Selected Arabic Poems of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 157
Behold the Help of My God 157 ُّٰ عَنَّا دَائِمًا ذٰلِك َ الْفَتٰی هّٰلل جَزَی ا ُّٰ عَنَّا دَائِمًا ذٰلِك َ الْفَتٰی هّٰلل ُجَزَی ا ْ وَفَکِّر ِِّٰ فَاذْکُر هّٰلل ٗ نَحْبَہ ُقَضٰی ْ وَفَکِّر ِِّٰ فَاذْکُر هّٰلل ٗ نَحْبَہ قَضٰی May Allah reward that youth, who from among us Gave his life in God’s path; so ponder and reflect. ْ ٍ وُجُوْدُھُم ُ کَمُبْسِرَات ٌ یَّکُوْن عِبَاد ْ ٍ وُجُوْدُھُم ُ کَمُبْسِرَات ٌ یَّکُوْن ُعِبَاد ُاِذَا مَا اَتَوْا فَالْغَیْث ُ یَأْتِي ْ وَیَمْطُر اِذَا مَا اَتَوْا فَالْغَیْث ُ یَأْتِي ْ وَیَمْطُر These are the people whose persons are like the monsoon winds; When they come, they bring with them the Rain of Mercy. ْ ْ فَاِنَّھُم ً سِوَاھُم اْل ُ اَبْدَا اَتَعْلَم ْ ْ فَاِنَّھُم ً سِوَاھُم اْل ُ اَبْدَا اَتَعْلَم رُمُوْا بِالْحِجَارَۃ ِ فَاسْتَقَامُوْا وَاَجْمَرُوْا رُمُوْا بِالْحِجَارَۃ ِ فَاسْتَقَامُوْا وَاَجْمَرُوْا Do you know any abd a l [saints] other than these people; for, these people Are those who were stoned and yet they remained steadfast and their inner composure remained intact? بَدَا ُّ مَا ْ رَب ْ رَبّھُم عَلَیْھِم تَجَلّی بَدَا ُّ مَا ْ رَب ْ رَبّھُم عَلَیْھِم تَجَلّی ِ وَاَبْدَرُوْا ِ الْقَدِیْم النُّوْر اِلَی فَفَرُّوْا ِ وَاَبْدَرُوْا ِ الْقَدِیْم النُّوْر اِلَی فَفَرُّوْا Their God who is the Lord of all creation manifested Himself upon them; Thus, they hastened towards the Eternal Light. ٍ تَرَاھُم ْ تَفِیْض ُ دُمُوْعُھُم ْ مِن ْ صَبَابَۃ ٍ ُتَرَاھُم ْ تَفِیْض ُ دُمُوْعُھُم ْ مِن ْ صَبَابَۃ ٌ مَغَبَّر ٌ وَرَأْس ِ نِیْرَان الْقَلْب ُوَفِي ٌ مَغَبَّر ٌ وَرَأْس ِ نِیْرَان الْقَلْب وَفِي You see tears from their eyes due to their overpowering love of God; And their hearts are aflame with all kinds of fire, while their heads are covered with dust. the sword, he would not only be acquitted but would become accorded greater honour and reverence than before. Maulaw i Sahib, however, did not accept this and said, ‘Today I put my faith above my life. And I know that the man whose bai‘at I have pledged is true, and there is none like him on the face of the earth. ’ Thus, when his ‘repentance’ was despaired of, he was stoned to death in the most heart-rending manner. Eyewitnesses report that to this day a sweet fragrance wafts up from his grave. ّٰ و أَدخلہ في جنانہ. هّٰلل رحمہ ا ّٰ و أَدخلہ في جنانہ. هّٰلل رحمہ ا [May God have mercy on him and admit him into His Abode]. When he was arrested, he was offered a final meet- ing with his wife and children, but he said he had no need for it. I have published a separate book regarding him. May Allah be pleased with him. (Author)