M5:3602 — هست یک نامش ولی الدولتین / هست یک نعتش امام القبلتین

This couplet appears in a section where Rumi is describing the characteristics of the Insan-e Kamil, the Perfect Human, who has transcended the limitations of time and space and achieved union with the Divine. The previous couplets (M5:3594-3601) detail how such a person's outward form exists in the world, while their inner reality is eternally connected to God. They live simultaneously 'within time' and 'beyond time'.

The titles used here, Wali al-Dawlatayn (ولی الدولتین) and Imam al-Qiblatayn (امام القبلتین), are honorifics traditionally applied to figures of immense spiritual and worldly authority. 'Dawlatayn' refers to the 'two realms' or 'two states' – often interpreted as the temporal world (dunya) and the spiritual world (akhira), or perhaps the outward (exoteric) and inward (esoteric) aspects of existence. The Perfect Human is a guardian and steward of both. 'Qiblatayn' refers to the 'two qiblas' – the original direction of prayer towards Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis) and the later, definitive direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Being the 'Imam of the Two Qiblas' signifies a leader whose guidance encompasses the full spectrum of spiritual orientation, from the initial stages of faith to its ultimate realization. It implies a comprehensive spiritual authority that transcends specific historical or ritualistic shifts, pointing to an inner, eternal truth.

Rumi uses these exalted titles to emphasize that the Perfect Human's spiritual station is not merely about personal salvation, but about a universal leadership that integrates and harmonizes all aspects of human experience, both sacred and profane, outward and inward.