The Hidden Words

﴾ HE IS THE GLORY OF GLORIES ﴿ This is that which hath descended from the realm of glory, uttered by the tongue of power and might, and revealed unto the Prophets of old. We have taken the inner essence thereof and clothed it in the garment of brevity, as a token of grace unto the righteous, that they may stand faithful unto the Covenant of God, may fulfill in their lives His trust, and in the realm of spirit obtain the gem of Divine virtue.

﴿ هُوَ البَهِيُّ الأَبْهى ﴾ هَذَا مَا نُزِّلَ مِنْ جَبَرُوتِ العِزَّةِ بِلِسانِ القُدْرَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ قَبْلُ. وَإِنَّا أَخَذْنَا جَوَاهِرَهُ وَأَقْمَصْنَاهُ قَمِيصَ الاخْتِصارِ فَضْلاً عَلَى الأَحْبَارِ لِيُوفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَيُؤَدُّوا أَمانَاتِهِ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِيَكُونُنَّ بِجَوْهَرِ التُّقَى فِي أَرْضِ الرُّوحِ مِنَ الفائِزِينَ.

(1) O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

(١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوْحِ ﴾ فِي أَوَّلِ القَوْلِ امْلِكْ قَلْبًا جَيِّدًا حَسَنًا مُنيرًا لِتَمْلِكَ مُلْكًا دائِمًا باقِيًا أَزَلًا قَدِيمًا.

(2) O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes.

(٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ أَحَبُّ الأَشْيَاءِ عِنْدِي الإنْصافُ. لَا تَرْغَبْ عَنْهُ إِنْ تَكُنْ إِلَيَّ راغِبًا وَلَا تَغْفَلْ مِنْهُ لِتَكُونَ لِي أَمِينًا وَأَنْتَ تُوَفَّقُ بِذلِكَ أَنْ تُشَاهِدَ الأَشْياءَ بِعَيْنِكَ لا بِعَيْنِ العِبادِ وَتَعْرِفَها بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ لا بِمَعْرِفَةِ أَحَدٍ فِي البِلادِ. فَكِّرْ فِي ذلِكَ كَيْفَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونَ. ذلِكَ مِنْ عَطِيَّتِي عَلَيْكَ وَعِنايَتي لَكَ فَاجْعَلْهُ أَمامَ عَيْنَيْكَ.

(3) O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

(٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ كُنْتُ فِي قِدَمِ ذاتِي وَأَزَلِيَّةِ كَيْنُونَتِي؛ عَرَفْتُ حُبّي فِيكَ خَلَقْتُكَ، وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مِثالِي وَأَظْهَرْتُ لَكَ جَمَالي.

(4) O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.

(٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ أَحْبَبْتُ خَلْقَكَ فَخَلَقْتُكَ، فَأَحْبِبْني كَيْ أَذْكُرَكَ، وَفِي رُوحِ الْحَياةِ أُثَبِّتُكَ.

(5) O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant.

(٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ أَحْبِبْنِي لِأُحِبَّكَ. إِنْ لَمْ تُحِبَّنِي لَنْ أُحِبَّكَ أَبَدًا فَاعْرِفْ يا عَبْدُ.

(6) O SON OF BEING! Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

(٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجودِ ﴾ رِضْوانُكَ حُبِّي وَجَنَّتُكَ وَصْلِي فَادْخُلْ فِيها وَلا تَصْبِرْ. هذَا ما قُدِّرَ لَكَ فِي مَلَكُوتِنا الأَعْلَى وَجَبَرُوتِنَا الأَسْنى.

(7) O SON OF MAN! If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if thou seekest My pleasure, regard not thine own; that thou mayest die in Me and I may eternally live in thee.

(٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَشَرِ ﴾ إِنْ تُحِبَّ نَفْسي فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ تُرِدْ رِضائِي فَأَغْمِضْ عَنْ رِضائِكَ، لِتَكُونَ فِيَّ فانِيًا وَأَكُونَ فِيْكَ باقِيًا.

(8) O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is.

(٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ ما قُدِّرَ لَكَ الرَّاحَةُ إِلاَّ بِإِعْراضِكَ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ وَإِقْبالِكَ بِنَفْسي، لأَنَّهُ يَنْبَغي أَنْ يَكُونَ افْتِخارُكَ بِاسْمِي لَا بِاسْمِكَ، وَاتِّكالُكَ عَلى وَجْهِي لا عَلَى وَجْهِكَ لأَنِّي وَحْدِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكُونَ مَحْبوباً فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.

(9) O SON OF BEING! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish.

(٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ حُبِّي حِصْني مَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهِ نَجا وَأَمِنَ وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ غَوَى وَهَلَكَ.

(10) O SON OF UTTERANCE! Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that thou mayest abide in safety. My love is in thee, know it, that thou mayest find Me near unto thee.

(١٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الْبَيَانِ ﴾ حِصْنِي أَنْتَ فَادْخُلْ فِيهِ لِتَكُونَ سالِمًا. حُبّي فِيْكَ فَاعْرِفْهُ مِنْكَ لِتَجِدَني قَريبًا.

(11) O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.

(١١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ مِشْكاتِي أَنْتَ وَمِصْباحِي فِيْكَ؛ فَاسْتَنِرْ بِهِ وَلا تَفْحَصْ عَنْ غَيْري، لأَنِّي خَلَقْتُكَ غَنِيَّاً وَجَعَلْتُ النِّعْمَةَ عَلَيْكَ بالِغَةً.

(12) O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.

(١٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ صَنَعْتُكَ بِأَيادِي الْقُوَّةِ وَخَلَقْتُكَ بِأَنامِلِ الْقُدْرَةِ، وَأَوْدَعْتُ فِيْكَ جَوْهَرَ نُوري فَاسْتَغْنِ بِهِ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ، لأَنَّ صُنْعي كامِلٌ وَحُكْمي نافِذٌ لا تَشُكَّ فِيهِ وَلَا تَكُنْ فِيهِ مُرِيبًا.

(13) O SON OF SPIRIT! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

(١٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ خَلَقْتُكَ غَنِيًّا كَيْفَ تَفْتَقِرُ، وَصَنَعْتُكَ عَزِيزًا بِمَ تَسْتَذِلُّ، وَمِنْ جَوْهَرِ العِلْمِ أَظْهَرْتُكَ لِمَ تَسْتَعْلِمُ عَنْ دُونِي، وَمِنْ طينِ الْحُبِّ عَجَنْتُكَ كَيْفَ تَشْتَغِلُ بِغَيْري؛ فَأَرْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ إِلَيْكَ لِتَجِدَني فِيكَ قائِمًا قادِرًا مُقْتَدِرًا قَيُّومًا.

(14) O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

(١٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ أَنْتَ مُلْكِي وَمُلْكِي لا يَفْنى كَيْفَ تَخافُ مِنْ فَنائِكَ، وَأَنْتَ نُوري وَنُوري لا يُطْفى كَيْفَ تَضْطَرِبُ مِنْ إِطْفائِكَ، وَأَنْتَ بَهائِي وَبَهائِي لا يُغْشى، وَأَنْتَ قَمِيصي وَقَميصِي لَا يَبْلَى، فَاسْتَرِح فِي حُبِّكَ إِيَّايَ لِكَيْ تَجِدَنِي فِي الأُفُقِ الأَعْلى.

(15) O SON OF UTTERANCE! Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me; for My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not. If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe for evermore, thy quest will be in vain.

(١٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَيان ﴾ وَجِّهْ بِوَجْهِي وَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ غَيْرِي، لأَنَّ سُلْطانِي باقٍ لا يَزُولُ أَبَدًا وَمُلكِي دائِمٌ لا يَحُولُ أَبَدًا. وَإِنْ تَطْلُبْ سِوائِي لَنْ تَجِدَ لَوْ تَفْحَصُ فِي الوُجُودِ سَرْمَدًا أَزَلاً.

(16) O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.

(١٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ النُّورِ ﴾ انْسَ دُونِي وَآنِسْ بِرُوحِي، هذا مِنْ جَوْهَرِ أَمْري فَأَقْبِلْ إِلَيْهِ.

(17) O SON OF MAN! Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee.

(١٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ اكْفِ بِنَفْسِي عَنْ دُونِي وَلَا تَطْلُبْ مُعِينًا سِوائِي، لأَنَّ ما دُونِي لَنْ يَكْفِيَكَ أَبَدًا.

(18) O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.

(١٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ لَا تَطْلُبْ مِنِّي مَا لَا نُحِبُّهُ لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْضَ بِما قَضَيْنَا لِوَجْهِكَ، لِأَنَّ مَا يَنْفَعُكَ هَذَا إِنْ تَكُنْ بِهِ راضِيًا.

(19) O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?

(١٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ المَنْظَرِ الأَعْلى ﴾ أَوْدَعْتُ فِيكَ رُوحًا مِنِّي لِتَكُونَ حَبِيبًا لِي؛ لِمَ تَرَكْتَنِي وَطَلَبْتَ مَحْبُوبًا سِوائِي.

(20) O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured.

(٢٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ حَقِّي عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرٌ لا يُنْسَى، وَفَضْلِي بِكَ عَظيمٌ لا يُغْشى، وَحُبِّي فِيكَ مَوْجُودٌ لا يُغَطَّى، وَنُوري لَكَ مَشْهُودٌ لا يَخْفى.

(21) O SON OF MAN! Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for thee the choicest fruits, wherefore hast thou turned away and contented thyself with that which is less good? Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high.

(٢١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَشَرِ ﴾ قَدَّرْتُ لَكَ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ الأَبْهَى الْفَواكِهَ الأَصْفى، كَيْفَ أَعْرَضْتَ عَنْهُ وَرَضِيتَ بِالَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى، فارْجِعْ إِلَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ فِي الأُفُقِ الأَعْلَى.

(22) O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

(٢٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ خَلَقْتُكَ عَالِيًا، جَعَلْتَ نَفْسَكَ دانِيَةً؛ فَاصْعَدْ إِلى ما خُلِقْتَ لَهُ.

(23) O SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own?

(٢٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ العَماءِ ﴾ أَدْعُوكَ إِلَى الْبَقَاءِ وَأَنْتَ تَبْتَغِي الْفَنَاءَ، بِمَ أَعْرَضْتَ عَمَّا نُحِبُّ وَأَقْبَلْتَ إِلَى مَا تُحِبُّ.

(24) O SON OF MAN! Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which beseemeth thee not. Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God, the Lord of might and power.

(٢٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَتَعَدَّ عَنْ حَدِّكَ وَلا تَدَّعِ مَا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَفْسِكَ، اسْجُدْ لِطَلْعَةِ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَالإِقْتِدَارِ.

(25) O SON OF SPIRIT! Vaunt not thyself over the poor, for I lead him on his way and behold thee in thy evil plight and confound thee for evermore.

(٢٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ لَا تَفْتَخِرْ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ بِافْتِخَارِ نَفْسِكَ، لِأَنِّي أَمْشِي قُدَّامَهُ وَأَرَاكَ فِي سُوءِ حَالِكَ وَأَلْعَنُ عَلَيْكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

(26) O SON OF BEING! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.

(٢٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ كَيْفَ نَسِيتَ عُيوبَ نَفْسِكَ وَاشْتَغَلْتَ بِعُيُوبِ عِبادِي. مَنْ كانَ عَلى ذلِكَ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةٌ مِنِّي.

(27) O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.

(٢٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَنَفَّسْ بِخَطَأِ أَحَدٍ مَا دُمْتَ خاطِئًا، وَإِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مَلْعُونٌ أَنْتَ، وَأَنَا شاهِدٌ بِذَلِكَ.

(28) O SON OF SPIRIT! Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just and himself committeth iniquity is not of Me, even though he bear My name.

(٢٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ أَيْقِنْ بِأَنَّ الَّذي يَأْمُرُ النَّاسَ بِالْعَدْلِ وَيَرْتَكِبُ الْفَحْشَاءَ فِي نَفْسِهِ، إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَوْ كَانَ عَلَى اسْمِي.

(29) O SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

(٢٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ لَا تَنْسِبْ إِلَى نَفْسٍ مَا لَا تُحِبُّهُ لِنَفْسِكَ، وَلَا تَقُلْ مَا لَا تَفْعَل. هَذَا أَمْرِي عَلَيْكَ فَاعْمَلْ بِهِ.

(30) O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me.

(٣٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَحْرِمْ وَجْهَ عَبْدِي إِذَا سَأَلَكَ فِي شَيْءٍ؛ لأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ وَجْهِي فَاخْجَلْ مِنِّي.

(31) O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

(٣١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ حاسِبْ نَفْسَكَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُحَاسَبَ، لأَنَّ الْمَوْتَ يَأْتِيكَ بَغْتَةً وَتَقُومُ عَلَى الْحِسابِ فِي نَفْسِكَ.

(32) O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?

(٣٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ العَماءِ ﴾ جَعَلْتُ لَكَ الْمَوْتَ بِشَارَةً، كَيْفَ تَحْزَنُ مِنْهُ. وَجَعَلْتُ النُّورَ لَكَ ضِياءً، كَيْفَ تَحْتَجِبُ عَنْهُ.

(33) O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore.

(٣٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ بِبِشارَةِ النُّورِ أُبَشِّرُكَ فَاسْتَبْشِرْ بِهِ، وَإِلى مَقَرِّ القُدْسِ أَدْعُوكَ تَحَصَّنْ فِيهِ، لِتَسْتَريحَ إِلَى أَبَدِ الأَبَدِ.

(34) O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?

(٣٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ رُوحُ القُدْسِ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِالأُنْسِ، كَيْفَ تَحْزَنُ. وَرُوحُ الأَمْرِ يُؤَيِّدُكَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ، كَيْفَ تَحْتَجِبُ. وَنُورُ الوَجْهِ يَمْشِي قُدَّامَكَ، كَيْفَ تَضِلُّ.

(35) O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.

(٣٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِلاّ فِي بُعْدِكَ عَنَّا، وَلا تَفْرَحْ إِلاّ فِي قُرْبِكَ بِنا وَالرُّجُوعِ إِلَيْنا.

(36) O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.

(٣٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ افْرَحْ بِسُرُورِ قَلْبِكَ، لِتَكُونَ قابِلاً لِلِقائِي وَمِرآةً لِجَمالِي.

(37) O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore.

(٣٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لَا تُعَرِّ نَفْسَكَ عَنْ جَميلِ رِدائِي وَلَا تَحْرِمْ نَصِيبَكَ مِنْ بَدِيعِ حِياضِي؛ لِئَلَّا يَأْخُذَكَ الظَّمَأُ فِي سَرْمَدِيَّةِ ذاتِي.

(38) O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.

(٣٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ اعْمَلْ حُدُودِي حُبًّا لِي، ثُمَّ انْهِ نَفْسَكَ عَمّا تَهْوى طَلَبًا لِرِضائِي.

(39) O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.

(٣٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لا تَتْرُكْ أَوامِرِي حُبًّا لِجَمَالِي، وَلا تَنْسَ وَصَايَايَ ابْتِغاءً لِرِضائِي.

(40) O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

(٤٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ ارْكُضْ فِي بَرِّ الْعَماءِ ثُمَّ أَسْرِعْ فِي مَيْدانِ السَّمآءِ. لَنْ تَجِدَ الرَّاحَةَ إِلاَّ بِالخُضُوعِ لأَمْرِنا وَالتَّواضُعِ لِوَجْهِنا.

(41) O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the mysteries of My greatness and shine upon thee with the light of eternity.

(٤١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ عَظِّمْ أَمْرِي لأُظْهِرَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَسْرارِ العِظَمِ، وَأُشْرِقَ عَلَيْكَ بِأَنْوارِ الْقِدَمِ.

(42) O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

(٤٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ كُنْ لِي خاضِعًا لأَكُونَ لَكَ مُتَواضِعًا، وَكُنْ لأَمْري ناصِرًا لِتَكُونَ فِي المُلْكِ مَنْصُورًا.

(43) O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced.

(٤٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ اذْكُرْنِي فِي أَرْضِي لأَذْكُرَكَ فِي سَمائِي؛ لِتَقَرَّ بِهِ عَيْنُكَ وَتَقَرَّ بِهِ عَيْنِي.

(44) O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.

(٤٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ العَرْشِ ﴾ سَمْعُكَ سَمْعِي فَاسْمَعْ بِهِ، وَبَصَرُكَ بَصَرِي فَأَبْصِرْ بِهِ؛ لِتَشْهَدَ فِي سِرِّكَ لِي تَقْدِيسًا عَلِيًّا، لأَشْهَدَ لَكَ فِي نَفْسي مَقامًا رَفِيعًا.

(45) O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.

(٤٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ اسْتَشْهِدْ فِي سَبِيلي رَاضِيًا عَنّي وَشاكِرًا لِقَضائِي، لِتَسْتَريحَ مَعِي فِي قِبابِ العَظَمَةِ خَلْفَ سُرادِقِ الْعِزَّةِ.

(46) O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!

(٤٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ فَكِّرْ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَتَدَبَّرْ فِي فِعْلِكَ. أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ تَمُوتَ عَلَى الْفِراشِ أَوْ تُسْتَشْهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِي عَلَى التُّرابِ، وَتَكُونَ مَطْلِعَ أَمْرِي وَمَظْهَرَ نُوري فِي أَعْلَى الْفِرْدَوْسِ، فَأَنْصِفْ يا عَبْدُ.

(47) O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in My sight than the creation of the universe and the light of both worlds. Strive then to attain this, O servant!

(٤٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ وَجَمالِي تَخَضُّبُ شَعْرِكَ مِنْ دَمِكَ لَكانَ أَكْبَرَ عِنْدي عَنْ خَلْقِ الكَوْنَيْنِ وَضِياءِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ، فَاجْهَد فِيهِ يا عَبْدُ.

(48) O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

(٤٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلامَةٌ؛ وَعَلامَةُ الْحُبِّ الصَّبْرُ فِي قَضَائِي وَالاصْطِبارُ فِي بَلائِي.

(49) O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.

(٤٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ الْمُحِبُّ الصَّادِقُ يَرْجُو الْبَلاءَ كَرَجاءِ الْعاصِي إِلَى الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالمُذْنِبِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَةِ.

(50) O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how canst thou walk in the ways of them that are content with My pleasure? If trials afflict thee not in thy longing to meet Me, how wilt thou attain the light in thy love for My beauty?

(٥٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ إِنْ لَا يُصيبُكَ البَلاءُ فِي سَبِيْلِي كَيْفَ تَسْلُكُ سُبُلَ الرَّاضِينَ فِي رِضائِي، وَإِنْ لَا تَمَسُّكَ المَشَقَّةُ شَوْقًا لِلِقائِي كَيْفَ يُصِيبُكَ النُّورُ حُبّاً لِجَمالِي.

(51) O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

(٥١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ بَلاَئِي عِنايَتي، ظاهِرُهُ نارٌ وَنِقْمَةٌ وَباطِنُهُ نُورٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ. فاسْتَبِقْ إِلَيْهِ لِتَكُونَ نُورًا أَزَلِيًّا وَرُوحًا قِدَمِيًّا، وَهُوَ أَمْري فَاعْرِفْهُ.

(52) O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

(٥٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَشَرِ ﴾ إِنْ أَصَابَتْكَ نِعْمَةٌ لَا تَفْرَحْ بِها، وَإِنْ تَمَسَّكَ ذِلَّةٌ لا تَحْزَنْ مِنْهَا، لأَنَّ كِلْتَيْهِما تَزُولانِ فِي حِين وَتَبِيدانِ فِي وَقْتٍ.

(53) O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee.

(٥٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ إِنْ يَمَسَّكَ الفَقْرُ لَا تَحْزَنْ، لأَنَّ سُلْطانَ الغِنى يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْكَ فِي مَدَى الأَيَّامِ. وَمِنَ الذِّلَّةِ لَا تَخَفْ، لِأَنَّ الْعِزَّةَ تُصِيبُكَ فِي مَدَى الزَّمانِ.

(54) O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and fleeting sovereignty.

(٥٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ إِنْ تُحِبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّوْلَةَ الباقِيَةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ وَهذِهِ الْحَياةَ الْقِدَمِيَّةَ الأَزَلِيَّةَ، فَاتْرُكْ هذِهِ الدَّوْلَةَ الْفانِيَةَ الزَّائِلَةَ.

(55) O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

(٥٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ لَا تَشْتَغِل بِالدُّنْيا؛ لِأَنَّ بِالنَّارِ نَمْتَحِنُ الذَّهَبَ، وَبِالذَّهَبِ نَمْتَحِنُ العِبادَ.

(56) O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?

(٥٦) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ أَنْتَ تُريدُ الذَّهَبَ وَأَنا أُريدُ تَنْزيهَكَ عَنْهُ، وَأَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ غَنَاءَ نَفْسِكَ فِيهِ، وَأَنَا عَرَفْتُ الْغَناءَ فِي تَقْدِيسِكَ عَنْهُ. وَعَمْري هَذا عِلْمِي وَذلِكَ ظَنُّكَ؛ كَيْفَ يَجْتَمِعُ أَمْرِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ.

(57) O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye.

(٥٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ أَنْفِقْ مالِي عَلى فُقَرائِي لِتُنْفِقَ فِي السَّمآءِ مِنْ كُنُوزِ عِزِّ لا تَفْنى وَخَزائِنِ مَجْدٍ لا تَبْلى؛ وَلكِنْ وَعَمْري إِنْفاقَ الرُّوحِ أَجْمَلُ لَوْ تُشاهِدْ بِعَيْني.

(58) O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide.

(٥٨) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ البَشَرِ ﴾ هَيْكَلُ الْوُجُودِ عَرْشي، نَظِّفْهُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لاِسْتِوائِي بِهِ وَاسْتِقْرارِي عَلَيْهِ.

(59) O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation.

(٥٩) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الوُجُودِ ﴾ فُؤادُكَ مَنْزِلِي قَدِّسْهُ لِنُزُولِي، وَرُوحُكَ مَنْظَرِي طَهِّرْها لِظُهُوري.

(60) O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above thee, radiant and resplendent.

(٦٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِي لأَرْفَعَ رَأْسي عَنْ جَيْبِكَ مُشْرِقًا مُضِيئًا.

(61) O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.

(٦١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ اصْعَدْ إِلى سَمائِي لِكَيْ تَرى وِصالِي؛ لِتَشْرَبَ مِنْ زُلالِ خَمْرٍ لا مِثالَ وَكُؤُبِ مَجْدٍ لا زَوالَ.

(62) O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

(٦٢) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ قَدْ مَضى عَلَيْكَ أَيَّامٌ، وَاشْتَغَلْتَ فِيها بِمَا تَهْوى بِهِ نَفْسُكَ مِنَ الظُّنُونِ وَالأَوْهَامِ. إِلَى مَتَى تَكُونُ راقِدًا عَلَى بِساطِكَ. ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ عَنِ النَّوْمِ؛ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ ارْتَفَعَتْ فِي وَسَطِ الزَّوالِ، لَعَلَّ تُشْرِقُ عَلَيْكَ بِأَنْوارِ الْجَمالِ.

(63) O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble.

(٦٣) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ أَشْرَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ النُّورَ مِنْ أُفُقِ الطُّورِ، وَنَفَخْتَ رُوحَ السَّناءِ في سِيناءِ قَلْبِكَ؛ فَأَفْرِغْ نَفْسَكَ عَنِ الحُجُباتِ وَالظُّنُوناتِ، ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ عَلَى البِساطِ لِتَكُونَ قابِلاً لِلْبَقاءِ وَلائِقًا لِلِّقاءِ، كَيْ لا يَأْخُذَكَ مَوْتٌ وَلا نَصْبٌ وَلا لَغُوبٌ.

(64) O SON OF MAN! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for thee. Make it the garment of thy temple. My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; clothe thyself therewith, that thou mayest be to all eternity the revelation of My everlasting being.

(٦٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ ﴾ أَزَلِيَّتي إِبْداعِي أَبْدَعْتُها لَكَ، فَاجْعَلْها رِداءً لِهَيْكَلِكَ. وَأَحَدِيَّتي إِحْداثي اخْتَرَعْتُها لأَجْلِكَ،  فَاجْعَلْها قَمِيصَ نَفْسِكَ لِتَكُونَ مَشْرِقَ قَيُّومِيَّتِي إِلى الأَبَدِ.

(65) O SON OF MAN! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.

(٦٥) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ عَظَمَتِي عَطِيَّتِي إِلَيْكَ، وَكِبْرِيائِي رَحْمَتِي عَلَيْكَ، وَما يَنْبَغِي لِنَفْسِي لا يُدْرِكُهُ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ تُحْصِيَهُ نَفْسٌ؛ قَدْ أَخْزَنْتُهُ فِي خَزائِنِ سِرِّي وَكَنائِزِ أَمْرِي تَلَطُّفًا لِعِبادِي وَتَرَحُّمًا لِخَلْقِي.

(66) O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE! Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.

(٦٦) ﴿ يَا أَبْناءَ الْهُوِيَّةِ فِي الْغَيْبِ ﴾ سَتُمْنَعُونَ عَنْ حُبِّي وَتَضْطَرِبُ النُّفُوسُ مِنْ ذِكْرِي؛ لأَنَّ الْعُقُولَ لَنْ تَطيقَنِي وَالْقُلُوبَ لَنْ تَسَعَني.

(67) O SON OF BEAUTY! By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.

(٦٧) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الْجَمَالِ ﴾ وَرُوحِي وَعِنايَتِي ثُمَّ رَحْمَتِي وَجَمالِي، كُلُّ ما نَزَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ لِسانِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَكَتَبْتُهُ بِقَلَمِ القُوَّةِ قَدْ نَزَّلْناهُ عَلى قَدْرِكَ وَلَحْنِكَ لَا عَلَى شَأْنِي وَلَحْنِي.

(68) O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.

(٦٨) ﴿ يَا أَبْناءَ الإِنْسانِ﴾ هَلْ عَرَفْتُمْ لِمَ خَلَقْناكُمْ مِنْ تُرابٍ واحِدٍ؛ لِئَلاَّ يَفْتَخِرَ أَحَدٌ عَلى أَحَدٍ. وَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ فِي خَلْقِ أَنْفُسِكُم؛ إِذاً يَنْبَغِي كَما خَلَقْناكُم مِنْ شَيْءٍ واحِدٍ أَنْ تَكُونُوا كَنَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ، بِحَيْثُ تَمْشُونَ عَلى رِجْلٍ واحِدَةٍ، وَتَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ فَمٍ واحِدٍ، وَتَسْكُنُونَ فِي أَرْضٍ واحِدَةٍ؛ حَتَّى تَظْهَرَ مِنْ كَيْنُوناتِكُمْ وَأَعْمالِكُمْ وَأَفْعالِكُمْ آياتُ التَّوْحِيدِ وَجَواهِرُ التَّجْرِيدِ. هذا نُصْحِي عَلَيْكُم يا مَلأَ الأَنْوارِ، فَانْتَصِحُوا مِنْهُ لِتَجِدُوا ثَمَراتِ القُدْسِ مِنْ شَجَرِ عِزٍّ مَنيعٍ.

(69) O YE SONS OF SPIRIT! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge. Guard them from the strangers amidst My servants and from the ungodly amongst My people.

(٦٩) ﴿ يَا أَبْناءَ الرُّوحِ ﴾ أَنْتُمْ خَزائِني، لأَنَّ فِيكُم كَنَزْتُ لآلِئَ أَسْرارِي وَجَوَاهِرَ عِلْمِي، فَاحْفَظُوها لِئَلاَّ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهَا أَغْيارُ عِبادِي وَأَشْرارُ خَلْقِي.

(70) O SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF! Know thou, that I have wafted unto thee all the fragrances of holiness, have fully revealed to thee My word, have perfected through thee My bounty and have desired for thee that which I have desired for My Self. Be then content with My pleasure and thankful unto Me.

(٧٠) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ مَنْ قامَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ نَفْسِهِ ﴾ اعْلَمْ بِأَنِّي قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَوائِحَ الْقُدْسِ كُلَّهَا، وَأَتْمَمْتُ الْقَوْلَ عَلَيْكَ وَأَكْمَلْتُ النِّعْمَةَ بِكَ وَرَضِيتُ لَكَ مَا رَضِيتُ لِنَفْسِي، فَارْضَ عَنِّي ثُمَّ اشْكُرْ لِي.

(71) O SON OF MAN! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure for ever.

(٧١) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الإِنْسانِ ﴾ اكتُبْ كُلَّ مَا أَلْقَيْنَاكَ مِنْ مِدَادِ النُّورِ عَلَى لَوْحِ الرُّوحِ. وَإِنْ لَنْ تَقْدِرَ عَلَى ذلِكَ فاجْعَلِ المِدَادَ مِنْ جَوْهَرِ الفُؤادِ، وَإِنْ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ فَاكْتُبْ مِنَ المِدَادِ الأَحْمَرِ الَّذِي سُفِكَ فِي سَبيلي؛ إِنَّهُ أَحْلَى عِنْدِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، لِيَثْبُتَ نُورُهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

﴾ In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, The Mighty ﴿ (1) O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!

﴿ بنام گوينده توانا ﴾ ای صاحبان هوش و گوش

The first call of the Beloved is this

اوّل سروش دوست اينست

: O mystic nightingale ! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal.

(١) ﴿ ای بلبل معنوی ﴾ جز در گلبن معانی جای مگزين و ای هدهد سليمان عشق جز در سبای جانان وطن مگير و ای عنقای بقا جز در قاف وفا محلّ مپذير * اينست مکان تو اگر بلامکان بپر جان برپری و آهنگ مقام خود رايگان نمائی *

(2) O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal nest, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange and pitiful; for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High, and remained far from the most effulgent horizon.

(٢) ﴿ ای پسر روح ﴾ هر طيری را نظر بر آشيان است و هر بلبلی را مقصود جمال گل مگر طيور افئده عباد که بتراب فانی قانع شده از آشيان باقی دور مانده‌اند و بگِلهای بعد توجّه نموده از گُلهای قرب محروم گشته‌اند * زهی حيرت و حسرت و افسوس و دريغ که بابريقی از امواج بحر رفيق اعلی گذشته‌اند و از افق ابهی دور مانده‌اند *

(3) O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

(٣) ﴿ ای دوست﴾ در روضه قلب جز گل عشق مکار و از ذيل بلبل حبّ و شوق دست مدار * مصاحبت ابرار را غنيمت دان و از مرافقت اشرار دست و دل هر دو بردار *

(4) O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

(٤) ﴿ ای پسر انصاف ﴾ کدام عاشق كه جز در وطن معشوق محلّ گيرد و کدام طالب که بی مطلوب راحت جويد ؟ عاشق صادق را حيات در وصال است و موت در فراق * صدرشان از صبر خالی و قلوبشان از اصطبار مقدّس از صد هزار جان درگذرند و بکوی جانان شتابند *

(5) O SON OF DUST! Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent is he that disputeth idly and seeketh to advance himself over his brother. Say, O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.

(٥) ﴿ ای پسر خاک ﴾ براستی ميگويم غافلترين عباد کسی است که در قول مجادله نمايد و بر برادر خود تفوّق جويد * بگو ای برادران باعمال خود را بيارائيد نه باقوال *

(6) O SON OF EARTH! Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingers, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savors of holiness breathing from My kingdom of sanctity.

(٦) ﴿ ای پسران ارض ﴾ براستی بدانيد قلبی که در آن شائبه حسد باقی باشد البتّه بجبروت باقی من در نيايد و از ملکوت تقديس من روائح قدس نشنود*

(7) O SON OF LOVE! Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love. Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity. Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the pen of glory.

(٧) ﴿ ای پسر حبّ ﴾ از تو تا رفرف امتناع قرب و سدره ارتفاع عشق قدمی فاصله قدم اوّل بردار و قدم ديگر بر عالم قدم گذار و در سرادق خلد وارد شو * پس بشنو آنچه از قلم عزّ نزول يافت *

(8) O SON OF GLORY! Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me. Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High.

(٨) ﴿ ای پسر عزّ ﴾ در سبيل قدس چالاک شو و بر افلاک انس قدم گذار قلب را بصيقل روح پاک کن و آهنگ ساحت لولاک نما *

(9) O FLEETING SHADOW! Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!

(٩) ﴿ ای سايه نابود ﴾ از مدارج ذلّ وهم بگذر و بمعارج عزّ يقين اندرا * چشم حق بگشا تا جمال مبين بينی و تبارک اللّه أحسن الخالقين گوئی*

(10) O SON OF DESIRE! Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting Beauty, nor the lifeless heart delight in aught but in the withered bloom. For like seeketh like, and taketh pleasure in the company of its kind.

(١٠) ﴿ ای پسر هوی ﴾ براستی بشنو چشم فانی جمال باقی نشناسد و دل مرده جز بگُل پژمرده مشغول نشود زيرا که هر قرينی قرين خود را جويد و بجنس خود انس گيرد *

(11) O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

(١١) ﴿ ای پسر تراب ﴾ کور شو تا جمالم بينی و کر شو تا لحن و صوت مليحم را شنوی و جاهل شو تا از علمم نصيب بری و فقير شو تا از بحر غنای لا يزالم قسمت بيزوال برداری * کور شو يعنی از مشاهده غير جمال من و کر شو يعنی از استماع کلام غير من و جاهل شو يعنی از سوای علم من تا با چشم پاک و دل طيّب و گوش لطيف بساحت قدسم درآئی *

(12) O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.

(١٢) ﴿ ای صاحب دو چشم ﴾ چشمی بربند و چشمی برگشا * بربند يعنی از عالم و عالميان برگشا يعنی بجمال قدس جانان *

(13) O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay.

(١٣) ﴿ ای پسران من ﴾ ترسم که از نغمه ورقاء فيض نبرده بديار فنا راجع شويد و جمال گُل نديده بآب و گِل باز گرديد *

(14) O FRIENDS! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust.

(١٤) ﴿ ای دوستان ﴾ بجمال فانی از جمال باقی مگذريد و بخاکدان ترابی دل مبنديد *

(15) O SON OF SPIRIT! The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness will no longer unfold the inner mysteries and ye will all be bereft of the celestial melody and of the voice from on high.

(١٥) ﴿ ای پسر روح ﴾ وقتی آيد که بلبل قدس معنوی از بيان اسرار معانی ممنوع شود و جميع از نغمه رحمانی و ندای سبحانی ممنوع گرديد*

(16) O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE! Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech, and myriads of hidden mysteries are revealed in a single melody; yet, alas, there is no ear to hear, nor heart to understand.

(١٦) ﴿ ای جوهر غفلت ﴾ دريغ که صد هزار لسان معنوی در لسانی ناطق و صد هزار معانی غيبی در لحنی ظاهر و لکن گوشی نه تا بشنود و قلبی نه تا حرفی بيابد *

(17) O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.

(١٧) ﴿ ای همگنان ﴾ ابواب لامکان باز گشته و ديار جانان از دم عاشقان زينت يافته و جميع از اين شهر روحانی محروم مانده‌اند الّا قليلی و از آن قليل هم با قلب طاهر و نفس مقدّس مشهود نگشت الّا اقلّ قليلی*

(18) O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE! Proclaim unto the children of assurance that within the realms of holiness, nigh unto the celestial paradise, a new garden hath appeared, round which circle the denizens of the realm on high and the immortal dwellers of the exalted paradise. Strive, then, that ye may attain that station, that ye may unravel the mysteries of love from its wind-flowers and learn the secret of divine and consummate wisdom from its eternal fruits. Solaced are the eyes of them that enter and abide therein!

(١٨) ﴿ ای اهل فردوس برين ﴾ اهل يقين را اخبار نمائيد که در فضای قدس قرب رضوان روضه جديدی ظاهر گشته و جميع اهل عالين و هياکل خلد برين طائف حول آن گشته‌اند * پس جهدی نمائيد تا بآن مقام درآئيد و حقائق اسرار عشق را از شقايقش جوئيد و جميع حکمتهای بالغه احديّه را از اثمار باقيه‌اش بيابيد * قرّت أبصار الّذين هم دخلوا فيه آمنين *

(19) O MY FRIENDS! Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.

(١٩) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾ آيا فراموش کرده‌ايد آن صبح صادق روشنی را که در ظلّ شجره انيسا که در فردوس اعظم غرس شده جميع در آن فضای قدس مبارک نزد من حاضر بوديد ؟ و بسه کلمه طيّبه تکلّم فرمودم و جميع آن کلماترا شنيده و مدهوش گشتيد و آن کلمات اين بود * ای دوستان رضای خود را بر رضای من اختيار مکنيد و آنچه برای شما نخواهم هرگز مخواهيد و با دلهای مرده که بآمال و آرزو آلوده شده نزد من ميائيد * اگر صدر را مقدّس کنيد حال آن صحرا و آن فضا را بنظر در آريد و بيان من بر همه شما معلوم شود *

In the eighth of the most holy lines, in the fifth Tablet of Paradise, He saith:

(در سطر هشتم از اسطر قدس که در لوح پنجم از فردوس است ميفرمايد)

(20) O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS! Ages have passed and your precious lives are well-nigh ended, yet not a single breath of purity hath reached Our court of holiness from you. Though immersed in the ocean of misbelief, yet with your lips ye profess the one true faith of God. Him whom I abhor ye have loved, and of My foe ye have made a friend. Notwithstanding, ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you. Were ye but to open your eyes, ye would, in truth, prefer a myriad griefs unto this joy, and would count death itself better than this life.

(٢٠) ﴿ ای مردگان فراش غفلت ﴾ قرنها گذشت و عمر گرانمايه را بانتها رسانده‌ايد و نَفَس پاکی از شما بساحت قدس ما نيامد * در ابحر شرک مستغرقيد و کلمه توحيد بر زبان ميرانيد * مبغوض مرا محبوب خود دانسته‌ايد و دشمن مرا دوست خود گرفته‌ايد و در ارض من بکمال خرمی و سرور مشی مينمائيد و غافل از آنکه زمين من از تو بيزار است و اشيای ارض از تو در گريز * اگر فی الجمله بصر بگشائی صد هزار حزن را از اين سرور خوشتر دانی و فنا را از اين حيات نيکوتر شمری *

(21) O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst put no trust in Me. The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope. At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me. Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself. While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.

(٢١) ﴿ ای خاک متحرّک ﴾ من بتو مأنوسم و تو از من مأيوس * سيف عصيان شجره اميد ترا بريده * و در جميع حال بتو نزديکم و تو در جميع احوال از من دور * و من عزّت بيزوال برای تو اختيار نمودم و تو ذلّت بی منتهی برای خود پسنديدی * آخر تا وقت باقی مانده رجوع کن و فرصت را مگذار *

(22) O SON OF DESIRE! The learned and the wise have for long years striven and failed to attain the presence of the All-Glorious; they have spent their lives in search of Him, yet did not behold the beauty of His countenance. Thou without the least effort didst attain thy goal, and without search hast obtained the object of thy quest. Yet, notwithstanding, thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self, that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe. Ye that have eyes, behold and wonder.

(٢٢) ﴿ ای پسر هوی ﴾ اهل دانش و بينش سالها کوشيدند و بوصال ذی الجلال فائز نگشتند و عمرها دويدند و بلقای ذی الجمال نرسيدند * و تو نادويده بمنزل رسيده و ناطلبيده بمطلب واصل شدی * و بعد از جميع اين مقام و رتبه بحجاب نفس خود چنان محتجب ماندی که چشمت بجمال دوست نيفتاد و دستت بدامن يار نرسيد * فتعجّبوا من ذلک يا اولی الأبصار *

(23) O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle, and the beauty of the celestial Youth is veiled in the darkness of dust. The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. The dwellers in the pavilion of glory and the celestial concourse bewail and lament, while ye repose in the realm of negligence, and esteem yourselves as of the true friends. How vain are your imaginings!

(٢٣) ﴿ ای اهل ديار عشق ﴾ شمع باقی را ارياح فانی احاطه نموده و جمال غلام روحانی در غبار تيره ظلمانی مستور مانده * سلطان سلاطين عشق در دست رعايای ظلم مظلوم و حمامه قدسی در دست جغدان گرفتار * جميع اهل سرادق ابهی و ملأ اعلی نوحه و ندبه مينمايند و شما در کمال راحت در ارض غفلت اقامت نموده‌ايد و خود را هم از دوستان خالص محسوب داشته‌ايد * فباطل ما أنتم تظنّون *

(24) O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE! Wherefore do ye wear the guise of shepherds, when inwardly ye have become wolves, intent upon My flock? Ye are even as the star, which riseth ere the dawn, and which, though it seem radiant and luminous, leadeth the wayfarers of My city astray into the paths of perdition.

(٢٤) ﴿ ای جهلای معروف بعلم ﴾ چرا در ظاهر دعوی شبانی کنيد و در باطن ذئب اغنام من شده‌ايد * مَثَل شما مثل ستاره قبل از صبح است که در ظاهر درّيّ و روشن است و در باطن سبب اضلال و هلاکت کاروانهای مدينه و ديار من است *

(25) O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea, the sun beam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!

(٢٥) ﴿ ای بظاهر آراسته و بباطن کاسته ﴾ مَثَلِ شما مثل آب تلخ صافی است که کمال لطافت و صفا از آن در ظاهر مشهود شود چون بدست صرّاف ذائقه احديّه افتد قطره ای از آن را قبول نفرمايد * بلی تجلّی آفتاب در تراب و مرآت هر دو موجود ولکن از فَرْقَدان تا ارض فرق دان بلکه فرق بی منتهی در ميان *

(26) O MY FRIEND IN WORD! Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart? Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter His home.

(٢٦) ﴿ ای دوست لسانی من ﴾ قدری تأمّل اختيار کن هرگز شنيده ای که يار و اغيار در قلبی بگنجد؟ پس اغيار را بران تا جانان بمنزل خود در آيد *

(27) O SON OF DUST! All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained for thee, except the human heart, which I have made the habitation of My beauty and glory; yet thou didst give My home and dwelling to another than Me; and whenever the manifestation of My holiness sought His own abode, a stranger found He there, and, homeless, hastened unto the sanctuary of the Beloved. Notwithstanding I have concealed thy secret and desired not thy shame

(٢٧) ﴿ ای پسر خاک ﴾ جميع آنچه در آسمانها و زمين است برای تو مقرّر داشتم مگر قلوب را که محلّ نزول تجلّی جمال و اجلال خود معيّن فرمودم * و تو منزل و محلّ مرا بغير من گذاشتی چنانچه در هر زمان که ظهور قدس من آهنگ مکان خود نمود غير خود را يافت اغيار ديد و لا مکان بحرم جانان شتافت * و مع ذلک ستر نمودم و سرّ نگشودم و خجلت ترا نپسنديدم *

. (28) O ESSENCE OF DESIRE! At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory and breathed it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness.

(٢٨) ﴿ ای جوهر هوی ﴾ بسا سحرگاهان که از مشرق لا مکان بمکان تو آمدم و ترا در بستر راحت بغير خود مشغول يافتم و چون برق روحانی بغمام عزّ سلطانی رجوع نمودم و در مکامن قرب خود نزد جنود قدس اظهار نداشتم *

(29) O SON OF BOUNTY! Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay of My command I made thee to appear, and have ordained for thy training every atom in existence and the essence of all created things. Thus, ere thou didst issue from thy mother’s womb, I destined for thee two founts of gleaming milk, eyes to watch over thee, and hearts to love thee. Out of My loving-kindness, ’neath the shade of My mercy I nurtured thee, and guarded thee by the essence of My grace and favor. And My purpose in all this was that thou mightest attain My everlasting dominion and become worthy of My invisible bestowals. And yet heedless thou didst remain, and when fully grown, thou didst neglect all My bounties and occupied thyself with thine idle imaginings, in such wise that thou didst become wholly forgetful, and, turning away from the portals of the Friend didst abide within the courts of My enemy.

(٢٩) ﴿ ای پسر جود ﴾ در باديه های عدم بودی و ترا بمدد تراب امر در عالم ملک ظاهر نمودم و جميع ذرّات ممکنات و حقائق کائنات را بر تربيت تو گماشتم چنانچه قبل از خروج از بطن امّ دو چشمه شير منير برای تو مقرّر داشتم و چشمها برای حفظ تو گماشتم و حبّ ترا در قلوب القا نمودم و بصرف جود ترا در ظلّ رحمتم پروردم و از جوهر فضل و رحمت ترا حفظ فرمودم * و مقصود از جميع اين مراتب آن بود که بجبروت باقی ما درآئی و قابل بخششهای غيبی ما شوی * و تو غافل چون بثمر آمدی از تمامی نعيمم غفلت نمودی و بگمان باطل خود پرداختی بقسمی که بالمرّه فراموش نمودی و از باب دوست بايوان دشمن مقرّ يافتی و مسکن نمودی*

(30) O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness wafted over thee and found thee upon the bed of heedlessness fast asleep. Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence it came.

(٣٠) ﴿ ای بنده دنيا ﴾ در سحرگاهان نسيم عنايت من بر تو مرور نمود و ترا در فراش غفلت خفته يافت و بر حال تو گريست و باز گشت *

(31) O SON OF EARTH! Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than Me; and wouldst thou gaze upon My beauty, close thine eyes to the world and all that is therein; for My will and the will of another than Me, even as fire and water, cannot dwell together in one heart.

(٣١) ﴿ ای پسر ارض ﴾ اگر مرا خواهی جز مرا مخواه و اگر اراده جمالم داری چشم از عالميان بردار زيرا که اراده من و غير من چون آب و آتش در يک دل و قلب نگنجد *

(32) O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power, quench it not with the contrary winds of self and passion. The healer of all thine ills is remembrance of Me, forget it not. Make My love thy treasure and cherish it even as thy very sight and life.

(٣٢) ﴿ ای بيگانهء با يگانه ﴾ شمع دلت برافروخته دست قدرت منست آن را ببادهای مخالف نفس و هوی خاموش مکن و طبيب جميع علّتهای تو ذکر منست فراموشش منما * حبّ مرا سرمايه خود کن و چون بصر و جان عزيزش دار*

(33) O MY BROTHER! Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed tongue, and quaff the stream of mystic holiness from My sugar-shedding lips. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of thy heart, and water them with the water of certitude, that the hyacinths of My knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green in the sacred city of thy heart.

(٣٣) ﴿ ای برادر من ﴾ از لسان شکرينم کلمات نازنينم شنو و از لب نمکينم سلسبيل قدس معنوی بياشام * يعنی تخمهای حکمت لدنّيم را در ارض طاهر قلب بيفشان و بآب يقين آبش ده تا سنبلات علم و حکمت من سر سبز از بلده طيّبه انبات نمايد *

(34) O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving and kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

(٣٤) ﴿ ای اهل رضوان من ﴾ نهال محبّت و دوستی شما را در روضه قدس رضوان بيد ملاطفت غرس نمودم و بنيسان مرحمت آبش دادم حال نزديک بثمر رسيده جهدی نمائيد تا محفوظ ماند و بنار امل و شهوت نسوزد *

(35) O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within your hearts the everlasting torch of divine guidance. For ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored, accept naught but purest virtue and deeds of stainless holiness.

(٣٥) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾ سراج ضلالت را خاموش کنيد و مشاعل باقيهء هدايت در قلب و دل برافروزيد که عنقريب صرّافان وجود در پيشگاه حضور معبود جز تقوای خالص نپذيرند و غير عمل پاک قبول ننمايند *

(36) O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay.

(٣٦) ﴿ ای پسر تراب ﴾ حکمای عباد آنانند که تا سمع نيابند لب نگشايند چنانچه ساقی تا طلب نبيند ساغر نبخشد و عاشق تا بجمال معشوق فائز نشود از جان نخروشد * پس بايد حبّه های حکمت و علم را در ارض طيّبه قلب مبذول داريد و مستور نمائيد تا سنبلات حکمت الهی از دِل برآيد نه از گِل *

In the first line of the Tablet it is recorded and written, and within the sanctuary of the tabernacle of God is hidden:

(در سطر اوّل لوح مذکور و مسطورست و در سرادق حفظ اللّه مستور)

(37) O MY SERVANT!: Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting dominion, and cast not away celestial sovereignty for a worldly desire. This is the river of everlasting life that hath flowed from the well-spring of the pen of the merciful; well is it with them that drink!

(٣٧) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ ملک بی زوال را بانزالی از دست منه و شاهنشهی فردوس را بشهوتی از دست مده * اينست کوثر حيوان که از معين قلم رحمن ساری گشته طوبی للشّاربين *

(38) O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.

(٣٨) ﴿ ای پسر روح ﴾ قفس بشکن و چون همای عشق بهوای قدس پرواز کن و از نَفْس بگذر و با نَفَس رحمانی در فضای قدس ربّانی بيارام *

(39) O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing day, and deprive not thyself of everlasting rest. Barter not the garden of eternal delight for the dust-heap of a mortal world. Up from thy prison ascend unto the glorious meads above, and from thy mortal cage wing thy flight unto the paradise of the Placeless.

(٣٩) ﴿ ای پسر رماد ﴾ براحت يومی قانع مشو و از راحت بيزوال باقيه مگذر و گلشن باقی عيش جاودان را بگلخن فانی ترابی تبديل منما * از زندان بصحراهای خوش جان عروج کن و از قفس امکان برضوان دلکش لامکان بخرام *

(40) O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

(٤٠) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ از بند ملک خود را رهائی بخش و از حبس نفس خود را آزاد کن وقت را غنيمت شمر زيرا که اين وقت را ديگر نبينی و اين زمان را هرگز نيابی *

(41) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou wouldst strive to pass from this fleeting world. But to conceal the one from thee and to reveal the other is a mystery which none but the pure in heart can comprehend

(٤١) ﴿ ای فرزند کنيز من ﴾ اگر سلطنت باقی بينی البتّه بکمال جدّ از ملک فانی درگذری و لکن ستر آنرا حکمتهاست و جلوه اين را رمزها جز افئده پاک ادراک ننمايد *

(42) O MY SERVANT!. Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

(٤٢) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ دل را از غلّ پاک کن و بی حسد ببساط قدس احد بخرام *

(43) O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of the Friend, and know that His pleasure is in the pleasure of His creatures. That is: no man should enter the house of his friend save at his friend’s pleasure, nor lay hands upon his treasures nor prefer his own will to his friend’s, and in no wise seek an advantage over him. Ponder this, ye that have insight!

(٤٣) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾ در سبيل رضای دوست مشی نمائيد و رضای او در خلق او بوده و خواهد بود * يعنی دوست بی رضای دوست خود در بيت او وارد نشود و در اموال او تصرّف ننمايد و رضای خود را بر رضای او ترجيح ندهد و خود را در هيچ امری مقدّم نشمارد * فتفکّروا فی ذلک يا اولی الافکار*

(44) O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that are less than a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.

(٤٤) ﴿ ای رفيق عرشی ﴾ بد مشنو و بد مبين و خود را ذليل مکن و عويل برميار * يعنی بد مگو تا نشنوی و عيب مردم را بزرگ مدان تا عيب تو بزرگ ننمايد و ذلّت نفسی مپسند تا ذلّت تو چهره نگشايد * پس با دل پاک و قلب طاهر و صدر مقدّس و خاطر منزّه در ايّام عمر خود که اقلّ از آنی محسوبست فارغ باش تا بفراغت از اين جسد فانی بفردوس معانی راجع شوی و در ملکوت باقی مقرّ يابی *

(45) ALAS! ALAS! Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the thorn, and name it a flower. Not a pure breath have ye breathed, nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts. Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.

(٤٥) ﴿ وای وای ای عاشقان هوای نفسانی ﴾ از معشوق روحانی چون برق گذشته‌ايد و بخيال شيطانی دل محکم بسته‌ايد * ساجد خياليد و اسم آن را حقّ گذاشته‌ايد و ناظر خاريد و نام آن را گل گذارده‌ايد * نه نَفَس فارغی از شما برآمد و نه نسيم انقطاعی از رياض قلوبتان وزيد * نصايح مشفقه محبوبرا بباد داده‌ايد و از صفحه دل محو نموده‌ايد و چون بهآئم در سبزه زار شهوت و امل تعيّش مينمائيد*

(46) O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the Loved One, and kept remote from His holy presence? The essence of beauty is within the peerless pavilion, set upon the throne of glory, whilst ye busy yourselves with idle contentions. The sweet savors of holiness are breathing and the breath of bounty is wafted, yet ye are all sorely afflicted and deprived thereof. Alas for you and for them that walk in your ways and follow in your footsteps!

(٤٦) ﴿ ای برادران طريق ﴾ چرا از ذکر نگار غافل گشته‌ايد و از قرب حضرت يار دور مانده‌ايد ؟ صِرْف جمال در سرادق بيمثال بر عرش جلال مستوی و شما بهوای خود بجدال مشغول گشته‌ايد * روايح قدس ميوزد و نسائم جود در هبوب و کلّ بزکام مبتلی شده‌ايد و از جميع محروم مانده‌ايد * زهی حسرت بر شما و علی الّذين هم يمشون علی أعقابکم و علی أثر أقدامکم هم يمرّون *

(47) O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness.

(٤٧) ﴿ ای پسران آمال ﴾ جامه غرور را از تن بر آريد و ثوب تکبّر از بدن بيندازيد *

In the third of the most holy lines writ and recorded in the Ruby Tablet by the pen of the unseen this is revealed:

(در سطر سيّم از اسطر قدس که در لوح ياقوتی از قلم خفی ثبت شده اين است )

(48) O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. By My beauty! I have created all things from dust, and to dust will I return them again.

(٤٨) ﴿ ای برادران ﴾ با يکديگر مدارا نمائيد و از دنيا دل برداريد بعزّت افتخار منمائيد و از ذلّت ننگ مداريد * قسم بجمالم که کلّ را از تراب خلق نمودم و البتّه بخاک راجع فرمايم *

(49) O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.

(٤٩) ﴿ ای پسران تراب ﴾ اغنيا را از ناله سحرگاهی فقرا اخبار کنيد که مبادا از غفلت بهلاکت افتند و از سدره دولت بی نصيب مانند * الکرم و الجود من خصالی فهنيئا لمن تزيّن بخصالی *

(50) O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment; for the covetous hath ever been deprived, and the contented hath ever been loved and praised.

(٥٠) ﴿ ای ساذج هوی ﴾ حرص را بايد گذاشت و بقناعت قانع شد * زيرا که لازال حريص محروم بوده و قانع محبوب و مقبول *

(51) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in riches, for poverty is followed by riches, and riches are followed by poverty. Yet to be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift, belittle not the value thereof, for in the end it will make thee rich in God, and thus thou shalt know the meaning of the utterance, “In truth ye are the poor,” and the holy words, “God is the all-possessing,” shall even as the true morn break forth gloriously resplendent upon the horizon of the lover’s heart, and abide secure on the throne of wealth

(٥١) ﴿ ای پسر کنيز من ﴾ در فقر اضطراب نشايد و در غنا اطمينان نبايد * هر فقری را غنا در پی و هر غنا را فنا از عقب و لکن فقر از ماسوی اللّه نعمتی است بزرگ حقير مشماريد زيرا که در غايت آن غنای باللّه رخ بگشايد * و در اين مقام ( أنتم الفقرآء ) مستور و کلمه مبارکه ( و اللّه هو الغنيّ ) چون صبح صادق از افق قلب عاشق ظاهر و باهر و هويدا و آشکار شود و بر عرش غنا متمکّن گردد و مقرّ يابد *

(52) O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION Ye have suffered My enemy to enter My house and have cast out My friend, for ye have enshrined the love of another than Me in your hearts. Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him. Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names. Open your ears that ye may hearken unto the word of God, the Help in peril, the Self-existent.

(٥٢) ﴿ ای پسران غفلت و هوی ﴾ دشمن مرا در خانه من راه داده‌ايد و دوست مرا از خود رانده‌ايد چنانچه حبّ غير مرا در دل منزل داده‌ايد * بشنويد بيان دوست را و برضوانش اقبال نمائيد * دوستان ظاهر نظر بمصلحت خود يکديگر را دوست داشته و دارند و لکن دوست معنوی شما را لاجل شما دوست داشته و دارد بلکه مخصوص هدايت شما بلايای لا تحصی قبول فرموده * بچنين دوست جفا مکنيد و بکويش بشتابيد * اينست شمس کلمه صدق و وفا که از افق اصبع مالک اسماء اشراق فرموده * افتحوا آذانکم لاصغاء کلمة اللّه المهيمن القيّوم *

(53) O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES! Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. The rich, but for a few, shall in no wise attain the court of His presence nor enter the city of content and resignation. Well is it then with him, who, being rich, is not hindered by his riches from the eternal kingdom, nor deprived by them of imperishable dominion. By the Most Great Name! The splendor of such a wealthy man shall illuminate the dwellers of heaven even as the sun enlightens the people of the earth!

(٥٣) ﴿ ای مغروران باموال فانيه ﴾ بدانيد که غنا سدّيست محکم ميان طالب و مطلوب و عاشق و معشوق * هرگز غنی بر مقرّ قرب وارد نشود و بمدينه رضا و تسليم در نيايد مگر قليلی * پس نيکوست حال آن غنی که غنا از ملکوت جاودانی منعش ننمايد و از دولت ابدی محرومش نگرداند * قسم باسم اعظم که نور آن غنی اهل آسمان را روشنی بخشد چنانچه شمس اهل زمين را *

(54) O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.

(٥٤) ﴿ ای اغنيای ارض ﴾ فقرا امانت منند در ميان شما * پس امانت مرا درست حفظ نمائيد و براحت نفس خود تمام نپردازيد *

(55) O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life

(٥٥) ﴿ ای فرزند هوی ﴾ از آلايش غنا پاک شو و با کمال آسايش در افلاک فقر قدم گذار تا خمر بقا از عين فنا بياشامی *

(56) O MY SON! .The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him give ear to the words of His chosen ones.

(٥٦) ﴿ ای پسر من ﴾ صحبت اشرار غم بيفزايد و مصاحبت ابرار زنگ دل بزدايد * من أراد ان يأنس مع اللّه فليأنس مع احبّائه و من أراد ان يسمع کلام اللّه فليسمع کلمات اصفيائه *

(57) O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire

(٥٧) ﴿ زينهار ای پسر خاک ﴾ با اشرار الفت مگير و مؤانست مجو که مجالست اشرار نور جان را بنار حسبان تبديل نمايد *

(58) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! . Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead.

(٥٨) ﴿ ای پسر کنيز من ﴾ اگر فيض روح القدس طلبی با احرار مصاحب شو * زيرا که ابرار جام باقی از کف ساقی خلد نوشيده‌اند و قلب مردگان را چون صبح صادق زنده و منير و روشن نمايند *

(59) O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay, know ye of a certainty that in clear characters they are engraved and are openly manifest in the holy Presence.

(٥٩) ﴿ ای غافلان ﴾ گمان مبريد که اسرار قلوب مستور است بلکه بيقين بدانيد که بخطّ جلی مسطور گشته و در پيشگاه حضور مشهود *

(60) O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our grace and favor, and not of your deserving.

(٦٠) ﴿ ای دوستان ﴾ براستی ميگويم که جميع آنچه در قلوب مستور نموده‌ايد نزد ما چون روز واضح و ظاهر و هويداست و لکن ستر آنرا سبب جود و فضل ماست نه استحقاق شما *

(61) O SON OF MAN! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs. Take from the hands of the divine Cup-bearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine, and that thou mayest hearken unto the mystic voice calling from the realm of the invisible. Cry aloud, ye that are of low aim! Wherefore have ye turned away from My holy and immortal wine unto evanescent water?

(٦١) ﴿ ای پسر انسان ﴾ شبنمی از ژرف دريای رحمت خود بر عالميان مبذول داشتم و احدی را مقبل نيافتم * زيرا که کلّ از خمر باقی لطيف توحيد بماء کثيف نبيد اقبال نموده‌اند و از کأس جمال باقی بجام فانی قانع شده‌اند * فبئس ما هُم به يقنعون *

(62) O SON OF DUST! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented.

(٦٢) ﴿ ای پسر خاک ﴾ از خمر بی مثال محبوب لا يزال چشم مپوش و بخمر کدره فانيه چشم مگشا * از دست ساقی احديّه کأوس باقيه برگير تا همه هوش شوی و از سروش غيب معنوی شنوی * بگو ای پست فطرتان از شراب باقی قدسم چرا بآب فانی رجوع نموديد *

(63) O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite

(٦٣) ﴿ بگو ای اهل ارض ﴾ براستی بدانيد که بلای ناگهانی شما را در پی است و عقاب عظيمی از عقب * گمان مبريد که آنچه را مرتکب شديد از نظر محو شده * قسم بجمالم که در الواح زبرجدی از قلم جلی جميع اعمال شما ثبت گشته *

(64) O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! . Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal.

(٦٤) ﴿ ای ظالمان ارض ﴾ از ظلم دست خود را کوتاه نمائيد که قسم ياد نموده‌ام از ظلم احدی نگذرم و اين عهدی است که در لوح محفوظ محتوم داشتم و بخاتم عزّ مختوم *

(65) O REBELLIOUS ONES! My forbearance hath emboldened you and My long-suffering hath made you negligent, in such wise that ye have spurred on the fiery charger of passion into perilous ways that lead unto destruction. Have ye thought Me heedless or that I was unaware?

(٦٥) ﴿ ای عاصيان ﴾ بردباری من شما را جری نمود و صبر من شما را بغفلت آورد که در سبيلهای مهلک خطرناک بر مراکب نار نفس بی باک ميرانيد گويا مرا غافل شمرده‌ايد و يا بی خبر انگاشته‌ايد *

(66) O EMIGRANTS! The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

(٦٦) ﴿ ای مهاجران ﴾ لسان مخصوص ذکر منست بغيبت ميالائيد و اگر نفس ناری غلبه نمايد بذکر عيوب خود مشغول شويد نه بغيبت خلق من * زيرا که هر کدام از شما بنفس خود اَبصَر و اعرفيد از نفوس عباد من *

(67) O CHILDREN OF FANCY! Know, verily, that while the radiant dawn breaketh above the horizon of eternal holiness, the satanic secrets and deeds done in the gloom of night shall be laid bare and manifest before the peoples of the world

(٦٧) ﴿ ای پسران وهم ﴾ بدانيد چون صبح نورانی از افق قدس صمدانی بردمد البتّه اسرار و اعمال شيطانی که در ليل ظلمانی معمول شده ظاهر شود و بر عالميان هويدا گردد *

(68) O WEED THAT SPRINGETH OUT OF DUST! . Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine touched first thine own garment, and why with thine heart defiled with desire and passion dost thou seek to commune with Me and to enter My sacred realm? Far, far are ye from that which ye desire.

(٦٨) ﴿ ای گياه خاک ﴾ چگونه است که با دست آلوده بشکر مباشرت جامه خود ننمائی و با دل آلوده بکثافت شهوت و هوی معاشرتم را جوئی و بممالک قدسم راه خواهی ؟ هيهات هيهات عمّا أنتم تريدون *

(69) O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that hath shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto.

(٦٩) ﴿ ای پسران آدم ﴾ کلمه طيّبه و اعمال طاهره مقدّسه بسمآء عزّ احديّه صعود نمايد * جهد کنيد تا اعمال از غبار ريا و کدورت نفس و هوی پاک شود و بساحت عزّ قبول درآيد * چه که عنقريب صرّافان وجود در پيشگاه حضور معبود جز تقوای خالص نپذيرند و غير عمل پاک قبول ننمايند * اينست آفتاب حکمت و معانی که از افق فم مشيّت ربّانی اشراق فرمود طوبی للمقبلين *

(70) O SON OF WORLDLINESS! Pleasant is the realm of being, wert thou to attain thereto; glorious is the domain of eternity, shouldst thou pass beyond the world of mortality; sweet is the holy ecstasy if thou drinkest of the mystic chalice from the hands of the celestial Youth. Shouldst thou attain this station, thou wouldst be freed from destruction and death, from toil and sin.

(٧٠) ﴿ ای پسر عيش ﴾ خوش ساحتی است ساحت هستی اگر اندر آئی و نيکو بساطی است بساط باقی اگر از ملک فانی برتر خرامی و مليح است نشاط مستی اگر ساغر معانی از يد غلام الهی بياشامی * اگر باين مراتب فائز شوی از نيستی و فنا و محنت و خطا فارغ گردی *

(71) O MY FRIENDS! Call ye to mind that covenant ye have entered into with Me upon Mount Paran, situate within the hallowed precincts of Zamán. I have taken to witness the concourse on high and the dwellers in the city of eternity, yet now none do I find faithful unto the covenant. Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth. Yet knowing this, I waited and disclosed it not.

(٧١) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾ ياد آوريد آن عهدی را که در جبل فاران که در بقعه مبارکه زمان واقع شده با من نموده‌ايد و ملأ اعلی و اصحاب مدين بقا را بر آن عهد گواه گرفتم و حال احديرا بر آن عهد قائم نمی بينم البتّه غرور و نافرمانی آن را از قلوب محو نموده بقسميکه اثری از آن باقی نمانده و من دانسته صبر نمودم و اظهار نداشتم *

(72) O MY SERVANT! Thou art even as a finely tempered sword concealed in the darkness of its sheath and its value hidden from the artificer’s knowledge. Wherefore come forth from the sheath of self and desire that thy worth may be made resplendent and manifest unto all the world.

(٧٢) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ مثل تو مثل سيف پر جوهری است که در غلاف تيره پنهان باشد و باين سبب قدر آن بر جوهريان مستور ماند * پس از غلاف نفس و هوی بيرون آی تا جوهر تو بر عالميان هويدا و روشن آيد *

(73) O MY FRIEND! Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness, let not the defilement of the world eclipse thy splendor. Rend asunder the veil of heedlessness, that from behind the clouds thou mayest emerge resplendent and array all things with the apparel of life.

(٧٣) ﴿ ای دوست من ﴾ تو شمس سمآء قدس منی خود را بکسوف دنيا ميالای * حجاب غفلت را خرق کن تا بی پرده و حجاب از خلف سحاب بدر آئی و جميع موجودات را بخلعت هستی بيارائی *

(74) O CHILDREN OF VAINGLORY! For a fleeting sovereignty ye have abandoned My imperishable dominion, and have adorned yourselves with the gay livery of the world and made of it your boast. By My beauty! All will I gather beneath the one-colored covering of the dust and efface all these diverse colors save them that choose My own, and that is purging from every color.

(٧٤) ﴿ ای ابنآء غرور ﴾ بسلطنت فانيه ايّامی از جبروت باقی من گذشته و خود را باسباب زرد و سرخ می آرائيد و بدين سبب افتخار مينمائيد * قسم بجمالم که جميع را در خيمه يکرنگ تراب درآورم و همه اين رنگهای مختلفه را از ميان بردارم مگر کسانيکه برنگ من درآيند و آن تقديس از همهء رنگها است *

(75) O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE! Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty and rejoice not therein. Ye are even as the unwary bird that with full confidence warbleth upon the bough; till of a sudden the fowler Death throws it upon the dust, and the melody, the form and the color are gone, leaving not a trace. Wherefore take heed, O bondslaves of desire!

(٧٥) ﴿ ای ابنآء غفلت ﴾ بپادشاهی فانی دل مبنديد و مسرور مشويد * مثل شما مثل طير غافلی است که بر شاخه باغی در کمال اطمينان بسرايد و بغتةً صيّاد اجل او را بخاک اندازد ديگر از نغمه و هيکل و رنگ او اثری باقی نماند * پس پند گيريد ای بندگان هوی *

(76) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now it is given by deeds. Every one must show forth deeds that are pure and holy, for words are the property of all alike, whereas such deeds as these belong only to Our loved ones. Strive then with heart and soul to distinguish yourselves by your deeds. In this wise We counsel you in this holy and resplendent tablet.

(٧٦) ﴿ ای فرزند کنيز من ﴾ لا زال هدايت باقوال بوده و اين زمان بافعال گشته * يعنی بايد جميع افعال قدسی از هيکل انسانی ظاهر شود چه که در اقوال کلّ شريکند و لکن افعال پاک و مقدّس مخصوص دوستان ماست * پس بجان سعی نمائيد تا بافعال از جميع ناس ممتاز شويد * کذلک نصحناکم فی لوح قدس منير *

(77) O SON OF JUSTICE! In the night-season the beauty of the immortal Being hath repaired from the emerald height of fidelity unto the Sadratu’l-Muntahá, and wept with such a weeping that the concourse on high and the dwellers of the realms above wailed at His lamenting. Whereupon there was asked, Why the wailing and weeping? He made reply: As bidden I waited expectant upon the hill of faithfulness, yet inhaled not from them that dwell on earth the fragrance of fidelity. Then summoned to return I beheld, and lo! certain doves of holiness were sore tried within the claws of the dogs of earth. Thereupon the Maid of heaven hastened forth unveiled and resplendent from Her mystic mansion, and asked of their names, and all were told but one. And when urged, the first letter thereof was uttered, whereupon the dwellers of the celestial chambers rushed forth out of their habitation of glory. And whilst the second letter was pronounced they fell down, one and all, upon the dust. At that moment a voice was heard from the inmost shrine: “Thus far and no farther.” Verily We bear witness to that which they have done and now are doing.

(٧٧) ﴿ ای پسر انصاف ﴾ در ليل جمال هيکل بقا از عقبه زمرّدی وفا بسدره منتهی رجوع نمود و گريست گريستنی که جميع ملأ عالين و کروبين از ناله او گريستند * و بعد از سبب نوحه و ندبه استفسار شد مذکور داشت که حسب الأمر در عقبه وفا منتظر ماندم و رائحه وفا از اهل ارض نيافتم و بعد آهنگ رجوع نمودم ملحوظ افتاد که حمامات قدسی چند در دست کلاب ارض مبتلی شده‌اند * در اين وقت حوريّه الهی از قصر روحانی بی ستر و حجاب دويد و سؤال از اسامی ايشان نمود و جميع مذکور شد الّا اسمی از اسمآء * و چون اصرار رفت حرف اوّل اسم از لسان جاری شد اهل غرفات از مکامن عزّ خود بيرون دويدند و چون بحرف دوم رسيد جميع بر تراب ريختند * در آن وقت ندا از مکمن قرب رسيد زياده بر اين جايز نه * إنّا کنّا شهدآء علی ما فعلوا و حينئذٍ کانوا يفعلون *

(78) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery, and behold from the dayspring of divine utterance the unveiled splendor of the daystar of wisdom. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, that the hyacinths of knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.

(٧٨) ﴿ ای فرزند کنيز من ﴾ از لسان رحمن سلسبيل معانی بنوش و از مشرق بيان سبحان اشراق انوار شمس تبيان من غير ستر و کتمان مشاهده نما * تخمهای حکمت لدنّيم را در ارض طاهر قلب بيفشان و بآب يقين آبش ده تا سنبلات علم و حکمت من سر سبز از بلده طيّبه انبات نمايد *

(79) O SON OF DESIRE! How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire? Wings have I bestowed upon thee, that thou mayest fly to the realms of mystic holiness and not the regions of satanic fancy. The comb, too, have I given thee that thou mayest dress My raven locks, and not lacerate My throat.

(٧٩) ﴿ ای پسر هوی ﴾ تا کی در هوای نفسانی طيران نمائی ؟ پر عنايت فرمودم تا در هوای قدس معانی پرواز کنی نه در فضای وهم شيطانی * شانه مرحمت فرمودم تا گيسوی مشکينم شانه نمائی نه گلويم بخراشی *

(80) O MY SERVANTS! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and others may profit therefrom. Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the secret of wealth, O men of understanding! For results depend upon means, and the grace of God shall be all-sufficient unto you. Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.

(٨٠) ﴿ ای بندگان من ﴾ شما اشجار رضوان منيد بايد باثمار بديعه منيعه ظاهر شويد تا خود و ديگران از شما منتفع شوند * لذا بر کلّ لازم که بصنايع و اکتساب مشغول گردند * اينست اسباب غنا يا اولی الألباب و انّ الأمور معلّقة باسبابها و فضل اللّه يغنيکم بها * و اشجار بی ثمار لايق نار بوده و خواهد بود *

(81) O MY SERVANT! The basest of men are they that yield no fruit on earth. Such men are verily counted as among the dead, nay better are the dead in the sight of God than those idle and worthless souls.

(٨١) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ پست‌ترين ناس نفوسی هستند که بی ثمر در ارض ظاهرند و فی الحقيقه از اموات محسوبند بلکه اموات از آن نفوس معطّله مهمله ارجح عند اللّه مذکور *

(82) O MY SERVANT! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all worlds.

(٨٢) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ بهترين ناس آنانند که باقتراف تحصيل کنند و صرف خود و ذوی القربی نمايند حبّاً للّه ربّ العالمين *

The mystic and wondrous Bride, hidden ere this beneath the veiling of utterance, hath now, by the grace of God and His divine favor, been made manifest even as the resplendent light shed by the beauty of the Beloved. I bear witness, O friends! that the favor is complete, the argument fulfilled, the proof manifest and the evidence established. Let it now be seen what your endeavors in the path of detachment will reveal. In this wise hath the divine favor been fully vouchsafed unto you and unto them that are in heaven and on earth. All praise to God, the Lord of all Worlds.

عروس معانی بديعه که ورای پرده‌های بيان مستور و پنهان بود بعنايت الهی و الطاف ربّانی چون شعاع منير جمال دوست ظاهر و هويدا شد * شهادت ميدهم ای دوستان که نعمت تمام و حجّت کامل و برهان ظاهر و دليل ثابت آمد ديگر تا همّت شما از مراتب انقطاع چه ظاهر نمايد * کذلک تمّت النّعمة عليکم و علی من فی السّموات و الأرضين و الحمد للّه ربّ العالمين *