The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 79
THE MIRACLE OF AHMAD فَقَدْ سَرَّنِي فِي هَذِهِ الصُّوَرِ صُورَةٌ لِيَدْفَعَ رَبِّي كُلَّمَا كَانَ يَحْشُرُ Under these circumstances, there was one way out of the many at hand that drew my attention; So that God my Lord may put down the unrest created by Sanaullah. فَأَلَّفْتُ هَذَا النَّظْمَ أَعْنِي قَصِيدَتِي لِيُخْزِيَ رَبِّي كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ يَهْذِرُ I composed this poem, namely this qasidah of mine, So that my God may heap disgrace upon all those who vituperate. فَكَيْفَ بِهَذَا السُّثْلِ أُغْضِيْ وَأَنْهَرُ وَهُذَا عَلَى إِصْرَارِهِ فِي سُؤَالِهِ And I have composed it as Sanaullah insisted upon it; How could I ignore such a persistent plea and how could I reproach the one who made it? وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْجَوَابِ جَرِيمَةٌ فَنَهْدِي لَهُ كَالْأَكْلِ مَا كَانَ يَبْذُرُ And I cannot be blamed for my response to his plea; I am only presenting to him the fruit of what he had sown. فَإِنْ أَكُ كَذَّابًا فَيَأْتِي بِمِثْلِهَا وَإِنْ أَكُ مِنْ رَّبِّي فَيُغْشَى وَيُثْبَرُ If I am a liar, he will succeed in composing a qaşīdah like the one I have composed; But if I am from God, his mind will be rendered unproduc- tive and he will not be allowed to put his plan into action. 79 1. This couplet was revealed by Allah the Most High-may His glory be exalted. (Author).