It behoveth us one and all to recite day and night both the
Persian and Arabic Hidden Words, to pray fervently and supplicate tearfully
that we may be enabled to conduct ourselves in accordance with these divine
counsels. These holy Words have not been revealed to be heard but to be
practised.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá (From a Tablet to an individual; compilation: ‘Hidden
Words: References of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice)
