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30 12. LOVE WITH ISLAM AND ITS FOUNDER Islam aur Banie Islam se Ishq Aina Kamalate Islam, page 224, 1893 We wearied our mind by searching all around; No Faith did we find like as the Faith of Muhammad. There is no religion that can show such signs, This fruit we ate only from Muhammad’s orchard. We have experimented with Islam by our own self; It is light pure light. Awake and see as we announce. We looked at other Faiths, there was no light in them; If we concealed the truth, would someone point it out! We are tired of saying these things time and again; We sent our invitations darting in all directions. (5) No one came to test it not a soul, We challenged every adversary to come against us. They keep slumbering under blankets of neglect And do not wake though we tried a hundred times. They are all burning in enmity and malice; They do not give up, however hard we tried. Come, O people! ‘Tis here you’ll find the light of God, Lo! We told you a way to satisfy yourself. Today, these lights are blazing in this humble one; We’ve tinged our heart with lights of every hue. (10) Ever since we got this light from the Messenger’s 20 light, We joined our self with that of the Person of God! May Thy peace and blessing be on Mustafa, sans end; From him we obtained this light, O God Almighty. My soul has always had affinity with Muhammad’s soul; We fed that wine-cup to the heart filled to the brim. We saw no one better than him in this world; Indeed we alienated our heart from all strangers. We stand accused in the eyes of the strangers, ever since We placed his love in the bottom of our heart. (15) In their mind, our claim to be the Messiah Is a calumny that we have made up ourselves. They call us “disbeliever”, “pagan” and “Antichrist”, What names are we called for the sake of our people! On hearing invectives, I pray for these people. Our mercy’s on the rise; we’ve subdued our wrath! I swear by thy visage, my dear Ahmad 21 , We took on this burden all for thy sake. My every cell is brimful of thy love; We’ve cultivated this notion in our heart. (20)