M4:1139 — نه ادبشان نه غضبشان نه نکال / نه نعاس و نه قیاس و نه مقال

This beyt appears in a section extolling the unique nature of the prophets and true saints, particularly in contrast to ordinary people, even other pious individuals. Rumi is describing the spiritual state of those who build 'Masjid al-Aqsa' (a symbolic reference to any pure spiritual endeavor, here tied to Solomon's building of the actual mosque, but extended to all prophets and saints). The preceding verses emphasize that their constructions are free from greed and conflict, unlike the worldly pursuits of others.

Here, Rumi lists a series of human traits and activities that are absent in these elevated souls. 'Adab' (manners) and 'ghadab' (wrath) refer to conventional social behaviors and emotional reactions; 'nekāl' (punishment) implies a need for external discipline. The prophets transcend these, acting from an inner purity that makes such external controls or reactions irrelevant. Similarly, 'naʿās' (slumber or drowsiness) suggests a lack of spiritual vigilance, which is foreign to them. 'Qiyās' (conjecture or analogy) and 'maqāl' (discourse or argument) point to the reliance on intellectual reasoning and verbal debate that characterize ordinary human understanding. The prophets, by contrast, operate from direct divine inspiration and intuitive knowledge, rendering such methods unnecessary. Their actions and understanding are not based on human constructs but on a higher, unmediated reality.