Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 101
ΙΟΙ FOOTNOTE NUMBER ELEVEN بود آن جذبہ کلام خدا که دل شال ربود از دنیا Indeed it was the attraction of the Word of God That turned their hearts away from the world. سینه شال ز غیر حق پرداخت واز مئے عشق آں یگال پر ساخت It emptied their breasts of everything other than God, And filled them with the wine of love for God, the Unique. چول شد آں نورِ پاک شامل شاں تافت از پرده بدر کامل شال When that pure light permeated their very being, The Full Moon shone out of its veil! دور شد ہر حجاب ظلمانی شد سراسر وجود نورانی All veils of darkness were removed from them, Their being transformed entirely into light. خاطر شال بجذب پنهانی کرد مائل بعشق ربانی A hidden force of attraction drew their hearts Towards the love of the Lord. آن چناں عشق تیز مرکب راند که ازاں مشت خاک پیچ نماند Love galloped the mount so fast That nothing remained of this handful of dust. نے خودی ماند نے ہوا و ہوس اوفتاده بخاک و خون سرکس Nothing was left of ego, nor of desire, nor of greed, Like a [severed] head falling, covered in dust and blood. عاشقان جلال روئے خدا طالبان زلال جوئے خدا They were lovers of the majestic and exalted countenance of God, They were indeed thirsty for the pure and sweet water of the river divine.