M6:1805 — حاملان و بچگانشان بر کنار / شد دلیل عشق‌بازی با بهار

Translation: Those bearing fruit and their children by their side / became the proof of their lovemaking with Spring. Meaning: The sight of trees laden with fruit, their 'offspring', serves as profound evidence of nature's loving union and pleasure experienced with the advent of Spring.

In this verse, Mowlana casts a profound mystical gaze upon the phenomenon of fertility in nature. He views the pregnancy of trees and the emergence of their fruits not as a mere biological process, but as the offspring of cosmic 'lovemaking' and intimate union. This is, without doubt, a poetic and gnostic interpretation of the act of creation, in which Mowlana perceives nature itself as endowed with consciousness and the capacity for pleasure. Prior to this beyt, Mowlana remarks, "Pregnancy occurs not without intoxication and joy; how can a garden bear fruit without Spring?" This implies that gestation and fruitfulness, whether in humans or in nature, are not possible without a state of 'intoxication' or pleasure. Spring, here, is not merely a natural season; rather, it is the nafas-i rahmānī, the divine breath, which like a spirit, breathes into the body of the garden, impregnating it with fruits. The garden, much like Maryam (Mary) of scripture, becomes pregnant from a hidden king (God) and brings forth fruits. Therefore, when we behold the fruits upon the trees, we are, in fact, witnesses to a cosmic act of love. These trees have found delight in the spirit of Spring, they have experienced an intimate union, and the outcome is these delightful fruits. Had they not experienced this pleasure, had this love not been present, the tree would wither and perish, its roots torn out. The precondition for flourishing and bearing fruit, from this perspective, is the experience of pleasure and love. This 'ārif's (gnostic's) perspective sees the world as brimming with life, consciousness, and love. Every phenomenon of growth and vitality is a reflection of a hidden love. This is the very secret that the mystic uncovers in nature, deeming it proof of God's continuous presence and eternal lovemaking with the cosmos.

Key takeaways

• Fertility and blossoming in nature (trees bearing fruit) symbolize cosmic love and pleasure.
• Spring is not merely a season but the nafas-i rahmānī, the divine breath, animating nature.
• Mowlana perceives the world as teeming with life, consciousness, and a continuous 'lovemaking'.
• From a gnostic perspective, the primary condition for growth and fruition is the experience of pleasure and love; its absence leads to decay.