M4:61 — ور خبر آید که شه رحمت نمود / از مسلمانان فکند آن را به جود

This couplet describes the second half of the cruel policeman's nature, contrasting with the previous one (M4:60). While he delights in news of punishment for the people, he reacts with performative disgust to news of royal mercy. His very identity is tied to being an instrument of harshness and oppression.

The phrase "casts it away with a grand gesture" (fakand ān rā be jūd) is a piece of bitter irony. Jūd literally means generosity or munificence. Here, Rumi uses it to paint a picture of the policeman making a show of magnanimously rejecting the king's mercy on behalf of the populace. It's a theatrical display of his own cruelty, as if to say, "The king may be soft, but I am not. I 'generously' give you the punishment you deserve, not this weak pardon." This perverse generosity underscores how deeply ingrained his malice is; he finds joy only in the suffering of others and sorrow in their relief.