Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 342
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 342 The greatest sign of their sincerity is that they give precedence to their Real Beloved over everything else, and if they experience any trib- ulations from Him, they view them as bounties because of their over- powering personal love, and consider the torment to be a sweet drink. The sharp edge of a sword cannot bring about separation between them and their Beloved and no great calamity can restrain them from the remembrance of the Beloved. They regard Him as their very life and find all of their delight in His love. They deem His Being as the only being and consider His remembrance as the purpose of their lives. Him alone they cherish and from Him alone they attain comfort. They have only Him in the world and become wholly His; for Him alone they live and for Him alone they die. They are in the world but are outside the world; while possessing self, they are selfless. They have no concern with honour, reputation, life, or comfort; rather, they lose everything for the sake of the One and give up everything to find the One. They are consumed by an imperceptible fire and cannot explain why they are consumed. They are deaf and dumb to every admonition and exal- tation, and are ready to endure every hardship and disgrace, and find their delight therein. رباخک ذم تّل اطلغدن ہك قشع اتس �ادن ش � ن �ب� ربآشت وسزاں ہك قشع اتس Love is what makes one roll in the dust of disgrace; Love is what makes one sit in the scorching fire. سک رہب ےسک رس دندہ اجن ہن اشفدن یں اکر دصب دصق انکدن � ا ہك قشع اتس No one offers his head or sacrifices his life for someone else; Love alone makes one perform this task with utmost sincerity. Another [bounty] is high moral qualities like generosity, bravery, preferring others to themselves, high resolve, abundant compassion, forbearance, modesty, and friendship. Only by them are these mor- als displayed in their most beautiful and befitting manner. Because of following of the Holy Quran, they faithfully manifest these morals