Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 26
26 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART THREE Word of God. It is amazing how mere vermin have caught your fancy, and captivated your hearts, so much so that the Word of God is not considered equal even to them. Ignorant people! If God's Word is not matchless, then who told you that insects and trees and leaves are matchless. Do you not at all reflect that if the Word of God is no match even for mere insects, this would raise doubts about the very wisdom of God, who would stand accused of granting supremacy to an inferior thing over a supe- rior one, and of vesting the inferior with such signs regarding His own existence as He did not grant to the superior. جمال و حسن قرآں نور جان ہر مسلماں ہے قمر ہے چاند اوروں کا ہمارا چاند قرآں ہے The grace and beauty of the Quran is the light and life of every Muslim; The moon is the beloved of others-our beloved is the Quran. نظیر اس کی نہیں جمتی نظر میں فکر کر دیکھا بھلا کیونکر نہ ہو یکتا کلام پاک رحماں ہے I searched everywhere; its peer could not be found; Why, after all, should it not be unique; it is the Holy Word of the Gracious Lord. بہار جاوداں پیدا ہے اس کی ہر عبارت میں نہ وہ خوبی چمن میں ہے نہ اس سا کوئی بستاں ہے Every word in it is a living and everlasting spring; No orchard has such quality, nor is there a garden like it. کلام پاک یزداں کا کوئی ثانی نہیں ہر گز اگر لولوئے عماں ہے وگر لعل بدخشاں ہے The Holy Word of the Gracious God has no equal; Be it a pearl from Oman or a ruby from Badakhshan! 1. Badakhshan refers to the historic region lying around the borders of the pres- ent-day Tajikistan and Afghanistan. This area is known for the excellent qual- ity and brightness of its rubies. [Publisher]