Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 101
PART TWO ازاں بے ہراساں نشانے نماند نشانی چه یک استخوانی نماند ہمہ زیر کی No sign was left of their arrogant dwellers, Not to speak of signs, not even a bone survived. در هراسیدن ست وگرنه بلا بر بلا دیدن است Wisdom is that a man should live in fear, Or else, calamity after calamity would come upon him. به ناپاکی و خبث با زیستن به از این چنین زیست نازیستن To be dead is surely better, Than to live a life of sin and wickedness. بیاؤ بنہ سوئے انصاف گام زکیں توبه کردن چرا شد حرام Come and tread the path of justice; Would prejudice stop you from repentance? یقیں داں کہ قولم زحق پروریست نه لاف و گزاف ست و نے سرسریست Believe me, what I say is true and just; It is no empty boast, nor a senseless tale. بہر مذہبے غور کردم بسے شنیدم بدل حجت ہر کسے I reflected deeply over every religion, And listened carefully to the argument of every one. بخواندم ز ہر ملتے دفترے بدیدم ز ہر قوم دانشوری I studied the scriptures of all religions, And heard all their scholars. هم از کودکی سوئے ایں تا ختم دریں شغل خود را بینداختم I devoted myself to this endeavour from my early years, And adopted it as my sole occupation. ΙΟΙ