The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 118
118 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD فَإِنَّ هَلَاكَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ أُولِي النُّهَى أَحَبُّ وَأَوْلَى مِنْ ضَلَالٍ يُدَمِّرُ To the wise, it is better for a person, To be no more instead of dying a death of ignorance. وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَبْغِي السَّدَادَ وَيُؤْثِرُ وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي مِنْهُمْ يَخَافُ حَسِيْبَهُ And, who is there among them who fears his Reckoner? And, who among them is opting for the path of righteousness? وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي بَرُ عَفِيْفٌ مُطَهَّرُ وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي لَا يَفْجُرُ اللَّهَ عَامِدًا And, who among them does not intentionally commit trans- gression against God? And, who among them is pious and righteous and has a pure heart? وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي مَا سَبَّنِي لِتُقَاتِهِ وَقَالَ ذَرُونِي كَيْفَ أُوْذِي وَأُكْفِرُ And, who among them is the one who, out of his so-called sense of piety, has not hurled abuse at me, And has not pleaded others to forsake me, so that he could cause distress to me and declare me a disbeliever? وَكَيْفَ وَإِنَّ أَكَابِرَ الْقَوْمِ كُلَّهُمْ عَلَيَّ حِرَاصٌ وَالْحُسَامُ مُشَهَّرُ How can they prevent themselves from hurling abuse at me, While they are intent on taking my life and while the sword is drawn? وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْهِمْ رُعْبُ صِدْقِيْ مُعَظَّمٌ فَكَيْفَ يُبَارِي اللَّيْثَ مَنْ هُوَ جَوْذَرُ In fact, they are overwhelmed by my grandeur; How can a mere calf dare to compete with a lion?