The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh. Baha'u'llah

SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

“30: O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from…”

      O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me.

“31: O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art…”

      O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

“32: O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee....”

      O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?

“33: O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice!…”

      O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore.

“34: O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful…”

      O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?

“35: O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice…”

      O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.

“36: O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou…”

      O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.

“37: O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit…”

      O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore.

“38: O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself…”

      O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.

“39: O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My…”

      O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.

“40: O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of…”

      O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

“41: O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the…”

      O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the mysteries of My greatness and shine upon thee with the light of eternity.

“42: O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously…”

      O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

“43: O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My…”

      O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced.

“44: O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith....”

      O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.

“45: O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with…”

      O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.

“46: O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy…”

      O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!

“47: O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood…”

      O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in My sight than the creation of the universe and the light of both worlds. Strive then to attain this, O servant!

“48: O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love…”

      O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

“49: O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as…”

      O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.

“50: O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how…”

      O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how canst thou walk in the ways of them that are content with My pleasure? If trials afflict thee not in thy longing to meet Me, how wilt thou attain the light in thy love for My beauty?