Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London

70 words

نفسی بی آمال و آرزو نیست سلطان و گدا هر کس مبتلای غمی است و دوچار مشکلی

Translation:

Provisional translation

There is not one among us who is without hope or desire. The king and beggar alike are afflicted with some sorrow

Publications (1)Translations (1)

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

BDA2.032

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS2/kbas2-40.html

MHMD2. Masumian, Adib (trans.). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Europe 1912-1913: The Talks and Travels of the Master as Recorded by Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání. George Ronald, 2024. English Translation of BDA2

MHMD2.037

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