The Descent of the Messiah — Page 232
43 [continued] THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH ای که آگاهی ندادندت از انوار درون در حق ما هر چه گویی نیستی جای عتاب O ye who have not been granted enlightenment, I am not bothered by what you say about me; از سر وعظ و نصیحت این سخنها گفته ایم تا مگر زین مرهمی به گردد آن زخمی خراب I only say all this out of sympathy and as honest advice, So that this ointment may heal the deep wounds. از دعا کن چاره ی آزار انکار دعا چون علاج میز می وقت خمار و التهاب Try to remedy with prayer the loss you have incurred by rejecting prayer; If you can't get intoxicated, still more wine is the remedy. ای که گویی گر دعاها را اثر بودی کجاست سوى من بشتاب بنمایم ترا چون آفتاب You who say: Show me if there is any power in prayer; Run towards me, I will show you its power as clear as the shining sun. هان مکن انکار زین اسرار قدرت های حق قصه کوته کن ببین از ما دعای مستجاب Beware! Do not deny the wonders of Divine Omnipotence; Come now, let me show an accepted prayer. Furthermore, it was not only specified in the proph- ecy that the death would take place through a sharp sword, but the very day and date of his death were also stated in an Arabic verse contained in the book Karāmā- tuş-Şādiqin that was published among many people four years prior to Lekhram's assassination. This was why a Hindu newspaper made such a fuss about this verse when Lekhram was killed. The verse reads as follows: وَبَشَّرَنِي رَبِّي وَقَالَ مُبَشِّرًا سَتَعْرِفُ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ وَالْعِيْدُ أَقْرَبُ Meaning, "My God has told me about the fulfil- ment of a prophecy, and after giving the glad tidings of its fulfilment, He has said that you will recognise the day of Eid when the sign will be manifested, and the day of Eid and the sign shall be linked together. " 232 Meaning the prayer for Lekhram's death