Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 439
POSTSCRIPT SIGN NUMBER 157 An Ode by the Author إِنِّي مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدٌ مُّكْرَمُ سَمٌ مُعَادَاتِي وَسِلْمِي أَسْلَمُ I am a humble servant honoured by the Gracious Lord; Opposition to me is poison whereas peace with me is a haven of safety. إِنِّي أَنَا الْبُسْتَانُ بُسْتَانُ الْهُدَى إِنِّي صَدُوْقٌ مُصْلِحُ مُتَرَدِّمُ I am the garden of guidance; I am truthful and a reformer and redeemer. مَنْ فَرَّ مِنِّي فَرَّ مِنْ رَّبِّ الْوَرَى إِنِّي أَنَا النَّهْجُ السَّلِيمُ الْأَقْوَمُ One who flees from me, flees from the Lord of all the creation; For I am the straight path—the path to safety. رُوْحِي لِتَقْدِيسِ الْعَلِيِّ حَمَامَةٌ أَوْ عَندَلِيْبٌ غَارِدٌ مُتَرَتِّمُ My soul is like a dove, a symbol of divine glorification; Or it is a sweet-singing melodious nightingale. قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ وَالْوَقْتُ لَيْلٌ مُظْلِمُ مَا جِئْتُكُمْ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتٍ عَابِثًا I have not come to you untimely, nor is my coming idle or meaningless; I came at a time when it was akin to a pitch-black night. يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتْرُكُوا أَهْوَاءَكُمْ تُوْبُوا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَبُّ أَرْحَمُ O people! Abandon your greed and avarice- Be penitent, for Allah is the Lord, Most Compassionate. ربُّ كَرِيمٌ غَافِرٌ لِمَنِ اتَّقَى طُوبَى لِمَنْ بَعْدَ الْمَعَاصِيْ يَنْدِمُ God is so Benevolent, He forgives the God-fearing; How lucky is the one who repents after committing a sin! يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا أَجَالَكُمْ إِنَّ الْمَنَايَا لَا تُرَدُّ وَ تَهْجُمُ O people! Be mindful of your death; When death strikes, it does not relent, but seizes suddenly. 439