Precious Pearls — Page 86
88 39. HYMNS AND PREACHING OF TRUTH Munajaat aur Tableeghe Haq Braheene Ahmadiyya, part 5, page 97, 1908 O God, the Mender of affairs, the Coverer of vices, the Creator O my Dear, my Benefactor, and my Lord How can I praise Thee and render thanks, O Gracious One? Wherefrom I find that tongue that can accomplish it? Thou saved me from the ill wishers by being a Witness Thyself Thou subdued and routed the foes with a single strike. Those who strive on Thy way they receive recompense But what was seen in me to render repeated grace and bounty? I am amazed at Thy actions, O my Benefactor for what deed Hast Thou given me this bounty in the surroundings? (5) I am a lowly insect, my Love, not of the progeny of Adam; I am loathed by men and an object of scorn by the people. It is entirely Thy grace and blessing that I was chosen, Otherwise there was no dearth of servants at Thy court. Those who used to invoke friendships, all turned to foes But Thou never left my side, O my Fulfiller of needs. O my Dearest Love! O the Refuge of my soul Thou art sufficient for me I am useless without Thee. Without Thy grace, I would have died and turned to dust Then, God knows, where this dust might have been thrown. (10) May my body, life and heart be sacrificed on Thy way; I find no one else who can love as much as Thou. From the beginning, I spent my days under Thy shade; I stayed in Thy lap like as a babe fed on milk. We’ve not seen loyalty like Thine in the progeny of man; Besides Thee, we have not seen any sympathising friend. Men say that an unfit person does not gain acceptance But I managed to get access to the Court despite my folly! Thou rendered such graces and bounties upon me That it is difficult to count them until the Day of Judgement. (15) Thou made the heavens a witness for my sake The sun and the moon became dim and dark 117 for me. Thou sent the plague as well for my aid