Devotional Poetry

Baha'i Year

Baha'i Year

Nineteen months of nineteen days,
Each named after an attribute of God.

Baha the month of Splendor,
Of Splendor, of Splendor,
Baha the month of Splendor,
Begins on March twenty-first.

Jalal the month of Glory,
Of Glory, of Glory,
Jalal the month of Glory,
Begins on April the ninth.

Jamal the month of Beauty,
Of Beauty, of Beauty,
Jamal the month of Beauty,
Begins on April the twenty-eight.

'Azamat the month of Grandeur,
Of Grandeur, of Grandeur,
'Azamat the month of Grandeur,
Begins on May seventeenth.

Nur the month of Light,
Of Light, of Light,
Nur the month of Light,
Begins on June the fifth.

Rahmat the month of Mercy,
Of Mercy, of Mercy,
Rahmat the month of Mercy,
Begins on June twenty-fourth.

Kalimat the month of Words,
Of Words, of Words,
Kalimat the month of Words,
Belgins on July thirteenth.

Kamal the month of Perfection,
Of Perfection, of Perfection,
Kamal the month of Perfection,
Begins on August the first.

Asma' the month of Names,
Of Names, of Names,
Asma' the month of Names,
Begins on August twentieth.

'Izzat the month of Might,
Of Might, of Might,
'Izzat the month of Might,
Begins on September the eighth.

Mashiyyat the month of Will,
Of Will, of Will,
Mashiyyat the month of Will,
Begins on September twenty-seventh.

'Ilm the month of Knowledge,
Of Knowledge, of Knowledge,
'Ilm the month of Knowledge,
Begins on October sixteenth.

Qudrat the month of Power,
Of Power, of Power,
Qudrat the month of Power,
Begins on November the fourth.

Qawl the month of Speech,
Of Speech, of Speech,
Qawl the month of Speech,
Begins on November twenty-third.

Masa'il the month of Questions,
Of Questions, of Questions,
Masa'il the month of Questions,
Begins on December twelfth.

Sharaf the month of Honor,
Of Honor, of Honor,
Sharaf the month of Honor,
Begins on December thirty-first.

Sultan the month of Sovereignty,
Of Sovereignty, of Sovereignty,
]Sultan the month of Sovereignty,
Begins on January nineteenth.

Mulk the mont of Dominion,
Of Dominion, of Dominion,
Mult the month of Dominion,
Begins of February the seventh.

Ayya-i-Ha are the Days of Ha,
The Days of Ha, the Days of Ha,
Ayyam-i-Ha are the days of Ha,
Begins on February twenty-sixth.

'Ala' the month of Loftiness,
Of Loftiness, of Loftiness,
'Ala' the month of Loftiness,
Begins on March the second.

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this in 149 B.E.