Ocean of Lights

400 words

ای بنده درگاه الهی هر چند تا بحال در مکاتبه فتور و قصور رفت ولی در عالم دل و

Translation:

Provisional translation

O servant of the divine Threshold! Though there has been delay and shortcoming in correspondence until now, yet in the realm of the heart [3.5s]... ...Those souls who have detached themselves from the world of humanity and acquired heavenly attributes are reckoned among the Concourse on High

Publications (4)Translations (1)

MMK. Muntakhabátí az Makátíb-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá' (6 vols.). Bahá’í World Centre, 1979 and 1984; Bahá'í-Verlag, 1992-2005. Vol. 1 = SWAB; vol. 3: topics in divine philosophy; vol. 4: life and station of Bahá’u’lláh; vol. 5: life and station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; vol. 6: references to the Qur’án. Page images: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Typescripts: https://oceanoflights.org/table/abdul-baha-selections-writings01-fa/ [replace 01 in the url with other volume numbers through 06]

MMK6#256

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1699.pdf#page=189

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS2.108-110

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS2/mas2-109.html

YMM. Rafati, Vahid. Yádnámiy-i Miṣbáḥ-i-Munír. Bahá'í-Verlag, 2006. Biography and notes of Abdi Misbah. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/326.pdf

YMM.153x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/326.pdf#page=161

ABDA. Ardikani, S. Navvabzadeh. Amr-i-Bahá’í dar Ardakán. Bahá'í-Verlag, 2009. Regional history. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/abda.pdf

ABDA.086-087

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/abda.pdf#page=94

ADMS. Personal web site of A. Masumian, with provisional translations and original texts. https://adibmasumian.com/translations/

ADMS#326x

https://adibmasumian.com/translations/ab00939_excerpt_concourse_on_high/