The Light of Truth — Page 301
THE MATCHLESS QAŞĪDAH that destroys sand dunes, removes darkness from the eye, and seizes the arrogant even if they should ascend Mount Qaf O foolish ones! You have forsaken the path of guidance through falsehood; Out of ignorance you have attributed repulsive lies to Jesus. You said that he is the decider of life and death, And he is God, who has determined the fate of all things; The Father became enraged, so the Son rose to counsel Him, But his advice made no difference, so the Son accepted his hardship. The murderous Father preferred annihilation and destruction, So the Son came forward like the saviour and bearer of glad tidings to mankind. 1. In the original Arabic title, the Author employs discrete meanings of Arabic letters (eg. -ghainainand-sad), wherein the letter ق-qaf refers to a mythical mountain in Arab folklore. [Publisher]