M1:2450 — من گنه‌کار توم رحمی بکن / بر مکن یکبارگیم از بیخ و بن

这节诗是故事中丈夫悔悟的高潮。之前，他不顾妻子的劝告，执意要去寻找虚幻的宝藏，结果一无所获，反而耗尽家财。当他意识到自己的愚蠢和固执给家庭带来了灾难时，他幡然醒悟。此刻，他不再是那个自以为是的男人，而是一个谦卑的“罪人”（گنه‌کار）。

他将妻子视为自己冒犯的对象，向她祈求“怜悯”（رحم）。这种姿态的转变至关重要。在鲁米的思想中，认识到自己的过错并真心忏悔，是回归神圣真理的第一步。在这里，丈夫与妻子的关系成了一种隐喻：灵魂（丈夫）因追逐世俗欲望而背离了神圣智慧（妻子的劝告，被视为“神的暗示”），最终在痛苦中认识到错误，向神（在此由妻子代表）忏悔。

“莫要将我连根拔起”（بر مکن از بیخ و بن）这个意象非常生动。他恳求的不是简单的原谅，而是不要让这次错误摧毁他们关系的根本。他希望妻子能看到他悔改的诚意，给他一个重新来过的机会，就像一个犯了错的信徒祈求上帝不要将他从恩典中彻底铲除一样。

This couplet is the climax of a man's sudden and profound remorse. After lecturing his wife piously about trusting God for their daily bread, he is immediately struck with regret, seeing his speech not as wisdom but as a cruel attack on his own soul. He now turns to his wife, the very person he was just admonishing, as his judge and potential source of mercy.

His plea, "I am your sinner" (man gunahkār-i tu'am), is a complete reversal of his previous stance. He is no longer the spiritual guide but a supplicant begging forgiveness for a transgression against her. The phrase "uproot me... root and branch" (bar makan... az bīkh u bun) is a powerful agricultural metaphor for total annihilation or abandonment. He fears his single outburst has destroyed the foundation of their relationship, and he begs her not to cast him out entirely for this one mistake.

In the larger Sufi context, this domestic scene models the soul's relationship with God. The wife's initial complaint, which seemed like worldly nagging, is now understood by the husband as a divine sign (ishārāt-i ḥaqq). His repentance before her is therefore a rehearsal for repentance before God. The beyt shows that the path to divine mercy often runs through mending our relationships with others, recognizing our own fallibility, and humbly asking for forgiveness.