Ocean of Lights

220 words

ای منجذب بنفحات حق صبح است و هر نفسی در هوسی و این عبد بیاد روی و خلق و خوی

Translation:

Provisional translation

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! It is dawn, and each soul is caught up in its desires, while this servant is absorbed in remembrance of Thy face and character [3.5s]

Manuscripts (3)Publications (3)

INBA. Iranian National Bahá’í Archives volumes. Two-digit entries are from the 105-volume private printing, Iran, 1975. Digitally reprinted by the Afnan Library: https://afnanlibrary.org/inba/, with typed volumes available at https://oceanoflights.org/chapter/manuscripts-fa/. Four- digit entries suffixed by “C” are taken from SRC Appendix 1; 6007C can be found at http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INBA.6007C.pdf

INBA13:244b

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v013/?page=122

INBA55:194

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v055/?page=196

INBA59:164

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v059/?page=166

MKT. Makátíb-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá' (9 vols.). BPT Iran, 121 B.E.–135 B.E. [1965- 1978]. Full texts of Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; first three volumes originally published in Cairo in 1910, 1911 and 1921. Vols. 1-8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/, Vol. 9: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/577.pdf

MKT1.247

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA1/ma1-246.html

AHB. Áhang-i-Badí` (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1946-1980. Periodical journal. Individual issues listed at https://bahai-library.com/bahailib_archive

AHB.128BE #06-11 p.252

Not yet online

YHA. Maḥmúdí, Húshang. Yád Dáshtháy dar bárih-yi Ḥaḍrat-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá (2 vols.). BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973]. Notes on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf; Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/684.pdf

YHA1.367 (2.735)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf#page=369