M2:152 — گفت حق ادبار اگر ادبارجوست / خار روییده جزای کشت اوست

This couplet is God's direct answer to Jesus's question about his foolish companion. The companion, spiritually dead himself, ignores his own state to obsess over reviving ancient bones. Jesus asks God why this man is so drawn to such a useless, self-destructive task (bīgār). God's response uses a powerful agricultural metaphor to explain the law of spiritual consequences.

The man is described as idbār-jū, a “seeker of misfortune.” The term idbār signifies a state of turning one's back on God, leading to spiritual ruin and adversity. God explains that a person in such a state will naturally be drawn to actions that deepen their own ruin. Their desires and inclinations are not random but are a direct consequence of their inner disposition.

The second line makes this explicit: “the thorn that has sprouted is the wage for what he sowed.” The man’s misguided desire is the thorny plant, and his inner state of idbār was the seed. Rumi teaches that our actions and even our deepest longings are the harvest of seeds we have planted within ourselves. One who cultivates inner desolation cannot suddenly desire a spiritual garden; they will inevitably seek out wastelands that match their soul.