Selected Arabic Poems of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 56
56 ِ وَالْھُدٰی َ الْعِلْم ٌ مِّن ُ نُوْر مَسَّه مَا َ و ِ وَالْھُدٰی َ الْعِلْم ٌ مِّن ُ نُوْر مَسَّه مَا َ ُو َسْتَنْسِر ی ٍ ْ بَقَّة مِّن عَجَبًا َا ی ُفَ َسْتَنْسِر ی ٍ ْ بَقَّة مِّن عَجَبًا َا ی فَ As a matter of fact, Sanaullah is completely bereft of knowledge and guidance; I wonder at him—a mere gnat posing as an eagle. ُ ْ أَنَّه َّ صَحْبِي وَأحَس اعْتَدٰی فَلَمَّا ُ ْ أَنَّه َّ صَحْبِي وَأحَس اعْتَدٰی ُفَلَمَّا َ یُقَصِّر اْل ِ ْبِه ی تَکْذِ ُّ عَلٰی ُیُصِر َ یُقَصِّر اْل ِ ْبِه ی تَکْذِ ُّ عَلٰی یُصِر He exceeded the limits and my companions realized, That he was adamant in rejecting me and that he was not to desist. 1 1 ٭ ٍ٭ ِ مُزَوِّر ْ لِمَوْت َبْتَھِلَن ی ِ ُ ل ٍدَعَوْه ِ مُزَوِّر ْ لِمَوْت َبْتَھِلَن ی ِ ُ ل ُدَعَوْه َتَحَسَّر ی ْ ْ وَلَم َسْکُت ی ْ ٍّ فَلَم ُمُضِل َتَحَسَّر ی ْ ْ وَلَم َسْکُت ی ْ ٍّ فَلَم مُضِل They called upon him to pray to God for the death of the one who lied and misled the people; But, he neither stopped his propaganda nor did he ever tire of it. ُ َه ی ِ وَآ ْح ی ِ َ الْمَس َ إِعْجَاز وَکَذَّب ُ َه ی ِ وَآ ْح ی ِ َ الْمَس َ إِعْجَاز ُوَکَذَّب َ یُزَوِّر وَّکَان ُ کِذْبًا ُوَغَلَّطَه َ یُزَوِّر وَّکَان ُ کِذْبًا وَغَلَّطَه He dismissed my book I‘j a zul-Mas ih and denied its signature eloquence; Out of sheer imposture, he declared it to be discreditable, and he surely lied. ِ ِ کَمِثْلِه ِ الْکِتَاب ِإِم ْاَلَء اْل َ ْل ی ِ وَق ِ ِ کَمِثْلِه ِ الْکِتَاب ِإِم ْاَلَء اْل َ ْل ی ِ ُوَق ْ سَأَسْطُر ِ إِنَّي ِ الْعُجْب َ کَأَھْل ُفَقَال ْ سَأَسْطُر ِ إِنَّي ِ الْعُجْب َ کَأَھْل فَقَال Hence, he was challenged to write a book like I‘j a zul-Mas ih; He declared with self-conceit: ‘I will definitely write one. ’ ْ َ دَعْوَتِي ْ وَأَنْکَر َاتِي ی َ آ وَأَنْکَر ْ َ دَعْوَتِي ْ وَأَنْکَر َاتِي ی َ آ ُوَأَنْکَر َ مُزَوِّر قَال َ ْ و َ إِلْھَامِي ُوَأَنْکَر َ مُزَوِّر قَال َ ْ و َ إِلْھَامِي وَأَنْکَر He rejected my Signs and dismissed my claim; He denied my revelation and accused me of being a liar. 1. They said this only after seeing Sanaullah exceed the bounds of falsehood and hav- ing witnessed him engaged in bluster. (Author).