Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 68
68 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART THREE با زبان حال گوید روزگار اے قصیر العمر گیر آموزگار The signs of the time are warning you, O man of limited lifespan! Take hold of a teacher. طبع زاد ناقصاں ہم ناقص ست گر ترا گوشی بود حرفے بس ست Imperfect indeed is the nature of those who are born imperfect; If you have ears to hear, even a single word of advice can suffice. حق منزه از خطا تو پُر خطا داور یہا کم کن و بر حق بیا God is free from error, while you are full of errors; Do not dispute, therefore, and hold fast to truth. عقل تو مغلوب صد حرص و ہواست تکیه بر مغلوب کار اشقیاست Your reason is subservient to countless passions and desires, Only the unfortunate depend on what is subservient. عار داری زاں حکیم بے چگوں از کس و ناکس بیاموزی فنوں You go on learning from all and sundry, But are ashamed of learning from the All-Wise, who is Peerless. این چه کردی ایں چہ تھمنے کاشتی از تکبر راه حق بگذاشتی You have abandoned the path of truth because of arrogance; Oh what have you done! What kind of seed have you sown! اے ستمگر ایں ہماں مولائے ماست کز عطیاتش همه ارض و سماست O cruel one! Our Master is He, Who has gifted to us all the heavens and the earth. سرما را پدید ابر و باران و مه و مهر آفرید کرد تابستان و He has created clouds, rain, and the sun and the moon, And has made summer and winter,