M4:672 — تا بگوید چون ز چاه آیی به بام / جان که یا بشرای هذا لی غلام

This beyt appears in a section where Solomon is consoling envoys and explaining why he refused their gifts. Rumi uses this as an allegory for the spiritual journey. The 'well' (چاه) represents the narrow, dark confines of the material world, with its illusions and attachments to worldly possessions and power. As the preceding couplets explain, the 'gold' gathered in this world is ultimately left behind, and even appears as mere stone when seen from a higher perspective (M4:673). The 'roof' (بام) symbolizes a state of elevated spiritual insight, a vantage point from which one can see the true nature of existence.

The phrase 'یا بشرای هذا لی غلام' (Good tidings! This is my slave!) is a direct allusion to the Quranic story of Joseph (Yusuf) being drawn from a well (Quran 12:19). In that context, it is the cry of the caravan leader upon finding Joseph. Rumi masterfully inverts this. Here, it is not a human master finding a slave, but the liberated soul (جان) itself, having escaped the 'well' of worldly illusion, that joyfully exclaims this. The 'slave' (غلام) in this context is not a person, but rather the self that has now surrendered to its divine purpose, recognizing its true servitude to God. It is a moment of profound self-realization and alignment with the divine will, where the soul finds its ultimate freedom in its true 'slavery' to the Beloved.