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The authorised translation of The Hidden Words, translated by Shoghi Effendi and followed then by alternative translations. The tablet of the Hidden Words was produced in Arabic and Persian, in the same way as was the Bayan. Widely reknowned for its doctrines addressing the prophet(s), The Hidden Words is a early tablet of Baha-ullah.
The translators
Shoghi Effendi
Shoghi Effendi's translation is the authorised version of The Hidden Words. These are the first, and numbered.
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Anton Haddad, 1903
A translation of the Persian Hidden Words was made in 1901 or prior and published anonymously, which in 1903 was attributed to Anton Haddad by someone with a reasonable position to know. There are sufficient questions raised about whether Haddad really could have translated these, and until resolved, they are considered more or less anonymous. They appear in the Persian Section immediately after Shoghi Effendi's translation.
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E G Browne, 1891 - (Selected verses)
Selected verses of The Hidden Words, translated within "Traveller's Narrative".
Tablet of the Hidden Words CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-35
Persian
The Bayan is also written in two different versions, that of Arabic and Persian.
Translations:
Shoghi Effendi [blue]
Haddad
[PERSIAN] HIDDEN WORDS
1.
In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, The Mighty.
In the Name of The Most Mighty Speaker.
2.
1. O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!
The first call of the Beloved is this:
3.
O mystic nightingale!
Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit.
4.
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.
5.
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.
O, possessors of intelligence and hearing!
This is the first utterance of the Beloved:
O, nightingale of reality, seek not refuge except in the flower-garden of the Inner Significance!
O, Hoopoe (messenger) of the Solomon of Love, dwell not but in the Sheba of the Beloved!
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O, Griffin of Eternity, choose not a habitation but in the Mount of Faithfulness!
This is thy resting place if thou fliest to the Placeless with the wings of Life,
and betakest thyself to thine own Station. [H]
6.
2. O SON OF SPIRIT!
The bird seeketh its nest;
the nightingale the charm of the rose;
7.
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.
8.
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.
O, Son of Spirit!
Every bird seeks a nest, and each nightingale desires the beauty of the flower, except the birds of the minds of men, who are contented with mortal dust and are far from the eternal Nest, depending upon the clay of remoteness and casting away the flowers of Nearness. Most wonderful, regretful and mournful is it that for a single water-pitcher they have deprived themselves from the waves of the Supreme Companion and kept afar from the Horizon of Abha! [H]
9.
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.
10.
Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.
O, Friends!
Plant not but flowers of Love in the garden of the mind, and withdraw not thine hand from holding to the nightingale of affection and yearning. Esteem the companionship of the just, but withdraw both thy mind and thy hand from the friendship of the wicked. [H]
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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?
12.
To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death.
13.
His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace.
14.
A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.
O, Son of Justice!
What lover can dwell but in the native land of the Beloved, and what seeker can repose far from the Desired One? A sincere lover lives but when near the Beloved, and dies in separation. His breast is void of patience and his mind destitute of endurance. He casts away a hundred thousand lives and flees hastily to the abode of the Beloved. [H]
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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.
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Say,
O brethren!
Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
O, Son of the Dust!
Verily I say, the most unmindful of men is whosoever disputes and seeks to exalt himself above his own brother. Say: O, brethren! Array yourselves in action and not in speech. [H]
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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.
O, children of the earth!
Know verily that a heart in which the least trace of envy remains, shall assuredly never enter My Eternal Might, and shall never feel the fragrance of sanctity from My Holy Kingdom. [H]
Originally this was part of number 5, forming one line.
18.
7. O SON OF LOVE!
Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love.
19.
Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm
and enter the pavilion of eternity.
20.
Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the pen of glory.
O, Son of Love!
There is only one step between thee and the Tree of the Exaltation of Love. Plant the first foot, then with the other, step into the Everlasting Kingdom, and so enter under the Canopy of Eternity. Then hearken unto that which hath descended from the Pen of Honour! [H]
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8. O SON OF GLORY!
Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me.
22.
Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High.
O, Son of Honour!
Be swift in the Way of Holiness, and step into the Heavens of intimacy. Clear the mind with the Burnish of the Spirit, and direct thyself to the Field of The Most High. [H]
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9. O FLEETING SHADOW!
Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt, and rise to the exalted heights of certainty.
24.
Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim:
25.
Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!
O, Perishing Shadow!
Abandon the low degrees of fancies and ascend the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of Truth, and you will behold the Manifest Beauty, and will say: "Wherefore blessed be God, the Most Excellent of Creators!" [H]
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10. O SON OF DESIRE!
Give ear unto this:
Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting [immortal] Beauty,
nor the [loveless] heart delight in anything except in the withered bloom.
27.
For like seeketh like, and taketh pleasure in the company of its kind.
O, Son of Passion!
Listen truly: Mortal eye shall never know the everlasting Beauty, and the dead mind cannot but be occupied with inanimate clay, because every species seeks his own class, and hath affinity with his own kind. [H]
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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;
29.
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.
30.
Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty;
stop thine ears to all save My word;
31.
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.
O, Son of the Soul!
Be blind, and thou shalt behold My Beauty; be deaf, and thou shalt hear My sweet Melody and Song; be ignorant, and thou shalt take a portion from My Knowledge; be needy, and thou shalt take a never-ending share from the everlasting Sea of My Wealth. Blind, that is, from beholding aught besides My Beauty; deaf – that is, from listening to aught besides My Utterance; ignorant – that is, of all besides My Knowledge. So shalt thou enter the Pasture of My Sanctity, with pure eyes, unsullied mind and sensitive ears. [H]
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12. O MAN OF TWO VISIONS!
Close one eye and open the other.
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Close one to the world and all that is therein,
and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.
O, Possessor of Two Eyes!
Close one eye and open the other. That is, close the one to the world, and what is therein, and open the other to the Holy Beauty of the Beloved. [H]
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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.
O, My Children!
I fear that before having enjoyed the Melody of the Nightingale, ye may return to the region of mortality; and, not having yet seen the Beauty of the Flower, ye may return to the water and clay.
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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.
O, Friends!
Cast not away the everlasting Beauty for the beauty that is mortal, and be not bound by the earthly world. [H]
Tablet of the Hidden Words CHAPTER TWO
Divisions 36-66
Persian
[PERSIAN] HIDDEN WORDS
36.
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.
O, Son of Spirit!
The time cometh when the Nightingale of True Holiness will be prevented from explaining the Mysteries of the Inner Significances, and ye all will be deprived of the glorified Melody of the Merciful One. [H]
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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.
O, Essence of Negligence!
Alas, that hundred thousand real languages are spoken by One Tongue, and that a hundred thousand invisible senses are unveiled in One Melody, but there is no ear to hearken, nor a mind to comprehend a single Letter! [H]
38.
17. O COMRADES!
The gates that open on the Placeless kingdom stand wide
and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers' blood,
yet all except a few remain bereft of this celestial city,
39.
and even of these few,
nobody except the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.
O, Companions!
The Gates of the Placeless Kingdom are opened, and the City of the Beloved is adorned with the blood of the Lovers, but all are bereft of this Spiritual City, except a few; and also out of this few, have appeared but very few with pure minds and holy souls. [H]
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18. O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE!
Proclaim unto the children of assurance that within the realms of holiness,
near 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.
41.
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.
42.
Solaced are the eyes of them that enter and abide therein!
O, People of the Delectable Paradise!
Apprise the followers of Assurance that a new Orchard hath appeared near the Rizwan, in the Plain of Holiness, and that all the people of the high Heavens, and the dwellers of the eternal Paradise, are surrounding it. Endeavour to reach that Station and discover the truths of the Mystery of Love from its red Anemonies, and unveil abundant knowledge of the Oneness from its eternal Fruits. Enlightened are the eyes of whosoever entereth it safely. [H]
43.
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?
44.
Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words:
45.
O friends!
Prefer not your will to Mine,
never desire that which I have not desired for you,
and approach Me not with [loveless] hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings.
46.
Were ye to 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.
47.
In the 8th of the most holy lines, in the 5th Tablet of Paradise, He saith:
O, My Friends!
Have ye forgotten that clear, bright morn when ye were all in My Presence in that blessed plain under the shade of the Tree of Anyssa, planted in the Greatest Paradise; when I spake unto ye, three Blessed Words, the hearing of which confounded ye all? These are those Words: "O, friends, choose not your pleasure instead of Mine; never wish that which I have not ordained for ye, and approach Me not with dead minds stained with desire and hope. If ye purify your hearts, ye will ponder over the state of the Plain of that Court, and then My explanation will be known to ye all.
In the eighth of the Lines of Holiness, in the fifth Tablet of Paradise, He commands, (saying): [H]
(The "Tree of Anyssa" is the same as the Tree of Life mentioned in Genesis and Revelations.)
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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.
49.
Though immersed in the ocean of misbelief,
yet with your lips ye profess the one true faith of God.
50.
Him whom I abhor ye have loved, and of My foe ye have made a friend.
51.
Notwithstanding, ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied,
heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you.
52.
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.
O, Dead Men on the Bed of Negligence!
Centuries have passed, and ye have ended your precious lives; yet not a single pure soul hath ever come to Our Field of Holiness. Ye are talking in Oneness, whilst ye are drowned in the sea of Polytheism. Ye have loved the one (world), which is hated by Me, and ye have taken My enemy as your own friend; ye are walking with the greatest pleasure and mirth upon My earth, heedless that My earth detests you, and that the things of the earth are fleeing from you. If ye open your eyes but a little, ye will know that a hundred thousand griefs are better than thy pleasure, and will count death as more to be preferred than this life. [H]
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21. O MOVING FORM OF DUST!
I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst put no trust in Me.
54.
The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope.
55.
At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me.
56.
Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself.
57.
While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.
O, Moving Dust!
I am attached to thee, whilst thou are without hope in Me. The sword of rebellion hath cut off the tree of thy hope! I am in all wise near unto thee, whilst in every condition thou art far from Me; I have chosen unceasing honour for thee whilst thou hast wished an endless humility for thyself. Enough! While there is yet time, repent and lose not the opportunity. [H]
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22. O SON OF DESIRE!
The learned and the wise have for long years striven
and [yet they] 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.
59.
Thou without the least effort didst attain thy goal,
and without search hast obtained the object of thy quest.
60.
Yet, notwithstanding, thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self,
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