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63 They uselessly search for water in a mirage. They deny the might of that Almighty One They utter nonsense like one drunk with wine. (15) It’s not in their heart that they should see that Pure One; They fear their people that they might reproach them. To us, O Mighty One, pray show that charm of Thine How long will that Face remain in veils and coverings? 26. PROPHECY OF A GREAT EARTHQUAKE Paishgoi Zalzalai ‘Azeema Ishtihar in Al-Badr, May 1905 O ye who slumber! Awake at once it is no time to dream The heart is restless with what God’s revelation has informed I see the earth with quakes in heaves and throws The time is nigh the Flood is about to come That Noble Lord is standing on the path of the pious The righteous need not fear though the maelstrom is huge No ark can save now from this surging swell All excuses are gone just the Great Forgiver is there! 27. WARNINGS Anzaar Chashmae Masihi, title page, page 2, 1906 Awake, O friends! The quake is about to come again; God is soon going to display His might. That quake that you saw in the month of February, Be sure it was a mere reproof to make you understand. Pray cure this state, friends, with water from the eyes; O heedless ones, the sky is about to rain down fire. Why not the quakes? The path of righteousness is lost Even a Muslim is only a Muslim merely in name! Who accepted me in fear? Who gave up spite and malice? Our life is now only to hear their invectives. (5) They call us “disbeliever”, “ Antichrist ” and “evil”