اگر افق اعلی از زخرف دنيا خاليست ولکن در خزائن توکّل و تفويض از برای ورّاث ميراث مرغوب لا عدل له گذاشتيم گنج نگذاشتيم و بر رنج نيفزوديم ايم اللّه در ثروت خوف مستور و خطر مکنون انظروا ثمّ اذکروا ما انزله الرّحمن فی الفرقان "ويلٌ لکلّ هُمزةٍ لمزة الّذی جمع مالاً وعدّده" ثروت عالم را وفائی نه آنچه را فنا اخذ نمايد و تغيير پذيرد لايق اعتنا نبوده و نيست مگر علی قدر معلوم
ALTHOUGH the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation We have bequeathed to Our heirs an excellent and priceless Heritage. Earthly treasures We have not bequeathed, nor have We added such cares as they entail. By God! In earthly riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed. Consider ye and call to mind that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: ‘Woe betide every slanderer and defamer, him that layeth up riches and counteth them.’ Fleeting are the riches of the world; all that perisheth and changeth is not, and hath never been, worthy of attention, except to a recognized measure.
مقصوداين مظلوم از حمل شدائد و بلايا و انزال آيات و اظهار بيّنات اخماد نار ضغينه و بغضا بوده که شايد آفاق افئده اهل عالم بنور اتّفاق منوّر گردد و بآسايش حقيقی فائز و از افق لوح الهی نيّر اين بيان لائح و مُشرق بايد کلّ به آن ناظر باشند ای اهل عالم شما را وصيّت مينمايم بآنچه سبب ارتفاع مقامات شماست بتقوی اللّه تمسّک نمائيد و بذيل معروف تشبّث کنيد براستی ميگويم لسان از برای ذکر خير است او را بگفتار زشت ميالائيد عفا اللّه عمّا سلف از بعد بايد کلّ بما ينبغی تکلّم نمايند از لعن و طعن و ما يتکدّر به الانسان اجتناب نمايند مقام انسان بزرگست چندی قبل اين کلمه عليا از مخزن قلم ابهی ظاهر امروز روزيست بزرگ و مبارک آنچه در انسان مستور بوده امروز ظاهر شده و ميشود مقام انسان بزرگست اگر بحقّ و راستی تمسّک نمايد و بر امر ثابت و راسخ باشد انسان حقيقی بمثابه آسمان لدی الرّحمن مشهود شمس و قمر سمع و بصر و انجم او اخلاق منيره مضيئه مقامش اعلی المقام و آثارش مُربّی امکان
The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men may be illumined with the light of concord and attain real peace and tranquillity. From the dawning-place of the divine Tablet the day-star of this utterance shineth resplendent, and it behoveth everyone to fix his gaze upon it: We exhort you, O peoples of the world, to observe that which will elevate your station. Hold fast to the fear of God and firmly adhere to what is right. Verily I say, the tongue is for mentioning what is good, defile it not with unseemly talk. God hath forgiven what is past. Henceforward everyone should utter that which is meet and seemly, and should refrain from slander, abuse and whatever causeth sadness in men. Lofty is the station of man! Not long ago this exalted Word streamed forth from the treasury of Our Pen of Glory: Great and blessed is this Day—the Day in which all that lay latent in man hath been and will be made manifest. Lofty is the station of man, were he to hold fast to righteousness and truth and to remain firm and steadfast in the Cause. In the eyes of the All-Merciful a true man appeareth even as a firmament; its sun and moon are his sight and hearing, and his shining and resplendent character its stars. His is the loftiest station, and his influence educateth the world of being.
هر مقبلی اليوم عرف قميص را يافت و بقلب طاهر به افق اعلی توجّه نمود او از اهل بها در صحيفه حمراء مذکور خذ قدح عنايتی باسمی ثمّ اشرب منه بذکری العزيز البديع
Every receptive soul who hath in this Day inhaled the fragrance of His garment and hath, with a pure heart, set his face towards the all-glorious Horizon is reckoned among the people of Bahá in the Crimson Book. Grasp ye, in My Name, the chalice of My loving-kindness, drink then your fill in My glorious and wondrous remembrance.
ای اهل عالم مذهب الهی از برای محبّت و اتّحاد است او را سبب عداوت و اختلاف منمائيد نزد صاحبان بصر و اهل منظر اکبر آنچه سبب حفظ و علّت راحت و آسايش عباد است از قلم اعلی نازل شده ولکن جهّال ارض چون مربّای نفس و هوسند از حکمتهای بالغه حکيم حقيقی غافلند وبظنون و اوهام ناطق و عامل
O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes of men of insight and the beholders of the Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever are the effective means for safeguarding and promoting the happiness and welfare of the children of men have already been revealed by the Pen of Glory. But the foolish ones of the earth, being nurtured in evil passions and desires, have remained heedless of the consummate wisdom of Him Who is, in truth, the All-Wise, while their words and deeds are prompted by idle fancies and vain imaginings.
يا اولياء اللّه و امنائه ملوک مظاهر قدرت و مطالع عزّت و ثروت حقّند در باره ايشان دعا کنيد حکومت ارض به آن نفوس عنايت شد و قلوب را از برای خود مقرّر داشت
O ye the loved ones and the trustees of God! Kings are the manifestations of the power, and the daysprings of the might and riches, of God. Pray ye on their behalf. He hath invested them with the rulership of the earth and hath singled out the hearts of men as His Own domain.
نزاع و جدال را نهی فرمود نهياً عظيما فی الکتاب هذا امر اللّه فی هذا الظّهور الاعظم و عصمه من حکم المحو و زيّنه بطراز الاثبات انّه هو العليم الحکيم
Conflict and contention are categorically forbidden in His Book. This is a decree of God in this Most Great Revelation. It is divinely preserved from annulment and is invested by Him with the splendour of His confirmation. Verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
مظاهر حکم و مطالع امر که بطراز عدل و انصاف مزيّنند بر کلّ اعانت آن نفوس لازم طوبی للامراء و العلمآء فی البهاء اولئک امنائی بين عبادی و مشارق احکامی بين خلقی عليهم بهائی و رحمتی و فضلی الّذی احاط الوجود در کتاب اقدس در اين مقام نازل شده آنچه که از آفاق کلماتش انوار بخشش الهی لامع وساطع و مُشرق است
It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornament of equity and justice. Blessed are the rulers and the learned among the people of Bahá. They are My trustees among My servants and the manifestations of My commandments amidst My people. Upon them rest My glory, My blessings and My grace which have pervaded the world of being. In this connection the utterances revealed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas are such that from the horizon of their words the light of divine grace shineth luminous and resplendent.
يا اغصانی در وجود قوّت عظيمه و قدرت کامله مکنون و مستور به او و جهت اتّحاد او ناظر باشيد نه باختلافات ظاهره از او
O ye My Branches! A mighty force, a consummate power lieth concealed in the world of being. Fix your gaze upon it and upon its unifying influence, and not upon the differences which appear from it.
وصيّة اللّه آنکه بايد اغصان و افنان و منتسبين طرّاً بغصن اعظم ناظر باشند انظروا ما انزلناه فی کتابی الاقدس اذا غيض بحر الوصال و قضی کتاب المبدء فی المآل توجّهوا اِلی من اراده اللّه الّذی انشعب من هذا الاصل القديم مقصود از اين آيه مبارکه غصن اعظم بوده کذلک اظهرنا الامر فضلاً من عندنا و انا الفضّال الکريم قد قدّر اللّه مقام الغصن الاکبر بعد مقامه انّه هو الآمر الحکيم قد اصطفينا الاکبر بعد الاعظم امراً من لدن عليم خبير
The Will of the divine Testator is this: It is incumbent upon the Aghsán, the Afnán and My Kindred to turn, one and all, their faces towards the Most Mighty Branch. Consider that which We have revealed in Our Most Holy Book: ‘When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.’ The object of this sacred verse is none other except the Most Mighty Branch [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. Thus have We graciously revealed unto you Our potent Will, and I am verily the Gracious, the All-Powerful. Verily God hath ordained the station of the Greater Branch [Muḥammad ‘Alí] to be beneath that of the Most Great Branch [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. He is in truth the Ordainer, the All-Wise. We have chosen ‘the Greater’ after ‘the Most Great’, as decreed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
محبّت اغصان بر کلّ لازم ولکن ما قدّر اللّه لهم حقّاً فی اموال النّاس
It is enjoined upon everyone to manifest love towards the Aghsán, but God hath not granted them any right to the property of others.
يا اغصانی و افنانی و ذوی قرابتی نوصيکم بتقوی اللّه و بمعروف و بما ينبغی و بما ترتفع به مقاماتکم براستی ميگويم تقوی سردار اعظم است از برای نصرت امر الهی و جنوديکه لايق اين سردار است اخلاق و اعمال طيّبه طاهره مرضيه بوده و هست
O ye My Aghsán, My Afnán and My Kindred! We exhort you to fear God, to perform praiseworthy deeds and to do that which is meet and seemly and serveth to exalt your station. Verily I say, fear of God is the greatest commander that can render the Cause of God victorious, and the hosts which best befit this commander have ever been and are an upright character and pure and goodly deeds.
بگو ای عباد اسباب نظم را سبب پريشانی منمائيد و علّت اتّحاد را علّت اختلاف مسازيد اميد آنکه اهل بهآء بکلمه مبارکه قل کلّ من عند اللّه ناظر باشند و اين کلمه عليا بمثابه آبست از برای اطفاء نار ضغينه و بغضاء که در قلوب و صدور مکنون و مخزون است احزاب مختلفه از اين کلمه واحده بنور اتّحاد حقيقی فائز ميشوند انّه يقول الحقّ و يهدی السّبيل و هو المقتدر العزيز الجميل
Say: O servants! Let not the means of order be made the cause of confusion and the instrument of union an occasion for discord. We fain would hope that the people of Bahá may be guided by the blessed words: ‘Say: all things are of God.’ This exalted utterance is like unto water for quenching the fire of hate and enmity which smouldereth within the hearts and breasts of men. By this single utterance contending peoples and kindreds will attain the light of true unity. Verily He speaketh the truth and leadeth the way. He is the All-Powerful, the Exalted, the Gracious.
احترام و ملاحظه اغصان بر کلّ لازم لاعزاز امر و ارتفاع کلمه و اين حکم از قبل و بعد در کتب الهی مذکور و مسطور طوبی لمن فاز بما اُمر به من لدن آمر قديم و همچنين احترام حرم و آل اللّه و افنان و منتسبين نوصيکم بخدمة الامم و اصلاح العالم
It is incumbent upon everyone to show courtesy to, and have regard for the Aghsán, that thereby the Cause of God may be glorified and His Word exalted. This injunction hath time and again been mentioned and recorded in the Holy Writ. Well is it with him who is enabled to achieve that which the Ordainer, the Ancient of Days hath prescribed for him. Ye are bidden moreover to respect the members of the Holy Household, the Afnán and the kindred. We further admonish you to serve all nations and to strive for the betterment of the world.
از ملکوت بيان مقصود عالميان نازل شد آنچه که سبب حيات عالم و نجات امم است نصائح قلم اعلی را بگوش حقيقی اصغا نمائيد انّها خير لکم عمّا علی الارض يشهد بذلک کتابی العزيز البديع .
That which is conducive to the regeneration of the world and the salvation of the peoples and kindreds of the earth hath been sent down from the heaven of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. Give ye a hearing ear to the counsels of the Pen of Glory. Better is this for you than all that is on the earth. Unto this beareth witness My glorious and wondrous Book.