Ocean of Lights

90 words

ای بنا بناای نما که اساسش در ارض غبرا و شرفه اش در اوج سما و کنگره اش متواصل

Translation:

Provisional translation

O thou edifice, whose foundation resteth upon the dust-laden earth, yet whose pinnacle soareth to the zenith of heaven, and whose battlements rise ever higher [3.5s]

Manuscripts (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

INBA84:498

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v084/?page=501

INBA87:022

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v087/?page=24

INBA52:022

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v052/?page=24