읽기› 권 2› 곰의 아첨과 충성심을 믿다› 대구 1933
M2:1933 — شیرمردانند در عالم مدد / آن زمان کافغان مظلومان رسد
M2:1933
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The true spiritual heroes of this world are a source of help, rushing to the side of anyone who cries out from oppression.
This couplet establishes a core principle of Rumi's spiritual ethics, using the immediate story of a hero saving a bear from a dragon as its starting point. The "lion-hearted" (shīr-mardān) are not just physically brave men, but the Friends of God (awliyāʾ), the perfected human beings who act as conduits for divine mercy in the world.
Their intervention is not a calculated choice but a spontaneous, necessary response. Just as water naturally flows to the lowest ground, these spiritual masters are irresistibly drawn to need and suffering. The cry of the oppressed (afghān-i maẓlūmān) acts as a summons they are divinely compelled to answer. Rumi is universalizing the specific event of the story: this is how God's help manifests in the world—through selfless, compassionate human beings who embody His attribute of Mercy.
- شیرمردان
- Literally 'lion-men.' A term for men of great spiritual courage and chivalry; in the Sufi context, it refers to the saints or Friends of God (awliyāʾ) who act as protectors of the weak.
- مدد
- Help, aid, succor, assistance. In a Sufi context, it often carries the sense of spiritual or divine aid channeled through a guide or saint.
- افغان
- A cry of pain, a lament, a wail. It signifies a heartfelt appeal for help from a state of suffering.
- مظلومان
- The oppressed, the wronged, those who have suffered injustice. The plural form emphasizes that this is a universal principle, applying to any and all who are in distress.
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