Couplet 280-285

ایں بگفت و رفت دردم زیر خاک

Thus said goldsmith and was buried thereafter

آں کنیزک ز درد  و رنج پاک

The girl got relieved from the pain and trouble

زانکہ عِشق مُردگاں پایندہ نیست

Because the love with the corpse is not sustainable

چونکہ مردہ  سوئے ما آیندہ نیست

As the dead are not coming back to us

عشقِ زندہ در رواں و در بَصر

The ishq of Living  Being (Allah) for soul & eye (external & internal)

بر دمے باشد ز غنچہ تازہ تر

Is always fresh even more than a bud of flower

عشقِ آں زندہ گُزیں کُوباقی ست

Employ the ishq of The Living One (Allah), who is eternal

وز شرابِ جانفزایت ساقی ست

And will shower you with tasty wine

عشقِ آں بگزیں کہ جملہ انبیَا

Employ the ishq of His, all the prophets

یا فتند از عشقِ اُو کار و کیَا

Got fame and success from His ishq

تو مگو مارا بداں شہ بار نیست

Don’t say that you don’t have the access to Him

بر کریماں کارہا دشوار نیست

As nothing is difficult for Merciful

                    That goldsmith after saying the above mentioned words died and the girl became free from the ailment as well as the love. Now Maulana Rum states the reason of declining of this ishq is that the ishq of the corpse has no life or sustenance, as the corpse is not coming back to us. Rather, the ishq of the Living One (i.e. حیّ القیوم) is providing the freshness like a bunch of fresh fruits in respect of rooh and this life and hence adopt this ishq of the Living One, which remains as ever, and ساقی (bartender) like ever comfortable wine i.e. tatse of His ishq. [Maulana compares the carnal ishq as the ishq of a corpse]. Thus go for that ishq, with which all the prophets received fame, grace and elevation. Don’t think that how can be our access to that esteemed court, as there is nothing difficult for The Most Mercyful (Allah Ta’ala). Though you cannot reach with your own efforts, but He is the most merciful and will bestow upon you His access, as is also in the Hadith:

من تقرب منی شبرا تقربت الیہ ذراعا

                   It is cleared from the above story that the carnal ishq declines after union (وصل), decline of beauty and hopelessness of union due to some separation (death etc.), as Mulana states in couplet 281 (زانکہ عِشق مُردگاں پایندہ نیست) etc. This is also clear that the Real Ishq never declines neither of meeting (وصل), as the there is  a desire at one stage for the next stage, as there is no apprehension for the declining of the beauty. Couplet 283 (عشقِ آں زندہ گُزیں کُوباقی ست) and there is no such separation, which does not create expectation and hope for meeting. As there is no frustration for the believer and those who has destiny of  frustration and negation,  they are deprived of the ishq.