قرائت› دفتر ۵› بخش ۱۷۸ - مجرم دانستن ایاز خود را درین شفاعتگری و عذر این جرم خواستن و در آن عذرگویی خود را مجرم دانستن و این شکستگی از شناخت و عظمت شاه خیزد کی أَنا أَعْلَمُکُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَ أَخْشیکُمْ لِللَّهِ وَ قالَ اللهُ تَعالی إِنَّما یَخْشَی اللهَ مِنْ عِبادِهِ العُلَماءُ› بیت ۴۲۱۵
M5:4215 — مرگ آشامان ز عشقش زندهاند / دل ز جان و آب جان بر کندهاند
M5:4215
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This couplet asserts that true life is found not in worldly existence or its sustenance, but in divine love, which transcends and even negates the fear of death.
This beyt appears in a section where Ayaz (the king's beloved servant) is interceding on behalf of others, yet feels himself a sinner for even daring to speak before the king's majesty. His 'sin' is a form of humility born from profound recognition of the king's greatness. In this context, the king represents God, and Ayaz's devotion mirrors the Sufi's love for the Divine. The preceding verses speak of 'the water of life' (āb-e ḥayvān) as a powerful, life-giving force for friends of God. However, this couplet elevates divine love even above āb-e ḥayvān. It suggests that those who are truly immersed in divine love are so detached from worldly life and its necessities (represented by 'life's water' and 'heart torn from life') that they embrace death willingly. This 'drinking death' is not annihilation but a transformation, where love itself becomes the source of an eternal, spiritual life, making them 'alive by His love.' It's a paradox: by letting go of the desire for earthly life, they attain a higher form of existence through divine connection.
- مرگ آشامان
- Death-drinkers; those who willingly embrace or consume death.
- عشقش
- His love (referring to divine love).
- آب جان
- The water of life; essence of life.
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