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Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 167-169
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LXXXV: O My servants! It behoveth you to refresh...
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O My servants! It behoveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious
favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring
Springtime, are being showered upon you. The Day
Star of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon
you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed
you. How high the reward of him that
hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor
failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in
this, His new attire.
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Say: O people! The Lamp of God is burning; take
heed, lest the fierce winds of your disobedience extinguish
its light. Now is the time to arise and
magnify the Lord, your God. Strive not after bodily
comforts, and keep your heart pure and stainless.
The Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you.
Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led
by the light of the name of the one true God, deliver
yourselves from the darkness that surroundeth you.
Center your thoughts in the Well-Beloved, rather
than in your own selves.
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Say: O ye that have strayed and lost your way!
The Divine Messenger, Who speaketh naught but the
truth, hath announced unto you the coming of the
Best-Beloved. Behold, He is now come. Wherefore
are ye downcast and dejected? Why remain despondent
when the Pure and Hidden One hath appeared
unveiled amongst you? He Who is both the Beginning
and the End, He Who is both Stillness and
Motion, is now manifest before your eyes. Behold
how, in this Day, the Beginning is reflected in the
End, how out of Stillness Motion hath been engendered.
This motion hath been generated by the potent
energies which the words of the Almighty have released
throughout the entire creation. Whoso hath
been quickened by its vitalizing power, will find himself
impelled to attain the court of the Beloved; and
whoso hath deprived himself therefrom, will sink
into irretrievable despondency. He is truly wise whom
the world and all that is therein have not deterred
from recognizing the light of this Day, who will not
allow men's idle talk to cause him to swerve from the
way of righteousness. He is indeed as one dead who,
at the wondrous dawn of this Revelation, hath failed
to be quickened by its soul-stirring breeze. He is
indeed a captive who hath not recognized the
Supreme Redeemer, but hath suffered his soul to be
bound, distressed and helpless, in the fetters of his
desires.
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O My servants! Whoso hath tasted of this Fountain
hath attained unto everlasting Life, and whoso
hath refused to drink therefrom is even as the dead.
Say: O ye workers of iniquity! Covetousness hath
hindered you from giving a hearing ear unto the
sweet voice of Him Who is the All-Sufficing. Wash
it away from your hearts, that His Divine secret may
be made known unto you. Behold Him manifest and
resplendent as the sun in all its glory.
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Say: O ye that are bereft of understanding! A
severe trial pursueth you, and will suddenly overtake
you. Bestir yourselves, that haply it may pass and
inflict no harm upon you. Acknowledge the exalted
character of the name of the Lord, your God, Who
hath come unto you in the greatness of His glory.
He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Possessing,
the Supreme Protector.
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