Persian Tablet of the Hidden Words 4 страница
169.
If the fire of passion overcome you,
remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures,
inasmuch as every person knoweth his faults better than he knoweth others.
O Emigrants!
The tongue is specially for My Commemoration, pollute it not with slander. If ye be conquered by fiery passion, occupy yourselves with mentioning your own faults, and not with slandering My creatures; because everyone is more conscious of and better informed of his own soul, than of the souls of My servants. [H]
170.
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.
O Children of Imagination!
Know that when the Bright Morn shall arise from the eternal Horizon of Holiness, then assuredly, all the devilish secrets and deeds which have been committed in the dark night, shall appear and become manifest to the people of the world. [H]
171.
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?
172.
Far, far are ye from that which ye desire.
O Plant of the Earth!
How is it that thou wilt not touch thine own dress with hands soiled with sugar, whilst with thy mind soiled with the filth of passion and lust, thou seekest intercourse with Me, and desirest to be directed to the dominions of My Holiness? Alas! Alas! for that which ye have desired! [H]
173.
69. O CHILDREN OF ADAM!
Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
174.
Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of vanity 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 nothing except absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity.
175.
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.
O Sons of Adam!
Good words, and pure and holy deeds ascend to the glorious Heaven of the Unity. Strive, and thy deeds will be purged from the dust of hypocrisy, and from the turbidness of passion and desire; then enter the glorious Court of Acceptance. For in a short while, the Assayers of the Existence, in the Portico of the Presence of the Worshipped One, shall accept naught but pure virtue, and shall admit naught besides pure deeds. This is the sun of Wisdom and Significances which hath arisen from the Horizon of the Mouth of the Lordly Will. Blessed are those who approach! [H]
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176.
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.
177.
Shouldst thou attain this station,
thou wouldst be freed from destruction and death, from toil and sin.
O Son of Delight!
The Plain of Being is a pleasant plain, if thou dost enter it; the Court of Immortality is a goodly court, if thou wilt step beyond the dominion of mortality; and the joy of intoxication is sweet, if thou drinkest the Chalice of the Inner Significances from the Hands of the Divine Youth. Shouldst thou attain these degrees, thou wilt become free from mortality, annihilation, affliction and error.
178.
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 Zaman. (Teman)
179.
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.
180.
Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts,
in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth.
181.
Yet knowing this, I waited and disclosed it not.
O My Friends!
Remember the Covenant ye entered into with Me upon the Mount of Paran, situated under the blessed Shrine of Teman. I took as witness to that Covenant, the Supreme Concourse and the Companions of the City of Life. Now I find not one who is steadfast in that Covenant; surely pride and disobedience have effaced it from the minds in such wise that not a trace of it has remained, and although knowing this, I have endured it patiently, and have not divulged it. [H]
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"Teman" is the Hebrew word for "time" – in this sense it refers to the eternity of God.
182.
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.
183.
Wherefore come forth from the sheath of vanity and desire
that thy worth may be made resplendent and manifest unto all the world.
O My Servant!
Thy likeness is like unto a jeweled sword concealed in a dark sheath, by reason of which its value is not known to the jewelers. Then cast aside the sheath of lust and desire, and thy essence shall become open and clear to all creatures. [H]
184.
73. O MY FRIEND!
Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness,
let not the defilement of the world eclipse thy splendor.
185.
Rend asunder the veil of heedlessness,
that from behind the clouds thou mayest emerge resplendent
and adorn all things with the apparel of life.
O My Friend!
Thou art the sun of the Sky of My Holiness; defile not thyself with the eclipse of this world. Tear off the veil of heedlessness and thou shalt emerge unveiled and uncovered from behind the cloud, and shalt array all beings with the Robe of Honour of Life. [H]
186.
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.
187.
By My beauty! All will I gather beneath the one-colored covering of the dust [for your infidelity]
and efface all these diverse colors save them that choose My own,
and that is purging from every color.
O Children of Pride!
For a few days' mortal reign, ye have rejected My immortal, empyrean Might and Dominion, and are arraying yourselves in red and yellow, flaunting yourselves because of this. I swear by My Beauty, that I will bring all under the unicoloured tent of dust, and annul the colours of all save those who choose My Beauty, which is pure from all colour. [H]
188.
75. O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE!
Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty and rejoice not therein.
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189.
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.
190.
Wherefore take heed, O bondslaves of desire!
O Children of Heedlessness!
Be not gladdened by mortal sovereignty, and attach not your mind thereunto. Your likeness is like unto a heedless bird, warbling with all tranquillity upon a branch in a garden, when suddenly the hunter of death shoots it down. There will not remain in it any trace of melody, form or colour. Then take advice, O servant of passion. [H]
Tablet of the Hidden Words CHAPTER EIGHT
Divisions 191-220
Persian
[PERSIAN] HIDDEN WORDS
191.
76. O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now it is given by deeds.
192.
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.
193.
Strive then with heart and soul to distinguish yourselves by your deeds.
194.
In this wise We counsel you in this holy and resplendent tablet.
O Child of My Maid-servant!
Guidance hath been always by words, but in this time, it is by deeds. That is, all holy deeds must appear from the temple of man; because all agree in words, but pure and holy deeds are appointed to our friends. Then strive with your life to be distinguished among all people, by deeds; whereunto we exhort ye in the shining Tablet of Holiness. [H]
195.
77. O SON OF JUSTICE!
In the night-season, the beauty of the immortal Being
hath returned from the emerald height of fidelity unto the Sadratu'l-Muntaha, [Lote Tree]
and wept with such a weeping
that the concourse on high and the dwellers of the realms above wailed at His lamenting.
196.
Whereupon there was asked, Why the wailing and weeping?
197.
He made reply:
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As bidden I waited expectant upon the hill of faithfulness,
yet inhaled not from them that dwell on earth the fragrance of fidelity.
198.
Then summoned to return I beheld, and lo!
certain doves of holiness were sore tried within the claws of the dogs of earth.
199.
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.
200.
And when urged, the first letter thereof was uttered,
whereupon the dwellers of the celestial chambers rushed forth out of their habitation of glory.
201.
And whilst the second letter was pronounced they fell down, one and all, upon the dust.
202.
At that moment a voice was heard from the inmost shrine:
"Thus far and no farther."
203.
Verily We bear witness to that which they have done and now are doing.
O Son of Justice!
In the Eye of Beauty, the Temple of Immortality returned to the Sadrat-el-Montaha, from the emerald Hill of Faithfulness, and wept with such a weeping that all the Sublime Concourse and the Cherubim wept because of His grief. When besought the reason of lamentation and wailing, He declared, "I was waiting, according to the Command, upon the Hill of Faithfulness, and found not the scent of fidelity from the dwellers of the earth; therefore I returned, and declare unto them that many nightingales of holiness are suffering in the claws of the dogs of the earth."
Whereupon the Divine Houris ran, uncovered and unveiled from the spiritual Palace and questioned the latter's names (the sufferers). All were mentioned, except one, a name of the names. As they insisted, the first letter of the name flowed forth from the tongue; at which the people of the upper chambers ran forth from their retreats of honour. When it came to the second letter, all dropped down in the dust. At that time, this proclamation came forth from the Retreat of Nearness, saying 'More than this is not permissible.' "Verily, We were Witness to that which they have done and are doing at this time." [H]
"Sadrat-el-Montaha" is the name of a tree planted by the Arabs in ancient times, at the end of the road to serve for a guide to travellers, similar to the Lote Tree of India. Here it represents the symbol of every Manifestation of God in His age.
204.
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.
205.
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 [of science]and wisdom
may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.
O Child of My Maid-servant!
Drink the Salsabil of Significances (the "River of Life") from the Tongue of the Merciful One, and behold the radiance of the lights of the Sun of Explanation unveiled and uncovered, from the Day-spring of the Word of the Praised One. Scatter the seeds of My Immediate Wisdom, in the pure ground of the mind, and water it with the water of Certainty, and the Hyacinths of My Science and Wisdom shall spring up verdantly from the Pure City [of the mind]. [H]
206.
79. O SON OF DESIRE!
How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire?
207.
Wings have I bestowed upon thee,
that thou mayest fly to the realms of mystic holiness and not the regions of satanic fancy.
208.
The comb, too, have I given thee
that thou mayest dress My raven locks, and not lacerate My throat.
O, Son of Passion!
For how long fliest thou in the sensual air? I granted thee wings that thou mightest soar in the holy airs of significance, and not in the plain of devilish imaginations. I favoured thee with a comb that thou mightest comb My musk-scented Locks, and not to wound My Throat. [H]
209.
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.
210.
Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions,
for therein lies the secret of wealth, O men of understanding!
211.
For results depend upon means,
and the grace of God shall be all-sufficient unto you.
212.
Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.
O, My Servants!
Ye are the trees of My Garden; ye must appear with wonderful and imperishable fruits, that both yourselves and others may be profited. Therefore it is incumbent upon all to be employed in arts and trades. This is the means of wealth, oh possessors of intellects! Verily, affairs are depending upon instruments by which the Favour of GOD will enrich ye. Fruitless trees have been, and will be, only fit for fire. [H]
213.
81. O MY SERVANT!
The basest of men are they that yield no fruit on earth.
214.
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.
O, My Servant!
The basest of men are the souls who appear fruitless upon the Earth; they are indeed counted as dead. Nay, rather, before God, the dead are mentioned preferably to those unemployed and negligent souls. [H]
215.
82. O MY SERVANT!
The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling [whatever it might be]
and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all worlds.
O, My Servant!
The best of men are those who gain by trade and spend for themselves and their kinsmen, in the love of GOD, the Lord of the creatures. [H]
216.
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.
217.
I bear witness, O friends! that the favor is complete, the argument fulfilled,
the proof manifest and the evidence established.
218.
Let it now be seen what your endeavors in the path of detachment will reveal.
219.
In this wise hath the divine favor been fully vouchsafed unto you
and unto them that are in heaven and on earth.
220.
All praise to God, the Lord of all Worlds.
The Bride of Wonderful Significances Who was hidden and concealed behind the veils of Explanation, hath appeared and manifested through Divine Providence and lordly Favours, like the brilliant Radiance of the Beauty of the Beloved. I testify, O Friends, that the Favours have become entire, the Proof is accomplished, the Argument manifested, and the Reason affirmed. Now what will your aims show forth from the Grades of devotion? In this wise, favours are perfected unto ye, and unto whatsoever is in the heavens and earths. Praise be unto God, the Lord of all creatures.
Second Tablet to Napoleon the 3rd CHAPTER ONE
Divisoins 1-30
2ND TABLET TO NAPOLEON THE 3RD
1.
O King of Paris!
Tell the priests to ring the bells no longer.
2.
By God, the True One!
The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him Who is the Most Great Name,
and the [fingers] of the Will of Thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High,
toll it out in the heaven of Immortality in His name, the All-Glorious.
3.
Thus have the mighty verses of Thy Lord been again sent down unto thee,
that thou mayest arise to remember God, the Creator of earth and heaven,
in these days when all the tribes of the earth have mourned,
and the foundations of the cities have trembled,
and the dust of irreligion hath enwrapped all men,
except such as God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was pleased to spare.
4.
Say:
He Who is the Unconstrained is come, in the clouds of light,
that He may quicken the world with the breezes of His name, the Most Merciful,
and unite its peoples,
and gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down from heaven.
5.
Beware that ye deny not the favour of God after it hath been sent down unto you.
6.
Better is this for you than that which ye possess;
for that which is yours perisheth, whilst that which is with God endureth.
7.
He, in truth, ordaineth what He pleaseth.
8.
Verily, the breezes of forgiveness have been wafted from the direction of your Lord,
the God of Mercy;
9.
whoso turneth thereunto shall be cleansed of his sins, and of all pain and sickness.
10.
Happy the man that hath turned towards them, and woe betide him that hath turned aside.
11.
Wert thou to incline thine inner ear unto all created things, thou wouldst hear:
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