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that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe.
61.
Ye that have eyes, behold and wonder.
O, Son of Passion!
The possessors of wisdom and insight struggled for years, and did not attain union with The Most Exalted, The All-Splendid; made haste all their lives, and did not meet the Most Beautiful; but thou hast attained the Destination without hastening and hast gained thy desire without seeking. Yet, after gaining all these degrees and ranks, thou wert so covered with the veil of thyself that thine eyes did not behold the Beauty of the Beloved, and thine hand did not touch the Hem of the Loved One. Therefore marvel at this, O, possessors of insight! [H]
62.
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.
63.
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.
64.
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.
65.
How vain are your imaginings!
O, Dwellers in the Country of Love!
Mortal winds have surrounded the Eternal Candle, and the beauty of the Spiritual Youth is shrouded in dull and dark dust. The King of Kings of Love is oppressed by the hand of the subjects of tyranny, and the Nightingale of Holiness is clutched in the talons of owls. All the abiders under the Canopy of Abha and of the Supreme Kingdom of the Most High, are moaning and wailing, while ye are seated at ease upon the earth of negligence, and have counted yourselves of the sincere lovers. Therefore that which ye suppose, is false. [H]
Tablet of the Hidden Words CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 66-90
Persian
[PERSIAN] HIDDEN WORDS
66.
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?
67.
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.
O faithless ones! Why do ye outwardly claim to be shepherds, while inwardly ye have become the wolves of My sheep? Your likeness is like unto the star before the morning, which is apparently bright and luminous, but really causeth the misguidance and destruction of the caravans of My city and country. [B]
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O, Ignorant Ones who have a reputation for Knowledge!
Why do ye claim to be shepherds whilst inwardly ye have become wolves of My sheep? Your likeness resembles the star preceding the dawn, which is apparently bright and luminous, but in reality leads the caravans of My country and city astray, and causes their destruction. [H]
68.
25. O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL!
Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure
yet of which, when tested by the divine assayer, not a drop is accepted.
69.
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!
O outwardly fair and inwardly faulty! Thy likeness is like unto clear bitter water, wherein outwardly the utmost sweetness and purity is beheld, but when it falleth into the assaying hands of the taste of the [Divine] Unity He doth not accept a single drop thereof. The radiance of the sun is on the earth and on the mirror alike; but regard the difference as from the guard-stars to the earth; nay, between them is a limitless distance. [B]
O, Perfect in Appearance, and Inwardly Defective! Your example is like unto a clear but bitter water, which shows outwardly the utmost purity and clearness, but when it falls into the Hands of the Divine Assayer, not a single drop of it is accepted. Yea, the radiance of the sun shines upon the dust and upon the mirror, but there is a great difference between the earth and the guarding stars – nay, the distance between them is illimitable. [H]
70.
26. O MY FRIEND IN WORD!
Ponder awhile.
Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart?
71.
Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter His home.
O, My Friend by Word!
Consider a little! Hast thou ever heard that a heart could contain both the beloved and the stranger? Then send away the stranger, so the Beloved will enter his own dwelling. [H]
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72.
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;
73.
yet thou didst give My home and dwelling to another than Me;
and when the manifestation of My holiness sought His own abode, a stranger found He there,
and, homeless, hastened unto the sanctuary of the Beloved.
74.
Notwithstanding I have concealed thy secret and desired not thy shame.
O, Son of the Dust!
I have ordained for thee all things in the heavens and in the earth, except the hearts which I have appointed as a place for the descent of the radiance of My own Beauty and Splendour; and thou hast relinquished My dwelling and My place to one besides Me, so that whenever the Appearance of My Holiness came into His own place, finding there someone besides Himself, and beholding a stranger, He hastened back homeless, to the sacred Precincts of the Beloved. Notwithstanding, I covered this and disclosed not the secret, desiring not thy shame. [H]
75.
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.
76.
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.
O child of the world! Many a morning hath the effulgence of My grace come unto thy place from the day-spring of the placeless, found thee on the couch of ease busied with other things, and returned like the lightning of the spirit to the bright abode of glory. And I, desiring not thy shame, declared it not in the retreats of nearness to the hosts of holiness. [B]
O, Essence of Passion!
How many mornings I came from the Orient of the Placeless, unto thy place and found thee upon the bed of ease occupied with other than Myself, and returned like the Spiritual Lightning to the clouds of Kingly Honour and, in the retreat of My Nearness, declared it not before the hosts of Holiness. [H]
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77.
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.
78.
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.
79.
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.
80.
And My purpose in all this was that thou mightest attain My everlasting dominion
and become worthy of My invisible bestowals.
81.
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.
O, Son of Generosity!
Thou wert in the deserts of non-existence, but I made thee, by the means of the earth of Command, to appear in the world of Possession, and I charged all the atoms of contingency and the realities of creation, with thine education; so that, before issuing from thy mother's womb, I ordained to thee two springs of bright milk. I appointed eyes to guard thee, set thy love in all minds, and with pure generosity I reared thee under the shadow of My mercy and surrounded thee with the essence of My Favour and Grace. By all this I intended to enable thee to enter our Eternal Might, and deserve our invisible Presents, but thou, oh, heedless one, when thou didst reach maturity, neglected all My Favours, and occupied thyself with thy false imaginations, so that thou didst entirely forget Me, and leaving the door of the Beloved, went and dwelt in the porch of the enemy.
82.
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.
83.
Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence it came.
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O pretender to My friendship! In the morning the breeze of My grace passed by thee, and found thee sleeping on the bed of heedlessness, and wept over thy condition, and turned back. [B]
O, Servant of the World!
Many mornings the Breeze of My Grace passed through thee, and found thee upon the couch of heedlessness, and wept over thy condition, and turned back. [H]
84.
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;
85.
for My will and the will of another than Me, even as fire and water,
cannot dwell together in one heart.
O, Son of the Earth!
If thou lovest Me, love none other besides Me. If thou desireth My Beauty withdraw thine eye from the people of the world, because My love, and the love of that which is beside Me, is like fire and water, which cannot be enclosed in the same mind and heart. [H]
86.
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 vanity and passion.
87.
The healer of all thine ills is remembrance of Me, forget it not.
88.
Make My love thy treasure, and cherish it even as thy very sight and life.
O, Stranger to the Friend!
The candle of thy mind is kindled by the Hand of My Power; then quench it not with the contrary winds of strong desires and passions. The healer of all thy diseases is My remembrance; forget it not. Make My love thy capital, and cherish it as the spirit of thine eye. [H]
89.
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.
90.
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. [Emerald city]
O, My Brother!
Hear My beautiful Words from My pleasant Tongue, and drink the true Salsabil of Holiness (Water of Life) from My sweet Lips. That is, sow the seeds of My Divine Wisdom in the holy ground of the mind, and water it with conviction, then the hyacinth of My Wisdom and Knowledge shall spring up verdantly in the holy city (the heart). [H]
Tablet of the Hidden Words CHAPTER FOUR
Divisions 91-115
Persian
[PERSIAN] HIDDEN WORDS
91.
34. O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE!
With the hands of loving-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;
92.
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.
O, People of the garden of My Paradise!
I set the plant of your affection and friendship in the holy flower-bed of Paradise with the hand of Compassion, and watered it with the showers of Mercy. Now is it near to bearing fruit; make an effort that it may be preserved, and be not burned with the fire of desire and lust. [H]
93.
35. O MY FRIENDS!
Quench ye the lamp of error,
and kindle within your hearts the everlasting torch of divine guidance.
94.
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.
O My Friends!
Quench the lamp of error and illuminate the eternal Torch of Guidance, in the mind and heart. For in a short while, the Assayers of the Existence shall accept naught but pure virtue, in the Portico of the Presence of the Adored One, and will receive none but holy deeds. [H]
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95.
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.
96.
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.
97.
In the first line of the Tablet it is recorded and written,
and within the sanctuary of the tabernacle of God is hidden:
O, Son of the Soil!
The wise among the people are those who speak not unless they find a listener; as the cup-bearer never offers a cup unless he finds one desiring it, and as the lover, who, unless he has attained to the beauty of the Beloved, never cries out from the depths of his soul. Therefore, ye also should sow the grains of Knowledge and Wisdom in the holy ground of the mind, and conceal them there until the Hyacinth of Divine Wisdom springs up in the heart, and not in the clay.
It is recorded and written in the first line of the Tablet, and is concealed under the covering of Divine preservation: [H]
98.
37. O MY SERVANT!
Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting dominion,
and cast not away celestial sovereignty for a worldly desire.
99.
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!
O, My Servant!
Give not up the Eternal Dominion for a carnal desire, and cast not away the Kingdom of Paradise, for a lust. This is the Kawther (Water of Life), which flows from the source of the Merciful Pen. Blessed be whosoever drinketh it. [H]
100.
38. O SON OF SPIRIT!
Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness.
101.
Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.
O, Son of Spirit!
Shatter the cage, and soar loftily in the air of holiness, like the Nomai of love; leave the Ego, and repose with souls of mercy, in the lordly Court of Holiness. [H]
("Homai" is the name of a bird somewhat larger than a dove. It's seldom seen, yet there is a Persian tradition that whoever is once under the shadow of its wings, shall surely become a king.)
102.
39. O OFFSPRING OF DUST!
Be not content with the ease of a passing day, and deprive not thyself of everlasting rest.
103.
Barter not the garden of eternal delight for the dust-heap of a mortal world.
104.
Up from thy prison ascend unto the glorious meads above,
and from thy mortal cage wing thy flight unto the paradise of the Placeless.
O, Son of Ashes!
Be not contented with the repose of a single day, and cast not away the everlasting rest; exchange not the immortal garden of Perpetual Delight for the earthly furnace of mortality. Ascend from the dungeon to the beautiful Country of Life, and repair to the alluring Garden of the Placeless from the cage of existence. [H]
105.
40. O MY SERVANT!
Free thyself from the fetters of this world,
and loose thy soul from the prison of self.
106.
Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.
O, My Servant!
Shake off the fetters of worldly possessions, and free thyself from the prison of the Self. Seize the opportunity, because thou shalt never see this time again, nor shalt thou find a similar opportunity.
107.
41. O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou wouldst strive to pass from this fleeting world.
108.
Yet to conceal the one from thee and to reveal the other
is a mystery which none but the pure in heart can comprehend.
O, Son of My Maid-Servant!
If thou couldst see the immortal dominion, surely thou wouldst cast aside the mortal possession, with all determination, but there is a wisdom in the former being covered, and some mysteries in the latter being manifest, which only holy minds can comprehend. [H]
109.
42. O MY SERVANT!
Purge thy heart from malice,
and innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.
O, My Servant!
Purge thy mind from malice, and set out for the holy Presence of the Unity. free from envy. [H]
110.
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.
111.
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.
112.
Ponder this, ye that have insight!
O, My Friends!
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