Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 112
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 112 تس ن ں ی � وت ربوں آز ِ وخد اقب ا تس ن ں ی � وتدرووحموشاقلا Come out of your shell of self-conceit, for that alone is baq a ! 1 Lose yourself in the Beloved, for that alone is liq a ! چ�ون تس ح ی �ب� اغلف ز ذات ہك رہ تخس ونجمن تس ہك او ہن داان Anyone forgetful of that Incomparable Being, Is not wise, but totally insane. دوتس رخ از ىب اتب رو اتےکب وچ اوتس ہك �یگ�رے را اشنں دیہ د How long will you remain disaffected with the Beloved? Tell me the whereabouts of anyone like Him! اجک �ی�ار ر �ی� ظ � ن � اعمل دو در اجک اکر ر �ی� ن �ب� را اعاقشں In both worlds there is none like the Beloved; His lovers care not for any others. ارفوتخ زقشع آےشت دبل وچ �ی� ر او ہمہ وستخ ن داتسلں امدن و � When the fire of love kindled in the lover’s heart, Everything therein burnt except the Beloved. داں ر ن �ی� ِ ششخب تس ن ں ی � ا ن ں ل�یک وتناں �ی�انتف دنشخب ہن ات This, however, is a gift of God; No one can achieve it without God’s grace. دخا ز وشد اطع را اسکں آں راہ وشدن ى وخد دنمک زک This honour is bestowed by God to those alone Who liberate themselves from the clutches of their egos, 1. Islam recognizes three stages in man’s spiritual journey towards God: The first stage is فنا ( fan a —passing away), which is the total annihilation of one’s ego for the sake of God; the second stage is بقا ( baq a —subsistence), which denotes a new spiritual life; and the third stage is لقا ( liq a —meeting), which is the state of achieving union with God. [Publisher]