Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Public address given on 1912-04-13

610 words

چند روز است من به نیویورک آمدم پیش از این به اروپا رفتم

Translation:

Provisional translation

It is a few days since my arrival in New York; but before coming to New York

Publications (3)Translations (2)Notes (1)

KHTB. Majmú`iy-i Khiṭábát-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá (3 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, Collection of talks given in the U.S.and Europe; reprinted from same plates as earlier Egypt edition. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/36.pdf (typescript), Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/37.pdf (typescript), Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/38.pdf (typescript)

KHTB2.013

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/KA2/ka2-15.html

NJB. Najm-i Bákhtar (mult. vols.). George Ronald, 1978. Persian pages from Star of the West (1910-1935). https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1412.pdf and https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol4/starwest/starwest.htm

NJB_v04#10 p.004

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_10

BDA. Zarqání, Maḥmúd. Kitáb-i Badáyi`u'l-Áthár (2 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1987. Vol. 1 (translated as MHMD1): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/241.pdf, Vol. 2 (translated as MHMD2): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/242.pdf

BDA1.032n

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-32.html

PUP. The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2007. Numbering of talks refers to the version at BRL; page numbers refer to the 1982 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul- baha/promulgation-universal-peace/

PUP#007 (p.016-018)

http://www.bahai.org/r/966666045

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v03#07 p.003-004

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_7

MHMD1. Sobhani, Mohi (trans). Mahmud's Diary: The Diary of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání Chronicling ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey to America. George Ronald, 1998. English Translation of BDA1. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf, https://bahai-library.com/zarqani_mahmuds_diary (typescript)

MHMD1.042

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=67