In Section 46 of the Silsilat al-Dhahab within the Haft Awrang, Jami advances the argument that the outward emblems of sovereignty are hollow, and even destructive, when the ruler lacks the inner substance of justice and benevolence (احسان).

Key moves in the discourse:

• The crown (افسر) is denounced as empty of the true jewel of benevolence; its ornamentation without that substance is merely a source of headache and pain.
• The jeweled belt is imagined as beads mixed with a snake, and the golden throne as a fire whose embers only appear as glittering gems.
• The throne's burning of the soul feels pleasant only through the intoxication of pride (غرور); once the king sobers from that wine, the same splendor overpowers him and every pore weeps blood.

The framing contrast named in the title captures the central teaching: a sovereign who shines his light outward upon others becomes the sun of the heaven of justice, while one who revolves only around himself becomes a whirlpool feedin...