Ocean of Lights

170 words

ای ثابت بر پیمان سبحان الله چه سری است یک صدف در آغوش خویش در و خزف پرورش

Translation:

Provisional translation

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Glorified be God! What mystery it is, that a single shell within its embrace doth nurture both pearl and clay [3.5s]

Manuscripts (1)Publications (1)

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

INBA72:025

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v072/?page=28

YBN. Rafati, Vahid. Yádnámiy-i Bayḍá'-i-Núrá. Bahá'í-Verlag, 2011. “Remembrance of a Shining Light: Selections from the Works of Abdu'l- Qásim Bayḍá.” https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/ybn.pdf

YBN.032-033

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/ybn.pdf#page=37