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71 We found the eyes of every Faith devoid of sight With the eye-salve 108 of gnosis, this is the one adorned. Saw the rubies of Yemen; saw the pearls of Aden, too; We saw all the gems but found just this one pleasing. After denying this, you will regret it deeply This is the alchemy that turns things into gold. But the eyes of the Aryas are blinded in such a way They resorted to abuse; this is what their heart urged. (135) He is worse than evil, he who is foul of tongue The heart that has such filth is like a lavatory. Many a beast is there in the guise of humans, but the one That sucks the blood of the virtuous this is that wolf. What Faith do they pride in, these devotees of Vedas 109 ? The Faith that is void of fruit this is that hollow one! What is this, O Aryas? Why is your heart upset? Pray leave this mischief this is the way of prudence. Why do you tease me and make a hundred accusations? It was better to desist; ‘tis farther from calamity. (140) Through whose prayer Lekhoo was killed by stabbing, And every house was mourning, this is that very Mirza. It is not good to tease and wound the heart of the virtuous, To continue to be discourteous this is its reward. Pray show me, Lord, the glory and grandeur of this Faith, Pray erase all false creeds this is my beseeching. No concern do we have with verse or versifying Some may learn this way this is our only aim. 30. ADDRESSING THE ARYAS Ariyon se Khitaab Al-Hakam, 28 May 1942; Al-Fazl, 18 January 1963 O dear ones, friends, brothers! Pray listen; May God grant you noble thoughts. We have no malice against you, dear ones, Nor what we say is malicious you ponder yourself. If someone draws the sword of malice, Is the lost belovèd ever found this way? Thus, it is advice and counsel nothing more For God’s sake, you contemplate over it yourself, That if God does not possess such power, That He can create a single soul with His might, (5) Then how can one presume His Godhead? But if He has the might, then how can He be powerless? How can intellect tolerate such a thing