Jami opens this section of the Baharestan by citing the prophetic tradition 'man ashiqa wa affa wa katama famata mata shahidan' — whoever loves, remains chaste, conceals his love, and then dies, dies a martyr. On this basis he defines authentic love (eshgh) by two conditions: chastity (عفت / iffa) and concealment (کتمان / satr). When desire is pursued through intermediaries and openly displayed, driven by natural inclination and the appetite of the carnal soul, it belongs to the lusts of the animal soul, not to the virtues of the human spirit. The noble love that is the special distinction of Adam is inseparable from modesty and veiling, whereas love that is mere appetite is the trait of predatory and grazing beasts. This distinction between chaste, hidden spiritual love and self-serving carnal desire is the interpretive key to the excerpt.