Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 221
(APPENDIX TO BARĀHĪN-E-AHMADIYYA, PART FIVE) بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 1 نَحْمَدُهُ وَنُصَلِّي عَلَى رَسُوْلِهِ الْكَرِيمِ اے یار ازل بس است روئے تو مرا بہتر ز ہزار خلد کوئے تو مرا O my Eternal Friend, Your countenance is sufficient for me; Your alley is dearer to me than a thousand paradises. از مصلحتی دگر طرف بینم لیک ہر لحظہ نگاہ ہست سوئے تو مرا I cast my eyes elsewhere only out of a wise precaution; Otherwise, my sight is ever directed towards You. بر عزت من اگر کسے حملہ کند صبر است طریق ہمچو خوئے تو مرا If someone assails my honour, My habit-like Yours-is to be forbearing. جنگ است ز بہر آبروئے تو مرا من چیستم و چه عزتم هست مگر What am I, and of what worth is my honour? This battle is only for the sake of Your honour. In the issue dated 22 May 1905 of the daily Paisah Akhbar, one 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [Publisher] 2. We praise Allah and invoke His blessings upon His Noble Messenger. [Publisher]