Favours of the Gracious God — Page 181
181 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS eclipse of their moon, so that the boastfulness of the liars is laid bare. Thus, if you do not believe in the ingenuity and dignity of Arabic and are not convinced of the grandeur of its fast moving she-camel. Then, if you are truthful, you should demonstrate to me from your own tongue, the excellences that are found in Arabic: show me their root words in comparison to the root words of Arabic; their compound words in comparison to the compound words of Arabic; and their deeper wisdom in comparison to the deeper wisdom inherent in the words of Arabic. There is no life after experiencing humiliating defeat. O opponents! If you possess even an iota of shame, then arise and jump into a deep well to put an end to your life, perishing like those stricken by shame! But if you seek to rise up and compete against me, then I offer you a reward of five-thousand rupees on the condition that you submit your responses under a set of agreed conditions, which two arbiters testify to, so that my argument is completed before those experienced [in this field] and so that there is no more room for any excuse. And if I am proven to be a liar then I would have to pay the fine. Arise, therefore, to receive this reward, or at least demonstrate some courage in support of your own deficient language.