Ocean of Lights

130 words

ای نفوس مبارکه دردانه تا در آغوش صدفست درخشندگی و لطافتش مجهول همچنین گوهر

Translation:

Provisional translation

O blessed souls! Like a precious pearl that, while nestled in its shell, conceals its brilliance and beauty, so too [3.5s]

Publications (6)

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

MKT3.473

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA3/ma3-473.html

BSHN. Bisháratu'n-Núr. Bahá'í-Verlag, 140 B.E. (1^st edition) and 144 B.E. (2^nd edition). Prayers and Tablets relating to life after death. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/225.pdf (1^st edition). https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-04-fa/ (2^nd edition typescript) https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-05-fa/ (3^rd edition typescript)

BSHN.140.426

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/BN/bn-433.html

BSHN.144.420

Not yet online

MHT1a. Muntakhabátí az Alváḥ va Áthár-i-Mubárakih: Maḥáfil-i Tadhakkur. BPT Iran, 121 B.E. [1964]. Prayers and Tablets for memorial gatherings, superseded by BSHN. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/183.pdf

MHT1a.103

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/183.pdf#page=104

MHT1b. Muntakhabátí az Alváḥ va Áthár-i-Mubárakih: Maḥáfil-i Tadhakkur. BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973-4]. Prayers and Tablets for memorial gatherings, superseded by BSHN. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/185.pdf

MHT1b.061

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/185.pdf#page=61

YARP. Yárán-i Pársí. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1998. Tablets to Bahá’ís of Zoroastrian background. YARP1 and YARP2 refer to the Bahá’u’lláh and Abdu’l-Bahá sections, respectively. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/YP/

YARP2.162 p.170

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/YP/yp-176.html