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The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh
by Bahá’u’lláh
Edition 1, (October 21, 2005)
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Contents
- Baha'i Terms of Use
- 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...
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style="margin-left: 4em">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...
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@16941@[email protected]#toc98" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">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...
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@16941@[email protected]#toc166" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">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,...
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@16941@[email protected]#toc232" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">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...
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@16941@[email protected]#toc298" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">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...