Read› Daftar 4› The complete story of that lover who fled from the watchmen into an unknown garden, where he found his beloved, and in his joy, he prayed for the watchmen, saying, 'Perhaps you dislike a thing and it is good for you'› beyt 52
M4:52 — چون درآمد خوش در آن باغ آن جوان / خود فرو شد پا به گنجش ناگهان
M4:52
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Having fled into the garden out of fear, the lover unexpectedly stumbles upon the very thing he most desires, which Rumi calls a hidden treasure.
This couplet marks the turning point in the story, shifting from the general principle of spiritual struggle to a specific, dramatic moment of grace. The young lover, fleeing the night watchman (ʿasas), has just entered a random garden to hide. The word khosh (خوش), meaning 'happily' or 'delightedly', is ironic; he is happy merely to have escaped, unaware of the greater joy awaiting him.
The second line, "his foot sank suddenly, straight into its treasure," is a classic Persian literary trope. Finding a buried treasure (ganj, گنج) symbolizes the discovery of something of immense, unexpected value. Here, the 'treasure' is his beloved, whom he finds in the garden. Rumi uses this physical, almost cinematic image to represent a profound spiritual truth: the moment of divine grace often arrives suddenly, in the midst of trouble, and through the very circumstances we perceive as disastrous. The fear of the watchman, a seeming misfortune, becomes the direct cause of his union with the beloved.
- گنج
- ganj: Literally 'treasure,' often referring to a buried hoard of gold or jewels. In Sufi poetry, it is a common metaphor for a hidden spiritual reality, divine knowledge, or the Beloved, discovered unexpectedly after a period of seeking or trial.
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