M3:3275 — این زمان قایم مقام حق توی / یاس باشد گر مرا مانع شوی

This couplet is the climax of the man's desperate plea to Moses. Having asked to learn the language of animals and been warned against it, he now resorts to a powerful form of spiritual and emotional leverage.

By addressing Moses as the qāʾim-maqām-i ḥaqq (the deputy of God), the man is not merely flattering him. He is invoking a core theological concept: the prophet is God's designated channel for guidance and grace on earth. For someone in the prophet's presence, the prophet is the accessible face of the Divine. Therefore, the man argues, a refusal from Moses would not be a simple 'no'; it would be tantamount to God Himself shutting the door, an act that would plunge a seeker into yaʾs, or profound spiritual despair.

This is a moment of high drama. The man's argument is so potent that it forces Moses to turn to God, torn between the man's sincerity and his own prophetic insight into the danger of this gift. The beyt captures the immense spiritual authority vested in a prophet and the terrible responsibility that comes with it, as a seeker's hope or despair can hang on their word.