Hearken with all thy heart unto the nightingale song of the
Beloved, that perchance thou mayest
abandon the habitation of self and desire and step into the placeless realm of
eternal glory, forsake thine own life,
and commune with Him Who is the life of thy life. Wert thou to traverse the limitless reaches of the spirit,
thou wouldst of a certainty rend asunder the garment of patience and forbearance, hasten to offer
up thy soul, renounce the dross of this fleeting world, and find repose upon the throne of ancient
glory.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Four Valleys’, 2019 revised translation by the Baha’i
World Centre; ‘The Call of the Divine Beloved’)
