A Verdict Required — Page 45
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS 45 In short, these few couplets are there at the head of the aforemen- tioned prophecy. Among them is the following line: بترس از تیغ بران محمد [Beware of the sharp sword of Muhammadas!] which clearly sets forth that Lekh Ram's fate was indeed that he be murdered. Moreover, a hand had been depicted pointing towards Lekh Ram's name right upon the last couplet, just as it has been illustrated here, to signify that the sharp sword would indeed strike him and that a miracle would be manifested through his demise. Furthermore, on page 28 of Barakātud-Duʻā, it was explained to Syed Ahmad Khan through a number of couplets that he should look for an illustration of the acceptance of prayer in the proph- ecy concerning Lekh Ram. By underlining the last couplet, Syed Şahib's attention was drawn towards these pages of Barakātud- Du'a', in which-referencing the terrifying death of Lekh Ram- is the mention of an example of the acceptance of prayer. Those couplets are as follows: می درخشد در خور و می تابد اندر ماهتاب روی دلبر از طلبگاران نمی دارد حجاب The face of the Beloved is never veiled from the true seekers; It gleams in the sun and glows in the moonlight. عاشقی باید که بردارند از بهرش نقاب لیکن این روی حسین از غافلان ماند نهان But that Lovely Countenance is indeed hidden from the eyes of the heedless; It is only for a sincere lover that the veil is lifted.