"Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space ..."

"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."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No.40, p. 13

" ... how wilt thou attain the light in thy love for My beauty?"

"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?"

- Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 50, p. 15

"The sign of love is fortitude under My decree ..."

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

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 48, p. 15

"The true lover yearneth for tribulation ..."

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

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 49, p. 15

"Fear not abasement ..."

"O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee."


-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 53, p. 16

"Thy spirit is My place of revelation ..."

"O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 59, p. 17











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" ... free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court ..."

"O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic No. 63, p. 18