The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 88
88 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD أَلَا رُبَّ خَصْمٍ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ جِدَالَهُ وَمَا إِنْ رَأَيْنَا مِثْلَهُ مَنْ يُزَوِّرُ Beware! I have seen many debaters, But I have never seen a deceiver like him. أَكَانَ مَحَلُّ الْبَحْثِ أَوْ كَانَ مَيْسِرُ عَجِبْتُ لِمَبْحَتِهِ إِلَى ثُلْثِ سَاعَةٍ I was surprised that he gave only twenty minutes to [speak in] the debate. Was it meant to be a debate, or just a game of chance? أَمُكْفِرِ مَهْلًا كُلَّمَا كُنْتَ تَذْكُرُ وَأَهْلِ كَمِثْلِي ثُمَّ أَنْتَ مُظَفَّرُ O one who calls me a disbeliever! Put aside the past, And compose a qaşīdah as I have. If you succeed in composing one, you will emerge victorious. رَضِيْتُ بِأَنْ تَخْتَارَ فِي النَّمْقِ رُفْقَةً وَإِنَّا عَلَى إِمْلَاءِهِمْ لَا نُعَيِّرُ I am pleased for you to even seek partners to assist you if you fear that you will lose the competition; I would not hold you accountable if they assisted you in writ- ing down the qaşīdah. لِيُمْلِ حُسَيْنٌ أَوْ ظَفَرُ أَوْ أَصْغَرُ فَمَا الْخَوْفُ فِي هَذَا الْوَغَا يَا أَبَا الْوَفَا Sanaullah! Why be afraid of the contest? Let the qasidah be composed by Muhammad Husain or Qazi Zafr-ud-Din or Asghar Ali.