Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

80 words

ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده

Translation:

Provisional translation

Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way

Publications (1)Translations (2)

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

BDA1.126.14

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-126.html

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_v19#08 p.253

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_19/Issue_8

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)

MHMD1.135-136

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=160