The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 488
488. Then when we reflected further,. And found every word to be a Messiah. . Blind as they are,. It is their own fault;. Otherwise this light has shone. As brightly as a hundred suns. . How pathetic is the life. Of the people in this world,. Whose hearts remained blind. Even in the presence of this Light. . Essence of Islam-1 [Brāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, Rūḥānī Khazā'in Vol. 1, pp. 305-306]. Source of Verities and the Sun of Truthfulness (Persian. Poem) 299. Out of the holy light of the Qur'an broke the bright day;. And the spring breeze started blowing upon the buds of the hearts. . The shining sun does not have this light and brightness;. And such charm and grace the moon has never possessed. . Joseph was cast into the pit alone;. Whereas this Joseph 299 has pulled many a people out of the pits. . From the Orient of Knowledge, it has brought forth hundreds of verities;. The profile of the young and tender crescent is arched because of its great delicacy. . Do you know how excellent is the quality of knowledge it contains?. Joseph is renowned for his beauty. The purport of this couplet is that the Holy Qur'an-this our Joseph-is not only a great beauty in itself, but it also is a saviour, whereas the man Joseph, despite his beauty, could not save himself from being thrown into a pit. [Translator]