The Shining Lamp

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Shining Lamp — Page 216

216 THE SHINING LAMP میتوان دید آن رخ آراسته کی درین گرد و غباری ساخته Until then, how will it be possible, in that artificial dust and dirt, To see that Beautiful Face? تا نه محو آشنای خود شویم تا نه قربان خدای خود شویم Until we sacrifice ourselves in the way of our God, And until we are fully immersed and disappear within our Friend, تا نگردد پر از مهرش اندرون تا نباشیم از وجود خود برون Until we become separated from our own being, And until our hearts do not become filled with His Love, کی حیاتی تازه بینیم از نگار تا نه برما مرگ آید صد هزار Until we do not undergo hundreds of thousands of deaths- Until then, how can we be granted a new life from that Beloved? مرغ این ره را پریدن مشکل است تا نریزد هر پر و بالی که هست Unless it sheds all its hair and wings, Until then, it is difficult for the bird of this path to take flight. یار آزرده دل اغیار شاد بدنصیبی آنکه وقتش شد به باد Unfortunate is that person who has wasted his time, And he became upset, and the hearts of the enemies became happy.