Ocean of Lights

340 words

ای کنیز من از ظاهر بگذر و بباطن ناظر باش جمال احبای الهی را بچشم حق مشاهده

Translation:

Provisional translation

O My handmaid! Concern not thyself with that which is outwardly apparent; fix thy gaze, rather, upon that which lieth within. Look thou upon the beauty of God’s loved ones

Publications (2)Translations (1)

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS8.035x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS8/mas8-35.html

ANDA. ‘Andalíb (mult. vols.). Andalib board, 1981-2010. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2018 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/andalib/

ANDA#64 p.39

https://www.afnanlibrary.org/d/andalib-issue-64-hi

ADMS. Personal web site of A. Masumian, with provisional translations and original texts. https://adibmasumian.com/translations/

ADMS#025

https://adibmasumian.com/translations/outer-vs-inner-beauty/