Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that
friend...
27: O SON OF DUST! All that is in heaven and earth I have
ordained...
28: O ESSENCE OF DESIRE! At many a dawn have I turned from the
realms of...
29: O SON OF BOUNTY! Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the
clay...
30: O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My
loving-kindness...
31: O SON OF EARTH! Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than...
32: O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by
the hand...
33: O MY BROTHER! Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed...
34: O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving-kindness I
have...
35: O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within...
36: O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they...
37: O MY SERVANT! Abandon not for that which perisheth an
everlasting...
38: O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the
phoenix...
39: O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing
day,...
40: O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world,
and...
41: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty,
thou...
42: O MY SERVANT! Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of...
43: O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of...
44: O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase
not thyself,...
45: ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE!...
46: O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention
of the...
47: O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and
divest...
48: O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your...
49: O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the
poor,...
50: O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek
contentment;...
51: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident
in...
52: O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION!...
53: O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES!...
54: O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust;
guard ye...
55: O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of
riches...
56: O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increase