M3:1110 — من ازیشان خیره ایشان هم ز من / از بهاری خارْ ایشان، من سمن

This couplet comes during Moses's lament to God, expressing his frustration and bewilderment at Pharaoh and his court. Despite the clear evidence of God's power and Moses's prophetic signs, Pharaoh's people remain stubbornly resistant. Moses feels a profound disconnect: "I am bewildered by them, and they too by me." He cannot comprehend their blindness, and they cannot grasp his vision. The second hemistich uses a powerful botanical metaphor: "They are thorns of spring, and I, jasmine." Spring is a time of renewal and beauty, yet some plants produce only thorns, while others, like jasmine (سمن, saman), yield fragrant, beautiful flowers. Moses sees himself as the jasmine, embodying beauty, truth, and divine fragrance, while Pharaoh's people are the thorns, representing harshness, resistance, and an inability to appreciate the spiritual spring. This imagery highlights the stark contrast between spiritual insight and worldly obstinacy, and Moses's deep sorrow at the unresponsiveness of those he is sent to guide.