Category: Windflower Translations

Tablet of the Houri (Lawh-i Huriyyih) is a description of a vision Baha’u’llah had of the celestial woman who symbolises the spirit of his revelation. Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation by Juan Cole In the name of God, the most holy, the most exalted. [1] Praise be to Thee, O God, My God. I make…

Tablet of the Holy Mariner – Persian section (Lawh Mallah al-Quds) is an allegorical work consisting of two independent sections, the first in Arabic verse and the second in Persian prose. Both sections tell the story of the holy mariner and the divine ark or ship, which carries the believers to paradise. 📖 Translation by…

Tablet of the Holy Mariner – Arabic section (Lawh Mallah al-Quds) is an allegorical work consisting of two independent sections, the first in Arabic verse and the second in Persian prose. Both sections tell the story of the holy mariner and the divine ark or ship, which carries the believers to paradise. 📖 Translation by…

Surah of the Companions (Surat al-ashab) is a long letter Baha’u’llah wrote asking his correspondent to tell the Babis living in Iran about Baha’u’llah’s claim to be the Promised One of the Bab. The tablet is one of the most important public announcements Baha’u’llah made while he was living in Edirne.  Read the Introduction. Watch…

Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir) is a discussion about the name of God, the Almighty. Baha’u’llah explains that he has spread the might of God over all people by virtue of his revealing this tablet. If people purify their hearts and reflect the power released by this tablet, they will be successful at sharing…

Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i Ahzan) is principally a lament by Baha’u’llah about those who opposed him and made his life miserable. It begins with him running through some of the arguments made against him and follows with a lament about the shameful way the Bab was treated. A large mid-passage contains a long address to…

Surah of Sacrifice (Suratu’dh-Dhibh) is a letter in which Baha’u’llah gives Dhabih an account of his sufferings, and outlines his responses to the accusations made against him by his half-brother, Mirza Yahya. The surah should not to be confused with a letter Baha’u’llah wrote in Akka to the same person, which is titled Surat’udh-Dhabih, Surah…

Surah of God (Surat Allah) was written at the time when Baha’u’llah decided to cut off relations with his half-brother, Mirza Yahya, as a result of the latter’s relentless plotting and actions against him. In response, Baha’u’llah shifted his residence from the house of Amru’llah to that of Riza Bey on 10 March 1866 and…

Surah of Blood (Suratu’d-Dam) is an early proclamatory tablet sent by Baha’u’llah from Edirne when he proclaimed his mission throughout the region. In a middle passage (paragraphs 8 to 15), Baha’u’llah identifies himself with all the past prophets and their sufferings. Read the Introduction. Translation by Juan Cole We have caused this Surah of Blood…

Sprinkling of the Cloud Beyond Being (Rashh-i `Ama) is a 19-verse poem in which Baha’u’llah describes the cosmic movement of his revelation flowing down over creation. Baha’u’llah composed it in late 1852, during his four-month incarceration in the Siyah Chal. Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation by Juan Cole He is God. Our passion caused the       cloud…