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. '5: O SON OF DUST! Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent.' A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace.

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. '4: O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his.' Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly. 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. '3: O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the.'

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! 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. '2: O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest the nightingale the.' 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 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. O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR! The first call of the Beloved is this: O mystic nightingale! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. '1: O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!.' In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, The Mighty.

The Hidden Words by Bahá'u'lláh