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The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh
Part I.--From the Arabic
Preamble
"1: O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and..."
"2: O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice;..."
"3: O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient..."
"4: O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore,..."
"5: O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me..."
"6: O SON OF BEING! Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion..."
"7: O SON OF MAN! If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if..."
"8: O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing..."
"9: O SON OF BEING! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein..."
"10: O SON OF UTTERANCE! Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that..."
"11: O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee...."
"12: O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with..."
"13: O SON OF SPIRIT! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself..."
"14: O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth..."
"15: O SON OF UTTERANCE! Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save..."
"16: O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit...."
"17: O SON OF MAN! Be thou content with Me and seek no other..."
"18: O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee,..."
"19: O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own..."
"20: O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten...."
"21: O SON OF MAN! Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for..."
"22: O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased..."
"23: O SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that..."
"24: O SON OF MAN! Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which..."
"25: O SON OF SPIRIT! Vaunt not thyself over the poor, for I lead him on..."
"26: O SON OF BEING! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and..."
"27: O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art..."
"28: O SON OF SPIRIT! Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just..."
"29: O SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst..."
"30: O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from..."
"31: O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art..."
"32: O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee...."
"33: O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice!..."
"34: O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful..."
"35: O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice..."
"36: O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou..."
"37: O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit..."
"38: O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself..."
"39: O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My..."
"40: O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of..."
"41: O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the..."
"42: O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously..."
"43: O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My..."
"44: O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith...."
"45: O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with..."
"46: O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy..."
"47: O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood..."
"48: O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love..."
"49: O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as..."
"50: O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how..."
"51: O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is..."
"52: O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and..."
"53: O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in..."
"54: O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable..."
"55: O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We..."
"56: O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom..."
"57: O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven..."
"58: O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of..."
"59: O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent...."
"60: O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above..."
"61: O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain..."
"62: O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou..."
"63: O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of..."
"64: O SON OF MAN! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for..."
"65: O SON OF MAN! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur..."
"66: O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE!..."
"67: O SON OF BEAUTY! By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and..."
"68: O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the..."
"69: O YE SONS OF SPIRIT! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the..."
"70: O SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF!..."
"71: O SON OF MAN! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the..."
Part II--From the Persian
Preamble
"1: O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!..."
"2: O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the..."
"3: O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the..."
"4: O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his..."
"5: O SON OF DUST! Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent..."
"6: O SON OF EARTH! Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant..."
"7: O SON OF LOVE! Thou art but one step away from the glorious..."
"8: O SON OF GLORY! Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the..."
"9: O FLEETING SHADOW! Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to..."
"10: O SON OF DESIRE! Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize..."
"11: O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My..."
"12: O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! Close one eye and open the other. Close one to..."
"13: O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of..."
"14: O FRIENDS! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty..."
"15: O SON OF SPIRIT! The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness..."
"16: O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE! Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one..."
"17: O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide..."
"18: O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE!..."
"19: O MY FRIENDS! Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn,..."
"20: O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS!..."
"21: O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst..."
"22: O SON OF DESIRE! The learned and the wise have for long years..."
"23: O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle,..."
"24: O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE!..."
"25: O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward..."
"26: O MY FRIEND IN WORD! Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend..."
"27: O SON OF DUST! All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained..."
"28: O ESSENCE OF DESIRE! At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of..."
"29: O SON OF BOUNTY! Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay..."
"30: O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness..."
"31: O SON OF EARTH! Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than..."
"32: O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand..."
"33: O MY BROTHER! Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed..."
"34: O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving-kindness I have..."
"35: O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within..."
"36: O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they..."
"37: O MY SERVANT! Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting..."
"38: O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix..."
"39: O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing day,..."
"40: O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and..."
"41: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou..."
"42: O MY SERVANT! Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of..."
"43: O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of..."
"44: O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself,..."
"45: ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE!..."
"46: O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the..."
"47: O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest..."
"48: O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your..."
"49: O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor,..."
"50: O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment;..."
"51: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in..."
"52: O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION!..."
"53: O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES!..."
"54: O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye..."
"55: O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches..."
"56: O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow,..."
"57: O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek..."
"58: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit,..."
"59: O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay,..."
"60: O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within..."
"61: O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My..."
"62: O SON OF DUST! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine..."
"63: O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth..."
"64: O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have..."
"65: O REBELLIOUS ONES! My forbearance hath emboldened you and My..."
"66: O EMIGRANTS! The tongue I have designed for the mention of..."
"67: O CHILDREN OF FANCY! Know, verily, that while the radiant dawn breaketh..."
"68: O WEED THAT SPRINGETH OUT OF DUST! Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine..."
"69: O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend..."
"70: O SON OF WORLDLINESS! Pleasant is the realm of being, wert thou to attain..."
"71: O MY FRIENDS! Call ye to mind that covenant ye have entered into..."
"72: O MY SERVANT! Thou art even as a finely tempered sword concealed..."
"73: O MY FRIEND! Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness,..."
"74: O CHILDREN OF VAINGLORY! For a fleeting sovereignty ye have abandoned My..."
"75: O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE! Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty..."
"76: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now..."
"77: O SON OF JUSTICE! In the night-season the beauty of the immortal..."
"78: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream..."
"79: O SON OF DESIRE! How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire?..."
"80: O MY SERVANTS! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth..."
"81: O MY SERVANT! The basest of men are they that yield no fruit..."
"82: O MY SERVANT! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood..."