Couplet 42-43

چوں نہ باشد عشق را پروائے او

When love has no attachment for him

او چو مرغے ماند  بے پر وائے او

He would be like a bird without feathers, regrettable

پر و بال ما کمند عشق اوست

Our hairs and feathers are his hooks

مو کشانش مے کشد تا کوئے دوست

His hairs drags him all the way to his doorstep

         In the couplets before these, it has been explained that the near-end objective of love and then followed by the praise of love and subsequently, explanation of various secrets. Now again we move back to the same context and try to find out why did we say as near-end objective of love. One apparent reason has been expressed above in the couplet 29 (Book 1):

ہر  اجامہ  ز عشقے چاک  شد

           Now the second real reason is being explained i.e. the reason for approaching the desired  is that the beloved  i.e. Allah Ta’ala (which is termed in the first stanza of the couplet as عشق) himself aware of the conditions of the seeker and keep him under His supervision and develops an attraction. Otherwise had He not shown His mercy and inclination, then the seeker will be helpless & distressed and his condition would be like a bird without wings. His condition then would become nothing but for regret only.

[Maulana Rum, in the second part, states that our hair and skin are like hook (anchor) of His love, which once latched, Inshallah (if Allah wills), will let him reach the destination i.e. کوچہ دوست]