130 | ای ياران ، جميع طوائف و ملل سرمست سراب غرورند و از فيض اين قرن پر نور غافل و ذاهل | O friends! All peoples and nations are intoxicated with the mirage of pride, and remain heedless and unmindful of the outpourings of this luminous century [3.5s] | MMK3#275 p.199x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Music and singing | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04459 | 170 | ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری شکر کن خدا را که شمس حقیقت نور هدات مبذول داشت و آفاق | O thou who art guided by the supreme guidance! Give thanks unto God that the Sun of Truth hath shed upon thee the light of guidance and illumined the horizons [3.5s] | MMK4#139 p.142 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00411 | 600 | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان در راه یار مهربان نامه شما بعد از رجوع از کالیفورنیا | O thou wanderer over mountain and desert in the Path of the kind Beloved! Thy letter, after thy return from California | MMK3#002 p.001x, MMG2#199 p.227x, NJB_v11#08 p.136 | SW_v11#15 p.260-264 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03210 | 210 | ای نوش لب هر لبی که در ستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بجنبش اید چون آب زندگانی | O thou sweet-lipped one! Every lip that moveth in praise and adoration of the Lord of Creation is as the water of life [3.5s] | INBA13:359, INBA59:253, INBA88:344b | MMK3#262 p.187, YARP2.199 p.189, PPAR.172 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07988 | 100 | ای پروردگار مهربان این حزب مظلومان پریشان تواند و این جمع آشفتگان تو عاشق روی | O Compassionate Lord! These oppressed and forlorn ones are Thy party, and this assembly of bewildered ones are lovers of Thy face [3.5s] | INBA21:160a | MMK5#314 p.226 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03202 | 210 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی در قعر دریا صد هزار صدف موجود ولی کل خزفند مگر صدفی که مظهر | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! In the depths of the sea there lie a hundred thousand shells, yet all are but pottery save that shell which manifesteth [3.5s] | MMK3#303 p.225 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09537 | 80 | ای ناظر الی الله چه نویسم زیرا تجلیات عنایت جمال ابهی ملکوت وجود را احاطه | O thou who gazest toward God! What can I write? For the effulgent rays of the Ancient Beauty's grace have encompassed the kingdom of existence [3.5s] | MMK4#094 p.107 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05705 | 140 | ای سرهنگ لشکر نجات و جنود حیات اگر در بین جنود ملکوت سرهنگی خواهی آهنگ ملک | O General of the hosts of salvation and the legions of life! If thou seekest to be a commander among the armies of the Kingdom, set thy gaze upon the celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK2#092 p.071, DUR3.351 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07358 | 110 | ای چراغ دست افروخته محبت الله در جهان ترابی هر نهالی بفیض ابری و شعاع و | O thou lamp kindled by the hand of God's love in this earthly world! Every sapling groweth by the grace of the clouds and rays [3.5s] | MMK2#372 p.265, PYB#160 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09887 | 70 | ای مهربان يزدان من شکر ترا که مرا بر خدمت آستانت و صيانت دوستانت موفّق و مؤيّد فرمودی | O kind God! I render thanks unto Thee that Thou hast enabled and confirmed me to serve at Thy Threshold and protect Thy loved ones [3.5s] | MMK3#001 p.001x, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.155 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02272 | 260 | ای نفوس منجذبه بنفحات الله کور کور خداوند یکتاست و عصر عصر حضرت کبریاء جسم | O ye souls who are attracted by the divine fragrances! This is the age of the one true Lord, and this is the era of His Most Great Glory [3.5s] | MMK2#214 p.153 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06291 | 130 | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله الحمد لله در این حدیقه انیقه انبات شدید و بحرارت و | O ye flowers of the rose-garden of God's love! Praise be to God that ye have sprouted forth in this beauteous garden, and through the warmth [3.5s] | MMK2#157 p.118 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08155 | 100 | ای عبدالقادر حضرت قادر توانا چون نظری بر عبد ناتوان اندازد معدن قدرت گردد و | O 'Abdu'l-Qádir! When the All-Powerful, Almighty Lord casteth His glance upon a powerless servant, he becometh a mine of strength [3.5s] | INBA13:182 | MMK3#108 p.072 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00960 | 400 | ای یاران روحانی در این عهد جلیل و قرن عظیم که آفتاب میثاق چون نیر اعظم آفاق | O spiritual friends! In this glorious Dispensation and mighty century, when the Sun of the Covenant, like unto the supreme luminary, shineth forth upon the horizons [3.5s] | INBA87:065, INBA52:064 | MMK2#232 p.166 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00355 | 630 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان در عنوان مکتوب خطاب یا عبدالبهاء بود این چه ندا بود که جان را | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The opening of thy letter bore the words “O ‘Abdu’l-Baha!” What a call this was | NURA#76, MMK4#171 p.193 | LOTW#76 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01467 | 320 | Light of the World | ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور | O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness | INBA85:086 | NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162 | LOTW#16 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| AB01492 | 320 | ای دوستان آن یار مهربان آن آفتاب حقیقت نیر اعظم فلک رحمانیت پرتوش جهانگیر است | O friends of that Loving Friend, that Sun of Truth, that Most Great Luminary in the heaven of divine mercy, whose rays encompass the world [3.5s] | INBA88:104 | MMK2#030 p.020, TZH8.0660 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | * | - | |||
| AB03824 | 190 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المبتهله الی ملکوت الله طوبی لک بما انجذب قلبک الی جمال الله و تنور بنور | O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou… As to thy question regarding the education of children | MNMK#072 p.146, MMK1#091 p.118, MMK1#122 p.139 | SWAB#091x, SWAB#122x, TAB.086, BWF.383-383x, LOG#0756x | MANA | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04288 | 170 | ای بنده حق آنچه ایادی امرالله مصلحت دانند اطاعت نما و بهمانقسم حرکت کن ابدا | O servant of the Truth! Whatsoever the Hands of the Cause of God deem advisable, obey thou and ever act accordingly [3.5s] | MMK2#368 p.262 | Effort; striving; Excellence; distinction; Hands of the Cause; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07082 | 120 | در مسئله خلقت استفسار نموده بوديد . متصوّفين چنان اعتقاد نمايند که حقائق اشيا از حقّ ظهور يافته | Thou hadst inquired concerning the matter of creation. The mystics thus believe that the realities of all things have become manifest from the True One [3.5s] | MMK3#021 p.014x | Emanation vs. manifestation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04061 | 180 | ای مستنیر بنور هدی صد هزار عرفا و فضلا سالهای دراز ریاضت کشیدند و زهر مشقت | O thou who art illumined by the light of guidance! A hundred thousand mystics and sages have, through long years, endured rigorous discipline and the bitterness of tribulation [3.5s] | MMK2#063 p.049 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Monasticism; asceticism | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05244 | 150 | ای کنیز الهی چه قدر نیک بخت بودی که ندای الهی شنیدی و آهنگ ملکوت ابهی استماع | O handmaiden of God, how fortunate thou art to have hearkened unto the divine call and to have heard the melody of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#100 p.077 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07435 | 110 | ای سراج وهاج چه نوری روشنتر از محبت اللهست و چه شعاعی ساطعتر از معرفت الله | O resplendent lamp! What light is brighter than the love of God, and what beam more radiant than the knowledge of God [3.5s] | MMK2#190 p.137, AKHA_106BE #04 p.02, VAA.210-211 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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. | ||
| AB05270 | 150 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله چه نویسم و چه نگارم جان هوای کوی جانان دارد و دل | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! What shall I pen, and what shall I write? My soul yearneth for the precincts of the Beloved, and my heart [3.5s] | MMK5#268 p.205, MSHR5.399 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02206 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم داشتید ملحوظ گردید و قلوب محظوظ شد الحمد لله در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou hast written hath been noted, and hearts were gladdened thereby. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MMK3#020 p.013x, MSBH5.200-201, MSBH5.186x | Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Law of transformation and change; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02875 | 220 | ای امه الله المهیمن القیوم همچو تصور منما که فراموش شدی و یا از ذکرت خاموش | O handmaid of God, the All-Prevailing, the Self-Subsisting, think not that thou hast been forgotten, or that mention of thee hath fallen silent [3.5s] | MMK5#018 p.011, ANDA#77 p.66 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01648 | 310 | Light of the World | یا من ایده الله لاعلاء کلمه الله و نشر نفحات ریاض قدسه چندی بود که در این سجن | O thou whom the Lord hath aided to magnify His Word and to diffuse the sweet savours of the rose-garden of His holiness | NURA#49, MMK4#047 p.051x, PYK.270 | LOTW#49 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Law of pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB10549 | 60 | ای عبد درگاه الهی در این یوم مشهود که انوار ساطعه از افق وجود امکانرا روشن | O servant of the divine Threshold! On this memorable Day when resplendent rays from the horizon of being have illumined the realm of creation [3.5s] | MMK2#084 p.066 | Exhortations and counsels; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01156 | 370 | یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره خبر استقامت و حسن نیت و پاکی طینت و آرزوی خدمت | O dearly beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Ever do I receive tidings of your steadfastness, goodly intentions, purity of nature, and longing to serve [3.5s] | MMK4#109 p.119, SFI02.155, IDAB.21 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07492 | 110 | ای عبد جمال باقی آنچه بتصور و اوهام اید و آنچه در حیز اعیان خارجه جلوه نماید | O servant of the Eternal Beauty! Whatsoever may come to pass within the realm of imagination and fancy, and whatsoever may shine forth in the sphere of outward realities [3.5s] | MMK3#062 p.040 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03266 | 210 | در اين جهان فانی عاقبت هر غنائی فقر است و نهايت هر جمعی تفرقه و پريشانی و غايت هر صحّت | In this transient world, verily the end of all riches is poverty, and the ultimate outcome of every gathering is dispersion and distraction, and the final result of every state of health [3.5s] | MMK3#087 p.057x | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08298 | 100 | Light of the World | ای ورقه خضره نضره مستبشره از مصیبت کبری اگر صدهزار سال ناله و فغان کنیم و آه | O thou verdant, fresh, and radiant leaf! Were we to weep and moan for a hundred thousand years at this Supreme Affliction | NURA#36, MMK4#067 p.076 | LOTW#36 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02334 | 250 | ای احبای الهی شمع میثاق روشن است و عرصه آفاق گلزار و گلشن جنت ابهی بهشت برین | O beloved of God! The Candle of the Covenant shineth bright, and the realm of all horizons is become a rose-garden and flowering paradise of the Abhá Kingdom, the all-highest Paradise [3.5s] | MMK4#092 p.105, AHB.107BE #17 p.360, MAS9.011x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04431 | 170 | Translation List | ای گلرخ ابهای من ای ربی الاعلای من ای سدره سینای من جانم فدای روی تو ای دلبر | My rosy-cheeked most glorious One, My lofty Lord rivaled by none, O brightly Burning Bush of mine, My life be offered up for Thine! | INBA21:159, INBA55:340b | MMK2#027 p.017, DWNP_v6#04 p.004, KHSH02.009 | ADMS#123 | Ahdieh | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Nearness and remoteness; Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| AB03243 | 210 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء عصر است و یاران روحانی از مسافرین و مجاورین عازم زیارت | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! It is eventide, and the spiritual friends, both pilgrims and residents, are setting forth to visit the Sacred Shrine [3.5s] | MMK5#197 p.153 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08091 | 100 | ای دوستان الهی هنگام تضرع و ابتهالست و وقت تذلل و انکسار دست عجز و نیاز | O divine friends! This is the time for supplication and entreaty, the hour of humility and contrition, with hands upraised in helplessness and need [3.5s] | INBA13:275a | MMK5#246 p.193, MMG2#106 p.120x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05290 | 150 | ای منجذب بوی دوست در این صبحدم که فیوضات جمال قدم مونس و همدمست کلک اشتیاق | O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of the Friend! In this dawning hour, when the outpourings of the Ancient Beauty are thy companion and intimate associate [3.5s] | MMK5#266 p.204 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05154 | 150 | ای جانسوخته آتش فراق در این فرقت پرحرقت آهی جهانسوز بکش و فغانی عالمسوز برآر | O thou whose soul is seared by the fire of separation! In this grievous estrangement, heave thou a world-consuming sigh and raise a universe-burning cry [3.5s] | INBA84:297 | MMK2#080 p.064 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05768 | 140 | ای متشبثات ذیل عنایت در این ایام که حوادث امکان و طوفان امتحان و افتتان شرق و | O ye who cling to the hem of divine bounty in these days when the vicissitudes of contingent existence and the tempests of trials and tests have beset the East [3.5s] | MMK5#138 p.107 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00652 | 480 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل تبتل و تضرع بود و برهان | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents much appreciated… Obligatory prayers and supplications are the very water of life… Ye have asked about the significance of the expression “sacrificial lover” | MMK2#076 p.060, MMK2#134 p.101 | BRL_ATE#189x, BRL_IOPF#2.18x, BLO_PT#081.76 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Importance of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB08311 | 100 | ای ورقه موقنه حضرت امین از افق مبین بتو ناظر و متوجه و با رخی چون نجم بازغ | O assured leaf! His Holiness the Trusted One gazeth upon thee from the manifest horizon, with a countenance like unto a brilliant star [3.5s] | MMK5#255 p.198 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02269 | 260 | ای موقن بایات الله الیوم اعظم امور و اهم مواد ثبوت بر عهد و پیمان الهیست و | O thou who art firm in the verses of God! Today the most glorious of all matters and the most momentous of all things is steadfastness in the Covenant and Testament of God [3.5s] | INBA13:299 | MMK5#242 p.191 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06864 | 120 | ای متمسک بعهد و پیمان اگرچه چند مکتوب از آنجناب واصل از کثرت احزان و اشغال | O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant and Testament! Although several letters were received from thee, owing to the multitude of sorrows and occupations [3.5s] | MMK5#234 p.184 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09333 | 80 | ای خاندان استقامت بر عهد و پیمان شکر کنید حضرت بها را که موفق بر تمسک بر | O family steadfast in the Covenant, render thanks unto the Blessed Beauty that ye have been enabled to hold fast unto [3.5s] | MMK5#248 p.194 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07347 | 110 | ای ثابت ناطق پدر بزرگوار در ملکوت ابهی افتخار بثبوت ابناء جان نثار مینماید و | O steadfast and eloquent one! Thy noble father in the Abha Kingdom taketh pride in the steadfastness of his devoted, self-sacrificing sons [3.5s] | MMK5#264 p.203 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09964 | 70 | ای دوستان حق ثابت بر پیمانید و راسخ بر میثاق این قوه مغناطیس محبت الله است | O friends of Truth! Ye are firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament. This is the magnetic force of the love of God [3.5s] | MMK5#251 p.196 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01334 | 340 | ای شمع انجمن عرفان در این ساعت که طیر حدیقه وفا بال و پر گشوده که در فضای | O Lamp of the Assembly of Mysticism! In this hour, when the bird of the garden of faithfulness hath spread wide its wings to soar in the heights [3.5s] | INBA87:598, INBA52:637 | MMK5#231 p.179 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08780 | 90 | ای طالب جمال مختار بذیل تقی تشبث نما و بعروه وثقی تمسک کن توجه بملکوت ابهی کن | O seeker of the Chosen Beauty! Cling thou to the hem of piety and lay fast hold on the sure handle. Turn thy gaze unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK2#061 p.048 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08194 | 100 | ای متمسک بعهد و میثاق جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا اعظم اشراق و | O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant and Testament of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name—may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones—most glorious effulgence [3.5s] | MMK4#087 p.102 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09429 | 80 | ای عبد ودود مقام محمود الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ بر میثاق رب معبود است چه که سفینه | O loving servant! Today the most praiseworthy station is steadfastness and firmness in the Covenant of the adored Lord, for the Ark [3.5s] | MMK2#195 p.140, AKHA_116BE #10 p.334, AKHA_105BE #04 p.02, KHSK.115 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10076 | 70 | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال حمد خدا را که از چشمه میثاق نوشیدی و از شهد عهد نیر | O thou who yearnest for the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Praise be to God that thou hast drunk from the Fountain of the Covenant and tasted the honey of the Testament [3.5s] | MMK2#205 p.146 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01660 | 300 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء | The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon | INBA88:317 | MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250 | SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||
| AB08913 | 90 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در این اوان که اریاح افتتان آفاق امکانرا احاطه نموده است | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! In this hour when the winds of test and trial have encompassed the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | MMK5#256 p.199 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04504 | 170 | امروز علم وحدت ميثاق بلند است و ارتباط قلوب محکم تا توانيد از اسرار عهد و ميثاق بيان کنيد | Today the standard of the oneness of the Covenant is raised aloft and the hearts are firmly bound together. To the extent ye are able, proclaim the mysteries of the Testament and Covenant [3.5s] | MMK3#288 p.212x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09501 | 80 | ای مظهر عنایت جمال ابهی خوشا بحال آن خانواده که کل بر عهد و میثاق ثابت و راسخ | O manifestation of the bounties of the Abhá Beauty! Blessed indeed is that family wherein all stand firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | MMK5#247 p.193 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06328 | 130 | ای منادی پیمان بخدمت میثاق شهره آفاق شو و مظهر الطاف خفیه جمال ابهی نیر اشراق | O herald of the Covenant! Through service to the Covenant become renowned throughout all regions, and be thou a manifestation of the hidden favours of the Abhá Beauty, the Day-Star of effulgence [3.5s] | MMK2#271 p.195 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04728 | 160 | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه شما تلاوت شد دلالت بر استقامت در امرالله داشت طوبی لک و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and it betokened steadfastness in the Cause of God. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | INBA16:004 | MMK2#200 p.144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10883 | 50 | در بغداد شخصی از عرفا به حضور مبارک آمد و خلوت خواست که مشرّف شود و چون فائز شد | In Baghdad there came into His blessed presence a certain mystic who sought a private audience, and when he attained unto this privilege [3.5s] | MMK4#022 p.022x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00905 | 410 | ای مخموران باده محبت الله و ای محروران شهد و شکر معرفت الله و ای عاشقان جمال | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the love of God, ye who are enraptured by the honey and sugar of the knowledge of God, ye lovers of Beauty [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.158-162 | MMK2#198 p.141, MJMJ3.058x, MMG2#362 p.404x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06668 | 120 | ای بهاقلی بنده او باش و شرمنده الطاف او تا هوشمند گردی و پایه بلند یابی هیچ | O Baha-Quli! Be thou His servant and stand abashed before His gracious favors, that thou mayest grow wise and attain unto exalted heights [3.5s] | MMK5#203 p.156 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05316 | 150 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی و ایادی امرالله الیوم وقت تمسک بحبل متین و توجه بافق مبین | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom, and ye Hands of the Cause of God! Now is the time to hold fast unto the firm cord and to turn wholly towards the manifest horizon [3.5s] | MMK2#191 p.138, PYK.248 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08606 | 90 | ای بنده صالح حق صلاح و فلاح الیوم ثبوت بر میثاقست و تمسک بعهد و پیمان محبوب | O righteous servant of God! Salvation and prosperity today lie in steadfastness to the Covenant and adherence to the Testament of the Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#194 p.139 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08846 | 90 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محنت زده در سبیل میثاق صدمات و زحمات در سبیل رب الایات البینات عنایاتست و | O thou who hast been sore afflicted on the pathway of the Covenant! Anguish and torment, when suffered on the pathway of the Lord | INBA85:430b | MNMK#142 p.254, MMK1#191 p.220, MSHR4.331 | SWAB#191 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB06892 | 120 | ای مقتبس انوار هدی در این قرن عظیم خداوند کریم تمسک بعهد قدیم جو و تشبث بذیل | O thou who art recipient of the radiant lights of guidance! In this mighty century, seek thou to hold fast unto the ancient Covenant of the All-Bountiful Lord and cling unto His hem [3.5s] | INBA87:012, INBA52:012 | MMK2#270 p.195 | Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03964 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان کتاب مبین قرین اطلاع گردید از مضامین معانی دلنشین استنباط شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy most lucid letter was received, and from its contents sweet significances were derived [3.5s] | INBA79.057 | MMK3#106 p.071x, HDQI.244 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03144 | 210 | ای جمع روحانیان الحمد لله مانند شمع روشنید و بمثابه درختان سبز و خرم در | O spiritual assembly! Praise be to God that ye are luminous even as candles and verdant and flourishing like unto trees [3.5s] | MMK2#052 p.041 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04689 | 160 | ای بنده حق نور مطلق آفاق را چنان روشن نمود که خاور و باختر زجاج سراج الهی گشت | O servant of God! The absolute light hath so illumined the horizons that both East and West have become as the crystal globe of the Divine Lamp [3.5s] | MMK3#120 p.082 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06323 | 130 | ای مقتبس انوار هدی اگر در این کور بدیع و دور جدید ببصر حدید ملاحظه نماای | O thou who art recipient of the rays of guidance! If thou wouldst observe with penetrating vision in this wondrous Dispensation and new cycle [3.5s] | MMK2#104 p.082, AKHA_130BE #16 p.a | Continual renewal of creation; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04162 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | چون جهان انسانی را ظلمات بيگانگی و تفرقه و اختلاف و اجتناب و بغض و عداوت و جهل | What thou hast written is understood. In reply I will elucidate briefly, the purport of which you, with your intelligence, will surely comprehend. | MMK2#102 p.079x | TAB.653-654 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00740 | 460 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت | O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom | MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185 | SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04763 | 160 | ای دوست موافق در وقتیکه آتش حرب در اطراف جهان شعله زده و روز بروز در ازدیاد | O thou dear companion, at a time when the fire of war hath set the world aflame and with each passing day doth increasingly intensify [3.5s] | MMK2#098 p.076, NJB_v03#02 p.002 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08670 | 90 | ای ثابت پایدار حضرت ستار غفار گنهکارانست و بخشنده و مهربان چون مستفیض از بحر | O steadfast and firm one! The All-Concealing Lord is the Forgiver of sinners and the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful, like unto an ocean outpouring its grace [3.5s] | MMK2#153 p.114, PYB#107 p.04 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08326 | 100 | ای یار عزیز نامه های تو جمیعا رسید و انشاء الله جواب مرقوم میشود ... انسان هر چند بدرجه ابرار رسد و نيکو کردار گردد صورت رحمانی يابد | O cherished friend! All thy letters have been received, and God willing, a reply shall be penned... Though man may attain to the rank of the righteous and become goodly in deed, acquiring a divine countenance [3.5s] | MMK3#166 p.117x, MSHR1.094x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09423 | 80 | Translation List | ای طالب ملکوت بالطاف حضرت پروردگار امیدوار باش و از مصائب شدیده اینجهان نومید | O thou who seekest after the Kingdom! Place thy hope in the bounties of God and let not the dire adversities of this world dismay thee. | MMK2#021 p.014 | ADMS#009 | A. Youssefi, A Family Affair, unknown, L. Ghiami | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB08215 | 100 | ای مظهر بخشش بخشش حضرت ایزد بر دو قسم است آشکار و پنهانی اما آشکار جمیع آنچه | O Manifestation of Bounty! The bestowals of the Lord God are of two kinds: manifest and hidden. As for those that are manifest, all that [3.5s] | MMK3#226 p.164, YARP2.608 p.424 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02259 | 260 | ای متوجه الی الله هر چند بظاهر در این انجمن رحمانی حاضر نیستی ولی الحمد لله در | O thou who art turned towards God! Though outwardly thou art not present in this assemblage of the All-Merciful, yet praise be unto God, in [3.5s] | MMK3#296 p.218 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05258 | 150 | ای متوجه الی الله فاطر الارض و السموات علیک بهاء الله فی المبدء و المال و | O thou who art turned towards God, the Creator of earth and heaven! Upon thee be the glory of God, in the beginning and the end [3.5s] | MMK4#098 p.109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04869 | 160 | ای موقنین ای موقنات فیض قدیم خداوند رحمن رحیم را مشاهده نمااید که چه قدر | O ye men and women of certitude! Behold ye the ancient bounty of the All-Merciful, the Compassionate Lord, how abundant [3.5s] | MMK3#134 p.094 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04687 | 160 | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق لا جبر و لا تفویض لا کره و لا تسلیط امر بین الامرین عبارت از آنست | O servant of the one true God! What is meant by "there is neither predestination nor unconditional liberty; neither unwilling compliance nor unreserved authority; it is the Middle Way" | BLIB_Or.08117.036, | MMK3#029 p.019, VUJUD.101 | BLO_sazedj#17, VUJUDE.130-131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05072 | 150 | ای بنده الهی کرم بر دو قسم است در عالم ملک و در عالم ملکوت ملکی عامست و شامل | O servant of God! Bounty is of two kinds: in the world of earthly dominion and in the realm of heaven. The earthly kind is universal and all-embracing [3.5s] | MMK2#211 p.149, MJMJ3.104x, MMG2#125 p.143x | J. Badiei | Generosity [kirama]; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10074 | 70 | ای مستضای از نور وجود الهی صفت جود و بخشش و عطا و احسان وقتی در حقیقت انسان | O thou who art illumined by the light of Divine existence! The attributes of munificence, generosity, bounty and benevolence, when manifest in human reality [3.5s] | MMK2#056 p.043 | Generosity [kirama]; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03013 | 220 | ایام انسان و حیات هوشمندان عبارت از کتاب مسطور و رق منشور و لوح محفوظست که در | The days of man and the life of the wise are even as a written book, an unfurled scroll, and a preserved tablet wherein [3.5s] | MMK3#171 p.120, PYB#204 p.03, PYB#114 p.04 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03467 | 200 | ای گلهای بوستان عرفان در این اوقات که امم عالم مقاومت با امر اسم اعظم خواهند | O ye blossoms of the garden of divine knowledge! In these times when the nations of the world rise in resistance to the Cause of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA88:269b | MMK4#145 p.154 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07574 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله شمع خواموش بودی الحمد لله روشن گشتی صامت بودی ناطق شدی | O thou who art attracted to the kingdom of God! Thou wert as a lamp unlit and darkened and thou dost beam now with illumination. | MMK2#225 p.160 | TAB.508 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01984 | 280 | ای یاران نازنین من عکس آن یاران دلنشین که مانند بهشت برین سبب سرور قلب حزین | O my precious friends, the likeness of those delightful companions who, like unto the supreme Paradise, are the cause of joy to the sorrowing heart [3.5s] | MMK3#118 p.080x, YARP2.309 p.255 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03806 | 190 | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01555 | 310 | Light of the World | ای بندگان و کنیزان عزیزان الهی عالم انسانی از عجز و ناتوانی خاک سیاه چون ابر | O beloved servants and handmaidens of God! In its weakness and frailty, the world of humanity is even as a heap of darksome dust | INBA85:010 | NURA#75, MMK4#105 p.115, MAS2.009, MSHR2.185 | LOTW#75 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB06379 | 130 | ای نوجوان محترم چه قدر نفوس بزرگوار در قرون های ماضیه نهایت آرزو داشتند که | O thou respected youth. How many the honourable souls in past centuries and times who yearned with all their hearts | MMK2#377 p.269 | BBBD.258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06650 | 120 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدایت پرتوی بر شرق زد خاور را روشن نمود و شعاای بر غرب زد | O servant of the one true God! The Morn of divine guidance hath shed its radiance upon the East and lit up the Orient | NURA#53, MMK4#113 p.122 | LOTW#53 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02644 | 230 | ای احبای الهی چون شمس حقیقت از افق اسماء و صفات اشراق نمود و آفاق وجود و شهود | O beloved of God! When the Sun of Reality shed its radiance from the horizon of Names and Attributes, illumining the realms of being and consciousness [3.5s] | INBA72:108 | MMK4#132 p.135 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07187 | 110 | ای ارسطو معلم اول را گویند که در جمیع علوم ممتاز کل امم بود و از مشاهیر بنی | O Aristotle, who is known as the First Teacher, distinguished in all sciences above all nations, and renowned among men [3.5s] | MMK2#242 p.174 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10406 | 60 | ای بنده جمال قدم انوار الطاف از ملکوت ابهی ساطعست و نجوم مواهب از افق اعلی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The lights of divine favors shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom, and the stars of heavenly bounties gleam from the most exalted horizon [3.5s] | INBA85:106a | MMK4#102 p.111 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10859 | 50 | ای بنده حضرت مقصود وقتیست که مشارق و مغارب مطالع صبح احدیت گردید شمس حقیقت | O servant of the Desired One! The time hath come when East and West shall become the dawning-places of the morn of Divine Unity, as the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK4#001 p.001 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05332 | 150 | Light of the World | ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی | O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq | NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017 | LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07928 | 100 | ای بنده آستان الهی شمس حقیقت را موطن اصلی مازندران و منبت قدیمی اقلیم طبرستان | O servant of the Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth findeth its original home in Mazandaran and its ancient origin in the clime of Tabaristan [3.5s] | MMK4#004 p.002 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02543 | 240 | ای ثابتان بر امر الهی جهان بیدار و آگاه گشته و شرق و غرب هشیار شده نورانیت | O ye who are steadfast in the Cause of God! The world hath awakened and become aware, and East and West have become enlightened [3.5s] | MMK2#029 p.019 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01687 | 300 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ بیست ... ای پروانه شمع آسمانی ، چون کور وجود و دور شهود در جميع مراتب و شئون عروج و صعود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the twentieth... O moth of the heavenly Candle! In this cycle of existence and age of divine manifestation, through all ranks and stations, ascent and advancement [3.5s] | MMK3#099 p.064x, MMK6#227x, YMM.384x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05396 | 150 | ایها الابتهاج الوهاج الحمد لله سراج افروخته و منهاج واضح و مشهود گشته نسیم | O radiant joy! Praise be unto God that the lamp hath been set aflame and the pathway hath become clear and manifest [3.5s] | MMK4#124 p.130 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07123 | 120 | یاران مهربانم از قرار معلوم آنمرز و بوم از رائحه جنت ابهی معطر گشته نفحات | O my kind friends! According to what is evident, that realm and region hath become perfumed with the fragrant musk of the Abhá Paradise [3.5s] | INBA89:220 | MMK3#053 p.034 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04622 | 160 | ای ياران الهی ، از شرق شمس حقيقت پرتوی بر غرب زد باختر خاور شد اقليم بعيد قريب گشت | O ye beloved of God! From the East a ray of the Sun of Truth hath cast its radiance upon the West; the Occident hath become as the Orient, and distant climes have drawn nigh [3.5s] | MMK3#105 p.071x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10659 | 150 | ای یار عراقی جناب نراقی در نامه خویش ستایش آن یار روحانی نموده که این فتای نراقی... ای دوست حقيقی ، نفوذ کلمة اللّه مانند روح | O friend from Iraq! Jinab-i-Naraqí, in his letter, hath sung the praise of that spiritual companion—this youth of Naraq... O true friend, the penetrating power of the Word of God is even as the spirit [3.5s] | INBA85:127 | MMK3#116 p.079x | Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00323 | 660 | ای نهال آمال آن بیهمال نامه وصول یافت آنی راحت و مهلت میسر نه تا بنگارش جواب | O thou sapling of hopes of the Peerless One! Thy letter was received. Not a moment's rest hath been granted me to compose a reply [3.5s] | MMK2#212 p.150, AYBY.412 #123 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Chastisement and requital; Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06289 | 130 | ای کنیزان یزدان ملاحظه کنید که فضل و عنایت جمال قدم چه کرده و مواهب اسم اعظم | O handmaidens of God! Observe what the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty hath wrought, and what gifts the Most Great Name hath bestowed [3.5s] | INBA13:255b | MMK2#141 p.105, DUR1.070 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08717 | 90 | انسان در ظلمت ضلالت جز غم و کدورت نيابد هميشه مأيوس و محزون و دلخون است ولی چون نور | O ye two birds of the rose-garden of Faith! In the darkness of error man does not find anything save affliction and distress. | MMK3#142 p.098x | DAS.1914-07-17 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10040 | 70 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز خدا سرور بر دو قسمست جسمانی و روحانی سرور جسمانی محدود است نهایت | O thou maidservant of God! Happiness consists of two kinds; physical and spiritual | MMK2#040 p.031 | TAB.673-674, BSC.472 #887x | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06172 | 130 | ای حکیم حاذق تن ضعیف و جسم نحیف امکان بغایت علیل و بی نهایت نحیل و امراض و | O sagacious healer, the body is weak and the frame enfeebled, contingent being is grievously ill and infinitely frail, afflicted with maladies [3.5s] | INBA21:154a | MMK2#105 p.083 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02734 | 230 | Light of the World | ای طبیب روحانی جسد امکان بامراض شدیده و عوارض مزمنه و علل ساریه و حمای مطبقه | O thou spiritual physician! The body of humankind was afflicted with severe ills and chronic diseases, contagious maladies and prolonged fevers | INBA85:373 | NURA#51, MMK4#104 p.114, YMM.046 | LOTW#51 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03339 | 200 | ای بنده الهی حضرت ایوب در اعظم امتحانات الهی افتاد ولی بصبر و شکیب پرداخت | O servant of God! His Holiness Job fell into the most grievous of divine tests, yet he embraced patience and forbearance [3.5s] | MMK3#215 p.155 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10961 | 50 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این عالم ظلمانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in this darksome world [3.5s] | MMK4#136 p.139 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00299 | 690 | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear | NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030 | LOTW#45 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03131 | 210 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در لندن ملاحظه فرمودید که آنچه در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Praise be to God that thou didst observe in London that which [3.5s] | MMK4#185 p.227, MSHR2.257 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00978 | 390 | اللهم یا من فی قبضتک زمام الموجودات و فی یمینک ملاک القدره و الاقتدار ما من | O God, within Thy grasp lie the reins of all created things, and in Thy right hand is held dominion over all power and might. There is none [3.5s] | MMK3#175 p.122 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; High station of the true believer; Human reality created in the image of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04557 | 170 | شمع روشن است و انجمن روحانیان گلزار و گلشن نفحات قدس منتشر است و نسائم حدآئق | The lamp is ablaze, and the assembly of the spiritual ones is a rose garden in full bloom. The holy fragrances are diffused, and the breezes of paradise waft [3.5s] | INBA13:402, INBA55:234, INBA59:151, INBA88:053 | MMK2#050 p.039, AHB.120BE #07 p.000, SFI17.016 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00385 | 610 | الهی الهی انی اتوسل بذیل کبریائک و اتعلق باهداب ردآء بهائک و اتضرع الیک | O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by the hem of Thy grandeur and cling to the fringes of the garment of Thy splendor, and I supplicate Thee [3.5s] | INBA89:222 | MMK3#129 p.090x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04549 | 170 | در اين قرن چه قدر از خاندانهای ملوک و امرا که در نهايت عزّت و غنا بودند پريشان و بی سر و سامان و فانی گشتند | In this century, how many families of kings and princes who dwelt in the utmost glory and wealth have been scattered and rendered destitute and brought low [3.5s] | MMK3#076 p.050x | Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06371 | 130 | ای ناظر الی الله در این جهان فانی و خاکدان ترابی و عرصه ظلمانی یک حقیقت | O thou who gazest toward God! In this mortal world, this heap of dust, and this realm of darkness, one truth [3.5s] | MMK3#058 p.037 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03481 | 200 | ای بنده الهی ، آنچه بينی و يابی در اين جهان فانی اوهام و مجاز خالی است نه حقيقت آسمانی | O servant of God! Whatsoever thou seest and findest in this mortal world is but fancy and vain imaginings, not heavenly reality [3.5s] | MMK3#083 p.055x, BSHN.140.125x, BSHN.144.125x, MHT2.126bx | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07474 | 110 | Trustworthiness | ای صادق من راستی و درستی و حق پرستی صفت راستانست و سمت پاکان صدق بهترین صفتی | O Ṣadiq! Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of the pure. | COMP_TRUSTP#42x, MMK2#142 p.106 | BRL_TRUST#41x, COC#2053x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06482 | 130 | ای بندهء حقّ کار از آن گذشته که ما نشسته به استدلاليّه به جهت اهل بيان مشغول شويم و رساله‌ای تأليف نمائيم | O servant of Truth! The matter has gone beyond the point where We should sit and occupy Ourselves with proofs for the people of the Bayan and compose a treatise [3.5s] | MMK4#181 p.224x | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03475 | 110 | ای رب الملکوت این کنیز را فرهنگ و تمیز بخش و در جهان ابدی عزیز کن | O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Confer discernment and wisdom upon this maidservant and glorify her in the eternal World.... Today all the beloved of God in those parts must endeavour that the Chicago Mashrak-el-Azkar | MMK5#295 p.219x | SW_v01#12 p.005x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10472 | 60 | ای ثابتان هر چند انسانرا خداوند پاک از مشتی خاک خلق فرمود ولی در این صدف دری | O ye steadfast ones! Though the Lord, the Pure One, created man from a handful of dust, yet within this shell a pearl [3.5s] | MMK2#127 p.098, YARP2.175.3 p.179 | Human reality created in the image of God; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05225 | 150 | انسان بايد در جهان بالا در آئينه ابدی صفحه ملکوت پرتو شمايل اندازد زيرا عبدالبهاء در اين جهان | Man must cast the reflection of his countenance in the eternal mirror of the celestial realm, upon the page of the Kingdom, for in this world 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK3#094 p.062x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02114 | 270 | ای نفس موید نامه بلیغ رسید مضمون مشحون از راز درون بود و آن خجلت و شرمساری در | O thou confirmed soul! Thy compelling letter was received. Its contents were laden with inner mysteries, and therein was reflected thy humility and abashment [3.5s] | INBA85:328 | MMK2#154 p.115 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00375 | 620 | ای ناطق بثنای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و از مضامین نهایت تعجب | O thou who speakest in praise of God! That which thou didst write was perused, and its contents caused the utmost astonishment [3.5s] | MMK5#180 p.138 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09780 | 70 | هر نفسی چون بکمال خضوع و خشوع به ربّ قدير توجّه نمايد و از قصور خويش خجل و شرمسار | When any soul turneth with utter humility and submissiveness unto the omnipotent Lord, and becometh abashed and ashamed of its deficiencies [3.5s] | MMK3#170 p.119x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01154 | 370 | یا من تشرف بالمثول فی العتبه المقدسه العلیاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ | O thou who hast attained the honor of presenting thyself before the Most Sacred and Exalted Threshold, what thou didst write hath been noted [3.5s] | INBA59:233 | MMK2#020 p.013, MMK6#501x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01083 | 380 | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء ید قدرت الهیه چون خیمه عزت ابدیه وحدت عالم انسانیرا | O beloved friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! No sooner had the Hand of divine power raised the tabernacle of everlasting glory | NURA#32, MMK4#051 p.056, MSHR3.071 | LOTW#32 | Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB08406 | 100 | خجلت و شرمساری در هر صورت دليل بر بزرگواری است . هر قدر انسان در سبيل الهی جانفشانی | Abashment and shame, in every instance, are a proof of nobility. To whatever degree one may sacrifice himself in the divine path [3.5s] | MMK3#176 p.124x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06728 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای خادم درگاه حق این خادمی تو از شهنشاهی عالم برتر است و این بندگی تو از | O thou that dost serve at the divine Threshold! This service of thine is higher than the sovereignty of all the world. | INBA55:378, INBA87:162a , INBA88:348a, INBA52:159 | MMK2#267 p.193 | BLO_PT#081.267 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB09201 | 80 | ای بنده الهی جناب قابل سائل و آمل که نظر محبتی بان حبیب کامل گردد این معلومست | O servant of God! His honor Qábil, seeker and aspirant, longeth that a glance of loving-kindness be cast upon that perfect beloved one. This is evident [3.5s] | MMK5#179 p.138 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01243 | 350 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد منظومه جناب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Due to lack of time, I write briefly [3.5s] | MMK3#078 p.051x, MMK6#343 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03768 | 190 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی اولیای الهی هر یک در این جهان فانی جام بلائی نوشیدند و سم | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Each one of the chosen ones of God, in this mortal world, hath quaffed a cup of tribulation and tasted poison [3.5s] | MMK2#308 p.225 | Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03970 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید بنص کتاب اقدس و صریح کتاب عهد عبدالبهاء مبین | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. According to the clear text of the Book of Akdas... ...According to the text of the Book of Akdas and the explicit Book of Ahd, Abdu'l-Baha is the interpreter | MMK5#211 p.163, YHA1.016x, NJB_v05#14 p.005 | DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v05#09 p.137, SW_v08#17 p.222-223, SW_v09#12 p.136x, BSTW#416, BSTW#442 | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07923 | 100 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی در هر صبحگاهی گواهی بر تضرع و ابتهال عبدالبهاء | O thou servant of God! Each morn God's infinite grace confirmeth the ardent and tearful invocations of ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | MMK2#133 p.101 | BRL_IOPF#2.10x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02660 | 230 | در خصوص عالم بعد از موت سؤال نموده بوديد ، آن عالم بتصوّر و عبارات اين عالم مشهود و معلوم نگردد | Concerning the realm after death whereof thou didst inquire, that world cannot be conceived or expressed in terms of this visible realm [3.5s] | MMK3#045 p.027x | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03782 | 190 | ای نهالهای حدیقه عرفان مادر مهربان از روزیکه باین آستان رسید شب و روز بیاد | O saplings of the garden of divine knowledge! From the day that loving Mother arrived at this threshold, she has, night and day, been mindful [3.5s] | MMK2#333 p.241, ANDA#32 p.65x | Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02659 | 230 | ای بنده اسم اعظم نامه شما وصول یافت و بکمال دقت مطالعه گردید چنانکه آرزو | O servant of the Most Great Name! Thy letter was received and studied with the utmost care. According as thou didst wish [3.5s] | MMK5#160 p.125, MMK6#446x | Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01239 | 350 | Translation List; On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn' | ای ثابت بر پیمان از کثرت مشاغل مختصر مرقوم میگردد نقشه حسینیه ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Due to the press of numerous occupations, this shall be brief. The design for the Ḥusayníyyih hath been considered [3.5s]... ...The word jinn in the Qurʼan referreth to those whose belief and rejection alike are concealed. The jinn is a hidden being | MMK4#169 p.192x, MMK6#512x, AMK.076-078, AMK.082-084, AVK4.096.06x, AVK4.459ax, RHQM1.563 (688x) (422x), ANDA#81 p.07, MAS2.019x, MAS2.034-035x, YMM.203x, NSS.155ax | ADMS#050ax | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| AB06300 | 130 | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی در این اوان که اشراقات شمس قیوم الارض و السماء آفاق | O thou who hast turned towards the Kingdom of Abhá! In this moment when the effulgent rays of the Sun, the Sustainer of earth and heaven, illumine the horizons [3.5s] | MMK2#189 p.137 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB08024 | 100 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان آن خاندان الحمد لله در ظل حضرت رحمانند... اما مسئله سرّ التّنکيس لرمز الرّئيس تنکيس دو معنی دارد يکی به معنی عود است و ديگری به معنی سرنگونی | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant of that household! Praise be to God, they abide beneath the shelter of the All-Merciful... As to the mystery of "reversing the symbol of authority," reversal hath two meanings: one signifieth return, and the other, overthrow [3.5s] | MMK4#168 p.192x, NSS.156x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01693 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نهم سبتمبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت از حوادث واقعه محزون و مگدر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of September 9, 1909, was received. The grievous events that have transpired have brought sorrow and distress [3.5s]... ...Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount Tabor, as referred to in the Bible | MNMK#138 p.253x, MNMK#161 p.295x, MMK1#140 p.158x, MMK1#196 p.230x | SWAB#140x; SWAB#196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11382 | 30 | از جهان الهی عالم نورانی ملکوت الهی سؤال نموده بوديد که در آن آيا مشاغل | Concerning the divine realm, the luminous world of the celestial Kingdom, thou didst inquire whether therein [3.5s] | MMK3#044 p.027x | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00645 | 490 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چون حضرة مسیح در بیست قرن پیش ظاهر شد با وجود انکه یهود در نهایت انتظار | When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although the Jews were eagerly awaiting His Coming | MNMK#154 p.287, MMK1#020 p.041 | SWAB#020, DWN_v2#08 p.060-061, BNE.006-008 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00872 | 420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الشعله الحبیه الملتهبه بنار محبه الله انی قرئت کتابک الوارد من عندک و | O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with the love of God! I have read thy letter, and its contents | MNMK#032 p.116, MMK1#141 p.159, NJB_v05#14 p.002-003 | SWAB#141, TAB.087-089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00951 | 400 | ای دوستان حقیقی مکاتبات و مخابرات بدو نوعست قسمی بواسطه اوراق و نوع دیگر | O true friends! Correspondence and communication are of two kinds: one through the medium of written pages, and the other [3.5s] | MMK2#103 p.080, ANDA#71 p.05 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10604 | 60 | انسان بايد همواره جستجوی قصور خويش نمايد تا آنکه بدرگاه احديّت توبه نمايد و محفوظ و مصون | Man must at all times search out his own shortcomings, that he may turn in repentance to the Threshold of Oneness and remain preserved and protected [3.5s] | MMK3#177 p.124x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05716 | 140 | ای شخص خبیر الحمد لله مصداق این کلمه ای زیرا از آن یار بیخبر خبر یافتی و از آن | O thou sagacious one! Praise be to God that thou art the embodiment of these words, for thou hast gained tidings of that Beloved of Whom thou wert once heedless, and from that [3.5s] | MMK2#206 p.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01890 | 280 | ای احبای الهی و اماء حضرت رحمانی لسانرا بشکرانه الطاف رب مجید بیارااید و قلب | O beloved ones of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Adorn your tongues with thanksgiving for the favours of the Glorious Lord, and your hearts [3.5s] | MMK2#048 p.038, MMK6#369, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.h | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03549 | 200 | طالب حقیقتا چون از زمره الذین جاهدوا فینا بودی الحمد لله از حزب لنهدینهم سبلنا | O seeker of truth! Since thou wert among those who strive in Our path, praise be to God thou art assuredly of those whom We guide unto Our ways [3.5s] | MMK4#055 p.062 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08364 | 100 | ايّها المترنّم فی رياض معرفة اللّه ، تاللّه الحقّ قد فتح ابواب الملکوت و ارتفع النّداء من ملکوت السّماء | O thou who singest in the gardens of the knowledge of God! By the True One, the gates of the Kingdom have been opened wide and the call hath been raised from the Kingdom of heaven [3.5s] | MMK3#150 p.103x | Being a source of light; guidance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02641 | 230 | حمد خدا را که شفق صبح صلح و سلام دميده اميدواريم که در مستقبل آفتاب سلام عامّ از افق عالم | O, thou son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated Dec. 14 1918 was received. Praise be to God, it was indicative of zeal and of happiness | MMK4#184 p.226x | BSTW#231 | Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05301 | 150 | ای مهتدیان بنور هدی شمع هدی روشنست و افق اعلی بنور جمال ابهی ساطع و لامع | O ye who are guided by the light of guidance! The lamp of guidance is alight, and the Supreme Horizon is radiant and resplendent with the light of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:060 | MMK3#299 p.221, AKHA_127BE #02 p.a, PYB#196 p.03 | Belief and denial; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05756 | 140 | ای کنیز خدا شرط کنیزی درگاه احدیت ادراک و تمییز است یعنی باید ممیز بین نور و | O handmaiden of God! The condition of servitude at the Threshold of Divine Unity is perception and discernment, meaning one must distinguish between light and [3.5s] | MMK3#165 p.116 | Effort; striving; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07459 | 110 | ای شمع افروخته اگر شعله فانی زنی روشناایت دمیست و محفلت مشکاه پرغمی افروختنت | O kindled flame! Should thy blaze be transient, thy radiance would last but a breath, and thy gathering-place become a niche of sorrow through thy kindling [3.5s] | INBA84:313 | MMK2#082 p.065, MHA.000v | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00915 | 410 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب | O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world | MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001 | SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01742 | 300 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء بشارت کبری رسید و خبر پرمسرتی عبدالبهاء شنید مژده الفت | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Great tidings have arrived, and joyful news hath reached 'Abdu'l-Bahá - the glad announcement of fellowship [3.5s] | INBA87:437, INBA52:451 | MMK2#186 p.134 | 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; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08843 | 90 | ای محترق از آتش جهان افروز قریب غروبست و شمس رو بافول محل روشن نه و این عبد از | O thou who art enkindled by the world-illuminating fire! The sun is nigh unto setting, and its orb inclineth toward the western horizon. No light remaineth, and this servant [3.5s] | MMK5#131 p.102 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03910 | 180 | ای اخگر افروخته آتش عشق را چنان التهاب و حرارتی که جهانرا برافروزد و پرده | O enkindled ember of the fire of love! With such fervor and heat set the world aflame [3.5s] | MMK3#204 p.147 | Call to action; Love as fire; Martyrs and martyrdom; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09490 | 80 | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال آتش عنصری را هر چند حرارتی شدیده است ولی حرارت محبت | O thou who art enamored of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Though the elemental fire possesseth an intensity most fierce, yet the heat of love [3.5s] | MMK2#079 p.063 | Love as fire; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08853 | 90 | ای مستوقد نار محبت الله این آتش اگر چه پر شعله و سوز است ولی عالم افروز است | O kindled flame of the love of God! Though this fire be fierce and consuming, yet it illumineth the world [3.5s] | MMK2#093 p.071 | Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02335 | 250 | ای احبای رحمانی و یاران معنوی ایام قیام بر خدمت و هنگام اشتعال بنار محبت است | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and spiritual companions! These are the days to arise for service and the time to be set ablaze with the fire of love [3.5s] | INBA72:036, INBA72:160, INBA88:120 | MMK2#262 p.189 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10273 | 70 | یا ورقتی حمد جمال قدمرا که در آن اقلیم بذکر جمال مبین متذکری و بنفحات حدائق | O Leaf! Praise be to the Ancient Beauty, for in that realm thou art mindful of the manifest Beauty and dost inhale the fragrances of the gardens [3.5s] | MMK2#359 p.257 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10592 | 60 | ای مقرب حضرت احدیت الحمد لله نظر عنایت شاملست و موهبت کامل نیم شب است و کل در | O thou who art near unto the Court of Oneness! Praise be to God, the glances of His favor encompass all and His bounties are complete. It is midnight, and all [3.5s] | MMK5#136 p.106 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09976 | 70 | ای رضا راضی بقضا شو و سر تسلیم بنه تا از چشمه تسنیم نوشی از هیچ حالی دلگیر | O Riza! Be content with the divine decree and bow thy head in submission, that thou mayest drink from the fountain of Tasnim and be not disturbed by any condition [3.5s] | MMK2#173 p.127 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01432 | 330 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضامین بسیار | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness | MNMK#104 p.191, MMK1#174 p.197 | SWAB#174, TAB.022-023, BWF.365-366x | Nadia, Zaynab, Fritz & Earl | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB04827 | 160 | ای مستهام در جمال رحمن در این ساعت که بوی خوش جان از یمن جانان میرسد و مشام | O thou who art attracted to the beauty of the All-Merciful! In this hour when the sweet fragrance of the soul wafteth from the Yemen of the Best-Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#317 p.232 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01801 | 290 | ای بنده قدیم جمال قدم روحی لاحبائه الفدا آنچه مرقوم نمودید ملحوظ شد و هرچه | O ancient servant of the Ancient Beauty, may my spirit be offered up for His loved ones! That which thou didst write was noted, and whatsoever [3.5s] | MMK4#044 p.048 | Love of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10064 | 70 | محرّک لسان محبّت اللّه است و وله و انجذاب ، محبّت اللّه زبان لال را گويا کند و گوش کر را شنوا نمايد | That which moveth the tongue is the love of God and rapture and attraction; the love of God maketh the mute to speak and causeth the deaf to hear [3.5s] | MMK3#141 p.098x | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05373 | 150 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نغماتی که از حنجر روحانی آن یاران الهی صادر قلوب مشتاقانرا | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melodies that issue forth from the spiritual throats of those divine companions cause the hearts of the yearning ones [3.5s] | MMK3#293 p.215 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00830 | 430 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای عاشقان جمال ابهی اهل مجاز چون تعلق خاطری باب و رنگ در عالم خاک یابند از | O ye lovers of the Abha Beauty! When souls become attracted to the variegated colours and physical beauty of this contingent existence | MMK2#072 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.72x | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00540 | 540 | ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء نامهای مبارک شما بواسطه جناب زائر میرزا سلیمان بنظر | O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed letters have come before me through the honored pilgrim, Mírzá Sulaymán [3.5s] | MMK5#307 p.224, ADH2_1#28 p.045x, MMG2#065 p.069x | Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08069 | 100 | ای دو برادر مهرپرور حمد کنید خدا را که بجسم و جان برادرید و از یک پدر و مادر | O ye two loving brothers! Render thanks unto God that ye are brothers both in body and soul, born of the same father and mother [3.5s] | MMK2#328 p.239, YARP2.490 p.362 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04501 | 170 | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء الحمد لله بفضل بی منتهی محفلی تازه برپا نمودید انجمن | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, through His infinite bounty ye have established a new gathering [3.5s] | MMK2#188 p.136 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09617 | 80 | ای یونس دریای انس خدمت امرالله الیوم الفت و محبت احباء الله است باید در کمال | O Yunus, thou who art of the ocean of intimacy! Service to the Cause of God today is to foster love and fellowship amongst the beloved of God. Thou must, with utmost [3.5s] | MMK2#182 p.131, PYB#096 p.03 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01848 | 290 | ای یاران الهی هر چند که بحسب ظاهر دور و مهجورید ولی در حقیقت حاضر انجمنید و | O ye divine friends! Though outwardly far and remote, in reality ye are present in this assembly [3.5s] | MMK2#149 p.111 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10389 | 60 | ای بنده الهی صالح و نیکوکار الیوم شخصی بود که صلح و صلاح جوید و سبب آسایش و | O thou righteous and beneficent servant of God! In this day, one must seek peace and righteousness and become the cause of tranquility [3.5s] | MMK3#228 p.165 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00514 | 550 | ای یاران رحمانی و دوستان حقیقی مدتی بود که از آنسامان خطه مبارکه زنجان رائحه مشک | O ye spiritual companions and true friends! For some time from that blessed land of Zanjan the fragrant musk-scent [3.5s] | MMK3#287 p.209, MSBH5.131x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01898 | 280 | ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید و مضامین معلوم بود لکن تکرار مفهوم گردید اگر امریک | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. If America attains to the capacity of the Presence of Abdu'l-Baha, I will travel to that country | MMK5#048 p.045 | SW_v02#07 p.013 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08048 | 100 | ای خداداد داد خدا همه بزرگواری و داناای و بیناای و شنواایست ولی چه فائده که | O Khudadad! The gift of God is all nobility, wisdom, vision and hearing. Yet what benefit [is there that] [3.5s] | MMK3#265 p.190, YARP2.268 p.231 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00131 | 960 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزیز دانا نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۷ ماه می ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated 27 May 1906 hath been received and its contents are most pleasing and have brought great joy. Thou didst ask whether this Cause | MNMK#147 p.272, MMK1#031 p.059 | SWAB#031, TAB.540-545, LOG#0690x, BSC.485 #930-931x, DWN_v5#01 p.002-003x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05834 | 140 | Light of the World | ای ناظر بملکوت جلال پرتو جمال آفاق عالم را نورانی نمود و فیض رحمانی مبذول | O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Kingdom of Glory! The splendour of the Beauty of the world illumined the whole earth | NURA#37, MMK4#071 p.078, FRH.267-268 | LOTW#37 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB03004 | 220 | ای یاران حق وقت عصر است و آفتاب پرتوش در تناقص ولی شمس حقیقت از غیب ملکوت | O friends of Truth! It is the afternoon hour, and the sun's radiance is diminishing; yet the Sun of Reality, from the unseen Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:060 | MMK4#118 p.126 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10131 | 70 | ای نهال باغ وجدان یوم الله آفتاب حقیقی از افق الهی مشرق و ظاهر و لائح بود و | O thou sapling in the garden of consciousness! The Day of God hath come, and the Sun of Truth hath risen from the divine horizon, manifest and resplendent [3.5s] | MMK4#069 p.077 | Being a source of light; guidance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06639 | 120 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت یوسف علیه السلام در مصر جمال رخی افروخت و جانهای صد | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! When Joseph—peace be upon him—unveiled his bright countenance in the Egypt of beauty | NURA#70, MMK4#034 p.034, TISH.600 | LOTW#70 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07501 | 110 | ای فرع لطیف شجره سیناء خوشا که از این دوحه مقدسه روایدی و از این سدره مبارکه | O delicate branch of the Tree of Sinai! Blessed art thou, who hast sprung from this sacred Tree and this blessed Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MMK5#227 p.178 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03941 | 180 | ذکر بلايا و مصائب و رزايا نموده بودی و فرياد و فغان کرده بودی حقّ با شماست اگر خون بگريی سزاوار است | Thou didst make mention of tribulations, calamities and afflictions, and didst raise a cry of lamentation and wailing. Thou art in the right - if thou shouldst weep tears of blood, it would be fitting [3.5s] | MMK3#207 p.149x, NANU_AB#50x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02669 | 230 | ای بنده حقیقی روحانی جمال ابهی مضمون نامه بلیغ مفهوم شد مشحون باحساسات | O true spiritual servant of the Abhá Beauty! The meaning of thy eloquent letter was understood, replete with sentiments [3.5s] | MMK5#143 p.112 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09531 | 80 | ای مهربان ببازماندگان شهداء خدمات تو باهل و عیال شهداء فی الحقیقه مورث سرور | O thou who art compassionate to the bereaved! Thy services to the families and dependents of the martyrs are, in truth, a source of joy [3.5s] | MMK2#323 p.236 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06686 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان زحمات و مشقاتت در نزد عبدالبهاء معلوم و مشهود تحمل و اصطبار | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy tribulations and adversities are well known and evident in the sight of 'Abdu'l-Bahá; thy patience and fortitude [are manifest] [3.5s] | MMK3#210 p.151 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10422 | 60 | ای بنده خدا جان بجانان تسلیم کن و سر در ره یزدان فداکن هر جان که فدای جانان | O servant of God! Surrender thy soul unto the Beloved and sacrifice thy head in the path of the Lord. Every soul that is sacrificed unto the Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#316 p.231, NANU_AB#05 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07461 | 110 | Translation List | ای شمع حب اگر در زجاجه ملکوت ابهی شعله افروزی خواهی در این ناسوت ادنی | O candle of love! If thou wishest to be a kindled flame in the glass of the Abha Kingdom, strive with self-sacrifice in this nethermost realm | INBA17:099 | MMK3#254 p.182, HDQI.231, ANDA#20 p.05 | ADMS#198 | John the Baptist; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03241 | 210 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جان جویای جانانست و دل بیزار از عالم آب و گل روح منجذبست | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The soul yearneth after its Beloved, and the heart hath grown weary of this world of dust and clay. The spirit is enraptured [3.5s] | MMK5#157 p.122 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00714 | 470 | حمدا لمن انزل من السماء ماء ثجاجا فاهتزت و ربت کل ارض هامده و انبتت من کل | Praise be unto Him Who hath sent down from the heavens abundant rain, whereupon every dormant land did quiver and swell, bringing forth from all [3.5s] | MMK3#206 p.148x, NANU_AB#30x, ABDA.324-325 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02477 | 250 | یا هاشم الثرید لکل حبیب مجید نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که عبدالبهاء | O Hashim, the delectable feast for every cherished and glorious friend! Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write that 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA17:003 | MMK5#039 p.039 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00552 | 530 | Light of the World | ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و | O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor | NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x | LOTW#12 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04414 | 170 | ای طبیب شکر کن خدا را که حبیب قلوب گشتی جمیع یاران ترا دوست میدارند و نهایت | O thou physician! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become beloved of hearts. All the friends cherish thee with utmost affection [3.5s] | MMK5#252 p.197, TAH.277, RAHA.052 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05237 | 150 | Light of the World | ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا | O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab | INBA85:074 | NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021 | LOTW#18 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07394 | 110 | ای دو بنده درگاه حق از خدا بخواهید که موفق بجانفشانی گردید و بقربانگاه عشق | O ye two servants of the threshold of Truth! Beseech ye God that ye may become confirmed in self-sacrifice and attain unto the altar of love [3.5s] | MMK2#314 p.229 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06866 | 120 | ای متوجهین بنور الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا هر چند از این جهان صعود | O ye who are illumined by the divine light of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - though He hath ascended from this world [3.5s] | MMK4#066 p.076 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07547 | 110 | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال در کشور هستی عنصری سلطان هوی شهریار و در اقلیم سقیم | O thou who art yearning for the Countenance of the All-Glorious! In the realm of material existence, passion holdeth sway as sovereign, and in that ailing dominion reigneth as king [3.5s] | MMK3#172 p.121 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05841 | 140 | ای نوش دل هر هوشمند هر زهریرا پادزهریست و هر نیشی را نوشی براستی بدان زهر | O thou who art the sweet solace of every possessor of wisdom! Know thou verily that for every poison there is an antidote, and for every sting there is a balm. Indeed, know thou that this poison [3.5s] | INBA59:252 | MMK3#263 p.188, YARP2.200 p.190, PPAR.172 | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05164 | 150 | ای حقیقت پرست جمیع خلق پرستش اوهام مینمایند و در تقالید آباء و اجداد مستغرقند | O worshipper of truth! People worship their idle fancies, immerse themselves in imitation and are entirely alienated from the hidden secrets of God. | MMK2#099 p.076 | DAS.1914-03-03 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02983 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | سؤال نموده بودی که سبب امراض و بلايا چه چيز است ؟ اسباب متنوّع ، از برای بعضی نفوس امراض و بلايا | ...Thou didst ask a question: what is the cause of illnesses and afflictions? The causes are many and various. For some souls, illnesses and afflictions are as a punishment for deeds perpetrated | MMK3#048 p.030x | BLO_PT#080.48x | Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08043 | 100 | ای خادم احبای الهی فخر بر ملوک ارض کن زیرا سلطنت آنانرا استقراری نه اما | O servant of the beloved of God, glory thou over the kings of the earth, for their sovereignty hath no stability [3.5s] | MMK3#068 p.044x | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08127 | 100 | ای شمع روشن در محفل یاران هر بامداد که این کوکب خاوری از مطلع ظاهری با رخی | O radiant candle in the assembly of friends! Each morn that this eastern star doth rise from its visible horizon with a face [3.5s] | INBA13:014 | MMK2#264 p.191, AKHA_130BE #18 p.a, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.02 | Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05221 | 150 | Light of the World | ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در | O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein | INBA17:104 | NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201 | LOTW#71 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08158 | 100 | ای عطار نافه مشکبار نثار کن تا نفحه اسرار مشام یاران را عنبرافشان کند هر | O Perfumer of the musk-laden fragrance! Scatter thy sweet-scented offering, that the breaths of mysteries may shed their ambergris upon the nostrils of the friends [3.5s] | MMK2#222 p.159 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00553 | 530 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک المنیر و حمدت الله علی | O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I have considered thine excellent letter, and thanked God for thy safe arrival in that great city.... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things | MNMK#023 p.103, MMK1#146 p.169 | SWAB#146, BPRY.057-058 | Nabilinho, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08849 | 90 | ای مستشرق از شمس هدایت کبری حضرت موسی از شجره خضراء شعله ناری مشاهده نمود و | O thou who art seeking enlightenment from the Supreme Sun of Guidance! Moses beheld, from the verdant Tree, a flame of fire [3.5s] | MMK4#133 p.136 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Moses; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05119 | 150 | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله از مذهب لوثریان بملکوت بهائیان پی بردی و معانی کتاب | O steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that thou hast found thy way from the Lutheran faith to the Bahá'í Kingdom and the meanings of the Book [3.5s] | MMK4#138 p.141 | Importance of prayer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08335 | 100 | ای یاران الهی الحمد لله در سایه امید آرمیده اید و بسرمنزل مقصود رسیده و پرده | O divine friends! Praise be to God that ye have found repose in the shelter of hope and have attained unto your destined goal [3.5s] | MMK3#133 p.094 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05789 | 140 | ای مفتون دلبر آفاق شمس حقیقت بمحض اشراق انوارش مانند بارقه سحری این فضای وسیع | O thou who art the wooer of the Beloved the Regions! As soon as the Sun of Truth dawned in the East of Eternity, its rays like unto the lightening | MMK3#289 p.212 | BSTW#315 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04064 | 180 | ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حضرت یزدان الیوم عین رحمانیت از ملکوت ابهی متوجه دوستان | O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of the Lord of Creation! Today the eye of divine mercy from the Abhá Kingdom is turned towards the friends [3.5s] | MMK3#236 p.169, HDQI.274, ANDA#37 p.04 | Apocalyptic imagery; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; John the Baptist; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01447 | 330 | رب و رجائی انت المقدس عن ثناای و المنزه عن محامدی و نعوتی و بیانی لک الحمد | O Lord, my Hope! Thou art sanctified above my praise and exalted beyond my tributes, my attributes and my utterance. Unto Thee be praise [3.5s] | MMK4#033 p.033 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02748 | 230 | ای مخموران صهبای الهی نفحه رحمانی از ریاض باقی میوزد و صبح نورانی از افق معانی | O ye who are intoxicated with the Wine of God! The Breeze of the Merciful is wafting from the rose-garden of Eternity | INBA55:114, INBA55:411 | MMK4#140 p.143, AHB.107BE #05 p.92, AHB.122BE #02 p.47 | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.244, BLO_PN#007 | Music and singing; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05549 | 140 | ای بنده الهی حقیقت الوهیت من حیث هی هی مقدس از جمیع اسماء و صفات و تعبیرات | O servant of God! The Reality of the Divine Essence, in its intrinsic nature, transcendeth all names, attributes and expressions [3.5s] | MMK3#015 p.008 | Names and attributes of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02383 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای خواهر عزیز نامه ات در وقتی وارد که الحمد لله بلایا و محن در سبیل الهی از هر | O thou dear sister! The letter arrived at a time when—praise be to God!—calamities and sufferings in the path of God have surrounded us | MMK3#200 p.143 | TAB.723-724, BSC.469 #878x | Consolation and comfort; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB02890 | 220 | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک اگرچه چندیست تحریری ارسال نگشت و بیان حسیات محبتی | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Though for some time no letter hath been dispatched expressing sentiments of love [3.5s] | MMK5#124 p.097 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00868 | 420 | ای یاران این آواره حضرت یزدان شاهد و گواهست که در دل و جان آنی فراغت از یاد | O ye companions of this wanderer! The Lord of Hosts beareth witness that in heart and soul not for a moment am I forgetful of your remembrance [3.5s] | MMK3#065 p.041x | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00111 | 1030 | ای یاران الهی و دوستان حقیقی پروردگار عالمیان جمیع کائنات را بفیض رحمانیت از | O ye divine friends and true companions of the Lord of the worlds! Through His all-embracing bounty He hath brought forth all created things [3.5s] | INBA55:295, INBA88:063 | MMK2#122 p.094, MMK3#154 p.107 | Creation of the world; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00354 | 630 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان انجمن ادیان در پای تخت ژاپون امسال تاسیس گردید جمعی از اطراف | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The International Congress of Religions was organized this year in the capital of Japan. | MMK3#127 p.088, MAS9.141x | TAB.496-498, JWTA.049 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00254 | 730 | ای ادیب دبستان الهی تحریرات متعدده آنجناب واصل گردید و مضامین دلنشین مفهوم | O thou teacher in the divine school! Numerous letters from thee were received and their sweet contents were understood [3.5s]... ...As regards the Huquq which hath been explicitly prescribed in the Book: This is intended for the benefit and prosperity of the individuals themselves | MMK5#174 p.134 | COC#1162x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Hands of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00663 | 480 | Light of the World | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest | INBA85:370 | NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046 | LOTW#50 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB04815 | 160 | اليوم رمز مصون اسرار محبّت اللّه است که در هويّت قلوب مستور است و نارش در قلوب موقود | Today is the sacred symbol of the mysteries of the love of God that lie hidden in the essence of hearts, and its fire is enkindled within them [3.5s] | MMK2#175 p.128x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04128 | 180 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله خاندانی از مظاهر محبت الله تشکیل شده و خانواده از | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, a family hath been formed of the manifestations of the love of God, and a household is [3.5s] | MMK2#325 p.237 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08283 | 100 | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله در این ریاض موهبت قدی بفراز و برگ و شکوفه بساز از | O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! In this paradise of divine bestowals, raise high thy stature and adorn thyself with leaves and blossoms [3.5s] | MMK2#366 p.261 | Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00502 | 550 | Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی تری ان سلیل محمود قد اخذته الرجفه و الفجاه من کل عدو عنود و ضاق | O Lord, my God! Thou seest how the son of Mahmúd hath been seized with trembling and dismay, at the hand of hostile enemies | NURA#22, MMK4#026 p.024x, MSHR5.213-214 | LOTW#22 | Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01475 | 320 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکاتیبیکه ارسال نموده بودی رسید و ملاحظه گردید من | O sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! The letters thou didst send were received and perused [3.5s] | MMK5#186 p.147 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06751 | 120 | ای دردمند خردمند در هر دمی چشم بملکوت ابهی باز نماایم که ای محبوب یکتا و | O wise sufferer! At every moment open thine eyes unto the Kingdom of Abhá, O Thou peerless Beloved One [3.5s] | MMK4#079 p.086, MJMJ3.080x, MMG2#334 p.370x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02244 | 260 | ای سرگردان کوه و دشت و بیابان حمد کن حضرت یزدان پاک را که موید بسرگردانی و | O thou who wanderest through mountain, plain and desert! Praise thou the pure Lord that thou art confirmed in thy wandering [3.5s] | MMK5#013 p.008 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Pioneering; travel teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB04946 | 160 | حمد کن خدا را که بنام اصغری ولی محرم میثاق اسم اعظمی دیگران بنام اکبر لکن | Praise be to God that thou art named Asghar, yet art intimate with the Covenant of the Most Great Name, while others bear the name of Akbar [3.5s] | MMK5#201 p.155 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06733 | 120 | ای خداوند بهر احبایت چه ایوان بلندی بنیاد فرمودی که طاق کیوان مانند زندان شد و | O Lord! What exalted palace hast Thou raised for Thy loved ones, whereby the vault of Saturn hath become as a prison [3.5s] | MMK5#303 p.222 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10380 | 60 | ای آیت محبت الله اقتدار در عالم جسمانی امریست اعتباری بلکه اقتدار روحانی | O Sign of the Love of God! Power in the material world is a transient thing, nay rather, spiritual power [3.5s] | MMK2#162 p.121 | Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07093 | 120 | خدمت به آستان مقدّس را شکر عظيمی لازم و مقرّر زيرا تربيت و تعليم بنات مورث عبوديّت | Service at the Sacred Threshold requireth great thanksgiving, for the education and training of young women leadeth to service [3.5s] | MMK3#168 p.118x | Education of children; moral education; High station of the true believer; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08882 | 90 | ای ملحوظ نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت شمعی برافروز که پرتوش از ملا ادنی تا ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art the object of the loving-kindness of the Most Great Unity! Kindle thou a light whose radiance shall extend from the lowest realm unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK2#164 p.122 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01043 | 380 | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید و مضمون آشکار و پدید شد حمد خدا را که | O beloved ones of God and handmaids of the All-Merciful! Your letter was received and its contents were made manifest and clear. Praise be unto God that [3.5s] | MMK3#295 p.217, PYB#196 p.04x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02328 | 250 | ای جان پاک اين کور عظيم و دور کريم برهانش ساطع دليلش لامع حجّتش قاطع سطوتش قاهر عظمتش واضح است | I cry to Thee, O Thou Lord of Verses, Manifestor of Evidences and Revealer of the Consummate Word, to behold this servant with the eye of Thy mercifulness | MMK4#064 p.074x | TEW.019-020 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03195 | 210 | Light of the World | ای مشتاقان جمال دلبر مهربان معشوق عالمیان و محبوب روحانیان و مقصود ربانیان و | O ye who yearn for the beauty of the compassionate Beloved! No sooner had He Who is the Beloved of the worlds, the Desire of the spiritually minded | INBA87:262b, INBA52:266 | NURA#24, MKT2.267, MMK4#030 p.029 | LOTW#24 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06637 | 120 | ای بنده جمال ابهی الیوم سراپرده پیمان در قطب جهان بعنان آسمان رسیده و امکانرا | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Today the pavilion of the Covenant hath been raised to the zenith of the heavens, casting its shelter over the realm of being [3.5s] | INBA13:107 | MMK5#240 p.190, TAH.350a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01696 | 300 | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق نفحات استقامت و خلوص نیت و ثبوت و رسوخ بر پیمان | O thou who art steadfast and firm in the Covenant! The sweet fragrances of constancy and sincerity of purpose, of steadfastness and firmness in the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK5#225 p.176, MSBH4.478x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06301 | 130 | ای متوجه بنور جمال بیمثال عالم همه فانی و وجه پروردگار باقی کلشیء هالک و | O thou who art turned towards the Light of the Peerless Beauty, the world in its entirety is fleeting and the Face of the Lord alone endureth. All things shall perish [3.5s] | MMK3#097 p.063 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02770 | 530 | Light of the World | ای ورقاء حدیقه وفاء و ای حمامه ایکه ثناء ... اليوم اکثر ناس از قوّت عهد و ميثاق الهی غافل و ذاهلند | O thou dove of the rose-garden of faithfulness! O nightingale of the groves of praise to the Abha Beauty! May the glory of God | NURA#66, MMK4#162 p.178x, MSHR5.300x | LOTW#66 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07351 | 110 | ای جان پاک پاکی و آزادگی در انقطاع از ماسوی الله است و تشبث بعهد و میثاق الله | O pure soul! True purity and freedom lie in detachment from all save God and steadfast adherence to His Covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:213b | MMK4#190 p.300 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02019 | 270 | Light of the World | اگر چه شمس حقیقت بظاهر بغمام غیبت مجلل لکن چون بچشم بینا نگری و گوش شنوا | Although the Sun of Truth may outwardly be veiled by the clouds of concealment, were one to look with a perceiving eye | INBA55:105, INBA87:475 , INBA52:495 | NURA#43, MMK4#126 p.131 | LOTW#43 | Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB08700 | 90 | ای خیاط خیاط حقیقی خلعتی از حریر الهی و پرند و پرنیان رحمانی بر قامت موزون | O divine Tailor! The true Tailor hath fashioned a robe of celestial silk and sacred brocade for a graceful form [3.5s] | MMK5#216 p.166 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01674 | 300 | Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء چه نویسم و چه اندیشم جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا از | O thou servant of Baha! What shall my pen recount? What shall I think? From the earliest days of the Cause, the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name | INBA88:192b | NURA#60, MMK4#150 p.161 | LOTW#60 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB02065 | 270 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مژده روح و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused. Glad tidings of the spirit [3.5s] | MMK5#156 p.121 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00536 | 540 | خلق هنوز از قوّهء ميثاق غافلند اين عهد نه روايت است و نه حکايت به قلم اعلی از حضرت بهاء الله در نهايت قوّت | O thou Herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letters have been received | MMK4#153 p.164x | SW_v11#18 p.306-308 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01431 | 330 | ای یاران دل و جان اینمظلوم جهان چندیست که در تحریر نامه تقصیر نموده و لابد در | O friends of the heart and soul of this oppressed one in the world! For some time I have been remiss in the writing of letters, and perforce [3.5s] | MMK3#273 p.198x, MSHR2.212, NANU_AB#39x | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10754 | 60 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد رتلت کلمات شکرک الله هداک الی المنهج القویم و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have intoned thy words of thanksgiving. God hath guided thee to the straight path [3.5s] | MMK5#134 p.105 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06636 | 120 | ای بنده جمال ابهی اشعار بلیغانه و مسدس فصیحانه که اثر قریحه عاشقانه آنجناب | O servant of the Abha Beauty! The eloquent verses and the fluent musaddas, which are the fruit of your devoted poetic genius [3.5s] | MMK5#176 p.137 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03487 | 200 | ای منجذب بنفحات الله شکر کن خدا را که در سیناء عرفان ندای رحمان از شجره انسان | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Give thanks unto God that from the Sinai of mystic knowledge the call of the All-Merciful hath been raised from the Tree of Man [3.5s] | MMK2#215 p.155 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08032 | 100 | ای جواد در عالم وجود صفت جود سلطنتی در کمال عظمت میراند و هر حقیقت مکنونرا از | O Javad! In the realm of existence, the attribute of generosity reigns with sovereign majesty, bringing forth every hidden reality [3.5s] | INBA13:203a | MMK5#265 p.203 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08937 | 90 | ای هزار بوستان ذکر الهی الحمد لله که عالم ارواح و قلوب بپرتو انوار نیر اعظم | O thou myriad garden of divine remembrance! Praise be to God that the realm of spirits and hearts is illumined by the rays of the Most Great Luminary [3.5s] | INBA87:056, INBA52:055b | MMK2#017 p.011, AHB.131BE #07-08 p.54 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05329 | 150 | ای نیر افق محبت الله محزون مباش مغموم مباش دلخون مباش پرشوق و پرشور باش وقت | O radiant orb of the horizon of God's love! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, neither let thy heart be grieved. Be thou, rather, filled with eagerness and passionate fervor [3.5s] | MMK5#194 p.152 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04511 | 170 | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء این چه موهبتست و این چه عنایت و این چه فضلست و این | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! What bounty is this, and what grace is this, and what favour is this [3.5s] | MMK3#109 p.073 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05827 | 140 | ای ناظر بافق حقیقت چشم را بمشاهده انوار فیض احدیت روشن و منیر کن و گوش را | O thou who gazest toward the horizon of truth! Illumine and brighten thine eyes to behold the resplendent rays of Divine oneness, and thine ears [3.5s] | INBA87:045a, INBA52:045a | MMK2#018 p.012 | Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05340 | 150 | ای ورقه منجذبه روحانی در اینوقت که ندای الهی و صلای بیداری از ملکوت ابهی | O spiritually attracted leaf! At this time when the divine call and the summons of awakening from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#357 p.256, RSR.042b | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03714 | 190 | ای سالار جمع ابرار از حلاوت معانی نامه شما کام جان و وجدان شیرین گردید زیرا | O Leader of the company of the righteous! From the sweetness of the meanings in thy letter was the palate of spirit and conscience rendered sweet [3.5s] | MMK4#012 p.012 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05638 | 140 | ای جوان روحانی حمد کن خدا را که در جویبار هدایت سرو روانی و در گلشن موهبت | O spiritual youth! Render thanks unto God that thou art even as a graceful cypress beside the stream of guidance, and in the rose-garden of His bounty [3.5s] | MMK2#365 p.261 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02813 | 230 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذبون ایها المتذکرون ایها المقبلون الی ملکوت الله انی اتضرع الی الله | O ye who are strongly attracted! O ye who are mindful! O ye who are advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily with all my heart and soul | MNMK#051 p.135, MMK1#157 p.181 | SWAB#157, TAB.407-408, BWF.386-386x | Anis & Shideh | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB03519 | 200 | ای یاران من شکر حضرت رحمانرا که نور برهان ساطعست و شمع عرفان لامع نسیم عبیر | O My companions, render thanks unto the Lord of Mercy, for the light of proof shineth resplendently and the lamp of mystic knowledge gleameth bright, wafting a perfumed breeze [3.5s] | MMK3#101 p.066 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05762 | 140 | ای کنیزان الهی نساء در شرق ضعفاء بودند حتی ضعیفه لقب نساء بود از بس که در | O handmaidens of God! In the East, women were deemed weak, to such degree that the very word for 'woman' became 'the weak one', so great was their [3.5s] | MMK2#352 p.254 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02881 | 220 | ای بندگان الهی زبان بستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بگشااید که از طلوع صبح احدیت | O ye servants of God! Open your tongues in praise and supplication unto the Lord of creation, for from the dawning-point of divine Oneness [3.5s] | MMK3#292 p.215 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05512 | 140 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای احبای عبدالبهاء الحمد لله نفحات قدس منتشر است و لئالی عطاء منتثر نور هدی | O loved ones of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Praise be to God! The fragrances of holiness are spread abroad. The pearls of bounty are scattered everywhere. | MMK2#094 p.072 | BRL_ATE#040 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03611 | 190 | ای احبای الهی این قرن قرن جمال مبارک است و این عهد از اعصار شمس حقیقت طلوعی | O ye divine lovers! This century is the century of the Blessed Beauty, and this age is distinguished among all ages by the dawning of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK4#160 p.174 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07004 | 120 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء آنچه نگاشته بودید ملاحظه گردید حمد خدا را دلیل بر ثبوت و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! That which ye have written hath been perused. Praise be to God, it beareth testimony to steadfastness [3.5s] | MMK2#137 p.102 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02079 | 270 | ای دبیر ادیب و ای نهالهای بیهمال حدیقه محبت الله عبدالبهاء را نهایت آرزو | O learned scribe and ye peerless saplings of the garden of the love of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá's most ardent wish [3.5s] | MMK2#362 p.259 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08675 | 90 | Translation List | ای جانفشان یار بی نشان هزاران عارفان در جستجوی او ولی محروم و مهجور از روی | O selfless lover of the Traceless Friend! A thousand mystics have sought that Friend, and have yet remained deprived and distant | MMK3#151 p.104, AHB.118BE #07 p.170 | ADMS#046 | B. Khoshmashrab (1), B. Khoshmashrab (2) | Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06309 | 130 | ای مشتاق به نار هدایت الهیه پرتوی از انوار | O thou who art athirst for the divine flame of guidance, a ray of celestial light [3.5s] | MMK4#129 p.133 | Manifestation of God as sun; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03637 | 190 | ای بنده حق از قرار منقول در نهایت جوش و خروشی و در میخانه محبت الله باده فروش | O servant of the True One! According to what hath been reported, thou art in the utmost state of fervor and tumult, and in the wine-house of the love of God, thou art the wine-seller [3.5s] | MMK5#297 p.219, MSHR4.027 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05148 | 150 | ای ثابت و راسخ بر پیمان شکر جمال قدم را که بذیل تقدیس متشبثی و بحبل توحید | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant! Thanks be to the Ancient Beauty, that thou hast clung to the hem of sanctity and to the cord of oneness [3.5s] | MMK5#219 p.168 | Call to action; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03284 | 210 | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و منجذبی نفحاته اگر قدری تفکر نمااید و در حقیقت امور | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones, who are enraptured by His sweet fragrances! If ye would but pause to reflect upon the reality of things [3.5s] | INBA13:381, INBA89:014b | MMK3#241 p.173, HDQI.277, ANDA#29 p.04, ANDA#38 p.05 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07401 | 110 | Light of the World | ای دو ستاره فرقدان الحمد لله بنور هدایت روی تابان دارید و خوی مشکین و مقبول | O ye twin shining stars! Praise be to God, for your faces are resplendent with the light of guidance, and your dispositions are pleasing and favoured | NURA#34, MMK4#057 p.065 | LOTW#34 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB04868 | 160 | ای مهدی من هادی شو و منادی گرد نام یزدان بخوان تا از زبان سیل عرفان جاری و | O My Mahdi! Be thou a guide and become a herald. Call out the Name of God, that from thy tongue may stream forth the waters of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MMK3#174 p.122 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06192 | 130 | ای دو ستاره مانند فرقدان حمد خدا را که در افق محبت الله روشنید و در عتبه | O ye two stars, like unto the twin luminaries of the Great Bear! Praise be to God that ye shine bright in the horizon of the love of God and at the threshold [3.5s] | INBA16:010 | MMK2#332 p.241 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05533 | 140 | ای آشفته جمال رب رحمن اگر بفضل و عنایت جمال قدم باحبای خالصش پی پری از وجد و | O thou who art enraptured by the beauty of the Lord, the All-Merciful! If through the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty thou shouldst attain unto His pure-hearted loved ones in ecstasy [3.5s] | MMK2#247 p.179 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04986 | 160 | یا من تمسک بعهد الله و میثاقه حمد خدا را که از دست ساقی ظهور کاس مزاجها کافور | O thou who holdest fast unto the Covenant of God and His Testament! Praise be unto God that from the hand of the Celestial Cupbearer thou hast drunk from a chalice mingled with camphor [3.5s] | MMK2#201 p.144 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06483 | 130 | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | نور هدی تابان شده طور تقی رخشان شده موسی بجان پویان شده کهسار سیناء آمده صبح | Divine rays of Guidance are scattering wide, The Sinai of righteousness shineth once more; The spirit of Moses is yearning for Thee | INBA13:387, INBA59:158, INBA88:312 | MMK2#028 p.018 | BLO_PT#064 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB06568 | 120 | ای ابن ملکوت انسان چه قدر بزرگوار است اگر در ره پروردگار بپوید و چه قدر جمیل | O son of the Kingdom! How noble is man, should he walk in the pathway of his Lord, and how surpassing fair [3.5s] | MMK2#115 p.089, AHB.122BE #05-06 p.244 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08556 | 90 | ای بنده الهی خوشا بحال شما که مشامرا بنفحه خوش رحمانی معطر نمودی و توجه | O servant of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast perfumed the senses with the sweet fragrance of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:132 | MMK2#091 p.070, TAH.331a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08260 | 100 | ای ناطق بثنای جمال قدم در این زمان که هویت قلب این مشتاقان از نفحات ذکر | O thou who proclaimeth the praise of the Ancient Beauty! In this time when the very heart of these yearning souls is stirred by the sweet fragrances of remembrance [3.5s] | MMK5#262 p.202 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00534 | 540 | ای دوستان حقیقی شمائل مبارک آن یاران رسید و بنهایت اشتیاق بکرات و مرات دقت | O true friends! The blessed portraits of those companions were received and, with utmost longing, were contemplated time and again [3.5s] | MMK4#010 p.008, AMK.291-292, IQN.050?, MAS5.169x | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08854 | 90 | ای مسجون راه حق سجن همیشه مسکن یاران بوده و مامن دوستان لهذا زنجیر سجن یوسفی | O prisoner in the path of Truth! Prison hath ever been the dwelling-place of the faithful and the shelter of His loved ones. Therefore the chains of imprisonment are even as those of Joseph [3.5s] | MMK3#217 p.157 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00505 | 550 | ای احبای الهی و یاران عبدالبهاء جناب هاشم تحریری با فصاحت تقریر و ابدع تعبیر | O divine friends and companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honour Háshim Tahríri, with eloquence of utterance and most beauteous expression [3.5s] | INBA87:148, INBA52:145 | MMK2#301 p.219x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03209 | 210 | ای نورسیدگان باغ الهی از قرار معلوم بشهادت جناب حاجی نبیل تحصیل فن جلیل نموده | O newly arrived scions of the Divine Garden! According to that which hath been made known through the testimony of His honour Ḥájí Nabíl, ye have acquired mastery in a noble art [3.5s] | MMK2#241 p.174 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10478 | 60 | ای جوان نورانی رحمانی شو و روحانی و بازرگان آسمانی بضاعتی از عرفان الهی | O radiant youth! Become merciful and spiritual, and even as a celestial merchant, acquire the merchandise of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MMK2#376 p.268 | Praise and encouragement; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04892 | 160 | ای یاران الهی فیض نامتناهیست و موهبت جمال قدیم عزت ابدیه جهان آسمانی پرتو | O ye divine friends! Infinite is the bounty, and the gift of the Ancient Beauty is eternal glory - a heavenly radiance [3.5s] | INBA89:142a | MMK3#298 p.220, PYB#196 p.03 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05802 | 140 | ای منجذب بنفحات الله اگر در تحریر تقصیر میرود لکن یاد آن شمع منیر مضمر ضمیر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Though there be deficiency in writing, yet the remembrance of that luminous Candle is hidden within [3.5s] | MMK3#051 p.032 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10201 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ایها الطاهر القلب زکی النفس بدیع الخلق جمیل الوجه | O thou who art pure in heart, sanctified in spirit, peerless in character, beauteous in face! Thy photograph hath been received revealing thy physical frame | MNMK#074 p.147, MMK1#078 p.111 | SWAB#078 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07631 | 110 | ای نهال تازه باغ الهی بدرگاه احدیت این مناجات نما پروردگارا عنایت فرما هدایت | O fresh sapling of the divine garden! At the threshold of the One True God, offer thou this prayer: O Lord! Bestow Thy grace and guidance [3.5s] | MMK2#003 p.002, MMG2#410 p.456x | Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08572 | 90 | ای بنده بهاء توجه بملکوت خفاء جبروت ابهی کن و مناجات نما ای پروردگار ای مهربان | O servant of Bahá, turn thy face toward the hidden Kingdom of the All-Glorious Dominion and offer thy supplications: O Lord, O Thou the Kind One [3.5s] | MMK5#296 p.219 | Prayer for detachment; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06468 | 130 | خداوند بیمانندا پناه بیچارگانی و ملجا آوارگان و امیدگاه آزاده گان پروردگارا | O peerless Lord, Thou art the refuge of the helpless, the shelter of the wanderers, and the haven of the free, O Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#019 p.012 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00568 | 520 | ای متعلقان حضرت زائر جناب آقا میرزا محمد ایامی چند است که مونس و همدم و همراز | O ye who are connected with his honor the pilgrim, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Muhammad! For some days he hath been a companion, confidant and intimate friend [3.5s] | MMK3#074 p.048x, MMK6#496 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07173 | 110 | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی اقبل الی مطلع رحمانیتک و توجه الی ملکوت فردانیتک و | O my God, my God! This is Thy servant who hath turned toward the Dayspring of Thy mercifulness and directed himself unto the Kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s] | MMK5#313 p.226 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03547 | 200 | ای ياران الهی عبدالبهاء ، حمد کنيد خدا را که موفّق بهدايت کبری گشتيد و بآستان مقدّس ربّ الارباب | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise ye God that ye have been enabled to attain His most great guidance and have drawn nigh unto the sacred threshold of the Lord of Lords [3.5s] | MMK3#059 p.038x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for forgiveness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01729 | 300 | ای مستنیر بانوار هدایت حضرت رحمان علیه بهاء الله العزیز المنان افق توحید | O thou who art illumined by the lights of guidance from the All-Merciful Lord, upon Him be the glory of God, the Mighty, the Bestower, the Horizon of Divine Unity [3.5s] | MMK3#240 p.173 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01023 | 390 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها العصبه المویده بجنود من ملکوت الابهی طوبی لکم بما اجتمعتم فی ظل کلمه | O ye co-workers who are supported by armies from the realm of the All-Glorious! Blessed are ye, for ye have come together... O God, my God! We are servants of Thine that have turned with devotion to Thy Holy Face | INBA88:382, INBA89:127 | MNMK#030 p.113, MMK1#042 p.082, NSR_1978.120x, NSR_1993.133x, MMJA.021 | SWAB#042, BPRY.300-301x, TAB.001-003, BWF.404-406x, BADM.020-021x, COC#1371x, SW_v01#04 p.007-0008x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02051 | 270 | Translation List | ای بنده الهی در این ایام تلغرافی از امریکا وارد مضمونش زفاف واقع تبریک | O thou servant of God! In these days a telegram arrived from America, its purport being congratulations on the marriage [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Grant that this bond of companionship Thou hast fastened may be enduring, and join together this servant and this maidservant | MMK2#006 p.004x, YIK.086-087 | ADMS#063x | S. Tirandaz | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; East and West; communication between East and West; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07305 | 110 | ای پروردگار بی نیاز از جمیع خلق روی بگردانیدیم و بسوی تو توجه نمودیم از کل بی | O Lord, Who art independent of all creation! We have turned away from all else and directed our faces toward Thee [3.5s] | MMK2#011 p.006 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10238 | 70 | مناجات بملکوت ابهی کن محبوب مهربانا تشنه زلال عنایتم از چشمه محبتت جرعه | A supplication to the Abhá Kingdom: O Kind Beloved! I am thirsting for the pure crystal waters of Thy bounty; grant me from the fountain of Thy love a draught [3.5s] | MMK5#287 p.215 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09508 | 80 | ای مقتدر دلیل اقتدار خضوع و خشوع و تذلل و انکسار بدرگاه حضرت پروردگار است | O thou mighty one! The proof of might is humility, submissiveness, lowliness and utter self-effacement at the Threshold of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#165 p.123 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05590 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای پروردگار نوع بشر را موفق نما که بوصایا و نصایح مندرجه در این مکاتیب عمل | O Thou Almighty Lord! Strengthen all mankind that they may do according to the instructions and teachings recorded in these writings | MMK5#315 p.227 | TAB.000:ix | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB10854 | 50 | ای بنده بهاء بشکرانه رب اعلی روحی له الفدا لسان بگشا و مناجات نما و بگو لک | O servant of Bahá! In gratitude to the Supreme Lord—may my spirit be sacrificed for Him—loose thy tongue in prayer and supplication, and say [3.5s] | INBA84:495b | MMK5#300 p.221 | Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09243 | 80 | ای بنده حق دو دست شکرانه بدرگاه خداوند یگانه برافراز و بگو خدایا شکر ترا که | O thou servant of Truth! Raise both hands in thanksgiving to the threshold of the one God, and say: O God, I render thanks unto Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#283 p.213, MMG2#127 p.145x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06919 | 120 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی شکر کن جمال کبریا را که بوادی ایمن طور شتافتی و شعله نور | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Give thanks unto the Beauty of the All-Glorious, for thou hast hastened to the sacred Vale of Sinai and beheld the flame of light [3.5s] | MMK5#302 p.222, MJMJ2.074ax, MMG2#130 p.146x | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02302 | 260 | رب رب ترانی ان صلاتی و نسکی لک یا ملجای و معاذی انی ابتهل الیک متضرعا بعتبه | O Lord, O Lord, Thou beholdest me, verily my prayers and my sacrifice are for Thee alone, O my Refuge and my Shelter. In utmost humility I turn imploringly to Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA87:388b, INBA52:399 | MMK3#084 p.056x, MMK3#252 p.180x | High station of the true believer; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06161 | 130 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه مبارک یاران با نهایت رقت تلاوت گردید و بدرگاه حضرت | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! The blessed letter of the friends was read with the utmost tenderness at the threshold of His holiness [3.5s] | INBA87:236a, INBA52:240b | MMK5#276 p.211 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01941 | 280 | ای دوستان ای راستان متحیرم که چه نگارم از فضل و موهبت محبوب رحمانی دم زنم و یا | O friends, O faithful ones! I am bewildered as to what I should write. Shall I speak of the grace and bounty of the Beloved, the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MMK3#278 p.201 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06417 | 130 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب سمی ذبیح نهایت مدح و ثنا از آن یاران باوفا نمایند که | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Samíʻ Zabíḥ hath offered high praise and commendation of those faithful friends who [3.5s] | MMK5#280 p.212 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00156 | 910 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ترانی یا الهی خاضعا خاشعا متصدعا بما امرت من عندک متذللا الی ملکوتک مضطربا من | Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in lowliness, humbling myself before Thy commandments, submitting to Thy sovereignty | MNMK#134 p.249, MMK1#190 p.218, MJMJ2.090x, MMG2#402 p.448x | SWAB#190, BPRY.201-203x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power of prayer; Prayer for sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05651 | 140 | ای خدام بندگان الهی این چه منصب عظیم است و این چه جاه جلیل از چاه سیاه باوج | O servants of the divine ones! What an exalted station this is, and what a glorious rank! From the black pit's depths to the zenith [3.5s] | MMK2#254 p.183, MMK5#196 p.153 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - |
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