The Hidden Words Project

Persian Hidden Word #82

O MY SERVANT!
The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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. I bear witness, O friends! that the favor is complete, the argument fulfilled, the proof manifest and the evidence established. Let it now be seen what your endeavors in the path of detachment will reveal. In this wise hath the divine favor been fully vouchsafed unto you and unto them that are in heaven and on earth. All praise to God, the Lord of all Worlds.

Persian Hidden Word #81

O MY SERVANT!
The basest of men are they that yield no fruit on earth. 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.

Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and others may profit therefrom. Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the secret of wealth, O men of understanding! For results depend upon means, and the grace of God shall be all-sufficient unto you. Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.

Katharine Key has a version of this Hidden Word on her album Intone available via Baha'i Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #79

O SON OF DESIRE!
How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire? Wings have I bestowed upon thee, that thou mayest fly to the realms of mystic holiness and not the regions of satanic fancy. The comb, too, have I given thee that thou mayest dress My raven locks, and not lacerate My throat.

Persian Hidden Word #77

O SON OF JUSTICE!
In the night-season the beauty of the immortal Being hath repaired from the emerald height of fidelity unto the Sadratu’l-Muntahá, and wept with such a weeping that the concourse on high and the dwellers of the realms above wailed at His lamenting. Whereupon there was asked, Why the wailing and weeping? He made reply: As bidden I waited expectant upon the hill of faithfulness, yet inhaled not from them that dwell on earth the fragrance of fidelity. Then summoned to return I beheld, and lo! certain doves of holiness were sore tried within the claws of the dogs of earth. 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. And when urged, the first letter thereof was uttered, whereupon the dwellers of the celestial chambers rushed forth out of their habitation of glory. And whilst the second letter was pronounced they fell down, one and all, upon the dust. At that moment a voice was heard from the inmost shrine: “Thus far and no farther.” Verily We bear witness to that which they have done and now are doing.

Gwendolyn Watson collaborates with Karen Martin who recites this Hidden Word on Watson's album Pearls from an Endless Sea available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #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. 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 and wisdom may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.

Persian Hidden Word #76

O SON OF MY HANDMAID!

Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now it is given by deeds. 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. Strive then with heart and soul to distinguish yourselves by your deeds. In this wise We counsel you in this holy and resplendent tablet.

Persian Hidden Word #75

O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE!
Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty and rejoice not therein. 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. Wherefore take heed, O bondslaves of desire!

Persian Hidden Word #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. By My beauty! All will I gather beneath the one-colored covering of the dust and efface all these diverse colors save them that choose My own, and that is purging from every color.

Persian Hidden Word #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. Wherefore come forth from the sheath of self and desire that thy worth may be made resplendent and manifest unto all the world.

The Bosch Bluegrass Band have recorded a version called "Finely-Tempered Sword" on the album Badasht Vol. III - Visionaries available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Arrayanes perform this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube or Soundcloud.

Persian Hidden Word #73

O MY FRIEND!
Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness, let not the defilement of the world eclipse thy splendor. Rend asunder the veil of heedlessness, that from behind the clouds thou mayest emerge resplendent and array all things with the apparel of life.

Persian Hidden Word #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. Shouldst thou attain this station, thou wouldst be freed from destruction and death, from toil and sin.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album From Afar available on Bahai Music Store.

Vedad records this Hidden Word in Persian on her album Prayers and Writings available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #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. 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. Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth. Yet knowing this, I waited and disclosed it not.

Persian Hidden Word #69

O CHILDREN OF ADAM!
Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self 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 naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. 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.

Persian Hidden Word #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? Far, far are ye from that which ye desire.

Persian Hidden Word #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.

Persian Hidden Word #66

O EMIGRANTS!
The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

Persian Hidden Word #64

O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH!

Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Persian Hidden Word #65

O REBELLIOUS ONES!
My forbearance hath emboldened you and My long-suffering hath made you negligent, in such wise that ye have spurred on the fiery charger of passion into perilous ways that lead unto destruction. Have ye thought Me heedless or that I was unaware?

Persian Hidden Word #63

O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD!
Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite.

Lucie Dubé has recorded this in French on her album Les Paroles Cachées - The Hidden Words available via 9 Star Media.

Persian Hidden Word #62

O SON OF DUST!
Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs. Take from the hands of the divine Cup-bearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine, and that thou mayest hearken unto the mystic voice calling from the realm of the invisible. Cry aloud, ye that are of low aim! Wherefore have ye turned away from My holy and immortal wine unto evanescent water?

Persian Hidden Word #61

O SON OF MAN!
A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented.

Persian Hidden Word #60

O FRIENDS!
Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our grace and favor, and not of your deserving.

Persian Hidden Word #59

O HEEDLESS ONES!

Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay, know ye of a certainty that in clear characters they are engraved and are openly manifest in the holy Presence.

Grant Hindin Miller has recorded this on his album Rivers of Light available on Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #58

O SON OF MY HANDMAID!

Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead.

Persian Hidden Word #57

O SON OF DUST!
Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire.

Persian Hidden Word #56

O MY SON!
The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him give ear to the words of His chosen ones.

Persian Hidden Word #55

O SON OF PASSION!
Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life.

Persian Hidden Word #54

O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH!
The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.

Persian Hidden Word #53

O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES!

Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. The rich, but for a few, shall in no wise attain the court of His presence nor enter the city of content and resignation. Well is it then with him, who, being rich, is not hindered by his riches from the eternal kingdom, nor deprived by them of imperishable dominion. By the Most Great Name! The splendor of such a wealthy man shall illuminate the dwellers of heaven even as the sun enlightens the people of the earth!

Persian Hidden Word #52

O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION!
Ye have suffered My enemy to enter My house and have cast out My friend, for ye have enshrined the love of another than Me in your hearts. Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him. Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names. Open your ears that ye may hearken unto the word of God, the Help in peril, the Self-existent.

Persian Hidden Word #49

O CHILDREN OF DUST!
Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #51

O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in riches, for poverty is followed by riches, and riches are followed by poverty. Yet to be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift, belittle not the value thereof, for in the end it will make thee rich in God, and thus thou shalt know the meaning of the utterance, “In truth ye are the poor,” and the holy words, “God is the all-possessing,” shall even as the true morn break forth gloriously resplendent upon the horizon of the lover’s heart, and abide secure on the throne of wealth.

Persian Hidden Word #50

O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION!
Put away all covetousness and seek contentment; for the covetous hath ever been deprived, and the contented hath ever been loved and praised.

Persian Hidden Word #48

In the third of the most holy lines writ and recorded in the Ruby Tablet by the pen of the unseen this is revealed:

O BRETHREN!

Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. By My beauty! I have created all things from dust, and to dust will I return them again.

Grant Hindin Miller has recorded this on his album Rivers of Light available on Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #47

O CHILDREN OF DESIRE!
Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness.

Persian Hidden Word #46

O BRETHREN IN THE PATH!
Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the Loved One, and kept remote from His holy presence? The essence of beauty is within the peerless pavilion, set upon the throne of glory, whilst ye busy yourselves with idle contentions. The sweet savors of holiness are breathing and the breath of bounty is wafted, yet ye are all sorely afflicted and deprived thereof. Alas for you and for them that walk in your ways and follow in your footsteps!

Persian Hidden Word #45

ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE!
Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the thorn, and name it a flower. Not a pure breath have ye breathed, nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts. Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.

Persian Hidden Word #44

O COMPANION OF MY THRONE!

Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that are less than a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.

Mystic Tongues recorded this as a song called "Companion" on their album Magnify. Check it out on their myspace page. The song is available for purchase through ReverbNation.

Maui Ruhi Group also recorded this entitling the song "Companion" as a study circle project. It is available here.

Mana performs this Hidden Word on their album Teaching the Cause available via Bahai Music Store.

Sam Cleasby performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #43

O MY FRIENDS!
Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of the Friend, and know that His pleasure is in the pleasure of His creatures. That is: no man should enter the house of his friend save at his friend’s pleasure, nor lay hands upon his treasures nor prefer his own will to his friend’s, and in no wise seek an advantage over him. Ponder this, ye that have insight!

Persian Hidden Word #42

O MY SERVANT!

Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #41

O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou wouldst strive to pass from this fleeting world. But to conceal the one from thee and to reveal the other is a mystery which none but the pure in heart can comprehend.

Persian Hidden Word #40

O MY SERVANT!

Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

Kelsey Bulkin has recorded this as "Free Thyself" on her album Spirit of Life. It can be purchased from iTunes.

Nathan & Nabil Huening have recorded and offered this Hidden Word for download via their website generously for free, though there is an option to donate to the project. It is their hope to record all the Hidden Words. It is also available on SoundCloud.

Elika Mahony also has a version called "Seize thy chance" on her album Melodies of the Nightingale which you can purchase from her website, or also from iTunes and second version called "Free Thyself" featuring Nasim Ma'ani on her album Infinite Bounty available on her website or Bahai Music Store.

Tara Ellis sings a version called "Fetters" on her album Best of Tara Ellis Devotions available on Bandcamp.

Ali Youssefi has a version in Spanish called "O Mi Siervo" on his album Daystar available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Pioneer Winds available via Bahai Music Store.

Refuge sings this Hidden Word in Finnish as "Seize Thy Chance/Käytä Hetkesi Oikein" on their album Refuge available via Bahai Music Store.

Rose-Marie Peterson performs a version on her album Wave available via Bahai Music Store.

Shadi Toloui-Wallace sings this Hidden Word on her album Verdant Isle available via Bahai Music Store.

Tom Francis records this Hidden Word on his album One Step Away available via Bahai Music Store.

Modison Magagula & Friends perform this Hidden Word in English and Swati a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Samy Parak performs this Hidden Word in French in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #39

O OFFSPRING OF DUST!
Be not content with the ease of a passing day, and deprive not thyself of everlasting rest. Barter not the garden of eternal delight for the dust-heap of a mortal world. Up from thy prison ascend unto the glorious meads above, and from thy mortal cage wing thy flight unto the paradise of the Placeless.

The Canadian band The Hidden Words have a version called Paradise of the Placeless available on Bandcamp.

Maureen Hunter and Niaz McGuire have a version called Everlasting Rest on their album Higher Vision available on iTunes.

Bahareh Khademi and Scott Schinella perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #38

O SON OF SPIRIT!
Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.

Ferraby Lionheart sings a version called "Burst Thy Cage" on the album Badasht Vol. III - Visionaries available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

Shidan Toloui-Wallace chants this Hidden Word in Farsi while her daughter Shadi sings it in English as the title track of her album Phoenix of Love available via Bahai Music Store.

Sasha Bayan & Sam Suggs perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube or Soundcloud.

Vaimoana & Felipe perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Alejandra Oyanedel and Sofía Acevedo perform this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Pegah Khabiri, Sasha Semenova and Lua Nazerian perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Seaon Shin, Sasha Bayan and Sam Suggs perform this Hidden Word in Persian in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #37

In the first line of the Tablet it is recorded and written, and within the sanctuary of the tabernacle of God is hidden:

O MY SERVANT!

Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting dominion, and cast not away celestial sovereignty for a worldly desire. This is the river of everlasting life that hath flowed from the well-spring of the pen of the merciful; well is it with them that drink!

Grant Hindin Miller has recorded this on his album Rivers of Light available on Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #36

O SON OF DUST!
The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay.

Persian Hidden Word #34

O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE!

With the hands of loving-kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

Mystic Tongues recorded this as a song called "Dwellers" on their album Magnify. Check it out on their myspace page. The song is available for purchase through ReverbNation.

Lucie Dubé has recorded this in French on her album Les Paroles Cachées - The Hidden Words available via 9 Star Media.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #35

O MY FRIENDS!
Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within your hearts the everlasting torch of divine guidance. For ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored, accept naught but purest virtue and deeds of stainless holiness.

Persian Hidden Word #33

O MY BROTHER!
Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed tongue, and quaff the stream of mystic holiness from My sugar-shedding lips. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of thy heart, and water them with the water of certitude, that the hyacinths of My knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green in the sacred city of thy heart.

Persian Hidden Word #32

O BEFRIENDED STRANGER!

The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power, quench it not with the contrary winds of self and passion. The healer of all thine ills is remembrance of Me, forget it not. Make My love thy treasure and cherish it even as thy very sight and life.

Laura Harley recorded this Hidden Word, titled "O Befriended Stranger" on the compilation album Unrestrained at the Wind, available through iTunes.

TaliaSafa has also recorded a beautiful rendition of the same name on their album Attract the Hearts, which is available as a CD or mp3 from their website.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Shira Trick chants this Hidden Word in Hebrew on her album You Are Light available on Bandcamp.

Ann-Sofie Wensbo also has a version called "The Candle" on her album Illumine My Inner Being available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Mana performs this on their album Arising to Serve. Purchase the track from DivineNotes or the entire album from their website.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Pioneer Winds available via Bahai Music Store.

Shidan Toloui-Wallace chants this Hidden Word in Farsi on her album Phoenix of Love available via Bahai Music Store.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #31

O SON OF EARTH!

Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than Me; and wouldst thou gaze upon My beauty, close thine eyes to the world and all that is therein; for My will and the will of another than Me, even as fire and water, cannot dwell together in one heart.

TaliaSafa has recorded this Hidden Word on their album Attract the Hearts, which is available as a CD or mp3 from their website.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Greg and Malini Parker recorded this on their cassette Journey's End available on their website.

Elika Mahony has a version entitled "Seek None Other" feat. Siria Rutstein on the album Infinite Bounty available on Bandcamp.

Anthony and Michael Zemke sing a version called "O Son of Earth" on their album Strive available on Bahai Music Store.

Nasim Maani sings this in the track "Illumine" on her album The Longing available via Bahai Music Store.

Shidan Toloui-Wallace chants this Hidden Word in Farsi on her album Phoenix of Love available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #30

O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD!
Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness wafted over thee and found thee upon the bed of heedlessness fast asleep. Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence it came.

Persian Hidden Word #29

O SON OF BOUNTY!

Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay of My command I made thee to appear, and have ordained for thy training every atom in existence and the essence of all created things. Thus, ere thou didst issue from thy mother’s womb, I destined for thee two founts of gleaming milk, eyes to watch over thee, and hearts to love thee. Out of My loving-kindness, ’neath the shade of My mercy I nurtured thee, and guarded thee by the essence of My grace and favor. And My purpose in all this was that thou mightest attain My everlasting dominion and become worthy of My invisible bestowals. And yet heedless thou didst remain, and when fully grown, thou didst neglect all My bounties and occupied thyself with thine idle imaginings, in such wise that thou didst become wholly forgetful, and, turning away from the portals of the Friend didst abide within the courts of My enemy.

Peter Held & Corinne Bahia team up to perform this Hidden Word on their album Creation available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #28

O ESSENCE OF DESIRE!
At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory and breathed it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness.

Persian Hidden Word #27

O SON OF DUST!

All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained for thee, except the human heart, which I have made the habitation of My beauty and glory; yet thou didst give My home and dwelling to another than Me; and whenever the manifestation of My holiness sought His own abode, a stranger found He there, and, homeless, hastened unto the sanctuary of the Beloved. Notwithstanding I have concealed thy secret and desired not thy shame.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #26

O MY FRIEND IN WORD!

Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart? Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter His home.

Martin Kerr recorded this as "O My Friend in Word!" on his album justanotherman available on iTunes.

Susan Engle and Jean White Marks include this Hidden Word on their album Loving Hands available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #25

O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL!

Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea, the sun beam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!

Persian Hidden Word #24

O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE!

Wherefore do ye wear the guise of shepherds, when inwardly ye have become wolves, intent upon My flock? Ye are even as the star, which riseth ere the dawn, and which, though it seem radiant and luminous, leadeth the wayfarers of My city astray into the paths of perdition.

Persian Hidden Word #22

O SON OF DESIRE!
The learned and the wise have for long years striven and failed to attain the presence of the All-Glorious; they have spent their lives in search of Him, yet did not behold the beauty of His countenance. Thou without the least effort didst attain thy goal, and without search hast obtained the object of thy quest. Yet, notwithstanding, thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self, that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe. Ye that have eyes, behold and wonder.

Nasim Maani sings this as "In Search of Him" on her album The Longing available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #23

O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE!
Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle, and the beauty of the celestial Youth is veiled in the darkness of dust. The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. The dwellers in the pavilion of glory and the celestial concourse bewail and lament, while ye repose in the realm of negligence, and esteem yourselves as of the true friends. How vain are your imaginings!

Persian Hidden Word #21

O MOVING FORM OF DUST!

I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst put no trust in Me. The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope. At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me. Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself. While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.

Elika Mahony also has a version called "I desire communion with thee" on her album Melodies of the Nightingale for Family which you can purchase from her website, or also from iTunes.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Befriend Me available via Bahai Music Store.

Anis & Friends perform this Hidden Word in Swahili in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #20

In the eighth of the most holy lines, in the fifth Tablet of Paradise, He saith:

O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS!

Ages have passed and your precious lives are well-nigh ended, yet not a single breath of purity hath reached Our court of holiness from you. Though immersed in the ocean of misbelief, yet with your lips ye profess the one true faith of God. Him whom I abhor ye have loved, and of My foe ye have made a friend. Notwithstanding, ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you. Were ye but to open your eyes, ye would, in truth, prefer a myriad griefs unto this joy, and would count death itself better than this life.

Shiva Rouhani has a beautiful version of this Hidden Word on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #19

O MY FRIENDS!
Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Omid Master performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #18

O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE!

Proclaim unto the children of assurance that within the realms of holiness, nigh unto the celestial paradise, a new garden hath appeared, round which circle the denizens of the realm on high and the immortal dwellers of the exalted paradise. Strive, then, that ye may attain that station, that ye may unravel the mysteries of love from its wind-flowers and learn the secret of divine and consummate wisdom from its eternal fruits. Solaced are the eyes of them that enter and abide therein!

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Illumine available on Bahai Music Store.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #17

O COMRADES!

The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.

Persian Hidden Word #16

O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE!

Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech, and myriads of hidden mysteries are revealed in a single melody; yet, alas, there is no ear to hear, nor heart to understand.

Nathan & Nabil Huening have recorded and offered this Hidden Word for download via their website generously for free, though there is an option to donate to the project. It is their hope to record all the Hidden Words.

Payam Beint & Naim Cortazzi also have recorded a rendition called "Myriads" on their album Rowshan. It can be listened to and purchased from DivineNotes. You can also check out Rowshan's facebook page.

Grant Hindin Miller has recorded this as "Essence of Negligence" on his album Birdsong available on Bahai Music Store.

The Baha'i Song Project has shared a version on their YouTube channel.

Maryam and Vahid have recorded a version available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #15

O SON OF SPIRIT!
The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness will no longer unfold the inner mysteries and ye will all be bereft of the celestial melody and of the voice from on high.

Persian Hidden Word #14

O FRIENDS!

Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust.

Elika Mahony recorded this Hidden Word twice on her albums Fire and Gold and Melodies of the Nightengale which you can purchase from her website, or also from iTunes.

Jean Quinn and Richard Primont recorded this on their album 323 Direct References to God available from Amazon in mp3 format.

Ann-Sofie Wensbo has a version called "Glory" on her album Illumine My Inner Being available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

Mana performs this on their album Arising to Serve. Purchase the track from DivineNotes or the entire album from their website.

Shidan Toloui-Wallace chants this Hidden Word in Farsi on her album Phoenix of Love available via Bahai Music Store.

Shirin Esmaeili performs this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #13

O MY CHILDREN!

I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Illumine available on Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #12

O MAN OF TWO VISIONS!

Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.

Mana performs this on their album Arising to Serve. Purchase the track from DivineNotes or the entire album from their website.

Shabnam Cyrus put this Hidden Word to music on the album A Dewdrop Out Of This Ocean. Listen to it on DivineNotes.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

A version of this is sung by a choir on the CD 323 Direct References to God available on Amazon.

Elika Mahony recorded this Hidden Word on her album Fire and Gold which you can purchase from her website, Bahai Music Store, or also from iTunes.

Sina Najafi, Saba Najafi and Ben Spriggs perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Meredith & Arman perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #11

O SON OF DUST!

Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

Zahia Rolle performs this Hidden Word on The Boston Praise Collective CD entitled From Exile to Exaltation that can be purchased through iTunes or on Bahai Music Store.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Elika Mahony recorded this Hidden Word on her album Fire and Gold which you can purchase from her website, Bahai Music Store, or also from iTunes.

David Guillory also has a rendition called "Court of Holiness" on his album Thy Name is my healing available through Bahai Music Store.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Conscious Peace available via Bahai Music Store.

Susan Engle and Jean White Marks include this Hidden Word on their album Come and Sing available via Bahai Music Store.

Naim Pilon, Miad Badiee and Justus Bos perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #9

O FLEETING SHADOW!

Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Illumine available on Bahai Music Store.

Afshin Toufighian & Ali Youssefi have a version called "Rise" available here and on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #10

O SON OF DESIRE!
Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting Beauty, nor the lifeless heart delight in aught but in the withered bloom. For like seeketh like, and taketh pleasure in the company of its kind.

Ann-Sofie Wensbo has a version called "O Son of Desire" on her album Illumine My Inner Being available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Erik Peterson performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #7

O SON OF LOVE!

Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love. Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity. Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the pen of glory.

Larry Magee recorded this Hidden Word on his cd Gladden my Spirit available from his website.

Ali Youssefi has recorded a beautiful version of this Hidden Word called "Heights above" available on his album One Step Away. Check it out on his myspace page.

Grant Hindin Miller sang this on his album Sacred Verses available on Bahai Music Store and iTunes.

Tom Francis records this Hidden Word on his album One Step Away available via Bahai Music Store.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Steph Zahrai performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Shireen Zein performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #8

O SON OF GLORY!
Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me. Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High.

Eric Dozier & J.B. Eckl have a version called "O Son of Glory" on their album Badasht Vol. II - Raise Me Up available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Ann-Sofie Wensbo also has a version called "Glory" on her album Illumine My Inner Being available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Persian Hidden Word #6

O SON OF EARTH!
Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingers, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savors of holiness breathing from My kingdom of sanctity.

Persian Hidden Word #5

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. Say, O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.

Persian Hidden Word #3

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. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

A Great Wave has a version titled "Rose of Love" on their album Music For Tiny Seeds available on Bahai Music Store.

Gwendolyn Watson performs this "O Friend" on her album Mercy available on DivineNotes.

Payam Beint & Naim Cortazzi also have recorded a rendition called "Rose of Love" on their album Rowshan. It can be listened to and purchased from DivineNotes. You can also check out Rowshan's facebook page.

Nathan & Nabil Huening have recorded and offered this Hidden Word for download via their website generously for free, though there is an option to donate to the project. It is their hope to record all the Hidden Words. It is also available on SoundCloud.

Katharine Key has a version of this Hidden Word on her album Intone available via Baha'i Music Store.

Shadi Toloui-Wallace sings this Hidden Word on her album Verdant Isle available via Bahai Music Store.

SKY perform this Hidden Word on their album A Cycle of Divine Love Songs available via Bahai Music Store.

Sanele Nhlabatsi and Xolani Tsele perform this Hidden Word in siSwati in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Nora Emadén, Sasha Semenova and Ann-Sofie Wensbo perform this Hidden Word in Swedish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Bruno Silvestre performs this Hidden Word in Portuguese in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #4

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. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

David Hunt has recorded this Hidden Word on his album The Earth and the Eagle available on CD Baby and iTunes.

Gustaff Besungu sang a version on the album Village Nights by The Light Combo. It is available on iTunes.

Elika Mahony also has a version called "Whither can a lover go?" on her album Melodies of the Nightingale which you can purchase from her website, or also from iTunes.

Nathan & Nabil Huening have recorded and offered this Hidden Word for download via their website generously for free, though there is an option to donate to the project. It is their hope to record all the Hidden Words. It is also available on SoundCloud.

The Baha'i Choral Festival performed this Hidden Word as "Whither Can A Lover Go" on their album Sacred Songs V: Live available via Bahai Music Store.

Corinne Padilla Mc Loughlin chants this Hidden Word as "The True Lover" on her album Remember My Days available via Baha'i Music Store.

Gustaff Besungu, Pam Hill, and Ali Youssefi recorded this as "Whither Can A Lover Go?" on their album The Flight available via Bahai Music Store.

Nasim Maani sings this as "True Lover" on her album The Longing available via Bahai Music Store.

Samy Parak performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube or Soundcloud.

Emily Price & Van Gilmer perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Eduardo Rioseco & Omid Khorramian perform this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Persian Hidden Word #2

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. 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.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Pioneer Winds available via Bahai Music Store.

Persian Hidden Word #1

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. 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. 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.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Befriend Me available via Bahai Music Store.

Part II - Preamble

In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, The Mighty.

Arabic Hidden Word #71

O SON OF MAN!

Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure for ever.

Danny Stevenson performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #70

O SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF!
Know thou, that I have wafted unto thee all the fragrances of holiness, have fully revealed to thee My word, have perfected through thee My bounty and have desired for thee that which I have desired for My Self. Be then content with My pleasure and thankful unto Me.

Arabic Hidden Word #68

O CHILDREN OF MEN!

Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.

David Folks Walker recorded this as "Hidden Word 68 (Children of Men)" on his album Summoning the Possible which is available on his website as well as on iTunes.

Peter Held & Corinne Bahia team up to perform this Hidden Word on their album Creation available via Bahai Music Store.

Rebecca Johnston-Garvin sings this Hidden Word on her album Conscious Peace available via Bahai Music Store.

Ali Youssefi performs an excerpt of this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Walter Heath performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #69

O YE SONS OF SPIRIT!
Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge. Guard them from the strangers amidst My servants and from the ungodly amongst My people.

Arabic Hidden Word #67

O SON OF BEAUTY!
By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.

Arabic Hidden Word #66

O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE!
Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.

Arabic Hidden Word #64

O SON OF MAN! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for thee. Make it the garment of thy temple. My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; clothe thyself therewith, that thou mayest be to all eternity the revelation of My everlasting being.

Peter Held & Corinne Bahia team up to perform this Hidden Word on their album Creation available via Bahai Music Store.

Arabic Hidden Word #65

O SON OF MAN!
My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.

Arabic Hidden Word #63

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.

Maureen Hunter and Niaz McGuire have a version called Light Hath Shone on their album Higher Vision available on iTunes.

Arabic Hidden Word #62

O SON OF MAN!
Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

Arabic Hidden Word #61

O SON OF MAN!
Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.

Arabic Hidden Word #59

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.

David Guillory has a rendition called "Thy Heart Is My Home" on his album Thy Name is my healing available through Bahai Music Store.

Grant Hindin Miller recorded this with three other Hidden Words as a song "For Mercy" on his album Sign of Love available on Bahai Music Store.

Ladjamaya sings this Hidden Word on her album Intone, O My Servant available via Bahai Music Store.

Zannetta recites this on her album Sacred Synergy available via Bahai Music Store.

Solomzi Skiti performs this Hidden Word in Zulu and English in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Oisin Devine performs this Hidden Word in Spanish and English in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #60

O SON OF MAN!
Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above thee, radiant and resplendent.

Zaynab Affolter performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #58

O SON OF MAN!
The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide.

Grant Hindin Miller recorded this with three other Hidden Words as a song "For Mercy" on his album Sign of Love available on Bahai Music Store.

Arabic Hidden Word #57

O SON OF MAN!

Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye.

Arabic Hidden Word #55

O SON OF BEING!

Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

Elika Mahony recorded this Hidden Word on her album Fire and Gold which you can purchase from her website, Bahai Music Store, or also from iTunes.

Jody Cooper recorded a version of this Hidden Word on the album Free Thyself available on Bahai Music Store.

Shadi Toloui-Wallace sings this Hidden Word on her album Verdant Isle available via Bahai Music Store.

Qurratul Ayn Isau, Ruhiyyih Charlie and Verona Sebastian Lebang perform this Hidden Word in Iban in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Tom Bradley performs this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Seaon Shin and Saman Farid perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #56

O SON OF MAN!
Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?

Arabic Hidden Word #53

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.

Jamey Heath collaborates with Ruby & Summer Spiro to record this as "If Poverty" on his album I Have Returned To Thee available on Bahai Music Store.

Arabic Hidden Word #54

O SON OF BEING!
If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and fleeting sovereignty.

Arabic Hidden Word #52

O SON OF MAN!

Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

Jason Cohen has recorded this Hidden Word on his album The Journey Within, available through DivineNotes.

Elika Mahony entitled her version "Should prosperity befall thee" on her album Fire and Gold available through her website, Bahai Music Store, or also from iTunes.

Solomzi Skiti performs this Hidden Word in Zulu and English in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Nabil David Huening performs this Hidden Word in English and Chinese in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #51

O SON OF MAN!

My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

Laila Murphy, Beth and Ramine Yazhari recorded this on a Bosch Demo CD available free of charge from the Bahai Singing Project.

Nathan & Nabil Huening have recorded and offered this Hidden Word for download via their website generously for free, though there is an option to donate to the project. It is their hope to record all the Hidden Words. It is also available on SoundCloud.

Arabic Hidden Word #50

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?

Elika Mahony recorded this Hidden Word on her album Fire and Gold which you can purchase from her website, Bahai Music Store, or also from iTunes.

Ali Youssefi has a version called "Adversity" on his album Daystar available on Bahai Music Store and Bandcamp.

Arabic Hidden Word #48

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

Grant Hindin Miller recorded this with three other Hidden Words as a song "For Mercy" on his album Sign of Love available on Bahai Music Store.

Rosanna Lea sang this as the song "There is a sign" on her album Every Other Flower available via Bandcamp.

Lucie Dubé has recorded this in French on her album Les Paroles Cachées - The Hidden Words available via 9 Star Media.

SKY perform this Hidden Word on their album A Cycle of Divine Love Songs available via Bahai Music Store.

Sofia Acevedo performs this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Katie Malberg and Faizi Fifita perform this Hidden Word in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #49

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

Grant Hindin Miller recorded this with three other Hidden Words as a song "For Mercy" on his album Sign of Love available on Bahai Music Store.

Arabic Hidden Word #47

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!

Arabic Hidden Word #46

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!

Mystic Tongues recorded this as a song called "Revealer" on their album Magnify. Check it out on their myspace page. The song is available for purchase through ReverbNation.

Bonnie Lisbeth has a version entitled "On the Dust" on her album By This Fire available on Bandcamp.

Arabic Hidden Word #45

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.

Dan Haug has set this Hidden Word to music available via Amazon, iTunes, SoundCloud or YouTube.

Arabic Hidden Word #44

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.

Goleta Burriston has a beautiful version of this Hidden Word on youtube.

Grant Hindin Miller recorded this with another Hidden Word as a song "Humble Thyself" on his album Sign of Love available on Bahai Music Store. Miller also performed this song as part of the Baha'i Blog Studio Sessions available on YouTube or SoundCloud.

Sofia Acevedo performs this Hidden Word in Spanish in a Baha’i Blog Studio Session available on YouTube or Soundcloud.

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