The Truth Revealed — Page 9
interpretation of the word tawaff a before this erudite authority on Arabic. How he was dumbfounded! I showed him an excerpt from your Arabic work A’i na- e-Kam a l a t-e-Islam. He was overawed by the beauty of its prose and exclaimed that no Arab could write this eloquently, much less an Indian. I gave him your Qa si dah which drew tears from his eyes. As he read it he lamented the impoverished state of contemporary Arabic verse and swore an oath to the Lord that he would commit your poetry to memory. Then my learned friend exclaimed that even if an Arab were to claim to be your equal he would be like the false- prophet Musailmah. Thus ended our discussion. I am convinced that what you say is from the Lord and a miraculous sign of His support. Your words cannot have their origins in the imaginings of man. I hereby make you master over my life, property and children. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. The morning breeze whispers eulogies of your excel- lences; your being emits the scent of the sweetest flowers; your greatness remains concealed from the eyes of the people; you have been saved from the evils of fate; may the ships of your salvation always sail across the uncertain waters of knowledge and learn- ing; may you confront the subtleties of understanding; may people submit to your greatness and be witness