Ocean of Lights

120 words

ای قرینه آن جوهر وجود آن باز سپید اوج ملکوت هر چند بلانه و آشیانه عزت عروج

Translation:

Provisional translation

O counterpart of that essence of existence, that white falcon of the celestial heights, though in thy nest and honored dwelling thou dost soar [3.5s]

Manuscripts (1)Publications (4)

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

INBA16:116

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v016/?page=118

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#290

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1699.pdf#page=214

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

AHB.129BE #11-12 p.10

Not yet online

PYK. Rafati, Vahid. Payk-i Rástán. Asr-i-Jadid, 2005. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Ismulláh al-Asdaq and family. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1484.pdf

PYK.287

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1484.pdf#page=304

MYD. ‘Alá’í, ‘Abdu’l-‘Alí. Mu'assisiy-i Ayádíy-i Amru'lláh. BPT Iran, 1974. Biographies of the Hands of the Cause. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/390.pdf

MYD.491

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/390.pdf#page=497