The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 151
THE MIRACLE OF AHMAD مَنَعْنَا مِنَ الْكِذْبِ الْكَثِيْرِ فَكَاثَرُوْا وَشَرُّ خِصَالِ الْمَرْءِ كِذَّبُ يُكَرِّرُ I stopped them from uttering so many lies. As a result, they became even more frequent in telling lies; The worst trait of man is to go on repeating falsehood. وَتَبَّتْ يَدُ تُغْوِي الْأَنَامَ وَتَهْدُرُ كَتَبْتَ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْأَنَامِلِ وَالْقَلْمِ You have written your book and I pity the fingers that have written it; Ruined is he who misleads the people and utters absurdities. أَلَمْ يَكُ طَنْبُورٌ وَمَا أَنْتَ تَزْمُرُ وَكَيْفَ الْفَرَاغَةِ لِلرِّسَالَةِ حُصِّلَتْ How is it that you had time to write this book? Were tambourines and other musical instruments no longer available to you? أُوَانِسُ رِجْزَ الْكِذْبِ فِيْهَا كَأَنَّهَا كَنِيْفٌ وَقَدْ عَايَنْتُ وَالْعَيْنُ تَقْذُرُ I see the filth of falsehood in the aforesaid book, as if it is a privy; I saw it and my eyes detested it. زَمَانٌ يَسُحُ الشَّرَّ عَنْ كُلِّ فِيْقَةٍ وَزَلْزَلَةٌ أَرْدَى الْأُنَاسَ وَصَرْصَرُ This is an age that is causing clouds filled with the water of mischief to discharge its toxins at intervals; Or it can be likened to an earthquake that has destroyed the people while the wind is fierce and blowing fast. 151