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Vol. IV
Chicago, July 13, 1913
No. 7
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Persian-American Educational Society | 114 |
Addresses by Abdul-Baha delivered in Boston | 115 |
The Nineteen-Day Feast—Announcements | 120 |
News Notes | 121 |
Persian Section | 123-128 |
A REPORT has just been received from Dr. Susan I. Moody, who writes as follows:
"The annual examinations are something to talk about. From boys' Tarbiat School, thirty-three students were examined at the Government University before the Board of Education. Thirty received certificates.
"From all other boys' schools three hundred boys went before the Board, of whom only ten passed satisfactory examinations and received certificates.
"In girls' school, I don't know which to praise most, teachers or scholars, such an advance in one year seems miraculous. These
teachers who were totally untrained have produced great results. This is notably true in Miss Kappes' school, but the same is true of Dabestan Dooshezizan Vatan school, where at first all teaching was voluntary. Now they pay a French teacher and their own native teachers are paid a very meagre salary. This school has made a wonderful struggle; it is greatly blessed by Abdul-Baha.
"I attended examinations in this school three afternoons and in Miss Kappes' five afternoons, and without exception from beginners up, the American students stood well in their classes. No. 56, Sabetha Khanom (Dorothy Hoar), was second in spelling contest; No. 70, Shams-ol Molluk (Mrs. Helen S. Goodall), was second in Persian grammar.
"You need not hesitate to assure our patrons that their students are being encouraged to make the most of their opportunity, and we are proud of their progress.
"If it is possible, I will later send you figures of standing of each scholar."
A contribution of $100 toward the educational fund was sent through Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, by Mme. A. F. Cheron, of Paris, France.
Among numerous letters received recently with assurances of sympathy and offers of co-operation, was one from Abbas Ally Butt Cashmiree, of Rangoon, Burma. The Society now has scholarships maintained in France, England, German and India, beside the American subscriptions.
Additional scholarships are solicited, particularly for the girls' schools, and to replace a few which are lapsing. The Society gratefully acknowledges the continued support of its loyal members and friends.
A circular letter is being issued to members and to the Bahai Assemblies, outlining a need of the Orient-Occident Unity, which directs the P. A. E. S. work. The attention of the friends is invited to this circular, copies of which may be obtained from the undersigned upon application.
In recent Tablets, Abdul-Baha has again approved the work of the Society and commended it to the support of the believers.
- JOSEPH H. HANNEN. Executive Secretary,
- P. O. Box 192, Washington, D. C.[Page 115]
- P. O. Box 192, Washington, D. C.[Page 115]
"We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; that all nations shall become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men shall be strengthened; that diversity of religion shall cease and differences of race be annulled. So it shall be; these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come."—BAHA'O'LLAH.
| Vol. IV | Chicago (July 13, 1913) Kalamat | No. 7 |
ADDRESS BY ABDUL-BAHA BEFORE THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON, MASS., AT THE KENSINGTON, EXETER AND BOYLSTON STREETS, JULY 24TH, 1912.
I HAVE come from New York to meet with you, but I regret that I cannot stay long. Therefore, I consider it very opportune to discuss with you an important question. I have not time for numerous meetings.
In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit. Nothing is as essential as the spirit of man. The spirit of man is the most noble of phenomena. The spirit of man is the meeting between man and God. The spirit of man is the cause of human life. The spirit of man is the collective center of all virtues. The spirit of man is the cause of the illumination of this world. The world may be likened to the body and man may be likened to the spirit of the body, because the light of the world is this spirit. Man in the world is the life of the world, and the life of man is the spirit. The happiness of the world depends upon man, and the happiness of man is dependent upon the spirit. The world may be likened to the lamp chimney, whereas man may be likened to the light itself. Man may be likened to the lamp, the spirit to the very light within the lamp. Therefore let us speak of this spirit.
The people of the world are divided into two classes. One class is the materialistic philosophers who deny the spirit and its immortality. The second class comprises the divine philosophers, the wise men of God, the wise illuminati. They believe in the spirit and its immortality. The Greek philosophers declared man to consist of simply the material elements. These material elements compose the cellular elements of the human existence, and when this composition is subjected to disintegration, the life of man becomes extinct. They taught that other than the body there is no spirit. It is body and body only. From these elements these human emanations have come. To them the eye and the ear are due; by them the sense of taste, smell and touch are caused; and when these elements are decomposed, these senses are likewise decomposed. This is the statement of the materialistic philosophers.
But the philosophers of God say, No! the spirit does exist; the spirit is living and eternal. Because of the objections of the materialistic philosophers, therefore, the wise men of God have advanced rational proofs in regard to the validity of the spirit. The materialistic philosophers do not believe in the books of God, and, hence, for them traditional proofs are no evidence; materialistic proofs are necessary. Consequently, the philosophers and wise men of God have said that it is firmly established that existing phenomena may be resolved into grades, that is to say, the mineral, vegetable or animal kingdoms, which possess either the functions augmentative or the functions tangible.
When we look at the mineral we discover that it exists and is possessed of virtue, that is to say, the power augmentative. When we consider the vegetable we see that it possesses the power of the mineral plus the power of growth. Therefore, it is evident that the vegetable kingdom is superior to the mineral. When we look at the animal kingdom we discover that the animal possesses both the power of the vegetable and those of the mineral, because it is both material and endowed with the virtues augmentative. It is possessed of the virtues of a kingdom, whereof the mineral and vegetables are minus. That is to say, the animal has the sense of hearing, sight, taste, smell and touch, the five senses of perception. It likewise has the power of memory. These do not exist in the lower kingdoms.
Just as the animal is more noble than the
vegetable and the mineral, so is man superior
to the animal. When we look at the animal
we see that, although it possesses the five
senses, it is bereft of ideation; that is to say,
the animal is a captive of the world of nature,
it is not in touch with that which lies beyond
nature, it is bereft of spiritual susceptibilities,[Page 116]
it is bereft of the attractions of conscience, it
is not in touch with the world of God, it cannot
deviate one hair's breadth from the law of
nature. It is different with man. Man is possessed
of the emanations of conscience; he has
intelligence and perception and is capable of
discovering mysteries in the universe. All the
human industries we see, all the inventions and
undertakings we observe are mysteries of nature
and at one time were hidden; but the
reality of man has discovered these mysteries.
As a matter of fact, according to nature's laws,
these things should be hidden and latent, but
man having transcended the laws of nature,
discovered these mysteries and brought them
from the invisible state to the visible plane.
See what a marvel man is! Consider electricity—one
of the mysteries of creation. Under the
requirement of natural law it should remain
latent, but man discovered this power, brought
it forth from the invisible state to the visible
plane and utilized its energies. That is to say,
man transcended this law of nature. How
many of the mysteries of nature have been
penetrated! Columbus, while in Spain, discovered
America. Man is capable of discovering
that the sun is stationary, while the earth revolves
about it. The animal cannot do this.
Man perceives the mirage is an illusion. This
is beyond the power of the animal. The
animal can only perceive through sense impressions,
but cannot grasp intellectual realities.
The animal cannot conceive of the power
of thought. This is an intellectual matter and
not limited to the senses. The animal cannot
conceive of the fact that the earth is
spherical. Intellectual phenomena are human
powers. All creation is captive of nature:
it cannot deviate a hair's breadth from the
laws established by nature. But man wrests
the sword from nature's hand and uses it
upon nature's head. For example, it is a
requirement of nature that man should be
a dweller upon the earth, but the power of
the human spirit transcends the law and he
soars aloft in aeroplanes. This is contrary to
the law and requirement of nature. He sails
at high speed upon the ocean. He dives beneath
its surface in submarines. He imprisons
the voice in the phonograph. He communicates
in the twinkling of an eye from the east to the
west. These are some of the things we know
to be contrary to the law of nature. Man
transcends nature's laws. The animal, the
vegetable, the mineral cannot do this. This
can only be done through the power of the
spirit, because the spirit is the reality. But
in the physical powers and senses man and the
animal are partners. In fact, animal is often
superior to man in sense perception. For instance,
the vision of some animals is exceedingly
acute; the ear of the animal can detect a
voice at a long distance. Consider the instinct
of a dog; it is much greater than a man's. But
although the animal shares with man all the
physical virtues and senses, a spiritual power is
bestowed upon man, of which the animal is
devoid. This is proof that there is something
in man which is absent in the animal; there is
a faculty in man which is minus in the animal;
there is a virtue in man which is lacking in the
animal. This is the spirit of man. All these
wonderful accomplishments are due to the
efficacy and penetration of the spirit of man.
Were man bereft of this spirit, none of these
accomplishments would have been possible.
This is a proof that man is possessed of a
spirit. This is evident as the sun at midday.
All creatures of material organism are limited
to an image or form. That is to say,
every created material being is possessed of
one form. It cannot possess two forms at the
same time. For example, a body may be
triangular, spherical, square, a hexagon or an
octagon, but it is impossible for a given object
to be triangular and spherical simultaneously;
it cannot possess two shapes at one time. It
may be either triangular or square. If it is to
become square it must first rid itself of the
triangular shape. It is absolutely impossible
for it to be square and triangular at the same
time. That is to say, in the reality of the
creatures the different forms cannot be simultaneously
possessed. But in the reality of man
all geometrical figures can be simultaneously
conceived. In other realities one image must
be forsaken in order that another might be
possible. This is the law of change and transformation,
and change and transformation are
harbingers of mortality. Were it not for
change and transformation in form, phenomena
would be immortal, but because phenomena is
subject to change and transformation from
one figure or shape to another, it is mortal.
But the reality of man is possessed of all virtues;
he does not have to give up one image
for another as other mere bodies do. Therefore
in that reality there is no change and
transformation; there it is immortal and everlasting.
Verily the body of man may be in
America but his spirit laboring and working in
the far east, discovering, organizing and systematizing.
Although governing, making laws,
erecting a building in Russia, his body is still[Page 117]
here in America. What is this power, which
notwithstanding it is embodied in America,
is still working in the east, organizing, systematizing,
destroying, upbuilding? It is the
spirit of man. This is irrefutable.
When you wish to reflect upon or consider a matter you consult something within you. You say, shall I do it or shall I not do it? Is it better to do this or abandon it? Whom do you consult? Who is within you deciding this question? Surely there is a distinct power, a distinct ego. Were it not distinct from your ego, you would not be consulting it. It is greater than the faculty of thought. It is your spirit which teaches you, which inspires and decides upon matters. Who is it that interrogates? Who is it that answers? There is no doubt that it is the spirit and that there is no change or transformation there, for it is not composed of composite elements; and anything that is not composed of elements is eternal. Change and transformation are peculiarities of composition. There is no change and transformation in the spirit. In proof of this the body may become weakened in its members. It may be dismembered or one of its members may be incapacitated. The whole body may be paralyzed and yet the mind, the spirit remains ever the same. The mind decides, the thought is perfect and yet the hand is withered, the feet have become useless, the spinal column is paralyzed, and there is no muscular movement at all, but the spirit is in the same status. Dismember a healthy man:—the spirit is not dismembered. Amputate his feet; his spirit is there. He may become lame, the spirit is not affected. The spirit is ever the same; no change or transformation can you perceive, and because there is no change or transformation, it is everlasting and permanent.
Consider man while in the state of sleep; it is evident that all his parts and members are at a standstill, are functionless. His eye does not see, his ear does not hear, his feet and hands are motionless, but, nevertheless, he does see in the world of dreams, he does hear, he speaks, he walks, he may even fly in an aeroplane. Therefore it becomes evident that though the body be dead yet the spirit is permanent. Nay, the perceptions may be keener when man's body is asleep, the flight may be higher, the hearing may be better; all the functions are there and yet the body is at a standstill. Hence it is proof that there is a spirit in the man and in this spirit there is no distinction as to whether the body be asleep or absolutely dead and dependent. The spirit is not incapacitated by these conditions; it is not bereft of its existence, it is not bereft of its perfections. The proofs are many—innumerable.
These are all rational proofs. Nobody can deny them. As we have shown there is a spirit and that this spirit is permanent and everlasting, we must strive to learn of it. May you become informed of this spirit, hasten to render it divine, to have it become sanctified and holy, and that it may become the very light of the world illumining the East and the West.
I wish I might come and talk with you every night. I entertain great love for you all and am greatly pleased with this meeting.
ADDRESS BY ABDUL-BAHA AT THE NEW THOUGHT FORUM (METAPHYSICAL CLUB), BOSTON, MASS., AUGUST 25TH, 1912.*
O THOU kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate at Thy Threshold, seeking Thy endless confirmations and illimitable assistance. O Thou Lord! regenerate these souls and confer upon them a new Life. Animate the spirits, inform the hearts, open the eyes and make the ears attentive. From Thy ancient Treasury confer a new being and animus and from Thy pre-existent Abode assist them to attain to new confirmations.
O God! Verily the world is in need of reformation. Bestow upon it a new existence. Give it newness of thoughts and reveal unto it heavenly sciences. Breathe into it a fresh spirit and grant unto it a holier and higher purpose.
O God! Verily Thou hast made this century radiant and in it Thou hast manifested Thy merciful Effulgence. Thou hast effaced the darkness of superstitions and permitted the Light of Assurance to shine. O God! grant that these servants may be acceptable at Thy Threshold. Reveal a new heaven and spread out a new earth for habitation. Let a new Jerusalem descend from on high. Bestow new thoughts, new life upon mankind. Endow souls with new perceptions and confer upon them new virtues. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful! Thou art the Giver, the Generous!
It is easy to bring human bodies under control. A king can bring under his rule and authority the bodies of his subjects throughout
*Dr. Fareed, Translator. Stenographic notes by
Miss Edna McKinney.[Page 118]
a whole country. In former centuries kings and rulers have brought under their individual control many millions of men and have been thereby enabled to carry out whatsoever they desire. If they willed to bestow happiness and peace they could do so, and if they determined to inflict suffering and discomfort they were equally capable. If they desired to send men to the field of battle, none could oppose their authority, and if they decreed their kingdoms should enjoy the bliss and serenity of immunity from war, this condition prevailed. In a word, how many kings and rulers have been able to control millions of human beings and have exercised that dominion with the utmost despotism of authority!
The point is this, that to gain control over physical bodies is an extremely easy matter, but to bring spirits within the bonds of serenity is a most arduous undertaking. This is not the work of everybody. It necessitates a divine and holy potency, the potency of Inspiration, the power of the Holy Spirit. For example, His Holiness Christ was capable of leading spirits into that abode of serenity. He was capable of guiding hearts into that haven of rest. From the day of His Manifestation to the present time He has been resuscitating hearts and quickening spirits. He has exercised that vivifying influence in the realm of hearts and spirits, therefore His resuscitating is everlasting.
In this century of the "latter times'" BAHA'O'LLAH has appeared and so resuscitated spirits that they have manifested powers more than human. Thousands of His followers have given their lives and while under the sword, shedding their blood, they have proclaimed "Ya-Baha-ul-ABHA!" Such resuscitation is impossible except through a heavenly potency, a power supernatural, the divine power of the Holy Spirit. Through a natural and mere human power this is impossible. Therefore the question arises, "How is this resuscitation to be accomplished?"
There are certain means for its accomplishment by which mankind is regenerated and quickened with a new birth. This is the "second birth" mentioned in the Heavenly Books. Its accomplishment is through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The resuscitation or rebirth of the spirit of man is through the science of the Love of God. It is through the efficacy of the Water of Life. This life and quickening is the regeneration of the phenomenal world. After the coming of the spiritual springtime, the falling of the vernal showers, the shining of the Sun of Reality, the blowing of the breezes of Perfection, all phenomena become imbued with the life of a new creation and are reformed in the process of a new genesis. Reflect upon the material springtime. When winter comes the trees are leafless, the fields and meadows withered, the flowers die away into dust-heaps; in prairie, mountain and garden no freshness lingers, no beauty is visible, no verdure can be seen. Everything is clad in the robe of death. Wherever you look around you will find the expression of death and decay. But when the spring comes, the showers descend, the sun floods the meadows and plains with light, you will observe creation clad in a new robe of expression. The showers have made the meadows green and verdant. The warm breezes have caused the trees to put on their garments of leaves. They have blossomed and soon will produce new, fresh and delightful fruits. Everything appears endowed with a newness of life; a new animus and spirit is everywhere visible. The spring has resuscitated all phenomena and has adorned the earth with beauty as it willeth.
Even so is the Springtime Spiritual when it comes. When the Holy, Divine Manifestations or Prophets appear in the world, a cycle of radiance, an age of mercy dawns. Everything is renewed. Minds, hearts and all human forces are re-formed, perfections are quickened, sciences, discoveries and investigations are stimulated afresh and everything appertaining to the virtues of the human world is re-vitalized. Consider this present century of radiance and compare it with past centuries. What a vast difference exists between them! How minds have developed! How perceptions have deepened! How discoveries have increased! What great projects have been accomplished! How many realities have become manifest! How many mysteries of creation have been probed and penetrated! What is the cause of this? It is through the efficacy of the Spiritual Springtime in which we are living. Day by day the world attains a new bounty. In this radiant century neither the old customs nor the old sciences, crafts, laws and regulations have remained. The old political principles are undergoing change and a new body politic is in process of formation. Nevertheless some whose thoughts are congealed and whose souls are bereft of the light of the Sun of Reality seek to arrest this development in the world of the minds of men. Is this possible?
In the unmistakable and universal re-formation[Page 119]
we are witnessing, when outer conditions
of humanity are receiving such impetus, when
human life is assuming a new aspect, when sciences
are stimulated afresh, inventions and
discoveries increasing, civic laws undergoing
change and moralities evidencing uplift and
betterment, is it possible that spiritual impulses
and influences should not be renewed and reformed?
Naturally new spiritual thoughts and
inclinations must also become manifest. If
spirituality be not renewed, what fruits come
from mere physical reformation? For instance,
the body of man may improve, the quality of
bone and sinew may advance, the hand may
develop, other limbs and members may increase
in excellence, but if the mind fails to
develop, of what use is the rest? The important
factor in human improvement is the
mind. In the world of the mind there must
needs be development and improvement. There
must be re-formation in the kingdom of the
human spirit, otherwise no result will be attained
from betterment of the mere physical
structure.
In this new year new fruits must be forthcoming, for that is the provision and intention of spiritual re-formation. The renewal of the leaf is fruitless. From the re-formation of bark or branch no fruit will come forth. The renewal of verdure produces nothing. If there be no renewal of fruit from the tree, of what avail is the re-formation of bark, blossom, branch and trunk? For a fruitless tree is of no special value. Similarly, of what avail is the re-formation of physical conditions unless they are concomitant with spiritual reformations? For the essential reality is the spirit, the foundation basis is the spirit, the life of man is due to the spirit, the happiness, the animus, the radiance, the glory of man—all are due to the spirit; and if in the spirit no re-formation takes place, there will be no result to human existence.
Therefore we must strive, with life and heart, that the material and physical world may be reformed, human perception become keener, the merciful Effulgence manifest and the radiance of Reality shine. Then the Star of Love shall appear and the world of humanity become illumined. The purpose is that the world of existence is dependent for its progress upon re-formation; otherwise it will be as dead. Consider, if a new springtime failed to appear, what would be the effect upon this globe, the earth? Undoubtedly it would become dissolute and life extinct. The earth has need of an annual coming of spring. It is necessary that a new bounty should be forthcoming. If it comes not, life would be effaced. In the same way the world of spirit needs new life, the world of mind necessitates new animus and development, the world of souls a new bounty, the world of morality a re-formation, the world of divine effulgence ever new bestowals. Were it not for this replenishment, the life of the world would become effaced and extinguished. If this room is not ventilated and the air freshened, respiration will cease after a length of time. If no rain falls, all life organisms will perish. If new light does not come, the darkness of death will envelop the earth. If a new springtime does not arrive, life upon this globe will be obliterated.
Therefore, thoughts must be lofty and ideals uplifted in order that the world of humanity may become assisted in new conditions of reform. When this re-formation affects every degree, then will come the very "Day of the Lord" of which all the Prophets have spoken. That is the Day wherein the whole world will be regenerated. Consider: are the laws of past ages applicable to present human conditions? Evidently they are not. For example, the laws of former centuries sanctioned despotic forms of government. Are the laws of despotic control fitted for present-day conditions? How could they be applied to solve the questions surrounding modern nations? Similarly, we ask, would the status of ancient thought, the crudeness of arts and crafts, the insufficiency of scientific attainment, serve us today? Would the agricultural methods of the ancients suffice in the Twentieth Century? Transportation in the former ages was restricted to conveyance by animals. How would it provide for human needs today? If modes of transportation had not been re-formed the teeming millions now upon the earth would die of starvation. Without the railway and fast-going steamship, the world of the present day would be as dead. How could great cities, such as New York and London, subsist if dependent upon ancient means of conveyance? It is also true of other things which have been re-formed in proportion to the needs of the present time. Had they not been reformed, man could not find subsistence.
If these material tendencies are in such need of re-formation, how much greater the need in the world of the human spirit, the world of human thought, perception, virtues and bounties! Is it possible that need has remained stationary
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O thou Star of the West!
Be thou happy! Be thou happy! Shouldst thou continue to remain firm and eternal, ere long, thou shalt become the Star of the East and shalt spread in every country and clime. Thou art the first paper of the Bahais which is organized in the country of America. Although for the present thy subscribers are limited, thy form is small and thy voice weak, yet shouldst thou stand unshakable, become the object of the attention of the friends and the center of the generosity of the leaders of the faith who are firm in the Covenant, in the future thy subscribers will become hosts after hosts like unto the waves of the sea; thy volume will increase, thy arena will become vast and spacious and thy voice and fame will be raised and become world-wide—and at last thou shalt become the first paper of the world of humanity. Yet all these depend upon firmness, firmness, firmness!
(Signed) ABDUL-BAHA ABBAS.
| Vol. IV | Chicago (July 13, 1913) Kalamat | No. 7 |
THE NINETEEN-DAY FEAST*—You must continue to keep the Nineteen-Day Feast. It is very important; it is very good. But when you present yourselves in the meetings, before entering them, free yourselves from all that you have in your heart, free your thoughts and your minds from all else save God, and speak to your heart. That all may make this a gathering of love, make it the cause of illumination, make it a gathering of attraction of the hearts, surround this gathering with the Lights of the Supreme Concourse, so that you may be gathered together with the utmost love.
O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord, and prepare for us all those things which are the cause of unity and accord! O God! Descend upon us Heavenly Fragrance and change this gathering into a gathering of Heaven! Grant to us every benefit and every food. Prepare for
*Celebrated once in nineteen days, usually on the first of each Bahai month.
The first day of each Bahai month falls as follows:
MONTH | NAME | FIRST DAYS |
1st | Baha' (Splendor) | Mar. 21 |
2nd | Jalal (Glory) | Apr. 9 |
3rd | Jamal (Beauty) | Apr. 28 |
4th | Azamat (Grandeur) | May 17 |
5th | Nur (Light) | June 5 |
6th | Rahmat (Mercy) | June 24 |
7th | Kalamat (Words) | July 13 |
8th | Asma (Names) | Aug. 1 |
9th | Kamal (Perfection) | Aug. 20 |
10th | Eizzat (Might) | Sept. 8 |
11th | Masheyat (Will) | Sept. 27 |
12th | Elm (Knowledge) | Oct. 16 |
13th | Kudrat (Power) | Nov. 4 |
14th | Kowl (Speech) | Nov. 23 |
15th | Massa'ulk (Questions) | Dec. 12 |
16th | Sharaf (Honor) | Dec. 31 |
17th | Sultan (Sovereignty) | Jan. 19 |
18th | Mulk (Dominion) | Feb. 7 |
19th | Ola (Loftiness) | Mar. 2 |
us the Food of Love! Give to us the Food of Knowledge! Bestow upon us the Food of Heavenly Illumination!
In your hearts remember these things, and then enter the Unity Feast.
Each one of you must think how to make happy and pleased the other members of your Assembly, and each one must consider all those who are present as better and greater than himself, and each one must consider himself less than the rest. Know their station as high, and think of your own station as low. Should you act and live according to these behests, know verily, of a certainty, that that Feast is the Heavenly Food. That Supper is the "Lord's Supper!" I am the Servant of that gathering.
ABDUL-BAHA ABBAS.
A SILVER VASE in commemoration of
the visit of Abdul-Baha to America, is to be
placed in the Holy Tomb of BAHA'O'LLAH.
By the earnest solicitation of Mr. Edward
Kinney and about thirty of the New York
Bahais, the gracious permission of the Centre
of the Covenant, Abdul-Baha, was given this
project after he had declined personal gifts.
All who desire may contribute any sum to
this sacred purpose. It is preferred that the
contributions be sent through the Treasurer
of the various Bahai centres of America.
When this is not possible, it can be sent
direct to Mrs. Edward Kinney, 276 West 86th
street, or to Mr. James F. Brittingham, 894
Prospect avenue, New York City, who is
acting as the Treasurer of the fund.[Page 121]
REGARDING PRINTING of books concerning the Cause, the following (portion of a) Tablet was recently received from ABDUL-BAHA: "In regard to printing any book concerning the Cause: It is unlawful except with a permission from the Centre of the Covenant—whether it be from the blessed Tablets or from the composition of the friends. To do other than this will incur a great risk."
ANNOUNCEMENT—To the Friends of God, the Beloved of El-Abha, Throughout America—Greeting:—It is deemed advisable, while the memory of the visit of the CENTRE OF THE COVENANT, ABDUL-BAHA, is still fresh in the minds and hearts of the friends, to make an effort to collect every obtainable word uttered by him during his sojourn in America, whether public or private—together with all incidents and photographs surrounding the same—for preservation in the archives at Chicago.
These archives were established by the House of Spirituality ten years ago, to preserve not only valuable documents of the Cause, of which it was the custodian, but to collect copies of every Tablet obtainable, revealed by ABDUL-BAHA to the friends in America. About a thousand Tablets have been received, together with data concerning each, and all carefully filed in a modern safety storage vault.
In this present endeavor to collect and preserve the addresses, interviews, incidents, photographs, etc., pertaining to the visit of ABDUL-BAHA in America, please see that (1) date, (2) place and (3) circumstances are sent concerning same—including (4) name and (5) address of sender; and, if of a personal nature, whether or not permission is given to publish. Please address budgets to
- MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST, Librarian.
- 515 South Dearborn Street, Chicago.
OUR PERSIAN SECTION this issue contains: (1) Tablet from Abdul-Baha to Mirza Heidar Ali; (2) poem by Mirza Mahmood; (3) letter from Paris by Mirza Mahmood; (4) two poems by Noush.
PORT SAID, EGYPT—Abdul-Baha and suite arrived June 17 on board the steamship Himalaya. He sent a telegram to Haifa, instructing the many pilgrims awaiting his return to come to Port Said. On account of the great numbers who came and there being no room in the hotel large enough to hold them, a large tent was erected on the roof in which to hold meetings.
No. 4 issue of the STAR OF THE WEST has arrived, and caused happiness to the friends. The pilgrims speak many wonderful things regarding it in the Orient. If the editors should hear it their hearts and souls would be infinitely joyous.
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab.
MANDALAY, UPPER BURMAH—Mohammed Salaiman, also known as Ko Po Chit, the President of this Assembly, departed this life and ascended to the Supreme Concourse, May 7, in his fifty-first year. He was a man of loving character, with a heart that drew to him many warm friends. Ever since becoming a believer in the Holy Cause he served the Assembly with great and untiring energy, love and devotion. Although we are in utmost loss, we are happy that he departed with firm faith in the Supreme Cause of EL-ABHA and the Centre of the Covenant. We have submitted the matter to the holy presence of Abdul-Baha for his divine blessing, offered prayers in every Assembly in Burma and India, and now ask you to announce it in the STAR OF THE WEST.
The Cause of God is progressing in all parts of India and Burma. One of our brothers, Mohammed Raza Shirazi, B. A., has recently visited all parts of India, proclaiming the Cause in different assemblies of Mohammedans, Hindoos, Brahma Samaj and Arya Samaj.
Syed Mustafa.
BROOKLYN N. Y.—Ransel Newcombe Whitney, one of the early believers in this city, passed away on June 18, at the age of seventy-one years. He was of a quiet and reserved temperament and loved by all as a man of sterling character and a sincere believer. His home, for a long time, was one of the centres of the Cause in Brooklyn. Mr. Whitney's remains were buried at Keene, N. H., the home of his boyhood.
F. E. O.
while the world has been advancing in every other condition and direction? It is impossible!
Therefore, we must invoke and supplicate God and strive with the utmost effort in order that the world of human existence in all its degrees may receive a mighty impulse, complete human happiness be attained and the resuscitation of all spirits and emanations be realized through the boundless favor of the Mercy of God.
EXTRACTS FROM A TALK GIVEN BY ABDUL-BAHA JULY 23RD, 1912, IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ASKED BY MRS. CAMPBELL AND DR. GUY, AT HOTEL VICTORIA, BOSTON, MASS.
THE injunction to Bahais has been this:—They must not engage in matters of politics which lead to corruption. They must have nothing to do with corruption or sedition, but should interest themselves in clean politics. In Persia, at the present time, the Bahais have no part in the movements which have terminated in corruption; but on the other hand a Bahai may be a politician of the right type; even ministers in Persia are Bahais. We have Governor-Generals who are Bahais and there are many other Bahais who take part in politics, but not in corruption. It is evident they must have nothing to do with seditious movements. For example, if the Americans should arise with the intention of reinstating despotism, the Bahais should take no part in it.
The Bahai Cause includes questions of economic and social conditions, but they are under the heading of Laws. The Bahai spirit is, that in order to establish a better economic and social condition you must abide by certain laws. We will have economic laws so that the Socialists may demand legally and not by force or strike. The Government will enact the laws, establish just legislation, and just economics, in order that all humanity may enjoy the utmost of welfare; but according to law. Without law and legislation demands fail and welfare will not be realized. Today they strike and make demands. This is not good. Laws and regulations set forth rightful demands.
While thousands are considering these questions, we have more essential questions. The secrets of the whole economic condition are Divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. In the Bahai teaching this is most completely explained, and without consideration of the Bahai teachings it is impossible to realize a better state. All this will come to pass. The Bahais will bring about the better state, but not through corruption and sedition. It will not be warfare but perfect welfare. In short, hearts must be so cemented together, love must become so dominant, that the rich shall most willingly, out of the free will of their hearts, help and extend assistance to the poor, and take steps in the way of these adjustments. If it is accomplished in this way, it will be very good, because then it will be for the sake of God and in His path. For example, the rich of a city should say: "It is not becoming, it is not lawful that we should have such excessive wealth, while in this very city there is abject poverty," and willingly they should give of their wealth. They should give to the poor, and retain only as much as will enable them to live comfortably and honestly.
You must strive as much as possible to create love in the hearts, in order that they may become shining and radiant. When that love shines in the hearts, even as this light (pointing to the electric light), it will permeate other hearts; and when the love of God is established, everything else will be realized. This is the foundation. Be thoughtful of it! Think of becoming the cause of the attraction of souls. Manifest true economics to the people. Show what love is, what kindness is, what severance is, what giving is.
BAHA'O'LLAH spread this Teaching of Universal Peace sixty years ago, when it was not even thought of by the people. Now because this has been spread, they say, "Yes, we are thinking of peace," long after BAHA'O'LLAH said it should come to pass. While BAHA'O'LLAH was in prison he sent Tablets (letters) to the Kings and rulers advising this, and it was published sixty years ago.
This is the important thing for you to do. Act in accordance with the teachings of BAHA'O'LLAH. All His books will be translated. Now is the time for you to live in accordance with the teachings of BAHA'O'LLAH. That is the true translation, your deeds must be the real translation.
Economic questions will not attract hearts.
The love of God alone will attract hearts.
These economic questions are very good questions,
but the thing that attracts the hearts of
men is the Love of God.[Page 123]
نجم باختر 1329
جلد 04 . شماره 07 ماه شعبان سنه 1331
فهرست مندرجات
1 . لوح مبارک بافتخار جناب حاجی میرزا حیدر علی .
2 . سرود محمود از نظم آقا میرزا محمود زرقانی .
3 . مکتوب از پاریس بقلم آقا میرزا محمود زرقانی .
4 . دو قصیدۀ غرّاء از گفته حضرت نوش .
آدرس نجم باختر . صندوق پستی 283 شیکاگو ایلینوی . ایالات متحّدۀ امریکا
Address: Najme Bakhtar, P. O. Box 283, Chicago, Ill., U. S. A.
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نجم باختر 1329
جلد چهارم . شماره هفتم سالی دوازده قران
قیمت اشتراک سالی 1 دالر ماه کلمت سنه 70
این جریده بر حسب تاریخ بهائی هر نوزده روز چاپ و توزیع میگردد و در نهایت آزادی در مسائل یگانگی بشر و وحدت ادیان و انتشار علوم و فنون این قرن و تربیت اطفال و پیشرفت امر حضرت بهاء الله در اطراف جهان و توضیح حقائق این دین عمومی خواهد نوشت و مقالات مفید که موافق سبک اداره است قبول و نشر خواهد گردید
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لوح مبارک
حیفا حضرت حیدر قبل علی علیه بهاء الله الابهی هوالله
ای سهیم و شریک عبدالبهاء در عبودیّت آستان بها : شب است در کلیفورنیا در شهر اوکلند خانۀ امّة الله مسیس هنن گودال لانه و آشیانه این مرغان آواره است و ضیافت نوزده روزه است جمعی از یاران باوفا و ورقات طیّبه نوراء انجمن تضرّع به ملکوت ابهی و جمیع نعماء حاضر و مهیّا و سفره بی نهایت مهنّا ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی و آهنگ بدیعی در تبتّل میزنند و به گلبانگ معنوی جدید درس مقامات معنوی میگویند و در نهایت محبّت و تضرّعند ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی روی ها به نور محبّت الله روشن و خویها به رائحۀ جنّت ابهی گلشن و دلها مانند گلزار و چمن ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی مجالس عظمی مرتبّ کنائس کبری مهیّا و عبدالبهاء نعره زنان یا بهاء الابهی ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی خطابهای مفصّل در مجامع یهود اثبات حقیقت مسیح موعود ثبوت حضرت رسول مشهود ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی
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براهین قاطعه قائم و حجج لامعه ظاهر و جمیع ساکت و صامت و سرور کلّ را حاصل ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی در کنائس مسیحیان قوّت حضرت رسول نمایان و ظهور حضرت اعلی ساطع البرهان و طلوع شمس حقیقت درخشنده و تابان ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی گوشها متلذّذ از آن الحان کلّ مستمعین مبهوت و حیران چشمه خیره خیره نگران ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی جام محبّت الله سرشار محفل یاران پرانوار قلوب کاشف اسرار ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی مستر راستن حاضر عبدالبهاء ناطق میرزا احمد سهراب کاتب و جمال قدم حاضر و ناظر ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی یاران جمعند و دوستان شمعند و بالبصر و سمعند ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی پرتو آفتاب حقیقت درخشنده و شجرۀ مبارکه سایه افکنده و نسیم گلشن ابهی حیات بخشنده ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی دیروز در پنزنت هتل در قصر امّة الله مسیس هرست بودیم قصری است بی نهایت عالی گلهای سفید مانند لئالی اوراد همراء بمثابۀ یاقوت رمّانی بنفشه سرمست و افتاده
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گلهای کوکب مانند ستاره درخشنده شب بوی معطرّ و مشکبوی سلطان گل افسر برسر نهاده و باغ و راغ آراسته ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی ابرها گریان گلها خندان درختان بارور و چمنها سبز و خرّم نسیم در نهایت لطافت منظر در غایت حلاوت ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی
ولوله در شهر نیست جز شکن زلف یار فتنه در آفاق نیست جز خم ابروی دوست
ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی مضامین بسیار وقایع بی شمار اسرار آشکار ولی یاران فرصت ندهند مهلت نبخشند تعجیل دارند منتظر خطابند و مترصدّ جوابند همهمه است دمدمه است قلقله است و زمزمه مجبور بر اختصارم به تعجیل مینگارم ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی مختصر اینست که در فکر مراجعتم شب و روز در زحمتم دقیقۀ آرام ندارم یا القاء خطابه است یا تحریر کتاب است یا ادای جواب است یا طیّ صحراست یا قطع دریاست یا عبور از کوه پرشکوه است جسم تحمّل ننماید استخوان آب گردد ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی از عکسها که میرسد شمایل خبر می دهد که خستگی و ماندگی بچه درجه است ای جای توخالی ای جای تو خالی امیدم چنان است که عنقریب عودت بآن سامان است و دل را آرزوی آستان است جان را اشتیاق روی یاران است ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی خلاصه سفر بانتهی رسید و صبح عودت رسید زیرا بسواحل اقیانوس پاسفیک رسید بعد از این جزائر هونولولو و کشور چین و ژاپان است مسافت بعیده است قوّت و قدرت به انتهی رسیده است دیگر باید توجّه به مرکز شمس حقیقت نمود و به بقعۀ مبارکه شتاب کرد تا روی بخاک آستان نهم و موی معنبر و معطرّ گردانم الحمدلله جمعیم و در انجمن مانند شمعیم و
صفحه 2 - 2
با یکدیگر در نهایت الفیم محبّت اندر محبّت است شب و روزمؤانست است یاران که همراهند همدم و همرازند هم آغوشند و هم آواز و شب و روز بذکر جمال مبارک مألوف و دمساز ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی جمیع یاران الهی را تحیّت ابدع ابهی برسان ای جای تو خالی ای جای تو خالی و علیک البهاء الابهی
سرود محمود
کوکبۀ جیش شاه جلوه گر آمد خسرو خاور ز ملک باختر آمد
ماه مللک پاسبان و شاه ملک فر با جبروت الهی از سفر آمد
با حشم و خیل روح قدس روان شد با علم و کوس نصرت و ظفر آمد
رایت قدرت ز هر جهت که برافراشت سلسله جنبان غیرت و هنر آمد
حامی ارکان صلح بین ملل شد بانی بنیان وحدت بشر آمد
لب چو گشود آن مدار و محور اسرار عالم افکار عالم دیگر آمد
در صف هر محفلش رموز و مشاکل حل زبیان مفید و مختصر آمد
از اثر حکمت و نفوذ بیانش موم صفت قلبهای چون حجر آمد
هر دمی از فیض کیمیا اثر او بوتۀ قلب و مس جود زر آمد
از نفس آن مسیح عهد الهی زنده عظام و رمیم بی ثمر آمد
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در پی تعظیمش از کنائس عظمی نالۀ ناقوس تا بعرش بر آمد
صوت رفیع جلال و صیت کمالش در همۀ شرق و غرب مشتهر آمد
کرد پریشان ز سر چو گیسوی مشکین دهر معطرّ زبوی مشک تر آمد
تابش خورشید عهد و پرتو میثاق بر همه آفاق فیض مستمر آمد
زندگی از سر گرفت کشور خاور کانشه اقلیم روح پرده در آمد
دلبر طنّاز بزم وصل و لقا باز با تن زیبا و روی چون قمر آمد
باز ببزم وثاق آن مه میثاق با لب لعل و لسان چون شگر آمد
طلعت اهل بها نقاب برافکند مشرق فیض ملیک مقتدر آمد
نیّر وصل جمال یاردرخشید طیّ شب هجران و ظلمت کدر آمد
شمس رخش تا زغرب گشت هویدا ظاهر و کامل علامت و خبر آمد
ای مه میثاق و ای شهنشه اشراق پر در زار رحمت تو بحر و بر آمد
هریک از احزاب در بساط عطایت از نعم باقی تو بهره ور آمد
هر طرفی گمرهان غفلت و غم را پرتو مهر رخ تو راهبر آمد
بر سر هر ره جلال و مشی و وقارت جالب هر قلب و دیده و نظر آمد
وه چه بسا سینه های آئینه اش در صف میدان عشق تو سپر آمد
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شکر که مقبول و مسبجاب در تو آه شبانگاه و نالۀ سحر آمد
جان ز سرور وصال تو شد شاد تن ز عطای در تو مفتخر آمد
خرّم و خندان دل از لقای تو گردید روشن از الطاف تو رخ و بصرآمد
تا تن محمود ایاز رکابت خاک رهش کاخ فخر و تاج سر آمد
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روحی بشوقکم الفداء فی عهد الله و میثاقه الاقوم الاوفی از وقت مسافرت حضرت عبدابهاء روحی لاحبّائۀ الفداء از امریکا در ممالک اروپا آوازۀ امرالله روز بروز بلند تر است و در بلاد انگلستان و فرانسه و آلمان و استریا و هنگاری شمس میثاق در نهایت سطوع و اشراق از جمله نفوذ و قوّۀ خارق العادۀ پیمان در این سفر آنکه در بعضی از بلاد که سابقا خبری از امرالله نبود محض اقامت چند روزۀ طلعت میثاق نفوس جلیله مقبل شدند و انجمن بهائی تأسیس گردید دیگر هیجان عظیم در سائر بلادی که نفوس کثیره از احبّاء الله بوده اند معلوم است چگونه بوده هر شب و روز در مجامع یار و اغیار در هجوم و سجود تا حالا که هیکل انور عازم شرق است تا مشرق زمین به ورود و نزول قدوم مبارک فردوس برین گردد دیگر جمیع احبّاء را مکبّر فانی محمود زرقانی
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قصیدۀ غرّاء
مژده بادا که بزم طرب برپا شد یوسف مصر بقا عازم امریکا شد
عاشقان را همگی وقت سرو سودا شد شرق پر ولوله و غرب پر از غوغا شد
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
شمس میثاق بها کرد بمغرب اشراق شد فروزنده ز انوار جمالش آفاق
افق غرب شده مطلع شمس میثاق عاشقان کرده دل و جان بقدومش انفاق
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
یاد ای دل شد کان مژده که دلدار آمد دلبر خلوتی از پده به بازار آمد
در صف دلشدگان یار وفادار آمد عاشقان را همگی نوبت دیدار آمد
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
یوسف عهد چوخرگاه به مصر جان زد از ره لطف ندائی بهمه خلقان زد
باروپا شد و صد شور درآن سامان زد آتش امر بها نائره بر کیهان زد
مغرب از شوق زند نعره تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
سفر لندن و پاریس چو کرد آن شه جان سوی مصر آمد و در رمله دگر مرد مکان
باز آنشه زپی نصرت امر یز دان از ره لطف و کرم شد سوی امریک روان
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امر و ز
زین سفر زلزله در هیکل آفاق افکند شوق و شور عجبی در صف عشّاق افکند
میگشانرانجم بادۀ میثاق افکند غرب شد شرق چو شمس رخش اشراق افکند
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مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
مالک ملک بقا آنکه بجان عبد بهاست غصن اعظم که همه خلق جهان را مولاست
شد بامریک و به تبلیغ و هدایت برخواست اهل امریک اگر جان بفشانند رواست
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
از ره بندگی آن خسرو اقلیم وجود بندگان را بره امر هدایت فرمود
چون ز رحمت بهمه باب عنایت بگشود بر درش روی نهادند خلایق بسجود
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
طور سینا بشعف صیحه زنان میگوید موسی اندر جبل طور نهان می گوید
ابن مریم بسر دار عیان می گوید تارک شاه شهیدان به سنان می گوید
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
باختر زیبد اگر فخر کند بر خاور زانکه اندر افقش سر زده مهر انور
شمس میثاق در آن نقطه نموده است مقرّ از شعاعش شده آن خطه جهانی دیگر
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
ابد الدّهر توای کشور امریک بناز بر جهان یکسره از دور و ز نزدیک بناز
از شرق بر عجم و دیلم و تاجیک بناز هم بچین و حبش و هند و به افریک بناز
مغرب از شوق زند نعرۀ تبریک امروز بانگ تبریک بلند است بامریک امروز
نوش با عجز رخ آورده بدرگاه بهاء میکند ختم سخن را بدعا و به رجا ء
چونکه عاجز بود از ذکر و ثنای مولا پی تبریک نموده است همین فرد انشا ء
صفحه 1 - 5
بزم طربی برپاست در قطب جهان امروز شوق و شعفی برخواست از کون و مکان امروز
معشوق پی عاشق گردیده دوان امروز گشت آن مه خرگاهی یکباره عیان امروز یکباره عیان گردید آن سرّ نهان امروز
سلطان سریر عهد شمس فلک میثاق از سجن برون آمد در مصر نمود اشراق
آن جان جهان گردید جانبخش بهر میثاق انوار فشان گردید از شمس رخش آفاق
شد مونس مشتاقان آن جهان جهان امروز
آن یوسف زندانی از چاه به او ج ماه با قدّر یزدانی افراخت کنون خرگاه
اخوان ز حسد خود را کردند نگون در چاه از رشک همی سوزند جانرا ز شرار آه
از دیدۀ پر حسرت خونابه چکان امروز
در لندن و در پاریس آنشاه سفر فرمود ابواب هدایت را بر مغربیان بگشود
زنگار ضلالت را از قلب جهان بزدود اظهار عنایت را بر کلّ ز کرم بنمود
روح ابدی بخشد بر مغربیان امروز
چون از سفر یوروپ آن کوکب نورانی باز آمد و شد در مصر با رایت نورانی
زد بحر مشیّت موج در عالم پنهانی شد عازم امریکا با آیت سبحانی
در مغرب امکان گشت انوارفشان امروز
آن شمس هویّت چون در غرب فروزان شد اسرار کتاب قبل بی پرده نمایان شد
خمخانۀ امریکا پر بادۀ پیمان شد آن شاهد جان بخشا میر صف مستان شد
مست می میثاقند پیمانه کشان امروز
صفحه 2 - 5
ای کشور امریکا امروز جوانی کن در مکتب عشق امروز تحصیل معانی کن
زین فخر و شرف هردم نازش بجهانی کن زین عیش و طرب دایم صد عیش نهانی کن
در قطب تو زد خرگاه آن محیی جان امروز
صد ناله زند هر دم هند از غم آن دلدار سوزد به شرار غم از فرقت آن رخسار
خواهد که مکز روزی از جلوۀ ان دیدار ظلمتکدۀ جانش روشن شود از انوار
در نار فراق دوست با آه و فغان امروز
ای هند نۀ هرچند زیبندۀ این انعام از دوست طلب تا او بخشد زره اکرام
از فضلش عجب نبود کانجام رسی برکام زیرا که به یوم فضل نامیده شد این ایّا م
با عجز پی حاجت بگشای زبان امروز
ای هند زفضل دوست این فیض تمنّا کن بر دامن آن محبوب با عجز توّلا کن
روی و دل و جانت را بر درگه مولاکن وانگه طلب این فضل از رحمت ابهی کن
تا ناوک امیدت آید به نشان امروز
گر جام دیار هند زین باده شود سرشار مست ابدی گردد هرگز نشود هشیار
طالع شود این خورشید گر در افقش یکبار از پرتو اشراقش روشن شود و اقطار
انهار کرم گردد در هند روان امروز
جانی که روان امروز در هیکل امکانست هم مرکز میثاقست هم آیت پیمان است
هم طلعت معبود است هم بندۀ یزدانست احسان طلب از وی نوش کاو موجد احانست
عاری است صفات او از ذکر و بیان امروز
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