Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 17
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS ففي كل آن تتهلل وجوههم ولا يتخوّفون. ويُعطون أخلاقا لا يوجد مثلها في منهم سادِنَ الدَّيْرِ، غيرهم، وعند المساحنة يُعرفون. يتواضعون للزير، ولو كان أحد أو وحشيا كالعَيْرِ، وكذلك يفعلون. ومن علاماتهم أنهم قوم ما لهم عن ربهم حُنْتَال، يستأجزون عن الوسادة والآسن عندهم في سُبُل الله زُلال. يبغون رضا الله والدنيا في أعينهم دمال، وطالبها بطال، أو كأبي إبراهيم جيالٌ ، ولهم بتركها قُطوف دانية وجزال، والدنيا لهم جعال، يُجْعلُ الله بها قِدْرَ معيشتهم فلا يمسهم خبال، هذا من ربهم، ولهم 17 grief from them, and rids their hearts of fear. Thus, their faces ever shine forth and they fear not. They are granted such morals as are not to be found in others, and their character is revealed when they meet people. They behave humbly with visitors even if they be lowly helpers in a monastery or savages like wild donkeys. This is how they conduct themselves. AMONG THEIR SIGNS IS that they cannot survive without their Lord; they keep away from their pillows. In the way of Allah even foul-smelling water is pure and fresh to them. They seek the pleas- ure of Allah. In their eyes the world is like excretion, and its seeker is good for nothing or is a hyena similar to the father of Abraham. And, on account of their renunciation of the world, they are sup- plied with clusters of fresh fruit and great gifts. The world to them is like the piece of cloth with the help of which Allah takes down the cooking pot of their subsistence to save them from harm. This