The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh

by Bahá'u'lláh

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...]
• [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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