Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 100
100 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya Since death, like an alligator, snatches a man with suddenness, Then why should he act so arrogantly? O young man, give not your heart to this lowly world; Its fanfare will disappear all of a sudden. No one lives in the world forever; Time does not remain constant. We have consigned to the earth many a dear one, With our hearts full of grief and sorrow. Having buried so many ourselves, Why should we not remember the day of our own death? Why should we forget their memories? We are not made of steel or bronze. O enemy of mine, fear the wrath of God, For the chastisement of my Lord is hard to bear. For not fearing the Omnipotent God; Countless nations and towns were destroyed.