The Reality of Khilafah — Page 121
121 AL-QAŞİDAH وَأَهْلُ السَّعَادَةُ فِي الزَّمَانِ الْمُؤَخَّرِ وَيَعْلُو أُولُو الطَّغْوَى بِأَوَّلِ أَمْرِهِمْ The persecutors always hold more power in the beginning, But the fortunate ones prevail in the end. وَلَوْ كُنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَعَارِفِ وَالْهُدَى لَصَدَّقْتَ أَقْوَالِي بِغَيْرِ تَحَيُّرِ If you were of those people with knowledge and guidance, You would have believed my words without any hesitation. لأَصْبَحْتَ فِي نَعْمَائِهِ الْمُسْتَكْثَرِ وَلَوْ جِئْتَنِي مِنْ خَوْفِ رَبِّ مُّحَاسِبٍ If you had come to me with the fear of the Lord of Reckoning, You would have become a recipient of His abundant favours. أَلَا لَا تُضِعَ وَقْتَ الْإِنَابَةِ وَالْهُدَى صُدُودُكَ سَمٌ يَا قَلِيْلَ التَّفَكَّرِ Do not, therefore, waste this time of repentance and guidance. Your turning away is a poison, O you who reflect but little! وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَزْعَمْ صَبْرَ جِسْمِكَ فِي اللَّظى فَجَرِّبُهُ تَمْرِينَا بِحَرْقٍ مُّسَعِّرِ If you claim that your body can tolerate the Fire, Then try burning it in a flaming flame. وَإِنَّكَ فِي دَاءٍ عُضَالٍ كَمُحْصَرٍ وَمَالَكَ لَا تَبْغِى الْمُعَالِجَ خَائِفًا Why do you turn away afraid of the healer When you are suffering from a chronic and incurable disease? خَفِ اللَّهِ وَاقْبَلْ تُحْفَ وَعْظِ الْمُذَكِّرِ فَيَا أَيُّهَا الْمُرْخِي عِنَانَ تَعَصُّبٍ O ye who released the rein of fanaticism! Fear Allah, and accept the exhortations of the admonisher.