Precious Pearls — Page 102
104 It is not beyond Thy might if they become reformed. They call me disbeliever, but I could call them faithful Was it not the practice of religion to abstain from lying. O sermoniser! The Dear cast His Eyes on me and not on thee; Pity that Faith from which disbelief is a thousand times better. That garden of Adam that was incomplete until now, It became perfect with my advent with all the greenery. That God Who gave the Prophet pure wealth, He is now Making the Faith’s adornments like a jeweller. (325) He shows that there is no compulsion or coercion in religion; The Faith itself attracts the heart like an idol with a silver face. There is just this point that He prohibited fighting, so that He could remove the cloud that once rose on the path of Faith. So He could show the deniers the special traits of Faith That would put to shame those who attack Islam. The ignorant in Europe say that this 144 Prophet is not perfect: “It was not hard to spread the Faith among the uncultured. ” But to turn an uncultured one into human is a miracle; Through this is evident the true secret of prophethood. (330) He brought light from the heavens he himself was light; If he was born among the uncultured then what insult is that? What difference does it make to the light of the brilliant moon Whether it rises from the frontier of Rome or from Abyssinia? O my dear ones 145 , adopt the habit of patience and tolerance; If they spread foul smell, you become the musk of Tatar 146. Pray kill the ego there is no enemy such as this; It slowly prepares the means of destruction. Whoever tried and took the base self under control, for him The likes of Rustam 147 and Isfand Yaar 148 are nothing. (335) On hearing abuse, you should pray for them; for pain, You give comfort. If they show pride, you show humility. Do not worry if they hurl invectives every moment, Leave them alone if they publish such announcements. You remain calm after seeing excesses in their journals Don’t say a word if they strike and beat you up badly. Don’t grieve after seeing the wrath and violence of people; The spring-rain is in need of excessive heat. In their eyes, our job is to make false pretensions; God is Great! How absurd is this thought. (340) We bled our soul for the betterment of the world; Our battle was with the aim of peace far from malice. Mistrust against pious hearts is a sign of cruelty; Now their eyes are closed but eventually they’ll see the end. While they say that liars do not flourish and prosper, Then they call me a liar, seeing my blessings.