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The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

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• Bahá’u’lláh

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• US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1985 reprint
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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…”

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