The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 323
The Holy Prophetsa. Prophet is alive;. God is my witness, I have had the honour to meet him. . I swear by Allāh! I have witnessed his beautiful countenance;. With my own eyes while sitting in my house. . Our Holy Prophet is alive of this I am a witness;. And I have been blessed with the fruit of converse with him. . I had the honour of witnessing his blessed countenance in my early youth;. He graced me with his presence when I was wide awake. . Surely, I have been brought back to life by his lifegiving grace,. Praise be to Allāh, What a miracle! What a life he has granted me!. O my Lord, shower Your blessings upon the Holy. Prophet,. Ever and always, here and in the hereafter. . O my master! I have come to your door as the one wronged and aggrieved;. For my people have hurt me by calling me a kāfir. . Do look upon me with mercy and compassion!. O my master, I am the humblest of your slaves. . O my beloved! My soul, my senses, my heart;. Are all saturated with your love. . O garden of my delight, never for a moment,. Am I without the remembrance of your countenance. . Overwhelmed with longing, my body yearns to fly towards you;. If only I had the power to fly!!! 323 [Ā'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 5, pp. 590-594]