Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 105
105 عاشق زر شوند FOOTNOTE NUMBER ELEVEN و دولت و جاه سرد گردد محبت آن شاه When they fall in love with riches, wealth, and honour, And the love of the Sovereign Lord grows cold; شوکت و شان ایں سرائے زوال خوش نماید بدیده جبال When the glory and honour of this transitory inn of a world Begin to look pleasing in the eyes of the foolish; بر زبانها شود مقام خدا اندروں پر شود از حرص و ہوا When they ostentatiously remember God, While their hearts are dominated by lust and greed; اندریں روز ہائے چوں شب تار دست گیرد عنایت دادار In such days that are like dark nights, The favour of the Just God holds the hands of people. می فرستد بخلق صاحب نور تا شود تیرگی ز نورش دور He sends an enlightened one to His creatures, So that darkness may be dispelled through his light; تاز شور و فغان عاشق زار خلق گردد از خواب خود بیدار So that the ardent lover's weeping and lamenting Awaken God's creatures from their slumber; تا شناسند مردمان ره راست تا بدانند منکران که خداست So that people recognize the straight path, So that deniers know that God exists. ایں چنیں کس چو رو نہد بہ جہاں بر جہاں عظمتش کنند عیاں When such a person appears in the world, God manifests his greatness to the world.