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Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for strength; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و سندی علیک اعتمادی و اتکالی و بحبل فضلک تشبثی و بباب

O Thou Who art my Lord and my God, my Master and my Support! Upon Thee do I rely and in Thee do I place my trust. To the cord of Thy bounty do I cling

INBA59:043

MILAN.209, ADH2.062, ADH2_2#05 p.094, MJMJ1.009, MMG2#246 p.276, MJH.060, NSR_1978.112, NSR_1993.125

ADMS#322

almunajat.com [item 2]

AB03076

210

اللهم یا غافر الذنب و یا قابل التوب یا رحمن الدنیا و الاخره ان العبد لیس له

O Lord, Forgiver of sins and Accepter of repentance, O All-Merciful in this world and the next, verily Thy servant hath naught [3.5s]

INBA21:094, INBA88:205b

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB03080

210

الهی الهی انت الذی احاطت قدرتک و ظهرت سلطنتک و عمت رحمتک و اشرقت انوار موهبتک

O my God, my God! Thou art He Whose power hath encompassed all, Whose sovereignty hath been made manifest, Whose mercy hath become all-pervading, and Whose light of bounty hath shone forth [3.5s]

INBA59:086a

MJMJ3.010, MMG2#089 p.099

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity

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.

AB03085

210

الهی و محبوبی قد خلقت شجره مقدسه رحمانیه و دوحه کریمه ربانیه و سدره جلیله

O my God and my Beloved! Thou hast verily brought into being the sacred and all-merciful Tree, the noble and divine Bough, and the glorious Lote-Tree [3.5s]

INBA87:309, INBA52:314

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03086

210

ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه

O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b

MMK2#069 p.053

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03089

210

ای افنان سدره منتهی علیک البهاء الابهی و علی اخوتک و ذوی قرابتک الثابتین علی

O Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory, and upon thy brethren and kindred who stand firm [3.5s]

INBA87:325a, INBA52:330

MATA.227-228

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Non-participation in politics

AB03091

210

ای امنای عبدالبهاء مستر دریفوس از پاریس مرقوم نموده و بنهایت الحاح اصرار

O trustees of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Mr. Dreyfus hath written from Paris with most urgent entreaty [3.5s]

INBA16:218

Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications

AB03093

210

ای امه الله نامه ات در این مقام وارد و ملاحظه گردید تبتل و تضرع بود و توجه و

O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath reached this place and was perused. It was filled with supplication and humility, and showed devotion [3.5s]

INBA13:170b

MKT7.200, MKT7.065b, MSBH7.200

Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03103

210

ای بنده الهی جناب شیخ رحمانی با کمال ناتوانی مسافات بعیده را قطع نموده و

O servant of God, his honor Shaykh Rahmani, despite utmost frailty thou didst traverse vast distances [3.5s]

INBA87:129b, INBA52:127

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03106

210

ای بنده آستان حق محزون مباش مغموم مباش ببشارت حضرت احدیت جام عنایت برگیر

O servant of the Divine Threshold! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Take thou the chalice of bounty, through the glad-tidings of the One True God [3.5s]

INBA88:251, INBA89:041

Belief and denial; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03107

210

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید رفته رفته بکار معتاد خواهم

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written that gradually thou wouldst become accustomed to the work [3.5s]

INBA17:218

Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03111

210

ای بنده جمال قدم جناب سلیل وارد و ملاقات نمودیم

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Jinab-i-Salil hath arrived and we have met with him [3.5s]

INBA13:318

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB03114

210

ای بنده رب ملکوت در ایندم که قلب این مشتاق مشتعل بنار محبت الله است بخیال تو

O servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! In this moment, when the heart of this yearning soul is ablaze with the fire of the love of God, I am occupied with thoughts of thee [3.5s]

INBA13:159

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03117

210

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت انبساط حصول یافت زیرا

O thou servant nigh unto the Court of Grandeur! Thy letter was received and its perusal brought the utmost joy [3.5s]

INBA84:518a

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Review of publications; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03119

210

ای بنده میثاق شکر کن خدا را که مظهر الطاف نیر آفاق بودی و مطلع انوار کوکب

O servant of the Covenant! Give thanks unto God that thou hast been a manifestation of the favours of the Day-Star of horizons and the dawning-place of lights [3.5s]

INBA89:084b

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03128

210

ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدا را که مورد الطاف بی پایان گشتی و موید بخدمت آستان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become the recipient of His boundless favours and art confirmed in service at His Threshold [3.5s]

MSBH5.087

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03133

290

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما واصل شد و از مضمون بالام قلب محزون اطلاع حاصل گشت ... بيگانگان هر چند نشانه تير بلايند ولی از هيچ جهت تسلّی خاطر ندارند

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents was learned the sorrow of thy heart. Though strangers be the target of affliction's arrows, they find comfort from no direction [3.5s]

INBA79.038

MMK3#219 p.158x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03137

210

ای ثابت بر میثاق ورق مسطور منظور گردید و فغان و شکوی مسموع هیچ دانی که در چه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy missive was received and thy cry and lamentation were heard. Knowest thou in what [3.5s]

INBA87:512, INBA52:538

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03138

210

ای ثابت نابت غم مخور پریشان مباش عون و عنایت جمال ابهی شاملست و فیض و نصرتش

O steadfast and faithful one, grieve not, nor be thou dismayed. The aid and loving-kindness of the Abhá Beauty encompasseth thee, and His grace and succour are with thee [3.5s]

INBA16:012

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

AB03139

210

ای ثابت نابت ورق منشور ملحوظ افتاد و مقصود معلوم گردید هر چند گوشه نشینی ولی

O steadfast and firm one! Your outspread page was noted and its purpose became clear. Although thou dwellest in seclusion, yet [3.5s]

INBA84:363

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03147

210

ای خادم حرم مطلع انوار اسم اعظم در پیش چیزی مرقوم شد و حال نیز این نامه

O thou servant of the Dawning-Place of the lights of the Most Great Name! A letter was penned aforetime, and now this epistle too [3.5s]

INBA55:377, INBA87:166, INBA52:164

KHAF.191

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03156

210

ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی چشم بافق ابهی بگشااید و توجه بملاء اعلی نمااید

O divine friends and spiritual companions! Open your eyes unto the Most Glorious horizon and turn your gaze to the Supreme Concourse [3.5s]

INBA13:119

HDQI.275, ANDA#37 p.05

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03157

210

ای دوستان حضرت رحمن صد هزار بشارات از ملکوت ابهی در هر دقیقه اید و هزاران

O friends of the All-Merciful! A hundred thousand glad-tidings from the Abhá Kingdom descend every minute, and thousands [3.5s]

INBA13:076, INBA55:347, INBA88:130, Ghazi3072.141-143

AKHA_106BE #05 p.02

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03162

210

ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر کن خدا را که باین فیض الهی مشرف گشتی و کوه و بیابان

O pilgrim to the Sacred Sepulchre! Give thanks unto God that thou hast been honoured with this divine bounty and traversed mountain and desert [3.5s]

INBA84:257

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places

AB03166

210

ای سرمست پیمان باده پیمان وقایع آباده البته سبب عبرت غافلان گشته و علت انتباه

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The events in Abadih have verily become a cause of awakening to the heedless and a source of enlightenment [3.5s]

MMK6#390, VAA.104-104

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Justice and wrath of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03167

210

ای سلیل حضرت خلیل در خصوص شرکت خیریه اساسی که نگاشتی مرغوب و مطلوب فی الحقیقه

O descendant of Abraham, Friend of God! Concerning the charitable association of which thou didst write, it is truly most pleasing and desirable [3.5s]

INBA89:210

AVK4.242.02x, TAH.289

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consultation; Importance of community building; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB03173

210

ای فتح بها رق منشورت وصول یافت و چون کاس طهور مورث سرور شد حمد کن خدا را که

O conqueror in the name of Bahá! Thy missive hath been received and, like unto a chalice of pure wine, brought joy. Render thou praise unto God [3.5s]

INBA87:424b, INBA52:437c

Being a source of light; guidance; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03174

210

ای فرع شجره حقیقت مقبول بارگاه حبیب حقیقی گشتی و مقرب درگاه طبیب روحانی و مظهر

O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician

INBA87:356, INBA52:365

GEN.154-155

Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

AB03176

210

Mahmúd's Diary

ای فضل الهی ای عزیز عمو علی وقتی همدم این آواره کوه و صحرا و سرگشته دشت و دریا

O divine bounty! O dear Uncle Ali! When you were the companion of this wanderer through mountains and deserts, this wayfarer through wilderness and seas [3.5s]... ...The light of Baha'u'llah has shone to such a degree on the continent of America that in every city where a number of believers reside, the call

MKT4.088, AKHA_118BE #10 p.b, YHA1.143x, BDA1.261.01x

MHMD1.279

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB03184

210

ای مبتلای در سبیل الهی ای ملا عاشور غیور این جام در راه خدا جامیست که سرمستش

O thou who hast faced calamity in the path of God, O Mulla ‘Áshúr the zealous!

ANDA#61 p.58, KASH.260

ADMS#110

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

AB03187

210

ای محب بهاء نور حقیقت چون در زجاجه احدیت اشراق نمود عاشق و معشوق دست در آغوش

O lover of Bahá! When the light of truth shone forth from the glass of oneness, lover and Beloved were locked in close embrace [3.5s]

INBA13:250, INBA87:072 , INBA52:071

Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03193

210

ای مشتاق دلبر آفاق جناب آقا سید اسدالله نعت و ستایش زاید الوصف از شما نمودند

O thou who art eager for the Beloved of all horizons! His honour Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath rendered exceeding praise and commendation of thee [3.5s]

INBA17:140, INBA89:114

AKHA_116BE #09 p.308

Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03195

210

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

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

AB03204

210

ای ناظم لئالی منثور قریحه ات سیال و اشعار آبدارت چون ماء زلال شیرین و بدیع و

O thou who stringest scattered pearls, thy flowing genius and crystalline verses are sweet and wondrous as pure, limpid streams [3.5s]

KHMT.058-059, TSQA3.272, ANDA#59 p.65, MAS9.104, KASH.113-114

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes

AB03205

210

ای ناظم لئالی نعوت الهی پیک مبین و برید ملکوت رب مجید نامه از ملکوت ابهی

O thou who threadest the pearls of divine attributes, O clear messenger and herald of the Kingdom of the Glorious Lord, a letter from the Abhá Realm [3.5s]

INBA17:127

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03210

210

ای نوش لب هر لبی که در ستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بجنبش اید چون آب زندگانی

O thou sweet-lipped one! Every lip that moveth in praise and adoration of the Lord of Creation is as the water of life [3.5s]

INBA13:359, INBA59:253, INBA88:344b

MMK3#262 p.187, YARP2.199 p.189, PPAR.172

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

AB03218

210

ای ورقه موقنه مبتهله زکیه طیبه ثابته فائزه حمد کن جمال قدم و اسم اعظم را که

O leaf of certitude, thou who art suppliant, pure, virtuous, steadfast and triumphant, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, that [3.5s]

INBA16:109

PYK.287

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech

AB03219

210

ای ورقه موقنه هر چند مصیبت وارده آتش جانسوز است و تیر جگردوز ولی حکمت قدیمه و

O steadfast leaf! Though the calamity that hath befallen thee is a soul-consuming fire and a heart-piercing arrow, yet the ancient wisdom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.275, BSHN.140.299, BSHN.144.275, ANDA#71 p.33, MSHR3.030, MHT1b.142, MHT1b.196

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03230

210

ای یاران الهی مجلس را نام محفل انس بگذارید زیرا لفظ شور لزوم ندارد شاید

O friends of God! Name the gathering the "Assembly of Fellowship", for the word "consultation" is not necessary, perchance [3.5s]... ...In the Spiritual Assembly, the discussions must be confined to beneficial matters, that is, the exaltation of the Word of God, the propagation of the divine Teachings, the education of souls

INBA89:194

BRL_DAK#0723, AVK4.314ax

BRL_NSA#66x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03235

210

ای یاران جانی شمس حقیقت در حلل غیب و نقاب بطون مجلل ولی اشراق از کل جهات

O ye cherished companions! Though enshrined in mystic veils and wrapped in the mantle of concealment, the Sun of Truth nevertheless shineth forth from every direction [3.5s]

INBA88:170b

MMK6#384

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03236

210

ای یاران حقیقی و عاشقان جمال الهی جناب میرزا فضل الله در مکتوب خویش ذکر جمیع

O true friends and ardent lovers of the divine Beauty! His honour Mirza Fadlu'llah hath in his letter made mention of all [3.5s]

INBA17:023

MJMJ2.071x, MMG2#036 p.037x

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB03239

210

ای یاران روحانی من وقت افول آفتابست و من بی نهایت خسته و ناتوان با وجود این

O my spiritual friends! It is the hour of the setting of the sun, and I am infinitely weary and powerless, despite this [3.5s]

INBA87:256, INBA52:260

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03242

210

ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دم که قلب و جان در نهایت هیجانست و بشارات ملکوت

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In this moment when heart and soul are stirred to their depths by the glad-tidings of the Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA84:551

MJDF.132

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03245

210

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند هدف سهام جفااید الحمد لله مشتاق روی آن میر وفا سرمست

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though ye be the target of the arrows of oppression, praised be God, ye are intoxicated with longing for the countenance of that Lord of fidelity [3.5s]

INBA17:025

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03246

210

ای یاران عبدالبهاء و ثابتان بر پیمان جمال ابهی جناب ابوالحسن علیه بهاء الله در

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and ye who stand firm in the Covenant of the Abhá Beauty! Jináb-i-Abu'l-Ḥasan, upon him rest the Glory of God [3.5s]

INBA87:051, INBA52:050

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03249

210

ای یاران مهربان نامه ای محرمانه از شاگردان مدرسه تربیت رسید هر چند مضمون

O kind friends! A confidential letter hath been received from the pupils of the Tarbiyat School. Although the contents [3.5s]

INBA16:226

MKT4.142, AMK.179-179

Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03251

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار

O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests

BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48

BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248

AB03255

210

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O ye who are attracted to the Heavenly Kingdom! O ye who are enlightened by the light of guidance! O ye lamps lighted by the light of love and faithfulness!

TAB.143

Angels; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03260

210

ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه اگرچه چندیست نظر بحکمت بالغه الهیه

O thou wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! Although for some time, according to God's consummate wisdom [3.5s]

INBA85:288

MKT8.169b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03263

210

پاک یزدانا اگرچه دیوانه و بی لانه و آشیانه گشتم ولی سرگشته کوی توام و آشفته

O pure God! Though I have become crazed and bereft of home and nest, yet am I a wanderer in Thy lane and distraught [3.5s]

INBA75:018

MSHR2.114, MJH.041, MUH1.0044, YQAZ.434

Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

AB03270

210

حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح من افق التوحید بسطوع شدید و ظهور مجید و تجلی انکشفت به

Praise be to Him Who hath arisen and shone forth from the horizon of Divine Unity with intense radiance and glorious manifestation, through Whose revelation all things were unveiled [3.5s]

INBA55:187, INBA59:160, UMich962.134-135, UMich991.084-06

BRL_DAK#1130, MKT1.241

Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03279

210

نامه شما رسید مدرسه تایید در همدان مرکز توفیق است و از تاسیسات مهمه این عصر

Your letter hath been received. The Ta'yid School in Hamadan is a center of divine confirmation and among the important institutions of this age [3.5s]

MKT4.183, TAH.334, ANDA#41-42 p.94

Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03280

210

نغمه شرربار سمندر نار موقده ربانیه مفرح قلوب بود و منعش روح چه که از انجذابات

The sparking melody of the celestial salamander of the divine fire brought joy to hearts and exhilaration to the spirit, for it arose from the attractions [3.5s]

INBA13:211

MKT1.240, AYBY.337 #019b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03281

210

و انت یا الهی تعلم حزنی و وجدی و احتراقی و شجنی فی ایامی و لااقدر ان ابث بثی

O my God! Thou knowest well my grief and yearning, my burning anguish and my sorrow in these days, and I am powerless to give voice to my lamentations [3.5s]

INBA21:157

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03284

210

یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و منجذبی نفحاته اگر قدری تفکر نمااید و در حقیقت امور

O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones, who are enraptured by His sweet fragrances! If ye would but pause to reflect upon the reality of things [3.5s]

INBA13:381, INBA89:014b

MMK3#241 p.173, HDQI.277, ANDA#29 p.04, ANDA#38 p.05

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03285

210

یا امینی نامه ایکه بجناب افنان آقا میرزا محسن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O Amini! The letter which thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Afnan, Aqa Mirza Muhsin, was perused [3.5s]

INBA16:176

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

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

AB03289

210

یا من اختاره الله لنشر نفحات الله در صفحه کشتی بر دریای نشسته و دل بذکر

O thou whom God hath chosen for the diffusion of His fragrances, thou who art seated upon the deck of the ship, with thy heart immersed in His remembrance [3.5s]

PYK.277, MSBH5.264-265

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB03292

210

یا من انجذب بسطوع نور اشرق من مطلع الاسرار حی علی الفوز العظیم حی علی النور

O thou who art attracted by the rays of the light emanating from the dawning place of mysteries! Hasten to attain true salvation

INBA87:616, INBA52:659

BRL_DAK#0331, MKT2.230, KNSA.280 (527)

MNYA.388-389

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

AB03293

210

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله انی اخاطبک من هذه العدوه القصوی و مکان قصی البقعه

O thou who art enraptured by the fragrances of God! I address thee from this furthermost shore, from a place remote indeed [3.5s]

INBA59:131

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03294

210

یا من آمن بالجمال الاعلی و انجذب الی الملکوت الابهی و اشتعل بالنار الموقده

O thou who hast believed in the Most Exalted Beauty, been drawn unto the Most Glorious Kingdom, and been set ablaze by the kindled Fire [3.5s]

INBA84:298

Importance of community building; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03296

210

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق احسنت ثم احسنت بما ثبت و نبت و بینت و اوضحت بادله قاطعه

O thou who hast stood firm in the Covenant! Well done, and again well done, for thou hast remained steadfast, hast grown, hast made clear and hast demonstrated with conclusive proofs [3.5s]

INBA59:114

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03297

210

یا من هام فی هیماء الافکار استکشافا لسر الاسرار قد هتکت الاستار و شقت الاطمار

O thou who wanderest in the wilderness of thoughts, seeking to uncover the mystery of mysteries! Verily, the veils have been rent asunder and the garments torn apart [3.5s]

INBA59:092

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB03307

200

الحمد لله الذی اشرق و لاح و سطع نوره و باح و احیی الارواح القدسیه بالنفحه

Praise be to God, Who hath dawned and shone forth, and Whose light hath radiated and diffused, quickening the sanctified souls through His divine breath [3.5s]

INBA59:105b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03308

200

اللهم یا الهی و ملجای و ملاذی انی کیف اذکرک بابدع الاذکار و افصح المحامد و

O Lord my God, my Haven and my Refuge! How can I befittingly make mention of Thee

INBA59:207, INBA79.014, INBA88:206

BRL_DAK#0103, BRL_MON#17, MILAN.207, ADH2.060, ADH2_2#04 p.091, MJMJ1.005, MMG2#123 p.141, MJH.058, NSR_1978.114, NSR_1993.127

BRL_POAB#17

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03309

200

اللهم یا محیی القلوب بنفثات روح القدس و نفحات ریاض الرحمن و نسائم حدائق

O Lord, Thou Who quickeneth the hearts through the breathings of the Holy Spirit, the fragrances of the All-Merciful's gardens, and the gentle breezes of the divine gardens [3.5s]

INBA17:136, INBA84:526

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03311

200

الهی الهی ان هولاء تبتلوا الی ملکوتک الابهی و تضرعوا الی جبروتک الاعلی و تمنوا الفناء

O my God, O my God! These have turned to Thy Most Glorious Kingdom and beseeched Thy Supreme Dominion and yearned for effacement [3.5s]

INBA87:206, INBA52:208

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB03313

200

الهی الهی تری عجزی و انکساری و تذللی و اضطراری و قلقی و اضطرابی فی هجرانی عن

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my feebleness, my abasement, my meekness, my distress, my disquiet, and my perturbation in my separation [3.5s]

INBA89:215

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03314

200

الهی الهی تری فقری و فاقتی و حرقتی و شده لوعتی و سوره غلتی و کثرت ظماای و

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my poverty and destitution, my burning anguish and sorrows, the intensity of my yearning and the extent of my thirst [3.5s]

INBA13:395, INBA55:226, INBA59:126, INBA59:146, INBA88:049

MAS5.148, NSR_1978.129, NSR_1993.142, BHQ.198

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God

AB03315

200

الهی الهی هذا فرع من فروع سدره رحمانیتک و دوحه من حدائق کلمه وحدانیتک و سراج

O my God, O my God! This is a branch from among the branches of the Tree of Thy mercy, and a tree from the gardens of Thy Word of Oneness, and a lamp [3.5s]

INBA87:474, INBA52:494

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03321

200

ای احبای الهی آثار قدرت الهی دم بدم از ملکوت ابهی چنان جلوه مینماید که عقول و

O friends of God! The evidences of divine power, moment by moment, shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom with such effulgence that minds [3.5s]

INBA88:358, INBA89:104

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03322

200

ای احبای الهی فیض نامتناهی الهی گنج روانست و دریای

O ye beloved of God! The infinite bounty of the Lord is even as a flowing treasure and a boundless ocean [3.5s]

INBA89:144

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03323

200

ای احبای نورانی شب و روز عبدالبهاء بعتبه کبریاء درگاه جمال ابهی تضرع بی منتهی

O luminous friends! Night and day, 'Abdu'l-Bahá offereth boundless supplications at the Most Great Threshold of the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s]

INBA16:236

Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03325

200

ای ادیب دبستان الهی دست و پری بگشا و آستینی بیفشان توجهی بنما و بال و پری باز

O thou erudite one of the divine school! Spread wide thy hands and wings, shake loose thy sleeves, turn thy attention and spread thy wings anew [3.5s]

MMK2#252 p.181, AKHA_132BE #09 p.a

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03327

200

Education of children; moral education; Importance of community building; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement

ای اماء رحمن مدرسه بنات اهم از مدرسه ذکور است زیرا دوشیزگان این قرن مجید باید

O ye handmaids of the Merciful! The school for girls taketh precedence over the school for boys, for it is incumbent upon the girls of this glorious era

BRL_DAK#0389, COMP_WOMENP#042x, MKT4.013, PYB#002-003 p.03, TAH.316, TRBB.066, MJTB.132, ANDA#41-42 p.97

BRL_ATE#150, BRL_WOMEN#042x, COC#0631, COC#2133x

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

AB03331

200

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه مورخه ۱۴ صفر سنه ۱۳۳۰ وصول یافت از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب

O Trusted One of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 14th of Ṣafar 1330 was received. Due to lack of time, I pen this brief reply [3.5s]

INBA16:181

Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions

AB03336

200

ای بندگان جمال مبارک نامه وصول یافت و آرزوی جناب آقا محمد حسین اعظم آمال هر

O servants of the Blessed Beauty! The letter hath been received, and the cherished desire of his honour Áqá Muhammad-Husayn is the highest aspiration of every soul [3.5s]

ANDA#61 p.06

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB03338

200

ای بنده الهی الیوم جهان فانی میدان تزلزل و اضطرابست و عرصه نقض میثاق اریاح

O servant of God! Today the transient world is an arena of turbulence and agitation, and the domain of the violation of the Covenant is tempestuous [3.5s]

MKT5.010, AKHA_125BE #2 p.j

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03341

340

ای بنده الهی نامه مشکین واصل و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل شد تا بحال خبر مداومت... در خصوص اصحاب کهف سؤال نموده بوديد

O servant of God! The musk-scented letter was received and its contents were noted. Until now, news of steadfastness... As to what thou didst ask concerning the Companions of the Cave [3.5s]

INBA85:007

MMK6#280x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03345

200

ای بنده آستان مقدس الهی یزدان پاک را ستایش باد که جهان دل و جان را بجلوه

O servant at the sacred threshold of God! Praise be unto the pure Lord, Who hath illumined the world of heart and soul [3.5s]

MSBH5.061-062

Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03356

200

ای بنده جمال ابهی هر چند در صحرای فراق آتش اشتیاق برافروختی و آرزوی عتبه نیر

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Though in the wilderness of separation thou didst kindle the fire of yearning and cherish the desire for the Threshold of Light [3.5s]

INBA84:384

Call to action; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03357

200

ای بنده جمال قدم در جمیع امور متوسل بحی قیوم شو و متوکل بر رب ودود قلب انسان

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In all matters take recourse unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and place thy trust in the All-Loving Lord [3.5s]

INBA13:061

AVK1.089x, AVK3.403.07x, DUR3.099x, GHA.075

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Law of cause and effect; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03358

200

ای بنده حق گرگان در عهد و زمان پیشینیان وقتی کان سیماب بیتاب بود و حوالی در

O servant of the True One! In the age and time of those who came before, when quicksilver lay restless and the surroundings [3.5s]

INBA84:403b

MAS5.240

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03361

200

ای بنده حقیقی الهی من بعد جمیع مکاتیب را بواسطه آقا احمد یزدی در پورتسعید

O true servant of God! Henceforth send all letters through Aqa Ahmad Yazdi in Port Said [3.5s]

INBA16:021

Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB03362

200

ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک اثر کلک مشکبار مشامرا معطر از بوی دلجوی گلشن محبت

O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! The effect of the musk-laden pen hath perfumed my senses with the heart-entrancing fragrance from the rose-garden of love [3.5s]

INBA84:316

Prayer for parents; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03363

200

ای بنده دیرین جمال ابهی الحمد لله در آذربایجان آذری بجان غافلان زدی و در آن

O ancient servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that in Adhirbayjan thou didst kindle a fire in the hearts of the heedless ones, and in that [3.5s]

INBA89:185

MKT9.061b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03365

200

ای بهرام آسمانی در ره یزدان بلا و جفا مانند باران بر تو ریخت از هر طرف هدف

O celestial Bahram! In the path of the All-Glorious, tribulations and cruelties rained down upon thee from every direction like a deluge [3.5s]

AKHA_087BE #01-02 p.07, ALPA.038, MSBH4.439, NANU_AB#49, YARP2.045 p.092, PPAR.080, RMT.202-203

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03369

200

ای پروردگار این بیچارگان شیفته روی تواند و افتاده کوی تو سرمست جام هوی تواند

O Lord! These helpless ones are enchanted by Thy countenance and, fallen upon Thy path, are intoxicated with the cup of Thy love [3.5s]

INBA75:006, NLAI_BH_AB.028x

MILAN.216, DUR2.028, ADH2.016, ADH2_1#07 p.014, MJMJ1.038, MMG2#376 p.420, MJH.004, QUM.127

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03373

200

ای ثابت بر امرالله الیوم آنچه تکلیف عموم و دلیل بر ثبوت و رسوخ بر عهد و پیمان

O thou who art steadfast in the Cause of God! Today, that which is incumbent upon all, and is proof of firmness and constancy in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s]

INBA17:264

MKT8.047

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03374

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان از قرار معلوم بشیشوان تشریف برده اید و امتداد این سفر حذر از

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! According to what hath been ascertained, thou hast journeyed unto Bishishvan, and the prolongation of this journey [3.5s]

MSBH5.056-057

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03375

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید حمد خدا را که دلالت بر استقامت در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write was noted, and praise be to God that it indicateth steadfastness in [3.5s]

INBA85:378

YMM.040

Empty learning; false spirituality; Growth of the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03376

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت تاثیری عجیب داشت زیرا آه و فغان از دست نفس بی امان از

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter had a wondrous effect, for it was filled with sighs and lamentations from the merciless self [3.5s]

INBA79.029

MMK3#173 p.121

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Knowledge of self; Meditation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB03377

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که از مطلع آمال انوار جهانتاب طالع و لامع و از

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that from the Dayspring of hopes the world-illumining rays have dawned forth, radiant and resplendent [3.5s]

INBA85:047

MMK4#100 p.110

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03379

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان را وقتی حکومت ایران خواست که تیول بجمال مبارک دهد ولی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As to Ṭáliqán, there was a time when the government of Iran desired to bestow land grants upon the Blessed Beauty, but [3.5s]

INBA17:020

Call to action; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03381

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب ملاحظه گردید و بر معانی اطلاع حاصل گشت فی الحقیقه

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were perused and their meaning was fully understood, in truth [3.5s]

INBA87:591b, INBA52:630

MKT5.221

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03387

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید الحمدالله

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written was perused. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA17:124

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03388

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که در نهایت عجز و انکسار مرقوم نموده بودی واصل باین

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst penned in utmost humility and lowliness hath reached us [3.5s]

INBA87:169, INBA52:168

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03396

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فوت مرحوم ضیاء معلوم گردید سبب تاسف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the passing of the late Ziya became known, causing profound regret [3.5s]

INBA87:138b, INBA52:135b

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03397

200

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و صدق و امانت و همت و غیرت جناب احمد علیخان در

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the sincerity, trustworthiness, high endeavour and zeal of his honour Ahmad-'Alí Khán in [3.5s]

INBA84:393b

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03403

200

ای ثابت بر عهد نامه ات رسید از جشنهای مفصل که بکمال روح و ریحان در ایام رضوان آراسته

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath reached Me, describing the elaborate festivities which were adorned with the utmost joy and fragrance during the Days of Riḍván [3.5s]

INBA17:130

Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03406

200

ای ثابت نابت اثر خامه مشکین حلاوت شهد و انگبین داشت لهذا مذاق روحانی شیرین

O steadfast and distinguished one! The effect of thy musk-scented pen possessed the sweetness of honey and nectar, and thus did the spiritual taste prove sweet indeed [3.5s]

INBA87:451, INBA52:466

NJB_v05#06 p.004x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03427

200

ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا احمد ذکر آن یاران را در نامه خویش نموده اند که الحمد

O divine friends! Jináb-i-Áqá Aḥmad hath made mention of those companions in his letter, for which praise be to God [3.5s]

MMK6#578, AKHA_128BE #15 p.a, YMM.349

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03436

200

ای سرگشته دشت محبت الله از معین حیوان نوشیدی و از شهد عرفان جمال رحمن چشیدی

O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thou hast drunk from the fountain of life and tasted the honeyed sweetness of recognizing the Beauty of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

MKT8.101a, MSBH5.219-220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03437

200

ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهى خوشا بحال تو که باسم حق ندا کنى و بشطر اسم

O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God! Blessed art thou, who callest upon the Name of Truth and turnest toward the sanctuary of His Name [3.5s]

INBA55:293, Ghazi3072.186a-187

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03438

200

ای سرگشته صحرای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم گردید و از مضامین

O thou who art bewildered in the divine wilderness! That which thou didst write became known and understood, and from its contents [3.5s]

INBA21:150a

MMK2#236 p.170, AKHA_128BE #11 p.a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03440

200

ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی مکاتیب متعدده ارسال شد امید از فضل

O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! Many letters were sent. We cherish the hope that through divine grace [3.5s]

INBA88:147a

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03441

200

ای سرگشته کوی حق بعضی از دوستان الهی ستایش نمودند که آنجناب الحمد لله بر صراط

O thou wanderer in the path of Truth! Certain divine friends have praised thee, that thou art, praise be to God, upon the straight path [3.5s]

INBA21:152a

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB03446

200

ای سلاله حقیقی روحانی ملکوتی جمال افندی حضرت یونس چون مونس حوت شد در درون

O true spiritual and celestial scion of Jamal Effendi, even as Jonah became the companion of the whale in its depths [3.5s]

DWNP_v6#04 p.008b

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03454

200

ای عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در مصر محبت الهی عزیزی و در شهرستان عرفان و

O thou beloved of God! Praise thou the Lord that thou art cherished in the Egypt of divine love and art honoured in the city of mystic knowledge [3.5s]

INBA88:096

AKHA_105BE #12 p.09, DUR1.594, MSBH7.501-502

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03467

200

ای گلهای بوستان عرفان در این اوقات که امم عالم مقاومت با امر اسم اعظم خواهند

O ye blossoms of the garden of divine knowledge! In these times when the nations of the world rise in resistance to the Cause of the Most Great Name [3.5s]

INBA88:269b

MMK4#145 p.154

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB03469

200

ای متمسک بذیل عنایت اشعار آبدار ملاحظه گردید معانیش نسیمی بود که شمیم محبت

O thou who clingest to the hem of grace, thy flowing verses were perused; their meanings were as a breeze bearing the fragrance of love [3.5s]

INBA21:036

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03470

200

ای متمسک بعهد و پیمان چون صبح صادق از پرتو خسرو خاور در آفاق منتشر گردید برید

O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant and Testament! When, like the true morn, the radiance of the Sovereign of the East spread across the horizons [3.5s]

INBA55:331

MAS9.119

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB03472

200

ای مخمور باده میثاق اشعار آبدار که فی الحقیقه چون آب روان بود و سلسبیل عرفان

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Thy flowing verses are in truth even as running water and the pure fountain of divine knowledge [3.5s]

INBA85:304

MSHR5.168, YIK.091-092

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

AB03473

200

O thou that art aglow with the Fire that burneth in the Sacred Tree! At this morning hour

WOB.112x, SW_v13#12 p.339, DWN_v2#05 p.033-034, BP1926.007-008

Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03474

200

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره میثاق برخیز و چون نار موقده در قطب آفاق شعله زن و

O thou who art enkindled by the fire which blazes in the tree of the Covenant! Arise and like a flame of fire

AKHA_117BE #09-10 p.545, TZH8.0414, KNSA.070 (115)x

MNYA.087x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03486

200

ای منجذب بنفحات الله الحمد لله منتصری و منتظر منتصری بجنود ملاء اعلی و منتظری

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Praise be to God, thou art victorious and expectant. Thou art victorious through the hosts of the Concourse on High, and art expectant [3.5s]

INBA17:040

AKHA_133BE #03 p.a, BSHN.140.293, BSHN.144.293, MHT1b.155

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB03488

200

ای منیر نیرات بر چند قسم منقسم یکی جرمش مظلم و تاریک ولی اقتباس نور از غیر

O Luminous One! The luminaries are divided into several kinds: one hath a body dark and obscure, yet deriveth its light from another [3.5s]

INBA13:104

AYBY.439 #169, YMM.454x

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; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03489

200

ای مهتدی بنور هدی نامه ات رسید و بر اقبال و توجهت اطلاع حاصل شد

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thy letter was received and we learned of thy devotion and attention [3.5s]

INBA88:320, INBA89:054

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03495

200

ای نهالهای بارور بوستان محبت الله در جمیع احیان مستغرق دریای خلق و خوی حضرت

O ye fruitful saplings in the garden of the love of God, immersed at all times in the ocean of His divine character [3.5s]

INBA88:272

AHB.127BE #03-04 p.111

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03496

200

ای ورقات طیبات در محفل تبلیغ بکوشید تا یرلیغ از ملیک مقتدر باشید لسان بلیغ بگشااید

O ye pure leaves! Strive ye in the gathering of teaching, that ye may become a token from the mighty King. Open ye eloquent tongues [3.5s]

AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.05

Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03497

200

ای ورقه ثابته راسخه بر عهد و پیمان الهی الیوم ورقه ای از اوراق سدره مبارکه

O leaf steadfast and firm in the divine Covenant and Testament! Today thou art a leaf among the leaves of the blessed Tree [3.5s]

INBA16:126

BRL_DAK#0520, MKT7.138, PYK.299, MYD.476

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03498

200

ای ورقه طیبه از آثار باهره یوم الله آنکه اماای از رقد نفس و هوی مبعوث و در

O pure leaf, among the resplendent tokens of the Day of God is that a maidservant hath been raised up from the slumber of self and desire, and [3.5s]

INBA17:065

MKT7.142a, BSHN.140.295, BSHN.144.295, MHT1a.191, MHT1b.149

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role and station of women; Soul; spirit after death

AB03503

200

ای یادگار آن جوهر هدی در جمیع اوقات و احیان در خاطر بوده و هستید و از درگاه

O remnant of that Essence of Guidance! At all times and seasons thou hast been, and art still, present in our thoughts, and from the threshold [3.5s]

INBA59:132b, INBA88:171

MMK5#187 p.147, PYB#097 p.11

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03505

200

ای یار دیرین مرا آرزو چنان که هر روز با تو مخابره نمایم و نامه نگارم و

O my ancient friend! Such is my longing that I may commune with thee each day and correspond with thee in writing [3.5s]

INBA84:324

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB03507

200

ای یار قدیم عبدالبهاء هر چند چندی فرصت نگارش نامه بشما نیافتم ولی در جمیع

O thou ancient friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though for some time I have not found opportunity to write thee a letter, yet in all [3.5s]

TISH.090, MSBH3.582-583, MUH2.1113

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03508

200

ای یار مهربان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید چون آن

O kind friend! The letter which thou didst address to Jináb-i-Minshádí hath been perused. Since [3.5s]

INBA87:228, INBA52:232

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Law of pilgrimage; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB03509

200

ای یار نازنین من آنچه مرقوم نمودید مفهوم شد شکایت از ضیق معیشت و کثرت دیون و

O My cherished friend! What thou didst write was understood. Thou hast complained of straitened circumstances and the burden of debts [3.5s]

MMK6#554, AKHA_137BE #04 p.53, MAS5.039, MSHR4.331-332

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03511

200

ای یاران این عبد نهایت سرور از خدمات مشکوره و مشهوره شما حاصل نموده زیرا فی

O friends! This servant hath attained the utmost joy from your praiseworthy and renowned services, for [3.5s]

INBA17:166

BSHN.140.289, BSHN.144.289, MHT1b.164

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03514

200

ای یاران رحمانی جناب حیدر علی در نهایت عجز و نیاز بدرگاه بی نیاز تضرع و

O ye companions of the All-Merciful! Ḥaydar-'Alí, with the utmost lowliness and need, doth supplicate at the Court of the Self-Sufficient Lord [3.5s]

INBA87:439, INBA52:454a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03532

200

ایها الفرع الخضر النضر الرفیع من السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم بود معلوم شد و

O verdant and flourishing lofty branch of the Blessed Tree, that which was written hath become known [3.5s]

INBA85:298

MKT8.170

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03533

200

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه چندی از پیش در خصوص تعمیر مطاف ملکوتیان

O thou august offshoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! Some time ago, thou hadst written about the restoration of the heavenly point of adoration and the celestial Kaʿbih, and a response was sent to thee

INBA87:317, INBA52:322

KHAF.210, TSQA3.057

GEN.170-171

Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Shrines and Holy places

AB03537

200

ایها المستفیض من فیوضات الروح فی هذا الیوم المشهود انی قرئت تحریرک البدیع

O thou who dost partake of the outpourings of the Spirit in this witnessed Day! I have read thy wondrous letter [3.5s]

INBA89:248

Prayer for healing; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03541

200

ایها الناطق البلیغ اشعار شما فی الحقیقه از جهت اوزان و بلاغت و سهل الممتنعی و

O thou eloquent speaker! In truth thy verses, in their metric perfection, eloquence and that quality of being at once simple yet unattainable [3.5s]

MSBH3.407b

High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry

AB03544

200

جناب امین مبالغی که از پیش ارسال نموده بودی اخبار بوصول شد و همچنین چهارصد

Jinab-i-Amin: The sums which you had previously forwarded have been acknowledged as received, and likewise the four hundred [3.5s]

INBA16:172

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03546

200

رب و رجائی و غایه مطلبی و منائی و ملاذی و ملجای و مهربی و مجیری و معینی و

O Lord, my Hope, Ultimate Goal of my desire, my Aspiration, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Haven, my Protector and my Helper [3.5s]

INBA87:601, INBA52:641

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB03553

200

قد رتل اهل الفردوس بالحان القدس تلک القصیده الفریده الغراء الفصحی التی خریده

The denizens of Paradise have chanted, in sacred melodies, that unique and resplendent ode, that eloquent and matchless gem [3.5s]

INBA87:067, INBA52:066

Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB03561

200

یا ایها المتوجه الی ملکوت الوجود و المتشبث بذیل ردآء العظمه فی حیز الشهود

O thou who turnest thy gaze towards the Kingdom of Being and clingest to the hem of the Robe of Grandeur in the visible realm [3.5s]

INBA13:396, INBA55:227, INBA59:147, INBA88:050, UMich962.141-142, UMich991.098-099

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03562

200

یا بهائی الابهی اصبحت فی هذا الیوم النیروز و انوار تقدیسک متلئلئه من کل الارجاء

O Thou Most Glorious Baha! On this Naw-Rúz Day I witness the lights of Thy sanctification shimmering from every direction [3.5s]

INBA17:066

BRL_DAK#0441, MKT1.190, MUH3.278, NNY.257

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB03563

200

یا من اختاره الله لنشر روح محبه الله قد ارتفع علم المیثاق و تموج اللواء

O thou whom God hath chosen to spread the spirit of His love! The banner of the Covenant hath been raised aloft, and its standard waveth [3.5s]

AKHA_121BE #09 p.b, TSHA2.324, MJMJ3.090x, MMG2#281 p.313x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03564

200

یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره مسطورات از آذربایجان و قزوین و طهران واصل و بر

O thou whom God hath destined for the service of His Cause! Letters from Adhirbayjan, Qazvín and Ṭihrán have been received and upon [3.5s]

INBA88:202

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause

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

AB03566

200

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله حمد خدارا که بنسیم حدائق حقائق ملکوت ابهی زنده

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Praise be to God that thou art quickened by the breezes from the gardens of the realities of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA88:247d

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03567

200

یا من انجذب بنفحات ریاض المیثاق تالله الحق ان بشائر

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances wafting from the gardens of the Covenant! By God, verily the glad-tidings [3.5s]

INBA13:246

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03568

200

یا من ایده الله علی تبلیغ ایاته الی الوری قد اطلعت بالاسرار المکنونه فی تلک

O thou whom God hath aided to convey His signs unto all peoples, thou hast indeed discovered the hidden mysteries contained therein [3.5s]

INBA17:152

Empty learning; false spirituality; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03569

200

یا من تشبث بذیل العطاٌ در این جهان پر ملال چه امال حصوف پذیرد وچه

O thou who clingest to the hem of bounty! In this world fraught with woe, what hope can attain fruition and what [3.5s]

INBA84:268b

Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03571

200

یا من ثبت علی عهد الله و حمی میثاق الله لعمرک ان ملائکه القدس فی الفردوس

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God and guardeth His Testament! By thy life, verily the holy angels in Paradise [3.5s]

INBA21:090a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB03572

200

یا من خدم اولیاءالله ان اهل الحسد تواطئوا علی توهین ذلک الجسد و تضییع ذلک

O thou who servest the chosen ones of God! The people of envy have conspired to dishonor that body and lay it waste [3.5s]

INBA21:124b

KHAF.088

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB03575

200

یا من وجد الهدی من فیوضات ربه الاعلی علی النار الموقده فی سدره المنتهی ایدک

O thou who hast found guidance from the outpourings of thy Most Exalted Lord in the enkindled fire within the Divine Lote-Tree, may He strengthen thee [3.5s]

AKHA_128BE #06 p.a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03596

190

الحمد لله الذی اشرق نوره و ثبت ظهوره و لاحت نجومه و صالت جنوده و خفقت رایاته

Praise be unto God, Who hath made His light to shine forth, established His Manifestation, caused His stars to appear, marshalled His hosts, and unfurled His banners [3.5s]

INBA89:186

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03599

190

الهی الهی انت تعلم اسراری و افکاری و تطلع بسرائری و ضمائری و تعلم باننی احب

O my God, my God! Thou knowest my secrets and my thoughts, and art acquainted with my hidden ways and inmost being, and art aware that I love [3.5s]

INBA21:092

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03602

190

الهی الهی ترانی مبتهلا الی سماء بهاء رحمانیتک و متضرعا الی علاء مقام ربوبیتک

O my God, O my God! Thou seest me turning in supplication toward the heaven of Thy merciful bounty, and imploring in lowliness the exalted realm of Thy Lordship [3.5s]

INBA55:191, INBA59:162

MKT1.245, MJMJ2.081, MMG2#091 p.101

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03607

190

الهی تعالیت بظهورک الاعظم فی آفاق ایاتک و تعززت بجمال اسمک الاکرم فی ملکوت

O my God! Thou hast exalted Thyself through Thy Most Great Manifestation evident in the horizon of Thy verses and Thou hast glorified Thy being through the Beauty of Thy most gracious Name

INBA13:337

MNSHD.007-009

MNSHDE.005-006

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB03608

190

الهی و مغیثی و انیسی و مجیری انک لتعلم قد وقعت مصیبه دهماء و رزیه عمیاء و

O my God, my Succour, my Companion, and my Deliverer! Thou knowest that a dark calamity and a blind affliction have befallen [3.5s]

INBA84:341

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03609

190

اناجیک یا مناجی الناجی فی جنح اللیالی و اذکرک فی صباحی و مساای و اتضرع الیک یا

I commune with Thee, O Thou Deliverer of them that call in the darkness of night, and make mention of Thee in my mornings and evenings, and beseech Thee, O [3.5s]

INBA87:234a, INBA52:238b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB03612

190

ای احبای الهی حق بایات ملکوتى و آثار جبروتى و رایات ایات تدوینى و اعلام آثار تکوینى

O ye beloved of God! By the signs of the Kingdom and the traces of the Dominion, by the standards of the revealed verses and the banners of creation [3.5s]

INBA88:192a

AB03615

190

ای امه الله در این کور عظیم و دور بدیع اماای مبعوث شدند که ایات توحید بودند و

In this great Cycle and wondrous Dispensation some women have been raised up who were the emblems of unity and ensigns of oneness

INBA17:039

COMP_WOMENP#096, MKT7.052

BRL_WOMEN#096, COC#2187

Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Veiling [hijab]

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

AB03618

190

ای انجمن مقدس و جنود آسمانی هر دم که مقاصد عالیه و علویت همت شما بخاطر اید

O holy assembly and celestial hosts! Whenever Thy lofty purposes and nobility of aspiration come to mind [3.5s]

MKT4.022, ANDA#43-44 p.91, NJB_v02#14-16 p.005

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement

AB03626

190

ای بندگان یزدان و اماء رحمان قریب غروب است و آفتاب رو به افول و عبدالبهاء بیاد شما

O ye servants of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The sun is nigh unto setting, the orb of day declineth, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá remembereth you [3.5s]

INBA85:044b

BSHN.140.287, BSHN.144.287, MJMJ2.065ax, MMG2#185 p.212x, MHT1b.174

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03627

190

ای بنده الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گشت و مفهوم گردید دوستان الهی باید

O servant of God! That which thou didst write was noted and understood. The friends of God must [3.5s]

INBA85:212

AVK3.291.09x, MSHR4.072x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Importance of prayer; Obedience to and respect for government authority

AB03632

190

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید در خصوص کمپانی مرقوم نموده بودید من مستر

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your letter hath been received. Concerning the company whereof you had written [3.5s]

INBA17:142

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03641

190

ای بنده حق نامه نمرو ۸ رسید و همچنین نامه هاایکه در طی آن بود ولایت فارس

O servant of the Truth! Letter number eight hath arrived, and likewise the letters which were enclosed therein from the province of Fars [3.5s]

INBA85:467

MMK6#087, BSHI.061-062

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Past, present and future of Iran

AB03642

190

ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی آنچه بجوای جز ایت الطاف قدم نیابی و آنچه بپوای جز

O servant of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Whatsoever thou seekest, thou shalt find naught save the bounties of the Ancient One, and whatsoever thou pursuest [3.5s]

INBA13:037

HDQI.267, ANDA#34 p.05

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03644

190

ای بنده دیرین یزدانی چه نویسم که در این گوشه تنهاای مونس و انیسم چشم اشکبار و

O ancient servant of the Divine One, what can I pen when in this solitary corner, O my solace and companion, mine eyes are filled with tears [3.5s]

INBA75:039

ADH2_1#44 p.066x, MJMJ1.088x, MMG2#145 p.162x, MJH.035

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03646

190

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

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

AB03649

190

ای پارسیان بلندآشیان سالهای دراز است و دهرهای بیشمار که از حوادث روزگار و

O ye noble Persians! For long years and countless ages, through the vicissitudes of time [3.5s]

INBA59:247, INBA75:144

AMK.090-090, ALPA.003, YARP2.001 p.065, RMT.210-211

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03654

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان از مکتوب مرسول مفهوم شد که الحمد لله آوازه امر مبارک قفقاز را

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the letter received it became evident that, praise be to God, the fame of the Blessed Cause hath reached the Caucasus [3.5s]

INBA89:143

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03656

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان این عبد از قبل شمع محبت الله جناب منشادی جواب مینگارد اخبار

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This servant writeth this reply on behalf of the candle of God's love, Jináb-i-Manshádí, concerning the tidings [3.5s]

INBA84:334

AMK.066-066, MSHR4.100

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Importance of community building; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

AB03661

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان میفرماید ثم اورثنا الکتاب الذین اصطفینا من عبادنا

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verses of the Qur'án it is proclaimed: "Then We caused those of Our servants whom We had chosen to inherit the Book." [3.5s]

INBA85:440

BSHN.140.281, BSHN.144.281, MHT1b.182

Exhortations and counsels; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03663

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدارا که آیت موهبت شدی ومظهر لطف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a sign of His bounty and a manifestation of grace [3.5s]

INBA84:265b

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03671

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجوان نورانی و الفتی الرحمانی رسید و بسیار مختصر و مفید

O steadfast one in the Covenant! The letter of that luminous youth and that divine friendship hath arrived, most concise yet full of meaning [3.5s]

INBA87:382, INBA52:392

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

AB03673

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد کن خدا را که در سبیل

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived and its contents were noted. Praise thou God that in the path [3.5s]

INBA87:176b, INBA52:177

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03675

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از وقایع مولمه شمس آباد اطلاع حاصل گردید

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and information was obtained regarding the grievous events of Shamsabad [3.5s]

INBA87:210, INBA52:212b

MSHR2.306

Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03679

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرسول رسید دلالت بر مسرت دل و جان و فرح و شادمانی وجدان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, signifying delight of heart and soul, and gladness and joy of conscience [3.5s]

INBA87:199, INBA52:200

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions

AB03683

190

ای ثابت بر میثاق مکتوب واصل گردید مضمون سبب انشراح صدور بود و دلیل بر حصول

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were a cause of joy to hearts and a testimony to attainment [3.5s]

INBA87:438, INBA52:452

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03684

190

ای ثابت راسخ بر پیمان رحمن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین

O thou who art steadfast and firm in the Covenant of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted, and from its contents [3.5s]

INBA55:401, INBA79.013

MMK5#226 p.177

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03698

190

ای دو برادر آن روح مجرد آن جان پاک رو بافلاک کرد و از جهان خاک رها یافت و

O ye two brothers! That sanctified spirit, that pure soul, hath ascended unto the celestial realms, finding release from this world of dust [3.5s]

INBA13:267

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03707

190

ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب

O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords

INBA13:046

MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034

DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

AB03709

190

ای دوستان رحمن و یاران یزدان جهان جولان گاه سواران حقیقت است و میدان رزم جنود

O friends of the All-Merciful and companions of God! The world is the riding-ground of the horsemen of truth and the battlefield of hosts [3.5s]

INBA13:072, INBA85:162

MKT8.232, AKHA_130BE #01 p.a

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

AB03711

190

ای رب قد بسطت اکف الضراعه الی ملکوت توحیدک و توجهت الی وجه وحدانیتک فی جبروت

O Lord! I have extended the hands of supplication toward the Kingdom of Thy Oneness, and turned my face unto the Countenance of Thy Singleness in the realm of might [3.5s]

INBA21:093

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03712

190

ای رب هذا عبد حضر بین یدی عبادک و طلب الحضور فی محفل الذی هیاه لاحبائک لیقیهم

O Lord! This servant hath presented himself before Thy servants and hath sought admission to that gathering which Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones [3.5s]

INBA55:282

Love of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03724

190

ای طالب رضای الهی لم یزل نظر عنایت شامل تو بوده و خواهد بود از الطاف جلیله

O seeker of Divine good-pleasure! The gaze of providential favour hath ever encompassed thee and shall continue to do so through His glorious bounties [3.5s]

INBA17:101

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03731

190

ای عندلیب حدیقه معانی ای جای تو خالی در بقعه بیضاء ای جای تو خالی در قبه نوراء

O nightingale of the garden of inner meanings, how empty is thy place in the Most Holy Sanctuary, how vacant thy station in the luminous dome [3.5s]

INBA13:067, INBA87:625b, INBA52:669

PZHN v2#1 p.106

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places

AB03735

190

ای فرع سدره مبارکه از روزی که شما رفته اید همه بفکر شما هستم که در این سفر

O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician, and become a sign of the favors of Sanctified God

INBA87:357, INBA52:366

GEN.335-336

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03742

190

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

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

AB03746

190

ای گل و ریاحین بهشت برین محبت الله حضرت سمندر نار موقده الهیه ستایشی مفصل از

O flowers and fragrant herbs of the celestial Paradise of the love of God! The revered Samandar, that blazing divine fire, hath offered abundant praise [3.5s]

INBA17:114

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement

AB03747

190

ای گوش پر هوش شنوا اگر خواهی که خروش سروش شنوی یک سر سیم را در مرکز صدور

O thou possessor of an attentive ear! If thou desirest to hear the call of the celestial Herald, fix one end of the cord at the Source [3.5s]

INBA88:275

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03750

190

ای مسعود ملکوتی از تلون این دنیای فانی و تغیر احوال امور جسمانی خاطر مگدر

O celestial Masoud! Let not thy heart be troubled by the vicissitudes of this fleeting world and the ever-changing conditions of corporeal affairs [3.5s]

INBA89:170

MMK5#286 p.214, RAHA.015-016

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03751

190

ای مشتاق کوی دوست از شدت شوق چون آتشی و از تشنگی چو نیران سرکش حرارتت سرایت

O thou who yearnest for the abode of the Beloved! From the intensity of thy longing, thou art as a blazing fire, and from thy thirst, thou art like an unbridled flame [3.5s]

INBA88:124

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03753

190

ای مشتاق ملکوت الله عالم امکان مطلع انوار جمال رحمن شد و حیز جهان مرکز ظهور

O thou who longest for the Kingdom of God! The world of existence hath become the dawning-place of the lights of the All-Merciful Beauty, and the realm of the world the center of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA55:094, INBA88:277

MMK4#031 p.030, KHSH04.004

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03755

190

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Universal education

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

AB03761

190

ای منادی میثاق دو ماه قبل مکتوبی مفصل بواسطه مسافرین قزوین ارسال شد حال نیز

O Herald of the Covenant! Two months ago a detailed letter was dispatched through travelers bound for Qazvin. Now again [3.5s]

INBA88:366, INBA89:113

ANDA#61 p.17, YQAZ.144-145

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03762

190

ای منتسبین حضرت زائر علیکم و علیکن بهاء الله فی الاخره و الاولی حضرت زائر چون

O ye who are associated with the revered Visitor, upon you be the glory of God in both this world and the next! The revered Visitor, when [3.5s]

INBA84:243

BRL_DAK#0604, MKT3.178

Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

AB03763

190

ای منجذب بشمیم نسیم عنایت سر یزدان و راز رحمن را در اینه حقیقت و دریای عبودیت

O thou who art enraptured by the sweet-scented breeze of divine favor, and the secret and mystery of the All-Merciful in the mirror of reality and ocean of servitude [3.5s]

INBA13:075, INBA55:436, INBA88:220

AKHA_128BE #14 p.a, YHA1.014 (1.013)

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03764

190

ای منجذب بنفحات ملکوت ابهی هنیئا لک هذه الکاس الطافحه بصهباء موهبه الله و

O thou who art enraptured by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom! Happy art thou for this cup that overfloweth with the wine of God's bounty [3.5s]

INBA21:166a (207a)

AHB.127BE #05-06 p.144

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03765

190

ای منجذب عوالم معانی در این ایام که اریاح افتتان از جمیع جهات آفاقرا احاطه نموده است

O thou who art attracted to the realms of inner significance! In these days when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed all the horizons [3.5s]

INBA88:274

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03767

190

ای منسوب شجره مبارکه و محبوب جمال مبارک نامه ای از عزیزالله خان رسید نهایت

O thou who art associated with the blessed Tree and beloved of the Blessed Beauty! A letter hath been received from 'Azízu'lláh Khán [3.5s]

MKT4.099, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.j, IQN.024

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB03770

190

ای موقن بایات الله و منجذب بنفحات الله در این قرن اعظم و دور اکرم که حقائق

O thou who art assured of the signs of God and drawn to His fragrances in this most great century and most glorious cycle, wherein the realities [3.5s]

MMK3#100 p.065, MMK4#095 p.107, AKHA_130BE #07 p.a

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

AB03779

190

ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل

O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God.

INBA85:169a

SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03782

190

ای نهالهای حدیقه عرفان مادر مهربان از روزیکه باین آستان رسید شب و روز بیاد

O saplings of the garden of divine knowledge! From the day that loving Mother arrived at this threshold, she has, night and day, been mindful [3.5s]

MMK2#333 p.241, ANDA#32 p.65x

Interpretation of dreams and visions

AB03783

190

ای ورقات مبارکه و اماء رحمان و احبای حضرت یزدان سکینه سلطانرا خواهش و رجا

O blessed leaves, handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and loved ones of the Lord God! I entreat and beseech on behalf of Sakínih Sulṭán [3.5s]

INBA17:177

MKT7.132, MMK3#008 p.004x

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03784

190

ای ورقات منجذبات جناب میرزا حاجی آقا خواهش نگارش نامه نمود که این ورقات

O ye leaves who are attracted! His honor Mírzá Ḥájí Áqá requested the writing of a letter to these leaves [3.5s]

INBA87:124, INBA52:122

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03788

190

ای ولی الهی واضع اسماء و معطی حقیقی اسمت را ولی الله وضع نمود و صفتت را حبیب

O divine Guardian! The Ordainer of names and true Bestower ordained thy name as Guardian of God and thy attribute as beloved [3.5s]

INBA88:178

MKT8.168, MMK6#507

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

AB03797

320

Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action

ای یاران الهی اول وصیت این عبد اینست که در عبودیت آستان یزدان سهیم و شریک

O ye friends of God! The first counsel of this servant is this: that ye share fully and be partners in servitude at the Divine Threshold [3.5s]... ...Make ye every effort to improve the Tarbiyat School and to develop order and discipline in this institution. Utilize every means to make this School a garden of the All- Merciful… Good behaviour and high moral character must come first

BRL_DAK#0695, AKHA_131BE #08 p.a, MJTB.118x, MJTB.131bx

BRL_SOCIAL#054x, BRL_SOCIAL#190x, BRL_EXCEL#27x, BRL_SCHOLAR#60x, COC#0622x, COC#0792x

Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03798

190

ای یاران الهی این قرن قرن جدید است و این عصر عصر جمال رب فرید بشارت شرق و

O divine friends! This century is a new century, and this age is the age of the Beauty of the peerless Lord, a glad-tiding to the East [3.5s]

AHB.119BE #03 p.000, HDQI.178b, ANDA#08 p.05

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

AB03803

190

ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن شکر کنید خدا را که در ظل عنایت حضرت مقصود در آمدید

O ye friends of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the canopy of the loving-kindness of the Lord of all desire [3.5s]

AKHA_121BE #07 p.b, AKHA_121BE #11-12 p.j

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03805

190

ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی بچه لسانی شما را بستایم و مدح و ثنا گویم و تحسین و

O ye faithful friends of the Abhá Beauty! With what tongue shall I praise you, sing your glorification and express my admiration [3.5s]

AKHA_123BE #04 p.a, AKHA_130BE #17 p.a, AKHA_135BE #09 p.189, AVK3.492-493

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03806

190

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

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

AB03808

190

ای یاران حضرت یزدان صبح است و هوا را طراوتی و قلوب را بشارتی و ارواح را

O friends of the Lord God! It is dawn, and there is freshness in the air, gladness in the hearts, and to the spirits [joy] [3.5s]

INBA17:048

AKHA_118BE #03-04 p.bx, BSHN.140.392, BSHN.144.387, MJMJ3.072x, MMG2#021 p.022x, MHT1b.158

Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement

AB03812

190

ای یاران روحانی شبانگاهست ولی دم صبحگاهی فیض الهی نور هدایت کبری از جهان غیب

O spiritual friends! It is nighttime, yet at break of dawn the divine bounty and the light of the Most Great Guidance streameth from the unseen realm [3.5s]

INBA84:521

MSHR2.312

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03836

190

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه چند روز قبل رقیمه ارسال گردید و مراتب

O exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Some days ago a letter was dispatched, wherein [3.5s]

INBA87:308, INBA52:313

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03837

190

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه نامه ۱۱ رجب بعد از مدتی واصل گردید لذا

O thou exalted branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! The letter of the 11th of Rajab hath, after some time, reached me [3.5s]

INBA87:463, INBA52:480

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03838

190

ایها الفرع المتدرج فی اعلاء کلمه الله از قرار مسموع از بغداد عزیمت بصفحات سر

O thou twig, who hath excelled in propagating the Word of God! From what hath been heard, thou didst travel from Baghdad to Samarra

INBA87:310, INBA52:315

KHAF.016, MATA.012-013

AFNAN.057-058

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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

AB03839

190

ایها الفرع النضر الخضل من الشجره المبارکه چندی پیش بنفحات روح و جذبات قلوب

O verdant and flourishing branch of the blessed Tree! Not long ago, through spiritual fragrances and the attractions of hearts [3.5s]

INBA87:312, INBA52:317

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha

AB03840

190

ایها المثلث بالنعمه شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که در کشور نظم شهریاری و در حکمت

O thou who art thrice-blessed with grace, render thanks unto the Lord of Oneness that thou art in the realm of divine order and wisdom [3.5s]

INBA88:166b, INBA89:032b

ANDA#60 p.30

Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement

AB03843

190

جناب آقا محمد هاشم آقا مهدی الان چون طلبکار بی امان و یا محصل دیوان حاضر

The esteemed Aqa Muhammad Hashim Aqa Mahdi is now present like an unrelenting creditor or a diligent tax collector [3.5s]

INBA21:017

AHB.128BE #06-11 p.311, SFI18.283a, KASH.280a

LOIR20.180-181

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03844

190

حضرت افنان سدره منتهی علیه بهاء الله الابهی آنچه بقلم روحانی بر صفحه وجدان

The esteemed Afnan of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, upon him be the most glorious Glory of God, that which was written with spiritual pen upon the tablet of conscience [3.5s]

INBA87:307, INBA52:312

MATA.032-033

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03854

190

قال الله سبحانه و تعالی فی کتابه الحکیم یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین اعلم یا ایها السالک

God, glorified and exalted be He, hath declared in His Mighty Book: "On the Day when mankind shall arise before the Lord of the worlds." Know thou, O wayfarer [3.5s]

INBA13:385, INBA72:073, INBA59:156, UMich962.139-140, UMich991.096-097

MMK6#585, YMM.420

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun

AB03856

190

مکتوب اخیر نیز ملاحظه گردید از عدم مراوده احباء با بیگانگان مرقوم نموده بودید

The recent letter was likewise perused, wherein you had written about the lack of association between the friends and strangers [3.5s]

INBA16:088

PYK.249

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB03859

190

یا الهی و رجائی تعلم سری و علانیتی و خفاای و جهاری و تعرف مبلغ حبی و شغف ودی

O my God and my Hope! Thou knowest my secret and my manifest self, my hidden and my visible being, and art aware of the measure of my love and the fervor of my devotion [3.5s]

INBA87:480, INBA52:502

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03869

190

یا من اتبع مله ابراهیم حضرت خلیل شمعی در آفاق افروخت که انوارش الی الان در

O thou who followest the Faith of Abraham, the Friend! He lit a lamp in the horizons whose light shineth until now [3.5s]

INBA21:163 (204)

MMK6#136, AKHA_118BE #07 p.j

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB03870

190

یا من اجاب الندآء و اشتعل بالنار الموقده فی سدره السیناء قد مضی دهور امن العهود

O thou who hast responded to the Call and art enkindled with the Fire that blazed forth in the Sinai Tree! Ages of the Covenants have passed [3.5s]

INBA21:114a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03871

190

یا من احترق من نار الفراق قد تلوت الورقه الناطقه بمحبه محبوب الافاق و ثبوتک

O thou who art consumed by the fire of separation! I have perused thy missive, which spoke of thy love for the Beloved of all horizons and thy steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA87:178, INBA52:179

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03872

190

یا من استانس بنار محبت الله واشوقا لوجه استضاء به ملکوت الارض و السموات

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love, and yearning for that Face whereby the Kingdom of earth and heaven hath been illumined [3.5s]

INBA55:207

ADH2_1#29 p.047x, MMG2#233 p.261x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Imam Husayn; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for forgiveness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03874

190

یا من فتح الله بصیرته بنور معرفته بین الوری فاعلم بان قلزم الکبریاء مواج طافح

O thou whose insight hath been opened by the light of God's knowledge amidst all peoples, know thou that the ocean of grandeur surgeth and overfloweth [3.5s]

INBA17:021

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03875

190

یا من مکث امدا مدیدا فی العتبه الطاهره و انجذب بنفحاتها المعطره المتعطره

O thou who hast tarried long at the Sacred Threshold, drawn by its sweet and perfumed fragrances [3.5s]

INBA55:128

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03876

190

یا من وقف نفسه علی خدمة امرالله رقیمه بدیعه که بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده

O thou who hast dedicated thyself to the service of the Cause of God! Thy wondrous letter that was addressed to Jináb-i-Hájí [3.5s]

AVK4.150.10x, MSBH5.265-266

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03892

180

اللهم یا کثیر العطاء و عافی الخطا و وافی الندآء و کافی المحن و شافی السقم انی

O God, O Thou Who art bountiful in Thy gifts, pardoning in transgressions, fulfilling in response to prayer, delivering from tribulation, and healing in sickness [3.5s]

INBA16:193

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03898

180

الهی الهی انت الذی بعلو سلطانک و سمو برهانک و عظیم قدرتک و شدید قوتک

O my God, my God! Thou art He Who, through the loftiness of Thy sovereignty, the sublimity of Thy proof, the greatness of Thy might, and the intensity of Thy power [3.5s]

INBA21:046

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection

AB03901

180

الهی الهی قد کل لسانی عند بیانی لاسرار ملکوتک و شروحی ایات جبروتک و آثار فیض

O my God, my God! My tongue hath grown weary in expounding the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and in setting forth the signs of Thy dominion and the tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s]

INBA17:113

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03905

180

انی لی یا الهی اطلق عنان محامدی و نعوتی فی مضمار اعجز فوارس الملکوت و کیف اطیر

O my God! How can I loose the reins of my praise and attributes in an arena wherein even the horsemen of the Kingdom stand powerless? How can I soar [3.5s]

INBA84:412b

MJMJ3.049b, MMG2#295 p.327

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03908

180

ای احبای الهی اگر چه از سنان و سهام قضا در این مصیبه کبری دریای خون در قلب و

O ye loved ones of God! Though from the spears and arrows of fate, in this most great calamity, a sea of blood surgeth in the heart [3.5s]

INBA88:316

BSHN.140.149, BSHN.144.149, MHT2.132

Manifestation of God as sun

AB03912

180

Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael)

Lawh-i-Ismael (Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God)

ای اسمعیل جلیل جمیع یاران الهی باید ذبیح الهی باشند یعنی جمیع شئون خویش را

O illustrious Ismael! All the friends of God should be as a sacrifice unto the One true God. This means that they should sacrifice and immolate

INBA13:082, INBA55:463

MKT4.014, AKHA_119BE #08 p.b, AKHB.133, AKHB.135, PYB#097 p.12, DUR1.529, MAS5.151, YHA1.397 (2.788), YIK.389-390

BLO_PT#180, BSTW#290

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03913

180

ای افنون منشعب از سدره الهیه جعلک الله خضرا نضرا رطبا طریا مزهرا مثمرا این

O Offshoot of the Divine Lote-Tree! May God make thee verdant, flourishing, fresh, tender, blossoming and fruit-laden [3.5s]

INBA87:484, INBA52:506

KHAF.012

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03915

180

ای اماء رحمن در این اوان که نار امتحان در ممالک ایران برافروخته و آتش ظلم و

O handmaids of the All-Merciful! In this hour when the fire of tests and trials hath been kindled throughout the realms of Persia, and the flame of tyranny and [3.5s]

INBA89:236

HDQI.199, ANDA#07 p.09

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03921

180

ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی

O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s]

INBA16:174

MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement

AB03930

180

ای بنت ملکوت نامه فصیح تو رسید مضمون توجه بملکوت ابهی و انجذاب بنفحات الله و

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thine eloquent letter was received

ANDA#74 p.06

SW_v04#12 p.208, MAX.275x, MAX.293-294x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03933

180

ای بندگان مقرب درگاه جمال مبارک شکر کنید خدا را که در موطن حضرت اعلی روحی له

O ye near servants at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty, render thanks unto God that ye are in the native land of His Holiness the Exalted One, may my spirit be sacrificed for Him [3.5s]

INBA87:368b, INBA52:378

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03934

180

ای بنده الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گردید الحمد لله مومن بحضرت پروردگاری و

O servant of God! That which thou hadst written was noted. Praise be to God, thou art a believer in the Lord, thy Creator [3.5s]

INBA87:193, INBA52:193c

MMK2#340 p.245

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03936

180

ای بنده بهاء الحمد لله شمع شبستان محبتی و نور انجمن معرفت

O servant of Bahá! Praise be to God, thou art the lamp in the nighttime chamber of love and the light of the gathering of divine knowledge [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0409, MKT8.022b, ANDA#57 p.23

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03944

180

ای بنده حق هر چند مدتی گذشت و این عبد فرصت تحریری نیافت و تقریری جوابا ارسال

O servant of the Truth! Though time hath elapsed and this servant hath found no opportunity to pen or dispatch a reply [3.5s]

INBA17:262

MKT8.029b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB03947

180

ای بنده دیرین جمال مبین سالها در گذر است و دهرهای مستمر که از قمصر شما ثمر

O ancient servant of the Manifest Beauty! Years have passed and ages succeeded each other since from Qamsar thou didst yield fruit [3.5s]

ANDA#65 p.15, KASH.423x

Call to action; Love as fire; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB03953

180

ای بنم پک سودیکم احباب روحانی و جان و یورکله فوق العاده تعلق ایلدیکیم یارانم و

O my dearly-loved spiritual friends and companions of my heart and soul, for whom I cherish the most profound attachment [3.5s]

INBA89:053

MJT.115

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03955

180

ای پروانه شمع محبت الله آنچه از خامه ات جاری بکمال سرور قرائت گردید حمد خدا

O moth of the candle of God's love! That which flowed from thy pen was read with the utmost joy. Praise be unto God [3.5s]

INBA84:517b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03960

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله نفحات رحمان در انتشار است و صیت ملکوت ابهی در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that the fragrances of the All-Merciful are being wafted abroad and the renown of the Abhá Kingdom is being spread [3.5s]

INBA87:239, INBA52:244

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB03964

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان کتاب مبین قرین اطلاع گردید از مضامین معانی دلنشین استنباط شد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy most lucid letter was received, and from its contents sweet significances were derived [3.5s]

INBA79.057

MMK3#106 p.071x, HDQI.244

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03967

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان مرثیه که در تعزیه نور مجرد روح مجسم کوکب لامع ملا اعلی آفتاب

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The elegy composed for the passing of that pure Light, that embodied Spirit, that radiant Star of the Supreme Concourse, that resplendent Sun [3.5s]

INBA84:513b

YBN.196-197

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB03969

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه با منظومه هردو رسید فی الحقیقه اشعار جوابی آبدار بجهت

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter and poem have both been received. Indeed, a most fluent and eloquent response to the verses [3.5s]

INBA85:189

BRL_DAK#0998, AHT.012, AHT.150a

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03971

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلالت بر عبودیت حضرت بیچون مینمود

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy servitude unto the Incomparable Lord [3.5s]

INBA87:191, INBA52:192

ANDA#82 p.37

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB03980

180

ای ثابت بر میثاق الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ میزان ملا اعلی و ملکوت ابهی و اما من ثقلت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In this day, firmness and constancy are the standard whereby the Supreme Concourse and the Abhá Kingdom do measure [3.5s]

INBA84:276b

MMK6#613

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04001

180

ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله در بین جمع محفل روحانی برافروزید و باتش عشق بسوزید و

O ye twin shining candles of the love of God! Kindle ye the flame in the gathering of the spiritual assembly and burn with the fire of divine love [3.5s]

MMK2#285 p.206, HDQI.254, ANDA#26 p.04, ABDA.378

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04011

180

ای دوستان الهی الحمد لله که نسیم مشکبار و شمیم عنبرنثار از حدائق قدس در انتشار

O divine friends! Praise be unto God that the musk-laden breeze and amber-scented fragrance are wafting from the gardens of holiness [3.5s]

INBA13:297, INBA55:335

MMK4#119 p.126

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes

AB04015

180

ای دوستان حقیقی انجمن در اقطار عالم بسیار در هر شهری انجمنها در نهایت انتظام

O true friends! Associations throughout the world are numerous; in every city assemblies function with the utmost regularity [3.5s]

TAH.281a, ANDA#41-42 p.97

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB04030

180

ای ضجیع آن روح مجرد هر چند آن نجم لائح از افق این خاکدان متواری شد ولی در مطلع

O companion of that ethereal spirit! Though that radiant star hath vanished from this earthen horizon, yet in the Orient [3.5s]

INBA59:228b

KHSH13.035

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB04033

180

ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء جناب عبدالحسین خان وطن مالوف را فراموش نمود و سرگشته کوه

O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, His honour 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn Khán hath forsaken his native land and wandereth upon the mountains [3.5s]

INBA87:513, INBA52:539

Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB04034

180

ای عندلیب بوستان الهی دیروز مکتوبی مرقوم و فردا ارسال میشود و الان حضرت افنان

O nightingale of the divine garden! Yesterday a letter was written and tomorrow it shall be dispatched. At this moment, the revered Afnán [3.5s]

INBA87:606, INBA52:646

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04035

180

ای عندلیب گلستان عرفان جمال الهی مدتی مدید خبری از شما نرسید بعد مراسله ای

O nightingale of the rose-garden of divine knowledge and recognition, for a long time no word was received from thee, until thy letter [3.5s]

INBA87:607, INBA52:648

MMK5#229 p.179

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04036

180

ای عندلیب گلستان عرفان مشاغل بی پایان و وقایع ناگهان و مقتضیات زمان و انتشار

O nightingale of the mystic garden of divine knowledge! The endless occupations, sudden happenings, and exigencies of the time [3.5s]

INBA87:636b, INBA52:681

Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04040

180

ای فرقدان دو کوکب نورانی سماء محبت الله در کل حین تضرع و ابتهال بملکوت جمال

O ye twin luminous stars in the heaven of the love of God, at all times supplicate and entreat the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s]

INBA84:312

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04049

180

ای کنیز مقرب الهی نامه رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود

O handmaiden near unto the divine Threshold! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. A brief reply is herewith written [3.5s]

ANDA#57 p.06

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04053

180

ای مبتلاى صدمات و بلا در سبیل خدا از ظلم و

O thou who art afflicted with trials and tribulations in the path of God through oppression and [3.5s]

INBA13:157

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04058

180

ای مستبشر ببشارات الله و مطمئن بفضل و موهبت سلطان احدیت ذکرت در سجن اعظم در انجمن

O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God and assured of the grace and bounty of the Sovereign of Oneness! Thy mention was made in the Most Great Prison in the gathering [3.5s]

INBA88:276

MMK2#265 p.191

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04059

180

ای مستشرق از انوار هدایت در این امر الهی که روح القدس اول خادم و ساعیست جهدی

O seeker of enlightenment from the rays of guidance: strive in this divine Cause, wherein the Holy Spirit is the first servant and eager worker [3.5s]

MMK2#251 p.180, AKHA_128BE #07 p.a, AKHA_130BE #04 p.a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04063

180

ای مشتاق تراب آستان مبارک دانایان ارض در فضائل عناصر و ترجیح یکی از دیگری

O thou who longest for the dust of the Blessed Threshold! The wise ones of the earth have discoursed upon the virtues of the elements and the superiority of one over another [3.5s]

INBA55:136, INBA59:232b, INBA88:102, INBA89:105

Four elements

AB04064

180

ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حضرت یزدان الیوم عین رحمانیت از ملکوت ابهی متوجه دوستان

O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of the Lord of Creation! Today the eye of divine mercy from the Abhá Kingdom is turned towards the friends [3.5s]

MMK3#236 p.169, HDQI.274, ANDA#37 p.04

Apocalyptic imagery; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; John the Baptist; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

AB04074

180

ای منادی پیمان الحمد لله بانچه مرقوم شد و تعلیماتیکه داده گشت موفق شدی و

O Herald of the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou hast succeeded in all that was recorded and in the teachings that were imparted [3.5s]

INBA16:127

PYB#251 p.000?, PYK.261, QIRT.13bx

Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04075

180

ای منادی پیمان الیوم اعظم امور تبلیغ امرالله است و نشر نفحات الله کتب و رسائل

O Herald of the Covenant! Today the most momentous of all tasks is the teaching of God's Cause and the diffusion of His divine fragrances through books and epistles [3.5s]

INBA89:162

BRL_DAK#0146, AKHA_088BE #05 p.01, AVK3.489.07, RRT.022, YIA.246

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

AB04084

180

ای منجذب بنفحات تقدیس در این دور اعظم و کور جمال قدم که فیض نامتناهی الهی

O thou who art enraptured by the sanctified breezes in this Most Great Dispensation and the Cycle of the Ancient Beauty, wherein divine and infinite bounties [3.5s]

HDQI.251, ANDA#52 p.05

Call to action; Differences in human capacity; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04086

180

ای منجذب طلعت جمال ابهی فتح ممالک در این خاکدان فانی و کشور ستانی بشمشیر

O thou who art enraptured by the countenance of the Abhá Beauty! The conquest of realms in this ephemeral dust-heap, and the seizure of dominions by the sword [3.5s]

INBA89:257

AKHA_116BE #09 p.250, KHSH10.053

Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace

AB04091

180

ای مهتدی بنار موقده الهیه حضرت کلیم چون از مدین اشتیاق بسیناء اشراق بخرامید

O thou who art guided by the divine-kindled Fire! When His Holiness Moses strode forth from the Midian of longing toward the Sinai of effulgence [3.5s]

INBA13:019

MMK6#298

Moses; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB04094

180

ای مهتز از نفحه میثاق مرقوم مقروء شد مضمون مفهوم گردید عجز و الحاح بود و تبتل

O thou who art stirred by the breeze of the Covenant! Thy letter was received and perused, and its meaning was understood. It expressed humility and fervent supplication [3.5s]

INBA17:228

MKT8.155a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness

AB04098

180

ای نفحه خوش ریاض محبت الله ادراکات و معلومات انسانیه کلیه در سه مراتب واقع

O thou sweet gale blowing from the meads of the love of God! All human understanding and knowledge is of three categories. One is the knowledge of abstract concepts

INBA84:440, INBA59:298a

AVK2.147.06, VUJUD.089

VUJUDE.178

Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB04099

180

ای نفوس مبارکه اگر در هر دمی صد زبان بگشااید و بهر زبان هزاران نطق نمااید که

O blessed souls! Should ye in every breath open a hundred tongues, and with each tongue utter a thousand words [3.5s]

INBA89:008

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04100

180

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید نامه نبود نافه مشک غزالان بر وحدت بود زیرا رائحه

O blessed souls! Your letter was received. It was not a letter - it was a vessel of musk from the gazelles of oneness, for its fragrance [3.5s]

INBA87:019b, INBA52:019b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04102

180

ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه در نهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گردید و از مضمون مفهوم

O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! Thy letter was read in utmost joy and fragrance, and from its contents it was understood [3.5s]

INBA87:076b, INBA52:075b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB04106

180

ای همنام من هر چند نامه ات نرسیده ولی جواب من مشروط بوصول نامه نبوده زیرا

O my namesake! Although thy letter hath not reached me, yet my response is in no wise contingent upon the receipt thereof [3.5s]

AKHA_116BE #04-06 p.94

Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04109

180

ای ورقه مبارکه نامه شما رسید همیشه منظور نظر بوده اید و مشمول بمهربانی

O blessed Leaf! Thy letter was received. Thou hast ever been before Mine eyes and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA87:342, INBA52:350

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the departed

AB04115

180

ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت بنهایت اختصار جواب مرقوم میگردد نامه

O spiritual friend! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, the response is being written with utmost brevity [3.5s]

INBA87:005, INBA52:005

MSHR2.300x

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04116

180

ای یار عبدالبهاء دو طغرا نامه شما در بهترین ساعت وارد و از قرائتش روح و ریحان

O companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy two letters arrived at the most propitious hour, and their perusal brought joy and spiritual delight [3.5s]

INBA89:205

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04119

180

ای یاران الهی جناب فیض بخشای عالم و تربیت فرمای طوائف و امم جلت قدرته و عظمت

O ye divine friends! The All-Bountiful Lord, the Educator of all tribes and nations -- glorified be His might and power [3.5s]

INBA72:106

MJT.154

Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Need for an educator

AB04129

180

ای يزدان مهربان ياران جانفشانند و دوستان پرتو افشان اسير محبتند و مستجير

O Thou loving God! Thy friends are self-sacrificing, and Thy loved ones diffuse radiance abroad. They are captives of Thy love and seekers of refuge [3.5s]

AKHA_134BE #19 p.a, MJMJ2.041bx, MMG2#371 p.413x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession

AB04130

180

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که از کاس عنایت سرمست شدید و در بزم الست محرمان

O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that ye have become intoxicated from the cup of His bounty, and are among the intimates at the feast of the Covenant [3.5s]

INBA87:156b, INBA52:154a

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04137

180

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء نامه جمعی از شما وصول یافت و سبب حصول سرور گردید

O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A collective letter from you was received and brought joy [3.5s]

INBA87:211, INBA52:214a

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04139

180

ای یاران نیک اختر چه خوش بخت بودید و همایون ماه و فرخنده مهر که در این روز

O ye companions of propitious fortune, how blessed were ye, and how auspicious was the moon and felicitous the sun, that on this day [3.5s]

INBA89:028b

ALPA.049, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.000, BSHN.140.448, BSHN.144.442, MHT1b.230, YARP2.058 p.101, RMT.206-207

Music and singing; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04140

180

ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله که در موسم بهار الهی و فصل ربیع رحمانی که نفحه

O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that in this Divine springtime and spiritual season of the All-Merciful, when the fragrant breeze [3.5s]

MKT8.196b, ANDA#57 p.22

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

AB04148

180

این بندهٴ بها شکایت با حکایت از انقطاع مائده روحانى نموده بودی که یک سال است

Thou, servant of Bahá, hadst voiced thy complaint and recounted the story of being deprived of spiritual sustenance for the span of a year [3.5s]

INBA13:229

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Material and spiritual existence; two books

AB04153

180

ایها الشهاب النورانی انی قد امعنت فکری و نظری فی معانی مرسومکم اللطیف و

O luminous meteor! I have indeed concentrated my thoughts and gaze upon the meanings of your gracious letter [3.5s]

INBA59:197

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04155

180

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه الهی الهی هذا فرع من الشجره المقدسه التی

O noble branch of the blessed Tree! O my God, my God! This is a branch from the sacred Tree that [3.5s]

INBA87:276a, INBA52:280

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04156

180

ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره المبارکه در این جهان فانی ملجا و مامنی مجو و در

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Seek thou neither shelter nor refuge in this fleeting world, and in [3.5s]

INBA87:408, INBA52:420

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04157

180

ایها الفرع المنجذب الی الاصل الکریم اگرچه این مصیبت شدیده بود و بلیه عظیمه در

O thou branch drawn unto the noble root! Although this calamity hath been severe and this affliction grievous [3.5s]

INBA87:405, INBA52:416b

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04158

180

ایها الفرعان المحترمان من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب آن دو فرع لطیف واصل و از

O ye two esteemed branches of the Blessed Tree! Your letters, from two gracious branches, have been received, and from [3.5s]

INBA87:220, INBA52:224

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04160

180

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی رتلت ایات الشکر لله بما ایدک علی احیاء النفوس و

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have chanted verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee to quicken souls [3.5s]

INBA17:155

MKT4.107, MSBH6.026-027

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04163

180

ياران نورانی من در اين ليل ظلمانی از هاتف پنهانی ندائی بسمع روحانی رسيد

O My luminous friends! In this darksome night, from the unseen Herald a call reached the spiritual ears [3.5s]

MMK2#246 p.177x, ANDA#33 p.15x

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04164

180

ترانی یا الهی کیف یصعد منی النیاح و العویل الی ملکوتک الجلیل اصیح و ابکی بما

O my God! Thou seest how my wailing and lamentation ascend unto Thy glorious Kingdom. I cry aloud and weep by reason of [3.5s]

INBA84:501b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04165

180

جناب امین نامه مرسل از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی

To the esteemed trustee, the letter dispatched from Baku hath been received, as well as the letter dated the 9th of Rabi' al-Thani [3.5s]

INBA16:173

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement

AB04166

180

حبیبا شمس حقیقت تابان و ابر بهاری در فیضان و اریاح بهار الهی از کل جهات در

O beloved! The Sun of Truth is shining bright, the spring clouds are outpouring their bounty, and the divine breezes of springtime are wafting from every direction [3.5s]

INBA15:246, INBA26:248

HDQI.050a, ANDA#19 p.03

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04172

180

رحمانا رحیما کریما شرق و غرب از انوار مشرق جمال منور است و مشام روحانیان از

O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate, Most Generous! The East and the West are illumined by the effulgent rays of His Beauty, and the senses of the spiritually-minded inhale the fragrance [3.5s]

INBA75:077, NLAI_BH_AB.013

ADH2_1#51 p.079, MJMJ1.072, MMG2#228 p.255, MJH.026

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection

AB04180

180

یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان

O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s]

INBA13:350, INBA59:309

Apocalyptic imagery; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04184

180

یا امین عبدالبهاء در اقلیم مصرم و شب و روز بذکر یاران مشغول از مجمع صلح عمومی

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I am in the land of Egypt, and night and day am I occupied with the remembrance of the friends in the general peace assembly [3.5s]

INBA16:156

MMK5#042 p.041

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB04188

180

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید بارها در

O thou whom God hath reserved for the promulgation of the Covenant! That which thou hadst written hath been perused. Time and again [3.5s]

INBA89:012

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

AB04189

180

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق قد تلوت کلمات التوحید و آثار التجرید و رتلت

O thou whom God hath reserved for the promulgation of the Covenant! Thou hast recited the words of unity and the tokens of detachment, and hast chanted [3.5s]

INBA59:211, INBA88:179

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04190

180

یا من استبشر ببشارات الله و استمطر من سحاب رحمه الله و استضاء من نور انتشر من صبح

O thou who hast rejoiced in the glad-tidings of God, and hast sought the downpour from the clouds of His mercy, and hast been illumined by the light that hath shone forth from the dawn [3.5s]

INBA84:443, INBA59:240, INBA88:170a

Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB04192

180

یا من استشرق من انوار المیثاق طوبی لک بما وفیت بعهد الله و ادیت امانه الله و

O thou who art illumined by the lights of the Covenant! Blessed art thou, for thou hast been faithful to God's Covenant and discharged His trust [3.5s]

INBA13:108, INBA85:165

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04193

180

یا من استمع للذکر الحکیم قد فاز نار السینا فی فاران الثناء

O thou who hast hearkened unto the wise Remembrance! The fire of Sinai hath been kindled in Paran of praise [3.5s]

INBA21:130a

MKT1.215, YHA1.367x

Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04194

180

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله الیوم هزاران کرور بشر در بسیط تراب اغبر محشور و شب

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today countless myriads of human beings are gathered upon this dust-laden earth, and night [3.5s]

INBA55:304

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04200

180

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک و جعلک ناظرا الی الافق

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! I have chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee and made thee a witness to the horizon [3.5s]

INBA84:542b

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04204

180

یابن عندلیب نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید که جناب عندلیب ازین جهان تنگ و

O son of Andalib! Thy letter was received and its contents became known, that his honor Andalib from this narrow [3.5s]

INBA87:588, INBA52:625

MKT5.212

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God

AB04205

180

یار قدیما و مونس و ندیما مدتیست که موسم خزان بود و حرب عوان لهذا طیور شکور در

O companion of old and intimate confidant! For some time it hath been autumn's season and fierce warfare hath prevailed; thus the birds of gratitude [3.5s]

INBA87:584, INBA52:621

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB04229

170

اللهم یا الهی ترانی کلیل اللسان عن بیان المواهب التی خصصت بها اصفیائک و

O my God! Thou seest me with a tongue too weary to extol the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon Thy chosen ones [3.5s]

INBA87:618, INBA52:660

BRL_DAK#0332, MKT5.211, MNMK#000 p.003

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04230

170

اللهم یا الهی تری عبدک المسکین الذی آمن بنورک المبین و انجذب الی العلیین

O my God! Thou beholdest Thy lowly servant who hath believed in Thy manifest Light and hath been drawn unto the realms on high [3.5s]

INBA85:110b

BSHN.140.238, BSHN.144.238, MHT2.185b, YIA.238-239

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB04232

170

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و ستار العیوب و یا کاشف الکروب ادرک عبدک الذی رجع الیک

O Lord! O Forgiver of sins and Concealer of faults, O Reliever of sorrows, aid Thy servant who hath turned unto Thee [3.5s]

INBA89:239

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB04233

170

اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و محیی الارواح فی اجداث الاشباح و منعش القلوب من اقداح

O God, Thou Who cleavest the dawn asunder, Who revivest the spirits within their sepulchral shadows, and Who refreshest hearts from chalices [3.5s]

INBA13:341, INBA59:301

MJMJ3.007, MMG2#172 p.198

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB04234

480

Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

اللهم یا مقدر الامور و الشئون فی ملکه بقوله کن فیکون و یا من قدر البلاء... ای یاران عبدالبهآء نفوس مقدّسی از احبّآء با سرور

O friends of ʻAbdu’l-Baha! With boundless joy, sanctified souls from among the believers hastened to the field of sacrifice

INBA85:051

BSHN.140.285x, BSHN.144.285x, MHT1a.184x, MHT1b.176x, NANU_AB#29x

ADMS#091

AB04239

170

الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه

O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes

AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04240

170

الهی هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک الذی اشتعل بنار محبتک و انجذب بنفحات قدسک و قبل کل بلاء فی

O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love and drawn by the breaths of Thy holiness, and hath accepted every affliction in [3.5s]

INBA21:048

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04241

170

الهی و رجائی و حرزی و منائی و موئلی و غیاثی ترانی متذللا منکسرا مکبا بوجهی

O my God, my Hope, my Shelter, my Desire, my Support, and my Succor! Thou beholdest me humbled, broken, and prostrate with my face turned downward [3.5s]

INBA17:105

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB04242

170

الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی قد سعی عبدک هذا من بلاده الشاسعه و انحائها الواسعه و

O my God, my Beloved, my ultimate Purpose! This, Thy servant, hath journeyed from distant lands and far-flung regions [3.5s]

INBA87:045b, INBA52:045b

Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04251

170

ای افتاده کوی الهی بحر عنایت موج خیز است و نار محبت شررانگیز تجلیات خاصه و

O thou who art fallen upon the path of God! The ocean of bounty is surging with waves, and the fire of love doth cast forth its sparks. These are the special manifestations [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.09

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Love of God

AB04255

170

ای امه الله الان در کاشانه جناب زین حاضر و بمجرد دخول ذکر آن امة الله را از

O handmaid of God! Now present in the dwelling of His Honour Zayn, no sooner didst thou enter than mention was made of that handmaid of God [3.5s]

INBA85:113

MKT7.032a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04256

170

ای امه الله قرین محترم از ید ساقی عنایت شربت شهادت نوشید و بقربانگاه عشق

O handmaiden of God, thy revered companion hath drunk the cup of martyrdom from the hand of the Cupbearer of bounty, and at the altar of love [3.5s]

INBA85:256

BSHN.140.303, BSHN.144.301, MHT1a.176, MHT1b.134

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB04258

170

ای امین من برات مبلغ هزار جنیه امانت حاجی غلامرضا علیه بهاء الله نسخه اول و

O My Amin! The draft for one thousand guineas, entrusted by Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá, upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's glory, first copy [3.5s]

INBA16:177

Business; financial; property matters

AB04262

170

ای بزم یارانمز و دوستان جانمز جانانمز شمس حقیقت افق احدیتدن طوغدی یر تابان

O gathering of our companions and friends of our souls, our Beloved, the Sun of Truth hath risen from the horizon of oneness and illumineth the earth [3.5s]

INBA88:313bx

BRL_DAK#0607, MJT.127, MSHR2.180

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement

AB04272

170

ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید جوابی بملا جهان زیر مرقوم گردید البته خواهد رسید

O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and an answer hath been penned to Mullá Jahán. Assuredly it will reach him [3.5s]

INBA87:263, INBA52:267

MMK6#173, MSHR4.009x

Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Testing God

AB04278

170

Fire and Light

ای بنده بهاء از بلایای وارده بدرگاه احدیت شکرانه نما زیرا مصیبت در سبیل حضرت

O servant of Baha! It behoveth thee to render thanks unto the Threshold of the Lord of Oneness

MKT8.020, AKHA_135BE #04 p.69, BSHN.140.147, BSHN.144.147, MHT2.124b, NANU_AB#51

BRL_FIRE_AB#17

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04280

170

ای بنده بهاء مکتوب تو واصل گشت و مضمون معلوم گردید یاران الهی را تحیت

O servant of Bahá! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Convey thou My greetings to the friends of God [3.5s]

INBA87:157, INBA52:154b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04283

170

ای بنده جمال ابهی تا بحال بعد از رجوع امریکا چند مکتوب ارسال شد حال نیز از

O servant of the Abha Beauty! Until now, following thy return from America, several letters have been dispatched. And now likewise, from [3.5s]

INBA17:147

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04294

170

ای بنده درگاه الهی چشم بگشا تا مشاهده ایات کبری نماای و گوش بگشا تا استماع

O servant at the threshold of the Divine, open thine eyes that thou mayest behold the mighty signs, and open thine ears that thou mayest hearken [3.5s]

INBA55:306b, INBA87:168b, INBA52:167

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04296

170

ای بنده صادق الهی بزرگواری عالم انسانی در بندگی درگاه الهیست و آزادگی از این

O thou sincere servant of God! The nobility of the human world lieth in servitude at the divine Threshold, and freedom therefrom [3.5s]

INBA89:256

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04299

170

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه

O thou true servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s]

INBA89:182

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04303

170

ای بنده منجذب جمال ابهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل جلیل بر سلوک در

O servant enraptured by the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Thy letter was received, and its contents were understood. It serveth as a glorious proof of thy conduct in [3.5s]

INBA85:275

MKT8.244a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04305

170

O thou enlightened beloved son! Praise be unto God, that thou didst arrive

BBBD.538-539, SW_v11#13 p.229-230, BSTW#384

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04307

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود ورقه موقنه بجوار رحمت کبری محزون و متاثر مباش و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful or grief-stricken at the ascension of the assured leaf unto the precincts of the Most Great Mercy [3.5s]

INBA84:471

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB04310

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله در آستان حضرت یزدان مذکوری و در انجمن رحمن مشهور

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, thou art remembered at the threshold of the Almighty, and renowned in the assembly of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA84:288

Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04312

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان ایامیکه در ارض مقدس بودی و بشرف طواف تربت مقدسه فائز در خاطر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The days when thou wert in the Holy Land and attainedst the honor of circumambulating the sacred Shrine remain in memory [3.5s]

INBA87:428, INBA52:441

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement

AB04313

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب میرزا حسین نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید از الطاف شمس

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Mírzá Ḥusayn was perused through the bounties of the Sun [3.5s]

INBA17:240

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04315

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان سبحان الله چه سری است یک صدف در آغوش خویش در و خزف پرورش

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Glorified be God! What mystery it is, that a single shell within its embrace doth nurture both pearl and clay [3.5s]

INBA72:025

YBN.032-033

Empty learning; false spirituality; Praise and encouragement

AB04318

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان قصیده غراء ملاحظه گردید فی الجمله تصلیح و تعدیل شد و ارسال شد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The brilliant ode was perused, amended to some extent and dispatched [3.5s]

INBA72:057, INBA88:323, INBA89:058

MSHR2.258

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04322

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ملاحظه گردید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, but owing to lack of time a brief reply is now being penned [3.5s]

ANDA#71 p.32x

Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04330

170

ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نامه ات رسید چون فرصت بسیار کم است مختصر مرقوم میگردد داوود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and as time is most limited, a brief reply is herein penned [3.5s]

INBA17:133

MMK6#318

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

AB04335

170

ای ثابتان بر پیمان راپورت سالیانه که ارسال نموده اید قرائت گردید الحمد لله آن

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The annual report that ye sent hath been read. Praise be unto God [3.5s]

INBA16:235

Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04343

170

ای جناب کبریانک احبای حقیقلری نور هدایت مطلع احدیتدن طلوع و آفاق ممکناته

O thou noble and exalted one, the true lovers of the All-Glorious! The light of guidance hath risen from the Dayspring of Divine Unity and hath illumined the horizons of contingent being [3.5s]

INBA21:134, INBA88:142

MJT.012

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04349

170

ای حیران جمال رحمن علیک بهاء الله سراج محبت الله روشن است و قلوب احرار از فضل

O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the All-Merciful! Upon thee be the Glory of God. The lamp of the love of God is brightly lit, and the hearts of the free through His grace [3.5s]

INBA16:239

MMK2#199 p.143

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04350

170

ای خادم درگاه الهی مکاتیب متعدده مرقوم شد و ارسال گشت ای مظاهر لطف و عنایت

O servant of the divine Threshold! Numerous Tablets have been revealed and dispatched to thee. These reveal the never-ending and ever-present favors

INBA87:323, INBA52:328

GEN.340

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04354

170

ای خلف آن خادم درگاه الهی ورقه محرره قرائت گردید سوال از حجیت ایات شده بود

O descendant of that servant at the Divine Threshold! The letter was read, wherein a question was raised concerning the authority of the verses [3.5s]

MMK6#381, AKHA_122BE #10 p.b

Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04360

170

ای دل بسته عالم بالا و ملا اعلی آنچه بچشم ظاهر مشهود و موجود از عالم پست و

O heart, bound unto the realms above and the Supreme Concourse, whatsoever is visible and manifest to the outward eye in this nether world [3.5s]

INBA13:064b, INBA88:349

BSHN.140.268, BSHN.140.444, BSHN.144.268, BSHN.144.438, HDQI.272, ANDA#36 p.04, MHT1a.071, MHT1b.029, MHT2.165, YIK.289a

Material and spiritual existence; two books; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04364

170

ای دو بنده درگاه الهی هر چند بجسم در محضر روحانیان حاضر نیستید و در محفل

O ye two servants of the divine Threshold! Though in body ye are not present in the gathering of the spiritually-minded [3.5s]

INBA13:275b

MKT8.082a, MUH3.394-395

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04367

170

ای دو ثابت نابت هر چند بلایا و محن از برای بشر عذاب گرانست ولی چون جام لبریز

O ye steadfast and immovable ones! Though trials and tribulations be a grievous torment for mankind, yet when the cup is brimming over [3.5s]

MKT8.084b, MSBH5.058-059

Call to action; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal education

AB04368

170

ای دو سراج روشن در زجاجه محبت الله آنچه مرقوم شده بود مشهود و معلوم گردید و

O ye two luminous lamps within the glass of the love of God! That which was written hath been noted and understood [3.5s]

INBA13:357, INBA55:156, INBA84:353, INBA84:506

MMG2#100 p.114x

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB04370

170

ای دو شمع محبت الله در کشور مصر در وقت عصر اوقات خویش را بتحریر حصر نمودم تا

O ye twin luminaries of the love of God in the land of Egypt! At the evening hour have I confined my moments to the task of writing, so that [3.5s]

INBA17:252

MKT8.094

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04375

170

ای دوستان ای دوستان این دور کور خداوند جلیل است و این قرن عصر حی قدیر عالم

O friends, O friends! This is the Cycle of the glorious Lord, and this century is the era of the Living, the Almighty One [3.5s]

INBA88:291

AKHA_134BE #04 p.a, AKHA_135BE #08 p.165, HDQI.256, ANDA#26 p.05

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04376

170

ای دوستان جمال ابهی اگر بدانید که این خطاب چه قدر عظیم است و مخاطبها چه قدر

O friends of the Abhá Beauty! If ye but knew how glorious is this address and how exalted are they who are thus addressed [3.5s]

INBA87:107, INBA52:106

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04380

170

ای دوستان سروستان جمال قدیم حضرت نور مبین بیاران آن اقلیم کمال عنایت را

O friends in the cypress-garden of the Ancient Beauty! His Manifest Light hath shown supreme bounty unto the loved ones of that realm [3.5s]

INBA87:425, INBA52:438

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04384

170

ای رفیق افلاس وقتی که تو طبل افلاس بکوفتی من بجهت شروط رفاقت و عهود مودت

O Friend of Penury! When thou didst beat the drum of destitution, I, for the sake of the bonds of fellowship and the covenants of love [3.5s]

INBA88:353

Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement

AB04388

170

ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی شکر کن حضرت قیوم را که بچنین بخششی موفق و موید شدی که

O thou who circlest the Most Exalted Concourse, render thanks unto the Self-Subsisting Lord, that thou hast been granted and confirmed with such a bounty that [3.5s]

INBA87:059, INBA52:058

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04389

170

ای سرگشته سودائی مدتیست که از تو خبری نیست و اثری نه جناب آقا مهدی پسر

O thou distracted and impassioned one! For some time no word or trace hath come from thee, nor from Jináb-i-Áqá Mehdi, the son [3.5s]

INBA13:161

MAS5.033, KASH.287-288

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Soul; spirit after death

AB04391

170

ای سرور حزب ابرار فی الحقیقه ثابتی و برقرار و جانفشانی و سرحلقه احرار مدتی

O noble leader of the company of the righteous! Truly, thou art steadfast and unwavering, self-sacrificing and foremost among the free [3.5s]

MSBH3.111x, ABDA.091

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04393

170

ای سعید دو جهان شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله میرود

O thou who art blissful in both worlds! All the parrots of India become sugar-breaking through this Persian sweetmeat that goeth unto Bengal [3.5s]

INBA87:392a, INBA52:403

HDQI.292, ANDA#47 p.04

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04394

170

ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار فتوحات روحانیه نمود مداین قلوب مسخر کرد و ملقب

O scion of that glorious personage! Thy noble father achieved spiritual victories, conquered the cities of hearts, and was entitled [3.5s]

INBA17:245

ANDA#63 p.16, ANDA#79 p.49x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04402

170

ای سینور مکرم سینای حق پرنور شد وادی مقدس طور شد اسرار حق مشهور شد مطمورها

O esteemed and noble one! The Sinai of Truth hath been illumined, the sacred Valley of Túr hath appeared, and the mysteries of God have been made manifest [3.5s]

INBA88:113

AHB.123BE #11-12 p.270, DRM.015b, ANDA#54 p.05

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mount Carmel; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04403

170

ای شاخ فرخنده و خجسته نهال حدیقه رحمانیه وقت عصر است با کمال ضعف قلم برداشته

O thou blessed and auspicious branch, tender sapling of the garden of the All-Merciful! It is eventide, and despite my weakness I take up my pen [3.5s]

INBA85:289

MKT8.116a

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04405

170

ای شخص منور لاهوتی و ذات محترم ملکوتی نامه شما رسید جمیع کلمات دلالت بر ترقی

O illumined personage, O man of God, and revered soul of the Kingdom! Your letter hath been received, and its every word bore witness to the spiritual progress you have made

AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #06 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.254, MYD.579-580, DVB5.161

ABTM.012

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04406

170

ای شعله محبت الله حضرت ابی الفضائل را نچنان حسن توجه و فرط محبت بانجنابست که

O flame of the love of God! Such is the excellence of regard and surpassing affection that His Holiness Abú'l-Faḍá'il beareth toward your honoured self that [3.5s]

INBA13:386, INBA59:157

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04407

170

ای شمع محبت الله نامه مفصل شما رسید و بینهایت سبب سرور گشت زیرا بر ثبوت و

O thou candle of the love of God! Thy detailed letter was received and it brought the utmost happiness. It was a brilliant proof

ANDA#74 p.05

DAS.1914-05-26, MAX.313-314

Being a source of light; guidance; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04409

170

ای صادقم ای صادقم محفلده نور بارقم جنتلی نخل باسقم گلشنده مرغ ناطقم جانلر

O My true one, O My faithful one! Thou art a light in the gathering, a towering palm of paradise, and a speaking bird in the rose-garden [3.5s]

INBA55:330

MAS9.120

Degrees of faith; certitude; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry

AB04412

170

ای طائف مطاف ملأ اعلى دست نیاز بدرگاه خداوند بلند کن و مناجات نما که اى بى

O thou who circlest the precincts of the Concourse on High! Raise thy hands in supplication toward the threshold of the exalted Lord and offer thy prayer [3.5s]

INBA55:462, INBA84:459b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB04415

170

ای طیر آشیان محبت الله آواز راز که از حنجر عشق الهی ظاهر و صادر بسمع طیور حدائق

O bird of the nest of the love of God! The melody of divine mysteries, which issueth from the throat of heavenly love, hath reached the ears of the birds of the gardens [3.5s]

INBA84:437

MKT2.149, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.254, YHA1.369-370 (2.742)

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB04418

170

ای فرع منشعب از سدره مبارکه علیک بهاء الله و جوده و عنایته اگرچه جواب نامه آن

O offshoot sprung from the Blessed Tree, upon thee be the glory of God, His bounty and His grace. Although the response to thy letter [3.5s]

INBA87:273b, INBA52:277

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04419

170

ای قبسه نار محبت الله در این وقت که برودت قلب دل اهل افق ادنی را احاطه نموده

O spark of the fire of the love of God! In this hour when the coldness of heart hath encompassed the people of the nether realm [3.5s]

INBA85:545

AKHA_133BE #11 p.254, AHB.124BE #11-12 p.432, DBR.034

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB04420

170

ای کنیز عزیز الهی قرین محترم با عبدالبهاء همراز و همدم گشت الحمد لله بوستان

O cherished handmaiden of God! The honoured companion hath become intimate and close with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA16:011

Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04430

170

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

ای گل گلشن محبت الله حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء در انجیل میفرماید المدعوون

O thou rose of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! His Holiness Christ-may my spirit be His sacrifice!—saith in the Gospel, Many are called… A soul is known through his conduct, manners, words, and deeds

BRL_DAK#0688, ANDA#79 p.05x

BRL_ATE#073x, TAB.306-307, ADMS#203ax

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Many are called but few are chosen; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04431

170

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

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

AB04432

170

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

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

AB04435

170

ای مشتاق جمال ذوالجلال علیک ثناء ربک و بهائه و فضله و احسانه و جوده و عنایته

O thou who art enamored of the Countenance of the All-Glorious, upon thee rest thy Lord's praise and His glory, His grace and His bounty, His generosity and His tender care [3.5s]

INBA16:140

AKHA_128BE #10 p.a, PYK.303

Education and the development of capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04437

170

ای مظاهر تایید الهی امروز قرن عظیم جمال مبین است و روز تایید و توفیق حضرت

O Manifestations of Divine Confirmation! This is the great century of the Most Manifest Beauty, the Day of divine confirmation and heavenly aid [3.5s]

INBA87:115, INBA52:114

Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04442

170

ای مقربان درگاه کبریاء صبح است و خسرو خاوری پرتوی بر دشت و صحرا زده و جمیع

O ye who draw nigh unto the Threshold of the All-Glorious! It is morn, and the Sovereign of the East hath cast His radiant beams upon meadow and plain [3.5s]

MKT3.214, DWNP_v6#02 p.002a

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04446

170

ای منادی ملکوت نامه رسید شکر کن خدا را که دیده روشن نمودی و دیدهای دیگرانرا

O Herald of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Render thou thanks unto God that thou hast enlightened thine own eyes and the eyes of others [3.5s]

AHB.133BE #11-12 p.62

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04447

170

ای منادی میثاق جناب میرزا احمد در همان روز که شما از اینجا عازم گشتید نامه

O Herald of the Covenant, Jinab-i-Mirza Ahmad! On that very day when thou didst depart from hence, a letter [3.5s]

INBA84:359

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04452

170

ای منجذب فیوضات ملکوت در این عرصه شهود بموهبت رب ودود خوشنود باش که خاک را

O thou who art enraptured by the bounties of the Kingdom! In this realm of existence be thou content with the grace of the All-Loving Lord that hath transformed dust [3.5s]

INBA84:488

MKT8.149

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

AB04454

170

ای کنیز صادق الهی محزون مشو ملال و کلال میار دلشکسته مگرد لابدّ از حصول مشکلاتست

O true handmaiden of God! Be thou not sorrowful, neither yield to weariness and despair, let not thy heart be broken, for trials must needs arise [3.5s]

ANDA#54 p.04x

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB04458

170

ای مهتدی بنور هدی فضل و عنایت حضرت بیچون را ملاحظه نما که با وجود آن خطا

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Behold the grace and bounty of the Peerless Lord, that notwithstanding that error [3.5s]

MSBH5.109

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04463

170

ای ناطق بثنای الهی صبح است و انوار ساطعه از ملکوت غیب هویت بر مشارق و مغارب

O thou who speaketh in praise of God! It is dawn, and effulgent rays from the invisible Kingdom of the Divine Essence are shining upon the East and the West [3.5s]

INBA84:306

Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04464

170

ای ناطق بثنای حق و متمسک بعهد و پیمان الهی چندیست که از گلزار اسرارت نسیمی

O thou who speakest in praise of God and holdest fast to His Covenant and Testament, for some time no breeze hath wafted from thy rose-garden of mysteries [3.5s]

INBA72:111, INBA88:134

MKT6.049

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04467

170

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در این عصر جدید و قرن خداوند مجید در ظل لواء حمد محشور

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! As in this new age and glorious century of the Lord, thou art gathered beneath the standard of praise [3.5s]

INBA13:254

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04468

170

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی حضرت افنان در مکتوب خویش ذکر آنجناب نموده و خواهش تحریر

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! His Holiness the Afnán hath made mention of thee in his letter and requested a written response [3.5s]

INBA87:092, INBA52:091

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04469

170

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این عهد و عصر که نفحات قدس امر الله در شرق و غرب

O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! In this age and dispensation, when the holy fragrances of the Cause of God are wafting over both East and West [3.5s]

INBA13:022

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04472

170

ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر حکایت کنند اسکندر رومی جهانگشا بود و کشورستان و چون از

O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! It is related that Alexander of Rome was a conqueror of the world and subduer of countries. And when [3.5s]

INBA55:145, INBA59:232a

BSHN.140.307, BSHN.144.305, ANDA#58 p.42, MAS5.047, MHT1a.108, MHT1b.066

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04477

170

ای نهالهای بوستان محبه الله جناب عزیز عزیز در این بقعه مبارکه بیاد شما افتاد

O ye saplings in the garden of the love of God! Dear and cherished friend, in this blessed spot thoughts of you arose [3.5s]

MKT4.108, AKHA_117BE #1-4 p.234x, YMM.066, YMM.095

Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04480

170

ای هوشیار بیدار سروش یار بود که بهوش آمدی و ندا بگوش رسید سمع اصم البته ندای

O thou awakened and vigilant one! It was the angel's melody that brought thee to consciousness, and the call reached thine ear. The deaf ear shall surely hear the call [3.5s]

INBA87:096, INBA52:095

YMM.372x, AADA.045

Development of capacity and readiness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04483

170

ای ورقه طیبه منجذبه بنفحات الله آنچه بلسان گفتی و بر اوراق شرح نمودی و در

O pure leaf, drawn by the fragrances of God! That which thou hast uttered with thy tongue and written upon the pages [3.5s]

INBA16:118

MKT7.150, PYK.292

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04485

170

ای ورقه مبارکه شجره سیناء شکر کن خدا را که در ظل ممدود داخل شدی و در تحت لواء

O blessed leaf of the Sinai Tree, render thanks unto God that thou hast entered beneath His sheltering shade and come under the banner [3.5s]

INBA87:345a, INBA52:353

Education of children; moral education; Importance of prayer; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04486

170

ای ورقه مبارکه هر چند از این بساط دوری و آواره کشور هندوستانی و مبتلای حرمان و هجران

O blessed Leaf! Though thou art far removed from this realm and a wanderer in the land of India, afflicted with deprivation and separation [3.5s]

INBA84:420

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04488

170

ای یار جانی آنچه نگاشتی و راز درون داشتی معلوم و مکشوف شد و سبب سرور یاران

O beloved companion! That which thou didst write and the secret thou didst cherish within hath been made known and revealed, becoming a source of joy unto the friends [3.5s]

INBA89:166a

MKT8.198

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB04489

170

ای یار حقیقی گویند که انسان ایت رحمن و مطلع اعظم بخشایش حضرت یزدانست این

O true friend! It is said that man is the sign of the All-Merciful and the supreme dawning-place of the grace of the Lord [3.5s]

INBA13:173, INBA17:043, INBA59:242b

BSHN.140.291, BSHN.144.291, MHT1b.156

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04490

170

ای یار دل و جان عبدالبهاء نامه فرح اندر فرح بود و مژده شادمانی و کامرانی

O thou companion of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter brought joy upon joy, bearing glad tidings of happiness and success [3.5s]

INBA84:360

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04496

170

ای یاران پارسی من دوستان قدیمید و هموطنان عزیز در این قرن نازنین آفتاب علیین

O My Persian companions, ye ancient friends and cherished compatriots of this blessed century of the Sun of the Most High [3.5s]

INBA87:024, INBA52:024

YARP2.401 p.310

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement

AB04497

170

ای یاران جمال ابهی روحی لکم الفدا چون باین نام شیرین آغاز نمایم کامم شکرین

O friends of the Abha Beauty, may my spirit be a sacrifice for you! When I begin with this sweet name, my palate is filled with sweetness [3.5s]

INBA13:193

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high

AB04498

170

ای یاران حق از عون و الطاف حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که احبای خویش را از جمیع احوال

O friends of Truth! Through the aid and favours of His Holiness the One God, I hope that His loved ones in all conditions [3.5s]

INBA16:128

BSHN.140.450, BSHN.144.444, MHT1b.022

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04506

170

ای جمال قدیم و ربّ کریم یاران پرفورانند و دوستان عاکف آستان کلّ توجّه بکوی تو دارند و آرزوی

O Ancient Beauty and Gracious Lord! The friends are aflame with fervor, and Thy loved ones are devoted at the threshold. All turn their faces toward Thy path with yearning [3.5s]

AKHA_134BE #08 p.308, ANDA#86 p.32x, MJMJ2.101x, MMG2#170 p.196x, MMG2#316 p.354x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB04507

170

ای یاران عبدالبهاء نام مبارک شما در نامه خان نمایشی عجیب داشت زیرا دلیل جلیل

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed names were wondrously displayed in the letter of the Khán, for they were a mighty proof [3.5s]

INBA84:503a

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04510

170

ای یاران معنوی شکر کنید حی قدیر را که در ظل کلمه الهیه وارد گشته اید و بر

O spiritual friends, render thanks unto the Living, the Almighty, that ye have entered beneath the shadow of the Divine Word [3.5s]

INBA21:190

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04512

170

ای یاران و خویشان آن متصاعد الی الله هنگام جوش دلهاست و خروش جانها و استماع

O friends and kindred of him who hath ascended unto God! Now is the time for hearts to stir and souls to cry out, and for ears to hearken [3.5s]

INBA21:140b

BSHN.140.258, BSHN.144.258, MHT2.092

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB04517

170

ای یزدان مهربان جمیع بشر را از یک سلاله خلق فرمودی تا اعضای یکخاندان گردند و بندگان

O Compassionate God! Thou hast created all humanity from a single lineage, that they might become as members of one family and as Thy servants [3.5s]

BSHN.140.321, BSHN.144.319, ANDA#14 p.73, MHT1a.051, MHT1b.009, BNEP.114, MMJA.028

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04520

170

ایتها الورقه الروحانیه من السدره الربانیه از فیض تجلی شمس افق توحید بانوار

O spiritual leaf of the divine Tree, illumined by the effulgent rays of the Sun of the horizon of Divine Unity [3.5s]

INBA87:638, INBA52:682

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04522

170

ایها الاحباء انی اتضرع الی الملکوت الابهی و ابتهل الی الجبروت الاعلی ان یفیض

O beloved friends! I fervently supplicate the Abhá Kingdom and earnestly entreat the Most Exalted Realm of Might to bestow [3.5s]

INBA59:241

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04530

170

ایها الظمان الی معین الحیوان تالله الحق قد ازلفت الجنان و تانقت ایکه الرحمن و

O thou who thirstest for the Fount of Life! By God the Truth, the gardens of Paradise have drawn nigh, and the sacred precincts of the All-Merciful are adorned with beauty [3.5s]

INBA17:086

MKT9.214

Living waters; water of life; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching

AB04533

170

ایها الفرع الرفیع من الشجره المبارکه نغمات حمامه حدیقه ذکر که بر شاخسار ریاض

O exalted branch of the blessed Tree! The melodies of the dove in the garden of remembrance upon the boughs of the meadows [3.5s]

INBA87:492b, INBA52:517

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04534

170

ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدرة المبارکة چندیست که مکتوب

O tender branch of the blessed Tree! For some time now Thy letter [3.5s]

INBA13:283

Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04535

170

ایها الفرع المبارک من سدره المنتهی نور الله وجهک بالانوار الساطعه من ملکوت الابهی

O blessed branch of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! May God illumine thy countenance with the radiant lights of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA87:476, INBA52:497

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB04536

170

ایها الفرع المبتهل الی ملکوت الاصل القدیم الحمد لله تضرع و زاری این عبد بدرگاه

O thou branch who suppliantly turneth unto the Kingdom of the Ancient Root! Praise be unto God for the supplication and fervent entreaty of this servant at His threshold [3.5s]

INBA85:292

MKT8.171a

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer

AB04542

170

ایها المنادی بالمیثاق و الناشر لنفحات الله فی الافاق استبشر بفضل ربک الذی

O thou who art the herald of the Covenant and the diffuser of the divine fragrances across the horizons, rejoice in the grace of thy Lord who [3.5s]

INBA59:117a

PYK.233

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04545

170

جناب امین بعد از تشریف بردن شما حرم میرزا جعفر وارد حیفا شد و بخیال رفیق سفر

O Jináb-i-Amín! After thy departure, the wife of Mírzá Ja'far arrived in Haifa, contemplating a companion for the journey [3.5s]

INBA16:178

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions

AB04553

170

رب و رجائی و مهربی و ملاذی ان هولاء الموقنین المدون اسمائهم بالهام منک فی هذه

O Lord, my Hope and my Beloved, my Refuge! These assured souls, whose names through Thine inspiration were written in this [3.5s]

INBA21:026

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth

AB04557

170

شمع روشن است و انجمن روحانیان گلزار و گلشن نفحات قدس منتشر است و نسائم حدآئق

The lamp is ablaze, and the assembly of the spiritual ones is a rose garden in full bloom. The holy fragrances are diffused, and the breezes of paradise waft [3.5s]

INBA13:402, INBA55:234, INBA59:151, INBA88:053

MMK2#050 p.039, AHB.120BE #07 p.000, SFI17.016

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04558

170

قد لاحت انوار المیثاق ساطعه الفجر شدیده الاشراق سبحان العاقد و العاهد و الموکد

The lights of the Covenant have dawned resplendent, brilliant as the morn in their effulgence. Glorified be He Who maketh the Covenant, Who fulfilleth it, and Who confirmeth it [3.5s]

INBA59:225

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04562

170

هذا مغتسل بارد و شراب الفیض الالهی و التجلی الرحمانی و الروح الربانی فی

This is a cool bath and a draught of divine bounty, of the effulgence of the All-Merciful, and of the celestial spirit [3.5s]

INBA13:210, UMich962.133-134, UMich991.083-084

MKT1.239, AYBY.336 #019a

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Living waters; water of life; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04563

170

هر چند یاران قم را نامه های متعدد مرقوم شده ولی کیخسرو پارسی آرزوی یاد تازه ای

Although numerous letters have been penned to the friends in Qom, yet Kay Khosrow, the Parsee, yearns for fresh tidings [3.5s]

INBA16:090

AB04564

170

یا ابا الفتوح هنیئا لک هذا الصبوح هر چند فتح ملوک خونریزی مملوکست لکن فتح اهل

O Aba'l-Futúh! Blessed art thou in this dawn. Although the conquests of kings involve the shedding of their subjects' blood, yet the victories of the people [3.5s]

INBA87:420, INBA52:433

MMK6#491

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04566

170

یا احباء الرحمن و مشارق شموس الایقان و الثابتون الراسخون علی المیثاق و

O ye beloved of the All-Merciful, dawning-places of the suns of certitude, ye who stand firm and immovable in the Covenant [3.5s]

INBA59:134b, INBA88:174

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; 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

AB04568

170

یا امه الله المقربه الورقه النورانیه حضرت عندلیب در اعیاد الهیه قصائدی تنظیم

O thou esteemed handmaid of God, thou radiant leaf! The honored 'Andalíb hath composed verses during the divine festivities [3.5s]

INBA87:583, INBA52:620

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04572

170

یا امه الله نهایت ستایش از ایمان و ایقان و وله و انجذاب تو نمودند لازم گشت

O handmaid of God, uttermost praise hath been expressed for thy faith and certitude, thy rapture and attraction [3.5s]

INBA87:014, INBA52:014

MKT7.210b

Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04574

170

یا ربی الاعلی و ملجاء المضطرین فی ملکوته الابهی ان عبدک رضا قد ترک هذه الدار

O my Supreme Lord and Refuge of the distressed in Thy Most Glorious Kingdom! Verily, Thy servant Riḍá hath forsaken this abode [3.5s]

ANDA#79 p.11

Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04575

170

یا علی این نام بمعنی بلند و مشتق از سمو و علو است لهذا بهمین نام خطاب نمودم

O Ali, this name signifieth loftiness and is derived from height and exaltation; therefore have I addressed thee by this name [3.5s]

INBA13:137, INBA72:115

MJT.015

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04576

170

یا من اختاره الله من بین الوری للهدایه الکبری و الموهبه العظمی لقد کنا فی

O thou whom God hath chosen from amidst all peoples for supreme guidance and the most glorious gift! Verily, We were in [3.5s]

MSBH6.184-185

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04577

170

یا من استضاء بانوار مصباح الهدی فی زجاجه الملکوت الابهی ا نسیت العهود و ذهلت

O thou who hast been illumined by the radiant beams of the Lamp of Guidance enshrined within the crystal glass of the Abhá Kingdom! Hast thou forgotten the Covenants and become unmindful [3.5s]

INBA55:193, INBA59:163

MKT1.246

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04579

170

یا من انجذب بانوار طلعه اشرقت علی الآفاق یا فرحا لک من فضل ربک و یا سرورا

O thou who art attracted by the lights of the Countenance that hath shone forth upon all horizons! Joy be unto thee from the bounty of thy Lord, and gladness [3.5s]

INBA21:124a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04580

170

یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس قد تجلی مصباح الملا الاعلی فی زجاجه الصباح بنور

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The lamp of the Concourse on High hath shone forth in the crystal of the morn with light [3.5s]

INBA59:119a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04583

170

یا من تعطر مشامه من نفحات القدس انی اخاطبک من هذه البقعه المبارکه منشا

O thou whose senses are perfumed with the fragrances of holiness! I address thee from this blessed spot [3.5s]

INBA55:452

BRL_DAK#0942, MKT2.235

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04584

170

یا من تمسک بالعروه الوثقی آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحه خوشی از

O thou who holdest fast to the Most Firm Handle! That which thou didst write was noted, and a sweet fragrance wafted from [3.5s]

INBA13:007

MKT5.201

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04585

170

یا من تمسک بحبل المیثاق ذکری از سرکار خان نموده بودید

O thou who holdest fast to the Cord of the Covenant! Thou didst make mention of his honour the Khan [3.5s]

INBA13:315

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04586

170

یا من ثبت علی عهد الله و میثاقه العظیم آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God and His mighty Testament! That which thou didst write was noted and understood [3.5s]

INBA17:191

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04590

170

یا من شب فی محبه الله و شاب فی طاعته و هرم فی الاستقامه علی امره یا طوبی لک و

O thou who hast spent thy youth in the love of God, who hast grown to maturity in His obedience, and reached old age in steadfastness to His Cause! Blessed art thou [3.5s]

INBA84:296

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04614

160

البهاء علیک ایتها الورقه المهتزه من نسیم ریاض الابهی المستبشره من نفحات غیاض

The glory be upon thee, O thou leaf that stirreth in the breeze of the Most Glorious gardens, gladdened by the fragrances of the groves [3.5s]

INBA87:101, INBA52:099b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04615

160

الحمد لله الذی ذرء و برء نقطه جامعه کامله مجمله حاویه واجده للمعانی الکلیه فی

Praise be to God, Who hath brought into being and fashioned forth the all-embracing, perfect and complete Point, a repository containing all universal meanings [3.5s]

INBA59:086b

YMM.434

Arcs of ascent and descent; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04621

160

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution

الهی الهی تری ان عبادک المخلصین لجمیع الوری حتی الاعداء و یخدمون کل البشر

O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are sincere towards all humanity

INBA16:238

BRL_DAK#0081, MJMJ1.027, MMG2#346 p.385, MJH.071

BRL_ATE#060

AB04624

160

الهی الهی هذا عبد انتسب الی وحیدک الفرید الحمید الذی ادرک یوم اشراق نورک و

O my God, my God! This is a servant who hath linked himself unto Thy unique and peerless One, the All-Praised, Who attained unto the Day of the dawning of Thy Light [3.5s]

INBA17:138

AVK4.290x, AVK4.481cx

Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04625

160

الهی الهی هذا عبدک ترک کل ذکرا و اشتغل بذکرک و غض الطرف عن کل جهه و توجه الی

O my God, O my God! This servant of Thine hath forsaken all mention and occupied himself with Thy remembrance, hath turned his gaze from every direction and set his face towards Thee [3.5s]

ANDA#55 p.22x, MJMJ3.026, MMG2#280 p.312

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB04628

160

الهی و ربی و رجائی و غایه آمالی اسئلک بفضلک و رحمتک التی خصصت بها خیره خلقک

O my God, my Lord, my Hope, and the Pinnacle of my aspirations! I beseech Thee, by Thy grace and mercy, which Thou hast exclusively bestowed upon the choicest among Thy creation [3.5s]

INBA55:380, INBA87:167a , INBA52:165

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB04629

160

اهل ملکوت ابهى منتظر و مترصد آنند که هریک از ما یوماً قیام نمائیم

The denizens of the Abha Kingdom keenly await and vigilantly anticipate the day when each one of us shall arise [3.5s]

AKHA_104BE #09 p.13

Call to action; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04631

160

ای احبای الهی در کره زمین قبائل و شعوب و ملل و دول پر تمکین موجود و مشهود هر

O ye beloved of God! Upon the earthly sphere there exist and are visible tribes and peoples and nations and mighty states [3.5s]

INBA17:022

MMK6#016, AKHA_130BE #09 p.a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04633

160

ای احبای الهی و کنیزان عزیز حق عبدالبهاء را نهایت اشتیاق بملاقات ولی مجبور بمراجعت

O ye friends of God and the beloved maidservants of the True One! 'Abdu'l-Baha has the utmost longing to meet you

ANDA#43-44 p.85, NJB_v02#14-16 p.005

SW_v02#16 p.008

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB04638

160

ای اماء جمال قدم هر چند در کور فرقان طائفه نساء جنس ضعیف شمرده شدند و در حقوق

O handmaids of the Ancient Beauty! Though in the Dispensation of the Qur'án womankind was accounted weak and was denied certain rights [3.5s]

INBA13:058

MMK6#098, YBN.044

Equality of men and women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04639

160

ای امه الحق چه خوشبخت زنی بودی که در عصر جمال قدم بمهد وجود قدم نهادی و در

O handmaid of Truth! How fortunate a woman thou wert, that in the age of the Ancient Beauty thou didst step into the cradle of existence and [3.5s]

INBA13:081a

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

AB04640

160

ای امه الرحمن این نامه را بنام تو نگارم و از خدا خواهم که نامت در ملکوت ابهی

O handmaid of the All-Merciful! This letter I pen unto thy name, and I beseech God that thy name be written in the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s]

INBA84:321

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04647

160

ای امه الله و بنت امته و اخت امته جناب ابن اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی

O maidservant of God, daughter of His handmaid and sister of His handmaidens! Jinab-i-Ibn-i-Ismu'llah, upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious [3.5s]

INBA16:113

PYK.293

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04650

160

ای آوارگان سبیل الهی از وطن مالوف بسبب طغیان هر ستمکار عسوف دور و مهجور شدید

O ye wanderers in the path of God! From your cherished homeland ye have been banished and made remote through the tyranny of every cruel oppressor [3.5s]

PYB#072-073 p.02, HDQI.168b, ANDA#18 p.05, ANDA#45 p.06, NANU_AB#53

Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04651

160

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

AB04661

160

ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد خدا را که بحر الطاف پر هیجانست و سیل فیض و

O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that the ocean of favors is surging high and the flood of bounties [3.5s]

INBA13:047

MKT9.049a, BSHN.140.277, BSHN.140.309, BSHN.144.277, BSHN.144.307, MHT1a.107, MHT1b.065, MHT1b.195

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB04662

160

ای بندگان آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید و نهایت سرور رخ داد که الحمد لله در موطن

O servants of the sacred Threshold! Your letter was received and brought the utmost joy, for praise be unto God, in the homeland [3.5s]

MKT4.025b, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.b, IQN.023

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB04667

160

ای بنده الهی چه عنوان شریفی مرقوم نمودی و چه خطاب پرحلاوتی نگاشتی در مذاق این

O servant of God! What noble title thou hast written, and what delectable salutation thou hast penned, whose sweetness lingereth in the soul [3.5s]

INBA84:499, INBA87:021b , INBA52:021b

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB04672

160

ای بنده آستان حق امیدوارم که از هر جهت منتصر باشی و منتظر ظهور الطاف الهی

O servant of the threshold of God! I hope that thou mayest be victorious in every respect and anticipating the manifestation of divine favours [3.5s]

INBA17:041

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04679

160

ای بنده بهاء در خبر است که در یوم رستخیز زمین بیکدیگر نزدیک گردد اما ندانستند

O servant of Bahá! It is mentioned in tradition that on the Day of Resurrection the earth shall be drawn close together, yet they comprehend it not [3.5s]

INBA87:006a, INBA52:006a

MKT4.033, AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.a, AKHA_124BE #06 p.z, MAS5.096

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04681

160

ای بنده جمال ابهی خبر مراجعت آنجناب باذربایجان رسید و همچنین نامه آنجناب از

O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! News of thy return to Azerbaijan hath been received, and likewise thy letter [3.5s]

INBA17:148

AKHA_116BE #09 p.310, LMA1.124

Call to action; Personal instructions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04682

160

ای بنده جمال ابهی مقصد از اشراق شمس حقیقت از افق امکان آن بود که نفوس ناقصه در

O bond-servant of the Abha Beauty! The purpose underlying the dawning of the Sun of Truth from the horizon of contingent being was that imperfect souls [3.5s]

INBA89:175

Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; 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

AB04683

160

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه پنجم شعبان سنه حالیه که به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید

O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban of this year, which thou hadst addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s]

INBA85:451b

MMK5#036 p.038, BSHI.058

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB04686

160

ای بنده حضرت کبریاء جمیع سروران هوس بزرگی کنند و ماخولیای بلندپروازی تا

O servant of the All-Glorious Lord! All sovereigns cherish the desire for grandeur and are possessed of the madness of lofty ambitions [3.5s]

INBA72:103

AVK3.097.12x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB04690

160

ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت الان دوستان رحمانی و یاران روحانی که از آنصفحات عزم

O servant of the threshold of the One God! Now the heavenly friends and spiritual companions who from those regions [3.5s]

INBA13:264

Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04694

160

ای بنده صادق الهی حقا که خادم امری و ثابت بر میثاق نامه ای که بجناب متصاعد

O faithful servant of God! Verily thou art a servant of His Cause and firm in His Covenant. The letter that [thou didst write] to that ascended soul [3.5s]

ANDA#82 p.37

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04695

160

ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمد لله موفق بتاسیس حمام بحسب تعالیم رب انام شدی و

O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God, thou hast succeeded in establishing a bathhouse according to the teachings of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s]

MAS5.032, VAA.114-114

Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement

AB04697

160

ای بنده مبتهل متضرع بملکوت ابهی در این صبح بقا که انوار ملکوت ابهی ممالک غیب

O servant, earnest and beseeching at the Threshold of the Abhá Kingdom! In this eternal morn, when the lights of the Abhá Kingdom illumine the realms of the unseen [3.5s]

INBA17:032

MMK4#128 p.132

East and West; communication between East and West; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04699

160

ای بهرام سپهر بلند ستاره شناسان گویند بهرام اختر جنگجویست و تندخو ایندم

O Bahram, lofty in the celestial sphere! The astronomers declare that Bahram is a warrior star, fierce and impetuous at this moment [3.5s]

INBA13:312

ALPA.028a, YARP2.036 p.085

Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04700

160

ای بی سر و سامان چه خوشوقت بودی که بنور هدی مهتدی گشتی و بحزب اصفیا مقتفی

O thou disordered one! How blissful wert thou when thou wert guided by the light of divine guidance and didst follow the company of the chosen ones [3.5s]

INBA21:014, INBA75:041x

ADH2_1#29 p.139x, MJMJ1.087x, MMG2#369 p.411x, MJH.034bx

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04702

160

ای بیسر و سامان من فی الحقیقه کوه و صحرا طی نمودی و از ایران بمدینه الله

O thou who art destitute and bereft! In truth thou hast traversed mountain and desert, and from Iran hast journeyed unto the City of God [3.5s]

INBA17:181

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04710

160

ای تشنه چشمه حقیقت نامه ات رسید و ترجمه حیاتت معلوم گردید الحمد لله همیشه

O thou who art thirsty for the Fountain of Truth! Thy letter was received and the account of thy life has been known.

AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #08 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.253, ANDA#47 p.34, MYD.578, DVB5.160

ABTM.009

Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04711

160

ای تشنه سلسبیل الطاف الهی ناله و فغان که از جان برآوردی بگوش مشتاقان رسید و

O thou who thirst for the heavenly stream of divine favors! The cry and lamentation that arose from thy soul hath reached the ears of the longing ones [3.5s]

ANDA#86 p.80

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Visitation Tablets

AB04713

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان امیدم چنانست که بلطافت اخلاق و رقت قلب و روحانیت کبری و قوه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! My hope is that thou mayest be characterized by refinement of character, tenderness of heart, sublime spirituality and power [3.5s]

INBA87:041, INBA52:041

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04716

450

Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly

BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x

BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04720

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر رسید و معانی سبب مزید روح و ریحان گردید الحمد لله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and its meanings brought forth added spirit and delight. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA84:418

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04724

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت و دلیل استقامت بر امر حضرت

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy musk-scented letter, written with the utmost eloquence and clarity, was evidence of thy steadfastness in the Cause of His Holiness [3.5s]

INBA84:281b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04726

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما رسید مضمون دلیل بر تایید حضرت بیچون بود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters were received, and their contents testified to the confirmations of the Peerless Lord [3.5s]

INBA17:126

MKT5.073

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04728

160

ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه شما تلاوت شد دلالت بر استقامت در امرالله داشت طوبی لک و

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and it betokened steadfastness in the Cause of God. Blessed art thou [3.5s]

INBA16:004

MMK2#200 p.144

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04730

160

ای ثابتان ایراسخان فیض میثاق آفاق را زنده کرد و اهل اشراق را بشوق و شعف آورد

O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! The outpouring of the Covenant hath quickened the horizons and filled the people of enlightenment with joy and ecstasy [3.5s]

INBA87:204a, INBA52:205b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies

AB04732

160

ای جناب امین الحمدالله خود حاضر شدی و ملاحظه نمودی که این عبد در دریای مشاغل

O Jinab-i-Amin! Praise be to God that thou didst present thyself and witness how this servant is immersed in a sea of occupations [3.5s]

INBA16:160

RMT.157a

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Unity in diversity

AB04733

160

ای جوان روحانی نامه شیرینت و بیان شکرینت و اثر خامه مشکینت قرائت و تلاوت گردید

O thou who art young in spirit! Thy sugar-shedding words, and the traces of thy musk-laden pen were perused and recited

INBA84:330

VUJUD.012

VUJUDE.017-018

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04734

160

ای خادم محفل ملاقات نامه شما رسید چنان معلوم میشود که در شیراز فوج و موج است

O servant of the gathering! Thy letter was received. It appeareth that there is tumult and commotion in Shiraz [3.5s]

INBA87:385a, INBA52:394

Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04740

160

ای دختر ملکوتی چندی است که از شما نامه ای جز نامه مشترک با دختر عزیز مسیس

O celestial daughter! For some time, no letter hath been received from thee save one shared with the dear daughter of Mrs [3.5s]

AKHA_087BE #10 p.04

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04745

160

ای دلبر آفاق شکر ترا که دیده بدیدارت روشن گردید و دل و جان از نفحات قدست غبطه

O Beloved of the horizons! Thanks be unto Thee, that the eye hath been illumined by beholding Thy countenance, and heart and soul are transported by the sweet fragrances of Thy sanctity [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0488, AKHA_123BE #04 p.b, AKHA_133BE #11 p.255, BSHN.140.463, BSHN.144.457, ADH2_2#24 p.134, MJMJ2.047, MMG2#151 p.169, MHT1b.186

Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04746

160

ای دو برادر اخوت و برادری چون در دو برادر روحانی حاصل همه اش شهد و شکر است و

O ye two brothers! When spiritual brotherhood and fellowship are established between two brethren, all is honeyed sweetness [3.5s]

INBA17:165

MMK6#205

AB04752

160

ای دو ریحان بوستان محبت الله جناب حاجی ابوی در سجن اعظم وارد و بموهبت عظمی و

O ye two fragrant plants of the garden of God's love! The honored Haji, thy father, hath arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained unto supreme bounty [3.5s]

INBA84:305b

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

AB04754

160

ای دو کنیز محترم حق چه قدر خوشبخت و نیک اختر بودید که در محبت شهریار سریر

O ye two honored handmaidens of God! How blessed and fortunate were ye in your love for the Sovereign of the Throne [3.5s]

MSBH5.057-058

Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04756

160

ای دو نفس زکیه ندای شما بسمع اشتیاق مسموع شد و لقای شما محبوب و مرغوب گشت

O ye two pure souls! Your call reached the ears with eagerness, and meeting with you became beloved and desired [3.5s]

INBA87:448, INBA52:463

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04759

160

ای دو ورقه مقربه درگاه کبریا دو شاهد صادق آگاه گواهند که کنیز مقرب درگاه خدا

O ye two leaves near the divine threshold, two truthful and aware witnesses testify that the handmaiden near the threshold of God [3.5s]

INBA84:491

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04761

160

ای دوست حقیقی عبدالبهاء بهمت و خدمت و حسن سلوک و استقامت و حسن سیاست ثابت و

O true friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Through diligence and service, goodly conduct and steadfastness, and excellence of wisdom, remain thou firm [3.5s]

INBA87:121b, INBA52:120a

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04764

160

ای دوستان الهی و ای مطالع انوار عرفان جمال رحمانی در جمیع اوقات بدرگاه حضرت

O divine friends and O dawning-places of the lights of mystic knowledge of the Beauty of the All-Merciful! At all times, at the threshold of His Presence [3.5s]

INBA55:147, INBA88:268

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04776

160

ای سمی جمال قدم روحى لاسمک الفدا الان در منزل جناب حاجی سید جواد در محضر

O namesake of the Ancient Beauty! My spirit be a sacrifice unto Thy name. At this moment I am in the home of His honour Ḥájí Siyyid Javád, in the presence [3.5s]

INBA21:021

Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement

AB04778

160

ای سمی ذبیح الهی همنامت در میدان قربانی یا ابت افعل ما تومر ستجدنی

O namesake of the divine sacrifice, like thy namesake in the field of martyrdom: "O father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me steadfast." [3.5s]

INBA13:097

MMK6#428

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB04779

160

Social Action

ای سمی سید حصور بحر الطاف بی پایان چنان برجی باوج زد که سواحل کائنات از فیض

O namesake of the Chaste One! The sea of bounty hath surged so high as to flood the shores of existence

INBA17:103

BRL_DAK#0889, MKT4.076, AKHA_128BE #08 p.a, ANDA#66 p.06

BRL_SOCIAL#025

Call to action; Power of the mind over nature; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04782

160

ای شعله افروخته تبتل و ترتیلت معلوم و مسموع و تضرع و تهلیلت درگاه احدیت مقبول

O enkindled flame! Thy devotion and thy chanting are known and heard, and thy supplication and thy praise are accepted at the threshold of oneness [3.5s]

INBA17:080

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement

AB04792

160

ای طالب عزت و بزرگواری حقیقی در جهان الهی بزرگواری در عالم عنصری امر موهومیست

O seeker of true glory and majesty in the divine realm, grandeur in this earthly world is naught but an illusion [3.5s]

MKT8.120, AKHA_121BE #07 p.d

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB04801

160

ای فائز بتربت مقدسه چنان مپندار که فراموشت نمودم محال است محال بلکه عدم مجال

O thou who hast attained the sacred dust, imagine not that I have forgotten thee. This would be impossible, impossible! Rather, it is for want of time [3.5s]

INBA55:205, INBA72:134

MMK6#207

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04802

160

ای فروع نابته از سدره منتهی نامه اخیر شما رسید که خانه معهود را در ۲۲ ماه

O firm offshoots of the sacred Lote-Tree! Your latest letter indicated that the promised house was purchased on 22 Ramadan [9 June 1920] for twenty-six hundred tumans cash

INBA87:355, INBA52:364

GEN.253-254, AFNAN.189

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

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

AB04805

160

ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید دلیل بر آن بود که توجه بکلمه الله کردی و توسل بحضرت

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, bearing witness that thou hast turned unto the Word of God and sought communion with His presence [3.5s]

MMK3#128 p.089, HDQI.291, ANDA#46 p.05, YMM.383

Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04809

160

ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که عاقبت محمود بود و خاتمه المطاف فاتحه

O cherished handmaiden of the Almighty! Give thanks unto God, for the end hath proven praiseworthy and the final outcome hath become a beginning [3.5s]

INBA85:530a

MKT7.114, MMK6#473, AVK3.420.10x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04814

160

ای گمگشته صحرای محبت الله در این کور اعظم که فجر امکان بانوار جمال رحمن روشن

O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God! In this Most Great Cycle when the dawn of creation is luminous with the lights of the Countenance of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.08

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04817

160

ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ببصر اشتیاق ملاحظه شد و بکوش هوش

O thou who art turned towards the Abhá Kingdom! That which thou didst inscribe was beheld with the eye of yearning, and with attentive ears [3.5s]

INBA17:011

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04822

160

ای محب مطلع انوار محبت را مراتب اربعه مذکور و مشهور اول محبت من الله الی

O thou who lovest the Dawning-Place of the lights of love! Love hath four degrees, renowned and manifest. The first is the love from God unto [3.5s]

INBA87:071, INBA52:070

MMK6#114, RHQM2.1023 (465) (287x)

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Four; five pathways of love; Love of God

AB04825

160

ای محمود محمود چون یوم موعود رسید و نور جمال معبود درخشید صبح هدی دمید و نسیم

O Mahmud, Mahmud! When the promised Day arrived and the light of the Countenance of the Beloved shone forth, the morn of guidance dawned and the breeze [3.5s]

INBA89:213

MKT9.170, MMK4#086 p.102

Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04826

160

ای مرتل ایات در محافل نجات جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر

O thou who chantest the verses in the gatherings of salvation, Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá 'Alí-Akbar [3.5s]

INBA13:154

MAS5.035, MSHR3.030

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement

AB04828

160

Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances

ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی انوار حق رخشان شده دریای حق جوشان شده وجه هدی تابان شده

The lights of God glisten. The sea of God surges. His guidance shines brightly.

INBA13:410, INBA55:132, INBA88:313a

BLO_PT#064

Ahdieh

Love of God; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB04837

160

ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن

O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s]

INBA17:188

BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB04840

160

ای مفتون جمال انور ابهی فضل بیمنتها را ملاحظه نما که پرتو هدایت کبری بتابید

O thou who art enraptured by the Most Luminous Beauty of Abhá, behold the boundless grace, for the effulgence of supreme guidance hath shone forth [3.5s]

INBA89:234

MKT8.142b

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech

AB04841

160

ای مقبل الی الله اگر صد دهان باز نماای و در هر دهان صد زبان بگشاای و بشکرانه

O thou who art drawing nigh unto God! Shouldst thou open a hundred mouths and in each mouth unfurl a hundred tongues in thanksgiving [3.5s]

INBA89:083

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04842

160

ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء مکتوب نخوانده جواب مرقوم میشود تایید ملکوت ابهی شامل و

O thou who art near to the threshold of grandeur! Before reading thy letter, I pen this reply. The confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom encompass thee [3.5s]

INBA84:295

MSHR3.194

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB04848

160

ای منادی پیمان نامه قزوین ملاحظه گردید با نهایت محبت و مهربانی و سرور و

O herald of the Covenant! The letter from Qazvin was noted with utmost affection, kindness and joy [3.5s]

INBA16:114

PYK.263

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04852

160

ای منجذب بندای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی دلیل سلوک بر سبیل بود و برهان الطاف

O thou who art attracted to the divine Call! That which thou didst write was evidence of thy conduct upon the path and proof of heavenly favours [3.5s]

INBA17:084

MKT9.189

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity

AB04855

160

ای منجذب بنفحات الله حمد کن خدا را که پرتو هدایت کبری بر بصیرت و دیده بینا زد

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, render thanks unto God that the light of supreme guidance hath shone upon thy insight and thy seeing eye [3.5s]

INBA87:219a, INBA52:223

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04860

160

ای منفقان برهان ایمان انفاق مال و جانست الذین یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم

O ye who expend in the path of God! The proof of faith is sacrifice of wealth and life. They who strive in the path of God with their possessions [3.5s]

INBA85:313

MMK6#184

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04861

160

ای منقطع الی الله خوشا خوشا که چنین آزادی و دلشاد و پاکی و تابناک بندگان

O thou who art severed from all else save God! Blessed indeed art thou, for such freedom and gladness, such purity and radiance, are the portion of His servants [3.5s]

MSBH5.262

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB04862

160

ای مهاجرین از وطن در سبیل الهی هر چند سرگردان شدید و بی سر و سامان شدید صدمات

O ye who have migrated from your homeland in the path of God! Though ye have become wanderers, bereft of home and shelter [3.5s]

INBA17:238

BSHN.140.421, BSHN.144.415, PYB#238 p.50, MHT1b.152, YFY.081-082

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04863

160

ای مهتدی بنور هدی چشم بینا داشتی که مشاهده انوار نمودی گوش شنوا داشتی که ندای

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thou possessed the perceptive eye to have perceived the lights. Thou possessed an attentive ear

ANDA#62 p.05

BSTW#293e

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB04867

160

ای مهتز از اهتزاز اوتار محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و

O thou who art stirred by the vibrations of the chords of the love of God! That which thou hast written hath been perused [3.5s]

INBA87:179, INBA52:180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04874

160

ای ناظر بملکوت سلطان وجود آن جمال موعود و طلعت محمود در قطب وجود بفیض شهود

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the Sovereign of Being, that Promised Beauty and Praiseworthy Countenance, in the Pole of Existence through the grace of Witnessing [3.5s]

MMK6#594, AKHA_121BE #07 p.j

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04876

160

ای ناظم بدیع الاشعار ان الرویا کانت موسسه علی الصبر و التحمل فی جمیع الشئون

O thou who arrangest exquisite verses! Verily thy dream was founded upon patience and forbearance in all things [3.5s]

INBA84:411

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04880

160

ای ورقه مبارکه اگرچه آن کوکب نورانی از افق امکان افول نمود ولی از مطلع

O blessed Leaf! Though that luminous star hath set beneath the horizon of contingent being, yet from the dawning-place [3.5s]

INBA87:116, INBA52:115a

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

AB04884

160

ای یادگار آن جان پاک چند روزی پیش نامه ارسال گشت و اکنون چون رقیمی جدید رسید

O cherished remnant of that pure soul! A few days ago a letter was dispatched, and now a fresh missive hath arrived [3.5s]

INBA21:153b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Love of God

AB04886

160

ای یار حقیقی اکنون عبدالبهاء در مدینه اسکندریه بیاد یاران مشغول و شب و روز در

O thou real friend! At this time ‘Abdu'l-Baha is in the City of Alexandria is engaged in the mentioning of the friends

INBA84:391b

DAS.1913-10-17

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04888

160

ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید عدم وصول نامه های اول را سبب این بود که هر روزی در

O spiritual friend! Thy letter hath arrived. The reason for the non-receipt of the previous letters was that each day [3.5s]

MSBH3.473

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters

AB04890

160

ای یار قدیم و همدم و ندیم ایا ایام ملاقات فراموش نمودی که چنین خواموش گشتی

O thou ancient companion and cherished intimate! Hast thou forgotten the days of our meeting, that thou art grown so silent [3.5s]

INBA17:139

MMK3#071 p.046x

Call to action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04892

160

ای یاران الهی فیض نامتناهیست و موهبت جمال قدیم عزت ابدیه جهان آسمانی پرتو

O ye divine friends! Infinite is the bounty, and the gift of the Ancient Beauty is eternal glory - a heavenly radiance [3.5s]

INBA89:142a

MMK3#298 p.220, PYB#196 p.03

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04896

160

ای یاران حقیقی حمد کنید که در یوم اشراق مظاهر اشفاق نیر آفاق گشتید و بشرف

O true friends, render thanks that in the Day when the Sun of the horizons shed forth its rays of compassion, ye became [the manifestations thereof] and were honored [3.5s]

INBA17:237

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04897

160

ای یاران حقیقی دست شکرانه بساحت اقدس دلبر یگانه بلند کنید و آغاز این راز و

O true friends! Raise your hands in thanksgiving to the sacred threshold of the incomparable Beloved, and begin this mystery [3.5s]

INBA88:141, INBA75:028

AKHA_130BE #05 p.a, DUR1.238, ADH2_1#42 p.064, MJMJ1.097x, MMG2#098 p.112, MMG2#110 p.122, MJH.040

AB04898

160

ای یاران دیرین و دوستان ثابت مستقیم حضرت اسفندیار شهد شهادت را در راه

O ye ancient companions and firm, steadfast friends! His Honour Isfandiyár hath tasted the honeyed cup of martyrdom in the path [3.5s]

INBA13:257b

MKT1.466, ALPA.013, ALPA.061b, YARP2.015 p.072, RMT.214-215

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04900

160

ای یاران روحانی من شب و روز در یاد روی شما هستیم و روز و شب بذکر رخهای دلجوی

O My spiritual friends! Night and day we are mindful of your countenances, and day and night we remember your radiant faces [3.5s]... ...O Thou unseen Friend! O Desire of all in this world and the world to come! O Thou compassionate Beloved! These helpless souls

INBA13:152

BRL_DAK#0108, BRL_MON#02x, MJMJ2.105x, MMG2#000a p.000a, MMG2#229 p.257

BRL_POAB#02x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04909

160

ای یاران معنوی جناب ابوالحسن علیه بهاء الله الابهی مسافه بعیده طی نمود و

O spiritual friends! His honour Abul-Hasan - upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious - traversed a great distance [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0478, AKHA_125BE #01 p.j

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places

AB04910

160

ای یاران مهربان این بی سر و سامان وطن مالوف آن روحانیان شیروان است و کلمه شیر

O kind friends! This homeless wanderer belongeth to the cherished homeland of those spiritual ones of Shirvan [3.5s]

INBA72:091

Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech

AB04914

160

ای یاران مهربان وثیقه اتحاد و اتفاق که بانشاء یکی از بندگان مقرب کبریا مرقوم

O kind friends! The bond of unity and concord, which was penned by one of the near-servants of the Most High [3.5s]

INBA87:230, INBA52:234b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04923

160

ایتها الورقه الطیبه الناطقه بذکر الله آنچه از حنجره روحانی ان طیر گلشن انجذاب

O thou pure leaf, speaking in remembrance of God! That which issued from the spiritual throat of that bird of the garden of attraction [3.5s]

INBA17:046

MKT7.087, BSHN.140.466, BSHN.144.459, MHT1b.160

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04926

160

ایها الفرد النحریر قد سمعت هدیر ورقاء ایک البقاء و صفیر طیر الاوج الاعلی

O distinguished soul! Thou hast heard the cooing of the dove in the eternal garden, and the warbling of the bird in the most exalted heights [3.5s]

INBA59:210

MMK6#600, MSBH1.365

Apocalyptic imagery; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mosaic imagery; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

AB04927

160

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه تالله الحق ان حوریات القدس فی غرفات

O thou exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree! By God the Truth, verily the holy maidens in the chambers [3.5s]

INBA87:411a, INBA52:423

BRL_DAK#0913, MKT2.232

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04928

160

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه مکتوب واصل و مضمون معلوم گردید کشفیه

O thou august offshoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! Thy missive hath arrived, and its contents stand manifest. The estimate for the restoration of the Blessed House was reviewed and found most agreeable… The Blessed House of the Exalted One must be restored without a hair’s breadth change from its original form

INBA87:316b, INBA52:321

KHAF.211

GEN.171, AFNAN.175x

Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

AB04929

160

ایها الفرع العظیم من الشجره المبارکه التی اصلها ثابت فی الارض و فرعها فی

O mighty branch of the blessed Tree whose root is firmly established in the earth and whose branch is in [3.5s]

INBA87:416, INBA52:429a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04930

160

ایها الفرع الکریم من الدوحه المبارکه کثرت مشاغل و غوائل مانع از تحریر است

O noble Branch of the blessed Tree! A multitude of occupations and cares hath prevented me from writing [3.5s]

INBA84:447

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB04943

160

جمال ذوالجلالک نقص و زوالی اولمدیغی گبی عاشق باوفا و آشفته پرصفانک فتور و

The beauty of Thy transcendent glory is untouched by imperfection or decline, and the fidelity of Thy devoted and ardent lover remains unsullied by weariness [3.5s]

INBA21:098a

MJT.084

Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04945

160

حضرت آقا سید هادی در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک مستریح و از هر غائله فارغ و مطمئن دعا

His honor Aqa Siyyid Hadi, beneath the sheltering grace of the Blessed Beauty, resteth in tranquility, free from every tribulation and secure in his prayers [3.5s]

INBA87:404, INBA52:416a

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04950

160

رب لک الحمد بما اشرق نیر الاحسان من افق العفو و الغفران و اضاء و ازال ظلام

O Lord! All praise be unto Thee, for the Daystar of divine favors hath dawned from the horizon of pardon and forgiveness, hath shed its radiance and dispelled the darkness [3.5s]

INBA87:123, INBA52:121

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB04951

160

رب و رجائی هذا عبدک الرقیق الذی ارتبط عنقه بسلسله عبودیه عتبتک السامیه

O Lord and my Hope! This, Thy lowly servant, whose neck is bound with the chain of servitude to Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s]

INBA13:017

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04952

160

رب و رجائی و مویدی و موفقی قد رجعت عن کل شیء الی مرکز رحمانیتک و غفیفت النظر

O Lord, my Hope, my Support and my Guide! I have turned away from all else unto the Center of Thy mercy and have cast down my gaze [3.5s]

INBA84:452

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for prosperity

AB04953

160

رب یا ذا المغفره العظمی و الموهبه الکبری تغفر لمن تشاء و تعفو عمن تشاء و تبدل

O Lord, Possessor of supreme forgiveness and greatest bounty! Thou forgivest whomsoever Thou willest, and pardonest whomsoever Thou pleasest, and transformest [3.5s]

INBA87:003b, INBA52:003b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04954

160

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی تمت حجتک و سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و کملت

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He whose proof is consummate, whose mercy hath preceded all else, whose bounties are abundant, and whose grace is perfected [3.5s]

INBA84:278

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB04961

160

هل بارق المیثاق لاح علی الافاق ام انکشفت البراقع عن وجه یلوح بنور الاشراق ام کوکب

Hath the lightning of the Covenant flashed across the horizons, or have the veils been lifted from a visage resplendent with the light of dawn, or doth a star [3.5s]

INBA21:155c, INBA21:195a (245a), INBA89:020a

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04962

160

و انت الذی یا الهی اظهرت اسمک الاعظم و نورک الانور و هدیت به الامم و اشرقت

O my God! Thou art He Who hath manifested Thy Most Great Name and Thy Most Luminous Light, and through it hath guided the peoples and shone forth [3.5s]

INBA21:038

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB04967

160

یا امه البهاء جناب عبدالحسین خان و جناب علیمحمد خان دو نهال جنت ابهی مدتی در اینصفحات

O maidservant of Bahá! The esteemed 'Abdu'l-Husayn Khán and the honored 'Alí-Muhammad Khán, two saplings of the Abhá Paradise, did spend some time in these regions [3.5s]

INBA84:383

Education of children; moral education; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB04974

160

یا حضرت امین علیک الطاف ربک الرحمن الرحیم الان که در محیط اعظم آب در کشتی

O trusted one! Upon thee be the favors of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Now that thou art upon the vast ocean in the ship [3.5s]

INBA16:152

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB04976

160

یا من اجتهد بروحه و ذاته و کینونته فی نشر نفحات الله احسنت احسنت بما استقمت

O thou who hast striven with thy spirit, thy being and thine essence to diffuse the fragrances of God! Well done! Well done! for thou hast stood firm [3.5s]

INBA87:614, INBA52:656

MKT5.214

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04978

160

یا من استسقی من وابل العطاء اگرچه از پیش جواب ارسال شد ولی باز نگاشته میشود

O thou who hast implored the downpour of bounties! Though an answer was previously dispatched, yet again do I write [3.5s]

INBA84:514a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04980

160

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

یا من امتلا قلبه حبا بجمال الله انی تلوت رقیمک الکریم و رتلت کلماتک الناطقه

O thou whose heart hath been filled with love for the beauty of God!… O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my Beloved, my highest Aim and Desire!

INBA59:194c

BRL_DAK#0229, ADH2.115x, ADH2_3#07 p.148x, MJMJ1.023x, MMG2#218 p.245x, MJH.068ax

BRL_ATE#110x, BPRY.056-057x, TAB.329-330, BSC.428 #775

T. Ellis

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04981

160

یا من انجذب من فیض ملکوت الابهی از مواهب الهیه و فیوضات رحمانیه تهیا اسباب

O thou who art enraptured by the outpourings of the Abhá Kingdom! Through divine bestowals and the bounties of the All-Merciful have the means been prepared [3.5s]

INBA13:188

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04983

160

یا من تشبث بالعروه الوثقی خوشا بحال حقائقی که در محفل تجلی دیده را بمشاهده

O thou who clingest to the Most Great Handle! Blessed are those realities that, in the gathering-place of divine manifestation, have fixed their gaze upon the vision [3.5s]

INBA13:005

MSHR4.191-192

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

AB04984

160

یا من تشبث بذیل المیثاق ان نیر الافاق لما اشرق من افق العراق سطع اشراقا فی

O thou who holdest fast to the hem of the Covenant! When the Luminary of the horizons shed its light from the horizon of Iraq, it shone resplendently in [3.5s]

INBA59:224

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04988

160

یا من سافر فی سبیل الله بشری لک من هذه الخدمه الکبری فاشکر الله بما وفقک علی

O thou who hast journeyed in the path of God! Glad tidings be unto thee of this mighty service. Therefore render thanks unto God for having enabled thee [3.5s]

AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.05, AYBY.455 #205

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB04990

160

یا من نادی بالمیثاق انی بکل روح و ریحان استمعت ما خاطبت به احدا من احباء الله

O thou who callest out in the Covenant! With all spirit and fragrance have I hearkened unto that which thou didst address to one of the loved ones of God [3.5s]

INBA59:343

KHSH13.011

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause

AB05006

150

التحیه التی تتلئلا من الافق الابهی و الثناء الذی یتعطر به سحیق المسک فی

The greeting that gleams from the Most Exalted Horizon, and the praise that is perfumed with the choicest musk [3.5s]

INBA84:301

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Visitation Tablets

AB05008

150

الغیث الهاطل من سحاب رحمه الله و الوابل النازل من غمام مغفره الله حیا ربوتک

The heavenly showers descending from the clouds of God's mercy and the copious rains pouring down from the clouds of His forgiveness render thy heights verdant [3.5s]

INBA84:314

Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets

AB05009

150

اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد منتسب الی عبدک الذی اخترته لحبک و اجتبیته لعرفانک و

O God, my God! This is a servant associated with Thy servant whom Thou didst choose for Thy love and single out for Thy knowledge [3.5s]

INBA84:464b

AB05010

150

اللهم یا الهی و ربی الکریم و مولائی العظیم ان هذین لعبدان ساجدان خاضعان

O my God, my generous Lord and my glorious Master! These two are indeed servants, prostrate and humble [3.5s]

INBA84:320

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05011

150

اللهم یا من اشرق بانوار الغفران علی هیاکل الانسان و احیی الحقائق الخامده

O God! Thou Who hast shed the effulgent rays of forgiveness upon human temples and hast quickened dormant realities [3.5s]

INBA17:035

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB05013

150

اللهم یا موید المخلصین بجنود من الملکوت الابهی و موفق الثابتین علی عهدک بقبیل

O God, Who dost aid the sincere ones with hosts from the Most Glorious Kingdom, and grant success unto them that stand firm in Thy Covenant, through celestial legions [3.5s]

INBA88:146

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for healing; Prayer for protection

AB05016

150

الهی الهی ان عبدک عیسی قد اقبل الی عتبه رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات قدس ربانیتک

O my God, O my God! Thy servant 'Ísa hath turned towards the threshold of Thy mercy and hath been attracted by the sacred fragrances of Thy divine holiness [3.5s]

INBA84:402

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

AB05021

150

الهی الهی قد ارتعش اناملی و ضعف بصری و اندق عظمی و ذاب لحمی و انعقد دمی و

O my God, my God! My fingers tremble, my sight is enfeebled, my bones are shattered, my flesh melts away, and my blood is congealed [3.5s]

INBA59:100

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05023

150

الهی الهی قد خلقت نفوسا من جواهر الوجود فامنوا بک و بایاتک و طفحت قلوبهم

O my God, my God! Thou hast indeed created souls from the very essence of being, who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and whose hearts have overflowed [3.5s]

INBA87:577b, INBA52:614

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05024

150

الهی الهی کیف اذکرک و ادعوک و جمیع شئونى و قوائى و ارکانى و حواسی تعترف بعجزی

O my God, my God! How can I ever remember Thee or call upon Thee, when all my circumstances, my powers, my elements and my senses confess their impotence [3.5s]

INBA21:085, INBA21:132c

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05025

150

الهی الهی هذا روح اهتز من تجلیات یوم لقائک و هذا سراج اشتعل من النار الموقده

O my God, O my God! This is a spirit that hath been stirred by the effulgences of the Day of Thy meeting, and this is a lamp that hath been enkindled by the blazing fire [3.5s]

INBA87:506, INBA52:531

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05026

150

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی اشتعل بنار محبتک و انجذب بنفحات قدسک و لبی لندائک و

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, who hath been drawn unto the breezes of Thy holiness, and who hath answered Thy call [3.5s]

INBA87:204b, INBA52:206

Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB05028

150

الهی انک لتعلم ان الاسمین الاکرمین لم یقصدوا اجتناء الحطام و الاکتساب زخرف و

O my God! Thou knowest well that these two most exalted Names have not sought to gather earthly riches nor acquire worldly adornments [3.5s]

INBA21:032

Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05030

150

الهی هذا عبدک المنجذب بنفحات الایات المشتعل بالنار الموقده فی سدره الکلمات

O my God! This is Thy servant, who hath been enraptured by the fragrances of Thy verses and set ablaze with the fire kindled in the Tree of Thy words [3.5s]

INBA59:132a, INBA88:172a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05031

150

الهی و خلاقی و حرزی و غایت رجائی اجترح بین یدی سلطان رحمتک علی کل شیء و سلطه

O my God, my Creator, my Protector, and the Ultimate Goal of my hope! I stand before the sovereignty of Thy mercy, which hath dominion over all things [3.5s]

INBA17:030

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05034

150

ای احبای الهی از ملکوت اعلی مژده عنایت میرسد و از جبروت ابهی نسیم موهبت میوزد

O friends of God! From the Kingdom on high come glad tidings of grace, and from the Most Glorious Realm waft the breezes of bounty [3.5s]

INBA13:068

MKT9.018, ALPA.059, YARP2.068 p.108, RMT.048-049

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05035

150

ای احبای الهی و مظاهر الطاف نامتناهی و مشارق احسان رحمانی و مطالع نجوم عرفان

O ye divine friends, Manifestations of infinite favours, Dawning-places of the merciful Lord's bounties, and Daysprings of the stars of mystic knowledge [3.5s]

INBA84:435

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05036

150

ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر

O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.183-185

AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high

AB05037

150

ای احبای عبدالبهاء شمع روشن است و نور میثاق شاهد انجمن نفحات ریاض احدیت در

O beloved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The candle is lit, and the light of the Covenant beareth witness in the assembly. The fragrances of the gardens of oneness [3.5s]

INBA13:225b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB05041

150

ای اسیر محبت آندلبر آسمانی شکر کن خدا را که ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و بتراب عتبه

O thou who art captivated by the love of that celestial Beloved! Give thanks unto God that thou hast attained unto the luminous sanctuary and to the dust of its threshold [3.5s]

INBA87:229a, INBA52:233

Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05044

150

ای افنان سدره مبارکه چندیست که از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل و مصائب و متاعب فرصت

O Afnan of the blessed Lote-Tree! For some time now, owing to the press of occupations, the tumult of tribulations, the succession of calamities and the weight of afflictions, no opportunity has presented itself [3.5s]

INBA87:331a, INBA52:338a

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05053

150

ای امه الله محزونه در این خاکدان فانی بقا بجهت نفسی ممتنع و محال و مجال شبهه

O handmaid of God who art sorrowful in this ephemeral dust-heap! Permanence for any soul in this transitory realm is impossible and beyond the pale of doubt [3.5s]

INBA87:078, INBA52:077

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05058

150

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ها رسید فی الحقیقه در نهایت زحمتی و متحمل مشقت و آنچه

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letters arrived. Verily, thou art enduring the utmost hardship and bearing manifold tribulations [3.5s]

INBA16:157

MKT9.030

Praise and encouragement

AB05062

150

ای برادران چون اختران در یوم موعود چون نجوم محمود از مطلع صبح شهود طالع گشتید

O brothers! Even as the stars upon the Promised Day, like unto praiseworthy luminaries, ye have risen from the dawning-place of the morn of witness [3.5s]

INBA17:112

YIA.346, KHSK.017x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05065

150

ای بندگان و کنیزان حق شرق و غرب در حرکت است و جنوب و شمال متضرع بملیک احدیت

O ye servants and handmaidens of God! The East and the West are in motion, and the South and the North supplicate unto the King of Oneness [3.5s]

INBA72:153

Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05066

150

ای بنده الهی الان در نهایت گرما که حرارت تموز چون تنور آتش افروز است این عبد

O servant of God! Now, in this utmost heat, when the blaze of summer is even as a flaming furnace, this servant [3.5s]

INBA17:037

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05067

150

Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Superstition

ای بنده الهی در خصوص چشم پاک و ناپاک یعنی اصابت عین مرقوم نموده بودید

O servant of God! Thou hadst written about the benevolent gaze and the malevolent glare

BRL_DAK#0453, MKT3.257b, AVK1.332x, AVK3.359.10x, PYB#094 p.03, ANDA#81 p.06, YARP2.472 p.350, GHA.454-455

ADMS#152

AB05070

150

ای بنده الهی شکر کن خدا را که در راه او آواره گشتی بیچاره شدی سرگشته و

O servant of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a wanderer in His path, hast been made destitute, and art bewildered and astray [3.5s]

AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05073

150

ای بنده الهی مراسله آنجناب ملاحظه گشت فی الحقیقه عسرت سبب کدورت شده و جفای

O servant of God, thy letter was perused. In truth hardship hath become the cause of distress, and the cruelty [3.5s]

INBA89:183

PYB#273-274 p.03

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05075

150

ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش اطلاع بر مضمون حاصل گردید محافل بسیار

O servant of God! Your letter was received, and from its perusal its contents became known [3.5s]

INBA87:120, INBA52:119a

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05080

150

ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک جناب شکوهی ستایشی زایدالوصف از آنجناب نمود که شعله

O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Shukuhi hath offered praise beyond description that flameth [3.5s]

INBA84:506b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05081

150

ای بنده آستان حضرت کبریا هر چند ابدا فرصت ندارم و مهلت نیست که نامه نگارم ولی

O servant of the threshold of the Most Great Lord! Though I have no time whatsoever, nor respite to pen a letter, yet [3.5s]

INBA89:231

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05082

150

ای بنده آستان حضرت یزدان مکتوب مسطور ملحوظ گشت ورق منشور مشهور آمد مضمون

O servant at the threshold of the Lord God! Thy written letter hath been perused, and its contents have been noted [3.5s]

INBA72:113

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05086

150

ای بنده بهاء بعد از عصراست و خسته گی از گرمی هوا و کثرت تحریر اوراق

O servant of Bahá! It is now the afternoon hour, and weariness from the heat of the day and the abundance of writing hath overtaken me [3.5s]

INBA88:369a, INBA89:118b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05089

150

ای بنده پیمان سرهنگ ناسوتی صف حرب و جنگ بیاراید ولی سرهنگ ملکوتی باهنگ تسبیح

O servant of the Covenant! The earthly colonel may array the ranks for battle and war, but the heavenly colonel leads with the melody of praise [3.5s]

INBA84:550

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

AB05090

150

ای بنده جانفشان جمال ابهی در قرآن حضرت رحمان میفرماید ان تنصروا الله ینصرکم و

O self-sacrificing servant of the Abhá Beauty! In the Qur'án the All-Merciful declareth: "If ye assist God, He will assuredly assist you" [3.5s]

INBA17:042

MMK6#490, ANDA#58 p.04

Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Predictions and prophecies; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05091

150

ای بنده جمال قدم در این ساعت که مرکز میثاق در نهایت اشتیاق خامه برداشته و

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! In this hour when the Center of the Covenant, with utmost longing, hath taken up His pen [3.5s]

INBA13:032

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05092

150

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ای بنده حضرت بی نیاز شیراز در بدایت طلوع صبح حقیقت خلوتگه راز شد و آهنگ

O servant of the Self-Sufficient! At the earliest dawn of the Morn of Truth, Shíraz became a retreat of mysteries, and the song of the Concourse on High began to play

INBA85:466

AKHA_134BE #07 p.273, AVK3.417.08x, BSHI.059-060, BSHN.140.464, BSHN.144.458, MJMJ2.041ax, MMG2#355 p.397x, MHT1b.183

ADMS#297

AB05093

150

ای بنده حق آنچه نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید همین است که مرقوم نموده بودی از پیش

O servant of the Truth, what thou didst write was perused, and it is indeed as thou hadst previously written [3.5s]

INBA87:150a, INBA52:147

Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB05098

150

ای بنده درگاه کبریا جناب مرتضی مراجعت بانصفحات مینمایند و ارمغانی از عبدالبهاء

O servant of the celestial Threshold! His honor Murtaza returneth to those regions, bearing a gift from 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA87:255a, INBA52:258

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05101

150

ای بنده صادق حق جناب تیرانداز نامه شما را پرواز داد تا بدست اینعبد پر عجز و

O faithful servant of the Truth, Jinab-i-Tirandaz hath caused thy letter to soar until it reached the hands of this most humble [3.5s]

INBA87:110, INBA52:109

AYT.010-011x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05104

150

ای بهائیان ای ربانیان شمس حقیقت اشراق بر شرق نمود هزاران فداایان در خاور

O ye Bahá'ís, O ye who are divinely-guided! The Sun of Truth hath shed its radiance upon the East, and thousands in the Orient have sacrificed themselves [3.5s]

INBA13:115

AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.j, HDQI.233, ANDA#22 p.05

East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05108

150

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed

ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار این امة موقنه ات را با اولاد و احفاد بر عهد و میثاقت

O Lord, O Forgiver! Keep this devoted handmaiden of Thine, together with her children and descendants, firm in Thy Covenant and Testament [3.5s]

INBA75:034

ADH2.122, ADH2_4#02 p.154, MJMJ1.104, MMG2#411 p.457, MJH.045

AB05112

150

ای پروردگار مفتون جمال خویش محمد حسن را در جوار رحمه کبری پناه ده و باسرار

O Lord! Grant Muhammad Hasan, who is entranced by Thy beauty, shelter nigh unto Thy most great mercy [3.5s]

INBA87:265, INBA52:269a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05118

150

ای تهمتن رستم زابلی هر چند شهسوار میدان مردانگی بود و بقوه جسمانی فائق بر هر

O valiant Rostam of Zabul, though thou wert the champion in the field of manliness and in physical might didst excel all [3.5s]

MMK2#159 p.120, PPAR.193

Being a source of light; guidance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05123

150

Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn

ای ثابت بر پیمان چشمه آب حیات عین یقین هدایت است الحمد لله از آن نوشیدی و هر

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The wellspring of eternal life is none other than the certitude of divine guidance. Praise be to God that thou hast drunk therefrom and [3.5s]... ...Alexander is not meant by “Dhu’l-Qarnayn”; rather, it is an allusion to one possessed of power. Consider how Alexander, with all his might and glory, was deprived of the fountain of life

MKT3.366a, AKHA_126BE #04-06 p.a, YMM.265x, LDR.492

ADMS#327x

Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Living waters; water of life

AB05124

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان چون شمس حقیقت بضیاء و حرارتی شدید از افق لامکان بر امکان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Even as the Sun of Truth, with intense brilliance and heat, hath risen from the horizon of the realm beyond unto the realm of being [3.5s]

AKHA_119BE #11 p.d

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05125

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که جبینی از انوار ساطعه آفتاب عهد روشن داری و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise God that thy brow shineth with the brilliant rays of the Sun of the Covenant [3.5s]

INBA16:006

MMK6#576

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05126

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب اسمعیل آقا مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید سبب

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Ismá'íl Áqá was noted [3.5s]

INBA72:163

TISH.496-497

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05130

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید هر چند فرصت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst inscribe hath been perused. Although time [3.5s]

INBA17:131

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition

AB05135

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید هر چند مختصر بود ولی مخابرات قلوب متصل است پیک

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received which, though brief, yet the communications of hearts remain ever connected [3.5s]

INBA87:392b, INBA52:404a

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05137

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که چند سال پیش فرستاده بودی امسال رسید از مضمون مفهوم شد که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst send several years ago hath but now arrived. From its contents it was understood that [3.5s]

INBA87:184, INBA52:185b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05141

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ملاحظه گردید عبارت پر حلاوت بود و دلالت بر استقامت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused; its expressions were full of sweetness and betokened steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA87:085, INBA52:083

Prayer for the departed

AB05143

150

ای ثابت بر عهد و میثاق اثر کلک گهربار سبب حصول روح و ریحان گردید چه که ناطق

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The effect of thy jewel-scattering pen hath brought about spiritual joy and sweet fragrance [3.5s]

INBA55:185

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB05144

150

ای ثابت بر میثاق الهی خوشا بحال تو که چون بنیان از صفائح جدید بر عهد جدید

O thou who art steadfast in the Divine Covenant! Blessed art thou, for like unto a foundation of new tablets thou art firm in the New Covenant [3.5s]

INBA85:177

MKT9.110, MMK6#123

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05145

150

ای ثابت مستقیم در وقتیکه عبدالبهاء در نهایت تضرع و ابتهالست بتو نامه نگارد و

O steadfast and upright one! At a time when 'Abdu'l-Bahá is in a state of utmost supplication and earnest entreaty, He pens this letter unto thee [3.5s]

INBA79.051b

AMK.036-036

Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05147

150

ای ثابت نابت هیچ دانی که در این انجمن رحمانی بچه عنوانی مذکوری اگر بدانی چنان

O steadfast and firm one! Knowest thou in what heavenly assembly thou art mentioned? If thou didst know, thou wouldst [3.5s]

INBA89:171b

High station of the true believer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05153

150

ای جان پاک حقیقت گوهر گرانبهاایست که در صدف امکان مهجور و مستور مانده و مخفی

O pure soul! Truth is a precious gem that hath remained hidden and concealed within the shell of contingent being [3.5s]

MKT9.112a, AKHA_116BE #07-08 p.00

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05154

150

ای جانسوخته آتش فراق در این فرقت پرحرقت آهی جهانسوز بکش و فغانی عالمسوز برآر

O thou whose soul is seared by the fire of separation! In this grievous estrangement, heave thou a world-consuming sigh and raise a universe-burning cry [3.5s]

INBA84:297

MMK2#080 p.064

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05159

150

ای جوان نورانی آن فتای رحمانی آقا میرزا علی اکبر میلانی نهایت سرور و شادمانی

O luminous youth, that divine soul Mirza Ali-Akbar-i-Milani, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s]

INBA85:380

YMM.058

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05160

150

ای چشم بینا انوار عیان از ملکوت یزدان چون مهر رخشان است و شمس افق توحید در

O seeing eye! The lights from the Kingdom of God shine manifest as the resplendent sun, and the Day-Star of the horizon of unity [3.5s]

INBA55:130

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcending the material condition; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB05166

150

ای خاضع باب حطه مراسله با جناب مشهدی حسین ملاحظه گردید ... جناب رستم دستان معنوی را تکبیر برسان

O thou who art submissive before the gate of divine forgiveness! The letter regarding Jinab-i-Mashhadi Husayn hath been observed... Convey My salutations unto the spiritual Rustam-Dastán [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.66x, MSBH4.482-483x

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love as fire; Love of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB05178

150

ای دو بنده تابنده جمال ابهی در حق جناب افنان فی الحقیقه نهایت همت مجری

O ye two radiant servants of the Abha Beauty! In truth, concerning the honored Afnán, the utmost endeavor hath been exerted [3.5s]

INBA17:132

Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB05185

150

ای دو حمامه همدم و همراز الحمد لله در گلشن الهی پرواز نمودید و بملکوت راز پی

O ye two companion doves, united in heart and spirit! All praise be to God that ye have soared in the divine garden and winged your way to the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that you are soaring in the Divine rose-garden, have found your way to the Kingdom of Mysteries and have become the recipients of the Favors of His Highness the Incomparable One!

INBA87:260b, INBA52:264

NJB_v04#12 p.005

DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05190

150

ای دوست روحانی من مکتوبی که بتاریخ ۱۳ آگست ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید و از

O my spiritual friend! The letter thou didst write on August 13, 1906, hath been received, and from [3.5s]

INBA16:063

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05193

150

Consultation

ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ارسال داشته و ستایش و توصیف و تعریف زیاد از

O ye friends of God! His honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath sent a letter conveying abundant praise, commendation and tribute regarding [3.5s]... ...The question of consultation is of the utmost importance, and is one of the most potent instruments conducive to the tranquillity

INBA21:197 (247a)

BRL_DAK#1243, AVK3.411.08x, AVK3.413.10x, GHA.228

BRL_CONSULT#13x, COC#0179x

Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship

AB05194

150

ای دوستان الهی در این ایام که افتتان و امتحان لوح فتنه جمیع آفاق را احاطه نموده است

O divine friends! In these days when trials and tests have encompassed the tablet of tribulation throughout all regions [3.5s]

INBA85:208, INBA88:173

MMK6#539, RHQM1.206 (262) (157x)

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05198

150

ای دوستان و یاران روحانیان در ایندم که نسیم رحمانی و صبای روحانی از مهب عنایت

O friends and spiritual companions! In this moment when the merciful breeze and spiritual zephyr wafteth from the dawning-place of divine favors [3.5s]

AKHA_131BE #01 p.a, CPF.266

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05200

150

ای راضی بقضای الهی مصائب و رزایاء هر چند مصاعب و بلایاست لکن اگر تفکر و تدبر

O thou who art resigned to the divine decree! Though calamities and afflictions be grievous trials and dire tests, yet if thou shouldst ponder and reflect [3.5s]

INBA17:053

BSHN.140.325, BSHN.140.465, BSHN.144.323, MHT1a.095, MHT1b.163

Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB05202

150

ای رفیق روحانی من قریب غروب و صدای توب کروپ رمضان است اما چه رمضان با زمستان

O My spiritual friend! The twilight approacheth, and the drum-beat of Ramadan resoundeth, but what a Ramadan this is, with winter [3.5s]

INBA75:069

AB05206

150

Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ای زائر خوش الحان یاد باد ایامی که چون جوق طیور مجتمع بودیم و آن مرغ خوش

O sweetly singing pilgrim! Let remembrance be paid to the days when we were gathered like unto a flock of birds

INBA17:015

YQAZ.064

ADMS#273

AB05211

150

ای سراج وهاج ایندم بوی جانبخش حدائق ملکوت قدم مشام روحانیانرا چنان مشکین و

O radiant lamp! At this hour the life-giving fragrance from the celestial gardens of the Ancient Kingdom hath so perfumed the spiritual senses [3.5s]

INBA87:097, INBA52:096

Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05213

150

ای سرگشته دیار در سبیل پروردگار الحمد لله نتائج این سفر را ملاحظه نمودی

O thou wanderer in the pathway of thy Lord! Praise be unto God that thou hast witnessed the results of this journey [3.5s]

INBA16:105

PYK.250

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05215

150

ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان الحمد لله در ظل حفظ و حمایت الهیه محفوظ و مصونی و بنظر

O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of the Covenant! Praise be unto God that, beneath the shadow of divine protection and care, thou art sheltered and preserved [3.5s]

INBA89:204

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05216

150

ای سلاله آن نفس مقدسه رحمانیه مکتوبی که در بیان تشکر از همت آقا میرزا ارسطو در

O scion of that hallowed and merciful soul, the letter expressing gratitude for the endeavours of Áqá Mírzá Arastu [3.5s]

INBA16:106

PYK.307

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB05219

150

ای شاعر ماهر نظمی که چون لئالی در سلک و اسلوب بدیع ترتیب نموده بودید

O thou skilled poet! The verses thou hast arranged, like pearls strung in a novel pattern and style [3.5s]

INBA21:020

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05221

150

Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در

O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein

INBA17:104

NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201

LOTW#71

AB05222

150

ای ضرغام اجمه ملکوت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه فدا در جمیع اوقات ذکر

O Lion of the thicket of the Kingdom of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - make thou mention [3.5s]

INBA87:180a, INBA52:181a

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05224

150

ای طالب حقیقت انسان جزء اعظم عالم وجود و ثمره شجره جهان شهود است نوعیت ابدیست

O seeker of truth! Man is the greatest part of the world of existence and the fruit of the tree of the visible realm; his species is eternal [3.5s]

INBA84:397

MKT3.257a, AVK1.238

Continual renewal of creation; Evolution; human evolution; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation

AB05237

150

Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا

O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab

INBA85:074

NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021

LOTW#18

AB05240

150

ای عندلیب حدیقه ابهی در این مدت مدیده هر چند با کمال فصاحت و بلاغت قصائد

O Nightingale of the Abhá Garden! Though during this lengthy period thou hast composed verses with utmost eloquence and perfection of style [3.5s]

INBA87:624, INBA52:667

MKT5.210

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Music and singing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB05242

150

ای قابل قصیده فریده غراء و قابل فیض قدیم جمال ابهی احسنت الف احسنت آفرین صد

O thou who art the recipient of the peerless, resplendent ode and the ancient bounty of the Most Glorious Beauty! A thousand "well dones" and a hundred "bravo"s be unto thee [3.5s]

INBA13:316

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05255

150

ای متشبث بذیل عنایت در این محضر مذکوری و در این انجمن مشهور عین عنایت ناظر

O thou who clingest to the hem of divine favor! In this court thou art remembered, and in this assembly renowned, the eye of grace watchful [3.5s]

INBA13:238

MKT6.157

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for parents; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05259

150

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی وقت یگانگی و اتحاد است و هنگام الفت قلوب و وداد مظاهر

O thou who hast turned thy face to the Abha Kingdom! Now is the time for oneness and unity, the time for love and harmony among the hearts

MKT8.133b, AKHA_131BE #19 p.a, AKHA_133BE #19 p.a

ADMS#179

AB05260

150

ای متوجه بوجه الله یکی از احبای رحمن در مکتوب خویش ذکر وله و انجذاب آنجنابرا

O thou who art turned towards the Countenance of God! One of the loved ones of the All-Merciful hath mentioned in his letter thine ardor and attraction [3.5s]

INBA17:259

MKT8.134c

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech

AB05263

150

ای محمود محمود مرحبا صد مرحبا الحمد لله در جمیع مواقع موفق بعبودیت آستان بها

O Mahmud, Mahmud! A hundred times welcome! Praise be to God, in all circumstances thou art enabled to serve at the Threshold of Bahá [3.5s]

INBA89:150

Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05265

150

ای مستفیض از فیض ملکوت ابهی فیض سحاب نیسانی اگر چه دشت و چمن

O thou who art receiving grace from the Abhá Kingdom! Though the bounty of the April rain upon meadow and plain [3.5s]

INBA13:271

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05271

150

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله ساعت که جسم منجمد و فلز متطرقست بسبب نظم و ترتیبی

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! At the hour when the frozen body and the malleable metal are rendered pliant through order and arrangement [3.5s]

INBA55:160, INBA87:170a, INBA52:169

MMK2#238 p.172

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB05273

150

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الهی آنچه از قلم آن نفس زکیه تحریر یافته بود بکمال حب قرائت شد

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of God's love! That which the pen of that sanctified soul hath written was read with utmost affection [3.5s]

INBA88:261

MKT5.152

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

AB05274

150

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء در این صبح رحمانی چون کوکب نورانی از افق

O thou who art ablaze with the fire that was kindled in the Tree of Sinai, in this morn of the All-Merciful thou art even as a luminous star from the horizon [3.5s]

INBA17:260

MKT8.141, BSHN.140.432, BSHN.144.426, MHT1b.168

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05285

150

ای منادی میثاق زینت عالم غیب و شهود و علویت حقائق وجود عبودیت حضرت مقصود است

O Herald of the Covenant! The adornment of the unseen and visible worlds, and the exaltation of the realities of existence, lie in servitude unto the Lord of Divine Purpose [3.5s]

INBA13:149a, INBA84:348

BRL_DAK#0628, MMK2#083 p.065, KHSH08.053, MHA.000vi

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05288

150

ای منجذب بکلمه الله طهارت و تقدیس از اس اساس دین الهی است و اعظم وسیله وصول

O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Purity and sanctification are the very foundations of God's Faith and the greatest means of attainment [3.5s]

INBA89:014a

AKHA_125BE #12 p.722, AVK3.406.10, GHA.078, AADA.154

Cleanliness and refinement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB05289

150

ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه مرقوم واصل گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد تمنای تحریری از

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou didst request a missive [3.5s]

INBA87:427, INBA52:440

Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05294

150

ای منجذبه محبت الله اوقاتی گذشت که بتو نامه ای ننگاشتم ولی ترا فراموش ننمودم

O thou who art attracted with the love of God! A long time hath passed and I have not written thee a letter, but I have not forgotten thee.

ANDA#74 p.07

MAX.297-298x

Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05296

150

ای منور بنور هدایت الهیه شمع هدی چون در زجاجه قلب برافروزد ظلمات ضلالت که

O thou who art illumined with the light of divine guidance! When the candle of guidance is kindled within the glass of the heart, the darkness of error [3.5s]

HDQI.273, ANDA#36 p.05

Attaining the life of the spirit; Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB05297

150

ای منیر پرتو ظهور چون بر قله طور زد سنگ خارا متلاشی شد و صخره صماء متفانی

O Munir! When the radiant effulgence of the Revelation struck Mount Sinai's summit, the adamantine rock was shattered and the impenetrable crag obliterated [3.5s]

INBA88:234a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05301

150

ای مهتدیان بنور هدی شمع هدی روشنست و افق اعلی بنور جمال ابهی ساطع و لامع

O ye who are guided by the light of guidance! The lamp of guidance is alight, and the Supreme Horizon is radiant and resplendent with the light of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s]

INBA85:060

MMK3#299 p.221, AKHA_127BE #02 p.a, PYB#196 p.03

Belief and denial; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05302

150

ای مهربان یزدان من این تنها را جان ببخش و بجانان برسان و از زندان برهان و

O my compassionate God! Grant life unto this lonely one, unite him with the Beloved, free him from imprisonment and [3.5s]

INBA59:242a, INBA75:044

MJMJ1.084, MMG2#361 p.403, MJH.033a

Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05307

150

ای ناطق بثنای محیی عالم ای خوشا قریحه و طبعی که زلال محامد حق و سلسال ستایش و

O thou who speaketh in praise of the Life-Giver of the world! How blessed is that talent and nature wherefrom flow the crystal waters of God's praise and the pure stream of His glorification [3.5s]

INBA87:015, INBA52:015

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement

AB05312

150

ای ناظر بافق ابهی الیوم جمیع من علی الارض از پی سراب دوانند و از عقب ظل زائل

O thou who gazest towards the Most Effulgent Horizon! Today, all who dwell upon the earth are in pursuit of mirages, running after vanishing shadows [3.5s]

INBA85:377b

YMM.048

Idle fancies; lust and passion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05313

150

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آفتاب حقیقت هر چند از افق عالم بسبحات جلال مخفی... ای احبای الهی بکوشید که وقت ظهور

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Though the Sun of Truth be concealed behind the veils of glory from the horizon of the world... O ye beloved of God, strive ye that in this time of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA84:487

MMK4#070 p.078, BSHN.140.478.08x, BSHN.144.471x, DUR4.808x

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05315

150

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در سبیل حق هر بلائی را صفا بین و هر جفاایرا وفا بین و هر

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In the path of God, see in every tribulation a blessing in disguise, and in every cruelty behold true faithfulness [3.5s]

INBA84:248

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05318

150

ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر در این ساعت که نسیم روح پرور روحانی از ریاض

O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Horizon! At this hour, when the spirit-stirring breeze of holiness wafteth from the gardens [3.5s]

AKHA_131BE #11 p.a

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection

AB05320

150

ای نظم آفاق ایران نظم بر دو قسم است آفاقی و انفسی سیاسی و الهی و هر دو لازم

O thou who wouldst bring order to the horizons of Iran! Order is of two kinds: outward and inward, political and divine—and both are essential [3.5s]

INBA13:196, INBA59:220

Call to action; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05330

150

ای هزار گلزار الهی همیشه منظور نظر عنایت رحمانیه بوده ای و مشمول الطاف

O thou who art as a thousand divine rose-gardens, ever hast thou been the object of merciful favors and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA87:586, INBA52:624

MKT5.204

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05336

150

ای ورقه مطمئنه چون در جهان حوادث و اخبار و تاریخ قرون و دهور و اعصار نگری اعظم

O assured leaf! As thou surveyest the happenings, tidings and chronicles of ages, centuries and epochs in this world [3.5s]

INBA85:305

MKT7.160

Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for women; Role and station of women

AB05338

150

ای ورقه مطمئنه منجذبه تحریر بلیغ و مسطور فصیح رسید معانی دلالت بر استغراق در

O assured and enraptured leaf! Thy eloquent missive and fluent letter hath reached me, its meanings betokening immersion in [3.5s]

INBA85:204b

MKT7.164

Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05344

150

ای ورقه موقنه خدماتت در زمان زندان حضرت اسم الله در ملکوت قبول مقبول افتاد و

O assured leaf! Thy services during the imprisonment of his honor Ismu'llah were accepted and approved in the Kingdom of God [3.5s]

INBA84:299

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB05346

150

ای یادگار آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار معدن اسرار بود و مهبط آن وار در ساحت اقدس

O thou remnant of that exalted personage! Thy noble father was a mine of mysteries and the recipient of effulgence in the Most Holy Court [3.5s]

INBA87:102a, INBA52:100

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05352

150

ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء را مضمون نامه مسرور نمود زیرا دلالت بر شعله نور هدایت

O true friend! The contents of thy letter brought joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for it betokened the flame of the light of guidance [3.5s]

INBA87:114b, INBA52:113b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05355

150

ای پروردگار یارانرا کامکار کن و بعبودیّتت همدم و دمساز فرما قلوب را نورانی فرما

O Lord! Make Thy loved ones victorious, make them intimate companions in servitude unto Thee, and illumine their hearts [3.5s]

ANDA#03 p.81x, ANDA#64 p.62x, ADH2_1#36 p.053x, MJMJ2.104x, MJMJ3.071x, MMG2#051 p.051x

East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05357

150

ای یار عزیز دلگیر مباش غمگین مشو محزون مگرد مغموم منشین نظر عنایت خفی الالطاف

O dearly beloved friend! Be not disheartened, neither yield to sorrow; let not despondency overtake thee, nor sit thou in grief. Fix thine eyes upon His hidden favours [3.5s]

INBA84:390

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05359

150

ای یار مهربان پزشک آسمانی و طبیب رحمانی درهای شفاخانه یزدانی باز نمود و بر

O loving friend! The celestial Physician and divine Healer hath opened wide the gates of His heavenly house of healing, and [3.5s]

INBA13:197, INBA59:219

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal

AB05362

150

ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب تاخیر افتاد ولی شما در جعبه

O kind friend! Your letter was received, but due to lack of opportunity the reply was delayed. Yet you [are in the box...] [3.5s]

INBA84:519

MMK5#122 p.096

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions

AB05363

150

ای یاران الهی اگر مطلع بر اسرار الطاف الهی گردید از فرط شعف و غلبه شعف جامه

O divine friends! Should ye become aware of the mysteries of God's bestowals, ye would, from the intensity of rapture and overwhelming joy, rend your garments [3.5s]

HDQI.230, ANDA#20 p.04

High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05368

150

ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد

O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s]

MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b

Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05379

150

ای یاران مهربان لقب بعضی از شما فیروزیست و لقب دیگران فاروقی این هر دو بسیار

O kind friends! Some among you bear the name Firúzí, while others are called Fárúqí. Both these names are most excellent [3.5s]

INBA84:495a

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB05382

310

ای دلبر آفاق و ای معشوق هر بندهٴ مشتاق این نفوس به فضل و موهبتت نفیسند و این اشخاص از اهل اخلاص

O Beloved of the horizons and Goal of every longing servant! These souls are precious through Thy grace and bounty, and these persons are among the sincere ones [3.5s]

INBA75:073x, NLAI_BH_AB.012x

TABN.343, ADH2_1#50 p.077x, MJMJ1.070x, MMG2#168 p.193x, MJH.025x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05384

150

ای بی نياز بندگان و کنيزان را بنواز و آرزوی جميع را شايان و رايگان ساز

O Thou Self-Sufficing Lord! Shower Thy blessings upon Thy servants and handmaidens, and graciously fulfill the desires of all [3.5s]

AKHA_129BE #01 p.a, MJMJ3.055x, MMG2#305 p.342x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB05385

150

ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز الهی الحمد لله مویدید و موفق و مقبول در درگاه احدیت

O ye beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Praise be unto God that ye are confirmed, successful and accepted at the Threshold of His oneness [3.5s]

INBA84:260

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05393

150

ایتها الورقه الطیبه الزکیه المطمئنه بفضل ربها احیی الله قلبک بنفثات روحه و

O thou pure and fragrant leaf, serene in the grace of thy Lord! May God quicken thy heart through the breathings of His Spirit [3.5s]

INBA16:119

MKT7.082b, PYK.295

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05395

150

ایتها الورقه المقدسه فاشکری الله بما انبتک من هذه الشجرة ‌البمارکة ‌النابتة

O sacred leaf! Give thanks unto God for having caused thee to spring forth from this blessed Tree [3.5s]

INBA84:414

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05397

150

ایها الحبیب الروحانی و الانیس الرحمانی ایدک الله و شیدک قد ذهبتم و القلب

O spiritual beloved and heavenly companion! May God fortify and strengthen thee! Thou hast departed, and my heart [3.5s]

INBA59:206a

MJZ.047

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity in diversity

AB05398

150

ایها الشجر المهتز بنسمه الله طوبی لک بما وجهت وجهک للذی اشرقت الارض

O thou tree, swayed by the breeze of God! Blessed art thou for having turned thy face towards Him through Whom the earth hath been illumined [3.5s]

INBA21:028

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05401

150

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر نشاط و

O exalted branch of the blessed Tree! Thy letter was received and, praise be to God, it betokeneth thy vitality [3.5s]

INBA87:414, INBA52:426

Call to action; Manifestation of God as sun; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Predictions and prophecies

AB05404

150

ایها المشتعل بالنار الموقده لمثلک ینبغی ان یوجه وجهه للذی فطر السموات و الارض

O thou who art aflame with the kindled fire, it behoveth thee to turn thy face towards Him Who hath created the heavens and the earth [3.5s]

PYB#154 p.34, MSBH6.041

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05405

150

ایها المصابان بمصیبه کبری و رزیه عظمی ان امتحان الله لشدید و افتتان الله

O ye who are afflicted with grievous calamity and dire catastrophe! Verily, God's test is severe and His trial [3.5s]

ANDA#71 p.33

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05406

150

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد نفح فی الصور و نقر فی الناقور و الارض زلزلت و

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The trumpet hath been sounded, and the bugle hath been blown, and the earth hath quaked [3.5s]

INBA89:147

MMK6#535

Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Praise and encouragement

AB05411

150

جنابحاجی در وقتیکه از بغداد در نهایت اضطراب تلغراف زدی که شخص محترم گرفتار

O esteemed Haji! When thou didst dispatch a telegram from Baghdad in the utmost perturbation, stating that a respected person had been seized [3.5s]

INBA17:231

Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05415

150

حقائق کونیه عموما مظهر ایات الهیه ایسه ده انجق شرف کرامت و منقبت موهبت کلیه

Although the cosmic realities universally manifest the divine signs, yet [they receive] the nobility of honor and the distinction of a universal bestowal [3.5s]

INBA13:403, INBA55:236, INBA59:152, INBA88:054

MJT.055

Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB05417

150

رب و منائی و الهی و رجائی هولاء عباد سمعوا الندآء و لبوا بکل ولاء و وفاء و

O my Lord, my Master, my God, my Hope! These are servants who have heard the Call and have responded with all loyalty and fidelity [3.5s]

INBA87:274, INBA52:278

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05418

150

ربی ربی و ملاذی و موئلی و معتمدی انی اتضرع الیک بروحی و قلبی و فوادی ان تدرک

O my Lord, my Lord, my refuge, my sanctuary, and my reliance! With my spirit, my heart and my inmost being do I earnestly implore Thee to grant [3.5s]

INBA87:183a, INBA52:184

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God

AB05421

150

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

همچنين جناب پروفسر برکت‌اللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فی‌الحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است

...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult

MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x

ADMS#203dx

AB05424

150

ن ظ ذکر رحمه ربک الابهی عبده الذی قرب الله قلبه نجیا و اسمعه ندائه و اراه

Behold the mention of thy Lord's mercy, the All-Glorious, upon His servant, whose heart God drew nigh in intimate communion, caused him to hear His call, and enabled him to behold [3.5s]

INBA59:105a

Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB05427

250

نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در خصوص لقب ملکوتی بجهت حضرت صنیع مرقوم ... در خصوص الواح با ترجمه مرقوم فرموده بودید که از اینجا ارسال شود

Your letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Regarding the celestial title to be bestowed upon His Honour Ṣanī', it hath been written... As to the Tablets with their translations, you had written requesting these be sent from here [3.5s]

INBA79.032

AVK2.107.17x

Naming of children; of individuals; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB05428

150

نوبهار اولدی آچلدی نوگل رعنای حق نغمه جانسوزه باشلر بلبل گویای حق

The springtime has come and God's beauteous new rose has bloomed; the nightingale of divine truth begins its soul-stirring song [3.5s]

INBA88:310

BRL_DAK#0531

Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05430

150

یا الهی و سیدی و رجائی هذا عبدک قد تضرع الی حضره باب حطتک التی من سجد لها

O my God, my Master, my Hope! This, Thy servant, hath supplicated before the threshold of Thy Gate of forgiveness, before which he doth prostrate himself [3.5s]

INBA79.010

TISH.537-538, ANDA#67-68 p.65

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05433

150

یا امه الله الورقه النابته علی سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و

O handmaiden of God, verdant leaf upon the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary! Upon thee rest the glory of God, His grace and His bounty [3.5s]

INBA87:345b, INBA52:354

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05437

150

یا امه الله قد اتتنی الورقه الناطقه بتوجهک الی الله فکونی مطمئنه بفضله راضیه

O handmaid of God! The speaking leaf that telleth of thy turning unto God hath reached me. Be thou assured through His grace and content [3.5s]

INBA87:077, INBA52:076

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed

AB05439

150

یا امه الله من الدوحه المبارکه اگرچه سالهای چند است پیک و پیامی از بقعه مبارکه

O handmaid of God from the Blessed Tree! Though many years have passed without tidings or message from the Sacred Spot [3.5s]

INBA87:109, INBA52:108

MKT7.220, KHAF.282

Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement

AB05443

150

یا غلام در صقع رضا هر کس محشور گشت در یوم نشور جام فرح و سرور از دست ساقی

O servant! Whoso is gathered in the realm of divine good-pleasure shall, on the Day of Resurrection, receive from the hand of the Cupbearer the chalice of joy and delight [3.5s]

INBA17:010

MKT8.216, BSHN.140.452, BSHN.144.446, MHT1b.159

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05444

150

یا محبوبی و مطلوبی و انیسی فی وحشتی و سلوتی فی بلائی اسئلک و اتضرع الی عزه

O My Beloved and My Heart's Desire, My Companion in My solitude, and My Consolation in My trials, I beseech Thee and implore Thy might [3.5s]

INBA21:030

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection

AB05445

150

یا من اثقل علیه الوطا السلاسل و الاغلال فی سبیل الله جناب امین حاضراند و

O thou upon whom the chains and fetters have weighed so heavily in the path of God! Jinab-i-Amín is present [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0140, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YIA.352

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

AB05446

150

یا من استشرق من کوکب المیثاق ابشر بفضل مولاک الذی اختارک لظهور حبه و اصطفاک

O thou who art illumined by the Star of the Covenant! Rejoice in the grace of thy Lord Who hath chosen thee for the manifestation of His love and singled thee out [3.5s]

INBA84:472

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB05447

150

یا من استهدی علی نور الهدی قد ثارث غیوم متکاثفه و غشت آفاق القلوب القاسیه

O thou who seekest illumination from the light of guidance! Dense clouds have gathered and enshrouded the horizons of hardened hearts [3.5s]

INBA21:108a

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05448

150

یا من اسمع الذکر الحکیم قد فاز نار السینا فی فاران السنا و تسعر سعیر الحب فی ساعیر

O thou who hearkeneth to the wise Remembrance! Verily the Fire of Sinai hath triumphed in the Paran of splendor, and the flame of love doth blaze in Seir [3.5s]

INBA88:103

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05449

150

یا من اشتعل بنار محبه الله حضرت عندلیب لسان بستایش آنجناب گشود و داد سخن بداد

O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! The celestial songbird hath raised its voice in praise of thee and poured forth its melodies [3.5s]

INBA13:020a

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB05450

150

یا من انتسب الی الشجره المقدسه نامه رسید و از معانی کلمات تبتل بملکوت رب ایات

O thou who art associated with the Sacred Tree! Thy letter hath arrived, and from the meanings of the words thou hast turned to the Kingdom of the Lord of Signs [3.5s]

INBA87:365, INBA52:374b

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05453

150

یا من اهتز من نفحات الله اسمع ترتیل آیات الشکر الی ملکوت ربک الابهی بما

O thou who art stirred by the fragrances of God, hearken unto the melodious verses of thanksgiving ascending to the Kingdom of thy Lord, the All-Glorious [3.5s]

INBA88:162b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05454

150

یا من ایده الله علی اتباع اثر خاله المجید و اثر الفرید الوحید عبدالبهاء را

O thou who art assisted by God to follow in the glorious footsteps of thy most exalted Aunt and the unique and peerless trace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA17:154

MSBH6.034-035

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05459

150

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق بخ بخ لک یا جبل الثبوت و راسیه الرسوخ علی عهد الحی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Well done, well done unto thee! O mountain of constancy and pillar of firmness in the Covenant of the Living One [3.5s]

INBA21:125

Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05461

150

یا من ثبت فی امرالله از مفتریات اهل فتور مگدر مشو و از اراجیف زاغان خریف

O thou who art firm in the Cause of God! Be thou not perturbed by the calumnies of the indolent, nor dismayed by the prattle of the crows of autumn [3.5s]

INBA88:238a

MMK2#289 p.210, AKHA_134BE #17 p.a

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05462

150

یا من حی بروح الحیات بنفثات من الایات ان الضیاء المغناطیس یبهر الابصار و

O thou who livest by the Spirit of Life through the inspiration of verses! Verily, the magnetic radiance dazzleth the eyes [3.5s]

MSBH5.085-086

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05464

150

یا من نطق بالثناء فى ذکر ربه الاعلى قد سمع صریر القلم الابهى فى

O thou who hast voiced praise in remembrance of thy Supreme Lord, thou hast heard the scratching of the Most Glorious Pen [3.5s]

INBA21:135b

Belief and denial; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05465

150

یار مهربانا هر چند در این سنین حرب ما در زحمت و مشقت و خطر بودیم شما نیز بهره و نصیب

O kind friend! Although in these years of war we have endured hardship, tribulation and peril, you too have had your share and portion [3.5s]

INBA84:415b

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05466

150

یار وفادارا گویند عنقریب رجال جهان کیهان بیارایند و جشن صلح عمومی برپا نمایند

O faithful friend! It is said that ere long shall the world's dignitaries adorn the firmament and establish the celebration of universal peace [3.5s]

MKT3.344, MMK6#126, AKHA_106BE #12 p.04, MSHR2.162

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace

AB05472

150

Cry aloud and say: O friends, a hundred times glad tidings that the light of Reality has shone and enlightened the world. The proclamation of the Kingdom has reached you.

CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB05487

140

از طهران سه فقره از طرف آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی غلامرضا در اروپا رسیده ولی

Three letters have arrived in Europe from Ṭihrán on behalf of Áqá Siyyid Naṣru'lláh and Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá [3.5s]

INBA16:168

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters

AB05488

140

الحمد لله الذی اصطفی و اجتبی نفوسا قدسیه رحمانیه و حقائق انسیه نورانیه و جعلها

Praise be to God, Who hath chosen and singled out holy, divine souls and luminous, human realities, and made them [3.5s]

INBA87:575b, INBA52:611b

BRL_DAK#0330, MKT5.132, MNMK#062 p.141

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB05491

140

اللهم یا الهی انت اله لا اله الا انت توید من تشاء علی العدل و الانصاف و تذل من تشاء

O my God! Thou art God; there is no God but Thee. Thou dost strengthen whom Thou willest in justice and equity, and abase whom Thou willest [3.5s]

INBA21:074

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers

AB05492

140

اللهم یا الهی هذا فرع خضل نضر اخضر ریان من سدره فردانیتک رشیق انیق مزین

O my God! This is a fresh, verdant, green and flourishing branch from the Tree of Thy divine Oneness, graceful, beauteous and adorned [3.5s]

INBA87:491, INBA52:515

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

AB05494

140

اللهم یا الهی و جذبه فوادی و وله قلبی و فرح روحی و مونسی فی وحدتی و سلوتی فی

O God, my God! O Thou Who art the rapture of my heart, the yearning of my soul, the joy of my spirit, my Companion in my solitude, and my Consolation [3.5s]

INBA59:023a

AMK.078-078, AMK.084-084, ADH2.068, ADH2_2#08 p.099, MJMJ1.024b, MMG2#197 p.225, MJH.069a

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB05501

140

الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران

O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s]

INBA17:251

BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05502

140

الهی الهی هذه امة اقبلت الی جوار رحمتک و توجهت الی عتبه قدسک اسئلک بفضلک و

O my God, my God! This is a handmaid who hath turned toward the sanctuary of Thy mercy and directed herself to the threshold of Thy holiness. I beseech Thee by Thy grace [3.5s]

INBA87:343b, INBA52:351b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death

AB05504

140

الهی الهی هولاء عبید دخلوا فی ظل شجره رحمانیتک و التجاوا الی کهف قدس رحمانیتک

O my God, O my God! These servants have entered beneath the shade of the tree of Thy mercy and have taken refuge in the sanctuary of Thy divine compassion [3.5s]

INBA59:169

AB05505

140

الهی انت الذی تقدس ذاتک عن کل النعوت و الاوصاف و اقر بالعجز عن ادراک کنهک کل

O my God! Thou art He Whose Essence is sanctified above all attributes and descriptions, and before Whom all confess their powerlessness to comprehend Thy reality [3.5s]

INBA21:045

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05507

140

الهی و ملجای و ملاذ المقبلین الی ملکوت تقدیسک العظیم ترانی مستغیثا بعتبتک

O my God, my Refuge and Shelter of those who advance toward the Kingdom of Thy sublime sanctity! Thou beholdest me beseeching at Thy Threshold [3.5s]

INBA21:068, INBA87:605, INBA52:645b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05508

140

ای ابن ابن دخیل جلیل دخیل نبیل سالها در ذکر خداوند جلیل چون طیور حدائق توحید

O thou son of the noble confidant, offspring of the exalted Nabíl, who for years hath dwelt in the remembrance of the glorious Lord, like unto the birds in the gardens of unity [3.5s]

INBA88:314a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement

AB05511

140

ای احبای آقداش خاجه تاشان درگاهیم و درپاشان نعت و ثناایم ولی شما از فیض ملکوت

O dearly beloved friends of Aqdas, chosen ones of the Threshold, at whose feet I offer praise and glorification, yet ye receive bounties from the Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA72:100

The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05518

140

ای اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید دل و جان شادمان شد که جناب منیر تاسیس محفل تبلیغ

O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your letter was received and heart and soul were gladdened that the esteemed Munír established a teaching gathering [3.5s]

INBA87:344, INBA52:352

MKT7.224b, RRT.044, QIRT.10ax

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05520

140

ای امه الله المقربه نامه خواندم و بر معانی اطلاع یافتم مضمون مشحون تبتل الی

O thou who art a handmaid of God, drawn nigh unto Him! I have read thy letter and become apprised of its meanings. Its contents are replete with devotion unto [3.5s]

INBA17:185

MKT7.028b, QIRT.12ax

Equality of men and women; Importance of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05528

140

ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مگرد روی مخراش و سرشک از دیده مپاش آه و انین مکن

O maidservant of God! Be thou not sorrowful, be thou not disheartened. Rend not thy countenance, shed not tears from thine eyes. Utter not sighs and lamentations [3.5s]

INBA87:177, INBA52:178

Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB05532

140

ای آزردگان سبیل حضرت یزدان آنچه در راه خدا بر سر اید هیکل وجود انسانرا

O ye who are sorely tried in the path of the Almighty! That which befalleth the human frame in the path of God [3.5s]

INBA85:137b

BSHN.140.420, BSHN.144.414, MHT1b.179, MHT2.129b, KASH.353

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05535

140

ای آقا یار اى یار وفادار بلایا و مصائبى که بر آن مظلوم زار از قوم فجار وارد

O thou steadfast companion, O thou loyal friend! The tribulations and afflictions that befell that oppressed and wretched one at the hands of the wicked people [3.5s]

INBA55:120

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05536

140

ای آیت رحمن حی قیوم چون شمس خرق حجاب غیوم فرمود از مطلع انوار دو ایات ظاهر و

O Sign of the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining Lord! Like unto the sun that rendeth asunder the veil of clouds, from the horizon of lights two verses have become manifest [3.5s]

INBA13:118

MKT4.023, MMK6#475, YMM.060

Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05538

140

ای بصیر ای بصار ای ذو بصر حدید حمد خدا را که کشف غطا نمودی و بصر حدید گشودی و

O thou who art endowed with insight and vision, possessor of keen perception! Praise be unto God that thou hast rent asunder the veil and opened thy penetrating eye [3.5s]

MMK6#214, MSBH5.506, MUH3.024

High station of the true believer; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB05540

140

ای بلبل خوش الحان اشعار فصیح بلیغ ملاحظه گردید الحان بدیع بود و ملیح و ابیات

O melodious nightingale! The eloquent and fluent verses were perused. The tunes were wondrous and sweet, and the verses [3.5s]

INBA87:571, INBA52:606

MKT5.213b

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05541

140

ای بلبل گلستان محبت الله در این عرصه هستی که بن و بنگاه نیستی است صد هزار مشغولیتی

O nightingale of the rose-garden of God's love! In this arena of existence, which hath neither root nor foundation, a hundred thousand preoccupations beset thee [3.5s]

INBA55:131

MMK2#107 p.084, KASH.390

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05542

140

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education

ای بنات ملکوت در قرن سابق بنات ایران بکلی از تعلیم محروم نه مکتبی و نه

O ye daughters of the Kingdom! In past centuries the girl children of Persia were deprived of all instruction.

BRL_DAK#0388, MKT4.025a, AHB.120BE #11-12 p.394, TAH.317, TRBB.068, MJTB.134, ANDA#41-42 p.98

BRL_ATE#149, COC#0633, DAS.1913-11-18

AB05545

140

ای بندگان جمال مبارک در یوم ظهور اقتباس انوار از مجلی طور نمودید و لمعه نور

O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! In the Day of His Manifestation, ye derived illumination from the Manifestation of Light upon the Mount, and a gleaming ray [3.5s]

INBA72:096

YQAZ.658

Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05548

140

ای بنده الهی الحمد لله بحبل متین معتصمی و بنور مبین مبتسم توجه بذروه اعلی

O servant of God! Praise be to God that thou art holding fast to the mighty cord and art illumined by the manifest light, turning thy face to the highest summit [3.5s]

INBA89:172

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05550

140

ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که از جواب سابق محزون شدید مقصود نه

O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and it became evident that thou wert saddened by the previous response. This was not intended [3.5s]

INBA84:406

YMM.388

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB05554

140

ای بنده آستان مقدس جمال اعلی و شریک و سهیم در عبودیت آستان مقدس با عبدالبهاء

O thou who art a servant at the sacred threshold of the Most Exalted Beauty, and a partner and participant in servitude at the holy threshold with 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA89:007

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05555

140

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما از مدینه کبری رسید و چون وصول تحریر طول کشید بعد

O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter from the Most Great City hath reached me, and since its receipt was long delayed [3.5s]

INBA17:221

MKT8.016a

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05557

140

ای بنده بهاء نمیقه غرا واصل و مقصد و مراد واضح گردید گله نموده بودید که جواب

O servant of Bahá! Thy gracious letter was received and its purpose and meaning became clear. Thou hadst complained that the reply [3.5s]

INBA17:246

MKT8.021

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high

AB05561

140

ای بنده جمال ابهی خبر مصیبت پدر مهربان سبب هیجان دریای احزان گشت و نهایت تاثر

O servant of the Abha Beauty! The news of the calamity that befell thy kind father hath stirred the ocean of sorrows and caused the utmost grief [3.5s]

ANDA#71 p.32x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05563

140

ای بنده جمال ذوالجلال گوش بگشا و سر اذ قال ربک للملئکه انی جاعل فی الارض

O servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, open thine ear and hearken unto the mystery: "When thy Lord said unto the angels, 'I shall establish upon the earth.'" [3.5s]

DWNP_v6#04 p.006-007

Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05568

140

ای بنده حق در این ایام افتتان و امتحان که طوفان امکان را احاطه نموده است تضرع

O servant of Truth! In these days of tests and trials, when the tempest hath encompassed the realm of being, supplicate [3.5s]

INBA89:052b

MKT8.028b

Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05571

140

ای بنده حق نامه شما ملاحظه گردید و مطلب معلوم شد ولی عبدالبهاء باید خیر شما

O servant of the Truth! Your letter was perused and its purport understood, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá must ensure your well-being [3.5s]

INBA87:237a, INBA52:242a

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05573

140

ای بنده درگاه حضرت رحمانیت آنچه از قلم آن همدم روحانی جاری ملاحظه گردید و

O servant at the threshold of the Most Compassionate Lord, that which hath flowed from the pen of that spiritual companion hath been observed [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.65x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05575

140

ای بنده دیرین جمال قدم خوشا بحال تو که باین آستان منسوبی و باین درگاه از

O ancient servant of the Ancient Beauty! Blessed art thou that thou art associated with this Threshold and belongest to this Court [3.5s]

MKT5.014, AKHA_124BE #07 p.z, MSHR4.234-235

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB05579

140

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی شکر کن خدا را که بعون و عنایت حق موفقی و بخیرخواهی

O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Give thanks unto God that through His aid and grace thou art confirmed and art successful in doing good [3.5s]

INBA87:231a, INBA52:235

MMK3#246 p.176

Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05581

140

ای بنده صادق حق در عصری بعرصه وجود شتافتی که عصر جمال قدم و در قرنی بمهد مشهود

O True servant of God! The cycle in which thou hast been called to life is truly

SFI09.016

SW_v14#01 p.018, DWN_v3#08 p.064-065, BP1926.024

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

AB05583

140

ای بنده میثاق الحمد لله استفاضه از مقام محمود نمودی و مظهر فیوضات شاهد مشهود

O thou servant of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou hast drawn illumination from the Praiseworthy Station and become a manifestation of the outpouring favors of the Witnessed Beauty [3.5s]

INBA85:045

MMK6#590

AB05594

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر شکوه نماای حق داری زیرا من از کثرت آلام و محن در تحریر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! If thou shouldst lament, thou art justified, for I, from the multitude of trials and tribulations, in writing [3.5s]

INBA84:364

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05595

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد الله مدتی در مازندران بخدمت عهد و پیمان پرداختی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God that for a time in Mazandaran thou didst arise to serve the Cause of the Covenant [3.5s]

MSBH5.266-267

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05598

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان آرزوی کوی جانان داری و مشتاق عتبه حضرت رحمن هستی و این آرزو

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou dost yearn for the precinct of the Best-Beloved, and dost long for the threshold of the All-Merciful. This ardent desire [3.5s]

ANDA#81 p.44

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05599

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان بوی خوشی و نسیم دلکشی که از ریاض محبه الله وزیده بود مشام

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A sweet fragrance and enchanting breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the love of God [3.5s]

INBA84:524a

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05601

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت افنان سدره مبارکه جناب آقا میرزا آقا در کمال روح و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, O sacred bough of the Blessed Tree, His Holiness the Afnán, Áqá Mírzá Áqá, in the utmost spirit [3.5s]

INBA87:627, INBA52:671

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05610

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید مضمون ایت استقامت بر امر حق بود و نشانه شناساای

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents bespoke steadfastness in the Cause of Truth and bore the sign of recognition [3.5s]

INBA87:234b, INBA52:239

MMK6#397, YMM.309x

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05612

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید دست تضرع و ابتهال بدرگاه ذوالجلال بلند گردید و از

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. The hands of supplication and entreaty were raised unto the threshold of the All-Glorious, and [3.5s]

INBA87:209b, INBA52:212a

Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05615

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید شکرانه بدرگاه الهی گردید که الحمد لله یاران

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thanks were rendered at the Divine Threshold that, praise be unto God, the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:029, INBA52:029

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

AB05616

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید معانی دلیل بر انجذاب روحانی بود و جاذب تایید

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, its meanings betokening spiritual attraction and drawing confirmations [3.5s]

INBA87:042, INBA52:042

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed

AB05619

250

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از معانی آن انجذاب بانوار جمال

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused, and from its meanings was drawn attraction to the lights of the Beauty [3.5s]

INBA79.067b

MSHR2.351-352x

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; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05631

140

ای ثمره شجره محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که از ان دار پر برکت معرفت الله روایدی

O fruit of the tree of the love of God! Render thanks unto thy Lord that thou hast grown from that tree of blessings, the tree of the knowledge of God [3.5s]

INBA55:112

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05643

140

ای حضرت بنان حقا عضد یارانی و بازوی قوی ربانیان ایام لقا در خاطر است همواره

O honored Banan! Verily thou art the support of the friends and the mighty arm of the divines. The days of our meeting are ever in remembrance [3.5s]

INBA87:380b, INBA52:390

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05644

140

ای حفید آن نور مبین الحمد لله با نسبت جسمانی زاده عنصر جان و دل آنشخص جلیل

O descendant of that manifest Light! Praise be unto God that through physical lineage thou art born of the very essence and spirit of that glorious personage [3.5s]

INBA87:377, INBA52:386

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05649

140

ای خانواده موقنین بالله شکر کنید که از ندای حق بیدار شدید و از وساوس بیزار از

O ye family of them that are assured of God! Give thanks that ye were awakened by the divine call and freed from vain imaginings [3.5s]

INBA17:163

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05658

140

ای دو برادر مانند دوپیکر جوزا را بفارسی دوپیکر نامند و آن برجی است در آسمان

O twin brothers, like unto the twin constellation of Gemini - which in Persian is called the Two Figures - a sign in the celestial sphere [3.5s]

INBA16:146

AB05672

140

ای دو یار عزیز سرگونی من در این جهان امن و امان و سر و سامان چه کار اید

O two cherished friends! What purpose can my banishment serve in this world of safety and security [3.5s]

INBA17:083

BSHN.140.441, BSHN.144.435, MHT1a.183, MHT1b.141, MHT2.117, NFQ.017, QUM.149

Disregarding bodily comfort; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05673

140

ای دو یار عزیز من حضرت سینا زبان بثنای شما گشوده و جناب سررشته دار بنغمه و

O My two cherished friends! His Holiness Sina hath opened his tongue in praise of you, and the honourable Keeper of Records hath raised his melody [3.5s]

INBA17:168

MUH3.061b

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05675

140

ای دوست حقیقی نامه رسید و از همتی که در حق حضرت افنان فرمودید نهایت سرور حاصل

O true friend! Thy letter was received, and the utmost joy was obtained from the service thou didst render unto His Honour the Afnán [3.5s]

INBA17:129

Education of children; moral education; Need for an educator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05679

140

ای دوستان الهی چای در فارسی معلوم و در ترکی نهر عظیم است و رود کبیر و هر دو

O divine friends! Tea in Persian is a known thing, while in Turkish it signifies a mighty river and a great stream, and both [3.5s]

INBA72:092

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05682

140

ای دوستان راستان جناب جمشید وارد و نام برادران خویش برد و خواهش یاد آنمشتاقان

O ye sincere friends! The honoured Jamshíd hath arrived and made mention of his brethren, yearning for the remembrance of those eager souls [3.5s]

ANDA#65 p.58, YARP2.158 p.167, PPAR.094

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05685

140

ای رب ترانی مقصوص الاباهر مکسور الجناح متسعر الاحشاء مرتعد الاعضاء بما ورد

O Lord! Thou seest me with clipped wings and broken pinions, my heart consumed with fire, my limbs trembling by reason of what hath befallen me [3.5s]

INBA88:250

MJMJ2.111, MMG2#345 p.383

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB05686

140

ای رب هذا عندلیب ریاض ثنائک و لیث غیاض ذکرک و ورقاء فردوس محامدک و نعوتک قد

O Lord! This is the nightingale of the gardens of Thy praise, the lion of the forests of Thy remembrance, and the dove of the paradise of Thy commendations and attributes, who hath [3.5s]

INBA87:619, INBA52:661

BRL_DAK#0333, MKT5.218

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB05687

140

ای رفیق دیرین الحمد لله رفاقت و محبت و الفت پا برجاست زیرا همدمی ما در عتبه

O ancient friend! Praise be unto God that companionship, love and fellowship remain firm and steadfast, for our communion is at the Threshold [3.5s]

INBA85:230b

MKT8.239a, MSHR2.125

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05692

140

ای زائر مشکین نفس الحمد لله از قفس هجران پریدی و بسرمنزل جانان رسیدی و رخ را

O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Praise be to God that thou hast winged thy flight from the cage of separation and attained unto the dwelling-place of thy Best-Beloved [3.5s]

INBA13:055

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05693

140

ای زنده بنفحات رحمن در این عصر مجید و عهد کریم جهدی کن و همتی نما که منشا

O thou who art quickened by the divine fragrances in this glorious age and bounteous dispensation, strive and make a mighty effort to become a source [3.5s]

INBA87:058b, INBA52:057b

MMK2#269 p.194

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05694

140

ای زنده بنفحات محبت الله زبان بذکر الهی باز کن و در فضای جانفزای عرفان بیاد حق

O thou who art quickened by the breaths of God's love, unloose thy tongue in divine remembrance and soar in the soul-refreshing atmosphere of His knowledge [3.5s]

INBA88:267b

MMK2#113 p.087

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05697

140

ای ستمدیده در سبیل الهی هر چند ستمکاران ستم نمودند و جاهلان سهم و سنان روا

O thou who art oppressed in the path of God! Although the oppressors have inflicted injustice, and the ignorant have loosed their arrows and spears [3.5s]

INBA89:009a

NANU_AB#24

Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05700

140

ای سرمست باده پیمان نامه مخصوص ارسال میگردد تا سبب شعله نار محبت الله گردد

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! A special missive is being sent forth, that it may cause the flame of the love of God to blaze [3.5s]

INBA87:262a, INBA52:265b

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech

AB05701

140

ای سرمست جام الست الهی یوم الست یوم ظهور است ساعت حشر و نشور است هنگام تجلی

O thou who art intoxicated with the divine cup of Alast! The Day of Alast is the Day of Manifestation, the hour of resurrection and gathering, the time of effulgence [3.5s]

INBA88:164b

Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast

AB05709

140

ای سلیل عندلیب جلیل ناله و فغان از فراق بکوش این مشتاق رسید و تاثیر شدید نمود

O thou descendant of the illustrious Nightingale! The cry and lamentation of separation hath reached this yearning one and exerted a profound effect [3.5s]

INBA87:589a, INBA52:626

MKT5.217b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05710

140

ای سلیل فائز بلقای محبوب آفاق ان متصاعد برفیق اعلی در یوم جلوه نور و شعله طور

O descendant of him who attained the presence of the Beloved of all horizons! Thou hast ascended unto the Supreme Companion on the Day of the manifestation of light and the flame of Sinai [3.5s]

INBA17:190

KHMI.087

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05711

140

ای سلیلهاى آن سرور شهید آن کوکب نورانى هر چند بظاهر در مغرب

O scion of that martyred Sovereign, that luminous Star! Though outwardly in the West [3.5s]

INBA13:059

Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB05718

140

ای شعله افروخته بنور محبت الله نفوسی بمثابه شجره سراج و عود قطران و درخت چراغ

O flame enkindled by the light of the love of God! There are souls that are even as the lamp-bearing tree, the resinous wood, and the luminous plant [3.5s]

INBA16:068

Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05723

140

ای شیدای روی دلجوی حق این کره خاک آشیان مرغ خاکی و پرنده ظلمانیست لهذا

O ardent lover of the beauteous face of Truth! This earthen sphere is but a nest for earthbound birds and creatures of darkness; therefore [3.5s]

INBA85:546a

BSHN.140.433, BSHN.140.469, BSHN.144.427, BSHN.144.462, MHT1a.180, MHT1b.138, MHT1b.185, DBR.035

Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05726

140

ای طالب حقیقت آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید ملکوت الهی شفاخانه روحانی عالم

O seeker of truth! That which thou hast written was noted. The divine Kingdom is the spiritual hospital of the world [3.5s]

MMK4#088 p.103, ANDA#53 p.05

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05735

140

ای طبیب جسمانی و روحانی خدماتی که در تنظیم مدرسه تایید نمودی سبب سرور قلوب

O physical and spiritual physician! The services thou hast rendered in organizing the school have brought joy to hearts [3.5s]

MKT4.083b, TAH.320, ANDA#41-42 p.95

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05736

140

ای طبیب حبیب شفاء جسمانی بگیاهی و معجونی و خلاصه و دریاقی میسر گردد و موقت

O beloved Physician! Physical healing is accomplished through herbs and potions, elixirs and antidotes, yet remaineth temporary [3.5s]

INBA85:303

MKT8.122b, AKHA_134BE #07 p.274, BSHN.140.429, BSHN.144.423, MHT1b.248

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05739

140

ای عبد الرؤف اگر چه از افترای مفترین قدری ضوضاء

O 'Abdu'r-Ra'uf! Although some clamor hath arisen from the calumniators [3.5s]

INBA13:298

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05745

140

ای فائز بساحت اقدس در جمیع اوقات بیاد تو مشغولم و بذکر تو مالوف آنی فراموش

O thou who hast attained the sacred precincts! At all times am I occupied with thy remembrance, and with thy mention am I deeply attached [3.5s]

INBA21:142b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB05747

140

ای فدائی راه حق و سلیل آن شیخ شهید در سبیل جمال مبارک آن پیر جلیل ندای الست

O thou who art dedicated to the path of Truth and descendant of that martyred sheikh who laid down his life in the path of the Blessed Beauty, that venerable elder who raised the call of "Am I not?" [3.5s]

INBA21:035

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05749

140

ای فرخ الهی الحمد لله رخرا فرخ نمودی و بنور هدایت روشن فرمودی سعادت کبری

O divine Farrukh! Praise be to God that Thou hast made thy face resplendent and illumined it with the light of guidance [3.5s]

INBA87:082, INBA52:081

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05752

140

ای کدخدا همت را بلند کن و مقصد را ارجمند تا کد بکشور ابد مبدل گردد و در

O chieftain, raise thy endeavors to lofty heights and ennoble thy purpose, that thy domain may be transformed into an everlasting realm [3.5s]

INBA72:093

YQAZ.657b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05769

140

ای متوجه بجمال منان اگر از الطاف بی پایان یزدان که شامل حال دوستان و عاشقان

O thou who art turned towards the Beauty of the All-Bountiful! If thou wouldst partake of the boundless favors of the Lord which encompass His friends and loved ones [3.5s]

INBA84:479

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05774

140

ای مخمور خمر محبت الهی قومی از باده خلاری پر نشئه و سرورند لکن بامداد در خمار

O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine love! Some are filled with joy and rapture from common wine, yet find themselves in misery at dawn [3.5s]

INBA13:008, INBA55:413

MAS5.134, MAS9.019x, MSHR2.037

Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05776

140

ای مربی نورسیدگان الهی نامه ات رسید قلب مسرور شد که موفق بر امر مبروری اطفال

O Divine Educator of newcomers, thy letter was received and the heart was gladdened that thou art successful in the blessed task of teaching children [3.5s]

INBA87:053, INBA52:052b

Education of children; moral education; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB05777

140

ای مرغ چمن ایقان در این چمنستان امکان و گلستان اکوان هر گل و سنبلی و ضیمران

O bird of the meadow of certitude! In this verdant meadow of possibility and rose-garden of existence dwelleth every flower, hyacinth and sweet basil [3.5s]

ANDA#65 p.04

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05779

140

ای مستشرق از شمس هدی هر رحمتی ممکن است که باستعداد و استحقاق و لیاقت و

O thou who art illumined by the Sun of Guidance! Every bounty is possible, according to capacity, worthiness and merit [3.5s]

INBA88:150a

MMK6#010

Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05781

140

ای مسجون محزون آشفته مباش و آزرده مگرد پژمرده منشین و افسرده مباش زیرا زندان

O thou sorrowful captive! Be thou neither dismayed nor distressed; sit not withered in despondency, neither be thou weighed down with grief, for the prison [3.5s]

MKT8.136b, MNMK#139 p.253, MMK2#307 p.224, MSBH3.492

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05782

140

ای مشتاقان روی آن دلبر مهربان الحمد لله مدینه قزوین چنین ضیافتگاه علیین گردید

O ye who long for the countenance of that loving Beloved! Praise be to God, the city of Qazvin hath become such a banquet hall of the highest paradise [3.5s]

INBA17:110

YQAZ.538b

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05784

140

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله وقت غروب است و جمعی از صاحبمنصبان لشکری امیر تومان و

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! It is the hour of sunset, and a number of military commanders and high-ranking officers [3.5s]

INBA84:349b

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05785

140

ای مشتعلین بنار محبت الله امه الله کوکب سلطان نامه نگاشته و نام شما برده و از برای شما

O ye who are enkindled with the fire of the love of God! The maidservant of God, Kokab Sultan, hath written a letter and made mention of your names [3.5s]

INBA17:128

Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB05786

140

ای مشتعلین بنار محبه الله و منتسبین ثابت بر پیمان شکر کنید خدا را که در ظل ظلیلید

O ye who are aflame with the fire of God's love and are steadfast in His Covenant! Render thanks unto God that ye dwell beneath His sheltering shade [3.5s]

MKT9.174a, AKHA_132BE #06 p.a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05787

140

ای مطرز دیباجه عرفان جناب آقا سید اسدالله ذکر آن منجذب الی الله را در مکتوب

O thou who adornest the preface of divine knowledge, esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh! The mention of that soul who is enraptured towards God in the letter [3.5s]

INBA17:213

MKT8.142a

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement

AB05790

140

ای مقبل الی الله حضرت علی قبل اکبر نهایت ستایش را از شما نموده اند که

O thou who turnest thy face towards God! His Holiness 'Alí-Akbar hath praised thee most highly [3.5s]

INBA85:144

TSS.159b, TSS.171

Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05791

140

ای مقبلان ای عارفان ای عاشقان حمد کنید خدا را که بملکوت وجود اقبال نمودید و

O ye favored ones, O ye mystics, O ye lovers, praise ye God that ye have turned your faces toward the Kingdom of existence [3.5s]

INBA85:061b

MKT8.228, AKHA_127BE #01 p.a, AKHA_129BE #02 p.a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05792

140

ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء باز بتحریر این نامه مسطور پرداختم و بیاد ان یار وقور

O thou who art near unto the Court of the All-Glorious! Once again have I taken up my pen to write this letter, remembering that steadfast friend [3.5s]

INBA17:253

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05793

140

ای منادی باسم الله در سبیل الهی گردنرا وقف زنجیر نمودی و پای را مرهون کند

O thou who callest out in the name of God! In the divine path thou hast offered up thy neck to chains and thy feet to fetters [3.5s]

INBA85:422a, INBA88:222

BRL_DAK#0175, AHB.127BE #07-08 p.186, YIA.243, YIA.456-457, MYD.433

Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB05795

140

ای منادی پیمان نامه بیست و ششم ذی القعده ۱۳۲۸ وصول یافت چند روز پیش جواب

O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter of the twenty-sixth of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1328 was received. A response was sent several days ago [3.5s]

MSBH3.469

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers

AB05798

140

ای منادی ملکوت الله در عالم وجود و حیز شهود جاذب تایید مقام محمود تبلیغ

O thou who proclaimest the Kingdom of God in the realm of existence and the sphere of witness, who drawest the confirmations of the Praised Station [3.5s]

MKT8.145a, AKHA_134BE #18 p.a

Living waters; water of life; 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 Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05803

140

ای منجذب بنفحات الله ایام نوروز است و ایرانیان مشغول بعیش و نوش و این

O thou who art drawn by the divine fragrances! These are the days of Naw-Rúz, when the people of Persia are absorbed in revelry and festivity [3.5s]

MKT8.148a, HDQI.228, ANDA#17 p.05

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05804

140

ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه فیروز در بهترین روز وصول یافت هر چند مدتی بود که با تو

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy letter of victory arrived on the most auspicious of days, though it hath been some time since [we corresponded] [3.5s]

INBA84:496a

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB05809

140

ای مه بانو بانوهای عالم اگر در آغاز چون مه تابان پرتوی دارند ولی بانجام چون

O moon among the noble ladies of the world! Though at first they shine with the radiance of a luminous moon, yet in the end [3.5s]

INBA13:098b

YARP2.140 p.158

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05813

140

ای مهتز از نسیم عبیر گلشن الهى چون نافهء مشک جان بگشائى

O thou who art stirred by the fragrant breeze of the divine rose-garden, diffuse thy soul even as a musk-laden pouch [3.5s]

INBA13:307

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05815

140

ای مهمان نواز احبای الهی خوشا بحال تو که بخدمت دوستان الهی قیام نمودی خوشا

O thou who art hospitable to the loved ones of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast arisen to serve the divine friends. Blessed art thou [3.5s]

INBA72:119, INBA88:115b

MYD.539

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05818

140

ای موقن بایات الله همچنانکه خیاط قماش و اثواب حریر و صوف اول ملاحظه هیکل و

O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Even as a tailor first considereth the form and measureth the silk and woolen garments [3.5s]

INBA84:480

Differences in human capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB05822

140

ای ناشر نفحات افق وجود چون بصبح نورانی از ملکوت ابهی منور گشت پرتو شمس حقیقت

O thou who dost diffuse the fragrances of the realm of being! When the luminous morn was illumined from the Abhá Kingdom, the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth [3.5s]

INBA13:117

MMK6#266

Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05824

140

ای ناطق بثنای جمال ذوالجلال لسانرا بستایش حضرت منان مزین کن که در این عصر مجید

O thou who uttereth praise of the Glorious Beauty! Adorn thy tongue with glorification of His Gracious Presence, Who in this mighty age [3.5s]

AKHA_128BE #02 p.b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05826

140

ای ناطق بذکرالله در این قرن الهی که چون آفتاب در سیناء سائر قرون اشعه

O thou who dost proclaim the mention of God in this divine century, which, like the sun upon Sinai, doth cast its rays upon all the ages [3.5s]

INBA13:099x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05827

140

ای ناظر بافق حقیقت چشم را بمشاهده انوار فیض احدیت روشن و منیر کن و گوش را

O thou who gazest toward the horizon of truth! Illumine and brighten thine eyes to behold the resplendent rays of Divine oneness, and thine ears [3.5s]

INBA87:045a, INBA52:045a

MMK2#018 p.012

Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

AB05830

140

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چشم بصیرت باز کن تا مشاهده انوار ساطعه و تجلیات لامعه از

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Open thou the eye of insight, that thou mayest witness the effulgent lights and brilliant emanations from [3.5s]

INBA88:149a, Ghazi3072.185-187

MMK5#243 p.192

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05831

140

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چه نگارم که تاثرات قلبیه خویش را از عدم یگانگی بعضی احباب

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! How can I depict the anguish of my heart at the want of unity amongst some of the friends [3.5s]

INBA84:308

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05836

140

ای ناظم فصیح بلیغ شعرای آفاق آنچه گفتند و در سفتند اکثر مخالف واقع بود لهذا

O eloquent and articulate poet, what the poets of the world have uttered and strung together hath, for the most part, been contrary to reality; therefore [3.5s]

MMK6#359x, ANDA#84 p.65

Empty learning; false spirituality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

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

AB05841

140

ای نوش دل هر هوشمند هر زهریرا پادزهریست و هر نیشی را نوشی براستی بدان زهر

O thou who art the sweet solace of every possessor of wisdom! Know thou verily that for every poison there is an antidote, and for every sting there is a balm. Indeed, know thou that this poison [3.5s]

INBA59:252

MMK3#263 p.188, YARP2.200 p.190, PPAR.172

Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB05842

140

ای نیر نورانی جناب سینا رجای ذکر شما نمود و حال آنکه دائما در نزد اینعبد مذکوری و در

O radiant luminary! His honour Sina hath made mention of thee, though verily thou art ever remembered in the presence of this servant and [3.5s]

INBA84:396b

MMK5#163 p.126

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05844

140

ای هوشمند ارجمند سمندی در میدان لاهوتیان بران و گوای در پهن دشت بهائیان بزن

O sagacious and noble one! Gallop thy steed in the arena of heavenly beings, and raise thy voice upon the broad plain of the followers of Bahá [3.5s]

INBA13:303

AHB.126BE #11-12 p.000 (و), ANDA#67-68 p.10

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05845

140

ای هوشیار آنچه نگاشتی و داشتی سخن راستان بود و داستان بندگان آستان بزرگوار

O thou who art wise! That which thou didst write and possess was the word of the truthful ones and the story of the servants of the glorious Threshold [3.5s]

INBA88:344a

YARP2.238 p.213

Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism of color and light; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB05846

140

ای ورقات نوراء آنچه مرقوم داشتید ملحوظ گردید و فریاد و فغان از شدت اشتیاق

O illumined leaves! What ye have written was noted, and the cry and lamentation from the intensity of longing [was heard] [3.5s]

INBA87:639a, INBA52:684

MMK6#250

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places

AB05854

140

ای یار جانی در این روزگار جام شهادت در دیار یزد سرشار شد جمعی از ابرار آنساغر

O beloved companion! In this age the chalice of martyrdom hath brimmed over in the realm of Yazd. A company of the righteous quaffed from that goblet [3.5s]

HDQI.184, ANDA#11 p.05

Martyrs and martyrdom; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05858

140

ای یار عز??ز نامه شما رسید از حصول کسالت در حیفا کدورت حاصل شد ولی الحمد لله

O beloved friend! Thy letter was received. News of the illness in Haifa brought sorrow, yet praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA84:345

Stories; anecdotes

AB05862

140

ای یار مهربانم هر لساندن مراد بیان معانیدر و هر معانیدن مقصد تبیان مبانیدر

O my kind friend! Every tongue hath for its purpose the expression of meaning, and every meaning hath for its object the elucidation of fundamental truths [3.5s]

INBA88:143a

BRL_DAK#0613, MJT.044

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Language and the structure of reality; Music and singing; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05864

140

ای یاران الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم با ید بیضاای از صلح و صفا در بین اهل عالم

O divine friends! The Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name must [appear] with a white hand of peace and tranquility amongst the people of the world [3.5s]

INBA13:274

MMK4#072 p.079, SFI12.022

Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB05866

140

ای یاران الهی روزنامه نجم باختر با وجود مشکلات عظیمه در ایام حرب دوام نمود تا

O friends of God! The magazine of the Star of the West, notwithstanding great difficulties during the days of the war

INBA16:237

NJB_v10#07 p.131, NJB_v12#12 p.207

SW_v10#07 p.131, SW_v11#11 p.197

Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05867

140

ای یزدان مهربان و بخشنده و درخشندهٴ زمین و آسمان ما جمعیم پریشان تو مستمندیم درویشان

O loving and bountiful Lord, Light of earth and heaven! We are scattered ones, we are poor and destitute [3.5s]

INBA75:061x

DWNP_v5#06 p.002x, DUR1.237x, MJMJ1.083x, MMG2#158 p.179x, MJH.032x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual springtime

AB05869

140

ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء اعظم موهبت عالم انسان نشر انوار برهانست و اقامه حجت

O intimate friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The greatest gift in the world of humanity is to diffuse the light of divine proof and establish evidence [3.5s]

INBA89:203

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05870

140

ای یاران جمال ابهى روحى لاحبائه الفدآء خوشا بحال شما که از ساغر عنایتش سرمستید

O friends of the Abha Beauty - may my spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones! - blessed are ye who are intoxicated with the cup of His bounties [3.5s]

INBA72:109

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05874

140

ای یاران رحمانی حضرت علی قبل اکبر خدمات مشکوره بدرگاه احدیت نمود در مدت حیات

O merciful friends! His Holiness 'Ali-Qabl-i-Akbar rendered praiseworthy services at the threshold of the One True God during his lifetime [3.5s]

INBA16:229

Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Law of burial and cremation; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05875

140

ای یاران رحمن از آن اقلیم خیر انجذاب و اشتعال و ثبوت بر صراط مستقیم

O companions of the All-Merciful! From that realm of goodness hath come attraction and enkindlement and steadfastness in the straight path [3.5s]

INBA88:369b

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB05876

140

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا احمد سهراب از امریک نامه ای نگاشته که

O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab hath written a letter from America, which [3.5s]

INBA16:222

Business; financial; property matters; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB05879

140

ای یاران عبدالبهاء امیدوارم که خلخال محل خلخال نسیم رحمانی گردد و در خلال

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I earnestly hope that Khalkhal may become the recipient of the breezes of the All-Merciful, and amid [3.5s]

INBA89:219

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05880

140

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله ستایش زیادی از یاران طالقان نموده اند

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath lavished abundant praise upon the friends of Ṭáliqán [3.5s]

INBA17:026

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05881

140

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جهدی کنید که در محفل روحانی مصدر سنوحات رحمانی شوید و باعث

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Strive ye to become, in the spiritual gathering, the source of divine inspirations and the cause [3.5s]

MKT8.188c, AKHA_136BE #04 p.59, AKHA_132BE #07 p.a, AKHA_127BE #13 p.b

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB05882

140

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که نسیم جنت ابهی یاران را بوله و حرکت آورده و

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that the breeze from the Abhá Paradise hath stirred and quickened the friends [3.5s]

INBA85:169b

MKT8.234, AKHA_127BE #04 p.a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05888

140

ایتها الدره الفریده من بحر الملکوت زادک الله لمعانا و تلئلا ان السید الجلیل المسیح له المجد

O thou unique pearl from the ocean of the Kingdom, may God increase thy radiance and brilliance! Verily, the glorious Lord Christ, all glory be unto Him [3.5s]

INBA13:247, INBA59:176

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB05890

140

یا امة‌اللّه انّی ادعو اللّه ان یبعث نفوساً مقدّسةً منزّهةً نورانیّة فی الأقطار الغربیّة و الأقالیم الشّمالیّة

O handmaiden of God! I beseech God that He may raise up souls that are holy, sanctified and luminous in the western regions and northern climes [3.5s]

QT105.1.158x

Cleanliness and refinement; Law of burial and cremation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05901

140

ایها الافنان النابته من السدره المبارکه نامه مورخ به ۲۰ محرم سنه ۳۳۹ رسید از

O thou offshoot of the divine Lote-Tree! Thy letter dated 20 Muharram AH 1339 [4 October 1920] was received, and its contents caused the utmost joy and felicity on account of the news of the prescribed House

INBA87:361a, INBA52:369

GEN.254, AFNAN.189-190

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement

AB05902

140

ایها الافنون من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید همیشه کمال

O ye offshoots of the Blessed Tree! Your letters were received and perused. Ever [...] [3.5s]

INBA87:338b, INBA52:346a

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05904

140

ایها الحبیب القدیم قد تلوت شروح شوقک و اطلعت بمعانی صحیفتک الناطقه بسوره

O ancient beloved, I have recited the outpourings of thy longing and comprehended the meanings of thy missive, which speaketh with fervor [3.5s]

INBA59:119b

Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05906

140

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه مدتیست که بان حضرت چیزی ننگاشتم هر قدر

O noble branch of the blessed Tree! It hath been some time since I have written unto thee. However much [3.5s]

INBA87:275, INBA52:279

Suffering and imprisonment

AB05907

140

ایها الفرع الخادم للشجرة خدمات آنجناب در آباده مقبول و محبوب و

O thou branch that serveth the Tree! Thy services in Abadih are accepted and beloved [3.5s]

INBA55:460

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals

AB05908

140

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه جناب آقا سید هادی امنا و سالما واصل و در

O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree, Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Hadi, thou hast arrived safely and securely and [3.5s]

INBA87:403, INBA52:415

Call to action; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05909

140

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه لوتعلم بعین الیقین ما یختلج فی هذا

O exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree, if thou couldst perceive with the eye of certitude what stirreth within this [3.5s]

INBA87:493, INBA52:518

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

AB05910

140

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه هر چند مکاتیب متعدده تا بحال ارسال گشته

O noble branch of the blessed Lote-Tree! Though numerous letters have hitherto been dispatched [3.5s]

INBA87:492a, INBA52:516

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB05911

140

ایها الفرع الرفیع من الشجره المبارکه مکاتیب آن حضرت رسید معانی مبانی ثبوت بر

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Thy letters have been received, embodying meanings and principles that are steadfast in [3.5s]

INBA87:277a, INBA52:281

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05912

140

ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره المبارکه التی اصلها ثابت و فرعها فی السماء و توتی

O noble branch of that blessed Tree whose root is firm and whose bough reacheth unto heaven [3.5s]

INBA87:273a, INBA52:276b

Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05913

140

ایها الفرع المجید من السدره المبارکه اتضرع و ابتهل الی الملکوت الابهی و

O thou glorious branch of the blessed Tree! I supplicate and beseech the Most Glorious Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA87:410, INBA52:422

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05922

140

پروردگارا مهربانا این جمع توجه بتو دارند مناجات بسوی تو نمایند در نهایت تضرع

O Lord, O Kind One! This gathering turneth to Thee, offering prayers unto Thee in utmost supplication [3.5s]

INBA75:084

BSHN.140.454, BSHN.144.448, PYM.049, ANDA#03 p.60, ADH2.018, ADH2_1#08 p.016, MJMJ1.077, MMG2#169 p.194, MJH.029, MHT1a.058, MHT1b.016, NJB_v05#05 p.003

Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB05923

140

تقدست یا الهی عن کل ثنائی و لا احصی ثنا علیک و تنزهت یا مقصودی و لا اجد سبیلا الیک

O my God, Thou art sanctified above all my praise, and I cannot encompass Thy glorification. Thou art exalted, O my Heart's Desire, and I find no pathway unto Thee [3.5s]

INBA21:155b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05924

140

جناب آقا سید اسدالله از قرار مسموع بعضی از دزدهای عکا را اوهام چنان که شبی

O esteemed Aqa Siyyid Asadullah! According to what hath been heard, certain thieves of Akka were so possessed by vain imaginings that one night [3.5s]

INBA17:201

Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05928

330

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

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

INBA13:136x, INBA75:035x

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

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

AB05932

140

ذبیح ملیحا ترتیب پوسته و برید در اینعصر جدید تنظیم گردیده اگر چه چاپار در

The organization of the postal and courier system in this new age has indeed been arranged, even though couriers in [3.5s]

AKHA_129BE #12 p.a, MAS5.067

Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05933

140

رب افتح ابواب ملکوت رحمتک علی وجوه احبائک و اشرح صدور اودائک بظهور آثار

O Lord! Open the gates of the Kingdom of Thy mercy unto the faces of Thy loved ones, and expand the breasts of Thy faithful servants through the manifestation of Thy signs [3.5s]

INBA21:029

Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth

AB05935

140

رب لک الحمد علی ما اشرق شمس الغفران من مطلع احدیتک علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر

O Lord, unto Thee be praise for the dawning of the Sun of Forgiveness from the dayspring of Thine Oneness upon the people of transgression, and unto Thee be thanks [3.5s]

INBA17:250

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05943

140

یا احباء الله و امنائه ان مجامع الملکوت الابهی و صوامع الملا الاعلی یصلون و

O ye beloved of the Lord! O ye His trusted ones! Know ye verily that the denizens of the Realm on High

INBA13:340, INBA59:300

MNMK#065 p.143, NJB_v12#08 p.151

SW_v14#03 p.087-088

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high

AB05951

140

یا مرتضی یا مجتبی حضرت نور مشرقین آقا مرتضی شهید سبیل کبریا روحی له الفدا

O Murtada! O Mujtaba! O luminous one of the Twin Dawning-Places, Master Murtada, martyr in the path of Divine Majesty - may my spirit be a sacrifice for him [3.5s]

INBA84:246b

TISH.213

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement

AB05952

140

یا من اتعظ من الموعظه الحسنه تالله الحق ان القیامه قامت و الطامه ظهرت و الشمس

O thou who hast taken heed of the goodly counsel! By the truth of God, verily the Resurrection hath come to pass, the Great Catastrophe hath appeared, and the Sun [3.5s]

INBA72:024

Apocalyptic imagery; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05953

140

یا من اخلص وجهه لله و استیقظ و ایقظ کل نائم و انتبه و نبه کل غافل

O thou who hast sincerely turned thy face unto God, who hast awakened and awakened every slumberer, who hast become mindful and roused every heedless one [3.5s]

INBA21:139b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05954

140

یا من استسقی من معین الایقان و استضاء من نور مبین الرحمن قد وردت رقیمه غراء

O thou who hast drawn from the fountainhead of certitude and been illumined by the manifest light of the All-Merciful! Thy radiant letter hath arrived [3.5s]

INBA13:069

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05959

140

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله طوبی لک بما استقمت و ثبت و نبت و توجهت و آویت الی رکن

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Blessed art thou for having been steadfast and firm, for having grown and turned thyself unto Him, and for having taken refuge in His shelter [3.5s]

INBA21:099b

Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05960

140

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اشرق شمس القدم و النیر الاعظم من افق العالم و احاط

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The Ancient Sun and the Most Great Luminary hath risen from the horizon of the world and encompassed all [3.5s]

INBA17:187

YQAZ.043

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05990

130

الحمد لله شما از شدت ثبوت و رسوخ تلافی لغزش و فتور اخوی نمودید اگرچه آن

Praise be to God! Through the intensity of thy steadfastness and firmness thou hast made amends for the wavering and shortcomings of thy brother. Although [3.5s]

ANDA#81 p.44

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05996

130

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

اللهم یا من سبقت رحمتک و عظمت مغفرتک و جل احسانک و شاع عفوک و ذاع صیت فضلک

O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all, Whose forgiveness is transcendent, Whose bounty is sublime

INBA16:135

BRL_DAK#1198, BSHN.140.184, BSHN.144.184, PYK.302, MHT2.147

BPRY.044-045

J. Heath [track 11]

Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB05997

130

اللهم یا من یرحم المملوک علی السلوک فی المنهج البیضاء و التشبث بالشریعه

O Lord, Thou Who dost extend Thy mercy unto the thralls as they tread the path of purity and steadfastly uphold Thy sacred Law [3.5s]

INBA17:233

Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for peace and unity; Relationship between government and people; War and peace

AB05998

130

اللهم یا منور وجوه الثابتین بانوار الاستقامه الکبری و شارح الصدور الراسخین بنفحات القدس

O God, Thou Who illuminest the faces of the steadfast with the splendors of supreme constancy, and expandest the breasts of them that are firm through the breathings of holiness [3.5s]

INBA21:025

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB05999

130

اللهم یا موید المخلصین علی السلوک علی صراط مستقیم و الورود فی جنه النعیم و

O God, Who dost aid the sincere ones to tread the straight path and to enter the paradise of delight [3.5s]

INBA85:435b

TSS.175

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06001

130

الهی الهی ان امتک الرحمانیه و الورقه النورانیه المنتسبه الی طیر حدیقه العرفان

O my God, O my God! Verily, this handmaid of the All-Merciful, this luminous leaf who is associated with the bird of the garden of divine knowledge [3.5s]

INBA87:581, INBA52:618

Prayer for the departed

AB06003

130

الهی الهی انک لتعلم شده ولهی و عظیم تعلقی بهذا العبد الثابت علی العهد النابت

O my God, my God! Thou knowest the intensity of my yearning and the magnitude of my attachment to this servant, steadfast in the Covenant and firmly rooted [3.5s]

INBA84:333

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06004

130

الهی الهی انی بکل عجز و ابتهال و تضرع و تخشع و تذلل و انکسار اناجی الی ملکوت

O my God, my God! With utter weakness and supplication, with earnest entreaty and humility, with lowliness and self-effacement, do I commune with Thy Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA17:053

BSHN.140.264, BSHN.144.264, MHT2.089

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB06005

130

الهی الهی انی عبدک البائس الیائس عن نفسی و فرط خطائی و عظیم حوبی و شدید

O my God, O my God! I am Thy servant, destitute and despairing of mine own self, overwhelmed by my manifold transgressions and grievous sins [3.5s]

INBA87:316a, INBA52:320

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB06012

130

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی تو بینا و آگاهی که ملجا و پناهی جز تو نجسته و نجویم و بغیر از سبیل محبتت

O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me; Thou art my Haven and My

INBA13:354, INBA72:117a, INBA75:048, NLAI_BH_AB.023

BRL_DAK#0234, MKT1.487b, MILAN.213, AKHA_133BE #09 p.a, DWNP_v5#10 p.008, DUR2.110, ADH2.058, ADH2_2#03 p.090, MJMJ1.053, MJMJ2.113, MMG2#026 p.027, MJH.013

BPRY.133-134, SW_v14#01 p.001, DWN_v4#04 p.091, BP1926.014-015

S. Taefi [track 15], R. Yazhari, M. Sparrow, K. Porray, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, Strong Steep

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06013

130

الهی و رجائی و غایت آمالی هولاء عباد خضعوا لسلطانک و خشعوا لقوه برهانک و

O my God, my Hope and Ultimate Goal of my desires! These are servants who have bowed down before Thy sovereignty and have humbled themselves before the power of Thy proof [3.5s]

INBA55:265, INBA88:127a

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06017

130

ای احباء الهی کوکب امر الله در جمیع آفاق بشعاعی ساطع لامع و ندای یا بهاء

O ye beloved of God! The orb of God's Cause shineth forth with resplendent rays across all horizons, and the call of "Ya Bahá" resoundeth [3.5s]

INBA13:413, INBA87:047b , INBA52:047b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB06020

130

ای احبای الهی حمد کنید خدا را که در ظل لواء معقود رب الجنود درآمدید و به بشارات

O beloved ones of God! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the shade of the banner unfurled by the Lord of Hosts, and attained unto the glad-tidings [3.5s]

INBA85:017

BSHN.140.434, BSHN.144.428, MHT1b.241, KASH.265

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06022

130

ای ادیب دبستان الهی در میان دوستان چنانکه باید و شاید محبت و الفت و یگانگی و

O learned one of the divine school! Among the friends, as is meet and befitting, love and fellowship and oneness [3.5s]

INBA89:013a

BRL_DAK#0292

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB06024

130

ای افنان سدره منتهی و ای احبای جمال ابهی بیت مقدس و مطاف ملا اعلی را باید از

O Afnan of the Tree beyond which there is no passing and of the friends of the Blessed Beauty! Th e sacred House [of the Bab] and the point of adoration of the denizens of the Concourse on High must be protected

INBA87:277b, INBA52:282a

KHAF.217

GEN.314

Eulogies; reminiscences; Shrines and Holy places

AB06025

130

ای افنان شجره بقا جناب آقا محمود عصار مکتوبی بواسطه شما ارسال نمودند و

O twig of the Tree of Eternity! Through thee, the honored Áqa Mahmúd ʿAssar sent a letter and, in it, asked for permission to visit the Blessed House

INBA87:361b, INBA52:370

GEN.343-344

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places

AB06027

130

ای اماء رحمن ای ورقات ریاض حضرت یزدان شکر کنید جمال ذوالجلال را که در ظل

O handmaidens of the Merciful! O leaves of the divine garden of the Lord! Render thanks unto the All-Glorious Beauty, for in the shelter [3.5s]

MKT6.009, AKHA_132BE #14 p.a

High station of the true believer; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB06028

130

ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید خدا را که در چنین عصر میمنتحصری بعرصه وجود قدم نهادید

O handmaidens of the Merciful! Give thanks unto God that ye have set foot upon the arena of existence in this most blessed and auspicious age [3.5s]

INBA87:138a, INBA52:135a

MKT7.222b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB06034

130

ای امه الله جناب آقا میرزا حیدر علی علیه بهاء الله الابهی وساطت نموده و ذکر

O handmaid of God! His honor Áqá Mírzá Ḥaydar-'Alí, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God, hath interceded and made mention [3.5s]

INBA88:315a

Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

AB06038

130

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death

ای امه الله محزون نباش دلخون نباش بعنایت جمالقدم روحى

O handmaid of God! Be not sad, neither do thou grieve. Be content with the bounty of the Ancient Beauty

INBA55:365

BSHN.140.239, BSHN.144.239, MHT2.113

ADMS#208

AB06041

130

ای امیر اقلیم اثیر زیرا بندگان آستان حضرت یزدان امروز هر یک جهانگیرند و امیر

O Prince of the ethereal realm! For today, each servant at the threshold of the Almighty Sovereign is a world conqueror and a prince [3.5s]

INBA87:118a, INBA52:116b

High station of the true believer; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB06045

130

ای آشفته روی دوست در این جهان بسا عاشقان رخ رنگین و موی مشکین و لعل نمکین که

O thou bewildered by the visage of the Friend! In this world there are many lovers of the rosy face, the musky hair, and the salty ruby lips [3.5s]

INBA87:093, INBA52:092

AKHA_136BE #12 p.181

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06046

130

ای آقا کیشی امیدوارم که بهاکیش شوی یعنی کیش روحانیان گیری و روش ربانیان جوای

O thou esteemed sir! I cherish the hope that thou mayest embrace the path of the followers of Bahá, that thou mayest adopt the ways of the spiritual ones and seek the path of the divine [3.5s]

INBA89:264

Business; financial; property matters; Call to action

AB06047

130

ای آمرزگار گناه ببخش و خطاى تبه کاران را بپوش

O Forgiver of sins, pardon and conceal the transgressions of the wrongdoers [3.5s]

INBA13:088c

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB06049

130

ای آیت جود سلطان وجود چندی پیش نامه ارسال گشت و عقد لئالی نثار شد و حرفی از

O Thou Manifestation of Munificence, Sovereign of Being! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and strands of pearls were scattered therein, and a word of [3.5s]

INBA85:160a

MKT8.231

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06050

130

ای بابا خان این خلق ضعیف بلکه طفل رضیع را پدر مهربان باش در آغوش محبت پرورش

O Baba Khan! Be thou a loving father unto these feeble souls, nay, these suckling babes. Nurture them within the embrace of affection [3.5s]

INBA21:153a

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB06053

130

ای برید سبیل رب مجید رویت در درگاه احدیت سفید است و خدمتت مقبول در حضرت

O wayfarer in the path of the Lord Most Glorious, thy face is white in the Court of Oneness, and thy service is acceptable in the Presence [3.5s]

MKT8.014a, AKHA_118BE #605 p.j

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06055

130

ای بندگان بهاء الله آن ذات سبوح قدوس حی قیوم از سریر ملکوت و سده جبروت در هر

O ye servants of Baha'u'llah! That Essence, sanctified and holy, the Ever-Living and Self-Subsisting One, from the throne of His celestial dominion and the court of His almighty power, in every [3.5s]

HDQI.269, ANDA#35 p.04, ANDA#63 p.05

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06056

130

ای بندگان حضرت دوست صبح است و انوار فیض

O ye servants of the Beloved One! The morn hath dawned and the effulgent rays of grace [3.5s]

INBA13:175

Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB06059

130

ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله فی الحقیقه اعضاء انجمن تقدیسید و مقتبس از انوار

O sincere servants of Bahá'u'lláh! In truth, ye are the members of the Assembly of Sanctification and are illumined by the lights [3.5s]

INBA16:234

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

AB06060

130

ای بنده الهی آنچه بفرزند هوشمند مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید لهذا جواب

O servant of God! What thou didst write to thy wise child hath been considered, wherefore the response [3.5s]... ...One speck of chastity is greater than a hundred thousand years of worship and a sea of knowledge

INBA13:353

MKT1.450, MILAN.163a, AKHA_130BE #08 p.a, AKHA_108BE #04 p.4, AMK.056-056, AVK3.428.11, MAS5.190

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastity and purity; Role and station of women

AB06061

130

ای بنده الهی سرهنگ جهان بو و رنگ صف جنگ بیاراید و نام و ننگ جوید اما سالار

O servant of God! The colonel in this world seeketh the scent and hue of the battlefield and yearneth after fame and glory, but the true leader [3.5s]

INBA89:109b

Call to action; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB06063

130

ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی چنان جلوه ای نموده که شرق و غرب را بپرتو حقیقت

O servant of God! The infinite grace hath manifested such splendour that East and West are illumined by the radiance of truth [3.5s]

AKHA_129BE #06 p.a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB06065

130

اعظم مواهب الهیّه آنست که لسان بهدایت خلق بگشائی و نیاسائی و بقدر قوّه نشر نفحات الهی

The greatest of divine bestowals is that thou shouldst open thy tongue to the guidance of the people, shouldst not rest, and according to thy capacity spread the divine fragrances [3.5s]

MSBH5.233x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB06067

130

ای بنده الهی نامه های شما رسید مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت مرحوم میرزا بهلول

O servant of God! Thy letters were received, as was a supplication seeking forgiveness for the late Mírzá Bahlúl [3.5s]

INBA17:222

YQAZ.145

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness

AB06071

130

ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوبی که مدت مدیدی پیش مرقوم نموده بودی در این ایام بحیفا

O servant of the sacred Threshold! The letter which thou didst pen long ago hath in these days reached Haifa [3.5s]

INBA16:088

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort

AB06073

130

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید و تهنیت عید مقبول گردید امید چنانست که این

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter reached Me and thy festival greetings were accepted. The hope is that this [3.5s]

AKHA_134BE #01 p.07

Business; financial; property matters; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places

AB06075

130

ای بنده بهاء حقا که نجل مبجل آن بزرگواری و صهر جلیل سمندر نار از عنصر جان و دل

O servant of Bahá! Truly art thou the revered son of that noble one and the illustrious son-in-law of Samandar, from the essence of spirit and heart [3.5s]

INBA17:111

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism of color and light

AB06076

130

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Translation List

ای بنده بهاء نامه پارسی باهنگ عراقی تاثیر الحان حجازی داشت و نشئه عراقی داد

O servant of Bahá! Thy Persian missive possessed the melody of Iraq and the influence of Hijazi strains, imparting the exhilaration of Iraqi tones [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written concerning obligatory prayer. Such prayer is binding and mandatory for everyone

INBA17:019

AVK4.094.02x

BRL_IOPF#2.12x, ADMS#292x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06082

130

ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوب مورخ ۲۳ شهر جمادی الاولی ۱۳۲۳ که بجناب آقا سید تقی

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! The letter dated the 23rd of Jamádíyu'l-Avval 1323, which was to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s]

INBA87:330, INBA52:337

Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06083

130

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ات شمامه مشک عنبر بود زیرا رایحه طیبه محبت الله از ان

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was as a perfumed breath of musk and amber, for from it wafted the sweet fragrance of the love of God [3.5s]

INBA85:003

BSHN.140.414, BSHN.144.408, MHT1b.240

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06085

130

ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه نمرو ۵۱ رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که برات قائممقامی را

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Letter number 51 hath been received. Thou didst write regarding the draft of appointment [3.5s]

INBA17:226

Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB06086

130

ای بنده حضرت احدیت ایام افتتان است و جنود شبهات در انتشار گردباد تزلزل در

O servant of the One True God! These are the days of testing, and the hosts of doubt are spreading, while the whirlwind of confusion is raging [3.5s]

INBA17:048

MMK6#580

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06087

130

ای بنده حق آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مطمئن بفضل و

O servant of the True One, that which thou didst address to His honor Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused. Rest thou assured in the bounty [3.5s]

INBA87:362a, INBA52:371a

Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB06090

130

ای بنده حق در این صبحدم که بنفحات ریاض ملکوت قدم همقدم و بیاد دوستان الهی

O servant of the True One! In this dawntide, when thou art accompanied by the fragrances from the gardens of the Kingdom, and art mindful of the divine friends [3.5s]

AKHA_132BE #19 p.a, DUR1.544, YBN.074

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB06091

130

ای بنده حق شفقت خداوند را دقت نما که یارانش فراموش نگردند تفقد دلها کند و

O servant of Truth! Observe thou the loving-kindness of God, how His loved ones are not forgotten and how He watcheth over the hearts [3.5s]

INBA87:207b, INBA52:209b

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mosaic imagery; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB06094

130

ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و بدرگاه حضرت احدیت تبتل و تضرع گردید و طلب آمرزش

O servant of the Truth! Thy letter was received, and with utmost devotion and supplication was it laid before the sacred Threshold of the One True God, imploring forgiveness [3.5s]

INBA87:241, INBA52:246

Prayer for the departed

AB06105

130

ای بنده صادق درگاه الهی مکتوبی که بواسطه احبای طهران ارسال فرموده بودید واصل

O thou faithful servant of the Divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst send through the friends of Tihran hath been received [3.5s]

INBA84:279

Being a source of light; guidance; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB06107

130

ای بنده مبتهل الی الله --- و آفتاب جهان افروز متوجه غرب و این عبد ناظر بشرق

O thou who art ardently supplicating unto God! While the world-illumining Sun doth gaze upon the West, this servant's eyes are fixed upon the East [3.5s]

INBA13:070b

East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06109

130

ای بنده یزدان پسر پاک گهرت بادیه پیمود تا رخ بخاک پاک آستان مقدس بسود و مشام

O servant of God! Thy pure-hearted son traversed the desert that his face might touch the hallowed dust of the sacred Threshold, and might breathe its sanctified fragrance [3.5s]

INBA87:258b, INBA52:262

Law of pilgrimage; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for parents

AB06110

130

ای بهادر یار و یاورن بهادِر بهادرى و دلیرى و مرد میدانى و شیر گیر ولى ما را

O valiant companion and steadfast supporter! Thou who art distinguished by bravery and courage, a warrior of the field of battle and a lion-hearted champion [3.5s]

INBA55:373

Alchemy; the elixir; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06111

130

ای بهائی چه پربهائی که بنام و نشان و بنهان و عیان منسوب بجانانی شهره آفاقی و

O Bahá'í! How precious art thou, that in name and token, in the hidden and the manifest, thou art linked to the Beloved and renowned throughout all horizons [3.5s]

INBA55:372

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06113

130

ای بینش الحمد لله لقبت بصیرتست و نامت نامی در آستان الهی روز بروز بر اشتعال

O Vision! Praise be to God that thy title signifieth insight, and thy name is renowned in the Divine Threshold. Day by day [thou dost increase in ardour] [3.5s]

INBA84:516a

YBN.197

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB06120

130

ای پروردگار مهربان این یاران خویش را از بیگانه و خویش بیزار نما و بنفحات ریاض

O Gracious Lord! Make these, Thy companions, detached from both stranger and kin, and enliven them through the fragrances of Thy celestial gardens [3.5s]

INBA85:072

AKHA_133BE #10 p.220, PYB#046 p.02, MJMJ2.035, MMG2#271 p.303, YQAZ.656a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB06122

130

Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education

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

AB06126

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان پیمانه محبت الله بدست گیر و از صهبای عرفان سرمست شو تا در

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Take up the chalice of the love of God and become intoxicated with the wine of divine knowledge, that in [3.5s]

MKT4.038, AKHA_136BE #02 p.b, YMM.062

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06129

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدا را که کاس هدی از دست ساقی بقا نوشیدی و بمنتها

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Give thanks unto God that thou hast quaffed the chalice of guidance from the hand of the Cupbearer of eternity [3.5s]

INBA87:250, INBA52:254b

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06130

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان از قدیم زمان منبت گل و ریاحین بود و محل انبعاث اسرار وجدان

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! From ancient times hath Táliqán been a soil wherein flowers and fragrant herbs have blossomed forth, and a wellspring of the heart's mystic secrets [3.5s]

INBA85:146

AHB.131BE #01-02 p.52, TSS.173

Freedom of thought and action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

AB06133

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید در باب انتخاب اعضاء محفل روحانی از

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters have been received from thee concerning the election of the members of the Spiritual Assembly [3.5s]

INBA16:198

DBR.079

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB06134

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان منظومه آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و نهایت بلاغت و فصاحت در بیان

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy composition was perused, and it displayed the utmost eloquence and fluency of expression [3.5s]

INBA85:195

AHT.008, AHT.184a, AHB.130BE #07-08 p.15, TSQA3.556

Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech

AB06135

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید آنچه آه و فغان نماای و مضطرب و پریشان باشی حق با

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In all wherein thou dost sigh and lament, and art troubled and distressed, the truth is with thee [3.5s]

INBA87:231b, INBA52:236

MMK6#018

Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06139

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید سبب

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Minshádí hath been perused [3.5s]

INBA87:027, INBA52:027

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB06140

240

Trustworthiness

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی ارسال نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst send to his honour Haydar-'Alí was perused [3.5s]... ...Those souls who are employed in government departments should approach their duties with entire detachment, integrity and independence of spirit, and with complete consecration

INBA85:248

BRL_DAK#0835, COMP_TRUSTP#59x

BRL_TRUST#58x, COC#2070x, LOG#1478x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people

AB06143

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که این سفر با ثمر بوده

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that this journey hath been fruitful [3.5s]

INBA87:388a, INBA52:398b

Praise and encouragement

AB06150

130

ای ثابت بر عهد و راسخ در میثاق مکاتیب متعدده ناطقه که از مصدر انجذاب بنفحات الله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! Manifold indeed are the eloquent letters proceeding from the source of attraction to the fragrances of God [3.5s]

INBA17:064

MJMJ2.038ax, MMG2#408 p.454x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06154

130

ای ثابت راسخ نفحه خوشی که از ریاض دل آن مفتون جمال ابهی منتشر شده بود مشام

O steadfast and immovable one! The sweet fragrance that wafted from the garden of the heart of that enraptured lover of the Abhá Beauty hath perfumed the senses [3.5s]

INBA13:241

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB06157

130

ای ثابت نابت سحاب رحمت سایه بر سر افکنده و انوار فیض اعظم بر شرق و غرب تابیده

O thou who art steadfast and firmly rooted! The cloud of mercy hath cast its shadow overhead, and the rays of the Most Great Bounty have shone forth upon both East and West [3.5s]

INBA55:348

MMK5#253 p.197

Development of capacity and readiness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB06160

130

ای ثابتان بر پیمان حضرت بیچون بنور میثاق تجلی بر آفاق نمود و چنان عهدی گرفت

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Through the light of the Covenant did the Incomparable Lord shed His radiance upon all horizons, and took such a pledge [3.5s]

INBA84:291

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The concourse on high

AB06161

130

ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه مبارک یاران با نهایت رقت تلاوت گردید و بدرگاه حضرت

O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! The blessed letter of the friends was read with the utmost tenderness at the threshold of His holiness [3.5s]

INBA87:236a, INBA52:240b

MMK5#276 p.211

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection

AB06172

130

ای حکیم حاذق تن ضعیف و جسم نحیف امکان بغایت علیل و بی نهایت نحیل و امراض و

O sagacious healer, the body is weak and the frame enfeebled, contingent being is grievously ill and infinitely frail, afflicted with maladies [3.5s]

INBA21:154a

MMK2#105 p.083

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician

AB06173

130

ای خادم احباء الله ای غاصب حق این عبدالبهاء زیرا خدمت یاران و خادمی دوستان

O servant of the beloved of God, O usurper of the right of this 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in service to the friends and ministration to the companions [3.5s]

INBA72:120, INBA88:240

AKHB.132-133, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.209, AHB.134BE #09-10 p.49, PYB#192 p.30, ANDA#16 p.60, ANDA#33 p.14, MAS5.031, MSBH3.539

Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB06174

130

ای خدمت تو مقبول و ای زحمت تو مشکور نظارت صندوق مقدس نمودی که مشکوه سراج هیکل

O thou whose service is accepted and whose efforts are praiseworthy! Thou hast kept watch over the sacred treasury, which is the niche of the Temple's Lamp [3.5s]

INBA13:185, INBA59:174c

QT108.085

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB06179

130

ای دو برادر دو پیکر حمد خدا را که جبال و تلال و دشت و صحرا و دریا را طى و

O ye two brothers, two embodiments, praise be to God that ye have traversed mountains and hills, plains and wilderness, and crossed the seas [3.5s]

INBA55:281

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

AB06180

130

ای دو برادر مانند دو پیکر فلکیان برج جوزا را دو پیکر نامند و آن دو صورت

O ye two brothers, like unto the celestial twins! The constellation Gemini they call the Two Figures, those twin forms [3.5s]

INBA84:533

ANDA#78 p.04

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun

AB06181

130

ای دو برادر یک روح در دو پیکر الحمد لله اخوت جسمانی و معنوی و جسدی و روحانی در

O ye two brothers, one spirit in two bodies! Praise be to God for physical and spiritual, bodily and celestial brotherhood [3.5s]

INBA87:266a, INBA52:269b

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06182

130

ای دو بنده آستان الهی الطاف نامتناهی شامل گشت تا حامل امانت عظمای الهی گردیدید

O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Infinite favors have encompassed you, that ye might become the bearers of God's supreme trust [3.5s]

INBA87:390c, INBA52:401b

MMK2#121 p.093, RAHA.279-280

Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB06184

130

ای دو بنده خدا جناب آقا محمد مکتوبی مرقوم و از قبل شما استدعای تحریری مخصوص

O ye two servants of God! Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad hath written a letter, requesting on your behalf a special missive [3.5s]

INBA89:066a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB06188

130

ای دو بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمد لله درگاه احدیت را پاسبانید و سر باستان منجذب

O ye two sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God that ye are guardians at the threshold of Divine Unity, with hearts drawn to that ancient realm [3.5s]

INBA87:251a, INBA52:255

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06191

130

ای دو ستاره فرقدان در برج دوپیکر الحمد لله مانند شجر صنوان از یک منبت روایده

O ye two stars of Farqadan in the constellation of Gemini! Praise be unto God that, like unto twin trees springing from a single root, ye have grown from one source [3.5s]

ANDA#67-68 p.37

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06192

130

ای دو ستاره مانند فرقدان حمد خدا را که در افق محبت الله روشنید و در عتبه

O ye two stars, like unto the twin luminaries of the Great Bear! Praise be to God that ye shine bright in the horizon of the love of God and at the threshold [3.5s]

INBA16:010

MMK2#332 p.241

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

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

AB06205

130

ای دوستان الهی در انجیل جلیل مذکور که روزی جمعی از یهودیان بساحت قدس حضرت

O divine friends! It is recorded in the glorious Gospel that one day a company of Jews came into the holy presence [3.5s]

INBA13:219

Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes

AB06209

130

ای دوستان دیرین پروردگار سپهر برین سالهای دراز و گردشهای بیشمار گذشت و شما در

O ye ancient friends of the Lord of the celestial realm! Long years and countless cycles have passed, and ye remain in [3.5s]

INBA59:251a

YARP2.212 p.198

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

AB06210

130

ای ذوی القربای آن نجم هدی الحمد لله از شمس هدایت مقتبس گشتید و از دریای

O kindred of that guiding star! Praise be to God that ye have derived light from the Sun of Guidance and have drawn from the Ocean of [3.5s]

INBA16:114

PYK.307

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB06211

130

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

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

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

INBA59:027a

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

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

L. Slott, J. Crone

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

AB06212

130