The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh
Part II--From the Persian
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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!
The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh
Part II--From the Persian
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