Season of Light

71. As you observe the fruit to appear in season, so also the Light descends at its appointed time; none can cause it to descend before; it comes of its own accord, nor can one obstruct its passage when it begins to descend. There will be disputes and controversies, but at the end Truth must prevail. It is so because this is not the work of man nor is it within the power of the children of Adam. It is the work of Almighty God Who rotates the seasons, changes times, and brings forth the day from the night and the night from the day. Though He creates darkness as well, it is the light which He really desires. He also permits idolatry to spread, yet it is Unity which He loves to see prosper. He does not will that His majesty be shared by others. Ever since man came to be born, until the time that he ceases to be, it is the unchanging law that God will remain on the side of Unity (belief in the Oneness of God).

(Masih Hindustan Mein: Roohani Khaza'in, Vol. 15, p 65)

72. O God,
O Maker of things;
Who protects me from being exposed;
Thou art the Provident,
O my Beloved,
my Benefactor, my Sustainer.

It is sheerly
out of grace;
that Thou hast chosen me;
Otherwise there was no dearth
of servants in Your court.

Those who
used to profess friendship
turned into enemies;
But Thou hast
never abandoned me;
O friend in need.

O beloved
Who has no equal,
the refuge of my life;
Sufficient for me are You
without You I am nought.
But for Your kindness,
I would have turned to dust;
Then how and where that dust is thrown away
only Allah knows.

O how I yearn
that in Your path,
my life, My body and my heart
be sacrificed.
I don't see how anyone could ever love like You do.

I have spent my early days,
under Your benign shadow.
You carried me in Your lap
like a suckling infant.
I never witnessed such fidelity
in the human race,
as You possess.
There does not exist a friend,
who can commiserate like Thee.

They say that none
is accepted without merit.
Lo, being without merit,
I have been granted
a station in Thy court.

You have overwhelmed me
with such favour and kindness
as cannot be recounted
Till the end of time.

(Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya, Pt. V: Roohani Khaza'in Vol. 21, p 127)