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| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06659 | 120 | ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت ستایشی اعظم از این نیافتم که ترا بان بستایم خداوند یزدان | O servant at the threshold of His Divine Unity, I have found no greater praise than this: to extol thee, O Lord God [3.5s] | MMK6#072 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06681 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان پریروز نامه اول را جواب مرقوم شد و الیوم نامه ثانی را نیز | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The first letter was answered the day before yesterday, and today the second letter likewise [3.5s] | MMK6#372 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06683 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان ید الله فوق ایدیهم نازل و این محقق و ثابت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verse of the Qur'án, "The hand of God is above their hands" - this is manifest and assured [3.5s] | MMK6#493 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06690 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان گویند اسفندیار رواین تن بود ولی پایان از تیر پران چشم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! They tell of Isfandiyár, who, though possessing a body of bronze, met his end from an arrow to the eye [3.5s] | MMK3#132 p.093, ALPA.064, YARP2.074 p.111 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06691 | 120 | در خصوص آيه مبارکه در کتاب عهد سؤال نموده بوديد. اين آيه مبارکه کتاب عهد مربوط به آيه مبارکه فرقانست | Concerning the blessed verse in the Kitab-i-'Ahd [Book of the Covenant] about which thou didst inquire: this blessed verse of the Book of the Covenant relateth to the blessed verse of the Furqan [3.5s] | MMK6#410x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06701 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان وقت میدانست و هنگام ثبوت بر پیمان در این مصیبت کبری که احاطه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The time is known, and in this grievous calamity which hath encompassed all, the hour hath come to stand firm in the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK5#212 p.163 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06724 | 120 | هر نفس هوشيار براحت و نعمت و سرور موقّت دل نبندد در جميع امور حقيقت ابدی جويد | Every discerning soul attacheth not its heart to transient comfort, bounty and joy, but in all matters seeketh after eternal truth [3.5s] | MMK3#092 p.061x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06772 | 120 | ميدانيم که در چه زحمتی و چه مشقّت ولی چون در سبيل حضرت رحمانيّت است عين مسرتّست | We know what hardship and tribulation thou endurest, yet since it is in the path of the All-Merciful, it is pure joy [3.5s] | MMK3#188 p.131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06792 | 120 | ای سرمست باده عشق ذی الجلال مجنون لیلی میگوید لقد لامنی فی حبها کل اقاربی ابی | O thou who art enraptured by the wine of the love of the All-Glorious! Majnún of Laylí declareth: "Verily, all my kindred did censure me for my love of her..." [3.5s] | MMK6#415, MSHR1.104x | Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06807 | 120 | ای شمع افروخته محبت الله الیوم وقت توکل است و هنگام توسل زمان جوش و خروش است | O enkindled lamp of the love of God! This is the day of trust and the hour of supplication; 'tis the time of fervent ardour and passionate yearning [3.5s] | INBA17:094 | MMK2#219 p.157, AKHA_116BE #09 p.288 | Meditation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06821 | 120 | ای طالبان جمال ذوالجلال ای محرمان کعبه خداوند متعال بکمال سرور و فرح و | O ye seekers of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O ye confidants of the Sanctuary of the Lord, the All-Possessing, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MKT9.149, MMK2#136 p.102 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06826 | 120 | ای عاشق حقیقت نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید بدان رایت سلام بلند است و کوکب | O lover of truth! Thy letter hath arrived and its contents have become clear. Know thou that the banner of peace is raised aloft and the star [3.5s] | MMK3#121 p.083 | Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06837 | 120 | ای فرج حق فرج آسایش و گشایش بعد از تنگی و آزمایش است امروز جهان پر پرخاش و | O Herald of Divine deliverance! Relief and comfort come after hardship and trial. Today the world is filled with strife [3.5s] | MMK3#231 p.166 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06841 | 120 | ای قائم بخدمت روضه مقدسه این خدمت تاجیست که از آسمان بر فرق تو نهاده شد این | O thou who standest firm in service to the Sacred Shrine! This service is a crown placed upon thy brow from heaven [3.5s] | INBA13:079 | MMK6#047, MLK.049, QT108.057, HNU.359 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06852 | 120 | ای کنیز عزیز بها احوال مثل سابقست مفتشها در نهایت تفتیش میرزا محمد علی و | O beloved handmaid of Bahá! The situation remaineth as before. The investigators are conducting their investigation with utmost diligence, and Mírzá Muḥammad-'Alí [3.5s] | MMK5#033 p.036 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06869 | 120 | ای مستضای از نور الهی در قرآن مجید میفرماید یریدون ان یطفئوا نورالله بافواههم | O thou who art illumined by the divine light! In the glorious Qur'án He saith: "They desire to extinguish the light of God with their mouths" [3.5s] | MMK6#187 | Growth of the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06881 | 120 | ای مصیبت زده در سبیل الهی هر چند رسوای جهان گشتی و صدمه بی پایان دیدی خانمان | O thou who art afflicted in the path of God! Though thou hast become the object of the world's reproach and hast suffered endless trials [3.5s] | MKT9.175a, MMK2#302 p.220 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06887 | 120 | ای خداوند تو شاهد و آگاهی که در دل و جان جز آرزوی رضای تو مرادی ندارم و جز در بزم ميثاق راهی و کامی نجويم | O Lord! Thou art witness and well aware that in my heart and soul I cherish no desire save the yearning for Thy good-pleasure, and seek no path nor solace but in the feast of Thy Covenant [3.5s] | MMK3#007 p.003x, ADH2_2#26 p.136x, MMG2#041 p.041x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06898 | 120 | ای منجذب الی ملکوت البقاء شمع روشن است و گل در چمن انوار است که از افق غیب | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Eternity! The candle is bright and the flower in the meadow is radiant with lights from the horizon of the unseen [3.5s] | MMK2#064 p.050 | Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06907 | 120 | ای منجذب ملکوت الله وصایا و نصایح حضرت بهاء الله فیض کلمه الله است این قوه | O thou who art drawn unto the Kingdom of God! The counsels and exhortations of Bahá'u'lláh are the outpourings of the Word of God, this force [3.5s] | MMK3#114 p.078, MMK3#130 p.092, HDQI.281, ANDA#41-42 p.08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06916 | 120 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی الحمد لله در شبستان دل و جان شمع هدایت روشن گشت و ساحت خاطر | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Praise be to God, for in the secret chamber of heart and soul the lamp of guidance hath been kindled, and the court of the mind [3.5s] | MKT9.199, MMK4#090 p.104 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06924 | 120 | ای پروردگاراين گنهکار را از اغيار بيزار نما و بمحبّت خويش گرفتار نما از بند و کمند هوی و هوس رها کن | O Lord! Make this sinner to be detached from all else save Thee and captivate him with Thy love; free him from the bonds and fetters of passion and desire [3.5s] | MMK3#010 p.005x, MMG2#190 p.216x | Love of God; Prayer for detachment; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06937 | 120 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی هر چند بظاهر در بادیه هجران و وادی حرمان حیران و سرگردانی | O thou who speaketh in remembrance of God! Though to outward seeming thou art bewildered and wandering in the wilderness of separation and the valley of deprivation [3.5s] | MMK6#603 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06942 | 120 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این کور اعظم که آفتاب حقیقت مشارق و مغاربرا روشن نموده | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In this most great cycle, wherein the Sun of Truth hath illumined both East and West [3.5s] | INBA84:476 | MMK5#298 p.220 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06943 | 120 | ای ناظر بملکوت ایات نفحات خوش گل و ریاحین مشام خاکیانرا معطر و محفل | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Verses! The sweet fragrance of flowers and herbs hath perfumed the senses of them that dwell in dust, and the assemblage [3.5s] | MMK2#055 p.043 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06967 | 120 | ای واله الهی طالبان حق و مشتاقان جمال مطلق سطوع شمس حقیقت را در مشرق آفاق و | O lovers of God, seekers of truth and yearners for the Absolute Beauty! The dawning of the Sun of Truth in the eastern horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#285 | Manifestation of God as sun; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06978 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه اگر بکنه الطاف که از حضرت رحمن در حق تو مبذول گشته پی بری پری | O assured leaf! Shouldst thou fathom the depth of the bounties bestowed upon thee by the Lord of Mercy, thou wouldst soar aloft [3.5s] | MMK6#170 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06989 | 120 | ای یار حقیقی تا توانی تشویق یاران بر تبلیغ نما و تفریق مابین حق و باطل بیاموز | O true friend! As far as thou art able, encourage the friends in teaching and instruct them in the distinction between truth and falsehood [3.5s] | MMK2#218 p.156 | Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07001 | 120 | ای یاران باوفای من بلاهای سابقه نامعدود با وجود این در این بلوا و انقلاب نیز | O my steadfast companions! Notwithstanding the countless afflictions of the past, in this tumult and upheaval too [3.5s] | MMK2#299 p.218, QUM.135 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07097 | 120 | یا امه المقصود مسرور باش و خوشنود که در این عصر موعود بموهبت حضرت ودود موفق | O handmaid of the Desired One! Be thou joyous and content, for in this promised age thou hast been favored with the bounty of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#276 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07108 | 120 | یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله انسان که ایت رحمن و مظهر الطاف حضرت یزدانست باید | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Man, being a sign of the Most Merciful and a manifestation of the bounties of the Lord of Creation, must [3.5s] | MMK3#187 p.131 | Effort; striving; Human reality created in the image of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07116 | 120 | آنچه اليوم در تماشاگاه امکان مشاهده نمائی عنقريب مشهود و واضح گردد که اوهام باطله و خيالات | Whatsoever thou beholdest this day in the theatre of contingent existence shall ere long become manifest and evident - these vain imaginings and idle fancies [3.5s] | MMK3#060 p.039x | Love of God; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07122 | 120 | یار مهربانا من و تو هر دو بنده این آستانیم و خادم و پاسبان بیا دست در آغوش | O kind friend! Both you and I are servants of this Threshold, attendants and guardians. Come, let us embrace [3.5s] | INBA17:037 | MMK6#571, AKHA_132BE #16 p.a | Ahdieh, Ahdieh | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07175 | 110 | ای مبلّغ امر اللّه ، آنچه درعالم وجود موجود مشاهده نمائی سراب است نه آب ضباب است | O thou promoter of the Cause of God! Whatsoever thou beholdest existing in this world is but a mirage, not water; a vapor [3.5s] | MMK3#063 p.040x | Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07224 | 110 | ای آیت هدی چون در این جنت ابهی بفضل خدا نهال مغروس دست عنایتی بکوش تا بطراوت | O sign of guidance! Since thou art, by God's grace, a sapling planted in this Most Glorious Paradise, strive beneath the hand of divine favor to attain freshness [3.5s] | MMK3#232 p.167 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07237 | 110 | ای بندگان جانفشان دلبر ابهی محفل تبلیغ بیارااید و بزم تقدیس برپا کنید نشر | O ye devoted servants of the glorious Beloved! Adorn ye the gathering for teaching, and raise aloft the feast of sanctification [3.5s] | MMK2#224 p.160 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07249 | 110 | ای بنده الهی حضرت یونس ذوالنون شد یعنی در درون ماهی امکان گرفتار شد بعد خلاص | O servant of God! His Holiness Jonah became the companion of the whale, which signifieth that he was caught within the fish of contingent existence, and thereafter was delivered [3.5s] | MMK6#315x, DWNP_v6#04 p.008a | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07269 | 110 | ای بنده جمال قدم اشعار فصیح و بلیغی که در حلاوت چون انگبین بود ملاحظه گردید | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The eloquent and fluent verses, which in sweetness were as honey, were perused [3.5s] | MMK3#270 p.195 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07270 | 110 | ای بنده جمال قدم نظر عنایت شامل است و حکمت بالغه کامل آنچه در عالم امکان واقع | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The glance of divine favor encompasseth thee, and perfect wisdom is complete in all that transpireth in the realm of being [3.5s] | MMK3#024 p.016 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07278 | 110 | ای بنده حق آنچه در این جهان فانی نظر نمااید چیزی جز سراب نیابی و بغیر از | O servant of the True One, whatsoever thou beholdest in this mortal world, thou shalt find naught but a mirage [3.5s] | MMK3#061 p.039 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07291 | 110 | ای بنده صابر حق از قرار مذکور مورد باساء و ضراای و مبتلای پریشانی احوال ولی | O thou patient servant of the True One! According to what hath been mentioned, thou art beset with trials and tribulations, and art afflicted with disturbed circumstances [3.5s] | MMK3#091 p.060 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07362 | 110 | ای حبیب نجیب قومی بر آنند که محبت اعظم از خلت است و استدلال بر این نمودند که | O noble beloved! Some are of the opinion that love excelleth friendship, and they have thus contended [3.5s] | MMK6#273 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07404 | 110 | ای دو طیر حدیقه محبت الله در ریاض عنایت بر شاخسار سدره محبت و موهبت آشیانه | O ye two birds of the garden of the love of God, who have made your nest upon the branches of the divine Lote-Tree of love and bounty in the paradise of His grace [3.5s] | MMK3#006 p.003 | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07426 | 110 | ای رضیع ثدی محبت الله و پرورده آغوش معرفت الله شکر کن خدا را که از اصلاب | O suckling at the breast of God's love and nurtured in the embrace of the knowledge of God, render thanks unto the Lord that from the loins [3.5s] | MMK2#330 p.240, AYBY.401 #102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07463 | 110 | هر ثروتی و سرمايه ای که از اين جهان است عاقبت زيان و خسران است نهايت اين است | Every wealth and possession that is of this world ultimately leadeth to loss and detriment; such is its end [3.5s] | MMK3#086 p.057x | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07467 | 110 | ای شمع محبت الله در این قرن عظیم که چشم و چراغ قرون اولی و شمس مشرق لامع بر | O Candle of the Love of God! In this mighty century, which is the eye and lamp of former ages and the radiant Sun of the dawning East [3.5s] | INBA88:088 | MMK2#049 p.039, AKHA_134BE #10 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07519 | 110 | ای متضرع الی الله دست عجز و نیاز بدرگاه حضرت پروردگار بنده نواز برافراز و | O thou who supplicatest unto God! Raise thou the hands of poverty and need to the threshold of the Lord, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | MMK5#284 p.214 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07522 | 110 | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی جهانی در جهد و کوشش است و عالمی در سعی و کشاکش هر سری را | O thou who clingest to the Sure Handle! A world is in striving and struggle, and all mankind in mighty exertion and conflict [3.5s] | MMK2#095 p.073, DUR1.546 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07525 | 110 | ای متوجه الی الله از فیوضات یوم نشور از ماء طهور نوشیدی و مظهر و الابرار | O thou who art turned towards God! From the outpourings of the Day of Resurrection thou hast drunk of the pure water and art among the righteous ones [3.5s] | MKT9.167, MMK6#572 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Imagery in the Qur'an; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07542 | 110 | ای مستبشر بالطاف یزدانی قومی بر آنند که سبب نجات اقرار بوحدانیت الهیست و حزبی | O thou who art gladdened by divine bounties! Some believe that salvation's cause is the confession of God's oneness, while others [3.5s] | MMK2#196 p.140 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07569 | 110 | ای منجذب روی بها هر چند خانه بتالان دادی و کاشانه بتاراج لانه ات بروفتند و | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of Bahá! Though they have plundered thy house, laid waste thy dwelling, and despoiled thy nest [3.5s] | INBA87:237b, INBA52:242b | MMK2#300 p.218 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07570 | 110 | ای منجذب محبت الله صد شکر کن خدا را که بانوار نار شجره طوبی در سدره سیناء راه | O thou who art enraptured by the love of God! Render a hundredfold thanks unto God, for thou hast been guided by the lights of the fire of the blessed Tree in the Sinai of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MMK6#505 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07577 | 110 | ای منفق فی سبیل الله در قرآن عظیم که نص جلیل حضرت رحمن رحیم است از خصائص اهل | O thou who spendest in the path of God! In the Most Great Qur'an, which is the exalted Text of the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, from among the characteristics of the people [3.5s] | MMK6#545 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07583 | 110 | ای مهتدی بهدایت الهی حضرت کلیم الله نور هدایت را از نار موقده در سدره سینا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! His Holiness Moses, the Interlocutor of God, beheld the light of guidance from the burning bush in the Sinai [3.5s] | MMK6#300 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07588 | 110 | ای موقن بالله هر چند مصیبت خویش و پیوند و برادر و فرزند و دوست و هوشمند سخت و | O thou who art firm in faith in God! Although the calamity of losing kith and kin, brother and child, friend and companion is grievous [3.5s] | MMK2#324 p.236 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07604 | 110 | ای میر منیر بر سریر ثبوت چنان جلوس نما که جنود ملکوت را در مقابل رو مصفوف | O shining prince! Be thou so firmly established upon the throne of steadfastness that the hosts of the Kingdom shall stand arrayed before thee [3.5s] | MMK6#288 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07612 | 110 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لعتبته الطاهره فدا بنفحات قدس | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! By the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name—may my soul be sacrificed at His pure threshold—through the holy fragrances [3.5s] | MMK4#096 p.108 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07628 | 110 | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله خوشا بحال تو خوشا بحال تو که از صلب چنین پدری بوجود | O sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, blessed art thou, that from such a father thou art sprung [3.5s] | MMK6#100, YMM.057 | Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07638 | 110 | ای وارد بر منهل عذب عرفان حقیقت الوهیت مقدس و منزه از هر اوصاف و نعوت عالم | O thou who hast approached the sweet spring of mystic knowledge! Divine Reality is sanctified and exalted above all attributes and descriptions of the world [3.5s] | MMK3#016 p.009 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07642 | 110 | ای ورقه خالصه منقطعه خوشا بحال تو که بتمام خلوص در ظل حضرت منصوص محشور گشتی | O pure and detached leaf! Blessed art thou that with utmost sincerity thou hast been gathered beneath the shadow of Him Who was divinely appointed [3.5s] | MMK6#125 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07657 | 110 | ای ورقه موقنه جناب آقا سید محمود در معیت ورقه نورانیه امة البهاء از دریا و | O steadfast leaf! His honor Siyyid Mahmúd, in the company of the luminous leaf, Amatu'l-Bahá, from the sea [3.5s] | MMK5#290 p.216 | Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07682 | 110 | ای یار مهربان در بیان اینعبد ابدا تفسیر و تعبیر جائز نه بلکه صریح عبارت عین | O kind friend! In the utterances of this servant, interpretation and commentary are never permissible; rather, the explicit statement itself [3.5s] | MMK5#177 p.137 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07685 | 110 | ای یار وفادار مردمرا گمان چنین است که بهترین سعادتی در اینجهان نامداریست و | O faithful friend! People imagine that the greatest happiness in this world lieth in fame and renown [3.5s] | MMK3#093 p.061, DUR4.814, YARP2.269 p.232 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07688 | 110 | ای یاران حقیقی چه نویسم که قلب در نهایت انجذابست و روح در غایت اشتیاق آتشی از | O true companions! What can I write when my heart is in the utmost state of attraction and my spirit is in the depths of longing, a fire of [3.5s] | INBA87:443a, INBA52:457 | MMK2#053 p.041 | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07750 | 110 | جناب بشیر حضرت احدیت تجلی رحمانیت فرموده و امکان را مرآت منطبعه از صور | The august Bashír of the One True God hath manifested the effulgence of the All-Merciful, rendering existence a mirror imprinted with forms [3.5s] | MMK6#305, AKHA_129BE #11 p.a, BSHI.123 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07785 | 110 | یا من احبه الله و احبه قال تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه لو لا فیض محبه الله الی عبده | O thou beloved of God and lover of Him! The Almighty hath declared: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for the outpouring of God's love upon His servant [3.5s] | MMK6#112 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07918 | 100 | ای بنده الهی تا توانی در هدایت خلق کوش و سقایت بوستان حق نما ید عنایت در | O servant of God! Strive with all thy might to guide humanity and water the garden of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA87:076a, INBA52:075a | MMK2#231 p.166, AKHA_133BE #18 p.a, RRT.032 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07920 | 100 | ای بنده الهی در قرآن عسی ان یبعثک مقاما محمودا میفرماید و این مقام محمود را | O servant of God! In the Qur'án it is said: "It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station," and this praised station is [3.5s] | MMK6#262 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07948 | 100 | ای بنده جمال ابهی منظومه ملاحظه گردید فصیح و بلیغ بود ولی مطابق آاین | O servant of the Abha Beauty! The poem was perused. It was eloquent and articulate [3.5s] | MMK5#172 p.134 | 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; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07962 | 100 | ای بنده حق همانست که مرقوم نموده ای قوت تبلیغ موهبتی است نه اکتسابی بیان حجت | O servant of God! Even as thou hast written, the power to teach is a gift bestowed from on high, not an acquired trait. It is proof [3.5s] | MKT9.059, MMK2#221 p.158 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07974 | 100 | ای بنده مقرب درگاه الهی از قرار معلوم ابوی مرحوم جناب آقا محمد رضا از دار دنیا | O thou servant who art near to the Divine Threshold! According to what hath become known, thy late father, Jináb-i-Áqá Muhammad-Ridá, from this earthly world [3.5s] | MMK6#095 | Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07983 | 100 | ای پروردگار ای بزرگوار کامکار بنده که در عبودیتت پایدار مقرب بارگاه نفسی که | O Lord, O Benevolent and All-Conquering One! This is a servant steadfast in Thy servitude, drawn nigh unto the court of Thy presence, a soul that [3.5s] | MMK5#288 p.215 | Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08010 | 100 | قبل از بلا بايد نهايت احتياط و احتراز نمود و دقّت در معامله کرد ولی چون قضيّه واقع شد | Before calamity befalleth, one must needs exercise the utmost care and vigilance, and observe diligence in all transactions; but when the matter cometh to pass [3.5s] | MMK3#032 p.021x | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08014 | 100 | ای ثابت بر پیمان یوسف کنعان تا بقعر چاه نیفتاد باوج ماه نرسید و تا گرفتار زندان نگشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Joseph of Canaan attained not unto the zenith of the moon until he was cast into the depths of the pit, nor did he rise unto the heights until he became a prisoner in bonds [3.5s] | MMK3#202 p.145 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08042 | 100 | ای حیران جمال حقیقت شئون و آثار بر دو نوع و دو طور یکی در تحت احکام عالم | O thou who art enthralled by the beauty of Truth! The manifestations and traces thereof are of two kinds and two modes: one under the laws of the world [3.5s] | INBA89:028a | MMK2#074 p.058 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08079 | 100 | ای دو نفس مطمئنه در این کور امتحان از آتش افتتان چون ذهب آبریز رخ بتابید و | O ye two souls serene! In this Dispensation of trials, turn ye your countenance from the fire of tribulation like unto pure gold [3.5s] | MMK3#050 p.031 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08084 | 100 | هر اذيّت و جفا که در سبيل مير وفا وارد شهد بقاست و موهبت عظمی | Every injury and cruelty sustained in the path of the Most Faithful One is the honey of immortality and a boundless bounty [3.5s] | MMK2#209 p.149x | Chastisement and requital; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08098 | 100 | ای دوستان معنوی قلب عبدالبهاء از حرارت محبت احباء چون شعله سوزانست و البته | O spiritual friends! The heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá burneth with the fire of love for the beloved ones, even as a flaming torch, and verily [3.5s] | MMK6#107 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08101 | 100 | ای ربیب حضرت عندلیب از حضرت دوست استدعای شب و روز اینست که دوستان راستان را | O cherished fosterling of His Holiness the Nightingale! From the Beloved, this is the prayer, night and day, that the true friends [3.5s] | INBA55:176, INBA87:575a, INBA52:611a | MMK5#245 p.193 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08116 | 100 | ای سلاله آن روح مجسم پی پدر مهربان گیر و بر قدم آن بنده یزدان مشی نما منقطع | O scion of that embodied spirit! Follow in the footsteps of thy loving father and walk in the path of that servant of God [3.5s] | MMK3#057 p.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08126 | 100 | ای شمع برافروخته از نار محبت الله اریاح شدیده از مهب عدوان بر مشاعل محبت | O candle kindled with the fire of the love of God, fierce winds blow from the direction of enmity upon the beacons of love [3.5s] | MMK2#310 p.227 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08137 | 100 | ای صدف آن لولو لئلاء در ایه مبارکه فرقان خطابا باحبای رحمن میفرماید لن تنالوا | O shell of that gleaming pearl! In the blessed verse of the Qur'án, addressing the loved ones of the All-Merciful, He saith: "Ye shall never attain..." [3.5s] | MMK6#071, YMM.196 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08144 | 100 | ای طالب حقیقت در جهان فرقه ها بسیار هر فرقه مبدای دارد ولکن مبادی شان محدود | O seeker of truth! In this world there are many sects and factions, each with its own source and foundation, yet their principles remain confined and limited [3.5s] | MMK3#113 p.077 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08159 | 100 | ای غریق دریای محبت الله علیک فیوضات الملا الابهی و امطار الفضل من الافق الاعلی | O thou who art immersed in the sea of God's love! Upon thee be the outpourings of the Supreme Concourse and the rains of grace from the highest horizon [3.5s] | INBA84:276a | MMK2#081 p.064 | Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08200 | 100 | ای محبوس در محبت الهی حبس و زندان هر چند اذیت جسم و جانست ولی در سبیل رحمن | O thou who art imprisoned in the love of God! Though imprisonment and confinement may afflict both body and soul, yet in the path of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0498, MMK5#110 p.088 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08206 | 100 | ای مشتاق الطاف جمال رحمن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و مطالعه شد حمد | O thou who yearnest for the bounties of the Beauty of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been considered and perused [3.5s] | MMK2#087 p.067 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08209 | 100 | Tablets by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی طائر عنایت از آشیان الهی پرواز نمود و مراتب وجود را طی کرد | O thou who longest for the Abhá Kingdom! The Bird of Grace hath winged its flight from the divine Nest and traversed the realms of existence [3.5s] | INBA16:005 | MMK2#058 p.045 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB08210 | 100 | ای مشتاق ملکوت الله ملکوت الهی مانند آسمانست طیور تقدیس در این فضای نامتناهی | O thou who longest for the Kingdom of God! The divine Kingdom is even as the firmament, wherein the birds of holiness soar in this infinite expanse [3.5s] | MMK3#143 p.098 | Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08212 | 100 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله قدر این ایامرا بدان و بر عهد و میثاق محکم و استوار شو | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Know thou the value of these days, and be firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | MMK2#197 p.141, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.627 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08219 | 100 | ای مغنی در گلستان عرفان در این اوقات آنچه سبب اعظم ارتفاع امرالله و امتناع | O thou minstrel in the garden of mystic knowledge! In these days, that which is the supreme cause for the exaltation of God's Cause and its triumph [3.5s] | MMK2#184 p.132, AKHA_131BE #09 p.a, PYB#096 p.03 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08242 | 100 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی شکر کن خدا را که شمس حقیقت پرتوی نورانی در دلت افکند تا | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Give thanks unto God that the Sun of Truth hath cast its luminous rays upon thy heart, so that [3.5s] | MMK6#306 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08262 | 100 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی حسن و قبح در اشیاء امری ذاتی نه و شانی باقی نیست یعنی منبعث | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! Beauty and ugliness in things are neither intrinsic attributes nor enduring states, for they emanate [3.5s] | MMK6#389 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08284 | 100 | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله در این فردوس برین و جنت عدن رب کریم بنسائم الطاف | O sapling of the garden of God's love! In this supreme paradise and Eden of the gracious Lord, [mayest thou be blessed] by the gentle breezes of His favours [3.5s] | MMK2#367 p.262 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08306 | 100 | ای ورقه مطمئنه در عوالم الهی و در جهان غیرمتناهی عنوان ربوبیت و القاب الوهیت | O assured leaf! In the divine realms and the infinite universe, titles of Lordship and appellations of Divinity [3.5s] | MMK5#178 p.138, PYK.298 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08310 | 100 | ای ورقه موقنه انسان را در این خاکدان بقاای نه چه که مرغ چمنستان و مرغزار | O leaf of certitude! Man hath no lasting abode in this dust-heap, being even as a bird of meadow and plain [3.5s] | MMK2#124 p.096 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08360 | 100 | ایها الرجل الرشید المطلوب فی القرآن المجید اسئل الله ان یجعلک الرکن الشدید فی | O thou sagacious man, who art sought after in the glorious Qur'an, I beseech God that He may make thee a mighty pillar in [3.5s] | MMK6#202 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08388 | 100 | حکايت کنند که شخصی در عالم رؤيا شخص بزرگواری را ديد و سؤال نمود که ، چگونه در درگاه الهی | It is recounted that a certain person beheld in the realm of dreams a noble personage and asked how, at the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | MMK3#255 p.182x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08425 | 100 | یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره العظیم جناب احمد بیک مصری وارد و دو دفعه ملاقات | O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His mighty Cause! The honoured Ahmad Bey of Egypt arrived and two meetings were held [3.5s] | MMK6#558 | Non-participation in politics; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08430 | 100 | یا من استقر فی ارض السکون هنیئا لک بما انقطعت عن کل الشئون و تشبثت بذیل ولاء | O thou who art settled in the Land of Resignation! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast detached thyself from all earthly concerns and taken fast hold of the hem of allegiance [3.5s] | MMK6#444 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08480 | 90 | نبايد در کمالات روحانيّه و سنوحات رحمانيّه بدرجهای قناعت نمود بلکه مستمرّاً | One must not remain content with any degree of spiritual perfections and divine bestowals, but rather must continually [3.5s] | MMK3#182 p.126x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08481 | 90 | ای بنده خاضع خاشع درگاه احديّت ، انسان همواره هدف سهام و سنان قضاست و مورد هزار گونه | O thou lowly and submissive servant at the Threshold of Divine Unity! Man is ever the target of the arrows and spears of destiny, and subject to a thousand vicissitudes [3.5s] | MMK3#214 p.155x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08505 | 90 | ای استاد پاک نهاد چه نعمتی اعظم از این که در بلا شریک حضرت اعلی گردیدی و در | O pure-hearted master, what greater bounty than this, that thou didst become a partner in the tribulations of His Holiness the Exalted One and in [3.5s] | MMK4#007 p.005 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08530 | 90 | ای انجمن روحانیان نسبت بمیثاق یافتید تا بعبودیت نیر آفاق موید گردید این انجمن | O assembly of spiritual ones! Ye have been connected to the Covenant that ye may be confirmed in servitude to the Day-Star of all horizons. This assembly [3.5s] | MMK5#221 p.170 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08534 | 90 | ای آمرزگار این مرغ دست آموز را در سدره منتهی لانه و آشیانه بخش و این بی | O Forgiver! Grant unto this domesticated bird a nest and dwelling-place in the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MMK2#026 p.017 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08553 | 90 | ای بنده الهی اسکندر یونانی نامجوای در عالم ناسوت نموده و بخونخواری در عالم | O servant of God! Alexander the Greek gained renown in the realm of existence, and manifest was his thirst for blood in this earthly world [3.5s] | MMK3#070 p.045 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08554 | 90 | ای بنده الهی تا توانی دست بذیل تقوی زن و از سراج هدی اقتباس نور از ملا اعلی | O servant of God! As much as thou art able, grasp thou the hem of piety, and draw light from the Lamp of divine guidance [3.5s] | MMK2#177 p.129, AKHA_132BE #02 p.a, AKHA_133BE #15 p.a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08576 | 90 | ای بنده پروردگار حضرت رب مختار جمیع من علی الارض را بمطلع انوار دعوت نمود | O servant of the Lord! The chosen Lord, the All-Powerful, hath summoned all who dwell upon the earth to the Dayspring of divine lights [3.5s] | MMK6#017, RAHA.344b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08593 | 90 | ای بنده حق سرمست ساغر رحمانی باش و طالب عون و عنایت حضرت ربانی اگر لذائذ وجود | O servant of truth! Be thou intoxicated with the chalice of the All-Merciful, and seek thou the aid and bounty of the Lord Divine. Though earthly delights [3.5s] | MMK3#095 p.063 | Love of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08599 | 90 | ای بنده خدا هیچ دانی که موفق بچه موهبتی گشتی از شمع هدی زجاجه دل را روشن | O servant of God! Knowest thou what bounty thou hast been favored with? From the lamp of guidance thou hast illumined the glass of thy heart [3.5s] | MMK2#062 p.048 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08610 | 90 | ای بنده مقرب جمال ابهی هر چند امور بظاهر پریشان گردد ولی الحمد لله در باطن | O thou favored servant of the Beauty of Abha! Though outwardly matters may appear disordered, yet praise be unto God, inwardly [3.5s] | MMK5#141 p.110 | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08630 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان آهنگ بلبل معانی از گلشن حقایق و اسرار رحمانی بمسامع مشتاقان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The melody of the nightingale of inner meanings, from the rose-garden of divine truths and mysteries, hath reached the ears of the yearning ones [3.5s] | MMK2#364 p.260 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08639 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان خوش باش که از نسیم جانپرور عنایت بیدار شدی و هوشیار گشتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, be thou glad, for thou hast been awakened and made vigilant by the soul-reviving breeze of loving-kindness [3.5s] | Majlis210461.010 | MMK3#149 p.103 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08645 | 90 | امر مهمّ ايمان و ايقان است و خدمت به امر الله و نشر نفحات الله و ايقاد نار محبّت اللّه در فکر اين باشيد و الّا امور حيات دنيا | The paramount matter is faith and certitude, service to the Cause of God, diffusion of the divine fragrances, and the kindling of the fire of the love of God. Let thy thoughts be centered upon these, and not upon the affairs of this earthly life [3.5s] | MMK3#088 p.058x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08657 | 90 | جمال مبارک روحی لاحبّائه الفداء هر چند بی نهايت اذيّت و جفا ديدند و شدّت ابتلا کشيدند | The Blessed Beauty - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - though He suffered infinite persecution and oppression and bore grievous trials [3.5s] | MMK4#048 p.052x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08666 | 90 | ای ثابت بر میثاق الحمد لله ثبوت و استقامتی بنمودی که جمیع یاران را خوشنود کردی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou hast shown such steadfastness and constancy as hath brought joy to all the friends [3.5s] | MMK2#291 p.212 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08673 | 90 | ای ثمره طیبه چون در عالم امکان نگری هر نفسی ثمر شجریست و هر نبتی کل چمنی ثمر | O noble fruit! When thou gazest upon the contingent world, every soul is the fruit of a tree, and every plant is the flower of a meadow [3.5s] | MMK3#243 p.175 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08708 | 90 | ای دو بنده صادق خداوند بیهمتا شکر کنید خدا را که در این روز فیروز پروانه شمع | O ye two faithful servants of the peerless Lord! Give thanks unto God that on this blessed day ye are even as moths circling round the flame [3.5s] | MMK2#303 p.220, ALPA.073b, YARP2.085 p.117 | Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08728 | 90 | ای دوست حقیقی روحانی جناب میرزا حبیب الان از حیفا وارد و در این ساعت راجع | O true spiritual friend! Mirza Habib hath now arrived from Haifa, and at this hour is returning [3.5s] | MMK6#552 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08746 | 90 | ای زبان گویا در جوامع و بیع و صوامع صد هزار احبار بذکر و صلواه سالهای دراز | O eloquent tongue! In assemblies, temples and sanctuaries, a hundred thousand priests have, through long years, been engaged in remembrance and praise [3.5s] | MMK2#043 p.033 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08753 | 90 | ای سرمست باده الست جام می دمی نشئه بخشد و مدتی خمار آرد و صداع اسرات کند ولی | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! A cup of wine may bestow a momentary exhilaration, but afterward bringeth languor and causeth a racking headache; yet [3.5s] | MMK2#086 p.067 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08812 | 90 | ای کاتب ثابت اسماء یارانرا در کمال ادب و نهایت حلاوت مرقوم نمودید این عبد نیز | O steadfast scribe! With utmost courtesy and consummate sweetness hast thou written the names of the friends. This servant likewise [3.5s] | MMK5#096 p.080 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08813 | 90 | ای کاظم خدا در قران عظیم میفرماید الکاظمین الغیظ و این را صفت موقنین میشمارد | O Kazim! God, in the glorious Qur'án, declareth: "Those who restrain their anger," and accounteth this among the attributes of them that are assured in faith [3.5s] | MMK6#077 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08825 | 90 | ای خداوند اين کنيز مستمند را در ملکوت خويش قبول نما و بفيض ابدی محظوظ فرما جام عشق بنوشان | O Lord! Accept this helpless handmaiden in Thy Kingdom and make her the recipient of Thine everlasting bounty. Give her to drink from the cup of love [3.5s] | MMK3#005 p.002x, MMG2#413 p.459x | unknown | Nineteen-Day Feast; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08864 | 90 | ای مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه در قیامت کبری و طامه عظمی و حشر اعظم هر نفسیکه بر | O thou who art enkindled with the divine kindled Fire! In the Great Resurrection, the overwhelming Catastrophe, and the supreme Gathering, every soul that [3.5s] | MMK6#610 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08866 | 90 | ای مشتعل بنار هدایت حبذا حال نفوسیکه چون شعله نورانی سبب روشناای قلوب انسانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of guidance! Blessed are the souls who, like a radiant flame, become the cause of illumining human hearts [3.5s] | MMK2#216 p.155 | Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08901 | 90 | ای موقن بایات الله از خدا بخواه که در درگاه احدیتش خادم گردی و در ساحت حقیقت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God, beseech Him that thou mayest become a servant at His Threshold of Oneness and in the Court of Truth [3.5s] | MMK2#275 p.198 | Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08914 | 90 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی گویند انسان ناطقست یعنی مدرک حقائق کلیه و واقف اسرار معانی | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! They say that man is endowed with speech, meaning he perceiveth universal truths and comprehendeth the mysteries of inner meanings [3.5s] | INBA87:227b, INBA52:231b | MMK2#129 p.098 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08919 | 90 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی اگر از فیوضات ملکوت ابهی حظ اوفری خواهی و اگر از اشعه | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! If thou seekest an abundant portion from the outpourings of the Abhá Kingdom, and if from the rays [3.5s] | MMK2#217 p.156, AHB.126BE #07-08 p.18 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08921 | 90 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در حقائق اشیا نگری جمیع را از تجلیات اسماء و صفات | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abha! When thou beholdest the realities of all things, thou shalt see them as manifestations of the Names and Attributes [3.5s] | MKT9.203b, MMK3#019 p.012 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08934 | 90 | ای نوش جانها در بزم محبت الله چنان ساغر عرفان بخندان و مینای راز ونیاز بگریان | O joy of souls at the feast of God's love! Make the cup of mystic knowledge to smile and the goblet of intimate prayer to weep [3.5s] | MMK3#266 p.191, YARP2.218 p.201, PPAR.174 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08955 | 90 | ای ورقه موقنه از روزی که مراجعت نمودی تا بحال همیشه منظور بودی و دائما مذکور | O steadfast leaf! From the day thou didst return until now, thou hast ever been before Mine eyes and continually remembered [3.5s] | MMK5#230 p.179 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08960 | 90 | ای یادگار آن متصاعد الی الله در این ایام که نیران امتحان و آتش افتتان شعله | O thou remnant of him who ascended unto God! In these days when the fires of tests and the flames of trials blaze forth [3.5s] | MMK5#250 p.196 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08968 | 90 | ای یار قلبی خوشا بحال نفوسیکه در ظل کلمه وحدانیت از کاس میثاق نوشیدند و از | O beloved of my heart! Blessed are the souls who, beneath the canopy of the Word of Unity, have quaffed from the chalice of the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK2#192 p.139 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08995 | 90 | امّا الّذين حرّموا علی نفسهم المائدة الرّوحانيّة و نفحات روح اللّه اولئک اموات غير احياء فليس لهم البقاء | As to them who have debarred themselves from the spiritual repast and the breathing of the Spirit of God - these are dead and not living, and for them there is no permanence [3.5s] | MMK3#043 p.027x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09081 | 90 | یا من بذل الروح فی خدمه امرالله الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه جمال ابهی مقبول و | O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit in service to the Cause of God! Praise be unto God, thy services at the threshold of the Abhá Beauty are acceptable [3.5s] | INBA79.018 | MMK2#272 p.196 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09084 | 90 | یا من تمسک بذیل الکبریاء از شدت احزان و آلام | O thou who clingest to the hem of grandeur, through the intensity of sorrows and afflictions [3.5s] | MMK5#206 p.157, MSHR3.366 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09171 | 80 | ای امه الله دست عجز و نیاز باستان مقدس حضرت بی نیاز بلند نما و بگو ای خداوند | O handmaid of God, raise thy hands in utmost humility and supplication to the sacred threshold of the All-Sufficing Lord, and say: O God [3.5s] | MKT7.055a, MMK2#346 p.249 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09180 | 80 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه توجهی بجمال قدم نما و یاد آن الطاف و عنایات اسم اعظم | O handmaid of God, assured leaf! Turn thy gaze toward the Ancient Beauty and remember those bounties and bestowals of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | MMK2#277 p.199 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09208 | 80 | ای بنده الهی گوش شنوا بگشا و نصیحت عبدالبهاء بشنو در این دار فانیه ثمره و | O servant of God, open thy hearing ear and hearken unto the counsels of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. In this mortal world, the fruit [3.5s] | MMK2#263 p.191 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09221 | 80 | ای بنده بهاء ثروت و توانگری بحطام دنیوی نبود بلکه بفرزانگی و جوانمردی یعنی هر | O servant of Baha! Wealth and affluence lie not in worldly possessions, but rather in wisdom and nobility [3.5s] | MMK2#090 p.070, TAH.331b | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09246 | 80 | ای بنده حق فتح بدو قسم است فتوح قلاع و فتوح قلوب فتح قلاع آسانست زیرا بمقداری | O servant of the Truth! Victory is of two kinds: the conquest of fortresses and the conquest of hearts. The vanquishing of fortresses is easily accomplished, for it requireth but a measure of [3.5s] | MMK6#190 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09252 | 80 | ای بنده خدا اگر فرح و شادمانی جاودانی خواهی بنار محبت الله برافروز و اگر | O servant of God! If thou desirest everlasting joy and happiness, kindle thyself with the fire of the love of God, and if [3.5s] | MMK2#257 p.185 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09332 | 80 | ای خادم صادق جانفشان هرچه در خدمت یاران بیشتر کوشی کاس عنایت بیشتر نوشی و | O faithful and self-sacrificing servant! The more thou strivest in service to the friends, the more abundantly shalt thou drink from the cup of grace [3.5s] | INBA87:069b, INBA52:068b | MMK2#268 p.193 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09401 | 80 | ای سلاله آن ذبیح قربانگاه عشق چه شود که تو آن شجره متصاعده را شاخ و اجعل لی | O scion of that sacrificial lamb at the altar of love! What if thou shouldst become a branch of that heavenward-soaring tree [3.5s] | INBA85:348a | MMK6#291 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09406 | 80 | ای سمی عبدالبهاء اگر جوهر اعداد طلبی دست بدامن واحد حقیقی زن زیرا جمیع اعداد | O thou who art the namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Shouldst thou seek the essence of numbers, lay hold upon the hem of the One True God, for all numbers [3.5s] | MMK3#235 p.168 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09421 | 80 | ای طالب رضای الهی حسن روی بندگان حق بعضی در مقام حسن است و برخی احسن حسن از | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The beauty that adorns the countenance of God's servants is, in some, mere comeliness, while in others it manifesteth as the most sublime and exalted beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#045 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09430 | 80 | ای عبدالباقی آنچه در حیز وجود بینی جمیع فانی و هر که را در ظل ممدود یابی بر | O servant of the Ever-Abiding! Whatsoever thou beholdest within the realm of existence is destined to perish, and whomsoever thou findest beneath the extended shade [3.5s] | MMK6#376, YMM.456 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09436 | 80 | ای غنی از ماسوی الله غناء ذهب و فضه سبب کثرت احتیاج گردد و علت انشغال شود | O thou who findest thy wealth in aught save God! The riches of gold and silver shall but multiply thy needs and serve as a cause of distraction [3.5s] | MMK6#109 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09470 | 80 | ای متمسک بمیثاق امروز عالم امکان بنور میثاق روشن است پرتوش جهانگیر است و | O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant! Today the world of existence is illumined by the light of the Covenant; its radiance hath encompassed the world [3.5s] | MMK2#193 p.139 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09504 | 80 | نامه نامی رسيد و اراده صادق معلوم گرديد. حلاوت لفظ و ملاحت معنی و فصاحت گفتار | Thy distinguished letter arrived and thy sincere intention became evident. Sweet were its words, graceful its meaning and eloquent its utterance [3.5s] | MMK6#588x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09524 | 80 | وقوعات آنچه شده و ميشود محض آنست که انسان بداند امور در يد مليک مقتدريست | Whatsoever hath transpired and whatsoever shall come to pass is solely that man may know that all affairs rest in the hands of the omnipotent King [3.5s] | MMK3#028 p.018x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09527 | 80 | ای مهتدی بنور حقیقت هیکل انسانی مانند مشکاتست و قلب بمثابه زجاج و محبت الله | O thou who art guided by the light of truth! The human temple is even as a niche, and the heart as a lamp of glass, and the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#118 p.091 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09528 | 80 | ای مهتدی بنور هدایت شعله نورانیه هدی در طور سیناء برافروخت و حرارتش بهمه آفاق | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! The luminous flame of guidance hath been kindled upon Mount Sinai, and its warmth hath spread unto all horizons [3.5s] | MMK4#125 p.130 | Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09569 | 80 | ای ورقه زکیه الیوم نساء و آنسات ارض کل در ظل شجره زقوم ساکن و بظل یحموم ساعی | O pure leaf! In this day the women and maidens of the earth dwell beneath the shadow of the tree of Zaqqúm and strive under the shade of scorching smoke [3.5s] | MMK6#483 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09582 | 80 | ای ورقه مقدسه مبارکه سدره الهیه در بحبوحه فردوس رحمانیه بلند شد و شرق و غرب | O sacred and blessed leaf of the divine Lote-Tree, which was raised up in the midst of the Paradise of the All-Merciful, and East and West [3.5s] | INBA87:347a, INBA52:355b | MMK2#347 p.250 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09592 | 80 | ای ورقه موقنه مرغ هما بال و پری در نهایت زینت و صفا آراسته دارد ولی باسیبی | O leaf of certitude! The celestial bird of fortune is adorned with wings and feathers of utmost grace and purity, yet is beset by an affliction [3.5s] | MMK2#179 p.130 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09599 | 80 | ای یار روحانی یوسف کنعانی مسند مصر بیاراست و عزیز آن دیار شد ولی این بزرگواری | O spiritual friend! Joseph of Canaan adorned the throne of Egypt and became the cherished one of that land, but this noble station [3.5s] | MMK2#207 p.147 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09641 | 80 | ایتها الورقه المشتعله در شب و روز با دل پر سوز بملکوت ابهی مناجات نما و عجز و | O leaf afire! By night and by day, with a heart full of fervor, offer thy supplications unto the Kingdom of Abhá in humility [3.5s] | MMK2#360 p.258 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09642 | 80 | ایمان و ایقانت مسلم و اقبال و عرفانت مصدق و قال رجل مومن من آل فرعون یکتم | Thy faith and certitude are firmly established, and thy hope and knowledge bear witness. And there spoke a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh who concealed his faith [3.5s] | MMK6#469 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09671 | 80 | دوست حقیقی کمال رضا از آنحضرت حاصل زیرا در فکر قوت امرالله و اعلاء کلمه الله | O true friend! Complete contentment is attained from that exalted Being, for He is ever occupied with thoughts of strengthening the Cause of God and exalting the Word of God [3.5s] | MMK6#620 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Hands of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09696 | 80 | یا کاظم کظم غیظ از خصائص ابرار است و خصائل احرار تا توانی بردبار باش و متحمل | O Kazim! Restraining one's anger is among the characteristics of the righteous and the attributes of the free. As far as thou art able, be thou forbearing and patient [3.5s] | MMK6#508 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09714 | 80 | یا من توجه الی الرب الودود دست تضرع بدرگاه رب روف بگشا و بگو ای خداوند مستمند | O thou who hast turned thy face towards the All-Loving Lord, raise thy suppliant hands unto the court of the All-Merciful Lord and say: O God, I am destitute [3.5s] | MMK5#304 p.223 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09716 | 130 | یا من توجه بکلیته الی الله هر چند در تحریر تقصیر عبدالبهاء بسیار است... ای پروردگار بیانباز آن ابرار را در ظلّ عنايتت پرورش ده | O thou who hast wholly turned thyself unto God! Though 'Abdu'l-Bahá's shortcomings in correspondence be many... O peerless Lord, nourish these righteous ones beneath the canopy of Thy loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA85:116 | MMK2#007 p.004x, MJMJ2.036x, MMG2#027 p.028x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09765 | 70 | جناب ميرزا داود خان عليه بهآء اللّه الأبهی را از قبل اين عبد تکبير برسان و بگو که خدا در قرآن میفرمايد | Convey thou, on behalf of this servant, the Most Glorious Splendour of God to Jinab-i-Mirza Dawud Khan, and say that God in the Qur'an declareth [3.5s] | MMK6#438x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09800 | 70 | ای امه الله جمیع اوقات را صرف تبلیغ کن و بتنبیه نساء غافله پرداز تا ایشان را | O handmaid of God! Devote all thy moments to the teaching of the Cause, and occupy thyself with awakening the heedless women, that they may [3.5s] | MKT6.104, MMK2#237 p.171, MUH3.283b | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09801 | 70 | ای امه الله چه خوش طالعی که خود و اولاد و احفادت در ظل کلمه وحدانیت مجتمع | O handmaid of God! How blessed is thy destiny that thou and thy children and descendants are gathered beneath the shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#581 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09805 | 70 | ای امه الله دست تضرع و ابتهال بدرگاه ذی الجلال بلند کن و مناجات نما که ای | O maidservant of God, lift up thy hands in supplication and prayer to the threshold of the All-Glorious, and commune, saying [3.5s] | MMK5#299 p.221 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09821 | 70 | ای قوم ، انوار حقّ ساطع شده آيات حقّ ظاهر شده دريای فضل بموج آمده و آفتاب حقيقت پرتو عنايت بخشيده | O people! The lights of Truth have shone forth, the verses of Truth have been made manifest, the ocean of grace hath surged, and the Sun of Reality hath shed its radiant beams [3.5s] | MMK3#107 p.072x | Love of God; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09822 | 70 | ای آیت رحمت در قرآن حضرت رحمن یختص برحمته من یشاء میفرماید تو که بحسب ظاهر نه | O token of divine mercy! In the Qur'án of the All-Merciful it is said: "He bestoweth His mercy upon whomsoever He willeth." Thou who in outward appearance [3.5s] | MMK6#015 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09850 | 70 | ای بنده بهاء از خدا بخواه که بسر فدا آگاه گردی تا در پناه غیب بیاساای و راه | O servant of Bahá! Beseech thou God that thou mayest become acquainted with the mystery of sacrifice, so that thou mayest find repose beneath the shelter of the Unseen [3.5s] | MMK2#135 p.102 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09857 | 70 | اين ايّام بايد حضرات احبّا وقت را غنيمت شمرند و بمنتهای قوّت بر خدمت برخيزند | In these days the beloved friends must seize this precious opportunity and arise with utmost strength to render service [3.5s] | MMK2#278 p.199x | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09860 | 70 | ای بنده جمال ابهی در این عصر بدیع و قرن جدید زبان بستایش رب قدیم بگشا تا از | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! In this wondrous age and new century, open thy tongue in praise of the Ancient Lord, that from [3.5s] | MMK6#353 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09864 | 70 | سؤال از روح بعد از صعود نموده بوديد که آيا روح بعوالم جسمانی و آنچه بر او وارد شده منتبه است يا نه | Thou didst ask concerning the spirit after its ascension, whether it is conscious of the physical worlds and that which hath come upon it, or not [3.5s] | MMK3#049 p.031x | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09883 | 70 | ای بنده شکور رب غفور عنایاتش غیرمتناهی و الطافش بی پایان عواطفش محیط است و | O thankful servant of the Lord, the Forgiving! His bounties are boundless and His favours infinite. His tender mercies encompass all [3.5s] | INBA87:164c, INBA52:162b | MMK3#242 p.174, MMK4#123 p.130 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09896 | 70 | ای بهرام وفادار وفاجو باش و وفاخو در عالم انسانی خصلت وفا سبب حصول اعظم آرزو | O Bahram, be thou faithful and seek after faithfulness! In the world of humanity, the attribute of fidelity is the means of attaining the highest aspirations [3.5s] | MMK3#227 p.165, YARP2.592 p.416 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09933 | 70 | ای حبیب روحانی نامه مشکین ملاحظه گردید یریدون ان یخمدوا نار محبت الله | O spiritual beloved! Thy musk-scented letter was perused. They seek to extinguish the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA87:095, INBA52:094 | MMK6#133 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09946 | 70 | ای دختر آسمانی کنیزان الهی که توجه بملکوت ابهی دارند انها آسمانیند نه زمینی | O heavenly daughter! The handmaidens of God who are turned towards the Abhá Kingdom are celestial, not earthly [3.5s] | MMK2#355 p.255, PPAR.194 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09967 | 70 | ای ذبیح قربانگاه عشق حضرت اسمعیل بحسب اعتقاد اهل فرقان و یا خود حضرت اسحق | O thou sacrifice at the altar of Love! Whether thou be Ishmael, according to the belief of the people of the Qur'án, or Isaac himself [3.5s] | MMK6#429 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09991 | 70 | ای سمی خلیل جلیل در مقام خلت الهیه انسان از من فی الوجود غافل و غائب و بحق | O thou who art named after the glorious Khalíl! In the station of Divine friendship, man becometh oblivious and detached from all else that existeth [3.5s] | MMK6#313 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10011 | 70 | ای طالب رضای الهی الیوم اکبر نفوس ملکوتی آن کسست که بعهد و پیمان الهی بعزمی | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! Today, the greatest among celestial souls is one who, with resolute purpose, [remains faithful to God's Covenant] [3.5s] | INBA17:184 | MMK2#202 p.145, MSHR3.337 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10029 | 70 | ای غلام مظهر ولایت دبره ای بدست آر که نفوذش شدید باشد و نوکش تند و تیز تا | O servant of the Manifestation of Divine Authority, take hold of a pen whose influence shall be potent and whose point shall be sharp and piercing [3.5s] | MMK6#611 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10077 | 70 | ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال در شب و روز بکمال عجز و نیاز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز تضرع | O thou who yearnest for the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Night and day, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, beseech thou at the threshold of the Self-Sufficing Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#013 p.008, MJMJ2.065bx, MMG2#040 p.040x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10107 | 70 | جناب امين نهايت ستايش را در حقّ آن جناب نمودهاند که در کمال ثبوت و رسوخ در امر اللّه | Jinab-i-Amin hath rendered utmost praise concerning that honoured person, that with perfect steadfastness and firmness in the Cause of God [3.5s] | MMK6#477x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10127 | 70 | ای نفس زکیه صلای عبودیت است که چون نقره ناقور بلند است و ندای بندگیست که | O pure soul! It is the call of servitude that resoundeth like unto a silver trumpet, and the cry of bondage that [3.5s] | MMK3#251 p.179 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10172 | 270 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندی بود که کشور قفقاز را فساد و فتنه مستولی بود لهذا | O Lord! Make them that are righteous drunk with the wine of mysteries and make them dawning-points of the lights of guidance [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1245, MMK2#008 p.005x | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Prayer for unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10253 | 70 | یا حضره بهجت ایدک الله لقد تحملت المشقه لم تکونوا بالعینه الا بشق الانفس ولکن | O esteemed Bahjat, may God strengthen thee! Thou hast indeed borne hardship, and thine eyes have witnessed what was achieved only through intense struggle [3.5s] | MMK6#233 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10264 | 70 | یا من تعبد لله عبودیت را از عبدالبهاء بیاموز که شب و روز بعبودیت بندگان بهاء | O thou who worshipest God, learn servitude from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, who night and day is engaged in servitude to the servants of Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#191 p.150, YQAZ.330-331 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10274 | 70 | ای دلبر آفاق بنده مشتاقت را نصيبی از اشراق ده روح را پر فتوح کن و دل را از بند آب و گل | O Beloved of all horizons! Grant unto Thy yearning servant a portion of Thy dawning splendor. Make his spirit abundant with victories, and free the heart from bondage to water and clay [3.5s] | MMK3#003 p.001x, MMG2#397 p.444x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10329 | 60 | الهی هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک قد توجه بوجهه الی سماء عطائک و علاء سحاب فضلک و | O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who hath turned his face toward the heaven of Thy bounty and the clouds of Thy grace [3.5s] | MMK5#311 p.225 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10364 | 60 | ای امه الله دولت اینجهان را قیمتی نه و عزت این خاکدان را بقاای نیست دولت باید | O handmaid of God! The dominion of this world hath no worth, and the glory of this dust-heap hath no permanence. True sovereignty must [3.5s] | MMK3#089 p.059, YARP2.270 p.232 | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10367 | 60 | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را که موفق بهدایت کبری گشتی و مشمول نظر رحمت پروردگار | O maidservant of God! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast attained unto supreme guidance and been encompassed by the glance of thy Lord's mercy [3.5s] | MMK5#261 p.202, KNJ.053a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10378 | 60 | ای آقا محمود در قرآن عظیم خطاب بحضرت حبیب و من اللیل فتحجد به نافله لک عسی ان | O Áqá Maḥmúd! In the glorious Qur'án it is addressed to the Beloved One: "And in the night season, keep vigil therewith as a supererogatory devotion for thee; it may be that..." [3.5s] | MMK6#258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10391 | 60 | ای بنده الهی لطف خداوندی باش و سبب آسایش عالم آفرینش مهرجوی شو و خوشخوی و | O servant of God, be thou a divine bounty and a source of tranquility unto all creation. Be thou loving in nature and of goodly character [3.5s] | MMK2#146 p.109 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10399 | 60 | از بلايای وارده و رزايای نازله اشاره نموده بوديد اين ره عشق است و از لوازم ذاتيه اش جانفشانی است | Thou didst refer to the calamities that have befallen thee and the tribulations that have descended. This is the pathway of love, and self-sacrifice is among its essential requirements [3.5s] | MMK3#199 p.143x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10409 | 60 | ای بنده حق تا تواناای داری در عبودیت حق بکوش و بذکرش بخروش و در خدمات احبایش | O servant of God! So long as thou hast strength, strive thou in servitude unto God, raise thy voice in His remembrance and render service unto His loved ones [3.5s] | MMK2#248 p.179 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10413 | 60 | ای بنده حق در درگاه احدیت عبودیت سلطنت دو جهانست و عزت بی پایان پس بجان و دل | O servant of Truth! Servitude at the threshold of oneness is sovereignty over both worlds and glory without end [3.5s] | MMK2#161 p.121 | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10424 | 60 | ای بنده درگاه احدیت گویند که جعفر در لغت عرب نهر جاریست و ماء عذب ساری پس تو | O servant at the threshold of divine oneness! It is said that "Ja'far" in the Arabic tongue signifieth a flowing river and sweet, running water. Therefore, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#310x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10437 | 60 | ای بنده صادق شکر کن خدا را که خادم یاران موافقی و بنور عبودیت بارق و شارق اگر | O thou faithful servant! Give thanks unto God that thou art a devoted helper in harmony with the friends, and art resplendent and radiant with the light of servitude [3.5s] | MMK2#256 p.185 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10514 | 60 | ای ریحان بوستان ایمان شکر کن که از این جویبار روایدی و از این چمنزار نابت شدی | O myrtle of the garden of faith! Give thanks that thou didst spring forth from this stream and wert nurtured in this meadow [3.5s] | MMK2#331 p.240, HUV2.034 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10582 | 60 | ای مشتعل بنار عشق هر راحتی مبدل بزحمت گردد و هر عزتی منتهی بذلت تاج کوهر | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of love! Every comfort shall be transformed into hardship, and every honor shall culminate in abasement [3.5s] | MKT9.173, MMK3#064 p.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10586 | 60 | ای مظهر عرفان امکان جهانیست پر زیان و خسران و حرمان پایانش حسرت بی پایان مگر | O manifestation of mystic knowledge! The contingent world is filled with loss and deprivation and denial, and its end is naught but infinite regret [3.5s] | MMK3#096 p.063 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10602 | 60 | جناب غلامحسين را تحيّت مشتاقانه برسان و بگو ربّ المشرقين و ربّ المغربين و شمس الخافقين | Convey ardent greetings unto Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn, and say: Lord of the twin Easts and Lord of the twin Wests, Sun of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#513x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10637 | 60 | ای ورقه زکیه در شب و روز بکوش و بجوش که چون آتش پرشعله برافروزی و از نار | O pure leaf! Strive and be astir by night and by day, that thou mayest blaze like a flaming fire and from the fire [3.5s] | MMK2#354 p.255 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10843 | 50 | از پريشانی محزون مباش زيرا امريست مسنون. مقرّبان درگاه کبريا هميشه در اين دار دنيا مقدّس | Be not grieved by tribulation, for this is an immutable decree. The near ones to the Divine Threshold have ever remained sanctified in this earthly realm [3.5s] | MMK6#110x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10850 | 50 | امّا آيه قرآن که در حقّ حامل امانت کبری ظلوم و جهول میفرمايد اين ظلوم و جهول مبالغه | As to the verse of the Qur'án wherein, concerning the Bearer of the Most Great Trust, He is described as "unjust and ignorant", these terms "unjust and ignorant" are used in their intensified form [3.5s] | MMK6#402x, MAS2.050ax | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10862 | 50 | ای بنده حق صبح صادق طالع است و فجر باهر لامع و نجوم تقدیس درخشنده و لائح آفاق | O servant of Truth! The true morn hath broken, the resplendent dawn doth shine, and the stars of sanctity gleam bright upon the horizon [3.5s] | MMK5#200 p.155 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11051 | 50 | سیدی و سندی و اعتمادی ابتهل الی افقک الابهی سائلا آملا متضرعا ان تجعل عبدک | O my Lord, my Support, my Trust! I humbly entreat Thy most glorious horizon, imploring, hoping, and beseeching, that Thou wouldst make Thy servant [3.5s] | MMK5#308 p.225 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11067 | 50 | یا ملاذی المنیع هذه ثمره من حدیقه ولائک و رقیقه فی فناء باب ملکوتک و فقیره | O my mighty Refuge! This is a fruit from the garden of Thy loyalty, a delicate offering at the threshold of Thy Kingdom's gate, and a lowly handmaiden [3.5s] | MMK5#309 p.225 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11074 | 50 | یا مولائی و معتمدی هذه امه من امائک استظلت فی ظل سدره رحمانیتک و توجهت الی | O my Lord and my Trust! This is one of Thy handmaidens who hath sought shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy mercy and hath turned unto Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#312 p.226 | Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11141 | 280 | ای بنده الهی از مضمون نامه چنین مفهوم شد که جمعی یاران از تو خواهش کتاب و... و امّا معنی آيه مبارکه يجعل اللّه بعد عسر يسرا | O servant of God! From the contents of thy letter it was understood that a number of friends requested from thee a book... And as to the meaning of the blessed verse "God will bring ease after hardship" [3.5s] | INBA85:009 | MMK6#555x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11143 | 40 | ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوب جواب نامه جمعیت لاهای ارسال گردید ... قرآن بيست و شش سال در نزد کتّاب وحی محصور بود. در زمان خلفا انتشار يافت و آن نيز محصور در نسخ معدوده بود | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! The reply to the letter from the community of Láhá was dispatched... The Qur'án remained confined to the scribes of revelation for twenty-six years. During the time of the Caliphs it was disseminated, though even then it remained limited to but a few copies [3.5s] | MMK6#003x, YMM.339x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11192 | 40 | هدايت الهيّه از متعلّقات فضل است نه عدل، يهدی من يشآء و يضلّ من يشآء انّک لا تهدی من احببت | Divine guidance pertaineth unto grace, not justice - "He guideth whom He willeth, and causeth to stray whom He willeth." Verily, thou canst not guide him whom thou lovest [3.5s] | MMK6#375x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11226 | 40 | پروردگارا مرا مستقیم بر امرت بدار و در امتحان ثابت بر محبت کن و در دریای | O Lord! Keep me steadfast in Thy Cause, and in the hour of test make me firm in Thy love. In the ocean of [3.5s] | MMK2#025 p.017, MMG2#103 p.117 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11258 | 40 | یا کهفی الرفیع هذه امه مبتهله ببابک متضرعه الیک منجذبه بنفحات حبک مشتعله بنار | O my exalted Shelter! Here is a maidservant fervently supplicating at Thy threshold, humbly imploring Thee, attracted by the fragrances of Thy love, enkindled with the fire [3.5s] | MMK5#310 p.225 | Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12785 | 50 | اگر سعادت و علوّ منزلت انسان در اين جهان خاکی بود خسران مبين بود و حسرتی عظيم ، جنين را گمان چنين که عالم وجود | Were man's happiness and exalted station confined to this dust-heap of a world, manifest loss and grievous regret would it be, for it is thought that this realm [3.5s] | MMK3#034 p.022x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04113 | 180 | ای یار باوفای من نامه اخیر شما رسید الحمد لله احبای قزوین در نهایت سرور و تمکین | O my faithful friend! Your recent letter was received. Praise be to God that the loved ones in Qazvin are in the utmost joy and steadfastness [3.5s]... ...The friends of God should weave bonds of fellowship with others and show absolute love and affection towards them. These links have a deep influence on people and they will listen | MMK2#228 p.162 | COC#1924x | Business; financial; property matters; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Laws of marriage and dowry; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00632 | 490 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل ثبوت و رسوخ بر نبا عظیم بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness in the Most Great Announcement [3.5s]... ...In this day every believer must concentrate his thoughts on teaching the Faith... O loved ones of God! Each one of the friends must teach at least one soul each year | MMK6#292x, AMK.142-144, AMK.152-154, AVK3.378.10x, AVK3.495.01x | COC#1927x | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05956 | 140 | ای منادی ميثاق الهی و مروّج پيمان رحمانی، اثر کلک مشکين ملاحظه گرديد و بر ظهور آثار تأييد و موفّقيّت | O herald of God's Covenant and promoter of the divine Testament! The effects of thy musk-laden pen were perused, and the evidences of divine confirmations and success [3.5s]... ...Great care should be exercised in preparing this translation. Mr.... should make a supreme effort so that the language will be most exquisite, eloquent and lucid | MMK3#257 p.184x | COC#2220x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00430 | 590 | Bahá'í Scriptures | از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند | O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God... | MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x | BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x | East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | * | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01421 | 330 | ای ورقه محزونه محزون مباش و دلخون مگرد دنیا تا بوده است چنین بوده است و هذه | O thou sorrowful Leaf! Be not sad and grieve not. That is the way the world hath been since its beginning. This is God’s way | MMK6#412 | LTDT.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00220 | 790 | یار عزیز مهربان تحریر بلیغ که بتاریخ چهارم مارت سنه ۱۹۰۱ مورخ بود رسید از | O beloved and kind friend! Your eloquent letter dated March 4th, 1901, was received and [3.5s]... ...From its heading sweet scent arose and brought fragrance to the soul…. The captivating and winsome figure of amity and concord will one day appear in the assemblage of the world | CMB_F66#19b, | BRL_DAK#0567, MMK4#186 p.227, MSHR3.036 | EGBBF.105-106x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00073 | 1230 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت | It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. | INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 | MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x | SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| AB07011 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره منتظر ورود اخبار مسره شما هستم که روز بروز | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! At all times do I await your good news, longing as I do to hear that ye are making progress from day to day | MKT8.191a, MMK1#162 p.187, RMT.158-159 | SWAB#162 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01117 | 370 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و | O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings | MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012 | SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05256 | 150 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای متمسک بذیل تقدیس شکوه از تاخیر رسائل منما چه که مانع و حائل صد هزار مشاغل | O thou who hast clung to the hem of holiness! Do not complain of the delay in receiving letters, for countless occupations have acted as barriers and obstacles [3.5s]... ...Shouldst thou recite any of the revealed prayers, and seek assistance from God with thy face turned | BRL_DAK#0237, COMP_PDLP#06x, MMK5#236 p.187 | BRL_ATE#035x, BRL_PDL#06x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00484 | 560 | Light of the World | اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا | O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation | NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x | LOTW#69 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05247 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد دستورالعمل | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. Thou didst ask for a rule whereby to guide thy life. | MMK1#010 p.024 | SWAB#010, TAB.098-099 | jeph.ilosopher, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00192 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره | O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children | MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 | SWAB#214x | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00174 | 870 | Light of the World | یا من عتبتک السامیه ملجای و ملاذی و ساحت قدسک مرجعی و معاذی اتضرع بقلب مضطرم | O Thou Whose exalted Threshold is my haven and my refuge, Whose hallowed Sanctuary is my shelter and my abode | NURA#39, MMK4#078 p.083 | LOTW#39 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB11372 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون سرور حاصل گردید دلیل بر توجه | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy. It is evidence of thy devotion [3.5s]... ...Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a meeting place, shall engage in glorifying God | BRL_DAK#0242, MMK1#056 p.091x | SWAB#056x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| AB08916 | 90 | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای ناطق بذکر حق ذکر الهی چون باران و شبنم است که کل و ریاحین را طراوت بخشد و | Remembrance of God is like the rain and dew which bestow freshness and grace on flowers and hyacinths | BRL_DAK#0245, COMP_PDLP#23x, MMK2#132 p.100 | BRL_PMDA#23x, BRL_PDL#23x, COC#1745 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02185 | 260 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله قلوب در | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From its contents it was known that | MKT3.072, MMK1#223 p.270 | SWAB#223, SW_v10#04 p.076-077 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB01907 | 280 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا | O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold | BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099 | BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01405 | 330 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طائف حول ضریح مطهر حمد کن خدا را که بچنین موهبت الهیه فائز شدی و بچنین | O thou who circlest in adoration round His hallowed Shrine! Render thou thanks unto God for having received so heavenly a bestowal | INBA13:083, INBA59:341b, INBA88:097 | BRL_DAK#0380, MMK6#439, JNM1.452, QT108.051, NFQ.012 | BRL_ATE#129 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| AB02310 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط | O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided | MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076 | SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x | Honiara Baha'i Youth | Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| AB04089 | 180 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای منجذبه نفحات الله نغمه زار و آه شرربارت چنان شعله بر افروخت که قلب اهل | ...The Word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of the divine springtime. When chanted in spiritual tones, it bestoweth the breath of life | BRL_DAK#0267, BRL_CONF2018P#32x, COMP_PDLP#05x, MMK2#353 p.254 | BRL_CONF2018#32x, BRL_PDL#05x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| AB10321 | 60 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم یا موفق الثابتین فی المیثاق علی الانفاق حبا بنیر الافاق اعانه لمشرق | O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World | MMK1#061 p.093 | SWAB#061 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||
| AB01410 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life | ای کنیز مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد در | O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter which thou hast written was perused and its contents were noted…. Treat all thy friends and relatives, even strangers, with a spirit of utmost love and kindliness | BRL_DAK#0681, COMP_FAMP#88x, MMK2#009 p.005x | BRL_FAM#88x, TAB.195-196, COC#0845x, BSC.430 #779x, LABC.015x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Prayer for children and youth; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB06359 | 130 | Light of the World | ای مومن بجمال قدم حضرت احدیت و سلطان ربوبیت بر عرش عظمت استقرار یافت و بجمیع | O thou who hast truly believed in the Ancient Beauty! The King of eternal glory, the sovereign Lord, hath been established upon the throne of grandeur | NURA#44, MMK4#114 p.123 | LOTW#44 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| AB00271 | 720 | Light of the World | یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه | O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy | NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511 | LOTW#33 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02153 | Address to the readers of The Christian Commonwealth, Jan. 1913 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خداوند عالمیان عالم انسانی را جنت عدن خلق فرموده اگر صلح و سلام و محبت و وفا | The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise. | MKT4.150, MNMK#119 p.229, MMK1#220 p.265, AKHA_126BE #01 p.b, HHA.234, MJDF.088, NJB_v03#18 p.003, BDA2.098 | SWAB#220, BBBD.195-197, SW_v04#01 p.003, MHMD2.119-120 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00687 | 470 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا هادی الطالبین الی سبیل الهدی و منقذ التائهین من بیداء الضلاله و | O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the pathway that leadeth aright, Who deliverest the lost and blinded soul | MKT3.236, MNMK#100 p.184, MMK1#236 p.306, DWNP_v3#02 p.011-013, ADH2.083, ADH2_2#12 p.112, MMG2#313 p.351 | SWAB#236, BPRY.191-193x | Non-participation in politics; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02359 | 690 | Light of the World | از آيهء مبارکهء قرآن آتيناک سبعاً من المثانی سؤال نموده بودی ، سبعاً من المثانی را علمای رسوم حواميم سبع | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which was written by thy musk-laden pen brought great joy to our hearts | NURA#68, MMK4#170 p.193x, MMK5#306 p.223x, MAS2.074-075x | LOTW#68 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB01206 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | حضرت مستر ويلسن رئيس چهارده مبادی انتشار دادند که اکثر آن در تعاليم بهآء اللّه موجود | O thou green leaf of the Tree of Life! Thy letter was received and from | MMK1#232 p.302x | SWAB#232x, SW_v10#13 p.245 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04973 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امین الامین انی تلوت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت بمضمونها | O trustworthy one among the trustworthy! I have perused thy wondrous letter and become apprised of its contents [3.5s]... ...The vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, and the human spirit—the rational soul, that is—do not return after death to this world of the “first creation” | BRL_DAK#0426, MMK6#448, YMM.275 | BRL_ATE#141x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB09240 | 80 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده حق در آستان مبارک مذکوری و در انجمن یاران مشهود بنده درگاهی و بر سر | O thou the servant of the One True God! Thou art remembered at the Threshold of the Blessed One and thou art present in the assemblage… Persevere in the use of the Obligatory Prayer and early morning supplications, so that day by day thine awareness may increase | MMK2#131 p.100 | BRL_IOPF#2.16x | Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for morning; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB11002 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | و امّا سئلت عن الّذين توفّوا من اهل الصّلاح قبل ان يسمعوا نداء هذا الظّهور | O thou who hast prayed to the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter and I have taken knowledge of God as to thy conduct towards the Kingdom | MMK3#037 p.024x | BRL_ATE#052x, TAB.477-478 | Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00409 | 600 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو حقیقت جو نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت مکاتیبیکه از پیش | O ye two seekers after truth! Your letter was received and its contents noted. As for the letters ye had previously sent, not all were received | MNMK#150 p.279, MMK1#163 p.187 | SWAB#163, LOG#0692x, SW_v02#05 p.003-004, SW_v14#01 p.036-037 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB01174 | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است | O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message | MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x | SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02712 | 230 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مومن موقن نامه رسید الحمد لله خبرهای خوشی داشت کلیفورنیا استعداد | O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter was received. Praise be to God, it imparted good tidings…. Those souls who during the war have served the poor and have been in the Red Cross Mission work | MMK1#081 p.113x, MMK1#164 p.190x | SWAB#081x, SWAB#164x, SW_v10#19 p.339-340, BSTW#039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | * | * | ||||
| AB01253 | 350 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن و ای طیور فردوس ایقان و ای سراجهای محفل امکان و ای اشجار | O ye that are enamoured of the divine Beauty! O ye that are enraptured by the true Beloved! In this day when the fierce gales of tests | INBA13:125 | BRL_CONF2018P#20x, MMK2#012 p.007, MMG2#174 p.201x | BRL_CONF2018#20x | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB00360 | 630 | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر | O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden | NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041 | LOTW#03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00394 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران رحمانی من در این ایام خبری پر روح و ریحان از آنسامان رسید که الحمد لله | O ye spiritual friends! In these days, most soul-uplifting tidings have reached from that region, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...the first condition is absolute love and harmony amongst the members of the assembly. | MKT3.505, MMK1#045 p.084x, MILAN.153, AKHA_134BE #14 p.548, AVK3.409.04x, AVK4.311x, MMG2#373 p.416x, HYB.094, YARD.054x | SWAB#045x, BADM.022-023x, COC#0176x, COC#1372x, COC#1373x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | * | - | ||||||
| AB07020 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ عبدالبهآء یشمّ رائحة محبّة اللّه من کلّ محفل تنطقین فیه بکلمة اللّه و تذکرین الحجج و البراهین | ...Verily, ‘Abdu’l‑Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered | MNMK#068 p.144x, MMK1#053 p.089x | SWAB#053x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual baptism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01404 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند | O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings | MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x | SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00121 | 990 | Light of the World | و انک انت یا الهی قد خلقت الاکوان و برئت الانسان و ذرئت الموجودات و اوجدت | O my God! Verily, Thou hast created the universe and fashioned the human soul. Thou hast brought forth the entire creation | INBA89:085 | NURA#63, MMK4#158 p.170x, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.48x, AKHA_120BE #08-09 p.414x | GPB.238x, GPB.238-239x, LOTW#63 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03459 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز خدا هر زنی که کنیز خدا گردد آن فخر امپراطورهای عالم است زیرا منسوب بخداست | O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who becometh the maidservant of God outshineth in glory the empresses of the world | MKT3.079, MMK1#093 p.119 | SWAB#093 | Mary Magdalene; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01624 | 310 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الناطقه بالثناء علی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الناطقه بتحیرک فی بعض الاحکام | O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment | MNMK#039 p.125, MMK1#137 p.153 | SWAB#137, TAB.055-056, BSC.474 #896x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00860 | 420 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوستان الهی جمال رحمانی و هیکل صمدانی و سلطان سریر عزت و ملیک ملک رحمانیت | O friends of God! The Beauty of the All-Merciful, the Temple of the Self-Subsisting, the Sovereign upon the throne of glory, and the King of the realm of the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...Not a single morn did He find comfort; not a single night did He repose in peace. So intense did His tribulations become | MMK2#046 p.034 | BRL_ATE#064x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB07264 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده بهاء تعلیم اطفال و تربیت نونهالهای جنت ابهی از اعظم خدمات درگاه | O servant of Bahá! [3.5s]... ...Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to Almighty God is the education and training of children | MMK1#106 p.130x, AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.07, MJTB.066 | SWAB#106x, LOG#0500x | Education of children; moral education; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00398 | 610 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The | Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell | ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise | BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x | SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx | L. Slott | Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| AB04657 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید مانند آهنگ عندلیب الهی بود که شهنازش سبب فرح قلوب | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was like the melody of the divine nightingale | MNMK#131 p.245, MMK1#183 p.203 | SWAB#183, BSC.546 #987, SW_v10#14 p.272 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01587 | 310 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای سمندر نار موقده در سدره سیناء جمال مبارک روحی و ذاتی و کینونتی لارقائه | O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree! Baha'u'llah | MKT9.141, MMK1#204 p.242, AYBY.334 #017, PYB#186 p.04, KHSH09.006, ASAM.000b | SWAB#204, BWF.354-355, SW_v14#12 p.357-358, DWN_v1#09 p.002 | Ahdieh | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB11183 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از معابد سؤال نموده بوديد که حکمتش چيست حکمتش اين است که در وقت معلوم | ...Thou hast asked about places of worship and the underlying reason therefor. The wisdom in raising up such buildings | MMK1#058 p.092x | SWAB#058x, LOG#2058x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB09344 | 260 | Meetings, Bahá'í; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین بود زیرا دلیل بر ثبوت و | O dear daughter! Your letter has arrived. Its contents were of the highest sweetness, for it shows steadfastness and firmness. ...Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit will loosen thy tongue. Speak, therefore; speak out with great courage at every meeting | MMK1#216 p.259x | BRL_MEET.AB#19x, SWAB#216x, COC#0932x, BBBD.262-263 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00050 | 1460 | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا | O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha | INBA87:394, INBA52:405 | NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x | LOTW#28, LTDT.070x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB06643 | 120 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت مقصود کتاب بیان بکتاب اقدس منسوخ مگر احکامی که در کتاب اقدس موکد | O servant of the Desired One! [3.5s]... ...The Bayan hath been superseded by the Kitab-i-Aqdas, except in respect of such laws as have been confirmed and mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | MMK6#151 | BRL_ATE#046x | Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB01568 | 310 | Light of the World | ای ثابتان ای راسخان نور هویت چون در افق احدیت طلوع و اشراق نمود تجلی وحدانیت | O ye who are staunch! O ye who stand firm! When the light of Divine Essence dawned above the horizon of Singleness, the splendour of His Oneness shone forth | INBA72:052 | NURA#74, MMK4#053 p.059 | LOTW#74 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB04561 | 170 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان | From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance | MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x | SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x | Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell | Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB04591 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا من طفح قلبه بمحبه الله انی اخاطبک من هذه البقعه المبارکه حتی یفرح قلبک | O thou whose heart overfloweth with love for the Lord! I address thee from this consecrated spot, to gladden thy bosom with mine epistle | MNMK#060 p.140, MMK1#009 p.023, DSDS.109 | SWAB#009, COC#1174x | R. Peterson [track 12] | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of Huququ'llah; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03015 | 420 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world | BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x | BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286 | Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | * | * | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01376 | 330 | Light of the World | ای آوارگان عبدالبهاء آواره اید آزرده اید بی سر و سامانید زیرا خانه و | O ye homeless ones of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Ye are homeless and afflicted; ye are displaced and dispossessed of all | NURA#48, MMK4#046 p.050, NANU_AB#52 | LOTW#48 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB07944 | 100 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی چون غضنفر الهی از بیشه رحمانی برون شتافت چنان زایر و نعره | O thou servant of the Abha Beauty! When the celestial Lion rushed forth from the forest of the All-Merciful, He let out such a mighty roar that the sly foxes of ignorance | NURA#52, MMK4#110 p.120, IDAB.23 | LOTW#52 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB00175 | 860 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each | INBA16:022 | MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026 | SWAB#221, LOG#0731x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00224 | 770 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray | NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156 | BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01895 | 280 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات | O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart | MMK1#153 p.175 | SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB02242 | 260 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای دوستان معنوی حضرت احدیت اشراق انوار هدایت فرمود و فیض عنایت مبذول داشت | O spiritual friends! The Lord of Oneness hath caused the lights of guidance to shine forth and hath bestowed the bounty of His grace [3.5s]... ...O ye loved ones of God! Out of gratitude for firmness in the eternal Covenant arise to serve the threshold of the omnipotent Lord, observe obligatory prayer and fasting | BRL_DAK#0698, MMK4#120 p.127 | BRL_IOPF#2.05x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06287 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه تو از لوزآنجلیز رسید شکر کن خدا را که موفق بخدمت شدی | O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter from Los Angeles was received... Not till the darkness of difference | MMK1#077 p.110 | SWAB#077, SW_v10#01 p.009, SW_v10#09 p.185-186, SW_v10#09 p.178, BLO_PT#052.33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB01752 | 300 | Light of the World | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره الرحمانیه از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل غیر متناهیه جواب | O thou noble branch of the divine Tree! Countless occupations and endless vicissitudes have delayed my reply to thy letter | NURA#10, MMK4#060 p.068, PZHN v2#1 p.106 | LOTW#10 | Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB05837 | 140 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای نسیم باغ محبت الله اگر هزیز عرفان خواهی بوی خوش رحمن بجو و اگر مرور در | ...If thou desirest eternal life, inhale the heavenly fragrance; and if thou seekest life everlasting, abide beneath the shelter of the Word of God. | BRL_CONF2018P#30x, COMP_PDLP#04x, MMK2#111 p.086, AKHA_132BE #08 p.a | BRL_CONF2018#30x, BRL_PDL#04x | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01406 | 330 | Light of the World | ای فرع جلیل سدره مقدسه مبارکه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا در وقتیکه | O thou distinguished branch of the blessed and sacred Lote-Tree! When the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—would visit Haifa | INBA87:269b, INBA52:273 | NURA#08, MMK4#059 p.067, HHA.095, DUR3.099, PZHN v2#1 p.105 | LOTW#08, GEN.323 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | * | * | |||||
| AB02574 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که احباء در کمال قوت و | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents revealed the fact that the friends, in perfect energy… the spirit of this illumined era is the body of the teachings | MMK1#071 p.106 | SWAB#071, SW_v10#01 p.013-014 | Equality of men and women; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00112 | 1020 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب | O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset | INBA88:098 | MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319 | SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x | M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB08186 | 100 | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05372 | 150 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران عبدالبهاء ضوضاء ملل و غوغای امم در یوم ظهور اسم اعظم محتوم و مسلمست | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable in the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name | BRL_CONF2018P#21, MMK2#203 p.145 | BRL_CONF2018#21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00874 | 420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و | O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause | MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 | SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 | MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB01507 | 320 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبتبینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد | O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean. | MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x | SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00282 | 700 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter | INBA21:100, INBA88:056b | MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231 | SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05299 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مهتدی بنور هدی حمد کن خدا را که تو را بنور حقیقت دلالت نمود و بدخول در | O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Praise thou God that He hath directed thee to the light of truth | MMK1#066 p.099 | SWAB#066, SW_v10#02 p.031-032, BSTW#225 | Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán | Tablet to Amir Khan | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||
| AB03416 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه هایت رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که والده محترمه ات صعود | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters were received. Their contents indicated that thy mother has ascended the invisible realm, that thou hast remained alone. | MMK1#116 p.136x, PYB#119 p.04 | SWAB#116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00790 | 440 | Light of the World | ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن | O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires | NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058 | LOTW#04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03158 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون روح و ریحان حاصل گردید الحمد لله بزمی | O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received and it brought great joy. God be praised, ye had made ready an entertainment | MMK1#047 p.086 | SWAB#047 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00369 | 620 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received | MMK1#011 p.024x | SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB09479 | 80 | Prayer for Steadfastness; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محبوب جان و وجدان من جز تو پناهی ندارم و بغیر از ذکر تو فریاد صبحگاهی بر | O Thou beloved of my heart and soul! I have no refuge save Thee. I raise no voice at dawn | MMK2#024 p.016 | BRL_APAB#15x, BLO_PT#071 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00305 | 680 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان | ...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts | MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x | SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB09838 | 70 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده الهی بزرگواری در عبودیت جلیل اکبر است نه سلطنت خاور و باختر نفوس | ...Servitude to God lieth in servitude to the friends. One must be the essence of humility and the embodiment of meekness | INBA16:104 | BRL_DAK#0372, BRL_CONF2018P#08x, MMK2#156 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#08x | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||
| AB05801 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بملکوت الله هر نفسی را فکری و مقصدی شب و روز در تحصیل مقصود میکوشد | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Every soul seeketh an object and cherisheth a desire, | MMK1#176 p.199 | SWAB#176 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00044 | 1550 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت | O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days | MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x | SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x | jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB04252 | 170 | Light of the World | ای افنون سدره مبارکه در ادوار سابقه یا ظهور تجلی جمال بود و یا سطوع انوار | O thou twig of the Sacred Lote-Tree! The Dispensations of the past manifested either the splendour of the divine Beauty or the radiance of the divine Glory | NURA#47, MMK4#089 p.103 | LOTW#47 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | Light of the World | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی | O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.” | INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197 | NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x | LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367 | R. Yazhari | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB02947 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب چشم بینا آنچه مشاهده نمودی عین واقعست در جهان بینش است عطر در غنچه | O thou who hast eyes to see! That which thou didst witness is the very truth, and it pertaineth to the realm of vision. | MMK1#149 p.172 | SWAB#149 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB02378 | 250 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای جانهای پاک پاکی و آزادگی بدلست نه بتن بجانست نه بجامه و پیرهن انسان اگر | ...Whatsoever driveth thee away from the one true God and shutteth thee out from the Best-Beloved is blameworthy and reprehensible | BRL_CONF2018P#02x, MMK2#097 p.075, YARP2.351 p.283 | BRL_CONF2018#02x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB10015 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طبيب اديب ... تو الحمد للّه که دو قوّه داری طبابت جسمانی و طبابت | O Thou distinguished physician!… Praise be to God that thou hast two powers: one to undertake physical healing and the other spiritual healing | MMK1#130 p.147x | SWAB#130x, LOG#0963x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||
| AB02652 | 230 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers | MMK1#039 p.078 | SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353 | Angels; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02552 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه که بجناب دکتور اسلمانت مرقوم نموده بودی آن نامه | O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written to Dr. Esslemont was forwarded by him to the Land of Desire | MMK1#062 p.094 | SWAB#062 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||
| AB00198 | 820 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه جناب آقا سید میرزا چون در اینجا تشریف داشتند | O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...When thou art disdained and rejected by the wicked doers be not cast down | INBA55:395 | BRL_DAK#1203, MNMK#133 p.246, MMK1#195 p.227, MAS5.105 | SWAB#195 | Alex, Asha, Renya, and Alia, B. Weber | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00027 | 1080 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet to a Group of Believers in the United States | ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده | O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens | MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x | SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x | N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi | Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB04651 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای آوارگان سبیل حق سر و سامان آسودگی و آزادگی هر چند کام دل و راحت جانست ولی | O ye homeless and wanderers in the Path of God! Prosperity, contentment, and freedom | MKT9.037b, MMK1#222 p.269, AKHA_102BE #04 p.04, HDQI.180, DUR1.211, ANDA#08 p.06, NFQ.016, YFY.082 | SWAB#222, LOG#1934x, SW_v14#03 p.087 | K. Porray | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB04032 | 180 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت نامه ات رسید از مصیبت کبری وفات قرین محترمت مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the severe calamity that hath befallen thee | MMK1#170 p.195 | SWAB#170, BWF.378-379x, LOG#2044x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB02048 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان صادقان جمال قدم در هر کوری و دوری ضیافت مقبول و محبوب و تمدید | O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every cycle and dispensation, the feast hath been favored and loved | MMK1#048 p.087, AKHA_133BE #18 p.611, GHA.157 | SWAB#048 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00362 | 630 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB08135 | 100 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب قلب روشن تو مانند مردمک چشم می مانی که معدن نور است زیرا در دلت نور | O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very wellspring of the light, for God's love hath cast its rays | MMK1#076 p.110 | SWAB#076 | Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02868 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت طیور مبارک شکور همواره پرواز در اوج اعلی خواهند و آرزوی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thankful, the birds of the spirit seek only to fly in the high heavens | MMK1#148 p.172 | SWAB#148 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB00342 | 640 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز | O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might. | MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x | SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB06732 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خانم ملکوتی حمد کن خدا را که در این قرن حضرت بهاءالله بیدار شدی و از ظهور | O thou lady of the Kingdom! Praise thou God that in this age, the age of the dispensation of Baha'u'llah, thou hast been awakened | BRL_DAK#0411, MMK1#168 p.193x | SWAB#168x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار | O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity | NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183 | LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00083 | 1170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه | Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall | MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x | SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04105 | 180 | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نونهالان گلشن محبت الله و ای سبزهای نوخیز چمن معرفت الله در فصل بهار در | O ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the flowering plants | MMK2#375 p.268, MMG2#436 p.480x, HUV2.022, NJB_v05#06 p.004 | BRL_APAB#08, BRL_CHILD#37 | Power of prayer; Spiritual springtime; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03828 | 190 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک الذی ینادی بحبک لله و انجذابک الی | O thou who art enamoured of the breaths of God! I have read thy letter, which cried out with thy love for God | MNMK#055 p.138, MMK1#198 p.232 | SWAB#198, TAB.311-312 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00639 | 490 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش | ...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul | MMK1#117 p.136x | SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513 | Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB04688 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید آرزوی آن نموده بودی که ایکاش من در | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish | MMK1#226 p.284 | SWAB#226, SW_v11#04 p.076, SW_v11#10 p.164-165 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00093 | 1140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant | MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 | SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03189 | 210 | Light of the World | ای مخمور جام الهی در بریه ارض مقدسه صحرای سیناء بقعه مبارکه وادی طوی طور تجلی | O thou who art inebriated by the heavenly cup! In the wilderness of Sinai in the Holy Land, in the hallowed precincts of the vale of Towa | NURA#55, MMK4#131 p.134, BSHI.104-105, MSHR5.145-146, MSHR5.419x, MJMJ3.088ax, MMG2#214 p.242x | LOTW#55 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB02911 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۲ می ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید حمد کن خدا را که در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written on 2 May 1919 was received. Praise thou God that in tests thou art firm | MMK1#089 p.117 | SWAB#089 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05607 | 310 | Light of the World | آذربايجان از بدايت طلوع صبح هدی رايت ايمان و ايقان بر افراخت و امر الله را انتشار عظيم حاصل گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Mashhadí Isma‘íl hath been received. The traces of the pen of that loving friend have brought joy to my heart | NURA#21, MMK4#025 p.024x | LOTW#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01562 | 310 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر وصول یافت و از گفتگوی با شخصین محترمین بشاشت حاصل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and great joy was obtained from thy conversations with those two honored persons [3.5s]... ...The future of Iran is of the utmost greatness, majesty, and glory, for it is the native land of the Blessed Beauty | INBA85:539b | BRL_DAK#0082, MMK6#447, AVK4.451dx, PYM.113ax, KHSH12.009 | BRL_ATE#061x, ADMS#065i02x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00677 | 480 | یا امه الله المقربه نامه ای مرقوم نموده بودید که یکروز اقلا باید صرف قرائت | O thou handmaiden of God who art drawing nigh! The letter thou hast written should take at least one day to read....The establishment of a women's assemblage for the promotion of knowledge is entirely acceptable, but discussions must be confined to educational matters | BRL_DAK#0692, COMP_WOMENP#011x, MKT7.034c, MMK2#348 p.250x, YIA.401-403 | BRL_WOMEN#011x, COC#2102x, KSHK#34 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00806 | 440 | Light of the World | ای موقن بایات الله گویند که قوای اعظم عالم قوه سلطنت قاهره و سطوت حکومت باهره | O true believer in the verses of God! It is said that the greatest power in the world is the power of an all-compelling sovereignty | INBA87:497x, INBA52:522x | NURA#54, MMK4#117 p.125x, MATA.033-034x | LOTW#54 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB01478 | 320 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه ارسال گشت و حال نیز بیاد شما افتادم و بذکر شما | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Previously was a letter dispatched, and now too have I remembered thee and made mention of thee [3.5s]... ...Our hope is that the Spiritual Assembly of Rangoon may shine resplendent and become as delightsome as the highest heaven | BRL_DAK#0374, MMK5#019 p.011, MSHR5.388bx, QT108.081 | BRL_ATE#112x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB02200 | 260 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس نمیدانی که چه انقلابی در اینصفحات حاصل جمیع مردم مضطرب و | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thou knowest not what a convulsion there is in these parts! | BRL_DAK#0007, MMK6#033x | BRL_ATE#007, DAS.1914-10-21x, MAAN#24 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00743 | 460 | Fire and Light | ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع | O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star | MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07 | BRL_FIRE_AB#06 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00065 | 1270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت | Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization | MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x | SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax | N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| AB02732 | 230 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای طائف حول مطاف عالمیان هر چند زحمت سفر کشیدی و بر و بحر طی نمودی ولی حمد حی | O thou who circlest round the Point of Adoration of all that dwell on earth! Though thou hast endured the toils of travel | BRL_DAK#0464, MKT9.148, MMK5#294 p.218, MJMJ2.108bx, MMG2#445 p.490x | BRL_ATE#122, BLO_sazedj#27x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB05295 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذبه محبت الله شمس حقیقت از افق عالم طالع شد و نور هدایت درخشید فیض ابدی | O thou who art carried away by the love of God! The Sun of Truth hath risen above the horizon of this world and cast down its beams of guidance. | MMK1#201 p.238 | SWAB#201, COF.037x | Being a source of light; guidance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10730 | 60 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | همدم و همراز من در منتریال در نهایت اشتغالم معاشرت و مذاکرات روز و صحبتهای | O thou mine intimate and my confidant! In Montreal I could not be more busily occupied. | BRL_DAK#0025, MMK5#067 p.059 | BRL_ATE#026, MAAN#12 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01013 | 390 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله در این ایام که جمیع آفاق امکان از آثار قدرت و | ...In this day, any deed, however infinitesimal, when not performed for the sake of God, is manifest loss | INBA55:414 | BRL_CONF2018P#14x, MMK2#143 p.106, MMK4#108 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#14x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of prayer; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB01585 | 310 | Light of the World | ای سلیل عزیز آن مستغرق دریای مغفرت الهی مدتیست مدیده تحریری نشد و تقریری نگشت | O thou beloved scion of him that hath been immersed in the ocean of divine forgiveness! A long time hath passed since I last wrote | NURA#26, MMK4#179 p.222, MMK5#030 p.031 | LOTW#26 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01256 | 350 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص محترم نامه ثانی شما که بتاریخ ۱۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید بسیار سبب بهجت و | O respected personage! Thy second letter dated 19 December 1918 was received. It was the cause of great joy and gladness | MMK1#230 p.300x | SWAB#230x, SW_v10#04 p.078-079 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB03896 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک | O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness | MMK1#165 p.191 | SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436 | D. Stevenson | Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB01866 | 290 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقبل الی روح المسیح فی ملکوت الله ان الجسد مرکب من عناصر جسمانیه و لابد | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of Christ in the Kingdom of God! Verily the body is composed of physical elements | MNMK#043 p.129, MMK1#143 p.164 | SWAB#143, TAB.316-317, BWF.389-389x, SW_v13#06 p.148 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00388 | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان نامه شما رسید و نامهای مبارک شما یک یک ملاحظه گردید | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter was received… O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty | MKT3.088, MNMK#103 p.189, MMK1#068 p.100, PYB#047 p.03x, MJMJ2.021x, MMG2#175 p.203x, YHA2.560, NJB_v10#08 p.167 | SWAB#068, BPRY.092x, SW_v10#08 p.154-155, SW_v10#08 p.046 | C. Faizi | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01189 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان | O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea. | MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073 | SWAB#036, BSTW#504a | D. Stevenson | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00034 | 1750 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا | O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart | INBA16:037, INBA75:029x | MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) | SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x | M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB06680 | 120 | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03928 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات بتاریخ ۵ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید و خبر پرمسرتی داشت که احبای | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter dated 5 December 1918 was received. It contained the good news that the friends of God | MMK1#013 p.026 | SWAB#013 | Being a source of light; guidance; Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07530 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | تبديل معلّمين نه سريعاً جائز و نه مدّتی بسيار متوسط بهتر است | ...The changing of teachers should be neither too frequent nor too much delayed; moderation is preferable. | MMK1#125 p.140x | SWAB#125x | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB06052 | 130 | Family Life | ای برادران مهربان در سبیل یزدان شکر کنید که اخوت جسمانی با اخوت روحانی جمع | O ye kind brothers who tread the path of God! Render thanks to Him that ye have combined both physical and spiritual brotherhood | BRL_DAK#0804, COMP_FAMP#90, MMK2#338 p.244 | BRL_FAM#90 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00397 | 610 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا | O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened | MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x | SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449 | JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04356 | 170 | Social Action | ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی الحمد لله که نیت خیری داشتی و تحصیل معارف نمودی و آرزو | O well-wisher of the world of humanity! Praised be God that thine intention was good, that thou didst acquire knowledge and learning | BRL_DAK#0800, MMK2#035 p.024 | BRL_SOCIAL#037 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB10259 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد | ...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance | MMK1#211 p.257x | SWAB#211x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00276 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل | O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy | MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x | SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791 | Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00774 | 450 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts | MMK1#037 p.074 | SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x | The Bird & The Butterfly | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01214 | Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Memories of Nine Years in Akka | 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 | - | - | ||||
| AB00045 | 1530 | Light of the World | و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول | Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension | CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x | NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 | LOTW#72 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06878 | 120 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند | ...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth | MMK1#173 p.197x | SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00098 | Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht | 1130 | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت | In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. | BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 | BRL_TTT#09 | Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00104 | 1070 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The | ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن | O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man. | MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15 | SWAB#001, ROL.051-055 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05731 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مظاهر مقدسه الهیه دو مقام | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations | MMK1#026 p.053 | SWAB#026 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB01938 | 280 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس صابره نامه شما رسید و از وفات آن نوجوان عزیز از جهت فرقت شما نهایت | O ye two patient souls! Your letter was received. The death of that beloved youth and his separation from you have caused the utmost sorrow | MMK1#169 p.194 | SWAB#169, BWF.379-380x, SW_v10#19 p.340-341 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB00252 | 740 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت | O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha… | BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x | BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber | Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB09238 | 80 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده حق تا توانی بخدمت احبای الهی پرداز زیرا خدمت احباء بندگی درگاه حضرت | Rest not, even for an instant, and seek not comfort, even for a moment; rather labour with heart and soul that thou mayest render devoted service | BRL_CONF2018P#09x, MMK2#249 p.179 | BRL_CONF2018#09x | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB08267 | 100 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این یوم شدید که شدائد بلایاء ارکان امکانرا متزلزل | O thou whose eyes are fixed upon the Abha Kingdom! In this grievous day, when dire adversities have shaken the pillars of the earth | BRL_CONF2018P#24, MMK2#298 p.217 | BRL_CONF2018#24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB10091 | 70 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نامه ات رسید و از میهمانی هر نوزده روز مرقوم نموده بودی | Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of the Nineteen Day festivity, and this rejoiced my heart. | MMK1#049 p.088x | SWAB#049x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04567 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا امه الله المشتعله بنار محبته لاتحزنی من العسره و العناء و لاتفرحی من | O thou handmaid aflame with the fire of God's love! Grieve thou not over the troubles and hardships of this nether world… Rely upon God. Trust in Him. Praise Him | MNMK#059 p.140, MMK1#150 p.173 | SWAB#150 | The Joburg Baha'i Choir, S. Peyman, Sabria, Efe, Rafael & Maarten, R. Peterson [track 9], E. Mahony, L. Slott | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| 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. | ||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||
| AB01409 | 330 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید شکایت از محفلتان نموده بودی که در اضطراب است هر مرضی | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou didst complain that your Assembly is sore perturbed… Hath the Blessed Beauty instituted this Covenant and Testament in order to exact obedience from all | NURA#57, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#147 p.155 | BRL_ATE#069x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#57, SW_v10#14 p.267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB07853 | 100 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان آستان مقدّس جنود ملأ اعلی در اوج علا صف بسته و مهيّا و منتظر | ...O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! The triumphant Hosts of the Celestial Concourse | MMK1#208 p.254x, RRT.019x | SWAB#208x, BADM.042-043x, SW_v14#03 p.086x | QuiqueSaba | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB03337 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا | O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions | MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 | SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB06394 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه | ...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read | MMK1#124 p.140x | SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01704 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خادمه عالم انسانی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون بسیار ممنون شدیم برهانی قاطع بود | O thou who art serving the world of humanity! Thy letter was received and from its contents we felt exceedingly glad | MMK1#034 p.065 | SWAB#034, SW_v10#01 p.011-012 , SEIO.021x | Ine, G. Burriston & S. Nelson | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05167 | 150 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خدا تو شاهدی و گواهی که در دل و جان آرزوای ندارم جز آنکه برضایت موفق گردم | Thou knowest, O God, and art my witness that I have no desire in my heart save to attain Thy good pleasure | BRL_DAK#0221, MMK2#004 p.002, MMG2#401 p.447 | BPRY.203-204 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01546 | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل | ...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him | INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187 | MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x | SWAB#055x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB00602 | 500 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known | MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207 | SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB06162 | 130 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر عهد هر محفل روحانی که بعنایت الهیه تشکیل گردد و اعضا در نهایت | O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Abdu'l-Baha is constantly engaged in ideal communication with any Spiritual Assembly | MMK1#046 p.086 | SWAB#046, BWF.410-411x, COC#0178x, SW_v12#01 p.028, BSTW#197, BSTW#458 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for morning; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB03051 | 220 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا احباء الله و ابناء ملکوت الله ان السماء الجدیده قد اتت و ان الارض الجدیده | O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! Verily, verily, the new heaven and the new earth are come. | INBA21:071, INBA55:333, INBA59:085, INBA59:202b, UMich962.115-116, UMich991.053-055 | MKT2.103, MNMK#048 p.133, MMK1#003 p.012, MILAN.055, QT105.1.240, AVK2.188.01x, TZH8.1188, RHQM1.590-591 (720) (442), MJZ.012 | SWAB#003, BWF.350-351, SW_v14#12 p.358 | Angels; Continual renewal of creation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00427 | 590 | Light of the World | ای ثابتان بر میثاق نیر اعظم اشراق چون از افق عراق طلوع فرمود و پرتوی نورانی از | O ye who stand fast and firm in the Covenant! No sooner had the Most Great Luminary of the world risen above the horizon of Iraq | NURA#25, MMK4#036 p.039, MSHR4.139-140 | LOTW#25 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB03257 | 320 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00128 | 970 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع | O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants | INBA85:270 | MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396 | SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027 | E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB10839 | 80 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای باوفا از قرار مسموع شما را نیت چنان که خانه خویش را گاهی باجتماع بهاایان | O faithful one! I have heard that it is your intention to make your home occasionally a meeting place for the Bahá'ís [3.5s]... ...We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy house from time to time with a meeting of Baha’ís | BRL_DAK#0254, MMK1#057 p.091x | SWAB#057x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04183 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا امه الله نامه شما که بتاریخ ۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O maidservant of God! Thy letter dated 9 December 1918 was received. Its contents were noted. Never lose thy trust in God. | MMK1#178 p.200 | SWAB#178 | T. Ellis, S. Kouchekzadeh | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB05042 | 150 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اطفال عزیز من نامه شما رسید ولکن چنان فرحی حاصل شد که بتحریر و تقریر نیاید | O my dear children! Your letter was received. A degree of joy was attained that is beyond oral as well as written expression | MMK1#120 p.138 | SWAB#120, SW_v10#11 p.221 | Being a source of light; guidance; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04273 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه ای که بسید اسدالله مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید بعد از مراجعت | O servant of the divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst address to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused. After returning [3.5s]... ...The teacher, when teaching, must be himself fully enkindled, so that his utterance, like unto a flame of fire, may exert influence | MMK1#217 p.260x, YHA2.1000-1001x, YARP2.111 p.136, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | SWAB#217x | N. Affolter | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB03017 | 220 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک البدیع الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted the contents of thy letter, which was beautifully composed, was informed of thy sorrow... O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee | MNMK#069 p.145, MMK1#090 p.118x, MMK1#234 p.305x | SWAB#090x, BPRY.065-066x, TAB.094-095, BWF.394-395x, BSC.434 #786x, CUPAB.010-011x | K .Key, E. Mahony | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00197 | 820 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Letter to Martha Root | ای عاشقان حقیقت و خادمان عالم انسانی چون از گلشن افکار و نوایای شما بوی خوشی | O ye lovers of truth! O ye servants of mankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations | MKT3.065, MNMK#114 p.219, MMK1#202 p.238, AHB.124BE #06-09 p.35, DWNP_v2#06 p.050-052, PYB#047 p.23 | SWAB#202, ADJ.088-089x, PDC.186x, WOB.030x, SW_v14#12 p.355-356, BLO_PT#051 | Equality of men and women; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Prophecy and fulfillment; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB02916 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | بجان و دل بکوشيد تا ميان سياه و سفيد الفت اندازيد و وحدت بهائيرا اثبات کنيد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were received. Verily, thou | MMK1#075 p.109x | SWAB#075x, SW_v11#05 p.092 | Race unity; racial issues; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04433 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محب عالم انسانی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر صحت و سلامت تو بود | O lover of humankind! Thy letter hath been received, and it telleth, God be praised, of thy health and well-being…. One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise | MKT3.399, MMK1#144 p.165, AVK3.184.10x | SWAB#144, LOG#0319x | C. Oja | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00240 | 760 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب | O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love! | MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x | SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125 | B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB00152 | 920 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01768 | 300 | Light of the World | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله البدار البدار الی مغفره من ربک و رحمه العجل العجل | O thou who art enraptured by the sweet savours of God! Make haste, make haste towards the forgiveness and mercy of thy Lord | NURA#62, MMK4#157 p.169 | LOTW#62 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00904 | 410 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت | O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance | INBA85:309 | MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x | SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18 | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03660 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان خوشا بحال تو که بخدمت امرالله قائمی خوشا بحال تو که ثابت بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Happy art thou for thou hast arisen to serve the Cause and art steadfast in the Covenant. | INBA89:082 | BRL_DAK#0101, BRL_MON#07x, MMK2#001 p.001, AHB.109BE #02 p.02, DUR3.197x, ANDA#17 p.40x, MJMJ3.079bx, MMG2#150 p.168x | BRL_POAB#07x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01954 | 280 | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه شکر کن حضرت پروردگار را که ثابت و راسخ بر عهد و | O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Grant me a measure of Thy grace and loving-kindness, Thy care and protection | BRL_DAK#0096, BRL_MON#010x, MMK6#478, ANDA#67-68 p.61, MJMJ3.076x, MMG2#456 p.508x, MUH2.1097x | BRL_POAB#10x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00189 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. | MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) | SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 | C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB03183 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی هر چند مصیبت فرزند فی الحقیقه بسیار جگرسوز است و فوق طاقت بشر | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Although the loss of a son is indeed | MMK1#171 p.195 | SWAB#171, SW_v10#19 p.340, SW_v14#02 p.040 | M. Sparrow, L. Harley | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04789 | 160 | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت قوت و عظمت بهاء الله را ملاحظه نما که در اندک مدت شرق و غربرا | O thou seeker after truth! Behold the power and greatness of Baha’u’llah! Within a short span of time, He hath stirred up the East and the West | NURA#02, MMK4#065 p.075 | LOTW#02 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB08583 | 200 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که مدتیست از مکاتیب محروم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of being deprived of communications for some time… Thou has enquired regarding a certain passage from the Epistle addressed to the Wolf | BRL_DAK#0257, NURA#13, MMK4#008 p.006x, YMM.164x | LOTW#13 | Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB10989 | 50 | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of | ای ورقه مومنه از فضل بی منتها آنچه خواهی بخواه ولی اگر از این عبد شنوی جز | Beseech thou from God's infinite grace whatsoever thou desirest. But wert thou to heed my advice thou wouldst desire naught save | MMK2#045 p.034 | BRL_PMDA#20, COC#1741 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10951 | 50 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ضیافت نوزده روزه بسیار سبب فرح و سرور قلوبست اگر چنانکه باید و شاید | ...As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart. If this feast be held in the proper fashion | MMK1#051 p.089x | SWAB#051x, LOG#0799x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nineteen-Day Feast; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04317 | 170 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان سوال از سفر مبارک نموده بودی جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast asked concerning the travels of Baha’u’llah. The Blessed Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—travelled directly from Ṭihran to Hamadan | NURA#19, MMK4#021 p.022 | LOTW#19 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00052 | 1450 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود | O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe | INBA17:070 | NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x | LOTW#73 | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00738 | 460 | Light of the World | ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی | O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul | BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045 | LOTW#30 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB07922 | 100 | Light of the World | ای بنده الهی طهران وطن آن دلبر مهربانست و منشا آن نور لامکان تو نیز در آن | O servant of God! Ṭihran is the homeland of the compassionate Beloved and the abode of that Light of the realms of the Placeless | NURA#15, MMK4#015 p.014 | LOTW#15 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04648 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اهل ملکوت چقدر از نفوس که مدت حیات عبادت نمودند و ریاضت کشیدند و آرزوی | O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul expended all its span of life in worship, endured the mortification of the flesh | MKT3.457, MMK1#006 p.017, DAUD.25 | SWAB#006 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB10589 | 60 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مفتون جمال حقیقت حسنها زائل گردد و گلها خار برویاند | Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. | MMK1#175 p.198 | SWAB#175, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027-028 | T. Ellis | Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03273 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | شخص محترما تالیف شما بشارت غنی را مطالعه نمودم فی الحقیقه آراء سدیدی در آن | O respected personage! I have read your work, The Gospel of Wealth, and noted therein truly apposite and sound recommendations | MMK1#079 p.111, AVK3.258.03x, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | SWAB#079, LOG#1863x, DAS.1913-01-10 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB05805 | 140 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای منجذب میثاق جمال قدم باین عبد وعد فرموده اند که نفوسی مبعوث گردد که ایت | O thou who art enamoured of the Covenant! The Blessed Beauty hath promised this servant that souls would be raised up... O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up the Word | MMK1#203 p.242 | SWAB#203, BPRY.200-201x | C. Signori | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||
| AB10886 | 50 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چنين اوقات ياران الهی فرصتی يابند و وقت غنيمت شمرند و جولان کنند | ...It is at such times that the friends of God avail themselves of the occasion, seize the opportunity, rush forth and win the prize | MMK1#212 p.258x | SWAB#212x | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02342 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی | O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass | BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x | BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex | MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB02568 | 240 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب دل بینا هر چند بصر جسمانی مفقود ولی الحمد لله بصیرت قلب موجود دل | O thou possessor of a seeing heart! Although, materially speaking, thou art destitute of the physical sight | MKT3.099, MMK1#018 p.035 | SWAB#018, JWTA.031-032, SW_v10#02 p.017-018 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00056 | 1420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده | O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions | MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 | SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00615 | 500 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون | O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed | MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b | SWAB#063 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00452 | 580 | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی کور عظیم است و اشراق شدید و عصر خداوند مجید امکان در حرکت است | O ye beloved of God! How great is this Dispensation! How bright the effulgence of this Age, the Age of the All-Glorious Lord | INBA55:288, INBA88:036 | NURA#65, MMK4#161 p.175, QT108.120-121 | LOTW#65 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06925 | 120 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای مومن بالله سراج ایمان چون در زجاج قلب و روان برافروزد شعاع ساطعش بر ارکان | O thou believer in God! [3.5s]... ...When the light of faith is kindled in the lamp of the heart and soul, its spreading rays illumine every limb of the body | BRL_CONF2018P#04x, MMK2#044 p.033 | BRL_CONF2018#04x | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00067 | 1250 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش | O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy | BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x | LOTW#05 | Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06292 | 130 | Tablet about Jonah and the Whale | ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر | O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior | INBA13:361a | MMK6#314, YMM.446 | BSTW#116 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03452 | 200 | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید و انجذابات قلبیه معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه مجذوب | O thou who seekest the truth! Thy letter was received and the emotions of thy heart were known. Verily thou hast been attracted | MMK2#208 p.148 | BSTW#298 | Justice and mercy; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01263 | 350 | ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه ات رسید و معانی دلیل بر احساسات روحانی بود که | Praise be to God that thou has obtained thy portion through the grace of the All merciful and that thou hast witnessed the illuminations | BRL_DAK#0796, MMK2#117 p.090 | BSTW#347 | Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00079 | 1200 | Translation List | الهی الهی هولاء عباد کشفت عن اعینهم الغطاء و جزلت لهم العطاء و نورت ابصارهم | O my God, my God! These are servants from whose eyes Thou hast lifted the veil, upon whom Thou hast bestowed abundant bounties, and whose vision Thou hast illumined [3.5s]... ...during His days in Iraq, the Blessed Beauty went into seclusion for two years. So concealed was the nominee of the Bab | MMK4#174 p.202, MMK6#566, ASAT5.356-361 | ADMS#160x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02042 | 270 | Translation List | ای امه الله قلم چون سمند در جولانست ولی چه فائده که از کثرت جولان خسته و بی | O handmaid of God! My pen is rushing like a phoenix, but to what avail? For after all that rushing, it hath become fatigued and drained of ability | INBA88:160 | MMK3#239 p.172 | ADMS#276 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB02192 | 260 | Translation List | ای اسیر غل و زنجیر فی سبیل الله در سحرگاهان که قلب فارغ و جان شائق و لسان | O thou who art bound with chains and fetters in the path of God! In the hours of dawn, when one’s heart is unburdened and one’s soul yearning | BRL_DAK#0144, MMK2#296 p.215, MSBH10.241a, YIA.227 | ADMS#352 | Generosity [kirama]; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03972 | 180 | Translation List | حکايت کنند که شخصی از اهل اللّه به نفسی از دراويش بکتاشی که شب و روز بيهوش و مدهوش بود | It is narrated that a pious man said to one of the Bektashi dervishes,* who spent day and night in oblivious intoxication: “Why do you not say the obligatory prayer?” | MMK3#161 p.113x | ADMS#096 | Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB04298 | 170 | Translation List | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی شکر کن خدا را که در ره آن یکتا دلبر مهربان صدمات | O sincere servant of the Abhá Beauty! Render thanks unto God that, in the path of that incomparable and compassionate Beloved, thou hast endured evident tribulations | MMK3#080 p.053, MMK3#280 p.203 | ADMS#336 | Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB08412 | 100 | Translation List | یا امه البهاء چندیست بیمارم و از زندگانی این جهان بیزارم و سیر در جهان دیگر | It hath been some time that I am ill, weary of life in this world and yearning to travel in the next. If I should leave this terrestrial abode | BRL_DAK#0253, MMK5#274 p.210 | ADMS#131 | Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB09578 | 80 | Translation List | ای ورقه مبتهله گویند که نساء در خلقت و طینت و منقبت اضعف از رجالند و اشد | O blazing leaf! It is said that—in terms of their constitution, their nature, and their station—women are weaker than men and more fervent in their hopes | MMK5#241 p.191 | ADMS#220 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05421 | 150 | Translation List | همچنين جناب پروفسر برکتاللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فیالحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است | ...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult | MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x | ADMS#203dx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB02160 | 270 | مویدا ببصر حدید دقت نما در دریای فضل و جود مستغرقی و العطش العطش بر زبان رانی | It is related that once Muhammad Ghazali entered the Adineh Mosque where he heard someone reciting the verse | MMK3#290 p.213 | STAB#126 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01184 | 360 | Bahá'í World Faith; Center of the Covenant; Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید بموجب دستورالعملی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Speak in accordance with the instructions written herein | NURA#61, MMK4#156 p.168, MMK5#208 p.158, AMK.259-261 | BWF.358-359x, COC#0217x, LOTW#61, SW_v03#07 p.016-017, SW_v06#14 p.106-107, SW_v08#14 p.186-187, BLO_PT#021, BSTW#052ox | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03288 | 210 | یا علی اعلم حق الیقین ان اسمی عبدالبهاء و سمتی عبدالبهاء و صفتی عبدالبهاء و | O Ali! Know in the indubitable truth my name indeed is Abdu'l-Baha. My deportment is Abdu'l-Baha. My qualification is Abdu'l-Baha | INBA55:266, INBA88:110 | MMK5#165 p.128, MSHR1.021x, YIA.546-547 | CUPAB.018-019 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00961 | 400 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بواسطه قلم و مداد با شما گفتگوای ننمودم | O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Though some time has passed since I wrote you letters with pen and ink, yet in the world of spirit | INBA87:432, INBA52:445 | BRL_DAK#0870, MMK2#073 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.73 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB02957 | 220 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که از شدت غم اسیرم و در زندان | O precious maidservant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hast written that through unbearable grief thou art a prisoner in a grievous prison. | MMK3#046 p.028 | BLO_PT#080.46 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB07480 | 110 | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | مرقوم نموده بودی که از احبّا شنيدی که انسان اگر ترقّی ننمايد محو و نابود گردد مقصد عدم صرف نيست | Thou hast written that some of the friends have informed thee that if man does not progress, he will perish and become nonexistent. | MMK3#047 p.029x | BLO_PT#080.47x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06709 | 120 | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | ای ثابت بر میثاق گمان مبر که از فکر شما و یاد شما آنی فراغتی بلکه نه راحتی و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Think not that I have ceased to think of thee or have forgotten thee for even one moment | MMK2#002 p.001, KNSA.076, KNSA.235x | MNYA.096, MNYA.323x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB07071 | 120 | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02330 | 250 | ای ابناء آسمانی تحیت قلبی صمیمی شما بسمع عبدالبهاء رسید از پیام شما نهایت مسرت | O my heavenly children. Your cordial and sincere greetings have reached me and have brought to me great spiritual happiness. | MMK2#374 p.267 | JWTA.041 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05310 | 150 | ای ناطق بکلمه بلی در یوم لقاء صد هزار نفوس که در سر الست و یوم ذر وجود و | O thou who hast uttered the word "yea" on the Day of Meeting! A hundred thousand souls who existed in the time of "Am I not?" and the Day of the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK6#169, SFI09.015a | BLO_PT#216.031 | Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02587 | 240 | Man of Courage, The; Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn | مسئله عزير عليه السّلام حقيقتش اينست که مقصود ملّت حضرت موسی بود که به هجوم بختالنّصر | ...Qa’im-Maqamí is, in truth, the foremost servant of the Cause of the All-Merciful… As to the verses concerning Dhu’l-Qarnayn, these are of the ambiguous sort that have an inner meaning. The objectors made this account a snare of deceit | MMK6#283x, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.027x, AVK2.201-202x, MAS2.042-043x | BLO_courage.30x, ADMS#328x | Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01205 | 360 | ای همدم عبدالبهاء نامه مرقوم بجناب منشادی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O thou intimate companion of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! I perused your letter to His Honor Manshadi and noted its contents. | MMK3#156 p.109x, YIK.095-096, VUJUD.136 | PN_1906 p088, VUJUDE.206-207 | Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00233 | 770 | یا من یسمع یناحی و صیاحی و نوحی و حنینی الیه فی جنح اللیالی و صباحی و اسحاری | O Thou Who hearest my lamentation and my cry, my weeping and my yearning toward Thee in the depths of night, at daybreak and in the morning hours [3.5s]... ...You wrote that the renovation of the House [of the Bab] might produce a great tumult. Indeed, the illustrious Áqa Mírza Aqay-i-Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God | INBA87:287, INBA52:291 | MMK6#549x, MSHR3.052x | AFNAN.178-180x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB02437 | 250 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء یاران جسمانی مارانند زیرا هر محبتی که لله نباشد عاقبت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! Material friendship is not permanent; for every kind of love which is not purely for the sake of God is ended in hatred. | MMK3#286 p.208, MJMJ3.079ax, MMG2#011 p.010x, YHA2.999-1000x, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | DAS.1913-07-16, SW_v08#11 p.141-142x, ABIE.072, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08233 | 100 | ای منجذب نفحات الله هر انسان دهقانست یکی کشتش صناعت است و دیگری کشتش تجارتست | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Every person is a farmer. One sows the seeds of Industry | MMK3#077 p.051, PYB#169 p.04 | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.158, BLO_PN#007 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و | O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara. | MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111 | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01275 | 350 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله باسکندریه وارد و ملاقات حاصل و چون | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! His Honor Sayad Assadullah arrived in Alexandria and a meeting was obtained. When he received permission for his departure he mentioned your names | MMK5#044 p.042, MJDF.117 | DAS.1913-08-09, ABIE.173, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB00955 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که | O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. | BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x | DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05788 | 140 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون حقیقت استعداد در هر شیء جاذب تاییدات الهیه است ملاحظه مینماای چون | O thou who art enamored of the truth! The receptivity present in any object attracts divine confirmations. You will observe that, when the earth acquires receptivity | MMK5#088 p.070 | DAS.1914-04-25, MHMD2s.333ax | Education and the development of capacity; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB04955 | 160 | شخص محترما نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش امیدواری عظیم حاصل شد زیرا از مضمون | O thou respected personage: Thy letter was received. Its perusal imparted to me great hopefulness, for from its contents it became manifest | MMK3#160 p.112, PYB#304 p.03 | DAS.1914-06-24, PTF.239-240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02798 | 230 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | ای یاران و اماء رحمن نامه شما فی الحقیقه سرور و شادمانی بخشید و سبب امیدواری | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful!...If a person reads the Hidden Words, the Ishrakat, Tajallayat, the Glad Tidings | MMK3#167 p.117x, HDQI.239, ANDA#28 p.05 | DAS.1914-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.025x, SW_v09#10 p.118x, BLO_PT#028o | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB05115 | 150 | امروز اعظم مقامات ثبوت و استقامت در ايمان و ايقان است و اين ثبوت و استقامت سبب تأييد و توفيق الهی | O thou dear son. Thy letter was an evidence to thy firmness and steadfastness. For today the greatest of all the stations is firmness | MMK3#069 p.045x | DAS.1914-07-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03006 | 220 | ای یاران رحمانی فیض وجدانی و فوز نورانی از نتائج ثبوت بر محبت الهی و استقامت | O ye friends of the Merciful. Spiritual bounties and the illumination of divine grace result from steadfastness in the love of God | MMK2#065 p.050, MMK6#470 | DAS.1914-09-11 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01019 | 390 | ای یاران قدیم و اماء رب کریم علیکم بهاء الله و نوره و الطاف یوم ظهوره و علیکم | O ye ancient friends and the maidservants of the Merciful Lord! Upon ye be Baha'u'llah and His light | MKT9.264, MMK6#527, TABN.041 | DAS.1914-10-21x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03617 | 190 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین الهی مناجاتی در طلب مغفرت بجهت مرغ آشیان الهی نفس مبارک آقا سید | O divine Trustee! A supplication do I offer, seeking forgiveness for that bird of the celestial nest, the blessed soul of Áqá Siyyid [3.5s]... ...O Amín! Praised be God, you were present in Europe and witnessed how, with a constitution weakened to the utmost, ‘Abdu’l-Baha spent night and day in service | INBA16:167 | MMK5#078 p.064 | MHMD2s.323bx | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB00453 | 580 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بیست و چهارم شعبان این سنه که به آقا سید اسدالله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of the twenty-fourth of Sha'ban of this year, addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s]... ...Though ‘Abdu’l-Baha was suffering from three chronic illnesses, and the physicians of Haifa said that it was necessary for him to enjoy peace of mind and tranquility for a while | MMK5#080 p.065, MMK6#229x, MSHR1.096x | MHMD2s.324ax | Contention and conflict; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08442 | 100 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | یار مهربان من الان که بتحریر این نامه پرداختم دو روز است که در خانه مستر هویت | O kind friend! As of this moment, in which I have begun to write this letter, I have been at the home of Mr. Whyte in Edinburgh for two days | MMK5#069 p.059 | MHMD2s.325-326 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03330 | 200 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه بیست و سوم رجب ۳۳۱ رسید خدمات تو همیشه در نظر است... از طول سفر | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! . . . As a result of the length of my travels over land and sea, the severe hardships I have suffered night and day | INBA16:158 | MKT9.029, MMK5#074 p.062, YHA2.997-998x, NJB_v04#05 p.002x | MHMD2s.325x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB10226 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دوست عزیز مهربانا فردا عازم اسکوتلاند هستیم ولی احوالم ابدا خوب نیست دیشب تب | O dear and kind friend! Tomorrow we shall set off for Scotland, but I am not in good health whatsoever. Last night I developed a high fever and did not sleep at all | MMK5#068 p.059 | MHMD2s.327ax | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB08703 | 90 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دختر ملکوتی من صحت من در پاریس مختل گردید تب اعصاب شدید است لهذا مصمم سفر | O heavenly daughter! My health has been impaired in Paris. The exhaustion of my nerves is intense; hence, I am determined to travel to the East | MMK5#073 p.061 | MHMD2s.328 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03430 | 200 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان راستان ظلمات جهل و ضلال عرصه امکانرا احاطه نموده بود و فسحت وجود | O righteous friends! The darkness of ignorance and error had enveloped the contingent realm and straitened the wide expanse of existence | MMK5#089 p.070 | MHMD2s.329-330 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB07965 | 100 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده درگاه الهی شکایت از عدم جواب نامه نموده بودی سبب خستگی راه و شدت تعب | O servant at the divine threshold! You had complained about the lack of a response to your letter. This is attributable to the fatigues of my journey | MKT5.064b, MMK5#084 p.067 | MHMD2s.330ax | Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03965 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت بر پیمان لائحه شما وصول یافت و از وقایع جلوه ملکوت الله مسامع یاران | O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your document has arrived, and the happenings indicating the splendid manifestation of God’s Kingdom | MMK5#079 p.064 | MHMD2s.334x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB10533 | 60 | ای شمع محبت الله نامه های متعدد تو رسید بحسب وعد انشاءالله در بیست و پنجم | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy numerous letters were received. According to the promise, by the Will of God, I shall embark | BRL_DAK#0539, MMK5#050 p.047 | DJT.225, BLO_PN#027 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04806 | 160 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی امیدم از پروردگار چنانست که خواهش و آرزوی تو مستجاب شود از | O thou dear maidservant of God! I hope, through the Lord, that thy | MMK5#047 p.045 | SW_v01#16 p.002-003 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00530 | 540 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الحمد لله بفیض نامتناهی الهی آفاق باهتزاز آمده و شرق و | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God! The infinite bounty... O ye beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashrak-el-Azkar | MMK3#269 p.193, NJB_v01#19a p.017-019 | SW_v01#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.140x | Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Exhortations and counsels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02519 | 240 | امروز مغناطيس تأييد ملکوت الله ثبوت بر عهد و پيمان است و ما عدای آن کلام هذيان | O thou servant of God! Two letters have been received from thee and | MMK4#152 p.163x | SW_v10#14 p.267-268 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00457 | 580 | Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید از گلشن معانی رایحه معطری استشمام گردید در | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and from its rose-garden of inner meanings a fragrant perfume was inhaled [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of death, know that the spirit is abstracted and sanctified | MKT3.172, MMK6#424, VUJUD.125x, VUJUD.102-103x | SW_v14#02 p.037x, PN_1911 p008x, PN_1911 p010x, BLO_PT#107, VUJUDE.181x, VUJUDE.190x | Harmony of science and religion; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB03490 | 200 | Mahmúd's Diary | ای مونس قدیم و یار ندیم عبدالبهاء آلان در خیابان رو به آپارتمان اسپات گیت | O ancient companion and intimate friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At this moment, I am walking along the avenue toward Spot Gate apartment [3.5s]... ...Fidelity demands roaming over deserts and mountains. True fidelity is attained when a wanderer, nameless and traceless, becomes a target for the arrows of oppression | MMK5#195 p.152, BDA1.128.15x | SW_v19#08 p.254x, MHMD1.138, ABCC.220-221 | Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB05389 | 150 | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبت الله انی طالعت نمیقتک الغراء و تحریرک البدیع الانشاء | O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! Verily, I have perused thy beautiful letter | MMK6#185 | SW_v02#16 p.007, SW_v04#19 p.320, SW_v05#10 p.153, SW_v06#17 p.143, PN_1912 p072 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02129 | 270 | ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور بی پایان حاصل گردید که الحمد لله | O ye beloved of the Lord! Your letter hath been received and the contents thereof have imparted the utmost joy and gladness. | BRL_DAK#0845, MMK2#281 p.201 | SW_v20#09 p.271x, TDD.019 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11057 | Cablegram | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله | I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN | MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139 | SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00357 | 630 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوست مهربان بعد از سیاحت تام در جمیع امریکا و شهرهای عظیم اروپا مراجعت | O kind friend! After making a complete journey throughout all the United States and the large cities of Europe, I have returned to the East | BRL_DAK#0556, MNMK#117 p.226, MMK5#093 p.073, DWNP_v5#04 p.001-003, HHA.266, ANDA#43-44 p.167, MJDF.091, NJB_v04#10 p.003 | SW_v05#08 p.120-122, SW_v05#09 p.136, SW_v08#12 p.156, ABIE.034, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335-336x | Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00260 | 720 | اناجیک یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب منتظرا لبدایع الطافک متمرغا جبینی بالثری | I cry to Thee, 0, my Lord, while rolling myself on the dust and expecting the Wonders of Thy Bounties… If any soul asks concerning the station of this servant, the answer is Abdu'l-Baha | INBA16:060 | MMK5#185 p.146, AVK4.286x | SW_v08#14 p.186x, SW_v08#15 p.212x, CUPAB.003 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00122 | 980 | الهی الهی انک لتعلم ان قلبی ممتلا بحب احبائک و روحی متعلق بروح اصفیائک و صدری | O my God! O my God! Thou knowest, verily, that my heart is replete… O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha: When the Sun of Truth was concealed... I ask one favor of all the friends of God: It is the wish of my soul | MKT1.259, MMK5#205 p.157, YHA1.015x | SW_v08#15 p.210x, SW_v08#13 p.180x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00988 | 390 | ای امین الهی حضرت احدیت شما را سالها بجهت الیوم تربیت فرمود تا امروز چون شمع | O divine Amin! [3.5s]... ...For years God has been preparing you for this day, in order that you may be illumined | INBA88:107 | MMK6#051, AKHA_103BE #02 p.04, AKHA_105BE #12 p.07, AKHA_121BE #02-03 p.121 | SW_v08#16 p.213-214x | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00875 | 420 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | يا احبّاء اللّه اذا اشتدّت الارياح و هطلت الامطار و دمدمت الرّعود و لمع البرق و نزلت الصّواعق و اشتدّت | O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause of God | MMK3#197 p.140x | TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00672 | 480 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی تلوت تحریرک الجدید و انشرحت بمضمونها اللطیف | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter and was dilated through its excellent contents. | BRL_DAK#0736, MMK6#618 | TAB.289-291 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06843 | 120 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز الهی آنچه نگاشتی منظور نظر من گردید و بر مضمون وقوف یافتم اگر از جام | O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and I am aware of all its contents. If thou desirest to drink and be inebriated | MMK2#106 p.083 | TAB.511-512, BWF.362-362x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01469 | 320 | ای بندگان الهی شکر خدا را که بنور هدی مهتدی شدید و منجذب بنفحات قدس از ملا اعلی | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that ye have been guided by the Light of Guidance, have become attracted | INBA84:263 | MMK3#147 p.101, YARP2.115 p.139 | TEW.011-012 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01826 | 290 | ای سرمست جام محبت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین دلنشینش کمال | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! That which thou didst write was perused, and from its soul-stirring contents [3.5s]... ...Briefly, in this day the greatest of deeds is to teach the Cause of God and to spread the divine fragrances. | MMK6#002x, ABDA.379 | KSHK#26x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05591 | 440 | Bahá'í World Faith; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پسر عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما بتاریخ هشتم جولای سنه ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضامین در | O dearly beloved son! Your letter dated July 8, 1914 was received. Its contents [3.5s]... ...Iscariot must not be forgotten; the Divine sheep must constantly be guarded… Were it not for the protecting power of the Covenant | BRL_DAK#0676, MMK4#154 p.165x | BRL_ATE#210x, BWF.357-358x, COC#0255x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| AB00945 | 880 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused. | BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x | BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06414 | 130 | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء تا چند ساکتید و تا کی صامت هر چند ناطقید ولی در این | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! How long will ye stay still? How long will ye be silent? And when ye speak forth in this century | MMK2#041 p.032, DUR1.135 | BBBD.107, SW_v01#05 p.001, SW_v07#16 p.159 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03906 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends | MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214 | BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02642 | 230 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت دختر ملکوتی مس نوبلاک نهایت ستایش از ایمان و محبت شما | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! The heavenly daughter, Miss Knoblock, has given the utmost praise about your Faith and Love | MMK3#131 p.092x, BBBD.264-265 | BBBD.265-267, DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.346, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00660 | 480 | ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان | O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived | BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03 | BBBD.468-469 | Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01230 | 350 | ای اماء جمال قدم و ورقات سدره موهبت اکنون که چشم امکان بمشاهده ایات کبری روشن | O handmaidens of the Ancient Beauty and leaves of the Tree of Bounty! Now, when the eye of creation hath been illumined by beholding the Most Great Signs [3.5s]... ...Exert yourselves, that haply ye may be enabled to acquire such virtues as shall honour and distinguish you amongst all women. Of a surety, there is no greater pride and glory | BRL_DAK#0885, MMK6#401, MSHR1.078x, HYB.048 | COC#0846x, COC#0916x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB09929 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت نابت الیوم جنود ملا اعلی ناصر و معین نفوس مبارکی است که به تبلیغ قیام | O you who are growing firm! In this day, the hosts of the Concourse on High aid and assist blessed souls who arise to teach the Cause | MMK5#081 p.066, AADA.146-147 | DAS.1913-06-27, MHMD2s.334-335 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00944 | 400 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب حیدر قبل علی ملاحظه گردید طیب مشموم بود زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Haydar Ali was perused | BRL_DAK#0877, MMK5#103 p.082, AMK.197-198, AVK4.463bx, VUJUD.014-015x | DAS.1915-02-14x, VUJUDE.021-022x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - |
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