Precious Pearls — Page 9
11 The selfish ones have no access to His high court. (22/2) They are far from God who are far from virtue Constantly enslaved to egoism, pride and haughtiness. (37/112) Friends! Piety is this that you give up arrogance Give up the habit of pride, haughtiness and stinginess. (37/113) The first step to being a dervish 3 is the denial of self Thus, topple over this self for the sake of the Belovèd. (39/233) High position only suits God if man is high It is not a source of pride it is a borrowed asset. (41/43) Aside from his love of God—that runs as a constant current through all his writings—his poetry enumerates the excellence of Islam and its founder, the wisdom and beauty of the Quran , genuine gratitude at God’s many favours upon his own person, good news to the righteous, warnings to the wicked, and painful outcries at the attitude and response of the populace at large towards his message. After his love for God, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was truly given to the love of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) whom he admired with the depth of his soul and to whom he felt deeply indebted for all his own spiritual achievements. To him, the Prophet of Islam was an ideal man whose character and traits were not only a credit to the entire humanity, but also a perfect role model for every person to adopt. With God as the overall Master of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the prophet Muhammad was truly his master and mentor among men. Thus, referring to the Prophet of Islam, he writes: 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. (12/13-15) My every cell is brimful of thy love; We’ve cultivated this notion in our heart. (12/20) When saw thy tavern people’s gathering place We took to lips with greed cup after cup! God’s Splendour can be seen in thy traits; Through finding thee we found that Person. (12/24-25) Touching thy garment saves from every snare; No doubt we bowed our head at thy door. O dearest! I swear of thy uniqueness; In thy love we forgot our own self. By God, all signs of strangers are from heart erased, Ever since we set thine image in the heart.