The Descent of the Messiah — Page 111
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS لیکن این وحی بالیقین زخداست همه کارم ازان یقین شده راست My revelations, however, are certainly from God, and all my affairs were set right through certainty. آمدم آن زمان که باد خزان کرد یکسر ریاض دین ویران I came at a time when the autumn wind had completely with- ered away the garden of faith. در مشایخ نماند جز تزویر عالمان هم نشسته همچو ضریر Among the religious leaders, nothing was left but falsehood, and the scholars had become helpless like the blind. عاشق زر شدند و دولت و جاه دل تهی از محبت آن شاه They had become enamoured with wealth, riches, and status, and their hearts were devoid of love for that King. اندرین روزهای چون شب تار قوم را دید حق به حالت زار In those days, which were like a dark and desolate night, God saw our people in a pitiful state. پس مرا از جهانیان بگزید در دلم روح پاک خویش دمید So, I was chosen from among the people of the world, and He blew His pure revelation into my heart. در دل من ز عشق شور افگند خود مرا شد گسست هر پیوند He kindled the flame of love in my heart, became mine, and broke all my ties with all others. 111