The Desire Of Meeting
After Ezzod-dowleh's rule, Samsamod-dowleh assumed the power and ruled till Ramadan 376 A.H., when his brother Shrafud-dowleb after taking over Ahwaz entered Baghdad via Kirman and captured the capital after overpowering Samsamod-dowleh. He on his way to Baghdad released all the prisoners of Shiraz-fort and ordered them to accompany him in his march towards the capital; Abu Ahmad, Sayyid Radi's father was included in this group. After hearing this joyful news of their father's release both Sayyid Radi and Sayyid Murtada eagerly started counting for the moment of union with their beloved father.
After seven years of heart-rending exhausting bitter separation full of sorrows, pains, and tears, finally the moment of union arrived; when the bright sun joined the assembly of the stars and with its presence added a special magnificence and splendor upon their life's horizon. Sayyid Radi's total existence was filled with joy, excitement, and ecstasy arousing his delicate literary eloquence as follows:
“Today is the day when the hearts are submerged with joy and excitement and offers congratulations and greetings for you return.
Father! You were forced to live in the town of strangers. Of course, a lion, wherever he might go still remains stranger.
Although the pawns of death could not succeed in trapping you, but alas! for all of us your separation was indeed bitter and heart-rending. You advised us at the time of departure to remain patient and steadfast. Alas! The patience departed immediately with fullest speed limn the heart's lodging for ever; never to be returned.
Dear father! Your return resembles like a cloud upon a thirsty, burning, and dry land.1
For appreciation of his son's welcoming verses, and for encouraging him, his father wanted to give him a prize, hut Sayyid Radi declined and said:
"My dear father! Because this prize is (or the sake of composing welcome verses, therefore, I beg your pardon (for not accepting the prize).”
Also, in order to show his appreciation for Sharfud-dowleh for releasing his father, Sayyid composed a laudatory poem in his praise and sent it to his court. This worthy act of Sayyid resulted in establishment of cordial relations between him and Ale-Buyeh Government. He was assigned all the key responsibilities previously held by his father, as well as a11 the confiscated properties were released and returned to him.
In the above incident it would be worthwhile to ponder about his action in declining his father's prize for his welcome verses. It was not because of his self-centeredness and arrogance, rather it was an excuse for turning down the rewards and prizes from the governmental ruling authorities. Because having possessed a unique political insight be had rightly discovered the fact that kings and rulers by offering such rewards and prizes want to immune themselves from any possible criticism against them by him. By declining his father’s prize, however on outwardly action, Sayyid disappointed these people in fulfillment of their filthy plans (i.e. to be able to influence him through rewards and prizes).
- 1. Kakhi Dilaweez p. 10,11