Persian Tablet of the Hidden Words 9 страница
72.
Were anyone to affirm that it is the Will of God as manifested in the world of being,
no one should question this assertion.
73.
It is endowed with a power whose reality men of learning fail to grasp.
74.
Indeed a man of insight can perceive naught therein
save the effulgent splendour of Our Name, the Creator.
75.
Say:
This is an existence which knoweth no decay,
and Nature itself is lost in bewilderment before its revelations,
its compelling evidences and its effulgent glory which have encompassed the universe.
76.
It ill beseemeth thee to turn thy gaze unto former or more recent times.
77.
Make thou mention of this Day and magnify that which hath appeared therein.
It will in truth suffice all mankind.
78.
Indeed expositions and discourses in explanation of such things cause the spirits to be chilled.
79.
It behoveth thee to speak forth in such wise as to set the hearts of true believers ablaze
and cause their bodies to soar.
80.
Whoso firmly believeth today in the rebirth of man
and is fully conscious that God, the Most Exalted,
wieldeth supreme ascendancy and absolute authority over this new creation,
verily such a man is reckoned with them that are endued with insight in this most great Revelation.
81.
Unto this beareth witness every discerning believer.
82.
Walk thou high above the world of being through the power of the Most Great Name,
that thou mayest become aware of the immemorial mysteries
and be acquainted with that wherewith no one is acquainted.
Verily, thy Lord is the Helper, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
83.
Be thou as a throbbing artery, pulsating in the body of the entire creation,
that through the heat generated by this motion there may appear that which will quicken the hearts of those who hesitate.
84.
At the time when We were hidden behind countless veils of light thou didst commune with Me and didst witness the luminaries of the heaven of My wisdom and the billows of the ocean of Mine utterance.
Verily thy Lord is the Truthful, the Faithful.
85.
Great indeed is the blessedness of him who hath attained the liberal effusions of this ocean in the days of his Lord, the Most Bountiful, the All-Wise.
Tablet of Wisdom CHAPTER FOUR
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Divisions 86-120
WISDOM
85.
During Our sojourn in Iráq when We were at the house of one named Majíd,
We set forth clearly for thee the mysteries of creation and the origin,
the culmination and the cause thereof.
86.
However since Our departure We have limited Ourself to this affirmation:
‘Verily, no God is there but Me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Bountiful.’
87.
Teach thou the Cause of God with an utterance which will cause the bushes to be enkindled,
and the call
‘Verily, there is no God but Me, the Almighty, the Unconstrained’
to be raised therefrom.
88.
Say:
Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence
and needeth moderation.
89.
As to its influence, this is conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts which are detached and pure.
90.
As to its moderation, this hath to be combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets.
91.
Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the heaven of the Will of thy Lord,
He Who is the Source of all grace,
that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning
which is enshrined in the sacred depths of the Holy Writings.
92.
Those who have rejected God and firmly cling to Nature as it is in itself
are, verily, bereft of knowledge and wisdom.
93.
They are truly of them that are far astray.
They have failed to attain the lofty summit and have fallen short of the ultimate purpose;
94.
therefore their eyes were shut and their thoughts differed,
while the leaders among them have believed in God and in His invincible sovereignty.
95.
Unto this beareth witness thy Lord,
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
96.
When the eyes of the people of the East were captivated by the arts and wonders of the West,
they roved distraught in the wilderness of material causes,
oblivious of the One Who is the Causer of Causes, and the Sustainer thereof,
97.
while such men as were the source and the wellspring of Wisdom
never denied the moving Impulse behind these causes,
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nor the Creator or the Origin thereof.
98.
Thy Lord knoweth, yet most of the people know not.
99.
Now We have, for the sake of God, the Lord of Names,
set Ourself the task of mentioning in this Tablet some accounts of the sages, 2
that the eyes of the people may be opened thereby
and that they may become fully assured that He is in truth the Maker,
the Omnipotent, the Creator, the Originator,
the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
100.
Although it is recognized that the contemporary men of learning are highly qualified in philosophy, arts and crafts,
yet were anyone to observe with a discriminating eye he would readily comprehend that most of this knowledge hath been acquired from the sages of the past,
101.
for it is they who have laid the foundation of philosophy, reared its structure, and reinforced its pillars.
103.
Thus doth thy Lord, the Ancient of Days, inform thee.
104.
The sages aforetime acquired their knowledge from the Prophets,
inasmuch as the latter were the Exponents of divine philosophy
and the Revealers of heavenly mysteries.
105.
Men quaffed the crystal, living waters of Their utterance,
while others satisfied themselves with the dregs.
106.
Everyone receiveth a portion according to his measure.
Verily He is the Equitable,
the Wise.
107.
Empedocles, who distinguished himself in philosophy,
was a contemporary of [David],
108.
while Pythagoras lived in the days of [Solomon, son of David,] [Isaiah]
and acquired Wisdom from the treasury of prophethood.
109.
It is he [ ] who claimed to have heard the whispering sound of the heavens
and to have attained the station of the angels.
110.
In truth thy Lord will clearly set forth all things, if He pleaseth.
Verily, He is the Wise,
the All-Pervading.
111.
The essence and the fundamentals of philosophy have emanated from the Prophets.
112.
That the people differ concerning the inner meanings
and mysteries thereof is to be attributed to the divergence of their views and minds.
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113.
We would fain recount to thee the following:
One of the Prophets once was communicating to his people
that with which the Omnipotent Lord had inspired Him.
Truly, thy Lord is the Inspirer,
the Gracious, the Exalted.
114.
When the fountain of wisdom and eloquence gushed forth from the wellspring of His utterance
and the wine of divine knowledge inebriated those who had sought His threshold,
He exclaimed: ‘Lo! All are filled with the Spirit.’
115.
From among the people there was he who held fast unto this statement and,
actuated by his own fancies,
conceived the idea that the spirit literally penetrateth or entereth into the body,
116.
and through lengthy expositions he advanced proofs to vindicate this concept;
and groups of people followed in his footsteps.
117.
To mention their names at this point, or to give thee a detailed account thereof,
would lead to prolixity [a long story], and would depart from the main theme.
Verily, thy Lord is the All-Wise,
the All-Knowing.
118.
There was also he who partook of the choice wine whose seal had been removed
by the Key of the Tongue of Him Who is the Revealer of the Verses of thy Lord,
the Gracious, the Most Generous.
119.
Verily, the philosophers have not denied the Ancient of Days.
120.
Most of them passed away deploring their failure to fathom His mystery,
even as some of them have testified.
Verily, thy Lord is the Adviser,
the All-Informed.
Tablet of Wisdom CHAPTER FIVE
Divisions 121-140
WISDOM
121.
Consider Hippocrates, the physician.
He was one of the eminent philosophers who believed in God
and acknowledged His sovereignty.
122.
After him came Socrates who was indeed wise, accomplished and righteous.
123.
He practised self-denial, repressed his appetites for selfish desires,
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and turned away from material pleasures.
124.
He withdrew to the mountains where he dwelt in a cave.
125.
He dissuaded men from worshipping idols
and taught them the way of God, the Lord of Mercy,
until the ignorant rose up against him.
126.
They arrested him and put him to death in prison.
Thus relateth to thee this swift-moving Pen.
127.
What a penetrating vision into philosophy this eminent man had!
128.
He is the most distinguished of all philosophers
and was highly versed in wisdom.
129.
We testify that he is one of the heroes in this field
and an outstanding champion dedicated unto it.
130.
He had a profound knowledge of such sciences as were current amongst men,
as well as of those which were veiled from their minds.
131.
Methinks he drank one draught
when the Most Great Ocean overflowed with gleaming and life-giving waters.
132.
He it is who perceived a unique, a tempered, and a pervasive nature in things,
bearing the closest likeness to the human spirit,
and he discovered this nature to be distinct from the substance of things in their refined form.
133.
He hath a special pronouncement on this weighty theme.
134.
Wert thou to ask from the worldly wise of this generation about this exposition,
thou wouldst witness their incapacity to grasp it.
135.
Verily, thy Lord speaketh the truth but most people comprehend not.
136.
After Socrates came the divine Plato who was a pupil of the former
and occupied the chair of philosophy as his successor.
137.
He acknowledged his belief in God
and in His signs which pervade all that hath been and shall be.
138.
Then came Aristotle, the well-known man of knowledge.
139.
He it is who discovered the power of gaseous matter.
140.
These men who stand out as leaders of the people and are pre-eminent among them,
one and all acknowledged their belief
in the immortal being Who holdeth in His grasp the reins of all sciences.
Tablet of Wisdom CHAPTER SIX
Divisions 141-165
WISDOM
141.
I will also mention for thee the invocation voiced by Bálinus who was familiar with the theories put forward by the Father of Philosophy regarding the mysteries of creation as given in his chrysolite tablets, that everyone may be fully assured of the things We have elucidated for thee in this manifest Tablet,
142.
which, if pressed with the hand of fairness and knowledge,
will yield the spirit of life for the quickening of all created things.
143.
Great is the blessedness of him who swimmeth in this ocean and celebrateth the praise of his Lord, the Gracious, the Best-Beloved.
144.
Indeed the breezes of divine revelation are diffused from the verses of thy Lord in such wise that no one can dispute its truth, except those who are bereft of hearing, of vision, of understanding and of every human faculty.
145.
Verily thy Lord beareth witness unto this,
yet the people understand not.
146.
This man hath said:
‘I am Bálinus, the wise one, the performer of wonders, the producer of talismans.’
147.
He surpassed everyone else in the diffusion of arts and sciences and soared unto the loftiest heights of humility and supplication.
148.
Give ear unto that which he hath said, entreating the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted:
149.
‘I stand in the presence of my Lord, extolling His gifts and bounties and praising Him with that wherewith He praiseth His own self, that I may become a source of blessing and guidance unto such men as acknowledge my words.’
150.
And further he saith:
‘O Lord! Thou art God and no God is there but Thee.
Thou art the Creator and no creator is there except Thee.
151.
Assist me by Thy grace and strengthen me.
152.
My heart is seized with alarm, my limbs tremble,
I have lost my reason and my mind hath failed me.
153.
Bestow upon me strength and enable my tongue to speak forth with wisdom.’
154.
And still further he saith:
‘Thou art in truth the Knowing, the Wise, the Powerful, the Compassionate.’
155.
It was this man of wisdom who became informed of the mysteries of creation
and discerned the subtleties which lie enshrined in the Hermetic writings. 3
156.
We have no wish to mention anything further
but We shall utter that which the Spirit hath instilled into My heart.
In truth there is no God but Him,
the Knowing, the Mighty, the Help in Peril,
the Most Excellent, the All-Praised.
157.
By My life!
In this Day the celestial Tree is loath to proclaim aught else to the world but this affirmation:
‘Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Peerless, the All-Informed.’
158.
Had it not been for the love I cherish for thee,
I would not have uttered a single word of what hath been mentioned.
159.
Appreciate the value of this station and preserve it as thou wouldst thine eye
and be of them that are truly thankful.
Baha-ullah quotes Muslim scholars
160.
Thou knowest full well that We perused not the books which men possess
and We acquired not the learning current amongst them,
and yet whenever We desire to quote the sayings of the learned and of the wise,
presently there will appear before the face of thy Lord in the form of a tablet
all that which hath appeared in the world and is revealed in the Holy Books and Scriptures.
161.
Thus do We set down in writing that which the eye perceiveth.
162.
Verily His knowledge encompasseth the earth and the heavens.
163.
This is a Tablet wherein the Pen of the Unseen hath inscribed the knowledge of all that hath been and shall be
—a knowledge that none other but My wondrous Tongue can interpret.
164.
Indeed My heart as it is in itself hath been purged by God from the concepts of the learned
and is sanctified from the utterances of the wise.
165.
In truth naught doth it mirror forth except the revelations of God.
Unto this beareth witness the Tongue of Grandeur in this perspicuous book.
Tablet of Wisdom CHAPTER SEVEN
Divisions 166-200
WISDOM
166.
Say, O people of the earth!
Beware lest any reference to wisdom debar you from its Source
or withhold you from the Dawning-Place thereof.
167.
Fix your hearts upon your Lord,
the Educator, the All-Wise.
168.
For every land We have prescribed a portion, for every occasion an allotted share,
for every pronouncement an appointed time and for every situation an apt remark.
169.
Consider Greece.
We made it a Seat of Wisdom for a prolonged period.
170.
However, when the appointed hour struck, its throne was subverted,
its tongue ceased to speak, its light grew dim, and its banner was hauled down.
171.
Thus do We bestow and withdraw.
Verily thy Lord is He Who giveth and divesteth,
the Mighty, the Powerful.
172.
In every land We have set up a luminary of knowledge,
and when the time foreordained is at hand, it will shine resplendent above its horizon,
as decreed by God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
173.
If it be Our Will We are fully capable of describing for thee whatever existeth in every land
or hath come to pass therein.
174.
Indeed the knowledge of thy Lord pervadeth the heavens and the earth.
175.
Know thou, moreover, that the people aforetime have produced things which the contemporary men of knowledge have been unable to produce.
176.
We recall unto thee Murtús who was one of the learned. He invented an apparatus which transmitted sound over a distance of sixty miles.
177.
Others besides him have also discovered things which no one in this age hath beheld.
178.
Verily thy Lord revealeth in every epoch whatsoever He pleaseth as a token of wisdom on His part.
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