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| ABU3126 | Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-04-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | برای سیاحت و ملاقات انجمنهای صلح آمده ام زیرا اساس ما صلح عمومی | I have come to visit the peace societies of America because the fundamental principles of our Cause are universal peace and the promotion of the basic doctrine of the oneness and truth of all the divine religions. | BDA1.029.11 | MHMD1.038 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3137 | Words to a reporter from the Post, spoken on 1912-10-04 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در این قرن نورانی جمیع امور تجدید شده علوم تجدد یافته فنون جدید | In this enlightened age everything has been renewed--sciences have been renewed, new arts have come into being | BDA1.287.12 | MHMD1.305 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3161 | Words to a young Jewish woman, spoken on 1912-08-21 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | یهودی خوب هم بهائی میشود حقیقت امر حضرت موسی و امر حضرت بهاءالله یکی است توجه ببهآءالله کن سکون و قرار خواهی یافت | A good Jew can also become a Baha'í. The truth of the religion of Moses and of Baha'u'llah is one. | BDA1.200.09 | MHMD1.216 | Call to action; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3267 | Words to Albert Vail | 40 | We do not oppose the religion of anyone. We act in accordance with the Gospel. But we must also act | SW_v13#09 p.218 | Christ; Christianity; Exhortations and counsels; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3188 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-12 | 40 | In the end, all will be well and happy times will come. 'Once again a time will come as sweet as sugar.' The time will come when the procession of pilgrims of all lands will be densely extended | PN_1906 p032, SUR.228, BLO_PN#001 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3271 | Words to Aqay-i-Taqizadeh spoken around Dec. 1911 | 40 | In principle, we prefer freedom as it is one of the divine blessings and pleases God. However, this is not because freedom helps with the diffusion and propagation of our Cause, as it is the opposite — namely, our Cause grows better in a repressive environment. | BLO_PN#005 | Growth of the Cause; True liberty; freedom | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3206 | Words to Aseyeh Allen spoken in May 1907 | 40 | One must not look at one's self, for the more one does this, the more he sees his faults | PN_1907 p063 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3175 | Words to Badi Bushru'i and other students, Ramleh, 1913-09-19 | 40 | ...translate at least one page every day, either from English into Persian, or from Persian into English, thus they might acquire efficiency in this line of work. He recommended for the future that when the means are provided, a committee of translators be organized from both nationalities, who would know the two languages well, in addition to Arabic. Then the Tablets would be properly translated. | DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.331, BLO_PN#007 | Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3241 | Words to Carl F. Smith, spoken on 1912-04-12 | 40 | It is so good to come into your home!... Now this is as it should be. Here am I a Persian, and you an American.... My beloved Mount Carmel! | SW_v14#04 p.117-119 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3173 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 40 | The prayerful attitude is attained by two means. Just as a man who is going to deliver a lecture prepares therefor | SW_v08#04 p.043, AHF.019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3226 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 40 | As long as you are on the shore--or as long as the sands of your sins are on the shore--the waves of the sea will wash them | AHF.016 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3191 | Words to Corinne True spoken around 1912-06-17 | 40 | They must be souls well-known as Bahá'ís, firm and steadfast in the Covenant. The greatest requirement is to be firm and steadfast in the Covenant. | PN_1912 p069, PN_1912 p087 | Elections; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3187 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 40 | As we can only see different objects by the light of the sun, one might in one sense and with truth say the sun is in everything. | PN_1901 p002 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3212 | Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1914-01-01 | 40 | What is known is that a piece of ground was bought specially for the Tomb of Jesus and that is known as Golgotha. When St. Helena went to Jerusalem she tried to have this place discovered. The Jews showed her the place that is now pointed out. They got a good sum for their guidance. | PN_1913-14_heh p118 | Exhortations and counsels; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3167 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 40 | Maybe, but if this is so, it will be known in the future. There are prophecies in the old Persian books that were taken to India long ago by Zoroastrians | DLA.062, BLO_PN#026 | Predictions and prophecies; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3263 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 40 | Any movement that is for the benefit of mankind should be joined by the Bahá'ís. If they are not asked to help, they should offer their services | DLA.065, BLO_PN#026 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3181 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Jesus was a dyer by trade. He also lived in Egypt. 'Out of Egypt have I called My Son' was spoken of Jesus. The fifth Gospel which is considered non-canonical gave other history of Jesus | TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104 | Christian doctrine and practice; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3184 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | The Prophets of the Word could not sin. They possess the power and will to violate the Will of God, but the desire to do so is never present in them. | TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104 | Free will and predestination; fate; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3202 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Allusion cannot convey what Reality teaches. Christ said, 'What has happened in the past will happen again in the future.' The reason of this is that all things are under the operation of Divine Law | TDLA.012, BLO_PN#104 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Limits of language; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3203 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Miracles are constantly being performed in the material world about us, yet they make but little impression. Every Prophet has His own particular Mission and function. | TDLA.005, BLO_PN#104 | Miracles and their interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3215 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | When we give the Message, we develop ourselves. Our own heart is opened when we teach the heart of the listener. The more we give, the more we get. | TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3225 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Spirit is the highest and supreme development of the soul. Soul is the material or outer self—the Mind. Mind is the action of the Soul's powers. | SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3261 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Fruit and grains. The time will come when meat will no longer be eaten. | COC#1052x, LOG#1009x, BSC.453 #830x, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.008-009, BLO_PN#104 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3262 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Spirit is universal. Man is created spirit in a potential degree. Growth is from a mental into a spiritual station | SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104 | Free will and predestination; fate; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3182 | Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1912-11-12 | 40 | With those who are against the Center of the Covenant you must not associate at all.... You will see a dimness on the faces, like the letting down of a veil. | DJT.366, BLO_PN#027 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3264 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06 | 40 | The spiritual food is the principal food, ... the effect of the spiritual food is eternal | SW_v08#08 p.103, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p040, PN_1909B p021, PN_1909C p090, DJT.061, BLO_PN#027 | Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3196 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-26 | 40 | Severance from the world is the first sign of the Love of God. As long as man is much attached to this world he will be unaware of the Kingdom of God. | PN_1919 p203, LAT.141-142 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3237 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken in Oct. 1914 | 40 | You must be very moderate. Consider the taste of the public. This is the best policy. Moderation, moderation. | SW_v05#14 p.216, VLAB.099 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Moses; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3197 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-12 | 40 | The colored people must attend all the unity meetings. There must be no distinctions. All are equal. If you have any influence to get the races to intermarry, it will be very valuable. | AHV.015, BLO_PN#045 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3222 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15 | 40 | The most important thing is deeds. Good deeds are accepted by all nations and religions. As to presenting the teachings by word, the teacher must be as a skillful physician | AHV.019, BLO_PN#045 | Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3266 | Words to Lua Getsinger in June 1912 | 40 | I appoint you, Lua, the Herald of the Covenant. And I am the Covenant, appointed by Bahá’u’lláh. | DJT.313, BLO_PN#027 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3199 | Words to Marie Watson et al in Aug. 1921 | 40 | Take prejudice, how it grows. First a few people say something disparaging about a person, and generally, there is a fragment of the truth in what they say. | PN_1921 p012, BLO_PN#060 | Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3232 | Words to Mary Hanford Ford in 1910 | 40 | I think we should learn to live in the body as if it were a glass case, through which we can look clearly on all sides. But we must remember that we cannot see through glass unless it is clean, and no one can dust his own case but himself. | TOR.200-201 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3205 | Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 | 40 | Forty years ago there was no rain at Cairo. Thoughtful scientific men planted trees in that region. Now the country is refreshed by rain. Capacity attracts. | PN_1904 p086 | Development of capacity and readiness; Education and the development of capacity; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3218 | Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09 | 40 | the one essential, the only thing to do was that the members of the little groups should love each other very much and be devoted friends. The more they loved each other, the more the meetings would attract and draw others, and the more they loved, the more their influence would be felt. | SW_v07#11 p.107, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Growth of the Cause; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3231 | Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09 | 40 | All these things - the fish, the honeycomb etc, are symbols and were meant to be understood spiritually, just as the Resurrection itself was a spiritual resurrection. | SW_v07#11 p.108, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104, PN_unsorted p022 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3177 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen in 1909 | 40 | I am the servant of Baha'o'llah and nothing more; Abdu'l-Baha is the sum of all perfections | SW_v08#15 p.211 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3189 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23 | 40 | ...that was not really a deterioration of the essential part of the man, the mind or spirit, but a weakening of the functional organs. | PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p116, AKL.009 | Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3220 | Words to Mr Esslemont and Mrs True, spoken around Nov. 1919 | 40 | As to the House of Spirituality the first question relates to its election. The election should be carried out with sincerity and goodwill. | PN_1919 p016, BSTW#248a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3250 | Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 40 | Yes. There are the accessories of the temple. There will also be two universities; but the school, as an accessory of the Mashrak-ul-Azkar will not be as large | ECN.520+629+664+1022 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3157 | Words to Mr. Woodcock, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفس واسطهٴ ما بین روح و جسم است فیوضات و کمالات را از روح گرفته بجسم | The soul is a link between the body and the spirit. It receives bounties and virtues from the spirit and gives them to the body | BDA1.020.04 | MHMD1.027 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3198 | Words to Mrs Dixon, spoken on 1912-11-08 | 40 | It is in God's hands. Pray for me to return and say: 'O Bahá'u'lláh! Confirm ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in the Cause of God. | PN_1912 p017 | Personal instructions; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3211 | Words to Mrs Hiscock, spoken on 1913-11-08 | 40 | The greatest day in the life of a human soul is when as a thirsty one he arrives at the Fountain of the Water of Life | DAS.1913-11-08 | Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3123 | Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-25 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این نحو مسافر و مهمان خیلی زحمت دارد و باید خانه را بگذاری و فرار کنی | It is very difficult to have one like me as a guest. Every guest and traveler has a limited number of friends with whom he makes special dates for visits, but you are forced all day long to be the entertainer of all. | BDA1.051.12 | SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.059 | Hospitality; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3192 | Words to Mrs Sanderson, spoken on 1913-01-28 | 40 | Paris is like unto a green meadow, the people are like unto sheep, they are grazing in this meadow, they drink of the flowing streams. The materialists, cow-like, graze also with the rest. | DAS.1913-01-28 | Critique of Western values; culture; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3236 | Words to Mrs. Hoagg, spoken around Jan. 1914(?) | 40 | Individual consciousness is realized after birth here. This is the matrix world for the soul, even as the womb was the matrix world for the body or vehicle. Birth into consciousness of another world begins here, a world for which this physical and material one is but the preparation and foundation. | PN_1913-14_heh p115, PN_1913-14_heh p117 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3165 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 40 | There are good and bad newspapers. Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to the truth, are like the sun | SW_v03#03 p.003 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3169 | Words to Percy Woodcock | 40 | Tell the friends the matter of building the Mashreq'Ul Azkar in Chicago is of supreme importance. Even if it be only a single room now it will have greater effect than the largest temples of the future. The most important thing in this day is the speedy erection of the Edifice... Its mystery is great and cannot be unveiled just yet. In the future it will be made plain. | SW_v13#06 p.132, SW_v06#07 p.053 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3252 | Words to Percy Woodcock in Ramleh, ca. Mar. 1911 | 40 | I have a few friends in different cities who love Me.... When you return to America, call together those sincere souls who have asked this question | SW_v02#03 p.007 | Freedom of thought and action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3217 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 40 | Men are trained and developed through these; that is, through poverty, vicissitudes and want. Otherwise, God would have ordered that His friends and Saints become endowed with great wealth | PN_1906 p077, SUR.269, BLO_PN#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3234 | Words to Ramona Allen Brown, spoken on 1912-10 ca. | 40 | You have intuition. You must follow it always, because when you follow it, it increases and becomes more clear. Only a few have this gift. | MAB.014 | Intuition; inspiration; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3115 | Words to reporters, spoken on 1912-09-11 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر بگوئیم برای خلق اول و آخری است مثل اینست که از برای خدا اول و آخری معتقد شده ایم | If we determine a beginning and an end for creation, it is as if we determine a beginning and an end for God. There can be no creator without a creation. | BDA1.238.01 | MHMD1.254 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's attributes require the existence of objects | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3223 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1912-07-04 | 40 | Even the sword is no test to the Persian believers.... But some of the people here are tested if I don't say 'How do you do?' | PN_1909B p047, DJT.327, BLO_PN#027 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3238 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28 | 40 | I never dreamed to buy land around the Lake of Galilee and by the river Jordan, but the Blessed Perfection commanded me to do so, in consideration of their biblical sacredness | DAS.1914-12-28 | Business; financial; property matters; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22 | 40 | Persian | دیشب خواب دیدم که روی شتری سوارم و این شتر مرا اذیت می کرد. از گردن او پیاده شدم. بعد این شتر پیراهن مرا دندان گرفته و بزمین می مالید و گمان می کرد من در پیراهن هستم و حال آنکه من ایستاده تماشا می کردم | Last night I dreamt I was riding on a dromedary, going fast through a desert. The animal became wild and beyond my control. | ZSM.1915-06-22 | DAS.1915-06-22 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3142 | Words to some Jewish visitors, spoken on 1912-10-07 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | روزی آمده و زمانی ظاهر شده که انبیای الهی بان وعده داده اند یوم یومی است که صهیون برقص آید | The day and age promised by the divine Prophets has appeared. This is the day in which Zion dances with joy. | BDA1.292.11 | MHMD1.310 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3186 | Words to some materialist scholars spoken in Dec. 1900 | 40 | A living body cannot come forth from a dead body. Only a living man can make a living child; this is a scientific fact. | PN_1900 p118 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Evolution; human evolution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3235 | Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 40 | Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality. | DAS.1913-03-18 | Critique of Western values; culture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3221 | Words to Stanwood Cobb in Jan. 1908 | 40 | It is not enough to wish to do good. The wish should be followed by action. What would you think of a mother who said | IHP.031-032, BLO_PN#046 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3130 | Words to the American friends, spoken on 1912-03-31 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تاریخ حاجی میرزا جانی را کم و زیاد نموده کتابخانهٴ پاریس و لندن فرستادند | They [the Azalis] tampered with the contents of the history of Haji Mirza Jani by removing some of its passages and inserting others. They sent it to the libraries of London and Paris | BDA1.018.01 | MHMD1.024 | Review of publications | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3124 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-15 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | با وجود انکه در حبس بودند خیمهٴ مبارک بالای جبل کرمل در نهایت جلال مرتفع و بظاهر ظاهر قدرت | Although He was a prisoner, He pitched His tent with glory on Mount Carmel. Even outwardly His power and majesty were such that for five years | BDA1.124.02 | SW_v19#07 p.221, MHMD1.132 | Mount Carmel; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3156 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-05 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | میگویند اگر عالم روحانی یا ملکوتی می بود ما احساس مینمودیم با وجودیکه عدم احساس شأنی نیست هر گاه عدم احساس کمالی باشد | They say that had there been a spiritual world they would have sensed it. But, as a matter of fact, inability to sense a thing is not a proof of the nonexistence of that thing. | BDA1.177.16 | MHMD1.193 | Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Proofs for the existence of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3136 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-11 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خیلی مسرورم که شماها بر امر الله ثابت و مستقیم هستید بعضی نفوس مانند گیاههای بی ریشه هستند | I am exceedingly pleased because I see you firm and unwavering in the Cause of God. Some individuals are like rootless plants | BDA1.238.04 | MHMD1.254-255 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3118 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-09 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای پروردگار در نهایت محبت مجتمعیم و بملکوت تو متوجه جز تو نخواهیم و غیر رضای تو | O Lord! We are assembled here in the utmost love and are turned toward Thy Kingdom | BDA1.363.06 | MHMD1.382 | Power of prayer; Prayer to be recited at table; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3194 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-30 | 40 | Well, what are we going to do next? Tell me what should be done? We have already travelled a good deal. We have crossed the seas | DAS.1913-06-30 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3127 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | بسیار چای خوبی است چای باید اینطور باشد قند خوب چای خوب آب زلال پیاله پاک | This is very good. Tea must be like this: good sugar, excellent tea, purified water, clean cup and in every way neat and organized. Otherwise, it is better not to drink it. | KHH1.052 (1.073) | KHHE.091 | Cleanliness and refinement; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3143 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | شیطان یکی نفس اماره است که ببغی و فحشا میکند و دیگری بعض نفوس بظاهر آراسته | Satan is the base self, which provokes destruction and impetuosity. Outwardly some individuals are refined and presentable, but in their essence they remain base. | KHH1.037 (1.051-052) | KHHE.068-069 | Outward and inward meanings; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 40 | The Western people think differently, argue differently, and reach the truth from a different standpoint. They are always looking for results. | DAS.1914-03-29 | Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3133 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-13 | 40 | Persian | حرص و طمع مخمر در طبیعت انسانی است ولکن تربیت الهی این صفات را تغییر میدهد | Greed and avarice are ingrained in human nature. However, divine teachings will change these attributes. | KHH1.215 (1.302) | KHHE.316, DAS.1915-04-13, BSR_v13 p.101 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3122 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این شهر و اطرافش نصف ایران جمعیت دارد اگر ایران چنین جمعیت و ثروتی میداشت و رو بترقی میگذاشت | This city with its suburbs has about half the population of Persia. If Persia had a population and an affluence like this, and had she turned herself to progress | BDA1.154.06 | MHMD1.167 | Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3114 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-27 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر انصاف باشد ثابت میشود که برای احبای الهی من چه کرده ام و همهٴ اینها بعون و عنایت جمال مبارک بوده و الا ما اشخاص ایرانی با اهالی امریکا در دبلین بالای تل و کوه بظاهر چه مناسبتی داریم | If there is any justice, then what I have done for the friends will become apparent. I have done all this through the bounty and assistance of the Blessed Beauty. Otherwise, what have we Persians in common with the Americans on top of this mountain and valley in Dublin? | BDA1.168.02 | MHMD1.182-183 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3135 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 | 40 | There was a Baktashi who passed by the door of a theological seminary. He saw the attendant beating a dog. | DAS.1913-03-19 | Humor; jokes; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3193 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 40 | When Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the barrack of Acca, he could see the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire under the despotic and fanatical rule of the Sultans | DAS.1913-04-26 | Critique of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB10801 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان رقیقک یوسف الصدیق قصد الرفیق الاعلی املا بالطافک التی لاتحصی | O God! O God! Verily, Thy servant, the faithful Joseph hath hastened toward Thy Supreme Concourse | KNJ.023d | DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10802 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدتک هذه تسترضیک بکل عجز و ذل و انکسار مبتهله الیک فی خفیات | O my God, my God! This handmaiden of Thine seeketh Thy good pleasure with all lowliness, humility and contrition, supplicating unto Thee in her heart [3.5s] | INBA87:086b, INBA52:085b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10803 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک الصادق الامین سمی صادق قد قصد مقعد صدق کریم فناء عتبه قدسک | O my God, O my God! Verily, Thy truthful and trusted servant, who beareth the name Sadiq, hath turned towards the seat of sincerity, seeking the precincts of Thy sacred threshold [3.5s] | MKT6.172a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10804 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان هذین العبدین قد توجها الی نیر الخافقین و نور المشرقین و استضائا | O my God, O my God! These two servants have turned their faces toward the Luminary of the horizons and the Light of the East, and have been illumined [3.5s] | YMM.331x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10805 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت الرحمن انت الرحیم ارحم عبدک الملتجی الی باب احدیتک اللائذ | O my God, O my God! Thou art the All-Merciful, Thou art the Most Compassionate. Have mercy upon Thy servant who hath taken refuge at the gate of Thy oneness, who seeketh shelter [3.5s] | INBA21:138c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10806 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی الوذ بباب الرحمه و الالطاف ان تحرس هذین الطفلین النجیبین | O my God, O my God! I take refuge at the gate of Thy mercy and grace, that Thou mayest guard these two noble children [3.5s] | HUV2.007 | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10807 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی اید عبادک المخلصین علی الثبوت علی میثاقک العظیم ثم احفظهم فی صون | O my God, O my God! Aid Thy sincere servants to remain firm in Thy mighty Covenant, and preserve them within the shelter of Thy protection [3.5s] | MKT6.065, MJMJ3.016a, MMG2#116 p.128 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10808 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد استشرق من انوار الهدایه الساطعه من شمس الحقیقه و استضاء من | O my God, O my God! This is a servant who hath been illumined by the radiant lights of guidance shining from the Sun of Truth, and who hath been irradiated by [3.5s] | INBA16:009 | Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10809 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبد انجذب بخطابک و اجاب بندائک و آمن بک و بایاتک و صدق | O my God! O my God! This servant hath been enraptured by Thy call, hath hearkened unto Thy summons, and hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and hath testified to the truth [3.5s] | INBA21:139a | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10810 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک المتوجه الی ملکوت رحمانیتک المتشبث بکلمه فردانیتک یتضرع | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath turned his face toward the kingdom of Thy mercy, who hath laid hold upon the word of Thy oneness, imploring Thee [3.5s] | INBA59:189a | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10811 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اشتعلت بنار محبتک و استجارت | O my God, O my God! This handmaiden among Thy handmaidens hath been drawn by the fragrant breaths of Thy holiness, and been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, and hath sought refuge [3.5s] | INBA21:011 | BSHN.140.197, BSHN.144.197, MHT2.070a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10812 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امتک المبتهله الی ملکوت رحمانیتک المنجذبه بنفحات قدسک التی | O my God, O my God! This is Thy maidservant who imploreth the Kingdom of Thy mercy, who is drawn to the fragrances of Thy holiness [3.5s] | INBA59:179c | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for married couples | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10813 | 50 | mixed | ای يگانه مولايم و ای مهربان دانايم اين دوستان حقيقی را از ابريق رحيق مختوم | O my one and only Master, O my all-wise and compassionate Lord! From the chalice of the sealed wine pour forth upon these true friends [3.5s] | MJMJ2.060ax, MJMJ2.060bx, MMG2#029 p.029x, MMG2#329 p.366x | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10814 | 50 | Turkish | الهی آستان ربوبیتنده بنده اولان سلطان اولور برده اولان فخر شاهان اولور ذره | O God! In the court of Thy Lordship, he that is a servant becometh sovereign; he that is a bondsman attaineth the glory of kings [3.5s] | MJT.074 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10815 | 50 | Turkish | الهی ظلمت فرقت آفاقی قاپلادی و آتش حسرت شعله لندی و شمع حرقت پارلادی و پروانه | O my God! The darkness of separation hath enveloped all horizons, and the fire of yearning hath burst into flame, and the lamp of burning grief hath been lit, and the moth [3.5s] | MJT.072 | unknown | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10816 | 50 | Arabic | الهی هذه ورقه خضره فی ریاض العرفان افض علیها من سحاب رحمتک غیث الفضل و | O my God! This is a verdant leaf in the garden of divine knowledge; shower down upon her, from the clouds of Thy mercy, the rain of Thy grace and bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:080a, INBA52:079a | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10817 | 50 | Arabic | انى بکل فزع و جزع و التهاب و اضطراب الفؤاد ابتهل الى ملکوت الله ان | With every cry of anguish and trembling fear, with burning heart and soul in turmoil, I implore the Kingdom of God to [3.5s] | INBA21:138b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10818 | 50 | Persian | ای احبای الهی امة الله لوا مدتی در هندوستان بنشر رائحة طیبه محبت الله مشغول بود | To the beloved of God in America--On them be glory and bounty! The maidservant of God, Lua | NJB_v06#12 p.093, ZSM.1915-08-29 | SW_v06#12 p.092 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10820 | 50 | Persian | ای اخگر سوخته پیکر جمشید اگر چه چون خورشید در خشیه لکن ماه و هور | O ember-scorched figure of Jamshid! Though thou shinest like the sun in the firmament, yet art thou both moon and sun [3.5s] | INBA88:342b | YARP2.326 p.271 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10821 | 50 | Persian | ای اردشیر شیر این بیشه باش و محبت پیشه تا مانند نهال گلشن آسمانی در این | O Ardeshir, be thou the lion of this grove and make love thy calling, that, like unto a sapling of the celestial garden, thou mayest in this [3.5s] | YARP2.176 p.179 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10822 | 50 | Persian | ای اردشیر من حمد خدا را که بیشه هدایت را شیری و نیستان عرفان را غضنفری دلیر | O Ardeshir, I praise God that thou art a lion in the thicket of guidance and a brave lion in the reeds of mystic knowledge [3.5s] | YARP2.706 p.470 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10823 | 50 | Persian | ای اسد بیشه محبت الله الیوم هر نفس ثابت بر میثاقست شیر نیستان الهیست پس چون | O lion of the thicket of God's love! Today, every soul steadfast in the Covenant is verily a lion of the divine wilderness. Therefore [3.5s] | KNJ.061a, YQAZ.498 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10824 | 50 | Persian | ای افنان سدره مبارکه در خصوص اجازه طواف رمس مطهر مرقوم فرموده بودید از کثرت | O Afnan of the Sacred Lote-Tree! Concerning permission to circumambulate the sanctified resting-place, thou hadst written. Due to the multitude [3.5s] | INBA87:215c, INBA52:219a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10825 | 50 | Persian | ای افنان شجره مبارکه نامه شما وصول یافت با وجود عدم مجال بجواب سوال پرداختم | O Afnan of the Blessed Tree! Thy letter was received and, despite lack of time, I have undertaken to answer thy question [3.5s] | INBA87:215b, INBA52:218b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10826 | 50 | Turkish | ای اللهک سوگلی قلی جمال مبارک شمس حقیقت در بدر منیردر نیر اثیردر ممکنات مظاهر | O thou beloved servant of God! The Blessed Beauty is the Sun of Truth, resplendent in His dawning, luminous in the firmament, manifest throughout creation [3.5s] | INBA72:149a | MJT.130b | Education and the development of capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10827 | 50 | O Amata’l-Bahá, O Spiritual Leaf! There is nothing wrong with Me. Through the bounty and grace of the Ancient Beauty | LTDT.342 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10828 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله اگر نفسی فی سبیل الله نفسی برآرد و خدمتی بنماید در ملکوت ابهی | O handmaid of God! Should a soul draw breath and render service in the path of God, in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT7.031a | Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10829 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه در این یوم ولادت اسم اعظم عبدالبهاء مظلوم عالم بتهنیت | O thou maidservant nigh unto God! On this birthday of the Most Great Name, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the oppressed one of the world, extends to thee felicitations [3.5s] | MKT7.034a, YIA.405b | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10830 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه درگاه احدیت را کنیز عزیزی و آستان مقدس را منتسب قدیم | O thou maidservant nigh unto the threshold of Divine Unity! Thou art indeed a cherished handmaiden and an ancient adherent of the Sacred Court [3.5s] | MKT7.034b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10831 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و توسل بذیل اطهر حضرت اعلی جو کاری کن که چون | O handmaid of God! Turn thy face to the Kingdom of Abhá, and seek thou to grasp the most holy hem of His Holiness the Most Exalted. Act thou in such wise [3.5s] | MKT7.043b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10832 | 50 | Persian | ای یزدان رحمن جانم فدای خاک آستانت بوی خوشی بمشامم رسان و بکوی خویش دلالت فرما | O merciful God, may my life be offered up for the dust of Thy threshold! Waft Thou a sweet scent to my nostrils and guide me to Thine abode | MMG2#319 p.358x | ADMS#206 | Justice and mercy; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10833 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله خوشا بحالت که در حجر محبت الله تربیت شدی و در آغوش محبت الله | O handmaid of God, blessed art thou for having been reared in the cradle of the love of God and nurtured in the embrace of His love [3.5s] | MKT6.140a | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10834 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله در این جنت ابهی ورقه سبز مبارکی باش و بلطافت خلوص و طراوت محبت | O handmaid of God! Be thou a verdant and blessed leaf in this Most Glorious Paradise, with the delicacy of sincerity and the freshness of love [3.5s] | DUR1.211 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10835 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله در این دور بدیع و فصل ربیع نهال وجود بعضى اماء الله از فیضان نیسان عنایت | O maidservant of God! In this wondrous Dispensation and vernal season, the sapling of being hath been nourished, in the case of certain handmaidens of God, through the rains of heavenly grace [3.5s] | TSS.211b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10836 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله ربابه را آهنگی روحانی لازم و نغمه وجدانی واجب پس رباب هدایت را | O maidservant of God! A spiritual melody is needed for the rebab, and a soulful strain is essential; therefore, the rebab of guidance [3.5s] | MKT7.056a, PYB#191 p.48, KNJ.032b, YQAZ.484 | Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10837 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله نور مظهر آشیاست چه که اگر نباشد جمیع اشیاء در پس پرده ظلمات مخفی | O Amatu’llah! Light is the revealer of created things, for without it all things would be concealed behind a cover of darkness | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#146x | Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10838 | 50 | Persian | ای آیت لطف حق لطف الهی باید پرتو رحمانی گردد یعنی در جمیع احوال و اخلاق باید | O token of divine favor! Divine grace must needs become as the effulgence of the All-Merciful, which is to say that in all conditions and characteristics one must [3.5s] | INBA17:178 | MKT8.012a | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10840 | 50 | Persian | ای بادیه پیما گشت و گذار و قطع مسافات بعیده مورث علت عصبیه و عرقیه گردد ولی | O desert wanderer! Though traversing vast expanses and journeying through distant lands may give rise to nervous and rheumatic ailments [3.5s] | TAH.246a, YQAZ.229a | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10842 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده اسم اعظم نامه مفصل با عدم فرصت بدقت ملاحظه گردید لهذا مختصر جواب | O servant of the Most Great Name! Thy detailed letter hath been perused with due consideration, albeit amidst a scarcity of time; hence, this brief response [3.5s] | INBA87:226, INBA52:230 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10843 | 50 | mixed | از پريشانی محزون مباش زيرا امريست مسنون. مقرّبان درگاه کبريا هميشه در اين دار دنيا مقدّس | Be not grieved by tribulation, for this is an immutable decree. The near ones to the Divine Threshold have ever remained sanctified in this earthly realm [3.5s] | MMK6#110x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10844 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این انجمن مذکوری و در این محفل مشهود هر چند بظاهر دوری و به | O servant of God! In this assembly thou art remembered and in this gathering thou art present, albeit in appearance distant and remote [3.5s] | YARP2.159 p.168 | Nearness and remoteness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10845 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این حین که نور یقین از افق مبین طالع و ساطع قلم گرفته و بیاد | O servant of God! At this hour when the light of certitude is rising and shining forth from the manifest horizon, I have taken up the pen and call to mind [3.5s] | MKT6.180a | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10846 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی دل بعنایت جمال قدم بربند و دست بذیل اسم اعظم زن تا از هر جهت عون و صون و عنایت | O servant of God, bind thy heart to the grace of the Ancient Beauty and grasp the hem of the Most Great Name, that from every direction thou mayest be aided, protected and encompassed by grace [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10847 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی و تجلیات صبحگاهی آفاق جهان را احاطه نموده است | O servant of God! The infinite bounty and the effulgences of dawn have encompassed the horizons of the world [3.5s] | MJT.096 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10848 | 50 | ...Thou hast written about thy poor sight. According to the explicit divine text the sick must refer to the doctor. This decree is decisive and everyone is bound to observe it | COC#1023x, LOG#0962x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10849 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار اين گنه کار را بيدار کن هوشيار نما و از هستی خويش بيزار کن | O My Lord! Awaken this sinner, make him mindful, and cause him to become detached from his own self [3.5s] | MMG2#033 p.035x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10850 | 50 | Persian | امّا آيه قرآن که در حقّ حامل امانت کبری ظلوم و جهول میفرمايد اين ظلوم و جهول مبالغه | As to the verse of the Qur'án wherein, concerning the Bearer of the Most Great Trust, He is described as "unjust and ignorant", these terms "unjust and ignorant" are used in their intensified form [3.5s] | MMK6#402x, MAS2.050ax | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10851 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس الحمد لله تضرع عبدالبهاء بملکوت ابهی مقبول درگاه کبریا گشت | O servant at the sacred Threshold! Praise be to God that the supplication of 'Abdu'l-Bahá unto the Abhá Kingdom hath been accepted at the Divine Court [3.5s] | TAH.318x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10852 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما از بین راه رسید مضامین رحمانی بود و احساسات | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received en route. Its contents were divine and filled with sentiments [3.5s] | MKT5.141a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10853 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء ای محمد باقر اطفال را در دبستان الهی داخل کن و چون ادیب عشق تعلیم | O servant of Bahá, O Muhammad-Báqir! Cause the children to enter the divine school and, like a teacher of love, impart instruction [3.5s] | INBA13:227b, INBA85:174b | MSBH10.140 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10854 | 50 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء بشکرانه رب اعلی روحی له الفدا لسان بگشا و مناجات نما و بگو لک | O servant of Bahá! In gratitude to the Supreme Lord—may my spirit be sacrificed for Him—loose thy tongue in prayer and supplication, and say [3.5s] | INBA84:495b | MMK5#300 p.221 | Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10855 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار هر چند گنهکارم ولی به بخششت اميدوار مستمندم و فقير توئی ارجمند | O Lord! Though I be a sinner, yet I place my trust in Thy forgiveness. I am destitute and poor, whilst Thou art the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MJMJ3.070bx, MMG2#206 p.234x | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10856 | 50 | mixed | رب ايدنی علی خدمة احبائک و شرح صدور أرقائک و تطييب قلوب اصفيائک | O Lord! Aid me to serve Thy loved ones, to expand the breasts of Thy servants, and to gladden the hearts of Thy chosen ones [3.5s] | MJMJ3.087x, MMG2#284 p.316x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for service | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10857 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت جمال ابهی در این صبح نورانی که یوم مولد حضرت رحمانیست تبریک عید | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! On this luminous morn, which is the birth-day of the All-Merciful One, I offer thee felicitations for this Festival [3.5s] | INBA84:280b | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10858 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت دوست دست بدامن میثاق زن و بمحبت الله شهره آفاق شو در سایه شجره | O servant of the divine Beloved! Grasp thou the hem of the Covenant, and become renowned throughout all regions for thy love of God, beneath the shade of the Tree [3.5s] | INBA13:228c | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10859 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت مقصود وقتیست که مشارق و مغارب مطالع صبح احدیت گردید شمس حقیقت | O servant of the Desired One! The time hath come when East and West shall become the dawning-places of the morn of Divine Unity, as the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK4#001 p.001 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10860 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق اگر سیادت دوکون خواهی عبودیت جمال ابهی جو اگر آزادگی دو جهان طلبی | O servant of the True One! If thou seekest lordship over both worlds, strive thou to serve the Beauty of Abhá. If thou desirest freedom in both realms [3.5s] | INBA84:507c | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10861 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق در سبیل الهی جانفشانی کن و در محبت محبوب آفاق شادمانی نما و در ظل | O servant of the Truth! Sacrifice thyself in the path of God, and find joy in the love of the Beloved of all horizons. Abide under the shade [3.5s] | MKT8.029a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10862 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق صبح صادق طالع است و فجر باهر لامع و نجوم تقدیس درخشنده و لائح آفاق | O servant of Truth! The true morn hath broken, the resplendent dawn doth shine, and the stars of sanctity gleam bright upon the horizon [3.5s] | MMK5#200 p.155 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10863 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و بدرگاه جمال مبارک لابه و انابه گردید تا بعنایت حق | O servant of the Truth! Thy letter arrived and was laid before the threshold of the Blessed Beauty with supplications and entreaties, that through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA87:249a, INBA52:253 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10864 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده صادق رحمانی از فضل و موهبت جمال قدیم مطمئن باش و بفضل حضرت رحمن در | O thou sincere servant of the All-Merciful! Rest thou assured in the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty, and in the favor of the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.166 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10865 | 50 | mixed | ای بنده طلعت ابهی یوسف مصری در بازار جلوه نمود زلیخای بیگانه آشنا گشت و | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! The Joseph of Egypt hath appeared in the marketplace, and the stranger Zulaikha hath become acquainted [3.5s] | INBA13:053a | Chastisement and requital; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10866 | 50 | Turkish | ای بنم چوق سودیگم ربم سنی مظهر فیوضات رحمانیه ایلیه مشرق آمالدن و مطلع | O my dearly beloved! May God make thee a manifestation of the outpourings of the All-Merciful, a dawning-place of hopes and a horizon of [3.5s] | MJT.070 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10867 | 50 | Persian | ای بها بخش این بخشش موهبت جهان آفرینش است زیرا عطای بهاست و کرم آنمیر وفا پس | O Divine Bestower! This bounty is a gift from the Creator of the world, for it is the bestowal of Bahá and the grace of that Prince of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA84:275a | Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10868 | 50 | Persian | ای بهمرد شیرمرد باش و مانند شیر ژیان در بیشه امکان غرشی بنما تا روبهان ناپاک | O noble man! Be thou a lion-hearted soul, and even as a fierce lion, cause thy roar to resound through the forest of being, that the impure foxes [3.5s] | YARP2.284 p.239 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10869 | 50 | Persian | ای بهمرد مرد بهی بهتر شو زاده پولادی مانند کوه آهن ثابت و مستقیم باش طوفان | O noble man! Strive to become more virtuous. Born of steel, be thou steadfast and upright like unto a mountain of iron [3.5s] | YARP2.416 p.317 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10871 | 50 | Persian | ای آمرزگار همه گنه کاريم و جفا کردار تو آمرزنده ئی تو بخشنده | O Forgiver of all sinners and wrongdoers! Thou art the Pardoner, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | MJMJ3.110x, MMG2#252 p.283x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10872 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار آمرزگاری و مهربان و شهریار کشور عفو و غفران آنان و این بنده گنه | O Lord of forgiveness and mercy, Sovereign of the realm of pardon and grace, these souls and this sinful servant [3.5s] | ALPA.005b, YARP2.004 p.067 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10873 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار بزرگوار این بندهء گنه کار بدرگاه احدیتت پناه آورده و در | O Most Gracious Lord! This sinful servant hath sought refuge at the threshold of Thy oneness and [3.5s] | INBA21:146b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10874 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار خطیئات این نفوس را عفو کن و سیئات این ذلیلانرا ستر نما تو واقفی | O divine Providence! Forgive the sins of these souls and conceal the transgressions of these lowly ones | INBA75:033 | DUR2.067, DUR1.190, MJMJ1.048, MMG2#259 p.289, MJH.010b | ADMS#205 | S. Tirandaz | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||
| AB10875 | 50 | Persian | Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای پروردگار عالمیان در این جهان بآتش عشقت بسوز و در آن جهان بمشاهده روی مهرویت کامران فرما | O Lord of all worlds! In this realm consume me with the fire of Thy love, and in that world make me blissful through the vision of Thy beauteous countenance [3.5s] | AHB.120BE #01 p.26, ANDA#11 p.34, ADH2_2#20 p.131, MMG2#016 p.015 | Love as fire; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10876 | 50 | O thou son of the Kingdom! I read thy letter with the utmost joy and I hope that thou mayest grow and develop like unto a young tree | DAS.1914-04-17 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10877 | 50 | Persian | ای پور رستم امروز شجاعت و مردانگی جرئت و جسارت و فرزانگی امانت است امانت | O son of Rustam! In this day, valor and bravery—boldness, audacity, and wisdom—consist in trustworthiness, trustworthiness; in piety, piety; in sincerity, sincerity; and in steadfastness, steadfastness | YARP2.711 p.473 | ADMS#314 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10878 | 50 | Persian | ای پی رو پیغمبر یار قدیمی و در محفل قلوب انیس و ندیم بذکر تو مشغولم و بیاد تو | O thou cherished companion of the Prophet, intimate friend in the assembly of hearts, I am engaged in thy remembrance and mindful of thee [3.5s] | INBA85:260a, INBA72:170b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10879 | 50 | Persian | ای تشنه پر عطش احرام کعبهٌ مقصود بربند وقصد حل وحرم | O thou who art athirst! Don thy pilgrim's garb for the Ka'bah of thy heart's desire and make thy way unto its sacred precincts [3.5s] | INBA84:457b | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10880 | 50 | ...This glory shall be turned into the most abject abasement, and this pomp and might converted into the most complete subjugation | PDC.147x | Non-participation in politics; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10881 | 50 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه یکی بتاریخ ۲۳ و دیگری بتاریخ ۲۷ تموز یعنی جولای ۱۹۱۱ رسید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Two letters have been received, one dated the twenty-third and the other the twenty-seventh of Tammúz, that is to say, July 1911 [3.5s] | MSHR1.032x | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10882 | 50 | mixed | قناعت در هر موردی محبوبست حتّی در تجارت. مقصد سهولت معيشت است زيرا ثروت موقّت است | Contentment in all things is praiseworthy, even in trade and commerce. The aim is the ease of livelihood, for wealth is but transitory [3.5s] | MMK6#251x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10883 | 50 | mixed | در بغداد شخصی از عرفا به حضور مبارک آمد و خلوت خواست که مشرّف شود و چون فائز شد | In Baghdad there came into His blessed presence a certain mystic who sought a private audience, and when he attained unto this privilege [3.5s] | MMK4#022 p.022x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10884 | 50 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضمون ممنون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused, and its contents brought joy [3.5s] | MSHR1.057x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Limits of the intellect; Outward and inward meanings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10885 | 50 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد الحمد لله موفق بر آن شدی که خدمتی بمقام اعلی نماای این فرش در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou hast been enabled to render a service unto the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | INBA87:207a, INBA52:209a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10886 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چنين اوقات ياران الهی فرصتی يابند و وقت غنيمت شمرند و جولان کنند | ...It is at such times that the friends of God avail themselves of the occasion, seize the opportunity, rush forth and win the prize | MMK1#212 p.258x | SWAB#212x | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10887 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابتان ای راسخان صبح است و در پاریس بقرائت این نامه نفیس پرداختم ولی افسوس | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! It is dawn, and in Paris I have begun reading this precious letter. Yet alas [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061b | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10888 | 50 | Turkish | ای جمال ابهانک قولی شمع هدایت یانیور نور عنایت پارلیور ابر رحمت یاغیور در و | O Beauty of Abha! The candle of guidance is aflame, the light of bounty is resplendent, and the cloud of mercy raineth down [3.5s] | MJT.050a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10889 | 50 | Turkish | ای جمال مبارک رحمانک بنده سی حضرت احدیتک لطف و عنایتی و فضل و عاطفتی یاغمورتک | O servant of the Blessed and All-Merciful Beauty! The grace and favor of the Divine Unity, and His bounty and loving-kindness, raineth down [3.5s] | MJT.058a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10890 | 50 | Persian | ای جمشید بزم خورشید است جام جمشید بدور آر و پیمانه ای جدید ببخش باده عشق بنوش | O Jamshid! This feast is radiant as the sun. Bring forth the Cup of Jamshíd and bestow a fresh draught. Quaff thou the wine of love [3.5s] | PYB#244 p.04, YARP2.597 p.418 | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10891 | 50 | Persian | ای جمشید مجید فرید زمان شو و وحید جهان کرد این مقام بخشش یزدانست و دهش شهریار | O Jamshid, the Glorious! Be thou unique in thy time and peerless in all the world. This station is a bestowal from God and a gift from the King [3.5s] | ALPA.078a, YARP2.090 p.120 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10892 | 50 | Persian | ای جناب ابراهیم حضرت خلیل ریشه بتهای عظیم برانداخت و اعلان وحدانیت الهی کرد | O illustrious Abraham! The Blessed Friend of God uprooted the mighty idols and proclaimed the oneness of God [3.5s] | MKT6.173a | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10893 | 50 | Persian | ای جناب امین آنچه یاران الهی در این سفر تقدیم نمودند کل رسید ولی در این سفر | O Jinab-i-Amin! All that the friends of God offered during this journey hath been received, but during this journey [3.5s] | AMK.184-184 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10894 | 50 | Persian | ای جهانگیر نوروز روزیست که آفتاب جهانتاب جهان جاوید | O Jahangir! Naw-Rúz is that Day when the world-illumining Sun of the eternal realm [3.5s] | INBA88:337b | AKHA_134BE #01 p.a, ANDA#09 p.00, YARP2.319 p.269 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10895 | 50 | Persian | ای جوان پارسی هر کس ستایش از تحمل زحمات و مشقات تو مینماید فی الحقیقه چنانست | O Persian youth! Everyone who praiseth thy forbearance under trials and tribulations - in truth it is even so [3.5s] | YARP2.694 p.465 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10896 | 50 | mixed | ای جوان نورانی نامه که بتاریخ ۱۰ فبرواری ۱۹۲۱ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید | O radiant youth! Thy letter dated 10 February 1921 was received [3.5s] | MSHR2.021x | Call to action; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10897 | 50 | Persian | ای چراغ علی انشاء الله چراغ خدا شوی و سراج هدی ولی چراغ را نوری ساطع باید و | O Chiragh-'Ali! God willing, thou shalt become the lamp of God and the beacon of guidance. Yet a lamp must needs possess a radiant light [3.5s] | MKT6.139 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10898 | 50 | Turkish | ای حضرت بها قلی درگاه ربوبیته هر دم یوز بیک شکرانه تقدیم و حمد و ستایش | O servant of Bahá! At every moment offer a hundred thousand thanks, praise and glorification at the Threshold of His Lordship [3.5s] | INBA72:151b | MJT.089b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10899 | 50 | Persian | ای حضرت سمندر نامه جانپرور ولو مختصر بود ولی پراثر بود لهذا بدرگاه جلیل اکبر | O illustrious Samandar! Thy soul-stirring letter, though brief, was full of effect. Therefore, unto the Most Glorious Court [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061c, KHSH09.052, MSHR4.356 | Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10900 | 50 | Persian | ای حکاک معنوی فص نگین قلب را بنقش یا بهاالابهی بیارآ تا سطر آیت کبری را در صفحه صدر | O spiritual engraver! Adorn the seal-stone of the heart with the inscription 'Ya Baha'u'l-Abha', that this most great verse may adorn the page of thy breast [3.5s] | INBA72:169 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10901 | 50 | Persian | ای خدا طفل معصومم در پناه خود حفظ نما عنایتی کن رحمتی بفرما تربیت نما به نعمت | O God! Guard my innocent child beneath Thy shelter, bestow Thy grace, show forth Thy mercy, and nurture with Thy bounties [3.5s] | MMG2#435 p.480 | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10902 | 50 | Persian | ای خدای باوفای آزادگان این جانهای پاک حمد ترا که از جهان خاک آزاد شدند و دل | O Thou faithful God of the free spirits, praise be unto Thee that these pure souls were delivered from this earthen world [3.5s] | ALPA.005a, YARP2.003 p.066 | Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10903 | 50 | ...For some time past the feebleness of health and the prostration of the nerves impeded the path of correspondence... All that thou observest shall ere long vanish and disappear like unto the mirage | DAS.1914-02-21x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10904 | 50 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. In regard to thy dear father, rest assured that in the Kingdom of God | MAX.304x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10905 | 50 | Persian | ای درویش بهاء وقت آنست که فقیر و درویش از شئون ماسوى | O dervish of Bahá! The time hath come for the poor and the wayfarers to detach themselves from all earthly concerns [3.5s] | INBA55:144b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10906 | 50 | Persian | ای درویش عوض جان در ره جانان بباز ولی عوض مطلب زیرا مخالف روش عاشقان و رای | O dervish! Offer thy life in the path of the Beloved, yet seek thou no recompense, for this would be contrary to the way of true lovers [3.5s] | MKT8.081a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10907 | 50 | Persian | ای دو بنده پارسی آسمانی خداوند آفرینش شما را بخشش و دانش و بینش داد تا در | O ye two heavenly Persian servants of the Lord of Creation! He hath endowed you with bounty, knowledge and vision, that ye may [3.5s] | YARP2.349 p.282 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10908 | 50 | Persian | ای دو سلیل حضرت خلیل جلیل ای خوشا بحالتان که در ریاض الهی داخل شدید و در | O ye two descendants of His Holiness Abraham, the Glorious! How blessed is your state, that ye have entered the divine gardens [3.5s] | YMM.306x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10909 | 50 | Persian | ای دوست من مرغان چمن آهنگی بنواختند که غلغله در آفاق انداختند و ولوله در جهان | O My friend! The birds of the meadow have struck up such a melody that they cast their tumult throughout all regions and their clamour throughout the world [3.5s] | YARP2.285 p.239 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10910 | 50 | Arabic | ای رب ایدنی علی التقی و احفظنی من الهوی و خلصنی من الشقی و ثبتنی علی الوفاء و | O Lord! Aid me to be God-fearing, preserve me from base desire, deliver me from wretchedness, and make me steadfast in faithfulness [3.5s] | AHB.126BE #01-02 p.13, TSHA3.441, MMG2#388 p.435 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10911 | 50 | Turkish | ای رب جلیلم بو بر کنیز ناچیزدر درگاه احدیتنه التجا و آستان مقدسنه انتما ایلدی | O my Exalted Lord! This lowly handmaiden hath sought refuge at the threshold of Thy oneness and hath turned in devotion to Thy sacred court [3.5s] | MJT.075 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10912 | 50 | mixed | ای رجب در حدیث است العجب کل العجب بین جمادی و رجب تو رجبی انشاء الله | O Rajab! In the tradition it is recorded: "Wonder of wonders lieth between Jumada and Rajab." Thou art of Rajab, God willing [3.5s] | AMK.001-001 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10913 | 50 | Persian | ای رخشنده بنور محبت الله تابنده باش و در گلشن معرفت الله سازنده و خواننده شو | O thou who art illumined with the light of the love of God! Be thou ever radiant, and in the garden of divine knowledge become thou a builder and a singer [3.5s] | INBA87:117b, INBA52:116a | MKT7.222a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10914 | 50 | Persian | ای رشید رشید نوبت عیش و عشرت رسید و هنگام زیارت عتبه مقدس آمد پس باید بکمال | O valiant and discerning one! The hour of joy and delight hath come, and the time to visit the sacred Threshold hath drawn nigh. Therefore must thou, with utmost [3.5s] | ALPA.084a, YARP2.100 p.124 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10915 | 50 | Persian | ای ریحان جویبار روحانی در مهد عنایت پرورش یاب و از ثدی موهبت لَبَن معرفت | O thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and | AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.j, DRM.012d, HUV1.028 | BRL_CHILD#33 | Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10916 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر محترم جناب احمد ابوالقاسم که در بوشهر بذکر حضرت رحمان پر موج و | O honoured pilgrim, Jinab-i-Ahmad Abu'l-Qasim, who in Bushehr resonateth with the remembrance of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | YARP2.644.2 p.439 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10917 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نصف شب است اندک فرصتی حاصل چند کلمه تحریر میگردد آن ورقه | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! It is midnight, and in this brief moment of opportunity I pen these few words [3.5s] | INBA87:203a, INBA52:204 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10918 | 50 | Persian | ای سرمست باده ایمان اگر سلطنت جهان باقی خواهی چون سمی بزرگوارت | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of faith! If thou desirest the sovereignty of the eternal world, like thy noble namesake [3.5s] | INBA88:264c | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10919 | 50 | Persian | ای سروش سروش غیب سرود میزند که بوجد و طرب آای و ساقی الهی جام نوش میبخشد | O Soroosh! The herald of the unseen chanteth a melody that calleth thee to joy and ecstasy, and the divine Cup-bearer bestoweth the chalice of delight [3.5s] | YARP2.254 p.222 | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10920 | 50 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید فی سبیل الهی ... سردار اسعد وقتی که در پاریس | O scion of him who was martyred in the path of God... Sardar-i-As'ad whilst in Paris [3.5s] | MSHR3.213x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10921 | 50 | Persian | ای آمرزگار هر چند سزاوار عذابيم و مستحق عقاب ولی تو خداوند مهربانی | O Thou Forgiver! Though we deserve chastisement and merit punishment, yet Thou art the loving Lord [3.5s] | ADH2_1#26 p.043x, MMG2#253 p.284x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10922 | 50 | mixed | شروط آمدن من را به امریک ملاحظه نمودی از خدا خواهم که یاران امریک چنان روشن گردند | O thou candle of the Love of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast | NJB_v02#01 p.004x | SW_v01#19 p.002 | Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10923 | 50 | Persian | ای شمع نورانی خدماتت درآستان حضرت رحمن مقبول ومحبوب امید شدید است | O luminous candle! Thy services at the threshold of the All-Merciful Lord are accepted and well-beloved. Great indeed are the hopes [3.5s] | INBA84:417a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10924 | 50 | Persian | ای شهریار شاه کشور آسمان یارت باد بپروردگار امیدوار باش و از روزگار بیزار | O Shahriar, King of the celestial realm, may the Lord be thy Helper. Place thy trust in God and turn away from worldly fortune [3.5s] | YARP2.146 p.160 | Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10925 | 50 | Persian | ای شوقی من نامه شما رسید الحمد لله خط شما ترقی نموده و املا و انشا نیز مربوط و | O my Shoghi! Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God, thy penmanship hath improved, and thy spelling and composition likewise have progressed [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10926 | 50 | Persian | ای شیر دلیر اردشیر شهیر سلطنت ایرانرا تجدید نمود ولی خونریز بود و جنگ انگیز | O lion-hearted one! The renowned Ardeshir restored the sovereignty of Iran, yet was a shedder of blood and an instigator of war [3.5s] | YARP2.278 p.236 | Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10927 | 50 | Turkish | ای شیرعلی اصلان حیدر کراردر صفدر اشراردر اهل غفلت گروه طوشقاندر ارسلان آسا | O Shir-'Ali! Thou art a Haydar in steadfastness, a Safdar among the wicked ones. Amidst the heedless multitudes thou art lion-like [3.5s] | MJT.069 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10928 | 50 | Persian | ای شیرین شکرین باش و مانند انگبین یعنی حلاوت محبت الله و لذت معرفت الله را | Be thou sweet as sugar and like unto honey, embodying the sweetness of the love of God and the delight of divine knowledge [3.5s] | YARP2.651 p.442 | Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10929 | 50 | Persian | ای ضیاء روشن باش تا بعالم انسانیت نورانیت ابدیت دهی و ظلمت پراندوه بشریت را | O Diya'! Be radiant, that thou mayest bestow upon the world of humanity the light of eternity and dispel the mournful darkness of mankind [3.5s] | MKT8.118a | Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10930 | 50 | Persian | ای طالب سر اخت النبوه این سر عظیم کنز مکنون حضرت قیوم است و حفظش امر محتوم | O seeker after the mystery of the sister of prophecy! This mighty secret is the hidden treasure of the Self-Subsisting Lord, and its preservation is a binding command [3.5s] | YMM.388 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10931 | 50 | O thou spiritual child! I hope that thou mayest become a daughter of the Kingdom and become conducive to the diffusion of the heavenly Light | DAS.1914-07-30 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10932 | 50 | Persian | ای طفل عزیز امیدوارم که ابن ملکوت گردی و سبب حیات قلوب شوی و در بوستان ایمان | O thou dear child! I hope that thou mayest become a son of the Kingdom, bestow life to the souls of men | DRM.006a, HUV1.045 | LABC.007 | Prayer for children and youth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10933 | 50 | Persian | ای عباس ای همنام باابوى رفاقت کردیم ما را جریمه مواجب و جيره ميفرمايد | O Abbas, O namesake of my father! We showed thee friendship, and now we are penalized with the forfeiture of our wages and sustenance [3.5s] | INBA13:230a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10934 | 50 | mixed | ای عبد الغفور بلده طیبه و رب غفور نطق جلیلدر قرآن کریمدر نص صریحدر بلده طیبه | O 'Abdu'l-Ghafur! "The pure city and the Lord Who is ever-forgiving" have been eloquently mentioned in the holy Quran, in an unequivocal text, regarding the pure city [3.5s] | MJT.098b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10935 | 50 | Persian | ای عبدالباقی خوشا بحال تو که موفق بخدمت پدر شدی و سبب آسایش آن مقرب جلیل اکبر | O 'Abdu'l-Báqí! Blessed art thou that thou hast succeeded in serving thy father and become the cause of comfort to that illustrious and near one [3.5s] | INBA13:228b, INBA85:175b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10936 | 50 | Persian | ای عبدالحسین جانم فداى نام تو اگر چه عبدى ولى شهریار | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn! May my soul be a sacrifice unto thy name. Though thou art a servant, verily thou art a sovereign [3.5s] | INBA13:230b | Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10937 | 50 | mixed | ای عزیز من مکاتیب شما ملاحظه گردید سبحان من ایدک علی هذا الفضل العظیم | O My dear one! Thy letters were perused. Glory be to Him Who hath aided thee in this great bounty [3.5s] | MSHR2.256x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and wrath of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10938 | 50 | Persian | ای عنایت من ضجیع محترمه خواهش نگاشتن این نامه نموده خود او دائما مینگارد ولی | O thou who art the recipient of My favor! The honoured companion hath requested the writing of this letter - she herself doth constantly write, yet [3.5s] | DUR4.410 | Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10939 | 50 | Persian | ای فائزه ای ورقه مطمئنه در این روز روشن مولد حضرت موجود جهان وجود مستغرق بحر | O Fa'izih, O assured leaf! On this radiant Day, the Birth of His Holiness, the Source of all existence, immersed in the sea [3.5s] | MKT6.155 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10940 | 50 | Persian | ای فرود جمال موعود مشهود شد و اشراق بر آفاق فرمود و صعود نمود هنوز غافلان در | O Furud! The Promised Beauty hath been made manifest, His radiance hath dawned upon the horizons, and He hath ascended, yet the heedless remain [3.5s] | YARP2.144 p.160 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10941 | 50 | Persian | ای فریدون تو رفیق منی و من شفیق تو از خواندن مناجاتت بسیار مسرور شدم امیدوارم | O Firaydun! Thou art my companion, and I am thy true friend. Reading thy supplication filled me with exceeding joy, and I cherish the hope [3.5s] | ALPA.066b, YARP2.078 p.113 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10942 | 50 | Persian | ای فریدون همنام تو بنیاد ستم برانداخت و کشور از دشمن بپرداخت درفش کاویان برافراخت و بنیاد داد بنهاد | O Firaydun! Thy namesake overthrew the foundations of tyranny and cleansed the realm of its foes. He raised aloft the standard of Kaveh and established the foundations of justice [3.5s] | INBA88:339c | YARP2.324 p.270 | Exhortations and counsels; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10943 | 50 | ...Regarding thy question about the morning prayer. Both meanings are included in the word dawn: the natural dawn and the dawn of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v08#04 p.048x | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10944 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی دولت شاهان عالم چون سراب فانی ناپایدار ولی تو دولت باقی و | O cherished handmaiden of God! The sovereignty of earthly monarchs is even as a mirage, fleeting and transient, but thine is an everlasting dominion [3.5s] | YARP2.495 p.364 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10945 | 50 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou beloved Maidservant of God! I hope thou wilt detach thyself day by day from this mound of earth and become nearer and nearer | BLO_PT#028a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10946 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز خداوند شیرین شهیر ناپدید شد و آغاز زندگانیش هر چند انکبین بود ولی | O dear handmaiden of God! The renowned Shirin hath vanished, and though the beginning of her life was sweet as honey [3.5s] | YARP2.279 p.237 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10947 | 50 | Persian | ای کوکب روشن از الطاف بینهایت حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که در افق وجود | O brilliant star! From the infinite favors of the Divine Unity, I hope that in the horizon of existence [3.5s] | INBA84:537a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10948 | 50 | Persian | ای گل وقت آنست که در جنت ابهی چون کل شکفته گردی و بوی خوش معرفت الله را بمشام | O rose! Now is the time for thee to become even as a blooming flower in the Abha Paradise | YARP2.306 p.253 | ADMS#105 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10949 | 50 | mixed | ای گوش شنوا چه بسیار نفوس که سالهای بیشمار در معابد ناله و فغان نمودند و | O attentive ear! How many the souls who, through countless years, raised their lamentations and cries in the temples [3.5s] | CPF.264b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10950 | 50 | Persian | ای گوهر دانی که در و گهر چیست آن آاین الهی و تعالیم ربانی و ستایش حضرت | O thou who knowest the worth of pearls! What are pearls and gems but divine verses and heavenly teachings, and praise of the Lord [3.5s] | YARP2.286 p.239 | Praise and encouragement; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10951 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ضیافت نوزده روزه بسیار سبب فرح و سرور قلوبست اگر چنانکه باید و شاید | ...As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart. If this feast be held in the proper fashion | MMK1#051 p.089x | SWAB#051x, LOG#0799x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nineteen-Day Feast; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10952 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | الحمد للّه قلبت متذکّر بذکر الهی و روحت مستبشر ببشارات اللّه است و مشغول بمناجاتی | ...Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the commemoration of God, thy soul is gladdened by the glad tidings of God | MMK1#172 p.196x | SWAB#172x, COC#1743x, LOG#1479x | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10954 | 50 | mixed | ای محمود ممدوح ودود در قرآن عظیم و کتاب مبین و نبعثک مقاما محمودا نازل و اولو | O Mahmud, praised and beloved! In the mighty Qur'án, the manifest Book, these words were revealed: "And We shall raise thee to a praiseworthy station." [3.5s] | MMK6#260 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10955 | 50 | Persian | ای مرد پارسی سلطنت خسروی هر چند قطعه آسیا را بتزلزل آورد ولی عاقبت چون باد | O man of Persia! Though the sovereignty of Khusraw shook the regions of Asia, yet in the end it vanished like the wind [3.5s] | INBA16:085 | ALPA.051a, YARP2.060 p.102, RMT.063b | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10957 | 50 | Persian | ای مرغ چمن ایقان در گلشن الطاف آشیانه کن تا در شاخسار میثاق لانه نماای در | O bird of the meadow of certitude! Make thy nest in the rose-garden of divine favors, that thou mayest build thy dwelling in the branches of the Covenant [3.5s] | MKT8.136a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10958 | 50 | O thou sweet singing bird! The new song has been received. Verily | SW_v11#16 p.276, BLO_PT#052.37 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10959 | 50 | Persian | ای مست باده هوشیاری هوشیار و بزرگوار نیاکانند که چون دریای گشایشند و چون سپهر پر آرایش | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of awareness! Thou art of noble and vigilant forebears who are as an ocean of bounty and as an adorned firmament [3.5s] | INBA88:342a | YARP2.325 p.271 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10960 | 50 | Persian | ای مسجون جمال قدم احرام کعبه مقصود بند الا فاسقینها و قل | O thou who art imprisoned for the sake of the Ancient of Days! Don the sacred pilgrim's garb for the Kaaba of divine purpose, and say [3.5s] | MSBH1.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10961 | 50 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این عالم ظلمانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in this darksome world [3.5s] | MMK4#136 p.139 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10962 | 50 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبد متضرّع الی جبروت الجلال و متوسّل بعتبتک المقدّسه فی الغدوّ و الآصال منقطع الیک | O my God, O my God! This is a servant who implores before the dominion of Thy glory and supplicates at Thy sacred threshold morn and eventide, detached from all save Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.198x, BSHN.144.198x, MHT2.129ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10963 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! The doors of the Ideal Heaven of God are opened and some souls are on the wing | TAB.675 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10964 | 50 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان کلک شکسته عبدالبهاء با نهایت اشتیاق حرکت و جنبش خواهد تا | O Herald of the Covenant! Though broken, the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá yearns with utmost eagerness to bestir itself and move [3.5s] | PYK.275 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10965 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار آن مشتاق ديدار را در ملکوتت بزرگوار کن و تاجی از موهبت بر سر نه | O Lord! Make that yearning seeker exalted in Thy Kingdom and set upon his head a crown of bounty [3.5s] | MMG2#012 p.011x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10966 | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار اين تشنهء سلسبيل حيات را از چشمهء حيوان بنوشان و اين عليل را از درمان ملکوتی | O Lord! Give this one, athirst for the pure waters of life, to drink from the fountain of immortality, and heal this ailing one through Thy celestial remedy [3.5s] | MMG2#357 p.399x | S. Tirandaz | Growth of the Cause; Prayer for healing; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10967 | 50 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله در هنگام عزیمت از ارض اقدس و عزیمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! At the time of thy departure from the Holy Land and thy journey [3.5s] | AHB.132BE #05-06 p.16 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10968 | 50 | Persian | ای مهتدی بهدایت الله انوار هدایت کبری چون در خلوتخانه جان و وجدان افروزد اعضا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! When the lights of supreme guidance illumine the privacy of soul and conscience, the members [of the body] [3.5s] | HDQI.242b | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10969 | 50 | Persian | ای مهربان پور گودرز گودرز کیانیان را پسری چون گیو خدیو بود جویای کیخسرو | O Mihraban, son of Goudarz! Know thou that Goudarz of the Kayanian dynasty had a son, Giv the noble, who sought after Kay Khusraw [3.5s] | YARP2.251 p.220 | Call to action; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10970 | 50 | Persian | ای مومن بالله اشراق شمس حقیقت از افق احدیت بجهت روشناای آفاق جهان انسانی بود | O believer in God! The dawning Sun of Truth hath risen from the horizon of oneness to illumine the regions of the human world [3.5s] | MKT9.196b | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10971 | 50 | Persian | ای مومن ثابت ایمان بمثابه مصباح و قلب مانند زجاج و اعضا و ارکان بمنزله مشکاه | O steadfast believer! Faith is as a lamp, and the heart like unto glass, and the limbs and members as the niche [3.5s] | YMM.443x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10972 | 50 | Persian | ای ناطق بمعانی ایات وحی در این قرن عظیم که جمال قدیم بسلطان مبین ظاهر گشت حمد | O speaker of the meanings of the verses of Revelation! In this mighty age wherein the Ancient Beauty hath appeared with manifest sovereignty [3.5s] | CPF.264a | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10973 | 50 | Persian | ای ناظر الی الله توجه بملکوت غیب ابهی کن و تشبث بذیل رداء کبریا نما و طلب | O thou who gazest upon God! Turn thy sight unto the Kingdom of the invisible Abhá, and cling to the hem of the robe of grandeur and seek [3.5s] | HDQI.294 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10974 | 50 | Persian | ای ناظر الی ملکوت الله هر چند غائبی ولی در محفل حاضری و بعین اشتیاق ملحوظی و در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Though absent, yet art thou present in this gathering, beheld with the eyes of longing and in [3.5s] | LMA2.429 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10975 | 50 | Persian | ای نفوس نفیسه نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت شادمانی حاصل گردید | O precious souls! Your letter was received, and from its contents the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | MSHR2.021x | Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10976 | 50 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان این درختان را زینت جنّت ابهی نما و بفیض آسمانی پرورش ده | ...O Thou kind Lord! Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abha Paradise | HUV2.014x | BRL_APAB#06x, BRL_CHILD#21x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10978 | 50 | Persian | ای نوش باهوش هر چند در این اوقات نظر بحکمت اذن و اجازه حضور داده نمی شود ولی | O discerning soul! Although in these times wisdom doth not permit the granting of permission for a visit, yet [3.5s] | YARP2.198 p.189 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10979 | 50 | Persian | ای نوشیروان ساغر آن باده از خمخانه یزدان نوش روانت باد تا توانی از می مهر | O Nushiravan! Quaff thou the cup of that celestial wine from the divine winehouse! May thy spirit ever flow with the wine of love as long as thou art able [3.5s] | YARP2.626 p.431 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10980 | 50 | Persian | ای واقف آثار قدرت پروردگار در بیشه محبت جمال یزدان شیر ژیان | O thou who art aware of the signs of the Lord's power, thou lion in the forest of the love of the divine Beloved [3.5s] | INBA55:143 | Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10981 | 50 | Persian | ای والده جناب مهدی پسر مهرپرورت شفاعت نگارش این نامه نموده ای کاش جمیع پسران | O mother of Jinab-i-Mihdi, thy loving son hath besought me to pen this letter. Would that all sons [3.5s] | MKT5.110 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10982 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه جلیله پرتو شمس حقیقت شامل است و فیوضات جمال مبارک متواصل لهذا بنهایت | O noble leaf! The radiance of the Sun of Truth doth encompass thee, and the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are continuous; therefore with utmost [3.5s] | INBA87:016b, INBA52:016b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10983 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه زکیه شکر جمال قدمرا که در این کور اعظم نفوسی خلق فرمود که اگرچه بصورت | O pure leaf! Render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, for in this Most Great Cycle He hath created souls who, though outwardly [3.5s] | HDQI.279, ANDA#40 p.05 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10984 | 50 | mixed | ای موقنهٴ بآیات اللّه جزع و فزع منما و گریه و زاری مکن روی مخراش و سرشک چشم گریان | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! Yield not to grief and distress, neither give way to lamentation and weeping. Rend not thy face, nor let tears stream from thine eyes [3.5s] | BSHN.140.191x, BSHN.144.191x, MHT2.069ax | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10985 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه شکر حضرت رب جلیل را که در ظل سدره عنایت مستظل گشتی و بنسائم | O assured leaf! Render thanks unto the glorious Lord that thou hast found shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of His providence and [art carried upon] the breezes [3.5s] | MKT7.163a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10986 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه گمان منما که فراموش گردی همیشه در نظری از الطاف حضرت مقصود | O thou attracted leaf! Think not that thou art forgotten. Thou art ever before the gaze of the All-Merciful, the Best-Beloved Lord [3.5s] | MKT7.182a | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10987 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه ستاره نفسیست که نور محبت الله در رخش تابان و از افق عرفان چون | O assured leaf! Thou art a star whose face shineth with the light of the love of God, and from the horizon of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT7.203b, KNJ.043b, YQAZ.473-474, YQAZ.482a | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10988 | 50 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه نظر عنایت متوجه اماء رحمن است و سایه رحمت افکنده بر فرق کنیزان | O assured leaf! The gaze of divine favor is directed towards the handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and the shadow of His mercy is cast over the heads of His maidservants [3.5s] | MKT7.176a | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10989 | 50 | Persian | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of | ای ورقه مومنه از فضل بی منتها آنچه خواهی بخواه ولی اگر از این عبد شنوی جز | Beseech thou from God's infinite grace whatsoever thou desirest. But wert thou to heed my advice thou wouldst desire naught save | MMK2#045 p.034 | BRL_PMDA#20, COC#1741 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10990 | 50 | ...As to the question of Huquq: In no wise shouldst thou make statements requiring any person to pay the Huquq. However if a devoted and self-sacrificing soul freely and spontaneously offereth | COC#1168x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10991 | 50 | Persian | ای یار قدیم و رفیق و ندیم اگر بدانی که عبدالبهاء الان بچه حالتی و شوق و ولهی | O ancient companion and intimate friend, if thou couldst but know in what state 'Abdu'l-Bahá now findeth himself, and with what fervor and rapture [3.5s] | MKT8.205a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10992 | 50 | mixed | ای یار مهربان در این انقلاب ایران سینه ای نمانده که هدف تیر بلا نگشته و | O kindred spirit! In this upheaval in Iran no breast remaineth that hath not become a target for the arrow of tribulation [3.5s] | MSHR2.023x | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10993 | 50 | Persian | ای یعقوب اگر موهبت یوسفی طلبی چون پیر کنعان شب و روز از محبت الله گریان شو و | O Jacob! Shouldst thou seek the bounties of Joseph, then weep day and night, like unto that elder of Canaan, for the love of God [3.5s] | YMM.448 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10994 | 50 | Persian | ای یوسف زنجانی من یوسف کنعان چهره برافروخت و شهره آفاق گشت تو در چه بلا پرورش | O Joseph of Zanjan! The Joseph of Canaan caused his countenance to shine forth and became renowned throughout all horizons. In what affliction hast thou been reared [3.5s] | INBA85:267, INBA72:171 | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10995 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الایه الرحمانیه و الجوهره الروحانیه طبی نفسا و افرحی قلبا و انشرحی صدرا | O thou divine sign and spiritual essence! Be thou content in soul, joyous in heart and serene in breast [3.5s] | INBA59:180c | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10996 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها البنت الملکوتیه انی تلوت رقیمتک البدیعه المحتویه علی جمل فی غایه | O heavenly daughter! I have perused thy wondrous epistle, imbued with expressions of utmost beauty [3.5s] | DRM.021d | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10997 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره الحبیه الناظره الی مطلع الاشراق غضی النظر و کفی البصر عن غیر | O thou beloved gem, who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Horizon of the Shining-Light! Take heed | INBA59:182a | MAX.080-081 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10998 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره المتلئلاه بنور الهدی ان السعاده الکبری جذبتک الی ملکوت الله و جعلتک | O thou resplendent gem illumined by the light of guidance! Verily, supreme felicity hath drawn thee unto the Kingdom of God and hath fashioned thee [3.5s] | DRM.016c | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10999 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره الملکوتیه علیک بهاء الله الابهی توجهی الی ملکوت الایات رب | O celestial essence, upon thee be the glory of the All-Glorious! Turn thou to the Kingdom of the divine verses of thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA59:179a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11000 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره النفیسه الملکوتیه انعش الله قلبک بنسیم من الاقلیم المقدس | O precious and celestial gem, may God revitalize thy heart with a breeze from the sacred realm [3.5s] | INBA59:178d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11001 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الدره البیضاء من صدف محبته الله ان الله قد فضل علیک و فتح علیک باب | O thou white pearl from the shell of God's love! Verily God hath favored thee and opened unto thee the gate [3.5s] | INBA59:187b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11002 | 50 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | و امّا سئلت عن الّذين توفّوا من اهل الصّلاح قبل ان يسمعوا نداء هذا الظّهور | O thou who hast prayed to the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter and I have taken knowledge of God as to thy conduct towards the Kingdom | MMK3#037 p.024x | BRL_ATE#052x, TAB.477-478 | Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11003 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها المقبله الی الله قد عرفت مضمون کتابک الناطق بخلوصک فی امر الله و توجهک | O thou who hast turned towards God! I have understood the contents of thy letter, which bespeak thy sincerity in the Cause of God and thy devotion [3.5s] | INBA59:185b | MJZ.034 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11004 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الناطقه بثناء الرب الجلیل انطقک الله بتایید روح القدس قد تبلج افق | O thou who speakest forth the praises of the Glorious Lord! God hath given thee utterance through the confirmations of the Holy Spirit. The horizon hath dawned [3.5s] | INBA59:178c | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11005 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها النفس النفیسه الزکیه الطاهره ایدک رب الجنود قد خضعت الاعناق و ذلت | O thou precious, pure and sanctified soul! The Lord of Hosts hath sustained thee, before Whom necks have bowed down in submission [3.5s] | INBA59:179b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11006 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المفتحة فی ریاض محبة الله قد رایت شمالک المرتسمه بضیاء الشمس و | O leaf unfolded in the garden of God's love! Thou hast beheld thy left side illumined by the radiance of the sun and [3.5s] | DRM.016d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11007 | 50 | mixed | ای ورقهٴ مقدّسه از مصیبت آن نهال حدیقهٴ رحمانی گریه مکن مویه منما آن نهال بیهمال | O sacred leaf! Over that sapling of the garden of the All-Merciful, weep not, neither lament thou [3.5s] | BSHN.140.115x, BSHN.144.115x, MHT2.068x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11008 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الورقهه المتحرکته من نسائم محبته الله اشکری الله بما انبتک من الشجره | O thou leaf stirred by the gentle breeze of the Love of God! Thank thou God who hath caused thee to grow upon the Lofty Tree | DRM.010a | LABC.013 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11009 | 50 | Persian | این رساله در سن صباوتدر (ادرنه) مرقوم شده است در بعض مواقع بعضی تعبیرات | This treatise was penned in the years of childhood in Adrianople, and at certain times, some expressions [3.5s] | MKT2.055, HHA.021, KHSH08.093 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11010 | 50 | Arabic | ایها الحبیب قد رتلت ایات شکرک للله بما وفقک علی السلوک فی سبیل الهدی و کشف | O beloved friend! Thou hast chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee to tread the path of divine guidance and revelation [3.5s] | MMK6#264x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11011 | 50 | Arabic | ایها الرفیق الروحانی زادک الله انتعاشا بنفحات الله قد انتشرت نفحات روح القدس | O spiritual companion! May God increase thy vitality through the divine fragrances. Verily, the breaths of the Holy Spirit have been diffused [3.5s] | INBA59:192a | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11012 | 50 | Arabic | ایها الصدیق الملکوتی و الشخص الروحانی وفقک الله کانت الظلما احاطت الارجاء و | O heavenly friend and spiritual being, may God assist thee! Darkness hath encompassed all regions [3.5s] | INBA59:192b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11013 | 50 | Persian | ای پاک پروردگار مهربان ستايش ترا لايق و سزا که از ماء مهين خلق نمودی | O pure and compassionate Lord! All praise befitteth Thee and becometh Thee, for Thou didst create from a humble drop of water [3.5s] | MJMJ2.029x, MMG2#119 p.135x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11014 | 50 | Persian | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه یک نسخه از بیان بجناب آقا سید مهدی بدهید | O noble branch of the blessed Tree, give a copy of the Bayán to Áqá Siyyid Mihdí [3.5s] | INBA87:282b, INBA52:287a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11015 | 50 | Arabic | ایها المشتعل بنار محبه الله زادک الله انجذابا قد اشرقت القلوب بنور الالهام و | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! May God increase thy attraction. Verily, the hearts have been illumined with the light of divine inspiration and [3.5s] | INBA59:191c | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11016 | 50 | Turkish | بالام دائما سنی خاطره کتوررم گویا سنکله قونوشورم گوریشورم چونکه عالم عشق و | My dear one, I hold thee ever in my remembrance, as though I were conversing and meeting with thee, for this is the realm of love [3.5s] | MJT.112 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11017 | 50 | Turkish | بنده مخلصا جمال قدمک بر احسانی الفت قلوب و محبت نفوس در جناب علی اکبر آستان | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty! The fellowship of hearts and love of souls are manifest in His honor Ali-Akbar of the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA72:151a | BRL_DAK#0318, MJT.095 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11018 | 50 | Persian | ثابت پیمانا هر چند در ایام خویش زحمت و مشقت کشیدی خانمان گذاشتی بی سر و سامان | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Though in thine earthly days thou didst suffer toil and hardship, and forsook hearth and home, bereft and homeless [3.5s] | MSHR2.331x | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11019 | 50 | Persian | جناب امین در مازندران بعضی آثار در سرای خانه موجود اگرچه لشکر ظلم خراب نمود | In Mazandaran, certain sacred writings remain extant in Jinab-i-Amin's household, though the hosts of tyranny have wrought destruction [3.5s] | INBA16:177 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11020 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله این چهار نمرو پاکت که بطهران نرسیده است حسابش را داشته | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah: Keep account of those four packets that have not reached Tehran [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11021 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله آنچه نزد حاجی میرزا عبدالله ارسال میشود میفرستد و قبض | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah will dispatch that which is intended for Haji Mirza Abdullah and ensure the receipt thereof [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11022 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله بجد بزرگوار حضرت رسول پروردگار مشکاه الانوار که فرصت | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah, noble descendant of the exalted Messenger of the Lord, that Lamp of divine radiance, who [3.5s] | INBA17:205 | Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11023 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله برات پنجاه لیره نسخه اول و ثانی ارسال شد و ان دو پوسته | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! A draft for fifty liras, together with the first and second copies, was sent in two posts [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11024 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد حسین در ظل الطاف و عواطف حق بوده و هستند از ملکوت ابهی رجا | Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Husayn has ever been, and remains, beneath the shade of God's favors and loving-kindness. From the Abhá Kingdom, I beseech [3.5s] | YBN.042 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11025 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله سلیل شخص جلیل سعیدالملک در بیروتست در حق او نهایت | O honored Áqa Mírza Habíbu'llah! The son of the illustrious Sa‘idu'l-Mulk is in Beirut, and you must make every effort to ensure his well-being. | KHH1.064 (1.089) | KHHE.108 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11026 | 50 | Persian | جناب خسرو خان انشاء الله خادم استانند و مستبشر ببشارات رحمن در ظل لواء کلمه | Jinab-i-Khosrow Khan, God willing, is a servant at the Threshold, rejoicing in the glad tidings of the All-Merciful under the banner of the Word [3.5s] | ALPA.073a, YARP2.084 p.117 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11027 | 50 | Persian | جناب علاقه بند حضرت بیضاء غریق بحر وفا پرشور و شیدا بود لهذا اشعارش قدری | Jinab-i-'Alaqih-Band, that radiant soul, was immersed in the ocean of fidelity, filled with fervor and rapture; thus his verses [3.5s] | YBN.169 | Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11028 | 50 | Persian | جناب منشادی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد راضی بقضا باش العاقبه للمتقین ما در تحت | O Jinab-i-Manshadi, be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Be thou content with the decree of God, for the ultimate victory belongeth to the righteous [3.5s] | MMK6#155, ANDA#76 p.50 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11029 | 50 | Persian | جناب میرزا خلیل خان جناب امین الله خان و جناب میرزا جلال الله خان و حرم جناب | The esteemed Mírza Khalíl Khán, the honored Amínu'lláh Khán, the distinguished Mírza Jalálu'lláh Khán, and the honored consort [3.5s] | MKT6.173b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11030 | 50 | Turkish | حبیبا فیض احدیت مقتضای رحمانیت اوزره هر نه قدر کامل و شامل ایسه ده ینه فیض | O beloved one! Although the outpouring grace of the Divine Unity is perfect and all-encompassing, in accordance with the exigencies of His All-Merciful bounty, yet still this grace [3.5s] | INBA72:152a | MJT.093a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11031 | 50 | Persian | حبیبا همشیره زاده ها را نهایت محبت و مهربانی بدرجه ای مجرمی دارید که جاذب قلوب | O beloved one! Show such boundless love and kindness to thy nieces and nephews that they become magnetic to hearts [3.5s] | NNY.207b | Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11032 | 50 | Persian | حضرت افنان کار جناب میرزا حسن علیه بهاء الله بطول انجامید البته زود اتمام | The endeavors of the honored Afnán, Mírzá Ḥasan, upon whom be the Glory of God, have been prolonged; assuredly they shall soon be completed [3.5s] | INBA87:409a, INBA52:421a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11033 | 50 | ...Since the loved ones of God in Persia are regarded as veteran friends, it is by virtue of the tremendous affection I cherish for them that their offerings for Huquq are accepted | COC#1172x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of Huququ'llah; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11034 | 50 | Persian | حضرت میرزا نبی خان و جناب آقا میرزا علیخان ای دو یار مهربان جمیع بنده آن | O illustrious Mírzá Nabí Khán and honourable Áqá Mírzá 'Alí Khán, ye two kind companions and servants of all [3.5s] | INBA87:121a, INBA52:119b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11035 | 50 | Persian | خداوندا این خاندان را مبارک فرما و در دو جهان کامران نما این شخص محترم | O Lord! Bless this family and grant them prosperity in both worlds. Make this honored soul triumphant [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0385, ANDA#54 p.39 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11036 | 50 | Persian | خسروا این عنوان از القاب شهریارانست و طغرای تاج داران اما خسروان خاکدانرا | The appellation 'Khusraw' is a title befitting sovereigns and the seal of crowned heads, yet the monarchs of this earthly realm [3.5s] | ALPA.063b, YARP2.073 p.111 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11037 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص جناب اخوان صفا مرقوم نموده بودی ایشان در نهایت صدق و صفا | In regard to Jinab-i-Ikhvan-i-Safa, you wrote that he possesseth the utmost sincerity and purity [3.5s] | MSBH4.042 | High station of teachers of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11038 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص حقوق سوال نموده بودید که بیت الاذکار بنا شود و اوقاف تعیین گردد حال | You had inquired concerning the Huqúq, that a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár should be built and endowments established [3.5s] | INBA16:240 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11039 | 50 | O thou kind Friend! Your telegram was received. I was made very happy and most pleased with the susceptibilities of the conscience. | ECN.749 | Educational curricula | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11040 | 50 | O my Lord! confirm these Thy servants and maidservants with thy ever increasing | DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11041 | 50 | Arabic | رب ان عبدک مهدی الهادی الی صراطک المستقیم المومن بنورک المبین المنجذب الی | O Lord, verily Thy servant Mahdi, who guideth unto Thy straight Path, who believeth in Thy manifest Light, who is attracted unto [3.5s] | MKT6.172b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11042 | 50 | mixed | ای بی نياز ياران را محرم راز نما و آئينهء غماز کن تا در جهان نغمه و آوازی اندازند | O Thou Self-Sufficing One! Make Thy loved ones confidants of mysteries and fashion them as revealing mirrors, that they may raise up a melody and song throughout the world [3.5s] | MJMJ3.056bx, MMG2#084 p.092x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11043 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان عبدک هذا یرجو الالطاف و یتمنی الوصول الی رضاک و یستغیث الی | O my Lord and my Hope! This, Thy servant, implores Thy bountiful favors and ardently desires to attain unto Thy good-pleasure. He crieth out in supplication unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | MJMJ3.091a, MMG2#282 p.314 | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11044 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هولاء ارقائک و امائک قد توجهوا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و ابته??وا الی | O my Lord and my Hope! These servants and handmaidens of Thine have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and have earnestly supplicated [3.5s] | INBA85:100a | MJMJ2.043, MMG2#306 p.343 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11045 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتوسل الیک بنقطة فردانیتک و حجاب | O my Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee by the Point of Thy Singleness and the veil [3.5s] | MKT1.175, MJMJ2.023a, MMG2#290 p.322 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11046 | 50 | mixed | ربّ و رجائی ترانی ... ای یار روحانی نامهٴ نورانی منظوماً و منثوراً ارسال نموده بودی بنهایت روح و ریحان | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou seest me... O spiritual friend! Thou didst send a luminous letter, both in verse and in prose, with utmost joy and fragrance [3.5s] | ASAT5.258x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11047 | 50 | Turkish | ربم رحمانم آرام جانم هر سحرگاه اسیر درد و آهم و هر شبانگاه دستگیر بیداد حال | O my Lord, my All-Merciful One, Solace of my soul! At every daybreak I am captive to pain and lamentation, and every eventide I am in the grip of cruel affliction [3.5s] | MJT.125, MJT.071 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11048 | 50 | Arabic | ربی و رجائی هذه امه آمنت بک و بایاتک و ابتلت بمصائب السفر فی سبیلک و اشتاقت | My Lord and my Hope! This is a handmaid who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and hath been afflicted with the hardships of journeying in Thy path, and longeth ardently [3.5s] | INBA87:079, INBA52:078 | Prayer for women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11049 | 50 | Arabic | ربی و منتهی املی و غایه رجائی انی ارجوک متضرعا الی عتبتک السامیه و ساحتک | O my Lord and ultimate Object of my desire and pinnacle of my hopes! I beseech Thee, in humble supplication at Thy exalted threshold and court [3.5s] | MJMJ2.076, MMG2#080 p.087 | Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11050 | 50 | Persian | سرورکامگارا نامه مبارک شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحجت و مهربانی بود | O joyous bearer of success! Your blessed letter arrived, and its contents were replete with proofs and loving-kindness [3.5s] | CMB_F66f33.2, | EGBBF.110n | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11051 | 50 | Arabic | سیدی و سندی و اعتمادی ابتهل الی افقک الابهی سائلا آملا متضرعا ان تجعل عبدک | O my Lord, my Support, my Trust! I humbly entreat Thy most glorious horizon, imploring, hoping, and beseeching, that Thou wouldst make Thy servant [3.5s] | MMK5#308 p.225 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11052 | 50 | Persian | شاپور پور شاه بود امیدوارم که تو پرتو آسمان شوی اگر او تاجدار کشور خاک بود تو شهریار جهان تابناک گردی | Shapur was the son of a king. I cherish the hope that thou mayest become a radiant star of the heavens. If he was a crown-bearer of the earthly realm, mayest thou become a sovereign of the luminous world [3.5s] | INBA88:336c | YARP2.317 p.268 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11053 | 50 | Arabic | طهر النفوس یا سبوح یا قدوس عن شئون النفس و الهوی و ثبت الاقدام علی صراطک | O Most Pure, O Most Holy One, purify the souls from the dross of self and desire, and make firm their footsteps upon Thy path [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11054 | 50 | Arabic | قد انقطعت الظهورات الی الظهور الاعظم و الرمز المنمنم و نور القدم و مالک الامم | The Manifestations have been cut off [culminated] in this Most Great Manifestation, the hidden Symbol, the Ancient Light, and the Lord of Nations [3.5s] | INBA59:122b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11055 | 50 | Arabic | قد تشهق الطاوس فی فردوس ملکوت الابهی و هدرت الورقاء فی حدیقه القدس ایکه البقاء | The peacock hath cried out in the paradise of the Abhá Kingdom, and the dove hath warbled in the sacred garden, the eternal bower [3.5s] | INBA59:103b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11058 | 50 | ...Thou hast written regarding thy meeting with... He hath written that he desireth to teach thee one of the crafts and show thee affection and consideration | COC#0012x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11059 | 50 | The song and anthem that Louise R. Waite raised in the Assembly of the Unity of Bahá'ís reached to the ears of the people of the Kingdom. | SW_v14#09 p.278, PN_1909E p117 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11060 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله ان الانوار الساطعه من الافق الابهی تلوح فی الافق الارفع المبین | O maidservant of God! The effulgent lights of the Abha Kingdom have shown forth | INBA21:132b | LMA2.436 | NYR#121 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11061 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله قری عینا و انشرحی صدرا بالطاف ظهرت من ملکوت ربک الرحمن الرحیم | O handmaid of God! Let your eyes be solaced and your heart gladdened through the favors | INBA21:132a | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#120 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11062 | 50 | Persian | یا بن الجبار اگر چه طفلی انشاءالله در ملکوت الله بالغی اگر چه صغیری در این بساط | O son of the Almighty! Though still but a child, yet, God willing, thou shalt attain maturity in the Kingdom of God. Though young in years in this earthly realm [3.5s] | INBA88:265a | Belief and denial | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11063 | 50 | Persian | یا حبیبی مکتوب جوف را برسانید ولی این شخص موقن نیست ابدا در نزد او چیزی مگوئید | O my beloved! Deliver the enclosed letter, but this person is not firm in faith. Say nothing whatsoever in his presence [3.5s] | AYBY.455 #202 | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11064 | 50 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | یا ربی الرحمن هذا ریحان فی حدیقه الرضوان و غصن فی ریاض العرفان اجعلها مهتزا | O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig | HUV2.017, MMTF.014 | BRL_APAB#02, BRL_CHILD#11 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11065 | 50 | Arabic | یا ربی و رجائی انی مبتهل الیک و متضرع بین یدیک و متوکل علیک ارحمنی بفضلک و | O my Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thee, placing my trust in Thee. Have mercy upon me through Thy grace [3.5s] | INBA59:188a | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11066 | 50 | O My beloved sister, the Greatest Holy Leaf! My eagerness knows no bound. I have not seen thee for such a long time | LTDT.175x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11067 | 50 | Arabic | یا ملاذی المنیع هذه ثمره من حدیقه ولائک و رقیقه فی فناء باب ملکوتک و فقیره | O my mighty Refuge! This is a fruit from the garden of Thy loyalty, a delicate offering at the threshold of Thy Kingdom's gate, and a lowly handmaiden [3.5s] | MMK5#309 p.225 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11068 | 50 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده قم من حدث الامکان مرقد الذل و الهوان و استنشق | O thou who art set ablaze by the kindled fire! Arise from the couch of abasement and ignominy in this contingent world, and inhale [3.5s] | INBA21:118c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11070 | 50 | Arabic | یا من تمسک بذیل العطاء قد هتکت الاستار و اشرقت لمعات الاسرار و احاطت الانوار | O thou who hast clung to the hem of bounty! The veils have been rent asunder, the gleams of divine mysteries have shone forth, and the lights have encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA21:052b, INBA59:122c | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11071 | 50 | Arabic | یا من توجه الى الله فاعلم بان جنود رحمة ربک احاط الافاق و ان انوار الهدی فی اشد اشراق | O thou who hast turned thy face towards God! Know thou that the hosts of thy Lord's mercy have encompassed all horizons, and that the lights of guidance shine with exceeding brightness [3.5s] | INBA21:138d | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11072 | 50 | Arabic | یا من نطق باسم الله قد ارتفع الندآء من سدره السیناء و القوم تواروا فی الحجاب | O thou who speaketh forth in the Name of God! The call hath been raised from the Sinai Tree, yet the people remain veiled in concealment [3.5s] | INBA21:117e, INBA59:133b | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11073 | 50 | Meetings, Bahá'í | ...If it were possible that in every city a few of the awakened ones, when opportunity offered, could hold a meeting, and therein habitually present the proofs and arguments | BRL_MEET.AB#16x, COC#0394x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11074 | 50 | Arabic | یا مولائی و معتمدی هذه امه من امائک استظلت فی ظل سدره رحمانیتک و توجهت الی | O my Lord and my Trust! This is one of Thy handmaidens who hath sought shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy mercy and hath turned unto Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#312 p.226 | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11075 | 50 | Arabic | یا یوسف ان شئت ان تکن عزیزا فی مصر الوجود اوف لعصبه الایادی الیک المیثاق و عبر | O Joseph! Shouldst thou desire to be exalted in the Egypt of existence, be faithful to the Covenant entrusted to thee by the Company of chosen ones, and transcend [3.5s] | MMK6#211 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11076 | 50 | Turkish | یار حقیقی احمدک معنای لغوی سی حمد و ستایش ایدرم دیمکدر و ستایش و نیایش وجدانی | O true friend! The literal meaning of Ahmad is "I praise and glorify," and it signifieth praise and heartfelt devotion [3.5s] | MJT.094 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11077 | 50 | Turkish | یار موافقا آفتابک پرتو شدیدی هر نه قدر جسم حدیدی اریدوب منجمد ایکن سیال ایدر | O compatible friend! The rays of the sun, however intense they may be, melt even iron, causing what was once solid to flow [3.5s] | INBA72:150a | MJT.092 | Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11078 | 50 | ...If a soul calls the people to the Kingdom of God according to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, there will be many listeners | DAS.1913-07-24, SW_v04#15 p.253x, SW_v05#01 p.009x, ABIE.108, BLO_PN#007 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11079 | 50 | ...The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Chicago. | SW_v01#15 p.007 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11080 | 50 | O ye friends of God! Praise be to God that those pure souls are released from the world of matter and enlisted in the rank of the angels | DAS.1913-11-01 | Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11081 | 50 | ...Praise be to God, that with our soul and with your heart you are striving to guide | SW_v09#08 p.090 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11082 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...People must live for one another, and not live in seclusion as do the monks and nuns. People should not live solitary lives. | BSC.440 #802 | Monasticism; asceticism; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11083 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents proved firmness and steadfastness. Thank God that thou hast believed | DJT.128, BLO_PN#027 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11084 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...In this prohibition (from visiting Haifa) there is a providence which will become manifest before long. But know ye with the utmost certainty | BSC.492 #948x | Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11085 | 50 | ...But it is two or three years since a number of people are making efforts in Chicago | SW_v06#17 p.134-135 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11086 | 50 | ...The basis of the Call must be the Oneness of the world of humanity | DAS.1913-07-12, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.058, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11087 | 50 | ...Thank God that thou art assisted in serving the believers of God. Thou art the enkindled brazier of the Fire of Love and a lamp of the utmost purity | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.139, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11088 | 50 | ...As to the matter of the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar, that is, the matter of beginning | SW_v06#17 p.149 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11089 | 50 | ...Certain regulations are revealed which in sure the welfare and well-being of all humanity | SW_v07#15 p.133x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11090 | 50 | Any Persian, whether Bahá'í, or belonging to the ancient religions of Persia--in short, any Persian | SW_v06#12 p.095, BSTW#073c | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11091 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeing one! Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight | TAB.604-605, SW_v07#16 p.151x, VTRM.018-019 | Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11092 | 50 | ...Consider thy composure, for composure of thought will become the cause of one's confirmation in the service | SW_v07#18 p.187 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11093 | 50 | ...An hundred good tidings that the doors of the Kingdom have been opened and the Call of the Lord of the Kingdom upraised. | SW_v14#10 p.304-305 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11096 | 50 | ...Several plans and designs of the Mashrak-el-Azkar have been received from America | SW_v06#17 p.140 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11097 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! How blessed thou hast been to have entered the Kingdom of God! | TAB.062 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11098 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Thank God that thou dost believe in the Greatest Manifestation | TAB.130 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11099 | 50 | ...Paul in the beginning worked against the Spirit of God - Christ - but when he became confirmed he was the first servant of Christ | DAS.1914-09-04 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11100 | 50 | You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif | BSTW#020, BSTW#072 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11101 | 50 | ...In regard to your question about using Kheirella's translation - Abdu'l-Baha says that the believers should use nothing that Kheirella has translated | PN_unsorted p074 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11102 | 50 | ...Praise be to God the Fragrances of Holiness are diffused and the believers and the maidservants | DAS.1913-10-01 | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11103 | 50 | ...At present we are living in Ramleh, near Alexandria. From all parts the believers are arriving daily | DAS.1913-10-01 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11104 | 50 | ...As much as you are able, be ye faithful at the Threshold of the Beauty of Abha. Faithfulness demands self-sacrifice. | DAS.1914-07-02 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11105 | 50 | ...The everlasting glory of the friends, and the heavenly sublimity of the believers, is to teach the Cause of God | SW_v05#02 p.017 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11106 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! If thou seekest eternal glory, let thyself be humble and meek in the presence | TAB.061-062x, DWN_v5#04 p.002a | B. Grover, B. Weber | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11107 | 50 | O Almighty! Endear thou this maidservant of Thy Threshold, Frau Ruoff | BBBD.296, DAS.1914-04-18, SW_v05#13 p.202 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11108 | 50 | O ye beloved of God! Highway robbers are many and hypocrites are innumerable. | SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11109 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou illumined youth! Thank thou God, for that the tongues spoke in thy praise | TAB.108 | Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11110 | 50 | O my Lord! Make them Thy refulgent dawns which shine and gleam upon the temple of unity | SW_v05#05 p.071, SW_v05#10 p.151 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11111 | 50 | Every soul who sacrifices his life in the service of the Cause of God, all the existing beings will come under his command | BSTW#044x | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11112 | 50 | ...From the beginning of time until the present day the light of Divine Revelation hath risen | WOB.074-075x | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11113 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...When the foundation of the Mashrekol-Azkar is laid... a most wonderful and thrilling motion will appear in the world of existence... From that point of light the spirit of teaching ... will permeate to all parts of the world | COF.069x2x, BSC.547 #989 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11114 | 50 | O God! Make this company of Bahai children eternal and everlasting; bestow blessing and profit | SW_v11#19 p.330 | Consultation; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11115 | 50 | I beg of God that thou mayst discover the stars of the Kingdom of Abha, behold the zodiacal towers on the world on High, unfold the secrets of God | DAS.1913-03-29x | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11116 | 50 | Man is created in the image of the Lord of Mercy, i.e. Divine characteristics. Physical likeness is mortal; merciful characteristics are immortal. Spirit is the Grace of God. Body is an earthly compound. Therefore strive ye to adorn yourselves with the image of the Lord of Mercy. | DAS.1915-04-24 | Exhortations and counsels; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11117 | 50 | O thou kind God! I am a little babe; exalt me at the threshold of Thy Kingdom. I live | SW_v09#10 p.115 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11118 | 50 | ...These souls who are not vivified and attracted by the Holy Spirit are accounted among the dead | SW_v14#02 p.038x, BSTW#043a | Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11119 | 50 | ...By the life of Baha! He who is filled with the love of the Glory (of God) and forgets all things, the Holy Spirit will be heard | SW_v07#10 p.099, BSTW#369b | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11120 | 50 | ...On the shore of Lake Michigan a piece of land is blessed because it has been mentioned by the name of Mashrekol-Azkar | SW_v11#11 p.169x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11361 | 50 | mixed | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید شکر حضرت مقصود را که مانند نسمات اسحار و نفحات | O ye two who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Thanks be to the Most-Desired Lord that, like unto the breezes of dawn and the fragrant morn [3.5s] | MSBH4.558x, KASH.409x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11801 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده قدیم جمال مبارک دو مکتوب در یوم واحد واصل خواندم و از ملکوت تقدیس | O ancient servant of the Blessed Beauty! Two letters were received on the same day, and I read them. From the realm of sanctity [3.5s] | YIA.379bx | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11802 | 50 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق بامداد عید مبارک است و روز مولود حضرت رحمانیت هرکس بذکری و | O herald of the Covenant! This blessed morn is the festival day and the birth of the All-Merciful Lord. Everyone is engaged in remembrance [3.5s] | YIA.306 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | mixed | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12011 | 50 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...Recite the Obligatory Prayer and supplications as much as thou art able, so that day by day thou mayest attain to increased firmness and steadfastness | BRL_IOPF#2.17x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Love as fire; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12012 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت این دو کتاب که جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر جمع نموده اند باید بترتیب | O soul that art steadfast and firm! The two books which his honor Mirza Ali-Akbar hath compiled must be arranged [3.5s] | INBA79.078a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12013 | 50 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید من در دبلینم گاهی در بالا گاهی در پااین در هوتل | O dearly beloved daughter! Your letter was received. I am in Dublin, sometimes in the higher parts, sometimes in the lower parts, in a hotel [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0074 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12014 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر عتبه مقدسه شوقی افندی نظیرِ محصّل قاجار به تحریرِ ناچار اصرار مینماید | O pilgrim to the Sacred Threshold! Even as a Turkish tax-collector, Shoghi Effendi compelleth me insistently to write without any other recourse | ADMS#188 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12015 | 50 | Persian | Social Action | ای طالب تایید چون طفل عزیزت را امتحان کنند از درگاه الهی رجا نمایم که موفق و و مؤید گردد | O seeker after confirmation! Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that | BRL_DAK#0420 | BRL_SOCIAL#204x | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12016 | 50 | Persian | امّا وسائل وصول بحسن خاتمه این ست که باید از عجب و کبر احتراز | As to the means of attaining unto a goodly end, one must shun pride and vainglory [3.5s] | MAS5.271x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12045 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | The friends of God and the handmaids of the All-Merciful should know that in every movement of ‘Abdu’l-Baha | BRL_ATE#066 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12046 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Strive with the full fervour of thy soul that the wellspring of true understanding may flow within thy heart | BRL_ATE#074 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12047 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily I say unto thee: I am with you in heart and in spirit. I delight in your joy and my spirit rejoiceth in your happiness | BRL_ATE#080 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12048 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | When that essence of holiness and reality of sanctity, her honour the Virgin Mary | BRL_ATE#115 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12049 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه همای اوج عزت قدیمه بر سر اماء الرحمن سایه افکنده و آفتاب افق توحید | O blessed leaf! The celestial bird of ancient glory hath cast its shadow upon the handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and the sun from the horizon of divine unity [3.5s] | AKHA_103BE #04 p.04 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12071 | 50 | Persian | ای خلیل جلیل قربان روی منور که آفاق را روشن نموده و خوی معطر که مشامها معطر کرد | O noble companion! May my life be a sacrifice to that radiant countenance which hath illumined the horizons, and to that fragrant nature which hath perfumed all senses [3.5s] | YQAZ.211cx | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12087 | 50 | Turkish | یار وفادارم ریاض قدس احدیتدن منبعث اولان نفحات عنایت مشام جان و دماغ اهل وجدانی | O my faithful friend! The fragrances of loving-kindness, wafting from the sacred gardens of the Divine Unity, have perfumed the spirit and consciousness of those endowed with insight [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0469 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12733 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید دلیل بر نهایت انجذاب بملکوت اله بود شکر کن که | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to thy utmost attraction | BBBD.144 | BBBD.145 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12734 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک هذه انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اخلصت وجهها لوجهک الکریم قدر لها | O God! O God! In truth this Thy handmaid is dressed in Thy holy fragrances | BBBD.320 | BBBD.321 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12735 | 50 | O thou radiant child! The gathering in which the Baha'i children were assembled was an image of the assembly of the Kingdom | BBBD.327 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12736 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has reached me. I do hope that through the attractive power of the Love of God | BBBD.419-420 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12737 | 50 | Persian | ای امین الهی حضرت ادیب شخصی را بجهت معلمی مکتب بمباای تعیین میفرمایند مصارف راهی | O thou trusted one of God! His honor Adib is appointing an individual for the purpose of teaching at the Bombay school, and the expenses of his journey [3.5s] | AMIN.114-115 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12738 | 50 | Persian | ای افنان سدره مبارکه جناب ابراهیم صفار از شدت تعرض اهل جفا پریشان گشته اند | O Afnan of the Blessed Tree! Jinab-i-Ibrahim Saffar hath been sorely distressed by the fierce opposition of the people of tyranny [3.5s] | INBA85:285a | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12739 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مختصر بسیار مفصل بود زیرا آرزوی عبودیت درگاه جمال مبارک | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though brief in length, thy letter was most comprehensive, for it expressed thy longing to be a servant at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | QUM.178-179 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12740 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن خدا را که قرینه مومن بالله هستی و همراز با نفسی از دون حق | O handmaiden of God! Render thanks unto God that thou art joined in marriage with one who believeth in God and art an intimate companion to a soul who is detached from all save Him [3.5s] | QUM.194a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12741 | 50 | Persian | ای بدیع الله شکر کن حضرت مقدسه جمال ابهی را که در آستانه مقدسه اش راه یافتی | O Badi'u'llah! Render thanks unto the sacred threshold of the Abhá Beauty, for thou hast attained the honor of entering His hallowed sanctuary [4o] | INBA85:237 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12742 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق جناب لورد لامینگتون به شیراز تشریف آورند شخص محترمی است و سیاسی | O servant of Truth! The honorable Lord Lamington hath arrived in Shiraz. He is a distinguished personage, sagacious in matters of statecraft [4o] | INBA85:452a | BSHI.060 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12743 | 50 | Persian | جناب عندلیب علیه بهاء الله الابهی از جهت خانه شان بشخصی از احباء الله هفتاد | O nightingale of God! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory of God. As regards their house, seventy [3.5s] | INBA85:446a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12744 | 50 | Persian | نامه آنجناب وصول یافت ولی فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر مرقوم میشود | Thy letter was received, and though time doth not permit a detailed reply, this brief response is now penned [3.5s] | INBA85:455a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12745 | 50 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی اید امتک هذه علی الاخلاص فی دینک و قدر لها المناص عن شر اعدائک | O my Lord and my God! Assist this handmaiden of Thine to be sincere in Thy Faith, and ordain for her deliverance from the malice of Thine adversaries [3.5s] | INBA85:223b | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12746 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امتک التی آمنت بک و بایاتک الکبری و صدقت بکلماتک فی ظهور جمالک | O my God, my God! This is Thy handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy most great signs, and hath testified to Thy words in the manifestation of Thy Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:223a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12747 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا غلامعلی در پناه حق باش و مشمول لحاظ عنایت مکاتیب شما رسید پوسته را | Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali: May thou abide under divine protection and be the recipient of the glances of providence. Thy letters have been received by post [3.5s] | INBA85:546b | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12748 | 50 | Persian | ای حفید حضرت ذبیح تاسی بجد بزرگوار کن و همیشه در قربانگاه حق حاضر باش نام او | O descendant of the illustrious Zabih! Follow in the footsteps of your exalted forebear and ever be present at the altar of sacrifice for the Cause of God [4o] | INBA85:347b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12749 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه مختصر شما ایجار اعجاز است بسیار مقبول گردید زیرا | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your brief letter, which was a miracle of concision, proved most acceptable, for [3.5s] | INBA85:099b, INBA85:550a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12750 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده درگاه الهی سمی بزرگوار حضرت اسحق در قربانگاه سر تسلیم نهاد | O steadfast servant at the Divine Threshold, noble namesake of his holiness Isaac who laid down his head in surrender at the altar of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA85:061a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12751 | 50 | Persian | ای دوست من نامه مسطور وصول یافت و مضمون دلیل بر محبت و انجذاب موفور بود | O my friend! Your detailed letter was received, and its contents testified to abundant love and attraction [3.5s] | QUM.124a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12752 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه خوش باش که بگلشن سرای الهی راه یافتی و در چمنستان هدایت درآمدی | O assured leaf, rejoice, for thou hast found thy way to the celestial rose-garden and hast entered the verdant meadow of divine guidance [3.5s] | QUM.072 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12753 | 50 | Persian | سلیل نجیب آقا حسن و نجل کریم آقا عبدالله و ولد محبوب آقا فیض الله و امه الله خدیجه | O noble descendant of Aqa Hasan, distinguished son of Aqa Abdullah, beloved child of Aqa Faydullah, and handmaiden of God, Khadijih [3.5s] | INBA85:121b | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12754 | 50 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله آنچه بحضرت والا مرقوم نموده بودید عین واقع و ذلک من الهام | O sapling of the garden of the love of God! That which thou didst write to Hadrat-i-Vala was the very truth, and this is from divine inspiration [3.5s] | INBA85:203a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12755 | 50 | Persian | مرسله جنابان اخوان ندافان علیهما بهاء الرحمن مبلغ بیست و پنج لیره انگلیزی معادل یکصد | O ye two respected brothers, recipients of the mercy of the All-Merciful, twenty-five English pounds, equivalent to one hundred [3.5s] | QUM.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12756 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. It shows your love. You wish for me to come to Germany. I hope that God will permit it. | BBBD.136 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12785 | 50 | Persian | اگر سعادت و علوّ منزلت انسان در اين جهان خاکی بود خسران مبين بود و حسرتی عظيم ، جنين را گمان چنين که عالم وجود | Were man's happiness and exalted station confined to this dust-heap of a world, manifest loss and grievous regret would it be, for it is thought that this realm [3.5s] | MMK3#034 p.022x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12788 | 50 | Persian | ای فاضل شیراز در این دم بیاد تو دمساز و بذکرت مشغول و همراز گشتم و آنچه | O distinguished one of Shiraz! At this moment, I became intimately attuned to thy remembrance, occupied with thy praise, and the sharer of thy confidences, and all that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12845 | 50 | Persian | تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الیالأبد | ...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore | BRL_SWOP#020x | BRL_SWO#020x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2970 | 50 | Persian | اطاعت اوامر دولت بر هر بهائی واجب است وگرنه خطر بر همهٴ هیئت | Obedience unto the ordinances of the government is binding upon every Bahá'í, else peril shall encompass the entire body [3.5s] | ASAT3.257 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3005 | 50 | Persian | عرس العرب فی البادیة بسیط جداًالعرس یقف علی حجرٍ والعروس تقف علی حجراٍ | The marriage of the Bedouin in the desert is exceedingly simple: the bridegroom standeth upon one stone and the bride upon another [3.5s] | ASAT4.071 | Equality of men and women; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3007 | 50 | Persian | قرة العین که معروف آفاق است وقتی که مؤمن بخدا شد منجذب بنفحات الهی گشت | The Point of the Eye, who became renowned throughout all regions, when she believed in God, was drawn unto the divine fragrances [3.5s] | ASAT4.496a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3041 | 50 | the kings and rulers of the world are not yet ready to acknowledge that universal peace is conducive to the life of the world of humanity. | SW_v07#15 p.136-137 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3048 | 50 | At the gate of the garden some stand and look within, but do not care to enter. Others step inside, behold its beauty, but do not penetrate far. | BW_v11p488, VLAB.158 | L. Thoresen, J. Lenz [track 11], Ladjamaya [track 10] | Condition of search; Degrees of faith; certitude; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3086 | 50 | The human body is in need of material force, but the spirit has need of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.102x, IHP.062, BLO_PN#046 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3097 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The election of temporary members of the assemblies of the kingdom should depend upon the choice and satisfaction of the public | BSC.424 #767.3x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3100 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Firstly: The elected members must be religious persons, God-fearing, high-minded and followers of the law. | BSC.424 #767.2x, SW_v07#15 p.138-139 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3107 | 50 | Blessed is he who proclaims the doctrine of Spiritual Brotherhood, for he shall be the Child of Light | SW_v12#01 p.013 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3108 | 50 | Truly I say unto thee, every maidservant who arises in this day in the mystery of sacrifice in the path of God | SW_v07#12 p.115-116 | Angels; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3109 | 50 | Today the true duty of a powerful king is to establish universal peace: for verily it signifies the freedom of all the people of the world. | SW_v07#15 p.136 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; True liberty; freedom; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3110 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone; inflammable matter jets out from the interior of the earth | SW_v16#04 p.473 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3111 | 50 | There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred. | STAB#074 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU2976 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اول در باب اختلاف بین احباء که حضرت بهاءالله فرموده اند که هر گاه اهل بهاء اختلاف کنند | Baha'u'llah declared that should Baha'ís dispute, even if it be regarding Baha'u'llah Himself, both are wrong. | AVK4.307, BDA1.123.05 | SW_v19#07 p.220, MHMD1.131-132 | Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB10870 | Cablegram | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای بی نیاز بندگان خویش را بنواز | O Lord, O Self-Sufficing One! Bestow Thy grace upon Thy servants [3.5s] | DUR1.450b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11057 | Cablegram | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله | I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN | MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139 | SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2977 | Instructions for Baha'is in the United States, 1916-06-25 | 50 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی، ای اهل توحید، جناب محمود خان یار موافقست و بر ایمان ثابت و راسخ به جهت تحصیل علوم | O true friends! O people of divine unity! His honor Mahmud Khan is a faithful companion, steadfast and firm in faith for the acquisition of knowledge [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3057 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 50 | They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Priestcraft; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3080 | Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 | 50 | This question will only be solved through the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh... From the association of the white friends with the colored friends the others, people outside the Cause, will learn the meaning. | PN_1919 p017x, BSTW#319 | Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11094 | Prayer for the departed. | 50 | Bahá'í Prayers | O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! | BPRY.041 | Y. Mesbah, The Humming Birds, D. Gundry, K. Bartlett, Hailey & Milton, The Hummingbirds, Nabilinho, E. Mahony, N. Bahraini, W. Heath | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3070 | Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09 | 50 | O Thou Kind God! These beloved children are created by Thy Mighty Hand. They are the signs of Thy Omnipotence. | DAS.1913-02-27 | Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2993 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چون نفوس تربیت یافته می بینند که کشیشها نان و شراب را در دست گرفته نفسی بآن می دمند و می گویند | When educated people see the priests taking bread and wine in their hands, blowing a few breaths over them and saying | BDA1.221.15 | MHMD1.238 | Christian doctrine and practice; Confession of sins; Critique of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2986 | Public address given on 1912-09-13 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بودن مدنیت الهیه اسرار ملکوت ظاهر نگردد فیوضات روحانیه تحقق نجوید حکمت و قوهٴ ماورآء الطبیعه جلوه ننماید | With[out] divine civilization the mysteries of the Kingdom are not revealed and the bounties of heaven are not ascertained; supernatural wisdom and power to not manifest themselves | BDA1.243.09 | MHMD1.260 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB11056 | The Meaning of the "Mysteries" | 50 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | مقصد از سر مطالب و مسائلی که از عقول و ادراک خلق دور و مستور بعد چون شخص کاملی | By “mysteries” is meant such matters and questions as are remote and hidden from the minds | BRL_TTTP#07 | BRL_TTT#07, TTCT.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3043 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 50 | One of the special laws of Bahá'u'lláh is the one prohibiting cursing and defamation, and that all should seek forgiveness from their enemies | SW_v19#07 p.220 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3040 | Words spoken at Cedar Club in London, 1913-01-02 | 50 | I am very glad to be among you, who are blessed in God's name with children. | SW_v03#18 p.009-010 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2965 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-30 | 50 | Persian | ادراکات بر دو قسم است، قسمی مبنی بر حواس خمسه و قسمی مبنی بر قوای معقوله. قوای حساسه آلتی است از برای عقل | Perceptions are of two kinds: the one founded upon the five senses, and the other founded upon the rational faculties. The powers of sensation are but instruments for the mind [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-30 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3009 | Words spoken at Golden Circle Club in Boston, 1912-07-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | لسان عربی لسان عمومی نمیشود ولی چند هفته پیش نامه ئی از نیویورک بیکی از رؤسای اسپرانتو نوشتم که اگر مجمعی از وکلای اجناس و ملوک فراهم کنند | A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter from New York to one of the promoters of Esperanto | BDA1.165.06 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.179-180 | Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3056 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 50 | Consider with what knowledge His holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath favored the Bahá'ís, that if they are given the whole world they will not deny Christ. They love Christ better than their own lives. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2998 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 50 | The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3071 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | Nineteen days are according to 19 Letters of the Living which is composed of the Báb and 18 disciples. The aim of this feast | DAS.1913-02-07 | Letters of the Living; Nineteen-Day Feast; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3084 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | It is the beholding of the beauty of this perfection in the reality of His own identity. It is from the entity of God to His Own Entity. | DAS.1913-02-07 | Creation of the world; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3083 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 50 | Adam is the symbol of the childhood of the race of man. Childhood has not a great capacity, therefore when he put out his hand to take the apple, he had not the capacity to receive such great knowledge as the apple symbolizes. | PN_1900_heh p066 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3067 | Words spoken ca. 1911 | 50 | You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul ...It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness | SW_v14#02 p.038, PN_1911 p002, PN_1911 p007, BSTW#043a | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3091 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 50 | It might be so if we were not in the Hands of the great Father who is perfect love and endless mercy. | SAS.105 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3069 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 50 | I see the people ... like bees or ants, coming and going by troops, surging past like waves, continually engrossed in their business. | BW_v13p1187 | Critique of Western values; culture; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3058 | Words spoken ca. 1916 | 50 | If you have a bed of lilies-of-the-valley that you love and tenderly care for, they cannot see you, nor can they understand your care | CHH.215, BLO_PN#022 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2994 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 50 | Persian | حالا وقت آنستکه آنچه در دل داری بگوئی زیرا تا بحال فرصتی حاصل نشده که بتوانم شما را ملاقات و بدرد های دلت برسم | Now is the time for thee to reveal that which lieth within thy heart, for until this hour no opportunity hath been vouchsafed Me to meet with thee and to attend to the sorrows of thy heart [3.5s] | KHMT.092 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2971 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | اگر باین صفات رحمانی متصف شویم عنقریب مقصد کلی که عبارت از اتحاد | If we become adorned with these attributes of the All-Merciful, ere long shall the ultimate purpose, which is none other than unity, be attained [3.5s] | KHH2.242-243 | Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3024 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | وقتی که ما آمدیم عکا زحمت های شدیدی داشت آما چقدر خوب بود | When We came to 'Akká, grievous were the hardships, yet how glorious it was! [3.5s] | KHH2.240 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3085 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 50 | All true art is a gift of the Holy Spirit... It is the Sun of Truth, O artist... The Sun of Truth is everywhere. It is shining on the whole world. | CHH.182, BLO_PN#022 | High station of the arts and sciences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3051 | Words spoken in a private home in Chelsea, Sep. 1911 | 50 | All art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet | CHH.167-168, BLO_PN#022 | Creativity in art; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2966 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | اراء ملت امریکا در این مسئله مختلف است گروهی هستند میگویند از برای خدمت عالم انسانی چنگ کردیم | The views of the American people concerning this matter are diverse; there are those who declare: "We have taken up arms for the service of the human race." [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.341a | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3011 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | ما دولت عادله را دوست داریم هر دولتی باشد پادشاه قدیم ایران انوشروان اگر چه | Verily we cherish every just government, whatsoever it may be, even as the ancient Persian sovereign Anoshirvan, though he was [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.342 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3066 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 50 | Both are one. Sometimes it is called heart and sometimes mind: but mind is of two kinds; one is a worldly mind which seeks the livelihood | PN_1910 p002 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3088 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 50 | The Bounty of God is within the heart; it receives the Light... The bounty is dormant or latent in the hearts. Belief and faith make it appear | PN_1910 p002 | Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3106 | Words spoken in May1921 | 50 | Say to this convention that never since the beginning of time has a convention of more importance been held. | SW_v12#06 p.115 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3033 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It makes no difference whether you have ever heard of Baha'u'llah or not. The man who lives the life according to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is already a Bahá'í. | AIL.106, BNE.072x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3036 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. | AIL.092 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3042 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Yes all societies, all organizations, working for the betterment of the human race are good, very good. | AIL.065 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3094 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To man, the Essence of God is incomprehensible, so also are the worlds beyond this, and their condition | AIL.066 | Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2981 | Words spoken in Washington, 1912-05-08 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بسبب ندانستن آنگونه معانی همیشه ملل از مظاهر فیوضات علة العلل محتجب می گشتند | Through their ignorance of these meanings people have always remained veiled | BDA1.077.x | MHMD1.086 | Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3098 | Words spoken on 1910-01-01 | 50 | The Christ is the central point of the Holy Spirit; he was born of the Holy Spirit... The focus of the rays of the Sun of Reality was Christ... Jesus was the sun and his rays shone upon his disciples through his teachings. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3028 | Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | This is the age of woman. She should receive the same education as her brother and enjoy the same privilege | AIL.081 | Equality of men and women; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3029 | Words spoken on 1912-04-20 in Washington | 50 | It is true in this country in particular growth in all directions has progressed too rapidly. Moderation should be practiced in all things. Be temperate, even in the size of the ships you build and in their speed; in your railroads and the schedules you expect your trains to maintain. | SW_v19#03 p.087 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3099 | Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington | 50 | And now you, if you act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'o'llah, may rest assured that you will be aided and confirmed. | COC#0309x, COC#1684x, SW_v08#08 p.103 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3034 | Words spoken on 1912-05-12 | 50 | Today the real king is the soul who serves all, and dear is he who exhibits humility toward all humanity. | SW_v07#18 p.188 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3728 | Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بعد ازین سفر در ممالک عثمانی باید ندای وحدت عالم انسانی و صلح عمومی بلند شود و نوبت آنحُدود خواهد رسید | After this journey, the call of the unity of humanity and universal peace must be upraised in the Ottoman territories. Their turn shall come | BDA2.022 | MHMD2.026 | Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3729 | Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این خوب است که آزادی عمومی دارد و سبب الفت هر فرقه و ملّتی است زیرا هر امر عمومی الهی است و هر امر خصوصی | It is good that this church is open to everyone, and is the cause of fellowship among every sect and creed, inasmuch as whatever is universal is of God, and that which is particular is of humanity | BDA2.024 | MHMD2.028 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3104 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 50 | There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit | DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3020 | Words spoken on 1913-01-16 in London | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مؤثر و مفید است ولی ما بجهت ملاقات فقرا آمدیم نه دیدن ملوک و اُمرا با هر طالبی بکمال محبت | Such a meeting would prove effective and useful. However, we have come to meet with the poor, not to consort with kings and rulers | BDA2.087 | MHMD2.105-106 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1158 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از تعصب است که خانمانها ویران میشود از تعصب است که خونها ریخته میگردد از تعصب است | It is prejudice that has uprooted families. It is prejudice that has led people to shed each other's blood. | BDA2.094 | MHMD2.113 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Literal interpretation; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2973 | Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris | 50 | Persian | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3022 | Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر کائنی یک حقیقت دارد مگر انسان که هم حقیقت طبیعی دارد و هم حقیقت روحانی از بسط | He observed that every being possessed one reality, with the exception of humans, who have both a natural reality and a spiritual one | BDA2.103 | MHMD2.125 | Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2992 | Words spoken on 1913-01-28 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون کِرم مهین در قعر زمینند و بیخبر از عالم علیین و جمیع حضار را بتوجه بملکوت ابهی | They [the people of Paris] are like the pitiable worms that dwell in the depths of the earth, unaware of the supernal realm | BDA2.110 | MHMD2.135 | Purpose; goal of creation; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3000 | Words spoken on 1913-02-03 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز بدیدن اطفال فقرا رفتیم جای بسیار محقری داشتند ولی چون مراجعت میکردیم | We went to visit the children of some poor souls yesterday and saw their pitiful living conditions. As we were returning | BDA2.120 | MHMD2.149-150 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3021 | Words spoken on 1913-02-04 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر قوه و استعدادی که در امر الله صرف میشود اثراتش باقی میماند و نتائج باقیه | Every power and ability that is utilized for the Cause of God shall produce perpetually enduring effects and yield eternally abiding results… As to those souls endowed with the power of oratory | BDA2.122 | MHMD2.151 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2975 | Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهالی پاریس را مثل زنبور و موری میبینم که فوج فوج میآیند و میروند و مانند موج در حرکت | I regard the people of Paris even as bees or ants, coming and going in clusters, surging to and fro like a wave | BDA2.183 | MHMD2.232 | Critique of Western values; culture; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3006 | Words spoken on 1913-03-21 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قبل از بعثت رسول الله ص تعدد زوجات بین اعراب چنان رواج و کثرتی داشت که دفعةً ممکن نبود | Prior to the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad, the Apostle of God, the practice of polygamy was so prevalent | BDA2.193 | MHMD2.246 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2969 | Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | استعداد شما سبب شد که خدا مرا باستتکارت فرستاد تا بملکوت بهآءالله ندا کنم | Your receptivity is the reason God has sent me to Stuttgart, that here I might cry out: 'How blessed is this day!' | BDA2.210 | BBBD.201, MHMD2.270 | Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2983 | Words spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بعضی از نفوس آنچه از کأس عرفان مینوشند هل من مزید میگویند بعضی بالعکس بدیدن | There are those who, after drinking from the cup of true knowledge, say, 'Is there yet any more?' Conversely, there are others who, upon seeing a mirage | BDA2.297 | MHMD2.392 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3730 | Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | یک اجتماعی در بالای کُوه نمودند و در قبول بلایا و ترک راحت و نشر هدایت همعهد شدند | They [the apostles] gathered on top of a mountain, and made a pact whereby they would consent to bear tribulations | BDA2.298 | MHMD2.394 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2996 | Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این محل جمیع اشیا در منتها درجهٴ نمایش و لطافت که نتیجه و کمال خلقت آنهاست مشهودند | All things in this place can be seen in their utmost degree of beauty and elegance, and it is evident that they have fulfilled the purpose of their creation | BDA2.300 | MHMD2.396 | Development of capacity and readiness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3731 | Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از هر قبیل هستند نفوسی بهآئی خالصند که مؤمن بجمیع ادیان و موقن بحقیقت اسلامند کسانی هستند | They [the American Baha'is] are people of every stripe. There are those pure Baha'is who believe in all the divine religions and subscribe to the truth of Islam | BDA2.312 | MHMD2.413 | Diversity of thought and belief; Muhammad; Islam | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3732 | Words spoken on 1913-06-01 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اینگونه عشق از کمال عقل حاصِل گردد لذا هر قدر بنیان و اساس عقل و معرفت متینتر باشد | This kind of love is the fruit of consummate reason, for the firmer the foundation of reason and knowledge, the greater the heights that the lofty palace of love will reach | BDA2.328 | MHMD2.435 | One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3002 | Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh | 50 | One day a layman went to a Mullah and asked several questions. The Mullah did not answer him. | DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3105 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 50 | We do not look at the evil deeds of the people. We do not consider the race, the religion, or nationality | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v11#02 p.025 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2989 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 50 | Persian | جمال مبارک ذکر خراسان را میفرمودند که این امر مبارک آنجا نشر خواهد یافت همه | The Blessed Beauty made mention of Khurasan, saying that this blessed Cause would be diffused throughout that land, wholly and entirely [3.5s] | AVK4.434.02 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3053 | Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa | 50 | The Kingdom of God is like into this garden. It contains many kind of trees. In due season the trees must not only produce leaves and blossoms | DAS.1914-02-27 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3077 | Words spoken on 1914-03-06 in Haifa | 50 | Formerly I was so accustomed that I slept in Acca in the same small room with 13 other souls, but now if there sleeps another person in my room I lie awake all night. | DAS.1914-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3037 | Words spoken on 1914-04-01 | 50 | My happiness was complete in those dark days of imprisonment and vicissitude | DAS.1914-04-01, SW_v08#19 p.240 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3030 | Words spoken on 1914-06-30 | 50 | I am serving God. I am the servant of God. I give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v08#15 p.210 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2991 | Words spoken on 1915-04-06 in Abu Sinan | 50 | Persian | چقدر ناس از آفات جسمانی اضطراب دارند و از آفت | It is amazing that people are afraid of physical afflictions, but have no worries of spiritual handicaps. | KHH1.204 (1.285) | KHHE.298-299, BSR_v13 p.096 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3004 | Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa | 50 | Persian | طهارت و نظافت از لوازم ایمان است. انسان وقتی که لباسش نظیف است، لطیف است، روحانیت پیدا می کند | Cleanliness and purity are among the requisites of faith. When man's garments are clean, his soul becometh refined and a spiritual condition is made manifest [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-24 | Cleanliness and refinement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2990 | Words spoken on 1916-05-01 in Bahji | 50 | Persian | جمال مبارک یک وقت فرمودند من نه سال است یک برگ سبز ندیده ام. حال الحمدالله احباء در بهترین نقطهٴ این ارض | The Blessed Beauty once declared: "For nine years have I not beheld a single verdant leaf." Now, praise be to God, the loved ones dwell in the most beauteous spot of this earth [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-05-01 | Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2985 | Words spoken on 1919-12-09 | 50 | Persian | بلی اهالی ایتالیا متعصبند وقتیکه وارد ناپولی | Every year, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, the Pope would deliver a sermon in the church. One year he invited the Italian king to attend this ceremony. | NJB_v11#19 p.341b | STAB#050 | The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2999 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ممالک امریکا تخمی افشانده شد نفوس خیلی بحرکت و هیجان آمدند دیگر تا خدا چه خواهد | A seed has been planted in the states of America. Many people have become stirred and roused to excitement. | BDA2.011 | MHMD2.013 | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3073 | Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03 | 50 | I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks | DAS.1913-04-03 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3027 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | Sei nicht Sklave, sondern Herr deiner Stimmungen. Bist du aber so verärgert, so gedrückt, so wund | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Compassion; kindness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3038 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | Es gibt nicht nur in lndicn Kasten und Kastengeist. Das Prinzip der Exklusivitat vergiftet auch heute noch die westlichen Kulturstaaten | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Priestcraft; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3103 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | O meine Tochter, lebe das Leben einer Bahá'i und du wirst beständig mit großen Gedanken dich beschäftigen müssen | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2979 | Words to a man who had lost both legs, spoken on 1912-11-09 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه از جسم کاسته شود نقصی بر روح وارد نیاید این یکی از دلائل بقای روح است چه که موت عبارت از تبدیل و تشتیت اعضا و عناصر جسمانی است | Mutilation of the body brings no harm to the soul. This is one of the proofs of the immortality of the soul | BDA1.364.02 | MHMD1.382 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3047 | Words to a museum watchman, spoken on 1912-07-09 | 50 | No, I am tired of going about looking at the things of this world: I want to go above and travel and see in the spiritual worlds.... When you go upstairs in a house you do not leave the house. The lower floor is under you. | SW_v16#07 p.582-583, DJT.331, VLAB.125, BLO_PN#027 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3018 | Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم | I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace | BDA1.022.06 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2980 | Words to a Persian student, spoken on 1914-06-24 | 50 | Thou must strive day by day so that the fire of the Love of God may burn brighter and brighter upon the censer of thy heart | DAS.1914-06-24 | Effort; striving; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3074 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 50 | I do not feel happy in Paris. I do not know whether it is its depressing atmosphere or the effect of the indifference of the people to spiritual things. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2967 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-10-30 | 50 | Universal Peace is the best panacea for the diseases of the Islamic world | DAS.1913-10-30 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3061 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-12-30 | 50 | If a man lives a thousand years or achieves the most wonderful service, this does not avail him. If he becomes the most famous man in the world | DAS.1913-12-30 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Chastisement and requital; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3055 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-09 | 50 | If a man is not happy in his life, death is better than such a life. True joy comes from the tranquility of [the] heart, and this state comes from faith! | PN_1906 p019, PN_1906 p026, SUR.229-230, BLO_PN#001 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3092 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 50 | There was once a blacksmith in Iran, and to keep his fire going and get the iron red hot | SUR.127 | Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3063 | Words to Anna Watson spoken around 1904-10-18 | 50 | I will see what I can do. Finding one, I told him to stay until I brought others to him | BSTW#130, BSTW#173 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3087 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 50 | By the Justice and judgment of God those who commit evil suffer and are punished for it... But mercy is by far the greatest of the divine attributes and owing to this great mercy of God those who die in their sins are not left without the possibility of attaining to Life. | PN_1901 p010, NRMM.219 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3093 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906 | 50 | …the turning toward God in thought, and a prayer-like appeal from the heart, is prayer, and is heard of God. Words are not necessary, the heart is enough. | SUR.241 | Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3081 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02 | 50 | That is all talk. The Text of the Blessed Book cannot be changed. No one can interfere with it. | PN_1919 p060, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012, PN_1920 p021 | Elections; House of Justice; Spirit and form in the administration | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3060 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone | PN_1904 p007, PN_1904 p039, TTAW.010, BLO_PN#102 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3032 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | The form of the cross is made by two lines crossing each other at right angles. It is to be found in everything--even in this piece of cloth. It is the symbol of spiritual sacrifice. | DLA.063, BLO_PN#026 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3035 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | They had philosophers and great men, but while their civilization was full of beauty and was superior to that of the Romans, it was material--neither moral nor spiritual. | DLA.046-047, BLO_PN#026 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3101 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | There are no earth-bound souls. When the souls that are not good die | LOG#0687x, DLA.035-036, BLO_PN#026 | Demons and evil spirits; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3102 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | Yes, it will be necessarily so, for the Kingdom requires it. The King appoints one to be his prime minister, another to be his greatest general | PN_unsorted p021, DLA.040, BLO_PN#026 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Maintainance of degrees in society | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3075 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 50 | I was thinking that during the days of Christ not one word was written about him. We have at the present time four Gospels, two of these were written 60 years after Christ | DAS.1913-05-11 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rational arguments; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3096 | Words to Jinab-i-Fadil spoken in 1921 | 50 | Do you think that this material food has any effect upon my body? This food has no effect. Only good news from the believers | SW_v14#06 p.180 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3026 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labor of others. The rich will willingly divide. | SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v13#12 p.341, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.007, BLO_PN#104 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Predictions and prophecies; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3054 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | Giving up everything in the Cause of God and following His Will no matter where it leads. We must not have desire for anything else but God. | TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3082 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | I once lived in a cave on Mount Carmel. One day I went to the Carmelite Monastery and asked to see someone, saying I had a message to deliver. They refused to see me or hear my message. | TDLA.008, BLO_PN#104 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mount Carmel; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3090 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | A sincere worker in the Cause of God is always assisted by the Divine Spirit when such questions arise. The Truth will flow through you | TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11121 | Words to Laura Clifford Barney ? | 50 | If our ruling desire binds us to God we shall receive what is God-like. 'I link myself to God and not to dust.' | SW_v14#06 p.167, PN_1906 p013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3045 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-12 | 50 | Yes, it means that the dominion of their laws and ordinances covered such periods. The allotted span of human life does not vary from age to age. | AHV.014, BLO_PN#045 | Evolution; human evolution; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The human body | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3050 | Words to M. R. Shirazi in April 1914 | 50 | One can worship God everywhere, and if only the Christians would go to Moslem mosques and Jewish Synagogues, similarly if the Mahomedans would go to the church | TDAB.17-18 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3052 | Words to Madame Scaramuchi, spoken on 1913-02-20 | 50 | The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ. For example this room is now lighted, but someone comes in and turns off the light | DAS.1913-02-20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3059 | Words to Marie Watson et al in Aug. 1921 | 50 | Tests are not sent as punishment, but to reveal the soul to itself. Suffering unfolds both the strength and the weakness. | PN_1921 p012, BLO_PN#060 | Knowledge of self; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3062 | Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 | 50 | I wish you to become heralds of happiness, because happiness is the cause of progress and development. The appearance of the Manifestations is to bring happiness | PN_1904 p090 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2987 | Words to Mirza Munir, spoken on 1912-03-26 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بیچاره گمنام شد و در ملک و ملکوت ذلیل گردید چه عزتی داشت ولی چون قدر ندانست | The poor man [Kheiralla] has become nameless and debased both in this world and in the Kingdom. What a high honor he had! | BDA1.011.01 | MHMD1.016 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2984 | Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 50 | Yes! But His sadness did not come from anything belonging to Himself. He desired to make a man illumined, but man preferred darkness | DAS.1913-03-29, SW_v16#11 p.713, ADP.073-074 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3064 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23 | 50 | There is either a standstill or a progression. There could not be a descent, upon the same principle that a man could not become a babe again. | PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p115, AKL.008-009 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3065 | Words to Mr Kinney, spoken on 1909-07-02 | 50 | There are two ways of taking pictures. These things about here that you have pictured will all pass away, but the true picture is the one you take on the mirror of the heart. | PN_1909 p060, PN_1909D p017 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Humor; jokes; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2974 | Words to Mr Schwarz, spoken on 1913-04-03 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امیدوارم سُرور ما ابدی باشد در جمیع عوالم الهیه با هم باشیم در ظل عنایت حضرت بهآءالله | I hope that our happiness may last forever--that we may be together throughout all the realms of God | BDA2.214-215 | MHMD2.277 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3039 | Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20 | 50 | Europe is steeped in a sea of materialism. People are either agnostics or full of religious superstitions | DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v03#19 p.006 | Critique of Western values; culture; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3031 | Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 50 | The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh are not yet evident, not yet made known, not all accumulated. For instance, there are teachings in the Book of Akdas | ECN.522+631+665+1024 | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3046 | Words to Mr. Smiley at Peace Society conference in Lake Mohonk, 1912-05-16 | 50 | Your members may be compared to beams of different metals and you are trying to unite them as you would tie these fingers together with a string. | SW_v19#06 p.182 | Love of God; Metallurgical metaphors; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3089 | Words to Mrs. Allen, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 50 | Because you have this intention, that is capacity. The intention is capacity. | MAB.064a | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3044 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 50 | Good thoughts, good resolves, and good deeds bring men nearer to God, and that is heaven. Hell is the state of mind in which there are evil thoughts | AELT.122-123 | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3016 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-09-18 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مسائل و احکام دین الله بر دو قسم است قسمی اساس اصلی احکام روحانیه و اصول سعادت بشریه و تحسین اخلاق | The laws and commandments of God are of two kinds: one set is composed of those essential spiritual principles which are the basis for human prosperity | BDA1.255.03 | MHMD1.273 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3095 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-03 | 50 | You are very welcome. I was longing to see you... It is very strange that when a face is not illumined with the light of the love of God | DAS.1913-09-03, SW_v08#12 p.143x, ABIE.272x, BLO_PN#007 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3078 | Words to pilgrims, Haifa, 1914-04 | 50 | In past you must not imagine that the prophets spoke things which the people could not understand. They were very well understood by their contemporaries | TDAB.14 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Limits of language; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3008 | Words to Sarah Farmer, spoken on 1912-08-21 | 50 | Green Acre must be made the center for the investigation of reality, not that everybody should come and use it as a place of propaganda for his own ideas and benefits. The Shining Reality which is the Spirit of the world today is One and not many. | SW_v19#12 p.380 | Oneness; unity of religion; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3019 | Words to Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 50 | After the ascent of Bahá'u'lláh I was all alone. Enemies within and enemies without had attacked me and a thousand difficulties surrounded me. | DAS.1913-04-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3012 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-19 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما محافل وفا را دوست داریم نه مناظر با صفا و اما وفا اول باید بخدا و اوامر و عهد او نمود | We love meetings of fidelity and not picturesque scenes. We must first be faithful to God, to His ordinances and Covenant and to His servants | BDA1.128.08 | SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.137 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3013 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مبدء و مأب من آستان مقدس است انچه داریم از ان درگاهست و عودمان باو اگر عون و عنایت او نبود این نفوس | My beginning and my end, the place from which I start and the place to which I return is the Holy Threshold. What I have is from that Threshold | BDA1.136.14 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3079 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-03 | 50 | Man must possess the religion of God which is the source of all valour, moral and intellectual. If he has not this, he may have at least, the simple 'natural religion' of humanity. | DAS.1914-12-03 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3068 | Words to Takeshi Kanno, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 50 | The war between Japan and Russia came about after the departure of Bahá'u'lláh, but before these events occurred Bahá'u'lláh often mentioned kindly the name of the Mikado | MAB.064b | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2995 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-17 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در ایام جمال مبارک من ابداً مایل به تحریر نبودم بدرجه ئی که از اطراف احباء گله می کردند | In the days of the Blessed Beauty, I never had a desire to write. The friends even complained about it. | BDA1.126.07 | MHMD1.135 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3003 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحت جسمانی اهمیت ندارد اهمیت در صحت روحانیست که تأثیر و لذت ابدی دارد | Bodily health is not important. What is more important is spiritual health which gives eternal pleasure and has everlasting effect. | BDA1.133.16 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.144 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3025 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-25 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | وقتی مسلمین رئیس موبدان را بسبب خوردن شراب بتازیانه بستند و زیر تازیانه نعره میزد و می گفت | When the Muslims arrested the leader of the Zoroastrians and flogged him for drinking wine, under the whip he cried, | BDA1.134.13 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.145 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2978 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-26 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این را هم در حاشیهٴ کتاب بنویسید که وقتی خواهد آمد که آن خانواده باسم مسس کروک و ایمانش فخر نمایند حالا شوهرش قدری دور و غافل است | Write this in the margin of the book: The time will come when her whole family will be proud of Mrs Krug and her faith. | BDA1.167.10 | MHMD1.182 | Growth of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2972 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-14 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر جمال مبارک قیام و امرالله را بلند نمی فرمودند امر حضرت نقطهٴ اولی بکلی محو شده بود | If the Blessed Perfection had not exerted Himself to raise up the Cause of God, the Cause of the Primal Point would have been completely effaced... All the affairs and conditions of the world serve the Cause of God... With this type of sacrifice they attained success. But remember | BDA1.245.03 | MHMD1.262-263 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2997 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | در بغداد یکروز جمال مبارک از جسر عبور میفرمودند شخصی بحضور مبارک عرض کرد که از | When He had returned to Baghdad, one day the Blessed Perfection was passing over a bridge and someone mentioned to His blessed Person that a letter was received from Mosul | KHH1.035 (1.049) | KHHE.066-067 | Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3001 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | سبب خذلانش گردید چون برای خاک میجنگید خاک که انزل موجودات است ولی | It caused his demise, because he was fighting for soil, which is the least worthy thing in creation. However, the migration and wandering of Abraham | KHH1.019 (1.027) | KHHE.040-041 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3015 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مردم چه قدر اسیر اوهامند محض شهرت و نام چه زحمتها می کشند این اوهام چه انجا می خواهد داشت جمیع شئون محو و فانی و نابود | What captives of superstitions people are! What troubles they endure for the sake of name and fame! What fruit will these superstitions bear? | BDA1.171.01 | MHMD1.185-186 | Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3010 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-23 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در اینجا کارتان را تمام کردیم تخمی کشتیم نفوس خیلی منجذب شدند و منقلب گشتند | We have finished our work here. We have sown a seed. Many souls have been attracted and transformed. | BDA1.203.10 | SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.219-220 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2982 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-09 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بصریح انجیل در ظهور اول هم با انکه آن حضرت از مریم متولد شده بود | The Gospel expressly records that in His first coming, although Christ was born to Mary, He Himself said that He came from heaven. Thus, the meaning of 'heaven' is the greatness of the Cause | BDA1.234.11 | MHMD1.251 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من باو نوشتم تو اول کسی بودی از معلمین و مولفین اروپا که بساحت اقدس مشرف شدی | I wrote to him [E.G. Browne], saying 'You are the first European teacher and author to have attained His Blessed Presence. Do not lose this distinction.' He did not understand me | BDA1.259.13 | MHMD1.278 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3076 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 50 | One must never feel superior to anyone else. This feeling of superiority destroys all vestiges of friendship and love. I give thee this rule to be remembered throughout all thy life | DAS.1913-05-26 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3049 | Words to the ship's doctor, spoken on 1913-12-05 | 50 | Divine civilization is peace, love and unity. The East has been the founder of divine civilization, but the West the spreader of material civilization. | DAS.1913-12-05 | East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3072 | Words to two actors, spoken on 1913-04-02 | 50 | The plays should endeavor to elevate the ideals of humanity and not degrade them. The theatre is like unto a school and the playwrights must ever think how to educate his audience | DAS.1913-04-02 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10318 | 60 | Persian | از صعود حضرت صدر الصدور برفیق نه چنان احزان احاطه نموده که ببیان آید | The ascension of His Holiness Sadru's-Sudur to the Supreme Companion hath encompassed me with such grief as no words can convey [3.5s] | MSBH5.036 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10319 | 60 | Persian | اگر از اینعالم جسمانی این غصن مقطوع گردد و او را قش بر زمین | ...Fear not if this Branch be severed from the material earth and cast aside its leaves | AYT.525a, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007 | WOB.148x, SW_v08#15 p.207 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10320 | 60 | Arabic | الله ابهی اللهم هذا عبدک الصغیر ارضعه من ثدی العنایه و ربه فی حجر الموهبه و | O God! This is Thy little servant; nourish him at the breast of Thy loving-kindness, and rear him in the cradle of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA21:137c | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10321 | 60 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم یا موفق الثابتین فی المیثاق علی الانفاق حبا بنیر الافاق اعانه لمشرق | O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World | MMK1#061 p.093 | SWAB#061 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10322 | 60 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک هذا قد انجذب بنفحات حدیقه قدسک الغناء و اشتعل بنار محبتک | O my God, O my God! This, Thy servant, hath been enraptured by the fragrances of Thy sacred and verdant garden, and hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love [3.5s] | MJMJ3.012, MMG2#215 p.243 | Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10323 | 60 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی امه من امائک و ورقه من اوراق شجره محبتک قد توجهت الی مشرق | O my God, O my God! I am a handmaiden from among Thy handmaidens and a leaf from among the leaves of the tree of Thy love, who hath turned her face toward the orient [3.5s] | INBA59:187c | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10324 | 60 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers | الهی الهی تری هولاء الاطفال فروع شجره الحیات و طیور حدیقه النجات لئالی صدف بحر | O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation | BRL_DAK#0437, DRM.019a, ADH2.129, ADH2_5#05 p.161, MMG2#428 p.475, HUV1.017, NSR_1978.134, NSR_1993.147a, MMTF.013 | BRL_CHILD#20, BPRY.031, SW_v01#19 p.003, SW_v09#10 p.114, BLO_PT#052.13 | Call to action; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10325 | 60 | Arabic | الهی انت المحمود فی فعالک و انت المقصود فی مملکتک بین عبادک ای رب توجه | O my God! Thou art praised in all Thy deeds, and Thou art the One sought after in Thy dominion amidst Thy servants. O Lord, turn [3.5s] | INBA21:051a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10326 | 60 | Arabic | الهی انت تعلم خفی آمالى و جلی منائى ابتهل الیک ابتهال الجانى العانى | O my God! Thou knowest well my hidden hopes and manifest yearnings. I raise my supplication unto Thee as one who is a captive and in thrall [3.5s] | INBA21:137e | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10327 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذا عبد انتبه من نسمات الحیات و یتقظ من نفحات الآیات و توجه الی جمال | O my God! This servant hath been awakened by the breezes of life, hath been roused by the breaths of Thy verses, and hath turned towards the Beauty [3.5s] | INBA21:118d | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10328 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذا عبدک الرقیق قد تعلق باهداب رداء قیومیتک و تمسک بذیل ازار عصمه | O my God! This lowly servant hath clung to the hem of the robe of Thy self-subsisting sovereignty and held fast to the fringe of the garment of Thy protection [3.5s] | INBA21:051b | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10329 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک قد توجه بوجهه الی سماء عطائک و علاء سحاب فضلک و | O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who hath turned his face toward the heaven of Thy bounty and the clouds of Thy grace [3.5s] | MMK5#311 p.225 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10330 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذا مبتهل تضرع الی ملکوت تقدیسک و تشبث بذیل رداء کبریائک و استعطف من | O my God! This imploring soul hath ardently supplicated the Kingdom of Thy sanctity, clung to the hem of the garment of Thy grandeur | MJMJ2.093a, MMG2#315 p.353 | ADMS#084 | E. Tarani | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10331 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذه امة آمنت بجمال احدیتک و صدقت بکلماتک و تمسکت بحبل عطائک و تحملت | O my God! This is a handmaiden who hath believed in the Beauty of Thy Oneness, hath testified to Thy words, hath held fast to the cord of Thy bounty, and hath endured [3.5s] | INBA21:131a | Prayer for healing; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10332 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذه امة قامت مستقبله افق رحمتک طالبه عفوک و مغفرتک سائله صفحک و توابیتک | O my God! This is a maidservant who hath arisen, facing the horizon of Thy mercy, seeking Thy pardon and forgiveness, imploring Thy grace and acceptance [3.5s] | INBA21:131c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10333 | 60 | Turkish | انیسا بحر قدم فیضان اعظم و طوفان دمادم باشلدیغی گوندن امواج فیوضات ساحل | O My companion! From the day the Ancient Ocean commenced its mighty effusion and successive surging, the waves of bounties reached the shore [3.5s] | MJT.098a | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10334 | 60 | Persian | اوست بهرام از بخشش و بزرگوارى پرودگار و دهش و پرورش کردگار جانهائی تازه شده | He is Bahram! Through the bounty and magnanimity of the Lord, and the grace and nurturing care of the Creator, souls have been made new [3.5s] | INBA88:336b | YARP2.316 p.268 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10335 | 60 | mixed | ای ابراهیم نوع انسانیرا اب رحیم باش تا آتش نمرودی گلشن جنت النعیم گردد و نسیم | O Abraham! Be thou as the water of mercy unto mankind, that the fire of Nimrod may be transformed into a garden of heavenly delight and the breeze [3.5s] | MKT9.016 | Compassion; kindness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10336 | 60 | Persian | ای احبای الهی از قرار مسموع در وقت وداع آقا میرزا احمد سهراب محفل عظیمى آراستید | O ye divine friends! It hath reached Our ears that at the time of bidding farewell to Áqá Mírzá Ahmad Suhráb, ye arranged a magnificent gathering [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.002 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10337 | 60 | Persian | ای اختر خاوری بهرام اختریست که از خاور میدمد و بباختر میدود و اگرچه تابانست | O Akhtar-i-Khavari! Bahram is a star that riseth from the East and hasteneth toward the West, and though it shineth bright [3.5s] | INBA88:342c | ALPA.035a, YARP2.041 p.090, PPAR.082?, RMT.198-199b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10338 | 60 | Persian | ای ادیب دبستان عرفان جهدی کن که در دبستان الهی طفل سبقخوان گردی یعنی از ادیب | O thou who art learned in the school of mystic knowledge! Strive thou to become even as a child who hath mastered his lessons in the school of God—that is, from among the learned [3.5s] | MKT9.024a | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10339 | 60 | mixed | ای اردشیر جهانشیر نامه قرائت گردید الحمد لله از نفوسی محسوبی که میفرماید هر | O Ardeshir Jahanshir, thy letter was perused. Praise be to God that thou art accounted among those souls who [3.5s] | ALPA.018a, YARP2.021 p.077 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10340 | 60 | Persian | ای استاد امداد الهی جو و آزادی دو جهان طلب فواد را آاینه ممتاز کن تا پرتو | O teacher, seek thou divine assistance and crave freedom in both worlds. Make thy heart a distinguished mirror that [may reflect] [3.5s] | INBA72:098a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10341 | 60 | Persian | ای اسد عرین محبت نور مبین در بیشه عرفان ماوی کن و در ایکه ایقان منزل و مکان | O lion in the realm of the love of the manifest Light! Make thy shelter in the thicket of divine knowledge, and take thy dwelling in the grove of certitude [3.5s] | HDQI.247 | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10343 | 60 | mixed | ای اماء الرحمن شکر کنید حضرت حی قیومرا که بخدمت موفق گردیدید و در سبیل الهی | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, that ye have been enabled to arise in service in the path of God [3.5s] | INBA21:013 | MKT7.013b, PYB#230 p.69 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10344 | 60 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن سلطان حقیقی اماء خویش را چنین بخششی فرمود که ملکه های آفاق غبطه | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The true Sovereign hath vouchsafed unto His handmaidens such bounties as to arouse the envy of the queens of the earth [3.5s] | INBA13:256 | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10345 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله از الطاف جمال قدم امید است که در بین اماء الرحمن چون شمع برافروزی | O handmaid of God! It is hoped that, through the favours of the Ancient Beauty, thou mayest shine forth among the handmaids of the All-Merciful even as a candle [3.5s] | MKT7.029a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10346 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله از فضل آن حی مجید صد هزار امید است که اماء رحمن هر یک در محفل | O handmaid of God! Through the grace of that glorious, ever-living One, there are a hundred thousand hopes that the handmaids of the All-Merciful, in the gathering [3.5s] | MKT7.205a | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10347 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله اگر بدانی این خطاب چه قدر مبارک است البته پیریرا فراموش نماای و | O maidservant of God! If thou knewest how blessed this title is, thou wouldst assuredly forget old age [3.5s] | MKT7.029b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10348 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله اگر چه بظاهر در این آستان حاضر نشدی ولی از فضل و موهبت حی قیوم | O maidservant of God! Though thou hast not attained His presence outwardly at this Threshold, yet through the grace and bounty of the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | MKT7.030a | Chastisement and requital; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10349 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الطاف جمال قدیم و نور مبین و رحمه للعالمین روحی لتراب اقدامه | O handmaid of God! The bounties of the Ancient Beauty, the manifest Light and the Mercy unto all the worlds—may my soul be sacrificed for the dust of His footsteps [3.5s] | MMK6#322 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10350 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted maidservant of God! This is a blessed address. If thou fulfill | TAB.150 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10351 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الموقنه آن خانواده الحمد لله از کاس هدی سرمستند و در ظل شجره مبارکه مستریح | O assured handmaid of God! That family, praise be to God, is intoxicated with the chalice of guidance and resteth beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree [3.5s] | YIK.289b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10352 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله الیوم اماء الرحمن اگرچه بظاهر در انظار غافلین و مستکبرین صغیر | O handmaid of God! Today, though the handmaidens of the All-Merciful may appear lowly in the eyes of the heedless and the arrogant [3.5s] | INBA84:468 | High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10353 | 60 | Whilst passing some days in the East, thou wert a flame of the love of God. Now, assuredly, thou art even more aglow and illumined. | MAX.264b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10354 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله بلطف قدیم رب کریم امیدوار باش که در این یوم عظیم فیوضات عفو از | O maidservant of God! Place thy hope in the ancient grace of the bountiful Lord, for on this great Day the effusions of forgiveness from [3.5s] | MKT7.042b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10355 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله تمسک بعروه وثقی جو و تشبث بحبل متین حضرت کبریاء آن عروه محکم و | O handmaid of God! Grasp thou the firm handle and hold fast to the mighty cord of the Lord of Grandeur. That firm handle [3.5s] | INBA87:089a, INBA52:088a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10356 | 60 | Turkish | ای امه الله جناب مشهدی خلیل داغلری تپه لری صحرالری دریالری قطع ایده رک | O handmaid of God! His honor Mashhadi Khalil, traversing mountains and hills, deserts and seas [3.5s] | INBA72:147a | BRL_DAK#0502, MJT.135 | Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10357 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن جمال قدمرا که در ظل سدره منتهی داخل گشتی و از شجره طوبی | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, that thou hast entered beneath the shadow of the Ultimate Tree and partaken of the Tree of Blessedness [3.5s] | MKT7.045 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10358 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله خدماتت در عتبه مقدسه مقبول افتاد و زحماتت محبوب یزدان مهربانرا | O handmaid of God! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold have been accepted, and thy labours have found favour with the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT7.048b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10359 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در امر حضرت پروردگار استقامت عین کرامت است و ثبوت و رسوخ از | O maidservant of God! Steadfastness in the Cause of the Lord is verily the essence of glory, and firmness and constancy are [3.5s] | MKT7.049b, AYBY.435 #160 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10360 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در این ظهور اعظم مردی و دلیری بظهور آثار محبت الله و اشراق انوار | O handmaid of God! In this Most Great Dispensation, manifest thy valor and courage through the revelation of the signs of God's love and the radiance of His lights [3.5s] | HDQI.259, ANDA#32 p.05 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10361 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در بحر امتحان اگرچه غرق شدی ولی الحمد لله دامنت خشک است و پیرهنت | O handmaid of God! Though thou hast been immersed in the sea of trials, yet praise be to God, thy hem and thy garment remain dry [3.5s] | INBA17:263 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10362 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله در صباح و مساء بذکر جمال ابهی کاشانه دل را گلشن راز کن و گلبن | O maidservant of God! At morn and eventide, with the remembrance of the Most Glorious Beauty, make thou the dwelling of thy heart a mystic garden and a rose-bower [3.5s] | MKT9.065b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10363 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله دست بذیل عنایت جمال ابهی زن و تشبث بعروه الوثقی کن آن ذیل الطاف | O handmaid of God, grasp thou the hem of the Abhá Beauty's grace and hold fast to the Most Great Handle—that hem of loving-kindness [3.5s] | MMK6#049 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10364 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله دولت اینجهان را قیمتی نه و عزت این خاکدان را بقاای نیست دولت باید | O handmaid of God! The dominion of this world hath no worth, and the glory of this dust-heap hath no permanence. True sovereignty must [3.5s] | MMK3#089 p.059, YARP2.270 p.232 | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10365 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر حضرت قیومرا که در ظل کلمه مبارکه داخل گشتی و از کاس هدایت | O handmaid of God! Render thanks unto the Self-Subsisting Lord that thou hast entered beneath the sheltering shade of the blessed Word and hast drunk from the cup of guidance [3.5s] | MKT9.027b | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10366 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که باین ریاض رضوان پی بردی و از این حیاض | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Lord of Oneness that thou hast discovered these gardens of bliss and from these fountains [3.5s] | MKT7.057b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10367 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را که موفق بهدایت کبری گشتی و مشمول نظر رحمت پروردگار | O maidservant of God! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast attained unto supreme guidance and been encompassed by the glance of thy Lord's mercy [3.5s] | MMK5#261 p.202, KNJ.053a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10368 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن که بخدمات فائقه ملکوت الله موفق شدی و بترویج دین الله موید | O handmaid of God! Give thanks that thou hast been enabled to render exalted services to the Kingdom of God and hast been confirmed in the promotion of His divine Faith [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.90, NJB_v02#14-16 p.007 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10369 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله صد هزار بانوی حرم ملوک آرزوی اینمقامرا مینمودند و خائب و خاسر | O handmaiden of God! A hundred thousand ladies of the royal court yearned for this station, yet remained disappointed and bereft [3.5s] | INBA17:017 | High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10370 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله هر چند در جامه نساای و بر سر مقنعه داری ولی حلل عرفان بر قامت | O handmaid of God! Though thou art clothed in woman's garb and wearest a veil upon thy head, yet art thou adorned with the raiment of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT7.073a, PYK.312 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10371 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله هر صبح و مساء بمناجات رب الایات بپرداز و لسان بشکرانه بگشا که در | O maidservant of God! Engage, morn and eve, in communion with the Lord of Signs, and open thy tongue in thanksgiving, for [3.5s] | MKT7.074, MUH3.024 | Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10372 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه زائره نهایت ستایش از استقامت و ثبوت شما مینماید پس | O handmaid of God, assured and steadfast leaf, utmost praise is rendered for thy constancy and firmness. Therefore [3.5s] | INBA17:066 | MKT7.070b | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10373 | 60 | Persian | ای امه مبتهله خاشعه جمال ابهی صد هزار جواهر نساء و کرائم قبائل و شرائف عقائل | O thou suppliant and humble handmaiden of the Most Glorious Beauty! A hundred thousand gems among women, noblest among the tribes, most distinguished among virtuous souls [3.5s] | MKT5.007a, QUM.099 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10374 | 60 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء باز آمدیم باز آمدیم از راه فرنگستان آمدیم بنده آستان آمدیم | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! I have returned, I have returned! By way of Europe have I come back, a servant at the threshold, returning from flowering rose-gardens | INBA16:153 | MMK5#076 p.063 | MHMD2s.333b | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB10375 | 60 | Persian | ای ایات باهره ملکوت پرتوی از تجلی حق قدیر بر آفتاب زد عالم تاب شد | O resplendent verses of the Kingdom! A beam from the manifestation of the Almighty God shone upon the sun, and it became world-illumining [3.5s] | AKHA_118BE #02-03 p.b, AHB.117BE #03 p.50 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10376 | 60 | Persian | ای آشفته روی دلبر یکتا چنانست که مرقوم نموده بودی آنچه در قرون اولی اشرف نفوس | O thou who art captivated by the countenance of the Peerless Beloved! It is even as thou didst write, that in bygone ages the noblest souls [3.5s] | YARP2.700 p.468 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10377 | 60 | Persian | ای آشفته موی دوست اگر چه در بادیه حرمان مدتی سرگشته و سرگردان شدی ولی شکر که | O thou with disheveled locks of the Friend! Though for a time thou didst wander distracted in the wilderness of deprivation, yet praise be that [3.5s] | INBA55:337b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10378 | 60 | mixed | ای آقا محمود در قرآن عظیم خطاب بحضرت حبیب و من اللیل فتحجد به نافله لک عسی ان | O Áqá Maḥmúd! In the glorious Qur'án it is addressed to the Beloved One: "And in the night season, keep vigil therewith as a supererogatory devotion for thee; it may be that..." [3.5s] | MMK6#258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10379 | 60 | mixed | ای آواره کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی و منادی عهد و میثاق نامه ۹ محرم ۱۳۴۰ | O thou wanderer of mountains and deserts in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty and herald of the Covenant and Testament! Thy letter of the ninth of Muharram 1340 was received [3.5s] | MSHR3.170x | Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10380 | 60 | Persian | ای آیت محبت الله اقتدار در عالم جسمانی امریست اعتباری بلکه اقتدار روحانی | O Sign of the Love of God! Power in the material world is a transient thing, nay rather, spiritual power [3.5s] | MMK2#162 p.121 | Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | Persian | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10383 | 60 | Persian | ای بندگان درگاه خداوند آگاه عبدالبهاء را ملجاء و پناه آستان جمال ابهی با کمال | O ye servants at the threshold of the All-Knowing Lord! 'Abdu'l-Bahá seeketh refuge and shelter at the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty [3.5s] | YARP2.399 p.309 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10384 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنده الهی استاد رضا قضا گبی حکمی بزه نافذ و اجرا ایتمکدن باشقه بر چاره | O servant of God, Ustad Reza! The decree of destiny is irrevocable and executable, leaving no other recourse [3.5s] | INBA72:152c | MJT.133 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10385 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی اشعار بلیغ و فصیح و در نهایت ملاحت و حلاوت بود تلاوتش سبب سرور | O servant of God! The verses were most eloquent and fluent, possessed of infinite charm and sweetness; their recitation brought joy [3.5s] | INBA16:103 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10386 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده الهی هزار و سیصد و سی و پنج سنه مذکوره بدایتش از یوم هجرت حضرت رسول | ...O servant of God! The aforementioned thousand three hundred and thirty-five years must be reckoned from the day of the flight of His Holiness Muhammad, the Apostle of God | MAS9.020x | PAB.025 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10387 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی تا چند در بند این عالم باشیم بیا تا جامه بردریم و چون شیداایان | O servant of God! How long shall we remain bound to this world? Come, let us rend our garments and, like those enraptured [3.5s] | INBA13:252a, NLAI_BH_AB.006 | MKT6.013b, AHB.132BE #05-06 p.13, VAA.241-241 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10388 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جمال کبریاء جهان را بصلاح و فلاح دلالت و هدایت فرمود تا ریشه فساد | O thou servant of God! The Most Great Beauty hath guided and directed the world unto righteousness and prosperity, that the root of corruption [3.5s] | ANDA#60 p.04, ANDA#62 p.06 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10389 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی صالح و نیکوکار الیوم شخصی بود که صلح و صلاح جوید و سبب آسایش و | O thou righteous and beneficent servant of God! In this day, one must seek peace and righteousness and become the cause of tranquility [3.5s] | MMK3#228 p.165 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10390 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده الهی علو و سمو جسمانی امر تصوری و اعتباریست بلکه نسبی و اضافی علو | O servant of God! Physical elevation and ascendancy is but an imaginary and notional thing, nay rather, a relative and contingent height [3.5s] | INBA13:252b, INBA87:165a , INBA52:163a | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10391 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی لطف خداوندی باش و سبب آسایش عالم آفرینش مهرجوی شو و خوشخوی و | O servant of God, be thou a divine bounty and a source of tranquility unto all creation. Be thou loving in nature and of goodly character [3.5s] | MMK2#146 p.109 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10392 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی از فضل حضرت بیچون در دو آستان پاسبانی و هر دو مقبول درگاه | O servant of the divine Threshold! Through the grace of the Incomparable Lord, thou art guardian at both thresholds, and both are accepted at His Court [3.5s] | INBA87:164a, INBA52:161b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10393 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک الحمد لله صحیح و سالم در صون حمایت الهیه رجوع بایران | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God that, safe and sound, beneath divine protection, thou hast returned to Iran [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | DBR.084 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10394 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس در نامه آرزوی خدمت یاران الهی نموده بودی از اینجهت جواب | O servant of the sacred Threshold! In thy letter thou didst express thy longing to serve the friends of God. Therefore, in response [3.5s] | INBA87:208a, INBA52:210a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10396 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید حضرت آقا سید محمد رضا علیه بهاء الله الابهی هرچند | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter hath been received. His honor Áqá Siyyid Muhammad-Ridá—upon him rest the Glory of God, the Most Luminous—although [3.5s] | MSBH8.068x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10397 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص تعدّد زوجات سؤال نموده بودی بنصّ کتاب الٓهی جمع بین زوجتین جائز و ابداً این ممنوع نه | As regards plurality of wives, concerning which thou didst inquire, according to the explicit Text of the Divine Book marriage with two wives is permissible and is in no wise prohibited [3.5s] | AVK4.174.03x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of marriage and dowry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10398 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء سر از جیب هدی برآور تا عبودیتش ید بیضاای بنماای شمعی برافروز و | O servant of Bahá! Raise thy head from the bosom of guidance, that thy servitude unto Him may show forth as a resplendent hand. Kindle thou a lamp [3.5s] | INBA84:395b | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10399 | 60 | Persian | از بلايای وارده و رزايای نازله اشاره نموده بوديد اين ره عشق است و از لوازم ذاتيه اش جانفشانی است | Thou didst refer to the calamities that have befallen thee and the tribulations that have descended. This is the pathway of love, and self-sacrifice is among its essential requirements [3.5s] | MMK3#199 p.143x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10400 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده پارسی جمال ابهی خوش باش و در نهایت نشاط و انبساط بیاد خدا مشغول شو | O Persian servant of the Abhá Beauty! Be thou of good cheer and, with utmost joy and exultation, occupy thyself with the remembrance of God [3.5s] | YARP2.595 p.417 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10401 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده ثابت و صادق جمال ذوالجلال اگر بدانی که در بساط میثاق چه قدر عزیزی | O steadfast and sincere servant of the Glorious Beauty! If thou but knewest how cherished thou art upon the threshold of the Covenant [3.5s] | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.58, AHB.122BE #08 p.335, MSBH3.112, ABDA.092b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10402 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی شاد باش و شاد باش زیرا سعدی را سعدالسعود بودی و آن ادیب | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Be thou glad, be thou glad, for Sa'dí was granted the most auspicious fortune, and that learned one [3.5s] | INBA84:259a | ANDA#17 p.78 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10403 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی شکر حی قدیر را که در ملکوت عزیزش مذکوری و در انجمن دوستان | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that thou art remembered in His glorious Kingdom and in the gathering of His friends [3.5s] | INBA87:060b, INBA52:060a | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10404 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه نمروی ۳۱ رسید طلب مغفرت از برای معمارباشی از پیش مرقوم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter of the thirty-first hath arrived. The plea for forgiveness on behalf of the chief architect had already been set down [3.5s] | INBA17:218 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10405 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال الهی شمعی برافروز که شعاع نورانیش متصل بدامنه ملا اعلی گردد | O servant of the Beauty of God, kindle a flame whose luminous rays may reach unto the heights of the Concourse on High [3.5s] | INBA89:051a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10406 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم انوار الطاف از ملکوت ابهی ساطعست و نجوم مواهب از افق اعلی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The lights of divine favors shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom, and the stars of heavenly bounties gleam from the most exalted horizon [3.5s] | INBA85:106a | MMK4#102 p.111 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10407 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق الحمد لله بیشه عرفانرا غضنفری و در میدان امتحان هژبر صفدر بکمال | O servant of the True One! Praise be to God that in the jungle of divine knowledge, thou art a fierce lion, and in the arena of trials, a stalwart champion of consummate valor [3.5s] | IDAB.23 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10408 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق بهرام هر چند کوکبی درخشنده است ولی محدود بحدود است چون از آن حدود | O servant of the Truth! Though Bahram is a brilliant star, yet is it bound within limitations, when from these bounds [3.5s] | YARP2.291 p.241 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10409 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق تا تواناای داری در عبودیت حق بکوش و بذکرش بخروش و در خدمات احبایش | O servant of God! So long as thou hast strength, strive thou in servitude unto God, raise thy voice in His remembrance and render service unto His loved ones [3.5s] | MMK2#248 p.179 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10410 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص مساوات بین الضّلعین که یکی موقنه و دیگری غیر مؤمنه سؤال نموده بودید | Concerning equality between the two parties, one of whom is a believing woman and the other a non-believer, thou hadst asked [3.5s] | AVK4.173.12x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Laws of marriage and dowry; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10411 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق خوشا بحال نفوسیکه از انفاس طیب میثاق مشام معطر نمودند و از اریاح | O servant of the Truth! Blessed are the souls who have perfumed their senses with the sweet breaths of the Covenant and from the fragrant [3.5s] | INBA85:347a | MMK5#263 p.203 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10412 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق در این زمان و عهد اگر شهد طلبی مضمون عهد است اگر قند جوای حلاوت | O servant of Truth! In this day and age, if thou seekest nectar, it is contained within the essence of the Covenant; if thou desirest sweetness, it is found in its fulfillment [3.5s] | INBA84:423a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10413 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق در درگاه احدیت عبودیت سلطنت دو جهانست و عزت بی پایان پس بجان و دل | O servant of Truth! Servitude at the threshold of oneness is sovereignty over both worlds and glory without end [3.5s] | MMK2#161 p.121 | Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10414 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق دست شکرانه بدرگاه خداوند یگانه بلند نما و بگو ای بها جان جانم به فدایت | O servant of God! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude to the Threshold of the peerless Lord and say: O dear Baha, may my life be offered up for Thee! | MJMJ3.053, MMG2#289 p.321 | ADMS#148 | Ahdieh, unknown | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10415 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق دست نیاز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز برآر و بگو ای پروردگار گنهکاریم عفو و | O servant of Truth, raise thy hands in supplication to the threshold of the Self-Sufficient Lord and say: "O Lord! We are sinners, grant us..." [3.5s] | INBA84:522b | AKHA_134BE #06 p.a, MJMJ3.054, MMG2#333 p.369 | Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10416 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق قصیده ناظم واصل و جواب مرقوم گردید آقا میرزا جواد و آقا یوسف علی | O servant of the True One! The ode of Nazim hath been received, and a reply hath been penned. Áqá Mírzá Javád and Áqá Yúsuf-'Alí [3.5s] | INBA17:222 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | mixed | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10418 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق نور مطلق چون پرتوی بر عالم امکانی نمود | O servant of God! The absolute light hath shed its radiance upon the world of being [3.5s] | AKHA_119BE #07 p.d | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10419 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی نظر عنایت شاملست و لطف و موهبت کامل احسان الهی ملاحظه نما | O true servant of God! The glance of divine favor encompasses thee, and His grace and bounty are complete. Behold thou the bestowal of God [3.5s] | MKT8.030 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10420 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی بهاء الله نامه مختصر را معانی مفصل بود بلکه سفری جلیل بود و | O true servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Though thy letter was brief, its meanings were profound; nay, it was a mighty journey [3.5s] | INBA85:381b | YMM.058, MYD.629 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10421 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال قدم خلقت انسانی و خلقت رحمانی جناب شیخ نهایت رضامندی را از | O true servant of the Ancient Beauty! The human creation and divine creation of Jinab-i-Shaykh evoked utmost satisfaction [3.5s] | INBA87:061c, INBA52:061a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10422 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده خدا جان بجانان تسلیم کن و سر در ره یزدان فداکن هر جان که فدای جانان | O servant of God! Surrender thy soul unto the Beloved and sacrifice thy head in the path of the Lord. Every soul that is sacrificed unto the Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#316 p.231, NANU_AB#05 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10423 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده خدا شکر کن ایزد دانا را که پی براه حقیقت بردی و از پرتو آفتاب جهان | O servant of God, render thanks unto the All-Knowing Lord that thou hast found the path of truth and art illumined by the rays of the Sun of [3.5s] | YARP2.536 p.383 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10424 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه احدیت گویند که جعفر در لغت عرب نهر جاریست و ماء عذب ساری پس تو | O servant at the threshold of divine oneness! It is said that "Ja'far" in the Arabic tongue signifieth a flowing river and sweet, running water. Therefore, thou [3.5s] | MMK6#310x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10425 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی خوشا ساعتی که روح دل از آلودگی جهان آب و کل نجات یافته | O servant of the divine Threshold! Blessed is that hour when the spirit of the heart findeth deliverance from the defilements of this earthly world [3.5s] | AHB.109BE #03 p.19 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10426 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی در سبیل پروردگار چنان سبک و چالاک شو که بقدمی از افلاک | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Be thou, in the path of thy Lord, so swift and nimble that with a single stride thou canst traverse the celestial spheres [3.5s] | MKT6.036a | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10427 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی یوم امتحانست و زمان افتتان قدم راسخ نمااید و قلب را ثابت | O servant of the divine Threshold! This is the Day of test and the time of trial. Keep thy footsteps firm and thy heart steadfast [3.5s] | INBA88:032 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10428 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی انوار هدایت کبری چون از افق اعلی بتافت در اوج سماء | O servant at the threshold of the All-Glorious Beauty! When the rays of Supreme Guidance shone forth from the Most Exalted Horizon unto the zenith of heaven [3.5s] | MKT8.034a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10429 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه یزدان بخشایش خداوندیرا در این روزگار بنگر که مانند من و تو در | O servant of the divine Threshold! Behold in this day the bounty of the Lord, that one such as thou and I [3.5s] | YARP2.713 p.473 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10430 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگه بها باید بقسمی بنشر نفحات الهیه پردازی که فرصت آه و ناله نداشته | O servant of the threshold of Bahá! Thou must engage in diffusing the divine fragrances with such intensity that no moment remaineth for sighing and lamentation [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #17 p.a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10431 | 60 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10432 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده روحانی جمال ابهی غرفه ای که مشرق الاذکار و محفل ذکر جمال ربانی نمودی | O spiritual servant of the Abha Beauty! The chamber which thou hast made a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar and a gathering place for the mention of the divine Beauty [3.5s] | INBA17:182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10433 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده صادق الهی در جهان الهی نوری روشن تر از صدق و راستی نه حقیقت انسانیه را این | O sincere servant of God! There is, in the divine realm, no light more radiant than the light of truthfulness. This bounty so adorneth one’s reality as to conceal all one’s sins | AVK3.150, DUR1.514 | ADMS#126 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10435 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمدالله بفضل محبوب آفاق در این طوفان عظیم محفوظ | O thou faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God, through the grace of the Beloved of the horizons, thou art preserved amidst this mighty tempest [3.5s] | NJB_v05#18 p.003 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10436 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنده صادق حق صبح حقیقت آچلدی و نور معرفت پارلادی و آثار حق نور سحر گبی | O faithful servant of the Truth! The morn of reality hath broken, and the light of divine knowledge hath shone forth, and the signs of God are luminous like the morning light [3.5s] | MJT.049 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10437 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده صادق شکر کن خدا را که خادم یاران موافقی و بنور عبودیت بارق و شارق اگر | O thou faithful servant! Give thanks unto God that thou art a devoted helper in harmony with the friends, and art resplendent and radiant with the light of servitude [3.5s] | MMK2#256 p.185 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10438 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده یزدان بهرام مشهور بهره ای از عالم سرور نبرد در پی گور افتاد تا اسیر | O servant of God! The renowned Bahram gained no portion from the realm of joy; pursuing the wild ass, he became captive [3.5s] | MKT6.004b | Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10439 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنم چوق سودیگم جناب کبریانک لطف و احسانی و موهبت بیپایانی حقیقت انسانه | O my beloved! Through the bounty and bestowal of the All-Glorious Lord and His infinite gifts unto the reality of man [3.5s] | MJT.043 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10440 | 60 | Persian | ای بهرام بابهره کمان منما که فراموش شدی زیرا بنده حلقه بکوش جمال مبارکی و | O Bahram, display not thy prowess with the bow, for thou art not forgotten. Thou art, indeed, a servant at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | YARP2.717 p.476 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10441 | 60 | Persian | ای بهرام بانگ سروش است که از جهان بالا میزند و آهنگ پرخروش است که بگوش | O Bahram! It is the Call of the Herald ringing from the realms above, and a stirring melody that reacheth the ear [3.5s] | INBA88:343c | YARP2.222 p.204 | Demons and evil spirits | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10442 | 60 | Persian | ای بهرام روز تو به باد که در این روز در جهان هستی پا نهادی و بگلستان راستی | O Bahram! Blessed be thy day, for on this day thou didst set foot upon the realm of existence and enter the rose-garden of truth [3.5s] | INBA88:337c | YARP2.320 p.269 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10443 | 60 | Persian | ای بهمرد بهتر از هر مردی و اگر نبودی توجه بملکوت ابهی نمینمودی و بعالم آسمانی | O thou who excellest every man in goodness, if it were not for thee, thou wouldst not turn thy gaze to the Abhá Kingdom and the celestial realm [3.5s] | YARP2.424 p.320 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10445 | 60 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار فریدون پرشگون بجهان راز شتافت و فریدون اسفندیار بفراز | O Lord, O Thou Forgiver! Fereydun, radiant in glory, hastened unto the realm of mysteries, and Fereydun Esfandiyar ascended unto the heights [3.5s] | YARP2.576 p.409 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10446 | 60 | Persian | ای پروردگار مستمندیم توانگر فرما بی نام و نشانیم نام و نشان بخش در زحمتیم | O Lord! We are destitute; make us rich. We are nameless and traceless; grant us name and distinction. We are in distress [3.5s] | YARP2.691 p.464 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10447 | 60 | Persian | ای پرورده دست الطاف جناب میرزا حسین توسط ترا مینماید و استدعای عاطفتی میکند | O thou who art nurtured by the hand of loving-kindness! Jináb-i-Mírzá Ḥusayn hath made appeal through thee and requesteth a kindly favor [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10448 | 60 | Persian | ای پری چهر چهره را بپرتو هدایت منور نما تا رخت نورانیت فرشته جوید و جانت | O angelic countenance, illumine thy face with the light of guidance, that thy radiant visage may seek the angel, and thy soul [3.5s] | YARP2.361 p.288 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10449 | 60 | Persian | ای پریشان آنروی تابان صد هزار شکر در هر دمی نما که همدم عاشقان روی جانان گشتی | O restless one! Behold that luminous countenance and offer a hundred thousand thanks with every breath, for thou hast become the companion of them that love the face of the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA55:337a | Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10450 | 60 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان محبت الله جمال قدم فیض ملکوتش هر گیاه را سبز و خرم نماید | O thou tender plant in the garden of the love of God! The heavenly gifts of the Ancient Beauty make every plant verdant and fresh | HUV1.043 | BRL_CHILD#32 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10451 | 60 | mixed | ای تازه نهال حدیقه الهی از فضل محبوب عالم جمال قدم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی | O tender sapling of the divine garden! Through the grace of the Beloved of the worlds, the Ancient Beauty - my spirit, my very being, my essence [3.5s] | INBA87:339b, INBA52:347a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10452 | 60 | O thou who art thirsty for the Fountain of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast reached to the fountain-head of guidance | DAS.1913-10-19 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10453 | 60 | Persian | ای تیرانداز ببخشش خداوند بی نیاز بناز و بنواز و از جهان راز دم زن و شهنازی | O Tirandaz! Glory in the bounty of the Self-Sufficient Lord, delight in His favours and His grace, and speak thou of the realm of divine mysteries [3.5s] | YARP2.390 p.304 | Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10454 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اذن خواسته بودی که با جناب حکیم هارون ببقعه مبارکه توجه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst seek permission to proceed with Jináb-i-Ḥakím Hárún to the Holy Shrine [3.5s] | TAH.309a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10455 | 60 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از جور خویشان و احتجاب اخوان محزون مباش لیس هذا اول قاروره | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not dismayed by the tyranny of kinsmen and the estrangement of brothers. This is not the first vessel to be broken [3.5s] | ANDA#53 p.31x | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10457 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان تمنای حضور داشتی که با حکیم هارون همسفر گردی هر چند زمان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst wish to journey forth in the company of Hakim Harun [3.5s] | TAH.308 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10458 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب سلیل جلیل مراجعت بایران مینماید که بامریکا برود و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! His honour Salil-i-Jalil is returning to Iran, thence to journey unto America [3.5s] | MKT6.137 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10459 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدس جمال قدم عبد مقبولی و در بین | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou art an accepted servant at the Sacred Threshold of the Ancient Beauty, and among [3.5s] | MKT5.190a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10460 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدا را شکر کن که در عهد و میثاق مستقیمی و در امر جمال ابهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Give thanks unto God that thou art firm in the Covenant and Testament and steadfast in the Cause of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.270x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Review of publications; Secret societies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10461 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در نهایت محبت و روحانیت و عدم کلفت و خلوص نیت مرقوم میگردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This is written with utmost love and spirituality, in all sincerity and purity of intent [3.5s] | MSBH1.167 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10462 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان فی الحقیقه سزاوار هرگونه عنایتی و لایق هر نوع رعایت خدماتت در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In truth thou art deserving of every bounty and worthy of every consideration. Thy services [3.5s] | INBA84:392 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10463 | 60 | Persian | نامهٴ جدیدی بمدیران نجم باختر مرقوم گردید ترجمه فرموده برسانید حجم روزنامه انشآءاللّه همانقسم که مرقوم نمودهاید | ...A new Tablet is revealed for the Editors of the Star of the West. Translate | NJB_v02#03 p.001x | SW_v02#02 p.008 | Consolation and comfort; Consultation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10464 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بآقا میرزا محسن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Áqá Mírzá Muḥsin was reviewed [3.5s] | YIK.400x | Praise and encouragement; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10465 | 60 | mixed | هرچند ايّامی در باختر بگذشت ولی همواره ياران خاور در خاطر بودند زيرا آنان مصداق السّابقون السّابقون اولئک هم المقرّبون | Although many days were spent in the West, yet ever were the friends of the East present in my thoughts, for they are the exemplars of "The foremost shall be foremost: these are they who will be brought nigh." [3.5s] | MMK6#534x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10466 | 60 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید فی الحقیقه خادم امراللهی و صادق کلمه الله بجان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In truth, thou art a servant of the Cause of God and faithful to the Word of God with all thy soul [3.5s] | AADA.145x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10468 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نامه بدیعی بود بلفظ مختصر و بمعنی مفصل فهرست اخلاق | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was indeed a rare epistle, concise in expression yet comprehensive in meaning, a compendium of virtues [3.5s] | INBA85:118 | MKT9.083 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10469 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم ملحوظ گردید از حق استدعا نمایم که در کهف حفظ و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and perused. I beseech the True One that thou mayest abide within His sheltering care [3.5s] | MKT5.072 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10470 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت صادق خدمات فائقه جناب حاجی غلامرضا محض محبت بایشان و شما مقبول گردید | O steadfast and sincere one! The outstanding services of Jináb-i-Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá were accepted through pure love for him and for you [3.5s] | INBA16:149 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10472 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابتان هر چند انسانرا خداوند پاک از مشتی خاک خلق فرمود ولی در این صدف دری | O ye steadfast ones! Though the Lord, the Pure One, created man from a handful of dust, yet within this shell a pearl [3.5s] | MMK2#127 p.098, YARP2.175.3 p.179 | Human reality created in the image of God; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10473 | 60 | ...Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God, under the sheltering protection of the Blessed Beauty, I have safely returned from the West but will again proceed to America | LTDT.306x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10474 | 60 | Persian | ای جان پاک دستوران در خواب و تو بیدار و اهل ریاضت در نهایت غفلت و تو هشیار | O pure soul! The commanders lie sleeping while thou art awake, and the ascetics remain sunk in utter heedlessness while thou art vigilant [3.5s] | YARP2.696 p.466, PPAR.147, YQAZ.185 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10475 | 60 | Persian | ای جان نثار جمال قدم در سایه اسم اعظمی و در ظل شجره اکرم دیگر چه غم این بخشش | O soul that hath surrendered to the Ancient Beauty! Under the shadow of the Most Great Name and beneath the sheltering Tree Most Glorious, what cause for grief remaineth [3.5s] | ALPA.019b, YARP2.024 p.078 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10476 | 60 | Persian | ای جمشید جمشید را روش راستی و هوشیاری و خوشخوای و نیکوای بود و بپاداش این | O Jamshid! The path of Jamshid was one of uprightness, vigilance, geniality and goodness, and in recompense for this [3.5s] | YARP2.469 p.348 | Excellence; distinction; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10477 | 60 | Persian | ای جهانبخش بخشنده جهان پاک یزدان است درخشنده جهان آسمان خدای مهربان جهان | O World-Bestower, Pure Creator of the Universe, the resplendent world is heaven's radiance, O All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | INBA88:343b | YARP2.172 p.177 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10478 | 60 | Persian | ای جوان نورانی رحمانی شو و روحانی و بازرگان آسمانی بضاعتی از عرفان الهی | O radiant youth! Become merciful and spiritual, and even as a celestial merchant, acquire the merchandise of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MMK2#376 p.268 | Praise and encouragement; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10479 | 60 | Persian | ای جوینده حقیقت نامه ات رسید از خدا خواهم ثابت و مستقیم مانی و از امتحانات | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. I beseech God that thou mayest remain firm and steadfast amidst the tests and trials [3.5s] | YMM.200x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10480 | 60 | Persian | ای چراغ مهر یزدان ستایش خداوند را نما که روشن گشتی و پرتو انجمن یاران خوش سخن | O lamp of divine love, render praise unto the Lord, for thou hast been illumined and art shedding thy radiance upon the gathering of eloquent friends [3.5s] | YARP2.195 p.187 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10481 | 60 | Turkish | ای چمن عرفانک نونهال لری درگاه حضرت احدیته لسان شکرانه ایله حمد و ستایش واجبدر | O tender saplings of the garden of divine knowledge! It behoveth you to offer praise and thanksgiving, with tongues of gratitude, at the threshold of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | MJT.105 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10482 | 60 | mixed | ای حبیب چه قدر با نصیب بودی که پدر مومن و مادر موقنه و برادر مشتعل و اخوات | O beloved one, how bountifully art thou blessed, having a believing father, an assured mother, a brother enkindled with the fire of faith, and sisters [3.5s] | ANDA#57 p.22 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10483 | 60 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای حبیب روحانی انگشتها از شدت سرما حرکت نمینماید با وجود این در نصف شب اندک | O spiritual friend! So intensely cold is it that I cannot move my fingers. In spite of this, I have found a moment of free time at midnight | MMK5#075 p.062 | MHMD2s.332x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10484 | 60 | Persian | ای حسین الهی این نام شیرین و اسم شکرین چون از قلم و فم مخلصین گذرد جان ببخشد | O divine Husayn! When this sweet name and honeyed appellation floweth from the pen and lips of the sincere, it bestoweth life [3.5s] | MSHR2.144 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10485 | 60 | Persian | ای خادم جمال قدم حمد کن که بعنایت خاصه روح عالم موفق و مویدی و بعبودیت آستان | O servant of the Ancient Beauty, render thanks that thou art favoured with the special grace of the Spirit of the world and art confirmed and assisted in servitude at His Threshold [3.5s] | MKT5.147a, KHSK.102-103 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10486 | 60 | Persian | ای خادم صادق غیور جمال ابهی فی الحقیقه بنهایت همت بخدمت مشغولی لهذا عبدالبهاء | O faithful and zealous servant of the Abhá Beauty! In truth thou art occupied in service with the utmost endeavour, wherefore 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MKT9.120b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10487 | 60 | Persian | ای خادم میثاق آنچه که حضرت ابتهاج مرقوم نموده اند عین واقعست و منبعث از خیر | O servant of the Covenant! That which Ḥaḍrat-i-Ibtihaj hath penned is the very truth and springeth from goodness [3.5s] | INBA84:365 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10488 | 60 | Persian | ای خدابخش نخستین بخشش ایزد دانا فرهنگ و خرد آسمانی و هوش و دانش یزدانیست و | O Khudabakhsh! The first bestowal of the all-knowing Lord is heavenly culture and divine wisdom, celestial intelligence and godly knowledge [3.5s] | YARP2.570 p.406 | Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10489 | 60 | Persian | ای خداجو جهان آفرین را ستایش و پرستش کن که ببارگاهش راه یافتی و بدرگاهش بار | O seeker of God, praise and worship thou the Creator of the world, for thou hast found the path to His court and attained His presence [3.5s] | YARP2.460 p.344 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10490 | 60 | Persian | ای خداوند بزرگوار ما گنه کاریم و تو عفو غفور آمرزگار | O Lord, our Gracious One! We are sinners, and Thou art the All-Forgiving, the Pardoner [3.5s] | INBA13:156a | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10491 | 60 | Persian | ای خداوند بنده پرور پدر این مهرپرور را ببهشت برین رهبر شو و از گناه و خطا | O Thou Lord Who nurturest Thy servants! Guide the father of this loving one unto the highest Paradise, and forgive his sins and transgressions | YARP2.467 p.348 | ADMS#346 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10492 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers | ای خداوند مهربان این دختر ملکوت را تایید فرما و توفیق بخش تا بر امرت ثابت | O Thou kind Lord! Bestow heavenly confirmation upon this daughter of the Kingdom and graciously aid her | BRL_DAK#1191, HUV1.023 | BRL_CHILD#28, BPRY.253 | S. Toloui-Wallace, E. Mahony, The Descendants, Martha & Mahdis | Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||
| AB10493 | 60 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان این نوشیروانرا نوشین روان فرما جام شیرین بخش و در دریای عفو | O compassionate Lord! Grant unto this Nushiravan a sweet disposition, bestow upon him the chalice of sweetness, and immerse him in the ocean of forgiveness [3.5s] | YARP2.332 p.273 | Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10494 | 60 | Persian | ای خطاط آفاق کلک عنبربارت نقشی چنین تا بحال ننموده و از قلمت طرزی بدیع باین | O thou calligrapher of the horizons! Thy fragrant pen hath written a design heretofore unseen, and from thy quill hath emerged a pattern wondrous and unique [3.5s] | INBA84:253 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10495 | 60 | mixed | ای خلیل خلت نهایت درجه حب است و چون این شعله نورانیه در هویت دل برافروزد حجاب | O friend! True friendship is the utmost degree of love, and when this luminous flame is enkindled in the innermost reality of the heart, the veils [3.5s] | AADA.148 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10496 | 60 | Persian | ای بهآء آسمانی ما ضعيفيم و تو توانا ما فقيريم و تو کنز غنا تأييدی فرما | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! There is very little time. All the letters which have come from the East and the West have remained without answer | MMG2#133 p.149x | BLO_PT#052.24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10497 | 60 | Persian | ای درویش تو را نام روشن و دل گلشن است و صون حمایت حضرت احدیت | O Darvish! Thy name is luminous, thy heart a verdant garden, and thou art under the protection of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | INBA55:432a | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10498 | 60 | Persian | ای دو افنان سدره مبارکه الحمد لله از سفر سه سال در ممالک وسیعهٌ | O ye two branches of the Blessed Tree, praised be God that for three years in vast domains [3.5s] | INBA84:450a | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10499 | 60 | Persian | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا عبدالبهاء در این بقعه نورا بیاد شما در سرور بی | O ye two servants that have drawn nigh unto the celestial sanctuary of the Almighty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in this luminous spot, is mindful of you in joy [3.5s] | HDQI.301a, YARP2.530 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10500 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ستاره روشن در افق محبت الله جنود ملکوت ابهی گاهی بصورت بشر در عرصه | O ye two radiant stars upon the horizon of the love of God! The hosts of the Abhá Kingdom do at times appear in human form on earth [3.5s] | MKT5.081, YMM.245 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10501 | 60 | Persian | ای دو طفل خوردسال اگرچه خوردسالید ولی از پیران سالخورده برترید و بهتر چه که | O ye two young children! Though young in years, ye surpass the aged and hoary-headed ones [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0286, HUV1.030 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10503 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ورقه موقنه شکر خدا را که از بحر اعظم اغتراف نمودید و از الطاف جمال قدم | O ye two assured leaves! Render thanks unto God that ye have drawn from the Most Great Ocean and [partaken of] the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10504 | 60 | mixed | ای رب هاتان الورقهان انبتتا من سدره رحمتک و تحرکتا من نسیم عبق من وادی معرفتک | O Lord! These two leaves have sprung forth from the Tree of Thy mercy and have been stirred by the fragrant breeze wafting from the Valley of Thy knowledge [3.5s] | INBA87:595b, INBA52:635a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10505 | 60 | Arabic | ای رب هذه امه آمنت بمظهر نفسک و انقطعت عما سواک و توجهت الی وجه رحمانیتک | O Lord! This handmaid hath believed in the Manifestation of Thy Self, hath detached herself from all else but Thee, and hath turned her face toward the countenance of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA17:200 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10506 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تهمتن پیلتن چون دیوبند توانا بود مردان دلیران را بنیاد برانداخت تو | O Rustam! That mighty champion of great stature, like unto a demon-tamer in power, didst uproot the foundation of valiant men [3.5s] | INBA88:343a | YARP2.170 p.176 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10507 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تیغ پولاد کشور خاک گشاید و شهر و آبادی اندوهناک ستاند پولادگان خداای | O Rustam! The sword of steel openeth the realm of dust and conquereth sorrowful cities and habitations [3.5s] | INBA88:338b | YARP2.321 p.269 | The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10508 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم دستان میدان واسع است جولان باید گوی بخشش حاضر است تحریک چوگان لازم | O Rustam, son of Dastan! The field is vast and calls for a valiant charge. The ball of bounty stands ready, requiring but the strike of the polo-mallet [3.5s] | YARP2.708 p.471 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10509 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم ستایش نما پروردگار را که در بزم پرستش سازنده و بازنده و خواننده هستی | O Rustam, praise the Lord, that in the feast of worship thou art the composer, player and singer [3.5s] | YARP2.689 p.463 | Music and singing; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10510 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم ستم جهانرا فروگرفته نادانی و بیهوشی چون شب تاریک باختر و خاور را | O Rustam! Tyranny hath encompassed the world, and ignorance and heedlessness, like the dark night, have enveloped both East and West [3.5s] | YARP2.174 p.178 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10511 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم مهربان یزدانست که آفتابش تابان و اخترانش رخشان و ابرش پرباران و | O Rustam! The All-Merciful Lord it is Whose sun doth shine with splendour, Whose stars do gleam with radiance, and Whose clouds are laden with rain [3.5s] | INBA88:339b | YARP2.232 p.211 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10512 | 60 | mixed | ای رفیق روحانی دو طغرا مکتوب شما یکی بیست و دویم ذی القعده و دیگری ۲۵ | O spiritual friend! Thy two sealed letters - one dated the twenty-second of Dhi'l-Qá'dih and the other the twenty-fifth - have been received [3.5s] | ANDA#55 p.22x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10513 | 60 | Persian | ای روزنامه عالم پیامی مبارک باهل عالم برسان که این قرن قرن نورانی است و این | O newspapers of the world! Convey a blessed message unto the peoples of the earth: this century is a century of light, and this [3.5s] | NJB_v03#17 p.003 | Call to action; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10514 | 60 | Persian | ای ریحان بوستان ایمان شکر کن که از این جویبار روایدی و از این چمنزار نابت شدی | O myrtle of the garden of faith! Give thanks that thou didst spring forth from this stream and wert nurtured in this meadow [3.5s] | MMK2#331 p.240, HUV2.034 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10515 | 60 | Persian | ای زنده بذکر حق حیات حقیقی در این جهان ذکر یزدان و در آن جهان جوار رحمت رحمن | O thou who art alive with the remembrance of God! True life in this world is the mention of the Divine, and in that world, nearness to the mercy of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:088a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10516 | 60 | Persian | ای زین عابدان انشاء الله زین ثابتان گردی و زینت راسخان و حرارت عاشقان و مسرت | O thou devoted one! God willing, mayest thou become the adornment of the steadfast ones, an ornament to them that are firm, and the warmth of ardent lovers [3.5s] | MSBH5.261 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10517 | 60 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز باغ عنایت باغبان احدیت تو را نهال دست نشان موهبت فرمود و بوستانی | O verdant seedling, freshly sprung in the garden of divine favor! The Gardener of Oneness hath planted thee with His bounteous hand as a sapling [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | HUV2.041 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10518 | 60 | mixed | در خصوص محلّ توجه مرقوم نمودید بنصّ قاطع الٓهی محلّ توجّه مطاف ملا اعلی و آستان مقدّس کبریاء | Concerning the Point of Adoration of which thou didst write, by the decisive Text of God the spot to which one turneth in prayer is the Most Exalted Sanctuary and the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AVK4.097.12x | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10519 | 60 | Persian | ای سرهنگ با فرهنگ آهنگ ملا اعلی نما و باهنگ ملکوت ابهی ترانه ساز کن و چنگ | O cultured Colonel! Make melody like unto the Most High and compose thy strains with the harmony of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT8.113a | Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10520 | 60 | Persian | ای سرهنگ عاشقان اهنگ ملاٌ اعلی نما وفرهنگ اهل ملکوت ابهی بنما | O colonel of the lovers! Make melody with the Concourse on High, and manifest the culture of the people of the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | INBA84:549b | Call to action; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10521 | 60 | Persian | ای سروش گوش هوش بگشا تا سرود سروش عالم بالا بشنوی و بجوش و خروش آای و بزم | O celestial herald! Open thy ear of inner perception that thou mayest hear the melody of the herald of the higher realm. Rise then in fervor and exultation [3.5s] | YARP2.583 p.412 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10522 | 60 | Persian | ای سلیمان وقت سلیمانیست و هنگامه کامرانی و دم شادمانی چه که کشور الطاف در | O Solomon! This is the time of Solomon's glory, the season of triumph and the moment of joy, for the realm of divine favors [3.5s] | INBA87:162b, INBA52:160a | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10523 | 60 | Persian | ای سمی معنوی عبدالبهاء این نام مبارک را قدسیان تمجید نمایند و تقدیس کنند زیرا | O thou spiritual namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! This blessed name is glorified and sanctified by the holy ones, for [3.5s] | MKT9.143a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10524 | 60 | Turkish | ای سوگلی یار مهربان دلبر حقیقی و یوسف الهی کشف نقاب ایدرک مصر رحمانیده عرض | O cherished friend of the All-Merciful, true Beloved One and celestial Joseph! Having lifted the veil in the Egypt of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MJT.019 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10525 | 60 | Persian | ای شاخ کاخ حدیقه الهی اگر بحقیقت الطاف جمال الهی و عنایات غیبیه رحمانی در حق | O branch of the palace in the divine garden! If in truth thou wouldst comprehend the bounties of the divine Beauty and the unseen favours of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA87:339a, INBA52:346b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10526 | 60 | Persian | ای شاه سیاوش همنام تو دامنی پاک داشت و رخی تابناک از جهان خاک آزاد بود و در | O Shah Siyavash! Thy namesake possessed an unsullied garment and a radiant countenance, and was free from the world of dust [3.5s] | INBA88:340b | YARP2.235 p.212 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10527 | 60 | Persian | ای شاه ولی سلطنت کونین بندگی جمال قدمست و شهریاری دو جهان عبودیت اسم اعظم اگر | O Shah-Valí! Sovereignty over both worlds lieth in thraldom to the Ancient Beauty, and kingship over this realm and the realm beyond | INBA13:253c | ADMS#280 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10528 | 60 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه محبت الله صبح بشارت عظمی از افق امرالله چون مه تابان تا ابد الاباد درخشنده است | O tree of the garden of God's love! The morn of the Great Glad-Tidings, like unto the shining moon, doth forever and eternally radiate from the horizon of God's Cause [3.5s] | LMA2.423 | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10529 | 60 | Persian | ای شریک و سهیم عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان کبریاء بیا دست بهم دهیم و پا در این | O partner and companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude at the Most Great Threshold! Come, let us join hands and step into this [3.5s] | MKT8.115b, MSBH1.558 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10530 | 60 | Persian | ای شعبان معظم جمیع ماه ها حتی رمضان و محرم فدای تو باد گویند که شعبان ماهیست | O most exalted Sha'ban! May all months be a sacrifice unto thee, even Ramadan and Muharram. They say that Sha'ban is a month [3.5s] | INBA17:167 | AHB.132BE #11-12 p.66, MSBH3.538 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10531 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شعله محبت الله شعاعرا سطوعی باید و آفتاب را طلوعی و بدر را نوری و نجم را | O flame of the love of God! The ray must shed light and the sun must rise; the full moon must shine and the star must gleam. | INBA85:381a | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.32, ANDA#12 p.74, YMM.058 | BRL_ATE#041 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB10532 | 60 | Persian | Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شمع افروخته اگرچه افروختن خوش است ولکن سوختن خوشتر چه که در این سوختن جان | O Lighted Candle! Though enkindlement be sweet, yet sweeter still is consuming oneself, for in this burning lies the soul [3.5s] | INBA85:099a | BSHN.140.359, BSHN.144.357, MHT1b.242b | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10533 | 60 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه های متعدد تو رسید بحسب وعد انشاءالله در بیست و پنجم | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy numerous letters were received. According to the promise, by the Will of God, I shall embark | BRL_DAK#0539, MMK5#050 p.047 | DJT.225, BLO_PN#027 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10534 | 60 | Persian | ای شمع محفل حب آفاق امکان محاط بظلمات بیپایان | O thou candle of love's gathering! The horizons of contingent being are encompassed by boundless darkness [3.5s] | INBA13:088b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10535 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شوقی من فرصت تکلم ندارم دست از سر ما بردار گفتی بنویس نوشتم دیگر چه باید | O Shoghi! I have no time to talk; leave me be! Thou didst say “Write”, and I have written. What else should I do? | Ghazi3072.157-158 | BRL_DAK#0398, MKT5.091a, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.50, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.51, DUR3.261, DRM.015d, YHA2.578, PPRP.012 | BRL_ATE#127, BW_v13p063, PPRL.008 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB10536 | 60 | mixed | ای شیدای جمال الهی مکتوب قرائت گردید معانی بدیع بود و مضامین دلنشین ولی خطاب | O enraptured lover of the Divine Beauty! Thy letter was read, its meanings were wondrous and its themes delightful [3.5s] | INBA87:501b, INBA52:524b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10537 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین باده محبت الله رنگین است و انکبین معرفت الله شکرین حلاوت عالم انسانی | O Shirin! The wine of the love of God is deeply hued, and the honey of divine knowledge is sweet with the delectable nectar of the human world [3.5s] | YARP2.420 p.318 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10538 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین حلاوت شهد و شکر صفرا افزاید و علل ایراث کند اما حلاوت جمال الهی روح | O Shirin! The sweetness of honey and sugar increaseth bile and causeth illness, but the sweetness of the Divine Beauty exhilarateth the spirit [3.5s] | INBA87:376b, INBA52:385b | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10539 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین شهد و انکبین شو زیرا جامی از فیض شکرین نور مبین یافتی تا توانی پر | O thou who art sweet as honey and nectar! Be thou the essence of sweetness, for thou hast received a chalice of luminous and sugared grace [3.5s] | YARP2.415 p.317 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10540 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین شیرینی و حلاوت در مائده آسمانیست و لذت در طعام روحانی زیرا شیرینی | O Shirin! Sweetness and delight are found in the heavenly feast, and pleasure in the spiritual repast, for sweetness [3.5s] | YARP2.185 p.183 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10541 | 60 | Persian | ای طالب جمال ذوالجلال خوشا حال نفوسیکه الیوم از باده هوش مدهوشند و از بانک | O seeker of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! How blessed are those souls who in this Day are intoxicated with the wine of awareness and by the call [3.5s] | MKT9.150a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10542 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! Thank thou the maidservant of God Mrs. . . . ., for she hath guided thee to the Divine Kingdom | TAB.675 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10543 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after Truth! I know in what condition thou art, and how much thou longest for the meeting. The real meeting consists in the communication of heart. | TAB.589-590 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10544 | 60 | O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received and thy thankfulness became | SW_v02#10 p.003-004 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10545 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was brief and expressive of meaning. I ask from God that thy name be registered | TAB.590 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10546 | 60 | Persian | ای طراز دیباج الحب در این دور جمال قدم و کور اسم اعظم روحی لعباده المخلصین | O thou who art attired in the brocade of love! In this Day of the Ancient Beauty and Cycle of the Most Great Name, may my spirit be a sacrifice for His faithful servants [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #104, PYB#183 p.09, TRZ1.137 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10547 | 60 | Persian | ای طفل صغیر در ملکوت الهی کبیری زیرا مومنی و موقن و این اول دلیل بلوغست و از | O little child! In the divine Kingdom thou art great, for thou art a believer and assured in faith, and this is the foremost proof of maturity [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #128, HUV1.027 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10548 | 60 | mixed | ای عبد الهی در محفل نورسیدگان الهی چون درآای بانگی باهنگ ملا اعلی بلند کن | O servant of God! When thou enterest the gathering of heavenly newcomers, raise thy call with the melody of the Most Exalted One [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #081 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10549 | 60 | Persian | ای عبد درگاه الهی در این یوم مشهود که انوار ساطعه از افق وجود امکانرا روشن | O servant of the divine Threshold! On this memorable Day when resplendent rays from the horizon of being have illumined the realm of creation [3.5s] | MMK2#084 p.066 | Exhortations and counsels; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10550 | 60 | Persian | Trustworthiness | نیت باید چنین باشد که در این تجارت بقدری عادلانه و منصفانه رفتار شود | ...Your criterion should be to pursue your commercial activities with such fairness and equity as to be a cause of guidance to others | COMP_TRUSTP#50x | BRL_TRUST#49x, COC#2061x | Conduct in finance and business; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10551 | 60 | Persian | ای فاطمه از فاتحه احوال مپرس از خاتمه الطاف سوال نما چه بسیار نفوس که در | O Fatimah, inquire not about conditions at their beginning, but seek to know of their end through divine favours. How many souls there were who [3.5s] | MKT4.087, AKHA_117BE #1-4 p.234, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, HDQI.289b, ANDA#43-44 p.05, YMM.066, YMM.095 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10552 | 60 | Persian | ای فائز بعرفان حضرت رحمن الیوم فوز بهدایت کبری از اعظم مواهب حضرت کبریاست و | O thou who art graced with the understanding of the Most Merciful! Today, attainment unto supreme guidance is among the greatest bounties of the Almighty Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:081b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10553 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا آن ملکوتی که در انجیل بنص جلیل مذکور ابوابش گشوده گشت و در نهایت | O handmaiden of God! That Kingdom which is mentioned in the glorious text of the Gospel hath opened wide its gates and is in utmost [3.5s] | YMM.261 | Proclamation to Christians | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10554 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا فیروزه از کان سنگ در اید و چون لطافت و رنگ دارد در تاج شهریاران | O handmaiden of God! The turquoise cometh forth from the mine of stone, yet, possessed of such delicacy and hue, findeth its place in the crowns of sovereigns [3.5s] | YARP2.352 p.284 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10555 | 60 | ...The world is mortal. In one instant it will pass away; but the principle of ease and tranquillity is the soul | SW_v07#16 p.151x | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10556 | 60 | Persian | ای خداوند اين اقتران را سبب برکت آسمانی کن و اسباب اشتعال بنار محبّتت در ملکوت | O Lord, make Thou this marriage to become a cause of heavenly blessings and a means of enkindlement with the fire of Thy love | BRL_SWOP#105x, MMK2#005 p.003x | BRL_SWO#105x, ADMS#098 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for married couples; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10557 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز یزدان ایزد مهربان تاج عرفان بر سر تو نهاد و ترا بر بانوهای عالم برتری | O maidservant of God, the benevolent Lord hath placed upon thy head the crown of divine knowledge and hath exalted thee above the women of the world [3.5s] | INBA13:098a | YARP2.186 p.184 | High station of the true believer; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10558 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز یزدان حضرت رحمان بصرف فضل ترا اختصاص داد و پرتو عنایت دمید و بدرقه | O handmaiden of God! The All-Merciful hath, through pure bounty, singled thee out and shed upon thee the rays of His loving-kindness [3.5s] | YARP2.486 p.360 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10559 | 60 | Persian | ای کیخسرو هم نام تو جهان پستی را فراموش نمود و بجهان راستی دل بست اختر نیستی | O Kaykhusraw! Thy namesake forgot the world of baseness and set his heart upon the realm of truth [3.5s] | INBA88:341b | YARP2.167.2 p.175 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10560 | 60 | Persian | ای گل بوستان وفا در این چمن الهی چه خوش شکفته گشتی و در این بوستان الهی چه | O flower of the garden of fidelity! How beautifully thou hast blossomed in this divine meadow, and in this celestial garden how [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0279, HUV1.039 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10561 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou flower of the Rose-garden of God! Thou hast presented thy life. I have also accepted it, in order that thou mayest sacrifice thyself | TAB.590 | Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10562 | 60 | Persian | ای گودرز مهرورز گودرز دلیر شیرگیر بود ولی تیغ و شمشیرش چوبین زیرا در تن | O loving Goudarz! Though Goudarz of old was a valiant lion-hunter, his sword and blade were but of wood, for in his body [3.5s] | PYB#268 p.04, YARP2.242 p.215 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10563 | 60 | Persian | ای گوهر جوهر شو یعنی خلاصه محبت الله گرد و روح معرفت الله اگر چنین گردی نافذ | O jewel, become thou an essence - that is, be thou the quintessence of the love of God and the spirit of divine knowledge. If thou attainest unto this [3.5s] | YARP2.422 p.319 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10564 | 60 | Persian | ای گوهر درخشنده باش و پرلمعان رخشنده گی بپرتو مهر الهی است آن نور بر هر سنگی | O radiant gem! Be thou luminous and effulgent, for thy radiance deriveth from the Sun of Divine Love; that Light shineth upon every stone [3.5s] | YARP2.622 p.430 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10565 | 60 | Persian | ای گوهر کان محبت الله هر گوهریرا کانیست و هر دری را صدف دریاای عباد و اماء | O gem of the mine of the love of God! Every jewel hath its mine, and every pearl its shell in the ocean depths. O ye servants and handmaidens [3.5s] | MKT7.122a | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10566 | 60 | Persian | ای مبتهل الی الله هر چند در آستان خداوند بنده مستمندی ولی سرور انجمن | O thou who supplicatest unto God! Though at the Threshold of the Lord Thou art but a lowly and needy servant, yet art thou the sovereign of the assembly [3.5s] | INBA55:209a | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10567 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله خوشا بحال تو که بحبل عنایت تشبث نمودى و بعروة وثقى تمسک جستى | O thou who art turned towards God! Happy art thou, for thou hast clung to the cord of divine favor and laid hold on the sure handle [3.5s] | INBA13:222a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10568 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله دیده به ملکوت غیب جبروت باز کن و به این مناجات آغاز نیاز کن | O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Open thine eyes to the Kingdom of the Unseen Realm, and with this prayer begin thy supplication | ADH2_2#23 p.133x, MMG2#255 p.285 | ADMS#310 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10569 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله شمع هدایت چون بفیض جمال مبارک در زجاجه امکان روشن شد انوار | O thou who art turned towards God! When the lamp of guidance was lit within the crystal globe of contingent being through the bounty of the Blessed Beauty, its rays [3.5s] | INBA87:213b, INBA52:216b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10570 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله شمعی ید قدرت در زجاجه قلوب برافروخت که پرتوش باوج ملکوت | O thou who art turned towards God! A candle hath been kindled by the hand of Divine power in the lamp of hearts, whose radiance reacheth unto the Kingdom's heights [3.5s] | MKT8.133a, AKHA_131BE #12 p.a | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10571 | 60 | Persian | ای متوجه بمنظر انور شکر صفت راستانست و حمد سمت بندگان آسمان پس تو بشکرانه لطف | O thou who art turned towards the luminous horizon! Thanksgiving is the attribute of the righteous, and praise is the characteristic of the denizens of heaven. Therefore, in gratitude for His grace [3.5s] | MKT8.134a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10572 | 60 | Persian | ای متوقد بنار موقده در سبیل دلبر یکتا و محبوب بیهمتا بجان و دل جانفشانی نما | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the path of the One Beloved and the peerless Adored One, offer up with heart and soul thy complete sacrifice [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10573 | 60 | Persian | ای متوکل علی الله جهدی نما تا خادم کلمه توحید گردی و ساجد حضرت رب مجید تو | O thou who dost put thy trust in God! Strive with all thy might, that thou mayest become a servant of the Word of Unity and a worshiper of the glorious Lord [3.5s] | MKT8.135a | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10574 | 60 | Persian | ای محترق نار محبت الله شعله میثاق چنان بر احشاء و عروق و اعصابت زد که ترا یک | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of God's love! The flame of the Covenant hath so enkindled thy inmost being, thy veins and thy sinews, that thou art transformed [3.5s] | INBA89:032a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10575 | 60 | ...Regarding the education of those two daughters D. . . . and M. . . . If thou givest true Bahai education to those two young trees in the garden of Abha | SW_v09#07 p.088x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10576 | 60 | Persian | اليوم که آتش فرقت پرحرقت محبوب آفاق دل وجان دوستان حقيقی را سوخته و بنياد حيات جسمانی | Today, when the burning fire of separation from the Best-Beloved of the horizons hath consumed the hearts and souls of His true loved ones and the foundation of physical life [3.5s] | MMK4#073 p.079x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10577 | 60 | Persian | ای مرد پارسی الحمد لله دوستی و راستی و خداپرستی و از دام اینجهان رستی و بجهان | O Persian man! Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto friendship and truthfulness and the worship of God, and hast been delivered from the snares of this world [3.5s] | YARP2.329 p.272 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10578 | 60 | Persian | ای مستبشره ببشارات الله ورقات سدره وقتی نسبت حقیقتشان ثابت و محقق گردد | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God! When the true relationship of the leaves of the Lote-Tree is confirmed and established [3.5s] | INBA84:536b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10579 | 60 | Persian | ای مستشرق بانوار هدایت شکر کن حضرت رب قیوم را که در وادی طوی | O wayfarer illumined by the rays of guidance, render thanks unto the Sovereign Lord, the Self-Subsisting, for thou art in the Vale of Tuwa [3.5s] | INBA88:262a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10580 | 60 | Persian | ای مستقیم بر صراط بامداد روز روشن مولود است و جمیع کائنات در وجد و طرب زیرا | O thou who art steadfast upon the Path! The morn of a bright day hath dawned, and all created things are filled with joy and rapture, for [3.5s] | MKT9.172a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10581 | 60 | Persian | ای مستمند الهی در جهان جمیع مردمان پریشان اما هر یک پریشان چیزی یکی پریشان | O thou who art dependent upon God! In this world all men are bewildered, yet each is bewildered by something different; one is bewildered by [3.5s] | INBA55:338a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10582 | 60 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار عشق هر راحتی مبدل بزحمت گردد و هر عزتی منتهی بذلت تاج کوهر | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of love! Every comfort shall be transformed into hardship, and every honor shall culminate in abasement [3.5s] | MKT9.173, MMK3#064 p.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10583 | 60 | Persian | ای مشرق انوار ایمان و مطلع اثار ایقان قلب بمنزله مشکاة است | O dawning-place of the lights of faith and dayspring of the signs of certitude! The heart is like unto a niche [3.5s] | INBA88:264a | AKHA_134BE #02 p.a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10584 | 60 | Persian | ای مصلح احباء صلح و صفاء از لوازم محبت الله است حمد خدا را که موفق بر اصلاح | O reformer of the beloved ones! Peace and harmony are among the requisites of the love of God. Praise be to God that thou hast been confirmed in fostering unity [3.5s] | MKT8.141 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10585 | 60 | Persian | ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا اگر مظهریت این دو صفت ممدوحه و حقیقت محموده را بتمامها | O Manifestation of resignation and contentment! If thou wouldst fully manifest these two praiseworthy attributes and laudable qualities [3.5s] | INBA88:266c | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10586 | 60 | Persian | ای مظهر عرفان امکان جهانیست پر زیان و خسران و حرمان پایانش حسرت بی پایان مگر | O manifestation of mystic knowledge! The contingent world is filled with loss and deprivation and denial, and its end is naught but infinite regret [3.5s] | MMK3#096 p.063 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10587 | 60 | Persian | ای معلم انشاء الله در جهان دل و جان خدمتی باستان یزدان نماای و در دبستان | O teacher! God willing, mayest thou render service, in the realm of heart and soul, at the threshold of the Ancient of Days [3.5s] | INBA21:097b | BRL_DAK#0611, MKT1.407a | Education of children; moral education; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10588 | 60 | Persian | ای معلم دبستان محبت الله تعلیم سماوی الیوم ایت میثاقست و معانی لوح مسطور و رق | O teacher in the school of the love of God! The heavenly teaching is, in this day, the sign of the Covenant and the meaning of the written Tablet [3.5s] | AYBY.396 #090, TRZ1.084c | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10589 | 60 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مفتون جمال حقیقت حسنها زائل گردد و گلها خار برویاند | Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. | MMK1#175 p.198 | SWAB#175, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027-028 | T. Ellis | Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB10590 | 60 | Persian | ای مفتون دلبر آفاق نامه رسید الحمد لله بمجالست بهائیان موفق و بفیض عظمای هدایت | O thou who art enamored of the Beloved of all horizons! Thy letter was received and, praised be God, thou hast attained unto the companionship of the Bahá'ís and the supreme bounty of guidance [3.5s] | TAH.368 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10591 | 60 | Persian | ای مفتون عهد و پیمان با وجود عدم امکان تحریر از غلیان حب شدید بشما نامه | O thou who art enraptured by the Covenant! Despite the impossibility of writing, such is the surging love that I pen thee this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:425 | YFY.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10592 | 60 | Persian | ای مقرب حضرت احدیت الحمد لله نظر عنایت شاملست و موهبت کامل نیم شب است و کل در | O thou who art near unto the Court of Oneness! Praise be to God, the glances of His favor encompass all and His bounties are complete. It is midnight, and all [3.5s] | MMK5#136 p.106 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10593 | 60 | Persian | ای پروردگار اين انجمن را روشن نما و اين جمع را شمع عالم کن زيرا نيتشان خير عمومی است | O Lord! Illumine this assemblage and make of this gathering a light unto the world, for their intention is the universal good [3.5s] | MMG2#384 p.430x | East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for governments and rulers; Promotion of commerce and industry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of governments; political unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10594 | 60 | Persian | ای ملکوتی چند نامه در جوف ارسال میشود یکی تعلق بلورد دارد برسانید و اما | O heavenly one! Several letters are herewith enclosed, one of which pertaineth to Lord; deliver it [3.5s] | DAUD.24b | Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10595 | 60 | Persian | ای ممتحن در سبیل الهی اگر بدانی که بلایای سبیل الهی چه عزتی پایدار است و چه | O thou who art tried in the path of God! If thou didst but know what glory everlasting lieth within the trials of His path, and what [3.5s] | MKT8.144b | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10597 | 60 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان قصیده غرا و خریده نوراء که از قریحه بنده جمال ابهی مانند آب | O Herald of the Covenant! The brilliant ode and luminous verse which flowed from the pen of this servant of the Abhá Beauty like water [3.5s] | MSHR1.021x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10601 | 60 | mixed | از خبر اتّحاد و اتّفاق و یگانگی احبّآء و فرط همّتشان در اکتساب کمالات معنویّه | From the tidings of unity, harmony and oneness among the beloved ones, and their exceeding earnestness in the acquisition of spiritual perfections [3.5s] | DWNP_v1#10-11 p.002x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for service; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10602 | 60 | mixed | جناب غلامحسين را تحيّت مشتاقانه برسان و بگو ربّ المشرقين و ربّ المغربين و شمس الخافقين | Convey ardent greetings unto Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn, and say: Lord of the twin Easts and Lord of the twin Wests, Sun of the horizons [3.5s] | MMK6#513x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10603 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I supplicated and implored at the Divine Kingdom | TAB.668 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10604 | 60 | Persian | انسان بايد همواره جستجوی قصور خويش نمايد تا آنکه بدرگاه احديّت توبه نمايد و محفوظ و مصون | Man must at all times search out his own shortcomings, that he may turn in repentance to the Threshold of Oneness and remain preserved and protected [3.5s] | MMK3#177 p.124x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10605 | 60 | Persian | ای مهتدی بانوار هدایت الله نار هدی در شجره مبارکه نابته در طور سینا مشتعل | O thou who art guided by the lights of divine guidance! The fire of guidance blazeth within the Blessed Tree that groweth upon Mount Sinai [3.5s] | INBA88:265b | Consolation and comfort; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10606 | 60 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی نار هدایت در ذروه طور برافروخت و کلیم حق ندای جانفزای رب | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! The fire of guidance hath been kindled upon the summit of Sinai, and the Speaker with God hath raised the soul-thrilling call of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:253b | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10607 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان امروز اشرف مقام و اعظم مرام عبودیت آستان مقدس است پس بیا با | O Mihraban! Today the most exalted station and the most glorious aim is servitude at the Sacred Threshold; therefore come thou [3.5s] | YARP2.512 p.372 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10608 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان این نام چه قدر خوش است راحت جانست آسایش وجدان رحمت پروردگار است | O Mihraban! How sweet indeed is this name—comfort to the soul, solace to the conscience, a bounty from the Lord [3.5s] | YARP2.355 p.286 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10609 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان فرود فرود آنچه مهربانی نمود طوس برآشفت و آنچه خوشخوای کرد و دلجوای | O Mihraban! Descend, descend! Even acts of kindness enraged Tús, and those gestures of benevolence and warmth [3.5s] | INBA88:338c | YARP2.322 p.270 | Compassion; kindness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10610 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان مهر پرتوی از مهر سپهر یزدانست و بخششی از دریای ایزد مهربان این | O kind one! A ray of love from the heaven of divine love art thou, and a bestowal from the ocean of the All-Merciful God [3.5s] | INBA88:340a | YARP2.169 p.176 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10611 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در سبیل حق چالاک شو و قصد معارج افلاک کن توجه بمنظر ابهی | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Be swift in the path of Truth and aim for the celestial ascents. Turn thy gaze toward the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | MKT8.154b, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.01 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10612 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله صبح است و قلم در جریانست و قلب در هیجان نفحات ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! The morn hath dawned, the Pen is in motion, and the heart is stirred by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #157 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10613 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله علیک بهاء الله چند جواب مرقوم شد لهذا حال اختصار میشود | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Several replies have already been written, therefore this one shall be brief [3.5s] | MKT6.018a | Exhortations and counsels; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10614 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بظهور الهی حضرت سید الشهداء روح العالمین فداء در مشهد فداء | O thou who art assured of the divine Manifestation! His Holiness the Prince of Martyrs - may the souls of all be sacrificed in his path - in the place of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA88:264b | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10615 | 60 | mixed | ای مومن بالله حضرت موسی با لکنت لسان بفصل الخطاب و تفسیر کتاب موفق شد با وجود | O thou who believest in God! Despite his stammering tongue, Moses succeeded in eloquent discourse and the exposition of the Book [3.5s] | MMK6#012, PYB#184 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moses | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10616 | 60 | Persian | مقصود از آمدن در عالم وجود تحصيل نتيجهء محمود است و آن ايمان و ايقان و محبّت حضرت يزدان | The purpose of coming into the world of existence is the attainment of a praiseworthy outcome, and that is faith and certitude and love for the Lord God [3.5s] | MMK3#180 p.126x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10617 | 60 | O thou my darling little Mona! Thy tiny eloquent letter was received and thy sweet dear thoughts became known to me. | DAS.1913-08-15, ABIE.196, BLO_PN#007 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10618 | 60 | Persian | ای ناشر نفحات الله از الطاف جمال ابهی امیدوارم که در کمال جذب و وله و عشق و | O thou who diffusest the fragrances of God! Through the bounties of the Abhá Beauty, I cherish the hope that thou mayest, in the utmost state of attraction, rapture and love [3.5s] | MKT8.156a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10619 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بثناء در این پهن فضای سیر و سلوک الی الله چون فارس میدان هدی جولانی | O thou who speakest forth in praise! In this vast expanse of the journey unto God, thou dost gallop like a steed in the arena of guidance [3.5s] | MKT8.156b | Being a source of light; guidance; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10620 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر حق چشمی بگشا که حجبات نور را کشف نماید و ستر عالم وجود را هتک | O thou who speakest in praise of the True One! Open thine eyes, that they may pierce the veils of light and rend asunder the coverings of the world of being [3.5s] | INBA13:201b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10621 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر محبوب آفاق فیض اعظم و فضل اقدم که از مشرق الطاف جمال قدم ظاهر شد | O thou who speakest in remembrance of the Beloved of all horizons! The Most Great Bounty and Most Ancient Grace that hath shone forth from the Dayspring of the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MMK4#130 p.133, YMM.356, QUM.123c | Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10622 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر الى الله توجه بساحت کبریا نما و بگو اى پروردگار این گنه کار | O thou who gazest toward God, turn thou to the realm of grandeur and say: O Lord, this sinner [3.5s] | INBA21:147a | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10623 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر بمرکز میثاق حضرت سمندر نار موقده الهیه ذکر آن مشتعل باتش اشتیاق | O thou who gazest towards the Center of the Covenant! O Samandar, divine flame ignited, whose mention is ablaze with the fire of yearning [3.5s] | INBA89:046a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10624 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این عالم ظلمانی شهاب نورانی ذکر خداست و در این تنگنای | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! In this world of darkness, the luminous meteor of the remembrance of God, and in this narrow [3.5s] | INBA88:263b | MKT9.202b, AKHA_134BE #03 p.a, ANDA#50 p.26 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10625 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت رحمانیت بصرت حدید است و خلقت خلق جدید | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of the All-Merciful! Keen indeed is thy vision, and a new creation hath been brought forth [3.5s] | INBA89:055a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10626 | 60 | Persian | ای نامدار نامداران در جهان بسی پدیدار شدند ولی پرتو شکوهشان دمی بود و دریای خروش شان شبنمی | O illustrious one among the renowned! Many have appeared in the world, yet the radiance of their glory lasted but a moment, and their surging ocean proved but a dewdrop [3.5s] | INBA88:339a | YARP2.323 p.270 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10627 | 60 | Persian | ای نجار نوح نجی نجار بود و سفینه نجات مهیا کرد تو نیز الواح و دسری از حقائق و | O carpenter! Noah was a carpenter and prepared the ark of deliverance. Thou, too, must fashion the planks and beams of truth [3.5s] | ANDA#33 p.13 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10628 | 60 | Persian | ای نفوس محترم?? جناب میرزا نظام مقداری از کتاب اقدس و سوال و جواب از پیش طبع | O esteemed souls! His honour Mirza Nizam hath arranged for portions of the Kitab-i-Aqdas and Questions and Answers to be printed [3.5s] | INBA16:225 | YIA.327 | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10629 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان الهی شکر کن حضرت بیچونرا که در جویبار هدایت کبری روایدی و | O thou sapling of the divine garden! Render thanks unto the peerless Lord, that thou hast grown beside the stream of His supreme guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:202 | HUV2.057 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10630 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان معرفت الهی از فضل و موهبت شمس رحمانی و فیض غمام صمدانی و لواقح | O thou sapling in the divine garden of knowledge, favored by the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful Sun and the outpouring of the heavenly clouds [3.5s] | HUV2.040, QUM.097-098 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10631 | 60 | Persian | ای نوشیروان نوشیروان دادگستر بینوا پرور بنیادی برپا نمود که جاودان استوار و | O Nushirvan! Like Nushirvan the Just, benefactor of the poor, thou hast raised a foundation that shall forever stand unshaken [3.5s] | INBA88:341c | YARP2.167.3 p.175 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10632 | 60 | Persian | ای نوشیروان نوشیروان عادل بعدل و داد صیتش جهانگیر شد ولی تو باذل باش و ببذل | O Nushirvan! The fame of Nushirvan the Just for justice and equity encompassed the world, but thou must be generous and in giving [3.5s] | YARP2.629 p.432 | Generosity [kirama]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10633 | 60 | Persian | ای نونهال باغ محبت الله خوشا بحال تو که در جنت ابهی شاخ تازه | O tender sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, for in the Abhá Paradise thou art a fresh branch [3.5s] | INBA72:170a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10634 | 60 | Persian | ای هرمزدیار در دیار الهی در آمدی و در گلزار رحمانی وارد شدی پس در این مرغزار | O Hurmuzdyar! Thou hast entered into the divine realm and attained unto the garden of the All-Merciful; thus in this meadow [3.5s] | MKT5.192a, YARP2.178 p.180, PPAR.142 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10635 | 60 | Persian | ای هم حرفه نجی الله حضرت نوح علیه السلام چون طوفان اعظم را مشاهده نمود سفینه | O thou who sharest the craft of God's confidant! When Noah—peace be upon him—beheld the mighty deluge, he built the Ark [3.5s] | INBA55:146 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10636 | 60 | Persian | ای همدم مهربان نامه شما رسید مضامین شکرین بود نهایت سرور حاصل شد | O loving companion! Thy letter hath arrived, its sweet contents bringing the utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MSHR4.071x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10637 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه زکیه در شب و روز بکوش و بجوش که چون آتش پرشعله برافروزی و از نار | O pure leaf! Strive and be astir by night and by day, that thou mayest blaze like a flaming fire and from the fire [3.5s] | MMK2#354 p.255 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10638 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه جهان عرفان تا بحال میدان مردان بود و جولانگاه ذکوران ولی | O pure leaf! Until now the world of divine knowledge hath been the arena of men and the field wherein males did venture forth [3.5s] | MKT7.144, AKHT1.011 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10639 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه روحانیه تا توانی بکمال قوت بسدره الهیه تمسک جو تا نسبت قدمیه و | O spiritual and pure leaf! As much as thou canst, with utmost might, cling thou unto the divine Tree [3.5s] | INBA87:117a, INBA52:115b | MKT7.221b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10640 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه لطیفه صغیره چه خوش طالع بودی که چنین پدری و چنین مادری خدا بتو عطا | O delicate, tender leaf! How truly fortunate art thou that God hath bestowed upon thee such a father and such a mother [3.5s] | ANDA#32 p.65, HUV2.058 | Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10641 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه صد هزار شکر کن که در ظل سدرهٌ مقدسه محشوری | O blessed leaf! Render thou a hundred thousand thanks that thou art sheltered beneath the sacred Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA84:413 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10642 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله در یوم ندآء نقطه اولی علم بلی بلسان کینونت برافراشتی و در صبح | O supplicating leaf! On the Day of the Call of the Primal Point, thou didst raise aloft the banner of "yea" with the tongue of thine existence, and at the dawn [3.5s] | MKT7.152a, AYBY.397 #092, TRZ1.060b | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10643 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه چون منجذب بملکوت ابهائی فخر نساای و متوجه بملا اعلاای سرحلقه | O serene leaf! As thou art enraptured by the Kingdom of Abhá, thou art the pride of womankind and art turned towards the Supreme Concourse, the foremost among them [3.5s] | INBA84:535a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10644 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه نفحات جنت ابهی در هبوب و مرور است و نسائم روضه مقدسه مطاف ملاء | O serene leaf! The fragrances of the all-glorious Paradise are wafting and being diffused, and the breezes of the sacred garden encompass the realm of the celestial concourse [3.5s] | MKT7.165a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10645 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه امه الله فائزه نامه شما وصول یافت و اطلاع حصول گشت الحمد لله | O leaf attracted by the grace of God, Fa'izih! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | MKT6.171 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10646 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مهتزه آن نیر آفاق نور الطافش شامل آن دودمان بود و لحاظ عنایت مستدیم | O leaf set atremble by that Luminary of the horizons! His light of favors encompassed that lineage, and His glances of grace were continuous [3.5s] | AYBY.388 #071 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10647 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه اگرچه در دیار غربت بفرقت خویش و پیوند گرفتار شدی ولی بخدمت | O thou assured leaf! Although in the land of exile thou hast been caught in separation from kith and kin, yet in service [3.5s] | MKT5.191a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10648 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و توسل بعروه وثقی نما نظر بمنظر اعلی کن و | O assured leaf! Turn thy gaze unto the Abhá Kingdom and cleave unto the firm Handle. Fix thine eyes upon the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | AYBY.429 #144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10649 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه در هر صبحگاهی فیوضات نامتناهی طلب و در هر مساای انوار تایید | O assured leaf! At every dawn, seek thou infinite bounties, and at every eventide the lights of confirmation [3.5s] | MKT7.173 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10650 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه ذکر خیر الیوم ثبوت و رسوخست و اعظم اوصاف و نعوت در هر فصلی اصلی | O assured leaf! Today goodly mention is steadfastness and firmness, and in every season these are the greatest of attributes and qualities [3.5s] | MKT7.202b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10651 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه شاد باش و آزاد باش و مطمئن بفضل و موهبت پروردگار که ترا هدایت | O assured leaf! Be joyous and free, and rest confident in the grace and bounty of the Lord, Who hath guided thee [3.5s] | YARP2.501 p.366 | Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10652 | 60 | Turkish | ای ورقه موقنه لیلی هر نه قدر ملاحت رخساره مالک ایسه ده هدایت پروردگاره مظهر | O assured leaf! However comely the countenance of Layli, it is the guidance of the Almighty that is the true manifestation [3.5s] | MJT.090 | Beauty; grace; aesthetics; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10653 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه مومنه اگر از الطاف خفیه الهیه که در ملکوت ابهی در حق اماء الرحمن مقدر | O believing leaf! If thou wert to know of the hidden favours ordained in the Abhá Kingdom for the handmaidens of the Merciful [3.5s] | MKT7.176b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10654 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار پیک الهی نزد من بسیار مقربی آنی فراموش نشوی و همچنین جمیع بستگان | O remnant of the divine Messenger! Thou art exceedingly near and dear unto me. Not for a moment shalt thou be forgotten, nor shall thy kindred [3.5s] | INBA87:151a, INBA52:148b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10655 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار منصور منصور جلیل خلیل چونکه کل رفت و گلستان شد خراب بوی کل را از | O remnant of the glorious Mansúr! O noble and beloved one, when all had departed and the rose-garden lay in ruins [3.5s] | MSHR3.123 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10656 | 60 | Persian | ای یار پارسی من جمشید هر چند مانند خورشید درخشید ولی امروز روشناای رخ یاران | O My Persian friend! Though Jamshid shone resplendent as the sun, today the radiance of the countenance of the friends [3.5s] | YARP2.659 p.446 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10657 | 60 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی بکمال عجز و زاری در آستان مقدس تضرع نمایم که ایت هدی شوی و رایت | O true companion! With the utmost abasement and lamentation, I supplicate at the Sacred Threshold that thou mayest become a guiding sign and a banner [3.5s] | MKT8.199b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10658 | 60 | Persian | ای یار روحانی تا توانی بهیاکل انسانی مهربانی کن و هر بشر را نوازش نما و هر | O spiritual friend! As far as thou art able, show kindness unto every human being, and caress every soul [3.5s] | YARP2.273 p.233 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of community building | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10660 | 60 | Persian | در هر نفسی سر به تراب عجز و نياز نهم و تضرع و زاری نمايم... ای خداوند بی نيازم و محرم رازم و يار دلنوازم | O my self-sufficient Lord, the Knower of my intimate secrets, my tender Companion! Sweeten Thou the palates of those long-standing friends | MJMJ3.075x, MMG2#312 p.351x, MMG2#331 p.368x | ADMS#174 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10661 | 60 | Persian | ای یار موافق در این بامداد که انوار کوکب صبح اشراق شرق و غرب آفاق را احاطه | O agreeable friend! In this dawn when the rays of the morning star encompass the East and West of the horizons [3.5s] | INBA88:194a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10662 | 60 | mixed | اللهم يا رب الحقايق و المعانی انظر الی ذلک الجمع الرحماني و الحزب الربانی | O God! O Lord of truths and meanings! Look upon this divine assemblage and this heavenly company [3.5s] | MJMJ3.005x, MMG2#179 p.206x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10663 | 60 | mixed | رب و رجائی ايد هؤلاء الابرار علی نشر الانوار من ملکوت الاسرار فی تلک الاقطار | O my Lord and my Hope! Aid these righteous ones to spread the lights from the Kingdom of Mysteries throughout all regions [3.5s] | MJMJ3.091bx, MMG2#090 p.100x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10664 | 60 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء عبدالبهاء بعد از قطع مراحل در اوروپا و طی دریا | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! After traversing the regions of Europe and crossing the sea [3.5s] | ANDA#60 p.24x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; High station of learning; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teachings as spirit of the age; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10665 | 60 | Persian | ای یزدان بهرام مهربان برای مادر آمرزش طلبد و بخشش جوید و عفو گناه خواهد و جان | O Divine Providence! The compassionate Bahram seeketh forgiveness for his mother, beseecheth pardon and imploreth remission of her sins, yearning with heart and soul [3.5s] | YARP2.656 p.444 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10666 | 60 | Turkish | ای یزدان مهربانم قصورم چوق و عمل مبرورم یوق گنهکارم بدکردارم غمگینم | O my compassionate God! My shortcomings are many, and my righteous deeds are few; I am a sinner, a wrongdoer, and I am sorrowful [3.5s] | INBA72:116, INBA75:060 | MJT.023, MMG2#354 p.396, MJH.048a | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10667 | 60 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank and praise God that He hath caused thee to drink from the cup of the gifts and caused thee to suckle | TAB.060, BSC.475 #898x | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10668 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الامه لله الموقنه بملکوت الله اوقدک الله بنار المحبه و الانجذاب توجهی | O handmaiden of God, thou who art assured of God's Kingdom! May God ignite thee with the fire of love and attraction [3.5s] | YMM.199 | Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10669 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الجمره المشتعله بنار محبه الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou glowing ember enkindled with the fire of God's love! I have perused thy wondrous and eloquent letter [3.5s] | YMM.221 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10670 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الحقیقه الروحیه تالله الحق ان سکان الملکوت یصلون علیک بما نبذت الاوهام | O spiritual reality! By God, the dwellers of the Kingdom send their prayers upon thee, inasmuch as thou hast cast aside vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA59:183a | MJZ.016 | Call to action | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10671 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift | TAB.686 | Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10672 | 60 | ...Remember thou that Judas Iscariot was the head of the disciples and their example, How then his feet stumbled and fell in the path | BSTW#073gx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10673 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الفریده النوراء زادک الله انجذابا بنفحات الله توکلی علی الله و اعتمدی | O singular luminary! May God increase thy attraction to the divine fragrances. Place thy trust in God and rely upon Him [3.5s] | INBA59:177b | Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10674 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O Thou who art attracted to God! I send this letter written by my own hand, that thou mayest thank god, thy Lord | TAB.085 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10675 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! I ask God to make thee a helper to the maidservants of the Merciful, to walk in the path of salvation | TAB.054 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10676 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها المنتبهة الی فناء الدنیا اعلمی ان هذه الدار الفانیه ضاقت | O thou who art mindful of the transience of this world, know thou that this ephemeral abode is constrained [3.5s] | MKT2.330a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10677 | 60 | O thou who art attracted unto God! Verily, I remember thee in my prayer and supplication to God, and implore my Lord to make thee a flame of the Fire | MAX.174 | Love as fire; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10678 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه الی الله زادک ربک ثبوتا علی محبه کلمه الله تمسکی بالعروه الوثقی | O thou who art attracted to God! May thy Lord increase thee in steadfastness in the love of the Word of God. Hold thou fast unto the firm handle [3.5s] | INBA59:178a | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10679 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Verily, I am informed of thy confession of the Oneness of God and thy being attracted | TAB.408 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10680 | 60 | O thou who art gazing at the Kingdom of God! Verily I supplicate to God to illuminate thy face, by the light of Knowledge | BSTW#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10681 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه الروحانیه المتذکره بذکر الله حفظک رب الایات وجهی قلبک الی الملا | O thou spiritual leaf who art mindful of the remembrance of God! May the Lord of Signs preserve thee and turn thy heart unto the Concourse on high [3.5s] | INBA59:188c | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10682 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المهتزه بنفحات الله صانک الله و وقاک قد توفق والدک علی ایصال | O leaf stirred by the fragrances of God! May He shield and protect thee. Thy father hath succeeded in conveying [3.5s] | INBA59:188b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10683 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه الموقنه اشکرى ربک بما هداک الى الصراط المستقیم | O leaf assured in faith, render thanks unto thy Lord for having guided thee to the straight path [3.5s] | INBA21:131d | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10684 | 60 | Arabic | اید اللهم سریر السلطنه العظمی بجنود من الملا الاعلی | O God, fortify the throne of the supreme dominion with hosts from the Concourse on High [3.5s] | YMM.385x | Justice and mercy; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for governments and rulers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10685 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers | این مناجاترا بخوان ای جلیل اکبر این کنیز صغیر را دختر خوش اختر فرما و در درگاه احدیتت | O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished | BRL_DAK#1184, DRM.008c, ADH2.130, ADH2_5#06 p.162, MMG2#429 p.475, HUV1.025 | BRL_CHILD#26, BPRY.032, LABC.010 | A. Youssefi | Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||
| AB10686 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الرشید قد هتکت الاستار و اشرقت الانوار و ظهرت الاسرار و شاعت | O man of wisdom! The veils have been rent asunder, the lights have shone forth, and the mysteries have been revealed and spread abroad [3.5s] | INBA85:026a | MKT2.288b, MJMT.016-017 | Chastisement and requital; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10687 | 60 | Arabic | ایها السراج الموقد بنار محبه الله قد جاء البشیر بقمیص یوسف بهاء السموات و | O thou lamp kindled with the fire of God's love! The bearer of glad tidings hath indeed come with the garment of Joseph, the glory of the heavens [3.5s] | INBA59:190a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10688 | 60 | Arabic | ایها السلیل لذلک الاب الجلیل المحترم قد ساقک الالطاف الی تلک الاطراف حتی | O scion of that illustrious and honored father! Divine favors have guided thee to those distant parts [3.5s] | INBA59:188d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10689 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou shining ray! Verily, the ray, being transmitted from the etheric sphere, rends the space and reaches the surface of the earth | TAB.249 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10690 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الطیر الملکوتی و الشخص و الرجل الالهی ایدک الله اعتمد علی التاییدات | O celestial bird and divine soul, may God strengthen thee; rely thou upon the heavenly confirmations [3.5s] | INBA59:192d | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10691 | 60 | Arabic | يا حبيبی انّ الاتقان فی کلّ مشروع من نتائج الايمان و الايقان فعليک به حتّی تکون متمکّناً | O My beloved! Verily, perfection in every undertaking is among the fruits of faith and certitude. Hold thou fast unto it, that thou mayest be firmly grounded [3.5s] | MMK6#046x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Excellence; distinction; Power of prayer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10692 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الفرع البدیع من الشجره المبارکه علیک بالتوکل علی ربک و التوسل بذیل | O wondrous Branch of the Blessed Tree! Place thy trust in thy Lord and cling to the hem [3.5s] | INBA21:137a, INBA87:325b, INBA52:331 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10693 | 60 | mixed | ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدره الالهیه پوست در حرکت است و جناب آقا سید تقی | O tender branch of the divine Lote-Tree! The post is in transit, and Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Taqi [3.5s] | INBA87:216b, INBA52:220a | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10694 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدره المبارکه استبشر بنفحات انتشرت من حدیقه التقدیس و | O tender branch of the blessed Lote-Tree, rejoice in the fragrances that have wafted from the garden of sanctity [3.5s] | INBA21:137b, INBA87:362b, INBA52:371b | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10695 | 60 | Persian | ایها الفرعان النابتان من السدره الرحمانیه ورقه مسطوره وارد و مضامین معلوم و | O ye twin branches sprung from the divine Lote-Tree! Your letter hath arrived and its contents became known [3.5s] | INBA87:349a, INBA52:357 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10696 | 60 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ...Know thou that before maturity man liveth from day to day and comprehendeth only such matters | BRL_ATE#037x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10697 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art accepted of God! Know thou that, verily, the eye of favors is directed to thee and is beholding thee with a divine glance | TAB.133 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10698 | 60 | O thou who are attracted to the fragrances of God, serve ye the Cause of God and spread His Word and Covenant among His creatures | NYR#131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10699 | 60 | mixed | با نفسی از ثابتین نوعی مفرمایید که محزون و مگدر شود فاخفض جناحک للمومنین و | Address not any soul among the steadfast in such manner as would cause sorrow or distress; rather, lower thy wing of humility unto the believers [3.5s] | MMK6#358 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10700 | 60 | Arabic | بشری لک ایتها الورقه الخاضعه الخاشعه لله ربک و رب العالمین تبارک الله الذی | Rejoice, O leaf humble and lowly before God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds! Blessed be God Who [3.5s] | AYBY.436 #162 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10701 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers | پروردگارا این اطفال را نهالهای بیهمال کن و در حدیقه میثاق نشو و نما بخش | O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the garden of Thy Covenant… O Thou kind Lord! I am a little chlid" | INBA75:090 | BRL_DAK#1197, DRM.003a, ADH2.126, ADH2_5#02 p.159, MJMJ1.105, MMG2#437 p.481, MJH.046a, HUV1.009, LABC.003 | BRL_CHILD#15, BPRY.028-029, LABC.003 | Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||
| AB10704 | 60 | Persian | تکلیف آنجناب اینست که خیرخواه شخص محترم باشید و دلالت بر رافت بملت بفرمااید | Your duty is to be well-wishers of that respected personage and guide him towards compassion for the people [3.5s] | INBA17:235 | Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10705 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا غلامعلی علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و تحیت اهل ملکوت الابهی فی الحقیقه در خدمت | Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali: Upon thee be the glory of God and His praise, and the greetings of the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom. In truth, in service [3.5s] | INBA85:544 | DBR.080 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10706 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا داود از قرار مسموع جشن روشن بوده است مبارکست و متیمن جمیع را | O Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Dawud! According to what hath been heard, a luminous festival was held. Blessed and auspicious was it for all [3.5s] | DAUD.24a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10707 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین اگر بطرف هندوستان بجهت ترویج تجارت شما سفر نماید | Should Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza 'Abdu'l-Husayn journey to India for the promotion of trade [3.5s] | INBA87:036a, INBA52:036a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10708 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله یقین است که از قبل عبدالبهاء آستان مقدس حضرت دوست را | O Jinab-i-Mirza 'Abdu'llah! Rest assured that, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the sacred threshold of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10709 | 60 | Persian | جناب خان البته آن سوادها را بزودی ارسال فرمااید که در سفر باید همراه باشد در | Jinab-i-Khan is earnestly requested to dispatch those documents with all haste, as they are needed for the forthcoming journey [3.5s] | INBA84:347b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10710 | 60 | O thou my kind friend! Its my hope that through the bestowals of the Blessed Perfection | DAS.1913-10-01, SW_v07#04 p.026 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10711 | 60 | Persian | جناب رشید جمشید نامهای دوستان را حرز جان نموده حتی در این سامان نیز همراه | Verily, Jinab-i-Rashid Jamshid hath treasured the names of the friends as an amulet of the soul, bearing them even in these parts [3.5s] | ALPA.088, YARP2.105 p.126 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10712 | 60 | Persian | جناب زائر الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال مبارک بارض مقدسه رسیدی و بشرف زیارت | O honored pilgrim! Praise be to God, through the grace and bounties of the Blessed Beauty thou hast attained unto the Holy Land and been honored with pilgrimage [3.5s] | KHMT.099-100 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10713 | 60 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا بنده عزیز را عزیز فرما و بی نهایت فرهنگ و تمیز بخش از باده | O Thou kind Lord! Render Thy dear servant Aziz precious, endow him with unlimited knowledge and discernment. | KHAZ.i020+101 | KHAZE.019, BLO_PN#025 | Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10714 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers | خداوندا مهربانا این اطفال نازنین صنع دست قدرت تو است و ایات عظمت تو خدایا این | O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. | BRL_DAK#0382, AMK.279-279b, HUV2.001, ABMH.020, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | BRL_CHILD#16, BPRY.028 | Soulrise Melodies | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||
| AB10715 | 60 | Arabic | رب اجعل صدر هذا الافنون منشرحا من کل الشئون بنفحات قدسک یا حی یا قیوم و نور | O Lord, make the breast of this branch to be dilated in all things through the holy fragrances of Thy sanctity, O Thou Ever-Living, Self-Subsisting One [3.5s] | INBA87:221b, INBA52:226a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10716 | 60 | Arabic | رب ان ابن شفیع رضیع ثدی عنایتک و وضیع باب رحمانیتک یحمدک و یشکرک علی فیض | O Lord! Verily Shafie is a babe drinking the milk of Thy Providence and a child at the Door of Thy Mercifulness! | TSS.288 | DAS.1913-12-01 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10717 | 60 | Arabic | رب انی اتوسل الیک بالنفوس التی سرعت الی مشهد الفدا و البیوت التی استاصلت فی | O my Lord! I beseech Thee by those souls who have hastened in self-sacrifice to the field of martyrdom, by the houses that have been uprooted in the path of their devotion | MJMJ3.086b, MMG2#324 p.362 | ADMS#184 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10718 | 60 | Arabic | رب اید احبتک بحراسه حصنک الحصین و التوجه الی نورک المبین و ثبتهم علی صراطک | O Lord, assist Thy loved ones to guard Thy mighty stronghold and to turn towards Thy resplendent light, and make them steadfast upon Thy path [3.5s] | INBA21:121a | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10719 | 60 | Arabic | رب قو عبادک الضعفاء علی حمل الامانه الکبری لئلا یودهم حفظ میثاقک الذی اخذته | O Lord, strengthen Thy feeble servants to bear the Most Great Trust, lest they falter in preserving Thy Covenant which Thou hast taken [3.5s] | INBA21:117d | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10720 | 60 | Arabic | رب و مقصودى هذا رقیقک قد هدیته الى معین رحمانیتک و ینبوع | O my Lord and my Desire! This, Thy lowly servant, hath been guided to the wellspring of Thy mercy and the fountain [3.5s] | INBA21:095a, INBA84:457a | Love of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10721 | 60 | Arabic | رب ورجائی ان هذه امتک المظلومه الصابره فی البلاء المبتهله الی ملکوتک الابهی | O my Lord and my Hope! This is Thy maidservant, oppressed, patient in tribulation, who supplicateth unto Thy most glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | DUR4.403 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10722 | 60 | Arabic | ربى و مقصودى و منتهى املى و موئلى لا افزع الا الیک و لا اتوکل الا علیک و لا اجزع | O my Lord, my Goal, the ultimate object of my hopes and my Refuge! I fear none but Thee, I place my trust in none but Thee, and I turn in trepidation to none save Thee [3.5s] | INBA21:137f | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10723 | 60 | Persian | ستایش پاک یزدانرا که ببخشایش آسمانی جهان دل و جان آدمیرا روشن و کیهان جاودان | Praise be to the pure Lord, who through His celestial bounty hath illumined the realm of the human heart and soul, and made resplendent the eternal universe [3.5s] | INBA88:336a | MSBH10.016, YARP2.315 p.267, PPAR.161, NVJ.040 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10724 | 60 | Arabic | قد اهتز قلوب من فى العالم من نفحات عبقت فى حدیقة الامم من ملکوت | The hearts of all that are in the world have been stirred by the fragrant breezes that have wafted from the garden of nations, from the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA21:138a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10725 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maid-servant of God! Thy letter reached me and I prayed God to bless thee by His heavenly blessing in thy marriage | TAB.058-059, BLO_PT#052.05 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10726 | 60 | Turkish | منجذبا صباح پر فلاحدر و گون دوغوب آفاقه پرتو نثاردر طیور و وحوش کوهسارده همدم | O thou who art enraptured! The morn is full of felicity, and the sun, rising upon the horizons, lavishly bestoweth its radiance upon the birds and beasts of the mountainside [3.5s] | MJT.089a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10727 | 60 | mixed | نامه اخیر شما رسید که بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۳۹ بود | Your recent letter dated 29 Safar 1339 hath been received [3.5s] | MSHR4.053x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10728 | 60 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و چون قرائت گردید بدرگاه احدیت تضرع و زاری شد و طلب تایید | Your letter arrived, and upon reading it, supplications and entreaties were offered at the Threshold of Divine Oneness, seeking confirmation [3.5s] | INBA87:197b, INBA52:199a | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10729 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان قطعهئی از جریدهٴ مؤیّد که اوّل روزنامهٴ خطّهٴ مصریست و صاحبش معروف آفاق ارسال میشود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A passage from the Al-Mu'ayyad journal, which is the foremost newspaper of the Egyptian realm and whose proprietor is renowned throughout all regions, is being sent [3.5s] | NJB_v01#18 p.004x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10730 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | همدم و همراز من در منتریال در نهایت اشتغالم معاشرت و مذاکرات روز و صحبتهای | O thou mine intimate and my confidant! In Montreal I could not be more busily occupied. | BRL_DAK#0025, MMK5#067 p.059 | BRL_ATE#026, MAAN#12 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10731 | 60 | Persian | ولی خدایا فرقت امتداد یافت اشتیاق اشتداد یافت نامه رسید پرتو صبح مسرت دمید | O my God! The separation hath grown prolonged, and the yearning hath intensified. The letter hath arrived, and the radiant morn of joy hath dawned [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0593, AHB.121BE #11-12 p.372 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10732 | 60 | Arabic | یا ابراهیم ان الخلیل الجلیل قد اخرجوه من الوطن القریب الی العدوه القصوی | O Abraham! Verily the glorious Friend hath been expelled from the near homeland to the furthermost realm [3.5s] | INBA88:247a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10733 | 60 | Arabic | یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی انک لعلیم بحال احبتک الذین ذاقوا حلاوه محبتک و | O my God, my Lord, and my Master! Thou, verily, knowest the condition of Thy loved ones, who have tasted the sweetness of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA21:138e | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10734 | 60 | [refers to reports indicating that Munirih Khanum's condition was the same as before and says that the Exalted Leaves were of the opinion that she should go to Egypt] | LTDT.337-338x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB10735 | 60 | O Amata’l-Bahá! All that thou hadst penned down hath been perused. Thou hast written regarding a trip to Quds (Jerusalem) | LTDT.346 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10736 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Be rejoiced at the mercy of God and be delighted by the remembrance of thy Master! Thank thou Him | TAB.189 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10737 | 60 | O thou revered maidservant of God! Verily thy letter which tells of the gathering of the Woman's Assembly | BLO_PT#052.18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10738 | 60 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اين اطفال را تربيت بهائی خواهم تا در ملک و ملکوت ترقّی نمايند و سبب سرور دل و جان | ...My wish is that these children should receive a Baha’í education, so that they may progress both here and in the Kingdom | MMK1#100 p.124x | SWAB#100x | Education of children; moral education; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10739 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God, who art guided to the Light of Guidance! Verily, I read thy letter which expressed praise to thy Supreme Lord | TAB.693-694 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10740 | 60 | Persian | یا امه الله شکر کن حضرت مقصود را که چنین ابن محمود داری که هزار هزاردستان | O handmaid of God! Give thanks unto the Desired One, that thou possessest such a praiseworthy son, who is as a thousand nightingales [3.5s] | INBA55:177b, INBA87:604, INBA52:645a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10741 | 60 | Persian | یا امه الله شکر کن خدا را که قرین کریم طاهر و باهر است و بتوجه الی الله رخی | O maidservant of God, render thanks unto God that thy companion is noble, pure and radiant, and that thy face is turned toward God [3.5s] | TAH.344a | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10742 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره البدیعه اشکری الله بما انبتک من الثمره الکامله | O thou verdant, flourishing and wondrous leaf, render thanks unto God, for He hath caused thee to bring forth perfect fruit [3.5s] | IQN.240b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10743 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایها القضیب الرطیب ان شئت ان ترتفع الی الملا الاعلی و تنشا و تنموا نموا | O thou tender branch! Shouldst thou desire to ascend unto the Supreme Concourse, and to grow and develop in fullness [3.5s] | INBA87:222a, INBA52:227a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10744 | 60 | Persian | یا جناب وحید اجوبه و مکاتیب متعدده ارسال گردیده البته تا بحال رسیده اما | O esteemed Vahíd, numerous replies and letters have been dispatched, and undoubtedly they have reached you by now [3.5s] | INBA17:137 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10745 | 60 | Arabic | یا حبیبی قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک الی الصراط المستقیم و المنهج القویم | O my beloved! I have recited the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, for He hath guided thee unto the Straight Path and the Most Upright Way [3.5s] | INBA59:190b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10746 | 60 | Arabic | یا حبیبی و نعم القرین انی اتضرع الی رب العالمین ان یجعلک محیی الدین | O my beloved and noble companion! I earnestly supplicate unto the Lord of all worlds that He may render thee a reviver of the Faith [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0444, MKT3.492a | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10747 | 60 | Persian | یا حضرت محمد قبل رضا بانجناب این چند کلمه را بخط خود مستعجلا مرقوم مینمایم | O esteemed Muhammad-Rida, I hasten to pen these few words in my own hand [3.5s] | INBA17:128 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10748 | 60 | Arabic | یا رب السموات العلی ان عبدک المبتلی فی سبیلک غلامرضا یطلب الرضا فی الصباح و | O Lord of the exalted heavens! Verily, Thy servant Ghulám-Riḍá, who hath been tried in Thy path, seeketh Thy good-pleasure in the morning [3.5s] | INBA87:125b, INBA52:123b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10749 | 60 | O Thou my Lord the Merciful and my Beloved, the Clement! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mention | DAS.1914-04-27 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10750 | 60 | Persian | یا من اخلص وجهه لله این شخص که فی الحقیقه مبتهل است چند صباحی یعنی بقدر یک | O thou who hast truly turned thy face to God! This person, who is in truth a suppliant, for several morns -- that is to say, for about one [3.5s] | INBA87:058a, INBA52:057a | Personal instructions | - | - |
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