M5:2305 — باز رحمت پوستین دوزیم کرد / توبهٔ شیرین چو جان روزیم کرد

This couplet comes from Nasuh's ecstatic monologue after his true identity as a man living as a woman is revealed, yet he is miraculously saved from punishment and granted divine forgiveness. The 'tailor of skins' (پوستین دوز) is a vivid metaphor. Traditionally, a tailor mends clothes, but here, Nasuh implies that divine grace (رحمت) enabled him to 'mend' his own 'skin' or outward self, which had been a disguise. He had been living a lie, but now, through God's mercy, he is able to repair his inner and outer being. The 'sweet repentance' (توبهٔ شیرین) is not a bitter penance but a joyful, life-affirming transformation, compared to 'life itself' (چو جان). This repentance is not merely an act but a continuous state, his 'daily bread' (روزیم کرد), indicating that it sustains him and has become an integral part of his existence. This highlights Rumi's emphasis on sincere repentance as a path to spiritual renewal and divine favor, even after profound transgression, turning a moment of shame into one of profound grace.