Below is a list of English translations of important and well-known writings of Baha’u’llah. Because Baha’u’llah wrote so much, I have had to divide the list into two pages. (Even these lists constitute only a fraction of what he wrote). The second page, which is found here, contains a list of works whose title begins with the word “tablet”. (Many of Baha’u’llah’s writings are called “tablets”.) I have listed the works in alphabetical order by English name. I have included in the alphabetical list some general entries such as “prayers”, “fasting”, and the names of the various the holy days.
Some works have more than one translation. In these cases, I have listed the various websites where these translations are found. Note that the Baha’i Reference Library is the website with the official translations, all others are personal translations by scholars. Not all works have official translations. Where there is a reading of the work on YouTube, I have included a link to it.
For readers who are coming to Baha’u’llah’s writings for the first time, I have marked with an asterix the works that may be easiest to read first. I have also included other supplementary information so that readers can identify what the work is about. I have italicised the names of works that are actual books.
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Important and well-known works of Baha’u’llah (excluding ‘tablets’)
This table lists translations with titles beginning with the letters A-L.
| Name of tablet | Description | Website and links |
|---|---|---|
| *Ayyam-i-Ha-related works | Devotional, holy day | Baha’i Reference Library Adib Masumian translations Adib Masumian translations |
| *Baha’i Scriptures | Compilation of works | Baha’i Library Online |
| *Blessed Couplets (Mathnaviyi-i Mubarak) | Verse | Baha’i Library Online |
| *Birthdays of Baha’u’llah and the Bab | Devotional, holy days | Baha’i Reference Library Other translations Hurqalya Publications Hurqalya Publications Baha’i Library Online |
| Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan) | Commentary | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Book of the Covenant (Kitab-i-‘Ahd) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library YouTube |
| *Book of the Tigris (Sahifih-‘i Shattiyyih) | Commentary | Windflower Translations Baha’i Library Online YouTube |
| *Breath of Spirit (Lawh-i huwwa munfikhu ‘r-ruh) | Houri tablet | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| City of Divine Unity (Madinat al-tawhid) | Commentary | Joshua Hall Translations |
| *City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i Madinatu’r-Rida) | Commentary | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Clouds of the Realms Above (Rashḥ-i-‘Amá) | Verse, Houri tablet | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Commentary on a Verse of Rumi (Lawh-i Salman II) | Philosophical | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Commentary on a Verse of Sa’di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa’di) | Commentary | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Commentary on ‘He who knows his self knows his Lord’ (Lawh-i Hadi or Bayan-i hadith-i Sharif `Man `arafa nafsahu fa qad `arafa rabbahu’) | Commentary | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| Commentary on Surah of the Sun (Tafsir-i Suriy-i Va’sh-Shams) | Commentary | Windflower Translations |
| Commentary on the Isolated (or Disconnected) Letters (Tafsir al-hurufat al-muqatta`at) Tablet about the Light Verse (Lawh-i ayah-yi nur) | Mystical | Hurqalya Publications Beyond the Veil |
| *Countenance of Love (Lawh al-Tal`at al-Hubb) | Mystical | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| Cupbearer, from the cheeks of the unseen immortal realm cast aside the veil (Sáqí az ghayb-e baqá bur qa‘ bar afk an az ‘idhár) | Verse | Baha’i Library Online |
| *Days of Remembrance | Holy day readings | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Dreams: tablet for receiving | Devotional | Adib Masumian translations |
| Effulgences (Tajalliyat) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i Ibn-i Dhi’b) | Historical, proclamatory and commentary | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Fasting-related works (Lawh-i Siyam) | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library Adib Masumian translations Adib Masumian translations |
| Figurative Interpretation of Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta’wil) | Commentary | Windflower Translations Baha’i Library Online |
| *Fire Tablet (Lawh-i Qad-Ihtaraqa’l-Mukhlisun) | Devotional, verse | Baha’i Reference Library Baha’i Library Online Baha’i Library Online YouTube |
| *Four Valleys (Chahar vadi) | Mystical | Baha’i Reference Library Windflower Translations YouTube |
| Garden of Justice (Lawh-i Ridvan al-‘adl)(also “Tablet of the Paradise/Ridvan of Justice” | Mystical and commentary | Windflower Translations Hurqalya Publications Adib Masumian translations |
| *Gems of the Mysteries (Jawahiru’l-Asrar) | Mystical | Windflower Translations Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Glad Tidings (Bisharat) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Hailing from the Godly Garden (Az Bágh-i-Iláhí) | Verse | Adib Masumian translations |
| *Hallelujah, O Glad Tidings (Lawh-i hali hali hali ya bisharat) | Verse, Houri tablet | Hurqalya Publications Baha’i Library Online |
| *Hidden Words (Kalimat-i Maknunih) | Mystical | Baha’i Reference Library Baha’i Library Online YouTube |
| *Houri of Wonder (Hur-i ‘Ujab) Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden (Lawh-i-al-`Ajab) | Verse, Houri tablet | Baha’i Reference Library YouTube Windflower Translations YouTube Baha’i Library Online |
| *Long Healing Prayer (Anta’l-Kafi) | Devotional, verse | Baha’i Reference Library YouTube |
This table lists translations with titles beginning with the letters M-Z.
| Name of tablet | Description | Website and links |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage sermon | Devotional | Beyond the Veil |
| Most Holy Book (Kitab-i-Aqdas) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library Baha’i Library Online YouTube |
| *Most Holy Tablet (to the Christians) (Lawh-i-Aqdas) | Proclamatory | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Nightingale and the Owl | Short story | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i Bulbulu’l-Firaq) | Letter and poem | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Obligatory prayers | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library (Short) Baha’i Reference Library (Medium) Baha’i Reference Library (Long) YouTube |
| *O Cupbearer, give me a drop (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí) | Verse | Baha’i Library Library |
| *O Nightingales (Ay Bulbulan) | Verse | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Ode of the Dove (al-Qasidah al-Warqa’iyyah) | Houri tablet, verse and commentary | Windflower Translations (poem) YouTube Windflower Translations (notes) YouTube Hurqalya Publications |
| *Ornaments (Tarazat) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Praised be my Lord, the Most High (Subhana Rabbiyya’l-A`la) (Lawh-i Harf al-Baqa’) | Houri tablet, verse | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| *Prayers and Meditations | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Prayer for Decision | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Prayers for the Dead (Lawh-i Salat-i Mayyit) | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Responses to Questions of Manakji Sahib | Commentary | Baha’i Reference Library Windflower Translations |
| *Seven Valleys (Haft Vadi) | Mystical | Baha’i Reference Library YouTube |
| *Splendors (Ishraqat) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Sprinking of the Cloud of Unknowing/Beyond Being (Rashh-i `Ama) | Houri tablet, verse | Windflower Translations Hurqalya Publications YouTube |
| *Supplications | Prayer book | Joshua Hall Translations |
| Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-qadir) | Commentary | Windflower Translations |
| Surah of Blood (Surat al-dam) | Proclamation and commentary | Windflower Translations |
| Surah of the Companions (Surat al-ashab) | Proclamation and commentary | Windflower Translations YouTube |
| Surah of God (Surat Allah) | Proclamatory and historical | Windflower Translations |
| Surah of Patience (Surih-i-Sabr) Tablet of Job (Lawh-i Ayyub) | Commentary, historical | Nayriz |
| Surah of the Pen (Suratu’l Qalam) | Mystical | Baha’i Reference Library Baha’i Library Online |
| Surah of the Premier (Ali Pasha) (Súriy-i-Ra’ís) | Proclamatory | Baha’i Reference Library |
| Surah of Sacrifice (Suratu’dh-Dhibh) | Proclamatory and commentary | Windflower Translations |
| Surah of the Servants (Surat al-`ibad) | Devotional | Beyond the Veil |
| Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i Ahzan) | Commentary, historical | Windflower Translations |
| Surah of the Temple (Suriy-i-Haykal) | Proclamatory | Baha’i Reference Library Baha’i Library Online |
| Surah of Visitation for Mulla Husayn | Devotional | Windflower Translations Lights of Irfan |
| *Words of Paradise (Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih) | Law | Baha’i Reference Library |
| *Words of Wisdom (‘Asl-i-Kullu’l-Khayr) | Devotional | Baha’i Reference Library YouTube |