Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 3
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 3 him, dissolving his own comprehension, and obliterating his self, and abstains from drylands—failing to remain content with an insignificant pool of water and remaining undaunted by the harsh terrain, while tiring not in the quest for sweet flowing waters— such a person will thereafter witness the truth of my claim, will see what I have seen, and will be counted among those who have attained certainty. I am, indeed, the Promised Messiah and I am the very one who was destined to finish off [disbelief ] and gen- erously distribute [spiritual treasures]. I am that man who is on a quest to find the righteous seeker after truth—wherefore glad tidings be for the righteous! Without a doubt, righteousness is not easy; for, by Allah, it surely resembles death, because the one who chooses righteousness is—so to speak—akin to the one who chooses death. O brave young people! Among the signs of righteousness is that it is a very steep ascent that is difficult to surmount. It is a death which consumes in different kinds of fire. But, then again, it is a magnificent steed that carries one to the gardens of Paradise. من غَلَل ٍ إىل غَمْر ٍ هو حتته، وأذاب َ فـَهْمَه ورَعْبَل َ وجودَه، وجتنّب َ الصِّالل َ وما قنع على مِْكَل ٍ وما هاب َ شَزَنً، وما لغب يف ابتغاء ماء ٍ معني، فيشاهد صدق ن املسيح املوعود، وأ ن أ ن ما ادّعيتُ، ويرى ما رأيت ُ، ويكون من املستيقنني. وإ َ الذي يدفو وجيود، ويستقري التّقي َّ الذي يبغي احلق ويرود، فبُشرى للمتّقني. إن ْ. ومَن آثر َ التُّقاتَ، فهو ظَأْب ُ رجل ٍ آثر ني ْ، ووهللا إهنا تُضاهي احلَ ني التُّقات َ ليس هبَ املماتَ. وهي عقبة ٌ كَئُود ٌ أيها الفتيان، وهي املوت احملرق ابلنريان، مث هي الطِرْف ِام اإلنسان. إذا بلغت َ منتهاها مح املوصِل إىل اجلِنان. أحتسب كم أَمْت ُ بينها وبني