M1:2019 — مصطفی روزی به گورستان برفت / با جنازهٔ مردی از یاران برفت

This beyt serves as the narrative starting point for a story Rumi uses to illustrate a profound spiritual point about life, death, and resurrection. The Prophet Muhammad's (Mustafa) presence at a funeral is a common, relatable event, grounding the story in an everyday occurrence. However, Rumi immediately pivots from this scene to a deeper contemplation of the earth and its power to bring forth life from apparent death. The subsequent couplets (M1:2020 onwards) describe the burial, but then quickly shift to the imagery of seeds being buried in the earth only to sprout as trees, their 'hands' (branches) raised from the 'dust-heap' (soil). This imagery connects the physical act of burial to the cyclical renewal of nature, hinting at the spiritual resurrection and the hidden life within seemingly inert matter. The Prophet's journey to the graveyard thus becomes a metaphor for witnessing the transition between worlds and the promise of new life, even in the face of death.