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دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۷۸ - قصه وکیل صدر جهان کی متهم شد و از بخارا گریخت از بیم جان باز عشقش کشید رو کشان کی کار جان سهل باشد عاشقان را / Book Three - Section 178 - The Tale of the Deputy of Sadr-i Jahan Who Was Accused and Fled from Bukhara in Fear for His Life, Yet His Love Dragged Him Back, For the Matter of Life is Easy to Lovers
دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۱۳ - جذب هر عنصری جنس خود را کی در ترکیب آدمی محتبس شده است به غیر جنس / Book Three - Section 213 - The Attraction of Every Element to Its Own Kind, Which is Imprisoned in the Composition of Man with What is Not of Its Kind
دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۱۴ - منجذب شدن جان نیز به عالم ارواح و تقاضای او و میل او به مقر خود و منقطع شدن از اجزای اجسام کی هم کندهٔ پای باز روحاند / Book Three - Section 214 - The Attraction of the Soul Also to the World of Spirits, Its Demand and Inclination Toward Its Own Abode, and Its Severance from the Parts of Bodies Which Are Also the Fetters on the Foot of the Falcon of the Soul
Dual Origins and the Metaphor of Amber and Straw in the Masnavi
In Book of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, within the tale of the servant of Sadr-i Jahan, the narrative explores the metaphysical principle that all entities are drawn toward their ultimate origins. Rumi explains that the physical body, being of the earth, is instinctively drawn to earthly pleasures, physical sustenance, and material wealth. Conversely, the soul, originating from the divine 'Placeless' (la-makan), yearns for spiritual ascent, wisdom, and eternal life. This innate attraction extends to the bond between the lover and the beloved, which Rumi illustrates using the metaphor of amber and straw. Just as amber effortlessly draws straw, the intense longing of the exiled servant acts as an invisible magnetic force that penetrates the heart of his master, Sadr-i Jahan, awakening a deep, reciprocal compassion. Rumi concludes that this mutual spiritual magnetism—where the beloved is also irresistibly drawn to the seeker—is orchestrated by an unseen divine 'Drawer' whose pulling transcends rational comprehension.
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دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۲۸ - یافتن عاشق معشوق را و بیان آنک جوینده یابنده بود کی و من یعمل مثقال ذرة خیرا یره / Book Three — Section 228 — The Lover Finding the Beloved, and Exposition That the Seeker Was the Finder, as in 'Whoever does an atom's weight of good shall see it'
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۳ - منع کردن دوستان او را از رجوع کردن به بخارا وتهدید کردن و لاابالی گفتن او / Book Three - Section 183 - His Friends Forbidding Him from Returning to Bukhara, Threatening Him, and His Saying He Does Not Care
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۲ - پرسیدن معشوقی از عاشق غریب خود کی از شهرها کدام شهر را خوشتر یافتی و انبوهتر و محتشمتر و پر نعمتتر و دلگشاتر / Book Three — Section 182 — A Beloved Asking Her Foreign Lover: Of the Cities You Have Seen, Which Did You Find Most Pleasant, Most Populous, Most Magnificent, Most Bountiful, and Most Heart-Gladdening?
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۱ - عزم کردن آن وکیل ازعشق کی رجوع کند به بخارا لاابالیوار / Book Three — Section 181 — The Resolve of That Envoy to Return to Bukhara Out of Love, in a Reckless Manner
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۴ - لاابالی گفتن عاشق ناصح و عاذل را از سر عشق / Book Three - Section 184 - The Lover Saying He Does Not Care to the Admonisher and Reprover out of Love
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۵ - رو نهادن آن بندهٔ عاشق سوی بخارا / Book Three - Section 185 - That Enamored Servant Setting His Face Toward Bukhara
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۸۶ - در آمدن آن عاشق لاابالی در بخارا وتحذیر کردن دوستان او را از پیداشدن / Book Three - Section 186 - The Arrival of That Reckless Lover in Bukhara and His Friends Warning Him Against Being Found
دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۱۲ - ملاقات آن عاشق با صدر جهان / Book Three - Section 212 - The Meeting of That Lover with Sadr-i Jahan
دفتر سوم - بخش ۱۹۲ - جواب گفتن عاشق عاذلان را / Book Three - Section 192 - The Lover Answering the Reprovers
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دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۱۴ - منجذب شدن جان نیز به عالم ارواح و تقاضای او و میل او به مقر خود و منقطع شدن از اجزای اجسام کی هم کندهٔ پای باز روحاند / Book Three - Section 214 - The Attraction of the Soul Also to the World of Spirits, Its Demand and Inclination Toward Its Own Abode, and Its Severance from the Parts of Bodies Which Are Also the Fetters on the Foot of the Falcon of the Soul
Dual Origins and the Metaphor of Amber and Straw in the Masnavi