The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 323
The Holy Prophetsa Prophet is alive; God is my witness, I have had the honour to meet him. I swear by Allah! I have witnessed his beautiful countenance; With my own eyes while sitting in my house. Our Holy Prophet is alive of this I am a witness; And I have been blessed with the fruit of converse with him. I had the honour of witnessing his blessed countenance in my early youth; He graced me with his presence when I was wide awake. Surely, I have been brought back to life by his life- giving grace, Praise be to Allah, What a miracle! What a life he has granted me! O my Lord, shower Your blessings upon the Holy Prophet, Ever and always, here and in the hereafter. O my master! I have come to your door as the one wronged and aggrieved; For my people have hurt me by calling me a kāfir. Do look upon me with mercy and compassion! O my master, I am the humblest of your slaves. O my beloved! My soul, my senses, my heart; Are all saturated with your love. O garden of my delight, never for a moment, Am I without the remembrance of your countenance. Overwhelmed with longing, my body yearns to fly towards you; If only I had the power to fly!!! 323 [A'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūķānī Khazā'in, Vol. 5, pp. 590-594]