Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 104
BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART FOUR کس بسر وقت شال ندارد راه کہ نہاں اند در قباب الله No one knows their whereabouts, For they remain concealed in divine towers. گر نماید خدا یکے زاناں بر کابش دوند سلطاناں Should God disclose one of them, Kings would run behind him to follow his lead. ایں ہمہ عاشقان آن یکتا نور یا بند از کلام خدا All of these lovers of the Incomparable One Attain their light from the Word of God. گرچه مستند از جہاں پنہاں باز گہہ گہہ ہمی شوند عیاں Although they are hidden from the world, At times they become manifest. بھیجو خورشید و مه برون آیند غیر را چهره نیز بنمایند They emerge like the sun and the moon, And show their faces to others, as well- بالخصوص آن زمان که باد خزاں باغ مهر و وفا کند ویران Especially at times when the autumn wind Destroys the garden of love and fidelity; بمدحت دنیا کشاید دل به بندد جہاں بدار فنا When people are besotted with the mortal world, When they begin to extol it; جیفه را کنند مدح و شنا واز خداوند جود استغنا When they extol and laud this rotten carcass, And the love of God Almighty vanishes from their hearts; 104