The Conclusive Argument — Page 53
MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD 53 am ready for the contest in order to make you pay for your arrow slinging. He who hurts good men destroys himself. Listen to me! I am waiting for you to arrange for the prize money. Once you have arranged the amount and fulfilled the demand, know then that Ahmad will swoop down on you, exposing your misfortune and making an example of you. O poor fellow! Jesus' death is a self-evident truth and to deny it is great ignorance. However, your hearts have become rusty and veils have thickened. So you rejected and all doors were shut upon you. You pay no heed to admonitions and the truth hurts you like enraging words. Your pride in your book destroyed you, which is the real cause of your ruin. I have come to know your secret and its riddle, even though other people do not recognize its meaning. Your sole purpose is to entice foolish people and deceive the ignorant, so that you gain الجواب وحاصل الكلام أنا قائمون للخصام، لنذيقك جزاء السهام، ومن آذى الأحرار فأباد نفسه وأبار فاسمع مني المقال، إني أرقب أن تجمع المال، فإذا جمعت وأتممت السؤال، فاعلم أن أحمد قد صال وأراك الوبال والنكال يا مسكين إن موت عيسى من البديهيات، وإنكاره أكبر الجهلات، ولكن صدئ قلبك وغلظ الحجاب، فرددت وتقاذفت بك الأبواب، فلا تصغي إلى العظات، ويؤذيك الحق كالكلم المحفظات، وأرداك تباهيك بكتابك وهو أصل تبابك وإني عرفت سرك ومعماه، وإن لم يَدْرِ القوم معناه وما تريد إلا أن تفتتن قلوب السفهاء، وتخدع