Couplet 374-378

زرِّ قلْب و زرِّ نیکو در عیار

In order to differentiate between pure and impure gold,

بے محک ہرگز ندارد اعتبار

Cannot be relied upon without touchstone

ہر کرا در جاں خدا بنہد محک

When Allah puts the touchstone in the hearts,

مر یقیں را باز داند اُو زشک

They will indeed be able to differentiate between the belief & doubt

آنچہ گفت اِسْتَفْتِ  قَلْبَک مُصطفیٰ

As Muhammad SAW said “take rulings from your own heart”

آں کسے داند کہ پُر بود از وفا

This is known to those who are true in their belief

در دیانِ زندہ خاشاک اَرجہد

If a piece of grass enters into the mouth of a live person

آنگہ آرامد کہ بیرونش نہد

He becomes satisfied only when he gets that removed

در ہزاراں لُقمہ یک  خاشاکِ خورد

Even a piece of grass in thousands of bites of food

چوں در آمد حِسِّ زندہ پے ببُرد

When it comes, senses of a living one will be able to find it out

                      The content of the previous couplet has been continued here as the example of bad and good attributes are compared with pure and impure gold, which seems to be similar apparently but having a great difference. But to tell the difference between the two, a touchstone is needed. Similarly, to differentiate between the bad and good attributes, one needs the insight   (بصیرت). Those who have blessed by Allah Ta’ala with essence i.e. His light in their heart, are able to differentiate between the truth and dubious i.e. between the good attributes, with which truth entails and the attributes, with which the darkness of doubt appears. Or in other words, he can differentiate between the actions carried out by the attributes of good and those carried out by the attributes of darkness. Further, Maulana cites a hadith:

استفت قلبک

i.e. when there is doubt and there is no confirmed ruling/ direction, then go ask from your own heart and act according to the advise. This direction in the hadith is not for anyone but the one, who is full of truth and have completely committed to Allah Ta’ala & His will and have been blessed with the insight from Allah Ta’ala. The heart of such a person is such a pure and blessed one that whatever direction (فتویٰ), it issues, will be of worth believing. Further Maulana gives an example  to clarify the detection of doubtful things by the insight of a pious one is like if some straw or small twig goes into the mouth of a live person, Then his senses immediately become alive & remove the unwanted piece of straw. Similarly People with insight (اہل بصیرت) are bestowed with spiritual life (حیاتِ معنویہ) and with their spiritual senses (حواسِ معنوی), they could easily differentiate the doubtful content.