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HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 43 [continued] pertaining to Lekhram's death even though Lekhram was still alive and well. Addressing Syed Ahmad Khan, I wrote in the book Barakātud-Du'a' that I had prayed for the death of Lekhram and the prayer had been accepted, and that this accepted prayer should be sufficient for him as an example. However, this writing was mocked because Lekhram was still alive, in full health, and actively engaged in denigrating Islam. I addressed some verses to Syed Ahmad Khan so that people would remember the prophe- cy. These verses, written in Barakātud-Du'a', are as follows: روی دلبر از طلبگاران نمی دارد حجاب می درخشد در خور و می تابد اندر ماهتاب The face of the Beloved is not hidden from the seekers; For it shines in the sun and is reflected in the moon. لیکن آن روی حسین از غافلان ماند نهان عاشقی باید که بردارند از بهرش نقاب But that lovely Countenance is hidden from the heedless; It is only for a sincere lover that the veil is lifted. دامن پاکش از نخوتها نمی آید به دست هیچ راهی نیست غیر از عجز و درد و اضطراب Arrogance leads none to His threshold; there is no way to reach Him, But through humility, pain and anguish. بس خطرناک است راه کوچه ی یار قدیم جان سلامت بایدت از خودروی ها سر بتاب Dangerous is the path that leads to the Eternal Beloved; Give up your ego if you value your life. تا کلامش فهم و عقل ناسزایان کم رسد هر که از خود گم شود او یابد آن راه صواب The understanding and wisdom of the unworthy cannot fathom His Word; Only he finds the right path who loses his self to find it. مشکل قرآن نه از ابنای دنیا حل شود ذوق آن میداند آن مستی که نوشد آن شراب The secrets of the Holy Quran cannot be understood by the sons of the world; Only he can appreciate the true taste of a wine who par- takes of it. 231