Leer› Libro 6› Historia de Imru'l-Qays, quien era un rey árabe de gran belleza, el Yusuf de su tiempo. Las mujeres árabes, como Zuleika, morían por él. Y él era un poeta de carácter, 'deteneos, lloremos al recordar a un amado y una morada'. Dado que todas las mujeres lo buscaban con fervor, ¡qué extraño que su ghazal y su lamento fueran por qué! Tal vez supo que todas estas eran meras representaciones de una imagen grabada en tablones de tierra. Finalmente, a este Imru'l-Qays le sobrevino un estado tal que a medianoche huyó de su reino y de sus hijos, se escondió en un manto y se fue de una región a otra en busca de Aquel que está por encima de la región: 'Él especializa con Su misericordia a quien quiere', hasta el final.› Verso 4031
M6:4031 — صد هزاران نام گر بر هم زدی / قصد او و خواه او یوسف بدی
M6:4031
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Even if one were to use countless different names or descriptions, the ultimate object of the lover's yearning and intention would always be the Beloved, here symbolized by Joseph.
This couplet comes from a section describing the profound effect the mere mention of the Beloved's name has on the lover. Rumi has just illustrated how every utterance, whether praise or blame, hunger or thirst, warmth or cold, ultimately refers back to the Beloved. Here, he extends that idea: no matter how many different words or epithets one might employ to describe one's deepest longing, the true object of that longing is singular and constant. The name 'Joseph' (یوسف) is used as a powerful symbol for the ultimate Beloved, drawing on the Quranic story of Joseph's unparalleled beauty and the intense devotion he inspired, particularly in Zulaikha. For Rumi, this 'Joseph' represents the divine Beloved, the source of all beauty and the true focus of all spiritual yearning. The beyt emphasizes that the multiplicity of outward expressions or names does not dilute the singularity of the inner intention and love directed towards the One.
- یوسف
- Joseph, referring to the Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) from the Quran, renowned for his extraordinary beauty, which makes him a symbol of the ultimate Beloved in Persian Sufi poetry.
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