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| AB00014 | Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…") | 4700 | الحمد لله بما من علی العباد بالفضل و الافضال فی هذه الایام التی فیها تجلی علی | Praise be to God, Who hath bestowed upon His servants grace and bounty in these days wherein He hath manifested [3.5s] | INBA56:067 | BMT.219, SFI02.166 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00114 | 1010 | ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت | O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,” | INBA84:371 | RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax | LOIR20.175ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00137 | 940 | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما رفعت رایه فردانیتک و اریت الکل ایات رحمانیتک و هدیت هولاء | O God! O God! Praise be unto Thee for Thou hast unfurled the Flag of Thy Singleness, caused everyone to witness the signs of Thy Mercifulness | INBA87:135, INBA52:132 | SFI17.014-015 | DAS.1913-11-22x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00221 | 780 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما را با وجود آنکه بجان عزیزت فرصت قرائت یکسطر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not the time to read even a single line, thy detailed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:353 | AVK3.319.01x, SFI06.015bx, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YMM.042-044 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00331 | 650 | اللهم یا ربی المجلی علی الطور و مالک یوم النشور نور السموات باعث الکائنات | O my Lord, Thou Who didst manifest Thyself upon Sinai and art the Lord of Resurrection Day, Light of the heavens, Quickener of all created things [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0050, MKT9.005, SFI18.016-017 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00407 | 600 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون مشحون باحساسات روحانیه بود و مبشر بان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents were replete with spiritual sentiments and heralded glad tidings [3.5s] | SFI01.059, MSHR1.081x, YMM.195x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00412 | 600 | ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و بدقت | O herald of the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Manshádí was noted and carefully perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0764, MMK5#106 p.086, AMK.011-015, AVK4.442ax, SFI06.013bx | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00435 | 590 | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی در این غوغا و ضوضا که بیخردان برپا نمودند در مشکلات | O faithful friends of the Abha Beauty! In this tumult and clamor that the witless ones have raised amidst tribulations [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0046, MKT9.226, MMK6#132, SFI18.015-016 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00459 | 580 | ای یاران روحانی امروز جمیع اهالی ایران باید در کمال همت و غیرت در خیر دولت | O spiritual friends! Today must all the inhabitants of Iran, with the utmost determination and zeal, work for the good of the government [3.5s] | MMK5#107 p.086, SFI06.011a | Past, present and future of Iran; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00734 | 460 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از وقوعات حالیه ایران شکایت نموده بودید لهذا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst complained of the current events in Persia. Therefore [3.5s] | MMK5#105 p.084, SFI06.011b | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01104 | 370 | ای ابن ملکوت جناب مستر ویلهم از یکسال پیش اجازه حضور داشت حال حکمت مقتضی | O son of the Kingdom! Mr. Wilhelm had permission to attain the presence one year ago. Now wisdom requireth [3.5s]... ...Regarding the eating of animal flesh and abstinence therefrom, know thou of a certainty that, in the beginning of creation | AKHA_127BE #06 p.182x, AVK3.030.09x, SFI07.022c, MAS2.031-032x, KHH1.297 (1.414)x | COC#1028x, LOG#1006x, BBBD.034-035x, KHHE.428x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01156 | 370 | یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره خبر استقامت و حسن نیت و پاکی طینت و آرزوی خدمت | O dearly beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Ever do I receive tidings of your steadfastness, goodly intentions, purity of nature, and longing to serve [3.5s] | MMK4#109 p.119, SFI02.155, IDAB.21 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01289 | 350 | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اخترت الاخیار و اجتبیت الابرار و انتخبت الاحرار و | Thine be the praise, O my God, for having chosen the righteous, selected the pure in heart, and singled out the free-spirited [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0049, SFI20.018-019 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01297 | 340 | ای ابناء آن اب راحم چون نمرود عنود و قوم آشور آن سرور وجود و جمال محبور را از وطن | O children of that compassionate Father! Even as the obdurate Nimrod and the people of Assyria banished that Lord of being and Beauty resplendent from His native land [3.5s] | INBA88:350 | ASAT1.046-047x, SFI17.017-018 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01307 | 340 | ای بنده بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و مکتوب قائممقامی از بدایت تا نهایت بدقت | O servant of Baha’u’llah! Your message has arrived, and the letter from Jinab-i-Qa’im-Maqamí was read, from beginning to end, with careful attention | INBA17:224 | SFI18.274bx | LOIR20.170x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01333 | 340 | ای سلاله اسراایل جلیل جناب اخوی بارض مقدس وارد و بمنتها آمال نفوس مبارکه فائز | O noble scion of Israel! The revered Brother hath arrived in the Holy Land and attained the utmost aspirations of blessed souls [3.5s] | SFI07.019b | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Moses; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01350 | 340 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که بخدمت قیام دارید و شب و روز بجان و دل | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that ye have arisen to serve, and by night and day, with heart and soul [3.5s] | SFI06.014, PZHN v1#2 p.15 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01385 | 330 | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مناجاتی طلب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi hath been perused. A prayer is sought [3.5s] | SFI01.063 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Life and death; Power of prayer; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01413 | 330 | ای منادی پیمان مناجاتی بملکوت ابهی گردید و از برای آنحضرت طلب تایید شدید شد | O herald of the Covenant! A prayer was raised to the Abhá Kingdom, and mighty confirmations were earnestly sought for thee [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0343, MMK5#104 p.083, PYK.255, SFI06.012 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01494 | 320 | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و حفید آن بزرگوار فرید نامه ات رسید و ناله زارت تاثیر | O scion of that illustrious personage, and O descendant of that peerlessly great one! … The Blessed Beauty — may my life be a sacrifice for His loved ones | MKT8.110, SFI18.275bx | LOIR20.171ax | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01512 | 320 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و بندگان جمال ابهی شمس حقیقت در منطقه البروج دور زد تا در | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Beauty of Abhá! The Sun of Truth hath traversed the zodiacal sphere until [3.5s] | MMK6#612, SFI09.013b, ANDA#65 p.05 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01693 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نهم سبتمبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت از حوادث واقعه محزون و مگدر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of September 9, 1909, was received. The grievous events that have transpired have brought sorrow and distress [3.5s]... ...Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount Tabor, as referred to in the Bible | MNMK#138 p.253x, MNMK#161 p.295x, MMK1#140 p.158x, MMK1#196 p.230x | SWAB#140x; SWAB#196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB01792 | 290 | ای انجمن رحمانی از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و اجتماعی خواستید تا بخدمت کلمه | O Assembly of the Merciful God! According to the arrangement brought to (My) notice, you have established an organization | BRL_DAK#0045, SFI07.018b, VUJUD.013-014x | VUJUDE.019x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01808 | 290 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه را خواندم و نام ترا بر زبان راندم و از خدا خواستم که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have read thy letter, uttered thy name, and beseeched God [3.5s]... ...You have asked why these people have died, despite reciting supplications and reading prayers of healing for them. | MKT9.073, MMK3#031 p.020x, AVK3.029.07x, SFI01.063 | KSHK#10 | Business; financial; property matters; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01947 | 280 | ای طبیب روحانی الحمد لله بدریاق فاروق پی بردی و از معجون الهی صحت و قوت تامه | O spiritual physician! Praise be unto God that thou hast discovered the all-healing antidote and attained perfect health and strength through the divine elixir [3.5s] | MMK6#340, SFI02.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02032 | 270 | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی استخلصته لباب احدیتک و اصطفیته لظهور الطاف ربوبیتک و | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast singled out for the gate of Thy oneness and chosen for the manifestation of the bounties of Thy Lordship [3.5s] | SFI03.041, NSS.235-236 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02128 | 270 | ای یاران الهی دور رحمانی است و کور سبحانی عصر ربانیست و قرن یزدانی زمان | O divine friends! This is the cycle of the All-Merciful and the age of the All-Glorious; this is the divine dispensation and the heavenly century [3.5s] | SFI09.010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and mercy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02286 | 260 | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید و در نهایت تاثر و حسرت و حزن و اندوه | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, your letter was received with utmost sorrow, regret and grief [3.5s] | SFI06.013ax, ANDA#67-68 p.36x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for strength; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02348 | 250 | ای بنده الهی ورق مسطور رق منشور گردید و مطالب روشن و واضح بود دو دست شکرانه | O servant of God! The written page became an open scroll, and its contents were clear and manifest. Two hands were raised in thanksgiving [3.5s] | TAH.270, SFI01.152, MSBH4.463 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02365 | 250 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مرقوم نموده بودی که حکومت بجهت احقاق حق امر بمرافعه فرموده | O you who are firm in the Covenant! You had written that the government has initiated legal proceedings on the pretext of establishing justice | TABN.284, SFI18.277-278 | LOIR20.173-174 | Civil courts; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02476 | 250 | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق جناب حاجی چون طلبکار سرهنگ ترک و سرباز آذربایجان | O thou who callest unto the Covenant! As for the Ḥájí who, like unto a creditor, seeketh payment from the Turkish colonel and the soldier of Ádhirbáyján [3.5s] | INBA72:104, INBA88:241 | SFI18.282 | LOIR20.179-180 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB02558 | 240 | ای دوستان خالص حضرت یزدان جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا بجمیع اسماء | O ye sincere friends of the Lord of Hosts! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones—by all His names [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1205, SFI09.017b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02599 | 240 | ای یاران الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید معانیش دال بر ثبوت بر عهد و | O divine friends! What ye had written was noted, and its meanings testified to steadfastness in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA87:422, INBA52:435 | BRL_DAK#0048, SFI20.018 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02654 | 230 | ای اهل بها جمال کبریا از جهان علیین تجلی بر روی زمین نمود و بنور مبین عالم وجود | O people of Bahá! The Beauty of the All-Glorious, from the realm of the Most High, shed His effulgence upon the earth and illumined the world of being with manifest light [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0505, SFI09.015b | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02788 | 230 | ای یاران روشن من بدرگاه دلبر یگانه شکرانه نمودم که انجمن روحانی نورانی گردیده | O my radiant friends! Unto the threshold of the incomparable Beloved do I render thanks, for the spiritual gathering hath become illumined [3.5s] | SFI09.012a | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02870 | 540 | Family Life | ای احبای الهی جهان هنوز پر موج و اضطرابست و امم عالم با یکدیگر در باطن رقیب | O ye friends of God! The world is still filled with tribulations and agitation… In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union… Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained | BRL_DAK#0619, COMP_FAMP#08x, BRL_SWOP#044x, AVK4.187.09x, SFI22.015-016 | BRL_FAM#08x, BRL_SWO#044x, COC#0530x, COC#0840x, COC#2308x, LOG#0753x, LOG#1306x, SW_v11#16 p.272-273, BSTW#500b | Law of divorce; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB02889 | 220 | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه منظوم و منثور ملحوظ و منظور گردید هر کلمه اش | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter, both in verse and in prose, was received and perused. Every word thereof [3.5s] | SFI06.015ax | Belief and denial; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02958 | 220 | ای گل گلستان حضرت مسیح فریسیان سالهای سال منتظر ظهور حضرت مسیح صبیح ملیح | O flower of Christ's rose-garden! For many a year did the Pharisees await the advent of the radiant, beauteous Christ [3.5s] | SFI09.014 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02999 | 220 | ای یاران الهی حقیقت امکان نقص صرفست و هویت وجوب کمال محض یعنی نقص از لوازم | O divine friends! The reality of contingent existence is sheer imperfection, and the essence of the Necessary Being is pure perfection, meaning that imperfection is inherent [3.5s] | SFI07.018a | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Necessary and possible being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03480 | 200 | Translation List | ای مقبلان روحانیان و مقبولان درگه حضرت یزدان الحمد لله از فیض سحاب ملکوت | O ye who have turned spiritually to God and who are accepted at the Threshold of the Lord of Lords! Praise be to God that, through the outpourings of the clouds of the Kingdom [3.5s]... ...O God! Assist us in such wise that, destitute and insignificant though we be, we may still render service to Thy sacred threshold | MKT9.177, SFI07.020, HUV2.006x | ADMS#034x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03550 | 200 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List | عاشقان خلعت هستی از بر افکنند و قبای سرخی از خون شهادت در بر کنند عارفان ردای | The lovers cast off the garment of existence and don the crimson robe dyed in the blood of martyrdom... O my friend! The undying Fire which the Lord of the Kingdom hath kindled in the midst of the holy Tree is burning fiercely in the midmost heart of the world. | SFI11.024-025, MUH1.0175x, YQAZ.227-228x | TAB.405-406x, BWF.354-354x, WOB.111-112x, BSC.491 #943x, BSTW#070x, ADMS#323 | Call to action; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB03816 | 190 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حقیقت ملکوت که در این عصر مقدس در قطب امکان جلوه نموده | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The Reality of the Kingdom, which in this sacred age hath manifested itself in the realm of contingent being [3.5s] | SFI09.012b | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03823 | 190 | O ye who are firm in the Testament and the Covenant! I supplicate to God that He may cause ye to become two lamps resplendent... Convey my greeting and my longing to all the friends. I am fully pleased and satisfied with the friends in California and its dependencies | BSTW#227 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03929 | 180 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will. | MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061 | SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect | - | - | |||||||
| AB04090 | 180 | ای مهتدی بانوار هدایت الله حمد خدا را که بشریعه بقا وارد گشتی و از معین صافی | O thou who art guided by the lights of divine guidance! Praise be unto God that thou hast entered the stream of eternity and drawn from the crystal fountain [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0037, SFI19.018b | Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04319 | 170 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بمعانی | O you who are firm in the Covenant! The letter which you had written to Áqa Siyyid Asadu’llah has been perused. It was replete with profound meaning | MMK6#502, SFI18.278x | LOIR20.174x | Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04397 | 170 | Man of Courage, The | ای سلیل سید مدینه تدبیر و انشاء و امیر اقلیم عقل و نهی مدتیست که با تو | O you who are the scion of the Prince of the City of Statesmanship and Literary Accomplishment | MKT8.112, MKT9.140a, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.23, SFI18.272 | LOIR20.166-167, BLO_courage.32 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04502 | 170 | ای یاران رحمن همیشه شیروان بیشه شیران بود و ایکه رحمن نفوس در نهایت شجاعت و | O companions of the All-Merciful! Shirván hath ever been a forest of lions, and these souls of divine compassion are possessed of utmost courage [3.5s] | SFI07.023 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04537 | 170 | ایها الفرع المهتز من نفحات السدره المبارکه ینبغی لک ان یدلع لسانک بالثناء علی | O thou branch that quivereth at the breathings of the blessed Tree, thou must loosen thy tongue in praise [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0033, SFI19.018a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04891 | Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírza | 160 | Tablet to Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá (Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá); Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار مهربان آنچه کلک مشکین نگاشت شادمانی بخشید و خرمی آورد | O kind Friend! What thy musk-laden pen hath inscribed bestowed joy and brought delight. It was not a dew-drop | BRL_DAK#0415, SFI10.021 | BRL_ATE#144, EBTB.155, BLO_PT#169 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB05267 | 150 | ای مشتاق دیدار نور حقیقت چنان جلوه نموده که بصر عین بصیرت گشته و مجاز جلوه | O eager seeker of the light of truth, behold how it hath revealed itself with such radiance that the sight is transformed into true insight, and illusion into manifestation [3.5s] | MMK6#304, SFI02.149 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05308 | 150 | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در سبیل الهی چون سراج نورانی هادی امم شو و چون ملائکه | O thou who art always making mention of God! Guide people in the path of God like unto a lighted lamp. | SFI09.011b | NYR#108 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05310 | 150 | ای ناطق بکلمه بلی در یوم لقاء صد هزار نفوس که در سر الست و یوم ذر وجود و | O thou who hast uttered the word "yea" on the Day of Meeting! A hundred thousand souls who existed in the time of "Am I not?" and the Day of the Covenant [3.5s] | MMK6#169, SFI09.015a | BLO_PT#216.031 | Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05317 | 150 | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی در این کور عظیم و قرن بدیع که روی جهان در لطافت و طراوت | O thou who gazest upon the Divine Kingdom! In this mighty Cycle and wondrous Age, when the face of the world is in freshness and verdure [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0039, SFI15.018 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05666 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو طالب ملکوت مکتوب رسید و مطلب مفهوم گردید ملکوت جدید خیمه بر آفاق زده و | O ye seekers of Truth! Your letter was received and its contents became known. The new Kingdom hath raised its tents in all regions | SFI09.017a | TAB.548-549 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05680 | 140 | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء آهنگ ملکوت ابهی بمسامع روحانیان در صوامع شرق و غرب | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom reacheth the spiritual ears in the sanctuaries of East and West [3.5s] | SFI14.034-035 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05681 | 140 | ای دوستان راستان جام عهد بباده میثاق طافح است و صبح عنایت از افق امکان طالع و | O true friends! The chalice of the Covenant brimmeth with the wine of the Testament, and the dawn of bounty hath risen from the horizon of all existence [3.5s] | SFI09.011a | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05740 | 140 | ای عبدالبهاء گویند که انسان بالفطره در امور مهمه از شریک و سهیم گریزانست و از | O 'Abdu'l-Bahá! They say that man, by his very nature, shrinketh from partnership and sharing in matters of great moment, and from [3.5s] | SFI07.019a | Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05833 | 140 | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی در سبیل حق واله و شیدا باش و در راه خدا برهنه و بی سر و | O thou observer of the divine Kingdom! Be thou enraptured and enamored in the path of Truth, and in the way of God be thou bare and without head [3.5s] | PYB#198 p.03, SFI15.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05843 | 140 | ای همسایه محترمه حضرت بهاء الله در حق همسایگان سفارش موکد فرمودند که انسان | O esteemed neighbor! Bahá'u'lláh hath laid great emphasis upon the obligations toward neighbors, that one [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0043, SFI19.019a | Hospitality; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05857 | 140 | ای یار عزیز من هر دم بیاد تو افتم و از اسم اعظم طلب عون و عنایت کنم که تاییدات | O my dearly beloved friend! At every moment I call thee to mind and beseech the Most Great Name for help and grace, that confirmations [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0052, SFI20.019 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05961 | 560 | یا من ایده الله علی الرد علی من رد علی الله نامه مخصوص که بجناب آقا رضا مرقوم | O thou whom God hath aided to refute those who have denied God! A special letter was written to Áqá Riḍá [3.5s] | MMK6#309x, SFI22.018-019 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06032 | 130 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید قدر امة الله بریتنگهام را | O handmaiden of God! That which thou hadst written was perused. Value thou the maidservant of God, Mrs. Brittingham [3.5s]... ...if you seek immunity from the sway of the forces of the contingent world, hang the Most Great Name in your dwelling | BRL_DAK#0044, SFI07.022a | BRL_ATE#105x, LOG#1769x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Importance of prayer; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Photographs and recordings; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB06166 | 130 | ای جناب رفیع ربیع بدیع ببین که چقدر رفیعی که عبدالبهاء بکمال مهر و وفا در ذیل | O exalted Rafi', wondrous springtime! Behold how lofty thou art, that 'Abdu'l-Bahá, with utmost love and fidelity, in this missive [3.5s] | TAH.355a, SFI01.143a | Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06302 | 130 | Translation List | ای متوسل و متشبث بعروه وثقی اگر عزت قدیمه خواهی در سبیل الهی ذلت شدیده طلب و | O Thou who cleavest tenaciously to the Sure Handle! If thou wishest for eternal glory, seek grievous abasement in the path of God. | SFI10.020a, SFI14.034b | ADMS#054 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06318 | 130 | ای مظهر عرفان حقیقت محبه الله چون قمیص یوسف رحمان است که رائحه طیبه اش آفاق را | O manifestation of true wisdom! The love of God is even as the garment of Joseph, the All-Merciful, whose sweet fragrance perfumeth the horizons [3.5s] | INBA59:275a, INBA88:297a | SFI02.130 | Love of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06442 | 130 | ایها الحبیب قد وصل تحریرکم و اطلعنا بمضمونه و نختصر فی الجواب لقله الاوقات | O beloved friend! Thy letter hath reached us and we have taken note of its contents. We shall be brief in our reply, owing to the constraint of time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0792, MKT3.198, MNMK#061 p.141, ASAT4.394, SFI02.058, YMM.322x, YIK.298x, ZIAB2.149-150 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Names and attributes of God; The cloud ['ama] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06574 | 270 | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمان تلگراف شما که دلالت بر حصول اتحاد و اتفاق مینمود... ای پروردگار اين رجال بندگان تو اند | O ye divine friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your telegram, which betokened the achievement of unity and concord... O Lord! These souls are Thy servants [3.5s] | SFI20.019-020, MMG2#070 p.077x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06641 | 120 | ای بنده حضرت ابهی و سهیم و شریک عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان مقدس جمال کبریاء | O servant of the Abhá Beauty and partner and associate of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude at the Sacred Threshold of the Most Great Glory [3.5s] | SFI01.144b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06790 | 120 | ای سرگشته سودائی وقت آزادگی و شیداای بلکه آمادگی و رسواایست تا چند سرگشته و | O thou bewildered and passionate one! The time of liberation and rapture, nay rather, of preparation and exposure, hath come. How long wilt thou remain bewildered [3.5s] | SFI16.023b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06840 | 120 | ای فقیر الهی حضرت محمد رسول الله نفس مبارک را فقیر خواند و الفقر فخری فرمود | O divine pauper! His Holiness Muhammad, the Messenger of God, called His blessed self poor and proclaimed "Poverty is my glory." [3.5s] | SFI02.154 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06849 | 120 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون سبب سرور گردید حمد کن خدا را که بعد از | O cherished handmaid of God, thy letter was received and its contents brought joy. Render thou praise unto God, for after [3.5s] | SFI07.024 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06865 | 120 | ای متوجه الی الله عالم امکان میدان جنگ و جدال است و جمیع روی زمین بخون انسان | O thou who art turned toward God! The contingent world is an arena of strife and combat, and the whole earth is stained with human blood [3.5s] | MKT9.168a, SFI07.021b | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06946 | 120 | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر اگر توانی از دیبای ایقان و پرند و پرنیان عرفان و سندس | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Vision! If thou art able, with the silk of certitude and the brocade and fine linen of mystic knowledge and the silk [3.5s] | SFI12.023, ANDA#59 p.05 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06947 | 120 | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر الیوم افق وجود بکوکبی تابان گردد که انوارش اعلاء کلمه الله | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Horizon! Today the firmament of existence is illumined by a resplendent star whose radiance exalteth the Word of God [3.5s] | INBA84:436 | BRL_DAK#0034, SFI10.020b | Love of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06949 | 120 | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر در جهان امکان بکوش که لانه و آشیانه در جهان لامکان سازی و | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Vista in the world of existence, strive thou to build thy nest and shelter in the realm beyond all space [3.5s] | SFI12.024 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06970 | 120 | ای ورقه صابره مصیبت نوردیده چهارده ساله فی الحقیقه جگرها را پاره پاره نموده | O steadfast leaf, who hath witnessed calamity, verily at the age of fourteen thou hast rent hearts asunder [3.5s] | SFI01.060 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07012 | 120 | ای یاران من بیاد روی و خوی دوستان دیده دل منور است و دماغ جان معطر زیرا حقائق | O my friends! In remembrance of the countenance and character of the beloved ones, the vision of the heart is illumined and the soul's essence is perfumed, for verily [3.5s] | SFI09.013a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07051 | 120 | ایها الناظم الناثر لله درک من اقتباس ادق المعانی و تنظیمه اشعارا کالدرر | O thou who composeth prose and poetry! Well done indeed, for thou hast drawn forth the most subtle of meanings and fashioned them into verses like unto pearls [3.5s] | SFI03.033, MAS2.032 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07340 | 110 | ای ثابت بر میثاق شکر کن رب جلیل را که حضرت خلیل را در ملکوت ابهی متباهی نمودی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Give thanks unto the Glorious Lord, for thou hast caused His Holiness, the Friend, to be glorified in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | SFI01.144a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07353 | 110 | ای جان مفتون جمال قیوم در این جهان پرانقلاب که در هر سری هوسی و در هر دلی | O spirit enraptured by the Beauty of the Self-Subsisting, in this world of upheaval where in every head there dwelleth a desire and in every heart [3.5s] | SFI09.018 | Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07371 | 110 | ای خداجو جمیع خلق خدا گویند ولی نجویند متهیا سیر و سلوکند ولی نپویند مستفیض | O seeker after God! All creation uttereth the name of God, yet seeketh Him not. They stand prepared for spiritual wayfaring, yet tread not its path [3.5s] | INBA84:409 | SFI07.021a | Condition of search; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07473 | 110 | ای صاحب قلب نورانی نامه ات رسید الحمد لله حقیقت جو هستی و امیدم چنانست که | O possessor of an illumined heart! Thy letter hath been received. Praise be to God that thou art a seeker after truth, and my hope is that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0042, SFI12.024 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07534 | 110 | ای متوکله علی الله نامه شما رسید دلیل بر ایمان و ایقان شما بود عبدالبهاء را دل | O thou who placest thy trust in God! Thy letter was received, bearing testimony to thy faith and certitude. It brought joy to the heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]... O thou who art trusting in God! Thy letter was received. It was a proof to thy faith and assurance,,,, ...Thou hast asked regarding the means of livelihood | SFI07.022b | BWF.375-375ax, LOG#2112x | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07540 | 110 | ای مروج دین الله هر چند سفر بدیع تا بحال نرسیده ولی چون آن کتاب مستطاب گلشن | O promoter of the religion of God! Although the wondrous journey hath not yet arrived, that blessed book, the Gulshan [3.5s] | SFI01.153, MSBH4.464 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07757 | 110 | خدمتت در آستان الهی مقبول و محبوب و زحمتت و سعیت مشکور انشاء الله همواره | May thy service at the Divine Threshold be accepted and beloved, and thy toil and endeavor appreciated, God willing, evermore [3.5s] | TAH.269, SFI01.158 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08063 | 100 | ای دبیر شهیر حضرت حی قدیر امیر مدینه تدبیر و انشا را ستایش فرموده این نام و لقب | O renowned Dabír! He Who is the Ever-Living, the Almighty, has lauded the Prince of the City of Statesmanship and Literary Accomplishment | INBA85:320 | TAH.306, SFI18.272-273 | LOIR20.167-168 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB08529 | 90 | ای امیر کشور عرفان آن یار مهربان اگر بید اراده پرده از رخ یاران حقیقی خویش | O Prince of the realm of mystic knowledge! That loving Friend, should He will to draw aside the veil from His true companions [3.5s] | INBA87:075b, INBA52:074b | SFI16.023a | Mystical themes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08904 | 90 | ای مومن بایات الله امروز اعظم آمال و اشرف اعمال که مغناطیس مواهب ملکوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God! Today the highest aspiration and most noble of deeds is that which acts as a magnet for the bestowals of the Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0962, MMK6#055, SFI12.023 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08907 | 90 | ای مومنان ایمان چون سراج وهاجست و چون در زجاج قلب برافروزد پرتوش بر ارکان زند | O ye believers! Faith is even as a resplendent lamp which, when enkindled within the crystal glass of the heart, casteth its radiance upon the pillars [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0038, AKHA_129BE #07 p.a, SFI15.020 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love as fire; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08928 | 90 | ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه رسید و مضمون سبب سرور گردید از درگاه جمال ابهی | O thou sapling of the garden of the love of God! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy at the threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0041, SFI19.019b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09172 | 80 | Translation List | ای امه الله راضی بقضا باش و هر نوع که تقدیر مجری مینماید خوشنود گرد همچو گمان | O handmaiden of God! Be thou resigned unto fate and be satisfied with whatever the operation of destiny causeth to occur. | MKT7.055b, AKHA_122BE #05 p.b, BSHN.140.261, BSHN.144.261, MHT2.101a | ADMS#060 | N. Ma'ani | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB09207 | 80 | ای بنده الهی گمان مفرما که امری در وجود اعظم از تبلیغست تبلیغ یرلیغ الهیست و | O servant of God! Think not that there existeth in all creation any matter greater than teaching. Teaching is the Divine decree [3.5s] | SFI14.034c | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09343 | 80 | ای خوش نویس این عالم کون کتاب مسطور و رق منشور است اگر تو توانی در این صفحه | O thou excellent penman! This world of being is a written book and an unfolded scroll, if thou canst but perceive it upon this page [3.5s] | SFI07.021c | Call to action; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09404 | 80 | ای سلیل خلیل امروز روز پاکی و آزادگیست و وقت عمل بوصایای انبیای الهی تا توانی | O scion of the Friend! Today is the day of purity and freedom, and the time to act upon the counsels of the divine Prophets, to the utmost of thy power [3.5s] | SFI01.143b, MSBH4.467 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09519 | 80 | ای منتظر اشراق انوار الطاف توجه بملکوت غیب جبروت ابهی نما تا مشاهده ایات کبری | O thou who awaitest the dawning of the lights of divine favors, turn thy gaze to the Kingdom of the unseen, the all-glorious Realm, that thou mayest witness the mighty signs [3.5s] | SFI15.019-020 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09841 | 70 | ای بنده الهی در هیکل عالم صدهزار ز جرح ناسور موجود و در جگرگاه آفاق و امم زخم | O servant of God! In the temple of the world a hundred thousand festering wounds are manifest, and in the breast of horizons and nations wounds lie deep [3.5s] | SFI15.019 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10084 | 70 | ای مطرب بزم محبت الله وقت آنست که در محفل عهد الهی آغاز آواز نماای و چنگ ساز | O minstrel of the feast of God's love! The time hath come for thee to raise thy voice in the assemblage of the Divine Covenant and strike the strings of thy lute [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0357, SFI16.024 | Music and singing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10263 | 70 | یا من تحدث بنعمه ربه تحدث بنعمت الهیه اینست که انسان حیات خویش را بجهت آنچه | O thou who speaketh of thy Lord's bounties! To recount the divine favours consisteth in this: that man should dedicate his life unto that which [3.5s] | INBA21:152b | MMK6#606, SFI17.016-017 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10431 | 60 | ای بنده رحمن رحیم رحمت بر دو قسم است خاص و عام فیض مقدس و فیض اقدس از فضل حق | O servant of the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate! Mercy is of two kinds: specific and universal - the Holy Effusion and the Most Holy Effusion from divine grace [3.5s] | SFI14.034a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11069 | 150 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله مکاتیب متعدده شما وارد و مضامین کل مورث روح و ریحان | O you who have been enraptured by the fragrances of God! … In these days, that Turkish tax-collector — namely, Ibn-i Abhar — has also arrived | SFI18.279bx, MSHR3.032x, YIA.389x | LOIR20.175bx | Humor; jokes; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11409 | 30 | یا رضا ان الرضاء بالقضاء سمه اهل الانقطاع و سنه اهل الانجذاب بنفحات ملکوت | O Riḍá! Verily acceptance of the divine decree is the hallmark of them that are detached from all save God, and the path of those drawn unto the fragrances of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA88:247c | SFI01.061 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11627 | 710 | یا بادع الاکوان و بارع الانسان و ذارء الامکان انت المنان انت الرحمن | O Creator of all existence, Fashioner of humanity, and Originator of all contingent beings! Thou art the All-Bountiful, Thou art the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...one must teach with the utmost wisdom. Should one succeed in illumining a soul through the light of guidance, one should as far as possible conceal his identity | BRL_DAK#0407, SFI18.018-021 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11637 | 410 | ای ادیب دبستان انشاء و عندلیب گلستان ابداع هر چند بظاهر دور از انجمنی و غائب | O learned one in the school of composition and nightingale of the eternal rose garden, although outwardly you are distant from the gathering and absent [3.5s] | SFI21.018-019 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; East and West; communication between East and West; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11650 | 350 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مدتیست نامه نگار نگردیدم مبادا دل فکار گردی زیرا فراموش نشدی | O you who are firm in the covenant! It has been some time since I last wrote to you. God forbid that this has saddened you | SFI18.281-282 | LOIR20.177-179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11670 | 260 | ای یاران رحمانی حمد کنید خدا را که در چنین عصر مبارک و قرن بدیع اسم اعظم | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! Render praise unto God for that, in this blessed age and wondrous century, the Most Great Name [4o] | BRL_DAK#1177, SFI21.017-018 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11680 | 230 | نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف | The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word | SFI18.273 | LOIR20.168-169 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11699 | 180 | ای مسجون محزون پریشان سرحلقه اسیران در سبیل رحمن ناله پرحسرت آن طیر در دام و | O thou imprisoned one, grief-stricken and distressed, foremost among the captives in the path of the All-Merciful! The sorrowful lament of that bird caught in the snare [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0915, SFI18.018, YIA.242-243 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11718 | 160 | ای مشتاق آستان آندلبر یکتا آنچه نگاشتی و در ضمیر منیر مضمر داشتی مشهود و | O you who yearn for the threshold of that One Beloved! That which you had written, as well as what was latent within your radiant mind | SFI18.274a | LOIR20.169-170 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11728 | 150 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مناجات طلب مغفرت از برای پدر بزرگوار گردید | O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. You requested a prayer supplicating forgiveness for your great father | SFI18.280a | LOIR20.176 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11786 | 90 | ای سرمست جام میثاق وقت اشراق نور تعالیم الهی است و هنگام جلوه فیض رحمانی | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! This is the dawn of the Divine Teachings and the time for the manifestation of heavenly bounties [3.5s] | SFI21.017 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11788 | 90 | ای شخص لطیف جلیل دو روز پیش نامه بشما نگاشته شد ولی جناب امین مکتوبش الان | O refined and illustrious personage! I had written a Tablet to you just two days ago | SFI18.280b | LOIR20.177 | Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11799 | 60 | ای امه الله شامست و هوا تاریک و اینعبد با خامه باریک بنام تو بنگارش این | O handmaid of God! Night has fallen, and it is now dark. With a thin pen, this servant has taken to writing | SFI18.283b | LOIR20.181 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | ای امین جمال مبارک نامه ۱۵ شهر ذی قعده ۱۳۳٨ رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد | O trusted one of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated 12 August 1919 was received, and a brief reply is included herewith | SFI18.275ax | LOIR20.170x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11809 | 540 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۰ ذی الحجه سنه ۳۳۹ نمرو ۲۸ بود رسید و از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 10 Dhi'l-Hijjih 1339, numbered 28, hath been received, and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0747, SFI22.016-017 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12289 | 190 | ای مستشرق نور محبه الله عالم وجود جسد است و روح این جسد محبت الله است | O enlightened seeker of the Love of God! The world of existence is as a body, and the spirit of that body is the love of God [3.5s] | SFI11.024 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12326 | 170 | ای واقف اسرار بانگ بانگ الهی است و آهنگ آهنگ رحمانی که از ملکوت غیب میرسد | O thou who art acquainted with the mysteries! The call is the divine call, and the melody is the celestial melody that cometh from the Kingdom of the unseen [3.5s] | SFI10.019 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12354 | 160 | ای سرمست باده پیمان شوری در آفاق افکن و شعله در قطب عالم امکان بزن بحری بموج | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! Set the horizons astir and kindle a flame in the axis of the contingent world; raise tumultuous waves in the ocean [3.5s] | SFI11.025-026 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12383 | 150 | ای بنده الهی ندایت مسموع و نیتت مقبول و سعیت مشکور و خلوصت معلومست از فیض | O thou servant of God! Thy call hath been heard, thy intention accepted, thy striving appreciated, and thy sincerity is evident through the bounty [3.5s] | SFI11.023 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12664 | 80 | ای بنده خدا هر بندگی بندی است و هر عبودیت کمندی مگر بندگی درگاه الهی که ازادگیست | O servant of God! Every servitude is a chain and every worship a fetter, save servitude at the divine threshold, which is freedom itself [4o] | SFI10.019 | Freedom of thought and action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0080 | Words spoken on 1919-08-15 in Haifa | 1350 | تا لب دریا رفتم خیلی اینجا خوش وضعیست چون مثل دربند شمیران میماند | I walked to the seashore; this place is most delightful, for it resembles Darband in Shimiran [3.5s] | SFI06.017, SFI07.029 | Development of capacity and readiness; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0223 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 870 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این محفل میخواهم از حیات حضرت بهاءالله قدری صحبت نمایم از بدایت | Tonight I wish to tell you something of the history of the Bahai Revelation. The Blessed Perfection, Baha'u'llah, belonged to the nobility of Persia | BRL_DAK#0641, SFI07.026-027, BDA1.037n | BWF.220-224, GPB.124x, PUP#011 (p.025-029), BSC.285 #586, SW_v03#09 p.003-005, SW_v08#13 p.159-160, SW_v08#13 p.171 | MANA | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Human reality created in the image of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace | - | - | MHMD1.046-047 | ||||
| ABU0239 | Words spoken on 1919-09-19 | 840 | بعد از ظهور امر الله و ظهور مظهر کلی و اعلاء کلمة الله و انتشار ندای الهی | After the appearance of God's Cause, and the manifestation of His universal Manifestation, and the exaltation of the Word of God, and the diffusion of the divine Call [3.5s] | SFI06.020, SFI07.032 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0456 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 570 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در بعضی از کتب الهی مذکور است که چون شمس حقیقت طلوع نماید | In the Holy Books it is recorded that when the Sun of Truth dawns it will | SFI07.025, BDA1.037n | PUP#010 (p.023-025), SW_v03#10 p.009-010, SW_v19#02 p.055 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.046 | |||||
| ABU0510 | Words to some young Bahá’ís, spoken on 1915-05-02 | 530 | All the Bahá'í children must learn a trade or manual profession. This must be aside from their literary education... Do not be satisfied with a superficial smattering of a language | DAS.1915-05-02 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0737 | Words to a friend from Scotland, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 400 | We have many friends in Scotland, many devoted friends; amongst them is Mrs Whyte.... There are certain souls whose thirst is never allayed, while others are satisfied with one drop. | DAS.1913-05-12 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0860 | Words spoken on 1916-07-09 in Haifa | 350 | خواندن کتب خوب است بر اطلاعات می افزاید اهمیت در این است که علوم و فنون از قلوب انسان نبعان کند. اینهمه علوم و فنون که پیدا شده از این است که از قلوب نبعان | Verily, the reading of books is praiseworthy and increaseth knowledge. Of paramount importance is that sciences and arts should spring forth from the hearts of men. All these sciences and arts that have appeared have emanated from the hearts [3.5s] | SFI14.327-328, ZSM.1916-07-09 | Contemplation; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0866 | Words to H.E. Warmeke, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 350 | The American people are not satisfied with their present day civilization. It is true that they have built a marvellous civilization of their own through giant-like forces | DAS.1913-05-01 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0882 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امشب من بسیار مسرورم زیرا بدیدن دوستان خودم آمده ام شما همقطار و اقران من هستید | Tonight I am very happy for I have come here to meet my friends | BRL_DAK#1030, SFI07.028, BDA1.037n | PUP#013 (p.032-034), SW_v03#07 p.011-012, SW_v08#03 p.033+037-038, DJT.257-259, FDA.008-009, BLO_PN#027, STAB#056 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | MHMD1.047 | |||||
| ABU1323 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 240 | Truly I say I am well satisfied with both of you... There are many heralds in this world. Here is a herald who summons the people to the love and defense of his country | DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v05#14 p.216-217, SW_v08#16 p.217-218, PN_1914 p100 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1388 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | What did the people say last night? Were they not dissatisfied?... This morning looking down from the window I saw a regiment of soldiers passing by in fine shape. | DAS.1913-04-26 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual warfare; struggle; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1443 | Words spoken on 1921-01-13 | 220 | فرمودند بنویس این را در کتب و صحف الهی ذکر خلق جدید است افعیینا بالخلق الاول | Say: Write thou this in the divine Books and Tablets: The mention of a new creation. Were We then wearied by the first creation? [3.5s] | SFI07.033 | Continual renewal of creation; Metallurgical metaphors; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1502 | Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 210 | Now the old believers should be satisfied with what they have... Some years ago there lived in New York a good believer by the name, Mrs. Helen Cole | DAS.1914-03-28 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1778 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 170 | Thy present condition is transitory... Dissatisfaction with one's self is a sign of progress. The soul who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan | DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#18 p.184-185x, BNE.084x | Perfection; imperfection of nature; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2042 | Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21 | 130 | Mahmúd's Diary | این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن | This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One. | AVK3.097.17x, MAS5.138, YHA2.856-857, GTB.142-143x, BDA1.200.17 | SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.216-217 | Progress only takes place within its own degree; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2316 | Words spoken on 1915-09-18 in Haifa | 100 | انسان وقتی که راضی است بهر چیز راضی است. وقتی که راضی نیست ولو بسلطنت هم باشد راضی | Man, when he is content, is content with all things. When he is not content, even should he possess sovereignty, he remaineth unsatisfied [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-18 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2614 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-09 | 80 | How pitiful it is that man is satisfied with material things and so regulates his life as to gain more and more! | DAS.1913-02-09 | Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2719 | Words spoken at Hotel Plaza in Minneapolis, 1912-09-19 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | با وجود این باز نصاری و مسلمین از ما راضی نیستند و حال انکه انها در خانهٴ خود سر گرم راحت و عشرتند | Notwithstanding this, the Muslims and Christians alike are not satisfied with us. They are engaged in pleasurable diversions and enjoyable pastimes | BDA1.256.01 | MHMD1.274 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2973 | Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر قائم مقام را نکشته بودند ایران ویران نمی‌شد و اگر نصائح الهیه را شنیده بودند | Had they not killed the Qa’im-Maqam, Persia would never have fallen into ruin | SFI18.275-276, BDA2.102 | MHMD2.125, LOIR20.172 | East and West; communication between East and West; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3117 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 40 | Man must never get satisfied. He must ever be thirsty. There is nothing worse in this world than 'satiety'. Man must drink from every fountain. | DAS.1913-05-08 | Condition of search; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3393 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-16 | 30 | What art thou writing now? Art thou not satisfied with all that thou hast written? What dost thou do with them? No matter what I say thou art ready to make a note of it. Who has ordered thee to do this? | DAS.1914-11-16 | Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3648 | Words spoken on 1916-01-22 | 570 | Man of Courage, The | تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود | The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276 | LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3663 | Words spoken on 1913-05-13 | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر قائم مقام بود ایران را احیاء مینمود | if the Qa’im-Maqam were still with us, the whole of Persia would be revived. | SFI18.275, BDA2.299a | MHMD2.395, LOIR20.171 | - | - | |||||||
| BB00037 | Risala fi Tashkhis al-Ghina (on singing) | 5600 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تقدس تقدیس قیومته عن نعت الجوهریات و ما یشاء بهها و الحمد لله الذی تفرد بتفرد ازلیته عن وصف الذاتیات و ما یعادلها | Praise be to God Who, through the sanctity of His Essence, hath sanctified Himself above the attributes of essences and all that pertaineth thereunto; and praise be to God Who, in His primal Eternity, hath singled out His oneness above the description of intrinsic qualities and their like [3.5s]... ...The reality of all beings, save God, dependeth on two aspects. The first is the existential aspect (jihat-i-vujúdí) which indicateth the divine effulgence | INBA14:432-452, INBA40:202-220, INBA67:233-259, INBA82:096-133, INBA_6010C:430-450, , PR02.146v16-152r04, PR07.110r-117v, UMich962.152-156, BYC_collect4.022x | SFI01.085-095, ASAT4.424-425x | GOH.177x | Martyrs and martyrdom; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.450.5, MMAH.047, SRC.080, SRC.194, GOH.034-035 | ||||
| BB00064 | Tablet to Mirza Sa'id Ardistani on Basitatu'l-Haqiqah, qadim wa hadith | 2700 | Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings; Gate of the Heart | Tablet to Mirza Sa'id | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع فی کینونیات الخلق آیات ظهور قدرته لیعرفوه کل الموجودات بما تجلی لهم بهم ... و ان ما ذکرت فی بیان القدم والحدوث و ان الذی اردت حبک بانه | All praise be to God, Who hath created the signs of the manifestations of His might in the inmost reality of the creatures, that all beings may recognize Him… The third question thou didst pose is about the meaning of the saying of the philosophers who say: 'From one naught can be created by one.' | INBA14:418-432, INBA40:144-154, INBA53:419-431, INBA67:259-273, INBA69:419-433, INBA_6010C:416-430, , CMB_F21.077.08-088.18#11, , Berlin3655.086r-092r, BYC_three.001-016, AEWB.189-207, | SFI05.014-019 | GOH.044, GOH.065x, GOH.095-096x, GOH.190-191x, GOH.194-198x, GOH.201-202x, BSB4:2 p22-27x | Creation of the world; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Necessary and possible being; Seven stages of creation; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.078, SRC.193, GOH.034 | |||
| BB00090 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanz (Commentary on the Tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | 2000 | بسم الل الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تعالی بعلو کبریائیته عن علو اعلی جوهر المجردات و تعظم بذاتیة ازلیته | Praise be to God, Who hath ascended, in the loftiness of His grandeur, above the loftiest essences of the spirit, and hath, by virtue of His eternal essence, manifested His transcendent majesty [4o] | SFI10.057-062 | Impossibility of true worship of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Muhammad; Islam; Names and attributes of God; Seven stages of creation; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SFI10.038 | |||||||
| BB00147 | Du’a’i yawmi nisfi sha’ban | 1300 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الخلق و الامر یحی و یمیت و انک انت الحی لا یموت فی قبضبتک ملکوت کل شیء یبدع ما یشاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the creation and the command; Thou givest life and causeth death, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not. Within Thy grasp is the dominion of all things; Thou createst what Thou willest [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! Although Thou mayest cause a person to be destitute of all earthly possessions… O Lord! Provide for the speedy growth of the Tree of Thy divine Unity… Ordain for me, O my Lord, and for those who believe in Thee | MKI4494.017, BYC_pray.121.17-126.07 | SWBP#46 (p.135-136x) | SWB#47 (p.189-191x), BPRY.149x, BPRY.232x | B. Lisbeth, Bonnie & Noor | Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | ||||
| BB00198 | Du’a’i laylati nisfi sha’ban | 1000 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم و قد ربیتنی ایاماً معدوده حیث قد سیرتنی فی لجج محبتک و شاهدتنی لحظات انوار وجهتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou hast nurtured me throughout numbered days, wherein Thou didst cause me to traverse the depths of Thy love and made me witness lightning glimpses of the radiance of Thy Face [3.5s] | MKI4494.015, BYC_pray.118.01-121.15 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for evening; night | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00229 | Tablet to Sultan 'Abdu'l-Majid | 900 | Epistle of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad 'the Báb' to Sultan Abdulmecid | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی نزل الکتاب علی من یشاء من عباده و انه لا اله الا هو لغنی حمید هو الذی بیده ملکوت کل شیء و لایعزب من علمه شیء لا اله الا هو قل ایاه فاعبدون | Praise be to Him Who hath sent the Book unto whosoever He willeth among His servants | SFI08.026-027, TZH2.065-066x, AHDA.090x | LOIR04.001-015, BLO_PT#032 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#03.05, AHDA.460.07, SRC.058 | |||||
| BB00623 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هل من مفرج غیر الله قل سبحان الله هو الله کل عباد له و کل بامره قائمون | Is there any remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding! | Majlis210461.117b | NSR.005, AVK4.061, SWBP#75 (p.156-156) | SWB#75 (p.217(b)), BPRY.226, GPB.119 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, Baha'i Youth in Jordan, S. Toloui-Wallace, L. Slott, The Humming Birds, P. Escobar, A. Youssefi, D. Gundry, The Descendants, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, Refuge, T. Nosrat, S. Trick, Charisse et al, Isis, Sheida & Sama, B. Butler, Ladjamaya, B. Parmar, Mathieu, J. Corrie, Alda, Elina & Annika, The Licata Brothers, E. Sabariego & S. Dely, MANA, M. Stamper, M. Levine [track 5], S. Engle and J. White, J. Heath [track 6], J. Heath [track 10], L. Dely & M. Congo [track 5], KC Porter, C. Frith, Zannetta [track 6], Ladjamaya [track 14], almunajat.com [item 2], S. Peyman, A. Haynes & Z. Rolle, Charisse & Laetitia, Nakhjavani & Gaone, E. Amaya | Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | SFI09.263 | ||||
| BH00024 | 7950 | سبحانک یا من باسمک سرع الموحدون الی مطلع انوار وجهک و المقربون الی مشرق آیات | Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whose Name the sincere have hastened to the Dayspring of the lights of Thy countenance, and they who are nigh have rushed unto the Orient of Thy signs [3.5s] | INBA28:008, INBA22:057, BLIB_Or15704.025, | BRL_DA#087, AVK3.464.01x, SFI04.008cx, PYK.041x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00025 | 7910 | الحمد لله الذی سر خادمه بنفحات بیان اولیائه الذین کرم وجوههم عن التوجه الی غیره | Praise be unto God Who hath gladdened His servant through the sweet-scented breezes of the utterance of His chosen ones, they whose faces He hath graciously preserved from turning unto aught else but Him [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by the sweetness of Whose utterance they that uphold Thy oneness have hastened unto the threshold of Thy door | BRL_DA#654, ADM3#063 p.078x, ADM3#092 p.105x, SFI14.015-033, MUH3.251x, MSHR3.167x | JHT_S#153x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00041 | Lawh-i-Jamal-i-Burujirdi II | 7070 | Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالجلال و تفرد بالاجلال و تقدس عن الملال و تنزه عن الامال | All praise be unto Him Who hath become one through His majesty, Who standeth alone in His grandeur, Who is sanctified above all weariness, and Who is exalted beyond all earthly hopes and desires [3.5s]... ...We verily mention Our friends collectively, greet them from the direction of My Prison, send them salutations and remember them every morn and eve | INBA07:066, INBA97:031x, INBA81:059x, NLAI_BH4.169-199 | BRL_DA#115, AVK1.010.02x, AVK3.398.03x, AVK4.137.12x, NNY.152-153x, GHA.105a.02x, SFI03.003bx, MAS4.027x, MAS4.151bx, MAS8.017ax, MAS8.017bx, MAS8.072x, MAS8.073ax, ASAT1.072x, ASAT1.168x, ASAT1.242x, ASAT5.226x, PYB#221 p.03x, YMM.197x | BRL_ATBH#58x, LTDT.263x, LTDT.270-271x, ADMS#254x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||
| BH00084 | Suriy-i-Amr | 4760 | Suriy-i-Amr (Surih of Command) | سبحان الذی خلق الخلق بأمره و ابدع خلق کلشیء اقرب من ان یحصی ان انتم تعلمون | Glorified be He Who hath created all beings through His command and brought forth the creation of all things in ways beyond reckoning, were ye to comprehend [3.5s] | INBA36:001, INBA71:155, INBA81:108, BLIB_Or07852.093, , BLIB_Or15723.109, , PR19.069b-072bx, PR23.060b-063bx, ROB2.000x | BRL_DA#725, NANU_BH#17x, RSBB.026, RSBB.030, RSBB.033, SFI13.019, ASAT4.303x, ASAT4.326x, YIA.549-553x, OOL.B105 | Major proclamatory work formalizing Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to divine messengership, read aloud at His instruction to Mírzá Yaḥyá and written partly in the voice of God and partly in the voice of Bahá’u’lláh, describing the rivers of paradise and apostrophizing earth and heaven, the trees and clouds, the lands of ‘Iraq and Rumelia, and the followers of the Báb. | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | ROB2.161, BKOG.230, MMAH.141, GSH.073, LL#291 | ||||
| BH00097 | Lawh-i-Mulla Abdur-Rahim | 4350 | معروض میدارد این عبد فانی که مکتوب آنجناب واصل شد و از بدایع کلمات و جواهر | This evanescent servant submitteth that thy letter was received, and from the wondrous words and gems [3.5s] | SFI03.011 | Belief and denial; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | MMAH.186 | |||||||
| BH00106 | 4070 | حمد مقدس از ذکر و عرفان عالم بشریه ساحت قرب قدس حضرت مالک احدیه را لایق و | Praise, sanctified above the mention and understanding of the world of humanity, befitteth the threshold of holy nearness unto the Lord, the One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.078, | SFI16.050-052x, MAS8.019bx, MAS8.020ax, RAHA.049-050x, RAHA.247-248x | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00169 | 3200 | Huqúqu'lláh | لسان ایام باینکلمه علیا ناطق یا اله العالم و مقصود الامم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم | The Tongue of Days speaketh forth this most exalted Word: O God of the world and the Goal of all nations! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name [3.5s]... ...The minimum amount subject to Huququ'llah is reached when one's possessions are worth the number of Vahid (19); that is, whenever one owneth 19 mithqals of gold | BLIB_Or15704.234, | BRL_HUQUQP#43x, MJAN.130, AYBY.240, AQMJ2.037ax, SFI03.023.27x, AYI2.386x, YIA.198x | BRL_HUQUQ#43x, COC#1116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| BH00195 | Ridvanu'l-'Adl (the Garden of Justice) | 2910 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice; Translation List; Garden of Justice (Ridvan al-'adl); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Ridvanul-Adl (Tablet of the Paradise of Justice) | هذا لوح فیه بعث الله اسمه العادل و نفخ منه روح العدل فی هیاکل الخلایق اجمعین | This is the Paradise of Justice, which hath appeared as a token of God’s grace and been adorned by Him with glorious and wondrous fruits | INBA47:022, INBA37:104, INBA92:207bx, BLIB_Or15723.241, , BLIB_Or15725.085, , BLIB_Or15737.083, | BRL_DA#717, GWBP#012 p.019x, GWBP#088 p.116ax, GWBP#134 p.186x, AQA4#088 p.245, AQA4a.299, AVK2.054.13x, SFI10.010, MAS4.160ax, RHQM2.0000 (138) (087-088x), AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.ax, OOL.B094 | BRL_ATBH#55x, GWB#012x, GWB#088x, GWB#134x, ADJ.028ax, PDC.006x, PDC.120x, BLO_PT#018, HURQ.BH26, ADMS#016 | M. Magagula, Sanele & Xolani | Extols the virtue of justice, assigning it a sacred origin and purpose in the world; calls upon the kings and rulers, the people of the world, and the Bábís to be its exponents; asserts that its essence is embodied in the laws of God; and prophesies the day when the ‘standard of oppression’ will be rolled up and the ‘banner of justice’ will be unfurled throughout the earth. | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | MMAH.104, GSH.207, LL#276 | |
| BH00199 | 2880 | قد فزت بکتابک الذی کان مزینا بذکر المقصود و مطرزا بثناء محبوب العالمین طوبی لک | Verily I have received thy letter, which was adorned with the remembrance of the Desired One and embellished with the praise of the Beloved of the worlds. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | BRL_DA#486, AVK3.089.16x, AVK3.445.10x, AVK3.451.15x, SFI14.006-012, ASAT5.054x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00203 | Lawh-i-Quds 1 | 2800 | Translation List | Lawh-i-Quds (Tablets of Holiness) | هذا لوح القدس یذکر فیه ما یشتعل به فی قلوب العباد نارا لعل یحترق بها کل الحجبات | This is the Tablet of Holiness; in it is mentioned what will kindle a flame in the hearts of the servants, that haply it may burn away every veil and allusion | INBA51:224b, INBA57:031, BLIB_Or15694.420, , KB_620:217-228, ALIB.folder18p255x | BRL_DA#099, SFI08.019b, MAS1.060x, AADA.061-073, ASAT1.130x, ASAT5.350x | ADMS#224 | A call to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, affirming the continuity of His mission with the Báb’s, investigating the cause of the rejection of prophets past, and refuting the counter-claim of Mírzá Yaḥyá. | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | |||
| BH00311 | 2080 | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهودیرا لایق و سزاست که ضوضای علما و اعراض فقها | Praise be to the Sovereign of existence and the Lord of the seen and unseen, Whom the clamor of the divines and the opposition of the doctors of law [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.132, | SFI04.011ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00330 | 1990 | Lawḥ al-Raḥmat (Tablet of the Merciful One) | الحمد لله الذی کان باقیا ببقاء کینونیته و دائما بدوام ازلیته الذی خلق | Praised be to God hath ever been One Eternally Existent through the Eternality of His own Being, One Ever-Permanent through the Continuance of His Pre-Eternality | Berlin1237#07 | BRL_DA#565, SFI11.013 | HURQ.BH10x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH00333 | 1980 | یوم الله آمد سریر بیان در قطب امکان ظاهر و مکلم طور بر آن مستوی فرات رحمت از | The Day of God hath come, the Throne of Utterance hath appeared at the pole of contingent being, and the Speaker of Sinai is established thereon. The river of mercy hath descended [3.5s] | INBA31:101, BLIB_Or15701.014, | YARP1.056bx, SFI05.013, AYI2.259x, YMM.207x | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to Jews; Proclamation to Muslims; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00334 | Suriy-i-Qalam | 1970 | Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen) | ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه هو الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O Pen of the Most High! Bear thou witness, in thine own self, that verily He is God and that there is none other God but Me | INBA37:115, BLIB_Or15692.012, , BLIB_Or15706.001, , BLIB_Or15714.049, , BLIB_Or15725.239, , NLAI_BH1.083, NLAI_BH2.204 | AQA4#089 p.258, SFI14.036-045n, TZH4.268-270, TSBT.124, ASAT1.111x, ASAT3.015x, ASAT3.136x, ASAT4.508x, OOL.B136, AMB#23 | DOR#23, BLO_PT#095, HURQ.BH47 | A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | * | * | ROB2.397, SFI14.036-045, MMAH.159, GSH.192, LL#324 | ||
| BH00355 | 1870 | ای دوستان کذب قبل محبوب بعد را آویخت و برصاص ظلم شهید نمود تفکر در نفوس | O friends! The falsehood of the past hath hanged the Beloved of a later day, and martyred Him with the leaden bullets of tyranny. Ponder ye upon the souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15698.267, , BLIB_Or15720.263, , BLIB_Or15740.204, , Majlis934.237-255 | AVK1.143.05x, AVK3.216.10x, IQT.267, SFI13.030, ASAT4.226x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00383 | 1760 | حقیقت مدح و جوهر ثنا اهل بها را لایق و سزا که ثروت و زینت و الوان ناسوت... اکثری از امرا و رؤسا در ظاهر اظهار محبت | The essence of praise and the quintessence of glorification beseem and are worthy of the people of Bahá, for the riches, adornments and colors of the mortal realm... most among the princes and rulers outwardly manifest love [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.171x | BRL_DA#012, SFI13.036, YIA.194x | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00409 | Lawh-i-Basitatu'l-Haqiqah | 1700 | Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality; Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih) | Lawh-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqah (Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality) | و ما سئل السائل فی قول الحکماء بسیط الحقیقه کل الاشیاء قل فاعلم ان المقصود | As to the question the enquirer hath asked concerning the sage’s assertion, saying: the Element of Simple Reality is all things… words without deeds are as bees that yield no honey | INBA39:034, BLIB_Or11096#012, , BLIB_Or15698.105, , BLIB_Or15720.105, , BLIB_Or15740.083, , NLAI_BH3.213, LEID.Or4971-7, , Majlis934.291-307 | BRL_DA#714, AVK1.104.06x, IQT.105, SFI05.008, MAS7.140b, ASAT1.078x, ASAT5.176x, ASAT5.250x, TUM.061-064, OOL.B032, VUJUD.099x | LOIR11.203, BLO_PT#141, VUJUDE.133-134x, HURQ.BH65x, JHT_B#016 | Elucidates a statement by the philosopher Mullá Ṣadrá that ‘the uncompounded reality is all things’, offers a middle position between the doctrines of ‘the oneness of being’ and ‘the oneness of appearances’, observes that both positions can be upheld with reference to different sacred scriptures, and suggests that nothing is to be gained from disputation in such matters. | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Uncompounded reality [basitu'l-haqiqah]; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Words vs deeds | * | - | MMAH.121, GSH.185, LL#077 | ||
| BH00410 | 1690 | ان یا رق المنشور اسمع ندآء ربک عن شطر بیته المعمور لتجذبک نفحاته المحبور الی مقر | O unfurled scroll! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from the direction of His inhabited House, that His gladdening fragrances may draw thee unto the abode [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.310, , Berlin1237#25, ALIB.folder18p126-132 | SFI03.026.10x, SFI03.027.15x, SFI03.035.16x, YMM.467x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00444 | 1600 | انا اردنا ان نذکر اولیائی فضلا من عندی و انا الفضال القدیم لیجذبهم الندآء الی | We have desired to make mention of Our loved ones, as a token of grace from Us - and verily We are the Ancient Bestower - that the Call may draw them unto Us [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.155, | BRL_DA#009, SFI16.015 | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00454 | Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden) | 1580 | Tablet of the Maiden | Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden) | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اذکرک حینئذ حین الذی استشرقت شمس الوهیتک عن افق سماء | Praise be unto Thee, O Lord, My God! I mention Thee at this moment when the Sun of Thy divinity is shining from the horizon of the Heaven | INBA48:036, INBA66:004, INBA92:001, BLIB_Or15714.058, , BLIB_Or15739.080, | AQA4#102 p.342, AQA4a.379, SFI16.008-012, ASAT3.134x, ASAT4.049x, OOL.B045 | BLO_PT#133, HURQ.BH20 | Describes a visionary encounter with the Maid of Heaven, who looks deeply within His soul and expires in sorrow upon perceiving the extent of His suffering. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | ROB1.125, ROB3.223, BKOG.167, MMAH.211, GSH.020, LL#118 | ||
| BH00497 | 1480 | للّه الحمد بما ابتسم ثغر الاطمینان و ظهر لؤلؤ عرفان جمال الرّحمن عن صدف الایقان | Praise be unto God that the lips of certitude have smiled and from the shell of assurance hath appeared the pearl of the knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty [3.5s]... ...The whole earth, is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth the loftiest trees | BLIB_Or11096#263x, , BLIB_Or15698.296, , BLIB_Or15720.291, , BLIB_Or15740.226, , NLAI_BH4.039.06-050.13, Majlis934.282-291 | BRL_DA#138, IQT.296, SFI03.157.07x, MAS8.041bx, ASAT5.074x | GPB.212x3x, GPB.217x2x, PDC.007x, PDC.074x2x, PDC.074-075x, PDC.191x, WOB.169x, HURQ.BH59x, HURQ.BH62x | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | LL#390 | ||||||
| BH00498 | 1480 | حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که بیک اشراق آفاق نفاق را بنور توحید و اتفاق | Praise be unto the Desired One, worthy and befitting, Who hath with a single radiance illumined the horizons of discord with the light of unity and concord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.257, | SFI01.154x, MSHR2.052x, MSHR3.119x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00505 | Lawh-i-Aqdas (Tablet to the Christians) | 1470 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Lawh-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Tablet) | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی مامنعته سبحات الاسماء عن الله فاطر الارض و السما | This is an Epistle from Our presence unto him whom the veils of names have failed to keep back from God | INBA34:100, BLIB_Or15735.163, , CMB_F32.085, | AQA1#006, SFI16.025, NSR_1993.024ax, ASAT1.168x, ASAT4.185x, HYK.163, TBP#02, OOL.B026 | TB#02, COF.030ax, TDH#158.3x, GPB.210x8x, GPB.253x, GPB.396x, PDC.166x, PDC.166-167x, PDC.167-168x, PDC.168x, PDC.174x, WOB.078x, SW_v04#01 p.013, SW_v04#01 p.014-020, BSC.124 #049 | Ahdieh | Announces to an unnamed Christian Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation as the fulfilment of Christian prophetic expectations, reproaches the Christians in general and the clergy in particular for failing to recognize it, asks them to consider how Christ was similarly rejected by the people of His day, and concludes with a series of beatitudes reminiscent of the Sermon on the Mount. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Mosaic imagery; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | * | * | ROB4.227 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.209, WOB.104, MMAH.165, GSH.164-168, LL#060 | |
| BH00583 | 1300 | علیک بهاء الله و ذکره ثم ثناء کل الاشیا عما خلق بین الارض و السما فی کل زمان و | Upon thee be the glory of God and His mention, and then the praise of all created things between earth and heaven throughout every age [3.5s] | AYBY.159, SFI16.045x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00593 | 1280 | حمد مقدس از السن کائنات بساط اقدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که کلمه اولی | A praise which is exalted above the tongues of all creation beseemeth the most holy court of the Desired One, Who hath made the Primal Word | BLIB_Or15727a.123, , BLIB_Or15732.244, | SFI18.285bx | LOIR20.183x | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH00634 | 1210 | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | حمد مقدس از ذکر عالمیان ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا سزاست که تمامیت هر | A praise sanctified from the mention of all mankind befitteth the sublime and most holy court of the Desired One, Who hath ordained that the completion of every existence | SFI01.082, MAS8.191x, YMM.352x | BLO_PT#079.2.1 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH00693 | 1120 | Call of the Divine Beloved | غره کن شیروار ای شیر حق تا رود آن غره تا هفتم طبق فسبحان من تقدست ذاته من ان | O thou lion-hearted soul, even as a lion roar, that thy roaring may perchance to the seventh heaven soar! | SFI07.012 | CDB#6 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH00711 | 1100 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی الذی آمن بالله فی یوم فیه اضطربت الارکان من خشیه | This is an Epistle from the presence of Bahá unto him who believed in God on a Day whereon the pillars trembled with fear [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.084r, , BLIB_Or15725.246, | BRL_DA#107, SFI04.016 | Chastisement and requital; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00744 | 1050 | حمد حضرت قیوم را لایق و سزاست که بایادی عطا رحیق مختوم را بر عالمیان مبذول | Praise be to the Self-Subsisting Lord, Who hath, through the hands of His bounty, bestowed upon all the peoples the sealed wine [3.5s] | INBA51:019, KB_620:012-013 | BRL_DA#482, SFI22.011-013 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00745 | 1050 | سبحان الذی یذکر من یشاء بامر من عنده و یلقی من یشاء ما یرید من علمه لا اله الا | Glorified be He Who remembereth whom He willeth through a command from His presence, and bestoweth upon whom He pleaseth whatsoever He desireth of His knowledge. There is no God but Him [3.5s] | INBA18:204c, INBA71:109, BLIB_Or15696.159, , BLIB_Or15738.079, | AQA7#387 p.091, SFI04.018, TZH4.293-295, KHAF.082 | Development of capacity and readiness; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00775 | Lawh-i-Hamd-i-Musha‘sha‘ | 1020 | Translation List; Lawh-i-Hamd-i-Musha'sha' (The Tablet of the Effulgent Praise), The | Lawh-i-Hamd-i-Mushasha (Tablet of the Effulgent Praise) | حمد مشعشع مطرز متلامع مترافع متصاعد هواء قرب قدس حضرت محبوبی است که بیک رنه | May a praise effulgent and adorned, brilliant and exalted, ascend to the hallowed realm of nearness unto Him Who is the Beloved | BLIB_Or15722.262, , NLAI_BH1.300 | BRL_DA#065, SFI02.077x, TZH4.014-17x | ADMS#245 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | One of the earliest known Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh? | |||
| BH00794 | 1010 | یا اثمار سدره ندای مالک بریه را از این بریه اصغا نمائید این همان صحرائیست | O fruits of the Divine Lote-Tree! Hearken from this wilderness unto the call of the Lord of all creation. This indeed is that wilderness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.061, | BRL_DA#484, SFI15.009-012, YFY.176-178 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Moses; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Role and station of women; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00811 | 1000 | الواح عربی منیع بسیار مشاهده شد حال بلسان پارسی بدایع کلمات قدس الهی القا | Many Tablets have been revealed in Arabic, and now, in the Persian tongue, I will impart the wondrous and holy Words of God [3.5s] | NLI.32p027r | BRL_DA#260, AQA6#201 p.028b, SFI11.018, MAS8.031x, UVM.089.14x, UVM.091.02x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00867 | 940 | الحمد لله الذی جعل النصره فی حکمته البالغه و امر بها کل البریه الذین آمنوا | Praise be to God Who hath ordained assistance through His consummate wisdom and hath enjoined it upon all who have believed [3.5s] | INBA07:047, BLIB_Or15727b.315b, , BLIB_Or15732.277, , NLAI_BH4.364-373 | BRL_DA#604, SFI14.012-014 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00919 | 890 | حمد بساط مبسوطه ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که از برای اولیا | Praise be to the outspread court of the Most Exalted, Most Holy Presence of the Desired One, Who alone is worthy and befitting of His chosen ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.031, | YARP1.058bx, SFI04.011bx, AYI2.287x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00939 | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | 870 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی | The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment | INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221 | AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29 | DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531 | Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh. | Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303 | ||
| BH01018 | 820 | نامه آنجناب که ببدایع ذکر رب الارباب مزین بود بر مکمن بلا و مخزن ابتلا واصل | Your letter, which was adorned with wondrous mention of the Lord of Lords, hath reached this Repository of Tribulation and Treasury of Tests [3.5s] | INBA38:096b, BLIB_Or15738.144b, | AVK1.271x, HDQI.068, SFI01.096, MAS1.061x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01027 | Lawh-i-Tabib | 810 | اینکه در باره انقلاب و اختلاف ایران مذکور نموده بودید هذا ما وعدنا به فی | That which thou didst mention concerning the upheaval and dissension in Persia - this is what We had promised in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#257, , BLIB_Or15698.318, , BLIB_Or15720.311, , BLIB_Or15740.242, , NLI.32p135v | BRL_DA#135, AVK4.438x, AVK4.477dx, IQT.318, SFI03.157.19x, MAS4.034x, ASAT2.112x, ASAT4.051x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ROB3.200, ROB3.201, ROB3.351-2, LL#371 | ||||||
| BH01050 | 800 | Call of the Divine Beloved; لوحی است از حضرت بهاءالله (حرف باء) خطاب به میرزا هادی قزوینی (حرف هاء) [از حرف "باء" به حرف "هاء\'] | From the Letter Bá’ to the Letter Há’ | قد ارسلت الیک من قبل کتابا علی لسان عربی مبین و اذا انزل علیک هذاللوح | I addressed unto thee aforetime an Epistle in the lucid Arabian tongue | BLIB_Or15722.232, | AVK1.063.12x, SFI08.017, ASAT5.311x, NSS.137x | CDB#3 | Differences in human capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love of God; Mystical themes; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| BH01069 | Lawh-i-Hawdaj (=Lawh-i-Samsun) | 780 | Lawh-i-Hawdaj (Tablet of the Howdah) | تلک آیات ظهرت فی خدر البقا و هودج القدس حین ورود اسم الاعظم عن شطر السبحان | These verses were revealed behind the Veil of Immortality, in the Howdah of Holiness, when the Most Great Name arrived | BRL_DA#728, LHKM1.012, SFI08.015, ASAT4.241x, AKHA_122BE #10 p.ax, AKHA_122BE #10 p.bx, OOL.B042, OOL.B078 | GPB.157x2x, HURQ.BH29 | Written upon Bahá’u’lláh’s arrival on the shores of the Black Sea en route to Istanbul, announcing the fulfilment of what was foretold in the ‘Tablet of the Holy Mariner’ a short time before, and warning of an impending ‘grievous and tormenting mischief ’ that would serve as the ‘divine touchstone’ separating truth from error. | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | * | - | ROB2.006, BKOG.195, GPB.157, MMAH.111, GSH.067, LL#115, LL#235 | See howdah at wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdah. | |||
| BH01106 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Asiyyih Khanum | 760 | یا قلم قد جاء کره بعد اخری ما اخذت به الاحزان اهل البهاء الذین آمنوا بالله | O Pen! Time and again have sorrows overtaken the people of Bahá who have believed in God [3.5s]... ...Verily, once again hath occurred that which hath saddened the people of Bahá, who have believed in God | INBA65:072 | BRL_DA#434, SFI20.015-016, AKHT1.372, FBAH.239x, OOL.B198 | TDH#064.4x, TDH#064.13x, TDH#064.16x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||
| BH01190 | 700 | حمد و ثنا مالک اسما را لایق و سزاست که از بحر حقیقت لولو معانی بخشید و از | Praise and thanksgiving befit the King of Names, Who hath bestowed mystic pearls from the ocean of truth | BLIB_Or15701.261, | SFI18.285cx | LOIR20.183-184x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as educator; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||
| BH01217 | Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to David Hardegg) | 690 | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) | Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg) | قد حضر کتابک المختوم لدی المظلوم و وجدنا منه عرف خلوصک لله المهیمن القیوم | Thy sealed letter hath reached the presence of this Wronged One, and from it We have inhaled the sweet savour of thy devotion to God | BRL_DA#546, LHKM3.215b, SFI11.011, ASAT4.232x, OOL.B044 | BRL_ATBH#87, BBR.216-217, LOIR04.097, BLO_PT#177, HURQ.BH76 | Briefly addresses the head of the German Templers of Haifa, calling him to consider with insight the ascendancy and sweetness of the word of God, the mysterious processes by which the abased become exalted and the exalted abased, and the lessons of the past; employs the science of letters and their numerical equivalents in explaining the significance of certain names; and affirms that He and the recipient are moved by the same divine spirit. | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystery of the great reversal; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB3.028, MMAH.116, GSH.172, LL#117 | |||
| BH01479 | 580 | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء ربک العلی الاعلی عن جهه العرش لیجذبک الی مقر القدس و | O Ali! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, from the direction of the Throne, that it may draw thee unto the sanctified abode [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.014, | SFI04.015 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01519 | 570 | ذکر من لدنا لمن قصد المقام الاعلی و قطع البر و البحر الی ان ورد فی قبه نورآء | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath set his face towards the Most Exalted Station and traversed land and sea until he arrived beneath the luminous dome [3.5s] | INBA44:130b | BRL_DA#023, SFI20.012-013 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01654 | Second Tablet to Faris | 530 | قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و وجدنا منه عرف الحب و الوداد لذا نزل لک هذا اللوح | Thy letter hath come before Our Countenance, and from it We have inhaled the fragrance of love and affection; wherefore this Tablet hath been sent down unto thee [3.5s]... ...The Breath hath been wafted, and the Breeze hath blown, and from Zion hath appeared that which was hidden, and from Jerusalem is heard the Voice of God | INBA81:153, BLIB_Or11095#030, | BRL_DA#274, AVK3.121x, SFI16.038-039, ASAT4.432x, YIK.120-121 | GPB.211x, PDC.125x, PDC.165x2x, PDC.165-166x, PDC.167x, BSB7:3-4 p27x, HURQ.BH77 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to Christians | - | - | LL#085 | |||||
| BH01781 | 500 | مخدرات مدینه را ذاکریم در ارضیکه مقدس است از قرب باحدی و منزه است از وصل | We make mention of the veiled maidens of the city in a land that is sanctified through nearness unto none, and is purified from union [3.5s] | SFI03.008b, MAS8.027x, PYB#129 p.03x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01791 | 500 | یا ایها المتمسک بحبل العمل و البیان حبذا عملک فی سبیل الله و حبه و خلوصک | O thou who clingest to the cord of deeds and utterance! How excellent are thy deeds in the path of God and His love, and thy sincerity [3.5s] | INBA73:055, BLIB_Or15690.097, , BLIB_Or15728.214, | BRL_DA#516, SFI15.014-016, TZH6.1095-1096 | Cleanliness and refinement; John the Baptist; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01822 | Lawh-i-Amr | 490 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هذا لوح الامر قد نزل من لدن مالک القدر لیقرب الناس الی المنظر الاکبر هذا المقام | This is the Tablet of Command which hath been sent down from the presence of the Lord of Destiny, that it may draw mankind nigh unto the Most Great Vision, this exalted station [3.5s]... ...There hath appeared in this Revelation what hath never appeared before. As to the infidels that have witnessed what hath been manifested | INBA34:145, BLIB_Or15707.079, , BLIB_Or15735.242, , NLAI_BH3.157 | BRL_DA#660, GWBP#067 p.090x, AQA1#024, AVK2.274.04x, SFI13.017, ASAT1.207x, TISH.276-278, FBAH.143, DLH2.218, HYK.242, LDR.430x | GWB#067x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ROB2.161, LL#047 | ||||
| BH01853 | 480 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه ما یکفی الذینهم آمنوا بالله المهیمن القیوم ان یا امه الله قد حضر | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and therein lieth that which sufficeth them that have believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. O handmaiden of God! Thou art come [3.5s] | INBA71:092 | BRL_DA#349, SFI18.012-013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01931 | 460 | مقصود از نصرتیکه در جمیع الواح ذکر شده معلوم احباء الله بوده که حق جل ذکره | The purpose of the victory that hath been mentioned in all the Tablets hath been clear to the loved ones of God, exalted be His remembrance [3.5s] | INBA38:100c, INBA15:197, INBA26:197 | SFI19.015-016, AKHA_133BE #16 p.516, AKHA_125BE #02 p.? | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02022 | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Arabic) | 440 | Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad); Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic); Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)) | هذه ورقه الفردوس تغنی علی افنان سدره البقا بالحان قدس ملیح و یبشر المخلصین | Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies | INBA19:001, INBA32:002, INBA36:041, INBA71:199, INBA30:076, BN_suppl.1974.067 | BRL_DA#197, AHM.193, RSBB.007, SFI17.008, TZH4.302, TSBT.215, NSR_1993.025, NFF1.016, BSHA.032, ASAT5.103x, ABMK.052, OOL.B023a | BPRY.307 | Ahdieh, L. Slott, G.H. Miller, Seals & Crofts, L. Bergsmo & S. Vadeghani, R. Lehmer-Chang, MANA, N. Hamilton, R. Grammer [track 2], L. Dely, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, Ladjamaya [track 15], almunajat.com [item 19], F. Dehghan & M. Weigert | Brief words of consolation and encouragement to its recipient, affirming the prophetic station of the Báb, exhorting steadfastness, and assuring the resolution of difficulties and the removal of afflictions to the one who chants it. | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power of prayer; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB2.107, MMAH.183, GSH.074, LL#040 | |
| BH02028 | 440 | Call of the Divine Beloved | ان یا حبیب قد مضی ایام و ماوجدنا من جنابک روایح طیب الوفا ا نسیت الذی انک ان | O friend! Many a day hath passed, and still the sweet fragrance of thy faithfulness hath failed to reach Us. | SFI17.010-011 | CDB#4 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| BH02190 | 400 | القضاء المثبت ما استاثر بمشیه الله و امره دفتر عالم حاکی از قضاء مبرم قصر | The immutable decree encompasseth that which God, in His inscrutable wisdom, hath chosen to ordain, and the book of the world beareth witness to His binding and irrevocable decree [3.5s] | SFI01.098 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02222 | 400 | قد حضر تلقاء الوجه کتابک و هذا صدره آنکه از حرق الحشا مقسوم گشته کیست من ان | Your letter hath appeared before Our face, and its essence was apportioned from the burning of the inmost heart. Who am I [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#259, , BLIB_Or15722.076, | BRL_DA#151, KHSH07.016, SFI16.046-047x, ASAT5.200x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02234 | 400 | هذا کتاب من لدی العبد الی الذی سافر الی الله و کان من المهاجرین فی اللوح | This is a Book from the Servant unto him who hath journeyed unto God and was numbered among the emigrants in the Tablet [3.5s] | INBA23:001b, BLIB_Or15725.101, | BRL_DA#019, SFI19.014-015, YFY.078-079 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02294 | 390 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هر منصفی شهادت داده و میدهد که اینمظلوم از اول ظهور کل را بافق اعلی دعوت | Every unbiased observer will readily admit that, ever since the dawn of His Revelation, this wronged One hath invited all mankind to turn their faces towards the Dayspring of Glory | BLIB_Or15715.328b, | BRL_DA#795, GWBP#059 p.081bx, SFI16.045-046x | GWB#059x, ADJ.032x, GPB.194x4x, GPB.196x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice and wrath of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#375 | |||||
| BH02381 | 370 | انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بخدمت غنی متعال مشغول باشید و از زلال کوثر بیزوالش | God willing, may you ever be and continue to be engaged in service to the Self-Sufficient, Most High, and drink from the pure waters of His imperishable Kawthar [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.119, , BLIB_Or11096#044, | BRL_DA#008, SFI13.043 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity in diversity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02382 | 370 | Call of the Divine Beloved | ای شمس بجان آواز عندلیب جانان بشنو شاید بتمام روان قدم از مکان نفس و هوا | O Shams! Hearken with all thy heart to the nightingale song of the Beloved, that perchance thou mayest abandon | INBA36:451b, NLAI_BH1.289 | SFI15.012-013, YFY.145 | CDB#5 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| BH02450 | 360 | جناب سلمان انتهای شب است و ابتدای طلوع صبح که این عبد قلم برداشته تا رشحی | O Salman! At the end of night and the dawning of morn, this servant hath taken up the pen to let fall a drop [3.5s] | BRL_DA#014, SFI20.010-011, MSHR3.273-274 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02550 | 350 | نامه دوستی بر مخزن نیستی وارد شد و معانی روحانی آن مسرت تازه و فرح بی اندازه | The missive of friendship descended unto the treasury of nothingness, and its spiritual meanings brought fresh joy and boundless delight [3.5s] | INBA38:030 | HDQI.066, SFI15.008-009, MUH3.378-379, MSHR5.038x, OOL.B211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02563 | Lawh-i-Rada'r-Ruh | 350 | Tablet to Rada'r-Rúh | Lawh-i-Radar-Ruh (Tablet to Radar-Ruh) | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه اسمع ندآء من سجن مره بعد اخری فی سبیل الله ربک و رب | O Thou who hast fixed his gaze upon the (divine) Countenance! Hearken unto the Call of Him Who hath suffered imprisonment, time after time, in the path of God | INBA73:362, NLAI_BH1.510, NLAI_BH2.249 | SFI16.036-037, MUH3.026-027, ASAT1.051x, DLH3.472 | BLO_PT#189, BTO#11 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ROB3.007-010, LL#197 | |||
| BH02630 | 340 | ندایت بشرف اصغا فائز و وجه مظلوم از شطر سجن بانجناب متوجه انشاء الله از عرف | Your call hath attained unto the honor of hearing, and the face of the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison is turned towards thee. God willing, from the fragrance [3.5s] | BRL_DA#354, SFI13.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02642 | 340 | یا ابن ابهر یذکرک مالک القدر فی هذا المقام الذی ینطق کل ذره من ذراته و کل | O Ibn Abhar! The Lord of Destiny remembereth thee in this station, wherein every atom amongst its atoms doth speak forth and every [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.279, | BRL_DA#015, SFI17.011-012, YIA.178 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02654 | Lawh-i-Kimiya 3 | 340 | یا علی قبل اکبر مکتوبت را عبد حاضر حاضر نمود و در منظر اکبر معروض داشت معلوم | O 'Ali-Qabli-Akbar! This servant in attendance presented thy letter and laid it before the Most Great Horizon. Know thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.113b, , BLIB_Or15722.168c, | SFI07.016b, MAS1.045x, OOL.B197.3x | Alchemy; the elixir; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#391 | ||||||
| BH02764 | 320 | Fire and Light | در این وقت که سنت الهی جدید و تازه گشت و حسین بقا از ارض با با جمعی صغیر | In this hour when the divine tradition hath been made new and fresh, and when Husayn of the realm of eternity, with a small company, from the land of Bá [3.5s]... ...The people of the world have grievously erred, for they fondly imagine that they can exterminate the Cause of God, that they would be able to extinguish His effulgent light | INBA71:063 | BRL_DA#540, NANU_BH#16x, SFI03.007, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.d, AKHA_133BE #17 p.a | BRL_FIRE_BH#10x | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||
| BH02805 | 320 | یا احمد قد سمعت ندائی اذ کنت حاضرا فی محضری و رایت امواج بحر بیانی و ارتفاع | O Ahmad! Thou didst hearken unto My call when thou wert present before Me, and didst witness the surging waves of the Ocean of Mine utterance [3.5s] | BRL_DA#356, SFI12.018 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02840 | 310 | ای امه الله ذکرت همیشه در منظر اکبر بوده و اسمت در الواح مذکور لذا سزاوار است | O handmaid of God! Thy remembrance hath ever been before the Most Great Horizon, and thy name hath been inscribed in the Tablets. Therefore it behoveth thee [3.5s] | SFI03.026.23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02890 | 310 | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن اراد ان یشرب الرحیق المختوم من ایادی عطاء ربه المهیمن | The Book which the Wronged One hath sent down unto him who desireth to quaff the sealed wine from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Compelling [3.5s]... ...The Scriptures of past Dispensations celebrate the great jubilee... The world of being shineth in this Day with the resplendency of this Divine Revelation | INBA19:081x, INBA32:075x, BLIB_Or15690.315, , BLIB_Or15699.140, | BRL_DA#017, SFI17.012-013 | ADJ.078x, WOB.106x, WOB.167x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| BH02897 | 310 | متروک عالم و مسجون بین امم ترا بلسان پارسی احلی ذکر مینماید لتکون من | He who is forsaken of the world and imprisoned amidst the peoples maketh mention in the Persian tongue with sweetest remembrance, that thou mayest be [3.5s] | BRL_DA#016, SFI13.041, ANDA#70 p.20 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02927 | 300 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | الحمد لله الذی انزل من سماء المعانی فواکه البیان و اظهر من سدره التبیان...اعمالیکه منسوب بکتاب الهی است مابین اعمال واضح و هویداست | Praise be to God Who sent down from the heaven of signification the bounties of exposition...I give peace and blessings to the first point that appeared from the Mother Book and the first utterance divulged from the will of our Lord, the Merciful…. These are the days of the Fast | SFI18.285ax, AYI2.048x, AYI2.062x, MMUH#03x | BRL_IOPF#1.15x, LOIR20.183ax, KSHK#20x, JHT_B#012x | Bringing oneself to account each day; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Goodly deeds; actions; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Law of fasting; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH02988 | 300 | طوبی لک یا جواد بما وجدناک مستقیما علی الامر علی شان مامنعتک جنود العالم عن | Blessed art thou, O Javád, inasmuch as We found thee steadfast in the Cause in such wise that the hosts of the world deterred thee not [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.023b, | BRL_DA#020, SFI19.015 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03082 | 290 | بسا اشجار که باثمار بدیعه الهیه تزیین یابد و ما در تحت تراب مسجون باشیم و چه | Many are the trees that shall be adorned with wondrous divine fruits, while We remain imprisoned beneath the dust [3.5s] | BRL_DA#022, SFI10.016 | Hypocrisy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03137 | 290 | کوثر حیوان از قلم رحمن در کل احیان جاری و ساری است و او است سبب بقای ابدی و | The living waters flow forth and stream at all times from the Pen of the All-Merciful, and these are the cause of everlasting life [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.148b, , BLIB_Or15719.027, | SFI07.016a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03230 | Rashh-i-'Ama | 280 | Call of the Divine Beloved | Rashh-i-Ama (Sprinkling from the Cloud of Unknowing) | رشح عما از جذبه ما میریزد سر وفا از نغمه ما میریزد از باد صبا مشک خطا گشته | Tis from our rapture that the clouds of realms above are raining down; ’Tis from Our anthem that the mysteries of faith are raining down | INBA36:460, INBA30:165, OSAI I.MMS, , MKA.06 Mil Yz A 2791 p30b, | BRL_DA#709, SFI02.059, MAS4.184, TWQ.441x, YMM.224x, OOL.B093 | CDB#1, BLO_PT#089, BLO_PT#135, HURQ.BH01 | Ahdieh | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | * | * | ROB1.045, MMAH.077, LL#275 | ||
| BH03266 | 280 | ملاحظه نما و تفکر کن در آنچه در عالم واقع شده علمای ارض و عرفای آن شب و روز | Consider and reflect upon what hath come to pass in the world, how the divines and mystics of the earth, by night and by day [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.142b, | SFI21.013 | High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03335 | 270 | جمیع اهل عالم از برای معرفت حق تعالی شانه و سلطانه خلق شده اند و جمیع | All the peoples of the world have been created to know Him Who is the All-Glorious, exalted be His majesty and dominion, and all have been [3.5s]... ...O Thou Lord of the world and Sovereign of its peoples! I beseech Thee by Thine Immemorial Essence and Everlasting Being | BLIB_Or15719.098b, | BRL_DA#355, ADM3#051 p.064x, UAB.034bx, SFI12.019 | JHT_S#147x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH03390 | 270 | محبوبا دفتر عرفان از طلعه ایقان نازل دل برد و روان داد جان برد و توان داد | O Beloved! The Book of Divine Knowledge hath been sent down from the Countenance of Certitude. It hath carried away the heart and bestowed the spirit, hath borne away the soul and granted strength [3.5s] | BRL_DA#496, SFI16.013 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03572 | 260 | یا حسن اسمتع ندآء الحسین الذی سجن فی حصن عکا بما اکتسبت ایدی الغافلین | O Hasan! Hearken unto the call of Husayn Who hath been incarcerated in the prison fortress of 'Akka by reason of that which the hands of the heedless have wrought | BLIB_Or15715.035a, | SFI21.005-006, MUH3.250, ANDA#54 p.03 | BLO_PT#178 | Apocalyptic imagery; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Seal of the Prophets; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||
| BH03705 | 250 | Translation List | لله عمل الذین قاموا علی خدمه الامر علی شان مااقعدهم ضوضاء العباد و ماخوفهم | For the sake of God are performed the deeds of those who have so arisen to serve the Cause… It is good that thou didst send a copy of Madaníyyih | BLIB_Or15713.131x, | SFI06.010bx, AYI2.083x, HHA.042x, PYB#185 p.03x | ADMS#087x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||
| BH03807 | 240 | این مظلوم در این شب مبارک رمضان احبای رحمن را ببدایع ذکر و ثنا ذکر مینماید | This Wronged One, on this blessed night of Ramadan, maketh mention of the loved ones of the All-Merciful with wondrous praise and glorification [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.090c, | SFI07.015b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03849 | 240 | سبحان من اظهر مظهر نفسه و انطقه بایات انجذبت منها الارواح قل هذا یوم فیه | Glorified be He Who hath manifested the Manifestation of His Self and caused Him to speak forth verses whereby the spirits have been enraptured! Say: This is a Day wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#043, | BRL_DA#293, SFI09.009a, MAS4.015x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03888 | 240 | قلم بیان باذن رحمن در دریای معانی سیر نمود و چون باراده سلطان حقیقی بیرون آمد | The Pen of Utterance, by the leave of the All-Merciful, journeyed upon the ocean of meanings, and emerged by the will of the true Sovereign [3.5s] | BRL_DA#295, SFI12.019 | Fire and light; fire and water; Living waters; water of life; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03944 | 240 | یا جواد امروز روزیست که از ذکرش نفس ساعت مضطرب مشاهده شد و جمیع کتب الهی از | O Javád! Such is the greatness of this Day that the Hour itself is seized with perturbation, and all heavenly Scriptures | BLIB_Or15710.235, | BRL_DA#021, SFI15.016-017, TBP#17f | TB#17f | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | LL#312 | ||||||
| BH04073 | 230 | نسئل الله بان یبعث احدا من عباده و ینقطعه عن الامکان و یزین قلبه بطراز | We ask God to send one of His servants, and to detach him from Contingent Being, and to adorn his heart | NLI.32p099r, PR11.000b | BRL_DA#182, SFI03.155, BCH.032, TSHA3.365, DLH2.150, LDR.416, NJB_v03#02 p.5 | BKOG.299 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities | - | - | LL#067 | ||||||
| BH04094 | 230 | یا احباء الله یا اسراء الارض وارد شد بر شما آنچه که سبب حزن ملا اعلی گشت یا | O loved ones of God and prisoners of the earth! There hath befallen you that which hath caused the Concourse on High to lament [3.5s] | INBA44:159, BLIB_Or15738.046ax, | BRL_DA#011, SFI20.010, RAHA.248ax | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04496 | Commentary on Basitatu'l-Haqiqah | 210 | قل ان العلم فی رتبه الامکان هو نفس المعلوم و فی الذات لایعلمه الا هو کذلک | Say: Knowledge, in the realm of contingent being, is identical with that which is known, and in the Divine Essence none knoweth it save He. Thus hath it been decreed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#321, | SFI05.012, YMM.207 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH04691 | 200 | جمیع عالم منتظر یوم الله و بکمال خضوع و خشوع از حق جل جلاله ظهور موعود را در | All the world awaiteth the Day of God, and with utmost humility and reverence imploreth from the Truth, exalted be His glory, the advent of the Promised One [3.5s] | INBA19:130, INBA32:120, BLIB_Or15697.007, | BRL_DA#018, SFI11.021-022 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04769 | 200 | Translation List | فداک روحی و قلبی اگرچه مدتهاست که این عبد موفق بر جواب رقیمه کریمه حضرت عالی | May my spirit and heart be a sacrifice unto thee! Though it hath been long since this servant hath been enabled to reply to thy noble letter [3.5s]... ...And now concerning the extensive commentary on the Islamic tradition which begins, “I was a hidden treasure | SFI06.010ax | ADMS#086x | Law of inheritance; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH04894 | 200 | یا حسین ندای مظلوم را بگوش جان اصغا نما لسان قدم بپارسی تکلم میفرماید تا | O Husayn! Hearken with thy soul's ear unto the Voice of the Wronged One. The Tongue of Eternity speaketh now in Persian, that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.293a, | SFI21.014-015 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04939 | 190 | ا ح م د انا اسمعناک ندائی و اریناک افق عرفانی و ذکرناک بما یبقی به ذکرک بدوام | O Ahmad! We have hearkened unto thy call, and revealed unto thee the horizon of Our knowledge, and made mention of thee with that which shall cause thy remembrance to endure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.294a, | SFI21.012-013 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05022 | 190 | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهود را لایق و سزاست که بانوار اسم اعظم عوالم | Praise beseemeth and is befitting unto the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, Who through the luminous rays of the Most Great Name hath illumined the realms [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.157a, , BLIB_Or15728.118, | BRL_DA#010, SFI16.014a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05143 | 190 | لوح محفوظ میفرماید عالم باشراقات توحید حقیقی منور طوبی از برای آفاق قلوب | The Preserved Tablet proclaimeth: The world is illumined with the splendours of true oneness. Blessed are the horizons of hearts [3.5s] | AVK3.458.14x, SFI16.014b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05257 | 180 | الحمد لله از اشراقات انوار شمس عنایت الهی موفق شدی بر آنچه اکثر عباد از آن ممنوع | Praise be to God that, through the effulgent rays of the Sun of divine bounty, thou hast been enabled to attain that which most of His servants are debarred from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.112b, | SFI21.012 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05264 | 180 | الحمد لله الذی خلق الخلق بکلمه من عنده و ارسل الیهم الرسل و انزل علیهم الکتب | Praise be to God Who hath created all created things through His Word, and hath sent unto them His Messengers, and hath caused to descend upon them His Books [3.5s]... ...Hear thou Me once again! God is well pleased with thee, as a token of His grace and a sign of His mercy. He hath made thee to be His companion in every one of His worlds | INBA65:085 | BRL_DA#433, SFI20.014a, RHQM2.1040x (486) (299x), ATB.128, AKHT1.079x, FBAH.239 | TDH#064.15x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||
| BH05477 | 180 | کتاب انزلناه بالحق رحمه من عندنا علی الذین فازوا بایام الله و توجهوا بقلوبهم | Concerning that which thou hadst written with regard to the work of teaching the Faith, as well as the consideration given to certain surrounding areas | INBA15:273, INBA26:273b, BLIB_Or15730.065d, | SFI18.285-286x, PYK.119 | LOIR20.184x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| BH05594 | 180 | یا صمد در سجن اعظم بر مظلوم وارد شد آنچه که شبه و مثل نداشت ظالمی باسم عادل | O Samad! In the Most Great Prison there befell the Wronged One that which had no likeness or parallel - a tyrant in the name of justice [3.5s] | SFI04.011c | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05723 | 170 | جمیع رجال و نساء عالم منتظر مظهر ظهور الهی و مترصد اشراق نور صمدانی بودند و چون | All the men and women of the world were awaiting the Manifestation of the Divine Revelation and were watchful for the dawning of the Light of the All-Glorious, and when [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.163c, | SFI04.012 | Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06024 | 160 | المسجون فی الادرنه ینادی و یقول قد قدر لنا بلیه الاخری فسوف یحبسون البهاء | The Prisoner in Adrianople calleth aloud and saith: Yet another tribulation hath been decreed for Us, for soon shall they imprison Bahá [3.5s] | INBA73:333, NLAI_BH2.219.06 | SFI03.008a | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06040 | 160 | امروز ملکوت الهی بانوار شمس ظهور منور و پرتو آفتاب فضل عالم را احاطه نموده و | In this day the Kingdom of God is illumined by the lights of the Sun of Manifestation, and the radiance of the Sun of Grace hath encompassed the world [3.5s] | INBA39:153 | SFI07.015a | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06085 | 160 | ای اولیای حق صریر قلم اعلی را بشنوید و بانچه امر نموده عمل نمائید دنیا فانی | O friends of Truth! Hearken unto the rustling of the Supreme Pen and act in accordance with that which hath been commanded. The world is evanescent [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.241a, | SFI07.014b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06104 | 160 | این کتابیست از مظلوم آفاق بیکی از دوستانش که از مقام خود هجرت نموده تا آنکه | This is a Book from the Wronged One of the horizons unto one of His friends who hath migrated from his station, that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.228a, , BLIB_Or15710.247b, | BRL_DA#007, SFI17.009 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06123 | 160 | حق جل جلاله اهل عالم را مخصوص معرفت خود خلق فرموده و جمیع را بطراز دانائی | Truth, glorified be His glory, hath created the peoples of the world for His knowledge, and hath adorned them all with the ornament of wisdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.100b, | BRL_DA#357, SFI12.020 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06213 | 160 | ظهور الهی واضح و مبرهن است بقسمیکه اگر جمیع من علی الارض من دون غرض در آثار | The Divine Manifestation is clear and evident to such a degree that were all who dwell on earth, without ulterior motive, to examine the signs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.251b, , BLIB_Or15730.053a, | BRL_DA#593, SFI12.021 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06220 | 160 | قد اتی الوعد و ظهر الموعود اذ صاح الصور و شاخصت الابصار قل هذا یوم قد فتح فیه | The Promise hath been fulfilled, and the Promised One hath appeared, when the Trump was sounded and eyes were transfixed in wonder. Say: This is the Day wherein it hath been opened [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.016d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.071a, | Belief and denial; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06623 | 150 | فسبحان الذی ینزل الایات بالحق و یعطی من یشاء ما یقربه الی ساحه الذی انقطعت | Glorified be He Who sendeth down the verses in truth and bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth that which draweth him nigh unto the Court whereunto all else is cut off [3.5s] | INBA71:119b | BRL_DA#350, SFI22.013-014 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06825 | 150 | یا جواد قد اتی مالک الایجاد بامر مامنعته الامور و بسلطان لم تحجبه سبحات | O Javád! The Lord of creation hath come with a Command that no affairs can withstand, and with a sovereignty that no veils of glory can obscure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.280b, , BLIB_Or15715.206c, | BRL_DA#319, SFI22.014b | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06878 | 150 | یا مهدی امروز سدره بقد اتی الحق ناطق و ندای طور مرتفع حضرت کلیم با یک عصا بر | O Mihdi! On this Day the divine Tree proclaimeth "The Truth hath come!", and the Call from Sinai is raised high. The Interlocutor appeareth with but a single staff [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.047.20, | SFI01.149, MSBH4.456 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06883 | 150 | یا نواب یا ایتها الورقه المنبته من سدرتی و الموانسه معی علیک بهائی و عنایتی | O Navváb! O Leaf that hath sprung from My Tree, and been My companion! My glory be upon thee, and My loving-kindness | INBA65:082 | SFI20.014b, ATB.128, FBAH.237 | TDH#064.14x, GPB.108x, GPB.348x, MBW.074x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH06922 | 140 | امروز روزیست که حقیقت کتاب الهی بر هیکل ظهور ظاهر و ناطق جمیع من علی الارض را در کل | This is the day wherein the Reality of the Divine Book hath been made manifest upon the Temple of Revelation, and calleth unto all who dwell upon the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.165, , BLIB_Or15715.064a, | SFI21.014a | Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07006 | 140 | آیات نازل بشانیکه هر نفسی خود را از احصای آن عاجز مشاهده نماید و بینات ظاهر | Verses have been sent down in such measure that every soul beholdeth itself powerless to reckon them, and manifest are the evidences [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.178b, | SFI21.016 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07366 | 140 | یا جواد یذکرک مالک الایجاد فی المعاد بما یقربک الی الله رب العالمین لاتنظر | O Javád! The Lord of Creation remembereth thee from the Seat of Return with that which draweth thee nigh unto God, the Lord of all worlds. Look not [3.5s] | INBA15:278, INBA26:279a | SFI08.019a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07545 | 130 | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | ای اهل بها بشنوید وصیت قلم اعلی را از اراده خود بگذرید و باراده او ناظر باشید | O people of Bahá! Hearken unto the testament of the Most Exalted Pen. Forsake your own will and fix your gaze upon His Will [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.262a, | BRL_DA#024, SFI11.021, NFQ.010, AKHA_116BE #09 p.268 | BRL_ATBH#40 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| BH07554 | 130 | ای شریف انشاالله بشرافت کبری فائز شوی و آن شرافت که لم یزل و لایزال عندالله | O noble one! God willing, mayest thou attain unto the supreme nobility - that nobility which hath been from time immemorial and shall ever remain with God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.093b, | SFI02.135 | Living waters; water of life; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07584 | 130 | جمیع امم منتظر ایام ظهور بوده و هستند و بکمال عجز و ابتهال لقای موعود را آمل | All peoples have awaited and continue to await the days of the Manifestation, yearning with the utmost lowliness and supplication for the meeting with the Promised One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.266c, | SFI21.015-016 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07836 | 130 | Translation List | لازال لحاظ الله بعبادش متوجه و اگر اقل من آن نظر عنایت از ارض و من علیها | From time immemorial, the glances of God have been directed towards His servants. Were He to avert that sustaining gaze | INBA38:077a, INBA19:067a, INBA32:062 | BRL_DA#286, SFI17.009-010, AYI2.085x | ADMS#092 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| BH08124 | 120 | ای رضا این اسم از عالم غیب بعرصه شهود آمد تا جمیع عباد بانچه مقصود از این | O Riḍá! This Name hath emerged from the realm of the unseen into the arena of manifestation, that all servants might grasp that which is intended by this [3.5s] | INBA57:088a, BLIB_Or15697.166, , BLIB_Or15710.300b, | BRL_DA#372, SFI15.014 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Development of capacity and readiness; Effort; striving | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08261 | 120 | سبحانک یا الهی تری بانی حبست فی هذه المدینه التی لم یسکن فیها احد الا اهلها و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou seest how I am imprisoned in this city wherein none dwelleth save its inhabitants [3.5s] | INBA51:293, INBA49:073b, INBA92:327b | SFI04.008a, QT108.059-060, ASAT4.347x, FBAH.207 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08303 | 120 | فاعلم بان الغافلین اخرجونا من ارض السر لیطفئوا بذلک نور الله بین ما سواه ابی | Know thou that the heedless ones have banished Us from the land of mystery, that thereby they might extinguish the light of God amidst all else. He refused [3.5s] | INBA73:365b, NLAI_BH1.514, NLAI_BH2.252a | SFI03.010a | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08506 | 120 | یا امتی حوریه علیا که در فردوس اعلی در قصر یاقوت مقر دارد باینکلمه ناطق یا | O My handmaiden! The Most Exalted Houri, who dwelleth in the ruby palace in the Supreme Paradise, speaketh this word: O [3.5s] | INBA23:138b, BLIB_Or15724.204a, | SFI03.003ax | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08765 | 110 | جمیع اشیا الیوم بتسبیح و تهلیل مشغولند چه که غیب مکنون بر عرش ظهور مستوی | All things today are engaged in glorification and praise, for the Hidden Mystery hath mounted the Throne of Manifestation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.058a, | SFI07.014a | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08773 | 110 | حق جل جلاله اهل عالم را بحیات دائمه میخواند ولکن عباد او را بظنون و اوهام | The Truth, exalted be His glory, calleth the peoples of the world unto life everlasting, while His servants remain enslaved by vain imaginings and idle fancies [3.5s] | INBA23:152, BLIB_Or15730.127c, | BRL_DA#013, SFI12.021 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09152 | 110 | یا محمد در ایام خاتم انبیا روح ما سواه فداه تفکر کن دشمنان از جمیع جهات | O Muhammad! In the days of the Seal of the Prophets - may the spirit of all else be sacrificed in His path - reflect how the enemies from every direction [3.5s] | BRL_DA#461, SFI09.009b | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Muhammad; Islam; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09495 | 100 | قد هاجر جمال القدم من ارض السر و کذلک قدر فی اللوح ان انتم من العارفین | The Ancient Beauty hath migrated from the Land of Mystery, even as was decreed in the Tablet, if ye be of them that understand [3.5s] | INBA73:069, NLAI_BH1.472b, NLAI_BH2.222b | SFI03.010b | Chastisement and requital; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09561 | 100 | لله الحمد و له الشکر و له الفضل و العطا و الرحمه و البهاء بما انزل فیهذه | Praise be unto God, thanksgiving be unto Him, and His are the grace and bounty, the mercy and the glory, inasmuch as He hath revealed in this [3.5s] | SFI04.008bx | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09852 | 90 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری ابتلائی فی کل الایام قد حبستنی مع سبعین انفس من | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my tribulations throughout all days, as I am imprisoned together with seventy souls [3.5s] | INBA19:045b, INBA32:043a, INBA73:369, INBA49:073a, INBA92:311a, NLAI_BH1.518, NLAI_BH2.255a | SFI04.007a | Differences in human capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10116 | 90 | یا من سمیت بالاسمین الاعظمین ان استمع ندآء مالک الاسماء انه ینادیک من سجن | O thou who art named with the two Most Great Names! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of Names, Who calleth thee from the prison [3.5s] | INBA84:202b, BLIB_Or15715.017d, | BRL_DA#297, SFI10.018 | Chastity and purity; Exhortations and counsels; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10174 | 80 | ان یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه فاعلم بانا وردنا مع سبعین انفس فی حصن العکا و | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Know thou that We have arrived at the fortress of 'Akká with seventy souls [3.5s] | INBA73:360a, NLAI_BH1.508, NLAI_BH2.247b | BRL_DA#143, SFI04.007b | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10768 | 60 | ان یا مجد قد تمجد الله نفسه و الذین آمنوا به فی یوم الذی فیه شاخصت الابصار | O Glory! God hath indeed glorified Himself and them that have believed in Him on the Day when eyes were transfixed in fear [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#352, | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11650 | 160 | سبحانک یا من ناح المقربون فی فراقک و اشتعلت افئده المخلصین شوقا للقائک اسئلک بالاسم | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou at Whose separation the near ones have lamented and at Whose reunion the hearts of the sincere have been set aflame! I beseech Thee by the Name [3.5s] | SFI21.014b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11654 | 150 | ای حسن ایام ایام امتحان کبری است و افتتان عظمی بحبل عنایت متمسک شو و بذیل | O Hasan! These are the days of the Most Great Test and the Supreme Trial. Hold fast unto the cord of divine favour and cling to the hem [3.5s] | BRL_DA#599, SFI18.014 | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11660 | 130 | یا صفر قبل علی ندایت را شنیدیم و از شطر سجن بتو توجه نمودیم امروز از حفیف سدره منتهی | O Safar-'Alí! We have heard thy call and from the precincts of the Prison have turned towards thee. Today from the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BRL_DA#594, SFI19.016-017 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11662 | 120 | اگرچه به قول قائل قبل رسائل این عبد در آن حضرت مسائل بیجواب و کلمات ناصواب بوده | Though, in the words of a speaker from former times, the letters this servant hath sent to thee are ostensibly questions that need no answer | SFI18.284 | LOIR20.182 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11668 | 110 | یا علی محمد ذکرت لدی المظلوم مذکور اگر ثمره اینفقره را بیابی تا جان داری بلک | O 'Alí-Muḥammad! Thou art mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. Shouldst thou discover the fruit of this utterance, thou wouldst, as long as life endureth [3.5s] | SFI21.015 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11685 | 390 | یا ذبیح این سنه سنه شداد است و تفصیل امور تا حال به آن جناب ذکر نشد | O Zabih! This year is a year of severe tribulation, and the details of these matters have not hitherto been conveyed unto thee [3.5s] | SFI04.211 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11715 | 500 | ای کلیم بشنو ندای جمال قدیم را و بایست بر امر الله بقیامیکه ارجل مضطربین | O Moses! Hearken unto the Voice of the Ancient Beauty, and arise to uphold the Cause of God with such steadfastness as shall cause the feet of them that waver to be made firm [3.5s] | BRL_DA#366, SFI10.016-018 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11782 | 170 | ای ورقه انشاء الله از نسایم اراده رحمانیه از سدره ربانیه متمایل و متحرک باشی | O Leaf! God willing, mayest thou be swayed and stirred by the breezes of the divine Will from the celestial Tree [3.5s] | BRL_DA#343, SFI22.014a | Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - |
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