The Conclusive Argument — Page 25
MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD 25 the liar and his mischief, and to show his horde all that they were heedless of. His [offer of] prize [money[ turned cattle-like people into sav- ages and his announcement befud- dled the hyena-like people so that they could not understand the malevolence of his discourse and the infirmity of his attack. They took his mirage to be a sweet-flow- ing spring. I had pledged myself to pay attention only to important issues and not to waste time in every argument and debate. ونمزق الكذاب وبلواه، ونري جنوده ما كانوا عنه غافلين فإن إنعامه أوحش الذين هم كالأنعام، وإعلامه أوهش بعض العيلام، وما علموا خبث قوله وضعف صوله، وحسبوا سرابه كماء معين وكنتُ آليتُ أن لا أتوجه إلا إلى أمر ذي بال، ولا أضيع الوقت لكل مناضل ونضال، ورأيتُ تأليفه مملوا من الجهلات، ومشحونا من الخزعبلات ومجموعا من ديدن الغباوة، وموضوعًا من قريحة الشقاوة، فمنعتني عزّة nimity of my ambition prevented وقتي وجلالة همتي أن الطخ يدي بدم هذا الدود، وأبعد عن أمر المقصود، ولكني رأيت أنه يخدع كل غمر جاهل بإراءة I found his [Rusul Baba's] book full of ignorance, laden with gibberish, comprised of the stu- pidity of his nature, and a subject of innate wretchedness. The scar- city of my time and the magna- me from staining my hands with the blood of this worm, lest I be distracted from the real purpose. But I found that this man was mis- leading every ignorant and foolish person by his offer of prize money