The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 76
76 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD وَقَالُوا حَلَلْنَا أَرْضَ رُجْزٍ فَنَصْبِرُ هُنَاكَ دَعَوْا رَبَّا كَرِيمًا مُّؤَيّدًا My companions therefore prayed to God the Benevolent for His help: 'We have set foot on a defiled land and patience is our only recourse. فَمَا يَرِحُوْهَا وَالرِّمَاحُ تَنُوْشُهُمْ وَلَا طَعْنَ رُمْحٍ مِثْلَ طَعْنٍ يُكَرَّرُ They did not flee that place despite the fact that they were hit by a barrage of spears. And no spear injures a person as does a repeated slander. وَقَامَ ثَنَاءُ اللهِ فِي الْقَوْمِ وَاعِظًا فَصَارُوْا بِوَعْظِ الْغُوْلِ قَوْمًا تَنَمَّرُوْا And when Sanaullah addressed his people, It was as if a ghoul had turned them into wild beasts. وَذَكَّرَهُمْ صَحْبِي مُكَافَأَةَ كُفْرِهِمْ وَهَلْ يَنْفَعَنْ أَهْلَ الْهَوَى مَا يُذَكَّرُ And my companions reminded them of the consequences of denying me. But, has an advice ever benefited the self-indulgent? لِيُبْعِدَ حَمْقَى مِنْ جَنَايَ وَيَزْجُرُ تَجَنِّى عَلَيَّ أَبُو الْوَفَاءِ ابْنُ الْهَوَى Sanaullah, a man reigned by greed and passion, began to decry me, To deprive those who were unwise of the delicious fruits prof- fered by me.